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Evening star., 1937-10-15
BANK EXAMINERS
|. OFFICE ABOLISHED
Treasury Does Away With
Fifth District Unit Here.
Chief Transferred.

In move understood to be
prompted by economy. the once Of
the chief national bank examiner for
the fifth Federal Reserve district.
headed by I. I. Chorpening ahdfocated
here, has been abolished, it was
learned today
Chorpening, who resided at the
Shoreham Hotel and had his office
in the National Metropolitan Bank
Building, already has been transferred
to another somewhat similar post in
New York City.
While the Office OF the controller of
the currency made no comment, 4.
was learned from well-informed
sources elsewhere that the change
already has been accomplished.
Examination Of banks in Washing
ton, all Of which are under control
Of the office of controller of the cur-
rency, and all national banks else
where IN the fifth Federal Reserve
district now will be made by examin-
ers OF the ofice operating directly
under the headquarters in the Treas
ury Department. it is believed.
For q long time, 1t has BEEN 6
source Of discussion in financial
circles here as to why the Govern
ment maintained in washington two
chief" national bank examiners-one
for the whole country. in the Treas
ury Building, and another chief for
the NTH Federal Reserve district,
with a substantial ofice in rented
quarters across the street in the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank Building.
1t appeared for years to be q duplica-
tiOn of supervision.
The chief examiner for the fifth
Federal Reserve district had been
located here, instead Of in Richmond,
the headquarters city for the NTH
Federal Reserve district, merely for
the purpose of convenience in ad-
ministration.
The economy move was understood
to be in line with President Roose-
velts demand for economy through
out the Government service. Choir
pening had held the post here for
many years.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
HOOK IS INDICTED
IN Staying CASE
Action by Prince Georges
County Grand Jury Re-
veaIed by Judge.

An Indictment charging Thomas H.
Hook. former District policeman. with
the murder of Samuel Jeffrees, colored,
42-year-old night club proprietor, in
numbers racket Staying was made
public today by Judge Joseph c. Mat
tingly Of the Prince Georges County
Circuit Court.
The indictment was returned by the
grand jury before it recessed on We'd
nesday, but was not made public until
this morning. Hook is still being
sought by Washington and Maryland
police.
Jeffrees, who resided in Washington,
was shot and killed on September 80
at the Garden Club, colored inn which
he owned at Camp Springs, Md
The indictment against Hook was
returned at the same time the Jury
indicted two other Washington men,
Fred Schinman and Frank Guy, the
latter colored, on murder charges in
the same case. Guy was taken into
custody in Washington and is being
held in the Marlboro Jail after waiv-
ing eXtradition. Schinman also was
arrested in the Capital but is oppos-
ing eXtradition proceedings.
Police said that Ieffrees was shot
in a dispute over the numbers game.
They said they had been told that
Jeffrees had been receiving secret in
formation on numbers results and
had been collecting on fictitious slips
from numbers game operators by
whom he was employed as runner.
An abandoned automobile belong
ing to Hook was found several days
after the shooting. Police said it
answered the description of an auto
mobile used by three men who drove
up to the club at Camp Springs and
shot down Jeffrees.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
POSTMASTERSWON
/. TO CIVIL SERVICE
League Convention Favors
Extension to First, Second
and Third Classes.

A resolution urging extension Of
civil service to postmasters of the first,
second and third classes was adopted
today at the closing session of the
thirty-second annual convention of the
National League of District Postmas-
ters at the Willard Hotel. Ofiicers
were reelected.
The convention, adopting the report
OF its Resolutions Committee, COM
mended Representative Ramspeck,
Democrat, of Georgia, chairman OF the
House Civil Service Committee, and
others for their efforts to place the
larger postmasterships under civil
service and indorsed pending legisla-
ton to this effect.
Officers whom the organization re-
tained are: John A. Moody, Cotton
Valley, La, president; E. E. Conzel-
man, Republic, Kans.. first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. L'Bertie Rushing, Glenn
vile, Ga, second vice president; w. s..
Olexa, Batavia, Iowa, third vice presi-
dent; E. A. Meeks. Washington, secre-
tary and Washington representative;
Mrs. Lucy c. Benner. Lock Haven, Pa.
treasurer. John r. Gallagher, serving
a one-year team on the Executive
Committee, was elected to three-year
term.
The convention will be held next
year at Louisville, KY.
The plan to place more civil service
employees in postmaster's jobs was ap-
proved by William w. Howes, First
Assistant Postmaster General, in an
address to the delegates at their din
ner last night. He defended the Scent
postage rate as necessary to prevent a
heavy loss to the Government.
The postmasters went to Mount Ver-
non this afternoon.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
MRS. HAHN'S CASE
OPENED BY STATE
Prosecutor Charges She
Killed Three Men by
"Rat Poison"
BY the Associated Press.


CINCINNATI, October l5.-The
State opened its case against Anna
Marie Hahn, on trial on 4 first-degree
murder charge, with an assertion by
Prosecutor Dudley Miller Outcalt that
Jacob Wagner. 70, her alleged VIC
tim, died Of the administration Of
poison commonly used for rats"
Mrs. Hahn, comely 31-year-old
blond, sat impassive IS Outralt told
the jury in his opening statement
that she worked her way into his
(Wagner's) confidence" and "had the
audacity to call herself q niece" de-
signing thereby ito enrich herself by
exacting money" from the aged man.
Judge Charles s. Bell ordered the
jury Of II women and man cleared
from the room as Defense Counsel
Joseph H. Hoodin entered an objec-
ton to Outcalt's declaration that
"she became friendly with other old
men,"
W1tnof4WS AHque3t.
Hoodin earlier withdrew . request
that the jury be taken to visit Wag-
ner's home.
During arguments which ensued
after withdrawal Of the jury, Outcalt
shouted:
This woman killed 30 many men
there isn't another human being like
her on the face Of the earth!"
He added he intended to show that
within so days, men died" Of
poison similar to that found in Wag-
ner's viscera, and that her scheme
had been existing in her mind over
. period of years"
The opening statements Of counsel
gave the first indication Of opposing
counsels attack in the case.
Bottle Referred To.
FIRST reference to . little bottle"
allegedly found in the Hahn residence
was made by Hoodin when he said
the police came to the home and
tore up the place, and understand
that Patrick Hayes (acting chief Of
detectiveS found q bottle in the
cellar"
City Chemist Otto Behrer reported
to the court that poison found in the
viscera OF Wagner was similar to the
poison found In bottle at the Hahn
residence.
The court later ordered this report
stricken from the record, denying the
authority of chemists to make COM
parsons.
Hoodin said he wanted to "estab-
lish the relationship Of Wagner's room
to the surrounding buildings" because
he understood the State would intro
duce certain witnesses in An attempt
to show that Mrs. Hahn was seen in
his ROOM"
Evening star., 1937-10-15

custodian OF manuscripts in the ar
chives Of the bureau. He had learned
to speak fluently in the six Iroquoian
languages and also had made extern
sive studies of many other languages,
including Chippewa, Cree, Delaware,
Maya, Seri Waicura and Polynesian.
Author of Many Articles.
DR.. Hewitt was author of many ar
ticles dealing with his research and
studies, all published in the Hand
book Of American Indians" and many
of them consisting OF translations from
texts recorded in the Indian Ian
guages. He also had written for the
American Anthropologist and other
publications.
DR.. Hewitt was q member of the
Museum of Natural History of New
York and the Anthropologica Society
Of Washington, which he previously
served IS years as treasurer, then vice
president and president, holding the
latter ofhce for two terms. Likewise,
he was member of the American An
thropological Society and of the
Executive Committee of the United
States Board of Geographic Names at
the time of his death, representing the
Smithsonian on the board.
He was member Of All Souls Uni
tartan Church; belonged to the lay
mems League Of the church and was
= member Of La Fayette Lodge of
MaSons,
Born In Lewiston, N. Y.
Born December Is, 1859. in Lewis
ton, N. Y, DR.. Hewitt was the son
OF David Brainerd Hewitt and Mrs.
Harriet Brinton Hewitt. He received
his early education in schools of Nj
agara County, later taking academic
courses there. He had been q resi-
dent OF this city since 1886. previously
having lived at Suspension Bridge,
N. Y, and Jersey City, N. j. Early in
his career he conducted . private
night school in his home county.
In November, 1924, DR.. Hewitt was
married to Miss Carrie Louise Hurl-
but. He leaves his wife and q sister,
Miss Hattie E. Hewitt, this city.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30
pm. tomorrow in All Souls Church,
with Rev. DR.. q. G. B. Pierce, pastor,
ofnciating. Burial will be in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
Choral Club Concert.

GAITHERSBURG, October IS
(SpeciaD "A concert by the Mont
gomery County Choral Club, directed
by Mrs. Howard Blandy, will be pre-
sented at the meeting of Pentalpha
Chapter, No. 38, o. E. S., to be held
in the Masonic Hall here tonight.
Miss Edith Barnett of the Gathers
burg High School faculty will speak
on her trip to the Panama Canal
Zone.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
HUSBAND WE'D ANOTHER.
DIVORCE SUIT CHARGES
Russell CLANCY Said He Was Co.
ing Hunting, but Married
Instead, Wife Says.

After she had quarreled with her
husband when he told her he was
going rabbit hunting, he left her and
married another woman, Mrs. Elsie L.
Chaney, 612 M street northeast, told
District Court today in q suit for abso-
lutte divorce from Russell CLANCY.
l138 Seventh street northeast.
Through Attorney Max Shulman
Mrs. Chaney said the quarrel occurred
just prior to the Christmas holidays
in 1885. Some time later he returned.
but it was not until April. 1896, that
she discovered, in lieu of his hunt
ing trip, the defendant had married
another woman at Ellicott City, Md,
on or about December "a, 1885, she
stated.
She said that on Chaney's promise
to have the second marriage annulled
she continued to live with him until
March, 1887.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
DR.. DERNBERG DIES
Kaiser's Propagandist in q. s.
Failed Over Lusitania.

BERLIN. October Is (P).-Dr. Bern
hard Dernburg, imperial colonial sec
retary under former Kaiser Wilhelm
II, died today. He was y.
Soon after the outbreak of the World
war Dernberg was sent to the United
states. IN 1914, as public relations
ohclal to present the German cause
IN such a manner as to encourage
American sympathy.
AS chief of the Kaiser's propaganda
stan IN the. United States he attempt.
ed to defend the sinking of the Lusi-
tania, and this turned public opinion
against him.
He returned to German in June,
1915. There he warned his govern
ment against drawing the United
States into the war.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
SLAYER, AFTER 3 STAYS,
FINALLY IS EXECUTED
Dies for Killing Of Theater Man
ager-Goes to Chair 0rayed
by Narrow Escapes.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October Peter
Chrboulas died In the electric chair
at Cook County Jail early today for
the Staying Of Irving Fehlberg, theater
manager, March IA, 1896.
He was convicted Of killing Fehlberg
after the latter questioned him about
small girls complaint that she had
been annoyed by him In = theater.
Sentenced originally to die October
~, 1886, Chrisoulas escaped death
three times by last-minute stays OF
execution.
During his months in Jail Chrisoulas
lost rs pounds in weight. His black
hair turned gray and last-minute
clemency on three occasions appeared
to have unnerved him completely.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
new GROUP FORMED
Washington Astrological Society
Is Organized,

A new organization, the Washing
ton Astrological Society. was formed
last night ut . meeting at the Raleigh
Hotel. Ernest A. Grant, 1890 Twenty
eighth street southeast, was elected
temporary chairman. He Is national
director Of the American Associate ton
Of Scientific Astrologers.
A committee composed of William
B. Covey. $40 Upshur street; Swan
Erickson, 1921 Eastern avenue. and
Mrs. Bessie s. Anderson, 1474 Co
lumbia road, was appointed to draw
up 4 constitution. bylaws and code
Of ethics for consideration 1t the
next meeting. November IL.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
D. c. MODEL IS FINED
FOR RECKLESS DRIVING
B, Stan Correspondent of The Star.

B, q Stan Correspondent of The Star.
ARLINGTON, Va, October l5-A
Washington model was fined 500 and
costs on a charge of reckless driving
in Arlington Traffic Court today.
She Is Margaritte Ramey, 30, 1912
M street northwest. Her car was In
collision with one said by police to be
driven by Miss Catherine Lash, II, Of
Arlington.
Four occupants Of the Lash machine
we're sent to the Alexandria Hospital
after the crash on October 2.
An appeal WAS noted and bond was
continued at 81 900.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
LIQUOR PERMIT DENIED
Pleas Of Other Retailers in Area
Bring Decision.

Needing the pleas Of other retailers
In the community, the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Board today denied an
application Of Joseph shankman for
m on-sale liquor license for his gro
Gerry store, at 400 Kennedy street.
The petition had been denied twice
before in the last two years and on
one occasion Senator Barkley, Demo-
crat, Of Kentucky interceded on be-
half Of Shankman. but did not par
ticipate in . recent hearing on the
latest petition.
The A. B. c. Board found that the
community already had sufficient
liquor service. Shankman now holds
. permit to sell beer and wine.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
DR.. in. B. HEWITT,
-L|NGU|ST, EXPIRES
Authority on Indian Lore
Headed EthnoIogy Bureau
for Smithsonian.

DR.. John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt
n, linguist and ethnologist of the
Bureau of American Ethnology
Smithsonian Institution, died last
night at his home, 1915 East Capitol
street. Although ailing for about two
years, he had continued at work
through yesterday. Death was attrib-
uted to a sudden bronchial attack.
DR.. Hewitt was recognized as q
world authority on every phase of
Indi,n lore. Since 1894 he had been
Evening star., 1937-10-15
CAPITOL STRIKERS FAIL
TO REACH AGREEMENT
Architect Calls Another Confer
ence Late Today in Effort to
Speed Work at Buildinrs.

Efforts to have the Capitol and the
Senate and House Once Buildings In
readiness for the extra session Of Con-
gress November Is were baked again
today when David Lynn, Capitol archi-
tect, failed to reach an agreement
with the leaders of 124 striking steam
filters and the 800 allied trades work.
ers also on strike.
After a conference at union head
quarters this morning the strike lead
ers notified Lynn they could reach no
agreement in accepting the terms he
proposed yesterday.
The architect was in conference
with the General Accounting ONCE
this afternoon and has called for an
other session with the strikers late
today.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
STRIKE AREA BOMB
DEFENDANTS SENTENCED
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Preas.
CANTON, Ohio, October 15.-Four
men, found guilty Of illegal posses
sion Of explosives in connection with
the strike at the Republic Steel Corp.
last June. were sentenced yesterday
to from one to twenty years in Ohio
penitentiary.
They are Omer Williams, Herman
Herzog, Pete Vasleo and Jesse Rem
toria, all of Massillon.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
DEAN ESTATE EXECUTOR
FILES TAX DEFICIT PLEA
John W. Grow Asks Bureau for
Redeterminaton Of $63, 400
Levies Claim.
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSoclatSQ PreSS.
John w. Grow Of 1913 1ngraham
street asked the Board Of Tax APP
peas today to redetermine . $63 200
deficiency In estate taxes. The Bureau
Of Internal Revenue had assessed him
IS executor Of Edward B. Dean, st.,
wealthy real estate man, who died No
vember IL, 1885.
Crow contended the bureau erro-
neously included In the gross estate
real estate located In Prince George
County and Princeton, N. J.
He contended the bureau erred also
In its valuation Of stock of Borden
Industries, Inc, and in disallowing
deductions for executors commissions
and attorneys fees and for . $4,000
debt.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
School Convention Ends.

BALTIMORE, October Is CR.-The
National Association Of Public School
Business Ofiicials closed its annual
convention today after selecting Chi
cago for the 1898 meeting.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
FASCIST NEWSPAPER
LOSES 2 LIBEL SUITS
Lord Camrose Awarded 462. 500
and Telegraph $37, 500 by
Special Jury.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 15.-A special
jury in Kings Bench Division Law
Courts today awarded $685. dam
ages to Lord Camrose and $37,500
to his newspaper, the Daily Telegraph,
in libel action against the Fascist
newspaper Action.
Camrose complained an article i'm
piled he was Jewish international
financier with no loyalty to the crown,
no sense Of patriotism and that in his
conduct Of the Daily Telegraph he al
lowed his duty to the public to be
subordinated to his own financial In
terests.
Camrose, testifying, declared he
was not Of Jewish extraction. He said.
Il am pure Welsh"
Evening star., 1937-10-15
CITRUS FRUITS UNHURT
BY HEAVY FLORIDA RAIN

Boxes of Tangerines, Oranges
and Grapefruit Indicated.
BY Me Associated Press.
ORLANDO, Fla. October 15.-The
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics said today the heavy rainfall
that accompanied several tropical dis
turbances in September caused no in
jury to citrus fruits in Florida.
A total production of $1,000 900
boxes of oranges, tangerines and
grapefruit was indicated on October
1, the bureau said. This compares
with 40,600,000 boxes harvested last
year.
Grapefruit accounts for most Of the
expected decrease in total production.
Last year an all-time record crop of
l8,100,000 boxes of grapefruit was har-
vested. This year the total indicated
Is 13,000,O 900 boxes.
Evening star., 1937-10-15

Doctors John w. Knowlton and Fred
erick D. Rossini Of the Bureau OF
Standards told Of . new method de-
vised in their laboratory for separat-
ing from heavy water the atoms Of
heavy hydrogen, or deuteriuni, which
has become one Of the chief tools Of
atomic physics In the past few years.
They obtain almost pure deuterium,
one Of the rarest materials In nature.
Doctors Herman j. Morris and Her
bert o. Calvary Of the Department Of
Agriculture told of new method for
detecting the presence Of arsenic in
very minute qualities IA the bodies Of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-12-09
KRUGER, BOLLUM,
DlSCHER NAMED
MOST VALUABLE
SCHULTZ REVIEWS 81
GOPHER SEASON AT
LIONS DINNER

Co-Captains Ted Kruger and
Clarence Discher and Herbert
Bollum were awarded most val
liable player honors for the 1887
Redwood Falls High school foot
ball team in a vote taken by the
players, Coach Ben Tom an
nounced Monday noon at the an
nual football dinner sponsored by
the Lions club, at Lauterbachs.
Twenty members of the squad,
high school faculty men and
members of the club heard talks
by Charles Schultz, regular tack
lie OF the University of Minnesota
team and Ted Wojcik, another
member of the squad, who were
introduced by Charles Wallblom
who attended school with them at
Johnson High school in ST. Paul
and at the University before COM
ing to Redwood Falls.
Schultz spoke highly of mem
bers of the Minnesota squad and
denied reports that dissension
among squad members was re-
sponsible for two defeats suffer-
ed by the Golden Gophers this
fall. ''We simply played one of
the toughest schedules ever ar
ranged for a Minnesota squad
and had some bad breaks on in
juries and weather. he said.
Smarter football played by Notre
Dame had much to do with their
success, he said, while the un-
seaso. able heat at Nebraska and
injuries led to that upset.
High school football is decided
ly different from college football,
he told the boys, although the
prep game is valuable in develop
ing the fighting spirit which is
necessary in the college player.
He said Minnesota high school
football is as good as high school
football played anywhere in the
country.
Prospects for the 1888 team at
Minnesota are bright, with many
good freshman including Bob
Paffrath of Redwood Falls show
ing promise, he said. He predicted
Wisconsin will be the tough
squad to beat in the 1888 Big Ten
race.
Wojcik discussed the fun a sub
stitute gets out of occasional
chances in big games ard in
scrimmages with other squads,
declaring there is much fun in
university football even for the
player. who doesn't quite make
the team"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-12-09
City Election
JudgesNamed
CITY BAND MEMBERS
TO GET SALARIES
IMMEDIATELY

Judges and clerks for the city
election to be held January 4
were named at the regular meet
ing of the city council Monday ev-
ening.
Mike de CRAFT, John Stoutland
and Miss Mona LeavenS will be
judges in the first ward and clerks
will include Paul Weis and Mrs.
Franz Muetzel. Mrs. Florence Naf-
singer was appointed alternate.
Second ward judges are w. H.
Ball. c. V. Everett and Mrs Marie
Stronach. Clerks will be Mrs. DON
aid Smith and c. A. Luscher with
Mrs. Fred Macs as alternate.
The council authorized the de-
livery of a deed on city property
to Arthur Sebri G who is occupy
ing the premises for his auto
wrecking establishment.
They also approved the iSsu-
ance of $3.50 from the band fund
for players salaries.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-12-09
HUGO MARXBURIED
AT MORGANSUNDAY
FORMER RESIDENT OF
COUNTY DIED IN
ILLINOIS

Morgan-Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon at the Carl
Hopp home for Hugo Marx, bro
Their of Mrs. Hopp, who died
December 2 at a hospital at
Springfield, Illinois following an
illness of three weeks. The body
was brought to Morgan Saturday
af ernoon.
Hugo William Marx was born
in Lynn township, Mcleod coun-
ty, February Is, $780, He married
Bertha HenniEg, November IA,
1906. MIR. Marx was a contractor
and many buildings in this COM
munity were built under his dir
ection. The family moved to Min
neapolis in 1922 where he worked
as a millwright at the Pillsbury
Mills. Four years ago he was APP
pointed superintendent of a mill
at Springfield, Illinois, a position
he held until his death.
Besides his wife he is survived
by daughter, Mrs. Lewis Wilson
who lives near Walker, Mime
sofa. There are two grandchildren,
Phyllis and Jimmy Lewis.
Other survivors are four sisters
and one brother. They are Mrs.
Hopp of Morgan; Louis Marx of
Sleepy Eye, Emma Marx of Cal
ifornia. Ella Hansen of Mime
Continued on page 50
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-12-09
Sealers Get
Assignments
CRIB REQUIREMENTS
DETAILED; MANY
SEEKING LOANS

Meeting Tuesday at Wabasso,
Redwood county sealers for the
federal corn loan program were
assigned tow ships in which they
will conduct sealing activities
when The program gets underway.
Complete sets Of federal loan
application blanks. expected daily
have not yet arrived, so the date
when sealing Will begin is not
know =. Already about 100 farm
ers have written to the office to
make application.
c. A. Marsh Of Delhi, sealer,
and John w. Sexton of Redwood
Falls, alternate. will have charge
of Swedes Forest, ,Kintire, Delhi,
Homer, Sheridan, Redwood Falls,
Paxton, Sherman Three Lakes
and Morga~ townships.
H. w. Ladwig and Mike Klein
of Miiroy will work in Springdale,
North Hero. Gales, Johnsonville,
Westline. Grani.e Rock, Under
wood and Vesta.
r. B. FLAG Of Sanborn and Ar
ton Johanneck of WabasSo will
seal corn for government loans in
Vail. New Avon. Waterbury, Will
low Lake, Lamberton. Charles
town. Shutdown and Brookville.
Requirements for cribs for seal
ing are as follows:
Foundation. Substantial
enough to bear the load of corn
and crib without the possibility of
its settling TO an extent which
might cause the crib to warp and
Continued on page eight