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Evening star., 1936-10-09
MAN LOSES NERVE
IN SUICIDE PACT
Mystery Of Vigil Over Body
of Former Wife Ex-
planned.
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, October "a divorced
husbands story of a suicide pact In
which he said deadly poison killed
his former wife, but did not kill him,
today complicated the mystery of the
smoke-filled apartment in which Mrs.
Cordelia Black, 35, was found dead
last night.
Corydon Black. SO, was found
staggering about in the apartment by
the building janitor. investigating a
curl of smoke coming from beneath
the door. Mrs. Blacks body lay in
the bed room, the door of which was
locked on the outside. Coroner's as
siStants estimated she had been dead
about three days.
Black, with blood streaming from a
slashed wrist. lapsed into a coma
shortly after the tragedy was discov-
cred, but recovered in hospital today
and was quoted by Police Lieut..
Thomas Mangan as saying his wife's
death was the result of suicide agree
ment.
Monday night. he told Mangan. his
wife swallowed a uuick-acting poison.
but he lost his nerve and tried to
bolster his courage by drinking whisky.
Finally. the third day in the apart
ment with the dead oman, he slashed
his left wrist, Black said. and swal-
lowed a small quantity of the poison.
He said he dropped cigarette into
q ~ rts11~ al ct oI,1f No
from this smoldering chair attracted
other tenants of the building. The
couple formerly resided at Fort Worth,
Tex.
The suicide agreement, Black said,
was reached after he told Mrs. Black,
from whom he was divorced about
year and half ago, that he had de-
ceived her by telling her he had job.
They had discussed a reconciliation,
he asserted, ever since he came here
from his home a month ago. Mrs.
Black. known in the apartment build
ing as Cordelia A. Brousseau, her
maiden name, was transferred here
about two months ago by railroad by
which she was employed as stenog-
rapher.
He said he visited his former mate
here frequently and told her he was
employed as an accountant.
Sunday, he said, he disclosed to her
that he had no job. The next day,
he said, they decided to kill them
selves.
Assistant States Attorney Nal Gogh-
Ian indicated he was not satisfied with
Blacks story and would continue his
investigation.
Black was transferred from the hos
pital to the Bridewen Hospital.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Historiographer of Princeton Sue

Historiographer of Princeton Sue
cumbs at 66.
PRINCETON, N. j.. october CP).
-Varnum Lansing Collins, 66, histori-
ographer of Princeton University and
its secretary from 1917 until 1885, died
today at his home. He was considered
the leading authority on Princeton
history.
He was born in Hong Kong, China.
and was a Princeton graduate.
His widow and q son, Varnum Lam
sing, jr., survive.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 9.-This story
Is for men only.
How many times, husband. have
you told your wife her uew hat looked
"like it came out of an ash can?"
You may have been right in your
surmise. James J. Wilson, assistant
district attorney in charge Of New
York's Commercial Rackets Bureau,
says SO.
Wilson has started an investigation
of charges by the Millinery 6tabiliza-
ton Commission, Inc, that hats
thrown into ash cans and rubbish
piles are retrieved BY rag pickfFA
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Nv the Associated Press.

FINCASTLE, Va, October 9.-Wil-
mer Dooley, 40. sought on q charge Of
beating his wife to death. was killed
near here today after he jumped, au-
thorities said, in front of q speeding
Norfolk & western passenger train.
Coroner w. H. Breckenridge of
Botetourt County, decided that death
was by suicide by jumping In front
Of q train"
Trainmen said Dooley ran from
some underbrush and jumped on the
tracks few yards in front Of the
engine. The train was travelling about
so miles an hour, it was said.
The body was hurled to one side Of
the tracks.
Mrs. Sallie Dooley, about IS, was
beaten to death in the yard Of her
home miles north of Cloverdale yes
terday.
Coroner Breckenridge said his yer.
dict was the woman was slain with
plank welded by Wilmer Dcoley."
Evening star., 1936-10-09
F. B. RHODES ENTERS
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
Former Head of Fidelity Building
and Loan Association Be.
fore Judge.

Fred B. Rhodes, former head Of
the closed Fidelity Building e. Loan
Association, pleaded not guilty before
Justice Peyton Gordon in District
Court today to indictments charging
him with 20 cases Of larceny and 8
forgeries.
At the request Of his attorney.
Eugene Sullivan, Justice Gordon al
lowed Rhodes five days In which to
withdraw his not guilty plea and file
demurrers for other pleadings. The
5000 bail under which Rhodes has
been at liberty since his arrest July 18
was allowedAto stand unchanged.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
NJ. E. UNIFICATION
VOTE TO BE TAKEN
Baltimore Conference Decides on
Action in 1937-General Ses.
sion Acts in 1888.

By tine Associated Press.
The Baltimore Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South
agreed today to vote in 1887 on the
unification of Methodist Churches in
America.
General Conferences OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal and Methodist Prot
estant Churches already have approved
union with the NJ. E. Church South,
under the name of the Methodist
Church.
The General Conference of the M. E.
Church South is expected to act in
1888 on unification.
After action by tine General Con-
ference, an affirmative vote of three
fourths of the memberships of al, the
district conferences is required for
final approval OF the unification.
Earlier story on Page C-5)
Evening star., 1936-10-09
DISCIPLINE RULES MADRID.
Possibility of Russian Aid Hailed JOY
fully by Loyalists.

(Copyright. 1886. by the Associated PressJ
MADRID, October 9.-The Spanish
government buried its disappointment
over military failures to check an in
surgent drive on Madrid today and
hailed joyfully the possibility OF Rus
sian aid.
Official sources acknowledged the
fall of strategic cities in the Sierra de
Gredos and Guadarrama Mountain
passes, gateways to the capital from
the north and west. Rigid military
discipline was forced on Madrid.
Militia patrols stood guard through
out the night at key points in the
city. Pedestrian traffic was banned
in the Puerte del Sol--Madrid's Times
Square-from IL pm. until dawn.
While the insurgents pushed con-
sistently forward against Madrid in
(See SPAIN, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Aviatrice Leaves Singapore.

SINGAPORE, Straits Settlements,
October 8 R.-Jean Batten, New
Zealand woman flyer attempting to
break the England-to-New Zealand
flight record, took OF today for Koe-
pang after q brief stop for refueling.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
IS ARABS ARE SLAIN
British Troops Seeking Syriar
Leader Meet Encounter.

JERUSALEM, October 9 (P.-Ff-
teen Arabs were killed today by Brit
ish troops in the Nablus- Tulkaren
area during an intensive search for
Palestine's public enemy No. l." the
syrian leader Fawzi Bey KawKazi.
Fawzi was not found. Two British
tanks inflicted casualties on an Arab
hand yesterday before they were
stopped by the rebels.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

CTltlCdl SESSIONS OF lIle 1UUclAdtIoii-
al Committee on Neutrality. late
today charged that TOO italian
troops had participated with Span
ish Fascists in the capture of the
Balearic Island of Iviza Septem-
Der 20.
tCopyright. 1886 by the Associated Press.b
LONDON, October ga Russian
expression of satisfaction" came to-
day from the secret session of 81
European states pondering the grave
continental crisis created by Moscow
and Madrid charges of Fascist assist
ance to Spains insurgents.
II am satisfied with the proceed
ings," said Moiseyevich Kagan. Soviet
representative on the European Nom
Intervention Committee, emerging
from the conference room when the
group adjourned for luncheon.
Already, it was learned, the Soviet,
italian, British, French, Belgian and
German delegates had spoken.
Open Markets Demanded.
In Edinburgh, meantime, the Brit
ish Labor party's conference approved
q demand that both Britain and
France open their arms markets to
Madrid if it is shown the neutrality
pact either is ineffective or preached.
The delegates, adding to statement
by their national executive, expressed
belief Fascist states already had
broken the accord.
In Paris, where British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden paused on
a dash back home from an inter-
rupted holiday, informed sources said
Premier Leon Blum of France and
Eden had agreed to exert every effort
to prevent collapse OF the non-inter-
vention accord.
Despite his statement. Kagan ap-
peared glum following the first 2la-
hour session.
It appeared. in fact. that the only
concrete accomplishment had been
that the Soviet delegates did not walk
out
Kagan said he would return for the
later session.
1t was understood the first hours
of the conversations we're devoted
largely. to laying groundwork for
subsequent procedure, with the dele
gations-beginning with the British
laying their cards on the table.
Thus the stage was set for possible
verbal fireworks later on.
Lord Plymouth, as chairman and
spokesman for the peace-making Brit
ish, might have a ticklish task. OBJ
servers believed, if the meeting was
turned into a debating ground for
rival Fascist and Communist forms
Of government.
Before the delegates was the prob
lem of determining a method to pre-
vent glowering European Communist
and Fascist camps from stepping
openly into the Spanish civil war
and possibly provoking Continental
conflict.
The committee agenda included
two specific questions:
/. A Russian proposal to send an
(See NEUTRALITY. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1936-10-09
TWO FINES IMPOSED
Senatorial Employe Charged With
Traffic Violations.

James B. Murray, employed in
senatorial office. was fined 500 for
driving while under the influence Of
liquor and $40 for reckless driving, in
Upper Marlboro, Md. Police Court
today.
Murray was arrested at Camp
Springs, Md, September ~ by State
Policeman r. c. Plush and was re-
leased on $1,000 bond. He gave his
address as 353 Senate Office Building.
Evening star., 1936-10-09

BERLIN. October . E9.-Friedrich
Won Oppelnbronikowski, writer and
historian, died here today. He was
"a years Of age. a
Evening star., 1936-10-09
BLUM ORDERS DEFIED.
By the Associated Press.

Communists Prepare for Big Demon
strati0ns.
PARIS, October 9 R.-French
Communists openly defied government
(see FRENCH, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1936-10-09
ITALIAN VETERAN
IN FRANCE SHOT.
GraveIy Wounded-M ore
Police Rushed to AIsace.
Lorraine Area.
BACKGROUND

SHCctS yCotcfuuy 10 ruoCtoto uHu
Rightists uirtually forced the Blum
government drastically to limit
red" meetings near the German
border, Which they deemed 1Dould
be provocative to Hitler, arch mid
Europe foe OF communistic doc
trineS.
Bv the Associated Press
METZ. France. october s,-An-
tonic Mertazzo, described locally as an
attache of the Italian Consulate here,
was gravely wounded in surprise at
tack by unidentified motorists today
IN an assault in the region already
troubled by agitation against Com
munist plans for demonstrations over
the week end.
paris officials were informed the
wounded man was Antonio Bertagzo,
a disabled Italian World War veteran
who had no connection with the Metz
Italian Consulate. The Italian Consul
has received instructions to investi-
gate the affair, the Paris advices
stated)
The Blum government rushed police
reinforcements into Alsace-Lorraine
as the shooting threatened to serve
as a prelude to bloody clashes be-
tween Communists and Fascists.
Bertazzo's assailants approached
him while he was visiting needy Ital-
ian families. One assailant fired a
pistol from an automobile at close
range, a single bullet striking the
Italian.
At the consulate it was said the at
tache suffered a serious wound in the
region of his kidneys, but his life was
not in danger.
Shot in the back, Bertazzo stag
gered into a cafe, where aid was sum-
moned, and he was rushed to hos
pital.
Police started an investigation, but
said they had no immediate clues as
to the identity of the assai!ant or the
reason for the attack.
Dvr,ns nDnrDc nEUTCn
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Soviet Delegate "Satisfied'
With Proceedings During
London Farley of Non
Intervention Committee.
BRITISH LABOR DEMANDS
ARMS MARKET OPENING
Anthony Eden, Conferring With
Leon Blum in Paris. Reported
to Have Agreed on Exertion of
Every Effort to Prevent Col.
lapse of Accord.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Outbreak OF Spanish cipil par in
mid-July gnre rise to international
tears that attempt of Fascist coun-
trieS-Germuny and Italy-to assist
the rebels and OF others rith strong
socialistic elements to help the
Madrid Popular Front government
might lead to conflict. French took
lead in obtaining non-interuen-
ton agreement uhereby principal
European nations obligated them
selues not to permit military as
sistnnce to either side.
Violation of pledges BY Italy and
Germany charged Wednesday by
the Souiet Union in ultimdtunt
Uarning that unless fotc OF arms
and implements OF tDar from these
countries to insurgents lUas stopped
assistance might be lent to Madrid
government.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
Guide for Readers

Complete Inder on Page Az.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
BULLETIN.

(Copyright 1886, by the Associated Press.
LONDON, october 9-The
Spanish Embassy. coincident with
critical sessions of the Internation-
al Committee on Neutrality. late
today charged that TOO italian
troops had participated with Span
ish Fascists in the capture of the
Balearic Island of Iviza Septem-
Der 20,
Evening star., 1936-10-09

(See LINCOLN, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1936-10-09
German Historian Dies.

(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1936-10-09
WEATHER.

%. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow.
possibly showers: slightly cooler tonight.
emperatures-Highest, SO, at 2:30 pm.
yesterday: lowest, So, at am. today.
Full report on page AT.
Evening star., 1936-10-09
VARNUM COLLINS DIES

(See SPAIN, Page AL
Evening star., 1936-11-23

news walked up Mr. Davies and said ,,,
Im of Agency" Ddus looked
blank and OF the agency udS
repeated representative whereupon Mr. Dautes confessed ne
heard OF it,
established that when the
he mtenoeo 10 put
the emphasis OF less"
the Court
During recent arguments the justices
of the attorneys Last they
might be decided
The compacency court somewhat diScouragng to
the lauyers been cut short They suspect
the to situation last they
their significant
the court dispensing with formally
Chief Justice Hughes follow the historic procedure of reading
filed
the introduced
introduce several speeds
procedure ,. ,oao,
Evening star., 1936-11-23
We, the People
Little Worth Seen to Argument That National
Emergency Is Over.

his principals to abandon all hope In
the Landon cause.
It all comes down to this: II the
conservatives wish to kid themselves
that nothing particular happened on
November 8, we are headed for a bad
headache. It would be far better for
them to face the unpalatable facts
fairly and squarely and to decide how
they can make their business interests
follow the election returns.
The Nobel Prize award to Eugene
O'Neill is dattering to our national
vanity but emphasizes the fact that
box office success is still the sole test
of artistic achievement in the eyes
Of the world. The award would have
been priceless encouragement to the
whole rebel movement in American
writing If 1t had been made when
O'Neill was writing and producing the
plays which won him this belated in
ternational recognition.
1.-THE Emperor Jones" had to make
its own way years before the august
committee rushed to the aid of the
victor. Just as Sinclair Lewis had to
fight his way with Main Street"
"Babbitt" and "Arrowsmith" before
he was similarly "honored." so O'Neill
had to wait until he had won his
battle before he received any encour-
agement in his struggle for creative
literature. 1t seems as though these
prizes are really a device by which
the selection committees honor them
selves by decorating the men who sue
ceeded in spite Of indifference and
neglect.
1t is nice for Mr.. O'Neill to get the
Nobel Prize but it would be even nicer
If the Nobel, Pulitzer and other prizes
were given men who conquer public
apathy in the artistic arena and not
years afterwards when their reputa-
ton is already SO secure that they can
no longer be helped or hindered by
the attitude of a committee of safe
playing pundits.
tCopyright. 1886,
Evening star., 1936-11-23

1t may be valuable to cast up the
situation presented by the problem Of
controlling the ALLEGATION of capital
and fixing prices"
That was in 1888 and a constitu-
tional amendment wasn't decided
upon, but a series of laws to achieve
the same objectives. The theory that
N. r. A. was right because it affected"
interstate commerce. the passage of
the securities and exchange act
ostensibly Ito prevent fraud" but
actually to provide an instrument to
regulate the flow of capital, and lately
the Walsh -Healey law to accomplish
to a certain extent what the invalid
N. r. A. was prevented by the Supreme
Court from achieving-all these steps
that have been taken prove how right
DR.. Tugwell was about familiar in
struments."
Hence, it is important to record
that even though DR.. Tugwell resigns,
his works remain and his ideas are
going to be carried even further
Evening star., 1936-11-23

Gov Earle veered from the right.
His refusal TO restrain the bootleg
miners" who are digging and selling
about 100000 tons Of other peoples
anthracite year, and his explanation
therefor, in which he bluntly proposed
the alternatives of naturalization or
sanctioned appropriation. is something
new in American State capitals,
whether or not the Greeks ever had a
word for it. The bootleggers have
formed strong political group, joined
by local business men, who share the
prosperity back-wash of the illegal
mining. Owners of the coal fight a
losing fight Again. there's something
new encysted in the American body
polite.
Philadelphia's 46-year-old. boyish-
looking millionaire Governor went to
Harvard and Joined the Navy in the
World War. He gave his yacht to the
Government. 1t was converted into a
sub-chaser, with young Earle in COM
mand President Wilson decorated him
for gallantry. He returned to Phila-
delphia, picked up his polo playing
and the family sugar business and
greatly increased his fortune. He be-
longed to good clubs and was. so far
as anybody knew. a genial confornist
to the political traditions of his class.
In 1882, giving no warning, he an.
nounced he had become a Democrat.
In 1888 President Roosevelt made him
Ambassador to Austria Among con-
sulS, attaches and others. he famed up
anti-Nazi sentiment 4 NaZi took a
shot at him and nicked off the heel Of
his shoe. He took it in his stride and
said nothing. He resigned to become
the first Democratic Governor Of
Pennsylvania in 43 years In 1888 he
took flying lessons and now gets about
a lot in his tvo-seater autogiro. In
the same year he said, The Constitu-
ton must be elastic enough to allow
for an economic revolution"
(Copyrlght, 1861
Evening star., 1936-11-23
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

HORTLY after the election, one
~ OF the leading oflicials OF the
Roosevelt administration was
- asked what, in his opinion, was
the most important thing which could
happen between then and the new
Congress, in terms of public opinion.
He pointed to the figures on the
front page of his newspaper and said:
"For the conservatives to read the
election returns and try to find out
what has happened. II they realize
what these figures mean, the country
will benefit enormously"
This New Dealer then went on to
state that the vote was a mandate for
greater national unity in the interest
of the average man and that it re-
vealed the American people as not
being afraid of radicalism in the choice
of the men or measures required to
bring about "the more abundant life"
1t is possible to dispute this view
point as being too simple an explana-
ton Of what happened on November
3, but there seems to be singularly little
sense in the argument that Roosevelt
has complete freedom of choice as to
his policies, that the emergency Is
over and that there is no need to do
anything about anything from now on.
Such an argument is dangerously
misleading and may be as perilous to
those who believe it as was the Digest
poll" and the partisan wig-wagging Of
the late political unpleasantness.
For it reflects the pathetic desire Of
human beings to hear only those things
which are comforting and to ignore
or resent those which do not yes
their personal prejudices. For ex-
ample. one of the shrewdest of WASH
ingtons lobbyists now complains pri-
vately that his employers cannot for
give him for having warned them that
Roosevelt would be overwhelmingly re-
elected. And he, in turn. confesses to
having resented this columns analysis
of the Digest poll" on the strength of
which exposure of distortion in favor
of the Republican candidate he wired
Evening star., 1936-11-23

In addition eathered depression ana
entering economic improvement Their debts
shape The United states
probably fitted financially tor than any other Maroon
the porld But economist pithtn
They frankly
idea by imagining President
Rooseves predicament financing top OF the S32-
already accumulated In the war against
the depression.
by sudden events the
current Europe communism
but the o believe it,
appointment ambasadorship was
strictly payment political Presidential spkesmen say the
donated by Davies in the last
campaign made speech about
two New Deal pretty good thing
presidential
spoofng must the
Behind appointment also implications Which Mocow
iu the reds sympathetic
energetic emssary Bill But hoping that the dot woua oe
relationship established whtch Woud De
to encountered diplomatic
pcty became discouraged antd transferred
let the reds work skilled LOBBYIST
capital tnan most cap
italsts; is hem o him-and
Evening star., 1936-11-23

is in the new set-up. In doctrinal
matters there will be no change. all
three bodies being alike"
Or Straughn explained there are
only a few restrictions placed on the
lay delegates to the annual confer
ence-they may not vote on matters
of ordination, character and relation
of ministers and said this seems
justifiable as physicians alone may
pass on qualifications of physicians. "
Evening star., 1936-11-23

toward execution in the legislative
proposals now being drafted in WASH
ington and which one may rest as
sured will be recommended in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's messages to Congress
during his second administration.
For controlled economy is a compre-
hensive mechanism-one part of it
meshes with another and one step
leads to another or else the whole
New Deal scheme breaks down and
Mr.. Roosevelt is intent on proving
to history that a government con-
trolled economy can succeed.
(Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-11-23
800 GRADUATES
HOLD HOMECOMING
Southwestern University Group
Guest in Annual Event
at Y. N. c. A.

More than 300 graduates of South
eastern University were guests at that
institutions second annual home
coming Saturday night in the Central
Y. M. C. A. Building.
The home coming banquet was served
at $50 pm. in the assembly hall.
after which a dance was given for the
alumni. Jacob Sander, vice presi-
dent of the Southeastern University
Alumni Association, presided at the
banquet. There were no speeches.
Each graduate was presented with
a bound booklet. listing the names, ad-
dresses and occupations of the various
alumni. This booklet, designed to
enable the graduates to keep in touch
with each other, was prepared under
the direction Of DR.. James A. Bell,
president of the university.
Arrangements for the home coming
were made by committee composed
of j. S. Rogers, president of the
alumni association; Sander, Margaret
Hickman. second vice president;
George w. Kydd. secretary, and Lester
E. Eliff, treasurer.