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A-2 HARKER 10 TELL BRUTALITY STORY Testifies to Events Leading Up to Arrest When Court-Adjourns. _! (Continued From First Page) sispect. A lunch room manager also gave similar testimony. - Three of ‘these witnesses declared Harker was suffering from a black eye and other bruises when they saw him fgliowing his release from the first precinct station house, where, the gov- ernment alleges, Harker was severely béaten with a rubber hose and fists. The trial today was marked by nu- merous delays occasioned by wrangling between counsel over admissibility of portions of testimony sought from the Witnesses. At one point the jury was excluded from the room, while defense counsel and United States Attorney Leo A. Rover argued a technicality. The sing attorneys also held a number of private conferences at the bench. Apprentice Baker Testifies. Dewey Stewart, an apprentice baker At Sandy's Bakery, where Harker was employed, was the first witness today. He said he worked beside Harker throughout the day and observed no bruises or other marks on Harker's ace. 1A Sharles E. Sanford, half owner of the bakery, also declared that Harker's face showed no evidence of a beating on the afternoon and evening of August 21, which was the eve of his arrest by, Policeman Burroughs in connection with | the robbery of u lunch room in the same block witi the bakery. Sanford said he next saw Harker on the morn- ing of August 23, following his release from the station house, and that he had a black eye, swollen face and black stripes on his back and some scratches on _the shins. . Sanford said he went to the station house with Mrs. Nellie Harker, mother of the boy, but the court sus- tained an objection by defense counsel as to the conversation which took place with police officers there. | Observed Black Eye. Raymond A. Weedon, another em- ploye of the bakery, gave testimony similer to that of Stewart and Sanford regarding Harker's appearance prior his. orrest. The witness said he saw Hatker the day after his release and o a eye. G. Price, manager of a lunch- room at Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue, seid he took Harker to work at the bakery on fié afternoon of August 21 and that his physical appearance was,_normal as that time, except t Harker had been drinking. Price was the first person to see Harker when he came out, of the station house after nis alleged beating and when ‘Rovzr sought the witness repeat a conversa- wthnh.dhlc'e h Harker had with him at that time, defense counsel cntered a vigorous ob jection. * It was then that ‘Ttw’urm’:o wle.lss:rr)t , while attorney: f 'zmrm uxwe 7o%he ‘admissibility. of testi- mony as to what Harker told Price. The court sustained the defense objections. Price Cross-Examined. ‘Price was subjected to a gruelling cross-examination, during which it was brought out that Harker had loaned Price $40 from & roll of bills and had given him $34 additional with which % buy Kim (Harker) a sult, shirt and other clothing. The government prose- cutor objected to efforts of the defense t show that Price was biased in his timany because of an spprehension E’:l: he might be charged with recelving en money. ! Price said in e to questions by defense counsel that Mostyn had de- manded that Price give up the money oh the ground that it had been stolen from a lunchroom. Two other Sanford brothers, Linwood L. and M. L. Sanford, testified that rker's face was not bruised prior to arrest. Joseph G. Sabbagh, coun- terman at a nearby lunchroom, told of & visit to the lunchroom on the night in question by Harker, and said the latter bore no noticable marks on his face. Four Witnesses Called. Four prosecution witnesses testified before court adjourned yesterday aft- ernoon. ‘Walter S. Rice, photographer of the Bureau of Standards, identified four Pphotographs of the interior of the first precinct station house and a photograph of the rear of the Post Office Visible Lunch, 727 North Capitol street, which Harker was suspected of robbing. Capt. Wiliam+E. Holmes, command- ing the first precinct, identified the record of Harkér's arrest in the pre- cinct arrest book or “blotter.” ‘The record was inuoZuced with the excep- tlon of a pencil notation, “No mes- sages in or out,” to which the defense objected. Capt. Holmes explained this notation meant that Harker was held for investigation and could see no one but his attorney or members of his family. Capt. Holmes denied Rover's assertion that Harker was held “in- communicado” and said members of his family made no request to see him, 80 far as he personally was aware. . EDWARD J. KELLY. PVT. J. M. LARKINS. D.C. DROPS PROBE INTO STAPLES CASE Lawyers Investigating Police “Frame-up” Charge Disbanded. The case of former Policeman Orville | Staples was officially closed today when | the District Commissioners disbanded | the Committee of Lawyers set up to investigate it. The case will not be brought to trial unless Staples brings some new action. Former Policeman _ Frederick A. | Schenck, held at the District Jail on transfer from Leavenworth Peniten- tiary, will be sent back at the next op- | portunity to serve out his sentence for | T . It was Schenck’'s story. told | while in prison, that he and others had | framed Staples with perjured testi- ny, which led to the investigation by e Committee of Lawyers. That in- vestigation resulted in & complete fail ure to find any evidence of a frame-up. Retold to Grand Jury. After Schenck told his original story, he was brought to the District and testified before a grand jury on the alleged frame-up. The grand jury re- turned a report that Staples had been “framed” by the Police Trial Board and recommended reinstatement of Staples and the dismissal of Policeman Joseph Hunt, one of the star witnesses against Staples in the trial before the Trial Board. This report, on motion of Hunt and Inspector Louis J. Stoll, was later stricken from the files of the District Supreme Court. | Acting on the report, the Commis- | sioners organized a committee of law- to investigate the proceedings | vhich led to the dismissal of Staples, | and a board of civilians to try any one recommended for trial by the lawyers | should the result of their investigation take that form. When the lawyers re- | ported that they found no evidence of a frame-up, however, the Commis. sioners decided to accept the report, and there will be nothing for the pro- posed civilian board to try. Famous Case Ended. The end of this famous case, which has occupied front page space in the publle prints for txo sears, came with ittle ceremony. Corporation Counsel William W. Bride stated oraliy to news- paper men et the District Building that he had recommended that the Commissioners consider the case closed and that the Commissioners had ac cepted his recommendation In addition to the prospectivc trials of | Barber Testifies. | John S. Privott, barber, testified he | shaved and massaged Harker's face on | the morning of August 21. It was that | night_or about 3 o'clock in the morn- ing of the next day that Harker was | arrested. Privott said Harker's face | at that time was “normal,” that he saw | him again on_ August 23 or 24 and Harker was suffer] from a black eye. Philmore L. jord, employed with Harker at Sendy’s . told of | visit early on-the morning of August | 22 by Policeman and a night watchman, who brought Harker for| identification. Sanford stated he saw | no bruises on Harkers face on that occasion, MEXICO CHANGES RULE | Tourists Will Not Have to Have Papers Examined at Border. MEXICO CITY, November 17 (#).— Tourists coming to Mexico in the fu- ture will not have to have their en- trance papers examined at the border, the immigration department announced toda: ‘This work will be handled at the Mexican consulates issuing tourist cards, The department explained that the inspection of tourist papers in the fu- ture would only be to determine the category of the entrant, as tourists will be accorded all necessary papers before they reach the border. It also announced that an old law forbidding tourists from bringing cam- eras into Mexico had been annulled. - . BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers'’ Home Bend this evening at Stanley Hall at $:20 o'clock. John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. March, “The American Legion ‘Vandersloot Irish overture, “The Beauties of g;ln s Suite romantic, “Norwegian Ekeu‘he;l “On the Fjord,” Gems from musical comedy, O'Brien Girl 1 Descriptive fox Express” .... “Rustic Dance.” ‘The | day that decisions as to these will not policemen indicted for police brutality, there are 56 cases of ill-treatment of prisoners reported by the Department | of Justice to the Commissioners where | the department did not ask for indict- | ments. Whether any of these will ever | come to trial, and what trial board will be used for (he purpose, gre questions still undetermined. Mr. Bride said to- be made until after the results of the trials of the indicted policemen in Criminal Court are known OTHERS FACE TRIAL Prosecutors Decline to Reveal | Names of Additional Smith Case Defendants. With G. Bryan Pitts sentenced to & year and a day for contempt of coyrt, Government _prosecutors today were preparing contempt petitions against other persons connected with the de- | fense in the F. H. Smith Co. trial last | year. The contempt sentence against Pitts was imposed yesterday by District Su- preme Court Justice F. D. Letts. The decision, in effect, branded as spurious some 142 authorizations introduced by Piits at his trial in an effort to prove himself entitled to receive money the Government claimed he had embezzled. The additional contempt petitions were being prepared by Nugent Dodds, Assistant Attorney General, and Neil Burkinshaw, a special assistant. The | prosecutors refuscd to reveal the iden- | tities of the persons they will name in | their petitions, which are expected to | be filed within the next few days. Pitts, through Doszier De Vane, his | attorney, noted an appeal from the contempt conviction. He is under & 14-year sentence following his convic- tion on conspiracy - embezzlement | charges. COLORED VETS MEET Colored Disabled Veterans of the World War will meet tonight at 8 i o'clock at the colored Y. M. C. oy ‘Twelfth and T streets, for the purpose Popular waltz 5ol e Why” (from German operetta, “Das Ist Stolz ayne of selecting a name for their new post, { electing temporary officers and open- ing & drive for members. A skeleton organizetion Was formed at a prior |in_July, Since’ he has been at headquarters | meeting. THE EVENING CAPT. L. 1. A. EDWARDS. CAPT. JAMES F. BECKETT. SERGT. EMIL DESCE. EDWARDS, BECKETT MADE INSPECTORS Kelly Sent to Third Precinct. Bean Expected to Leave Headquarters. ___(Continued From First Page) east in the old fifth precinct. In 1908 he was transferred to the first precinct and 3 years later became the station clerk there, thereby gaining experience which afterward rocketed &im into the position of personnel officer. But be- fore that time he served an apprentice- ship in the personnel office at head- quarters as a clerk from 1921 to 192 In July, 1923, he was promoted to be & sergeant, and subsequent advancements followed in rapid succession. He was promoted to his present rank of captain 1930. Capt. Edwards developed & modern statistical bureau where a complete record of all crime, misdemeanors and arrests are kept and indexed. Prior to that time the records were incomplete and virtually withouut value as a me- dium of accurate police information. On Force for 24 Years, Capt. Beckett has been a member of the force for 24 years, having been ap- inted August 8, 1907. He was given is last promotion in October, 1930, when he was transferred from a lieu- tenant at the first precinct and placed in command of the third precinct, suc- ceeding Capt. Willlam Stott, who is now detailed at police headquarte The record of Capt. Beckett contains many commendations, especially for his activities in clearing up & number of mysterious assault case: Another tribute Is inscribed on his record for his work at & serious drug store fire in 1911. Capt. Beckett's first promotion, from private to sergeant, came back in Octo- | ber, 1919, when he had been on the force for 12 years. Three years later he was made a lieutenant and assigncd to the first precinct, where he remained until he was made a captain, in Octo- ber last year Through his long service in the first precinct Capt. Beckett became ac- quainted with a number of prominent business men. He is a member of the Washington Board of Trade and Hiram Lodge, No. 10, F. A. A. M. Kelly Asked Transfer, Capt. Kelly, a veteran criminal in- vestigator and former chief of the De- tective Bureau homicide squad. is un- derstood to be leaving headquarters at his own request. He is known to have long cherished the hope of giving up his duties in the Detective Bureau to com- mand a police precinct, and his promo- tion, coupled with the vacancy at the third precinct created by the advance- ment of Capt. Beckeit, makes the change possible. Sergt. Desch and Pvt. Tarkins have been on the police force for a number of years. Desch was formerly a cross- ing_policeman, stationed at Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Larkins had been attached to the eléventh precinct ever since his appointment to the force seven years ago. For two years he was med to beat, and for the last five years he has been a station clerk at the eleventh precinct. Aside from the promotion of the ranking officer, the Commissioners an- nounced the appointment of 16 addi- tional members of the force, all of whom have qualified as a result of civil service and physical examinations. ‘The men are: Harry G. McDougall, Edmund Hig- ginson, Albert C. Dansereau, Andrew W. Kasius, Edward Glllette Comingore, John A. Schamock, Richard Willey, Rollyn L. Dowell, Leon E. Sikes, Joseph J. Wilson, Everett V. Will, Richard Paul Hallion, Luther C. Bowers, n Joseph Cash, Theodore H. Parks Patrick Joseph O'Sullivan. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, “N( [ EAGUE HEARS U. S CHANGES ATTITUDE Council Agitated by Report America Will Not Insist Upon Evacuation. (Continued From First Page) Russia is showing concern over Jap- anese moves there reawakened talk of Soviet intervention “to save China from the invader.” Dr. Sz, Chinese spokesman, has given notice that he expects action from the council and will no longer be satisfied with promises. Chinese sym- pathizers now suggest that if the Nan- king government can't get help from the league and the United States its next move will be to accept Soviet as- sistance to defend its territorial in- tegrity. They insist the joining of China’s 400,000,000 peopie “with _the (millions of Russians would constitute a formidable share of the human race. Touches Treaty Validity. In certain quarters it was said that & so-called compromise pian discussed last night amounts to an effort by the great powers to rebind China to the old treaties under which the great nations enjoyed special privileges of extra- territoriality in Chinese territory. The Chinese position is that these treaties were concluded under pressure and are invalid and that so far as the Sino-Japanese “treaty’ of 1915 is con- cerned the position has recelved United States’ support. The Chinese are deter- mined resolutely to maintain this po- sition, but have said they are willing to arbitrate the question of the validity of the disputed treates. . This 1ssue touches the question of the validity of the World War peace trea- tles and has aroused apprehension {among the French, Poitsh and Little Entente diplomats. Dr. Sze, the Chinese representative, continued to maintain a cheerful atti- tude, however, in spite of these devel ments. 1f the powers press for “the sanctity of treaties” he said, he will demand that the council express its opinion on the “sanctity of the Kel- logg pact, the nine-power treaty and the League covenant itself.” Dawes Plan for Manchuria. A “Dawes plan for Manchuria” was under unofiicial consideration today as a possible next proposal of the Leagu:. The points of the still nebulous com- promise proposal, which observers in- sisted on naming the “Dawes plan, though its parentage is probably mixed, were the subject of private discussions between Leaguwe Council members last {night following yesterday's brief Coun- cil’_session. On good & ihioviiy, it was learned, the i plan contcwmplates direct negotiations | between the two nations on four of the five fundamental points previously laid down by Japan as conditions of with- drawal of her troops, and consideration of the fifth point, that China recognize existing treaties, ‘only after evacuation has been effected. Completion of troop withdrawals by Japan would 2i:0 not depend on the negotiations over the first four points, and all negotiations would be carried on in pursuance of the League Council Tesolution, leaving the problem still in | the League’s hanos. First Four Points. ‘The first iour points lald down by Japan were nutual repudiation of an aggressive conduct and policy, respect for China's ternitorial integrity, sup- pression of all organized movements in- terfering with traae and stirring up in- ternational hatred and effective pro~ tection of peacetul pursuits of Japanese E ts throughdut Manchurie. annouricements from Nan- king said Gen. Honjo, chief of the Japanese Mancnurian command, was continuing his attempt to push through to Tstisihar and had forced the retire- ment of part of the defending Chinese army of general Mah Chan-Shan. China, it was understood, is ready to support ‘a proposal for supervision of Chinese security measures in Man- churia as soon 3s Japanese evacuation is completed and would be willing to pay the expenses of such a neutral commission. MAH STANDS GROUND. Chinese General Submits Counter- proposals to Gen. Honjo. TOKIO, November 17 (#)—Gen. Mah Chan-Shan, the Chinese com- mander in Manchuria, has submitted a general, Honjo, dispatches from Muk- den said todey, but is standing his ground south of Arganchi, with no in- dication that he intends to withdraw Dispatches frcra Harbin earlier in the day Indicated that Gen. Mah had ac- cepted the Japancse demand that he withdraw, but tue Mukden report of the counter-proposals said he would fall back only if the Japanese evacuate | the Nonni River sector and give guar- antees that Gen. Chang Hai-Peng shall not be permiiicd to use the Taonan- Anganchi Railway. Gen. Mah also repeated his assertion that he cannot withdraw all his forces north of the Chinese Eastern Railway . because of the presence of bandits in | the south, Will Ask Reinforcements. Meanwhile, it was said that military authorities here had decided to ask the cabinet that rel.iorcements be sent to Manchuria quicsly because of the in- creasingly threatening situation there. It was announced that Lieut. Gen. Ninomiya, vica chief of the general staff, will leave for Mukden this eve- ning “on an important mission.” It appeared unlikely that the cabinet would approve ordering out fresh troops, although reports from two Japanese | sources in Manchuria said the negotia- | tions with Gen. Mah Chan-Shan had broken down. The Japanese feeling is that the new Chinese terms, although outwardly rea- sonable, are “excuses” for Mah's forces to remain in their present position. The war office official dispatches said the Chinese cavalry attacked at Shung- huanyuan, east of Tahsing, yesterday morning and inflicted 10 casualties be- fore they were repulsed. Several air force detachments left Hammaisu, Tachairi and Pingwan, Ja- pan, this morning for Manchuria. The groups included scout, bombing and, fighting planes, although the strength of the expedition was not given. Japan has no intention of raising the so-called “21 demands” in any proposals for direct negotiation with China in the present situation, the government | declared in a not» sent to Ambassador Debuchi at Washington and to other Ambassadors today. TSITSIHAR EVACUATED. Population Flees, Fearing Air Attack by Japancse Aviation Forces. LONDON, November 17 (#)—A dis- patch to the London Daily Mail today from its correspondent at Tsitsihar, Manchuria, said the city was almost completely evacuated last night after Japanese airplancs flew over it at noon. The planes dror.ped about 30 bombs lon the position of the Chinese troops south of Anganchi, it said, but they did little damag:. ‘The planes Gisappeared from Tsitsi- har after Chinese troops there opened fire on them, but the populace, recall- ing that Japanese officials and military officers had loft the city guessed that an air raid was p'anned. The le fled immediately and scattered over the countryside. Only two foreigners remained in th2 city, a British ufficer and the Mail's correspondent, the dispatch said. American newspaper men left after the de| ure of the Japanese consul Sat- urday night, it said, and four mis- *sionaries were recalled to Harbin by an urgent telegram from the American consulate. )YVEMBER 17, 1931. Municipal Woodyard to Be Opened Soon Site of a woodyard to be operated under the auspices of the District Committee on Emplo; F. H. Hendricks, foreman of the yard; George G. Adams, secretary of the Employment Ccmmittec: A. Julian Brylawski, E. C. Graham, chairman of the Employment Committee; Dr. Thomas E. Green, representative of the George Washington iation; Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, president of the Board of lzxm%hc‘)mmmmmrs. and J. G. Clonts. e 1! t). Memoerial Assoc Sawing wood are Randolph Livingston U. . WAITS LEAGUE ACTION IN'FAR EAST Dawes Stays Out of Sessions to Permit Council to Take Lead. By the Associated Press. Ambassador Dawes Is staylng out of the League of Nations Manchurian ses- sions at Paris because the United States is not ready to decide how far it will accompany the League along the path- way toward forceful measures against Japan. Secretary of State Stimson said to- day no assurances had been or were being given whether this Government would join in an economic boycott or withdraw its diplomatic representatives from Japan if the Japanese troops stay in Manchuria. He denied flatly a pub- lished story that a promise against such action had been given. The United States does not regard | itself as involved in the present League | branch are included in the call for as- dilemma arising from Japan’s refusal to withdraw her troops by last night as the League requested. Washington did not assoclate itself with that time limit and is letting the League decide for itself what it now will do. All of this is a part of the determina- tion of Washington to maintain freedom of action. Stimson also declared he did not regard what now is being done as in any way a change of attitude by the United States. What the United States has done, | partially in_ co-operation with the League, may be summarized as follows: It urged Japan & month ago to get her troops out of Manchuria, the with- drawal to be coupled with Chinese guar- antees of protection of Japanese na- | tionals and property. It joined the League in asking Japan not to permit any further advance of the troops, and also made the same re- quest directly to Tokio. 1t refrained carefully from anything that looked like setting a time limit, or from threatening either diplomatic or economic boycott. WLEAN WILL DEFY DIVORCE INJUNCTION Washington Publisher Will Con- tinue Efforts to Get Decree at Riga Desptie Court Order. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 17.—Edward B. McLean, Washington newspaper pub- lisher, will continue his divorce pro- ceedings at Riga, his attorneys said to- day, despite a restraining order issued yesterday by the District of Columbia Supreme Court. “When the papers are served on Mrs. McLean,” said the attorney, “I am sure that the Washington court will recog- nize the principles of international law jurisdiction.” It was dsclosed yesterday that in filing his action, McLean deposited with the court there a formal statement that he intends to marry Miss Rose Douras, sald to be a sister of Marion Davies, the American motion picture actress. Fiddler Dies WAS GUEST OF HENRY FORD AT DEARBORN. MORGAN F. KILEY, Seventy-two, one of the oldtime fiddlers Who went to Dearborn, Mich., several Years ago as guests of Henry Ford, died suddenly Sunday at his home, 2127 K street. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at St. Stephen’s Church. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Kiley had worked at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for 40 years prior to his retirement about seven years ago. He was a native of Ireland, coming to the United States when 12 yoars c;m. P urvivors include his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Kiley: a daughter, Mrs. Kath- erine K. Mac] . Edgemoor, Md,, and two grandchildren, +| eration with the District of Columbia ¥ “ i (on the left) and Ernest L. Beelitz (on yment. Left to right: —Star Staff Photo. |HOOVER ADDS VOICE TO CHEST PLEA FOR $1,000,000 RELIEF _(Continued From First Page) nity Chest will seek, is based on_the | proosal that each Government—Fed- eral and District—employe give three | days’ Day, starting with January 15 and completed dn monthly installments in | February and March. In this connection, however, Chair- man Campbell brought out in his letter today, that, while it is hoped to have the fund raised by March 15, “if any individual establishment finds it d sirable to provide for a 10-monthly- | payment basis in any individual cases, | that variation from the uniform plan | will be acceptable.” | Under the procedure those employes | residing in nearby Virginia and Mary- |land, to whose agencies they may con- tribute, are asked to donate through the same channel as their fellow work- ers, with the understanding that all| glits they desire to go to their own par- ticular community be so designated, that proper diversion may be made. All Pledges Due December 12, It is intended that all pledges shall be in hand by December 12, in order that the matter will be disposed of be- fore the holiday season brings its always attendant rush. | | In all, 65 departments and independ- | |ent establishments in the executive sistance, but Chairman Campbell ex- | pects that it will be possible to bring | within its scope the judicial and legis- | Iative agencies also. He expects, t0o, to | enlist the support of numerous scattered | commissions and other groups that go | to make up the Government establish- | ment. | “Everybody on the pay chairman declares. | Organization Outlined. The set-up for raising the money is operated as follow Each_ department and establishment whl constitute & “di- sion,” whose head will appoint a chairman to co-ordinate the work in his particular jurisdiction. In each bureau or branch of the di- | vislon a vice chairman will be chosen and in each subdivision under the vice | chairman “key men” will be named. The solicitation then will be con- ducted in these smaller units, the effort | being to have the appeal as personal | as 15 possible. Contributions to Be Listed. A record will be made of each con- tribution to avoid requests for addi- tional funds from those who already have given when the Community Chest gets its eampaign under way. The first “progress report” from the | Government workers is to be made by | December 1 and addit‘onal reports | every second day thereafter. The money collected will pass through | the divisional chairmen to the treasurer | of the Community Chest, or, in the case | of funds destined for the nearby com- | munities, to the agencies the subscrib- | ers designate. | Gifts are not to be limited to three | days’ pay where it is desired to give | more, roll,” the | independent Chairmen Sought. In outlining the set-up, Chairman | Campbell called for the appointment of chairmen, vice chairmen and ‘“key men” who are “in hearty accord with | the effort that is being made and are | willing to give it their personal atten- tion until success is assured. + Attention is directed also to the fact that there are 20,000 unemployed here | now as compared with 14,000 last year, and 9,000 the year betore. | "It is emphasized, however, “that as far as possible work will be found or | 1S, LITTLE HARMED | BY BRITISH TARIFF Bulk of American Products| Will Escape Burden of New Duties. ___(Continued From First Page.) make it clear that orders which are placed in the hands of the Board of Trade relate only to foreign goods and not to goods from any other part of the British Empire. Class 3 imports include the follow- | ing categories: Coke, ~manufactured fuel, pottery, glass, abrasives, ircn, steel and manu- factures thereof. non-ferrous metals and manufactures thereof, cutlery, ' hardware, implements and instruments, | electrical goods and apparatus, and machinery. U. S. Typewriters Hit. Manufactures of wood, timber, cot- ton yarns and manufactures, woolen and worsted yarns, silk, manufactures | of silk, manufactures of other textile materials, apparel, chemicals, drugs, dyes, colors, oils, fats and resins, manu- factured leather and manufactures thereof, paper and cardboard, vehicles, including locomotives, ships, aircraft, rubber manufactures and miscellaneous articles wholly or mainly manufactured. The American exports to Great Britain which seem most likely to be affected are typewriters, sewing ma- chines, vacuum cleaners and carpets. Great Britain, in fact, is the United States' best customer, taking over $560,000,000 worth of merchandise in the last fiscal year. But the bulk of American exports to Greet Britain are food and raw materials, such as cot- ton, and they will not be affected by this tax, and on motor cars, Great Britain already has a 33 per cent tax under the McKenna duties. ‘The fact that the Board of Trade is empowered to judge the items and amounts of the present duties is im- portant, as Walter Runciman, president of the Board of Trade, is a Liberal with strong views against a high protective tariff wall. militate against Great Britain putting on anything like the United States re- strictive tariff wall. Large Loans to Be Repal Great Britain's large loans abroad must be repaid, both interest and the apif from her debtors by her ability to import their goods. British shipping, another large source of income, cannot' be penalized by cutting the imports ruthlessly. And something like a per- manent depreciation of 20 per cent in the British pound sterling, thus cutting Great Britain's purchasing power, forms an effective tariff wall in itself. Despite the clamorous cries of the Tory “wild men” it is predicted here that Great Britain will go to a general, all-around low revenue tariff wall, with possibly something like protection for The facts themselves also | gjte, WOODYARD 10 GIVE TRANSIENTS WORR D. C. Committee on Employ- ment to Finance Project With Movie Funds. A municipal woodyard, to be opente«f under the auspices of the District of Columbia Committee on Employment to provide work for destitute transients, is to be opened by the end of the week on the George Washington Memorial site on Constitution avenue between, Sixth and Seventh streets, it was an+ nounced today. i The project is designed to relieve the streets of =able-bodied beggars. The Metropolitan Police force has promised to co-operate by directing all pan- handlers to. the woodyard. A gang of 30 men now is employed placing it in readiness. ‘The wage to be paid will not exceed 25 cents an hour for not more than four hours a day. The woodyard office will be located in the old St. James Hotel, Pennsvlvania avenue and Sixth street, where all wishing work must apply. Jobs Are for Tranmsients. In announcing the relief project, the Employment Committee stated that it is not setting up the manicipal wood yard as a work place for Washing- tonians. The committee hopes soon to be able to provide work for residents of this city at a wage of not less than 45 cents an hour. It was stated that the 25-cent wood yard wage is all the committee can offer to outsiders who come here in search of employment and who constitute one of the most imme- diately pressing problems facing the committee. Work on park and playground im- provement projects is being sought for Washingtonians. The George Washington Memorial site is a huge excavation, several hun- dred feet square and about 12 feet deep, surrounded by a high board fence. At the north and south ends of the foun- dation are long covered galleries capable of sheltering two or three hundred men in_wet weather. It is planned to install floodlights in these gallerfes so that men may work at night. Thus the woodyard never will be closed and no man, no matter at what hour he arrives in the city, will have an excuse! for begging on the street. y Hendricks in Charge. ‘The municipal woodyard will be un- der the direct supervision of F. H. Hen- dricks of the Employment Committee. The timber which will be chopped and sawed, has been obtained from several sources. Arlington Cemetery has contributed part, while more has come from Rock Creek Park. The De- rtment of Trees and Parking of the strict Government also has con- tributed. The committee announced that it will gladly accept any donations of tim- M:I&:r:l;:t it is not in a position to tr: . ‘The money to finance the woodyard is to come from proceeds of the Dis- trict of Columbia motion picture benefit for unemployment relief arranged by the committee. Tomorrow and Satur- day all neighborhood theaters will give benefit matinee performances. In ad- dition, three downtown theaters, the Fox, Earle and Palace, are to gve bene- fit midnight shows tomorrow. The Howard Theater also is giving & benefit show tomorrow. Other benefit performances will take place at the Qolumbia, Metropolitan, Rialto and R-K-O Keith's at midnight, Saturday, November 21. In making public the establishment of the woodyard, the Employment Com- mittee expressed its gratitude to Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, president of the G(org‘! Washington Memorial Associa- tion, for permission to use the memorial & London Police lon‘t’! obless. LONDON, November 17 (#).—U: their batons, police charged a crowd about 500 unemployed in the north sec- tion of don y and several men were injured. The disturbance took place in the vicinity of the public assist- ance office. actually are hoping from the tariffs is for the granting of preferences with the dominions linking up the empire in an economic group of some sort, bar- gaining with other countries, such as the Argentine, that they might absord roportion of British goods, great P! and using them as a weapon to reduce iron and steel. The chief uses which the British provided to avoid the aspect of charity nd maintain citizen morale.” | While the current movement has as | ts background the additional demands ! n citizens here that idleness has caused, ' the pledge which the givers will sign | explains that the workers' contribution | becomes “a part of funds raised for un- employment relief for the Winter of 1931-2 in the District of Columbia anc for the other activities sponsored by the Community Chest of Washington, D. C., for the year 1932. The situation was summed up in this way in Chairman Campbell’s letter “At the call of the President, meet- ings have been held of officials repre- senting the individual departments and | independent establishments and ti | government of the District of Columi for the purpose of establishing co-op- | Unemployment Committee. Job Stagger Plan Favored. “After a careful study of the matter, | the committee reached the unanimous conclusion that it would not be feasible | to stagger employment among employes | of “the Federal and District govern- | ments, and that there should be hearty and sympathetic co-operation in the program for unemployment and de- pendency relief.” “The minimum budget estimated for unemployment and dependency relief and for all the other activities spon- sored by the District of Colurbia Com- | munity Chest totals $2,601,000 for 1932, | The amount accepted by the President’s | Committee as & fair proportion for the Federal Government and the District of Columbia government is $1,000,000, which is 38 per cent of the total bud- et ENeed for rellet is “especially acute, charitable agencies bearing the heaviest burden under which they have ever | labored, Campbéll pointed out in ex- pressing his confidence in the willing- ness of those who are employed to help the less fortunate. The call was placed in the mail last | night that it might reach the workers today. WILL HOLD BAZAAR The annual bazaar and turkey din- ner of the Eckington Presbyterian | Church will be held at the church to- night and Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 o'clock, Mrs. M. W. Kling is in charge of the dinner, and heads of various committees for the bazaar follow: Fancy work, Mrs. N. M. Pol- lock, Mrs. W. J. Peters; apron, Mrs. J. | W. Thompson; handkerchiefs, Mrs. C. E. Quigley; novelty, Mrs. D. C. Crain; jams, Mrs. W. W. Spaid; cakes, Mrs. F. L Adams; potted plants, Mrs.' 8. M. Falconer, Mrs. Ida Wakefield, and candy, Miss Mary Robertson and Miss - - to the National SPACE chart . . inflated its pre-date or the world's tariff walls. (Copyright, 1931.) nileresting . . . Advertisers will do well to consider this . The Washington Star has never circulation in 75 years . . . no forenoon editions confines its daily entirely to the afternoon and its Sun- day entirely to the morning. over 24% dai day. WASHINGT! Janet Jardine. MORE VALUE IN CIRCULATION * During the past 10 years the cir- culation of The Star has incredsed ily and over 30% Sun- Ninety-seven per cent daily #nd 96% Sunday of The Star’s circu- concentrated within the 25. ON, D. C.