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The Washington times., 1937-12-25

Holding that Captain Nixon's
divorce from his second wife, the
former Anne Finnerton, attractive
brunette and former player in
George Whites Scandals" was
invalid, the court thus injected
new tumult into the already upset
lives Of the Nixons.
AIDED ELOPEMENT
Mrs. Nixon No. 3 is remembered
in Washington for her part in
the spectacular elopement about
a year ago of her sister, Jane
Cooke, and George scarlett, chauf.
feur for her socially prominent
Chevy Chase family.
Captain Nixon and Anne Cooke
were married August 80, 1885, a
few weeks after the Army officer
was divorced from his second wife.
Wife No. 2 sued to annul the de-
cree on the ground Captain Nixon
was not resident of Gettysburg for
the required period before the suit
was filed.
HELD INVALID
Lower courts agreed with the
contention of Mrs. Nixon No. 2 and
set the divorce aside. Last sum-
mer the State Superior Court up
held that decision, and yesterdays
action of the States highest tribu-
nal continued that opinion.
The Nixons, according to friends,
are now at Fort Knox. KY, with
their handsome twin children.
Mrs. Nixon No. 2 is said to be in
Washington.
The Washington times., 1937-12-25
TOMCAT SAVES
SIX IN BLAZE

DETROIT, Dec. Is Q.N.S0..
Jerry" a year-old tomcat, was
acclaimed a hero today after his
warning enabled six persons to
escape from a flaming house a few
minutes before the floors collapsed
IAldege Stonage, 81, his owner. said
he was awakened by Jerry" claw
ing at a basement door. He
found the basement in flames from
an overheated furnace. He aroused
five other persons sleeping in the
house and all fled to safety.
The Washington times., 1937-12-25
MISSING COUPLE
NAMED 'RUBENS'
CLOUD MYSTERY
'Robinsons" May Have
Been Pair Now Traced

NEW YORK, Dec. Is GN.SO.
Disclosures of another disappear
ing American family today cast
an even deeper shroud of mystery
over the Donald L. Robinsons, d"
arrested in Moscow as spies and
accused of travelling on fraudu-
lent United States passports.
1t was learned that State De
partment investigators have be-
gun tracing the travels of a Mr.
and Mrs. Adolph A. Rubens, whose
trail is said to have crossed that
of the "Robinsons" on frequent
occasions-so frequently, in fact,
that some question has been raised
as to whether the two couples
might have been one.
Although American passports
were issued to the "RobinsonS" in
the names Of two long-dead chill
dren, there is no record of their
ever having taken passage for
Europe.
BAGGAGE TAGGED
The Rubens, however, sailed
for France in October and reg
istered at the Hotel Scribe in
Paris. When the "Robinsons'
reached Russia, it was reported,
their baggage bore tags of the
Scribe, though they were never
registered there.
Now it is reported on reliable
authority that the Robinsons
were under suspicion of the So
Wet secret police from the moment
they entered the U. S. S. r. They
crossed the Russian border from
Poland and at the frontier were
the only passengers aboard their
train detained and held overnight
for questioning and examination
of their documents.
RUBENS LOST" AT PARIS
The Rubens disappeared when
they checked out of the Hote,
Scribe in Paris, it is now stated
and the "Robinsons" apparently
came into being for the first time
at that same moment.
AS a result of this ever-deepen
ing mystery, the State Department
now is trying to find out how the
'Robinsors" got abroad without
being listed on any steamer
whether they used another name
and deliberately changed their
identity before entering Russia
The Washington times., 1937-12-25
BASKETS FOR NEEDY

Throughout the city, congrega-
tions gathered in churches to OBJ
serve the religious phases of the
day. Thousands last night inter-
rupted their Christmas Eve festivi-
ties and preparations to attend
midnight masses and candlelight
services.
Hundreds of baskets of food and
gifts were distributed yesterday
to the city's unfortunates, and to-
day, Christmas dinners were to be
served to many a por family.
More than 300 needy persons
will be given Christmas dinner at
The Washington times., 1937-12-25
CheWed Ear Leads
To Thugs Arrest

DETROIT, Dec. IS G.N.SO.-A
badly chewed ear today led to
the arrest of Steve Hikut, %, for
investigation of robbery. Hikut re-
ported to st. Joseph'S Mercy Hos
pital for treatment, after Willie
Barrett told police he chewed the
ear of one of the bandits who
robbed and beat him last night.
The Washington times., 1937-12-25
Power Production
In u. S. Declines

NEW YORK, Dec. Is G.N.SO.
For the second successive period,
power production for the week
ended December 18 fell below the
comparative 1886 level, Edison
Electric Institute reported today.
Output was 1902, 200, 900 XVIII. VS..
2,278,303, 900 last year, drop of
3.3 per cent. 1t was the third such
decline since 1884, the first having
been reported in the week ended
November 27.
Production in week ended De-
cember II was 2,196, los, 900 XVIII,
a drop Of 81 per cent from last
year. In the week ended Decem-
Iber 4. output was upo.9 per cent.
The Washington times., 1937-12-25
PennSy Court Holds
Nixon Divorce From
Second Wife Illegal

Jdne Cookies Husband Held to Be Legal
Mate of Wife No. 2, Adds to Marital Puzzle
Pennsyvanias highest court yesterday wrote another
chapter in the tangled marital affairs of Capt Thomas Hay
Nixon husband of the former Anne Cooke of Chevy Chase
and father Of her twin children.
The Washington times., 1937-12-25
WANCER MAID
HELD IN THEFT

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. Is G.N.s.)
Arrested in San Francisco a week
ago, Elsie Reimann, former maid
in the home of Mrs. Walter Wan
ger, wife of the film director, was
returned here today to face
charges Of theft of a $4,000 pearl
necklace from her employer.
The Washington times., 1937-12-25
New Planes Test
Results Guarded

NEW YORK, Dec. IS GN.S).
Carefully guarded today we're re-
suits of series of tests given
yesterday to a newly developed
single-seated fighting plane.
The new plane, engineered by
the Grumman Aircraft Corpora
ton for the Navy Department was
put through it's demonstration by
B. Lee Gehlbach at Bethpage, L. I.
The Washington times., 1937-12-25
$4,000 Bail Set
In Theft of SIS

NEW YORK, Dec. IS GN.S).
Margaret Conwell, of Flint, Mich,
was held in $4,000 bail today on
a charge Of obtaining articles
worth SIS from a department store
by representing that she had a
charge account.
Harold Swensey, store detective
who arrested her, charged other
department stores have been de-
frauded in a similar manner,
The Washington times., 1937-12-25
FINISHES GOTH NOVEL

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Dec. IS
'H.N.SO.-Blind for years, Charles
Henry Snow is writing his min.
tieth western novel and expects
to complete his Tooth before the
first of the year. A prolific writer.
Shows books are in big demand
in England where Western stories
are growing popular. Snow re-
sides at Napa, near here, and is
q cousin of Miss Ruth b. Glib
son, Colusa county author.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28

ball fans will remember Kleppen as
the stellar guard on the 1885 dist
rict championship outlook team and
oubtless would have won all-dist-
riot honors that year if such a team
had been picked. Antelope has the
greatest array of veteran talent in
the district. having last years team
intact and are looked upon as GER
tain inalists in this years tourney.
The Wildcats this year have as
sumed the role of Giant Killers"
in sports. With their backs to the
wall, as they have been in several
games this season, they well repres-
ent their namesake and have put on
some epic battles. With the spirit
Of never being licked until the final
whistle, they sur all fans their
moneys worth. A good crowd of
satisfied fans enjoyed the Nashua
game. Join them in boosting your
team TO victory.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
REDBIRDS BEAT.
.FLAXVILL.E, LOSE.
TO CULBFRTS0N
LOCAL INDEPENDENTS DEFEAT
FLANNILIE THERE by
1892 SCORE

Last sunday the Redbirds tray
elled to Culbertson and We're defeat
ed 43 TO 50. After leading all the
way they weakened in the last quar-
ter and Culbertson forged ahead to
win. Ramstad played his usual game,
sarnering II of the 35 points. but
was second high scorer of the game.
Hagen of Culbertson made is points
for his team. The players were. for
Culbertson Jacobs. Mccormick.
Manning, Hagen. MaXam, Gill and
Hitchcock; for Plentywood- Skor,
Robinson, Ramstad, Gruhn, Morse,
Zimmerman, Hopkins and .Antonson.
Monday night the Independents
motored TO Flaxville and won by a
score of As to 80. Although Flax
Vile was continually threatening
and fighting hard the Redbirds led
all the way. holman was high
point man with 16 points. Ramstad
was second with u. F1axville's scor-
ing honors were well divided
among their players, Boslaugh,
Reich, French, D. and G. Cossette.
The Plentywood players were Skor,
Gruhn, Robinson, Morse, Hopkins,
Ramstad and HOLMAN.
The record of the Redbirds is
good considering the amount of
practice and the fact that this is the
first year that they have tried to or
ganize a team and keep a schedule.
They have won A games and lost 2.
The next game scheduled will be
played against Homestead at the
Farmer-Labor temple Monday, Feb.
/. Everybody turn out and support
the team.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
Frosh Hoopsters Win
from School S~ophomores
BY CHESTER HANSEN

Last Friday the Freshmen battled
their way to a hard victory over the
Sophomores. Combining a dazzling
passing and cutting attack the low
erclassmen seemed to outplay their
older opponents. This is the second
time tht Freshmen have won in the
games with the Sophomores. In the
first contest the Freshmen won "a
to IA while the second game score
was q to 10, showing a slight i'm
provement for the Rinkeydinks.
In the first half the Sophomores
led in ball handling, tossing the ball
around like a hot potato. They re-
peatedly worked their way into a
shot but seemed to lack the ability
of putting it through the hoop. The
Freshmen, on the other hand,
seemed to be hot and every shot
seemed to tally a basket. Coming
back for the second half they COM
bined their shooting with a rapier-
like passing attack drill that rolled
up the points and gave them a lead
sufficient to win the game by eight
points.
Mr.. Gruhn has taught these boys
to play, so much credit goes to him
for developing this bunch of hard
playing lads.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
Idaho Winter Resort
Is Proving Popular

Take it from Count Felix Schaff-
gotsch, eminent Austrian sportsman
and skiing authority, the annual
trek of Americans TO European ski
ing resorts is likely to be reversed.
Foreign as we'll as American winter
sports enthusiasts will soon be flock
ing to Idaho just to zoom down the
marvellous ski runs at Sun Valley.
Such is the promising picture at
forded by Americas newly estab-
lished winter playground, according
to Carveth Wells, who will describe
the transformation of the old mining
town of Ketchum into n of the
most elaborate and fashion skiing
resorts in the world in his Contin-
entail Oil Company broadcast, Eek
ploring America with Conoco and
Carveth Wells" over station KFYR,
Bismarck, at 7:45 Tuesday night.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
SPORTS MEETING
HERE WEDNESDAY
SEEK ATHLETIC ORGANIZATION
FOR INTERESTED PERSONS
OF CITY

All persons interested in athletics
are requested TO attend the meeting
to be held at 1880 O'Clock Wednes-
day evening. Feb. 3, at the city
council rooms. r. G.. Lenz will pre-
side.
Plans will be discussed for forma-
tion of a city athletic club. 1t is also
planned TO organize a volley ball
team. This sport has in the past
proved very popular among local
men. Last year several met at the
high school gymnasium regularly to
play the game.
There are a number of other in
door sports that could be played in
the city-supervised Farmer-Labor
temple, among them p%ing-pong, pad
dle-tennis, tennis and %handball.
The meeting will also have as a
purpose finding methods of i%ncreas-
inc attendance at basketball games
of the Redbirds. P~lentywood indie
pendent club. The teams manage
ment guarantee the fans some real
exhibitions of basketball. The games
are played at the Farmer-Labor tenn
pie. and the next scheduled contest
is against the Homestead independ-
ents here Monday, Feb. 3.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28
ANTELOPE PLAYS
HERE ON TUESDAY
SEEK VICTORY OVER WILDCATS
SINCE TWO NEW MEN
JOIN SQUAD

On Tuesday, February 2, the An
telope Pr%onghorns invade the Wild
cat gym for one of the really big"
games of the year. Antelope this
wear has one of the best teams in its
athletic history and has been mop
ping up all opposition this season.
In a nip and tuck encounter on
the Antelope floor the P~lentywood
team team crashed through for a
victory, rs to 90, in the last min
ute of play. However, Berneau and
Kleppen, two Antelope stars. We're
missing from this contest and the
Antelope team feels that il is the
equal or a little better team OF the
Two with their full lineup. Basket
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-01-28

Pests who paste advertising stick
ers on automobiles and litter auto
mobiles with circulars will be sub
ject to fines ranging from 50 to $50
under the provisions Of an ordin-
ance recently passed by the city
commission of Chattanooga. Tenn.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Selling IN
rails helped steer the stock market
off the bullish track today and nu-
merous losses running up to about 8
points were registered in thin trading.
The market veered to the downsids
after a previous slow advance had car
ried into early dealings. PeSsimism
over rail profits seemed TO have been
generated chiefly by May earning fig
ures, indicating net income was lag
ging behind expansion in gross as re-
suit Of larger expenditures. for the
weekly car loading report revealed a
moderate gain against seasonal ex-
pectation.
Santa Fe fell more than 3 points
before it braced for a small rebound
IN late trading. Metal shares suffered
from weekend profit taking whl.e
the financial district tried to make
out the meaning Of latest maneuvers
in the steel strikes and among the
chief European powers interested in
the Spanish conflict.
Transfers approximated 100000
shares.
Among the more prominent losers
were American Can, United States
Steel, Youngstown Sheet e. Tube, In
land Steel, Republic Steel, American
Telephone, National Dairy, General
Electric, Kennecott Copper, Ana
conda, International Nickel. Amerl-
can Smelling, Southern Pacific, Penn
sylvania Great Northern preferred,
Borg Warner and International Har-
yeSter.
National Supply. with a gain Of
more than 3 points at one time was
among handful Of shares shining on
the up side. Others resisting the main
down trend were Container Corp,
Chrysler, western Union, United Air
craft and Pure Oil.
Utilities as a group showed more
backbone as traders studied signifi-
canoe of news a subsidiary of Electric
Power &, Light had contracted for
surplus T. V. A. power Western Union
rallied point or so following recent
weakness.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
DOWNEY HEADS AIRTEMP

DETROIT, June Is OK. T..
Keller, president of the Chrysler Corp,
announced the appointment of Col.
A. c. Downey as president of Air
temp, Inc, Chrysler subsidiary which
manufactures air conditioning equip
ment 1T Dayton, Ohio. r. L. Biggers
viii succeed Downey as president Of
Fargo Motor Co., the corporations
0eet sales division.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
S. E. c. ISSUES REPORT
ON MEMBER DEALINGS
BY the Associated Press.

Hy the ASsoClated Press.
The Securities Commission said to-
day transactions of members of the
New York Stock Exchange for their
own accounts in the week ended May
% amounted to POST per cent of all
transactions on the exchange.
Member trading included 649 per
cent in transactions initiated on the
floor of the exchange, 449 initiated
off the floor and $50 per cent by spe-
cialists.
On the New York Curb Exchange,
member trading was 1859 per cent Of
the total.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
CEMENT PRODUCTION
AND SHIPMENTS GAIN

B. the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Mines said today the
Portland cement industry in May
produced 1l,634,00O barrels, shipped
11,89O,OO0 barrels from mills and had
Is, ,49l 900 barrels in stock at the end
of the month.
The bureau said May production
and shipments showed increases of
48 and 5.8 per cent, respectively. over
May, 1886. Stocks at mills were 24.S
per cent higher than At the end of
May, 1886.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
LEE TIRE & RUBBER
EARNS $473,276 NET
Ry the Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 25.-Lee Tire 6
Rubber Corp. reported for the six
months ended April 30 net profits OF
S473,276 equal to sl.83 share on the
capital stock, compared with sl0l ,29s
or 80 cents a share in the same period
last year.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. June % lPl.-Firmer
Liverpool cables trade buying and short
covering influenced an opening gain Of 6
10 | ) points in cotton today.
Notices for 1850 bales Of July cotton
we're issued here and although the tenders
were allowed to circulate for time after
the opening it failed to dampen buying
enthusiasm
December at 1876. January at 1877,
March at l2.43 and May at 12.47.
Sustaining support continued after the
start and toward the end of the first half
hour active positions were g to 20 points
net higher
CottonSeed oil opened steady. July.
S.71b September. Sob: October, S.SOb;
December, s.71b; January. s.72b. Bid.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
Auto Production
Jumps to l2l,O32
Level for Week
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, June 25.-Ward's Re-
ports, Inc, estimated today that the
output of motor car factories for the
current week would total 121,O ,O32 cars
and trucks, compared with 1880
last week. For the comparable period
Of 1886 the production was lO4,473
units.
Wards estimated June assemblies
at approximately 10000 cars and
trucks and placed July production at
around 100000 units. 1t attributed
the increase of the current week to
"a spell Of relief from strikes for the
first time in many weeks"
Evening star., 1937-06-25

w. Va, today by
A. G. Bro W n,
president of the
10 Citizens
Trust Co., To-
1edo, says an As
oociated Pres S
dispatch.
He told the
bankers they are
osi ng larg e
sources of in
come b e C a u Sc
{ hey fail to
m a ke personal
q n d character
loans and finance
Evening star., 1937-06-25
HUDSON Mo1f SALES
WELL ABOVkYEAR AGO

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 5.-Sales of the
Hudson Motor Car q totaled 13,5O1
cars in May, gain + nearly As per
cent over sales in the receding month,
w. R. Tracy, vice pr fdent in charge
Of sales, announced t Jay.
Factory shipments May were 49,
331 cars, gain Of per cent over
April and Is per cen above May last
year.
For the three weeh ended June 19
sales totaled 1892 car
Evening star., 1937-06-25
DIVIDENDS ORDERED.

CHICAGO, June 25 P).-Directors
Of the Dixie-Vortex Co. declared the
cents a share on the class "A" stock
and 3712 cents a share on the com.
mon, both payable October to stock
Of record September 10.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
CHICAGO GRAIN
By the Associated Press.

bS lut hSSCt4dItu EltSS.
CHICAGO, June 25.-Authoritativ
reports that Western Canada faced
the poorest crop prospect in years
rushed Chicago wheat prices up nearly
4 cents a bushel late today.
At Winnipeg October wheat sky
rocketed 5 cents, the full allowable
limit. 1t was asserted that if soaking
general rains did not arrive imme-
diately the area of total crop fail
ure in Canada would be the largest
on record.
Corn in Chicago rose cents. the
days limit. Scarcity of offerings of
corn was an outstanding factor.
At the close wheat was 25s-31z cents
above yesterdays finish, July l.161s-
Il, September ll634-7s; corn 1894
cents up, July 1.2234-12314 Septem-
Der l083s- 12, and oats l cent to 13a
advanced
Evening star., 1937-06-25
new YORK COTTON
3y the Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 25.-Cotton ral-
lied today in sympathy with firm
Liverpool cables and on covering in
July.
October, which had sold up from
1928 to l239 and then reacted to "a.
was quoted at 1928 in midafternoon
when prices were to 13 points net
higher.
Evening star., 1937-06-25
Chicago Cash Market.

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat, No /, hard, 100; corn,
No. 2, mixed, 1928; No. 3, mixed, 119;
No. l yellow, 1.24A-25; No 2. yellow,
1895; No. 3, yellow, l.211a; No. 2,
white, 1.2312; oats, No. l. white, 501a-
5l12: No. 2. white, 49A No. 3, white
484-12; no rye: soy beans. No. 2,
yellow, 1904; barley feed, 53-67 NOM
Evening star., 1937-06-25
CottOnSeed Oil.

CottOnSeed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
barely steady, , to ; lower. Sales, 255
contracts, including 13O switches. July,
a.20; September. 9.27 october, 9@5b;
December, go, January. 922.
Bid
Evening star., 1937-06-25
CHANGE IN CREDIT
NEEDS STRESSED
New Methods to Meet New
Conditions Urged by
Bank Leader.
BY EDWARD C, STONE.

New types of credit to meet new
needs were recommended to the Vir-
ginia and West Virginia Bankers As
sociations at White Sulphur Springs,
Evening star., 1937-06-25
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas SIS l958-sl,o00 at
1854.
AFTER CALL,
Power Aectric Power 5i2s pfd-5 at
1l2.
Washington Railway g. Electric Is
$1,000 at l06ls
Evening star., 1937-06-25
seed seed and n,d'si's, clover see seed quoted ''''
Baltimore Qu uations.

Baltimore ar (ations.
BALTIMORE. June P-Wheat No.
?. red. Winter. garlic spot. domestic,
l.20.
WINNIPEG, June I'd P.-Grain range
today:
WHEAT Prev.
High. Low. Close. close.
July 1.3l 1.27 .3O5s 1868
Oct 126 1.2117 .251s l.21-21hs
Dec. 1.24h 1.2O1a 1.242s l.191a-ss
July .5sss .5oM .5sh .5oh
Evening star., 1937-06-25
Bid and Asked Prices,
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

Amer. Tel & Tel. laD .lf3
Capital Transit Co 10
n. & w Steamboat (6) - los
Pot. Fl. Pow. 81, pfd t6l Ill.,
Pot. e. p. ST. pf - 5m I'LL,
Wash Gas 1t. Co. l3. 6OI er IS s
Wash. Ry & e. com. t3fb 500
Wash. Ry. d E pfd - llMl. Ii
Evening star., 1937-06-25

'EX dividend.
er-Ex rights.
IPluS extras.
e-2| extra
fig extra.
h-15c extra.
''25c paid June 80. 1886; 45c paid De.
cember 90. 1896
Evening star., 1937-06-25

1l:oo AM--- 100000 1900 Noon.-----. 250OOO
I:oo PM----- $40 600 200 PM 800 900
Total Sales for the day. $4,000
Dividend table the annual
casn payments based the latest
larations - ~ ' wv
- Unit Of trading 100 shares +Annual rate
noL lncIudng
Ex dividend. - ~ 0S-"e AN0-NNNN@0'
The Washington times., 1937-05-20
Girl, IA, Kills Self
For Love Of Man, 81

POCAHONTAS, Va, May 70
QN.S0. - Fourteen year old
Yvonne Deaton's tragic suicide to
day was attributed by authorities
to her thwarted romance with
Charles Rogers, 52-year-old house
painter.
John Deaton, the father, told
Deputy Sheriff w. F. shumate
that both he and his brother
objected to the young girl keeping
company with Rogers. She carried
a recent photograph Of her sutton
in a pocket over her heart when
members Of the household found
her body sprawled across the bed
in her room, a 80 caliber bullet
through her brain and the Wea-
pom lying within arms reach.