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The Washington times., 1938-12-12
Aged Victim
May Never
WalkAgain

She may never walk again.
That was the opinion today
of physicians at Garfield
Hospital in the case of Mrs.
Annie Ford, 68-year-OId nurse
of the 14OO block of Fair
mount st. N. w., cruelty
beaten yesterday for no
known reason.
Mrs. Ford, while returning
home from church yesterday,
was suddenly knocked down
by a young man, who kicked
her after she had fallen to
the sidewalk in front of the
Netherlands Legation, Fiji
teenth and Euclid Streets
Northwest.
Police could assign no rea-
son for the act, saying the at
tacker did not try to rob his
victim. Mrs. Ford, who in
CURED a serious hip wound,
may have to use a cane
hencefOrth, if she is able to
walk at all.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
CASTOR Means Dies
Of Illness in Prison

that most of his sensational testi
mony for the committee was false
FIRST CONVICTION
In 1925 Means was convicted Of
felony for the first time wher
he was sent to Atlanta for vic
lating the Volstead Act. After hi
release he claimed he had been re
tanned by the Republican Nationa
Committee while he was in jail
and worked for it following hiS
release in 1928.
Upon his return to Washington
Means began searching among hi.
newspaper friends for a co-autho1
OF the book published later under
the title, THE Strange Death Of
President Harding" None woulc
work with him and the co-authol
eventually repudiated the Sensa
tional volume.
When the Lindbergh KIDNAPPING
broke, Means leaped into the case
with characteristic bravado. He
approached Mrs. Mclean and told
her that while he was in prison
he had heard convicts propose the
kidnapping and said he believed he
could contact those men.
Assured by Mrs. Mclean that
she would pay any expenses and
ransom necessary to restore the
Lindebergh child to its parents,
Means proceeded to carry out his
amazing hoax.
"THE FOX" APPEARS
He concocted dramatic stories
of having established contact with
the kidnaperS. He introduced Mrs.
Mclean to a man whom he called
THE Fox" later identified as Nor
man Whitaker. Convinced that
Means had established contact
with the kidnapers, Mrs. Mclean
turned over to him 100000 for
ransom. She waited that night at
her home for Means to appear
with the baby,
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
SEALS LAG
Il. B. Stamp Sales Only
Half Way to Goal

With only IL more business
days before Christmas, the Tuber.
culosis Association Christmas
Seals campaign was short of half
way to its goal today.
Expressing disappointment, RiS-
ley G. Hunt, chairman of the
Christmas Seals sales committee,
said:
I'VE need 100000 to carry out
our program against tubercu-
loSiS. We are grateful for the
$4,000 contributed so far, but
we know there are many thou
sands who could contribute to
this cause but who have not
done so. 1t is hoped that all
will buy and use the seals"
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
Girl, 8, Is Bitten
On Thumb by Raj

Elizabeth Lombardy never did
like rats and today her feeling
about the matter is intensified.
That's because the eight-year-old
girl. who lives in the 500 block of
A st. S. E, is recovering at her
home today from wound on her
left thumb, caused by a rat that
bit her while she lay in bed yester-
day. She was treated at Provi-
dence Hospital and then sent
home.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
PATENT RIGHTS
ARE LIMITED"
US. CONTENDS
Trust Probe Turns to
Glass Industry
Nv ROBERT HUMPHREYS

UN.S) A spokesman for the
antitrust division, Department OF
Justice, today told the joint anti
monopoly committee that the de
partment regards the protection
afforded industrialiSts by patents
as only Limited exception" to a
broader public policy dedicated
to the maintenance of free com
petitive system.
Department attorneys prepared
to introduce testimony on the use
of patents in the glass industry.
cox EXPLAINS PURPOSE
Hugh B. Cox, special assistant
to the Attorney General, had this
to say to the Investigators:
1T is important at the outset
to emphasize the purpose for
which this presentation is being
made. The department has Sc
lected this material for preSenta-
ton because it believes that the
material throws light on the
problems which arise in connec-
ton with enforcement of the
antitrust laws.
The public policy embodied
in those laws rests on the as
sumption that the maintenance
of free and open market in
which neither production nor
price is subject to artificial
limitations or control, is So
cially and economically desir-
able. The patent privilege is a
limited exception to that policy.
SEEK PRICE RELATION
ITO the extent that the De
partment Of Justice is interested
in the patent law, its interest
is confined to the question of
the relationship between patent
practices and the free and open
market which it is the purpose
of the antitrust laws to main
tain"
In haling glass industrialists
before the committee, Cox said
the department would take no
position with respect to the "le-
gality or economic desirability" of
their patent practices, but other
department attorneys privately ex-
pressed the belief that the evil
dence would show that patent pro-
lection had been used in some
of the glass industry to
restrain trade and control prices.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
SOCIETY FETES
DALI, FIANCEE

HAVERFORD, Pr, Dec. IL.
With a series of pre-nuptial
parties Haverford society is pre-
pairing for the wedding Thursday
of Miss Katharine M. Leas.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
S. Leas, to Curtis Dali, New York
broker and former husband sof
Anna Roosevelt Boettiger.
The couple will be married at
weldon" the LeaS' estate here.
Dall's estrangement from his first
wife came shortly after -e moved
to Washington to live in the White
Hous, following her fathers cleo
ton.
Soon after their divorce became
final RS. Dali married John Beet
tiger. White House correspondent,
and later moved to Seattle when
he was appointed published of the
Seattle Post-IntelligeEcer.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
ChiropraCtors Meet

The District of Columbia Chiro-
practic Society will meet at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massa-
chusetts Ave. N. w. tomorrow eve
ming at 8:15. Members will see a
demonstration Of ned adjustment
technique.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
Air Travel Show

"Air Night" featuring a show
ing of air travel movies, will be
held by the Federal Transports
ton Association in the Depart
ment of Commerce auditorium to-
morrow evening. A. Martin Logan,
assistant to the president of Amer
lean Air Lines, will be the prin-
cipal speaker. On the reception
committee will be Helen Moseley,
chief stewardess of Eastern Air
Lines.
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
CONTINUED from Page II

Continued from Page II
So years ago, and after attending
the University of North Carolina
became a school-teacher. He
came of a good family and at that
time enjoyed the best Of reputa
tionS.
BECOMES DETECTIVE
Then he met William ]. Burns
the great detective, and joined
his staff. He found plenty of ad-
venture in that period, but his
name did not hit the front page Of
the newspapers until 1917, when
Mrs. Maude A. King, widow OF
the wealthy lumberman and
philanthropist, was shot and
killed.
Means story was that he was
employed as Mrs. Kings body
guard to protect her from fortune
hunters. They were out target
shooting one day, he related, and
Mrs. King touched her pistol
against tree and was killed.
Means was charged with muir
der, and after a long trial, he con
WINGED the jury Mrs. Kings death
was accidental. Then Means, with
the brazen ingenuity which char
acterized his career, turned up
with a will which he said he had
found on the King estate. The
will purported to leave the major
part of the King fortune to Mrs
Kings sister. The will was de.
clared a forgery.
GERMAN AGENT
Means next bobbed up in the
news as an agent of the Imperial
German Government under the
notorious spy chief in Washington,
Captain Boyd. Asked by a Sen.
ate Committee why he worked for
the Germans, Means replied read
lily:
Because they paid me 500
a day and expenses. The British
only paid me $50"
Soon after the Harding Ad
miniStration came into power,
Means became a Federal agent
in the Department of Justice,
serving under his old friend, Will
liam j. Burns. In those days, he
was seen constantly in high places
in Washington. R
In 1924, when a Senate commit
tee was investigating the admin
istration of Attorney General
Harry M. Daugherty' Means ap-
peared as a star witness.
BLAND TESTIMONY
Blandly, he told the committee
that he had Swallowed members
of Congress; that he had collected
huge sums of money which he
had turned over to a close associ-
ate Of the Attorney General; re,
lated the perations of a bootleg
ring: told of his work for several
foreign governments, and added
he always worked for the side
that paid the most money.
At that time he was asked If hi
had ever been convicted OF 6
felony, and Means replied:
"I have been accused of every
crime in the catalogue, but not
convicted so far"
Years later he blithly admitted
The Washington times., 1938-12-12
Forest Glen Drive
For Toys Progresses

Forest Glen Council, knights
of Columbus, reported it's Christ
mas toy and food campaign pro-
crossing satisfactorily" today.
Dolls, toys and clothing we're being
collected in numbers sufficient to
insure well-filled baskets for the
needy on Christmas morning. A
dance will be held by members Of
the council in the auditorium of
the Saint Michaels School, Silver
Spring, on the evening of Deem
her %
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-13
CHICAGO POLICE
 CHECK CANCSTERS

Chicago. August l3. (UP) - Police sent special squads through Chicagos underworld today to ques- tion associates of Joseph La Porte, 27, slain last night by gangsters. He was the ninth victim of gangs in Chicago within six weeks.
 His murder was precisely done Three men drove him into an alley and stood him up before a wall under an elevated line. They wait cd until train passed overhead, then pumped five bullets into his head.
 La Porte had been questioned by police several times about larceny cases. He was Q candidate for state representative on the Democratic ticket last spring but withdrew be- fore the primary.
 Liettenant Thomas Kelly Of the states attorneys police. said the method of execution was similar 10 the other recent gang murders but did not believe it had any connec- ton with them.
 However" he said, "it was the best job of the lot, If you could call 1t that. It was neatly done
 Police Lieutenant John Coughn said the staying may have been ino- tivatcd by troubles in gambling cir- clcs. He did not believe it had been committed by killers of any of the the other victims.
 None of the slayings has been solved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-13
LOCAL CHORUS IN
 FESTIVAL CONCERT
Eighty Singers From Wa terbury in State Fedora.
 ton; 600 Participate

The Waterbury chorus of Ss voices joining with other choruse, of the State Federation of Must Clubs taking part in the Starligi1. concert Of the Silvermine Festival in Norwalk, August 2l, will join in the mass rehearsal to be held to- morrow afternoon at 230 at the Benjamin Franklin high school, Flax Hill road, Norwalk. The local group is part of combined chorus of 600 singers from the state who will be assisted by the Schola Cantorum of New York city. Eu- gene Ormandy of the New York Philharmonic orchestra will con- duct the chorus in the Chorale from Beethovens Ninth Symphony.
 Local rehearsals have been in session in this city since June g, directed by Susanne Drufa, many of the city's best known singers taking part. Pianists for the local chorus during rehearsals have been MrS.Adeline Russell and Misa Brone Basins. Miss Eileen Kelly is secretary for the group. The trans- portation committee arranging for the trip tomorrow and on the con- cert date consists of Mrs. Isabel Holmes, Mrs. George Cashman. Mrs. Charles Toleman, Mrs. Mario Jackson, Joseph Treat and Ralph Shove. Rehearsal Sunday in Nor walk will be at 2:3O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-13
FIVE-YEAR DEATH
 PLAN ILLUMINATED
Man Kills Married Woman But Fails to Finish Pact
 By Killing Self

New York, Aug. 13.-UP) For five years John Curran carried a loaded revolver wondering how long he would be able to prevent himself killing Mrs. Catherine Boyle, 27, be- cause she would not leave her hus- band and children and marry him.
 For five days he carried & note in his pocket, addressed to his mother and telling her that he was going to kill Catherine and my self"
 Today he killed her, but not him. self. The note Has still n bis pocket when police caught him. It was dated last Monday and scrawl- ed on sheet from note pad. It said:
 T am sorry to do this but I will be better off. I know 1t is not one persons job. l cannot leave Cath erine after me because l love her too much. would like to be buried alongside of Catherine, that is one request I am asking, mother, and also do not waste too much money on a caskct, I'm not worth 1t.
 50 forgive me, mother, as I am intending to carry this plan out"
 After his signature there were IA KS for kisses, and P. s.: Forget everything, mother, take a trip and take care of yourself"
 Besides the note and revolver, he carried 12 extra cartridges. He used five of the six cartridges in the gun after showing Mrs. Boyle into the entrance of an apartment build ing where she lived d08 w. l00th St.) and telling her that he had reached the limit of his endurance. The first four shots went wild, the fifth pierced her head. She died just as door opened and John Sculy, friend of Curran, stepped out.
 My God John, what have you done2" Scully exclaimed. Curran looked at the dead woman and said: T don't know. Catherincs hurt. Whats happened to her?'
 At a police station, however. Cur ran told the story of bis unrequitted love.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-13
Millions Available
 F or Slum-Clearance
Program to Provide Homes for 100000 Families;
 $25O, 900 Consigned for Wages in Enterprise

1 pointed to the close connection be- tween the rehousing of slum dwcll- CTS and the national welfare. Mir Straus added:
 '"The very reason why housing is so important is because 1t is fun damental. The process of building and tenanting a housing project cuts across almost all the tradi- tional activities of local government. Decisions mace on one project af- feet the whole physical and econ- omic future of the community, and have an influence for beyond the lives of the families rehoused.
 By building new we can promote the national welfare. But we must forget we are building for 8 long future, and that the success of the long-term program will be deter mined in large measure by the success of the early projects.
 Out of our short experience I would like to offer a few bits of advice.
 First, be sure that your local authority has the informed and Wholehearted cooperation of all departments of the city government and of all citizens organizations concerned, whether they represent labor or business, welfare workers, or potential tenants. A housing project cannot be built in secret. It is necessarily very public enter prise requiring the participation and cooperation of the entire commlun- ity.
 Second, see that your housing authority is set up with adequate technical staff and space to do business. A million dollar housing project IS major enterprise, whether done privaetly or publicly. Pertinent Facts "Third, collect all necessary and pertinent facts as to the housing needs of your community before you make final decisions on such mat ters as stub clearance versus vacant land sites, the group to be housed, and the type of project to be built. Public discussion on any of these pints, even perhaps public argu- ment, will probably be more Of a help than hindrance in the long run.
 And finally, remember that the United States Housing Authority stands ready to encourage, advise, and assist in every way possible. Your interests are our interest. The federal government, the local gov ernmcnts, and the citizens of Amer lea are in partnership to make this country better and happier place in which to live"
 Today. in 37 cities in the United States. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, approximately 68,000 per- sons who formerly lived in attrac- tice, airy and well equipped homes These 68.000 persons represent l0,- 900 families who. formerly housed in substandard dwellings, are now paying approximately 1-5 of their income for safe. sanitary and de- cent quarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-13
HARWINTON SEEKS
 NAZI BAN HERE

Harwinton, Conn, Aug. 13 -. GU Pl- A special town meeting Wns called today for August 20 to vote on n petition asking the general as Scmbly to enact n law prohibiting Naai, Fascist or Communist activi- ties fin Connecticut.
 The law, the petition declares. should forbid the continuance and establishment of camps, organi2a- Hons or groups which have for then reason of being the admiration Of foreign political doctrines and iGeolog'eS contrary to American DfinciElc6.'
 It was drawn after reports were received the German American Bund might try to establish a camp hcrc.
 oouthbury barred the bund from setting up camp there last year by passing zoning ordinance. The bund still owns tract of woodland in that town which It's leaders es- serted they would develop fin the future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-13
SOPRANO SOLOIST
 ATPARK CONCERT
Maude yon Steuben, N. Y., to Sing With Symphony
 at Pleasure Beach

Maude von Steuben, New York lyric soprano, will be guest solo, ist with the Bridgeport Symphony orchestra on Monday evening in the ballrooi1 at Pleasure Beach park. Bridgeport, when that unit of the WPA Federal Music Project presents it's weekly concert under Frank Foti.
 The guest artist will sing "Ri- torne Vincitor" from Verdis opera Aida" and Die Lorelei" by Franz Liszt. She has been for five con- secutive seasons the leading soloist with the Newark Philharmonic or- chestra and is widely known as an interpreter of "the lied" and the art song. She has been frequently heard with such important choral groups as the Arion society of New York and the United Singers of New York and Baltimore. She is scheduled to appear as soloist with the Essex County Symphony in Newark two days after the Bridge port concert. Metropolitan press critics have been outspoken in their praise of her voice, tcrming it "clear and well sustained" Of great dra- matic power" "of lovely quality im- buing her singing with deep emo- tional significancc".
 Orchestral selections on this pro- gram include Thomas overture to Mignon; the Finale from Symphony No. Of Brahms; the Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. l in Four move- ments: Morning" "Asas Death" "Anitras Dance" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King. The sec- ond half of the program will have the Scherzo from Mendelssohn's Midsummer Nights Dream" and Franz Liszt's "Licbestraum" Dream of Love), ever favorite with sum mer audiences. Paul Whites "Five Miniatures for Orchestra" includ- ing five impressionistic sketches: By the Lake" Caravan, Waltz for Teenie's Doll", Hippo Dance and Mosquito Dance' will, 1t is an- ticipated. appeal to the listeners while Wagners dynamic Ride oi the Valkyries" will round out the program.
 This concert Is scheduled to be. gin at 8:30 and comfortable seal Is included in the nominal admis- sion fee,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-13
DRUM CORPS IN
 !! STATE CONTEST
Youngsters Pay Visit to B. Hartford-Holy Name
 Services Tomorrow

The Washington Park Fife and Drum corps was in East Hartford today for the annual convention cj state drum corps. The corps was to take part in the street parade this morning, and i'll compete in the musical contests this afternoon.
 Members of the Holy Name society of the Church of St. Francis Xavier Ill receive holy communion at the 7:30 o'clock mass tomorrow morning.
 The society is planning an activs program for the fall and winter. Special committees to make plans for events will be named soon.
 President John P. Shea of the Tax and Rent Payers association announced today that plans are vir- tually completed for the Riddles day program at Washington park, Aug. 27. A large number of men prominent in public life in the state have been invited to be guests of honor.
 The youngsters attending will re. ceive free refreshments. There will be program of sports and enter- tainment during the day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-13
NO COMMENT ON
 CLASH ENGAGEMENT

Boston, Aug. 13-(UP)-Mrs. F, Haven Clark reserved comment to- day on report that on Monday night she would announce the en- gagement of her 18 year old daugh- ter Sally to George Xavier Me- Lanahan of New York and Watch Hill, R. I.
 The mother-in-law of President Roosevelts youngest son John will be hostess that night at a reunion party on the Ritz-Carlton rooj where, this evening, Sally completes a three-wcek engagement as dancer singer.
 Guests will include John and Anne Clark Roosevelt. who return Monday from a Bermuda honey moon,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-13
ACT OF MERCY
 AIDS LITTLE BOY

Gardner, Mass, Aug. 13 CU. PD - Thanks to an "act of mercy" by the Canadian government, q nine ycar-old born boy will be reunited with his deported Cana dian parents.
 When Maxine Richard, penniless, joblcss factory hand, and his wife and Canadlan-born daughter were sent back to New Brunswick Thurs day for illegal entry. little Gerard Richard was left behind to spend the rest of his childhood in an or phanage.
 Mayor Fred E. Perry appealed to the Canadian government by telc- phone. however, and offered to pay for the boys support in Canada until the father could find work.
 In announcing that the boy would be permitted to rejoin his parents and live in Canada, the Canadian government emphasized that the ac- tion was not due to Mayor Perry's offer of support but was an "act of mercy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-13
Governor May Refute
 Blodgett's Charges
His ExceIlencys Address at Democratic Gathering To-
 day Anticipated With Unusual Interest About State

commissioners allegations that the state school system had been i'm paired by the action of the board of education which resulted in elimination of g full-time posi- tions, 10 part-time positions, as temporary economy move.
 It was predicted that the gover- nor would cite the instance of in- crcases to the staffs of the trade schools which will mean that the department of education will have two more professional employees on September l, 1888 than was the case a year ago. The trade schools were exempted from the 10 per cent cut and the governor granted $12,000 from his emergency fund towards the cost of the summer school for teachers, due to lack of appropriation by the General As scmbly.
 While MT. Blodgett blamed the governor for the cuts affecting the education department, 1t was noted that the board of education deter mined the slashes in current ex- penses without interference by the chief executive.
 Further, the governor is expected to "set MT. Blodgett right" concern ing the charge by the latter that the report of the controller "is required by law to publish his report by the middle of September"
 Customarlly these reports have not been made until the following year and the fault will be charged to the accounting system in the controllers office, in effect for the past twelve years and subject of criticism by the governor since the time he took of- flee eight years ago. Complaint re- garding the system has been voiced at sessions of the general assembly and Governor Cross, some time ago, asked that new accounting system be set up so that he might know the state of the budget month by month".