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The Washington times., 1938-08-24
Schultz Hit Bank
$4,000 a Smack

NEW YORK, August "a.
"Lemme take S50,000."
1t was as simple as that
when Dutch" Schultz was
the borrower"
George Weinberg, testify
ing at the trial of James J.
Hines, today, revealed that
by November, 1882, the
Schultz syndicate had accu-
mulated about 100000 from
the policy racket. The money
was stored in a vault.
1t was then that Schultz
Borrowed" the $4,000.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
Case Dismissed

Less than a month later when
the policy racketeers were caught
in another raid. Weinberg said
Hines told him he couldn't ap-
proach Magistrate Capshaw again
so soon. This time a postpone
ment was arranged at Hines di.
rection, Weinberg testified, and
the case came before the late Mag
istrate Francis j. Erwin.
Magistrate Erwin dismissed this
case.
Dewey, through Weinberg's tes-
timony, has thus already involved
two public officials and he has
indicated he has further startling
evidence to disclose.
Weinberg's testimony regarding
the judges followed the ex-mob-
ster's sensational statement that
he had paid Hines $500 to 1000
weekly after the Tammany dis.
trict leader had agreed at a meet
ing in March. 1892, to act as
"fixer" for the Schultz syndicate
which had muscled in and taken
over a flock Of independent policy
bankers" in Harlem.
weinberg said the payments
were made either in front of the
Hines home, At his club, or at hV
office.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
Cooler Weather
Is Forecast Here

Cool air sweeping in from
Northwestern Canada will break
WsShington's heat wave some.
time tonight, the Weather Bureau
predicted this morning.
The temperature is expected to
climb to SO degrees today under
overcast skies. ForecaSters revised
their earlier prediction Of showers
this afternoon and said 1t would
not rain. From q high Of SO de-
srees yesterday the temperature
dropped to 70 degrees at 5 o'clock
this morning before starting its
upward climb again.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24

Mrs. Hines arrived at the Supreme Court
Building with Matthew Kenney, secretary
of her husbands Monogahela Club. Ken
ney refused to comment ON the progress OF
the trial
The wife of racket-busting Tom Dewey
was also present, but she slipped into the
courthouse unseen and seated herself well
back in the room, among the spectators.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
Wife Hugs Hines Z1p Court

NEW YORK, Aug. PA breathless
silver-haired woman rushed into Supreme
Court few minutes before the afternoon
session of the Hines trial yesterday and
threw her arms about her husband 1t was
Mrs. James j. Hines.
ooh, you are back, Jimmy gasped from
the embrace. "Why did you come down?
Are you sure you're rested! Why didn't
you stay home?'
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
Track Numbers Fixed

The witness then told how the
mob fixed the numbers at the
race tracks. He said the idea Of
doing this was sold" to Schultz
by Otto Berman in the fall of
1888. Berman's nicknames were
"Abadaba and Havasach."
The "fix" was to cost $4,000
week, said Weinberg.
The witness said Berman told
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
BULLETS RIDDLE
CH|NA-U. S. SHIP
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the japanese thereupon opened
fire with machine guns"
The radio operator confirmed
this attack, stating . number Of
the survivors had been machine
gunned while swimming to shore.
The plane sank a short while
after the attack, Woods said.
When news Of the attack
reached here, a spokesman for the
China National Aviation Corpora.
ton, operators Of the air liner, de-
clared:
international complications
probably will occur
The American consul-general at
Hongkong informed the United
States Embassy at Hankow Of the
attack.
The attack on commercial air.
craft by warplanes is without
precedent in China.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
Aided By British

Chinese authorities here stated
the attackers evidently believed
that DR.. Sun-Fo, a high Chinese
official, was aboard the plane.
DR.. Sun-Fo, however, arrived at
Hankow aboard another transport.
Apparently the japanese craft
forced the liner down by diving at
it repeatedly. Then, when it
alighted, the japanese machine
guns opened fire.
AS soon as the attack became
known. q British gunboat raced
from Canton to the aid of the
huge passenger plane. The plane
was forced down AZ miles east Of
the southern Chinese port and
soon sank,
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
DEATHS
HOLD s GUARDS
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leaders, were placed in the con-
crete, box-car-like isolation block
Sunday night.
That the men were jammed
into 10 cells, each 4 by 8 by 8
feet high, with doors Of almost
solid steel.
Air Cut Off
That pie-plate-sized windows
near the roof of the building were
shut tight when the radiators
were set going with the tempera-
ture 80 degrees outside.
That three men each were
placed in cells six and seven in
which the four victims were found
dead.
That the four leaders died be-
cause they were weakened to
greater degrees by hunger and ex-
haustion than their fellows, but
that at least three of the others
were sent to the prison hospital
for treatment after release of the
group late Monday.
Revealing that the story of the
mems deaths was obtained from
Maurice Spatz, the surviving pris-
oner in the cell with Frank Como
deca, 46. and James McQnade, 26,
two of the victims, HerSch added
that he would seek the arrest Of
Superintendent William B. Mills,
if it was shown that the prisoners
were subjected to the heat with
his knowledge.
Stands on Record
Mills meantime asserted:
For many years I have been
in the police business and I
stand by my record. There is
nothing in this prison that can
or will be concealed. If they find
anything wrong I am wholly re-
sponSible.
Spatz' story, Hersch and Boyle
asserted, also was corroborated by
Joseph Forte, who survived in the
cell in which John Walters, 43,
and Henry Osborn, %, the remain
ing two victims, died.
According to the coroner, Spatz
declared water in the cell spigots
was turned off and that the men
obtained only a limited supply of
water from choppers" in each cell
to Slake their parched throats and
wet their nude bodies,
Spatz and Forte saved their
lives by finding an air aperture
in q corner of their cells while
the other four men lay PROSTATE
on the floor. Clogging the "hop'
pers" with clothing, the men
flushed water at intervals over
the scorching floor. Meanwhile,
Spatz said, the heat was so un'
bearable that it was impossible
to touch the steel walls.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
Foreigners Angry

Indignation flared in foreign
circles, especially over the charges
that the Japanese planes machine
gunned the helpless liner.
The incident recalled the sink
ing Of the American gunboat
Panay in the Yangtze River last
December by Japanese pl o n S,
which bombed the American YES
sci and then machine-g e-gunned the
survivors as they sought to escape
to shore.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
Charged on Sheet

The witness said each time he
gave money to Hines he instructed
big Harry" Schoenhaus, the
gangs chief bookkeeper, to charge
it" on the master sheets of the
syndicate.
Dewey asked Weinberg what
was the total amount given Hines
for the campaign that year and
the witness answered:
Il personally gave him about
- $4,000. Between Davis and 1
we gave him $4,000 before the
election, and Davis gave two or
three thousand after the elec-
ton"
Hines poker face did not change
during this testimony. He kept
his gaze directly upon Weinberg.
The witness did not look in the
defendants direction.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
Money in Vault

Weinberg said the Schultz mob
had money stored in a vault
the accumulated profits from the
policy racket. From time to time
Schultz borrowed some of this
money.
Weinberg told, with apparently
airy indifference, how the Dutch
man." battling desperately against
a Federal income tax evasion
rap" MIXED the racket bank
roll of $250,O0O to finance his
court fight.
In the spring of 1888 Schultz
said he needed money" Vein
berg related He asked me to
get it out of the vault and give
it to Lulu Iulu Rosenkrantz,
Schultz's bodyguard) Schultz
took about $25 900 that time. 1
told Schoenhaus to bring
$4,000 from the bankroll in the
vault"
The Washington times., 1938-08-24

S6I SOuI Ilu1LlbCA'
She grinned. The grin implied.
What can you loSe?"
"LOWDOWN" FOR QUARTER
So, for a quarter. I bought a
blue pamphlet, "Rajah Rabo's
Five.Star Mutuel Dream Book" a
fine combination of the prescient
and the practical, and I must say
it seems so simple can't under
stand why half of Harlem isn't
breaking the policy banks every
day. Certainly. they all have dream
books up there. At least that is
the impression one gets after lis
tening to the testimony of bank
ers" at the James J. Hines trial.
Rajah Rabo (who must have
cleaned up in policy long ago, with
his inside track to Brother Luck)
explains it this way:
Suppose you dream of your
aunt. That's simple. Aunt is No.
GIL. You put your dime on Oil
and wait for your 900 to l to come
home.
WINNING" NUMBERS
But if you dream Of your aunt
and in the dream she is baking a
pie, you had better play Oil, for
aunt, and also 554 for baking pie,
The Washington times., 1938-08-24

Hines told the magistrate he
wanted a case in which Weinberg
and 13 others had been arrested
handled"
According to Weinberg, Magis-
trate Capshaw said he could do it,
and when Hines asked him If he
was sure, he replied:
II haven't failed you yet,
have -"
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
The Winnah!

CHICAGO, Aug. "a (1.N.SO-1n
a divorce bill on file today Menrad
Kraus charged his wife beat.
scratched and kicked him. Kraus
lis a lightWeight boxer.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
3 Of PnI1Oy Heroes
To Ger Decorations

SHANGHAI, Aug. "a INS.).-Three members of the
of the United States gunboat Panay sunk by Japa
air bombs last December will be decorated for bravery
here tomorrow
Radio Operators Charles S. Adams and Reginald Peter
will receive the Navy Cross The United States Expe
dtonary Medal will be pinned the chest of Chief
The Washington times., 1938-08-24

to Hines for the campaign fund
Five or six times" replied
Weinberg.
What was the smallest indi-
vidual sum you gave him."
1.-TWO thousand dollars"
"W hat was the highest
amount you gave him for the
purpOse?"
"Three thousand dollars"
The Washington times., 1938-08-24

51O."
ITO see q crap game on .
street corner, 233."
ITO see a trolley car hit =
person, Sill"
"TO see a woman thrown out
~Of a speakeaSy, $780,"
"TO pass a persons smoking .
REFER, O23."
ITS ALL YOUR FAULT
The Rajah gives you numbers
also for names of States Gin case
you are inclined to dream of that
old Kentucky home, or the cabin
in the Carolinas), and for names
of people.
If your number doesn't happen
to win, don't blame the Rajah,
or the dream book. Anybody can
see it's your own fault. Suppose,
for instance, you dreamed Of
money in the bank and bet on
45O. And suppose $50 didn't win
that day, but 502 did.
That's not the Rajah's fault.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
Total $4,000

The witness said the smallest
sum he gave Hines was $4,000, the
highest $4,000. In all, he declared
he gave the Tammany leader a
total of $4,000.
Q-tBy District Attorney
Thomas E. Dewey)-Was the
money you gave to Hines listed
in the records of your enter.
prise?
Ayes.
Weinberg said that in addition
to Weinburg's $4,000, Davis gave
Hines $4,000 before the election.
He said that after the election Of
Dodge, Davis gave Hines "S2, 600
or $4,000 more" making a grand
total of S32, 900 or $4,000.
Sky Was Limit
Relating to his conversation
with Schultz regarding the cam
paign, Weinberg quoted Schultz
as having said to him:
"WeIl have to help Jimmy
Hines on the election and give
him all the money he needs"
Judge Ferdinand Pecora leaned
forward on the bench and asked
the witness if he recalled how
many times he had given money
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
Frequent Gals Made

"Did you dc this frequently"
Dewey asked.
YES" said Weinberg.
How much money until
March, 1884, did you instruct
SchoenhauS to draw from the
vault and give to Schultz"
1.-TWO hundred and seventy.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24

five thousand dollars" replied
Weinberg, in a matter-of-fact
tone.
Finally, after the Dutchman
kept dipping into" the vault
there was "only $4,000 or $40, 900
left"
Weinberg said Schultz was
drawing these big sums because
he was using it in his court fight
with the Federal Government
which had charged him with in
come tax evasion.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24

to be on the safe side. II you
dream your aunt is baking the pie
for a church bazaar, you are In
terrible trouble, because you have
to play TIT (churchO and OFT
(bazaar). And if it is an apple
pie, you'd better include number
65l, which is just that.
Do you begin to see?
In compiling his little dream
dictionary, the Rajah left out moth
ing you could possibly dream
about, including a four-alarm fire
(712) and fried chicken (67D. He
goes from soup (459) to nuts
(060). He touches on the sordid
murderer, 888; pneumonia, 600;
starvation, 644; shoot cop. 576;
Ilynching, 146), the romantic (kiss,
1856; love song, 566; stars, 447;
moon. 67D, the practical (cash,
GA; money in bank, 450; gold
digger-white, 664) and the elegant
drawing room, 665).
HARLEM LUNCHES
But the Rajah doesn't stop
there. He gives you a page and
half of Harlem lunches for the
Year" Consider these examples:
"To meet a cross-eyed colOred
man, 659."
ITO meet cross eyed white
man, 752."
ITO see cops chasing bandits,
299."
ITO see a gank fight. 228."
ITO see an Elks parade, 1885,"
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
ALL WEINBERG
CHARGES "L|ES,"|
HINES ASSERTS
Absolutely Innocent"
He Tells Hill, Writer
By EDWIN C. HILL

NEW YORK, Aug. "a dN.SO.
AS George einberg, Dutch
Schultz's principal lieutenant in
the policy racket, today resumed
his vicious attacks against the in
tegrity and character Of James j.
Hines, Mr.. Hines solemnly avowed
to this writer his absolute inno-
cence.
II tell you," he said, that I
feel like vomiting as I sit here
and listen to that fellow telling
lie after lie. Only cnce has he
dared to look me in the face.
For a moment his gaze met
mine and then he turned his
head quickly away.
Denies 1t All
"There is not one act at
tributed to me which Is based
on fact. Every word that Vein
berg has testified to concerning
me is a deliberate and wretched
falsehood. You can never make
me believe that the jury will be-
lieve such testimony as that"
Jimmy Hines Sweet-faced wife,
still beautiful in her middle age
with her great dark eyes and flaw.
less complexion, held her hus-
bands hand as he chatted.
Hines smiled at his wife and
said to me:
"She has always been a good
sport"
And you have always been a
swell husband" said Mrs. Hines.
Framed, He Says
It is pretty hard to listen To
Hines as he looks you squarely
in the eye anad emphatically as
serts his absolute innocence and
his assertion that he is being
framed by crooks.
If the man is guilty he is an
actor of conSummate ability.
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
HINES, SCHULTZ.
ELECTION PALS.
WEINBERG SAYS
Dutch Ordered Cash
Aid Unlimited

Continued from Page II
Weinberg told the blue ribbon
Jury that Hines introduced him to
Dodge this way:
Here is one of Dutch
SchultZ'S boys"
The Washington times., 1938-08-24

PANAY KEELS OVER FOR FINAL PLUNGE
Pharmacists Mate Thomas A. Coleman.
The ceremonies will climax a parade Of the Fourth
United States Marine Regiment at the Shanghai
course Adams and Peterson will be rewarded for
Extraordinary bravery and heroism in manning the
chine guns of the u s. s. Panay and remaining at their
posts until all their ammunition was expended" Coleman
will be decorated for excellent work in caring for the
wounded and dying'
The Washington times., 1938-08-24

Same as dreaming Of a muir
derer: pure coincidence !
"TO meet q cOlOred actor on
the street looking for work,
The Washington times., 1938-08-24
How To Be a Winner:
How To Be a Winner:
Dreams Are Key to Riches
JUST BET ON NUMBERS IN RAJAH RABOS
BOOK--VERY SIMPLE, ISN'T 1T?
BY DOROTHY KILGALLEN

NEW YORK Aug "a NsAnyOne win at the numbers
you have to dream right.
the girl the cigar Lenox Avenue said today
Te She tossed several dream books the counter from
of her and explained:
these Then you book
Evening star., 1938-07-31
Engagements.
Announced
Today
Miss Jean Macklin
Will Be Married
To MIR. Pearne.

TINE First Assistant Commissioner
of Patents and Mrs. Justin W.
Macklin announce the engage
ment of their daughter Jean
to Mr.. John F. Pearne, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving v. Pearne OF Los Angeles,
Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macklin will entertain
at a cocktail party this afternoon in
their residence on Albemarle street for
their daughter and her f1ance.
Miss Macklin, who was a popular
member Of the younger set in Cleve-
land, Ohio, before coming to Washing
ton, two years ago attended Ohio Wes-
leyan University, where she was prom
1nent in school activities. Last year
she attended George Washington, from
where she was graduated In June. She
is an active junior member Of the Con-
gressional Country Club.
Mr.. Pearne was graduated from the
California Institute Of Technology and
l6oak6o0d q 80 + 6o31a 9
Evening star., 1938-07-31

served with chop sticks given as
souvenirs.
Newport is not without its round of
charity events during the summer and
prominent on the list this season is
the Garden Day" Tuesday, when
Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss and Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Van Nest Gambrill
will open their beautiful gardens for
the benefit of the Civic League of the
Rhode Island resort. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh D. Auchincloss, jr., are sum-
mering at Newport and there Is little
doubt but that Mrs. Auchincloss, the
former Nina Gore, daughter of the
late Senator Thomas p. Gore, will be
on hand to lend her assistance to her
mother-in-law in making the affair an
outstanding success. This will be the
second time the Auchincloss gardens
have been opened this season for
charity. the first time being late In
june. when they were filled with early
summer blossoms.
Interest in Singing
OF Miss Sally Clark.
Not a few who play leading roles in
the social life in this city, who are at
resorts in New England, will make the
journey into Boston Thursday night
for the debut of Miss Sally Clark,
sister OF Mrs. John Roosevelt, the
former Anne Lindsay Clark, as a soloist
Continued on Page :, Column -
Evening star., 1938-07-31

The new Assistant Chief of Naval
Operations, Rear Admiral A. F. Fair
field. expects to close his apartment
at 2400 Sixteenth street the end Of
next month and will Join Mrs. Fair
field in Maine, where she has been
since early in July.
Capt. David G. Barr, U. S. A., and
Mrs. Barr and their daughters, Vr-
ginia and Patricia. have gone to
Alabama, to visit Capt. Bars mother
and sister. They will make several
short visits in various parts Of the
State and are expected to return to
their house in Arlington, Va, the
middle of August.
Mrs. E. e. Bell, mother Of Mrs.
Barr, Is occupying their house during
their absence and has As her guest
there, Miss May Of Avon-by-the-sea,
N. j.
Rear Admiral Ralston A. Holmes,
and Mrs. Holmes and their daughter,
Miss Sally Holmes will leave this
week for Tryon, N. c., where they
will be for several weeks. Admiral
(ConttnNed oo Pago {, Column g
Evening star., 1938-07-31

Young Richard Hall Jeschke, jr.,
has gone to visit on Chebeaque Island,
Me-, for several weeks and In the
autumn will enter Virginia Military
Institute at Lexington. Va.
Miss Margaret Jeschke, daughter
Of Maj. and Mrs. Jeschke, is spending
the week end in Annapolis where
she went for the hop at the Naval
Academy last evening. Miss Jeschke
will be among the debutantes in Wash
ington next season and will be extern
sively entertained by the host Of
friends of her mother and grandpar-
ents in the District.
Col. r. d. Newman, U. 8. A., and
Mrs. Newman have had as their guest,
Miss Elizabeth Hersey of Philadelphia,
who with their daughter, Miss Rose
mary Newman, went to Annapolis
for the week end to attend the hop
at the Naval Academy last evening.
1t. Col. William A. Snow, U. s. A.,
and Mrs. Snow have closed their house
on Thirty-sixth place and gone to
their cottage In New Hampshtrs for
tho HonAand9 e ~ Soa0o0.
Evening star., 1938-07-31
Diplomats
Enjoying
Vacations
Take Advantaee
Of Inactivity
Officially.
By KATHARINE BROOKS.

by AAlHAhlNE bhOOAS.
" OREIGN representatives at this
~ Capital are taking advantage
OF the absence Of tho Presi-
dent and Congress for brief
vacations for themselves and their
families. Many Of the heads Of mis-
sions have been abroad since early
summer, or touring this country and
Canada, leaving affairs Of their home
land in the hands Of a charge
d'affaires. His Britannia Majestys
Ambassador, Sir Ronald Lindsay, dean
Of the diplomats, as yet has set no
date to sail for England and has had
only brief visits with Lady Lindsay,
who is staying on Long Island through
the summer. The Ambassador. how
ever, is expected to sail shortly as the
Counselor Of the Embassy. Mr.. v. A.
L. Mallet, is returning tomorrow to
this country from a vacation In the
British Isles. Mr.. Mallet probably
will come to Washington Tuesday and
after the departure Of the Ambassador
will be Charge d'Affaires.
Belgian Ambassador
Awaiting Plans.
The Belgian Ambassador, Count
Robert van der Straten-Ponthoz, also
is holding his departure in allegiance
until the return Of the Counselor OF
the Embassy and Baroness de Gruben,
who have been motoring in the North.
Baron and Baroness de Gruben were
at Newport last week and will start
southwark today or tomorrow ex-
pectirg to arrive in the Capital Tues
day and not later than Friday. They
have had an interesting trip visiting
in the mountains of Pennsylvania and
New York State, through the Berk-
shires and White Mountains and IN
Canada and returning along the sea-
shore of New nEgland.
The Italian Ambassador, Signor
Fulvio de Suvich. is we'll out to sea-
ward by today having sailed yesterday
aboard the Vulcania. He will Join
Donna Matilde de Suvich and their
small daughter in Italy and is not
expected to return until the late au-
tumn. The Counselor Of the EN-
bassy, Signor Giuseppe Cosmelli, Is
Charge d'Affaires during the Ambas-
sador's absence. Signora Cosmeln
has been abroad for some weeks.
French Ambassador
Delays Sailing.
Not far behind the italian Anbassa-
dor will be the Ambassador Of the
French republic, Count de Saint Quen-
tin, who was expected to sail last
week, but postponed his sailing until
Wednesday. He will be among the
passengers aboard the Normandie and
he will be away for two months or
more. During the Ambassadors ab-
sence the Counselor Of the Embassy,
M. Jacques Truelle, who is spending
the week end on Long Island, will be
Charge d'Affaires and is expected to
return to Washington the middle Of
the week.
The Brazilian Ambassador, Senior
CONTINUED on Page S, Column q
Evening star., 1938-07-31
Rumanian Minister
Off This Week.

The Rumanian Minister, M. Radu
1rimescu, is expected to leave this
week to join Nine Irimescu in New
Hampshire. The Minister will not
start North, however, until the Coun-
selor of the Legation and Nine. Babes
are actually back from their extended
motor trip to the West and Canada.
M. and Nine. Babes are expected
to arrive in Washington tomorrow
or next day and will open their apart
ment in the Westchester.
Evening star., 1938-07-31
Senator's Wife
10 Assist at
Tea Today.

MRS. MORRIS SHEPPARD, wife
of Senator Sheppard, will be
among those assisting Mr.. and Mrs.
Theo Lacy Edmiston at the tea they
will give this afternoon in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs Theo Lacy Edmiston, jr.,
Of Harbin, Manchukuo, who arrived
IN Washington last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmiston, jr., left
Manchukuo in May, travelled extern
sively through China and Indo- China,
where they explored the ruins of
Angkor, and visited in India, Africa,
Egypt, France and England.
Others assisting in receiving will
be Mrs. William Walton Badgley, Mrs.
Lotus Van Huss, Mrs. Craig Leslie
Reddish, Mrs Charles Edward Pledger,
jr., and Mrs. Paul William Ontrich.