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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-19
200 Guests of Times
To See Griff Opener

General Accounting office, Farm
Credit Administration, Federal De
post Insurance Corporation, Re
construction Finance Corporation,
Veterans Administration, National
Archives, Federal Housing Admin
istration. Government Printing Of
flee, Railroad Retirement Board,
Civil Service Commission, Inter
state Com merce Commission,
Home Owners Loan Corporation,
Social Security Board, Post Office,
Rural liberalization AdminiStra-
ton, Works Progress AdminiStra-
ton, Naval Observatory and Dis
trict of Columbia Government.
The Times inaugurated Lucky
Baseball Rings" on March 8. Pho
tographerS made the rounds Of
WaShington's Government build
ings, swapping Federal workers
when coming to work, during the
lunch periods, and during the
mass exodus which invades the
Capital pavementS each week
day between 4 and p. m.
Thereafter, through last Fri
day, a series of pictures was pub
lished each day and four or five
of the persons depicted were
shown with the Lucky Rings"
around their faces. Upon identi-
fication they were given their
guest tickets, and those close
friends who were snapped and
ringed together were given ad.
joining seats whenever possible.
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Agent Is Questioned
LIN Girls Murder

>that both the ROSES were in this
country illegally. They came from
Danitzer, near Kiev, Russia, in
1925, the inspector said, and dis
played fraudulent cert ificates
showing their birthplace as Mon
treal.
Questioning of the slain girls
father, her relatives and friends
last night almost Immediately
brought in MiScha as a vital wit.
ness.
Autopsy To Be Performed
III and distraught after collap
sing in the police station, Nathan
Nussenbaum, father of the girl
was expected to claim her bat,
tered body in the Bellevue morgue
today.
But before it will be given up to
the stricken Bridgeport business
man, an autopsy will be performed
to determine If Tania had been
criminally attacked.
Father Tells of Threats
The murdered girls father was
not told of the tragedy until 7 is
O'Clock last night. Word of the
Staying reached him in Bridge.
port. Before leaving for New
York he was reported by Bridge.
port police as sobbing out a story
of threats" allegedly made
against Tania by an acquaintance
as recently as three weeks ago.
He was quoted as saying:
Julia did not know what to
do. The man kept continually
making advances to her.
81 went down to New York
with my brOther-in.law and
asked him to please leave Julia
alone if he really loved her.
when 1 told him that Julia
would not marry him he said
that only over my grave will
she marry anyone else"
Not long afterward, the father
said, the man visited the Nussen.
baum home in Bridgeport to press
his suit, only to be elected from
the house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-19
Luncheon Given Here
By Patriotic Society

More than 1875 members and
guests attended a luncheon meet
ing of the American Coalition of
Patriotic Society. yesterday in the
Carlton Hotel. All the national
officers were present. Mrs. Louise
Warren Watkins, of Los Angeles,
gave an Illustrated talk.
Seated at the head table were
J. B. Trevor. president: Mrs. j. H.
BrosSeau, of New York city, vice
president: Montgomery Schuyler,
of New York city, vice president;
Madam Julia Cantacuzene, vice
president; Frank B. Steele, treas
urer; Mrs. william S. Walker,
secretary: Judge JuSiah A. Van
Orsdel, vice president.
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Continued from Page II

former Police Chief Nesselovitz, OF
Mountaindale. An eight-State po-
lice alarm had been broadcast for
him last night several hours after
the girl was found dying.
The 25-year-old violinist, a ma
tive of Bridgeport, Conn, was
known to night club audiences as
Tania Leelova. Her head crushed
by blows from a claw hammer, she
died in a hospital 10 hours later
without regaining consciousness.
Police said they learned that
Ross, who is separated from his
wife, had annoyed Miss NuSsen-
baum with his attentions in the
past.
EStranged Wife Present
Ross wife was present in the
Mountaindale house when her huS.
band was taken into custody,
State police reported. They said
she thought her husband was
making the visit in an attempt
to effect a reconciliation.
The murderer of the violiniSt
was believed to be a man seen
entering the rehearsal room Is
minutes before the girl, and who
left hurriedly within half an hour.
Police declared they knew the
man, but declined to reveal his
identity.
Investigators said they were
convinced jealousy was the mo-
tive. The fact that the hammer
did not belong in the, room and
was brought there from the out
side established the crime as pre-
meditated.
The rehearsal no mis- rented to
performers by the hour. Police
believe the girl was lured to the
room so that she might be muir
dered in the Sunday morning
quiet OF a deserted office build
ing.
Had ENGAGEMENT This Week
In Julia's handbag was found
contract, under which the team
Of Tania and Maria were to begin
an engagement for two weeks at
the Esquire Club in Toronto,
Canada, starting this week. Julia
was the Tania of the team.
Detectives believe the girl was
attacked as she sat in a chair and
dragged behind a heavy wall
curtain. She was found by Moya
EngelS, dancer, who arrived soon
after 2 p. m. to use the hall.
Police were put on the trail of
Mischa by his brother, Zachary,
also a booking agent.
The flash" went out to Month
cello, and State trooper Lyons
went to the Mountaindale house.
Here the trooper not only found
Ross but burst in on a family re-
union which Mischa was holding
with his wife, whom he had not
seen in two years.
ION way to Solution"
According to Lyons, Ross was
too intoxicated to make any sense,
and was taken to the jail at
Monticello to await the arrival of
New York police.
Inspector McDermott, in an
nouncing the booking agent was
not under arrest, added:
''But we're fairly sure we're
on the way to complete solution
Of the crime"
Inspector McDermott declared
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Woman Hurt Seriously
In Niqht Club Attack

Geraldine Lauder, 81, Of 1241
Jackson st. N. E., was in serious
condition in Emergency Hospital
today with a fracture of the skull
received at a night club near the
Washington Airport.
Miss Lauder was at the club
with friends early yesterday when
an unidentified woman struck her
on the head with a bottle. She
was taken to the hospital in taxi
cab while her asSailant escaped in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-19
SLASH.
FARLEY SET BY
PRESIDENT
Summons Aides Today
to Revise Estimates
on Budget Sum
International News Services

Apparently preparing to recon.
mend a still further reduction In
Federal relief expenditures as Q
result Of failure Of revenue esti.
mates to live up to original ex.
pectations, President Roosevelt to-
day was putting the finishing
touches on his revised budget eSti.
mates.
A special message conveying the
Administrators conception Of
proper relief program for 1937-38
was expected to go to Congress
about Wednesday. Over the week.
end the President conferred with
Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau
and acting Budget Director Bell.
and planned to meet with them
again today and tomorrow.
In January Mr.. Roosevelt told
Congress the 1898 budget could
be balanced, save for public debt
retirement, If relief OUTLAWS were
held to $500, 000, 900.
Receipts Fall Off
The Treasury has since found
that receipts from taxation and
other sources necessary to main
tain this picture are going to fall
about $500, 100000 short Of the
January estimates.
The big question today was how
much Mr.. Roosevelt would de-
mand that his original 81, 500, 000,.
900 additional appropriation be
cut. Predictions have been made
variously he will ask for a cut of
from 500, 900, 900 to $500, 900, 900.
In addition, the President Is
calling upon all Government
agencies to retrench strenuouSly
in expenditures.
Mr., Roosevelt will attend an
other conference on relief late
today.
WPA Slash Due
Unless seasonal employment in
creases rapidly, an immediate and
drastic slash of sos, 0C0 to $780, 900
in WPA rolls will be necessary II
another deficiency appropriation
is to be avoided.
This was revealed today when
Treasury reports disclosed that at
the beginning of April, WPA had
only 1915, S76,860 of unobligated
funds to carry through the re-
naming months of the fisealrYear
April, May and June. rr-..
WPA'S expenditures averaged
$139, 670,300 fer the first three
months of the year, with an aver
age of 2,134,000 workers employed.
This was monthly cost of $65.46
per man.
Could Employ only 1,616,434
At the same rate of man cost
for April. May and June, WPA
could provide employment for an
average of only 1,616,434 workers.
The latest WPA employment
figures available revealed 2,134, 900
workers on the payrollS for the
week ending March 20. To stretch
the $315,376,860 available from
the first deficiency appropriation
bill over the last three months Of
the fiscal year ending June 80
would necessitate a reduction Of
527, $3.50 from WPA.
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BRIGGS DISPUTE
AT DETROIT
SETTLED
Pact Affecting 1900
Workers, Fixing Wage,
Hours Is Ratified

CONTINUED from Page u
motor combine to bring to settle
ment the Canadian General
Motors strike Of the Lewis forces.
Today's meeting Of U. A. w.
heads with Lewis was called sud-
denly, and took on the aspect Of
an emergency gathering to formu.
late tactics in the present Cana
dian General Motors conflict.
Ford Question Up
John Brophy, director of the
C. I. o. under Lewis. announced
that a number Of routine matters
would come up for discussion, and
added that the General Motors
strike would be on the agenda,
too.
Plans of the union to organize
Ford motor workers also was one
of the important subjects on to-
days program.
While the c. I. o. leaders pom
dered their troubles in the auto
mobile industry, the American
Federation of Labor's executive
council gathered at the call of
President william Green. The
council will consider final expul-
sion against the C. I. o. unions
which now are simply suspended
from federation ranks.
The A. F. of L. council also will
map plans for an organization
drive in the light of the Supreme
Courts recent decision upholding
the Wegner Labor Relations Act.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-19
OMAN KILLERS
MURDER TRIAL
ACCELERATED
Death Penalty to Be
Demanded for N. Y.
Bank Bandits

TOPEKA, Kan, April 10 QN.S0 d.
The Government today moved to
speed a pair of New York gunner
to the gallows for the murder OF
a young Federal Bureau Of Investi.
CATION agent.
Warrants charging Alfred Power
and Robert Suhay with first-degree
murder will be issued today,
United States District Attorney S.
S. Alexander declared, and the
bandits will be arraighed either
here or in Kansas City, where they
are held.
Wimberly W. Baker, 81, was
shot and fatally wounded in the
post office here Friday, when he
and other Federal agents at
tempted to capture Power and
Suhay, sought since March IL
when they and two companions
held up the North Westchester
Bank of Katonah, N. Y.
Dies OF wounds
Baker, who had been with the
Federal bureau but a short time.
died Saturday night of his
wounds. The BANDITS escaped. but
were caught at Plattsmouth, Neb.,
and taken to Kansas City by Fed
eral agents, to whom they are re
ported to have made a full con-
feSSion.
Alexander said he would de-
mand the death penalty pre-
Scribed by law. He added;
Power and Suhay will prob
ably be brought before the
grand jury here in june"
He said that since the district
court here has adjourned until
next April, they may be tried in
Leavenworth. He declared:
"If convicted, they may be
hanged at the Federal Peni-
tertiary at LeavenwOrth."
Post Office Battle
The young agent was shot
down when the bandits blasted
their way out Of a Oman trap in
the Topeka post office, where
they had called for mail last Fri
day.
The bandits. after fatally wound
ing Baker, were captured by Ho-
mer Sylvester, small town sheriff
at Plattsmouth, Neb., few hours
later as they were fleeing in a
stolen car.
TransfuSiOnS Fail
Baker died after periods Of con-
sciouSneSS in which he recognized
and talked to his father, State
Senator H. H. Baker Of Yuma,
Ariz. Two blood transfusions had
been administered in the efforts
to save his life.
The agent. who had been with
the Kansas City division only since
March 7, was shot four times,
twice in the back. as he ordered
the men to hold up their hands.
Baker was born in Metropolis,
ILL.,, January 10, 1910. He was grad
uated from the Yuma Union High
School in 1928 and for two years
attended the University of Arizona.
He was a deputy sheriff for two
years and then went to Washing
ton. where he entered the F.. B. I.
as a clerk-typiSt. He later resigned
and attended the National Univer-
Sity Law School in Washington
and received an LII. B. degree.
Shocked at the death of Baker
in Topeka, Director j. Edgar
Hoover, of the Bureau of Investi-
cation, yesterday said death SEN
fences will be asked for both men
who were involved in the shooting.
Meanwhile, a reference to past
records revealed that in every in
stance in which F. B. I. agents
have been killed in the course of
duty, their deaths have been at
the hands of paroled convicts.
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MAS FINES

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Wage and Hours Pact
Settles Briggs Dispute

DETROIT, April 10 UNS0.
The C. I. o. drive against Henry
Ford today was expected to gain
new impetus from a strategy meet
ing between John L. Lewis, c. I.
o. chief, and the executive board
of the United Automobiles workers
Union in washington.
U. A. w. officials, headed by
President Homer Martin, left for
Washington after signing an agree
ment here with the Briggs Body
Company, which makes bodies
for Fords, Lincoln and Chrysler
cars.
Terms of Agreement
The agreement was ratified Sun
day at a mass meeting of 5000
Briggs workers, and called for a
40-hour, 5-day week, IS cents an
hour minimum wages for men,
with extra pay for night work. and
recognition of the union to the ex
tent of its membership.
The pact, affecting $4,000 Of
Briggs $1,000 workers, also out
lawed strikes there for one year.
A second meeting Of U. A. w.
workers also was held here Sun
day. and it was featured by mass
picketing of the Yale and Towne
Lock Company plan from which
sit-down strikers were evicted amid
violence last Wednesday. No
trouble developed.
Before Martin and his aides left
for Washington, denial was made
that an intraunion fight between
officers of the U. A. w. was brew.
ing.
Peace On Auto Front
With the signing Of the Briggs
pact, peace reigned on the auto
mobile front here. There was not
single strike In progress on this
side of the border.
Only three plants in the city
were held by sit-downerS today,
and they comprised two large laun-
dries and cigar factory. Another
large laundry closed by a walk
out, after being evacuated by sit.
downerS because of q court in.
junction Saturday.
All of the strikes were expected
to be ironed out quickly.
DETROIT. April 10 GN.S0.
Alvan Macauley, president Of the
Packard Motor Car Company, to-
day told stockholders at their an.
nual meeting here that he ex.
pected peaceful settlement of the
demands which the United Auto
mobile Workers Union had served
on the company.
AKRON. Ohio. April 10 GN.s).
Followers of the John L. Lewis
Committee for Industrial Organi-
zation today took over direction Of
the strike of 800 motor-coach and
street-car employees that has left
the city without bus and Street.car
service since last FRIDAY.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
IS DEAD
OF HEART ATTACK
Former 6. 0. P. Representa-.
tive From Virginia Sue.
Cumbs at Norfolk.
Ey TIE Associated Press.


NORFOLK. Va, Dec. 27.-Menalcus
Lankford, 81. referee on bankruptcy
for the Federal District Court here
and former Republican Representative
in Congress for the second Virginia
district. died at his home here today
of heart attack. Apparently in good
health, he had celebrated the Christ
mas holidays with his friends.
Although member of family of
Democrats. Mr.. Landlord joined the
Republican party some years ago. He
was defeated as a candidate for Con-
gress in 1920 and again in 1924. and
was elected in the Republican landslide
in 1928. and reelected in 1890. He
served as member of the Seventy
first and Seventy-second Congresses,
from 1929 to 1888
Mr.. Landlord was born in South
ampton County on March IA. 1888.
He received his bachelor of arts degree
at the University of Richmond in
1904. and his bachelor of laws degree
at the University of Virginia in 1906.
In 1906 he was admitted to the
Virginia bar and began the practice
of law in Norfolk Since 1914 he had
been member of the firm of VOL
colt. Wolcott &, Landlord.
Mr.. Lankford married Miss Nancy
Waddill of Richmond on April "A,
1909.
He was member of the American,
the Virginia State and Norfolk and
Portsmouth Bar Associations.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
1n Mrutnrtattt.

II Russell RHss5a BGRso1aE II sSHe
c.%De1 cas passed - 1897 two years 'fs ffns
CAMPAGNoLI. NICHOLAS. In loving
fstsr snf
sho s ,pss' psssed away one year ago. December
III You @ were erstss faithful hat fond a and true; .
There is not day that passes
That bEvoTnD " e b0' wfas fh'at SnB Il 90q SONS
POLLARD. RICHARD n. In sad but
nsphsy ri hicHhRR ~ ass Sso az;
years ago today.
Sleep, Richard. sleep:
W. w. lsoe e;od ySu ISy.d mo,s' sos s.,t.
ns 2sm.n5r.nee s,ca4ER " kcHA6 Il 81 Ii. sE
who departed this life two years ago to-
day. December Fl i 1saS, 1paSorEn FRIEND.
TIPPETT. ELIZABETH. In sad remem.
TIPPErT. Who departed this iife twenty.
v' years ago 'odfz HsK Ptseeee sSR cExansc Ii as1a
poSoHa1 MaSsFFR RrrKkfs msh1zA tribus. Il NJ:
oSd ns %ehp Y SARnR isf Fl ~ vso S
Der 26. 1928 and sister, DOROTHY FER.
RIS WILLIAMS. who passed into the great
beyond November 10. 1925.
In the graveyard softly sleeping.
Where the flowers gently wave.
Lie the ones loved so dearly
In their lonely. silent graves.
They are gone, but not forgotten,
Never shall their memory fade;
Sweetest thoughts will always linRer
Round the graves where they are laid.
Every moment brings back sweet memories,
Every memory hrings 4 tear;
Deep SO deep within. / cherish
Thoughts Of those I loved 20 dear
DEVOTED DAUGHTER AND SISTER
CLARA (ERRl4 WILtiANA
Evening star., 1937-12-27
DEATHS REPORTED.

Ed N. Butter SIS. St. Elizabeth's Hospit al
Willie L. Wayts. -. Mount Alto HOSPITAL
Eliza Z. Greenfield, 13. 1915 Newton ST
Clara Dana. 20. 1898 Conn. ave. NV.
Fida P Marsh. 20. Gallineer Hospital
George r. Bean. 66. Homeopathic Hospita al
Adolph Weyl. 66. Garfield Hospital.
Marion A. OrndorfY 81. City Posi- Office
pathic Hospital
E. Madison Hall. 81, 1919 Van Buren,
Norman W. Kidwell. 50. sI7 6,h st, NV
Bessie Koch al Gallineer Hospital
John w: Kaplineer 40 veterans Admin.
istration Facility
Conway Powell, 10 Casualty Hospital.
infant infant Of Chin Young; slbley Hospital.
Edward Watson IS. Gallineer Hospital.
tniant ol Marie Swami. Garfield Hospita al
Helen Lewis, "a. Georgetown University
Ferdinand Bendheim. SO. os1s 9th At
Joseph L PEBBLES SO; Emergency Hospital
HaI Hu,u L. Ward. 49, S2l5 st. NV.
Infant OF Cecilia Brown. George Wash.
ineton university Hospital.
STaran brovn: 81 .32l + st.n,w.
James Howard. So, Gallineer Hospital.
Marie warren. SIS. Gallinger Hospital
teter A. Lomax, SO. St. Elizabeth's Hos
A Ann. Turner: 20. 2 Jefferson ct. Sc.
EDDIE Mae Smith. 81. Gallinser Hospital.
Purcell Bland. 4, Gallinser Hospital.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
c. R. NORMANDY
DIES IN TAK0MA
Retired Manufacturer, IS,
Passes Away at Home
After Long Illness.

Charles Randall Normandy, IS. re-
tired manufacturer. died yesterday at
his home. 22l Vine street NV.
Takoma Park, D. c.. after a long ILL
ness.
Mr. Normandy, resident of this
city since 1912. had been an active
church and civic worker He was an
elder of the Takoma Park Presby-
terian Church and had served as
chairman of the latter's Building Com
mittee for the erection of its new
edifice. He also was former presi-
dent OF the Citizens Association Of
Takoma Park. D. C.. and was men,
Der OF the Takoma Park Lodge OF
Masons.
Came From Georgia.
Coming to this city from Atlanta,
Ga, Mr.. Normandy ran a manufac-
turing business here. making bags
in which to store clothing, until retir-
ing about eight years ago He special
lied in upper fastenings on the bags.
Before coming here he had been in
VIC llLoul u1iCC UuoIl1CbS hllu ldUCI All
the wholesale silverware and cut glass
business in Atlanta. Earlier he had
been in the banking business in Du-
luth. Mimi, until in the '90s. He
was a native Of Nova Scotia.
Besides belonging to the Masons
here. Mr.. Normandy was a past mas
ter of Masonic blue lodge in Atlanta
and was Knight Templar.
List Of Survivors.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Mel
lie Davis Normandy; three sons. George
M. Normandy. Atlanta: Willard D. and
Herndon M. Normandy. both Of this
city; two daughters. Mrs. Ruth N
Bliss and Miss Eleanor Normandy. this
city. and a sister, Miss Sarah Nor
mandy. Carleton. Nova Scotia. He
also leaves seven grandchildren.
The body is resting at Hines funeral
home, 290l Fourteenth street. Fu-
neral services will be held at 2:30 pm.
tomorrow in the Takoma Park Presby-
terian Church. Burial will be in Rock
Greek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-12-27
C. F. AMIDON DIES:
WAS NOTED JUR|ST
North Dakota Judge Responsible
for Reform Facilitating
Legal Procedure.

Ry the Associated Press.
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 27.-Charles
Fremont Amidon, 81. retired North
Dakota Federal Judge, died last night
at his winter home here.
From the time he was admitted to
the bar in 1886 Mr.. Amidon became
close student of the problem Of SIM
plifying legal procedure. with the idea
Of making the administration Of JUS.
tice less complicated.
Ten years later he was appointed
to the Federal bench for the North
Dakota district. where he came in
contact with the obstacles that were
impeding the final adjudication of
litigation.
One of the most Objectionable, in
the view of Judge Amidon, was the
reversing of decisions by the Federal
courts Of appeals on technicalities.
With his own experience on the bench
as a foundation, he began a move-
ment against reversing decisions on
technical points which had no bearing
on the equities involved.
AHdb WdO LII CAlC carly QATL VI IAAC
administration Of President Theodore
Roosevelt. The campaign inaugurated
by Judge Amidon inspired the Presi-
dent to devote part of one Of his mes
sages to Congress to . discussion Of the
evil OF reversing decisions on purely
technical grounds. A proposed statute
which Judge Amidon had prepared in
an effort to remedy the situation was
cited in the Presidents message with
recommendation that such legislation
be enacted.
The changes which Judge Amidon
advocated in Federal Court procedure
finally were made in 1919, after the
American Bar Association had taken
an active interest In the reforms
Judge Amidon was born ut Clymer.
Chautauqua County. N. Y. August II.
1855. the son Of John Smith Amidon
ana Charlotte Curtis Amidon.