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Evening star., 1932-05-31
TRIAL CONTINUES
IN C0BLENTz CASE
HagerstoWn Mayor Testifies
on Part as Guarantor
of Central Trust.
Special Dispstch to The Star.

opcCidI OlSphlCN 10 ne oldr.
CUMBERLAND. Md, May 3l.-The
first witness at the opening of the Sec
ond week of the trial of State Senator
Emory L. Coblentz. president of the
Central Trust Co.. Frederick, charged
with receiving deposit when he knew
the bank was insolvent. this morning
was Henry HolZapfel former mayor OF
Hagerstown. former county commits
sioner and Republican leader. who was
on the guarantors' agreement of the
Central Trust Co.
Holzapfel admitted his assets and
liabilities were about equal on Septem-
Der 2, 1881, when the Central institu-
ton closed. He testified he was vice
president of the Potomac Edison Co
and that he had no stock in the Gen.
trail Trust Co. He did own stock in
the Mechanics Loan & Savings Bank
Hagerstown, of which he was presi-
dent. and did include this stock in his
assets. His real estate was jointly in
his and his wife's names. His home
had been SO since 1918.
Examiner Resumes Testimony
H. E. Meeks, senior bank examine,
Of the State bank commissioners office
who was on the stand nearly all day
Friday. resumed his testimony. After
objection by the defense was over-ruled
ne testified that as receiver he had COL
lected approximately Sl,7O0,00 from the
assets OF the Central Trust Co. With
the exception of S91 900 on mortgages
most OF the collections were on notes
receivable. When States Attorney Clark
asked now much he had collected on
notes OF Coblentz and other officers OF
tne bank, there was vigorous objection
In each instance by the defense they
were over-ruled, and exceptions were
noted. He testified he had collected
S10O on Coblentz notes and other
amounts as follows: Charles McC
Matthias, vice president. $3.50; Thomas
Summers. $500; Grover L. Michael
$lOO, and s. Elmer Brown, $4,000.
He further said there have been no
payments on the loans of Richard P
Ross. Michael and Matthias as syndi-
cate managers.
The defense began cross-examination
on items testified to by Meeks last week
to which the State had called particular
attention with the idea, as expressed
that there was nothing wrong with the
entries from a bookkeeping point of
view. One item pertained to $4,000 car
ried from reserve to profit and loss
Another item was $66,000 arising from
sale of stock, March 80, 1929. and put
IN the proflt-and-loss account.
Objects to Questioning.
The State objected to the defense's
line Of questioning as to a bookkeeper's
point of view, saying it was not book
keeping, but what was behind book
keeping.
Meeks said upon being questioned
that the amount of set-offs. which were
considerable, were not included in the
$1,700,000 collected.
The attendance was slim today with
the return to Frederick on Friday CT
about 20 witnesses who were excused
until further notice after they had tes-
titled as to their worth In connection
with paper they indorsed for the Cen
tral Trust Co.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
ARMLESS GOLFER
TO AID BENEFIT
McAuliffe to Give Exhibition Pre-
oeding Ball Game Between House
Teams Saturday Afternoon.

Tommy McAuliffe, the armless golfer.
will give an exhibition in the program
that will precede the ball game be-
tween House Democrats and Republic
ans. Saturday afternoon, it was an
nounced today.
On the bill with McAuliffe will be Jim
Londos, heavyweight wrestling cham
pion.
The sports program will start at 2:l5,
45 minutes before the teams are to get
together for the benefit of the District
unemployed
In order to allow as many youngsters
as possible to see the affair, an admis-
sion charge of 25 cents has been fixed
for the bleachers, where they will be
quartered.
A large attendance is in prospect for
the game, at which President Hoover
will be spectator.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
GIVEN $3.50 OR 1870 DAYS
Prisoner Pleads Guilty to Driving
While Drunk and Injuring Man.

Pleading guilty to charge Of driving
while drunk, placed against him after
his Car struck and injured an 84-year-
old man yesterday, Robert N. Blake, 80,
of the $500 block of Forty-first street,
today was ordered by Judge Isaac r.
Hit in Traffic Court to pay fine of
$3.50 or serve 180 days in Jail.
Police said Blake's car knocked down
David Frazier. 434 H street, fracturing
both of his legs. Frazier is at Emerg-
ency Hospital in serious condition.
Upon recommendations of Assistant
Corporation Counsel Edward Welliver.
Judge Hit gave Blake until June II
to nay the fne
Evening star., 1932-05-31
ARMY HOUSING BILL
REPORT RECEIVED
Proposal Due as Amendment
to Relief Measure Urged
by Garner.

! The House Military Affairs Committee
today reported the s22,500,000 Army
housing bill, sponsored by Representa-
tive James. Republican of Michigan,
former chairman of the committee. 1t
includes number of District Of Colum-
bia, Maryland and Virginia items. The
bill will be offered as an amendment to
| the Garner relief bill.
! The appropriations recommended ara
| included in two classes, S15,335 900 to
| be expended for construction and in
| stallation of buildings and utilities at
| various military pests, and s7,l65,oC0
! for construction and installation at
military posts, airports and landing
! fields of technical buildings and utilities.
Included under the sl5,335, 900 group,
are the following:
Urged for Boiling Field.
Boiling Field, non-commissioned Of
| ficers' quarters, $4,000; for completion
of dispensary, 100000; for completion
Of post exchange, theater and gym
nasium, S45,000: for enlargement Of
central heating plant to provide for the
quarters area, 5000, and for officers
mess, $4,000.
|
stoned officers quarters, s7OOCO.
| Holabird Quartermaster Depot, Md,
| hospital, Si2O000
Fort Howard, Md. hospital. s125,000,
| Fort Hoyle. Md. non-commissioned
officers quarters. $4,000.
! Fort Humphreys, Va, officers quar-
ters, $150,Ooo.
/ Langley Field. Va. central heating
| plant for quarters area, $50 900: quar-
termaster administration building, $40
| 900; fire house, $40 $1,000: barracks. med
ical department, 100000; for compile
! ton of garage. $4,000; for completion
| OF magazine. $4,000
Fort George G. Meade, Md, non-
commissioned officers quarters, $4,000,
and officers quarters. $4,000.
$4,000 for Walter Reed.
Fort Myer, Va. barracks, 100000.
Walter Reed Hospital, non-commis-
| stoned officers quarters, S120,000; addi-
! ton to nurses quarters. 100000.
Under the $7,165 600 group for tech
nical buildings and utilities are included
the following
Boiling Field for completion of paved
| aprons, $4,000; for completion of heat
| ing plant for the technical area,
| $4,000. and for improvement of the
landing field and building area, s615 900.
| Langley Field. Va, remodeling two
hangers into shops and for ceilings and
| addition to hangers, $4,000; for COM
| pletion of gasoline storage system,
s21 ,000 bomb storage. $4,000; i'm
! provement of landing field and building
area, s25,00o; machine gun range
| $4,000.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
ID. c. MAN FATALLY
|CRUSHED IN TRIPLE
AUTOMOBILE CRASH
W. E. Early Was Repairing
Horn When Struck by Car
at HyattstoWn.
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES
IN FREDERICK HOSPITAL
Chauffeur of Chevy Chase Man
Held for Inquest at
Rockville Today.
1y staff Correspondent of The Star.

9y STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
HYATTSTOWN, Md, May 81
Crushed between two automc biles wher
a runaway car struck him in triple
collision, Walter E. Early, 25 years old
of the WeStchester Apartments, 390(
Cathedral avenue, Washington, D. c.
was fatally injured here yesterday after
noon. He died two hours later at the
Frederick City Hospital.
Early, a clerk in the Geological Sur
vey, was enjoying holiday cutting with
his wife when the horn of his machine
developed trouble and refused to blow
He stopped his automobile and was en-
deavoring to adjust the horn when a
striking another car, crashed into him.
Sedan Strikes Other Car.
The driver Of the sedan, Karl w
Brown. colored. of 1704 street, chauf-
feur for Paul F. Myers of 1O2 East Mel
rose street, Chevy Chase, Md. told police
he was attempting to pass a car oper-
ated by w. V. ManiCn of HyattstoWr
when the latter put out his hand tC
signal for left turn.
Manion, hearing the scream of Browns
brakes when the colored chauffeur ap-
piled them in an effort to avoid a
collision. sWerved to the right but the
sedan struck his left rear wheel and
careened to the left. demolishing a gas
tank in frcnt of a garage and then
striking Early, who had halted his car
off the road, according to reports made
by police.
A passing motorist rushed the injured
man to the Frederick City Hospital
where staff surgeons amputated his leg
in an effort to save his life. Internal
injuries, however, caused his death two
hours later and the body was removed
to Rockville, where an autopsy was to
be performed today.
Refused Offer Of Mechanic.
Fate, it developed played a major
role in the death of the young clerk.
A mechanic employed at the garage
offered to repair Early's horn when
the Washington man stopped his ma
chine, but Early thanked him and
lifted the hood over his engine to
make the repair himself The crash
occurred moment later.
Detective Sergt. Theodore Vollten
OF the Montgomery county ponce force,
took Brown into custody to be held
pending the outcome of an inquest
scheduled for 2 o'clock at Rockville
this afternoon.
The wife. Mrs. Agnes Early collapsed
after witnessing the accident and re-
quired treatment also. They have no
children.
Neither Manion, Brown nor a young
son of Myers who was riding with the
colored chauffeur were injured.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
D. c. YOUTHS HONORED
AT AVONDALE SCHOOL
Robinson Minick Is Made Cadet
Captain and Wesley Eddy, Jr.,
Is Promoted to Corporal.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
LAUREL, Md, May 31-Several
Washington boys were honored at grad
uation exercises of the Avondale Coun-
try School. Robinson Minick, 2l20
Kalorama road was made cadet captain
for next year, while Wesley Eddy, jr.,
was promoted to cadet corporal.
The Commandments Cup, for the best
all-around cadet private OF the year, was
awarded to Francis S. Dieuaide Of
Washington. The graduates included
Albert German, jr., of Washington.
Ariel Carbon of the Farm Loan Board
delivered the commencement address.
An Infantry drill and riding exhibition
preceded the cegemonteaa------
Evening star., 1932-05-31
DIPLOMATS TO WITNESS
PRESENTATION OF AWARD
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. May 31-Members of
the Washington diplomatic corps, as
well as other out-of-town guests and
members of the Baltimore Museum of
Art, have been invited to the museum
Friday night for the presentation of
the decoration awarded by King Victor
Emanuel of Italy, to r. j. Mckinney,
director of the museum. Mr.. McKin-
ney has been honored with the rank
of cavaliere ufficiale of the Order of
the Crown of Italy for having brought
to Baltimore the first exhibition of con-
temporary Italian paintings.
DR.. Mario Corosi, Italian consul IN
this citz will make fhe presentation :,
Evening star., 1932-05-31
ATHEY RITES HELD
Special Dispatch to The Star.

WINCHESTER, Va, May 3l.-Fu-
neral rites were held today for Charles
j. F. Athey, IS, for many years super
intendent Of the Winchester Paper
Mills, whose death followed heart at
tack. He was a son of Elisha Athey.
drummer in "Stonewall' Jackson's
Confederate brigade, and a descend
ant of John Athey. who survived the
siege of Valley Forge with Washingtons
army.
He was a member Of Loudoun Street
Presbyterian Church. Surviving are a
widow. Mrs. Margaret Evans Athey;
two sons. Arthur G. and Harry F.
Athey, here. and two daughters. Mrs.
May B. Griffin, this city, and Mrs. vii.
liam b Sinpott XaShinatoh n
Evening star., 1932-05-31
ADDRESSES HADASSAH
Baptist Minister to Speak tt
Woman Zionists.

Rev. Earle Wiley, minister emeritus
of the National Baptist Christian
Church, will be the principal speaker at
the concluding meeting Of the Wash.
ington Chapter Hadassah tonight at
sis O'Clock at the Jewish Community
Center. Election of officers and reports
Of committees also are scheduled.
The Hadassah is the women's Zionist
organization. Mrs. Dave Apher Is
president Of The senior chapte1
Evening star., 1932-05-31
D. C. PHYSICIANS FATHER
DIES AT LEONARDTOWN
Charles w. Foxwell Was Postmas-
ter Of Maryland Town for 16
Years Until Term Expired.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN. Md, May 81
Charles W. Foxwell. 68, former post
master of Leonardtown, died suddenly
at his home here yesterday He had
been postmaster here for the past Is
years, until his term expired year ago.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Agnes Sanner Foxwell of Leonardtown,
and one sen, DR.. Raymond Foxwell Of
Washington. D. c.
Funeral services will be held at the,
st. Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church
at 4 pm. today, with the rector, Rev.
Lloyd L. krug, officiating. Interment
will be In the adjoining cemetery.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
MARK GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M Levitan Give
Anniversary Party.

With relatives and large group
of trends present. Mr.. and Mrs. Max
M. Levitan. 3044 Fourteenth street
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary Sunday night a. party in
the New Amsterdam Hotel The couple
married in Baltimore in 1882, have
lived in Washington since 1892. They
have been residents of Columbia
Heights since 1903. when Mr.. Levitar
established a mems store in that Sec
ton.
They have four daughters. Mrs
Samuel Sperling, New York, and Mrs
Reuben Klein, Miss Sarah and Miss
Rebecca Levitan of Washington: -four
sons, Joseph of Leipzig. Germany. and
Barnum A.. Simon w. and Maurice
Levitan. all Of Washington; eight
grandchildren and one great-grand-
daughter. Mrs. Levitan also has q
brotheE. H. Robbins, Nxing In ttae ettX
Evening star., 1932-05-31
MISSING MAN SOUGHT
Police Aid Widowed Mother in
Search.

Police today were assisting in a
search for David H. Charlton, 80, who
has been missing from his home, at
1922 N street, since he drove off in the
family automobile last night to go to
Glen Echo Amusement Park.
Charlton, who lives with widowed
mother, Mrs. Sara Charlton, and sis
ter. Miss Mary Charlton, has been
looking for work since he came to
Washington last Fall after selling his
tobacco store In . Pennsylvania coal
Dmiuipg town.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
MERGER HEARING DUE
Opportunity Promised Senator Aus
tin Before Adjournment.

Senator Austin Republican, of Yer
mont expects to have an opportunity to
take up the street railway merger reso-
luton in the Senate before the present
session of Congress closes. The merger
has passed the House and has been re-
ported by majority of the Senate Dis
trict Committee. However, Chairman
Capper and Senator Blaine, Republican,
of Wisconsin oppose it in its present
form.
Capper and Blaine have filed a mi
nority report urging a number of pro-
visions different from the House reso-
luton.
Evening star., 1932-05-31
Starves With $4,000.

Mrs. Catherine Hume of Belfast
Ireland, starved to death with $4,000
in currency In her house,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-06
MAURICE LEEHEY IS DEAD.

A sweet, generous lovable soul and able man nassed from earth when Maurice D. Leehey o1 Seattle died and Alaska lost of her best ana most talented friends MT Leehey became mining lawyer in Montana and when he arrived at Seattle more than a quarter of a century ago he immed- iately became interested in Alaska. large part ot his law practice involved Northern mining propertes His acquaintance among Aaskans was very extensive and his friendships were as numerous as ms acouaintances He always true and loyal friend and never so happy as when doing some thing for friend.
 He was born, reared, went to school and took his degrees in belles letters and law in Iowa He began practice of law in Montana where he quickly rose to the front in his profession in mining af- fairs generally and in politics. He moved to Seattle more than thirty years ago.
 MT Leehey was active in the Seattle Chamoer or Commerce. it's Alaska Bureau, the Seattle Mining Club the Arctic Club and any other organization where he might be of assistance to Alaska He was strongly opposed to the narrow restrictions of the so-caled conservation policies He was a consistent and stout advocate of development, and chafed at the many obstacles the Government placed in the way of Alaskan progress.
 Thousands of friends, many of whom regarded him as close as a brother, deeply mourning this fine upstanding broad and tolerant man who did more than his part to make the world better
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-06

SYNOPSIS: Jenny Revell is moonlight and her cousin Geor- gie is sunlight, Garth Agency says when he meets them at dinner given by Ryder Vale. Jenny likes Agency, but he seems very much attracted by Georgie. When Georgie is has, tfiy called away, to do special night work for her employer, Matching, Jenny hopes that Agency will be more interested in her. She will prove to him that moonlight isn't cold, as he has said. She is willing to try and divert him from Georgie, although Georgie is taking care of her, because she knows that her cousin is secretly in love with Eddie Townsend. Ge0rgie will be fired if she marries, and she is trying to weigh mar riage to Eddie against her job. She hurries to go to Roches- ter Gate, Matching's home, planning to join the party lat CT on. Jenny waits for Agency to return from getting Geor- gie's taxi.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-06
by Mlia Cieft-Addams

like a slate-pencl the voice-grat . ing, squeaking, slipping on the slate of the mind.
 You suspect a leakage Of in formation concerning the work Of the overseas department, do you?" When the old man was particu- larly infuriated his voice climb ed to falsetto. That's very inter esting, very interesting indeed. Of course it is only suspicion and it has arisen in your mind quite three months after it arose in mine. But still it is very stim- ulating. And now we will con- template the fact that so far you have done nothing about it at aH.7
 T must differ there, MT Match ing. I've done all can. Enough to convince me that whoever the culprit is, he or she is not in the overseas department. Take the Mexican estimates, it's evident they were known to the Gortenz firm before the department worked on them. The original draft" "D'you suspect and of my sec- Iretaries, Croze?"
 The general managed passed a handk erchief over his brow. He was a stout, pink mna, mentally far mere agile and experienced than he looked. But the Old Mans tirades always undermined his nervous control until he felt lower than the least paid office-boy. Be- sides, the room-an extraordinary room in which to conduct busi- ness-was hot and full of furni- ture.
 Most of tile furniture was in shadow. But by the side of the bed was structure like a dinner wagon, the top desk holding a dic- ! taphone recording machine, tele- phones, ben pushes, two small and exquisite model dynamos, and a standard lamp. Through the lower
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-06
A You Can't Marry ,,
 MSMs by Julia CLeft-Addams &GS@GS0f

'No. Nor has anyone else in the family. Very useful. Gooo night"
 DO you mean MT. Matching-?'
 Good night came final little squeak from the bed. Harold Il. Croze was dismissed.
 Georgie leaned out of the win dow of her taxi and curtly de manded the driver of the quickest way to Rochester Gate
 Eddie Townsend. She brooded over him and the problem that he was to lner, smiling. It was smile in which two Georgle Re- wells met and merged. The glow ing, vital, prodigal Georgie, who could never snatch life enough, met Miss Revell of Matching's, that essential cog in a vast and power ful wheel.
 She shut her eyes and the caxl sped along under the eb9 and HOW of the street lamps and she pre- tended that she and Eddie were married and yet that she stlll kept her job, her difficult, nara held wonderful job.
 The taxi was stopping and be- fore it was quite stationary she was out and running ID the steps of the enormous, ugly house In which Old Grafton Matching lived. She rang in a code of her own ana at once the door was opened.
 Copyright, Julia Cleft-Addams)
 Georgie is offered an ulti-
 matum tomorrow, ddie or her
 job?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-06

deck ran the tangled connecting wires of all the paraphernalia and round the wires were filtered from twelve to fifteen penny bags of sweets.
 Do you, for instance, except Revel?" Matching demanded.
 i've always had the greatest possible admiration for-for Miss Revell," muttered Croze. He had never spoken with greater sincerity -heavans, that girl had some char acter, putting up at close range and year after year with this kind of thing. "All the same, ev- eryone who was in position to give away or sell those Mexican figures should come equally under suspicion. Miss Revell, I presume, took them from your dictation." !" Very logical Quite scientific" The gray figure uddenly wriggled, slipped and lay flat in the vast bed. But you'll excuse me, Cloze, if I don't follow you link by link. Because they all occurred to me, as I say, quite three months ago and I acted on them promptly. Very promptly. I set a series or ts-snares-what you like. one is being sprung tonight. There's really nothing more to discuss. DO you know my nephew?" Croze gasped. What had a nephew got to do with"
 T always understood you hao no relatives whatsoever. Your me- phew? No, I've never met him. :"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-06
PROVIDING LIBERAL SUNDAYS.

The British Parliament is on record in favor of giving the British people an opportunity to have liberal Sundays if they wish them. bill providing local option on Sunday recreation and other activ- ties has passed second reading by enough majority clearly to indicate that it will become law Con- trol will be transferred to local authorities and permit each locality to decide what it wants for itself
 Likewise the State of Maryland recently repealed her blue laws They now may have Sunday base ball Sunday racing, Sunday theatres and other amusements in that State.
 The tendency of the times is toward greater liberaty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-06

Yes said Jenny faintly, watch ing the tall, slim figur meake a rpaid way into the vestibule. He had not stayed eve nto bid her au revoir.
 Ryder Vale also watched him go.
 Cant help thinking I ought to be able to place that chap" he remarked when he had returned his attention to Jenny. Cant help thinking someone told me he was related to old Grafton Match ing. But I suppose in that case Georgie would have known him. And now here's our ice.
 In the huge bedroom that ran the whole width of the house, old Grafton Matching sat and reduc- ed to a nervous pulp his general manager, Harold H. Croze.
 It was the old mans habit to retre to bed at about seven o'clock in the evening, and it was from the middle of his antique four poster the size of a small tent that he was now launching his venom. Extraordinarily like a slate pencil, he looked, or sc thought the harassed Harold H.. he stared at the narrow, rigic form in its gray woolen bed-jack- ct, the narrow gray wedge of face surmounting it and the very White wig that, tapering almost to g point on top, betrayed the strange formation of the hidden skull. Ane
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-06
CHANGE MUST COME BEFORE LONG.

Whether caused by investigations or the discussion of them or something else, the stock market is not in a reassuring condition. The downward course has continued for sometime and it is now admitted that stocks are much lower than their real value New low levels are being reached in some spots nearly every day.
 It is inconceivabe that the falling prices can continue much longer They are so low that they cannot fail to attract investors. Millions are now being invested but there has up to date been more for sale than there has been money for the purchas- ing. Until investors have longer pokes than the stock that is on the market, prices will stay down. It is evident that spectators not buying at the present