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Evening star., 1936-02-25
POLICE HOLD JOCKEY
IN WOMAN'S DEATH
Body, Bullet in Head, Found
on New Orleans Sta.
ton Lawn.

6y tne ASSoclateo fTeSs.
NEW ORLEANS, February 25.-Po-
lice reported today they were holding
Jack O'Day., 26-year-old free lance
Jockey, for questioning in connection
with the mysterious staying Of Mrs.
Estelle Hughes, whose body was found
on the lawn of q downtown railroad
station early this morning.
ODay has been staying in New
Orleans during the current racing sea-
son, where he has been employed at
the Fair Grounds track.
Mrs. Hughes was described by police
as being around 20 years old. the
mother of a 9-year-old child. She was
believed to be native of Panama City,
Fla.
Her body was found lying on a small
plot of grass near the railroad station
with bullet wound in the head.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
Mencken a'GadfIy,'
Says Ickes in Reply
To Critics attack
There Are ''Nuisances
andNuisances,'' - Secre.
tary Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Ickes, called a 'profes-
sional nuisance" by Henry L. Mencken,
said today the Baltimore writer was
a professional gadfy."
"You know" Ickes said in a press
conference reply to that portion of
Mencken's recent attack on New Deal
chieftains applying to himself, there
are nuisances and nuisances.
"The most pestiferous nuisances are
those who think they are clever and
are professional gadflys."
Mencken. he added, ''attains that
distinction"
Evening star., 1936-02-25
Mystery Blast Probed.

PITTSBURGH, February rs @.-
A mysterious explosion in an automo-
bile after the starter was pressed in.
iured Robert Heape, 19-year-old motor
boat racer, and wrecked . garage to-
day. Heape was taken to hospital
with severe burns on his hands and
face. Police investigated the theory
that . bomb attached to the starter,
exploded.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
"TIME CLOCK MURDER"
WITNESS THREATENED
Police Begin Inquiry as Inquest
Is Scheduled in Death
of Couple.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, February 25.-A
death threat against witness in the
"time clock murders" of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl s. Barbour was under investiga-
ton by police today.
The elderly couple was bludgeoned
to death last Wednesday night in their
bed room. The room was set on fire
by a watch-timed electrical device.
Fred Stettler, 25-year-old chauffeur, is
in custody.
One of the dodgers at Barbour room
ing house, Sproul Perry, reported he
had been threatened with death If he
testified at an inquest set for today.
He said the threat came from an un-
Identified man who visited him at the
rooming house.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
Mrs. Vanderbilt Files appeal
For Sole Custody Of Gloria
Supreme Court Petition
Says Life abnormal
by L0,uer Ruling.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt ap-
pealed today to the Supreme Court to
give her sole custody of her 12-year-o
daughter, Gloria, over whom colorful
legal battle has been waged for
months.
She appealed from decision of the
appellate division OF the New York
Supreme Court giving principal custody
of the child to her paternal aunt, Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney.
The petition filed by her attorney,
Edmund M. Toland of Washington,
asserted:
THE order below (the New York
court) is unprecedented and extraor-
dinary. It condemns this child to a
most abnormal life; the child can not
leave the confines of New York State;
she must spend five days week with
stranger (who never took the slight
est interest in her until June. 1882
and the remaining two days with her
widowed mother; the child is exposed
to this atmosphere of hostility and
antagonism; she is shuttled back and
forth each week like tennis ball;
her life is hedged and regimented by
rules and regulations"
The petition added:
ITO tear the childs heart in two in
this way is crime against nature and
reason, and is opposed not only to
humane sentiment. but to all enlight-
ened child welfare practice"
The child, heiress to a considerable
fortune. was permitted under the New
York court order to spend two days
of each week. Christmas day and the
month of July of each year with her
mother.
During the trial to determine who
should have custody of her, the testi-
mony at times was such that the
Evening star., 1936-02-25
LOEB KILLER IN COURT
TODAY FOR ARRAIGNMENT
Horner's Prison Probers Are Told
That Escaping Prisoners Were
Ambushed in 1881.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JOLIET, III, February 25.-Convict
James Day was ordered into the Will
County Circuit Court today for ar
raignment on an indictIfnsnt charging
him with the murder january % of j.
Richard Loeb, whose Death resulted In
a Governors investisatssn Of the two
prisons here.
Indictment of Day, 23. followed his
confession that he slashed Loeb, slayer
of Bobby Franks, to death with razor.
Gov. Henry Horner's Committee Of
Citizens, delegated to investigate prison
conditions. was told yesterday by q
discharged guard that in 1891 he
helped shoot three escaping convicts
to death in an ambush. Arthur Weiss,
the guard, said prison authorities knew
Of the escape attempt in advance. Ha
said 20 guards waited for the men and
shot them down % they ran. So.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
COL. ROBERT N. HARPER,
IN HOSPITAL, IMPROVES
Doctor Expects Former President
Of Bank to Be Able to Leave
in Few Days.

The condition of Col. Robert Newton
Harper, rs, former president of the
District National Bank and promi-
nent civic leader, who was rushed to
Emergency Hospital last night after q
heart attack, was reported much i'm
proved" this afternoon.
DR.. william Earl Clark, who is at
tending Col. Harper, said he expected
the patient to be able to leave the hos
pital in "two or three days" Col.
Harper's condition was at first feared
to be grave. He showed considerable
improvement today, however, DR.. Clark
said.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
CUMMINGS Jobs
UPHELD BY JONES
R. F. c. Head Answers
Couzens' Attack on Party
Leaders Posts.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Jesse H. Jones said today that
qualifications" not politics" had
dictated appointment of Walter J.
Cummings, treasurer of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, to two jobs
paying aggregate salaries of $4,000
year.
The Reconstruction Finance Corp.
chairman confirmed to newsmen that
Cummings is receiving $4,000 as
chairman of the Continental Illinois
National Bank &, Trust Co. of Chicago
and $4,000 as trustee in the Chicago,
Milwaukee, st. Paul g. Pacific Rail-
road.
Both the bank and the railroad are
r. F. C. borrowers. In the Senate yes
terday, Senator Couzens, Republican,
of Michigan, .battled unsuccessfully
the bill to exempt bank stock held by
the r. F. c. from State and local tax
alton and said:
If these banks can pay these
salaries, they can certainly pay taxes
on these preferred stocks"
The bill passed, however, and was
sent to the House for consideration.
Jones replied negatively when asked
whether Cummings political cornec-
tions may have figured in the R. F.
C.'s recommendations for his ap-
pointment to the two jobs.
He was appointed before he be-
came treasurer" he said.
Jones apparently referred to Cum
mings' appointment to the bank post,
because records showed the Chicagoan
was given this position January IL,
1884, and was elected committee
treasurer March Is. 1894. Cummings
became trustee of the Milwaukee last
October II.
Appointment Protested.
The records of the Interstate Com
merce Commission disclosed today
that before approving the appointment
of Cummings as trustee for the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, the COM
mission heard a protest from minority
bondholders.
Julius Weiss, counsel for the bond
holders group, told the commission
that Cummings already was chairman
of the Chicago bank, director of the
Commonwealth Edison Co., the Amer
ican Car & Foundry Co.. the Texas
Corp. and the Maryland Casualty Co.
1T is physically impossible for Mr..
Cummings to retain, as he says he will,
all of his other positions and do an
effective job on the st. Paul." Weiss
protested.
Commissioners Meyer, Porter and
Mahaffie, decided, however, that lit
is reasonable to assume that a man
Of Cummings standing and expert
ence would not undertake the i'm
portant Office in question unless he
was prepared to give it proper atten-
ton"
The bondholders also said Cum
mings was too friendly with H. A.
Scandrett, president of the st. Paul,
whose administration the trustees were
required by law to review.
Case Now Being Probed.
The st. Paul case now is being in
vestigated by the Senate committee
created to inquire into railroad financ-
ing.
The r. F. G. tax exemption measure
was drawn up after recent Supreme
Court ruling which held that bank
stocks held by R. r. G. were subject
to local taxation.
Couzens declared he was not critical
Of Cummings salary, but he recalled
that Cummings was associated with
several corporations and said "it takes
no imagination" to understand how
he could parcel out purchases of
railroad equipment" to favored firms.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
GIRL, POLICE TIPSTER,
SOUGHT FOR SAFETY
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON. February 25.-A girl who
volunteered, by telephone, to aid the
police to "clean up" a $12,s00 robbery
at the Keith Boston Theater and then
vanished, was widely sought to-day
for her own safety.
She telephoned police From pay
station last night. Offering to give de-
tails of the robbery Sunday night for
which one man is held.
She dropped the receiver and fed
when she saw q man watching her.
A witness said the man followed the
girl at hurried pace.
The girl, described ~ about ~,
very attractive, and wearing . fur
coat, disappeared.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
Swanson Improves Steadily.

Another comfortable night for Sec
retary Swanson, who has been i'll Of
pleurisy and q fractured rib, was fol-
lowed today by word from Naval
Hospital that This improvement con-
ttnues slowly"
Evening star., 1936-02-25

court ordered the public excluded.
Society leaders of New York and Eu-
rope. buffers, maids, relatives of the
child and Gloria herself testified IN
the two-month hearing.
Mrs. Vanderbilt's petition was for a
(see VANDERBILT, Page A.
Evening star., 1936-02-25

(See NAVAL, Page a.
Evening star., 1936-02-25

(See HAGOOD, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-02-25

(See REDS, Page ~
Evening star., 1936-02-25

(See GLOVER, Page AS.
Evening star., 1936-02-11

made on long flowing lines with
spray Of camelias at the waistline In
the back, and she carried q spray OF
white gardenias. Mrs. Anderson wore
a gown of blue and silver lame, and
Miss Young was in silver lame.
The feminine block of the House
boasted only one absentee, the popu-
lar Representative Florence P. Kahn
was greatly missed. She is dining
at the White House tonight and de-
cided against two evening functions
SO close together. Representative
Caroline O'Day was a striking figure
in a gown of black and white lowered
silk made quite simple and the skirt
having the suggestion of a train.
Representative Edith Nourse Rogers,
the LADY of the flowers" of the House,
for she is never without blossom
Of some description, was constantly
surrounded by admirers. She wore
gown of gold lame and her flower
last night was single spray of yel-
low freezia. Representative Isabella
4ldA OA1 . A4lOoS
gown of flowered silk designed with
short puffed sleeves, and a fiaring
skirt with a train. Representative
Mary T. Norton chose for the party
q gown of black velvet made with
train and trimmed with rhine
stone buckles.
Mrs. Davis and
Guests at Party.
Mrs James j. Davis, wife Of Sena-
tor Davis, who always hold i'm
promptu receptions wherever she goes,
had with her last night the Misses
Bertha and Elena Hellenbranth, the
gifted Hungarian artists. Mrs. Da-
Wis was in lovely gown Of emerald
green crepe, Miss Bertha HELEN
branth in black lace and her sister
in flesh satin, with fresh gardenias
Evening star., 1936-02-11

Parks, who had on q most becoming
gown of black velvet.
Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes, wife Of
Senator Keyes, had with her her
cousin, Miss Katherine Greer, who
Is spending the Winter with her.
Among others there were: The
chaplain Of the Senate, the Rev. Ze.
Barney Phillips, and Mrs. Phillips;
Mrs. Ira Nelson Morris, wife Of the
former Minister to Sweden; the COM
mandant Of the Marine Corps and
Mrs. John Fl. Russell, the latter wear
ing a gown Of silver lame; Mrs.
Georgia Knox Berry, Mrs. Robert
Love Taylor, Mrs. T. J. Campbell
and her daughter, Miss Margaritta
Campbell, and Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Pomeroy Of Baltimore.
Generally assisting In the comfort
Of the guests were the aides, and
much Of the smooth running Of the
reception was due to Mr.. Raymond q.
Muir and his able assistants.
After the guests were received the
President retired to the family suite
on the upper floor of the mansion,
Mrs. Roosevelt remaining for q while
with her guests in the state dining
room, where refreshments were served.
and later watching the dancing In
the east room.
Senator and Mrs. Alva B. Adams
had with them their daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Adams. more familiarly
known as "Bibbs." Mrs Adams wore
a gown Of green and silver metal
cloth nodded to her figure, the grace
ful skirt falling into a train at the
back. Miss Adams was in blue chif-
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Evening star., 1936-02-11

in her hair and at the neckline Of
the gown.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg
being snowbound in Michigan, where
he went to address a banquet Satur-
day night, was unable to attend the
reception and Mrs. Vanden5erg, who
is recuperating from an illness, was
absent also.
Mrs. William H Sutphin, wife OF
Representative Sutphin Of New Jer-
sey, was lovely in gown Of American
beauty crepe, the skirt pleated and the
bodice also having pleats
The superintendent of insurance.
Mr.. Jack Marshall, and his attractive
wife were in the company, Mrs. Mar
shall wearing one Of the most striking
gowns at the fete, designed Of black
crepe encrusted with shiny black Sc
quins to give the effect of tunic
and the graceful skirt having a long
Evening star., 1936-02-11

train. She wore black gloves and q
cluster Of crispy white gardenias.
Mrs. Marshall was, before her mar
riage, Miss Ann Parks, daughter Of
Representative Ttlman B. Parks, who
also attended the function with Mrs.
Evening star., 1936-02-11

Continued on Third Page.)
The Washington times., 1936-05-15

Flattering, romantic picture hats to
wear with early summer prints on the
street, to wear with buffant organizes
in the afternoon. Of fine quality leg
horn or tuscan with various, interest
ing trims. Headsizes 211h, % and q.
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The Washington times., 1936-01-29

gled audience, it would have been
hard to find. But that song yanked
them up like dynamite-out of
poverty and ignorance, hate and
disease, into fresh green pastures"
of hope and pride. And the mem
DRY of it has stayed with me ever
since.
"All Gods chillun got wings!"
they sang
ALL GODS cHILLUN GOT
WINGS"
Eyes shining, hands clapping,
poor, ragged bodies juggling with
exhilaration-
"All Gods chillun got wings!"
they shouted with a great whoop-
ing joy. For they weren't just
singing to pass the time. they
were boaSting about something.
TRIUMPHANT
Out of their poverty and hui
initiation, out of the injustice that
walled them in and the misery
that crushed them down, they
were shouting one triumphant
truth.
Never mind what white men did
to them! Never mind what dirty
deal life had handed their race
or how hopeless the prospect
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
Bullets, Not Ballots

Communism, stripped down to its fundamentals means
bullets, NOT ballots"
The Communists dress their doctrines up in fine phrases
pretentous philosophizing, plausible promises.
In this country they seldom preach violence openly
But genuine Communist belieUes uUh the ferUor of
fanatic ZEAL that it is the holy duty of his party to EX
TERMINATE all UhO do not accept the teaching of
Marx and Lentn
The Communist platform is the death against
Only the fact that Communism has comparatively
feuv adherents in America THUS FAR prevents them
from putting their beliefs into practice here.
Bullets rule Russia, NOT ballots.
There the Communist olgarchy maintains the worlds most
powerful army for the purpose stamping out disaec
ton at home than for warfare abroad.
It is this ogarchy with which the United States today
maintains FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
Agents Of this ogarchy freely permitted to pedde the
doctrine of of determination within borders and
many them fed clothed and sheltered with relief
Dupe this ogarchy in schools and colleges
in "uplift" organizations, even in some churches.
Day by day the propaganda of Communism bullets,
NOT ballots" is insdiously spread.
We are tolerant nation and in this instance stupidity
tolerant.
Not all nations are equally tolerant however especially
smaller nations which the Communists have concentrated
their fire.
Less than a month ago Uruguay broke off all
lations with Russia Russian diplomatic representa-
tues in MonteUideO packing
The Soviet Minister had fon1ented the recent Com
n1unist rebellion in Brazil and engineering
luton in Uruguay.
This country could learn something from South America
It WILL learn something unpleasant-f it
nues tolerate Red revouonaes and their conspacies Of
strife.
But uD get help in purging itself Of these Reds
from its present Government in Washington.
AnaiGble old officials like Secretary Hull WiH
finue to fall for Russian promises
Less anable young "WhipPersnappers" like Commits
TugsOeH uOiU continue to preach class conflict.
Our pink Labor Department Wiu continue to block
the deportation of alien agt0torS and criminals.
The Administration itself UOiH continue its denagogic
Onslaughts the American system of CONSTITU-
TIONAL SELF-RULE.
The American people will be wise to their ballots while
they still have them.
They will have the opportunity in November
Whether they will have the opportunity later may depend
in small degree how they them then.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
The Traffic Poll

WAsHINGToNIANS ARE WILLING TO TRY AL
MOST ANYTHING IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE
HIGH DEATH RATE OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
This is the unacceptable conclusion to be drawn from
Che results of the poll conducted by The Washington
Times on the subject Of establishing plain clothes
traffic squad track down vioators of the traffic laws
BY vote of three to those casting ballots in the
poll Endorsed the creation of such squad suggested
by Col. Lawrence c. Crawford
Such an Overwhelming sentiment in favor of this
drastic proposal can only mean that those UO hare
believed that Westinghouse did not uUant traffic
LGIUs enforced Nth the utmost UigOr Were in error
Most Of those voting in the poll unwilling to con-
tent themselves by simply filing their ballots they wrote
letters expressing their for against the plain
clothes traffic police and also offering many other sug
gestions for improvement of traffic law enforcement
It is interesting to note that the principal given
for opposition Colonel Crawfords proposal was that
holdups might be increased result of cruising auto
mobiles not plainly identified police
Colonel Crawford has explained that he would have
the of these plain cothesmen carry signs which
could be Illuminated which would remove much of this
danger.
As result of the sentiment expressed in the poll
those in charge of traffic LdUU enforcement should
glue the suggestion the serious consideration Which
it deserves.
The Washington times., 1936-01-29
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Helen ROWLAND



without gloves and quote in.
stances of its failures"
Statisticians tabulate the high
percentage of divorces every year;
lecturers and clergymen gravely
warn young lovers of the dangers
and pitfalls ahead of them. And
the apostles of "companionate
marriage" and the freer love have
done their best to put marriage on
the blink.
Yet, in spite of all this damag-
ing propaganda, good old mar
riage goes right on doing business
at the same old stand. Indeed, it
continues to flourish like the
green bay tree. And like the fliv.
yer and the crooner!
Now-if anything book, .
play, a song or a custom continues
to sell, in spite of bad advertising
n Instantaneous publicity.
there MUST be something good
about it. 1t MUST be the real
thing-and just what the public
wants. Remember "Abie's Irish
Rose?
Of course, it sometimes fails
but so do mullins and business
ventures and the best of plays.
Won't somebody say just a few
kind words for marriage? us
really a good old custom which
should be encouraged. And it has
The Washington times., 1936-01-29

IOE IIle aSDCdn. he Is LIE 1ldL-
foot" cop with the bulldog shoes,
derby hat awry and cigar a-tilt,
talking hard-boiled lingo out OF
one side of his mouth.
He has been effective in his
way, but his high visibility and
his narrow range of techniques
have made him a target for public
spoofing which makes him a liza
bility in a day when the general
public attitude toward law enforce
ment and enforcement officers be-
comes important.
The Federal Bureau of InveSti-
CATION at Washington, nemesis OF
gangs and gangSterS, is intent on
inducing a new public concept OF
an officer of the law. 1t is doing
this by developing new type OF
sleuth-a perSonab1e man with
both academic and scientific train
ing.
The 625 special agents Of the
Bureaus investigation personnel
make a body of law enforcement
men absolutely unique in America,
and not fully matched even in
Europe, which has pioneered in
scientific police work.
A PROFESSION
The Bureaus objective is to re-
quire training and attainments for
men who qualify which will give
them and their occupation a pub
lie rating comparable to that Of
professional or business men. Four
hundred and seventy of the above
625 special agents have university
degrees.
The racial completely of the
American underworld has provided
unique problems for law enforce
ment in this country. Looking
over the Bureau, one finds at the
outset an instance of the definite,
Immediately practical effective
ness of the academic training of
the men.
Consider the list of foreign
languages spoken by the special
agents: French, German, Spanish,
Bohemian. Czechoslovakian, Dan
ish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindustani,
Hungarian, Indian, Italian, Yid-
dish, Latin. Malay. Norwegian,
Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Scan,
dinavian, SlaviSh and Swedish
The numbers of men who are
masters of these languages range
from one speaking HinduStani to
40 speaking French.
The Importance of this wide
linguistic range is daily observable
in the bureau. A bit of Sleuthing
around a Greek coffee house in
San Francisco, a Sicilian gang
hang-out in New York, or some
polyglot crime Snarl in a seaport
waterfront finds a man available
to trace its verbal or written pat
tern. So much for languages
Next, in Americas beginnings
in scientific police work, comes
the increasing complexity of oc.
cupational background of crime
AS techniqueS and trades have
multiplied, the occupational ear
marks of crime have been harder
to detect, as contraSted with the