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Evening star., 1934-10-21
Foot Ball Results

Five Of the East's proud foot
ball elevens-Pitt, Colgate, Ford
ham, Columbia and Harvard-fell
of the unbeaten and united foot
ball list yesterday along with Ten
nessee and Wisconsin, while the
margin of an extra point or two
was all that saved Princeton, Au-
burn and Tulane in another day
of astonishing results.
Pitts Panthers fell before the
bone-crushing power of Minnesota's
Gophers, who won, 1877. Colgate
and Fordham likewise were over
matched in intersectional duels,
the Red Raiders from Hamilton,
N. Y, going down before Ohio
State, 10-7, while Fordham bowed
to st. Mary's rugged Gaels from
California, 14-9.
Columbia's Rose Bowl champions
and Harvard were subdued by foes
from their own neck of the foot
ball woods. There was no particu-
lar surprise when Holy Cross, flash.
ing a sensational passing attack,
overwhelmed Harvard. 26-6, but
Navy's 1877 conquest of Columbia
was Q major upset.
Evening star., 1934-10-21

More than so per cent of the resi-
dents of Washington in the area
bounded by Tenth, North Capitol and
o streets, and the Mall are on relief
rolls, it was disclosed yesterday in
survey by Leroy A. Halbert, director
of research of the District Relief Ad-
ministration. The survey showed also
that there are now approximately
$4,000 active relief cases, representing
about $4,000 individuals, or between
16 and 20 per cent of the total popu-
lation here.
South of the Mall, the relief rolls
show a figure correspondingly high to
that to the north, the percentage of
those being cared for ranging from
80 to so per cent in the area from
South Capitol to Fifteenth street-or
generally Southwest Washington.
. Next N line is the section from
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Wife Poisoning Suspect Barred
From Home, But May See Mate

case and to permit mo whitewash-
ing"
The indictment sets forth six spe-
cific dates on which Mr.. Bell is &C
cused OF having mixed poisonS In
food and medicine prepared for his
wife with intent "feloniously and
maliciously to injure and kill" The
poisons alleged to have been used
are listed as arsenic, potassium cya-
nide, conium, strychnine and others
not named.
Mr.. Bell, who is deacon in the
Baptist Church and former superin-
tendent of the Sunday School as well
as a leader in civic and political af-
fairs, was arrested on October 10, two
days after the date of the last alleged
poisoning attempt. He has declared
his innocence of the charges an6 his
family Is supporting him in the pro-
ceedings.
Three local attorneys have been
retained by him as counsel. Com
monwealth's Attorney of Alexandria
Albert v. Bryan is prosecuting the
case, having been designated by
Judge Coleman after Common
wealth's Attorney w. B. F. Cole with
partly to family connections.
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Half of Residents on Relief
In Large Washington Area

Tenth street west to Rock Greek and
Potomac River, between o street and
the Tidal Basin, where the percentage
is from 20 to 80 per cent.
For the area east of North and South
Capitol streets and the section east
of Rock Greek Park north of o street,
those on relief constitute from 10 to
20 per cent the total population.
The best showing is west of Rock
Greek Park and Rock Creek, including
Georgetown, where the figure is 10 per
cent or less.
Halbert also submitted figures on
an analysis of the 1890 census re-
ports for 16 cities showing that Wash
ington held first rank In the percent
age of its gainfully employed residents
engaged in domestic and personal
service and in clerical employment,
but was low in rank In the percentage
Continued on Page 2, Column IL
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Special Dispatch to The Star.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, October
20.-Indicted by special grand jury
in Corporation Court this afternoon
on IL counts alleging the poisoning
and attempted poisoning of his wi1e'
Edward c. Bell 60, prominent Fred
ericksburg business man and religious
leader, entered a plea of not guilty
when arraigned before Judge Fred
erick w. Coleman.
Trial of the case was set for De-
cember II, and Mr.. Bell was released
or $4,000 bond furnished by his
brother, w. A. Bell.
The accused was ordered by the
court not to visit his home where his
wife, Mrs Madge w. Bell. has been
an invalid for nearly year. He was
informed that he would be placed
under arrest should he visit the home
under any circumstances, but he will
be permitted to go on automobile
rides with his wife, as they have done
since his arrest, provided they are
accompanied by Mrs. Bells nurses.
Seven witnesses testified before the
grand jury today after Judge Cole
man had instructed the jurors to
make a thorough investigation Of the
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PRESIDENT ON WAY
HOME ON SEQUO|A
Hopes to Rest After
Speeches at Roanoke and
Williamsburg.
BY JAMES E. CHINN,

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, october TO-
With an honorary law degree from
301-year-old College of William and
Mary in his pocket, two speaking en-
gagements marked off the calendar.
and a 450-mile train ride through
the Old Dominion behind him, Presi-
dent Roosevelt started homeward to-
night via the Potomac River, aboard
the yacht Sequoia.
The President boarded the yacht
early this afternoon at old Yorktown,
where Americas struggle for inde-
pendence ended. He expects leis-
urely trip to Washington, hoping to
rest from the most strenuous tour he
has made since his Summer vacation.
Mr.. Roosevelt went to Yorktown
Immediately after the ceremonies in
Williamsburg, where he received the
degree and viewed six years of prog
reSs in the restoration of the three
century-old Colonial city.
Mrs. Roosevelt did not join the
President on his Potomac cruise; she
came to Williamsburg by plane as
far as Langley Field, and by car the
rest of the way to see the ceremonies
and returned to Washington in the
same manner. Stephen T. Early, one
of the Presidents secretaries, who
started out with Mr.. Roosevelt when
he left Washington Friday for his
Virginia invasion, returned with the
First Lady.
Mr.. Roosevelt received the hon.
orary degree from William and Mary
while garbed in academic gown and
cap and congratulated himself on
being live President" The remark.
an aside from his prepared speech,
was inspired by DR.. John Stewart
Bryan, who conferred the degree a
few minutes after he had been off,
cially installed as the nineteenth
president of William and Mary. DR..
Bryan had pointed out that Mr..
Roosevelt was the only Democratic
President alive today who had re-
ceived degree from the institution.
In his speech not politically signif-
icant like the Roanoke address Friday.
the President stressed the need in
American life for broad, liberal and
non-specialized education that will
Evening star., 1934-10-21
ROB|NSONFAC|NG
HOT SENATE RACE
Democrats Chance Less in
Continued Hold of New
Deal in State.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,


INDIANAPOLIS, October 19.-
Sherman Minton, wrapping the
Roosevelt cloak closely about him, is
giving Senator Arthur Robinson, Re-
publican and New Deal batter, the
race of his life in the senatorial con-
test here.
Both sides claim victory, which Is
entirely usual However. have found
Democrats who, off the record, say
they think Robinson has the edge,
and Republicans who think that
Minton will win. 1t looks like a horse
race anyway you put it. If the
Roosevelt popularity, plus the big
New Deal spending is still effective in
Indianapolis then Minton is likely
to be the winner.
On Robinson's side is his reputed
popularity with many substantial
groups of citizens He is a veteran.
He is strong with the rank and file
of the American Legion. He has been
indorsed by the railroad brother
hoods. He has been favored in the
past by many church people and par
ticularly the drys. Many farmers
belong to all these groups. He has
made an appeal to the young voters.
His stand against the League of
Nations, World Court and Russian
recognition gives him support in the
Nationalistic group.
Will Have Business Aid.
This year, too, it looks as II he
would have support of lot of busi-
ness men, because of their opposition
to New Deal activities, including un-
certainty about what the administra-
ton will do with the dollar. In the
past many of this group have been
decidedly hostile to Robinson.
The Republicans here have seized
upon the recently announced Literary
Digest poll, showing that the Roose-
welt New Deal has fallen off in
to a startling degree in the
last few months.
The Indiana figures for the poll
taken last March and April gave the
New Deal 65.35 per cent to 3435
per cent against. The new poll taken
in August and September show 4495
per cent in this State voting for the
New Deal and 55.05 voting against.
While there is good deal of head
shaking and some long faces among
the Democrats over this new poll, they
are getting some satisfaction from
looking at the results from Maine.
The early poll in Maine gave the New
Continued on Page 5, Column -
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new MEXICO FUNDS
IN CAMPAIGN PROBED
Senator Byrnes Reveals That In
vestigator Has Been Sent
to State.
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Byrnes, South Carolina
Democrat, who is chairman of the
Senate committee charged with in
vestigating campaign expenditures,
announced last night that committee
Investigators had been sent into New
Mexico.
In a message from his home at
Spartanburg, S. c., Senator Byrnes
said the Investigators had been in
structed to look into complaints of
excessive campaign outlays in the
Western State He added that the
committee would wait for a report
from the investigators before de-
Gliding whether to conduct hearings in
New Mexico. His message did not
reveal what race was involved in the
complaints.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
HEAD SCRATCH TIMELY

EDGEWOOD ARSENAL, Md. Oc-
tober 20 (P).-August Rembold, Jr.,
scratched his head just in time.
While he was at it somebody raped
him with beer bottle. Several of his
fingers we're broken, but, had they not
been between the bottle and his head,
his skull might have been fractured
Sheriff Granville Boyd took Jack
Small and John Green into custody
after the assault, which, Rembold
said. was unprovocated.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
SAVED FROM GAS FATE,
GIVEN LIFE BY JURY
Colorado Prisoner Had Entered
Guilty Plea in Staying of
Taxicab Driver.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Oc-
tober 20.-Walter Reppin, Newark, N.
j., slayer Of a Colorado Springs taxi
driver, must spend the rest of his life
in prison, jury decided here tonight.
The only matter for the jury to de-
termine was whether Reppin should
live or die since he pleaded guilty at
his first trial Reppin, thin-faced
itinerant gunman, was rescued almost
from the very door of the lethal cham
Der when two Denver attorneys, Philip
Hornbein and David Rosner, interested
themselves in his case and appealed
to the Supreme Court for new trial.
He would have been the first to die in
the new gas chamber had not the at
torneys intervened. The appeal was
based on the contention a minor may
not plead guilty in a capital case.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
.K|NCSFORD-SM|TH
LANDS SAFE IN FIJI
Completes 1,700-MiIe Hop
From Brisbane on Way
to California.
BY the Associated Press.

SUVA, Fiji Islands, october 81
Sunday The Australian plane Lady
Southern Cross, flown by Sir Charles
Kingsford- Smith and Capt. P. G..
Taylor, arrived here today after an
overseas flight of 1,700 statute miles
from Brisbane. They are en- route to
Oakland, Calf.
The flyers thus completed the first
leg of a contemplated flight of 1850
miles to Oakland by way of Honolulu.
The fight, its objective tiny speck
on the Pacific Ocean map, was accom-
plished in the face of difficulties which
included rain squalls and a Sputtering
engine.
Messages Picked Up.
Messages from the planes radio
were picked up at intervals, telling
terse, vivid tale of the flyers battle
with clouds, rain squalls of early
morning and an engine that missed
for a time.
There was courage in every brief
dispatch, Kingsford-Smith usually
signing off with "Cheerio," even when
things looked blackest and fatigue be-
gan to tell on him and his companion.
There were anxious moments for
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PARALYSIS ENDS CAREER
OF PROMISING ACTRESS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, October 20.-Mary
Blackford, 18, had a good chance of
becoming parsonage in motion pic
lures. Three weeks ago she was in
jured in an automobile accident. To-
day she is paralyzed from the neck
down.
Physicians said Mary may live a
few weeks or a few months, or longer,
but paralysis will never leave her.
Just a month ago Mary finished her
first important picture role-that Of
Pat Patersons sister in Love Time "
Cheerful and optimistic, Mary
laughs and talks with her friends
when they call on her.
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TOXIC MAY SEEK
PACT Of SECURITY
W|THU. s, BRITAIN
Rumors Hint Non-Aggres-
sion Treaty May Be Asked
If Talks Fail.
BRITISH AND AMERICANS
SHOW SLIGHT INTEREST
Japan Will Present Bid for Naval
Equality in First Parleys
This Week.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 2O.-The future
position of the Japanese dominated
Far East in naval affairs held the
focus Of attention today among dele
gates of three nations gathered for
the opening Tuesday of the most vital
sea-power conversations since the
World War.
New hints from Toxic that Japan
will seek a nonaggression pact with
Britain and the United States in case
of a breakdown. were received with
little interest. Neither British nor
Americans, both confident of success,
expected the japanese delegation to
hint at any such pact
But the fact remained that Japan's
new plan, concocted after months Of
careful preparation to replace the
Washington and London naval treaties,
will be the bid of an Asiatic race for
an equal place in the sun with lead
ing sea powers of the world.
Brings Galaxy of Figures.
The conversations will bring to-
gether a galaxy of political, diplomatic
and naval figures.
The plan the japanese have to Of
fer Substituting global tonnage for
the present ratio syStem) will be un-
folded by their Ambassador to Britain,
Tsuneo Matsudaira.
Matsudaira will read his nations
proposals in English to the British
delegation. The British will hear the
plan first, and the Americans at a
later session.
YamamOto at Side.
Sitting at Matsudaira's side will be
Isoroku Yamamoto, who has paced
the decks of fighting craft since be-
fore the Russo-Japanese war, in which
he was wounded.
Yamamoto has proved his ability to
go before any class of people and state
his views concisely. fearlessly and
bluntly.
He speaks English with difficulty
and prefers to use an interpreter.
Facing the japanese across the table
will be the Scotsman, Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald, peace advocate
and l:eteran of conferences. As chair
man of the British delegation he will
make his plea for solution of the
naval controversy.
Beside Macdonald will be Sir John
Simon, British foreign secretary, and
Comdr. Bolton M. Eyres- Monsell, first
lord of the admiralty.
Davis Heads U. S. Group.
Awaiting their turn will be the
American delegates, headed by Nor
man H. Davis, President Roosevelt's
ambassador -at-large, who from his
long and intimate contact with and
work for peace has been termed
Americas country doctor for the
cause of disarmament. He is a slow
talker and a fast thinker.
With Davis will be Rear Admiral
William H. Standley, witty, an easy
talker, frank and hardhitting pro-
tector of his Governments Navy in
these peacetime maneuvers with other
powers.
The conversations, which will begin
bi-laterally, may become a round
table conference of the three powers.
Should this change be made, Japan
in all probability will ask French
and Italian representatives to be in
vited to sit in and consider three
power actions permitting the linking
of Franco italian agreement later,
If one is arranged, to the main one.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
Pair Withheld Information
in StoII KIDNAPPING, Say
u. S. Agents.
SECRET CHART FOUND
IN HOME OF PARENT
Symbols Revealed Location of
Apartment Hideout Where
Victim Was Held.
BY REX COLLIER.

The father and wife of Thomas
H. Robinson, jr., fugitive kidnaper Of
Mrs. Berry " Stoll of Louisville. with
held from Department of Justice
agents information which would have
effected rescue without ransom Of
Mrs Stoll and the capture of her kid
naper.
This was the charge made last night
by Justice officials following indict-
ment of the pair in Nashville for con-
spring with young Robinson to kidnap
the Kentucky society matron.
Special agents of the departments
Division of Investigation have found
secret chart, allegedly prepared by
the elder Robinson, and marked with
symbols which, when decoded, re-
vealed location Of the apartment hide
out in Indianapolis where Mrs. Stoll
was held captive in closet.
Says Kidnaper Shielded.
After conference with J. Edgar
Hoover, director of the division. Will
liam Stanley, assistant to Attorney
General Cummings, declared that
Justice agents are in possession Of
information that both Thomas H.
Robinson, sr., a retired bridge con-
tractor and Mrs. Thomas H. Robin
son, jr., had specific knowledge of
the location OF the kidnaper prior to
release Of Mrs. Stoll and even prior
to the time that the ransom money
left Nashville in possession of Mrs.
Robinson, jr."
Neither the father nor the wife of
the kidnaper reported this informa-
ton to agents endeavoring to locate
the hideout, Stanley asserted, despite
claims of both that they co-operated
fully with the authorities.
Had this information been given
to the Federal men, Stanley said,
Mrs. Stoll could have been rescued
several days prior to her release by
a squad Of agents who stopped an au-
tomobile in which were Mrs. Stoll,
Mrs. Robinson and Rev. and Mrs.
Arnold Clegg.
Claim Raid Foiled.
BY a surprise raid on the Indian
apolis apartment, it was explained,
3sAA .. otOiI COulQ nave Dcen 1reeQ De-
fore her family paid the 1000 ran
som, and her kidnaper could have
been arrested ION the spot"
The father Of the kidnaper has ad-
mltted he prepared the mysterious
chart now held as evidence by Justice
men, Stanley said. The chart was
found after Mrs. Stoll was returned
to her home. Details of the secret
symbols, which were translated by
investigators, were not made public.
The three Robinsons-father, son
and the latter's wife-were indicted
yesterday for conspiracy to kidnap.
The grand jury charged that the trio
held Mrs. Stoll against her will and
subjected her to gross brutality. Con-
viction on these charges may bring
the death penalty, in discretion of the
court, under the amended Lindbergh
law, which provides that when a kid
naped victim is injured, capital pun
lShment may be inflicted
Director Hoover yesterday main
tanned that young Robinson will be in
custody soon. Reports that the kid
naper had been seen in PHILADELPHIA
or was headed for the Pacific Coast
had no foundation, officials indicated.
The division yesterday mailed to
banks and other institutions handling
currency a revised list of the serial
Continued on Page 2. Column ~
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PROTESTANT SPLIT
GIVES HITLER Def
Synod Embracing 80 Per
Cent of Faith in Germany
Repudiates Mueller.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, October 2O.-Germany's
Protestant Church dictatorship under
Reichsbishop Ludwig Mueller was split
wide open today with the uncom-
promising secession of the oppositional
synod, claiming 80 per cent of Protes-
tant churchgoers.
With one exception the synod. un-
der the presidency of Karl Koch,
adopted a resolution setting itself up
as the only true Evangelical Church
and declaring Mueller's autocratic Nazi
regime had set up an impossible
papacy."
Adopting tactics reminiscent of the
reformation, Koch read resolution
in the form of a message to all Evan
gelical Churches of the Reich from the
altar of a church in Saint Anne's, a
suburb of Dahlen.
State of Emergency Cited.
"a state of emergency has arisen"
declared the message, "the church
constitution has been destroyed and
its executive organs exist no longer.
Those who forcibly seized church
power have placed themselves outside
the pale.
THE present senate (synod) calls
upon its council to appoint a new
executive to carry on the affairs of
the Evangelical Church. We call
upon all congregations and all pastors
to disregard further orders from the
Reichs Church and to recognize only
those from the senate and its ap-
pointed organs"
News of the secession created stir
(Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1934-10-21
AIR ATTACK ALARM STIRS
FRENCHTO SPEEDDEFENSE
Extreme Vulnerability of Nation in
Plane Invasion Brief Plea for
Heavy Expenditures.

Copyright. 1884. by the Associated Press }
PARIS, October 20-France's fears
of danger from aerial warfare was
intensified today by disturbing events
in Europe.
The funeral Of the wartime Presi-
dent, Raymond Poincare, revived the
memories Of the World War while the
Observation-Disclosures air race re-
minded the French of their vulner-
ability from the air.
The whole problem of national de-
Evening star., 1934-10-21
Byrd Expedition
Member Forbidden
To Vote by Radio
Florida Attorney General
Rules at Request of
Democratic Official.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, October 90
"A ruling by Attorney General Cary
D. Lands will prevent a Floridian
with Admiral Richard E. Byrd at the
South Pole from voting by radio at
his home poll in the November elec-
ton.
Information on whether a Florida
citizen on the Byrd Expedition could
vote by radio was requested from
Gov. Sholtz by Charles Nicholson
of the Democratic National Com
mittee at Washington. The Governors
office informed Nicholson today of
the attorney generals ruling that the
Florida laws would not permit an
absentee vote cast by radio.
Nicholson said he had been re-
quested by Admiral Byrd to deter
mine if Florida citizens could vote by
radio He did not give the name of
the Floridian desiring to vote.
Evening star., 1934-10-21

fense was taken up before parlia-
mentary commissions with discus
sion of the naval budget in the Cham
ber of Deputies Finance Commission
There, Naval Reporter Jacques Stern
gave a dark picture of the future by
telling how the United States, Italy,
Germany and Japan all proposed to
enlarge their fleets
France. he said, in trying to econo-
mize proposed trimming 10000, 900
Continued on Page 4, Column g.
Evening star., 1934-10-21
M0LL|SONS SPEED
|NT0|ND|ALEAD|NG
IN AIR RACE
Four Male Teams Clear
Baqhdad in Close Pur-
suit of Couple.
PANGBORN AND TURNER
IN FIRST FIVE IN DERBY
Another British Pair Only As
Minutes Behind in Hop to
Allahabad.
BULLETIN.

KARACHI, India, october 81
Sunday, (P.-The flying Molli-
sons, who had been leading the
London to Melbourne air race, suf-
fered a setback early today, when
they were obliged to return to the
airport because of defective land
ing gear before proceeding toward
Allahabad. They returned 10 min
uteS after taking of.
BY the Associated Press.
MILDENHALL AIRDROME, Eng
land, october 81 Sunday The fast
stepping Mollison couple sped into In
dia today, leading a neck-and-neck
race with four male flying teams, in
Guiding one American, in the great
London to- Melbourne Derby.
The British husband-and-wife COM
bination brought their plane to rest
at Karachi, India, 1850 miles out of
Baghdad, first control point, and about
900 miles from Allahabad, the next
strategic center. After a stop of about
an hour they left at 5:45 am.
C. M. T).
The standing of the race when the
Mollisons landed at 4:53 am.
C. M. T.) seemed to depend on how
long they remained on the ground.
Another team of Britishers was only
As minutes behind them out of Bagh-
dad and had the option of flying nom
stop to Allahabad.
Americans Endangered.
Col. Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pang-
born, the American flyers, were run
ming in fifth place after narrowly es-
Gaping disaster in Baghdad landing,
but both still were quite hopeful" of
catching the leaders.
OF the 19 entries, 10 were spending
the night on the ground from Rome
westward and 4 were roughly between
Rome and Athens.
The Americans, Col. Taylor and
Pangborn, arrived at Baghdad at 2
am. &C. M. To, and after a pause
of 40 minutes headed east in pursuit
of the Mollisans, who were then six
hours ahead of them.
In second place as the 2,300-mile leg
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