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The Washington times., 1936-03-13
Phone Girls BaIk
AT Working Nights

LONDON d.N.S).-For years
angry telephone subscribers of
Britain have complained about the
poor night service. For just as
many years the post office, operat-
ing the telephone service here, has
replied that he let-down during
the evening and night hours is due
in part to the fact that male op
orators have to be employed after
8 p. m.
Efforts were made to get the
girl operators to consent, for ex-
ira pay, to work at night.
Now the representatives Of the
girls, in conclave at Southport,
have just told the post office au-
thorities that they prefer their
free evenings to extra pay.
The Washington times., 1936-03-13

Decisions Of the United States
Board on Geographical Names
during a 12-month period fill q
pamphlet Of 26 pages and fix def
nitely the spelling Of many domes-
tic and foreign place names.
The pamphlet, recently issued
by the Public Printer and taking
in the work of the board from
July /, 1884, to June 80, 1885, con-
tains q number of decisions Of in
terest to the East.
Thus we have Bay Shore, L. l.,
instead Of Bayshore; Beans Pur-
chase, N. H., and not Beans Pur-
chase; East Hampton, L. l., and
not Easthampton; Fort Hum
phreys, D. c., in place of the Army
The Washington times., 1936-03-13
Board Fixes Spelling
OF Place Names

>War College, and Point O. Woods,
on Fire Island Beach, and not
Point Of Woods or Point Wood.
On April II, 1884, President
Roosevelt. by executive order, abol-
ished the old United States Geo
graphic Board, which had been in
existence since 1890, and trans
ferred its funds, functions and
equipment to the Department Of
the Interior. On the basis of this
order, Secretary Ickes set up two
new bodies One Is a small ad-
ministrative unit, and the other
is a larger technical unit, the Ad-
visory Committee on Geographi-
cal Names, made up Of geographi-
cal experts representing many
Federal departments.
The Washington times., 1936-03-13
Goodyear Peace Plan
To Be Given Workers

AKRON, Ohio, March 13
GN.S0.-The four-week-old strike
Nce $4,000 Goodyear Tire and Rub
ber Co. employees appeared headed
for a truce today. An agreement
has been reached to submit to the
Goodyear local Of the United Rub
ber Workers Unian a peace plan
considered as the company's "fi-
nal offer" to the strikers. Union
heads took steps today for polling
the rank and file on the proposal
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1936-03-13
U. 5. Pays Costs
OF N. Y. Security

A Treasury check for $751;
949.41 was sent yesterday to Mark
Graves, Commissioner of Insur-
ance and Taxation of the State of
New York, representing the Social
Security Boards grant for the cost
Of administering New York States
unemployment compensation law
from February IL, until March 81.
The Washington times., 1936-03-13
50 Years in Cell,
LITER Prefers Jail

LANSING, Mich, March 13
G.N.S).-Crippled in body but
mentally alert despite so years i'm
prisonment, Francis Shivers, 81,
Michigan's dean of life term MUIR
derers, prefers to spend his remain
ing days in prison rather than go
free, Joseph C. Armstrong, parole
commissioner, said today. Shivers
was sentenced in 1886 for shooting
his brother-in-law after a family
Qua rrel
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-06-25

break in. The victim is found dead
in his room, to which there is no
possibility Of access!"
"Just like Bob!"
eyes. Now, if you've read many,
you'll know these stories are always
solved in possible, plausible, inter-
esting way. All experienced readers
can usually tell what that way will
be, for there are only about half a
dozen of them in all. Doubtless this
type of plot first appear in Gang
Wills Big Bow Mystery A corking
story, only second to 'Trent's Last
Case Well, in this tale of ZangwiIPs
all the solutions are suggested and
tried out. One, of course, is the right
one. am not sure it is the best one
or the most likely one, but it is vast
ly entertaining. However, the point
I am making is that if there are so
many possible ways, in fiction, of
solving a mystery of a sealed room,
there must be the same ways in real
life, and we cannot say any room is
unenterable."
''Then you've only to see which
method suits the case of Bob Coles
to know how his murder-if it is
Imurder-was accomplished-and,c can
you explain Corey's death?"
"Well, Mrs. Maiden, here's just the
trouble. Of those six and perhaps
more methods of getting into the
sealed room not one fits the facts of
our problems. Each method, though
clever in itself, is lacking in some
element necessary to fit it to our two
cases."
"You will tell me about those diff
ferent ways of getting into the
rooms?"
eyes, I will, at the first opportun-
ity."
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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"But these two deaths weren't
alike" said Perilla. with Mr.. NAL
den there were three people-my-
self, my maid and the chauffeur.
They were not in the room, as /
was, but well-how do you theorize
the thing was done? You must have
a notion how those murders could
have been accomplished, no matter
how improbable"
"Of course have" replied Stone,
"but my belief is not only so i'm
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-06-25

probable but so unbelievable that I
can't suggest it until I get little
more proof"
Look here, Mr.. Stone, that room
where Bob died was unenterable,
wasn't it,"
"You don't read many detective
stories, do your"
81 so seldom find a good one. I
don't care for gangster yarns and
that sort of thing, but I do like a
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-06-25

nothing of interest in the suitcase,
and was about to close the bag, too,
when he saw small packet of let
tiers or papers. These he extracted
and thrust into his own pocket.
On his way downstairs he met
Perilla and Garth. Perilla cast a
troubled glance at Stone, and he
paused by her side.
Ready for my report, Mrs. NAL
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-06-25
well-thought-out problem"

well-thought-out problem"
Zone of the favorite plats of the
detective story writers is the social
ed Theoretically sealed room This
has been used over and over again
and 1 confess it always has charm
for me. You know the formula. The
expected man does not appear at
breakfast, or whenever he is looked
for Servants are sent to his room,
but fail to get a response. Then they
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1936-06-25
Honeymoon
Murder
~
CAROLYN
WELLS
Copyright by Carolyn Wells.
~ WNU Service.

When Stone went down the street
to the morgue he was admitted to
the operating room. Without seem
ing to give orders he issued eplicit
directions about the care of the re-
mains, and made sure his advices
would be carried out
Photographs and X-rays were
made, and much minutiae was listed.
At last the unpleasant task was over,
and full results promised by late
evening.
Fleming Stone looked perplexed,
but Doctor Merritt seemed satisfied.
Il told you so" he said. Nothing to
hint at poison of any sort"
The doctor had told him nothing
of the sort, but he had no wish to
rouse a controversy.
The sheriff had been persuaded
not to order an inquest.
''You see," Stone said to him, lit
isn't case for a coroner at all. Both
Doctor Crane and the medical exam
iner report that nothing was learned
or discovered at the autopsy which
pointed to anything but death from
natual causes. They have both given
certificates to this effect. Therefore,
sheriff, you have no crime, no Grim
inal, and no victim.
This somewhat garbled statement
had the desired effect, owing, doubt
less, to it's source. Fleming Stone had
no intent of wrong-doing: on the
contrary, he was working, and rath-
er rapidly, toward his own ends. He
wanted to get back to New York,
where he felt he had his work cut
out for him.
He sought out Perilla and had a
talk with her. Malcolm was with
her, and Garth. 1t seemed to Stone
Garth was always with her, but that
was none of his business.
"You want to go homer" he asked
the girl.
''Just tell me when we can start"
eve are sending Bob's body on in
charge of Fairfax" Stone went on,
''and 1 assume you'll want to go by
train. All of your"
Il shall go by train, of course, -"
said Perilla ''Mr. Stone, I, hope you
will go with me, and the rest of you
can go as you prefer
The train was faster, and Perllla
felt she had much to attend to.Stone,
too, felt he was nearing the light at
the end of the tunnel, and though he
couldn't see it all clear himself as
yet, he was ready to get to work on
whatch promised to be the greatest
case of his career.
For no definite reason Stone had
wanted another look at Bob's room,
so he went up to the third floor
again. He found that it had been so
thoroughly cleaned and set in order
by the servants that no sign of a
clue or bit of evidence could be ex-
pected.
Then he saw Bob's luggage, a suit
case and a smaller bag. He found
Evening star., 1936-10-01
HibernatiOn Day
Delayed by Man
Till Series Ends
He's Going to Bed
for Winter Soon,
HOtUeuer.
By the Associated Press.

WATERFOWL, Wis, October l.
alternating Arthur (Turkey) Gehrke,
sitting yawn, opined today he would
defer his twenty-seventh annual all
Winter doze at least until the end
Of the world series, and probably as
long as November /.
1t was because he wanted to keep
abreast of the Yankees-Giants civil
strife at New York, for one thing, that
he hadn't gone to bed already. the
54-year-old, 215-pound tavernkeeper
explained. Last year he turned in
before October !.
They think I'm queer" he said
sagely, but think people who stay
up and face those cold Winter blasts
are the ones who are queer"
Gehrke's first Information began in
the latter part Of 1910, he recalled,
when he went to bed to ease a pain
aggravated by cold weather, and stayed
there all Winter upon discovering the
cure was effective. Thereafter, he
took to the covers annually with the
first twinge.
The keeper of bears hours had this
to say today to non-hibernators: If
more folks went to bed all Winter
there wouldn't be so much trouble
and confusion in the world and every
body would feel better in the Spring. :"
Gehrke figured his probable loss in
weight during his protracted retire.
ment at from 10 to 20 pounds, al
though he always had a fair appetite
as he lay in the second-floor bed
room where he has taken refuge the
last 26 Winters.
The sudden death Of his wife,
Grace, forced him to end his sleep
earlier than usual last Winter, and
for the first time in years he was up
and around when the violets began to
bud.
Il miss Oracle" he said. "She was
a great help to me and was so SYM
pathetic in understanding my need
for an annual Information"
Evening star., 1936-10-01
Jailed 81 Days,
Woman Is Freed
By Pauper Oath
Mary Cassidy, 78,
Held in Vermont on
$475 Judgment.
Nv the Associated Press.


RUTLAND, VT, October IA pau
per's oath left 78-year-old Miss Mary
Cassidy of Poultney, confined 64 days
in jail because Of non-payment of
S475 court Judgment, free to work
her farm today.
The aged woman farmer was ar
rested July 20 on a close jail war
rant which under an old Vermont law
meant she must remain in jail until
she paid the Judgment or was per-
mitted to take pauper's oath.
John o. Mcnamara of Middletown
Springs. injured when struck by Miss
Cassidy's automobile, obtained the
judgment.
The woman maintained she could
not pay the $475. Her only posses
sions, she claimed, were q COW, q
horse, some tools and a small farm
that was mortgased to the legal limit.
The county commissioners finally
agreed to allow the gray-haired SPINS
ter to take q paupef's oath and she
was released.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
INDIANA SHERIFF
FREES BROWDER
Communist Candidate and
Four Others Are Out of
Terre Haute Jail.
Picture on Page AZ.
Picture on Page AZ.
Hy the Associated Press.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, October L.
Chief Of Police James G. Yates today
released from Jail Earl Browder, Com
munist candidate for President, and
four associates who were arrested yes
terday morning when they came here
to hold campaign meeting.
Browder and the others were ar
rested yesterday by Chief Yates in
an effort to halt Communist meet
ing last night.
Browder, Waldo Frank, novelist,
and Seymour waldman, member of
the Communist National Election
Campaign Committee, both of New
York; Charles Stadtfeld, Indiana
Communist chairman, and Andrew
Rems, a party worker, both of In
dianapolis. all were held on vagrancy
charges. The charges were dismissed
at brief court hearing this morning.
For time last night it appeared
as If Chief Yates would be success
full in preventing any Communist
speeches. Browder was in jail and
Indiana State Teachers College stu
dents took over the hall where the
meeting was to have been held and
conducted q foot ball pep" session.
The chief had three policemen in
the local radio station under orders
to prevent any Communist speech
there, but q few minutes before 9:l5-
the time Browder's speech was to have
been started-David ]. Bental, Chi
cago attorney. rushed into the station.
hurried past the officers and was locked
in q small broadcasting booth.
Almost at the same time Chief
Yates, 10 other policemen and ap-
proMmately so citizens hurried into
the studio. The door to the broad
casting booth was locked. however,
and Bentall began speaking.
There were a few cries Of Lets
take him OF the air" and THAT door
is not very thick" but when all the
policemen except Yates left, saying
they had been given orders by the
Board of Works and Safety to allow
the speech to be made, the threats
subsided. Yates asserted he did not
understand" what had happened. as
he had given his men strict orders to
prevent any Communist speech.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
Queen Mary Quits Buckingham
after Is Years Its Mistress

way past saluting, blue-coated bob
bies" and rlet-jacketed sentries
presenting arms.
The King. who returned only today
from Balmoral Castle, Scotland, re-
manned with his mother for some
time after her personal standard had
been hoisted to the flagstaff of Marl-
borough House-the first such nag TO
fly there since the death Of Queen
Alexandria.
Now that she is no longer wife of
. reigning monarch. custom dictates
the Queen must be- content with
smaller household and q smaller en-
tourage than were hers at Bucking-
ham Palace.
The new residence has been deco
(see QUEEN, Page A.2)
Evening star., 1936-10-01
Series Delayed
As Rai7. SO0ks
Polo Grounds
Second Contest Is
Postponed Until
Tomorrow.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october IA heavy
overnight rain turned the Polo
Grounds into a miniature lake today
and forced postponement Of the Sec
ond game Of the world series between
the New York Giants and New York
Yankees.
Weather permitting - and there
were indications that q two-day spell
of intermittent rain finally was ready
to call q halt-tne game will be
played tomorrow at the Polo Grounds.
The series schedule, calling for the
third, fourth and fifth games to be
played at the Yankee Stadium. SIM
ply will move back one day.
The postponement was ordered by
Kenesaw M. LandisJ high commits
sioner of base ball, after he had in
spected the rain-s0Aked grounds. In
the left field section, where yester-
days rain had driven Yankee relief
pitchers over to the Giants bull pen
because of high water" was vir-
tual lake and the infield, though il
had been protected by covers during
the night, was a quagmire.
Lands made his tour in company
with Joe Mccarthy and Bill Terry,
the rival managers. and Travis Jack
son, field leader of the Giants. who
took a one-game edge over the Amer.
ican League champions by winning
the opening game yesterday, 81, be-
hind Carl Hubben.
After he had had a chance to view
the situation. Lands decided promptly
in favor Of q postponement.
1T would be no fair test Of base
(See SERIES, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-10-01
Summary of Today's Star
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
Browder released by sheriff in Terre
Haute. Page Al
Roosevelt talks to crowd in rain at
Elkins, w. Va. Page Al
Illinois held doubtful after recent
trend to G. o. p. Page Al
race prejudice. Page Az
New York Times announces support
of Roosevelt. Page Al
johnson brands Peek's charges as
untrue. Page Al
New York elections fight swings to
national issues. Page Al
McCarl predicts $35 900 ,000. 900 debt
for this Winter. Page AS
Hamilton sees red issue forcing Roose-
velt on defensive. Page As
Hoover leaves Denver for talk with
Landon. Pare Bis
Knox to renew New Deal fiscal at
tack tonight. Page BIS
FOREIGN.
Scott, Guthrie win England-to-Africa
air race. Page Al
French Senators compromise with
Blum on franc. Pare Al
Attacking rebels encircle Madrid with
ring of steel. Page Al
Queen Mary quits Buckingham Palace
for new home. Page Al
japanese increase patrols Of marines
In Shanghai area. =. Page As
Disarmament Committee planned by
League Of Nations. Page AS
Wandering Spanish ship cannot dock
In South America. Page Ais
LOCAL AND NEARBY.
Boland, convicted In Lyddane case,
asks habeas corpus writ. Page AS
Man arrested for trafac violation kills
himself. Page A
Vital statistics Page Ale
Roland williamson, former Supreme
Court librarian, dies. Page Ala
Virginia dairymen plan suit "to take
milk out Of politics" Page Ala
New illicit liquor squad here being
considered. Page B-l
Vast milk domain barred by survey.
Page B-1
Three units ever the top in Red Cross
drive. Page D-l
District school operation costs found
4aacss svasass. ass III
Evening star., 1936-10-01
MERCURY TO REMAIN
Low, BUT RAIN ENDS
Water Seeping Into Traffic Light
/ Puts All Out of Commission
on Avenue.

The rain of the past two days ended
today, but not much change in tenn
perature was forecast for Washington
today and tomorrow by the Weather
Bureau.
Generally fair tonight and tomor-
row, with moderate winds, was the
forecast. Tomorrow will be slightly
cooler, it was predicted.
The mercury ranged between 81 and
IS yesterday. but the low mark this
morning was only S. degrees. The
maximum this afternoon will be about
the same as yesterday.
Rain seeping into one Of the trafic
lights on Pennsylvania avenue early
today was held responsible for .
short circuit which threw all the
lights from the Peace Monument to
Fifteenth street out Of commission.
Police learned Of it in time to station
trafic ofncers at each intersection.
however, and rush-hour tranic was
not delayed. Rainfall since Tuesday
noon totaled l69 inches. i
Evening star., 1936-10-01
TWO RACE FLYERS
KILLED IN AFRICA
FindIay and Morgan Die in
Crash-Scott and
Guthrie Win.
BY the Associated Press.

=
JOHANNESBURG. South Africa,
October MAX Findlay, England-to-
johannesburg air racer, and his radio
operator, A. H. Morgan, we're killed to-
day in a crash near Abercorn. North
ern Rhodesia. the Reuters British
News Agency reported.
They were speeding down the last
lap of the $4,000 air race. won today
by c. W. A. Scott and Giles Guthrie.
Scott and Guthrie Yiosed their plane
down at johannesburg at 1924 am,
G. M. T. (5:34 a.rn., e. s. IT, to win
the $40 900 special speed prize
The crash brought the first fatalities
OF the s.540-mile race, although an
earlier smash-up robbed the leader,
Capt. 8. 8. Halse, Of victory.
Findlay's co-pilot, Ken Waller. and
. passenger. Ca D. Reachey, were SUI
ferine from shock. >.-----
The plane bore race number Is. 1t
had taken Of at 6:41 am. from Aber-
corn Airdrome, Entebbe, Uganda.
Findlay and Waller were the last
pilots left in the race after SCOTS VIC
tory and the crash Of still another
racer. D. w. Llewellyn. They had re-
ported engine trouble at Entebbe.
A. E. Clouston was held at Khartoum
with engine trouble, while Victor
Smith, whose plane was the only other
survivor of the original nine entrants.
was down near Saloniki, Greece.
The race was sponsored by Isadore
w. Schlesinger, American-born cap
italist, to boost Johannesburgs empire
exposition.
Scot and Guthrie completed the
flight from England in 50 hours anu
Sc minutes.
A great crowd greeted Scott. CO.
winner with the late Tom Campbell
Black of the London-to- Melbourne
air derby two years ago.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
GEORGE HUFF DIES
AFTER OPERATION
Director Of Athletics at Illinois
Was Pioneer in Western Con.
ference Activities.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.,, October L.
George HUI, 81, director Of athletics
at the University Of Illinois for the
past IS years, died today, following q
critical Hines Of i've days. He was "a
years old.
Hun, one Of the pioneers IN the
development Of Western Conference
athletics, was operated upon for .
stomach ailment Saturday. He failed
rapidly and four blood transfusions
and an oxygen tent were resorted to
In an effort to prolong his life.
He showed . slight gain yesterday,
but last night suffered another relapse
and died at 1877 am. Central stand
ard time).
Evening star., 1936-10-01
80 FACE CHARGES
IN LETTUCE STRIKE
First Major Disorder Reported.
Guards With Tear Gas Halt
500 Pickets.
BY tie Associated Press.

by Tee Associated PreSS
WATSONVILLE. Calf, October I.
-Thirty-nine men faced charges Of
violating the anti-picketing ordinance
here today as the result of the first
major disorder reported in this i'm
mediate area In the lettuce workers
strike, now entering its 9th day.
They were arrested yesterday after
Charles Tolvien, ~, lettuce shed
worker; Herman Blonke, IS, another
non-union employe, and Charles Col
bern, So, night watchman, COM
planned they had been beaten.
-Four other men were arrested on
assault charges after rocks were
hurled at lettuce truck near Pajaro.
Five hundred pickets from Salinas,
center Of the walk-out over union
matters, were halted by Is State
highway patrolmen on their way to
protest the Watsonville arrests. The
patrolmen. armed with tear gas guns.
persuaded the Salinas pickets to turn
back.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
MISTAKE KILLS TWO

FLINT, Mich, October / P,.-De-
tective Lieut.. Ray ]. Martin said today
gasoline poured down the wrong pipe
by maintenance man caused the ex-
plosion that wrecked a building here
Monday, killing two persons and in
juring six.
The officer said there was no evi-
dence of criminal negligence; that the
maintenance man drew Is gallons Of
gasoline for test purposes. then poured
1t into an unused conduit in the belief
he was returning it to tank. The
conduit led to the basement where
the blast occurred.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
TOWN GOES DRY

FULLY, N. Y, October l R-The
town of Tully returned to prohibition
today under local option after nightly
celebration which had been under way
since Saturday.
Beer and liquor licenses in this
Ononadga County town expired at
midnight and will not be renewed as
q result Of last Autumn's election.
The towns three licensed drinking
establishments offered full course din
ners with orchestras and dancing for
several nights.
Evening star., 1936-10-01
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, October To-day was
moving day in the royal family, too.
After IS years ~ mistress OF Buck
tngham Palace. which she entered
first as the. bride Of the late King
George, Queen Mary moved into her
new home, the smaller Marlborough
House.
The Queen mother, dressed In black.
left Buckingham Palace with King
Edward and the princess royal to drive
to Marlborough House.
Her pale face worked with emotion,
but, with her monarch son at her side.
she managed q smile and slight
wave Of her gloved hand to small
group gathered on the sidewalk -
her automobile turned down the drive