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Evening star., 1933-02-20
THREE, MURDERED,
FOUND BY NEWSbOY.
Bodies of Two Men and Wom-
an Discovered in New
York Speakeasy.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 2o-John
Sweeney, peddling his papers. pushed
into the midtown speakeasy known as
"Porky's Place" early today and
stumbled upon triple murder.
On the floor before the bar Law the
bodies of young brunette, attractive.
and John Egan, bandit and burglar of
New York and New jersey. who per-
formed last December the rare feat of
escaping from Sing Sing Prison. Be-
hind the bar was the body of Michael
Griffin, 45year-old bartender.
Each Shot in Head.
Each had been killed by a shot
which entered the right sde of tie
head
Police id not know who the woman
was. She was about 25 years old, an
attractive person, modishly attired.
Sweeney, making his regular round
of the midtown speakeasy belt with his
newspapers, had run up the short flight
of steps of the brownstone house at
267 West Fifty-second street Passing
through the hall, he found the door
leading to the barroom ajar. The bodies
of the man and woman were almost at
his feet as he pushed his way in.
On the bar were four 81 bills and
some silver-change from larger bill
which apparently had been given in
payment for drinks. In the inside
pocket of Egan's coat was fully loaded
pistol of .38 caliber
Shot at Close Range.
The shooting was done at close
range. There were powder burns about
the heads Of all three victims. Police
concluded, too, that the murders were
done quickly and without warning, for
the place showed no signs of disor-
der Robbery was not the motive, they
said. Money in the cash register and
in the mems pockets had not been
touched
Escape was by way of a back yard
from which egress is possible to Eighth
avenue. In the yard were found two
pencils and gray fedora hat On
these clues police set store today. 1t
was recalled that earlier this month a
pencil was the clue that led to solution
of the murder of an 8-year-old Brook
lyn girl.
Police suggested that the shooting
may have been over attentions paid to
the young woman or that it may have
been gang affair; but these were pat
emily guesses
"Porky's Place" police said, had been
in business for five years. 1t has been
known as resort popular with Broad
way habitues of the dawn patrol and
especially with the sporting crowd"
The speakeasy, masked by the somber
brownstone front, is across the street
from the Alvin Theater. A few doors to
the east is the playhouse of the Theater
Guild. 1t is between Eighth avenue and
Broadway but much nearer the former
Long Police Record.
Egan, who had lived recently in Ho-
boken, had a long record detectives
said, and had escaped from Sing Sing
Prison last December.
The last crime for which Egan was
convicted was the hold-up of jewelry
store in the Capitol Theater Building
His partner in this crime, William SUIT
ton, posed as a messenger boy to gain
entry to the store after hours. Both
Egan and Sutton escaped from Sing
Sing on December 80, 1882.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
LEGION TO FIGHT
"FOES" OF DEFENSE
Candidates for Congress Opposing
Strong Measures to Be Tar
gets, Says Commander.

By the Associated Press
BOSTON, February 20-The Amer
lean Legion will enter politics to de-
feat any candidate for Congress who
fails to agree to vote for adequate
national defense, Louis A. Johnson of
Clarksburg, w. Va, national COM
mander Of the organization, said Sat-
urday night
Comdr johnson was guest of the
massachusetts, department of the Legion
at its annual banquet.
The Legion directed me at the last
convention to send questionnaire to
each aspirant for Congress and find his
views on national defense" Johnson
said. Il want to tell you if the can
didates answer is un-American or un-
patriotic the Legion will go into poll
tics and defeat those not in favor of
strong national defense
Evening star., 1933-02-20
C0L0RED MAN is LYNCHED
AFTER KILLING CASHIER
Kills Man When He Defends Wife
Against Attempted Attack
Following Kidnapping.

BY the Associated Press.
RINGGOLD, La, February 20.-A
colored man who kidnapped a bank
cashier and his wife in an attempted
robbery and killedothe man for defend
ing the woman against attack was
lynched by band of citizens at the
scene of the Staying yesterday.
officers said the colored man, identi-
fed as Nelson Nash, "a, of Leesville,
La. early yesterday morning entered
the home of j. p Bachelor, so, cashier
of the Ringgold Bank, and forced
Bachelor and his wife to take him to
the bank and open the doors.
When Bachelor declared he could
not open the vault the bandit forced
the couple. still in their nightclothes,
to accompany him about mile north
of the town, where he allegedly at
tempted to attack the woman.
Bachelor grappled with the colored
man as his wife ran to a nearby cabin
to summon aid. The husband was
severely beaten about the head, and
died of his injuries
As news of the crime spread several
hundred citizens organized posses and
captured Nash IS miles away, hanged
him from tree and riddled his body
with bullets.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
FUNDSF0R CAMPS ]
HELD EXTRAvAGANT
Expenses of Enrolling &c. 900
Jobless Youths Hit
by Critics.
Rv the Assnriatnd Pros.

BY the Associated Press
Critics are beginning to take sharu
notice of the 2,ooo 600 amendment to
the War Department appropriation bill
to defray the expense of enrolling IS. 900
jobless youths into military training
camps throughout the country.
AS relief measure. according to
Frederick J. Libby. executive secretary
OF the National Council for the Preven-
ton OF War, "the proposal Is grossly ex-
travagant since it allows $3.50 per boy
which is nearly five times the amount
allowed under normal emergency relief
to family of four"
Opposed by Libby.
Libby, writing in a current issue Of
the organizations publication, described
the relief measure as "a menacinr step
toward universal military training
There will be three square meals a
day, bunks and blankets. and maybe
sheets and pillowcaSes, but tne military
camp relief measure will not be all
milk and honey" even if the bill, now
IN conference between Senate and
House, goes through with its s22 900 600
provision.
Revellle will be sounded for the bows
at am. Sleepy heads" viii not be
tolerated.
The same conditions will prevail as
at the civilian military training carnps
which are held each Summer under
Regular Army supervision.
1921 Eligible Age.
BY the amendment offered by Senator
Couzens. Republican, of Michigan.
youths ranging from Is to 81 years of
age will be eligible for the camps.
Enlistment" will be for one year.
But If any one of the boys, or any
group of youngsters, has an opportunity
of landing a job he may be DISCHARGED
on the spot, to make space for some
other young man awaiting his turn to
be taken under the Army's wing.
Tne volunteers may offer themselves
at the various Army posts throughout
the country. They WIN be assembled
In small groups and sent to the nearest
Army station equipped to care for addi-
tional men,
Evening star., 1933-02-20
-FOUR PERSONS DIE
IN AUTO COLLISION
Two Others Are Hurt in
Crash on Eastside High
way Near Luray.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY, Va, February 20.-Four per-
sons are dead and a fifth critically in
lured as the result Of head-on col
iision on the Eastside Highway last
night between pleasure car and
bread truck. The accident occurred
between Shenandoah City and Luray
The dead are Miss May Mcdonald
"a, of New MEket: Miss Elsie Tro-
baugh, %. Of Staunton F. T. Carper
33, and Frederick Royer. 80. both of
Shenandoah City. s. w. Harris of
Staunton Is in Rockingham Memorial
Hospital, Harrisonburg, with a frac-
tured skull and his death is expected
The sixth participant is Jesse Miller,
81, OF Shenandoah City, He is suffer-
ing from lacerations to the scalp and
face and is expected to recover.
Miss Trobaugh was so badly mangled
that it was impossible to identify her
until this morning, since all but one of
the other occupants of the car in which
she was riding were either dead or un-
conscious.
Police who investigated the case say
the bread truck was operated by Royer
who was accompanied by Miller The
two couples we're riding In the other
machine. Both Carper and Harris were
insurance men, the former a Shenan-
doah City agent and the latter District
agent.
The accident occurred on curve.
Miss Trobaugh was instantly killed
Roger died on the way to the hospital
and the other two died today.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
$3,810,074 PROVIDED
FOR NAVY PAY HERE
Appropriation Bill Reported to
House Carries Reduction
of $460:026.

The 1884 naval appropriation bill, re-
ported to the House today. carries So
810,074 for salaries Of civilian employees
at the Navy Department in Washing
ton. which is reduction of $46O, ,O26
under the appropriations for the past
fiscal year.
For the Office of the Secretary and
Assistant Secretary, the bill appro-
PIRATES S177 400; for the General Board,
S11.513; for the Naval Examining and
Retiring Board, $9,717 for the Com
pensation Board, $7,975; for the Office
of Naval Records and Library, 35,970;
for the Office of the Judge Advocate
General, $117,087; for the Office of
Chief of Naval Operations, $780, ,423; for
the Board of Inspection and Survey,
S17,454: for the Office of Director Of
Naval Communications, s123,272; Office
of Naval Intelligence, S36.978: Bureau
of Navigation. S454.745: photographic
Office, $378,785: Naval Observatory,
$169,576; Bureau of Engineering, $302.-
Asst; Bureau of Construction and Re-
pair, S357,874: Bureau of Ordinance,
PAS; Bureau of Supplies and Ac-
counts, $768,640: Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery, s75.2o8; Bureau of Yards
and Docks, S281 1885. and Bureau of
Aeronautics, $263.420.
Evening star., 1933-02-20

difficult passages, and its peculiarly
clear-cut quahty permits him to keep
the pattern of the music sharply
outlined throughout. The exactness
of his rhythmical sense and his
mastery method of building climaxes
with the proper graduation of sound.
gives a form to the idea he is con-
veying that is essentially simple, yet
convincing. The Saint-Saens con-
certo does not offer much occasion
for profundity of sentiment, nor does
the Liszt rhapsody, but whatever
lack Mr.. Levitski may have of this
characteristic in his own tempera-
ment. he outbalances by his musical
Interpretation. He keeps the living
fire Of the composition aglow by his
vigor, yet this usual feature of vir-
tuosity gives place to lyric style
at the proper moments. The pianist
and the orchestra were splendidly
united and their interpretive effects
were brilliant and colorful.
Wagner's "Siegfried Idyll" was the
occasion for some of the finest play
Evening star., 1933-02-20
ALF0NS0'S LAST PREMIER
HONORED AT HIS BURIAL
Spanish Government Sends Repre-
sentatives to Funeral of
Admiral Aznar.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MADRID, February 20. - Funeral
services for Admiral Juan Bautista Az
mar, the last premier under the mon
archy and the last captain general of
The Spanish Navy, were held today. The
admiral, who was 72 years old, died
yesterday from urernia followed by COM
plications Burial was in the modest
Municipal Cemetery after the Catholic
services.
The funeral cortege contained a num-
Der of floral tributes carried by sailors.
Jose Giral. minister of marine; Admiral
Francisco Marquet and Admiral Ruiz
de Rebolledo, chief naval aide to the
President, represented the government
number OF military officers and pub
lie figures, including former Count Don
Alvardo de Romanones. premier several
times under the Spanish monarchy,
also attended.
The former premier Is survived by his
widow, a married daughter, q brother,
Jose, and sister, Maria.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
WANTED!

An old onestory frame housethe dlapidated the
better-that moved without too much trouble
site in front of the Department of Commerce
Building.
Paint inside should be in poor shape roof eaky,
interior unsghtly and modern Improvements lacking D
mensions should not exceed 20 by 80 feet.
wishing to get rid of such dwelling by donating
it to the Renovize Washington Campaign Committee should
communicate without delay with Board of Trade Room 204
The Evening Star Building
The building is to be used in remodeing exhibition in
connection with the "renovizing campaign, which
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
SPANISH POLICE FIND
18th CENTURY STATUES
Two Holy Images Valued at $164,-
600 Go Astray in
Mails.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
VIGO, Spain, February 20.-Police
announced yesterday that they had
found two holy statues of the seven
teenth century carved by the sculptor
Salcillo, valued at more than 1000, 900
pesetas approximately $164,000 cur
rently).
The statues were sent from Cordoba
in cases labeled hardware. The real
contents were revealed when a person
Of the same name as the real consignee
and living on the same street told police
he suspected the contents were explo-
siyes, inasmuch as he did not know the
consignor and was not expecting ship
ment of hardware from Cordoba.
The images represent the virgin
Immaculate" and the Divine Shep-
herdess"
The police refused to reveal the name
of the consignee. Apparently the images
were stolen in Andalusia in 1881 during
riots there, were hidden in Cordoba and
then forwarded to Vigo for the purpose
- eing sold abroad. ~
Evening star., 1933-02-20
MENACE Is REMOVED
Engineers Completing Work o.
Pile Drive Wreck in River.

Engineers of the United States En-
gineer Office today expected to COM
plete the demolition of a floating pile
driver that threatened to menace navi-
cation on the Potomac River here, by
breaking it up at Gravelly Point
The pile driver, formerly owned by
the Potomac Construction Co., operated
at the Army War College wharf earlier
in the month, but blew over in a storm
and doated bottom up. engneers said.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
ASKED TO TAKE PAY CUT

DUBLIN. Irish Free State, February
20 Pl.-Frank McDermott, leader of
the. Centrist party in the Dali Eireann,
last night called on all members of the
chamber to take a reduction in their
salaries to help finance a tariff war;
with the United Kingdom
Mr.. McDermott told the annual con-
vention of the Roscommon Farmers
and Ratepayers League that more must
be done to equ3lize the burden between
different sections of the community if
the movement, growing out of the land
annuities question, were to be con-
tinued.
Every class of society, he declared,
would have to pay its share, and the
politicians should give the lead.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
ONE SLAIN, ONE WOUNDED
AT PRAYER MEETING
Prisoner Declares He Shot in Self
Defense in Family
Feud.
By the Associated Press.

SPEEDWELL Tenn, February 20
BloodStained pews in the Spee1well
Academy Church yesterday gave mute
testimony Of a shooting which Satur-
day night threw prayer meeting into
panic, brought death to one man and
serious injury to his brother.
William Berry was arrested and
taken to jail at TazeWell, Tenn. where
he told officers he shot in self defense
Caleb Monday is dead and Silas. his
brother, was shot through the neck.
Constable o. A. Proftt said the
shooting was the outgroWth of i'll feel
ing Of long standing.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
Levitski S0loist
At Fine Symphony Concert.

TINE celebrated pianist, Mischa
Levitski, appeared as soloist
with the National Symphony
i Orchestra at yesterday aft
ernoon's concert in Consti-
tuition Hall. A large and interested
audience welcomed him, and after
his brilliant playing of Saint-Saen's
Evening star., 1933-02-20
KILLED IN ACT

Human Cannon Call" Succumbs
to Broken Back.
MANILA, P. l., February 20 LR.-
Martin Brado, a carnival performer
billed under the name of "Leinert, the
Human Cannon Ball." was killed in a
performance of his act here last hight.
Brado, shot from a cannon as a fea-
ture of the Manila carnival, landed
awkwardly In a net. His back was
broken.
He was a native of Dresden, Germany.
Evening star., 1933-02-20

NOtANtA w wv. a
in G Minor, re
called him in
sistently. The
genuineness of
he applause
gave Mr.. Le-
vitski the op-
port u nifty to
play q LisZt
raphsody as en-
core. thereby
causing more
enthusiasm by
his commanding
and hawless in
depreciation.
Mr.. Levitski's
S C in till ating
technic simpll-
fes the most
Evening star., 1933-02-20
Lawyer-Author Dead at So.

LOS ANGELES, February 20 P).-
The author of "Mulligan on Corpora
tions" and other books, John Thomas
Mulligan, Sc. lawyer, died at a Pasa-
dena hospital yesterday. He was
native of Waterloo, Iowa.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
The Bankers Plan
PURPOSE.

To provide funds to be used by
home owners to remodel, repair
and redec0rate their homes,
thereby stimulating employment
and business activity, and at the
same time arresting depreciation
of their property by improving its
physical condition and appear
ance at the present time.
To accomplish these purposes
with a reasonab BILE degree of
safety to the banks which are to
lend money, the following general
plan is outlined:
WHO MAY BORROW.
Each bank will lend to its own
dep0sit0rs, who are home owners,
and to other home owners, when
the note is Endorsed by respcn-
sible and satisfactory depositor.
LOANS UP TO $500.
To spread the benefit Of the
plan among large number of
home owners, loans will be made
in any amount up to $500 to any
one borrower.
EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
To make repayment easy to
borrowers, these loans viii be
payable in equal monthly INSTALL
ments with minimum payments
of $40 per month. But all loans
must be repaid in IL months or
less.
COST TO BORROWERS.
While small loans are expen-
sive to a bank to handle and the
legal rate of interest thereon does
not cover the cost of handling
them, nevertheless all loans
under this plan will be made at
the rate of 6 per cent interest per
annum.
APPLICATION FOR LOANS.
In order to facilitate the
making of loans, each home
owner should
1. Get an application form"
from his bank.
2. Secure at least two bids"
for the work to be done.
8. Furnish a receipt or other
evidence that interest due
on his mortgage has been
paid.
A. Exhibit a receipt showing
that all taxes due have
been paid.
After filling out the applica-
ton and complying with the
other requirements set forth
above, the applicant should
deliver all papers to his bank.
Applications for loans may be
made any time between now and
August 10, 1888.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
PLAY GROUP TO MEET
Program of Institute at Roosevelt
High School Tomorrow.

The 1888 Play Institute of the Dis
trict will hold one of its last three ses-
sions tomorrow night at the Roosevelt
High School The program will be con-
cluded with sessions on ensuing Tuesday
evenings
Sponsoring the institute are the Gem
munity Center Department and other
recreational agencies of the city. Its
purpose is to instruct leaders of
recreational groups in games, stunts,
story telling, dramatics and various
ferns of the dance.
The Colored Recreation Institute,
similar to the Play Institute, will con-
tinue through March and April, with
every Tuesday evening
Evening star., 1933-02-20

Four fHndred Fort Myers, Fla. school
children will receive dental treatment
through a cooperative clinic formed
by local dentists
Evening star., 1933-02-20

Michigan's 1882 reforestation program
brought the States total reforested
acreage to 10000.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
WHO MAY BORROW.

Each bank will lend to its own
dep0sitors, who are home owners,
and to other home owners, when
the note is Endorsed by a respen-
sibIe and satisfactory deposition.
Evening star., 1933-02-20

To accomplish these purposes
with a reasonable degree of
safety to the banks which are to
lend money, the following general
plan Is outlined:
Evening star., 1933-02-20
LOANS UP TO $500.

To spread the benefit Of the
plan among a large number of
home owners, loans will be made
in any amount up to $500 to any
one borrower.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS.

To make repayment easy to
borrowers, these loans viii be
payable in equal monthly INSTALL
ments with minimum payments
of $40 per month. But all loans
must be repaid in IL months or
less.
Evening star., 1933-02-20
SECRETARY CHAPLIN
PREDICTS SUCCESS
OF "RENOVIZE" DRIVE

Continued From First Page.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-12
HANSON DEFENSE IS HAVING HARD
 TIME IN COURT
Practically Every thing Out of the Ordinary At- tempted Refused By the Judge

San Jose, Cal, Sept 12.-(UP)- Defense attorneys demanded today tha the jury trying David A. Lam son, Stanford university intellect ua1, visit the campus cottage where his wife was killed.
 Judge R. R. Syer ruled out all facts and demonstrations tending to prove the defense, theory that Mrs Lamson was killed in an acci- dental fall, and 1t was doubtful he would grant, he demand. The state charges that Lamson beat Mrs Lamson to death in her bath.
 pr Edward o. Heinrich, defense witness, 1ectured the jury on the properties of blood and the science of criminal investigation, but each time he attempted to prove acci- dental death, state objections frus- trated him.
 The defense wanted to demon. strate that q 113 pound woman could faint while standing in the tub of the Lamson bathroom, strike tho back of her head on the wash basin, and fall face down, half in and half out of the tub.
 The only way to prove that would be kill someone" Assistant Prosecutor John r. Fitzgerald ob- jected.
 Judge Syer would not permit Heinrich to give his calculation of tho force which would be exerted when q 113 pound body fell. thn probable result, or the probable al. rection of the fall. Virtually the only important bit of defense testi. mony he was permitted to sub. stantiate, was to deny pr Fred. erick Proescher's claim that blood was on the alleged murden weapof "a section of iron pipe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-12
DETECTIVES CHECKING UP ON MARTIN LITZ
DINNER AND DANCE.
 AT WAVERLY INN
Tonight Under Auspices of Waterbury IntercOl-
 legiate Club
GREAT SOCIAL EVENT

one of the largest gatherings at social events for the year is ex- pected to be present at the dinner dance of the Waterbury Intercol- legiate club which is to be held this evening at Waverly Inn. Mem bers of the committee in charge have been arranging to make. the affair one of the outstanding of the season. A large variety of col- leges will be represented with un- dergraduates who are to resume their studies within the coming week meeting for a farewell social with their friends and members of college alumni.
 The committee arranging the event includes: Edward D. Bergin, chairman assisted by Lester Loner- gan of St Bonaventure's college, John Luddy of Columbia, D. Rita McCann of St Elizabeth's college and Margaret Guilfoile of Nary mount college. s
 The club will sponsor many other social activities with most of the affairs taking place during the various recesses which are declared by the colleges.