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Evening star., 1932-11-06
NINE. AbELL| TALK
TOBE GIVEN TODAY
Changes Title Of Chaco
Speech to "Present Day
Problems in Bolivia"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Surprised by disclaimer Of RESPONSE
bility issued by the National Woman's
party for her speech today on the Bo-
livian side Of the Chaco controversy,
Nine. Crystal De Abeln, wife of the
former Bolivian Minister here. said yes
terday she had been assured by the Dis
trict Of Columbia chairman of the party
that her address would be welcome
Nine. De Abelli, the former Miss
Crystal Hyland of Portland, Greg. said
she had heard nothing from party
headquarters and therefore intended to
speak ON the Chaco question, just as
she had previously told the party Of
flcials.
Nine Abelli said she had told the
women she would not speak unless al
lowed to give Bolivia's side in the con-
troversy and had even offered to with
draw as a speaker if not permitted TO
speak on that topic. She was asked
TO go ahead with the address. she said.
She said she had agreed however, to
follow the advice to change the title
of her address from The Bolivian Side
of the Chaco Controversy" to Present
Day Problems in Bolivia" which is the
way the party announced the speech in
press notices This title change, Nine
Abelli said. was made after telephone
conversation with the District Of CO.
lumbia chairman of the party.
The Paraguayan legation yesterday
denied having called the National Wom-
ans party at any time TO protest Nine.
Abelli's speech. On the contrary, it was
said at the legation. the Woman S party
had called the legation to explain that
Nine Abelli had not been invited to
speak about the Chaco controversy.
A party spokesman said yesterday the
legation had telephoned first about the
matter, asking for an explanation of
reports Nine Abelli would give Bo-
livia's position in the controversy.
Evening star., 1932-11-06
POLICE ACT TO END
HOME ROBBER|ES
Detective Squad Reinforced.
Lookout Posted for
"Jimmy Thief"

With an increase during the last week
in the number Of housebreaking cases
here, Inspector F. S. w. Burke, chief Of
detectives, has augmented the squad
regularly assigned to this work with a
special emergency detail of detectives,
it developed last night.
Cooperating closely with the precinct
forces, the headquarters corps is an ad-
dition to the score of men assigned by
Inspector Burke early in the week to
make a canvass of the city to enlist the
aid Of apartment house tenants and
managers and home dWellers in COM
batting these larcenies.
Blame Jimmy Thief"
Police believe Jimmy thief" to be
at work in the Northwest section, fol-
lowing the reporting of series OF thefts
of this type yesterday. The loot IN
these cases is estimated in value at
close to $4,000.
The greatest single loss was from the
apartment of Misses Florence Wather
and Evelyn Raymond, 1900 Fifteenth
street, which was entered by jimmying
the front door, and S1,O65 worth OF
property was stolen.
Miss Wathey reported her loss in
cluded a S700 diamond ring, two white
gold wrist watches, valued at $50 each;
a s75 diamond and two pistols. Miss
RAYMOND reported losing Two watches,
worth sos and white gold ring. valued
at $50. About S75 in cash also was
stolen
In the same building, the apartment
of Laura Bennett was entered in the
same manner and ransacked. About S.
in cash was stolen. An apartment in
the 1900 block of Church street was
forced open and a total Of $125 worth
of clothing and other property removed,
according to q report made to police
by Dora Brooks, its occupant.
Apartment Ransacked-
The apartment of Mrs. Edith Barker.
TOO block of Connecticut avenue, also
was ransacked and jewelry and money
to the total value of Sl53 so were stolen,
according to a report made to police.
Entrance here was affected by jimmying
the door.
Mrs. Ethel M Cook, 3100 block of r
street, told police her apartment was
entered and SIS stolen from a bureau
drawer. Police later arrested Herbert
A. Robertson. 81. of Clarendon for In
vestigation in connection with the case.
Evening star., 1932-11-06
CLAIM
DENIED BY ACTRESS
Betty Compson, in answer to News
paper Inquiry, Says Her Fa-
ther Died in 1912.

BY the Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, November s.
A telegram to the Arkansas Democrat
today, signed Betty Compson, replying
to an inquiry from the paper to the
movie actress In Los Angeles, denied
she Is the daughter Of r. S. Parker,
q farmer near here, or the sister of
Mrs. Joan Parker Rind. New York
widow who was found shot to death in
Paris, France. last August.
Reports that Miss Compson and Mrs.
Rind were sisters and the daughters of
Parker we're declared true by him last
night.
The telegram from Miss Compson to
the Democrat said
Never had sister. Father died 1912.
Named Compson."
Parker could not be reached follow
ing receipt of the telegram
Evening star., 1932-11-06
ONE JUROR IN 100 MEN

KINSTON, N. c., November (P).-
Only one juror had been agreed upon
today when the first 100 members Of q
special Pitt County venire Of $50 men
had been questioned in an effort to Sc
cure jury to try Herman Casey sec
ond time on a charge Of numbering
James c. Causey, Suffolk, Va, lumber
man.
The Pitt County venire Is the fifth
special panel called. The first 843 We
niremen were selected from Lenotr
County. but State and defense agreed
on only II men out of that number.
Judge E. H. Cranmer discharged these
when he ordered the jury selected from
another county.
Evening star., 1932-11-06
HOPE SEEN IN ROOSEVELT

FORT SCOTT, Kans, November 8
R).-Former Gov. Jonathan Davis, who
has indorsed the independent candi-
dacy Of DR.. John r. Brinkley for Gov
ernor, and himself seeks election to the
State Senate as an independent, issued
q statement here today giving his "un-
qualified support" to Franklin d. Roose-
welt for the presidency.
Gov. Roosevelt" he said, "l1as proved
by the conduct Of his campaign that
he has an accurate conception of the
many phases of our complex and dis
tressed situation. He Is scholar. a
gentleman, a statesman. His election
will give couraA to everyone and re-
store much shaken confidence"
Evening star., 1932-11-06
RELICS OF MONROE
INSPIRE NEW ROOM
Mrs. Hoover Restores His
toriC White House Setting of
Fifth President.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The heirlooms and historic lore pos
sessed by President Monroe's great
granddaughter, Mrs. Rose Gouvenneur
Hoes, has resulted in the duplication
of the Monroe Doctrine desk, in period
setting, by Mrs Herbert Hoover.
An upstairs White House sitting
room has thus become the Monroe
room, a permanent restoration to the
Executive Mansion.
Even piano of Monroe's time, an
Astor piano which has been in the
Smithsonian Institution. will be trans
ferred to the White House to make
the room complete.
AS q final touch, Mrs. Hoes plans
to present Mrs. Hoover, upon her re-
turn from California, with q little
stool covered with crimson, with gold
claw feet, exact duplicate Of one IN the
White House during Monroe's time.
Assembled Historic Dresses.
Mrs. Hoes Is the historic expert who
is credited with the assembling OF
the collection of Presidents wives dress
eS in the Smithsonian. She has been
active in the restoration Of Thomas
Jeffersons home, Monticello.
She paused yesterday after personally
conducting a group Of women to see
rare portraits of Washington's period
In the Corcoran Art Gallery, to re-
count the story of the furniture be-
longing to her ancestor. the fifth Presi-
dent.
when Monroe was sent to France by
Washington In 1894, he was given carte
blanche to furnish house In Paris,
she said. 1T was during the French
Revolution, and he had an unhappy
time. He was Of opposing political views
to Washington, and was suddenly re-
called. All this furniture was thus
thrown on his hands and he brought it
back with him.
when he went to the White House
in 1917 he found it sparsely furnished
His furniture was SO beautiful the Gov
ernment offered to buy it for $4,000,
and he sold it, with the privilege Of buy
ing st back This he did. It Is now
owned by me.
Having Portrait Copied.
"The desk which. Mrs. Hoover had
duplicated, and on which the Monroe
doctrine was written, had secret draw
ers which our family d1on't find until
my own generation. Their contents
were priceless State papers. They in
cluded letter Lafayette wrote to Mon
roe accepting the invitation to be this
Nations guest in 1924. still have that
letter.
Mrs. Hoover was SO delighted with
the desk she is having a second dupli-
cate made for her home in California.
"She also Is having Eben Cummins
copy my portrait of Mrs Monroe to add
to the White House collection Of por-
traits of Presidents wives, and which
will hang over the Monroe desk
1.-THE rest Of the furniture she had
duplicated for the Monroe room includes
a dressing table with brass railing, two
card tables that are perfectly exquisite,
a round coaster table with brass rail
and a Duncan Phyfe chair to set in
front of the desk"
The original Monroe furniture is kept
in the Monroe Museum at FredericksA
burg Va
Evening star., 1932-11-06

which they will assist in supervising
today, will hear how the electorate in
the United States is registering its
wishes, through the news given over
the naval communications service. This
will be true, too. Of the Marines in
Haiti, who are likewise on lonely out
posts and have no other means Of in
telligence. rapidly, save through naval
communications.
The ships of the Special Service
Squadron, which do patrol duty in Cen
trail American waters, will pick up the
news out of the air, too. thanks to the
cooperation of The Star
It's going to be great party and the
Navy is looking forward to it with en-
thusiasm
Evening star., 1932-11-06
ACTRESS DENIES RUMOR

LOUISVILLE. KY, November N9.
-Estelle Taylor, actress, said There's
nothing to it: it isn't true" when in
formed tonight that John Warburton
was reported to have told friends in
Hollywood that he was engaged to her.
She said she had known Warburton
about four months and had attended
several dances with him. Besides, If 1t
were true" she remarked, "he wouldn't
tell it."
Miss Taylor is filling . vaudeville en-
gageu.ent here.
Evening star., 1932-11-06
NAVAL MEN COMMENDED

SecDtary Adams has commended
four naval men for their eff
forts last September ! to rescue the
crew of patrol seaplane P2D-l, which
crashed in Manzanillo Bay. The quar-
tet, attached to the Naval Fleet Air
Base at Coco Solo, c. e., were Lieut..
Lannie Conn Of Pensacola, Fla; avia-
ton pilot. first class, Amedee J. Beau
doin Of Crozet Va; aviation machin-
lists mate, second class, Howard w.
Brewer Of Lumberton, Miss. and avia-
ton machinist's mate, third class,
Nicholas L. Gotto Of Ocean View, Nor
folk Va
Evening star., 1932-11-06
TRUCKS STOPPED
IN YVES! VIRGINIA
Operators With Pennsylvania Ii
censes Forced to Apply for State
Tags In Martinsburg Area.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL DlSpabCH 10 ne StdT
MARTINSBURG. W. Va. November
5-Pennsylvania trucks, operating on
West Virginia highways "for conpen
sation," were being stopped In this sec
tor today and made to apply for West
Virginia licenses.
State police were stopping the trucks
on the State highways under orders
from Charleston, they said. Two we're
stopped. one carrying milk, the other
chickens, during the morning. Drivers
of both told police they were expecting
to be stopped, police said, and promptly
made application for West Virginia
licenses.
Motor vehicles not operating "for
compensation" will not be stopped,
police said.
orders for enforcing the law strictly
were received this morning Both trucks
stopped here had come through Mary
land into West Virginia. Police said
the orders we're Of q blanket nature
and applied to all trucks falling within
the 'for compensation" classification.
Evening star., 1932-11-06
NAMED FRISCO RECEIVER

ST. LOUIS, November P).-John
q. Lonsdwe. president Of the Mercan-
tile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co.. OF
st. Louis, today was named as addi-
tional receiver for the st. Louis-San
Francisco Railroad by Federal Judge c.
B. Faris.
He will serve with James M. Kurn,
president of the Frisco, who was ap-
pointed receiver Monday.
Evening star., 1932-11-06
First Sorority Founder Dies.

MONMOUTH, ILL.,, November tR.-
Mrs. T. B. Turnbull, one Of the IL
monmouth College co-eds who founded
the first college sorority in America.
friends here were informed today burial
will occur Monday at Monmouth.
The I. G. Sorosis was founded April
26, 1867, and grew into Pi Beta Phi.
Evening star., 1932-11-06
NAMED COLLEGE HEAD
Dr. Edward Moseley Gwathmey TO
Be President Of Converse.

SPARTANBURG. s. c.. November s
(Pl.-Election of Dr. Edward Moseley
Gwathmey, president Of the Norfolk di-
vision Of William and Mary College,
Virginia, as president of Converse Col
lege was announced here late today
by the Board Of Trustees.
DR.. Gwathmey. who will take Office
January l, will succeed DR.. Robert P.
Pell president for the last 80 years.
DR.. Pell informed the trustees several
months ago he desired to retire be-
cause of his age, but agreed to remain
on duty until the choice OF successor
He is now ~ years old. DR.. Pell will
become president emeritus. and will be
given a home on the college campus
as long as he desires it, the board
stated.
Evening star., 1932-11-06
Mission Speaker Announced.

SILVER SPRING. Md. November 5
(SpeciaD Rev. w. w. Shearer OF
Catonsvile. Md, will be the speaker
each evening at a mission to be held
at st. Mary's Chapel. Aspen, November
13 and continuing until November Is,
according to Rev. William r. Moody,
rector
Evening star., 1932-11-06
Plan Election Day Dinner.

ASHBURN, Va, November 5 (Spe-
ciaD The ladies of Ashburn Baptist
Church, together with its junior organi-
cations. will serve a dinner on election
day in the building adjoining the post
office.
Evening star., 1932-11-06
CATTERLIN MAKES BOND
Head Of Corporation of Heirs
Awaits Grand Jury Action.

XENIA, Ohio, November 5 (P.-
McClain Catterlin, Staunton, Ind,
president and treasurer of the Interna-
tional Corporation Of Bogardus, Cox,
Edwards, Baker and Springer Heirs.
awaiting grand jury action next week
on q charge OF embezzling $4,000 of
the estates corporation funds, was re-
leased from Jail today when his bond
was reduced from $4,000 to 5000.
Hearing of the suit to throw the cor
poration into receivership was post
poned until November 28, disappointing
a large crowd Of heirs and certificate
holders who came here from Kentucky,
Michigan, Virginia, Indiana and other
States.
Evening star., 1932-11-06

Gaelic games are exempt from the
new amusement tax in the Irish Free
State.
Evening star., 1932-11-06
sPoRTsMEN's live game exhibit

4 SPORTSMEN'S live game exhibi-
~ tion was opened yesterday at
II the headquarters of the Ameri-
4 \ can Automobile Association. In
the Mills Building, Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The show is designed to acquaint local
sportsmen with the possibilities of hunt
ing in the areas within 100 miles OF
Washington Hundreds of visitors at
tended the opening, association officials
report.
The exhibition includes about SO
birds, representing Is species: pair of
whitehall deer, raccoon and other
game. Also there Is an exhibition of
stuffed animals. and guns. Folders
containing hunting information are
distributed
The exhibition is to be continued
until November l3 The show is staged
by the association with the cooperation
of the American Game Association, the
Izaak Walton League and the United
States Biological Survey.
Evening star., 1932-11-08
Virginia and Maryland
Election Returns

Earv nearby Maryland and Virginia indicate
Franklin Roosevelt
over President Hoover Republican
Estates.
Arlington County normally Republican, Roosevelt
of 24 votes Hoover all but
a victory the county.
Five out of precincts Alexandria City
Hoover 1004
will carry the county heavy Montgomery County
early tabuaionS.
Early returns City make almost certain
the Democrats carry Maryland State which has
Democratic President its electoral since 1916 One
polling places in Baltimore Roosevelt
and 12t401.
Virginia of 1854 precincts Roosevelt 34O2; Hoover,
Evening star., 1932-11-08
PLOT ON HOOVER
TRAIN DISPUTED
One Railroad Official Says
Dynamlting Was Planned,
Another Scouts Idea.
BY the Associated Press.


ELMO. NEV., November 8.-Railroad
officials were in disagreement tonight as
to whether two men frightened away
from the Southern Pacific right -of-way
near Palisade, Nev last night had
planned to attempt to wreck the spe
cial train speeding President Hoover
across the. great American desert TO
California.
Several sticks of dynamite were found
near the place where Watchman
Charles E. Fish surprised the men, one
colored
Otis Weeks. division engineer for the
Southern Pacific, declared after an in
vCstigation that the two undoubtedly
had planned TO wreck the Hoover train
by dynamiting an overhead crossing OF
the Western Pacific so that it would
crash on the tracks b,IOW.
Bridge Not Tempered With.
Weeks, who was riding the pilot en-
gine preceding the Presidents special
conducted a careful examination of the
entire vicinity after the pilot train had
been tagged down by Fish,
No evidence was found. he said, to
indicate that the bridge had been tam
pered with
Both Daniel OConnell. chief investi-
gator, and A. A. Lowe. northern district
inspector of transportation. said they
found no evidence OF an attempt to
wreck the train.
Lowe, however, stated that % sticks
Of dynamite we're found near the road
bed. while O'ConHcll said all that wac
found was on Old stick of giant poWdey
which had no caps or fuses attached
and was not dangerous.
Shot in Finger.
Acc~~" 80 the story told here by
Fish. thc Y, ~hman, he surprised the
two men as they we're approaching the
overhead crossing and drove them away
after a SCuffie in which the top of one
of his fingers was shot off.
Il thought at first they were pros
pectors." he said. but when I shouted
the Negro ierked gun from his pocket
and leveled it az me"
An unnamed Southern Pacific official
told a correspondent for the Reno Eve
ming Gazette that five sticks OF dyna-
mite were found trampled in the dit
where the fight took place and that
another dozen sticks We're found in a
sack dropped by the men as they fed
Evening star., 1932-11-08

Continued From First Page
clerk asked the President his name and
occupation. and Mrs. Florence J. Bas-
Sett, another clerk, handed him a bal
lot
The Chief Executive spent about five
minutes IN the voting booth. and as ne
emerged, A. S. ElliCt. judge of elections.
pronounced the words: The President
Of the United States has voted"
Mrs. Hoover cast her vote i'll booth
almost alongside that used by the Pres
jdcnt. and Secretary Wilbur, president
on leave of the University and Mrs
Wilbur followed them shortly The
steps and roofs of nearby college build
Jngs and the arch itself were covered
with students when the Chief Executive
and Mrs. Hoover emerged. and a re-
sounding cheer was given them.
Inside the Hoover home tonight there
was hustle Of activity. After dark
there was a big blackboard in the hall
way of the residence upon which re-
turns were marked in chalk on basis
of East, Middle West, South and Pacific
Slope.
Evening star., 1932-11-08
MRS. ROOSEVELT
CALM OVER NEWS
Joins Governor in New York
Hotel to Receive Election
Returns.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, November "a tall
. smlllng woman in a white fur evening
wrap over blue gown stepped out OF
a limousine in front of the Bitmore
Hotel tonight, waited at the curb until
her party had all arrived and been
accounted for, and led the way to an
elevator.
1t was Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
arriving TO hear the election returns
that indicated at that time that her
husband was strongly in the lead in
tne contest to become the next Pres
ldent Of the United States
She was the calmest woman ar The
Blltmore tonight. She did not leave
the Roosevelt town house in East Sixtv-
NTH street until nearly an hour after
the Governor had gone She vas too
busy. She didn't have time even to
ask about the returns.
Accompanying Gov Roosevelt she
arrived home at $50 after having
voted with him in Hyde Park. A buff
fet supper was served to a huge crowd
some Of her friends. some of the
Governors friends, neWspapermen. sec
retarles, members Of the Democratic
headquarters staff. Mrs Roosevelt her
self helped serve the food-which in
cluded scrambled eggs. dish which
the ROosevelts always have for Sunday
night supper
Evening star., 1932-11-08
ROOSEVELT SCANS
VOTE WITH SMITH
IN NEW YORK CITY
Continued From. First PageD

battery of telephone and telegraph in
strumcnts were supplying the returns
from the voting we're James A. Farley.
his campaign manager, and Edward j..
Flynn, Bronx leader.
Gradually the crowd grew until the
room contained most of those closest
to the nominee. Around the paper
Uttered table were his mother. gray
haired dignified; his wife, tall and
smiling, and three Of his children,
Elicit. James and Anna.
As the returns marched their sta
tistical way across the bulletin boards
outside, James Roosevelt, who Journey
ed with his father across the continent
and through most of his other cam
paign trips. emerged from the room
and addressed newspapermen.
indications point to Democratic
landslide Of major proportions over the
Nation" he said Il was also in a
telephone conversation with Boston
and the situation there looks good for
the Democratic ticket also"
A moment later. Farley. attired in
dinner clothes, came through the
crowd He said
The reports that are coming in are
not all all surprising and l am conf
dent that when the final results are
compiled. the total will be even larger
than l originally predicted.
JubilatiOn Is Keynote.
As the returns continued to come
in. disclosing a trend toward the New
York Governor. an air of iubilation
settled over the headquarters suite
Many persons left the bulletin boards
where they had been watching the
figures placarded and formed chatting
laughing groups in various OF the
rooms on the floor
Police kept. close watch on those
entering the headquarters suite. how
ever. and all persons entering with
packages or bags were required to open
them to disclose their contents. A
group of photographers were halted
and required to display their cameras
before they were admitted
Several members of the family moved
in and out Of the room where Mr.
Roosevelt remained. Mrs Dali. clad in
blue evening dress. moved through
the crowd greeting friends.
The mother of the candidate emerged
from the room once and posed for pho
tographers before the bulletin board
Evening star., 1932-11-08
RHODE ISLAND

President Hoover was leading Frank
lin D Roosevelt by the narrow margin
Of 55l votes as the vote cast in so Of
the States 229 voting districts we're
counted tonight
The vote was Hoover. 25.ll4: Roose-
welt 2456j Il represented Demo-
cratic gain Of 394 votes compared 10 the
vote cast in the senatorial contest two
years ago. when Jesse M Metcalf RI
was elected bv a plurality Of 25l5
Evening star., 1932-11-08
VIRGINIA
Roosevelt Takes Alexandria.

Alexandria, complete: For President
Roosevelt, 1852; Hoover. 1918; Thomas
16 Upshaw, ?. -Four wards out OF SIN
give for Representative: Smith Cd,
1.O7l; Robertson tDD. 2,0l3: Montague
tDD. 2.J39: DreWry Cd. 2.007: Burch
ID. 2.O02. Woodrum tDD, 2,034 Flan-
nagan CD. 1854; Bland Cd. 2,O03:
Darden CD. 1898; Lankford 'RD, 408'
Wise CRD 432, Scott 'Rl. 4l2' NC
Wane tRD, 49l: CARRIER ,RD, 536;
Chase tRD. 482; Spaulding 'RD. 2ll;
Dunning pro-. 1853: Brown ,IndD.
3I8: Gordon IndD. III: Berkeley
undl. 293: Morris ,SoCD, 33; George
,SocD. 34 Ansell CSoCD. Al; Dawson
ISocN 80. Royal Soc. 40.
Evening star., 1932-11-08

principally the less-heavily registered
downtown wards
The figures we're: Hoover, 26s.I36:
Roosevelt, 2ll.574
Returns from O03 districts. for SEN
ate: Davis. l66.O56; Rupp. l45.s57
The following were elected to the
House Of Representatives. lst. Ranslev;
2nd. Beck; Bird. Waldron. 4th. EG-
monds 5th. Connolly. 9Th, Stokes: 7th.
Darrow: 9th. Wolfenden llth. Boland
d.: 18th, McFadden tRD; 3lst, Kel-
" RI.