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Evening star., 1933-08-21
DRAGGING CONTINUES
FOR VICTIM OF RIVER
D. c. Harbor Police Conduct Search
Near Alexandra for Drowned
Man.
By a STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August al
Washington harbor police continued to-
day dragging for the body of Frank
Kicherer, "a, of 82l South Payne street,
who was drowned yesterday afternoon
in the Potomac River opposite here
when he lost his balance while standing
in small boat occupied by him and
two companions
In an attempt to save Kicherer's life
Frank Hall of 1922 Duke street, one Of
the boats trio, almost lost bis own
BY the time he reached the drowning
youth, who was unable to swim, the
small boat had drifted away, and both
men were carried down stream by the
current.
The third companion. George Gift,
finally succeeded in getting Hall back
into the boat after he broke loose from
a strangle hold with which Kicherer
had carried him under the surface. Hall
was badly scratched.
The three youths had been on the
river about an hour and a half when
they decided to cross over into the
dredged channel Of Smoots Run. op-
posite the lighthouse at Jones Point.
They were half way across the river
when Kicherer fell overheard.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
STABBING OF THREE
LAID TO STILL ROW
Brothers Are Victims Near West
minister, Nd, as Three Others
Are Held for Inquiry.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

WESTMINSTER, Md, August 21.-
After an attack in which three members
of the family Of Noah Newman, ST., were
severely stabbed, four deputy sheriffs
assisted by State Oficer j. c. Hopkins
arrested Wesley Glass, Roscoe Six and
Baston Vohn at Deep Run, near West
minister. yesterday morning.
The three men were lodged in the
Carroll County Jail charged with assault
with Intent to kill. The arrests were
made early Sunday and later in the
day investigation led to discovery of a
still and 900 gallons Of mash near the
house where the three had been living.
According to the story told the
authorities by Noah Newman, ST., Wesley
Glass approached his daughter -in-law,
Mrs. Wilmer Newman, Saturday and
stated he was going to set up still on
their property. Mrs Newman told him
that no still would be allowed on the
property and this Is supposed to have
enraged Glass who returned to the
Newman home late that night accom-
panied by Six and Vohn.
The men entered the house, Newman
stated, and were talking to his three
sons when they were stabbed.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
CARRIES OFF HEAVY SAFE
ONLY TO GET ONE DOLLAR
Unk nown Robber Visits Anacostia
Filling Station and Works
Hard for Small Gain.

Toll and disappointment were the
wages of the burglar who robbed fill
ing station at Anacostia and Benning
roads Saturday night.
After breaking into the station, the
burglar carried of a safe so heavy he
must have moved in it an automobile
or truck.
Yesterday at Second and L streets
northeast. police found the strong box.
The burglar had laboriously battered
the door, to obtain 81.
Police we're informed that the burglar
gave himself lot Of unnecessary trou-
BILE, since the safe door was not even
locked
Window smashers early yesterday
visited the store of Joseph Rosenberg,
72I Four -and-a-Half street southwest.
They broke q show window and OBJ
tanned shoes and shirts valued at $40,
Rosenberg reported.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
FUND DISTRIBUTION
by HAMILTON BANK
WAITS CLAIM PROOF
President Graham Urges
Haste to Speed Opening
Date of Institution.
!EXTRA FORCE AT WORK
| CHECKING UP ACCOUNTS
Branches Accepting Depositors'
Requests Announced-Merger
Suit Failure Seen.
Warning that no distribution of funds

Warning that no distribution Of funds
can be made to any depositor in q
member bank of the Hamilton Ma
tional Bank merger, until he has filed
his proof Of claim, Edwin c. Graham,
president Of the merger, today issued a
formal statement declaring that too
much delay on the part Of depositors
may postpone the opening date of the
bank
"All proofs of claims against any
bank included in the Hamilton merger
should be filed as soon as possible at
the bank against which they are made,
through letter or personal call" said
President Graham. The places where
these claims may be filed do not in
clude all the banking houses involved
IN the merger, as some Of the branches
40 not receive claims The places
where the claims may be filed are as
follows:
The Federal American National
Bank g. Trust Co., Fourteenth and @
streets; Federal-American Brookland
branch; Federal-American Dupont Cir
Gle branch; Potomac Savings. Wiscon-
sin avenue and M street; Woodbridge
Langdon Savings & Commercial Bank
2027 Rhode Island avenue northeast !:
United States Savings, Fourteenth and
streets; Northeast Savings, 300 H
street northeast, and Seventh Street
Savings. Seventh and N streets; Dis
trict National Bank, and Washington
Savings Bank.
Must Check Claims.
The point was stressed by President
Graham that, If persons who possess
claims against the different banks delay
filing these claims until announcement
OF the banks opening is made, the pres
sure OF this tremendous amount of last
minute work may overburden the banks
employees to the extent that the opening
date may have to be delayed
All proofs of claims must be checked
against records in the bank against
which they are made Claims must also
be checked to see that they are properly
signed and witnessed President Graham
stated that, If a corporation, the neces-
sary authorization must be attached
then proved at the central file then
addressograph plate, ledger sheet, state
ment, card and paSsbook must be made
up.
Extra Force at Work.
As the Hamilton Bank will open to
more than 100000 depositors, the work
OF Strengthening out each individual ac-
count is tremendous An extra clerical
force is working to enable executives 10
set an opening date for Washington s
newest banking institution set up under
the Governments new banking law.
In the meantime, 1T was explained
that efforts of Col. Wade H. Cooper,
president Of the United States Savings
Bank, to stop his member bank from
joining the merger, cannot affect the
opening of the other seven member
banks in the merger.
From official sources it was pointed
out today that efforts in Detroit, some
what similar to the plan Col. Cooper
has in mind. to prevent a bank merger
under terms of the Spokane plan, met
with failure in the courts
Evening star., 1933-08-21
FOUR DEAD, EIGHT
HURT IN ACCIDENTS
Nearby Traffic Victims of
Week End includes Wife of
North CaroIinian.

A head-on collision in Virginia, and
a race between two cars over Maryland
roads, after one is said to have bumped
the other, resulted in three deaths yes
terday. Other mishaps on nearby high
ways brought the weekend trafdc toll
to four dead and eight injured.
The dead are:
Mrs. Myrtle Baker Neisler, 38, wife
Of Kings Mountain, N. c.. mill owner.
George ]. Fradiska, 40, restaurant
proprietor, Of Cumberland, Md.
Richard Payne, 81, Cumberland gas
station attendant.
Richard Davis, colored. 18, of South
Washington, Va.
Mrs. Neisler died in the Alexandria,
Va, hospital of injuries received when
an automobile operated by her hus-
band, c. E. Neisler, jr., was involved
in a head-on collision near Wood
bridge, Va.
Others Are Injured.
Neisler escaped with lacerations about
the eyes, while his wife's sister, Mrs.
Harry B. Lauman, suffered from bruises
and shock.
j. H. Thompson. described by police
as Neisler's secretary, who was also nd
ing in the car, suffered a fractured leg,
serious head lacerations and q mashed
right arm, which may have to be am
putated.
The other car was driven, police say,
by John F. Major, 4400 block Of Stat
ford street, Chevy Chase, Md, who was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
lacerations and bruises.
According to State Police Sergt E. j.
McDermott, Major will be arrested on
a technical charge of manslaughter
DR.. w. e. Beattie OF Alexandria will
conduct an inquest when the injured
have recovered sufficiently to attend.
Davis was fatally injured when his
automobile overturned on the Glebe
road in Arlington County. He was pro-
nounced dead upon arrival at Emer-
gency Hospital
Fradiska and Payne were the victims
Of an accident said by police to have
followed one motorist persiStently
humping his car into another's. Both
men died in Allegheny Hospital, Cum
berland. Md.
Reckless Driving Charged.
The victims were riding in car
driven by Leo Palmer. which, accord
ing to police, had been repeatedly
bumped by a machine operated by
George Laber of Red Hill, who was ar
rested on a reckless driving charge after
the accident.
After the two cars had bumped sew
eral times a chase resulted during
which Palmer's car hit telephone
pole. Palmer and Jerry Greegan. an
other occupant Of the car in which
Fradiska and Payne we're riding. es-
capped with minor injuries. Fradiska
Is survived by his widow and seven
children.
A Hoboken. N j., family which went
to sleep in their automobile parked on
the Richmond Highway south of here
yesterday morning, narrowly escaped
serious injury when a Glen Allen, Va,
produce truck crashed into the machine.
The man, Lloyd Bradley, and his wife,
Mrs. Marie Bradley sustained cuts and
bruises Their three small children,
Lloyd. IT,; Dorothy and Arthur, escaped
unhurt. They received treatment at
the Alexandria Hospital.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
TWO KILLED IN PLANE

CATSKILL, N. Y, August 81 P.-
Charles Zimmerman, 48. Catskill busi-
ness man, and Henry Gastrick, IA, OF
Glendale. Long Island. were killed yes
terday when their airplane dived into
q cornfield near here. The impact
buried half of the plane in the ground.
witnesses said the plane was bank
ing at 1000 feet when it rapidly lost
altitude, and about 100 feet above the
ground went out of control altogether.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
TWO SERIOUSLY HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
One Was Passenger in Truck
Which Collided With
W. r. E. Car.

Two men were reported injured ser
iously yesterday in traffic accidents
Police said William Wade Ashburn,
So, Of 6l3 H street, was dodging a street
car when knocked down by an automo-
bile near Ninth and D streets At
Emergency Hospital 1t was reported
he had received head and body injuries
The automobile was reported to have
been operated by Frank J. Huckels of
st. Louis
Joseph Bond, 81, 1900 block Of
Twenty seventh street southeast, re-
ceived head injuries, cuts and bruises
when truck in which he was a pas
senger collided with Washington Rail-
way & Electric Co. street car at the
Benning viaduct, according to a police
report. Bond was admitted to Casualty
Hospital
Evening star., 1933-08-21
FINGERS STOP BULLET
FROM BODY OF GIRL
Miss Eleanor Allen of D. c. Vic
tim Of Accidental Shot, Fired
by Brother.
By a stafY CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

by D otdu Correspondent OF Inc SLar.
FREDERICK, Md. August 21.-Be-
cause Miss Eleanor Allen. II. of the $500
block Of Fulton street, Washington, D.
c.. happened to have her left hand in
front Of her body she was saved from
serious injury and possible death yes
terday.
Three fingers of her hand proved suf-'
flcient "armor" to stop a % caliber
rifle bullet, which was headed directly
for her body when a gun went off acci-
dentally, as her 10-year-old brother,
Wakeman, picked it up to go hunting.
The bullet fractured the bones in two
fingers before lodging in third Dr.
Edwin j. Grass Of Alban Towers. WASH
ington, family physician. removed the
bullet. and said he hoped to save the
girls fingers.
The accident occurred at the Allen
family camp near here. Miss Allen was
given first aid at the Frederick Hospital
and at Emergency Hospital, Washing
ton, before being taken to DR.. Grass.
Abner Allen. q clerk in the quarter
masters office, United States Army, Is
the father Of the children.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
RENOVIZED HOUSE WILL BE PUT
ON AUCTION BLOCK ABOUT OCT.

Faced with the necessity of evacuat-
ing the Government land occupied by
the little "renovized" house at Four
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue., the Washington Board Of Trade
will sell the dwelling at public auction
on or about October l, Claude w. Owen,
president of the trade body, said today.
Although details of conducting the
sale have not yet been worked out,
Owen said bidders will have to put up
some form Of guarantee Of ability to
which it now stands.
Funds derived from the sale, it was
understood, will go toward defraying
expenses Of the campaign and construc-
ton of the house.
The modernised dwelling, rebuilt -
Evening star., 1933-08-21

the principal display of the campaign,
has been viewed by thousands during
the past week, according to Arthur B.
Heaton, general chairman of the cam
paim.
The demonstration is q graphic por-
trayal of what "renoyizing" can ac-
complish In the way Of converting the
most dilapidated structure into q
modern, hyable home. The house, as
reconstructed, contains large living
room, bedroom, nursery, dinette, kit
chen, laundry and bath. A porch is
attached on the north side.
The house will continue on display
throughout the remainder of this
month and all Of next, With attendants
on hand each day from 8 am. to
10 pm.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
AUTO THIEF SENTENCED
Judge Given to Help Owners, HI
Says, netting 80 Days.

Judge Ralph Given is going to help
protect the automobile owners OF the
city" he said this morning when ne
sentenced Leroy Umstead, colored, to 90
days In jail for stealing an automoone
battery from q parked car.
"It's getting so you can't leave car
marked" the Judge said, without some
oneN coming along and making of with
some of the parts They even jack up
a car and steal the wheels and tires.
I'm going to help protect the automobile
owners"
Evening star., 1933-08-21

He upbraided Charles r. Adams.
me for filling in
the last swamp area at Quantico to
enlarge the landing field.
why do you want large land
ing field?' he complained
$50 that our planes can land with
out difficulty"
well. I don't see what the Marines
are doing with air planes, anyway, he
said. THE Navy can do all the flying
for the Marine Corps. And we don't
need a flying field here to protect
Washington. We're not going to have
any more wars"
He was so disagreeable and so un-
appreciative of the effort we were
making to please him on the occasion
of his visit that I couldn't help show
ing my irritation. After he left, told
some Of my friends story to illustrate
his attitude. j,
"A preacher making the rounds of
his parish stopped one day at farm
house for dinner. The farmers wife
Won't you try some Of this beef?"
she urged. Il raised and butchered
the animal myself"
IT don't like beef" he remarked con-
temptuously.
When She persuaded him to taste
some of her delicious sugar-cured ham
he turned up his nose. He spurned in
turn her chicken. her garden-grown
vegetables and her damson plum pre-
serves.
AT this point the little son Of the
family, who was watching through a
crack in the kitchen door, called in
a stage whisper. Say, Nom, maybe
the old buzzard will suck an egg"
Evening star., 1933-08-21

was secretary OF
the Navy is told
from the Marine
point of view-in
Gen. Buffers book,
"Old Gimlet Eye"
which Will be pub
lished Friday.
In his volume.
which Farrar &
Rhii,ehart is re-
leasing, Gen. But
ler recalls the visit
of Secretary Adams
to the Quantico
Marine b ase in
July, 1880. Here's
the way the gen.
eral reports that
visit:
Evening star., 1933-08-21
FORSTER TITLE CHANGED

The title Of Rudolph Forster. who
is rounding out 81 years Of service at
the White House, has been changed
from executive clerk to executive clerk
in charge of the White House Offlces,
it was announced today.
With the change of title goes the
additional duties Of supervising the
executive ofnces. The position follows
next in succession to the secretariat.
Forster first came to the White House
as a stenographer in the Mckinley ad-
ministration and has served eight Presi-
dents, including the late Theodore
Roosevelt. -
Evening star., 1933-08-21
FAIRFAX THIEF SOUGHT
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star. ~
FAIRFAX, Va, August 21.-Pohce
today were searching for the thief who
last night broke into the store of w. T.
Ralston here and took merchandise and
small change worth SIS.
The building was entered by prying
open a window, according to Ralston.
The loot consisted chiefly of cigarettes
and chewing gum. The money, So in
pennies, had been left in the open cash
register.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
Arrested on Girls Complaint.

Clarence E. Scott, go, 1900 block OF
B street southeast, today was arrested
and charged with assault. growing out
of complaints regarding his treatment
of several girls between the ages of Z
and IL years He was locked up at NO
Q police station.
Evening star., 1933-08-21
Ne,o Book Ciues '*Inside Story''
Of Butler and adams Ei,mity
Marine Corps General in "Old Cin'le,
Eye" Reports Alleged actions of
Former Navy Head at Quantico.

The inside story" OF the almost ira
ditional enmity between Brig. Gen.
Smedley Butler of the Marines and
Charles Francis Adams when the latter
Evening star., 1933-08-21
JUDGE LINDSEY HERE
Comes With Western Party to
Confer With N. r. A. Chiefs.

Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver, Colo,
with a party Of nine representatives Of
Western communities, landed at WASH
ington Airport last night to confer to-
day with officials of the National Re-
covery Administration and the Depart
ment Of Labor. They few here from the
West, coming in from Pittsburgh on the
last leg Of the flight as passengers on
Pennsylvania Airlnes
Evening star., 1933-08-21

But friend demonstrated. he doesn't
believe in the Bible Grant replied
oh, that's just Ingersoll. He doesn't
believe in the Bible because he didn't
Evening star., 1933-08-21
C. OF C. MEETING CALLED
Rockville Group to Hear Col.
Laird on N. r. A. Subject.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 21.-Ber-
nard T. Brosius, president Of the Rock
vile Chamber of Commerce, has called
a special meeting Of the organization
for wednesday evening In the fire en-
gine building here. The speakers divi-
sion Of the N r. A. has assigned Col.
George r. Laird to address the meet
ing at the request Of President BroMus
and business people in all parts Of the
county have been invited to attend.
Evening star., 1933-08-21

WI llC ~ 1lAiAAoCAA.
The Secretary
n e t I ! e d me
throughout h ! s
visit with petty
( a u 1t finding.
While he was in
specting the air
plane squadron, he
picked up a blade
of grass. Hunting
all around the
wing Of one Of the
airplanes he found
a tiny hole, pushed
in the blade of
grass and said
triumphantly, You
ought to attend to
this
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-15

show to the jury photographs of
that. splintered Wooden Car and
contrast it with photographs of
the uninjured steel cars on the same
train, all taken after the accident,
it would not be a pleasant NOM
ent for stockholders.
These are hard days for rail
roads, and management, hard press
ed, has sought to use up the wooden
cars, replacing them gradually with
steel cars. But the process has
been slow, as is proved by the row
of dead bodies in this latest disas-
ter.
The Government Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, lending liber-
ally in all directions, would doubt
less provide funds that could MOI
be obtained elsewhere for replacing
wooden cars with steel cars.
The replacement would mean
work for many men and create a
demand for steel. Meanwhile, run
ming mixed trains of steel and
wooden cars in use plainly marked
for the public protection.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-15

work for from S12 to $3.50 a
week., the wage scale they imposed
on the teachers by their parsimoni-
business.
1t is too late to do anything about
the wage scale for this year but it
is not too late to saw the school
system of the state from the
wrecking crew. Another legisla-
ture will be elected next year and
if the teachers exercise wisdom
they will see to it that their sup
port is given only to those seeking
seats in the general assembly who
will deal fairly with the education
al forces. And in this they should
have the support of every man and
woman interested in maintaining
a decent school system in North
Carolina"
In short the teachers are advised
to go into politics." Well, why
mot? just about all the other ele-
ments in the population seek to
protect themselves against hostile
legislation - bankers, merchants,
farmers, dairymen, manufacturers,
wage-earners, BARRIERS, bottlers,
beauticians, theatre managers, and
hotel and restaurant proprietors.
There is no reason in Gods world
why the teachers should not pro-
test, as forcibly as any of these,
against what they, consider unfair
treatment at the hands of the poll
%ticians who gather in Raleigh tc
impose taxes and distribute the
revenue therefrom. The most ef-
fective weapon of protest is tht
ballot. The teachers, with their
kin and their friends, make up =
formidable body Of voters. If If
every county they will exert the
Influence at their command, the
! candidates for the legislature will
not fail to be impressed.
As the News says, "the New Dea.
for teachers is in every respect .
Raw Deal" By reason of the ma
ture of their service, it is a raw dea'
not for them only but for the
whole people of North Carlina.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-15
Gold Hill Rt. | Items

The farmers of our section are
busy gathering in their feed, such
as hay and Corn tops for winter
supply OR use.
A large crowd attended the
Fraley reunion at Antioch Baptist
Church Sunday. Many addresses
were made on different subjects.
The four young men that compos-
ed the QUARTET singing were sure
excellent singers.
The thirteen members of the
holiness church of Gold Hill and
St. Paul's that were Baptised near
St. Paul's church Sunday were at
tended by a large crowd of people.
MI. Lonnie Wagner, son Of R.
L. Wagner, of Salisbury, was visit
ing his uncle and grandmother
Monday, P. H. Wagner and Mrs.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-15
Cleveland Rt. z News

MI. and Mrs. Floyd Smith were
weekend visitors here with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Grace Freeman and Mrs
Henry Young spent Sunday even
ing with Mrs. ]. H. Steele.
I Mrs. R. C. Adams and children.
Mrs. N. S. Steele, Miss Addie Cline
and Messrs. Dempsey Shaver and
W. H. Burton were Sunday visitors
at P. A. Johnson's.
MI, Holloway Burton left Mon
day morning to attend Catawba
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Lazenby are
visiting relatives in Dallas, Tex.
Mrs. Glenn Norris, of Washing
ton, D.. c., is visiting her father,
Mr.. John Goodman.
The many friends of Miss Estell<
Wilhelm will be interested to learr
of her marriage to- Mr.. Thoma,
Jackson Bird on Saturday, Sept
2, 1888, at Statesville. Mr.. ane
Mrs. Bird at making their home al
IStatesville.
Mrs. Thomas D. Steele and child
rem spent Saturday night with hel
sister, Mrs. P. A. Johnson.
Cleveland-Scotch Irish Grangt
met Tuesday night for the regular
meeting. 3 new members were in.
itiated. On Saturday night a cal
meeting was held for the purpose
of initiating 2 new members SC
they could go to- the Pomon:
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Steele ano
Mrs. Jessie Belle Steele visitedlMr
and Mrs. Jack Bird Sunday even
ing.
Miss Helen Hicks is visiting Miss
Louise Oakley at Harmony.
Mr.. Paul Lazenby has been visit
ing his parents.
Miss Ruby Johnson spent Satur-
day night with her cousin, Miss
Mary Katherine Fraley.
Little Dorothy Steele spent Sat
urday night with her cousin, Troy
Fraley.
MI. and Mrs. Marvin Wooten
and son, Johnny, spent a while
Sunday with his mother.