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Evening star., 1936-04-22
REAR ADMIR-. PyE
GIVEN PROMOTION
Chosen by StandIey to Be
Assistant Chief of Naval
Operations.

Rear Admiral William Satterlee Pye.
in charge Of the War Plans Division
Office of the chief of Naval Operations,
will be the next assistant chief of
Naval Operations.
This was announced today by Ad-
miral William H. Standley, acting Sec
retary of the Navy, who said the
present assistant chief Rear Admiral
Joseph K. Taussig, leader of the first
group of American destroyers overseas
during the World War, will leave
Washington about June 1 to COM
mand a battleship division Of the
Battle Force.
Admiral Pye has been attached to
the War Plans Division since April
1885, when he left the Naval War
College at Newport, r. I. Born in
Minneapolis on June 9, 1880, he served
on various ships and stations, and for
his World War service was awarded
the Navy Cross.
He was attached to the war plans
division shortly after the war and was
head of the United States Naval Mis-.
sion to Peru in February. 1929. Later
he commanded the battleship Nevada
and then was appointed chief of staff
Of the commander of the Scouting
Force, prior to going to the War Col
lege.
Admiral Taussig, who has been as
sistant chief Of Naval Operations since
May, 1888, holds the DISTINGUISHED
Service Medal for his World War duty,
during which he commanded the de-
stroyer Wadsworth, as well as the first
division Of destroyers sent abroad, and
later commanded the destroyer Little.
Prior to coming to washington, he was
chief of staff of the commander in
chief of the United States Fleet.
Evening star., 1936-04-22
new DEAL IND0RSED
BY SECOND FACTION
Joseph Wolf Democrats in Min
nesota Meet After Ryan
Convention.
" the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL. April 22.-Blanket in
dorsement of the New Deal and elec-
ton of rs national convention dele
gates pledged to support President
Roosevelt for denomination we're
unanimously voted by the State meet
ing Of Joseph Wolf Democrats yes
terday.
Wolf, national committeeman, plead
ed for party harmony in the face of
action taken by another wing Of Min
nesot& Democrats who two months ago
held their own convention, elected ma
tional delegates pledged to Roosevelt
and planned to pick slate Of State
candidates.
The Wolf convention, where most o:
the 3,042 seats we're occupied, and the
opposing assembly. led by Represent
ative Elmer J. Ryan, John Regan and
Joseph Moonan, each has insisted the
other was meeting Illegally"
The national convention will be
called upon to determine which group
of &c delegates shall be seated at
Philadelphia in June.
Evening star., 1936-04-22

A trustworthy unofficial estimate is
that, from the time sanctions were in
voked, United States trade with Italy
has increased about s4,000,000.
England's Exports Drop.
The League official figures afford
only a comparison for the first three
months of sanctions, November. De
cember and January. For that period,
United States trade with Italy in
creased S2,347.000 over the similar
period of the previous year.
In the same official period, England S
trade dropped from s2,742 600 to s226.-
900; Frances from 81 .389. 900 to $751;
900; indicating that, as far as they
were concerned. they really put the
embargoes into effect.
Other gamers besides the United
States we're Austria increase 81 $780,
000) and Germany (increase S940,-
0o0).
One OF the Uisest OF Washing
| ton business men returned to
Washington recently Nth conNnc-
ing proof that Mr.. Roosevelt uould
be defeated for reelection. He
says IS per cent OF the big shots
in Wall Street are convinced that
RooseUelt's reelection is certain
and they haze neUer been right
about anything yet.
The head of the Democratic con-
gressional campaign is Pat Drewry Of
| Virginia and that of the Republican
is Chester Bolton of Ohio. They were
chatting in the lobby when a member
came up and asked them about Post
master General Farley's statemen,
that this is going to be dirty presi-
Dental campaign
Praise without Laughs.
mo, sir. not as far as we are con-
cerned," replied the Democrat. Il
have the highest respect for Mr.. Bol-
ton" mo, indeed" chimed Bolton
"Mr. Drewry is the highest type you
could place in such a position"
They looked at each other without
laughing, ard then went to their re-
spective of1ces-probably to o. K. Bit
ter publicity attacks against each
other.
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party a total Of at least Ss5, 900 and
Mr.. Hastings said that he did not have
all the records. Said the Delaware
Senator:
"Mr. Farley made no complaint
about the Du Pont brothers and Mr..
Raskob so long as they continued
their large contributions to the Demo-
cratic party. He made no complaint
about Mr.. Irenee du Pont when he
sent Mr.. Farley a check for $4,000
just a month after Mr.. Roosevelt was
inaugurated."
Gifts Of the Wealthy.
If it be assumed that contributions
from wealthy men have ceased so far
as the Democratic party is concerned,
the coming campaign will reveal that
money from the executives of big
corporations is accepted as quickly BY
the New Deal as by its arch opponent,
the Republican party.
As for public offices, the party that
wins out, of course, makes, as a rule, q
preferred List" from the list Of cam.
paign contributors.
Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-04-22
Congress in Brief
TODAY

4O1A4s
Senate:
Debates alien deportation bill.
Foreign Relations Committee studies
Panama treaty.
House:
Considers conference report on In
terror Department appropriation bill.
Townsend Old-Age Pension Plan
Investigating Conmitte holds hearing.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
May take up unanimous consent
calendar II immigration bill Is dis.
posed of.
House:
Begins general debate on 1895 rev.
enue bill.
Banking and Currency Committee
begins hearings on legislation pro-
posed by the controller generals ONCE,
1890 am.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee begins hearings on na.
tional safety and accident prevention
bill. 1890 am.
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ton of the city, one on the site of
the present House Office Building and
the other at Fifth and G streets
southeast.
He was educated in st. Peters Paro-
chial School and in the public schools
here. and entered the postal service
as letter carrier in 1893 He as
sisted in the Inauguration of automo-
bile mail collection service in this
city.
Mr.. Wheatley Is survived by his
widow, Matte L. Bosse Wheatley: two
sons, william j. and G. Raymond
Wheatley. and two sisters, Mrs. F.
Edward Mitchell and Mrs. Katherine
NJ O'Connor. all of this city.
Funeral services will be held at his
late residence at $50 am. Friday,
followed by solemn requiem mass at
st. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church
at 9 am. Interment will be in Glen
wood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1936-04-22
PHIL KENNAMER BACK
IN OKLAHOMA PRISON
Son Of Federal Judge Returns
Alone After Losing Fight to
Gain Freedom.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
McALESTER, Okla, April 22-Phil
Kennamer. 20-year- r-old son of q Fed
erai judge, was back in the State
Penitentiary today serving out his
25-year sentence for manslaughter.
Loser in years fight to keep his
freedom. he arrived alone at the
prison last night, fully u hours ahead
OF the time he had been ordered to
surrender.
well, I've come back to stay q
while" he told Warden Roy Kenny.
He was assigned No 31420, the same
one he had last Spring when he served
40 days Of his sentence before being
released on $25 900 appeal bond Mo-
tions for a new trial we're denied twice
by the Criminal Court Of Appeals.
Kennamer was convicted in Feb
ruary, 1885, for the Staying of John F..
Gorrell, jr., student dentist, in Tulsa,
Thanksgiving night, 1884.
Evening star., 1936-04-22
SUPERVISORS APPOINTED

SECRETARY Ickes has appointed su-
pervisors for the 48 States and the
District of Columbia for the national
survey of vocational education and
guidance Of Negroes to be carried out
by the Federal ONCE Of Education.
Thomas E. Batson will have charge
Of the survey in the District. The
work in Maryland will be under direc-
ton Of Victor H. Daniel Of Balti-
more and in Virginia by Constance
c. Fisher of Richmond.
Evening star., 1936-04-22
i. S. RESTS CASE
AS REAGUER SOBS
Defendant in Murder Trial
Breaks Down at Mention
of Dead Son.
BY WILLIAM s. TARyER.

With the defendant weeping con-
vulsively, the Government rested its
case early this afternoon in the muir
der trial of 57-year-old William H.
Reaguer. Culpeper, Va. undertaken.
accused of the brutal Staying Of Mrs.
Willie Mae Wood, 81, in q hotel
here, October IL.
Reaguer broke down completely for
the first time since the trial began
Monday. He burst into tears at the
mention by witness of his dead
son, Earle Reaguer, and of his two
daughters and wife, now living.
Detective Sergt Aubrey Tolson
Of the homicide squad had told Jus
tice Oscar r. Luhring and the Jury
in District Supreme Court that Rea.
guer identified double -barreled shot
gun found in the rear compartment
Of his automobile as having belonged
TO his son.
Registered as II. L. Thomas"
The automobile was parked in the
Washington Garage after Reaguer
brought Mrs. Wood, a bride of but
II days, and her cousin, Miss Annie
T. O'Cannon, l8, from Culpeper TO
this city where they registered ct
the hotel as H L. Thomas and party.
Richmond, Va"
AS the prosecution closed Reaguers
chief counsel, James A. O'Shea, re-
vealed that he will attempt to prove
that the defendant was of unsound
mind at the time of the slaying and
that his condition was aggravated by
heavy drinking.
throughout his cross-examination
OF Government witnesses. OShea has
endeavored 10 show that Reaguer's ac-
tions were abnormal and that he was
drunk when Mrs. Wood was slashed to
death.
DR.. Thomas Christensen Of the
Emergency Hospital staff, who re-
sponded to the ambulance call and
later treated Reaguer for self-inficted
wounds, today testified the undertaken
blamed the killing of Mrs. Wood on
her husband, Herbert R. Wood. young
Virginia Highway Commission en-
ploye.
Doctor Quotes Defendant.
When Reaguer was brought into
the hospital he gave the wrong name"
said DR.. Christensen After I got
him on the table asked him who
killed the woman. He replied Wood
did it
"One minute he would say he wanted
to die and the next minute would say
take good care of me-"
Under croSs-eXamiration by O'Shea
the physician said that Reaguer's
speech was thick and there was a dis
tinct odor Of liquor about him. His
mental condition. somewhat cloudy
when he was brought to the hospital
about S am, had cleared to a con-
siderable extent by 8 o'clock, DR..
Christensen asserted. adding that he
did not think Reaguer was intoxicated.
Policemen ON Stand.
Three police officers told Of the'scene
in the room where Mrs. Wood was
slain at the time they arrived. They
were Sergt Eslie williams, Lieut.. WAL
ter T. Storm of the Traffic Bureau
and Detective Sergt. j. e Kane Of the
first precinct. Storm said Reaguer
seemed dazed.
Wood was the principal witness
yesterday afternoon. He followed on
the stard Mrs. Woods sister. Miss
Margaret Fletcher, and their cousin.
Miss O'Bannon.
The youthful husband hotly denied
that he suspected his wife of going out
after their marriage with Reaguer.
Reaguer had threatened to kill him.
he said.
Evening star., 1936-04-22
Election Trains Arranged

Plans for special railroad accommo-
dations to the primary elections in
Pennsylvania next week will be an
nounced at a business meeting of the
Pennsylvania Democratic Club of
Washington tomorrow at $3.50 pm. in
the bamboo room Of the Willard Hotel.
Train reservations may be obtained ut
the Pennsylvania Absentee Voters
Bureau, 1406 g street, 1t was an
nounced today by Joseph F. Quinn.
chairman Of the clubs Executive Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1936-04-22
58 ARE INDICTED
IN ND|STR|CT COURT
Birdseye, Former Manager
of Avalon, to Be Tried
for EmbezzIement.

Making its first return since the
United States Court of Appeals ruled
Government workers were not qualified
jurors, the District grand jury today
returned So indictments and ignored
charges in Z cases.
Included among the indictments,
most of which charged petty offenses,
was a charge of grand larceny and
embezzlement against Frederic H.
BirdSeye, former student manager Of
the Avalon Theater, 5612 Connecticut
avenue.
Birdseye, according to the indict-
ment, took SLAP from a safe in the
theater Office last February "a and
then spent the money on a tour of the
country.
According to police. he left Wash
ington by plane for New YORK, then
went to California, New Orleans and
Cleveland, OHIO where he surrendered.
Investigators told the grand jury he
admitted taking the money and said
he spent in on wine, women and
song He had II cents when ar
rested.
Others indicted. with the charges
against, them, were:
Charles F. Stewart, Frank Boyce
and William Clyburn, robbery, Blake
Dentzler, Frank Boyce, Eugene Mar
shall, Robert Lynn and Kenneth
Fletcher, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny;
Edward r. Dodd and Walter M. Cmlds,
housebreaking; Robert L. Cummings
and Richard z. Summons, housebreak-
ing and robbery; John l. Brenner and
Arthur Gilbert Hurley, grand larceny;
Birket l. Frazier, receiving stolen prop
erty; Arthur Gilmore, Marvin Wood,
John A. Lancaster, James Arlington
and Bennie Marinari, assault with a
dangerous weapon; John Lee Holloway,
carnal knowledge; Lettie King Hick-
man. abortion. and Clarence Turner,
Louis o. Gatewood and Howard G. z.
Brown, joyriding.
Samuel Ponds, Edward T. Magruder,
John r. Parker, Emanuel Warsing
and James E. Braswell, grand lar
ceny and joyriding; Richard NJ. Spear,
Thomas F. Broderick, Lawrence NJ
Sparshott and Samuel Gill, grand
larceny; David Rhodes, housebreak-
ing; Robert E. Lawson, Jack L. Kelly,
Marion Melvin Chavin, William c.
Wright, Johnny Brooks, Charles H.
Franklin, Edward johnson and Alfred
Glascoe, HOUSEKEEPING and larceny;
Joseph B. Brown, Clarence Daniels,
Raymond o. Harley, Robert r. Taylor
and Nathan Powers. robbery; Marvin
Dent, Christina McLendon and Will
liam Smith, assault with dangerous
weapon; George T. Burke, assault
with intent to commit carnal knowl-
edge: LIE Roy Higgs, Ralph Higgs,
William Spangler, Roger w. Simkins
and Mary Jones. violation of section
1853. District of Columbia code: Will
liam Bell Salisbury, Lawrence Peden
and Emilio Ramon Towres, violation
of the Harrison narcotic act; Leonard
w. Shoemaker and Louis Miller, il
legal use of smoke screen and violat-
ing liquor taxing act; Leo Joseph Huff,
violation Of the white slave traffic act;
Nicholas ]. Forte, violating the ma
tional motor vehicle theft act, and
Frances Giaquinto, forgery and ut
tering.
The jurors cleared the following Of
charges indicated:
Wilbur P. Brown, grand larceny;
Raymond E. johnson. Joseph W. Will
kinson, Edward Jones and Richard E
Martin, joyriding; Cupid Handy and
Robert S. Curtis. assault with a dan
gerous weapon. and Maggie E. john
son, violating the liquor taxing act.
Evening star., 1936-04-22
SPANISH STRIKE ENDS

MADRID. April "a R.-Miners
throughout the Province of Huelva
returned to work today, ending q "a
hour strike.
Their return ended also threat
of O general strike.
The miners accepted an offer OF
employers to pay q proportional In
demnity to men discharged for lack
Of work: The strike was conducted
peacefully,
Evening star., 1936-04-22
LEECH CUP EVENT OFF

The Leech Cup tennis matches, that
have been played here in previous
years, have been Cancelled this year.
The Bureau Of Navigation announced
this today in revealing that Admiral
William H. Standley. Acting Secretary
of the Navy, has agreed to a proposal
of Secretary Dern that, beginning in
1887, the matches take place during
each alternate year. The War Depart
ment head informed the Navy that
sit will not be practicable for the Army
to participate in the Leech Cup tennis
matches this year."
Evening star., 1936-04-22


The figures are not being announced
here. possibly because they raise an
embarrassing question. But If you will
go into the records Of the League OF
Nations, you will find just what has
happened under the sanctions trade
embargoes adopted against Italy last
Fall.
After all President Roosevelt said
in his appeals to American business
to hold do1Dn on trade With Italy,
after all State Secretary Hull
threatened to do to exporters
caught shipping to Italy. after oil
the hulldbaloo here about American
co-operdtion-ugdinst Mussolini-
the figures Show that Uncle Sam
was the biggest profter from the
SanctioniSt peace dripe. He did not
make Uery much. not enough to be
called profteer, but he made
practically all the profit there ,Oas.
He took the markets England and
France formerly had in italy. and
if he had not done it, someone else
would haze.
The result of the whole transaction
was detrimental to the peace advo-
Gates, only a minor annoyance to the
bellieerent. and profitable to outsiders
It shows what usually happens when
any one or any group tries to play
Big Brother to the world.
Evening star., 1936-04-22
Film Actor to Retire.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, April % (P.
George sBarbier, veteran character
actor, announced yesterday he would
retire in July, when he finishes Early
to Bed" and would 60 to his home at
Ridgefeld N. j. His career stretched
eves more than 50 yssss, he ss.d.
Evening star., 1936-04-22
CARD PARTY PLANNED
Orphans to Benefit From Event
at Willard Hotel.

A benefit card party will be given
at the Willard Hotel tomorrow at
s:15 pm. by the st. Vincent de Paul
Society. Proceeds of the affair will
be used to finance the high school
education of orphans.
The guest speaker will be the Rev.
John Cartwright, pastor of the Church
of the Immaculate Conception, who
will outline plans for establishment
Of the educational fund for ambitious
orphans unable to continue their own
education after leaving an asylum.
Proposals for such a fund were first
made by Right Rev. Msgr. John
O'Grady.
Evening star., 1936-04-22

Wheatley retired
from the Gov
eminent service
five years ago,
after having been
granted two eX-
tensions.
Mr.. Wheatley
was born in this
city November 27,
1863, the son of
the late William
G. and Mary
Teresa Wheatley
His father for
many years oper-
ated fuel yards in
the SOl1thea CT Snc.
Evening star., 1936-04-22

and A. A. A. crop control payments shows how
much can be accomplished by q determined
offensive. It also shows that one Of the most
telling issues of the campaign will be New Deal
waste and extravaganza That is the thing to
which people really react and give immediate
and attentive hearing.
The sooner the anti administration politicians
learn that there Is profound popular interest and
rapidly mounting alarm at the rate and volume
of Government spending, the sooner they will
concentrate on the wholesale squanderins of the
taxpayers money.
Every one recognizes that the agarian problem
Evening star., 1936-04-22
v. F. WHEATLEY
EXP|RESAT HOME
Native of District Was En-
pIoyed at City Post Office
for 40 Years.

William F. Wheatley, for 40 years
an employe of the City Post ONCE,
died at his home, I'll Otis place, yes
terday after a long illness. Mr..
Evening star., 1936-04-22
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH

HE opposition has made little election
of the sounding board Of Congress Senate
Vandenberg's attacks Passamaouoddy Florida
Evening star., 1936-04-22

Baby Buggies Parked"
East Moseley. England. will have q
parking place for baby buggies.
Evening star., 1936-04-22


deeply distrustfu Of the being handled
alternative would attract following
It's up to opposition nsent consistent convincing
tcepyright 1850
Evening star., 1936-04-22
What's What
BehindNews
in Capital
Sanctions On Italy
Put Money In
u. S. Pockets.
BY PAUL MALLON.

ME value Of trying to preserve
peace by economic force may
now be measured in dollars and
Evening star., 1936-04-22
Du Pont Donations.

There are records showing that
Pierre S. du Pont gave $4,000 to the
Democratic National Committee be-
fore Smith was defeated and $25,000
afterward to help the Democratic
party stay alive, and he gave $4,000
during 1882.
Judging from these figures, the Du
Pont family has given the Democratic
Evening star., 1936-04-22

tcopyright. 1936.)
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-13
(CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER)


Our chief industry of this secton-minng-has in 1886 received such powerful increase that it is im- possible for the public to overlook the major lights connected with this increase and the interest cap ta new organizations and additional population which are rapidly coming into the country.
 Primarily the price of gold at S35.00 ounce has influenced mining people to investigate carefully gro und which in the past on the border line of low profitable ground to work. In the past where it was found that the pay trhe to low for the invest ment the mineral has been allowed to remain in the ground and efforts were made to extract it. Now however, we have different outlook. Former low grade ground has been elevated to the position where 1t is definitely established that sizeable profits in gold mining can be realized by opening up these former areas.
 Capital, lying dormant, and put to no use, has been interested and where the prospectus has been direct and clear, showing ruthfuy what the possibilities of development will result in is rapidly becoming cognz ant of the fact that at and Nome and other sec tions on Seward Peninsula there are many areas of gold bearing ground which be obtained for the pr pose of development and mining.
 Exceptionally encouraging has become the status of the kougarok section north of Nome with this years influx of mining organizations and interested parties Other sections of Seward Peninsula such as Teller to the west of Nome, Candle to the north Council and Haycock to the West and various individual organiza- tions within few miles radius of Nome all show tre- mendous strong interest and indications of poWer- full development beginning this year and beyond doubt extending for many years
 With thls development we are gradually receiving boost in popuation not the population of the early gold rush days of coming to Alaska to get rich quick but population of steady and industrious people, in- terested in the development of this industry and the country which relies on gold mining its chief asset
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-13

HUSTON, Texas, June 13-Asserting that the Am erican people, "as nation desire further expan- sion, President Roosevelt expressed hope at Nearby San aclnto battle field Thursday that the present gen. eraon would the United States maintaining ''prin- cples by means of peace rather than by Throngs of nearly one hundred thousand greeted the president in tremendous ovation the executive rived to participate in the Centennial of freedom from Mexican rule
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-13
TELECRAPHIC BRIEFS
(By The Associated Press)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June 12-Presdent Roose- welt arrived here today from the Nations capital to visit Arkansas Tooth anniversary celebration and to deliver major speech at Little Rock. He accom- panied by Mrs Roosevelt and was welcomed by city and State officials.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-13
(By The Associated Press)

ANCHORAGE, Alaska June 13-Fires generated by unusal seasonal heat rolled timber areas in several parts of Alaska Thursday and Friday. Most fires and floods were reported in the upper Kuskokw country sub-Arctic inland area, between Anchorage and Nome.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-13

NEW YORK, June 13-The piers of transatlantic steamship lines swarmng again with Europe bound Americans in an atmosphere reminiscent of the days before those feverish dongs in wall street in 1929 survey indicated that every major sailing until mid July is sell out already Two big lines said they were turning away people vanly hoping for the last minute cancellations at current sailings
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-06-13

MADRID, June 13-The Spanish government at- tempting to check the flight of capital that followed the February leftist election victory asserted it had dis covered huge currency smuggling syndicate and two employees of an American controlled concern were held for questioning Police said five million Pesitas was smuggled from this country into France in dsre- gard of stringent foreign exchange regulations.