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Evening star., 1932-07-10
SUB HULK SILENT
TO DIVERS TAPS
Hopes for More Than Sixty
Entombed Men Fades at
Cherbourg.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHERBOURG, France, July o.
Divers descended to the sunken French
submarine Promethee today and thumped
away at her armor, but no answering
taps came from within and all but the
faintest hope Of rescuing the more than
60 men who went down with her was
abandoned.
Little knots of sailing men and
townspeople gathered around the bulle-
tin board Of the maritime prefecture
discussig in gloomy tones of the ever
diminishing chance of getting any Of
the luckless blueiackets out alive.
When news came that the divers
had failed to get any response from
the ship which lies in 245 feet Of
water, Sc hours had passed since she
went down
Three dives we're made during the
day.
French Diver Fails.
First a French diver went down in
a steel cage, but he could not locate
the hull of the sunken vessel. He was
followed by two divers from the Italian
salvage ship Artiglio II, which recently
lifted gold from the hulk of the sunken
liner Egypt off Brest.
The first Artiglio diver also failed
to locate the hull The second, who
went down in special apparatus, was
able to knock on the hull but received
no answer A fourth attempt to estab-
ish contact with the Promethee's hull
was planned for tonight.
It was believed in naval circles that
four Of the submarines matches had
been closed, but that one was open
The submarine was reported to have
sunk on a level, not at an angle.
Ordinarily this seaport is gay place
Of a Saturday night, but tonight it was
sorrowful. The prevailing atmosphere
was reflected among homebound Ameri-
cans, who sailed on the Leviathan and
the Aquitania.
Naval men ashore held out hope that
the Italian expert divers from the SAL
wage ship Artiglio IL might have
knocked on the wrong compartment, or
that the weakened men inside were un-
able to answer with sufficient vigor.
But nobody had much faith in these
theories.
Survivors Are Heroes.
The five enlisted men who survived
the wreck were allowed their first lib
erty this afternoon from the hospital
in which they have been resting.
Proudly wearing the gold-lettered
dark blue cap bands of their lost float
ing home. they strolled the streets Of
Cherbourg on the arms of sweethearts
and relatives On all sides they re-
ceived the congratulations Of seamen
and civilians.
All of the enlisted men had COM
pletely recovered from their experience
and were none the worse for it. These
men were topside when the submersible
suddenly sank and were picked up sew
eral hours later by fishing boat.
The Cherbourg city hall has been
inundated with messages Of sympathy
from individuals and from other mu-
inequalities.
Special prayer services were ordered
throughout the Diocese of Coutances,
in which Cherbourg is located. Quaint
ly coifed women were saying their
rosaries in every church.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
GIRL, 20, SAVES CHILD
IN KIDNAP ATTEMPT
Grapples With Intruder in Nurs-
cry in Home of Denver
Man.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GREELEY. Colo, July 9-Anna
Steele 20-year-old Denver girl, saved
Virginia Carol Wingett 15-month-old
daughter Of Walter Wingett, Longs
Peak Council Boy Scout executive,
from being kidnapped last night.
Mr.. and Mrs Wingett went TO q
card party, leaving the infant in the
care of Miss Steele. junior at Colo
RADIO Teachers College. The girl heard
a noise in the nursery and went to in
vestigate.
She was sstonished to see man
taking the baby from her crib. He had
wrapped the infants head in a sheet.
Miss Steele grappled with the in
truder and screamed as she fought with
him. After vicious struggle the man
cropped the child and fed through q
window before neighbors arrived.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
REYNOLDS WIDOW
HELD UNDER GUARD;
F ACES NEW QUIZ
New Evidence Said to Have
Caused Arrest of Wife
and Chum.
C0RONER'S JURY HEARS
WITNESSES IN SECRET
New York Actress Told to Remain
in Call for Questioning at
Inquest.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
wINSTON-S SALEM, N. c., July O.
Smith Reynolds widow and his life
long chum, Albert Walker, were taken
into custody today as material witnesses
for coroner's jury investigating the
death of the young heir to the Reynolds
tobacco millions.
Blanche Yurka, New York actress and
close friend of Mrs. Reynolds, the for
mer Libby Holman, popular Broadway
torch singer, was directed to hold her
self at the call of the court of inquest,
which was adjourned until pm. Mon
day, after a four-hour secret session
today.
Announcing the action of the jury, j.
Erie McMichael assistant solicitor, said
the discovery of new evidence, includ-
ing fingerprints outlined in blood on a
bath room door of the palatial Reynolds
home, undoubtedly weighed largely with
the Jurors In reaching their decision.
The stains were said to have been
found today on the door connecting the
bath room with the bed room where
Mrs. Reynolds was reported to have
been at the time her husband suffered
a bullet wound through his head on a
sleeping porch adjoining the bed room.
Stains Believed Blood.
In a later statement, McMichael re-
vealed that towel stained with what
appeared to be blood was also found in
the bath room.
Walker, a 10 year old Winston
Salem boy, was taken to the Forsyth
County Jail. but Mrs. Reynolds was
permitted to remain at Reynolda, the
family estate, under guard OF deputies.
"A deputy win be on guard at her
door night and day" McMichael said,
"And no cne will be allowed to see her
except in the presence of the officers.
Not even her father and mother can
see her in private"
officers clung to their policy of
silence on the testimony brought out in
the two secret sessions of the coroner's
jury, which was summoned yesterday,
although two days previously verdict
OF suicide had been reported by Coro-
ner w. N. Dalton after personal in
vestigation.
May Be Questioned Again.
McNdichael said very probably" Mrs
Reynolds would be called for a second
interrogation when the hearing is re-
sumed Monday. Miss Yurka. he said.
was re-examined today. as was Walker.
Both had testified at the opening ses-
sion.
In reply to a question. the solicitor
repeated that Mrs. Reynolds told the
jury that she could remember nothing
that occurred from IL O'Clock. Monday
night until Wednesday afternoon, ex-
cept one instant when she saw her hus-
band with a pistol in his hand, heard
him call her name, and then saw him
fall.
Reynolds was shot about IN. We'd
nesday, shortly after a party at the
home, and died about four hours later
Alfred Holman, Cincinnati lawyer,
Continued on Page 2. Column ID
Evening star., 1932-07-10
Still Dynamited
AS MOuntaineers
Defy Authorities
BY the Associated Press.

by TIE ASSOCldIcu tiLS5.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, July g.
A dynamite explosion that blew
away the side Of mountain hid
ing a liquor distillery in an aban-
doned mine shaft near here today
was the answer of deputy sheriffs
to taunts of moonshiners who
sent word to come and git us If
you can"
The blast opened a passage to
the distillery that was running
full tilt, but the operators escaped
through a secret tunnel.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
AUTO BLOWN TO PIECES
BY DYNAMITE CHARGE
Wrecking of Former School Trus-
tees Machine in Kentucky Laid
to Ill Feeling.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HARLAN, KY, July 9.-The automo-
bile of Joe Cawood, former school trus-
tee Of Evarts, was blown to pieces with
dynamite that shattered the windows of
his home, in front of which the car
was parked, early today
Deputies of Sheriff John H. Blair at
tributed the dynamiting to i'll feeling
arising out of a suit over the school
election at Evarts two months ago.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
HOME LURE GETS
MANY BONUS MEN
Departures on u. S. Travel
Slips Followed by Arrival of
Others at Camps.

Approximately 400 veterans were on
their way homeward early last night,
"a hours after President Hoover affixed
his signature to the bill for lending the
members of the Bonus Expeditionary
Force here 100000 fG transportation
home and food en- route.
In giving out these figures. Veterans
Bureau officials estimated they had 200
additional applications for travel orders,
which would require until midnight to
be officially approved. Unmatured
balances Of service certificates are Sc
curity for the Government loan.
Veterans Administration officials yes
terday afternoon announced they would
not make public the exact total Of
travel orders issued until 10 O'Clock this
morning. However, it was learned from
an authoritative source that at o'clock
yesterday afternoon only 378 had been
issued. Three hours later this total
had reached the 400 mark and there
were about so veterans milling around
in the building awaiting approval of
their applications.
At the same time, railroad officials
lAldt 10 NCICIdl 1ldQ DCCll
passed through the gates at the Union
Station, bound for their homes in all
sections Of the country. OF this total,
235 had left Washington prior to
o'clock yesterday morning. From that
hour until pm. officials said that an
additional 43 had taken their depart
ure. The officials said they had made
preparations to handle the bulk of the
departing veterans on the late night
trains.
72O Arrivals Reported.
Meantime, Walter w. Waters, COM
mander in chief of the bonus army,
reported that during yesterday total
OF 100 veterans, four women and two
children had arrived here and had
taken the place of sCme of those who
had taken advantage of the oppor-
tunity to ride the cushions home
ward over the long miles they had
hitch-hiked and "bummed" their way
to Washington weeks ago to press their
demands on Congress for full payment
Of the bonus.
The new arrivals came in by trucks
from Minnesota, st. Louis, Chicago,
Spokane and Detroit. The latter city
also sent the four women and the two
children, according to the official regis
tration. Four hundred also arrived
last night from California.
Addressing the bonus marchers on
the fats of Anacostia yesterday, Waters
Continued on Page 2. Column s.
Evening star., 1932-07-10

Amusement Section-Stage, Screen and
Music.
District National Guard-Page 2.
District of Columbia Naval Reserve
Page 3.
Disabled Veterans-Page 3.
Y. w. c. A. NewS-Page 3.
Organized Reserves-Page 3.
Rainbow Divlsion-Page
News of the Clubs-Page 3.
Veterans of Foreign Wars-Page 3.
Army and Navy News-Page 3.
D. A. r. Activities-Page 3.
In the Motor World-Page 4.
Aviation-Page 5.
Spanish War Veterans-Page 5.
Serial Story, Murder at Hazelmoor
Page 5.
Evening star., 1932-07-10

PART ONE-2O PAGES.
General NeWs-Local, National and
Foreign.
Radio NeWs-Page B-6.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
KING C. GILLETTE DIES
Razor Manufacturer Succumbs
After Series of Opera tions.

LOS ANGELES, July P).-King C.
Gillette, razor manufacturer, died here
late tonight after a series of operations
for an intestinal disorder.
Evening star., 1932-07-10

PART TWO--S PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
The Home Gardener-Page 5.
American Legion-Page 5.
Marine Corps News-Page 5.
Fraternities-Page 6.
Evening star., 1932-07-10

PART SEVEN-16 PAGES.
Magazine Section.
Review of New Bcoks-Page II.
Crossword Puzzle-Page Is.
Boys and Girls Page-Page IA.
High Lights of History-Page 10.
Those Were the Happy Days-Fage TO-
Evening star., 1932-07-10
PART FOUR-6 PAGES.

PART THREE-S PAGES.
Society Section.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COLOR SECTIONS PAGES.

Holly of Hollywood; Keeping Up With
the Joneses; Mutt and Jen' reg lar
Fellers; Mr.. and Mrs; Tafzan; LIT
tie Orphan Annie; Moon Mullins;
Brutus.
Evening star., 1932-07-10

SPORTS SECTION PAGES.
PART SIX-12 PAGES.
Financial and Classified Advertising.
Public Library News-Page 6.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
WEATHER.

%. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Fair and slightly warmer. followed by
local thundershowers tonight or tomor-
row; gentle to moderate winds, mostly
south and southwest. Temperature
Highest, &c, at pm. yesterday; lowest,
So, at am. yesterday.
Fuif report on page 10.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to city and suburban
homes by The Stars exclusive carrier serv-
ice. Phone National 5000 to start delivery.
Evening star., 1932-07-10
TODAY'S STAR

Continued on Page 8, Column S !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
u. S. HELD LACKING
IN SUPER HIGHWAYS
Extra Width Roads Greatly Needed
in Many Sections, National
Association Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The American Road Builders Associa-
ton declares that the United States is
still concerned primarily with stage
of highway development that falls far
short of the super-highway classical
ton.
In study of extra-width highway in
State systems, just completed, T. H.
Cutler, president of the association, said
that analysis of these figures, which
show only 3,790 miles of road having
more than two-lane width in the 48
State systems, indicates the sound wis
dom with which highway funds are
being allocated to balanced program.
With but slightly more than l per
cent of the more than 100000 miles
Of road In the country of greater than
two Lane dimensions, he said, sit is
obvious that State highway officials have
followed an economically sound policy
of widening. 1t is equally clear that
widening Is one of the next great steps
in the total program of making the road
fit traffic requirements"
The breakdown of the study made
from the United States Bureau Of Pub
lie Roads reveals that of the extra
width highway comprised in State high
way systems, only 1885 miles are of the
four-lane dimensions. 1t is this type
which the general definition regards as
the beginning of the super highway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
UNION PACIFIC LINKED
TO PENNSY STOCK SALE

NEW YORK, December (P).-The
Evening Post yesterday stated it had
been informed in usually reliable quar-
tiers that the Union Pacific Railroad Co.
had acquired a block of 100000 shares
OF Pennsylvania Railroad stock.
Union Pacific, which at times has
been likened to an investment as well
as railroad company, because of its
large holdings of railroad securities, was
reported to have made some important
recent changes in its investment &C
count. While ownership of 100000
shares of Pennsylvania stock would not
give Union Pacific any great voice in
the management of the latter, the west
ern road would nevertheless rank as
one of Pennsy's larger stockholders.
The stock interest would undoubtedly
lead to closer relations in the operation
Of the two trunk systems, the Post said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
Washington Produce

Butter-One-pound prints (e3 score)
81; tub, 26; one-pound prints (92
score). 26; tub. IS: one-pound prints
600 score), IS; tub. "A.
Eggs-Hennery, whites, 32a35; current
receipts, 3Oa32; Government graded
extras. SO: standards, IS; mediums, 80
Poultry, alive Turkeys, old toms,
1oa12; old hens, 12a13; young toms, IA;
young hens. 10; No. rs, 9a10; chickens,
Plymouth Rocks. 4 pounds and over,
1&a15; pounds and under, 12a13;
mixed colored chickens and Leghorns,
9a12 hens. pounds and over, 14a15;
capons, 2 pounds and over, 20a22; small
capons and roasting chickens, 15a16;
keats, old. 20a25; young 25a35; ROSTERS,
7a8.
Poultry. dressed-Old toms, 13a14; old
hens, 14a16; young toms, 17a20; young
hens, 1920; No. rs, 1la13; chickens,
Plymouth Rocks. pounds and over.
16a17; 4 pounds and under, 14a16;
capons, Z pounds and over, 23a25;
mixed colored chickens and LeghornS,
14a16 small capons and roasting
chickens, 16a18; ROSTERS, 10a12.
Meats-Beef, IL: veal, IL; lamb, IA;
pork loins. 10; fresh hams, 10; smoked
hams. 1212; strip bacon, 10; lard, z;
compound, 7.
Live stock-Hogs, light. 3.50a3. 10; me-
dunn. 3.50a370; pigs. 300a3.70; roughs,
2OOa2.75; calves. 300a6.00; lambs, 800
a600.
Game-Rabbits, per dozen, 1.50a1 80.
Fruits-Apples, bushel, 50a1 so; fancy
box stock, 1.50a225; pears, bushel, 1.50a
200: fancy box stock, 1.75a2 rs; SeckelS,
2.00a250; grapes, Concords, 3-pound
baskets, 11a12; emperors, 1.25; corn
nichons, 1.25; muscatels, 100; Thomp-
son seedless, 225a250: Malaga, $50;
juice grapes, 70a85; honeydews, 200a
$50: alligator pears, 2.00a225; bananas,
1.50a300; pineapples, 3.50a4.25; Christ
mas melons, 200: casabas, 2.25; oranges,
Florida, 2.75a3.75; California, 3.00a450;
SatsUmas, 3.50a4.00; grapefruit, 3.00a
$50; lemons, 4.50a6.0o; persimmons, 1.25
also; lines, per 100. 200; cranberries,
2.25a2.50; peTsimmons, 2-peck baskets,
1.50a200.
Potatoes-100-po pound sacks, Maine,
135; New York, lis; Idaho bakers, It's
a200; sweets, per bushel, scars; string
beans, 450a5 90; limaS, 5.50a6.00: onions,
yellow, GOATS; white, 75a1.00; broccoli,
$50; peas, 300a3.50; celery. 2.25; Gu
cumbers, l 25a3.00; lettuce, Iceberg, 2.50a
800; New York, 100; satisfy, per dozen
punches, rs; turnips, 60a75 cabbage,
60a75; mushrooms, rs: tomatoes, Cali
fornia, 30-pound Tugs. 1.75a200; re-
packs 175a2.00; parsnipS, bushel, lbs;
okra, 15Oa200; squash, 1.50a2.50; cell
cry, New York, 1.25a1.50; California,
2.0oa2.25; eggplant, 1.75a2.0o; beets, per
100 punches, 3.50a4.00; carrots, per 100
punches, 350a400; bushel baskets, 75a
100; kale, 40a5O; spinach, 25a75; arti-
chokes, 325a3.50; caulidower, 1.75a2.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
EARLY ACTION Is DUE
ON SILVER CONFERENCE

BY the Associated Press.
Quick action on an international sill
yer conference may result from a con-
ference of PreSident-elect Roosevelt and
Senator Key Pittman, Democrat, Ne
vada, who, with others, discussed poll
cies of the new administration at Warm
Springs, Ga, last week.
Pittman is an authority on silver and
is the author of the Pittman law,
together with another silver measure
now pending before Congress.
Added weight is given his pleas on
the grounds of priority, he having been
a member of the Senate since 1912,
being ranked only by Fletcher of Flor
ida, Smith of South Carolina, Swanson
of Virginia and Ashurst of Arizona He
also is in line for president pro tenn
pore of that body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
GOLD PRODUCTION
MOUNTS in CANADA
More Activity That at Any Time
Since 1928 and 1929 Rush
Brings Great Benefits.

Special Dispatch to the Star.
OTTAWA, Canada, December g.
Not since the hectic days OF 1928 and
1929 has there been such activity in
Canadian gold fields as that this year
The value of production this year is
expected to pass s6o,OOO,OOO. In 1929
it reached $4O,O0O,000.
Even at 100000 the estimated 1882
figures does not represent the actual
return to producers in view OF the gov
eminent embargo prohibiting the ex-
port of gold without permission. The
government accordingly makes up the
difference in exchange, as the value of
gold is. fixed according to New York
prices. This would mean adding nearly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
TRUCK OPERATORS
TO FACE PROBLEMS
Uncertain Prospects in State Laws
Expected to Result in United
Program at Detroit.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
State officials and operators Of motor
trucks will meet in Detroit January IT.
10 for a thorough study of reciprocal
regulatory statutes in an effort to re-
move some of the numerous obstacles to
full and unrestricted movement of motor
freight over the highways of the United
States.
The meeting is peculiarly timed. With
"A State Legislatures scheduled to meet
in 1888, what 1t sees as a particularly
acute situation confronts the motor
freight transportation group. The pros
pect of non-uniform and unduly re-
strictive legislation, with each State
continuing to pursue an individual
course, is such as to bring this important
branch of the automotive industry to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
Coal Output Drops.

NEW YORK, December CP.-The
Thanksgiving holiday caused a falling
off in bituminous coal production in
the week ended November 26, but out
put continued to run above last year.
Output for the week was 6,543, 900 net
tons against 7,792,000 tons in the pre-
ceding week and 6,430,000 In the same
week last year. Anthracite output In
the week ended November 26 was 976,-
ceding week and $4,000 In the same
period last wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
BIG GAINS RETAINED
IN RAYON SHIPMENTS

NEW YORK, December 6 CP)-No-
vember witnessed a continuation of the
high rate of rayon shipments which be-
gan in mid-August, says the current issue
of the Textile Organon. published by the
Tubize Chatillon Corporation. Indica-
ticnS toward the end of the month.
however were that December purchases
will decline somewhat, as is seasonally
normal, to bring down inventories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
100000 to the actual production

100000 to the actual production
value
Indication OF what gold production
means to Canada is shown in figures for
Northern Ontario In the Porcupine
and Kirkland Lake areas production
within the last IS years has reached
Sal !, 623, 900. with dividends at S129,-
Ill,00O. The present output Of the
Porcupine section is about $21, 200, 900
year. Dividends for 1882 are esti-
mated at about $6,000,000
In Quebec gold production has I'm.
creased in value from S35 900 in 1925
to an estimated value of 100000 for
1882.
Copyright, 1880
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
Brand Whitlock Better.

CANNES, France, December Op).
Brand Whitlock of Toledo, author
and former ambassador to Belgium, was
his physician expressed the hope that
he would be able to leave his bed
shortly.
Mr.. Whitlock has been suffering from
q serious attack Of shingles. For
several years the former Toledo mayor
has been making his home here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
REPORT REVEALS GAIN
IN BUSINESS FAILURES

NEW YORK, Decembers6 tPG-R. G.
Dun & Co. says that 467 business fall
ures occurred in the United States last
week, as compared with 400 in the pre-
vious week and $50 for the. correspond
ing period of 1881. Some rise in the
closing weeks of the year is customary,
the agency points out. The improve
ment over a year ago was mainly in
the East and South. the latter section
making IAN exceptionally good show
ing" not only against last. year, but
against the preceding weeks this. year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06

a virtual standstill those connected
with it contend.
1t is pointed out that operators and
potential buyers of such equipment are
naturally unwilling to make investments
that may result IN the legal obsoleSence
Of equipment almost as soon as it is
placed in service. Manufacturers are
unable, accordingly, to get into serious
production. Months Of comparative in
activity apparently stretch ahead until
the Legislatures have spoken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
Oil Reorganization Planned.

NEW YORK. December 6 L4).-Now,
Jones 81 Co. said today that plans for
the reorganization of the Cosden Oil
Co. have about been perfected and that
it's sponsors hoped to lift the receiver
ship Of the company soon after January
l. although many legal technicalities
still remained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
Japan to Get Scrap Iron.

BALTIMORE, December 6 (SpeciaT -.
The japanese steamer Yahiko Maru
IS locked at the yards of the Boston
Metal q Iron Co, loading scrap iron
for delivery in Japan. Her cargo will
embrace scrap steel from merchant and
United States Government vessels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
Collections Improve.

CHICAGO, December 6 LP).-Depart-
ment store credit men informed the
Federal Reserve Bank that collections
are easier to make. In August the ratio
OF month end collections was 24.8 per
cent of sales. In October it had in
creased to 296 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-06
Exchange Calls HOLIDAYS.

NEW YORK, December 6 LP-The
board of managers Of the New York
Cotton Exchange has declared Satur-
day, December "a, and Saturday De-
sen1ber 81. exchange holidays in addi-
sion to the vacations to be observed
December 26 and January 2.