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Evening star., 1934-08-21
BANK ASSET SALE
IS UPHELD IN SUIT
District National Receivers
Ask Dismissal of Stock.
holders Complaint.

Upholding the sale of assets of the
District National Bank to the Ham,
ilton National Bank, Controller of
the Currency O'Connor and Norman
r. Hamilton, receiver of the District
National Bank, today filed in District
Supreme Court a motion to dismiss
the bill of complaint filed by group
of District National Bank stockhold
ers who had attempted to prevent
the collection of a 100 per cent assess
ment due August 13.
In their joint motion filed this
afternoon, the controller and the re-
ceiver not only contend that the con-
troller himself was justified by law
in the matter. but that Joshua Evans,
jr., former conservator of the District
National Bank, also a defendant in
the case, had ample authority to
make the sale Of assets, notwithstand-
ing the fact that he was to be vice
president of the Hamilton National
Bank.
Authority Cited.
Substantial authority for the con-
tract, by which part of the assets of
the District were sold to the Hamil-
ton, is cited in the motion as the
defendants quote many court de-
cisions to uphold the authority of the
controller, Conservator Evans and Re-
ceiver Hamilton.
Outstanding among these court de-
cisions are those regarding two large
banks in Detroit, where a similar sale
of assets was attacked by stockhold-
ers in manner similar to the attack
being made by stockholders of the
District bank here.
Defending the action of Conservator
Evans the motion today says: The
sale of assets of the District National
Bank to the Hamilton National Bank
was, in effect, sale by the controller
through his agent, the conservator,
since the bill shows on its face that
the sale was made at the direction OF
the controller, and with his approval
and authority and that of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Colum-
bia, it follows that the sale was prop
erly consummated, Notwithstanding
any alleged personal interest of the
conservator. The bill also shows that
the sale was made on a dollar-for-
dollar basis, without any shrinkage in
the assets sold, so that the creditors
and stockholders received full value
and suffered no detriment. Such a
sale could not be avoided merely be-
cause the conservator is alleged to
have been personally interested in be-
coming an officer in the Hamilton
National Bank.
No Fraud Charged.
'The bill does not aver that the
sale was wrongfully or fraudulently
made, and the aversents of personal
interest OF the conservator are in
sufficient in law to justify avoiding
the sale or requiring an accounting
of the assets sold.
"The bill shows sale for full
value, fairly made, and approved by
the controller and by the court, who
found it to be for the best interests
of the creditors. The bill does not
show fraud or illegality or that the
conservator was to receive anything
of value out of the trust estate. All
legal requirements we're complied
with and such sale is not subject
to attack"
The controller is represented by
George P. Barse. attorney, and the
receiver by Angus w. Mclean and
by Charles E. Wainwright.
Evening star., 1934-08-21

representative of the Humane Society
of using q very dull pair of scissors"
in beheading luckless Egbert. He
asserted no less than 10 ships were
required to complete the deed, the
little reptile writhing and twisting
violently.
Lane conferred with the society's
representative for an hour before the
execution was decided upon. The
society's agent had camped on the
front porch for two hours awaiting
Lanes arrival from his office.
IF it had been left to me-" Lane
said. "the fight could have gone on
until it reached its natural conclu-
sion But there were other members
Of the family who didn't like the
publicity and who didn't like the
snake either. However. was fond
of Egbert, and was sorry to see him
60"
The battle had been pitched in the
spiders web between a spigot and q
water boiler in the basement into
which the snake ventured in search
of food, only to become hopelessly
entangled in the web Of the small
insect it tried to devour.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
LONGCOPE GETS DECREE

JUAREZ, Mexico, August 81 P).-
]. Walter Longscope, former New York
society prohibition agent, today was
granted divorce from Mrs. Dorothea
Livermore Longcope, the divorced wife
Of Jesse Livermore, Wall Streets one
time boy plunger" The decree was
obtained by mail, on an incompatibility
charge.
Mrs. Longcope recently fled q d.
Evening star., 1934-08-21


emergency squads, each with seven
men in command Of sergeant, sta
toned at all exit points from the
borough with riot guns.
Every wireless car later was ordered
to make speedy patrol of its terri
tory, and to continue its patrol with
out further orders until called in.
All motor cycle patrols were armed
with riot guns and ordered to extend
their posts to the limits of the bor-
ough.
Capture Forecast.
eff the bandits are still in the bor-
ough, it will be impossible for them
to escape" Shelby said.
The bandit cars disappeared down
Cropsey avenue in the direction Of
Dyker Beach Park. One principal
route from there was into downtown
Brooklyn. The other was toward New
York Bay and either the Thirty ninth
street or Sixth-ninth street ferries
to Staten Island.
The license plate Of only one of
the robber cars was obtained by wit
nesses and this later was found to
be q stolen car.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
JOHNSTON AVERY TAKES
JOB AS MURCHISON AIDE
Former Newspaper Man Sworn in
as Assistant to Director of
Commerce Bureau.

BY the Associated Press.
Johnston Avery, former North
Carolina newspaper man, was sworn
in today as an assistant to the di-
rector of the Bureau Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce.
The director is DR.. Claudius T.
Murchison, former professor Of eco
nomics at the University of North
Carolina.
Avery, former publisher of paper
at Lenoir, N. c., came to Washington
In 1882 as secretary to Senator Rob-
ert R. Reynolds of North Carolina.
He later became connected with the
Internal Revenue Bureau, holding a
public relations post there until his
appointment as an assistant to DR..
Murchison.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, August 21.-An exc
cution by the Society for the Preven-
ton Of Cruelty to Animals put an
end to the death duel of tiny black
spider and a garter snake thousand
times its size in the basement Of q
Baltimore home.
The conflict had ragged for four
days when a representative of the
society, stopping "this display Of cru
city," shipped of the head of Egbert,
as a neighbor dubbed the snake. At
the time the spider, no bigger than
the snakes eye, was nearing a COM
plete conquest Of its foot-long natural
enemy.
Dismayed, the little spider, which
had the snake securely enmeshed in
its web, fed the scene Of the killing
and near noon today had been seen
no more.
Under an oak tree lay the remains
Of Egbert, who met his death in
search of a morsel Of food, the tiny
mite of a spider.
Horace P. Lane, jr., at whose home
the duel took place. accused the
Evening star., 1934-08-21
JUDGE TO FIX DATE
FOR COOPER TRIAL
Farmhouse Given Is Years as
First Defendant in Basil
Brown Killing.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG. Va, August 21.-Judge
j. r. H. Alexander in Circuit Court
here today was to fix the date for
trial before jury of Richard Cooper,
under indictment for first degree muir
der in the killing of Basil Brown
Cooper will be the second of four
accused persons to go on trial in the
Staying. Clarence Farmhouse, first to
be tried, was found guilty late last
night and sentenced to is years in
the penitentiary. His counsel will
argue before Judge Alexander Monday
morning a motion to set aside the
verdict as contrary to the law and the
evidence and on the further ground
that the court erred in its instructions
to the jury.
Farmhouse, illiterate mountaineer,
sat immobile as the jury, after delib-
Grating nearly five hours, brought in
its verdict. Farmhouse probably will
be used as witness in the trial Of
Cooper. Others under indictment in
clude Mrs. Richard Cooper and Cleve-
land Harper.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Government Expands in
Manufacturing Goods
for The Needy.
BY PAUL MALLON.

-HE F. z. r. A. announced in a
whisper the other day that
$4,000 women would be put To
l. work Immediately on 250000
bales of Government cotton to
make free Government mattresses for
the needy.
1t has been working the same trick
from time to time, making comfort
ers. bed linen. clothing, shoes, canned
fruits, vegetables and meats.
The unannounced fact is that It is
now employing about a million people
in this partially self-supporting work.
relief scheme. That means approx
mately one-tenth of the Federal re-
lief problem already is being handled
in this way.
But tUhdt is more important, the
insiders noD say. is that these
experiments haze been so success
Jul they probably ,0iH be made the
basis for the coming Winter relief
program.
Plotters and planners behind the
F. E. r. A. are known to have worked
out unofnclally a plan Tor trebllng
and possibly quadrupling their activity
in this respect.
Practical Remedy.
1t could not become a complete
substitute for the C. w. A. dole sys-
TEN, used last Winter and abandoned
(ostensibly, but not actually last
Spring, but it would cut down meas
urably the amount of money to be
doled out this coming Winter.
There is no dispute about the prac-
tical wisdom of the thing The Gov
eminent has been buying surplus raw
materials and must buy more. The
unemployed need both work and fin
ished products. 1t is practical to have
them work at processing these raw
materials for themselves.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
Murphy Joins Detroit Times

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, August 81
tR.-Bob Murphy. who has been with
the Knoxville Journal since 1928, first
as sports editor and later as assistant
news editor, today joined the staff Of
the Detroit Times as q feature sports
writer. Murphy's home Is in Colum-
bia, Tenn.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
Expansion Only Begun.

by direct action.
Expansion Only Begun.
The Government heavy purchases
of cattle and hogs will certainly put
it into the meat business in a big
way shortly. This work also unques-
tionably will be handled under con-
tracts with the private packers.
The main point about it all is that
the forces of necessity and reason are
driving the Government more or less
reluctantly into expansion of these en-
deavors, and the expansion has only
begun.
The inside move to effect further
economies in governmental operations
this Fall are proceeding no less ener-
getically for the lack of publicity
about them.
The Housing Administration,
Which only got started tew Ueeks
ago, has already received orders to
cut its stat and is beginning to
tDeed out.
This is the beginning Of the strenu-
Gus effort President Roosevelt is max
ing to get the next budget into the
best possible shape for Congress in
January.
Union Ready for Showdown.
The textile strike, called for Sep
tember l, is the same one Gen. John
son thought he had settled a few
months ago. The unions backed down
then because the mill owners were
quite content to shut down and let
the workers strike for a while. Now
orders have picked up, so the union.
have chosen this time for a showdown
They may have the 100000 union
membership which they claim A pri-
vate Government estimate, made
about a month ago, placed the union.
lists in the cotton industry at 1876 900,
silk, wool and other branches at 65,.
600, or total of 250000.
Before the N. r. A. started, thai
union had about 10000 members.
(Copyright. 1934D
Evening star., 1934-08-21
Mexican Students to Protest.

MEXICO, D. F., August 81 R.-
University students yesterday ar
ranged for a meeting Friday to pro-
test against allegedH insulting treat
ment received by engineering students
on a visit to Bay City and Gonzales,
Tex, recently. The students said
they we're refused admittance to
restaurants.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
LEADER TO FIGHT
LONG IS LACKING
Each Side in Louisiana Has
More Than Questionable
Politicians.

This is the fourth in a series Of
stories BY Westbrook Pecler inter
pretin0 the unusual political fcht
in Louisiana as Huey Long becomes
dictator.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
o. E. S. Benefit Thursday,

HERNDoN, Va, August 81 (spe-
ciaD.-A benefit card party will be
held under the auspices of the Hern-
don Chapter, Order Of Eastern Star.
Thursday evening at $50 O'Clock IN
the home Of Mrs. Allen II. Kirk.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
Ex-Sheriff Again Candidate.

LEONARDTOWN, Nd, August 81
(SpeciaD j. Bernard Love. ST., OF
Loveville. Md, former sheriff Of St
Marys County, filed his certificate OF
candidacy for the ONCE Of sheriff on
the Republican ticket.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
Debussy's Widow Dies.

PARIS. August 81 (P. Nine.
Claude Debussy. ~. widow of the
French composer. died yesterday after
a long illness. Dehussy died in 1918.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band this evening at $50
o'clock at the Home bandstand.
John S. M Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner, associate leader.
Evening star., 1934-08-21

BY the United States Navy Band,
this evening at o'clock at the Sylvan
Theater, Monument Grounds. Lieut..
Charles Benter, leader; Alexander
Morris, assistant leader,
Evening star., 1934-08-21

this evening at o'clock, at Mount
Alto Veterans Hospital Capt Tay-
lor Branson, leader; Arthur S. Wit
comb, second leader, conducting.
Evening star., 1934-08-21
MACHINE GUN GANG
ROBS ARMORED CAR
OF $427,000 CASH

Continued From First Page
Evening star., 1934-08-21
GAS INDEPENDENTS
UNDER-COST POLICY
FACING PROSECUTION

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1934-08-21
CHRISTIAN RELIGION
ABOLITION Is PUSHED
IN NEW NAZl DRIVE

Continued From First Page.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
ENROLLED IN
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
st. Philip Neri Leads With
$50 Registered.

More than $500 pupils were reg
istered last week in The city Catholic
schools. The heaviest enrolment Of
the grade school is that of
St. Philip Neri, the largest
parish in the diocese, with $50
pupils. and the largest high school
enrolment is at Cathedral with 628.
The grade schools. academies and
high schools of the twenty-three IN
dianapolis parishes are conducted
by the Holy Cross Brothers from
Noter Dame university, Sisters of
Providence from st. Mary-of-the-
Woods, Sisters Of st. Francis, Olden-
burg, Sisters of st. Benedict,
Ferdinand, and the Sisters of St.
Joseph. St. Louis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
CITY VEN INVITED TO
HOUSING CONVENTION
European Experts Will Address Gin
cinnati Meeting.

Representatives from Indianapolis
have been invited to attend a dis
trict conference of National Asso-
citation of Housing officials Sept. q
to 80 in Cincinnati. European hous-
ing experts will be the speakers.
Invitations have been extended to
Mayor Reginald II. Sullivan, Louis
J. Borinstein, Indianapolis Chamber
of Commerce president; William H.
Book. chamber vice-president; Mrs.
J.. W. Kern, William H. Trimble,
Samuel B. Walker, Joe Rand Beck
EFT, Charles Lutz, Hugh. Mex. Lam
don, Charles w. Chase and E. Kear-
sleY McComb.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
BRAWL SUSPECT SOUGHT
Beer Tavern Fight Results in One
Fractured Jaw.

Police are seeking Tony Eubanks,
living on South Belmont avenue, 10
answer assault and battery charges
following a fight last night in front
Of a beer tavern on West Morris
street in which Oda Powers. %, Of
1883 South Belmont avenue, suffered
a fractured law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
FISH FRY IS SCHEDULED
Southport Church Auxiliary to
Sponsor Event Friday Night.

Southport Presbyterian church
women's auxiliary Will hold a fish
fry at 5 Friday night. Committee
members are Miss Rachel McLain,
Mrs. Roy Howell, Mrs. James
Wheatley. Miss Marian Lockwood,
Mrs. Arthur Sanders, Mrs. George
Smart and the Rev. and Mrs. Luth-
er &. Markin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
BACK HOME AGAIN

stolen automobiles recovered Is police
beioug TO-
Isaac Kortre. wheatland. lad Ford
VS. coach. feurd lu garage N rear or
a. North Trauh avenue.
ice Mitchell. 3i41 Ccle-e avenue. Pierce
Arrow sedan. found 90 Fayct-e and North
streets
III %. Earlesae.d. las East Twenty
second street. Fcrd coupe. found On the
Seerley read two miles south Of Bridge
rcrt. mo completely stripped.
nue.. Fcrd ccach. found a- Atlas and
Hanna stripped
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
BY SENATOR BENNETT c. CLARK
frrrvrrrf 1884 Ev unlted PressI

NLMU"aAM.a. AaaH. aH Aaaae- EAEaeN
WASHINGTON. sept. ls.-The
inquiry ordered be- the senate into
he activities of private m~anuiactur-
srs Of munitions = the United
states has barely scratched the sur
face. but already there has been
disclosures which have shocked the
nation.
II has been shown that the inter
national armament ring which We
have been accustomed 20 regard with
holy terror as existing entirely in
foreign lands has ramihcaticns IN
his country among some OF the
most powerful corporations IN the
nation.
II has appeared that American
munitions manufacturers have con-
spired with European and Asiatic
concerns for the purpose Of con-
trolling the munitions market
throughout the world. creating
armament races and fomenting
wars.
Bribery Accepted Thing
We have learned that bribery IS
a customary incident Of the mu-
nitiOnes traffic and that names Of
men IN the highest positions are
commonly banded about IN their
selling campaigns.
We have asCertained that world
governments. including the govern
ment OF the United States. are COM
monty employed as agencies IN the
sale Cf Instruments Of death and
devastation for private profits.
It has been found that IN one
case the United States loaned naval
officers 10 a friendly power for the
purpose OF establishing a submarine
hotilla furnished by an American
munitions firm. and then loaned an
other naval officer 10 that powers
prospective adversary 10 plan harbOr
defenses against those same sub
marines with guns furnished by an
ocher American munitions maker.
Inquiry Will Go On
We have heard the heads Of one
Of a greatest munitions nrmS, one
which amassed profits Of hundreds
Of millions Of dollars in the last war,
smugly pirate Of their patriotism and
give utterance 70 the same old
propaganda Of hate which led us
into that war IN which we were in
volved largely for the protection of
munitions makers profits.
The business Of this committee is
to get az the facts.
Current stories that the commit
tees activities are 10 be limited are
utterly without foundation.
There is no authority which can
limit the scope OF the investigation
except the body which authorized 1t
the senate itself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
TRIO WITH STOLEN
CAR HELD IN ILLINOIS
indianapolis Youths Arrested; Auto
Reported Missing Here.

Three youths giving theilr homes
as Indianapolis were arrested yes
terday at Marshall, Ill, in possession
Of a car reported stolen Sunday
Sunday night by Mrs. Lillian +.
Case, 945 East Market street, &C
cording TO word received here from
Illinois state police.
The youths gave their names and
addresses as Roy BEDFORD. 1903 Hoyt
avenue; Acel Clayborne. 1889 DelOSS
street. and Edward MeiXner, 10 East
Washington street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
HEAVY ENROLMENT
DUE |. u. EXTENSION
Registration Equal to Last Years
Expected by Director.

An enrolment equaling last years
l.146 is expected in Indiana univer-
Sity extension classes, which begin
Thursday, it was estimated today by
Robert E. Cavanaugh, director.
Inquiries are being received at the
rate of fifty a day at the extension
division building, 122 East Mich
igan street, Mr.. Cavanaugh de-
clared.
Frank H. Streightoff is advising
students interested in accounting
and commercial subjects and Miss
Mary B. Orvis IS adviser in arts and
sciences and education.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported 20 police as stolen
belong 90.
pais Myers. sI67 KCuwood avenue. Ford
VS. coach. s5-f3l. from 3l6l kenWooo
avenue.
Charles BrauChtcu- 26l9 Allen avenue.
RaIph z Fatin. ssss North Delaware
street. Plymouth sedan. ii-9-S. from I'LL
moi and Tllrty-eiELtl streets.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
NIdivanis Take New Castle

BV United Press
VENICE. Sept. 1s.-Alexis Midi
vani. Georgian prince, and his wife.
Barbara Hutton. American 5 and
10-cent store heireSs, will move soon
into their new palace, once the
abbey Of St. Gregory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-09-18
SENATOR TELLS
why WAR PROBE
WILL AID PEACE
World Already Shocked by
SOrdid Disclosures,
Clark Finds.

senator Bennett G. CLARK, member Of
fhe senate munitions inrsstiEaunE com
mites. iu the following dispatch tells
uhv be- ihinks the Sensational inquiry
shagid help uorld Efforts 90 end the
menace Of var.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-20
MERCHANT
SEEKS INSURANCE
COMMISSION JOB
John J. Jungers Seeks Office
With Endorsement Of
Democratic Faction
Editors Note: This is one of a
series Of sketches Of candidates
in the North Dakota primary cleo
ton, June q.
by The Asgociated Press

Democratic candidate for insurance
commissioner. John J. Jungcrs OF Re-
gent is dealer in hardware. lumber,
farm implements and automobile ac-
ceSsories.
Born IN the Grande Duchy OF Lux
eInbourg. Germany. Jungers finished
grade school and three years Of adj
vanced school before coming to the
United States in 1889. He worked in
Chicago before moving to North Da-
kota in 1892
He worked on farm during the
summer and taught private school in
the winter. He married in 1897 and
farmed a homestead until 1908. when
he organized a farmers elevator
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-20

eating liquor lawfully manufactured.
labeled and transported under the
laws Of the United States.
Section :. PENALTY. Any person,
firm or corporation who shall violate
any of the provisions of this Act
shall upon conviction for q first Of
Tense be adjudged guilty OF . mis-
demeanor and be subject to a fine Of
not to exceed 800 or by imprison-
ment in the county jail Of not to ex-
coed ninety days or both such fine
and Imprisonment. Any person, firm
the provisions OF this Act shall upon
conviction thereof AZ q second or
subsequent offense be adjudged guilty
Of Q felony ana shall be punished by
fine OF not to exceed $1,000 or by
imprisonment in the county Jail Of
not to exceed one year or by both
such fine and imprisonment in the
discretion OF the court,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-20

which he managed until 1910. Jlln6.
ers then moved 70 Regent, oeganl1lno
the Regent Grain company which d.
solved in 1924, and he took over tn
Regent properties and busiuess end a
it. He now has . lumber yard. im~
plement business and general stogo.
One Of his Il children died - a
airplane crash year $50, Nv -
married, two living on farms, and The
others are associated with thear 4oth0H
in business.
Jungers was assessor IN aterk ouun.
ty for three terms and vas "a unG1c.
cessful candidate for stats senator
from the 10Th legislative disty1ct six
years ago on the Democratic ticket.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-20
Youngest kidnaper
Gets 1O.Year Term

Chicago. June 20-(F-Fourteen-
year-old George Rogalski. believed to
be the youngest person ever convicted
OF kidnapping, is resigned to q ten year
term Of imprisonment.
Il expected to get punished" he
said following his conviction Tuesday
night for the kidnapping OF Baby Dor
cite Zeitlow. two and q half years old.
He thanked everybody concerned"
for their kindness" to him, and said:
Il don't know why did those things
Those things" included Turing the
little girl with the promise Of Z nickel
to an abandoned icehouse where he
stripped Of her clothing and then
abandoned her. She was found many
hours later. weak. but still alive. She
died later in hospital. The crime
was done last April.