Evening Star Newspaper, April 14, 1930, Page 6

A—6 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, "APRIL 14, 1930. ORATORS COMPETE FROM 4 SCHOOLS First of Interinstitution Pri- vate and Parochial Con- tests This Afternoon. ‘The first of the interinstitution | private and parochial school oratorical | contests «will take place this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in McMahon Hall, Catholic University, with representa- | tives of four schools competing. ‘Tomorrow morning finals will be held at Central and Dunbar High Schools, the winner of each of which will be- come a contestant in the finals for the | entire Star arca by virtue of his or her | ‘victory. The competition this afternoon 1s to be judged by students of Catholic Uni- | versity, who will cast written ballots, Rev. Charles Hart, professor of logic, will preside. ‘The speakers include Philip M. Han- | nan, St. John's College High School: | Helén Cogan. Immaculate Concepticn | Academy; Marie McCray, St. Cecilia’s | Academy, and J. Lorend Freund of ‘Gonzaga College. THE WEATHER | District of Columbia—Cloudy, with local showers tonight or tomorrow; slightly cooler tonight: gentle to mod- | erate north and northeast winds. =) an ‘West Virginia—Local showers thunder showers probable tonight and tomorrow; cooler in northwest pm‘lion‘ tonight. Maryland—Cloudy, with occasional showers tonight or tomorrow; cooler to- | night and in east portion tomorrow: moderate north and northeast winds. Virginla—Cloudy, probably occasional | showers tonight ahd fomorrow: cooler | in north portion tonight and in north- | east portion tomorrow; gentle to mod-! erate west winds. | Record for Thirty-six Hours. ‘Temperature—12 midnight, 52; 4 am,| 81; 8 am, 51; 12 noon, 58; 4 p.m., 66 8 pm,, 63; 12 midnight, 57; 4 am, 54; 8 a.m, 56; noon, 75. ‘Barometer—12 mldnlght 30. \d 4am., | 30.12; 8 am, 30.12; 12 noon, 30.06; 4| gm 2987 8 p.m., 29.90; 12 midnight, 4 am, 29.87; 8 am, 29.90; noon, 1‘ ighest temperature, 75, occurred at noon today. Lowest temperature, 52, occurred at 7 | a.m. today. T!!mpernlure same date last year— Highest, 57; lowest, 47. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and ‘Geodetic Survey.) ‘Today—Low tide, 3:10 am. and 3:42 | pm.; high tide, 8:53 a.m. and 9:22 pm. | Tomorrow—Low tide, 3:54 am. and 4:28 p.m.; high tide, 9:36 a.m. and 10:07 i The Sun and Moon. ‘Today—Sun rose 5:34 a.m 6:43 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Sun rises 5:33 am.; sun sets 6:45 pm. Moon rises 8:38 p.m.; sets 6:15 am. Weather in Various Cities. wTemberaturewy + PENR un sets | slaying from ambush FOR SPORT AND SAFETY Under Auspices of The Star and Boys’ Y. M. Boys 10 to 18 years old ofl'ered free lessons daily April 21—26 Send this application to the Y. M. C. A, Boys’ Building 1732 G Street iLEARN TO | | NAME . ADDRESS . PARENT'S SIGNATURE (Required) SWIM Department of the EX SHERIFF S HELD INRUM FOE'S DEATH Wisconsin District Attorney, Enemy of Bootleggers, Is Slain in Home. MAUSTON, Wis, April 14.—Lyall Wright, ousted “boy’ sheriff” of Juneau County, was arrested early today for questioning in connection with the last night of Clinton G. Price, district attorney. Price, known throughout the State | as the “enemy of bootleggers.” was shot down in the presence of his wife by an assailant who lay hidden out- side the kitchen door of his home. Price recently announced he would) reveal facts that would “blow the lid off the Juneau County booze situation.” That announcement followed his ac- quittal of Federal charges of con- spiracy to violate the prohibition law. A shotgun charge, fired through a screen door into Price’s bafk, was the cause of death. Wright, the principal witness against Price at the Federal | liquor charge trial, was arrested short- ly afterward when seen walking down- town with a bandaged hand. At the trial of Price and others, Wright testified that the district It- torney had accepted “protecion money” from operators of a large still at Kil- bourn, Wis. WAGE CUT HAS VARIED EFFECT IN WOOLEN MILLS { Stoppage of Work in England Not Widespread Though Some Plants Close. By the Associated Press. BRADFORD, England, April 14— Stoppage of work in the woolen in- dustry, as a result of the employers’ decision to put wage cuts into effect following the report of the royal com- mission, is not widespread or uniform. ‘The industry is really a collection of a number of textile industries and workers often owe allegiance to dif- ferent unions. Considerable numbers of operatives are abstaining from work in certain districts, and some esti- mates say as high a proportion as 70 DON ABANDONS TRY FOR AUTO RECORD Will Sail for England Wed- nesday—Car Is Ordered Crated. By the Assoclated Press. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla,, April 14— Kaye Don, British automobile racer, has definitely abandoned his plans for attempting to beat the world automo- bile speed record here this year and will sail for home Wednesday, it was learned today. His car, the Silver Bul- let, is being crated and will be shipped back to England this week. Before leaving Saturday, Don said he was undecided as to whether to return here next year for another at- tempt at the record or to go to South Africa, where Malcolm Campbell, an- other British driver and former record- holder, made an unsuccessful attempt to_lower the record a year ago. During the six weeks Don was here for the trials motor trouble and failure of the beach to smooth out suffciently thwarted his plgns to exceed the pres- ent record. A. A. A. WITHDRAWS SANCTION. Weather Conditions for Attempt Are Held Unfavorable. NEW YORK, April 14 (#).—Receipt of notification from Washington that the American Automobile Association had withdrawn its sanction for the attempt of Kaye Don, English speed car driver, upon the world's straight- away record was announced by Don today upon his arrival from Daytona Beach. The A. A. A. explained in a state- ment_that the reason for its action | was t?e unfavorable weather conditions prevailing at Daytona Beach for such an attempt and the fact that there is no prospect of lmDrn\'ement this year. SWIMMING COURSE New Commissioner Praises Free Lessons for Boys to Start Next Week. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, the new Dis- trict Police Commissioner, today voiced hearly approval of the “Learn to Swim” campalgn to be conducted next week by the boys' department of the Y. M. C. A. and sponsored by The Star, un- der which an intensive course of swim- ming instruction will be given free to boys between the ages of 10 and 18 who are non-swimmers. Informed of the purpose and the intensive course of free swimming lessons, designed to prevent loss of lite during’ the approaching Summer days when youngsters will be seeking swim- ming haunts, Gen. Crosby quickly placed his stamp of approval on the campaign. He hld before him police ‘department statistics showing that 22 persons lost their lives. by drowning here in 1929, The year before the total was 24, while in 1927 the toll was 18. Commissioner Crosby indicated that he felt that these records of tragedy, some of which might have been pre- vented, showed the need of training youth in the art of swimming. “Not only is swimming & real sport and splendid, healthful recreation,” Gen. Crosby told James C. Ingram, di- rector ol the boys’ department of the Y. M. A., hut "lt is an accomplish- ment, m-z undoubtedly trains the boys to take care of themselves in times of need. I think this plan of giving boys 10 to 18 years of age a week of inten- sive training in the rudiments of swim- ming, free of charge, is a fine thing and 1 am glad w'}‘ve it encouragen cnt.” Following the initial announcement of the course in yesterday's Star, appli- | cations began to flow into the of -e of the junior Y. M. C. A. at 1732 G street. The instruction will be given each day next week in the pool of the boys’ de- partment of the “Y.” RANCHER IS KIDNAPED Bandiits Holding Man in Hills Are Hunted by Trops. MEXICO CITY, April 14 (#).—The | pluhes today from Zamora, Michoacan, said the rancher Jose Maria Ouiroz had been kidnaped and was held in | the hills by bandits. A column of soldiers is searching for him. | _Col. Mariano Pulido, retired army | officer, is reported to have been serious- | ly wounded in an ambuscade near the scene of the kidnaping. lan of e o Prince Reaches Khartum. KHARTUM, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, April 14 (#).—The Prince of Wales | rived heie yesterday afternoon after | 400-mile flight from Malakal. Thi | party, traveling in a dozen airplanes, :ncled the city before landing. Vote to Abolish Gnmbling Houses. | | PARIS, April 14 (#).—The Chnmber! of Deputies yesterday voted unanimously | | to abolish all gambling houses in Paris. | The decision was made after Parlia- | ment had refused to ratify the Senate bill for reopening Enghien Casino, five New Way to Yold Lower’ ' FALSE TEETH | ‘ Fn-mly in Place | Reject Ex-“King’s” Advnce for Peace Hungarian Who Founded Michigan Town Finds 0ld Influence Gone. By the Assoclated Press. BANAT, Mich,, April 14.—The man who was “King” of Banat, who came back to lift the “spell of evil” from this little Hungarian village on the Menominee River, left here today, crushed and umheeded, scoffed at by the citizens of the village he founded and ruled over for 20 years. John Roth, who led a little band of immigrants from Hungary to this up- per peninsula site in 1909, founded a town named after his beloved Hun- garian’ village, ruled over it for a score of years and watched its peaceful | growth, returned to his home in Mil- waukee, never to return again. Roth left Banat several years ago. ‘Then the old village feuds, kept down under the “King's” iron rule, cropped out, merchants fought in the streets, o store was burned, blood was shed and a ‘man dlnpgflnd mysteriously. Roth, in Mil heard of the village troubles and came back to offer advice. “They have no leader and they necd one,” he said, as he prepared to leave. “I have talked to them, but it is of.no use. My influence is gone.” —— TARIFF COMMISSION’S REPORT IS 7,000 PAGES Work of Staff of Experts Designed to Reduce Labors of Conferences. ‘The United States Tariff Commis- sion’s contribution to the pending tariff | legislation is symbolized by approxi- | mately 7,000 pages of statistical infor- mllon which has been made available to the House and Senate conferees on the bill. The commission’s report covers data | which has come to hand since early in | 1929, when it furnished the House and means committee with the sum- mary of tariff information. The com- pllation represents the work of the commission’s staff of experts and is de- | signed to reduce the labors of the con- | ferees as well as aid Congress |enrrnn) in its later conslderlllon of the bill. Soldiers’ Holpml Burns. ST. JAMES, Mo., April 14 (#).—The | | hospital of the Federal Soldiers' Home | was destroyed by fire yesterday. sevemy‘ inmates were 1emoved safely from the | building. The loss exceeded $100,000. », TS is i SPECIAL Pewter Sugar and Cream Set With Tray Guaranteed Quality—Regularly $3.00 TO AID FARM WORK %50 Assigned From Leavenworth for Road Repairs and Harvest- ing at Fort Riley. By the Assiclated Press. LEAVENWORTH, Kans., April 14— A partial solution of the ‘unemploy- ment problem at the Federal peni- tentiary here had been found in & plan to send 250 prisoners to Fort Riley, Kans, to do road construction, hay harvest and general farm work. The first group of 50 prisoners will go to Fort Riley this week, ‘Warden Thomas B. White announced today. ‘They will be accompanied by two pris- on guards, who will be aided by soldiers in_keeping watch over the labor gangs. Extra_good-time credit of five days a month were given prisoners in the labor detail who make good records. Many convicts are eager for the as- signment, the warden said. s e ., Duchess on Flying Trip. CAIRO, Egypt. 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