Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1931, Page 26

P ONLY 300 VESSELY LEFTINWAR FLEET Il but 13 of 38 Lines Es- tablished Have Gone to ‘ SPEEDBOAT QUEEN SAILS U. 8. “Girl Commodore” Has Poem D'Annunzio Dedicated to Her. GENOA, Italy, June 5 (#).—Laden with trophies and bearing a poem dedicated to her by Gabrielle D'Annun- zio, Italian poet and warrior, Miss Loretta Turnbull of Monrovia, Calif., American speedboat queen, sailed for New York today aboard the Roma. Her trophies—seven of them—were won at the Gardone and Turin races, where her 20-horsepower Sunkist Kid THE EVENING PLANS UNDER WAY FOR JOINT OUTING Citizens’ Asscciations and P.-T. A. to Go to Marshall Hall on June 18. Arrangements are being made for the combined outing of the Federation of Citizens' Association and the Parent- ‘Teacher Associations of the District of Columbia at Marshall Hall on Thurs- adults and children, under direction of the director of playgrounds of this city, also free dancing and a combined high school band of 50 pleces, Two or three quartets and glee clubs are on the program for a rousing musical festival. ‘Thomas J. Llewelyn of the federa- tion, is in charge of the sale of tickets for that organization, and it is an- nounced also that the presidents of the affiliated citizens’ associations and other member organization- also will have tickets for sale. Mr. Llewellyn may be addressed at the U. 8. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Italy has warned its farmers against selling wheat in the fields for the low STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, |BOYS MEET GRIFF STARS AT CLUB’S LUNCHEON Cronin, Kuhel, Burke and Schacht Are Guests at Program Given by Cosmopolitan. JUNE Base ball celebrities gave some 30 youths a thrill yesterday at the Cos- mopolitan Club luncheon at the Carlton Hotel during the annual “father and' ing. 5, 1931. son” program of the ition, Joe Cronin, Joe Kuhel, Bol Burke and Al Schacht of the Washington Nat were menl as guests of Fred Pelzman and k hands with the boys. ‘The Stamford, Conn., Boys' Club en- tertained with harmonicas and songs; Ann Arlen and Peggy Hurdle, known to radio fans as “Peggy and Ann,” gave a program of musical numbers and Bur- ridge D. Buttler of the Chicago Boys' Club explained the work of boys’ clubs throughout the Nation. The Commu- nity Chest extended an invitation to OWNERS FLOUT LAW, DOGS BITE CHILDREN Four Reported Wounded by Un- muzzled Canines During Week. Alleged fallure of dog owners to have club members to & “come-and-see” meet- | their canines muzzled as required by law is Teported by the police to have resulted in at least four persons being bitten by such animals this week. Police listed Mrs. Lena Lyons, 2000 block of Benning road northeast, as the owner of the dog which was reported to have bitten 5-year-old Lewis Cole- man, colored, 2009 Rosedale street northeast, on his left arm while he was at play. His wound was dressed at Casualty Hospital. Jane Thada, 8, of 809 Buchanan street was bitten on the left wrist by | & dog reported by the police to belong to Elmer R. Jones, a neighbor, whiie at play. She received treatment at Children’s Hospital. FENEEAAIIGREIERMENINEE Private Interests. l distanced 40-horsepower craft. 1] D’Annunzio’s poem was dedicated to $> the Associated Press. | the “girl commodore.” JBJones & Co. !:mc by the American Liberty loan dol- 1219-1221 G Street N. W. Between 12th and 13th Street day, June 18. The party will go on the ‘steamer Cherles Macalester. There will be athletic events for prices now prevailing, intimating that the government expects to arrange satis- factory prices. rs to help win the World War has shrunk to barely 300 as a result of the. Government's policy of putting _the wmerchant marine into private hands. | “ At the end of the war the Shipping | Poard established 38 lines in the for- eign trade. All but 13 of them have een finally disposed of, while four, still the board's possession, are to be| delivered to purchasers soon. Another Sale Expected. = The sale of the American Diamond Lines on Wednesday to the Black Dia- mond Steamship Corporation of New y o xpected to be followed shortly y disposal of the American-France ine, consisting of 11 vessels plying be- ii’veen North Atlantic and French ports. @he American Pioneer Line, comprising 7 motor ships operating in the North illanuc-FarlEasl trade, is slated for early disposal. > When the Shipping Board instituted & vigorous sales policy under the Qool- ge administration, the passenger lines fere sold first in the North Atlantic| and Pacific-Orient trades. Of the lines aining most are primarily cargo t. a few ships having limited pas- ccommodations. A number of e laid up in various ports await- | le or the seasonal movement of 7 and cotton that might call them Some ships were scrapped. th~ board’s business of op- ts ships is diminishing, officials t that it will be necessary to o the organization in order that 4 mey administer the Jones-White act, designated to stimulate the building of fhe American Merchant Marine by private concerns, and regulate inter- @ass=l trade. % Nearly $150,000,000 Loaned. % Loans under the construction fund hount to nearly $150,000,000, of which 00,000,000 was advanced under the Jones-Whit> act. Several of tha finest ZKmerican-built liners were constructed Mhrough loans under this act. * Although th» board is without au- crity to fix rates, it has been influ- ential in promoting conference agre Ments botween intercoastal operators. 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