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Mrs. Eliot Schaffner

Carmel, CAL, Dec. 20.-(P)-search
for Mrs. Eliot Boke Schaffner, So
year-old Chicago society matron, who
disappeared from her home Tuesday,
was resumed Thursday by land, air
and water.
Sheriff Carl H. Abbott Of Monterey
county. who used dogs in an unsuc-
cessful search for the wife Of Joseph
Schaffner Of the firm Of Hart, Schaff-
ner and Marx, said he believed she
had committed suicide by walking
into the surf at Carmel ocean beach.
He secuted suggestions she might
have been kidnapped.
Twice Wednesday the dogs followed
q trail to the edge Of the Pacific.
There the imprint Of q bare foot was
found on the sands.
Mrs. Schaffner was released only
Monday from the Monterey hospital,
where she had been taken for q rest.
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ESCAPE FROM
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High School to Have
Yule Program Friday

A one-act play, THE Christmas
Party" by Jean Latham. adapted
from . story by iona Gale. will fea-
ture the annual Christmas program
to be given Friday afternoon In the
Bismarck high school auditorium for
the entire student body.
The play is being prepared by MEM
bers Of the public speaking class un-
der the direction Of their instructor.
Miss Pearl Bryant. The characters
are Camilla Rose, II, q freshman in
college-Luella Potter: Gus Rose, l6,
her brother In high school-Paul
Wachter; Mrs. Rose, the mother
Jane Wilson: Miss Jane Able, the
mothers sister-Jeanne Kraft; Chris,
In love with Camilla-CharlesS chor-
egge; Polly, Chris's girl-Lillian Han
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sugar producers, insular territories

sugar producers, insular territories,
and Cuba.
Tho administration failed to secure
enactment Of q new pure food and
drug act, failed to enact the clarity
ing amendments to the agricultural
adjustment act, and was unable ia
sell its plan for milk production con-
troll to dairy farmers. However, q
major legislative victory was won In
the confirmation by the senate Of
Rexfprd q. Tugwell - undersecretary
Of agriculture, and q start was made
toward enacting new legislation regu-
lating commodity exchanges.
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son; Janet, . friend Of Camilla-Mil-
bred Boelter; Marie, formerly Maria,
now assistant to q caterer-Mabel
Aune.
The scene is laid in the dining
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Omett, Bill Owens, Floyd Halfen-
stein and John Wright.
In addition to the play Z program
OF Christmas music will be presented
by the girls glee club and the boys
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chorus under the direction Of Miss
Mildred I. Hoff and Clarion r. Lar.
son. The girls glee club will sing
unaccompanied 1.-The First Noel" and
Here q Torch" The combined
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room Of the Rose home, rather late
In the evening on Christmas eve. The
other members Of the public speak
ing class who are guests at the party
in progress In the dining room are
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groups will sing Deck the Hail.
Il Heard the Bells on Christmas
Day" and I'VE Three Kings of Orient
Are"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-20

Albert Thysell. Vincent wilson, Ar
thur Sandin, Marian Wilcox, George
Shafer, Bernice Ulmer, Jack Harris,
James Taylor. Nick Nicola. VaNis
Knudson, Bill Cowan, Theodore
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
Jimmy Plays Santa,
Gives Food to Poor

Closing his gaming establish
ment on Bladensburg Road at the
District Line until the smoke
blows over" Jimmy LaFontaine
today took on the role of Santa
Claus, distributing baskets of food
to the poor of Prince Georges
county.
The annual metamorphosis OF
the nationally known gambler into
a patron saint of the poor follows
the lead of AL Capone and his
famous Chicago days when the
present inmate of Alcatraz prison
doled out food to the unemployed.
With the Bladensburg "joint"
closed for the lime being, OBJ
servers notice unusual activity in
Silver HILL a small community
in Prince Georges, across Eastern
Branch.
LaFontaine, it was said. may
attempt to open up there to
avoid the harasSment campaign
inaugurated by washington police
to close the gaming house on
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
Miss Stein Flies
Here on Way to
Old Home

Gertrude Stein, whose writing
is-well, let's skip that's in
Baltimore today for Christmas
after a hurricane-like visit to
Washington in which she dis
cussed something anyone could
understand-her anxiety to get
to her old home town for the
holidays.
With Alice B. Toklas, her
secretary. Miss Stein stepped off
an airplane at Washington air
port yesterday, fused and
fumed around a taxicab that
was piled to the gunwales with
her luggage, and then dashed
off to the Union Station. She
came in from Cleveland on her
tWo-Week swing around the
country. Although born in
Pennsylvania, Miss Stein spent
her childhood in Baltimore and
her thoughts dwelt solely on
the train that was to carry her
there. She is to speak here
December %. Asked if she
planned to call on the Presi-
dent, she replied:
That's up to the President"
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
SLAY|NG
ARRESTS DUE

TULSA, Okla, Dec. "a 0.N.SO .
Authorities today predicted new
arrests and new developments as
they continued to investigate the
deaths of John Gorrell, jr., and
Sidney Born, ir.
Phillip Kennamer, youthful son
of Federal Judge Franklin E. Ken
manner, is being held for the death
of Gorrell.
Young Born was found shot
to death in his automobile. City
authorities called his death a
suicide while county authorities
kint=d the youth was murdered
because he knew too much"
about the Gorrell Staying.
Many homes in the exclusive
residential district of Tulsa have
been under constant guard since
Born's body was found slumped
in his automobile.
Sheriff Charles Price revealed
today that his investigators were
working on the theory young Ken
manner was accompanied by an
accomplice when Gorrell was
killed.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
s FEARED LOST
WITH PLANE

MAzATLAN, S1NALOA, Mexico
Dec. "a G.N.S0.-Search was
abandoned today for two Ameri
cans and four others who are be
lieved to have gone down with
their amphibian plane in the
shark-infested waters of the Gulf
of Cortes, 1876 miles north OF
MaZatlan, while a ship and two
airplanes rushed help.
The Americans are Noel Bullock
owner of the amphibian, and N
Abbott, pilot. Two other men,
woman and a young girl were ap'
parently lost with them.
They were last seen Saturday
huddled on the wing of their
slowly sinking plane, by the pilot
of a Central Airways machine. He
threw them an inflated inner
tube for life-preserve, and darted
to shore for help.
The steamer, Sonora, 80 miles
away, rushed to the scene, and
another plane, with provisions and
life preServers, was sent out from
Mazatlan.
All day the Sonora cruised in
the vicinity, and the plane flew
back and forth in the region where
the amphibian had been sighted
but no sign of it was found.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
Shot in HOldup,
Believed Dying

Wounded during an alleged at
tempt to hold up jewelry shop
in the 140O block U st. N. W.,
Albert D. Holmes, 80, colored, of
the 17O0 block Thirteenth St.
N. w., was reported dying in
Freedmens Hospital today.
Holmes was shot by John G..
Mosby, proprietor of the store,
when, according to police. he and
a companion entered with drawn
guns and ordered Mr.. Mosby and
q customer to lie on the floor.
The companion escaped.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
ADOPTED
BY NEWSPAPER

ERIE, Pa. Dec. "a G.N.SD.
His Majesty" 9-day-old baby
boy "adopted' by the Erie Daily
Times, gave gurgle, an extended
yawn and went back to sleep to-
day, content with the prospects
for Christmas and the New Year.
This little king, dubbed His
Majesty" by his guardians of the
fourth estate. didn't know that
journalism history was being made
at his bedside.
1t looked for a while like a dull
Christmas for his pretty 17-year-
old mother and himself. Santa
Claus wasn't expected to visit
them.
But the Times heard about the
case. Playing the part of st. Nick,
the newspaper gave His Majesty
an entire nursery, a wardrobe,
and agreed to underwrite the eX-
istence of mother and child for
one year.
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the other side of the District
line.
Percy Boswell of Mt. Rainier,
chairman of the board of Prince
Georges county commissioners,
said that undoubtedly his group
would discuss the power which
they have to close down on
gambling in the county.
He said:
Something will have to be
done about gambling"
The question which will be dis
cussed at the next meeting of the
board is whether the group can
order the county police to raid La
Fontaine's place.
Silver Hill, where the old Hard
way was located, is now dotted
with a number of small gambling
establishments operating under
the guise of road houses and liquor
shops, according to county leaders.
1t is thought that La Fontaine
intends to open up the HardWay,
once famous throughout the East,
two blocks from the District Line.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
PARTY
PRELUDE To
6 DEATHS
Father, a. Sons Are Victims
of Grief-Crazed Woman Who
Took Own, Sisters Lives

PITTSBURGH, Dec. "a G,N.S0
A gay Christmas party preceded
the CHASTITY Staying of Walter
Dempsey and his four sons, and
the wounding of his wife, Clara
Dempsey, in their modest home,
1t was revealed today.
And it was the person who had
played the role of Santa Claus
Mrs. Kathryn Schoch, 81, Dun
kirk On. " nurse-who a few
hours later turned slayer.
Seven persons. in all. lost their
lives in the tragedy. including Mrs.
Schoch, who ended her own life
after emptying a pistol on the
sleeping Dempsey family. One
of the victims was slain in Dun
kirk before the Dempsey Christ
mas party.
Slain, 1 Wounded
The dead we're: Walter Demp-
sey, 36, a welfare worker, his
sons, Robert, IL, Thomas, 8, Wal
ter, jr.. 9, David, IS months; Mrs.
Ruth Dempsey Hughes, of Dun
kirk, and Mrs. Schoch.
Mr.. Dempsey's wife, Clara, shot
in the head, was given an even
chance for recovery.
Mrs. Schoch, who was Mr.
Dempsey'S sister, was believed to
have gone mad from grief over
the death of her son recently.
She came here to celebrate the
holidays with the Dempsey family
and acted the role of Santa Claus
at a jolly fireside party yester-
day. Then, after the family had
gone to bed, she took a pistol,
which police said she had pur.
chased in Buffalo, N. Y, last week
under an assumed name, and
crept to the room in which the
Dempseys were sleeping.
She shot Mr.. Dempsey first,
Mrs. Dempsey said later. Next
she shot Mrs. Dempsey, but only
wounded her and the mother fled
as she heard the shots ringing
out which were snuffing out the
lives of her children.
When police arrived, Mrs
Schoch had swallowed poison
All were dead except Walter, Jr.
who died shortly afterward.
Find Sister Dead
Police in Dunkirk, 260 miles
north of Pittsburgh, were notified
When they broke into the quar-
ters where Mrs. Schoch lived with
her sister, Mrs. Hughes, they
found Mrs. Hughes shot to death
also. She had been dead for
more than a day.
In a pocket of Mrs. Schoch'S
kimono police found the partly
empty bottle of poison, 13 pisto1
shells and four notes. One said
Dear God. it's hard to do
this, but 1 just cannot go on
any longer. Not to feel my
darling boys arms around me
nor hear his precious voice
makes living unbearable."
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
TROOPS
DEFY MANCHUS

HARDIN, Dec. "a G.N.SO.-Out'
numbered by Manc kuoa n
troops, the Soviet garrison of a
fort on a disputed frontier island
today refused to withdraw except
with full military honors.
The issue became deadlocked
when the Manchus demanded that
the Soviet soldiers give up their
weapons.
Although anxious to avoid blood
shed, the Red forces insisted that
they be allowed to withdraw fully
armed, until the question of own
ership of the island may be de-
termined.
Additional Russian forces were
said to be on the way from Kha-
barovsk, to the north, but under
instructions to avoid a clash, if
possible.
The scene of the impasse is a
newly created island at the mouth
of the Wuda River, a tributary OF
the Ussuri, between Vladivostok
and KhabarovSk.
Two more serious incidents, al
though without any direct link to
the Russo-Japanese dispute, threat.
ened today to hamper the sale OF
Russia's interest in the Chinese
Eastern railway to Japan's pro
tectorate of Manchukuo.
Police discovered dynamite un.
der bridge on the C. E. R. line
10 miles east of Imienpo, placed
there with the evident intention
of blowing up a Japanese troop
train.
Three miles west of the at.
tempted dynamiting. Manchurian
bandits kidnapped the crew and
looted a freight train.
No accusations were made Off
cially. Some months ago Japan
arrested nearly 100 Soviet officials
of the C. E. r., charging acts of
banditry had been melted by the
Soviets.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
Scientists Gather .
For Winter Parley

PITTSBURGH, Dec. "a 0N.SD
Scientific progress in 1884 will
flash before more than 5000 out.
standing research workers here
Thursday for the annual winter
meeting of the American Associa.
tion for the Advancement OF
Science.
Approximately 1000 papers and
addresses. headed by that of AL
bert Einstein, will be presented
during the convention which ad,
journS January 2.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
MOORE GIVEN
JONES' JOB

BATON ROUGE, La, Dec. "a
U.N.SD.-Bernie Moore, member
Of the football coaching staff at
Louisiana State University for the
past several years, has been pro-
NOTED to succeed Capt. Laurence
"Biff" Jones as head football
coach at that institution, it was
announced today by DR.. James M.
Smith, president of the university.
DR.. Smith said he was the
choice of the members of the
team, the alumni and members Of
the Athletic Council of l.. S. U.
Moore is at Winchester, Tenn,
for a Christmas vacation.
Negotiations were closed by long
distance telephone.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
Flaming Airplane
Falls in Canyon

VENTURA. Cal, Dec. "a GN.S)
A man and a woman are be-
lleved to have perished when a
black-and-white plane crashed into
keyes Canyon and burst into
flames Deputy Sheriff Waterman
reported today.
The plane was seen to plunge
at dusk yesterday by Carl Peters,
section foreman for the Southern
Pacific railway here.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
CHASE
JA|LS z MEN

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 24.-Two
Washington colored men, alleged
bootleggers, were in Jail here to-
day following an 80-mile-an-hour
race with State police on Grain
Highway, during which the fugi-
tives are accused of using smoke
screen in futile attempt 70 elude
their purSuers.
The men identified themselves
as Thomas Arand and Ernest
Diggs. They are to be given hear
ings in Millersville today.
A car roared past State police
men at Millersville early yeSter-
day, nearly striking an officer.
Police gave chase in two cars after
telephoning other police along the
road. The latter blocked the road
with an automobile, forcing the
fugitive machine off the road onto
a soft shoulder.
The fugitives were caught at
Grain and Defense highways. six
miles from the start OF the pur-
suit.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
WEAPONS SOLD
OVER PROTEST
Of FIRM
Winchester Company's Efforts
TO Prevent Deal Futile;
Similar Cases Hinted
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
BY International News Service

By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
BY International News Service
The American Government fre'
quently has sold arms and ammu
milton to friendly foreign nations
In direct competition with private
munition firms, according to evi
dence held today by the Senate
Munitions Committee.
One instance was the sale of ri
fles and ammunition by the War
Department to the government of
Mexico in 1929. This sale was
consummated over the vigorous
protest of the Winchester Repeat.
ing Arms Company, which at the
moment was trying to negotiate a
contract with Mexico for the mu'
nitions.
Sales Frequent
Officials Of the Winchester Com,
pany claim this was not an iSo.
lated instance. They insisted the
Government frequently sold guns,
powder and ammunition abroad,
apparently from surplus reserve
stocks.
The committee meanwhile was
determined to ask Congress for
another 100000 appropriation to
continue its inquiry into the
causes and cost of war. The
members planned additional in
Quiries into the wartime activities
of bankers, shipbuilders, steel
makers and the chemical industry.
Col. Charles T. Harris, ordnance
expert, revealed a lot about the
Governments wartime plans. With
the approval of Secretary of War
George H. Dern, he revealed the
War Department will oppose ma
tionanzation of industry in the
next war. meaning the depart
ment will oppose Government
seizure and operation of all in
duStrieS.
Threat to Labor
Colonel Harris, though said,
the Governments plans for draft
ing all men between 18 and As
years of age, plus compulsory
orders" for industry, which would
have to be obeyed under threat
Of Communicating the industry,
would wipe out many of organ
lied labor's present guarantees,
as outlined in Section IA of the
Recovery Act. He explained the
department felt there couldn't
be two bosses in the next war.
The inquiry will be resumed
early in the new year. Its future
activity depends entirely upon
the amount of money appropri-
ated for it by the new Senate.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
VILLAREAL RESIGNS

Maximilhan M. Villareal. pub
licity director of the Esperanto
Association of North America.
rendered his resignation last
night. He said his work in the
office of the resident commits
sioner from the Philippines take
up too much time to allow him
to keep the publicity post.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
Fels Naptha Pays
Christmas Bonus

Distribution of a Christmas
bonus to employees ranging from
IL to IS per cent of annual earn
ings is announced by the FelS
Naptha Company. In making the
announcement. President Samuel
8. F'els said extra payments Of
this kind should have stimulat-
ing effect on general business.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
GOTHAM TO GET SNOW

NEW YORK, Dec. "a GN.SD.
New York probably will have
white" Christmas the after
noon. The weather man predicted
today that snowfall was likely TO-
morrow, late in the day.
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
BEATEN, ROBBED

Hillard Dunlop, 1900 block New
Jersey Ave. N. W.. an employe of
the Government Printing Office,
told police he had been strong
armed" by four colored robbers
early today near First and M
Streets Northwest,
The Washington times., 1934-12-24
REQUESTS
PRAYERS FOR
PEACE
Christmas Message Pleads for
Defeat of Those Pre-
pairing for War

VATICAN CITY, Dec. "a
U.N.SO.-Pope Plus XI in STIR
ring Christmas message today Is.
sued an impassioned plea for
peace throughout the world, Scor-
ing "state paganism' and "laws
Of race" as deplorable customs
prevalent in some Christian coun-
tries.
Replying to Cardinal Granite
di Belmonte, dean of the College
of Cardinals who had conveyed
the seasons greetings in behalf
of the college, the Pope called
for prayer to defeat those now
preparing for war.
Flags PaganiSm
At the same time, however, the
Pope upheld the theory that prep
aration for war may mean a guar
antee of peace. He said:
Humanity now has a great
need for a return to the
Savior, particularly now when
strong currents are active
against redemption.
ut seems incredible that
after nineteen centuries of
Christianity someone should
proclaim a moral and social
state paganism.
"These are hOrrid things
which should make us fear
some terrible punishment from
God.
THAT is why we must pray,
SO that so many blinded and
SenSeleSS souls should return
to see the great me-cy Of God
in redemption"
The Pope alluded to the recent
Eucharistic Congress in Buenos
Aires and the national congress
at Melbourne as recomforting in
these days when some perverted
souls have sorely offended God"
Referring to the recent congress
on Christian law in Rome, Pope
Plus said the occasion was un-
usually important. He scored per-
sons attempting Ito impose sort
Of law of race" adding:
"It is not that laws make JUS
tice, but rather it is justice
which makes laws"
GREAT NEED FOR PRAYER
The Pope then cited the present
troubled condition of the world
as a reason for prayer. He de-
clared:
"The world must pray par
ticularly for peace, especially
in these moments when the
world is agitated to a great
anxiety because of the economic
crisis, which still continues.
Rumors of war and of nations
arming also are alarming.
ut is often said that he who
wants peace must prepare for
war. We accept this saying If
peace means guarantee of
peace.
"If somebody, however,
should with a sort of suicidal,
hOmicidal mania prepare for
war, then we must resort to
this prayer: God, defeat people
who want war;
I'VE prefer, however, in our
hearts and on our lips another
prayer:
"'GIOry to God on high,
peace on earth-Peace! Peace!
Peace!'"
The Washington times., 1934-12-24

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MATHERS SANE,
TRIAL DATE SET
Faces Hearing March 27 in
Pastor Staying; Cases
Are Separated.

Theodore Mathers, 10, alleged
trigger man in the $40 murder of
the Rev. Gaylord V. Saunders, for
mer Wabash Methodist minister,
will face trial in criminal court
March 81 on a first degree murder
charge, Judge Frank P Baker an
nounced yesterday.
The judges announcement fol-
lowed formal hearing in criminal
court yesterday of the report Of DR..
E. Rogers Smith and DR.. Murray
De Almond, aienists named by the
court on petition of Judson L. Stark,
defense counsel, to determine
Mather's mental condition.
Both alienists reported that
Mathers was of sound mind when
they examined him.
Separate trials for the three de-
PENDANTS, Mathers, Mrs. Neoma
Saunders, wife of the slain minister,
and Masil Roe, alleged accomplice,
was ordered by Judge Baker.
Mr.. Saunders was found shot to
death in his parked automobile on
Fortieth street near Meridian street,
Feb. 2. Mathers was arrested and
he named Mrs. Saunders and MaSil
Roe as participants in the crime,
according to police.