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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
TRACTOR FROM JUNK
BRINGS FEDERAL HELP

CLINTON. Ark. CP).-The ingenuity
of Walter Satterwhite, Van Buren,
County farmer, brought him govern
mental aid.
Without a team to plant his crop
this Spring, he built a tractor with
odds and ends salvaged from aban-
doned motor vehicles in the COM
munity. The whole thing cost him S24
A Federal Farm Loan Committee.
observed the efficiency of his tractor
in blowing and readily approved his
application for q loan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
PUPILS OF 80 YEARS AGO
FETE TEACHERS BIRTH

STEPHENS, Ark. P).-Five pupils
who attended the school taught by
Mrs. H G.. Crawford 80 years ago
helped her celebrate her Tooth birth
day anniversary here recently.
The pupils what she con-
tinues to call them-were Ed Harper,
former Arkansas railroad commits
sioner; former Judge j. w. Livingston,
Dr. R. F. Smith, r. w. Yarbrough and
Mrs. William Tyson.
Mrs. Crawford, still active, spends
most of her time sewing and reading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13

With the first tint of dawn, every
body Is up eating breakfast. Then
lunches are packed and the family is
off for the fields-baby and all.
Mother finds shade tree beside the
field for her infant, and the smaller
children are left to guard it.
Packed at Night.
All day long they pick until it's too
dark to see. But the days work
doesn't end there. After nightfall the
berries are packed and Grated for the
market.
There is another type of picker in
the strawberry f1elds-the mountain
folk who come down from the Ozarks
every Spring. With the end Of the
berry season, they find employment
chopin cotton" And in late Sum-
mer they help with the picking Of
that crop.
But they love their mountain homes
and invariably frost time" in Autumn
finds them back in the Ozarks.
Within recent years migrant cen
tiers" have been operated in the berry
belt by a missionary organization Of
church women for the welfare Of the
pickers. particularly the children.
Under the supervision of profess
sional nurses, the centers battle the
little folk, keep them in clean clothes,
give them wholesome food and
schooling. Meanwhile, community
programs of music and the like are
conducted for entertainment Of adults
in the evenings.
At first the nomads looked upon
the centers with suspicion and SHE'D
away
What you folks gettin' outa it?"
they would ask the welfare workers.
They soon learned. however. there
was nothing to be apprehensive
about, and now they spend what little
leisure they have around the centers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
BACK-T0-FARM IDEA
MISSES COLLEGE BOYS

COLUMBIA, S. C. P).-The back
to-the-land movement seems to have
skipped the University of South Caro-
lima
Only two students plan to be farm
ers, although the parents Of 236 live
on farms.
In the annual camps poll one-fourth
of the student body, or 366 boys. in
d!cated they were undecided as to what
calling they would follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
JUDGE CAN'T WEAR HAT
IN COURT, is UNEASY

OKLAHOMA CITY P).-Claude
Weaver. former secretary to Gov. w
H. Murray, has but one regret because
the Governor appointed him to be a
district judge. He can't wear his hat
on the bench.
Il always have worn a hat, indoors
and out" said the new judge. Il feel
exposed without it. Besides, 1t makes
you think better"
Weaver, former Congressman, was
not the only hat wearer when he
worked in the Governors office. "Alfal-
ia Bill likes to keep his on, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
FOREST SERVICE EXPELS
INCOMPATIBLE" BURROS
Montana Rangers and Wranglers
Disagree Over Mountain
"Canaries."

MISSOULA. Mont. LP).-The For
est Service in Montana can't get along
without its rangers and wranglers, so
it's going to bid happy landing to
several hundred Rocky Mountain Ca
naries''-burros.
The rangers and wranglers. it was
explained at headquarters here, just
weren't compatible with the burroS
imported several years ago for use in
the Montana and Northern Idaho
woods.
AS a result horses and mules will
take up the forest workers burdens
and the few remaining "canaries"
will be sold down the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
SOUTHERN TWINS TIE
FOR SCHOOL H0N0RS

BOONE, N. C. R.-June and Jean
Bush, twins, whose friends often can't
distinguish them, are going to share
honors of being valedictorian at the
high school commencement because
their scholastic records, too, are iden-
tical.
Never have they made less than
GA" the highest grade possible, on any
study. and they have shared leader
ship in many student activities.
Their clothes are exactly alike and
one is seldom seen without the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
FESTIVAL PLANNERS
FIND DONKEYS SCARCE

DANVILLE. Va. R.-Citizens Of
Danville hadn't given much thought
to the scarcity of donkeys until
Epiphany Church planned a biblical
pageant and tried to find one for 1.-The
fight from Egypt"
Several days were spent in search
ing the city from one end to the other
and the playmakers were about to give
it up as a bad job.
Finally, though. an old Negro ped
dler was found who used a donkey to
pull his cart. He agreed to lend it
and Egypt was departed as scheduled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Prompt Pedagogue.

SUGARHOUSE, Utah CP.-James
M. Anderson, teacher of biology at
the Irving Junior High School, prac-
tices what he breaches in the matter
of promptness. In 48 years, during
which he has taught more than 10000
pupils, he has not been late or absent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Rails to China.

BIEBER, Calf. R).-Rails OF o 80.
mile construction road are being torn
up for shipment to China. The road
ran through a wilderness north of Pit
River in Shasta County and was
abandoned upon completion Of two
great hydroelectric plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Alarm Clock for Deaf.

OLATHE, Kans. OPT. j. Gran
will, instructor at Kansas State School
for the Deaf, has patented an alarm
clock for persons who can't hear. In
stead Of bell, CranwilIs clock utilities
a ray of light which flashes in the
eyes Of the sleeper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ial Dispatch to The Star.
YEW YORK, May 12.-Hope de-
ferred for 40 years does not
Ill make Gustav Lindenthal
dounhearted More than hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
.ESTRANGED Stars
REUNION limited
Mary Pickford and Fair
banks to Be ReconciIed,
Hollywood Guesses.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, August "a
Filmland's hopes of q reconciliation
between Mary Pickford and Douglas
Fairbanks frightened today.
Some of those in Hollywood entitled
to do bit of guessing limited that
Doug and Mary would have some
thing to say next week about the
likelihood Of a reconciliation and that
1t would be favorable.
With Fairbanks en- route to his large
Rancho Zorro, near San Diego. for
the week end. and Miss Pickford re-
naming at their Pickfair estate, Dame
Rumor had it that the couple had
decided to spend the week end think
ing 1t over"
For two days the estranged couple
held series of conferences, dined..
talked and went for automobile rides
together.
Miss Pickford intimated they dis
cuSsed a settlement Of the troubles
which led to their separation IA
months ago and the filing of her
divorce action, still awaiting trial.
Each appeared to be unusually cheer
full after the many meetings since
Fairbanks return from Europe.
Reports that Fairbanks has aban-
doned all plans of continuing his
European career, to remain indefinitely
in this country, lent strength to
assumptions the couple would be re-
united.
These reports were taken to mean
that Fairbanks, who had been seen
frequently in Europe with Lady Ashley,
English actress, with whom he was
named in domestic action, had
turned his attention wholly to Miss
Pickford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
JEWISH CONGRESS
| SEEM AS AID MOVE
Prof. M. H. Kallen Visions
Conference as Benefit
to Poor of Race.
BY the Associated Press. "a

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, August 24.-Prof. M. H.
Kallen of New York conceives the
projected World Jewish Congress to
be primarily a movement for poor
Jews, "the forgotten men of Jewry,"
toward self-help and elf-government
in Jewish matters.
In q statement to the Associated
Press before he left Geneva today
Prof. Kallen said he interpreted the
establishment of the congress as an
act of despair to enable Jewry to
place its case before the bar of public
opinion"
THE European Jews who partici-
pated in our conference here were
representing the people who have suf-
fered the most from war and the
ensuing peace, and they showed q
passionate determination to save them
selves by methods of democracy"
Kallen continued.
"It was to- be expected that the
American Jewish Committee would
disavow the movement of the World
Congress. The committee is philan-
thropic enterprise, not movement.
/, The relation of the committee s
membership to the masses Of Jews is
Ike the relation ofsR paterAalistic
employer to his workers.. He WIN do
all sorts of welfare work in hisshops,
but he won't recognize the union"
! Prot, KaIlen said he believes the
idea OF projections of the rights of
minorities needs revision 30 as to in
clude the right to work. "F'or without
economic equality other minority
rights have no substance"
The, World Congress, Prof. Kallen
concluded, "is bound to succeed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
C0L0RED AVIAT0RS PLAN
PAN-AMERlCAN FLIGHT
Two Expect to Make Goodwill
Trip Starting From At
lantic City.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, August 24.-Dr. Alfred
E. Forsythe and c. Alfred Anderson,
colored aviators from Atlantic City,
were here yesterday to purchase an
airplane for what they termed the
first Negro Pan-American goodwill
flight. Hs
The flight will start from Atlantic
City. the fiiers said, on September 20,
under the auspices of the Interna-
tional Good Will Aviation Committee.
They plan to fly about $4,000 miles in
about IS days.
Their itinerary will include the Ba-
hama Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti,
Virgin Islands, Panama, Venezuela
and other South American countries
and Mexico.
The two made the first transconti-
mental round trip by Negro aviators
last Summer as well as a goodwill
flight to Montreal later In the year.
They 60 from here to Chicago to par
ticipate in special program at the
Century of Progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
BURIAL IN FORT WAYNE.
Service for Slain Gangster TO Be
Private.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, August "a up.
The bullet iddled body of Homer
Van Meter will be brought to Fort
Wayne, his childhood home, probably
Saturday, for funeral services and
burial. Brief and strictly private
services will be held.
1.-THE burial will be very private, 4"
said Mrs. Harry Van Meter, sister,
in-law of the slain gangster. There
will be none of the curiosity seeking
publicity stuff. We will not per-
NIT it,
Harry Van Meter, only brother of
the gangster, is seriously i'll. Report
ers were not permitted to talk to him.
A sister, Mrs. Helen Ober, lives in
Wayne, Pa. His parents are dead.
Mrs. Van Meter said today her
husband had not seen or heard from
Homer Van Meter for a year.
Harry Van Meter was grief stricken
when informed of his brothers death,
that Homer will probably get the
same thing that Dillinger got"
Homer spent most Of his youth
here and Is remembered as a likable
boy. He had no police record in this
city. AM
According to police, Homer "had a
good front" and in many of the Dill
finger gang hold-ups first visited the
bank officials, posing as a salesman
or in some other capacity to obtain
the inside Information necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
us. TRADE GROUP
I CUTS RED TAPE
-
Commission May Absorb
Many of the Functions
of N. r. A.

The Federal Trade Commission Is
cutting the red tape which binds the
machinery through which 1t keeps q
finger on business and industry.
One move will speed up procedure
I'm cases involving antitrust acts, and
at the same time, it was learned,
members are informally comforting on
proposals which may be submitted to
President Roosevelt, whereby the COM
mission would absorb many of N. r.
AS functions. This takes on added
significance in view of the dispute
surrounding the reorganization of
". r. A on a permanent basis.
-. Similar to Recovery Act.
The commissions enabling act is
somewhat similar to the national in
dustrial recovery act, and, some off,
Gals believe, it could be made to serve
ms the nucleus for new N. r. A.
In the matter of speed the COM
mission has ordered that hearings on
complaints shall be held within 80
days, instead of 40, after issue of the
commissions complaint.
The defendant hereafter must an
swer within 20 instead of 80 days.
Z After testimony has been taken on
a complaint, the trial examiner must
report within Is instead of 20 days.
= Similarly there Is reduction from
10 to days in the time a tentative
draft of findings by either side in the
case before the commission shall be
submitted. s..-
- Other changes reduced the time for
filing of briefs and answers to briefs.
The commission also advanced its
meeting time from 1890 to 10 an
and otherwise has issued general
orders to the staff to expedite all
work.
Organized 20 Years Ago.
As for the request to take over some
of N. R. AS functions it was pointed
out that the commission was origi-
nally organized 20 years ago to do much
that N. r. A. is now doing. 1t failed
in this end, however, for various rea-
sons, including adverse court decisions.
A few weeks ago the commission
virtually transformed itself into
court, rather than a complainant,
against yiolators of N. r. A. codes.
The commission now Is sitting as a
Judge In three N. r. A. cases which
test the very foundations of some
300 codes. ->e.
w. A. Ayres, former Kansas repre-
sentative, newest member of the COM
mission, yesterday took his seat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
SERVICE PLANES
TOENTER RACES
60 Army, Navy and Marine
Corps Ships to Compete
in Cleveland Meet.

More than go Army, Navy and
Marine Corps combat airplanes, in
Guiding the first squadron of the new
low-wing high-speed Army pursuit
airplanes ever seen at public air
meet, will participate in the national
air races in Cleveland, August 81
September 4, it was announced here
today.
The Army Air Corps is organizing
a special composite pursuit squadron
of Is. of the new Boeing P-26A pur-
suit planes to make the debut of these
deadly new fighting craft before a
large public gathering. The planes
and pilots will be selected from the
18th and Gath Pursuit TSquadrons at
Selfridge Field, Mich, and will be
c6mmanded by Capt. George p. Tour
stel1nt. NTH First Lieut., Harlan T. Nc
Cormick as operations officer.
I'm addition the Army Air Corps 4
sendiag d pursuit, teafn Of three
planes from Maxwell Field, Mont
gomery, Ala, to stage q daily demon
strAtion of pursuit combat flying ~
tfse Races The team will be CONF
posed III Capt Claire III CfennayIlt
pursuit instructor at the An CORPS
Tactical School, and Second Heuts
j. II. Williamson and w. G. Melon
aid, both Air Corps Reserve officers
on extended active duty at the tacti-
cal school.
The Marine Corps will send two
suuadrons of planes from the air force
of the East Coast Expeditionary Force
Quantico Va, under command of Col
Ross e. Rowell. U. s. M. c., and Capt
Ford o. Rogers. Squadron s-M and OBJ
servation Squadron TN have been as
signed to represent the Marine Corps
The Navy will send Fighting Plane
Squadron from the U. S. S. Sara
toga, now at Norfolk, Va, under COM
mand of Lieut.. Comdr. Ralph A
Ofstie, former chief Of flight test Sec
ton at the AnacoStia Naval Air Sta.
ton. Ofstie will lead Is planes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
16 Is Dangerous Age.

English statisticians have just de-
termined that 16 is the most danger
Gus age for cyclists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24

larceny charge at Menard, III, but
was paroled the same year.
Two charges Of robbery put him In
the Indiana State Reformatory in 1925
after conviction at Pendleton. Ind.
His term was 10 to 81 years. He was
paroled May 10. 1888.
Dillinger monsters who have been
killed are, besides Dillinger hims If:
Van Meter. Joseph Jenkins, shot DOWN
last September following o DiIlinger-
engineered escape from prison at
Michigan City, Ind; Herbert Young
blood, the colored jail mate of Dbl
linger at Crown Point, Ind, and his
partner in the famous wooden gun"
escape, who was killed at Port Huron.
Mich, two weeks later; Eugene Green,
killed by Federal agents In q gun fight
in April. and Tommy Carroll.
Nelson Stin at Large.
Four remain at liberty. OF the
quartet, Baby Face" Nelson is off,
cially Public Enemy No. l." although
John Hamilton, who was close ally
of Dillinger, is considered equally des-
perate. The others are Joseph Fox
and Joe Burns, lesser fry.
Two others are under death SEN
fences in the Ohio Penitentiary and a
third is under life sentence there.
Van Meter, who was IS. was attired
| In a dark blue suit, white shirt, blue
tie, white oxfords and q hard straw
hat.
First knowledge Of his predicament
came as four officers, including Chief
Cullen, left their car on the fringe of
the downtown district and shouted for
him to surrender.
His anticipated reply-a salvo from
a .38-caliber gun which he jerked from
his belt-was met, in turn, by blast
from guns welded by Chief Cullen and
Detective Brown. If the desperate
was struck by the first burst his ac-
tons did not indicate it.
Trapped and fully conscious Of it,
Van Meter whirled about and ran,
lodging in front of q woman, Mrs.
Andrew Stedje, housewife. Then the
gunman darted across the street while
the four officers spread out, two run
ming straight at him and two darting
down the street to get clear aim as
he turned on reaching the sidewalk.
With the woman out of danger, De-
tective Thomas Mcmahon and JEFF
Dittrich opened fire with their ma
chine guns. Their aims were true and
Brown, who was nearest to the fleeing
man, said he saw blood on the fleeing
mans right hand as he slanted of
into the alley.
BURIAL IN FORT WAYNE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
JEAN HARL0W'S BOOK
READY FOR PUBLISHER
Blond Star Completes Novel
"Tonight Is Today" After
Six Months Work. ~

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, August 24.-Jean
Harlow, Hollywood's latest recruit to
the ranks of the literari.. soon win sster
forth asa full-fledged alithoress.
The blond screen actress has am
nounced her novel Tonight Is Today
is completed. -
Only one matter remains to be
cleared up before the book goes to
press, the actress disclosed-it Is
which Of the several publishers offers
she will accept.
THE problem should not be diff
cult" she said.
The actress has been working on
the novel for the last six months,
doing most Of her writing at night.
The story deals with the problems
of q strange girl in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
FILMS INVADE COLLEGE

HOLLYWOOD, August "A (F.-Dr.
Rufus Won Kleinsmid, president Of the
University of Southern California. an
nounced yesterday the appointment Of
Frank Capra, noted tilm director, to
the faculty.
Capra will lecture on "funda-
mentals Of motion picture production"
at evening classes Of the university's
extension division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
VAN METERS GIRL
HELD IN ST. PAUL
DiIIinser Gansster Slain in
Police Trap-Fifty
Shots Fired.
Continued From First page)

downtown district. In answer to o
command that he surrender, Van
Meter whipped out a pistol and fred
twice, harmlessIy. Three policemen.
headed by Chief Cullen, opened fire
with rifle and machine gun.
A woman (again the outlaws pat
tern of life followed that of Dillinger)
walked into the line of fire.
Van Meter, one of the men who
shot their way out of police traps
here and in Wisconsin. raided an
Indiana police station for firearms,
looted banks, gambled and frolicked
about the country between crime
sorties, fell prone
His straw hat rolled in the dust that
blackened his white shoes, and blood
flowed from more than two score
wounds.
Machine Gun Fire,
Another blast of fire cracked from
the machine gun, but the man lay
inert, moved only by the impact of
bullets. One finger was ripped of by
the fire: thumb and finger of the
right hand were almost severed at the
first joint.
His expensive wrist watch licked on
as crowd gathered. Van Meter. 1t
was noted, like Dillinger, had sought
to alter his appearance in an effort to
cheat the law. But a newly-grown
mustache, hair that police believed
had been dyed darker, and removal
Of a tattoo mark on his forearm failed
to disguise him from the discerning
eyes of police.
1t was Van Meter, who with Dill
linger. Tommy Carroll, George Baby
Face" Nelson, and John Hamilton
raided the Sioux Falls, S. Oak, Sc
curity National Bank last March and
escaped with more than $4,000.
Again Van Meter blazed away at
the law March 81, when surprised by
Federal agents at the Dillinger apart
ment here. He drove r. C. Coulter
out of the front door with flaming
pistol, miraculously escaped being hit
by Coulter's fire, and disappeared.
A moment later, Dillinger, with
Evelyn Frechette (now in prison for
two years for harboring the Indiana
outlaw blasted his way to freedom
with machine gun. Somewhere,
later, Dillinger and Van Meter met,
then invaded q Warsaw, Ind, police
station, stole firearms and disap-
peared again.
The law caught up with them in
the Little Bohemia resort near Mer-
Ger. Wis, where Federal agents sur
rounded the gang one dark night.
Once more Van Meter. Dillinger, Car
roll, and Nelson eluded the guns of
the Government men.
Death tagged Carroll at Waterloo,
Iowa, several months ago. Then Dill
linger was shot down as he left a
Chicago theater after seeing filfc of
gamblers and death.
Police hunted today for Van Me-
ter's connections here. The last heard
of Baby Face Nelson was last week
at Sioux City, Iowa, authorities said.
OF Van Meter, the police wrote the
final chapters OF his record-$923 in
$40 and $40 bills in his pockets. a
clip of bullets for his automatic and
an Illinois motor vehicle license regis
tration card issued to Henry Adams. "
Sentenced to JAIL =, IN
In June, 1923, Van Meter was SEN
fenced to II days In jail as Kenneth
r. Jackson at Aurora, H., on dis
orderly conduct charge. The next year
he was given one to 10 years on a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
ACCOUNTANT WOUNDS
BANK VAULT YEGGMAN
Quebec Robbery Thwarted When
Employe Fires on Pair at
Work on Safe.

BY the Associated Press.
LENNOxVILLE, Quebec, August "a.
An attempt to force open the vault
of the Canadian Bank Of Commerce
here early today was frustrated by
Benjamin w. Draper, 30-year-old &C
countant, who shot and wounded one
of two men working at the vault door
with an electric drill.
Later a 27-year-old man suffering
from a bullet wound in the abdomen
was admitted to Sherbrooke hospital.
He insisted he had been shot in a
quarrel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
BELGIAN "N.R.A." BEGINS

BRUSSELS, Belgium, August "a
R.-The government yesterday set
into operation its emergency bill SINH
lar to the N. r. A. in the United
States.
One of the first royal DEGREES under
the new bill, to be published today,
provides 100000 francs ($460, 000)
for new industrial credits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-08-24
Bogota Chauffeurs Strike.

BOGOTA, Colombia, August "a Cp).-
All the chauffeurs in the city today
Joined the striking drivers of the Red
Taxi Co., demanding a reduction in
the price of gasoline from 80 to 20
cents a gallon. They said they would
not go to work until they received a
minimum salary of pesos (about
S1.50) for eight hours work.