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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
DETECTIVE SLAIN
AT HAvRE De GRACE
Several See Shooting on
Street, but Get Only Fleet
ing Glance at Killer.
BY the Associated Press.

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md, October
1.-Authorities, with nothing more tam
gible than a discarded pistol to work
from, are searching for the assailant
who, late last nigst, shot and killed A.
A. Morrison of New York, Pinkerton de-
tective, assigned to the Havre de Grace
race track, while he was on his way
home through a darkened street.
Morrison, according to several per-
sons who were standing on the corner,
about SO yards from the scene of the
fatal shooting. had made a purchase at
the corner drug store and started for
his hotel. He was ,.ccoSted by the man,
who said, Now I've got you," fired six
shots into his body and fled. Morrison
died five minutes after being admitted
to a hospital without regaining con-
seriousness.
These bystanders told police they
herd the words Of the man, the shots
end saw the wounded man fall, but did
not get a clear look at the killer Later,
however, two colored persons said they
had seen man running from the scene
of the shooting and that he had thrown
a pistol into clump of bushes. They
were unable to give a description of
the fleeing man. The pistol, with all
cartridges discharged was found by Po-
lice Chief Clifford Santmeyer.
City, county and State police, hur-
riedly summoned, made. a search Of the
vicinity, but found no trace of the
slayer. They expressed the belief that
he was some undesirable who had been
barred from the race track by Morri-
sons activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

going to Geneva was to help put
| through parity treaty.
Senator Allen anu the witness en-
gagged in a number OF lively tits and
the former referred to earlier testimony
that Shearer had quoted him about
| wishing him to make .peeches in the
campaign.
Did yor - 1T and make any
speeche"?" asked Shearer.
No sir," Shearer replied.
THAT was because / didn't want you
around to make any speeches" Allen
nterjected.
A conference with Bardo at Wash
ington in 1929 when the shipping man
had threatened to sever connections
with Shearer. was brought up by Sen
ator Allen. Allen read from a nemor-
andum which Bardo had prepared
while the matter of the conference was
fresh in his mind.
Shearer's History In Record.
The Senate's Investigators had in
their record yesterday. with more to
come a good deal about Shearer'S life
history and his vigorous, Slangy. color
full version of his efforts to get out
the American side of the story while
employed by American shlpbuilders at
Geneva during the unsuccessful 1927
arms limitation conference.
The records, Spiced with Shearer's
characteristic denialS Of suggestions that
he had been crook and spy, includ-
ed, from the witness himself, copy OF
the document purported to be a Scot
land Yard report on his past and an
assertion that he wanted the Geneva
conference to succeed, with the United
States assured parity" and freedom to
build 10000-ton cruisers.
included hic statement that Drew
Pearson, newspaper correspondent, who
testified that he worked against the sue
cess Of the Geneva conference, SIS a
liar" and his own version Of his under
standing with the three shipbuilderS
who paid hirn $4,000 to 60 to Geneva,
which is qunR different from theirs.
Committee Takes Up Quarrel.
The committee turned to the finish
ing touches Of his picture of what he
did at Geneva and his account Of the
quarrel he had with his shipbuilding
employers last year. They have teSti-
fed that they agreed merely to pay
him $25, 900 to observe and report" the
trend" of the Geneva meeting, while
he contends that he was to get that
sum annually for 10 years and Is suing
them for more than $l50,000.
The present investigation Is one of
the Sequels of that suit, allegations
made by the big Navy advocate having
led President Hoover to order Depart
ment of Justice investigation and the
Senate to undertake an inquiry of its
own. Shearers claim that the investi-
CATION was his "own party" however,
has met with little success at the hands
of the committee, and Chairman Short
ridge has insisted on examining him in
stead of letting him tell his story in his
own way.
The purported Scotland Yard docu-
ment, which Sh arer said he took from
Albin E. johnson, Geneva correspondent
of the New York World, identified him
as being known by several names and
having very smart appearance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
"KID" MCCOY NAMED
IN SHEARER REPORT
Former Boxers Arrest in London
on Larceny Charge Revealed
in Dossier.

Norman Selby, better known as kid"
Mccoy, one time noted heavyweight
boxer, mentioned in the Scotland
Yard dossier of w. B. Shearer, was
arrested in London, July 26. 1912. on
a provisional extradition warrant charg-
ing larceny alleged to have been COM
mitted at Ostend.
Scotland Yard authorities said he
was suspected of implication in the
theft Of jewels valued at $4,000 from
the Princess of Thurn and Taxis, an
American heiress.
He was released on bail August 2
while awaiting the arrival from Bel
gium of documents in the case. and
on August 20 was released from custody,
the sitting magistrate stating that
there was not sufficient evidence to
justify extradition.
In none of the newspaper reports of
the case was there any mention Of w
b. Shearer.
Mccoy is now in prison in California,
where he is serving sentence on a
manslaughter charge in connection
with the killing of Mrs. Theresa Mors
of Los Angeles in August, 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
SWIMMING IN WINTER
IN Y. C. A. PROGRAM
Two Big Pools Open for Season
With Comprehensive System Of
instruction in Prospect.

The two big swimming pools Of the
Y. w. c. A. have opened for the
Winter season, with a comprehensive
program of instruction and recreation
in prospect. Swimming classes are
being organized, while entertainments
planned for the Winter include q water
play. a play night, splash party and
other features.
The new Red Cross life saving class
will meet first on Friday evening, from
7 to 8 o'clock, and thereafter at the
same time for IL weeks. Tests will be
given on December and Is. other
courses are for eight lessons of one
half hour each. Private lessons are
given singly or in groups of six.
Saturday mornings girls up to Is
will be instructed. and Saturday after
Moons boys up to 10 years will be taught.
Adults may attend either morning or
evening classes at the Seventeenth and
K street building, and in the evening
only ut 6l4 e street.
An important feature Of the SWIM
ming Is the medical examination re.
uuired each year before an individual
can enter the pools. During general
swimming periods Red Cross life guards
will be on duty. Both Y. w. C. A. pools
have excellent ratings from the District
Health Department. The water is puri-
ned by chlortnation, nltratlon ana py
a vacuum cleaning system.
Swimming instructors include Marion
l.. ,Meigs. who is also director OF health
education: Anna Van Buskirk of McGill
UNIVERSITY; Marion Hunt Of Sargent's,
and Dorothy Latham of Miss Bouve's
in Boston. Gertrude Hatch Winkler,
also Sargent graduate, has for the
past three years assisted in swimming.
This year Elsa Hunt'ey Of the Posse
Niggkfl School, aio will assist. DR..
katherine Chapman, the association
physician. conducts the annual exami-
MAtion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
MRS. JOHN F. RODGERS
IS BURIED IN MAINE.
Capital Social Leader for Half Gen.
tury Died at Summer Home
Thursday.

Funeral services for Mrs. John F..
Rodgers, 81 years old, for half century
a social leader of this city. who died
at her Summer home, at York Harbor.
Me, last Thursday, were conducted
there Saturday afternoon, with Rev. DR..
Jones of Portsmouth, N. H., of1lciating.
Interment was in the York cemetery,
in accordance with the wishes OF Mrs
Rodgers.
Attending the services at the home.
besides the members of Mrs. Rogers
family, were Col. and Mrs. Arthur
O'Brien, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander B.
Legare and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry M.
Lakin of Washington; DR.. and Mrs.
O'Neil, Boston, and many others Of
the Summer colony, residents of Bos-
ton. New York, Philadelphia as well
as York Harbor residents. Col. OBrien,
Mr.. Lakin and Mr.. Legare also acted
as pallbearers.
The services at the grave were at
tended by only members Of the family
and q few intimate friends.
Mrs. Rodgers resided here at 1910
Sixteenth street. She was the widow
of Capt. John F. Rodgers, who is buried
in Arlington Cemetery. Mrs. Rodgers
only daughter, Mrs. Horace H. Westcott,
died at York Harbor little more than
four years ago.
Mrs. Rodgers had been going to York
Harbor for the Summers for the past
80 years. With her when she died were
her son -in-law. Mr. WeStcott; her sister,
Mrs. j. McRoberts of Chicago, and a
niece, Mrs. Lucy Baltzell of Hartford,
Conn. Mrs. Rodgers was the daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Speed
of Louisville, KY, where she was born
January S, 1849.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
La GUARD|A BARES
TAX RAcKETEER|NG'
Says Rockefeller, Heckscher
ard Others Favored by
Unfair Assessments.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October l.-Fiorello M.
La Guardia, Republican candidate for
mayor, today named John d. Rookie
Teller. jr., and August Heckscher. phi
lanthropist, among a group who he said
were favored to the extent of SIS, 0O0,-
600 by unfair city tax assessments.
La Guardia charged that tax rack
eteering" by Tammany Hall and the
administration of Mayor James j.
Walker had shunted huge tax assess
ment from favored wealthy landowners
to small property owners.
He named William H. Todd, Brook
lyn shipbuilder and friend Of former
Gov. Alfred e. Smith and Mayor Walker:
Samuel Untermyer, chief counsel for
the city In traction rate cases; the es-
tate Of Rodman Wanamaker and other
individuals and corporations as bene-
flciaries of tax discrimination.
Rockefeller's Property Cited.
His statement mentioned various
pieces of property in the vicinity Of
Fifth avenue on which Rockefeller, he
charged, enjoys a much lower assess
ment than that levied on other property
in the district
The site Of the Wanamaker stores at
Broadway and Ninth street, he asserted,
was assessed for 1896 900 Is years ago
and is now assessed at $2,825 900.
La Guardia's allegations were denied
by Heckscher and Untermyer. Repre-
Sentatives Of Rockefeller made no COM
ment. James j. Sexton, president Of
the Board of Taxation and Assessments,
issued a general denial of all the
charges.
ROthStein Issue.
The mysterious staying Of Arnold
Rothstein, Broadway gambler, who was
shot to death in a hotel last November,
held its place as an issue in the cam
paign today. District Attorney Joab H.
Banton prepared to begin the trial Of
George McManus former friend of the
gambler. who is indicted for the murder
Published stories quoting Richard E.
Enright, mayoralty candidate Of the
Square Deal party, as saying Rothstein
was slain by narcotic addict known
as "Heinine," were denied by Banton.
Banton said he expected to have
special jury panel ready to begin trial
of the case by october IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
PRIZE HOME PLANS
TOBEAT use. OF c.
Public Exhibition to Start
Thursday and Last Through
Saturday.

An unusual array of modern house
designs of many styles and different
floor plans, will be placed on public
exhibition by The Star Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday in the large Room
on the first floor of the headquarters
Of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, Connecticut avenue and
H street.
These designs, by architects from
sections throughout the country, are
the regional prize-winning and hon.
orable mention house plans in the Ma
tional Better Homes Architectural Com
petition, conducted during the Sum-
mer by the Home Owners Institute,
Inc, and sponsored in this region by
The Star. There are approximately
100 drawings.
The original perspective drawings Of
the houses. various elevations, floor
plans and landScaping designs made
by the competing architects in the
national competition, for which $4,000
in prize money was awarded, have been
photographed in large size and these
reproductions will be hung so as to
enable visitors to make a study easily
of the new ideas of house design In
the competition.
Public Is Invited to See Plans.
The public is cordially invited by The
Star to inspect these drawings during
the three-day exhibition here. The
photographs constitute travelling ex-
hibit which Is being sent to cities
throughout the country.
While local architects who entered
the competition did not place in the
national contest, their drawings will be
exhibited prominently along with re-
gional and national prize winners.
The exhibition will be under the gen.
eral supervision of the jury of awards
which selected winners in The Stars
area. This jury was composed of Fred
erick Vernon Murphy. dean Of the
school of architecture, Catholic UniVer-
Sity; Horace w. PeaSlee, president Of
the local chapter of the American In
stitute of Architects: Louis Justement, a
past president of the local architects
chapter; William c. Miller past presi-
dent of the Washington Real Estate
Board; Felix Mahony of the National
School of Fine and Applied Arts: Edwin
w. Schneider of the firm of Schneider
e. Spliedt Co, builders, and o repre-
sentative of The Star.
The Stars area in the contest includ-
ed Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
North Carolina. Delaware and the Dis
trict of Columbia. The three winners
in this area were: Samuel j. Collins,
Staunton. Va: w. N. S. Pugh, Balti-
more, Md, and Forrest w. Cole, Ashe-
Vile, N. c. Winners of honorable men,
ton in this area were B. c. Flournoy,
Washington: Louis r. Moss, Washing
T7,,,n OF
r. Gilbert, West Roanoke, Va, and Ell
bred Mowery, Washington.
The three national winners were: H.
Roy Kelley, Los Angeles: Harrison
Clarke, Los Angeles, and Amedeo Leone
of Detroit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

CONTINUED From First Page.)
reSs of the younger employees in all the
banks in the city.
Mr.. Bell was president of the Wash
ington Stock Exchange in 1890 and had
served on every one Of the important
committees more than once. He was one
OF the most regular attendants at the
daily sessions of the exchange and in
late years the members had always
made a special event of his birthday.
Other organizations to which Mr.. Bell
belonged include the Columbia Histori-
cal Society, Washington Board of Trade,
Washington Chamber of Commerce, and
the Telephone Pioneers of America. He
was also a member of the Metropolitan
Club, Cosmos and City Clubs and treas
urer of the Chevy Chase Club.
Mr.. Bell was director in the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co. of this
city, also Of the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. of New York, of Vir-
ginia, Of West Virginia and of Balti-
more. He was director in the Brad
dock Electric Light Co. and president
Of the Enquirer Building Co. of Gin
cinnati.
Mr.. Bell was Republican in politics,
although he never found time for great
political acticity. He was an influential
member Of the Episcopal Church and
also stood high in Masonic fraternity
circles.
When Mr.. Bell had lived in Washing
ton but short time he married Miss
Grace B. Hubbard of this city, who sur
wives him. He is also survived by two
daughters-Mrs. Julien H. Ripley of
New York and Mrs. Granville r. For
tescue of New York and Washington.
One son, Robert w. Bell of New York,
also survives him, and he leaves six
grandchildren.
The few bankers who had heard of
his death today expressed great regret.
His place in the financial district will
be very hard to fill, they said. He had
a brilliant financial brain, unusual 10y
atty to the National Capital and excep-
tional personal magnetism.
In spite of the amazing amount Of
work which Mr.. Bell achieved in the
financial field and elsewhere, he found
time for his special hobby-hshing He
loved to fish and had made some fine
records in Maine and Canada, where
he visited every Summer for many
years. He also found enjoyment in
golf and was fond of motoring.
The Bell estate, on Woodley road.
has been one of the show places of
Washington for many years. Mr.. Ben
took unusual delight in flowers, and he
always had bouquet. the product of
his hothouses. even in Winter, on his
desk at the bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
PREACHER LOOTS
BANK, KILLS SELF
Authorities Are Mystifed, as His
Wife Is Considered
Wealthy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LIE MARS, Iowa. October For
three hours yesterday the Rev. Rex
Frolkey forgot he was an ordained min
lister of the Evangelical Church, forgot
his position as respected citizen and
landowner. He fastened black mask
across his face. showed pistol into his
Iowa. bank Then, with arrest near, he
killed himself.
The robbery was the more inexplicable
to authorities because Frolkey's wife is
reputed to be one of the WealthleSt
women in this section of Iowa.
Just before Frolkey shot himself in q
barn on the farm of his wife he gave
| $3.50 to p. Dickman, the farm tenant,
with the explanation it was money ne
had obtained in the bank robbery.
License plates on his automoone
turned suspicion to Frolkey. Persons
who saw the robber drive from SIOUX
City after the hold-up caught the NUM-
hers Of the car and traced tnefn 10
Frolkey. Members of posse went 10
Frolkey's place and questioheo MN:
His declarations OF innocence: Coupled
| with his high standlng IN Inc COLT.
munity, Influenced them not 10 arrest
him. l.. r>,.,. .
hin, the money, confessed the theft
md went t othe barn, where he shot
himself with the same gun he had used
earlier in the day in holding up the
bank cashier.
The minister was SO years old. In
his college days at Western Union Col
lege here he starred at foot ball. Upon
graduation he was ordained to the
ministry, but he had not had q pas
torate recently. Up to short time ago
his various business activities included
operation Of radio station KWUC Of
LIE Mars.
The place Of yesterdays robbery is 20
miles from here. The robber forced the
assistant cashier. one customer and two
children into the bank vault. He
snatched up all the currency In sight
and fed in the Frolkey automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
BOY OF 5 KIDNAPPED
IN MOTHERS VIEW
Child Playing With Brother in
Front of House Is
Abducted.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, october Jackie, s.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S.
Thompson. was kidnapped from the
front Nf his home late yesterday, as
he played with his brother. Henry, jr, T.
The older boy was unable to tell
whether the two persons who abducted
his brother we're men or women. The
kidnapers drove away in a coupe as
Mrs Thompson, who had been upstairs,
ran to the front porch of the home
after hearing Jackie scream.
Thompson. president Of real estate
company. was at his downtown office.
Mrs. Thompson had just returned
from the funeral of friend. when the
kidnapping occurred. Her niece, Mrs.
F. w. Kalsow, Of Pontiac. Mich. who
had been caring for the Thompson
children, had just left the house when
the kidnapers drove up.
The nearest house to the Thompson
home is two blocks away and there
were no witnesses to the abduction be-
side the older brother and the mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
MADDOX TRENHOLM
SUED FOR DIVORCE
Wife Brings Plea Against Wash
ington Man in Los Angeles
Court

Suit for absolute divorce from Mae
dox Trenholm, washington real estate
man, has been filed In Los Angeles by
Mrs. Louise M. Trenholm. Both prin-
cipals in the suit are Of well known
families here.
The couple were married In Freder-
lex, Md, June %, 1919, and lived for
several years in Chevy Chase, Md,
July 16, 1928.
Mrs. Trenholm, the former Mrs. L..
Kirkwood Goldman, has been on the
West Coast for a year past.
She entered suit in the California
jurisdiction on September 81. Mrs
Trenholm is the mother of two chill
dren by former marriage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
DOCTORS ARE HOPEFUL
FOR PROF. NICHOLSON
World-Famous Physicist Is Re
ported Still Gravely Ill
With Pneumonia.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, october PROF Albert
A. Nicholson, world famous pnysicist,
continued to hold mis- own early To-Day
against pneumonia, and physicians ex-
pressed hope that the 77-year-old SCI
noct"rs said early today that the
,,,feot;nn had gained no ground, but
warned that the crisis had not been
reached. The professors advanced age
nrecluded any predictions as to his
Ultimate recovery. the doctors said. -,
prof. Nicholson was stricken with
pneumonia while convalescing from
minor operation he underwent Septen1-
Der 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
RECEIvEsRsHIP ORDERED.
Cuba Cane Sugar Corporations As
sets Fixed at $4,000, 900.

NEW YORK, october tP.-A re-
ownership for the Cuba Cane Sugar
Corporation, with assets in excess OF
Sic, 000, 900, was ordered in the United
States District Court today. Charles
HAYDEN, chairman of the board and of
the reorganization committee. said the
plan Of reorganization would be pre-
scented to the court tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
FRENCH SCULPTOR DIES.

PARIS, october (R.-Emile An
tome Bourdelle, who shared with As
tride Mailloi the foremost rank among
native-born French sculptors, died to-
day. He was 81 years old.
Bourdelle's work was widely known
and admired in the United States, as,
indeed, throughout the world. and IT Is
represented by statues and busts In the
had a great following among young art
students and amateurs and had been
professor In the studios of the Grande-
Chaumiere, celebrated modern academy
on the left bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
WISCONSIN AIDS HERDS.
State Has More Associations for

Wisconsin leads all other States In
the number of dairy herd improvement
associations It has 154 out Of total OF
nearly LOO in all the States, accord
ing to reports compiled by the Bureau
of Dairy Industry of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
These associations give dairymen In.
formation as to the profltableness OF
their cows. On the basis of such infor-
nation association members have been
wedding out the less desirable animals
and retaining heifers from the more
productive cows. The value of this prac-
tice is reflected in the steady increase in
the average production Of the cows u1-
Ger test in these associations.
In 1920 the average production cow
in these herds was 247 pounds OF out-
terfat. In 1924 this had increased 70 an
average of 279 pounds. According 10
ures for the wears from 1925 to 1928
were 2s4 pounds, 2s9 pounds, 2sS
pounds and 295 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
ROAD BUILDING FILMED.
Nv Cable to The Star.

By Gable to The Star.
LIMA, September Twenty thou
sand feet of film showing road building
in all South American countries, except
Paraguay and Ecuador, have been taken
by the American delegates to the Pam
American Highway Conference, held re-
Gently in Rio de Janeiro. The films will
be distributed throughout South Amer
lea when they have been developed in
the United States. The American dele
gates are in Lima on their return trip
to the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
Silence Is Golden.

ASBURY PARK. N. j.. october
R).-Everett Smith. colored, will be
careful hereafter about how he speaks
to q policeman. He asked traffc ON
Ger whether he went to West Point Or
Annapolis and was fined $40 for dis
orderly conduct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01

Americans are reported to have been
the best customers when q London shop
held a sale of TASKS that would hold
i've bottles Of whisky.