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Evening star., 1937-11-26
MCDONALD FUNERAL
IS HELD IN LONDON
Duke of Gloucester Heads List of
Notables in Services at
Westminster Abbey.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-Funeral serv-
ices for James Ramsay Macdonald.
the son OF a poor Scottish farmer who
forged the British labor movement
and lived to count the late King
George v among his friends, were
held today in the somber. historic dig
nifty of Westminster Abbey.
The Duke of Gloucester, represent
ing his brother, King George VI,
headed the host of notables, who
mourned for the former British Prime
Minister. Macdonald died November
9 on his way to South America for a
rest. He was II years old.
Among the pallbearers were Mac
Donalds closest associate in the gov
ernment he once headed and his sue
cessor, Earl Baldwin; Neville Cham
berlain, the present Prime Minister,
and Sir John Simon, Chancellor of
the Exchequer.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
BOGUS STOCK SALE
RIFE IN MARYLAND
1IIghman Reveals InsoIvent
Firm Marketed S337,725
in Securities,
By the Associated Press.

oy tne ASSOCIATED Press.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 20. - stata
Loans Commissioner w. David Thigh.
man, jr, disclosed today the "uely
revelation" that Maryland "is one Of
the most fertile fields in the United
States for the operation of bogus and
watered stock promoters"
Tilghman said he reached this con.
clusion during an investigation of a
case involving the sale of s337725
worth Of securities" to Maryland and
Pennsylvania citizens by a small loan
company actually insolvent at the
time such securities were sold to the
public"
Tilghman asserted In a formal
statement the company was prepared
to sell over a million dollars worth"
OF fraudulent securities and would
have done so had not the Federal Sc
curities and Exchange Commission is
sued cease and desisti order
against it.
Says Thousands Mulcted.
Contact with the Federal agency
during his own investigation of the
hrm, the loans commissioner said.
convinced him thousands of MARYLAND
investors are being mulcted by bogus
stock promoters because of State leg
islation inadequate to regulate and
supervise the sale of stocks, bonds
and other securities.
So far as the S. E. C. is concerned.
Tilghman added, Maryland is the Ma
tion's number one sucker State" for
such fraudulent enterprises.
Seldom has the seller of watered
stock been detected before he unload
ed =" the statement asserted.
More than often the investor did
not learn the affairs of the corpo-
ration whose stocks he purchased until
months after the sale Of the securi-
ties-and at time when the pro-
moters might be miles away. Prose-
cution and conviction of the vio-
lators did not recoup the investors
loss ="
Inquiries TOO Late"
The States present "blue-sky law"
which requires persons selling secu-
rites in Maryland to register with
the attorney generals Office before
making such sales sis a step in the
right direction" Tilghman said.
The attorney general has neither
the power nor sufficient investigators
to examine each firm filing with his
office until after complaint has been
made, land then it's too late" he
continued
While this department" the state
ment continued, cannot pass upon
the issues of securities of licensees to
the public, We shall nevertheless ask
that such authority be given (by the
Leglslature). In the meantime we
are going to scrutirize very closely all
stock issues of licensees with the view
of making our findings the basis of
remedial legislation.
The statement criticized LAX" State
laws covering license ssuances to
small-loan companies. with "practi-
cally no restrictions"
Evening star., 1937-11-26
40 WILL COMPETE
FOR BEAUTY PRIZE
Four Pairs of Sisters in Con.
test for Bethesda Christ.
mas Lane Queen.
BY q stan Correspondent OF The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, Nov. 27.-Forty
candidates. including four pairs Of
sisters, will face the judges when
they meet tomorrow afternoon to
choose queen and two princesses for
the Bethesda Chamber of Commences
Christmas lane celebration on Decem-
ber 3.
Among the twoscore who entered
the contest before the deadline fell
Thanksgiving eve are Dorothy and
Bertha Cosgrave, Grace Sartwell and
her sister, Mrs. Margaret Sartwell
Perrell: Norma and Violet johnson,
all of Bethesda, and Helen and Cath
crime Roach, Friendship Heights.
Entrants from Chevy Chase are
Eleanor Holmes, Frances Myers,
Dorothy E. Kone, Elizabeth M. Raines,
Mildred E. Ball. Frances E. Proctor,
Lois E. Boswell and Mary o. Imirie,
while Emily G. Brooks Of Friendship
Heights and Lois E. Cremins of Som
erset also are in the running
Those from Bethesda are Helen A.
Davis, Alice v. Hail. Mary Hermanson,
Virginia Hutchinson, Juanita E. Day.
Lena Marie Lochte, Mary Souza, Edna
Priebe. Ruth E. Parks, Gladys c. Pow
ell. Faye Bailey, Eileen Dunbar,
Estelle Oldfield. Helen Cason, Evelyn
Colon, Charlotte E. Stevens, Sarah
Usuda, Isabel NJ Leahy. Grace Bea-
vers, Jean Jackson and Elizabeth Ray.
The judges and entrants will meet
at the Willard Hotel in Washington
at 1:30 pm. tomorrow The judges,
Miss Mabelle Jennings, Miss Madeline
Ensign and Miss Katharine Hillyer,
have instructed that entrants appear
in street dress, rather than in formal
attire
On Sunday the queen and her
two attendants will be guests of
the Christmas Lane Committee at
the Washington Redskins Green Bay
Packers football game to be played in
Griffith Stadium at Washington.
Evening star., 1937-11-26

sympathetic understanding were rec
ognized by the warning factions, for
whom he finally negotiated a salts
factory armistice.
In 1922 Mr. Burke was assigned to
the management of the WHY'S inter-
ests on the Pacific Coast. Later he
formed construction company with
his brother and executed a series of
contracts for one of the leading Amer
ican oil companies.
These associations kept him in close
touch with Latin America and Eu-
rope. and in 1880 he became the sole
American representative of the Stand
ard OIL Co. organization in Germany.
He is married to Chilean, the daugh-
ter Of painter and the sister of the
wife of Gen. Juan F. Azcarate, Mexi-
can Minister to Germany.
Because Of Mr.. Burke's education
and international business background
he has been regarded at the Depart
ment of Commerce as among its OFF,
cials most able to help carry out the
Presidents good neighbor" policy.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
u. S.-CZECH TRADE PACT
FOUGHT BY NEW JERSEY
By the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 26.-Opposi-
ton to reciprocal trade agreement
being negotiated between the United
States and Czechoslovakia was an
nounced today by the New Jersey
Chamber of Commerce.
Rug and carpet manufacturers in
New Jersey, said chamber President
Walter Kidde of Montclair, are CON
cerned particularly with the pro-
vision in the proposed trade agree
ment which calls for reduction in
the tariff on floor coverings entering
this country from Czechoslovakia."
On the basis of 1885 figures, the
chamber statement said, "the New
Jersey rug and carpet industry en-
ployed approximately 5000 workers
whose earnings might be jeopardized
by the proposed agreement"
Evening star., 1937-11-26
PASSENGERS FOIL
BANDITS ON TRAIN
Fall on Pair of "Tenderfeet"
Who Killed One in Hold
Up Attempt.
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated PreSS,
LAS CRUCES, N. M, Nov. 26.-
Two young Eastern tenderfeet whose
attempt to hold up q crack trans
continental train ended when a husky
yardman went into action with his
fists admitted in Jail today, I'VE know
we're both where we belong"
District Attorney Martin Thrcet
said Henry Lorenz, %, Of Manito-
voc, Wis, and Harry Dwyer, 27, of
Digby. County, Canada, admitted fir-
ing the shots which killed one man
before 150 enraged passengers over
powered them as they attempted to
flee the train.
Mr.. Threet said he intends to file
charges of train robbery and murder
against them.
Knocks One Unconscious.
Roger Moon, blond 29-year-old
Southern Pacific yardman of Doug
las. Ariz., knocked one of the gun
men unconscious, edged his way to the
other end OF the Apache Limited's
first day coach and battered the Sec
ond bandit to the floor after w. Z.
Smith, Ell Paso switchman. had been
fatally wounded.
Moon strolled into the chair car
from another coach and unwittingly
stumbled upon the hold-up
"One of the robbers stuck a gun
in my ribs and told me to move up
with the Others" Moon said. when
he came up to me I pulled out my
wallet and gave him two bills.
"Watch this guy the robber said
to his companion, pointing to me.
He seems too COOL"
Conductor Halts Train.
Upon command of the bandits, the
conductor brought the train to a
halt. Then Sipple Webb, 65-year old
El Paso colored man, tripped Lorenz,
who shot at Webb as he fell sidewise.
Moon came up under Lorenz' gun
and drove a hard right to his jaw,
knocking him out.
Dwyer started back toward his fallen
companion, but was tackled by Smith,
whom he shot.
Moon hit the bandit twice in the
face, and his pistol flew the length of
the car.
A trainman felled Dwyer with
blackjack, and the passengers closed
in on the pair and tied them to seats.
Pair Brought to Deming.
Lorenz and Dwyer were brought
here last night from Deming, N. Mex,
bruised and bleeding, their cowboy
clothes torn.
There is no chance Of our beating
the law" they said. We know we're
both where we belong"
They were in New York, they told
officers. when they decided to see the
West. In Ell Paso, they bought horses
and cowboy regalia. Then they went
to Deming. They spent several weeks
there, returned to El Paso and planned
the train hold-up.
Near Mount Smith they drew their
guns and forced Conductor w. NJ.
Holloway and Brakeman Jim Velsir
to the head Of the train.
Lorenz proceeded through the cars
removing money and valuables from
passengers.
Near Haghita. N. Mex, they COM
manded the conductor to stop the
train. It was then Moon. opened his
attack. y o.
Sheriff Jose Viramontes Of Las
Cruces said he had learned Lorenz is a
native Of Frankfurt, Germany, and
Dwyer native of Nova Scotia. He
said he was sending their fingerprints
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
at Washington.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
FIGHTING IN SPAIN
HAMPERED BY RAIN
1nsurgent Planes Raid Guadala.
jara in Reprisal for Loss of
Ground-15 Persons Die,

By the Associated Press
HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish From
tier, Nov. 26.-Cold. driving rain fore
stalled important operations today on
SPANS Aragon and Madrid fronts.
Communiques of the embattled in
surgent and government armies told
OF minor engagements in scattered
sectors.
1nsurgent bombing planes, retaliat-
ing for the loss of territory on the
Guadalajara front, raided the city of
Guadalajara, 80 miles from Madrid,
and were reported to have killed is
persons and injured so.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
Racing Results

FIRST RACE-Purxe, II, l,OOO: claiming;
2-year.olds; 6 furlongs.
Ebony Boy (Mora) $500 S,2O 800
6riar Plume (Westrope) $50 400
Doggerel tJaekle) $40
Time, 1:15+s.
Also ran Miss Oak, HibIsEe Weekly
StiDend. Henrietta, Fly Me, Tab Me,
Do 4, Reisning Lass and Rough BUDDY.
Field. !
SECOND RACE-Purse, S1,000; the
Fair Haven; for 2-year-old hllies; fur
longs.
ksem Service to'MIey) SOTO $50 IS. 60
Iilasna (Fisher) 7.6O 4,2O
F1eur du Nal tWall) &8O
Time, 1:14X. i
:. Also ran-fixey Dell. Fancy That. LII,
liam 1etA. Mere. Z. vsstals, 70 Ha1oy
ChAse, Simeon and Bln6y. z.
a i. = Cla1k-H. z. Woteal1 ootSy. ~
Evening star., 1937-11-26
BONUS PAYMENT

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Nov. 26 (P).
General Electric Co. workers OF five
or more years service will receive this
year more than double the amount
paid to them In 1885 under the COM
pany's profit-sharing plan and so per
cent more than the s3,600,000 distrib-
uted in 1929. the previous high mark
President Gerard Swope said today
the $3.700,00O recently announced as
available for distribution on Decem-
Der 20, would bring the total bonus
payments for the year to $5,800,000.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
THE WEATHER REPORT

District OF Columbia
about so degrees tonight SUNDAY
clearing COLDER gentle
northwest e
Maryland
tonight mild temperature Sunday "
West VHgnaOccasional
tonight; mild temperature Sunday ~
Evening star., 1937-11-26
SINGER TO WE'D IN YEAR

Plan Marriage in That Time.
KANSAS CITY. Nov. rs P.-Lily
Pons and Andre Kostelanetz talked of
love at their Thanksgiving dinner here
last night and announced they would
be married within year.
I'VE must find time when We have
two months away from work before
Lilly and can get married" the radio
symphony director said Asked if that
would be within year, he replied
"yes" earnestly.
Then he and his opera singer fiancee
said goodby. He had to catch a train
for Chicago.
Evening star., 1937-11-26

lne Gull disturbance has remained al
most stationary and diminished in in
tensity. but pressure is still relatively low
from the Gulf of Mexico southeastward
over Cuba and the Western Caribbean Sea.
Havana Havana Gu5a, 29:ss inches and S. s. Ei
that was over Manitoba and Minnesota
Thursday morning has moved to Eastern
HUDSON Bay. Port Harrison, Quebec 90 "A
inches. A disturbance Of considerable in
tensity is moving rapidly eastward over
the Rocky. Mountain region, the Plains
States, Saskatchewan and Southern Mani
toba. QuAppelle, Saskatchewan, 29.44
inches. Pressure remains low over West
ern and Central Alaska, Kodiak 29.32
inches These disturbances have been at
tended by rain. mostly light. in Minnesota.
the Ohio Valley the lower Lake region.
11f Tennessee: s the South Atlantic and East
the Northern Plateau region. and BY light
snow or rain in the Northern Rocky Noun
tain region, An area OF high pressure is
moving southeastward over the district Of
Mackenzie Simpson, 30.4S inches. Pres
sure is high and rising over the North Pa
ciflc States. Roseburg. Greg, 3O.2S inches,
and 1t is still high, but falling slowly. from
Tennessee and the Ohio Valley eastward
and northeastward. Delaware Breakwater,
Del, 3O.26 inches. The temperature has
risen in Wyoming and almost generally
east OF the Mississippi River but colder
weather Is now overspreadine the Western
Canadian provinces. Montana and Wash
ington.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry: clear at Great Falls
Evening star., 1937-11-26
Putnams Home Robbed.

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 26 (P,-Bur-
glars took $50 cash and $50 worth of
rare liquors from the home of George
Palmer Putnam. husband of the miss
ing aviatrix Amelia Earhart, police
said today.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
Speeder Arrests Speeder.

SALT LAKE CITY R.-A motorist
reared past Alb Jenkins, distance speed
record holder, and Jenkins gave chase.
He turned q 16-year-old high school
boy over to police.
Speeds all right" Jenkins told the
boy, "but only on race track"
Evening star., 1937-11-26

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 (P.-
Medical authorities here expressed
belief today there was but slight
chance of finding a person recovered
from streptococcus viridans to donate
blood for two victims Of the disease in
Windsor, Ontario.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
American Film Barred.

Oldham, England, has banned the
american film, Marked Woman" on
the ground that it is "sordid" and
pictures the degradation of women. y
Evening star., 1937-11-26

Record for Last "a Hours.
,(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Hishest 81. at 2:3o pm. yesterday.
Lowest, 20, at e:45 an. today. Year
ago, %.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest, 81. on August 90
Lowest. 10. on February 20.
Humidity for Last "A Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, 62 per cent. at 7:45 am. today
terday.
Tide Tables.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
0eodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
HiGh -&---- 2:26 am. 3:26 am.
Low 1------- 9:l6 am. 1919 Am.
High a------ 3:N p.m.- 400 pm.
Low --------- 9:49 pm. 10:47 pm.
The Sun and Neon.
Rises. Sets.
SUM- today 7:O2 4:4S
Sun, tomorrow = 1903 4:4S
Noon. today 80 100 Am. Ill pm.
Automobile lights must bs turned On
one-haH hour aftsr sunset.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Senate:
Continues farm debate.
House:
In recess.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will not be in session.
Evening star., 1937-11-26

Sir attractive the Bethesda Chamber of COM
nerces beauty contest pictured aboue They left to
right top Charlotte SteDens Lois Elaine
Evelyn Condon Bottom Frances Proctor
Elizabeth Ball and Emily g. Brooks queen and two prn
during the chambers Christmas
parade night of December chosen bv three
Evening star., 1937-11-26
FOREIGN.

q am. Greenwich time. today.)
Evening star., 1937-11-26
River Report.
Report for Last "a Hours.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry: clear at Great Falls
today.
Evening star., 1937-11-26
Leads Toy Campaign
Thomas Burke Will Direct Drive in Fed
eral Bureaus and Agencies.

ECRETARY OF COMMERCE
ROPER today announced the
appointment Of Thomas Burke.
Evening star., 1937-11-26

FURNISHED by United States Coast and
0eodetic Survey
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-04
FOUR H|GHWAYMEN
HELD UNDER BONDS
Quartet Alleged to Have
Robbed Two Motorists
of Cars, Valuables

Four men were bound over today by
Recorder r. E. Clements when prob
able cause was found to highway rob-
berry charges, three of them, Jack
Griffin, Will Thomas Harrington and
Graham Evans, were under bond of
$1,000, default of which they were re-
manded to Jail, and the fourth, Roy
Parker, was being held under bond of
5000, all of them to appear at the
next criminal term of Vance Superior
Court
The men were charged with robbing
G. T. Hester, of Stoval land James
rhorne and Jake Parrish, of Route
castalia, of their valuables and auto
mobiles last midnight to the east of
the city.
Deputy Sheriff E. A. Cottrell caught
Griffin, Harrington and Evans in the
vicinity of the county home this morn
ing about 2 O'clock and later, with the
aid of City Policemen w. M. Reid, j.
D. Peck and Henry T. Hamm, nabbed
Parker in his quarters over Wilker-
son Meat Market on Garrett street.
Deputy Cottrell said the men took
the automobile of Hester and Parrish,
IAG1I SlOVSS, dIIU dUOut pOCS III cash
from the three men.
All was recovered except the cash
money.
Thorne escaped from the hold-up
men, but Hester and Parrish were
forced to accompany them The au
tomobile was damaged in a wreck in
South Henderson.
According to officers, Parker got
with Hester in the city, and while rid
ing around, the auto became stuck in
the mud in the eastern outskirts of
Henderson. While there, the other
members. of the quartet held, came up,
assisted in getting the car out Of the
mud, got in, and later staged the hold
up. Thorne and Parrish were enroute
to Castalia, and on the Louisburg road,
when they stopped to ask road infor-
nation from those in Hester's car.
They were told to follow Testers car
which was wrecked in South Hender-
son. Thorne escaped from Parrish S
car. Officers were notified, and Depu-
ty Cottrell came upon the men in
South Henderson, placing them under
arrest.
Other cases were tried before the re-
corder.
Stanley Medlin was convicted of pos
sessing illicit whisky for the purpose
of sale, and was given six months on
the roads, commitment not to issue
upon payment of a fine of $40 and
costs, and not be convicted of violat-
ing the prohibition laws of Vance
county for the next two years.
Mrs. Stanley Medlin was found not
guilty of possessing illicit whisky for
the purpose of sale.
Prayer for judgment was continued
upon payment of the costs as to Eddie
Register, Negro, charged with unlaw-
full parking on the highway, and with
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-04
SEEK ENLISTMENTS
FOR MARINE CORPS
Recruiting Officers To Be In Greens
bOrO Next Week To Inter-
view Applicants

Sergeants Motto v. Griffith and
Charles T. White, representatives of
the United States Marine Corps Re
cruiting Service from district recruit
ing headquarters at Savannah, Ga.
will be at the post office building in
Greensboro on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, December I and s, for the pur-
pose of interviewing young men for
enlistment in the Marine Corps, it
was learned here today.
Applicants must be white, single,
eighth grade or above in education, IS
to Is years of age, in good physical
condition and a good moral character
Information, application blanks and
pamphlets describing the life and op-
portunities of a United States Marine
will be furnished by the recruiting
sergeants.
Young men selected will be trans
ported to Savannah via Marine Corps
motor vehicle for enlistment Those
enlisted will be transferred to the Ma
rine Barracks, Paris Island S. c.,
for the usual training preparatory to
regular assignment to some service
school, ship or marine barracks for
duty.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-04
Charlotte Observer Editor
Deplores Concentration
in Raleigh

A plea for recall of vital govern
mental functions which should be
locally handled from "our own State
CAPITOL was voiced by Julian c. Mil
ler editor of the Charlotte Observer,
in a dinner talk delivered at the 9th
annual convention of the N. G. Lea
que Of Municipalities.
Viewing with some alarm the pre-
valence of relationships in Europe
since the World War, Mr.. Miller de-
clared that concentration of govern
ment functions in the Federal and
State capitols was a danger to the
American tradition of democracy and
added that America cannot have at
the same time economic security and
personal opportunity"
"Shall America in 1897 re-establish
itself-re-establish, I say-upon a
basis of democracy or shall we ex-
pertinent with dictatorship" he asked
the group of municipal officers whom
he called the responsible guardians
and trustees" of a fifty billion dollar
debt
Admitting that relationships often
proved the most efficient and strong
est type of government, Mr.. Miller
raised the objection that "the only
trouble about it is that it invariabty
crucifies the instructive nature OF man
for freedom.
"You can't have relationships and
personal rights" he said. "You can
have a dictator government and in
dustrial enterprise. You cant nave
dictator government and private en-
tsrprise. You can't have dictator gov
eminent and take your life and I'VE
it,"
No Ore Man BliI,rd.
He warned against the poison o,
dictatorships which he claimed nae
seeped into this country but adoeo
that no man could be blamed for the
threat of dictatorship which hangs
| over U.S." -,
"Blame it upon the facts of life, the
social facts, the industrial facts, the
economic facts" he continued. Dur
! ing the crisis of the World War an
the depression, democracy ceased e
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-04

Following activity of advanced gifts
committee workers this week, the
full campaign for the new Henderson
Community Chest will get under Way
next week, with a goal of $3.50 as
the objective of the solicitors. Some
so or more individuals have volun-
teered their services in an effort to
pu the drive over.
James w. Jenkins is general cam
paign chairman, and has had several
meetings already with the advanced
gifts group. On Monday night at $3.50
o'clock at the Vance hotel all worker :,
are invited to attend a dinner and
receive final instructions before begin
ming work on Tuesday morning.
Nine different causes, including an
item for operating expenses, will
share in the funds. Pledges or out
right cash donations will be accepted,
payable as designated by the donor.
Funds received will be turned over
to the various agencies on a percent
age basis, it is understood.
1t was said today that calls by work
ers during the past week had been