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The daily independent., 1937-08-05
Claim Of Finding Eari,ort
Basis Of Extortion plot

body. A woman was on sbo..
was injured and mentally Go, = S2e
ed. The crew buried the 'y.aa9' "a
body at sea and took the III! 4.a@.s
! aboard. ' "v'asl
The fictitious ship ney, s,.
at Panama where the crew ,,Da ~.
discovered that their pa,.,. .;G
was Miss Earhart. Fcarrr 'e'
thorities would arrest tos,, q.
gun running, the crew der,5,s 10
go to New York. Q
Rothar was selected 10 c.
Putnam. >'"'a.
The flier's husband, mcaow...
informed federal agents '"''''
Rothar called at Putnam.
flee yesterday to collect Tho ~ w.
ey. A G-Man acted as pr,,'4., '''.''
secretary and Putnam paid @ p".
$1,000. The secretary" SAID "a
would take Rothai to a ban. . =
the building to get tha SICIn '' =
Other agents arrested RsH.-.
he and the secretary" cm.,.., !,
from the elevator On t.. ~.
floor of the building.
Rothar faces Prosecution ir,..
York state authorize ag ,..
of eXtortion.
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
Canal Zone Authorities
Seek Survivors Second
Plane Crash In Two Days
Passengers In Army Plane
Bail Out Into Jungle;
Continue Search of the
Caribbean.

Cristobal, C. T., Aug. 4.-U.R)-
Two U. S. Army flierS were re-
ported missing in the dense jun
giles of southwestern Panama TO-
day after they and four other
passengers had parachuted from
Bellanca transport plane which
crashed and burned in Chiriqui
province.
Ground crews prepared to race
to the scene after searching
planes which flew over the jun
giles reported that only four par
achutes, laid out in a manner to
indicate survivors, were sighted.
Although Col. B. G. Weir, COM
mander at Albrook Field, an
nounced that two of ihe Bellan-
cas- passengers were still missing,
there was some confusion re-
garding the number of occupants
of the transport when it crashed
after leaving Rio Hato for David.
: 1t was suggested that some Of the
original six men may have re-
manned az Rio Hato.
Army authorities did not i'm
mediately indicate which of the
occupants of the plane were
missing or who was plotting it.
The list of passengers as an
nounced were as follows:
Lieut.. T. J. Schoetield, %, of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Corp. C. M. Brooks, 35, of Ash
land, Va.
Corp. N. D. Hagins, %, of
Johnstown, Pa.
Private A. A. Forest, %, Of
Athens, Ga.
Private N. C. Hill, q, of Eden
vile, Pa.
Private G. w. Vail, %, of
ToWanda, Pa.
The report of the transport
crash was received as speedy deS-
tryoers, aided by mine sweepers,
submarines and aircraft, search
ed 10000 square mics of the
shark infested Caribbean waters
north of here for the bodies of
victims of the Pan American
Grace luxury airlmer, Santa
Maria. The huge plane plunged
into the sea 20 miles west Of
Girls. obal on Monday night with
IL passengers and three crew
members aboard. Among the pas
SengerS were a woman. two chill
dren, two U. S. Commerce De-
partment officials and a New
York bank executive. DO
The Sanva Maria was on the
last leg of its Santiago, Chile
Cristobal run and disappeared
only a few minutes before it was
scheduled to land here.
Navy boats patrollcd the crash
area all night, lighting the sea
with their powerful searchlightS.
They found nothing but bits of
wreckage which appeared to bear
out the opinion of experts here
that the airliner struck the water
at terrific speed and probably
exploded.
The daily independent., 1937-08-05

Hunters and fishermen proper
ly licensed for the combined
sports will be distinguished this
year by a new circular chromium
brass badge for display on their
person while in the field or along
the stream bank, j. D. Chalk,
State game and inland fisheries
commissioner, said today.
These new Sta.e resident bad
ges for 1878, are the most at
tractive ever issued by the De-
partment of Conservation and
Development. Made of brass, with
sturdy fastening pin, the but
tons are ler.ered and finished in
stainless chromium. They are a.
bout the size of a silver dollar. "
Mr.. Chalk stated.
This combination hunting and
fishing license should prove one
of the most popular ones ever Of
fered. Since the coming OF good
roads and automobiles, which al
low quick travel into all parts Of
the Sta.e, county fishing and
hunting boundaries have practi-
cally disappeared. BY purchasing
the combination license, resident
sportsmen may fish and hunt in
every county of the State without
having to purchase another
license" the Commissioner ex-
planned.
To hunters and fishermen, one
of the attractive features of the
new combination license will be
the saving it offers. Purchased
separately, hunting and fishing
licenses cost North Carolina re-
sident sportsmen S2l0 each. The
new combination hunting and
fishing license will cost only
S3.l0.
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
Caretaker Arrested After
Attempt to Shake Down
Flier's Husband

IJew York, Aug. 4.-U.H- Will
ber Rothar, caretaker Of a Bronx
apartment, was held tonight on e
charge of extortion after he at.
tempted to collect $4,000 from
George Palmer Putnam for find
ing" his wife, Amelia Earhart, who
disappeared more than a month
ago on a flight across the Pacific
Rothar used a brown and white
scarf which Miss Earhart lost sew
eral years ago at Roosevelt Field
here as proof" that he and 9TH
er members of the fictitious crew
of a boat running guns and NUM-
tions to Spain had found Miss
Earhart on lonely island.
Rhea Whitley, agent in charge
of the department Of Justices New
York office, said Rothar confess
ed he had kept the scarf as a SOU
venir and after Miss Earhart dis
appeared decided to use it to ex-
tort money from her husband.
Whitley said Rothar had not been
to sea for IS years.
Whitley said Putnam informed
federal agents that on July 81 he
received a note which said:
1--WE have your wife on the ship.
I will call Sunday at 2 o'clock.
(Signed) Johnson"
This was the story OF Rothar's
alleged crime as given out by
Whitley:
Rothar telephoned Putnam and
made an appointment for 2 a. m.
the next day. He met Putnam yes
terday and said that he was sail
ing on a vessel, carrying arms to
Spain, which left New Guinea late
in June.
The boat stopped at a small ISL
and in the South Pacific and
there, in g. cove, found a wrecked
plane with the body of a man on
top of it. Sharks had mutilated the
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
CONGRESS YESTERDAY
SENATE:

CONGRESS YESTERDAY
SENATE:
Considered wagner Housing
bill.
Received presidential mes
message outlining stand against
use of poisonous gas in modern
warfare.
Heard Lewis demand with
drawal of U. S. troops in Ticnt-
sin area.
Confirmed James ]. HOugh-
telling as commissioner of Inn
migatiOn.
Returned to committee the
nomination of Agnes Van Dricl
to Social Security board exc
cutive position.
Received Townsend rcsOlu-
ton for Senate investigation of
administrations silver purchase
program.
Completed congressional aci-
ion on district tax bill carrying
Tydings resale price contract
amendment
Received favorable commit
tee report on bill declaring con-
gressional policy in favor of
WPA jobs for persons unable
to find jobs in private industry.
Rail financing investigating
committee continued hearing
on Van Sweringen financing.
Special committee continued
hearing on administration bill
for government reorganization.
Agriculture subcommittee
heard James ii. r. Cromwell
support Thomas Monetary bill,
urging federal reserve board
powers to stabilize the dollar.
HOUSE:
Considered calcndaI' bills.
Passed bill providing pensions
for parents of soldiers killed in
World War.
Received favorable commit
tee report OH senate Wage
Hours bill with amendments.
Received Fish resolution to
place the House on record Op-
posing third presidential term.
Rivers and HarbOrs commit
tee heard further opposition to
Seven Authority Conservation
measure.
Banking and Currency COM
mittec resumed hearing on
Housing bill.
Tax evasion investigating
committee completed report on
legislation to close loOpholeS.
Rules committee approved
rule for Sugar bill.
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
Prices Will Keep In
Step With Mount
ing Wages
Nv ROGER w. BABSON

Babson Park. Mass, Aug. o.
Living costs this Fall and winter
should be substantially higher
than at present. All statistics
point to this conclusion. Some
divisions of the family budget oi
course will not suffer as much as
others but the sum total OF the
various advances will be conSlo-
erable Rents and household tur-
pishings will probably LEAD the
narade Moreover. 1 see no hope
thas his Falls mark-up will BRING
~ an end the upswing in living
costs which began in 1888.
Few people realize that the
average familys expenses nave
iumped "a per cent from the low
of 1888. What Sl.OO would nave
bought during the Bank HDh-
dav now costs S124. This slash
inc of the dollars buying power
has cut down the average tactroy
workers wage increase OF 90 per
cent in dollars to so per cent IN
goods. 1t is a good illustration OF
the old axiom that everything
has its advantages and its dis
advantages" Higher wages re-
suits in higher material costs
which Jack up the cost OF living,
Paw and salary increase have thus
IN part been otfest.
Best August Since 30
No one can deny that the nation
is far better of today than 1t was
four years ago despite this rise
in living costs. Activity was above
normal in July while this months
business has opened with the big
gest rush of any August since
1929. PayrollS, dividends and
farm income have come up far
more than the cost OF living.
Rising prices are usually a COM
panion of improving business.
Higher living costs are not an
alarming sign unless they out
distance the Improvement IN
wholesale prices and in national
income. So far this has not been
the case.
AT wholesale, food prives have
recorded a So per cent mark-up
since the low of 1888. At retail,
food is "A per cent higher: cloth
ing costs are up 81 per cent.
Shortage OF good house space and
the high cost of building have
lifted rents 80 per cent over the
low. Household furnishings are
also considerably higher-about
One-fourth. Miscellaneous items
are now slowly pushing ahead,
but fuel and light remain almost
unchanged from the depression
lowlOWS. In the last six months,
rents and clothing have led the
parade. Yet living costs have not
matched the rise in the general
price level or in the national in
come.
Gap Should Narrow
The really astonishing fact is
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
Pensions for Cold : a. n.,,...

Pensions for Cold 5 a a.,,r,.,
Washington. Aug. =. LIP
The house late today Unaa na..
passed the Gold Star Mrs.s
bill providing pension fer ,sr'@
and mothers of doUghbovs t,,
in the World war. The meas
which will cost the govcynm~
S8,952,000 annually and ravhc.,
the present war risk uq.r.f~
payments, now goes 10 the NJ.
where favorable action is cm.c.,
Compensation fer WjGCws j. n.
creased under the bll a..ra
payments to dcpendcnt cl..ld,r
are not affected.
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
WITH THE
COURTS
UNITED STATES COURT

Raymond Guy, Negro enrollee
OF the Coinjock transient camp
was brought here yesterday by
camp officials and arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
j. A. Hooper on charge Of
breaking into the camp canteen
and stealing cigarets, soap and
some personal effects. Bond was
fixed at $l00 for a hearing at the
next term of Federal court and
he was committed to jail in de-
fault.
Suit Entered
Suit has been entered by the
ComnIrce Corporation of Nor
folk against E. R. Johnson of
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
August 6
Use of Coat of Arms

In England a persons inheritable
right to use his coat of arms cannot
be taken from him like medal,
emblem Of rank or any other honor.
Yet the College of Arms in London
sometimes refuses to grant them to
qualified individuals to whom. it
deems. a coat Of arms 'is not a
necessity. "-Collier's Weekly.
The daily independent., 1937-08-05

Currituck, in which the plaintiff
seeks to recover $5,937.01 balance
on a note, which at the time Of
execution, May 10, 1885, S.ood at
S6,483.08. Chester R. Norris is at
torney for the plaintiff.
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
Chief Purpose of Education

One of the chief purposes of an
education is to produce the we'll
balaL ccd and fully developed man
or woman.
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
Prefix "a!" Means the"

The prefix "al," meaning ,b.r
marks many words derived f-,r
the Arabic, as alcohol. a!cbeny
and algebra.
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
Weather Statistics

TEMPERATURE
Average for August ------77.8
Highest yesterday -----89.
Lowest yesterday -----64.
Average yesterday ------76.5
Departure from normal ---1.3
Yearly average ------60.6
PRECIPITATION In InCheS)
Average for August -----5.50
Amount yesterday -----0.00
Total amt. this month ---0.39
Total amt. since Jan. l -37.88
Yearly average ------47.5O
Wind DireCtion-South East
Character of Day-Clear
w. H. Sanders.
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
Congress
Today and
Yesterday
By UNITED PRESS
CONGRESS TODAY

SENATE:
Continued debate on Wagner
Housing bill.
HOUSE:
Considers Sugar bill.
Banking and Currency COM
mittee holds hearings on HouS-
ing bill.
The daily independent., 1937-08-05
TIDES

TIDES
Thursday, August
Sunrise 5.12; Sunset 7.08
Ore. Inlet $40 646 0.22 1890
Cape Hat. $50 GIG - 1900
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
Actor Reports on Lavish
Sets Used In Staging
MADAME WoIewsko"
Dear Andy Kelley

Dear Andy Kelley:
am more less Stacker in the business of writing let
ters yet after ALL it still remains the best method of keep
ing in touch with distant friends
The Washington times., 1937-07-03

actor his day You haven't heard much If anything about
him for quite while have you Here's the happy dings
Won having bad streak of luck when fate struck him
a vicious blow. His wife horribly burned in beauty
paor accident and she placed in the Los Angeles Cen
eral Hospital
her side for six months practically living
hospital He watched the activities the everyday life of
the physicians and the poor devils who in and
out of the hospital stretchers.
gave Won idea. Why not picture written about life
around general hospital Louis B. Mayer heard the idea
Won holed himself up in little office and practically
forgotten Several weeks later he emerged with script
and when walked Stage % found myself in the huge
modern hospital including operating rooms and everything
They filming the story that Won out of stark
tragedy.
Dropping in on Stage I found Sophie Tucker lovely
little Judy Garland and that hilarious funny Professor
Wildhack rehearsng their business for bearing house
quence in broadway Melody of 1885,"
Enough for the present I'd better this thing to an
end so can have more to write another time.
Sincerely yours
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
Foster Is B ock
ToWhite Tie

HOLLYWOOD, July 3. After
appearing consecutively as a po-
lice sergeant, an Irish patriot, a
member of the United States coast
patrol and an early California
gambler, Preston Foster, virile
screen star, returns to white tie,
top hat and tails for his role in
R-K-O Radios "You Can't Beat
Love-" a gay comedy in which he
is costarred with Joan Fontaine.
It was in Love Before Break
fast" that Foster last donned for
NAL dress and essayed the fast
moving sophisticated comedy for
which he was noted on the stage
before entering films.
Prior to that picture, Foster ap-
peared in a series of films in
which he played characters such
as the lead in Last Days of Pom
pei" and annie oakley"
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
10th Century-Fox Will Put Five More Films Into
Production During July

with Jack Haley and Ann Sothern
at the head of its cast.
Recently started are wife, Doc.
tor and Nurse" starring Warner
Baxter, Loretta Young and Vir.
GINA Bruce; and "In Old Chicago
the studios most ambitious I'm.
dertaking, starring Alice Faye,
Tyrone Power and Don Ameche,
being directed by Henry King.
Scenes in Africa
Location scenes now are being
filmed in Africa for STANLEY and
Livingstone" based upon the his
toric adventure of Henry M. STAN
ley. The studio phase Of this pic
lures production will begin when
the location party returns about
two months hence.
OF the five scheduled to go into
production during July, two are
being produced abroad. They are
"He was Her Man." a musical
comedy starring Oracle Fields, and
''Follow tn, Sum-" a romantic
drama starring Annabella, with
Paul Lukas and Romney Brent IN
the featured cast.
In Hollywood, cameras will begin
to turn on Life Begins in College"
sequel to last years hit, "Pigskin
Parade" with the Ritz Brothers
starring; and "Thank You, Mr..
Moto," second of that series, star
ring Peter LORE.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03

Water" another Of the serio-comic
adventures of the Jones Family,
with Jed Prouty at the head Of
the cast.
Seven in Production
Seven Of the studios most i'm
portant pictures for the new sea-
son are now in production. "Ali
Bahia Goes to Town." starring
Eddie Cantor, with Roland Young,
June Lang, Louise Hovick and Vir-
GINA Field, is being filmed under
the direction of David Butler.
Heidi" Shirley Temples new
starring vehicle, has Jean Her
sholt, Helen Wesley, Mady Chris
tians, Thomas Beck and Arthur
Preacher among its supporting
players.
"Life of a Lancer Spy" is nearing
completion, with Dolores Del Rio,
George Sanders, Peter Lore, Lilo
mel Atwill and Maurice MoSco-
witch in it's cast. "Danger-Love
at Work" also is almost completed,
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
FRANK MORGAN WRITES THE LOW-DONNN ON CURREN

HOLLYWOOD, July 3.-With
nine of its pictures for the new
season already past the shooting
stage, and seven in production,
Twentieth Century-Fox studio win
put five more into production dur
ing July, it was announced by
Daryl F. Zanuck.
Think Fast, Mr.. Moto," first
Of a new series of films starring
Peter LORE in the famous j. P.
Maruuand detective character
role: zone Mile From Heaven"
featuring Claire Trevor, and
"Borneo," the last picture filmed
by Martin johnson, already have
been edited in final release form.
Other Films Under Way
Among the other pictures on
which shooting has been COM
pleted, and which are now editing,
are two musicals, "You Can't Have
Everything" starring Alice Faye,
Don Ameche and the Ritz
Brothers, and Lovely to Look at"
the second Sonia Henie musical,
formerly titled Thin Ice" in
which Tyrone Power is her co-star.
The other pictures being edited
are Love Under Fire." starring
Loretta Young and Don Ameche;
wild and Woolly," Jane Withers'
first picture for the new season:
Charlie Chan on Broadway" fiji
tenth of the long-lived series
starring Warner GLAND, and "Hot
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
Fields Returns
To Screen

HOLLYWOOD, July 3.-Clamor
for the return to the screen of w.
C. Fields has resulted in decision
by Paramount TO put him in the
top spot of 1.-THE Big Broadcast
of 1888" which is already being
readied. Fields, who has been
absent from the screen for nearly
year, was originally scheduled
to make his return in Things
Began to Happen" which will now
be his second picture since his
convaleScence instead of his first.
Fields role in THE Big Broad
cast" which will be directed by
Mitchell Lessen, who did the high
ly successful 1887 edition of the
same annual Paramount show,
means that he will return to the
screen months earlier than had
been expected.
Casting of the picture is now
virtually completed with Bob
Burns, Burns and Allen, Martha
Raye and Kristen FlagStad in the
featured roles.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
Behind the Silver Screen

I'VE know awfully well and drive
somewhere to be married"
Phyllis Fraser will be one Of
these people, Anne says.
The new Marion Davies picture,
ever Since Eve" is one of the
best light comedies of the season.
1t was a laugh from start to finish
to a preview audience at Warner
Brothers Hollywood Theater. Not
only the star but Robert Mont
gomery. Patsy Kelly, Allen Jen-
kinS Frank McHugh and Louise
Fazenda scored strong personal
successes. The film is perfect
summer entertainment and will
win a lot of new fans for Miss
Davies. Her natural gifts for
comedy were never more spon-
taneously employed than in this
picture. She plays pretty Sec
rotary who DISCUSSES herself in a
wig and frumpy clothes to ward
off the advances of men. The two
parts are played with a difference
that goes deeper than the physical
disguise. It is a sound job of
acting on the stars part and helps
the illusion nightly.
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1897, by King Features
Syndicate, Incl

HOLLYWOOD, July ga heart
ache to jeanette Macdonald and
Gene Raymond on their honey
moon is the bitterness Of his
mother, Mrs. Mary Kipling, about
their marriage. She was in town
on the day of the ceremony but,
as itemed here, did not attend.
She called me to tell "her side"
of the story. 1t is a tale of family
estrangement that I have no wish
to air in detail here.
Raymond'S friends passionately
defend him. They say the actor
gave his mother $4,000 in cash
and an $4,000 house, and has
contributed other sums of money
since.
One Of her purposes in coming
to California, Mrs. Kipling tells
me, is to sell this house. Later on,
she says, she hopes to become a
lecturer. She employs a secretary
and is now located at a Hollywood
hotel.
Too sad about the passing of
AL Boasberg. In the early days
Of this column, he was one of our
chief contributors. Later on,
studios offered him so much money
for his gags that he couldn't az
ford to give the good ones away.
Radio, especially since he went to
work on the Jack Benny program.
had brought AL to the verge of the
promised land. On the day he
died from heart disease, he signed
a contract with Benny at $1,000
a week. It required only two days
work and allowed him to accept
any picture assignment.
AL didn't even know anything
was the matter with him. He was
supposed to move into new house
on the first of July. On the night
before his death, he told friend:
"I'm going to take it easy for
the rest of my life."
To the superstitious, the passing
of BoaSberg completes another Hol'
The Washington times., 1937-07-03

You probably want to
know how Hollywood has
been conducting itself lately,
so here goes.
Metro-G oldwyn-Mayer has
seven pictures in production
and more scheduled to be
launched within a week or
two. Seven pictures being
made simultaneously at one
studio may sound like a lot
of pictures, but not for
Metro Goldwyn Mayer. I
have seen as many as IA 60
ing all at the same time.
Of the pictures in produc-
ton, Carlo is still romancing
dramatically with Charles
Boyer, playing Napoleon in
Madame Walewska." The
sets in this picture will
knock your eyes out. l
haven't seen anything so
lavish in a long time,
Here's a bit of cheerful
news for you. Remember
Erich Won Stroheim? He
was tops as director and
The Washington times., 1937-07-03
Annapolis Salute"
Returns to RkO Lot

HOLLYWOOD, July 3.-With Q
large percentage of its important
scenes completed, the RKO Radio
company making Annapolis Sa.
lutte" has returned from the
United States Naval Academy
grounds at Annapolis, Md. and
will spend the next 10 days finish.
ing the picture on the studios lot
here. James Ellison, Marsha
Hunt and Harry Carey are fea-
tllred in the film.