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Evening star., 1934-02-06
ALLEGED MURDERER
HELD IN EVANSVILLE
Sheriff Rushes Prisoner Out Of
Cannelton After Crowd
Gathers.

~ the Associated Press.
CANNELTON, Ind, February g.
Ernest Wright, 32-year-old farm
hand, was held for safekeeping at
Evansville today on charge of muir
der in connection with the Staying
Of his employer, Miss Alice Martin,
former circus trapeze performer.
The murder charge was contained
m an afidavit signed by Sheriff An
ton Voges Of Perry County, to whom
Wright had related a strange story
Of witnessing the killing Of the wom-
An and Of being forced by the slayer
to bury the body near her farm home
on an Ohio River bluff. Wright said
the man was a stranger.
Sheriff Voges rushed his prisoner
TO the Vanderburgh County Jail late
last night, after a crowd of 200 per-
sons gathered about the Cannelton
Jail.
Wright will be held while authori-
ties, skeptical of his story, continue
their investigation.
The officials said Wright admitted
having quarreled with Miss Martin
over his pay. which he said she
withheld, but contended their diff
1erences had been settled amicably.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
Married Is Years
COUPLE CELEBRATE WE'D
DING ANNIVERSARY.

-HarrlS-EW1ng Photos.
Residents of this city for so years,
celebrated their 65th wedding ami
versary Saturday at their home, $40
Varnum street. They are 81 and SO
years old. respectively. Mr.. Scribner
served as quartermaster sergeant with
the Sd Cavalry of New York for three
years during the Civil War. During
this war service he became manned
and later lost his right leg. Both are
natives of New York State.
Mrs. Scribner was an employe Of
the Pension Ofnce here for SO. years,
retiring in 1923. She is a member Of
the Order Of the Eastern Star, the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
and formerly was department presi-
dent of the Spanish War Auxiliary
here. Mr.. Scribner was a member of
the Burnside Post, Grand Army of the
Republic, which post disbanded re-
Gently with only IS members surviv-
ing, and also a member Of the Union
Veterans Legion, also a Civil War
organization.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scribner have one son.
Leroy Scribner, who lives with them.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
TWO BODIES RECOVERED
Dsckhands Drown as Ship Sinks
In River.

Dsckhands Drown as Ship Sinks
In River.
NEW MART1NSVIILE. W. Va,
February 6 LP).-The ice-clogged Ohio
last night had yielded the bodies Of
two Of the three deckhands who
drowned as the sternwheel steamer,
Senator Cordill. sank in 8 feet Of
water on Woodlands, Ohio, early
Sunday.
Thirty-five passengers were rescued
after the old river packet boat ram
med q submerged wicket At dam
No. IA.
Graphing crews, laboring amid the
ice cakes, sought the body of James
Crawford. colored, of Cincinnati, the
third victim. The bodies already re-
covered were identified as Lewis Nc
Cullough and John Miles, both Gin
cinnati colored men.
Meanwhile, Capt. Harry Donnally
Of Wheeling Wharf. who with Capt.
Fred Hornbrook, purchased the boat
at an auction last November, tonight
blamed officials at dam No. IA for the
accident.
He charged that no notice was
given that some wickets at No. IA
had not been lowered and added that
the packets hull was punctured by
the wickets.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
CIVIL SERVICE lob
MAY CO TO WHITE
Chicago University Author
ity Expected to Be Named
to Commission.

Appointment of DR.. Leonard Dupee
White of Chicago University to the
Civil Service Commission as successor
to the late Commissioner George r.
Wales Is expected in administration
circles to be announced In the next
few days.
DR.. White is a Republican, but is
viewed as a Progressive. and is under-
stood to have been Endorsed for the
place by Interior Secretary Ickes, also
q Chicagoan.
White, who IS 43, is regarded as an
authority on civil service administra-
ton. He was appointed to the Civil
Service Commission in Chicago in
1881, and is the author of The Civil
Service in the Modern State"
A native OF Acton, Mass, he Is q
graduate Of Dartmouth College, and
his service as an associate professor
OF political science at Chicago, which
goes back to 1920. was ante-dated by
that at Dartmouth, where he filled a
similar post, and at Clark College,
Worcester, Mass. where he was an
DR.. White was special investigator
for the National Research Council,
l923-25: chairman of the Citizens
Police Commission. Chicago, 1929
1880, and a principal investigator for
the Hoover Commission on Social
Trends, 1930-3l.
His appointment will bring the
commission to full strength for the
first time in more than four months.
the two Democratic members-Harry
B. Mitchell and Mrs. Lucille Foster
Notwithstanding conducted its af-
fairs since Commissioner Wales died
in September.
Among others who had been sup
ported for the place was James G.
Yaden, chief of the examining d.
vision. veteran commission employe,
who also is president Of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
PSYCHOLOGIST SAILS
Alaskan Brings New Findings on
Mans Migra tions.

SEWARD. Alaska, February (P.-
Bearing with him new findings from
st. Lawrence Island, in the Bering
Sea. concerning the early migrations
of man from Asia to the American
continent, DR.. Otto William Geist,
Alaska College archeologist, sailed to-
day for the States.
He planned to visit the University
OF California and the American Mu-
scum Of Natural History at New York
He has spent six years on st. Law
renee Island.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
Seeks Share in Estate,

MIAMI, Fla, February 8 (R.-Mrs.
E. M. Snyder of New York yesterday
filed In Probate Court a claim on
behalf OF her mother for a widows
share OF the $4,000 estate Of Gracious
Martinelli, Italian.
Mrs. Snyder said her mother mar
ried Antonio Martinelli in 1892 and
that he disappeared in 1903 She
said she read Of the Martinelli death
here in New York newspapers and
Is OF the opinion he was her mothers
husband.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
JUDGE O.K.'S LIQUOR

CHICAGO P).-Persons in the ju-
risdiction of his court may eat, drink
and be merry after l am. so far as
Judge Thomas A. Green Is concerned.
He announced he would not punish
any one for violating the city ordi-
nances restricting the manner of
drinking.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
JAPANESE is RELEASED
TO FACE DEPORTATION
"Prince" Is Freed Of Charges Of
Shooting Student at South
Oak ota q.

By the Associated Press.
VERMILLION. S. Dak., February
6.-Circuit Judge R. B. Tripp yes
terday issued an order dismissing
criminal charges against Yukichi
Yoshida. elf-styled japanese prince" :"
on condition that he be deported to
Japan.
Yoshida has been an inmate Of
Yankton State Hospital for the in
sane for observation and treatment.
The youth, q student at the Uni
versity Of South Dakota here, was
sent to the hospital after he shot
and slightly wounded Vernon McCann,
q classmate.
Date Of deportation was not an
nounced.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
MAY ENTER OIL BUSINESS
Winthrop Rockefeller Leaves
Studies at Yale.

NEW YORK, February 6 R.-An-
other Rockefeller is expected to enter
the oil industry soon.
Winthrop Aldrich Rockefeller fourth
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Rookie
feller, jr., has left Yale University,
where he was a student, and it is
thought he plans to enter the busi-
ness established by his grandfather.
Rockefeller's resignation from Yale
became known last night He had
been Yale student for three years.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
FILM COMPETITION SEEN
Schenck, Back From England,
Plans to Exchange Stars.

HOLLYWOOD, February 6 (R.-
England was described as serious
competitor Of Hollywood in movie
making by Joseph M. Schenck, presi-
dent of United Artists and Twentieth
Century Pictures, on his return yester-
day from q lengthy European visit.
There is nothing for Hollywood
to do but accept this competition
in a friendly spirit" said Schenck,
because it is going to be Of mutual
benefit to the industry on both sides
Of the Atlantic"
Schenck started Immediately on
plans for cooperating on an inter-
change of stars. executives and tech
nicians with the London Films Co..
in accordance with . United Artists
alliance with the English concern he
effected white abroad.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
48 POSITIONS FILLED

Forty Eight positions were furnished
from the Unemployment registers Of
the Civil Service Commission in the
week ending February 3.
There were 70 names added to the
registers, coming from the District.
bringing the total to 2,086.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
PLANS HEART TALK
Or. Robert H. Harmon to Speak
at Y. M. c. A.

DR.. Robert H. Harmon, local physi-
elem. will discuss What One Should
Know About the Heart and Blood
Messure" in a free public lecture
Thursday. at 7:45 pm, in the Cen
tFal Y. M. c. A. auditorium, Eigh-
teenth and G streets.
The lecture Is one Of a series ar
ranged by the department of physical
6d9ration of the Y. M. c. A., with
8Ioperation of the District Of Co.
Nmbia Medical Society. Ralph W.
AEber, director of the department,
VII preside.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
EFFECT Of DOLLAR
IN WEST IS SLIGHT
Numerous Advances Shown
in Last Six Month of
1888, However.
By the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, February g.
President ROosevelt's dollar -devalu-
alton of last week has produced little
If any effect on wages and prices in
the Far West, trade leaders said here
today.
There has been evidence Of trend
toward higher quotations in COM
modify markets. notably in butter and
eggs and to some extent in other
farm products Some retail lines, es-
pecially cotton sheets and other tex
tile items, have moved up a few
notches. Whether these rises were
occasioned by the dollar mark-down
or by other forces could not be aScer-
tanned
The last half year, however, has
shown numerous advances.
N. Gregory Silvermastsr, statisti-
clan for the California Division OF
Labor Statistics, said the cost OF liv-
ing in both San Francisco and Los
Angeles advanced 40 per cent during
the last half of 1888.
Wages Up 10 Per Cent.
During the same time wages Of fac
tory employees gained more than three
times as much on the average The
survey of 80 per cent of the States
factory workers indicated average
December wages of Splits per week.
This was up l9 per cent from the
Sl826 average Of June.
In San Francisco, the only large
item in family budgets to rise with
approximately the speed of wages was
clothing. That gained 15.9 per cent
from June to December. In Los An
eeles the gain was 1913 per cent.
Other increases in living costs were:
Food. So per cent in San Francisco
and lis per cent in Los Angeles; and
household furnishings, 81 per cent in
San Francisco and l4.4 per cent in
Los Angeles. Rent declined in both
cities. 33 per cent in San Francisco
and So per cent in Los Angeles. Fuel
and lighting costs gained 06 per cent
In San Francisco. but dropped 3 per
cent in Los Angeles.
Retailers Watch Trends.
The gains of 40 per cent in gen.
eral living costs here and in Los An
geles, per cent in Seattle and 81
per cent in Portland were all snort OF
the national average increase Of So
per cent
San Francisco retailers said they
were watching trends closely to see II
1t would be necessary TO mark up
prices as a result of last weeks clear
ing of the dollar value.
E. o. Dalton, managing director of
the retail merchants association.
said most stores here were well
stocked with goods bought at lower
prices. and this had helped them in
recent weeks to keep prices down.
The Federal Reserve Bank OF San
Francisco found stocks Of Sc stores IA
per cent greater than a year ago.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
THREE DISTRICT YOUTHS
HELD FOR AUTO THEFT
Machine In Accident Near Ber-
wick, Pa, Owned by w. c.
johnson of This City.

By the Associated Press.
BERWICK, Pa, February 6 R.-
Three youths. who said they were from
Washington, D. c., were held yester-
day by police, who said the automobile
In which they were riding had been
stolen in the Capital.
The youths gave their names as VIII
liam Bowman, Kenneth Lloyd and
John Kalafut. They were arrested
after the automobile collided with
another car near Berwick.
Detectives of the automobile squad
said today the machine recovered in
Berwick was stolen from w. c. john
son OF 1905 Vermont avenue early
February 8. The three men arrested
IN 1t were understood to be soldiers,
according to the officers. but it was
not known where they were stationed
Evening star., 1934-02-06
One in Poorhouse.

st. Georges. Bermuda. has only one
inmate in its poorhouse, which until
recently was . miuinnaiEe,s mAnaion.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
Calt 6 Bro, INC:

Acknowledges the generous arrangement with the for
of Gait Bro for continuance of the busi-
ness by former employees.
The continuation of the high standards of servsos
and merchandise which have made "Galts" outstands
ing in the past pledged by those who have for many
years been responsible for those Gait policies.
New stocks Of Jewelry, Diamonds Sterling and
Plated Sverware, Gold Ware fine Watches and Novel;
ties carefully chosen to retain the interest OF those
valued patrons who have always looked "Gats" as
Washington Establishment, being added at once.
The sole agency in Washington and vicinity for Kirk
Silver will be continued Responsible repairing and
modelling will be done always.
Patronage is solicited with the that the
"Galts," conducted by those privileged to serve
Washington in the past will continue to uphold the
prestige of the concern established 1872 years ago.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
REPORT ATTRACTS
Anstral4ans Are Won By Kansas
Farm Facts.

!EOPEKA. Kans P).-This should
pf6Se all reports are not dull. E. H.
Hmm, secretary of the Bendigo Agri-
culSGFal and Horticultural Society of
HSndigo, Victoria, Australia, has writ
IN j. G. Mohler. secretary of the
Kansas Board of Agriculture. the
Australians were so interested in Kan
sas farming methods after reading
tie twenty-eight biennial report of
Ee Eansas board. they plan trip to
II at1Aes smhAn circumstances permit.
Evening star., 1934-02-06
GRIEG BRINGS GRIEF
Woman Takes Poison After Hear
ing Sad Strains.

PHILADELPHIA NP).-As the minor
Strains Of Grieg quartet vibrated
through the $15,000,000 Pennsylvania
Museum OF Art q woman arose quietly
from her seat and stepped outside
A few minutes later park guard
found her near death from poison. 6
II am sad and the music, 1t is sad"
she moaned. And so don't want to
live"
Evening star., 1934-02-06
Calf & Bro, INC.

Established 1902
WILLIAM H. WRIGHT, President.
E. L. VIOLLAND, Vice Pres. L. NJ BLACK Sec.
P. F. TAYLOR C. E. HOSKEN
j. ]. PREILER H. E. KOPPELMAN
Jewellers and Silversmiths
llO7 Pennsylvania Avenue
Evening star., 1934-02-06
Gait 6 BrO..

Established 1902
Jewellers and Silversmiths
l1O7 Pennsylvania Avenue
Evening star., 1934-02-06
A n n nOun ce m e n t

Retiring February 1st, 1884, the owner Of GAIN =
Bro has presented to former employees the name s1
goodwill of the business to be conducted hereafter ~
Gait & Bro, Inc.
The remainder Of the stock and fixtures have bss3
sold to the Corporation and it is hoped that the ns
owners will continue to enjoy the confidence and pas
tronage that has been accorded Galts since Its essb
lishment in 1902.
Evening star., 1934-05-18

@LEN c. LEACH. chief Of the di-
" vision of fish culture Of the
United States Bureau Of Fish
cries, reports that the hatchery at
Fort Humphreys has been able to get
only 1000 900 shad eggs so far this
season, with the outlook poor. He
said last year they had between
rs 900 900 and 30,000,000 eggs at this
time.
Mr.. Leach said this was an OF year
In the run of shad In the Potomac
River and intimated that the pollu-
Evening star., 1934-05-18
81. ROD AND STREAM
z- By PERRY MILLER zNN&

followers of old Izaak Walton have
been ort after them. No hardheads
have been caught at Benedict. Accord
ing to Capt. Messick, this is due to the
large amount of fresh water brought
downstream. He said the water at
his place was not even brackish at
this time. No fish are being caught
at Broomes Island or at Solomons.
Capt. Eddy Bowen, however, gives
us a good report of fish caught on
hook and line across the bay at Deal
Island, where hardheads, blues and
trout are being landed in large num-
bers.
Capt. Bowen said that one boat
landed 800 pounds Of hardheads, sea
trout and blues of Deal Island this
week, which reminds US that perhaps
Southwest Middles would be a good
place to try for blues.
Capt. Ed Gardin, at Tilghman Is
land, reports that his nets are pretty
we'll filled with hardheads, and that
one morning this week he landed 1000
along with some good size sea trout,
but no blues. He said some hardheads
were being landed by anglers in the
creeks, but that 90 far as he knew,
no one had been out around Sharps
Island and of Tnghman and Poplar
to try their luck.
The weather, he said, has been
pretty cool over on the Eastern Shore,
and the wind has kept the water
rough. He said two or three warm
days Is all that is necessary to provide
o lot Of fun for the anglers.
Evening star., 1934-05-18

ton: Mrs. John Allan Dougherty,
Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, editor. the
washington Herald: william c. Mil
Ter, president, Washington Chamber
Of Commerce; Mrs. Mary Rooer's
Rinehart.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt aiso
have been extended invitations TO DO
guests at the affair, which Will De one
Of the most colorful Of the season. a
feature Of the parade will be the m
stallation Of a public address system
at Hains Point. The type OF Doat'
name. size and power will be given
as the boats pass. The committee Is
irving to secure the services OF an
announcer from the National BROAD
casting co. to furnish this informa-
ton.
DoToMAC power boat squadron
certificates will be presented to
L 10 who have completed the an
nual Spring course on Monday at Q
O'clock at the Capital Yacht Club.
Evening star., 1934-05-18
THE Potomac River rapidly Is
/ recovering from its recent m
/ disposition and again Is in
L fairly good condition for the

disposition and again is in
L fairly good condition for the
anglers. It Is not clear by
any means, but Is just about right for
the perch to be hooked in the swift
waters around Chain Bridge. We are
Of the opinion that perch rapidly are
falling back downstream and, to back
up this opinion, the catches Of the
anglers are reported to be much
smaller than they were two weeks
ago. An angler today II lucky II he
returns with 30 or 40 perch. Several
weeks ago catches Of 100, $50 and
even 400 were reported.
As far az we have been able to
learn, the largest number Of herring
snagged 50 far this season was 81, q
miserable showing. The much-d
cussed question Of the appearance Of
herring now is about at an end. We
repeatedly have said that there would
be no heavy run Of herring this
Spring, and following the new moon
last Sunday, when these fish failed to
make their appearance, we think the
most optimistic gave up hope.
Joe Fletcher said the few herring
being caught are the tide variety; that
they come up with the high tide and
fall back on the ebb. This being the
case, local anglers can within the next
three or four days, providing they are
warm, expect to land many Of the pan
rockfish which follow the last run OF
herring. The locust trees are in
bloom, and the old fishermen always
say when these trees are in bloom the
time il ripe for rocknsh to make their
appearance.
Evening star., 1934-05-18
FIRST Of ITS KIND
TO Be HELD HERE
All Types Of Motor Craft
Eligible, Handlcaps to
Make It Thriller.
TIFTY.MILE

4 FIFTY MILE speedboat
n grind, to be known as the
~ Independence Day Mara
4 \ thon and patterned along
the lines Of the famous Albany
to-New York test, will be staged
on local waterways July 4 as
one of the features of the Ma
tional Capitals yachting season,
1t was disclosed today.
It Is planned TO make the event an
annual affair. sponsored by the Ches-
apeake and Potomac Power Boat As
sociation. Edward @. Baltz. president
Of the association, and Gordon Leech
and Andrew Crawford, also well
known in local boating, will head the
committee in charge Of the forthconi-
ing test, frst Of Its kind to be held
here.
Present plans call for the event to
start at Memorial Bridge, With the
route to extend along Hams Point and
END at the first white buoy in the
washington Channel. Five laps will
constitute so miles, according to the
committees figures.
The event will be open to all types
of craft, which will be handicapped
as the Albany-to-New York mara
thon, which has been run with SO
much success for q number OF years.
Thus runabouts, ETC., will participate
on a footing as nearly equal as pos
sible with the speedier outboards.
The proposed marathon. it is be-
lieved by many District boatmen, will
add q needed touch to well-rounded
yachting and racing campaign on the
Potomac. A well-handicapped mara
thon can be one Of the most thrilling
of all types Of boat races. and this,
which Is expected to draw the cream
of the speedboat field in the East,
promises to pack plenty Of thrills per
mile.
Evening star., 1934-05-18
sopwith Is Most
Devoted Skipper

By the Associated Press.
~ospoRT. England, May IS.
" After personally super
vising its construction.
T. O. M. sopwith now Is giving
lust as close attention. to the con-
ditioning Of his Americas Cup
yacht, Endeavor.
Probably no previous challenger
in cup history has devoted so
much Of his time and effort to the
problems Of preparation. sopwith
is at Gosport as often as he can
spare the time from his aircraft
construction business.
One of the major questions yet
to be solved Is what headsail
Endeavor will wear. Experiments
now are being conducted with the
aid of a wind tunnel to determine
how best to obtain maximum EN-
cheney from the limited area Of
canvas.
Evening star., 1934-05-18
YACHTSMEN ARE HOSTS

Representative Willis Robertson
chairman of the Virginia State Game
Commission. will be the guest OF
honor at the annual shad bake OF
the Corinthian Yacht Club Sunday ct
Fort washington.
Those making the cruise are to
gather at the Corinthian Yacht Club
Sunday morning, from where fleets
will leave at 10 and IL O'Clock. 1t Is
expected approximately 500 will make
the trip.
c. E. Ingling, who has been In
charge Of the bake for many years
will again preside. The shad will be
baked before an open fire, as in former
years. The Corinthian Club has held
the bake for many years. Members
Of all yacht clubs of this section are
invited. The party is scheduled tc
return to Washington at 4 pm.
There will be orchestra music and
other entertainment features.
Evening star., 1934-05-18

ican Canoe Association. (Either in
front Of Washington Canoe Club or
In Washington Channel.)
July 28-District Of Columbia A A.
U. 8e0.yard swimming championship
for men. washington Canoe Club
July 20 - Middle States Canoe
Racing Association championships
washington Canoe Club)
August 5-American Canoe Associa-
ton championships. (Trenton, N. j.
August ia. A. U. open 440-yard
swim for women. mile open swim for
men. washington Canoe Club)
August 1e-President's Cup swim
and District Of Columbia 3-rile A. A.
U. championship. (Washington Canoe
Club)
September as Participation in
Presidents Cup regatta.
THE annual Spring Marine dress
parade, begun last year by the
Corinthian Yacht Club, here
after will be taken over by the Presi-
|, dents Cup Regatta Association. 1t
was agreed at the most recent meet
lLlB VI tklC AccOSldOAOki .
The body also extended its services
on any aquatic event to the District
Commissioners, who orally accepted
the offer.
John A. Remon, general chairman
Of the Presidents Cup Regatta Asso-
citation, today announced the list OF
those invited to be on the Reviewing
Committee Of the dress parade slated
for June 3. The list follows: Daniel
C. Roper, Secretary of Commerce;
Claude A. Swanson, Secretary OF the
Navy: Admiral william H. STANDBY,
chief Of naval operations: Rear Al
miral Joseph r. Defrees. command
ant. Navy Yard; Henry Morgenthau. II,
Secretary of the Treasury; Stephen b.
Gibbons, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury; Rear Admiral Harry u.
Hamlet, commandant, United States
Coast Guard; George H. Dern, Secre-
tary of War; Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, chief Of staff, War Depart
ment; Mai. Gen. George 8. Simonos,
conamandant, the Army War College:
Board of Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Arno B. Cammerer
director, national parks. buildings
and reservations; william H. King,
United states Senate; Mary T. Nor
ton. United States House Of Repre-
sentatives; Robert V. Fleming, presi-
dent. Washington Board Of Trade;
James E. Collifower, president. Mer-
chants and Manufacturers' Assocla-