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GETTING READY

BERLIN. Feb. %. R-You can
drive Is miles between Berlin and
Potsdam along the main highways
and see such nazi prides as new
roads and homes.
But leave the usual routes and you
viii view places so well guarded that
indiscreet interest may mean impriS-
onment.
Visible to all travellers along the
"backway' to the historic suburb
are four gigantic construction prof.
ects involving the erection Of num-
erous two and three-story build
mgs, extensive leveling Of board
fields, and the employment Of hun
dreds Of men.
Barbed wire encloSes them. Each
Is screened off by old forest growth
or newly planted trees which soon
will shut off the view. Before n are
sentry boxes with uniformed guards
on duty.
Until recently writing or talking
about the new structures conStitut-
ed espionage, meaning imprisonment
or death
The wilhelmstraSse, in its reply TO
Anglo-French security proposals. mas
indicated Germany possesses an All
fleet but still mystery surrounds the
new undertakings. Workers snow
identification cards TO enter or leave
the grounds. NO trespaSSlng signs
are numerous
Intense activity today prsval4
where less than one year ago WerS
only nondescript dwellings, pastures
lakes and forests. A little magma
zion enables one to envision there
most modern barracks. huge flying
fields. proving grounds, laboratories.
ammunition dumps and complex
tunnels within a few weeks. And that
NAV have some bearing on Adolf
Hitler's negotiations with the Brit
seh ord French
, 1935-02-24
REAL ESTATE
Continued From Page One)

over the entire Valley area. It was
learned by The Brownsville Herald.
and 1t Is estimated that eventually
Firestone will use Brownsville as a
base for their Mexican export bust
ness.
Application for a building permit
already has been granted bv the
City Of Brownsville. The building
will be constructed Of brick and
steel. with a composition roof and
concrete floors.
The building and equipment will
De the largest and most complete
OF anv Of the Firestone stations in
the Valley. Wentz told The Herald.
Officials Of the Firestone Service
stores visited Brownsville several
weeks ago. coming from Akron
Ohio. to inspect the property under
consideration and to make plans for
utilization Of the Brownsville port
by their business. They were at
'racted here by the port and spoke
most enthusiastically Of Browns
ville's prospects and the prospects
OF tnelr company in this section"
Nj. Wentz stated Saturday night.
Plan Immediate Work
Service station part Of the struct-
ure planned by the company will
be equipped with nine gasoline
pumps fed from six tanks with 4
capacity Of 1000 gallons each. a.
cording TO the permit issued by the
CITY Of Brownsville.
L. D. Crum, manager of the
Brownsville Firestone Service stores
was out OF the city Saturday and
could not be reached by telephone.
but II Is understood that arrange
ments have been made to wreck the
tWo-story residence now standing
on the property. and that plans and
specifications r completed for the
new buildings to be erected. Imme-
date construction is predicted by
those who have been In touch with
the negotiations for sale.
, 1935-02-24
Bank RObberies Told

Methvin told Of numerous bank
robberies executed by the mob. and
in his testimony implicated 5. j.
Whatley and Floyd Hamilton, two
other defendants.
Deadly gun fights between rle
roaming Barrow gang and officers
IN various parts OF the country were
described.
Two participants in the exchange
of shots OF Platte City, Mo. in July.
1888. testified. Blanche Barrow, the
widow Of Buck Barrow, was quoted
from a statement she made to A.
E. Farland. department Of justice
agent from Kansas City. Buck Bar
row was the brother OF Clyde. VIII
liam j. Baxter Of Kansas City. Mis-
souri, state highway patrolman, gave
his version Of the encounter.
Blanche Barrow's statement re-
lated how she dragged her wound
ed husband from the scene while
officers fired at her and placed him
in a car. They escaped but flying
glass damaged her eyes so badly she
was unable to see for several days.
When the Barrows clashed with
officers near Dexter. Iowa. a short
time later. they had 40 guns. agent
Farland testified. Buck Barrow was
wounded fatally In that shooting
and Blanche was captured. Clyde
and others eScaPed.
Mullen gave further information
concerning the gangs activities be-
tween May. 1888, and May. 1884.
Mullen. a government witness, came
into court with a fiery red bruise
over his right eve. District Attorney
Clyde Eastus informed the court
that n Of the defendants, s. j.
Whatley, had assaulted Mullen Fri
day afternoon while the defendants
were waiting on the third floor OF
the court building to be taken back
to jail.
Judge William Fl. Atwell said ne
was "grieved' over this attack and
warned officers to take every pre-
caution TO prevent a recurrence He
said the court would take care of
the matter later.
Mullen was called on to identify
a Browning machine rifle as the
type Clyde and Bonnie had while he
ne was with them.
, 1935-02-24
BOY HELD In
DADS DEATH

SAYRE. Okla, Feb. %. Up
Fourteen-year-old Jack Campbell
was arrested at Carter late Satur-
day in the Staying Of his father. the
Rev. Earl Campbell. q Holiness
preacher.
Mr.. Campbell was shot once, above
the heart. with a 40 gauge shotgun
in a bedroom Of his home at Carter.
shorty after noon.
Undersheriff Sam Montgomery
quoted members Of the Campbell
family as having reported that the
minister. q moment after he stag
gered back, mcaned. Jack. you've
killed me-" and sank dying TO the
floor.
County Attorney Ralph +. Hood
had not filed charges late Saturday
but said he expected to before Mon
day.
Marshal Press Rogers Of Garter
reported the boy was on the Carter
streets early Saturday exhibiting
obscene pictures to acquaintance.
Marshal Rogers said he reprimand-
ed the boy and warned him he
planned to tell Campbell about his
sons actions.
Saturday night, said X. I. Henson.
an undersheriff, the boy sobbed out
his explanation.
Il couldn't stand to face him. 1t
was easier to kill him.
Somebody in Oklahoma City was
sending me the pictures to sell here.
I guess I wasn't doing right.
when Mr.. Rogers said he was
going to tell, I just couldn't stand
to face father: it was easier to kill
him than to face him.
He was very nice to me.
He was my buddy"
, 1935-02-24
Tax Map Work To
Begin On Monday

Work ON Cameron county'S block
tax map for evaluatlon purposes ~
expected TO get under way Monday
under the direction OF Assessor-Co
lector Ralph Il. Agar.
The map. nov 30 per cent complet-
ed. carries full tax information Tor
every piece Of property in the coun-
ty. 1t Is hoped to have the county's
50 taxing agencies adopt the block
tax map valuations. This will marx
the beginning OF a movement 10 con-
solidate the collecting agencies uf
all taxing bodies In the county.
The county relief organization lS
furnishing seven workers 10 aid III
completing the map.
, 1935-02-24
SOVIET SHOWS
WAR STRENGTH

MOSCOW, Feb. 23.-tR- Soviet
Russia's red army Of $4,000 men
celebrated Saturday It's seventeenth
birthday in the midst Of q torrent
OF defiance for world imperialism
and a passing re6uke for the exiled
Leon Trotzky.
A rarely used expression. soviet
patriotism" made itself heard
among the toaSts TO RusSiaaS mill
tary machine. built TO protect soviet
civilization against what was de-
scl1bed as greedy fascists who are
rafting the sabre 70 the east and
TO the west.
Leaders all over the country ad-
dressed public messages Of acclaim
TO the army. ~IZvestia, leading soviet
newspaper, referred TO 1t as the
personification OF soviet patriotism
and at the same time the prolet-
ariat OF internationalism.
Glorification OF the red soldier
was replete with barbed thruStS
against the Germans and the jap
aneSe.
Figures published IN connection
with the event showed that the
army Is now supported by l3.00o.o00
civilians who are now members OF
a nation = wide organization for
chemical and air defense: 100000
volunteer automobile drivers: 10000
expert civilian marksmen, and near
Il half a million trained parachute
Jumpers as well ms tens OF thou
sands OF glider pilots.
, 1935-02-24
COST TO VALLEY
GROWERS SHOWN

HOUSTON. Feb. %. -fPl-Read-
justment Of Rio Grande Valley
freight rates SO as TO eliminate the
so-called "Robstown" differential
was seen as a possibility as a result
Of conferences here Saturday be-
tween a committee representing the
Rio Grande Valley Vegetable Grow
ers Association and executives of the
Southern Pacific and Missouri Pa
cific railroads.
Examination OF the "Robstown"
differential. which committee MEM
bers explained as a charge OF APP
proximately $3.50 per ton on ship
ments from the Valley. will save
fruit and vegetable shippers In ex-
cess Of $3.50 1000 per year. II was
estimated.
While no definite decision was
reached here. the committee issued
a statement in which ii said that
the discussions with the railroad
executives and earlier conferences
with I. G.. G. representatives at
Washington led them to believe an
effort will be made to relieve the
VALLEY OF the differential.
r. Roy Ruff. president Of the We
getable Growers association. said
that further conferences are to be
held in the Valley within the next
few days.
The "Robstown" d~ifferential Is a
charge based on the early develop
ment of railroad service In the VAL
ley TO insure the railroads OF ade-
quate CONDENSATION in a sparsely
settled region.
In my opinion" said Mr.. Ruff,
there has been no reason for the
'RobStown' differential for the past
10 years"
He pointed out that approximately
$4,000 freight car loads Of vegetables
and fruit move out Of the Valley
each year.
, 1935-02-24

AMARILLO. Feb. %. Rl-George
s. Hamlin will plead self defense and
insanity when he goes on trial here
March IL for the hammer Staying
OF his wife, according 10 T. IT. MIL
er, defense attorney.
Miller returned Saturday from
Oakland, Calf. where he took de-
positions for the trial. District At
torney Grady Hazlewood and special
prosecutors also have been In Call
fornia In connection with the case.
Hamlin formerly served as a fire.
man in Oakland.
, 1935-02-24
'LYNCHED' HORSE
: : : = .
LEADS COPS ON
= y y = q
STRANGE CHASE

ADA, Okla, Feb. 23.=RD- The
strange case Of q '1ynched" horse
confronted Pontotoc county Of
ficers Saturday.
In q ravine they found the horse
bound tightly about the neck with
harbed wire fastened to q stout
sapling. The Sapllng had been bent
over, then released to choke the
animal to death.
Suspecting spite work" the Of
ficers sought a man and woman TO
fit nearby footprints.
, 1935-02-24
Committeeman NAMED

Rev. q. @. Crow has been named
chairman OF the Kiwanis clubs
committee on underprivileged child
work. one OF the organizations
principal activities.
Other members Of the COMMITTEES
are DR.. G. T.. Calderoni, Dr.. Ct.
Langner. DR.. John Sealy Peek and
Maurice P1pkin.
, 1935-02-24
Colonel Near Death

WICHITA FALLS. Feb. 23.-P-
Blood transtuSions were made Sat
urday night in an effort TO save
the life OF Col. W. T. Knight who
was seriously burned in his hotel
room at Mineral Wells Friday night.
Physicians held little hope for his
recovery.
Governor James ". Alfred, who
recently appointed Knight to his
staff with the title OF colonel, was
reported on his way here TO visit
knight and Bert King. attorney,
who is Ill.
, 1935-02-24
AUSTIN MAN TO PREACH

HARLINGEN. Feb. %. - Rev. w.
Il. Morrison win preach at both SER
vices Of the First Baptist church
Sunday, 1t was reported Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Morrison Is from Austin
and win participate In the work.
erS' training school during the week.
Mrs. w. II. Wheeler OF Oklahoma
also will be here during the week.
, 1935-02-24

The Methodist church OF Curri-
tuck. ~. c.. Uses a motor bus TO make
the rounds OF the town every Sunday
and TO take members to church free
OF charge Church attendance has
increased By this novel means
, 1935-02-24

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BARROW to flee and give up his plan
IN kiIl his lieutenant. Methvin said.
The government rested shortly
after the statement was read. and
several defense witnesses testlileo
before cour recessed over SUNDAY
Another highlight was the state
ment Of Mrs. Cumie Barrow, motner
OF the gunman.
Mother Testifies
He was my boy" she told the
court. Il loved him. l went on those
trims Ito see Barrow because /
never knew whether 1t would be the
last time / would see him. ! begged
him To give up several times.
She denier she ever took her son
food. clothing. or other aid III her
numerous meetings with him IN and
around Dallas.
Il couldnt-He was my boy she
answered when District Attorney
CLYDE o. Eastus demanded why she
did not notify officers where he
could be found when you knew he
was wanted for c~old-blooded muir
ders."
Did CLYDE ever show YOU one OF
these?" the 6~1-year-old mother was
asked as Eastus shook an automatic
rifle in front Of her.
The government brought In
enough evidence TO cause a change
Of plea BY two OF the defendants as
1t closed its case James Mullen,
former convict. and Mary ODare,
Hamilton's former girl friend,
changed their pleas to guilty, re-
ducing the number contesting the
case TO 10.
Methvin's statement said Charles
Pretty Boy" Floyd, Oklahoma out
law, had attempted to contact Bar
row five months before he was kill
ed. but Barrow was dissuaded from
joining him BY notice that the Okla
homa national guard had been call
ed out to round up outlaws.
, 1935-02-24

The first steamship ever to cross
the Atlantic was the Savannah. The
trip was accomplished In 1919, but
the Savannah ran out OF fuel before
reaching her destination and had 10
utilize her sails To complete the trip.
, 1935-02-24

I'm which to appeal to a higher court.
1T appears to me that Up TO this
time the innocent have suffered
more than the guilty for your acts"
the Judge told the youth.
by your act you have brought
heartache and misery to two fami-
lies.
Il have observed you through this
entire trial and have observed that
you were not much concerned, while
your honored and respected father
was hurt =. bewildered," the judge
added.
He referred TO the gray-haired
Franklin Z. Kennamer. federal judge
for the eastern district Of Oklahoma,
known as a firm dispenser Of justice,
who SObbed when he testified dur
ing his sons trial.
The %precociouS Phil stood unmoved
while Judge Hurst lectured him. He
wore the same blue check suit in
which he was clad the night Gorrell
was shot to death with his own pis-
tol In fashionable Forest Hills dis
trict In Tulsa.
, 1935-02-24

A new industry, making artificial
iesther from wool. has sprung UP IN
England
, 1935-02-24

Nails grow faster on the thumb
than on the middle finger. They also
grow faster on the right hand than
On the left
, 1935-02-24

The United states Is the only
country that produces ccr1lstarch III
appreciable quantities.
, 1935-02-24
din DANGER

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, 1935-02-24
Fathers Absent

Inside the rail were Kennamer's
sisters. Opal and Juanita and his
brother, Franklin, Jr.. and brother
in-law. Russell Hayes, husband OF
JuanitA.
Out in an an.eroom. not trusting
himself In public in this last hour OF
humiliation, Judge Kennaner paced
the floor. smoking g long cigar.
DIT. ]. +. Gorrell Of Tulsa. the
father OF the ~23-year-old student
dentist for whose death Kennamer
was convicted Thursday night by o
Pawnee county jury, stayed down in
the county attorneys office on the
second floor Of the courthouse. He.
too. did not wish to make a public
appearance. but was too deeply con-
ccrned 20 remain away entirely.
, 1935-02-24

Later, in the office Of Sheriff c.
M. Burkdoll. Kennamer issued a
characteristic statement, denounc-
ing the prosecution with bitter poly
syllahleS and unfolding his own &C
tons.
"F0r the prosecutors. ! have only
the deepest contempt" said Ken
manner. Those gentlemen engaged
in every low practice known TO
cour.s. ron the intimidation Of wit
neSSe5 10 the introduction OF ex-
traneCus matters which were intend
ed only to prejudice the minds OF the
jurors"
The jury itself was declared un-
fair because Into their SubconSciouS
minds had been poured such a stream
OF virus against me that they could
not be impartial"
He had high words OF praise for
his defense attorneys.
There vas a motley crowd In the
courtroom at 2:04 p. NJ. when Judge
Hurst entered. consisting mostly Of
residents OF Pawnee and rural white
and Indian folk from the surround
ing countryside.
Kennamer was brought in.
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CONTINUED From Page one)
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RAY HAMILTON

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The Washington times., 1935-09-17
LOCAL BANKERS
TOGO T0A. B.A.
CONVENTION

Robert v. Fleming. president OF
the Riggs National Bank, who was
nominated president of the Amer
lean Bankers Association last
spring, and will be elected to that
post at the annual convention in
New orleans in November will be
accompanied by the following
Washington financiers:
Francis G.. Addison, jr., preSi-
dent of the Security Savings and
Commercial Bank; Hilleary G..
Hoskinson, vice president, Riggs
National Bank; Arthur j. Linn,
auditor, Hamilton National Bank;
Lanier P. McLachlen, president,
McLachlen Banking Corp; H. H.
Mckee, president, National Capt.
tai Bank and East Washington
Savings Bank; Sidney F. Talia-
ferro, trust officer, Riggs Ma
tional; Wilmer J. Waller, vice
president and cashier, Hamilton
National; Charles H. Doing, pres
ident, District Bankers Associa-
ton and vice president, Wash
ington Lean g. Trust Co.; Karl
w. Corby, first vice president.
District Bankers Association, and
partner in W. B. Hibbs & Co..;
Thomas j. Groom, vice president,
Bank of Commerce and Savings;
E. T. Chewing, director, Bank
of Commerce and Savings; I. I.
Chorpening, chief bank examiner,
Fifth Federal Reserve district; j.
L. Bailey, head of the Baltimore
office, fifth district bank exam
liners; Victor B. Deyber, presi-
dent, Second National Bank;
Joshua Evans, vice president OF
the Hamilton National; J. Frank
White, vice president and cashier
of the National Bank OF Wash
ington, and M. F. Calnan, vice
president and cashier, Liberty
National Eank.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
CHANGES LISTED
BY ASSOCIATED

NEW YORK, Sept. II G.N.SO.
A number of drastic changes from
the preliminary report Of July %
were listed in the final report OF
1884 issued by the Associated Gas
and Electric Company today. In
addition to radical revision Of the
1893 comparison included in the
preliminary, the report failed to
list Howard c. Hopson. vice presl-
ident, recently embroiled with the
Senate committee investigating
the utility lobby, as an officer.
While leaving the net loss fer
1894 unchanged at $390,640 the
latest report reduced the 1888 loss
from $4,93O,1 ,1O9 to $1,678, ,489. In
come outside of operating reVe'
nues, for 1888, was raised from
$36,649 to $1,725,077 and fixed
charges were lowered. Total as
sets as of last December were cut
from $1,O11,271,849 to $844, ,743,-
778 due to the exclusion Of an
items on the company's deben-
lures held in escrow under q re-
capitalization plan.
j. I. Mango, president, stated
that the effect of the public util'
ity act might be to limit opera
tions of Associated to single utll-
ity group, geographically con.
nected, and that much depended
on the exercise of discretionary
powers granted to the Securities
and Exchange Commission in ad-
ministering it. He added:
"The most that can be said
with certainty at present is that
the years ahead will be difficult
if not disastrous ones for util-
tiles and for utility security
holders"
Mr.. Hopson has been listed as a
vice president of the parent COM
pany and of Associated Gas and
Electric Corporation, and ASsoci-
ated Electric Corporation, but has
generally been accorded the posi-
ton as real head Of the holding
company.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
Mail Ship Sai|ings

The following table shows the
names of ships, the lines Oper.
ating them, their time of sail
ing from New York, and when
their regular and supplementary
mails close. Time shown is
daylight saving time. Dates
after names Of ports indicate
scheduled dates Of arrival. (D
Indicates mails must be eSpe-
ciaIly addressed by this steamer.
(f) Indicates supplementary
mails will be accepted on pier
up to 10 minutes before sailing
time.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
Sears RoebuCk Sales
Increase 18.2Per Cent

CHICAGO, Sept. II G.N.SO.
Sears Roebucks sales for the four
weeks ended September 10 jumped
1872 per cent over year ago, to-
taling $27,913,5O2 as compared
with $23, sos, ,935. Sales of $24,587,-
644 in the preceding period were
21.2 per cent higher than in 1884.
The dollar gain was practically
the same as in the August 13
period, but due to the seasonal
rise in sales which always charac-
terizes the September 10 weeks,
the percentage gain reflected was
smaller.
For the 80 weeks sales amounted
to $230,623,450, a rise of Is per
cent over the $184,533,551 Of the
corresponding 1884 period.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17

Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, noted
political figure, former vlce-cha1r'
man of the Democratic National
Committee, will discuss the "NRA
Programs of the Past and Plans
for the Future" when she speaks
over Station VOL tonight at $3.50
p. m.
Boston Day, the birthday of
Boston, Mass, named in 1880 for
Boston, England, will be cele'
brated over an NBC network, Sta
ton WMAL today at 2 p. M, dur
ing the Boston Common Tercen-
tenary Celebration.
Frederick w. Mansfield, mayor
of Boston, Mass, will be intro
duced by A. j. Peters, and Canon
A. Malcolm Cook of the mother
town in England will salute the
New England city in a special ad'
dress.
The program will conclude with
selections by a chorus and band
and chimes from a Boston church.
Hungarian March," Sigmund
Romberg original composition,
will be played for the first time
on the second of his fall Studio
party" programs with Deems Tay.
lor on WRC tonight at 9 o'clock.
Selections from Romberg's
Desert Song" and from works of
Korngold and Luders will have
vocal parts, while Sibelius' "Valse
Triste" will be for orchestra.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
VOL TO OFFER
MRS. BLAIR IN
TALK ON NRA
ToDAY's FEATURES

WRC National Constitu.
ton Day Committee Pro-
gram, 12-12:30 p. m. Secre-
tary Roper, Forward With
the Constitution" 9:30-10 p.
m.
WMAL-Representative Sol
Bloom, "148th Anniversary
Celebration of Constitution
Day." 6:45-7 p. m. Paul
Whiteman's Orchestra, 10:3O-
IL p. m.
WJSV-NatiOnal Republican
Club Program, 2:SO-3 p. m.
111th Annual Convention
Odd Fellows, 1O:3O-11 p. m.
WOL-Pageant of Nations,
12:3O-12:45 p. m. Mrs. Emily
Newell Blair, 8:3O-8:45 p. m.
Cotton Club Revue, 9:3O-1O:15
p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17

Motor shares we're under pres
sure with Chrysler losing more
than a point, and General Motors,
Hudson and Auburn suffering
smaller losses. Auto equipments
were heavy in sympathy.
U. S. Steel and Bethlehem as
we'll as the other industrials and
aviationS turned sluggish, after
early firmness.
Copper shares were steady.
Sluggishness of Consolidated
Gas weighed down utility shares.
Oils were quiet.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
Cotton Goods

NEW YORK Sept. II s).-The
cotton goods market showed signs of
greater activity today as number Of
fairly good orders went through on
print cloth constructions and sheetnEs.
Prices held firm despite the continued
slow decline in raw cotton levels Trad
ers continued to look forward to a sub
stantial increase in activity shortly.
Talk of advancing prices is again being
heard as it becomes obvious that even
with the good buying of August a num-
Der of buyers stocks are anything but
extensive. The sustained and sharp ad-
vance in raw silk prices while not yet
completely reflected in the finished
goods lines, will soon be, and may con-
ceivably have some effect in diverting
consumer demand to cotton goods, as
we'll as rayon. which is also likely to ad-
vance if higher silk prices permit it.
The Washington times., 1935-09-17
Steel Incomes
Up - Pct. for
Six Months

Net income of 158 companies
in the iron and steel industry ag-
gregated $30,923,927 after all
charges in the first half of 1885,
an increase of % per cent over
the $25,305,232 net income of the
same companies in the first six
months of 1884, according to the
American Iron and Steel Insti-
tute.
The 158 companies comprise
about 96 per cent of the total
1ngot and finished steel capacity
OF the industry, and more than
SO per cent of the pig iron pro-
ducing capacity.