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Evening star., 1935-03-25
NAVY TESTING TWO.
BIG FLYING BOATS
30 Long.Range Planes May
Be Bought II Trials
Are Successful.

In its search for long-range patrol
and bombardment airplanes capable
of nonstop transoceanic operations. 4
necessary. the Navy Department now
is conducting tests on two Of the larg-
est military flying boats ever con-
structed. with a possibility that 80
planes of one or both types may be
purchased.
The new ships are Consolidated pa
troll boats, built by the Consolidated
Aircraft Co. at Buffalo. N. Y, and as
sembled at Norfolk. Va. and a Doug
las, built by the Douglas Aircraft
Corp, and now under test at Santa
Monica. Calf.
The planes, Of approximately the
same size and general type. can carry
1000 pounds of bombs and a crew of
eight, with fuel sufficient for $500
miles of flight. it is said. Each car
ries six machine guns. Two twin-row
radial engines, developing $50 horse
power each, are used in each ship.
The wingspread is about 100 feet.
Navy officials pointed out that the
planes are experimental and have
been purchased only for test purposes
Whether more will be ordered depends
upon the success OF the trials.
The big boats are the result OF
program of development initiated
more than two years ago by the Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
NATION IS COMBED
FOR ARMY OFFICER
Justice Unit Joins Police in
Search for Missing
Lieutenant.

With the Department of Justice and
police in many cities through the
country participating, a Nationwide
search is being made for Lieut.. James
F. Harris, graduate of last years class
at West Point, who recently dBap-
peared from the Army post at Fort
Smelling, MINI. He is believed to have
been stricken suddenly with amnesia
and to be now wandering about the
country without knowing his identity.
Strain of preparation for rigid tests
of the Army Air Corps, to which he
had previously been attached at Ran
dolph Field. San Antonio. Tex, is be-
lieved by Harris father, Fred p Harris.
an official of the General Electric Co..
Nela Park, Cleveland, to have caused
the attack of amneSia.
Lieut. Harris is described as "a years
Of age, about 6 feet tall, weighing ITO
pounds. with blue eyes, blond curly
hair. light complexion, exceptionally
fine teeth, prominent nose and ears.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
MONETARY PARLEY.
ASKEDBYB|NCHAM
U. S. and England Should
Have Sterilization Pact.
He Says.

lCopyrisht. 1885 by the Associated Press)
LONDON, March 25.-United States
Ambassador Robert w. Bingham, in
ton of his duties in London, expressed
the view the United States and Great
Britain should reach an agreement
for stabiliZation of currenCieS at the
proper time and in the proper way"
He did not say specifically when he
believed they would make any Joint
effort to end the existent monetary
uncertainty.
AT the proper time and at the
proper place" he said. Il think 1t
best for the United States and Great
Britain to arrive at an understanding.
In my opinion the danger of imitation
in the United States has been grossly
exaggerated"
The Ambassador said he regarded
Anglo-American relations as being ex-
cellent at the present time, adding
that he found a general sentiment in
the United States for friendly under
standing with Great Britain.
He praised the policy of Secretary
of State Cordell Hull seeking inter-
national agreements for reduction of
tariffs
He said there had been general
steady improvement in business in
the United States and that the bank
ing system there is stronger than at
any time in the country's history.
Farmers are getting good prices, he
added, and are better of than they
have been for Is years.
OFFICIALS HERE SILENT.
Evening star., 1935-03-25

Navy Secretary Claude Augustus
Swanson has outwitted Controller
McCarl by a neat little trick. He
would prefer that subject be not
mentioned, because McCarl may yet
make trouble, but this is how it is:
Although McCarl ordered SUan-
son not to pay return transportd-
tion TOR families OF napal officers
abroad, Swanson is doing it, half
disbursing officers is doing it, but
Swanson ,pill not disclose Which
one. This officer is personally liable
and could be sued by McCarl. That
is the only iDay McCdrl edn enforce
his decision. But McCGTI cannot
sue an unidentified person. So there
ends the matter tchich tD0s on the
front pages t,Do iDeeks ago.
The irrepressible Blanton Of Texas
spoke so often on the bonus bill that
House members finally openly Joined
in chorus inviting him to "sit down, u
and he did
There are 119 ex-service men in
Congress, many of whom voted against
the bonus, but all OF whom are en-
titled to a bonus despite their $40, ,000-
a-year salary and mileage.
A group of Louisiana business men
and bankers called on Jesse Jones
the other day to ask his help in the
event that Huey carries out certain
threats he is supposed to have made
against bankers in Louisiana.
The application for membership in
Father Coughlin's National Union for
Social Justice contains the following
instruction: THE signature of the
member must be written clearly in
his own writing, except cases where
the member is unable to write"
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Evening star., 1935-03-25
JEWS ENCOURAGED
TO FIGHT FASC|SM
Connecticut Jurist Sees Nazi
Peril to U. S. lnsti-
tutions.

Vigorous opposition by Jews In this
country to NaZi Fascism was urged as
good Americanism" last night by
Judge Solomon Elsner Of the Connec-
ticut Supreme bench in a talk to the
1000 delegates to the joint conven-
tion of the Union OF American Hebrew
Congregations and National Fedora
tions of Temple Sisterhoods and
Brotherhoods.
He warned Of a danger of Fascism's
spread TO America because 1t is "a
middle-class phenomenon" and ex-
horted:
In so far as We are true to our
common American and Jewish ideals,
American Jews must vigorously oppose
1t and cannot possibly compromise
with it."
The threefold meeting at the Will
lard Hotel will close tonight with a
banquet at which Bishop James E.
Freeman Of Washington will speak
and Dr. Abram Simon. rabbi Of Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation, will give
Of Washington will act as toastmaster
Samuel B. Finkel of Boston, broth
erhood president since 1888, last night
was renamed head Of the group for
another year. Allen v. De Ford of
Washington was chosen treasurer of
the federation. which numbers 10000
men in 120 afiliated societies.
Refutation Of the age-old opinion
that the Jews are Gods chosen
people" was offered last night by Mr..
Kaufman, who stated the race was
chosen to serve" if it was chosen for
anything, and advocated less talk by
Jews about the loss of rights and
privileges and more about our respon-
sibilities toward others"
Jewish straying from the straight
path of Judaism was blamed by Hugo
Levy of Brooklyn for much of the
plight Of the Hebrew in Germany
today.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
PRIEST SAYS MEXICO
MAY PAY DEARLY
Catholic University Historian De-
clares Spanish Rule Was
More Enlightened.

Warning that Mexico may pay
dearly in the end" for its present
attitude toward the Catholic church
was voiced last night by Rev. Francis
Borgia Steck, o. r. NJ, Catholic Uni
versity historian.
In a dicussion. governed by cold
reason" Father Steck traced the deep
influence Of the church on the four
century history of Mexico since its
first colonization by Spain and told
members of the South Atlantic Re-
gional Conference of the National
Catholic Alumni Federation:
Millions of souls north as we'll
as south of the Rio Grande are hop
ing and praying that soon, very soon,
the fair land of Mexico may enjoy
that religious freedom, which in our
own country has weathered every
storm, thanks to the liberal policy of
the Constitution and the American
people"
The priest found the Spanish rule
of Mexico far more enlightened than
the successive governments which have
controlled the nation since it declared
its independence.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
KARPIS GIRL AIDES
GIVEN five YEARS
Two Sentenced After Secret Hear.
ing for Harboring Public
s Enemy.
= BY the Associated Press.

aBy the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, March 25.-Winona
Burdette and Dolores Delaney, the
girls Alvin Karpis left behind, unex-
. pectedly were brought into Federal
court today and a. secret hearing
before Judge Halsted L. Ritter were
sentenced to flve years imprisonment
on charges Of harboring the public
enemy No. I.
A Gordon Of Federal agents, heavily
armed with machine guns and re-
volvers, suddenly rushed the two girls
into the chambers Of Judge Ritter and
20 minutes later sped away from the
Federal Building to an unannounced
destination.
United States District Attorney
John Holland revealed that the pris-
oners were brought here last night
from Jail at Jacksonville, but other
than that neither he nor any other
Government agents would discuss the
case.
1t is possible the place of their con-
f1nement will be at the Industrial
Institution for Women at Anderson,
w. Va.
The women were brought to Miami
February II. following their arrest in
Atlantic City when Karpis and his
lieutenant, Harry Campbell, shot their
way out Of q police trap.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
.F0E0F GANGSTERS
ESCAPES BULLETS.
Chicago Prosecutor to
"Turn on Heat" After
Attempt on Life.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 25-The bullets
assassins intended to stop him, started
States Attorney Thomas j. Courtney
on a campaign to crush all gangs"
Stirred to fighting mood, Cook
Countys relentless prosecutor. at
whom eight bullets were fired early
Sunday, promised to turn on the
heat and plenty Of it."
The war is on," he declared a few
hours after several gunner IN a small
car drew abreast Of his heavy sedan
and opened fire, none Of the bullets
reaching their mark II won't be
stopped by bullets that miss me-
Overtaken by Gunmen.
Accompanied by Alderman Harry E.
Perry and Detectives John Crcnin and
James McInerney. the prosecutor was
returning to his Southside home from
a political meeting in the Loop. when
the small sedan overlook them.
A gunman opened fire with re-
volver. Those in the large car
crouched low. and splintered glass
showered IN upon them.
Courtney. who suffered only q
scratch from broken glass, directed
his driver to chase the fleeing car. but
the other machine outdistanced them.
Examination later disclosed that
Courtney owed his safety to q half
inch strip of metal in his car which
DETECTED upward one bullet that was
fired q foot In front of his face.
Foe Of Rackets.
The theory given the most credence
was that Courtney's removal was
sought in the hope that his successor
would be intimidated in a policy of
non-interference with racketeering
In his two years and four months
in office, Courtney has waged relent-
less campaign against gangsters and
racketeers generally. His latest efforts
have been to break up hoodlum organ
izations seeking to control labor
unions.
He indicated remnants of the
Capone syndicate. with whom he
clashed in au gambling drive.
would be the first to feel the teeth
Of the new campaign.
Mayor Edward ]. Kelly has taken
full command Of the investigation.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
MYSTERY WITNESS
QU|ZzED ON RELIEF
Prosecutor Questions Man
Named in Ohio
Deal.
Nv the Assoc,ated Press

bJ lflb ASoOCfdlcu EttsS.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. March 25.--
County Prosecutor Donald J. Hoskins
questioned a mystery witness to-
day in his investigation on charges
Of a "shakedown" of business firms
selling to the Ohio Relief Commission.
For two hours, Hoskins was SIoseted
with Earl Pyle of Clarksville, Clin-
ton County.
A missing witness. John A. Lee, for
Administration, in an affidavit had as
serted Pyle sold to the administration
ensilage 10 be fed to cattle.
Retained 81 Per Ton.
Lee said, In the AFFIDAVIT, that he
retained 81 a ton from the price paid
for the fodder and turned the money
so obtained over to State Democratic
headquarters to help pay the cost of
Gov. Martin L. Davey's elaborate in
augural program.
HoskinS asserted the information he
might obtain from Pyle might make
or break" the grand jury investiga-
tion he has been conducting since last
thursday. Only one witness SO far
has been taken before the grand jury.
He was Gov. Davey's secretary, Dan
Duffy.
Others Questioned.
Hoskins, however. has questioned
numerous other prospective witnesses,
including Francis w. Poulson, chair
man of the State Democratic Execu-
tive Committee and Gov. Davey's
campaign manager; w. r. Mcnamara,
head OF the surplus commodities divi-
sion of the State Relief Commission,
and his assistant. Tom Jones.
Lee. Jones and Mcnamara have
been suspended by c. c. Stillman, ad-
ministrator Of Federal relief pending
the outcome of the relief inquiry. The
enSilage Pyle sold was purchased by
the department, Mcnamara said.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
125 TO ATTEND SESSION
OF COLLEGE OFFICIALS
Ninth Annual Convention of Col
ored School Heads to Com
mence Wednesday.

About 125 delegates will attend the
ninth annual convention Of the Ma
tional Association of Collegiate Deans
and Registrar in Negro Schools
which will be held for three days be-
ginning Wednesday at Howard Uni
versity.
DR.. John W. Studebaker, United
States Commissioner Of Education, will
be the principal speaker at the Thurs
day evening session DR.. Fred j.
Kelley of the Department Of the In
terror also will be a speaker.
An exhibition Of the art work OF
Negro colleges will be held and j. v.
Herring of Howard University will
speak on this subject Friday evening.
President Mordecai w. johnson of
Howard University will entertain the
delegates Wednesday night and will
extend greetings to the convention.
Among other prominent speakers dur
ing the sessions are Representative
Arthur w. Mitchell of Chicago. Assist
ant Superintendent of Schools A. K.
Savoy and DR.. Thomas Jesse Jones
of New York.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
AMERICAN TRAGEDY
CONVICTION UPHELD
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Al
firms Jury Verdict in
Edwards Case.
BY the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, March 25.-The
State Supreme Court today affirmed
the conviction of Robert Allen Ed
wards, under sentence of death for
the American Tragedy" Staying OF
Freda McKechnie.
Edwards was convicted last October
6 at Wilkes Barre.
His appeal was taken on the ground
a juror at his trial. John Luft. had
pre- Judged the case, his innocence and
his punishment II found guilty.
Edwards was charged with hitting
Miss McKechnie, his friend and
neighbor, over the head with a black
jack while they were bathing IN
Harveys Lake and leaving her body in
the lake
Examination disclosed Miss Nc
Kechnie, who was 81. was an ex-
pectant mother, and the State accused
Edwards of Staying her in order that
he might be free to marry his college
sweetheart Margaret Grain, music
teacher of East Aurora, N. Y.
Evening star., 1935-03-25

The foremost reason for this was
that the American Legion lobby was
fighting the lobby Of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Ordinarily. the Legion
lobby is dominant. 1t has more money
and influence than the ". r. w. Never
before has it failed to get what 1t
wanted.
1t failed this time because the
v. F. w. militantly resisted the
Legion's efforts to muscle in on its
issue. Up until last Fall the view
monopolized the issue Until q few
weeks ago there was only one bonus
bill. the Patman-V. F. w. bill At
the last election, many bonus Con.
gressmen pledged themselves specifi-
cally to 1t, and therefore could not
change now. In view OF this, the
Legion lobby did well to make rs good
a showing as 1t did. Its congressional
prestige was not materially injured,
no matter what you have heard TO the
contrary.
The infationist aspects OF the
White House action hare been
oDeremphasized. The truth is the
infdtionists in Congress are licked.
They knotu they cannot get dny-
thing important past the White
House and hare deteatist COM
pler. Although they hare a ma
jority in both Houses, there WiH
not be any imitation legislation this
session.
Far more influential was the per-
sonal aspect. The House is chubby
off-stage. Many members felt that,
inasmuch as Patman's name was on
previous bonus bills, it was unfair to
deprive him of prestige by passing q
different bill. Actually this feeling
was responsible for probably 10 votes,
enough to have changed the result.
This may not sound like an intelligent
way to legislate, but every insider real
lied the House action was not intended
to be intelligent.
Senate Wrangle Ahead.
The Senate will now 60 through
the same sham wrangle. In a few
weeks 1t will pass an entirely differ
ent bill. It does not make much
d1nerence which one 1t passes. Then
the real business will begin. The
Senate and the House will try to get
together on bill to send to the White
House. This will require more weeks
of time.
The real strategy Of the few sin
cere bonusites Is to induce the White
House to offer q compromise at that
time. In other words, the bonusites
already know they are not going to
get either the Patman, the Vinson
or the Tydings bill. They are merely
phenagling around to get something
out of President Roosevelt. What
makes them so confident Is the fact
that next years is presidential cam
paign year. They are banking on
it that MIR. Roosevelt will have to
give them something, with q re-elec-
tion campaign pending.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
NJ M'GU|RE, ACCUSED
BY BUTLER, DIES
Brother Attributes Death to
Charges Made by Me-
CormaCk Group.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW HAVEN. Conn. March as
Gerald C. MacGuire. bond salesman
for a New York brokerage house,
whose name was linked recently by
Gen. Smedley D. Butler with an al
legged Fascist plot" to seize the United
States Government. died last night in
a New Haven hospital.
The announcement of his death was
made by his brother, william j. Mac
Guire, who at the same time issued q
statement to the Associated Press.
Charges Are Blamed.
The statement said:
"Dr. Renehan of Stamford specifi-
cally stated that this last illness can
be directly attributed to the unjust
charges launched by Congressman Nc
Cormack's committee, which was ap-
parently based on Gen. Buffers charge
which he afterward denied making" ="
The committee referred to by Mac
Guire was that on un-American ac-
tivities raised by the House and of
which Representative John w. Nc
Cormack, Democrat, Of Massachusetts
is chairman.
Both Gen. Butler and the bond
salesman had been questioned by it.
DR.. Lawrence Renehan declined to
comment on the statement Of william
]. MacGuire.
Differ on Death Cause.
While MacGuire gave uremia as the
cause Of his brothers death, DR.. Frank
Toole, attending physician. attributed
the death Of the 3S-year-old bond
salesman to pneumonia and complica-
tionS
MacGuire was admitted to the hos
pital two weeks ago today and had
been in critical condition for the
past few days.
BIITI,ER TESTIMONY GIVEN
Evening star., 1935-03-25
C0L0REO MAN HELD
IN HOUSEKEEPING CASE
Wounded Patient at Freedmen's
Hospital Is Book ed for
Investigation.

Robert Hagin, IS. colored. of the
5000 block Of Clay street northeast,
was booked for investigation in con-
nection with house breaking yester-
day after being found in Freedmen's
Hospital. where he had gone for treat
ment for bullet wounds.
Hagin was located after John T.
Cant, 1885 New Jersey avenue. had re-
ported shooting at a man who had
broken into his home early yesterday.
Police later found an overcoat and coat
with bullet holes in them, indicating
the burglar had been wounded. and
began q check Of hospitals. They
planned to check the ownership of the
two garments in an effort to see
whether they were worn by Hagin.
The latter was placed under police
guard in the hospital.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
BIG navy BILLS
EXPECTED TO OPASS|
House Approval of Three
Measures Predicted
Wednesday.
By the Associated Press.

~ tho hSSOSidtCu IIcbcs
Placing a stronger Navy high ON
the list of must" legislation. the
House today pointed three of the
major naval bills Of the season toward
passage. Most Representatives be-
lieved they will be passed Wednesday.
These measures seek to build up
Pacific naval bases and to supply
enough officers and aviators for q
fleet and air force being lifted rapidly
toward the maximum power allowed
by international arms agreements. All
three carry an administration stamp.
The bills seemed likely to be sand
wiched between House consideration
Thursday of a bill to prevent war
time profiteering and approval by the
Military Committee Tuesday of a
measure that would create powerful
air bases to guard the Nations from
tiers.
Profits Bill Facing Fight.
A somewhat rocky road seemingly
stretched before the anti-war profits
bill, introduced by Chairman McSwain.
Democrat of South Carolina Of the
Military Committee.
McSwain himself said he looked for
something Of battle over amend
ments, perhaps along the lines of pro-
poSals outlined before the Senate
munitions investigators last week.
While the measure to give the Navy
the go ahead" signal on a $38. 900 900
shore construction program would pro-
vide for expenditures from Massa-
chusetts to Samoa. the bulk of the
money would be used on the West
Coast and in Hawaii
Strategic Stations Sought.
The Army air base measure would
set up at least six strategically located
stations to send out fighting aircraft
not only to guard the coasts, but to
ward of any enemy thrusts at the
Panama Canal and Alaska. The bill
has been described by McSwain as
likely" to receive the unanimous ap-
proval of the committee
Discussing prospects for the war
profits bill, he said that. while it might
be amended in a number of spots, "on
a final vote there should not be IS
votes against it."
The measure would clap q ceiling
on prices upon the declaration of war
and authorize the President to COM
nandeer human and material re-
sources necessary to conduct war.
There we're hints in some quarters
that an attempt would be made to
write into the bill some provision to
limit wartime incomes to $4,000.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
DIONNE QUINTUPLET
KlDNAP PLOT FEARED
Special Guard Set Around Dafoe
Hospital to Foil Abduction
Attempt.

TORONTO, Ontario. March 25 LP).
The Ontario provincial government
was understood today to have ordered
police guard stationed at the Dafoe
Hospital near Callander day and night
to foil an alleged plot 70 kidnap the
Dionne quintuplets.
A rumor circulated through provin-
cial government quarters that q plot
had been uncovered to use an auto
mobile and an airplane in order to
get the five babies across the frontier
into the United States.
The babies. by Jaw. now are ''spe-
cial wards of His Majesty the King"
and their control is in the hands of
the imperial government.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
PARAGUAYANS ADVANCE

ASUNCION, Paraguay, March 25.-
The ministry of defense said yester-
day the Paraguayan army was vic
torious IN two small actions against
Bolivia in the Chaco war.
Officers said the front generally is
quiet with both commands apparently
preparing for the Winter campaign
A renewal Of heavy fighting is expected
in April in the Villa Monies and
Parapiti River sectors.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
$8,643 PAID FARMERS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, March 25.-Receipt
of checks totaling s8.643, representing
payments on As corn and hog con-
tracts under the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration program, has
been announced by C. C. Carr. secre-
tary and treasurer of the Fairfax
County corn and hog control associa-
ton.
With the exception of more checks,
the latest payments will conclude the
1884 season, Carr stated.
Evening star., 1935-03-25
M0FFETT'S SON WEDS
CLEVELAND GIRL TODAY
Miss Ruth Marian Quigley Is
Bride-to-Be of Housing
Chiefs Son.
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PALM BEACH, March 25.-Miss
Ruth Marian Quigley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thomas Quigley
Of Cleveland and Palm Beach, today
will become the bride of Robert Arkle
Moffett of Chicago, son of Federal
Housing Commissioner James A. Moi
fett of Washington and New York.
The ceremony will be performed
this afternoon by Bishop Nathaniel
Seymour Thomas, rector of Bethesda
by the Sea, at the home Of the brides
parents.
The couple will spend their honey
moon in Havana and will reside in
Chicago, where Moffett is in business.