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Evening star., 1935-12-19
S. E. C. CASE COMES
TO D. C. GRAND JURY
Inquiry Begins Into First Action
Of New Type Ruled
in Jurisdiction.

The District grand jury was con-
sidering today the first case involving
the making Of an alleged false state
ment before the Securities and Ex-
change Commission referred to it for
criminal prosecution.
Presentation of the case to the
grand jury was pursuant to a recent
ruling by the commission that all such
prosecutions must be conducted here,
regardless Of the location of the regis
trant. Four alleged violations have
been been brought to the attention of
United States Attorney Leslie c.
Garnett.
Making a false statement of any
material fact in the registration GER
tificate required under the securities
act or emitting to state any material
act is made an offense by the act
itself. The penalty is five years i'm
prisonment or $4,000 fine or both.
The case now before the grand jury
IS understood to involve persons con-
nected with a Southern California
mining concern. Three witnesses were
brought here from the West Coast at
Government expense and appeared be-
fore the jury yesterday and today.
Preparation of these Securities Com
mission cases involves an unusual
amount OF labor. Three of MIR. Garnetts
assistants, including David A. Pine,
his chief aide, worked on the Cali
fornia case for more than q month
before placing it before the grand
jury.
Because of the time required, Mr..
Garnett has considered asking that
his staff be enlarged so the securities
cases will not interfere with the
routine prosecutions conducted by his
office.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, December l9.-
Gen. Plutarco Elias Gales, branded a
traitor by the national revolution
ary party he founded, deflied the gov
ernment's demand today that he leave
the country.
Mexico is my country and only by
violence can they make me leave" he
declared after the national Senate
wrote him out of the party as a
traitor to the revolutionary program
and a conspirator against the ma
tion's institutions"
Gales said the agitation raised by
the government, now headed by his
political rival, President Lazaro Car
denaS, is artificial and unjustified. I"
Charges of conspiracy were preferred
against five Senators and Luis N.
Morones, former minister of labor and
economy, the latter being accused by
the Senate of having urged workers
in Manzanillo to revolt.
Big Fortune Built Up.
Senator Torres Ortiz charged Mo-
rones with "tricking the workers" and
building up a personal fortune which
he said includes real estate valued at
100000 pesos (s13.500).
Morones betrayed the governments
of Obregon, Portes Gil and Cardenas, -
Senator Ortiz asserted, and the blood
of Obregon is on him"
The charges were referred to the
attorney general, who will decide
whether the six men are to be arrested
and brought to trial.
Gales, in his challenge to the gov
ernment, admitted his life is in danger
and they may assassinate me-"
The government has become
alarmed, believing I am conspiring
against its institutions" he said,
which is completely false. To con-
spire in this country it is necessary
to count on the army, or part of the
army.
1--we interpellated the generals in
the army, including the President
himself, and not one of them has
come forward to say they ever re-
ceived an insinuation from me to
abandon their duty"
Gales Denies Charges.
Gales has denied he was leading
the country toward Communism.
Il believe the government is fol-
lowing the wrong road, one which is
producing a state of anarchy and in
discipline" he said. "The gravest error
which is being committed is to lead
this country to Communism, which is
unsuited for Mexico"
Labor leaders announced that Syndi-
Gates representing all organized work
ers would participate in a monster
demonstration against Gales Sunday.
They said at least $4,000 workers are
expected to join in the demand for
the expulsion Of the former President.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
BANDITS GET $500
IN NIGHT H0LD-UP
Transfer Firms Employees Forced
to Submit to Colored
Robbers.

Two colored bandits, armed with
automatics, held up the Office of the
Merchants Transfer & Storage Co.,
920 E street, near midnight last night
and escaped with 5000.
Wearing masks and going about
their work in silence, the bandits
entered the Office from the rear and
motioned William Lyddane, shipping
clerk, and several other employees TO
put up their hands.
One of the bandits seized a bundle
OF cash on a desk and the other
looked around for more money.
Lyddane, who lives at 443 Irving
street, saved several hundred dollars
of the firms money by pulling open
a cash drawer and scattering the
contents on the floor. The gunmen
left without trying to pick up the
money.
Several other hold-upS were reported
last night. William S. Madison, 2207
First street. manager of a filling sta
ton at North Capitol and Decatur
streets, was robbed Of $50. Other
victims included John L. Williams,
2426 Shannon place southeast, from
whom $50 was taken and Miss Rennie
Quarles, manager of an ice cream
parlor at 1872 Eighth street south
east, who was robbed of IS by two
men.
Richard S. Quinlan and Francis
Moham reported a S100 watch and
chain and a $50 watch were stolen
from their rooms at 1909 Sixteenth
street. John R. Billingsley, 1925 New
Hampshire avenue, told police q
burglar who used a duplicate key
entered his home and took 500 in
cash and clothing and a revolver
valued at SIS.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
SILVERMAN HEARD
BY GRAND Jury
Seeks to QuaSh Any Prose-
Cution From War Depart
ment Deals,

Waving the immunity of witness
Joseph Silverman, ir, millionaire
dealer in surplus Army materials went
before the District grand jury TODAY
avowedly to "quash once and for ali"
any possibility Of criminal prosecution
against him arising from his War De-
partment deals and subsequent actvi-
ties.
1t is understood the jury is inuuir-
ing into his alleged efforts to prevent
Frank E. Speicher, automobile tube
salesman, from testifying at the in
vestigation conducted by the House
Military Affairs Committee during
most of 1884, which brought to light
charges Of War Department irregu-
larities.
Previous Testimony.
Testimony of loans, undue influence
and expensive entertainment of Army
officials, which subsequently was aired
before the House group, was pre-
sented to the grand jury early last
year, but no criminal prosecution
resulted.
Learning Of the current inquiry.
Silverman is said to have asked
United States Attorney Leslie c. Gar
nett to allow him to appear as a wit
ness. He arrived here this morning
in company with his attorney, Thomas
J. Ryan Of New York, and was sent
into the grand jury room after a short
wait.
Before testifying Silverman told
newspaper men he came here merely
to answer any questions the Jury
has to ask me-
Loan Is Questioned.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee wanted to question Speicher
last year concerning a $1,000 loan he
made to Brig. Gen. Alexander E. Will
liams back in 1888, when the officer
was assistant to the quartermaster
general in charge of the Transporta-
ton Division Of the War Department,
Gen. Williams later was court-mar-
tailed, convicted Of soliciting and OBJ
tanning the loan and dismissed from
the Army.
1t was to protect Gen. Williams that
his friend, Silverman, is said to have
induced Speicher to hide in New York
while he was being sought by Depart
ment Of Justice agents sent after him
by the House Committee. He finally
was located and voluntarily testified
at the Capitol.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
MOTORIST GIVES STORY.
Tagged by Finder Of Milne, Who
Feared It Was Trap.

Feared 1t Was Trap.
PHILADELPHIA, December 19 (P,.
Robert Keaser, 26, told today how
he and three other youths found Caleb
j. Milne. 4th, lying trussed and
gagged in a highway ditch near
DoyleStown.
Keaser was the driver of an auto
mobile stopped by the road by S. r.
Gerhart, Philadelphia salesman, who
was first to come upon the 24-year -old
kidnap victim last night.
It saw a man waving at US from
the middle of the road" Keaser said.
His car was parked on the other side
of the road.
HE said, I'm glad you stopped be-
cause there's something here I'm
afraid to look into. 1t might be a
trap
HE pointed to a man lying on the
right side of the road, all tied up
and his face covered with something
white.
I'VE ran over and found the mans
wrists were lashed to his heels and
his eyes and mouth covered with ad-
hesive tape"
Scurrying movements by members
Of the family of Milne and by Fed
eral agents lent an air of suppressed
excitement to the Milne mansion last
night, while reports persisted that the
family had contacted his supposed
kidnapers.
r. George Harvey, in charge of the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation in
Philadelphia, drove to the home and
departed Is minutes later.
Two hours later an automobile
identified as that of Harvey's as
sistant, Al Schrader, drove in. AS it
did so light on the second floor Of
the house went out.
Warren Milne, uncle Of Caleb, drove
the family sedan away from the house
with the youths grandparents in the
back seat They returned in half an
hour.
Telephone Enemen completed in
stallation Of new private lines at
IL pm.
After the workmen departed lights
flashed up in the left wing Of the
house, revealing members Of the fam
lily conversing with two Federal men
in a Second-door room.
The lights went out.
Shortly before midnight Harvey and
his men closed their Philadelphia Of
flee. Harvey announced they were
through for the night.
Ths agents declined to discuss re-
Evening star., 1935-12-19
HELD
IN DEATH
Tells Police He Feels Sure
Olga Steck Jumped From
Hotel Window.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSoCldIen EreSb.
SAN FRANCISCO, December l9.-
Thomas L. Matkins was held without
charge today in the death plunge
Of his divorced wife, Olga Steck, for
mer zeigfeld Follies beauty, from his
twelfth-story hotel room.
The 50-year-old bond salesman told
police: II can't explain what hap
pened, but I feel sure she jumped
from the window" He said he heard
a swish" behind him as he was pack
ing a bag and when he turned she
had vanished.
Story Is Doubted.
I'VE don't believe Matkins is tell
ing the truth" Police Inspector Allen
McGinn said. There was a violent
quarrel and we want to find out what
it was about"
McGinn did not elaborate.
Matkins. accompanied by an at
torney, appeared at police headquar-
ters several hours after the body of
the 38-year-old woman was found
yesterday.
He said he nrSt learned OF her
death in a newspaper.
Everett z. SAKE, liquor salesman,
told police the woman, who was
divorced from Matkins II years ago,
was his wife. SAKE was treated at a
hospital for head wounds he said
the woman inflicted with her slipper
at a night club, where she was an
entertainer, because he refused to join
a party with Matkins.
Wanted Two Sons.
He told police Miss Steck was being
nice" to Matkins because she wanted
their two sons. Thomas, jr., 10, and
Robert, 18, who are in Matkins'
custody, with her for Christmas.
Capt. of Detectives Charles Dullea
said fingerprints on Matkins' hotel
room window sill indicated Miss Steck
chung desperately in a futile effort
to save herself.
Lyle Payton, Stockton, Calf, said
he and Dixie Marsh, night club pian-
ist. accompanied Matkins and Miss
Steck to the hotel room, but that
he and Miss Marsh left a few min
utes later Payton said Matkins and
Miss Steck appeared on friendly
terms.
Evening star., 1935-12-19

hailed the passing Of Ted Clarke the
other day. AS official adviser to Cool
idge and unofficial counselor to many
another Republican statesman of the
last 20 years he probably had more in
fuence on our times than any dozen
Congressman. However, he always
worked in the name of others.
Radio. politicians thought that Mr..
Hoover's delivery at st. Louis was far
better than ever before.
A top cog in the Kelly Nash machine
says that the prominent Negro con-
tender for the heavyweight prize
fighting championship (Joe Louis) has
been made . precinct committeeman
In Chicago.
(CopyTtRht. 1s869
Evening star., 1935-12-19
COURT ORDER ISSUED
TO EDWARD HANDIBOE
Contempt Action Threatened for
Alleged Failure to Support
1e-Year-old Daughter.

Edward S. Handiboe, 613 Nicholson
street, former umpire in the Inter
national League and American Asso-
citation was ordered today by Justice
Jennings Bailey to appear in District
Supreme Court Monday to show cause
why he should not be found in con-
tempt for failing to pay SIS a month
for the support Of his 19-year-old
daughter, Katherine Handiboe.
Mrs. Nellie Handiboe. 1923 Kill
bourne place, was awarded custody Of
their daughter two years ago and the
court ordered .the father to pay the
SIS monthly allowance. Through At
torney Jean M. Boardman Mrs. Handi-
Doe told the court that her husband
is in arrears $3.50.
Handiboe now is said to be engaged
in the real estate business.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
STUDENT AIMS HIT

MINNEAPOLIS, December 10 lP.-
Attitudes of many college students in
acquiring education, Dr.. William H.
Fyfe of queens University said today,
would "horrify q business man."
DR.. Fyfe, principal of the Kingston,
Ontario. institution, in an address pre-
pared for delivery at University Of
Minnesota commencement exercises,
said:
"a moderate fee opens for them the
treasures Of knowledge, yet their only
demand Is for fewer subjects and q
lower standard in each"
Evening star., 1935-12-19

merely be a grand ratification rally,
replete with Fairly and flags, are now
inclined to go in for regular con-
vention, with resolutions deploring,
among other things, the Literary
Digest.
Well, fight is better than q mas
sacre. And upon the horizon Of both
parties looms the figure Of old Doc
Townsend, coming with little plan.
and if you don't think he's beginning
to cast shadow, ask grandpa. Mean
while, the Ham Fish boom for Presi-
dent spreads like cold molasses.
Evening star., 1935-12-19

DIGEONS probably were used to
carry messages long before the
birth of Christ, although it has been
said that the first verified instance Of
using a pigeon as a messenger was
during the food, when Noah released
the dove from the ark. Egyptian sui
tanS used pigeons as messengers, and
It is related that sultan who lived
in the 18th century maintained 2,000
which were so highly esteemed that
the sultan was the only one permitted
to take the message from the bird
when 1t arrived.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
PARENTS START LEGAL
BATTLE FOR DAUGHTER
Will Enter Court on Monday to
Secure Custody for II.
Month-Old Child.

With Christmas just two days of
the estranged parents of l7-month-old
Mary Catherine Burns will come into
District Supreme Court Monday to
decide who shall have the little girl.
The mother, Mrs. Catherine M.
Burns, 20, of 1868 Euclid street, who
left her husband Monday, allegedly
at his request, asked the court late
yesterday to give her official custody
of the child. Little Mary Catherine
now is with her mother at the home
Of Mrs. Burns aunt and grand
mother on Euclid street. Mrs. Burns
works at the Treasury Department.
while her husband, Robert ]. Burns, is
employed by the Standard Oil Co.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
Book Reviews Announced.

A series Of book reviews will be given
in the northeastern branch of the
Public Library, Seventh street and
Maryland avenue northeast, at 8 pm.
tomorrow, DR.. George F. Bowerman,
librarian, announced. Miss Alethea
T. Anderson and Cecil J. McHale will
speak.
Evening star., 1935-12-19

port that arrangements had been
made to plant" a package Of cash
somewhere in the Philadelphia area
last night, and that the plan had been
abandoned at the last minute. They
would not verify report they had en-
deavored during the night to identify
and trace a man who called the Milne
home by telephone.
MILNE RANSOM NOT PAID.
Evening star., 1935-12-19

80 AA@N~ ~6SNASAOAAs d440
adjourning thence
to the cemetery.
Now it's settled
they'll m e ct at
Cleveland, an d
the official silver
lining oca ator,
Chairman Fletch-
er, pre- diets it
W ont b e a ny
lodge of sorrow,
either.
Also, the DEM
ocrats, who not
so long ago were
figuring tn ir
1896 to-do would
Evening star., 1935-12-19
JAPAN ALSO SHUNS
NAVAL NEEDS PLAN
ParIey Delegates Voice OBJ
jeCtionS to British Com
promise Proposal.
BACKGROUND

During the POS the Dnr-iDeary
i0orld sought means of guarantee
ing eternal peace. Disarmament
tOdS one approach to the millennium.
First practical arms limitation step
tDGs agreed to at Washington Con-
ference in 1922, nth 5-5-3-1.5-1.5
7lGUy ratio for United States, Brit
ain, Japan, France and Italy. Lon
don NdU1l Conference in 1880 re-
iterdted 5-5-3 ratio. Japan has long
sought sea equality Nth America
and England. Preliminary CONFER
SGtfonS year ago ended in corfu-
sion because of Japan demand.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
GALES REFUSES
TO LEAVE MEXICO
Branded as "TraitOr" by
His Party, Ex-PreSident
DefieS Government.


MeTtco has Seethed for meek.
Return from siT months eEile of
PlutaTco Elias Gales, former strong
man" of the republic, brought
minor political crisis, has resulted
tn custer OF senators and 4 state
governors, demand for his expulsion
By four labor organizations and
angry demonstration before his
home BY 200 students. Gales left
Merico in June, outraged by the
marathon OF rGdicGlisH" intro
dNced By President LdzGr0 Car
dendS. Gales, Labor party president
from 1924 to 1928 and potoer be-
hind throne tpheE Gil and Obregon
tDere presidents, tDGs once consid-
cred Utolent radical himself.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
Film Director Divorced.

LOS ANGELES, December 10 LP).
Ruby Bacon won a divorce today
from Lloyd r. Bacon, film director,
son Of the late Frank Bacon, actor.
She testified the director was cold
toward her and often threatened her
with violence.
Evening star., 1935-12-19

In fact, before the balloting began,
advocates of other cities ran into that
same inside situation. AS they tell
it, Mr.. Brown had the Southern
delegates" all wrapped up in his vest
pocket. They wondered whether this
meant that Mr.. Brown would also
control these sections at the conven-
ton. There have been many rumors
that he and other Hoover workers
have been striving in that direction.
Not only from this Development,
but from Others, the best Repub-
Licdn authorities haze concluded
that MeSSTS. HooOeT and BroiOB
1iu exert major contention
influence oDer the large Doting
bloc of Southern delegates. The
tip on the inside is that these
delegates t0iH be uninStructed, prob
ably 1rtH not Uote for HooUer for
the presidential nomination, but
wiH tollow his leadership on the
platform and in choosing the can
didnte
fartey ana PnlIaueIpnla,
The inside reason why Postmaster
General Farley cannot make up his
mind about choosing Philadelphia as
the Democratic convention site is this:
Business men in the City of Brother
ly Love have shown an unwillingness
to unloosen their purse strings for a
convention fund. They figure they viii
get the convention anyway. Thus thel e
is strong question whether Philadel-
phia will raise the necessary money.
If it fails, the convention will be taken
elsewhere. But it will be kept close 20
Washington.
President Roosevelt has not said
anything about it publicly as yet,
but he has tipped Farley that he
intends to appear before the con-
Uentiop for a speech, and therefore
tCdntS the convention nearby.
G-Men Offer to Find Thomas.
The quadrennial Socialist presiden-
tial candidate, Norman Thomas, was
supposed to have been a leading
oPCdhSL dG ldI &c uI1lLlSI ldSG WCCh
attended by the President, members Of
the Supreme Court, etc. He was to
have been the opposition speaker to
Mr.. Roosevelt. A motion picture was
shown to build him up. 1t was called
"The Newer Deal" envisioning his IN
auguration in 1887.
But Mr.. Thomas failed to show up
for his Inauguration or his speech
Friends later explained that bad flying
weather prevented him from leaving
Boston ON his scheduled plane. How
ever, no explanatory wire was received
from him at the time and promoters of
the dinner became hdgety.
J. Edgar HooUer, head of the &c"
men, heard about it and of
tered his services. He said that if
Thomas i1GS WGnted at the dinner
and tUas in the City of Washington
he, HooUer, Mould guarantee to de-
liUer the missing speaker 1Uithin IS
minutes. The offer toas not accepted,
but the promise indicated that the
&C" men haze developed unheard-
OF facilities for fast deIiUery of /
other than gangSters.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
Buy Seals
Finance Greatest Organized
Fight in the World.

christmas seals cost only penny
each, but they finance the greatest
organized fight in the world-the
campaign against tuberculosis. The
disease that kills more persons be-
tween is and As than any other dis
ease. Buy Christmas seals.
"DR. JAMES G. CUMMING,
Chief of Bureau Of Communicable
Diseases, District Of Columbia
Health Department"
Evening star., 1935-12-19
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, December 19.-Japan's
stubborn, answering determination
to have a navy equal to any re-
gardless of world opposition emerged
clearly today as seapowers' delegates
debated the merits of British COM
promise proposals.
While American, French and Italian
conferees after a recess for study and
consideration voiced approval of the
principle Of the British proposal that
each nation set a limit on new con-
struction based on naval needs in
stead Of rights" the japanese made
no secret of strong objections.
Security Assured.
The preamble of the tentative draft
OF the plan recognizes the right of
each power to possess naval strength
necessary to assure security, but speci-
fles each base construction on the
minimum adequate to obtain security.
Vlscount MonSell, first lord of the
British admiralty, was understood to
have informed Admiral Osami Nagsno
chief of the Japanese delegation. that
existing strengths would provide
equality and security, hence the build
ing programme be submitted and ap-
proved by the conference before pub
lie announcement-should conform to
present relative strengths.
While the Japanese have made no
nat rejection it was learned Admiral
Nagano, after long, critical ANALYSIS.
declared proposals based on the prin-
ciples of the Washington and Lon
don treaties are simply q subterfuse
for continuation of the 5-5-3 ratio
system which it Is impossible for him
to accept.
Equal Level Demanded.
Admiral Nagano asserted the jap
anese objective of equality could only
find its logical solution through agree
ment Of each powers right to build
up to an equal level.
He added he believed the proposal
would actually result in an increase
in naval armaments instead of re-
duction.
Carefully refraining from outright
rejection, Nagano clearly indicated
the Japanese consider further amplifi-
cation and exploration of proposals
useless because of their basic unde-
STABILITY.
Although today's session lasted
three hours the Japanese did not
complete the statement of their OBJ
servations on the British proposal.
The conference decided to adjourn
after tomorrow's meeting until Janu-
ary 6.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
Irwin S. Cobb
Says:
Old Doc Townsend
Casts Shadow Over
Both Parties.

WEsTwooD HILLS, Calf, Decem.
Der 19.-For while it seemed that
when the Republicans meet next year
it would be for memorial services at
Evening star., 1935-12-19
CLIPPER ENDING TESTS
Hawaiian to Join Trans-Pacific
Fleet in Short Time.

BALTIMORE, December 19 P).-
The Hawaiian Clipper, its four 600
horsepower motors in condition, took
to the air today for final tests before
leaving for Miami, Fla, to join Pan
American Airways' trans-Paciflc air.
mail and passenger feet
Evening star., 1935-12-19

No. These Philadelphia men
and a,Philadelphia salesman found
Caleb Milne, 4th, on road near
Doylestown last night. Left to
right: Lance Smith, Max Riskin,
Robert KeaSer and John Keaser.
No. 2-The kidnapped youth.
No. 3-Warren Milne with pipe
at right, an uncle of the youth.
leaving the Doylestown hospital
after identifying the victim.
Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos.
Evening star., 1935-12-19
Gold Leaf.

Gold Leaf.
A thin piece of gold-leaf has a
thinness of one 1o,0ooth of a milli-
meter.