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Evening star., 1936-10-21
Girl, IS, CONVICTED
IN Staying Of KIN
Gets Five.Year Term for
"Date.on.a.Bet" Murder.
Fights Verdict.
~ the Associated Press.


HOPEWELL, Va, October al
Kathleen Phelps, Is, whose "date"
with her sisters husband to win a
bet" ended in his death, was under
sentence of five years in prison today.
A Hopewell Circuit Court jury, after
hearing the girl testify that she shot
Howard Watkins, her brother-in-law.
preparing for bed and attempted to
choke her, convicted her Of voluntary
manslaughter after an hours delib-
Grafton last night.
Defense counsel Immediately moved
to set aside the verdict as contrary
to the law and evidence. Arguments
will be heard during the December
term of court. Miss Phelps remained
In Jail when she was unable to Sc
cure the 81 900 set as her bond.
Shot First In Leg.
Miss Phelps told the jury that she
and Watkins drove to a nearby town
where they had a few drinks of
whisky and some beer, and then he
brought her home.
LaLer InaC nlgnC, august ~, MISS
Phelps said she kept an engagement
with another married man, John
Scruggs, from whom she testified she
borrowed a pistol to keep MIR. Wat
kins off of me because I knew he
would try to beat me up"
Returning to her room in the Wat
kins' home, Miss Phelps said, II shot
him In the leg first and when he came
on shot him in the stomach"
Mrs. Watkins, wife of the slain man,
said her sisters statement about the
bet was true, and added that her
husband was Jealous" Of Miss Phelps
Association with other men,"
She said she knew her husband
"tried to 60 with her and asked her
for dates in my presence or when I
could overhear."
Circuit Judge M. r. Peterson in
structed the jury that the defendant
was mot required" to retreat from
Watkins in the bed room and had
right to repell the assault with any
means at hand.
Evening star., 1936-10-21
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Evening star., 1936-10-21

copal Diocese of Washington he trav-
eled In the District, Virginia and West
Virginia. visiting and preaching at the
various educational institutions for the
deaf.
Rev. Mr.. Tracy was a member of
the National Fraternal Association for
the Deaf. He Is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Lizzie L. Tracy; two sons. Wilmer
L. Tracy. this city, and Edward L.
Tracy Of Baton Rouge; a grand
daughter, Virginia Lee Tracy, and two
sisters, Mrs. Kate Anderson of Grand
Island. Nebr.. and Mrs. Sallie Chacey
Of Richmond, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 3
pm. tomorrow In st. Marks Episcopal
Church, Third and A streets northeast.
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-10-21
FALL PROVES FATAL
Warrenton Man Was Injured Try
ing to Stop Dog Fight.

Dirk Simmerling, Al, of Warrenton,
Va, died in Emergency Hospital this
morning from injuries he received
when he fell at his home on october
IA while attempting to stop two dogs
from fighting. According to police,
the dogs were fighting on Simmer
ling's porch. and as he tried to sepa-
rate them he fell down the steps.
Evening star., 1936-10-21
LEMKE.
HIT GERALD SMITH,
Longs Associate DisoWned
After Planning Anti.Com-
munist Order.
By the Associated Press.

Sy the Assoclateo Press.
CHICAGO, October a. Union
party and Townsend recovery plan
day that they and Rev. Gerald L. K.
Smith, associate Of the late Huey p.
Long. had come to the parting Of the
political ways.
Both organizations formally dis
owned" the Louisiana minister yester-
day in statements issued after he an
nounced. at New York. that he PLAN
ned to form q national organization
opposed to communism.
DR.. Francis E. Townsend, who took
Smith into his recovery-pension plan
group last June as q member Of the
board of directors, said in part:
Gerald Smith shall have no con-
nection with our organization hence
forth. This Is definite and final.
nationalism and centralization
are both definite trends toward fas-
cism. 80 Smith naturally can have
no position in such an American in
stitution as the Townsend plan"
Equally prompt was the Union
party's disavowal Of further Smith
support for Representative William
Lemke, its presidential nominee. Ma
tional Campaign Manager John N.Y.
stul called Smiths plans so COM
pletely at variance with the principles
of the Union party. that I cannot too
strongly denounce both Smith and
those back OF him -.
II want it distinctly understood
that Mr.. Smith in no way repre-
sents the Union party or Mr.. Lemke." +"
In his New York announcement,
Smith withheld details Of his new Or
ganization-until after the presiden-
tial election. he said. 80 it won't
appear it was created for political
purposes" He denied having Fascist
aims.
Evening star., 1936-10-21

had cut OF the Fascist rescuers Of
Oviedo from the main body Of in
surgent troops at Trubia. following
bloody hand-to- hand fighting.
The miners, the reports said, circled
around the insurgent position on
Mount Naranco and charged up the
rear slope, hurting dynamite bombs.
Evening star., 1936-10-21

S outh Dakota
avenue northeast.
Rev. Mr.. Tracy.
a native of Rich
mond, Iowa, be-
ca m e entirely
deaf from ca
tarrh when only
l3 years old. He
quickly set out to
owe r com e this
temporary hand
leap.
He att e n d e d
the Iowa State
School for the
Deaf and then
Evening star., 1936-10-21

No. 1-Shielded BY King Ed,oards personal bodyguard
pending the hearing OF her dUorce s Mrs. Ernest Simpson
closed auto identical tth this belonging to the
British monarch Mrs Simpson driven by chauffeur
,Dho frequently driues for the King.
No. 2Radio photo first taken OF Mrs. Simpson since she
filed suit She is Sh0,Un she lett fashionable London
hardressers yesterday fusered By the
She phisked by the royal chauffeur right
3-Chief Inspector DdDid Storr matching the
former Baltimore belle He is sho,On fdrectly aboue King in
circle) photo the
-COpWioht A p. Wirephotos
Evening star., 1936-10-21

left the house half an hour later in
the same automobile.
First. the hall light flashed three
times-two short flashes and one long
one. something on the order Of rural
telephone ring. This summoned the
chauffeur to the wheel of the auto
mobile at the front door.
Then Mrs. Simpson, still in street
clothes. entered the car after Storier
had peered up and down the street
and opened the door.
Evening star., 1936-10-21
Power Demand in England.

hartford, England, will build. an
other electric power station to meet
the rapidly growing demand in the
southeastern part of the country.
Evening star., 1936-10-21

here. being graduated from the latter
in 1890.
Shortly after his graduation from
college he went to teach the deaf, and
for more than 80 years taught at the
Louisiana School for the Deaf, at
Baton Rouge. In 1912 he was ordained
an Episcopal minister in New Orleans
He continued to teach and preached in
the sign language.
In 1925 he left the school and came
to this city. As a minister Of the Epis-
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1936-10-26
Eduardo Brignoni,
WE HAVE RECEIVED A CONSIGN-
MENT OF 200 PAIRS OF

Ladies' and Misses snug.i ting Hood Ok
fords, white canvas uppers with rubber
soles, one strap.
Sizes from 2 to 6. Worth S1.OO a pair,
now selling for 40cts.
Purchase in time and get your supply.
Price holds good as long as the stock
lasts.
FIRM OE JOHN ALEXANDER
Dry Goods Department
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
KnOxBids
FOrLabOr
Support
Says Spendings of the
New Deal re at
ttile Rate of $4,000
a hIinute.

Philadelphia. Oct. 7-UP)-
Frank Knox. Republican Vice
Presidential candidate, made a
bid for the support of labor to-
night with the assertion that
when any class comes to depend
on the shelter of government IA
vor. it is on the road to its own
slavery"
When labor in America ceases
to rely on it's own strength and
resources, abandonS the principles
which it's great leadership devel-
oped in the past, and turns to a
temporary and irresponsible fed
eral administration to fight its
battles. it is selling it's birthrlght
for a mess of pottage," he told a
Republican rally in the Academy
of Music.
Il would that every working
man in America could see the con-
sequences to labor of revolution
in Russia that was supposed to
give all the fruits Of industry to
the workingman. 1 would that
every Workingman in America
could see what has happened to
union labor in Europe. 1 would
that every workingman in Amer
ica could study the condition OF
the workingman under dictator
ships established in our time
throughout the world
Assailing government expendi-
lures. Knox said that no nation
ever spent it's way out OF a de
r-.4;-,,ol ~, Doua foTrl
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Would Meet Menace With
Menace When 5-5-3
Treaty Lapses
By John r. BEAL

United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, Oct. 7-CUP)-Se-
cretary of the navy Claude A.
Swanson said today that the Unit
cd States must Meet fortification
with fortification" if any attempt
is made to distrub existing naval
balance in the Pacific at the eX-
piration of the 5-5-3 Treaty.
Swanson's comment at his press
conference indicated the United
States is ready to enter any In
ternational armament race forced
upon it by any other power.
"One menace must be met with
another menace" he said, in dis
cussing a British proposal that
the bah on changing the Status
Quo of naval Notifications be ex-
tended after Japan's renuncla-
ton of the Naval Treaty brings it
to an end Dec. 81.
The British proposal was re-
vealed by the State Department
this morning. Officials said it
was under consideration but that
no answer had been sent.
Under the Washington Treaty,
signed in 1921, Great Britain, the
United States and Japan agreed
not to increase or enlarge their
naval bases and stations in the
Pacific. They were permitted,
however, to make Such repairs
and replacementS of worn out
weapons and equipment as is
customary in military and naval
Establishments in time Of peace.
Under this treaty the three
great sea powers have maintained
outside their own national
boundaries-the following Pacific
naval status for Is years.
United States: Three great in
sular bases at the Canal Zone
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. and Cavite-
Olongapo, p. I. The navy has an
anchorage at Samoa and a sta
ton at Guam, where there are
defense guns and a naval fuel oil
supply.
Japan: Aside from her great
home bases. maintains the Ching
kai base in sea of Japan, equipped
with defenSes, naval drydock, and
naval fuel oil. She has the Fut-
ami Ko station in the Bonin Is
Continued on page eight
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Alleged FOkker-ROOseVelt
Pact. Political Sensation
OF The Week, Brings Denials
School Board Has Offer
OF Scott Property For
Future Use AT Low Price
Trustees to Hear From the
Public Before Taking
Action On Purchase

A proposal that the Board OF
Graded School Trustees Of Eliza
beth City purchase the Scott pro-
perty, adjoining the S. l.. Sheep
school on North Road street, has
placed that body in a dilemma
The board is inclined to favor the
proposal on the terms offered,
but there are complications in
VOlved.
School legislation of the past
few years has SO reduced the au-
thority of local school boards that
their functions are now little more
than those of acting as a liquidat-
ing agent of past indebtedness
Ability to finance the project al
so comes into consideration, as
does the public attitude towards
the proposal.
The board has worked out q
plan whereby it is advised that
the purchase can be made within
the limitations of the law; it be-
lievcS that it can solve the prob
lem of finances: but most of al
it is interested in learning just
how the people of Elizabeth City
would feel about purchasing the
property for future school use.
The proposal is that the boarC
purchase the property from the
First & Citizens National Bank
for $1,000 on easy terms. Under
present laws the board has nC
CCOntinupd on page fOur)
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Roosevelt Will
Invade Kansas
On Long Tour
Leaves Today On 5000
Mile Swing Through
Middle West
BY FREDERICK A STORM

U. P. White House Correspondent
Washington, Oct. 7-lUP)-A
5000 mile tour for votes that will
carry him into the homie grounds
of his rival for the Presidency,
Gov. ALI M. Landon. of Kansas,
will be started by President RoOSe-
velt tomorrow "a hours ahead of
his original schedule.
Eager to hit the campaign trail
for the big rush in his drive for
reelection, the Chief Executive to-
night cleared his desk of all gov
CrnmCnt business in preparation
for departure aboard a private
train that will head for the heart
of the agricultural and industrial
middle west.
The Presidents decision to en-
ter Kansas came as a distinct sur
prise to political observers who
had felt that he would steer clear
of territory south of the Nebraska
boundary. Kansas will be the
Continued on page eighO
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Big.Delegation
To Pressure
Hwy. Comm.
Go To Raleigh Tomorrow
To Urge Action On the
Camden Shortcut

Assured last week by Congress-
man Lindsay Warren that pres
sure must be brought to bear up
on the State Highway G. Public
Works Commission before the
deadlock that exists between that
body and the U. S. War depart
ment with respect to the Camden
Currituck short cut, civic leaders
here arc organizing what prom
ises to be the most impressive
Elizabeth City delegation ever to
appear before the highway COM
mission.
The delegation. numbering from
25 to 80 prominent persons from
Pasquotank, Camden. Chowan,
and perhaps other counties, will
appear before the highway COM
mission Friday morning between
ten o'clock and noon.
The state, after definitely PROM
ising this section the short cut,
apparently has been glad of the
opportunity offered it to WEIGH on
it's promise by reason of the war
departments insiStence upon a
drawbridge across North river
iCootjOlled on mage eighty
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Notifies Other Powers
Through London
Embassy
DIRE WARNING
Threatens To Aid Spanish
Loyalists If Other Pow.
ers Don't Lay Off

Moscow, Oct. 7-UP)-The
Soviet government. through its
embassy in Londan. today notifi-
ed other powers that it will abro-
gate the pact for non-intervention
in the Spanish revolution and act
as it sees fit unless violations by
Portugal, Germany and Italy are
halted Immediately.
Russian sympathics are strong
for the Madrid Socialist-Com-
munist government. The note
was interpreted as a direct warn
ing that Russia will aid Spanish
Loyalists unless aid allegedly Civ
en- the Spanish Rebels by Fascist
nations is stopped.
The note will be presented to a
plenary session of the Information
al committee for non-intervention
in Spain, which meets Friday.
simultaneously in Edinburgh.
Scotland, the National Council OF
the British Labor Party decided
that it had definite evidence of
foreign interference in the Span
ish civil war.
The Soviet representative in
London reviewed verbally the
Charges of foreign interference in
Spain, contained in the Spanish
note, and added:
THE Soviet government fears
the situation created by repeated
violations of the non intervention
agreement makes the agreement
practically non-existent. The
Soviet government can by no
means change the agreements for
non interference into a screen
which masks military assistance
for the insurgents by some parti-
cipants to the agreements. a
gainst the Spanish government.
In view Of this Soviet gov
Continued on page eight
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Swedish Flier
Forced Down
Off Ireland

London, Oct. 7.-U.G- The Bri-
tish air ministry received a mes
sage tonight that the French
Trawler Imbrim had picked up
Kurt Bjorkvall, Swedish tranS-At-
lantic flier. The Imbrim's position
was given as about go miles north
west of Valencia, Ireland.
The Imbrim's message to the
air ministry said it was taking the
flier's plane to Valencia.
The message indicated Bjork-
wallis Bellanca monoplane had
been damaged. 1t was not immed-
lately indicated whether Bjorkvall
was hurt.
The flier had been unheard
from since soaring out over the
Atlantic from Newfoundland yes
terday. He had taken off from
New York intending to fly the
4.500 miles to Stockholm nom
stop.
His plane had just enough gas
olinc to reach the Norwegian pen
inSula.
Bjorkvall, flying to meet his IL
ance in Stockholm, had refused TO
carry pretty Baroness Eva Won
Blixcn-Finecke along.
The 31-ycar-old Swcdc had no
transmitter aboard his "Pacema-
ker." AS hours passed with no re-
port from ships sighting the plane
at sea, friends became worried.
The Imb:im's message was the
first definite news that he was
down.
The Bellanca carried thousands
of ping pong balls in its wings, for
buoyancy in case she were forced
down.
The Imbrim said it picked up
Bjorkvall about S.45 p. m .3:45
.. m. EST.
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Elliott Roosevelt AS
serts Contract Was
Never Fulfilled
NO MONEY PAID
No Agreement To Sell Air.
planes To the Soviet
Government

Dallas, Tex, Oct. 7.-U.R)- Ell
lott Roosevelt. son of the preSl-
dent tonight threatened legal &C
ton against persons responsible
for publication of material con-
Meeting him with deals for war
planes.
Young Roosevelt denied empha-
tically that he ever carried out a
contract with Anthony II. q. Fox
kCr. Dutch airplanc manutactur-
cr. to sell American planes to
European "or any other coun-
tries"
Elliott spoke of legal action in
connection with stories publish
ed by Frank Tichenor, editor OF
the Aero Digest, and against FOX
kcr, for a statement he made to
the senate munitions investigating
committee.
Roosevelt planned to come to
his Dallas office tomorrow to con-
suit with an attorney. Meantime,
he said the original contract with
Fooker is being sent to him by
Charles Nicholson, publicity di-
rector for the Democratic nation
al committee, who has possession
of it.
Elliott described the action OF
Sen. Gerald P. Nye, r., N. D., in
releasing the Fooker statement as
entirely proper"
1T shows that fair inveStiga-
ton was made" he said, land that
never acted for FOoker in selling
planes to anybody"
1T is curious" he said, that
these private documents relating
to my discussions with FokKel
should now be in the possession
of Tichenor. 1t might be pertinent
to ask him what his motive IS II
publishing such things especial
ly since he has never asked me fol
an explanation of this material OF
of my dealings with anyone else
Roosevelt said his acquaintance
with Tichenor began while he was
employed by the National Aero
nautical association. Techcnor re-
quested his support when a candl'
date for president of the aeronau'
tical association, he said, but NJ
declined to oppose the candidacy
of Sen. William G.. McAdoo, VINO
was elected.
Apparently, he is trying to en-
broil me now in an argument,
Roosevelt said. But one man!
word against that of another IS O.
little value it resolves itself int
,rootjouad on oapp eight
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Rebels Pierce
.Mudrid;s Line
.OfResistance
BY ADOLFO DE ROSA
Copyright by United Press


Lisbon, Thursday, Oct. 8.-(U.R)-
Rebels driving toward Madrid on a
wide crescent front took the i'm
portant loyalist stronghold of ESca-
Iona west of the capital Wednesday
and pierced the center of the gov
crnment'S extended defense chain.
The inSurgent arms were success
full on all sectors except Navalperal,
where an assault was repulSed, neu-
trail dispatches indicated. The Ma
drid government. however, contln-
ucd its customary announcement OF
successes and an official war min
istry communique said "the situ-
alton has never quit being favorable
to the government, especially III
northern Spain"
The Burgos insurgent command
was jubilent at the fall OF EScalona
and nearby OlmoraX, which cleared
loyalists from the area between the
rebel armies in the Santa Cruz de
Retamar and San Martin sectors.
Burgos said ESCalona was the
strongest fortified position the 10y
alists held in the foothills OF GredoS
mountains.
It was considered that this
push" was one of the last necessary
before the final drive on Madrid
from all sectors.
At Navalperal, attacking rebels
were repulsed in an effort to reach
road leading to the paved high
way to Madrid. Artillery fire has
been heavy here for several days
and infantry attacks repeated.
At Santa Cruz de Retmar, cap
tured by the insurgents Tuesday
night, rebels consolidated their po-
sitions before advancing further
This sector was quiet "Wednesday
after the loyaliSt defeat.
Oviedo, where a rebel garrison ol
$500 and 10000 civilians have beer
besieged since the war started
counted more than 500 dead from
two days of intense bombardment
I,ovalist miners carrying dynamite
bombs occupied the outskirts OF tho
city but were unable to win thll
way to the center of Oviedo.
Northern rebel columns adVanc'
ing on Bilbao were reported to have
advanced ten kilometer3 (SiX miles.
beyond Ondarroa.
The rebel radio at Ceuta broad
cast Wednesday that a great at
tack" would ~ launched aSalns
Malaga, losSifst seaport in tn
southeast, today by troops advanc
ing from two directions, supported
in the air and from the sea.
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Ekins Leads The
World Cirdling
Fliers By TwoDays
,oo Miles Ahead of
The Two Other
Entrants
30 NILES AN HR.
.,oO,,rarc, Trip by Air
,.,nnJ World Can Be
Wade In 10 Days

,...,.r Burma. Thursday,
S',- e 4 BIZ. silver Doug
..,r.rrsnr of the KLM-Royal
d. ...., ,.r Ines was poised at the
.-,...or W., ,' airpor. here today
=. ,.,'..,. ~ .asc of. q, dawn with H.
:. s.r, leader IN an around
-.-.4 ar race between three
r v,~s newspaper writer's.
-,s Y,apc. on the regular air
u -. and passenger schedule OF
-, vTv Ines. will fly 1882 miles
Srr,9orc. straits settlement
|f,- putting the New York
T,-4.Tc.cwam ScrlppS-Howard
,s- ,ome $500 miles ahead OF
|, ~rs,, Dorothy Kilgallen OF
4 Mn York JOmnal-Interna-
f., New, service and Leo kler-
o..ra New York TmeS-NANA
[rGe
yersy and Mss Kilgallcn were
Bs..dad. more than two days
me -mc behind the leader.
r ART on a regular Ewope-to-
l. g.auc-che HeugiSt- OF the
H.. Impcr.a. awwayS and
,at Bagndad from AleXan-
az dusk yesterday. Their
tatl.e calls for a flight today
k- Baghdad 10 the Sharjah
|-o-. on the Gulf of oman.
7 sr... was possible, however,
j. VI, K,IgallCu and Kicran
ra.a Hou-koug in time to
'.a Dollar steamship COM
f. President Pierce for Mani
! 1a jur make the vital con-
l-A w.. q yaus-PaCiflC plane
h.
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Say Sheriff Was Drunk

Wilson. Oct. 7.-U.R- Fifteen
Black Creek citizens testified be-
fore Judge Marshall Spears in the
county court here today that
Sheriff w. A. Weathersby OF Will
son county was under influence
of liuuor" at the polls at Black
Creek last July 4, during the DEM
Ocratic run-off primary.
The daily independent., 1936-10-08
Can't Try Negroes

Charlotte, Oct. 7.-UR- Super
ior judge j. Will Pless, Jr., today
ruled that the current term OF
Mecklenburg criminal superior
court cannot legally try three
Negro defendants charged with
fclonies, because of failure OF the
county commissioners to call Ne
gro citizens for jury duty.