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The Washington times., 1935-02-06
ME|SNER LOSES
z WITNESSES,
RESTS CASE
AIibi BaCkerS Leave London,
Ontario, for U. S.; Mystery
Surrounds Flight

LONDON, Ontario, Feb. 8
G.N.SO In a surprise move, the
defense suddenly rested its case
today in the trial of David Meisner
on a charge of kidnapping John s.
Labatt last August. The defense
action came only few moments
after the trial was resumed.
Resting of the defense climaxed
situation which saw two Ameri.
can alibi witnesses for Meisner-
Leroy Hall and AL Setter, Coving.
ton, KY, detective-leave London
hastily by automobile in the direc'
ton of the United States border.
Hall was to have completed his
testimony today and Setter also
was to have taken the stand.
Took Only Course
The evidence in the trial came
to a dramatic close at 1890 a. m,
when Chief Defense Counsel
Charles w. Bell informed Justice
G. F.. Mcfarland that his only de-
fense witnesses had suddenly left
London.
These witnesses were Hall and
Steiter. Their hurried departure
last night followed a relentless
croSS-examination of Hall earlier
in the day.
When court opened Attorney
Bell said he had no other defense
witnesses. He closed his case and
after a 15-minute recess began his
address to the jury.
He stated that since his wit.
nesses had gone to the United
States, out of jurisdiction of the
court here, he could do nothing.
Otherwise, he said, he would have
sent sheriff's officers after them.
Judge Was to Rule
1t was expected the defense
today would ask for an adjourn.
ment of the trial.
When Hall left the stand, an
argument was in progress be-
tween counsel over the admiS.
sibility of newspaper interviews
he gave to Covington and Gin.
cinnati newspapers. in which he
cleared MeiSner of all participa.
tion in the kidnapping Of Mr..
Labatt.
Justice G. F. Mcfarland was
to have ruled on this point when
court opened this morning.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
Jersey ABC Urges
Low Liquor Tax

ENTON, N. j., Feb. 6
G.N.SO 1.-The New Jersey legisla-
ture had before it today a recon-
mendation from the State alco.
holic beverage commissioner that
it memorialize Congress to reduce
radically the Federal tax on
liquor.
State tax reduction which
would make bootlegging less profit,
able, more agents and stricter en-.
forcement were the other recon-.
mendations of the commissioner
DR.. Frederick Burnett. They were
included in his annual report.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06

from Newfoundland via the
French island st. Pierre, rum
runners paradise near New Found
land.
The clearance papers indicated
st. Pierre as the port of destina-
ton, but at that port the alcohol
was taken from one ship and
loaded on another which immedi.
ately came to the United States
with the illegal cargo.
The Government is losing about
$40, ,000, 900 year in revenue from
alcohol smugglerS.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
DRIVER
To FACE COURT

George S. Scarlette, former
chauffeur for the Howard De Wal
den Cookies of Chevy Chase, Md,
and now the husband of Jane
Cooke, is to go into the Rockville
police court tomorrow morning on
a charge of larceny of $4,000
worth of Mrs. Cookies jewels.
But he isn't worried. He claims
to have five witnesses who will
testify the jewelry in question
never left the Cooke home and
never was in his possession.
So sure of vindication is he that
he is planning to resume the
honeymoon he and his bride
started on an island off the Geor
gia coast.
His father, George S. Scarlette,
jr., retired police chief of the
Southern Railroad, will be with
him in court tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
NAVY To PROBE
WEYERBACHER
A|RLETTER
Swanson Orders Inquiry Court
Convened; Charges Grew Out
Of Nye Munitions Quiz

A naval court of inquiry was
ordered convened today to hear
charges of malfeasance in office
involving Comdr. Ralph D. Weyer-
bacher, now on duty in the
Bureau of Aeronautics here, who
is alleged to have offered his ex-
pert services to a commercial
aircraft manufacturer.
The order was issued by Secre-
tary of the Navy Claude A. Swan
son following an investigation into
the charges made by two other
officers in the Navy Department.
Commander Weyerbacher is spe-
officially accused of writing a let
ter to a Philadelphia aviation
firm, offering his services in an
advisory capacity.
The letter came to light during
the Nye munitions investigation,
it was learned today. It was said
to have been written nearly five
years ago.
Secretary Swanson stressed to-
day that Commander Weyerbacher
is not under suspension and that
the court hearing would not con-
stitute a trial" The court will
gather the true facts in the case
and report to him, Mr.. Swanson
said.
The letter, which it is said was
never answered, is now in the
hands of Secretary Swanson and
will be turned to the court of in
quiry as soon as it can convene.
Commander Weyerbacher it a
recognized authority on aircraft
design and construction.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
SPINAL DISEASE
PROBED HERE

Control over the spinal meningi-
tis outbreak in various Transient
Bureau lodges today was under
study by the United States Public
Health Service.
DR.. E. C. Waller, Public Health
Service physician, has detailed
two investigators to study curbing
of the disease.
There are 100 men under
quarantine in the local transient
station, seven cases Of the disease
having been reported within the
last six weeks. 1t is expected
throat and nose cultures will be
taken of transients quartered here
to detect who are carriers of
the disease.
DR.. Waller said the situation is
not dangerous but immediate
steps will be taken to prevent
spreading of the disease. He said
similar situations have developed
in transient camps throughout the
country.
Four of the victims are under
treatment at Gallinger Hospital,
three of those stricken have re-
covered. Officials of the Tran
sient Bureau are negotiating for
use of Ft. Hunt as an isolation
camp to prevent the disease from
being communicated throughout
tIo city.
Richard Gebhardt. transient
director, requested the employ
ment of IS male nurses to watch
over the quarantined men and
check new symptoms.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
BOOTH PLEADS
! PATRIOT NEED

Gen. Ballington Booth. founder
and national commander of the
Volunteers of America, today
urged on President Roosevelt the
necessity of patriotic education
among the vast relief army mem
berS as an antidote for Commun,
ism and other subversive move
ments. After talking to the Presi-
dent, whom he regards as an old
friends, General Booth said:
"The people on relief, includ-
ing many respected citizens, are
becoming somewhat discouraged
after being dependent for years.
MANY have lost, or are los
ing, the feeling of patriotism
that has preserved our Govern
ment for years and that has
made it possible for us to re-
main a solid nation even dur
ing economic distress.
Reports come to me from
hundreds of Volunteer centerS
that those in distress need to
have their patriotism and love
of country encouraged. We
and other charitable OrganiZa-
tiOnS are doing what we can.
But the Government is reaching
many times more than the pri-
vate agencies are reaching and
the Government should pay
more attention to combating
the forces now attempting to
sir up unrest and discomfort"
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
Father and Son Face
Trial in Deaths

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 Q.N.SO
Charged with first-degree murder
in connection with the 80 poison
liquor" deaths in upstate New
York in the past three weeks, a
father and his two sons, arrested
in Brooklyn, were to be returned
to Utica today to stand trial.
The men denied the charge at
the police lineup this morning.
The men in custody are Saliva.
tore de Benedetto, AZ, and his
sons, Michael, %, and Phillip, 10.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
CLUB TO DANCE

The Carlton Hotel will be the
scene Saturday of a dance by
the Young Democrats Club of
Washington, it was announced
today. Music will be furnished by
Never Davis.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06

Call Dl strict $500
for q free and ae-
eurafe estimate Of
the cost Of Auto.
matte Gas Heatina
for YOUR HOME.
No obligation. lis
information every.
body should have.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
WITNESS CALLS
BEVERAGES
NECESSARY:
Senator Clark Hits Parties as
"Jamborees" in Tilt at
Arms Hearing
International News Service

The Senate Munitions Com
mittee heard a polished lecture
ION the use of wines and liquors
in the shipbuilding industry to-
day.
N. r. Parker, treasurer Of the
New York Shipbuilding Corpora,
ton, told the committee these
eonvivial commodities were just
as necessary to shipbuilding as
steel. Senator Bennett Clark
cd, Missouri, said:
"Tell us why. l suppose you
would say they should be in
cluded in the VinsOn Navy
bill.
Mr.. Parker responded:
II think so. 1 should like to
paint picture"
Repartee Grows
Senator Clark interrupted:
"Since the Government was
asked to pay the bill for wines
and liquors on trial trips of
naval vessels, and 10 per cent
profit for giving the party, it
ought to be a bright painting"
The repartee grew out of earlier
testimony that builders sought in
some instances to include wine,
liquor and cigars" as part of the
cost of Government ships.
Suavely, Mr.. Parker went on:
"SOme time back, five gallon
Jars of liquor were placed along
side the coal pits on trial trips
so the men could have their
drink.
"On trial trips of shipping
board vessels, Senators, Congress
men and other officials are in.
vited."
PART OF DEFENSE
Senator Clark interrupted again:
"YOu consider that part of our
national defenSe?"
Mr.. Parker said:
ut certainly has had a part
IN it. 1t is the first time many
of the Senators from the West
saw ship"
"YOu think if a party is given
them they will be more recep-
tive to shipbuilding appropria-
tiOns?"
"They certainly would know
more about ships"
Senator Clark added:
And more about ship
builders"
Senator Clark and the witness
A got in brief argument about
che definition of the parties held
on ship trial trips. The Mis-.
sourian called them "jamborees"
and Mr.. Parker insisted on call
ing them entertainment" The
Senator apparently won the
argument for he had the last
word. He concluded:
U. S. PAYS BILL
what / say is that these
general jambOrees are held and
the Government not only pays
the bill for entertaining the
friends of the shipbuilding
company but in addition is
asked to pay the builders a
commission for entertaining
their friends.
rs there any more reason
why man should get drunk
on a trial trip than anywhere
elSe?"
The audience which packed the
committee room roared, but the
witness did not answer. The in
quiry shifted to another phase.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
.Bullitt Receivers
From Operation

PH1LADELP HIA, Feb. 6
G.N.S0-William C. Bullitt, am
baSsador to Russia, was recover.
ing today after an operation Mon
day for a jaw infection at Uni
VerSity Hospital. Attendants said
Mr.. Bullitt will be discharged in
a few days.
The Washington times., 1935-02-06
REDINGTON GETS POST

Paul G. Redington, former chief
of the Biological Survey, was
named today by Secretary OF Agri.
culture Henry A. Wallace to the
post of forest supervisor of Sho
shone National Forest, Wyoming.
He succeeds J. N. Langworthy, re-
tiring,
Evening star., 1935-11-05
SOCCER TILT BEARS
ON COUNTY HONORS
Blair and Rockville Battling to
Remain in Race With
Gaithersburg Team.

SOCCER teams Of Montgomery Blair
- and Rockville High Schools were
to fight for shot at the Montgomery
County high school championship this
afternoon in game at Rockville
Gaithersburg, leader of the league. was
to idle before making its last appear
ance of the season on Friday.
Should the Montgomery Blair boot
ers defeat Rockville they could win the
championship from Gaithersburg three
days hence by winning the last game
A victory for Rockville today, however.
would leave that team in position to
assume the league leadership in the
event of Montgomery Blair victory
over the present leaders.
Damascus and Sherwood will con-
test fourth place in the standings with
game at Sandy Spring tomorrow
while on Thursday the cellar-occupying
Poolesville team will seek its first vic
tory in the tussle with Sandy Spring.
Mount Rainier's junior soccer team
was in a position to clinch the title Of
the Prince Georges County Junior
Soccer League today when it met
BladenSburg. second-place occupants,
at Bladensburg. A victory for the
runners-up, however, will bring them
to within one game of the leaders.
Maryland Park was to travel to
Hyattsville for the other game in the
younger loop.
Evening star., 1935-11-05
Oranges, Sugar Lumps Force
Gopher Grid Star From Game

magic, there may be another upset
Saturday when the Wildcats meet
Alabama. The Tidesmen hold almost
as big a jinx over Kentucky as Yale
did over Dartmouth, winning IL
straight victories since the one Wild
cat triumph of the series back in 1917.
NEW YORK.-The st. Mary'S Gaels
should be able to add something to
the famous Florida California weather
argument when they get back home
after Saturdays clash with Fordham'
Their route from the west coast here
included a jaunt to Florida, and they
were due to leave Miami yesterday a
few hours before the big storm struck.
PHILADELPHIA Penn reg
ulars who want to hold their jobs are
having some bad moments this week.
Coach Harvey Harman already has
made tackles out of Johnny Neil, an
end, and Dick MacWhorter, a full
back, and his threat Of further shake
ups has the regulars shaking in their
cleated shoes.
Evening star., 1935-11-05

BY the Associated Press.
fluffy"
A'A Thompson, star Minnesota half
back. can sympathize with Babe Ruth
and his stomach ache that made base
ball history several years ago.
When he finally stopped blushing.
Tuffy admitted 1t wasn't an injury
that forced him out of Saturdays
game with Purdue in the third quarter
Just the effect of too many oranges
and sugar Jumps consumed between
the halves. The rest of the Gophers
partook sparingly, but Tuffy was
hungry.
UNIVERSITY, Va.-The records
and Lee have been playing each other
at foot ball since 1890, but their rivalry
goes back farther than that. They had
a soccer game in 1871 and began play
ing rugby q few years later.
PRINCETON, N. 1.-THE Princeton
and Harvard coaching stats show that
their famous break is thing of the
past. Art Lane, 1888 Tiger captain,
helps coach the Harvard Junior var
sity as a sideline to his law studies
while John Crocker, who scored the
tying Crimson touchdown against
Princeton in 1920, assists in the coach
Ing of the Princeton 150-pounders.
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-A victory
over strong Penn team and the COM
paratively poor record of the next
opponent, Illinois, doesn't mean much
to Harry Kipke, Michigan coach.
"Ye know zuppke's type of offense
is much harder for our kind of team
to stop than the Pennsylvania power
was" he said as he sent his team out
for a stiff Monday drill In the rain.
UNIVERSITY, Ala.-n Kentucky
can borrow some Of DArtmouth's
Evening star., 1935-11-05
Bears Conceded
Rose Bowl Date
BY JAMES PHELAN,

Head Foot Ball Coach. University Of
Washington.
CEATTLE, November 5.-Foot
- ball fans. expert critics, dope
sters and coaches are pretty well
resigned to the fact that the
Golden Bears of California will
continue the march to the Rose
Bowl united and undefeated, after
the easy manner of fact way they
handled U. c. L. A. before 10000
paid customers in the coliseum at
Los Angeles Saturday.
U.C. L. A. was fighting, driving
ball club and gained more ground
through the strong California line
than any team has made this year.
but California does not give any
ground past midfleld and when the
break appears California is quick
in true old Michigan style to un-
cork the scoring play.
Copyright. 1885. North American News
paner Alliance
Evening star., 1935-11-05
FIRETHORN HEAVILY
WEIGHTED IN STAKE
Will Garry 122 Pounds, Probably
Top, in Riggs Handicap at
Pimlico Saturday.

BY the Associated Press.
DIMLICO RACE TRACK, Md, No.
L ven1ber 5-Firethorn. Walter M.
Jeffords' colt. probably will carry top
weight in the $500 Riggs Handicap
here Saturday.
The colt, surprise winner OF the
Washington Handicap at Laurel, has
been assigned 122 pounds.
Weights were announced by Frank
J. Bryan, Handicapped. Firethorn's
122 pounds is not the highest, but
those named to carry greater weights
are not likely starters.
Discovery, A. G. Vanderbilt's star.
Is listed to carry 1856 pounds, and
Belair Studs Omaha was given 1913.
Discovery is resting and Omaha Is
not In training.
Brookmeade Stables Psychic Bid,
winner in his last three starts, was
given 12O pounds. He won the Fall
River Handicap at Narragansett Sat-
urday and previously took the Laurel
Stakes and the Scarsdale Handicap.
Likely starters and their weights
are: Chicstraw, 108: Count Arthur,
us; Cycle, 1O7; Dark Hope. ITO; Ever
gold, ia; Firethorn, 1872; Good Gam
BILE, 116: Good Harvest, 108; Kate, 108;
Only One, ia: RouStabout, 104;
Stand Pat, lis; Soon Over, 109; Silent
Shot, 1o3; Thursday, 1o8; Vicar, 113.
Evening star., 1935-11-05
Long Hike Cure
For Grid BettOr

BY the Associated Press.
RosAL1A, Wash, November S.
DIR. Ray Auro, Gonzaga Uni
versity foot ball trainer, who isn't
going to bet on any more games,
started the last 30-mile hike of his
77-mile trudge from Pullman to
Spokane, today.
He's walking because he said he
would If Gonzaga beat Washington
State Saturday. Gonzaga won, TO.
In the two days he has been on
the way, DR.. Mauro has walked Al
miles In frigid weather.
Yesterday had to walk a quar-
ter Of a mile through a field to get
around black cat that crossed the
road" he said wryly. I've got my
share of bad luck without inviting
more"
The Gonzaga band and student
body will meet him at the Spokane
City limits tonight.
Evening star., 1935-11-05
MILITARY TACTICS
SCOREFOR D|X|ANS
Mississippi State, Tulane,
Like Forest, Get There
First With Most Men.
BY DAN McGUGAN,

b1 Dan McuOuAN,
Director Of Athletics, Vanderbilt University.
N NASHVILLE, Tenn, November S.
N -DiXie's teams were as an
" noying to Eastern foot ball
1 Saturday as Forest used to be
to Sherman's army. They used For
ests methods. They got there first
with the most men. They did not
wait for the enemy to attack.
When the Army rushed against the
front line of Mississippi State, it
found this line already in motion. 1t
was advancing. it was in the enemy's
camp before the Army's attacking
forces had a chance to organize.
When the Army extended its line to
protect its flanks. Stedman drove hard
through the center. When the Army
contracted its line to reinforce the
center. Pickles corps executed sue
cessful flanking movements.
FOREST was most brilliant in rapid
surprise marches on enemy COM
munications, and this is what MlsSis-
sippi States forces did in the closing
minutes of the battle. Armstrong,
passer of poise and accuracy, threw
the ball to Walters, who had made a
rapid. unobserved march to the
Army's rear, we'll behind the reserve
corps, and in this manner Mai. SaSSes
forces, getting on the enemy's COM
municationS, destroyed its base and
source of supply. The Army, being
unable to live upon the country. was
driven from the field, but don't forget
that the men in charge of the sectors
of the invading forces carried out
their assignments.
Tulane turned back Colgate by
similar methods. Tulane's fine backs,
johnson, Mintz, Thames and Loftin,
executed sharp thrusts similar to
those of Marshal Foch when he took
command of the allied army. These
were varied by air attacks, Odom and
Watson cooperating. Colgate got to
Tulane'S rear once and Tulane to COL
gates rear twice; hence, Tulane two
touchdowns. Colgate one.
Copyright. 1888. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1nc.b
Evening star., 1935-11-05
SMART 'HUSKER SQUAD

All Nebraska Gridmen Get Good
Marks in Glasses.
LINCOLN, Nebr., November OP).
This. years University of Nebraska
Cornhuckers were credited today as
being the smartest squad of foot ball
players the campus has boasted SINCE
the advent of Coach Dana x. Bibles
regime.
The conclusion was based on the
quarterly scholastic reports which
showed every player eligible by q safe
margin-not "just getting by" The
scholastic record also held good for
the freshman squad.
Evening star., 1935-11-05
.BIKEMEN TIE FOR LEAD

CLEVELAND. November R.-
Two teams held the lead today as the
six-day bike racers passed the fifty
seventh hour at Public Hall.
Jackie Sheehan of New York and
Martin Journey of Nutley. N. j.,
teamed together. and Mickey Kodak
of Chicago and Charlie Ritter of New
ark were the duos dominating the
contest, in which IL teams are COM
peting.
Evening star., 1935-11-05
MATERIAL SCANTY,
CRAMPED IN TOLL
Practice Fields About Halt
Size of Grid-Contest
Due to Be Hot.
BY BILL DISMER. JR.

TF ANY two teams ever prepared tor
"grudge" battle under more
similar circumstances Than Dewitt
4 and Bulls are preparing for their
important game on Friday, they must
nave been different teams of single
institution getting ready for an inter-
class struggle.
No less than four striking simllar1-
ties crop out when study OF each OF
fridays opponent is made, all OF
which portend more interesting Dat-
tie than at first was believed likely.
For the first time, it is revealed that
Devitt's outfit has been reduced to a
humber almost the equivalent OF Bull
lis l5-man squad, only few more
than that working out with the Black
and Gray yesterday.
Toll on Small Plots.
TN THE second place, neither team
l. has been enabled to practice on
field even half the size of an ordinary
gridiron, both schools working out on
a plot of ground near their class
rooms but little larger than base
ball diamond.
Again. it looms as a battle distinct
ly of the Irish. For confirmation. take
a squint at the names of the respect
i've coaches-Pat Mahoney OF Bulls,
Jim Mcnamara of Dewitt. What hap
pens when a Mahoney and Nc
Namara start scrap? The answer
will be given when their foot ball
teams start fighting for them.
Lastly, both schools just recently
have gained the services OF stellar
backs, who have been out of the regu-
lar lineup since the first games OF
the season. Devitt's Frank Granler,
the punting and passing fullback from
Montana, is ready to 60 for the first
time since the Central clash Of Sep
tember q.
Hohnfeldt Will Play.
I'D HOHNFELDT, the aN-State
II javelin and discus thrower from
Illinois. is back in uniform for Bulls,
after being laid up for four weeks by
injuries received in the Roosevelt
game. Hohnfeldt still favors his weak
leg a trif1e, but probably will be in
there most of the game against Dewitt.
incidentally, the game has been
shifted to the Roosevelt High Sta
dium, instead of at Western, as flrst
announced. The starting time, $3.50
pm, remains the same.
Evening star., 1935-11-05
Color Changes
In Cue Tourney

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. November 5.-The
field will be about the same as
in recent years when Johnny lay
ton of Sedalia, Mo-. opens defense
of his world three e-cushion billiards
championship tomorrow night-but
the surroundings will be oh, so
different.
Gone will be the traditional
green cloth; in its stead a purple
covering for the table. Instead of
the familiar red object ball, the 10
contestants will work with q yellow
one.