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business to patent law firm with
which a member Of his immediate
family was affiliated. At that time it
was indicated the acts had occurred
outside the statute of limitations, pre-
cluding his trial by court-martial.
Subsequently the railroad ticket cpl
sode was unearthed and this was found
to be within the time limit for military
prosecution.
The War Department expects to
produce testimony and other evidence
to show that Silverman purchased two
railroad tickets to San Francisco from
the ticket office in the Mayflower Hotel
and that these tickets were turned over
to Col. McMullen as a reward" for
legal advice he had given Joseph Sill
verman, jr. McMullen's legal resi-
dence is in Palo Alto, few miles from
San Francisco.
Col. McMullen has not been on
active duty since his illness. He has
been residing near Bethesda, Md. He
is native of Fairfax, Va.
Evening star., 1936-02-16
Philadelphia War Veteran Says
He Wants .JOb-NOt Lawsuit
Spang Gets Scores of Messages Lauding
Stand for Relief Work Preference.
Denies Liberty League Link.

"The American Liberty League has
nothing to do with this action. I have
heard that it would be delighted If
what they call the huge slush fund Of
$4,000 00O, 900 to gain votes for the
Democrats in November was held u.
but that is not the purpose Of the suit
brought by Spang."
Judge Dickinson signed an order to
allow US to proceed in forma pauperis,
the Government paying costs" Spang
said. Then we filed suit for the in
junction" Judge Oliver B. Dickinson
is a member of the same court a.
Judge Welsh, who filed the ruling
yesterday.
IF the Government doesn't agree to
enforce the veterans preference act
we're going TO go right on to the Su-
preme Court If necessary" said Spang.
The disabled veteran who gets COM
pensation Is on the spot because Of his
own Government He can't get on re-
lief and can't get work. So what?"
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A.P[ANSPLEA
ON "vETS' RULING
Gill Tells Philadelphia Of
flee to Make No Change in
Dispensing Jobs.
BY the Associated Press.

.
Plans for an immediate appeal
against an impending court decision
which would give Philadelphia war
veterans preference on work relief Jobs
were drafted yesterday by the w. P.
A. high command.
Co-rington Gill. assistant w. P. A.
administrator, conferred at length
during the day with John Rankin,
Philadelphia administrator, on the
ruling Friday by Federal Judge George
A. Welsh of Philadelphia that no
work relief wages-except for highway
construction-could be paid until
veterans and their dependents were
provided for. He did not, however,
Immediately enter his decision on the
court records.
Rankin was Instructed by GIL to
make no changes in the $4,000 now
employed by the W. P. A. in Phila-
delphia until the decision becomes
effective early next week. If the
Judge rejects a Government motion
to postpone the recording, an immedi-
ate appeal will be taken to the
Circuit Court of Appeals.
With no possibility that the ruling
might be extended to the work relief
program over the entire country for
the next 20 days. officials recalled
that Representative Connery, Demo-
crat, of Massachusetts,. year ago in
troduced an amendment to the work
relief act which would have required
that veterans be given preference in
assigning work relief jobs.
This was rejected on a point Of
order. while an amendment by Sena-
tor Metcalf, Republican Of Rhode
Island, which would have given pref
erence to veterans on relief, later
wes defeated in the Senate after be-
ing opposed by administration leaders.
w. P. A. officials contended the
ruling would not apply to their nom
Federal projects because these involve
grants to local Governments.
Evening star., 1936-02-16
MMULLEN TRIAL
OPENS TOMORROW
Officer Accused in Connec.
tion With Army Pur-
chasing Case.
BY REX COLLIER.

The first public court martial OF
high Army ofiicer since the celebrated
INSTRUMENTATION" trial Of Brig. Gen.
William Mitchell will open at Walter
Reed Hospital tomorrow at Q am,
when Col Joseph I. McMullen, Of the
Judge advocate generals department,
goes on trial for alleged misconduct in
office.
Col. McMullen, chief of the patents
section of the judge advocate gen.
erals office and legal adviser to two
Assistant Secretaries of War, will face
a court of general officers and colonies
on charges Of accepting two round-trip
railroad tickets to California from
Joseph Silverman, jr., surplus Army
goods dealer.
incidentally, Col. McMullen was
assistant judge advocate Of the
Mitchell court martial and received
commendation for his work on that
case.
Second to Be Tried.
He is the second Army officer to be
court martialed as an outgroWth Of
what has become known as "the Silver
man affair" which started more than
two years ago with grand jury in
vestigation Of lobbying conditions at
the War Department. Col Alexander
E. Williams, onetime brigadier general
in the quartermaster generals office
was convicted in secret court mar
tial Of accepting an improper loan
from lobbyist" and has been dis
missed from the Army.
Both Col. McMullen and Col. Will
liams are under indictment by the
District grand jury-McMullen for re-
ceiving fees from a firm lobbying
against a tax bill and Williams for
conspiracy to defraud the Government
by hiding an important witness during
a congressional inquiry into activities
Of the Silvermans and their associates.
Indicted with williams are Joseph Sill
verman. jr., his brother Nathan, and
Thomas Jefferson Ryan. former Rep
resentative from New York.
Arraigned Secretly.
The latest development in the tan
gled affairs Of the Silverman brothers
had its inception January when Nc
Mullen was arraigned secretly at WAL
ter Reed Hospital under the ninety
sixth article of war, relating to con-
duct prejudicial to good order and
discipline. McMullen had just recov-
cred from a long siege Of illness at
the hospital. The trial was deferred
to permit of legal preparation.
The defense has indicated it may
desire testimony from Secretary of
War Dern, but stipulated statement
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may be used in lieu Of q personal ap-
pearance Of the cabinet officer.
Heading the list Of War Department
witnesses Is Assistant Secretary of
War Harry H. Woodring, who ap-
peared twice as witness before grand
juries investigating the Silvermans
and their efforts to secure clothing,
automobile and other contracts from
the Army.
Frederick II. Payne, Assistant Sec
retary Of War under the previous ad-
ministration, also has been summoned
by the Government.
Other witnesses for the prosecution
will include Col. Earl Mcfarland, as
sistant to Woodring; Lieut.. Col. F. @
Munson, military counsel to McMul-
len; Maj. z. H. Block of the Quarter
master Corps; Mrs. Kate Buckingham
secretary to Woodring; Mrs. Esther M
Rice. another secretary; Anna c. Ian.
igan, chief clerk in Woodring's office
former Representative Ryan and the
following employees of the Mayfowel
Hotel: Eppa Eldred, Herbert T. De-
vine, v. A. Kaub and Daniel E
O'Brien.
Attorneys Are Named.
The trial Judge advocate will be
Lieut.. Col. Charles w. Thomas. jr.
Infantry, and the assistant trial judge
advocate will be Maj. James E. Nor.
riSsette Of the Judge advocate gen.
erals department.
Military counsel for the defense will
be Maj. Emil W. Leard, Infantry, and
Capt. Henry G. Clark of the Judge
advocate generals department. Civil.
ian attorneys for McMullen will bt
Vinson w. Hallinan of San Fran.
cisco and william e. Leahy and vii.
liam w. Hughes, jr.. of this city.
Maj. Gen. Upton Birnie, jr, viii
preside over the court. Sitting will
him will be Brig Gen. Greed F. Cox
Brig. Gen. Edwin S. Hartshorn, Col
Oliver L. Spaulding. Col William w
McCammon, Col. John S. Fair, Col
George A. Herbst. Col. Edward r
Tompkins. Col. David Y. Beckham, Col
Harry B. Jordan, Col. Walter Kruegel
and Col. George Grunert.
McMullen already has felt the OH.
cial wrath of the War Department il
connection with disclosures made b!
the grand juries and by the Hous,
Military Affairs Committee during tn,
long series of investigations of Wa
Department contracts.
He was administered Secretar,
Dern's deepest censure" last April fol
"scandalous" activities. including re.
ceipt of large fees for legal services
from the Cuban-American Manganese
Co. and throwing of Army patent
Evening star., 1936-02-16
BY the Associated Press.

by tHc hsSOCldlcu rIcSSs
PHILADELPHIA. February 15.-
Benjamin Spang says he's not a
vindictive man. He wants a job.
Spang is the man whose suit con-
founded the Federal Relief Admins
tration when Judge George W. Welsh
upheld 1t and said veterans are en-
titled to preference in relief project
hiring.
II don't like courts" he said. "All
I want is job, and when the Govern
ment decides to live up to the veterans
preference act, right then I'll with
draw my suit against them"
Spang was at his home in West
Philadelphia, opening kilograms and
letters, most of them well-wishing
missives from fellow veterans.
I'm not connected with Liberty
League" he went on. Il wish ! was.
They have money. I even resigned
from the Veterans of Foreign Wars"
Spang is widower, partly disabled,
and keeps house for his two children.
a boy, 16, and a girl, 13. He told
about coming home from the war
and finding gold star in the window.
His mother thought he was dead.
He served three enlistments in the
Marine Corps and was wounded at
Belleau Wood in 1918. Later he went
to Temple University and was gradu-
ated in commercial law and real
estate. Still later his disability al
lowance was cut from s42 a month
to $40.
When he was refused a job on the
business census project because he
was not on the relief rolls, Spang
looked up a lawyer friend he met at
Temple University and they decided
to file the suit
The lawyer, H. Eugene Gardner, said:
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$500 SCHOLARSHIP
Harvard Club Makes Plans for
Annual Award.


The Harvard Club OF Washington
yesterday announced plans for its an.
nual award of a $500 scholarship for
a graduate OF Washington high
school, to be made for the next aca-
demic year in either Harvard College
or Harvard Engineering School.
Applicants should apply to John H.
Pratt, 905 American Security Build
ing, before April /.
For several years the Harvard Club
has been making such an award, with
secondary selections going to nearby
Maryland and Virginia schools.
Members of the committee in charge
are Charles v. INLAY, Howard 8. LIE
Roy, Cabot Stevens and Pratt.
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Ballard Speaker on Birth Control.

Frederick A. Ballard. Washington
attorney and member of the advisory
branch Of the National Committee on
Federal Legislation for Birth Con.
troll. will be guest speaker at lunch
con meeting of the Birth Control
League Tuesday at the Women's City
Club.
Evening star., 1936-02-16
ALUMNAE TO MEET

Catholic Federation to Hold Con-
ference Saturday.
The International Federation Of
Catholic Alumnae will hold regional
conference next Saturday in the May
flower Hotel, Miss Mary K. Quinn,
trustee of the Eastern district, an
nounced yesterday. The session will
open at 10 am.
Mrs. william H. Connell, jr., inter-
national president. will speak at a
dinner that night.
Evening star., 1936-02-16
Society to Pick Officers.

Officers will be elected by the South
Carolina Society Of Washington at a
business meeting at $50 pm. We'd
nesday at the Shoreham Hotel pre-
ceding Valentine dance.
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BEGIN HERE TODAY


Jane Weston feels her dreams
have come true when she sets out
on a three weeks ocean cruise,
accepted in payment for the sal
ary due her when the magazine
for which she worked as typist
suspended publication.
On board the ship, she meets
handsome Dirk Strom, expert ski
jumper, as penniless as herself.
The two are much attracted to
each other. Then a misunderstood.
ing comes between them. Jane is
flattered by the attentions of Ii
no Rossi, opera singer, and Dirk
becomes the frequent escort of
Nora Lane, famous actress aad
owner of the Kokinor diamond.
Others among the passengers
are Snowshoes, a detective; Ma
dame Doremus, wealthy and &C.
centric; Dutch Lenz and Mamie
Jackson, blackmailers; Ken Mar
tin and Linda Bayes, floor show
entertainers.
Snowshoes persuades Nora
Lane to turn the Kokinor dia-
mond over to the purser. They go
to her stateroom to get it and find
Mamie Jackson, dead from bull
let wound, on the floor. The dia-
mond is missing.
Snowshoes takes charge of the
investigation. Though he has
confidence in Dirk, the young
man is under suspicion because
it is known that he quarreled
with ackson that afternoon.
CHAPTER XVIII
Toward midnight a long black
box was brought to the ship and
placed in Suite AA, the scene Of
the murder. Dirk Witnessed this
gluesome reminder as he stood
looking toward the brilliantly
lighted hotel on the beach.
Then he waited by the rail and
watched the parties come from
the shore. He was standing there,
alone, when he caught James
tantalizing laugh. Down there on
the embarcation deck, Tino kossi
was swinging along at her side.
Dirk had wanted to see James
face, to know if She were happy.
She had realized her ambition,
and she deserved this night. If
only that ugly incident hadn't
kept him from going ashore with
Nora Lane!
But when he was alone with the
darkness he weakened. He want
ed consolation for something tan
gible he lad missed. He started
down the promenade deck
toward the actresses suite with
some vague notion of demanding
to see her the next morning. Sud-
denly he came upon a girl, stand
ing alone, looking back at the
lights on shore. 1t was Jane.
She was more surprised than
he. "Dirkw she said.
He faced her, slightly hostile.
"Did you have a good time
ashore?"
Her ewes were as bright as the
stars. "a marvellous time!" she
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replied. "Oh, I've never been so
thrilled. l came out for a last look
at-Paradise."
"Then, | gather" he said cool
ly, chat you got exactly what
you wanted on this cruise"
She sensed his withdrawal, but
she went on rhapscdizing the
charms of the islands. eve took
the most adorable drives in a car
riage. The air was scented with
jasmine. There was the most 3or-
geous display of color. And, later,
we danced on the terracew
And / suppose your moon
struck opera star was most ro-
mantle"
"Tino was an angel" she said.
He told me all the lovely things
a girl wants to hear. And he was
a perfect gentleman"
Il know" Dirk said. ale has
all the graccS. Flowers, bouquets
orchids, compliments"
Impulsively, she reached out
and touched his hand.
"You wanted to meet grand
people on this cruise" he remind
ed her. Color and glamorous TO-
nance" He added, a little Bit
tcrly, "Not just someone who has
a sawmill job ahead" =.
Eyes, that's what wanted"
Jane said, and hcr chin was up
when she said it. poor limo
Pm afraid | led him merry
chase today. He was so tried.
When we came on board just now
he went straight to his statoroom
to bed. But, on marvellous
night like this, | couldn't stay in
side"
She was leaning against the
rail, looking up at him. She went
on, "lm sorry this murder came
up to spoil your cruise. You would
have had 4 good time ashore.
She FASTENED to add, with her,
with Nora Lane"
81 was right here most of the
time" he said disconsolately,
Hooking toward the shore, wish
ing could be there dancing"
with a lovely lady," she con
Guided. ooh, but you have VIVA,
you wanted most on this crUi2c,
too. You didn't want 70 meet q
girl without a job. You wanted to
meet a famous dramatic star.
Well, you did!'
eyes, that was what | wanted,
he said stubbornly, and looked
away from her toward the twin
king lights. 81 haven't changed
my mind"
eve both have found what we
wanted-but there's still this Sor-
geous night" Jane said, taking in
the heavens with a sweep of her
head. 81 can't go to bed. Why
don't We"
Suddenly his eyes were eager.
go on"
"You finish it," she said. "What
did you think OFF,
"Why don't we put deck chairs
under the stars and not go TO be I.
at all" he said.
The giant twin-screw propel-
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lers were already churning at the
stern; they were underway. They
sought the deck under the stars
and Dirk placed their chairs
where they could watch the lights
on the island slip away in thc
night.
First l want to tell you," she
said, "that / know you aren't I'M
plicated in that murder and that
! I'm on your side"
He didn't want to talk about
that. "We're on our way home
now" he said, with a stop al
more islands in the sea-"
"Tell me about your job" she
begged.
"For me, that's part of this
grand feeling l have. I've got to
see some shape to my life. And
I'll have to carve out my little
Enthusiastically. I'm designing a
new kind of ski. Now, that's out.
Let's talk. about you"
| There's nothing about me to
talk about" Jane said. "Pm just
ME"
But he was indignant. "There's
everything about you," he said.
Gaily, she laughed. "And what
does that meaL? Pm afraid we re
being deliberately naive"
II don't know what you mean?'
he said, and they both laughed,
their laughter reaching up toward
the stars.
And presently they were silent.
Jane closed her eyes for while,
opening them now and then to
watch the disappearing outline Of
the coral reefs. At last the islands
were swallowed up in high seas
which blottcd out the horizon.
She stirred, a little restless. She
! said, When We came on board
they said the barometer was fall
ing. We had noticed it in the lit
tie boats. The seas were rough,
and long black rollers"
"There's Il blow coming up out
of the Caribbean Dirk said. I'VE
had radio report. But Wen out
run it, if it does come our way.
High winds won't bother q big
ship like the Oceanic"
But already the winds were
playing havoc with the seas. Black
rollers struck the sides of the ship
and faint spray came up in their
faces. Dirk; hand caught James.
"Thcre" he said. "Now you
won't be afraid of the old wind"
She stirred, restless under his
touch. A few nights ago he had
kissed her. She sat up, looking
at him, and for . long time she
couldn't take her hand away.
Then she arose.
"Well, good night" she said.
"Why must you go? ! don't
want you to-" he said. smiling.
But Jane was gone.
The next day was an anxious
one for the Girl. The barometer
was falling steadily and she
watched the glass, fascinated al
most as a bird is fascinated be-
fore the serpent strikes.
Toward teatime Jane saw the
detective in the bar. He was at a
table in the corner and he asked
her to sit down.
"Did you have good time in
Nassau yesterday" he asked.
"Of course. Tell me, do you
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know anything about storms at
sea? Do you think the ship is in
danger?" $50
Snowshoes smiled. "This is my
| first experience with tropical wa
ters," he said. "From what / hear,
though. hurricane is Il nasty
blow. But it's late in the season
for hurricanes.
Cali the passengers" said Jane,
care like scared rabbits. They say
if it strikes, it'll come tonight"
Snowshoes saw that Jane was
genuinely disturbed. To get her
mind off the hurricane he asked
! if she'd like to take n few laps
on the promenade deck, and she
agreed.
They were walking along, chat
ting, when Jane caught his arm.
He looked out on the sun deck
and saw a man and a woman
standing behind the fog horns.
Tino Rossi lowered over the
slight figure Of Linda Bayes in a
threatening attitude.
"Don't talk so loud" Linda
said distinctly.
Tino caught Linda's wrist and
pulled her into the shadow and,
as he did so, Jane saw him twist
tie wrist sharply. An anguished
cry escaped Linda's lips. She said,
pleading. "Oh, Tino, leave me
alone! You can't hold that over
my head now"
He said, 81 saw you talking to
Dutch Lenz in the bar today.
Why"
"You know l used to work for
Dutch at the Tip-Top Club. But
Il don't want Ken to know I've
done the hot spots. I'm crazy
about that boy. We're going to
be married. Please go away ;
now"
But it was too late. Ken Mar
tin came along the deck and saw
them. mo still had his hand on
Linda's wrist. Jane saw Ken's
whole body stiffen; he walked
forward and said coldly, "Oh,
pardon me if have nipped a bud
ding romance. A ship is such
small place" Then he turned on
his heel and walked away.
Linda ran after him. "Ken,"
she called. Don't be such an
idiotw
Jane turned to the detective.
what does it mean?" she ask
ed.
"Tino has something on the
girl" Snowshoes replied. LINDA
knows the blackmailer, Dutch
Lenz. wish l could get her to
talk. She's drawing q net about
herself. The boy, Ken Martin,
showed me the warning note she
got last evening""
Jane said, remembering, "'A
good girl will keep her mouth
shut read the note, too. Linda
says she knows nothing about it,
but will obey it to the letter."
"I'd say that Dutch LEM had
that note sent to Linda" Snow
shoes advised. Clutch and Linda
both know something about this
crime"
James eyes were still troubled.
Taking leave of the detective, she
caught up with Tino Rossi, as he
stood watching the rollers pound
against the side of the ship.
(To be continued)
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