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Evening star., 1937-05-08
TAYLOR MURDER
SOLUTION IS SEEN
Will Be Able to Name Killer
Soon, Officials
Claim.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, May s.-The dis
trict attorneys Office held out the
hope today of solving Hollywoods
greatest mystery-Director William
Desmond Taylor's murder Is years
ago.
From evidence discovered within
the past few days we believe we may
be able to solve the Taylor case" read
a statement issued by the district
attorneys Office.
Focal point in the inquiry vas a
pearl-handled pistol owned by Mrs.
Charlotte Shelby, mother OF Mary
Miles Minter, star OF the silent screen.
Mrs. Shelby said she fired the pistol
only once and did not know what had
become Of it.
For the first time in a number Of
years" said Deputy District Attorney
Eugene Williams, "the Taylor case
file Is nearly complete. I am now
convinced that with the forging Of
one or two more links, we will be able
to name the murderer"
Evening star., 1937-05-08

particularly drastic step which might
lead to seriously embittered relations
between the two countries.
Even before the Official order. sew
eral Italian newspapers which had
planned to send correspondents to the
coronation had cancelled the arrange
ments.
The newspapers here as whole will
disregard details of the coronation
ceremonies and print only what terse
actual matter is distributed by the
Stefani (semi-offciaD News Agency.
Photographs of the coronation are
banned.
British liberal newspapers were
loud in their jeers when Italians
fighting with Spanish insurgents
northeast Of Madrid, we're routed in
March. Now, even the Italian press
has proclaimed that Italian volunteers
lighting on the Bilbao front in North
western Spain must not fail.")
The press ban came on the eve Of
1taly's celebrations of the first ami
versary of the conquest of Ethiopia,
"SSoAiAPiLoilCu ucSpltS Ulle League OF
Nations sanctions which Great Britain
led.
At that time Italian feeling against
the English ran high. But not even
then was measure like today's initi-
ated. During the sanctions tension
only few newspapers with "particu-
larly Objectionable" policies were ex-
cluded from Italy.
Today's decision to ban the papers
and withdraw the correspondents fol-
lowed up press campaign in which
the Italian newspapers repeatedly
warned the British press that it might
provoke a repetition Of the sanctions
reaction among the Italian people
unless it changed its anti-Fascist
tone.
On the eve Of the first birthday
OF Fascist empire. thousands of duskv
warriors who helped in the conquest
OF Ethiopia mingled with cosnopoli.
tan crowds.
They will march, 10000 strong, to-
morrow in giant military review
before Il Duce, commemoratine the
downfall Of Halle Selassie's Ethiooian
Kingdom and Mussolini's proclamation
OF modern Roman empire.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
GUARANTEED PRICE
FOR COTTON ASKED
Southern Farmers Meeting at
New Orleans to Offer Plan
to Government.

w NOVCA AmCltt
BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, May 8.-Southern
farmers drew up plan here yester-
day to add millions Of dollars to the
value of the cotton crop through Gov
ernment subsidies.
They gathered here at the call Of
Norris Williamson, president of the
American Cotton Cooperative Asso-
citation and chairman of a committee
named in Washington to outline 4
permanent farm program.
The group voted to ask Congress to
guarantee parity price for cotton
which would make their income COM
parable with that of corn and wheat
producers.
The cotton farmer, they complained.
had to sell his crop on the open
market of the world and accept the
world price, which he had to buy his
necessities in a domestic market pro-
tected by tariffs.
Under the plan, for example, the
parity price in 1896 was 1910 cents
per pound Actually, the average 1886
price at 10 Southern spot markets for
H-inch middling was 1888 cents a
pound. To realize the parity price of
1910 cents a pound the Government
would have to pay the farmer q
bounty of ATT cents per pound.
The subsidy, however, would be paid
only on the amount of cotton within
the farmers normal production quota.
This would be determined through
pro rating the normal American pro-
duction. which would be fixed by add
ing IS per cent to the amount Of
American cotton consumed in the
previous year.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
FATHER COUGHLIN'S
AIDE WINS IN SUIT
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, May "a
Supreme Court jury yesterday re-
turned verdict of no cause of action
in the slander suit brought by Fred V.
Potter, 80, Star Lake store proprietor,
against Louis B. Ward of Detroit, Mich,
aide to Rev Charles E. Coughlin, famed
radio priest.
Potter charged that Ward called him
crook" during a conversation over
the lease Of Star Lake house in 1884.
This was the second trial Of the ac-
ton brought by the bewhiskered Pot
ter, who, during both trials regaled
spectators and court attendants with
tales of his younger days as cowboy
at Dodge City, Kans., when, he said,
he knew such famed characters as Wild
Bill Hickok, Bat Materson, Buffalo
Bill, Clay Allison and Calamity Jane.
The first trial year ago ended in
disagreement.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
EDUCATORS ELECT
ELLIOTT AS HEAD
Purdue President Becomes
Chairman of American Coun-
Gil at Last Session.

Edward Charles Elliott, president of
Purdue University, today was elected
chairman Of the American Council on
Education, succeeding Raymond A.
Kent Of the University Of Louisville.
Elliott was named in the election con-
Guiding the councils annual meeting
at the United States Chamber Of Com
merce Building.
Other ofacers elected were: First
vice chairman, Eugene r. Smith,
Beaver Country Day School. Chestnut
Hill, Mass; second vice chairman, Guy
E. Snavely Birmingham-Souther Col
lege; secretary, E. O. Melby, North
western University; treasurer, Cor
coran Thorn, president of American
Security g. Trust Co., Washington;
first and second assistant treasurers,
Frederick H. P. Siddons and James C.
Dulin, jr, respectively. Siddons is
treasurer and Duln assistant treasurer
of American Security
Kent and Samuel P. Capen, chan
cellor of the University OF Bucalo
were named members Of the Executive
Committee for terms Of three years
each.
Elected to Committee.
The following were elected to men,
bership on the Committee on Prob
lens and Plans In Education for terms
OF three years each: Lotus D. Coffman,
University of Minnesota, Henry W.
Holmes, Harvard University, Rev
Alphonse M. SchwitaIla, S. j., St
Louis University, and Burton F.
Fowler, Tower Hill School, Whining
ton, Del.
Rev. George Johnson, secretary of
the National Catholic Educational
Association, speaking today. proposed
that young people be given the op-
portunity to exercise responsibility
He discussed The Deeper Significance
OF the Youth Problem
other speakers at the concluding
session were Leon c. Marshall, pro-
fessor Of education at Johns Hopkins
University and professor Of political
economy at American University on
The Relation Of Education to Gov
ernmental Administration" and Bur-
ton P. Fowler on What Is Important
in Education"
Deprived of Responsibility"
II wonder when all is said and done
II the great crime Of modern society
against youth" Father johnson de-
clared, ''is not this: That it de-
prives it of an opportunity of exercis-
ing responsibility. The conditions
which lengthen the period of de-
pendency for the young prevent them
from coming to grips with reality in
their formative years.
1T is a rather frightening COM
mentary on the trend of the times in
this country that it almost amounts
to . breach Of good form to mention
religion when matters of human well
fare are under discussion
1T is the highest time, as far as
the welfare of young people is con-
cerned, that we bring religion out
into the open and re-establisk it in
its proper and traditional place in
American life"
Evening star., 1937-05-08
CHA1AUQUA CENTER
SEEKING 100000
Campaign to Secure Endowment
Begun by Society at An
nual Dinner,
B, the Associated Press.

o. lIle Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May "a campaien
to raise million-dollar endowment for
Chatauqua Institution, 64-year-old
educational center at Chautauoua,
N. Y, was announced last night at the
New York Chautauqua Societv's
fourth annual dinner at the Town
Hall Club.
The institution has been saved from
bankruptcy and freed Of an $500, 600
debt, as promised in 1884 by the
Chautauqua Reorganization Corp.
said Sameul w. Hazlett, president of
the corporation, in an address at the
dinner.
Between now and the opening of
the season on July 4, it is confidently
expected that the receivership will be
ended" he said, "and the board of
trustees will function again under the
new reorganization plans"
He announced that Chautauuua
foundation is being formed to raise
an endowment for the institution.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
SIGMA XII INSTALLATION

PITTSBURGH, May 8 P.-Dr.
Edward Ellery of Union College, Sche-
nectady, N. Y, and Dean George E.
Pegram Of Columbia University will
off1ciate today at the formal in
stallation Of chapter Of the Society
of the Sigma XII at Carnegie Institute
Of Technology.
DR.. Ales Hrdlicka. Washington an
thropologist, will speak. Members Of
the faculty at Tech aff1liated with the
organization at other institutions
petitioned for the chapter. The So
ciety, established a half century ago
at Cornell, now has SO chapters.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
GOVERNMENT DEBT
STILL MOUNTING
Hits $35,o39,95 1886, Well Over
Figure Once Set by Presi.
dent Roosevelt.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal debt already exceeds
the figure which President Roosevelt
once said he hoped would be the total
for this fiscal year. A Treasury state
ment yesterday showed the debt
mounted to $35,O39, ,s56, 1896 on May s.
The President said last January he
expected the debt at the close OF this
fiscal year, June 80, would be $685.
100000.
That figure was based on revenue
estimates, which were changed last
month after tax receipts, especially
March income taxes, failed to come
up to January expectations.
The May debt compared with a
peak World War debt of $685. $685.
701 SAB.
In his revision Of estimates two
weeks ago, the President said the
deficit for this fiscal year probably
would reach s2,557,0oo,00O, an in
crease OF s3oe,oOo0oO over his jan
uary deficit estimate He did not
comment on the effect of this re-
vision on his previous debt estimates
With nearly two months Of spending
yet ahead, the deficit stood at s2,223,-
457,655.58 on May S.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
DESCENDANT OF BOONE.
TEACHER-P POET, so, DIES
Miss Elberta Shipley, Tennessee
Native, Victim of Pneumonia
in New York,
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May s.-Miss Eberta
Kate Shipley, teacher and poet, who
traced her ancestry to the families of
Daniel Boone and Abraham Lincoln,
died of pneumonia yesterday. Fifty
years old, she was born in Eastern
Tennessee, daughter of DR.. Ebert
Sewer Shipley, who rode horseback to
attend his patients.
Miss Shipley had been an outspoken
critic of the New Deals potato control
proposals and had served as vice presi-
dent of the League for a Woman
President and Vice President. A mem
Der Of the lecture board of the New
York City Board of Education, she was
also a speaker well known elsewhere
for the Daniel Boone costume she
sometimes wore.
The Mother of the Emancipator"
and "The Farmers of Lexington"
were two of her poems. Mrs. Wilbur
Perkins, sister, Of Carmel, Calf,
survives
Evening star., 1937-05-08
INSURANCE CHANGE
effective IN 1888
Broadened Coverage for Idle
Provided in Measure
Sent to Nice.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May s.-Mary-
lands broadened unemployment in
surance coverage will not 60 into
operation until January /, 1898. a
check-up today OF laws passed In the
special session Of the General Assem-
bly, showed
The Senate passed and sent to the
Governor measure by Delegate Leon
Abramson, Democrat, Of Baltimore
that would change the existing laws
to make that provision.
The recent regular session enacted
q measure to make employers Of four
or more persons come under the COW
erage effective last January /. Abram-
sons later bill changed the date to
January /, 1898.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
BAN IS IGNORED.
Oficial British Recognition Is Denied
Italian Boycott.

LONDON, May R.-Italy's &C.
tion in banning all but three English
newspapers and recalling Italian cor.
respondents now in London was of.
f1cially ignored here today.
One person In authority said:
Really now, the British Empire will
be able to withstand the horrible i'm
pact"
Some sources said they felt the
Rome announcement was timed to
coincide with the usual long week end
OF British of1icialdom, during which
no official consideration o1uld be
given to the ban and no retaliation
might be expected.
Acting under orders, virtually all
italian correspondents had left Lon
don for the continent by carly after
noon.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
Fire

g.
Frank Donaldson. ~, son Of the
elderly fire victim, to safety.
Holzwart said he was awake when
the lightning hit.
Il was lying in bed looking out the
window" he related. The thunder
had awakened me- I guess. Suddenly
there was binding flash and a
terrific clap Of thunder. My hall door
was open and in a second 1 could see
the flames sweep up the stairs The
lightning must have gone right
through the house to start the fire.
I yelled and climbed out the WIN
dow. I could see the others climbing
out their windows I can't realize that
we missed grandmother. Every one
seemed to think she had gotten out al
first.
Too Heavy to Carry"
Mrs. King said her great-grand.
mother was too heavy for her ano
Miss Basferd to carry.
Just as soon as firemen got there
yelled to them to hurry-tha,
grandma was trapped" said Mrs
King. The flremen hurried up the
ladder, but as soon as they pokec
their heads in the windows they drew
back gasping. They couldn't get ir
the room until the fire was almost
out"
Apparently still stunned by Their
experience the survivors clustered ir
the wrecked house after firemen de.
parted. They were joined by William
Donaldson, 65, another son Of the dead
woman, who had stayed with friend.
last night.
Mrs. Donaldson was born in Albany
N. Y, but came to Washington wher
she was young girl. She had livec
in the house in which she died TO,
more than rs years.
Damage was estimated at $4,000.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
Kite Funeral Tomorrow.

SHENANDOAH, Va, May 8 (Spe-
ciaD Grover Cleveland Kite, SO who
died suddenly Of a heart attack yester
day while at work in the Norfolk &
Western shops. will be buried tomor-
row. He is survived by his widow, four
daughters, Mrs. Frank Coakley OF
Portsmouth, Ohio Mrs. Pete Powell
Mrs. Glenn Rodgers and Miss Lenelle
Kite. and one son, Milburn Kite, all
Of Shenandoah.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.
RULES.
RULES.
T UST a trifle more than q yes

OoA d VI1llC uIO1c tllAll yCN1
ago q relative of Clifford K.
Bergman. The Star cartoonist,
~ wrote to him asking for some
copyright information, and inclosing
a money order for 81 to cover expenses
Mr.. Barrryman found the facts but
lost the money order.
The other day 1t showed up some
where around the house. and Mr..
Bergman rushed from The Star to
the Benjamin Franklin station to
cash it. The clerk looked at the
slip, shook his head and said, TOO
bad. It's a year and a day old. Yes
terday, I could have cashed 1t. Today,
no."
Thereupon he gave Mr.. B. a receipt
for the order, and things began to
happen. Soon the cartoonist's once
was loaded up with long blanks which
were to be filled out, returned to the
Post Once Department. Mr.. Barry
man followed instructions, even drew
a few OF his famous bears on the
blanks for good measure.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
HOBBY FAIR PLANNED

LEONARDTOWN, Md, May 8 (Spe-
ciaD) ALL students at Margaret
Brent High School are preparing for
the hobby fair to be held at the school
May IA. The fair is sponsored by the
Hobby Club. The fair will be larger
than last year, and the general public
Is invited.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
MOTHERS DAY RITES
Services Arranged at Fairfax and
Pender M. E. Churches.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, May Especial
Mothers day services have been ar
ranged at Fairfax and Pender Metho-
dist Churches South for tomorrow, it
Is announced by Rev. r. Carl Max
well, pastor Of the two churches.
Services at Fairfax Church will be
held at II am. and at Pender at 8
pm. Both services will include a
special musical program. Norlyn Miller
Of Washington will sing at both serv-
ices.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
Stalled and Stolen,

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (P).-It looked
like case OF ingratitude to Police
Capt. James Hedge and Patrolman
Floyd Hullinger when they offered to
help youth push stalled car along
a deserted street and the youth ran.
The officers discovered the car was
not stalled but stolen,
Evening star., 1937-05-08
SNAPSHOT.

A reporter tDho Uisited the Zoo
last Sunday saD a candid camera
tan taking a picture OF another tan
pho Dds taking picture OF
third camera man as the latter
posed a group of people beneath a
tree. So the reporter took a pic
ture OF the three photographer,
completing magic circle OF little
lenses.
Then he irhfrled about and
scunned the horizon nerpo1lsly, to
make certain no one ,pds taking
picture OF him.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
Students Are Average.

NEW YORK. (P,-A poll among
seniors OF the College OF the City of
New York by the Mercury, college
publication, disclosed the average
senior is 20 years old, five feet, eight
inches tall, and more than $50 an
swers indicated, believes, the greatest
spiritual need Of the college is
women"
Evening star., 1937-05-08
D. C. WOMAN IN CLIPPER
Justice Department Employ

Justice Department Employe
Among Pacific Plane Passengers.
MANILA, P. l., May 8 LR-Pan-
American Always Hawaii Clipper left
for Guam this morning carrying
among its nine passengers six per-
sons making the first east-bound trans
Pacific commercial flight from Asia
to the United tSates
The six who started the fight In
China included Miss Violet Sweet
Haven, press section employe of the
Department of Justice at Washington,
D. c. The other three boarded the
plane at Manila.
Evening star., 1937-05-08
Italy

Continued From First Page.)
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-17
COOPERATiON-
NOT STRIKES

Now that this country has had oppor-
tunity to view and feel how seriously
strikes can retard general improvement.
everyone from dock laborer to CORPORA
tion official have one universal and fer
vent wish. This is, that during the bal
ance of this period of readjustment,
such disturbances as the. coastal strike
and the just-ended 44-day General Mo-
tors strike will be held to minimum.
1t is characteristic of periods follow
ing depression, that strikes increase in
numbers and intensity. These are merely
the outcroppings of the readjustment
upward of dollar value as reflected in
income and in prices. Everything and
every group in this country of 130 mil
lion people cannot rise exactly stimuli
taneously. There must be sections either
of workers or of farmers or of earnings
or of prices that fluctuate from time to
time: one minute they are slightly ahead
and the next minute slightly behind in
the universal improvement of the coun-
try.
But we should all remember that just
because others precede us for awhile,
we should not try and break up the par
ty. No man and no woman whether
employe or employer, has the right to
reduce the recovery rate of the entire
country just because he or she is not
always in the front ranks of bettered
conditions!
We have felt first hand the reac-
tions from the General Motors strike
1t is estimated that one out of every
nine persons is directly or indirectly at
fected by the automotive industry. No
wonder that the recent General Motors
strike reacted the detriment OF all OF
us. Now that it is over, everyone should
unite to avoid such repetition, both for
their own good and that of others. And
the way to avoid it is for the employer
to pass on to the employe the benefits
of improvement as fast as improvement
makes it possible And by the same tok-
en-, employees must not expect improved
conditions to come to them any faster
than improved conditions come to the
door of the factory, store, office or
packing shed or farmer for which they
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-17
A BOOST FOR
VALLEY TRAFFIC

News that 100000 has been allotted
to improve a 100 mile stretch OF road
on the opposite side of Arizona, is an
example of how distant developments
can affect local conditions.
For years Ell Centre and Imperial Val
lev interests have urged that the Broad
way of America, u. S. Highway 80 be
shortened between Lordsburg and Ben
son. thus giving transcontinental travel
a more direct route through Imperial
Valley. This has been especially deslr-
able since completion of the competitive
route through Blythe reduced travel
through Imperial Valley.
With the cutoff completed, the dis
tance to Los Angeles via Holtvllle, I'll
Centre and Brawley will become about
equal the distance to Los Angeles via
Blythe. Because the Imperial Valley
route will have fewer curves and grades
and delays, trucks and tourists alike
NAV be expected to favor the southern
route.
Measureless energy and time have been
expended by valley highway leaders, es-
pecially members of the Ell Centre cham
Der of commerce. They deserve much
commendation. Their efforts in this
connection will have been to the benefit
of the entire valley in that not only Will
more travel-dollars stop here perma-
nently. but that more and more people
will be introduced to Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-17
e on Sol says
TX FRANK WATANABE
(N1 BY Ep HOLDEN
LADY STYLES
BY ED HOLDEN

My boss man Mr.. United Syndicate
he say: Writing stuffs which shall print
good for page one." So start uttering
about woman fashions. This are always
first page ink for feminine gender
To being in nice and right style OF
Hollywood you must wearing 10 cent
store banana handkerchief. Hide all
ears with same and similar chins. II
you can duplicate old lady in Mexico
seeking loads of wood in a basket-that
are the best noun.
Those woman which looking very in
a brief dress at night are best punkins OF
style. Half backs must be visible.
Please not minding the weather, 1t are
Spring alright. 81 designers in Paris
have decided that for you.
Easter Parade are creepink up very
sure. So did your Christmas shopping
early
Thank you please.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-17
Bruce Cation Says:>>
League Valuable, Even Tho Disuedited

The League of Nations has not
exactly been covering itself with
glory in the last few years. Having
been defied by its enemies and de-
serted by its friends, it has with
drawn to a quiet corner of the
stage and is, seemingly, waiting
only for the undertaken to come
and provide decent burial
But it hasn't been buried yet, and
ii is still as busy as it ever was in
those quiet, unobtrusive activities
which never do get the headlines.
A recent bulletin from the League
of Nations Association in New York
summarizes some of the things
which the league is now doing.
1t is preparing to summon an
international conference on the
sugar trade by which the industry
may be stabilized and decent Sc
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-17
TEN YEARS AGO
February M. 1921

Due to the inaccessibility of I'm
perial Valley at present, and more
especially because delegates from
San Diego would be unable to at
tend, the Regional Farm Bureau
conference to have been held here
tomorrow has been postponed in
definitely
Imperial Valley supervisors today
contemplated action to fight pro-
paganda begun in Los Angeles re-
Gently, advising persons not to visit
Imperial Valley because Of flood
LANCER from the Colorado river.