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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Life or Death for Pet Dog:
,Skippy Learns F ate Tomorrow

Tomorrow'S the big day for
Skippy.
At that time he'll learn whether
or not he must die. And his life
or death depends entirely on a de-
cision to be made in Police Court
by Judge Edward M. Curran.
Now it isn't usual for Police
Court jurists to have such author
ity, but this is a different case be-
cause Skippy isn't a human being.
He can't plead his own cause. He's
a dog, is Skippy, and very much
the pet Of the three Rice children,
of the 5000 block of First st. N. w.
Skippy first gained prominence
when neighbors charged he is
vicious, biting people. His owner,
Edward r. Rice, was hailed into
court on charges of permitting
Skippy to run at large even though
he knew he was dangerous.
Judge Curran decreed death for
the 2-year-old dog. But then
he was told of the grief of Skippy's
three playmates, Vincent, 10; LII
clan, IL; and Violet Rice. IA. The
children pleaded for a new trial.
The juriSt assented and hence
Skippy faces the court once more
tomorrow. Meantime, he's at the
District dog pound.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Death Of Chaplin
Believed Suicide

BOSTON,, Dec. IA G.N.SO.
Newton Chaplin, millionaire Sc
wickley (Pa) oil derrick manu-
facturer, today claimed the body
of his son, Ross, 33, crushed to
death under the wheels of rail-
road locomotive. Medical Exam
liner Timothy Leary said circum-
stances of the young mans death
indicated suicide. Friends re-
ported to police that Chaplin had
appeared downcast, and six hours
before his death failed to appear
as best man at the wedding OF
Ernest Leo Stowell, 20, bus boy,
and Miss Doris P. Whelpley, "a.
Miss Whelpley was a longtime
friend of the family.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
TROPHY
Lieut.. Con7dr. ISbell
Wins Air AtOdrd

President Roosevelt will present
the Herbert Schiff Memorial
Trophy for safety in flying to
Lieut.. Comdr. Arnold J. Isbell, of
Naval Training Squad 4, PenSa-
cola, Fla, it was announced last
night.
The presentation will be made
at the White House next WedneS-
day at II a. m. Men under Com
mander Isbell have put in 18TH
hours Of flying in the last year
without an accident.
In Washington to receive the
trophy will be Commander Isbell.
formerly stationed here, and Chief
Machinist's Mate Tom Hayes Car.
den, U. S. N. Second place in the
safety competition went to Lieut..
Comdr. w. G. TomlinSon's squad.
ron at San Diego, Calf.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
TREES BATTLE
CONTINUES AS
SHRINE is SPED
Ground Breaking Sci
For Tomorrow

Coincidental with the announce
ment that mountaineering exer-
cises for the Thomas Jefferson Me-
mortal will be held tomorrow
comes the pledge of opponents of
the structure to carry on their
fight against its erection.
Principal plans for preventing
further work on the site at the
south of the Tidal Basin are ex-
pected to develop in Congress
when it convenes early in January.
FUNDS BATTLE SEEN
Already it has been announced
that stiff opposition will face the
proposal to appropriate $4,000, 900
needed to carry the construction
forward, hearings on which are to
be held or December 81 by a
House subcommittee on independ-
ent offices appropriations.
In the Senate an attempt to
block the project will be made by
Senator William H. King Cd of
Utah. He calls the memorial a
"mausoleum."
Meanwhile. plans were COM
pleted for the official ground
breaking ceremonies, to be held at
2::30 p. m. tomorrow. President
Roosevelt will speak and super
wise the turning Of the first spade
full Of earth.
DAMAGE DONE
Senator King will introduce a
resolution in the Senate immedi-
ately after the opening of Con-
gress. He fears, however, that
the destruction Of the natural
beauty at the Tidal Basin site
cannot be prevented as the me-
mortal is already an accom-
plished fact"
Representative Clifton A. Wood
rum CD. of Virginia, will pre-
side over the House subcommittee
hearings. A chance to testify for
or against the awarding of more
funds will be given to everyone
interested, he announced, includ-
ing officials of the National Parks
Service.
Actual work on the memorial
site has been under way for some
time. Workmen have removed
many cherry and other trees for
tranSplanting. Other trees are to
be destroyed when excavation for
foundations begins tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
BROKER DENIES
BEAUTY LOBBY

NEW YORK, Dec. IA QN.SO.
In a copyrighted interview with
the Journal-American, William P.
Buckner, jr., today told for the
first time his own story Of the
now celebrated Philippine Railway
bond deal which the Government
charges fleeced investors out Of
81 100000 or more.
In lengthy recounting Of his
efforts in behalf of the bonds
which he said, did not net him
dime-the 32-year-old broker, mem
Der of a wealthy insurance clan.
took occasion to declare:
That he never transported q
leggy lobby Of Broadway beauties
to Washington to turn on the
charm for the nations legislators,
but that he did do legitimate
man-to-man contact work with
three Representatives and couple
of Senators.
That he never had any dealings
with the nine Hollywood film stars,
headed by glamorous Miriam Hop
kinS, who the Government says
were used by him to "kite" the
prices of the bonds: in fact, that
he had bowling acquaintance with
only one of the stars, whom he
met at a Hollywood tea.
That he did not send an encour-
aging report to New York from the
Philippines a year ago November.
but that this report was based on
reasonable inference" and sub
StantiaI assurance of fact.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
MRS. MARIA GABLE
Clark to Ask Her for
DiUorce.-E.N.P.

much to marry Miss Lombard the
moment he is legally free.
It was assumed that Mrs. Gable
would go to Reno to ask for a
divorce.
When the Gables separated,
they entered into a property set
Element agreement by which
Gable was to pay his wife $780,
600. He has already paid Mrs
Gable about $286,O0O, and today
attorneys for the couple will ap'
pear in court to settle differences
between the two in regard to the
manner in which the final pay
ments are to be made.
The present Mrs. Gable is the
movie stars second wife. He was
married to Mrs. Josephine Dillon
before marrying Mrs. Maria Gable
several years ago.
Miss Lombard has been the con
slant and only object of Gables
affections for the last two and q
half years, and it was understood
that he plans to build house in
San Fernando Valley for his bride,
to-be this spring.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
WEATHER
Net0 Chief Appointed
To Head Bureau

Appointment of Lieut.. Comdr.
Francis w. Reichelderfer, dis
tinguished Navy officer, to be act
ing head of the Weather Bureau
effective tom orrow, was an
nounced at the White House to-
day.
The Navy officer will become
permanent chief of the bureau on
January /, succeeding the late DR..
Willis R. Gregg, who died sud-
denly in Chicago several weeks
ago.
An expert on weather problems,
Commander Reichelderfer deVel-
oped the Nays system of weather
stations and directed the service
for several years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Court Denies
DOCtOr'SPleQ

Efforts of the District Medical
Society to have the special grand
jury, now investigating the society
and the American Medical ASSo-
citation, given special instructions
were rejected today by Justice
James M. Proctor, of the United
States District Court.
Yesterday William E. Leahy, at
torney for the society, argued the
motion, calling for the jury to be
brought into court and given sup
Elemental instructions as to the
antitrust laws in relation to medi.
cal practice, showing that medi-
cine is not a trade under the mean
ing of the act.
This motion was denied by the
judge today in an oral opinion.
The special grand jury was i'm
paneled october II, and has been
considering the case ever since.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
ASYLUM Patient Kills
Inmate With Chair

IONA, Mich, Dec. IA GNS0.
A giant Negro patient at Ionia
State Hospital for the Insane to-
day killed one inmate, seriously
injured another and sent a guard
to the hospital. Robert McNeary.
81, bludgeoned Stanley Krasowski.
80, to death and severely beat
Leon Cantor, 36, and Guard vii:
liam Jorgensen, %. Victim OF
petty prosecutions by fellow In
mates, the Negro attacked his
victims with a leg ripped from q
60polnd maple chair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Farm laboratories
Go TO -Four Sections

G.N.SO. The Agriculture De,
partment announced today that
its four 100000 regional re.
search laboratories will be located
at Peoria, ILL.,, New orleans, La,
Philadelphia and the San Fran
cisco Bay area.
The sites were in the nations
four major farm-producing areas
designated by Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace, upon recommen-
dalton of a special departmental
committee. Agricultural experts
will conduct in the laboratories
reasearch on new uses and market
outlets for surplus commodities,
Wallace said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
IVA Probers Call
N. Y. Power Expert

Q.N.SO Still attempting to de-
termine the validity Of the IVA
power yardstick, the iva Con-
gressional investigating commit
tee today summoned Leslie Odds,
executive secretary of the New
York Power Commission. The ma
tional authority on power costs
and rates is expected to defend
the challenged IVA yardstick.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Electric Eye
Picks Cotton

G.N.S.) Invention of a new
type mechanical cotton harvester
that operates with a photo-electric
cell was disclosed today by the
United States Patent Office.
The harvester, constructed by
Martin j. Connolly, of New York
city, was granted a patent this
week.
The machine is designed to ira
verse a row of cotton in such a
way that cotton plants are de-
Elected toward a photo-electric cell
and cotton removing mechanism.
The removing mechanism is con-
trolled by the photoelectric cell
which in turn is stimulated as cot
ton passes before its rays.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
H EN- a n
Will Ask Wife
For Divorce

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. II G.N.SO
The way was apparently paved to.
day for Clark Gable, filmdom's
No. / "he-man," to marry Carole
Lombard, the blonde and beauti-
full screen actress.
Gable admitted yesterday that
he plans to ask his wife, Mrs.
Maria Gable, from whom he has
been separated for more than
three years, to obtain a divorce.
And it has been no secret to
Hollywood that Gable wants very
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
April Bridal Planned
By Eleanor Whitney

NEW YORK, Dec. IA Q.N.S0.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Frederick
Backer today confirmed reports
of his engagement to Eleanor
Whitney, 20-year-old dancing star
of stage and screen. The wedding,
he said will take place next April.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Man Loses Arm
As Saw Breaks

Denver Nelson, %, Of Gladys,
w. Va, suffered the loss of his
left arm yesterday when a circu-
lar blade on a wood saw broke
and a piece Of steel hit him. His
arm was amputated just above
the elbow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Gains Ring Decision

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. a.
In the main eight-round event at
the Coliseum last night, AL. Reid,
Bronx featherweight, won the de.
cision from Paul Lee, of Indian
apolis, before 1000 fans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Stock Deals
Decline in November

CHICAGO, Dec. IA Q.N.S)
Dollar value Of security transac.
tionS on the Chicago Stock Elk,
change in November totaled SILL
303 ,591, or 31.5 per cent less than
in october, 1888, but IT'S per cent
greater than in November, 1887
it was announced today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Rifle Shoot Feb. l9

A small-bore rifle match will be
held here between the Maryland
National Guard and the District
National Guard, on February 10,
it was announced today by Brig.
Gen. Albert L. Cox, commander Of
the local branch,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
MARRIAGE MILL
STARTS REVOLT
IN ALEXANDRIA
Citizens Ask Gov. Price
To Call Legislature

Outraged at efforts to establish
the Elkton marriage mill" in
Alexandria, residents of the his
toric Virginia city today started
. move to call special session
Of the state legislature to enact
q law banning hasty marriages.
Informed of the tremendous in
crease in the number of marriages
performed in Alexandria since
enactment Of the Maryland law
which outlawed Elkton as the
Gretna Green Of the East, Gov.
ernor James H. Price of Virginia
told the Washington Times by
long distance telephone that he
will Immediately investigate the
situation,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14

nent Washington artist.
Mrs. Cotton, a great admirer Of
felines, is in for a great surprise,
her husband declared, for en- route
to New York-this time by express
is a half grown lynx, captured
by Cotton during a recent hunt
ing trip in the mountains about
rs miles from Hollywood.
PREYED ON QUAIL
The lynx, Cotton explained, had
been killing the mountain quail in
his favorite hunting grounds and
so, armed with a flock of steel
traps, he proceeded to equal Frank
Buck, and bring him back alive"
to Los Angeles.
The first snag in plans to hurry
the animal to New York was
struck by Cotton at the airport
when airline officials baked at
having it for a passenger.
II guess they thought I had
a common house cat when
called the airport and asked if
I could take my cat on the plane
with me to New York." Cotton
explained, laughingly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
VISIT
REQUESTED

A letter re-
queSting the girl
to meet with the
movie men was
r e C Give d this
morning, M r S.
Nicholson dis
closed.
Miss Nicholson,
% years old and
at present secre-
tary to Mrs.
John Hay "Jock''
Whitney, of Up
perville, Va, is
known as one OF
the prettiest and
most accomplish
ed girls ever to
make a bow be-
fore Washington
S ocie ty. s h e
S W l m S, ride S
horseback, does
m o d e lin 6 and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
CONSIDERS TWO PLAYS

Cotton said he planned to stay in
New York about six weeks, during
which he would consider a part
in one of two pending plays and
probably do some broadcasting
work.
However, he said, he must re-
turn to Hollywood in about six
weeks to finish . part he has in
a w. C. Fields picture now I'M
der production.
On hand to greet the smiling
and genial young actor during his
brief stay at the airport were
Mr.. and Mrs. John E.. Cammack,
of the $500 block of Tilden st.
N. w., the latter a sister of Mrs.
Cotton,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Points Out Cost

Told Of requests for a special
session, the governor pointed out
that such session would cost the
State about 100000, and that he
would hesitate to issue such a call
If any other steps could be taken.
Shocked at the information
given him, especially at the mar
rage of a 15-year-old Maryland
school girl in Alexandria last Mon
day. the governor said he wanted
to get all information possible on
the situation. He added:
Il will gladly consider any
requests for a special session
for legislation to deal with the
question:"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
D. G.. Girl Gets Test
Income With Wind

Who's the latest candidate for of the leading roles in
that longdeferred motion picture, Gone With the Wndf
None other than Washngons Dorothy Nicholson beau
tful society girl of Chevy Chase Nd
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Resist InUosioss

"A I1u11XbGA VI 41AhOOA4 R14 OOkAO
have announced publicly that they
intend to set up their business in
Alexandria, and residents of the
city across the Potomac from the
Capital, have determined to resist
this invasion.
While this is still in prospect,
the number of marriages per-
formed in Alexandria has shown
a tremendous increase already.
Last Saturday there were 80 IL
censeS issued and on Monday %
more.
1t was during the rush on Mon
day that a license was issued to
Josephine Katherine Mcguire, Is
year-old North Beach (Md0 girl,
and a short time later she was
married to Walter Poetzman, 80
year-old Washington plumber, by
Q justice of the peace.
The girl was taken into custody
yesterday in Washington, and is
being held at the receiving home
for action of Maryland authori-
ties.
The girl bride, who sits weep
ing for her husband, gave her
age as 81 when the license was
issued. Prior to that the couple
had attempted to get a license
in Maryland but were blocked by
the new law.
The Rev. w. Clark Main, pastor
Of the Arlington Methodist Church
and former president of the county
Ministerial Union, today joined in
the move for legislation banning
haSty marriages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14

Mrs. Jesse w.
Nicholson moth
er Of Dorothy, re-
vealed today she
is accompanying
her d a u 6 h t err
to New York to-
morrow for an
interview with
officials Of Sell
nick Pictures,
who old the
film rights to
the famous novel
by M arg ar e t
Mitchell.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Scott Cotton, Actor, Here by Plane
Reveals Gift for ArtiSt-Wife

Scott Cotton Hollywood actor stopped at Washington Air
port few minutes this morning route from Los Angeles Ca
York to Join his wife the former Acadia Newman prom
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
DUTCH KAPPEL
IS INDICTED IN
S1,65O HOLDUP
Two Local Sportsmen
Called Victims

William Dutch Kappel, 81, was
indicted by the DiStI It Grand
Jury today for the alleged $1,650
daylight robbery of two well-known
local sportsmen on November 81.
Victims of Kappel, who has been
in several other publicized scrapeS
in the District, police said were
Wallace B. HulSe, 800 block
Eleventh st. N. W., and Wallace
w. Beach, 1900 block Tenth st.
N. w.
DEATH THREAT, CHARGED
Police reports assert Kappel
an dan unidentified man accosted
Hulse and Beach as they emerged
from the home of the former and
went into a garage.
The holdup men are said to
have appeared in the garage and
warned the two victims not to
make cutlery on pain Of death.
The unidentified man was said to
have held a gun while Kappel is
alleged to have held his hand in
his pocket. as if he had a weapon.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
Others indicted included:
James A. Hackett, joy riding: Mary
Ellis housebreaking and larceny; VIII
| liam H. johnson, housebreaking and
larceny; John w. Smith and George B.
| Bunch, housebreaking and larceny;
Aaron Trachtenberg, three cases of VIC
lation of the National Motor Vehicle
Theft act; Henry r. Walker, gaming;
Howard F. Davis and John D. Graves,
gaming; William Jones and Lucy Nc
Intyre, gaming; Harry E. Rockelli, gam
| ing: Philip G. Shaner, gaming; Robert
Hodgson, gaming; William F. Coach
man and Theodore johnson, violation
section 867 District code; Mark Robert
Corby, violation white slave" act; Theo-
dore johnson, robbery; John Brown, rob
| berry: Albert Jackson, robbery; William
P. Croswhite, ROBBERY: Richard Holmes,
assault with a dangerous weapon; Web
| ster r. Courtney, Kenneth c. Craig, and
Russell Fowler, assault with a danger
Gus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14

But when they saw the lynx
in all its long clawed fury, and
it had proceeded to reach
through the cage and scratch
me and a couple of attendants,
they said that, if it got to New
York, it would have to go by
rail -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-14
Move Supported

Arlington county residents are
supporting Alexandria citizens in
urging the ban on hasty marriages
in the State. The Arlington
Ministerial Union, headed by the
Rev. Thomas G. Betschler, the
Arlington County Civic Fedora
ton, headed by DR.. Victor Meyers,
and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WCTU are among the organiza.
lions asking for the special
session.
For years Elkton has been the
scene of thousands Of runaway
marriages, with licenses available
at all hours and dozens Of mar
rying parsons" and justices of the
peace ready to tie the knot.
Enactment of the Maryland 49,
hour law, decreeing that period
must elapSe before a license can
be issued, has resulted in the
death of Elkton's marriage mill.
Evening star., 1938-04-10
Plebiscite

Continued From First Page)
make him Fuehrer of the Reich and to
bring Austria back to Germany"
Germany tomorrow, he said, shall
approve" Austro- German union.
Il am happy that am alive on this
day when Germany will show its
will =. Let every German kneel
down tomorrow in thanks before the
Almighty Germany, he said, has
no other dictator than common sense
am only its first executive"
AS a step to encourage Austrian in
dustry, law was promulgated ap-
propriating l50,0Oo,Oo0 marks $780,
0o,OO0.
Demonstrations Massive.
Nothing in the 1900 years of Aus
trla's recorded history stood as an
equal to the demonstrations with
which the Nazis made their last bid
for favor in the plebiscite.
Golden eagles looked down from
120-feet-high pylons at intervals along
Vlenna's main avenue Miles of flags
fluttered Every store-even in the
Jewish districts-every bus and street
car, truck and automobile displayed
Adolf Hitler's picture, red-white- and
black Nazi banners and slogans.
Crowds possessed the streets from
daybreak. long before Der Fuehrer ar
Evening star., 1938-04-10

ton Of the franc, widespread strikes,
bitter disorders over politics and the
burden of vast armament program,
inspired by fear Of another war.
Yet there are some consultations for
France:
l. Hitler may be too busy in the
East to bother France, even If he has
such an idea.
2. Britain is friend because Brit
ain needs the great French Army If
there is war.
3. France has confidence in her
"back-to-the-wall ability to repel in
vasion
4. She has faith in what she calls
her genius" the superiority complex
of clever people with a history of
achievement
What does all this mean?
Courage Of Desperation.
1t means that France has the cour-
age of desperation.
Daladier is known as a strong man
He is the war lord who has perfected
French armament. He promises to
capitalize French fears to bring at
least temporary unity. i-e promises
to announce a cabinet at the same
time Hitler announces today Sunday
that his plebiscite has ratified Ger
man Austrian union.