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Evening star., 1934-05-20
KILLED BY STRANGER

NEW YORK, May 10 LP.-Elmer
Ricnheimer, "a, for IA years a victim
of sleeping sickness" malady, was
found shot to death in his home to-
night. Detectives opened a search for
a mysterious stranger reported to have
visited him earlier.
When Reichheimer's wife, mother
and a daughter returned home they
found him dead on the bed room floor.
He had been shot twice in the abdo-
men with shotgun.
The elevator operator said he had
directed a "heavy-set" man to the
Reichheimer apartment this afternoon
Richheimer's daughter reported man
answering the description of the visi-
tor had called on her father a month
ago and the two quarreled.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
HAMILTON AGAIN F0ILS
ELECTRIC CHAIR DEATH
Prosecutors Unable to Obtain
Jury of Texans Willing to
Condemn Bank Robber.

BY the Associated Press.
DENTON, Tex, May 19.-Raymond
Hamilton, bank robber and former pal
of Clyde Barrow, Texas desperate,
defeated again today the States ef-
fort to send him to the electric chair
for robbery with firearms.
Prosecutors struggled in vain to OBJ
tain jury willing to sentence him, to
death for his admitted robbery of the
First National Bank of Lewisville..
The State agreed to withdraw its de-
mand for the death penalty if Hamil-
ton would plead guilty and accept a
life term in prison.
Hamilton was more than willing,
and the jury was quickly completed.
He already is under penitentiary SEN
tences totaling 263 years.
Last week in Dallas a jury which
heard him tried for robbery of the
Grand Prairie State Bank dead locked
on the question of a death sentence,
and mistrial resulted.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
DISTANT REeENiMo MACHINE

the electricity sent on TO the receiving
station varies.
This electrical energy operates a
light valve which allows more or less
light, depending on the light and
shade of the original photograph, to
strike the film which is revolving 100
times a minute on the receiver, exactly
the same speed as the sending ma
chine.
Like Gramaphone Record.
As the photograph "unwinds," the
film winds up" until the entire film
is exposed in tiny strips through this
scanning method. The lines on the
received picture-much like the
grooves on the old cylindrical gram
aphone records-are so close together
and SO perfectly matched that they
cannot be seen with the naked eye as
was the case with the old telephoto
experimental pictures.
In today's wirephoto machine, speed
and clarity in transmission are para
mount features. A photo IL by II
inches can be sent in II minutes, a
more rapid pace than formerly, and
whereas the older machines were
checked for accuracy in synchroniza-
ton to one in 500. the wirephoto ma
chimes are accurate to one in
SOC, 900.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
LOUISVILLE SCHOOL
WINS NEWSPAPER HONOR
Brook m Breck Adjudged Best
in Group 1 of Southeast
ern States.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ca, May 19.-Brook
m Breck. published by students at
Male High School, Louisville, KY
won first place among schools with
more than 1,500 students in the an
nual contest sponsored by Emory
University and the Atlanta Journal
to determine the best high school
newspapers published in the South
eastern States.
High News of Greenville, S. c.,
won the alternate's position in group
l, while the Chatterbox of George
Washington High School, Danville,
Va, won first place in the class for
schools with student bodies of from
500 to $500. The Modern knight Of
Central Night School of Atlanta was
alternate in the second group.
The Green and Gold of Canton
Ga, won first place in the group of
schools with less than 500 students
The Daytonian of Dayton, KY, High
School was the alternate.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
WORK UNDER WAY
IN TAK0MA PARK
Many Thoroughfares Being
Improved Under Direction
of Maj. Fischer.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

TAKOMA PARK, Md, May 19.-
The work of improving and restoring
many of the thoroughfares of this
town is under way, with Maj. William
H. Fischer, superintendent of public
works, directing.
District Engineer E. G. Duncan of
the Maryland State Roads Comnis-
sion will have general supervision Of
the work and expenditure Of the
funds, which Is being done at the
expense of the town, but will be de-
Quoted from Takoma Parks share OF
the State gasoline tax. The allot-
ment from Montgomery County for
road work amounts to $1,659.51 ano
from Prince Georges County, 81 ,152.03
Extent of Program.
The program as arranged by Engi-
neer Duncan includes the following:
Filling cracks in concrete-Second
street, Spring, Poplar, Elm, Prince
Georges, Ethan Allen, Woodland,
Sycamore and Flower avenues.
First coat of Stag and tar topping
Second street, Allegheny, Beech,
Heather, Sligo, Davis and Central
avenues.
Resurfacing with cinders-Cherry
Garland and Elm avenues and Sligo
parkway. All of these are in that
section of Takoma Park located IN
Prince Georges County.
In Montgomery County the follow
ing improvements will be made:
Filling cracks in concrete-Takoma
Baltimore, New York, Holly, Cedar,
Tulip, Maple, Willow, Philadelphia,
Spruce, Park, Denwood, Grant, Sher-
man, Elm, Pine, Montgomery, Hickory,
Columbia, Poplar, Sycamore. Ash,
Laurel, Boyd, Flower, Garland and
Erie avenues; Holt place and Crescent
place.
First dressing of Stag and with tar
topping Boston, Chicago. Cleveland,
Ridge, Maple, Albemarle, Lincoln,
Jefferson, Columbia, Eastern, Cedar
and Takoma avenues and Manor
Circle.
Gravel or cinder dressing-Lee,
Hancock, Sheridan, Baltimore, Ge-
neva, Domer, Wabash, Houston, Roa-
noke, Jefferson and Lincoln avenues.
Completion of this program will ex-
haust the road tax refund from both
counties, without cost to the town. In
addition to this work, the town now
has several men at work clearing
brush and grading Birch, Holly and
Dogwood avenues and officials expect
to improve other streets in the town
with funds allocated by the F. E. R. A.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
Meeting SITE SELECTED
Educational Group Will Convene
in Atlantic City.

HOUSTON. May 10 R).-An an
nouncement naming Atlantic City as
the 1885 convention city for the sixty
fifth annual meeting Of the depart
ment of superintendent of the Ma
tional Education Association was made
today by DR.. E. E. Oberholtzer, de-
partment president and Houston
school superintendent.
Approximately 10000 delegates will
attend the convention, which meets
February 1928, Dr.. Oberhohzer said.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
M|DD|ES TO GET
ATHLETIC PRIZES
Presentation Will Take
Place at Academy Dress
Parade May 20.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special D1Spatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, May ls.-Presenta-
tion Of prizes won by midshipmen in
professional branches and athletics
will be the feature of June week."
the commencement period at the
Naval Academy. The presentations
will take place during the dress parade
on the afternoon of May 90.
Announcement has been made Of
the winning of the following prizes in
professional lines:
Secretary Of the Nays Trophy for
excellence in small arms firing, Orme
c. Robbins, Selma, Ala.
Naval Academy gold medal for
midshipman of the second class
standing first in target practice, John
H. Brandt, Seattle. Wash: silver
medal for second place. Richard n.
Lynch, Citronelle, Ala; bronze medal
for third place, James W. Crowther,
Longmeadow, Mass.
Naval Academy class of 1871 sword
for member of graduating class most
proficient in ordnance, William A.
Brockett, Mantle, Conn.
Name on cup of the General So
ciety, Sons of the Revolution, for
greatest proficiency in practical ord
nance and gunnery, Charles Blenman,
jr., Tucson, Ariz.
Sword of the Military Order for
Foreign Wars to midshipman Of
graduating class standing highest in
mathematics, Clyde r. Nelson, Peru,
III.
Sword of the Society of the Gin
cinnati to graduate standing highest
in modern language, Frank A. Nu-
son., Rockport, Tex.
Prizes of the Naval Order of the
United States to midshipmen show
ing broadest knowledge and most
thorough understanding of present.
day world history, first, Gould Hunter,
Fort Covington, N. Y; second, James
r. Davis, Providence, r. l.; Junior
contest, Kenneth w. Patrick, Hunt
ington Beach, Calf.
Navigating sextant provided by the
late Col. Robert M. Thompson to
midshipman of graduating class most
proficient in theoretical and practical
navigation, John M. Wilson, Scots
burg, Ind.
Gold watch provided by the late
DR.. Henry Van Dyke to member OF
the graduating class who submits
best essay on naval or other patriotic
subject, Thomas K. Callister, Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Comdr. John Edward Palmer prize.
wrist watch, to member of graduating
class most proficient in practical
steam engineering, Manon Kisor,
Monessen, Pa.
Prizes provided by the late Col
Robert M. Thompson for proficiency
in handling small boats under sail as
indicated in the interclass sailing
competition, first, John T. Probasco
second class, of Plainfleld, N. j.; Sec
ond, Paul Van Leunen, jr., first class
Cincinnati, Ohio. They will receive
respectively. binoculars and monocu-
lars.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
ACCUSED KDNAPERS
GET HEARING MAY 28
Two Texans Held in Alleged
"Bathtub" Abduction of
Luis Lopez.
BY the Associated Press.

by Jne ASSOClaLeQ HreSS.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, May ia
habeaS corpus hearing for Constable
Ed Villareal and Tomas Hernandez
of Laredo, Tex, held for extradition
to Nuevo Laredo. Mexico, in connec-
ton with the alleged "bathtub kid
naping" Of Luis Lopez, will be held
at the Federal court term opening in
Corpus Christi May %.
Lopez, wanted In San Antonio, Tex,
as an alleged narcotic law violator,
asserted he was seized in Nuevo
Laredo, taken to the Rio Grande and
forced to swim across 1t hanging to
the side of an empty bathtub. On
the American side, he charged, he
was turned over to United States Of
ficers and Jailed In Laredo.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
CLUBS HOLD ELECTIONS

Elections of officers were held last
week by the Senators Club and the
Abbey Club of Catholic University.
John M. Wigglesworth of 1858 Oak
street was elected president of the
Senators and John A. Mcdonald of
Denver, Colo, president of the Abbey.
Senators also elected George N.
Lewis vice president. George w. Mat
tingly treasurer, Frank j. Murphy
interclub representative, Richard J.
Boyland corresponding secretary and
Francis j. Schmehl recording secre-
tary.
Other Abbey officers are william S.
MorriSSey, vice president; Alfred
NICK. Ellerby, secretary; James
Dempsey, treasurer, and Robert J.
Green, interclub representative.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
WILLIS JOHN ABBOTT,
EDITOR, DIES AT n
Member of Editorial Board of
Christian Science Monitor
Held Many Posts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated HreSS.
BROOKLINE, Mass, May 10
Willis John Abbott, contributing
editor and a member of the Editorial
Board of the Christion Science Mon
itor, died at his home today. He was
II years of age.
Abbott was editor of the Christian
Science Monitor from 1922 to 1927,
when the individual editorship was
abolished and an editorial board ap-
pointed. He wrote a thrice-weekly
column in the paper called Watch
ing the World Go By" and had pub
lished his "reminiscences under the
same title.
He became managing editor of the
Chicago Times in 1892, and after
working for several other papers was
chief editorial writer for the New
York American from 1905 to 1907,
and again from 1912 to 1916. He also
served on the New York Sun, the
Chicago American and Golfers
Weekly.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
CARROLL DESCENDANT SOUGHT
FOR TERCENTENARY PAGEANT

portraits owned by the historical
society.
According to Miss Dorothy Elder
dice, director of Carroll County's part
in the pageant, some person will be
chosen for the part at the next meet
ing of the players, to be held in Semi
nary Chapel, Western Maryland Col
lege, Tuesday at 8 pm.
1t was pointed out that beca.ise
Charles Carroll lived to be an old
man, any person between the ages
of II and 10 would be eligDle for
the part. Eligibility will not be
limited to residents of Carroll County,
Miss Elderdice stated.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
Personal STUDY
U.S.POSS|BLE
Federal Employees Group
Told Rockefeller FOunda-
tion Will Sponsor.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 19.-The
Rockefeller Foundation would sponsor
q movement to have a commission
appointed to investigate the entire
question of improvement in public
employment in cities, counties, States
and the Federal Government, Luther
C. Steward, president of the National
Federation of Federal Employees,
today told delegates at the semi
annual convention of the Maryland
State Federation.
Steward, who had spoken earlier,
answered Harry Lescallet of the
Coast Guard local at Curtis Bay,
who inquired if the national fedora
ton had ever considered unemploy-
ment insurance.
The national president said that
yesterday he was in conference with
the Civil Service Commission, and
was informed that the Rockefeller
Foundation would sponsor the move
ment for the commission. He said
this inquiry would consider the i'm
provement of public service, unem-
ployment insurance and the making
Of public employment a career.
Approximately 100 Federal en-
ployes from Camp Holabird, Aber-
deem, Annapolis, Laurel, Edgewood,
Baltimore and Curtis Bay attended
the convention. There were % dele
gates from eight locals entitled to
vote.
c. L. Weigand Presides.
After a tour of the Naval Academy
and greeting from Mayor Walter E.
QuenStedt Of Annapolis, the conven-
tion was welcomed by Charles
Schelegel, president of the Annapolis
local He turned the meeting over
10 Charles L. Wiegand, president of
the State federation.
Steward spoke on the necessity Of
conducting campaign to have Gov
ernment employees 100 per cent
organized so as to present a solid
front at the next session of Congress.
Miss Gertrude McNally, national
secretary-treasurer, urged the local
organizations to become affiliated
with the State federation.
John NJ. Ginder, president of the
District Of Columbia Federation, in
vited the members of the State local
TO attend meetings of the Federal
employees in Washington. He also
urged locals to join the State
federation.
Treasurer Is Elected.
Miss Mary Grollman Of Laurel was
elected treasurer of the State group
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of DR.. Kenneth B. Jones
OF Laurel, who has left the Federal
service.
A committee of secretaries of all
locals was appointed to report vacan-
cieS existing in Federal positions to
the State secretary. This action was
taken so that furloughed Federal
employees could be informed of the
vacancies.
The place of the next convention
was left to the Executive Committee.
Miss Mabel Kearney, fraternal
delegate from the Pennsylvania State
Federation, attended the convention.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WESTMINSTER, Md, May 19.-
The Westminster Players have an
nounced that they are searching for
a nneal descendant of Charles Car
roll Of Carrollton to represent his
famous ancestor In the Tercentenary
pageant, "St. Marie's, the Mother of
Maryland" to be given at st. Marys
City June Is and 16.
Rev. Miles F. Reifsnyder, president
of the players, stated that according
to the Maryland Historical Society,
Charles Carroll was of slight build,
medium height, had gray-blue eyes,
high forehead and rather sharp fea-
lures. His description Is passed on
Evening star., 1934-05-20
GREATFALLST0L Z.
ROAD BRINGS $500
Virginia Highway Sold Un.
der Order of Fairfax
Court.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DfSpatcn 10 Ine star.
FAIRFAX, Va, May 19.-Sale of
the Washington, Great Falls and
Dranesville Highway, the last North
ern Virginia toll road, was effected
today at public auction by Charles
Pickett, receiver of the road, to J.
Edward Burroughs of Washington,
assistant United States attorney, act
ing as trustee for an unnamed agency.
The road, which had an outstand-
ing bonded Indebtedness in excess of
$85, 900, was knocked down to the
purchaser for a bid of $500, tie
largest received. The purchaser
stated he was not at liberty at the
time to make known the name OF
those tor whom he was acting as
trustee.
Operated Since 1921.
One of the oldest roads in this Sec
ton of Virginia, the Washington
Great Falls and Dranesville Highway
has been operated as a toll road since
1921, when a corporation was formed
to take over its operation. During
the, past several years the road has
been reported as losing money for Its
owners and has paid no interest or
its bonded Indebtedness, leading q
group of stockholders, headed by Her.
man Gasch and others to request the
court for the appointment Of a re-
ceiver to settle up its affairs.
Formerly the toll road, extending
from Langley to DraneSville, a dis.
tance Of approximately 6A miles, 1
| was one of the main arteries O.
| travel between the Great Falls sec.
ton and Langley and Washing
ton, but with the hard surfacin.
of the Leesburg pike, which paral.
| lels it, much Of its traffic has beer
diverted to the latter road in recent
years since it has no toll gates.
When first placed in operation a.
! a toll road, there were two toll gates
but because the corporation was un.
able to maintain the full extent Of it.
right of way in first-class condition
the upper toll gate was abandoned
The road, which Is extremely narrow
Is said to have suffered considerably
during the past Winter and now needs
much repair work done.
Authorized to Operate Road.
Under the terms of the sale the
new purchaser is authorized to oper.
ate the road on the same basis a.
the former corporation. with the
understanding that If it is not main.
tanned in a suitable condition it will
revert to the State, this provision
having been included in one of the
original resolutions of the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors, BY
which the road was turned over tC
the toll corporation.
1t was reliably stated Immediately
after the sale by a resident of the
county who has been in conference
with State highway officials that the
road will shortly come into the State
system. He said no definite tangible
commitment had been made by the
Highway Commission. However, il
was generally understood this woule
be the ultimate outcome.
Pickett stated after the sale that
he would recommend to Judge Walter
T. Mccarthy, Monday, when Circui
Court convenes for its May term, tha
the sale today be confirmed by The
/ court.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
Bees Avenge Mules Kick.

COWAN, Tenn, May 1s GA
mule on the mountain farm Of Mar
shall Miller kicked over a bee hive
and thereby lost its life. Hundreds Of
angry bees covered the animal and
stung it to death.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
FILM ACTRESS KILLED
Joan McAvoy Is Victim of Au.
tomobile Collision.

HOLLYWOOD, May 10 R.-Vic-
tim of an automobile collision, Elsie
M. Dugan, movie actress, known pro-
fessionally as Joan McAvoy. died to-
day and Frederick c. Bryan, 80, a
lawyer, who was driving her home
from a medical clinic, was suffering
from possible skull fracture and a
broken arm.
Police said the other automobile was
driven by Miss Iris Ashton who suf-
fered a sprained back and bruises.
Miss Dugan was said to have played
in mo, No, Nanette" in New York q
few years ago. She had appeared In
movie comedy roles here. .
Evening star., 1934-05-20
FRENCH FEAR REVOLT

CASABLANCA, Morocco, May 19
R.-Fearing further anti-French dis
orders here, authorities have made
numerous arrests among nationalist
agitators In various Moroccan cities.
Fifteen were arrested at Taxa yes
terday in preparation for a visit of
the sultan on May %, while others
were jailed at Fez and Marrakech.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
THROWN INTO SEA
Eliza beth, N. j., Officials Mar

rowly Escape Drowning.
NEW YORK, May 10 CP.-Two of
the three police commissioners of
Elizabeth, N. j., member of the City
Council and six other residents of
that city narrowly escaped drowning
tonight when their fishing boat took
a sharp list to starboard and threw
six of them in the sea.
They were in the water 20 min
iItes before the fishing boat Celestine
of Brooklyn picked them up.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
LEHMAN SIGNS CANAL
Improvement BILL
Great Lakes-to-ocean Waterway
to Be Provided for Larger
Ships.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, May 19.-Goy
Herbert H. Lehman signed the Hendel-
Lewis bill today, opening the way for
the Army to improve the barge canal
as Great Lakes-to-ocean waterway
The Army Board of Engineers pro-
posed to spend s27.00o. 900 deepening
the canal and raising bridges to permit
passage of larger and faster ships.
Gov. Lehman approved the bill ovel
strenuous opposition from the Lake
Erie port, Buffalo, because the Buffalo
division will not be improved.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
SHIP TIE-UP BROKEN
Flomar Sails From Philadelphia
After Strike DELAY.

After Strike Delay.
PHILADELPHIA, May 19 CP-The
steamer Flomar, loaded with steel and
general merchandise for the Golden
Gate and Alameda Bridges at San
Francisco, has put to sea, the Calmar
Line announced after a seamen's
strike was reported to have delayed the
vessel.
Sixteen of the crew walked out in
protest against two officers of another
ship of the line, but Calmar offices
said the ship sailed without delay and
with a full crew.
Evening star., 1934-05-20
$4,000 JEWELRY STOLEN

Home of Mrs. Morrill,, German
Baroness, in Los Angeles Robbed.
LOS ANGELES, May 19 R.-
Theft of jewelry valued at $4,000
from the home of Mrs. z. Ryhiner
Morrill,, 80, German baroness, was re-
ported to police today.
The loot included baroniaf coronet
valued at $500, a lavalliere worth
81 900, a pair of $4,000 earrings and
three diamond rings valued at $4,000.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-20
CLOVERDALE

The Ladies' Aid will serve Lutte
fisk supper at nominal charge, at
the church Friday evening, Dec. %,
beginning at six o'clock. Following
is the menu: Lutefisk, boiled potatoes,
white sauce, lefsa, roast, mashed po-
tatoes, brown gravy, cabbage salad,
cranberry jelly, bread and butter, cot
fee and apple pie.
Miss Genevieve Dennig of Hinckley,
spent Sunday at the AbrahamsOn
home.
Frank Westman spent the first part
of the week with his brother, Gust.
Miss Maude Richmond of Dakota, is
spending the winter months with her
sister, Mrs. A. Beach.
Mrs. Arne Beach, Mrs. P. Wolter.
Mrs. Les Kofoed, and Miss Maude
Richmond were entertained at quilt
ing party Friday at the Harvey
O'Flanagan home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Einar NOrlander and
sons visited Monday evening at the w.
Orr home.
Jimmie Wolf spent Sunday at his
home.
Carl Norlander and Jack Koenig of
few days at the Norlander home.
Elmer Orr spent the weekend at
the Lloyd Frye home.
Edward Pearson stayed over Sunday
night with his sister, Mrs. w. Orr.
Mrs. Leslie Kofoed spent Saturday
doing sewing at the John Shermer
home near Hinckley.
Mrs. Edward Chollett and Jean and
Erwin visited Sunday at the l.. A.
Thomas home.
The Helping Hand club will enter
tain the Ladies' Aid ON January 8, at
the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Steen and Yer
non were guests Sunday at George
Stems.
The combined Christmas program
of the Luther League and Sunday
school will be given Sunday evening,
Dec. %. There will be treats for the
children.
Mrs. Hanna Redeem and daughter,
and Vern Asleson visited Sunday at
Emery VOTERS.
Glen Voss, who has been in South
Dakota, returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Harold Chollett has been con-
fined to, her home with the measles.
Her baby daughter is recovering also
from an attack.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Christensen, Jr.,
and sons visited Sunday at the Hem
ming home.
A very merry Christmas to everyone!