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Evening star., 1935-01-29
NO CHANCE OF THAW
SEEN UNTIL FRIDAY
Temperature Higher Today, but
Colder Weather Predicted
for Tomorrow.

Although having warmed up some
what, there Is no chance Of any real
thaw here before Friday, at least, the
forecaster at the Weather Bureau said
today.
Meanwhile a minimum temperature
Of 20 degrees Is expected for tonight,
the same minimum recorded at 10
O'Clock last night. Colder weather Is
predicted again for tomorrow. The
temperature had gone up to 26 de-
grees at 10 o'clock today, after having
remained In the low twenties during
the night.
The District Of Columbia Motor
Club of the American Automobile As
sociation reported 10000 dead and
frozen batteries as a result of the
bitter cold of early yesterday, result
ing in a complete depletion of battery
supplies.
Two youths we're injured in shedding
accidents last night. One of them,
Carl Collins, u. l446 Foxall road,
suffered head injuries when his sled
colnded with truck in motion in the
4400 block of Conduit road. He was
treated at Georgetown Hospital for
brain conclusion.
The other injured youth, Roy
Blanchard, 13. 1904 Talbert street
southeast, received cuts when his sled
ran into street car in the $500 block
Of Nichols avenue southeast. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
WOMEN TO DISCUSS
SECURITY FROM WAR
Patriotic Conference on National
Defense Opens Tomorrow
at Mayfower.

Security from war and not prepared
ness for war will be the theme of the
tenth Women's Patriotic Conference
on National Defense, opening tomor-
row at the Mayflower Hotel, according
to Mrs. Albion c. Carlson of Willmar,
Mimi, national president of the
American Legion Auxiliary, who will
preside.
approximately 1000 delegates, rep
resenting 80 women's organizations
with membership of about 1000 600,
are scheduled to attend the meetings,
which will continue through Friday.
Peace is the first interest of the
100000 women who will be repre-
sented at the conference" Mrs. Carl
son said. They will send representa-
tives to the conference to learn how
they can work in a practical, effective
way to make the United States more
secure from war. They are willing to
think realistically about the problem
Of maintaining peace and this brings
them to the conclusion that under
present world conditions the country's
peace must be protected by adequate
armed forces"
Preliminary meetings were to be
held today.
Tomorrow night Secretary OF War
Dern, Rear Admiral Joseph K. Taus-
sig. acting chief of naval operations,
and Frank N. Belgrano, jr., COM
mander of the American Legion, are
slated to speak.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Underworld of Washington
Visited by Representative

halls Of Ninth street, the emporiums
of Washington's Harlem and the
streets near the railroad tracks-down
around -Four -and-a- Half street, where
figures sit at windows tapping lightly
on the panes.
He saw the sailors from the navy
yard dancing and drinking with the
painted ladies in the gaudy cabarets.
And to devise means for protecting
the public from impurities-in food,
drinks or morals-he went into the
kitchens and saw how the food was
prepared and how the drinks were
mixed.
In Washington 1t is against the law
to mix drinks in the sight Of the Gus
toner, and there have been complaints
against the use of second-ha olives
In Martins and secondhand cherries
In Manhattans.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
BOND COMMITTEES
DECLARED RACKET
SABBATH Reports to House
Popular Demand to Con-
tinue Probe.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Describing the practices of many
so-called Bondholders' Reorganization
Committees as bordering on vicious
racket" Chairman SABBATH of the Sc
lect Investigating Committee today
reported to the House that there was
a popular demand for continuation
of the inquiry in cities throughout the
land.
He already has asked Congress for
100000 to defray future expenses Of
the inquiry.
Income Declared Unreported.
SABBATH said his committee has
turned over to the Internal Revenue
Bureau information to enable it to
collect thousands of dollars in tax
alton on unreported income.
disclosures indicate fraud and dis
honesty, together with apparent eva
sion of income taxes to the extent that
will doubtless warrant the scrutiny
of the Department of Justice as we'll
as the Department of Internal Reve-
nue." said his report.
The committee reported that
Evening star., 1935-01-29
TOWNSEND MAIL
INQUIRY PUSHED
Post Office Investigation of
0ld-Age Pension Activity
Welcomed by Sponsor.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Scrutiny Of the activities Of DR..
F. e. Townsend was under way today
as postal authorities sought to see
what use he Is making Of the mails
in gaining support for his old-age
pension plan.
DR.. Townsend. whose plan calls for
5000 a month pension for all persons
over go, said he believed such inveSti-
cations were routine with the Post
Oflce Department in the case of all
organizations such as his. He added
he was reluctant to believe the inquiry
was an effort to discredit his plan.
"I would hate to think the adminis-
tration would play dirty politics" he
said, but even If it did so we would
throw the door wide Open"
The elderly Californian said a full
statement of his activities, with the
last audit of his Offices here and in
Los Angeles, had been submitted to
postal inspectors. A recent appeal by
mail for funds, he said, netted about
S6 900.
Kildroy P. Aldrich, chief postal in
spector, confirmed DR.. Townsend's dis
closure of the inquiry, but said it was
still too incomplete for comment.
Townsend's campaign in support Of
his program is carried out through a
series of clubs. Members write letters
to Congressman and make donations
to carry on the work. The latest ap-
peal for funds, DR.. Townsend said,
suggested a quota of Is cents ger
member.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
POLICE SHOW INCREASE
IN USE OF RADIO CALLS

The model radio system of the
Police Department was four years old
yesterday, and officials took occasion
to total the POI, ,569 service calls which
have been relayed by the system
since its establishment.
According to figures compiled BY
Lieut.. A. E. Miller at headquarters,
the calls handled were 25, 1856 in 1881; ;
51,755 In 1882; 55,571 in 1888. and
69,057 last year. Arrests last year by
officers in radio patrol cars totaled
8,040.
Daily calls averaged about 18s last
year and 80 per cent Of them were
answered by patrol cars within five
minutes Of the time the call came in.
The local system, in charge Of
Lieut.. James L. Kelly, radio tech
nician, has become so well known
that many police officials from other
cities have studied it as model.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
GEN. DARLINGTON BOOTH
WILL CONFER HERE
Founder and National Commander
of Volunteers of America
Arrives Saturday.

Gen. Ballington Booth, founder and
national commander of the Volunteers
Of America, will arrive here Saturday
for a conference with Government OFF,
cials concerning the part to be played
by private relief agencies in the new
relief set-up, according to an an
nouncement by Adjt. H. Mills Eroh,
District commander of the Volunteers.
Sunday Gen. Booth will preach at
st. Margaret's Episcopal Church,
Connecticut avenue and Bancroft
street, at II am. and at Foundry M.
E. Church at 8 pm.
The generals conference with OFF,
cials here will begin Monday, the an
nouncement said. During his visit he
will inspect local Volunteer of America
agencies.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

checks. The strange picture record
is dated and filed away for future
use by either the bank or the GUS
toner. The same safety method
can, Of course. be applied to checks
drawn on other banks and cashed
for regular patrons.
The new idea gives additional safety
to the bank which may prove of real
value. Returning cancelled checks to
patrons takes away a banks best
evidence that a check has actually
been paid. The photograph supplies
any proof that may be wanted later
There have been instances in other
cities where dishonest bank officials
have cashed large checks on an out
of-town bank. made no entry of such
transactions, and purposely destroyed
the cancelled checks when returned al
the end of the month. The photo
graphs furnished needed proof anc
pinned the evidence on the officials.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

For the first time in Washington,
a banking institution is taking photo
graphs on moving picture film of all
depositors' Cancelled checks. as a new
measure Of protection and con-
venience.
In order to provide record of checks
after they have been returned to
each depositor and possibly thrown
away or lost, the McLachlen Bank
ing Corp is making this new type
of bank records. The pictures can
be seen at any time in case the
bank patron cannot make his balance
agree with the banks figures, or in
case he might wish check evidence
for use in court cases.
Every check passing through the
bank goes onto the film. The photo
graphs are made on 16-milimeter
film similar to that used in amateu,
cameras and a single reel 100 feet
long will take pictures of $4,000
Evening star., 1935-01-29
GIRL SAVES LIFE
OF BURNING MAN
Jumps From Moving Auto
and Throws Blanket
Around Worker.

The fact chat Miss Marion Olivet,
%, Board Of Education clerk, Is a girl
of action probably saved q life last
night when the blazing body OF col
ored man suddenly appeared alongside
her automobile on the Baltimore
Boulevard at Hyattsville.
Miss Olivet had driven to the UNI
versity of Maryland for her father,
an employe there, and was returning
with him to their home at 27o5 Bla-
densburg road northeast.
AS the Olivet car drove onto the rail-
road overpass at Hyattsville. the girl
saw a burst of flame and body issue
from the rear Of a heavy truck, which
was preceding west on the boulevard
The girls father, Charles Olivet, was
driving at the time, but could not i'm
mediately halt the automobile because
Of ice.
Miss Olivet. however, hastily
snatched an old Army blanket from
the rear seat and leaped from the car
while 1t still was in motion. She ran
back to the flaming body and wrapped
the blanket about the man, who gath
cred it about him as he rolled in the
snow at the edge Of the highway. The
flames were quickly extinguished.
The Bladensburg Fire Rescue Squad
removed the man to q Washington
hospital. He was tentatively identified
as Cornelius Alexander, IS, of this
city.
He had been tending a stove de.
signed to keep a truckload Of bananas
from freezing. The stove exploded
scattering blazing fuel over the helper
who was unable to attract the atten-
ton Of the driver as he leaped to the
highway.
Unaware that the rear end Of the
! truck was burning, the driver pro-
ceeded several miles before the fame.
were extinguished by the Bladensburt
Fire Department.
Evening star., 1935-01-29

Chain" organizations have gone into
reorganizing to such an extent that a
few persons control upwards of $780,
000, 900 In defaulted bonds. Two Chi
cago Chain committees" are handling
or have reorganized defaulted bond is
sues on 402 properties in 18 States,
the report asserted.
SABBATH said his organization would
propose legislation involving: Nomi-
nal loans through a Federal agency
10 expedite and facilitate real estate
reorganizations, an amendment to the
securities act to vest supervision and
administration Of such loans and re-
organizations in the Securities and
Exchange Commission. or the creation
Of separate body for these purposes,
but only for the life of such loans.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
MRS. NJ. J. KENDALL, 73,
DIES AT VIRGINIA HOME
Funeral Services Will Be Held
Thursday at Residence Near
Herndon.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HERNDON, Va, January 29.-Fu-
neral services will be held at 2 pm.
Thurday for Mrs. NJ. ]. Kendall, 70,
who died early TO-DAY at her home
near Herndon. Burial will be in
Chestnut Grove Cemetery here fol-
lowing services at the home.
Mrs. Kendalps death was the result
Of paralytic stroke suffered about
two weeks ago. She was the widow
of Fenton Kendall, and had been a
resident Of this neighborhood for
eight years.
She is survived by four sons, Frank
of Dranesville and Wade, Newton and
Herman, all of Rockville, Md; q
brother, Clarence Gordon. of Lees
burg; sister, Mrs Susan Dove, White
Post, Va; five grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
RENEWAL Of AUTO
CODE IS EXPECTED
Temporary Extension Fore
cast After President
Holds Conference.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A temporary renewal of the automo-
bile code without change, possibly un-
til hearings can be held, was expected
in some quarters today with the codes
expiration date only three days away.
With an eye toward Capitol Hill
and possible legislative operations on
the entire NJ r. A. Set-up, President
Roosevelt and his advisers studied the
code without official comment yeSter-
day.
One observation from a conferee
was that the President might make a
special announcement Friday, the ex-
piration date, throwing some light on
the future of the auto code and de-
scribing his position on an N. r. A. re-
port dealing with stabilization of the
industry.
Changes Not Expected.
It appeared to be the belief of the
official that the President would re-
new the code "as is" He also OBJ
served that code changes are not ordi-
narily made until employers employees
and other interested parties are given
opportunity to comment at formal
hearings.
Closeted with the President were
Leon Henderson, who presented the N.
r. A. report for stabilization; Donald
Richberg, chairman of the N. r. A.
Policy Committee; Secretary PGkins,
Clay Williams, chairman of the N. R.
A. Board, and Leon Marshall, execu-
tive secretary OF the board.
One of the codes provisions most
criticized by union leaders revolves
around section Ia of N. r. A.
ia Declared Restricted.
Under the auto code employers may
hire and fire workers regardless of
union affliation. A. F.. of L. leaders
contend this is a restriction Of the
right of collective bargaining covered
by la.
Meanwhile, a proposal of the Ma
tionaI Coal Association Legislative
Committee to extend the soft coal code
two more years was before the N. R. A.
1t was in direct opposition to the
wishes of the United Mine Workers,
who favor legislation making coal a
public utility and removing it from
N R. A. entirely.
The coal industry also was faced
with another knotty problem in the
blanket expiration April / of all btu
minous wage and hour contracts be-
tween operators and miners. Former
Senator c. w. Watson, representing
Appalachian operators, and John L.
Lewis, president of the mine workers,
sent out calls to wage committees to
meet here February 18 for parleys over
new contracts affecting half million
workers.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
SUPERLATIVE WORDS
IN ADVERTISING HIT
Means of Restraining Use Dis
cussed by Better Business
Bureau Unit.

Means Of restraining the use Of
superlatives in advertising were dis
cussed today at a luncheon meeting at
the Raleigh Hotel of the Merchandise
Committee Of the Better Business Bu-
reau.
The group, headed by Ralph l..
Goldsmith, also discussed several other
advertising problems, including a def
milton Of Just what Is a washable"
window shade, making a differentia-
tion between washable and cleanable
shades.
Methods of advertising American
made, imitation Oriental rugs also
were considered so rules may be draft
ed for the entire bureau to assure
truth in advertising.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
ALCOHOL
TOLL REACHES 50
Thirteen Die in One Day at
GIoversviIIe, N. Y.
Others III.
BY the Associated Press.

GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y, January %.
Poison alcohol raised its total Of
victims in three Mohawk Valley cities
to 80 with the deaths of two persons
at noon today. Henrietta Frye was
found in her bed and William Henry
died in hospital. Thirteen have died
here. 16 at Utica and one at Rome.
The three latest victims were found
by police wandering dazed in the
streets. Several others are critically
i'll in hospitals.
Arrests appeared imminent as Fed
eral, county and city authorities
pressed their investigation into the
source of the liquor held responsible
for the deaths.
I'VE believe we have the flow Of
poison liquor stopped for the time
being" said Assistant District Attor-
ney Willard L. Best. There may be
arrests within a short time"
Seven persons were found dead in a
boarding house on Church street early
today by police. The officers had
been summoned by an eighth man,
who staggered to the street and died
shortly after he was taken to hospi-
tai.
All victims died in intense agony
They first became dazed, were seized
with cramps and then became blind.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Jennings Randolph,
Democrat, of West Virginia, who
heads the House investigation into
crime in Washington, has seen the
National Capitals underworld at first
hand.
Taking squad Of detectives, he
started out at midnight and ended up
at dawn.
Randolph was enthusiastic over his
adventure.
"I have advised every member Of
the Crime Investigating Committee to
90 out as I did and see the under
world at first hand" he said. "If we
are going to investigate crime. we
ought to know something about 1t
and see things for ourselves"
Randolph said he took in the dance
Evening star., 1935-01-29
CRITICISM OF ICKES
WITHDRAWN IN HOUSE
Representatives Cox and Blanton
Decide to Expunge Attacks
From Record.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
It looks as if there has been a
change of heart towards Secretary
Ickes in some congressional quarters
since word got around that he won't
hold the purse string on the $4,000,-
100000 public works appropriation.
At any rate. Representative Cox,
Democrat. Of Georgia, who had some
remarks to make about the Secretary
the other day, got permission from
the House to expunge them from the
records. Not to be outdone, Repre-
sentative Blanton, Democrat, of
Texas, who had offered some equally
sharp observations. obtained consent
to do likewise.
"IckeS mas been under fire a lot
lately" the Texan said, land I don't
believe in hitting a fellow when he's
down."
Representative Bulwipkle, Democrat,
of North Carolina quickly interjected
that Hes not down by any means "
Anyway, he's been under fire"
Blanton said.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
SHEPARD'S FIGHT
ON NAUTOPSy Barred
Medical Officer Testifies
Majors Wife Died Of
Poisoning.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. B
TOPEKA, Kans., January 29.-Maj.
Paul r. Hawley Of the United States
Army Medical Corps testified today
that Maj. Charles A. Shepard. on trial
for the poison murder of his SECOND
wife, insisted there be no autopsy even
before her death.
At that time both officers were
stationed at Fort Riley, Kans., where
Mrs. Zenana Shepard, 81. died June
Is. 1929. She became Ill May 20.
Maj. Shepard, now So, and tuber-
culosis specialist, has retired from the
service and Is in court with his third
wife.
Maj. Hawley told Of being called in
to attend Mrs. Shepard and Of see
ing her every day during her fatal
illness.
Blames Death on Poisoning.
what, in your judgment, caused
Mrs. Shepard's death?" United States
District Attorney s. 8. Alexander
asked after the witness had described
the autopsy.
"Mercurial poisoning" replied Mai.
Hawley.
"A few days before her death
Shepard followed me out to the back
porch and asked me how she was get
ting along" said Hawley.
ct don't think she's even going
to get any better told him, and
the worst Of it is that I don't know
u,hof fha M ftar 10
There must not be an autopsy
Shepard said to me.
Mrs. Shepard isn't dead yet I
told him, but since you brought 1t up
I'll tell you right now that I won't
sign a death certificate until ! know
more about this case than do now "
Autopsy Finally Made.
Hawley also testified that Shepard
resisted the autopsy idea after his
wife's death but that 1t was eventually
performed
Seated beside his third wife in the
court room yesterday, the slender. seri-
GUS faced physician, once convicted
and sentenced to life Imprisonment on
the charge, heard himself described
by defense attorneys as the victim OF
two women, one a terrible drunkard'
who did not love her huband, and the
other a "gold-digger."
Striking quickly at the defense as
sertions that the second Mrs. Shepard
was a drunkard and secretly drank
raw alcohol" the prosecution sum-
moned two women witnesses who
knew Mrs. Shepard at the Army post.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
FATAL LIQUOR SOUGHT.
Agents Check Source of Supply as
16 Die.

UTICA, N. Y, January % (R.-
Deaths of 16 persons since Thursday
brought reinforcementS of Federal
agents to Utica to find the source OF
poisoned liquor. Three of the dead
were women.
Three deaths occurred yesterday
and six more are fighting off the
creeping death" caused by wood
alcohol. One man died yesterday
while police were questioning him
about liquor sales.
One man is under arrest on a
charge of second-degree manslaugh-
ter, and six others were held for in
vestigation. Jack Callahan, So, was
arrested Sunday and charged with
illicit sale, but yesterday the more
serious manslaughter charge was
placed against him.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Five-Legged Frog Found.

SALT LAKE CITY R.-The next
time Calaveras County, Calf, has a
frog jumping contest there is going
to be some competition. Salt Lake
City now possesses frog reputed to
be able to Jump one-fifth farther than
any heretofore famous leapers. Law
renee McMay unearthed flve-legged
frog while digging a drainage ditch.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
PLANS DEVELO LOPMENT
Northeast Citizens Group to Dis
cuss Program Tonight.

A comprehensive program for de-
velopment and planning of the North
east section will be presented for con-
sideration tonight at special meet
ing of the Northeast Conference OF
Citizens Associations, at the police
station, Seventeenth street and Rhode
Island avenue.
A. D. Calvert, chairman of the
Committee on Development and Plan
ming, has prepared a report which he
will present to the meeting. This
subject has be n made the special
order of business for the evening and
the entire session will be devoted to
this subject. More than IL citizens
associations are afilated in the con-
terence movement.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
Luncheon Tomorrow.

The Wheatley Parent-Teacher As
sociation will give a luncheon tomor-
row at the school, Montello avenue
and Neal street northeast, in honor
of Miss F. c. Mortimer, principal, and
the teaching staff.