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JST 12, 1931 " A4 KNOX IS PURCHASER| "' OF CHICAGO NEWS THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESPAY, AUG oo War for Peace | U1 OFBIGE [EOE ANOmO TRy Germany, More Even Than the United States, Is Seivisly fon. ShodLongsh DUPE-Sod RUSHED |N I.UNDUN Marriages Are Unions of Convenience, Will Press Claim at Geneva. Being Am!lfltd Ly Pu'ent Glrvan ADAMS TOIGNORE |SLIGO PARKWAYS SCHOFIELD ATTACK| EXTENSION URGED Joins Theodore Ellis In b quiring Property From 17~ $trong Exeoutors. By the Associated Press. Ao OHICAGO, August 12.—Con of the Chicago Daily News was "ggrchu-d today from the executors of Walter A Prank Knox, pres- ident of the Manchester, N, H., Union Leader, and Theodore T. Ellis of Wor- cester, Mass., manufacturer and former %\:hnlh&f of the Worcester Telegram zette. Mr. Knox sssumed his dutles today ®s president and publisher of News. Mr. Ellis will be vice president of the corporation and & member of its board of directors. Mr. Strong, publisher of the news- paper since the death of Victor Law- son, died of a heart attack May 10, leaving disposition of his estate to the discretion of three executors, his widow, Josephine Haviland Strong: Laird Bell, his g:rsonll attorney, and Holman D. Petibone, president of the Chicago Title & Trust Co. Follow ldeals. In announcing the transfer of the controlling majority of the Daily News stock to the Eastern men the executors dssued this statement. “Having known intimately the high ideals with which Walter Strong edited the Daily News, his pride in it, and his determination that it should serve the highest interest of his community and his country, we cannot have es- caped a desp sense of our responsibility for the maintenance of the fine tra- ditions of the paper. “In putting the control and manage- ment of it into the hands of Col. Knox, we confidently believe that we are ful- filling this trust. His conspicuous suc- cess and fine reputation as & news- r man, his public record in other elds and the manifest sincerity of his intention to maintain the tone and character of the paper have convinced us that as long as he controls it, its readers may go on relying upon it to collect the news swiftly and accurately, to present it fairly and to comment upon it honestly.” Purchased in 1876, The first owners of the Daily News were Melville E. Stone, for many years gntrnl manager of the Associated Press; rcy R. Meggy and Willlam E. Dougherty. Mr, Lawson purchased the newspaper in 1876 and directed it until his death, August 19, 1925. Mr. Strong assumed control December 24, 1925. Col. Knox, a native of Boston, has en- gced in the newspaper business in rand Rapids and Sault Ste Marie, Mich.; in Manchester and Boston. He Was member of the Rough Riders troops in the Spanish-American War, is @ former chairman of the Michigan Re- publican State Committee and was ap- pointed to the Board of Indian Commis- sloners by President Taft, During the World War he served overseas with the 153rd Artillery. Deily News, an Associated Press mt T ‘;ngh one of !auv:;v‘;law unevs- papers icago, mo! new monumental home on the Chicago River at Madison street in June, 1929, and two months later acquired the Dally Jour- nal, oldest daily in Illinois. Its circu- lation last month averaged 400,136, NATIONAL BANKS’ RESOURCES DROP Reduction Singe March 25 Is $483,760,000—In Year $1,473,841,000. By the Assoctated Press. Total resources of the 6.805 national banks in the continental United States decreased $483,769,000 between March 35 end June 30 to an aggregate of $27.- 642,608,000. J. W. Pole, controller of the currency, in announcing the figures today that as compared to a year ago, when there were 7,252 national banks, the June 30 resources showed a decrease of $1,473,841,000. Total deposit liabilities of the banks on June 30 were $22,198,240,000, a de- crease of $145.926,000 since Mdrch and & drop of $1,070,644,000 for the year. The aggregate deposit liabilities on June 30 included demand deposits of $10,105,885,000 and time deposits of $8,- 579,590,000. The remainder was made up of deposits due banks and bankers, certified and cashiers’ checks and United States Government deposits. In the time deposits was included tal savings of $207,205,000, time cer- cates of deposit of $1,311,635,000 and vings pass book accounts of $6.031 - 314,000 ‘The latter division repre- sented 15,245,028 accounts. Loans and discounts,” including re- discounts on June 30, amounted to $13177,485,000, & decrease of $544.- $87,000 in three months and $1,710,- 267,000 in a year Surplus funds of $1,493,876,000 net undivided profits, excluding r: accounts, of $443,592,000, or & of $1.037.468,000, showed & decrease of $125,187,000 in 3 months and $199,- 744,000 in 12 months. Liabllity of reporting banks on sc- eount of circulating notes outstanding was $630,304,000, compared with $645.- 523,000 in' March and $652,330,000 a year ago. Holding of United States securities regated $3,256,268,000, an increase of $63550,000 since March and $502 $27,000 in the year. TAKE OFF FOR MANAGUA nd ve Maj. Moore and Mechanic Depart in Marine Plane. Special Dispatch to The Star QUANTICO, Va. August ~Ma James P. Moore, U. 8. M. C., of Charles- ton, 8. C., took off from here today in an amphibian plane for Managua, Nica- Moore was accompanied by his mechanic, Gunney Sergt. James F, Hill Several stops will be made en route and on arriving at Managua Maj Moore will turn the plane over to the Marine forces stationed in Nicaragua, Dog to (;(:t Award For Facing Bullet To Save Master Maryland Policeman Kill- ed and Animal Is Shot in Heroic Attack. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md, August 12.—A has been cited for bravery under the highest the | disarmament is important. d |act, the outcome solely of the power This is the fourth of a series of five daily articles on the disarma- ment problem, particularly as seen from the German point of view. BY CYRIL ARTHUR PLAYER.' Special Dispatch to The Star. | BERLIN, August 12 (N.ANA)—It is easy for Germany to preach economy, for she has to practice it. It is easy for Germany to preach disarmament, for she is disarmed. But as most of the anxiety over “security” is founded in a still-living fear of what Germany is capable of, if left to recreate her strength, the German attitude toward Germany, more even than the United States, is outright for sled-length dis- armament, Naturally! But back of Germany’s position, howeven oppor- tunely it fits in with her present for- tunes, is that treaty of Versailles, which is the constitution and the code of King Status Quo. It is possible here both to sum up | the course Germany has taken in the | past toward disarmament, and to indi- | cate the course she intends to press on | the coming conference. | It is almost four years since the late Gustav Stresemann, then Germany's foreign minister, told the League As sembly that as’ soon as general dis-| armament has really begun in all flelds “fewer difficulties will be en- countered in making further progress, and every step forward will itself pro-| vide fresh elements of sacurity for the whole world.” The fundemental prin ciple of the covenant, he maintained, that the reduction of armaments is cs- sential for the maintenance of peace. Not Effective Form of Protection. “Security cannot and must not be based on armaments,” he sald. “They| are not even the most effective form of protection, and they inevitably consti- tute & threat to neighboring countries, This is an_absolutely certain outcome; it cannot be entirely avoided even by | the most peaceable dizpositions on the part of the governments. We in Ger- many today are often tempted to say to our neighbors what was once said in the Forum of ancient Rome to a cit- | izen of that city. When he ¢ppeared armed to the teeth in the miast of & peaceful crowd and tried to justify his arms on the ground that he feared to be attacked, he was simply asked: ‘Quis tibi sic timere. permisit>” ‘Who gave you leave to be so afraid?’ A year later, at the League Assembly, Chancellor Hermann Mueller faced “the | incontestable fact that the prolonged discussions that have taken place at | Geneva have not so far produced any | positive results. * * * “The “much-discussed problem,” he | continued, “of the relations between se- curity and disarmament had found a nolui{nn in the form of a compromise between two opposing schools of | thought. * * * I was greatly struck | at hearing one speaker describe in im- | pressive terms, which gave a remarka- | bly true picture of the reality, the | symptoms and the dangers of an un- fettered armaments policy, whereas the | other , it 1 rightly undersf him, maintained that undue impor- tance was often attached to the problem of disarmament; that this problem was, 50 to speak, of a secondary nature; that it is too early to expsct immediate results, and that such results can only be looked for when individual coun- tries are fully assured as to their se- curity, an assurance which as yet they | do not possess. * * *" Germany Resentful. Referring to the failure of the dis- armament discussions, Dr. Mueller con- | tinued: “I ask you to realize the ef- fect on a people which, having by effort effected complete dis. constantly | to “nsinuations and hes from certain quarters in foreign countries and is even accused of being a menace to the world, while it sees other countries steadily increas- | m'rt" own armaments without blame or_réfnonstrance, “The disarmament of Germany can- not possibly continue to be & unilateral wielded by the victors in the world war. The promise that Germany's disarma- | ment would be followed by general dis- | armament must be fulfilled and, finally, | | afford the the article of the Covenant which in- corporatss that promise @s & basic principle of the League of Nations must be_carried into effect.” In conclusion, Dr. Meuller refused to | | agree that “so vast and difficult & prob- |Jem is incapable of solution in a rela- | tively short time, I will not remind you that immediate disarmament was | not considered impossible for those who were vanquished in the World liwer. * o o | "He urged a_definite decision to con- | vene a First Disarmament Conference, steps to end without delay the techni- cal work of the Preparatory Commis- sion, And as the object of the First Con- ference, as an initial stage, to bring about an appreciable reduction of all existing armaments and to provide for {full and complete publicity for all categories of armaments. Lack War Equipment. ! Answering, at the same session, the argument that Germany's aramaments still constituted a_military factor to be | reckoned with, Count Bernstorfl re- {marked that “all the world knows that | Germany has no heavy artilles no | tanks and no military air fleet. Neither has she any reserves of equipment or ammunition. The total trained reserves diminishing year by year. Her war industries have been destroyed. It would take several months to train new units and still longer to convert peace- | time industries, however highly de- veloped, into war industries Having regard to the geographical situation of Germany—she is sur- rounded by powerfully armed coun- | tries—a war would be bound to termi- e in favor of our adversaries long before Germany could draw upon her human and industrial resources 3 The German people are unable to re- | curity of Europe.” best means of obtining security is to begin with disarmament.<Rrthur Hen- derson, Great Britain, and Signor Scialoja, Italy, expressed the same opin- jon as Mr. Curtius. More or less discouraged at the delays at Geaeva, Mr. Curtius returned to Ger- many, and last November 20 he told the Reichsrat that while Germany had logically and steadily pursued a straight course, with increasing support from other countries, the French government is leaving “the ground which, since 1919, has formed the basis of all dis- armament ‘negotiations.” This had ref- erence to the French delegation's inti- mation that there could be no question of a German treaty right to general dis- | armament, “‘that the obligation of the conqucred is & matter free choice of the victor.” “If the wording of treaties has any meaning,” remarked Dr. Curtius, after quoting many documents, including the League Covenant and the ' Locarno Treatles, “all this can cnly mean that, after Germany has fulfilled the prelim inary condition, the prescribed sequ general disarmament, must follow.” He' deprecated the apparent inten- tion to strike at the basis of all nego- tiations of ths last 10 years, adding that it is not only a question of the legal claim cf Germany but of one of the most vital tasks of the league, whose future and very existence would be en- dangered if it proved incapable of solv- disarmament problem b even in the time of absolute mil- itary might, when France and her allies dictated the Versailles treaty, had the despotism of the victor demznded that for the | the one-sided disarmament cf Germany hould be perpetuated. The raising of such demands 12 years after peace will have incalculable results.” As his final word in the Preparatory Commission, Count BermStorf! reminded the members that “the peolpes are now turning their gaze toward the future conference. For the conference will very last opportunity of achieving the final goal of disarmament for which the German government will work ceaselessly and with all its strength, * * * The conference will be faced with a historic task—it will have to approach the problem in an entirely different way from that chosen hitherto, and to achieve ideal—the true security of peace. * * * The peoples must not for a moment lose sight of the grave dangers which might arise if, in the end, the work of disarmament falled.” At Odds With Commission. For the last two years the German government has sharply differed with the course taken by the Preparatory | Commission, because it thought that | each year the path being followed by the commission was leading it farther and farther away from its original aim. In the draft convention prepared by the commisssion Germany contended that the most essential factors of real land disarmament were omitted one after the other. The scheme for dis- armament prepared by the commission is regarded by the Germans as at most tood | & stabilization of the existing situagin as regards armaments. The Ge: insist that it even permits, to a cer- tain extent, an increase. Actually the unwelcome draft was finally linked up with s new confirmation of the state of disarmament imposed upon Ger- many by the treaties. In repudiating this Count Bernstorff, in the 1930 Assembly, held in Septem- ber, demanded for Germany equality as regards security. In January of this year Dr. Curtius warned the League that “the disarmament conference can- | not possibly achieve any acceptable re- sults unless, before fixing the figures, t thoroughly revises the methods at resent contemplated. It should, more- over, be guided by the fundamental principle of the League of Nations; that { is to say, the equality of all its members. Demand Security. “The conference should not be al- lowed to set security over sgainst in- security, threats over against irapo- | tence. * * * If the League of Nations | abandons this principle (of equality) it} will betray its trust, which is to obtain, by means of disarmament, security for il its members; it will be failing in its mission of peace; it will endanger its| own existence and lose its raison d'etre.” ‘To the Reichstag, in February of this| year, Dr. Curtius would make no prophecies of the outcome of the com- ing conference, but he remarked: “What is decisive for us is that we have & clear legal claim to general disarma- ment_and that we shall not reconcile ourselves to yet a further postponement of its fulfillment. Conviction of our right has gained ground step by step. Only yesterday (February 9) the Brit- ish foreign secretary declared thatevery member of the League was pledged in law and honor to disarm. Now deeds must follow words. We demand the same measure of security that other countries claim for themselves. The adjustment of ehe inequality of armamen tion, but is absolutely essential for the achievement of tranquillity end se David Trumble and Mother Both Among Six Persons Injured in Collision and Fire. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. LAUREL, Md., August 12—David Trumble, 10 years old, of the 2600 block of Myrtle avenue northeast, Washing- the | PO ts is not only a treaty obliga- | MacDonald Recalls Cabinet From Vacations for Spe- cial Session. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, August 12.—The “Big Five" of the British cabinet went into session today at 10 Downing street, the resi- dence of Prime Minister MacDonald, to inaugurate a “balance the budget” cam- paign. Mr. MacDonald presided over the con- ference. Others present were Philip Bnowden, chancellor of the exchequer; J. H. Thomas, dominions secretary; ‘William Graham, secretary of the Board of Trade and Arthur Henderson, foreign secretary. MacDonald and the leaders of the labor cabinet cut short their holidays to consider the recent report of the economy committes which recommends shearing $480.000,000 a year from the Government expenditures. Hurries From Scotland. Mr. MacDonald had hurried down from Scotland; Chancellor Philip Snow- den drove in from his home in Burrey; J. H. Thomas, dominions secretary, came up from the South coast; William Graham, sccretary of the Board of Trade, crossed from the continent, and Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson re- turned from the west of England. The importance of Mr. MacDonald's summons is indicated by the fact that only the most urgent national problems ever bring the cabin:t ministers back to their London desks during the brief Summer holidays. ‘The first move in Downing street was issuance of a definite den! of reports Mr. Snowden ht retire from the cabinet. Although he recently submitted to a serious operation, the chancellor is sald to have recovered completely. Split Is Denled. Reports of a split in the cabinet over the economy issue also were denied and it was asserted Mr. MacDonald and his colleagues are, determined to balance the budget and to escape the possibility of a $600,000,000 deficit predicted by the economy report if naticnal expendi- tures continue on the present scale. The meeting, which began this morn- ing, will continue tomorrow and there- after it is expected the Conservative and Liberal leaders will be asked to co- operate in an economy drive. Legislation will be necessary to put some of the economy report recom- mendations into effect, and since some of the measures are of a highly con- troversial nature, the co-operation of the opposition would be valuable. Apprehension Revealed. Meantime the government is direet- ing its efforts to dissipate a feeling of apprehension regarding the nation's finances, an illustration of which was provided yesterday by the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce m adopting a resolution asserting that unless econo- mies are effected immediately the na- tion’s credit may be seriously endan- gered. Sir Arthur Sutherland, sponsor of the resolution, described the present situa- tion as the most serious financial crisis Great Britain ever has seen. The reso- lution urged a special session of Parlia- ment to effect a national saving of half a billion dollers a year, Similarly, today F. R. A. Shortis, chairman of the Gresham Trust, Ltd., |painted a gloomy picture of conditions at that firm's general meeting. Paints Gloomy Picture. The basic industries of iron, steel, coal, shipping, cotfon and woolen man- ufacturing are in “an appalling state,” he, gaid. Unemployment s growing worse every day,” he declared. “Our export trade—the lifeblood of the country—is declining month by month, and we are losing our overseas markets. “This_country is on the edge of an abyss. Every day that economies are postponed makes their accomplishment more difficult: but I am not without hope that the common sense of our leaders and our people will shortly re- assert itself and that we shall be once more on the rcad to prosperity.” Political and financial circles are speculating as to the methods of drastic | retrenchment open to the government. Suggestions center mainly on conver- sion of the government’s loans, espe- cially the 5 per cent war loan, of which :lbmlt £2,000,000,000 is outstanding. Tax Hike Predicted. By reduction of the interest on this loan, it is figured, £20,000,000 annually might be saved, while if the conversion | was extended to other loans the yearly | savings might reach 35 or 40 million nds Another possibility which many ve- |gard as a certainty is a considerable increase’ i taxation—a method which is sure to raise loud protests in this already highly taxed country, BICYCLE VICTIM DIES !8-Year-0ld Girl Run Down by | Playmate in Kentucky. 1 WINCHESTER, Ky, August 12 () -Run down by a girl playmate on a | bicycle, Emma L e Holliday, 6, died The Germans, then, will offer their own plan for the fulfiliment of this pur- pose. (Copyrieht, D. C. BOY BADLY HURT IN BALTIMORE CRASH in a hospital here today The child’s skull was fractured when | she was struck while playing on_the | sidewalk yesterday by Betty Clara | Fluty, 11. " Police expressed belief that the aoccident was unavoidable | " Betty Clara. daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. Robert Fluty of Detroit, was visit- ing her grandfather, former Judge W. A. Fluty. !( ‘urfew W.ill Rifig Naval Secretary Disregards|inciusion of Brashears Ave- Relates to Academy. City | press a feeling of bitterness when they | ton, is in & critical condition in Johns see that the extent of the efforts made | Hopains Hospital, = Baltimore, today. by Germany to carry out loyaly the from injuries recelved when an auto- disarmament clauses are being over- mobile in which he was riding collided |looked or belittled even the with a freight truck and then burst pacific work upon which we have been | into flames on the northern outskirts of engaged with the object recon- | Baltimore yesterday structing our economic life is used as| _Mrs. Amy Trumble, the boy's mother. an argument against us’ . . . also was seriously injured. She has a At last September’s Assembly the pres- | broken leg. severe lacerations and ent German foreign minister was still | burns, Her son is suffering from a repeating the four-year-old demand for | fracture of the skull, lacerations, burns & disarmament conference, saying: and shock to K “We take the same view now as in the | Walter Morris, 32, said by police past—namely, that our work for the have been the operator of the truc organization of peace must primarily and Bradiord Dawkins, 24, who was be designed to eliminate war, not so With him, leaped to safety and were not much through repressive as through burt preventive measures. We have em- iss Florence Lute, 22; Williard Luitz phasized that the point at issue is not %0 much simply to ban war as to elimi- | nate causes of conflict and to take | steps to effect & peaceful settiement | of ‘all kinds of differences of opinion . It is & fact tbat governments are, to Germany's great disappoint- ment, behind hand in carrving out their’ legal and moral obligations in respect of disarmament.” Just Solution Expected. Summing up the principles which have consistently governed Germany's attitude toward a disarmament confer- Paul Lutz, 24, and Henry Lutz, sll of Allentown, Pa. were also riding in the Trumble car. Henry es- caped uninjured, but the others were removed to the hospital with broken bones and lacerations, They are ex- pected to recover. e IDENTIFIED.IN SLAYING NEW BERN, N. C..August 12 (# — Mary Cannon, who was with John Peel | when the 38-year-oll Pamlico Coast i Nightly at 1 O’Clock In Montgomery iDancl- Halls and Amus ment Places in County | Must Close Until 8 A.M. I | By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILL] amusement and recreation in Mont- | gomery County to close at 1 o'clock in the morning and remain closed until 8 o'clock in the morning will bfl‘ome,x ordinance now in the Board of finally en- effective ‘when an of passage by Commissioners is progress County. acted The law, under the cons the language used in the ordinance, | will affect bowling alleys, pool rooms | and similar places in addition to dance { halls and road houses, Joseph C. Cissel, | counsel to the Count; stated today that dancing is ction of banned after 1 am. Violators of the law will be liable tol | ber away. 3 ioners, | It is specifically stated | This is the fourth ol'ln‘m’-lu of ar- mong Mlmna Wm"h h just issued by the N 'ap) tional Academy of Sciences. BY THOMAS E. HENRY. In Manoboland the wife is the slave of her husband. She tends the farm, ets the wood and draws the water, toil- ?n[ up the steep mount with heavy burdens on her shoulders. Nev- ertheless, Garvan relates, her lot is comparatively happy one. t is," he relates, “the custom of the tribe, and the institution of the great men of bygone days, that the woman should toll and slave. Married life ap- pears to be one of mutual fiud under- standing and kindliness. I have known of very few domestic broils and have never known of a case of ill-treatment, except when in a drunken fit the hus- mJ’ wreaked his wrath on his wife, Moments of anger are not frequen Faithfulness to the marriage tie is remarkable trait in Manoboland, due to the stringent code of morals upheld by spear and bolo.” Marri , he says, nearly always are unifons of convenience, arra or at least approved by the nta. s th: young man is directed to take up his residence in the girl's house, observe her general character and especially her diligence, gain the good will of her father and relatives, and then report back to his own people. No communi- cation of any kind takes place between him and his prospective wife. When the subject is hed to the girl she simply tells him to see ner relatives. Visit to Girl's Home. ‘Then, continues Garvan, “four or five of the nearest male relatives of the man, after g & little beverage, repair early some evening to the house of the nearest relative of the girl. After they have partaken of the nut quid -namwofl-m.manm; cane brew, the prologue 3 lasts from one to two days, often in- cluding the better part of the nights. Each of the visitors rattles off a series of th ently give no clue as to the object of their visit. The father of the girl cuick- ly understands the situation and as- sumes a most indifferent air. He emits 8 sleepy grunt and, after several hours, | rolls in his mat and feigns Mfl." Finally the visitors announce their real purpose. The father strains his brains t think of every imaginable reason against the marriage and .finally tells the visitors to come back on such and such a day, after he has consulted his relatives. Sometimes this bargaining will continue for years. Meantime the suitor continues to live in his prospec- tive father-in-law's house, doing the | chores. Payment is generally demanded | in slaves. An essential part of the agreement is the marriage feast, given by the suitor's father. Says Garvan: “The whole coun- try flocks to the house at the appointed time. The meal finally is spread on the | flcor. The host distributes the meat, carefully selecting the pleces as to/ weight, size and quality, so that nobody | can complain. Such toothsome parts as the brains, heart and liver are divided | among the relatives who enjoy greatest | prestige. This takes up the better of an hour. Finally all squat on the fioor, armed with the inseparable bolo. The | two prospective fathers-in-law pay - cial attention to each other, each try] to get the other intoxicated and eacl xe«fm; the other with chunks of fat. A jeces of fat and bone are scooped | up, pr"l in a mixture of red pepper, salt and water, and thrust into the mouth of the good fellow whom it is de- sired to honor. To refuse the Yonkm would degrade one In the eyes of every one. The womfen, who all eat together near the hearth, carry on the same operations, but in thelr more gentle way. The meal is usually finished in about three hours. Bride in Ornaments. “A few hcurs before her departure the bride is decked out with all available ornaments. During the process of dress- ing her female relatives usually weep, while the more distant ones set up & | howl, in which the children, babies and dogs may join. At this juncture the | female relatives of the bridegroom inter- vene and try to assuage their grief. It is | only after numerous presents have been given them that they become resigned. At the last moment, when the bride is | about to be led away, they surround her, hold her and perhaps repeat the wail. This neocessitates another supply of presents. It frequently that | the marriage suitors are deprived even | | of their personal weapons and part of their clothes. After the bride arrives in her father- in-law’s house & pig is killed. Bride and bridegroom sit side by side on & grass mat. When the meal is the bride- groom takes a handful of rice from his plate and offers it to the bride, while she gives a similar portion to him. Then he passes his rice from hand to hand behind his back several times and sa in a loud voice: ‘““We are now married. The bride does the same. Then loud howls of assent proclalm the comple- tion of the union. “I seldom witnessed s marTiage, says Garvan, “during which the bride- groom did not become somewhat hilari- ous toward the end of the meal, but| he never displays anything but feel- | ings of delicacy and respect toward his jbride. The feast being concluded, seven quids of betelnuts are placed by one of | the family priestesses upon & sacred | dish. She then sets it on the head of | |the bridegroom and falls into an ec- static condition, steadying the plate with her hand. If one of the nuts should drop off, the omen is considered | unpropitious and it is followed imme- diately by a luck-bringing rite.” ‘Wife capture, Garvan relates, is fatrly frequent. The capture is effected by & band of from four to eight friends of the party interested. They lay in hid- ing near the garden patch of the girl's father. When she appears they dnl: Reprisals follow, but the matter usually can be settled by agree- ment. “This is generally resorted to under the advice and protection of some powerful and rich personage,” says Gar- van. “If undertaken on one's own initi- ative, it might be risky, and certainly always is a highly expensive affair. Even when carried out with the con- nivance of & warrior chief it has some- times proved fatal” Poligamy Is Permitted. “The Manobo,” Garvan continues, “in practice is & monogamist, but polygamy is permitted with the consent of the Encw:,wmmm;txmve nown, by flnm even ac- cording to her selection, ge work too burdensome and directs her sband to get another helpmate. As a rule, it is only a warrior chief who | | has more than one wife, as he is in & better position to secure the slaves to | pay the purchase price. Some | many as four wives, all dwelling in the me house, but each having her little few finds her stall and 1f hmgtu.'l\h h'rw. 'tv-m ‘The first wife is para- ment of voke divine wrath and bring on the settlement. Gratuitous mar- riages nnlym. In the few case & state of slavery. His children also hboem- the property of his father-in- w. BOND DEAL TRAGED INLEA FRAUD TRIAL Bank Head Tells Jury Defend- ant Did Not Pay for Securities. By the Assoclated Press. ASHEVILLE, N, O, tA st 12.—~W. he Central returned to the stand today in the trial of Luke Lea, Tennessee publisher, and others on cl the bank of $1,300, Other defendants are Wallace B. Davis, former president of the Central Bank; Luke Lea, jr, and E. P. Charlct, business associates of the elder Lea. ‘All d‘" charged with conspiracy and raud. Harris yesterday testified the Central | Bank bought from its subsidiaries, Cen- | tral Securities and the Universal Mort- gage Co., $875,000 worth of bonds for sale to Lea. Previous witnesses had testified the bank never received payment for $214,- 000 of these bonds, although full pay- | ment was made by the bank to the two subsidiary corporations, Letter Introduced. The State today introduced a letter cerning the transaction from the nk to Lea advising that notes to be taken in payment for bonds must bear several different signatures. ‘This letter also set forth that the notes were to be delivered to the South- ern Publishing Co., & Lea concern, and Lea personally under an agreement whereby the bank would repurchase them within a year. Hmirts said ‘he never received for ap- proval notes from Lea in ent for the bonds. vy ‘The bonds later were returned to Asheville, Harris sald, and the $25,000 balance of Universal bonds remained in Tennessee. Davis Knew of Deal. Harris said he had discussed the transaction with Davis, who told him that the Central Bank“and Lea were co-operating in several matters, particu l;xly one in New York, by which the; oped to obtain control of & number | of bani Harris said on eross-examination he | did not know whether Lea was to use | d: the cash raised on bonds to pay notes which he gave the bank or was to keep it himself. He said Lea tried to return the $214,- 000 balance of the bonds after the Central Bank failed last November, but that they were refused because a re- ceivership for the bank already had been applied for. of defrauding | ported by Rum Charge Against Phil- adelphia Yard. Secretary Adams proposes 10 Pass un- challenged the charges made yester- day by Lemuel B. Schofleld, director of public safety in Philadeiphia, that liquor has flowed freely at the Phila- delphia Navy Yard, and has even found its way into prisoners’ cells there. The cabinet officer thinks the direct- or's statement is e: ted and he will not even ask ‘Admiral Lucius A. Bostwick, commandant of the Qua~- ker City's Navy Yard, for a report. Mr. Adams believes the commandant is perfectly able to handle any situa- tion that may arise and says that Ad- miral Bostwick is a very fine officer. The Secretary is inclined to with the view that Director Sc! is acting like & peevish boy due to the recent encounter between the Navy De- partment and Philadelphia police qver an officer wearing a naval uniform when making liquor buys ir prohibition cases. The policeman found guilty of this ctice was from the Naval the chargss proven, BAYS LIQUOR ALLOWED. | Director Schofield Tells New Policemen Navy Standards Low. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, August 12 (#)—Di. rector Lemuel B. Schog‘e‘ld of &e De- partment of Public Safety, which in- cludes the police and fire forces, told a group of new policemen yesterday that conditions exist in the Philadelphia Navy Yard that would not be tolerated in the Bureau of Police. Warns Againet Rum. the 45 new members of the Navy or the Marine Corps. I want you to know you are now going into a serv- ice which has as high standards as | any of the others have or ever had. “Some of you have been in the Navy, assigned to the Philadelphia Navy Yard, | where conditions exist which will not [be tolerated in the Bureau of Police. It has been known that liguor has been brought in the navy yard under | the noses of guards, sailors, Marine guards and petty officers. “Liquor has been brought into the guard house and fed to prisoners, and When protests were made by citizens they were ignored by the commanding officer and others in authority. Noth- ing has been done about it. now much higher standards than that.” Declines to Comment. Rear Admiral Lucius A. Bostwick, commandant of the Navy Yard since July, last year, had no comment to make regarding the director's remarks. Director Schofield declined to ampli- fy his talk to the policemen except to explain that he did not wish to create the impression that he was “criticizing the United States Government.” WRITES WHEAT REPORT Thomas D. Campbell, Producer, Will Give It to Hoover. NEW YORK, August 12 (#).—Thomas D. Campbell of Montana, one of the largest wheat producers in the world, notified the county district's office that he could not attend an inquiry yester- day on the activities of the general In- | strial Foundation Corporation, of | which he is a director, because he had ppointment with President Hoover. “I've got an appointment with Presi- ent Hoover on Wednesda: he said, to present him with a 10,000-word re- port on the wheat situation. It will be embarrassing all around if it is not nue to Be Asked at Takoma Park. Specinl Dispatch to The Star. TAKOMA PARK, Md. August 13— The Town Council will be m“ been so much cont — - troversy during quest of the Maryland-National - tal Park and Planning Ommauln enlarging and extending its park areas in North Takoma to include the prop- d | erty_referred to. Brashears avenue is | in close proximity to the proposed Fern street underpass and also Piney Branch | road, which is to.be widened and ex- tended to the Maryland line. Residents Explain Stand. Residents of North Takoma, in ask- Philadelphia, Maple and Park avenues. The proposed treatment will also en- able the commission to extend the Sligo Valley parkway in & more direct route to Cedar avenue. The petitioners will lest the coun: cil Monday night to both the county commissioners and land-National Capital Park and Plan ning Commission of thelr in its virgin state of forestry and shrub- bery which readily lends itself %o tive and artistic park development.” is also pointed out that this i5 the most 8| riate time when “ are available to acquire these and bar- obtained. park areas if s systematic monious development is to be At a recent meel of the Council the question of ¢ ears avenue and of , follo was discussed, of the citizens of that You are | Park. The matter was jeining a group of men which has | poration Counsel J. Bond conclusion of the hearing, quest that he advise the as to the authority of the Counefl dispose of the land. The e Kounell as_Corporation e ncil as Smith had just returned from his tion, but he will in all it ready for the meeting next night. oo s HEADS “Y” COUNCIL CLEVELAND, Ohio, A (%o Dr. George B. Cutten, of gate University, Hamilton, N. was elected Y. M. C. A. National Council States at the close of its annual meeting. Dr. Cutten, 57, played center on Yale's foot ball team in 1897 and 1898, served as & major in the World War and ho)l‘d- s number of . He grees. Francis S. Harmon, editor of the Hattiesburg (Miss.) Ameri= can, who had served two years. Hypes, Evanston, Il Ana, Calif.; W. E. Sweet, J. A. Wall, Savannah, Ga. T. P. man, Peoria, Iil., was secretary, and A. L. Ma finished. You can't hold up the Presi- dent. Minn,, and R. C. N. assistant WooDWARD & LoTHROP 0™ U™ F'anp GiSTREETS. A Correction. .. This Valentine Seaver 2-Piece Living Room Suite —advertised on second page (lower right-hand corner) of special section carrying advertising of The Woodward & Lothrop Semi-Annual Selling— | Guardsman was shot to death, today |a fi f 4 S y {a fine of not more than $25 for each D ourtiu restated them thus: | identified s newspaper photograph of | omense, and shall be subject o the dis- it i et | Ben son of Goldsboro, as Peel’s | cretion of the Board of County Com- | A1 countries—full publicity. the settie, | Slayer. Thompson has not'been ar- | missioners, following sich conviction, to ment of all tons 'w rested. ilhe revocation of any license or permit e e nected with ar- | The Goldsboro man previously had | issued them. ‘““m ."mve n‘:‘n u’%:—cm df "d‘wW{n'in | been named by Lawrence Gatling and | The law was intended to take effect . i upon by the | Richard Eubanks, alleged rum runners, | August 15, but bscause of an error in first dissrmament conference, and, in | as the killer of Peel. advertising it this legal requirement Addition, provision for further though| Peel waa shot Priday night will have to be done over again, which @gradual disarmament. he picked will put off the effective date about one in| _ At this assembly Aristide Briand, for | miles from month. -y France, eald he arbitration | the _hitch-hiker ; o Should Be $175 Instead of $II5 man at a filling station, 8 Miss Cannon said made