Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1931, Page 18

;5 ON, B. C. MAY 10, 193 B—2 HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHING : /" [ BRARY TRUSTEES SEEK MORE FUNDS Situation Acute and Discred- itable to National Capital, Board Says in Note. 1 Describing the Public Library situa- tion this year as “acute” and “discredit- able to the National Capital,” the board | of Library trustees has submitted to the District Commissioners estimates totaling $767,735 for the maintenance and cxtension of the system for the fiscal year 1933, adopted at a recent meeting of the board. Dr. George F. Bowerman, librarian, in transmitting the estimates, stressed the need for increased personal services, rec- ommending an expenditure of $377,335, an increase of $72,785 over the 1932 appropriation. This item, however, in- cludes 814,895 for the personnel of the new Northeastern Branch for a six- month period to complete the year, only one-half of which is included in the 1932 appropriation and cannot, there- fore, be regarded as expenditure for new personnel. Budget Below Average. Pointing out that the Library's por- tion of the District’s budget is far under the average of American cities, the trustees Teminded the Commissioners that only by relatively large increases can the situation they had described be remedied. “The Library situation this year is acute,” Dr. Bowerman states. “Added to constantly increasing arrears in per- sonnel (the gain in personnel in recent years has been chiefly for new branches, the Library lost this year the time of seven employes by the enactment of Choice of Mates at Wellesley. College New Rochelle, N. Left to WASHINGTON GIRL AMONG GROUP CHOSEN FOR HONORS. HEN the students at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass., voted for the most representative girls at this insti- | tuticn of learning, May 8, the above group won first honors. the most surprising student; Louise Day, Fort Lauderdale, Fla, the most feminine; Florence Harriman, Albany, N. Y., theY mot;v nt‘hletu{:: ;rhleodm Douglas, Scarborough, N. Y., the best actress, and Betty Granger, ., the most typical. right: Yvonne Smith, Washington, D. C., —~A. P. Photo. WHEAT HOPE HELD the Saturday half holiday law and at the same time gained 15 per cent in circulation. Circulation figures are an index to corresponding gains all along the line in clerical detail and in ref- erence and advisory service. The new positions asked for Tepresent only those urgently needed to relieve the pressure and to keep the central building and major branches open from 9 am, to 9 pm. on Saturdays so as to give the Government employes opportunity to urryhcn study and reading during their To carry forward the library's ex- tension program the estimates carry a total of $247,000 for new gmjeeu. ‘These new projecd :u the 1933 items on;',:; 15-year and 6-year programs reque: by the District Commissioners. One of the most important of these items of non-recurring expeditures is the build- ing for the Georgetown branch, for which $150,000 is asked. They include in addition to the Georgetown branch building, the plans and specifications for the .enlargement of the central building; & site and plans and specifi- cations for a utility and age building in the vicinity of the central library; and the equipment of a branch library to be opened in the auditorium floag of the Metropolitan Methodist Epln?ll Church building in the Muni- cipal Center, the ground floor of which is now used by the library for business offices. ‘The library bullding is greatly overcrowded both in space for the public and for adninistrative of- fices. The National Capital Park and Planning Commission has approved the use of park ground for two additional wings which will double the size of the present building. The cost of the two wln:a. including equipment, is estimated at ,000. Tt is proposed to erect one wing in each of two successive years and the estimate submitted, $30,000, is for the preparation of plans and specifi- cations. Storage Building Needed. A and utility building in the vicinity of the central library is greatly needed. Utilization of space for such purposes in the enlarged central build- ing would be uneconomical and would greatly reduce the s which should be devoted to the st e of bovks in active demand, to and to the public. The sum of $2,000 is asked for the preparation of plans for such a storage and utility building. The 1933 estimate for bocks is $4,000 less than the appropriation for 3932, when the amount of $84,500 covered the basic appropriation of $54,500 for books and periodicals for the existing system and $30,00 for the book collection of the new Northeastern branch. Th2 $80,500 carried in the estimate for 1933 covers a base of $54500; $6,000 for the Northeastern branch, and $20,000 for the collection of the proposed municipal center annex branch. ‘The item for binding is increased to $20,000 from $15000. With the in- crease in book purchases and in circu- lation, and the wear and tear of each succeeding ?". & constantly enlarging | number of are in need of repair . I . ‘This m(flm mflf& 1;! Siperat ve 10 augment the binding fun: to keep these books availablé for public use and to prevent deterioration from limited storage space. Wounld Repair Bulldings. As five out of the ten bulldings in the MNbrary system are over 20 years old, the sum of $8.800 has been added to the estimate for maintenance of bulldings to bring them into a better state of re- pair and to replace certain major items of equipment. Dr. Bowerman states in his covering letter to the Commissioners that this sum is needed “to meet the situation cf the chronic state of disre- alr into which the library bulldings glv. fallen.” In addition, for 1933 there will be a full year of maintenance for the Northeastern branch, plus a full vear of maintenance for the Municipal Center Annex branch. Altogether, $38,100 is asked for main- tenance, or a total increase of $13,600 over the appropriation of $24,500 for 1932. The library trustees urge the Com- missioners to approve their estimates in their entirety. They give it as their opinion that the ‘“Public Library is probably the outstanding example of the most seriously underdeveloped and un- | dersupported agency in the District.” They point_out that the library's por- tion of the Distric\’s budget is far under the average of American cities and that thw local system of branch libraries is | s0 little developed that they estimate | that two-thirds of the District's popula- | tion are, in effect, denied library serv- ( jce. The library trustees state that “only by relatively large increases in our | appropriations can we hope to remedy | the present situation, which is 80 unfair | to the majority of our population and 50 discreditable to the National Capital.” | FOXCROFT SHOW DRAWS RECORD ENTRY TOTAL Annual Competition to Be Held Monday on School Grounds Near Middleburg. Special Disnatch to The Star. MIDDLEEURG, Va., May 9.—Indica- tions point to a record entry list for the annual Foxcroft horse show which will | b= held Monday on the grounds of Fox- croft, School, near Middieburg. The total number of entries, exclu- sive of the four open classes, in which W“ entries will be accepted, is 254. The unt teams were listed, 10 pairs of hunt- rrs, ladies to ride, with 20 booked for he hunter trials, Horses entered in the latter cless will be shown over & big dutside courss on the grounds. Judges_announced for th: show are central ings trattve offices | 50 BY G. 0. P. CHIEFS Leaders See Possibility of Political Solution in Coming World Conference. By the Associated Press. Republican party leaders have cast expectant glances London-ward in the hope the forthcoming international wheat conference may offer some solu- tion to a pressing economic and political problem in this country. Two things might concelvably result: 1. An avenue for future disposal of the enormous wheat stocks owned by the Grain Stabilization Corporation, & Farm Board agency. 2. Some means of bolstering the de- pressed price of the commodity. Should one or both develop from the conference of leading exporting nations, no one would bs more pleased than ‘members of the Republican Agricultural Advisory Council formed to “sell” the tariff and the Farm Board to the Middle West. McNary Suggests Plans. Representation at the London meet- ing was urged upon President Hoover by Senator McNary of Oregon, the as- sistant party leader and chairman of the Senate Agricultural Committee. McNary has paid several calls at the Farm Board to discuss methods of con- trolling the 1931 surplus, and has sug- gested plans to end. It has been stressed that if nothin else is accomplished, the internation: parley will demonstrate the necessity for the United States farmers to re- duce acre to bring about a better The board, in announcing that Sam- uel R. McKelvie would be its delegate at London, made it clear that in its opinion farmers must cut their plant- to imrrova the price.. As a con- its campaign, 14 per cent 8 it land has been forecast. , 8 ‘whea A 20 to 25 per cent curtailment in Winter wheat sown next Fall is hoped for. Price Rise Possible. 1f these reductions materialize, econo- mists say the 1932 price will rise to a point considerably above present levels. That would take place about the time of the national elections. Should the international conference conclude with no tangible results, it is likely that particular attention will be paid to th> stabilization wheat stocks with regard to its immediate disposal | The Stabilization Corporation now is selling 35,000,000 bushels abroad. No plans have been made for other sales | at this time. Some quarters believe the board will be prevailed upon not to authorize sales in large volume on the domestic market until next year when it is hoped that easier market conditions will obtain. LA FOLLETTE BUYS OLD ESTATE IN VIRGINIA Senator to Occupy Collard Property on Hill Near Groveton, Overlooking River. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. GROVETON, Va. May 8—Senator Robert Marion La Follette of Wiscon- sin and his bride of less than eight months have purchased the old Colo- nial Collard estate near here. The house, almost 200 years old, is located on & hill overlcoking the Potomac River and the Hybla Velley Alrport site. Although a modest residence as Vir- ginia estates go, the house is rich in history and has been assoclated with many famous Virginians, inclyding Gesrge Washington, who, living at | Mount Vernon, was one of the nearest neighbors of the Collard family during Revolutionary days. It has been known for some time that “Young Bob” La Follette has been | seeking a home for his bride in her native State. The home was purchased from Judge and Mrs, Percy B. Crewe of Falls Church. The Crewe’s acquired it from Col. E. R. Beadle, U. 8. M. C., retired, who purchased it several years before from Samuel Collard, whose family had e "The home 1s on | Teciation owned it since 1758, an estate consisting of 90 acres of m;a. It has two large rcoms cn the first floor with a large central hall, bate- ment, kitchen and serving rooms. Up- stalrs are three large bed rooms. Sen- ator La Follette plans to live gn the estate while he is attending sessions of Congress COUNTY FIRE AUXILIARY HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION Special Dispateh to The Btar. LAUREL, Md., May 9—Mrs. M. M. of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, Branchville Volunteer Fire Departmen was re-elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Prince Georges County Voluntecr Firemen's Associaticn at & meeting held here Thursda; Other _officers chose George Stewart -of Rive vice president: Mrs. An Mount _Rainier, sscrets 1 Irene A. Conner of Capitcl Heights, Surman Stewart of Baltimore and Fred- aric Bontecue of Millwood, N. Y. The show will start at 10 o'clock. fixmheon the proceeds from which will devoted to charity, will be served on 13e grounds. treasurer. Final arrangements for the first birthday ty of the organization were made. The celebration will take place in Branchville, May 22, where the auxiliary organized. | Last of Chemical Elements Claim:d Found by Physici Mysterious “85,” Long Baffling, Said to Exist in Sea. By the Associated Press. AUBURN, Ala, May 9.—Dr, Fred Al- .| lison, professor of physics at Alabama Polytechnic Institute here, today an nounced discovery of evidence indicating that element “85,” last of the 92 recog- nized elements undiscovered, exists in sea water and seven other chemical compounds, Dr. Allison said his announcement was not to be construed as final, but f | that traces he has obtained through the magneto-optic -method of analysis | constitutes “a high order of that the last of the elemen! found.” &roblbflity” has been Found in Sea Water. ‘The substances in which his analysis has indicated element “85" exists, in ad- | dition to sea water, are flourite, apatite, | kainite h monazite sand (Brazilian), (Straussfurt), potassium bromide, drofiuoric acid and hydrochromic acid. Dr. Allizon’s announcement followed upon a year of research in which he was sssisted by Edgar J. Murphy, a for- mer assistant instructor in physics, and Dr. Anna L. Sommer and Edna R. Bishop, chemists for the agricultural experiment station of the college. ‘Through the magneto-optic method, Dr. Allison says he has been able to detect one part of & substance in onc hundred billion. He said elément “85" appears to exist in ly minute traces, about one part in one billion being the greatest congentration found in any of the substances he has studied. —a M. E. DISTRICT NAMES DELEGATES AT LURAY Enthusiastic Conference of South- ern ,Church Closes With Lay Selections. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., May 9—The Rocking- ham district of the Baltimore Confer- ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church South has closed a very enthusiastic session here. About 180 delegates were present, in- cluding several of Luray’s former pas- tors. Dr. H. H. Sherman, under whasc pastorate the handsome Methodist Epls- copal Church here was bullt and dedi- cated, was present with Rev. W. H. Balylenger and Rev. W. A. Lynch. Rev. George Plelding of The Basic, Va., Church preached the opening ser- mon and Dr. Harry M. Ganter, prisid- ing elder, called the conference to order. Talks were made by Dr. G. G. Martin of Harrisonburg, Rev. Boyd V. Spitzer of Central Church at Staunton, Dr. Sherman and others. Lay delegates to the annual confer- ence were elected as follows: Mrs. A. Grove, n, Vi Mr: Col ‘Waynesboro, Va. Staunton, Va.; Iri ville, Va.; James A. Crim, Luray, Vi Jacob N. Fleldwider, Rockbridge Bat! Leonard H. Rowe, Hotchkiss, Va.: Mrs. R. 8. Dwyer, Harrisburg; Mrs. W. A. Lynch, Port Republic, Va.; Otha D. Gar- ber, Bridgewater, Va. . M. Weller, Staunton, Charles L. BStevens, Shenandoah, Va. Lay leaders were elected as follows: J. Harry Bryan, Staunton, Va. N rick of Harrisonburg, and J. Mint Spring. P.-T. BODY TO ELECT Fairland, Md., Association Reor- ganization Tomorrow Night. By a Btaft Correspondent of The Star. FAIRLAND, Md., May 9. —Election of officers of the Fairland Parent-Teacher Association will be held at a meeting here Monday night. The present offi- cers include W. B. Walters, president; Miss Pear] Marlow, vice president; Mrs. Odorion W. Roby, secretary, John Wheeler, treasurer. Reports will be submitted by the re- tiring officers and by Maxwell Bur- dette, principal of the school. The business session will be preceded by a Miss Marian Harding, a solo by Miss Anna Ace and a ny;npoflum by members of the associ- ation. Two Rooms, Kitchen and Bath Electrical Refrigeration THE ARGONNE 16th and Columbia Road Reasonable Rentals ‘WATCH REPAIRING BY EXPERTS The repair of your watch does mot comulets the trans- action between us, but estab- lishes our obiigation to fulfill our guarantee c¢f sevvice, Our Repair ine Material BURNSTINE’S 927 G St. NW. DIAMONDS WATCHES nd Mrs, | RAIL RATES BOOST OPPOSITION S SEEN Brookhart Believes Move Would Prove Costly to Roads Just Now. ‘The proposed increase of railroad | rates, which was disc at a recent | meeting of exeeutives of the roads in Chicage, aroused comment in congres- sional circles here yesterday. Accord- | ing decided to seck a 10 per cent increase in rates. Whilz it is gpparent that the ques- tion of increasing rates will ultimately | be decided by the Interstate Commerce | Commission, there were signs yesterday that strong opposition to increases would be manifest from some elements in Congress, especially from agricultural factions. Will Engage Congress. | With these and such subjects as railrcad consolidation and control of motor busses at the front, it is realized here that interstate commerce prob- | lems are likely to occupy a large share | of the attention of the next Congress. | _Senator James Couzens, chairman of | the Interstate Commerce Committee of | the Benate, plans to give close study to this increase, Until he has done 80, hy does not want to give his views. Sen- | ator Couzens has heretofore indicated |he was opposed to reduction of wages | by the roads or by industry. | "But in some quarters the view was | expressed that the railroads would lose business by increasing rates under pres- |ent conditions. This opinion was ex- pressed by Senator Smith W. Brook- hart, Republican and Insurgent, from Iowa, and also by Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, Democrat, of Florida. Advance Would Be Mistake. Senator Henrik Shipstead, Farmer- Labor, of Minnesota, predicted the roads would not benefit by higher rates [in the agricultural States. Senator William E. Borah held an advance of rates now would be a mistake. Reduction of rates, Senator Brook- hart held, would promote freer inter- change of agricultural and other prod- ucts over wide areas and would tend to restore prosperity, while increase of rates would cramp and restrict business and agriculture. DOG ATTACKS CHILDREN Pratt, 10, and Catherine Waters, 11, Treated by Physicians. Attacked by a dog while playing near their homes yesterday, Jean Pratt, 10, of 3711 McKinley street, and Catherine Waters, 11, of 3921 McKinley street, | were painfully injured. | The Pratt child was bitten in the | back, and the Waters girl on the left arm. Both were treated by private Jean 1 | physicians. .| __The dog will be examined by Health Department officials. Woman Dies in Franoe. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May § (Special) —Mrs. Ralph S. Ambler, sis- ‘mr-ln-hw of Mrs. Francis E. McManus of this town, died suddenly a few days |ago at Nice, France, where she had |lived the past few years. Mrs. Ambler | had often visited here. This to press reports, the roads have L IN VOTE RECOUN Senate Investigator An- nounces Discovery of Ten Irregularities. By the Associated Press. Ten ccunts of irregularities in the balloting in Tallapoosa County in the Bankhead-Heflin Alabama sehatorial race were enumerated today in a state- ment issued by W. B. Smith, jr., of the Senate Elections Committee. Recounting of ballots is proceeding at the Capitol. ‘The recount in four counties, including T-llu})oosa, showed a net gain of 255 votes for J. Thomas | Heflin, former Senator, over Senator Bankhead whose majority was close to 50,000. The ballots for Colbert, Mobile, Montgomery and Tallapoosa Counties have been completed, and 19 boxes in Jackson County. The official count for these ballots gave Bankhead, 19,732 and Heflin, 10,718. The recount gave Bank- head 18,878, and Heflin, 10,119. The counters declared 391 ballots void and laid aside 1,452 for future decision. ‘The statement of Smith referred to the 10 points of the Alabama elecion law. It said: “Seals on boxes—Eleven boxes were | not_sealed; 5 box seals either broken | or loose; 4 boxes were sealed, but all 3 | signatures securing the seal were in the | same handwriting; 3 boxes properly sealed. . “Poll lists—Two boxes did not con- tain poll lists. certificates being signed by 3 persons for each box the handwriting indicates that one person signed for all three. Two boxes were not certified. “List of qualified voters—Original list of qualified voters was certified by judge of probate, but typewritten addi- tions in each box were not certified. “Unqualified persons voting—In this county a total of 514 persons who were not on the qualified list of voters were | permitted to vote by the inspectors | without compliance with challenged oath laws. “Numbering of ballots—In 12 pre- cincts the ballots were not numbered; in 7 precincts the ballots were num- bered in pencil instead of ink. “Initialed stubs detached—In 7 boxes the stubs of the ballots were initialed, but not detached from the ballots; in 4 boxes the stubs were neither initialed nor detached. “Sealing of certificates and ballots— In 10 precincts the ballots were in envelopes properly sealed, but the hand- writing would indicate that all three names securing the seal were written by one person; 3 boxes, the envelope was sealed but contained no signatures. “Tally sheets—The condition of the tally sheets in this county indicates that, the ballots were not taken from the box one by one ana tallied. “Condition of ballots in box—In 13 boxes the ballots were apparently in original folds, indicating that they had never been unfolded and tallied; in 2 boxes the ballots were ‘scrambled’ and wadded into the box; in the remainder of the boxes the ballots were flat. “Certificates of results—S8ix boxes did not contain certificates of resuit; the certificates in 8 boxes appear to have been written by the same person for each box. A large number of votes, not on qualified list, could not be rejected | and deducted from the count as they | were not numbered and consequently | could not be identified. The challenged oaths throughout this county were in- | complete, there being no supporting affidavits of identity.” BAYLOR U. HEAD SLOWLY SINKING Dr. 8. P. Brooks, Fighting to Last, Unable to Complete Signing of Diplomas. | By the Associated Press. WACO, Tex, May 9.—His farewell to the student body he directed for 20 years incompleted, Dr. S. P. Brooks, president of Baylor University, was not expected by physicians- to live through the night. After he was taken to a hospital, the head of the oldest university in | Texas expressed a desire to sign the |diplomas for the 428 members of the graduating class. Proceeding slowly, | Dr. Brooks had signed 275 of the cei- | tificates _yesterday. Then physicians | forbade further effort. Both yesterday and today Dr. Brooks |called Dean W. S. Allen, acting heed of the school, to his bedside. Each time he attempted to impart last in- structions, but was too weak to make himself understood. His last public message, written for the next issus of the Baylor Monthly | Magazine, was put into type today. | It was from a valedictory which read. | “Truths of God have been undeniable |facts from the beginning of time, but man has never been able to fathom | them all” AL HOSPITAL DAY PLANNED “Hospital day,” sponsored by the board of lady managers at Casualty Hospital, Eighth street and Massachu- setts avenue northeast, will be observed all day Tuesday, when another floor is formally opened at that institution. ‘The public is invited to inspect the is Heating Month Install That New American Radiator Co. ot Water Plant New . . . Special Monthly Terms—3 Years to Pay Complete for 6-Room House 907 N. Y. Avenue This price includes 18-in. boil 6 radiators, 300 ft. radiation. 3 Years to Pay. INSTALL NOW —PAY LATER To encourage May Instal- lation no cash down pay- Call or write us NOW Amcrican Heating Engineering Co. National 8421 |=——[o]c——7>1} EFLIN GAINING | In 8 boxes instead of |tr dent Hoover, Chief Just Speaker Longworth Have Heightened Popularity. BY WILLIAM HARD. “Be affable and almost everybody will think you have a right to be a ruler.” | Somebody like Machiavella invented the | maxim, and the King of Siam, while here in Washington, ably illustrated it. an incident which occurred at the re- cepton in the White House given just after the state dinner ceremonially of- fered to him there by President Hoover. ‘The President shook hands with the reception guest in the American man- ner. The King stood near the Presi- dent. He, tco, shook hands with Americans in the American manner. However, there presently appeared some ,Slamese visitors. They grasped the hand which the President extended to them. When they approached His Siamese Majesty. however, they revert- ed to Siamese custom. They retreated from him slightly and bowed to him deeply from the waist. Thus & eertain social emergency arose. The King was 'being treated more deferentially than the President. The King was equal, nevertheless, to the emergency. He stepped forward toward the Slamese and extended his hand. They grasped it, for presumably the first time in their lives, and gave him the democratic handshake which His Majesty had ob- served to be the customary greeting by a g'gen to the American Chief Magis- ate. The Queen followed the King’s exam- ple and received likewise from her Si- amese subjects a handshake instead of an_obeisance. ‘The comment among the Americans temporarily attached to the service of their majesties was principally: “There you are! They certainly de- serve to be majesties!” Machiavelli, or whoever sald it first, was right. His majesty was reported, in his turn, to have been especially impressed with the affability of Mr. Chief Justice Hughes. This affability of Mr. Hughes has been, as is well known, a slow but irresistible growth. Born in 1862 with a frown and a growl, he advanced by the time he was Governor of New York to an aspect merely of calm petrifying severity. This severity was then gradually developed into neu- tral coldness, and the neutral coldness gradually into a slight thaw, and the and the amiability gradually into an incandescence of general and universal good will which now makes him glow continuously like a public light house. He rotated his beams upon the King of Siam, and the King, like everybody else, was dazzled, charmed, and con- quered. Again Machiavelli was right. People can_and do resent some of Mr. Hughes' law decisions but then even most of the resenters say: “Look at him! He's a great and grand Chief Justicel” The same gift was remarkably pos- sessed by the late Nicholas Longworth. ‘When he was first a candidate for the | speakership of the House of Represen- tatives, some of his enemies put detec- tives upon him. They professed to be- lieve that he was & frivolous character who reveled too much. They aspired toward presenting to members of the House an authenticated record of the light pastimes to which, instead of to statesmanship, they claimed that he gave his daytimes and the night-times. Mr. Longworth presently observed that he was being followed. He thereupon abated none of his habits. He pursued the even, or uneven, tenor of his ways. He continued to play as he pleased. At length the evening before the day upon which the speakership .vote was to happen was reached. Mr. Longworth “played” and veled” in a friend’s house till 2 am. He then emerged with two cigars in his hand and walked up to the two detectives who were “lurl " in the neighborhood of his car. He smiled from ear to ear and addressed them as follows: “Gentlemen, I wish to say that I deeply appreciate the unfailing courtesy which you have exhibited in your pur- suit of me. I also admire your loyalty to your employers. You have never ceased to keep me in your sight, and yet you have never been aggressive or obtrusive about it and you have never subjected me to any public humiliation. Here are two of the best cigars in the slight _testimonial of my gratitude to you. Moreover, I have brought you an- other A;resem which I hope you will be pleased to take from me. Here are two galleries of the House of Representa- tives from which, if you will avail your- selves of my suggestion, you will watch m> being elected Speaker tomorrow.” Those two detectives felt deeply that Mr. Longworth, after all, really was properly and rightfully a destined speaker. As for the affability of our present President, it is a double theme. First there is his general public affability, feature to ons. tiful roporti Mo full size, double bed. into full si Club cha suite. Regular $3.75 va Smiles Mark the Ruler Democratic Affability of King of Siam, Presi- He particularly did so in the course of | slight thaw gradually into amiability, | world which I beg you to accept as a | tickets to excellent seats in_one of the | which 1s frequently nil. Then there is | 3-PIECE BED-DAVENPORT SUITE Excellently constructed and of beau- Davenport opens and bunny-back chair complete the Reversible spring-filled cush- ice Hughes and the Late | his intimate private affability, which is | frequently of the greatest delightfulnes: | Hence arise two schools of thou | about him. ‘Those who pass by him in a reception review are often heard to say: “How abstracted! How careworn! The presidency is & crushing burden to Im ™ 1 On the other hand, Visitors from dis- | tant cities who come to d & week end with him in the White House are often heard to remark: “How at ease he is! How ready of retort! How buoyant! How entertain- ing! He bears the presidency as if it | were a feather!” ‘The President's affability is not a public lighthouse on a hill. It is 8 covered candle in a corner. One of his | problems might be how to all the | inhabitants of the United States suc-| cessively into a corner with him before he runs for re-election. But if he thought he was belns watched at it his affability woul evaporate. His capacity for public drama approaches zero. His enemies call this trait in him a wretched self- consciousness. His friends call it a noble modesty. That problem is con- troversial. Wholly non-controversial is the fact that Machiavelll (or whoever it was) is right some more and that those who see Mr, Hoover most radiant about the presidency are the ones who | thereupon most incline to think that he | should have it. | Query: Just why is it that subjects | are never so elaf as when sovereigns unbend? Answer: It tends toward equality, which, after all, at heart, every one de- sires, (Copyright, 1081.) CHARM DISCOVERED ON SLAIN GANGSTER| Paraphrased Soldier's Prayer Car- ried in Purse by Victim of Ride in St. Louis. | 4 | By the Associated Press. | ST. LOUIS, May 9.—Carmelo Presina, | | notorious St. Louis killer, extortionist | found shot to death| rdsville, TIl. | tion against his enemies. | _When he was killsd, presumably by men who sat with him in his auto-| mobile, he carried in his purse a sol- ' dier's prayer, intended to guard him against physical harm. The gang leader, who had flouted | the law for 10 years, apparently had taken a prayer, sometimes carried soldiers, and paraphrased it to suit his own needs. Written on yellow paper | with lead pencil, the prayer declared Fresina was protected from “all sorts of weapons and arms, projectils and | guns, long or short swords or knives, daggers, carbines, halibardes, and all sharp, cutting and pointed weapons; from lancelets and spears, short or Jong; rifies, muskets, wrought and forged of all kinds of metal, be they bY | bonds bore up to the date on which ‘Thereafter th TRADE SLUNP LAID T0G.0.P.TARF |Walsh Says Much of Loss in Foreign Commerce Is in Dutiable Articles. By the Associated Press. Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, said last night the decline in United States foreign trade has been heavy on dutiable imported goods and not con- fined to tariff-free commodities, as in- dicated by Republican spokesmen. In a statement through the Demo- cratic National Committee, he added: “Republican apologists for the Haw- ley-Smoot tariff act, including leaders Watson and Smoot, labor to exculpate it from a share of the responsibility in the deplorable siump in our foreign trade, which suffered a decline in 1930 as against 1929 of 28 per cent, and as against the five-year average from 1925 to 1929 of 25 per cent. “It is to be expected that, In view of the excessive rates imposed upon importations, the free list would fur- nish the bulk of goods entering our ports and that in periods of depression there would be a decline in the aggre- gate entry of that class. “However, the fact is that our im- portations of dutiable goods suffered a decline in 1930 as inst 1929 from $1,556,007,000 to $1,009,798,000, or over 30 vger cent.” ‘alsh attached a table listing as among dutiable articles suffering de- clines cane sugar, wool wearing ap- parel, cotton cloth, glass, rayon, toys and structural iron and steel. S CANADA TO LAUNCH $250,000,000 LOAN 25-Year Issue at 4 1-2 Per Cent to Be Available to War Bond Hoild- ers Seeking Conversion. By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, Ontario, May 9. Minister Bennett has announced House of Commons a $250,000,000 new conversion loan, 41, per cent annual interest, to be ted Monday. Outlining the general features of the transaction, the premier said the hold- ers of government war loan and Victory bonds now approaching maturity would have an opportunity of converting their holdings into bonds exi over & further period of from 15 to yeArs. He sald bondholders Teceive the same interest payment as the old these bonds mature. . interest wil be continued on the 4% per cent basis. In other words, holders of the $73.- 000,000 bond issue which paid 515 per cent and expires November 1, 1932, if they convert their holdings into the new issue, continue to receive 514 cent up until that date and after tfi 41, per cent. The premier sald no of the of steel or iron, brass or lead.” He was killed by two bullets in th ‘buck of the head. Fresina, who survived a gang feud in which 25 of his friends and enemies were killed several years ago, did not | depend alone on his prayers for pro- tection. He owned several adjacent houses, In which were intricate secret passageways, underground chambers and :liding panels ‘as ingenious as those of & medieval castle. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. ‘Tea, Phi Delta Sorority, Ma; Hotel, palm court, 4 to 7 p.m. Tea, Phi Delto Sorority, Mayflower Hotel, pan-American room, 4 to 7 p.m. Tea, Tau Beta Phi Sorority, May- flower Hotel, garden, 4 to 7 p.m. Tea, Sigma Beta Sorority, Mayflower | Hotel, north room, 4 to 7 p.m. Hike, Wanderlust Club, meet Rosslyn, 0 p.m. | Va., 2:3 FUTURE. | Pilgrimage to Monticello, Associaticn {for the Preservation of Virginia An- | tiGuities, Tuesday, Mrs. S. M. Meek, chairman Ticket Committee. Luncheon. Alpha Delta Phi, sity Club, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Open meeting, International Legion, Hamilton Hotel, Tuesdav, Univer- Alr | ture, Bl Yol AL Spring Festival Tuesday. CLINTON, Md., May 9 (Special) —A Spring festival and dance will be held at Surrattsville High School Auditorium ‘Tuesday evening. 1 Mohair! Tapestry! Freize Actually $35 to $50 Less Than Regular Prices! such a low price. Workmanship a i ine front *119 n, Serpent cushions. Monday Only Bargain Mahogany Finish Windsor Chairs s lue. . p.m. Lieut. Louls M. Merrick to lec-| can only be compared ing at much higher pri bunny-back chair. new $250,000,000 loan would be tax free A Central Comunittee headed by Sis Charles Gordon of Montreal and com- | prising outstanding financiers of the | country has been set up. It has done | considerable preparatory work and will | be ready for the flotation Monday. | The loan will be for 25 years dut ig&nblc nhlfi years. ;’:: new money is. { g_scught, the objéc: being msrely to take care of maturing securities. SPEECH TOURNAMENT WINNERS ARE CHOSEN First Annual Contest of National Forensic League for High Schools Concluded. | By the Associated Press. RIPON, Wis., May 9.—Final winpers in the first annual national speech tournament sponsored for high school students by the National Forensic League were selected here today. include: | Oratorical declamation—First, How- rd Wilson, Granite City, Ill., subject, “The Supreme Menace"; second, Audley Wolfe, Clarksburg, W. Va. subject, “Ropes”; fourth, Eugene Gilloscy, Mus- kegen Heights, Mich. Dramatic declamation—Pirst, Kath- |erine M. Harney, Peoria, Ill. subject, “Mercedes.” Sarah Cocke, Clarksville, Tenn., was fifth. Ex-tempore speajking—First, Bdward Wis.; second, fourth, Manthei, West Bend, Wirt Mitchell, Fayette, Mo. . Martha Odell, Passaic, N. J.; fifth, Sam Mgv%h. Fort Wayne, Ind. ratory—First, Howard Wi Gran- ite City, I, subject, "Thmh- tion—Our Heritage. Pick your own covering! ! Velour! By special arrangement with the manufacturer we are enabled to offer you not only the opportunity of buying these fine suites for $35 to §50 less but we are also affording you the option of choosing your own covering. A most 3-PIECE OVERSTUFFEDR SUITE ind finish in this suite h suites eful . Gi sofa, club chair and Reversible loose *119 7WRIGHT: 905 7th St. N.