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The Washington times., 1935-02-04
BROWN ASKS
. PROOF Of
CHARGES
Demands UnsubStantiated
1 Condemnation of Police
Department Cease

Major Ernest w. Brown, super
& kntendent of District Police, to-
day pleaded that unsubstantiated
general condemnations of mem
,bers of the Metropolitan Police
Department. cease.
He appealed to the House sub
committee investigating District
crime to stop the spread Of cri-
ticism reflecting on the men in
his department to preserve its
morale and prevent disruption.
Recent charges that police were
"shaking down" liquor dealers
and that a police captain as
Sociated with gangSters were ex-
amples given by the police super
lntendent of unsuhstantiated cri-
ticism. He said he would well
come Substantiating evidence if
it could be presented.
Names Asked
Shortly following Major Browns
appeal, Rep. william T. Schultz
CD Of Indiana, was asked to
make public the names of mem.
bers Of the police force who had
complained of conditions in the
department and of not getting
q square DEAL"
The request came from Repre-.
sentative Thomas T.. Wener D.J
of South Dakota.
Obviously angered by the de-
mand, Mr.. Schultz shouted:
81 would be a fool to make
names public. Able and eff
Cient men have complained to
me and if revealed their names
It wOuSe secure for them the
enmity of their SuperiOrS and
block this investigation"
URGES LEGAL GAMING
Mr.. Schultz announced today
he would introduce legislation to
legalize District gambling which
he said would add one million
dollars or more to District reve-
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The Washington times., 1935-02-04
Grid Star Injured
Trying to Aid Cat

ITHACA, N. Y, Feb. 4 UN.S0
An act Of mercy, born of a desire
to obtain some sleep, may cost
the life of 18-year-old Nicholas
Sheheen, high school football star.
His slumber disturbed by the
persistent mewing of a kitten
trapped in a tree outside his bed
room, Sheheen climbed the tree
early today. He suffered a frac-
tured skull and possible internal
injuries when a dead branch
broke, plugging him Is feet to the
ground.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
PRESIDENT 7
To GET PAY
BILL TODAY
House Conferees Will Act on
Measure at Once; Senate
Group o. KS Report

Senate approval was given to-
day to the conference report on
the deficiency bill carrying the
April / pay restoration ,legiSla-
tion.
House approval of the report
was the only formality to be COM
pleted before the measure goes
to the President for signature.
The action of the House is ex-
pected before adjournment today.
The Senate acted quickly on
the conference report shortly
after it met at noon.
Senator Alva Adams CD of
Colorado, chairman of the Senate
conference, briefly outlined the
conference action and the Senate
ratified it.
The pay provision is not a mat
ter for further congressional con.
sideration, both houses having al.
ready placed their stamps of ap.
proval upon it. But there were
several minor amendments at
tached to the measure carrying
the restoration provision which
were the subject of a House
Senate conference committee.
Last Thursday, the conference
committee agreed on the other
amendments, and were ready to
report back to their respective
Houses, but the Senate adjourned
until today before the conferees
had completed their deliberation.
Despite the fact that President
Roosevelt, in his budget message,
recommended that the full pay
not be restored until July l, those
close to the White House unhesi.
tatingly say that the Chief Execu-
tive will sign the proposal without
delay, since he is anxious that the
deficiency funds carried in the
bill be made available quickly to
the agencies which are to get
them.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
BACK;
FACE FAMILY

Prosecution or parental for
givenesS-that will be decided to-
day following the return of the
former Jane de Walden Cooke
member Of wealthy Chevy Chase
(Md0 family, and her husband
George Scarlette, former chauf.
feur for her family.
The eloping couple arrived at
Union Station and were rushed di
rectly to Rockville, where it is ex.
pected a final decision in the case
will be made shortly.
Howard de alden Cooke
father of the bride, was under.
stood to want a warrant charging
his new Son-in-law with the lar.
ceny of Mrs. Cookies jewels val.
ued at $4,000, dismissed.
Mrs. Cooke, on the other hand,
was reported to still feel very
strongly about the entire affair
and Still insists on prosecuting
the case.
Georgia authorities were re.
ported to have returned the elop'
erS here and to have escorted
them to Rockville where the lar.
ceny warrant was sworn out. fol.
lowing the sensational elopement
10 days ago.
Scarlette, according to present
plans, will be clamped in the
Montgomery county Jail on the
charge of larceny. Jane prob
ably will have some explaining to
do about her elopment and flight
South with the young chauffeur
10 days ago.
In the background is Anna
Cooke, %, sister of the bride, who
acted as bridesmaid at the wedding
here and accompanied the newly.
weds on their jaunt about the
South. She has kept contact with
the family here, making so far
futile pleas for forgiveness for her
sister and brother-in-law.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
PERJURY SUIT
LOOMING IN
SHIP QUIZ
Senate ProberS Irritated by
Story Of How Bids Might
Be Purchased
international News Service


A move to certify certain por.
tions of the Senate munitions in.
vestigation testimony to the
United States district attorney
here to determine whether perjury
has been committed was launched
today by Senator Vandenberg (RO
Of Michigan, a member Of the in
veStigating committee.
Senators Clark CD of Missouri
and Nye (RO of North Dakota,
committee members, said they
would support Vandenberg.
Charges Denied
The portion of the record in
volved relates the strange story of
how Shipbuilders were approached
with an offer to swing millions of
dollars in Navy contracts their
way for a $250,000 fee.
AXel B. Craven, Washington at
torney, was mentioned in testi-
mony in connection with the story
by Laurence R. Wilder, chairman
of the board Of Gulf Industries,
Inc, of Pensacola, Fla, who said
he met Mr. CsFaVem in the sum-
mer of 1888.
Mr.. Craven flatly denied before
the committee that he made any
such offer. He said he advised Mr..
Wilder that friend, A. P. Homer.
a naval architect here, could help
in preparing bids in a technical
way. Efforts to get Mr.. Homer to
the stand were blocked when
doctors testified he was too i'll to
testify.
In addition to Mr.. Wilder, two
persons present when Mr.. Craven
visited the shipbuilder have sup
ported the Wilder story that Mr..
Craven did tell him he could put
him into contact with a man who
could get him contracts for the
Observation-Disclosures fee.
They were Judy Kitchen, of
Erie, Pa, Mr.. Wilder's secretary,
and Charles P. Hyde, who volun-
tarily wrote the committee a let
ter which Senator Vandenberg
read into the record today.
After reading the letter, Sena-
tor Vandenberg said:
ut is my own view that the
testimony here juStifieS certifi-
cation of the record to the
United States district attorney
here to see whether perjury has
been committed"
The newest piece of evidence
supporting the story of Mr.. GRAY
EN-, and his alleged "fixer" friend,
a letter from Mr.. Hyde, follows, in
part:
Il see that proposals of one
Craven in respect to Shipbuild-
ing contracts are being aired.
I'm the summer of 1888 Mr..
Wilder consulted me in refer
ence to a project in Pensacola,
for which he wanted an RFC
loan, a drydOck and Shipbuild-
ing plant.
"At the time I understood he
had bid on some light cruisers
or destrOyers, and bids were low
enough to warrant COnSidera.
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The Washington times., 1935-02-04
Mercury at 32
Slows Up Thaw

With the temperature down to
80 degrees this morning, the thaw
which has been melting snow and
ice from the streets and sidewalks
was slowed up today.
Fair and colder weather for the
day, was the forecast of the
Weather Bureau, with the mer-
curry standing around the freezing
mark most of the day. No rain
or snow was in the immediate off
ing, the forecaster said. Mean
while the streets and sidewalks
were still wet and slippery, and
motorists and pedestrians were
urged to use extreme caution.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
Gets
Chair for Wife
OfPriiSoner

COURT ROOM, Pennington,
N. j., Feb. 4 GN.sO.-Bruno
Richard Hauptmann was es.
corted into the court room by
his guards at 9::52 o'clock this
morning. He seemed refreshed
after his weekend respite from
the court room.
The court room was crowded,
but not uncomfortably so.
Mrs. Anna Hauptmann, the
defendants wife, came in a
few minutes before her hus-
band was brought in. She
could not find a seat immedi-
ately and Walter Winchell, the
Broadway columnist, obtained
a folding chair for her.
Edward j. Reilly, chief
counsel for the defense, came
in wearing a white rose in his
button hole. He chatted earn
eStly with Hauptmann.
Hauptmann wore the same
gray suit and a blue shirt and
blue tie. After talking to his
lawyers the defendant whis-
pered to his wife.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
DC. Insurance Men
HOnOred by Firm

j. c. Hopkins and F. V. NC
Nair, Washington representatives
of the Lincoln National Life In
Surance Company, have been
notified by the Fort Wayne
Ond.) home office that they
have been named to the Minute
Men club of 1885, the highest
honor for company statesmen.
The award is given to sales
men who produce an outstanding
amount of business for the last
four months Of the preceding
year.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
Coast Chinatown
A "Walled City,

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4 Il.
N.S0.-For the first time in many
years, San FranciSco'S Chinatown
was a walled city today. No
firecrackers popped to welcome
the Chinese New Year-the first
day of the 2,486th year since the
birth of Confucius. Reason for
the extreme precautions, at the
instance of Police Chief william
j. Quinn, was a threatened tong
war.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
Peney Sees Rise
In Rail Expenses

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 GN.S0.
Wage increases and the steady
rise in the cost of materials and
supplies are expected to add ap-
proximately $290,00O,0OO to the
expense of American railroads
this year, John j. Pelley, president
Of the Association of American
Railroads, stated in the current
financial review released today by
the Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania.
Stating that the railroads are
asking freight rate increases to
yield $17O,000,0O0 annually to
help defray mounting costs, Mr..
eelley declared he is opposed to
wholesale scaling down of rail
OBLIGATIONS.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
New Miners Union
Stirs Up RiOting

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Feb. 4
GN.SO.-Renewed violence today
ushered in the general strike
called by the United Anthracite
Miners of Pennsylvania, a new
union, at the workings of the
Glen Alden Coal Company in this
district in a final Showdown"
with the United Mine Workers Of
America on the question of union
supremacy.
Two men were injured in a
skirmish at a South Wilkes-Barre
mine.
The company, employing about
10000 workers, and the United
Mine Workers of America have
joined forces against the new
union.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
Mrs. Morrow Trip
To Mexico Waits

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 4 G.N.S). &.
Mrs. Dwight Morrow will remain
in New Jersey, available as a
witness in the trial of Bruno
Richard Hauptmann for the al
legged murder of her grandson,
Charles A. Lindbergh, jr.. until
it is certain that she will not
be called, it was learned here
today. Mrs. Morrow is expected
to arrive at Cuernavaca about
February IS. Ruth Draper, the
actress, may accompany her.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
Will Rogers
Says:

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-GOOd
deal of Russian news, they say
our debt negotiations fell
through. One of the principal
reasons these debt deals fail is
we won't loan 'em enough money
to pay us with.
Then 1 see where Russia is
taking to dress suits. They are
brOadcaSting to their people
where they can and must buy q
ready made tuxedo. That's
their finish. The world don't
have to worry about them being
a menace any longer. Nothing
makes people more alike than
putting a dress suit on 'em.
When / was there last summer
they were gong to the opera with
no top shirt. Just an under.
shirt.
Copyright, 1888. by Mcknight
Syndicate InC.I
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
AL|B| WITNESS FORCED
TOADM|T HECHANGED
STORY ABOUT PARTY
BY JAMES l.. KILGALLEN

~ V@A4NA47O 4A41O3AIIIIN
COURT ROOM, FLEMINGTON, N. J.,
Feb. 4 I.NS.) Bruno Richard Hauptmann
was at his home in the Bronx on the night
of April 2, 1882 when the 1000 Lindbergh
ransom was according to the testimony
today of Hans Kloppenburg, close friend OF
the DEFENDANT who said he was in the Haupt.
mann home that night
Mr. Kloppenburg is cabinet maker, tal slender and
well dressed He said he lives in the Bronx. He had
known Hauptmann since 1880.
Edward Reilly chief counsel for the Defense ques.
toned Mr.. Kloppenburg. He asked him if he plays
musical instrument.
He said he does Did he to go Hauptmanns house
to play?
Mr.. Kloppenburg replied:
Eyes every Saturday used to and play and sing
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
Church Sponsors
Picture Exhibit

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 4.
Among the pictures to be exhib-
tied under auspices of the Junior
Auxiliary, Christ Church, Wednes-
day and Thursday in the historic
Braddock House, will be Indian
Grandmother" by Catherine C..
Critcher of Washington. The pic
ture was voted the best portrait in
the Southern Art League last
year. Pictures by Miss Margaret
ConegyS and Mr.. Glenn Madison
Brown will also be exhibited.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
Two Thugs Get 81,
Both Yield Lives

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 G.N.SO
The old axiom, Crime does noI
pay" was pretty definitely settled
here today.
When the smoke of battle hat
cleared fro man attempted holdul
of a motion picture theater bI
three young thugs, the crime led
ger showed: Net profit, 81; net
loss, two lives. The theater wal
Loew's National.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
ESCAPE INJURY

Several children playing in an
alley in the 400 block of New
York Ave. N. W., narrowly escaped
injury late Saturday when a one.
story frame garage building col.
lapsed. A truck stored in the
building was buried beneath tie
wreckage.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
FILM PLAYER HURT

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 4 U.N.SO
Ann Sothern, screen actress, was
unable to appear at the studio
today because of painful injuries
received when she was hurled
against the deck railing of a stu.
dio "Ship" by a torrent of water
used in filming a sea picture.
The Washington times., 1935-02-04
Stayed It'll 1880

Mr.. Kloppenburg said he wal
at the party in the Hauptmanr
home that evening until 1870 p
m. or midnight, when he said
Hauptmann drove him to thu
White Plains subway.
DR.. John F.. CJafsie'O Condor
had testified that the ransom wal
paid at st .Raymond's Cemetery
CONTINUED on Page s, Col. H.
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The Washington times., 1935-02-04

Were you at Haupt.
mann's house in one of these
musical meetings on Satur-
day, April 2, 1892"
Eyes, Mrs. Hauptmann
was there, too"
"And he (Hauptmann) was
in the house the entire evening
until he drove you to the sub
way?"
eyes"
"WhO else was there?"
81 don't know, maybe some
body for a few minutes"
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weather Details on Page 49,
The Washington times., 1935-02-04

and colder tonight; Tuesd
partly cloudy.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-29
BY KATYA THAUN.

Wanda was still his girl.
Mrs, Mansfield closed the oven door
and the small orient created by the
smell of spices was only memory
pale by the solid practically OF the
steam from a kettle of hot beef Souo
Did the new cook get here, ne
asked in low voice.
Yes, she came last night after
you'd gone to bed. just beat the biz
gard"
Satisfied. Dillv Joined his boss at
the parlor tig~ ice to ew IL dinner ana
listen to tale of p2>t bli yards more
furious than the one racing without,
At last Mrs. Mansfield called Dim
ner's ready
The two men filed into the dining
room, sat down at their accustomed
places and slid their choirs ahead With
a scraping noise. Mrs. Mansfield
Joined them. A vacant chair and an
empty plate rem" ined unclaimed.
where's the hired girl?" queried
John.
Said she had a headache" his
wife explained without concern.
Wouldn't sit at table"
They ate hungrily and almost
silently of boiled potatoes and beef,
SOUP filled with noodles and diced
vegetables, canned tomatoes and
stewed apricots. With the apricots
was served a delicious looking loaf
studded with fat raisins and peppered
with spices.
billy bit into his piece. and as he
chewed it a surprised and awed express
sion crossed his face. He looked un-
decided, then mentally enlightened,
and finally arose from the table with
happy determination, still clutching
the slab of golden-brown pastry which
couldn't be anything but Wanda
Winslow's raisin loaf!
He made his way across the kitchen
scarcely Knowing he did so and in
the light of this great new dawning he
approached the brown haired girl who
stood in the pantry, her back to him.
"Wanda!" he cried gladly. crushing
her to him with one sweep of his long
arms.
In another moment he was backing
away in bewildered embarrassment.
The girl who was gazing up at him
with startled reproach in her big
brown eyes was an utter stranger.
"But-this raisin loaf" he fal.
tered dazedly.
The girl smiled, sudden eleam OF
understanding in her eyes.
Miss Winslow taught me that at
cooking school in San Francisco" she
explained.
tCopyright, 1880
Tomorrow, A sh0plifter II exposed
by an ingenious detective in Red
handed" by Marise Warren.
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ashington Wayside
Random Observations of Interesting
Events and Things.

card, too bears the name OF the in.
spector of buildings.
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wav slowly toward the squat farm
house whose outline he could barely
see through the flying cloud OF snow
Dilly stamped his feet to rid them
of the caked snow and flung open the
kitchen door, or so 1t seemed. IN
truth. he only turned the round white
knob, and the wind did the rest.
Mrs. Mansfield was mixing biscuit
dough in yellow bowl. and she looked
1T billy with her watery eyes as ne
leaned ago inst the door to close 1t.
billy wiped away the flakes of snow
clu tered on his eyeglasses.
Some weather. Mrs. Man f1eld!'
he suggested. Amt it?"
YES" she agreed, wining her f1oury
hands on her blue apron and looking
toward window darkened by cedar
trees weighted down with their loads
Of snow
Dilly walked across the room to
where a row of nails in the wall held
coats and caps with overshoes and
mittens piled underneath. His feet
left dirty-white tracks all the way.
Mrs. Mansfield opened the oven door
and stopped over to probe something
baking inside. A hct, spicy aroma
filled the kitchen.
billy shifted.
"Mmmm!" he said with relish.
Suddenly his thoughts leaped back
across the years to an Autumn day.
With a bouquet of brilliant colored
sumach and grape leaves and un-
opened bitter-sweet barely turning yell
low. he approached Amy Winslow's
kitchen, from which issued the most
savory smells-spices. hot raisins,
steamed bread.
He tapped shyly on the screen door
and entered. presenting the bouquet to
Amy.
MON sent you these
wasn't that sweet of herr" Amy
was enthusiastic. Tell your MON
thanks for me-"
She hurried into another room for
Q vase and he waited stealing glances
at Wanda seated on high stool and
stirring something with her eyes
downcast and blush on her
cheeks.
Amy reappeared.
You wait a Bit" she invited
"Wanda's making raisin loaf. My
mother taught me and now I'm teach
ing her. It's an old family recipe from
Lord-knows-when."
That 500" he asked politely. sitting
on a green chair. His thoughts were
filled with raisin loaf and sweet milk
and the half-smile on Wanda's
lips.
All right. Wanda" Amy's voice
broke into MS reverie That's ready
for the oven. You can go out and
play"
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HOBBY BECOMES JOB.

HOBBY BECOMES JOB.
THE occupational pursuits of for
mer members of Congress and
their encourages often show an inter-
esting variety of ingenuity. Among
the most satisfying we know was the
choice made by the secretary of
New England Senator who fell by the
Wp ySide lest November.
The hobbies of this enterprising
gentleman always had been boats and
cameras. He decided to combine the
two and sold his idea to national
boating magazine which agreed to
buy a series of 20 illustrated articles
on New England harbors Whereupon
the former secretary bought himself
a cabin cruiser and a new grafiex
camera and. with his wifi as the sole
member of the crew, embarked on a
six-month jaunt up and down the
harbor- filled shores of New England.
His articles will not be mere fea-
ture stories OF the ports visited. but
will be written in the torn of direc-
tories for other cruisers. listing facili-
ties for buying supplies. finding
amusements, medical services and the
many other things that suddenly be-
come necessary during maritime ex-
ploration trips.
MOST POSTED MAN.
LIE CAN be said to be the most
posted" man in town. He has
his name ofilcislly posted in more
buildings in the District than any
one else. This is none other than
Col John w. Oehmann. District in
spector of buildings. All business
must have occupancy permits and
these are signed by the colonel. Also,
in all buildings having elevators there
must be posted certificates of ap-
proved elevator equipment. and this
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SHORT STORY---
RA|SIN LOAF
The Taste of That Delicious Bread Meant One Thing to
billy: Wanda Was Back
KATYA THAUN.
He and Wanda

He and Wanda
walked down the
rocky path under
the yellow elm
trees. The dry
leaves rustled I'M
der their feet. A
late ack Dir d
perc he'd above
their heads, scrap
ing away. Suddenly
he threw his arms
around her in q
fierce bear hug.
Wanda, you're
my grill"
Wanda struggled
furiously. Il am
not!" she cried, in
hot conviction.
Wanda and her
mother had fol-
lowed a gold-pan-
ming father to the
coast. billy had
drifted around In
the Middle West
working on farms.
E,,t in his thOllUhtS
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HILLY opene d

DILLY opene d
II the barn door
and paused a
m o m e mt before
plunging into this
swirling all OF
wind-driven snow
that rush ed in
upon him. H e
hunched his Shout
ders against the icy
blast and pulled his
sheepskin coll a r
higher around his
singing checks.
billy ducked and,
bracing himself
against the fury OF
the blizzard. took
several long strides
before, blinded by
the snow. he f1oun-
dered in a deep
drift a a ms t a
fence. Beating one
mum b e d h a n d
against his $ ! q e
and holding to the
fence with the
othnr he made his
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had gone to police headquarters to
surrender.
BIGGEST 8. c. CITY.
THE large number Of South Caro-
linians in Washington under the
New Deal can readily be imagined,
after considering an off-the -record re-
mark Of Representative Hampton p.
F'ulmer of the Palmetto State.
A friend of the Representative stated
that 1t was no unusual experience to
walk down street and bump into an
acquaintance from home.
You are quite right" replied Con-
gresham Fulmer. ITS getting so that
Washington is the biggest city in
South Carolina"
BIRD WITHOUT A PRICE.
THERE'S squat, black little bunch
of feathers about the size of an
adult robin which hops about on its
elbows up at Schmid's pet store. The
81 900 price tag ON its cage is-well,
just a price tag.
1t is q Minor bird of East India and
its name Is John Mino. Forty years
ago Edward S. Schmid had another
one, good talker and very much the
pet of Schmid's mother One day q
ragged stranger came in and asked
the price. Schmid, mindful Of the
mans appearance, mentioned SIS. The
stranger paid it.
Chaos broke loose when Schmid's
mother found out and he promised
to get another one-one that could
talk just as well. one just as spry.
Years passed. Schmid's mother died.
The Minor birds Schmid got were