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Evening star., 1936-05-23
TOURS HISTORIC POINTS.
Townsend OFF at Dawn for Maryland
Sightseeing.

BALTIMORE, May % CP-Dr.
Francis z. Townsend started at dawn
today on sightseeing tour of historic
points in Maryland, apparently un-
concerned as to what a Congressional
Investigating Committee may do about
him.
The California physician. did not
disclose his itinerary, but said he ex-
pected to be gone all day.
Meanwhile, at his old-age pension
plan headquarters here, hundreds
of kilograms voicing support and
confidence of his followers awaited
his return. Most of the messages
urged him to stand fast in refusing
to submit to further questioning by
the committee.
One wire. from Rutland, VT, was
signed by F. F. Berry, State area man.
ager. Berry said he told an audience
OF 1000 persons the congressional
group might try to jail DR.. Townsend.
When I said: Is there a man or
woman present willing to go to Jail
with DR.. Townsend?' the entire audi
ence leaped to its feet" the wire said
One of Townsend's aides went to
Washington today to check out of the
leaders hotel room there and bring
his clothes and papers to Baltimore.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
KNOX ADDS EIGHT :"
ILLINOIS DELEGATES
At-Large Group Pledged to Pub
lisher-Some Shout mo"
to Resolution.
Ry the Associated Prekx

BY the Associated Press.
PEORIA, Ill, May 23.-The eight
Illinois delegates at large to the Re-
publican National Convention we're
under instructions today to support
Col Frank Knox for the presidential
nomination.
A resolution, recommending the
nomination of the Chicago publisher
and pledging the eight delegates. was
adopted yesterday by the party's State
convention in the Peoria Armory.
1t was presented by c. Wayland
Brooks. the Republican nominee for
Governor. Some delegates to the State
gathering shouted no as the vote was
taken.
Managers Of the Knox campaign
claim the support of most Of the 40
district delegates elected at the April
IA primary. No effort was made at
the convention TO instruct any Of the
delegates for Senator William e. Boran
Of Idaho. who carried 10 of the 25
State districts at the primary although
he trailed Col. Knox in the Statewide
preference vote.
Evening star., 1936-05-23

week, the committee will introduce
certain documentary evidence of the
pension organizations practices into
the record. A committee meeting
probably will be called on Tuesday
morning, he said.
While the committee was strug-
Cling through its narrowing day, DR.
Townsend rested "in slippered ease''
in Baltimore, dividing his time be-
tween writing new book and writing
statements about the committee.
His first one, released by Sheridan
Downey, personal counsel, follows:
If I should fail to challenge the
power of the Bell committee to per-
slst in its unconstitutional persecu-
tion of the Townsend movement,
should be an unworthy citizen, for
in my opinion, the activities of thL
committee are a dagger held at the
heart of democratic government.
Il am. therefore, directing Edward
j. Margett, A. ]. Wright, Jack Kiefer
Capt. Hawkes. and Clinton Wunder
now under subpoena, to refuse to tes-
tify before the Bell committee"
At the committee Offices it was said
that Margett has not been subpoenaed
since he volunteered to appear when
ever the committee wished to see him
Later Downey released the following
comment:
DIR. Townsend now prophesies the
committee will not have the courage
to put this matter up to the House
because they will be afraid to give
him hearing before that body. They
will weakly evade the issue and put
this baby in the lap of the District
Court.
The case will not come to tria,
before the election"
AS something of an anti-climax
committee investigators were unable
to locate DR.. James E. Pope. sum.
moned to appear for hearing ir
the afternoon. Pope, leader Of a
rival pension program, has had head
quarters in Washington for many
years.
TOURS HISTORIC POINTS.
Evening star., 1936-05-23

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banks reported receiving savings &C.
counts from Berg in rapid fire fashion.
Tellers said he usually appeared with
two suitcases. from which he produced
$1,000 bill and two 500 bills.
Twenty-Five accounts were opened.
Uncommunicative as to his person.
al affairs. the man gave bank refer
ences in San Francisco and New York.
which. when checked, failed to fur
nish any information about him, the
tellers said.
Wednesday night he was seen leav-
ing the lobby of his hotel, still carry
ing the two suit cases. That Is the
last report of him.
There is certainly nothing wrong
about opening IS bank accounts, but
there is reason to fear this man and
his money may be the victims of
foul play" said a Burns ofilcial today.
I'VE are anxious to locate Berg in
order to assure our bank clients OF
his safety. In the event of his sud-
den death, none of the banks here
would know Of any relatives or Of
any way to trace their depositor."
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Clue to Boys Suicide Sought
In Bible Left Open in Room

learned the boy had an unusually high
scholastic standing.
His parents, describing George as
cheerful and just an all-around, nor
NAL boy" could offer no reason why
he had hanged himself while they
awaited him at church dinner.
The mother said her son, one Of
i've children, had looked forward
eagerly to attending the church affair
and had told her Of his discovery in q
reference book of some information he
wanted to tell the pastor.
When George did not appear at the
church dinner, the father returned
home and found his body hanging
In his attic bed room, . clothesline
about his nsek,
Evening star., 1936-05-23
RAILROAD OFFICIAL
BURNED TO DEATH
Pere Marquette Genearl Passenger
Agent Dies as Blaze Sweeps
His Home.

by tut ASsOCltLeQ fTesS.
DETROIT. May 23.-John H.
Dunphy, general passenger agent of
the Pere Marquette Railway, burned
to death in q fire at his suburban
Highland Park home early today.
A son William and daughter Viz
ginia. awakening as the blaze swept
the home. escaped, while Dunphy. 81.
apparently collapsed beside his bed as
he tried to fee.
Fire Chief Floyd Baker Of High
land Park said William told him he
thought both his father and sister
were following him outside. The chief
said the daughter told Of attempting
to arouse her father and her own
escape by a window and down a
neighbor's ladder.
Dunphy. born In Chicago, lived
most of his life in Grand Rapids
and Detroit and had worked for the
Pere Marquette since he was IS years
old He had been general passenger
agent since 1926. He was a widower.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
WALK LIGHTS WIN
APPROVAL OF GROUP
Citizens Forum Of Columbia
Heights Lauds Move in
Right Direction"

Control of pedestrian traffic in
downtown Washington by "walk"
lights was cited as "step in the
right direction" and unanimously ap-
proved by the Citizens Forum of Co.
lumbia Heights last night.
DR.. Lyman F. Kebler. chairman OF
the forums Public Safety and Health
Committee, who introduced the reso-
luton. laudeG Trafic Director Will
liam A. Van Duzer for his efforts in
having the control lights installed.
The forum opposed compulsory au-
tomobile inspection. declaring it was
neither practicable nor feasible" at
this time.
A report was made by DR.. Kebler's
committee as to the desirability of
the District Fire Department getting
supervision over all Federal buildings
in the matter of fire hazards and fire
control. Such control now is under
the Federal Fire Council, organized in
1880, and it was recommended by the
committee that the present system be
continued.
The forum approved the recommen-
dation.
H. C. Phillips, president. and Oliver
E. Foulk, secretary, officiated at the
meeting, held in Powell Junior High
School.
Evening star., 1936-05-23

1t seems that one of the youthful
cadet officers told his comrades in arms
that he had gone to church the evening
before and prayed that they would win.
Prayers before battle? A noble idea.
So the zero hour found them all in
ardent supplication. Trouble is" said
one, after the winning laurels went to
another company, I'VE must have used
the wrong prayers" YEAH" said
another Now I lay me down to
Sleep"
y X 4
SAILOR.
Mrs. Roosevelt visited an erhi-
bition OF the Washington Ship
Model Makers Club the other
night.
When she passed By several
miniature clippers and cdnpas-
pot0ered brigs and came to
motor launch she smiled to her
host .
my husband" she confded,
isn't interested in models un-
less they hare sails"
y v
A CERTAIN naval veteran Is Won
dering what the Veterans Bureau
means by the words 'active service"
His bonus application was returned,
marked rejected" on the grounds he
had not seen active service during the
World War.
He was chief oficer on . vessel dur
ing the war. The Germans torpsdced
Evening star., 1936-05-23

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was riding yesterday, and today one
OF them was in a coma with possibly
fractured skull and internal injuries.
Others in hospitals as result of
automobile accidents yesterday were
Mrs. Lena M Riley. So. of 3633 Warder
street; Mrs. Olga Kiffer. 38. of Oden-
ton, Md. and a street car motorman.
Boy, Is, Critically Injured.
Bernard Kelly. jr., l3, of Forest
Glen. Nd. was critically injured. and
his 10-year-old brother John cut and
bruised when their bike" ran into an
automobile driven by Mrs. Sybelle A.
Wolfe. Silver Spring. Nd, at Connect
icut avenue and Warder street, Ken
sington, Md. Mrs. Jerry Kelly, an
aunt Of the boys, was riding with Mrs.
Wolfe. The Kensington rescue squad
took Bernard to Washington SAM.
tarium, Takoma Park, Md.
Mrs. Riley was injured when a car
in which she was riding was in col
lision with another at Tenth and r
streets. She received injuries so seri-
Gus that her condition at Garfield
Hospital today was said to be critical.
Leonard o. Crymes. 81, and Mrs. Inez
r. Crymes, both of the Warder street
address. were injured slightly.
Hit-Run Driver Blamed.
A hit-and-run driver was response
BILE for the accident on the Defense
Highway at Lanham, Md, in which
Mrs. Kiffer was injured. She may
have a fractured skull. Her daughter,
Annie, II, and Leonard Kirby, 20,
also of Odenton, were treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital, where the trio was taken
by the Bladensburg rescue squad.
Wharton Fitch, 80. of the 3l00 block
Mount Pleasant street, was treated at
Casualty Hospital for internal injuries
yesterday after the street car he was
operating was in collision with truck
driven by Harland Schutts, 81, of the
3400 block of George avenue.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Sweeps
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Business fell away to nothing. fewer
engineers were needed and all that
Hassons seniority entitled him to was
a job back on the left side of the cab
He Is unmarried, residing with his
parents. and has been their sole sup
port for the past year. since his father,
trainman, was badly injured in an
automobile accident.
What Hasson gets goes $3.50 with
the mother and father. For mis- own
part, a holiday at some beach will
be just about right.
He embarked on the holiday, Incl
dentally. as soon as he had heard
the results of the drawing, deciding he
was too excited to switch any more
cars today. Anyway. he knew his
parents would want to know what
had happened this time. They have
had three or four tickets before, but
nothing ever happened.
The lucky woman, Mrs. Gillespie
is out of the city, being on a
visit to married daughter, Mrs c.
v. Cox, in Tulsa, Okla. News of her
draw was communicated here to the
daughter with whom she makes ht I
home Miss Cooper Gillespie, a Sec
retary in the Department of Justice
Isn't that wonderful? I'm so ex-
cited" the latter exclaimed, when
told that her ticket was worth at least
$4,000.
Mrs. Gillespie signed her ticket
"Petie"-a nickname 1t was her Sec
ond purchase. She has lived in WASH
ington three years, coming from
Wichita, Kans.
Frederick, 36, married and with two
children, signed as Drunken Iceman'
for his ticket, and says the proceeds
will pay bills.
At their home, 25l0 North Sixteenth
street, Lyon Village, Mrs. Fredericl
said it looked like good chance te
invest in a home.
Mrs. Frederick was at home Wher
told of the drawing.
You're kidding she said. 1--WE
never won anything in our lives
But Frederick took it in stride.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
FLEES AFTER CHASE
Driver of Bootleg Car Forces Of
ficer Off Road.

Police had q smoke-screen-equipped
automobile and a 5-gallon cans OF
bootleg whisky today as souvenirs OF a
chase last night in which Motor Cycle
Policeman c. H. Gould was crowded
OF Bladensburg road by the driver,
who escaped.
When Gould was forced "out OF
play" Motor Cycle Policeman r. E.
Burton took up the pursuit. The
fugitive escaped him by driving on to
some railroad tracks at Minnesota ave-
nue. and Sherff road northeast, where
he jumped out and ran with a COM
panion.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER. N. Y, May 23.-Police
sought In the Bible today possible
clue to the suicide Of 10-year-old
George r. Lum, whose body was found
hanging in his home last night by his
father. Milton s. Lum, . real estate
operator.
The schoolboy had left open page
of the concordance Of the old and
new testaments. On the page police
investigators read:
"often: Prov, xxix.1. Harden. Neck.
Mark, VI. He had been bound"
The case was listed - . suicide In
the police report, Detectives said they
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Nazis and Reds Fight.

GJOEVIK. Norway R.-Rival
NaAs and Communists of Norway
fought = pitched battle today, in
which six Na1s were wounded seri-
ously and an undetermined number
less seriously. Police reinforcements
were rushed from Oslo to halt the
conflict. Several hundred Communists
raided q Nam meeting place, throw
ing stones and scrap iron.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
TWO FOUND GUILTY
IN ROANOKE TRIAL
Verdict Is Given on Charge
of Conspiracy to In
fIuence Jury.
By the Associated Press.

ROANOKE, Va, May 23.-After de-
liberating an hour and 16 minutes.
including 40 minutes yesterday, a
Federal jury this morning found
Amos w. Rakes of Patrick County
and Edgar T Marshall of Forrest
Hill, Md, guilty of conspiracy to in
fluence the jury. which heard the
celebrated Franklin County liquor
conspiracy case, and acquitted David
A. Nicholson, former member Of the
Virginia General Assembly.
Judge John Paul overruled motions
of counsel for Rakes and Marshall
to set aside the verdict, and eXcep-
tions were noted.
After motions to set aside the ver-
dict had been oVerruled, court was
recessed until this afternoon. Mean
while. attorneys conferred with Judge
Paul, indicating that sentence may
be imposed this afternoon.
The three were the only defendants
of %, who failed either to plead
guilty or nolo contendere.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
In recess.
Finance Committee studies revenue
measure.
House:
In recess.
MONDAY.
Senate:
win take UP commodity exchange
bill.
Appropriations Subcommittee may
finish work on deficiency bill.
Judiciary Committee, regular weekly
meeting.
House:
Considers Sisson bill to repeal "red
rider" TO 1885 District appropriation
act.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
1887 SCOUT JAMBOREE
PUSHED BY COUNCIL
National Gathering to Take Place
of Encampment Cancelled
Here Last Year.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May az
The National Council OF the Boy
Scouts of America pushed plans to-
day for a 1887 national jamboree in
Washington, to take the place Of the
one Cancelled last year when infantile
paralysis developed in States near the
Capital.
A resolution adopted by the council
yesterday urged that each troop in
the Nation have at least one repre-
sentative there.
Another resolution requested all
Scouts TO be fingerprinted. the records
to be placed in the civilian files Of the
Department of Justice at Washington.
Nell r. Wilkinson, Atlanta, Ga, was
elected @ vice president, and all other
officers were reelected.
DR.. Walter H. Head, st. Louis, Is
president, and President Roosevelt,
honorary president.
Evening star., 1936-05-23

1t. He was among those rescued BY
the steamer Finland of the coast Of
France. The Finland was tcrpedoed
before it reached port. The veteran
was rescued again.
Yet, they say, he didn't see active
service.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
TAXI, LADY?

7HREE totally unconcerned Ia
dies sat in the sleek long car
of the Vice President of the
i United States while 1t was
parked on r street Wednesday after
noon and chatted aimlessly for more
than half hour. as Mr.. Gamers
chauffeur paced the sidewalk in con-
sternation and didn't know quite what
to do about 1t.
These ladies, one member of the
diplomatic corps, had been to lunch
con with Mrs. Homer Cummings, wife
of the Attorney General. in a down.
town MOTEL. Their hostess had told
them to wait in her car which she
said was parked at the hotels main
entrance, and she would take them
home. None figured that the hotel
had more than one main entrance.
And such an official-looking car as
they saw parked at the curb must
be the right one!
So they opened the door without a
word and stepped in, trile annoyed
at the chauffeur's icy stare. And they
waited and waited. And Mrs. Cum
mings, in her car, waited and waited.
Finally three very much embarrassed
ladies stepped back to the curb. They
had just seen their hostess, who had
given up in despair, driving on with
out them.
Swallowing pride with a gulp, one
approached the chauffeur, then more
bewildered than ever, and asked
please tell us whose car this is?"
This, madam" said the chauffeur,
pulling himself up erect. "is the Vice
Presidents car" Whereupon the
three left, hurriedly, wondering what
on earth they would have said to Mr.
Garner had he found his car in their
possession.
ELOQUENT.
Broad shouIdered Representa-
tive Martin Dies, Teras Democrat.
is confding to friends these days
that at last he's success
"You See," he said, "I'Ue been
kicking up so much dust trying to
tighten up the immigration laps
friend OF mine in Congress
asked me if I'd do him the fauor
OF coming into his district and
making q speech.
What do you ,pant me to say?'
! asked him.
81 don't care what you say he
explained. Just so you oiue me the
devil. Then knotD III be re-
elected"
CAMERA!
7 ANSDALE G. SASSCER, president
- of the Maryland Senate, has beer
photographed many times, but a pic
ture which the Associated Press tool
of him in Baltimore recently ha:
brought him the greatest reaction.
Evening star., 1936-05-23

The picture shows group of State
officials, including Gov. Nice, the latter
signing bills in a Baltimore hospital
The signatures were being placed on
the bills there because the chief clerk
of the State Senate, who must be pres
ent at the ceremony. was patient al
the hospital at the time.
Every one in the picture, except
Senator Sasscer. is watching the Gov
ernor sign bill. The moment the
photo was taken. the Senate presiden,
was glancing at the chief clerks nurse
Nearly 100 of the Senator's friends
have clipped the picture from news
papers and sent it to him with "hu-
morous" comments.
BAD POLLY.
A VOICE. with peculiarly stridelt
tones. is disturbing the residents
on Broad Branch road, just over the
District line. Polly, normally tract
able parrot, belonging to Carrie and
Fred Hughes, took it into her head,
two days ago, to have a little fun.
She is perched in the top of tree
in her owners yard, and in piercing
tones invites them to come and get her
Carrie. come get Polly! Fred. come
get Polly!" is the gist Of her almost
constant refrain.
Despite her cordial invitation, how
ever, neither coaXing nor missiles can
dislodge her from her precarious perch
BATTLE PRELUDE.
SPECTATORS in Grifith Stadium
watching the competitive drill OF
Washington high school cadets the
other day might have wondered what
the boys Of Westerns Company A were
thinking about with heads bowed "at
rest" and hands clasped over gun bar
rels in silent meditation. Those lads
we're praying!
Evening star., 1936-05-23
FARMERS EXECUTED
Four Die on Charge Of Treason

in Lithuania.
KAUNAS, Lithuania, May % R).-
Four farmers we're executed today
after court-martial on charges Of in
citing the populace of Southern
Lithuania to overthrow the govern
ment.
Three other death sentences were
commuted to life imprisonment.
Ten more farmers were tried at
scond court-martial. five of them SEN
fenced to life imprisonment and the
others to varying terms.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Back to Ancient Ways,

Cut OF by floods in Northern
Rhodesia recently. people of Q set
tlement shot q message by bow and
arrow across the swollen river ask
ing for help.
Evening star., 1936-05-23
AMERICANS DRAW HEAVILY.
1S9 of 432 Receiving Tickets on 36
Horses Are In U. 8.

again guaranteed large share of the
prize money.
The draw continued throughout the
afternoon and will 60 on Monday.
In the morning session q total OF
189 Americans received tickets out of
the total Of 432 drawn.
Each Assured Of $2,215.
Each of these were assured of 2,215,
while 26 Americans, by drawing the
favorites, Noble King, Tai Akbar, Bos-
well and Bala Hissar, have a good
chance Of gaining the additional
wealth which will come from horses
Wednesday "in the money"
The bulk of American winners live
in the New York area.
Europe, drew 100 winners; Canada.
"a; Ireland, 30, and Latin America, 4.
Each person whose ticket rates u
horse, receives at least f443, 8 pence,
regardless of whether the horse runs,
wins or loses.
The mansion house. scene Of the
drawing, was decorated upon this oc-
casion in the undersea motif with
King Neptune dominating the scene.
Crowds were packed around the
building.
Rhodes Scholar Scratched.
The field for the Derby was reduced
to ~ today as Lord Astor scratched
Rhodes Scholar, once one of the IA
vorites at 19 to / and lately quoted
at so to /.
A grand prize fund Of f1,253.375
(about $6,266,875) for distribution
was announced as the Derby draw
began.
A total of f2,06S, ,55S (about $40, ,s17,-
1907 was collected in the sweeps. The
prize fund was divided into IL units
of 100000 each, compared ITO IA in
the last draw.
In addition to the horse prizes
drawn today, provision was made for
10 residual prizes of s5,337 shillings
(about $26,687) each and 1900 cash
prizes of f100 (about 5000 each.
First Ticket On Eranhild.
The draw started at l0:35 am. (5:3t
am, Eastern standard time1 and the
first horse on which tickets were
drawn was q non-runner, Eranhild
The first ticket drawn was held by
resident of British Guiana.
The first American winner was
''Peggy's Luck" of Brooklyn, N. Y.
who drew q ticket on Eronhild.
The large proportion of United
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Mystery

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Townsend

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Accidents

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CAMERA!

7 ANSDALE G. SASSCER. president
of the Maryland Senate. has been
photographed many times, but pic
ture which the Associated Press took
of him in Baltimore recently has
brought him the greatest reaction"
Evening star., 1936-05-23
Lyddane

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-10

Active in arranging Butler Uni.
versity's third annual journalism
field day April 10 is William Rohr
(above), Indianapolis, editor of a
field day edition of the Collegian,
campus newspaper. Approximately
300 high schol pupils are expected
to participate in the program.