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Evening star., 1936-02-17
MAIL TRUCK DRIVER
ROBBED BY 2 MEN
$28 Taken at Fourteenth and E
Streets-0ther Bandits Get
$3.50 and Clothing.

Two unarmed white men held up
and robbed Robert L. Duncan, col
ored, 235 Morgan street, Bureau of
Standards mail truck driver, Of $28
early today at Fourteenth and e
streets. One of the men seized him
while the other hurriedly went through
his pockets. They fled before Duncan
could summon aid.
Loot of other bandits last night and
this morning totaled $3.50 in cash,
one taxicab, two overcoats and two
hats.
Two colored cab passengers held up
the driver, Seth r. Spregue, 3I15
Thirteenth street, and escaped in the
taxi after robbing him Of s42.90 and
forcing him into the street.
The other robberies were reported
by Dyer J. Taylor, 1919 Massachusetts,
avenue; James Davis, 1927 Twenty
third street, and Roger Mcclure, 3o22
Wisconsin avenue.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
By the Associated Press.

6S tAAG hsSoS4dIco EAcSSs
Representative Sweeney, Democrat,
of Ohio, told the House today that
Father Charles E. Coughlin will arrive
in Washington tomorrow to take up
Representative O'Connor's, Democrat,
of New York, challenge "to kick" the
Detroit radio priest "all the way from
the Capitol to the White House.
After reading to the House the tele-
gram sent the Detroit radio priest by
O'Connor yesterday in reply to Cough
Inns radio attack on the Rules Com
mittee chairman, Sweeney said:
Father Coughlin will take up that
challenge and will arrive here tomor-
row morning."
Sweeney only had one minute OF
time in which to read the telegram
and make that statement. The ap-
plause and rebel yells which greeted
O'Connor's telegram were so loud that
few members heard or caught the sig
nif1cance Of Sweeney's object in read
ing it.
Questioned by newspaper men,
Sweeney said the radio priest not only
would be here tomorrow, but would
give o'Connor open opportunity to
fulfill his threat to kick him from
one end Of the historic Avenue to the
other.
Earlier O'Connor said he might re-
ply on the House floor tomorrow to
Coughlin's attack.
Coughlin in radio address yester-
day from Royal Oak, Mich. charged
O'Connor with intimidating House
members into removing their names
from petition to farce > vote on the
Evening star., 1936-02-17
STATE Of ALARM"
DECLARED IN SPAIN
Disorders Feared by EIec'
tion Results-Seven Are
Killed in Riotinq.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID. February IA state
Of alarm" to last eight days, was
declared throughout Spain today fol-
lowing the deaths of six persons in
yesterdays general election.
One more person was killed today,
bringing the casualties for the last
two days to Z dead, Is seriously in
jured and scores suffering minor
hurts.
Declarations by both radicals and
conservatives indicated that the Left
lists had won between $50 and 265
seats out of the 473 in Parliament.
The state Of alarm-which requires
that police authorities be constantly
on the alert, but does not suspend
civil processes-was proclaimed in the
face of rumors that a state of war"
might be instituted.
Authorities feared that disorders
might result from large Leftist gains
in the election. A cabinet session was
called.
The ministers authorized the state
Of alarm and indicated that state
of war could be decreed at once should
necessity arise.
President Zamora's family was
transferred from the Zamora home
Evening star., 1936-02-17
STOCK RISE TURNS
T0HASTY RETREAT
Utilities More Than Lose
Gains-T. V. A. Fight
Will Continue.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, February 17.-WaIl
SStreet guessed wrong on the Supreme
Court T. v. A. decision today and after
buying thousands of shares of electric
power issues, hastened to sell them.
Accustomed to decisions against the
Government, since the N. r. A. and
A. A. A. rulings, traders took power
stocks in blocks of 1000 to nearly
10000 shares as soon as it was learned
that Chief Justice Hughes was read
ing the T. v. A. decision.
But after nearly an hour, when
news Of the nature of the decision
reached the financial community,
traders were dumping their shares
right and left. Gains of 81 to So in
many of the common shares of power
companies were more than lost.
The stock market as a whole turned
heavy. Leading shares in the utility
and other groups dropped from 81 to
81 under Saturdays final prices.
Public utility circles in Wall Street
were confused by the decision, and
said that at first glance they were
(see STOCKS, Page So
Evening star., 1936-02-17
BY the Associated Press.


Representative Treadway, Repub-
hcan, of Massachusetts,, said today
Secretary Wallace either should
apologize for recent "slur" on the
Supreme Court or retire from public
Office.
In a radio address Treadway said
the Secretary's reference to the
courts decision in the rice millers
case as q "legalized steal" displayed
"a gross lack on the part Of the Sec
retary of the proprieties Of an ad-
ministrative official"
wallace's statement was made In
radio talk to which Treadway re-
piled today.
The Massachusetts, Republican
termed Wallace's statement as ''un-
warranted and subversiye" and
asserted:
"It was not uttered In moment
of pique-which might have been
excusable-hut wss deliberately eon-
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Marshal Badoglio Reports Objectives
Reached In North.

(Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press. }
ROME, February ia vast Fascist
offensive on the northern front, result
ing in capture of Amba Aradam and
Ethiopian casualties estimated at TO-
600, aroused Roman exultation today
as a triumph certain to hasten En-
peror Halle Selassie's capitulation.
Marshal Pietro Badogno's northern
divisions swarmed deeper into Ethio-
pia, consolidating the positions they
seized during last weeks intensive six
day drive.
The occupation Of Amba Aradam,
about 20 miles south of the former
front lines at Makale, brought the
Fascist forces one-third of the way
nearer their sentimental goal" in the
north-Amba Alaji, the final point
achieved in the Italian advance during
the Inflated campaign of 1896.
The East African commander in
chief reported that the offensive-the
third major movement since the war
started in early October-developed
into bitter battle" but that all OBJ
jectives were reached against Ras
Mulugheta's army.
$4,000 Ethiopians in Flight.
Press dispatches reported the often
sive concluded Saturday with the
Ethiopian army Of $4,000 in fight,
Ethiopian losses estimated at about
5000 dead and $4,000 wounded, and
Italian deaths less than 500, with
about 1000 severely wounded.
The drive yielded 300 square miles
Of new territory to the Fascist cam
paign of conquest, reports from the
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Hoffman May Be Given Time to Com.
plete Plans.

pACtC IlduSs
By the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. J., February IT,
The State delayed seeking the fixing
of new death date for Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann today to give Gov.
Harold G. Hoffman time to make any
possible moves ne may be considering.
Assistant Attorney General Joseph
Lanigan said he would not ask Su-
preme Court Justice Thomas w.
Trenchard before tomorrow, at the
earliest. to fix a new death date for
the man convicted of the Lindbergh
baby. killing.
The Governor, who left Mercer Hos.
pital Saturday after weeks recuper-
alton from a nasal operation, was ex-
pected back at his Office today. He
conferred yesterday at his South
Amboy home with Samuel S. Liebo-
witz, New York criminal lawyer, and
said later Leibowitz had subjected
Hauptmann to perhaps the hardest
questioning" he has faced so far.
Lanigan said he did not plan to
confer with the Governor, but would
give him time to act.
I'VE are making progress" Leibowitz
said as he left the conference in
Hauptmann's death cell in the New
Jersey State Prison.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Coughlin to Arriue Tomorrow
To Face O'COnnOr Kick Threat

Frazier-Lemke bill to refinance farm
mortgages with $4,000, ,o00, 900 of new
currency.
Asked by reporters II he planned
an answer on the House floor today,
O'Connor said:
mot today. but maybe tomorrow"
The petition to force a vote on the
Frazier-Lemke bill was reported today
to have only 209 of the 218 signatures
needed. Some were removed last
week.
Representative Lemke, Republican,
Of North Dakota, co-author Of the
measure, said:
'I don't think the truth can hurt
anything. The battle is on and will
continue until next November. Then
the people will speak"
Representative Boland, Democrat.
of Pennsylvania, the Democratic whip,
still predicted 1t never would reach a
vote, "and If it does it will be slaugh-
tered"
I'm my opinion" he added, cit is
one. of the worst pieces Of legislation
ever to come before Congress. 1t Is
unjust and unfair to the citizens, be-
sides being inflationary."
The Detroit radio priest called
O'Connor q servant Of the money
changers" while the New Yorker re-
piled that the clergyman was dis
grace" to the church.
As chairman of the powerful House
Rules Committee, O'Connor had q
"stranglehold" on the Frazier-Lemks
bill, the clergyman said. He called on
- Ic.. fsOrI6III YNT No.
Evening star., 1936-02-17

line from one who is far away to
let you know he remembers the day.
Robert"
1t was his mothers birthday ami
versary and Mrs. Cohen told investi-
gators Robert had been in the habit
of penning little birthday poem on
each anniversary.
With receipt Of the birthday message
by the mother, the bureau prepared a
new circular and photographs were
distributed to more than 800 post
masters in the Northwest.
The last time he was seen here was
as he was leaving chess game at
Western High School.
]. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, had
taken personal interest in the hunt
for the youth after personal appeals
from the parents and friends of the
boy. @
Evening star., 1936-02-17
DESERVING NATIVE
TROOPS REPORTED
HELD BY BRITISH
Ethiopian Dispatch Claims
1000 Eritreans Have
Quit Italian Forces.
SUCCESSES IN NORTH
ENTHUSE ITALIANS
Marshal Badoglio Says All OBJ
jectives Have Been Reached
Against Ras Malugheta.

BACKGROUND
Weak point in Ethiopian de-
tense of their country against
Italians has been lack OF
strong unity bettDeen DGriouS
tribal factions. In early peekS
of 1Ddr deSertio1 or lack OF re-
SiStdnce By groups near Fri
treGn border dllo10ed Italians
to capture SeUeral important
to10nS and considerable terri
tory.
Since middle November, ho,D-
eUer, Italian forces in north
had made little progress. In
south January driDe netted
important successes. Time is
playing important part in
campaign, as inUGderS face
complete inactivity during
rainy season due in Spring.
By the Associated Press.
Adds ABABA, February 17.-Ar
Ethiopian government communique
said today 1000 Italian native troop.
deserted on the southern front and
reached the British Kenya Colony
safely, despite a pursuit by Fascist
land and air forces.
Authorities said they understood
the alleged deserters we're disarmec
and interned by the British for the
duration of the war.
The communique said, "since the
beginning of the war. the total OF
Eritrean deserters is 10000"
Italian planes bombed the airport
at Dessye, imperial field headquar-
ters behind the northern front, Sat-
urday. They dropped "a bombs into
the field and nearby roads. but missed
two airplanes, and no casualties were
reported.
Emperor Halle SelaSsie had left his
residence there an hour before the
bombardment.
An Italian tri-motor plane fell in
flames and its six occupants were
burned to death during a lombard
ment last week of the Northern Lake
Haik Monastery. Ethiopian officials
reported today.
ROME Halls SUCCESSES.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
ICE.BOUND BOYS WELL

: NEWPORT, r. l., February II P).
Five of the seven C. c. G. youths
trapped on drifting ice in Cape Cod
Bay a week ago will be discharged
from post hospital at Fort Adams here
today.
They will be assigned temporarily
to the G. G. C. camp here and later
will return to their company at Brews-
ter. Mass, according to Lieut.. Col.
Samuel J. Turnbull, in charge Of the
hospital.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
TOWNSEND PLAN HIT
IN CARNEGIE REPORT
Gone of Most Visionary Schemes
Ever Presented" Teaching
Foundation Says.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE
Townsend old-age pension plan is de-
scribed as zone of the most visionary
and impossible schemes ever presented
for public acceptance" by the annual
report of the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching, pub
lished today.
1t warns the net effect of the plan
would be to cut down the expendi-
lures of the mass of the people by
about the same amount that the ex-
penditures OF the beneficiaries were
increased"
Evening star., 1936-02-17
BRUNO SHAKING
SAYS LE|B0W|Tz.
"Stammered All Over Him.
SELF" Lawyer Reveals.
"ProqreSS" Seen.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 17.-Attor-
ney Samuel Leibowitz said today Bruno
Hauptmann was shaking and stam-
mering all over himself" during their
conversation yesterday in the Trenton
Prison death house.
He declined to comment, however,
on reports that the convicted slayer of
the Lindbergh baby kidnap-killing
might be nearing a confession.
The attorney announced he would
visit Hauptmann again in a few days
to renew his questioning. He had not
yet accepted, he added, definite re-
tainer as a defense counsel.
Eve are making progress, and this
progress is very satisfactory to me-" he
said.
NEW SENTENCE DELAYED.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
ice TEARS AWAY
TWO BRIDGE SPANS
Auto Narrowly Escapes Being
Carried Down Shenandoah River
Near Front Royal.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FRONT ROYAL, Va. February II.
"A heavy ice jam on the south fork
Of the Shenandoah River carried out
two spans Of an iron highway bridge
at the Norfolk g. Western Railway
depot, one mile west Of here, at 1880
o'clock this morning. An automobile
about to cross was backed OF the
bridge in time to escape the crash.
There now is an opening of more than
100 feet in the bridge center.
The two spans are separately lodged
In the Ice, temporarily, about one
fourth Of o mile below.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
PRIVATE BILLS VETOED
Roosevelt Sends Back 5 Measures

Roosevelt Sends Back 5 Measures.
Giving Congress Reasons.
In line with his announced policy
OF vetoing individual relief bills
passed by Congress, President Roose-
velt today sent back to the Capital
nVe bills of this kind without his
approval.
In each of the five vetos, the Presi-
dent took occasion to advise Con-
gress OF his reasons for acting ad-
versely.
The vetoed bills were for the re-
lief Of Edward Shippen West, Thomas
A. Coyne, the estate Of Julius Crisler,
Jack Doyle and Elmer Blair.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Ford Gives Fish Hatchery Land.

SAVANNAH, Ga, February II R
Ivy Kassel, district game protector,
announced today that Henry Ford had
given rs ceres Of his large estate in
Bryan County to the State Of Georgia
for a fish hatchery. Work on the
hatchery was expected to start in 10
days.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
secretary's Doctor Reports He
Had Fairly Good Night.

Secretary of the Navy Swanson had
fairly good nights rest" it was re-
ported this morning by DR.. G. G.
Thomas, officer In charge of the Naval
Hospital.
Explaining there had been mo sub
stantial change" in the condition Of
the elderly cabinet member over the
week end, DIR. Thomas said that he is
much improved" from the worst
stage Of his serious illness Of pleurisy
that developed after he fractured a rib
in fall in the bath room of his home
q week ago.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
"EMPTY" PISTOL SLAYS
BOY, II, IN BALTIMORE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, February 17.-Joseph
France, jr., IL, son Of Baltimore at
torney, was wounded fatally today By
q pistol members Of the family said
they thought wss empty.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
Decision Held
Specifically to
One Project.
ROOM PACKED
BY LISTENERS
Court Splits, 5 to 4,
ON Minority Right
to Suit.

The full tert OF the Supreme
Courts decision in the Tennes-
see Valley Authority case will
appear in the night final edition
OF The Star, out at $50 pm.
today.
Evening star., 1936-02-17

(See SPAIN, Page AID
Evening star., 1936-02-17
WEATHER.
20. 9. Weather Bureau r

Rain or snow tonight and tomorrow, low
est temperature tonight about 30 degrees;
colder tomorrow; gentle north and north
east winds. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 80, at
S pm. yesterday; lowest, 33. at 9 am. today.
Full report on page B-4.
Evening star., 1936-02-17

(See ITALY, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1936-02-17

.tsee CouGHhN, Page A-5.l
Evening star., 1936-02-17

NEW SENTENCE DELAYED.
Evening star., 1936-02-17

Late Markets (2:55 P.M.), Page II
Evening star., 1936-02-17

(See McMULLEN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1936-02-17

The only evening paper
in Washington with the
Associated Press News
and Wirephoto Services.
Evening star., 1936-02-17
SWANSON is BETTER

(See T. '. A., Page A-6.)
The Washington times., 1936-08-19
NHN WASHINGrON's q
. HYUoS.1nBk g
Career Of Detective Sergeant Boyd Began
When He Posed as Hobo
With Coxey's Army

When General Coxey's army
descended on the Capital back in
1894, a hobo joined the ranks at
Frostburg, Md.
But this particularly dirty and
ragged individual wasn't just what
he seemed. He was a young Wash
ington detective, George Washing
ton Boyd, and each day he man.
aged to get information through
to his superior officers.
Today he is Detective Sergeant
Boyd, retired, and is one of the
most popular men on Capitol Hill
so far as the Senators are con-
cerned, for he is on duty as a spe'
cial policeman whose duty it is to
see the pay roll is delivered on
time.
Sergeant Boyd has had many
important assignments. among
them being bodyguard to Pres1-
dent William Mckinley and also to
General Nelson A. Miles. During
the Boxer revolution in China, he
was assigned to guard the Chinese
Ambassador to the United States,
Dr.. WI Ting Fang.
Serving five years in the Navy
before joining the Metropolitan
Police Department. Sergeant Boyd
was a noted pistol shot. Back in
The Washington times., 1936-08-19
MANY TO HEAR
KNOX SPEAK IN
HAGERST0WN

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Aug. 10.
Plans for the arrival and address
of Col. Frank Knox, Republican
candidate for Vice President, are
complete and thousands of visi-
tors have poured into the city from
all parts of Maryland, PennSyt
vania, the District of Columbia
and other nearby sections.
Colonel Knox, who will make
his address this evening at the
annual picnic of the Retail Mer-
chants Association of Maryland,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia
will arrive about 3 p. IN. from
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va
Guest at Hotel Fete
Here he will be met by a COM
mittee headed by Major IRWIN M.
Wertz and John r. Fisher, head
of the merchants association.
His first act will be to attend a
dinner at the Hotel Alexandra,
which more than 800 persons are
expected to attend.
FROM UIl6IG llC WILL ~ W VAN
Fair Grounds where the picnic is
to be held. Following an address
of welcome by Mayor Wertz, Col
Knox will be introduced by Gov
Harry w. Nice, of Maryland, who
will arrive earlier in the day.
Visitors Welcomed
Mayor Wertz declared today:
"HagerstOwn is proud to well
come the thousands of visitors
who are coming here today to
attend the eleventh annual pic
mic of the Urma organization
and to hear the address by Col.
Knox.
"Since the Republican candi-
date is to speak over a national
hOokup beginning at $3.50 p. ma,
his presence will give HagetS-
town, a city of $1,000, and Mary
land itself, nationwide prOmi-
nence."
The Washington times., 1936-08-19

1888, when he was just beginning
his career on the force, he and his
partner, Daniel Sheehan, engaged
in a gun battle with thugs. Shee-
han was shot, but Boyd made the
capture.
Several years later he was cited
for the capture of two heavily
armed mail robbers, climbing a
ladder to the second floor of a
house in Southwest Washington
to make the capture.
Next month Sergeant Boyd and
his wife will celebrate their silver
wedding anniversary at their
home, 924 Twenty-second st. N. W.
The Washington times., 1936-08-19
Woman Death
Called Suicide

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. ia
wealthy woman, believed to have
been beaten to death in her fash
ionable apartment at the Ritten'
house Plaza apartments, was
termed a suicide today by police
Detectives said the woman, Miss
Martha S. Mantz, 48. fired a bull
let into her heart with revolver
The gun was found lying near the
bed, where she fell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29

You prove it. To-day is leap-day You won't see another February 29 for four more years-l94O to be exact The idea of giving February an extra day every fourth year conceived during reform or the calendar when astronomers able to show that
 every year to consist of S65 days reckoned wtn the sdera wear there would be discrepancy To take care of this the eapay was instituted and it's still with ls But the question before the house is-was there years are supposed to be dvisibe by 400. Will some- body please step back far February 190O with me and look into the files An, there she is. NO, babies born that year don't forget to leave off that year when estimating your actual number of birthdays
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29

went around to the barn to be greeted by the first smiling face Greasy had been able to muster all winter.
 "All fixed?" she queried pleas- antly of Greasy.
 "All fixed anc ready to fly tomor- row." he announced happily. I'm going to fly her out to Montreal with Tony"
 'Tony's = going, them" she fal- tered.
 "Surest thing you know" grinned Greasy, beginning to sing gaily.
 But Mary was already gone. Out side, on the lawn of Dr. Luke's house, she ran plump into Tony. "Goin' down to the boat to see the Doc off?" he chirped. And they strolled of together toward the boat landing.
 "Tell you what let's do," an- nounced Tony. "T'll play you i1vis- ible golf down to the boat landing for 10 cents hole. Okay?"
 "Okay," responded, Mary.
 Without club or ball, Tony in all gravity addressed an imaginary tee, waggled an imaginary club, and drove. Both watched in all seri- ousness the flight of the non-exist- ent ball.
 "Not bad!" commented Mary in feigned admiration.
 "What do you rneanl" cried Tony indignantly, why that one was $50 yards straight down the fair- way, or anyway, right down Bay avenue!"
 This innocent foolishment soon carried them to the boat-landing, leaving a trail of astonished vii- lagers behind them, all of whom were quite sure that this young
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29
Around the town

Around the town. Charlie Palomba will spend
 few days over at the Vets Hospital in Newingon get an Chick Errco the printing members of the News boys in the Kacey Bowling League promise Rudy Dresch- and Carinine Cipriano warm time Monday evening when the two teams battle 1t out for first place. Some interesting developments in Waterburys safety campaign expected shortly news that prominent national concern is entering this field of highway safety with dandy movie promotion. Lucien LaRiviere visitor in the Dem City Room yesterday The for mer Waterburan, now big-tmer in NYawk entertain nent circles had huge dog in leash J. w. FitzPat- rcks nickname "Chick" is purely local appelation. Elsewhere the Democrat coumnist is known as "Jim.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-29

Then h, stripped the helmet from his head { Id "Sorry I'm late, Uncle John, but l)wasn't quite sure where I was," he said.
 "Tonyi" cried the dumfounded doctor.
 The youth was already climbing down out of the ship.
 "I'm so grateful, boy, and SC proud |" the doctor began Then, catching himself, he went on "but we've got to get right to the hospital with this"
 The face of pale and disconso- late- looking Greasy was just em- erging from the cockpit. He looked gloomily around at the snowy waste about him, the stumpy field, the pine-covered hills, and drifts and