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Evening star., 1936-02-15

"a horse race betting establishment
at Melrose Park" she said.
The police said McGurn had been
reduced to taking 50-cent bets in
person.
Ironically, the gangster, who made
his fortune from Illicit alcohol, was
shot down at the close of a soft
drink night" in the recreation parlors,
where free non-intoxicating beverages
were being served.
william Aloisio, who said he was the
owner Of the bowling alleys, told the
police McGurn was regular customer
Of the place and had entered Is min
utes before he was shot down.
He said the three men walked to
within is or IS feet Of McGurn and
fired several shots.
Tramped on the floor near the spot
where McGurn fell. they found q
comic valentine addressed to McGurn
On the front of the valentine were
the figures Of a man and q woman In
their underwear. In the background
was the picture of q house marked
sold" and another sign reading
household goods for sale"
The wording on the other side read
You've lost your job, you've lost your
dough,
Your jewels and cars and handsome
houses;
But things could still be worse, you
know
At least you haven't lost your
trousers"
Evening star., 1936-02-15

CONTINUED From First page.)
crack the new standard for the course
he had set at 1:20.31 yesterday.
Feierabend's performance came be-
fore Brown and Washbond started
their final heat. They knew before
they jumped into their sled that they
would have to do 1:2l.72 or better in
order to save the championship.
Get Running Start.
Varying their technique, both Brown
and Washbond pushed the sled away
to q running start. Washbond jumped
into the boblet first. with Brown hold
ing the steering wheel. Then the
pilot jumped in with q thud as the
sled gathered momentum.
Away to q rapid start, they whizzed
past hazardous Bavaria curve at a
dizzy clip to the accompaniment of
the usty cheers Of the biggest crowd
Of spectators that had turned out for
any Of the four days Of bobsledding
competition.
They slid into the straightaway
safely and dashed across the finish
line in I minute 20.3s seconds to cap
ture the title.
Feiersbend's heat times were 1864,
1:20.31, 1:24.11 and 1:1s.8S. Colgate
and Lawrence were clocked IN 1896,
1:21.s4, 1:2480 and 1:22.16.
Split Titles With Swiss.
Brown and washbond,s victory en-
abled the United States and Switzer-
land to split the two Olympic bob
shedding championships. The Swiss
finished one-two In the four-man
championship with America fourth
and sixth.
Despite the terrific pace set IN the
two-day. two-man championships,
there was only one spill. Henri Koch's
Luxembourg sled slowed sharply after
leaving Bavaria curve IN the fourth
heat. Koch's brakeman, Gustav Wag-
ner, was hurled 10 feet through the
air as the sled cracked up. Both he
and Koch were taken by ambulance to
q hospital.
Fourth place went to Frederick Nc
Evoy's English sled in 5:40.25, nth to
Hans Kilian of Germany in 5:42!01
and sixth to Fritz Grau Of Germany
in 5:44.71.
Canada swamped Czechoslovakia,
TO, In the final round d-robin hockey
series today.
Evening star., 1936-02-15
HEROES ON MAINE
HON0REDA AT RITES
Anniversary of Ships Sink.
ing Marked at Pro-
gram Here.

Tribute to the 254 officers and men
who died when the battleship Maine
was sunk in Havana Harbor 80 years
ago was to be given today by represen-
tatives of the United States and Cuban
Governments and the United Spanish
War Veterans.
At the service in the Riding Hall
at Fort Myer. Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy Henry L. Roosevelt was to
represent the United State3 DR.. Gull
larmo Patterson, Cuban Ambassador,
his country, and Robert S. Cain, Pitts
burgh. commander In chief, the U.
8. w. v.
The service was to follow an impress
sive ceremony at the Maine mast.
erected as a monument on the plot
in Arlington National Cemetery where
the Maine dead lie buried, west OF the
cemetery ampitheater.
Commanders Daughter Here.
One of the guests at the ceremony
was to be Mrs. Mary Small. daughter
Of the late Capt. Charles D. Sigsbee,
commander of the Inflated battleship
when it sank after an explosion Of
undetermined origin blew huge hole
in the hull. During the service, a tele-
gram was to be read from Rear Admiral
Wat T. Cluverius. commander of the
base force with headquarters on the
U. s. s. Argonne. one of the Maine
survivors, then an ensign.
Wreaths were to be laid at the Maine
mast by representatives of various
auxiliary groups of the U. s. w. v.
Mrs. Irma Hill Vogel. national auxiliary
president, was in charge. After the
ceremony, the memorial meeting was
to be held in the Riding Hall. with
George v. McAlear, District depart
ment commander, presiding.
Senators Present
Several hundred guests, including
Senators George Radcliffe Of Maryland
and Marcus Coolidge of Massachusetts,.
Judge Leon McCord. Montgomery. Ala,
past commander in chief; James
Goodwin, department commander of
Maryland. and representatives Of a
score of U. s. w. v and auxiliary posts
In this vicinity were to attend. The
Marine Band was scheduled to play.
The days program will be concluded
with banquet tonight in the Wash
ington Hotel in honor Of Cain and
other national ofiicers. Victor L. Wool
ridge. District department junior vice
commander, is general chairman of the
observance.
Evening star., 1936-02-15


had written and published. At that
time, several months ago, she had
already turned out, under half a dozen
nom-de-plumes, more than 500 short
stories and seven novelettes in addi-
tion to the serials.
Her success In the field OF fiction
she has never gotten rejection slip
readily qualities her to speak upon the
topic she has chosen. The speed with
which she writes permits no time for
elaborate revisions and polishing. In
deed, contracts which require her to
write an average of almost one short
story per day prohibit any leisure in
her work. A spoken phrase, a para
graph In the letter from a friend, a
tour around the block-such items are
as often as not the complete inspira-
ton for story. They furnish charac-
ters, plot, and dialogue. The rest is
merely a matter of writing it out
Mrs. Gallagher lives with her hus-
band, Bernard j. Gallagher, prominent
Washington attorney and authority on
international law, at the Wardman
Park Hotel
Evening star., 1936-02-15
HOUSING ADVISERS
DIVIDED ON FUNDS
Loans to Local Communities Are
One of Main Points of Dif.
ference Left.
Nv the Associated Pres,

BY the Associated Press.
The amount of money the Federal
Government should advance to local
communities in q long-range, low
cost housing and slum clearance pro-
gram was reported today as one Of t lie
main points of difference still sepa-
rating President Roosevelt's housing
advisers.
Authoritative sources said the ad-
visers were in general agreement on
the broad outlines Of the program,
but that 1t would take probably two
more weeks to reach an accord on
such details as loans and grants, op-
Grating subsidies and management.
The President has told Senator
Wagner. Democrat, Of New York, to
proceed with the drafting Of legisla-
ton for presentation to Congress
this session. He insisted, however,
that he had indorsed no specific plan,
and added the whole thing was still
very much In the preliminary stage.
Evening star., 1936-02-15
SUSAN B. ANTHONY
LAUDEDBY CAPPER
Others Join in Tribute at
Capitol to Leader of
Women.

Tribute was paid to the memory OF
Susan B. Anthony in exercises at her
statue in the Capitol today by Senator
Capper, Republican, of Kansas. The
program was arranged by the Susan
B. Anthony Forum.
Senator Capper described Miss An
thony as the "emancipator Of women
and pointed out she not only battled
for the recognition of women, but also
fought for the rights of all mankind.
1T is not detracting in the least
from the memory Of the Father of His
Country, nor of the immortal Lin
coin. to name Miss Anthony as one
Of that great tribune of American
liberators," Senator Capper said. "All
honor to them and to the victories
they won"
Susan B. Anthony was truly a
great American. She had vision; she
had courage Of perseverance. than
which there is no greater courage.
1T must be admitted by all fair
minded persons when Miss Anthony
entered the battle that women'S legal
position in this country, indeed,
largely over the world was, in many
respects, practical enslavement. We
have come a long way since then
The right Of women to vote has been
granted. Professions are open to
them. We find them in business, in
industry, in legislative halls, in ex-
ecutive positions-everywhere."
Adelaide johnson, sculptor Of the
Anthony statue at the Capitol. and
Mrs. Rose Arnold Cowel. founder of
the Susan B. Anthony Forum, also
paid tribute.
Evening star., 1936-02-15
NEWSPAPER HONORED

EDGEFTELD, 8. C., February Is
R.-The service of q country weekly
to its community was recognized here
yesterday with the unveiling Of q
bronze tablet to the Edgefield Adver-
tiser.
Citizens Of Edgefield presented the
plaque In honor Of 100 years Of pub
lie service by the paper, which has
been directed by one family for the
past 81 years. j. L. Minis is the pres
eut editor.
Evening star., 1936-02-15
FIRE IN WILLARD
TANGLES TRAFFIC
Blaze Causes Little Damage
but Gives Guests Un-
scheduled Excitement.

A three alarm fire on the ninth
floor of the willard Hotel shortly be-
fore midnight last night provided
guests with some unscheduled excite
ment and created formidable traf-
f1c. jam. Damage was estimated at
about 81, 200.
The blaze started in a windowless
storeroom where several mattresses
and other furnishings were kept. 1t
was discovered by an elevator operator
who smelled smoke while taking guests
up to the tenth floor, where the
Pennsylvania State Society was hav-
ing dance.
Two bellboys and chambermaids
played fire extinguishers on the
smoldering mattresses until fire ap-
paratus arrived and extinguished the
blaze within q few minutes. The
damage resulting was mostly from
smoke and water, although only one
hose was needed to get the fire under
control.
Smoke filtering up to the floor above,
where 200 couples were dancing, did
not materially dampen enthusiasm.
Hotel employees assured the dancers
there was no danger and Phil Lamp
kin's orchestra struck up Smoke Gets
in Your Eyes"
The only ones who left were those
who crowded down the stairway to
watch the excitement below.
Due to the fact the fire was in q
downtown hotel, second and third
alarms were turned in almost imme-
diately after the first. To the grow
ing number Of fire engines of various
descriptions were added dozens OF
passing cars which stopped so their
occupants could watch. Apparatus
responding to the third alarm had q
hard time reaching the scene.
Evening star., 1936-02-15

Full of Ne,u Deal
Speeches, HOOUer
Informs Country
Declines to Say Whether
He viii Seek Presi.
dental Nomination.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, February 15.-Former
President Herbert Hoover said today
he was full Of New Deal speeches
and you'll be hearing even more of
them"
He declined to say whether he would
be a candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination.
The former President said the 1885
presidential election would be "the
most important one in rs years"
1T will not be merely q direct party
lineup Of Democrats and Republic
ane," he said. "A great many Demo-
Gratis, In fact, will be voting against
the New Deal"
The former President came here to
confer with Republican leaders.
Evening star., 1936-02-15

would not become effective until next
week
Until then" he said. cit will not
apply and the $4,000 w. P. A. en-
ployes in Philadelphia will get their
pay checks tomorrow as usual"
Declaring veterans are entitled to
priority on all except road building
projects, Judge Welsh based his de-
cision on the veterans preference set.
The preferential status given to
veterans" he said, els not to be con-
sidered q gratuity. This statute was
conferred by an appreciative Govern
ment upon men (and women) who
had rallied to their country's service
in wars in behalf of American ideals
and aspirations"
Discrimination Defined.
The Philadelphia decision resolved
itself into this:
The emergency relief act specifies
discrimination in only one class of
projects, road-building. The act says
persons on the public relief rolls are
entitled to preference In this type Of
work. Since the veterans are ex-
cluded from preference specifically
only on road-building. it Is lawful to
infer that they are entitled to prefer
ence on all other classes Of projects
under previously existing laws.
The opinion said the executive
order requiring employment of per-
sons on relief for all projects would
seem to exceed the executive author
ity given by the act which limits such
preference to road-building projects
only. It (the executive order) also
prohibits discrimination in favor Of
veterans and thereby denies the ap-
plicability of the veterans preference
act"
Evening star., 1936-02-15

Continued From First Page)
of the Potomac, damaging cabins and
other structures.
Another factor in a food here, he
explained. would be the fact the Po-
tomac at Washington has not beer
dredged for five years. Ordinarily
Congress allots funds for dredging
every three years.
Cold Spell Most Severe.
The present cold spell was reported
today by the Weather Bureau to be the
most severe in history in many places
The current siege is remarkable pri-
marily because of its length rather
than the severity of the cold, j. B
Kincer, chief of the division of climate
and crop weather, pointed out.
Three persons were injured in falls
on slippery sidewalks yesterday.
Policeman Frank S. Marshall in
jured his leg when he fell into a
snow covered hole while inspecting a
vacant house in the $500 block of
P street. The others were Raymond
Grey, 40. of sos Ninth street, who re-
ceived a head injury. and Manuel
Galan. %. Of 73S Sixth street, whose
leg was broken.
Evening star., 1936-02-15

TODAY.
Senate:
Debates farm bill
Agriculture Committee considers
rural electriflcation.
Aircraft Committee continues In
vestigation of aviation safety.
House:
In recess.
Appropriations Committee meets on
regular departmental supply bills.
MONDAY.
Senate:
Probably will take UP unanimous
consent calendar and independent Of
fees appropriation bill.
judiciary Committee holds regular
weekly executive meeting.
House:
Considers consent calendar. Also
may consider neutrality biIl-
Evening star., 1936-02-15
Richmond
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loaded with 246, 900 gallons of gasoline
was pushed stern first and out of con-
troll several miles down the river to a
point near Dutch Gap. She was
stranded in ice and out of control
early today.
Cutters Try to Give Help.
The Coast Guard headquarters at
Norfolk today said that its two cutters
Antietam and Saukee, would try 70
work back upstream to do what they
could toward relieving danger from
second pack.
The l25-foot Antietam. with It's full
crew aboard, managed to tie up al
Kingsland Beach downstream, but the
Saukee raced miles to escape the
raging ice when a noise like thunder
warned its commander, Lieut.. w. B
Mexican, of the danger.
Safe at City Point. where he was
taking on coal today, the boats COM
mander said his trip through the un-
marked water was IAN experience ]
do not want to go through again"
F. E. Hibbard, Richmond Weather
Bureau head, said the situation this
morning continued "very dangerous.
He pointed out that ice was coming
downstream from interior Virginia
under the influence of thaw of sew
eral days and that the pack was still
solid" across the river here.
River at 2o-Foot Stage.
At 8 am the river had risen feet
to slightly less than a 20-foot stage at
Columbia, some so miles above Rich
mond.
The Tuxton freight liner Richmond
was torn loose from her moorings and
thrown against a wharf as the jam
broke.
The breakup threw a 5O-foot motor
cruiser owned by j. j. Robertson onto
the wharf at the foot of the city locks.
Three heavy scows Of the Richmond
Sand and Gravel Co., loaded with coal,
smashed through the upstream end of
a Buxton Line warehouse. splintering
timbers and knocking the warehouse
awry.
The Virginian. Buxton liner, was
torn from her mooringS, but managed
to fight her way to a wharf down
stream and make fast.
Huge ice cakes were flung into Dock
street by the pressure of the foes and
wharf structures were smashed.
Evening star., 1936-02-15

The timely unanimity of the people
OF Idaho is undoubtedly a psychic
manifestation, but there are practical
ways of helping such things along.
AS all insiders know, public letter
writing is an old lobbying trick. 1t
is so old that most lobbyists have
dropped it, although there are still
some here who assert they can de-
liver $4,000 vox pop letters to editors.
congressman or Government officials
on any subject within q week, for a
sufficient sum.
Organized use of letter writers in
political campaigns, however, is a
new wrinkle, and smart one, worked
out by highly eficient modern polit-
ical publicity men. They know the
pro bono publico letters are generally
printed, and what is more, people
read them, even in the Congressional
Record.
However, most publicity men now
offer more diversity in the choice Of
language than Mr.. Pope exhibited
Tor the people of Idaho.
No Reaction to Norris Speech.
More important than Senator Nor
rs' excellent speech against the Su-
preme Court was what came after
ward-namely, nothing.
Although his address ,Dds as good
as could be presented for his side
of the case, it brought no reaction
either from his good friend, the
President, or from Congress. This
tpas not an oversight. The Presi-
dent uas asked about it, but passed
the question of lightly Without di-
rect comment.
Congressional judiciary Chsimen
Summers and Ashurst have declined
to talk about their recent White
House visit, but it is generally under
stood on the inside that they were told
to handle the anti-court bills and
constitutional amendments IN very,
very routine way.
Nearly all the PRESIDENTS advisers
believe the constitutional talk Is not
doing him any good, and are trying
to discourage it.
Pittman Blast and Silver.
If you will look under Senator Pitt
mans feet whenever he takes stand
on anything, you will generally dis
cover vein of pure silver. He is the
silver key to Treasury policy.
It was not evident in his apparently
illogical blast against the japanese,
but if you will assay that speech with
the following dates, you may find
traces of valuable ore:
December 9, 1935-Treasury lowers
bid on silver "a cent.
December 10, 1935-Treasury lets
silver market break wide open trying
to eliminate Japanese smuggling Of
silver.
December IS, 1935-Pittman blasts
Japanese at Las Vegas.
February 2, 1936-Pittman's heart
bleeds about Japan's conquest Of
China.
Evening star., 1936-02-15
What's What
Behind News
in Capital
Letter Writers Active,
But It's an Old
Lobbying Trick.
BY PAUL MALLON.


- ONE editors have been bring
ing bath towels to work these
days to keep from being
~ drenched by sudden floods Of
vox pop mail. The entire country
apparently. has taken its pen in hand
to tell newspapers, magazines, and
even the Congressional Record what
it thinks about politics.
1t may mean the country Is aroused
and then again it may mean some
thing else.
For instance, Senator Pope offered
for printing in the Congressional
Record the other day six letters to
show the opinion Of the people oi
Idaho about w. p. A. Pope said the
letters demonstrated that w. p. A
had been so outstanding that the
leading citizens Of his State could
not resist writing about it. Each OF
the letters stated as much.
The trouble pas they all stated
the same sentiment on the same
date in about the same language.
Indeed, three OF the letters were
identical, iDord for pord. Com
greSsional Record, February 5, page
1695)
Evening star., 1936-02-15

Syndication" to
the students of
Mount Vernon
Seminary mex t
Monday night.
Mrs. Gala
gher's novels and
short stories have
appe AIRED In
scores of Ameri-
can and conti-
mental newspa-
pers and maga-
zines. Her last
serial, Lovely
Little Fool, was
the sixth 10000
Evening star., 1936-02-15

He writes Of his "hurt when people who do
not know hold up to ridicule efforts to do
useful things with the public moneys"
This is obviously an indirect allusion to
boondoggling and shows sensitiveness to the
widespread criticism of that New Deal practice
that is most revealing.
The fact that after three years of promises,
assurances and incalculable expenditure Of "the
public moneys" (the taxpayers moneys there are
10 or IL million people out of work. is going to be
difhcult to sob of.
The administration can't lay its failure to
succeed on the invalidation of N R. A. That
contraption was on the ropes long before the
Evening star., 1936-02-15
CITY STREET SPRINKLER
WORKS ON RAINY DAYS
Driver Says It Isn't His Fault #
It Rains, When Official Asks
Explanation.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 15.-
Pedestrians blinked incredulously at
. city street sprinkler going about its
work in the rain.
Said the driver, AL Elliott, when
questioned by an irate city oficial
"Why should ! drive in and lose half
q days pay? was told to sprinkle
the streets-and did. Is 1t my fault
II 1t rains?"
Evening star., 1936-02-15
NOTED WRITER TO SPEAK
AT SEMINARY MONDAY
Phyllis Moore Gallagher Will
Lecture on Producing for
Syndication.

Phyllis Moore Gallagher. prominent
Washington authoress who has Just
completed another new novel. will give
a lecture on Writing for Newspaper
Evening star., 1936-02-15
Trains Speeded.

Government authorities of Japan
have ordered q speed up Of railway
trains.
Evening star., 1936-02-15

Supreme gave count The decision against has
stopped gentle to the farmers p W. and
agencies proceed uninterrupted
And the average still begged down for lack Of job
No wonder President s sorry for himself
Evening star., 1936-02-15
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LoNGWoRTH

MAT hair shirt which has discarded picked
by the President his letter Mr. Stancour Of
Roosevelt Long INDUCES outbrst pity
Evening star., 1936-02-15

The congressman who authored that
rouble claims bill, vetoed by President
Roosevelt and widely denounced on
the floor of the House, was Rules
Chairman O'ConnoF, one of the big
three of the house. In difference to
his popularity, no one mentioned his
name. but referred to the bill by num-
Der only.
Evening star., 1936-02-15
Relief

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Evening star., 1936-02-15

There has been a repiral OF talk
among important people about
coalition Republican ticket COM
posed OF London and Douglas,
meaning. OF course, Le,ois Douglas.
er-budget director. Also Vaaden-
berg and Douglas.
Evening star., 1936-02-15
NE'S BREAKING
NY mAEART
Capitals News AnaIyzed.

One shrewd news observer Is observ-
ing that most of the Washington news
for the last three years has been
mainly about what Is going to happen
and most of it never does.
Evening star., 1936-02-15

In connection with the twaddle
about restricting Supreme Court
justices from rendering decisions un-
less they are familiar with the subject,
the only dirt farmer on the Supreme
Court bench Is Justice Roberts, who
rendered the opinion on the A. A. A.
He actually works in his fields.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-02-15
Olympics

Continued From First Page)
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Weather
Cutters Try TO Give Help.

Continued From First Page.)
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Murder

Continued From First Page.)
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The new assistant Treasury secre-
tary, Wayne Taylor, will adequately
I'LL the Washington social position
voided by his predecessor, Chip
Roberts. Both are members of what
plebians hereabouts inaccurately call
"the white spats brigade" largely CEN
tered in the State Department.
Evening star., 1936-02-15
Farm

Continued From First Page.)