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The Washington times., 1937-02-16
DUCE TO FREE
900 OLD FOES

ROME, Feb. is 1.N.sD.-Par-
dons for scores of enemies of
italian Fascism will be issued by
Premier Mussolini today in this
nations first general political
amnesty since 1882.
The pardons will be published
in a decree signed by King Victor
Emanuel and will mean freedom
for more than 500 political prison.
erS.
The decree was framed by II
Duce in a general gesture toward
reformed enemies of Fascism in
honor of Prince Victor Emanuel,
newborn heir Of Crown Prince
Umberto.
1t was understood, however,
that the amnesty will not affect
money hoarders, usurers, embez-
zlerS and abortionists.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
George 6. Bostwick,
Ex-Motorman, Is Dead

George G. Bostwick, for many
years employed as a motorman on
the washington and Old Domin-
ian Railway, and a resident Of
Arlington county, Va, died in St.
Petersburg, Fla, yesterday of
tuberculosis and complications.
Mr.. Bostwick is survived by a
nephew who makes his home in
Baltimore. Interment will be in
the family plot in Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
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The Washington times., 1937-02-16
AUTO RIOTERS
GUARDED
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Continued from Page II
tightens guard around jail with
reports of a plot to free men
Jailed after last weeks violence.
3. With state of emergency"
lifted in Flint, the former "pow-
derkeg" of G. M. fronts return.
ing to state of nOrmalcy. About
1,40O National GuardSmen still
there, awaiting orders to return
home.
4. G. Ms back.tO-work parade
continues as 10000 more return
to posts, bringing total G. M.
workers in plants today above
the 100000 mark.
5. Homer Martin, head of the
U. A. w., reveals he will ask
$2.25O a year minimum pay for
auto workers during bargaining
with G. M.
6. AndersOn's Mayor Baldwin
acts to remove Victor Reuther,
U. A. w. organizer, and "Other
outside agitatOrs" from Indiana
city. Reuther declared he will
remain there as long as the
union needs him.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16

declaring he would ask Governor
M. Clifford Townsend to take
steps to remove Victor Reuther,
United Automobile Workers or.
ganizer, and "other outside agi'
tatorS" from the city.
Baldwin said martial law would
be necessary as long as Reuther
and his aides remained here.
Reuther declared he would re-
main in the city "as long as the
international union and the local
want me-" and went ahead with
plans for organizing the workers
while union attorneys prepared to
demand the release of the jailed
rioters.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
$4,000 Shortage
Spurs Hunt for Man

CHICAGO, Feb. / GN.S).-Po-
lice today sought Sigmund Ma
jewski, 50, missing treasurer Of
the Sixteenth Ward Building and
Loan Association, following an
audit which showed the accounts
Of the association $4,000 short.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16

W. Howard, Chris F. Jacobsen, A.
F. Jorss, E. Roy kaufman, George
H. Harris.
Clyde Kellogg, C. L. McCrea,
Leo c. May. Carroll Meigs. A. c.
Mellichampe, Charles P. L. Moran,
Louis ]. Potts, George F. Ralston,
jr.; Horace L. Richardson, Frank
Romer, John P. Rupert.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
By FRANK A. WHITE

Dy II MANN IA " IN Il
ANDERSON, Ind. Feb. 16.
GN.SO. The military guard
around the Madison County jail
was doubled today. and militia
men and State police patrolled all
roads and halted all cars attempt
ing to enter this strike-torn city
in a move to frustrate reported
plot to storm the jail and free
the Is men imprisoned following
Saturdays riots.
Col. Albert H. Whitcomb, In
command of the guardsmen en-
forcing martial law, revealed he
had learned strike SympathizerS
from other areas were being
smuggled into Anderson, allegedly
to take part in the raid on the
jail
Automobiles bearing out-of-
State license plates have been
halted, but, it was reported, the
rejnforcements were being trans
ferred to cars bearing Indiana
plates in order to pass through
the military lines.
Dozen Hurt In Crash
A dozen guardsmen were In
jured last night, several seriously,
in a head-on collision between a
motor lorry and a truck. The men
were enroute to Alexandria, Ind
to investigate a reported invasion
of the strike area by Flint, Mich.
sympathizers. A motorcade Of 144
men and women from Flint, was
turned back at Alexandria Satur-
day.
Ralph Langley, of Upton, Ind,
was the most seriously injured of
the guardsmen, and was reported
in a critical condition today.
The imprisoned men, it was re-
ported today, will be turned over
to the Madison county grand jury
for questioning. Officials would
neither deny or confirm a report
they had signed detailed state
mentS concerning the Saturday
riots, in which two men we're
wounded by shotgun blasts.
AgitatOrS Blamed
Though the $500 employees Of
the Delco-Remy and Guide Lamp
plants of the General Motors Cor.
poration returned to work yeSter-
day, the situation remained tense.
with feeling high between union
and nonunion workers.
Colonel Whitcomb declared to-
day that the Situation is still
serious" and Mayor Harry r.
Baldwin blamed outside agitators.
The Washington times., 1937-02-16
SIasher Hunted
In ChiId's Murder

MADISON, Fla, Feb. 1e.-A
razor.wielding moron who worked
with diabolical cunning was
sought today for the murder of
11-year-old Mary jenkins.
The Washington times., 1937-03-05
Il DUCES AIDE
FLIES TO HELP
GEN. FRANCO

ROME, March S U.N.SO
Premier Mussolini, seeking to link
italian and Spanish FaScism in a
common anti-Communist front
has sent a trusted lieutenant to
Gen. Francisco Franco.
The emiSsary is the energetic
Roberto Farinacci, editor of Re
gime FaScista, who helped MuSso'
lini organize the Italian Fascist
party. He led a delegation OF Ital-
ian propaganda experts and po-
litical organizers Tuesday in a Sc
cret airplane trip to Spain.
Personal Message
Bearing a personal message from
Il Duce to the Nationalist gener-
alissimo. Farinacci's chief task in
Spain is to unity the Spanish FaS-
cist forces into a functioning rarty
machine, authoritative sources
disclosed. The phalange has been
repeatedly threatened recently by
internal dissension.
The message taken to Franco
by Farinacci contains MuSSoliniS
congratulations on Frances recent
military successes as "auguring q
quick victory" it was reliably
stated.
II Duce last night was reported
shaping plans to extend every pos
sible practical aid to Franco, with
in the limits Of Italy's obligations
under the nonintervention agree
ment.
He was represented as feeling
that a speedy triumph for the
Spanish nationaliSts is essential in
order to shut out all Communist
influences from the Mediterra-
mean, a sea vital to Italy.
Secrecy Sought
Farinacci, a member of the Fas-
cist grand council, was accom-
panied to Spain by Carlo Eman-
uele Basile, a leading Fascist
party organizer, and other politi-
cal experts.
In efforts to keep the journey
secret, Farinacci before departing
left with the regime Fascista a
series of editorials to be published
on consecutive days during his
absence. He is expected to return
to Rome in time to report to the
grand council tonight, but the
other members of the delegation
will remain in Spain to help
Franco unity the phalange.
Though abroad Farinaccis mis-
sion might be construed as a vio-
lation of the nonintervention pact,
reliable quarters here made it
clear Italy rejects such a view,
believing the assistance Of the
Farinacci mission to Franco is
the natural result Of mutual
Italo-Spanish interest in combat
ting communism.
The Washington times., 1937-03-05
Upper Glasses
Are Du,indlinq,
He AUerS

CHICAGO, March 5 G.N.sO
Citing birth-rate statistics as evi.
dence, DR.. Newton Edwards, Uni.
verSity of Chicago professor Of
education, today said the cultural
upper classes" of America are
steadily losing ground to the less
privileged.
Those with the richest cultural
resources are failing to replace
themselves from one generation to
another, DR.. Edwards said. He
added:
Lawyers and judges fail by
27 per cent to have enough chill
dren for replacement; clergy
men fail by 2 per cent and
bankers by 13 per cent"
Authors, editors and reporters
fail by "a per cent to replace
themselves, DR.. Edwards pointed
out.
Farmers, however, have 80 per
cent more children than enough
for replacement, and laborers in
industry have an excess of 19 per
cent, he said, asserting:
I'VE can only speculate on
the political and economic con-
sequences of the situation. It is
certain that for some decades to
come the new voters will come
in disprOportiOnate numbers
from the less-privileged elements
the Southern tenant farmers
and unSkilled labor"
Evening star., 1937-02-24
Ambulance
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fire department, which dispatched
the machine, siren warning other cars
out of the way, to the scene OF the
accident.
About three weeks ago Hanrahan de-
cided the ambulance was making toe
many water hauls." The voice over
the telephone, demanding immediate
service, might be sincere enough, but
when the ambulance arrived the
parties involved had either been taken
to the hospital in other cars. had
busted themselves of and walked
away or shaken tie broken glass out
of their hair and sped to their desti-
nation.
To promote efficiency, Hanrahan
issued an order directing all calls be
sent first to the sheriff s office, to per-
NIT an investigation. Chief Saunders
thought that was tie hard on the
injured persons, who might be in need
of immediate medical treatment.
Moreover, the ambulance was In
charge of the fire department, and why
should the fire department take
orders from the sheriffs department
anyhow? The ambulance has been a
rare sight on the county highways this
month.
Chief Saunders yesterday requested
Hanrahan to have the ambulance re-
moved from the fire house by Sunday,
because it wasn't doing any good where
1t was.
Hanrahan didn't wait for Sunday.
He ordered 1t removed to the county
garage today, leaving the situation
roughly this:
The fire department has an ambu-
lance driver but no ambulance. The
sheriff has an ambulance but no
driver. Whosoever gets hurt gets to a
hospital as best he can.
Hanrahan said today he hoped to
have the machine back in service soon.
Meanwhile, have your accidents out
side Arlington County or bring an
ambulance with you.
Evening star., 1937-02-24

Island affair and recommended
Garey's dismissal.
That j. Purdon Wright, former
head Of the police department and a
close advisor of the Governor, had
forced" the Governor to name the
Tangier Island inquiry board.
That Wright, State Budget Director
William H. Brakeman and State EN-
ployment Commissioner Harry C.
Jones had "meddled" with police de-
partment affairs and that they had
worked behind the scenes" during a
recent hearing before Jones for four
State policemen charged with having
conducted racket" on the Washing
ton Boulevard
That Gov Nice, a day or so before
ne removed Carey early this month
in favor of Lieut.. Col Elmer Mum
shower, had demanded that Carey
hurt good men" and promote poor
men" or get cut of Office.
Garey's charges were supported by
Mrs Marie Bauernschmidt, secretary
of the Public School Association of
Baltimore A recent radio address by
Mrs. Bauernschmidt, in which she
charged unrest and political faction
alism in the State police department.
precipitated the current hearing.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
HUNTER SAYS MIND
BLANK ON Staying
Defendant Tells Jury He Did
Not Know of Shooting
Wife.
81 tcia: Dispatch TO The Star.


ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va.-John Francis Hunter, 40-year-
old former r. F. & P. Railroad brake
man, took the witr ess stand in his own
defense in Circuit Court here today TO
tell a jury he did not know what
happened on May 7, 1884, after his
wife, Anne Dalman Hunter, told him
she had been untrue to him.
Hunter is on trial, charged with first
degree murder of the mother OF his
three children. He was also indicted
in the death Of Henry E. Corcoran,
attorney in the Veterans Administra-
ton, where Mrs. Hunter wa employed
as a secretary.
The defendant related how he re-
turned from picnic at Linden, Va,
on the day preceding the double slay-
ing and discovered his wife and Cor
coran In the Hunter home together.
He was accompanied on the outing, he
told the jury, by his children and by
his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry H. Hunter. 1t previously had
been agreed, he testified, that Mrs.
Hunter would accompany them, but at
the last moment she told her husband
she had invited her brother. Park
Dalman, TO dinner and could not go.
When he found Corcoran at his
home, Hunter declared, the visitor is
quoted as saying: Il just dropped in
while looking for house for my wife
and daughter who are coming up from
New Orleans"
Hunter said he went to the Veterans
Administration the following day at
his wife'S request to report her sick.
While there, he said, Corcoran stopped
in the hall and, after talking with
him, Corcoran suggested that they go
to the Hunter home and talk things
over. En- route to the bus station,
Hunter said he bought pint of whisky
and that on arrival at the Hunter
home, all three had a drink before
lunch and one mole afterwards.
After telling the jury he had begged
Corcoran to leave Mrs. Hunter alone,
Hunter quoted Corcoran as refusing.
S1AOA NdCobIOLllIIS Uy Ills attorney,
M. j. Fulton, Hunter said he did not
remember getting a shotgun and pis-
tol or anything else. He recovered
consciousness in Emergency Hospital
in Washington.
"The first I knew was hurt, even"
Hunter declared, was when I asked
nurse what those straps were hang
ing over my face and she told me they
were to hold my chin in place"
Sheriff Howard B. Fields of Airing
ton County was the first witness in
the second day of the Hunter trial. He
told of finding the Hunter home in a
bloody shambles.
Hunter was preceded on the stand
by his mother. who told of having me.
the dead woman with Corcoran in
Washington somt time before the
double killing. She ,,ept as she re-
lated events to show that her son was
a devoted father and husband. She
said the couple had been sweetheart
since childhood. Mrs. Hunter Offered
testimony to show that insanity run
in her family.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
LINDBERGHS LAND
PLANE AT BOMBAY
Arrive in India City After Being
Unreported for 48-Hour
Period.
BY the Associated Press.

BOMBAY. India, February "a
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh
landed here at pm. g am. Eastern
standard time) today after being un-
reported for 48 hours on an aerial
jaunt over India.
Little concern had been felt for the
flying colonel and his wife, whose in
sistence on absolute privacy has pre-
viously caused them to be reported
lost, although a widespread unofficial
search failed to penetrate their mys-
terious two-day disappearance.
They left Jodhpur at 1:50 pm. (3:50
am. Eastern standard time) Monday
after a week end spent in sightseeing
in the Indian city. At the time Of
their take-off they were unreported
en- route to Delhi.
The Lindberghs arrived from Udai-
pur, where they spent last night.
It was understood Col. Lindbergh
would fly Sir Francis YounghuSband,
authority on India and the Near East,
to Calcutta. where he will attend
the Congress of Religions, opening
March l.
Younghusband was expected to join
the Lindberghs today, arriving in
Bombay from Europe.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
ROOSEVELT ADDS
TO COPELAND RIFT
Says Court Foes Bill to Regulate
Food and Drugs Would
Weaken Law.
BY the Associated Press

DS IIlC ASSOCldJ6Q fTeSS,
A new difference of opinion today
had developed between President
Roosevelt and Senator Copeland.
Democrat, OF New York, who recentlv
came out against the Presidents court
legislation.
Mr.. Roosevelt was asked at a press
conference yesterday what he thought
of Copeland's pending bill to regulate
the food and drug business.
The President said his first impress
sion was that the Copeland measure
would weaken rather than strengthen
the existing 30-year-old food and drug
law
Copeland, who is chairman of the
Senate Commerce Committee, told re-
porters afterward his measure was in
finitely stronger than the present law,
except in one respect.
He said his committee, before send
ing the bill to the Senate floor, had
adopted a compromise provision re-
garding the seizure of misbranded
foods and drugs in bulk.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
SENATORS DEBATE
TRADE PACT BILL
Proposed Amendments De.
Law Vote on Extension
of Act.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Proposed amendments to restrict the
Presidents power slowed up Senate
debate today over extension OF the
reciprocal trade agreements act.
Administration leaders predicted all
the suggested changes, put forward
with bipartisan support, would be re-
jected. Similar attempts to alter the
measure were defeated by the House.
Senators Vandenberg, Republican, of
Michigan, and Capper, Republican, Of
Kansas, led the opposition with de-
mands that Congress exercise more
direct control over the making of fur
ther trade agreements.
Vandenherg asked that any agree
ment limiting the power of Congress
to fix internal taxes be prohibited, and
that the State Department give notice
beforehand of all commodities it
planned to cover IN an agreement
Urges Senate Ratification.
Capper urged Senate ratification of
all trade pacts and proposed dropping
the "most-favored nation" policy.
On the Democratic side, Senators
Pepper and Andrews of Florida, and
Senators Ellender and Overton of
Louisiana, asked that the cost of
production of American agricultural
commodities be guaranteed.
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, of
WyomNg, urged that all trade agree
ments be submitted to Congress 80 days
before taking effect
The Senate's first debate on major
legislation brought frequent clashes
between Vandenberg or Capper and
Senator Harrison, Democrat, of
Mississippi, leader Of administration
forces.
One was over Brazils babassu nuts,
which ALT NJ Landon, 1886 Republican
presidential candidate, had mentioned
in a campaign speech assailing the
pacts.
Who would have supposed until the
Autumn of last year" smiled Harrison,
that the fate of the national elec-
tion-no of the Nation itself-would
hinge upon this poor little unassumins
nut?"
Vandenberg replied: Il know as lit
tie about BabasSu nut oil as the Sen
ator from Mississippi does, which is q
state of complete ignorance. But the
State Department has made it i'm
possible to tax this oil from Brazil
which represents a new competitive
danger to our home markets"
Evening star., 1937-02-24
CAREY EXAMINED
BY PSYCHIATRIST
Tests Showed Him Not "Pecu.
liarly Unstable" Doctor
Reported.

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, February 24-Dr
Manfred S. Guttmacher, psychiatrist
who examined Maj. Enoch B. Carey,
former head of the State police, said
today he had reported that Carey was
not "a peculiarly unstable Individual u
A board of inquiry which investi-
gated Garey's conduct of a relief ex-
pedition across the ice to Tangier
Island, Va, had reported that he
was "temperamentally and otherwise
unsuited to the police job. The fact
that Carey had voluntarily undergone
an examination was revealed last
night at a Senate probe into State
police matters
DR.. Guttmacher. psychiatrist for the
Baltimore City bench, said in a re-
port to Gov Nice:
I'm my opinion. Maj. Carey is an
extraordinary person. feel that he
is a man of great enthusiasms, great
courage and of unusual integrity. He
has. I believe, a fair for the dramatic
and he may at times be impulsive
He has remarkable physical en-
durance for man who is past so.
'I think that his rather unusual
temperamental makeup has lead peo-
pie to misjudge him"
Evening star., 1937-02-24
DENTISTS NAME GROUP

The District Dental Society, meet
ing in Public Health Auditorium last
night, elected DR.. A. D. Weakley
chairman of its delegation to the
national convention of dentists to be
held at Atlantic City next July.
Other members of the delegation
are DR.. Charles Cole and DR.. James
Brown. DR.. Howard Colby, DR.. E. T
Lane and DR.. Robert Eller were named
alternates. At the convention, DR.. c.
Willard Camalier of the District So
ciety will be installed as president of
the national organization.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
$4,000 VERDICT WON
IN SUIT FOR DAMAGES

A District Cour jury today returned
a'S10,000 verdict l favor of Numeri-
ano Del Rosario, GIG Eighth street
southeast, who claimed he was perma-
nently disabled in a traffic accident
March Q, 1885, at New York and Fair
view avenues northeast. The verdict
was assessed against the Nevin Mid
land Lines, bus operators, and Leon
Alamo, Navy Yard worker, In whose
car Rossyio was riding.
Evening star., 1937-02-24
Taxes
Continued From First Page.)

"green sheets" in approximately $4,000
cases. The agents have gone through
the alphabet to date to the names be-
ginning with the letter M" so very
large number of returns are yet to be
inspected.
From the reports so far checked, ac-
cording to a report today by Deputy
Tax Assessor Charles A. Russell,
about 1900 persons properly subject to
taxation in the District failed to file
personal property tax returns.
1t was found there were about 10000
persons filing Federal income tax re-
turns who did not have sufficient tan
gible or intangible personal property
upon which to levy a District tax. It
was found that about $4,000 Of the re-
turns that have been checked were in
proper order.
Many Fail to Respond.
OF the total reports which have been
checked against the green sheets" the
District has not completed action in
about 6, 900 cases. Included in the 5000
are the cases of 1900 who have failed
to date to respond to letters from the
District assessor warning that per-
sonal tax returns must be made.
Assessor Allen said personal tax re-
turns would be required even If man
damus proceedings prove necessary
that these proceedings would be be-
gun next week.
For failure to file required return
there is a penalty Of 20 per cent Of the
amount Of the ultimate assessment,
plus penalty Of per cent per month
for delinquent payment Of the tax.
In addition. persons who have to be
taken to court to force the filing Of Q
return have to pay court costs. which
amount to about all
Evening star., 1937-02-24
DEATH HELD SUICIDE

The death Of Robert F. Fuller, rs,
taxicab driver, 1418 Taylor street, was
pronounced a suicide yesterday in a
certificate issued by Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald.
Fuller died in Emergency Hospital
short time after he had been
wounded in the head with a .32-
caliber revolver. He left note to his
wife, telling her good-by.
Evening star., 1937-02-24

I've asked directions from police
officers in great many cities, includ-
ing New York. where they are proud
of their record of courtesy" she said
But Washington police officers are
the most courteous and helpful Of
them all"
We know she said that because a
policeman told us so.
DEAL.
LOW can a fellow buy his own hat?
IL Easy, says a salesman at one
of Washington's haberdasheries.
This store put on the usual late
Winter clearance sale. In came an
elderly man wearing an old-style
derby or bowler. He was looking for
more of the same type. The sale
price was 80 cents.
What kind Of price will you make
me for three Of emp" he asked the
salesman. "Oh, I'll sell you three
for a dollar" he replied, which is near
a new low for derbies.
The customer tried on lot of hats
and finally selected his trio. He had
put two aside and seemed in trouble
trying to find the third one. "I'u take
this one" he said. "It fits fine. Just
like an old hat" The salesman
wrapped up the three derbies, when
the customer asked: "Say, what did
I do with my old hat?" They looked
around and couldn't find it. He had
tried on the old hat and bought it
back again. Yep, he got a new one.
y
EASY.
THE mustachioed, much be-uni.
formed doorman Of a certain
night club in town Is a little miffed