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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. October 13-The private
life Of Al Capone, an authentic account
that makes up in documentary proof
what it lacks in romanticism, is being
written into court records by an ener-
getic corps of prosecutors.
1t shows him as an humble barkeeper
in a Coney Island saloon. as $75-a-
week employe of the old Chicago gang
boss. Johnny Torrio and finally as the
affiuent hoodlum leader, assuming his
role of a millionaire playboy.
The authors took more than two years
to gather data for this story, and they
hope to write a new chapter them
selves. chapter in which the scar
faced gang lord will find himself behind
Federal prison bars for evading income
taxes.
No Details Too Small.
No details are too minute for these
busy prosecutors and investigators.
From his $l2 silk underwear to his
djamond-studded Christmas gifts. the
iurv and the records get 1t all. One OF
the Christmas gifts, $275 diamond
belt buckle, has been introduced as EVIL
dcnce and duly examined by the IL
farmers and tradesmen who must decide
Capone's case. witness said Capone
bought 80 just like 1t for Christmas IN
1926.
The Capone wardrobe, according to
the sales persons who served him, In
cludes $3.50 overcoats. $l35 suits, 81
neckties, $275 handkerchiefs, $275O
shirts tplus 81 each for monogramsD !,
So collars He buys, they said. Sou
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
LARGEST j. S.PLANE
in DEMONSTRATION
Makes Flights Here Prior to
Trip to Bridgeport, Conn.,,
for Final Tests.

The American Clipper. America s
largest airplane, christened by Mrs.
Herbert Hoover yesterday afternoon at
the Anacostia Naval Air Station before
a colorful throng of 5000 Of diplomats,
members of Congress and Federal and
civil aviation officials, is making a Sc
ries Of demonstration flights at the To-
cal station today, prior TO her return TO
Bridgeport, Conn. for final Department
of Commerce tests.
Following the christening. the giant
plane, which is the worlds largest am
phibian, made three flights with men,
bers of the diplomatic corps from 80
countries, delegates to the Pan Amer
lean Commercial Conference. speakers
at the christening and Federal and civil
aviation officials as passengers. The
final fight was not completed until
shortly before sunset and the big plane
then was run up on the seGplane ramp
at the Anacostia station and made fast
for the night.
Upon its return to Bridgeport. PROC
ably late this afternoon, the amphibian
gear will be removed and the plane
given its Department of Commerce tests
for approval as a flying boat. Follow
ing the conclusion of all tests, the plane
is to be flown to Miami and put into
service en- the run between Miami and
Panama as flagship of the Pan-Amer-
lean Always feet of 100 planes now
operating on lines connecting 81 coun-
tries Of North America, Latin America,
the West Indies and South America.
The Miami-Panama run involves the
longest unbroken over-water flight made
in scheduled air transport operations in
the world, a distance of more than 700
miles out of sight of land. On this run
the new air giant will be tested for
prospective transatlantic mail and pas
Senger service by way OF Bermuda and
the Azores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF.
Machado Opponents Declare Further
Discussion Is Useless.

Complete breakdown in the negotia-
tions between the Machado government
and its opponents looking to some So
luton of the Cuban problem has taken
place, according to information from
Havana received here by the Cuban
opposition.
that the conference between members
of the Machado regime and representa-
tives of the opposition had merely been
suspended due to the fact that secrecy
for the meetings was impossible was
challenged by the governments oppo-
nents. They insisted in statement,
copies Of which have been received here,
that there would be no further meet
ings because the opposition considered
the governments reason for declaring
the suspension a flinlsy pretext cloaklng
some as yet undisclosed action on the
part of the Machado supporters.
The opposition believes, the state
ment moreover said, that the confer
ences were initiated by Machado
merely for the impression which might
arise in the United States that Cuban
affairs are improving, when this Is
not the case. Feeling, therefore, that
any further discussion would only be
working in the dark" as far as they
were concerned. the opposition leaders
QeClQeu W DCSC W DACdh OaL
all negotiations until a more propitious
time.
President Machado's proposal that he
be given full power to suppress judges
or courts or alter their decisions within
his own discretion" announced yester-
day by the United States Department
of Commerce. would remove the last
vestige of orderly judicial procedure
in Cuba, according to a statemert
issued here by Cosme de Ia Torrierto
director Of the Cuban opposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
'CUBANS DENY DEBT
MORATORIUM AIM
Ambassador Ferrara and
Senate Envoy Say Credit
Extension Desired.

Disavowing an intention Of seeking
a moratorium on Cuban debts, Ambas-
sador Ferrara and Viriato Gutierrez,
Cuban Senator, are considering means
Of converting Cuba'S short-term obliga
tons into long-term indebtedness, it
was disclosed last night.
Stating that the object Of the trip
OF the Cuban Senator was to consult
with him about means Of changing the
short-term Indebtedness to long-term
arrangement, Ambassador Ferrara said:
Cuba is ready to fulfill her interna-
tional obligations in these payments
and we are net contemplating any
moratorium Cuba already has taken
the most drastic measures of economics
in reducing the budget with the object
Of paying her obligations in foreign
countries.
Machado Pledged.
president Machado, despite the gen.
eral clamor for moratorium, has COM
mitted himself to pay everything which
is due. To that end, he has reduced
by more than 10000 the number OF
federal employees. He has reduced by
more than 60 per cent the salaries in
less than six months and he is disposed
to ask any sacrifice of his countrymen
with view to keeping the Cuban good
name and good credit"
Both denied rumors reported from
Havana concerning the reason for Sen
ator Gutierrez visit and explained that
Cuba did not seek moratorium on her
debts, but was paying and would con-
Time tn nav her Ohli0afiOnE
Promises to Pay.
I'VE are paying and we will pay our
indebtedness. the Ambassador said
Therefore these reports of economic
intervention are foolish" He called
particular attention to President Ma
chado's suggestion TO Congress Tor
rev program of economies as indicative
Of the measures Cuba was prepared 70
take to maintain her credit position.
Senator Gutierrez plans to go to New
1eIb fo fhe os5eef of his tip
there would be TO confer with American
interests regarding Cubas sugar Situa-
ton and future measures to be taken
under the Charbourne plan, which ne
assisted in negotiating in Europe last
Winter
He said he would confer with Thomas
L. Chadbourne. author OF the plan, BY
which Cuba and other countries agreed
to limit sugar exports in an effort TO
keep up the price.
Ambassador Ferrara also will go 10
New York on Friday to attend
luncheon by Joseph Giorgio Of the
Standard Fruit Co., it was announced.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
FIR ON BARTENDER TO PLAYBOY
TELLS CAREER OF AL CAPONE
Income Tax Trial Reveals Private Life of
Gangster-Start Humble Enoug h, but
) Later Used $275 Handkerchiefs.

worth of ties and handkerchiefs at a
time, 5000 worth of shirts, 500 worth Of
silk underwear One store sold him
$3,7l5 worth of suits and overcoatS in
two years.
Custom made automobiles have cost
from S., $500 to $l2,500. witnesses said.
Thousands of dollars went for Chinese
rugs, glassware and knick -knacks.
Relates Conversation.
In the midst of all this show Of
opulence, an unexpected note crept into
the proceeding late yesterday. Henry 4.
Keller, an old grizzled engineer and dock
builder from Miami, was on the STAND.
He had told, as had many others before
HIM, of receiving prompt payment, IN
currency. for services rendered the gang
leader His was $500, he said, for work
on the Palm Island, Fla, estate. Then
the witness launched into a chatty ac-
count of q conversation he once had
with Capone, and he was allowed to
continue despite defense objections.
"One day Mr.. Capone and were Sit
ting around after lunch" Keller re-
lated, land Mr.. Capone said to me,
Dad, where are you from?'
Il said I'm from New York. was
born and raised in the old twentieth
ward
And Mr.. Capone said: I came from
New York, too The first job ever had
was tending bar at Coney Island.
The witness nodded to Capone as he
was led out OF the court room. and the
burly gang chief smiled for about the
hrSt time all day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
EDISON GRADUALLY
SINKS IN STUPOR
Failing Day by Day, but
Crisis Is Not Near,
Physician Reports.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WEST ORANGE. N. j., October 49,
Thomas A. Edison continued to cling
to the straining thread Of life today,
but his personal physician, DR.. Hubert
S. Howe, reported that while his gen.
eral condition remained unchanged,
the aged inventor was experiencing q
gradually progressive somnolence."
DR.. Howe, in his morning bulletin,
said:
Mr.. Edison slept through the entire
night and there is but little change to
report, except gradually progressive
somnolence."
The physician said the wizard whose
magic wand of invention helped TO
change the worlds manner OF living
had not yet slipped into the coma from
which he does not expect him to awake,
but that 1t seems only o matter Of days
until he will do so.
In the last 96 hours, he explained.
the only nourishment Edison had been
able to take consisted of six teaspoons
full Of stewed pears.
Despite his inability to eat, the aged
inventor had lost very little weight,
Dr. Howe said
Mr.. Edison failed yesterday for the
first time during his illness to recog-
nize his wife. A bulletin issued last
night by his son Charles said the in
ventors condition was practically I'M
changed" and that no immediate crisis
is feared"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
TWO c. 0. P. CHIEFS
IN NEW YORK PROBE
District Attorney to Inquire
Into Incomes of Four DEM
ocratic Leaders.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. october l3.-While
four Democratic office holders faced
oficial fire on two fronts because their
incomes have been found to exceed by
far their salaries, the Legislative City
Investigation Committee switched It's
spotlight today to the activities OF TWO
Republican leaders.
Part of the days hearing was as
signed for interrogation OF another
Democratic oficial-Peter j. McGuln-
ness, deputy commissioner OF puohG
works in Brooklyn and head OF one oil
the political clubs raided for gambling.
Turn to Two Others
Following McGuinness' testimony, the
session was to concentrate its attention
on Deputy Sheriff Jacob Rosenberg Of
Manhattan and Tax Commissioner
John r. Crews of Brooklyn, both Re.
publican leaders. They are headS OF
political clubs raided for gambling Just
as the Democratic Clubs previously
scrutinized by the -Hofstadter Commit
tee were raided.
Meanwhile the Legislative Committee
has been actively Joined by the Fed
eral Government in its interest in the
incomes of the four Democratic chief
tains recently called before the inVeS-
tigating body.
Will Probe Income Tax.
Federal District Attorney George =.
Medalie, it was learned, has already
ordered study of the income tax re-
turns Of the political quartet whose
bank deposits OF more than $l'o0ooOO
were disclosed during the committees
inquiry.
The objects OF the investigation are
Sheriff Thomas M. Farley, Register
James A. McQuade of Kings County,
City Clerk Michael Cruise, and Chlef
Clerk Harry c. Perry Of the City Court,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
PROS SEEKING TITLE
Treder, McKimmie, Barnett and
Betschler Meet in
Semi-Finals.

Semi-finalists in the match-play
championship of the Middle Atlantic
Professional Golfers Association at the
WoodmonA Country Club this after
non are AL Treder of the Manor Club
VS.. r. C. McKimmie of the White Flint
Country Club and Robert T. Barnett OF
Chevy Chase VS.. Charles P. Betschler
of Baltimore.
Treder defeated ]. M. Hunter OF In
dian Spring, and /, in the second
round today, while Mckimmie defeated
Cliff Spencer of Baltimore by. and 3.
Barnett won from George Diffenbaugh
of Indian Spring. 3 and 2. and
Betschler defeated Al Houghton Of Ken
wood on the nineteenth hole.
Betschler scored a birdie 3 on the
eighteenth hole to square his match
with Houghton and won with an eagle 2
on the first extra hole. sinking chip
shot from 40 yards away. The semi
final round was being played this after
noon and will be followed by a 36-hole
final tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
SUSPECT GUARDED
IN -FOUR MURDERS
Ring of One of Four Victims
at Berlin, Md, Reported
Found on Man.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SNOW HILL, Md, October 13.-A
heavily armed guard of State troopers
and sheriff's officers patrolled the walls
Of the Worcester County Jail here to-
day, guarding Orphan Jones, 6O-year-
old colored farm hand. suspected slay-
er Of an entire Eastern Shore farm
family Of four.
At Berlin. l6 miles from here, Cor
oner William J. Bratten impaneled four
juries, one each for Green Davis, IS;
his wife, Iva, and their two children,
Elizabeth, IS, and Mary Lee, Is, found
dead in their beds late yesterday by
neighbors who battered in the doors.
Juriers Visit Farm.
The juries visited the isolated farm
house which the murderer had turned
into a shambles with his automatic
shotgun and ak attack on the Davis
family The report of autopsy ply
sicians said Davis and his wife had
been bludgeoned to death and the two
girls slain with the shotgun.
The inquest was adjourned pending
the outcome of steady grilling OF Jones,
the suspect.
Jones had worked for Davis for three
weeks up to Saturday night. At that
time the men quarreled. Jones was
discharged
The body Of Davis was found yester-
day in bed beside that OF his wife on
the second floor OF their farm house
Bodies OF the two girls-both high
school studentS-were in bed in an ad-
joining room.
Bodies BIudgeOned With Ak.
Shotgun slugs had been fired into the
bodies and the killer had bludgeoned
his victims numerically with an ak.
Pieces of burned cloth were under
the beds. indicating an attempt to fire
the house. and the bodies had been sat
urated with coal oil.
The colored man, q native Of Viz
ginia, was arrested last night by police
at Ocean City. In his clothing police
said they found pocketbook and other
property identihed as belonging to
ring of the younger girl was on one
finger.
NeiehbOrs Find Bodies.
The bodies were found by Charles
johnson and s. E Howell. poultry
farmers whose land adjoinS that Of
the Davis farm. They had seen no &C
tivity about the place since Saturday
and yesterday afternoon battered down
the door and entered.
the interior of the house was in
the widest disorder. Tables we're up
set. cupboards had been thrown open
and bureau drawers ransacked. 1t was
not known how much property was
taken away.
In corner on a back porch, covered
with blood Sheriff Wilmer s. Turmoil
found the ak believed to have been
used to hack the bodies OF the family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
WANTS u. S. TO BUILD
INTERSTATE ROADS
system Without Aid Of Several
States Advocated Before
Highway Association.
BY the Associated Press.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, October 49,
Construction and maintenance OF inter-
state highways by the Federal Govern
ment without assistance from the vari-
Gus States were advocated by T. l.
Kirkpatrick of Charlotte, N. c., presi-
dent of the United States Good Roads
Association, in an address at the as
sociation's annual convention here to-
day.
Highways logically divide themselves
into three groupS-national interstate,
interstate and lateral or communal
highways'-he said.
The national system should be built
largely by national funds, State high
ways by the various States and county
roads by the local taxpayers"
Mr.. Kirkpatrick advocated a national
gasoline and license tax, should the
Government find itself unable to ap-
propriate $4,000, 100000 annually for
highway construction for the next Is
years. Failing in this, he said, appro-
priations for other purposes should be
diverted to complete a national system
of highways.
Total expenditures by State Highway
Departments in 1880 for road building
amounted to $3.50 900, 900, a % per cent
increase over 1929, he disclosed. He
said 1898 more miles of highways were
surfaced last year than in the previous
year. and that at present State systems
include 324,496 miles, Of which 226, 221
are surfaced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
FATE OF PITTSBURGH
MYSTERY LIKE THAT
OF CYCLOPS IN WAR
Continued From First Page. }

tCOUIlIlueO FTOUl TuSJ Edkt.J
involving the dropping OF dummy bombs
from airplanes and the explosion of
charges placed by hand aboard the
cruiser, because the special Navy Board
in charge, headed by Rear Admiral
William D. Leahy, it is said, is compil-
ing a report on the tests. This report.
it is said unoficially, probably will be
completed within 10 days. Whether 1t
will be made public is a matter no one
at the Navy Department would discuss.
InquirerS were referred to Admiral
Leahy. who is at Hampton Roads in
his capacity as commander, destroyerS
of the scouting force, or to Admiral
William v. Pratt, chief of naval opera
tions. 1t was intimated that they
probably would say nothing. Admiral
Pratt was in conference and word was
sent down that he could not be inter
viewed, even were he disposed TO say
something about the Pittsburgh, which
was regarded as most improbable.
Whether the Pittsburgh still floats or
whether she is at the bottom OF Ches-
apeake Bay is a matter concerning
which the Navy Department has no
word for the public. Whether the tests
were conducted and whether or not
they were successful is the subject oil
an unbroken official silence.
In its announcement of September /.
last official announcement regarding
the Inflated Pittsburgh. the Navy De-
partment said:
These tests are in the nature OF lab
oratory experiments on large scale
and are solely for the purpose OF de-
termining the efficiency of ordnance
material. They are in no sense tests
of bombing methods. fire control or &C
curacy of hitting, nor will any attempt
be made to sink the Pittsburgh. On
the contrary the department may find
1t necessary to use this vessel for future
experiments of a similar nature"
The Navy Department also announced
at that time that owing to the conf
dental nature of these experiments no
information regarding the results there
of will be published and no observers
except officers of the Army and Navy
will be granted permission to be
present"
This promise the Navy has kept. The
fate of the Pittsburgh. so far as the
public is concerned, today remains as
unfathomable a mystery as the fate of
those vessels lost at sea without any
trace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
SWINDLED POLICEMAN
TRAILS LOST $4,000
R:tired Coast Officer Finds Rogues'
Photos in Chicago
Gallery.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOClateO fTeSS.
CHICAGO, October 13.-Police Seret.
Joseph Connolly was showing his
brother, Lieut.. Anthony Connolly OF
the Los Angeles police. through Chicago
Detective Bureau today when the Calf
ornian stopped to look at some portraits
in the "rogues' gallery
That" he shouted. pointing to one.
sis the man who swindled me out OF
$22, 800"
Connolly said he had tired of his JOB
of tracking down confidence men in Los
Angeles, had banked fortune made in
real estate and taken a trip to Europe.
Returning. he met a man on the boat
who said he was Lester Franklin,
capitalist from Nevada They became
friends and when the ship docked in
Montreal Franklin introduced him to
IAN old college friend" named Madden.
Madden reported he had just made
100000 on horse race bet, so Connolly
telegraphed to Los Angeles for his $22,-
800 and told Madden to wager it.
Madden did. he said, but the horse
ran second. The pair advised him mot
to worry, but to meet them in Kansas
City q month from that time and they
would make a millionaire Of him"
After waiting in vain around Kansas
City. Connolly said he came here to see
his brother. He readily identified pic
lures of both Madden and Franklin,
said to be notorious confidence men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band. this evening at Stanley Hall, at
$50 o'clock. John s. M. Zimmerman,
director: Anton Pointner, assistant.
March, THE American Legion
Vandersloot
Overture, Alfalfa. ..... .Mendelssohn
Suite orientale. The Willow
Plate" .................... Herbert
The Mandarin's Garden"
1.-The Little Garden House"
"Chang the Lover"
Kong Shee."
The Wedding Procession"
Excerpts from musical comedy, My
Maryland" ................... Romberg
Fox trot, MY Bluebird Was Caught
Valse Espaenole. "Andalucia" LIE There
Finale, How Are You Tonight In
Hawaii?" ..................,.. Warren
"rf-e St-- S-- ---i~S RS<1~s~"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13

main, rather than to accept her at Gar
field, thereby necessitating a transfer
later.
The doctor said he was informed that
no mention was made Of whoopine
cough, or the contagious ward, while
the injured child was at GARFIELD. A
nurse in the isolation ward waited until
IL o'clock for the arrival of the ex-
pected patient, he said. Had the child
been brought in the Health Department
ambulance. she would have been di-
rected to the proper division immediate.
ly. he added.
Acting on the advice of the Garfield
stan, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon removed
their daughter to Children's Hospital.
Wnere she was received at 8 o'clock
ana placed under the care of DR..
Lloyd Wademan, hospital attache,
VINO gave her an immediate injection
OF morphine and remained in attend
ance I'LL the time of her death three
hours later.
Burns Inevitably FataA.
Eva Mae remained conscious through
out the course of the intricate search
for care, and did not sink into un-
consciousness until few minutes be-
!ore her death. DR.. Wademan said
tnat her burns were inevitably fatal,
as she had inhaled the flames and a
major portion Of her body had been
scared.
In an effort to account for the two
hours which elapsed before the little
girl finally was accepted at Children'S
Hospital, the course over which she was
carried has been retraced. Only 20
minutes is required for the complete
trip from the scene of the accident to
Sibley Hospital, then to Garfield and
finally to Children's Hospital DIR.
Dunkley at Sibley said the child was at
that institution approximately an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
BANKERS SON Is SLAIN :
Gallery of Pittsburgh Is
Found Shot at Home.

PITTSBURGH, October IS R.-
william Gallery. Is. son Of ]. Dawson
Gallery, president of the Diamond Ma
tional Bank here, and prominent in
society, was found shot to death in his
home at Shields, a suburb, today.
His father formerly was president
and chairman of the board Of the
Pittsburgh Street Railway Co. His
widow formerly was Irene A. DAILY Of
Baltimore, Md.
The manner in which Gallery was
shot was not disclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-13
America Has More
Yachts at Present
Than Ever Before
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
There are more yachts in serv-
ice now than at any time in
Americas history.
The total was boosted by 8 per
cent during the last year. There
now are 1882 Of the pleasure YES
sells, with a total tonnage Of
205,272.
The sloop Nebula, owned by
Emma L. George of New York, is
the oldest. It was built In 1885.
The Diesel-powered Orion. with
. 3,O15 tons, Is the largest. It Is
owned by CaR j. Forstmann Of
Passaic, N. J.