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Evening star., 1935-10-06

specimen of manhood-with no broken
bones in his body.
Today, although he represents the
ultra in physical preservation. Mr..
Nicholson can show the marks OF
many cuts and bruises as the result
of his strenuous activity for the safety
of Washingtonians. He was not IN
the department two years before he
got mixed up in an exploSion-at the
old Marche store that stood on Penn
sylvania avenue between Second and
Third streets southeast. He received
severe injuries about the head and
body.
Shortly after being made a foreman
in the department, in '96, Nicholson
was injured when a building col
lapsed on Louisiana avenue. Only
his athletic ability saved him at that
time.
In 1919 Nicholson figured in an
automobile accident while responding
to a fire-and he still bears the scars.
Six other fires left their marks upon
him. He was bruised about the head
and face in 1925, wrenched his back
and right shoulder the next year,
burned his left cheek two years later,
injured his left hip the next year, and
burned his left hand as the parting
ceremony during his last year Of ac-
tive duty.
NOV some Of these happenings
' would have ended the career Of
the ordinary man; but "Old Nick" Is
not an ordinary man, though he in
sists otherwise. Those who served
with him will tell you he was extraor-
dinary in all that he did. He was
q good disciplinarian and q good fel-
low with 1t. He was Q good leader
and q fine follower. He went wher-
ever his chieftains went, he expected
his men to follow him-and they did.
That is the story Of "Old Nick" ;"
one of the grandest fire fighters Of all
time. He remembers 1t all wildly
even as he says: That's all gone be-
hind me, long ago, and far away"
It has all gone but the memory.
And what glorious memoryl When
q man can look back to the days OF
Chief Cronin and trace his career up
to present he sees lot in retrospect.
He recalls the days, for instance, when
the office of the Critic was on fire.
The Critic being one Of the old news
papers of Washington, located at the
corner of Tenth and D streets north
west.
Well. that was one Of the last fires
Evening star., 1935-10-06

Upper left Former deputy chief engineer of the District
of Columbia Fire Department. span of nearly half
century links the picture the of this page made in
front of engine company No. H. headquarters of Chief
Nicholson at the time of his retirement in 1884, and the
one beneath which taken at station "A" in 1887 In
the top group Nicholson is shown standing fourth from
the right beside his In the lower picture he may be
seen sitting in the buggy next to Assistant Chief William
T. Belt who is holding the reins
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
Consul Waits
Orders To
Aid tSpies'

TA1HOKU, Farmosa, May 3
G.N.SO.-Lieut. William S. Gates,
of Lancaster, Pa, and two fellow
Adventures today we're being held
practically inc mmunicado at
Giran. awaiting trial as spies.
Edward Nancy, American con-
sui at Taihoku, told International
News Service today that he had
not yet been authorized to visit
the three treasure-seekers, who
were twice arrested when their
yacht touched at Formosan ports,
Mr.. Nancy said:
Il shall go to Giran on behalf
Of the prisoners as soon as gov.
ernment authorities advise me
/ can see them.
$50 far I have no information
other than that they are under
arrest for alIegedly taking pho
tOgraphS Of the coast"
Gates was accompanied by Gene
Roubin, variously reported as ar
American resident of Shanghai
and as a Russian, and H. G.
Wrede, a German.
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
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spent months in Washington
educating Congress"
Mr.. Smith painted a gloomy
picture of American shipping be-
fore the Senate group.
Boats RAN Last
The American merchant fleet is
rapidly becoming obsolete. he said.
Nevertheless, there is virtually no
merchant ship building under way
in this country. While the coun-
try ranks second in shipping ton
mage of the world, its boats rank
last in speed and last in age.
The witness sounded a solemn
warning, appearing before the
Senate Commerce Committee
considering ship subsidy legiSla-
ton. He said:
There should be clearly
borne in mind that without
new tonnage by 1941, 81 per
cent of our present fleet of
freighters and about 81 per
cent of our passenger and COM
bination vessels or 81 per cent
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
RED PLOT LAID
To STUDENTS

MADISON, Wis, May 3 GN.SO.
Testimony that the National Stu
dent League, a Communist or
ganization represented on the
University of Wisconsin campus,
is pledged to the forceful over.
throw Of the United States Gov
ernment was before the special
Senate investigating committee
today.
Making the accusation, Col.
Stephen Park, executive secretary
of the Reserve Officers Associa-
ton, declared activities of the
league were directed by Soviet
Russia.
Colonel Park charged, in his
testimony last night, communism
has gained headway in the State
teachers college at Milwaukee.
The witness read a statement
purportedly made by Prof. John
R. Cotton, of the Milwaukee
tie achers college, introducing
speakers at a meeting of the
Friends of the Soviet Union, in
which Prof. Cotton was quoted
as advocating a soviet form of
government in the United States.
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
JAILED.
IN EXTORT|ON

Solution of a series of extortion
letters that had puzzled Federal
investigators for months was an
nounced today by j. Edgar HOO
yer, director of the division of
investigation of the Department
of Justice.
AS result of the departments
operations the confessed writer
of the letters is under arrest in
Bridgeport, Conn, it was said.
He is Peter Smindak. Federal
agents first arrested him last
Saturday, fingerprinted and ques-
toned him, took samples of his
handwriting, then released him.
Copies of the fingerprints and
handwriting were forwarded here,
where a check revealed Smindak'S
handwriting was identical to that
in the eXtortion notes.
Intended victims included a
number of wealthy socialites.
Among those threatened were l..
L. Straus, of New York, former
secretary to Herbert Hoover when
the latter was Secretary of Com
merce; Carl M. Loeb, New York
broker; Miss A. B. Jennings, of
Bridgeport: Mrs. S. w. Farnum,
of New Haven, and Charles S.
Pyson, of Bridgeport.
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
NEW UTILITIES
TAX APPROVED

Revision of the system of taxing
public utilities, bank deposits and
railroads in the District was ap-
proved today by the District Com
misSioners. who ordered three bills
drafted containing the recommen-
dations of a committee of three
District officials.
The recommendations were con-
tanned in a report by Peoples Coun-
sci William A. Roberts, District Au.
ditor Daniel J. Donovan and Tax
Assessor William T. Richards.
The principal revision affects
utility operating and holding COM
panies. The recommendations call
for a 10 per cent tax against the
dividends of holding companies
and a 6 per cent tax on the net
income Of operating companies.
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
Rep. Moran Bares Cost
Of Ship Bill Lobby
of our entire SeagOing merchant
flat mill hn nrnn On unoI.c old -

of our entire Seagoing merchant
fleet will be over 20 years old"
Great Britain, France, Ger
many, Italy and Japan are push
ing ahead with merchant pro,
grams, said the witness. They
are building fast passenger and
freight boats that can easily win
business away from the slower,
obsolete American vessels.
Stimulus Needed
Legislation must be enacted de-
signed to provide a real stimulus
to American shipping if this ma
ton does not want to be COM
pletely left out in the worldwide
race for shipping business. He
added:
"A large percentage of the
United States merchant fleet is
rapidly approaching ObsOles-
cence. Only about IL per cent
Of the entire fleet has been built
since 1922, whereas approximate
ly IS per cent of war time built
veSsls now average Is years or
more of age"
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
Today in
Congress
SENATE
Meets at noon to discuss bonus

Meets at noon to discuss bonus
bill.
Committees.
10:30 a. M. Appropriation Com
mittee subcommittee; Navy De
partment bill, closed.
1920 AM.-Banking and Cur
rency subcommittee, banking bill,
open.
1890 a. M, Military Affairs,
closed.
2 p. M, District subcommittee
on divorce bill, open.
p. M, judiciary subcommittee,
nomination Almond w. Scott.
HOUSE
Continue banking bill.
Committees:
10 A.M.-Interstate subcommit-
tee on motor vehicles.
1890 A.M.-Military affairs.
subcommittee on five aviation, ap-
pointments, promotions. etc.
1890 AMIN d ian n affairs,
Indian welfare bill.
1890 A.M.-Merchant Marine,
ship subsidy bill.
1890 ANYWAYS and Means,
antismuggling bill.
1890 A.M.-Judiciary, amend
mentS to the board act.
10:30 A.M.-Flood control Yazoo
basin.
To be Called-Naval affairs.
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
to Leave
For Death House

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, May 3
GN.SO.-Denied clemency by the
State pardon board. Robert Allan
Edwards, %, bade farewell to his
family and friends today before
departing for Rockview Peniten-
tiary where he must die Monday
morning.
Bobby. convicted of killing his
childhood sweetheart. Freda Nc
Kechnie, 81, an expected mother,
so that he would be free to con-
tinue a love affair with Margaret
Grain. %, East Aurora. N. Y, still
believes while there's life, there's
hope"
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
CHAIN LETTERS
FLOODING
CAPITAL
Hollywood Movie Stars Get
DeIuge of Mail; Post
Office Makes Money

Send-a.dime charm" letters,
which recently started in Denver,
Col. are flooding Washington,
much to the CONSERVATION OF
postal authorities who have ruled
that anyone sending a dime. dol,
lar or any other amount to
further this prosperity racket
is violating the Federal lottery
laws.
And as the "send,a-dime" fad
continues to grow, information
from Hollywood says that a mum.
Der of the movie stars have been
deluged by an ever increasing
flood Of dime, quarter, dollar and
even $40 letters, which are being
tossed by the handfuls into waste
paper baskets.
Post Office Gains
At the same time, If there is an
increase in anyone's prosperity, 1t
is the Post Offices, as thousands
Of stamps are being bought for
this purpose.
Most Of them are headed Hope,
Faith, Charity" They read as
follows:
This chain was started in
hope Of bringing prosperity to
YOU. To the first name on the
list send 10 cents, wrapped in
paper and enclosed in a sheet
of writing paper so it will not
be lost out of the envelope.
ADD YOUR NAME
"Scratch out that name and
add YOUR name to the BOT
TOM Of the list. Make five
copies and mail to five friends.
Do this within three days, 50
the LUCKY CHAIN WILL NOT
BE BROKEN.
when YOUR name reaches
the top of the list you will re-
ceive 15,625 letters with dOna-
tiOnS amounting to $1,562.5O.
Now Is this worth a dime to
YOU? Have the faith your friend
had and this chain WILL NOT
BE BROKEN"
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
BIG BUSINESS
To BACK G.O.P.,
SAYS FARLEY
Lines of Battle Revealed as
Industry Takes Stand
On Major Issues
International News Service

Peering into the mists that have
obscured the 1886 Presidential
campaign, high ranking politi
clans of both parties professed tc
be able to discern today the out
lines of what they expect to be a
sanguinary struggle between the
New Deal and its opponents next
year.
What they see is this:
l. The Democrats renominate
President Roosevelt on . plat
form standing four-square on
the record of the New Deal.
2. The Republicans nominate
a conservative, perhaps a dark
horse" on a platform highly
critical if not cOndemnatory Of
Roosevelt policies in general.
NOISE, THIRD PARTY
3. A possibiGty-not a probar
bility-Of third party, taking
in the radical left wings Of both
Harties, the Huey Long share
the.wealth advocates, the infla-
tiOnists, the Townsend Old-age
pensioners, ETC., who will pro-
duce more noise than votes.
Bald, genial Jim Farley, who
will again direct Mr.. RooSevelt'S
campaign, expects "big business
to be against us. as it was in the
last campaign"
Farley's prediction was at least
partially borne out by the attitude
of the United States Chamber OF
Commerce in the turbulent con
cluding sessions of its twenty
third annual convention here.
The convention voted down its
own resolutions committee in its
eagerness to slam New Deal
policies, and register its opposi-
ton to Mr.. RooSevelt'S pending
legislative program.
Declaring the emergency Is
over, Harper Sibley, the cham
ber's new president. calmly OBJ
served:
"There is no reason why We
should follow the will Of the
President"
Evidently Mr.. Sibley spoke the
sentiment of the chamber, for
the uproarious applause that
greeted every resolution slamming
the New Deal drowned out the
rather feeble protestations OF
those who would have dulled the
sharpness of some of the thrusts
against the Administration.
Scarcely a New Deal policy es'
capped indictment at the hands Of
the business leaders. The NRA,
the AAA. the monetary policies,
the expenditures for relief, the un'
balanced budget, all came in for
vigorous condemnation.
If the Chamber, as its leaders
claimed, represents a crossed
tion of business opinion, then
there would seem ample justifi'
cation for Farley's observation
that business will be against
us, as it was in 49," But Far
. ley added:
"But we will win the people,
not big business, have the
votes"
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, May
3.-The papers say: "The Presi-
dent breaks with U. S. Cham
ber of Commerce"
"That's the oldest news I
have seen in a long time.
Through habit Of the last few
administrations the u. S. Cham
ber of Commerce is supposed
to be welded lin an advisory
capacity) to each President, but
this particular union was
never consummated. 1t was an
unhappy alliance on both sides
from the start. And the break
didn't come in the last day or
so. IncOmpatibility developed
as early as March 4, 1888.
Both are headstrOng and used
to running things their own
way, and it will be- a divorce
well worth reading about.
Up to now Roosevelt Is ahead,
for he is collecting five billion
temporary alimOny.
(CopyTiERt McNaught syndieate.3
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
'Jatsie' Charges May Form
Basis for New Trial

FLEMINGTON, N. j., May 3
U.N.SO Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann's chief counsel indicated to-
day an attempt might be made to
obtain a new trial for the con-
victed kidnaper of the Lindbergh
baby if the published story OF a
Bronx grand juror were Substantl-
ated.
c. Lloyd Fisher, chief of Haupt-
mann's counsel, said he had not
yet read the story repeatedly told
by Harry L. Whaley to the effect
that in 1882 DR.. John F. "JafSie"
Condor told a Bronx grand jury
that he could not then and never
would be able to identify the
mysterious John" to whom he
handed the Lindbergh ransom
money. He said if the story were
substantiated he did not see how
the State could avoid reopening
the case.
Egbert Rosecrans. another of
Hauptmann'S lawyers, com
mented:
"Of course the only way to
bring that up would be on an
application for a new trial.
The record has been removed
to the Court of Errors and
Appeals. If there should be
an affirmance the record then
would be remitted to the Court
of Over and Terminer. Then an
application for a new trial
could be heard. 1 don't see
how that could be of any
use to us now"
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
RECORDS BACK
'JAFS|E' STORY
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Bronx, who said DR.. Condor de.
Scribed John" in detail.
The minutes showed that de-
scription, and DR.. Condor was
quoted as saying that John"
seemed to be Scandinavian, had
a poinetd chin, smooth face. high
cheek bones, was feet 9 inches
tall, "middleweight between 1853
and 1865 pounds" appeared to be
about 80, and had "almond-shaped
eyes that appeared to be blush
gray the only time I looked
squarely at him."
The minutes continued:
of you saw him again,
could you identify him? A
Yes.
"Q.-COuId you positively
identify him? A.-YeS."
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
T AT NEW DEAL OPENS 1895 CAMPAIGN
World News
ENGLAND

LONDON, May 3 G.NS0.
Leaving the woes Of the world
arms race behind him, Prime Min
lister Ramsey Macdonald went
YEARLY to the exhibition OF the
Royal Academy of Arts today to
seek repose.
But he had barely stepped
through the door when he was
startled by a crash A large pane
Of glass had smashed from a sky
light, with the Premier and other
distinguished visitors only a step
or two from probable serious
injury.
LONDON, May 3 GN.SJ.
NaZi activities constitute
grave threat to Lithuanian
sovereignty" Lithuania's reply
to the Anglo -Franco-Italian pro.
tests of April 19 charged, the
Daily Mail reported from Kovno
(KaunaS), today.
Without mentioning Germany
by name, it was asserted: the
activities of a foreign power not
only render the Memel statute
unworkable, but also constitute
a grave threat to Lithuanian
sovereignity."
The statute requires that the
German majority be given ade-
quate representation on the gov
erning body.
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
Rum Ship Captain
Shot Dead at Wheel

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, May 3
G.N.SD. william Tanner, 30
year-old captain of a liquor laden
boat, was shot to death today
when his motor-driven craft was
captured after a long chase by
the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police cutter Acadian off the
coast of Lunenburg.
The Acadian sprayed the liquor
craft with machine gun bullets.
Two of them struck Tanner in
the head and he fell dead in the
wheel house.
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
Schultz Is Found
Back in Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, May 3
N.N.SD.-"Dutch Schultz" who
temporarily has beaten a Federal
"rap" for alleged income tax
lodging at his trial at Syracuse,
N. Y, last week, was back in Con"
necticut today. Located in a
hotel, Dutch" admitted to re-
porters that he had "been here
since Monday" He is scheduled
for retrial on May IA.
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
SPEED TRAIN PUT ON

PHILADELPHIA, May 3
T.N.SO-Capable of hauling full
length passenger trains at more
than 100 miles an hour. The
first of 81 new streamlined elec'
trio locomotives was placed in
service today by the Pennsylva'
MIA Railroad on the New York
washington run.
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
LITHUANIA

KOVNO, Lithuania, May 3
G.NS0-Germany has declined
to accept three of the five seats
on the Memel directorate, Lithu-
ania declared today in her reply
to a tri-partite protest over al.
legged discrimination against Ger.
man majority.
The note declared Lithuania
had approached Germany with
view to according the latter
greater representation but that
the attempt had failed. Lithu-
ania assured the powers she will
endeavor to establish collabora-
ton between the Memel Diet and
the Directorate.
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
TREASURY CONDITION

Interna tIOnaI News Service
Treasury balance as of May /,
81 800, ,676,358.21; internal reve-
nue., $3.427.120.75; customs re.
ceipts, $915,059.09.
The Washington times., 1935-05-03
JUGOSLAVIA

ZAGREB, JugoSlavia, May 3 Il.
N.SD.-TenSe excitment gripped
all Jugoslavia today with 18 per-
sons already slain in the cam
paign for the forthcoming cleo
tions. One Croatian was killed
and 20 seriously wounded, four
Of whom are expected to die, in a
clash with police during a rally
before the home of DR.. Vladimir
Mack, militant crusader for
autonomy of the Croatian min.
ority in Jugoslavia.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
Call
Mrs. Hunt
COL. 1920

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ress, will be pleased
to give you complete
Evening star., 1935-02-04
crashing into his head and body.

crashing into his head and body.
The attack occurred between 1:1O
am, when a group Of young society
people departed, and $40 am, when
Straub's widow notified police.
Discarding a robbery theory because
of the excessive number Of shots fired,
police held Straub's widow, a former
showgirl, for the inquest today, assert
ing they had found numerous discrep-
ancies in her account of incidents pre-
ceding and at the time of the finding
of the body
Police said the Straub apartment
is situated in fashionable apartment
building, with costly furnishings. and
expressed surprise that the mans in
come could provide for such luxurious
quarters. Straub was also employed
as bill collector.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
TOWN DEPOPULATED
"a Tin-Can Tourists Hail From
Ohio Village of 344.

SARASOTA, Fla, February [P)-
The town of Russels Point, Ohio, in
Logan County. has population of 344
when everybody is at home. So says
the 1880 census.
But everybody isn't at home now.
Seventy-four Russels Point. men and
women, are here awaiting the open
ing of the annual convention of the
Tin Can Tourists of the World Febru-
ary II.
Evening star., 1935-02-04
wife HELD IN PROBE
OF MURDER IN CLUB
Night Bartender Of Exclusive
Saddle and Cycle Group Rid.
died With Bullets.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February "A Staying
mystery as battling as modern de-
tective thriller stirred Chicago's ex-
elusive Saddle and Cycle Club today.
The bullet-torn body Of Louis K.
Straub,. 46. was found sprawled in the
basement of the club yesterday morn
ing, where he was employed as night
bartender, and police believe that ven-
geance or passion prompted his assail-
ant to send seven heavy-caliber slugs
Evening star., 1935-02-04
RESERVE BUILDING
PLANS ARE SOUGHT
Nine Architectural Firms In
vited to Compete in
Designs.

Nine vell-knoWn architectural firms
have been invited by the Federal Re
serve Board to enter competition
for designs, plans and speclhcatlons
for the boards new white marble
home of Impressive dignity to be
CONSTRUCTED soon on site facing Con-
stitution avenue, between Twentieth
and Twenty-first streets. This is be-
tween the Public Health Service and
National Academy of Sciences.
Invitations to participate and pro-
grams containing the terms and con-
ditions of the competition have been
sent to the firms, who are given until
May to present their competitive
designs, it was formally announced.
A jury consisting of three architects
and two laymen, appointed by the
Federal Reserve Board, will select the
winner and award contract about
May Is for future services. This con-
tract may or may not include engl-
neering and inspection services, de-
pending on the qualifications of the
winner, it was explained.
Miller Announces Plans.
Announcement of the plans were
made by DR.. Adolph c. Miller, a
member of the Federal Reserve Board,
one of the jury, which will select the
winning architect Other members
of the jury are John w. Cross of New
York City, architect; William Emer-
son of Boston, Mass, architect; John
Mead Howells, New York City, archi-
tect, and Frederic A. Delano, chair
man of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
The site for the building was bought
by the Federal Reserve Board from
the Government for a price Of nearly
$754,000. Funds went into the Treas
ury of the United States. The board
was authorized by act of Congress
last June 10 to acquire site and
construct a building, but Congress does
not appropriate funds Of the board,
which are under its own control.
Cost of the building has not yet
been fixed, but DR.. Miller estimated
that it probably would be more than
100000 and less than S5,000,000
1t will be constructed of white marble
from plans which must meet the ap-
plONdl VI Iilt Tllc AIlS SOlilullSSiOll.
Properties Canvassed.
The site, DR.. Miller explained, was
selected after a careful canvass OF
numerous properties which had been
offered for the boards consideration
1t was approved by the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission
the Secretary of the Interior and
President Roosevelt. Title to the
property passed January %
The site will be ample for future
expansion of the building, it was ex-
planned, and for an annex. 1t in
cludes not only all of the block
bounded by Constitution avenue
Twentieth, Twenty-first and c streets
but more property in the adjacent
block on the north side of c street
1t runs to a point about 200 feet north
of c. This space in the second block
can be developed into kind of plaza
or could be used by the board for
for parking automobiles until the
space is needed for an annex. There
will be garage in the basement for
automobiles.
The building will provide about 49,
600 square feet of floor space, which
will be approximately 70 per cent of
what could be built on the site. II
is estimated to provide for growth OF
from three to five years, DR.. Miller
said.