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Evening star., 1936-12-15
GOLD MINES WORTH
HELD UNDETERMINED
stringer Yielding $500 in Vel
low Metal Is No Bonanza,
Sunerintendent Saws.

The small stringer of high-grade
gold ore found ir che Maryland Min
ing Co.'S development drift near Great
Falls in Maryland on Saturday Is
nothing In the nature Of bonanza,
Evening star., 1936-12-15
Soldiers Scrap Digger" Hats.

MELBOURNE. Australia (P).-The
famous wide-brimmed digger" hat,
made famous all over the world during
the war years, Is to be worn no more
by Australian soldiers.
It will give place to blue peaked
cap..
Evening star., 1936-12-15
Sweet Potato Yield Large,

Pamlico County, N. c., farmers re-
port q heavy yield Of sweet potatoes
and tobacco barns are being used for
curing houses.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Cousens Probes Cummings Pay
From, Banks Held by r. F. C..
Democratic Treasurer's
Salaries Said to Total
More Than, 100000.
Inquiry to Decide Posi-
ton on Bill to Ex.
empt State Taxes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Couzens, Republican, of
Michigan, said today he was investi-
eating the accuracy of reports that
Walter j. Cummings, treasurer of
the Democratic National Committee,
is receiving more than $4,000 in
salaries from posts obtained through
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
The Michigan Senator said he was
making the inquiry before determin-
ing his position on bill recommended
by the r. F. C. to exempt capital
stock of banks it holds from State
taxation.
Couzens said he was taking the
matter up with the r. F. c. and In
terstate Commerce Commission. agen-
cies which pass on stipends for the
jobs Cummings is said to hold.
$4,000 Job Reported.
1t was reported to the Senator that
Cummings, Chicagoan, is receiving
$4,000 year as board chairman of
the Continental Illinois Bank g. Trust
Co., in which the R. F. C. has
$50,000,000 invested.
He also is said to receive SIS, 900 as
trustee of the Chicago, Milwaukee, st.
Paul & Pacific Railroad, being reor-
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Charges Against c. u. athletes
NOlIe Pressed in Police Court

struck by Officer Schotter during the
affray
The charge of assault against the
trio were nolle pressed by David A.
Hart, assistant U. S. District Attorney
In charge of Police Court. Hart made
the following notation ON the papers:
Release has been made showing Of
ficer not at fault. In view of the
fact all the defendants are about to
graduate from college, these cases
were nolle pressed"
The charges against the three
men grew out of an alleged attack
on Officer Schotter when he attempted
to place them under arrest on charges
Of drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct. The officer claimed Mulligan,
Karpowitch and Lynch attacked him
when he tried to arrest Regan.
When the men appeared in court,
February 5, all of them showed marks
Of an affray, one of them having a
severe bruise over his right eye, an
other with lump on his jaw OFF,
Ger Schotter cane to court without
. mark to show for his set-to with
the four athletes.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME. February 22.-Great Britain,
diplomatic sources said today, is max
ing an effort to prevent any formation
OF an Ttalo-G o-German-Po -Polish-A
bloc in the current intensive diplo-
matte negotiations.
Sir Eric Drummond, British Ambas-
sador to Italy, will leave here tonight
for Vienna, and diplomatic sources
said his trip would involve this British
move.
Ostensibly, his trip was arranged to
see his dentist, but diplomats pointed
out that Sir Eric would spend a week
in Vienna where he has great per-
sonal influence
This is because during his tenure
as secretary to the League of Nations,
the Geneva body extended consider
able financial help to Austria.
Diplomats expressed belief that with
Drummond leaving Rome at this time,
when his presence here is so much
required, owing to Italo-British rela-
tions, his visit to Vienna must be of
unusual importance.
They pointed out that Britains at
titude was that blocs should not be
formed on the continent, but that all
nations should be bound together
by the League OF Nations.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
i. S. TO DEFY LAW
IN W|RE-TAP CASE
Liquor Ring Data to Be Sub.
mitted After Let's Up
holds 1t.

Placed in a peculiar position by
conflict between Supreme Court de-
cision and an act of Congress, the
Government today planned a delib-
crate violation of the latter in an
effort to convict 81 men and women
charged with conspiring to violate the
liquor laws.
The indictment against the alleged
bootleggers, described as members of
the biggest illicit liquor ring in Wash
ington since the prohibition era, was
obtained largely on the basis of evi-
dence obtained by tapping telephone
wires leading to phones allegedly used
in their operations.
Assistant United States Attorney
Henry L. Schweinhaut, who is now
conducting the trial of the defendants
before District Supreme Court Justice
F. Dickinson Let's, plans to call
witness Monday to testify as to the
nature of conversations he overheard
on the tapped wires.
Let's Upholds Testing.
Justice Let's ruled Thursday that
this testimony was admissible de-
spite vigorous objections by Defense
Attorneys William H. Collins and
Harry Whelan, who contended it
would constitute a direct violation of
the communications act of 1894
which makes it criminal offense to
divulge interstate telephone CONVEX
sations.
"It may mean," Schweinhaut said.
that both the Alcohol Tax Unit
agent, who will give the testimony,
and will be guilty of violating the
act, but the court has ruled that 1t is
admissible and I intend to submit it
to the jury"
In arguing that the testimony
should be admitted, Schweinhaut re-
lied on the Supreme Court decision
in the Olmstead case. In substance.
this decision was that evidence OBJ
tanned by tapping the phone wires of
California bootlegger, in the ab-
sence of any trespass on his property,
did not constitute an illegal search
and was admissible against him.
John J. Mitchell, Alcohol Tax Unit
employe who placed the tap" on the
phone wires of the defendants, testi-
fed yesterday that he accomplished
this by representing himself to be an
employe of the telephone company.
He said he did not have the permis-
sion of either the company or the
subscriber when he tapped the wires
loaded to phone listed as Potomac
1880. allegedly used by one of the
bootleggers.
He also said he did not learn of
the provisions Of the communications
act until a few days ago.
Heard 1900 Conversations.
In his opening statement, Schwein-
haut told the jury the tax unit agents
had listened in on approximately
1900 conversations over the tapped
wires. Many of these were calls made
between Washington and Trenton, N.
j., and he said he planned to intro
duce testimony concerning the nature
of some so of the conversations. The
act says $500 fine shall be imposed
in the case of each interstate phone
conversation divulged.
The defense throughout the trial
has objected to introduction of any
evidence obtained as a result of the
wire tapping, contending that evi-
dence obtained illegally by the Gov
ernment cannot be admissible at
trial
'It is a fragrant violation of the
(See WIRE-TAP, Page 4.)
Evening star., 1936-02-22
P. W. A. POWER JOB
UPHELD BY COURT
Duke Company Loses Fight on
Buzzard Roost Project in
South Carolina.

CHARLOTTE. N. c., February 22.-
The Fourth United States Circuit
Court of Appeals ruled against the
Duke Power Co. today in its effort
to prevent construction of proposed
100000 publicly-owned hydro-elec-
trio plant at Buzzard Roost, S. c., with
Public Works Administration funds.
The court reversed the decision of
Judge H. H Watkins of the Western
District Court of South Carolina, who
granted the power company An in
junction December 81.
Greenwood County, S. c., which
proposes to build the plant with P.
w. A. funds, and Secretary Ickes,
P. w. A. administrator, appealed
Judge Watkins decision.
AS the case involded the consti-
tutional right of the Public Works Ad-
ministration to make loans for
projects of that character. it was re-
garded as an important test of the
New Deal power policy.
Evening star., 1936-02-22

Charges Of drunkenness, disorderly
conduct and assault on an officer
against three Catholic University ath-
letes which grew out of an alleged
fight with Officer William A. Schotter
following their Orange Bowl victory
banquet on February 4 were nolle
pressed in Police Court today. One
defendant failed to appear and for
feited a SIS collateral.
The drunkenness and disorderly
charges against George Mulligan, 20,
and Edward Karpowitch, %, both
members Of the c. u. foot ball team,
were nolle pressed by Assistant Cor
poration Counsel James w. Lauder
dale, who said he believed 'the best
interests Of all concerned" were being
served by his action.
He allowed Edward ]. Lynch, IS, q
former star athlete at the university,
to forfeit collateral. Jack Y. Regan,
30, another former member Of the
team, who now lives at 3102 Haw-
thorne street, never has been charged.
He still is confinA to Walter Reed
Hospital with . fActured skull suf-
fered when it is alleged to have been
Evening star., 1936-02-22
HOUSE TRAFFIC QUIZ
URGED BY BLANTON
Parking Violation Charges Are
Raised-Snell Blocks
Resolution.

Representative Blanton. Democrat,
of Texas arose to a question of per-
sonal privilege in the House today
and presented a resolution asking
that the House Office Building Com
mission be instructed to study charges
that members of Congress are violating
traffic laws, especially in regard to
parking, and to report back to the
House what action should be taken
Majority Leader Smell made a
point of order against the resolution.
Representative Blanton argued that
he would not defend any member OF
Congress who violates traffic rules
and said that no member has any
right to park at fire plug, even
using the special tags which Congress
authorized in 1881.
Representative Rich, Republican, of
Pennsylvania in vehement man.
ner told the House: II have heard
members of Congress damn the cous.
They have no more right N this re-
spect than any other citizen"
Speaker Byrnes ruled that the
Blanton resolution is not a matter
affecting the privilege of the House.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
UTILITIES ACT HELD
PARTIALLY INVALID
Court Avoids Ruling on Validity
Of Entire Law, Limiting De.
cision to One Point.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHARLOTTE. N. c., February 22-
The utilities holding company act of
1885 was held partially invalid today
by the Fourth United States Circuit
Court of Appeals. but it did not rule
on the constitutionality of the entire
act
The ruling was on the case of Burco,
Inc, of Baltimore, which was seeking
to force the trustees of the American
States Public Service Co., its bankrupt
debtor, to register with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
The court held the American States
bankruptcy administration case was
an intrastate case and was specific in
pointing out the decision applied only
to that specific case.
The decision was a victory for the
Government in that it has sought to
avoid constitutional test prior to a
decision on its suit against the Electric
Bond & Share Co.
Evening star., 1936-02-22

II races since he broke the worlds
record for one and one-eighth miles
in the Brooklyn Handicap last sum-
mer.
The big chestnut has drawn the
No. IL post position. which shouldn't
do any particular harm to his chances.
In fact, to hear Vanderbilt and Dis
covery's rider. Johnny Bejshak. tell it.
there isn't anything that could affect
Discovery's chances.
Aside from the amount of money
lnvolved-and it's more than is put
up for any other horse race in the
world-it's particularly interesting
race from a Washington angle.
First, of course. there's Discovery.
whose home lot is up in the Worthing-
ton valley of Maryland and whose
owner Is the son of Mrs. Charles
Amory. whose Baltimore father made
a fortune out of bromo seltzer
Then there's F. A. Carreaud's Time
Supply which was bred at the old
Ed Mclean estate at Leesburg, Va
He won his llrst race at Havre de
Grace and still holds the track record
{See SANTA ANITA. Page ~
Evening star., 1936-02-22
BRITAIN RES|STS
NEW BLOC PLAN
Sir Eric Drummond Leaves
Rome Tonight on Trip to
Vienna.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Gradually. nations of Europe are
lining up for t1ar.
Already Britain and France
stand together against Italy. France
and Russia are negotiating pact
directed against Germany, While
Germany and Poland draD closer
in face OF Russia. In Rome, Ital-
ian and German representatives
discuss alliance that Uould include
an Independent" Austria, effective
against either French or Russian
aggression. In Balkans, Rumania,
YugosldUid and CzechosloDdkia are
in alliance toith Bulgaria on out
side. Understanding also erists be-
tDeen Balkan group and France as
potential foes of Italy.
In only one instance is there any
conflict in these relationships,
namely. an approach to triendli-
ness betUeen Britain and Gerndny.
In eUent of German noUement to-
Dard France, hoDeDer, Which Uould
be toUard English Channel. this
semblance Of good feeling undoubt-
edly Uould Danish quickly.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
WOMAN AND GIRL, 5,
KILLED ON HIGHWAY
Camp Meade, Nd, Pair Die as Car
Skids Into Bridge Near Hen
derson, N. c.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HENDERSON, N. c., February a.
Coroner Jasper w. Shearin of Warren
County today said Mrs. H. B. Dodge.
48, and Miss Eloise Bell, S, both of
Camp Meade, Md, were killed in an
automobile crash on No. / highway, a
quarter mile south of the Virginia line,
at 1890 am.
Three other persons were injured,
two seriously, when the automobile in
which the five were riding skidded on
an icy stretch and smashed into the
abutment of bridge.
They were H. B. Dodge. sr., and Mrs.
Emily Neal, both of whom were under
treatment in a hospital today for
serious injuries, and H. B. Dodge, jr.,
16, who was "'hurt least of ALL" the
coroner said.
Evening star., 1936-02-22

the Santa Anita Handicap for purse.
that easily could have bought the
8,000-odd acres that Mr.. Baldwin
purchased here more than half a
century ago.
And at least 10000 persons are ex-
pected to watch the fun, with most
of them firmly convinced that young
Alfred G. Vanderbilt's great Discovery
will run away with the $l05 900 pot
of gold that goes to the winner.
It's amazing the way Los Angeles
has taken the race to its heart. Always
a city that knows no adjectives short
of colossal" and "stupendous" the
town is as hoped up over the race as
Louisville ever was over derby.
Every bell hop and bartender has his
own idea of the winner, of course. but
most of them are pretty we'll sold on
the idea that it will be Discovery
by about four lengths.
AS a result. Discovery probably will
be about to S when they go post
ward along about 7:15 pm. wash
ington tine.) If the press box had
its way about it, the big five-year-
son of Display would be odds-on. as
he has been in every one of his last
Evening star., 1936-02-22
STATES WITNESS
AT BRUNO TRIAL
MAY Be GR|LLED
Hoffman Informs Whited,
SourIands Logger, of De.
sire for Conference.
DISCREPANCIES ALLEGED
IN STORIES TOLD POLICE
Man Who Put Hauptmann in
Vicinity of Lindbergh Home
Resents Farley Plea.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
ConUicted one year ago this
month, Bruno Hauptmdnn, THROUGH
his attorneys, has sought unsuc-
cessfully to establish innocence of
kidnapping and killing Lindberqh
baby.
Sentenced to die on niqht of
January IT, he WaS granted re-
prteUe on day before by Gov. Hof-
man. Latter then ordered renepul
OF Investigation. but no new eui-
dence in case has been reuealed.
This week Hauptmann again was
sentenced to death in electric
chair, during Ueek OF March 80.
BY the Associated Press.
TRENTON. N. j., February o.
Millard Whited, one of the States
star witnesses at the trial of Bruno
Richard Hauptmann, was located at
Lambertville today and informed that
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman wants to
question him about his testimony and
statements he had made to State
police before the trial.
Prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck, ir..
of Hunterdon County, a member of
the prosecution staff at the trial. said
Whited had been found by William
Rittenhouse, one of his investigators.
Whited told Rittenhouse, the pros
ecutor said, he wished 10 talk to a
lawyer. Hauck previously had said
Whited would be questioned only #
he submitted voluntarily, and that
If he wished advice of counsel, Eauck
would abide by his wishes and do
nothing until the Sourlands logger
had consulted an attorney.
May Confer Today.
There was possibility, Hauck said,
that Whited might 60 to the prose-
cutor's Office in Clinton this after
noon. He did not disclose where
Whited would be questioned if he
agrees to such questioning. This will
be left to the discretion of the Gov
ernor, who reached his decision to
question Whited at conference with
Hauck and C. Lloyd Fisher, Haupt-
mann's chief counsel. last night.
Whited, it was understood, felt the
authorities had no reason to detain
him for questioning because he is not
wanted as witness in any unsolved
crime
Under the New Jersey law a person
may be held 4S hours for questioning
in an unsolved crime, but the law,
officials said, would have no bearing
on this case
Whited was one of the two wit
nesses who placed Hauptmann in the
(See HAUPTMANN, Page A.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
VISITS HARVARD TONIGHT.
Will Give Gold kitty" to Son at
Club Initiation.

wan oaFC oViu hitty W SOH dt
Club Initiation.
BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass February o.
President Roosevelt returns to his
alma mater for a few hours tonight
to see his youngest son, John, elected
to Harvard's century old Fly Club.
He will carry in his vest pocket
gold kitty" symbol of Johns elec-
tion, and following custom, pass it
personally to his son after the initi-
alton.
This symbol is lion watch charm
designed after the lion on the crest
OF the royal family of Belgium.
Fewer than 200 will sit with the
President at the clubs Tooth ami
yersary banquet for the initiation.
Only members will be admitted
excepting the Presidents bodyguard
Of secret service men.
The Presidents remarks from the
time he enters Fly until he leaves for
his train will be strictly of the record.
John will be the fifth Roosevelt to
Join the club. Harvard's most ex-
elusive social organization.
Former President Theodore Roose-
velt was a member. President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt was elected to Fly
in 1902. Others are: James. his
eldest son, and Franklin, ,jr., whose,
Initiation the President witnessed last
year.
Evening star., 1936-02-22

ganized with support of r. F. c. funds,
and an undetermined amount as di-
rector of the Maryland Casualty Co.
in which the R. F. c. is reported to
have s37, 100000 invested.
Couzens said he does not want to
make the issue personal one. but
takes the position with some others
that if such huge salaries are per-
mitted, the r. F. c. could afford to
pay the bank stock taxes.
MY contention before the Bank
ing Committee was that the banks
or holders of the stock ought to pay
the tax on preferred stock out of
(see CoUZENs, Page q
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Sentenced for 10 Killings.

SCHWERIN, Germany, February %
@.-Twelve death sentences and an
order for emasculation were pro-
nounced today on Adolf Seefeld, an
itinerant matchmaker known as
Uncle Ticktock," who was convicted
of Staying IL boys over a period of
two years.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
OHIO RIVER ICE GORGE
CAUSES FLOOD DANGER
Conditions 100 Miles Above and
Below Evansville Studied
by Officials.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, February a.
An ice gorge in the Ohio River stretch.
ing some 100 miles above and below
Evansville gave officials concern today
as they studied flood possibilities.
Early this morning the Weather Bu-
reau reported the river had dropped
to 38.5 feet from a stage of 39.1 feet
reached yesterday afternoon.
The drop was attributed to water
overfiowing into lowlands above this
city.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
ANGRY PROTESTS
GREET FARM BILL
Senate BristIes at Changes
Adopted in House by
267 to 81 Vote.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
TDin pillars of New Deal were
N. r. A. and A. A. A. Both fell
before Supreme Court.
As substitute for farm measure,
administration leaders haze Sup
ported program OF Federal sub-
sides on basis OF: soil conservation.
Legislation passed Senate few days
ago. yesterday House approved sub
Stitute measure; adjustment OF dif-
ferences expected soon.
New program expected to cost
about $500 1000, 900 yearly.
BY the Associated Press.
An angry roar from Senator Smith.
Democrat, of South Carolina greeted
the soil conservation-farm subsidy bill
today as it bounced back to the Senate
after being altered and then approved
in the House by the humping vote of
267 to 81.
Smith, powerful figure as chair
man of the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee. voiced strenuous opposition to
an amendment providing that tenant
farmers and sharecroppers shall be
included IN cash benefits paid land
owners for conserving soil and thus
controlling production.
What kind of fool thing Is
this they have adopted?" Smith cried.
Let us use little common sense!
''The tenant and the sharecropper
get it all now. They are given their
part of the crop with no strings on it.
The landowner has to pay taxes and
the costs of production, housing, i'm
plements and repairs.
"It's not fair that he should give
away what he gets for good land
practices which make more money for
his workers"
Promises Opposition.
He said he most certainly would"
fight the amendment. which was spon-
sored by Representative Tarver, DEM
ocrat, of Georgia. Tarver declared
tenants and sharecroppers consti-
tuted more than so per cent of the
South's farmers and should be COM
pensated for any loss suffered when
the land furnishing their livelihood
is entered into a conservation pro-
gram.
The farm bill, giving the Secretary
of Agriculture vast authority to pay
farmers cash inducements to take
land out of commercial crop pro-
duction and to make sweeping alter
(see FARM, Page 81
Evening star., 1936-02-22
vELcHEFF MUST DIE
Revolutionist Condemned for Aid
ing in Plot on Boris.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, February 22.-The
veteran revolutionist Damyan Velcheff
was condemned to death today by a
military court which convicted him of
participating in an unsuccessful plot
to assassinate King Boris October 8,
1885.
Maj. Cyril Stantseff also received
the death penalty and Col. Ignatz
Ilheff, former commander of the gar
rison at Sliven, was sentenced to 10
years imprisonment.
The conviction of Velcheff last night
eliminated a secret trial which lasted
two months.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Discovery Is Fauored to Win
$lO5. 900 Santa Anita HandicaD
10000 Expected to Witness Race Whicl,
Holds Interest for Washington Fans.
Los angeles Stirred BY Race.
BY CHARLES NJ. EGAN.

SANTA ANITA RACE TRACK, ARCADIA, Calf, February o.
Baldwin legendary figure of would be the
they doing
in
Evening star., 1936-02-22
New York Educator Dies.

NEW YORK, February % P.-
Charles r. Richards, 10, educator,
died yesterday. He had taught tech
nical arts in several colleges.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
The Airport
Issue
%

What have other cities done
to solve the problem of an
adequate air terminal. one of
the most harrassing issues
confronting washington off,
cials today?
The Star assigned Alice
Rogers Hager to find out the
answer to that question.
Literally taking wings, Mrs.
Hager flew thousands of miles,
visited numerous airports and
interviewed many municipal
and aviation executives to get
a complete story of the pub
licly-owned airport. What 1t
must offer, how it may be built,
the provisions that must be
made for ever larger and faster
airplanes, these are some of
the questions to which she
found a ready-made answer in
many of the country's larger
cities.
Her story, one Of especial in
terest to all Washingtonians.
will appear in the Feature
Section
Of
The SpndoyStor
Evening star., 1936-02-22
WEATHER.

tu g. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair, slightly colder tonight; minimum
temperature about IL degrees; tomorrow
fair; gentle to moderate north winds.
Temperatures Highest, 81, at 4 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 18, at am. today.
Full report on Page 8.
Evening star., 1936-02-22

(See SANTA ANITA, Page 2.)