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Evening star., 1934-12-05
NUMBERS RACKET
BREEDING OTHERS
Representative Werner Says
EaSy-Money Lure Has
Tendency to Spread.

Representative Theodore B. Werner
OF South Dakota, member of the
House District Committee, sees dan
ger of the numbers game breeding
other racketeering in Washington.
Where one racket f1ourishes, others
are bound to follow" he said yester-
day. He let it be known that he plans
to introduce a resolution at the next
session of Congress for the insurance
and protection of widows and children
Of policemen killed in the line of
duty" Aimed specifically to protect
the Metropolitan Police Force, the bill
would be retroactive. to include all
living widows and orphans Of police
men who lost their lives while on duty.
There are said to be more than twenty
such families.
Lure of Easy Money.
II first became acquainted with
Washington racketeering through the
columns of The Star in its discussion
Of the so-called numbers game" said
Mr.. Werner, a South Dakota news
paper publisher. editor and owner Of
the Rapid City Guide.
Mote: The Star. the Times. the
Herald and the Post have acceded
to the recent request by United
States Attorney Garnett to prevent
the dissemination of the totals Of
mutuel prices by refusing to print
such totals. Mr.. Garnett in his
letter to the newspapers explained
that the numbers game was being
conducted with these totals, publi-
cation of which is of interest only
to the numbers gamblers)
1T is palpable that easy money is
the 'come-on' in Westinghouse use
a gangster's expression. While there
is this lure-easy money-the under
world of other large cities may be at
tracted here. That means the Metro
politan Police Force will be kept busy.
Police officers of Washington take
their lives in their hands every time
they encounter yeggs. Such officers
deserve the same consideration given
men of combat units during active
warfare. Those men, going into battle,
know that their loved ones at home
will be cared for by.a benevolent Gov
eminent"
King Plan Favored.
Two years a member Of Congress,
the second Democratic Representative
ever elected from South Dakota and
Just reelected, Werner said: II am
in favor of the plan Of Senator King
of Utah, to give further compensation
to the widows and children of those
fine young Department Of Justice
agents-Baum, Cowley and Hollis-re-
Gently killed by the Dillinger gang and
Baby Face Nelson. But, If further
compensation is to be given to these
unfortunate victims, the widows and
children of Metropolitan Police Force
members should get the same consid-
Grafton.
IF a policeman is now killed in ac-
ton his widow gets only $50 month
and $40 for each child dependent.
That is surely not enough. I am not
sure how high the compensation
should 60, but that IS something for
the District Committee to decide"
Evening star., 1934-12-05
Doubt Voiced That Trio
Could Survive Crash of
Ship in Pacific Rain
Hampers Search.
LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
DISCARDED IN ADVANCE
Lost Flyers Confidence in Sue.
cess Cuts Chances of Being
Spared-Mechanics Say Star of
Australia Was Unsafe-0cean
Combed by Aircraft and Ships.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, December 5.-Through
the air and over the water, Army
Navy and private searchers widened
the hunt today for Flight Lieut.
Charles T. P. Ulm and two compan-
ions whose trans-Pacific plane was
forced to an ocean landing Rain
hampered both air and surface
searchers.
Every hour brought new fear that
the trim Star of Australia, land
plane, had sunk beneath the surging
Pacific with its three passengers, when
gasoline gave out yesterday.
The men had virtually no chance OF
surviving their plane more than an
hour or so as they were so confident
of reaching Honolulu they carried no
life-saving equipment.
An all-night cruise by % naval
craft failed to locate a trace of the
plane in which Ulm. Co-pilot George
orator j. L. Shilling took of from
Oakland, Monday. for Honolulu on a
contemplated Australia flight. The
trio was attempting to chart a COM
mercial trans-Pacific flying route
The exact location of the luckless
adventures was not known. S o S
messages flashed from the plane yes
terday indicated it came down within
200 miles of Oahu, but Ulm said he
was off his course and frantically
sought bearings.
q Planes in Search.
Twenty-seven naval airplanes we're
serviced during the night and took
off at dawn to search an area within
300 miles of the archipelago.
They were aided by three Army
amphibian planes, which were Or
dered to base one each at Kauai, the
northernmost Hawaiian island; Ha-
waii, the southernmost island, and
Oahu, in the center of the area being
covered.
Meanwhile, the search went forward
by surface craft of the Navy, private
boats and scores of japanese fishing
sampans en- route to and from the
fishing grounds.
The theory grew among naval ofl-
GERS that Ulm's plane had landed
short of Oahu and to the northeast.
Agreeing with this theory. Comdr.
E. W. Tod directed naval searchers
to scour this territory thoroughly.
Doubts Plane Afloat.
Comdr. Tod said he doubted if the
plane still was afloat.
When a plane comes down on the
water, it comes down hard" he said.
when a land plane hits the water it
probably turns turtle. Although radio
reports seemed to indicate the plane
was upright when it landed yesterday,
after it landed there still is danger of
its becoming water-logged and sink
ing"
One by one the planes which
started the search yesterday returned
to their bases last night. but 18 sub
marines, three light mine layers and
two Coast Guard vessels continued
the hunt throughout the night.
Searchlights played across the dark
ness in hopes of locating the missing
airmen.
The fliers' first warning that they
Continued on Page 4, Column %
Evening star., 1934-12-05
STREET CAR STRIKERS
SPURN COMPANY OFFER
Los Angeles Platform Men Re-
ject Proposal to Return 100
Workers to Jobs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, December S.
Striking platform men of the Los An
geles Railway Co. went back to the
picket lines today, after rejecting a
proposal to return 100 of their number
to work.
The proposal also provided for re-
turning the rest of the strikers to the
extra list without the formality Of a
medical examination and with age
limit restrictions waived.
New conferences were scheduled to-
day by the Federal mediators in an
effort to avert q threatened walkout
Of 1000 employees Of the Pacific Elec-
trio, which serves suburban communi-
ties.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
ROOSEVELT ENDS
GEORGIA SOJOURN
Move to Relieve Small Cot
ton Grower From Control
Gains Favor.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

WARM SPRINGS, Ga. December
5.-President Roosevelt will leave here
this afternoon for Washington, graft
fed by the quick and favorable re-
action to his announcement last night
of a plan to remove all cotton grow
ers producing two bales or less from
the restrictions Of the Bankhead cot
ton control act.
This step is popular in the cotton
producing States because it is aimed
to benefit the small grower who has
not Jared so well under this act.
The Presidents announced plan Is
taken also as instruction to the small
cotton growers to vote right" De-
cember IA, when referendum is
taken to determine whether the act,
with its licensing and taxing features
for control of cotton, shall be con-
tinued another year.
Plan Assured for Year.
The Presidents move is something
that unquestionably will raise the
hopes Of the small growers, probably
to the extent Of bringing about vote
December IA that will insure the
licensing and taxing features for
another year.
Announcement Of his plan was
made by the President in a carefully
prepared statement issued in an in
formal manner in the unpretentious
cottage in which the newspaper cor
respondents live. Postmaster General
James A. Farley and Ambrose O'Con-
nell, his executive assistant, sat in
while the President read his state
ment, written in pencil. DR.. Rexford
G. Tugwell, Undersecretary of Agri-
culture, who is considered his closest
adviser at present, and Col. Marvin
Hunter Mcintyre, the Presidents sec
retary. arrived before the President
concluded.
The President said in his state
ment: If the Bankhead act is con-
tinued in effect for another year it is
my purpose to recommend to Congress
an amendment granting the exemption
for full amount of his base production
to each farmer who has an established
base production OF not more than
two bales Of cotton"
Seeks to Cut Red Tape"
The President believes it is difficult
to carry through crop regulation If
the authorities have to do it for every
small producer. Therefore his aim Is
to help the little fellow" by simplify
ing matters and cutting red tape.
The President made it plain that he
considers the cotton program an out
standing success inasmuch as it has
reduced the carry-over Of cotton and
at the same time raised the price
from 512 cents a pound to 1919 cents.
He hopes to bring this carry-over down
to normal in about four or five years.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
a JURORS SELECTED
FOR INSULL TRIAL
Martin to Use Innocence of In
tent Plea, Which Brought
Samuel's Acquittal.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 5.-Selection
of eight more jurors remained today in
the trial of Martin j. insult in Crini-
nal Court on charges of embezzling
S344,720 from the Middle West Utility
Co., which he headed.
Four jurors were accepted during the
trials first day attended by the de-
fendant's brother, Samuel insult, who
was recently acquitted of Federal
charges of using the mails to defraud.
Defense counsel indicated that
plea of Innocence of intent"-the de-
tense used successfully by Samuel and
his 16 co-defendants-probably would
be the basis of their arguments.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
200, ,OOO.Ton Rock Crashes
From Ledge at Niagara Falls

The pile of rock in the water was
visible where it fell when mist and
spray cleared momentarily in gusts Of
wind.
It was the third slide at Niagara
Falls in recent years.
A large curve developed In the
American falls, the smallest of the
two cataracts, in 1881. At that time
a slice Of rock $50 feet deep and 300
feet wide fell into the Niagara River.
1t was estimated to weigh 80 1000 tons.
The second big fall five months ago.
brought down rock 100 feet wide and
so feet or more deep from the Cana
dian cataract. Table Rock was close
to this point.
Last nights crash of rock was be-
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Evening star., 1934-12-05
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. December
5.-A mass of stone estimated to
weigh 100000 tons plunged with a
dull roar into the Niagara Gorge early
today from beneath Table Rock, the
spot where tourists get closest to the
Canadian tip of the Horseshoe Falls.
Unlike two other rock slides since
1881 from the American and Horse
shoe cataracts, the gigantic slide did
not change the contour Of the falls.
The new break was believed to have
been from so to go feet long and about
100 feet wide.
Ellison Kaumeyer. general manager
Of the Niagara Parks Commission,
estimated the fall Of rock at 100000
tons.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOJAVE, Calf. December S.
Hundreds of prospectors swarmed into
this desert town today as two more
rich gold strikes were reported in the
vicinity of the Silver Queen, the
Vests newest bonanza.
Before dawn today, scores Of
miners took to the hilsl after spend
ing the night in their automobiles.
The smell of gold" was everywhere
and Mojave bordered upon hysteria
reminiscent Of the days Of '49.
Shortly after noon yesterday George
and Ralph Wyman drove in from the
hills, the rumble seat of their little
toadster tiled with ore.
I'VE hit a vein at Middle Butte
about Is feet wide and we located
1t again about 1000 feet further on"
they informed the crowd that surged
about them.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
STEEL COMPANY ACTS.
Carnegie Firm Disputes Right to Hold
Worker Elections.

BY the Associated Press.
The Carnegie Steel Co. today chal-
lenged the right of the Steel Labor
Relations Board to conduct elections
at its Duquesne, Pa, and Mcdonald,
Ohio, plants.
Employees at the two plants, coun-
sci for the company contended, were
not engaged in any work that was a
part of interstate commerce.
The companys challenge was made
at hearing before the board on the
Amalgamated Association of Iron.
Steel and Tin Workers petition for
an election at the Pennsylvania and
Ohio plants.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
Typhoon Kills Three.

MANILA. P. l., December S (P.-
Three Filipinos were reported killed
and virtually the entire town of Baucit
blown down today by the eighth of
series of typhoons to sweep the Philip
pines in recent months.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
BARMAN KILLS 3, SELF
Drink Dispenser Stays Com

panions in Frenzy.
STOCKTON, Calf, December S
P.-"Black Joe" Spinetti, bar
tender, shot and killed three men and
then committed suicide at the end
of his reign of terror in two bar rooms
here early today.
Police said Spinetti had been drink
ing heavily. They believed he was
aroused to a frenzy by imagined in
suits, although they said they were
also investigating the possibility of
underworld or Mafia connection be-
hind the Slayings.
Evening star., 1934-12-05

Belgian Envoy Here January 8.
BRUSSELS, Belgium. December S
R).-Count Van Der Straeten Pom
thoz, who was named Belgian Ambas-
sador to the United States, will as
sumo his duties at Washington jan
uary 3, it was announced today.
Evening star., 1934-12-05

The stores have never been
more attractive than they are
right now with window and
counter displays and Christ
mas decorations.
Evening star., 1934-12-05
Only II
Shopping Days
Until Christmas

Take this tip from Santa
Claus-read the columns Of
The Star every day for hun
dreds of suggestions-then
shop early. This means before
the stores are too crowded.
The stores are already
crowded at noon and late in
the afternoon, so whenever
possible it's to your advan-
tage to shop in the morning
or early afternoon.
Yesterdays Advertising
local DisplayD
The Evening Star. 43,167
Evening star., 1934-12-05

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Evening star., 1934-01-10
THos. j. OWEN { SON. AuCTIoNEERs.
l4jl EYE ST. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE M
rROvED REAL ESTATE KNOWN AS
PREMIsES 233O FIRST STREET

NORTHWEST.
y recorded sss Il m fbsf sfrsn NJ Sss fftf folio sf 'TGSs 1s
ct SEQ OF the land records of the District
party n secured thereby. the undersisned trus:
ss S ss M Ss6 SsSf a'ilan 4s II fE4h
DAY OF JANUARY, AID. 1884. AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. the following described
land and premises situate in the District
Of Columbia. and desisnated as and being
ssseyls0n 2ss
saeafe ae T'y numbeT.d ~ tWenty-fve aeS'. & add.
Aforementioned subdivision recorded in the
s oi the ,b.r syeyo5 Tountg for the pstst ios
Of assessment and taxation as lot numbered
one hundred and twenty-five f3I2sJ; to-
eether with improvements consisting Of
three-story brick dwelling.
chase money to be paid in cash. balance in
three equal installments. payable in one.
two and thee years. with interest at 8
per Gentqm qro psr a PAYABLE ,v semi
cash. at the option OF the purchaser. 4
deposit 9f $3.50 win be required rs at time Of
stamps etc. at cost Of purchaser. Terms
OF sale 10 be complied with within thirty
days from day Of sale. otherwise the trus-
at the FISK and md cost Of 70 defsaitns purenassf
after five days advertisement OF such resale
n some newspaper published in Washing
NATIONAL SAYINGS AND
BY WILLIAM 3. HOOVER.
ga :. pERcivAL WILSON.
Secretary.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
THOS. ]. OWEN & SON, Auctioneers
1431 Eye Street Northwest.

TRUSTEES SALE SALE OF VALUABLE X REAL Es-
IMRhqyE6 nWTIER az W,4.I 4A.ITaa6REEEE7ST0RX a6EE50 BRICK
SoNTsNaNa oNTs KNoN NNE Is Rp9Ms p9N,sfg ANp TWO
SGRER S6RERwhsr as19 ADAMS MILL ROAD.
recorded in. Liber No. 1924 Folio 81 ct seq,
Of the land records OF the District OF CO.
lumbiai and at the request Of the party
81 ;zsSshE fss3 ssfPf S5as s
THIRTY PM, the following described land
and premises, situate In the District of
sps ss Is ra Ssss
the Once of the Surveyor Of the District
s Subject syel h. to sht ns Of Va. I f
said Lot One hundred eiehty-fve Us5) and
with right ,s Of way for alley purposes over T
eishty-six (Is6) in said subdivision. Sub
tect to the covenants that no building or
erected within I5 feet Of the front line Of
sad lot eSseps such as unaer are the
Terms Of sale; one-third Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, balance In two
snnum. payable mi.annuaiiy. from day Of
the property sold. or ali cash. at the op-
tion Of the purchase a deposit OF $500; 90
veyancing recording. etc, at cost Of pur-
chaser. Terms of sale to be complied with
within thirty days from day Of sale. other,
wise the trustees reserve the right to resell
the property at the risk and cost OF default.
Ing after ye days rsnses
IN "'''''''''' 4 SASEs SHsclv1H 4 aseKEEssos @EEsos.
w. H1IEs PARpoE.
Substituted Trustee In Equity Cause No.
66526. ta2.d6sds,exsu
Evening star., 1934-01-10
ADAM A. wEscHLER 4 SON. Auctioneers.

ADAM A. wEsCHLER & SON. Auctioneers.
TRUSTEES, SALE OF VALUABLE m,
TWO-STQRY FRAME BUILDINGS. NOS.
s9S sn.rtAE1s ANR 9lO ELEVENTH STREET
BY Virtue q a certain deed of trust, duly
m ,hn in t5sr No $3.50 % IN. tOS %
secured thereby. the undersigned trustees
will offer for sale by public auction. in
f2E E2nt sss Psss. DAY o
1884. AT ,THREE-TH1RTY O'CLOCK PM.
the following described land and premises.
situate in the District Of Columbia, to wit:
seribed as follows: BEGINNING for the same
at a point II feet & inches south Of the
Ssnes SOUTH on Eleventh. Street ne fees
inches; thence west 20 feet: thence north
II feet; thence west l5ia. feet to public
hehs tRenee G .as ST. to 9se eaee Rers u
Terms Of sale: The above property will be
- 10000 at six per cent due January l9
1884. can be renewed without commission;
balance one-half cash and further balance
per cent. PAYABLE semi annually. secured BY
second deed of trust upon the property
sold. or all cash over. trust. at option Of
purchaser at time Of sale. Ali conveyancins
recording. revenue stamps and notarial fees
at cost OF purchaser. Terms of sale to be
OF sale. otherwise the trustees reserve the
right to resell the property at the risk and
cost OF the defaultins purchaser, after hve
nswspsper p1biished in the city of wash
FRED MCKEE
JESSE l. HE1sKELL"
.,o.,.,s lllb Eye st. NV.
falo-d&dbsexSu Trustees.
Evening star., 1934-01-10

BY virtue OF 4 certain deed Of trust, dated
December 1. 1926. BY and between Kew
s5s sE 81 sas 3 se c. Rss' ss Ns
tee duly recorded on December go; 1929;
in Liber 5000, at folio 290, one Of the land
records for the District Of Columbia Sad.r sra
ss5s e sSs sr5 81 Ss5 in under sR
said deed Of trust. the UNDERSIGNED trustee
will offer. for sale at public auction , n
iESat Il sef PrePAss' 81
situate and being in the District OF. Colpm;
bia. namely: Lot numbered three hundred
four t3Q4) in Harry A 4 Kite,s sxI sSomRinadtio9a Rda
& as.: sss5' s: ssSsfi$
esi ooiumbis 4is IN III hfser % os Ioo i@proved
northwest. with, apartment house known as
BUILDINGS and improvements Of every kind
snd s.asa M ssn
iishtiag apparatus sprinkler Or nTe ex.
tinssshns syste snd all each d ana every
Il 81 :ss onsss1a Of tn. pureh.s.
EQUAL S inst.iiments payable in one and Two
day q sale: secured ~ nTst deed Of trust
SDtiSn Dg5shsss. aa.,. sdsSS;s SsS
sncins. recordins ETC.. at cost Of purchaser
Terms q sale to be complied with within
the trustee reserves the right to resell the
property at the risk and cost Of defaulting
such resale In some newspaper published In
fHE Rioas NATIONAL BANK
OF WARRINGTON. D. g.
By SIDNEY r.. TALrArERRo,
S,a 1s.is saa ou;s osssri
Evening star., 1934-01-10
AUCTION SALES-TOMORROw.
ADAM A. WESCHEER q SON, Auctloneers.

TRUSTEES, SALE OF VALUABLE BRICK
sfFRRH1TSSN sfRHET SNSoRTHTwEsToo THTwEs9To2 'AiANih "a
tb.r NJ Ss'q Ssss s dss s = ss
land records Of the. District OF Columbia,
and at the request Of party secured thereby,
the UNDERSIGNED trustees will .oifer for sale
y gssssA s:fllg !'Ssi 8 S;YsS''
trict OF Columbia, TO wit: Lot 7fS in Doro-
thy g.. 0eare,s subdivision of lots. In s. p.
Browns subdivision OF land now known as
qsare.s subdivision recorded In .Liber II.
folio 5s. u M ths Is Isccrds ot the once Of the
Terms Of sale; One.third Of the purchase
money to be paid In cash. balance In equal
Of purchaser PAYABLE in one and Two years
with interest at o per cent per annum from
day of sale. payable mi-annuaily. secured
by nrst deed OF trust upon property sold. or
all cash. at option of purchaser. A deposit
Of $500 required OF purchaser at sale. Ex-
animation OF title. conveyancing, recording
revenue stamps and notarial fees at cost Of
purchaser. Terms to be complied with with
in thirty days from day Of sale. otherw Sc
trustees reserve the risht to resell property.
AZ risk and cost OF defaultins purchaser.
in some newspaper published IN Washing
ton, D. G.. or deposit may be forfeited, or
without forfeitins deposit trustees may avail
themselves Of any legal or equitable riehts
against defaulting purchaser.
WILTON ] LAMBERT.
c. H. POPE.
deoa-d&dbs. exSu6hoI Trustees.
Evening star., 1934-01-10
THCs. J. OWEN & SON, AuCTIoNEERs.
143l EYE ST. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
BRICK DWELLING. KNOWN AS PREM
ISES 2413 EIGHTEENTH STREET

EsTLTp IMppovHn H nY SYHLxh5hs T4n cTdpI HL5I
ISIS saia EIdHTEENTH STREET
By Virtue OF a certain deed Of trust. duly
recorded in Liber No 5633. folio 225 ct SEQ.
Of the land records of the District OF Co.
heeby II. fns rs. x
s; '' ,ys|2 ssssSH Z ii9?' # e R5;H
O'Clock M the folloxins described land
and premises. situate in the District OF Co.
One hundred and Ave fos1 IN m Harry Ps W.!S
mans subdivision Of lots. In block eisht lS;
IN IbeH ibrsSa eSnns as's so D H. reSfrqse Sf ss
records Of the ONCE Of the surveyor Of the
ticn that no building shall be erected upon
Esh:sn,S STREE. ind p iS. s.sS.ss. ssS ss On
mentioned in asreem.nt Of MARY 3, Mill:
recorded in Liber. No. .220. folio 309., of
h .nS tssGsf: c Of @ rs S Ss
equal installrnents. PAYABLE in one. two.
eentum per annum. PAYABLE semi-annually;
from day q sale: sseured BY nrtt aesd ot
the opon ta' n ne d.Do
All eonveysncins. recordins. revenue stamps.
te to b. " comsii.S So With Within % "a DAYS fFom
The. rlsht 70 resell .the property: at the risk
DAYS advertisement OF such resale in some
newspaper published In Weshington. 2. c.
TRUST COMPANY. Trustee.
BY WIN; l. sEALE. Vice President.
A. II. sHILLNoToN
Assistant Secretary.
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