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Evening star., 1936-01-25
LAbROT RESIGNS
DEM0CRAT|CPOST
Maryland Delegate Hits New
Deal in Quitting Finance
Committee.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, January 25.-Because
he cannot conscientiously subscribe"
to the organizations "avowed support
of the New Deal" Delegate William
H. Labrot, Democrat. Anne Arundel,
has resigned from the Finance Com
mittee of the Young Democratic Clubs
of America.
Labrot, an organizer and member
of the board of directors Of the Anne
Arundel County unit of the national
body, announced his resignation in q
letter to Hampton Robb. Finance
Committee chairman, in Washington.
The Marylander asserted, however,
that he was continuing active in the
county club.
Among the many reasons" he held
responsible for the withdrawal were
the following:
"The New Deal has not been fair
to Maryland. Small, thrifty States
such as ours, have had to bear the
brunt OF unbalanced budgets and wild,
extravagant schemes impossible OF
fulfillment. We have had to pay for
plowed-under wheat and slaughtered
pigs, while the many States who have
contributed little or nothing have
reaped the benefits of overwhelming
relief appropriations.
"The amount Of money paid out by
Maryland in Federal taxes was $52,-
92l 900. The amount OF Federal
grants spent in Maryland was only
$22.263,0 3,0OO
THE cornerstone of the true Demo-
cratic party is State rights. That
principle has been flagrantly violated
by the present admpistration to the
direct detriment of the Maryland free
State.
Il believe that when you openly
profess your allegiance to the New
Deal prior to the general Democratic
convention, you are violating the spirit
Of the constitution Of the Young
Democratic Clubs Of America, where
by it clearly states that the club shall
take no part in primaries. ."
Evening star., 1936-01-25
JURYvOTESDEATH
FOR LOVE SLAYERS
AppIegate and Creighton
Woman Face Chair for
Killing His Wife.
Sy the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MINEOLA, N. Y, January zo.-A
fury of IL men voted death IN the
electric chair today for Mrs. Mary
Frances Creighton and Everett G. Ap-
plegate for the poison eggnoe Staying
Of Applegate's wife. Ada.
The verdict of guilty came aIter
3 hours and 40 minutes OF dellbera-
ton.
Applegate, 36, who admitted init
macies with Mrs. Creighton's 15-year-
old daughter, Ruth, but denied any
part in the death of his wife, smiled
when he heard the verdict.
Mrs. Creighton. Remains Calm.
Mrs. Creighton, 80, who testified
she put poison into an eggnog for
Mrs. Applegate, sat with bowed head,
pale but calm.
The State contended Applegate's
26S-pound wife was poisoned after
she discovered her husbands rela-
tions with Mrs. Creighton and her
daughter in the Quadrangle" h. Use
shared by the two families.
Two hundred spectators waited in
the Nassau County Court room for
the verdict and pressed forward noisily
as the jury announced its decision.
Judge Cortland A. Johnson, restoring
order quickly, set January 80 as the
date to pronounce the mandatory
death sentence.
BY convicting the two defendants,
the jury decided Applegate and Mrs.
Creighton acted jointly to kill the
formers wife.
Mrs Creighton, called "crazy as a
tick" by her counsel, reversed her
story. in the final stages of the trial,
Of the preparation of the lethal potion.
Woman Blames Applegate.
She charged Applegate with full re-
sponsibility of the crime and described
herself as "a murderer'S tool" a state
ment challenged by her attorney, who
asserted District Attorney Martin Lit
tleton had made her putty in any
body's hands"
Applegate's lawyer, denying his
clients completely in the killing.
pleaded with the jury to distinguish
between the "unholy mess" in the
Creighton~Applegate household rela-
tionships and the evidence in the
poison case.
Mrs. Creighton had been acquitted
in 1920 of poisoning her mother-in-
law at Newark, N. j.. and absolved of
. similar charge in the death of her
crippled brother in 1923.
Evening star., 1936-01-25
BLIND VIOLINIST TO PLAY
Abram Haitowitsch to Appear
Tuesday at Shoreham.

Tuesday at ShOreham.
A BRAN HAITOWITSCH, Russian
blind violinist. who has been Civ
ing 'ecitals in France and England,
has returned to the United States
after an absence of two wears and will
be presented in a program of violin
music at the Shoreham Hotel ball
room on Tuesday evening assisted by
Vladimir Brener at the piano
Mr.. Haitowitsch's repertoire is as
varied as that of any other artist He
has adapted the Brail.e music system
to his own musical needs, which per-
mits him to read musical score in
the same manner as the blind read
book or magazine published in the
Braille system of raised dots. Mr..
Haitowitsch is constantly adding new
compositions to his repertoire, which
he transcribes into Braille by hand.
His program on Tuesday will consist
OF the following numbers:
Sonata Op A. CKreutzer) Beethoven
Concerto in E Minor Mendelssohn
Chant d'automne- Tschaikowsky
Snake Dance nce----------Cecii Burieigh
Ave Maria a---------Schuber -Wilhelmj
LieDeSITeuo zhreiSler
Gspsy AHS-----.~-----.-.-- dsdte
Evening star., 1936-01-25
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Soldiers Home Band Or
chestra at Stanley Hall at $50 pm
today. John s. M. Zimmerman. band
master; Anton Pointner, associate
leader.
March, Worlds Peace -Zamecnik
Overture, "Nabuco" Verdi
Rustic suite, "Ribeviile" Especial re-
Quest Lake
l. Twilight on the Farm"
2. Dance at the Huskin' Bee"
g. "reminiscences
Scenes from the musical comedy,
Barry of Ballymore' TequesD,
Chauncy
Characteristic, Patrol Comique."
Hindley
Valse Lente. "Sinistra" Schultze
Finale, Young Amerioa" Cohen
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1936-01-25
Mrs. Eugene L. Pool Dies.

NEW YORK. January IS (R.-Mts
Kitty Lawrance Pool, AZ. wife of DR..
Eugene H. Pool and former wife of
William Averen Hartman, died yes
terday at New York Hospital after a
long illness. She was divorced from
Hartman in 1929.
Evening star., 1936-01-25
FRANKLIN FIELD CHOSEN
FOR ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Plans Made for 10000 to Hear
Address of Nominee at Demo-
cratic Convention.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, January 25-
President Roosevelt, if renominated
by the Democratic National Conven.
ton here in June, will formally ac-
cept the honor in ceremony at the
University Of Pennsylvania Franklin
Field on June q.
Announcing some of the plans for
the party's meeting, which begins
June %, in convention hall. Albert
M. Greenfield. chairman of the Cham
Der of Commerce Convention COM
mittee. said last night the crowd
which will witness the acceptance
would approximate $4,000.
Evening star., 1936-01-25
FIRE HAZARD REPORT
ON D. c. PARKS ORDERED
National Capital Areas Show No
Property Damage in Last
Ten Years.

A special survey and report on fire
hazards in the Washington park sys-
TEN has been ordered by c. Marshall
Finnan, superintendent of National
Capital Parks, officials announced to-
day. William F. Haiber, acting fire
warden, will undertake the work.
Officials pointed to the mo fire"
record established by the National
Capital Parks Office during the last
10 years, during which no property
damage was suffered by the Federal
Government on property under its
control. There was a fire at Fort
Hunt, Va, adjoining Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway, officials said, but
the buildings affected were those the
authorities were planning to raze any
way.
Finnan wants to preserve the good
record by eliminating fire hazards
that may have grown up recently.
Evening star., 1936-01-25
SCORNS ICY WIND

Scorning the icy wind clustering
through the Capital. Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt strolled out yesterday in
a tweed suit without a topcoat.
With her was cousin, Mrs. Joseph
Alsop of Avon, Conn.,. the former
Corinne Robinson.
Evening star., 1936-01-25
Statto? TruYPe
Maple Bed Room Suite
4 Pieces sIlO.

There are all kinds of maple furniture but Station Tupe maple
furniture is Justly it's authentic design and sturdy
butoast construction These four pieces no exception
Staunch early American design peg construction with rch
sanke fnsh truly suite home would be proud to have
price especially low during the Semi Selling The
four pieces include panel bed dresser and toilet
table hanging mirrors included in the suite Pieces
may be purchased separately
BEDDING
Evening star., 1936-01-25

Wisconsin Club Meets Tonight.
The Wisconsin Democratic Club of
Washington will hold an election and
business meeting tonight at o'clock
in the Fairfax room Of the Willard
Hotel All Wisconsin Democrats are
invited to attend.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18
Christmas Trees
 Due Arrive Sun,

Telephone communication by A. Polet with White Mountain today, revealed that the two sled loads of Christmas Trees are on their way to Nome and should arrive here Sunday.
 In addition MT. Polet reported that the Community Xmas Tree, nearly twenty feet high, is also enroute and should get here about the same time.
 He declared that orders for in- dividual trees were being taken daily, and that delivery would probably be made Monday, or for that matter, any day desired fol- lowing their arrival in Nome.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18

Bert Bareiter, 37-year-o'd paint CT, had a sensational escape from death when ke fell from hs per ch Shown by arrcw) near the top of this stack at Granite City, Ill. He is shown being lowered to safety by John Rogers, steep Iejack, after he had chung for more than an hour to a guywire he grapsed in falling. (AssOciat- ed Press PhOtO.)
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18
Board of Equal.
 Final Meeting
 Is On Tonight g

The second meeting of the Board of Equalization, heard City Clerk M. J. Walsh read the min utes of Tuesday nights meeting at which several assessments on private property were raised. Following are the assessments raised: North Pole Bakery from $6,OOO to $1O,0OO; Nevada from $450O to $6OOO; John F. Devine from 1900 to 5000; Lomen Com mercial Company from $70,000 to $80, 900; Poison Water Delivery from 5000 to $14oo; Standard Oil Company from $32,O00 to $40,000.
 Mrs. E. G. Davis proprietor of the North Pole Bakery appeared last night to object to the raise in her assessment, stating vari- ous reasons why she did not have the quantity of alleged stock on hand this year. After discussion as to her assessment a committee was appointed to investigate her contention of being over-assess- ed, consisting of Councilmen Ed. Gross and Harry Hagen. They are to report at this evenings meeting.
 No other complainants were present last night.
 City Clerk Walsh reported he had personally notified each Of
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18
To Ask Congress To Appropriate
 A Like Amount
More Battleships, Planes
 And Cruisers Wanted
(Ey The Associated PresS) WASHINGTON D C. Dec. 18

(Ey The Associated Press)
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18, -Battleships, airplanes and aux Hilary vessels will be the focal points of naval construction act ivity next year if Congress ap- proves plans of the navy high command.
 Officers said the program was needed because other powers ex- pected to expand their navies when the naval limitations pacts expire the end of this month.
 The U. s. Navy is expected to seek an appropriation equal to last year's-$52S, 100000.
 Navy officials expect the Pres ident to order the construction of two modern battleships, in order to keep pace with England.
 No new U. s. battleships have been built since 1922.
 New ships of the thirty-five thousand ton class, carrying four teen or sixteen inch guns, at a cost of fifty million dollars each, are contemplated.
 The general naval expansion program includes 1910 airplanes by 1922, as compared with the present strength of 1911.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18
TROTZKY
 IS TOLIVE
 IN MEXICO
Earlier He Wanted His Full Freedom Of Political
 Activity Mexico
(By The Associated Press)


 MEXICO, CITY, Dec. 18, - The Mexican Interior Department disclosed Thursday that Leon Trotzky, exiled revolutionary leader, had applied officially for permission to live in Mexico. Adalberto Tejeda, Mexican Minister at Paris reported that Trotzky was planning to leave his present refuge in Norway soon.
 The one-time power in the Sov- jet Russian government has been in exile in Norway for a num- Der of years.
 The Norwegian government re- gently refused to extend his per init to have an asylum in that country.
 The Mexican invitation carried provision that Trotzky was to respect Mexican law and refrain from spreading his theories or propaganda of communism in that country.
 It was earlier understood that Trotzky had refused to accept the invitation unless he was as sured full freedom in his politi- cal activities.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18
U s CUNBOAT ERIE
 SPELLED BY REBEL
 NAVY BOAT ESPANA
Discharges of Shells from Fascist Vessel Land Within Three Hundred Yards of American Naval Boat,
 Recently Assigned To Duty In Squadron
(By The Associated Pyess)

NDy lne hSSOCldIGu 1IeSSJ
 LONDON, Dec. 18, - A Reut- CTS News Agency dispatch from Gijon, Spain said that the Span ish fascist cruiser Espana fired three shells, all of which landed within three hundred yards of the U. s. gunboat Erie, which ran up the American flag at which the cruiser steamed away.
 The Erie immediately put into Gijon. The gunboat is one of Americas newest vessels, and was assigned to temporary duty in the European squadron Dec ember 9th, while making a shake down cruise.
 The incident brought to mind the affair of the destroyer Kane of the U. s. Navy which was en- dangered last summer when bombs were dropped from an unidentified plane. Loyalists and Fascists alike denied that the plane was one of their force.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18
Digging Fossils Livelihood For
 Nevada Couple
(By The Associated Press)


 TONOPAH, Nevada, Dec. 18, MT. and Mrs. Percy Train, who are making their home in Ameri- can Canyon, Pershing County, Nevada, have made a good living digging up fossils of prehistoric animals and selling them to mus eums.
 While they make frequent trips to the Northwest, even as far as Alaska looking for fossil bones, the Trains spend most of their time in Nevada. While the Trains concentrate on hunting fossils, they keep a sharp look out for rare metals and gems.
 The Trains at one time held a lease on the opal field in north eastern Nevada, near the Oregon state line, and recovered many of these gems of high commercial value.
 In earlier years MT. Train was a gold miner, but found digging for fossils and hunting for gem stones more lucrative. Gold mines pinch out" while there seems no end to the buried bon es of three-toed horses, saber- toothed tigers, monster bats, el- ephant and other ancient beasts yet unclassified.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18
School Teacher,
 22, Sentenced
 20 Years Prison
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 WISE, Virginia, Dec. 17-The Wise county jury convicted Edith Maxwell, aged 22,a former school teacher, of second degree murder for the death of her father, Trigg Maxwell, a miner, after an argu- ment when she came home late in the night, and her punishment has been fixed at twenty years in prison.
 At her first trial a first degree murder conviction was obtained, and a sentence of twenty-five years inflicted, but the State Su- preme Court set aside the ver- dict.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18

those whose assessments had been raised, saying that the Ne vada would not protest; that it was necessary for wire to be sent the Standard Oil Co. in the States; that the Lomen Conner cial Go. would probably appear at Friday nights meeting to dis cuss the assessment; and that Ed. Bergstrom of the Poison Water
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18
May Have Increase Regular Amounts
(By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. IT, The House Appropriations Committee saw the possibility that Congress may have to increase instead of decrease appropriations of ordi- nary government expenditures, but still have hope of taking a big stride toward a balanced bud get by pairing emergency expen- ditures.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18

Delivery expected to appear be- fore the Board also regarding it: raise.
 After listening to several dis cussions concerning this year assessments, the Board adjourn ed to meet in final session tonigh at 2 P. M.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-12-18
Negotiations Are Nearly Ready To
 Be Voted Upon
tBv The Associated PreSS)

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18, - Negotiations for the ending of the fifty day maritime strike neared a vote today by the sail ors' union, but Harry Lundberg, union head said he might not sub- init the proposal to the member ship until he returns from his contemplated trip to Seattle to discuss provisions on technical details peculiar to the Alaska trade.
The Washington times., 1936-08-20
BY EDWARD s. SULLIVAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20
G.N.S). Heavy damage suits
were threatened today in the
wake of dismissal of the mayhem
charges against Drs. Tilton E.
Tillman and Samuel 6 Boyd,
prominent San Francisco physi-
clans who performed the sterili-
cation operation on Ann Cooper
Hewitt, 22-year-old heireSs to mil
lions.
BY the dismissal Ann lost the
first round of an unprecedented
court battle against her socialite
mother, Mrs. Maryon Cooper
Hewitt. DR.. Tillman said:
Il am going to consult my
attorneys. 1 have been libelled
and sIandered and I want to
be fully indicated"
One of Tillman's attorneys,
Jerome White, said he would con-
fer with the doctor on the advis-
ability of filing false-arreSt suits
against members of the Police
Department, the District Attor-
ney'S staff and Miss Hewitt's ad-
ViSorS.
DR.. Boyd said he planned no
action personally. He said:
81 have been indicated once
The Washington times., 1936-08-20
BATTLE
FATAL T00NE

One colored man was killed
and another wounded in a gun
fight at Fourteenth and Riggs
Streets Northwest early today.
The dead man was William
Mutt" Harris, SO, of 1921 &C.
dar Court N. w. Winston Cor
ham, 1922 Cedar Court N. W.,
was shot in the wrist and taken
to Gallinger Hospital after emer-
gency treatment at Freedmen'S
Hospital.
Immediately after the shooting
a third colored man fled and is
being sought by police.
Harris was taken to Emergency
Hospital, but pronounced dead
on arrival with wound in the
head.
The Washington times., 1936-08-20
Damage Suits Hinted
In Sterilization Case

in court and that is enough"
Mayhem charges against them
for allegedly conspiring with
AIMS mother to deprive the girl
of the capacity for motherhood,
were dismissed by Superior Judge
Raglan c. Tuttle, who ruled the
prosecution had offered no evil
dence of malice or of bad faith
on the part of the doctors.
Bitterly criticizing the judges
ruling, Prosecutor August Fourt-
ner declared "the case is not
over" and indicated he will go
before the grand jury and seek
to have Boyd and Tillman in
dicted.
Further, he said, he will Wig
orouSly press the mayhem charge
against Mrs. Hewitt, who is now
in New Jersey fighting extradi-
ton to California.
The Washington times., 1936-08-20
MARYLANDERS
SENTENCED

EVANSVILLE, Nd, Aug. 20.
William ]. Peterson, North Brent
wood, Md. was sentenced to serve
six months in the Maryland
House of Correction by Judge
George E. Merrick in Prince
Georges County Police Court here
yesterday upon conviction on a
charge of stealing a pistol and
assault and battery on an officer.
He was given three months on
each charge.
Henry L. Moore, 88 Myrtle Pl.
N. E., was sentenced to two days
in jail for reckless driving with
out a registration card. James
johnson, Bladensburg, Md, was
sentenced to three months in the
Maryland House of Correction for
driving while under the influence
of liquor
The Washington times., 1936-08-20
STRIVE TO LINK
SWAIN WITH
CASTLE CASE

CHICAGO, Aug. 20 U.N.S0.
Seven-year-old Jimmy Thompson,
who was awakened the night OF
June 20 as he lay in bed near his
mother in her North Side hotel
room by a dark man" who was
beating his mother to death with
a brick, may be brought here
from Detroit to identify Rufo
Swain, 27-year-old college edu-
Gated colored man, as the muir
derer.
Swain has confessed the hotel
room Staying of Mrs. Mary Louise
Trammell, 24-year-old bride, and
so similar were the two murders
police are certain he is the dark
man" who killed Mrs. Florence
Thompson Castle. pretty cabaret
hostess, as her young son looked
on.
After questioning the colored
athlete concerning the Staying Of
Mrs. Castle, Capt. Daniel S. Gil
bert, chief investigator for the
States attorney, declared today:
"Swain is cracking under
questioning, just as he cracked
in the Trammell case. I'm con-
fident we'll have the true story
before long,"
Little Jimmy, whose story of the
Staying of his mother is the only
tangible clue, is living with his
paternal grandmother, Mrs. Bertha
Thompson, in Detroit. He told
police he would be able to iden-
tify his mothers slayer.
-VoTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-08-20
Reciprocity Cruise
SET for Tomorrow

Members of the Reciprocity Club
and their families will leave Satur-
day afternoon on the steamer
Northland from the Norfolk and
Washington wharf for the clubs
annual weekend outing to Vir-
GINA Beach. Dancing, fishing,
bathing, and a dinner at the
Pocahantas Hotel have been
planned as entertainment features
of the outing.
The Washington times., 1936-08-20
Club Holds
Wafer Carnival

The Variety Club will stage a
water carnival in the Washington
channel Saturday night before the
second annual show boat cruise
gets under way at $3.50 p. m.
Canoe fitting, aquaplaning, div
ing, swimming and a battle royal
between colored fighters on a raft
will be on the program.
The Washington times., 1936-08-20

wore AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-08-20
Cosmopolitan Clubs
Fete Is Postponed

The midsummer stag night" of
the Cosmopolitan Club has been
postponed one week. Instead Of
tonight it will be held next Thurs
day night at the Kenwood Country
Club.
Today, however, the club held a
luncheon meeting at the Carlton
Hotel, with Ed Gainor in charge
Of the program.
-NOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-08-20
BASS PLAYER
HUNTS STAMPS

Like most of his fellows, Jacques
Posell, first contrabass player and
secretary of the Washington Sum-
mer Concert Association, does not
dwell with Bach and Mozart "a
hours a day. All the musicians
have their pet hobbies-Posell'S
is stamp collecting.
The bass player-philatelist has
spent several years on his search
for rare stamps and, sandwiched
between rehearsals and concerts at
the Water Gate, the quest goes on
for rare items to enhance his col
lection which is already worth sew
eral thousand dollars.
PoSell was born in Paris 81
years ago but has lived in this
country since he was four. New
York was his first American home
and then he moved to Los An
geles where he attended high
school.
1t was at high school in Los
Angeles that Posell took up the
study of the bass, and then only
because he could not obtain an
oboe-the instrument he favored.
In 1923 Posell began studies at
the Curtis Institute in Philadel-
phia. Three years later he
caught the attention of Hans
Kinder, who brought him to
Washington for the National Sym
phony Orchestra. He has re-
manned here since.
The Washington times., 1936-08-20
GATE MUSICIAN
Collects Stamps

JACQUES PosELL, first
contrabass player of the
Washington Summer Concert
Association, eschews music as
a hobby. When not appear
ing at the Water Gate SYM
phony concerts, he likes to
pore over his stamp collec-
ton. international News
Photo by The Washington
Times.
The Washington times., 1936-08-20
CoIored C, o. P, RaIIv Due

In order to enroll all absentee
voters in the District of Columbia,
the colored Young Republican
Club will hold rally and mem
bership program at the Whitelaw
Hotel tonight at 8 o'clock. Leroy
w. Brannic, newly-elected preSi-
dent of the club, will preside.