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Evening star., 1937-07-25
WEBSTER'S FRIENDS
QU|ZZED BY POLICE
Efforts to Learn Motive for Muir.
der Of Providence Physi.
clan Pressed.
By the Associated Press.

os tue hsSbClslCO TIebA.
PROVIDENCE. r. l., July 24-De-
tectives investigating the Staying of
Dr. George W. Webster, fashionable
physician, tonight turned to close
questioning Of his friends-leaders in
medicine and persons Of high social
standing in the Rhode Island capital
for motive in the murder.
Two detectives began a round of
questioning Of prominent acquaint-
snces of the 39-year-old obstetrician,
slain by two bullets early July 1e in
the doorway Of his home here.
The names Of those questioned were
carefully guarded by Deputy Police
6upt. James J. Cusick.
Confidence that the case would be
solved was expressed by Thomas H.
Roberts. chairman OF the Board Of
Fire and Police Commissioners.
"1 am highly satisfied with the way
Deputy Cusick is handling the case"
Roberts asserted
Meanwhile Investigators combed q
mile area around the elaborate Web
ster town house for any Army auto
matte from which a ballistics expert
said the death bullets were flred.
A box Of .45-caliber cartridges found
near the slain doctors home has
failed to provide any leads to the
weapon.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
BENJAMIN F. COLE
DIES AFTER INJURY
Formerly Prominent Business
Man Here. "a. Was Active in
Church, Club Circles.

Benjamin Franklin Cole. "a, Of 1912
Massachusetts avenue. former promi-
nent business man, died yesterday in
Emergency Hospital from pneumonia
and complications. resulting from a
hip fracture suffered last Tuesday
when he fell in his home. Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald issued A certii-
cate attributing death to complications
resulting from an accidental fall.
Following long business career. Mr..
Cole. shortly after the World War. was
employed in the Office of the quarter
master general, War Department,
where he had charge of work in con-
nection with returning the American
war dead to this country Suisse
Quently. from 1928 until he resigned
in 1925, he was an additor in the
finance department Of the War
Department.
A native Of Fredericksburg Va. Mr..
Cole came here as young man and
entered business. Later he became
secretary-treasurer Of the LAnston
Monotvpe Machine Co. Also, AS 4
member Of the old Columbia Hotel Co.,
he was one Of the first owners of the
Raleigh Hotel. He also was director
Of the hotel for number Of years.
Mr. Cole was widely known here in
business. church and club circles. In
point of number Of years OF member
ship, he was believed by relatives to
have been the oldest member of CAL
vary Baptist Church. He was a char
ter member Of the Blue Ridge Rod
and Gun Club and at one time be-
longed to several other clubs and
organizations.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Mary Carter Cole, several nieces and
nephews
Funeral services will be held at II
a m. tomorrow in the Wheeler Thomp
son Funeral Home, Fredericksburg,
Va. Burial will be at Fredericksburg.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
THOUSANDS REPORTED DEAD
Rebels Refuse to Let Defenders Rest
Minute.

SALAMANCA. Spain, July "a (P).-
insurgents advanced to Brunette to-
night IN an encirclin9 movement
which threatened to close of the sa-
lient down which government forces
pushed three weeks ago in an effort
to lift the siege Of Madrid.
Failure Of Madrid troops to break
through insurgent lines south OF the
beseiged city and join the troops driv-
ing down the salient apparently
robbed the government attack Of its
strategic value, insurgents said.
Prisoners reported government losses
were tremendous and that thousands
OF bodies were strevn on the plains
west OF Madrid, where one OF the
srea test battles OF the Spanish civil
war Is raging
So bitter has been the fighting that
no time was taken out to bury the
dead
Insurgents said they were not let
ting the Madrid defenders rest a min
ute. Artillery has been blasting stead
lily at government positions for days
and bombing planes have harassed
the city.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
Senator McCill in Forum

= ENATOR GEORGE McGILL,
Democrat Of Kansas, will be
~ guest speaker on the National
Radio Forum at $50 pm. to-
morrow.
Arranged by The Washington Star,
the forum program is broadcast over
a national network Of the National
Broadcasting Co. and is heard locally
through Station WMAL.
Senator McGil, hailing from one
Of the great agricultural States, will
speak on legislative attempts to estab-
lish the "ever-normal granary." In
conjunction with Senator Pope, DEM
ocrat OF Idaho, McGill is sponsoring
one Of the farm bills now pending.
Recent speculation as to the extent
Of the legislation desired before the
end Of the present session has listed
the farm bill ~ one Of the major
measures seh2dulsd TOR eonx.deratton.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
NEW YORK HUNTS
FOR SCOUTMASTER
State Police Head Orders
Systematic Search for
Morris Close.
By the Associated Press.


ROCHESTER, N. Y. July 24-Maj
John A. Warner, superintendent Of
State police. today ordered sys-
tematic search along the Cherry Valley
Turnpike for Morris B Close. %. miss
ing Rochester Scoutmaster, whose coat
was found on slain man near King
dom City. Mo.
The road will be blocked of in sec
tions and searched by uniformed
patrols
Searchers were working on the the
ory that Close, who vanished while
driving home from Albany Monday
night, was robbed Of his automobile
and clothing and possibly SLAIN.
The man, whose body was found in
Missouri. was tentatively identified as
Cameron Wayne Pedley OF Oregon.
Mo, former United States Marine.
but a check OF the dead mans finger
prints in Washington showed they did
not correspond with any in the files
Of the Marine Corps.
Prosecutor T. A Faucet Of Galloway
County, Mo. said that two cousins of
Pedley viewed the body and. although
they had not seen him in eight years,
said it resembled Pedley in some ways
and in others it did not.
Faucet said he had esta blished that
the dead man was one OF two occu-
pants of car bearing New York State
license plates which bought gasoline
at a Kingdom City filling station
Wednesday night.
Police are searching for the automo-
bile and the other occupant.
Meanwhile, Robert Close. the miss
ing mans brother, and his father went
to Buffalo today to lay the case before
Nat Pieper, head of the Western New
York division of the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation. Pieper would not
comment on the case.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
CORCORAN SHOWS
OLD ITALIAN ART
Rare Paintings Of 18th and
18th Century Masters
Exhibited.

A group OF rare paintings by old
Italian masters, brought from italy
recently with government permission,
has been lent to the Corcoran Gallery
OF Art for public exhibition until Octo-
Der, the gallery announced yesterday.
The paintings. by such celebrated
fifteenth and sixteenth century artists
as Tintoretto, Veronese, Lotto, Car
paccio and Gozzoli, are among works
OF art allowed to be taken from Italy
under a revised policy with respect to
Italian art treasures. Before the rules
were relaxed. Italian officials forbade
the expectation of such masterpieces.
A number OF American collectors have
purchased some OF the exported works
in recent weeks
Loaned by Connoisseur.
The exhibit, now at the Corcoran
Gallery, Is a loan by Umberto Pini,
art connoisseur and collector of Bo-
logna, Italy. He brought the pictures
to America for inclusion in q recent
Cleveland art exhibition.
There are two Tintorettos, THE
Dream of Alessandro Farnese' and
Madonna With Child, and Land
scape.' Tintoretto, meaning little
dyer" was the nickname OF Jacopo
Robusti, who was born in Venice in
1913, and who died there in 1894.
Known for his rich and powerful
work, he produced one of the largest
paintings on record, Paradise" in
the palace OF the Doges, in Venice.
Veronese, whose real name was
Paolo Galiari, is represented by two
paintings, Portrait of Youth" and
Portrait OF AleSsandro Vittoria."
Veronese, 20 called because he was
born at Verona. Italy, in 1923, became
one OF the great painters OF the Vene-
tian school before his death at Venice
in 1888.
Paintings Of Pensive Aspect.
Madonna. Child and ST John" is
the title Of work by Lorenzo Lotto,
born in Venice in 1890 His paint
tngs are characterized by their pen
sive, introspective aspect Lotto died
at Loretto. Italy in 1856.
"Precepe' Nativity. by Vittore
Carpaccio, Is in the exhibit. Carpac-
clio is famous for his series OF paint
ings on the life OF ST Ursula, at the
Academy Of Venice. He was born at
Istara, Italy, in 1880, and died in
1922.
Benozzo Gozzoli is represented by
Madonna and Child" Gozzol, best
known for his murals in the Medici
Chapel in the Ricardi Palace, Flor
ence, was born in Florence in 1920
and died in Pisa in 1893.
According to gallery officials, Pini
intends to dispose Of the paintings to
American collectors.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
PART FIVE.
Financial, Classified.
REFERENCE TO BONES
TO STAND AT TRIAL
Court Denies Plea Of Three Ac-
cused of Numbering Their
KinsmAn.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BURGAW. N. c., July 2+A de-
fenseless motion to strike out refer
ences to a pile of bones, to which a
States witness said one Of the de-
PENDANTS led searchers, was over
ruled today in the trial of three men
charged With numbering Paul Kroch-
malny. their kinsman, and cremating
his body.
A. A. Nelms, a private investigator,
had testified yesterday that the bones
were found among ashes on a farm
about 200 yards from the home Of
Adam Smith upon whom, the witness
said, Pete Krochmalny had attempt
ed to lay the blame for his brothers
murder.
The State charged that the three
men slew their kinsman soon after
he sold his home in Toledo, Ohio. and
came to the st. Helena community
near here so that they could keep
sl,16o in money orders which "old''
Paul had sent to himself and which
had been erroneously delivered to his
nephew and namesake before he ar
rived.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
POLICE TRIO IN WEST
TO RETURN MONTAGUE
Extradition Hearing for Golf
Wizard Set Tuesday by
Gov. Merriam.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, July 24-Sheriff
Percy T. Egglefield Of Essex County,
N. Y, and two husky State troop
ers arrived today to take John Mon
tague, Hollywoods mysterious mas
ter of the golf links, back to face 4
7-year-old robbery charge.
We're taking no chances" said
the 150-pound sheriff, who told of
reading about Montague's strong man
feats. Monies a powerful boy"
Gov. Frank Merriam arranged for
an extradition hearing in Sacra-
mento for Tuesday. Because Of this,
District Attorney Buron Fits said
today arraignment and preliminary
hearing set for Monday were deferred.
Sheriff Eggleneld carried = war
rant charging Montague. under his
true name of La Verne Moore. par
ticipated in hold-up of a roadhouse
near Jay, N. Y, in ,930.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
POWDER EXPLOSION
WRECKS VILLAGE
IS, ,00O-Pound Blast Kills One and
Injuries 40 in Town Near
Belgrade.

By the Associated Press.
BELGRADE. July 24.-An explo-
sion OF $4,000 pounds of gunpovder
damaged every building In the village
Of Stragari today.
All that remained OF the magazine
where the charge was set OF. pre-
sumably by the heat, was q hole IN
the ground about 40 feet deep.
The watchman was killed and about
40 other persons were injured. some
when buildings in the village COL
lapsed
The force of the explosion threw
several patients from their beds In
hospital about 2 miles away Most
victims were treated for shock and
for injuries inflicted by flying debris.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
SEAMEN AIDED
Maritime Union Votes for Bill to
Assist Filipinos,

NEW YORK, July "A LP)-Conrres-
slonal action to permit Philippine sea-
men to receive citizenship papers, pro-
vlded they were admitted to this
country prior to May !, 1894. was
urged today by the constitutional con-
vention Of the National Maritime
Union.
Such a policy. resolution main
tanned. would be in line with the same
procedure followed in cases of other
aliens considered eligible for cit
izenship.
The convention voted to suspend for
80 years Joseph Murphy. . steward
OF the United States liner Washing
ton, for alleged pro- company activities
Evening star., 1937-07-25
TOM M|X'S MOTHER,
88, DIES AT HOME
Former Film Star to Pass Through
Capital Today on Way to
Pennsylvania Funeral.

Tom Mix, whose circus opens here
tomorrow, was notified yesterday at
Winchester. Va. Of the death of his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Mix, at her
home in Dubois Pa.
Irish Moran. personal representa-
tie Of Mix, said the former star Of
movie Westerns planned to come
through Washington today on his
way to the funeral arrangements for
which had not been completed last
night.
Mrs. Mix was 80 years old and
had been in failing health for some
time.
The Mix circus is coming here from
Winchester for three-day engage
ment, starting tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
CAP0NE LIEN FILED

y. s. Seeks $17, ,166 Income Tax
From Gangster's Wife.
MIAMI, Fla, July "a (P).-Notice
OF Federal income tax lien Of ST.
1855 and penalty Of $28.14 against Mrs.
Mae Capone As transferee Of her hus-
band, AL Capone, was filed today in
United States District Court.
Notice Of an identical lien against
the imprisoned former gang leader for
taxes during the years 1925 through
1929 was hled last week. Title to his
Palm Island estate here has been
trsnsfered 70 his W1fo.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
FALL KILLS COUNTESS

LONDON, July "a P.-The attrac-
tive 33-year-old Countess OF Cardigan
was killed tonight when she fell from
a seventh-noor window Of west end
hotel. Her body landed in the street.
She was clad IN an evening dress
and had just dined. Police started an
investigation to determine whether the
fall was accidental.
The countess was ths wife and heir
to the Marques Of Ailesbury.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
CLAIMS GLIDER RECORD

BUENOS AIRES, July "a P).-The
German glider pilot, Hans OFT, riding
on a brisk wind, few over the River
Plate today in what he declared was
a world record flight over water for
gliders. He said he travelled 81 miles.
Ott was propelled into the air at
Colonia, Uruguay. and landed at the
airport of Outlines, in the suburbs Of
Buenos Aires. He was in the air 43
minutes, he said.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
A WOMAN'S AGE

Oregon Lady Refused to Tell It.
Denied Auto License, Jailed.
MEDFORD, Greg. July a R.-
Mrs. Florhanna Beckman's refusal to
give her birth date in applying for q
drivers license led to a 30-dsy jail
sentence today.
Ruled Judge William r. Coleman in
sentencing her for non possession of a
license:
You have defied this court, the
State police and the secretary Of State
long enough"
Records show she had appeared in
court thrice before on a similar charge.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
WILL Is FILED

Estate Left by Mrs. Lowden
Valued at 100000.
OREGON. nl., July ~ Rr.-The
will OF Mrs. Florence Lowden, wife
Of former Gov Frank o. Lowden,
was filed here for probate today. The
value Of her estate was estimated at
$500 900.
The former Governor vas named
beneficiary until his death. when the
estate will be held in trust for the
couples four children.
Mrs. Lowden, who died July 5. and
her sister, Mrs. Harriet Schermer-
horn OF New York. were beneficiaries
OF the estate Of their father. George
M. Pullman, developer Of the sleeping
car.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
Magazin Blast Kills Six.

BUENOS AIRES, July "a LP.-Six
persons were killed and one wounded
when powder magazine exploded
today in the Sesmographic Com
mission quarters at Malarque, Men
dnee Province. The building was de-
stroyed and neishbor1ng houses were
damaged.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
Readers Guido
News Summary
The Sunday Star, July IS, 1887.

The Sunday Star, July Is. 1887.
FOREIGN.
Toxic warns Of war unless China with
draws troops. Page Al
Japanese to attempt flight from
Toxic to New York. Page Al
Insurgents enter town Of Brunette after
hard fighting. Page Az
NATIONAL.
Talk Of adjournment gains momentum
IN Congress. Page Al
-Four freed, fve sentenced As Scots
boro case ends. Pare Al
Truce in Buffalo strike fails to alleN-
ate food shortage. Page AL
Cancer research center to be built near
Bethesda. Page Al
Hunt sped for Scoutmaster after coat
is found. Page Ar
U. 8. Chamber studies Labor Board
decisions. Page Az
Roosevelt to promote rs to either major
or brigadier general Page A-1e
Martin assails civil service bill as stab
at merit system. Page b.
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Two drownings follow capsizing OF
small boats in river. Page Al
Conferees act this week on District tax
bill. Page Al
Kennedy plan for D. c. reorganization
nearly completed. Page Al
King drafts bill for airport at Camp
Springs. Page AL
New effort to be made to obtain suf-
frage for District Page B-l
District specifically included in Wag-
ner housing bill. Page B-1
House may clear calendar of D. C. bills
tomorrow Page B-1
Health Department considering rigid
nuisance" code. Page B-l
Striking painters await three possible
developments. Page B-1
Comdr. L. B. Combs assigned to model
basin construction. Page B-l
Randolph Leigh to head Suburban
Community Chest Unit. Page B-5
SPORTS.
Ferrell's pinch-batting enables Mats
to beat Browns twice. Page B-6
Bulge pressed but gets split for Yanks
in cup tennis. Page BIS
Travis splurges and goes within point
OF batting lead. Page b.
Base ball rapidly is gaining ground in
foreign countries. Page b.
johnson -Heffner play Lynch Breese in
mld-Atlantic flnal. Page BIS
Flying Scot anneXes classic, Rosenna
is victor at Delaware Page B-9
Farr gives considerable boots to ra ting
OF British heavies. Page Bio
Horseshoe nippers to open The Star
title play Monday. Page Bill
John Harding. jr.. shows way to vet
eran sailing shippers. Page Bill
MISCELLANY.
Washington Wayside. Page Al
Evening star., 1937-07-25
CAROL AT CONCERT

LONDON, July a (P).-King Carol
Of Rumania, on an incognito vacation
visit to England. today attended .
matinee concert Of the music Of Nicolo
Paginini, nineteenth century Italian
composer and violinist.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
MORGENTHAUS SAIL

Secretary Has Lunch With Shir-
ley Temple At Studio.
HOLLYWOOD, July ~ (R.-Sec-
retary Of the Treasury Moreenthau
and family boarded q ship at San
Pedro tonight for q vacation trip to
Honolulu. At noon he visited . mo-
ton picture studio and had lunch
With Shirley Temple.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.

DEFINITION.
7THE announcement OF Federal
investigators that the burning
Of the airship Hindenburg was
L due TO ignition OF hydrogen by
brush discharge" interested news
men.
They asked Secretary Of Commerce
Roper to define the term, in a few
words" Mr.. Roper look bafled, and
turned to. South Trmble, jr., chair
man Of the Investigating Committee.
Mr.. Trimble sighed.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
TRAILER STRIKE SETTLED

Agreement to Send 500 Back to
Jobs After Two-W eek Layoff.
DETROIT, July "a (P).-The two
week-old strike which left 500 en-
ployes Of the Fruehoff Trailer Co.
idle has been settled, it was announced
tonight.
Loren Houser, an organizer for the
United Automobile Workers Of Ameri-
ca, and company officials made the
announcement but withheld terms Of
the settlement. They said the agree
ment was reached in 4 conference
Friday and approved by union workers
today.
One of the Supreme Court rulings
upholding the Wagner national labor
relations act was in a case appealed
by the Fruehoff firm.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
SALVADOR QUITS LEAGUE

Cabinet Decides Nation Will
Withdraw.
SAN SALVADOR, Ell Salvador, July
"a P).-The cabinet decided tonight
Salvador would resign from the League
Of Nations.
Three other Central American ma
tions-Guatemala, Honduras and Mic
aragua-gave notice last year Of their
withdrawal from the League.
Under the League Covenant, two
years must elapss before the restgua-
ton becomes o6oettvo.
Evening star., 1937-07-25

Now he has to wear an elastic knee
bandase II he plays tennis, wouldn't
dare risk putting on pair Of skates.
Reason-a badly wrenched knee, sus-
tanned since he came here to live.
He got it playing touch foot ball.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
NEW ALASKA QUAKES

Minor Tremors Are Felt in vi
cinity of Fairbanks.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July "a GP).-
Minor earth tremors were felt in the
vicinity Of Fairbanks again today,
while rumblings audible here indi-
Gated the earth fault was readjust-
ing itself after sharp shocks yester-
day morning, last night and again
at 1902 am. 3:02 pm, Eastern
standard time) today.
Evening star., 1937-07-25
X \ X n
GLASS EOHCEC

The news lads changed the subject
GLASS HOUSES.
In recent radio broadcast the
Department of Commerce don't
IRE carry on about that outft7) had
an expert describe the rirtues of
one-Ddy oldss-stuf pou can look
out Of, but not see into.
Nert day came poice ouer the
telephone:
Listen. I rant some OF that one
iDdV glass. III pay almost any
price. People keep looking in my
house. and it IS losing me money"
Pello,p in the D. OF c. thought
the man 1pds bats until he e1-
planned that he omned an historic
house doUn near Fredericksburo-
one OF those Virginia shoU places
There tourists pay 30 much a head
to look at the antiques, the orchi-
lecture. the paintings, the owners.
This chap said somebody had dis
covered that you could stand on the
l1,Dn and see in the house. and
most of his cash trade hod promptly
disappeared.
PERSECUTION.
so NOW people have to poke fun al
~ us, in weather like this.
Had . story not 50 long ago about
! bookshop up on H street that had q
lot Of books on a table, with a placare
All books on this tabl,
Tree" Predicted, after a look at the
titles. that the books probably would
De there forever, not being worth what
was asked.
And what did they do? Put Z
placard in the window with the col.
lmn pasted on it, caption reading
'Wayside is wrong again" (uheredjs
get that again stuff?) and announc'
ing that all the books are gone.
We have even better bargains or
the 25-cent table auoth they.
o. K. We prophesy that all those
will be there forever, unless they &c
moved to the free table.
AUTHORITY.
DOB GRAIN, who syndicates a col.
umn on dogs and owns a fee
Of pooches himself, was sitting in tha
park near Nineteenth and Pennsyl
vania avenue the other day, WATCHING
his frolicsome police pup at play. Lad,
came by with wire hair terrier strain
in on a leash.
"Aw. let i'm of that string" sale
Mr.. Grain. He won't 60 away Will,
my dogs here"
The lady, a trifile doubtful, did as h
said. Wire-hair wheeled and rar
across the street, ducked into a laby
rinth OF alleys and side streets, disap
peared.
BY virtue OF much advertising ant
trouble, the lady recovered her dog.
Mr.. Grain has not quite yet recov
cred his composure.
STOPOVER.
WE'VE seen many bus driver d.
many weird, almost occult
thing to pass away the time Will,
waiting for his schedule to catch u,
with him. but a chap out on the Parl
road run hit the peak the other da,
during a layover.
Climbed out Of his bus and pickec
for himself. while Tim,
drooled slowly on its way.
ANNOUNCERS.
Friend OF ours uho monkeys nth
short-pare radio apparatus has
made quite study Of the language,
customs, peculidrities OF the ana
teur radio operators
Her tabuldtion shons the most
used words on amateur stations
are:
N "And-dd." ~ "so-ah," 81
"weH-dh," ~ "but-dh."
No hoopla.
X
ATHLETE.
THAT gag about it being more dan