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The Washington times., 1936-02-10
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Heiress' Will Lef I
Estate to Husband,
Washington Man

CARTHAGE, N. c., Feb. 10
QN.S0 I'm this remote little
North Carolina hamlet a court
fight began today for a half-mil-
lion-dollar estate, left by Elva
Statler Davidson, Boston hotel
heiress, who died under mysteri-
Gus circumstances while on her
honeymoon, to her husband, H.
Bradley Davidson, jr.
The body of the pretty 20-year-
old bride was found sprawled In
her expensive sports car in the
garage of her winter home at
Southern Pines, February 81, last
year.
After an investigation in which
witnesses testified the heireSs,
who had come to Southern Pines
q month before on her honey
moon, was respondent and weep
ing at party the night she died.
a coroner's jury returned an open
verdict, deciding she came to her
death by carbon monoXide poison
ing, circumstances unknown"
Left Him Estate
After her death a will was filed
by her husband. a divorced for
mer Country Club employe Of
Washington, D. c., in which the
young wife gave him her entire
estate, with exception Of q be-
quest Of $4,000 to Radcliffe Col.
lege and the Dwight School for
Girls at Englewood, N. j.
Attacking the will, members Of
the Statler family, none blood re-
latives Of the dead girl. who was
one Of four foster children Of the
late Z. M. Statler, wealthy hotel
operator, contend In their suit
that the will leaving the fortune
to Davidson was not Elva's valid
last will.
Davidson, 90 years his young
wife's senior, and w. Barton
Leach, Mrs. Davidson's attorney,
are charged in the suit with
acting In concert, unduly and
unfairly and wrongfully induced
Elva Statler Davidson to execute
the will against her viii and
contrary to her natural wishes
and desires"
Welded Day Later
Davidson, the suit declares.
married Elva, Statler the day
after q court turned her fortune
over to her when she reached
her majority.
A new will, the Statlers con-
tend, was drawn Immediately, at
his insistence, and "a will which
she did not desire to make, I"
leaving her fortune to Davidson.
The will Is being contested by
Ellsworth M. Statler. Of Buffalo,
N. Y, q brother Of Elva: Rather
inc M. Statler, of Tucson. AriZ.,
widow Of another brother: Mil
ton Howard Statler. and Isabel
Baer. Of st. Paul. q close friend
Of Elva,
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
Conference Is Planned
Catholic AIumnae

A regional conference of the
eastern district, International
Federation of Catholic Alumnae,
will get under way at the May
flower Hotel, February 20, at 10
q. m.
Called by Miss Mary K. Quinn,
District trustee, the conference
will last through Sunday, Febru.
ary %. Mrs. william H. Connell,
jr., international president, will be
the principal speaker at the fed
Grafton dinner Saturday night.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10

Victim Of Q hit-and-run driver,
Miss Rita Croghan, 20, q trained
nurse living at 1928 Thirteenth
st. N. W., was recovering today
at the home Of her grandmother,
while police were searching for
the driver.
Miss Croghan was standing In
Q safety zone at Fourteenth and
Clifton Streets Northwest last
night when the cab struck her
down and then sped away with
out stopping to render aid.
The nurse was picked up by a
passing motorist and taken to
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
Day i'm Congress

Meets at noon to resume con.
Sideration Of AAA substitute.
Committees:
10 a. m.-Foreign Relations
Committee again takes UP neu-
trality legislation.
10 a. m.-Munitions Committee
continues.
10 q. rn.-Agricu!ture Committee
meets to discuss Smith cotton bill.
10 a. m.-Judiciary, Commerce
and Indian Affairs Committees
meet for routine business.
HOUSE
Meets at noon to consider q
District unemployment insurance
law amendment and other meas
ureS on the consent calendar.
Committees:
10 a. m.-Military Affairs Com
mittee; executive session on the
closing Of Military Road across the
Wa7hington-Ho Hoover Airport here.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
NEW TAX PLAN
SOON TO BE
REVEALED
New Levies, Economy
Big Issues; Collapse
Of Initiation Sure
international News Service

international News Service
The twin questions Of taxation
and economy rose to the fore in
Congress today as leaders renewed
predictions Of collapse in the
currency initiation movement.
The Roosevelt farm tax pro
gram may be barred this week, but
the vitality important question Of
future relief and public works ex.
penditures probably will not be
answered before March /.
Despite the apparent determine
ton of the Administration to put
the treasury in an impregnable
position to meet huge financing
tasks Of the next year, Democratic
leaders expect q restricted tax
program.
The big prospective deficit Of
June 80 may be somewhat reduced
by economies ordered by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Relief appropria-
tions also are likely to be held
to q minimum.
Federal Inquiry Due
Influential leaders predicted
that the general problem Of taxa
ton and expenditures will be
thrown into the next Congress,
which convenes after the National
election.
A virtual agreement already
has been reached in the Senate
to approve q sweeping lnvestiga.
ton Of the Government. The plan
Of Senator Byrd CD Of Virginia,
is to have a committee gather
information which viii make it
possible for the Administration
and Congress next winter to over
haul the Government and thus
cut expenditures.
Democratic leaders also hoped
that March IS income tax re-
turns will disclose such O marked
increase that the Governments
credit position will be maintained
and the tax question will be eased.
Chairman Doughton (D.) Of
North Carolina, Of the House
Ways and Means Committee, said
he expected to receive farm tax
suggestions from the Administra-,
ton this week. He Is prepared to
open hearings next week.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
ARNY'S CHIEFS
STRESS PERIL
IN PACIFIC
Alaska, Hawaii, Coast
Cities Cited by Drum,
Malone and Others
International News Service

International News Service
An elaborate program for in
creasing defense facilities in
Alaska, Hawaii, Panama and Pa
cific Coast cities has been placed
before the House War Department
Appropriations Committee.
Emphasizing the stra e gical
militaly position Of the Hawaiian
Islands, Major Gen. Hugh A.
Drum, Of the Hawaiian depart
ment, warned the committee that
failure to provide adequate de-
fenses for the islands constitutes
q serious threat to the safety Of
cities along the Pacific seaboard.
He said:
Withdrawal from the Philip
pines makes the Hawaiians our
most westerly possession and the
main guardian Of the Pacific
Coast. An enem endeavOring to
reach our Pacific Coast could
operate In the air from bases In
the islands. Furthermore, the
enemy would require land bases
In attacking the United States
and Hawaii would be an essen
tisl stepping stone"
Malone Adds Plea
General Drum urged a force of
regular soldiers should be sta
toned permanently on Hawaii
and Kauai Islands to form the
nucleus Of local defense. Other
needs in the island outlined by
him included additional air
planes, anti.sircraft guns. large
caliberSeacoaSt guns, tanks,
rifles, ammunition and motor
transport for troops.
New Notifications at Puget
Sound, Wash, should be given
first consideration in providing
seacoaSt defense, said Major.
General Paul B. Malone. COM
mander of the Ninth Corps Area,
who declared:
''In addition to IOng.range
guns and anti.aircraft ipstalla-
tiOns, there are needed fire-cOn-
troll equipment, submarine mine
material, searchlights and sound
lOcatOrs. The greater the cali
Der Of guns to be emplaced In
these three vital areas the
greater will be the resulting Sc.
curity. The defense of the Pa
cific Coast is q part of the War
DEPARTMENTS plans for the de-
fense Of all the United States"
CANAL ZONE NEEDS
Major Gen. Lytle Brown, COM
mander Of the Panama Canal De
partment, testified approximately
nine million dollars would be re-
quired to provide additional pro
lection to the Canal Zone.
More adequate defense estab-
MshmentS are needed along the
Mexican border. Major Gen. john
son Hagood, Eighth Corps Area
commander, reported.
He declared any foreign power
Of sufficient strength could march
to the United States via Mexico
virtually at will.
Recommendations for imme-
diate establishment Of primary
defense airbase in Alaska have
been made to. the War Depart
ment by Maj. Gen. Oscar West
over, chief of the Army Air Corps.
General Westover informed the
committee he had urged conStruc'
ton Of the Northern base because
Of its Importance in Pacific Coast
defense plans.
The recommendations were
made, to the special War Depart
ment board Of inquiry which will
determine the position Of seven
frontier defense bases authorized
by Congress last year under the
bin of Representative Wilcox CD
of Florida.
He also disclosed that the board
has nearly concluded its investiga-
tions and will make a report to
Secretary of War Dern within a
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
HAUPTMANN'S
EXERCISES
CUREILLS
Stomach Trouble Due
To Nervousness, Says
DR.. Matthiesen
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

ny JAMES L. AALIAAAGN
TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 10
C-.N.S0-SteeInerved Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann had a slight at
tack of stomach trouble-due no
doubt to nervousness-along about
the time he was scheduled to die
in the electric chair "the week Of
January 49," it was learned today.
But Hauptmann has completely
recovered and he is now his old
self. His spiritual adviser, the Rev.
John Matthiesen, pastor of the
Trinity Lutheran Church Of Tren.
ton, says the condemned man looks
much better than he did four
weeks ago.
Took No Medicine
Hauptmann, instead Of taking
medicine, overcame his stomach
ailment by doing calisthenics in
his cell In the death house.
Today Hauptmann is. quite
cheerful" and "has no doubt about
the outcome Of his case," accord.
ing to the Reverend Matthiesen,
who has paid 81 visits to Prisoner
174O0'S cell. The minister visits
Hauptmann about three times a
week. He said:
"Hauptmann not only reads
the Bible daily, but he Is bec0n.
ing much interested in other
books Of Q religious nature. I
have just loaned him q book en-
titled Miracle written by Bet.
tex, o former German professor.
'The divine calm which came
over Hauptmann weeks ago he
still maintains. He still IL con.
vinced he will not die In the
electric chair"
HOPES FOR STORY
Hauptman, the minister said,
has nothing but words of praise
for Governor Harold @. Hoffman
who snatched him from the
shadow of the electric chair by
granting him a 30-day reprieve.
This stay expires next Saturday.
Hauptmann will be resentenced
without delay by Justice Thomas
W. Trenchard to die in. mo less
than four weeks and rot more
than eight '1eeks" from the date
Of the new sentence.
Governor Hoffman is said to
be planning a second attempt to
get Hauptmann to tell "the whole
story" Of his completely in the
Lindbergh kidnapping or ransom
payment. The governor believes
Hauptmann can name others In
volved in the crime.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
Union Market Group
To Pick New Officers

The annual election Of officers
Of the Union Market Business AS
sociation will take place at to-
morrow's meeting Of that body in
the Union Market Terminal Build
ing at 2 o'clock. Julius B. Gay,
present head Of the organization.
will preside,
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
Movie On Program,

One Of the high lights of the an.
nual GonZaga Alumni Associa-
tons smoker tonight in the
GonZaga Hall will be the showing
Of the Orange Bowl football mo.
ton pictures.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
ice Delays Hearing

At the request Of o. P. Van
Sweringen. the I. c. c. today post
poned until Wednesday its investi-
CATION into the affairs of the Mid.
America Corporation, the holding
company Of the Van Sweringen
interests. Van Sweringen asked
to be the first witness.
The Washington times., 1936-02-10
NURSE STRUCK BY CAB

Emergency Hospital. where she
was treated for injuries to her
head and possible internal in
jurieS. Later she was allowed to
20 to her gran6mother'S home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-19
Council Offers Aid
For Club Rooms
Prepared Agreement At Tuesday
Nights Meeting OF City
Dads

Sometime ago a committee re-
presenting the Community Club
met with the City Council to in
vestigate the feasibility Of turning
the management Of the Club rooms
over to the Council or a commits
sion.
At Tuesday nights session of the
Council that body voted to submit
proposition to the club under
which the Council will take over
the club rooms, and will rent 1t to
all civic organizations as in the
past. They voted to rent the rooms
to the Community Club for 500
per year, the lease to run until
April 1, 1887. During this period
the club may hold not to exceed fif-
teen meetings.
Under this agreement the City
will take over all club furniture
and equipment now used, in con-
sideration of rentals due the City
from the club. This matter will be
presented to the members of the
club at the next regular meeting on
Thursday evening, March 26th.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-19
Civil War
VeteranDied
SaturdayEve
A. H. Bush, Former Resident,
Buried In Greenwood
Tuesday
MEMBER G.. A. r. POST
Lorenz Haider, Elrosa Resi-
dent, Passed Away
Recently
MEMBER G. A. R. POST
Ardau HI. Bush

A. H. Bush, Civil War Veteran
and former resident of Sank Cen.
ire, passed away Saturday night
March IA, at 1915, at the Soldiers
Home in Minneapolis, where he had
been resident for the past eight
years. He had cut himself with q
jacknife and death was caused
from bloodpoisoning.
Ardall Bush was born in. Chau-
tauqua, N. Y, on September Is
1848, and at the time Of death was
81 years old. On December IS, 1858
he was married to Anna N. Ash
at Austin, MINI. There were no
children born to this union. Mrs
Bush passed away December l.
1927. In the year of 1929 he went
to the Soldiers Home, where he
has since resided.
On November /, 1853, he enlisted
in the service of his country, and
served with Co. B, End Regiment
Minnesota Cavalry, until Deem
Der 1, 1855, when he received his
discharge at Fort Smelling.
Following the marriage Mr.. and
Mrs. Bush resided for a time at
Mosio, Freeborn County, MINI. In
1873 they moved to Bridgewater
S. D., where he engaged in business
and where they remained until
1912, when they came to Sank Cen
ire.
He was a member of B. r. Pal
mer Post, G. A. R., of this city, and
an honorary member of Paul Don.
art Post, v. r. w. He was, before
his death, one of three surviving
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-19
General Election
Tuesday, April 7
Filings for Office Close Saturday
Night, March The
2Sth

Sank Centres annual General
Municipal election will be held on
Tuesday, April Z, 1885, for the pur-
pose of electing mayor for the
term of two years; treasurer for
the term Of two years; a Judge of
the Municipal Court for the term of
four years and two councilmen for
the terms Of two years each.
In the First Ward voting will
take place in the Armory, and in
the Second Ward in the Fire De-
partment rooms on the ground
floor of the City Hall building, cor
Polls will be open from $3.50 a. m,
to eight o'clock p. m.
The following are those whose
terms expire: Mayor w. E. De-
Laurier; Treasurer J. H. Hansen;
Judge Of Municipal Court r. r.
Kells; Alderman F. L. Connolly
and Alderman G. d. Cass.
Petitions for any of these offic-
es must be filed with the City
Clerk not later than Saturday ev-
ening, March %.
Rumors of petitions have been
heard about the street but at pre-
sent interest has not reached the
point where prospective candidates
have openly declared themselves.
In conversation with Mayor De
Laurier we learned that he is as
yet undecided as to whether or not
he will file for reelection. j. H.
Hansen has announced that he will
be a candidate for reelection as
treasurer and r. r. Kells will file
for reelection as Judge. The others
are undecided.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-19
Second Proverb
Contest Ended
Contestants Given A Two-Weels
Period In Which To Enter
Their Offering

This week ends the second
series of the Herald's Proverb
contest and this time we are
giving the contestants q two
weeks period In which to bring
their entries to the Herald.
The announcement of the
winners win not be made for
two weeks. Next week we will
announce the judges.
Following the announcement
Of the winners, we will publish
the answers to both the proceed
Ing contests, twelve answers In
all, so that contestants may
find where they made their err
rors. The second contest awards
will be made the same as the
first namely ON accuracy and
neatness.
Bring your entries to the
Herald as soon as possible at
ter you have completed solving
the answers. The prizes win be
awarded as soon as the winners
have been selected. The awards
will be made as follows: $500
cash first award; $500 cash
for second place; $500 In cash
for third.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-19

Civil War veterans in this COM
munity, the other two are Henry
Fielding and Levi Smith. Mr.. Bush
was also a member Of Star In the
West Lodge No. go, A. F. & A. M.
Surviving relatives, half sisters
and brothers are as follows: Jose
phine Padgett and Lolah Zero, of
Salem, Oregon. Rose Ballard, St.
Paul; Nina Dyslin, Albert Lea,
Mimi; Ira Bush, Medford, Mass;
Frank Bush, Thunder Hawk, s. D.. +;
Roy Bush, Bloodland, Missouri.
The body, accompanied by Miss
Francis Eddy, was brought to this
city Tuesday for interment in
Greenwood cemetery, on the family
lot beside the grave of his depart
ed wife.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at two o'clock In
the Masonic Temple, with the Rev.
p. J. Jansen officiating. ]. N.
jackson, Postmaster of Star in the
West Lodge, conducted the Mason
ic committal service. The firing
squad and military escort was COM
posed Of members of Robert Swift
Post American Legion and Paul
Donart Post v. T. w. The pallbear-
ers were selected from among his
Masonic brothers as follows: Frank
Bonaime, Leon Veeder, P. w. Han
son, Frank Bunker, Louis Lovik
and G. Hillerud.
CONTINUED on Page 4. Col. y
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-19
First Aid School
To Open Soon
VIII BE Under Direction of Sank
Centre Doctors-Must Regis
ter Immediately

p. X. Belts, field representative
of the Red Cross unit of the State
of Minnesota, was in Sank Centre
Tuesday making arrangements for
the First Aid course which will be
held in this city in the near fu-
ture.
This course will consist of fifteen
hours Of study, and will be divided
into two and two and one-half hour
periods. Six sessions will complete
the course, and the seventh session
will be given over to final exam
nations. All persons who receive a
mark of 70 and over will be given
a Red Cross First Asd certificate.
Through the courtesy of Supt. w.
A. Kohl the courses will be held in
the Public School.
Those who wish to take the
course must be II years of age and
over and it is open to the public.
1t is necessary that all register, and
all those who are interested are
asked to register as soon as posi-
BILE with M. ]. Fleming at the Her
ala Office.
The course will be free to the
public and will start as soon as the
roads are open to travel. The four
doctors of the city will have charge
Of the course, each to take one
phase of first aid study. They will
be assisted by school nurse, Miss
Rehm, Harley Forsythe and High
way Patrolmen Newman and Fred
ericks, all graduate first aiders.
1t is planned to have first aid sta
tions at five points in the Western
part Of Stearns, to be located as
follows: Padua, Elrosa, Spring Hill,
st. Rosa and one at the Junction
of Highways %, SO, and z, at the
South limits of Sank Centre.
The Padua and Elrosa stations
are to be equipped at once, and the
others will be equipped as soon as
funds permit. the personnel for
these stations will be trained i'm
mediately. ALL those who wish to
take the course must register i'm
mediately, as no entries will be ac-
cepted after the course is under
way.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-19
Has Established
New Business
Guy Mickey VIII Open Karmelkorn
Shop In Dirnberger Annex
Next Saturday, March FL

Guy Mickey, formerly manager Of
the Red Owl Store, will open a
Karmelkorn shop In this city next
Saturday. This new enterprise will
be located In the Dirnberger An
mex. on Third Street, where Mr..
Mickey has made splendid prepar-
atoms for this business.
Installation Of machinery and
equipment for preparing Karmel-
korn was made, euring the past
week. In connection with the afore-
mentioned product, Mr. Mickey will
have popcorn, ice cream, peanuts
and candy In his line Of merchan-
disc.
Mr.. Mickey is wellknown in this
city and has many friends in the
community who wish him success
In his new business venture.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-19
Montana Man
Describes Re-
suits atQuake
Mrs. Hilyer Received Letter
From Helena, Montana,
This Week
DAMAGE WAS SEVERE
Buildings Badly Wrecked Are
Being Slowly Rebuilt,
Says Letter

Helena, Montana, suffering
throughout the winter in the grip
of the cold, has been visited by
more serious threats which have
wrecked havoc and destruction to
property and human life as well.
1t is estimated that nearly seventy
earthquake tremors have been re-
corded in Helena during the past
year. The last Of which, the most
serious in recent times, is reported
in a letter received this week by
Mrs. G. ]. Hillyer, of this city, from
her brother-in-law, Edward F.
Goodhue.
Mr.. Goodhue answers Mrs. Hilyer
in response to her telling him she
is coming to visit. He explains that
the hardships brought by the re-
cent earthquake make it impossi-
BILE. Helena has been knocked
around no end, and the shortage
of wood has resulted in stealing
every bit of lumber that might be
lying around. Some which the gen.
tleman owned fell into the hands
of desperate persons. He says fur
Their, "Our thermometer goes up
and down as 1t pleases. have part
of the roof off now and now it's
raining" He explains that it was
necessary to remove part of the
roof of their dwelling place to
take down the chimney which stood
as a menace to life itself in the
event of another shock. People in
the city are awaiting a breakup in
the weather so that homes can be
cleaned and rooms papered and
plastered. The brick walls, he says,
have been saved from crumbling
by brace rods 30 feet long running
two ways through the house. One
six room brick home was shaken
down completely and Is registered
a total loss.
Although people live in hope to
rebuild the community sometime,
they can not figure very strongly
at the present. In every direction
the eye is accostted with a strange
maze Of chimney tops, standing
alone save for cracked walls and
an occasional frame house intact.
Many buildings badly cracked have
as their nearest neighbor buildings
which never suffered even slight
cracking. To quote him, "a strange
shake up" The only one redeeming
feature about the whole fearful
sight is the fact that hundreds OF
men have been called into action
to clear away the debris.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-03-19
10000 Work Relief Project
Ayyamged for Fair Grounds

Sank Centre; $1,000 by the school;
and $1,000 from salvage material.
Representatives Of the Fair AS
ISOLATION and the Public School met
with the City Council Tuesday ev-
ening and explained the project
They were promised the proper
lease for the conduct of this work,
and although the Council took no
action in the matter that evening,
1t Is thought that that body will
apply for the project after invest
igation is completed. The Council
expects to get some data from the
WPA engineer, Mr.. Farrell, Of St.
Cloud, soon.
Miss Moan Anderson, Mrs. A. I.
Cowlthorp and Mrs. C.. F. Botz
spent Monday in the city acquaint-
ing the businessmen with the con.
templated 4-H building program al
the fair grounds, while Emil Pol
ipnick and B. H. Otte explained the
livestock sales pavilion project. All
of the business men called upon
expressed themselves as heartily in
favor Of the project as outlined.