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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
LUCIANO IS LINKED
TO new YORK VICE
Convict Tells of Offer of Job as
Collector for Disorderly
House,
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 21-A hotel
sneak thief, who is serving in Sing
Sing Prison, definitely linked Charles
lucky Luciano today with New
York's s12000,000 vice racket.
Joe Bendix, who said he painted
pictures when he wasn't proving
through hotels, swore at the trial of
Luciano and nine others on charges
of compulsory prostitution that Luci-
ano promised to get him a job as a
collector for the ring that operated
disorderly houses.
BendiX, SO. native of Pittsburgh,
admitted he had been convicted six
times since 1912 and Is now serving
a term of is years to life for grand
larceny. He said he has known Luci-
ano for more than nine years.
In May, 1898. he told Supreme Court
Justice Philip McCook and a jury, he
met Jimmie FREDERICK Zone of the
defendants), who promised to talk to
Luciano about getting him a job as a
collector. He met Luciano the next
night, and Luciano asked him why
he wanted a Job that paid only $35 q
week.
Bendix said he told Luciano he
wanted steady work, even at $35. To
this Luciano, according to Bendix,
said:
%. K. I'll tell Little Davie (Betil-
lo) to put you on"
Bendix did not get the job. though.
for he found something else.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
GEORGETOWN PAYS
TRIBUTE TO COGAfI
School of Dentistry Dean Is Hon
ored by Luncheon on SOth
Birthday.

Eighty years old today, DR.. Willian
N. Cogan. pioneer dean of the George
town University School of Dentistry
was given surprise birthday luncheon
at noon. in which the entire student
body and faculty joined in wishing
him many more years of active service
Unaware of the festivities arranged
by the Dean Cogan Dental Society. DR.
Cogan left his desk as usual to go &c
the school cafeteria and found as.
sembled there the president of tbs
university, Rev. Arthur A. OLeary
S. j.; the regent of the Dental School
Rev. David v. McCauley, and hoa
of students and teachers.
The Cogan Dental Society is
student organization whose members
this year were made Juniors in thu
American Dental Society. Its preSl'
dent, Mario P. Nigra, presented thu
popular dean with momento OF hi
birthday on behalf of the members
Other gifts were presented to Dr.
Cogan by DR.. Joseph I. Manley, presi'
dent of the dental alumni; DR.. Johr
D. Hird, treasurer, on behalf Of tht
faculty; Miss Marion p Mallory, presi'
dent of the class of dental hygienists
and Miss Bose Marie Davis, senior
member of the Office staff.
During the luncheon, the dean wal
felicitated in brief addresses by Lieut.
Comdr. Henry Delaney of the NayI
Dental Corps and Joseph L. Waters
past editor of the Georgetown Denta!
Journal, who spoke for the student
body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
EMERGENCY CLASS
RECEIVES DIPLOMAS
Commencement Exercises Are
Held for 20 Nurses Who Com
plete Hospital Course.

Twenty-eight nurses we're graduated
last night in annual commence
ment exercises for the School of Nurs-
ing at Emergency Hospital. The pro-
gram began with professional OF the
nurses in uniform, followed by the
invocation, delivered by Rev. Charles
T. Warner, rector of ST. Adams.
The address to the graduating class
was delivered by Dr. Arthur C..
Christie. Mrs. George Scriven, presi-
dent of the Women's Board, awarded
prizes to the students having the
highest averages for the year. The
student leaders are Miss Annie Elder,
third-year class; Miss Joan Mac
Even, second year, and Miss Mar
lowe Davis, first year.
DR.. Karl w. Corby, president OF the
Board of Directors, presented the
diplomas and Miss Janet Fish, super
intendent of nurses, presented the
class pins.
Members OF the graduating class
are Mary Barbee, Sudie Belle Rodier,
Margaret Elsie Boyer and Deborah
Ewin Daniel. Washington; Louisa
Emma Arnold, Mclean, Va; Lillian
Harrietta Cross, Catherine Elizabeth
CARRIER, Thelma Dolores Headley,
Anna Bob Rich and Agnes Sanders,
West Virginia; Hilda Edwinetta Ben
nett, Upper Marlboro, Md; Annie
Dara Elder, Georgia; Alice Butler
Ferguson. Vienna, Va; Annie Lee
Nall, Danville, Va; Ruth Isabel Sib-
ley, Minnesota; Catherine Ethel Ainge.
Brandywine, Md; Jessica Award
Bell, Purcellville. Va; Helen Rivers
Cliatt, Frances Helena tombstone and
Louise Garner Spann. South Caro-
lima; Bevvie Beatrice Gilbert, Odell
Hewett and Mary Ada Hill, Whining
ton. N. c.; Mary Lee Griffith, Cal
thersburg, Md; Ruth Marguerite Leu,
Iowa; Julia Elizabeth Peters, Penn
sylvania: Mary Ellen Sipe. Boyce,
Va, and Elaine Stadler, Burlington,
N. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
RELIEF POLITICS
CHARGED TO PAIR
Reynolds and Doughton of
North Carolina Named by
Dickinson Office.
BY the Associated Press.

Senator Reynolds and Representa-
tive Doughton, North Carolina DEM
ocrats. were identified yesterday by
the office of Senator Dickinson, Iowa
Republican. as powerful Washington
figures" who are putting politics into
relief" or finding relief in politics"
The Iowan on Monday read two
letters to the Senate in which pow
erful Washington figures" were prom
ising aid to applicants for w. P. A.
jobs. At that time he omitted all
names, but yesterday his office re-
leased photostatic copies Of both docu-
ments showing one to bear the sigma
ture Of Senator Reynolds and the
other of Representative Doughton.
Both letters were addressed to
Eugene A. Russell Of Boone, N. c.
The one bearing the name Of Senator
Reynolds said in part:
IF you will furnish this ONCE with
a letter of recommendation from the
Democratic chairman OF your county
or Reynolds. manager, will be more
than glad to take your case up with
the Works Progress Administration in
Watauga County and do everything I
can in an effort to help you. This
procedure Is followed in all instances I"
The letter bearing the name of
Doughton, who is chairman of the
House Ways and Means Committee,
said:
Il note your desire to secure posi-
ton with the w. P. A. am taking
this matter up with Mr.. Rivers today,
requesting him, If possible, to find
some place for you.
of course, do not control these
appointments, but am glad to render
my Democratic friends any assistance
I can"
Senator Dickinson offered the COM
ment that "the second writer is much
more cautious than the open and
frank individual who wrote the first
letter. The second writer happens to
have held Office in Washington for
very long time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
LABOR UNIT BACKS
RED RIDER REPEAL
McCurdy Again Picked to
Head Maryland and D. c.
! Federation.

The Sisson bill to repeal the "red
rider" was Endorsed by the Maryland
State and District of Columbia, Fed
Grafton Of Labor, at its final session
yesterday at Hagerstown, Md.
The Federation action followed
similar course recently taken by the
Central Labor Union here. In adopt
ing the resolution yesterday, the fed
Grafton called the red rider" an lin
suit to the intelligence of teachers and
a dangerous precedent"
The federation also supported the
strike of automobile mechanics, which
has spread to eight establishments
throughout the Capital.
Joseph p McCurdy was reelected
president of the federation for his
fifth term.
Roosevelt Is Backed.
The federation turned down a plan
for industrial unionism and voted to
support President Roosevelt in his
campaign for reelection.
McCurdy was elected yesterday at
the closing session of the three-day
ONCA OAAC la OPPoAASAAb
he has had since his first election
In 1882. ]. Fred Rausch, who OPP
posed him, polled 1892 votes to Nc
Curdy's 1912. The whole slate of
administration candidates for fedora
ton Offices was swept into Office with
McCurdy.
The vote against Industrial, rather
than craft, unioiism, followed the
same general division as the split be-
tween Rausch and McCurdy. The
resolution instructing the State fed
eration's delegates to vote for indus
trial unionism was adotted viva voice
However, a teller vote on a favorable
minority report previously showed
2l2l2 against industrial organization
and 1929 for it.
No teller vote was taken on the
Roosevelt reelection resolution. 1t
was adopted by acclaim.
Cumberland Selected.
Cumberland was elected for next
years convention.
The other new officers are: Vice
presidents, F. K KerShaw, John L.
GeiSt, G. K. Howard, John Lockern
Robert Lester, w. L. Grant and John
F. Burgess; secretary, Frank ]. Cole
man; treasurer, j. e. Toone; delegate
TO the national convention, McCurdy
Harry Thompson of Brewery Work.
erS defeated John L. Donovan of Lodge
81, American Federation of Govern
tnent Employees, for the post of or
ganizer by a vote of 2l9 to 81.
Coleman defeated Henry Rhine OF
Lodge 81 for secretary by a vote OF
e37 to 1874.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
ACTION IS UNLIKELY
IN FUND DISPUTE
Appeal to Provide Status in Wei.
fare and Chest Collections
Held Not Expected.

Col. o. P. M. Brown, chairman Of
the Committee On Legislation and
Legal Action of the Montgomery
County Civic Federation, said today
his committee does not expect to
make any move to seek congressional
action or presidential edict to give
suburban welfare collectors the same
privileges granted to Community
Chest solicitors during their annual
drives for funds.
Col. Brown said he attended con-
ference last evening between Chest
officials and committee representing
the five nearby welfare agencies, and
expressed the belief q happy solution
of the situation would be worked out
within few days.
At the Interfederation Conference
meeting Monday night w. I. Cleve-
land, delegate from the Montgomery
County Federation, had threatened to
seek orders-either from Congress or
the President-giving free access to
all Government ofiices and other
privileges now limited to Community
Chest agents.
He told the conference Maryland
and Virginia residents employed in
Federal bureas do not have the privi-
lege Of designating to what agency
they wish their donations to go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
MANY MURDERERS
IN j. S. ARE FREE
Hundreds at Large, Ap-
parentIy Through Official
Clemency, Records Show.
BY REX COLLIER.

Disclosure that hundreds of con.
victed murderers are at large through
out the country, apparently through
official clemency, is contained in tabu-
lation Of f1ngerprint records of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for
the first quarter of this year.
During this period, 299 criminals
who had been convicted of murder
were rearrested by police in various
citieS-and 10 of them were charged
again with criminal homicide.
The analysis Of f1ngerprint records
received during January. February,
March and April showed 80 .304 of the
l06,594 persons arrested during those
months had been convicted previously
of assorted crimes on an average Of
three times each.
or the total arrested, 1886 had
been convicted previously of larceny,
also of burglary, 1902 of assault.
1874 of robbery, l,lO5 Of forgery and
counterfeiting, SOL of narcotic viola
tons, 482 of driving while intoxicated.
$50 Of carrying concealed weapons
and POT Of rape.
Convicted murderers were respon-
sible for many major crimes COM
mitted during the quarter.
Forty-five of them were arrested for
larceny, 81 for assault, IA for burglary,
IL for robbery, II for carrying con-
cealed weapons, 10 for murder, for
forgery and 2, each, for rape and
driving while intoxicated.
j. Edgar Hoover, chief of the bu-
reau, attributes the large number of
'repeaters," or recidivists, as they are
termed officially, to a breakdown in
the parole system in some Of the
States. He is waging an aggressive
campaign to correct parole conditions
in jurisdictions outside Federal juris-
diction.
Hoover is particularly incensed be-
cause most of the special agents under
his command who have died in action
were slain by paroled convicts.
More than 40 per cent of all per-
sons arrested so far this year already
had flngerprint records on file in the
criminal Identification division of the
F. B. I. and 30.3 per cent had been
convicted previously of one or more
offenses.
OF those arrested 98,8ll we're men
and 1873 were women.
Murder was charged against 1,434
Of those arrested, larceny against 20
831, burglary 8,184. assault 6.053, driv-
ing while intoxicated 3720, robbery
1921, forgery 1854 and gambling
l,6l1.
Among the women arrested l24
were charged with criminal homicide,
1,l65 with larceny, 7sl with CONNER
cialized vice, 675 with drunkenness,
642 with vagrancy, $50 with assault,
438 with disorderly conduct and $40
with liquor law violations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21

600: addition to Young School, in
Guiding gymnasium, $4,000: new
vocational education school. 500 900:
addition to Paul Junior High School,
including gymnasium. sl65 900; COM
plotting Anacostia Junior-Senior High
School, 100000; additional land,
Cook School. s26. 900; total. $3.50. 500.
The free public library would suf-
fer loss Of construction Of the new
Petworth Branch Library, for which
there is an item of SIS, 900 in the Dis
trict bill. Library officials and Pet
worth residents have been campaign
ing for years for provision of this
needed unit.
Street Improvements Lost.
All new street improvements would
have to be abandoned, and this would
pile up in the Treasury 81 400, 900 Of
gas tax revenues, which could not be
spent for any other purpose. Only
routine street maintenance and re-
pairs could be made.
Construction of a new Chain Bridge,
under a proposed initial appropria-
ton of s250.000. would be blocked, and
plans could not be drawn for the
proposed new Pennsylvania Avenue
Bridge.
Home builders would suffer from
loss of an appropriation Of sl5o,ooo
for street Improvements under the
assessment and permit plan. under
which the benefited residents pay a
large part of the cost. They also would
suffer from loss of sewer extension
appropriations totaling s425,0
Illustrating the increased fire haz-
ards which would be created, there
would be lost items in the Senate bill
for purchase Of three additional hook
and ladder trucks. four combination
hose wagons and two pumping engines
at cost of $4,000.
Building Abandoned.
One of the major construction items
which would be abandoned would be
the new Police Court Building, fol-
which there is proposed an initia
appropriation of s1.000.000.
Improvement of housing conditions
at the National Training School fol-
Girls. for which there is proposed
an item of 100000, also would be
dropped. Senator King and Other
members of the Senate District Com
mittee, after a personal inspection Of
the institution, recently voiced harsh
condemnation of the present lack Of
facilities. Mrs. Roosevelt also has
taken interest in the problem Of In
mates of the school.
Expansion of District park areas
under the Capper-Cramton act. also
would feel the blow, since the District
next year could not reimburse the
Federal Government 100000 as a
part of the s16,o0O,o00 improvement
plan.
Water Department items which
would be lost include $2500 for ex-
tension of the distribution system;
500, 900 for installation of meters in
private residences: $22.500 for install
alton of fire hydrants, which are
needed in developing areas; s135.o0o
for replacement of old water mains,
and sl53,SOO for laying of new mains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
HANDS OFF EGYPT,
BRITISH TELL ITALY
Baldwin Warns Aggression
Will Be Met by All Means
at Command.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 21s-Prfme Minister
Baldwin served strong warning in
the House Of Commons today that
Great Britain would not tolerate for
eign tampering with the affairs Of
Palestine and Egypt.
His statement was made in reply to
a members request that he make it
clear, in unmistakable terms. that
Great Britain would not permit Italian
interference in those two countries.
The announcement followed closely
governmental decision to appoint
a royal commission to investigate dis
orders in Palestine, which various
British sources have reported as in
spired by Italians.
Recalling that Great Britain with
drew its protectorate from Egypt in
1922, Baldwin said: I'm so notifying
the powers, his majesty's government
made it clear in unmistakable terms
it would regard as an unfriendly act
any attempt at interference in the
affairs of Egypt by any power and
WOulO tOllSldCA aAAy o66 Aen
territory in Egypt as an act to be re-
PEELED by all the means at its COM
mand.
Members Cheer Determination.
mo further statement appears
necessary.
His majesty's government, respon-
sible for the administration and pro-
lection of Palestine in accordance with
the terms of the mandate. intends to
| discharge its responsibilities to the
| full
Members Of the House cheered.
Sir Thomas w. H. Inskip, the de-
Tense co-ordinating minister, then re-
viewed the empires defense position n
his first long speech since taking the
post.
He discussed freely what he said
was an increase of the danger of sud-
den war as the vital reason for building
up a reserve Of war supplies.
More Plans Sought.
Inskip said Great Britain's air force
expansion plan called for a three
fold increase as compared with 1884
and that 1900 pilots had been added
in the last year.
But what We are interested in at
the present moment" he said, rs the
provision of aircraft for the use of the
personnel"
He disclosed that the government
had launched campaign to enlist
automobile firms in the manufacture
of airplanes. Such firms have been
asked to build new plants or extern
sions on their factories at govern
ment expense.
TROOPS TO PALESTINE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Senate:
Debates flood control bill.
Finance Committee weighs tax bill.
House:
Considers Lower Mississippi Valley
food control bill.
Bell Investigating Committee con-
tinues questioning DR.. F. E. Town
send on his old-age pension organiza-
ton.
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues hearing on crude petroleum
import tax.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
May not be In session II flood con-
troll bill passes.
Finance Committee may meet again
on tax bill.
House:
Program uncertain.
Rell Committee continues investiga-
tsa Of old age pension plans, 10 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21

trouble, maybe I can help you," Mrs.
Lyddane said her husband declared.
Mrs. Lyddane testified that about
the first of March, 1885, Carnells
blackmail demand became insistent.
She explained CARMEL telephoned
her at the bank and said, There is
man to see you"
Mrs. Lyddane said she made excuses.
Later, she added, she went to her
apartment to get her hat and left
the door open.
Mrs. Lyddane said CARMEL and a
stranger were standing at the door as
she started to leave.
CARMEL. according to Mrs. Lyddane.
said:
This is the man Mrs. Beall has
on your trail" Mrs. Lyddane declared
she told the pair she had no time to
talk to them.
The defendant said she called I'D a
Montgomery policeman and had him
drive her to Silver Spring to meet her
husband.
Mrs. Lyddane said that on March
rs she and her husband drove to An
napolis so she could lobby with the
State Legislature to keep Lyddane's
job in a Montgomery County liquor
dispensary.
Describes Arrest.
The defendant described her arrest
on April l. 1895. as she was working
at the bank. This was at time when
she had $765 on her person.
Mrs. Lyddane told the jury she was
brought into the States attorneys
office and asked by Pugh:
Anne, do you know why you're
here?"
mo. jim" she said she replied.
Mrs. Lyddane said she next was
asked about the insurance on her
husbands life She told the jury as
best she could remember she replied
the amount was $4,000.
Mrs. Lyddane testified she then
was confronted by Carnell. According
to the defendant, CARMEL denied all
knowledge Of receiving money from
her and demanded a lawyer.
The matron said she, too, asked for
a lawyer or for permission to see her
husband. but this was not granted
until the next afternoon.
Mrs. Lyddane said she drew the $765
from the bank two weeks prior to her
arrest to buy baby" bonds and to
purchase an automobile for her hus-
band.
Regarding the similarity Of paper
in the "googy" note and that found
in her desk, Mrs. Lyddane explained
she sometimes took bank stationery to
Lincoln Way Inn for use as menus.
Under cross-cxamination, Mrs. Lyd-
dane said she had three checking &C
counts in Rockville banks at the time
of the alleged conspiracy. She said
she had transferred one account to
guardian fund because she feared Mrs.
Beall might sue her.
Asked regarding her graveyard rem
dezvous' with Peall, Mrs. Lyddane said
she was Gin obt section" but did not
realize . buisAl ground was there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-05-21
THREAT TO RESIGN
DENIED BY |CKES
Secretary SCOTS at Rumor
He Planned to Quit in
Relief Row.

Secretary Ickes made formal de-
NAL today that he had threatened to
resign from President Roosevelt's
cabinet unless the Public Works Ad-
ministration was given more funds to
continue its program.
Il am still here and expect to be
here when you ask me again If I have
resigned" he replied to questioning at
a press conference.
Ickes sought to make light of pub
lished rumors to the effect he had
threatened to resign at last Fridays
cabinet meeting. He answered such
a query with an emphatic Il did not"
Regarding future p. w. A. funds
Ickes said that, if the present law is
changed to make it possible to give
grants to States and municipalities
from his $3.50, 000,0 900 revolving fund.
1t would be very helpful in keeping
alive a large part of the P. w. A.
program.
He disclosed that total of $500 ,000,-
900 in 6,204 P. w. A. construction prof.
ects has received his approval and
awaits dIIOGdllOIl VI 4Lu1uS pS SOLisI CSo
The securities held by P. w. A. in its
revolving fund may be sold up to $780,
900 900, he explained. which would
make that fund available for additional
loans. He pointed out, however. that
this procedure would mean a gradual
turnover as additional securities are
put on the market.
In view of the uncertainty of new
funds. Ickes said. he has made no
definite decision with regard to the
proposed Is per cent cut in public
works administrative personnel.
He is now examining lists Of en-
ployes submitted by State directors,
with a view to ascertaining those
who might be dropped if certain
work can be eliminated.