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Evening star., 1936-09-13
ABINGDON CRASH FATAL
New Yorker Dies and Five Hurt
in Auto Accident.

ABINGDON, Va, September IL (P.
One person was fatally injured
and five others were hurt today
when the automobile in which they
were riding failed to negotiate a
sharp curve at the west approach
of an overhead bridge mile east
of Abingdon. =
Barney Fein, 81. of New York City,
died a few minutes after reaching
the hospital here.
The injured are Mrs. Fem, Mr..
and Mrs. Murphy Fein, their 3-year-
old son. and Phillip Fein, ~, . lawyer.
III Of New York City.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR
MAY ACT IN VICE WAR
Demands Sheriff Stop Open Sale
of Liquor and
Gambling.

By the Associated Press.
JACKSON, Miss, September IA
County peace officers patrolled Ran
kin County's amusement center-the
Brandon pike-today after Gov. Hugh
White personally took hand in a
compaign against the open sale Of
liquor and the operation of gambling
tables.
Gov. White, who delivered an ul-
timatum to Sheriff Tom Spann yester-
day to 'act or I will" said today the
anti-vice campaign was not for only a
few days "but from now on"
Most of the clubs" we're open last
night, but there was no gambling
Roulette wheels, keno and dice tables
had been carted out Of the buildings.
There were no open bars, officers re-
ported.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
TWO STORMS WATCHED
One in Gulf, Other in Atlantic,
moving Northward.

JACKSONVILLE Fla, September u
R.-Two tropical storms moved
slowly tonight, one northward in the
Atlantic east of Puerto Rico and the
other west-northwestward through the
Gulf Of Mexico east of Tampico, Mex
Neither offered any immediate threat
OF danger to any part Of the United
States, although the Weather Bureau
advised small craft on the Texas coast
to remain close to shore.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
FLIGHT AGAIN DELAYED
Richman and Merrill May Leave
England Monday,

LHS IdHU MOuUdy.
LIVERPOOL, England, September
u CP.-Harry Richman. the Broad
way crooner. tonight again postponed
his projected return flight to New
York with Pilot Dick Merrill This
time Richman said they might or
might not take of Monday with the
dawn.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Four Legs on British Chick.

A four-legged chick Matched ct
Forsinard. England, has two feet point
inS forward and two backward.
Evening star., 1936-09-13

Baldyn Curtis research assistant In the physics DEPART
ent OF the University Michigan nSpects the cycloron
the most poweul atom gun in the Oord tich recently de-
Deoped the neO record high poage OF 6000O0 colts at the
university expected that 100000 uots developed
in the future by the giant
physics department responsible
this atom snasher Whch U be used for experimentation
radio activity and possibly for the treatment Of
Wide World Photo
Evening star., 1936-09-13

ANTHONY w. HALL,
Who claims to be q descendant
OF Henry VII and the rightful
King of England. He claims
that no bill of Parliament
since the death of Queen
Elizabeth has received the
royal assent. Hall also has
issued specimen 1-pound
notes to persons 1DhO contrib
uted to his campaign to gain
the throne, and Uds recently
arrested in hyde Park Uhile
making the solicitations.
Later he 1Das released on q
promise not to appear in the
park for some time.
Wide World Photo.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Red Gross

Continued From Page B-l.)
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Safe Driving

Continued From Page B-1.)
Evening star., 1936-11-27
NICE SETS SESSION.
FOR DECEMBER Is.
Assembly Will Be Called to
Consider State Social
Security Law.

BALTIMORE. November 27.-Gov.
Harry w. Nice said today he will call
q special session Of the Maryland Leg
islature for December IS, to consider
the States participation in the ma
tional security program.
The Social Security Committee, city
and State ofiicials met with Gov. Nice
to work out an unemployment insur-
ance program for Maryland.
The conferees we're confronted with
the task of deciding whether there
should be special legislative session
to enact the necessary law and just
what form of unemployment insurance
bill would be drafted.
Issues Statement
To retain the pay roll taxes COL
lected in the State Maryland must
have an acceptable unemployment in
surance law by the end Of the year.
In statement for submission to the
conference of legislative and social
welfare leaders the Governor said:
That social security in the form of
unemployment insurance is absolutely
necessary must be conceded by every
one, and it has become fairly apparent
that a special session Of the Legislature
Is imperative.
Reluctance Due to Cost.
my reluctance to call the Legisla-
ture together at this time has been
occasioned entirely by the considera-
tion Of the costs to the taxpayers. I
had hoped for some definite statement
of policy from Washington in con-
nection with the extension of the time
limit The indefiniteness Of informa-
tion from the Capital has, however,
made it dangerous to gamble on future
congressional actions.
Il have asked, among others, the
leaders of the General Assembly, both
Democrats and Republicans, to meet
with me, first. to advise with me
concerning the need for such a special
session; second, to Coordinate all
effort looking to the preparation OF
the necessary legislation, and, third,
to enlist your efforts ir persuading the
membership Of the General Assembly
to remain in session only so long as Is
necessary to enact this legislation and
this alone.
There can be no excuse for con-
sidering anything else in a special
session. All other matters can, and
should, and, hope, will, be delayed
until the regular session-a matter Of
. few days.
Submits BiII.
There will be laid before this con-
ference a bill to carry into effect un-
employment insurance in the State
Of Maryland drafted after months of
research. hearing OF all parties and
groups interested.
II am confident that, with the ap-
proval and earnest. active support of
the gentlemen representing the Cen
eral Assembly, only two or three days
at the most would be required for
consideration and action by the Leg
lslature.
II should like your opinion as to
whether or not an extra session Is
absolutely necessary, and would most
particularly like the advice of the
congressional delegation whom have
invited on this particular subject. and
II q special session is to be called !
should appreciate your expression as
to the date thereof"
LAW "HIGHLY DESIRABLE"
Evening star., 1936-11-27
HOFFMAN PREDICTS SOLUTION
New Jersey Governor Says He Regrets
Haupamann Death.

Haupamann Death.
NEW YORK, November 27 (P.-
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman of New Jersey,
eight months after the electrocution
of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the
killing OF the kidnapped Lindbergh baby,
said today:
I still wish there had been some
way to keep Hauptmann alive"
He declined to discuss further in
yestigation of the Lindbergh kidnapping
or possible developments since Haupt-
mann's death. but in an interview
said: BY no means am convinced
that the Lindbergh crime has been
completely solved"
He declared he believed the case
would be cleared up eventually.
Il have never had any illusions,
however" he said, about the difi-
culties of clearing up the case. With
those who probably took part in the
kidnapping having had plenty Of time
to clear out of the country and with
four or five years to cover up their
IIdCCS, tilClS ID uV hOub0 III NY HIiiiSa
that it will be hard to get to the
bottom of the Lindbergh case.
Il never had any desire to shield
Hauptmann. but I believe that the
ends of Justice were hampered by let
ting him die With Hauptmann be-
hind prison bars, even if he had been
one of the participants in the crime
society could have been protected and
the search continued.
"As long as today there are other
people connected with the crime at
large our children are not safe
For perhaps the first time since
early last April when Hauptmann
died, the Governor discussed his rea-
sons for failing to intervene. He had
granted one reprieye but refused q
second.
Il was and am convinced" the
Governor said, that I did not have
the constitutional authority to grant
a second reprieve. If had had the
authority and been permitted to fol-
low my own inclinations, Hauptmann
would be alive today"
Evening star., 1936-11-27

The bicycle wasn't even damaged,
but in some inexplicable fashion the
windshield on the cab was broken.
For Is minutes the driver argued with
the messenger boy rider trying to in
duce him to pay for the damage. much
to the amusement of a crowd at
Eleventh and Pennsylvania avenue.
NUMBER.
EVERY time Vince Callahan, the
radio man, is called upon to tell
a radio story he invariably falls back
on an incident involving an announcer
and the United States Marine Band.
The band was playing a radio con-
cert one day and had fallen behind in
its schedule. One Of the selections
listed on the advance program had
to be omitted to keep within the al
lotted radio time Capt. Taylor Bran
son turned to his musicians after .
snappy Sousa march had been played,
and said: Skip the waltz"
Evening star., 1936-11-27
u. s. LINER SAILS,
CARGO UNL0ADED
French Dockworkers Refuse
Service to Washington,
Due to Strike.
BY tie Associated Press.


LIE HAVRE. France, November 27.-
The United States liner Washington,
local point Of sympathy strike of
French dock workers, sailed for Ham,
burg today without having discharged
its cargo.
The United States Lines abandoned
its efforts to get French dock workers
to reconsider their refusal to unload
the ship in solidarity" with striking
American maritime workers after two
days of negotiations ended in failure.
Ofiicials Of the line said the 600-ton
cargo consigned to France might be
shipped back from Hamburg.
At Marseille dockmen likewise re-
fused to unload the coke cargo Of a
small American freighter and their
leaders asserted they would not ham
die cargo aboard the Excambion due
Friday.
Most OF the WaShington's Hamburg
bound passengers entrained for Ger
many after negotiations failed to free
the liner Of its cargo at lie Havre.
Ofncials Of the United States Lines
offered so remaining passengers OPP
portunity to continue their voyage
overland and q greater part accepted.
Others celebrated their Thanksgiving
aboard the ship.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
Loneliness Blamed
As Former Actor
Commits Suicide
E1-Female ImpersOnatOr
DOns Costume and
Ends Life.
BY the Associated Press.

os TIC ASoOCihtcU EEcSSs
INDIANAPOLIS. November 27.-
For many yesterday was q day Of
thanksgiving and feasting. But to
Charles wilhelm it brought only hours
Of loneSomeness in his room In q
modest lodging house.
His name may be recalled by
vaudeville patrons of . score and
more years ago. The 76-year-old man
once trod the boards as q female i'm
personator and his name appeared ir
lights outside the theaters.
His body, clad in one of the costumes
he wore at the height Of his career,
was found this morning lying face
downward on his bed. Beneath his
nostrils was q wad of cotton soaked
with chloroform.
Mrs. Emma Ferguson, 81, who had
befriended him, found his body when
she called to serve his breakfast.
Police said he had taken his life.
Wilhelm was dressed in silken under
wear, silk stockings, white, high-heeled
pumps and on his head was blond
wig. It was the one costume he
cherished. Other costumes, he had
told Mrs. Ferguson, were in storage at
Akron, Ohio, where Mrs. Ferguson said
he had daughter Two other daugh-
ters live in New York, Mrs. Ferguson
said.
Wilhelm had been receiving pen
sion Of $35 = month as . Spanish
American War veteran, so police
opined 1t was not poverty, but loneli-
ness that caused him to put on his
costume and play his last role In life.
Evening star., 1936-11-27

avenue and Neal street northeast, and
seventh division. Wallach School,
Eighth and d streets sutheast.
For the distribution of clothing
Capt. Joseph c. Morgan of the Metro
politan Police announced that room
has just been secured in the National
Guard Armory and q large room in
the same building has been assigned
for organizing food into baskets
Police may use it from December Is
until after Christmas day.
If you would like to present basket
or clothing to some unfortunate but
haven't the time to deliver them. Capt
Morgan says q call at your sectional
station house will bring an officer and
car to collect your donations. The
food baskets will be distributed at each
station house on Christmas eve be-
tween 1 and o O'Clock The theaters
request that no food be brought to
them.
Assortment Of Films.
Frank L. La Falce of Warner Bros.
announces q varied list of attractions
for the toy matinees.
Here Is Q list Of plays and players
who will be starred:
Metropolitan-JoeE Z. Brown in War
ner Bros "Earthworm Tractors"
Earle-Jane Withers in the Twen-
tieth Century-Fox production. Paddy
ODay."
Tivoli - Freddie Bartholomew in
United Artists Little Lord Fauntle-
roy"
Ambassador-Harold Lloyd in the
Paramount picture, ''The Milky Way.
Uptown - Laurel and Hardy In
M-G-M's Bonnie Scotland"
Penn-Laurel and Hardy In MONA
Bohemian Girl"
Apollo -Eleanore whitney In the
Paramount picture, ''Timothy's Quest. "
Home-Joe E. Brown In Warner
Bros Sons o. Guns"
York-Buster> Crabbe in the Para
mount production, Desert Gold"
Colony-Jane withers In the Twen-
tieth Century-Fox picture, Little Miss
Nobody"
savoy-Richard Dix in R-K-o's
yellow Dust"
At the Earle and the Metropolitan
the shows start at . am. and ct all
other theatsFs on the kst ct 10 a.za.~--
Evening star., 1936-11-27
PARKER AND SON
HIT INDICTMENT
Abatement Plea Offers Sew.
eraI Grounds in Wendell
Kidnap Inquiry.
BY the Associated Press.

NEWARK, N. j., November 81
Counsel for the Ellis H. Parkers,
senior and junior, filed a. plea in
abatement in Federal Court today,
attacking the validity Of the indict-
ment accusing the Burlington County
detective chief and his son of con-
spiracy in the Wendell kidnapping case.
The Parkers did not appear to plead
as scheduled.
The attorneys were George s. Silzer,
former Governor Of New Jersey. and
James Mercer Davis, former Ocean
County prosecutor.
Indictment Attacked.
Their petition held that the indict-
ment was invalid on several grounds,
including:
/. There were no Negroes on the
Federal grand jury which investigated
the alleged abduction of Paul H.
Wendell and his subsequent confession
Of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.
since repudiated.
2. The indictment was returned
after the jury's regular term had
ended.
3. An unauthorized person (the
court stenographer) was before the
jury when it heard witnesses and
voted the indictments.
The plea in abatement was pre-
sented to Judge Guy L. Fake, the
jurist who extended the jurys term
so it could complete its investigation.
John J. Quinn. United States attor-
ney for New Jersey, had previously
announced the Parkers would be called
to plead to the indictment today, but
the defense counsels action came as q
surprise move.
Three Others Indicted.
Indicted with the Parkers were three
Brooklyn, N. Y, men, Murray Blee-
field, Martin Schlossman and Harry
Weiss. None of them has been ar
rested on the Federal charge, but
Quinn said they would appear "any
time" they were wanted.
A county grand jury in Brooklyn
indicted the same five men, and New
York authorities arrested the three
Brooklynites, but could not obtain Gus
tody of the Parkers. Gov. Harold G..
Hoffman, for whom the senior Parker
investigated the Lindbergh kidnapping
and Bruno Richard Hauptmann's con-
nection with it, refused to extradite
them.
HOFFMAN PREDICTS SOLUTION.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
SEVERAL INJURED
IN CAR ACCIDENTS
Two Pedestrians Hurt on F Street
Inquest Ordered in Mrs.
Bakers Death.

Several persons were under treat
ment in hospitals today for injuries
received in Thanksgiving day auto
mobile accidents here and in nearby
Maryland.
Meanwhile, Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald announced an inquest
will be conducted Monday into the
death of Mrs. Beatrice Mulin Baker
22-year-old bride of . year, who was
killed early yesterday when the ma
chine in which she was riding with
her husband and a friend collided with
another car and overturned at Con-
necticut avenue and I street.
George J. Jump, so, Atlantic City
suffered q fractured wrist, and hi,
wife Laura. IS. was shocked and
bruised last night when they were
struck by an automobile at Twelfth
and F streets. They were taken tc
Emergency Hospital
Miss Marian r. Oehlert, "a, Of 1916
Oates street northeast, said by police
to have been the driver OF the ma
chine was charged with leaving after
colliding. She was released under
$500 bond.
Mrs. Savannah johnson, 48. COL
ored, 48 Patterson street northeast, is
in Casualty Hospital with q possible
back fracture. received last night
when the car in which she was riding
collided with a machine driven by
Thomas Hatton, 729 Thirteenth street
northeast.
Three victims of an accident In
Maryland were taken to Providence
Hospital for treatment. The injured
were Bernard w. Lieb. "a, of 1880 e.
licott street, cuts; Edith Lieb. 80. same
address. broken jaw, and Katie Lee
Kidwell, %. Warrenton, Va, sprained
wrist, shock.
Inquests were to be held today into
two other trafiic fatalities. The cases
are those Of Emil Maui, 64. of SIS
Rittenhouse street. and an unidentified
colored woman. Maui, q mute, died
in Emergency Hospital Tuesday of in.
jurles suffered when struck by a taxi
cab near Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The colored woman
also died Tuesday of a fractured skull
received in a mishap Monday night,
Evening star., 1936-11-27

the metal trades department, to de-
prive Central Labor bodies of the power
to place on an unfair list any concerns
having contracts with national or in
ternational unions.
This move to curtail power OF the
central bodies, if reported favorably,
Is sure to bring verbal resistance from
representatives of those groups.
From the Resolutions Committee Is
expected the report referring to the
executive council the question OF seek
ing legislation to curb the powers OF
the lower courts in passing on consti-
tutionality Of laws. This is the only
major issue not yet reported by that
committee.
Green Gives Views.
With no convention session yester.
day. William Green. Federation presi-
dent, took occasion to express some OF
his views about possible amendments
to the social security law. In brief, his
proposals, which he said are being
studied by the legal department of the
Federation preparatory to presentation
to Congress, are:
l. Ear marking OF the old-age bene-
fits fund with provision that no yearly
appropriation would be necessary to
make this available for the pension
payment. Present provision Is that 1t
60 into general funds of the Treasury
with yearly appropriation to be made.
2. A general tax from receipts OF
which the Government might add to
the old-age reserve fund. thus increas-
ing the monthly benefits. He would
raise also the maximum assistance
available under the Federal-State old
age assistance plan.
3. Establishment of a merit system
by claSsifications of industry with un-
employment compensation tax rate to
be determined by this yardstick. He
would also have the Federal Govern.
ment collect all unemployment COM
pensation taxes with direct grants
then to be made to States rather than
using the rebate system now provided.
4. Extension Of the act to bring agri.
cultural workers under all provisions
Evening star., 1936-11-27
FUNERAL RITES TODAY
FOR MRS. SARAH PRATT

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Van
Derlip Pratt, 81, widow of Edward
Herrick Pratt, Union major In the
Civil War. were to be held ut 3 pm.
today from the residence OF her
daughter, Mrs. Albert w. Atwood, s.
Observatory circle.
Mrs. Pratt died Wednesday at the
Wardman Park Hotel, where she had
lived for several years. Born In
Dansville, N. Y. she spent most OF
her life in Fredonia, N. Y, coming to
this city nine years ago.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Pratt u
survived BY two sisters, Mrs. Carl
Reichmann, Minneapolis, and Mrs
Allison Knight Hume, bos Angeles.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
MARITIME PEACE
| HOPE HEIGHTENED
Food Ships Being Moved to
AIaSka-International
Boycotts Loom.
Ev the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, November 81
Government movement of food ships
to Alaska brought new hope today for
break in the month-long maritime
strike deadlock today. but interna-
tional boycotts threatened to tighten
the union blockade Of American
ports.
The district council Of the Interna-
tional Longshoremens Association
looked on an agreement for release Of
government-char vessels to carry
food to Alaska as possible precedent
on which the entire maritime dispute
might be settled"
While they moved speedily to send
emergency ships north, government
officials indicated they were consider
ing a similar plan for Hawaii food
relief.
Aid From Mexican Workers.
International support for the wide
spread strike blockade came from the
Mexican Confederation of Workers,
which extended q boycott Of Ameri-
can ships at Mexicos Pacific ports to
the East Coast and Gulf.
The Dockworkers' Union in France
refused an informal request from the
United States Embassy to withdraw
an order against unloading the United
States Liner Washington at lie Harve.
Marseille dock workers refused to un-
load coke from an American freighter.
In New York harbor the trans-At-
Ia MI 10
mained many hours past its sailing
time, lacking a full crew.
Peace prevailed over Thanksgiving
at Pacific ports, where 200 ships are
idle, but two men were injured in q
ree-for-all sailors fight at New York.
Oficials investigated reports that a
seaman who died aboard an oil tanker
was a victim of strike violence before
the vessel sailed from New York Sum
day.
Food Ships TO Be Worked.
Col. o. F. Ohlson, manager OF the
Government-owned Alaska Railroad.
announced verbal agreements with
striking unions for working the food
ships would be signed today. He said
the agreements, based on contracts
the workers had with Alaska fsh
packers last season, will be FOR the
duration of the emergency
Many Alaska communities reported
shortages of butter, milk. eggs and
fresh meat and vegetables. Similar
conditions prevailed in Hawaii.
A development considered hopeful
was an announcement by Assistant
Secretary Of Labor Edward F. Nc
Grady that settlement negotiations
would continue today with operators
of So Pacific coastwise freight vessels.
This group Of ship owners had
reached virtual agreements with all
but one OF seven unions when the
strike was called October 29.
HELD IN HONOLULU SHOOTING.
Evening star., 1936-11-27
Security Board Will Not Recommend
Time Extension.

The Social Security Board today
advised Representative William p.
Cole. jr., Democrat, of Towson, Md,
that it appears to be highly desir-
able that the State of Maryland enact
an unemployment compensation law
this year, If it desires Maryland en-
ployers to receive credits under the
act"
Cole had asked the board whether
q special session Of the Legislat ture
would be necessary and had said he
would introduce an amendment to the
act in the next Congress to assure IN
extension of time for such legislation
by States If necessary.
Chairman John G. Winant, of the
Social Security Board, wrote Cole:
In order for Maryland employers to
obtain credit against the tax imposed
for 1886 by title of the social Sc
curity act for contributions made
under q State unemployment COM
pensation law 1t is necessary that such
law be passed by the State and ap-
proved by the Social Security Board
PAAoA W DStChiOCl 1900, OTQeT
that such law may be certified to the
Secretary of the Treasury on Decem-
ber 81 of this year. -"
If no unemployment compensation
law Is enacted by Maryland until after
the end Of 1896 the Social Security
Board would have no power to extend
the time for approval or certification
beyond December 81, 1896, so as to
permit credit under section 902 of the
social security act for contributions
paid under State law.
Il do not know what amendments
the next Congress may consider for
the extension OF the time in which
. State law may be approved by the
board and certified to the Secretary
OF the Treasury. The Board has not
decided to make any recommendations
70 the Congress for amendment to
the act to accomplish this purpose"