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Evening star., 1937-10-23
HOPES Of TRACING
ROSS BILL DW|ND[E
Trail of Marked Ransom
Money Leads to Blue
Island Bank.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ted Press.
CHICAGO, October 23.-Hopes OF
tracing a $40 ransom bill to the lair OF
Charles S. Ross kidnapers dWindled
TODAY when the trail led to the First
National Bank of Blue Island, South
Side suburban district.
Discovery of the bill part OF $50, 900
paid in a futile attempt to effect the
release of the 72-year-old retired man.
ufacturer, had been considered the
most promising lead in the 28-day y-old
mystery.
The trail OF the $40 note led from
Mrs. Clara Ludwig, Al. to Florence
Giauuinto. 20. a roomer at the Ludwig
home. thence to William J. Wernecke,
an insurance collector. and finally to
the bank. Bank officials said it would
be virtually impossible to trace 1t
farther.
Serial numbers OF the $3.50 ransom
bills were made public Tuesday. In
vestigators expressed the opinion many
of the bills were already in circulation
then in as much as the ransom ap-
parently was paid on or before Octo-
ber g.
The appearance of the ransom bill
in Blue Island enhanced belief that
the crime was engineered by Chicago
hoodlums. The States attorneys
Office recently opened a drive on gam
bling esta blishments and investigators
theorized it might have led former
Evening star., 1937-10-23

asked to have his count completed five
days thereafter.
Administrators of the census have
sought to provide a check on its ac-
curacy by arranging for supplemental
house toulouse counts in sample ter
ritories.
Several Estimates Conflict.
Statistics gathered in the two No
vember check ups will be added to a
batch of conflicting estimates of the
unemployed.
Although the Government has made
no official estimates, the Federal EN-
ployment Service recently has had
about 5000. 900 job seekers on its rolls.
The Social Security Board has been
publishing an estimate made unoffl-
cially by Robert r. Nathan, chief of
the National Income Section Of the
Commerce Department. Nathan's last
estimate, for May, was 100000 job
less.
This compared closely with the Ma
tional Industrial Conference Boards
estimate for May of 6.200.000 The
American Federation of Labor, which
usually estimates the figure somewhat
higher. has placed the August jobless
figure at about 100000.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
W.P.A. IDLE COUNT
REFLECTS DOUBTS
Statisticians Uncertain OF
Value of JobIesS Census
Ordered by Congress.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Harry Hopkins order for w. p. A
survey of the number OF needy un-
employed reflected today the doubts
of some Government statisticians
about the value of the jobless census
ordered by Congress.
These officials have said privately
that the completeness of voluntary
registration by mail under the con-
termine They have expressed con-
Germ that an inadequate picture of
the Nations idle will result
Hopkins made no mention of this.
however, in telling State Works Prog
ress directors:
Il want to know how many people
in the United States are unemployed,
able to work. and in need. I want
to get w. P. A. figure on it,"
May Challenge Later Figure.
His language indicated that w. P.
AS figures might be used to challenge
any other estimate of the number of
needy jobless which might be used in
determining the size of next years re-
lief appropriat ation. An aide said he
understood it was designed to see
that no one was left out in the cold"
The date fixed by Hopkins also en-
phasized that the w. P. A. figures
could be used in checking on the con-
gressional census. The latter is sched-
uled to start November Is. Hopkins
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Gets War Orphan Scholarship.

Miss Mary E. Black of 6207 Eighth
street has been awarded World
War orphan scholarship to Strayer
Business College. 1t was announced
today. She is graduate of Roose-
velt High School.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
CHILDREN TESTIFY
AGAINST FATHER.
State Charges Man Sought
to Collect Insurance by
Burning House.
B> the Associated Press.


MEDIA, Pa. October 23.-Albert r.
Knights three daughters and a son
described in Delaware County Court
Yesterday the fire at their Lansdowne
home last May which the common
wealth charges Knight started in a
plot to murder them and collect
sl20,000 insurance on the girls.
The children, Ruth, %; Susan. 49,
Mary, II, and David, Is, testified as
State witnesses at the former oil
of arson and attempted murder.
Ruth, a choir singer in Lansdowne
church, said smoke was so thick in
the room when she was awakened by
Mary that she placed a water soaked
cloth over her face.
She said that she and Mary aroused
the other children and that they fled
in their night clothes after calling
firemen. Susan, a hospital techni-
clan, testified she attempted to enter
the basement, where the fire started,
but found the door barred.
The children previously had said they
would testify for their father and
their appearance for the State caused
stir in the court room.
Their testimony came after Walter
L. Fraim. chief Of the Lansdowne fire
department, described the finding of
81 containers Of infiammable material
in the Knight home. He said the
material included excelsior, paper and
okum impregnated with sulphur. The
sulphur figured prominently in the
exhibit Of these materials to the jury.
Chief Fraim testified soiled shirt,
pair Of shoes and a pair Of oil
soaked trousers. which had bits OF
excelsior and ashes clinging TO the
cuffs. were found In knights bed
room.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
vas: U. A. p. 90: Country party. IA:

was. u A. p, 90: Country party. IA:
Labor. 20.
Labor candidates were leading for
several Senate seats. but the govern
ment's top-heavy majority was not
considered in danger. Half the Sem
ste's 36 seats were contested. Labor
held only three seats in the old Senate.
The government had pledged that
if 1t were upheld II would initiate i'm
mediately comprehensive scheme for
immigration to Ali some of Australia's
open spaces with Jspsn's expansion
on the Asiatic continent in mind both
sides had stressed the need for stronger
defense measures. but the prime min
lister advocated naval increases while
Labor urged stronger air force.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
BRIG. GEN. MILES
RET|RES OCT. 81
Former Commander of 18th
Brigade to End 46
Years Service.

Brig. Gen. Perry L. Miles. former
commander of the 10th Brigade. now
the Washington Provisional Brigade,
will be retired from the Army Oc-
toher 81 at Fort Hamilton. N. Y.
after as years of military service. it
was announced today by the War
Department.
Gen Miles, who has had many
years of service in the District OF
Columbia, reached the statutory re-
tirement age of "a years on October
IS. He now is commanding officer
OF the 1st Division at Fort Hamilton.
The retiring general holds the high
est military decorations of the United
States and France for gallantry in
action in the Spanish and World Wars.
HaIstead Succeeds Miles.
Gen. Miles will be succeeded as
commander of the lst Division by
Brig. Gen Laurence Halstead. re-
Gently relieved of duty in the Pacific
sector of the Panama Canal Depart
ment. about December 9. In the
interim the division will be command
ed temporarily by Brig. Gen. Walter
c. Short commander of the I'd
Brigade. Fort Ontario, N. Y.
A native of Westerville, Ohio. where
he was born October Is. 1873, Gen.
Miles was graduated from the United
States Military Academy in 1895.
Three years later, as a second lieu
tenant of Infantry. he went to the
PHILIPPINES with the l4th Infantry and
Immediately distinguished himself in
action in the vicinity of Manila. He
was awarded the Distinguished Sery-
ice Cross for leading an advance after
his commanding officer had been
wounded mortally during the Philip
pine Insurrection.
Organized s7lst Infantry.
At the outbreak of the World War
Gen. Miles organized the 37lst In
fantry. which he led to France and
commanded in the Meuse- Argonne
battle and on the Verdun and Alsace
fronts. This was one of the only
two draft regiments decorated by the
French government for battle service,
and Gen. Miles himself was awarded
the Croix de Guerre with palm and
made an officer of the Legion of
Honor. He also received the Distin-
guished Service Medal for his services
In France
Since the World War Gen. Miles
has served in the war plans division
of the general staff. as student in
the Army War College. in the office
of the chief of the Militia Bureau
now the National Guard Bureau. and
as commander of the local Regular
Army brigade.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
AUSTRALIAN VOTE
RETAINS PREMIER
Labor Gains SIight-Top-
Heavy Majority Of Lyons
Regime Seen Safe.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
SYDNEY, Australia. october 23.-
The government OF Prime Minister
Joseph A. Lyons was returned to
power today in Australis's general
election for the federal Parliament.
but with its majority in the House of
Representatives slightly reduced.
With the count nearly completed.
the Labor opposition seemed assured
Of gain Of three seats in the lower
chamber. but the ma jority of the gov
ernment coalition-Lyons' United Aus
tralia party and the Country party
was safe. The indicated strengths
we're: U. A. P, %; Country party,
Is: Labor. 81.
In the last House the distribution
Evening star., 1937-10-23
GETS YEAR SENTENCE
FOR 8 BOGUS CHECKS
George L. w. Murphy of Waldorf,
Nd. Given As Days for Each
by Judge Walter Casey.

Charged with having passed eight
worthless checks on business houses,
George L. w. Murphy, a., of Waldorf,
Md. was sentenced by Judge Walter
J. Casey in Police Court Yesterday
to serve As DAYS on each charge, the
sentences totaling year.
Testimony by police was to the
effect that Murphy had passed checks
on which he received cash ranging
in amounts from 81 to s25. They pro-
duced a record showing Murphy had
been paroled May 10, 1890, after hav-
ing been sentenced to three years for
forging a Government check on March
9, 1929.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
THREE ELUDE DEATH
AT GRADE CROSSING
Trio Leap From Stalled Automo-
bile Just Before Fast Train
Smashes It.
B, STAFF Correspondent Of IN. Star.

b. STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
LANDOVER. Md, October %
Three persons narrowly escaped
death early TODAY by abandoning an
automobile stalled on the Landover
crossing of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Just before it was smashed by a fast
passenger train.
Passengers in the car, according
to police, we're George S. Somerville,
Seat Pleasant. Md; Philip Lynch. rs,
Cedar Heights. Nd and Livina Car
ter, 10. of 1853 Columbia road, Wash
ington.
Members Of the train crew were
Engineer Charles Crozier and Con-
ductor George W. Farley.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Two Children Die in Fire.

SUMTER, S. c.. October % (P1.-
Two children burned to death early
today when fire destroyed the home
of their father, Yancey Milton Brown,
employe Of hardwood company, near
here. The victims were Yancey, 4,
and Ada Ruth. 2.
Their mother was seriously burned
as she fed from the building Brown
had left home for hunting trip two
hours before the fire
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Policeman Freed in Staying.

FAIRMONT, w Va. October %
R.-A jury which deliberated 30
minutes acquitted John D. Porter.
Fairmont policeman, last night of
the murder of Patsy Cutrone at a
Sons Of Italy lodge picnic in Fair
mont park last June 20.
The defense contended at Porter's
trial, which began nine days ago.
that the officer shot in self-defense
after ordering trouble makers from
the park
Evening star., 1937-10-23
HOOVER TO BROADCAST

NEW YORK, October % P.-
Former President Herbert Hoover's
speech before the Republican Club
Of Massachusetts, in Boston next Tues
day will be broadcast over a Nation
wide hook-up, the National Broad
casting Co. said last night
The speech will be carried on the
blue network from pm. to $50 pm,
Eastern standard time.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Elected Glass officer.

Miss Harriet Ann Fisher, daughter
OF Henry w Fisher. lr., of 1920
Cortland place. has recently been
elected vice president of the senior
class at Northfield Seminary East
Northfield. Mass, it was learned today.
There are 1877 girls in the class.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Many Rescued as Nearby Maryland Is Flooded

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Evening star., 1937-10-23

gamblers to try their hand at the
kidnapping racket.
The investigation took still another
turn when Federal agents received
an anonymous letter in which the
writer declared he had been offered
some of the ransom money for sale.
The letter was said to contain the
name and address of person who
asked the writer to be a broker for
the hot money"
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Clicked With Swing.
I TRADEMARK originating on the

A TRADEMARK originating on the
spur OF the moment has grown
into the best known music definition
in the world
Benny Goodman and his orchestra,
playing at New York's Hotel Roose-
welt, made their debut as q unit in
April of 1895. They lasted four un-
happy weeks, during which patrons
said they played too loud-and too
long. The boys took to the road,
but still no CO." Suddenly, at the
Palomar in Los Angeles, where, Incl
dentally, they are now scoring another
signal success, everything jelled. In
the biggest place Of its kind in the
world, Benny Goodman and company
had definitely arrived!
But they had announced them
selves as Swing band" merely to
get colorful handle, and soon found
that they had turned swing" into
a popular ter INTO describe a way
Of playing jazz.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Plays Celeste, Too.

CTOCK studio equipment at the Jack
and Loretta Clemens broadcasts
Is a battered old celeste that stands
at right angles to the studio grand
used by Loretta. On her program,
heard each afternoon over the Co.
lumbia network. Loretta uses the
celeste and the piano in combination,
playing the bass ON the piano and
the treble on the tinkltng celeste.
To studio visitors this ambidextrous
performance, with the right hand
working so far from the left, provides
an interesting sight. To Loretta, how
ever, 1t Is just pain in the neck
or shoulder. to be exact. To simplify
matters for herself, she Is thinking
OF ordering q combination piano.
celeste. This instrument, which would
have to be built specially for her,
would have two keyboards to operate
the two instruments.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Busy Maestr0s of Radio Orc1,estras
Less and Less Display O,ur ability

man, exponent OF the most modern
Of music, swing" Goodman is not
only the idol Of music-minded Young
America in an orchestral way, but
he Is also conceded to be radios fore
most clarinet specialist, whose vir-
tuosity Il worshiped both as a men,
Der OF his swing quartet" and Is q
soloist.
"Lenny Hayton, Joe Reichman,
Hughie Barrett, Eddy Duchin and
Johnny Green are specialists at the
piano." Goodman points out. Russ
Morgan Is trombone virtuoso, as is
Tommy Dorsey. Bunny Berigan toots
= mean trumpet and Glen Gray fea-
lures saxophone Rubinon is IA
nous for his violin But on the other
side of the musical fence there are q
score Of talented musicians who are
letting their instrumental ability be
crowded out by press OF other duties
on the podium. Oszie Nelson, Hal
Kemp, Phil Harris and Ben Pollack
have given up the drums. Mark
Warnow has deserted the piano. Pc
ter Van steeden and Harry salter
hsvo abandoned tho violin"
Evening star., 1937-08-15

~ dolly enough, Andre Kos
telanetz often becomes most
l irritated with his musicians
~ when they are paying him
the greatest compliment conductor
can achieve-giving him their undi-
vided attention. Those are the times
when Kostelanetz doesn't want their
undivided attention: when he doesn't
want their attention at all. II he
steps down from the conductors
stand while the men are rehearsing
their program. and if he goes into q
far corner of the hall, it is because he
wants to hear his orchestra's music
just as the radio audience will hear it.
But instead OF regarding him as
an audience his men never take their
eyes from him. Since Kosty possesses
an expressive face and has the nervous
habit of using his hands to follow a
score even when he's not on the
podium, the net effect is much the
same as 1t would be If Kostelanetz
had never left the directors stand.
The same result ensues when he
leaves the stand, this time to 60 into
the glass -incased control room in the
playhouse to hear how the music will
sound as it comes over the air. Again
his musicians are unable to take their
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Rochelle to Star.

ROCHELLE HUDSON has been
borrowed from Twentieth Cen
turyFox to star in R-K-O Radios
new gridiron feature, Saturdays
Heroes" Opposite the brunette star
will be Van Helm, youthful yeading
man who, in this picture. will get his
biggest screen opportunity to date.
Miss Hudson, whose beauty. and
ability have made her an outstanding
screen fgure, last appeared in Born
Reckless" Among her other recent
film successes were Reunion" with
the famous Dionne quintuplets; "She
Had to Eat" That I May Live" and
woman Wise"
The cast Of Saturdays Heroes" an
original story by George Templeton.
also will include Richard Lane, George
Irving, Frank jerks, Walter Miller,
Paul Gulioyle, Alan Bruce, Crawford
Weaver, Dick Hogan, Bob Hatch,
Whter Clark and Jean Garrick.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Audiences Debated.

WHETHER or not radio broadcast
should have 4 studio audience is
becoming one Of the moot questions
Of the day NJ H. H. Joachim pro-
ducer OF Your Unseen Friend" agrees
that there is much to be said for and
against the idea. but there is a solu-
ton to the problem.
Comedians contend, and rightfully
I think" states Joachim, that an
audience aids them in timing and
that its reactions make for better pro-
grams. Many producers OF dramatic
shows have similar opinion On the
other hand musical directors and
vocalists often regard the studio audi
ence as distraction and handicap
The whole matter might be settled
to the satisfaction OF all concerned, ii
prior to the broadcast, complete dress
rehearSals were given to which the
public could be invited. This would
give the comedian and the dramatic
producer the reactions they are seek
ing. The musical director and vocal
ist could please those who enjoy
watching them perform in = simila,
manner, and the actual broadcast
could be a production for listeners In
the home only"
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Role for Glenda.

GLENDA FARRELL, borrowed from
Warner Bros. will play one Of
the important leads in "A Love Like
That soon to 60 into production at
R-K-O Radio. with Barbara STAN
wyck and Herbert Marshall co-star-
ring. Edward kaufman will produce
and Al Santell direct.
In addition to number OF Eng
lish Aims, Miss Farrell's more recent
pictures include Adventurous Blonde, ~
Here Comes Carter" "FlyaWay
Baby" and Dance. Charlie, Dance"
"A Love Like That" written by
David Garth and adapted to the
screen by Charles kaufman, places
Barbara Stanwyck in the role Of q
millionaire oil mans daughter seeking
to transform her playboy sweetheart
Into . worker.
Evening star., 1937-08-15

lllIiI lloiil o SPdiC "lltCl w StoAA AAoAA'
III was started on the career which
made him the pride Of the New York
Suns city room, for 'Hill OF the Sum
was there when the big stories broke
He has interviewed more than 1000
headline personalities, including Mus
solini, Al Smith, David Lloyd George,
Ramsay Macdonald. His assignments
have included every major political
campaign since Theodore Roosevelts
Roosevelt referred to him as member
OF his unofficial cabinet"
Hills particularly unusual distinc-
ton is his undisputed title OF best
dressed newspaper man" With gray
suit, gray felt hat and inevitable cane,
he resembles an important business
executive. Only when writing does he
fit the popular conception OF re-
porter sleeves rolled up, frown on face,
pounding the keys of battered type
writer at terrific speed and, despite
the impressive prosperity which has
come to him as commentator, he
| would rather be pounding those keys
after coming in from an assignment.
CPLIT seconds are the bugaboo Of all
radio people. They mean the de-
lightful feeling OF having a program
20 off the air ION the nose" or the
terrible sensation of overlapping on
another program, the bane OF every
radio workers existence. Few broad
casts on the air waves are as accurately
and correctly timed to the ultimate
second as Phil Lords Gang Busters"
And the person behind the control
room glass welding the stopwatch and
penciling figured natations on the
crusade against time script in this
case is young woman named Gwen
Jones, secretary and general factotum
for the busy Mr.. Lord.
In appearance "Jonesy," as she IA
miliarly is known to radio people. is
average in height, possessing sparkling
brown Dyes, gay personality, and
chestnut brown hair. Outside" pleas
antness is the word for "Jonesy," but
once she steps into the confines Of the
| control room, business and a strict
sense OF discipline are the order Of
| the day
Her method OF timing, due to long
experience, is to clock by stopWatch
| the top and bottom Of each page, the
/ script pages running on an average Of
| one minute. The average Gang
Busters script runs approximately %
pages from start to finish. On par
ticularly dif1cult show l0-second tim
| ings are taken but this is an excep-
| ton. 1t is Ovens proud boast that the
program has always. since its incep-
ton, gone off the air ION the nose"
even during the hectic Merle VAN
| denbush case when it was not possible
to time the script at all, due to the
hurried substitution Of new material
because Of its timelneSS.
NYE MAYHEM, whose band now
plays three times weekly over the
Mutual Broadcasting System from the
Glen Island Casino, was born on q
stock farm near Medaryville, Ind.
May II, 1903. He is French (Norman)
on his fathers side, that branch o!
the family having FIRST settled al
Martha's Vineyard, Mass His mothers
parents were Scotch OF the prominent
Nye (this accounts for his first name)
family which settled also In New Eng
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Two From STAGE.

ELEANOR LYNN and Phyllis Welch,
1.-two Broadway stage actresses, have
been signed by Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer
for film work.
Miss Lynn flew to Hollywood from
New York last week to make a screen
test which today resulted in her con-
tract. She was found by Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer talent scouts last year
while appearing in THE Golden Jour-
ney,' Shubert production, but re-
fused to enter pictures at the time.
She has been seen on Broadway in
THE Good Earth" Bridal Quilt
and Come, Angel Band" besides The
Golden Journey"
Msis WEIGH, one OF the newer act
resses Of the Thester Guild, will report
At Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in October,
following completion of present stage
contracts.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
3.Alarn Broadcaster.

A NDRE BARUCH, who has to b<
down At the studios early in thu
morning for . 1880 news broadcast
calls up the c. B. S. press department
every evening to remind the night
man to phone him next morning al
8. Besides the phone call, Andre hal
two alarm clocks set for 6-just In
case the telephones tinkle should fall
In Its duty.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
K0stelanetz Is Unable to Listen
To O,Un Orchestra From audience

eyes OF him and to follow the motions
of the substitute conductor. They
gauge their playing by Kostelanetzs
expressions and gestures behind the
glass cage. And again. Kosty's out
look on the music can hardly be said
to be impersonal.
All of which is very complimentary.
but it still stands in the way OF his
hearing his own orchestra as 4 men,
Der Of the audience.
Evening star., 1937-08-15

Baker, Won Zell is presenting an array
OF guest stars who bring their man
ayers, press agents, friends and fami-
lies-making an average total Of 100
visitors at each Sunday morning prac-
tice session. Their reaction aids Harry
in editing the script before airtime.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
Plays Many Parts.

THE chances are that the clipped
speech of the college professor
and the heavy" accents Of the villain
heard on a Court of Human Relations
drama come from the vocal equip
ment Of one person. Young Ted de
Corsia speaks more than IL dialects
with equal ease and competence and
frequently plays several characters on
single court show.