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T A2 x¥ THE -EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JULY HOME BANKS' HELP TOOWNER DEBATED Discussion of Measure Is Resumed in Senate Chamber Today. By the Associated Press. The extent to which the home owner . would be benefitted under the bill t establish a system of home loan banks,i was discussed today as debate on the | measure urged by the administration was resumed in the Senate. Senator Couzens (Republiean) of | Michigan contended there is nothing in the bill which guarantees that building and loan associations borrowing from the proposed Federal Home Loan Banks would pass the benefits on to home owners Would Loan Money Out. Senator Watson (Repub- | sponsor of the bill, | tions would put t ris braska) that purpose of the b the hard sed owner of it could be done mo: ly tending a moratorium” to such uals. Aid Man Losing Home. “The real object after all,” said Nor- 1is, “is to take care of the man who is g to lose his home.” Sd;n'l’gl-mg’s the point. I'd sacrifice any- thigg else to do that,” asserted Watson. Senator Couzens said he was gratified at the statement that the bill was pri- marily to relieve pressure on the present home owner and not to finance new construction. BINGHAM TO CALL UP 3.2 PER CENT BEER BILL TODAY (Continued From First Page) by individ secretary, issued a call today to the Na- tional Prohibition Board of Strategy, war council of 30 prohibition groups. “I have seen and heard nothing to in- icate an 0od of the organized drys of the country attaching them- selves to the Prohibition party,” Din- widdie said. i He said three viewpoints are held by various prohibitionists on the best wa§ out of the situation produced by Repub¥ licen and Democratic platforms. The Viewpoints propose respectively, indors- ing Hoover and the Republican plank; concentrating on _congressional eSms paigns, and initiating an independent movement. Warns of Fand Campaign. As Senate leaders tried to avert an-| other vote on legalization of beer, Dr. Daniel A. Poling, chairman of the Allied Forces for Prohibition, got back to Washington from Chicago and warned that his organization is raising | funds to support dry candidates for the | House and Senate. Likewise, Bishop James Cannon, jr., in an Independence day address at| Ocean Grove, N. J., predicted that the | Republicans would win in November, adding: “Democrats Assure Opposition.” “I am an anti-Smith Democrat and anti-Chicago platforma, The 1832 pro- | hibition plank of the Republican party | pledges enforcement of the law and op- poses nullification. The Democrats, in adopting an outright repeal plank, have assured the party #f no support from the many organizations anxious to see the rightful continuance of the great- est social enactment made by any na- tion in any age.” Dr. Polipg in this fashion summarized his reaction to the “resubmission™ plank of Republicans and repeal proposal of Democrats: “We are raising funds and organizing to help elect a Senate and a House of HRpresentatives pledged to enforce and not to nullify the law, pledged to pre- serve the gains made under the eight- eenth amendment, pledged to the Con- stitution of the United States and to representative government. We shall | support Democrats and Republicans alike who subscribe to these principles.” Passage Predicted. Bingham predicted his beer bill would pass the Senate while Repre- sentative Britten, Republican, Illinois, | made the same forecast for the House. | Senate leaders hoped a vote could be | prevented. Other statements reflecting the in- creased interest in prohibition included: Senator Davis of Pennsylvania, & strong administration Republican, an nounced he would introduce a 3.2 per cent beer bi “I think Congress is overlooking an opportunity to raise mil- lions by a simple method that would have the added advantage of employing an; and opening a market for After Globe-Girdling Record BENNETT H. GRIFFIN (left) and JIMMIE MATTERN. | —A. P. Photo. RETIRED POST OFFICE EMPLOYE ASKS BETTER LETTER OF PRAISE W. G. Lang Feels He De- serves More Than *‘Punc- tuality” Recommendation. Cites Hays’ Note of Thanks and Various Awards He Earned. Rettred from the Post Office Depart- | ment today with a letter praising his ! panctuality and attendance record, | William G. Lang, 67, hopes for a some- what nicer letter to show his friends. " Mr. Lang, who lives at 33 W street, feels that the character of his services merits a note of congratulation, possi- bly signed by the Postmaster General himself. | When after 38 years' service he left his work today under the mandate of the economy bill, he was given the following recommendation signed by Chief Clerk A. T. Davis “To whom it may concern: “This is to certify that during the period of Mr. Lang's employment in this department his record for punc- tuality and attendance was highly sa(-‘ isfactory.” WORLD FLYERS OFF FOR NEW RECORD Mattern and Griffin Hope to Circle Globe in Six (Continued From Pirst Page.) pick up some of their lost time if not jal lof it by speed in refueling. Dr. James E. Kimball, veteran weath- er man, who is unofficial starter of long- | distance flights. told them that despite rain over Nova Scotia they could expect satisfactory conditions Mattern, who hails from Fort Worth Tex., and is 27 years old, sat 15 feet away from Griffin, 36-year-old Okla- homa City man. Between them were huge gasoline tanks. ‘The plane has dual controls, however, and the pilots planned to communicate with each other by means of notes placed in a small tube and slid along a cable. An abundance of compasses and a pair of ice indicators were among their instruments. The pilots plotted a course across the Atlantic to Ireland, over Europe to Si-| beria, across the length of Asia to the Pacific and homeward by way of the North Pacific and Alaska. | Their _ 550-horsepower craft, No. NR-869-E, formerly was owned by Carl Cromwell of San Angelo, Tex., who was killed in an auto accident in Pennsyl- vania a year ago. Varied Career. Mattern has a varied record. Hi played in & ship's orchestra on the Pa cific. won his wings as an Army pilot | i Honolulu, flew cargoes of fish from | Brownsville, Tex.,, to Mexico City and | barnstormed in the far corners of the | carth. He piloted a refuelling plane over rugged Alaskan country last year for Reg L. Robbins and H. S. Jones when they attempted a Seattle-Tokio hop unsuccessfully. Griffin, who flew nearly 12 months in the war without a mishap, was born | at Barton, Miss., and attended high school at Lexington, Okla. | Both men were rather secretive about early preparations for the flight. “Don't say anything about it,” Mat- tern would say. “We don’t want people | to think we're a couple of duds.” As they soared away from Floyd Ben- nett Field this morning the fiyers were | going about 100 miles an hour. They | carried 385 gallons of gasoline, plan- | e o] ning to fill their tanks to capacity, 600 gallons, at Harbor Grace. | Taking Long Chance, For the ocean flight it was a question of “make it or bust,” for they carried no lifeboat, parachutes or fire extin- guishers. They had a light breakfast before starting, and carried a few sand- wiches to munch on the way. A storm was brewing over Scotland, | but over the ocean the weather was re- | ported generally fair. If all goes well | When they reach the British Isles, they said, they may go right on to Berlin | without stopping. | Griffin wore knickerbockers and a | leather jacket, while Mattern was at- tired in ‘a business suit | The flyers expected to reach Harbor Grace in about seven hours or less. | WIFE RECEIVES NEWS., _ WHANAM O JANG. 'CANADA PLANS TRADE WITH LATIN AMERICA |Regular Monthly Steamship Serv- ice to Colombia and Received Hays' Thanks. On June 25, 1921, however, Will H. Hays, then Postmaster General, wrote | to Mr. Lang as follows | “Though this commendation comes | Panama Seen. late, I want you to know the depart- | ment appreciates what you have done, MONTREAL —Plans for improving as it is working a very substantial sav- ing to the Government. It is very gratifying to know that we have such capable men in the service and I want you to feel that your services have been greatly appreciated.” Mr. Hays was referring to the inven- tion by Mr. Lang of a machine used in the manufacture of mail bags, which began saving the Government $35,724.88 a year in 1921. On three other occasions he was | awarded cash prizes and handsome certificates for perfeciing time and labor saving devices. The last of these awards was made in August, 1928, Wants a Better Letter. Now that he is retired, Mr. hopes for a more laudatory letter from his superiors for two reasons. For one thing, a congratulatory letter, perhaps signed by the Postmaster Gen- eral, is a nice thing to show one's friends Secondly, he lost the $12,000 he had saved, in the failure of Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co. He thinks a let- ter mentioning something more than his record for punctuality and at- tendance might help in getting another Job. A IR 5T RAILROAD REVENUES ARE SHARPLY LOWER Problems of Carriers Intensified by Continuance of Slump in Business. | Nebraska, Independ- ferring to these beer t reasonable to ex- " n we are about to we shall pass something that e fought over for years.’ Sheppard Is Firm. Sheppard promised he w } peal or modifica um in his State CUBAN REFUGEES SEE Watch Observe endence Day s O'Dao Perez v Others in Alfredo Lima an their s; Manuel Ferrera, owner of je ship on which they fled, and three companions. | Dr. Perez said the party lett séveral weeks ago aboard Ferrera’s fish- ing boat. He admitted they have been | active in revolutionary circles, | Immigration officers ruled they might | remain six months after posting bond | of $500 each. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE HIGH A total of 81.2 per cent of the popu- lation of California between the ages of 7 and 20 are in school. States is The average for the United 34 per cent. By the Associated Prob! States a. e quarters it is said the de- venue has more th ed ed be ts of the fre ase and the wage reductiol Credit Corporation, set and administer the ‘sur- ge pool arising from the rate r s collections of $20,783,249 rst four months of opera- on, or at a rate far short of the §125,- the carrier: level of actiy y At the present y about half the an- 1 be reali ead American industries held more largely except those of the Jnited States Government. At the end here were more than 840,000 ders listed, and since that time vention in Atlantic City ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July § Wage scale revisions and internal upied the att Br rhood of Opera- which opened its forty- 1 meeting today ill continue for the re- the week, with James M Duffy Liverpool, Ohio, presiding More than 175 gates representing 6.000 potters in all parts of the coun- try are in attendance. MARQUISE OPENS CLUB ) < Sessions mainder of Havana: Titled French Woman Opens Ritz| Place at Biarritz. BIARRITZ, France () .—Another lady of quality has joined the titled business people here, the Marquise de Casa-Montalvo having opened a ritzy night club When the marquis was asked about his wife’s venture, he said: “It's none of my business. I go there only as a customer.” The only other real marquise in business here is the Marquise de San Carlos, who not long ago became a milliner, Lang | the trade relations between Canada | and Central and South America are | progressing favorably, according to a | declaration made by E. Gomez, former consul for Colombia in the Panama Canal Zone, also former vice consul in New York. One of the features of the movement is to import South American products direct to Canada. “We have made final arrangement: said Mr. Gomez, “for the establishment of a Latin-American Chamber of Com- merce in Montreal, with branches in| Toronto and Vancouver, and Jorge Gon- | | zalez, former consul general of Colom- | bia, has been appointed secretary. “I have also formed a group of Cana- dian manufacturers to go into this mar- ket and sell their products to Mexico and South and Central America. Can- | ada exports paper, flour, wheat and| lumber to this market, and imports petroleum, cocoa, coffee and fruits, such as bananas, which at present pass mostly through the United States, and we pro- posed to import them directly to Can- ada “I may also say that the Canadian National Steamship Co. has agreed to| send a ship monthly to Colombia and | Panama, which is to be done for the expansion of trade.” BAR NEW EDITION OF KANSAN’S PAPER Post Office Department Acts Second | Time in Week Against E. Haldeman-Julius. | GIRARD, Kans. July 5—E. Halde- man-Julius, Girard publisher, announced | today the solicitor of the Post Office Department has ordered confiscation of the July 15 issue of the American Free- man, following the issuance of similar | orders last week for the destruction of | coples of the June 25 edition of the | weekly newspaper. { The solicitor announced in Washing- | ton that action was taken against the June 25 issue because of an editorial on | unemployment, which he construed as violating the section of the postal laws | barring matter advocating treason, in- | surrection or resistance to law Haldeman-Julius cited another unem- plorment editorial in connection wi the newest ban Alexandri:a Po]we To Enforce Law to End Jay-Walking| Chief Declares People in Street Retard Traffic, in Issuing Warning. By A Staft Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 5.—Stating that traffic on King street is beingae- tarded by persons “jay walking” and “milling around in the street,” Capt.| Police John §. Arnold announced | today State laws regulating the crossing | of streets by pedestrians will be strictly enforced by local police untl the practice is broken up. There is an unusual amount of “jay walking” done by crowds on King street on Saturday nights, Capt. Arnold said. Numbers of local pedestrians have [ formed the habit of crossing the street in the middle of blocks, and many do not cross at right angles as they should, he stated. A fine of not less than $2 nor more than $25 is provided for violations of | the laws regulating the crossing of streets by pedestrians, Capt. Arnold of pointed out. The prescribed method for crossing of streets in cities by pedestrians is for them to cross only at street inter- sections, and only at right angles te the street, the police sald, l Mrs. Mattern Certain Husband Will Succeed in Flight. | FORT WORTH, Tex, July 5 (#).— Awakened at daylight by the news that her husband had started from New York on the first lap of a round-the- world flight, Mrs. Jimmie Mattern be- gan a vigil of prayerful waiting here today that will last until he returns. | “Taking off within an hour,” Mattern had wired | As often as she is asked, Mrs. Mat- tern reaffirms’ her faith in the success | of her husband’s flight. | “Of course he’ll make it,” she says, “but—will you have some one call me if the papers hear anything of him?” | WOODVILLE YOUTH | COMMITS SUICIDE | Body Is Found Shot Through Chest Few Minutes After Warning | Parents of Intentions. WOODVILLE, Md., moments after he told his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman DeMarr, that he was going to kill himself, Benson DeMarr, 18 years old, was found in the yard of his home yesterday shot through the chest. | A coroner’s jury under Magistrate Louis H. Steffens returned a verdict of suicide DeMarr's death came less than 24 hours after Paul Faul, colored, 64 years old, was found hanging in a barn near Malcolm Station. A certificate of suicide was issued in that case. July 5.—A few COLMAR MANOR COUNCIL POSTS TO BE CONTESTED Councilmen ;ost of Second Ward and Carter of Fourth Will Both Have Opponents July 12. EVERAL thousands of war veterans again marched on the Capitol today, protesting against plans of Congress to adjourn without favorable action on immediate payment of the bonus, ex-soldiers marched alorg Penns; AVERIGANS DIG AT CLUNY ABBEY Party Hopes to Uncover Tomb of Pope Gelasius, Who Died in 1119. PARIS, July 5—For the fifth con- | secutive year an American excavating party has come to Cluny, near the city of Macon, in East Central France, in | the hope of uncovering more vestiges of the old abbey, which is described as the greatest church of the Christian world in the Middle Ages. The party is led by Kenneth John Conant, professor of architecture at Harvard, and consists of Mrs. Conant, Frederick Palmer and Miss Helen Kleinschmidt The chief object of the excavators this year is to uncover a porch and th tomb of Pope Gelasius II, who died at Cluny in 1119, Sarcophagi Discovered. In past years the party discovered | the sarcophagi of Abbot Hugh of Semur, who was canonized as St. Hugh, and of his successor, Pierre Maurice de Mont- boisier (1094-1157), known in history as | Peter the Venerable, during whos abbacy the building of the abbey was completed. Cluny Abbey was founded in 910 and it became the center of the Cluniac Benedictines. By the middle of the twelfth century Cluny was the head of a great order embracing 314 monas- teries in all parts of Europe. It fell into a rapid decline after the death of Peter the Venerable. Today most of the abbey is in ruins, except the abbott’s palace, which now serves as town hall. The task of the excavators is compli- cated by the fact that many parts of the abbey are now covered by other structures. For instance, the tomb of Peter the Venerable was discovered be- neath the paving of a stable in what is now a government stud farm. Neither the work facilitated by the labors of is treasure seekers in past centuries, who | dug pits and trenches. Many fragments of carvings have been uncovered, adding much to the history of Romanesque art. (Copyright, 1932.) SEES NO REDUCTION UNDER FEE CHANGE Virginia Economist Bases State- ment on Use of Peak Year to Set Salaries. RICHMOND, Va., July 5—That there | will be little or no reduction in the expenses of the counties in Virginia as a result of the so-called fee-reduction bills passed at the last session of the Legislature, one of which was spon- sored by Delegate Wilbur C. Hall of Loudoun. is shown in a statement issued by Dr. Willlam H. Stauffer, State tax economist. Fixed on Peak Year Basis. This is due to the fact that the Gen- eral Assembly fixed the compensation of county treasurers and commissioners of the revenue on the 1930 fee basis, and it is pointed out that 1930 was a peak year. These officers are now con- saming a disproportionate amount of | local government costs, according to the By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. COLMAR MANOR, Md., July 5—Two candidates are in the running for each of the two positions on the Town Coun- cil to be filled at the annual election here July 12. Councilmen Robert V. Yost of the second ward and Lewis Carter of the fourth ward are both seeking re-elecr tion. Councilman Yost is being opposed by Carl Walzl, secretary of the Colmar Manor Improvement Association, while Everett Hickerson is running against Mr. Carter. NO MILK FOR SALE Australian Dairymen Offer Only Butter When Price Drops. PERTH, Australia (#).—Dairymen have decided to supply no more milk to the people of Perth at present prices They demand 28 cents a gallon for their milk, but the distributing com- panies refused to pay more than 22 cents So the dairymen announced their in- tention to turn all their milk into but- ter. - Omly sufficient milk for hospitals and invalids and infants will be made available Washingto figures of the tax economist, and will continue to do so under the operation of the new law, his statement shows. It was admitted by Delegate Hall at the time of the passage of the bill that the amendments would in a measure defeat its object. 1930 Expenses §1,207,212. Figures prepared by Dr. Stauffer show that in 1930 county disbursements for financial administration, which included little more than gross expenses of coun- ty treasurers and commissioners of the revenue, were $1,207,212.80, or 4.09 per cent of the total local governmental cost. State Tax Commissioner C. H. Mor- rissett will use these figures today, with others prepared by Dr. Stauffer, setting forth county governmental costs and receipts, in a discussion of county tax- ation problems at the University of Vir- ginia Institute of Public Affairs. Three Die in Plane Crash. EDMONTON, Alta., July 5 (#) —Pilot Andy Cruickshanks and Mechanics L King and J. Tory of Canadian Airways, were killed at Mazemot Lake, north of ylvania avenue. BONUS MARCHERS | PARADE ON AVENUE TO IMPRESS PLEA (Continued From Pirst Page) away from the Monument grounds, and did not arrive at the Capitol until 11 o'clock. ‘The marchers were routed by police to Delaware avenue and B street, just north of the Capitol, where they dis- banded and filtered into the Capitol grounds, taking up positions on the | steps leading into the Senate wing. ‘apt. Carter, who is “chief of staf” of the Bonus Army, spoke to the men | from the portico of the Senate wing. | This photograph was taken as the —Star Staff Photo. POLICE DENOUNGED FOR TRAFFIC JAM i Representative Bowman Hits { Tie-up During Bonus | Parade. | | Exasperated because he was delayed an hour and 40 minutes in an ineffec- Grouped about him were regimental | tual attempt to keep an appointment at leaders and the national headquarters | the District Building due to the traffic staff. Carter demanded an orderly | congestion during the bonus marchers’ demonstration and said the men would | parade today, Representative Prank L. | disband and return to their camps after | Bowman, member of the House Dis- | a few speeches had been made protest- | trict Committee, complained vigorously |ing against adjournment of Congress | in a letter today to Commissioner Her- | until bonus legislation is enacted. bert B. Crosby. | "'No attempt was made by the men to| “I am convinced that the intolerable | enter the Capitol Building and Carter | traffic conditions of today are due pri- said if the veterans went inside it would | marily to rank inefficiency in the | be without the consent of “headquar- | superintendent’s office of the Police ers.” { Department of the District,” Represent- | .. Approximately 100 Metropolitan po- | ative Bowman wrote. “In matters of lice reinforced the Capitol guard, but|traffic, advantages to the class of the officers on duty on the plaza were | citizens should not be given to the without side arms, an indication that no | detriment of another ciass. In fact, trouble was expected. | Washington is so blessed with many A squad of motor cycle police headed | avenues, streets and lanes that only the parade. Other police on motor | incompetency would permit such a traf- | cycles, in squad cars and on foot rode | fic condilion as existed in Washington | and marched with the veterans. Spec-| Lhis morning. A little more thought to ators along the line were sparse. ( matters of this kind instead of arrest- The former soldiers, for all the lack of martial music, swung along with a sprightly step. Each company was | commanded by Jts captains and leu- | tenants. Banners urging bonus pay- | ment and designating the companies’ | home States were carried. Several dogs, camp pets, were in the line. They wore small banners around their bodies. ‘The veterans, some in overalls, vir- tually all in shirtsleeves, were silent as they kept time to the isolated beat of the drums. Some of the children in the parade were too small to walk and were pushed in baby carriages or carried. Maj. Glassford rode among the marchers on a motor cycle. Leaders { of the different groups saluted him as he passed. Meanwhile, Speaker Garner told the ouse he hoped legislation permitting loans to veterans on bonus certificates | less than two years old would be passed this session. \VENEZUELA FREEDOM MARKED BY HOOVER Sends Message of Felicitations to President Gomez on Na- tional Holiday. President Hoover sent the following telegram today to Gen. Juan Vicente Gomez, President of Venezuela: “On this national holiday, I take pleasure in sending to your excellency my sincere felicitations and the sin- cere wishes of my Government, in | which I join most heartily, | prosperity of Venezuela.” |~ Today is the 102d anniversary of | Venezuelan independence. | _ The anniversary was observed at the Pan-American Union. Director Gen- | eral Leo 8. Rowe issued the following statement | "“The Republic of Venezuela is today | celebrating the glorious anniversary of her independence which was declared !in 1811. The Pan-American Union | extends to- the government and to the people of that great nation warmest | congratulations and best wishes for thelr prosperity and happiness.” Venezuelan radio program was broadcast here and sent by short wave |to Venezuela. Pedro Rivero, secretary of the Venezuelan legation, delivered a 10-minute talk on the meaning of Venezuelan independence to Spanish America, and the United States Army Band, led by Capt. William J. Stan- | nard, played patriotic selections. Construction of Jugoslavia's first auto factory is to be rushed to completion in order to start production of motor vehicles required by the government. | 3 Missing | GIRL, 22, DISAPPEARS | SILVER SPRING SANITA'R?I?NL:. i Fort Rae, a radiogram to Royal Cana- | dian Mounted Police headquarters to- day said. n Program If five dollars were spent in every building in Washington each month for the remainder of the year it would represent at least One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. Think what this means!!! Will you do your part? Sponsored by Property Improvement & Business Co-operation Committee Police have been asked | Jumhmfuxl (l:,l..mpbelll. 22 ;:c‘r:‘l:l: ':; ohnstown, Pa., who disappeared Sunday from the e tarfum, at Sib for the | ing an innocent pan-handler for seek- | ing alms, and entering into a friendly | altercation with two members of his | own force for violation of the parking | rules for publicity will remedy this | situation. The District of Columbia ex- | pects the superintendent to render ef- | ficient service and is not expected to | tolerate cheap vaudeville stunts for Ppublicity purposes.” | . Representative Bowman explained that the mobilization of the B, E. F. | “cannot be an excuse hor urged as a | defense for the inefficient manner in | which traffic was being handled. Traf- fic was congested in the region of the Tidel Basin, and the congestion was more apparent in the district north of Pennsylvania avenue. I do not place | the responsibility for this condition upon the veterans who are present in Washingten attempting to secure bonus legislation. They have a right to as- semble and they have a right to petition Congress. The responsibility for the traffic condition today rests entirely | upon the superintendent of police. Ap- | parently there has been no co-operation | between the metropolitan force and the | park police force or an intolerable situ- ation would not have developed. “The entire business district along | Pennsylvania avenue was blockaded just as effectively as the Capitol grounds were denied the B. E. F. by raising the drawbridge at Anacostia, | neither of which was justified.” 'ST. ANDREW’S MISSION | TO MARK ANNIVERSARY | Right Rev. F. D. Goodwin Will Be Principal Speaker at All-Day Session on Thursday at Ada. Special Dispatch to The Star. WARRENTON, V: July 5—The tenth anniversary of the opening of St. Andrew's Mission Chapel at Ada, near Marshall, Va., will be observed on Thursday with ail-day services at the chapel. Right Rev. F. D. Goodwin, D. D., will hold service and preach at 11 am. Miss Lelia Everett and J. T. Ramey will give sketches of the history of St. Andrew's Mission. At 1 o'clock there will be box lunch on the grounds. At 2:30 p.m., Rev. F. W. Neve, arch- deacon of the Blue Ridge, will give a talk on his mountain mission work. The people of St. Andrew’s will then give a demonstration of hand craft in the making. At 8 pm., Rev. W. Roy Mason, asso- ciate archdeacon of mountain mission work, will preach a missionary sermon. Rev. D. Campbell Mayers of Middle- burg, Va. former missionary to the Shoshone Indians, will appear in native | Indian costume and make a talk on Life Among the Indians,” displaying Indian hand craft. Rev. W. B. Everett is rector of the mission and Miss Lelia G. Everett, mission worker and professional nurse. GRONAU PLANS NEW HOP German Flyer to Attempt Green- land Trip Again. HAMBURG, Germany, July 5 (#)— Wolfgang von Gronau, who has flown across the ocean twice by way of Greenland, is about to repeat the trip, it was disclosed today. His plane has been thoroughly over- hauled and is being taken to the island Sylt, whence the trip will start. It | was understood that he had engaged | the same crew. Huckleberry Erop Keeps Page County | Unemployed Busy Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va, July 5.—Unemployed mountain people are busy for the first time since the on be- failure, due to forest fires of 1930. ‘The mountains are almost free to the buckleberry pickers, value of the Page County crop this year is estimated at from $10, 410, low DEAFHUTE LA BYBANK ROBBES Fails to Obey Order to Move On—Bandits Take $4,000 at San Pierre, Ind. By the Assoclated Press. SAN PIERRE, Ind, July 5.—Seven men, heavily armed, shot and killed & | bystander while robbing the State Bank here of $4,000 shortly after it opened for business today. A man who was standing outside the bank was shot four times and fatally wounded when he failed to obey the order of one of the bandits to move on. _ The bandits fired several shots both inside and outside the bank San Pierre is a town in Starke County about 15 miles southwest of Knox, the county seat. The robbers, armed with shotguns, revolvers and a machine gun, drove up to the bank soon after it opened and two remained outside as guards. The men who entered the bank com- peiled Thomas Daily, the casifer. to uand over the cash which he was carry- ing ffom the vault to the counter. They then looted the bank vault. The man killed was Albert Benham, a deaf mute. He was the only person struck by the shots fired by the robbers, who escaped in a dark blue sedan. The¥ drove west out of town. PRESIDENT INSISTS ON NEW AID BILL, WATSON REVEALS __(Continued From First Page.) | Walter S. Gifford is director, is com- | prised of leading men and women throughout every state in the Union, and has served to establish and co- ordinate state and local volunteer ef- fort in relief of distressed throughout the Nation. “The organization has secured in & large way the co-operation of industry and labor, of the national social wel- fare organizations and has assisted in mobilizing a large amount of voluntary funds and administering local resources to the best advantage. “This organization is the only agency for national co-ordination and stimula- tion for the multitude of voluntary ef- forts, and a clearing to these thousands of organizations with suggestions and methods for the alleviation of unem- ployment distress. “Should this organization be discon- tinued, not only would its important functions of stimulation of private giv- ing and co-ordination be destroyed, but there would be grave danger of na- tional, State and local volunteer groups | coneluding that services such as they have rendered were no longer necessary. “Voluntary Effort Important.” | | Voluntary effort amongst our people !is of far more importance, both mor- ally and financially, than the direct aid | of local or other governmental agencies. To demobolize this organization might easily create widespread confusion and bring great hardships when the need is greatest. ¢ “It is obviously of the utmost im+ portance that no action be taken which shall in any way diminish voluntary |efforts which combine the intimate knowledge of local conditions with the sense of responsibility toward fellow. cit- izens and neighbors in distress. “Continuation of this organization, with its background of experience, is, in my opinion, most essential to the in- telligent carrying out of the provisions of all relief activities, whether private or public. . “The organization is made up pri- marily of volunteers serving |Pay or expense. It is non-partisan and representative of various economic and social groups. To function successfully it must have funds to employ a relative- ly small number of trained per together with ni office help. “The nppro&r‘:ntion requested for com- tinuance of organization is infini- tesimal in its ratio to the large resources ‘which are put at the command of thase in distress, and thus also relieves bur- dens upon municipalities, States and the Federal Government. (Signed) “HERBERT HOOVER.” FAMOUS WAR PAINTING INTENDED AS CARTOON “Spirit of '76” Was Produced Originally as Jibe at Fife and Drum Marchers. CLEVELAND (#).—Colncident with dedication of a marker locating here the site of the house in which A. M. Wil- lard painted the famous picture “The Spirit of '76” it was disclosed that the artist originally intended to draw only & cartoon. T. A. Willard of Beverly Hills, Calif., nephew of the artist, is authority for the story. He says that Willard drew a cartoon to create a laugh at the play- ers who with fife and drum used to prance in Pourth of July parades. The picture was placed on exhibit in the window of a photographer where it attracted serious attention. Willard then decided to make a painting of the subject. ARt BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Military Band _this evening at the bandstand at 5:30 o'clock. John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Polnt- ner, assistant. March, “Chamber of Commerce”. .Gsell Overture, “The Merry Wives of Wind- sor” . Nicolat Ballet and entr'acte music fros Rosa~ munde” .... . ... Schubert Scenes from the opera “Der Rosenka- valier” .. ........Richard Strauss Novelty, “A inese Episode” ‘Waltz suite, “Jolly Fellows”. Finale, “The Emblem of Edwin Franke Goldman “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Navy Band at the District War Memorial this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Lieut. Charles Benter, leader; Alex. Morris, assistant leader. March, “The Southerner”..,.Alexander Fantasie, “Cavalleria Rusticana™ M Clarinet solo, “Concertino”. ,Von.m Musician Charles Brendler. Overture, “The Bartered “Three Inca Dances”........Valderma Excerpts from “The Three Musketeers™ Rhapsody, “Irish” “Entrance of the Guests in burg,” from “Tannhauser Grand march, “Pomp and Cireum- “Anchors Aweigh. “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Marine Band, this evening at I'Enfant Square, Penn= sylvania and Minnesota avenues south= east, at 7:30 o'clock. Arthur S. Wit~ comb, second leader, conducting. Zehle Mareh, “C - . . Rossint ts of Love” ... Wagner Overture, “Ttalians Trombone solo, * Musician Harold Valse Lente, “Don't Be of Love®