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Evening star., 1937-03-04
PURSE-SNATCHER SEIZED
BY TWO PASSERS.By

After snatching purse belonging
to Miss Helen Selby' of the Chastleton
Hotel, in the TOO block of Sixteenth
street, last night, a man turned to
flee, but was seized by two passers-
by, who held him until police arrived.
Miss Selby told police the man
snatched her purse as she was walking
near the hotel. James S. Shnault,
1920 Nineteenth street, and A. T. Bar
Der, 1888 Sixteenth street, held the
man while she telephoned for police,
she said.
The man, who identified himself as
John Wendall Williams of Beaumont,
Tex, is being held at third precinct.
In another purse-snatching, Miss
Lucy F. Howard, 1923 Connecticut ave-
nue., reported that while she was walk
ing in the TOO block of S street her
pocketbook was snatched by a colored
man. Robert G. Brown, 1907 S street,
looked from his window and saw what
was happening. He started after the
fleeing man, who dropped the purse
about two blocks away.
Evening star., 1937-03-04
WHEELER CHARGES
BOND 'JOCKEY|NG'
Morgan Firm Held Power
Over Other Banks,
He Asserts.
BY the Associated Press.

Chairman Wheeler, Democrat, Of
Montana, of the Senate Railroad
Finance Committee, asserted today
that the financing Of the far-flung
Van Sweringen rail and industrial
enterprises had been "jockeyed around"
among New York banks by j. p.
Morgan & Co.
He said the Morgan firm, which
supervised the underwriting of s518,-
100000 worth of Van Sweringe- Sc
curities, had exercised power over other
banks through its ability to distribute
bonds for retail sale Ito any one it
pleased
"We don't call it power" protested
Thomas w. Lamont, 66-year-old Nor
gan partner. I'VE call it goodwill"
Lamont testified yesterday that the
Morgan company and its partners
made $685. 900 profit in handling
security issues for the late Van Swer-
ingen brothers, but argued this was
Cancelled by $9,621 900 loss on loans.
The gray-haired banker testified
that Ion the average the Van Swer.
ingen railroad securities stood up bet
ter than many others" during the de-
preston.
IF they did" Wheeler snapped. "it
was because those roads borrowed mil
lions from the Reconstruction Finance
Corp-and S70,O00,000 was handed on
to the House of Morgan"
He added that the one loan to the
Missouri .Pacific-a Van Sweringen
line-had been obtained under false
pretenses" and was "a fraud on the
United States"
The banker tossed an occasional
good -humored aside to his queStioner,
Chairman Wheeler, who contended the
Morgan firm was in scramble" of
bankers to head a syndicate which
issued $518,627 900 of Van Sweringen
securities during the last 16 years.
Lamont denied his firm "discrim-
mated among various banks" and
said: 1--WE never did business in any
arbitrary way whatever"
He testified briskly, in crisp tones.
Occasionally he consulted George
Whitney, another partner, who sat
behind him, or the firms lawyers who
danked his chair.
The ruddy-faced Lamont, who said
he could not quite recall all the firms
he serves as director, smoked cigarettes
in a yellowed ivory holder as he
spoke. lighting them with matches
from a gold case. Frequently he
twirled his spectacles on the black
cord, or ran his fingers over his
fringe of graying hair.
Lamont testified with other men,
bers of his firm at the Pecora banking
inquiry and the Nye munitions in
vestigation.
Evening star., 1937-03-04
MARYLAND OYSTER.
PROGRAM IS URGED.
6-Point Legislation Would
Revive Industry, As
sembIymen Told.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. March 4.-Proponents
Of the State Planning Commissions
six-point legislation for extended con-
troll Of the oyster industry appeared
yesterday before the House Chesapeake
Bay and Tributaries Committee.
The committee has the legislation
before 1t as separate bills to be re-
lorted to the House.
Abel Wolman, chairman Of the
commission, outlined the six points
and said "The commission Is inter-
ested that the bills be considered
separately and not as a whole. We
hope that the committee either will
report favorably on them individually,
or will offer substitutes for this needed
legislation"
The six points include:
A joint resolution before both Sem
ate and House to appoint a commits
sion to survey available property in
Maryland and to offer a complete re-
port on the oyster situation; an act
to allow for the extended leasing Of
oyster bottoms TO private interests for
production purposes; to allow the
Conservation Commission to control
more flexibly the grabbing season; a
bill providing for extended cultivation
Of oysters; to allow the Conservation
Commission to open and close oyster
beds and change seasons; to enlarge
the powers Of the Conservation Com
mission.
Wolman termed bunk" charges the
pending legislation contains "dyna-
mite" and hidden meanings" and
that there was any more to be gained
by proponents than appeared in the
bills.
Evening star., 1937-03-04
President
\ ;(Continued From First Page.)

time as possible to complete the writ
ing Of the address he will deliver to-
night at the victory dinner at the
Mayfiower Hotel. The speech, which
will be broadcast to similar dinners
throughout the country. will serve as
the foundation for the "fireside. talk"
he will give March g. It is expected
to be about 5000 words long.
The President started writing the
address yesterday. 1t was said at the
White House today that his principal
problem has been to condense the
speech and, at the same time, include
everything he wants to say.
The President had q luncheon con-
ference with Frank Walker, former
head of the National Emergency
Council and head of the Finance Com
mittee Of the Democratic National
Committee in the lasteampaign.
Evening star., 1937-03-04
LONDON BALLOTING
FOR COUNCIL REINS
Conservatives Need s Seats to Re-
gain Majority Lost to
Laborites in 1884.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 4-London coun-
ty voters weighed the campaign ar
guments Of Conservatives and Labor
ties in a municipal election today to
determine whether the Labor party
shall retain control of the county
council.
Conservatives needed to win but
eight seats to regain majority lost
to the Laborites in 1884. The council.
similar to board of aldermen. governs
an area of lit square miles having
population of 1897 900.
Evening star., 1937-03-04
Communist Costs
Per Vote Highest
In 1881 Campaign
$3.37 Per Ballot E1-
pense Compares With
G.. o. p. IS Gents.

By the Associated Press.
Senate investigators disclosed to-
day that the Communist party got the
least results for its money during the
1886 election campaign.
1t spent $270, ,489. or $3.31 for every
vote its presidential candidate re-
ceived, the Senate Campaign Ex-
penditures Committee reported.
Republican expenditures averaged
IS cents for each ballot cast for Alfred
M. Landon, while the average Demo-
cratic vote cost 80 cents.
The lowest cost per vote was II
cents, reported by th> Union party.
Evening star., 1937-03-04
TENNESSEE CORRUPTION
CHARGES ARE REJECTED
Senate Campaign Expenditures
Committee Reports Refusal to
Study Neal Accusations.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate committee which in
vestigated 1896 campaign expenditures
reported today it declined to consider
charges Of corrupt acts" in Shelby
County, Tenn. preferred by John
Randolph Neal. defeated Republican
candidate for Senator
The committee took up the Neal
charges last November, the repor,
said, but decided they related only to
the primary, land that Mr.. Neal did
not; have a case for consideration un-
less he filed a contest with the Senate
for his seat"
Evening star., 1937-03-04
Lincoln Statue Presented Irish.

DUBLIN. March 4 P.-A statue CT
Abraham Lincoln was presented to
the Irish Free State yesterday by Grill
Mccormack on behalf OF his father,
the singer. John Count Mccormack
1t was officially accepted by President
Eamon De Valera.
Evening star., 1937-03-04
Strikers Win Partial Victory.

Ordered by the government to re-
turn to work, strikers in the petroleum
fields of Western Venezuela won a
partial victory, lowest paid men getting
slight increases, but not what had
been demanded.
Evening star., 1937-03-04

within the framework of the Consti-
tuition. Since the almost total sur
render by Congress Of its power to the
Executive. the Supreme Court remains
the last bulwark of the peoples
rights
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Use q Letter Of Credit"

Let US tell you about our Letter of Credit.
We ore sure you will find it pleasant and
convenient way to do your shopping No down
payments. and three months to poy. No
interest or oorYine charge.
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HOGAN, H0vEY
TOBOx TONIGHT
StandOut Amateurs in Re-
turn Bout at Elm City;
TurcOtte Shows

New Haven, Jan. 6.-George
Hovey, Willimantic lightweight, and
Julie Hogan, New Haven Hebrew
sensation, are. to meet for the third
time In the feature bout on the
amateur boxing car arranged by
Matchmaker Dick Gray for the
Arena here tonight. Hovey and
Hogan battled to a draw In each
Of their previous meetings and an
other close contest is expected when
they start to throw punches again.
Hogan has been drilling for the
past two weeks In New York and
predictsthat he will win by a
knockout. Hovey Is also of the
same opinion. He names the second
round In which he will stop the Elm
Cityite.
The UNDERGRAD will feature some
OF the leading gloyemen In the
state. Sam Maltempo, Of Will
mantle, state middleweight cham
pion, goes against Johnny DeMaria,
Meriden; Billy Welsh, Stratford
middleweight, and Lou Borzain, New
Haven; Midget Renault, New Haven,
state fyweight king, and George
Farr, Meriden; Dick Turcotte, Wa
terbury lightweight, and Johnny
Wilson, New York; Johnny Lesco,
Willimantic heavyweight, and Dula
Kovach, undefeated Naugatuck
puncher, also are to clash.
The first bout Is slated for $50
o'clock, and the card will run to IL
bouts.
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CLUB CADETS TO
MEET MIDDLETOWN

The Boys Club Cadets will try to
regain their standards tonight at
the expense Of the fast stepping
Speedboys OF Middletown. The
Speedboys paced by Scorpo brothers
have inflicted defeats on the lead
ing outfits Of the state, including
the Red Devils of West Haven. who
have twice to date turned back the
highly touted X. OF l.. combination.
In addition to these brothers the
Speedboys show many college stars
and professional men In their line
up. The Cadets on the other hand
have been playing below par In the
last few games and can hardly ex-
pect to win unless sudden turn
brings them back to normal. The
yong soldiers will be obliged to do
some fast stepping themselves to-
n. hit to keep intact that record of
no losses on their home court. To-
night marks the initial appearance
OF the Speedboys this city to the
Brass City and banner crowd Is
expected. The game will get under
way at 8:45 o'clock with dancing
following the main go. Glen Briotti
will act in the capacity Of referee.
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WilIinnantic
Today's Sport Parade
BY Henry McLernore
tUnited Press Stan CotrespendsnsD

Daytona Beach, Fla, Jan. g.
(UP)----It is a mystery to me why
the American thoroughbred race
horse isn't taller than a giraffe,
longer than cross-country bus.
hasn't got coat more luxurious
than a shampooed ermine, and
can't outrun fire chiefs car.
I became mystified along this Inc
today when I read that in the
state of Florida alone last season
an uneven $23, 453, 1884 was spent on
the improvement Of the breed Of
American racehorses. That amount
was the sum showed In the pari-
mutuel windows at Hialeah and
Tropical parks. Some city cynics say
this money constituted bets, but the
cynics are wrong, for In this coun-
try, where the horse outranks the
dog and the mountain cougar as
mans best friend, bets are not bets.
It Is clearly stated in the charters,
or whatever race tracks have, that
the sport Is conducted solely for the
overftent Iof The breed. ,,s
Now If nearly $4,000, 900 was spent
here In Florida, you can imagine
the terrific sum that was spent all
over the country In trying to make
the thoroughbred stronger, healthier
and happier. 1t must approach an
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BOOTH CLEARS
ARMY ELEVEN

More than 200 persons, members
OF the Holy Name society Of st.
Thomas church and friends, were
on hand last evening at the parish
hall TO near talk delivered BY
Able Booth, former Yale quarter
back. Booth was introduced by Rev.
Joseph Donnelly of st. Thomas's
parish.
Descriptions of experiences white
making a moving picture out In
California with several other foot
ball stars and stories of events In
games played at New Haven formed
the greater part Of Booths tall.
Booth denied that he believed the
Army team Intentionally "gangcd
up" on him inthat famous game at
New Haven when about half tire
Army team appeared from nowhere
when he intercepted a toward pass.
His explanation was that he fell in
q peculiar fashion and was knocked
unconscious because of the fall.
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WINGS, RANGERS
LOCK FOR LEAD
Gallop in Hockey
Circuit Maroons Move
Up to Second
(By United Press)

The leadership Of the American
division national league hockey race
remained deadlocked today between
the, champion Detroit Red Wings
and the New York Rangers, while
In the International group the
Montreal Maroons cut Les Cana
diers lead to four points.
The Red Wings kept neck and
neck with the Rangers by q close
80 victory over the Boston Bruins
last night. Two goals by the Red
Wings In the last two minutes Of
play. decided the game. The Rangers
overwh elmeds the New York Ankri-
cans III Il Z .g5:t "
Tie SECOND placse. 4. Mayoons beat
their I intra city rivals, Les Cana
diens,i =, running up a three goal
lead intthe first two. periods.
Quick tallies by Gordon Pettin-
ger, playing with eight stitches In
his scalp, and Modere Bruneteau
provided the ::Detroit.s tying goal
and wtnnarg margi mover Boston.
The Standinks, t4GJ ~ h
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]. WHITE SWEEPS
BILLED JAN. l6

New Haven, Jan. 6.-While most
of the interest In the duckpin bowl
ing game this week Is centered on
the United States Sweepstakes to be
held at Waterbury on Saturday,
practically all of the leading bowl
ers in Connecticut are expected to
compete In the third annual Jack
White Sweepstakes to be held at
the Elks alleys here on Saturday,
January 16. Last year the affair
was success, u keglers took part
in the rolling with George Brown
Of Bridgeport, member Of Lew
Dewey's Connecticut Yankees team
topping the field with a score Of 1888
for six games to win first prize Of
500.
Support is expected from all Of
the bowlers in both the northern
and southern Connecticut mems
leagues, and In all probabilities, over
80 Primers will toe the foul line for
the individual competition this year.
Among the stars already announc-
ing their intentions Of competing
are. Nick Tronsky, Mike Bogino,
Wally Pipp, Joe Gacek, Babe Dugas,
Billy Wierdak, Johnny Waters, Bozo
Dente, and Jack White, members OF
Frank Barber's Blue Ribbon squad.
Because of the large entry anti
cipated for the affair, the New Ha-
ven Bowling association stated that
the sweepstakes will start at IL noon
and entries will be excepted until
$3.50 at night. Entry fee including
the cost Of games is set at S..
Awards will be distributed in pro-
portion Of the entry list
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OLYMPIC JAYVEES
DRUBBED BY Hl-Y

Charley Chamberlain's Alpha HI
Y registered another upset In the
Central Y Interclub Basketball
league last night when they took
Fritz Weidorn's Olympic Club Jay
wees over the hurdles, 20 to "a,
thanks to two field goals by Nick
Plat and Roliie Bernier in the clos
ing minute OF play. 4 :
In the other two games which
were one-sided contests, Joe Kenny's
Kenoshas, with Charley, Bell scoring
IA points, walloped Lefty" wal
lacks Paranounts, IS to II and
Gordon Whittaker's Black Knights,
with Larry Bulette sinking four bas-
kets. trounced Red" Martinson's
hapless Collegians, 26 to II.
Two more league contests will be
played tonight at $3.50 and $3.50
O'Clock, bringing together the Para
mounts and Psi Phi Thetas and
Comites and Alpha Hi-Y., ~
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out and out billion dollars. "
!. Now7it seems to me that for Bill
Lion dollars America should have
prettier horses, and more durable
horses, than 1t has at the present
time. This seems doubly true when
you remember that millions have
been spent on the horse each year
for nearly century.
In my lifetime hundreds OF mil
lions have been spent yet for the
life Of me can't see much change
In the appearance Of the horse. The
first horse ever saw "a bay FIVE
year-old named Ben, belonging to
by Uncle Orville) had buck teeth,
burlesque-girl knees, bloodshot eyes,
and q bankers stomach-and so did
the last one. The millions haven't
helped at all.
And the horse still is fragile as
ever. You read every day of some
race horse being unable to 60 to the
post because he ate something that
upset his stomach. or sprained a
fetlock "a fetlock corresponds TO the
collar bone Of the human, I belieye)
while taking morning walk
through a clover patch. with all the
money spent on the horse. he should
have stomach capable of dtgesting
bathtub fixtures, and fetlocks
stronger than the best ones turned
out by Yale.
And certainly he should be mucl,
prettier. There's no getting around
tia horse Is not pretty In the face.
His eyes are too big, for one thing,
and his ears stick out for another.
To be perfectly honest, horse looks
too much like a horse. F#
Another thing, horses aren't fast
enough to justify the money spent
on. them. have seen horses whose
Improvement I contributed to that
couldn't outrun a billygoat. MHIcoln
Campbell spent only half a million
dollars on Bluebird and reached d
speed Of 300 miles an hour. Yet tho
horse rs so slow that Jesse Owens,
a man ON whom not more than
$4,000 has been spent, outruns one.
Personally, II plan to start trying
TO improve something else. Just
what 1t will be ] am not yet sure, but
I hayeia leaning toward the bow tie.
! am reasonably certain that If ff-
teen million dollars was spent on
the bow tie one might be developed
that could be decentiy tied In half
an hour. w ry'f ;v[ ~ ~
What do you think?, /. 5.e@t .s4.,tss,
Don't write me. now, because I
don't care. /. ..1,l b.ssiss'tGs% 3
Copyright 1887 ~; ynited press)$
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VINES FAVORED
TO BEAT PERRY
IN PRO DEBUT
Tennis Match Tonight Fig
ured to Attract $4,000
Worth of Fans

New York, Jan. 6-UP)-Fred
Perry, idol of Wimbledon and For
est Ellis, makes his professional ten
MS debut tonight against Ellsworth
Vines, kinf Of the paid performers.
Upwards OF $4,000 spectators at
Madison Square Garden are ex-
pected to producean American rec
ord tennis gate Of $4,000.
Scaled from $110 to $3.50 for
choice locations, the gate already
SURPRISES the $4,000 take of the
Bill Tilden- Henri Cochet duel.
Vines Is the favorite. The Cali
fornian, former winner Of the all
Englan dtitle at Wimbledon and the
American crown at Forest Hills, Is
rated by all the experts, including
Tilden, as playing the best tennis Of
his life. Speed, strategy, finesse and
experience all are on his side.
The one factor favoring the
fangy Englishman is his ability to
score when the chips are piled the
highest. Long established is his
record Of reaching the heights when
things matter most. 1t was this
ability as much as an inherent ca
pacity for stroke production which
returned the Davis cup to England
and kept 1t there against the chal-
1enges Of America, Australia and
Germany
Tonights match is the first of a
series that will take the Perry
Vines throupe throughout tn ecoun-
try. With the headliners will be
George Lott who will appear in dou-
bles dwith Perry, and Texas Bruce
Barnes, Vines tandem partner.
Tonight Tilden will play with
Perry in the doubles against Barnes
and Lott.
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rey
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When you have q product to sell
that has proven Its worth through,
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lions OF people In all parts of the
country, 1t seems to me that It Is
just o matter of keeping the public
informed where that article can be
bought, and back Its sale with the
best service which can be given.
For 1t Is very true that there is
nothing more desirable to any mer-
chant than q satisfied customer,
and at our four ESQ stations in and
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tie column.
As for our product and what
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The above Is a slight hint as to
how we feel when you honor our
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You could not buy q better product
for your automobile and our only
remaining wish q that we can
serve you well on any and Ill oc-
casions and for any reason In
which we can bring satisfaction
through service.
SAM KRAMER, Manager,
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GEtLc HlOLlcy VI H1gOVV W Sk,UUU is
expected to be distributed, the
amount of course, dependent on the
number OF bowlers when the firing
gets under way at 1880 Saturday
morning.
Real Rivalry
One Of the Outstanding features
Of the tournament will be the keen
competition furnished by the WASH
ington and Connecticut bowlers,
some Of the outstanding duckpin
stars Of the country hailing from
these sections. For instance Ray
Won Dreele of Washington and Jack
White of New Haven; Astor Clarke
Of Washington and Nick Tronsky;
Wally Pipp of Hartford, the defend
ing champion and Hokie Smith of
Washington, Ray Barnes and Bill
Weideck Of Glastonbury, are few
Of the comparisons and rivalries
possible when the field starts work
on the wood. Pipp won the event
last year with 1888 for IS games.
Excellent arrangements have been
made for the event, which will be
in charge of officials of the Water
bury Duckpin Bowling association,
whose officers are Harry CaShin,
George Perrin, Bill Cunningham
and Leo Conway. The latter will
have charge Of all scores, while Mr..
Perrin will direct the scorers in
charge at each alley and the foul
line judges.
Seagram Stars
The entire squad Of Seagram
Stars, former Connecticut Blue Rib
bons, and recognized as the best
team in the country from a collec-
tive as we'll as individual standpoint
Is entered and includes: Wally Pipp
of Hartford, Nick TronSky Of Will
limantic, Jack White of New Haven,
Joe Gacek, Mike Bogino, Ben Kosky,
Bill Tato, Billy Weideck, Pat Honey
and Bill Dente Of Bridgeport. In
addition, some of the entries in
clude Beesle Byak of Willimantic,
18-year-old star who paired with
Tony Iannarone of airfield to win
the two-man event; John Kapusta
of Westport, Joe Silverio Of South
ington, Claff Boeckmann of Derby,
Tony Iannarone of Fairfield, Joe
Lamastra of Bridgeport, Tommy De-
Luca of Hartford, Eddie Cahill Of
Stamford, Mort Lindsey Of Stam-'
ford, who has been entered by Jack
Dempsey; Babe Dugas Of Norwicvh,
Sammy Zaza of Waterbury, Tony
Zergryn of Bristol. holder Of the
high single of I'll; Mac Carboni and
Jimmy Hunter OF New Haven and
Dom Pape Of this city.
The group represents the great
est array of bowling talent that has
ever met In competition in Water
bury and will perform before Off
Gals Of the National Duckpin Bowl
ing association, including Secretary
George Isemann as we'll as an ex-
pected throng of fans from all parts
{. the state.
An eight man party from Wash
ington, d. c., was reported this
morning by Secretary George Ise-
mann, after being checked up on
positive appearance In Waterbury
Saturday. 1t includes: Aston Clarke,
Joe Harrison, Percy Wolfe, Howard
Parsons, Ed Blakeney, Hoke Smith.
Tony Santini and Ollie Pacini. The
Baltimore, Maryland boys will be
named tomorrow, 1t Is expected.