Evening Star Newspaper, March 1, 1932, Page 21

PUBLIC WORKS AID IN DRIVE FOR JOBS Cities, Counties and States Provide Employment for Many Men. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 1.—A marked, increase in public works and road build- ing activities_on part of citi counties and States was reported ye: terday by the united action group con- ducting the campaign to provide work for 1,000,000 wage earners now unem- ployed. Reports coming to national head- quarters of the American Legion, Amer- ican Federation of Labor, the Associa- tion of National Advertisers and the Legion Auxiliary from the employment committees grouped around legion posts and union locals, it was said, showed that men had been added by many communities, State highway tnmmis-’ slons, counties and other public works, | including: I Provide New ! Westly, Tes Shinnston, W. Va. oodland, Wash. Goldendale, Wash; State of Washing- ton; Nashville, Tenn.: Lawrence Coun- ty, S. D.; Per Ivania State Highway Commission; Josephine County, Oreg; Geary, Okl Hannibal, Mo.; Arenac County, Mich.; Road Commission, Ne- gaunee, Mich.: Lawton, Mici Flint, Mich.; Kentucky State Highway Com- mission; Union County, Ind.; Highway Commission, Burlington, Colo.; Surfside County, Calif.; San Louis Obispo, Calif.; Modesto, Calif.; and Stanislaus County, Calif. Permanent positions were reported secured for the unemployed in the fol- Jowing towns, among others: East St. Louis, Ill.; Lawton, Mich.; Minneapolis: Lockney, Tex.. Sioux Falls, S. Dak., and Woodland, Wash. In Birmingham, Ala, the Woodward Tron Co. was Teported to have put 2,000 men back to work. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad has also returned ‘workers. Plan Park and Farm, The Watonga, Okla, Legion Post, around which s grouped that town'’s unemployment activities, has secured a 20-acre plot of land, on which it is building a community park, providing work for the local unemployed. The Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, fire Works. nsville, Wis.; company and other civic organizations are co-operating by taking charge of | certain sections of the project. The| Kiwanis is building & wading pool for | children. The Chamber of Commerce is providing playground equipment, and other organizations are planning gar»‘ dens and so on. The Winfield, Ala., Legion Post is backing & co-operative farming venture | of local unemployed, who will share in | the crop they are planting and tending. AIR DEFENSE HELD LESS EFFECTIVE Gen. Craig Says Hawsiian Maneu- vers Proved Invading Force Could Attack Objective. By the Associated Pres SAN FRANCISCO, March 1 Gen. Malin Craig, United States referee of the recent Hawaiian game” maneuvers, said yesterday that the maneuvers had demonstrated that defense aviation is not as effective in practice as in theory. “While the air tactics on both sides were spectacular, daring ar i technically fine,” he said, “aviation v ‘s disrupted and out of business on either side when the actual critical moment came.” Gen. Craig said that the “Blue,” or invading forces, attacked from two car- rier vessels with 100 planes and “de- spite cloudy weather made a raid on an airfield, and ammunition dumps and ! Pear] Harbor and got away with it.” GOES TO REFORMATORY AFTER 14-YEAR LAPSE Commitment Papers Apparently | Lost in 1918, New Ones Issued Just Recently. By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, 1, March 1.— Fourteen years having elapsed since Joseph Young was sentenced, the au- thorities decided that it was about time to put him in the Illinois Reformatory. Supt. John R. Cranor of the Pontiac, I, Reformatory advised Attorney Gen- eral Oscar E. Caristrom that Young was sentenced on December 16, 1918, but did not reach the institution until Feb- Tuary 4, 1932 Young was 20 when sentenced. Now he is 34. So much time had elapsed be- tween the time of sentence and com- that Cranor asked the attor- status of the prisoner. d Cranor he had no to accept nim. Cranor sa papers were lost cleri back in 1918 and new ones were | Just recently ued. | = | | 30 Prisoners Fail to Escape. than 30 prisoner ade a s for freedom T e to the de- policer the pri The PALAIS ROYAL is little to pay for this Genuine Cowhide Brief Case —with straps all around —with strong gussets —with 2 pockets, one with zipper fastening—or 3 pockets without zipper —sixteen inches long —in plain or grained top cowhide, black or brown. Palais Royal—Main Floor THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. (., TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1932. Music and Musicians Reviews and News of Capital's Programs. Willa Semple Substitutes For Bernard Parronchi. UE to Bernard Parronchi's ab- sence from the city, the Ameri- can Association of University Women presented as soloist for their con- cert yesterd: fternoon Willa Sem- ple in an unexpected but particularly artistic piano recital. Miss Semple adapted herself well to the cl al, romantic and mod- ern styles de- manded by her group of Scar- latti and Bach, she continued with Brahms, Chopin, _ Ravel and Griffes. In the first group she created a strongly marked classic style by keeping the dy- namics weil in hand. When a phrase hegan softly 1t vsually continued _so. to be contrasted by a correspondingly loud succeed- ing phrase. It was quite without the “swells” of the romantic com- posers. Yesterday Miss Willa Semple. Semple's own ex- cellent style especially marked in the Brahms “Intermezzo, op. 117" and the Chopin “Nocturne, op. 37, No. 2.” A delicacy of touch com- bined with a half-sad, half-wistful spirit, made the audience follow every note of these pieces with not- iceable eagerness and pleasure. In the Brahms “Rhapsody in G Minor” there was all the intomsity and subtlety that could be desired, but not quite enough power and gban- don to mal it as breath-taxing as it should be. Ravel's “J'eux d'eau” foner="C and Griffes’ Women Prefer Underwood’s Ask almost any woman and she’ll tell you “Underwood’s do make lovely, soft portraits of women that are so pleasing they almost flatter you.” like Underwood’s —from $15 the dozen And women new price up—and and service. o T - D D Underwood We invite you to 0 become an Underwood patron. 1 UNDERWOOD&UNDERWOOD PORTRAITS OF QUALITY 1230 Connecticut Avenue..»DEcatur 4100 “Night Winds” and “Scherzo” also gave evidence of a fluent technique, besides a real grasp of the modern flavor. D. C. Chevy Chase Chanters Give Benefit Program. THE Chevy Chase Chanters sang vesterday evening for the pa- tients at the Tuberculosis Hospital on Upshur street northwest. Solos were rendered by Mrs. L. M. Grif- fith, jr. and Tom Slattery, accon panied by William H. Taylor. Vir- ginia Imlay was reader. The club is under the direction of Herndon Morsell, and Leon M. Davis is ac- companist. The Chanters’ next ap- pearance will be on March 15 at & meeting of the Board of Trade. CANADA PLANNING PROBE OF ALL BANKING LAWS Establishment of a Central Bank to Work With U. 8. Federal Reserve to Be Considered. | By the Assoclated Press. OTTAWA, Ontario, March 1.—An in- vestigation into the entire credit and currency system of Canada will be made before the regular 1933 revision of the banking laws, Premier R. B. Bennett told the House of Commons last night. | Establishment of a central bank, possi- | bly to work in closer harmony with the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States, will be considered. at present would be the “ruination” of the country, the prime minister said. He added it possibly would send the value of the dollar down to 25 cents. While admitting Canada technically abandoned the gold standard in 1929, | the prime minister saia gold still was retained as a coverage lor dominior notes. and to bolster the financial and credit stability of the country. N -.p.-.p.b. courtesy e < PR Y Abandonment of the gold standard | FRENGH SUFFRAGE Women Hopeful of Getting Vote After Bill Is Shelved. By the Associated Press. | PARIS, March 1.—With greater hope of securing the vote than they ever had before, the working women of France have plunged into a suffrage fray which they expect will bring to a victorious end an_80-year battle. Recently the Chamber of Deputies passed an electoral reform bill contain- ‘um an amendment for women's suf- ‘fmgn ‘The Senate unanimously re- jected that bill, voting to shelve it by 1190 to 0. But the amendment was sal- | vaged temporarily by being referred to | a speciag committee. So the women are | sharp sault on the Senate. | The battle will be bitter, they say. | They mean to hack at the opposition harder than ever, and let the chips fall where fhey may. At their head is Maria Verone, dy- An Extra Special Sale ORIENTAL RUGS RARE SEMI-ANTIQUE PIECES AND FINE MODERN ARTS This Is the Last Week of Sale FIGHT 15 RENEWED g their weapons for an as-| namic, gray-haired woman lawyer and president of the French League for Women's Rights, one of many suffrage organizations in France. “We'll have to fight” she told the Associated Press, “and fight hard. One of our most difficult tasks is to stir up enthusiesm among the women them- selves, for they are afraid to stage public manifestations. “More than that, we have a problem which American and English suffragists never had to meet. We must obtain the support of the men. French wo- men won't work for a thing like that unless they have the backing of men.” Masculine Support Increases. Masculine support is on the increase, declares this woman who has battled 20 years for suffrage. Since the World| | War, when women tilled fields, produced crops and ran the business of the coun- try, she says, many Frenchmen have| | been convinced that they should have he right to vote. | How great the strength of senatorial opposition would prove, the suffragists do not know. The membership of the Upper House has changed since 1922 { when it defeated the suffrage bill by a majority of 22. Suffragists believe, however, that their support in the Sen- ate, which has refused to consider the | women's rights bill since 1922, is about equally divided between the Left and Right. Supported by 25,000. With the support of the 25.000 busi- ness women, teachers and journalists | who compose the league which shej heads, Maria Verone hopes to begin the AT A SAVINGS OF $10-% to $200-%° Prices as Low as in 1912 and savings. 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Even the weather will be against us, for when it rains we can‘t have outdoor meetings or parades. Nobody wants to look or listen.” | WOUNDED MAN, 73, KILLS INTRUDER IN ROBBERY By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 1.—At 73 Edward A. Cohen is something of a fighter. He got into the fighting habit nearly | a year ago, when his drug store was | robbed. When he reported the robbery to police he said: “After this, when Tobbers come Il | have a pistol and I'll fignt.” ‘Twice since then he had chased hold- | up men from his store. Last night two men came in with pistols drawn. In an | exchange of shots Cohen was wounded | in the left arm. But he pursued the intruders into the street until he drop- ped with another wouna in the abdo- men. He was taken to a hospital. In another hospital, a patient, identi- fled as one of the holdup men, died from a wound inflicted by one of | Cohen's well-aimed bullets. COURT 0. K.’S VACATION 18-Year-Old Screen Actress Has Contract Modified to Take Rest. LOS ANGELES, March 1 (P).—. court order was required yesterday be- fore Barbara Weeks, 18-year-old screen t‘idmu' could start a New York vaca- jon. Modification of her contract was necessary for her absence and, as she is under legal age, no change could be made without the Superior rt's per- mission. Judge Marshall P. McComb the order, and she will leave to- day and return March 29. I i Stomach Agony Stopped Quick! “I suffered agony with pain in my |stomach. Then I tried ACIDINE. One can relieved me,” says Mrs, M. Montgomery, Los Angeles, Calif. “I can now eat anything I want if I take ACIDINE afterward. ACIDINE is grand—don't make any changes in it—it is perfect now. I am 70 years old, but feel 30." sourness. 3 riburn. dizzi- essness, he resulting antees ACID- h troubles or ruggists have ACI- INE.—Advertisement. o, PALAISROYAL The V. ery Hat for You--- Here it is—in this new collection which we present to you tomorrow. 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