Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1931, Page 1

[ ME,'N ,Rev RN CANADA Message From Couple Today Tells of Preparations to Hop to Hunter Bay. HERNDON AND PANGBORN &TILL HOPE TO FLY HOME Robbins and Jones Abandon Plans - for Year for Non-Stop Jour- ney to Tokio. — ted Press. {8 is how the major airplane flights today: s Mrs, Lindbergh reached Bajér Lake, Canada, yesterday after- _moon_ from Churchill on their fiight to Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, ‘§r. who set-fut to beat the Post-Gatty *round-the-world record, were at Kha- 4y a - g ; B ) e ot 1:45 ¢ o j | £ gfi% ; ; i ! i ¥Es i i & §Ei I i i 418 o : i i 2 Es 8 Territory. nesr ™ Hoover’'s Weakness For Gum Is ealed*'by Nutt G. O. P. Treasurer Brings Special Brand on Visit 1o White House. President Hoover has weakness for gumdrops. This is not for just ordinary gumdrops, for a special brand made in_Cleveland, Ohio, and supplied by Joseph R. Nutt, treasurer of Republican National Committee. Mr. Nutt arrived in towa today with a d ly. As he was seen en- umfl the lent's office this morn- b, e aid.in responee o questions: e sal response d p are for the g:ldmt He a special brand we make out in Cleveland and I ht some along ‘when I left home last ht.” Mr, Nutt's face was as happy and beaming when he en the iden- tial office grasping his as tmh he was to the it-a rt to the effect that the Republican Na- tional Committee had a treasury - ing with money instead of being near) depleted. $300,000,000 TOTAL IN BUILDING TO BE UNDER WAY INFALL President Says Program of Government Advancing Satisfactorily. Public buildings, estimated to oost Sites acquired or in negotiation May 15 to July 15—Thirty-four have been advanced to this tegory, there now being 100 in this stage, &t an estimated coet of $32- 01,841 Two Classes Delayed. 6. Sites advertised and bids opencd— There are now 156 projects in this stage, al an estimated ultimate total cost of $34.871,800. “It has been found,” the President said, “that, owing to local conflicts over sites, the impediment in acquiring title, condemnation and so forth, the stages 5 and 6 proved the most fertile of delays.” The administration bullding of the Wment of Agricultyre, costi $2,- ,000; the Internal Revenue Building, costing $10,000,000, and the Government | Office Printing Bullding, costing &1,- 250,000, all in Washington, are included in the completed bulldings during the 15 | year ended July 15 last. el M Dl {CATALONIAN AUTONOMY HIT BY SPANISH PRESS but | " TOSHUT OLWELLS { ?Mobilizpd in Anticipation of Governor's Order in Pro- rated Field. |HEADQUARTERS SET UP IN-LEASED FIELD’S BARN Murray Would Halt Production Until Price Hits $1 Per Barrel. State Royalty Fight Opens. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, August 4.—Ex- & call to enforce a promised | order from Gov. Murray shut- ting down prorated oil wells of Okla- officers of the National Guard station here were being mobilized oon, Gov. Murray, who promised the order and military authority to eaforce it if unless crude oil prices climbed barrel by last Saturdsy night, announced when it will be prices remain st & 50-cent gB‘ iy i 2 o5 i ¥ H i it 'wo Persons Killed, Bcores of Buildings Struck by Lightning and Much Property Damaged. | By the Associated Press. BOSTON, August 4.—Road patiols {and volunteer helpers struggled today to clear miles of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Southerh Vermont high- ways of the debris left in the wake of the season's most severe electrical storm, which last night took the lives of two persons and caused thousands of dollars” | relief from the heat wave that hung | over New England yesterday. | e \DERANGED MAN KILLS WOMAN AND HIMSELF {Husband of Shooting Vietim i ADANS DISCARDS is. The storm brought with it some slight | 884 t0 Two Policemen Err In Forcing Man to Open Mystery Bag By the Assoclated Press. DALLAS, Tex., August 4.—Mo- |, tor Cycle J. W. Gut- tinger and C. W. made the mistake today of | [ | [ OLD NAVAL POLIY Plans Maintenance So That| Expansion Only Will Be Nec- essary in Event of War. | ; and escaped on the other. PARSIN BAK N ISAND ATTAK | Depariment Supports Gover- Discarding the operating policy of two previous Navy Department heads % keep all capital ships, aircraft carriers ‘and modern crulsers “fully manned and in active training,” Secre- tary Adams has evolved a new policy “to keep in commission, fully manned uunmm.mwml " Maintenance of the Navy “as far as Timil- | “The Department of the Interlor L standing squarely behind Gov. Paul M., * | Pearson of the Virgin Islands in the fece of open criticism by Herbert D. Brown, chief of the Bureau of Efficiency, and published attacks on Pearson's ad- This . was made . clear this morning ned | by John H. Edwards, Acting Secretary, in the absence of Secretary of the In- “"" m"""u""l,'m'",{,u jn|the islands have been adniinistered “gireral naval policy” for the pro- | civilly for the past four months. “American intérests,” which| At the same time the White House ~ |declined to comment on the dispute, r|DOr was there any statement forthcom- ::dm the report that Mr. Brown had the of American and foreign commerce. “To_make every effort, both ashore | and afioat, at home and abroad, to as- sist_the mmmmt of the American | t also is to be accorded according o the new . “with & view to adva the art and to providing aviators and air- | o today. production facllities available lorL {)‘m is m_ %,l,::". that ‘m“ has Plans for Emergency. | opats oo tion to Gov. s While retaining the policy adopted | tration. . by, Secretary bur “to bulld and| ‘Brown's criticism, which czme into maintain an efficient, ! balanced | the open after a news article had at- tacked conditions on the ishand, 1s based, he skid today, on the fact that the governor, who took over the admin- istration from the Navy Department, | created pcsitions which were mot y these plans and tenance policy include: - Deietion of the clause relative to designing sir- craft carriers to carry the maximum (Continued on Page 4, Coluimn 4.) NEW LOW WHEAT PRICE- civil By the Associated Press. terior. Wilbur, uzder whose department | contin: OVES INTD RNER Coach Taking Party on leat:h1 Quting .Plunges Into Open _Drawbridge. GEORGETOWN, 8. C., Augist 4.—A bus loaded with picknickers returning from a beach outing plunged igfo an open drawbridge near here late last night and carried approXimately 20 col- ored persons and 2 white men to their Frager, caped. He said he broke Tehicle Burtid e the- Sampit River. utes apart and Jmfi the open draw was ne. t the second 1923 FIRE RECALLED/ »¥ MRS, ENDERSON' SEGRETARY YELDS T TILETOLEGATON Shima Surrenders Deed, Say- ' Head of Capital Traction Co. ing Gift Was Presented satisfy he took the deed to the property to UM Means Asseciated Prase. TWO CENTR, GAR LINES DISCOUNTED D Expects Nothing to Come Over His Protest. of Negotiations. | TANGLE OVER BEQUESTS |OFFICIALS KEPT IN DARK IS SEEN AS CONCEDED|OF ATTORNEY’S PROPOSAL Question of Grants of Property She| President of W. R. & E. Disclaims Didn't Own Raised in Estic Knowledge of Plan for Joint Operation of Service. 1 4 i g ill 5 £ % ! f i i ; i i b i : 5 : H i i i Ul ii;i !g! ¥ the importu of the widow i ™ i i il grt :l -1 Dismissed on Charges of Union today on & funds, Press one of frout On fired ln-velnm.n!m dispatch received here. Evans, formerly the embezzlement of $2,356. He was saw the bus held In $10000 bond- for & heard | August 18. | The affalrs of this union have been {4n the limelight for some time. Several | months ago a woman horsewhipped ‘The district attorney’s office refused to issue & war- rant in the case. ting ir Shortage of some $117000. s some $117,000. 1:1:‘1'“«:1 the unién Fd Mishandling Funds. it official, was arrested in by Department of Justice charge of embessling his according to an Associated i !5 i i 5 ; i i il (R E F i i 1] i 3 s 5 i E (3 ] i 3 } i H (3 % 1 ? i k 5 g | i dispatch, Evans was charged with |+ 5: ] 4 & g g- i i i : sE; i consuma by Seversl s 6 to May 20 an unidentified gunman seven shots at two of the union's f;‘::':'—' | f the officials on the sidewalk in of the building. 5 2w¥8 f FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS rs . Order Change at Connecticut Avenue and Ashmead Pl at 9th and K and 7th and K. in ‘Wounded as Friend i 18 HECO’}DEQ AT CHICA ! Runs Amuck. ! | Regionalists Destructive No. 2 Red Winter Sells at 47 34, By the Associated Press. { Cents Power. | ISLIP. N. Y. August 4.—Mrs. A. W. i Plumb of Islip Manor was dead toda: o Trade. i e oy o | and her busband seriously wounded as MADRID, August 4.—Approval of |a reslt of the sudden t of Catalonian sutcnomy by Sunday's | their close friend and neighbor, Bugene lebescite was criticized adversely today | “':' &" police reported, ;md:uh{ ‘walki e lumb home for \ner, |Separation of State Seen as Giving | IN GIRL STRANGLING o) “Uncle Alf” Taylor No % Similar to Those of Texas Choir Singer’s Suitor, Prosecution Claims at Quiz. A% § i § § i £ ! § I . CHICAGO, August 4—Wheat" today | the center of interest m,x‘ to the | b ¢ i igf- i i i By the Associated Press. SINTON, Tex, August 4.—Muddy! footprints on the Arkansas Pass Beach wore listed as the main item of the |} State's case i i i ie i i | st the preliminary hearing for Newton Yarberry, 22, charged muider in the strangling 18, pretty Symon, cholr singer. and photo- i ] ¥ i 'ORDERS 200 DINNERS, 40 SHAVES, 40 SHINES, THEN DISAPPEARS, i i ;r £ g S HOOVER TO MARK 57TH BIRTHDAY WITH CELEBRATION AT RAPIDAN Geerge McManus and Injured @irl Are Bagaged After School 3N e, ¢ At B 5ir i i 1t it for several o Radi toxi