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sued to compel sale of the seat, al
leging they had advanced $95,00o
toward the purchase price, under an
agreement which the member failed
to carry out.
-' The subordination agreement pro-
vides, among other things, that the
person advancing money to a seat
buyer shall not demand its return as
long as the purchaser of the seat re-
mains a member of the exchange,
even if that means the LIFETIME Of the
member.
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NEW YORK PORT ISSUE
AWARDED TO SYNDICATE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 15.-An issue of
S17,500,000 81 per cent general and
refunding bonds of the Port of New
York Authority was awarded yester-
day to a syndicate headed by Speyer
& Co., Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co.,
Hayden, Stone & Co., and Halsey,
Stuart g. Co., Inc. on Its bid of
99.714.
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RUBBER CONSUMPTION
SHOWS LARGE INCREASE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 15.-Consump-
ton of crude rubber by manufacturers
in the United States for April was
estimated at 81 1877 long tons, the Rub
ber Manufacturers Association re-
ported today. This represented an
increase of 21la per cent above the
consumption in March and a rise Of
l7.3 per cent above April, 1885.
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DROP IN DRUG SALES
SMALLER THAN USUAL
Nv the Associated Press.

By the ASSoclateu FleSs.
NEW YORK, May 15.-Manufac-
turers and distributors report that the
seasonal decline in demand for drug
products, usual at this time, has
been less pronounced than in any
similar period in recent years. In
the toilet goods division purchases
so far this month are estimated at 8
to 10 per cent ahead of the figures in
the corresponding period last year.
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CHICAGO GRAIN
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 15.-Wheat moved
upward more than cent a bushel al
times today, influenced a good deal by
Winnipeg messages saying houses with
export connections were buyers there.
Talk was current that big export
business in Canadian wheat is not
being reflected in the Winnipeg mar
ket because sales are made on the
basis of the July future and hedges are
not taken in. Some estimates were
that such futures sales total upward Of
10000, 900 bushels.
Wheat closed nervous, AS above
yesterdays finish, May 93I4 ASST,
July 8534a857s, corn unchanged to IS
higher. May 625s, oats Is of, and
provisions unchanged to 35c down.
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for 10 years, is now head teller and
assistant chief clerk.
Identified with chapter activities
since 1927, he has served as chief
consul, treasurer and secretary; has
been on all important committees and
has been delegate to all national
conventions in recent years. Born
and educated in Washington, he at
tended the public schools and is a
graduate of the Institute of Banking,
so that he is particularly we'll equipped
to take charge of Washington Chap
ter's educational work next year.
Other officers elected include Will
liam H. Laughlin of the Washington
Loan & Trust Co., who moved into the
first vice presidency. He has been
in the banking district a long time
and has been climbing steadily up the
institute ladder.
Other Officers Chosen.
Other officers elected were Joseph
r, Fitzpatrick, Second National Bank,
second vice president: Mrs. Myrtle P.
AS"AS' bAUCAly 1NdIlOlldl odIlk, SEE
retary; George B. Ernshaw, National
Metropolitan Bank, treasurer; Miss
Margaret P. Hayden, Columbia Ma
tlonal Bank, assistant secretary, and
G. Crawford Trunbull, Morris Plan
Bank, chief consul.
The election of George Earrshaw, a
member of the board of governors,
as treasurer, left five vacancies to be
filled. Elected to the board of gov
ernors were Edward NJ. Blaiklock,
Washington Loan g. Trust Co.; John
M. Christie, Riggs National Bank; G..
Elmer Flather. Union Trust Co.; B.
Bruce Frantz. American Security g.
Trust Co., and Richard A. Norris,
Lincoln National Bank.
Associates Honor HolIins.
Henry A. Hollins, district manager
of the Life & Casualty Insurance Co.,
Of Nashville, Tenn, has Just concluded
rs years in the insurance business,
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Liyerpool Quotations.

LIVERPOOL. May Is R,.-Cotton.
1000 bales. including s,70O American.
Spot good business done; prices 1 poin.
strict act' gooS middIinS. 4.a6: good midiiins.
6.96: strict middling 676: middlins.
$3.50; strict low middling, 6.26; low mid
good ordinary. 5.51, Futures closed
steady. May. 622: July. 6.O7; october,
5.75; December. 5.66; January. 5.6oi
Ma ch. 5.65.
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tition for many
of the other Of
fees.
His election was
announced fol-
lowing the count
of ballots late last
night at Institute
headquarters in
the Bond Build
ing. He succeeds
j. Earle McGeary
of w. r. Hibbs g.
Co. The new
preSid n t has
been with the
American Secur-
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OFFICIALS ana en-
ployeS Of the COM
pany planning to
do him special
honor at a dinner
this evening at
the Ambassador
Hotel. w. v. WAL
ker, vice presi-
dent of the COM
pany and Gull
ford Dudley, jr.,
assistant vice
president, will be
among those pres
ent.
Mr.. H ollin S
started his career
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SELTzER IS CHIEF
OF A. L..B CHAPTER
Vice President Advanced
Without Opposition in
Annual Election.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Paul J. Seltzer, American Security g.
Trust Co., was being congratulated
today on his election as president of
Washington Chapter, American Insti-
tute of Banking. Advanced from the
vice presidency, he faced no opposi-
ton, although there was sharp compe-
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in 1911 as an agent in Baton Rouge
La, and only year later was pro.
NOTED to manager of that district. In
1918 he was transferred to the manage
inent Of the Chattanooga Office. Com
pany officials decided to open an Office
in Washington and because of his
previous success, he was sent here in
December, 1916, there being no in
surance in force with his company at
the time.
That he deserves special recognition
IS shown by the fact that the Wash
ington office has grown until there are
now 80 employees and list of 1900
policyholders on the books here.
Galley on Gas Light Board.
H. Prescott Galley, president Of the
National Savings & Trust Co., has
been elected member of the board
Of directors of the Washington Gas
Light Co., it was learned at the Office
of the company today. His election
at the last meeting gives the board
another lawyer and banker, as he was
practicing law at the time he was
elected president of the trust COM
pany, and William D. Hoover was
made chairman of the board. He
joins the Washington Gas board just
as the merger taking over the George
town Gas Light Co. is going into ef-
feet. the bill having been signed by
President Roosevelt yesterday.
Peoples Drug Common Listed.
Peoples Drug Stores common stock
to the amount of 245,474 shares was
listed on the Washington Stock Ex-
change today following recent appli-
cation by the company and approval
by the Securities Exchange Commits
sion. Peoples Drug preferred has been
on the local board for years.
Exchange officials were very glad to
fist the common stock, as there is wide
interest in it, especially in the city
where the drug chains head Office is
located A good deal of trading in
this issue is anticipated. It has been
selling on the New York Exchange at
$40 share.
1t was also announced today that
che regular quarterly dividend of
S1.621a per share on Peoples Drug
Stores preferred stock has been de-
clared, payable June Is to stock of
record June /, and the quarterly divi-
dend Of Is cents share on the COM
mon, payable July l to shareholders
Of record June 8.
Named to Advisory Board.
At meeting Of the trustees Of the
Progressive Building g. Loan Associa-
tion last evening j. Porter Miller was
elected to membership on the advisory
board. Mr.. Miller has been identified
with the association since 1888 and
has been active in the promotion of
its growth. He Is identified with the
Bureau of Internal Revenue and is
one of the youngest shareholders of the
association to be elected to the board.
The association has increased its assets
nearly 300 per cent in the last three
years. Henry A. Willard, I'd, Is presi-
dent Of the association.
Today's Trading on Exchange.
On the Washington Stock Exchange
today Potomac Electric Power per
cent preferred stock sold at 108% and
the 51a per cent preferred came out
at 1l0A and l101a on a light turn
over. There was an, 85-share sale in
Real Estate Mortgage & Guaranty
preferred at s., Washington Gas stock
lain sold at co.
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new YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. May 15.-Cotton was
less active today, with prices showing
moderate reaction from yesterdays
rather sharp advances.
Further trade buying and covering
was supplied by scattered hedging and
liquidation, with offerings showing
tendency to increase around 1850 for
October, while there was buying on
declines.
The midafternoon market was quiet
and steady, with May points higher
and later months about net unchanged
to S points lower.
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Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. May Is LP-Wheat. No.
.. red Winter. esrlicky. spot, domestic
Lola; May, 1.0llz.
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Trans-Lux Daylight Picture Screen
Corp.-March quarter common share
earnings were 10 cents W.. 5 cents.
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Total Sales for the day $4,000
Dividend rates above tabl. ar. th. annual
cash payment based quarterly or hafyerv
rations ~ "a'1''eaFS oec!a-
Unit OF trading less than shares tAnnual raeno
extras accumulated dividends Paid this wear
pao as year dCompanies recevershp or BEING
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Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed barely steady; July, 8.97; Sep
tember. S.97; October, 8.77b; Decem-
Der, 8.6lb. Sales, 81 contracts. Bid.
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Chicago Cash Market,


Cash wheat, No. 3, hard, 90; corn,
No. 2, mixed. So; No. 3, mixed, 81; No.
4, mixed, 6la62; No. 5, mixed, so; No.
l, yellow, 6434; No 2. yellow. 64l2a24;
No. 3, yellow. 62a64; No. 4, yellow, GIL ?
a6212; No. S, yellow, 60; No. l, white,
68a6812; No. 2, white, 6812; No. 3.
white, 6712; No. 5, white, 60; sample
grade, 48a5e; oats, No. l, white, 81;
No. 3, white, 2514a2724; No. 4. white.
2434a2534; sample grade, 20l2a2l; no
rye; no buckwheat; soybean, No. 2.
yellow, IS; No. 3, yellow, 80; No. 4,
yellow, 8laSl12; barley seed. 30a4S.
nominal; mailing, 45a92, nominal
timothy seed, per hundredweight 275
a3.00; clover seed, 1200a22.00 D..
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Cottonseed Oil.

Spot quiet; middling. 11.73.
Nominal.
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Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL. May is lP.-Wheat fu-
lures closed Arm
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Futures closed steady. . hisher to 2
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IF War Comes -
Continued from p0ge five

receiver listens carefully. An airplane
or ship SO or more miles away can be
detected the instant it starts, or enters
the wave area, for at that very mo-
ment the pattern is disturbed and the
receiver registers A study of the pat
tern will quickly disclose the exact
location of the moving ship or plane.
New devices using infra-red rays
will now detect the presence of planes
flying through or above dense clouds.
These instruments are so sensitive
they can feel the heat of the exhaust
gases of planes four or five miles away.
An infra-red tube so new that it has
Evening star., 1936-03-08

and back again at rate of 5O,O00,O00
times a second. This operation, modi-
fed and multiplied for war purposes,
has terrifying possibilities.
A new mystery ray will detect the
presence of enemy ships SO miles off
the coast, even when the ships are
drifting without their engines running.
1t can also be applied in detecting
high-hying enemy aircraft and in
directing accurate gunfire to the posi-
ton of the craft.
In this method, a system of waves
is sent out in the direction from which
the enemy is supposed to come. and a
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A Child in the House
by GRACE TURNER

= surprise for mothers. There questions
- when child will not eat Shall you force
4 I him? Or shall you fuss him? We asked two child
specialists about his and their Do neither
1t may astonsh you learn that it will hurt child
meal he good physical condition and
weighs as much he should But having show anxiety
begin and fret do him lot of HARM
Even less Dcke will like finding himself the
of attention and of it. When the meal comes
along he will be very the attention. getting
tactics Then in short you will have child who
"hncky about his food.
The way avoid this is be very monsensibe and
to show Dcke the consderaness need
yourself You always hungry you? Neither he
That is important remember Dr. Doug las A. Thorn,
director of the Habit Clinic for Child Guidance in Boston,
Massachusetts,: "A chlds lack of desire meal two
should be of any great concern, he 1--WE,
as adults make pretense of eating everything before
do always the amount at the same time
s child right have little consideration to the fact
that his physiological needs and psychological ncnaons
Nothing going happen if meal missed
However, if you genuinely worried about Dckes heath
this is the advice of Dr. Henry L. K Shaw, Clinical Professor,
Diseases of Children, the Albany Medical College, First
consult chdens specialist determine the presence
absence of physical reasons for lack of appetite.
But the specialist does find anything wrong, what then?
Then remember DR. Shaw lt hurts child to miss
three SIX meals.
Here is what he also about the danger of making FUSS
Many hncky children refuse until they have the
all their satisfaction, we'll the undivided attention
of the MOTHER grandmother Stories must be told
the phonograph be brought into action The varied
the vaudeville acts the better pleased the little of
the dining room.
Every child and many past childhood possessed with
desire do the opposite of what wanted expected 1t
appears all children who urged directed much to do
things of the chief why hnicky child
refuses to eat'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21
Liquor Plan
Cives8OPct.
To Counties
But State W ould
Have General Sup
ervisiion of all Coun-
ty Operations
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
n ~ ia SW< cWl VIII

Raleigh, Dec. IA combination
State and county liquor control and
liquor stores plan, under which coun-
ties would get SO per cent of the pro
fits from the liquor stOres and the
State get 20 per cent, with the adj
ministration Of the system centered in
a State liquor conrol communication
ana county control boards, is recon-
mended to the governor and the 1887
General Assembly by the special COM
mission to study the control of al
coholic beverages in North Carolina,
in the report and recommendations
lust submitted by Victor S. Bryant,
chairman of the commission.
The findings and recommendations
of the commission, exclusive of the
model bill prepared by the commits
sion, cover 80 legal size typewriter
pages, while-the many appendices and
the bill fill almost as many more
pages.
The report of the commission mas
nothing to say concerning the sort OF
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21
War FHeY
DrobSFAg
I0Edzguvd

Enzesfeld, Austria, Dec. 21.-(AP)-
Julius Arigi, Austrian World War ace,
disclosed today it was he who piloted
the plane which flew over Edward.
Duke of Windsor, Sunday and drop
ped flags all about the grounds of the
castle of Barn de Rothschild.
81 dropped Austrian, British and the
Rothschild family flags as a token
of a soldiers affections for the SYM
pathetic former ruler said the avia-
tor, adding the police had dissuaded
his plan to drop a great wreath as
near Edward as possible.
The wreath might hit the group,
Arigi said the police pointed out.
Workers and peasants hereabouts
are in many little ways trying to
show Edward they approve of him.
Some sent him simple gifts and
poems. Others sent fresh trout, as
they had been told Edward likes moth
ing better. It was learned the former
king of England dined on trout Sun
day night when the British Minister
WaIford was one of the castle guests.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21
COND|T|ONS.FOUND
BAD IN DRY AREAS
-
LIQUOR Commission Reports
Improvement in Wet
Counties, However
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
I'm the Sir Walter Hotel.
~ q RASK ERVTLL

Raleigh, Dec. 21-Conditions with
regard to the illegal sale and use of
alcoholic liquors in dry counties
where the State prohibition laws are
still in effect are undoubtedly bad
and "large amounts of illicit liquor
are both manufactured and sold in
many of these counties" the report
of the State Liquor Commission just
submitted to Governor J. G. B. En-
ringhaus, who in turn will submit it
to the 1887 General Assembly, declar-
es. AS a result of it's investigation of
conditions in the 10 "wet" counties,
the commission is of the belief that
the legalfzation of the sale of liquor
in county liquor stores has improved
conditions somewhat.
Increase in Consumption
much of the information before us
indicates there has been a rapid IN
crease in the consumption of whisky
and other intoXicants in the state,
within the last ten years." the report
of the commission states on page 10,
in the section devoted to "The PROM
bition Counties" "There is evidence
that in practically every county IN
the State, whisky may be readily Cd
tanned by those who frequently use
,(Continued on Page Six)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21

In KILLING
Nash Man

Nashville, Dec. 21-(AP)-Four per-
sons were placed in the Nash county
Jail here today while police sought to
determine whether Preston Cone, 80,
was killed by hit-and-run driver
yesterday, or whether he was murder
ed at a filling station where he was
last seen before his dead body was
discovered on the Middlesex-Bailey
highway.
Blood stains on a large piece of iron
pipe and a shovel found at the fill
ing station led to the arrest of Viola
Brown, Dock Williams, Beatrice
Lamm and Eula Driver who was seen
with Cone at filling station which
Miss Brown is said to operate. All are
from Mash county.
Sheriff c. v. Falkner ordered the
arrests after Coroner M. c. Gulley, of
Nash, investigated the death.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21
Peace Body
NeuxS End
Lab0rs

Buenos Aires, Dec. 21.-(AP)-The
inter-American peace conference end
ed it's formal labors today with ap-
prevail of 81 projects designed to
strengthen bonds among the q Am
erican republics and liberalize trade
policies.
A plenary session sanctioned Cen
trail American declaration for com
plete American solidarity if war any
where threatens the western world;
resolutions urging lowered tariff and
equality of trade opportunities, and
other plans to cement peace and i'm
prove commercial and cultural rela-
tons.
The delegates stood silent for one
minute at the opening in memory OF
the victims of the earthquake, at San
Vincente, Salvador.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21
San Vincente Almost Raced
by Tremors During Week
End In Central Ame-
RIGA Town
MANY BUILDINGS IN
CITY RIPPED DOWN
Homes Shattered and Hun
dreds of Bodies Are Dug
Up from Ruins Shortly
After Devastation Is
Wrought; Communication
Lines Are Destroyed

San salvador, Dec. 21.-(AP)-Of-
foialz expressed fears today a mount
ing death toll in the devastating earth
make which almost RACED San Vim
cente and killed at least 200 persons
over the weekend.
Persons arriving in San Salvador
from the stricken provincial capital
told stories of wholesale ruin, of shat
tered buildings and homes and re-
scuers digging out some 200 bodies in
the first few hours after the quake.
How high the deaths would reach
no one would estimate but govern
ment officials advanced all relief
available to the area.
Accurate reports were made IN
creasingly difficult to obtain because
of the disrupted communications be-
tween the quake's area and San Sal
vador
Telephone and telegraph lines were
ripped down by the quakes and infor-
nation could be had only from those
who fled inland from the scene.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21
HOldWOn1an
In Shooting
High In Air
Madam Schemeder
Lands in England
and Is Wanted By
French Authorities

Selsey, England, Dec. 21.-(AP)-
Madam Marie Schemeder, sought by
French police for shooting her co-pilot
over Villa Coublay yesterday, was or
dered held on a technical charge to-
day after crashing her plane in a
Sussex field.
British authorities detained the
woman flier, wife of wealthy French
machine manufacturer, after French
Police reported a warrant for her ar
rest had been issued at Versailles.
Madam Schemeder fled from France
in the same plane in which she was
alleged to have shot Pierre AAlleman
her co-pilot, during flight Sunday
morning.
The aviatrix smashed her plane
near Selsey late Sunday afternoon, it
became known today. She gave Sussex
police the name of Chappelet, al
though it was understood she carried
no passports.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21
Rob Office
OF Sheriff
AtRnleigh

Raleigh, Dec. 21.-(AP)-Sher-
if Numa F. Turner, of Wake
county, reported today four rob-
bers entered the safe in mis- office
in the court house during the
weekend and stole about $500.
Chief Deputy Chris Haynes
found an electric wire attached
to a handle on the safe door this
morning and investigation show
ed seven of the nine inside COM
partments had been forced open.
Haynes said the loot included
$500 in cash and nearly 500 in
checks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21
Pope Might Radio
F.. World Greetings

Vatican City, Dec. 21.-(AP)-
Pope Plus, confined to his bed with
circulatory congestion and slight
fever, expressed the wish today to
broadcast a Christmas eve message
to the world.
The Holy Father, instructed by
physicians to curtail his activities
vigorously, was represented as be-
lieving a Yuletide radio statement
would modify. worldwide concern
over the state of his health. Pre-
lates declared the pope might
speak into a micrOphOne set-up in
his study adjoining the sick room.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21
Beaufort Harbor
Skeleton Not Yet
Fully Identified

Beaufort, Dec. p (AP)-Carteret
county authorities said today they
were not satisfied the skeleton found
Friday on Peanut Shoals in Beaufort
harbor was that of Joe Willis, More
head City barber missing since July 2.
Solicitor Dave Clark gave orders
the bones be preserved pending pos
sible further developments.
Dr. r. G.. Smith, coroner, said he
had been told farmer reported see
ing Willis in Wilson as late as Sep
TENDER, although the braber had
been listed as missing since July.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21
Ruling Generally Interpret
ed as Having Bearing
Upon Course of Com
ing Congress
TO REVIEW DISPUTE
ON FARM MORTGAGE
Frazier-Lemke Act Involv-
ed, Granting Three-Year
Moratorium on Farm Fore
closures; Refuses To Re-
view Appeal Involving
Commodity Exch a n g e
Control

Washington, Dec. 21.-(AP)-In
ruling generally interpreted as hav-
ing an important bearing on forth
coming congressional consideration of
neutrality legislation, the Supreme
Court held today the President of the
United States must be given a large
degree of latitude in handling of for
eign affairs.
BY a seven to one vote, it upheld the
constitutionality of the 1884 arms en-
barge act, which authorized President
Roosevelt to forbid the sale of NUM-
tions in this country for use in the re-
cent Chaco war between Bolivia and
Paraguay
Before adjourning for two weeks
over the holidays, the court agreed to
review a controversy involving the
constitutionality of the Frazier-Lemke
act, granting a three-year moratorium
Continued on Page Fivel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-21
SMOAK SENT BACK
TO CELL AT JAIL
Man Accused of Poisoning
Daughter Valves Preli-
minary Hearing

Wilmington, Dec. 21-(AP)-Edgar
Smoak waived a preliminary hearing
in recorders court today and was or
dered held without bail on a charge
of numbering his 15-year-old daughter
Annie Thelma, by poison.
A murder charge against the house
keeper Mrs. Genette Harker was drop
ped, but she was placed under $1,000
bond as material witness.
The entire proceeding required only
three and half minutes.
Mrs. Harker and Smoak were re-
turned to their prison cells immediate
ly after the hearing.