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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-06-10

Council. Ga. has red violet cancel
lations; Grifton, N. c., blue violet,
and Ruin, KY, blue black.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
RIVER YIELDS
VICTIM 3 BODY

The body of Boyd Souder, 81,
who was drowned Tuesday night
when a canoe in which he and
two others were padding over
turned in the Potomac River in
the vicinity of the Three Sisters,
was recovered shortly after noon
today about 500 feet from the
scene of the tragedy.
The body was discovered by
F.. w. Hetfield, of the 1900 block
of Lawrence st. N. E., who was
at Camp Delhi. He notified
harbor police, who sent a launch
up the Georgetown Channel and
took the body to the Morgue.
Receipts made out to Mr..
Souder for money deposited in
the postal savings and dated
June 10 were found in a wallet
in the drowned mans clothing,
Morgue officials said.
Mr.. Souder went on the canoe
ing trip with Ona Smith, OF
Grafton, w. Va, and Eugene
Barnard, of the first block Ran
dolph Street Northwest.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
GUNNAN FLEES
WITH $50

Pursued for several blocks, a
young colored gunman escaped to-
day after holding up a laundry in
the 1900 block of Ninth st. N. w.
Miss Ruth Goodrich, 81, Of
Cherrydale, Va, was alone in the
laundry when the colored man
entered carrying a cap in his
hand.
Believing he wanted it cleaned,
she reached for it when he pulled
a pistol he was carrying concealed
in the cap.
Warning her to keep quiet, he
took about $50 from the cash
register and started to leave when
Warren Langston of the 1900
block Twentieth st. N. W., a meter
reader for the Pepco, entered.
Miss Goodrich screamed that
she had been held up, and Mr..
Langston started to chase the man.
Several passersby Joined in pur-
suit and chased the man into an
alley at Seventh and N SITS. N. w.,
where he jumped over a fence and
got away.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
DRAG
FOR BRIDGE
JUMPER
Unidentified Man Leaps Into
River, Screaming, Dressed
in Bathing Suit

Police were dragging the Po-
tomac River near Key Bridge for
the body Of an unidentified man
who jumped from the bridge
shortly after noon today.
The man was dressed in a bath
ing suit and yelled before he
jumped. His screams were heard
by Brewster Marshall, Of the 5000
block Thirty7sixth St., who was
taking his canoe out of the Po-
tomac Boat Club.
Police of the Rescue Squad and
the Harbor Police were called to
the scene and an immediate
search was started for the body.
Mr.. Marshall said the man yelled:
'Ts everything alright in the
water belOw?"
It is not known whether the
man attempted suicide or was
merely getting into the water. He
jumped with feet first. A large
crowd gathered on the bridge to
watch the proceedings.
His jump was IS feet from the
railing to the water.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
BY TOM WILHELM
International News Service
SkoRN EnRRaSnnMAAnA

BERLIN, July S G.N.s.).
Baron Franz Won Papen, aristo.
crat, junker, conservative, will
continue in the anamolous posi-
ton of vice chancellor Of the
government which raided his of"
flee, killed his adjutant and ar
rested his secretary and one Of his
staff, it became evident today.
To a reporter who interviewed
him in the vice chancellory op
posite the Tiergarten, Berlin'H
Central Park, the building where
Herbert Won Bose, his aide, was
shot and killed, he said:
81 am still vice chancellor Of
Germany and commissioner Of
the Saare."
ANGLE CLEARED UP
Asked whether his resignation
would be accepted, he said:
ut is possible that with the
return of Hitler from Neudeck
where he went to see the presi-
dent that that angle may be
cleared up.''
Hitler has returned and Won
Papen remains in office. THAT
angle" has evidently been cleared
up"
However, there were intima"
tions at the Nazi press bureau to-
day that Won Papen might take
an extended leave of absence,
and that he might change his
position from vice chancellor to
minister without portfolio to be
succeeded in the vice chancellory
by Prussian Premier Hermann
Wilhelm Goering.
But it appeared likely the con"
tinuation of the Hitler govern
ment would have its aristocratic,
conservative junker element, the
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col.
Second Section)
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Woman $500
Paid For
Killing
JEFFERSON

JEFFERSON, Wis, July 5
Q.N.S0.-George King, itinerant
painter, was captured at Fort At
kinson, Wis, early today and con-
feSsed to the murder of Earl
Gentry, former bodyguard Of D. C.
Stephenson, one-time dragon Of
the Indiana Ku Klux Klan, &C.
cording to Sheriff Joseph T.
Lange.
Mr.. King, who said his real
name was Carl Church, was impli-
Gated in the confession of Mrs.
Carrie Gill, who, according to
authorities, confessed that she
hired him for $50 to kill Mr.. Gen.
try, because the latter was
mean" to her.
"Glad He Did 1t"
Sheriff Lange said Mr.. King
told him:
II did it, and I'm glad Of it."
Mr.. Gentry's bullet-ridden body
was found in his automobile Sun
day. He roomed at the Gill home
for eight years, and, according to
authorities, the comely widow had
become enamored of him. She
resented his attentions to other
women, it was revealed in letters
found among the dead mans ef-
fectS.
Mrs. Gill, known as the "Sun-
shine Lady" because of her sunny
disposition and her kindliness, had
befriended Mr.. King, he told Sher-
iff Lange. He declared:
"She was wonderful woman.
I knew Mr.. Gentry was mean to
her, and I killed him to rid the
community of a menace"
Mrs. Gill's brother, Ferdinand
Probst, is also being held. Accord
ing to authorities, he has con-
fessed thas Mr.. King came to him
Sunday night, confessed to the
murder, and asked aid in remov-
Continued on Page 2, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
KENT FACES
LYNCH|NG
THREAT
Chemists Test Blood Stains
in Auto of Suspect in
Woman'S Staying

ROANOKE, Va, July 5.-Threats
to lynch Major Robert c. Kent,
jr., scion of a prominent Virginia
family held in connection with
the brutal Staying of Mrs. Mary
C. Hastings, Blue Ridge Mountain
resort owner, were heard here to-
day.
One county official admitted
feeling is so high that if Major
Kent were to be released from
Jail he would undoubtedly be
strung up"
The former Army officer, who
once served on General Pershing's
staff in France, is held under the
Federal kidnapping law. Convic-
ton on this charge could carry a
death penalty.
Denies Staying
Major Kent steadfaStly denies
any part in the killing, claiming
that he left Mrs. Hastings in
front of the Willard Hotel in
Washington several days before
she was found, two bullets through
her head, in a lonely section of
Pennsylvania.
Officials today called in chem
lists to assist in drawing the web
of evidence around the suspect
When Major Kent was taken
into custody, police found suspi.
cious bloodstains on the upholstery
of his automobile. He explained
these by stating that he had
picked up a girl injured in an
automobile accident and driven
her to a hospital.
Changes His Story
Later, when a check -of, all hos.
pitals failed 70 reveal any such
case, he changed his story, police
said. and claimed the blood came
from an injured dog.
Police claim efforts had been
made to conceal the bloodstains
by covering them with grease.
Chemists will attempt to deter
mine if the blood is that of a
human, and will compare the
stains with those found on Mrs.
Hastings clothing.
Authorities have not placed a
charge against Major
Kent as they have not yet deter
poinod in u,bof Ctofa tho v,o1JrdoT.
was committed.
Witnesses have been located
who saw Major Kent in Beacon,
N. Y, the day the body of Mrs.
Hastings was found. Police point
out that the place where the body
was hidden is not far off the road
he took to reach the New York
town.
Police plan to send out pictures
of Major Kent to all filling sta
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
CARPENTERS
ACCEPT SL.I0
PAY SCALE
Work Resumed on PWA Jobs;
PIasterers Hope to End
" Long Fight Today

For the first time in two months
harmony reigned between capital
and labor in Washington today as
union carpenters returned to work
on PWA projects at $1.10 an hour.
The carpenters had sought to
obtain a uniform wage scale here
for their trade, and temporarily
held out against the ruling of the
Board of Labor Review that PWA
contractors do not have to pay
carpenters more than $1.10 an
hour. The union wage for carpen-
ters in Washington is $1.25 an
hour.
Seek Higher Scale
The carpenters are returning to
work today under protest" Their
leaders claim they have been un-
fairly dealt with and they are
seeking a guarantee of $l.25 an
hour on all future PWA contracts.
Nonunion carpenters were being
employed early today by the Con-
Golidated Engineering Company on
their construction job on the Cen
trail Avenue bridge just outside
the District line. It was under
stood, however, that officials Of
the company had agreed with
union leaders to remove the men
and replace them with union
Workmen.
The company, officials said,
hired the non-union carpenters re.
Gently. Unless they were re-
moved Joseph RIMS, business
agent for the carpenters, threat
ened to report the matter to the
washington Building Trades
Council, and another general strike
would have enSued.
Mr.. RIMS reported at noon that
Everything is all right now."
Two Other Disputes
Two other labor difficulties re-
main to be adjusted in WASH
jngton.
The plasterers, now that their
wage committee has been empow-
cred by the membership to deal
with their contractors, were hope
full today Of an early settlement
OF their strike. They walked out
almost two months ago for SITS
an hour. A meeting between the
diSputing parties was scheduled to
be held today.
The machinists, who voted Sun
day to strike, were holding in abey-
ance an actual Walkout until their
troubles can be aired before an
arbitration board, consisting of
one member from each of the dis
putting factions and the third a
neutral party.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05

both play saxOphones in vaude-
ville."
Mr.. Lambert said:
"We are going to open soon in
Pennsylvania"
The clerk inquired:
"WOuld you say this license is
being issued to one woman or
twO?"
Violet solved the problem with:
"One."
The clerk called up the corpora
ton counseps office of the city.
The municipal legal department
ruled no license should be issued.
What? No License?
The Siamese twins, the bride
groom and the newspaper men
wanted to know:
"Why?"
Assistant Corporation Counsel
George Cowie declined to state
Violet suggested:
"Maybe we'll go to New Jer-
Sey and try there"
Daisy and the bridegroom de-
cided to go along.
They all left for the North
which points toward Broadway
and Forty-seventh Street, where
vaudeville actors and actresses
hold forth to tell their confreres
how they knock 'em off their
seats.
New Jersey lies due west from
the marriage license bureau.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
By DAVID p. SENTNER


International News Service Staff
Correspondent
NEW YORK, July 0.N.S0.
"YOu here again."
The marriage license bureau
clerk so spoke today and Daisy
and Violet Hilton, who always
get their names in the news
papers together, like pepper and
salt, took a double bow. They
said:
"We're the Siamse twins.
We want to get married."
"WhO wants to get married?"
"Violet wants to get married
today, but I'm engaged"
Violet wanted a license to
marry Maurice Lambert, widower
and orchestra leader, of Western
port, Md.
Gin and Wine
Last year Violet said she was
going to marry somebody else.
I'm the bridegroom"
Then Mr.. Lambert stepped up
to the bar Cor whatever you call
it, and Daisy said:
"And 1 am engaged to marry
Harry Mason, the English prize
fighter"
And Violet piped:
81 like wine."
and Daisy chimed:
81 like GIN"
Violet added:
1--WE are OppOsites. But we
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
COUNTY HEADS
co ON TRIAL

ANNAPOLIS, July 5 U.N.SO.
Two Anne Arundel county Off
cials today went on trial in the
circuit court here, charged with
malfeasance and misfeasance in
office.
The two men, John A. Bromley,
county road engineer, and Zach
johnson, head of the county dele
CATION in the Maryland State leg
islature, are charged with pur-
chasing a steam shovel for the
county at $7,420, which is alleged
to be an exhorbitant price. The
case is being tried before Judge
S. N. Parke.
Six other county officials, in
addition to the two on trial, will
soon go on trial for conspiracy
in connection with the same pur-
chase,
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
WILL ROGERS
Says:

SANTA MONICA, Cal, July
4.-They say it takes q big man
to admit he is wrong. Well,
here is where / become . giant.
I said yesterday that the ReDub-
licans m q d e their campaign
speech when the whole U. 8.
was tuned in on Germany; or
Amos and Andy, and that no.
body heard it. But by goIIy I
was wrong, from some Of the
criticism 1 read Of It from the
Democrats, they must have all
been listening. / had no idea
they were even paying any at.
tentiOn to the Republicans.
Get these Democrats on the
defense, and they are not 30
hot. A Democrat is . better
fault finder than he Is an ex.
palmer. So there is liable to
be some excitement at this falls
election yet.
copyright, 1884, by Mcknight
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
MRS, WHITNEY.
BUYS DEWET

DeWet, claimed to be the
smartest dog in the world, is
coming to America to make his
home.
DeWet has been purchased by
Mrs. Jock Whitney, widely-known
in Washington and Virginia So
ciety and hunting circles, accord
ing to a story in the London
Daily Mirror, received here today.
The dog, an Alsatian, will be
used for breeding purposes. Mrs.
Whitney has a number Of dogs
of the same breed.
DeWet holds the British cham
pionShip for tracking by scent.
He has appeared in several mo-
tion pictures. Among his tricks
are climbing a ladder, collecting
eggs without breaking them, jump
ing through fire and picking out
the English flag from those Of
other nations.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
HAITI CREE rs
PRESIDENT

ABOARD U. S. S. GILMER,
AT SEA, July 5 G.N.SD.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt arrived at Cape
Haitien, Haiti, today, the first
stop on his month-long vacation
cruise to outlying possessions of
the United States.
The cruiser Houston, bearing
the President, dropped anchor in
the harbor Of Cape Haitien, but
the President did not go ashore.
He awaited on board an official
visit from the President of Haiti,
who will be his guest at lunch.
The Houston was anchored
close in to the shore, with tow
ering mountains rising in the
background, making pictur-
esque setting for the meeting be-
tween the Presidents of the two
American republics. The weather
was calm and pleasant.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
V0N PAPEN MYSTERI0USLY KEEPS CABINET POST
Big Surplus
By Treasury
Is Paper

In spite of huge expenditures,
the Treasury's figures for the
new fiscal year which began
Sunday, today revealed a sur
plus of $52,602, ,001.93.
The surplus, of course is on
paper, and was due to a rather
extraordinary bookkeeping oper-
alton of Monday involving re-
payment to the Treasury by the
RFC of $132,235,547.41.
This single operation does
not affect the actual status Of
Uncle Sans treasure chest. 1t
simply was a picture Of one
days operation on which a
technical surplus was turned in.
June 80 the Government
ended the last fiscal year with
a deficit of almost 1000 million
dollars,
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
HITLER FAILS
To EXPLAIN
SLAUGHTER
Official "Death List" NeVet
Issued; Situation Appears
Incredible to U. S.
THE GERMAN SITUATION
TODAY

BY International News Service
Vice Chancellor Franz vOn
Papen became something Of Q
mystery man" and his future
status remained unclear. He
was still vice chancellor, Al
though it was reported he might
become a minister without port
folio and also that he might
take an extended leave Of alb
Sence.
Although executions of ene-
mics of the Hitler regime had
been halted, reports were stiu
coming in of prominent Ger.
mans who had faced the firing
squad. The government still
was withholding the official
list of its enemies who had
been "liquidated."
A financial crisis was brew.
ing, it was believed, over .
campaign by induStrialiStS and
bankers to devaluate the mark,
a move strongly opposed by DR..
Hjalmer Schacht, president Of
the Reichbank.
A trade war with Great Brit
ain had been averted by Ger.
many's agreement to pay inter.
est on Dawes and YoOung plan
bonds, despite the moratorium,
but other nations were expected
to demand similar treatment.
The health of President Paul
Won Hindenburg apparently had
improved. He received and for
malIy welcomed to Germany
the King and Queen Of Siam.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Warmers Fighting
BOYcOtt on MOUieS

PHILADELP HIA, July 5
G.N.S0.-Motion picture houses
operated by the Warner Brothers
Company in this area, will remain
open as long as possible. despite
the general church boycott, it was
indicated here today.
This fact revealed with the re-
lease Of a statement from Joseph
Bernhard, Of New York, general
manager of the Warner company'S
chain Of theaterS, expressing the
hope the boycott will be lifted or
modified before July %, the date
set for the closing Of rs theaterS
in Philadelphia and vicinity.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Federated Societies
Plan Park OutinQ

Federated-American Societies of
Washington will hold their first
annual outing and field day at
Marshall Hall Park July Is. The
first boat will leave the Wilson.
Line pier at 10 a. m.
The program of sports will be-
gin at l p. m. and will include
games for boys and girls and
women. There will also be a tug
of-war between local organizations
and many strong men are doing
some heavy training for the event,
according to Alfred A. Picchione,
$500 block Adams Mill Rd. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Last of MallOy's
SLQyers Dies Tonight

OSSINING, N. Y, July 3
Q.N.SO-Joseph Murphy, fourth
member of the speakeasy quar-
tette that slew Durable Mike"
Malloy for his insurance, is to die
in the electric chair at Sing Sing
tonight.
Counsel for Murphy battled
vainly to have the verdict set
aside on the grounds that his
client was feeble-minded. The
motion was denied by Judge Bar
rett in Bronx county court.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
International Thief
GiUen 364 DaY Term

ATLANTIC CITY, July 5
QN.S0.-Described by police as
an international confidence artist
and diamond thief, David Dalavey.
So, of San Antonio, Tex, was sen
fenced today to serve 1854 days in
Atlantic county Jail for stealing
purse and 500 from the home of
Mrs. Edward T. Carvin, of Vent
nor, N. j.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Panama Canal Tolls
ShOlU Business Gain

A steady increase in commercial
traffic through the Panama Canal
during the past six months was
announced by the War Depart
ment today.
Tolls collected for the six month
period from January to June of
this year totaled $12,500,546.05,
as compared with $9,859, ,030 80
for the same period a year ago.
This represented an increase Of
more than $500. 900.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
2 Young KidnGpers
DrQlv Death Verdict

BOMBAY, Fla, July S G.N.SO.
Florida's ''Lindbergh law" decreed
death today for two youthful kid
naperS.
A Holmes county farm jury
found Millard Keith, 18, and
Barnard Rutherford, 81, guilty Of
kidnapping a 77-year-old woman,
Mrs. j. L. Phelps, in a ransom
plot. The verdict was without
recommendation of mercy, auto
matically fixing death as the
penalty.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
.Dr. Wilbur NJ. Stine,
X-RGH Pioneer. Dead

PHILADELPHIA, July S U.N.
81. Wilbur Morris Stine.
40, author, educator, scientist and
pioneer in the development of the
X-ray, is dead today at his home
in Penfield.
DR.. Stine'S research work with
the X-ray won him world acclaim
in 1891. In 1896 he announced
discovery of the source of roent-
gen rays, and later suggested the
K-ray for the treatment of cancer,
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Labor Group Seeks
Recall of MnuOr

AKRON, Ohio, July S G.N.SO.
Petitions asking for the recall of
Mayor I. S. Myers, on grounds he
allegedly used police as strike
breakers in the Enterprise Manu-
featuring Company strike this
week, were placed in circulation
here today by Frank M. Patino,
president of the Central Labor
Union.
Tuesday, according to Patino's
charges, Myers sent a detachment
of heavily armed policemen to
break through picket lines at the
Enterprise Manufacturing Com
pany to aid workmen in shipping
out materials.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
PWA Will Sell N. Y.
Bonds Soon to RFC
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Consummation of the sale Of
$50,000,0O0 worth of New York
city municipal bonds by the Public
Works Administration to the Re-
construction Finance Corporation
to supply the PWA with funds to
finance additional New York pro-
lectS is expected soon, the RFC an
nounced today.
Funds obtained will be allocated
to certain projects, commence
ment of which has been pre-
cluded by limitations of the PWA
money.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Legacy Brings Real
sIndenendence DaU'

SAN JOSE, CAL, July 5 G.N.So.
Independence Day brought indie
pendence in the form of an un-
expected $4,000 legacy to Mrs.
r. j. Mangin, wife of a San Jose
plumber, it was learned today.
Mrs. Mangin received word that
she was sole heir to two Penn
sylvania cotton mills and a fortune
in bonds left by her great-aunt,
Henriettte O'Higgins, of Wilkes
Barre, Penn.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
NelU Market Board
! Hunts For Quarters

President Roosevelt's new stock
market regulatory board, headed
by Joseph P. Kennedy, today held
its second meeting.
The question of suitable quar-
ters for the board was discussed.
The first official business of the
board will comprise registration
OF all exchanges. 1t was announced,
however, that some time will
elapse before this task is begun,
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Father O'HQrQ Picked
To Head NOtre Dame

NOTRE DAME, Ind, July S
0N.SO.-The Rev. John F.
O'Hara, C.D.C., occupied the post
of president of Notre Dame Uni
Versity today.
Acting president for a month
serving out the unexpired term
of the late Rev. Charles L. O'Don-
nell, whom he succeeds, Father
O'Hara was elected to the presi-
dency by the provincial council
Of the congregation of Holy Cross
yesterday. saSa
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Slot Machines Hold
TVO Men on Bonds

Charged with operating illegal
slot machines at Chevy Chase
Lake, Orion Logue, Of the 700
block E st. N. E., and Melvin H.
Mendell, of the 5000 block Porter
st. N. w., were released by
Montgomery county police today
after posting $1,000 bond each.
The two, who police say were
operating slot machines contain
ing coins instead of slugs, were
ordered to appear in Rockville
July IL for trial.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Fiern1Onte Split-Up
UnLikeLuAL1LUuer

NEW YORK, July S QN.SO.
"AS far as I know, there is no Z,
foundation for reports there is
diScOrd in the FiermOnte house.
hold"
This was the comment today of
Attorney Juvenal Marchisia, coun-
sci for EMO Fiermonte, the prize
fighter, who married Mrs. Made
leine Force Astor Dick less than a
year ago. Counsel for Mrs. Fier-
monte said he, too, was in the
dark about any rumored split-up.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Three Youths Held
In Stumble Probe

PITTSBURGH, July 5 GN.SO.
Three Cleveland youths were held
by county detectives for investiga-
ton today following an alleged
attempt to swindle six Carnegie
store keepers of merchandise
They gave their names as George
Abraham, %; Eli Muckley, and
George Vargo.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Reno Court Grants
Divorces to Three

RENO, NEW, July S Q.N.SO
Divorce suits on file here today
included:
William Louis Post VS.. Alice
Rebecca Post, Masillon, Ohio.
Diana Bonnor Hess VS.. Monroe
Hess, New York city, granted.
Helen B. Jennings VS.. Albert E.
Jennings, Philadelphia, granted
Katherine Ekvall VS.. Carl o.
Ekvall, New York city or Brooklyn,
granted.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05
Purse Snatcher Gets
POcketbOOk and S64

Menen L. Gray, colored, the
100 block Of U st. N. w., re-
ported to police today that her
pocketbook, containing $64.50, was
Snatched from her this morning
by a young white man at New
Jersey and Florida Avenues.
The Washington times., 1934-07-05

= WASHINGTON FORECAST
Local thundershOwerS probable tonight, Fridayi
not much, change In temperature. Details p. 10.
MEAN TEMPERATURES