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Evening star., 1934-01-21
PRESIDENT MIKES
PARTY SYMBOLS
Nautical Motif on Working
Desk Suggests Roosevelt
as Seaman.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The nautical motif which dominates
the walls around Franklin D. Roosevelt
is repeated on his presidential working
desk.
With it, the Democratic donkey and
Republican elephant are quantity mixed
leaving no doubt to those who come
there that what Skipper Roosevelt is
really steering Is the ship OF state.
There's a grayish black cloth donkey
with a beady yellow eye and a gray
striped blanket on his back, perking up
his ears in startled fashion. And
there's gayly-painted wood cut-out
donkey, too, such as his grandchild
Buzzie might play with.
Cartoonist Clifford Bergman Of The
Washington Star once said, in flouting
Josephus Daniels suggestion that the
Democrats go back to the rooster
symbol: You can't set q rooster to
fighting an elephant"
But the cocky and brilliant colored
rooster on Roosevelt's desk probably
could lick the rather cowed-looking gray
elephant
Aside from the workaday things
the clock, the correspondence basket
the inkstand, the calendar, the other
articles on the desk suggest Roosevelt
at the steering wheel.
A reporter at press conference ac-
cidently leaned on one such wheel and
flame popped up toward his startled
face The wheel was cigarette lighter
The good old four-master Pros
perity" that is in full sail upon his Of
fice mantelpiece looks down upon q
desk surface where sits a sure enough
ships barometer.
And, at the right Of Mr.. Roosevelt ir
his sea-green upholstered chair, is q
quaint case depicting John Paul Jones
at his most heroic moment-in the
marionette manner It has modern
electric lights to show of its wealth ol
ancient detail
The desk itself is rich wood vel
polished artistically decorated-but q
usable desk too-everything at hand
that a man wants when he works
There's masculine comfort in the way
the President scatters cigarette pack
ages and matches over it.
At one press conference the Presi-
dent almost added a new desk deco
ration. the kind that ordinary office
desks so often have. He laid a burning
cigarette perilously close to the wood.
Evening star., 1934-01-21

Intimatins he feared that Edward
g. Bremen, St. Paul banker who was
kidnapped several days ago, may be
dead, Assistant Attorney General Jo-
seph B. Keenan, appealed last night to
newspapers to withhold details Of kid
naping cases until after the victim Is
returned.
II am afraid" he said. "that in the
Bremen case We may have the misfor-
situation" The Lindbergh infant was
found dead.
keenan,, who Is In charge Of the
Justice Departments division of crimi-
nal prosecution, spoke at the annual
banquet of the Women's Bar Associa-
tion of the District, held in the May
flower Hotel
Where human lives are involved I
cooperation from the press" said
keenan,. Every effort has been made
by us to cooperate with Mr.. Bremer's
family. They have 5000 900 ready and
the Federal Government Is making
no move to interfere, hoping that the
victim will be returned safely. Mean
while. we are attempting to keep ne
gotiations secret, yet the ransom note
was torn from the bosom Of the family
and printed.
The United States attorney In st.
100 Reporters on Scene.
Paul told me there were at least 100
newspaper men, besides photographers
and newsreel men. waiting around for
something to happen.
There should be a code Of ethics
among newspaper men that they should
wait full time to print the details of
kidnapping case until the victim is re-
turned unharmed
Il am asking them II they will not
give some consideration to the human
elements concerned and not jeopardize
lives. II they will do so. l promise
that after the victim is returned no
details will be held back from them. -
keenan, explained that he held news
paper men in high esteem and in his
experience had never found one who
failed to keep a confidence reposed in
him. He said he thought most news
paper men would agree with his posi-
ton.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
RELIEF UNITS GET
S1,393,6D6 CHEST
10 Per Cent Allowed for
Shrinkage in Community
Fund Campaign.

OF the s1,54s451 pledged to the
Community Chest for 1894, allowance
has been made for an estimated shrink.
age of 10 per cent, leaving 81 1898, 500
for actual ALLEGATION to the 60 relief
and welfare agencies it was announced
last night by William J. Father, jrs
treasurer Of the Chest.
A new and enlarged board Of trus.
tees will be elected at the annual meet.
ing tomorrow night at the Willard
Hotel
Because the Chest went on an IL.
months year two years ago, making its
fiscal year start on December /, pay.
ments TO Chest organizations for De.
cember amounting TO $ll3.55737 were
taken from the 1884 funds, the or.
ganiZations starting their fiscal year on
January l. This means that the pay.
ments for December, 1884, will come out
Of 1885 pledges.
The cost Of the Community Chest
campaign, Flather said. amounted to
SAT 84700 or approximately per cent
OF the amount raised and this is also
chargeable to the 1884 funds. leaving
balance of sl.232,201.s .s6 for alloca-
tor to the agencies for II months. The
recommendations Of the Budget Sub.
committees for these months were $685.
206.34 for the family agencies group:
s168, 456.10 for the institutional care for
children and adults group S291 .047 30
for the hospitals. S17482 SO for the
health group. s2l5.905 for character
building and welfare group and s83,-
l4044 for community cooperation. or
total Of sl.232, ,58O29 This slightly
larger amount was made possible by
receipt Of additional contributions
which are still coming in.
With these appropriations for II
months and adding the amount allo-
Gated for the twelfth month. F1athei
explained, these groups will really re-
ceive for the full year 1926, 6,409 30 fol-
the family agencies group. s183771 81
for the institutional care for children
and adults group S3l7.50845 for ths
hospitals. Sl90,7l949 for the health
group S235 ,53464 for the character
building and welfare group and s90.-
699 33 for community cooperation
making a total Of 81 .344 642 "a for this
year with. as has been stated, pay.
ments for the twelfth month, December
coming out of receipts Of the 1885 cam.
paign. which is scheduled for December
Evening star., 1934-01-21
HOME LOAN FINANCING
CHANGES PREDICTED
Manager Frizzell Says Long-Term
Amortizations Will Replace
Present Methods.

Displacement of present methods Of
so-called short-term financing by long
term amortization plans IS seen as an
outgrowth Of the Governments activity
in the home financing field. by Paul J.
Frizzell, manager Of the District Office
of the Home Owners Loan Corpora
ton.
Speaking yesterday before the Har-
vard Club in the University Club. Friz-
Zell said there never has been such an
opportunity as exists today 10 replace
the shambles Of the past with some
thing that not only will facilitate the
extension of home ownership. but will
safeguard both home buyer and in
vestor in home securities"
The Government. he said. has paved
the way for this betterment by Gre
ating the Home Loan Bank System,
the Home Owners Loan Corporation
and the Federal Savings and Loan As
sociations.
Frizzell advocated the financing ot
homes with single. long-term amortized
mortgages and the liquifying Of those
mortgages by national credit reser-
voir. participated in by institutions
owning such mortgages.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
$40. 900 in Siluer ''Cart,uheels''
Roll Through Channels of Trade

FREEPORT, ILL.,. January 20 R.-
Forty thousand silver dollars, jingled
through trade channels OF Freeport
today.
The Burgess Industries met its pay
roll of 500 employees with silver coins.
At daybreak motor truck loaded
with the "cartwheels" rolled up to the
office of the Burgess plant. There the
coins were transferred into 500 indi-
vidual pay bags, substituting for pay
envelopes on this occasion.
1t was Freeports first ,all-silver pay
roll Dr. C. F. Burgess, chairman of
the board of the various Burgess indus
tries. said the company wanted to prove
that the silver dollar was sound,
spendable currency.
ALSO, 1t offers an excellent oppor-
tunity to study the flow of what
amounts to earmarked money through
the various trade, banking and rural
channels of a typical American COM
munity," he said. 1T demonstrates the
importance of an industrial pay roll -
Paying several of its bills in silver,
the Burgess Co. loaded two wheel
barrows with several hundred pounds
of the coins. carted them down Free
ports main street and dumped them
on the floor in the Office of the City
Electric Light Co.
Burgess estimated more than one
and one-third tons of silver was con-
tanned in the pay roll. There was, he
said. approximately S15o in silver per
capita in the city
Merchants featured silver dollar sales
at their stores today
Evening star., 1934-01-21
|DR. WYNEK0OP ASKS
TRIAL Be RESUMED
Chicago Murder Defendant
Will Be Ready for Hear
ing Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 20.-Althougfl
the threat of an apoplectic seizure hung
over DR.. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop to-
night, defense counsel announced that
the 62-year-old physician had insisted
daughter-in-law, Rheta, be resumed
Monday.
II do not think the defense will ask
q postponement," said Frank ]. TyTell
"Dr. Wynekoop IS feeling better at the
present time than at any previous time
during the trial. The rest has done her
a world of good. The doctor was in
sistent that we defense attorneys do not
attempt to block the trial in any way
Tyrrell conferred with the defend
ant for half an hour at the county Jail
This thing must go on" he quoted
DR.. Wynekoop as telling him. He said
she wanted the trial over with and that
she was confident of an acquittal
Stroke Is Feared.
Tyrren said the defense might make
a motion for shorter sessions of the
trial as an aid to the defendants con-
dition.
The apoplectic stroke which medical
men feared Dr.. Wynekoop might suffer
could result In death or the paralysis
Of her entire left side.
While the three physicians appointed
by the court to examine her would not
discuss their findings in advance of q
report to the court Monday morning
it was learned that medical men were
inclined to believe there was more pos
sibility of a stroke than death from q
heart ailment.
Meanwhile, the IL jurors in the case
began their ninth night locked in the
jurors room of the county Jail, un-
certain as to whether their services in
the sensational case would be required
after the opening of court Monday
The gray-haired defendant today was
reported by Jail physicians to be in bet
ter condition than she was yesterday
when fear that she might not survive
another days ordeal in court caused
Judge David to postpone the trial.
Judge to Decide.
Whether the defendant is to 60 on
with the trial or remain in the county
Jail until the time if ever, she is ply
sically able to stand the strain of an
entirely new trial will be decided by
Judge Joseph B. David when he opens
the official physicians report.
Prosecutor Charles S. Dougherty said
he would not wish to proceed with the
trial at the risk Of the defendants life
but he said he would have to have
proof that her condition was genuinely
serious before consenting to the dismiS-
sal of the jury and the definite post
ponement of the trial
Defense Attorney Milton Smith be-
Titled the Importance Of an eight
word confession" as related by DR. Har-
ry Hoffman. director of the Criminal
Courts behavior clinic and the last wit
ness to appear for the State before
the collapse Of DR.. Wynekoop at the
close of Wednesdays session.
II did it to save the little dear" DR.
Hoffman said the defendant told him
after she had made the much discussed
statement" later repudiated. that
Rheta had been administered an over
dose of chloroform and that she Or
WynekoopD had become panic stricken
and shot her.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
keenan, HINTS Death of Bremen
At Hands of Kidnapping Gang
Assistant Attorney General, in address
to Nomen's Bcr Association, Asks
Press to Cooperate.

Emphasizing the need for q Law Civ
ing the Federal Government authority
to regulate the manufacture, sale, trans
portation and possession Of firearms
Mr. Keenan, said 1t was ridiculous for
the country to be maintained as an
armed camp"
Bill Proposed.
He said the Justice Department i.
backing the bill introduced by Senator
Copeland of New York as a nucleus
around which to build regulations. Pos
session of ammunition, revolvers, ma
chine guns and sub-machine guns
should be regulated. he declared. sc
those who have them can at least be
fingerprinted.
Another speaker, Representative
Kathryn OJoughlin Mccarthy Of Kan
sas, said the failure Of the District Bar
Association to admit women as mem
bers was stigma" on the association
She criticized attorneys for attempt
ing to find loopholes In laws and con-
demned the lawyers who enabled the
house Of Morgan and Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
to escape their Just share Of taxes"
She termed as unfortunate" the close
association of some lawyers with large
they should maintain their status as
free agents.
Tells Of Judge Cranch.
Miss Helen Newman. secretary and
law librarian of the George Washington
University Law School. spoke on Will
liam Cranch. Judge of the Circuit Court
of the District of Columbia. 1901 1855 >
She recited anecdotes rejecting his
character and accomplishments as q
jurist.
Miss Beatrice A. Clephane was toast
mistress and Mrs Edwina Avery. presi-
dent of the association, greeted the
women and their guests.
The guests Of honor included Mr.
keenan,, Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat
of the District Supreme Court, Mrs
Mccarthy. Miss Newman. Corporation
Counsel w. w. Bride. William P. Mac
Cracken. secretary of the American Bar
Association; Mr.. Noel William A
Roberts, president of the Federal Bar
Association. and w w. MILAN. past
president of the District Bar Association
Evening star., 1934-01-21
ERSKINE SCION WEDS
FORMER FOLLIES GIRL
Son of Former President of Stude-
baker Firm Goes on Florida
Honeymoon.
Nv he Associated Press.

BY -he Associated Press.
New York, January 2o.-A. Russell
Erskine. jr., son of the late president
Of the Studebaker Corporation. left to-
night with his bride, Florence Meredith
Howard, formerly of the zigfeld
"Follies," for honeymoon in Florida.
They were married today at the
Little Church Around the Corner with
Rev Randolph Ray. rector, officiating
The bride is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel James Howard of Tulsa,
Okla, and appeared in the stage sue
cesses "Whoopee." Smiles" Show
Boat" and The Follies"
At the wedding, she wore an after
noon dress of aquamarine blue. trim
med with gardenias, small hat to
match and chinchilla cape. She car
ried bouquet of sweet peas
The matron of honor was Mrs. Betty
Dumbriss Mayer of Washington. D. C.
Mrs. Erskine's sisters, Mrs. Virginia
Howard Courtney of New York City,
and Mary Howard of Tulsa, were brides
maids.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
STANDARD OIL DEALERS
WILL MEET TOMORROW
Maryland, Virginia and District
to Be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
One of Speakers.

A two-day meeting of dealers Of
the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey
from Maryland, Virginia and the Dis
trict will begin tomorrow afternoon
and continue through Tuesday night at
the Mayflower Hotel, with an expected
attendance of $50.
Addresses will be made by w. H.
Evans, branch manager at Baltimore,
and R. R. Chenowith of Washington.
and sound pictures will be shown illus
trating the company's sales methods
Executives from the New York office
are expected to attend the meetings.
Bill Terry. manager of the New York
Giants, and Sam Rice. formerly Of the
Washington base ball team, will be
guests at the evening sessions.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
CONVENTION ANNOUNCED

The Greater National Capital Com
mittee of the Washington Board Of
Trade announced yesterday the Amer
ican Association of Social Workers
would hold its convention here Febru-
ary Is to II.
Approximately 200 delegates are ex-
pected to attend the sessions Of this
QiOuOs
Evening star., 1934-01-21
RELIEF SUM CUT IN HALF
Pinchot Protects Pensions and
State Building Program.

HARRISBURG. Pa. January 20 up
Gov Pincfct today approved the bill
making an appropriation for unemploy
ment relief but cut the emount to
$40 1000 900 from $40 100000.
The Governor said that if the full
amount was appropriated there would
be no money available for ld-age as
sistance for pensions for the blind or
for State building program"
A bill appropriating s5.000.O00 for aid
to financially distressed school districts
was also signed.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
CAPITAL YOUTH H0N0RED
Richard A. Herman Elected to Phi
Beta Kappa at Pennsylvania.

Richard A. Herman. former Central
High School student has been elected
to membership in Phi Beta Kappa, ma
tional honorary scholastic fraternity, at
University of Pennsylvania, where he Is
senior in the College OF Arts and
Sciences. Herman. whose Washington
home is at 2737 Devonshire place, won
o number of awards for scholarship
while in school here, and has had q
high standing in college.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
Road Drills Too Noisy.

Westminster. County Council has
asked the English government to find
. way to reduce the noise made by road
drills,
Evening star., 1934-01-21
Colonies Considered.

Natives from the West Indies may be
taken to British Guiana to establish
colonies in newly developed parts Of the
country.
Evening star., 1934-01-21
PLAN CARD PARTY
West School PIT. A. to Give EVEN
Tuesday Night.

The Parent Teacher Association q
the Joseph Rodman West School. Far
ragut street, between Thirteenth an
Fourteenth streets. will sponsor a car
party in the auditorium Of the buildlt
Tuesday night The proceeds will be
used for various school activities. for
which District funds are not available. -.
MIS- George Haines is chairman
the general committee having the affa
in charge
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20
Opossum Is Protected,
but Ii Found Nuisance

State wild life Investigators who
are endeavoring to determine whether
the spossum should be classed as pred
atory In Michigan have so far found
little to justify the protection that Is
now afforded this animal Paul Hickie.
state analyst. who has examined the
stomach contents OF number OF opos-
sums, states that the specimens exam
ined have been guilty Of eating both
eggs and birds, the latter OF which he
believes to belong to the pheasant fam
lily, and that these findings indicate the
'possun to be OF no benefit whatever.
The opposum made It's first appear
nnce In the state about five years ago.
1t has long been declared nuisance
and a pest by farmers. hunters and
others, despite the protection afforded
II by law.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20
''Myrrh"

"Myrrh" Is perennial branching
herb some two feet In height with finely
divided puhescent leaves and small
white flowers arranged In umbells. The
fruit Is like large caraway seed
about an inch long; smooth but strong
lv ribbed. The fruit and other parts
Of the plant have sweet aromatic
odor that has given 1t the name
.Myrrh." 1t is not the true myrrh or
nerfumes which Is the gum OF a trop-
ical tree. Balsamedendron myrrha.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20

Finland lies between continental
Russia and pennsular Scandinavia.
rhe land is not considered rich from
tho agricultural standpoint. 60 to 63
ner cent OF 1t being wet. poorly drained
land. lakes and peat hogs. 1t was
through the wet land that the French
name, Suomi, meaning swamp. was ap-
plied to the country. 1t has been
adonted as national name by the
Films.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20
That Needless Letter

Little Edith-Say, mamma, | want
to know something?
Mamma-What Is 1t now, Edith
Edlth-When the first man started
to write the word psalm" with 'p"
why didn't he scratch 1t out and start
over again?
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20

Downstairs Neighbor tangrllyl-
Didn't you hear me pounding on the
ceiling?
Upstairs Nelghbor-Oh, that's all
right. We were making a lot of
noise ourselves. --Boston Transcript.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20
Her Answer

4 lovely girl with red hair entered
the car and sat down beside youth.
Youth (edging away)-I must not
get too close or | shall catch fire.
Girl-Don't be alarmed: green
wood never catches fire.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20
Real Grievance

"My husband Is mean; he's taken all
the cash out of baby's money box"
Shameful
Yes, and Just when there was
nearly enough for the new hat |
wanted. STRAY Stories
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20
Fish Hatchery Huge

The federal fish hatchery under con.
struction at San Angelo, Texas ex-
pected to be the largest Of SS such
plants In the country, will cover 100
acres with water.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20
Asking One

Instructor Who invented the
steam engineer
Student-Don't you know that7
Why, any fool can tell you.
Observation-Disclosures why asked
you.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20

Tramp-All | ask Is to be given
work in my line. But must be pro-
vlded with the proper equipment
Citizen-What Is your trader
Tramp-I'm q capitalist.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20
ONE USE FOR YACHT

$50 Smith has bought q yacht?'
Does he know how to sail it2'
"Oh. ne didn't buy 1t to sail In. He
merely wanted good place to hold
poker parties"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20
Simple Enough

Goofus--I wonder why q. dog hangs
his tongue out of his mouth.
Rufus-To balance his tall, you
slmp.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20
BASEBALL VICTIMS

Baseball is great game for the
American boy"
"Yes, but It's terrible game for
the American grandmother"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20
Open Wide, Now

Open Wide, Now
Goodness Have you had another
tooth pulled?"
"Yes. I have regular drawing &C.
count at the dentists"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-09-20

Miss Garnette Northcott. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Northcott Of Hunt
,nrton. w. Va. who has been appoint
cd queen of the Fifth Mountain State
Forest festival which will be held In
rlkIns. W. VA. October 4. 5, O.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-11

The Apache Indians considered the
daudelion their layorite food.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-11
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELDSATURDAYF FOR
ALFRED 7. WEIGH
Postmaster at Menoken for 36
Years Succumbs at Home
Wednesday Evening

Funeral services for Alfred Taylor
WEIGH. IS, prominent resident Of Me-
noken for over 20 years, who died at
his home Wednesday evening, were
conducted at the Perry funeral par
Tor Ut 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon
by Rev. Ellis I. Jackson, pastor Of the
Wrist Baptist church.
Henry Halvorson, m intimate friend
Of the late Mr.. WEIGH, sang q num-
Der Of hymns, Is did also the Girls
glee club Of the Menoken high school.
Pallbearers chosen by the family
were John p. French, Duncan J. Nc
ellis, william M. Baker, william A.
Falconer and Joseph L. Kelley, all Of
Bismarck, and Edward Keenan,, Mad
dock. The remains were buried at
st. Mary's cemetery by the side Of Mr..
Welch's father and mother and his
brother, George.
A leader In every phase Of commun-
ity life. MIR. WEIGH was fondly known
Is Dad" to the adults and children Of
Menoken. For II years he served as
president Of the school board and he
was president Of the township board
for long term Of years. In addition
to the WEIGH mercantile company