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Evening star., 1937-08-13
REPUBLICANS LOSE
FIGHT ON ELECTION
Baked in Attempt to Have Com
mlttee Report Barred
From Floor.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Republicans failed today in an at
tempt to keep from the House floor a
report OF its Elections Committee rec
ommending the unseating of Repre-
sentative Arthur B. jerks, Republican
OF the first New Hampshire district.
The committee recommended that
jerks seat be given to Alphonse Roy
Democrat. Its findings were based on
an election contest.
Representative Tobey, New Hamp-
shire Republican. raised a parliament
tary point of order against the report.
He said House rules made it manda-
tory that the report be filed within six
months after the opening Of the ses-
sion. Speaker Bankhead overruled the
point Of order
Representative Smell. Republican. of
New York. minority leader, appealed
from the Speakers ruling. The House
tabled the appeal by standing vote
of 2l2 to So.
Evening star., 1937-08-13
FIVE ARE DROWNED
ON EASTERN SHORE
Bodies of Wading Quintet
Recovered in Sinepux-
ent Bay.
JOHNNY HAAS.
By the Associated Press.

OCEAN CITY, Md, August l3.-
The bodies OF the five young victims of
Sunday school picnic drowning
tragedy were taken to their homes
near ST. Martins today for burial
A mass funeral will be held Sunday at
the st. Martins Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
Coast Guardsmen from here recov-
cred three of the bodies this morn
ing. The other two were found yes
terday shortly after the five BOYS and
girls. ranging between 13 and %
years in age. lost their lives in Sine
puxent Bay of Henry's Grove.
AS her aged grandfather, West
with whom she had lived. watched
from the nearby shore. the Coast
Guardsmen brought up the body OF
the youngest victim, Margaret West
l3. Earlier today the bodies Of Dan
iel West, %. her cousin, and of How
ard Aydelotte. Is, were recovered.
A fisherman picked up the bodies
OF Nadia West, is, sister Of Daniel
and Katharine Davis, "A, yesterday
They were floating on the water near
where the five wandered over the
steep drop into the bay channel.
Clifford Holloway. the only swimmer
amotg the group of 10 boys and girls
Who were playing in the water. said
the f1ve victims were wading further
out in the bay than the rest and
stepped into hole.
Suddenly 1 heard Daniel call for
help he said Il looked and only
could see their hands frantically vav-
ing above the water. Then they dis
appeared"
The children were sons and daugh-
ters OF farmers residing about St
Martins, north of Berlin. Mrs. Johr
West, mother of two Of the victims
said she allowed Nadia to 20 ONLY be-
cause Daniel had promised to look out
for her.
Evening star., 1937-08-13
SPANISH TANKER
SUNK, Z KILLED
28 Survivors Reach Safety.
Master BIames Attack
on Italian Ship.
BY the Associated Press

49, NV n 'NONIdlFu Press.
TUNIS, Tunisia, August 13-Tha
2S survivors of the crew of the Snan-
lsh government tanker Canine dor
reached the safety Of this French po--
session today, asserting their ship had
oeen torpedoed and II shipmate5
killed by an Italian Warship.
Capt. Felix Gary, master of the
tanker, reported to French Official
his ship was sunk in the Mndlter-
ranean at s pm, Wednesday by the
italian destroyer Saetta off Kelibla,
so miles northeast of here.
Five Of his men, he said, were killed
when the first of the three torpedoes
struck the engine room The other,
were lost in the two following blasts
The attack, he said. was obsevrod
by second Italian destroyer Whcu
he was unable to identify and which
took no part in the action
In Rome, however, the newsps OR
II Messagero stated the Csmpeador
had been sunk by the Spanish tnsur-
gent torpedo boat VelascoD
The story the captain told was that
of naval engagement as one-sldsd
as a cat playing with a rouse
The Campeador, loaded with $500
tons of benzine. was steamIng for
Spain from the East. French sources
variouSly described its ports Of de-
parture as ContanZd. Rumania. on fne
Black Sea, and "a Russian port
The Saetta, according to the can
tain, picked up the Spanish ship
Wednesday morning when the tank
was only so miles from KelibIa H
said the Italian ship ran up "ba
flag" and that he ordered full steam
ahead in an effort TO escape and.
changing his course, tried to run for
the Tunisia coast.
But the italian warShip-the Saet'7,
completed in 1882, can do 36 knots
steamed circles around the tankHr.
The captain said another Italian Va~-
ship joined in the maneuver Of blo|s-
ing his progress and that no nat'a~
which way he turned, the varshIo7
appeared on his bow.
Shots Fired After Dusk.
All through the day the game Vonf
on ard still no shot was fired. Du7"
fell and Capt. Gary began To no7s
for the best Land was IN sight and
he thought he might be able TO beaCh
his ship safely under cover Of darkness,
Then the first torpedo struck amid
ships He asserted there was no other
warning than that battle flag he had
watched all day. Within : minutes.
two more torpedoes smashed into his
inflammable cargo. Flames shot up
Immediately.
He ordered the tanker and rhe
bodies of the y dead men abandoned.
Some of the men made shore in life
| boats. The British ship DIDO picked
| up three at sea.
| CHANGES HANDS TWICE
Evening star., 1937-08-13
8GET LONG TERMS
IN N0'CONNELL CASE
Mast Kidnap Ring" Draws
28 to II Year Sentences
on Conviction.
IL the AsSociRted Press.

~ the AsSoclRted Press.
B1NGHAMPTON, N. Y. August l3.
Eight men, said by Federal agents
to be members of the Nations last
organized kidnap ring" faced today
prison sentences of from % to II years
for the 1888 abduction of John J.
O'Connell, jr., of Albany, N Y.
Convicted by Federal jury after
hess than thre hours of delberation
on IL weeks of testimony, the eight
men. securely shackled to each other,
paled visibly as the verdict-"guilty
on the charges'-Was spoken.
A few minutes later. gray-haired,
soft-spoken Federal Judge Frederick
H. Bryant pronounced sentence on
Manning Strewl, 35; John Obey, SO,
and Percy Geary OF Albany, and
Charles Harrigan, 81; Thomas Dugan.
as; George Garguillo, 81; John Nc
Clone, "a, and Harold Crowley, 81, of
New York City.
Two Others Face Sentence.
The fate of two other confessed
participants in the crime-Frank
Fischer, So. and Thomas Burke, 80.
guards at the Hoboken, N. j., hideout
where O'Connell was held prisoner
for % days, rested with Judge Bryant.
He planned to sentence them today.
StreWl, 'go-between" in the $40 900
ransom negotiations that led to the
release of the young National Guard
lieutenant and scion of a politically
prominent Albany family, was SEN
fenced to So years and fined $4,000
for conspiracy to use the mails and
use Of the mails to extort
Each Of the other defendants was
convicted of those charges, as we'll as
conspiracy to transport a kidnapped
person in interstate commerce and
the actual transportation (the Lind
bergh law.
All of the other defendants except
Crowley were sentenced TO total of
II years and fined $4,000 on all
counts. Crowley's penalty WAS a total
OF % years and fine of $4,000.
Wives Sob at Verdict.
seated only a few feet away as they
we're sentenced, wives of tWo-Mrs.
John Obey and Mrs. Percy Geary-
sobbed openly. They had sat there,
converslng quietly and occasionally
Wlplng away tear, throughout the
jury's deliberations.
Both women are under Federal in
dlctment on charges Of harboring fugi-
tives.
For four of the convicted-Harrigan
Dugan, McGlone and Garguillo-the
verdict meant long extensions of the
prison life they already lead.
Gargulllo is under sentence of Is to
80 years in Massachusetts State Prison
1T CharlestoVn for 1886 Boston bank
pay roll robbery. The other three
we're plucked from Alcatraz Federal
Prison cells to stand trial here. Each
Is serving 25 years for participation in
q 10000 mail truck robbery at Fall
River, Mass. in 1895.
Missing from the court room for the
frst time in two days as the jury re-
turned WAS the kidnap victim, now %
married and the father of an infant
son. born during the trial.
The nephew of Daniel P and Ed
ward j. O'Connell, Albany Democratic
leaders, he was seized outside his
Putnam street home in Albany early
on the morning Of July 7, 1888.
Evening star., 1937-08-13
ILL CARDINAL HAYES
REPORTED IMPROVED
Physicians See No Cause for
Alarm over Condition
of Prelate, 80.

OF Prelate, SO.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August fitzpatrick
Cardinal Hayes was reported much
improved" today at st. Vincent Hos
pital, where he became a patient last
night after suffering an attack of
indigestion Tuesday at his Summer
home near Monticello, N. Y.
There is no cause for alarm, the
hospital said, adding the 69-year-old
prelate probably would remain a few
more days for observation before re-
turning Upstate.
His physicians here, DR.. RAYMOND
P. Sullivan and DR.. Oswald La Ro-
fonda. decided Wednesday it would
be best to bring the cardinal to the
hospital for treatment. They accom-
panied private ambulance yesterday
to ST. Joseph's Camp, Cardinal Hayes
Sullivan County Summer residence,
and returned with him. In their
statement they said: Cardinal HAYES
Is not seriously i'll. He spent a very
comfortable night and Is in fine
spirits"
Evening star., 1937-08-13
SENATOR HOST TO BIRD

In addition to the weighty problems
that fill his day at the Capitol as chair
man Of the Foreign Relations Commit
tee, Senator Key Pittman. Democrat,
OF Nevada has been feeding and caring
for 4 carrier pigeon that picked out his
yard on Foxhall road In which to
pause for 4 rest two days ago.
The Senator has been trying to
trace the home Of the pigeon from 4
band on its leg bearing the number
IN B c 1904 A U l." The Senator
plans to release the bird today II he
does not flnd its owner.
Evening star., 1937-08-13
COOLER WEEK END
PREDICTED FOR CAPITAL

Although occasional showers may
cut in on outdoor activities, a some
what cooler week end is In prospect
for Washington and vicinity, the fore
caster said today.
The humidity probably will con-
tinue fairly high. but temperatures
are expected to be lower than last
week
Overcast skies. were keeping the
mercury in the lower brackets today
after it had dropped to SO degrees by
3 am. The high" yesterday was
81, reached at 420 pm.
Evening star., 1937-08-13
POLICE UNCOVER
BRADY GUN SHOP
Indiana Detectives Return
Home Convinced Gangsters
Have Left Maryland.
BY the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, August l3.-Two In
diana detectives, trailing the notorious
Brady gang, prepared to return home
today, apparently convinced their
prey had left Maryland, but deter
mined to get these killers"
Meredith Stewart and William Span
mouth, the Hoosier State detectives
who came here early in the week after
the gang shot 1t out with Baltimore
police and escaped, said they were
going home for the week end and
probably would not return unless there
were new developments here.
Il am convinced that the bandits
have left Maryland" Stewart said
"Of course, there is always the pos
sibility they may double back, but
If they do, the Baltimore police force
can handle them.
Never Let Trail Grow Cold.
The Indiana police meanwhile. will
never let this trail grow cold We are
determined to get these killers"
Police uncovered a small arsenal in
the house the Midwest desperadoes.
sought for robbery. murder and Jail
break. had occupied while hiding out
here.
Officers arrested four members of
the Raimondo family on charges of
conspiring to obstruct justice by hid
ing guns and ammunition belonging
to the gang.
Those arrested were Mrs. Minnie
Riley and her sister, Mrs. Mary
SchWarz, wives OF Lee Shaf1er, alias
Mickey Riley, and James Dalhover,
alias Herb SchWarz confederates of
Alfred Brady. their brother, Anthony
Raimondo, and sister, Mrs. Josephine
Economids.
Gun Shop Found.
A gun shop, equipped with motors,
tools and machinery capable of in
creasing the deadliness of firearms,
was found yesterday by police in
vestigatlne activities of the gang, in
the basement Of the house In which
the gangsters had lived with their
wives
An automatic rife. with maya
zine capacity increased from IS shots
TO so, was found in 4 secret compart-
ment in sedan the trio abandoned
after running eun-battle with un-
successfully pursuing police officers a
few days ago
Dominick Raimondo, 13. told Fed
eral Bureau Of Investigation men
that Dalhover and Shaner. with their
leader, Alfred Brady, built the gun
shop several months ago. He said the
door was kept locked and the Raj
mondos were not allowed to look into
1t.
Detective Capt. John A. Conoev said
investigation of the gangs recen,
movements has shown that thev had
made inquiries about several local nav
rolls.
Evening star., 1937-08-13
Hoover Opponent" Dies.

BURLINGAME, Calf, August l3
P).-Walter M. Bird, So. who gained
renown by his persistent efforts to hale
Herbert Hoover into Justice OF the
Peace Court on a California speeding
charge during the latters presidency
died yesterday of heart attack.
Evening star., 1937-08-13
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
SOUVENIR.

SOUVENIR.
a KR I. r. METCALF, Of the
M Bureau of Air Commerce,
VI tells us about an enchant-
4 ing instrument called the
comfort meter, whereby you can tell
how comfortable you are, whether
your guests are boring you, If your
shirts are too small or too short.
your hats too large. Well. maybe not
all those things, but at least it tests
the temperature and humidity at the
Evening star., 1937-08-13
ROOSEVELT TO CRUISE
Will Board Potomac at Annapolis
Tonight or Tomorrow.

Tonight or Tomorrow.
President Roosevelt will board the
yacht Potomac at Annapolis. Nd. to-
night or tomorrow for weekend
cruise.
He told press conference today he
would keep in close touch with the Far
Eastern and congressional situations
and be back Sunday afternoon.
Evening star., 1937-08-13

THANKS.
new LOAN FOR CHINA
Kung Gets Aid in Switzerland
and Netherlands, Il Report.

BERLIN, August 13 (P-China's
Finance Minister H. H. Kung was re-
ported today to have obtained from q
group OF Swiss and Netherlands banks
third European loan to strengthen
Chinas financial position.
Kung previously had negotiated
loans IN Great Britain and France.
Evening star., 1937-08-13
NEW TWIST.

C1GN on Virginia road near Lees.
burg: Car Washing Not Allowed. y
What do they do up there, dry clean
EN-, or let EN- stay muddy?
\
THANKS.
The Department OF Insult and
Injury ,oishes to cypress its orati-
tude to the ranks of contributors
for gallant response to bdrraoe
OF pleas for more and better items.
Things picked up noticeably today
(,oe thouoht). but don't forget that
one turkey doesn't make a turkey
shoot. One turkey doesn't epen
make a column, and De 1pdnt none
OF your cracks about "dnd pice
persd."
Evening star., 1937-08-13

same time, and lets you know how
cheerful you should be over the COM
bination. Our guess is you won't be
pleased at all, during this week.
incidentally, we asked Mr.. Metcalf
about blond ladies selling their hair,
making fortunes at 1t, for use in
hygrometers and psychrometers. He
laughed out loud. Said one hair to
the instrument was about all that
is needed. Any enterprising scout
should be able to make one date
with blond supply a manufacturing
concern for a year.
DIVERSION.
Mr.. Mefcdlf Grho is inpentor
OF the propeller de-icer, by the mav,
1propros OF nothing to do Nth
blOndsj once droue tdricdb in
Chicago for eight months Did it
Just to find out HON and ,phy
cabbies liped, loved and learned.
Personally, he learned ho,p to make
money at it, figuring out mdthe-
maticdlly all the spots There there
1rould be lots OF people, but not
so much tra1fc at certain hours.
You can make d fortune any
time pou kno1D the dnsUer to that
one.)
Says quite te,o ,romen pypped
him out OF fares; only one man.
Largest tip he recetped nds from
a priest, nith Thom he had been
discussing astronomy.
TICKLE
IN THIS changing world, where
nothing is stable and all that
is not f1ux is getting that way, we
now discover that even elephants
forget. Like a flash
We are writing to the copybook peo-
pie and asking them to change that
line Women and elephants never
forget" to Out of sight. out of mind
and that goes for both of EN-"
Seems that young Sumatran
pachyderm named Ketchel WAS a
constant companion and pal Of Old
Babe, the Zoo favorite that died
the other day When Babe became
Ill, Heedkeeper w. H. Blackburne
had the two separated. That was
several weeks ago. So long as Ket-
chel could see Old Babe lying down
and pining away, ketchel was one
nervous, fretful, unhappy elephant
Finally, Mr.. Blackburne had to
shut Old Babe behind closed doors
in the hope Ketchel would quiet
down.
1T worked, too" he says. "the
minute she was out of sight, Ketchel
forgot about her
PROFESSIONAL PRIDE.
THIS is another OF those daisies thai
almost need affidavits to gain oul
credence, but We have the word Of q
lady that it's true. Fellow was ar
rested out in Maryland for stealing
chickens. Police took him back to the
scene OF the crime. and the owner OF
the farm, a naturally kind hearted
lady. said:
Young man, if you needed food, why
didn't you come to me and ask for it q?
I'd have given you some chicken tc
eat But why did you steal?'
Prisoner drew himself up hauehtily
Madam" said he, I'm no bum"
UNEXPLAINED.
CHAP whose favorite way of doine
nothing is to walk along the street
and peer in store windows, each anc
every one of them, reports that mos
of the time he gets extremely borec
with his avocation. other times he i.
rewarded for his patience
One Of the latter times popped ul
the other day. He spent half an houl
with his nose pressed against a win.
dow pane. watching 4 fellow peel 20.
tatoes. There were no signs, the mar
wasn't making any speeches or recon-.
mendine anything, he didn't ever
throw in any demonstrative gestures
He merely sat in the store window
and peeled potatoes
X X X
Evening star., 1937-08-13
CHANGES HANDS TWICE.
Spanish City Called No-Msn's Land
After Bitter Battling.

MADRID, August 13 lPL-The
olive-clad slopes Of the castled city Of
Lopera in Jaen Province was re-
ported a no-man's land today after
bitter fighting in which government
and insurgent troops alternately pre-
vailed
1t changed hands twice yesterday.
but the insurgent victors were report
ed to have found their position unten-
able and to be moving out Of the
southern city,
A government surprise attack drove
out the insurgents early IN the dar.
Later, faced by an overpoWering ad-
vance by inSurgent relnforcements,
the MiliCIanos withdrew.
Government artillery went into &C.
ton all along the long-inaCtlve front
between Lopera and Porcuna, and the
insurgents were reported evacuatins
both these cities.
The insurgent positions from Arizona
to Arionilla likewise were described 2 5
precariouS in view of new government
activity If their troops are able to
take POrCuna, about 80 square miles
of additional territory will fall into
government hands.
1t was reported that the insurgents
claim complete success against the
government counter offensive in the
Cucalon Mountains but that the
strength Of the government attack II
the south was acknowledged.
Madrid remained quiet, but govern
ment planes were successful in bomb
ing forays against inSurgent positions
at Burgos and two railroad centers
on the central front.
Evening star., 1937-08-13
Britain Orders Offices Closed.

GIBRALTAR. August IS tP) Brit
ish authorities today ordered the con-
sular Offices of the Spanish insurgeut
regime here closed down
The order was understood to have
been issued on the grounds that the
consulate for several months has been
issuing unauthorized passports. The
Spanish government at Valencia wa
understood to have made representa-
tons to the British authorities througn
its consul general hero
The British government recognize
the Valencia authorities as the legltl-
mate government of Spain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13
Work Buys More Now

It is really surprisingly how much more able people are today to buy manutac- tured goods than they were 20 or 25 years ago. That is, people with incomes. The progressive advantage of buyers is easily seen when the prices are reckoned in hours of work. Where prices have risen wages have usually risen more. Thus the National Industrial Conference Board finds that clothing for a family of four which in 1914 cost the earnings of 7O9 hours can be bought now with the earn ings of only 349 hours. The money price has risen from $175 to $218, but the work price has been cut in half.
 .g An average mans felt hat which cost f1h hours in 1914 can be bought now for 31a hours; pair of working shoes that cost 9h hours then costs only about 3h hours now; the cost of 100 typical articles of house furnishings has dropped from 405 hours to 279 hours.
 The benefits of this "technological progress" would be felt far more, of course, if average workers could work more hours now, and if more people had work. There's where the real hardship comes. Millions of people have fewer hours work per week than they would like to have, and other millions have no work at all. And those who have work must support, directly or indirectly, those who have none. This makes all the fine figures less convincing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13
Dog-Team Travel

Crossing the continent by dog team sounds like something new in leisurely travel. A husband and wife from British Columbia are using that means of loco- motion for a trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia. They started a little more than year ago. They average 25 miles day and are now nearing New York. The dogs wear special leather shoes to protect their feet. The owners say 1000 of these shoes have been used so far on the trip.
 It is clear that these travellers are not in a hurry Nothing is said of their means of support. Perhaps they exhibit their vehicle and their dog team for money. Perhaps they had an adequate sum set aside for the journey before they started. At any rate, they are not suffering depri- vation or hardship
 The thing looks like 2 publicity stunt of some sort, but migE be the satisfac- ton of a genuine urge to travel in this way. Plenty of people do queer or original things and get away with it. Those who complain of hampering restrictions on their wanderlust usually just lack the initiative to set and do the thing they say they long to do
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-13
Educational Item

All who are interested in the higher culture, and some others, perhaps, may appreciate recent news item from Col lege Station, Tex Quote: "Third-year students at Texas Agriculture and Mechanical College tonight angrily de- manded the resignation of Commandant Frank c. Anderson, and threatened to strike unless assured of a time-honored right of beating the freshmen with barrel slaves" Such strike would not be another of those sit-down affairs. Being students, the strikers would march around and demonstrate.
 The significant thing, however, is obviously the barrel slaves. It is hard to believe that the higher educational sys- tenn of Texas or any other state would totter if juniors couldn't beat freshmen with barrel slaves But it seems to be one of those college traditions without which college simply can't function, and which it is the scored duty of every loyal student to pass on unimpaired. We shudder to think what might happen to intellectual culture if college juniors couldn't beat freshmen with barrel slaves.