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Capital Society Is Turning
To Outdoor Life in Quest
OF Rest and Recreation
President and Mrs Hoover Entertaining One of
Largest and Most Important House
Parties at Rapidan.

with the President, where nearly
thousand others dined; heard the in
teresting speeches - and everywhere
heard compliments for the committee
arranging the affair.
Each table seemed filled with per
sons especially selected for their COM
patability and interest, and both before
and after the program there was an
informal reception in the small ball
room. the Willard affording the stately
and beautiful setting for the celebra-
ton. Flags OF all nations surrounded
the walls, red and white flowers
adorned the long guest tables and the
dozens Of smaller tables which filed
the room, and for each table there was
a birthday cake. each portion bearing
a lighted red taper, and even the frozen
dainty was so served as to show q red
cross on the white background.
Mrs. Hoover. like other growp-up
folk Of the period, refuses 10 admit that
IL is alone for the children that she
attends q circus. and frankly shows
her own interest in the ring. However,
one of the very interesting things was
10 watch how the three generations CT
Hoovers enjoyed the performance, the
grandmother and the parents dividing
attention between the arena and
amusing themselves in seeing how the
children enjoyed it, while Peggy Ann
and Herbert. jr., and their small friends
were anxious lest the older members
Of the party were missing something.
Nor was the circus the all-absorbing
topic of society, for many dinner
parties, all OF them informal and most
Of them not even black tie affairs. took
place Thursday night, and after-din-
ner entertainment was a trip TO Grit
nth Stadium TO see the wrestling match
between Sergei Kalminkoff and Dick
Shikat for the benefit of the unem-
ployed. The gentler sex sat stolidly
beside their escorts and enjoyed the
sport as much as did their husbands.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Stimson win give 3 garden party at
Woodley. their place on Cathedral ave-
nue., wednesday afternoon when
their guests win include the entire dip
lomatic corps, the cabinet and other
officials, Members of the Supreme
Court, Army. Navy and Marine Corps
oficers and their wives and then society
folk The gardens viii be at their
high point with blossoming plants and
no prettier spot could be found than
the gently rolling grounds Of the estate.
The Davis Cup tournament opens on
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BY sALLIE v. H. PICKETT.

Washington society from the least to
the greatest has turned to outdoor life
for rest and recreation and the whole
country seems to be on wheels rolling
hither and yon, seeking rest grounds
or play grounds in the open. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover are entertaining
one Of their largest and most important
house parties Of the month at their
camp on the Rapidan, where the ar
rsngement Of the simple buildings gives
the Chief Executive and the First Lady
Of the Land much privacy, despite their
party Of guests.
With her usual charmingly independ-
ent spirit. Mrs. Hoover started for
Rapidan Friday midday. driving her
own car and taking with her Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., and Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, jr. The President
followed her to their lodge yesterday
having in his party the Governor Of
Porto Rico, Theodc>-< .s4lo arrived from
New ,H6fk yesterday afternoon. and
Others. There Is little to interest one
at the Virginia camp besides conversa-
uon. fishing. or perhaps horseback rid
lng, unless. indeed, the President has
developed penchant for games.
With very little assistance Mrs. Hoo
yer has made some spots about their
mountain resort EIIo blooming beauty,
::.Enning the rock and rocky gardens,
planting ferns Of the many varieties
known in the Blue Ridge, selecting spots
for wild flowers and otherwise beautify-
ing the place. but ever keeping it in
its natural topography. One recalls
the rugged mountain-like grounds in
the rear Of the Washington house Of
the President and Mrs. Hoover still
owned By them and which they occu-
pied while he was Secretary OF Com
merce, and its delightful contrast TO
tie rather artificial or man-made gar
dens of their neighbors. There was
the pool for gold fish with its rocky
brim surrounded by all sorts OF ferns
and water plants, fagstone walks lead
ing over the rough ground and birds
OF many species in the forest trees that
protected them from the sun.
Thursday was a busy day for Mrs
Hoover. one Of her Journeys leading to
Walter Reed Hospital. where on the
beautifully sloping grounds she attend
ed the dedicat-riaI ceremonies Of the
new memorial chapel. Before going TO
the hospital Mrs. Hoover was the guest
at luncheon OF Mrs. Mitchell, wife Of
the Attorney General, where she met
other ladies Of the cabinet, and in the
evening she attended the Red Gross
golden jubilee dinner at the willard
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zandt Cox. The ceremony will be per-
formed at o'clock In the afternoon.
Miss Jones will entertain about so Of
her classmates of Wellesley College and
Miss Maderia's School at luncheon
Thursday
Miss Ernestine Rowland wertenbaker,
daughter of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. George
L. Wertenbaker. has selected June 9 for
the date Of her wedding to Lieut..
Charles Grant Goodrich, Air Corps,
u. 8. A.
The wedding will be performed at
high noon at Rock Rest. the charming
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Secretary of Interior
Returns From Trip to
Boston and New York
Mr.. Arthur NJ. Hyde Is in
Florida-Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Saltzman Here.

The Secretary Of the Interior, Mr.
Ray Lyman Wilbur, returned yesterday
to the Mayhower from a trip to Boston
and New York, where he made several
addresses. THE Humanitarian Aspects
Of the Government" was the subject Of
his talk before the Massachusetts Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs. While in
New York he spoke Thursday evening at
the annual dinner Of the National In
dustrial Conference Board, and on the
following evening before the National
Advisory Council on Radio in Educa-
ton on the subject Of THE Radio in
Our Republic"
The Secretary Of Agriculture, Mr..
Arthur M. Hyde, who has been on a
flashing trip in Florida, will return to
Washington Tuesday.
The Secretary of Commerce, Mr..
Robert Patterson Lamont, has with him
for the day In his home, on Kalorama
road, his Son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Eskridge Saltzman,
who have Just returned from their
wedding trip. Mrs. Saltzman was before
her marriage Saturday, May 2, Miss
Gertrude Lamont. Mr.. and Mrs. Saltz-
man will leave tomorrow morning for
their home in New York.
Mrs. Lamont, who is In New York.
will return to her Washington home the
first part Of the week.
Representative and Mrs. John M.
Evans have with them for two weeks
their son, Ensign Philips Cabell Evans.
who Is on leave from his ship. the
u. s. S. Northampton.
Representative and Mrs. Richard s.
Aldrich will return the middle Of the
week from New York where they are
at the Ambassador.
The alien property custodian and Mrs.
Howard Sutherland have with them
their daughter, Mrs. Paul Mayo of
Denver, Colo, who arrived yesterday.
She will be joined in few days by
Mr.. Mayo. and with him she will sail
Friday for Europe TO spend the Summer.
Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper. widow of
Representative Cooper, is leaving on
Wednesday to spend the Summer at
her home In Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson are
spending few days in New York. where
they went Friday. Mrs. Anderson will
return today.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Wilkins have
closed their home in Washington and
opened their estate at Halpine. Md.
Or. and Mrs William c. Gwynn win
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Party of Is to Dine
This Evening With
Mr.. and Mrs. Waller
Wife of Vice Consul Of Car
diff. Wales, to Be Honor
Guest at Bridge Tea.

Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Waller will
entertain a party of IS at dinner this
evening at the Congressional Country
CLUB.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waller and their daugh-
ter, Miss Louise du Bose Waller, will
leave Washington next week to spend
June at their country place, The Hills,
near Fredericksburg, Va.
Mrs. Paul Cameron Seddicum, wife Of
the vice consul at Cardiff. Wales, will be
the honor guest at a bridge tea given
by Mrs. Charles Macon walhngsford in
her home on Gallatin street. At the
tea table will be Mrs. Frederick Harvey
cutter. Mrs. Harry p. White, Mrs. w.
Edgar Howser and Miss Altona Chart
ron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Galen L. TAFT have as
their guest in their home in Chevy
Chase, Md, the latter's sister, Mrs. John
Barrett of st. Louis,
Mrs. z. z. Russell and Mrs. Louis H.
Staoler Will entertain jointly at bridge
luncheon Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Russell in honor Of Mrs. Barrett.
Mrs. L. Eaton, wife OF DR.. Eaton, will
be hostess TO company of Ia at
luncheon at the shorehsm Hotel tomor-
row.
Mrs. James Irving Steel Of the Bur-
lington Hotel will entertain at luncheon
at the Shoreham tomorrow in honor Of
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The Italian Ambassador. Mobile de
MARITIME, will arrive in New York the
latter part of the week from Italy,
where he accompanied Donna An
toinette de Martino several weeks ago
The Ambassador of France, NJ
Claudel, will be joined tomorrow by
his daughter and son, Mile. Refine
Claudel and Mr.. Henri Claudel. who
went to New York with Nine. Claudel
to bid her bon voyage when she sailed
Friday for their home in France.
The Ambassador of Chile and Sonora
de Davila will be back in the Capital
this evening or tomorrow. They have
been In New York for several days.
The Ambassador of Turkey, Mr..
Ahmet Muhtar, accompanied by the
second secretary of the embassy Mr.
BuIent, went to New York yesterday
and will return Tuesday.
The Ambassador Of Germany and
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DR.. and Mrs. Perry Keep
Informal Day at Home

DR.. and Mrs. Matthew White Perry
are at home informally this afternoon
from 4:3O to $50 o'clock In their apart
ment at Woodley Park Towers. DR.. and
Mrs. Perry have issued no cards. and
Mrs. Nathaniel B. Dial, the latter's
mother, viii be among those assisting
them. Mrs. Perry was before marriage
Miss Fannie Dial.
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Envoy of Great Britain
Celebrating Kings Birthday

The Ambassador Of Great Britain,
Sir Ronald Lindsay, will be host at
dinner Wednesday evening, June 3, In
celebration of the birthday anniversary
of King George of England.
Lady Lindsay viii leave washington
early in June for Bar Harbor, Me-,
where she has taken house for the
Summer season. The Ambassador win
spend portion of the Summer in Eng
land, joining Lady Lindsay at Bar Har-
Dor later in the year.
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Ambassadors Sponsor
Work of French Artist

The Ambassador Of France, NJ. Paul
Claudel. will attend the exhibition Of
sculpture by M. Ernest Durig, which
opens today at AIT Randolph place
northeast, and will continue through
Sunday, May 81.
A number Of the works Of the sculp-
tor were inspired through the poems Of
Ambassador Claudel
Among others who are particularly
interested and will attend the event
are the Ambassador of Germany, Herr
Won Prittwitz und Gaffron; the Minister
of Sweden, NJ Bostrom; Representative
Ruth Bryan owen, Judge John Barton
Payne. Miss Mabel Boardman and
Judge Max Huber, who viii open the
exhibition.
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Tne DayN cup tournament opens on
Continued on Page ., Column 30
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The Ambassador of Germany and
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Bride-Elects Are Making
Plans for June Weddings
Three Sisters of Miss Louise Cooke Will Be
Attendants at Her Marriage to
Mr.. Paul Vincent Nook

Miss Louise Cooke, daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Teller Cooke,
will have her three sisters attending
her at her wedding, June s, to Mr.. Paul
Vincent Nook. Miss Alice Cooke will
be the maid Of honor and the brides
maids win be Miss Clara Cooke and
Miss Adela Cooke.
The wedding ceremony will be per-
formed at 8 o'clock In All Saints
Church, Of which the brides father is
rector. A small reception will follow
the ceremony at the house.
Rev. and Mrs. Cooke will entertain
the wedding party at buffet supper
Friday, June S. following the rehearsal
Of the wedding.
A number of parties have been given
for Miss Cooke and several others are
planned. Miss Helen Nichols will be
hostess at a shower Tuesday for Miss
Cooke.
Miss Alberta Perley, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Warner Perley,
whose marriage to Midshipman John
Guthrie Foster Prescott Of the Naval
Academy will take place June S, has
been the recipient OF number of pre-
nuptial parties. Several others will be
given for her this week and the week
of her wedding.
Miss Margaret Yard will entertain
at bridge tea for Miss Perley Tuesday
and June 5 Miss Harvey Wiley will
entertain at a luncheon at the Chevy
Chase Club for her. Miss Frances Morse
was hostess at bridge luncheon We'd
nesday and Miss Mary Shinn gave
bridge tea Friday for her.
Among the out-of-town guests who
will arrive to attend the wedding will
be Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cameron West, |
Miss Mary West, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin |
Harris, all of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs |
Morgan Blydenburgh Of Smithton, Long
Island.
The rehearsal for the wedding of |
Miss Mabel Elizabeth Barr, daughter of |
Dr. and Mrs. William Carlisle Barr, to |
Mr.. Edgar Denton Williams jr., June
2. will take place the evening preceding |
the wedding and will be followed by
supper party given by the bridegroom's |
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Denton |
Williams.
A round of pre-nuptial entertain
ments have been given in honor of
Miss Barr and several others are plan
ned before the wedding.
ST. Johns Episcopal Church will be
the scene OF the wedding June 20 of
Miss Christina Osborne J0nes, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddens Milton
Jones, 70 Mr.. Theodore Sullivan Cox Of
Washington and Williamsburg, Va. son !
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. williatias Van
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WESTERN ROADS
PONDER LABOR'S
WAGE PROPOSAL
Expected to Follow Course
of Eastern Carriers in
Naming ConfereeS.
BIZ United Press

~ DutIcU PTeS8
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The rapidly
moving negotiations for a voluntary
10 per cent wage cut by $500, 1000
union railroad employees shifted here
today.
A meeting of the Western Associa-
ton of Railway Executives was
called for today to act on the
unions proposal for consideration
Of the reduction and unemployment
problems at a joint conference of
labor heads and rail executives.
The western presidents meeting
follows a similar gathering in New
York Monday at which the eastern
roads accepted the conference plan.
A possible complication arose in
the announcement of w. B. Storey,
president of the Santa Fe road, that
his line would negotiate only with
the Big Four brotherhoods and
unions with which the road has con-
tracts.
The union proposal is for an
agreement between all roads and all
unions.
Storey asserted if a voluntary
wage slash did not result it lis
very probable that the carriers will
ask 15-per cent cut under pro-
visions of the railway labor act"
1t was anticipated the western
roads would follow the action of the
eastern carriers in accepting the
union offer of a conference and
name representatives to a commit
tee to conclude the negotiations.
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islation,' he declared. 1T is the onIv
weapon the government has to pre-
vent the concentration of the ma
lions wealth in the hands of a few
individuals. Prevention of such con-
centration is in keeping with the
fundamental theory Of government. -
Urges 80 Per cent Rate
To meet the huge treasury deficit
La Guardia would supplement high
surtaxes, inheritance taxes. and a
gift tax with levies on automobiles
radios, radio broadcasting stations
and transfer of bonds and would
increase rates on stock sales. He
has introduced a bill embodying
such a program.
His bill calls for a maximum
rate OF 40 per cent on incomes of
S2OOO,000 and over. Asked whv
ne had selected this figure, he re-
piled, with a twinkle in his eye:
They can't say then that we are
taking half of their income"
The next necessary tax reform"
he went on, lis a. graduated and
stiff inheritance tax. Inheritance
taxes necessarily must be accom-
panied by gift tax, as experience
has taught that inheritance taxes
are avoided by creation of trusts
and by gifts in anticipation of
death.
Air Levy is His Aim
Automobiles may be taxed TO
the extent of $100,0O0,000 based on
the ability to pay and the extreme
necessity Of raising revenue. An
other $l00,00O000 may be raised
easily from radio, and is justified
on the theory that without the use
of the public domain, radio can not
function. The air belongs to all
the people and not to powerful
broadcasting stations.
still another $1O0,0OO,OOO can be
raised by increasing the tax on
stock transfers and by making it
applicable also to the transfer Of
bonds. The treasury is facing an
annual deficit of a billion dollars
and revenue must be found. A tax
of this character would be less an
noying and inconvenient than the
2-cent check tax suggested by
Secretary Mellon
La Guardia opposed provisions
of the Mellon plan for boosting
taxes on the small taxpayer by re-
ducing exemptions and raising nor
NAL rates.
ut certainly does seem strange
how these big financierS, these
great geniuses of finance, can think
of slipping a $3.50 tax on the
$2,000-a-year employee" he said.
THE $4,000 employe is paying more
than his proportionate share of he
cost of government now
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FIX LAST RITES FOR
MRS. MARY DANKE

Detroit; two sons, August Danke,
Cincinnati, and Fred Danke, Mem
phis, and eleven grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
Last rites for Henry F. Deitz, Sc,
former Prest-O-Lite Company en-
ploye here, who died Friday at his
home in Kansas City, Mo, were to
be held at 3 today in the Flanner &
Buchanan mortuary, with burial in
Grown Hill cemetery. Mr.. Deitz was
a World war veteran.
James M. McGhee, 81, of 3431
Orchard avenue. died Monday in
townsville. Services will be held at
2 Wednesday in the home. Burial
will be in Crown Hill cemtery.
Mr.. McGhee came to Indianapolis
from Hamilton county when a boy.
He was employed by the Union
Stock Journal three years, was with
the indianapolis Journal at one
time and for more than twenty
years was a compositor at the
News.
Body of Miss BeSs R. Owens, for
mer HooSier Casualty Company
bookkeeper here, who died Monday
In Lincoln, Neb., will be returned to
Indianapolis for funeral services at
2 Wednesday in the Tabernacle
Presbyterian church. Burial will
be in Crown Hill cemetery.
Funeral services for William A.
Dilliner, rs, who died Sunday at his
home in Southport, were to be held
at 2 today in the Southport Bap-
fist church.
Mrs. Julia McGannon, "A, former
city resident, died Sunday in To-
ledo, O. The body will be taken to
Seymour, where services will be held
at 2 Wednesday. Mrs. McGannon
moved to Toledo a year ago.
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SLAMS CALIFORNIA
CoIumniSt Urges Boycott to
Win Mooney Pardon.
By United Press

By United Press
PANAMA CITY, Dec. 15.-A boy
colt against California until Tom
Mooney is Internationally par
doned" for his alleged participation
in the San Francisco bombing was
urged today by Nelson Roosevelt
in his column in the Panama Amer
lean entitled Rambling, Gambling
and Publishing"
Asserting Mooney is innocent,
Rounsevell wrote:
Write your friends to boycott
California. Stop eating California
fruit. Stay away from California.
Stop buying California canned goods
and cancel your tours to California
ports; boycott California-made
movies and blacklist CALIFORNIA;
Olympic games.
Don't buy California merchan-
disc. Withdraw money from Cali
fornia banks. Refrain from associ-
alton with native sons Take your
children away from California
schools"
RounSevell said weeks boycott
would bring MONEYS release and
added that the same methods would
end the depression.
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LOAD TAXES ON
WEALTHY, PLEA
OF LA GUARDIA
Rich Not Bearing Share of
Governmental Cost, Is
New Workers. Cry.

Herewith is another Of the interviews
on taxation given the United Press by
prominent members of congress. Others
will follow.
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Resident of South Side for
go Years Will Be Buried
Wednesday.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary L.
Danke, 824 Orange street, resident
of the south side sixty years, who
died Sunday, will be held at 10 on
Wednesday. Burial will be in Crown
Hill cemetery.
Mrs, Danke, who had been i'll
three years, was the widow of Au-
gust Danke, who died in 1908.
Mrs. Danke was known to hun
dreds of residents of the south side.
Before her illness three years ago,
she had taken a prominent part in
activities of st. Johns Evangelical
church, of which she was a member.
Born in Barman, Germany, she
came to America when IS.
She is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. John Klotz, Mrs. j. H. Rosen-
berg and Mrs. August Elbel, In
dianapolis, and Mrs. Edward Boeldt,
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Denny, president of the Erie, and
j. j. Policy, president of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford.
Meanwhile preparations we're
made to make effective the railroad
credit pool which will extend credit
to lines in need of funds.
Articles of incorporation were
granted in Wilmington, Del, Tues
day. The pool will be known as
the Railroad Credit Corporation.
E. G. auckland, chairman of the
board of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford, is president. Direc-
tors will meet in New York later
this week to elect a secretary-treas-
urer and complete other details of
organization.
Bonds with short and long term
credits falling due next year will
be enabled to borrow from the pool.
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Pool Is Launched

By United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Executives
of the major eastern railroads, CO.
operating for the first time since
1916, have appointed a committee
of three to negotiate a proposed 10
per cent, one-year wage cut with
representatives of railway labor.
The committee, named Monday,
will act with similar committees of
western and southern executives, in
dealing with group of rail union
heads.
The eastern committee consists
of Daniel Willard, president of the
Baltimore & Ohio, Charles e.
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Ex-COP VAGUE
ABOUT HOW He
CREW WEALTHY
Tells Probers Fancy Story
of Getting Money From
Brother, Sailor.
Bv United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, Dec. ia retired
detective who had banked sos. 24O
received in part over an eleven-year
period from "a brother, now dead"
and "a seafaring gentleman" now
missing, is Samuel Seabury's latest
exhibit among New Workers with
fabulous incomes from almost in
credible sources.
The detective is Dennis Wright.
Although he told Seabury aid
that "a cop is only crumbs on the
table" he made bank deposits to-
falling more than $4,000 in 1927,
1928 and 1929, when he was plain
clothes duty supervising speakeasies
in a Bronx division.
Spectators during the Hofstadter
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Wright had no idea where he is.
Thus Wright joined the ranks OF
witnesses who found it easy to bor-
row-such as Register McQuade of
Kings, who borrowed some $500, 900
Ito keep thirty-four McQuades from
starving" he was not so for
tunate as Sheriff Thomas M. Far
ley of Manhattan. who testified he
got considerable money out Of big
tin box at home"
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committee city-wide investigation,
inclined to levity at witnesses ex-
PLANTATION of the source OF their in
come, greeted Wright's with hilarity.
Wright said his brother, who ran a
hotel for gentlemen only" gave
him $4,000, and "seafaring man"
named Patrick Manning furnished
another $4,000. The brother now is
dead, Wright said, and Manning
presumably is doing some seafaring.