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Evening star., 1936-12-08
SPLIT DISCUSSED
FOR CUP REGATTA
Association Discusses Plan
to Divide Events Into
Two Sections.

The question of maintaining the an
nual Presidents Cup regatta as q
single event or Of splitting it into two
groups dominated the third annual
meeting Of the Presidents Cup Regatta
Association, held last night.
L. Gordon Leech, spokesman for the
power boat group, advocated putting
the sailing, canoeing and swimming
events on earlier in the season, retain
ing the motor boat contests at their
present late date to keep them the
crowning events in the racing season
in the North. President John A.
Remon said that he could speak for
the canoeing and swimming interests
in support Of this idea. The sailing
interests, however, actively opposed the
suggestion, feeling that the regatta
should remain a unit of aquatic events
in which no group was dominant and
that the whole program should be ad-
vanced to q week or two weeks after
Labor day.
Two constitutional amendments
WeAC Pasoeu, ohc SePdi uliuS Iiic AuiiC-
tions Of handling the association and
the regatta, with view to splitting
up the work. and the other providing
for q member boat club passing out Of
existence, in which case vacancies in
the Board of Directors were to be filled
by general membership appointment.
The entire slate of elective officers
was reelected. They are: Remon
president; r. Lyman Sexton. vice pres
ident and director; Robert v. Fleming
treasurer, and Admiral H. G. Hamlet
and James A. Councillor, directors.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
PRINTING INDUSTRY
EXHIBITION ARRIVES
Train With Displays Of Latest
Equipment in Graphic Arts
Is Here,

On the last lap of l6,000-mile trip
from coast to coast, the printers
progress special train, commemorate
ing the 500th anniversary of the in
vention of movable type by Johann
Gutenberg, arrived in Washington to-
day for a two-day stay.
Sponsored by the American Type
Founders. the train Of four cars in
cludes exhibits of the latest equipment
Of 25 companies in the graphic arts.
From the smallest exhibit. q &C.
word version Of the Lords prayer, cast
on a piece Of type the size of pin
head, to the largest, an automatic
press operated in an improvised au-
ditorium with a seating capacity Of
about 80 persons, the train is fitted
with the latest developments in the
printing industry.
The cars are air-cOnditioned and
equipped with special lighting. A
public address system and inter-car
telephones are two Of the features
and all equipment is driven by .
generator operated by a gasoline en-
gine.
Oficials of printing plants and the
Government Printing Office have been
invited to visit the travelling print
shop, which will be open until o pm.
today and from II am. to pm. to-
morrow at Union Station.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
PROFIT REVEALED
INA. 7. & T.PRObE
Gain to Western Electric
Is Cited in Hearing
Before F. c. c.
~ the Associated Press,

8y the Associated fress.
Resuming its investigation Of the
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
the Federal Communications Commits
sion heard testimony today that West
ern Electric Co. made q $2,l12.00O
profit out of the organization Of Bell
Telephone Laborities, Inc.
The testimony was given by Samuel
Meisel, special F. c. C.. investigator,
who said he spent several months
studying Bell Laborities' records.
r. H. Gregory, Western Electric con-
troller for the last 20 years, testified
that prior to the organization of the
laboratories unit in 1925 the work 1t
does was carried on by Western Elec-
tries engineering department.
Meisel said Western Electric made
its profit in the organization Of the
laboratories by selling to the labora-
tories "for $4,552,000 properties car
ried on the books o. the corporation
(Western Electric) at $2,439 ,o0o."
He added that the profit was cred
tied to surplus" by Western Electric.
The Telephone Division of the F.
c. c. planned to spend about two
weeks on the history and activities OF
the research unit.
A commission representative said
the work would be pushed in order to
make the findings available to Con-
gress as soon as possible. The entire
investiga ton, for which Congress ap-
propriated s750,000 about two years
ago, is expected to be finished by
July /.
The original allotment was supple
mented with 100000, but it was re-
liably reported Congress would be
asked for $350,000 more to wind uI
the inquiry.
After the hearing on Bell Labora-
tories, an authoritative source said
the commission is expected to look
into the workings Of Bell Securities
the Bell Co.'S part in radio broad
casting then may be studied.
The investigation has been accom-.
panied by reductions of more thar
$1,000 900 in long distance telephon.
rates. The latest reduction. amount.
ing to s12,000.0oO, is scheduled to be-
come effective by January IS
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the prosecutor asked him again If he
hadn't heard shots at the scene.
Couldn't Say 1t Was Gun.
Il heard a noise as I was going
through the restaurant" he replied,
but it might have been an automo-
bile backflring. couldn't say it was
a gun"
You have heard the sound Of guns
in your experience, haven't you?"
Goldstein asked.
Eyes, I have" he replied.
Carpenter then was questioned as to
whether he had made a signed state
ment at police headquarters implicat-
ing the defendants. He admitted the
signature on the statement was his, but
said he couldn't remember whether he
had made any Of the statements.
Behrle was then called to the stand,
appearing even more nervous than
Carpenter had been. Big, red splotches
appeared on his forehead and cheeks
as Goldstein grilled him concerning a
similar statement allegedly made by
him to the police
Squirming in his chair, Behrle ex-
claimed: Yes, signed the statement.
but don't remember anything that's
in it. The police made me sign it.
They kept me up all night"
Cant Remember Thing"
uA I,o Iast h.
identity Of any particular policeman
who made him sign it.
Behrle, however, did place Mont
gomery near the scene of the shooting,
testifying the defendant picked him
up in his car at Second and East
Capitol streets and drove him to the
restaurant in front of which OBrien
was shot.
Did you see anything happen or
hear anything after you got there?"
Goldstein inquired.
NO" Behrle said, mot thing that
can remember"
Lieut. Cox testified he took the de-
PENDANTS to Providence Hospital, where
OBrien was recuperating from his
wounds, and said the latter identified
Warning, Sweeney, Montgomery and
Ware as having been among the group
who attacked him.
Still on crutches as the result Of
leg wounds. O'Brien was called to the
stand as the first witness when the
trial got under way late yesterday. For
an hour he parried the questions Of
Assistant United States Attorney
Goldstein. The seeming evasions OBJ
viously irked Justice Gordon, who on
one occasion sharply reframed a ques-
ton in an effort to get direct an
swer from the witness.
Denies Story to Police.
OBrien fatty denied having told
Police Lieut.. Clement Cox that three
of the defendants-Bond. Tear and
Montgomery-were principals in the
shooting. He denied also that these
and the other three-Warring, Ware
and Sweeney-were at the scene.
O'Brien at first refused to testify on
the ground lit might incriminate me. "
Finally, advised by Justice Gordon
that he would not be "incriminated, /"
he admitted having been shot. His
story was that some cars drove up;
some fellows got out and there was
some shooting"
Prodded, he said four men ganged
him with drawn guns outside of a res
taurant In the 200 block of B street
southeast, and that he had seized
one. and attempted to use him as .
shield against the others.
The defendants are charged with
assault with intent to kill, and assault
with a dangerous weapon. They are
represented by Attorneys Harry T.
Whelan, Charles e. Ford and F. Jo-
seph Donohue.
All Of the defendants but Tear are
out on bond. He Is serving q SEN
tence in District Jail for operating q
smoke screen.
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other man had narrowly escaped
death on Saturday night when he was
blinded by the lights of an approach
ing machine and forced into q culvert.
There is one point that has not
been brought out" he said. I'VE have
made no mention of the fact that
school busses, carrying from so to 10
children. utilize this road several times
. day. Do you realize Just how shock
ing it would have been had that au-
tomobile demolished in Sundays
tragedy been one Of the school
busses?"
The speakers asserted they intended
no inference the mishap was In any
way the fault of the bus driver, but
were using the accident to illustrate
the constant threat Of tragedies as
long as the road remains in its pres
ent narrow condition.
They declared the road Is not Of .
sufficient width to safely accommo.
date the huge buses needed in trans.
porting county residents to and from
Washington.
A resolution introduced by Stone.
braker calling upon the county com.
missioners to enact an ordinance re.
quiring that lights be used by bicycle.
after dark also was adopted.
Stonebraker said that numerous
complaints had been voiced by mo.
torists against children riding up anc
down Old Georgetown road after darl
without lights on their bicycles anc
that q number Of accidents had beer
narrowly averted.
Members Of the committee to pres.
the improvement of Old Georgetown
road are B. w. Parker. chairman
George P. Sacks, William Buckley, A
r. Townshend, Emory H. Bogley
Samuel E. Stonebraker, Adlai g
Magee, G. Wady Imirie. Leslie B. Bell
Walter K. Bachrach, T. Earle Hamp.
ton. J. Harry WEIGH and John A
Overholt.
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HONOR FOR STANDLEY

Secretary Of War Woodring and
Acting Secretary of State Moore will
be among prominent guests who will
pay tribute to Admiral william H.
Standley, chief of naval operations,
who retires January l, at q luncheon
and testimonial reception to be given
by the Military Order Of the World
War Thursday noon at the Mayhower
Hotel.
More than 100 guests will partici-
pate, including high ranking officers
Of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps
and other branches of the Govern
ment. Presiding will be Maj. John d.
Cutter, commander of the local chap
ter Of the organization. and q detach-
ment Of the Navy Band will furnish
music.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
OFFICIAL LAX|TY
| HIT IN ROAD FIGHT
Auto Associations Pledge
Aid to End Menace of
Narrow Highway.
ax 4 stan correspondent OF ! he star.


BETHESDA, Md, December g.
Supported by two new hackers, the
Bethesda Chamber of Commerce re-
newed its fight today for widening and
resurfacing of Old Georgetown road
to eliminate hazards which already
have claimed three lives.
Allied in the battle will be the
American Automobile Association and
the keystone Motor Club, which
pledged their aid at q meeting last
night in which chamber members de-
plored the "laxity" and negligence"
Of State officials.
The fiery session, inspired by the
wreck in which two men met death
Sunday, was climaxed by the cham
ber's decision to reopen the campaign.
The drive will be led by the same
committee which successfully advo-
Gated Wisconsin avenue improvements.
A. A. A. Joins Drive.
Richard H. Hamm Of the American
Automobile Associations Safety De-
partment appeared voluntarily before
the chamber meeting and asserted
that "in view OF the fatal accident
my organization will be glad to work
with your committee in making studies
of the road and in extending any
other necessary assistance"
The Keystone Motor Club was in
jected into the campaign by c. Melvin
SHARPE member of the AdyiSorv
Board Of that organization. who de-
clared he had observed conditions
along Old Georgetown road for the
last seven years and fully realizes
the need for improvements"
William Buckley, former president Of
the chamber. called attention to the
tragic accident on Sunday afternoon in
which two motorists were killed when
their automobile skidded on the wet
Evening star., 1936-12-08
surface Of the narrow road and lunged
into the path Of an o. oming bus.

surface Of the narrow road and lunged
into the path Of an o. -oming bus.
"On January 8, nearly . year ago,
this organization went on record as
favoring the widening and resurfacine
Of Old Georgetown road to correct
conditions such as those which caused
the death Of those two men," he de-
clared.
"Our committee placed the matter
before the State Roads Commission
and the Montgomery County Commits
sioners and were told that nothing
could be done because Of the lack ol
funds for road work.
IT feel there Is no need for the in.
PRODUCTION of q new resolution in this
chamber. We are already on record
The thing to do at this time is to agi-
tate the improvement Of the road ir
every organization in this area. The
improvement of Wisconsin avenue was
won by work, very hard work. We will
do the same on Old Georgetown road.
Says Accident Inexcusable.
Samuel e. Stonebraker. author oi
the original improvement resolution
adopted last January, said both the
chamber and the Montgomery County
Civic Federation had gone to STATE
and county officials and pointed Out
the need for widening the narrow.
treacherous highway.
"The tragic accident on Sunday wa.
inexcusable," he said. "It was due ir
q large measure to the negligence Of
State oficials, who neglected even tc
make study of hazardous traffic
condition in the very heart of thL
great metropolitan area.
But for the efforts of this chamber
Wisconsin avenue never would have
been paved. We are going to ths
front and have Old Georgetown road
widened. The State officials will not
stand back in the face of unanimous
wholesale public opinion and refuse te
correct such conditions"
He proposed that petitions be cir
cularized from "the District Of Column
bia line to Halpine" and obtain the
signature of 1000 or more taxpayers
to take to the State Roads Commits
sion and demand the work be done
John L. Imirie. who lives at the
scene of Sundays mishap, said that
another motorist was killed last Octo-
Der when his car ran of the road or
dangerous Gingells curve and over.
turned.
He informed the chamber that an.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
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Evening star., 1936-12-08
AFRICA, LECTURE TOPIC
DR.. E. v. Wilcox Speaks Dec. 16
at Vermont Avenue Church.

DIR. E. v. Wilcox, world traveller,
who has made two extended visits to
Africa, will give an illustrated lecture
on the dark continent" at 8 pm. on
December 16 in the recreation hail
of the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church.
The lecture is sponsored by the
Shakespeare Society Of Washington to
raise funds for erection of a pulpit in
the church In memory Of the late DR..
Earl Wilfley, pastor for many years
and member of and actor in the
Shakespeare Society.
In his two visits to Africa DR.. Will
cox crossed the continent from Cape
Town to Cairo and from Tangiers to
SupZ
Evening star., 1936-12-08

system back to the Van Sweringens
for nothing.
Ball told the committee yesterday
he bought the controlling stocks Of
the 23,000-mile railway network al
auction in 1885 from a Morgan bank
ing syndicate.
Under recently-completed pyra-
mid of holding companies. Ball said
control of the huge system now rested
in $3.50 worth of stock
Do you mean to say that $8,25O
worth of stock controls billions of
dollars worth of property?" Chair
man Wheeler asked.
Yes"
And that one man can toss this
control around like a toy balloon?"
Wheeler continued
Il wouldn't call it a toy balloon"
Gave 10-Year Option.
BAN told Investigators he had given
the Van Sweringens q 10-year option
to repurchase the controlling stock of
Mid-America Corp, the top holding
company, for $3.50.
Meanwhile, they were given the
right to vote the stock as they pleased,
although Ball retained actual owner
ship.
AS active managers of the system,
he continued, the Van Sweringens
were given a drawing account Of $780,
600 a year by Mid-America.
s.rr II
through their option for one months
salary" Wheeler noted, adding:
"Houdini himself never made such a
phenomenal performance. The Van
Sweringens lost this vast empire, and
regained control the same day, without
putting up scent piece.
Wheeler commented yesterday that
1t appeared Ball had acquired direc-
ton of the Van Sweringen holdings
at about the price of two first-class
locomotives"
IF you want to put it that way"
Ball said.
Ball Controls Companies.
Since the death last month of o. P.
Van Sweringen, Ball said, he has held
control of 249 lnterlinked companies
including major railways. coal
mines, department stores, trucking
lines, parking lots and peach
orchard. He Is the Republican ma
tional committeeman for Indiana.
Max Lowenthal, committee counsel,
said Ball had made paper profit" of
$500 per cent on his $274,000 invest
snent. He bought the stock for about
IA cents share, Lowenthal added,
although the market price that day
was more than 81.
Lowenthal estimated the Morgan
syndicate took a loss of more than
$40,000,000 when it auctioned of the
stocks and bonds which it held as Sc
curity for loan to Van Sweringen.
investigators said Morgan probably
would be summoned to explain thi,
transaction, although he has not beer
subpoenaed.
A circus press agent plopped a midget
into Morgan's lap at the financier'.
1888 appearance before Senate com.
mittee investigating banking, financing
and security sales.
Morgan last year described the float
ing of allied loans in this country and
other financial events to the Senate
Munitions Committee investigating
causes Of American entry into thu
World War.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
If You Suffer With
Kidney Trouble

Headache, backache unusual thirst are
symptoms that point to kidney trouble For
over 30 years physicians have endorsed
Mountain VALLEY Mineral Water direct from
famous Hot Springs. Arkansas. Phone
ME-. 1862 for case today.
Mountain Valley Mineral Water
MET. 1862 laos K St. NV.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Recovering From Poison.

Carl Lipp, IS, who collapsed in front
Of Glen Echo Amusement Park, in
Montgomery County, yesterday, was
reported in improved condition today
In Georgetown University Hospital
He told q group of workmen he had
swallowed six poison tablets. He lives
in the 1900 block Of 9 street.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
Church Group to Meet.

Women of ST. Patrick's Church have
been invited to attend an evening of
recollection" meeting and dinner at
6 pm. Thursday at Retreat House
1000 Harewood road northeast, ar
ranged by Rev. Director John g.
Spence.
Evening star., 1936-12-08
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Evening star., 1936-12-08
HARRISON DEATH PROBE
CONTINUED BY POLICE
Man Found Unconscious in Union
Station Succumbed to Frac-
tured Skull.

Homicide squad detectives and the
coroner's office today pursued their in
vestigation into the cause Of the death
Of Edison Ellsworth Harrison, 3e, who
died in Gallinger Hospital yesterday
10 days after he was admitted suf-
fering with fractured skull.
Police found Harrison unconscious
in Union Station and had him re-
moved to the hospital. He remained
in semi-conscious condition, doc
tors said. and was unable to tell them
how he was injured or where he lived.
Evening star., 1936-12-08

Rearming Pace Slowed.
New problems have slowed down
air rearming in Great Britain.
Evening star., 1936-11-13

Child day luncheon Of the organization
at the Mayfiower Hotel yesterday.
The youngsters attended in the role
Of living examples Of the efficiency of
the organizations effort to help handi-
capped youth--a social enterprise in
which, 1t was said, more than $50 900
has been spent.
All three of the boys were speakers
on the luncheon program. They were
presented by Robert r. Fleming, chair
man of the committee in charge of
the child welfare work Of the club.
Others participating included DR.. Gus
tbs Lee Hall. DR.. Charles G. Daniel,
Bynum z. Hinton and j. Frank Kelley.
The appreciation Of the children
Evening star., 1936-11-13
WIFE is SUICIDE
. IN ALASKA COLONY
Dependency Blamed for
First Tragedy in Mata-
nuska Valley.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PALMER, Alaska, November IA
coroner'S jury decided today that
Mrs. Zelda King Pilkenton, bride of
six months, found dead Wednesday.
committed suicide because of de-
spondency.
The jury said she and her husband,
Alvan, whose parents lived in Miami,
Fla, had been drinking before she
shot herself through the heart with
a 20 caliber rifle.
Hers was the first violent death in
Uncle Sans model colony in Mata-
nuska Valley.
Husband Is Accountant.
Her husband is accountant for the
Valley Settlement Corporation, Fed
eral project commenced year and
a half ago to afford approximately
1000 drought ht-stricken settlers of the
Middlest West the opportunity to
start anew in a fertile region l25
miles north of Seward.
Mrs. Pilkenton, welded six months
Evening star., 1936-11-13
BRITAIN TO RUSH
WAR PREPARATION
Clash Between Baldwin and
Churchill on Methods
Reveals Anxiety.
By the Associated Press.

6S I0e hSsOClhIcu HAcSS'
LONDON, November l3.-Out OF
bitter clash between Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin and Winston
Churchill, assurances appeared today
that Great Britain would speed up its
resrmament in order to match strides
with rapidly rearming Europe.
Baldwin and Churchill, wartime
minister of munitions and first lord
of the admiralty, crossed oratorical
swords in the House of Commons last
night, Churchill deriding and Bald
win defending the governments policy.
Observers, however, noted their ac-
cord on the urgency of British rearm-
ament and believed the duel had
cleared the air of bitter interparty
strife.
Inquiry Suggested.
Churchill, arraigning the govern
ment, charged Britain never had been
more imperiled ''since the U-boat
campaign was crushed" He told the
House of Commons it should demand
a parliamentary inquiry into what
he described as neglect Of the ma
tional defense.
Il have been staggered by the fall
ure of the House to react effectively
against these dangers" Churchill as
serted.
Baldwin retorted in a sensational
speech in which he told the House
he had withheld advocacy of rearm-
ing because rampant pacifism would
have defeated such policy IN the
national government general elec-
tions last year.
Baldwin Rebukes Commons.
Prefacing his speech with the warn
ing he would talk with appalling
frankness," Baldwin rebuked the
Commons and the nation for opposi-
ton which, he said, prevented Brit
ain from getting an early start IN
the European rearmament race.
But now, he declared, though de-
mocracies are two years behind die
tatorships, they have unity OF pur-
pose nothing can break.
There can be no peace in Europe
unless every country knows We are
prepared for war the Prime Min
lister contended. Il will always trust
the instincts of our democratic peo-
pie although they may come q little
. late"
Evening star., 1936-11-13

ago and before that school teacher
in the valley for three years. was
found dead on the floor of her home.
A rifle was on a nearby table.
The husband reported the death to
neighbors. He said he found her body
when he returned from Palmer.
No Sign Of Struggle.
Ed Coffey, a neighbor, who accom-
panied Pilkenton back to the house,
declared there was no sign Of a strug-
gle in the room.
The dead woman was lying on her
back, legs crumpled. The bullet en-
tered her chest above the heart and
emerged through her back.
Before coming to Matanuska Mrs.
Evening star., 1936-11-13
Utility Decision Reserved.

NEW YORK, November 13 Dr.
Federal Judge Julian w. Mack re-
served decision yesterday in the suit
brought by the Securities and Ex-
change Commission to compel the
Electric Bond g. Share Co. and IL
defendants to register in accordance
with the public utility act Of 1885.
Evening star., 1936-11-13
WOMAN'S BODY FOUND
AT MOUNTAIN CABIN
Forest Rangers Seek Men Seen
by Husband Near Scene
in California.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, November l3.-The
death of Mrs. Margaret P. Walker. So.
her body found near blood-spattered
ak at a mountain cabin high up in
the Arroyo Seco, puzzled sheriff's hom-
icide experts today.
Forest rangers barricaded roads
leading out of the Arroyo in search
for two men reported seen by her hus-
band, Henry Clay Walker, 81, real
estate operator.
Walker said he noticed the men in
Pine Canyon. near the cabin, while
gathering firewood. and upon his re-
turn found his wife dead, the back Of
her head crushed.
There was possibility, officers said.
that Mrs. Walker had been struck by
boulder tumbling down the noun
tain side.
The couple went to the cabin for the
Armistice holiday, intending to stay
several days.