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B2 LAND AGQUISITION FOR ROAD S 0.K.D Arlington Board Authorizes Condemnation for Lee Boulevard Strip. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va, May 21.—The County Board today authorized the institution of condemnation proceedings to ac- quire the necessary rights of way for the extension of the Lee Boulevard from its present terminus at Station 107 to the Fort Myer military reser- vation, and also authorized the ex- penditure of $54,843 for street improve- ments. The latter includes a sum of $18,500, which, the board was told, is needed largely to rectify work done last year in Aurora Hills and Virginia Highlands. Advised that the right of way through the property of Joseph D. Mc- Donnell was the only one that is yet to be acquired in order to extend the Lee Boulevard from its terminus in a field west of Fort Myer, the board de- cided to acquire the land by condem- nation in order that the State Highway Commission may bring the road to a point where it may be used. The con- demnation is for an 80-foot right of ‘way, whereas the original project is on & 200-foot right of way. Approved With a Condition. There was but one condition to the institution of the proceedings, and this was that assurance be had from the State that it would do the work after the right of way has been acquired. This assurance has been made verbally, it was said, but the board wished it to become a matter of record. Authorization of the street work fol- lowed a statement by County Manager Roy S. Braden that there were a num- ber of streets,.especially those receiv- ing their first surface treatment last year, which would be almost beyond Tepair if attention was delayed until after a vote on withdrawal from the Byrd plan. There are 27 projects in addition to the Virginia Highlands and Aurora Hills work. Treasurer’s Report Shows Balance. The treasurer’s report showed a bal- ance as of May 20 of $120,601, of which amount $126,165 belongs to the county, $3,428 to the State and $8 is miscellaneous. The county's balance more than offsets the $100,000 that was borrowed for current e ‘when the alleged shortage in_the ac- counts of former Treasurer E. Wade Ball was discovered. It was decided by the board to en- force the existing ordinance prohibit- ing the sale or discharge of fireworks in the county. For the past two years the old boerd had suspended enforce- ment of the ordinance through the Fourth of July. Bids for the and trash col- lection system to be inaugurated July 1 were authorized. GAINS PREDICTED FOR SOCIALISTS Party Leader Declares = People Ready to Poll Million for Ticket. By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 21.—The Socialist_party tomorrow will nominate its candidate for President of the United States, and at its national con- wention everything indicates today re- sponsibilities’ of party leadership would | fall once more on Norman Thomas. The tall New Yorker, radiated opti- mism as he arrived. He predicted the Socialist party this year would poll the largest vote in its history. “Never have the people been more receptive to Socialist thought,” Thomas | said. “The public everywhere is wak- | ing up to the fact that we were right about the war—that you can't pay for a war as you go. The depression has helped us, of course. But economic stagnation is viewed by us as a phase of the transition from capitalism to ism. Our great problem is to or- e party so that we make the unities.” Soclalists expect to be beneficiaries of a large test vote, he said, but what it would amount to he hesitated to speculste. The consensus at the convention was that in the Nation the wote would exceed a million. ‘Heeding Thomas' admonition to make the most of Socialist oppoctuni- ties, established party leaders ‘did their utmost to stamp out internal dissen- sions. Some discord has been stirred by Fastern delegates’ desire for America o recognize Soviet Russia. The senti- ments of this wing are carried to the conventhonvflour by David George of opewell, Va. Hl&:yor ‘Daniel W. Hoan of Milwaukee threw the force of his influence on the side of conservatism, and urged the delegates to “forget about Russia, and bustd socislism in Ameri MISSING TEACHER HUNTED IN AKRON Alarm Felt for Safety of L. E. Miller—Wife Tells of Secret Warnings to Leave City. By the Associated Press. AKRON, Ohio, May 21.—Alarm was felt today by relatives and police for the safety of Lawson E. Miller, 24, Akron school teacher, who disappeared mysteriously Thursday, after reputedly yecelving threats against his life. Young Miller's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon W. Miller of Brice, near Co- Jumbus, arrived here to assist in the search. Police reported themselves mystified. Miller's wife told police that twice in the last 10 days he had been “warned” to leave Akron Last week, she was quoted as saying, he was approached on the street by a heavy-set and well dressed man, who said “This is your last chance. We mean business and if you know what's good 1o~ you, you'll keep this from the cops.” Th> young man’s parents expressed the fear he had been made the mis- taken vietim of some gang, and Miller, senior, sajd he sent his son a revolver Wednesday after a letter from young :(;m;r had related the strange inci- nts. | ADAMS TO GET HONOR Pennsylvania Military College to Confer Degree. CHESTER, Pa., May 21 (#).—Secre- tary Charles F. Adams of the Navy will be given the degree of doctor of laws at the commencement exercises of Penn- sylvania Military College on June 7, it Win College Scholarships MARYLAND STUDENTS GET COVETED AWARDS. with the two college scholarships enroll at Earlham Colls shij MILIE DUNBAR (left) and Peggy Duncan, both members of the grad- uating class at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, have been presented Chase, Md. Miss Dunbar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Dunbar of 311 Cumberland street, Somerset, who won the #250 scholarship, will Richmond, Ind., while Miss Duncan’s $100 scholar- is to be added to a $1,000 scholarship recently given her by Brenau College, Gainesville, Ind., for winning a Nation-wide com) Duncan lives with an aunt, Mrs. R. R. Duncan, at 6625 offered by the Woman's Club of Chevy titive examination. Miss East avenue, Chevy Chase. —=Star Staff Photo. TELEVISION TEST TOPLANE SUCCESS Craft Five Miles Off Picks Up| Image of Girl From Ground Station. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, May 21.—A notable step in the development of television was acclaimed by engineers today when the | image of a girl was transmitted success- fully from ¢ radio station to an airplane | soaring in the sky five mile swzy. Between the wave of blue flashes which sputtered across the receiver in the darkened cabin of a tri-motored monoplane of the Western Air Express observers saw a girl, clad in & white hat with a dark band and a white dress, turn her head slowly. The image was not a clear delinea- tion, but it was sufficiently etched against the 8-inch glass screen of the receiver to enable the audience of eight | to pick out her featuras and distinguish l her movements. 1 As the plane, piloted by Allan Barrie, | veteran airmail fiyer, gained altitude, | Harry R. Lubcke, redio engineer, | switched out the lights in the cabin, the windows of which had been covzredv‘ For a moment the passengers sailed | along in blackness. Then blue flashes | n to dance on the screen of their ing theater. m’nfe television signals at first ap- peared as rain drops blown before, & strong wind. Soon the flashes became conglomerate. The indistinct image was picked up by the eyes of the audience. The engineer turned a dial slowly; the image became clearer. The hat could be seen and th:n hu ihe turned, her rofile stood out sharply. % At times, it appeared as though her hair was streaming in a wind. This, Lubcke explained, ‘resulted from the| fact'that the plane was traveling so rapidly through the signals, 120 miles an hour, that the lines which com- posed the image could not be held sta- tionary by the receiver. Engineers predicted television would be added to the radio of airline planes, enabling pilots to see weather charts, | pick out fog conditions and provide en- tertainment for passengers. OPERATOR OPPOSES REGULATION OF COAL| Davis-Kelly Bill Hit at Hearing by | Representative of Group of Mine Owners. By the Associated Press. Opposition to the Davis-Kelly coal regulation bill on the ground it is “con- trary to the spirit of American busi- ness” was &“t before a Senate commit- tee yesterday by John C. Cosgrove of Johnstown, Pa. Cosgrove, president of the West Vir- ginia Coal & Coke Corporation and | other companies operating in West Vir- ginia, Pennsylvania and Illinois, ap- peared as a representative of the Logan County, W. Va, Coal Operators’ Asso- ciation. “I hope that T shall never see the day in this country when the initiative | of the individual and the industries of this country are eircumscribed by legislation of this class that the oppor- tunities to build individual businesses no longer exist,” he said. Condemns Commission, “I do not believe that any commis- sion of five men, taken either from within or without the coal industry, can run it to the advantage of the in- dustry, the public or the Government.” Cosgrove said competition from “cheap oil” comes on “terms and con- ditions which the bituminous coal in- | dustry cannot hope to approach.” Regulation by a commission, he said, would increase the cost of production. FORMER EDITOR DIES Ex-President of Omaha Daily News Succumbs. OMAHA, Nebr., May 21 (#).—Joseph | Polcar, 59, for many years editor of the | old Omsaha Daily News, died today. During his 40 years' newspaper work, Polcar had been reporter, city editor, managing editor, editor,’ and finally president of the News, since merged with the Omaha Bee. He was gradu- ated from Princeton University. Dead Policeman Heart Victim. COLUMBUS, Ohis, May 21 (#).— | Patrolman Charles L: Kellar, 31, who | died suddenly in the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity here early today, while do- ing duty at a dance, was a victim of heart disease, Coronor E. E. Smith re- ported after an autopsy. | PRESIDENT OF CHURCH ARLINGTON ROAD COSTS ARE GIVEN Shirley Cites Figures for Use in Fight to Keep County Under. Byrd Plan. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va, May 21.—Con- tinuing his fight for sentiment against withdrawal of Arlington County from the Byrd road plan, H. C. Safell is collecing figures of State expenditures on county roads during the past few years which he says he will use in the ofmml election campaign on the ques- tion. He addressed a letter to H. G. Shir- ley, chief of the State Highway Com- mission requesting information as to how many miles of roads have been constructed in the county by the State in the last three years and how much was expended in the work. He was told that 16.2 miles had been constructed Atlm approximate cost of $450 per mile. A second question put by Mr. Saffell to Commissioner Shirley had to do with the number of miles of roads that have been taken over by the State and how much was expended on maintenance since they have becn taken over. The answer was 24 miles at a, cost of $115,000. In answer to a request for informa- tion as to the amount of gas tax that has been furnished the county during the past five years Shirley states: June 30, 1927, $47,000; June 30, 1928, $61,- 820.33: June 30, 1929, $69,181.85; June 30, 1930, $78,672.08; June 30, 1931, $78,355.55. In addition to this, Shirley states the State has spent $980,000 in pur-| chasing rights of way for the Lee| Boulevard. Saffell, in favoring remaining under the Byrd plan, contends that it would be a big saving to the taxpayers and any money so saved could be used to good advantage in construction of sewers and the expansion of the water system. o T SR L PUBLIC UNABLE TO SEE U. S. CRUISER LAUNCHING New 10,000-ton Portland Is Guard- ed After Vandalism Acts in Fore River Yards. By the Associated Press. QUINCY, Mass, May 21.—The 10,- 000-ton cruiser Portland, which has been guarded day and night for a week ' because of acts of vandalism at the’ Fore River ship yards of the Bethlehem Ship Building Co., was launched today. Contr: to custom, the general public was barred from the launching. ‘The oraft, named after the city of Portland, Me., which has been under construction since February, 1930, is now 80 per cent completed and should be in commission by the end of this year. The Portland is one of the 15 light cruisers authorized by Congress in February, 1929, of which are now being built. It is 710 feet long, will have 2 speed of more than 3314 knots, and will develop 107,000 shaft horse- power. FOUND SLAIN IN SHOP Head Was Crushed and Two Fin- gers Nearly Severed—=Son Finds Body. By the Associated Press. ROCKPORT, Mass,, May 21.—Arthur F. Oker, 57, president of the Swedish Congregational Church, was found slain in his tailoring shop today. Po- lice said his head had been crushed, apparently with a hatchet, and two fingers of his right hand were nearly severed. Oker was discovered by his son, Ru- dolph, 21. lice said Oker recently had won about $1,200 in a lottery. They ad- vanced the theory that an agent of the lottery may have killed Oker. Police said the slaying today was the first since 1877. o LAND ACT IS SIGNED President Hoover yesterday signed an act of Congress which authorized trans- fer of jurisdiction over public land in the District of Columbia. This act permits the Federal and District. Government to make transfers of land owned by them to one another without a special act of Congress. Such transfers, however, will be subject to approval of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, Wash, May 21.—Maybe there are Eskimos and snow and wind in Alaska, but Hollywood isn't going to take any chance, was announced today by Col. Frank K. ey program o RouG: of Gec including & :(m!lh:’ Bat- Md., will m That is, Hollywood as by the film upit which has chartered the Arctic trader Nanuk te take supplies North fer the L flming of an Eskimo pic- oad iy T bleached ecorn flakes mov,” sald Warnet MOVIE ESKIMOS AND SNOW SENT TO ARCTIC FOR SCENE Chartered Ship Carries Wind Machine Among Other s Equipments for Trip That Seems “‘Senseless.” L. Pistor, as he supervised the Nanuk's loading today. yellow thing you see over there is a wind machine for blowing it.” He confessed he couldn’t see much sense to making the trip. “They'll probably do it all over down in the studio when we get back,” said, “For a movie we like our better,” Pistor explain sny native ones, Okay. WD oux igloos fox ua" n Eskimos “1f there are 'DRUG AGENT SEIZED | cotics at $35 an ounce. RICHMOND PLANS FOR GRAY REUNION Four Society Balls Will Fea- ture Many Functions in June. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., May 21.—The boys of '62 will escort the belles of "32 at four society balls planned for the forty- second reunion of the nited Confed- erate Veterans here June 21 to 24. The balls will be outstanding on the program of social functions for the vet- erans who fought under the stars and hfll’; in units immortal to the South- nd. Virginia soclety is working enthusi- astically in preparation for the return of the heroes who defended Richmond threescore and ten years ago. The belles of Richmond and through- out the old Dominion have manifested an eagerness to open the first of the balls with the veterans to the strains of the Virginia Reel. Besides those who are to be hostesses, soclety of the South will be represented among_the sponsors, matrons of honor, and relatives of the veterans. Mit: Mary McLester Reld, who be- camé noted for her pomllrlty at the Montgomery Teunion it year, will come to Richmond as maid of honor on the staff of the commander in chief, Gen. C. A. Desaussure. Mrs. Fred C. Culvern, president of the United Daughters of the Confed- eracy in South Carolina, will come as matron of honor on the staff of Gen. N. G. Osteen, commander of the South Carolina division. Maj. Mills F. Neal, commander of the famous Richmond Light Infantry Blues, heads the Balls Committee. He has arranged for the first dance to be held June 22, immediately following a re- ception in honor of the veterans, mem- bers of the Confederate Memorial As- sociation and the Sons of Confederate Veterans, who are to meet simultane- ously. The grand ball of the reunion will be held in two sections June 28.| ‘While some are dancing in the armory of the 1st Virginia Regiment, others will find a twin program under way in the Blues' Armory, the Sons’' annual ball will be held in the 1st Regiment Armory., AND THROWN IN GULF Undercover Narcotic Prober Re- gains Consciousness in Water and Swims Two Miles to Shore. By the Associated Press. GABVESTON, Tex., May 21.—Lyman C. Coffin, Federal narcotic undercover agent, was recovering here tonight from injuries he sald were inflicted by gang- sters who kidnaped him, knocked him unconscious and tossed him into the Gulf of Mexico 2 miles from shore. “You'll never call another narcotic agent down here,” Coffin quoted the gang leader as warning him. Coffin said he was kidnaped by motor car last night and taken to sea in & launch. Mllnm’: consciousness in the water, he said he swam to shore, where he fell exhausted. He said he was lured from his hotel by a “tall, slender” stranger, who said he was wanted by Narcotic Agent J. 8. Lanigan of Houston. Lanigan said Coffin had heen com- pleting negotiations with wholesale “dealers” here for 100 ounces of nar- Activities of a boat released recently after Federal selzure were checked tonight in connec- tion with the case. HANGING OF BOY, 7, PUZZLES PROBERS Victim Could Not Have Tied Knot, Detective Declares—Open Verdict Returned. By the Associated Press. SAYSVILLE, Mo., May 21.—A ques- tion of murder or suicide raf hanging of & 7-year-old, Edward Franklin West, ;nlwered after a coroner’s inquest to- | ay. Mrs, Virgie West, 31, stepmother of the boy, who was detained for ques- tioning, denled knowledge of his death. He was hanged in a garage at the West home. His father, Otis A. West, found the body upon his return from work in the fields. Joseph T. Duncan, St. Joseph, Mo., chief of detectives, sald it would have been impossible for the victim to have tied the knot. “The boy was hanged by some adult,” Duncan said. The coroner’s jury returned an ope verdict. No charges were flled. Sheriff | Vern Campbell said the case would be submitted to the grand jury at its regu- lar meeting this Fall. VENIZELOS QUITS POST AS PREMIER OF GREECE Failure of Legislation He Spon- sored to Pass Was Reason for Action. By the Associated Press. ATHENS, Greece, May 21.—Premier Eleutherios Venizelos, his position made difficult by Greece’s financial problems, resigned today because of difficulty in getting Parliament to pass legislation he sponsored. He recommended the formation of a coalition Republican cabinet under one of the opposition leaders. Alexander and on the 24th| n | parents with an offering for dinner. Papanastasiou, leader of the Agrarian and Labor party, was expected to at- tempt to form a new cabinet, Premier Venizelos announced his resignation shortly after the finance minister, in presenting the nation's budget to Parliament, sald it was im- rative that expenditures be reduced. is could be done, he said, only by cutting the interest on loans hitherto paid in gold. M. Venizelos has ruled Greece four times as premier within 25 years. His present regime n in 1928, when he returned from exile in Paris. TRIP TO FIANCE DELAYED Debutante Misses Paris Boat Be- cause of Daylight Savings. NEW YORK, May 21 (#).—Miss Ger- trude C. Shriver, Los les debutante, today missed the liner ayette by 20 minutes because she was unaware that shipping schedules here are on day- hi-saving time. was to sail foday to be mar- rigd in Paris to Louis Gasnler, a mo-~ tion picture director. However, she will leave Wednesday en the Berengaria, a speedier boat, and will arrive in Paris only half a day| later than she had planned. v Hidden $19,000 Found. MINNEAPOLIS, Kans., May 21 (#).— Beeking money to the funeral ex- penses of Josephine 'k, a spinster who died at Ada, Kans. May 16, au- thorities discovered $19,000 hidden in 19: Setting Off Hidden Alarm Clocks Basis Of Ex-Wife’s Sui By the Associated Press. Moy g1, A Reginaid Brooks, y .- , wealthy New York and Palm Beach clubman, was sued for $1,350 today by his former wife, who got a diverce on claims that he annoyed her by ringing cow- bells and setting off alarm clocks at_inopportune times and places. ‘The suit mannonedbn? m regarding its basis, bu Metcalf, her attorney, said the sum named represented the amount Brooks is behind in his quarterly payments of alimony. At the divorce trial Mrs. Brooks testified the cowbell ring- ing got on her nerves badly, but even worse was his custom of set- ting the clocks to go off at undue hours and hiding them about their Palm Beach home. WEATHER DELAYS HOP FROM U. S. TO JAPAN| New York Flyer Awaits Take-off in Try for Purse of $30,000. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, Wash., May 21.—Weather conditions continue unfavorable for Nat C. Browne's projected BSeattle- Tokio nonstop flight, Charles Shick, meteorologist at Boeing Field, said today. Rains and overcast skies were re- ported off the Japanese coast, with low barometric pressure about Dutch Har- bor, Alaska. The words ‘“Seattle-Tokio” were painted on the New York flier's ship, the Lone Star, and the compass was installed. Browne indicated if permission is ob- tained from the Japanese Government to land in Japan and weather condi- tions change for the better he may leave tomorrow. Seattle aviation enthusiasts have of- fered a purse totaling almost $30,000 for a_successful nonstop flight before June 1. IMPROPER ACTIONS DENIED BY RECTOR Girl “Peeped,” He Says, if She Saw Operation Scar on His Stomach. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 21.—The Rev. H. P. Davidson, gray-haired rector of Stiff- key, denied today some of the accusa- tions of immorality for which he is on trial before a consistory court. ‘The petite Barbara Harris, blonde witness of the prosecution, who was present in court, came in for much dis- cussion again as lawyers elicited from the smiling clergyman statements re- lating to what he called his “uplift” work. Once or twice he had kissed Miss Harris in a restaurant, he testified, but it was a kiss on the forehcad and “there was no lust” in his heart. He'said he had visited the girl in her room five or six times, but never closed the door or acted improperly. Miss Harris, who had testified about his appendicitis scar, had never seen his stomach, the clergyman sald, “un- | Leas she peeped through the bathroom ! oor. | He sald he had addressed a troupe of dancing girls in their dressing room at the theater, but there was nothing indecent in seeing them there. YOUTHFUL ANGLERS ARE ‘LOST’ 11 HOURS Pair, 10 Years Old, Return Home ' ‘With String of Fish to End Frantic Search. By a Staff Correcpondent of The Ster. ! LYON PARK, Va, May 21—Each proudly bearing a string of fish they had pulled from the Potomac while absent without leave from their homes for 11 hours, Erwin McNemar and Rob- ert Edwards, both 10 years old, strolled back to the home of the former to- night to bring to a halt a frantic search for them. ‘The youngsters left at 10 o'clock this morning for a hike, such as they had enjoyed before, but on the way they decided to do a bit of fishing for the first time, and perhaps to surprise their Some fisherman gave them a pole and time passed. ‘When they failed to return by dark 50 32—PART ONE. RER GOLLEGE REFUSES TABLET Memorial to John Brown Re- jected Because of Objec- tionable Wording. | | ‘The tablet to John Brown, abolition- ist leader, which was to have been pre- sented by delegates of thé National As- sociation for Advancement of Colored People, at Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W. Va., was returned to Washingten last night after being rejected by the in- | stitution. President Henry T. McDon- ald explained the objection was to the wording of the tablet. It read: “Here John Brown aimed at human slavery a blow that woke a guilty Nation. With him fought slaves and | sons of slaves. Over his crucified bedy marched 200,000 black soldiers and 4,- 000,000 freed men singing John Brown’s body lies a-molding in the grave, but his soul goes marching on.” President McDonald said the board of trustees, headed by Commissioner of Patents Robertson, had no objection to the placing of the tablet, but they be- lieved the wording of it “unhappy and r;ould not make for good understand- ng.” The president said when first in- formed that the association desired to, present the college with the tablet he | had advised that it should contain a | simple inscription. { Presentation services were held, and | the college, through President Mc- Donald, refused to accept the gift. Speeches eulogizing John Brown fol- lowed, including addresses by Oswald G. Villard, editor of The Nation; J. Max Barber, president of the John Brown Memorial Association, and Willlam E. B. DuBois of New York. A sunrise service, with Dantes Belle- garde, Haitian Minister, as guest of honor, will be held this morning at the home of Frederick Douglas, in Ana- costia. Speakers will include Dr. Carter G. Woodson. and Lucy D. Slowe, dean | of women of Howard University. | This afternoon, Senator La Follette | will address the final session in Wash- | ington Auditorium. Dr. Mordecai W. Johngon, president of Howard Univer- | sity, and Walter White, association secretary, also will speak. TWO HELD AFTER TWO CRASHES ON BRIDGE Police early today were investigating | two automobile crashes which occurred within less than an hour last night on the Anacostia Bridge, near the Navy | Yard, resulting in the arrest of one | driver on a charge of reckless driving | and another on a charge of driving | while drunk. One driver left the scene. ‘The man charged with reckless driv: ing gave his name as James D. North, 41, of the 1700 block of Seventeenth street southeast. His machine was said to have struck an automobile cperated { by Earl W. Dimmick, 44, of the 4400 block of Q street. North was slightly | injured. | Lewis M. Early, 19. of Brandywine, | Md., was charged with driving while | drunk. Police say he was the driver of one of the automobiles figuring in the other crash. The driver of the fourth machine involved was unknown to police, who were checking tals | to determine whether any one had a&p- lied for treatment. | their parents became worried and a search was organized. Their descrip- tions were broadcast and Arlington County ?ouce were searching the banks of the river when the boys returned to the McNemar home at 9 o'clock. “JOB AUCTION” ENDS Legion Efforts Net 264 Persons Employed. Washington's first radio “job auc- tion,” conducted over WRC by the American Legion, ended Friday night after 264 jobs had been obtained for the unemployed. It is planned to ex- tend the auction to other Leglon posts throughout the country. HEADS K. OF C. COMMITTEE P. Michael Cook Leads Body Ar- ranging Convention, P. Michael Cook has been named chairman of the General Committee arranging the national convention of the Knights of Columbus, at the Mayflower Hotel, August 14-18. Chairmen of the various committees will be announced soon. CHILD HURT IN FALL Boy 17 Months Old, Treated at | Emergency Hospital. Earnest Perrone, 17 months old, 800 block of 1 street, was treated ot Emergency Hospital®late yesterday for & cut lp received when he fell 10 feet from the porch of his home to a con- crete walk. “icverll teeth were knocked out in the | Grain Body Buys Elevators. OGDEN, Utah, May 21 (#).—The Farmers National Grain Corporation today announced the purchase of 18 elevators and warehouses in Utah and Idaho from the Colorado Mill and gzvnwr col; {zr h:pproxu;nuly $165, . The plants have combined storage facilities of a million bushels. French Naval Officer Dies. Admiral A. PARIS, May 21 (B).—Vice 3 of former of the . Boy Proves Martyr Of Protest March When Eggs Hit Him By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 21.—A colored boy was more of a martyr than he intended to be when he sat in an improvised “electric chair” at the head of a parade today ‘The parade, in which some 3.000 persons marched as a protest against the impending execution of seven colored men in Scotts- boro, Ala, proceeded through the South Side under police escort. The youth, 11 years old, seemed | | 1o enjoy his role as occupant of the electric chair atop an auto- mobile up to & certain point. ‘That. was when some one drop- rd a basket of on his head. | was a direct hit. | PROSECUTORS 1GNORE | STAY OF SENTENCE! | But Prison Warden Honors Gov- ernor’s Order and Releases Arkansas Banker. By the Associated Press. | ROCK, Ark., May 21.—A stay of sentence Gov. Parnell granted | to A. B. Banks, former banking chain | president, con of receiving de- | its in an insolvent bank, was ignored prosecutors today and he was de- | livered to the State prison to serve a| {fu‘!{) term, but the warden released The Governor's order gave the for- | mer banker and head a group of | insurance firms until June 16 to wind up his business affairs and make pro- visions for his family. Learning_of that, Prosecuting Attor- ney Carl E. Bailey instructed Sheriff Blake A. Willlams to ignore the order and arrest Banks forthwith. The at-| torney contended the Governor had no authority to intervene. Banks was delivered at the peniten- | tiary late today, but Warden Tod Hun- | ter refused to receive him. He said he | received a copy of the Governor's order | and would honor it. Conviction of the former financier frew out of the acceptance of deposits | bv the American Exchange Trust Co. | of Little Rock the day before it closed. | in 1930. That collapse was followed | within a few days by the closing of about 40 other banks in Arkansas, of which Banks was president. SILVER MINING PAN TO BE GIVEN HOOVER Representative Englebright to/| Present Wash Instrument to | Chiet Executive. | By the Associated Press. In President Hoover, mining engi neer, ever wants to go prospecting, he soon have a solid silver pan in wh to wash the sand away from his nug- gets. It's up in the office of Represent- ative Harry Englebright of Nevada City, Calif,, one of the picturesque old gol rush towns. Englebright, on behalf of the Bret Harte Pageant Association of Sonor: Calif,, will present it to the Presiden with formal ceremony next week. On the pan is engraved an invitation to the President to attend the Bret Harte pageant at Columbia, Tuolumne County. Calif., May 27 to 29. ! I STUDY OF RELIEF MEANS 15 URGED |Representative Erk Holds Ef- forts So Far Have Been Too Specialized. By the Associated Press. Appointment of a Joint Congressio: Committee to determine what is mdn:d! to lubricate the wheels of the Nation's business machine was called for in a resolution introduced yesterday by Representative Erk (Republican, of Pennsylvania). “We have developed financial groups, relief organizations. a committee to en- force economic administration of the Government, a Reconstruction Finance Corporation to aid in liquidating the frozen assets of banking institutions and to assist transportation companies,” Erk said, in a statement issued simul- taneously with introduction of the reso- lution. “We have farm bodies to promote agriculture and supply means to stimu- late co-operative marketing; we have provided Government funds for road building and the construction of publie buildings and other improvements. “But the broad foundation of our wealth production has not received its prorer share of consideration. We have specialized in our relief endeavors and in so doing the great body of business and industry and of labor has been neglected.” ‘The committee would include 26 mem- bers of both political parties appointed by the Vice President and 28 by the Speaker of the House. It would have broad powers in as- sembling data which might aid in for- mulating a final program of anti-de- pression legislation. Erk suggested a number of measures he felt might contribute to restoration of national prosperity. They included a $5,000,000,000 bond issue for completing authorized public works; a moratorium of corporate in- come taxes “to balance the industrial budget”; an amendment to the Recon- struction Finance Corporation act to permit the corporation to loan money to States and municipalities for reliet needs; tax-exempt bond issues to finance self-liquidating works such as bridges and tunnels; strict enforcement of laws dealing with deportation of undesirable aliens; legislation to “protect independ- ent merchants from chain-store com- petition,” and widespread adoption of the five-day week. Erk’s resolution found little favor with the House group headed by Representa- tive La Guai Republican, of New York, which has sough! te launching of a vast program of. public works building. 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