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Evening star., 1937-08-20
Craze Supplies
State Evidence
In 1913 Death
Skull Exhibited in
Effort to PrOre
Murder Charge.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
INEZ, KY, August 20.-From the
purported grave of James A. Waiter
son, who died "a years ago, came evil
dence today with which the common
wealth sought TO prove its contention
the lumber camp superintendent was
shot to death and did not succumb to
heart attack.
The grim exhibit was human skull,
bearing perforation in the rear
That hole. the State said, was caused
by bullet fired from gun held by
Harvey Hardin, As, on trial for murder
Over defense objections the skull
was admitted as evidence and passed
among the jurors to examine.
The defense tried to bring out that
the perforation had been made by q
small piece Of wood, but Dr. H. Hawes
and DR.. J. H. Holdbrook, State wit
nesses, said it would have been i'm
possible.
Attempting to build up its claim
Hardin was Jealous" of Watterson'
attentions to the camp cook, Mrs
Polly Runyon Shuranofsky, the Com
monwealth produced Clyde Preece
Chattaroy, w. Va, who testified the
night Watterson died Mrs Shuranof
sky did not occupy her quarters in the
superintendent bunk house.
Mrs. Shuranofsky WAS charged Joint
ly with Hardin, but the defense wor
separate trials.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
D. c. JOB BUREAU
CREATION IS ASKED
Unit Would Be Set Up Under
Compensation Board
Snnervision

Creation Of an employment bureau
under the District Unemployment
Compensation Board is proposed in 8
bill forwarded to the Budget Bureau
for consideration. the Commissioners
revealed today.
The suggestion calls for revision
Of part of the machinery now estab-
lished for payment of the unemploy-
n1ent insurance benefits.
Payment Of the insurance to work
ers who have become unemployed
since the system was set up will begin
next January l. AS the law now is
shaped the benefit payments will be
made by the District agency through
the United States Employment Serv-
ice.
The District Unemployment Insur-
ance Board proposes that it be allowed
to disperse the benefits itself and to
establish an employment service, the
purpose of which would be to seek new
jobs especially for those receiving un-
employment benefit payments An
appropriation of $4,000 out of Fed
eral funds is asked for the employ
ment service.
It is said no preference will be given
IN the assignment of jobs to the I'M
employed who have become eligible for
the unemployment benefits, but that
United States Employment Service
will parcel out what jobs it has gen.
orally to the unemployed on its reg
istry. -
John A. Marshall, director of the
District Board. said today that the
Districts unemployment insurance
collections as Of July Is amounted to
$3,704,000. He said there we're from
10000 to 100000 workers covered
BY this insurance. There is no way
to estimate how many of them have
become unemployed since the insur-
ance collections started, nor how many
may be eligible for benefit payments
IN January, he said.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

By the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, August
20.-Andrew w. Mellon. former Secre-
tary of the Treasury who has been i'll
since early Summer, has become toe
infirm to leave the home OF his son-in-
law, David E. K. Bruce, member OF
the household said today
Melons condition was said to be
due to his advancing years. The alum
mum magnate, who held the Treasury
post IL years, the second longest term
ia the history of that ONCE, was SO
last March.
Mr.. Mellon is perfectly comforta-
BILE" the informant said But he has
become too feeble to leave the house
There is no truth in reports he is
critically i'll"
The multi-millionaire came TO the
Bruce Summer home- Bonnie Dune,
from his Washington residence three
months ago.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
SUGAR BILL SENT
TO WHITE HOUSE
Measure Revised, Sponsors
Believe It Will Now Win
Presidents OK.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
House acceptance of revamped
sugar-control bill today sent the con-
troverted legislation to the White
House to an uncertain fate.
The measure, which came before
ooth bodies in conference report,
was approved by the Senate yester-
day.
1t carried provision restricting re-
f1ned sugar imports from Hawaii and
Puerto Rico during the first 26
months Of the three-year bill, de-
signed to replace the expiring sugar
production and marketing stabiliza-
ton law.
Indication Opposition.
Several weeks ago President Roose-
welt indicated he would not accept a
measure with restrictions on refined
shipments from the island possessions
on the ground they would be dis
criminatory"
Sponsors said they believed that
provision for lifting the restrictions
March l, 1940, would win presiden-
tlal approval for the measure.
The measure was accepted bv a
standing vote of 1913 to %, indicating.
sponsors said, that it could be passed
IN the House over a presidential veto.
Major features of the bill include:
Division of the domestic market
among various producing areas
United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico.
Cuba, Philippine Islands, Virgin
Islands and other foreign countries
Limitation of refined sugar i'm
ports.
$4,000, 900 Annually.
A tax of so cents hundred pounds
on raw sugar to finance benefit pay
ments to growers who complied with
crop control and other regulations.
Sponsors estimated the tax would
raise s7o,000,ooO annually, or $40.
100000 more than necessary for bene-
mt payments.
The raw sugar quota system would
expire December 81, 1910, while the
reflned quotas would expire March l.
1910, unless Congress voted other
wise IN the meantime
Evening star., 1937-08-20

$4,000 is to meet the cost Of the
survey.
Important national changes the
Senate committee made In the House
bill included:
Sugar Payments.
Addition Of s5o,oO0,oOO for benefit
payments under the new sugar-control
measure agreed to by conferees yes
terday
Restoration of the original recon-
mendation Of $l50. 900 900 as the Mari
time Commissions authorization limit
on contracts for ship construction to
aid in development Of the American
merchant marine. The House had
limited contract authorizations to
5000, 900. 1t WAS pointed out, how
ever, that this is not an actual appro-
priation but merely the amount the
commission may make commitments
for in the contracts. The appropria-
tions would be made gradually from
year to year. 1t does not figure, there
fore. IN the total of the bill
In connection with the $50000, 900
sugar appropriation, Senator Adams,
Democrat, of Colorado, in charge Of
the deficiency bill, pointed out this
expenditure in beneflt payments will
be more than balanced by the excise
tax on manufacture and importation
Of sugar, which Is expected to bring
in $70,000,000.
The Senate committee did not re-
store the $500, 1000 to start the Thomas
Jefferson memorial here which was
knocked out Of the bill In the House
but inserted $4,000 for administra-
tive expenses to keep the commission
and the project alive until Congress
returns next year.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
B. & o. ADDS SECOND
DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE
Two-Way Daily Service Between
Washington and Chicago
Is First of Kind.

The first long distance train in
Eastern railroad history to be powered
In both directions by Diesel electric
drive locomotives has been put in
operation by the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad between Washington and
Chicago.
Two Of the huge new locomotives
now speed the Capitol Limited on its
773-mile trans Allegheny run. The
two-way daily service went into effect
this week after one of the Diesel loco
motives had been making the run
every other day for several weeks.
The second Diesel had hauled the
Royal Blue on its daily round trips
between New York and Washington.
TWO more Of the 5000 horsepower
locomotives will be delivered in q few
months.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
BONDING RATES REDUCED
FOR VIRGINIA OFFICIAL s.
Cuts Of rs Per Cent and More
Authorized for Town and
County AideA.
he Associated Pre1s

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. August 2o-An orde,
approving the reduction of bondinu
rates for various Virginia towns and
county ofncials by rs per cent and
more was entered yesterday by the
State Corporation Commission.
The reductions, An aftermath Of
the modernized accounting systen1
installed in the public offices by statd
Auditor l.. Mccarthy Downs, amount
to IS per cent on the bond premium
OF tax collectors, treasurers and town
sergeants and 33h per cent fod
bookkeepers, clerks and cashiers. Un1
der the order the minimum premium
for treasurers Of school systems will
be IS instead Of SIS.
New rates will become effective or1
all new bonds entered into after yes
terday and on all existing bonds or}
the first anniversary date after today
The revised schedule, affecting OIL
f1cials Of every Virginia town and
county. was drafted by NJ. o. Stout
chief rate clerk Of the Corporatior)
Commission.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
THOMAS F. STEPPER, 60,
D. C. EMPLOYE, DIES
Had Worked for City 35 Years
Before Retirement-Fun
to Be Monday.

Thomas F. Stopper, so, of 220 South
Carolina avenue southeast, retired en-
ploye Of the District G, vernment, died
yesterday in Emergency Hospital after
. months illness.
Mr.. Stopper, lifelong resident Of
this city, had worked for the District
more than 35 years when retired about
three years ago. For some time he
was blacksmith, and later welder.
Surviving are q brother, James
Stopper; twin sister, Mrs. Marion
Skinner, and four other sisters, Mrs.
Agnes Javins, Mrs. Barbara Lcarione,
Mrs. A. A. Lthgow and Mrs Elizabeth
Lehman, all of this city.
Funeral services will be held at .
a IN. Monday in st. Dominic's Catholic
Church, following brief services at the
residence. Burial will be In Congress
sional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
2-HOUR STRIKE
DELAYS THE STAR
Distribution of One Edition
Held Up Pending Tenn
porary Settlement.

4 strike Of newspaper mail room
employees delayed distribution of Th'
Star for about two hours yesterday
afternoon while an agreement wa.
being reached between Representatives
Of Mailers' Local No. 90 Of the Interna
tional Typographical Union and the
Washington Publishers Association
for continuous negotiation" of q
clause in proposed labor contract.
The negotiations were assisted by
Edward F. McGrady. Assistant Secre-
tary OF Labor. who volunteered his
services as conciliator.
The strike, called on The Star. Post.
Times and Herald, came suddenly after
the Publishers Association, Samuel H
. kauf1mann, secretary, had sent let
ter TO the union stating, in effect, that
an arbitration clause in the proposed
contract-which had already been the
subject of lengthy negotiations
would be subject to further negotia-
tions.
Presses Shut Down.
The Stars Maryland and Virginia
edition had been printed and all but
ABOUT 1000 copies had been dispatched
when the strike was called in the mail
room. The presses, about to begin
printing the home edition of The
Star, were shut down and no further
ef1ort was made to get the papers out
pending the outcome of negotiations.
Mr.. McGrady came to The Star
shortly after the strike began and sug-
Eested a conference between the pub
fishers and union officials. which was
Immediately agreed to. The conference
began with the understanding that the
negotiations would be continuous until
an agreement was reached, provided
the men resumed their work.
After several hours an agreement
was tentatively reached between the
publishers and the union, with Mr.
McGrady sitting in as an observer. but
after its submission by telephone to
Charles P. Howard, president of the
I. T. u, it was decided to postpone
further negotiations until Mr.. Howard
comes to Washington next week. In
Tie HednGllne, union OlnclaiS promised
there would be no further strike pend
ing these negotiations
Clause on Arbitration.
The question at issue concerned a
clause in the contract relating to
arbitration of future matters in dis
agreement between the union and
publishers. No questions involving
union recognition, wages or working
conditions were in dispute. With the
exception of the arbitration clause, the
contract was agreeable to both sides.
The negotiations were carried on
between the publishers association
and the employees of the four papers
through their union. The News, which
has no union employees in the mailing
room, was not affected by the strike.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

about the Christmas party on Twen-
tieth street this week waiting for
a Santa Claus suit and whiskers to
arrive before sending out some one tc
! investigate. To a gentleman who
sent in a long long story, all single
spaced thanks, it probably would
| have made swell reading. To no.
body in particular, thought for to-
| day . since Dr. Stryker hasn't
signed his contract Ollie gives Dmitri
the job, changing it to problems of
the heart instead of problems of the
mind -. Party gets his courage up and
publicly tells everybody that he is
going to marry Virginia, although he
had not actually proposed to her
Radway grabs the machine gun with
which Party had routed the gangsters
and refuses to let him 60 on with his
proposal :. he says I'm her uncle
you've got to marry the girl"
Pardon us while we retire into
Mysteries.
LODGINGS.
WE JUST heard of fellow who
has learned the sad lesson that
all tourist homes are gray in the
dark, or something. Anyhow, about
$50 of a fine evening he decided to
stop for the night, spied a lodging
back from the road that looked ideal.
All was quiet and serene-until he
had put the car in the garage, hauled
his luggage upstairs and started to
prepare for bed. Then a train roared
by, almost under his nose.
He thought of leaving. then
shrugged, decided train or two
couldn't bother him and besides it
was nice room Next day, however,
he started out in search Of a place
to sleep.
He'd spent the night between the
main lines of two railroads running
between here and Baltimore and di-
rectly under the airline followed by
mail and passenger planes bound to
and from New York.
X X X
TABLE TALK.
me th1ngS one OF our spies has
habit OF ouerhedring in restaurants
the eapesdropper) are not the sort
OF things people ought to say, much
less operhenr in restaurants.
He 1Dds diving into a portion OF
tru6tes at Connecticut avenue
food emporium the other epenino.
heard an attractiue girl at the merit
table say ,Doetully: Mother, I'm,
sure I'm going to be an old
maid :"
And mother replied in a horrifed,
hurt tone: "Oh, Mar5ory dear,
TRY not to bei"
PORTRAIT.
MRS. WARREN DEI.ANO ROB-
BINS. recently appointed assist
ant chief of the Foreign Buildings Of
flee in the State Department, prob
ably is the only woman in Washing
ton who has a portrait of herself
painted by Paul Chabis. What's more,
1t was presented to her as gift Of
the artist.
In case the name doesn't register
right away, maybe you'll remember
the work that made Chabis famous
overnight. Title Of it was September
Morn"
Evening star., 1937-08-20
MARBLE FOR PRISON
Georgia Chain Gang to Have
De Luxe Stockade.

De Luxe stockade.
ATLANTA. August 20 (P).-The
chain gang camp de luxe is soon to
b the boast of Pickens County.
Senator Lee Purdom, legislative
prison investigator. informed Gov.
e. D. Rivers yesterday that convicts
there had started work on 4 stockade
Of North Georgia marble.
The stone was donated by Col. Sam
Tate, quarry operator.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Senate:
Debates deficiency appropriation bill.
House:
Considers Senate amendments to
anh-tAx evasion bill and conference
report on sugar quota legilatton.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
URGES CROP CONTROL
Assistant A. A. A. Chief Makee
Plea at Tobacco EXPOSITION

Flea at TOBACCO Exposition.
WILSON, N. c., August 20 (P.-
j. B. Hutson, assistant A. A. A. ad-
minlstrator, urged crop control and
continuation of the ton
program in an address yesterday at
the Wilson Tobacco Exposition.
He asked farmers to keep the next
crop OF tobacco IN line with the mar
ket needs. He predicted this years
crop would be loo,oOO,oO0 pounds
more than it should be, but added
that the amount would be absorbed.
He warned, however, against another
big crop next year.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
MRS. ELIZA A. WEEKS
DIES AT ALTA VISTA
Widow of Capt. Cornelius c.
Weeks Was a Native of
WASHINGTON,

Mrs. Eliza A. Weeks, 2016 Perry
street northeast, widow of Capt. Cor
nelius c. Weeks. died today in a
nursing home at Alta Vista, Md, after
a long illness.
Mrs. Weeks was a native of this
city. Her husband, who served in the
Veterinary Corps during the World
War, and was a veteran of the Span
ish American War and was prominent
in the Masonic fraternity.
Surviving Mrs. Weeks are three
sisters, Mrs. Thomas H. Armstrong,
Mrs. Bert T. Amos and Mrs. Catherine
Stewart, and brother, Thomas Wat
son, all of this city. Mrs. Weeks par
ents were the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles j.. Watson.
Evening star., 1937-08-20
CHARM

pLAYING in local golf tournament
this week one of the members o.
foursome found himself faced with
a good chance Of winding up amonf
the leaders. He took his colored caddy
aside and said:
ct. Willie, have you got the ole
rabbits foot with you today? need
it."
Got dat ole rabbits foot beat a
mile, boss, said the caddy. With that
he snatched up his left trouser leg
and pointed to the ankle.
Around it he had a slender silver
chain with a horseshoe attached to
the end. Commonly known as slave
bracelet.
COOLING SYSTEM.
ON 1 street IS certain building
yclept the Chandler. Atop the
building is a pent house Atop the
pent house is sprinkler which re-
wolves slowly and with exceeding dig
nifty, spraying water over the sur
rounding roof and, when the wind is
right, over the nearby windows.
BY THE WAY.
A SIDES. To r. o. wotcha irwin
to do. give everybody in Washing
ton the creeps? with that toenail
story. we mean. To a lady who
telephoned sorry, no news yet
Evening star., 1937-08-20
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.

NICE WRECK.
n YOT1CING scaffolding around
nj the old Post Once Building.
Y lad on this sheet inquired of
a workman:
What goes on here?"
Going to paint the window frames
and stuff"
Evening star., 1937-08-20
VERREE PUNNY.

VERREE PUNNY.
Worst toM ball OF the season ,pas
tossed out BY horse breeder down
in Virginia the other day. Said he
,Das going to name a ne1D todl
Cynno, so he could al,pdys bet
it on the nose. 1t seems only fair
to haUe it hurt you as much as
it does US.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

But I thought they were going
to tear this building down."
They are, but it's got to be painted
first
Evening star., 1937-08-20
JIM FARLEY SPEAKS

Labor troubles will present no permanent diff
tioulties, due to the foot that this Nation, os q
Nation OF home owners, cannot offord to remain
long in on unsettled condition resulting from
looor disturbances. No real Split" hos oc-
cured in the Democratic ranks lover the Su-
Preme Court or any other question :" and the
ereotest need Of the country todoy IS for crop
legislation 4. These ore some Of the views
expressed by Postmaster General James A.
Forley in an exclusive interview TO be published
in The Stor on Saturday.
Evening star., 1937-08-20

A third term for Roosevelt?
Reod how Postmaster General Farley answers
and other questions in an article
BY Lucy Salamanca
Tomorrow in
THE EVENING MAR
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
Mrs. Love Held
Partial Suicide
Coma Continues

LOS ANGELES, March 16. UA)-
Mrs. Helen Wills Love, who decided
to commit suicide by will power"
after being convicted on murder
charge, has reached a stage of par
tial suicide" Dr. Victor Parkin, not
ed psychiatrist, said today after he
examined her.
DR.. Parkin made his examination
after Mrs. Love had passed ITO hours
in the state o, suspended anima-
ton. He had examined her during
the murder trial as a state alienist
to determine her sanity.
Her physical condition indicates
a state of partial suicide" DR.. Par
kin said. "She is in a state of COM
plete nervous exhaustion"
Her objective mind has ceased to
function and she is under the en-
tire control of her subconscious
mind. When I first talked with
her previously. she said she was
through with life and had nothing
to live for
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
Opposition Voiced
To Freight Bills

Opposition to various bills now
before the state legislature which
will increase the cost of train oper-
ations and result in increased
freight rates was voiced at meet
ing of representatives of various
shipping industries held Wednes-
day noon at the.call of the cham
Der of commerce.
II. r. Anderson, vice-president
of the chamber, was elected tenn
porary chairman and the group
decided to hold a final meeting
on Wednesday night, individual
members in the meantime send
ing kilograms to senators and as
semblymen in attempts to defeat
these measures.
Members of the committee are:
Anderson, F.. M. Ballou, Scott b.
Foulds, M. o. King, j. w. Dono-
hue, S. E. Robinson, Warren Cur
rier, C. w. Pruett, John F.. Water
man, R. L. Wood, j. G. Seuss, r. B..
Whitelaw, David Taylor, w. West
Hunt, Minor O. Simms, Robert
Hays, j. H. Edgar, H. K. Bar
ker, w. B. Havekorst, John l.. Du-
Bois, L. r. jefferson, P. N. Van
Slyck, w. l.. Fredericks.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
MNEat!M!![

0UutIItlII OiIII. NII7N VIZ. y
night with rains west portion;
clearing Wednesday; m o q e a e
temperature; decreasing south 10
west wind off coast.
Los Angeles and vicinity-Unset-
tied tonight with showers; clearing
Wednesday: moderate temperature
with little change; decreasing
southeast to southwest wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
Famous British
Statesman Dies

LONDON, March 16. (UP) - Sir
Austen Chamberlain, one of Eng
lands most brilliant statesmen and
a member of the family which has
been a guiding influence in British
politics for half a century, died
today. Sir Austen was 70. He was
son of the famous Joseph G..
Chamberlain of tariff reform and
a half-brother of Neville Chamber
lain, the brilliant present chan
cellor of the Exchequer, slated to
be next prime minister.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
Parley Continues
In Nev-Cal Case

Attorneys for the Imperial 1rri-
CATION district. Imperial county and
for the Nevada California Electrical
Securities company Tuesday pre-
sented further testimony to Judge
Isaac Pacht. master in chancery,
In the district case against the
company.
The district case presentation fol-
lowed the conclusion Of the COM
pany case against the county. The
district seeks to prevent the COM
pany from crossing district property
with power lines and poles. The
company sought to prevent the
county from demanding a permit
before the lines may cross county
property.
Judge Pacht will make recon-
mendations to the court of appeal
which may or may not follow his
recommendations.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
NOTED NAVAL
HERO IS DEAD

NEW YORK, March 16. U.P)-
Admiral Richmond Pearson Hobson,
hero of the Spanish American war,
died today from a heart attack.
He was stricken at his desk in
his home as he prepared to leave
for his office.
Hobson came to sudden glory dur
ing the war with Spain when he
sank the Merrimac in the harbor
of Santiago De Cuba under the
guns of the Spanish shore batteries.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
QUAKES INCREASE
INSURANCE DEMAND

COLUMBUS, o., March l6 W.P-
As earthquakes go. the two little
ones in Ohio in the last fortnight
didn't amount to much-dishes in
the cupboard ratified, few CHM
neys toppled. But today insurance
companies reported the demand for
earthquake insurance had increas-
ed 1000 per cent in the last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
San Diegan Will
Talk at Luncheon

Fred L. Annable, president Of
the San Diego and Arizona rail-
way company and former presi-
dent of the San Diego chamber Of
commerce, will be the principal
speaker Wednesday noon when the
San Diego goodwill tour members
lunch with directors of the FL Cen
tro chamber of commerce.
Karl MorriIi and Annable will
head the tour to the valley. Frank
G.. Forward, chairman Of the San
Diego highway committee, will dis
cuSs roads henefitting both Impe-
rial and San Diego counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-03-16
Noted Swimmer
Feared a Suicide

PALM SPRINGS, Cal, March 1G
WP)-Chief of Police Lloyd Boiler
today appealed to authorities thru
out the state to aid him in search
for Achsa Goody-Kootz, %, prom
inent woman athlete and swimmer.
Chief Boiler disclosed Miss Goody-
Kootz disappeared from this desert
resort a week ago, leaving a note
which indicated she might have
contemplated taking her life.