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Evening star., 1935-11-20

fellow officer, Pvt W. H. Cox, arrested
colored man and woman and seized
1872 two-quart jars of corn whisky.
James E. Smallwood, "a, colored, of
2137 Fifth street, alleged driver of the
pursued car, was held on charges of
reckless driving and possession of un-
taxed liquor. Alice Patterson, 81, COL
ored, of 122 Bates street, who police
said was Smallwood's companion. was
charged with possession of untaXed
liquor. A third occupant of the car,
an unidentified colored man, escaped.
Car Runs Up Embankment.
Gravely and Cox were on duty near
the north end of Highway Bridge
when the car appeared on its way
from Virginia. The driver stepped
on the gas. crossed the bridge. made
several turns as far north as Inde-
pendence avenue and headed back
over the bridge Failing to make
turn near the Virginia end, the car
went up an embankment, coaSted back
and teetered crafty. The occupants
ran.
Police found Smallwood hiding in a
pool of muddy water. He denied he
was the driver, declaring he and the
Patterson woman had been given a
lift from Fredericksburg,
Claiming he was the innocent vic
tim of bootlegger's wiles, Smallwood
was sentenced by Judge John P. Nc
Mahon in Traffic Court today to pay
fines of Sis or serve an equal number
of days in jail and was held in Police
Court for action of the grand jury
on the untaxed liquor charge. A con-
cealed weapon charge was continued
until December 3.
Returning home from this expert
ence, Gravely, driving his own car,
stopped for a red light at Fourteenth
and Water streets southwest. A cab
driven by James c. Harris, %, of 305
C street, pulled alongside him Harris
started through the light, Gravely
said. but was blocked by a truck.
Gravely ordered him to pull to the
curb. Harris cursed him and darted
off, he said.
Pursued at High Speed.
The policeman pursued the taxi
driver at high speed. he said. At a
Fourteenth street intersection a cab
driven by Henry B. TolSon, 27, of 1895
E street southeast and an automobile
driven by Irving o. Rosen of Brook
lyn, N. Y, were waiting for a go"
signal. Harris tried to pass them. it
was said, hit Tolson's cab, overturning
it, bounced off Rosen's car and then
himself overturned.
Harris, it is charged, crawled from
his overturned cab and hit Tolson in
the mouth. BY that time Officer
Gravely had arrived and sought to
arrest Harris. The belligerent cab
driver then hit the policeman in the
face, the latter said.
The overturned cabs were lying
across both sets of street car tracks
and tangled traffic for more than an
hour.
Evening star., 1935-11-20
Purdue Grads to Hear Deans.

Washington alumni of Purdue Uni
versity will hold special dinner
meeting at the Hotel Harrington to-
night at $50 o'clock for visiting
faculty members and alumni. Guests
will include Dean A. A. Potter of the
School of Engineering and Dean Mary
L. Matthews Of the School of Home
Economics. Both are in Washington
to attend the meeing of the Association
of Land Grant Colleges and Univers-
ties.
Evening star., 1935-11-20
c. j. POST GIVEN
MSGR. MCCORMICK
Professor of Education Is
Appointed Acting Rector.
Connecticut Native.

Appointment Of Rt Rev. Msgr.
Patrick Joseph Mccormick, professor
of education at Catholic University
and one of the foremost Catholic edu-
Gators in the country, as acting rector
Of the university, was announced last
night. He assumes the duties of Most
Evening star., 1935-11-20

GraVely partlcl-
pated in two hair
raising c h a S e S
one involving a
liquor-la car
and the other an
allegedly drunken
taxi driver, who
left in his wake
two overturned
automobiles and
two bruised faces,
one Gravely's.
After a 70-mile-
|an-hour ch a S e
Through Sout II
w a S hin gton .
Evening star., 1935-11-20
GONDOLA ON EXHIBIT
"Metal Bubble" of Stratosphere
Balloon to Re Shown a Week.

etal buDDle" OF oITatoSPneIS
Balloon to Be Shown a Week.
The gondola of the stratosphere
balloon Explorer II, which carried
Capt. Albert w. Stevens and Capt.
Orvil A. Anderson nearly IA miles
into the air on Armistice day, Will
be placed on exhibit in front OF the
Administration Building of the Ma
tional Geographic Society on Six
teenth street near M street this after
noon. It will remain on show for more
than a week.
The metal bubble Is nine feet in
diameter Shown with it will be the
air-conditioning equipment which
made possible the ascent into the
stratosphere after 1t was sealed air
tight above the 16.000-foot level.
Evening star., 1935-11-20

Rev. James Hugh
Ryan, now rector
emeritus, who to-
day b e. ON e S
Bishop Of Omaha.
Selection W a S
made by Most
Rev. Michael J.
c u ey, Arch
bishop Of Balti-
more. chancellor
of the university
and Msgr. Nc
Cormick will hold
the post until a
rector is appoint
ed by the Holy
See in Rome to
Evening star., 1935-11-20
WATCH HUNT FOR BODY
Crowd Sees River Dragged.
Benny Henderson Missing.

The gruesome business of dragging
the Potomac River for a body at
tracted such curious throng at Key
Bridge today that police reserves were
summoned to handle the crowd.
The bridge was jammed with mo-
torists and pedestrians watching har-
Dor police in their search for the
body of man believed to be Benny
Henderson, Congressional Country
Club employe Of All g street. Hen
derson did not return home after
leaving the club Monday night.
Evening star., 1935-11-20
Old Scottish Peer Dies.

The Earl of Morton. Scotland's old.
est peer, has died at his home, Con-
agscn, Ardgour. He was 80. The
earl had been a representative peer for
Scotland since 1886. .--z-s..-....
Evening star., 1935-11-20
CHASES ENLVEN
OFFICERS NIGHT
Fourth Precinct Policeman
Gets Bruised Face in
Fight, Too.

A policeman's lot may not be happy,
but it was an exciting one in the early
morning hours today for Pvt. Spotts-
wood F. Gravely of the fourth precinct.
Evening star., 1935-11-20

MRS. MAX b. HARLIN,
Formerly Nancy Helm Moore, 49,
year-old daughter of ex-Represent-
ative and Mrs. Moore of Kentucky,
who kept her marriage in Ellicott
City. Md, August "a. to Max B.
Harlin, 20. secret until today.
Harlin is the son of a Kentucky
judge. The couple had intended
keeping the wedding a secret until
the youthful husband completed
his law course at Western State
Teachers College. Bowling Green,
KY. They will take up residence in
Bowling Green after the Thanks
giving holidays. The brides father
IS now with the insurance audit
section of the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration. Mrs. Moore said she
and her husband, in Congress
from 1925 to 1882, had no objec-
tions other than they thought the
couple "a little too young to get
married" Star Staff Photo.
Evening star., 1935-11-20
Blind Play Chess.

Blind workers of Leningrad and
Moscow, Russia, recently held chess
tournament, the winner being a Len
ingrad man.
Evening star., 1935-11-20
Oldest Registrar Quits.

Sixty years as registrart of mar
riages for the Holywell district is the
record of John Lloyd Of Haulfryn,
Ecotland, who has just retired in his
91st year. eezzz
Evening star., 1935-11-20
Scotch Nudists.

Scotland's only organized nudist
colony has been discovered in Rem
frewshire, and the members flee when
an outsider approaches.
Evening star., 1935-11-20
Centre Alumni to Meet.

The Centre College Alumni Asso-
citation will meet at $3.50 O'Clock this
evening at as42 Window place
Evening star., 1935-11-20

Shakespeare Thesaurus.
shakespeare's gigantic thesaurus is
one Of $4,000 words.
Evening star., 1935-11-20
Many New Companies.

Registration of new companies In
South Africa is breaking all records.
Evening star., 1935-11-20

Some 80 checks and balance sheet:
were introduced by the Government
this morning in the trial of Benedict
M. Mcneil, former assistant cashier
of the defunct Park Savings Bank, ir
an effort 20 show an account main
tained in the name of his fathers rea
estate firm was the principal means
through which his alleged peculations
occurred.
Assistant United States Attorney
John j. Wilson presented for identi-
flcation to Miss Demarest Simpson
head bookkeeper of the bank, numer.
GUS checks which she said represented
overdrafts on the account of A. M
Mcneil Co.. firm headed by the de-
fendant's deceased father, Alexander
Mcneil.
The same witness late yesterday
identified deposit slips allegedly made
out by Robert S. Stunz, vice presi-
dent of the bank. to cover the short
ages. Stunz committed suicide just
before the bank closed March 8, 1898
Conspiracy Is Charged.
Benedict McNeal, Alexander Mcneil
and Stunz were charged with con-
spiracy to steal $4,000 of the bank
funds and with conspiring for Stunz
to embezzle the same $4,000.
Miss Simpsons testimony and her
crosS-examir1ation by Defense Attor-
neys Robert E. Lynch and James F,
Reilly consumed the entire morning,
The trial is being conducted before
Justice F., Dickinson Let's.
Introduction of the huge mass of
documentary evidence by which the
Government expects to prove its case
began yesterday afternoon. After
James F. Hitselberger, head teller at
the Park Savings, failed to identify
several exhibits, he was excused by
Wilson, and Miss Simpson was put on
the stand. For an hour and half be-
fore adjournment she identified paper
after paper which the prosecutor Of
Tered in evidence. There was no indi-
cation, however. of the significance of
the various exhibits.
Depositors' Hopes Slump.
While criminal charges against Nc
Neil were being pressed late yester-
day hopes of depositors in the Park
Savings of recovering from the bank
directors for their losses were dimmed
by ruling by Chief Justice Alfred A.
Wheat. He dismissed a suit brought
to hold the directors liable indiyid-
ually for the more than $4,000 900 of
deposits in the bank when its Ala
oama charter expired August 80, 1929.
Justice Wheat held that the de-
positors, by continuing business rela-
tions with the bank after expiration
of its charter. were estopped from de-
nying the banks legal entity. The
contention had been advanced that
the directors became liquidating
trustees when the term of the charter
ended and, as such, were responsible
for all funds in their custody.
Attorney Joseph T. Sherier repre-
sented the directors.
More than year ago Justice Jesse
G. Adkins ruled against an effort of
the depositors to hold the directors
liable for money deposited in the bank
after the charter expired. His deci-
sion was upheld by the Court of Ap-
peals.
Another suit, brought by the re-
ceiver, John F. Moran, against the
directors, alleging negligence, still is
pending.
Evening star., 1935-11-20
CHECKS DISPLAYED
At M'NE|L TRIAL
Prosecution Attempts to
Show Realty Account Was
Peculation Basis.
Background

BACKGROUND
Holding some $500, 1000 in de-
posts of Government Uorkers and
small business enterprises, the Park
Savings Bank closed its doors in
March, 1888, for the emergency
bank holiday" The day after it
Jailed to reopen q ptce president
committed suicide. A business
man, deposttor, Das charged ,Uith
completely in joint action with his
son, an assistant cashier. After
pleading not guilty the former
died; trial of the latter uds sched-
uled for this Ueek.
, 1935-02-17
COURTS OPEN
HERE MONDAY

Terms AZ criminal and civil dis
srlct courts will be opened here Mon
day morning by Judge George West
ervelt OF Corpus Christi and Judge
A NJ. Kent.
The criminal court will get into
action Immediately with a grand
Jury while the civil court will delay
until Tuesday to call the docket for
settings.
Investigations OF the alleged muir
GerS OF Pablo Saldana OF Browns
vile and Domingo OlivareS of
Santa Rosa are expected 10 feature
the term Of criminal court. Gregorio
and Guillermo Tierina. Browns
vile brothers, are charged with
killing Saldana by running over
him with an automobile nes the
Paloma dance hall.
Three officers. Customs Patrol
man Roy Collins and special dep
uties < Cavazos and Francisco
Perez. are charged By j. p. COM
plant with killing OlivareS.
"A group OF customs officials have
been here for the past week in
vestigatinR the OlivareS death.
The district attorneys office asked
that the customs patrolman be
transferred until the case could be
presented before the grand jury. but
no action was taken in the matter.
, 1935-02-17
DEATH COMES
VContinued From Page One)

ley and became second 10 Hoidale
IN charge OF the fruit fly inspection
force.
Ford was a Mason, a knight Tenn
plar. and an active merber OF the
Harrington KiwaniS club. His princi-
pal hobbies were hunting and In
dian relics. and he was highly prof
icient at both. being an expert at
making Indian arrowheadS.
Survivors include his widow and q
two-year-old son, and several broth
ers IN other parts Of Texas.
Ford's home vas II NavaSota. Tex
as. where he was born In 1896.
The funeral services are to be held
at the Presbyterian church al 10 a.
m. Monday with interment in the
Mont Meta cemetery. In addition TO
the Presbyterian services, Masonic
rites also are 10 be conducted.
The American Legion also Is TO
take part by furnishing a firing
squad al the graveside.
P~allbearers will be L. @. Plyler.
Adoiph Thomae. w. r. Heard. w.
". Decell, a. v. Smith. j. M. Wor-
sham, r. Z. Swan and s. A. Bush
land. They have been co-workers
with Ford IN the agricultural SER
vice Of the Valley.
Funeral arrangements we're made
by the Waller McKenna Mortuary
OF Harrington.
, 1935-02-17
MISSING TOT
FOUND DEAD

JEFFERSON. Ohio. Feb. 10. Up
The body Of three-year old Rita
Margaret Lent. who disappeared
last November. was found in a lane
Is miles from here Saturday. The
child was believed kidnapped and
had been the object Of a nation
wide search.
The girls father, Darrell Lent, es-
Stranged from his wife. was ques-
toned, but declared he knew moth
ing Of his daughters disappearance.
Mrs. Olive lent, the 34-year-old
mother also was questioned after
county officials said she made a
statement that her husband would
never get the baby"
Martin Quinn, 65, an employe on
the Lent farm. also was questioned
but no clews were obtained.
Rita was born IN Chicago after
ler parents had separated.
The body was found about forty
rods from the barn on the farm Of
Carl Hall and less than two miles
from the child's home.
Everett Cosnell, a neighbor boy.
discovered the body while walking
through a lane.
, 1935-02-17
DREDCE Day

The plan also calls for a tourist
caravan TO the site OF dredging 10
be conducted BY the tourist depart
ment OF the chamber Of commerce.
At present the Orleans is slight
~ more than a mile from the cut
off road According to Capt. c. d.
Scarborough the big dredge should Be
there IN about two weeks.
II weather conditions are favor
able automobiles may be driven to
within about IT'S yards Of the point
where the dredge will cross the
road. and a closeup view OF the
hydraulic dredge in actual opera
ton may then be secured.
This viii be the first Opportunity
people viii have to see the dredge
IN operation without going around
10 II by boat II Will also be the
last time they will have a chance
70 get a closeup view OF 1t AZ work
untn 1t reaches the turning basin
site near the city.
, 1935-02-17
LEGISLATORS
STUDY TAXES

AUSTIN. Feb. is. tPr- Sales tax
advocates Saturday prepared for
committee tests Monday on a pro-
posed constitutional amendment TO
levy a two per cent assessment on
retail business.
Two OF three enate tax program
committeeman approved the plan TO
tax retail sales two per cent for re-
tirement of $4,000, 900 of the annual
J53.000.O00 cost 10 the state and its
subdivisions in Servicing over S740,-
100000 bonded Indebtedness.
Senators T. J. Holbrook OF Calves
ton and A. p Duggan Of L~ittlefield
sponsors Of the sales tax amend
ment, proposed ID as q basis for lift
ing from overburdened property
owners the cost Of servicing local
bonded Indebtedness. Duggan said
Grabbing acts would be written If the
amendment was approved by voters.
TO refinance all outstanding bonded
debt so the sales tax income would
defray all the annual cost.
, A change in ALLEGATION of proceeds
was contemplated. Instead Of re-
turning 10 counties income on the
basis OF taxes paid, Duggan propos-
ed an ALLEGATION based on assessed
valuations Of counties. The sys-
tenn. he said. would be more equit-
able.
Five per cent Of the income would
DC used 70 retire the states 500.
600 relief bonds. Duggan estimated
administrative costs would not ex-
coed two per cent, leaving SO Der
cent for distribution to counties.
Bills to revise occupation tax laws
and collection methods will be in
PRODUCED III the house next week.
Duggan said.
A method to tax drug store
whiskey neared completion with CO.
operation Of the attorney generals
and comptroller's departments. Dug
gan said a tax Of 81 a gallon on
whiskey sold By drug stores was sug-
geSted- A wholesale druggist esti-
mated the levy would yield $4,000
600 annually. The tax would be on
drug store purchases.
Other tax committee bills set for
hearing included two before the
senate state affairs committee Tues
DAY designed 10 facilitate collection
OF delinquent taxes and 70 protect
nome merchants against itinerant
dealers.
, 1935-02-17
FIRST TROOPS
LEAVE ITALY
FOR AFRICA

ROME, Feb. l6.@P-An official
communique issued Saturday said
the first contingent OF Italian
troops embarked for Italy's African
colonies Saturday afternoon.
One battalion Of blackshirts sail
Cd from Naples. the announcement
said, after being reviewed BY Crown
Prince Umberto.
Meanwhile. hundreds OF soldiers
moved into Rome from northern
points, preparatory to embarkatlon.
Reports that the first contingent
had sailed failed 10 ruft1e Negradas
YeSus, Ethiopian Charge D'AffaireS,
who declared: We will defend our
homes with our lives"
If Italy comes against US Yesus
said, her blood viii De OF her own
a2sad.
v The troops entered the city for
1inal inspection before leaving for
Sicilian ports.
The troops Id the streets wore
brand new uniforms, and ordinary
trench caps, but the pith helmets
OF the tropics dangled on the SOL
diers' backs.
Hundreds OF other ~reServistS con-
tinued TO receive mobilization cards.
telling them q hold themselves in
readiness for the moment the
mobilization fosters are pasted up.
, 1935-02-17
BORAH CHARGES
NRA MONOPOLY

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. Up An
assertion that ample evidence" al
ready Is available that recovery ad-
ministration codes have been pro-
noting monopoly" was thrust by
Senator Borah R-Ida) Saturday
into the widening debate over MIRA
continuance.
Even as he spoke President RooSe-
welt worked on q special message
TO be transmitted Monday, recon-
mending one year extension Of the
recovery act with authority TO ex-
tend 1t another year II necessary.
Borah. one OF the origiral "r''i~s
u NRA on the ground II tended to
intrench monopoly through suspeI-
sion OF the antitrust laws. made his
statement In an interview after a
senate judiciary subcommittee, Of
which he Is a member, opened and
quickly closed the doors OF an unof-
fetal inquiry into charges that codes
have oppressed independent busi-
ness.
OF course ! am glad the inyesti-
CATION u going forward" Borah said.
We cannot have too many facts.
but there is already ample evidence
at hand that monopoly under MIRA
Is draining the pockets of the av-
erage man In the United States
through price-fiXing.
II the farmer gets a raise, he also
gets an increase In prices for the
things he has TO buy. II labor gets
a raise, he more than pays II out ON
account OF the increase In price for
the things he has 70 buy.
The antitrust laws ought never
TO have been suspended and IN the
interest OF humanity they ought 10
be restored ana enforced"
President Roosevelt devoted most
OF the day to preparing his MIRA
message.
The executive. IN addition to the
extension, definitely has decided to
seek permanency for some funda-
mental provisions Of the act, includ-
ing those aboliShing child labor, fix
Ing minimum wages and maximum
hours, and guaranteeing the right OF
labor 70 bargain collectively.
, 1935-02-17
Has Hair Dyed

The rifles taken are capable Of
hiring 20 shots in a fraction of a
minute. They are particularly suit
able for leve.ing from an automo-
bile seat or a close range blast in a
bank.
The abandoned truck was identi-
fled by Deputy Sheriff U. G. Nc
Daniel o. Hardin county as one
stolen from a floral company IN
Bryan earlier In the week. Hamilton
and his companion stripped II OF its
wheels when they left IL. Later
police found the conspicuous GRO
mum wheels OF the Wsatherby car
Oh a log road near Silsbee.
Mcdaniel learned that a filling
station attendant il Fletcher had
served q car late Friday night for
Hamilton. the other man and 4 W.
man. The station was about q mile
iron where the truck was abandon
ed.
Lieut.. c c. Owens. son Of the
caretaker' expressed the opinion
- Hamilton had SURVEYED the
e4znory oy attending a wrestIino
maten there Friday night and prob
anay watching the regular weekIv
Gill. which Is open to the public.
Thursday night.
From Owens d-escrption no,;oe
decided Hamilton had dved ~ 80,
DIack ana darEeneo his face. Owens
sAlo hamilton and his Companion
were sWarthy and foreign looking :
, 1935-02-17

|
the cold. for the climate" and
TO get sunshine and rest"
In answer 70 the question How
old you hear about Brownsville ,
2 tourists likewise gave inter-
estlng replies. Some heard about
the city through land companies.
one man wrote that he lust
thought o! IT,"
Another tourist watched wealth
er reports. and became interested
IN Brownsville when he saw how
warm II was IN the winter.
Others heard from friends. read
ABOUT II. or heard OF Brownsville
IN other ways.
Inc tourists are asked In the
QUESTIONABLE 10 compare the cli-
mate here with that Of Califor-
MA and Florida. and the answers
on the whole arc favorable 10 the
valley. You have q fine climate
comparable to that Of Florida
wrote Wilfred McGibbon OF New
York STATE.
q. c. McVoy wrote that Browns.
vile has the best climate he mas
encountered in every state OF The
union ana a. other countries.
George Lippincott OF New ,Jer-
sey writes 4 think II Is better
than any OF the Florida resorts"
Harry L. Jones OF Pennsylvania.
whose attention was attracted tc
Brownsville by the weather re-
ports. declares Brownsville has
as good climate as Florida"
Jerry Keene OF Indiana believes
The climate Is preferable to that
in Florida.
Some tourists declare il 4 not
quite as warm as Florida, but
warmer than California.
The tourists are asked 70 esti-
mate their expenditures here and
these run from $3.50 to S. daily.
They are asked for suggestions.
ana they offer many, including
cleaning and identifying general
~, more tourist camps and apart
rents, more amuSementS-
The visitors are asked to check
a list showing their preference as
TO amusements. Cards lead with IA
out OF the % being card players.
Next IN order are sun baths with
II surf bathing with 3 fishing and
fresh water swimming with z each.
and on down the line, with some
devoteeS OF practically every
Amusement listed.
This information Is TO be filed
by the chamber OF commerce. ano
increased as more blanks are filled
out, so that the city will know
better how to appeal TO tourists.
and how 70 entertain them.
, 1935-02-17
KIDNAP NOTE
BEARER HURT

NEW YORK. FEB. ls.-dP- A
terrified and badly pummelled
schoolboy was IN Bellevue Hospital
Saturday because the sealed mes
sage he ~innocently offered TO del
liver for 30 cents was "a kidnap note.
Botn eyes OF the youth, Norman
Freed, Is, were blackened and his
skull was fractured by the brother
OF the intended kidnau victim who.
falling 10 get from him the name
Of the note writer, called the po-
lice.
The note was addressed TO Augie
Del Gazio and offered him info-ma-
ton about a threat against his
brother. Tony DE GaZo. II request
ed Del GaZio x put 500 IN an
envelope and return II by the boy.
After investigating, police said
they were convinced Freed was tell
ing the ruth in saying he did not
know who the man was.
When Freed volunteered 70 earn
the so cents mis- younger brother,
Murray. 10. was given a nickel de-
post. The balance was TO be paid
when the return message was del
ivered.
The younger boy grew tired Of
waiting snd went home. and the
n0te-sencsr had disappeared when
police went 20 look for him.