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Evening star., 1935-03-12
Two Men Try to Kill Selues
Because of LOue for Woman

Detective Sergt. Charles E. Mans
feld was informed that the two went
out and purchased poison tablets.
each taking two. Then the husband
accused his friend of not swallowing
his poison and Jones is reported to
have taken two more to prove his
good faith.
They then returned to the Fifth
street address and summoned an
ambulance after becoming sick. They
were treated at Casualty Hospital and
later discharged. Jones received
additional treatment there today,
while Koehl received treatment at
home.
The Koehl youths mother said her
son had been separated flam his wife
for two weeks. Detective Bergt. D. H.
Jones assisted with the investigation.
Evening star., 1935-03-12
AUTO SAFETY BILL
T0BE CALLEDNEXT,
MRS. NORTON SAYS
Special District Day Within
Two Weeks Promised
by Speaker.
D. C. COMMITTEE HEAD
WILL PUSH MEASURE
Representative Patman Is Blamed
for Delay of Action in House
Yesterday.

Chairman Norton of the House Dis
trict Committee said today she ex-
poets to call up the automobile LA
bility bill again in the House some
time within the next two weeks.
Speaker Byrnes has promised to give
her a special day to make up for
District day, of which she was de-
prived in the House yesterday. after
she had relinquished her claim in
order that the income tax publicity
repeal bill might be considered.
Mrs. Norton declared positively that
the auto liability bill, action upon
which was blocked for the second
time yesterday by Representative Pat
man, Democrat, of Texas, chairman of
the subcommittee which favorably
reported the bill. will not be sup
planted in its place on the calendar
but will be the next District measure
she will call up. She is determined
that this bill. which passed the Sen
ate on January 10 and which had
passed the House in two previous ses-
sions, must be considered on its merits
and entirely independent Of compul-
sorry insurance for taxicabs, which has
been used as a threatened amendment
to delay action on the general auto
mobile liability measure.
Speaker Apologies.
Chairman Norton said that at the
District Committee meeting tomorrow
she will advise any members of the
committee who may be interested in
compulsory taxicab insurance to in
troduce such a measure and to let
that also stand on its own merits.
Speaker Byrnes promptly apologized
to Mrs. Norton after the House had
adjourned yesterday for the ruthless
way in which District legislation had
been thwarted after she had so
graciously given way at the request
Of House leaders. Mrs. Norton was
incensed and declared that Il have
never known of another House COM
mittee to be treated like this"
She directly blamed Representative
Patman, who for the second time had
delayed action up the liability bill.
Mrs. Norton said that an active lobby
of certain taxicab interests and in
surance people were said to be op-
posed to the bill. but that only one
individual had protested to her as
chairman of the committee, and that
she understood he was employed by
an insurance concern.
Blames Congress.
Mrs. Norton placed the blame for
the mounting list of automobile fatali-
ties and accidents in the District upon
Congress for failure to enact this ur-
gently needed legislation.
This condition would not be tol-
Grated in any city that has a
franchise" she said. ut is our duty
to consider the interests of the tax
paying residents and to safeguard
their lives, rather than be obedient
to the appeals Of Washington taxicab
interests. If We do not do our full
duty. then the District residents
should appeal to the entire country
to take from us the responsibility that
is now ours, of handling legislation
under which they must live
Evening star., 1935-03-12
Full Payment Indicated.

The listing of a bank as having
no losses at all is an indication that
it might nay depositors in full but
this is not to be taken as a legal
promise by the Government that such
payment will be made.
The deduction figures. however. are
the first estimate of any kind ever
made by the Government as to the
possible loss in any of the 19 failed
banks here.
Some depoSitors saw in the figures
a larger deduction than they expected,
and this would indicate that their ul-
innate payments might be smaller than
they had expected. Others were sur
prised at the small estimated loss.
Despite the move in Congress for
repeal of the pink slip publicity fea-
ture of the revenue law, officials
warned taxpayers today that they
should continue to file these pink
slips until such repeal legislation is
finally enacted ano signed by the
President. The repeal bill passed the
House yesterday. and has gone to
the Senate. For failure to file one
Of the pink slips the law Sbill pro-
vides a penalty of IS.
Yesterday was the heaviest day at
room 1902, income tax headquarters
of the deputy collector in the Revenue
stitution avenue. A total of 2.720
persons passed through the Office yes
terday filing returns and paying taxes.
Evening star., 1935-03-12

After reportedly signing suicide
pact, two young friends swallowed
poison yesterday because both were
in love with the estranged wife of
one Of them, police were told. Hos
pital attention averted fatal out
come.
Officers who investigated were told
a pact was signed between Frank
Koehl, 23-year-old husband and
father Of two children, and a fellow
worker in wholesale meat firm,
Ralph Jones, ~, of 606 Fifth street.
The two had been drinking, police
were told. and finally agreed on the
suicide pact. The agreement was
witnessed by Jones brother, according
to Mrs. Thomas c. Koehl, ,x121 Sher-
man avenue, Takoma Tx, Md,
mother Of Frank Koehl.
Evening star., 1935-03-12
MAGISTRATE PLAN
VIEWS ARE ASKED
Prettyman Asks EXPIRES.
sions on Proposed Pre-
cinct Courts.

Corporation Counsel E. Barrett
Prettyman today asked numerous civic
and professional leaders to send to
him in writing their ideas about his
plan for establishment of a precinct
magistrate court system for the
District.
The major purpose of the plan, he
said, would be to tighten congestion
of petty cases in Police Court, which
now are serving to slow up the
process of justice in the minor courts.
The subject was debated at length
late yesterday at an informal meeting
of about Is lawyers and other inter-
ested persons yesterday in the offices
of the Board of Public Welfare. The
plan met with both praise and criti-
cism, but 1t was generally agreed the
idea was worthy of serious study.
The session was attended by william
Seals, secretary to the Crime Investi-
eating Committee of the House.
Prettyman, when called before that
BODY, plans to suggest the magistrate
system. Under this plan magistrates.
serving for 81 per year, would hold
court for two hours a day in the
various police precinct station houses
and handle all minor offenses. Any
defendant could demand trial at
Police Court.
Retired Army and Navy officers,
retired business and professional men,
would be eligible for service as magis-
trates under Prettyman's plan. Rob-
ert Quinter, lawyer, opposed this phase
of the plan, arguing that only persons
trained in law should be allowed to
serve.
Peoples Counsel william A. Rob-
erts suggested that precinct police
captains might serve as magistrates.
Evening star., 1935-03-12

This is getting to be windy coun-
try, and Herbert George Wells Is back
again TO loss up a few straws
He encountered head gale coming
over. sort of Johrsonian blast. which
rocked the boat before it raised the
Statue Of Liberty.
Wells hastened on to Washington
last night, anxious TO test the political
wind, to appraise this hue and cry
over Senator Long, this conflict over
Coughlin.
"A country Of free speech" chuckled
the little British novelist and his
torian." almost too free. Yet the
only country left in the world which
still is free to experiment with itself. "
Will Write on New Deal.
Wells is IN Washington to estimate
the New Deal, to collect his impress
sions on the political outlook for a
series Of articles to be published in
an American weekly. A fortnight
should complete the task, for, ne ex-
planned. ''one sees more in fort
night than half a year.
Il want the country to hit me in
the face
The visitor was speaking f1guratively.
II don't want to lose the freshness
of my impressions" Wells will meet
the heads of the New Deals emer-
gency agencies at an informal lunch
ecn at the MayfioV er tomorrow.
Thursday he hopes to interview
President Roosevelt over another
luncheon at the White House. Then
he expects to see Senator Long and
other actors on the Washington scene.
A fortnight should find him back
in New York, he said.
While denying he was "an authority
on international affairs in Europe.
Evening star., 1935-03-12

done, since ne was little boy-since
the day they brought him home from
the hospital with his leg cut off.
After the long night, Joe awakened
his mother dead.
Down in No. 4. where Joe has
friend-Pvt. George Herman .aedlick,
newly made today-there was concern
about his future. What would hap
pen to him now that his mothers
gone, and in such a strange way?
Joe had paid the weekly rent week
after week to Mrs. Effie Ward. who
conducts the rooming house on c
street.
Vaguely, Joe remembers that he had
a sister named Margaret-but he does
not know where Margaret is, for sure;
unless she still lives in Silver Spring,
Md, where he last heard from her.
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald, the
coroner. performed an autopsy on
Mrs. Rollins today.
Evening star., 1935-03-12
GEOLOGICAL LECTURES

Three lectures will feature a meet
ing Of the Geological Society Of
Washington tomorrow at 8 pm. in
the assembly hall Of the Cosmos
Club. c. z. Resser will discuss 1.-The
Beltian SYSTEM" Charles Milton,
"Metamorphism Of Granite Dixie
at Franklin, N. j." and D. F. Hewett,
Manganese Oxides and the Circula-
ton of Ground Waters The last
two lectures will be illustrated with
lantern slides.
Evening star., 1935-03-12
Schedule of Deductions in
Income Levy Accepted
by U. S.
GOVERNMENT REFUSES
TO GUARANTEE DATA
Those Who Eventually Get More
From Banks Are Expected to
Reimburse Revenue Bureau.

Depositors in Washington's 10 IN
mingled hope and disappointment,
figures disclosed by The Star late yes
terday of the percentage Of deposits
which may be deducted on income
tax returns this year as losses.
Those who had not yet flied their
income tax returns were making hasty
calculations all over again, in order
to get the benefit of the deductions
which are being allowed by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue.
The estimated deductible losses
range from nothing in the case of two
banks to 100 per cent in the case of
one. No figures are available on three
institutions-the Franklin National
Bank and the Mount Vernon Savings
Bank, whose remaining assets are in
the hands of liquidating trusts. and
the Industrial Savings Bank, a colored
institution.
Figures May Be Used.
While coming from an unofficial
source, the figures are known to be
accurate, and will be allowed by the
Bureau of Internal Revenue this year,
both by the Federal agents helping
to make out returns here and. also
by auditors going over the returns
later at Baltimore, according to
authoritative information.
The figures represent at best only
an estimate and are only the probable
amount of loss which depositors may
suffer in liquidation of the assets of
the banks. The only accurate thing
about the figures now is that they can
be used as deductions
The percentages are applied to the
deposltorS original deposit in the
bank. For instance, in the case of the
Federal American National Bank &
Trust Co., which is the largest bank of
the group, if a man had 81 900 in the
bank, he has already received a so
per cent dividend, or $500 The
amount Of loss now deductible in that
bank is 35 per cent, which would be
figured on the basis of the original
deposit of $1,000, so that the depositor
could now deduct from his gross in
come $3.50 as loss.
No Promise Involved.
This 35 per cent, however, it should
be emphasized, is not any kind Of a
promise that the depositor will get all
Of the remaining 65 per cent in cash,
nor that he will suffer less Of exact
ly 35 per cent.
After making the deduction of 35
per cent this year in his income tax
return. the depositor will be expected
to make adjustments in the future,
if necessary. If he gets more than IS
per cent out of the bank, he will be
expected to report the difference as
new income. If he gets less than 65
per cent, he can take an additional
loss as a bad debt for the difference
The same rule will apply to all the
insolvent banks
Figures showing the deductions al
lowable, and the percentage of divi-
dends so far paid out of 16 of the in
solvent banks, are as follows:
Evening star., 1935-03-12
HEIGHT co. OBSERVES
18th ANNIVERSARY
Dinner Held at Shoreham Hotel.
officials Discuss Plans for
Year Ahead.

Marking the thirty-ninth anniver-
sary of the Hecht Co. in Washington,
the management last night played
host TO the store executives at a din
ner at the Shoreham Hotel. H. ].
Grinsfelder. merchandise manager,
was chairman in charge.
Short talks were made by Harold
H. Levi, vice president and general
manager: Charles. B. Dulcan, sr., vice
president and general merchandise
manager; Louis E. Shecter, director
of sales and publicity, and M. S.
Hecht. All discussed the records
broken by the company last year and
plans for the pming year.
Milton Berles he comedian, and his
mother were honor guests.
Evening star., 1935-03-12
Births Reported.
rich and Era schnabel. boy.

Erich and Era Schnabel. boy.
Walter and Doris White. girl.
caIiie % % and Annie Palmer. girl.
Salvatore and Bertha Vendemia. girl.
Albert and Chloe Puffenberger. girl.
Otto and Mary Fuss. girl.
Howard and Emma King. girl.
lie Meryon and Dorothy Crist. girl.
Clarence and Pearl Watts. boy.
James and Mary Proctor, boy.
Nyles and jamie Meredith. girl.
ShiverS and Ella Green girl.
Evening star., 1935-03-12
Auxiliary Names Delegates.

! Mrs. Joseph Millenson, president,
and Mrs. Jack L. Krupsaw, second vice
president, have been named delegates
from the Washington Auxiliary to the
annual convention of the Jewish Con-
,sumptive Relief Society Of Denver
3fhe meeting will be held March % I'd
Is In New York City.
Evening star., 1935-03-12
PIT. A. Elects Officers.

LEONARDTOwN, Md, March II
Especially .-Oh1cers were elected by
the Hollywood Parent Teacher Asso-
citation as follows: president. Meverell
Dean; vice presidepf, Valley ]. Green
well, and secretd -treasurer. Paul
Mosher.
Evening star., 1935-12-26
PEACEMAKER SHOT
Detroit Man Wounded Attempt
ing to Patch Up Couples Quarrel.

CHICAGO, December 28 R.-Ben
Clark, IS, of Detroit, was shot yester-
day when, police said, he went to q
North Side hotel with Eva Darda, 23,
Evening star., 1935-12-26
WAREHOUSE FIRE
| ORIGIN IS SOUGHT
S. 900 Damage Estimated
as 3.Story Building
Is Wrecked.

The fire marshal's office was en-
deavoring today to determine the
origin Of a fire last night which
wrecked the three-story warehouse Of
the George w. Robinson Co., whole
sale and retail junk dealers, in the
rear of 221 7 street southwest. DAM
age was estimated at approximately
5000. .i-... ....-.
Firemen from nearly a dozen COM
panies battled for more than two hours
to prevent spread Of the blaze to
homes on either side Of the building,
separated only by two alleys and sew
eral small yards. Finding the interior
of the warehouse in flames, the fire.
men sounded a second alarm.
The blaze was confined to one of
two buildings used by the Junk COM
pany for storage purposes.
Heavy black smoke drifted through
the neighborhood, attracting hundreds
Of residents. Falling snow hampered
the firemen little, it was said. but the
headway gained by the fire before the
arrival Of the apparatus made the fire.
mems work difficult.
Telephones were put out of service
In the neighborhood when flames,
shooting out Of the windows of the
burning building. destroyed insulation
on nearby wires.
Evening star., 1935-12-26
EXPORT OF FARM
! PRODUCTS GAINS
Third Quarter Trade Re.
t. port Shows Shipments
Far Below Normal.
Bp the Associated Press.

6N the Associated SIeSb.
Despite political unrest and trade
restrictions abroad, q slight improve
nient during the third quarter Of 1885
In American farm exports was noted
today in a foreign trade analysis by
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States.
Heavier demand for cotton, tobacco,
barley, rice, citrus and canned fruits
and sugar was credited with raising
farm exports to 28.4 per cent of the
total goods shipped abroad. For the
first half of the year, the percentage
was 27.7.
The chamber reminded, however,
that from 1907 through 1911 farm
exports comprised $50 per cent of
the total and 45.9 per cent from 1922
through 1926.
"Our export commerce Is still ham
pered by political unrest abroad and
to a slowly lessing degree, by con-
tinued exchange controls and other
trade restrictions" the report said.
''The United States Government, how
ever, through its reciprocal trade
agreement program, is working to
eliminate these barriers to our inter
national trade. Provisions in COM
pleted trade agreements have modified
number of these obstacles"
Cotton Trade Under 1884.
Cotton exports from January
through September, although totalng
S,275,0 bales, were % per cent less
than in the same period of 1884, but
showed some improvement over the
early part Of 1885 as a result Of q
sharp increase In September exports.
Increased exports to the United King
dom. Germany, Italy and Belgium
were noted.
The review said exports OF automo-
biles, parts and accessories slackened
IN the third quarter; sharp rise In
leaf tobacco exports occurred In Sep
tember and machinery exports con-
tinued to show heavy gains.
Exports Of agricultural machinery
and implements increased SCI per cent
in value over 1884 during the quarter,
power driven metal.working machinery
14.5, well and refinery machinery 1872,
u1ul11IS dIl0 v 1udIL SAA4S AAdSAA444NAy S~'1
and textile machinery 4.8 per cent.
2O1,000 Typewriters Shipped.
Shipment of 2ol 900 typewriters, an
Increase OF 1919 per cent over 1884 and
27.2 above the five-year average, and
31,os6 adding, accounting and cslcu-
lating machines, gain of 14.9 per cent
over last year and 6.8 above the FIVE
year average, also was reported.
A gain of 669 per cent over last
years third quarter in shipments of
internal combustion engines was shown
In shipment Of 8.699.
Iron and steel exports gained 2.S per
cent, with shipment Of 1,69s,000 tons
of scrap metal the outstanding feature.
This scrap shipment was 1872 per cent
above 1934's thtrd-quarter total and
1852 per cent above the flve-year
average.
Copper gained To per cent over
i934's third quarter, crude petroleum
a4.2, gasoline and naphtha 1873, lun-
ber l25, logs 37.6, wood pulp Ill,
canned fruit 1.9, oranges 69.4, grape
fruit ,11.6, lemons 1895, rice 56.7 and
sugar 3o.3.
Evening star., 1935-12-26
Taxi Driver Murdered.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., December 26
R.-The bullet-pierced body Of J. B.
Leathermon. AZ, independent taxi
driver, was found yesterday in q ditch
along the bank Of the creek that runs
through one edge Of the city, and de-
tectiveS said he had been murdered.
His taxi was found abandoned in an
other section Of Charlotte earlier in
the day.
Evening star., 1935-12-26

and attempted to patch up her quarrel
with Sylvan Bernstein, 90.
As they entered Bernstein's room.
police said, he took q pistol from q
drawer and fired at Clark, wounding
him slightly In the abdomen.
After Clark's wound was dressed,
police took the trio into custody for
questioning. Clark told police he was
Evening star., 1935-12-26
FRENCH WRITER DIES
Leon Hennique Collaborated With
g De Maupassant.

: PARIS, December &c R).-Leon
Hennique, French novelist and dram
stist, died yesterday at the age Of "a.
Among his best-known books are
SThe Accident Of M. Hebert," "Poeuf,"
"A Character" and Minnie Brandon" I"
He collaborated in some works with
Emile zola and Guy de Maupassant.
He also worked with Aphonse
Daudet in writing the play la Men
teuse.'
Evening star., 1935-12-26
Garners Guests in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, December % LA0.--s
Vice President and Mrs. John Nance
Garner were guests Of honor yesterday
at dinner at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Silliman Evans here.
They motored from Washington
during the morning and returned to
the Capital late In the afternoon.
Evening star., 1935-12-26
Canadian Journalist Dies.

MONTREAL, December 26 R.-
Alfred Wood, 65, president and editor
Of the Sherbrooke Daily Record and
one Of Canada's best-known newspa-
per men, died suddenly yesterday.
Evening star., 1935-12-26
SENATOR SCHALL RITES
TO BE THIS AFTERNOON
Minnesota Pays Final Tribute to
States Late Junior Senator, Vic
tim Of Auto Accident.

By the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, December 26.-Minne-
sofa paid final tribute today to the
States late junior United States Sen
ator, Thomas D. Schall, Republican.
Full honors of the State were
planned In his memory. AS mark Of
respect, flags on all Government
buildings in st. Paul and Minneapolis
will fly at half staff for 80 days.
An honor guard of the Minnesota
militia met the train bearing the Sem
ator's body at Lacrosse, Wis, and was
scheduled to escort 1t to the rotunds
of the State Capitol.
Senator Schall died in Washington
from injuries inflicted In an automo-
bile accident.
Evening star., 1935-12-26

superintendent for the Detroit Street
Railway Co., here on o vacation.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Daughters of 1872 to
Give Christmas arty

The officers of the District Of Co
lumbia Society of the United States
Daughters of 1912 will be hostesses at
a Christmas party to be held at ma
tional headquarters, 1851 Rhode Island
avenue, Wednesday evening. On this
occasion the members are privileged to
invite their husbands. The officers OF
the Mems Society Of the War Of 1872,
with their wives will also be guests.
Gifts for the children of mountain
schools will be received.
Under the direction Of Mrs. S. Nc
Dowell Meek, chairman of the Pro-
gram Committee, a program which
promises to be of unusual interest has
been arranged. Miss Isobel Gregory
will give readings, Mr.. Sophocles
Pappas will present mandolin, guitar
and piano trio, Miss Katherine Kam-
merer will give character impersona-
tions and Mr.. Philip Baxter, tenor,
will sing group of songs.
Evening star., 1935-12-13
Mrs. Hull Feted
AtLuncheOn TODAY

Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife Of the Secre-
tary Of State, was the guest in whose
honor Mrs. Wade H. Ellis entertained
at luncheon today in her home on Mas
SachusettS avenue. The other guests
were Mrs. Daniel C. Roper, Mrs. Will
liam E Borah, Mrs. William Howard
Taft, Mrs Lawrence Groner, Mrs.
Wilbur ]. Carr, Mrs. George Barnett,
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Wal
ter r. Tuckerman, Mrs. Sydney Clo-
man and Mrs. Edward E. Robbins.
Evening star., 1935-12-13

Wedding Last Night

An attractively arranged wedding
took place last evening at o'clock in
ST. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church,
Prince Frederick, Md, when Miss Vir-
ginia Biscoe Hammett. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel j. Hammett of
Bowens, Md, was married to Mr.. Ed
ward James Duckett. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank H. Duckett of Davidson
vile, Md.
Evergreen and white chrysanthe-
NUNS were effectively combined at
the chancel, which was lighted with
candles. The Rev. Durrie B. Hardin,
the rector, officiated and Mr.. William
w. Duke played the wedding music.
Immediately before the wedding pro-
cession entered Mrs. Durrie B. Hardin
sang.
The bride was given in marriage by
her brother, Mr.. Oscar Hammett of
Barstow and wore a gown of white
satin with a long train of lace and
Evening star., 1935-12-13

satin, o long tulle veil held in place
with q coronet Of orange blossoms and
carried gardenias and lilies Of the val-
ley.
She was attended by her sister, Mrs.
Clement Dorsey Of Prince Frederick,
as matron of honor, and Miss Betsy
Knots Of SudlersvilIe, Md, as maid
OF honor. The matron of honor and
maid Of honor each wore sapphire blue
chiffon velvet, with gold sequin hats
and nose wells, carrying Talisman and
yellow roses, respectively.
The bridegroom was attended by his
brother, Mr.. Benjamin Duckett Of
DavidSonville, as best man, and the
ushers were Mr. Clement Dorsey Of
Prince Frederick, brother-in-law Of
the bride; Mr.. Maurice T. Scrivener
of Stoakley and Mr.. Merle Duckett.
brother of the bridegroom, and Mr.
Ray Chapman, both Of Washington.
Following the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Duckett left on a trip. They
will reside at Dayidsonville.