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Evening star., 1932-09-17
S185 LOSS REPORTED
Charleston Visitor Leaves Purse ir
Taxicab.

Jewelry and cash totaling s185 in
value was reported lost in a taxicab
here yesterday by Miss Mary Louise
Raby of Charleston. S. c.. visiting at
the home of Maj. E. j. O'Hara, 4400
block of @ street.
Miss Raby, daughter Of Rear Ad-
miral J. J. Raby, stationed at the Navy
Yard at Charleston, said she left her
pocketbook containing the money and
jewelry from taxicab which she hired
downtown.
Evening star., 1932-09-17
PLAN CAMPAIGN MEETING
Hoover and Curtis League to Hold
Session Tuesday Night.

The ratification meeting of the Hoover
and Curtis Campaign League will be
held in the Masonic Temple auditorium
Tuesday at $3.50 pm, it was announced
today by Francis Wells, president Of
the body.
Prominent speakers are expected to
address the gathering, while program
Of entertainment, in which the Wash
Band will participate, has been arranged.
Evening star., 1932-09-17
WIDOW GETS ESTATE
Mrs. Elizabeth Egloff Has Use of

Mrs. Elizabeth Egloff Has use of
Property for Life.
Mrs. Elizabeth Egloff, widow of
julius Egloff. who died here September
., Is bequeathed all the property of
her husband for life, with the power
to use the income and such parts of
the principal as may be necessary to
raise and educate their three minor
children, 1t was revealed in Mr., Egloff' S
will filed yesterday in Probate Court
by Attorney Godfrey L. Munter.
According to the petition for probate,
filed on behalf of the widow and Will
liam H. Grass, a nephew, who are des-
ignated as executors, the deceased owned
real property assessed at S53,176, and
personal property of $2,O6472.
Evening star., 1932-09-17
COMEDY is PRESENTED
Darnestown Woman's Club Is Spon.
sor of Presentation.

sor of Presentation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
DARNESTOWN, Md, September IT.
The comedy, That's One On Bill,
was presented in the public school
building at Darnestown for the benefit
of the Darnestown Wofnan's Club. 1t
was directed by Miss Mary Rice and the
cast included the following young peo-
pie from the Darnestown neighborhood
and other sections of the county: Heller
Butts, Naomi Butts, Margaret Plummel
and Eleanor White and Sterling Bow.
man. Julian Bowman, Arthur Beall
Clark Boyer and Leo Walters. 1t at
tracted large gathering.
Evening star., 1932-09-17
Czech Farmers Strike.

BRATISLAVA, Czechoslovakia (P.-
In protest against ruinously low prices
for produce, farmers near here came
to town on Sunday and dumped
wagonloads of cucumbers and red pep
perS in the streets
Evening star., 1932-09-17
Districts Heroes
in the
World War
Compiled by serrt. L. E. Jaeekel.

A 8 recorded in the oficial cita-
n ton, Pelham D. Glassford, brig
II adler general, U. S. Army.
1 \ was awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal for exceptionally
meritorious and distinguished services
in a position Of great responsibility.
He served creditably with the Summer
Evening star., 1932-09-17

tionary Forces. Residence at appoint
ment, Washington, D. C.
Gen. Glassford Is now superintendent
of the Districts Police Department and
resides in Washington.
Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-09-17
NONSENSE" SAYS BoRAH.
Brands Hastings as 'Humorist" by
Statement.

BOISE, Idaho. September II R.-
Nonsense. said Senator Borah, COM
menting on the statement of Senator
Hastings Of Delaware today that the
Idahoan had entered the campaign in
support Of President Hoover through
his statement opposing the bonus.
Il knew Senator Hastings had q
great many accomplishments, said Mr.
Borah, but I didn't know he was q
humorist."
Evening star., 1932-09-17
STAG ROOFING

N For sale TERMINAL 2EFRIGERAT1NG
HeORP.. 1lth and E sts. sw. 22'
Evening star., 1932-08-06
LET MEN RUN THE WORLD,
SAYS WOMAN CIRCUS HEAD
Ringing Widow Has Hands Full Handling
Details of Huge Aggregation, But
Job Adopted Her.

clever, sood-humored sallies came
quickly.
To Mrs. Ringing it has been a long
trail from the first days of her marriage
when she took tickets at the circus en-
trance. Today she sits in the managers
Office overseeing the unloading of the
mile long train of lions, elephants-50
of them now-Ubanzi savages and the
erecting of tents for the first road per-
formance under her direction.
Hcme to this widely Travelled woman
was for many years the circus tent and
the railroad trains. She married Ring
ling in Baraboo Wis. in 1889 the first
year the circuS-which then boaSted of
three elephantS-went Ion the rails"
discarding the wagon trains. Until her
husbands death, five years ago, she
made all or part of each seasons tour
with him.
Residents OF Evanston.
The circus had headquarters in
Chicago, and they lived i'll Evanston,
fashionable North Shore suburb. where
their two children-Robert Ringing of
the Chicago Civic Opera Co., and a
daughter, now Mrs. Esther Ringing
Sanford of Sarasota, Fla.,-were reared.
The family also spent much time in
Sarasota. where the circus Wintered.
To children she is storybook with
her varied tales of circus life-the
dangers, the close calls, the romances
and tragedies under the big top.
But" she said. Its adults who like
the circus. They bring the children
as alibis."
Evening star., 1932-08-06
HOOVER ARMS PLAN
HELD SURE TO WIN
u. S. Delegation, Returning,
Cheered by Acceptance
of Its Principle.
Bv the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED FEeSS-
NEW YORK. August 6.-Partial sue
cess of President Hoover's suggestion
for third reduction in world arma-
mentS was predicted by members OF the
Amaalc n delegation to the World Dis
arm-znsns Conference as they returned
from Geneva yesterday aboard the Inner
Leviathan.
The conference pledged itself to
substantial reduction in land, air and
sea armaments and recognized the un-
deriving principle Of President HooyerS S
D w" said Senator Claude A. Swanson
of Virginia IF this specific promise
is complied with at the second session
Of the conference, a further substantial
reduction in armament expenditures
will be expected
The next session of the conference
will open early in 1888.
Two other leaders returning were DR..
Mary E. Woolley and Norman Davis,
former undersecrctary Of StaJe. DAVIS,
who is favored by the League OF Ma
tions Finance Committee for its presi-
dency, to succeed Suvich. new Italian
undersecretary to Mussolini. said he
had not yet decided whether he could
accept the post.
DR.. Woolley said the Benes reSOlu-
ton, adopted at the conclusion of the
conferences first session. did not go so
far toward accepting the Hoover pro-
posal as the American delegation would
have liked. but it, nevertheless, marked
a real achievement in the acceptance
Of the principle and in presenting a
definite plan for the next session.
Davis insisted that more progress
had been made at the conference than
seems to be generally recognized.
Evening star., 1932-08-06

Continued From First Page)
nents. All the windows and glass doors
were broken
A department store in Karstadt was
damaged by a bomb. A hand grenade
was thrown into the bed room of the
chairman Of the Catholic Church Coun-
Gil in Schunn. 1t started q fire, which
was put out quickly, but the chairman
was not hurt. He said he had been
Threatened in the past by National So
cialiSts
Another bomb was thrown at Muel-
helm into window Of the labor once,
damaging the City Hall and breaking
glass in nearby buildings
All these incidents occurred despite
the governments threat of strong meas
ures TO put an end to such disturbances
A bomb demolished q restaurant at
OrtelSburg, but no one was hurt. In
the same town bomb planted in front
OF the tax Office failed to explode.
Six shots were fired at the home
OF National Socialist leader in Ank-
lam The bullets struck the adjacent
apartment Of Socialist. whose father
and mother and son were wounded
At Altoona &c Easi storm troopers
were arrested when police heard shoot
ing, They said they had been hired
as strike-breakers by an industrial firm.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
RESCUE SHIPS SAVE
, 314 FROM STEAMER
Vessel Strikes Rock During Fog
in Dreaded Spot Off
Jersey Island,

BY. the Associated Press
ST. Heller, Island of Jersey, August
6.-without a single casualty, 3l4 pas
sengers on the steamer st. Patrick,
bound from Weymouth to Jersey, were
transferred to rescue vessels after the
st. Patrick struck rock last night IN
a dense fog of Corbiere, one Of th9
most dreaded spots on the Jersey coast.
Sixty-f1ve we're brought ashore by a
tug and the rest in the steamer Isle OF
Sark. One stokehold Of the st. Patrick
was flooded and she was towed into
this port today for repairs
The mail boat Scillonian, with 200
passengers from Penzance to the Scllly
Isles, also met with a mishap last night,
stranding on shoal. She was re-
f1oated and landed all her passengers.
On the East coast the paddle steamer
City OF. Rochester, with 500 passengers,
ran on a sand bar near .Clacton, but
backed of and continued under her own
power.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
James Boys Pal
Hitch-Hikes Home
And Tells Stories
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ASHEVILLE. NJ c., August 6.-Tex
Tyler. 98-year- old hitch -hiker, stopped
here to spend the night in Jail, but not
in custody of the law as he might have
been 60 years ago.
Tyler. walking from Baltimore to his
home in Amarillo. Tex. took occasion
to air his relations with Frank and
Jesse James and said the BOYS" were
philanthropists and nct the bad men
they have been painted.
I'VE led a clean life," he said We
never tried to kill or harm anybody" I"
He said he was captured by the
Indians when he was ? years old.
that they Knocked and cuIed me
around until was IA. Then I got an
opportunity to leave and join the James
boys"
"As a member of the band, I helped
Jesse and Frank rob trains and stage
coaches on the plains Of Texas. We
took everything we needed and when
we needed clothing, We took that, too :"
After spending the night here, Tyler
started again his homeward journey.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
BARKLEY BATTLES
]|NX IN KENTUCKY
Senator in Primary Seeks to
Upset 30-Year Record
of One Term.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, Ky August 6--It has
been 80 years since a Kentuckian
served longer than 6 years in the
United States Senate Alben w Bark
ley keynoter and temporary chairman
of the Democratic National Convention,
in todays primary election, faced a
ma jor hurdle in his attempt to break
the ink which has beset incumbents
William Lindsay, who served from
1893 to 1901, was the last Kentucky
Senator to serve longer than six years
Barkley's leading opponent, who hopes
to denv him a chance for reelection in
November is former United States
Senator George B. Martin Martin
served a year in the Senate after the
death of Ollie James in 1918.
BaTkley IN his campaign pledged sup
port to the Democratic platform and
promised to vote to submit repeal to
the people Martin attacked Barkley'S
dry record and accused him of 'strad-
ding" on the prohibition issue. An
other Democratic senatorial candidate
is DR.. j. F. Wright, who favored repeal
of the eighteenth amendment. but did
not make an extended campaign.
Republicans will select their sena-
torial nominee in a convention later.
Nine nominees for Representative at
large were to be chosen by each party
in todays primary. with 81 Democratic
and % Republican candidates contest
ing. Counting of ballots will not start
until Monday, under provisions Of Ken
tuckys election law.
A Federal court invalidated the Leg
islatures redistricting act, necessitating
election of Representatives to represent
the State at large. Democratic leaders
hope this court decision win result in
Kentucky. normally Democratic State,
sending a solid Democratic delegation
to Washington for the first time in
many generations.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
SUSPEND PUBLICATION
OF DETROIT MIRROR
Owners Find No Room for Two
Morning Papers-Free Press
Continues.
pv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
DETROIT, August 6-The Detroit
Mirror morning tabloid which has
been under the same ownership as the
Chicago Tribune and the New York
Daily News, suspended publication with
its early bulldog edition yesterday.
The suspension leaves only one
morning newSpaper-the Detroit Free
Pfess-in the city.
The announcement of suspension
stated that the management has been
forced to the conclusion that there is
not room in Detroit for two morning
newspapers"
The Mirror was purchased by the in
terests headed by Col. J. NJ. Patterson
and Col r. r. Mccormick on April 4
1881. II had been established as an
..aernoon paper by Bernsrr MacFadden
n .Iune 1929. Tha name - the De-
troit paper was changed from the Daily
to the Mirror and it was made morn
ing paper under the new ownership.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
PLEA FOR INDIVIDUALITY
IS MADE BY EDUCATOR
University Dean Asks for Fewer
and Better Courses and Quail
ified Students.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 6-Dean James
c. Lawrence of the University of Min
nesota pleaded for recognition of an
sristccracy of individual gifts today in
an address before a meeting of school
administrators at Teachers College.
Columbia University,
I'VE shall have TO have fewer and
better courses" he suggested. "and
select pupils qualified to succeed in
these courses"
He chara cterized the crowding of
American colleges as a desire for q
badge Of equality through an identical
experience"
Well" he said you can't have
equality through identical experience" "
He praised the English system of
eliminating students unless they can
show definite reason for going on with
higher studies.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
.SP|NSTER IS SLAIN;
RECLUSE QU|ZZED
Mystery Surrounds Death OF
Daughter of Formsr Am
baSaSdor to Belgium.
BY the Associated Press.

! BY the Associated Press.
NATCHEZ, Miss. August 6.-The
eccentric Richard Dana bearded and
long haired recluse. was am-ng seven
persons questioned today in the inquiry
into the Staying Of the equally eccentric
Janet Surgst Merrill, spinster
Arrested with him was his house
keeper guardian, Miss Oetavia Dockery.
They live on plantation which adjoins
that of Miss Merrill. In addition, police
held three white men and two colcred
men.
The list comprised. besides Dana and
Miss Dockery, the following men: John
Geiger. a logger who identified coat
found in the Merrill home as his prop
erty, Odell Ferguson, and T. w. Carr.
white. and George Sims and r. Norman,
cclored, who were tralled by o,ood-
hounds.
Argument Over Goats.
Dana and Miss Dockery had had an
argument with the slain woman IN
recent days, police heard, over damage
done to the Merrill property by Miss
Dockery's herd of goats.
The body of the spinster. with three
bullet wounds. was found in a clump
cf bushes 200 yards from the dwelling.
The dining room bore signs Of a
struggle There was blood on the floor
and the bullet holes in the wall. Draw
ers downstairs we're left open. but the
authorities secuted q robbery theory on
the claim that Miss Merrill had little
money left from the One-time Slzeaole
estate Of her father. AyreS Merrill for
mer Ambassador to Belgium and South
ern planter.
Life Is Mystery.
Little accurate information could be
cleaned of Miss Merrill's private life in
recent years. For many years NatcheZ
has buzzed with curiosity over the
strange case of Miss Jennie" People
here never could understand why she
retired from society and shut herself
of in the spacious home a mile out OF
Natchez with forbidding sign on her
gate:
No visitors wanted"
Many have laid her retirement to
romance which did not receive the ap-
proval of her family, Before she quit
society she was regarded as a popular
belle. famed for beauty and charm.
Richard Dana. her neighbor. also
puzzled the community. Born of an
aristocratic family, he also retreated to
his ancestral plantation home and
Stunned people, If visitor approached
he would hide behind tree. Finally he
was adjudged incompetent to handle his
affairs and his housekeeper, Miss Dock
cry, was appointed his guardian.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. August 6-Step right up.
men. and hear-"Women should be con-
tent to let men run the world, for they
can do better job Of 1t"
That came straight from the shoul-
der yesterday from the first woman in
history to take q major circus on the
roadEMrs. Charles Ringing Of Evans
ton, Ill. 62-year-old widow OF one OF
the five Ringing brothers.
And that's what she had to say about
women in executive positions as she IS
gathering into her hands reins guiding
corporations which control four Of this
country's largest circuses. John Ring
ling. the last of the five brothers. is in
poor health.
She handles details involving the
housing and feeding of 500 people, and
the routing Of a siX-month tour Of four
trainloadS of animals.
Opposed Women Vote.
Il was even against women getting
the vote Running the world is the
mems job. Let them do it. They are
used to it." she said.
Here the telephone rang.
AS she turned to answer it she took
of her tortoise trimmed spectacles. Her
unusually heavy, dark eyebrows. accent
ed by the whiteneSs Of her hair. drew
together over dark intelligent eyes that
could be coolly appraising. Her voice,
loW-toned, was positive, authoritative.
There was about her a poised asSur-
ance. Her smile has warmth, and
Evening star., 1932-08-06
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at the bandstand, at
$50 o'clock. John S. NJ. Zimmerman,
bandmaSter Anton Pointner, assistant.
March. "Semper Fidelis". Sousa
-Four Ages of Man" n"..... .Lachner
Suite, ''Divertissement Espagnole"
DeSoTmeS
"sequidilla." "Habanera." "sancho
Panzo." Don Quixote."
Mosaic, German Iiederkranz" Ger
man Folk SongS) ..-. Tobani
serenade, The Blue Mediterranean"
", V0lpatti
Waltz popular, Indiana Moon" Wallace
Finale, Our Governor Zimmerman
The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Army Band this
evening, at the Sylvan Theater, Wash
ington Monument Grounds. at 8 O'Clock.
William J. Stannard, leader. Thomas
?. Darcy, second leader.
March, FL Captain, ",,,..,,,....So Sousa
Overture, Morning. Noon and Night in
Suite, Don Quixote". 80. .Safranek
Excerpts from woodland. go. .Luders
Waltz, Die Hydropaten". ...... Gungl
Fantasia on "Old Folks at Home"
Foster-RohertS
The Star spangled Baunss.'
Evening star., 1932-08-06
PICARD TO ASCEND
AT ZURICH MONDAY
Scientist Hopes to Remain in
Stratosphere Several Hours
Making Observations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ZURICH, Switzerland. August a
Prof Auguste Picard, Belgian scientist,
balloonist and eorqueror Of the strato-
sphere, planned today to take of Mon
day for a second flight into the upper
atmosphere.
There was q possibility, however. he
said, that the final checking of the
delicate scientific instruments he will
take with him, as we'll as the neces-
sity for favorable weather, might delay
the start until the latter part of the
week
He hopes to remain in the strato-
sphere several hours making Observa-
tions, but he is not after an altitude
record this time He would be quite
content, he said, if he reaches a height
of AZ, ,ooC feet.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
RAIN AIDS FIRE FIGHT
AFTER MILLIONS LOSS
125 in List of Injured as 40 En-
gine Companies Throw
Water on Ruins.
By the Associated Pres,

CHICAGO, August 6.-Rain yesterday
afternoon aided fremen still pouring
water ON the smoking ruins of the Quincy
Grain Elevator, Omaha Packing Co.
and Crane lumber yard while owners
counted in the millions their losses in
Thursdays fire.
Forty engine companies threw water
on the smouldering embers. They
were not expected to be extinguished
for a month.
The injury list mounted to 125 fire
men and workmen, with one seriously
hurt by skull fracture.
Fire Marshal Michael J. Corrigan set
the damage at 81. $50, 900. but owners
of the three plants put it at $4,000. .0O0.
Much of the difference involved valua-
ton of livestock and prepared meat
products.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
COURT AIRS CHARGE
OF $4,000 FORGERY
Defendant Accused of Defrauding
Du Pont Securities Firm
in Florida.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. August g.
Financial transactions by which Rich
ard Gilman is charged with obtaining
sl3l, 900 through forged checks on the
Almours Securities, Inc, of Jackson
vile, were read into the record Of Gill;
mans trial here yesterday. He faces
% cases.
Edward Ball. vice president of the
securities firm, headed by Alfred I. du
Pont. Delaware and Florida financier,
testified his name appearing on a batch
Of checks was forged.
Two other men arrested in connec-
tion with the alleged Swindle are await
ing trial. They are David N. Chadwick
of Wilmington, N. c., and julius Chad
wick. employe of the Florida National
Bank.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
KIDNAPPED BANKER
.. IS BELIEVED SLAIN
Two Suspects Held Were
Washing Blood Off Auto,
Police Declare.
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, III, August g.
While police were questioning two sus-
poets here today . search was being
conducted over two counties for John
B. Colegrove of Taylorville H. 6S-
year-old president of deiunct bank.
who was kidnapped by two men from
his home
The prisoners were apprehended early
today while washing blood from an
automobile, police said One Of them
James Gammantoni. lost $4,000 when
Colegrove's Taylorville bank closed In
1929, according to bank records.
Threats Are Alleged.
Several times since then. Taylorville
police reported, he has threatened Cole
grove and once drew revolver on the
banker and demanded the return OF
his deposit
When the kidnapping of Colgrove was
reported to Taylorville police last night
they asked Springfield officials to ar
rest Gammontoni. Local police said
they found him and Amelia Puzzuoli,
who said his home was at Detroit. re-
moving blood from an automobile. They
PuZZuoli, the police said, was attired
In clothing which was soaked in blood.
The prisoners denied they had any
connection with the kidnapping and in
sisted the blood came from rabbits they
had killed Police we're unable to find
the rabbits.
Doubt Banker Alive.
Meanwhile searching parties had been
organized in Christian County Of which
Taylorville is the county seat, and here
in Sangamon County. Police said they
entertained little hope that the banker
was still alive.
Colegrove was at liberty on bond
pending appeal of his recent conviction
on charges growing cut OF the closing
of his bank He was kidnapped last
night shortly after returning to his
home. where he lived alone.
Soon after he returned neighbors
heard screams. AS they neared his
house they saw two men push the
banker into an automobile and drive
away.
Bankers Wallet Found.
Sheriff Fred Weinicke of Christian
County later said Colegroves wallet was
found in the home of Gammontonl. 1t
Contained five railroad passes, $26 in
currency and clippings OF court pro
ceedings in the bankers recent trlal'
A bloody shirt which authorities De
lieved belonged to one Of the suspects
held. was found near a creek whlcn
flows between Sprinfleld and Taylor-
willie.