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The Washington times., 1935-12-28
Abb Addi, Fortified Town,
Captured by Ethiopians

Adds. ABABA, Dec. % QN.s1
Proclaiming proudly: "The Lion
of Judah is victorious" the Ethio-
plan government today announced
capture of the important fortified
town of Abbi Addi, Is miles west
by north of Makale.
At least 20 white officers and q
large number of colored troops
under the Italian flag were slain,
according to the communique.
and the Italians retreated in dis
order after a furious fight.
Burning Churches
While the Ethiopians are hastily
consolidating the ground they
have gained, the italians are now
rushing up reinforcementS to fill
the gap caused by the retreat Of
the native troops, and a bitter
struggle to regain Abbi Add is
looked for.
The communique also claimed
that the Italians are retreating
in the Scire region northwest Of
Abbi Addi, burning the native
churches that lie in their path.
Driving through the wild noun
tains of the Tembien, the ETH.
opian force crept up on the
Italian garrison, composed mostly
of colored troops-AskariS-and
staged a successful surprise at
tack, according to the govern
ment.
20 Officers Killed
Although the Ethiopians faced
a hail of artillery and machine
gun fire, supplemented by bomb
ing by the ever-present italian
fighting planes, they managed
to inflict severe losses on the
Italians as they drove out the de
tenders.
One hundred native soldiers
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
BOARD HERE
ASKED FOR
DATA0N
BOOKS
Representative to Ask
For Investigation
BY Congress

Charging that q nationwide
Communist plot exists to over
throw the United States Govern
ment by indoctrination Of thu
country's school children with
CommuniStic ideas. Representative
Virginia Jenckes CD Of Indiana
today declared she would demand
o congressional investigation wher
the House meets in January.
Announcing her purpose, she
said:
Information has been brought
to my attention indicating that
COmmunistic agents in the
United States are working out
well defined plan to overthrow
our government by indOctrinat-
ing the children in the gram
mar and high schools with anti
patriotic propaganda. ] have
documents to show this.
Gas . member of the educa-
tiOnal subcommittee Of the
House District Committee I feel
1t is my duty to bring this mat
ter formally to the attention
Of Congress.
WILL REQUEST HEARINGS
Gas soon as Congress convenes
/ will request the committee to
begin hearings. Evidence pre-
sented to me by a group of
Washington citizens and dOcu-
ments that / have gathered in
. personal investigation leads
me to believe that the plan is
not only centered in Washing
ton but is Of nationwide pro-
portions.
Con the representation of the
local citizens / am preparing my
self for the fight by demanding
that the local school board fur.
nish me with information which
1 believe will show the extent
to which this menace has spread.
During my activities with the
Parent-Teacher Association in
my home town of Terre Haute
/ learned how easily it is for
the minds of the school children
to be swayed. 1 consider this
serious"
At a meeting in her office Mrs
JenckeS was appealed to by
Thomas Lodge, president of the
District Federation of Citizens AS
sociations; George E. Sullivan
chairman of the special subcom
mittee of the Federation investi
eating antipatriotic propaganda
(Continusd on Page 4, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
Hit by Auto
Remains in Hospital

Glenn o. Taylor, of Silver
Spring, Md, was in serious condi.
ton in Emergency Hospital today
with injuries suffered when he
was struck as he alighted from a
street car by an automobile. Tay-
lor, a conductor for the Capital
Transit Company, was struck yes
terday. The accident occurred in
front of the Georgia Avenue car
barns. He suffered multiple
lacerations of the face and a pos
Sible skull fracture.
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
MILNE HELD
FOR FAK|NG
KIDNAPPING
Publicity to Get Job
Was Motive, He Says;
Jailed by G-Men

NEW 4ONh, Lee. 90 NA'N'O'ls .
Caleb Jones Milne, 4th, handsome
young society actor and heir to
Philadelphia textile millions, to-
day confessed his brutal kidnap-
ing" of two weeks ago was a
hoax.
He confessed after more than
ten hours Of grilling at the New
York headquarters of the G-Men.
Head Oman. J. Edgar Hoover.
who came here frorl washington
last night, made the announce
ment in person that the widely
publicized kidnapping had been
solved"
Hoover said Milne carried out
the fantastic plot, which set police
of at least two States and G-Men
in ! dozen cities into action at a
cost of thousands of dollars, in
order to get publicity, which he
felt might be helpful to his stage
career.
Youth Locked Up
Milne got the publicity; plenty
of it. Later today he was to get
a rough idea of what he will re-
ceive along with the publicity
when he is taken before the
United States commissioner here.
The dark-eyed youth was placed
under arrest Immediately after
his confession and locked up.
Hoover would not say, but it was
believed the charge would be at
tempted eXtortion, or obStructing
justice.
Milne disappeared from his East
Thirty7Seventh Street apartment
on Saturday, December IA. Within
"a hours a ransom letter was re-
ceived by his brother from sup
posed kidnapers.
The letter contained instruct
ions for Mines millionaire grand
father, Caleb j. Milne, Jr., Of
Philadelphia. to have $4,000 in
cash available for ransom pay
ment. Then, on the Wednesday
night following the kidnapping" 3"
Milne was found bound, gagged
and blindfolded in a ditch along
a highway near DoyleStown, Pa.
Screamed of Needles
There were a score of peculiar
punctures in his arm, as though
caused by a hypodermic needle of
the kind used for injection Of
drugs. The youth was apparently
deliriouS and in a pitiful condi-
tion. He screamed:
Don't! Don't! The needles
dOnt!"
The young theSpian must have
put on a good act. He was kept
in the Doylestown Emergency Hos
pital for two days and, while the
nine G-Men who stayed with him
would not deny the case was a
hoax, they wouldn't admit they
were suspicious either.
Milne was removed to his
mothers home in Woodstock, N.
Y, last Saturday. He was guarded
there until last night, when he
was brought here to confront a
small army of G-Men, New York
police officials and Hoover, him.
self.
Hoover explained Milne spent
most of the time after his dis
appearance in Trenton, N. j., un-
til the night he tied himself up
and flopped into the ditch near
Doylestown. The Bureau Of In
vestigation chief said Milne ad-
mitted making the "hypodermic
scars" on his arm with pin.
No Trace of Friction
There was an atmosphere of
hearts and flowers around the
Bureau of Investigation offices as
CONTINUED on Page ,, Col. -
The Washington times., 1935-12-28

NEW YORK. Dec. % G.N.s)
Alfred E. Smith, former New York
Governor and opponent of the
present National Administration
today disclosed that he has been
invited to stay at the White House
when he goes to Washington, Jan
uary 25, to attend dinner OF the
American Liberty League.
The 1929 Democratic Presi
Dental candidate will not, how
ever, be able to accept the invita-,
ton. He said:
'Mrs. Roosevelt wrote to me
inviting me to stay at the White
House during my visit in Wash
ingtOn.
II will be with large party,
however, and will be tied up
with it while / am there and
will be unable to avail myself of
her kind invitation"
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
WEST TELLS
OF FDEAL|NGS
WITH STAR
Film NotabIes Differ
on Details in Death
Investigation

HOLLYWOOD Dec. % G.N.S).
Tension over the investigation
into the death of Thelma Todd,
blonde film star, increased to-
day as the grand jury prepared
to conclude taking testimony in
the case.
After a day of continuous hear
ings, the jury adjourned until
Monday when Roland West. very
close friend" of Miss Todd and
her financial backer in the Side
walk Cafe, is expected to be a
witness.
While waiting to testify before
the grand Jury, West broke his
silence for the first time today
to tell of his partnership with
Miss Todd. He said:
II welcomed this investiga-
ton. 1t is terrible, in one way,
that all the private moments
of her life must be searched
out, but on the other hand it
is best the inquiry be thorough.
HIS GREATEST SHOCK
"TheIma Todd was a world
known personality, one of the
public favOrites. I can realize
the public has right to know
all the facts.
"YOu know, I always thought
third degrees were conducted
in a room. 1 never knew there
was anything like this. 1t is
pounding, pounding, rush and
wait.
'Thelma TOdd's death was
the greatest shock of my life.
For three days after her death
1 could hardly talk. My mouth
dried up, my throat burned,
yet police detectives and in
veStigatOrs piled me with ques-
tiOns. They have taken five
statements from me so far.
And now 1 am to be the last
witness at this inquiry, l am
told.
That is all right with me. 1
don't think anyone knew Thel-
ma Todd better than 1 did.
We were partners. If she
wanted to buy her lunch, she
bought it. 1 bought mine. l
never bought Thelma Todd
anything-nO jewelry, no
clothes, no presents. The only
flowers ever bought ThelmS
were the flowers they put on
her caSket.
EVERYTHING TO LIVE FOR"
81 was not even Miss TOdd's
business manager. She fired
her business agent and handled
her own contracts. I read state
ments where someone said she
was pulling out, if you know
what I mean
'Tf she was leaving the cafe,
which we were running in part
nership, she never discussed it
with me. If she was soon to be
through with her studio con-
tract, what did she have to
worry about? / know an in
fluentiaI producer who told us
when TheIma finished her con-
tract he wanted her for featured
roles. TheIma Todd was ready
to start a new phase of her
career, and she had everything
to live fOr-mOney, position,
beauty.
"That was the only thing 1
ever concerned myself with in
TheIma TOdd's life-her work
and her beauty. often told her
she should watch her hours.
know she drank very little the
last few weeks. Her beauty was
her career, and 1 wanted her to
keep her independence, because
as long as she had beauty she
had her film carer, and the
money gave her independence"
Among new revelations were
statements by Duke" York, film
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
Bachelors Take Care!
Leap Years Hunting
Season Almost Here!

There's a hunted look in the
eyes of the nations bachelors.
But the debutantes, the spin
sters and the widows are all aglow
with the spirit of the chase.
Because
Leap year is just around the
weekend.
The open season on males be-
gins Tuesday midnight.
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
Two Gunmen Free
Kidnapped Girl, 18

ELM CREEK, Neb., Dec. %
GN.SO Marjorie Boogs, pretty
18-year-old Lexington, Neb., wait
reSs, kidnapped from her own home
early today. was released by her
abductorS yesterday.
Two gunmen took her on a wild
ride after robbing, binding and
tossing aside her boy friend,
then freed her on the outskirts
of this town, ten miles from her
home.
She telephoned her mother she
was unharmed.
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
Humphreys Gains

JERSEY CITY N. j., Dec. %
G.N.SO.-Joe Humphreys, veteran
fight announcer, was pronounced
tout of danger" at the Medical
Center Hospital here early today.
Humphreys has been confined to
the hospital for the past two
weeks. suffering from cirrhosiS
Of the liver, complicated by a
weak heart.
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
international News Service

Premier Laval OF France stood
on the brink of a political precf-
pice today as an irate Chamber
Of Deputies tore his foreign pol
icy to shreds and sped toward a
vote which may throw Laval out
OF office or, failing that, wreck
his political prestige.
Laval's plight was the result
Of his opposition to further
League of Nations sanctions
against Italy and his part in
framing the Hoare-Laval Ethi-
opian peace plan, which he de-
Tended as an effort to prevent
a general European war.
At Adds Ababa the Ethiopian
government announced the forti-
fled town of Abbi Addi on the
northern front had been captured
and that at least 20 italian of.
ficers and many native Italian
troops had been slain. Semioffi.
cial sources at Rome branded the
Ethiopian claims highly i'm.
probable"
At Asmara, it was admitted the
Italians could not hold the TAX.
kaze front intact against the
thruSts of Ethiopian tribeSmen.
Meanwhile, Rome reported a
great European race for air SUI
premacy under way, attributing
it to tension over the Ethiopian
war and German rearmament.
Well-informed sources in Berlin
said Germany would agree to an
air cut only if it included France
and Britain. Reports Germany
had offered to close an air agree
ment with Britain alone were Off
cially denied.
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
Road
November Net Rises
international News SERVICE

International News Service
Pennsylvania railroad Novem-
ber net operating income totaled
$6,528,962 against $5,029,781 and
gross I31, sol ,045 against $685.
891.
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
ETH|0P|ANS
TAKE OVER
abb ADD :
Rome BIanes Takkaze
River for Withdrawal
on MakaIe Front

PARIS, Dec. 20 Q.N.SD.-Pre-
mier Pierre Laval was sustained
by a narrow majority Of 35
ballots in the Chamber of Dep
uties vote of confidence on his
foreign policy today, according
to the first unofficial count.
The Washington times., 1935-12-28
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Snow tonight and tomoTrowi sIOIOIy rising
IotOsSt tonight about ~.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1935-12-28

weather Details on Page 22)
Evening star., 1935-03-31

you for me to get it as it is for me -"
mot tonight it isn't" Edwina said. mot
when we've just been engaged week and this
is the first time you've been free to take me
places, and there's moon and - and that
perfect orchestra -"
Its not the first time" protested Patrick
heatedly. II took you to luncheon last Wed
nesday - took two hours away from"
Condensed milk" put in Edwina "You
spent the entire two hours wondering whether
to use one large cow in four colors or whole
flock of cows in black and white You never
said - not even once - that you loved me-"
"Ifyou'd just wait til get sort of going -
my gosh, Eddie, man can't be thinking
about love all the time"
But he could some of the time. came out
here with you to be kissed and IL got
catsup. guess it would always be like that,
maybe. And this - this coming here to meet
someone else-that's sort of the last straw. So
think We d better not be engaged any more"
Patrick caught her shoulders.
Eddie, confound you. listen to me. I've
been trying to see her all week, but Gurland
won't let her out of his sight. That s why she's
quitting. He's in love with her. And she's fed
up with him acting like calf all over the
office. So she wants to get into an agency -"
"Yon agency. Patl You told me you were
Evening star., 1935-03-31
H/hlch did he 9vant m0St, Edzvlna DR. the
catsHp account? If ldve story zviM
business for n sauce
by ELIZABETH TROY

certainly, we're not thinking of the same
thing"
"Catsup," Patrick said gloomily. I'D like
to get a new appeal"
Edwina said, thoughtfully. II see." She
nodded in an interested way. "A good idea
might be to -"
She could see that Patrick was not even
listening. Il wish," he muttered, shed
come. It's after twelve"
There was slight pause.
Edwina said. very carefully, "Going places
with big executive, our MIR. Brown of Allen,
Corson and Brown, advertising, is full of
surprises. Here thought - silly girl am -
that you'd brought me to this dance just to
dance with me. And all the time it was to
meet lady. Or was it catsupa Or maybe the
Lady is catsup-
Frances" offered Patrick, gruffly, but
with certain sheepishness. Frances Burr. I
thought told you. She's advertising manager
for Gurland's catsup. She controls the
account -"
What control! What lure! But Edwina's
voice was cracking. She slid down from the
wall and pulled the edges of her wrap together.
"Well," she said II guess Garbo goes home"
Patrick reused himself irritably.
Don't be like that" he said. This is
business. tell you. It's just as important to
Evening star., 1935-03-31

HE perfect orchestra inside the hotel
sent out long streamers of dance
melody to the edge of the lawn
u and the vine-etched wall. Edwina,
perched there, could see sivery lagoon if she
chose, but she didn't. She preferred looking
at the thin, brooding profile of Patrick H.
Brown, who leaned beside her against the
wall and had his hands - of all places - in
his pockets.
mot that like grabbers," Edwina said
presently. mo stree, don't. Nine men out
of ten, bringing girl away from the dance
into all this scenery would have been grabbing
like the dickens by this time" She tilted her
head upward - posture never before known
to fail of its design. She said, hopefully, "Of
course when people are engaged, little grab
bing when there's moon and all is lust
natural, suppose
Patrick's hands came out of his pockets.
With one of them he plucked bit of vine leaf
and rolled it between his fingers. With the
other he did nothing whatever.
He said, woriedly, What it needs is new
appeal. Something to lift it out of the COM
monplace. You wouldn't have any ideas3"
Edwina said happily, "Oh, heaps. 1t
needn't be in the least commonplace" She
paused expectantly. Patrick picked another
vine leaf. Maybe" continued Edwina un-
Evening star., 1935-03-31

Tic ldu&neu SnOEuy.
live take on Burr. she brings
in Gurland's account. And with
Gurland's account we begin to
breathe freely for the first time
since 81"
Eddie was pulling a wispy
handkerchief through her fingers.
IF people she works for fall in
love with her she must be quite
good-looking, isn't she?"
"She certainly is. It's a shame
the way that girls had to put up
with nonsense ever since she
started"
Still" Eddie unused aloud,
1t must be nice, having a good
looking girl in the same Office"
Something in her voice wormed
its way through the tight alb
straction of Patrick's earnest
brain. He came nearer.
Eddie, you know how I feel
about you III don't have to
keep telling you
Someone is coming" Ed
wilma said YEARLY. "The big
catsup account. Only not too
big. Just a little taller than am,
] guess -"
Patrick was a full stride away
from her before she had COM
pleted the sentence. She heard
him say. Good heavens, Fran,
where have you beenl" And she
heard Miss Burr's smooth crisp
voice - the voice of the clever
business woman, the voice of
brains and confidence and AFRO
giant good looks, II couldn't
make it earlier. That fool
Stanley Gurland -" She broke
off. Edwina was aware of an
inpatient glance shot in her
direction. Can you get away,
Pate Are you tied up - where
can we 60? I simply walked off
and left him. had to. I've been
trying for days to get to you."
III get the car" breathed
Patrick. He turned in startled
recollection of Edwina's him
dering presence. But she was
gone. She had slipped behind a
willow tree and made her way
blindly - up to the no I.
IN feeling fearful is not exactly
the task of explaining to a dance
# friends that her fiance-escort has
ted into the night with beautiful
manager with dark hair and a
'ure. That was why Eddie went
the rear veranda. But the rear
as not entirely deserted. There was
tall blond man with a roundish
face, smoking a cigarette jerkily,
g fixedly into the dim shrubbery.
e a quick convulsive step forward
ina approached, then he drew back
rs he did so.
- thought you were someone else"
ID.
'aused to regard him with grave
lis round smooth face, much older
ick's and yet oddly younger, was
He looked, thought Eddie in sudden
ling, exactly the way she felt.
lrland?" she queried.
led.
ntly she said, "She's gone"
- who - you don't mean Frances
count. The big, beautiful account.
She's gone off with our Mr.. Brown.
rson and Brown, the advertising
t. It's about catsup."
nley Gurland, of Gurland's catsup,
ute pale.
its impossible" He looked
Wounded. "She fooled me-" he said,
ed voice. For days. I've kept her
g him about that job. Tonight she
like to come here for a little dancing.
dea he was here. IL thought she
1t was too good to be true, of
said, nodding, "Yes, l know. Pat
Evening star., 1935-06-03
GALLAUDET IS HIT
BY GRADUAT|0NS
Six Athletes Among Group
to Get DipIomas-Grid
Squad Big Loser.

C1X sturdy athletes Of Gallaudet
College were awarded their
~ diplomas Saturday at COM
mencement exercises. They were
Rudolph Gamblin, Cecil Davis. Emil
Ladner, Anton O'Branovich and
Robert Layne.
Gamblin, who was captain and
guard Of last seasons foot ball team
halls from Amarillo, Tex. He was
q guard and played in the all-District-
Alabama All-Stars same at Griffith
Stadium last December. He was
president of the Gallaudet Student
Body Association. Gambltn has beer
named head foot bail coach at the
Fanwood School for the Deaf in New
York City.
Davis, who was captain Of foot ball
In his junior year. alternated at guard
center and tackle. He is slated to
coach at Nashville. Tenn, In the Fall.
Ladner, who was end on the foot
ball team and co-captain of the track
team, has accepted a teachers posi-
tton at the Berkeley School ior the
Deaf
O'Branovich was frllbacx for two
years on the eleven, but forsook the
sport because Of a tricky knee. He
was basket ball manager last Winter.
Layne was track co-captain last
year and was Sprinter.
Kenneth Nelson, Yakima. Wash,
also will be loss to the school ath-
letically. He was sports columnist
for the Buff and Blue. He will be
connected with his hometown daily
paper as q sports reporter.
Evening star., 1935-06-03
VALLEY LOOP MINES
TO START SATURDAY
Four Of Eight Clubs Will Play
Inaugural Games-Heurich
Team in Circuit.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARR1sONBURG, Va, June g.
= L Under the revised Valley League
schedule made public today by Presi-
dent George Holtsman, four OF the
eight clubs will swing into action sat-
urday. Front Royal playing at HAr-
risonburs and Charlottesville perform
ing at Staunton.
All eight clubs will perform next
Sunday with Culpeper at Waynesboro,
Harrisonburg at Charlottesville. Staun-
ton at Orange and the Heurich Brew
ers OF Washington, at Front Royal.
There are 81 games In each halt.
The first half ends July u and the
season closes on Labor day. The post
season series for the championship
will follow the closing games.
New clubs in the circuit this year
are Orange, Front Royal, Heurich,
Waynesboro and Staunton. Wood
stock did not retain its franchise.
Harrisonburg win give the Valley its
first taste Of night base ball. the
equipment to be ready by June IS.
This step was taken by the local club
when there was some objection to
Sunday base ball. All other clubs
except Staunton will play Sunday
games at home. Another innovation
II that the league has travelling
entry, the Heur1ch Brewers playing all
their games on the road.
Evening star., 1935-06-03
C0LESvILLE CARDS
TOPPLE ROCKVILLE
Slam Roger fer 10 Hits in 7-2
Win-Montgomery County Boys
in State Track Meet.

SLUGGTNG the offerings of Connie
Roger for 10 hits, Frank Valde-
mars Colesville Cardinals defeated the
Rockville A. A., To, yesterday TO
syenge an earlier defeat.
Dave Jarboe and AL Meikle John led
the Takoma Tigers to a 14-o decision
over the Woodmen OF the World at
Takoma Park. Jarboe collected four
hits, including homer. Meikeljohn
got three singles and q double.
Kensington A. c. lost its second
straight game when 1t absorbed
7-to-3 lacing from the Indian Head
tosSerS.
Montgomery County Schoolboys will
Journey to Baltimore Friday to COM
pete for the county schools track and
field championship of Maryland. A
contingent of winners from the county
meet held a week ago will be selected
for the trip.
Montgomery Blair High School,
leading In the fight for the county base
ball crown, will oppose An alumni nine
tomorrow on the home diamond.
Two other engagements appear on
the weeks base ball card. Rockville
Win oppose Sherwood on the latter's
held At Sandy Spring tomorrow. while
Poolesville and Damascus will meet
at Damascus on Friday.