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Evening star., 1934-03-11
NAZIS ARE SENTENCED
FOR KIDNAPPING JEW
Seven Storm Troopers Given
Three to Six Years at
Hard Labor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 10.-Seven Nazi
Storm Troopers. identified in an off,
cial report only as young men," we're
sentenced to three to six years at hard
labor by a Berlin special court today
for kidnapping Otto Schlesinger, mem
Der Of a prominent Chemnitz family
of Jews
The official account said the victim
had been mistreated during his de-
tention and that the abductors had
tried to fire on police while escaping.
Other sources said Schlesinger had
succeeded in arousing his wife's sus-
picion over his absence by sending
her telegram incorrectly signed.
For days the police were unable to
trace the kidnapers. but when a fake
ransom package was handed over at
the gate Of the geological gardens in
the heart Of the busy Berlin west end,
waiting Storm Troopers captured the
seven youths.
Evening star., 1934-03-11

President Roosevelt's proposed new
Federal Communications Commission
will be the subject of an address by
Senator Clarence c. Dill Of Wash
ington in the National Radio Forum
at lO:3O tomorrow night. The Ma
tional Radio Forum is arranged by
The Washington Star and broadcast
over the network of the National
Broadcasting Co.
Senator Dill is chairman of the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce, which will have charge of the
bill setting up this new commission
to regulate systems of communication,
including the radio. telegraph, tele-
phone and cable systems, doing an
Interstate or foreign business. The
Washington Senator has made close
study of the subject Of communica-
tions. He took a prominent part in
drafting OF the law which established
the present Radio Commission, which
is to be absorbed by the new commu-
nications board.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
|P|ERPONT GUILTY;
CHAIR MANDATORY
DiIIinger Aide Convicted of
S!aying-Jury Out SIS
Minutes.

By the Associated Press.
LIMA, Ohio, March lO.-Harry
Pierpont, member Of the notorious
John Dillinger gang. was found guilty
tonight on a charge of first degree
murder in the Staying of Sheriff
Jess Sarber.
The jury of 10 men and 2 women
failed to recommend mercy for Pier
pont and thereby made mandatory
a sentence of oath in the electric
chair.
1t took the jury Just 55 minutes
to decide on the verdict after leav-
ing the court room at 11:11 pm.
Difficulty in getting attorneys in the
case and returning the prisoner from
county jail held up delivery Of the
verdict.
Sentence Is Delayed.
Pierpont, his hands manacled, his
feet in chains. looked down at the
counsel table where he sat and grinned
while the bailiff read the jury's de-
cision. 1t was the same grin he had
worn much of the time since the trial
started.
Common Pleas Judge E. E. Everett
said he would not sentence PierpOnt
until after Charles Makley, another
member Of the Dillinger outfit, had
been brought to trial. Makley is
scheduled TO 60 on trial Monday
morning
Asked If he had anything to say,
Pierpont. dry eyed and collected, said.
no. not a word
Photographers who sought to take
a picture of Pierpont with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pierpont. were
baked by Mrs. Pierpont, who held a
scarf in front of her sons face. Before
being unclaimed and taken back to
the county Jail through lines Of
National Guardsmen, Pierpont kissed
his mother and whispered to her.
The States accusation that ne was
the trigger man" in the Staying OF
Sheriff Sarber last October when
Dillinger was delivered from the jail
here met with stout denial from the
defendant on the stand.
Demand Interrupted.
The jury before retiring heard
Judge Everett complete short charge
and County Prosecutor Ernest NJ Bot
kin ask that they exercise Ohios
wholesome law providing the death
penalty for murder.
Botkin's earnest demand for the
death penalty was interrupted once
when Pierpont, red eyed and angry,
shouted: If you'd never heard Of
Matt Leach Of the Indiana State
police. you'd never heard of me-
Botkin said in his argument that
Pierpont owed his present predica-
ment to John Dillinger, the smooth.
imaginative Jail breaker, to free whom
three men broke into the jail here
last October. Arthur Miller. a pris-
Dillinger told MIN he was waiting for
him.
Tells Of Prison Break.
PlerpOnt nlmSell nao SAID IN court
earlier that he was the ring leader
in the prison break at Michigan City
last Fall and intimated that he had
paid money to some one to insure the
success of the break.
In clipped. precise sentences Pier
pont told of his armed peregrinations
around the country, and expressed his
admiration for the desperate Dillinger
He denied emphatically that he was
in the Allen County Jail october -
when Sheriff Sarber was shot to
death.
Pierpont's unusual story of a bank
robber on the loose concluded the case
of the defense After few minutes
Of rebuttal testimony, States attor-
neys began their final argument.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
ID ARE INJURED
AS TROLLEY CARS
CRASH IN VIRGINIA
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on the line any time there Is any
trouble, but they are supposed to take
to sidings when passenger vehicles
are due
Since the railway went into re-
ceivership some time ago, there has
been considerable talk of abandoning
the line running from Great Falls
to Clifton Station, Va. Residents OF
communities served by the line met
in the Chesterbrook, Va, School last
night to make plans for filing a pro-
test against discontinuance of the
service with the Virginia State Cor
poration Commission.
Recently similar protests were placed
with the commission by both the
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
and the Fairfax County School
Board. The line, it was pointed out
in both resolutions, not only serves
large number of persons employed
in Washington, but also about IT'S
school children. A hearing is sched-
uled to be held by the commission
in Richmond on March %.
Evening star., 1934-03-11

money took place.
The employees of every private citi-
zen of the United States, the employees
of every firm and of every factory
will, by the nature of the thing, be
forced to demand similar increase.
When we said all this year ago.
when the Thomas amendment was
pending, and when We said it again
in January, when the administra-
tion's gold bill was pending. it was
stated that We we're crying wolf"
Senator Pittman, in charge Of the
foreign service relief bill, challenged
the arguments of Senator Reed. but.
as the Senate was about to adjourn
for the day, Pittman said he would
debate the issues raised by Reed dur
ing the coming week.
Senator Pittman had the bill
amended to include enlisted men. 1t
now goes to conference with the
House, unless the House should con-
cur in the Senate amendments.
Bonus.
Bonus advocates will discuss the
Patman bill providing for payments in
greenbacks at a meeting in the caucus
room Of the old House Building this
afternoon, explaining in detail pro-
visions of the legislation.
They also are considering the pos
sible influence of tomorrow's caucus
on the measure.
The caucus has been set for pm,
and leaders figure the House may not
be able to finish its bonus debate by
then, so that bill will go over until
Tuesday. That will be the result only
II bonus advocates win the test vote
on q motion to take the bill away
from the Ways and Means Committee
and bring 1t up on the floor.
If the motion to discharge the COM
mittee fails, the bonus bill fails. II
the motion carries, then the bill will
be considered on the floor Immediately,
and bonus men want about four hours
of debate. All this would last beyond
pm, and put over a bonus vote
until after the caucus.
Speaker RaineJ has promised how
ever. to continue bonus. debate Tues
day until final vote on the bonus. If
the House decides Monday to DIS
charge the committee.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
FRANCE T0PUSH
AVIATION FORCE
Deputies Committee o. KS
Government Request for
S63,7O0,OOO.
BY the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 1o.-A rapid expan-
sion of Frances air force was forecast
tonight as the Finance Committee of
the Chamber of Deputies approved
government request for $50 100000
francs (about s63, ,7oO,Ooo) for new
aviation equipment in 1884 and 1885.
Gen Victor Denain. minister for
air, spoke in behalf of the project, and
told the committee that France will
have 5000 military and civil planes
by the end of the present year. At
present there are about $500 planes
in France
The special air program followed
close on the announcement by the
government yesterday that it needs
bend issue Of 3,O0o,0ooooo francs
(Sl95 ,00O,O00) to make France in
yincible in the air, and on the land
and water. A bill providing for this
issue was introduced in Parliament.
Modern New Planes.
Gen. Denain said today that the
new planes which will be built will be
the most modern available for warfare.
He told the committee that he plans
to reorganize the weather and signal
ing systems. More parachutes will be
used than at present.
The chamber voted on appropriation
OF 100000 francs ($4,855, ,000) for
new gas masks for the army.
Special civilian training in the use
of gas masks and emergency shelters
during air raids was ordered by the
government as part of the war de-
fense' education of the people.
Four thousand instructors. selected
chiefly from the National Union OF
Reserve Officers and the League of
Aerial Defense, are put in charge OF
courses designed to train the civilians
in the defense measures.
More than $4,000 shelters for use
in case of aerial attacks have been
placed in all parts of Paris. All new
buildings must be constructed in a
manner which will provide shelter
from bombs dropped by planes.
Talks With Belgian.
Louis Barthou, minister Of foreign
affairs, sought to stiffen the Belgian
attitude toward German rearmament
during a lengthy talk today with the
Belgian Ambassador, Baron de Calf
fer d'Hestroy.
The French have been uneasy be-
cause of the apparent Belgian resig-
nation to a rearmed Reich and the
government here feels that it is es-
sential to keep Belgium publicly
aligned to the French position on the
armament question.
1t was reported that Baron d'Hes-
troy treasured him on the matter.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
YIELD
GROUND IN CUBA
Dock WaIkout Prevented
and Phone Employees Are
Being Enrolled.
By Associated Press Foreign STAFF.

BY Associated Press Foreign STAFF.
HAVANA, March 1o.-Facing at
tack from all sides. various groups of
strikers who have kept the island in
state of turmoil for a week were
giving ground tonight, and it ap-
peared that the government was well
on its way to success in efforts to
restore normalcy without bloodshed.
Strikebreakers broke up the walk
out of dock workers and the Cuban
Telephone Co. began enrolling sub
stitutes for striking employees.
The bombshell decree of President
Carlos Mendieta, ordering all strikers
throughout Cuba to return to their
Jobs by midnight tonight or suffer
the consequences, apparently was the
deciding factor in the situation.
Syndicates Collapse.
Many syndicates were reported COL
lapsing as members returned to work
in various lines against orders of
syndicate chiefs.
Enrique Pedro, chief of the national
police. declared that the strikes had
been definitely broken, especially that
of the dock workers. While a strong
military guard protected them, 200
non union workers obtained jobs at
the piers and unloaded an incoming
vessel as strikers kept their distance.
The Governments main attention,
however, was focused on the dock
and telephone walkouts because off,
cials considered them as the backbone
of a radical movement for a general
strike.
At telephone company Offices many
union workers returned to their posts
and number of non-union employees
were given jobs vacated by strikers.
The company was struggling to nor
malize the telephone service Service
was paralyzed two days ago by the
strike. but partial service was re-
sumed yesterday
Acts of Sabotage.
Some workers committed acts of
sabotage on company property last
night, it was learned today The cables
to the Vedado section were cut and
circuit boxes were destroyed in several
uptown buildings. Officials expected
that full service would not be re-
sumed on the island system for sew
eral weeks, but said repairs would be
fastened.
More than 100 radicals have been
arrested in Havana and the drive on
agitators will continue.
1t was learned that Col. Fulgencio
Batista, commanding the army, ex-
poets a shipment of tear gas momen-
tarily, and this will be used instead
of bullets against any disorderly DEM
onstrations
BARRIERS, butchers and a number Of
commercial employees went on strike
at noon. but the movement was classed
as minor one. After a barber shop
was raided by strikers, soldiers were
put on guard and meat shops also
were protected.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
Brazil Aids Farmers.
RIO DE JANEIRO, March II

RIO DE JANE1RO, March 10 R.-
President Vargas created chamber
of economic readjustment" today to
direct a farm mortgage relief pro-
gram under which the Brazilian gov
ernment will assume so per cent Of
farm mortgages and declare 30-year
moratorium on the remaining so per
cent.
He also signed regulations author
izing the issuance of $40, ,000, 900 in
obligations to be given mortgage
holders for half the value Of mort
cages.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
B|RM|NGHAMF|RE
DAMAGE ES3,0DO,0D0
SO Are Injured in Blaze
Sweeping Through Busi-
ness Section.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM Ala. March 10
Thirty nine persons were injured and
property damage totaling s3,000.000
was caused here this afternoon by a
fire in the heart of the downtown
business district. against which every
fireman from the city and suburbs
tattled and brought under control
early tonight.
The injured included more than 30
f1remen, most of whom were over
come by smoke. and spectators,
struck by fire equipment or ambu-
lances.
Emergency Station Opened.
An emergency station was opened
in the basement of department store
across the street from the fire-swept
block, where more than 80 firemen
were treated for minor hurts and
went back to the blaze.
Firemen battled the flames. that
originated in the Loveman, Joseph &
Loeb Co. department. store, for more
than six hours before the spread of
the fire was checked.
An official of the store estimated
their total loss at S2,00O,000, with half
covered by insurance
The individual losses of Melancon's S
Department Store, Calder Furniture
Co., Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Co. and dozen or more
places across the street were not esti-
mated by officials, but it is declared
the damage will run high.
When the first alarm was sent in,
Loveman, Joheph g. Loeb Co. was
filled with MONDAY crowd. AS the
alarm spread through the store, the
customers, estimated to number $500
scattered on every floor, filed out with
the 600 employees close behind.
The crowd rapidly got to safety,
but in good order, and no one was
injured The same procedure was
followed at the Alabama Theater
which was rapidly filling for the first
matinee, and in other sores ironing
on the street or threatened by the
blaze.
Crowds jam Streets.
Thousands Of Saturday afternoon
shoppers jammed the streets, adding
to the hazard, as firemen fought the
flames, braving the danger of collaps-
ing walls. Ambulances were him
dered by the dense crowd.
Chief Hargrave in an official state
ment tonight attributed the loss OF
control over the fire to the dense
smoke.
JIM. Jones, jr., president Of the City
Commission, in formal statement de-
clared the fire was a monument to
cheap politics.
Here is a 100000 monument
built by the people of Birmingham
on cheap politics." Jones said. They
will have to pay for it in increased
insurance rates in the long run. The
City Commission should conduct
thorough investigation of the fire."
Jones was the only member Of the
old City Commission elected last Fall,
and Fire Chief James L. Akin and
Chief of Police Fred McDuff re-
signed under pressure shortly after
the two associate commissioners took
Office.
Firemen said the blaze apparently
started from a short circuit in the
false" basement Of Loveman, Joseph
& Loeb Co.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
MISSING GIRLS HUNTED
Veterans Lead in Search for Two
Children.

SALEM, Oreg., March 10 R.-An
Salem members of the American Le-
gion and other ex-service men were
summoned by general call today to
search for two girls missing from
their homes since Thursday.
The children, Anabel Tooley, 9, and
Betty Savage, IL. dropped from sight
after having told another girl they
were going to . nearby hill to pick
wild flowers.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
BOLIVIA SEEKS PEACE
Formal Offer to Start Negotia-
tions Announced.

tlOnS Announced.
ASUNCION, Paraguay, March 10
R.--The Bolivian government today
made a formal offer to start direct
peace negotiations with Paraguay
under auspices of the League of Ma
tions Investigating Commission, ac-
cording to reliable reports in official
circles.
The reports said that Bolivia Is
willing to talk definite terms for end
ing the long war between the two
nations in the Gran Chaco.
The war has gone on for many
months while various peace efforts
have been made. Recently the League
of Nations has been endeavoring to
obtain an end of hostilities and its
special commission has made a num-
Der of peace proposals.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
Canada Sends Gold Here,

NEW YORK, March 10 R.-To-
days gold statement of Federal Re-
serve Bank of New York showed i'm
ports of 1918, 200 from Canada. There
were no exports and no change in
the gold stocks held under earmark
for foreign account.
Evening star., 1934-03-11
February Circulation
Daily y..119,488
Sunday l28,759

District Of Columbia. IS:
FLEMING NEWBOLD Business Manager
Of THE EVENING AND SUNDAY STAR,
does solemnly swear that the actual num-
Der of copies of the paper named sold and
distributed during the month Of February.
AID. 1884. was as follows:
Evening star., 1934-03-11
CONVICT ACCUSES
DILLINGER GUARDS
IN AIDING ESCAPE

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night. They believe the latter would
have been more successful had not
Chairman Lozier of Missouri been
allowed at the opening of the caucus
to make a report on patronage. this
subject being like waving a red flag
to a bull in the effect 1t had on a
large percentage Of the Democratic
membership.
Absentees Cited.
Democratic leaders yesterday also
pointed out that there were l04 ab-
sentees from the Thursday night cau-
Gus who would be duly notified and
impressed with the importance of at
tending tomorrow's caucus. They say,
also that a number Of those who
Joined the revolt Thursday night have
somewhat cooled off since.
Food Advance Here.
The report on food prices, from
the Bureau of Labor statistics showed
an advance here of 32 per cent during
the two weeks ending February l3,
compared with an average increase
Of "a per cent for 81 principal cities
covered by the report.
Washington tied with Richmond,
Va, for fourth place in the rank of
cities. Its retail prices were exceeded
by only those Of Buffalo, showing an
increase of 3.9 per cent for the period
ClaUnlond N1,,-
Haven with an increase Of 3.3 per
cent.
THE rise represented the fourth
consecutive increase over a two-month
period" Commissioner Lubin an
nounced, land placed the general
level for February l3 at 1888 per
cent Of the 1918 average, as compared
with l04.8 per cent on January 30
and 1852 per cent on January 16"
The present index is 20 per cent
above the low point reached in April,
1888. when the index stood at 9O4
1t Is 10 per cent over the level for a
year ago and / per cent over the high
point for the past year (September
26. 1889. when the index was 1914.
As compared with February IS, 1882,
when the index registered 1853, pres
ent prices are up 28 per cent.
Applied to retail prices in Washing
ton. the statistics show that present
prices are III per cent over the level
for year ago and 39 per cent over
those of February Is, 1892
The rise was caused by continued
advances in the average prices Of
foodstuffs bought for the table by the
housewife. Among the items show
ing price declines were eggs, corn
meal, wheat cereal, oranges, cabbage
and canned corn. Important articles
showing no change in average price
during the two-week period were
sliced bacon. canned salmon. evap-
GRATED milk, macaroni, white bread.
onions and raisinS
Evening star., 1934-03-11
PAY COMPROMISE
PLAN IS PUSHED
Fourth Rise in Food Prices
Reported as House
Democrats Act.

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Evening star., 1934-03-11
|, C., C.. SHIP-MOTOR
REGULATION URGED
UPON CONGRESS

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The Washington times., 1934-07-12

money from him. Then he was
afraid to go home. So there he
stood, shivering with the cold and
crying because he'd be beaten
when he got home.
well, you don't have to put
this in-but Evelyn and I gave
him the 50 to take home. And,
honey. you should have seen that
kids face. He was so grateful
and so happy. I was so glad we
weNe able to help him.
Isn't that a real, story. dear?"
MY dear wife," I said, "it is
no story at all. It is strictly a
piece of cheese. There is no be-
ginning, no middle, and no point.
I cannot use it and, if I give it
to Winchell, it will only be be-
cause I want to get even with
him.
Besides, the thing looks very
much to me as though it might
be a racket. If the kids a good
crier and picks his spots, he can
earn
Mrs. Hellinger stood up with
her mouth a thin line. It was
the line Of most resistance.
Listen. you," she Snorted, hurl.
ing me from honey" and "dar'
ling" to a plain you" in the
space of five minutes, this is
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
The VIRGINIA BEACH

The VIRGINIA BEACH
habit for week ends is really
something to write home
about, that is if you are fore
sighted enough to join the
CAVALIER BEACH CLUB.
The club is owned and run by
the CAVALIER HOTE L.
There is no place ON the East
Coast Dhere the surf and
summing is so gorgeous.
After you finally tear yourseu
aUav from the ocean to lie
on the sand, utterly RELAXED,
to acquire the sun tan that
,Dill make you the enUy OF
those stDelterirg in the heat
of the city, hunger oOercontes
you and you're ready TOR
luncheon. This is SerUed under
one of the many colortul un1-
brellas or in your CGbGnG.
The luxury of staying all day
in your bathing togS gtOeS a
feeling of luxury and bliss. :.
for in this atmosphere OF in
dolence, time means nothing
.. while life goes merrily on
at the CAVALIER BEACH
CLUB.
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
All In a Dav - - By Mark HeIIinser

the last time I'll tell you a story
of any kind. You don't have to
use it if you don't want to. but
I'll trouble you not to call me q
fool.
IT know honesty when I see it,
and that kid was strictly on the
level. With you everything's a
racket. You're the most Suspi-
cious man in the world. Good
night"
"Oh, yeah?" I said.
That was telling her, all right.
Yesterday morning, when I was
about to leave for the office,
Mrs. Hellinger took me to the
door. She snapped her fingers
suddenly.
"Oh," she said, II forgot to
tell you. Do you remember the
story I told you last winter; the
one about the little bootblack
who was shivering with the cold
and who couldn't go home with
out the $2?"
I nodded.
"Well," she went on, II met
him again yesterday. 1t wasn't
cold but he was still crying.
And"
And" interrupted, "he
wanted another 50 and you dis
covered that the whole thing was
just a racket. Am I right?"
"Yes," she agreed. But how
did you know?"
Because" I smiled Sweetly,
I'm the most suspicious man in
the world"
And, boy, was I happy!...
The Washington times., 1934-07-12
Vincent Lopez and Band Comes TO- Fox Tomorrow

years absence, during which
time he was occupied with night
club and radio activities. His cur
rent vaudeville tour, which brings
him to the Fox Friday, will wind
up on the Coast, where he will
play at the famed Cocoanut
Grove, besides appearing in new
musical picture for RKO.
A stellar galaxy of talent has
been assembled by Lopez for
presentation to washington the
atergoers. The full Lopez orches-
ira plus the inilnitable Lopez pi-