Evening Star Newspaper, May 11, 1931, Page 5

° ZEastern High Cadets to Be Pall-| FARM EPORTS MAY "BACEED INPORTS Decline in Fore|gn Trade Is Greatest Recorded in Recent Years. By the Associated Press, American agriculture exports this year may exczed. imports for the first time since 1926. - The value of both, however, probably will touch one of the lowest. Jevels in recent years. = ° Figures compiled by the Agriculturs Department. for ‘ nine months, July to March, show exports of principal com- modities totaling $879,858.000 as against. $868,605.000 imports. For the corre- sponding period last year ‘imports wer> $1,449.239,000 and exports of $1312.- 279.000. Since 1926 the excess of im- ports has averaged $300,000,000 with the totals of both near $2,000,000,000. Depaitment ‘economists ‘decline to sav defin!ulv whether this’ year's trend is due to higher tariffs, lower prices and decreased purchasing power or whether the imports deficlency might be erased in the remaining quarter of the year. They do say, however, that it seems | likely the present indicated balance will continue until July. Some decreases in principal exports as compared with last year include: MelLi $37,117,000, against $58,- 204.¢ Whnt including flour, $96,284,000, | against $157.870.000. Cotton, $367,071,000, against $602,- 153.000.. Lard, $50.321,000, against $74,943,000. Leaf tobacco, $122,223,000, against $128.164,000. Oils and fats, $60,171,000, against $87.925.000. Wood products, $48,902,000, against | $84,921,000 \ Import decreases for the same period include: | Hides and skink, $45,898,000, against $97.512,000.° Pickled, salted and other pork, $187,- 745.000, against $306,141,000. ”‘coflee, $144,758,000, against $200, ,000. Sugar, $79,370,000, 55,000. Crude _rubber, $73,446,000, against| $151,852,000. | Wood products, $29.418,000, against $50,620,000. S HITCH-HIKERS’ RITES SET FOR TOMORROW bearers for Boys Killed ‘ on Tfuck. Funeral services for Leonard Bean, 17, and Elbert Gill, 16, Eastern High School elassmates, who were killed Saturday when a truck upon which they were “hitch-hiking” crashed into a culvert on the road to Chesapeake Beach, will be held tomorrow morn- Cadets from Eastern will act as ibearers. Young' Gill will be buried in the ¢ wore as a cadet. Burial Jowing simple rites at his home, 3024 Channing street northeast. Services for the Bean boy, whose death threw a pall of tragedy over a Mother’s. day family reunion planned for yesterday, will be held at hll ‘Thome, 217 Tenth street northeast, with burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. - Although only Gill was a member of the 3d Regiment at Eastern, cadets will act as pallbearers at both funerals in deference to Bean's brother Walter, ‘who ll rtermaster of the 3d Regi- . John C. Copenhaver of the !:gvmnh Method Episcopal | Church_will conduct| the services for young Bean, while Rev. Benjamin H. Melton, pastor of Ninth Street Christian Church, will-officiate at the rites for the Gill hcy FIGHT FOR EXPENSES | POLICE IN PANAMA | against $110,- | the restricted district. | Policemen Draw Guns. Policemen in Chicago Are Ordered to Trail Unlicenséd Dogs Home By theAssociated Press. CHICAGO, May 11.—It looks now as though the Chicago Po- lice Department is going to the - bow-wows. Acting Police John Alcock “ordered policemen to follow home all unlicensed Commissioner he theory was that after each hound has been trailed home, the police will be able to get. the owner's address and col- lfl‘t from him or her the unpaid Vcense fees. FIGHT 1. . TROOPS, Three Natlves Shot When Civil Officials Try to Take Prisoner From Army Man. By the Associated Press, BALBOA, Canal Zone, May 11.—A detective and two civilians suffered bul- | let wounds and two members of the | | military police were beaten with clubs | in a clash between United States sol- diers and police in_Colon, Panama, Seturday night, and Maj. Gen. Preston Brown, in command of the Canal Zone department, yesterday flew there to con- duct an informal personal investigation. After it he placed responsibility for a detailed inquiry into the hands of Brig. en. H. B, Fiske, commander of the canal division, Col. Henry Fleet, chief of staff of the division, is in immediate charge of the investigation. From his informal investigation, Gen. Brown said he learned the trouble started soon after Pvt. Fred H. Switzer, | who was on military police duty, had arrested a man after an altercation in Switzer started for the station with | his prisoner, Gen. Brown sald, when a Panama policeman arrived upon the scene, produced a gun and attempted to take the prisoner. Other Panama po- licemen, & detective and a group of ci- villans gathered, he said. with drawn guns and joined in the fray. Switzer, he said. was forced againsta wall with his prisoner, but instead of surrender- ing him he drew a pistol and fired, the , bullet striking the Panama detzctive in | the shoulder. Before the soldier could use his nnl again it jammed, and he retreated into, & doorway. The prisoner fled, Gen. Brown said, | and the Panama police opered fire, dur- { ing which an Italian coachman was hit in the neck and a newsboy bystander | in the leg. Civilians Jam Street. At that time, he sald, the narrow | street was choked with civilians, all of ‘whom apparently were convinced & ?lu:hed battle was taking place between he Army military pol!ce nnd the Pan- ama nollu suen lnd stones fle' and several pe: struck. Ger- ald C. lll[hwn flu hit in l.h! shoulder with a rock, and Pvt. Fred H. Hastil was struck on the head with a club ;sne the hands of a Panama policeman, The confusion subsided a few minutes later after the arrival of other mllmry( roltee and Panama officers. The par- icipants were nken to the Colon sta- tion and locked uj Col.” Fleet nld the inquiry would be | conducted in conjunction with Panama | officials tomorrow and that it probably will take several days. POLITICAL STUDY cLus TO ELECT NEW ‘OFFICERS A e Bnllo'.a to Be Cast Saturday From 1 to 3 O'clock—Annual Break- fast Planned May 23. FACING LEGISLATORS A S 1 May Have to Go to Court to Col-| lect $260 Each Voted by South ‘ Cuohn Assembly. Br the Associated Preis.” COLUMBIA, 8. C., May 11.—Just be- | fore adjourning the General Assembly Saturday. South .Carglina/s mlmra voted themselves $260 expense money each, but it appears they might be forced to considerable litigation to col lect and keep it. A. W. Holman of Columbia lnnounced he, as a taxpayer, would ask the Su- preme Court today for an injunc- tion restraining the State treasurer from honoring vouchers for the expense money. He said he would ronund the pay- ment of any momy to the legislators except their constitut constitutional. J. 8. Skottowe' ‘Wannamaker, presi- dent of the South Carolina Taxpayers’ League, said the league would enter suit for restitution of whatever expense money was paid them. QUALIFYING SPEED SET FOR OIL-BURNING CAR Gusidains’ Motey "ih- Indhnapoll! Race Must Make 80 Miles Per Hour. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, May 11.—Indianap- olis Motor Speedway officials today fized 80 miles an hour minimum as the speed at. which the Cummins oll-burn- ing automobile must be driven to qualify for the 500-mile race May 30. Cars powered by gasoline burning motors must average 90 mi'es an hour over the 10-mile qualifying distance. If the oil-burner meels the test the 39 fastest of the other 71 yacers entcred will complete the field, provided trey meet the minimum speed. Clessie Cummins of Columbus. Ind.. built the ofl-burning car. It has no spark plugs and uses cruds oil for fuel. He set a world record of 100.755 miles 2an hour for a_mile straightaway in a similar car at Daytona Beach, Fla., last ‘Winter. Dave Evans. vetzran driver, will be | Mrs. Ernest Humphrey Danfel; first vice | president, Mrs. Frank M. Shortall; sec- tional pay is un- | | | F. G. SHOCKENCY DIES I} ‘The Political Study Club will elect of- ficers at & meeting next Saturday -t the Washington club. The polls will be | | open from 1 to 3 o'clock. | The candidates for office are’ Prefl-. dent, Mrs. Rose Yates Forrester and ond vice president, Mrs. Peter John Me- | Govern and Mrs. May D. 'Lightfoot; |third vice president, Mrs. Harry R. Perrv and Mrs, rick T. F. John- g . Gillingham: ~ corresponding _secretary, Mrs, Willlam A. Boss; treasurer, Mrs, ! Charles Marvin Jones; auditor, Mrs. | | Wallace Streater; federation directors | and alternates, Mrs, John T. Marchand, | Mrs. Eima R. Saul, Mrs. M. Jordan || Markley, Mrs Henry O'Malley, Mrs. C. ' Albert White, Mss ldwlrd Shields, Miss Martha Fitzpatrick and Dr. Laura 8. Brennon, The annual breakfast of the elub will | be held Mly 23 .t tlu Mlyflower Hotel. i B e Collapses'in Home and Expires Be- fore Medical Aid Arrives.' | __Pred G. Shockency. 50 vears old, 167 | Uhland terrace northeast, died sud- denly »t hjs home yesterday after- noon abbut 1 o'clock.. He was fourid | lying on the flocr by his wife, Mrs. | Kate Shockency, who summoned Dr. | Louis Jimal, resident physician at Cas- | uslty Hospital, who Ppronupoced hmm dead on, arrival. Desth resulted from | | an attack of heart disease, | 4 Kidnaped' Bishoj Released. AMOY, China, May 11 (#).—Bishop | Prat and Rev. 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