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Miss Bland Guest.
Mr. and Mrs Rosemond Bland CAV

Mr.. and Mrs Rosemond Bland gave
q surprise birthday party Saturday
evening, May II. in their Baltimore
home for their daughter, Miss Mary
E. Bland. Mr.. and Mrs. Bland and
their family formerly lived in Wash
ington.
The guests from the Capital we're
Mr.. and Mrs Elwood Bland. Mr.
Howard Jones, Mrs. S. R. Campbell.
Miss Frances A. Campbell, Miss June
Sanford. Miss Evelyn Havnie. Miss
Mary Brand. Miss Nellie Thomas, Mr.
Frank Witten. Mr.. Walter Bland. Mr.
Larner Kepple and Mr.. John Kalden-
bach. Other guests were Miss Ann
Gates. Miss Romaine Young. Miss
Marie Mitchell. Miss Agnes Smith. Mr.
John Cunningham. Mr.. Gilbert
Smidth. Mr. Herman Reushling. Mr.
Harry Carroll, Mr.. John NJ. Mitchell
Mr.. Edward Bland and Mr.. James
Brom OF Baltimore.
George Innes is considered the great
os@ If aarIv American landScaDe
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Brides>Elect Are HOnOred
In Arlington County
Staff of Emergency Hospital
Gives Interesting Party
For Miss Sandidge.

~ R1DA Arlington County brides
* Friday evening
for Miss Jean Sanddse whose
marriage o will take June 4.
Schock
staff and place the home OF
Sanddge North Wayne street.
in decorating carried out with
pon wedding
hnne
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Mrs. w. H. Sebrell of Battery Park
was hostess to more than so guests
whom she invited to tea Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Sebrell received her
guests alone, but she asked Mrs. Ralph
Foster and Mrs Wesley I. Sauter,
both residents of Battery Park, to al
ternate at the tea table.
Spring flowers were used to deco
rate the tea table and also the living
room. where the hostess received her
guests.
Mrs. Corby Is Entertaining
Miss Louise Estep.
Miss Louise Estep of Larchmont
N. Y, is the house guest of Mrs.
Charles l. Corby on Rockville pike
Miss Estep has been Mrs. Corbys
house guest many times during the
last few years. Three years ago she
TO Norway. and she has several times
gone with Mrs. Corby on shorter trips
about the country.
Mrs. Corby. who recently returned
to Bethesda from Florida expects to
stay at The Farm until midsummer
Yhen she will follow her custom of
going to Poland Springs, Me, for a
few weeks in August.
Mrs. May Galloway of Baltimore
Is the guest of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs Raymond
Leavitt, in Westmoreland Hills for
several weeks.
Mrs. Peter Decker is again at her
home in Battery Park after an absence
Of several months. Early in the VIM
ter Mrs. Decker went to Florida Dur
ing most of her stay in the South she
was in Miami, but she also went to
St Petersburg for few weeks
Before returning to Bethesda Mrs.
. Decker visited Miss Mary Montgom-
cry, one of her former schoolmates
when Mrs. Decker and Miss Montgom-
cry lived in Travillah
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Smith of
Battery Park are visiting their SON.
in-iaw and daughter. Capt. and Mrs
Henry kolhoos. in Phila delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. WillOughby
To Go to Canada Soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Westel Willoughbv of
kenwood will go to Canada next
, month to spend the summer. They
have a summer home at Stone Lake.
In the Province of Ontario, and they
so there each summer to stay until
late in the fall.
Miss Mary Ellen Corbv has gone to
Sharon. Pa. to spend several weeks
with Miss Elizabeth Mcdowell Miss
Mcdowell and Miss Corby were class
mates at Ogontz School for Girls,
both graduating with the class of 1886
Before returning to her home, Tim
berlawn Farms, on Rockville pike,
Miss Corby will accompany Miss Nc
Dowell to Ognotz. where they will at
tend the reunion of their class, which
will be held during commencement
week at the school.
While she was attending Ogontz
Mis- Corby was given the gold star.
which is the highest honor awarded
to student at this school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman B. Ames of
Westmoreland Hills left Friday for
the South. Mr. Ames will stop off
for few days in Louisville. KY. and
d. Mrs. Ames and her children will con-
tinue their journey to Grenada Miss.
to visit Mrs. Ames' mother. Mrs. w.
J. Jennings. Mrs. Ames and the chill
dren will be gone about six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley True and
their small daughter, Emily Dunbar
True. are the guests of Mrs Trues
parents. DR.. and Mrs. Paul B. Dun
bar, in Somerset. Mrs TRUE has been
In Somerset since last Monday and
Mr. True joined her yesterday for a
few days visit before they both re-
turn to their home in New York City.
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Bride.Elect Selects
Wedding Date.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Paul Reichel
have announced the approaching mar
rage Of their daughter Charlotte to
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Engagements
Announced
Tod ay
Miss Myra Glow
To Be Bride of
Mr.. kirkWOOd.
Continued From First Page.)


daughter, Miss Lois Molyneaux, to Mr..
Russell Umstead. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice Umstead of Poolesville. Md.
Miss Molyneaux and Mr.. Umstead
are graduates of the Maryland Uni
versity and are prominent members
of the All Club in Montgomery Coun-
ty. as well as the All clubs of the
State of Maryland.
The wedding will take place in Au-
gust and Mr. Umstead and his bride
will make their home in Montgomery
County, near Gaithersburg.
Miss Margaret Smith
To Marry Mr.. Frederick W. White.
Mr.. AND MRS. HOWARD MUIR
Avn RAY SMITH of Hyattsville, Md,
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Margaret Louise Smith,
to Mr.. Frederick William White. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William White of Wash
ington.
Miss Smith is graduate Of the
University of Maryland and is men,
ber of Delta Delta Delta Sorority.
Mr.. White is also a graduate of the
University Of Maryland and is men,
ber of Phi Sigma Kappa and Pi Delta
Epsilon Fraternities.
The wedding will take place in Oc-
tober.
Miss Louise Doffermyre
Engaged to Mr.. Maurice Goubeau.
\ ENCOURAGEMENT is made of the
engagement Of Miss Louise Dof-
fermyre to Mr.. Maurice Horton Gou-
beau.
Miss Doffermyre is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry Doffer-
myre. She attended Eastern High
School and Strayer's Business Col
lege and is a member of Chi Sigma
Sorority.
Mr.. Goubeau, son of Mr.. Louis Gou-
beau Of Washington. is a graduate Of
Maryland University and Benjamin
Franklin University and is a member
Of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity.
The wedding will take place in the
fall.
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Savings Deposits Gain.
Savings deposits in Germany
showed marked increase in the last
' IL months.
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Miss Louise DOffermyre
Engaged to Mr.. Maurice GOubeau.
Miss Frances Ripley Engaged
To the Rev. w. p. Kesm0del.

3vHHs's
To the Rev. w. p. KeSmOdel.
MRS. CLAIBORN HENRY RIP
" LEY announces the engagement
Of her daughter, Frances Elise, to
the Rev. William Paul Kesmodel. son
of the late Mr.. and. Mrs. William
Kesmodel of Arlington, Va. Miss Rip
ley is the daughter Of the late Mr..
Claiborn Henry Ripley.
The wedding will take place Tues
day evening, May 81, at 8 o'clock, in
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Miss Beverly Arlene Miller
Engaged to Mr.. J. f.. Williams.


Fourth and Hamilton streets.
Miss Beverly Arlene Miller
Engaged to Mr.. J. +. Williams.
MR.. AND MRS. HARRY E. MIL
AA LER announce the engagement
Of their daughter, Beverly Arlene. to
Mr.. James Edward Williams, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard E. Williams.
The bride-elect is graduate Of
Eastern High School. class of 35, and
attended Wilson Teachers College. Mr..
Williams is a member of the Alpha
Theta Epsilon Fraternity.
The wedding will take place in the
late summer.
Miss Jane Brewer to We'd
Mr.. W. b. Allen, Jr.
MR.. AND MRS. JOHN WILLIAM
BROWER of New York and
Washington announce the engagement
of their daughter. Jane Compton. to
Mr.. William Bland Allen. jr., of Rich
mond and Woodstock, Va He is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Bland
Allen. sr.. of Woodstock The we'd
| ding Will take place in June.
Miss Rebecca Hopkins to Wed
Mr.. o. Ralph Suthard.
MRS. AMOS THADDEOUS HOP
KINS Of Fairfax. Va. announces
the engagement of her daughter Re-
becca TO Mr. o. Ralph Suthard OF
! Alexandria. Va The wedding will
take place Saturday. June II.
Miss Nancy Vann TO Wed
MIR. Miller in June.
MR.. AND MRS. ENOCH JASPER
AVA VANN announce the engage
ment of their daughter Nancy Wells
to Mr.. Glenn Stevens Miller. jr., for
merly of Pittsburgh Pa
The wedding will take place the
latter part of June
Miss Sneeringer to Wed
Mr.. George w. Hoke.
THE engagement OF Miss Ruth
Sneeringer of Waynesboro. Pa.
daughter of Mrs. Joseph Sneeringer
and the late Mr.. Sneerineer. to Mr..
George Wilson Hoke. son of Mr.. Will
son Hoke and the late Mrs Hoke OF
York. Pa. has been announced
The wedding will take place in July
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George Innes is considered the great
est Of early American landscape
painters
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the Lewis Memorial Methodist Church
Fourth and Hamilton streets.
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Mrs Quentin Watson Mrs. Carol
Winchester and Mrs. A. c. Benckel-
man entertained jointly at benefit
tea Thursday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs Watson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Rodenhiser have
come from their home in Brighton.
Mass, for q two-week visit with their
Evening star., 1938-02-18
HARVARD GRADUATES
IN CAPITAL GATHER
Sesquicentennial of Ratification
of Constitution by Massa-
chusetts Observed,

Observing the sesquicentennial an
niVersary of the ratification of the
Constitution by Massachusetts. num-
Der of distinguished Harvard sradu-
ates outlined the part the university
played in drafting and ratifying the
Constitution at a meeting of the Har-
ward Club last night in the National
Archives Auditorium.
Charles Warren. '89, in describing
the ratification of the Constitution by
Massachusetts, on February s. 1893.
said 40 per cent of those in favor Of
ratification were Harvard graduates
Eighty Harvard graduates were in the
ratification convention. he said, and
70 Of them voted for ratification.
Biographical sketches of the FIVE
Harvard participants in the framing
Of the Constitution were given by
Austin H. Clark. '03, of the Smith
sonian Institution. The sketches in
cluded Caleb Strong, a graduate in
the class of 1854; Rufus King, IT'S;
Elbridge Gerry. 1852; William s.
johnson, who received an honorary
masters degree in 1747, and Benja-
min Franklin, who was awarded an
honorary masters degree in 1888
The participation of Harvard alumni
in the Constitutional Convention was
described by Louis W. McKernan, l3.
Two motion pictures of a historical
nature, Give Me Liberty" and "Serv-
ants of the People" were shown.
Frederic A. Delano, '85, presided at
the meeting.
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TOWNSEND ON WAY
TO DISTRICT JAIL
Leaves West for Capital to
Start Serving Term in
Contempt Case.
Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1s.-Dr.
Francis E. Townsend. II, gray haired.
bespectacled old-age pension leader,
was on his way by train today to
Washington. D. c., to serve a jail
term for contempt.
The Long Beach physician. who
walked out on the Bell Congressional
Committee which was questioning
him on how his $200-a-month pen
sion campaign was financed, left last
night amid cheers Of several hundred
followers.
They sang songs. among them I'm
Grateful to You" Several elderly
women wept
Behind Jail bars, DR.. Townsend
plans to finish writing a book about
his life and his philosophy. telling
how far the world has come and CIV
ing his phophecy on where it is
going-"if they don't muzzle me-"
The pension champion was sem
fenced in March. 1887. to serve 80
days in Jail and pay fine Of $l00
for contempt Of the House commit
tee He appealed, but District of
Columbia Court upheld the convic-
ton. Dr. Townsend said he would
refuse to pay the fine, and suppose
that will mean more time in jail
Evening star., 1938-02-18
CHANNEL PROJECT
DRAWS OPPOSITION
Witnesses at Hearing Fear Parks
and Flood Control Will
Be Jeopardized.

witnesses appearing today before
Maj. Walter d. Luplow. District en-
gineer for the War Department for
the washington area, who is studying
navigation improvements on the Up
per Anacostia River In the vicinity Of
Bladensburg, Md, expressed the fear
that park development and flood con-
troll might be jeopardized If shipping
were further encouraged.
L. E. Smoot of the Smoot Sand G
Gravel Co. declared the amount of
money saved in one year would more
than pay for the project of deepening
the river channel to about 7 feet and a
width of SO feet He declared he would
ne happy to get such a contract.
Maj. LuploW is seeking to obtain
data concerning the character and
extent Of the improvement desired or
necessary. especially regarding the
depth, width and length OF channel
required for present or prospective
navigation: the amount of present
commerce and character and size and
boats now using the waterway: the
amount Of commerce which may rea-
sonaoly be expected to develop as 4
result OF the desired improvement
and an estimate of savings likelv to
accrue if the navigational project is
executed.
Officials of Prince Georges County.
Md; the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission and
the National Capital Park and Plan
nlng Commission were present in the
hearing room Of the Board of En-
Rlneers for Rivers and Harbors in the
Munitions Building.
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Your Income
y Tax
No. 26.
DEDUCTION FOR TAX ON
AGnHnn

MOlOR UAS.
II an automobile is used for both
business and pleasure, all of the MAIN
tenance and operating expenses con-
nected Herewith, which constitute
allowable deductions for Federal in
come-tax purposes, should be allo-
Gated to the two uses on the basis OF
the time that it is used for each. For
example, if the total expense of oper-
alton and maintenance, plus depreci-
alton, for the taxable year amounted
to $500, and the car was used three
fourths Of the time for business and
the balance of the time for pleasure.
the allowable deduction for Federal
!ncome-tax purposes would be $500.
If a law which imposes a tax on
gasoline shows that the tax is imposed
on the consumer and not on the
dealer, the consumer may deduct as
tax. for Federal income-tax pur-
poses, the amount of the gasoline tax
paid by him; but the taxpayer must
have kept records of the payment Of
such taxes in order that the deduc-
ton may be substantiated as is re-
quired by the law and the regulations
The Federal gasoline tax is not de-
ductible by the consumer. A taxpayer
may ascertain whether the gasoline
tax imposed by State is deductible
by the consumer or by the dealer by
addressing an inquiry to the collector
Of internal revenue ftE his district.
In any case where the gasoline pur-
chased is used for business purposes
the tax may be added to the cost of
the gasoline and deducted as a busi-
ness expense; but where that is done.
the gasoline tax cannot be deducted
separatels under the item Of taxes.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
Cold Is Enrolled
In Engineer Course
At Maryland U.
Wilmington Girl Says
She Hopes to Work
for Du Points.

A lone coed enrolled this month
in the Engineering College of the
University of Maryland at College
Park.
She is Miss Mary Elizabeth Mahrer,
10. Of Wilmington. Del, who hopes,
after graduation. to work for the Du
Points in her native city. @f .
Instructors say Miss Mahrer is a
good student and promises to give
keen scholastic competition to the
scores of young men in the Chemical
Engineering Department. ..
Miss Mahrer is a sophomore at the
university. Last year and the first
semester of the current term she spe-
cialized in chemistry in the College
of Arts and Sciences. Only q few
weeks ago she learned a chemical
engineering department had been
started at the university and ar
ranged to transfer to 1t Is soon as
possible.
Miss Mahrer took al the chemistry
offered at the Wilmington High
School She has not yet decided,
however. what particular branch of
chemical engineering she hopes to
make her speciality.
She Is the second coed to take an
engineering course at College Park.
the frst having graduated several
years ago.
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money paid by detectives had left
And the courts ruling was reason
able Interpretation of the present law
And SO the big shot" goes on oper-
ating-more willy now. more careful to
see that his runners are not shadowed
and his writer's do not sell to strangers.
This man has an apartment house
in Atlantic City named after him. He
seldom is found in Washington. but
leaves the details of his big numbers
business to trusted agents.
And he is only one of numerous big
numbers men carrying on their illegal
business in the Capital in apparent
security.
The proposed amendment to Section
Oil of the District Code. the search
warrant clause. would add to the list
of articles subjecting premises to
search amy lottery tickets or lottery
policies, or any book, paper, memo
randum, or device for or used in re-
cording any bet or deposit or money
or thing or consideration of value
received for any share, ticket, certifi-
cate, writing. bill, slip or token in any
pool or lottery or as a wager on or in
connection with any race. game. con-
test, election or other gambling trans
action, or device"
Eliminates Complicated Systems.
An officer could obtain such a war
rant on swearing he had good cause
to believe" numbers paraphernalia
were to be found at the address given.
He would not have to 60 through the.
dificult and seldom successful process
of making a play with a writer and
tracing the. ticket through a runner
to the headquarters.
While some persons, including a few
members of Congress. have objected
to the proposed enlargement of the
Districts search-and-seizure law as
too drastic and liable to subject inno-
cent citizens to invasion o ftheir homes,
police and prosecuting officials are en-
phatic in declaring the. provision
would be used only to reach known
racketeers. They point out, further,
that the courts would not tolerate the
use Of search warrant as q weapon
Of persecution or 4 'cover up" to en-.
able police to make showing
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Position Declared Created
For Former Clerk to Black

A former clerk in Justice Blacks
senatorial ONCE has been appointed
. special attorney in the Depart
ment Of Justice-although she Is not
a lawyer-and is engaged In such
clerical tasks as correcting the SPELL
ing Of "less well-educated attorneys"
She Is Miss Esther G. Wood.
The appointment was called to the
attention Of the House yesterday by
Representative Otter, Republican. Of
Pennsylvania, who urged his COL
leagues to read testimony at the
Appropriations Committee hearings by
Julius G. Martin, director OF the
Bureau Of War Risk Litigation, where
Miss Wood Is employed.
Duties Outlined.
"She miss Wood Is engaged in
checking over the memoranda which
are prepared mainly by our less WELL
educated attorneys" Mr.. Martin testi-
fled. "She and three other young
women are checking over these memo
randa to see that quotations are cor
rect, that dates are correct, that the
one who made the original draft had
properly capitalized the words, and,
in effect, put into shipshape . long
memorandum of facts to be submit
ted to the Assistant Solicitor General.
Sometimes these memoranda cover 40
or so pages She compares them with
the originals, to see If they are cor
rect
Asked if he had attorneys who
could not spell correctly, Mr.. Martin
replied:
Lots of them. I expect there are
some right here, When you go into
these cases. this medical evidence, you
Evening star., 1938-02-18
LEADERS IN HOUSE |
PUSHTAXREVS|0N'
Agreement to Modify Levy
on Family Firms Spurs
Hope for Action.
pe the Assonisted pr.s.

BY the Associated Press.
An agreement to modify a projected
levy on family or closely held corpo-
rations enabled House leaders today
to consider debating the tax revision
program in 10 days.
First, the measure must be ap-
proved by the House Ways and Means
Committee, whose Democratic mem
bers had been split over the new levy
Republican committeeman had their
first chance TO see the bill this morn
ing.
The proposal to tax closely held
companies firms owned by a few
individuals) is aimed at penalizing
any which might be used for tax
avoidance.
The original bill exempted corpora
tions having incomes up to $50,000,
but after long dispute. the Demo-
cratic committeeman voted to increase
the exemption to $4,000.
The tax revision measure also pro-
vides for substantial modification Of
the levies on capital gains and un-
distributed corporate profits.
House leaders said they were eager
to enact the revenue bill as a means
of aiding business. Many Industrial
lists have criticized the present corpo-
rate taxes.
There was possibility. however,
that the Administrations measure to
authorize a 20 per cent increase in
the Navy will be ready first. The
House Naval Committee was approach
ing the end Of hearings.
While the Senate began a week end
recess after 20 days of filibustering
over the anti-lynching legislation, the
House advanced its meeting time an
hour in an attempt to assure passage
before nightfall of the fifth regular
appropriation bill.
The legislation would provide $780,
100000 to finance the State, Com
merce, Labor and Justice Departments
for the year starting July /.
Senate Leader Barkley indicated the
bill would be laid aside
Monday so that the $3.50, 0,0OO, 900 emer-
gency relief appropriation could be
debated.
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have such medical terms a. psyche
neurosis and so forth"
When . committee member COM
mented that s2.400 was . rather
high salary for clerical work, Mr..
Martin replied that Miss Wood Is "a
pretty capable woman" He said he
is testing her out to see what she can
do.
Let's be perfectly frank" said
Representative Bacon, Republican. Of
New York. "As . matter OF fact, it
was decided that position had to
be found for her and 20 they wished
her on you as an Attorney"
We'll, I would not say that, by any
means" Mr.. Martin stated.
Position Declared Created.
Representative Tarver, Democrat, of
Georgia told Mr.. Martin he had heard
the position was created for Miss Wood
at the time Justice Black was ele-
waited to the Supreme Court. Mr.
Martin said he knew nothing about
that.
"You just put on this additional en-
ploye?" inquired Mr.. Tarver.
Yes, that Is right" said Mr.. Martin
ITO do this checking over spelling
punctuation and so on?"
ITO aid the others in the work." ex-
planned Mr.. Martin. 1T is not Just
that. If you come down and take a
look at it, I think you will be salts
fed"
Representative Mcmillan. Democrat,
OF South Carolina told the House there
is provision in the pending supply
bill against hiring Of persons as attor-
neys unless they are duly licensed and
authorized to practice as an attorney"
Evening star., 1938-02-18
35SUSPECTSHELD
IN Staying PROBE
Washington Police Continue
Lookout for Killer of Bal
timore Woman.

Thirty-five colored suspects in the
brutal murder yesterday of Mrs. Sophie
Pagan. 62-year -old Baltimore widow
and grandmother, were to face police
lineup in the Maryland city today.
Persons living near Mrs. Fagan's
home, where the staying occurred.
were to view the lineup in an effort
to identify the principal suspect,
colored youth who was seen washing
windows at Mrs. Fagan's home about
two hours before her body was dis
covered.
Meanwhile Washington police con-
tinued their lookout here on the pos
sibility the slayer had fled from Bal
timore. One suspect was picked up
on the outskirts of Baltimore today
as he was attempting to thumb"
ride to Washington.
Mrs. Fagan's body was discovered
late yesterday by a roomer in her
house. Her throat had been deeply
slashed twice and bruises on her face
and body and the disarray of the
kitchen of her home where she was
found led police to believe she had
been attacked. Her son. J. Charles
Pagan, Baltimore attorney, expressed
the belief, however, that robbery had
been the motive.
A squad of detectives and patrolmen
began house to- -bouse search of the
neighborhood for persons who could
identify the youth seen at Mrs. Fagan's
home earlier in the day.
Capt. John Robinson said a roomer,
Walter Reaser. found the woman's
body and that Joseph Catanzaro, a
next-door neighbor had seen a youth
washing windows at the Pagan house
two hours before.
1t. Alan Crone discounted robbery
AS motive for the crime. Mrs.
Fagan's ear rings and jewelry had not
been disturbed, he said. He said there
was no doubt Mrs. Pagan had been
attacked and murdered.
After a cursory examination Coroner
Charles Woods said the case was
an open and shut" murder and that
there was evidence the slayer had
attempted to attack Mrs. Pagan.