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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-15

James A. Farley

will unity their efforts under the
Farm Bureau banner.
If agriculture is to successfully guide
the farm recovery program and MAIN
tain its proper place in our nation, it
is imperative that farmers be fully
organized. The Farm Bureau offers
the ideal agency to unity American
agriculture a it is set up to speak for
all types of farmers.
1t is to be hoped that every state
and county Farm Bureau in the nation
will take the necessary steps to carry
out this recommendation, so that ev-
cry farmer in their respective dis
tricts will be given an opportunity
this year to join the Farm Bureau.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-15

A VICTIM OF
SNEEZINC SPELLS

Mrs. Edgar Harmon, of nearby Orr
tanna, one Of Pennsylvania two vic
Tins of strange sneezing attacks, has
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-02-15

Copper gold and other needed probably
ice poles awaiting evrsearchns
fingers explorer deposits ound7
What of the field crude gigantic
the farhung miles
sled sung beneath the ship and codg
sled exploration igid unknown
Evening star., 1935-11-30
POLICE AWAITING
RESULT OF WOUND
Stewart Shooting Investigation
Pauses Pending Out
come Of Injury.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Novem-
ber 30.-Investigation Of the shoot
ing of Irving Stewart, %, Of 627
Twelfth street northeast. at Bruce's
Inn on the Marlboro pike Thursday
midnight, was temporarily halted to-
day while the wounded man fought
for his life in Casualty Hospital.
Stewart's condition was reported rs
still critical and attaches Of the
hospital hold little hope for his re-
covery from the single bullet wound
in his stomach.
Prince Georges County police, in
charge of the investigation, said no
further move is contemplated until
definite charge can be made.
S. Bruce Hoyle, manager Of the
tavern where the shooting followed
an argument, is free on 81 900 bond.
He was arrested early yesterday by
Oficer Elon Turner and held for a
short time for investigation"
Nine of Stewards friends, who were
with him at the tavern, were also
released yesterday after being held
in a Washington police station as
material witnesses.
Turner quoted two Of the men az
saying they saw the shot fired. Hoyle,
however, denies any connection with
the shooting. Stewart is a mechanics
helper and had been working for the
District of Columbia as an assistant
to his father, George Stewart.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
MAIL BRINGS SEAL
CAMPAIGN RETURNS
"Posterizing" City to Be Com
pleted Today by Boy and Girl
Scout Volunteers.

Returns from the mail campaign
to sell Christmas seals already have
begun coming in, District tuberculosis
Association headquarters announced
today.
A thorough "posterizing" Of the city
is to be completed today by volunteers
from Boy and Girl Scout organiza-
tions. who will distribute the new II
by. II inch autographed placards for
display in store windows, on bill
boards and In public buildings.
Street cars yesterday began display
of their special type posters, each
bearing large double-bar across and
the word, "T B. Seals Bring Cheer
and Help. Prevent tuberculosis.
A large 24-sheet poster lithograph
in colors has been placed on an elec-
trically lighted billboard erected in
front Of the Christmas seal head
quarters and the Social Service House
1922 Eleventh street. Similar placards
have been placed on billboard,
throughout the city by courtesy of the
General Outdoor Advertising Co.
The annual national tuberculosis
campaign, which ends Christmas day
is being carried ON by more than 1000
member organizations throughout the
country.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
FUNERAL RITES SET
FOR STABBED BOY
Burial Follows Exoneration Of
Playmate, Jury Holding
Death Was Accident.

William suddath, 15-year-old Cor
don Junior High School student, who
died Tuesday from a stab wound in
the heart, accidentally inflicted by a
neighboring playmate during a scufie,
was to be buried in Potomac, Md, to-
day following services at 2 pm. at the
Potomac Methodist Church.
Rayburn Smallwood, 13, was exon
Grated yesterday of blame in the
youths death. A coroner's Jury de-
clared the fatal injury to be the result
Of an accident after hearing testimony
by the Smallwood boy and two other
neighborhood children, Frank and
Virginia Leebrick, 1924 Thirty-sixth
street.
Testimony showed Rayburn and
Frank Leebrick had been teasing Will
liam by calling him sissy" and Chew
tobacco" When he caught young
Smallwood on the rear steps of the
Leebrick home he sought vindication
with his fists and the scufne ensued.
Young Smallwood had knife in one
hand and a stick he had been whit
Ting in the other. During the fight
the Suddath boy rushed against the
knife, Rayburn told the coroner's jury.
The jury freed the Smallwood youth
after a short deliberation.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
1913 Murder Count
FoundAgainstMan
Held for Disorder
Fugitive Is Arraigned.
Demands 80 Days r,
for ExtraditiOn.

The long arm Of the law stretched
over a 22-year-period today to seize
Arthur Nicholson, colored, for a mur-
der he is alleged to have committed
in Saluda County, S. c., in 1918. He
was arraigned before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt in Police Court on a fugitive
warrant and demanded the usual 30
day extradition period.
Nicholson was arrested on a dis
orderly conduct charge here and a
search of the records by Detective
Richard j. Cox of the fugitive squad
revealed he had been wanted nearly
quarter Of century ago for murder.
Communication with South Carolina
authorities disclosed that he is still
wanted.
Cox said Nicholson had been held
under 1000 bond for action Of the
grand jury after he allegedly killed
another colored man in a fight. but
skipped his bond. Nicholson told his
attorney. Jack Politz, he killed an
other man in self-defense.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
U. S. WORKERS GAIN
1880 IN OCTOBER
Increase Is One Of Smallest in
Some Time-Total Now
Is 796,297.

Rejecting one Of the smallest gains
in some time, employment in the ex-
ecutive agencies Of the Government
increased only 1880 in October, the
monthly report Of the Civil Service
Commission today showed. The gain
in washington was 1857.
The aggregate employment in the
District and field Is now 796, ,2s7. Here
there are 1l0,00s employees and else
where 686,2SS. The October pay roll
was $11s,867,437.
The report shows 6o5,61e employees
are in the customary old agencies.
57,l39 on the newly created permanent
groups and 133.540 engaged In admin
istration Of various relief sections.
Several thousand employees formerly
charged up to the regular activities OF
the old-line agencies are shown this
month on relief administration ae-
tivitieG.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
B0YCE TESTAMENT
is PR0BATED HERE
Estate in Excess of $117, 900 to
Be Divided Among Sisters
of Washingtonian.

The will of Miss Elizabeth F. Boyce,
2029 Connecticut avenue, who died
here November IL, was filed for pro-
bate In District Supreme Court today,
revealing an estate valued in excess of
$4,000.
Miss Boyce was the daughter of the
late Rev. DR.. James P. Boyce, founder
and first president of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary at
Louisville, largest institution of its
kind in the world.
All Miss Boyce's property was di-
vided, under terms of the will, be-
tween her two sisters with whom she
lived, Miss Frances Wingfield Boyce
and Miss Lucy Garnsey Boyce.
Attorney e. Hilton jackson in
formed the court both sisters were
named in the will as executrices, but
that the health Of Miss Lucy Boyce
would not permit her to serve.
Slightly more than half of the estate
consisted of real estate in and near
Tennessee.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
BREAK HELD NEAR ,
IN LYNCH DEATH;
OFFICERS SILENT
Movements Of Two Men
Under Arrest Still Be.
ing Checked.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR WOMAN TODAY
Two Taxi Drivers Are Inter
viewed on "Alibis" Of
Arrested Pair.

Investigators indicated today
"break" was near in the mysterious
shooting early Wednesday of Miss
Elizabeth r. Lynch, 35-year-old Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. switchboard
operator, but they were Secretiye as
to steps taken in the case.
Movements of two men under ar
rest-William A. (Dutch) Kappel, "a,
and Leo T. Cullen, 31-are still being
checked in an attempt to determine
where they were at the time the at
tractive brunette met her death in
her home at 918 Fourth street north
east.
Funeral services for the dead wom-
an were being held this afternoon at
Ryan's undertaking establishment. 3l7
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Fol-
lowing the rites, which were set for 2
o'clock, burial was to be in Mount
Oliyet Cemetery.
No Date Set for Inques.
No date has been set for an inquest,
and Attorney Charles Ford, counsel
for Kappel and Cullen, has said he
will not make any attempt to have
them released until police have had
reasonable chance to complete their
investigation.
Effort to check the "alibis" Of Kap-
pei and Cullen by tracing them from
near the Lynch residence to north
west "club" brought results yesterday
in statements from two taxi drivers.
Kappel claimed, police say, he took
Miss Lynch home around midnight
Tuesday and left when she refused to
let him enter the house, where he also
roomed. He then hailed taxi, picked
up Cullen, Who lives at 718 Fourth
street northeast, and went to the
Club" Several hours later. Kappel
told detectives, he returned to the
Fourth street house and found Miss
Lynch on the kitchen floor, shot
through the head. A SO caliber re-
volver, which Kappel has identified as
his own, lay near the woman'S feet.
A smashed chair near the body may
have been broken, investigators point
out, as the woman struggled with her
murderer.
Taxi Driver interviewed.
One of the taxi drivers. who gave
his name as Bolts, said he picked up
a man near Fourth and H streets
northeast about midnight Tuesday
and took him to Twelfth street and
New York avenue. This is approx.
mately the location of the club"
Kappel referred to.
The other driver also said he was
hailed by a man at Fourth and H
streets northeast and was told to drive
downtown" His story was Q little
vogue, police said.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
and Detective Sergt. John Dalglish.
leading the investigation, have dis
counted suicide theory.
Miss Lynch was shot in the left
cheek, the bullet ranging upward into
the brain. There were no powder
marks on her face, strengthening con-
tention of Investigators the woman
was murdered.
The gun has been examined for
fingerprints. but only slight i'm.
preston" was found.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
SHOPPERS WILL GET
$5,5OO,O0O SAVINGS
Christmas Fund Distribution to
Take Place Within Few
Days, Says Shaw.

Five and half million dollars will
be put into the hands Of Washington
shoppers within the next few days
from Christmas savings funds, 1t was
announced today by Edward D. Shaw,
secretary of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association.
It is expected that this additional
money will greatly speed the "Shop
Early-Mail Early" campaign being
sponsored by the association. The
money will go to 66,154 persons this
year, an increase Of l0,347 over 1894.
The amount of money saved this year
Is $s17, AIS more than In 1884.
Thousands of Washington shoppers
swarmed through downtown stores
yesterday and today as the Christmas
shopping season opened ''ofneially."
Evening star., 1935-11-30
RETIRED MINISTER
DEAD HERE At 70
Rev. Lucien Schermerhorn
Member of Washington
Presbytery 10 Years.

Rev. Lucien v. Schermerhorn, 10,
retired minister and member Of the
Washington Presbytery for 10 years,
died yesterday at the Home for In
curables after a long illness.
Rev. Mr.. Schermerhorn was in the
ministry a total of 43 years, having
been with the Lutheran church many
years ago before becoming Presby-
terian. During his first 80 years in
the service, he served as home mis-
sionary in the West and Northwest.
Held Vienna Pastorate.
In Washington, he acted as substi-
tute in a number Of Presbyterian
churches over q period of years and
last was pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church ut Vienna, Va, which is in
cluded in the Washington Presbytery.
He retired eight years ago after serv-
ing the Virginia church for three
years.
Born In Albany, N. Y, he spent his
boyhood there and later studied at
Iowa University, Yale, the Hartwick
Theological Seminary Of Brooklyn. N
Y. and at the Presbyterian Theo-
logical Seminary at Chicago.
He was a member of the Empire
State Society at Chicago and Of the
Holland Society of New York.
Survived by Widow.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs
Hillie Elizabeth Schermerhorn; two
sons, Vincent A. and Ellsworth H
Schermerhorn, all Of Silver Spring
Md: q brother, Philip ]. Schermer-
horn Of Schenectady, N. Y, and two
sisters, Mrs. Alice B. Parker, Albany
N. Y, and Mrs. Rozella Schutes, West
Berne, Albany, N. Y. Rev. Schermer-
horns home was in Silver Spring. :.
Funeral services will be held at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church Monday
at 10 am. Rev. j. H. Miers, pastor
will officiate, assisted by Rev. Walter
F. Eagleson, pastor Of the Sherwood
Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Henry
B. Wooding. pastor Of lexington Pres
byterian Church. Burial will be ir
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
VETERANS DENIED
JOBS, D. A. v. SAYS
Patronage Appointees Get Fa.
vored Posts, Statement Charges.
Drive Planned.

A charge that disabled veterans are
being Disseminated against in favor
Of patronage appointees in Federal
employment was made in a statement
today from the Disabled American
Veterans.
Announcing the start Of q campaign
"to compel Federal appointing officers
to be bound by certifications from the
Veterans Administration as to the
physical ability of the wartime dis
abled veterans to qualify for Gov
ernment jobs" the statement ampli-
fed:
"A national employment committee
Of the D. A. ". after survey of the
situation, announced that appointing
officers in some departments are dis
regarding physical examinations made
by Federal examining boards and are
passing up qualified veterans with
service-connected disabilities In order
to reach political favorites on the
register"
The d. A. ". wants responsibility
ceritered in one Government agency
for enforcement Of the veterans pref
erence law In all establishments, and
creation Of an Independent reviewing
board to consider all complaints COW
ering dismissal OF veterans from Fed
eral Positions -
Evening star., 1935-11-30
65 HOLD-UPS LAID
TO FIVE YOUTHS
Admissions by Prisoners
Result in Taking Cases
to Grand Jury.

Sixty-five "strong-arm" hold-ups,
committed since April IS, are alleged
by police to have been admitted by
five colored youths who were ar
raigned before Judge Gus A. Schuldt
in Police Court today. AL were held
for the grand jury on robbery charges.
Randolph Pinkney, 81, of the 1900
block of Eleventh street. alleged lead
er Of the gang. was held under bonds
totaling $1,000 on three charges. A
$4,000 bond was set in the case OF
James Brent. Is, of the 800 block
Of Second street; $500 for Harry
Tabb, 81, Suitland, Nd. and 81 ,00C
each for Clarence w. Jones, 1S, oi
the 400 block of New York avenue
and Harvest L. Phiffer, 81, of the 600
block OF Florida avenue, arraigned on
one charge each. The other cases
will be presented to the grand jury
Round Up Follows Tip.
The five were rounded up by De-
tectives Van D. Hughes, J. j. Tolson
Elmer F. Lewis and Howard w. Smith
after tip-oh.
While all did not participate in each
Of the robberies, to which confessionI
have been made, police say, all mem.
bers Of the gang are alleged to hav.
played a part in one or more Of them
Strong Arm Methods.
Instead Of using guns, 1t was as
serted, In most cases the victims wer,
caught and held while their pocket!
were rifled. One victim, ThomaI
Harris, eolored, 270O block of N street
who appeared in court today, was Gu
with knife and robbed of $3.50.
The largest amount taken in an!
one case, police say, was when Samue
Keys. colored. of Seventh and =
streets. was robbed of s735 in the 7ol
block Of Irving street.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
LUDWIG To SPEAK
ON FATE OF EUROPE
Biographer to Be Heard at Town
Hall Session Tomorrow
Night.

Emil Ludwig. biographer, will be
the principal speaker at the meeting
Of Town Hall at pm. tomorrow in
the Shoreham Hotel. His topic will
be 1.-THE Fate of Europe, 1914 to 194o."
In the absence of DR.. John w.
Studebaker, chairman, who is i'll, the
meeting is to be presided over by DR..
Harold G. Mouiton, president Of
Brookings Institute.
The panel will consist Of Lowell j.
Ragatz, professor of modern history
in George Washington University;
Frank Bohn, chairman of the Emer-
gency Council for the Relief of Political
and Religious Prisoners from Nazi
Germany; Frederick x. Kruger, pro-
fessor of political science, Wittenberg
College, Springfield, Ohio. and Fred
erick Auhagen Of the Foreign Policy
Association Of New York.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
Mexican-C Central Sportsmanship
Lauded as Strong Friendly Tie
Speakers at Banquet Compliment
Teams for Clean Play-See Game
as Historical Sports Event.

Robert Maurer, member Of the Board
Of Education and former principal Of
Central, told the students from Mexico
City that they were an outscored but
emphatically not a beaten team that
they honored their country and their
schools.
The Central team, Mr.. Maurer said,
lived up to the finest traditions Of
Central and Of high school sports.
Bob Martin, coach of the Mexico
City all stars, told those at the ban
quet he was happy to lose the game
in the manner his team did. Both
teams, he said. played hard, clean foot
ball.
Hardy Pearce, Central's coach, told
the members Of the Mexican eleven
he would hate to meet them three
years from now If they continued to
improve as they have after playing
the game for only a year. Their
passing, even with slippery, muddy
ball. had his Central squad on its toes
he said.
Explains Last Substitutions. .
Pearce also explained his action at
the game, for which he got, as he ex-
pressed 1t. the Bronx cheer, when he
sent his first team back into the game
IN the final minutes Of play. He die
not intend to run up the score OF
to make an attempt to overwhelm the
visiting team, but nine Of the men on
his team, he said, are seniors, and he
wanted them to have one last chance
to play together before finishing theil
high school foot ball careers.
At the conclusion Of the banquet tn.
Central team, led by Halfback Bill,
Richardson, gave a rousing Centra
cheer for the Mexican team. TIL,
Mexican boys, led by Rameriz Cosme
answered with one of their own va.
riety for the Central players.
Capt. Ernesto Villareal Of the Mexico
City eleven acted as interpreter, trans
lating remarks made by the speaker
for his teammates benefit. SyIvar
King, president Of the "C'' Club, wa.
toastmaster.
Following the banquet, members o
both teams were guests at the Inter
fraternity Cotillion Club dance at tn,
Hyattsville armory.
Members Of the Mexican team viii
leave tonight at 6:45 for Mexico City
The Mexican Tipica Orchestra, how
ever, will remain here for a concert Il
be played Sunday night at $50 IL
Constitution Hall. The concert, ar
ranged because Of the great demant
to hear the famous musical organiza
ton. is to be sponsored by the Ma
tional Press Club.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
MRS. HERRICK HOME
Partially Recovered From Injuries
in Crash Fatal to Mrs. Ickes.

Genevieve Forbes Herrick Of the
STAFF Of the North American News
paper Alliance, who was severely in
jured in the automobile crash that
cost the life of Mrs. Harold L. Ickes
in September, has recovered sufh-
GENTLY to return to her home in Alex
andria.
For three months Mrs. Herrick has
been In a hospital at Santa Fe, N.
Mex, where she was taken after the
accident, and her condition still is such
that she will not be able to receive
visitors for a couple Of weeks, 1t was
said at the home today.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
TELEPHONE RATE
CUTS APPROVED
Changes in Six Special
Brackets to Become Ef.
fective Tomorrow.

Effective tomorrow, charges for SIX
special brackets of telephone service
installation and equipment use will
be reduced to an estimated maximum
Of s118,665 annually, under new tariffs
approved late yesterday by the Public
Utilities Commission.
Proposals by the Chesapeake &,
Potomac Telephone Co., approved by
the commission, allow for the heaviest
of the new cuts for business houses
having individual phone service. II
was estimated the savings to sub
scribers In this type Of service would
amount to as much as $4,000, affect
ing some 6,400 accounts.
Other Reductions.
Other reductions concerned charges
for French hand sets, private branch
exchange extension sets, semi-public
station sets, such as those in boarding
houses: service connections where
there are two or more phones in
stalled; special attachments. such as
deaf" sets, installation Of Jack anc
plug" equipment; and installation oi
extra-length cords for telephones.
The changes previously had beer
considered at a conference between
officials Of the company and the com.
mission. They carry into effect some
reductions considered but not adopted
at the time of the 10 per cent genera
telephone rate cut Of q year ago
which was ordered by the commits
sion after District Supreme Court had
upheld a rate case decision by the
commission.
Provisions Outlined.
Commission officials outlined the
new reductions as follows:
A new elective, or promotion sched-
ule for business houses not having
private branch exchanges, provides
for 100 calls at $3.50 a month. with
cents extra for each Of the first add.
tional so calls, cents each for the
next SO calls and cents extra for
each additional extra call. Subscribers
now pay $3.50 for the first 50 calls
cents each for the next so calls, 4
cents each In the next so calls and
then 3 cents for any additional calls
The monthly charge on use Of
French hand sets will be cut from
Is cents to Is cents q month for a
period Of 1S months, or subscribers
may pay a fiat charge which Is re.
duced from 81 to $2.50. It Is estimated
the saving will amount to $36, 600.
Extension Rates Cut.
The fiat rate for P. 3. X extensions
Is reduced from so cents to SO cents
per extension per month. There are
1921 such extensions from 621
p. 3. x. boards. The saving Is esti.
mated to be as much as $16.500.
The rates for boarding house and
other semi-public stations Is reduced
from So q month for so calls, with
cents for each additional call, tc
$3.50 for so calls, with extra calls al
CC4lNo VdCAs 441CkC ~ 6uCl
stations. The saving Is figured ai
$10,600.
Reduction in charges for installation
of two or more extensions. affecting
335 sets, is estimated to effect saw
ing of $4,000. Rates for deaf
sets will be cut from $1.75 to $1.25 q
month, to effect a saving OF $3.50
Charges for, installation Of the extrs
"plug-in" attachments will be cut
from 81 to So each, to produce saw.
Ing of $3.50.
Charges for installation Of nine-fooi
cords will be cut from s150 to 81
and for 13-foot cords from $3.50 te
s1.25, the saving being estimated a'
$685.
Evening star., 1935-11-30
MAI. GILSTRAP KILLED
Oklahoma Crash Fatal to Man
Formerly of Washington.

Maj. Harry Gilstrap, IS. formerly Of
this city and more recently regional
manager of the Veterans Admins
tration at Oklahoma City, was killed
and his wife seriously injured yester-
day In a highway accident near El
Reno, Okla, according to word re-
ceived by the Veterans Administra-
ton here today. No details Of the
accident were available.
Maj. Gilstrap formerly was In
charge Of the information division at
the old VeteranR Bureau herA
Evening star., 1935-11-30

/. Some Of the charros of the
Tipica Orchestra shown celebrat-
ing Mexico's first touchdown in the
opening period of the game. 2.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen and
Maestro Miguel Lerdo de Tejada ex-
change hats between halves. 3. The
Washington Police color guard
leads the procession on the field
in the pre-game ceremonies. 4.
Johnny Jones, Central captain, re-
ceiving The Evening Star Trophy
at a dinner at the Harrington
Hotel after the game last night.
In the background are Daniel
Chavez Gonzalez, representative of
the minister of education of Mex
leo; DR.. Rafael Fuentes, first Sec
retary Of the Mexican Embassy;
Luis Quintanilla, charge d'affaires
Of Mexico; Oliver owen Kuhn,
managing editor of The Star, pre-
senting the cup. and DR.. Frank w.
Ballou. superintendent of schools.
Star Staff Photos.