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Evening star., 1937-02-07
MAID.

DINGWALL. tldnd R.-
Amid the grandeur Of Buckingham
Palace Queen Elizabeth CiH be at
tended by the simple Scottish maid
uho has serred her tor rs gears.
Catherine MCLEAN, daughter OF
a Ding,rall builder, faithfully
uorked for her mistress when she
uas Lady Elizabeth Bo1res-Lyon
and later as Duchess OF York, but
she feared she pould never be
sufficiently skilled to 1oait upon a
Queen.
IT you cannot do it for me,
Catherine" cried her majesty.
",oho can' cannot do without
you nor."
With that" urote Catherine
Maclean to Dinot1dl friend,
her majesty threU her arms
around my neck and kissed me,
saying: 4 shall try to make Buck
ingham Palace as bright. cheerful
and honey as 145 Piccadilly"
H* x x
MEMORIAL.
I ONDON (P.-Just IS centuries
after the Romans left Britain
London has placed in her streets the
first memorial to an official of the
occupation.
Near Tower Hill, where large fras-
ment of the town hall planned and
built by the Romans has been un-
,arthed, a Latin epitaph has been
affixed to the wall.
1t reads (translated):
In memory of Gaius Julius Alpinus
of the Fabian tribe. Pro-
curator of the Province of Britain; his
wife, Julia Pacata. daughter of Julius
Indus, set this up"
The epitaph is copied from an orig
nal stone recovered on the same site
and now placed in the British Museum
Julius Classicianus, who as procuras
.or was receiver of the Roman i'm
oerial revenues in Britain. achieved
lame in A. D. 81 by defending the
Britons against fierce reprisals by the
Roman military governor Of London
after Boadicea's revolt.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Mint EmplOye
Is Urged for
$4,000 Re,0ard
O'COnneH Kidnap Ar.
rests Held Due to
Denrer Tip.
Ey the Associated Press.

DENVER, February 6.-District At.
torney John A. Carroll said tonight
he would recommend that Joseph L.
Schnurr, Denver mint employe, re.
ceive a $4,000 reward for information
leading to the arrest of four suspects
in the John ]. O'Connell kidnapping.
"Schnurr gave us the information
which led to the arrest of a man
we've identified as Francis Leo Obey
and subsequently to the arrest Of three
men in New York" Carroll said.
Hes entitled to the reward. and
will get it if I can get it for him.
We're investigating the possibility
Obey may have been here to case
the mint with view to holding it up,
but We doubt whether he'd be rash
enough to attempt job Of that
SIZE
Carroll said Schnurr and j. c.
Stortz, jr.. another mint employe, rec.
ognized the description of Obey in
detective story magazine as that Of
a man they knew as Frank ONeiL
Schnurr communicated the informa.
ton to a district attorneys investi.
gator.
Three men-John Obey, who. Carroll
said, is a brother of the man arrested
here: Percy Angel Face" Geary and
Harold Red" Crowley-are under ar
rest in Brooklyn, N. Y, on charges Of
violating the Lindbergh kidnap law.
Federal officials assert the three and
the man -lnder arrest here engineered
the kidnapping Of O'Connell of Albany,
N. Y. in 1888 and collected $4,000
ransom from his uncles. Daniel and
Edward O'Connell, Democratic leaders.
Mark A. Skinner, mint superinten.
dent. derided the possibility of any
one holding up the Denver mint.
How would they get inside the
mint?" Skinner asked And II they
got inside, what good would 1t do
them? We're equipped with tear gas
apparatus, we have armed guards se-
creted all over the place, We have bur-
glar alarms. everything ingenuity can
contrive to safeguard the mint.
THE mere idea is ridiculous. And
besides, We keep about as much cur
rency on hand as the average grocery
store. We have plenty Of gold bull
lion, but any one who succeeded IN
stealing 1t would have hard time dis
posing of It,"
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Quiz

Continued From First Page)
torn wool, and a mans scarf-to work
on as they searched for the slayer who
attacked the girl and left her body
in a field last night.
The knife was picked up near the
boGy, and the wool fragment was
taken from one of the young woman's
f1ngernais.
Another possible clue, police said.
was q mans scarf, maroon and
white, picked up in the field soon
after the body was discovered at noon
today.
Stabbed in the face. neck. chest
and legs, the body lay in a ditch.
surrounded by trash. Two frightened
8-year-old boys discovered it while
they we're at play and ran home to
tell their parents.
Miss Babcock was viciously at
tackled, apparently by a degenerate, "
said Assistant Chief of Detectives
Frank J. Mccarthy.
Innumerable cuts on her hands,
police said. bore witness to her fight
against the man, who is believed to
have met her as she walked home
from a wake, about o'clock last
night.
From the fragment in Mary Ellen's
f1ngernail, police hoped to determine
the quality and color Of the attackers s
outer garments.
Mary Ellen's own black fur coat
was bloodstained and torn. and COW
cred her head Bloodstains and bits
of fur were found 80 feet away in
Legion drive, which runs past the
field.
In one hand the young woman
clutched one of her gloves. The other
glove and a pocketbook lay nearby.
1t was necessary Or Mary Ellen to
pass the field on her way home from
the wake. The nearest houses are
about a block way, and her own
home, where she lived with her par
ents, was seven blocks beyond.
Mary Ellen left home last night
about $50 o'clock" said Mrs. Eglof1,
who lives in the upper nat over the
Babcock home.
She was to meet Helen Jerge, a
friend of about the same age, and
they we're to attend wake at house
q few blocks away.
She left home in good spirits and
said she would be home about 8
o'clock"
Miss Jerge said tonight she and
Mary Ellen parted company at the
wake and Mary Ellen started home
alone.
Her family kept an all-night vigil.
At o'clock this afternoon p ar
rived to inform the parents ~
Ellen had been found dead.
Medical Examiner Rocco N. De
Dominicis said the girl had not been
criminally assaulted.
Police messages were sent to eight
States tonight, advising them to look
for q blood-stained automobile and to
pick up a man about IS years old for
questioning in connection with the
Staying.
The message described the man as
about five feet seven inches tall, wear
ing brown leather jacket with brown
fur, and driving dirty. black or brown
1880 model Ford sedan.
Police refused to disclose how they
obtained the description.
Messages were sent to New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island. Connecticut. Massachusetts,.
Ohio and Michigan.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
PHOTOGRAPHIC SHOW
JUDGES ARE CHOSEN
E. M. Benson, Harry Goodwin
and Walker Evans Named

and Walker Evans Named
for Contest March z to 21.
E. NJ. Benson Of the American
Magazine of Art, Harry Goodwin. vice
president of the Washington Picto.
rialists. and Walker Evans Of the Re.
settlement Administration will bs
judges in its second annual Washing.
ton Photographic show, the Junior
League announced today.
The show. which will be held March
7 through 81. at 200l Massachusetts,
avenue, will be governed by the follow
ing rules:
l. Photographs must be delivered to
the Junior League of Washington, 200l
MaSsa chusetts avenue, not later than
March !.
2. Each exhibitor may submit four
prints.
3. Prints must be mounted on plain
white matboard, l4i4 by 1914 or l6
by 20 inches.
4, Title Of print, name and address
of photographer and type Of camera
used must appear on the back Of each
mat in the upper left-hand corner.
5. Exhibits must be called for
promptly when the show is over.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Boy, 4, Rouses
: 10 in Fire, but
: Loses O,Ut, Life
Alarm, Sares Family.
; Child Is Trapped
in Confusion.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y, February g.
A 4-year old boy was burned to death
today after giving an alarm that saved
the. lives of 10 other members of the
family when fire destroyed their home
on the Windsor Highway, five miles
east of Binghamton.
Kenneth Cole, a twin, saw flames
from an oil stove spread through the
kitchen, and raced through the house
to notify his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert Cole, and his eight brothers
and sisters.
All of them escaped, but the parents
and three of their children suffered
burns and injuries in attempting to
save some of their possessions. Alice
Cole, 13, suffered a fractured right
ankle in jumping from second-story
window.
In the confusion, deputy sheriffs
said Kenneth was trapped on the first
foot. His body was found two hours
later near the doorway.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
BRIDE, g, AND HUSBAND
RECEIVE STAGE OFFERS
Mountaineer and Father-in-Law
Engage Business Manager"
for Couple.

By the Associated Press.
MORRISTOWN, Tenn, February 6.
-Charle Johns, 22-year-old noun
taineer, and his 9-year-old bride have
received offers to go on the stage.
"A. T. Drinnon, attorney of Nor
rfstown, said Johns and his father
in-law. Lewis Winstead, came here
today by automobile and engaged him
as personal attorney and business
manager" of the bridal couple.
.."Charlie said he had received hun
dreds Of kilograms offering him stage
contracts, some as high as Sl0O for
each appearance" Drinnon said.
Both Charlie and his father-in-
law pointed out it was against the
nountain code to sell pictures or ap-
pear on the stage for money. I told
Charlie saw no harm in it,
Evening star., 1937-02-07
WASHINGTON SOCIETY
TO INSTALL OFFICERS
Representative Martin Smith to
Become President of State
Group Feb. 1S.

Representative Martin Smith Of
Washington will be installed as preSi-
dent of the Washington State and
Alaska Society at a dinner dance
February l8 at the Lee House. FIJI
teenth and L streets.
At the same time Representatives
Wallgren and Hill will take office
as vice presidents from Western and
Eastern Washington, respectively.
Della Bogue is chairman of the
Program Committee. aided by Ruby l..
Bakken and William P. Taylor. Serv-
ing on the General Arrangements
Committee are Mary F. Kerby, Thelma
Mogaard. Ethel B. Clein. Eleanor
M. Stephenson, Kathleen Bland. Lu-
ella K. McFaddin, Adeline Fern, D.
Harold McGrath, Earl S. Haseltin,
p. F.. Snyder and Emmett r. Carroll.
Reservations are to be made with
Miss Bakken. 1903 New Hampshire
avenue.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

of the Washing
ton Hebrew Con-
gregation at $50
o'clock tonight.
Her subject will he
"A Few Thoughts
About Germany"
Th e princess
and her husband,
former head of
the Catholic Gen.
ter party, are In
this coun try
campaigning for
funds to support
two organizations
d e die ate d to
Evening star., 1937-02-07
SUPPLY BILL ROW
THREATENS RELIEF
Dispute Over "Rider" May
Delay Measure and
CurtaiI Aid.
BIZ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Informed legislators expressed anxi-
ETY. last night lest threatened dead
lock over se5O0Oo,o 900 appropriation
bill might lead to a suspension of
relief payments in many parts of the
country.
The appropriation. deficiency
measure which includes S789 600, 900 for
unemployment and flood relief. already
has passed the Senate and House. but
in somewhat different form in each.
Though spokesmen of both cham
bers have reached a compromise. sew
eral legislators expressed belief the
Senate proper would balk at rider"
which would prohibit the use Of regu-
lar Federal employees by congressional
investigating committees after June 80.
Voted Down - to o.
BY vote of 70 to 0. the Senate re-
Gently struck from the original bill a
House proposal to eliminate the prac-
tice Immediately. But members of
Joint Senate House committee ap-
pointed to iron out differences over the
measure agreed Friday to recommend
the compromise proposal to their re-
spective houses.
Chairman Buchanan of the House
! Appropriations Committee, one of the
conferees, led the fight for the rider,
but declined to venture a prediction
on the Senates attitude.
AS originally phrased. the rider
would have interfered with activities
Of two Senate committees investigat-
ing railway financing and alleged vio-
lations of civil liberties. Both of these
committees have been using personnel
borrowed from the Works Progress
Administration and the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Fight Hinted by Buchanan.
Buchanan indicated he would make
a vigorous fight for the rider. although
emphasizing the need for passage Of
the bill by Tuesday.
The bill has got to get through by
Tuesday" he asserted. 'Otherwise
they will have to begin suspending re-
lief payments in many sections of the
country"
Meantime the Chamber Of Com
merce of the United States said yes
terday that passage of the bill without
sharp increases "in appropriations is
rather a favorable augury for the
taxpayer"
The chamber said many attempts
were made in both Houses to tag the
Treasury for this. that and the other
additional spending
It asserted that successful resistance
to these moves marks a victory for
the leaders in both Houses"
Evening star., 1937-02-07
HUNDREDS VICTIMS
OF RUSSIAN PURGE
Communist Party 'CIeansed'
in Greatest UpheavaI
in 10 Years.

BACKGROUND
Conflict in communistic interpe-
tations OF objectipes has brought
interparty upheapdls almost an.
rudliy to Russia since revolution.
ary days OF 1918. Advent OF Joseph
Stain as dictator in 1927 brought
Grille OF Trotzky. co-tounder NTH
Lenin OF SoUtet regime. World
revolution perSus success OF social
ism has been main issue in inter.
party disputes. Last year rs Rus
sian leaders Were executed after
contesSing plot to oDerthroD
Stain. Thirteen more were killed
and four imprisoned after similar
trial recently.
By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, February 6.-Reports
poured in from all parts Of far-fung
Soviet Russia today of the greatest
Communist party purge since 1927.
In an aftermath Of Trotzky conspir-
acy confessions and convictions. the
party rolls are being purified Of hum
dreds of names, the advices indicated.
1t is the most thorough cleansing"
since Leon Trotzky and hundreds Of
his followers were read out Of the
party 10 years ago.
Already arrested and charged with
taking part in the so-called "Trotzkist
wrecking conspiracy" hundreds Of
influential Soviet citizens are said to
be among the victims of the purge.
Party Demands Met.
Close on the heels of the trial and
conviction Of II confessed plotters, in
cluding the noted Soviet commentator
Karl Radek, came demands from party
ranks that others implicated in trial
testimony be brought swiftly to trial.
and the party be purged or "rightist'
elements.
Alexander Georgivich Belaborodon.
reputed executioner of the Car and
his family: Nicolai Bukharin, former
editor Of the government newspaper
Izvestia. and Alexis Rykoff, former
Soviet premier, are among the once
powerful Russians expected TO be tried.
Death to Belaborodoff Urged.
Workers in Southern Russia have
demanded the death penalty for Bella
borodofI, former president Of the
Orenburg Soviet, said by some to have
been one Of the four who fired a fatal
fusillade that killed the Gear and his
family July l6, 1918. in an Ekaterin-
burg cellar.
Belaborodof was arrested at Ros.
tof -on-Don. southern industrial city,
recently. During the trial of the II
alleged TrotZkyists in Moscow, he vas
named by NJ. S. Boguslavsky, de.
fendant, as a participant in a plot to
overthrow the Soviet government in
Busk, Siberia, in 1928.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
DOCK WORKERS IN RIOT
New Orleans Outbreak Follows
Resumption of Shipping.

NEW ORLEANS, February P.-
Rioting broke out on the New Orleans
waterfront today when intercoastal
shipping operations were resumed after
a lapse OF three months because of the
maritime strike
Between 200 and 300 members Of
the two "old" Longshoremen's Unions,
which prior to the strike were
employed by the intercoastal lines.
here stormed a wharf where the
Luckenbach Gulf Steamship Co. was
discharging the S. S. Florence Luck
enbach with members of the Interna-
tional Longshoremen's Association.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Barkley Forum Speaker


ENATOR ALBEN w. BARKLEY
Of Kentucky will deliver an ad-
~ dress on the flood situation in
the Ohio and Mississippi valley
in the National Radio Forum tomorrow
at 1890 pm. The Forum Is arranged
by the Washington Star and broad
cast over the network Of the National
Broadcasting Co.
Senator Barkley. whose home is In
Paducah, which was almost completely
flooded. will discuss the problem Of
rehabilitation and the problem Of flood
control. The Kentucky Senator in the
past has given much study to the ques-
ton of food prevention.
How far the Federal Government
shall 90 in the matter of rehabilitation
in the flood area is stih to be deter
mined. IT has never before granted
money for the rebuilding Of private
homes and other private property.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Senator Thomas to Speak.

Senator Thomas. Democrat of Utah;
Representative Scott, Democrat of CAL
ifornia. and Stephen Raushenbush,
former chief Investigator of the Nye
munitions investigation, will address a
public meeting sponsored by the Dis
trict branch of the Women's Interna-
tional League for Peace and Freedom
on neutrality tomorrow at S:15 pm.
at Barker Hall, Seventeenth and K
streets.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Little Things
That Make
a World
13 Teeth Missing After
Friendly Scufae; Stray
Cats Routed.
CARESS.

CARESS.
n AKOSPALOTA, Hungary up.
- Francis Desi. explaining
N things to q judge, said there
had been a friendly scufle
in the course of which he had given
Francis Revesz a light tap on the
cheek
Whereupon Revesz produced what
seemed to be a necklace Neatly
strung on cord were l3 teeth, which,
he testified, had popped out in con-
sequence of Desi's little caress.
The Judge passed sentence on Desi.
\
Evening star., 1937-02-07
$1,000. 900 Planes Sold.

NEW YORK, February R.-Sales
from the floor at the National Avia-
ton Show. closing here tonight, were
said by Managing Director G. A. Par
sons to have assed $1,000,000, .
record total. Attendance at the ex-
hibition was put by its ofncias at
around 100000.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
WOMAN, 100, EXPIRES
"Aunt Mary Thornton Was Sue
cessful Farmer in Maine.

RUMFORD, Me, February CP).-
Miss Mary Thornton, l09, believed to
have been the oldest person in Maine,
died here today after a brief illness.
Aunt Mary" as she was called by
the townsfolk, came to this country
from Ireland with her parents 100
years ago. She was q successful
farmer and had retained all her fac
ulties up to the time of her illness.
She left nephew, Thomas McEn-
aney of South Boston, and two nieces,
Mrs. F. H. Hubbard of Austin. Mimi,
and Mrs. Erland Morrison of Dixfield.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

man arts and letters among exiles
from Germany. The organizations
are the American Guild for German
Cultural Freedom and the proposed
German Academy of Arts and Letters.
The princess was dubbed "the
shooting princess" by the German
press when. two years ago. she is said
to have fired her revolver into the air,
routing Nazis who attempted to take
a black gold-red flag from the radio
tor of her automobile as she was driv-
ing through Innsbruck, Austria.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Sweet Briar Alumnae to Meet.

Delegates from five States were rep
resented at the Midwinter council
meeting of the Sweet Briar Alumnae
Association yesterday at the Wardman
Park Hotel. Mrs. Frederick Valen-
tine OF Richmond. Va, president, pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Reich Favors Lactic Acid.

Lactic acid, made almost entirely
from potatoes, is gaining favor in Ger.
many as a havoring material and pre-
servative.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Readers Guide
and
News Summary
The Sunday Star, Feb. Z, 1887.
PART ONE.
Mn}n Ne,rS Section,

FOREIGN.
Madrid admits Fascist advance south
Of capital. Page Al
NATIONAL.
Police order $4,000 questioned IN hunt
for girl murder clues. Page Al
Morris L. Cooke resigns unexpectedly
as r. E. A. head. Page Al
Union recognition main bar to strike
peace. Murphy says. Page Al
Health warnings issued along swollen
Mississippi Page Al
Supreme Court Justices silent on
Presidents proposal. Page Al
Capital sizzles as plans take form on
judiciary proposal. Page Al
Buffalo police study clues to slayer
Of girl. Is. Page Al
Freighter in tow, one burns as Of
crew are saved. Page Az
Legislators anxious over threatened
relief deadlock. Page Az
Present docket state fails to support
plea for change. Page Al
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
lnstallment fine paying proposed by
Commissioner. Page Ar
Board of Trade celebrates at speech
less annual dinner. Page B-l
Senate concurrence on auditorium
bill likely to be asked. Page B-3
House D. C. Appropriations Commit
tee meets Tuesday. Page B-3
Moore bill held against program plan
ned by Roosevelt. Page B-1
Federation makes strong protest
against racing bill. Page B-1
Rhode Island has unhappy experience
with horse racing. Page B-1
Townsend contempt trial is scheduled
for tomorrow. Page B-3
Tenants Council forms to fight ex-
orbitant rents. Page b.
School enrolment reaches total Of
9l,951. Page B-2
SPORTS.
Cunningham again takes mile race,
with Venzke second. Page b.
Maryland scores over Virginia in ring
for first time. Page b.
Seasons schedule shows few favors to
Washington club. Page B.8
Clarke smashes pin record to capture
Campbell Sweepstakes. Page B-9
College net tourney goes back to Mer-
ion despite opposition. Page Bio
Derby to be bigger despite flood. says
Louisville Mayor. Page Bill
Evening star., 1937-02-07
PRINCESS TO SPEAK
IN HEBREW FORUM
Thoughts About Germany to Be
Topic of Helga Maria Loew.
enstein Tonight.
enstein Tonight

Princess Helga Maria Loewenstein,
vino two years ago was exiled from
Nazi Germany with her husband. will
address the National Temple Forum
Evening star., 1937-02-07
THREE MEN AND WOMAN
MISSING IN CABIN BOAT
Coast Guard Cutter and Plane
Join Fishing Craft in Hunt
OF Florida.

By tie Associated Press.
FORT PIERCE, Fla, February g.
An all-day search was conducted to-
day for three men and a woman who
put to sea aboard the cabin boat
Nancy on q fishing trip Thursday.
A Coast Guard plane, a cutter and
a number of fishing boats Joined the
search.
The party. which included Alfred
Meyer and Bert Carver of this city
and Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Lowry, Winter
visitors, was last seen Thursday after
noon Is miles offshore by fishermen.
Lowry is a Chicago attorney.
Evening star., 1937-02-07
CATS.

LONDON R.-Slum clearance
schemes are having their effect on
London's 1000, 900 cats.
In the neU tenement homes noto
being erected it is forbidden to
keep cats and dogs. Last year the
collectors of our dumb animal
league rounded up and destroyed
no less than 100 900 cats and dogs
as q consequence OF the net0 order
as regards modern tenement houses.
Fears hare been expressed that
rats and mice may become increas-
ingly bold.
= Il
HAPSBURG.
BUDAPEST (PJ.-A Hapsburg who
studied the humber side Of life.
Archduke Joseph Francis. has just
told the world what he discovered,
in 200 pages of poems.
The aristocratic author is the son
Of Archduke Joseph. generally known
as the Hungarian Hapsburg' His
family frequently has been at odds
with Austrian Hapsburgs.
A play by Archduke Joseph Francis,
columbus" scored a notable success
several years ago.
HUSBAND.
VIENNA LPl.-Alfred Schwartz left
his wife, Riki, because she was
too smart.
Frau Schwartz came here one day
to find a note from Alfred. book
keeper. saying: Goodbye. you are
too intelligent for me-"
From London, Alfred wrote let
ter. later produced in court.
Il had to flee he said i mar
ried my wife because I fell in love
with her suddenly. But soon I
learned she places great stress on
intelligence. She is a philosopher.
hate philosophers. Her talk made
me so nervous I had TO consult a
physician. So I had to leave. and
1t is my fault
The court didn't agree. Frau
Schwartz got a divorce and $50 a
month alimonv
Evening star., 1937-02-07
PART FOUR.
Feature Section,
PART FIVE.

PART FIVE.
Financial, Classified.
Credit chiefs to meet here. Page G-1
Trade displays vigor. Page G-1
Hopes for higher money rates
rise. Page G-1
Stocks stage rebound
(table). Page ca
Corporate bonds gain
ttable). Page G-3
Curb list improves (table). Page ca
Crossword puzzle Page G-5
Classified advertising. Pages G-5-13
Stamps. Page G-14
Evening star., 1937-02-07

PART THREE.
Society Section.
Society news. Pages E-1-9
Well-known folk. Page E-8
Barbara Bell pattern. Page E-9
Evening star., 1937-02-07

PART TWO.
Editorial Section.
Editorial articles. Pages D-1-3
Editorials and comment. Page D-2
Civic news. Page D-4
Womens clubs. PAGE D.5
Parent-teacher activities Page D-5
Military and veterans
news. Pages D-6-.
Resorts. Page D.8
Winning contract. Page D-9