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z co TO TRIAL
IN BOOTLEG PLOT.
Government Case Against
Alleged Ring Biggest
Here in History.

Although prohibition has been re-
pealed the largest trial in the his
tory of District Supreme Court was
begun today, with 81 alleged bootleg
gers defendants in an attempt by the
Government to link them with q
huge liquor ring which is said to have
supplied Washington with illegal
liquor during the first year and a
half Of repeal
Estimates of the weekly business
alleged to have been done by the
bootleg organization vary from 5000
to 10000 gallons. The conspiracy is
said to have lost to the Government
more than a half million dollars in
taxes.
A month is expected to be consumed
in the trial, which is being conducted
before Justice F. Dickinson Let's.
The entire morning was spent get
ting all the defendants into the court
room, identifying each, and making
sure they were represented by counsel.
Because of their number it was neces-
sary to seat the defendants in chairs
usually reserved for members of the
bar. Two extra counsel tables were
supplied for the battery of lawyers.
The rear doors of the court room
were locked and deputy United States
marshals guarded the windows near
where the defendants sat.
Because of the Importance of the
case and the length of time it is ex-
pected to continue, two alternate
jurors will be allowed to sit with the
regular panel of IL. This unusual
procedure was invoked once before in
the District Supreme Court. That was
during the Teapot Dome oil case. BY
having extra jurors hear the case, ILL
ness or disqualification of q regular
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HOUSE GROUP PO.K.'S
NEUTRALITY PLAN
Foreign Affairs Committee
Acts Quickly on Revised
Measure.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
While a bloc of Senate and House
members lined up to fight for more
drastic legislation, the House Foreign
Affairs Committee informally ap-
proved bill today to extend the pres
ent temporary neutrality act until
May l, 1887.
The committee will meet tomorrow
to give final approval to the measure.
which Is similar to the bill previously
approved by the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee.
Members said the only changes
made in the Senate version were of
a clarifying or perfecting nature.
Extends Present Bill.
The provision in the present law for
mandatory embargoes on shipments
of arms, munitions and war imple-
ments to belligerent nations expires
February 20. The pending bill would
extend this and also ban loans and
credits to warning nations in excess
of those required for normal" peace
time commercial transactions. The
measure would be inapplicable to an
American republic fighting nom
American country.
Among advocates of broader legisla-
ton, Senators Pope, Democrat, of
Idaho; Clark, Democrat, Of Missouri,
and Nye, Republican, of North Da-
kota, and Representative Maverick,
Democrat, of Texas, led off in criti-
cizing the compromise.
THE same old men who sent me to
war now want to send my boy to war, "
said Maverick.
On the other hand, Senator john
son, Republican, of California, rejoiced
because, he said. the compromise
avoided the danger that the United
States might be drawn into another
war to enforce peace"
Senate leaders, intent on adjourning
Congress by May l, predicted the COM
promise measure would go through vir-
tually as agreed on by the Foreign
Relations Committee.
Quick Enactment Seen.
Majority Leader Robinson said 1t
would be brought up for debate early
next week and probably passed in one
day.
utterly disappointed" in the revised
version, Senator Pope said he was con-
sidering introducing a substitute on
the floor, incorporating the original
administration bill and some drastic
features of the measure introduced
earlier by Senators Clark and Nye
II cannot too strongly voice my dis
appointment at the present BILL" Pope
said. He planned conferences with
Nye and Clark.
But powerful forces were arrayed
against them. Besides administration
leaders anxious to push the COM
promise through to avoid a wide
open fight, these forces included
Senators Thomas, Democrat, of Utah,
and johnson. The latter two, opposed
to each other on almost every other
issue, found themselves working In
the Foreign Relations Committee for
the same end.
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D. C. BILL EXPEDITED
WITH NIGHT SESSION
Blanton Striving to Complete
Hearings on 1887 Supply
Measure in Week.

Striving to complete hearings on
the 1887 District supply bill within
the next week, Chairman Blanton of
the subcommittee on appropriations,
in charge of the measure, arranged
today to hold a session tonight to
consider the estimates of the police
department.
A night hearing of an appropria-
tions subcommittee has not been held
in the memory of some of the oldest
members of the House.
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, superintend-
ent of police, and other officials of the
department will testify.
Blanton said despite the subcom-
mittee's efforts to finish hearings this
week, they probably would not be
completed until sometime next week.
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BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, February 13.-Capt.
H. Almy, in charge Of the Baltimore
Office of the Lighthouse Service, said
today only six lights were left between
here and the Virginia Capes to guide
mariners at night on the Chesapeake
Bay.
Capt. Almy said that never before
In his 43 years Of service had ne seen
Ice conditions so bad here.
With heavy ice running in the
lower bay, piling up against the sta
tioIs and making the keepers tenure
of their posts extremely hazardous.
the Lighthouse Service ordered "
lighthouses abandoned this week
The only lower bay lights now In
operation are those at Cape Henry,
Wolf Trap, Point Lookout, Cove Point,
Sandy Point and Thomas Point.
The keeper of the Smiths Point
light at the mouth of the Potomac
River was removed today by the light
house tender Violet. Capt. Almy said
it was one OF t most important
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DEATH RIDES COLD
IN HALF OF WORLD
Northern Continents Groan
Under Winters Grip.
More Snow Here.

Rain, freezing as it fell and coating
streets and sidewalks with ice, added
its hazards to Washington today, with
more snow forecast for tonight and
tomorrow Schools in nearby Mary
land were closed a little after noon
and elementary schools in Washing
ton shut down an hour later.
1t will not be as cold here tonight,
but the temperature will probably go
as low as 26 degrees, the Weather
Bureau said.
WaShington's weather troubles were
light, however, compared with what
Old Man Winter is doing elsewhere,
according to the Associated Press re-
ports.
Half the world was suffering from
bitter cold, drifting snow and winds
of gale or tornado proportions which
brought death, destruction and pri-
vation.
In Southern California tornadoes
twisted through four cities, iniuring
six persons, while floods and fires
added to property damage, estimated
at 100000.
Roaring twisters swept through
Long Beach, Alhambra, South .Pasa-
dena and Torrance, unroofing houses
(See WEATHER, Page A-4.)
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Letter Seen as Yelled Threat
to Ignore Pleas for In
crease if Mass Meeting Is
Held.
DOCTORS REITERATE
PURPOSE OF MOVEMENT
Plan to Frame Petition Asking
Commissioners to Send Forward
Supplementary Estimates.
King and Copeland Want Ade-
quate Fund.

Chairman Blanton of the House
Subcommittee on District Appropria-
tions in effect served notice on the
District Medical Society and the peo-
pie of Washington today that if the
proposed public health mass meeting
is held next Sunday no attention will
be given by his committee to the plea
for increased funds for public health
protection here.
In a letter to DR.. Sterling Rufin,
president of the District Medical So
ciety, Blanton said:
after the President presented to
Congress his budget reducing certain
amounts requested by the Health De-
partment, and until you took the mat
ter over into your own hands, I had
spent several weeks, very sympathetic
ally, in checking up the various reduc-
tions, in holding conferences with per-
sons and representatives Of associa-
tions interested, in an effort, if pos
sible, to find the needed money with
out any increased burden of taxation
on the Washington people,
Mass Meeting Responsibility.
'I learned from the newspapers
that you and your medical associates
here have taken the matter out of
the hands of our committee, and that
you, and mass meeting next Sun
day, are to provide the needed funds.
II feel that our committee owes
you lebt of gratitude for taking this
burden off of our shoulders. I sin
cerely hope that you and your mass
meeting will be able to provide all
needed funds. Your taking over this
matter before our committee had
even reached it for consideration, and
handling it yourself through a mass
meeting, will enable our committee to
devote its time to the other many
problems"
Blanton made the letter public. It
bore the date of February IL.
In giving copies of the letter to
newspaper men, Blanton made no
further comment on the program for
increased funds for the Health De-
partment.
Earlier in the week Blanton ex-
pressed his diSpleaSure over the plans
Cor the meeting in a telephone con-
versation with Dr. Ruffin. DR.. Rufin
called the Committee on Arrange
ments together and it was decided to
proceed with the original plans despite
the protest.
Informed of the contents of Blan-
tons letter, DR.. Herbert P. Ramsey,
chairman of the Committee on Pub
lie Information of the Medical So
ciety, said:
Apparently Mr. Blanton continues
under a misapprehension as to the
purpose Of the mass meeting. We are
now preparing resolutions to be pre-
sented to the meeting which, If
adopted, will have the effect of re-
questing the Commissioners to pre-
pare supplementary estimates bringing
the health appropriations up to at
least the amount originally requested
Of the Bureau of the Budget.
ANY other understanding of the
purpose of the meeting is a miscon-
ception. I am sure Mr.. Blanton will
(see MEETING, Page A-3)
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TWO CAPITAL MEN
KILLED IN VIRGINIA
Truck and Auto Crash Near
Richmond-0thers Serious
ly Injured.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, February 13.-Two
men were killed and two others
seriously injured in an automobile
truck collision on the Washington
Highway near here today.
From papers in their pockets, the
two dead men were tentatively iden-
titled as Edward B. Halfpat, rs, and
Cecil H. Lutz, 10, both of Washington.
Two companions with them in a
sedan, which collided with truck
driven by Killian Thornburg, %, OF
Richmond, were carried to Grace
Hospital here. Both were said to &
seriously injured.
The sound of the crash, which oc-
Cured q few yards from the first
green of the Hermitage Country Club,
brought residents of the vicinity on
the run shortly before o'clock.
The truck had gone of the road
and lay on its top against tele-
phone pole. The front and right side
of the sedan, which seemed to have
been headed northward, was smashed
and broken; glass Uttered the road.
Thornburg, who said he was an
employe of transfer company, was
held by Henrico County police on
two charges of involuntary man
slaughter
THE crash was SO loud" said D.
w. Payne, one of the first to reach
the scene, that I thought the ice
was breaking and sliding of the roof
of our house, which is very close to
the place the accident happened.
81 stayed in bed for about five
minutes after I heard it: then I
got up and went to the window. I
saw there was trouble and went down
the road.
"The sight was horrible-bloo
eyerywhere-and it was easy to see
that the two we're dead. Their auto
asnobile was an absolute wreck"
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AIRPORT DEADL|NE
EXTENDED BY PACT
Field to Stay in Operation
After Saturday, at Least
Temporarily.

Washington Airport will be per-
mitted to continue in operation after
Saturday, at least temporarily, under
an agreement between Secretary Of
War Dern and the House Military Af-
fairs Committee, it was announced to-
day by Chairman McSwain.
After receipt of word from the Sec
retary of War that he will not take
ANY further affirmative action to
force the removal of trafic lights and
guards on Military road, the Military
Affairs Committee voted to report to
the House resolution transferring re-
sponsibility for the safeguarding Of
life and property at the Military road
crossing of Washington Airport to the
War Department.
The new resolution, which also will
be introduced in the Senate by Chair
man Reynolds of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee, gives the Secretary
of War authority either to close or
police Military road pending the eS-
tablishment of permanent public air.
port for the District. The resolution
would require that Washington Air
port pay the War Department for the
cost of maintaining traffic lights or
guards.
$4,000 Payment Scrapped.
After an attack by Representatives
Nichols of Oklahoma and Ingel Of
Michigan on the proposal to force
Washington Airport to pay $4,000 to
Arlington County, in return for which
the Government would give to the
airport the portion of Military road
within the field boundaries, the
Military Affairs Committee scrapped
this feature of several pending bills.
Declaring that such a procedure
amounted to little more than bribery
on the part of Congress, Nichols told
the committee that Arlington County
has no more claim to Military road or
to any consideration in connection
with closing of the road than any other
county in the United States" He said
that Military road belongs to the Fed
eral Government and the Government
alone has the right to close it without
consulting any county or State. AN
effort to buy off Arlington County op-
position by forcing private corpora
ton to pay the county in return for
closing of a piece of Federal property
would put Congress in an absolutely
untenable position" Nichols said.
He pointed out that if the Govern
Ie, 1InROnr -
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OIL BAN POWER DENIED.
Neutrality Bill Lacks Authority for
Ban on Shipments.

Neutrality Bill Lacks Authority for
Ban on Shipments.
The revised neutrality bill now be-
fore the Senate gives the President
no power to ban shipments OF oil to
belligerents.
There was eliminated specifically
from the original measure provi-
sion which would have permitted the
President to impose restrictions on
shipment of materials OF war"
Among such materials Of war. the
members habitually listed such items
as oil. cotton and iron, which nor
mally are a peace-time product, but
useful in war.
The principal opposition to such a
restriction on war materials was based
on the possibility the United States
might be induced to participate In
sanctions"
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critical, Capt Thomas said, as there is
quite an extensive pleurisy on his
left side" There are no abnormal COM
plications on the right side, the captain
said.
Secretary Swanson's condition had
been so favorable that Acting Secretary
Henry L. Roosevelt announced at his
press conference yesterday that Swan
son was expected back at his desk in
the department by the middle of next
week.
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Dies in 17th.Story Plunge.

CHICAGO, February 13 CP.-A
man identified by hotel employees as
Jay Fontainne, As, of Montreal, Can
ada, leaped or fell to his death from
the seventeenth floor of a (Y. M. G..
A. hotel on the near North Side
early today. Guests at the hotel said
Fontainne told them he came here in
search of employment.
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Widow of Late President Silent
on European Trip.
NEW YORK, February 13 E).-Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge sailed for Europe last
midnight on the liner Bremen, her
plans cloaked in silence.
She was not accessible to interviewerS.
Mrs. r. j. Adams of Northampton,
Mass, a close friend, and Mrs. Adams
daughter, Jane, sailed with her.
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BULLETIN
BULLETIN.

CHICAGO, February 13 (P).-
Forty persons were reported to
have been trapped today when an
explosion demolished the three
story plant of Darling & Co., a
fertilizer manufacturing subsidiary
of Swift & Co., in the stockyards
area.
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TAYLOR Is NOMINATED
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Recommendation for Treasury
Post Goes to Senate for
Approval.

The nomination of Wayne chatfield
Taylor, Chicago banker, to I'LL the post
made vacant by the resignation Of
Assistant Treasury Secretary L. w.
(Chip) Robert, jr., was sent to the
senate today by President Roosevelt.
Taylor has been acting head Of the
Export Import Bank here.
Selection Of Taylor for the assist
ant secretaryship was predicted yes
terday by The Star, 4
Evening star., 1936-02-13
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The possibility that a coalition
cabinet" might follow election of a
Republican President next Fall was
not denied by Henry P. Fletcher,
chairman of the Republican National
Committee, at a press conference to-
day.
The fact that Senator Vandenberg
Of Michigan, G. o. P. presidential
possibility, in New York last night
suggested a coalition cabinet was
called to Mr.. Fletcher's attention.
There should be a place at the
cabinet board for a good Democrat"
Mr.. Fletcher said. mo doubt good
men could be found to fill such posi-
tions. But I have not heard any,
body make a definite suggestion on
that subject"
Fletcher added that he had heard
informal discussions about the posi-
bility Of coalition cabinet with So
called Jeffersonan Democrats as mem
bers.
Dirty Campaign Up to Farley.
''If this is going to be a dirty cam
paign, Chairman Farley must start
and finish it." Fletcher said, comment
ing on recent speech by the Demo-
cratic national chairman in which the
latter predicted a dirty campaign"
I'VE have enough material without
(See FLETCHER, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1936-02-13

PARIS, February 13 P).-A group
of royaliSt Kings henchmen" at
tackled the Socialist party leader. Dep
uty Leon Blum, today. beating him
severely.
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FLETCHER TAGTLY
FAvORS COALITION
Admits There May Be Place
for Democrat in G. 0.P.
Cabinet.

Republican big guns thundered last
night in Lincoln day attacks on the
New Deal
Reports of the addresses will be found
as follows:
Former President Hoover, Pages A-6-9.
Senator Vandenberg, Page ALA.
Col. Frank Knox, Page Be.
Mrs. George B. Simmons, Page B-4.
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Socialist Leader Beaten.

(See AIRPORT, Page A-3)
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(See BOOTLEG, Page A-3.)
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MRS. COOLIDGE SAILS

(See WEATHER, Page A-4.)
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MILTON IT. BITTINGER

Funeral services for Milton U. Bit
finger, 55, who died Sunday at his
home at Crellin, following prolonged
illness, We're held Tuesday from the
Crellin church, with interment in the
Terra Alta cemetery. For many years
the deceased was employed by the
lumber company operating at Crellin
until the mill closed down, after which
he became employed with the Stanley
Coal Company at Crellin. He was held
in esteem by both his Employers and his
fellow-workers.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Jennie Bit
finger, ne is survived by the following
sons and daughters: Lorraine Bittin-
ger, Mrs. Wava Ashby, Mrs. Jennie
Fulk, Albert Bittinger, Miss Carrie
Bittinger, Mrs. C. E. zimmerman, Mrs.
Annie Fratz, Mrs. Ida Walters, Frank
lin Bittinger.
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WILLIAM G. RILEY

William G. Riley, aged rs years, a
lifelong resident and farmer of the
Ryan's Glade community, died early
this morning following a years ill
ness, much of the time being confined
to his bed. He was twice married and
is survived by his widow and two sons,
Audley Riley and Jasper Riley, and
number of relatives in the county.
Funeral services will be conducted on
Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from
the White Church, east of Mountain
Lake Park, and interment will be made
in the churchYard.
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Swanton; Mrs. Elizabeth Beckman,
Mrs. Emma Bickford, Mrs. Mile Bit
finger and Mrs. Maud King, all of
Swanton; Mrs. Susie Yommer, Jen-
nings; Willie, Brownsville, Pa; Ed
ward, of Meyersdale, Pa; Arthur, of
Westernport; and Harry, of Swanton;
also 45 grandchildren, Ga great grand
children, one great-great- grandchild
and a host of relatives and friends.
She had been a consistent member
of the Lutheran church for the past
GO years and was always an ideal
mother and a willing helper to the
sick and needy.
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JAMES w. II. COFFMAN

James w. H. Coffman, II, husband
of Mary Ellen Coffman, died last
Thursday evening at his home at
iWorthington, w. VT, of complica-
lions. He was born in Frederick coun-
ty, and lived at Bloomington practi-
cally all his life until he moved to
Worthington one year ago. He had
been member of the Bloomington NJ.
E. church for over so years.
{ Besides his wife he is survived by
two children, Harry Coffman, Bloom
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Death Of An Infant

Charles William Riley, aged si2
weeks, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper w
Riley, of Pleasant Valley community
died on Monday, April 20. Funera,
services were conducted Tuesday
afternoon from the home, Rev. I. S
Middaugh officiating. Interment was
in the White Church cemetery. Be,
sides his parents, six brothers anc
sisters survive.
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ington; and Mrs. Lulu Elliott, Worth
ington; also sister, Mrs. Barbara
Boward, Hagerstown.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at O'Clock from the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-04-23
DIED
HERMAN STEIDING

Herman Steiding, rs, of Swanton,
died last Thursday afternoon at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. S. R.
Shank, Cumberland.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Sue Eliza
beth Beckman Steiding, he leaves six
children, Mrs. L. H. Glotfelty, Mrs. W.
H. Schmidt, Mrs. Herman Schmidt,
of Swanton; Mrs. Shank, Cumberland;
Keith E. Steiding, of Martinsburg, w.
Va, and Herbert Steiding, at home;
two brothers, John Steiding, Of Mid
land: and Albert Steiding, of McCoole;
and two sisters, Miss Minnie Steiding,
Hagerstown; and Mrs. Lizzie Wiley,
of Keyser, w. Va. He also leaves
twenty-five grandchildren. :
His body was removed to Swanton
where funeral services were conduc-
ted Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock
from the Mt. Bethel church, with in
terment in the Deer Park cemetery.
Rev. Charles A. Shilke, of Oakland,
oficiated, assisted by Rev. C. W. Fra
ker.
Mr.. Steiding had been in ill health
for several years, but he was bed
fast only few days.
Pallbearers were his nephews, Earl
Steiding, Midland; Bernard Steiding,
and Ernest Wiley, Keyser, w. Va;
Walter Shreve, Jr., Oakland; Earl
Beckman, Swanton; and Albert Beck
man, Cumberland.
Flowerbearers were his nieces, Mrs.
Louise Racer, Oakland; Mildred
Sharplss, Blaine, w. Va; Clara Beck
man and Margaret Beckman, of Swan
ton; Alma Mason, Cumberland; Mrs.
Mona Boal and Myrtle Pence, Pied
mont, w. Va; Nellie, Vida, Com
stance and Josephine Wiley, of Keyser.
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CODY SKIPPER

Funeral services for Cody Carroll
Skipper, eight year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. C. Skipper, who died Sunday
morning at his home near Oakland,
were held Tuesday morning at his
home. Interment was in the Rocky
Green cemetery.
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MRS. JENNY PYLE PRITTS

Mrs. Jennie Pyle Pritts was born
August Is, 1858. and departed this
life April IL, 1886, aged SO years, 7
months and 81 days. She was united
in marriage to Aaron Pritts January
2, 1873. To this union were born eleven
'hildren. ten of whom are still living
Her husband preceded her in death %
years ago and her eldest son. John,
'ind five months ago. The following
children survive: Mrs. Lulu Wilt, of