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Evening star., 1933-02-17
FEDERAL BAR UNIT
BANQUETS TONIGHT
Distinguished Guests of Hon.
or to Attend Associations
Reception.

Members of the Supreme Court of
the United States and the superior
courts of the District, members Of the
cabinet. Of Congress and judges of Fed
era1 courts and the United States Court
of Appeals Will be guests of honor to-
night at the thirteenth annual recep-
ton and dinner of the Federal Bar As
sociation at the Mayflower Hotel
Prominent among the speakers on
the program include Clarence E. Mar
tin, president of the American Bar As
ISOLATION; Seth w. Richardson, Assist
ant Attorney General and DR.. Herbert
F. Goodrich, dean of law at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. william r.
Valance, president of the association,
viii preside, and Monte Appel, Assist
ant Attorney General and head of the
Committee op Arrangements. will act
as toastmastet.
Music VIII be furnished by the United
States Marine Band Orchestra, under
direction of Capt Taylor Branson, and
the entertainment program will include
numbers by professional talent.
The Federal Bar Association was or
CANNED January S. 1920. Its member
ship is now more than 1,100, which
includes practicing attorneys in the
various departments of the Federal
Government, the United States judges
and district attorneys and special at
torneys representing the Government.
Its past presidents include James W.
Witten, David D. Caldwell. Pickens
Neagle, Thomas G. Shearman, F. Clyde
Baggarly and Charles W. Freeman.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
Jury |ND|CTS D
IN ALCOHOL RING
Profits of 81, 600, 600 a Year
in Mammoth Combine
Alleged at Chicago.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February 1.-THE Fed
eral grand jury indicated rs persons
yesterday in the alleged operation of a
mammoth alcohol combine with profits
Of $1,000 600 or more year.
The indictments covered rs typewrit-
ten pages. Prosecutors announced Fed
eral operatives worked for year under
Elliot Ness. the Federal agent who OBJ
tained prohibition violation evidence
against Al Capone, to obtain the evi-
dence.
Among the defendants were Scott
Sloan Durand, 63-year-old sugar deal
er, whose wife, Mrs. Grace Garrett
Durand, has been an active member of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, and Joseph Peskin of Chicago
reputed corn sugar king"
Assistant United States Attorney
Walter e. Wiles said evidence indicated
the syndicate purchased $4,000 ,00C
pounds of sugar and 1000, 900 pounds
of yeast during the last three years and
manufactured 100000 gallons of alco-
hol. PeSkin's profit on sugar sales was
$4,000 a month, Wiles said, and 60
stills were operated In Chicago.
The offlcial said prosecution of
Durand and Peskin would be based on
allegations that they knew the products
they sold to leaders In the liquor COM
bine would be used for alcohol
manufacturing.
Also indicted were Maurice M. and
r. D. Fink. owners ofythe Sugar Supply
Corporation, and Herman LObenson,
Chicago broker for The Union Starch
& Refining Co., with plants at Column
bus. Ind, and Granite City, Ill.
Other indictments were against
cookers" truck drivers, statesmen and
minor employees. some allegedly Capone
agents.
Bonds for Durand and other ma jor
defendants were fixed at S., 900 each.
Wiles said he would prosecute under
the Jones prohibition law providing
drastic penalties.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
CONTRACTOR KILLED
BY PASSENGER TRAIN
John Brady, so, Native Of Frost
burg, Md, Dies in Crossing Ac-
cident in Virginia.

John Brady, member of the firm OF
Brady Bros, which has done extensive
road and sidewalk construction here in
the Federal building program, was in
stantly killed when his automobile was
struck by Southern Railway passenger
train five miles south Of Strasburg, Va.
yesterday afternoon.
MFR. Brady's body was taken direct
from Strasburg to his native city OF
Frostburg. Md, for funeral services and
burial. 1t was accompanied by his
brother and firm partner, Joseph M.
Brady. Mr.. Brady was unmarried and
SO years old
The Brady Bros firm has done ex-
tensive work in Maryland and Virginia
in addition to the Federal building
work here. Their important projects re-
Gently completed include the tunnel
through the MasSanutten Mountain for
the Strasburg, Va, water supply. The
brothers had maintained their WASH
ington residence during the past three
years at the Cairo Hotel.
John Brady is survived by two sisters,
In addition to his brother. They are
Miss Angela Brady and Mrs. John
Lyon. both Of Frostburg. Md.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
HELD ON COUNTERFEIT
POSTAL ORDER CHARGE

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, February 17.-An-
tonic Navarro. "a, was held in default
of $4,000 bond here today on charge
of passing three counterfeit Cuban
postal orders at the Richmond post
Office January IS.
While Federal authorities here de-
clined to discuss details in the case
Navarro was reported to be one OF
several in an international group which
has engaged the attention OF the United
States and Cuban authorities for sev-
eral months.
Other arrests were reported to have
been made recently in Chicago.
The money orders passed here were
for 500 each.
Navarro was arrested several days
ago. but the nature of the charges
against him were not available foI
publication until preliminary hearing
today.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
CRAWFORD GIVEN
UP TO VIRGINIA
Governor of Massachusetts
Agrees to IIsIey Case
Extraditi0n.
By the Associated Press.
DOrTnNY UcA~,,~

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, February 17.-Gov. Joseph
B. Ely today announced he would grant
the extradftion Of George Crawford,
colored, wanted by the authorities of
Middleburg, Va. for the murder of
Mrs. Agnes Boeing Ilsley and her maid,
Nina Buckner, in January. 1892.
Crawford was arrested in Boston for
a store burglary and his fingerprints
were found to tally with those of the
man sought by the State of Virginia.
Mrs. Isley, wealth md socially promi-
nent sportswoman, a..d her maid were
found beaten to death in q cottage on
the nsley estate. apparently the victims
of burglars
witnesses from Virginia testified
that Crawford had been seen In Mid
dleburg the day before the staying, put
not afterward. Crawford at first de-
MED any connection with the case, OUT
later made an alleged confession to a
representative of the State OF Vlr-
ginia. In which he was said to nave
implicated another Negro. Charles
Johnson, saying that the pair went 10
the C0tIage lCT pufkSscCo oi iooSA "
that Crawford heard screams, saw Mrs.
Ilsley, apparently dead and his COM
panion with a brick in his hand.
Later, at extradition hearings, CraW-
ford repudiated the alleged confession
and seeven Boston colored persons tes-
tilted that he had been in Boston at
or about the time of the slayings.
Taking cognizance, apparently. OF the
point raised at the extradition hearings
that considerable feeling has existed
against the Negro IN the community
where the slayings occurred. the Gov
ernor said he had been given assurance
ON high authority that Crawford would
be given a fair trial and every protec-
tion of the law.
He pointed cut that there had been
no lynchings d Virginia since 1926,
following adoption of strict anti-lynch
law.
Ely said the extradition papers were
in proper form, that Crawford had been
properly identified and that there was
sufficient evidence the Negro was in
the locality at the time of the killings.
In addition, the Governor declared the
accused man had confessed participa-
ton In the crime.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
BANDITS TRAPPED,
LEADER IS SLAIN
'--. -----'- -~---
$4,000 Seized After Police
Await Return From
Looted Bank.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, February 1.-THE
law yesterday caught UP with the elusive
Willie Ferguson bank robbery gang.
Ferguson's body lay in the city morgue,
and the three men who earlier helped
him kidnap the cashier of the First
National Bank at Suburban Amber
and flee with $37, ,230 were under arrest.
The captured three, survivors of an
exciting gun battle, were questioned
about six additional bank robberies,
three in Southern New Jersey and three
in Philadelphia.
The gang was cornered in hide
out less than an hour after racing from
Amber, by detectives who lay in wait
unaware Of the four's latest, escapade.
I Huge Loot Found.
I A larre sum of money In. two travel
ing bags. was found in the raided house
IN Northwest Philadelphia. 1t was re-
ported to total more than $50 1000, and
was believed by police to include the
proceeds of several hold-ups.
The robber slain, former convict.
was killed by four machine gun bullets
as he barricaded himself in bath
tOOEl, dIlQ clCCUCu W ciiOOt ~ oue-
Two women companions were arrested
9Th them. A third woman In another
part of the house, was held for ques-
ticning.
The bank robbers had just returned
to the house after holding captive all
night Samuel Horst, IS. cashier Of the
bank, and his wife in their home. Horst
at pistol point was forced to go to the
bank and open the vault.
Detectives who had been trailing the
gang as suspects had planned to make
the capture last night. But as they
arrived at the rendezvous they found the
men had emerged.
Decide to Wait.
Sensing that they were going out on
job, the detectives decided to wait,
hoping they would catch the men with
the goods" They did.
Disguised as workmen, nine city de-
tectives and Wilford L. DUDE, a detec-
tive from New Jersey. waited at the
rendezvous As the four drove up DUDE
stepped from his hiding place to note
the license number.
Ferguson must have thought the gang
had been trapped in connection with the
Amber hold-up. In a flash he started
shooting as the others retreated into
the house
But the machine gun fire was too
hot for the robbers. The detectives
rushed In. Ferguson and Barney Wacht,
alias THE Spider" headed for the bath
room, where Ferguson was killed.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
SEIZED HERE IN SLAYING

George Washington Woods, colored,
%. wanted in York, Pa, in connection
with the investigation of the murder
of white man there early in Decem-
Der, was arrested here today by Detec-
tive Richard J. Cox
Woods was found at the home of
relatives in the HOO block of Twentieth
street and turned over to Detective
Ralph w. Keech, who took him to York.
The York detective said the victim of
the Staying was killed with an ak after
he had been driven from the house in
which it was said liquor had been sold.
A colored man already under arrest in
York is said to have named Woods as
the SLAYER.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
HERSHBERGER RITES HELD
Man Who Died at Luray Is Buried
in Family Plot.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY, Va, February 17.-Funeral
services win be held from the Old School
Baptist Church today for Frances
Marion Hershberger, SO, who died We'd
nesday at Page Memorial Hospital, where
he was taken several weeks ago. They
will be conducted by Elder r. H.
Pittman, with burial in the family
burying ground two miles south OF
Luray.
Mr. Hershberger Is survived BY two
children, Mrs. Rena Cooksey of Wash
-ington, D. c., and Roy Hershberger, also
OF Washington until recently, when he
came to Luray, and the following
brothers and sisters: Joseph Hersh-
berger, Luray; George Hershberger
Winchester, and Mrs. Jack Huffman of
Falls Church.
MIR. Hershberger was q farmer, but
had been retired for some time. He
served as Page County School trustee
for 80 years.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
SENATE GRANTS POWER.
Michigan House, However, Delays Legal
Sanction for Bank Holiday.

LANSING, Mich, February II R.-
The Michigan Senate today adopted
resolutions declaring an emergency ex-
lists and empowering Gov. William A.
Comstock to extend the banking mora
torium and regulate Withdrawals. The
resolutions were sent Immediately to
the House
The House, however. deferred action
on the resolution until Monday night.
After Representative Verne j. Brown,
Republican, declared 1--WE should go slow
IN conferring dfctatorial powers upon
the Governor for an unlimited time"
The resolution, passed by the Senate,
asserted the emergency existing in the
State involves MichiganS banking and
credit structure, and directed the Gov
ernor to proclaim such extensions Of
the bank holiday as may be in his opin-
ion necessary to meet the emergency"
It declared that the Legislature finds
an emergency exists in fact" and gave
Gov. Comstock legislative sanction to
restrict and prescribe the conditions
under which deposits, both savings and
commercial, may be released"
I'VE must be very careful that we do
not allow hysteria to lead us into a
situation we may regret" Represent
atiye Brown said. Il have no desire to
block the Governors plans, but I doubt
II we should give him this authority
without time limit"
Evening star., 1933-02-17
SCHOOL APPROPRIATION
REDUCTION PROTESTED
Fairfax District Council of o. T. A.
Adopts Resolution for
County Heads.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX. Va. February 17.-Fair-
fax District Council, No. 4, Order of
Fraternal Americans, meeting here In
Robey Hall, adopted resolution ad-
dressed to the supervisors Of Fairfax
and Arlington Counties and the City
Council of Alexandria, protesting any
cut IN the appropriations to be made
for schools IN either county or city dur
ing the coming year. Copies of this
resolution were also ordered sent to the
13 councils Of the Daughters of America
IN this district.
The District Council adopted second
resolution calling on each council of
the Order of Fraternal Americans and
Daughters Of America to appoint COM
mittee to see that all members qualify
as legal voters prior to the next election,
pay their poll taxes before the expira-
ton date and register at their proper
precinct.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
DEPOSTORS SPURN
AVAILABLE MONEY
Detroit Banks Offer $26,'
1t7,W0 for Withdrawal.
S4,6lO,O0O Claimed.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February 1.-THE story
Of Detroit's faith In its banks could be
tod today In plain figures.
closed since last Saturday noon be-
cause an extraordinary eight-day bank
ing holiday was proclaimed early Tues
day on the heels Of legal holiday, the
Detroit banks reopened yesterday. max
Ing per cent Of all balances GTailabie
TO depoSitors.
Those depositors could have with
drawn s26.ii7 600. Actually, the bank
ers announced last night when the days
business was totahed, they checked out
only t4,6l0, ,00o-just II per cent of the
amount "earmarked" Tor withdrawal
during the "holiday" 1t was consider
ably less than routine days business.
Most Banks Remain Closed
Elsewhere over the State most banks
rernafned closed, except in the Upper
Peninsula, and John c. Hicks, presl-
dent of the Michigan Bankers ASsocia-
ta0n. said that '-for the most part, an
financial institutions are abiding by the
proclamation" Upper Peninsula banks,
Ia a different Federal Reserve district,
have remained open all week.
Until the end Of the moratorium Pc
Rod proclaimed by Gov. William A.
Constock. the Detroit banks VIII con.
tinue on the same limited withdrawal
basis. The eight-day period ends Feb
ruary 81. but since the following DAY
is a legal holiday, business as usual WILL
,,ot he resumed until next Thursday.
Meanwhile. what Lieut.. Gov. Allen T.
sfehhins characterized as the best
minds in Michigan" were concentrating
n, the problem of building buffer TO
shsorb the inevitable shock when that
day comes. They had notable help from
outside the State.
Legislation Suggested.
washington sent George w. Dawson,
chairman of the board OF the Cenfrai
Hanover Bank g. Trust Co., New YORK.
to help. Alfred p. Sloan. president OF
General Motors Corporation; Walter r.
Chrysler, president of Chrysler Motors
Corporation; William G. Potter, presi-
dent of the Guaranty Trust Co. ana
Sloan s. Colt, president OF the Bankers
Trust Co.. both of New York, sat In on
the conferences.
In most Instances the suggestions took
the form of legislation, both State and
national, to expand facilities for liqW-
dating slow assets.
So, although it still was bank hol-
day." it was no holiday for the bankers.
There were no serious shortages OF
cash. Many millions of dollars have
been shipped into the State in the last
three days, principally to meet pay rolls.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
BENEFITS TO SCHOOL
OF PIT. A. DISCUSSED
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALLSTON. Va. February 17.-Mrs.
j. N. Saunders, president of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations, discussed the
benefits that have been derived from
the ParentTeacher organizations in
the schools at the birthday party of the
Parent-Teacher Association of Wash
1ngton-Lee High School last night.
Miss Dorothy Massie, Mrs Joseph E.
ShaWhan, Mrs. H. j. Odenthal, Mrs.
o. B. Fits, Mrs. Gladys Monroe and
Mrs. J. E. Rice. with Mrs. Marie Malott
at the piano. gave a Founders day
I pageant and lighted 36 candles on a
huge cake.
The association also adopted a reso-
luton urging that the salaries of the
teachers and the school facilities not
be reduced Miss Lena Wolfe was
elected recording secretary to succeed
Mrs. Lillian Echols, resigned.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE
Prince Georges Woman Charges
Husband With Cruelty.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, February
17.-Charging cruelty and misconduct,
Mrs. Ruth A. Elliott of Prince Georges
County filed o petition for divorce here
against her husband, William R. Elliott
of Washington.
The petition said they were married
May II. 1924, and resided at Cabin
John Md, until December. 1927. 1t
charged misconduct in March. April,
May and June, 1881.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
JAIL SUSPECT IN DEATH
OF BLOOMINGTON MAN
Irwin Sherman Held Pending Probe
Into Finding of Nelson Green's
Body Along B. q o. Tracks.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BLOOMINGTON, Md, February II.
Irwin Sherman was committed to Jail
at Oakland, pending an investigation
into the death of Nelson Green, 81,
who met death Saturday night. His
body was found along the Baltimore
& Ohio tracks here. Bloodstains were
said to have been found on Sherman's
clothing.
After the discovery of the body the
officers thought that Green had been
hit by a train. His arm was crushed
and head battered. There was no in
dication that the body had been run
over, but that it had been dragged.
Blood and hair were found, officers
said, in the coal house in the rear of
Green's home. Sherman is said to
have told the officers that he did not
know how the bloodstains got on his
clothing.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
British Publisher Dies.

LONDON, February IT P).-Sir
Robert Donald, widely known journalist
and publisher, died today. He was 72.
Up to the time of his death he was ac-
lively interested in the publication of
several newspapers.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
Becomes Double Loser.

Theodore Wyffles of Blenheim. On
tario. reported the theft of two cases
Of beer Thereupon he was arrested
for keeping liquor for sale. He was
convicted and sentenced to two months
In the county jail.
Evening star., 1933-02-17

A committee of unofficial members of
both Houses of Parliament is being in
vited by the British Broadcasting Cor
poration to advise the corporation on
political talks other than those given at
general elections.
Evening star., 1933-02-17
DOLLAR DROPS IN PARIS.
Roosevelt Attack and Michigan Bank
Holiday Blamed for Lower Prices.

PARIS, February II R.-The dollar
sank today in what bankers described
as a demorali1ed market rejecting
FRENCH concern over the Michigan
banking situation and reaction to the
attack On President-elect Roosevelt
Dollars opened at 2543, which was
6 centines under yesterdays close,
and quickly dropped to 25-34. L8ter
they recovered a bit with quotations at
1886 to 25.37.
Most traders said they were frankly
puzzled how to construe events. One
banker said the market was very
nervous.
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Evening star., 1933-02-17
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-11-23
FrOstburg State Normal School
Students Entertain Mothers

The students of the State Normal
school at Frostburg had their mothers
as their guests on the campus on Sat
urday of last week. They came from
Washington, Garrett and Allegany
counties and busy day was planned
for their entertainment.
The resident students had charge of
the first part of the program, which
began at two o'clock in the auditorium.
At four o'clock the mothers were
guests of the All Club at tea. The
evening activities were in charge of
the Dramatic Club, Glee Club and Y.
w. C. A.
This was the first Mothers Day at
the State Normal School at Frostburg
and was sponsored by the Student
Congress which is made up of repre-
sentatives of all the organizations on
the campus and under the enthusiast
tic leadership of Miss Helen Statler,
of Friendsville, president of the Stu
dent Congress, all students on the
campus had part in showing the
State Normal to their mothers. Miss
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-11-23

vegetables. And the chances are you
would not eat enough of the same
foods over and over, because you
would grow tired of them.
ScallOped Cabbage, Spaghetti and
Cheese
III cups spaghetti, broken in small
pieces; tablespoons flour, table
spoons butter or other fat, cups
milk, 1 teaspoon salt, Il ID. cheese, l
quart shredded cabbage, y cup but
tered bread crumbs.
Cook the spaghetti in boiling sailed
water for 20 minutes, and drain. Make
a sauce of the flour, fat, milk and salt
Shave up the cheese, add to the hot
sauce, and stir until melted. Put the
cabbage, spaghetti, and sauce in a
buttered baking dish in layers and
cover the top with the buttered bread
crumbs. Bake for 20 to 80 minutes
in a moderate oven.