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Evening star., 1938-08-25
SANITY VERDICT
UPSET BY JURY
White House Ex.Chauffeur. A. G..
Pinard, Found Sane After
Experts Disagree.

A District Court jury took but five
minutes yesterday afternoon to decide
that former White House chauffeur
Alexander G. Pinard, ~, of 1876 New
Jersey avenue Sc, was sane. after It
had listened to testimony that COM
menced last Friday.
This was said to be the first time
the new Commission on Mental Health
had received reversal in court. JUS
tice F. Dickinson Let's presided at the
hearing.
The medical staff Of Gallinger Hos
pltal split on the question of the mans
sanity, some contending that he had
oementia praecox, while DR.. I. ]. Sill
verman. assistant chief psychiatrist.
declined to join his colleagues and GER
tlfy that he was mentally unbalanced.
On July 70 Mr.. Pinard's counsel.
Jean M. Boardman, declared, the Com.
mission on Mental Health found the
former chauffeur Of unsound mind. He
appealed from this finding and five
physicians testified In District Court
that he was Of unsound mind, while
three contended that he was sane.
MIR. Pinard was for 20 years in the
Army and served in the World War
and for the six years preceding Feb
ruary. 1887, he was on duty at the
White House as a chauffeur. He told
the court that he had driven for every
member OF the Roosevelt family with
the exception OF the President
He had a nervous breakdown, his
attorney said. and was treated at WAL
ter Reed Hospital. On July 1e, under
the new law that became effective
June 8, his wife, Mrs. Mary Pinard,
filed petition in District Court, urg-
ing that he be declared of unsound
mind. Mr.. Pinard was taken into Gus
tody by a deputy United States mar
shal on July l8 and sent to Gallinger
Hospital for observation and treat
ment.
Evening star., 1938-08-25
BA[[ANTYNE WILL
PROBATE |SASKED
Realty Valued at S108,660
and Personal Property
at $54,173.

r. Carter Ballantyne. stationer, of
1921 F street NV, who died here July
IL, left real estate assessed at s108, $50
and personal property aggregating
s54,l73, a petition for the probate of
his will. filed today in District Court
revealed. The will bears the date of
April IA. 1927.
The National Savings g. Trust Co.
named as executor in the will, filed
the petition through Attorneys Peelle,
Lesh, Drain & Barnard The deceased
owned a half interest in the property
at 1921 F street NV, which is assessed
at $200.590. his interest being valued
on assessment at s100,295. as we'll as
premises at 1850 Harvard street NV,
assessed at s8.365.
Debts Totaled $1,000.
The petition revealed that Mr.. Bal
lantyne's debts tctaled $1,000 incident
to his last illness and funeral ex-
penses; he was eo-maker on deed
Of trust notes in the principal amount
Of SIC, ,000'and indorser OF negotiable
notes of William Ballantyne & Sons
for $4,000.
Mr.. Ballantyne's sole heirs at law
and next Of kin, according to the petit
ton, are his brother. William Ballan-
tyne, jr.. Of 3l39 o street NV. and II
nephew. William c. Ballantyne of 53l8
Reno road NV.
The testator's personal property in
cluded $l3.l51 In stocks; unsecured
notes and open accounts totaling s23,-
666 and cash in bank Of 1898.
Bequests in Testament.
Bequests in the will included $40 900
to John Ballantyne of Atwood, On
tario, Canada, and, if he is dead, to
his surviving issue; $4,000 to Agnes
Ballantyne, also Of Atwood: $4,000 to
the hospital at Nantucket, Mass:
$4,000 to the National Homeopathic
Hospital Association here: $4,000 to
the Presbyterian Home for the Aged,
at 1918 Newton street NV; $4,000
to his cousins in Canada, Carrie and
Lille Gourley. The residue of the
estate is. by the terms of the will, left
to the Nantucket Hospital
The petitioner asked the court that
marginal notes on the will and later
paper altering provisions Of the will
be denied probate.
Evening star., 1938-08-25

along every block of the city the Com
missioners favor markers similar to
the small emblems designating United
States highway routes. They would
be attached to slim posts rather than
to trees.
District officials estimated it would
take between $4,000 and $4,000 to
repaint the curb markings applied
under the new regulation prohibiting
parking within 20 feet of the building
line at intersections. The Commis-
sioners favored method of stenciling
on the curb instead. Experiments
will be made with mixture Of
yellow and white paint and also black
paint.
Evening star., 1938-08-25
D. C. YOUTHS APPOINTED

George c. Thomas, jr.. living at
the United States Naval Hospital.
Washington, and Henry c. Keane, lis
Lucas Lane, Bethesda, Md, are two
Of 81 additional members of the new
class OF the United States Coast
Guard Academy at New London,
Conn.,, it was announced today. Sixty
six members make this years class
the largest in the history Of ths
academy.
Evening star., 1938-08-25
10 GARDEN CLUB BOYS
WIN CAMP LET'S TRIP
Will Spend Week on River as
Reward for Work on Civitan
GROUPS Project.

Ten members of the Civitan Boys
Garden Club will leave at am. to-
morrow for a one-week vacation at
Camp Let's, Y. M. C. A. camp on the
Rhodes River, as q reward for their
gardening ability and attendance and
general good standing as garden club
members.
The group was selected from
group of 80 boys by w. r. Beattie,
senior horticulturist at the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and Rudolph
Jose, in charge of welfare activities Of
the Civitan Club.
The boys will leave by bus from
the Y. M. c. A. headquarters at 1885
G street NV, as guests of the Civitan
Club.
The Civitan Gardens are in the 100
block of Anacostia road NE.
Evening star., 1938-08-25
RIVERDAlE MAN HELD
FOR THREATENING FOUR
Carrying Concealed Weapons
Also Is Charged After Beer
Garden Incident.

Though officers found no gun on
him, Carl Unger, "a, of Riverdale.
Nd, was charged with carrying
concealed weapon and threatening four
persons when arrested today on COM
plants to Hyattsville~ police.
Arraigned before Justice Of the
Peace John Fainter, he was commit
ted to Jail in default of $500 bond.
Unger was arrested by Policemen
r. A. Pearson and Howard Holmes
after they had been told he threatened
Mrs. Evelyn King and Charles Clark,
both OF Hyattsville; Mrs. Elaine Cooley.
1908 Evarts street NE, and a colored
porter, King jenkins, with a pistol at
a Riverdale beer garden.
Evening star., 1938-08-25
Canal Zone Bids to Be Opened.

Bids for construction of "a apart
ment houses and six other buildings
at the naval submarine and fleet air
bases in the Canal Zone will be opened
at the Navy Department September
%. The Naval Appropriation Act for
the current fiscal year provided $685..
900 for this construction.
Evening star., 1938-08-25
Train Hits Hippopotamus.

Quick thinking by the engineer
saved q train when 1t ran into .
full-grown hippopotamus which had
strayed ON the track near Fontes-
vile, Portuguese East Africa, to meet
its death.
Evening star., 1938-08-25
FRIENDS PAY BILLS
Electricity Funds Collected by
'Nickel-in-Slot' Phonograph.

BY the Associated Press.
Here's q suggestion on how to pay
your electric bill-if you have musi-
cally inclined neighbors.
The rural electrification administra-
ton related today that colored family
living near Bowling Green, Va, in
stalled . "nickel-in-the-slot" phono-
graph when the house was wired for
electricity.
Enough friends played the phono-
graph during the first month to take
care Of most OF the electric bill.
Evening star., 1938-08-25
Opnose Hatless Heads,

Women's Institute voted at its an
nual convention to spread propaganda
throughout Rhodesia about the danger
Of the sun on hatless heads.
Evening star., 1938-08-25

Among the cgy"en policemen architects secret and host
of o paya teamsU Most
o
nywaterh wHne
Evening star., 1938-08-25
YOUTH INJURED
AS MOTOR CYCLE
AND TRUCK CRASH
Messenger Badly Hurt.
Nearby Accident Fatal to
Virginia Girl, 8.
TENTATIVE L0NG-RANGE
PROGRAM DRAWN UP
Committee to Stress Enforcement,
Education and Engineering
in Campaign.
BULLETIN.

Victim of a traffic accident, James
Dean, s. colored, SIT Second street
NV, was admitted to Casualty
Hospital today for injuries to his
head. His condition was unde-
termined He was struck in an
M street alley between Fifth and
Sixth streets NV.
Evening star., 1938-08-25
BAND CONCERTS

BY the Soldiers Home Band in the
bandstand at Soldiers Home at $50
o'clock tonight. John s. M. Zimmer-
mann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner,
assistant.
Evening star., 1938-08-25

The Civitan Gardens are in the 100
block of Anacostia road NE.
Evening star., 1938-02-15
TROOPS FIRE ON MOB
SEEKING SEX SLAYER
Tijuana (Mexico) Crowd Fires
Federal Building in Hunt for
Killer of Girl. 8.


TIJUANA. Mexico. Feb. l5.-A huge
mob of men and women screaming
for the life of the sex slayer of g.
year-old Olga Comacho fired the Fed
eral Building today as soldiers shot
into the throng The crowd reas-
sembled after burning police head
quarters earlier and being dispersed.
A suspected young soldier and four
other men held for questioning had
been removed from the police head
quarters to a place of safety.
In its second onslaught the crowd
estimated at about 800 persons, in
cluding nearly so women. swarmed
into the Federal Building, poured
gasoline on the floors and tossed in
fireballs. In a moment the build
ing was volcano of fame. =
The excited mob. warned that flames
were nearing seven tons of dynamite,
finally permitted firemen to combat
the blaze
Above the din of the rioting we're
heard voices demanding the life of
the man who Sunday abducted,
ravished and strangled the little
Mexican girl. Unless the man were
turned over to them by 10 am. CP.
8. To the rioters threatened to burn
one building after another.
The mob began forming late yes
terday. Soon after midnight martial
law was proclaimed. Nearly 1000
* oilers were stationed around police
headquarters and along nearby streets
TO aid police force Of about 20.
Evening star., 1938-02-15
13 Pulp Magazines
Barred as Indecent
By d. c. Officials

Three magazine distributing
agencies were warned today by
prosecuting officials to cease SELL
ing to retailers l3 magazines.
mostly of the so-called pulp paper
variety, which we're said to violate
the Districts statute against the
circulation of indecent publica-
tions.
we are not undertaking to set
ourselves up as censors." said
Assistant United States Attorney
Harry L. Underwood. but these
magazines seem to us to be of the
kind clearly condemned by the
District codes
Mr.. Underwood said the dis
tributors agreed to cease handling
the Objectionable magazines and
that he felt no prosecution would
be necessary.
The law provides fine of from
IS to $50 or imprisonment for one
year or both.
Mr.. Underwood declines to re-
veal the names of the distribut-
ing agencies, and said a publica-
ton of the names of the objec-
tionable magazines would merely
stimulate interest in them.
Evening star., 1938-02-15
BRITISH TO BROADCAST
go FAMILIES" ADDRESS

Secretary Ickes accepted an invita-
ton today to deliver revised version
of his noW-celebrated 80 families
address over the network of the Brit
ish Broadcasting Co.
The Interior Department press Sec
ton said the invitation came from
the London Offices of the company
The broadcast will take place next
Tuesday afternoon.
Detailed arrangements were not an
nounced, but it was indicated Mr.
Ickes would speak direct to London,
where his voice would be picked up
for transmission to the dominions and
crown colonies.
In the address revised for British
consumption, Mr.. Ickes, associates
said. would contend that concentrated
wealth had such hold on the United
States that this country would brand
as dangerous radicals" those conser-
vaties whom England looks upon as
reactionary tories
Evening star., 1938-02-15
FOUR ON ICE SIGHT
RUSSIAN AID SHIP
See Rescue Vessel Quite Dis
tinctly," Radio Message
Says.
Px the ASsnciafed pres.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Feb l5.-Rescue came
into actual sight today for the four
Soviet scientists stranded on an ice
foe off the coast of Greenland.
The Russian icebreaker Murman re-
ported the campers. led by Ivan
Papanln, had radioed they could see
the ship quite distinctly" The Muir
man, II miles off across Jagged pack
ice. was closest of four rescue ships
attempting to take the explorers off
their ice cake refuge.
Sight of the Murman was the first
the campers had had of man or ship
since Russian airplanes left them at
the North Pole eight months ago to
drift through the Arctic night at the
whim OF wind and tide.
Until now their only visible sign
that they had drifted more than 1900
miles from the roof of the world had
been the barren coast of Greenland
and the welcome sight of smoke as the
rescue ships came near.
The crews of both the Murman and
the Soviet icebreaker Taimyr cleared
lanes across the pack ice in a race to
launch planes and make the rescue
The Taimyr was less than 20 miles
from the imperilled camp.
The weather was good, the tempera-
ture was IA degrees above zero
Fahrenheit and the moon was shining.
Evening star., 1938-02-15
j. U.S.PLANESSTART
ARGENTINE TRIP
Six Fighting Fortresses"
Off to Miami on First Lea
OF Buenos Aires Trek.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LANGLEY FIELD, Va. Feb. Is
Six of the United States Air Corps
flying fortresses''- four-en-
glned bombing planes-left the air
base here early today on their trip
to Buenos Aires for the Inauguration
there Sunday CT President Roberto
NJ Ortiz
Cleaning with silver color in the
sunlight, they TAXED easily into the
air shortly before O'Clock and turned
southwark ior Miami, Fla. They will
be made ready there FOR the long over
water trip to the South American CITY,
1t. Col, Robert Olds. commander
OF the End U. S. Bombardment
Group, leads the air journey. Col.
Olds is welltrained in the type of
over-water flying which the Air Corps
has studied as a means of keeping it's
Panama Canal unit in close contact
with the units in the States.
Commanding the five other Bit
planes are Maj. Vincent j. Meloy of
Rosebank, Staten Island. N. Y: Capt.
Neil B Harding of Beverly, w. Va;
Maj, Caleb V. Haynes Of Mount Airy,
N. c.; Capt. Archibald T. Smith of
Green Cove Springs, Fla, and Mai.
Harold l. George of West Solner-
vile. Mass
The Air Corps said a total of 40
officers and men were to accompany
the flying fortress"
The flight began In an atmosphere
that was strictly business. The huge
bombers were lined up facing the
north. A chilly east wind swept over
the field. accenturated by the draft
from the huge propellors of the
fortresses as motors were warmed up.
Crews assembled at their respective
posts and officers gathered at the
plane of Col. Olds. to receive their
flight orders. Then the big ships
were TAXED to new positions so
they could rise against the wind.
The take-of was perfect, the planes
following each other at intervals of a
minute or more into the air, and spac-
ing perfectly some distance apart after
they had gained their altitude.
Evening star., 1938-02-15
BY JOHN II. CLINE.

Robert H. jackson, nominated as
Solicitor General, told a Senate Judi
ciary Subcommittee today that both
he and Secretary of Interior Ickes
stole" portions of their recent
speeches attacking monopoly in big
business
Senator Austin. Republican, of Ver-
mont. a member of the subcommittee
which is holding hearings on the
nomination. was seeking to ascertain
whether Mr. Jackson and Secretary
1ckes collaborated in writing their
speeches. In his effort to show that,
he called attention to almost identical
phrases in the addresses of the two
men,
Il did not collaborate in any way
IN the writing of Mr.. Ickes speech" -"
the witness said, nor did he in mine.
The statements you refer to are as
old as the hills. We both stole them.
I never hesitate to use a good phrase
Evening star., 1938-02-15
.LANGD0N INDICTED.
AS SLAYER IN 1880.
Of LIMERICK GIRL.
TrusCott and Hartman Go to
New Haven Seeking to
Return Suspect.
MYSTERY NOW SOLVED.
POLICE CHIEF BELIEVES
Nature Of New Evidence Given to
Venire in Greatest Secrecy
Is Closely Guarded.

Robert F. Langdon. cop on the
beat" in the mysterious Staying of
Beulah Limerick. which for seven
years has remained one of Washing
tons most battling crimes was named
today by the grand jury as the girls
murderer
Meanwhile, 1t. Floyd Truscott and
Detective Sergt. Earl Hartman were in
New Haven, Conn. attempting to re-
turn Langdon to Washington. A war
rant was issued by United States Com
missioner Needham c. Turnage on
Saturday, charging first-degree mur-
der.
The detectives have been grilling
Langdon for fortnight A certified
copy of the indictment and a bench
warrant signed by Justice Jesse C.
Adkins were dispatched by airmail to
the officers this morning to expedite
removal.
Convinced of Solution.
Police Chief Ernest w. Brown an
nounced today he was convinced the
battling murder mystery had at last
been solved. Maj. Brown said 1t.
Truscott told him last night that Lang
don at first agreed to return to WASH
ington voluntarily. and then stated he
would see lawyer first.
New evidence unearthed BY the de-
tectives was presented to the grand
jury with greatest secrecy more than
a month ago, it was learned today, and
an indictment against the 44-year-
old former policeman was voted.
Police closely guarded the nature of
the evidence by which officials hope
to prove Langdon fired a .25-caliber
bullet into the brain of the theater
usherette. apparently as she lay in
bed in dilapidated frame dwelling
at l8 Nineteenth street Sc.
Said He ANNOYED Her.
Neither police nor prosecutors would
reveal the motive they believe
prompted the staying, but it was
thought to be that Langdon was
afraid the l9-year-old girl was about
to report him to his superiors. Even
before the sensational inquest into
the girls death seven years ago.
Beulah's mother, Mrs Dora Limerick.
told investigators that "Langdon had
been annoying her.
The former policeman. who was
dismissed from the force when de-
tectives found two stills n his home,
IN the 1900 block of Oates street
NE. shortly after the murder is now
in,
was arrested last March in New
Haven, where he had made his hCme.
after lie bad tagged New York New
Hoven {; Hartford railroad train and
reported he had discovered a plot to
deraI the flyer
Tralnmen found a steel chain across
(See LIMERICK. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-02-15
COUPLE TRAPPED
BY APARTMENT FIRE
Stay in Bedroom and Call Fire
men as Blaze Sweeps Liv-
ing Room.

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Jenkins were
trapped in the bedroom of their apart
ment at 1865 Kennedy street NV
early today by fire which destroyed
furniture in their living room and cut
off their exit to the hall.
Il was awakened by smoke about
am" Mr. jenkins said, land dis
covered the living room ablaze We
couldn't get out through it to the
nall. Fortunately. my telephone is
IN the bedroom. l closed the connect
ing door. telephoned the Fire Depart
ment and my wife and I waited there
until che firemen came and put out
the fire
Firemen smashed through the front
door and climbed through window
OF the second-fioor apartment to ex-
tingulsh the blaze. which was confined
to the living room. Mr.. Jenkins esti-
mated damage at approximately S7OO.
Two goldfish, in their bowl in a
corner OF the living room opposite from
where the fire was concentrated, sur
vlved apparently unaffected by the
flames and smoke
Evening star., 1938-02-15
ADMIRAL GRAYSON,
ILL 3 WEEKS, DIES
Red Cross Head, Intimate of
Three Presidents, Paid
High Tributes.

Rear Admiral Cary Travers Gray
son. U. S. NJ. retired. who came into
international prominence as personal
physician to Woodrow Wilson. died
shortly after last midnight at his
home, 1926 Wisconsin avenue NV.
He was SO years old.
Admiral Grayson. who had been
chairman of the American Red Cross
since 1885. when he succeeded the
late John Barton Payne, had been
i'll of anemia. and an acute respira-
tory infection complicated his condi-
ton in the past few days.
The naval physician first became
i'll about three weeks ago. contracting
a severe cold while on trip to the
South. As his condition grew more
critical members of the family were
notified. but it was not until yes
terday. when there had been a decided
change for the worse. that Admiral
Grayson's illness became generally
known. President Roosevelt. friend
of many years. called at the home
late in the afternoon. but was unable
to see the patient
Admiral Grayson is survived by
his widow. the former Alice Gertrude
Gordon, and three sons Gordon. Will
liam and Cary, jr. The naval officer
met the then Miss Gordon in 1916
when President Wilson was engaged
to Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait. Some
have credited Admiral Grayson with
introducing the President and Mrs
Gait. who was Miss Gordons guardian.
Gordon, a student at Yale. and
William, a student at St. Adams here.
with their mother, were at the bed
side of Admiral Grayson when he
died. Cary, jr., is rushing home from
an African expedition upon which he
left month ago.
About four years ago. Admiral
Grayson was so seriously i'll that
friends feared for him, but he re-
covered after an operation at Mayo
Clinic.
AS funeral arrangements were being
completed today, President Roosevelt
led the list of notables who expressed
Evening star., 1938-02-15
D. {. MARTIAL LAW
PLAN ADVOCATED
Representative MCGehee
Makes Proposal to CON-
bat Crime Wave.

Representative McGehee. Democrat.
of Mississippi disclosed this afternoon
he proposed to take steps to place
Washington under partial martial law
for temporary period in an effort
to break the o-called crime wave.
He said he planned to call on Cor
poration Counsel Elwood H. Seal to
draft a bill authorizing the Secretary
of War to assign 1900 soldiers sta
toned at Fort Myer, Va, to patrol
the streets of the city. The soldiers
would augment the present metropoli-
tan police patrol force of about 1900
members
Mr.. McGehee. member of the
[ House District Committee. predicted
that if Congress approves the plan he
is confident every criminal would be
arrested or driven out of Washington.
1t is Mr.. McGehees intention to
have the military police sworn in as
members of the metropolitan force
while on duty in the District. Under
this arrangement he pointed out. the
plan would not cost taxpayers a cent,
but at the same time their protection
against criminals would be more than
doubled
Mr.. McGehee charged that WASH
ington has more crimes than any city
in the country and said that since
Congress has refused to appropriate te
funds to increase the regular police
personnel he knew of no reason why
soldiers from Fort Myer should not
be used to augment the regular police
force. since Washington is a Fedora
city.
These soldiers. I am sure he said.
will not tolerate conditions that the
police do If they see men going into
a bookmaking joint to place bet, l
am confident they would take imme-
diate action. The regular police won't
do it unless they are fortified with
a search warrant and all kinds of evil
dence that the establishment is break
ing the law.
Il am confident, too, that the mere
presence of armed soldiers on the
streets of Washington will have a de-
cided deterrent effect on the GRIM
inals."
The soldiers have been used for po-
lice work in Washington twice within
the last 20 years. The first time they
were called to aid the police during the
race riots number of years ago. The
last time President Hoover called
them out when the bonus army was
here.
Evening star., 1938-02-15
Ia BELIEVED LOST
IN PLANE OVER SEA
Italian Airiiner Is Missing SO
Hours in Mediterranean
Storm.
By tfe Associated Press.

By tfe Associated Press.
CAGLIARI, Italy. Feb. 15.-Ten
passengers and four members of the
crew of an Italian airliner were given
up for lost today after the plane had
been missing more than SO hours in
a Mediterranean storm.
I'm view of the storm which is
raging west of Sardinia the sea-
.plane must be considered lost" an
official announcement said.
Search by ship and plane had failed
to find any trace of the transport, the
Ignore. 1t had flashed distress call
at 2:30 pm. Sunday, an. hour after
leaving Pollensa. MaIlorca, for Palma,
Mallorca, and had not been heard
from since
The tri-motored plane was in res1
Iular service between Cadiz Spain, ana
Rome.