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The Washington times., 1936-02-22
CAP0NE DEATH.
PLOT FAILS

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. %
G.N.SO.-Reports an attempt
was made in Alcatraz Federal
prison three days ago to kill AL
Capone drew no comment today
from Warden James A. Johnston.
The warden Of the Govern.
ment's Devils Island" in San
Francisco Bay maintained his
policy of strict silence regarding
the conduct and life of the in.
corrigible convicts.
Fear of convict reprisals against
Capone, who has incurred the dis
favor of fellow prisoners, had
kept him in his cell since the con.
vict uprising several weeks ago.
Capone had not Joined the revolt.
Roy Gardner, notorious mail
robber, saved Capone from death
or serious injury when a window
weight, a heavy iron sash, hurtled
through the air with terrific force,
aimed at the back Of Capone's
head.
Gardner leaped against Capone,
pushing him aside. The weight
landed on Capone's arm, inflicting
severe bruises.
John Paul Chase, former confed-
crate of Baby Face" Nelson, and
four other prisoners were standing
behind Capone. Capone, pale
and shaking, wheeled around and
saw Chase. according to the re-
ports. He cried:
"That Chase did It. )"
Guards Immediately took charge
of tho SifI1ofioT
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
SPEEDY ACTION
ISS0UGHTF0R
LEAVE BILLS
House, Senate ParIeys
Expected to Start
EarIyin Week

House-Senate conferences on the
Government employe leave bills
probably will get under way early
next week, as it appeared today
that the chairman Of the House
Civil Service Committee, Robert
Ramspeck CD, Of Georgia, will
move on Monday to disagree to the
Senate amendments and ask for q
conference on the measures.
For the past two days Chairman
Ramspeck has been conferring
with original sponsors Of the legiS-
lation and he said today that he
expected to determine by Monday
whether or not to ask the House
to agree with the Senate amend
ments or disagree with them and
send the bills to conference.
It has clearly been evidenced
that the Government employe or
ganizations and others who origin.
ally urged the legislation hope to
see at least some of the Senate
amendments stricken from the
bills before they become law.
For this reason, it is expected
that Chairman Ramspeck will not
yield outright to the Senate de-
mandS, all of which reduce the
benefits provided for the Govern
ment workers and nearly all Of
which were injected into the legis-
lation at the insistence Of Sen
ator McKellar (D), of Tennessee.
In conference it is believed that
some of the Senate amendments
can be eliminated, since it is the
general practice for each side to
yield in some respects to the
other whenever such HouSe-Sen.
ate conferences are held.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
4 DAYS MINUS
MOTOR DEATH

Twenty-one days without a traf-
fic fatality!
Such was the proud record Of
Washington today as Washing
tons birthday holiday traffic took
the roads.
Traffic officials attribute the
decline in fatal street crashes to
caution and courtesy induced gen.
orally among local drivers by re-
cent drastic police curbs upon
speed and other forms of reck-
lesSneSS.
The last death resulting from
an auto smashup within the Dis
trict was reported on February l.
At Landover, Md, Edgar M.
Clark, an employe of the Potomac
Electric Power Company, drove
his car into the side of a speeding
Pennsylvania flyer. The car was
demolished and Clark was taken
to Casualty Hospital. An emer-
gency operation was undertaken
in a desperate attempt to save his
life. His home is at 1895 Mere
dian Pl.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
MINOR TRAFFIC
COURT URGED

Establishment Of a special traf-
fic court to deal with the thou
sands Of minor traffic violations
which daily clog the local Police
Court system here was suggested
today by the Advisory Board of
the American Automobile Asso-
citation.
At the same time. the board
indicated its disapproval of Cor
poration Counsel E. Barrett Pret-
tyman's plan for a magistrate
court system. declaring:
"The institution # such q
system would in effect rejuVen-
ate the old justice of the
peace system which has been
found to be undesirable.
The board. headed by James
P. Schick, recommended that the
court it advocates be presided
over by judges continuously as
signed thereto who would handle
nothing but traffic cases.
The jam caused in the local
= attic court each dav would be
considerably relieved, the board
advised, by a stagger system of
setting cases for trial instead of
forcing all defendants to court
at $50 o'clock as is the order
now.
The member Of the reporting
committee which was formed to
complement the District Commi5-
sionerS' special traffic commit.
tee are, in addition to Mr.. Schick.
John L. Vandegrift, Edward Bra
shears. Mrs. L. B. CaStell and
Mrs, George C., Thorpe.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Slur on John Smith
StirS VIRGINIA Patriots

Discounting the School-book
story that Pocahontas pleaded for
the life Of Captain Smith because
she loved him, the WPA release
said:
Cali the world may love a
lover, but Smith and the girl
were not lovers. She was much
younger than he and in reScu.
ing him was very likely actu-
ated by her general friendlinesS
toward the British cOlOniStS."
The release told how Captain
Smith, proceeding up the James
River. me upon a spot h e
though ideal for settlement. He
tried to buy the land from an
Indian chieftain, for the usual
consideration of a few colored
beads and other trinkets, but the
c hief spurned tn e m n d de-
manded no less a price than
Smiths ward and companion.
Henry Spelman, as a personal
slave,
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Leqion 10 Borrow
Tents for Session

A bill authorizing the War De-
partment to lend equipment to the
American Legion for the eight
zenith national convention in
Cleveland, Ohio, in September
was reported favorably to the
Senate yesterday by the Senate
Military Affairs Committee. The
equipment consists of tents, cots,
blankets. and other Army sup
plies for use during the conven-
tion.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
STEAMER FIRE
KILLS ONE AT
BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, Feb. %. One
fireman was killed. 81 were in
jured and the entire Baltimore
waterfront was rocked by a series
of blasts and menaced by flames
as fire broke out during the
night on the Norwegian steamer
Gisla, loaded with explosive and
highly imflamable nitrate Of
soda.
Three fireboats and a number
Of auxiliary tugs finally managed
to pull the vessel away from the
pier and grounded her in shoal
water. where the blaze is still
burning fiercely. and will con.
tinue for another two days, fire
men estimated.
More than 1000 explosions,
some minor and others deafen.
ing blasts, have taken place since
the blaze started. Choking fumes
from the ship caused firemen to
don gas masks.
Water Causes Gas
Great difficulty was experienced
in fighting the fire. as water
poured into the vessel formed a
highly inflamable gas when 1T
came in contact with the soda.
During the night the fuel tanks
Of the steamer blew up, spraying
burning oil for hundreds Of feet
around the vessel and inflicting
painful burns on a number of
firemen.
Six alarms were turned in, sum,
moning all fire boats, all police
harbor craft and all downtown
companies as the fire went out Of
control.
George ]. Ref, a fireman was
hurled overheard by ore of the
blasts, and was dead when his
body was take1 from the water.
1t has not yet been determined if
he was drowned or killed by the
force of the blast.
Two in Hospital
Battalion Chief Charles W.
Smith and Fireman Charles
Kulp were taken to the, City
Hospital, badly burned and suf-
fering from the caustic fumes.
Chief Smith Saved the life Of
Kulp, who had fallen unconsci-
Gus, face down in water. The
chief, despite his own injuries.
carried Kulp to safety before he
collapsed.
The other injured. mostly over
come by gas or burned. were
treated at ambulances on the
dock and returned to battle the
blaze.
Chemicals are being poured
into the hold of the vessel in
an effort to smother the flames,
Arrival Yesterday
The vessel, loaded with 5000
tons of the nitrate, had arrived
yesterday and moored at Pier
No. 8. Unloading was under way,
and at S o'clock the Stevedores
quit for the day.
Soon after this a terrific blast
shook the ship, flames leaping
high in the air as a hatch cover
was blown off. The % members
of the crew took fire stations and
attempted to extinguish the blaze
as an alarm was turned in sum
moning the fire boats and other
apparatus.
Six alarms were sounded in
quick succession, and after three
hours the fire was believed to be
under control when suddenly
new series Of blasts rocked the
ship and the fire started blazing
worse than before.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
:SS AGAINST t4AJPTMANN DEF|ES GOVERNOR
-OSION ROCKS ALTMORE WATERFRONT


NORWEGIAN steamship
Gisla afire at her dock in
Baltimore. A series of 1000
explosions spread flames
throughout the chemical
laden craft and rocked the
city's waterfront. One fire
man was killed and many
were hurt in the an-night
fight to subdue the fierce
blaze. Water poured inte
the hold complicated matters
by forming great quantities
Of gas in coming into con-
tact with the ships cargo.
Exploding fuel tanks scat
tered blazing oil
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
New Dual Highway
Work 10 Be Pushed

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Feb. %.
The intention Of the State Roads
Commission to push the new dual
highway between Hagerstown and
Frederick as soon as winter
looSens it's grip is further indi-
Gated by the announcement that
the contract for 4.46 miles Of the
highway had been awarded to the
M. j. Grove Lime Company OF
Frederick, on a bid of $21S,774.
The contract covers grading and
drainage near MySerSVille.
It also was learned that rights
of way on six tracts have been
obtained in the South Mountain
section of washington county.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
ROME DOUBTS
CUT IN ARMY

ROME, Feb. % G.N.S)-The
italian war office was without in
formation today regarding a re-
port that Premier MuSsolini is
planning to release the 1911, 1912
and 1918 classes, totalling 500, 900
men, from the color.
War officials doubted whether
conscriptS of the three classes
even total that number.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
WHITED DARES
ARREST FOR
NEW QUIZ
Questioning Ordered
In New Move BY
Jersey Governor
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NNVAkAAAuCu 4 0BV ~
police and his testimony at the
trial.
If Whited refuses to accept the
Invitation" to come in the de
Tense plans to have q warrant is.
sued for his arrest, it was learned.
Mrs. Anna Hauptmann, the con
demned mans wife, would sign
the warrant.
When this reporter found
Whited early today, the former
''crime Of the century" witness
made it clear that he will not
accept any invitations" to a grill
ing. He shouted:
81 told the truth. If they
want me they'll have to come
and get me. And 1 won't 90
unless they have q warrant.
"The governor may think he
lS running the whole show and
can have his way about every
thing, but he'll have to obey
the law, same rs anybody else"
DEE 4GO OOVGGGNVN
eff he is looking around for q
ScapegOat to save his own skin,
he can have me only II he wants
to risk getting out . warrant.
You tell him for me that this
is my final word. Come and get
me II he wants me but he better
only come with q warrant, be-
cause governor or no governor,
he'll be put out Of my house
I'm living in.
II told the truth at the trial
and every time before the trial
that 1 was questioned. It's just
that the governor started some
thing he can't finish and they're
looking around for some dumb
head to pin some trouble on.
Let him come ahead and I'll be
ready. Nobody is going to
frame me.
'T'n get me q lawyer. If II
was anybody else but Haupt-
mann he would have been in
that chair . long time ago"
After the backwoodsman had
delivered this outburst and a
good many other remarks bear
ing the flavor of a Tobacco Road
speech, he slipped from the
house with his wife, leaving their
five children in the care Of
Whited's mother.
EludeS Police
Lawrenceville police were al
ready on guard at the place at
the orders of the governor, but
they were given the slip by the
Whiteds, who left for an undesig-
mated place.
Attorney Fisher declared this
morning that a warrant, charging
perjury, definitely would be issued
and police here expected to pick
up Whited within short time. It
was understood that, in view of
Whited'S defiance, he would not
be taken into custody until police
were armed with the warrant.
Indictment of Whited for per-
jury would open the way for the
defense to demand a new trial for
Hauptmann, it was learned, it
would cause another postponement
of Hauptmann's execution beyond
any doubt. He is scheduled to
go to the chair during the week of
March 30.
Whited is but one of several wit
neSSes against whom the defense
and Governor Hoffman expect to
obtain warrants charging perjury.
One of these is DIR. John F.
"Jafsie" Condor, now in Central
America.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Get Electoral Posts

LEESBURG, Va, Feb. 22-Judge
j. R. Alexander today named T.
Frank Osburn and Walter M.
Everhart as members of the
county electoral board. Mr.. Ever
hart succeeds the late H. T. Pot
terfield, and Mr.. Osburn was re-
appointed.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Or. Johnson to Speak

DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson, presi-
dent of Howard University. will
speak at the all-university re-
ligious services in Rankin Me-
mortal Chapel tomorrow at II
a. m. Music will be furnished by
the university choir under the di-
rection Of Dean Lulu v. Childers.
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Files Suit for Divorce

RENO, NeV.,a+Fen,s AZ UN.S0.
Helen Schroeder Pfniatps. New
York socialite, yesterday fhed suit
to divorce John C. Phillips, jr., OF
Boston, Mass, charging cruelty.
They were married September IL,
The Washington times., 1936-02-22
Farmer Is 90

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Feb. 81.
Yesterday was the ninety-sixth
birthday anniversary of Capt.
Goodman Bramble, but he cele-
brated it by going about his regu-
lar duties on his farm as usual.
Evening star., 1936-09-12
Cabinet Officer Joins
} His Family at Fishkill
Farm for the Week End
Senator and Mrs. Tydings Entertaining
Mrs Emlen Knight Davies at Their
Residence in MARYLAND.

HE Secretary Treasury Morgenthau
Joined Morgenthau their family at their farm at
NJ for the week end Mrs Morgenthau will not
Capital for the Winter until next month
The Finnish Minister Jarnefet has home
vacation arrived New York today aboard the Psudsk and
expected to to Washington tomorrow.
Mrs Dave Morris, wife of the United States Ambassa
Belgium luncheon yesterday at the Hotel
York City, Her guests included Mrs Walter
wife the former Assistant Secretary the Treasury
Allen Edgeon Parsons Mrs Leland Griggs Mrs
Bray, Dreyfus Barney and Miss Helen Eaton.
Senator Mlard Tydings have their guest at
country de Grace Md the aer mother
Mrs Emlen Knight Davies who will return to her Washington
the middle OF next week.
son-nlaw and daughter Mr. and
Walker York for much of the Summer.
charge daaires of the Hungarian Legation Mr. Anthony
Balasy dinner last evening at the Mayower
compliment members of the Hungarian delegation attending
the Third World Power Conference.
the French Embassy Jules Henry who
has Carlton in New York for brief stay will sail
today aboard the lie de France for France.
The surgeon general the United States Army Gen. Charles
Reynolds joined by Mrs Reynolds and their
daughter Hebe Reynolds who have been at Keen Valley
N. Y, through the Summer.
The special the Secretary State and Mrs James
expected to arrive IN Washington Monday
after spending months in Honolulu.
newly appointed Bolivian Minister to the United States
Guachaa have arrived in Washington and
stopping Mayhower the Minister Dr.
Enrique Finot and Sonora de Finot resided
Capt Jack HodgSon have returned from European
tour of two months again will be home Boiling Field
about October l..
Evening star., 1936-09-12
Commissioners Hazen
Assisting Show
To Benefit Blind

THE committee of prominent Wash.
ington residents sponsoring the
second annual Spring Valley Gold Cup
Horse Show, which is to be held on
September 10 as local charity ben
eft, has named as general chairman
Mr.. Melvin C. Hazen, president of the
Board of Commissioners Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Mr.. Hazen will begin work at once
upon plans for the event, the proceeds
Of which will be utilized for a pro-
gram Of sight conservation work
among destitute residents of Wash
ington who are either blind or suf-
fering from impaired vision. The re-
ceipts were expended in a like man
ner last year.
Mr.. Hazen is widely known as one
Of the countrys foremost horsemen.
an ardent devotee of fox hunting and
as a highly successful breeder of fine
thoroughbred horses, which he raises
on his farm in nearby Virginia.
The show is to be held in Spring
Valley, between Tilden street and
Fordham road, just off Massachusetts,
avenue extended, and will begin at 10
am, continuing throughout the day.
A field of the finest horses m this Sec
ton Of the country will perform.
Evening star., 1936-09-12
SECOND-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Bernard H. Ray, 725 Girard street

SECOND D-OFFENSE SPEEDING.
Bernard H. Ray, 725 Girard street,
$40.
FIRST-OFFENSE SPEEBING.
Lucy L. Kelly, Virginia, IS.
Raymond M. Orator Virginia, IS.
Bessie Dee Hollingsworth. alias
Bessie Dee Harrington, 3640 New
Hampshire avenue, $40.
James A. williams, 1048 Forty
eighth place northeast, $40.
Clemens M. Cain, Maryland, IS.
Harold E. Caldwell, 2615 Seventh
street northeast, $40.
Spencer B. Michael, 3417 K street,
Arthur z. Harding, Massachusetts,
$40.
Joseph g. Oreto, 10l7 K street. IS.
James w. Rrockwell, 1914 Ontario
place, IS.
Julius o. Poghue, 1921 r street, SIS.
John L. Noyes, 1911 A street south
east, IS.
Joseph r. Davis, 1894 Gales street
northeast, IS.
Harold w. Mathews, 2213 First
street, $5.
John w. Maley. 1345 Shepherd
street northeast, $40.
George w. Held, 200 Cedar avenue.
IS.
Richard e. Lee, 1920 r street, S..
Nathan Madeoy, SIT Fourteenth
street northeast, IS.
John M. Sleght, AS d street south
east, IS.
Richard T. Leith, 3171 Eighteenth
street, S..
Arthur Sheinbaum, GIT Princeton
place, IS.
Herbert F. Sacks, ITS California
street, S..
Henry G. Hallam. 1888 Mckinley
street, SIS.
PERMIT SUSPENSIONS.
Joseph L. Adeski, 3007 Fourteenth
street, IS days.
Richard G. oadsOn. la4sA1rvins
street, 80 days.
Evening star., 1936-09-12
Plans Completed for
Gold Cup Cruise
At End of Month

THE seawall along the south side of
East Potomac Park will be the
meeting place for many gay groups to
view the tenth annual Presidents Cup
regatta on September rs, rs and 27.
President Roosevelt heads the list Of
patrons for this colorful affair IN
which the feature event is for the
beautiful gold cup personally spon-
sored by the President of the United
States. The program includes not only
the highly interesting motor boat
races, but races for almost all types Of
sailboats as well as the beautiful
illuminated night pageant.
Among the prominent people who
will entertain guests in their boxes
will be: Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Remon,
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Councillor, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward c. Baltz, Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Ellis Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry P. Somerville, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
L. Rust, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Christian
Heurich, ST.: Mr. and Mrs E. J. Booth
by, Mr.. E. M. Graham. Mr.. Addison
Foster, Mr.. Bruce Wilson, Mr.. Hector
Ayring and Mr. Kenneth Brown.
The demand for boxes has been
large and the number of them is rather
limited. Reservations may be made at
the headquarters of the President s
Cup Regatta Association In the Will
lard Hotel.
Evening star., 1936-09-12
he1 TRAFFIC Pa,
f2coNWcn|oNs Ia

Eddie Garner, 2111 Second street,
IS days.
Ernest L. Graves, 1887 corcoran
street, IS days.
Harold F. Gipe, 1000 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, IS days.
Alvin A. Gold. s24 D street north
east, revoked.
John w. Griffin, 1882 Third street,
second offense, revoked.
Mitchell L. Grinin. 521l Grant
street northeast. 80 days.
Thomas B. Hagan, 1900 d street
southeast, IS days.
George L. Hagans, 184l Columbia
road, Is days.
Frank o. Harris, 14lo M street, is
days.
James A. Hayes, 2sl2 Huidekoper
place, IS days.
Wood T. Henry, stonleigh Courts
Apartments, is days.
Albert Himelfarb, 4006 Kansas ave-
nue., revoked.
Willie Horst, 1922 Minnesota avenue
southeast, 80 days.
Chester G. Hutchinson. 246 Madison
street, 80 days.
Gilbert Inon, $50 Fourth street,
Is days.
John r. Kirschner, 1889 Queen
street northeast, second offense. 80
days.
Lonnie Simpson, 926 Fourth street,
80 days.
Clarence H. Ticer, 1419 Columbia
road, Is days.
Lennon c. Tredway, Arlington, Va,
80 days.
James L. Walker, 1412 Manchester
lane, is days.
Jesse wallaae, 626 Third street
northeast, 80 days.
Olive G. Webb, 4s2s Linnean ave-
nue., Is days.
John r. Wheeler, 1909 Sixteenth
street, Is days.
Eunice r. Wilson. 1916 Nv Hamp-
shire avenue, - days.
Evening star., 1936-09-12

" ORMER Representative and Mrs.
- Fred A. Britten will return
today to their Sheridan Circle
home after spending six weeks
motoring in the North. Mr.. and Mrs.
Britten attended the Republican Ma
tional Convention in Cleveland and
Mrs. Britten has attended the series
of meetings Of the oxford Group,
which have been held in the noun
tains in the North through the late
Summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques Blaise de
Sibour again are in their home here
after spending part Of the Summer
with the latter's mother, Mrs. Theo-
dore Douglas Robinson.
Mrs. Thomas E. Moore and her
daughter, Miss Rose Mary Moore,
have arrived at the Shoreham from
Philadelphia for an extended visit.
Mrs. Moore and her daughter are well
known here, where the late Mr.. Moore
was at one time in the diplomatic
service.
Mrs. Albert F. Woods Of Berwyn,
Md, entertained at luncheon Wednes-
day in the garden of the Cosmos
Club. The guests were Mrs. Homer
C. House and Mrs. Mark Woods Of
College Park, Md; Mrs. Elizabeth S.
OSgood of Washington, Mrs. Winton
Woods of Berwyn and Mrs. Henry A.
Pochmann of State College, Miss.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Peters Of
Macomb street, who motored to Co.
lumbus and Marion, Ohio, last week,
have as their house guest Mrs. D. w.
Benedict of Marion, sister Of Mrs.
Peters. Miss Anita Peters Of Cleve-
land Park and Miss Pauline Vert of
Harrisburg Pa, recently spent few
days at Virginia Beach.
DR.. and Mrs. G. r. Erickson OF
Chapel Hill, N. c., are spending .
few days at the Dodge.
NEr poy = nr;ffoy, diracfor ~ the
Evening star., 1936-09-12
Mrs. Diamond
Hostess TODAY

Mrs. Arthur Wayne Owen was the
guest in whose honor Mrs. John Ber-
nard Diamond, Sd, entertained at
luncheon today. Mrs. Owen Is leav-
ing Washington the middle Of Sep
ten1ber for Boston, where Mr.. Owen
will resume his studies for his degree
in medicine
Miss Betsy Bakewell Of st. Louis,
Mo-, was the guest in whose honor
Mr.. and Mrs. Diamond entertained
at dinner on Thursday evening. Miss
Bakewell is visiting her cousin, Miss
Mary Jane Stanley, In Laurel, Md.