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STIMULUS PROMISE INNEWSPAPER S Trend Is Toward Method for Increasing Regional Sales, ‘Says G. P. Wright, Editor. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 5—Gage P! Wright, editor of the Business Eco- nomic_digest, predicted today a trend toward greater use of newspaper ad- vertising space to stimulate regional sales if advertisers are to take advan- tage of “such business recovery as may be 1n store for this country in the near future.” Mr. Wright based his forecast, he sald, upon conferences with many busi- ness men recently “Business conditions are spotty. to say the least,” he said, “and there is every reason to believe that improve- ment will be equally spotty, with re- turning prosperity making itself evi- dent sooner in some places than in others” * * ® .“Common sense indicates the wis- dgm of concentrating advertising in the favorable spots rather than spread- ifg it uniformly over a varlety of fields, only a few of which are ready 1dr_cultivation. 3This means nothing more nor less than the concentration of advertising in newspapers, methods of deader helps an in direct mail advertising. Peri- odicals of national coverage may easily increase their circulation with the first stgns of returning progsperity, but of what use to the advertiser is coverage in_territories which have not yet re- gained their purchasing power?” Mr. Wright added that the chief nced of advertising would be to divert all of his advertising expenditures to local mediums which will reach in- tensively just. the market he seeks without™ waiting effort in fields where nttle, if anything, is gained. POPE FELICITATED BY MGR. J. H. RYAN Catholic U. Rector Sends Cable on Conclusion of Treaty With Ttalian State. The felicitations of Monsignor James Hugh Ryan, rector of Catholic Univer- sity. to Pope Pius XI on the completion of ‘the treaty between the Vatican and the Italian State were contained in a cablegram to the Pope today. Monsignor Ryan's message said: “In my cwn name and that of Cath- olic University, I offer congratulations on the sus ul conclusion of nego- tiations concerning Catholic Action, which has significance that knows no national boundas 4 Relationships etween the Holy Father and Catholic University always have been close. The reigning pentiff late in 1928 outlined a plan for expan- sion of Catholic University in order that it might more effectively achieve the position in Catholic educational circles which its founders envisioned. The recent Atlantic City conference of prelates took steps to carry out the wishes of the Hely See. ALLEGED AUTO THIEF GETS 180 DAYS IN JAIL Colored Man, Unable to Get ‘Alibi’ Straight, Sentenced by Judge Mattingly. James Gordon, colored, accused of taking an automobile of small value, was unable to get his “alibi” straight yesterday when he faced Judge Robert E. Mattingly, so the latter sent him “down to get acquainted with jail of- ficials.” Brought into court by Policeman N. . Thayer, fourth precinct, Gordon contended that he did not take the car, but was loaned it by “Joe Brown and Al Williams.” “Do you know where Brown lives?” questioned the judge. “No, sir,” Gordon replied. “Where does Al Willlams reside?” “I don't know.” “How about Col. Peake and Capt. Barnard? Are you acquainted with them?” queried the magistrate. “No, your honor.” “Well, then, I'll give you plenty of time to meet them. One hundred and eighty days.” FOG HALTS RETURN HOME OF TWO DETROIT AIRMEN Preston and Collignon Remain at Sudbury, Ontario, Until Weather Improves. By the Associated Press. SUDBURY, Ontario, September 5.— Fogey weather today prevented Edwin L. Preston and Robert L. Collignon, Detroit aviators, who were forced to land here yesterday, from taking off for the border city. 'They sald they would delay their de- parture until favorable conditions pre- vail. The fiyers, after waiting five days at Port Harrison, Quebec, to continue on their way to Copenhagen for the pur- pose of blazing a new airmail route across the top of the world, were called home. ‘They have expressed their intention to resume the flight to Copenhagen in January. BLAMED FOR SLAYING By the Associated Press. SAN PEDRO. Calif., Septamber 5.— The alleged fraudulent promotion of B bank scheme in Omaha, Nebr., led %o the slaying here today of Sebas- tiano Salerno, 45, local clothier and director of an Itallan mutual benefit ssociation. Police said Sam Matolitar, 47, dish- fwasher, admitted he killed Salerno Rmiter he had demanded and had been refused the return of $2,500 he rlaimed he had advanced Salerno to organize the Bank of Naples in Omaha. Balerno collected large sums of money #rom Italians in Omaha, but failed to open the bank and finally disappeared, Matolitano charged. Matolitano was held on a murder charge. He said he came here three days ago looking for work and dis- covered Salerno was in business here. Births R'eported. George §. and Mabel E. Kreppenstapil, girl. Albert and Martha Schneider, girl d Marie Carnahan, eirl. . girl. and Frances Waples. girls. William P. and Doris D. Burford, boy. John and ‘Mreka Gavouna, boy. Avden A_and Lucile Dibble, boy. Norman N. and Eleanor Ricketts, boy. Brunello and Stella Landi, boy. Charles D. n; boy. en: John” W. = I and Marie Wylie, bo: and Maud V. Tho: John E. l‘x’\ J‘l‘(‘::uuu!!h.m , girl, i tly‘ irl. 11, nor McDonald, girl. Davidson, girl. Maceo and Helen Carter. boy. Benjamin O." and Eifertae” Greenwood, y and Venus Hall, esse and Masie Blaser, "bov Theodor and Luey Broun. Boy, Tm and Lovoda' v . boy. Paul and Mary A. Te‘lns?ncflfrgg"- s James ane lene Furbash, be \ w84 ARG E N en, g | Officers and committee charmen ot the District of Columbia Department of the American Legion have been ap- pointed as follows: Adjutant, C. W. Browning, Victory Post; finance officer, John W. Shultz, Victory Post; Hospital Committee, A. N. Schroeder, Victory Post; Civic Activities, N. P. Casidy, Vic- tory Post; marksmanship director, O. M. ‘Schriver, Costello Post; color bearer, Edward McCabe, Costello Post; markers officer, William Franklin, Costello Post; Distinguished Guests, Jultus I. Peyser, Costello Post; director welfare, Francis F. Miller, Bureau Engraving Post; mem- bership officer, James Kehoe, ‘Bureau Engraving Post; Resolutions chairman, Martin Dyer, Bureau Engraving Post; assistant adjutant, Emily J. Carey, Bel- leau Wood Post; assistant adjutant, Jane Breen, Jacob Jones Post; Hospital Committee, Charlotte Berry, Jacob Jones Post; child welfare officer, Annie Humphrey, Delano Post; liaison officer, Warren E. Miller, Walcott Post; radio officer, Samuel Rose, Walcott Post; C. M. T. C. officer, Theodore Cogswell, Gardner Post, Hospital Committee, Dr. T. Edward Jones, Walker Post; Ameri- canism officer, Forest F. Bartl, Lafay- ette Post; legislative officer, H. L. Wil- son, Lafayette Post; Boy Scout officer, Altus Moore, Police Post: color bearer, W. P. Als, Police Post; sergeant a arms, Bernard Buscher, Killeen Post; master at arms, H A. Renz, jr., Tank Corps Post: department surgeon, Dr. W. L. Kline, Lincoln Post; council, Dr. M. M. Fowler, Lincoln Post; Armistice day officer, Norman Landreau, Cooley-Mc- Cullough Post; Memorial day_officer, William E. Spicer, 2d Division {Post; quartermaster, Thomas Fawcett, Spengler Post; Permanent Home chair- man, Edgar_Hale, Spengler Post; em- ployment officer, Amos A. Fries, Na- | tional Press Post; uniform officer, E. E. | Corwin, McGroarty Post; Veterans' Pref- erence, Joseph J. Idler, McGroarty Post, Helen McCarthy, Jacob Jones Post, and Frank Peckham, Tank Corps Post; For- |eign Relations, Howard Bresee, Nasii Post; judge advocate, William Kehoe, Jasper Post, and athletic officer, Daniel Pratt, Jasper Post. Department Commander F. G. Fraser | this week addressed his first message to | post commanders and adjutants as fol- lows “Membership cards for 1932 are now available and all posts are requested to call for these at the earliest possibie moment. “The department commander and Executive Committee meeting offered a prize of $50 for all Legionnaires whose dues are paid by midnight November 11 and whose cards are at headquar- ters at that time. The prize will be voted as follows: Pirst, $25; second, $15, and third, $10. “The department commander is offer- ing a prize of $25 to the comrades se- curing the greatest number of re- instatements prior to November 11, 1931, to be voted as follows: First, $10; .;eztga'ld, $7.50; third, $5, and fourth, “The Department Executive Commit- tee authorized a prize of $25 to the comrade selling the most books to aid the drum corps to go to Detroit. “Persons desiring hotel and railroad accommodations to the national con- vention should contact Adjutant C. W. Browning at department headquarters at once. All hotel reservations must be accompanied with a $5 deposit per per- son. “Contiruing the arrangement in ef- fect in the national convention cities during the past few years, there will be | temporary flag staffs available for visit ing posts and departments at the De- troft. convention. These staffs are al- | ready in Detroit and will be furnished free upon arrival to all posts and de- partments wkto desire them as a gift of the Boston Convention Corporation. Upon arrival in Detroit contact should | be made with the offices of Alton T.| Roberts, executive vice president, 1931 National Convention Corporation, 2515 Barlum Tower. “It is requested that in your next cir- cular to comrades of your post you ask | them to volunteer for services, such as | serving on Department Hospital Com- mittee, Department Ceremonials Com- mittee’ (funerals at Arlington) or for any services that they might wish to Tender. “The Department Executive Commit- tee meeting will be September 17. Change is necessary due to national convention dates, which are September 21 to 24, inclusive.” ' ‘The National Child Welfare Confer- ence of the American Legion will be | held in Detroit the afternoon of Sep- | tember 20, just prior to the opening of | the Legion’s thirteenth national con- | vention. Greetings will be extended by | James F. Barton, national adjutant of | the Legion; Mrs. Robert L. Royal, na- | tional president of the auxiliary; Charles W. Ardery, national secretary of the 40 and 8, and Mrs. Ethel Mur- phy, le chapeau national of the 8 and 40. Addresses in connection with child formerly of America, and J. Prentice Murphy, executive secretary of the Children's Bureau of Philadeiphia. Reunions of various units have been planned in connection with the na- tional convention in Detroit September 21 to 24. They are the 3d Division, 27th Division, 32d Division, 37th Divi- sion, 42d Division, 78th Division, 81st Division, Air Service Mechanics, 49th Aero Squadron: 23d and 26th Engineers, Base Hospital No. 114, 330th Field Ar- tillery, 313th Field Signal Battalion, Company D, 326th Machine Gun Bat- talion; Motor Transportation Corps 301-2-3, Motor Twansportation Corps 420, Naval Base No. 27, Naval Battery, Poitiers University; Tank Corps outfits, U. S. Naval Base No. 6, Submarine; U. S. Submarine Veterans, U. 8. S. Annapolis, U 8. S. Arethusa, U, S. Michigan, U.S.S. North Dakota, . 8. Rhode Island, U. S. S. Wilhelmina, U. S. S. Wyoming, Aero Squadron, 6th Air Service; 17th Aero Squadron, 47th C. A. C. Artillery, Company K, 337th Infantry; 47th Engineers, Mine Force Association, Ordnance Depart- ment, Bassens and St. Nazaire; U.S.S. Powhatan and U. S. S. Michigan. The advisory council of U. 8. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, will meet at the horca of the publicity officer, Eloise Broaddus, next Thursday evening, with Rose O'Hara, child welfare officer, and Estelle Richardson, assistant adjutant, as co-hostesses. Permission has been granted this post to hold its next regular monthly meet- ing in the board room of the District Building in order to accommodate the large number expected on the occasion of the election of officers. The post has indorsed the plan of national headquarters to sponsor the production of a feature sound and talk- ing picture of the Legion's thirteenth in Detroit, entitled “The Legion on Parade.” If possible, this picture will be shown at one of the local leading theaters. The comrades are responding to na- tional headquarters’ call to help the un- employed, two additional names having just been added. This post has recently received a let- ter of commendation from national headquarters on the work done by the post in sponsoring an orchestra for de: children. g All comrades who intend to attend the national convention at Detroit and who have not as yet made their reser- vations are urged to communicate at once with the post's travel officer, Com- rade Elsie Pinney, 4901 Fifth street. Fly! from New York Clt{ to the Nati Capital in an airplane last ‘Tuesday evening in order to present at the installation of officers of George ‘Washington Post, John Thomas Tay- lor, the new commander of the ploneer , and other post officers were in- stalled by Department Comdr. Ferdi- nand G. Fraser at the post club house, 1441 Rhode Island avenue. The installation ceremonies took lace at the conclusion of the regular iness meeting, which was presided annual national convention, to be held | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, T (GIVE-A-JOB MOVE American Legion ‘The officers installed were as follows: Commander, John Thomas Taylor; first vice commander, W. C. Brewer; second vice commander, Jud- son N. Knappen; third vice com- mander, H. S. Freeman; chaplain, Rev. Howard E. Snyder; surgeon, Dr. M. H. Darnall; historian, Past Comdr. How- ard S. Fisk; quartermaster, Homer G. Jordan; sergeant at arms, F. H. Dreyer; master at_arms,” Paul O. Tucker: color bearers, Past Comdr. Bernard C. Mc- Gee and F. H. Dreyer. Addresses were made by Department Comdr. Fraser and Comdr. Taylor, in which they spoke of the future of the organization and the activities dur- ing the coming year, especially in con- ment. nection with the Bicentennial celebra- . tion of George Washington, after whom | the post is named. Reports of the re- cent department convention were made to the post by Past Comdrs. Howard S, Fisk and Wallace Streater, both of r;hom were delegates to the conven- on. ‘The annual report of Finance Officer Lew S. Mohler for the past Year was g:uented and approved by the mem-, rship. James V. Bennett, a_veteran of the 22d Infantry, and John D. Well- man, who served in the 164th Infantry during the World War, were elected to membership. Homer G. Jordan was awarded the American Legion bill fold and card case donated by Past Comdr. William E. Porter in the attendance contest which concluded with the retirement of Comdr. Porter. John Thomas Taylor, the new com- mander of George Washington Post, has since the inception of the Ameri- can Legion, served as vice chairman of the National Legislative Committee and is well known both nationally and locally for his work before Congress in behalf of the veterans of the World War. The various national command- ers of the organization have each year reappointed him as vice chairman of this important committee in recogni- tion of his past accomplishments. Leg- islation affecting the widows and' or- phans of veterans has received the sympathetic attention of legislators through his efforts and numerous amendments to the World War act have been due to his work. Entering the ranks as a private at the cutbreak of the World War, “Jack" ‘Taylor, as he is more popularly known, passed through the grades of corporal and sergeant and was sent to the first officers’ training camp. at Fort Myer, from which he graduated with a com- mission as first lieutenant of infantry. Sent overseas, he participated in battles on the western front and was promoted to a captaincy in 1918 for exceptional services while on the Argonne battle fleld. After the signing of the armis- tice he was placed in command of a battalion which formed the advance guard of the Army of Occupation, re- maining on duty on the .Rhine until his return to America on September 7, 1919. After the war he was commis- sioned a major in the Chemical Warfare Service Reserve and holds the rank of lieutenant colonel in that service of the Officers’ Reserve Corps. His record in the American Legion dates back to the first national convention, at Minneapolis in November, 1919, when he served as an_alternate. E Comdr. Taylor is chairman of the Committee on Arrangements for enter- taining the 3,000 French war veterans who will journey to this city next Fall to participate in the George Washing- ton Bicentennial celebration. An- nouncement was made at the meet- ing Tuesday night that efforts will be made to have them here in time to cele- brate Lafayette's birthday, on Septemr- ber 6. next year. A meeting of the newly installed of- ficers was held at the conclusion of the post meeting, at whbich time Comdr. Taylor outlined some of his policies for the coming year. ‘The regular meeting of Victory Post, No. 4. will be held at 8:15 p.m. Tues- day, in the Woodmen's Hall, 935 Grant place. Comdr. Carroll Browning has announced the appointment of chairmen of all important committees and expects that these new appointees will select from the members of the post the comrades whom they desire to serve with them. ‘The following is a complete roster of the post officers for the year 1931-32: Commander, C. W. Browning; first vice commander, W. D. Rogers; second vice commander, M. H. Burnham; third vice commander, C. G. Haslup; chaplain and historian, A. N. Schroder; sergeant at arms, Max Levy: quartermaster, F. V. Tiernan: color guards, S. D. Bywaters, H. V. Krichton, C. E. Lanahan, R. A. Burke; color bearers, W. H. Opitz and J. J. Canty; adjutant, A. J. Kearney; finance officer, John W. Shultz; assist- ant adjutant, H. V. Krichton; judge ad- vocate, N. P. Cassidy; Finance Commit- tee, post commander, Past Comdr. Cassidy, First Vice Comdr. Rogers, Ad- jutant Kearney and Finance Officer Shultz; chairman Membership Commit- tee, E. C. Minter; chairman Enter- tainment Committee, N. P. Cassidy; welfare officer, A. N. Schroder; publicity officers, L. E. Wiison and_George W. Suit; athletic officer, H. E. Whitely; department executive committeeman, N. P. Cassidy; alternates, R. A. Burke and W. D. Rogers. Post Executive Com- mittee, post commander, Past Comdr. Cassidy. First Vice Comdr. Rogers, Sec- ond Vice Comdr. Burnham, Third Vice Comdr. Haslup, adjutant, finance of- ficer and R. A. Burke. Post Legislative Committee: Post commander, Past Comdr. Cassidy, R. A. Burke, M. T. Noyes and C. E. Lanahan. The department is considering the sponsoring of a boxing program to raise funds to send the post drum corps to Detroit. Comrade Norman B. Landreau is chairman of the committee and Nor- wood P. Cassidy is representative on the committee from Victory Post. . SENATOR DAVIS GIVES LABOR SPEECH TODAY Address Will Be Broadcast Over ‘WMAL From Washington Cathedral. Senator James J. Davis of Pennsyl- vania, former Secretary of Labor, will deliver a labor address at 3:45 o'clock this afternoon at the Peace Cross on the grounds of Washington Cathedral. The address will be broadcast over a Nation-wide network of the Columbia Broadcasting system through Station ‘WMAL here. Members of more than 70 labor unions in the District, prominent labor leaders and representatives of various national labor bodies are expected to attend the services. The speaker will be introduced by Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, who h'u returned to the city for the occa- sion. Familiar hymns, prayers for labor and appropriate scriptural readings are included in the order of service. Rev. Dr. G. Freeland Peter, canon and chan- celor of Washington Cathedral, and other members of the eathedral clergy staff will participate. In event of rain the services will be transferred to the crypt chapels of the cathedral. MAN BADLY ;IURT INFALL Condition Is Reported Serious After Four-Story Drop. ‘Tasker Holmes, 30, colored, of the 900 block of Florida avenue, was in a serious condition in Emergency Hos- pital last night following a fall from the fourth floor of an apartment, build- ing at 1815 Eighteenth street to a concrete pavement. The man recelved a fractured skill. Police report the man was either hall windo over for the last time by Post Comdr. E. Porter prior tohis retire- “pushed or fell” from a on the fourth fioon, - BECOMES NATIONAL President’s Unemployment Relief Designs Five Plans for Communities. The President’s Organization on Un- employment Relief yesterday began cir- culating throughout the Nation five cre- ate-a-Job plan for community planning in unemployment emergencies this Win- | ter, ‘The methods were those employed by Rochester, N. Y., Chicago, Indianapolis, Milawukee and Wilmington, Del.; last Fall and contain many suggestions, which the Fresident's organization lieves might be of value to cities plan- ning to adopt relief programs to take care of distress this Winter. Chicago was one of the first munici- palities to approve such a plan in 1930, and its report to the President’s group cities that the $1,000,000 fund provided was administered in such a way as to create work and a stabilizing wage for the heads of more than 8.228 families. who would otherwise have been depend- ent on the relief agencies of the city. Plan Is Effective. While this method of relieving unem- ployment among the Nation's vast army of jobless this Winter will not meet the full situation in local communitfes, it was pointed out that it is one of the most workable which & community may use to meet the need of an emergency situation, and to help those who have never had outside assistance to keep their self-refpect and build up their morale by supplementing their fast dwindling savings and resources. Meantime, the National Relief Oragni- zation, which is headed by Walter S. Bifford of New York, sounded a warn- ing that children who might become un- dernourished this Winter, because of shortage of funds in their families to buy food will pay the penalty in years to_come. In a statement prepared by Mrs. Ber- nice Carter Davis of the organization it was pointed out that there is a no shortage of funds in the country as a whole, but many families, on account of unemployment and general economic depression, will not have sufficlent funds this Winter to buy fruits and vegetables necessary to maintain health. Urges Food for Children. ‘This, Mrs. Davis said, probably will lead to undernourishing of children and she urged that every means pos- sible to avert such disastrous results deserves the serious consideration of all | who can help “Helping such families to help them- selves, through canning surplus f00ds to tide over the Winter needs, is_one tangible means to this end,” Mrs. Davis assorted. She pointed out that the gardening plan initiated last Spring has resulted in the growth of many vegetable gar- dens throughout the country. In many instances, she added, the quantity of fresh vegetables available from these gardens exceeds the present needs of | the families concerned, and she urged that it is important that the surplus be conserved for Winter use. Start Canning Drive. _ Mrs. Davis declared that in recogniz- ing that the present surplus is a poten- tial and economical means of averting distress in months to come, the Presi- dent's relief group has inaugurated a campaign for canning surplus fruits and vegetables. Favorable reports are being received by the organization from all sections of the country. From a study of the permanent phases of the unemployment problem, recommendations to Congress may come from a committee appointed by Secre- tary Doak. This group is composed of experts named by Mr. Doak to study technological unemployment and the effect of displacement of nren by ma- chigery. The scope of this committee's work was outlined to the Associated Press yesterday in an interview by Chairman Charles A. Prosser. Pomnting out that the value of Ameri- can fndustrial output in 1929 was $6,- 000,000,000 more than in 1919 with 500,000 less workers, Dr. Prosser said technological unemployment may re- sult in “sweeping economic and social changes” in this country. ‘Work Is Divided. The committee, Dr. Prosser said, has divided the problem into two parts. First it must be determined what effect technological improvement has on ‘op- portunities for employment, and second, what can be done to ‘“conserve” the worker who has been displaced by ma- chinery. . ' “One group believes,” he said, “that the invention and use of a machine results in the employment of more people, usually at a better wage. The other group believes that whatever may have been true heretofore, the fre- quency and extent of technological changes is producing exactly the op- posite effect. “The answer can only be made on the basis of reliable statistics and the Committee on Technological Employ- ment will attempt to indicate the kind of studies and the kind of data that needs to be collected and interpreted to indicate trends in employment and sweeping changes that are under way. Can Shap Course. “This will enable the American people to get a better understanding of where we are gbing with regard to opportunities for employment. We can_then shape our course accordingly. “Such studies of particular industries where sweeping changes have been made or are impending will also allow those immediately concerned to antic- be- ipate results ahead and protect them- selves by long-time planning against pronounced injury or disaster.” Dr. Posser said the problem of “con- serving” the worker displaced by ma- chinery involved the problem of caring for all unemployed, regardless of the cause, “In this connection,” he said, “it will be well to know from technological studies whether displacement of work- ers per 100,000 workers is increasing in number or in frequency and whether the lag or period between displacement and re-employment in a new job is increasing or discreasing on the aver- age. 8"':[‘he committee will also make a report regarding ways and means of safeguarding workers before displace- ment, at the time of displacement and after displacement through im- proved placement and retraining serv- ice in gum and local communities.” " IO . i LCTEMBER_ 6, Physical Head TEXAS ATHLETE ACCEPTS “Y” POST HERE. RALPH W. FOSTER. on September 15 will become physical director of the Washington Young Men's Christian _Association, succeed- ing C. Edward Beckett, who has just retired after 43 years of Y. M. C. A. service. Foster, former star all-around athlete at Austin College, Texas, for the past three years has been director of physi- cal education at the St. Louis Y. M. C. A. His appointment here was an- nounced by Leonard W. De Gast, gen- eral secretary of the local association., The new physical director will reor- ganize the physical department of the Washington " in line with moderni- zation policies for which he has at- tained note in other fields. Activities of the department will be greatly ex- panded, it was stated. A wide and varied program of competitive sports is | planned. Served Overseas. Foster is a husky 33-year-old Texan who served one year overseas during the World War. After the armistice he served seven months with the Third Army in Germany and left the service at the age of 20 with the rank of bat- talion sergeant major. His first contact with the Y. M. C. A. was in 1916, when he joined the organi- zation at Dallas, Tex. In addition to Austin College he also attended the University of Minnesota, Ohio State University, Washington University and the University of Texas. Beckett Will Retire. The retirement of Beckett Was ap- proved by the board of managers of.the association with regret. “Prof.” as Beckett is known to his friends, helped popularize basket ball and volley ball as national sports and is credited with inventing the bottomless basket now used in the former game as a substitute for the original closed receptacle. Bec- kett entered Y. M. C. A. work asa gym- nasium leader in Baltimore in 1888. D. C. MEN AND VISITORS T0 TOUR LABORATORIES Several Washingtonians, whose names are.to be announced later, will join a party of 100 business men and bankers from various sections on a tour of re- search laboratories to be conducted next month under the auspices of the Na- tional Research Council's division of engineering and industrial research. The tour, which is scheduled for Oc- tober 5 to 15, inclusive, is the second of its kind sponsored by the council. The Bureau of Standards and the Na- tional Cenners' Association laboratory, of Washington, were on the itinerary of the first tour last year. Detalls of the tour have been worked out by Maurice Holland. director, and Wwilliam Spraragen, secretary, of the division of engineering and industrial research, RGINIA “NEVER A WARM NIGHT” PANORAMA HQTEHOTTAGI‘:’S a. 2'2 hours. busses pass entrance scnedule cail Nat. 9711 cottazes, ily. r Round trip, rustic unique; a var 9 miles east of Luray Caver) distance_phone Luray 25-R. r_Literature ~Wrii Fo g PANORAMA, Luray, Va. Dorth BHil Scenie Drive 53 Miles -F- A colonial resort on Shenand Historic: _scenically beautiful. N spiring, romantic. Canceing. fishing, swim- ming. Three busses daily from Washington. $1; Southern Meals, Weekly, 315, $18. Booklet. Route 54. Maurice ¥. Castlema Berryville, Va. 6* In the Mountains of Virginia Bryce's Hillside Cottages, near Orkney Springs, just 10 miles west of the beautiful enandoah Valley, turn off Mt. Jackson. Va. Fine roads. s unique resort, wonder- ful_scenery. t of ood things to eat. ns. pool, outdoor sports and amusements. Sept. and’ Oct. are the beautiful months in the Mountar COLONIAL BEACH, VA. COLONIAL BEACH HOTEL ON-THE-POTOMAC Spend Labor Day holidays here. ful, restful and beautiful. With artesian water, bathing fre and sea-food dinnel should enjoy your on. with running water and pr up daily. $16 up weekly; reduced rate Labor Day. _Phone. VIRGINIA BEACH, VA PRINCE HENRY }OTEL Located in the excdive North End of Virginia Bead on a hil overlocking beautifu} 8ardens _that run down to a perfee beach. Private fennis courts ol dorseback Tiding, Health 0od_fog: I AttractiveWeekly Rates “WST_VIRGINIA. _ Edinburgh Admits “Salome.” After a ban of 37 years Edinburgh, Scotland, has permitted the public pres- entation of Oscar Wilde's “Salome.” The first production recently was a great success, the present generation of Scots taking to the superbly colored phrase- ology and fine dramatic_action. RESORTS. OCEAN CITY, MD. MAJESTIC HOTEL G Ra bath—1 person, ons 348 and Withe W Fxhl’;l'fih"fi. FRor s BREAKE! Special Sept. Rates, Tottage for rent on board pletely furnished, incl. kitel ware, sheets and towels. cean City, Md. Furth striet Washis ” Amerkca’s Most Beautifd -Yeor. The Gresnbrier White Sulphur Spririgs West Virginia '8 O. One of rhe Finest Hotels H In Atlantic City 1931—PART ONE. ICHURCH RELIEF AID ONFOODPROPISED Carnegie Institute President Asks U. S. Provide Grain for Distribution. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, September 5.—Sam- uel Harden Church, president of the Carnegie Institute, said today in a letter to Walter 8. Gifford, head of President Hoover's Unemployment Re- llef Committee, that the churches of the country have in the present eco- nomic depression “an opportunity for human service such as they have never had in the whole history of the human race.” Union of the churches of all faiths to dispense relief to the needy pro- vided by the Federal Government and by ofher means was proposed in the letter. Church suggested union in joint parishes; that a census be taken at every house, and ministration-to the necessities of all. “On Sunday let us forego the ser- mon, so futile to the man outside, and devote that hour to a report and dis- cussion of what has been done and what remains to be done, so that every necessity shall be provided, until pros- perity comes again to & chastened people,” he said. “Under this plan the Government can—and must—play its part, relieved from every fear of the dole. Let us call on the Government to consecrate its undistributed millions of bushels of grain to the necessitics of our people Let those supplies be ground into flour and corn products, put into bags of 25 pounds each, sold at a cent a pound and delivered to one receiving non- secretarian and non-political commit- tee in each community in proportion to the need of each, and by them dis- tributed to the destitute people throughout the land, the Government paying the milling and transportation charges.” As the result of Australia’s refusal to ald New South Wales until economy measures have been effected, large num- bers of state employes are unpaid. RESORTS. __ATLANTIC CITY, N. New 1931 Fireproof Buildings Always _Cool—Relreshing—Satisfying DeV Overlooking Beach and Boardwalk at Kentucky Ave. For Room Mid-Season Rates %, %oem WONDERFUL MEALS INCLUDED $25 TO S10 W) Environment—Quality—Quantity—S8ervice Please do not correspond if you are con- sidering hotels because of prices only. No sleep-disturbin 1 . delega. g e B IR A ek debt create h Ty _lo OCEAN Ocean View- ownership direc: d no bonded { Showers and Be 4 sun-decks. 3 large porches. ozone roof. ou will enjoy this young folks' hotel Clientele select restricted. ~ Every recreational feature. plus ball room. Dance Band orchestra 3 concerts daily. Informal. Guest capacity, 550. Thomas M. O'Brien. HAT'S IN A NAME? Aeh. ot 3 Tenrs bes rosresoated i > = Tepresere Toreet i e welare of 5o virees to Niaatie ey In Fotel Lady, letest of » Com! - v -..:.’,.‘m.nh.n - . NATIONAL 'LOWER SHOW : Sept 41k to 10th AMRICAN BAR ASSOCIAION CONVENTION spt. 14th 1o 19th Thia bodl f conreniently close o to S ————S— 2 “Ship’s Deck” Sea Voyage lton Maner The salty sea tang on the famous “Ship's Deck” atop Colton Manor makes com- plexions glow and appetites grow. Colton nor works magic with onc's health d comfort. kiet, Write or wire reservations. Py SPECIAL LOW WEEKLY RATES 1% nooms OVERLOOKING THE OCEAN SEA WATER BATHS AU A. C. ANDREWS, PAU’."‘ 'CHTER, hak e CRAIG HALL Atlantic City, N. J. Centrally located at illinois and Pacific avenues. Usually large, light and airy rooms y modern convenience. Large cool nd & roof garden swépt by clean. cool ocean’ breezes. ~Ocean bathing direct from hotel Garage and open (i parking nearby. eals that are justly fal Write for bill of fare, lilustrated folder and reduced_ra Ll : VIRGINIA AVE, 300 FEET FROM BOARDWALK KNOWN FOR ITS EXCELLENT TASLE AND HOME-LIKE ATMOSPHERE American and European Plans rooms. Running water, private baf Motel. for booklet and moderate rates. 4. Biddle Ellis, Manoging Directer n beaut ee Batbing From ekly. ~Americi lario | Go Abroad [FRENCH WINE REGION Grape Crop in Champagne Area Damaged and Cherbourg Is Hit by Northeaster. | By the Associted Press. PARIS, September 5.— Premature snow in the Alps, Pyrenees and Au- vergne; menacing floods in the principal rivers and downpours which wrought havoc in the wine producing region and drenched Paris itself today ushered in the Labor day week end. Predictions for tomorrow were for no better weather, and for lower tempera- tures. In the Champagne region the grape crop was seriously damaged and near Epernay a small crelone tore off roof tiles and felled trees. Cherbourg was hit by a violent northeaster. A sloop at Rochefort was struk by lightning and no boats have been able to leave Lorient for 24 hours. Several towns in the interior are de- | prived of electric current, hundreds of {live stock have perished. many bridges ;I;n destroyed and a property damage of several hundred thousand dollars was reported from the Carholles region. OIL MERGER APPROVED CALGARY, Alberta, September 5 (7. —Merger of 27 independent oil and gas producing companies with 14 other companies directly or indirectly con- trolled by the Imperial Oil Co., Ltd., proposed by the provincial government has been indorsed by a majority of the firms for the purpose of consery- ing_the gas in Turner Valley, Premier J. W. Brownlee announced today. ‘The companies will pool and dis- | tribute gas to the gas company of this city. If the agreement goes into effect as expected, the price of gas to the city's gas company will be increased for the purpose of recompensing the companies for loss of revenue whickt will follow conservation mea STEAMSHIPS. HONOLULU SUVA, AUKLAND, SYDNEY uipped Royal -..Sept. 16 For_Pare, etc ., 14th St. at New York » Or to the Canadian Australasian Line 099 West Hastings St.. Vancouver. B. C SOUTH & SEA | nificent steamers between th North and South. Wash Sailings from New Yorbd To MIAMI—Every Baturday. To JACKSONVILLE Every fytsday, Thursday and Ssturday, for Y points in Florida. CHARLESTON, Thursday tnts Boutheast. To GALVESTON, TEJAS —Every Saturday, for sil pons West and Pacific Coast. TAKE YOIR CAR Low rates when sccompanied. 2. —Every Baturdsy, ALL-EXPESE TOURS : ‘epense Tours from Eoonomicel STy dars, 340,50 up, Call or wite for booklet. Mills BJE- & 5 DA ekWHrzed Tours Arent NOW at LOWER RATES ARLY autumn— just after summer’s try- he time when many persons siip September is a delightful mont antic trip. And, too, the lower e in effect. One of the Balti- | afford you a tranquil ocean voyage among congenial companions. One-clars ships, 13,500 tons displacement. _Sail from Baltimore or Norfolk to Havre or Hemburg. Round Trip $180 up | One Way $100 up Apply to local agent or travel burean or i 1419 G St. N.W. 3 BALTIMORE MAIL LINE BALTIMORE, MARYLAND i MAIL PASSENGERS FAST FREIGHT SUFFERS STORM DAMAGE General Struck by Lightning. NICE. France (#).—Gen. Charles Jacquemot has been less fortunate in escaping Jove's thunderbolts than Ger- | man big berthas. He was struck by | lightening in camp near St. Etienne de | Tinee in the Alps and suffered infury |to his head and body burns. e __ STEAMSHIPS, _ [DEEP $EA || ——teee CRUISE ||Baltimore to BOSTON Fine sea trip; rest, recrea- only tions Fare includes meals, All-Expense tours.Greatly 54" reduced southern fares for “long distance’’ cruises. roand MERCHANTS 8- MINERS$ TR ANs CO: regular berth. September 1338 H St N. W., Washingom. *100 LONDON AMERICAN MERCHANT LINES Sail any Friday on one of these fin2 ships . .. 15,000 tons disslacement . . . cruise up the Thames . . . land in the heart of London . . . enjoy the full run of the ship . . . cheery outsids staterooms . .. excel- lent cwvisine...delightful fellow travelers . . . all deck games. AMERICAN TRADER AMERICAN BANKER AMERICAN SHIPPER AMERICAN FARMER AMERICAN MERCHANT See your local stecinship agent or UNITED STATES LINES JOHN W. CHILDRESS, General Agent 1109 Connecticut Ave.. Washington Phone: Potopac 5392 AN ISLAND sport adventure ... an adventure on the high seas in the World Cruise manner . . . with the superb “Franconia leading the Furness fleet! Built for Round-the-World voy- ages and furnished like a yacht, she’s worthy of her new colors. To Bermuda! And this summer you | may go at the lowest rate in years... | Round Trip Rate Remains only 360 up S.S. “Franconia” sails every Saturday, S. S. “Veendam"” every Wednesday. For reservations, apply agent or Furness Berm hail St (where Br Fifth Ave . New York, FURNESS leads the way to BERMUDA y authorized ine, 3¢ White- begins); 565 ORIENT and HON RECORD SIZE! @ Newest speed records between Yokohama and Victor: Pireet Express: 7 d RECORD OLULU SPEED? Empress of Japan 20 hr., 168 min. Via Honolulu: 10 days, 18 hr., 27 min. The great white Empresses save days of travel time . .. on two Empress routes, both from Vancouver (train-to-ship connections) and Vie- toria. Empress of Japan and Empress of Canada sail via Honolulu, connecting there with San Francisco and Los Angeles sailings. Empress of Asia and Empress of Russia take Direct Express route to Yokohama. .. in 10 days. First Class to suit the most fastidious of travel- lers. At correspondingly lower rates, Tourist Cabin with “Empress” spaciousness, comfort and service. Also an unusually fine Third Cabin. @ Independent travel touring round-the-world. s from your own agent, or Canadian Pacifie General Agent: C. 14th and New York Av: . E. PHELPS N.W., Washington, D.C.