Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1931, Page 10

Interesting Medals Placed; in Treasury Building Are Passed By. The average tourist is not aware of | Wi mians do | "ashingto 'but in the lobby of ; of the | 11 Secretaries of the Treasury and of the 15 Directors of the Mint, designed by the same craftsmen. These also are for sale at the Philadelphia Mint at $1 A fine series of' Army medals is like- wise on exhibition in the lobby. These include the firsi eight issued. Struck in France, commemorate Gen. E%. ffches g T : E i i 9. £ " ?%5 g 55 i H 14 H it t E : i i ® 14 | P ] - : § 3 L I g? il ; A i 5 i .55 8| 4 225 g i EA : | ] Ko sk ‘warrant in zsymt for also shown. i i Fhix is a com-| ) ;9 ERRFEC T : i 2 H é ] the general managers of the Senator’s Yacht Launched ELECTRIC CRAFT TAKES TO WATER AT BATH, ME. on the ways, caused Senator Metcalf is of Rhode Island. ~—A. P. Photo. :|BANKING STABILITY EXPECTED IN MEXICO “Small Run” on Banco Nacional Reported Checked by Gen- : ] -§ T g d Eus 1 1 L] £ , which are eli- the Bank of it 25,000,000 Mexican minister of finance and : | ‘The and Appointment of H. L. Matthews of Lakewood, Ohio, as an associate bridge | District exhibition, | engineer of the pailment &t & salary of $3,200 annually | was approved today District | | Commissioners. His services will be | utilized in ccnnection with the design- by the “They coma | G Of the P Street Bridge. early novels was “Odtaa AR ‘The title of one of John Masefleld's Weather Cool Today Cool Tomorrow Cool All the Time We Make Our Own Weather | Bank of | Hoover and Bennett To Broadcast From Cleveland Saturday By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, August 4—Two broadcasts, one to include talks by President Hoover and Richard B. Bennett, of Canada, are scheduled from the Y. M. C. A. World Conference at Cleve- dian premier will the evening over an B. C. net- work, while the. will be made in the afternoon. Toad “Army” Saves be N. il South Dakota Town From Bug Invasion Thousands Devour Pests and Become Feasts for Chickens. By the Associated Press. IPSWICH, 8. Dak., August 4—The lowly toad gets thanks from Ipswic] Coming here with thousands of nions, more than have been seen in pswich since the great toad days of 1921, this unbeautiful creature is sav- ing men money. ‘The toads, so many that they even millions _of bugs pests. In turn, serving a sacrifielal purpose, they become feasts to chickens and ducks, Ipswich's weather prophets declare y | the great number of toads to be a sign " | of a wet Fall. None know whence they came, but some say they fell with the late showers. SCHoOL CONTRACT GIVEN bank Contract for construction of the | Phoebe Hearst School at Thirty-seventh and Tilden streets today was awarded to Ralph 8. Herzog of Philadelphia by the District Commissioners. The work will be accomplished at an outlay of $105,895, the lowest bid re- celved. FINAL REDUCTIONS “LOOSE ENDS™ Tied Together | declaring that proposals for leasing and | opes interest of fertilizer production and of LEASEBOS ASKED | ONMLSELE SHOALS Farm Federation Will Submit Offer for Entire Plant on September 1. By the Assoclated Press. FLORENCE, Ala., August 4.—The Muscle Shoals Commission will receive in Washington September 1 or lease and operation of Muscle Shoals “in the interest of fertilizer pro- duction and of agriculture.” Sam F. Hobbs of Selma, Ala, ‘the announcement last night folle lon Fanitmtion would subnts & b Tor m would submit & for lease of the entire Muscle -Shoals project. Six Hearings Siated. Amormm&mnflln- H earings be held in each State, in Alabama at ingham, Montgomery and Decatur, and in Tennessee at Memphis, Knox- ville and Chattanooga. Dates will be announced later. Coricluding its meeting here last night the commission isued a statement rating the Shoals “in the agriculture” would be received in Was! ington September 1. General policles with reference to disposition of the $150,000,000 nitrate plant and hydroelectric development were discussed by the commission at its meeting here. Smith Absent From Session. In his announcement last night Chairman Hobbs said: “The Muscle Shoals Commission, ap- nnnud by the President and the Legis- ture of Tennessee and the Governor of Alabama will, on September 1, 1931, at 10 am, receive at 1734 New York ashington, D. C., proposals in proposal desires to make with regard to projects upriver above Muscle Shoals, or the benefits to be derived therefrom by the m;:::u Shoals project, with a view 'l‘; sul ing such propossl or proposal to the President of the United States for submission to Congress.” Only one of the nine members of the falled to attend yesterday's , W. H. Smith of ‘Thomas H. Green of the Judge Ad- vocate General's ent, was bid | ness in the trial of Col. Luke Les, Ten- n submission of on the project pending the formal action. BACKS FARMERS' BID. Federation Director Says Shoals Could Fix Nitrate Prices, OCONCORD, N. H, August 4 (#)— George M. Putnam, a director of the American Farm Bureau Federation, said tcday he believed the farmers of the be for the it would mean a direct sa of more than $1,000,000 annually for New Eng- land farmers alone, sald. Statistics dy he sald, oo New at & sa per cent or more to_farmers under normal market prices. Putnam estimated that New England uses more than 400,000 tons of fertilizer & year. ing sufficient fertilizer to supply country, its output would, if properly distributed, control market prices, Put- nam said. N S Ll ‘Warns Against Imposters. Maj. C. J. Brown, of the Washington Boys' Independent Band, yesterday an- nounced that imposters have been col- Jecting money for the band without authority. All checks, he said, should be made payable to himself, at 626 F street southwest. Are now the Big Shot at the D. J Kaufman Stores. Nothing to wait for: the last word has been said. 1 1.75 318.75. Al $15 & $16.50 § Linen Suits.. All $20 & $22.50 3-Piece Linen and Nurotex SUILS ... All $25 & $30 Tropieal Worsted SUITS All $25 & $30 Woolen Suits (Extra Pants, $4) $ 1 9.75 323.75 QR 75| Buy pu the Famous Koufmon Budget Plan—Y, Cash—balance 10 weskly or 5 semi-monthly payments. All $35 & $40 Woolen Suits (Extra Pants, §5) All $45 & $50 Woolen Suits (Extra Pants, $6) o AUDITOR TESTIFIES COL. AND MRS. EDWARD M. HOUSE. By the Assoclated Press. EW YORK, August 4—Col. Ed- ward M. House, who has never sought a itical office, but was confidential adviser to President Wilson during the Tl Soiden wiading ano toda efr golden anniversary y. No plans lyflu day have been an- nounced. Mrs. House is the former Loulie Hun- ter of Austin, Tex., where she and her husband stili have a home. They have two children, Mrs. M Mrs. Janet Auchingloss. Col. House, who is 78, has been active in State and national Democratic cir- cles for years. He was a personal rep- resentative of President Wilson to Eu: ropean governments in 1915 and 1916. In 1917 he was & tatl House are celebrating | of the conference of the premiers and ministers at Paris, where plans for continuance of the war were . Later he acted for the United States in the negotiation of the armistice and ‘was & member of the commission which d | drew up the covenant for the League of Nations. IN LEA FRAUD TRIAL McCants Identifies Tennessee Poli- tician's Signature on Bank Notes. By the Assoclated Press. ASHEVILLE, N. C, August 4—Wil- lam McCants, former auditor of the Central Bank & Trust Co., returned to the stand here today as a State’s wit- nessee politician and financler, and| three others charged with conspiracy to | defraud. On trial with Lea are Wallace B.| Davis, president of the bank, which| failed last Fall;, Luke Lea, jr, and E.| P. Charlet of Nashville, a former asso- clate of the elder Lea. ‘The defendants are accused of con- The continuous and con- in The Star’s circulation is a very in the growth of local business. sistent increase important factor Call the Advertising Man- ager, National 5000, and have a representative call and point out how The Star offers the successful solution of your advertis- ing problems. spiring to defraud the bank of approxi- mately $1,300,000. The State experienced in s | agent, as an expert in Naentitving Cof Lea'’s fltnltur;'on notes. After an hour phone circulation d - ment, National m—mt:d instructions will be given for this service to start at FORTRP 10 ROWE Franco-Italian Naval Pnfley; Believed Set for Signing of Arms Holiday Pact. BY WILLIAM BIRD. By Cable to The Star. ARIS, i?éé:fir wlnl and 4 Fore! ter Julius Curtius, lin tomorrow, nmt;b:m:gl French official ®ircles. It is that Secretary of State He 's disarmament v‘::&- si 100 Doors, 50c ea. Sinks, Toilets, Pipe, Etc., at Your Own Prices 2 Beautiful Oak Mantels BRICK (good hard) $3.75 per M. Wrecking— 12 Baildings at 122 M St. N.W. Tel, National 3483 PORTO RICAN RELIEF FUND REACHES $T; Washingtonians Respond to Appeal ' Made by Robert V. et 2 ! i 7 § iy I i i ; j fi USINESS as usual, is the slogan of the merchants in Washington, D. C., and results are enjoyed in exact ratio to the effort put forth. This is evidenced by the fact that The Star—Evening and Sunday— leads every newspaper in the country in retail advertising lineage, without predated or special editions; reaching practically everybody with money to spend in this prosperous and populous Of The Star’s circulation, 97% Evening and 96% Sunday is confined exclusively to Washington and the 25.mile trading area. : market: Truly, depression is a myth in Washi on.