Evening Star Newspaper, July 31, 1931, Page 4

CUBAN FINANCES IN CHAOTIC STATE Government and Business Both Face Critical Short- age of Money. BY WILLIAM H. FORT., Succlal Dispatch to The Star. HAVANA, Cuba, July 31.—Cuba’s financial condition is rapidly approach- ing the hopeless state. At present it is chaotic, to say the least. Officlal fig- ures show that 75 per cent of the island’s business is bankrupt and the remainder well on the way toward that elassification. The president of one of the larger Cuban corporations said that last year at this time his firm was doing a gross business of $100,000 a month. This year it will not average one-tenth that amount. Another American who has been in business here for 32 years and who had built for himself a comfortable fortune tells the same story. During the last few years he has seen that fortune dwindle until now he finds himself, an old man, in comparatively the same state ncially as when he first started. Other business men generally are los- | ing to Arlington House, Ma). Lost Washington Picture Found in Alexandria Hall Curtis ainting Depicts General as Seen at Yorktown. Special Dispateh to The Star. Park Custis, has been discovered in the City Hall here by L. A. Willlams, custodian and assistant superintendent of Arlington House. § The painting, one of a group painted by Custis in 1850, has been hanging in | nin obscurity in the Oity Hall for years. It _has tis’ name on its backl ‘Willlams and Maj. Leisen: archi- tect in charge of the m of Arlington House, viewed the painting this morning and expressed '¢ertainty of its authenticity, “Washington at Yorktown" paint- ed by Custis when he was between 60 and 65 years old. It was ted a8 & correct representation of figure of ‘Washington and d?hm him overlook- ing the battle of Yorktown. lcflbel; as having the best col any of Custis’ paintings. Mr. Williams discovered' this painting while on_a visit to Alexandria March. He was informed of its exist- ence by Charles H. Callahan, & rian of Washington. momwmbemuewukeuupdn:- ing money and many have been forced | ring stated this morning. It is desired to close their doors. Living Hand to Mouth. The people themselves are living from hand to mouth, with at least 300,000 ectually destitute and hungry. The position of the government is tully as critical as that of its- people, with a funded external debt of $73, 000,000, outstanding public works bonds of $120,000,000 and a floating debt of nearly $20,000,000. At present there is approximately $6,000,000 in the national treasury. Hundreds of government em- loyes have been discharged, other undreds have been waiting for their pay for as long as 10 months and pri- vate firms having money due them {ergtm the government are unable to col- In seeking the answer to this finan- cial muddle and its causes, it is only necessary to examine the conditions in the island during the years which form the background to its present chaotic state. Obviously, the basic reason is an economic one, but politics and blun- dering governmental manazement also must be allotted their share of the blame. Cuba is essentially & one-crop coun- try. It is sugar which is the backbone of the island’s trade, and the price of sugar is the barometer of its people’s prosperity. Depends on One Crop. ‘There has been some increase lately in cattle-raising and dairy products and coffee, but there is, nevertheless, no di- versification of crops. Analysis of ex- ports show that 80 per cent of these _.ports is sugar, 1212 per cent tobacco and the remainder miscellaneous. Until 1923-24 there was a big profit in sugar, the sugar prosperity reaching jts peak in the Spring and Summer of 1920, from which time it receded dur- ing the following four years. This pe- riod is enviously spoken of now as “the time of the fat cow.” Wages were high, values were inflated and extravagance and speculation flourished. These sweet conditions led the Cuban government early in 1925 to inflate the governmental budget and lay an am- bitious program of public improvements. The price of sugar tumbled, and the end of Cuban prosperity was in sight. Despite this, the government went ahead with its public works program. Plans were formed for the new Natlonal Highway which runs the length of the island; the new Capitol Building, new schools and new waterworks. Business in Cuba boomed for a while then, em- ployment was heavy and new industries were started. Relief Efforts Fail. Meanwhile, Hawaii, the Philippines and Porto Rico increased their sugar crops, all of which entered the United States free of duty. The price of sugar continued to drop and Cuba took fran- tic measures. In 1925 the crop was limited by law to 4,500,000 tons and in 1927 there was established a National Sugar Defense Commission & Export Co. Both these moves failed, and in 1929 the Cu- bans made their final attempt. There was formed the Cuban GCo-operative Sugar Expart Agency, to handle all ex- port sales and withhold Cuban sugar irom the market except at a fixed price. ‘This also failed, for there was no de- mand for sugar. The governmental revenue continued to decrease. Credit became difficult to obtain, debts mounted ani values de- |4 creased. Taxes have been increased until now the people are unable to meet them and the government, badly in need of noney, finds it extremely difficult to collect those already in force. (Copyright. 1931 GIRL, 17, BADLY HURT IN BUS-AUTO CRASH Clarendon Resident Is Taken to Hospital—Companion Also Injured. By & Staff Correspondent of The Btar. ARLINGTON, V: July 31.—M! Clara Raymond, 17 old, of Clar- endon, was seriously injured early this morning when the automobile in which she was riding was in a collision at Co- lumbia pike and Glebe road with a ‘Washington-Knoxville bus. Her com- anion, Edward Summers, 21, of Balls- n, suffered minor injuries According to Policeman John R. Burke, who investigated the accident, the young couple was g:oce&din: toward Ballston and the bus headed west when the accldent occurre Burke said that there along with other restoration treasures. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Falr and some- what cooler tonight and probably to- morrow; gentle winds mostly north and northeast. Maryland—Fair tonight and probably tomorrow, somewhat cooler tonight and in east tomorrow; moderate north and northeast winds. Virginia—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow, slightly cooler in north and central portions tonight, and in east and central portions tomorrow; mod- erate winds, moeufi north. ‘West Virgini nerally fair mfllt and tomorrow, slightly cooler in' extreme east portion tonight. . Record for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 96; 8 p.m., 87; 12 midnight, 85; 4 am., 82; 8 am, 81; noon, 85. Barometer—4 E.rn., 29.00; 8 pm, 29.91; 12 midnight, 29.95; 4 a.m., 29.98; 8 a.m., 30.05; noon, 30.0: Highest temperature, 97, occurred at 4 p.m. yesterday. Lowest temperature, 79, occurred at 7 a.m. today. ‘Temperature same date last year— Highest, 93; lowest, 66. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United 'states Coast and Geodetic Sl_l,rvfl'.) :37 a. h tide, 9:10 a.m. and orrow—Low tide, 4:22 4:41 pm.; high tide, 9:50 10:20 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 5:07 a.m.; sun sets 7:21 pm. ‘Tomorrow—Sun rises 5:08 a.m.; sun m. and 148 pm.; sets 6:57 am. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Rainfall. Comrlrll.lve figures of the monthly rainfall in the Capital for the first seven e average arg shown table: 3 1931, January ..1.56 ins. Februa:y ,1.36ins. March .. {350 ins. 2.87 ins. months A*Mnst in the following Average. January ..3.56 ins. February .3.27ins. March 3.75 ins. April 3.27 ins. May 5 3 5 2.12 ins. July . July ......4.20 ins. Record rainfall for the first seven months was: January, 1882, 7.09 inches; February, 1884, 6.3¢ inches; March, 1891, 8.84 inches; April, 1889, 9.13 inches; May, 1889, 10.69 inches; June, 1900, 10.94 inches; July, 1886, 10.63 inches. ‘Weather in Various Citles, STllnlurnur H3 s 3 g £ 359m07 wegoy Stations. “Tgsa gsep F] H 5 H Pt.cloudy Clear tianta, G Atlantic City... 30.00 Baltimore, Birmingham Bismarck. N. Bosto Buffal Cha Chi SgR8sE Ka Cl Los Aneel Loulsville, Miami, P San Antonia,. " san Diego. Cal 8aAn_ Francite & Tonis, Mo, Pt_cland; Fondy Clear Anoks Tamn: WASH., FOREIGN. (7 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) ‘Temperature. Weather. Summers apparently was unable to gain | v, a clear vision of the crossing because of store that stands near the road. His ar ran into the side of the bus. NEW YORK FREES CUBAN Evidence Lacking to Connect Zaldo ‘With Revolution Aid. NEW YORK, July 31 (#).—Jorge de Zaldo, 35-year-old Cuban, was freed esterday of charges of violating the %me anti-firearms act for lack of evi- dence. He was one of two men ar- rested Monday when a trunk full of medical and military supplies, belleved have been intended for Cuban revo- fonists, was found in an East Side age. “{)e Zaldo is the son of a prominent Cuban and was educated in American schools. He is sald to be an exile from Cuba, where he is known as a polo star. FORCED VOTE FAVORED Cuban Congress Committee f£dr Constitutional Reform. HAVANA, July 31 (#).—The congres- sional committee which is considering proposed constitutional reforms yester- day decided in favor of making voting compulsory for all. men over 21 years old, agreed to make no report on ‘womaik- suffrage. The question of giving women the vote Wyl be left to Congress. . Beriin,’ Germa France. . Switzerian: im, _ Bweden Sibratar. son 3 (iflon reenwich time, wfl! iJ Horta ( Part clouty yah. Asore (Gurrent Hamilton. Bermuds.. cloudy San Juan, Porto RICo Part cloudy Havana, Cuba. Ciear Colon, Canal Clear Clear t, B Siexr More than 1.000.000 apartments have been erected in Germany in the last four years. COOL TRIP ON Chesapeake Bay SUNDAY, AUG. 2 $1.80 Round Trip FROM WASHINGTON eken or ral Inner, .00, hy L View of Naval Academy Then -Heur Delightfa} Irip Bewn LEAVE 12TH and N. Y. AVE. Sunday, 8:30 AM. and 11:30 AM. Good Meals on Steamer Washington, Baltimore ;& Annapolis Electric R. R. of | jury is believed .| Thompson, Colesville; $40.000 AWARDED FORLAND FOR PARK Montgomery Jury Increases Price for Sligo Valley Property. BY HOWARD M. BAGGETT. Staff Correspondent of The St ROCKVILLE, Md. July 31.—After f‘ :.J.f.fi’:‘" it totllln:m um jury awar X to-the owners of three tracts of land condemned on the request of the Mary- land-National Capital 3 conn the 8Ii Valley parkway project. total $21,000 had been offered - by the commission for the 1315 acres of land and bulldings involved, while the owners asked that a valustion of $85,~ 000 be placeds on their On the basis of the 12% scres an acre, inclu ownei Parl per acre, maining $8,500 for buildings, while the to have put the land in at about $2,000 per acre, with the re- maining $15,000 for the buiidings. Much Interest in Cates. ‘The suits are the first the Park and Planning m under the authority granted it by the last session of the Maryland Leg- iy b ol B e developmen e Mon County parkway system. Much inter- est was manifested in the dings, because of the effect of the case on the future acquisition of land for the parkway project. ‘The cases, which were tried jointly under agreement reached by both sides, opened Monday and lasted until yester- day, when the jury was given instruc- tions by Judge Robert B. Peter. ‘The a in the three cases were Property of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Howland, consisting of home, seven outbuildings and 5.185 acres of land, $19,500; property of L. 8. Bag- gett, home, several outbuildings and 14.852 acres of land, $12,500; property of Frank M. Heath,~home, two outbulld- ings and 1.98 acres, $8,000. The Park and Planning Commission had offered $10,000 for the Howland property, $6,500 for the Baggett property and $4,500 for the Heath property. Owners Contented on Land. Attorney John S. White of Hyattsville, Md., represented all three property own- 'ers in the proceedings, and contended that the owners of the property were content with them, had made them their home and did not desire to move. J. Bond Smith, general counsel to the Park and Planning Commission, with Attorney Lucius Q. C. Lamar, specially appointed for these cases, represented the commission. Witnesses who appeared for the com- mission included Col. Thomas Hampton, secretary-treasurer of the commission; Roland W. Rogers, landscape architect for the commission; Oliver R. Hatch, surveyor for the commission; N. R. Robinson of Indian Spring Park, R. D. Lillle of Takoma Park, James H. Ois- sel, owner of the subdivision where the property is located; Harvey A. Morrison, Takoma Park, and Harold Haynes of North Woodside. Each of the property owners took the stand. Jury Sees Parcels, When the proceedings opened the members of the jury were taken on a tour of the three parcels of property in the custody of Sheriff Richard H. Landsdale. ‘The jury which tried the cases was the same which met in March, having been reconvened by Judge Peter for the purpose of the hearings. Members of the jury were: Charles E, West, Rock- ville; John A. Jones, Dickerson; Gideon L. Bussard, Gaithersburg; French Hobbs, Colesville; Frederick W. Kruhm, Spencerville; Joshua T. Austin, Be- thesda; Thomas Hickman, Poolesville; Walter R. Baker, Barnesville; Lawrence Lester Watkins, Lewisdale; Willlam W. Embray, Po- u;lr;mc, and Wilson F. Pumphrey, Rock- ville. DRIVER IS FREED IN FATAL WRECK Court Holds Conviction Unlikely in Death of Silver Spring Youth, Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., July 31.—A charge of manslaughter against Robert L. 3 | Tyler, 35, of Silver Spring, this county, preferred as a result of fatal injuries sustained by Floyd Graeves, 14-year-old Silver Spring_youth, in an automobile accident on the Bladensburg road near Four Corners the afternoon of July 10, was dismissed by Judge Charles W. ‘Woodward at a preliminary hearing in the Police Court here yesterday. ‘The evidence showed that Tyler, mo- torman in the employ of the Washing- ton Railway & Electric Co., took Graeves and Earl Day, 14, also of Silver Spring, jor a short automobile ride at the re- quest of Graeves and that when a short distance from Four Corners the ma- chine, which Tyler was operating, skidded into a bank alongside the road and upset. Tyler was hurt to such an extent that he had to spend five days in a hospital, but the Day boy escaped serious injury. Day testified that the mathine was going between 40 and 45 miles an_hour at the time of the accident, but Tyler thought the speed was between 30 and 35 miles an hour. Day also swore that at one stage of the trip both he and | Graeves became frightened because e machine was 3ig: ing and asked the » | TYIer t0 let them out, but the defendant denied that any such request had been made. There was no evidence that Tyler had been drinking. DRY LAKE YIELDS GEM VALPARAISO, Ind., July 31 (#).—The drought may have damaged the crops, ‘,lu'il it made Leonard Spooner $800 richer. two years ago he lost his $800 diamond ring. It was picked up and returned to him the other day by a swimmer who found it on the beach, which formerly was ynder 5 feet of water. The dry weather caused thé lake to recede. SAVE FROM Special for SATURDAY O Kryptek Invisible Bifoeal Lenses (far While swimming in the Flink Lake |1 Spectal Tor SATURDAY ORLY”. /™ Fields Bared by Grasshopper Plague PESTS CLEAN OUT IMMENSE AREA OF CORN IN SOUTH DAK Lower: Part of & thron; Governor Provides for Stock Feed Purchase as Three States Prepare Drives. By the Associated Press. HURON, 8. D, July 31.—Provision | for emergency funds to purchase live- | stock feed where South Dakota crops have been destroyed by grasshoppers and drought were made today by Gov. Warren Green. ‘The Governor's Relief Committee ap- | proved & plan whereby commissicners | in’distressed counties could issue emer- gency warrants, to be secured by money in State sinking funds. An urgent request was sent to the Federal Department of Agricultur asking that drought loans be extended to_South Dakota. Towa stand pledged to unceasing fight the pests. Prevention of a return of the grass- hopper peril to crops next season was the objective of a demonstration meet- ing at Mondamin, Iowa, of 100 county agents and farm workers. Dr. C. J. Drake, State entomologist, warned that the State can expect “40 times as many grasshoppers next year unless all agencies unite in putting down” the menace. Jowa authorities were negoti- ating for the use of airplanes in spread- ing poison bran, sald to be the most ef{ecuvo weapon against the grass- hoppers. At Minneapolis plans for a mecting next week of Northwest business and agricultural leaders to discuss the grass- hopper and drought menaces were for- mulated. POISON HELD NECESSARY. Federal Scientist Says Time Has Passed for Nature to Ald. By the Associated Press. The Plains States, growing lean and bare under theé steady, hungry march of millions of grasshoppers, can not now look to nature for help. “It's too late” Dr. C. L. Marlatt, chief of the Agriculture Department's Bureau of ntomology, sald todey. “Farmers and sclentists must depend on active warfare with poison -to con- trol and eradicate the ravenous pest.” Nature has a way, he explained, of curbing insect uprisings, sometimes through insect diseases, heavy rains or parasitical insects who prey on others. This outbreak, however, has bec brewing for some time. Warnings were issued last year to expect an overs whelming outpouring of grasshoppers after several years of rainfall deficiency. The 1930 drought provided ideal condi- tions for their breeding. Minnesota, among others, have been overrun with the h TS, flelds has been la aste by their r.lvlcu. ‘The losses mount into mil- jons. insufficient strength. Had ‘it been of proper potency, department officials be- lieve, the campaign against the grass- hoppers might have been more effective. 50 to 60% ON THE COST OF YOUR GLASSES mo; BRIDGE WIRECORE A TEMPLES 12 1 -‘I'I?I frame. Our Regular Price, Our Regular, NOTE—Regular fee for examinati®® will be omitted Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registered Optometrist 312 MeGill Build 908-914. G St. N.W. DR. W. F. FINN Located 17 .. Years in McGill Bldg. GRASSHOPPER FUND ORDERED IN DAKOTA | “Farm leaders in South Dakota and | against the grasshoppers, while Minne- | sotans started a move to wage War on | Towa, South Dakota, Nebraska and | Hundreds of | Pojson applied early this year was of | PPER: Scene near Winner, in Tripp County, 8. Dak., typical of devastation to growing corn flelds by grasshopper hordes in south central part of the State. Picture shows progress of hoppers through field. Fields in Ivwa, Nebraska and South Dakota have been cut down as if by a flery blast as result of the plague. Dakota fleld of 1,600 acres entomologists found not enough remnants to feed a single animal. of more than 1,000 Union County, 8. Dak., farming people is shown kneeling before an outdoor altar near Jefferson, imploring divine ald in combatting the grasshoppers. In one South —sA. P. Photos. Farmers Harvest Grasshopper Crop For Chicken Feed By the Associated Press. LAMAR, Colo., July 31.—Farm- ers of this grasshopper-infested region have devised a means of turning the destructive pests into chicken feed. With troughs placed in front of automobiles, the farmers drive through grain fields. The hop- pers fall into clear water in the troughs. They are poured later into sacks to dry and will be fed to chickens next Winter. One farmer gathered as much as 30 bushels of hoppers to the acre by this method of “harvest- ing.” GORDON INFORMER 1S PAID FOR CLUES New York Police Raise $15,- 000, Although Slayers Are Still at Large. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 31.—The “price” a mysterious informant demanded for clues leading to a solution of the mur- der of Vivian Gordon, Broadway char- acter, was met yesterday by New York police, although the slayer or slayers are still at large. A check for $15,000, raised by sub- scription, was turned over to Police | Commissioner Joseph P. Mulrooney by the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association to be given to the informant. ‘The “solution” for which the money is paid was the arrest and trial of Harry Stein’ and Samuel Greenberg, who were acquitted of the murder last month. Vivian Gordon was slain Feb- ruary 25, The chief witness for the State dur- ing the trial was Harry Schlitten, who testified he had driven the car in which the woman was killed. Commissioner Mulrooney today re- vealed the sum given by the Policemen's Association represented the amount bar- gained for by the unnamed informant when he was located. The commission- er said he put the matter up to the patrdimen, after conferring with Mayor ‘Walker, and they offered to pay it. Mulrooney refused to divulge the identity of the beneficiary and said he would deliver the check in secret. Israel J. P. Alderman, chief assistant district attorney, who tried the case gainst Stein and Greenberg, said that, in his opinion, the n were acquitted because of the relucthnce of jurors to believe the information furnished by the informer. STAR RADIO CO. - SA FOREIGN CASH SENT OUTSIDE OF MEXIcO Fear of Monetary Reform Prompts Exodus—Taxes on Industry Enacted. | By the Associated Press. | MEXICO CITY, July 31.—After many persons with bank accounts in foreign | | money had transferred their funds out- | side Mexico in fear of the Calles mone- tary reform measures, Secretary of the Treasury Luis Montes de Oca an- | nounced today the government would |not place s tax on foreign money ac- counts. He also promised the government would issue silver bflls only when the | necessity arose and only in quantities | |to meet real needs. This was his an- |swer to those who have expressed fear | that slver currency would be issued in llarge and ipsufficiently guaranteed amounts. Prices Show Increase. A general increase in prices in Mon- terey, Guadalajara, Tampico and other provineial eities as the result of fiuc- tuation of the silver peso, which was quoted yesterday at 3.40 to the dollar,; was reported in press dispatches today. In several instances munlclflll govern- | | ments intervened to check the increase. While prices on some articles in Mexico City have fl""' up, the general tendency among shopkeepers seems to be to wait a few days until it can be/ determined at what rate the peso will strike a fixed exchange value. New Tax Laws Enacted. ! The Senate last night approved a | petition of the government, passed | | earlier by the chamber, asking for au- | | thority to declare an extraordinary tax | | on the gross receipts of all industry. | commerce and agriculture in Mexico. | The tax will be put into effect tomor- row. ‘The President was authorized to levy special taxes on electric power, trans- ports, tobacco, matches and other | produets, and to make drastic cuts in | salaries "of government employes to | meet & budget deficit. PLANE WING IS FOUND | Fragment on Oregon Beach Hints Fate of Missing Pair. MARSHFIELD, Oreg., July 31 (A).— A left wing of an airplane, identified as part of the plane of Rex Brattain, Coos Bay aviator, was washed up on the beach at Winchester Bay yesterday. Brattain and his passenger, W. C. Mc- Flaggen, power company engineer, dis- lpremd ‘Tuesday on a flight to Spring- field from North Bend. They appar- ently crashed in the ocean. LE A. G. SPALDING S WIMMING SUITS EVERY SUIT IN STOCK Complete Selection $3.75. Formerly $5.50 $6.00 $8.00 _ F Street Store Only 1350 F St. N.W. National Press Bldg. Student of Field Offie'ers’ School at Quantico Had Been IIf Since June. Oapt. Jonas H. Platt, U. 8. M. C, who was cited four times for extraordi- nary heroism at Chateau Thierry, died at Naval Hospital late yesterda: aftér @ long illness. He was a student at the Quantico, Va., Field Officers’ School when taken ill in June. Previously he had served for some time at Marine rters here as an aide to the Capt. Platt was born in 1886 in New York City, and enlisted in the Ohio Naval Militia before the war, later re- celving a commission in that branch. At the outbreak of-the war he was appointed a second lieutenant in the rine Corps, and served in France with the 5th Marines, 2d Division. He was seriously wounded at Chateau ‘Thierry, and for his heroism there was awarded the Army Distinguished Serv- ice Cross, the Navy Cross and was cited in’War Department orders and general orders of the 2d Division, His citation reads: “For extraordinary heroism in action near the Bois de Belleau, Chateau ‘Thierry, Frence. Seriously wounded in the log early in the engagement, he | continued to direct the operations not | only of his platoon; but of another. | He charged and drove off the crew of an enemy machine gun, supervised the disposition and digging in of a large part of his company and yielded com- | mand only when exhausted from pain and loss of blood.” He served in Haiti a short time in 1925 and was ordered to Washington in 1929 es an aide to Maj. Gen. W. C. Neville, then commandant of the corps. In September, 1930, he was ordered to the field officers’ school at Quantico. He is survived by a brother, Hl-l‘vlfll L. Platt, Providence, R. I . 2 CIVIL WAR VETERANS HONORED AT CEREMONY Two Civil War veterans, one now living in Virginia and the other in Washington, were honored yesterday | with a ceremony in Cherrydale, Va. They are A. B. Clark, 86 years old, of Cherrydale, Va., at whcse home the | ceremony was held, and Capt. David| Grayson, 93 years old, of Cleveland Park, Washington, the only surviving | member of his company. Each veteran was presented with an | American flag and pictures, Mr. Clark | receiving one of Gen. Grant and Capt. Grayson one of Lee at Chancellors- ville. Capt. Grayson was taken prisoner | at the Battle of Chancellorsville and | imprisoned in the old brick Capitol in ‘Washington. At the ceremony, Miss Anna C. Stan- | nard recited a poem she has dedicated | to the two veterans, “Here Are the Boys | of the Old Brigade. Call to assembly and “Taps” were blown on the bugle by | Pvt. Harold Otis of the machine gun | group cf the 3d Cavalry at Fort Myer. | Mr. Clark was a bugler during the Civil | War. Also taking part in the cere- mony was Louise Winfield, 8 years old, | who sang “Sweet Story.” The American | flag which hung in the old brick Cap- itol, was lcaned by the National Wom- | an's Party for the occasion. CANDIDATE TO SPEAK By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. CHERRYDALE, Va. July 31.—The last political meeting of any size that | is scheduled prior to the Democratic primary next Tuesday is to be held to- night in the Cherrydale Firemen's Hall by the Cherrydale Citizens’ Association. | The meeting has been called to give | persons of this section, and any others | who wish to attend, an opportunity to | hear the two Democratic candidates for | the State Senate, Charles T. Jesse and John W. Rust. This is the only office at | stake in the primary. A. B. Honts will preside at tonight's meeting. Will Leave Here Tomorrow to Study Isles—Quezon Will Take Same Ship. By the Associated Press. ' ‘The trip of Secretary of War Hurle: to the Philippine Islands, which wiil start tomorrow, has revived interest in the question of Philippine independ- ence. 2 Though he has been extremely reti- cent regarding the purpose of his trip, it is known Secretary Hurley is mak- ing the trip to study the status of the islands for President Hoover. Mr. Hurley has had many conferences dur- ing the past few months with Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippine Senate, who has been in this country advocating independence for the islands. The outcome of these eon- ferences has not been divulged. Issue Since Acquisition. Years of agitation in the Philippines for independence recently culminated in monster demonstrations by Filipinos, inspired by the visit of Senator Hawes, Democrat, of Missouri, one of the out- standing advocates of Philippine inde- p"l'g;fi?um Firee ation to free the Philippines has been before Congress vlfb?mly since the islands were acquired as a result of the Spanish-American War, but it has made little headway. The question was revived dui be- bate on the Hawley-Smoot tariff act, chiefly by Representatives of sugar-pro- ducing States who would like to levy a tariff on Philippine sugar and other importas. Will Sail With Quezon August 8. During the last session the Senate Insular Affairs Committee approved a bill looking toward Philippine g‘ld!pehd- ence, but it falled to receive Senate consideration, Gov. Gen. Davis recently told the Filipinos in two public utterances they were economically dependent upon this country. He sald the effects of the world-wide economic dpression would have been much more serious in the islands if they had not had free entry to_the big American market. Despite the economic side of the question, about which there is some difference of opinion, the e political leaders have made independ- ence their biggest issue. Secretary Hurley will sail with his wife and Senator Quezon from Seattle August 8. Arriving in Manila August 31, he will spend 17 days studying con- ditions and talking to leaders before turning homeward. En route he will make s visit at g;nzolulu during the call there of his at. MEXICAN CONSUL FINED OKLAHOMA CITY, July 31 (®— H. Valdez, Mexican consul, yesterday paid a fine and costs of $27.50 after pleading guilty to speeding. ‘Then he issued a statement saying the traffic charge was his first offense in 17 years in this country, and denying he was “arrested” or that beer was found at_his home July 17. 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