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Evening star., 1933-12-27
Scientific Rocket
Planned to Travel
Is Miles Into Air
German Engineer Success
fully Tests Out Miniature
Model in CIeUeIand.
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, December 27.-Plans
to shoot self-propelled rocket Is miles
into the air for purposes Of scientific
research were disclosed yesterday when
Ernest Loebell: German engineer and
designer. tested-with apparent success
"a miniature model of the rockets ter
rifically powerful motor
The Cleveland Rocket Society, be-
lieved to be the first organization of its
kind in this country and which Is spon-
soring the rocket research, conducted
yesterdays test on the suburban estate
Of Carl H. Hanna. whose son Ted Is one
Of the members.
Lobells miniature motor Is 6 inches
long and an inch and a half In diam
eter, bullet-shaped and hollow The
power plant, a combustion chamber only
with no moving parts, receives oxygen
through one tube and gasoline, under
250-pound pressure supplied by a tank
OF nitrogen, from another.
The test was so successful, he added,
that another model, much larger, will
be constructed at once
After the larger model is fully tested
the attempt to penetrate the strato-
sphere by rocket then will be attempted
probably next Summer the designer
said. No attempt will be made to make
the rocket large enough to carry a man,
but 1t will be designed to carry a small
cargo, such as scientific apparatus or
mail.
Hanna said the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition and the Guggenheim Aeronauti-
cal Foundation will supply scientific
| instruments for the stTatosphere fight.
Instead of gasoline, for that flight, the
club possibly will choose propane, at the
suggestion Of Lieut.. Comdr. T. G. w
Settle, one Of its active members, who
a few months ago penetrated the
stratosphere and reached an altitude
Of more than $4,000 feet in a balloon.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
HERRIOT'S DEBT PLEA
PASSES UNNOTICED
Payment Plan Said to Have
Fallen Like Pebble in the
Ocean.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 27-The new blast
OF former Premier Edouard Herriot in
favor of payment by France of its war
debts to the United States fell like a
pebble in the ocean," a government
spokesman said yesterday.
M. Herriot said he recognized my
opinion is unpopular" and that the
statement passed unnoticed.
The former premier, whose cabinet
IVES overthrown on the debt issue last
year, asserted I'VE committed a grave
mistake" in not recognizing the debts
as Great Britain did.
France on December Is made its
third default to the United States on
S22 200, ,926 interest on the remaining
1868, $4,000 debt. At the same time
England made a token payment.
In the event Premier Camille Chau-
temps cabinet falls. political circles be-
Heve. NJ. Herriot will be a strong pos
sibility to succeed him. In his state
ment on the issue the former premier
broke long silence on the subject.
THE position we have taken has
Isolated u.s. he declared, urging his
country to reflect what might happen
in the case Of a European war"
"I am for as close contact as possible
with the United States Of America the
statesman added.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
HOLD-UP CONFESSED
BY TRIO HELD HERE
Two Men and Woman Arrested
in New York Avenue Tell of
West Virginia Crime.

Two men and a woman wanted In
an armed hold-up at Romney, w. Va,
were said to have confessed last night
after their arrest in house in the
900 block of New York avenue by De-
tective Arthur T. Fihelly.
The officer first took Welby Sylvester
Lewis. "a, and his wife, Mrs. Marion
Madgelon Lewis, %, into custody.
Lewis allegedly was armed. A few
minutes later Thomas Buster Sooth, 81,
appeared and was arrested.
The trio, police said, gave full story
Of the West Virginia hold-up. They
are quoted as having admitted taking
an automobile here shortly before
Christmas, abandoning the machine in
Romney to return in the car of the man
they held up.
The three took SIS from their victim,
police said, returning SO to finance his
trip home. Scots said he had served
IA years IN the Navy. He said he was
picked up for questioning In a pay
roll robbery at the Navy Yard several
months ago, but was released. He de-
MED guilt in that case.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
M0TOR|ST IS HELD
IN W0MAN'S DEATH
Grocer Denies Driving Auto.
mobile in Hit-and-Run
Accident.

Jacob Spund, 54-year-old grocer, was
held for grand jury action by a coroner's
jury today in connection with the hit
and-run accident in which Mrs. Vir-
glnla Pfeiger, "a, was fatally injured
on the night of December 20.
Spund, who lives at 5109 Connecticut
avenue and conducts store in the 340O
block OF the same thoroughfare, made a
voluntary statement to the jury. denying
his car was involved in the accident.
He said he was driving north on
Connecticut avenue, between Porter and
Rodman streets, when he noticed Mrs.
Pheiger lying In the street. He turned
around, stopped his machine and picked
up the unconscious woman, he said.
Just then Francis L. Halves, 3403
teered to take the woman to Emer-
gency Hospital in his automobile, which
was considerably larger than the
under the impression the woman was
struck by a large, dark-bodied sedan,
about 25 feet ahead of him.
Mrs. Pfleiger, who lived at 3002 Rod
man street, died two days later of a
crushed skull, according to the autopsy
findings of Deputy Coroner Christopher
J. Murphy.
Detective Sergt William j. Liverman
assigned to investigate the case after
Mrs. Pheiger's death, testified he re-
ceived Tip" which led to the arrest
Of Spund. The information came from
Howard Campbell, TIT Twentieth
street, who. on the witness stand during
the inquest. testified friend had wit
messed the accident
The friend referred to, Daniel H
Kunkel. and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
Kunkel, 1912 Porter street. both told
the jury they discovered Mrs Pfeiger
moment after hearing a thud and
seeing papers flying about. At the mo-
ment. they said. another machine
passed theirs.
They also told Of seeing Spund drive
to point opposite the scene of the
mishap, get out of his car. pick up the
injured woman and place her in Hawes
automobile.
Liverman testified both front tenders
Of the grocer's car were damaged, add
ing they bore signs of having beer
cleaned a short time before he exam
ined them. The rest of the car was
dirty, however, he said.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
"PROGRAM FOR AMERICA"
THOMAS TALK SUBJECT

Socialist to Address League for In
dustrial Democracy Saturday.
Luncheon at Arlington Hotel.
"A Program for America-l934" will
be the subject of an address by Norman
Thomas. Socialist candidate for Presi-
dent at the last election, at luncheon
arranged by the League for Industrial
Democracy SATURDAY. at 12:15 pm at
the Arlington Hotel.
Lawrence Dennis, author and lecturer,
and Charles Edward Russell, newspap-
eIman, will be among the other speak
ers. The speeches will be broadcast at
pm.
The committee arranging the lunch
con is composed of Mrs. Ethel S. Cohen,
DR.. Joel Seidman. Marx Lewis and Mr.
Russell.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
JUMPER FREED AFTER PARACHUTE
THOUGHT STOLEN HERE is FOUND

rcwed" the chute from Timnons' home
in the 1900 block Of New Hampshire
avenue.
Gated in Washington, Timmons, who is
patient at Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital, sent a policeman to
in Police Court and had the charge dis
missed.
The local police then wired Dowd to
release Lashua and return to Washing
ton. Timmons has been confined to the
hospital following an operation on his
eyes. He and LaShua havs made q
number Of leaps together ssAlocal air.
ports.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
FIVE HURT IN CRASH
of Truck AND AUTO
Two Youths in Serious Con-
dition After Accident Early
Today at BerWyn.
By a Stan correspondent Of The Star

By Staff Correspondent Of The Star
BERWYN, Md, December 27.-Five
persons were injured, two seriously,
early today, when a heavy truck collided
with a sedan here.
Paul Herfurth, 18. of the first block
of Quincy place northeast suffered con-
cussion of the brain and is in a critical
condition in Casualty Hospital Albert
Anderson, county policeman, said he
was riding in the sedan operated by
William v. Durose, 300 block Of Ingram
street. Durose and Alma Shackles,
other occupants of the car, escaped
with minor injuries.
Jack Hammond, l8, of New York City
a passenger in the truck, received a
possible skull fracture, while Wynne
Dunno, 10, of Brooklyn. N. Y, was cut
through the eyeball. They were taken
from the truck 20 Sibley Hospital In
passing bus.
S. A. Hugo of Norfolk. Va. driver
of the truck, was jailed here pendins
the outcome of the injuries to Herfurtt
and Hammond.
Oficer Anderson said the accident oc.
CURED when the truck attempted te
pass the sedan.
Evening star., 1933-12-27

1t was all a mistake, the charge
which almost landed Richard Lashua
In Washington Police Court shortly
after he leaped in parachute from an
Lashua doated down into the waiting
arms Of a Norfolk police detective, who
yesterday turned the 24-year-old jumper
over to Detective Sergt. Michael Dowd
of local headquarters.
Dowd had gone to Norfolk to return
Lashua on a charge Of having made of
with a parachute belonging to Smiles"
Timmons, the one-legged stunt artist,
who recently came to public attention
when he landed in q pig Sty.
Timmons however, discovered Lashua
had not taken the parachute to Norfolk.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
EIGHT SUPERVISORS
NAMED FOR VIRGINIA
Will Conduct Taking of American
Business Census in Old
Dominion.

The appointment of eight supervisors
to conduct the taking of the American
business census in Virginia was an
nounced today by William L. Austin,
director of the Census Bureau
The supervisors. who will have charge
Of all projects under the new census,
are.
M. c. Bane, district No l, headquar-
ters, Pulaski; Asa w: Howard. district
No. 2, headquarters, Roanoke; Stewart
Ham, district No. 8, headquarters,
Charlottesville; James A. Somerville,
district No. 4, headquarters, Alexandria; /;
John w. Carter, jr., district No. 5, head
quarters, Danville; James I. Joyner,
district No. 6, headquarters, Petersburg;
quarters, Richmond, and Carl White,
district No. 8, headquarters, Norfolk.
The Public Works Administration Is
providing about $4,000 900 for the CEN
sus, which will be comparable to the
1880 census of distribution. About
$4,000 persons will be employed.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
BORAH WANTS HORSE

One Steed Given Away, Second Re
tired for Age.
Senator Borah of Idaho, the Senate's
best-known horseback rider, Is looking
for a new steed.
He gave his horse, Governor, to a
farmer more than a year ago after II
got tangled in wire fence and injured
leg. Last Summer he retired Idaho
on account of age.
The Senator misses his early morning
canter in Rock Creek Park and wants
a horse that can carry his bulky frame
and like it.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
Killing 7 Pigeons
In E Shots Under
Alexandria Mark
Policeman Who PLucked
3 Birds With Single
Bullet Remains Top.
Dya staff Correspondent of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 81
Ofacer Charles Miller, crack rifle shot
of the Alexandria Police Department
and arch enemy of the hocks of pigeons
that make their homes along the caves
Of City Hall, made an unsuccessful at
tempt yesterday to better Offcer Earl
Watkins record at pigeon shooting. He
failed, he said. because he shot six
times and only killed seven birds.
The local pigeon shooting record was
made by Ofhcer Watkins last Summer.
Asked by q bystander on Cameron street
wharf If he could hit one Of a group
of pigeons feeding along the wharf, the
policeman drew his pistol and fred
once. Much to his and the bystander's
surprise, three pigeons dropped over
dead. The bullet passed through two
of the rds and lodged in the neek Of
the thie14
Evening star., 1933-12-27
SANITY RESTORED, MAN
MUST FIGHT FOR LIFE
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
WORCESTER, Mass, December a.
A successful operation performed on
Archie Igor of Worcester while a pa
tient at Bridgewater Hospital for the in
sane, means the man must fight for life.
He will appear before Superior Criminal
Court next month at Fitchburg at spe-
cial sitting to face an indictment charg-
ing him with killing his wife, Arthimisi,
last year.
At the time of the alleged murder,
Igor was said by specialist to have the
mentality of a child of S, but since the
operation the opinion Of the doctors has
changed. The removal of tumor near
the throat is said to have restored the
mans sanity.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
Columbus Boys to Entertain.

CLARENDON, Va, December 81
(SpeciaD The Columbus Boys Club
will hold its Christmas party Friday
night in the club house of Edward
Douglas White Council, Knights of Co.
lumbus, on Garrison road The coun-
Gil is sponsoring the club and all men,
bers are invited to be present to see
what the club Is accomplishing. Mem
bers of the council have been invited
by Fitzgerald Council of Alexandria
to attend a social tonight.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
ROOSEVELT SCHOOL
WORKER SUCCUMBS
Edward R. Williams Was
Serving Third Term as
PIT. A. President.

Edward r. Williams, long a leader
In civic efforts for the betterment Of
old Business High School and its sue
cessor, Roosevelt High School, died sud-
denly at the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing shortly before noon today.
Mr.. Williams, who was So years old
was stricken at his work. He was
taken to the bureaus dispensary, where
he died in few minutes. Death was
attributed to an attack of acute in
digestion.
Mr.. Williams was serving his third
consecutive term as president of the
Roosevelt High School Parent-Teacher
Association. When the school was
housed IN the old building at Ninth
street and Rhode Island avenue as
Business High School," Mr.. Williams
was one of the most active advocates of
a new structure. He led many commit
tees of citizens to congressional Offices
in his successful fight for the new
school Once the school itself was
realized, Mr.. Williams waged CITY,
wide battle for construction Of sta
Al ILLS c11OIGp COO, lie WAS VIC
torious and he presided over the dedi-
catory exercises in the stadium about a
month ago.
A native of st. Louis, Mo- Mr.. VIII
liams had lived in the Capital for So
years. He had been employed in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
and in the Navy Yard for total of
80 years.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Kate
Williams, and four children. They are {:
Helen Williams, third-year student at
Roosevelt High School, and three sons,
Herbert NJ, Clayton and Lee Williams,
His home is at IL street northeast
He was treasurer of the Missouri
State Society and held membership in
the Columbia Lodge, No. 174. Interna-
tional Association IF MachinistS.
Mr.. Williams body was removed from
the bureau dispensary to the Morgue
shortly before O'Clock this afternoon.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
COURT HOUSE AT MIAMI
GUARDED AFTER THREAT
Unknown Caller Tells Operator
BON bers' Are En- Route
to Building
By the Associated Press

BY Ihe Associated Press
MIAMI, Fla, December 27 - For
three hours yesterday the 27-Story Dade
County Court House was guarded by
police and deputy sheriffs the result
OF bombing threat
The guards were hastily placed when
Mrs. Josephine Love, telephone operator
Of the City Hall-police exchange, re-
ported a caller had told her:
Some men are on their way to blow
up the City Hall with couple OF
bombs Stop them"
The unidentified informant then
hung up, and efforts to trace the call
were unavailing. The City Hall and
court house are in the same building.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
81 MORE ASK JOBS
AT UPPER MARLBORO

UPPER MARLBORO. Md, December
27.-Despite the snow. 54 persons regis
tered with T. j. Camfield, manager of
the county branch of the national re-
employment service here yesterday.
The bad weather prevented $50 men.
just assigned jobs by the service, from
going to work yesterday. They are
scheduled to start today, despite the
cold. Manager Camfield said.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
OREGON WRITER DIES
Mrs. Jean Bryan Sickles Served as
War Correspondent.

PORTLAND, Greg, December 27 (F).
Mrs. Jean Bryan Sickels, 63, a war
correspondent in the Spanish American
War, died at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth Collins, here yesterday.
For two years prior to the Spanish
American War Mrs. Sickels conducted
a children's page. for the Portland Ore
gonian. When the war broke out, the
newspaper sent here to the Philippines
as its correspondent. Later her poetry
attracted wide attention.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
Man Seeking Death
Accommodated by
Hit-and.Run Driver

CHICAGO (P).-No.one seems
to know who .the principal actor
in this drama of life and death
was.
He approached James Airport
as the latter sat in parked car
and said:
Shoot me mister; I want to
die"
Airport drove away. quickly,
seeking a policeman. He found
one. Together they hurried back
to the scene. There the stranger
lay in the street-dead.
A hit-and-run auto driver had
given him his wish.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
DEFENSE INCREASE
URGEDFOR BRITAIN
Lord Lloyd Says DenseIy
Crowded Island Is Target
of Strong Powers.

LONDON NANAN-Lord Lloyd,
former governor of Bombay, has added
his voice to the rising chorus of de-
mandS that Great Britain devote in
creased attention to her air ana naval
forces.
The peer, speaking at Brighton, asked
the national government under Premier
Ramsay Macdonald to set about at
once righting what he described as the
grave inSumciency of our home de-
lenses"
We only Just Scraped out of Arma-
geddon with two-power standard and
far fewer commitments" he said
Gone is the two-power standard and
gone is the one.
is a government with an overwhelm-
ing majority OF conservatives In il to
sit back complacently or plead on its
bended knees to President Roosevelt to
stop building and get Snubbed for its
painS?"
Air and Naval Defenses Vital.
Both air and naval defense are vital
Tor England, he continued, for we are
denSely-CroWded island whose great
cities are an easy target for powers
VINO largely outnumber us in both mill
tary and civil aircraft
Because Great Britain has no back
door" said Lord Lloyd, a strong navy is
especially necessary.
SO long as our life depends upon the
command Of the sea routes" he added,
this spacious and great duty remains
TO an 1rreplaceable navy.
Remember that other nations have
back door through which they can
generally get food if the front door is
closed
The command of the sea once lost :"
ne warned, 1t would not need the drop
ping OF a single 'omb on our shores to
bring us to an ignominious capitula
ton
Civil Aircraft Included.
Civil aircraft was classed as q noten-
tlal war factor, for:
You might as well argue that
mans hand may only be used in a
clasp OF friendship and never as
cienched fist as to lay down that civil
aircraft may not be converted to mill
tary use"
=, After describing Mr. Macdonald as an
unWaVer1ng an determined pacifst
an ms me- the peer turned to British
Snpplng, which, he said, lis being
beaten to its knees by the foreigner =
WIN 80 countries trying to drive il
on the seas. 80 countries which between
lnern are spending 80 million pounds a
year 70 suosidize their trade against
Evening star., 1933-12-27
HARMONY IN CUBA SEEN

Uruguayan Minister to Island
Hopes for Compromise.
MIAMI, Fla, December 27 [P.-De-
claring he has not given up hope of
bringing about a compromise settlement
of the political situation in Cuba.
despite his futile efforts in the past two
weeks Benjamin Fernandez de Medina
Uruguayan minister to Cuba arrived
here late yesterday by airplane from
Havana.
De Medina said he did not anticipate
any further trouble in the island
republic.
His trip here he said, was purely
one of pleasure" and that he would re-
turn to Havana within a few days.
Evening star., 1933-12-27
ICKES STUDIES PROJECT

Army engineers have submitted a re-
port on navigation and sewerage in re-
lation to the ST. Lawrence WATERWAYS
project and it has been referred by
President Roosevelt without comment
to Secretary Ickes for study.
Evening star., 1933-10-27
D. c. WOMAN SUES
TO SAVE PROPERTY
Asks Injunction to Compel
Mortgage Holder to Accept
Home Loan Bonds.

Mrs. Hazel c. Koontz, 3009 franklin
street northeast, asked District Su-
preme Court today TO issue an injunc-
ton compelling the holder of mort
gage on her home, which is now in de-
fault to accept refinancing bonds Of
the Home Owners Loan Corporation.
instead OF proceeding with a fore
closure sale
The suit said Lawrence J. Mangan.
the mortgage holder, first agreed to
accept the bonds, but later changed
his mind and sold the property at
public auction. buying the home in
himself for s350o Mrs Koontz said
the Home Owners Loan Corporation
offered 5000 IN bonds as security for
the mortgage. but that Mangan re-
fused to turn the house over to her.
The suit. filed through Attorney
Soterios Nicholson. asked the court to
enjoln Mangan from selling the house
pending the trial. and. after hearing,
accepting the corporation bonds as his
security.
Justice F. Dickinson Let's signed a
rule requiring the defendants to show
cause within five days why the request
in the petition should not be granted.
The court also issued q rule 10 stay
eviction proceedings in the Municipal
Court pending the trial of the injunc-
tiOn case The eviction proceedings
were TO have started TODAY.
Evening star., 1933-10-27
HOPKINS DENIES S24,OOO,OOO SUM
EXISTS TO BUY MILK FOR NEEDY

distribution for the benefit Of farmers
and milk producers, to the destitute un-
employed
"Mr. Baker told Representative
Crosby that if plan can be worked
out that will enable the Federal Ener-
gency Relief Administration to increase
the consumption of milk by families
now on relief, the administrator would
be very happy to have him submit it
for consideration"
The spokesman for the relief admin
istration emphasized that neither Hop
kins nor Baker intended to engage in
any controversy over the possibility Of
milk purchase and that Administrator
Hopkins statement officially closed the
incident.
Crosby, however, insisted that he had
been told the administration would
continue his fight to have the Govern
ment buy 100000 quarts a day. He
charged that Baker had approved the
release to the press of the telegram he
had prepared to be sent the Governors
Of the States and the mayors of the
principal cities revealing the alleged
plan to spend the $4,000, 900 and ask
ing for the cooperation of the State
and city officials in the purchase and
distribution of the milk. Later, however.
Crosby contended, Baker requested him
to cancel the wire. for he, Baker would
repudiate it. Crosby, therefore, did can
Gel the telegram.
Administrator Hopkins officially de.
MED the Representative was "an agent
Of the Federal Emergency Relief Ads
ministration. and added. HE is not ALL.
thorized by it to purchase or Distribute
milk to the needy unemployed"
Evening star., 1933-10-27

Harry L. Hopkins, Federal emergency
relief administrator, formally denied
today a statement of Representative
Crosby, Democrat, of Pennsylvania,
that $24,O0O,0oO had been made avail
able for. the purchase of milk for dis
tribution to destitute unemployed.
Meanwhile, Crosby continued to
maintain that Jacob Baker, assistant
to the president of the Federal Surplus
Relief Corporation, of which Hopkins
is the head, had told him the Surplus
Relief Corporation would spend $24,-
0O0,O 900 to purchase 100000 quarts of
milk a day
Representative Crosby announced
this afternoon he would take the con-
troversy to the White House for set
tlement He said he wanted the situa-
ton clarified and would ask White
House assurances that the Relief Ad-
ministration would buy milk to aid
bankrupt dairy farmers through agen-
cies not controlled by racketeer or
ganizations or the national dairy trust.
Hopkins statement said: THE pur-
chase to add to the relief of the desti-
tute unemployed has been planned for
some time and progress is being made
in a number of cities" There was no
reference to the ALLEGATION Of $24, 900 900
or to the amount Of milk which might
be bought.
CONGRESSMAN Crosby on invitation
called at the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration Offices on Wednesday"
Hopkins explained. He discussed with
Jacob Baker, assistant to the president
of the Federal Surplus Relief Corpora
ton, his plan for milk purchasing and