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Evening star., 1934-07-06
Mother Found Dead
For Several Weeks
After RecIuse Dies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 6.-In a SOM
ber old frame house where visi-
tors rarely called lived John
Brand, 54. with his mother. 90.
Neighbors had seen John leave
and enter the house daily, as re-
Gently as last week. One seldom
saw his mother. She was feeble,
but John was devoted to her.
He had few other friends. nor
did he seek them. He was a
TechlSe.
Yesterday John died from
heart disease in a hospital. The
police went to tell his mother
They found her dead. Medical
examiners said she had been
dead from natural causes for
several weeks, st least.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
GIRL WINS OPERA PART
AFTER FAILING PIANO
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, July ga girl
who couldn't get along" with her
piano lessons, but who dreamed that
some day she'd be an opera singer. Is
about to see her dreams come true
Louise Baer, daughter Of Cameron
Baer, Harrisburg telephone Official,
will make her debut as Miscalla in
Carmen" at the opening Of the Sum-
mer season in Asbury Park, N. J.,
July 13.
The young soprano displayed talent
before she reached the high school
age, but efforts to train her at the
piano were futile.
So her parents sent her to Dresden,
where she studied for two years, under
Fritz Busch. Miss Baer later became
a concert singer and a member OF the
New York Grand Opera Co.
Evening star., 1934-07-06

The reason Mr.. Roosevelt went so
far for Mr.. Sapp is that Mr.. Sspp
did him a great political favor in the
handling of the South Carolina dele
CATION at the Chicago National Con-
vention Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.
Farley believe in remembering both
their friends and their enemies. and
they got in a blow on both sides in
the Sapp appointment.
May Improve Standing.
The political consequences may be
Mr.. Sapp was defeated
for Democratic State chairman not
long ago by a few votes. His ap-
pointment may enable him to
his position along with
that Of the other South Carolina
Senator, Byrnes, a good friend Of Mr..
One thing is certain. Senator
Smith. the chairman Of the Senate
Agriculture Committee, handling all
A. A. A. legislation next session, will
never forget.
Not exactly in this connection q
We'll KNOWN young SDiGASO pAIAAc1
was discussing with friends q few
days ago his experience as a Wash
ington newsman during the Harding
regime.
At that time President Harding had
appointed an Ohio friend to an i'm
portant banking position and sent the
to the Senate. The news
man went around to see Senator Nc
Lean, who was chairman of the Bank
ing aid Currency Committee, to ask
about the appointee.
why, he is an incompetent, in
eficient nincompoop, who knows less
about banking than you do" re-
sponded Senator Mclean.
Then you will oppose his con-
asked the newSman.
"Of course not, son." said Mclean.
Haven't you been around here long
enough to know the Senate cannot
reject an appointee merely for in
competency"
tCopyright. 1881
Evening star., 1934-07-06
BOAT TROUBLE TIES UP
POLISH ADVENTURES
Pair Who Crossed Sea in 27-Footer
Hopes to Reach Chicago
Fair by July 10.
BY the Associated Press.


ALBANY, N. Y, July 6.-Two
dauntless Polish sea adventures who
crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a A.
foot boat found themselves marooned
in Albany today. wondering how they
would reach Chicago on July 16 for
Polish day at the Worlds Fair.
Lieut.. Andrew Bohomolec, 80, and
Lieut.. George Swiechowski. IS, sur
vivors of hair-raising experiences in
their 12-month jaunt across the
ocean, faced their most difficult prob
lem-power for the little craft they
travel in.
A journey of 1000 miles struck q
snag yesterday when q piston blew
through the cylinder head of the mo-
tor they had installed in the boat on
arrival in New York City. Sails
wouldn't move them on the barge
canal fast enough to reach Chicago
in time for the celebration.
They considered trucking the boat
to the air, renting q motor for the
canal journey to Buffalo, or being
towed to the western terminus of the
canal where they could cut loose and
sail to Chicago. but had not decided
today what, to do.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
TEXAN SlAYS FAMILY
OF 3 AND IS SUICIDE
Bodies Found in Home After Un-
employed Man Drives to Town
and Shoots Self.

BY the Associated Press.
BENJAMIN, Tex, July 6.-Four
members OF the Hollis MCGUIRE family
died today of gunshot wounds. Mrs.
Odessa MCGUIRE and her two chill
dren, aged 10 and 2, were found shot
in their home in Vera community.
The husband. Hollis MCGUIRE, 81.
died of a self-inf1icted bullet wound
shortly afterward at Seymour.
Mcclure had been in ill health and
was unemployed.
Investigators said he apparently
had killed his family. The bodies of
Mrs Mcclure and the children lay
on the floor of the bed room.
MCGUIRE drove to Seymour and
ended his life with a pistol while
seated in a car in front of the home
Of his brother, Roy MCGUIRE.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
BALDWIN DENIES
FRENCH ALLIANCE
Tells House of Commons
That No Pact Is Beinu
Contemplated.
By the Associated Press.

DIV tfle ASSOClhleO fEcSS.
LONDON, July 6.-Great Britain
has no intention of making a de-
tensive alliance with France, Stanley
Baldwin. lord president Of the coun-
Gil, bluntly told the House OF Com
mons today.
Baldwin. acting as prime minister
in the absence OF Ramsay MacDon-
aid. was questioned closely by mem
bers concerning the significance of
the visit here of Gen. Maxine Wey-
gsnd. French army head. and the
tour OF French battlefields by a party
Of British army officers.
BarthOu Visit Mentioned.
The forthcoming visit of Louis Bar
thou French foreign minister, also
was mentioned.
Baldwin answered with curt
negative when Morgan Jones, Labor
member. asked If Great Britain CON
templated making any arrangement
or had made any arrangement with
France without consultation with the
League of Nations with reference to
mutual action in the event OF hos
tilities breaking out in Europe?"
(The Paris Herald this week said
the British cabinet was working on
an alliance with France and that
Barthou's visit was in this connec-
tion)
Explains Visit.
The visit OF Lord Hailsham, secre-
tary Of war. to France, Baldwin added
was without any political implica-
ton and was undertaken in connec-
ton with an Institutional tour of the
battleflelds of the late war made by
seven of our officers as q matter OF
interest.
Such tours have taken place or
more than one occasion in the past
Pressed by Morgan Jones as tc
whether there is any obligation OF
honor involved in any Of these visits
such as was involved in visits pre-
vious to 1914" Baldwin replied:
There Is nothing in these visit.
beyond what have said in answer te
the question"
Evening star., 1934-07-06
Paper DisclOses
Won Papen Slated
For Assassination
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VIENNA. July 6.-The pro-
government newspaper weltblatt
stated toeay that it has reliable
information that Vice Chancellor
Franz Won Papen of Germany was
slated fo. assassination at the
same time Gen. Kurt Won Schlei-
cher was killed.
The killers were already en-
route, but at the last minute the
Reichswefr tsrmy) sent a COM
pany with two machine guns,
which took up a position in front
of Won Pspen's house and pre-
vented the murder" says the
Weltblatt.
Evening star., 1934-07-06


the Senator suffered only a major
stroke of chagrin. and not OF apoplexy
as was feared. He probably will never
recover. but the effects will all be
political and not physiological.
Goes Back to Tugwell.
To get the background, you have
to go back a few months when Sen
ator Smith was hiding the Tugwell
nomination in his pocket. You may
recall he kept it hidden there until
the White House offered a suggestion
that two and perhaps three Smith
men be named to important Federal
positions. Then and not until then
did the Tugwel nomination get
through the Senate.
Only those on the inside OF South
Carolina politics know it. but the
Whit House called Smith on the
telephone during those patronage
negotiations. A voice on the wire
suggested: What about Sapp for
the eastern district attorneyShip?"
Mr.. Smiths classic reply is not a
matter Of record. but it was to the
general effect that the White House
could go TO some place or other, the
exact location of which would be clear
only to those who have studied
theology
Furthermore added Senator
Smith, ii yon send Sapp's nOmi-
nation to the Senate, ,oiH oppose
him on the ground that he is per-
sondlly obnoxious to me"
Senator Smith scanned each list oi
nominations sent to the Senate daily
thereafter. but no Sapp came.
Mcintyre Is Unknowing.
1t was a week after the Senate had
adjourned. and the day after Mr.
Roosevelt had started for Hawaii
that one of Mr. Roosevelt's secretaries
Marvin McIntyreD blithely announc-
ed the recess appointment of Mr.
Sapp. Mr.. McIntyre's face was grim
immovable He knew nothing about
the matter He knew not who had
recommended Mr.. Sapp. merely that
the appointment was made
The interesting part about it is that
unless Senator Smiths chsgrin proves
fatal. Mr.. Sapp will never be con-
flrmed for the job. Senator Smith
can and will see that the next SEN
ate rejects Mr.. Sapp even if it is nee
essary to take refuge in personal OBJ
noxiousness. Consequently Mr.. Sapp
will receive no salary from his new
job He will serve unmolested and
unrewarded only until the Senate re-
convenes in January.
That might worry most men. but
not Mr.. Sapp. His friends say ne
has plenty of money, so that he does
not care about the salary. Neither
does he care much about the job.
The inside whisper is that he
igiH serpe as district attorney until
along about January and then re-
sign. Meanwhile he wiH spend
SeDen long months laughing at
Senator Smith.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
Cemmunistic AgitaterS Blamed i'm
Textile Disorders.

CemmuDistic AgitaterS Blamed in
Textile Disorders.
CINCINNATI, July 6 (P,.-Several
hundred windows in the Stearns IL
Foster Textile Mills in suburban
Lockl&nd were broken early today as
a crowd OF approximately 1000 per-
sons surrounded the plant, scene of q
strike.
Leonard J. Greene. q vice president
Of the American Federation of Labor
and q representative Of the United
Textile Workers Union, which called
the strike, said he observed the crowd
during the early part of the disturb
ance and that mot one in IS Of them
were strikers" He blamed Com
munistic agitators
The union refused q proposal for
settlement which the company sub
mitted through the Regional Labor
Board yesterday because 1t did not
provide for q wage increase, Greene
said.
The crowd dispersed after Lockland
police and six county patrolmen vain
ly attempted to prevent the breaking
of windows. About Is pickets re-
mained near the plant.
NORM vxyUUvnpD UNy Nyruxy u~ncr-xy
Evening star., 1934-07-06
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
President Reveals Joke
ster Streak in Ap-
pointment.
BY PAUL MALLON.

RESIDENT ROOSEVELT has a
| streak of the practical joker
/ in him. He has been known
Il to plot little tricks on his
secretaries. He has disguised
his voice for playful impersonations
over the telephone. He has even
laughed at himself when Louis Howe
worked the fake match trick on him
with safety matches so safe they
would not light.
But the greatest practical joke of
his entire career was the appointment
a few days ago of Claud N. Sapp as
Federal attorney for Eastern South
Carolina.
There is one that lDiH Sldy you
In tdct, the inside story about it
had to be held back telD days to
see il it did sldy Senator Cotton
Ed Smith OF South Carolina.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
POUR INJURED IN NEW JERSEY.
State Police Are Summoned i'm CIash
Near Bridget0n.

BRIDGETON, N. j., July R.-
Strikers, workers and law-enforce-
ment officers clashed today at the
Seabrook Farms, S miles from here.
Four men were injured in the melee
Of flying fists and stone-throwing.
Several constables and deputies un-
der County Detective Albert Murray
lost control of the situation and hur-
riedly summoned State police. The
eonstabIes released tear gas and broke
up an attempt to rush the farms
office.
Spectators reported close to 200
men took part IN the outbreak. Saun-
ders was trying TO break up the crowd
so a tractor could get through. Gould
was driving the tractor when the
crowd rushed them, throwing stones
and striking them.
The strike, in its twelfth day, is at
tributed by the workers TO q wage
reduction.
Evening star., 1934-07-06

damaged and their occupants were
beaten. Many suffered cuts and
bruises.
State police and sheriff's deputies
Joined forces, drew revolvers and Or
dered the crowd back. When this
command went unheeded tear gas
was released and soon the place was
cleared.
RTOTING IN CINCINNATI.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
MINERS ARE ATTACKED.
Crowds Storm Men ON Way to Work
Near Scranto

SCRANTON, Pa, July 6 R.-
State police used tear gas today to
break up a battle between striking
miners and men on their way to work
at a private mining operation in
Jessup, near here. Several arrests
were made.
Sheriff's deputies were dispatched
from Scranton to cooperate with
State police when it was made known
that the crowd was marching ON the
mine consisted Of 500 men and women
armed with bricks and stones.
Before the arrival Of the police the
crowd had demolished one automobile
carrying workers. just rs State police
reached the scene three more ma
chimes carrying workers became the
target Of q barrage Of stones and
bricks. The automobiles were badly
Evening star., 1934-07-06
MINE BLAST KILLS TRIO
Operator Victim Trying to Res
cue Men in Delayed Explosion.

ALBA. Iowa, July (P.-A de-
layed dynamite explosion in the De
Ross Coal Mining Co. shaft near here
killed two shot firers and a mine
operator who went to their rescue.
Edrfs Matthews, IS, and David
Thomas, 81, after the mine had been
vacated last night. placed three
charges Of dynamite to loosen coal for
todsy's work. Two exploded. Be-
heving the third dud, the men de-
scended 1900 feet and were killed In
the blast. Henry De Ross ran into
the tunnel and perished in coal damp
fumes.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
French Bank Closed.

MORT, France, July GP.-The
Banque Regonale, which had a eapi-
tai Of 5000 900 francs (about $685.
000) was declared bankrupt today.
Only a few securities were found in
the safe OF the bank. which had a
number of branches.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
Duchess Gives Cent for Knife.

SHEFFIELD. England. July 6 Cp.-
The Duchess Of York came here today
to open a new free public library and
was presented with a pocket knife
for which she gave one cent. con-
forming to the historic custom of the
Sheffield home cutlery trade.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
Sea Scout Founder Dead.

NEW YORK, July OR.-National
headquarters of the Boy Scouts of
America was notified yesterday Of the
death on Wednesday in Honolulu of
James A. wilder, founder and chief
OF the Sea Scouts branch Of the or
ganizatinn.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
Gang Wounds Official.

CAMAGUEY, Cuba. July OP.-
Machine gunners firing from an auto
mobile today grsvely wounded Manuel
Romera, assistant manager of the
Consolidated Railroads. Romero was
active against strikers several months
ago.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
WOMAN FACES DEATH
Would Be First to Be Executed
in California.

LOS ANGELES, July 6 R9.-For
the second time in the history Of
California jurisprudence, q sentence
of death hung over woman today.
The prisoner was 3s-year-old Nellie
Madison, former Montana cowgirl
She was charged with killing her
husband, Eric, 45-year-old MIN
studio cafe manager, last March
II the sentence is carried out, Mrs.
Madison will be the first woman to
be executed in the history OF the
State. Once before o woman was
condemned to die, but her sentence
was eommuted to lifs impriannment.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
Five Returned to Prison.

SALEM, Greg, July 6 tP1.-Five es-
capped TRUSTEES were returned to the
State penitentiary here tonight,
thwarted in their flight by the quick
gun play Of Jess Davis, logger.
Evening star., 1934-07-06
TWO DIE IN CHAIR
White Man and Colored Youth
Electrocuted at Raleigh.

Electrocuted at Raleigh.
RALEIGH, N. c., July P1.-Tvo
convicted murderers, one white, one
colored, were electrocuted at States
Prison today
Clyde Ferren, IS, the white man,
was executed for the murder Of Thad-
deus Tilley. Durham County filling
station operator slain in a hOld-up
in March, 1893. He made no state
ment.
John Lewis Edwards, II, Mecklen-
burg County eolored youth, reiterated
his previous statements that he was
innocent of the murder Of j. w.
Brown, Charlotte street car motorman
killed in a robbery, as he went to his
death.
Evening star., 1934-07-06

Latest reports from his cotton plan
tation, however are to the effect that
the Senator suffered only a major
stroke of chagrin. and not Of apoplexy
as was feared. He probably will never
recover. but the effects will all be
political and not physiological.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-09
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URGES 5000 MONTHLY
PENSION FOR AGED
By a Reader

By Reader
Because it is of vital interest TO
the readers Of your paper and their
welfare. I am asking the use Of
your columns to present the follow
ing article on the Townsend old
age pension plan.
Briefly the plan is to retire all
persons so or more on an annuity Of
5000 month for the remainder Of
their lives. The amount is set at
5000 because it is the lowest amount
on which they can live comfortably
and become an asset, rather than a
liability, to the community in which
they live. The only condition at
tached to the reception Of this an
nuity being that the annuitant must
be an American citizen, not a Grim
inal and that the entire amount be
spent each month, also that he or
she retires from any business or
occupation in which they are now
engaged for profit or gain, thus
throwing these places open TO the
younger people now unemployed.
1t is estimated by competent
authority that each person spend
ing 5000 a month in trade or COM
merce creates a job for an addi-
tional worker. AS this plan would
retire eight million people or more
it would make Immediately avail
able jobs enough 70 take up al the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-09
Is THIS KIDNAPPING ILLEGAL?

CLAUDE NEAL, a Negro, was taken by
~ mob from the Brewton (Ala) JAIL dragged
across the state line and lynched in the woods
near Mariana, Fla.
The justice department says that the Lind
bergh kidnapping law does not give it power
to prosecute members Of the mob.
The Lindbergh law says that punishment
shall be inflicted upon all persons found
guilty of transporting across a state line ANY
person who shall have been unlawfully seized,
confined, inveigled. decoyed, kidnapped, abb
Quoted or carried away by any means whatso-
ever and held for ransom or reward or other
wise"
Claude Neal was not confined" nor in
veigled." nor "decoyed" He was not held for
ransom" nor for reward" Decidedly not
But Claude Neal was seized unlawfulIy"
from the custody of Alabama authorities. He
was kidnapped" He was abducted" He was
carried away" And he was held otherwise"
than for ransom or reward. Decidedly so.
The lawyers of the justice department say
in effect, that the kidnapers of Claude Neal
wiped out their identity as kidnapers when
they became the lynchers of Claude Neal
They say in effect. that, although the federal
government Furnishes kdnapers who try to
extort money from the family of the victim, it
does not punish kdnapers who merely take
the life of the victim
According to this, the mob members would
have incurred the wrath of the federal gov
eminent had they held him alive and un-
harmed, demanding that his family pay 500
which is probably more than the family pos
sesses - for his release. But since the mob
tortured him, hanged him, and ghoulishly
mutilated and exhibited his body, they purged
themselves of any violation of the federal
law.
If that is the law, it is a travesty of JUS
tice, At least, the justice department should
test the law in the courts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-09
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER Q isss.
SCRATCHED BALLOTS

ELECTION contests 50 close that the results
Il became known only late yesterday con-
firm and emphasize the high degree Of dis
elimination shown By the voters.
These late returns make even more pointed
the observation that the election was some
thing more than swing from repudiated
Republican party to the Democratic party.
With exceptional selectivity, the voters
scratched their ballots in disregard Of ira
ditional rules Of party regularity.
Conservative Albert c. Richie. Democratic
Governor Of Maryland. who had manifested
GOODNESS toward the New Deal. was voted out
Of the ONCE he had held for fifteen years. Yet
the same voters gave more than a $4,000 plu-
rality 70 the more liberal Democratic can
didate for United States senator. a 100000
plurality to the Democratic candidate for at
torney-senersl and elected solid Democratic
delegation to congress and an overwhelming
Democratic legislature. For nearly fifteen
years, Richie maintained high popularity by
his espousal Of prohibition repeal. But repeal
left him without an issue.
In New Mexico the voters elected one
Democratic senator. a Democratic governor,
Democrat to the states only seat in the house
Of representatives. and at the same time re-
elected Progressive Republican Senator Cutting,
whose defeat was demanded by the Democratic
national high command. Two years ago. Cut
ting risked his political life to help bring about
the election Of President Roosevelt, whose pro-
gram he later supported. New Mexico demon
strated that it had more respect for Cuttings
craftsmanship than it had for the admin
istratons ingratitude.
This was in line with what happened Tues
day in New York City. where the Tammany
candidate for controller ran nearly 100000
votes behind his party's gubernatorial nominee.
Il was in line with what happened in Wis
consn. where the combined strength of the
national Democratic machine and the state
Democratic machine was not strong enough to
prevent election Of Phil La Toilette to the
eovernorship. He won. with his brother Sem
ator Bob La Toilette. because their Progress
sive party advocated more definite and more
liberal program. And in Minnesota, the
Farmer-Labor ticket triumphed over both Re-
publicans and Democrats for much the same
reasons.
Last Tuesday as never before. the aroused
voters looked behind party emblems and can
didates and searched out issues.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-09
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPERS

TN the laundering manner coming to be
characteristic of Berlin and Toxic. those
two governments continue to discriminate
against the economic interests of the United
States.
The latest japanese note refuses to give
satisfaction to the United States protest
against the proposed Manchukuo oil monopoly.
This means a clear case of Japanese violation
of the open door policy and the nine power
treaty guarantees of commercial equality. Evil
dence that the oil issue is not an isolated one
is seen in the reported pressure by Manchukuo
authorities to drive American automobile in
terests there out of business.
Following our official protest of the Ger
man governments discrimination against
American bondholders, Berlin is rubbing it in
by announcing an agreement for payment Of
British holders of German bonds. Besides
this discrimination, Germany has informed our
government that she is denouncing her COM
mercial treaty with us.
OF all the nations in the world today, Ger
many and Japan probably are the least pop
ular. If history teaches anything, it is that
nations can not live unto themselves alone.
They need friends. Just why Japan and Ger
many should keep up this continuous economic
sniping at the United States is not clear. 1t
does not seem in the long run to be either an
intelligent or profitable sport.