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ADVERTISERS HIT LAWS CONTRARY ~ TOPURE FOOD AGT National Association Conven- tion Condemns Prohibitory State Ruling. AGRICULTURAL RELIEF DISCUSSED AT SESSION ly B. Van Advises Group to Adopt Robinson Crusoe Policy. ‘The practice of certain States in penalizing manufacturers in connection with national advertising, under State laws contrary to the Federal pure-food laws, was condemned today by the As- sociation of National Advertisers at the concluding session of its twenty-second annual meeting at the Wgrdman Park Hotel, A resolution adopted by the national advertisers reads: “Whereas certain States have enacted legislation penalizing certain manufac- turers if they should name in their ad- vertising the ingredients of which their product or products are made, and * “Whereas such legislation prevents manufacturers from telling the com- Pplete story of their product; | “Therefore be it resolved, That such legislation, in the opinion of the Asso- ciation of National Advertisers, should be condemned as unjust and discrimi- natory.” Decline to Name State, Although a sharp discussion ¢ -nwrcd" on the resolution behind closed doors, officers of the association refused to re- veal at which State the condemnatory action was aimed, as well as the prod- ucts affected by the legislation. ‘Agricultural relief was the subject of & general discussion at the final ses- sion. Prederick E. Murphy, publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune, urged that advertising agencies make the same study of agriculture as they do of in- dustry and its allied problems. As an example of some of the ail- ments with which agriculture is afflict- ed, Mr. Murphy declared a survey has | revealed that 5,000,000 cattle out of a | total of ,000,000 are=mnon-producing d_“inefficient ” These 5.000,000 cat- tle, he said, are “eating more than they produce” and constitute onz of the many burdens the farmer is bearing. Hits Philippine Imports. Congress should stop the importation | of cocoanut ofl and sugar from the Philippines, Mr. Murphy said, declaring American farmers and American pro- ducers are being compelled to compete with “cheap Oriental labor.” Other speakers gt the concluding ses- eion were Charles L. Low, president of “the Charles léi"v Co., Inc,, who dis- cusad the pro sexis? off proportion in | ths uvse of adertising, and Billy B. Van, former actor, and president of the Tin> Tre» Prodycts CO. Van, whose th forced him from th stige into Wisiness, advised the ad- ‘vertisers to re “Raobinson Cr e and ‘better b find out how to ‘Van recoun! the story of Rcbinson Crusoe's misfoftines and said “he adapted himself fo’ conditions; found a way to s and - also found Friday.” X “There are lots" of Pridays standing around waiting 0 help you if you wil Just look them up,” Van asserted. steps taken in his home community of ‘Ne » N. H, to meet changing cont 5. A mill whi onge' made textile bobbins, now makes” lollypop sticks; another which , manufactured horse | blankets makes snow suits for children; one which ‘manufactured shoe lasts sells cheese by mafl, and another which once specialized in cotton underwear Tor women now sells “top coats to cake- | eaters.” Van sald his concern periodically gives to employes “$5 prosperity checks,” which must have 30 endorse- ments before they would be honored at the bank. 8o that each §5 had the effect o 1t circulation. B Briscoll of Chicago and Ben- nett Chapple of Middletown, Ohlo, de- scribed s for the Chicago World Fair, in which the association may have an exhibit. Radio Problems Reviewed. Problems of national radio advertis- tng and the possibilities of television were reviewed at a dinner session last | night presided over by Kenyon Steven- son of the Armstrong Cork Co. and chairman of the associati Gover ing Committee of the Co-operative Analysis of Broadcasting ‘While the excessive cost of radio tal- s pregrams be- ny business firms, was deprecated, television was declared to offer virtually nothing as an adve! tising medium in its present stage o development. Edgar H. Felix. radio consultant and author of “Television,” pointed out that the same disadvan- | tage applies to television as a medium | of entertainm | The finest television outfit produced | todav has‘only “an information value ye equivalent to that contributed | y a_one-inch square newsprint half- " Mr. Felix went on to explain Benjamin Soby, sales promotion manager of the Westinghcuse rad srations, addressed the meeting and e plained how a radio station hzs success- ully adapted the A. N. A Crossley method. No report was rendered at the con- >ntion on the progress of the associa- ticn in applying this method which was worked out as a result of an exhaustive | survey of radio advertising programs. | It is understood, however, about 40 companies age adhering to it. Elimina- tion of lengthy edvertising repetfons | 15 cne of its main objects. FRIGATE ANa BRITISH SHIP LEAVE CAPITAL T. 8. 8. Constitution and H. M. 8. Delhi Bepart Down River After ' Visit at Navy Yard. “The historle frigate Constitution and H M. S. Delhi, visiting British cruiser, tWo recent attractions at the Washing- ton Navy Yard, departed today for other wfi’e Delhi was the first to leave, get- ting under vay shortly after 6 o'clock for Hampton Roads, Va.. where she will stop over for gwo days before journey- ing to Bermuda. “Old Ironsides” drift- ed down the Potomac in tow of the minesweeper U. 8. S. Grebe at 7:20 o'clock. The Constitution is scheduled to visit Atlantic seaboard and Gulf coast ports during the ‘coming Winter, and will re- turn to wn::ln"nn nexa.' Al George Pt a1 celebration here. Her mext centennial celebrat! un.the present cruise will be ¢ Bl R G The Foeni UNDAY MORNING EDITION ‘WASHINGTON, D. C, ARISTOCRATIC DAYS| IN OLD DOMINION] REVIVED BY RACES Picturesque Throngs Witness Winning of Liangollen Cup by Word of Honor. SHELBY T. HARBISON’S STABLE IS HONORED Malcolm McGiffin's Stonedale Cap- tures Second Big Prize—Tallyho Parade an Event. | By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. | UPPERVILLE, Va, November 18.—A | race meet reminiscent of the early days of country squires and fetes on the | great estates of Virginia settlement was | held here yesterday, at Llangollen Farm, | the John Hay Whitney place. Attended | | by society, horse lovers and country folk | from every part of Virginia and many | Northern States, the o.casion resem- bled 2n intermixture of & country fair and the Ascot inclosure. The gray derbles of men atop the| tallyhoes, the field seat sticks of spec- tators posted at vantage points on the grounds, and the pink coats of hand- predominantly aristocratic air to & crowd which also had its element of homespun scattered througheut. The tallyho parade, from the Whitney house to the point where the vehicles stood curing the races, was perhaps as the horse age could wish. Mounted feld stewards, attendants behind the coaches and an occasional spectator on horseback rode over the rolling turf on which the course was laid. Yesterday's Successtul Day. Although interest in the timber and brush races was yesterday by the unusual scratches, spectators unanimously pro- nounced the day successful as a social event and gala spectacle. There were four races on the card, and a mule race following the regular events injected a comic touch in the proceedings. All entries were ridden by gentlemen jockeys. The coveted Llangollen Gold Cup feature, $5,000 added, was captured by Word of Honor, aged bay gelding owned by Shelby T. Harbison of Lexing- ton, Ky. Uncer a stout ride by J. Clyburp, Word of Honor went the 3 miles over brush in 6:20 to earn for his owner $3,500 first money, in addi- tion to $100 from each of the other five starters and the Llangollen Gold Cup, presented by Mrs. Payne Whitney. Mr. Harbison will retain the cup until the next running of the event. Caid, G. Walker up, owned by Canter- bury Farm of on, took the $1,000 second money, while R. K. Mellon's Glangesia placed third, R. Neander, on Bayard Tuckerman, jr.'s, Rock of ! Cashel .and W. Hirst, on Gaston, both came a cropper in the Llangollen ‘event, but neither was seriously injured. Piedmont Cup Winner. The first race of the day, the Pied- mont Cup, went to Malcolm McGiffin's Stonedale, James Ryan up, which brought this skilled gentleman rider the first of his two victories of the day in covering the 3 miles over stiff Aiken fences in 6:484;. But three of the six starters finished, Mrs. J. H. Whitney's Saltarello, Rolling Plains Stable’s Menalaus, and David Patterson's Skip- per Gray all falling at the far jumps, Willlam Streett, rider and manager for the Whitneys, suffered a dislocated shoulder when Saltarello went down, but_the other rs were unhurt. The best horse race of the day was the Ayshire Cup. 4 miles over timber, in which Earl Potter on Mrs. W. C. Langley Rainbow and J. V. H. Davis on Mrs. J. H. Whitney's Thorn- brack had a nip-and-tuck contest all the way around. Potter went to the fore at the start, but there was scarce- ly a time when his mount had got away from a jump before Davis was rising at it. The pair came down into the'last mile with Rainbow still in the lead, disappeared behind the crowd at one of the far jump ‘rows, and canre out again with Thornbrack on top. At the last three jumps Potter was con- tent to remain almost a length back, but once over the final barrier he made 2 flat race of it. Thornbrack, under whip, lasted just long enough to win by a neck made it two in a day in the Blue Riband 'Chase, a 2';-mile route over brush for fox hunters holding cer- tificates from the National Steeplechase and Hunts Association. The winner is owned by Allison L. 8. Stern. Dorwood Stable's Le Digard, J. V. H. Davi up, was a close second. The third starter, Gun Boat, fell heavily on the J. Temple.. Gwathmey, fractured collar bone, Washingtonians Attend. Among the Washingtonians at Llan- gollen yesterday were: Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Wil- liam E. Borah, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Blaise de Sibour, Mr. and Mrs. John Hinckley, Moran McConihe, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander B. Hagner, Maj. and Mrs. George S. Patton, Miss Joy Han- sustained a | sel and many others. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney had as_their guests for the events Mrs. Payne Whit- ney, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Meyers, of Philadelphia, James Healey of Wash-- ington, Maj. L. A. Beard of Lexington, Ky.; Mrs. B. Dobson Altemus of Phila- delphia, Mr. and Mrs. Legendre of New Orleans, Mrs. Weatherill of Philadel- phia, Mrs. Charles Paxson of New York and Dr. Dudley Owen of Philadelphia. Other guests visiting near here for the races included Mr. and Luman Stewart of Monkton, Md. Mr. and Mrs T. B. Davis of New York and Mrs. James Ryan of New York, in the home of Col. and Mrs. D. C. Sands. Open Home for Races. Mr. and Mrs. Allis>n Stern of Boston, who opened their Virginia home for the races, had as their guests Mr. and Mrs. W.' C. Langley, Robert Young, Hunt Talmadge and Mr. and Mrs. Wi liam Hangar, all of New York. Mrs. S. P. Luck had as her guest Miss Hope Iselin of New York. Henry Col- gate of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Allan the home cf Maj. Turner Wiltshire. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Crane of Wash- ington and Miss Nancy Hocher of New York were guests of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Streett. had as her guest Miss Ruth Hitch- cock of Washington. Hounds at a formal dance last night » WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1931. Scenes at Whitney Steeplechase Meet at Llangollen Farm NOTABLES ATTEND PICTURESQUE RACE EVENTS. somely mounted patrol judges lent & thrilling a sight as those who cherish | somewhat reduced | number of James Ryan on Bachelor's Drake | second’ time around. His owner-rider, | Miss Julia Whiting Tallyho owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Winmill leaving the John Hay Whitney house to watch the Llangollen jump on Malcolm McGiffin's Stonedale, winner of the Piedmont Gold Cup event. right: The Whitney Colonial home, scene of hunt breakfast and other entertainments five to eight thousand persons, Lower, right: A quartet of race enthusiasts, Mrs. William Mitchell, Col. and Center, left: The Secretary of the Navy, yesterday. Lower, left: View of crowd around the paddock. Mrs. Noble Judah and Gen. Willlam Mitchell. Farm races. Upper right: Mr. James Ryan, who rode two winners yesterday, taking a Charles Prancis Adams, and Mrs. George West converse between races. Center, ‘The number of spectators was variously estimated at from —Star Staff Photos. RADID ADVERTISING LISTS ASSALED William H. Rankin, Pioneer, Deplores Excessive Pay- ments to Talent. Excessive costs of radio advertising were deplored today by William H. | Rankin of New Y president of the advertising agency which by his name and the man wio did the pion- eering work in starting one of the three first programs of national radio broad- casting. b There are many more reasons why radio advertising rates should be re- duced rather than newspaper rate: Mr. Rankin declared, pointing out | the high cost of radio talent, constant- ly mounting, is one of the chief rea- sons why radio advertising is S0 ex- pensive. 'With radio stars demanding $2,000 and sometimes as high as $4,000 an appearance,” Mr. Rankin said, “it is an advertising luxury which only the largest companies can afford if they want first-class programs.” Finds Publicity Vital. The reason it pays the advertiser to engage such costly talent, Mr. Rankin said, is the publicity given to the pro- grams by the ncwspapers. '“Without this publicity the price wouldnt be worth it,” he said. Pointing out radio advertising has served to increase the volume of news- paper advertising, Mr. Rankin believes there should be the ciosest kind of co- operation in the use of these media on the part 6f manufacturers and busi- ness- firms wishing to get the most re- turn out of expenditures. “Radio broadcasting in order to be most effective and ~ result-producing always must have the background and support of daily newspaper advertising,” | he said. “The two media together will| sell more goods and accomplish results hitherto- thought impossible in_ adver- ng. Too Many Media, He Says. “We know from experience,” he| added, that most advertisers use %00 | many media.” Department store ad- | vertisements in local newspapers, Mr.| Rankin regards as news to thousands| of housewives of equal importance 0 dafly current events—and even more | 3 who is attending the| Association National Advertisers session at the Wardman Park Hotel of between national and local advertisers| in newspapers “The suggestion was made at the conventfon,” he said, “that_publishers | should make one rate apply to both forms of advertising. But no argument was advanced to show why the lower The visitors and many who motored | rate to the local retail advertiser 1§ down for the day were guests of the| fair and equitabl ril to par- | Whitneys at a hunt breakfast, which ington Bi- | followed a meeting of the Pledmont Fox yesterday morning, and also at the home he added. Cites National Ra ‘Tak! t] luple,mge a national news) ‘clreulation js of On the Brink CAR FOUND PARKED HERE. Herbert T. Wildman, 1320 Fairmont strect, to whom this precariously perched machine belongs, apparently lost his compass while pioneering off Fourteenth and Sheridan streets last night. The car was discovered in this position early today. —Star Staff Photo. Elected Forty-Five Times. HAGERSTOWN, November 17 (Spe- cial). —What is believed to be a record for tenure in office is held by Edward Oswald, clerk of the County Court, who today was elected for his forty-fifth consecutive term as secretary of the St. John's Lutheran Sunday School. ment store, which is dependent almost wholly upon local trade. The rates are made so that he will not have to pay for this excess circulation which is of C. Woods of Baltimore were guests In | is a stout defender of rate differentials | practically no value to him, Mr. Ran- kin explained. On the other hand, he said, the manufacturer of a nationally known product needs the local circula- tion as much as he needs the outside circulation and consequently his rates should be higher, as he gets the bene- fit of both classes of circulation. Mr. Rankin believes the day is not far off when television will appear as .|a rival in the established advertising field. In a matter of two or three years, he declared, television will be perfected wlnnmtwhmu.fioaum v SITES INMARYLAND Tour to Be Made of Upper Rock Creek and Sligo Valleys. A tour of the projected nearby Mary- land park system in upper Rock Oreek and Sligo Valleys will be made during the three-day meeting of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission beginning here tomorrow. ‘The opening session will be devoted to | the legislative program in the coming scssion of Congress. Clarence Phelps Dodge, national director for the organi- zation sponsored by the George Wash- ington Memorial Parkway Fund, Inc., will discuss the n°w organization and the parkway fund. The commission will direct attention to co-operation with virginia authorities, as the Legislature of the Old Dominion assembles this Winter. Extension of the Mount Vernon Mem- orial Highway to Woodlawn, Va, to which State authorities have agreed, will be discussed, as will the problem of the future legal status of the military roads around Fort Myer, Va., over which there is a conflict of authority. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3rd, the com- mission’s exscutive officer, will présent a plan for the proposed Edison Memorial, PLANNERS TOVISIT Winner TWO-YEAR-OLD WINS PRIZE AT FOOD SHOW. hich is projected as a pillar of light, 1o be located. near Hains Point, in East Potomac Park i - WILL HONOR MEN OF 1861 Organizations Plan Reception and | Dinner for Veterans. A reception and dinner will be given for Grand Army veterans, their wives and widows of the veterans at the Bur- lington Hotel at 6 o'clock tomorrow night by the Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent, Daughters of Union Veterans, the Sons of Union Veterans ‘and various other local units of allied or- izations. “%he reception and dinner is an annual event. Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and public. parks, will speak. THREE PLANES TAKE OFF Taking off in the face of bad flying weather which put a halt to air trans- port operations out of Wasl n, three lling Field officers left today for San Antonio, Tex., to deliver three new Army basic training planes to Randolph Field, the new “West Point of the Air.” The three planes were flown by Lieuts. Louis M. Merrick, operations officer at the local fleld; David W. Goodrich, photographic officer, and stop-was to be Fope-Pleld, N Oy nual oyster suj st mflx JOAN CURTIS. With 70 babies on the stage, 2-year- old Joan Curtis, shown here, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip 8. Curtis Third street ‘northeast, late y smiled her way into the audience's heart to win the most applause and receive the contest victory. Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Stimpson of 1129 Tenth street were the only couple to en-: ter the “husband on” contest at last night's session of the show when & new hat was offered to the wife who .could best ask her husband for that ar- ticle of apparel. Buf . Stimpson was not to be discouraged, for she first, asked then begged and finally threatened him. He capitulated. A novelty fox trot for couples will be staged as tongiht's contest at the Food Show. tar Staff Photo. Oyster Supper Planned. BOWIE, Md., November 18 (Special) —Ascension Church will hold their an: per tomorrow. In con an indoor. car- nival will: H BAR ASSOCIATION DEBATES CHANGE Way Is Left Open for Woman Lawyers to Apply for Membership. As the result of a protracted debate last night smong members of the Dis- trict Bar Association over n°w by-laws which would deny membership to wom- an lawyers, the meeting adjourned without taking a vote and left the way open for women to make application for membership. ‘The controversy began when Attor- ney Willlam C. Sullivan, who presented the report of the committee on behalf of Col. J. Miller Kenyon, its chair- man, advocated the denial of member- ship to woman lawyers. . He was op- posed by his brother, George E..Sulli- van, who contended woman lawyers should be received in membership. Maj. Julius I. Peyser and Col. W. C. Clephane also favored the admission of women and characterized as “archaic and backward” the effort for their ex- clusion. Col. Kényon explained there had been a division in the committee and that he personally was not opposed to letting the women come into the asso- clation and the changing of the restric- tion,” which has obtained for 60 years. ‘The debate was followed by so many motions and appeals from the ruling of the chair that there was no time to .take a formal vote before an adjourn- meént motion had been carried at a late hour. While ne exclusion order has been adopted, it is expected woman lawyers will hesitate before making application in view of the furor which developed of 1149 | at last night’s meeting. GET $2,400 RECEIPTS PAGE B—1 DENES SH WL QT POLEE PO Says She Has No Official In- timation Indicating She Will Be Retired. SPIKES RUMORS FROM SICK BED IN HOSPITAL Insists She Expects to Be Back at Women's Bureau in a Few Weeks. From & bed in Emergency Hospita! Lieut. Mina C. Van Winkle today spiked published reports that she would resign or be retired as director of the Police Department Women'’s Bureau. Mrs. Van Winkle said it is true she has been ill at intervals for the past year. She insisted, however, she hope¢ and expected to return to her desk within a few weeks. She said she had received no official intimaticn indicat- ing that she would be retired. She said she has been undergoing a “medical survey,” which followed an earlier “surgical survey” in a Balti- more hospital. Conferred With Pratt. Mrs. Van Winkle recalled that last May she went to see Maj. Henry G. Pratt, then chief of police, and In- spector Ernest W. Brown, assistant chief, about reports that she would be retired on account of physical dis- ability. “Maj. Pratt told me I could not quit because they needed me,” Mrs. Van Winkle said. “He said I had made the ‘Women’s Bureau and he wanted me to continue.” Meanwhile, it was said by friends of Mrs. Van Winkle that regardless of whether her health would permit her to continue indefinitely the arduous duties of her office, she is anxious to remain at the head of the bureau until legis- lation is passed placing that unit of the department on a par with the Traffic Bureau, the Detective Bureau and other distinct units in so far as the rank of personnel is concerned. Mrs. Van Winkle has consistently contended the bureau is of such importance that it should be headed by an inspector and should have several captains and lieu- tenants instead of the present set-up, azzludénz no officer higher than a lieu- ant In Charge 13 Years. Long well known in society circles, Mrs. Van Winkle has been in_charge g%:he wm‘l:!ggruu mmalgl years. Wwas_appo during regime :;llni.flumoudw.!’unmuchm e. She has instituted numerous policies which have been followed by smiliar bureaus in other cities. She was prest- dent of the International Association of Police Women -for several years. Be with a force of four wom- en, . Van Winkle's unit now has more than a score. . Mrs. Van Winkle holds a degree of master of philanthropy from the Col- lege of Women of Rutgers College for outstanding social work. She formerly was president of the Women's Political Union of New Jersey. A native of New York City, shelived in New Jersey for many years before coming to Wash- ington. POLICE IN VIRGINIA HUNT JAIL FUGITIVE Man Convicted of Attempt to As- sault Capital Resident Saws Way to Liberty at Culpeper. Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., November 17.—Virginia authorities today broadcast a detailed description of Teddy Dodson, 30, of ¥ County, who escaped Sunday night from the Jail where he was being held appeal from his conviction on a charge of attempted criminal assault filed by Miss Adelaide Dodson was given 25 years in the penitentiary and was being held in the Culpeper Jail pending the hearing of an appeal made to the Statz Supreme Court. Hacksaws that had been smuggled into Dotdmn were used in sawing his way out. Dodson is regarded as dangerous, and officers of Page and Madison Countles are scouring the mountains for him. Culpeper officers also are aiding in the search. Two years ago Dodson served a short term in prison for attempted criminal assault on Miss Dyce Corbin of Madison County. Officers also are searching for Albert Alger and Melvin Campbell, who mped from the Luray Jail the same ht Dodson sawed his way to free- dom. r and Campbell escaped by a 14-inch brick wall, swinging down the side of the building on an improvised rope made of bed clothing. BIDS ASKED TO CLEAN TWO MORE SQUARES Proposals to Be Opened Dec. 3 for Razing Buildings in Fed- AT LILY PONS CONCERT m""‘“‘"‘"‘ Thieves at Baltimore Gain En- trance to Box Office—Loss Is Borne by Mrs. Wilson-Green. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Nov. 18.—Forcing a sale in the box office of the Lyric The- ater here last night, thieves escaped with $2,400, proceeds of tioket sales to a concert given by Lily Pons of the Metropolitan Opera Company. ‘The loss was borne by Mrs, Wilson- Greene of Washington, who sponsored the concert. ‘The robbery was discovered by Ed- ward Crabbe, ticket seller, who arrived at the theater a few minutes after 6 o'clock. Police were called and found fingerprints on the door of the safe. The safe door had been battered open. through Th forced their wé’u-”"'"i-mm-,-"’q. been va the whole will be ready for part and early next month. destru into part of the so-called grand . This leaves only one small tfluupll::f ment. 1t is for some time, at least ‘Thirteenth