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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

His Car Found Damaged,
Boys Club Head Denies
He Was Driver.

John P. Meshkoff, fourth precinct
detective detailed to duty as director
of the Metropolitan Police Boys Club,
and until recently an instructor in
the police school, early today was
ordered to appear before the cor
poration counsel to be questioned on
whether he was driving his car last
night when it sped away after COL
lision in which three persons were
hurt. The hearing will be held
Wednesday.
Herman Norris, SO, of 1855 T street,
the driver of the taxicab with which
the Meshkoff car was in collision
at 12:45 am. at Seventh and F streets
southwest, faced Meshkof in the
fourth precinct station and said he
was the hit-and-run driver. The
detective vehemently denied the &C
cusation and explained the last he
saw Of his car was at 7:30 pm, when
he parked it on Ordway street.
Three Treated at Hospital.
Norris was treated at Emergency
Hospital for abrasions, along with his
two passengers, James Douglas, 80,
colored, of 1913 Fifteenth street and
Aloysius Brown. "a, colored, of %
Fourteenth street. who suffered lacera-
tons. Neither identified Meshkoff as
the driver Of the car.
The taxicab suffered superficial
damage. but Meshkoff's coupe, found
abandoned in the 800 block of street
southwest by police half an hour after
the accident, was said to be badly
damaged.
Although Meshkoff was not charged
on the precinct blotter, his superior
officer, Lieut.. Oscar Letterman, who
investigated the case, declared:
Sufficient evidence developed to
warrant presentation of the case to
the corporation counsel"
Investigated at Scene.
Letterman hurried to the intersec-
ton of Seventh and F streets south
west as soon as word of the collision
reached the station. He found the
taxicab. its front crumpled, parked
by the curb and learned that its occu-
pants had been taken to the hospital.
He ordered a search made for the
missing coupe.
When he learned the car was regis
tered In Meshkoff's name, Letterman
called Meshkoff from his home, where
the detective insisted he had been
since the time he parked his auto.
1.-THE last I saw of that car was
when I left it on Ordway street." Let
terman quoted Meshkof as saying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
JAPANESE LEFTISTS
GAIN IN BALLOTING
II Proletarians Win Seats in Par
lament Minseito Party
Leads Seiyukai.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC February 21.-A gain Of IA
seats in Parliament for candidates of
Proletarian parties (the Leftists of
Japan featured the returns tonight
from the national election.
The Proletarians, who held three
seats in the last Parliament, had
elected II to the next on the basis of
returns up until pm. The votes al
ready counted are mainly from city
districts.
On the basis of these returns, the
Minseito party. closely allied with the
government of Premier Admiral
Keisuke Okada, was leading the
seiyukai party by los to "a seats.
This margin for the Minseitos does
not. however, mean victory, for they
have always been favored by the
cities. while the real strength of the
Seiyukai party lies in the rural dis
tricts. There are 466 seats in the
House of Representatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
TREASON SENTENCE
GIVEN j. s. CITIZEN
NisseIbeck Receives Term in
Reich in Traitorous
Attempt.
BY the Associated Press.

MUNICH, Germany, February al
Charles Nisselbeck, naturalized United
States citizen tried for attempted
high treason" was sentenced today
to two years Imprisonment, of which
he has served nine months while I'M
der investigation.
The prosecuting attorney had asked
that Nisselbeck be sentenced to six
years imprisonment, charging that
the defendant was prepared to enter
into communication with Otto Stras-
SER" exiled leader of the anti-Hitler
BLACK Front"
Declared Agent of StahlheIm.
The defense insisted, however, that
Nisselbeck was an agent of the
Stahlhelm, disbanded war veterans
organization, and that he had no in
tentlon of overthrowing the German
government.
The court failed to accede to the
prosecutors demand for six years
penal servitude, holding that, while
Nisselbeck attempted to assist Strasser,
his approval of Strasser's ideas was not
established.
The main point against Nisselbeck
was that he attempted to arrange
loan through Jewish firm, ostensibly
for StraSser's use, although Nissel-
beck said he tried to raise the money
to gain Strasser's confidence, in order
to exploit any information thus re-
ceived for the Stahlhelm's purposes.
The court president ruled that
1.-The end does not justify the means
when Germanys welfare is at stake"
Second Defendant Acquitted.
Rudolf Kanzler, another defendant
III the case, was acquitted because
the prosecution failed to prove that
he attempted reasonable act.
Alfons Hartmann, German alleged
accomplice of Nisselbeck, was SEN
fenced to nine months imprisonment,
which he has already spent in Jail
during the investigation.
Nisselbeck returned from the court
to the jail, after hearing his sentence,
apparently not planning an appeal.
He accepted the sentence calmly, but
his 35-year-old wife, worn and wcr-
ried, was near collapse because the
status of her American citizenship was
considered doubtful. although her IL
year-old child was born in the United
States.
Mrs. Nisselbeck expressed belief that
her husband shouldered much of the
blame for the case, in order to help
Kanzler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Ciuil Service for P0stn,asters
Is Fauored by Roosevelt
President Also Approves Placing OF
Emergency agencies on Same Basis
When They Become Permanent.

President Roosevelt announced to-
day that he favors legislation bringing
all postmasters under civil service,
along with employees of Federal emer-
gency agencies as fast as the agencies
become permanent.
The President recalled that as far
back as 1918 he advocated putting
first, second and third class post
masters on a civil service basis. He
explained that while he is not urging
such legislation at this session. he
expects to continue conferences on
the subject.
The President indicated it would be
difficult to conduct examinations for
the great number of employees hired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
HOFFMAN PUSHES
HAUPTMANN QUIZ
Governor Still Believes Case
UnsoIved, but Plans
No Reprieve.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
TRENTON, N. j., February al
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman, more con-
WINGED than ever" by Bruno Richard
Hauptmann's silence that the Lind
bergh kidnap-slaying is still unsolved,
pressed his investigation of the crime
today.
The withdrawal of Samuel S. Leibo-
witz, New York criminal lawyer. from
participation in Hauptmann's defense
activities, and statements indicating
Leibowitz believes Hauptmann is
guilty, have not Influenced the Gov
ernor's views of the case, he said last
night.
IT had hoped" he said, that Mr..
Leibowitz in almost nine hours of
questioning might have been able to
get something from Hauptmann If he
had anything to tell"
No Reprieve Planned.
The Governor, though, said he has
made no plans for another reprieve for
Hauptmann, who is to go to the electric
chair the week of March 30.
Either today or tomorrow Col. H.
Norman Schwarzkopf, superintendent
of the New Jersey State Police, will
give him the third weekly report on
the progress of the reopened State
police investigation.
Col. Mark o. Kimberling, principal
keeper at State prison, said the loose
talk" of an employe had given rise to
reports that notes written by Haupt-
mann in the death house showed a
similarity in handwriting to the ram
som notes. Kimberling said the I'M
derling had been reprimanded. No
study was being made to compare the
notes with the ransom letters, the
keeper said.
Hauptmann himself, his chief coiln-
sci, c. Lloyd Fisher, said, is fully aware
of the hopelessness of his situation,
but is still in good physical and mental
condition.
Fisher said he had written to and
would like to question DR.. John F.
Condor, the "Jafsie" of the ransom
negotiations, about his reported state
ment that he was offered $250,000 to
change his testimony, and to explain
purported discrepancies in his story.
He said he has received no reply.
"If it is necessary to ask the attor-
ney general to get DR.. Condor back
here, I WILL" Fisher said. Condor is
in Panama.
Leibowitz Uses Old Ruse.
Leibowitz, in his last visit to Haupt-
mann's cell, used a variation of an
old hird-degree trick to try to frighten
Hauptmann and persuade him Ito tell
the whole truth"
Leibowitz's plan was to make Haupt-
mann visualize the proximity of the
electric chair, separated from the cell
block by door. How he did it was
described by person who was present
at the interview Wednesday.
Guards removed the screen from
Hauptmann's cell, as he pointed to
flaws in the condemned mans story.
Then he moved to the door of the
execution chamber, looked through a
peep hole and asked guard casually
If that was the chair he saw.
The person who observed these hap
penings said Hauptmann paled and
gripped the bars. He shivered and
sighed and, for moment, lost his
voice. But he quickly recovered.
Leibowitz's plan had failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

for emergency duty because Of the
length of time required.
He hopes, however, in time to have
civil service status extended to all
emergency agencies as fast as they
become permanent.
The President did not designate
which agencies he had in mind, al
though in his budget message to Con-
gress he said the success of the A. A.
A. and the Civilian Conservation
Corps warranted their designation as
regular activities" of the Govern
ment.
While the Supreme Court killed the
A. A. A. the same day the message
was delivered the pending soil con-
servation-subsidy farm bill would set
up permanent State-aid system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Woman, in Disguise,
Loses Railroad Job
When Wind Lifts Cap
BY the Associated Press,

by the Associated freSS.
BOSTON, February Ala gust
OF wind blew off a Boston e.
Maine Railroad snow shoveler's
cap today and disclosed the work.
er was a woman.
Her long hair gave away her
disguise.
Dressed as a man, the unidenti-
fed woman had worked with
crew Of shovelers for three days,
the railroad announced, and
might still have been employed at
40 cents an hour if her sex had
not been revealed.
Efforts to learn her identity by
checking the pay roll were futile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Double Murder 's'By the Clock
Leads to arrest of Chauffeur

electrical ''timeclock" continuance.
Stettler was arrested after police
checked the rooming-house register
for persons with technical knowl-
edge Of electricity.
Lieut.. Patton said the chauffeur
had in his possession an electric SOL
dering iron and wire similar to that
used in the construction of the "time-
clock" mechanism. Stettler told off,
GERS he had not seen the couple for
week.
"The case isn't solved yet, but it
looks like we're making some prog
ress," Detective Patton declared.
Detectives hoped the methodical
way in which the crime was planned
would lead to the apprehension Of
<GA> q 1Hy~yS~a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
13-YEAR-OLD CYCLISTS
ON WAY BACK HOME
Richmond Police Turn Boys Away
From Trip Started to Sunny
South,

The penniless, bicycle-riding Flor
ida-bound 13-year-old rovers who set
off Friday for the Southland without
SO much as a. wave of the hand to
their parents were on their way home
today.
Word of their discovery was sent
anxious parents last night by Rich
mond, Va, police. The boys are
Stewart Poland, Paul Dayton and
Randolph Hamilton, Powell Junior
High School students.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
FILING DATE EXTENDED
FOR MOTOR CARRIERS

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today extended until March %
the time in which trucks and BUSES
must file schedules of their charges
and rates under the new motor car
rier act.
The effective date of these tariffs,
April /, is not changed, however.
The original filing date was March
Q, and the commission explained that
the delay was granted Gin response
to the earnest requests of numerous
motor carriers and their associa-
tons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Japanese Launch Destroyer.

YoKOSUKA, Japan, February 81
R).-The japanese navy launched
today the destroyer Yamakaze, OF L.
1853 tons, capable Of making "a knots
and bearing i've 1877 centimeter guns.
There are to be Is destroyers In this
class. Eleven are being built or have
been appropriated for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Nv the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES. February 21.-A
double murder by the clock" with
the fantastic twists of a fiction thrill
er" led today to the arrest of a Is
year-old chauffeur and search for an
other man suspected in the robbery
killing of middle-aged rooming-
house keeper and his wife.
Detective Lieut.. Lloyd Patton said
the chauffeur, Fred Stettler, was a
former ledger at the home of Carl
S. Barbour, Sc, and his wife. Doro-
thea, 81, who were bludgeoned to
death yesterday.
An attempt had been made to de-
stroy clues Of the double staying
by fire. set Of through al ingenious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
THREE ALARMS FALSE
Police Seek Two Youths in Auto
Reported by Pedestrians.

Second precinct police today sought
two youths who last night turned In
three false alarms within 20 minutes
at Fourteenth and r streets, Twelfth
and @ streets and Thirteenth and r
streets.
Pvt. E. c. Helms, assigned to in
vestigate the case, was told by a
passerby that the culprits rode in a
black automobile decorated by a red
stripe. The alarms were sounded at
11:51 PM, 1905 am. and 1910 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Syrian Chief Quits.

BEIRUT, Syria, February 81 R.-
The secret resignation of the Presi-
dent of the Syrian republic, Ahmed
Ali Bek El-Abed, on February IS, fol-
lowing the request Of delegation of
Nationalist women, was learned today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Icebreaker Believed Lost,

BAKU, Russia, February 81 F.-A
search in the Caspian vicinity Of
Chechen Island, where the Soviet ice
breaker Shaumian was believed to
have foundered with 81 persons
aboard, proved fruitless today and it
was feared all persisted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
OHIO c. 0.P.POLLED.
by BORAH'S FOES.
Straw Vote Seeks to Bring
Strong Candidate Against
Idah0an.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Republican organization In
Ohio does not intend to let Senator
William E. Borah win the States dele
cation to the Republican National
Committee by default, if it can be
avoided. The State committee, through
Chairman Schorr, has begun poll of
large number of Republicans, ask
ing first choice for President.
When this poll has been completed
it is apparently the intention of the
State organization to place a slate
of delegates in the field committed to
the winner in the poll as first choice
for President, and the second man
as second choice. The Ohio leaders
opposed to Borah hope, through the
results of such a poll, to bring into
the State primary candidate who
may defeat the Idaho Senator.
1t looks as though Senator Borah,
who has been demanding an open
fight in the Ohio primary, with all
candidates for the presidential nomi-
nation competing, had about forced
the organization into line. He wants
contest, believing he can win. The
organization leaders are seeking to
induce a strong candidate to come
into Ohio with whom they hope to
defeat Borah.
Results Of Poll Awaited.
The results of the poll might, it is
true, show Borah as the first choice
of the greatest number If that were
the case, then the organization would
have to go along with Borah, or pick
the second choice in the poll as the
man to back in the primary, or go back
to the old "favorite son" candidate
plan.
If the poll now being conducted
shows, for example, that Gov. ALT M.
Landon of Kansas is first choice, or
that Col. Knox of Illinois or Senator
Vandenberg of Michigan is first
choice. will the winner of the poll
give his written consent to use his
name on the primary ballot? Under
the law. such consent must be OBJ
tanned.
The poll, obviously, is being used as
a bait to bring Landon or Knox or
some other candidate into Ohio against
Borah. Whether the Kansas Governor
will rise to it is another thing. His
friends here today declined to make a
guess. The Landon strategy has been
so far not to engage in conflict with
other candidates, like Borah and Knox.
hoping at the convention to inherit
some of their delegate strength at the
proper time. It is said that he is par
ticularly friendly toward the Idaho
Senator
Poll May Be Criticized.
If and when the results of the poll
now being conducted by the Ohio State
committee chairman are made public,
should they show some candidate
other than Borah - Landon, for ex-
ample-running ahead, the Borah
supporters may be expected to charge
that the poll after all was hand
picked" affair, and therefore not a real
test of public sentiment. Those who
are interested in the poll, however, as
serted today that very careful eff
fort is being made to get real cross
section of Republican sentiment in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
SIX BALLOONS MISSING
Russians in Endurance Test With
Temperature s Below.

MOSCOW, February 81 P).-The
whereabouts of five small Jump
ing balloons" which assembled from
Moscow yesterday morning in tenn
perature of below zero, with an air
man strapped to an open seat sus-
pended by ropes from each bag, were
unreported today.
The balloons are of $50 cubic meters
capacity each, and the airmen had
orders to remain aloft for "a hours
as an endurance test. They were
wearing fur clothes and helmets.
Another balloon of 900 cubic meters,
which took off at the same time with
four men in gondola, was likewise
unreported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Polish Party Disbanded.

WARSAW, Poland, February 81 P).
The National Democratic party Of
Upper Silesia was ordered disbanded
today on charges Of conducting anti
Semitic agitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Italian Goods Seized.

JAFFA, Palestine, February 81 pal
cor Agency. - The first seizure of
Italian goods under the application of
sanctions in Palestine was reported
here yesterday when port authorities
took possession of $40 tons of Italian
goods, including glassware, pottery
and textiles.
Proceeds of sale of the goods at
auction will revert to the treasury of
the Palestine government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Losses Reported Light.

Adds ABABA. February 81 P).-
Ethiopian War Minister Ras Mulug-
beta reported from Dessye today that
he lost lat men killed and 1858 wound
ed in an action south of Makale, on
the northern front.
The principal leader in the north
explained in his communique that the
action was q strategic retreat" which
the Italians "vainly attempted to pre-
vent"
(The Italian northern army cap
tured Amba Aradam, south of Makale,
in six-day offensive last week, and
Rome reports estimated from 1000 to
5000 Philippians were killed.
The seizure of Amba Aradam was
confirmed by neutral eye-witnesses.)
Another Ethiopian communique said
italian planes bombed Korem, north
west of Dessye, on the northern front,
and several villages south of Magalo,
on the southern front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
Poll May Be Criticized.

(See BORAH, Page s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21
POPE ASKS BENES
T0PROPOSEPEACE
Paris Newspaper Reports
Czech President Gets
PreIate's Plea.
BY the Associated Press,

PARIS, February 2l.-The newspa-
per L'Oeuvre said today that Pope
Plus has requested Eduard Benes,
President Of Czechoslovakia, to act as
peacemaker between Premier Musso-
lini and the League of Nations coun-
tries which have imposed sanctions
against Italy.
The newspaper said that Benes had
imposed the following terms:
/. Italy must reveal the mini
mum terms on which it will &C
cept peace.
2. If these terms are achieved
Italy must promise definitely to &C
cept a settlement of the conflict.
Italians Position Strong.
ROME. February q (P.-Marshal
Pietro Badoglio reported today that
the first army corps of his forces in
Northern Ethiopia occupied the
strong position of Aderat, south of
Buia, town 20 miles south of Makale.
The capture of Aderat was con-
sidered most important by military
experts here, because of its situation
as the halfway point between Makale
and Amba Alaji-the latter believed
to be the next major objective of the
Italians.
1t was at this point that Italian
forces were driven back in the ILL.,
fated expedition Of 1895.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-21

%. 8. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Cloudy, possibly light snow late this
afternoon and early tonight; minimum
temperature tonight about IA degrees;
tomorrow fair. not much change in tenn
perature. observation-disclosures. %, at
pm. yesterday; lowest, IA, at 5:45 am.
Evening star., 1936-06-21

required three experts to keep her from pay
ing it all to the government.
They dined alone that Thursday night after
the broadcast, on frankfurters and sauerkraut.
Leslie had removed her makeup and let her
hair down. At the table she stepped out of
her slippers, stretched her hands high above
her head and yawned. Craig laughed;
"If your public could see you now, Miss
Hamilton"
well, let me tell you, Craig Hamilton -
Leslie answered in mock dignity, even if my
own husband thinks I'm slattern. there are
several million others who don't think so.
After dinner they sat before the fire.
Outside snow was frosting the housetops and
skittering past the windows on forty-mile
gale 1t was the sort of night that made
Leslie grateful for a comfortable home and
warm blaze.
Craig seemed uneasy, got up and walked
to the window, peered out, then whirled
the radio dials. snapped off the switch and
turned to Leslie.
'You wouldn't want to 60 out on the town
tonight, would you'' he asked bluntly.
mot for several thousand dollars. Why?"
Because l would"
WELL don't let me stop you, darling. If
you want to go out and catch La Grippe, it's
your privilege"
"If you don't really mind, think I'll 60
haven't been out all day."
II know - working over a hot stove E.
Of course l don't mind. Go get yourself
dressed up and then come in here and let me
feast my eyes on you
Fifteen minutes later he stood before her
and pirouetted like model. Darling,
you're beautiful Leslie cried. "You look
Just like waiter!
II hoped you'd notice." he said. "The
head waiter at the King Cole Room gives me
all his last years things"
Leslie got up and kissed him. Hurry up,
now, handsome Don't keep the girls waiting.
Got your key?"
"Yes - and your money. Honest, sweet,