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Evening star., 1934-10-22
POLICE ACCUSED
| OF BLOCK|NCU.S
IN R|CHETT| QUIZ
j. Edgar Hoover Charges
Ohio Town Thwarting
Massacre Probe.
AGENTS ARE REFUSED:
CUSTODY OF GANGsTER
Aide of Notorious Floyd Caught
As His Leader Escaped After
Being Wounded.

The Department of Justice today
assailed police of Wellsville, Ohio.
for deliberately thwarting justice" in
the Kansas City massacre case by re-
fusing to deliver to Federal agents
their gangland prisoner. Adam Ri
chetti, or even to let the Federal men
question him.
j. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Division Of Investigation of the de-
partment. whose agents sought vain
ly today to obtain custody of Richetti,
lieutenant of Charles Pretty Boy"
Floyd, was caustic in his criticism Of
the Wellsville authorities. Richetti
was captured there yesterday, but a
man identified as Floyd escaped with
bullet wound.
Richetti, Floyd and Verne Miller
the latter fatally shot by underworld
enemies several months ago-were the
trigger men" in the mass slaughter
mere than a year ago Of four officers
and their prisoner, Frank Nash, in
front of the Kansas City union station,
Hoover declares.
Protests over refusal of the police to
permit Federal agents to question Ri
chetti were made by Hoover's men to-
day to the chief of police, the mayor
and the city prosecutor of Wellsville,
Hoover said. The protests were made
Dy Inspector Cowley, who is operating
out of headquarters here, and Melvin
Purvis. agent in charge of the Chicago
field office.
Richetti's story of the Kansas City
slayings is wanted, particularly in
view Of the launching at Kansas City
today of grand jury inquiry into
the massacre. The jury is expected
to look into an alleged gangland-p -po-
litical alliance in the Missouri city at
the time Of the murders.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Wellsville reported that Chief Of Po-
lice ]. H. Fultz, when shown warrants
charging Richetti with murder in
connection with the massacre, said
fatty: Il will not turn the man
over"
Evening star., 1934-10-22
A. A. A. IS UPHELD
IN CRUCIAL TEST
Federal Judge in Massachu.
setts Rules Against Receiv-
ers of Hoosac Mills.
BY REX COLLIER.

The Government has won its first
crucial court battle to uphold consti-
tutionality of the Agricultural Ad-
justment' Administration.
Legality of the A. A. A. act, under
which the farm relief agency has col
lected more than 100000 In
processing and floor taxes on farm
products, has been sustained by Fed
eral Judge Elisha H Wrewster at Bos-
ton. Mass
The decision was hailed here as a
vital victory for the Government,
| which regarded the test at Boston as
one golving the whole future course
| of tie New Deal recovery program. A
brilliant array of attorneys Of the De-
partment of Justice and the A. A. A.
were sent to Boston defend the act
from a bitter attack leveled by re-
ceivers for the Hoosac Mills Corp.
"Ruse" Charged.
The corporations receivers, protest.
ing A. A. A. taxes Of $80,592 assessed
by the Government, attacked the con-
stitutiorality of the A. A. A. act on
sundry grounds, chief among which
were the contentious that the act
vested Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace with legislative powers, that it
was not really revenue measure, but
a ruse for regulating private business.
that the taxes are not excises, but
direct taxes, which should be appor-
toned among all the people, and that
the act is "class legislation" designed
to take money from manufacturers
and give it to the farmers.
The receivers have indicated an in
| tention to carry the case to higher
courts
Judge Brewster, in a lengthy opin-
ion ruled against the contentious Of
| the receivers. Details of the ruling
were being awaited by Attorney Gen.
eral Cummings today.
The Governments fight in defense
of the act was directed by Assistant
Attorney General Wideman Robert
Nelson Anderson, special assistant to
the Attorney General, was in personal
charge of preparing the Governments
briefs and presenting oral arguments
in court. Other attorneys associated
with Anderson were Andrew Sharpe,
another special assistant, and Jerome
N. frank. Prev Savoy and Francis M.
Shea, of the legal staff of the A. A. A.
Denies Glass Benefit.
The Government attorneys argued
that the A. A. A. act delegated to
Wallace no powers not legally within
the scope of an administrative officer,
that the taxes display not one ele-
ment aiming at or tending to regulate
the mode of doing business of the
taxpayer" that many court decisions
support the stand that such taxes are
not direct taxes and therefore need
not be widely distributed and that the
act is not for the benefit of one class
alone, but for the general public well
fare.
Had the receivers been victorious
in their protest grave complications
seemed inevitable A total of $780,
o00,0 in processing and flour taxes
were at stake in the case and more
than half of these had been collected
and used for recovery purposes.
The A. A. A, as a matter of fact,
is keystone of President Roosevelt's
entire New Deal program. If it had
been dislodged by the courts the whole
cal blow, officials point out.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
WEIRTON co. HEAD
TO RESUME STAND
J. c. Williams to Continue Tes-
timony in U. S. Case Against
Steel Firm.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, Del, October 22.-
j. c. Williams, president of the Weir
ton Steel Co., was scheduled to resume
the witness stand today in United
States District Court as the fourth
week of hearings in the Government's
Injunction suit gets under way.
The Government charges the COM
pany with continuing acts" which
interfere with a free choice OF COL
lective bargaining representatives by
the employees.
Williams had been on the stand lit
tie more than a half-hour Thursday
when court adjourned for the week
The company's first witness, E. T.
Weir, chairman Of the company'a
board. was on the witness stand al
most eight hours.
The company presented five wit
nesses in the two days since it opened
the defense. The Governments case
consumed 10 days, and 81 witnesses
were heard.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
POSSE THREATENS
ESCAPED CONVICT
Texans Hunt Young Trusty Who
Kidnapped, Then Released
Sheriff's Wife.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINFIELD, Texas, October 22-
Hundreds of possemen trailed blood
hounds through the thickets near here
today in search of young trusty pris-
oner who kidnapped the wife of an East
Texas sheriff and released her after q
continuous ride of "a hours.
Threats of violence came out of the
posses ranks after they started in
pursuit of 20-year-old Harve Fergu-
son, who abducted Mrs Ennis Tittle
from her Mount Vernon home Satur-
day night
Talking incoherently and near COL
lapse, Mrs. little walked into the tele-
phone exchange here shortly before
midnight and told John Malcolm, re-
lief operator, she wanted to call her
husband, Sheriff Title.
Ferguson. seated in an automobile
outside the exchange, roared away
when Malcolm walked to the -3r. A
half hour later nearly 800 men were
beating through the brush where Fer
guson had abandoned the motor car.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
Vandenberg Says He Votes
Eyes" for Best RooSe.
welt Measures.
CLAIMS OPPONENT is
MERELY RUBBER STAMP
Incumbent Has Best Chance to
Win in Traditionally Re.
publican State.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
staff Correspondent Of The Star.

DETROIT, Mich, October 2a.-It's S
the young man on the flying trapeze
versus the tight-rope walker in the
senatorial race here, If you believe
what Frank A Picard, the Democratic
nominee, has to say. Mr.. Pickard, OF
course, is the man on the flying
trapeze: Senator Arthur H. Vanden-
berg. Republican, the tight-rope
walker.
It all comes about this way. When
he was a younster, Picard trained as
an acrobat and later played foot ball,
a member Of the Michigan varsity
foot ball squad In 1910 and 1911. He
has adopted The Man on the Flying
Trapeze" as his campaign song. 1t is
played regularly at all his rallies. just
as Happy Days Are Here Again
was played for President Roosevelt
during the campaign of 1882.
The man on the flying trapeze al
ways lands on his feet" he tells his
audiences, and he adds, my opponent
is trying to do a balancing act and
carry New Deal water on one shoulder
and Old Deal water on the other.
He is the greatest yes and no man
in the Senate" He is referring to
the fact that Vandenberg supports
part of the New Deal and opposes
other parts.
Vandenberg Strikes Back.
To this Vandenberg comes back
with mean jab.
The man on the flying trapeze is
quite correct. I say yes to things
that are right even though they bear
the Democratic label. and I say no
to those things that are absolutely
indefensible, but my opponent calls
himself a 100 per cent Roosevelt
man-with cotton in his ears
binders on his eyes, another rubber
stamp, yes man all the way
through"
And that is the humorous side OF
the senatorial campaign. More seri-
ously the odds appear to favor Van
denberg, with the chance that the
man on the flying trapeze will land
on his feet, but break a leg on cleo
llOH uhy.
For the State Of Michigan, which
in 1882 took off from its old Repub-
lican moorings and jumped squarely
into the Democratic column, shows
signs of returning to the G. O. p
fold. So many signs. indeed, that
despite factional quarrels in the Re-
publican ranks, the Democrats are
much worried. Roosevelt carried the
State against Hoover by 142 900, and
the Governor, Comstock, Democrat,
won with a lead Of 18l 900. While
the President still remains popular
in the State, although less so than
two years ago, Comstock's stock
dropped 50 greatly that he was de-
feated in the primary for renomina-
ton by Arthur ]. Lacy. Lacy took q
slap at Comstock in the primary
fight, which he won after a very
bitter campaign, when he said he
proposed to bring the New Deal to
Michigan" The Republicans are in
terpreting this to mean brain
(Continued on Page 7. Column IL.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
SUIT SHOCKS MUSEUM
Land Owners Action Held Incon.
sistent With Early Stand.

NEW YORK, October % Lp).-Of-
fcials of the American Museum of
Natural History expressed great sur
prise" today over the suit for respass
filed against DR.. Barnum Brown,
curator of fossil reptiles, by Parker
Howe. who owns the land in Wyoming
where museum scientists are digging
for dinosaurs.
The suit was filed last Saturday
at Greybull, Wyo. Howe asks $25, 900
from DR.. Brown, leader of the ex-
pedition
F. Trubee Dawson, president Of the
museum, said that he had not been
informed of the suit by DR.. Brown.
This news comes as great sur
prise to u.s." he said. I'VE received
permission from Mr.. Howe to excavate
on his land and until recently we
received full cooperation from him" 4"
Evening star., 1934-10-22
Greek Minister Resigns When
Premier's Men arrest Bandit

when the bodyguards surprised him
and carted him of to the home Of an
equally surprised chief Of police.
Later the even more surprised and
humiliated Chief of Detectives Evert
took Karathanasis of to jail.
The arrest assumed considerable
political significance in view Of bat
tie Venizelos has been waeing with
government leaders after returning tc
active political participation after
several months retirement.
Stirred by the days events. Athens
expected the resignation also Of re.
sponsible police heads.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
TRANSIT. S. RECORD
Is SOUGHT BY TRAIN
Union Pacific's Streamlined Cars
Leave Tonight to Cut Time
to go Hours.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, October 22-Hopes
of clipping Is hours off the normal
rail travel time between Los Angeles
and New York were held today by
the crew of the Union Pacific Rail-
roads new streamline train, which is
scheduled to start its record run from
here tonight.
The six-car train will leave East
Los Angeles Station at 10 pm. Pa-
cific standard time). and is expected
by officials to complete the run to
New York In go hours or less.
Oficials said the primary purpose
of the test is to demonstrate q train
can make the Los Angeles to Chicago
run on 40-hour schedule.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
PRESIDENTS AID ASKED
TO RESTRICT "HOT OIL"
Texas Railroad Commission Ap-
peals for Action, Fearing
Drastic Price Cut.

BY the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Tex, october 22.-The
Texas Railroad Commission, State oil
regulatory body, appealed to President
Roosevelt today to stop interstate
movement of illegally produced oil
and gasoline.
The appeal was made through
United States Senators Tom Connally
and Morris Sheppard, and referred to
the possibility Of cut In the price Of
crude oil, with resulting losses of hun
dreds Of millions of dollars to pro-
ducers.
Government investigators already
are in the East Texas field, investi-
eating the situation.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, october 22.-Minister OF
the Interior Jannopoulos resigned
from the Greek cabinet today, humil-
lated because the bodyguard of Pre-
mier Eleutherios venizelos stepped in
and arrested man the government
had been seeking for Is months.
Seven of Venizelos' men quietly took
into custody the bandit chief, Kara
thanasis, whom Jannopoulos' depart
ment had been trying to put under
arrest in connection with an attack
upon venizelos in June. 1888.
Karsthanasis submitted quietly
Evening star., 1934-10-22
27 KILLED BY BLAST
Dynamite Laden Army Truck Ex.
plodes in Spanish Province.

LONDON. October ~ (P).-Reports
from Madrid to a British news agency
today said 27 Spanish soldiers had
been killed and many others wounded
in the explosion Of a motor truck
loaded with dynamite IN the Langreos
mining district. Rebels had abandoned
the dynamite, which was being COL
lected by troops.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
TWO ROBBED AT RITES
House Member and Architect
Victimized at W. & M. Fete.

Victimized at W. & M. Fete.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, October
22.-Representative s. Otis Bland
Democrat. and Philip N. Stern. Fred
ericksburg architect, who is chairman
of the Virginia Fine Arts Commission
were victimized by pickpockets Satur-
day while attending ceremonies at
william and Mary College where Pres
ldent Roosevelt spoke in connection
with the installation of John Stewart
Bryan is president of the college.
Stern disclosed the thefts here to-
day, saying he was robbed of a wallet
containing $50 He did not know
what sum Bland lost.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
Bingham to Get Degree.

CAMBRIDGE, England, October
% R.-Robert W. Bingham, United
States Ambassador to Great Britain,
arrived at Cambridge University today
to receive the degree of doctor Of
laws. Mrs. Bingham accompanied
him,
Evening star., 1934-10-22
Mourning for King Extended.

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, October
% R.-By royal decree today court
mourning for the late King Alexander
was extended to one year. Black
flags are flying everywhere in the
country and no public amusements
will be allowed until October %.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
II Duce Plies Pick
To Launch Razing
Of Old City Area
Caesars Once Buried
Near Buildings NO,U
Being Destroyed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, October 22.-Premier Mus
solini, standing on a roof-top and
welding a pick, inaugurated the de-
struction today Of an entire quarter
surrounding the Augusteo Music Hall,
once the mausoleum of Augustus
Caesar.
n Augustus and most of his successors
down to the Emperor Nerva had been
buried there.
Standing within 3 feet of the edge
of the roof II Duce piled his pick so
Justify, while cameras clicked, that
within a minute a large section OF the
rof crashed into the street.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
VALUED HORSES BURNED
Two Die as Flames Destroy 81

Two Die as Flames Destroy 80
Playground Stables.
TARBORO, N. c., october % (P).-
Two horses were burned to death in
a fire Of undetermined origin which
destroyed 80 stables at the fair
grounds here yesterday.
The horses lost in the fire were
Lula Worthy. owned by T. B. Carlock
of Greenville, Ohio, who said he
valued her at $500, and Rosedale,
owned by Fred Meares, Onancock,
Va, and valued at $500.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
WRECKAGE is FOUND

Parts of Plane Believed Those of
Missing Australian Ship.
MELBOURNE. Australia, October
% R.-Wreckage Of an airplane
found near Wilson's promontory was
believed today to be part of an airways
liner missing with 10 passengers since
it left Launceston Friday morning for
Melbourne.
It was believed the machine crashed
into the sea in this vicinity.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
DESPERATE SHOT TWICE.
Purvis Says Floyd May Be Dead or
Dying in Woods.

WELLSVILLE. Ohio, October ~
P1.-Charles Pretty Boy" Floyd,
desperate Western gunman, seemingly
had made one of his characteristic
disappearances today as a posse Of
heavily armed officers and citizens
tramped through the neighboring
woods looking for him.
In the village jail here officers re-
sumed their questioning of Adam Ri
chetti. confederate of Floyd, who was
captured after a gun fight Saturday
from which Floyd escaped.
Believed to be seriously wounded,
Floyd entered the woods not far from
WellSville and local officers said there
was little likelihood that he had es-
capped. The posse. however, was un-
able to locate or pick up his trail
Melvin Purvis, head investigator for
the Department of Justice in Chicago,
today expressed his belief that Floyd
was dead or dying in the woods where
he took refuge.
Evening star., 1934-10-22
Story Is Contradicted.


the word of coal digger, David Ram
sure, that he had seen a man re-
sembling Floyd walk out of the woods
and attempt to get ride on the bor-
dering road.
Purvis waited today for murder war
rants from Kansas City TO serve on
Richetti. Upon arrival here by plane,
Purvis asked for immediate custody Of
Richetti. but Chief j. H. FultZ, his
captor, refused to turn over the pris-
oner Both Floyd and Richetti are
wanted by the law as trigger-men in
the Kansas City Union Station mas
sacre of five men in June, 1888.
Should Floyd be captured alive
court fight over his custody was seen as
a possibility, as there is a murder in
dictment pending against him in Ohio.
Three years ago in April, Floyd and
Billy the Killer" Miller staged a
spectacular gun battle in Bowling
Green, Ohio, fatally wounding Patrol
man Ralph Castner. Miller was killed,
but Floyd escaped.
Under Prison Sentence.
Floyd is also under sentence OF IL
years in Ohio for a bank robbery in
Sylvania, Ohio, nearly four years ago.
1T is very important that the Gov
ernment obtain immediate custody of
this man." PurviS said today, referring
to his attempt to obtain custody Of
Richetti.
He would not elaborate further on
this phase of his investigation. A Fed
eral grand jury is meeting in Kansas
LCa.ati,a,,ad pana Cal,...a., .
Evening star., 1934-10-22

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WEATHER.

%. s. Weather Bureau ForecastO
Fair, colder tonight; tomorrow fair;
gentle to moderate west winds.
emperatures-Highest, 70, at 4 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 81, at 7 am. today.
Full report on page A-9
Evening star., 1934-10-22

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HELEN CAPEN WEBS
IN CHURCH RITE

Miss Helen Capen, daughter Of
the Rev. and Mrs. Randall T. Capen,
Swantow, China, became the bride
Of the Rev. Kenneth Reeves, Dalton,
Neb., in a ceremony Saturday at the
First Baptist church with the Rev.
Carlton w. Atwater officiating, as
sisted by the Rev. o. R. Mckay.
Carl Capen, New York, brother Of
the bride, sang "Oh Perfect Love"
accompanied by Percival Owen.
The bride was attended by Miss
Virginia Mayo, her cousin, who wore
green silk and carried Johanna Hill
roses. Joanna Ritter was flower girl.
Ellsworth Reeves, Wood River, Neb..
was best man. Guests were seated
by John Atwater, Carl Capen, Jack
Carr, Robert Purves and Edward
Mayo Jr., usherS.
The brides gown was cream satin
with veil Of tulle. Her flowers
were white roses. At the reception
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. z. H.
Mayo, 1920 Broadway, out-0 town
guests included Mrs. Sylvester Carr,
Mrs. Alex Reed, Miss Frances and
Miss Sylvia Reed and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Carr, all Of Dayton, o., and
Mrs. G. L. Reed, Springfield. The
bride attended Denison university
and was graduated from the Auburn
School of Religious Education. Mr..
Reeves attended Hastings college
and was graduated from Auburn
Theological seminary. They will live
in Dalton.
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Indiana d. 4. r. Head to Speak
ON Regent Day Program >
Athletic Club.

In observance of Regent day
Thursday by the Caroline Scott
Harrison chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Miss Bonnie
Farwell, Terre Haute, regent of the
Indiana Society, will speak at 3 at
the chapter house.
Mrs. Wilbur johnson, vice state
regent and other state officers will
be among the honored guests. Other
special guests from indianapolis
will include Mrs. Eugene H. Oar
rach, Mrs. James L. Gavin, Mrs.
Maurice E. Tenant and Miss Julia
Landers, former regents of the
chapter.
State officers are Mrs. Joseph E.
Brown, Crown Point; Mrs. lone Gill
bert, Terre Haute; Mrs. Charles
Wolf, Peru; Mrs. B. NJ Willoughby,
Vincennes; Miss Mary Hostetter,
Mrs. G. B. Babcock, Gary; Mrs.
William H. ScholoSser, Franklin;
Mrs. Fred Deal, Lagrange; Mrs. L.
L. Porter, Greencastle, and Mrs.
James r. Riggs, Sullivan.
At a luncheon at the Marott pre-
ceding the meeting, the executive
board members of the local chap
ter will be hostesSeS. They are Mes
danes Charles F. Voyles, George S.
Olive, Walter G. Marmon, Harold
R. Cunning, Orland A. Church,
George S. Rowe. Walter B. Smith,
Harry A. Van Osdol, William C.
Bartholomew, James Perry Roster,
Frank F. Wocher and William l..
Horne.
Special musical program will be
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Noted Bachelor
Predicts Return
ofGOodDressing
By United Press

By United Press
PARIS-Says the most fastidious
of Paris bachelors, M. Andre de
Fouquieres:
"Parisians definitely are abandon
ing that devil-may-care attitude in
dressing, and are returning to the
dignity, grace and elegance of other
days."
Andres brother, Becq de Foul
quieres, is the "Chief of the Pro-
tocOl" and regulates the department.
of presidents, ambassadors, ministers
and even kings on occasions bring
ing them here.
Andre sets the style for unofficial
folk when it comes to fashion and
social custom.
Formal evening attire" continues
the perfect bachelor, lis the sole at
tire which is correct for big din
ner, a soiree, or a gala ball, and it
steadily is resuming its vogue here.
To be well-dressed is an expression
Of optimism, and also a courageous
manner Of combating the crisis.
I'VE must avoid such ensembles
as gray trousers and a green vest"
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Contract Bridge

leads the club and takes the finesse,
East will win with the king and re-
turn a heart.
Declarer can hold off one round,
but then when the diamond f1neSse
is taken West will get in with the
king and cash his good hearts to set
the contract.
The thing the declarer must pro-
vide against is the five-three dis
tribution in hearts. Four-four is
not harmful. So, instead of trying
to go over the dummy by taking the
club finesSe first, the declarer should
lay down the ace of diamonds, hop
ing to catch the singleton king and
then play a small diamond.
West will win with the king, de-
clarer can lubbock in dummy by
discarding the queen and, when the
jack of hearts is returned, declarer
must refuse to win this trick. When
the ten of hearts is played, South
will win the trick with the king.
Now South can safely take the
club fnesse. East will win with the
king and return a spade. Of course,
the declarer should go right up with
the ace and four-odd will be made.
Copyright 1884. NEA Service. Incl