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Evening star., 1936-09-13
GANGSTER FACES
TRIAL FOR MURDER
Charles Geisking Valves
Extradition and Is Taken
to Indianapolis.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HENDERSON, KY, September IA
Charles Geisking, rs, arrested in a
parked automobile here on suspicion
and later identified as the last MEM
Der Of the AL Brady gang at large,
waived extradition late today and was
returned to Indianapolis to face
charges Of killing police Sergt. Rich
ard Rivers there.
Geisking, also wanted in Lima, Ohio.
for $65 900 jewel robbery with other
members Of the Brady gang. was
identified by Clyde Adkins, city de-
tective. With him were Raymond
Jones, "a, Indiana parole violator, and
two young women.
Declaring they were "just hitch
mixers" Geisking pleaded with authori-
ties not to arrest the girls.
Suffering from q bullet wound In
the leg received in the Lima holdup,
Geisking offered no resistance.
Geisking and his companions of the
Brady gang fed into Indiana after
robbing the Lima store and engaging
in a gun battle with Ohio police.
His fellow mobsters took him to
the ofiice Of a South Side physician at
Indianapolis for treatment of q leg
wound. The physicians wife slipped
out and called police. Rivers and
another of1cer answered the alarm
and Rivers was killed in the ensuing
gun battle.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
GUFFEY FRANK|NG
n CHARGE PROBED
Senator Denies Political Ma
teriaI Sent Through
Mail.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Post Once Department oficials
disclosed last night they were investi-
eating q charge that Senator Guffey.
Democrat, Of Pennsylvania had used
his franking privilege to send political
material through the mail.
The Senator denied the accusa-
tion, saying it was he who asked for
the investigation.
Nelson B. Wentzel Of the depart
ment's Classification Division said he
understood the charge had been pre-
ferred against GutIey by a George
Welsh" but denied further knowledge
Of the complainant.
Investigation Begun.
"All We can say now" Wentzel
said. "is that we received the COM
plant today and are investigating
It,"
At Democratic National Committee
headquarters Charles Nicholson, pub
licity director, said he believed the
Senator innocent of the charges.
lltdIQ dpOuI tIlc dCCQcdtAOil
against Guffey several days ago. )"
Nicholson said, but couldn't find
any evidence supporting it. If any
of Senator Guffeys political mail was
frsnked, believe it the fault of some
busy clerk"
Printed in Detroit.
Senator Guffey laughed when told
OF the charges.
why. am the one urging the
investigation" he said.
Somebody in Detroit had my name
printed on some envelopes and listed
q slate of candidates on the back
many Of whom had never heard Of
I've asked the Post ONCE Depart
ment to try to find out for me who
did It,"
The envelopes were never mailed
the Senator said.
Evening star., 1936-09-13

tSOllblLlNCo AOiu Act : d6SD
policy would not be void in case OF
suicide, but that Boyd left the build.
ing, lying: I'm going to make sure. u
On Boyd's return. Isenhower said
he was again asked the same ques-
ton.
Boyd, World War veteran, lived
at 1913 Quincy place northeast. He
Is survived by his widow Katie and
six children ranging in age from I
to II years.
Friends said the former policeman
who was appointed to the force in
1919, had been brooding since his
forced resignation last June. Recent
ly, they said, he had received q 5000
payment of a savings funds. accumu-
lated in the II years he was attached
to the force here.
Fellow officers recalled that Boyd
had often spoken of being a member
of the Cincinnati Reds prior to be-
coming a policeman. They said he
frequently exhibited clippings in which
his name was associated with the Ma
tional League club. Base ball records
show a player named Boyd appeared
on the Reds roster in 1918. He was
described as q promising young
pitcher"
After his appointment here, Boyd
played with police teams for several
years. He first served at the fifth pre-
cinct and subsequently with the bicycle
and motor cycle squads. He was later
attached as q private to the Detec-
tive Bureau at headquarters and
eventually was reassigned as pa
trolman, serving at No. II precinct
during his last few years on the force.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
D. C. COUPLE KILLED
IN TRUCk.CAR CRASH
Parents of Seven Children Die
When Auto Is in Collision 8
Miles From Fredericksburg.

A Washington man and his wife
were killed last night when their auto
mobile was in collision with a truck
about 9 miles south of Fredericks-
burg, Va.
At Mary Washington Hospital in
Fredericksburg they were identified as
Earl and Bertha Tompkinson. Police
here were informed the couple lived in
the 1900 block of Fourth street south
west and that they were the parents of
seven; children.
Mrs. Tompkinson was killed almost
instantly. Her husband, who lived for
several hours, told police who he was
and said the woman was his wife.
Details Of the accident were not
learned Immediately. The bodies were
taken to the Elkins funeral establish
ment at Fredericksburg.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
SONG SUNG FOUR TIMES
FOR KING WINS TIP
Rx the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VIENNA. September liking Ed
ward has q. favorite song-and it deals
with the rustic love life Of Austrian
peasants.
His Majesty heard the song sung
in q night club and demanded three
encores, after which he tipped the
performer 1000 schillings (about
$188.50).
That's my favorite song" he said.
The song, in dialect, refers to the
Lower Austrian village of Langen-
lois near Vienna. Copies displayed in
music stall windows and labeled "The
Kings Favorite," were almost sold out
tonight.
The king. meanwhile. bought an
other pair of leather shorts and
changed into them while in q store.
Fifty young girls tonight serenaded
him in his hotel and wound UP with
God Save the King" King Edward
waved to them from the balcony Of
his chamber.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
ENVELOPES HELD USED,
Murphy Opponent in Michigan
Charges Violation.

Charges Violation.
DETROIT, September IL R).-
George w. Welsh. opposing Frank
Murphy for the Democratic nomina-
tion for Governor, charged Thursday
that franked envelopes on the back OF
which State states had been printed,
were being used in behalf of his op-
ponent's candidacy.
Mrs. Clara Van Auken, Democratic
national committeewoman, said today
she had seen two envelopes, one bear
ing the frank of United States Sen
ator Joseph F. Guffey and another
that of Senator Carl Hayden of Ari-
coma, on the back of which Murphy
states had been printed.
Mrs. Van Auken said she also saw
another, bearing the frank of Senator
Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas on
the back of which a Welsh slate had
been printed.
She said they could have been OBJ
tanned from any of several sources
including Democratic State headquar-
ters. I'VE furnish this material to
candidates for distribution, but OF
course do not permit them to print
anything on the envelopes"
John B. Stackpoole, superintendent
of mails at the Detroit post Office, said
today no such envelopes had been Of
fered for mailing, explaining that de-
livery would have been refused had
they been offered.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Miss America
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
ocean-front pier and into the audi
ence. She took the house"
When she made her second appear
ance 1t was in an abbreviated white
bathing suit with big red dots. wide
leather belt and a broad tie. also red.
She again drew the greatest applause,
being called back twice for bows.
She was next acclaimed the hot
test" singer and dancer among the Is
girls who had survived from field Of
48 beauties. She sang her number with
q lyric voice and her dances were
fast taps.
Another "Miss Philadelphia" won
the event IL years ago. 1t was Ruth
Malcolmson that year, a girl with
bathing suit that covered her almost
to her knees.
Runner-up Is a Blonde.
Miss California" second place
winner, was striking contrast to the
victor. She was a baby-faced, golden
blond with smoky blue eyes and
notable ability to play the accordion.
Miss Connecticut" won third place
by virtue Of her ash-blond beauty
hazel eyes, husky build and unaffected
manner. .l
The beauty pageant was the second
annual affair to be presented under
the auspices of theatrical interests.
The city had presented them annually
until 1928, when 1t was abandoned
because of criticism.
Oficials said tonight that there was
. move under foot to have the 1887
pageant sponsored by the city.
Two beauties besides the three
leaders had been chosen as popular
favorites and ranked well in the final
selections. They were:
Miss Birmingham, Gloria Levinge,
20, dark-haired professional dancer
Miss Chester. Elaine Miller, l9. a
| sweet-faced old-fashioned type with
brown hair, blue eyes and fair COM
plexion. Good pianist. violinist and
singer.
The girls, who arrived for the
pageant Tuesday morning. had been
kept busy ever since keeping up with
fast round of public functions.
List Of Finalists.
At the outset tonight the judges
eliminated 80 Of the girls and pro-
ceeded to hunt for . Miss America"
from the following:
Miss Connecticut, Miss California,
Miss Philadelphia, Miss Birmingham
and Miss Chester.
Miss New Hampshire, Edna Jones,
10. of Roxbury. auburn hair. blue eyes.
Miss Blue Grass, Jeanne Megerle Of
Fort Thomas, KY, blond contralto.
Miss Pittsburgh, Bonnie Boyle, %,
dark. blue-eyed professional dancer.
Miss Reading. Anna zaker, 18, blond
with olive complexion and gray eyes.
Miss Kentucky, Charlotte Hiteman,
18. slender blond.
Miss Alabama. Tommy Peck, brown
hair and eyes.
Miss Buckeye Lake, Ohio, Evelyn
Townley, l8, chestnut hair, blue eyes,
acrobatic dancer.
Miss Virginia, Dolores Taylor, 18.
light ash blond.
Miss Cook County, Arlene Cawsey,
10. black hair and eyes.
Miss Corpus Christi, Patricia Green,
1s, brown hair and gray eyes.
MOTHER TAKES THE CREDIT.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
"SUMMER WHITE HOUSE"
SITE TO BE OFFERED U. S.
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, September IL.
"A 50-acre tract on nearby Mount
Helix was chosen today as the site
to be offered to the United States
Government for q proposed summer
White House"
Col. William H. Evans, Los An
geles, president Of the White House
Of the Pacific Association, approved
the site and said "a bill will be intro
duced in the next Congress" to pro-
vide for the Summer White House.
The land would be donated by Fred
J. Hansen.
The site lies back from the coast
In the perfect climate belt" Dean
Blake, Federal meteorologist, termed
It the most nearly "sir-condttioqed"
locality N The United statss.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
TEXAN is QUESTIONED
ON ABDUCTION LETTER
By the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
LUFKIN, Tex, September l2.-Of-
ficers questioned w. G. Funderburk,
So, today regarding q letter received
by his wife Thursday saying he had
been abducted and was held for ran
som by two men.
Funderburk arrived here on bus
from Texarkana and went to his
home. He accompanied his wife to
the court house.
Omcers said Funderburk told them
two men in . Texarkana filing sta.
ton aided him to escape from his
kidnapers.
The letter, written in Funderburk's
hand, but unsigned, told Mrs. Fun
derburk her husband was held for
81 500 ransom and was starving to
DEATH ~ was postmarked shreys-
port.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
81 FARM INCOME
BEST IN SIX YEARS
Total 3 Billion Short of 1929
but "ReaI" Gross Put
Above Level.
BY tne Associated Press.

~ the Associateo fIebss
A gross income to farm operators
Of $S,50s, 900 900 during 1885 was re-
ported yesterday by the Agriculture
Department, which said 1t was the
highest total In six years.
Although this was more than $3,.
600 900 900 short of the $11, BAL ,0o0,-
900 gross income of 1929, the depart
ment said 1t represented real farm
income" of per cent more than dur
ing that year. The real" income was
figured by allowing for the differ
ence in the level Of prices paid by
farmers for commodities purchased
for the family's living"
The tabulation was announced
after months Of work on 78 different
crops and 13 livestock products, with
all the variable factors Of prices and
supplies.
The gross farm income was rated
II per cent higher than the $7.276,-
000, 900 income of 1884 and 50 per
cent above the 1882 low point Of
81, ,337, 900 900.
War Years Most Profitable.
But last years income was still
far below the totals of more than
IL billions from 1923 through 1929.
1t was slightly more than half the
peak reached in 1919, when gross
farm income was $l6,s35, ,000, 900.
Last years huge total included $6.-
703, ,000, 900 cash income from sales
OF crops and live stock, $l,307. .000. 900
estimated value Of products that were
raised and consumed on farms, and
| $498, 900 900 cash received from va
rious Federal farm benefit programs.
The agricultural statisticians said
these benefit payments amounted to
per cent Of the gross farm income.
Costs to farm operators to produce
the 1885 crops were estimated at $3,-
970, 600, 900. This included wages for
hired labor, rent, taxes, interest, de-
probation on buildings and equip
ment, and commodities used in pro-
| duction.
81 Per Cent Above 1894.
Deducting these costs from the
gross income, there remained $4.538,-
900 900 as . return to the farm oper-
ators for their labor, capital and
management, and the unpaid labor of
their families. The department said
this was the highest return since
1929 and 81 per cent larger than in
1884"
The statisticians reported that
while gross income had advanced
sharply from the low Of 1892, produc-
ton costs had climbed slowly so that
''the return to farm operators in 1885
was over three times as large as in
1882"
Another improvement listed in the
complex statistical study was in the
total value Of all farm properties
land, buildings. machinery, the live
stock and similar holdings. This wa.
estimated at Sal ,811 ,000, 900 last year
"or IS per cent above the low poin,
Of $50, ,235, 900 900 in 1888"
This total compared with the peak
value for all farm property in 1920
Of $7s,436. .ooo, 900.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Treasury Heads
Nephew Vas Not
On nA.A.A. Payroll
G. o. p, Ho,Uerer, Says
He Vas With Deposit In.
surance Corporation.

A denial by Secretary Morgenthau
that he has o nephew on the pay roll
Of the A. A. A. evoked statement from
the Republican National Committee
yesterday that Mr.. Morgenthau's
nephew was until recently an employs
Of the r. d. I. c."
In statement Friday which said
Federal pay rolls are packed and
jammed by relatives of ranking admin
istration officials" the committee listed
q nephew Of the Treasury chief as an
A. A. A. employe.
This statement Is untrue" Morgen.
thau said.
Republican headquarters then issued
this:
"The Republican National Commit
tee was In error only to the extent Of
the name of the Federal agency which
was paying Mr.. Morgenthau's nephew
from tax fund.
"Mr. Morgenthau's nephew was un.
til recently an employe Of the r. D.
I. c. Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp.). A short time ago he was sep
arated from the Federal pay roll, and
Immediately left for Europe"
Evening star., 1936-09-13
RAIN HERE LIKELY TODAY
Cooler Weather Forecast After
Mercury Hits 90.

Overcast skies and possible showers
today are expected to keep the mer-
curry below yesterdays marks, which
eliminated in q maximum Of 80, the
highest recorded here since August IS.
The official Weather Bureau fore
cast is mostly cloudy and cooler.
possibly showers Sunday. Monday
cloudy with moderate temperatures.
Gentle north and northeast winds" I"
Evening star., 1936-09-13
ROOSEVELT TAKES
WEEK END CRUISE
Cummings and Ickes Guests
Chavez Invites President to
Visit New Mexico.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt cut short his
work on official business yesterday to
make a leisurely week end cruise down
the Potomac River to Chesapeake
Bay.
Accompanying him on the yacht
Potomac were Attorney General Cum
mings and Mrs. Cummings, Secretary
1ckes and two persona secretaries,
Miss Marguerite LELAND and Miss
Grace Tully.
The Chief Executive planned to re-
turn this evening.
With only two more speeches sched-
uled this month-September 18 at the
Harvard University Tercentenary
Celebration and September 20 at the
Democratic State Convention at Syra-
cuse, N. Y.-Mr. Roosevelt has yet to
announce his campaign plans.
Senator Chavez, Democrat, of New
Mexico, White House caller yester-
day, said the President told him if
he found it consistent with the pub
lie interest to visit the West Coast
between now and election day he
would be delighted to 60 to New
Mexico.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
CARNEGIE STEEL
DENIES PAY RAISE
U. S. Steel Corp. Spokesman
Says Boost Would Jeopar-
die Business Success.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey tne hssOClhteo HIess.
PITTSBURGH, September 12.-The
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp. notified
representatives of its 10000 employees
today the management has concluded
that "a wage increase should not be
granted at this time"
President Benjamin r. Fairless
made this statement In a letter reply
ing to the many requests" for higher
pay.
He asserted the company Is 'un-
able to see at this time how any in
crease may be granted without jeop-
ardizing the successful operation Of
the business"
A spokesman for the United States
Steel Corp, Of which Carnegie-Illi-
nois is subsidiary. said the letter
reflected the attitude of the corpora
ton toward wage scales in its other
subsidiaries, employing around 20o,-
900 men.
Rumors have been current in labor
circles for months that wage in
crease might be granted.
The announcement by Fairless
came almost on the eve of general
convention of employe representa-
tives of Carnegie Illinois, many units
of which have submitted requests for
a 10 per cent wage raise. The work.
ers will assemble in Pittsburgh Mon
day.
A delegation demanding a national
- ant
increase and q 40-hOur week failed
to obtain an audience at the cor
poration's Office last Wednesday. This
group claimed to represent most of
the workers. but the company as
serted the delegates spoke only for
themselves. and that they had not
been authorized by the men to act.
Fairless declared a 10 per cent
raise would take almost all the pro-
At earned by U. S. Steel in the first
six months Of this year"
He went into detail, explaining the
financial operations of the corpora
ton, and asked:
Would you feel then than one OF
your first obligations was to raise
the preferred dividend rate to the fig
ure that We are obligated to pay, OF
would you forget your stockholders
and grant 10 per cent wage increase
and 60 back practically to no-profit
basis for the first six months opera
tions?
"The answer that some Of us might
ka -
stockholders. People who can invest
money in stocks have money That
isn't the case. There are, oi
course, some of us who can afford
to invest and lose. but in the days
preceding 1929 you and I and the
great rank and file Of the people who
constitute the backbone of this coun.
try were buying stocks. They couldn't
afford to lose. Many of them did-ot
our employees. 53,s48 are stock
holders"
The president wrote that higher
selling prices for steel, which might
provide cash for . raise, might also
affect sales. He added:
Management feels that it would be
better to permit the uncertainties in
the industrial picture to be resolved
into facts before steel prices are gen.
orally raised to more representative
level"
He invited the employe representa-
tives to show how the increase might
be accomplished" At least one group.
representing some 10000 workers at
the Homestead, Pa. plant, tmme-
diately asked q conference to nego-
tiate wages.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
MISS DAWES WEDS;
DETECTIVES PRESENT
Precautions Taken to Guard Home
Due to kidnapping Scares in
Vicinity.
By the Associated Press.

By Ilt ASSOClateu FresS.
CHICAGO, September 12.-Miss
Virginia Dawes, 22-year-old foster
daughter Of former Vice President and
Mrs. Charles G. Dawes, was married
tonight in suburban Evanston as de-
tectives mingled with guests and
maintained guard around the Dawes
home.
Miss Dawes exchanged marriage
VOWS with Richard Thompson Gran,
"a, son Of . neighbor, at pm, IN
q ceremony that gave no hint Of the
added precautions taken to guard the
home because Of number OF ddnap
scares in the suburb recently.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.
LOST MUSIC.

LOST MUSIC.
-HAT beautiful girl, or maybe 1t
really was an angel, who was
reported playing q harp in the
L South Building, Department Of
Agriculture, apparently Is going in for
expression; musically speaking, Of
course.
The co-worker Of the harpit who
discovered her for Wayside readers
went back the very next day for
another earful Of the ethereal music
she swept from the strings Of the harp
The girl was nowhere to be found,
however.
Looking the place over, the music
lover discovered the harp was still
there and, although he had not noticed
it on previous visit. so was . piano.
instruments the place seemed strangely
empty.
II II y
SNAPPY.
The citizen uho noticed the od-
dity OF, and reported on. the
street Closed" sign standing list
lessly in front OF high mound OF
earth at Fourteenth and Belmont
streets thinks the District Govern
ment is q pretty snappy municipal
outfit.
He bases his deduction upon the
tact that ,oithin tetD hours OF the
comments publication the street
Closed" sign was supplanted by q
fine, torcetul "Detour" marker.
Fep municipal governments nlops
With such alacrity, he feels.
y
FOX.
IF JOHN SWENNERT hadn't hooked
his fox, Mildred Leahy's roommate
Phoebe Moore. probably could nevel
be late to work so often and with such
cocksureness as she does now.
Swenpert ran low on cash; he had q
valuable pet fox. Swennert had ar
idea and it worked. He took the 70,
to pet shop and hooked 1t. Came
vacation time and Swennert still hac
no funds. He got back the fox ane
resold it.
Evening star., 1936-09-13

Recently, Miss O'Sullivan said she
had obtained a papal dispensation fol
the marriage, this being necessary
because Farrow had been divorced.
Actress Sally Blaine was matron o1
honor, British Vice Consul A. H
Tandy Of Los Angeles was best mar
and J. Ainsworth Morgan. writer
gave the bride away in the absence
of her father, who lives in Ireland
Alan Mowbray, actor. and Maj. Ron.
aid Bodley were ushers.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
MAGNUS JOHNSON SINKS
Former Senator In Coma-Death
Is Feared Near.

LITCHFIELD, Mimi, September IL
R.-The condition Of Magnus john
son, former United States Senator
and Representative, was worse tonight.
Weaker than at any time since he
was stricken with pneumonia on Au-
gust 23, johnson was in a coma. Heart
stimnlants were being administered
intravenously at intervals.
DR.. Lennox Danielson said "at
the present rate don't see how Mag.
nus can last much longer" Johnson's
temperature ct 1914 was down .
uttie. but bis pulse was l3o.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SANTA MONICA, Calf, September
l2-More than two years speculation
as to whether and when Maureen
O'Sullivan and John v. Farrow would
marry ended today.
The 25-year-old Irish film actress
and Farrow, 80, Australian-born
screen writer, were wed in st. Monica's
Church.
A crowd Of film colony notables
attended. some participating IN the
ceremony. Several hundred thronged
around the church.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
x-RAY SHOWS DIAMONDS
IN STOMACH OF ACCUSED
Youth Held for Stealing Jewels
and Watch Swallowed Ring,
Officers Say.

By the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, September Ia
An 1s-year-old youth with seven dia-
monds In his stomach was held by
Washington police today.
John Andrews was accused Of steal
ing two diamond rings and watch.
When Andrews said he swallowed
one Of the rings and sold the other,
authorities x-rayed his stomach and
ksated- the ring, set with i.3 carat
diamond and six smaller ones.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
MOTHER TAKES THE CREDIT,
Miss Coyle Was Dared to Enter Name
in Contest.

BY tire Associated rress.
PHILADELPHIA, September 12.-
Rose Coyle, who won the crown OF
Miss America" in Atlantic City to-
night, can thank her mother for 1t all.
1t was a dare from her mother, Mrs.
Frank Keeley, that she entered the
local contest September 8. She said
she didn't think she had chance, but
her mother persuaded her TO enter
her name.
Mrs. Keeley attributed her daugh-
ter's beauty to her fondness for ath-
letics. Miss Coyle plays tennis and
golf and likes swimming.