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Evening star., 1935-07-08
.BO[AND FILES SUIT.
ON PAPERS STORY.
Convicted in Lyddane Case,
He Sues Publishers and
Four individuals.
BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 8.-Suits
to recover q total Of 314,s95 were filed
In Circuit Court today by John M.
Boland as an aftermath of q story
published in the Washington Herald
purporting to disclose the secret de-
liberations of the court following Bo-
lands trial for conspiracy to murder
Francis 8. Lyddane, husband Of Anne
Lyddane.
The suits were brought against
American Newspapers. Inc, publisher
of the Herald: Michael w. Flynn.
Ray Helgesen, officials Of that paper.
and Pat Frank and David Lee, re-
porters.
Boland, who was sentenced to three
years and nine months on the con-
spiracy charge, and is now confined
at the Maryland House Of Correction.
brought the suits in the amount of
$2,S99 against each Of the defendants
In the proceedings.
Published June IL.
The story used as q basis for the
suits was published in the Herald on
June IL, 1888.
1t purported to reveal that Boland
had been convicted following his trial
on the murder conspiracy charge. The
court, however, announced at the time
that 1t would withhold its findings,
so as not to influence the jury sched-
uled to sit in the trial Of Mrs. Lyd-
dane on a similar charge.
The Boland decision was not an
nounced until Mrs. Lyddane's trial
had been completed several days later,
and the jury had been dismissed after
announcing 1t was unable to agree on
q finding In her case.
Citations were issued for the five
defendants in Boland's suits by the
court requiring them to show why
they should not be adjudged in con-
tempt for publication of the story.
American Newspapers, Inc, was fined
$4,000, while Frank and Lee were
sentenced to serve 30 days in jail
The two reporters have appealed the
decision. Service was not obtained
on the citation against Heleesen, night
city editor Of the Herald, and Flynn,
managing editor.
Grievance Is Given.
Boland set forth in his suit that he
was "a person Of good name and
credit and deservedly enjoyed q good
reputation as an honest and law
abiding man, by reason whereof he
was respected and esteemed as an
honest and honorable citizen" He
also declared ''he never conducted
himself so as to occasion or justify
the publication Of the article" which
he described as "a scandalous and
defamatory statement"
He declared that he had suffered
great humiliation, anxiety and dis
tress of mind"
The suits charged that the defend
ants meant and intended thereby to
charge that the plaintiff had been
convicted Of a criminal ofYense for
which he may be committed to the
penitentiary. whereas, in fact. he had
not at the time of publication of the
article been 80 convicted and ior found
guilty"
Evening star., 1935-07-08
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Emphasis on Brewster's
Charge Is Counter
to Tradition.
BY PAUL MALLON.

OLITICS has always been run
u here on a friendly basis. The
boss of a party and all the
L sub-bosses take care of their
friends. II Is a traditional custom,
for instance, for President to hand
out political favors to Congressman
who support him. Sometimes these
favors are offered before the Con-
gresham has voted on a particular
question, and the deal assumes some
Of the aspects of a gentle barter.
Everyone knows about this. but no
cne is supposed to talk about it, GER
tainly not the Congressman. There
is an unwritten law against 1t. II the
Congressman peaches. he becomes
somewhat like an employe who tells
on the boss for having offered him a
favor. The rare snitcher rules him
self out as far as any future favors
are concerned.
Evening star., 1935-07-08
ADVICE COSTS $4,000

PHILADELPHIA, July 8 R.-
Grandfather John MCGOWAN was will
ing to trust the bank with his 400,
he told police, but his grandson told
him it wasn't safe"
MCGOWAN drew out the money and
put it in bureau drawer. When he
awoke yesterday morning both money
and grandson were gone. A warrant
now charges larceny to John Scan
lon. 19.
Evening star., 1935-07-08
ICene'e.:fi1B f| Brief
-
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TO-DAY.
Senate.
Begins debate over death sentence"
In public utility bill.
Considers resolution for $l50,000
investigation into lobbying.
Territories Committee resumes vir-
gin Islands investigation.
May be working on A. A. A. amend
ments or banking bill.
Territories Committee continues
hearings on Virgin Islands investiga-
tion.
House.
Begins debate on T. v. A. amend
ments. ,
Rules Committee organizes inquiry
into lobbying.
TOMORROW.
Hease.
Continued consideration Of T. v. A.
bin.
Evening star., 1935-07-08
Girls Jubilee Task Ends.

Seven-year-old Betty Butchart Of
Dundee, Scotland. has completed her
Royal Jubilee task of entertaining at
least SO aged or bedridden people at
their bedsides. She has given 81 sep
arate performances. She has sung,
danced In her dainty frocks, and re-
cited.
Evening star., 1935-07-08
LINCOLN PARK POLICE
ARREST 10 IN FIGHT
Battle of Boys Ends in Cells on
Disorderly Conduct
Charges.

Ten persons were arrested last night
in Lincoln Park by park police and
charged with disorderly conduct as a
result of fight between white and
colored youths.
Sergt. r. B. Jenkins of the park
police said that i've were juveniles
and five were Police Court cases, as
they were over 16 years Of age All
arrested were white.
-Four of those slated to 60 to Police
Court preferred to forfeit $40 each,
while the Juveniles win be heard In
Juvenile Court htsr.
Evening star., 1935-07-08

that he saw no evidence Of pressure
on the part of the Government to in
fuence Congressmen.
"Of course not" said the Govern
ment man.
They shook hands, and the utilities
lobbyist observed, in parting: boy,
what q couple of liars We are"
tcopyright. 1850
Evening star., 1935-07-08

Continued consideration Of T. v. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-28

The sale so aembracng Every included except three four
actoyped articles which permitted change need
good furniture anticipate need this FALL the time to
make your and money when you Join the thousands
Of satisfied Mayer Co. and share the August Savings now avail
able Every possible courtesy and will be extended always
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-28
STCRE-N|DE PRICE REDUCTIONS

WHEN $50 o'clock opens the doors Of the Mayer Co. store tomorrow
w morning. there will sale the choicest collections of quail
ty furniture shown this section Of the East The whole Mayer
Co. Of dependable Lifetime Furniture included Variety large
and substantial Suites and individual pieces
for types ofhom and personalities Beautiful designs including charming
Period styles and adaptations Neo and Modern Every and suite
from regular carefully selected stock Of dependable Lifetime Quality
Share remarkable August sale tomorrow MAYER Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-23
Your Income Tax
Deduction for Depreciation

De0uct1On Tor DcpfccfatlOn-
The revenue act provides for -
reasonable allowance for the exhaus-
ton. wear and tear of property used
in the trade or business. including
q reasonable allowance for obso-
lescence." For convenience. such al.
lowance usually is referred to as de-
probation.
In claiming q deduction for de-
probation several fundamental prinei-
pies must be observed. The deduction
must be confined to property actually
used In trade, business. profession.
and to improvements on real property,
other than property used by the tax
payer as his personal residence. In
general, 1t applies to the taxpayers
capital assets-huildings. machinery,
etc.-the cost of which cannot be
deducted as q business expense.
A lawyer, doctor, or other profess
sional man. may not charge OF Is
current expense the cost Of library
used wholly IN his profession. this
being capital expenditure and the
library 3 capital asset. but he may
deduct an allowance for depreciation
based upon the useful life Of the
library. II part Of professional
mans residence Is used by him for
ONCE purposes. a proportionate
amount Of the depreciation sustained
may be deducted. based generally on
the ratio of the number Of rooms
used for such purposes to the total
number of rooms In the building.
The same principle applies If . tax
payer rents to others . portion Of
his residence. Under such eondi.
lions. however, the taxpayer must
include in his gross income the rentals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-23
WILEY POST EAGER
TO TRY DASH AGAIN
Thwarted by Leaky Oil Line,
Pilot Hopes for Record
Next Time.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. February pa
leaky oil line thwarted Wiley Post,
one-eyed globe girdler. in his attempt
to dash through the sub-Stratosphere
from Los Angeles to New York yester-
day in less than eight hours but he
got a taste Of sky-high speed that
made him eager and confident for his
next attempt soon.
Taking of here at 6:07:l5 am. (Pa-
cffic standard tfme) Post climbed
nearly five miles and leveled OF. An
oil line sprang . leak and he came
down without landing gear in Murdoc
Dry Lake. on the Mojave Desert. l25
miles north of here.
boy, how ! was travelling" he ex-
claimed as mechanics reached the
scene.
Makes Excellent Landing.
II hope to get going again very
soon. possibly in few days. I'll make
it next time. too"
He cooked his one eye upward and
remarked that he guessed he had
lost" his weather.
The Winnie Mae. high-vinged mon
oplane that carried him around the
world and on other sensational record
fights. was unchanged. save for
bent propeller blade.
No better landing spot could have
been picked. Cutting on his motor
at 24,5O0-foot altitude, he glided
down. Graceful as a sea gull, the
Winnie Mae quietly slid along on its
wooden six-foot "belly"skid. The
landing gear had been dropped on
the take-of 10 gain additional speed
Moterst Frightened.
The only man nearby did not see
the landing. He was a motorist. 40C
yards distant. tinkering with q balky
auto engine.
Post, attired in his grotesque STRAIT
oSphere Aging suit with cylindrical
helmet. walked to the stalled motor
car. He tapped the motorist or
the back.
The mans knees buckled, and he
almost fell over" said Post
The sight Of me in this rubber
pressure suit, with oxygen helmet, wa:
. little too much for his heart"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-23
u. S. BACKS SOVIET
ARMS AMENDMENT
Publicity Favored for Pri.
vate as Well as Govern
ment Plants.
BY the Associated Press.

~ eAAS hooONAahC3 iSSo'
GENEVA. February 23.-The Amer
lean delegation was prepared to &C
cept the amendment Of M. Ventzoff
Soviet representative to the Disarma-
ment Conference, that publicity
should apply to private as well as
government arms plants, it was un-
derstood today.
The Americans, like the British,
however, were not disposed to accept
the Russians ideas not yet embodied
in the draft of the amendment
whereby war potential" or indus
trial power nations. would be sub
jected to publicity. Both American
and British delegates believe this
plan would be vague and impracti-
cable
It was indicated there are three
outstanding difficulties for the con-
ference: First. hostility of England
and Italy to the inspection of arms
upon the spot, feature of the Amer
lean draft; second, Britain's "Imph-
fcation" proposal. whereby types Of
ornaments merely would be expressed
in their monetary value instead OF
by numbers and descriptions Of the
weapons, which Is unsatisfactory to
the Americans and French, and third
Britain's position on commercial air
planes.
The Americans are interpreting q
suggestion Of Lord StanhOpe, British
representative, to mean that import
ing governments must grant author
ity for importation of all civil air
planes. and believe this would be
an unwarranted restriction upon the
sale OF American civil aircraft abroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-23
MRS. HELEN L. CHASE
TO BE BURIED MONDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Lin
coin Chase, go, widow Of Stephen
Mason Chase. who died Thursday ut
her residence at the Kennedy Warren.
viii be held Monday ut 10 am. at
Gawler's undertaking establishment.
1854 Pennsylvania avenue. Burial
viii be IN Oak Hill Cemetery.
A lifelong resident Of washington,
Mrs. Chase was the daughter OF Au-
gustine and Ursula Hunt Lincoln and
was descended from carly New Eng
landers and Louisianans
She vas o sister Of the late Dana
Mason.
Mrs. Chase for many years had been
interested in philanthropic pursuits
and had been associated with many
charity organizations. She was .
member of AL Saints Episcopal
church. Chevy Chase. '
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-23
AID TO STEAMSHIP
. L|NES|SSTUD|ED
Roosevelt Goes Over Ship
Subsidy Program on Way
to Cambridge.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EN- ROUTE WITH PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT TO CAMBRIDGE,
Mass. February ga new ship sub
sidy program to supplant the present
Government policy of ocean mail con-
tracts engaged the attention Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt today as he Travelled
toward New England for q visit to his
alma mater Harvard University.
Favoring direct grants to American
steamship lines rather than aiding
them by indirect subsidy through NAH
contracts, the President studied re-
port of q committee of experts who
made an investigation of the whole
subject
There were indications that he
would put the finishing touches on a
message covering his recommended
tions which may be sent to the Capital
for transmission to Congress before
he, himself, returns to Washington.
Although his trip is being made
primarily TO watch his son, Franklin,
jr., initiated tonight to the exclusive
Harvard Fly Club, the President will
extend his week end from Washing
ton to pay short visit to his home
in Hyde Park. N. Y He will go there
from Cambridge tomorrow.
Expected to Return Thursday.
Expectations were that Mr.. RooSe-
welt would return to the White House
not later than Thursday, when the
last of the seasons formal receptions
will be held there.
Watching carefully the develop
ments in congressional action over the
administrators $4,880 100000 work
relief bill, Mr.. Roosevelt had arranged
for close communication with the
White House during his absence.
Marvin H. Mcintyre, a secretary,
will maintain an ONCE at Poughkeep-
sic, near Hyde Park. while Stephen T.
Early, another secretary, is at the
White House Miss Louise Hack
meister, the Presidents telephone
operator, will be at the Poughkeepsie
Office.
Anxious to clean up pending BUSH
ness and attack the ever-aecumulating
mass OF mail. the President also is
accompanied by his private secretaries,
Miss Marguerite LELAND and Miss
Grace Tully
WILL SEE SON INITIATED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-23

tSOI1Ilntcu FfOth cffot TdSeJ
station and there, with the body OF
Grycwacz lying only q few feet away.
was held down by policemen until he
could be removed to the psychopathie
ward OF Bellevue Hospital.
II am God" he shouted as crowd
gathered Nothing IS too good for
me. The hat I wear is worth SIS.
have on $40 shoes. Nothing Is too
good for me. am God. can kill
any body who looks at me"
People stare at me-" he explained.
Ever since found the money in
Wall Street they stare at me all the
time.
That's Why I killed him.
IT killed three today, but ! had q
bad day. I usually kill from 10 to
Is"
The dead man was at frst identi-
fed from Q card IN his pocket Is
Robert &. Edwards Of Los Angeles
and Ware, Mass Later the dead mans
brother. a Bronx physician. made the
correct Identification. A doctor said he
had been IN the last stages Of tuber-
culosis.
Greges was earning a dollar . day
advertising . passport photo studio
when he stopped from his sandwich
boards and picked q wallet from the
muddy gutter. In it were the bonds
He Immediately notified police. That
was on February S.
nol;n> foap he vrna,lA or
unrewarded. GregeS was unperturbed
but not so the public
Belden g. Co, the brokerage firm
which had lost the bonds. outfltted
him in new clothes, gave him 500
and q better job. The surety company
gave him reward and a weekly bonus
Every mail increased his wealth with
checks from admirers all over the
Nation.
A discouraged, shabby derelict be-
came the Croesus OF the Bowery. He
got a dollar a minute-in contrast to
a dollar a day-for telling of his good
fortune over the radio.
But the transition was too great for
Greges.
He was ascending the stairs in the
hotel while James Kelly, 81. was de-
scending. Greses sent Kelly pluns-
ing down the stairs. badly decorating
his scalp.
Greges next walked into the read.
ing room and shouted his boast before
IS other guests. The first policeman
to arrive found him rolling on the
floor. still shouting and called aid
-Four ofhcers and . doctor were trying
to restrain him when Grycwacz walked
in, heard the threat hurled at him
opened wide his eyes and crumpled to
the floor.
The story Of what had happened to
Greges spread like wildflre through
out the Bowery mop houses. Men who
had accepted his apparent good for
tune as evidence that they might be
down and yet not out pondered over it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-23
Ne,o Story by Fannie Hurst
To appear in Star Tomorrow
"SOme Call 1t BOndage''
Features First Issue
of This Week.
Lore for Literature Al.
most Ended Her
School Career.

What is it that brings the greatest
happiness to women?
Some say freedom, but Fannie
Hurst, in her latest short story. Some
Call it Bondage" shows how the hap
piness- bringer can be the burden OF
carrying other peoples troubles.
Something that Fannie Hurst did not
have to do, because she was born OF
well-to-do parents in st. Louis. She
chose the risky business of writing
because she liked 1t. Her new story
will appear for the first time ex-
clusively in This Week, the new
colorgravure magazine Of The Star
tomorrow.
AS a child Miss Hurst read omniv-
orously and her reading was uncen-
sored and unrestricted. In school and
college she engaged in dramatics and
athletics and wrote for the school
papers. Her love for literature almost
led to her expulsion from college for
it caused her to neglect mathematics.
She tried to make up for it by writing
themes for girls weak on lit while
they did her mathematics IN return
and was caught!
She knows editors rejection slips
when she sees them. She got them
by the boxful when she began to shoot
out short stories and verse to the
magazines. But. she recalls, she
wrote all day from loneliness" IN the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-23
TOXIC SPY PROBE
CLEARS j. S. SHIP
Grounded Tanker Had Been
Suspected Of Seeking
Photos of DefenSeS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, February 23.-Army off,
GERS, after an investigation today,
cleared the American tanker Eliza
beth Kellogg of suspicion of espionage,
the newspaper Asahi said, in a dis
patch from its Yokosuka cores
pendent.
Ofiicers from headquarters of the
fortress commanding Toxic Bay gave
the Americans a clean bill, after the
inquiry. The vessel, under charter
to q Japanese firm, will be free to
proceed to Osaka as soon as she is
relocated. A second attempt to re-
float the tanker at high tide failed
today.
Officials Suspicious.
Suspicious of army and naval Off
cials were aroused when the ship be-
came grounded yesterday in the mill
tary zone at the entrance to Toxic
Bay on a spot which commanded a
splendid view of the defenSes.
The newspaper Kokumin said a
naval officer boarded the Elizabeth
Kellogg Friday morning and ques-
toned Capt. NJ I. Anderson and
several of the crew, but failed to OBJ
tain an intelligible explanation of the
grounding.
After the officer returned to
Yokosuka the navy base wirelessed
the Elizabeth Kellogg to anchor after
1t was relocated.
Naval officers denied they had in
tended to investigate the ships crew,
although officers Friday told jap
anese reporters the probe had been
ordered.
After tugs failed to release the
tanker, the navy sent a destroyer to
the scene, the reports added.
American Complaint Aired.
An Americans complaint that he
and two others were mistreated by
japanese police reached the stage OF
diplomatic action when Ambassador
Joseph P. Grew called upon the jap
anese foreign ONCE.
The Ambassador, 1t was learned
expressed hope the japanese govern
ment would make IAN impartial in
| vesugation of the affair, not based
exclusively on ex parte statements Of
Osaka police" which were in direct
variance with sworn American ver-
sions OF the incident.
r. S. K. Irwin. director Of a corn
products refining company, conteded
he and two employees. J. w. Scott and
William P. Palmroth, were roped by
police and led through the streets to
the police station after q row with
Koreans he claimed were trying to
blackmal him. Then they were de-
tanned four hours, he said.
Vice Minister Shigemitsu promised
a full investigation on An eminently
fair basis. and said he would inform
Grew when q report is completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-23
FAITH IN IDEALS
URGEDBYLEW|S
Vaughan Class Told lmpor'
lance of Liberty With JUS
tice" in America.

Sir Willmott Lewis, Washington cor
respondent of tine London Times,
speaking last night at the Calvary
Baptist Church on the birthday of
the greatest Englishman of his day.
urged the ordinary people, like you
and me-" no to betray the heritage
of liberty and justice" which belongs
to the English-speaking peoples, either
in domestic or foreign relations.
Attended by 400.
More than 400 of the Vaughn Bible
Glass of the church heard the distin-
guished British journalist emphasize
that the logical development of this
heritage is to protect international
peace with mediation. arbitration and
legal power. He quoted the historian
Greene to the effect that "the world
moves not so much by the titanic ef-
forts of heroes as by the inflnitesimal
pushes OF you and me-" declaring that
mainly on the acceptance by the I'M
sung average English-speakers, Of the
moral duty OF upholdins this heritage,
depends a future of peace or OF war
ard chaos.
He expressed the opinion that
Americas domestic future was to be
largely concerned in exploring social
Justice, to the solving of the problems
created by the existence Of two ma
tons IN one-the nations of the rich
and OF the poor"
44th Annual Event.
This, the forty fourth annual BAN
quet of one Of the oldest adult Bible
classes in the country. was presided
over by Charles H. Cooke. president.
Brief remarks were made by Linn c.
Drake, teacher of the class; DR.. w. s.
Abernethy, rector of the Calvary
Church, and DIR. Allan A. Stockdale,
pastor of the First Congregational
Church Mark FoOte, president OF the
National Press Club. introduced the
principal speaker. The class orches-
ira, an octet, and xylophone SOLO
completed the program.
Rev. H. p. Cochrane. for 80 years
. missionary in the wilder parts OF
Burma, will conduct the regular Sun
day meeting Of the class m Francis
w. Vaughn Hall at $50 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-23
Congress in Brief
TODAY.
Senate.

Senate.
In recess.
House.
In recess.
Naval Committee continues hearing
on bill to authorize $38.0oo,o00 of pub
lie works for Navy.
Ways and Means Committee studies
economic security hill.
YESTERDAY.
Senate.
Returned $4,sao, O00, 600 work-rehef
bill TO Appropriation Committee.
Approved conference report On oil
control bin
Appropriations Committee approved
$Se. 900 600 State, Justice. Commerce
and Labor appropriation bin.
Munitions Committee heard Secre-
tAry IckeS describe naval building IS
slow unemployment relief.
House.
Passed War Department appropria-
ton bill.
Completed congressional action on
oil control bill.
Ways and Means Committee voted to
exempt churches and all schools. col
leges and hospitals not operated Tor
profit from propCRed pay roll tax Tor
unemployment insurance.