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Evening star., 1933-02-08

must've thought he heard something
because he propped it up against the
house and walked over this way.
knew If he discovered me, I'd probably
get what Bill got, so I beat it to the
road, jumped in my car and went to
get you"
Fordney noticed blood stains on the
shack about three feet from the ground
which seemed to bear out "Stigs" story
Some freshly cut firewood, spattered
with dark stains, lay near a chopping
block.
Opening the door of the shack, the
professor was about to enter when
Kelley called from the back yard, THE
body's under the woodpile, all right.
My God, what a sight"
Fordney's interest at that moment
was not the body, but bright, clean,
shining ak that stood in the far corner
of the room. Carrying it carefully by
the battered handle he brought 1t out
side. ''Stig" turned with a startled
look at the professors words.
Unless you want to be held for this
murder you better tell the truth about
It'll"
WHY WAS "sIIG" UNDER sUs-
PICION?
(Solution on Page A-11)
Evening star., 1933-02-08
u. s. PROBE SOUGHT
IN DETROIT STRIKES.
Red Activities Stir Repre-
sentative.EIect Weideman,
Who Asks D0ak Aid.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February s--A Federal
investigation Of alleged Commupi,t
activity in two strikes among autcmo-
bile body workers here was a posi-
bility today.
A request for Intervention by Secre~
tary Of Labor William N. Doak was
made last night by Cal M. Weideman,
Democratic Representative In Con-
gress. Weideman communicated with
Washington following receipt of a petit
ton which said that "an attempt is
being made by certain groups who are
opposed to our form of government to
wrest control of said strike frcm loyal
American citizens"
The move to enlist the aid of the
Federal Government in sitting the un-
derlying causes of the strikes and
arbitrating differences followed the
walkout yesterday of 5000 workers at
the Hudson Motor Car Co. plant This
move affected total of 5000 employees.
Briggs Production Normal.
With strike at the Briggs body plant
in its third week, officials yesterday an
nounced that production had reached
normal with the filling CT the strikers
places.
More violence was reported at the
| Briggs plant Street cars carrying
workers to and from the plant were
stopped in spite of a plea issued yes
terday by the management of the
municipality property stating that
the street railways had maintained a
strict neutrality during the strike and
asking that the rights of its passengers
be respected. One man was shot,
another stabbed and three others
beaten.
Oficials of the Hudson company
| joined Briggs executives in pointing an
accusing finger at Communists. Both
| companies maintain that the strikes in
| their plants have been artificially in
duced by outsiders who have forced the
employees, frequently against their will,
to join in the strikes.
New Model Expected.
While no definite announcement had
been made by Ford Motor Co. officials,
it was believed here that a new Ford
model was to be introduced in a few
days Henry Ford last week was quoted
as saying that Ford plants would re-
sumo production as soon as a steady
| flow of bodies from the Briggs plant
was assured. Ford officials predicted
all factories would be in production
some time this week.
The trial of 81 persons arrested in
Highland Park in connection with the
Briggs strike began yesterday with the
arraignment of women charged with
| assaulting woman worker at the Briggs
plant. Each demanded jury trial.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
FORMER SNOWMAN,
W. W. GENTRY, DIES
Dog and Pony Circus of Early Days
Recalled by Wife's Discovery
of Body.
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, February g.
w. w. Gentry, Snowman, who helped
found one of the best-known attrac-
tions of past generations, died in his
sleep at his home here early yesterday
after 20 years of retirement from the
show business.
Gentry, with his brothers, made the
Gentry Dog and Pony Show an annual
event in communities all over the
country in bygone days. He was 76
years old
He was found dead by his wife this
morning. His physician said death was
caused by heart attack
When Mr.. Gentry tired of icircus life
some 20 years ago he came here to live,
married and becameo interested in civic
affairs. During the World War he
served as a labor commissioner and was
city manager in 1920 and 1921. At the
time of his death he was county
election commissioner and bank dirsc-
tor.
His brothers and their sons revived
the dog and pony show recently, but
w. w. Gentry had no part in the re-
yiyaL
He is survived by his widow, three
brothers, Henry and Frank of Bloom
ington, Ind, and Will of Miami, Fla,
and three sisters, Mrs. T. j. Penrod and
Mrs. Emma Evans of Bloomington and
Mrs. Charles Cant of Indianapolis.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
HOPEFORCOUNTRY
is SEEN |N:S|LVER
John H. Janney, Economist,
Tells House Coinage Com
mittee of Advantages.
b. the Associated Press.

6y the associated Press.
John H Janney of New York told
the House Coinage Committee today
that In considering pending silver bills
1t was getting to the only piece of blue
sky in the whole economic horizon"
He is president of the American So
ciety of Practical Economists.
Your object is to protect the integ-
rity of the gold standard-the gold dol
lar" Janney said. Your problem is
solved when you balance the supply of
and demand for gold.
1T can be done, and is proposed in
the bill presented to you by your chair
man, Mr.. Somers.
When you make only one thing of
corner Of that thing. That is what has
happened to the world today with gold.
Supports Silver.
"YoI must get another commodity to
use as money If you can get COM
modify that would not increase in pro-
duction, that already has an intrinsic
value, that cannot be cornered and
that can be given fixed and sound
value in terms of gold, you have found
your remedy
Silver is that commodity.
IF you keep on like you have been
going, you can make it an issue on the
floor of whether a man will vote for or
against continuing the depression"
Enactment of the Somers bill to per-
init the purchase of silver for use as
monetary reserve, Janney testified,
would "reinstate confidence in Asia, re-
instate buying power in Asia, and Gre
ate a condition that would solve the
most delicate problems of the Orient
in which we are vitality interested and
without it costing us a cent"
You would be placing the money
that these people have been using for
1000 years on such basis in our mar
kets that they would not plant cotton
and other products they used to buy
from us, and would thus keep them
undermining economic conditions in
the United States
Foreign Agreement Essential.
Sixteen to one monetization or any
other fixed ratio is absolutely impossible
unless you get foreign nations to agree
to it, and you cannot get them to agree
because some of them would have to
accept unfavorable economic reaction.
Therefore, the United States alone
has got to solve this The Somers bill
Is so framed that it would meet any
set of unfavorable conditions that could
be brought about"
Evening star., 1933-02-08
|GUY CASE WITNESS
| TO Be QUESTIONED.
Engineer Wills, Who Identified
WanderWeII Murder Defend
ant, on Stand Today.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONG BEACH, Calf, February g.
Cuthbert Wills engineer on the vaga-
bond adventure yacht "Carma" faced
crosS-eXamination today on his teSti-
ley" Guy to Capt" Walter Wander
well a few minutes before the crafts
skipper was shot to death last Decem-
ber S.
The small English engineer was left
on the stand yesterday at adjournment
of Guys trial on charge of Staying
the PoliSh-born soldier of fortune
Wills was the third witness in Guys
trial for murder to identify the hand
some young Welshman, disgruntled
former associate of Wanderwell, as "the
man in gray" who sought Wanderwell
out the night of the killing.
Identified by Woman.
Miss Marian Smith of Rockmart, Ga,
preceding Wills on the stand, said Guy
was the stranger who appeared at a
portfolio and asked for Wanderwell
She was one of eight women, who. with
seven men, had signed up for an ex-
pense- sharing Wanderwen cruise to
distant ports.
Previously, Edmund Zeranski, Holly
wood photographer, one of the crew,
testified Guy resembled the mysterious
caller.
Another girl member of the crew,
Mary Parks of East Saugus, Mass, told
the jury yesterday that she did not
know who the caller was. She said he
was a good looking, smooth shaven
young man."
The State contends Guys dispute in
in,
Angeles last Summer with Wanderwell
over financial matters in Wanderwells S
1881 expedition from BuenoS Aires to
San Francisco furnish a plausible mo-
tive for the former World War spy
suspects killing.
wills testified he was in the Carma
mess hall with Zeranski, Miss Parks
and Miss Smith when stranger ap-
peared at portfolio and asked fol-
| Wanderwell.
Places Hand on Shoulder.
Asked to identify the stranger, he
walked across the court room and laid
his hand on Guys shoulder.
Guy looked at him coolly with trace
Of smile.
Wills said he went outside and told
the caller Wanderwell had retired, but
thought the man could catch him if it
was anything important" He told OF
conducting the man calling him "Mr
Guy" in his testimony to Wanderwell's S
cabin and pointing out the latter.
Returning to the mess hall, Wills
said, he and the others heard a shot
and terrible scream" about 10 min
utes later.
He said he and Zeranski rushed out
found no one except Wanderwell's chill
dren in the latter's cabin, examined the
adjacent dock twice and finally found
Wanderwell slumped down in the din
ing salon, dead.
There was no trace of the caller, and
he later called police, Wills said.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
DISREGARDS DIVORCE
GEARY WON IN TOXIC
Wife Seeks to Fix Blame for Al
legged Removal Of Holdings
in New York State.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, February 8.-Attorneys
for Mrs. John Richard Geary, ignoring
divorce granted her husband Friday
by Toxic court, announced yesterday
they would move for the appointment of
referee to determine what property
Geary had in New York State at the
time Mrs. Geary commenced suit for
legal separation.
They said an attempt would be made
to fix responsibility for the alleged re-
moval Of Geary's holdings here, as we'll
as to ascertain If any Of his property
remained in the State.
Geary was president of the General
Electric Co. of Japan and Far Eastern
representative of the domestic concern.
Mrs. Geary's suit for legal separation
is based on a charge of cruel and in
human treatment and abandonment.
She alleges, among other things, that
Geary adopted an Oriental attitude to-
ward his family, in which the wife
must look upon him (the husband) as
If he were heaven itself and never weary
of thinking how she may yield to her
husband, and thus escape celestial cas-
tigation."
Each month, she alleged, he published
typewriter set of house rules gov
erning her behavior and If she broke
ono her allowance was cut. If she broke
three her allowance was taken away al
together.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
RESIDENCE DEMOLISHED
BECAUSE OF HIGH TAXES
Heirs of Late Millionaire Oil Spec
ulator Unable to Find Tenants
for Mansion.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, February 8.--The
palatial mansion Of the late J. C. Nc
Dowell, who amassed a FORTUNE of
$4,000, 900 in the gas and oil business,
is being demolished because, his son
says, taxes are too high and there
are no tenants"
A stained, loaded glass window that
formerly was at the head of the stair
case will be taken to Victoria Tex.
where Horace Mcdowell the son and
heir, is now living It will be placed
in new Methodist Episcopal Church
to be built in memorial to his parents.
Mcdowell began his business life as
an Oil driller. He was a pioneer in the
field of natural gas and the first heat
ing unit employing it was in the house
being torn down.
During his life time Mcdowell con-
tributed more than 100000 to the
Womens Christian Temperance Union,
friends say.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
PR0BERS STUMPED
BY BALKY WITNESS
Senators Investigating Louis.
lana Election Ponder What
to Do With Weiss.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, February 8.-The
Senate Committee investigating charges
of fraud in the election of Representa-
tive John H. Overton to the United
States Senate today considered what to
do about the refusal of Seymour Weiss,
one of Overton's campaign leaders and
a political associate of Senator Huey P.
Long, to answer questions.
Mr.. Weiss defied the committee at
yesterdays afternoon session and told
them to go ahead, when Gen. Samuel
T. Ansell, attorney for the committee,
had threatened to have him put In jail
for contempt.
The witness, who declared himself
as "a sort of clearing house. for con-
tributions and disbursements in the
campaign, assumed a belligerent atti-
tude from the start. He was not pres
ent when called as witness and Sem
ator Howell; Republican, Nebraska,
chairman, rebuked him and told him he
must answer committees subpoena.
Answer Flatly Refused.
Gen. Ansell said he stood in contempt
OF the committee by not being present
when called and charged him with be-
ing prompted by Senator Huey P. Long,
who appears as counsel for Overton.
Near the close of the hearing, Mr..
Weiss fatty refused to answer the
question as to why he did not deposit
campaign contributions in bank.
None of your business" said Weiss.
Chairman Howell ordered a FIVE
minute recess and called Weiss and
Long out into the ante-room. He
then ordered the session to proceed
and the chairman later explained that
charges of contempt could be filed
against Weiss at the close of his tes-
timony or later.
Memoranda Destroyed.
Weiss told the committee that he
had destroyed the memoranda of ex-
penSeS in the campaign, but said there
was only few dollars between the con-
tributions and disbursements. He said
he handled the money for the Long or
ganization in the campaign and that
Senator Long solicited contributions.
Allen Ellender, co-manager of the
campaign, testified earlier in the day
and admitted the use of dummy candi-
dates in the election to obtain election
commissioners who receive and count
the ballots. Ellender also admitted
under questioning that campaign con-
tributions were solicited from State
employees Ellender said Long and
Weiss handled the money and that he
confined his activities to the details
OF the campaign.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
SHIP FIRE DUE TO ARSON
Arrests to Be Made in Atlantique
Disaster of Last Month.

BORDEAU, France, February 8 P).
Destruction of the steamer Allan
tique, which burned in the English
Channel last month, has been definitely
attributed to arson by an investigating
board, and today's newspapers said an
arrest was imminent.
The chairman of the Investigating
Commission said 1t had been estab-
lished that fire was discovered almost
simultaneously in four cabins and that
men aboard had detected the odor of
gasoline shortly before the flames were
discovered.
The newspapers speculated on the
possibility Of organized international
sabotage.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
NEEDLE IN BODY 18 YEARS
Causes Plenty of Trouble and
Finally Emerges From Scalp.

A needle Travelled around in the body
Of Matt Deeren of Galesville, Wis, fol-
18 years and came out of his scalr
recently.
Eighteen years ago Deeren was oper-
ated upon for intestinal adhesions
After he left the hospital his trouble.
began. He was constantly i'll and suf.
fered splitting headaches. Four year.
ago he lost the sight of one eye. Re-
Gently, his headaches ceased. Anc
then, few days ago, he broke a small
lump in his scalp and out fell very
fine needle Deeren thinks the needle
caused the headaches and pierced the
optic nerve
Evening star., 1933-02-08
ORGANIZATION FORMED
FOR JEWISH SERVICE
Community Center Meeting At
tended by 1OO-Offenberg
Heads Committee.

The Jewish Community Center Serv-
ice Organization, having for its objec-
tive the all-year-round effort in be-
half of the activities of the institution,
was formed last night.
More than 100 persons attended the
meeting at the center, during which a
Ways and Means Committee was ap-
pointed consisting of Moe Gutenberg,
chairman; Mrs. Charles Rosenthal, Mrs.
Morris Gewirz, David Wiener, Edward
RoSenblum, Morris Eanet, Lena Hyatt,
AL Goldstein, Abe Shefferman, Joseph
Stein and Harry Lebowitz.
A program Of music was presented by
two artists from the Russian Troika-
Sascha Leonoff and Zina Nikalina.
Spain will appropriate $9,650,000 a
voar ta aid settlers IN land
Evening star., 1933-02-08
CLEANING THE MOVIES.

On Wednesday, February 8, at p.m.,
at lexington Presbyterian Church, North
Capitol and Que SITS. ne. Take North Capt.
tol street car at Union Station.
what Are the Movies Doing to Our
Children" A dramatization founded on
true incidents under the direction of the
author, Maude M. Aldrich, vice president
of the Federal Motion Picture Council.
THE EVILS OF BLOCK BOOKING"
By Hon. Abram F.. Myers, General Counsel
Allied States Assn Of independent Ex-
hlbitors, speaking on Brookhart Senate Bill
1870 and Senate Resolution ITO, authorize
tfon Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce to make Investigation of the Hays
orsanization, both now on Senate calendar;
followed by
Annual Meeting Of the Members of Fed
eral Motion Picture Council
Rev. William Sheafe Chase, General Sec
rotary, presiding.
PUBLIC INVITED,
Evening star., 1933-02-08
mi | klll t E
Il .HXS It ERy
Gan & You, a.
SOZWNg@E

Or Fordrey is professor of criminology at
famous university. His advice is often
confronted with particularly bafling cases.
This problem has been taken from his case
book covering hundreds Of criminal investi-
gations
Try your wits on It'll 1t takes but ONE
MINUTE to readi Every fact and every
clue necessary TO its solution are in the
story itself-and there is only one answer.
How good detective are you?
Evening star., 1933-02-08

An hour later
the three men
paused beside a
clump of bushes in
Hubbards Wood.
bill and Jake
were fightin' in
front of that shack
over there" ex-
planned IS t i G"
pointing to a clear
ing. Jake knocked
Bill down and then
grabbed the AK.
When Bill got up,
Jake hit him over
the head with it.
Then he dragged
the body toward
H. l.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
Fraternity Students Lead.

ALBUQUERQUE, NJ Mex, February 9
(P).-Scholastic averages of fraternity
men at the University of New Mexico
were announced yesterday as slightly
higher than those of non-fraternity
men. The statistics gathered by the
National ter-Fraternity Conference
gave fraternity men a standing of sc.
and the all-men's average as BOSS.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
SERGT. HUNTER BURIAL
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Veteran Marine Served in Army
During Spanish War-Services
Will Be Held in Arlington.

Funeral services for Staff Sergt.
Charles H Hunter, U. S. M. c., who
will be held at 1890 am. tomorrow
at the residence, 1927 Taylor street,
with burial in Arlington National
Cemetery. Sergt. Hunter was So.
A native of Toledo, Ohio, he served
in the Army during the Spanish-Ameri-
can War. In May, 1918, he Joined the
Marine Corps, remaining in the service
after the World War.
Sergt Hunter is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Florence H. Hunter.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
Liquor Pardons Bill Defeated.

DENVER, February (P).-A resolu-
ton to petition Gov. Edwin C. johnson
to grant full pardons to all convicts In
the State Penitentiary for liquor law
violations was defeated in the House
yesterday. About 100 prisoners are
serving liquor sentences.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
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Evening star., 1933-02-08

QUESTIONS he IN the Thture He beginning n0W DSt0e
only to the trained eyes of saistcans socioogists
economists.
William Fielding Ogburn, research director of Pres-
dent Hooper's Research Committee Recent Social
Trends has outlined for The Associated Press ohat he
considers the 10 biggest problems this Nation faces,
among the hundreds reueaed the report of
dents committee.
Prof. Ogburns research ,Oork for Presient Hoopers
committee touched every phase OF American communal
life He is professor OF sociology at the University OF
Chicago former president OF the American Sociological
Society and OF the American Statistical Association Utce
president OF the American Association for the Advance
ment of Science.
Prot Ogburn ,uH outline Americas biggest problems
as he sees them series of 10 articles in this neps
question that America must
Evening star., 1933-02-08
The Body Under the Woodpile.
BY III. A. RIPLEY.

I"HE body's under the woodpile,
- but remember yuh gotta keep
me outa this!" whined 'Stig'
i Carena glancing at Inspector
Kelley and Prof Fordney out
of shifty eyes. Shifting through a,
nose that nature had placed on q
slant and licking lips that were cot
on the bias, he twisted his cap with
nervous fingers
Evening star., 1933-02-08
PIED PIPERS NEEDED
Chicago Opens Campaign to Rid
City of Rat Swarm.

CHICAGO, February 8 (R.-Chicago
offers employment to a few Pied
Pipers for an indefinite period. Rats
are making comeback here.
Prompted by numerous letters COL
lected and presented by County Relief
Commissioner Amelia Sears, calling at
tention to the havoc wrought by the
pests. city, county and Emergency Re-
lief Commission authorities today be-
gan an eradication campaign
The Relief Commission announced 1t
would train the heads Of needy fami-
lies on its roles to kill rats scientifi-
cally.
Evening star., 1933-02-08

Continuance Of the former Zuider Zee
project In the Netherlands Is expected
to give work TO 5000 men.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
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