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Evening star., 1937-03-28

message. It'll explain itself - it's not
safe to tell you anything over the
phone. just wanted to make sure he
caught you. Go down and wait in the
entrance for him.
Il can't leave right now" Grinnel
said. This thing here is looking up"
How?" she asked.
He lowered his voice. Il can't give
you all the details over the telephone.
but the police are tracing those threat
ening notes Raybrooke received"
That's the tip I'm trying to give,
you" she said. Il know where you can
locate the woman mentioned in those
notes. the woman who gave him -" "
Forget it," Grinnel interrupted
There isn't any woman"
WHAT" Win asked, startled.
Brace yourself for this one: the
police have found out who wrote those
threatening notes to Raybrooke
"Who?" she asked.
Your old high school friend, DR.
Theodore w. Reese!'
10 Be Continued Next Week)
Evening star., 1937-03-17
M'CRATH HEARING
DELAY IS ORDERED
Policeman's Case Found
Not Formally Presented
to Board.

Hearing of the case against Police
man William H. McGrath, accused of
practicing law in violation of regula-
tions while assigned to 'olice Court,
was postponed today when it devel-
oped the charges against him had not
been formally presented to the Police
Trial Board.
High police and court officials were
present as witnesses when the board
convened at the fourth precinct.
After hearing pleas Of not guilty in
three OF the charges, covering Nc
Grath's alleged outside employment
and plea of abatement on a charge
Of perjury, the board decided to ad-
journ until April 7.
McGrath, assigned to the corpora
ton councils office in 1926 and ele-
waited to special assistant prosecutor in
1895, was transferred from court duty
to beat in the ninth precinct several
weeks ago and the charges later were
brought against him.
Four Charges in Case.
The four counts are engaging in pri-
vate law practice and maintaining an
Office, performing legal services for
compensation, conduct prejudicial to
the good order, reputation and disci-
pline of the force and willfully making
an untrutf1ful statement in court.
An affidavit containing the charges
was presented to Police Supt. E. w.
Brown by Mrs. Catherine Richards,
2807 Fourth street. The untruthful-
ness charge Is the result of an equity
suit between George G. Richards and
his father, George P. Richards, in
which the father sued to require the
son to reconvey property given him
by the parent.
James A. O'Shea, counsel for Nc
Grath. who opened his case before it
was discovered the board had not been
informed Of the charges, held the ac-
cusations were not within the juris-
diction of the police tribunal.
Fireman's Case Cited.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Mat
thias Mahorner, jr., cited the case of
a fireman who was dismissed for work.
ing while of duty. The Court Of Ap-
peas found the Fire Department regu-
lations governing this case reason
able" and pointed out if the practice
OF f1remen taking outside work became
general, 1t would affect the efficiency
Of the department.
Twenty character witnesses will ap-
pear for McGrath when the case comes
up again. They include Chesley Jur-
ney, sergeant at arms Of the Senate;
former Police Court Judge Ralph
Given, Assistant District Attorney
David Hart and Inspector William E.
Holmes.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
TWO PLEAD GUILTY
TO DAIRY ROBBERY

Two Of the three colored men in
dicted with j. William Tomlinson, ~,
Washington criminal lawyer who has
been accused as the master mind
directing gang of robb> ), pleaded
guilty in District Court today to the
Fairfax Farms Dairy robbery of
March IA, 1886
They were Walter Smallwood and
Philip John Pratt. The indictment
against the two also named Tomhnson
as principal. The colored defendants
allegedly forced two dairy employees to
surrender a So, 900 pay roll
Smallwood's case was referred to the
probation officer for investigation and
report.
The hold-up occurred in front Of
the dairy's offices at 1920 First street.
Tomlinson, Pratt and Charles Henry
Bass, colored, are under indictment in
another case, charged with robbing
Sam Siratonis, proprietor OF tailor
shop at 3003 Fourth street, last Au-
gust 18. Siratonis was badly beaten
with blackjacks by two colored men
who took $7s5.
Assistant United States Attorney
Samuel F. Beach said Tomlinson's
case vii. be set for trial shortly. He Is
at liberty under bail.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
YOUTH ADMITS ID
BURGLARY CHARGES

James K. Phelps, 10, under indict-
ment with two companions on l6 varied
charges Of robbery, pleaded guilty be-
fore Justice Peyton Gordon in District
Court today to eight robberies and six
housebreakings.
Phelps was indicted last Thursday
with two companions arrested in con-
nection with a series of store robberies
the early part of February.
The other two boys are red haired
Richard c. Parks, 10, described by po-
lice as leader Of a robber gang, and
Silvia J. Daneri, %.
Parks and Daneri were arrested at
their homes February Is. Parks was
taken into custody after his mother,
Mrs. Richard Morley, had gone to po-
lice headquarters because she heard a
police radio lookout for a boy answer
ing the description Of her son. Police
said they found quantity of firearms
in the rooms Of both boys.
Phelps escaped arrest February is
by jumping from the second-story win
dow of his home when police entered
He was arrested four days later, how
ever.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
Blorney Stone Mystery Here
S0lued as a Daily C0nfesses

Ireland. That's all I can tell you. I
want to leave it here for safe keep
ing"
Collins kept it safely all right. He
put it in a safe and then went out
and called Police Officer Julian Ezra
Yost, on the beat. After hearing the
tale, the patrolman stuck his head in
the strong box and, although he is
definitely not Irish, he kissed the stone.
Word Of the precious" object flew
about the city with the speed and ac-
curacy Of a well-pitched shillalah,
bringing down scores Of Irish gentry
to view the rock. Some of them kissed
it, in the belief it was the real article.
The truth came out when DAILY
answered telephone call from a man
named O'Reilly.
If it's not piece Of the blarney
stone" O'Reilly demanded Indignantly,
then what is it?"
Just something" replied Daily with
loud guffaw, II dug up in the back
yard-a piece Of Maryland field stone" :"
Editors Note: This story cannot be
completed until q man named Collins
finds man named Daly)
Evening star., 1937-03-17
TUBERCULOSIS FUND
LEGISLATION URGED
Mrs. Grant Addresses Citizens
Forum of Columbia
Heights.

Appealing for support of legislation
to provide more funds for the District
tuberculosis Association, Mrs. Ernest
R. Grant, managing director, ad-
dressed the Citizens Forum of Colum-
bia Heights last night in Powell Junior
High School.
Illustrating her talk wit. lantern
slides of the work of the association in
hospitals, Summer camps and among
school children, Mrs. Grant empha-
sized that at the Glenn Dal Sani-
tarium there are more than TOO beds,
but "only half of them can be used
because funds are not sufficient to hire
enough doctors and nurses to take
care of the patients"
Washington has the second highest
death rate from tuberculosis, she
pointed out. and every death usually
causes eight persons to catch the dis
ease.
Attorney John Laskey addressed the
group on the Juvenile Court bill, ex-
planning that the District has had the
same law since 1906.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
BY EDDY GILMORE.

st. Patrick's day brought q solution
to the Capitals great Irish mystery
Postmaster General James Aoysius
Farley did not import hunk OF the
Blarney stone to America.
For two weeks sons Of the Emerald
Isle have been agog over a rumor
that the genial cabinet officer pro-
cured a slab Of the famous rock last
Summer on his triumphant tour Of
the shamrock country.
It started when one John j. DAILY,
red-headed reporter and son Of Erin,
staggered into The Evening Star ofice
bearing a strange-looking, weighty
object.
"Shh," he whispered to one Guy Col
Inns, chief clerk of The Star, another
son of Erin, CLOSE the door quick"
Whats that chunk of cement for?"
asked Collins.
Cement nothing" snorted DAILY,
you're looking at piece Of the real
Blarney stone"
The color faded from Collins face.
Postmaster General Farley" ex-
planned DAILY. brought It back from
Evening star., 1937-03-17
TRAFFIC M|SHAPS
|NJURE FOUR HERE
Woman, IS, Believed Seri-
ousIy Hurt After Being
Knocked Down by Car.

-Four persons were injured, two per-
haps seriously, in traffic mishaps in
the District last night and early today.
One Of those most seriously hurt
is Mrs. Matilda Spaulding, rs, of 500
B street southeast, who WAS knocked
down by an automobile at Fifth and
c streets northeast.
At Casualty Hospital it was said
she may have fractured skull, brain
conclusion and broken hip.
The driver of the car, said by police
to have been Aaron J. Turner, So, Of
206 Ninth street northeast, was
charged with reckless driving.
The other person with serious in
juries is James P. Sutton, 20, of 2444
Thirty-seventh street, who is in Cas-
ualty with severe head cuts and in
juries to his foot and ankle.
Sutton was found in dazed con-
dition at Thirtieth street and Bladens-
burg road northeast after he either
fell or was knocked from his motor
cycle.
Mrs. Ethel Grimes, So, Of 77O5
Alaska avenue, was treated at Walter
Reed Hospital for a broken nose and
cuts about the face after an automo-
bile driven by her son. Fenner M
Grimes, "a, collided with stalled
machine in the TOO block Of Alaska
avenue.
Mildred Sheiderh, %, of 1918 Po-
tomac avenue southeast, was taken to
Casualty with knee and head injuries
after the taxicab in which she was q
passenger was in collision with an
other cab at Fourth street and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
ROCK CREEK CLUB
SWEPTBYFLAMES
House Virtually DESTROYED
Before Firemen Can Run
Hose Line.

A fire, which started near an oil
burner and electrical equipment, to-
day virtually destroyed the Rock
Creek Golf Clubs house, in Rock
Creek Park, before fremen were able
to run hose line from nearby Six
teenth street.
Famed by strong winds, the blaze
swept the tWo-story frame structure
for more than two hours. 1t was dis
covered at $40 am. by John Welsh,
caretaker, but it was 80 minutes before
f1remen could get hose line over the
hill from Sixteenth street.
It was the second time the building
was damaged by fire The first blaze
occurred few years ago.
Cat Burned to Death.
The only casualty was the club
house cat, an aged feline known only
as kitty" burned to death on the
first floor, despite the nearness of
several doors leading to the outside.
Damage was estimated by Chief J.
r. Grover Of the fourth battalion at
more than $4,000.
Firemen played streams of water
around the steel lockers in the mems
and women's rooms on the second floor
and saved considerable golf equip
ment. However, the golf goods store
on the first floor did not fare so we'll
Several hundred new clubs were de-
stroyed and hundreds Of new balls
were damaged by the flames and were
spread over the scene by fire hose
precipitating a scramble among spec
tators.
Little Remains.
Only the framework and the lock-
ers remained after the fire was brought
under control.
s. G. Loeff1er operates the Rock
Creek Golf Club house and course
under Park Service concession.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
HELD FOR GRAND JURY
FOR HITTING MESSENGER
Motorist Is Accused of Running
Down Pair Deliberately"
Bond Is 81 900.

Accused Of deliberately running down
two messengers with an automobile,
George Bruce, 38, colored, 348 I street
southwest, was ordered held for the
grand jury when arraigned today be-
fore Police Court Judge Edward M.
Curran. His bond was set at $1,000.
In the same case he also was held
under $500 bond when he appeared
before Judge John P. Mcmahon on a
charge of leaving after colliding.
Assault with dangerous weapon,
the weapon being the automobile, was
the charge brought against Bruce in
Judge Curran's court.
Robert Zollinhofer, 2O1O Fourteenth
street southeast, one of the messen-
gers, testified Bruce ran down Charles
Wood. 1860 Columbia road, and him.
self last Tuesday at Third and c
streets southwest
The incident occurred, Zollinhofer
told the court, when they called to
Bruce to stay over where you be-
long after he had driven close to
them in making turn at the inter-
section.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Marine Band Symphony
Orchestra in the auditorium at 8 pm.
today. Capt. Taylor Branson, con-
ductor; William F. santelmann, as
sistant.
Program.
Irish Rhapsody Herbert
Londonderry AIR Granger
Harp solo with orchestra, accom-
paniment, Irish Rhapsody No. 1,
Opus 81" Pinto
Joshua Tyler.
Shepherd Feprfls Dance"
ET Balfour Gardner
Vibraphone solos, (a) Little Bit Of
Heaven ------------------- Ball
(b) MY Wild Irish Rose" -Oloott
Charles Owen
Grand scenes from Ia Tosca,"
Puccini
"Sonate" (Opus Brahms
Orchestral arrangement by James
Hosmer.
"Ballade." from the suits king
Christian" -HSfbeliln
"The Marines Hymn"
The star-spansled Bannse."
Evening star., 1937-03-17
New Lights to Be Turned On.

The new Anacostia Park lights will
be turned on tomorrow night for the
first time, G. Marshall Finnan, su-
perintendent Of the National Capital
Parks, said today. In about 10 days
the new lights in Piney Branch will
b In commission. These new park
lights represent an improved light
standard.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
LA ROE DENOUNCES
D. c. RACING BILL
Declares Any Congressman
Voting for It "Render-
DisService."

Declaring any member Of Congress
who votes for the District racing bill
"is rendering a disservice" to thi.
community, Wilbur La Roe. jr., chair.
man OF the Committee on Civic Affair.
of the Federation of Churches, today
filed a written protest against tht
measure with Chairman King of the
Senate District Committee and Chair.
man Norton of the House District
Committee.
ANY statement that the people o.
the District want this legislation i!
wrong" he said. THE parent-teachel
associations are against it and the,
represent more of our citizens thar
any other organization; the civic or.
ganizations are against it; the Boare
OF Commissioners is against it: thu
Washington Federation Of Churches |!
against it, that organization alone rep.
resenting over $4,000 church members
ANY Congressman who votes fol
this bill is rendering disservice tt
the District, lowering the moral toni
of the Nations Capital, extending ar
open invitation to gamblers and othel
crooks to ply their trade here, divert.
ing huge sums from our merchant,
and protecting gambling at time
when our public officials are pleading
with Congress to tighten the gambling
laws and drive out the numerou.
gamblers already fourishing here"
Sketches Racing History.
In his communication, La Roe
sketched the history of racing in this
section and detailed the abuses which
resulted in the outlawing of the Ben.
ming track in 1908.
He quoted editorials appearing ir
The Star at that time in which en-
phasis was laid on the money diverted
by racing from channels Of legitimate
trade and its bearing on crime.
La Roe also dwelt on the situation
in New York in this period, wher
racing was knocked out by Charles
Evans Hughes, then Governor.
He quoted message to the Legis-
lature by the new Chief Justice, In
which it was said:
You are not asked to accomplish
the impossible or to write upon the
statute book visionary scheme OF
moral reform. You are asked to rid
our laws of a vicious discrimination
whereby offenses equally condemned
by the Constitution are punished as
crimes in one place, and are en-
couraged by the absence of suitable
penalty if committed in another"
Comment on Statement.
please observe" La Roe wrote,
that ex-Gov. Hughes was attacking
the same evil as existed here-permit-
ting gambling in one section of the city
and condemning it as unlawful in
other sections Our authorities
especially our active district attorney
are now waging war against the
gamblers and there can be no doubt
that this warfare has the full ap-
proval of the decent people of this
community. Yet the proposed bill au-
thorizes gambling at the proposed race
track"
Evening star., 1937-03-17
.68 ARE ARRESTED
IN GAMING RAID
Eight Alleged Gamblers Wait
Observation-Disclosures
Taken Again.

| After smashing through q dozen
barricaded doors in the second sensa-
tional raid in less than week, police
took breathing spell today as eight
alleged gamblers awaited arraignment
and 60 persons arrested as patrons
faced subpoenas as Government wit
nesses.
Six patrol wagons were filled with
prisoners after the raiders gained en-
trance late yesterday to what they de-
scribed as one of the most elaborate
gaming houses in the city, located In
the 1000 block of Ninth street, and
made complete roundup OF the oc-
cupants despite efforts OF some to
escape over the roof-tops.
Fed by racing slips and other evi-
dence, fire started in the place
greeted the raiders when they broke
in after throwing Gordon around the
| building
Among those taken into custody
were Carroll (Nubby) Nuchok and
Moe Morganstein, already charged with
conspiracy to violate the gaming laws
Letterman Leads Raid.
The raiders, led by Lieut.. Oscar J..
Letterman and armed with search
warrant issued by United States Com
missioner Needham c. Turnage, sur
rounded the Ninth street place during
the peak of the rush hour.
Cutting hole through the bottom
OF the first barred door, which con-
fronted them at the main entrance in
the rear, Letterman himself crawled
through and slid the bolts. This per-
Torrance was repeated until the rooms
where the gambling allegedly was con-
Quoted were reached.
After extinguishing the fire, which
blazed in large waste basket in
the center Of one of the rooms, the
raiders said they found the place
equipped with loud-speakers, black
boards, charts and other paraphernalia
necessary IN dispensing racing infor-
nation.
Rooms Well Furnished.
Furnished with overstuffed furni-
ture, the rooms also we're made COM
1ortable by an expensive ventilating
ian used to clear the smoke away.
Several addf{ag machines and a cash
register were seized, Letterman said.
Nuchols and Morganstein tried to
escape across the roof, according to
Letterman, but they came down after
they found police had surrounded the
place.
At police headquarters Nuchols and
Morganstein were charged with vio-
lating the gaming laws. Charges Of
conspiracy to violate and permitting
gaming were placed against Harry
Davis, Robert A. Murry, John w.
Clark, Max Wolf, Paul A. Davis and
Guy G. Glenn.
The patrons were booked at No. 4
precinct as witnesses and released.
Three Other Raids.
Three other gambling raids con-
Quoted yesterday were not 50 success
lful, although one other man, James
Norheet, taken into custody when
police broke into an establishment In
the $500 block Of Champlain street,
was charged with conspiracy to violate
the gaming laws.
Brought before Commissioner Turn
age later today, all nine were put
under bond for hearing March 81.
Bail for Norfleet, Nuchols and Nor
ganstein was fixed at $1,000 each,
while in the case of the six others it
was $4,000.
The two other raids were on q
downtown office building and small
downtown hotel. where it had been
reported gambling was carried on.
The places were deserted, however,
and no eouipment ma found
Evening star., 1937-03-17
ARMY NIGHT PLANNED
Missouri Society Invites Officers
Who Have Lived in State.

Gen. Malin Craig, chief Of staff Of
the Army, and from so to 100 other
of1cers who were born in or have lived
in Missouri will be honored Friday by
the Missouri State Society at $50
pm. at the Shoreham Hotel in a spe-
cial Army night" celebration
Col Leroy Watson of the general
staff will introduce the Army officers.
Invitations have been sent to those
stationed at Forts Myer Belvoir,
Meade, Humphreys and Washington.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
ttt.
WARMER WEATHER DUE,
WINDS SHIFTING SOUTH
D. G. Forecast Is Fair for Tonight
and Tomorrow-Snow and
IHb Ice Thaw,

- Warmer weather, accompanied by
southerly winds, was promised the
Washington area in today's ,recast
by the Weather Bureau.
},E The forecast was: Pair tonight and
tomorrow, with lowest temperature to-
night about 80, and warmer tomorrow,
/ with diminishing westerly winds, be-
coming southerly Thursday"
BIZ The mercury climbed to SO degrees
at l0:15 am. today, already above
yesterdays high of 36 at $3.50 pm. The
climb started from low Of 81, regis
tered at 10 pm. yesterday.
III Snow and ice in residential and sub
Urban areas continued to thav under
the suns heat. Downtown and ar
terial streets were cleared after the
heavy snow Of Sunday and Monday.
Evening star., 1937-03-17
RETIREMENT BILL
Police and Firemen Could Quft
After IS Years on Half Pay.

A bill which would permit members
of the Police and Fire Departments to
retire voluntarily after Is years serv-
ice was introduced today by Repre-
sentative Jenckes, Democrat, Of In
diana.
The retirement pay under the meas
ure would be so per cent Of the an
nual salary. The bill was referred to
the House District Committee.
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support OF 300 various organizations in Montana R F..
% 1eena representing farmers and abOres defeat
Of the BILL he sad would create Dictatorship He d attention
e pesen. Ia" under which appove officers can remove the
suffice. ' i' pAO'e1O44s = EtA -
Governor Ayers himself approves this bill acquesces in it.
70 signing ms own political death ne not only applies 20
ayers but future chief executive who under tba
the proposed law becomes dictator of Montana If
ayers sne politician that believe is he will veto the
un0er It's provisions be charged with all the res
M the state OF Montana during four years For
FROM @ "a e state from jantor commission head therea
% % 1uen applicants Only can get the
bb men the chief executive whoever the powers may be
of n nave the i'll will of the hundreds Of disappointed
some Republicans argue that from = if
abou+ 80 u.s. n enng to do as it will the chief executive
be all bt al as poodle dog with feas That argument may
for political gain. $50 Nie state and its institutions
his fate up 70 Governor Ayers and at this Vritin he has
% - n n own hands and It remains 70 be seor h+h ~ s.
politician. = . statesman for that of a selfseeking
no con ~ may SEEM the daily press Of the state has ff
linen up to this writing on a mater tht =; a Oile
= '"usA concern to the pcple Of this state
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HOPKINS l TOCIT
$4,000 FROM Hpl
NCOntinued from page y

million unemployed Nh,
minimum. This Minimum oe tie
expected to increase with .S SSa h
curing depression and ~ s~eA N.
renee Of depressiOns appear ssar teeu'.
unavoidable feature Of IT, S Is IN
economic order in this co',, H9easOt
Reduction Of unemplOvCoo,y.' "
the 1929 level of 1900, 0OO MO y
require an increase in prOd would
Of 40 per cent above that -
year. Hopkins said. Such " " last
crease would be NECESSARY, !. "a n
to absorb displaced works. - O'ust
new workers. and
The committee reported o..
ably on the presidents . SSSSS'
mendation of 100 million dolIsS Vou''
relief deficiency apDropriatisss y
which Is embodied the i EooI,lA
program Of a 100000 cut. ~ ~
100 million dollars recom,r ~ ue
$50 million dollars is for thu TSS9
"and related programs" Until "T 8.
first of July. Progressive ' "-oS Sno
in the house have pledged 1 tS.TP
selves to fight the recommsnS ;,-o'll'
but it is not expected tbot '' tSa
amount will be increased. Ts
Workers Alliance requested an -, -
preparation Of 1,O4O million doll'Is
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Hauptmann's Defender
Ordered Committed
to Insane Asylum

NEW YORK, Feb. B. d. y
Mortimer Sherman, a psychasIiH
formerly employed by the city,
said papers have been filed tOF ths
commitment of Edward ]. Reilly
lawyer, to the Brooklyn state hoS.
pital for the insane. Reilly wa
chief trial counsel for Bruno IaeE
ard .Hauptmann.
y Reilly, the psychiatrist Said, y
suffering from a serious neEVOS
breakdown and a "cOmpulsicn nc"
rosis." =, ,.a.l.
Reilly was taken to the hOSpl'N
Saturday. 4E
''Mr. Reilly brOoded on Tha VIA. y y
considered the powers in PACK !, y
the Hauptmann case and 1els -, !.
they had sacrificed HauptmanGt. ~; 4
innocent man, to cover the III III
deeds of others who were ''
guilty." DR.. Sherman Saio' no
"He mentioned names as % ""
he thought were guilty