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Evening star., 1938-06-07
NIXON'S CONFESSION
MAY FREE PRISONER
Man Sentenced for Attack on
Woman Always Protested -
., His Innoncence.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June Thomas Nc
Calls protestations of innocence on
being sentenced to five years in prison
for an attack on q woman re-eachoed
today in a young Negros confession
that he was responsible for the crime
Chief Of Detectives John L. Sullivan
said Robert Nixon, 18, who is accused
Of staying five women. had confessed
he attacked Miss Aida Deery, 20. a
New York actress, and Miss Virginia
Austin in their hotel rooms in the fall
OF 1886.
Mccall, 80, was convicted by a fury
last December IA for the attack on
Miss Austin, Is. doll designer from
New York. Mccall insisted he was
innocent and declared police had
forced him to sign confession. Miss
Austen was unable to identify him.
Chief Sullivan and Assistant States
Attorney John Boyle said they were
impressed with the apparent truth of
Nixon's statement and would seek
McCall's freedom If the confession
can be verified.
Mr.. Boyle said Nixon mas confessed
the brick slsyings Of two Chicago
women and a Los Angeles mother
and her young daughter. and being
involved in the killing of Mrs. Flor
ence johnson here May n.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
GORNLEY AMONG
!. .21DUEFORPAROLE.
Convicted With Countess
De Benque, He Will Have
Case Heard.

George A. Gormley, who was con-
victed In 1888 with Countess Grace
de Benque on . charge of taking
"hush money" from the elderly pro-
prietor Of girls school, Is among a
prisoners eligible for parole whose
cases will be heard tomorrow at Lor-
ton Reformatory by the Board of In
termediate Sentence and Parole.
0ormley and the countess were in
dicted in June, 1888, for the larceny
Of 5000 from Miss Louise Maret, CO.
proprietor Of the fashionable Maret
School for Girls.
The Government charged Miss
Maret was tricked into believing her
reputation would be harmed unless
she turned over the money to CORN
ley to AK" . pseudo policeman who
accosted them while in o parked au-
tomobile.
Countess de Benque was paroled in
October. 1885, and discharged from
parole in May. 1887. Gormley was
sentenced to eight years following his
conviction.
Other prisoners whose petitions for
parole will be heard tomorrow include:
Winifred Simpson. Lucy B. Remsburg,
Eunice Robinson. Dorothy King,
Elijah Scott, william H. Carey, Jo-
seph H. Thomas, Walter jefferson,
William Branch, James r. M. But
Ter, John A. Mullins. Charles c. Dom
aldson. Sanders B. Brown. Amos Mum
60. Johnnie Williams: James Brown,
Elwood Obery. Leon T. Brown, Will
liam Simon and Charles w. Brown.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
Talk Treatment Helps Victims
Of Insecurity Fear Comple1es

frame Of mind to the large masses Of
people who are today wondering what
has gone wrong with the world. but
have drifted further than the average
man into the norass Of fear.
PsychAsthenic Is the medical term
describing this borderland state. It
arises initially, the report stated, from
lack Of security In childhood and early
life.
Because Of internal tension, because
each decision Is battle, these persons
fail to develop all-around personalities
capable Of facing the risks Of q chang
ing world.
The first step in. the mental treat
ment Is to teach that the conflicting
thoughts are in reality only the
stored content OF the mind" Both
mental, physical and emotional states
which are common to III persona are
very carefully explained.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
MYSTERY FLEET
PLANS REVEALED
Eight Vessels to Include
Subchasers and Torpedo
Boats of Two Types.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Congress learned today that the
Nays proposed mystery" fleet will
consist at first of eight vessels-two
types Of subchasers and two types Of
swift torpedo boats.
Rear Admiral william G. Dubose,
chief Of Naval Construction, gave the
information to House appropriations
subcommittee during testimony on the
Nays request for an additional ap-
preparation of $52,206,167.
Most of the money would be used to
start construction of some of the ships
authorized by the $1,000, 100000 feet
expansion program and to put the
navy yards in shape to handle the
work.
OF the total, the Navy asked s4.498,-
600 for experimental" ships and Ad-
miral Dubose said they had decided
to build two 110-foot wood subchasers,
two 165-foot steel subchasers, two TO
foot motor torpedo boats and two 54-
footers in the next year.
He said competition would be con-
Quoted among private boatbuilders for
designs to be compared with those
the Navy has worked out.
It was explained the Navy is anxious
to develop satisfactory craft of these
types so that in a national emergency
they could be produced speedily in
large numbers by private industry.
The naval expansion bill authorized
$15,000,000 for experimental work,
which Admiral Dubose said probably
would be spent over a period of five
years.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
FRENCH AIR MISSION
TO DEPART FOR U. S.
Experts to Sail Tomorrow on
Normandie to Seek Aid
in Rearmament.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, June Five French avia-
ton experts will sail tomorrow aboard
the Normandie to enlist American
help in the fight to bring Frances
warplane industry on a level with that
Of Germany and Italy.
Recently the French government dis
closed it had concluded an agreement
with United States airplane manufac-
turers for what may amount to a gen.
eral overhauling of the French in
dustry.
The mission will be headed by the
noted aviator. Michel Detroyat, and
Henry Potez, formerly manufacturer of
planes bearing his name and now chief
of one of Frances nationalized aircraft
plants.
Two air corps officers In the mission
will visit plants of the Curtiss Aircraft
Co. to approve plans for 100 pursuit
planes already ordered by France.
Civilian members Of the mission will
study American airplane construction
and probably will arrange for the in
struction of number of French air
craft mechanics and other specialized
workers in American plants.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
SERVICE SET TODAY ,
FOR JOHN FYFE, 58
Widow Will File Pension Claim
Before Compensation Board,
She Reveals.

John Fyfe, Sc, who ended his life
Sunday, was to be buried this after
noon from Lees funeral parlor, Fourth
street and Massachusetts, avenue NE,
Burial was to be at Cedarville
Cemetery. with the Rev. DR., Harry
Cantor and the Rev. Jesse Dickerson
officiating.
Mrs Fyfe said today she would
probably file claim tomorrow before
the United States Employees Com
pensation Board to obtain a pension.
The pension will be granted, ac-
cording to Mrs. Jewel M. Swofford.
chairman Of the board, only if the
widow can prove that her husband
committed suicide because the injury
Tor which he sought workmen's COM
pensation had caused him to lose his
mind. II, after an Investigation of
hospital and doctors reports, the
claim is allowed. Mrs. Sworord said.
Mrs. Fyfe will get IS per cent of her
late husbands salary, or SeI.25
monthly.
MIR. Fyfe slashed his wrists and
drank poison last week, the day before
. message arrived notifying him that
ne had been allowed compensation for
the injury he suffered while employed
at the Capitol heating plant last
October.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
MILLER ELECTED
CAR OF RADIO
Former Louisville Mayor
Succeeds Ethridge as Head
of BroadcaSters.

Neville Miller, former mayor of
Louisville, KY, was elected president
Of the National Association of Broad
casters at q meeting OF the organi-
zation's Board of Directors last night
in the Willard Hotel.
Mr.. Miller, assistant to Harold w.
Dodds, president OF Princeton Uni
versity. succeeds Mark Ethridge, vice
president and general manager OF the
Louisville Courier-Journal-T Times. Mr..
Ethridge had been serving in a tenn
porary capacity since the association
was reorganized last March.
The new president, who is expected
to take Office about the first of july.
will preside over an organization in
cluding in its membership more than
400 Of the 700 American broadcasting
license holders, thereby becoming the
GEAR" of the association, post SINH
lar to the one held by Will H. Hays
In the motion picture industry and
Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain
Lands in professional baseball.
Mr.. Miller was born in Louisville
in 1894. the son of Shackleford Mil
Ter, one-time chief justice of the
Kentucky Court Of Appeals. He re-
ceived his preliminary education in
the Louisville public schools. In 1916
he received his A. B. degree from
Princeton University and a bachelor
OF laws degree from Harvard four
years later. From 1920 to 1928 he
taught at the Jefferson Law School
and at the University of Louisville
Law School until 1880.
He left active practice in 1880 to
become dean of the latter institution.
a post he held until elected mayor
on the Democratic ticket. AS mayor
he won national recognition for his
work in directing flood relief and re-
habilttation in Louisville. At the ex-
piration of his term he assumed his
post at Princeton.
He is married to a cousin of Gen.
John B. Castleman, famous Civil War
figure, and has four daughters.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
WALLING RITES SET
Retired Naval oficer VIII Be
Buried Tomorrow.

Commodore Burns Tracy Walling,
u. s. NJ, retired, who died May u at
San Diego, Calf. will be buried with
full naval honors In Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery at II am. tomorrow.
Capt. r. D. Workman, Navy Chaplain
Corps, will ofdciate.
Commodore Walling, q native OF
Ohio. was 83 years old. His last naval
command was the scout cruiser Bir-
mingham. He served aboard the u.
s. S. vandalia which took Gen. U. s.
Grant on his cruise Of the Mediter-
ranean Sea. Commodore Walling was
retired In July, 1911. but was recalled
to active duty as inspector OF engin-
eering materials at Boston during the
World War.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
WITNESS TESTIFIES
HE SAW FLOGGING
Sam G, Rogers Tells Court He
Heard Screams of E. F. Poulnot
at Tampa Episode.

at Tampa Episode.
By the Associated Press.
BARLOW, Fla, June Testimony
of Sam G. Rogers that he was pres
ent when Eugene F. Poulnot was
hogged near Tampa. Fla, two and
half years ago and heard his screams
was matter of Criminal Court record
here today.
Mr.. Rogers and Mr.. Poulnot, prin-
cipal witnesses at the trial Of five
former Tampa policemen on charges
of kidnapping Mr.. Poulnot. both ap-
peared on the witness stand yester.
day.
Mr. Rogers was not permitted to
tell of his own abduction by the fog
ging band, but testified regarding
incidents which followed the arrest
Of Mr.. Poulnot, Joseph Shoemaker
and himself for "communistic inves-
tigation" on the night Of November
30, 1885.
After leaving the Tampa police sta
ton that night the three men were
abducted, taken to the outskirts of
the city and severely beaten. Mr..
Shoemaker died several days later.
Mr.. Poulnot denied yesterday that
he once said he would testify to
anything" that would convict the
men now on trial, John r. Bridges,
F. w. Switzer, G. w. Carlisle, G. A.
Brown. jr., and Sam F. Crosby.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
DAVEY CALLS AKRON
RIOT deliberate
Blame for Clash With Police
1njuring 80 in May Is
Placed on c. 10.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 7.-Gov,
Martin L. Davey today laid upon the
Committee for Industrial Organi-
zation full blame for the strike and
riot at the Akron Goodyear Tire e.
Rubber Co. plant last month.
1t was deliberately staged by C.
I. o. leaders to take forcible
control of city," the Governor said
IN his weekly radio broadcast last
night.
More than 80 persons were injured
during riot between police and mem
bers Of the United Rubber Workers
&c. l. o. the night of May 1921.
Fighting broke out as authorities
sought to break up mass picketing
around the Goodyear plant.
The audacity of these Akron C.
l. 0. leaders was shown in their de-
mands between the first riot and the
one which they were planning for the
next Tuesday morning." Gov. Dayey
asserted. They demanded that all
laws be suspended, that the police
remain away and that their armed
mob be permitted to commit any acts
OF violence which the power-mad and
desperate leaders desired"
Evening star., 1938-06-07
Tunnels Used
In Experiments
On Cosn,ic Ray
Compton Goes Far
BeLO,o Chicago Loop
to Make Studies.
By the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 7 (R.-The laby.
rinth Of freight tunnels far beneath
Chicago Loop is DR.. Arthur H. Comp
toms newest laboratory" in his quest
Tor knowledge of the cosmic ray.
Cosmic ray experiments have been
conducted in the underground tunnels
since last March, the noted Univer-
sity Of Chicago physicist and Nobel
Prize winner and DR.. Volney c. VIII
son, his research assistant. disclosed
yesterday.
DR.. Compton said the experiments
showed the presence underground OF
barytons. electrons 100 to 200 times
heavier than the ordinary kind. He
said they were principally responsible
for cosmic ray effects between sea
level and so feet underground.
Previous experiments in DR.. Conp-
toms study of the nature Of cosmic
rays have been conducted aboard
ocean steamers, on. lofty mountain
tops on both sides Of the Equator.
at an Arctic station $50 miles from
the magnetic pole, In the recesses Of
q copper mine and in the strato.
sphere.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
CONGRESS IN BRIEF


Wage-hour-Con near aeree-
ment on compromise program.
Appropriations House begins debate
on last supply bill of session.
7. v. A.-Joint committee studies
applications for technical star.
Miscellaneous Senate considers
minor bills.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Miscellaneous business. 80
Conferees on wAge-hour bill meet,
IL am.
Appropriations Subcommittee fcon-
tinues work on Inst deficiency BID.
House:
Conttntes consideration OF last
deficiency appropriation bill.
Immigration and Naturalization
Committee considers miscellaneous
bin. 1890 am. T1i
Pensions Committee considers hill
TO hberalise vetereus pension laws.
10 An.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
Young Vices
Viii Receive
Budget Aduice
Creenbelt Group Also
Plans RevOIving
Drug Fund.
s,et al Dispatch to The Star.


GREENBELT, Md, June THE
Greenbelt Citizens Association heard
last night that its Welfare Com
mittee is going to give free advice
on keeping the household budget to
young wives who fret over the ir-
ritating inability of their dollars to
come out the way they planned.
The same committee, Peter Car
roll, its chairman, reported, In recog-
milton OF the fact that budgets fire.
quently don't work out. has evolved
scheme for granting credit at the
cash-and-carry cooperative drug
store to inhabitants of this model
community whose money runs out q
day or SO before pay day.
The committee is setting up a re-
volving fund Of $40 on which the
budget-baffled citizens could draw
when they needed prescriptions filled
Two citizens recently had to bor-
row from their neighbors a short time
before pay day in order to purchase
medicines.
Mr.. Carroll cautioned, however.
that the users of the revolving fund
must repay promptly If it is to con-
tinue to revolve.
The new president of the citizens
association, Francis j. Lastner, pre-
sented retiring President Stanley B.
Rider with a black-walnut gavel on
behalf Of the members of the organ
ization.
The association was told the Green
belt lake will be open to swimmers as
soon as lifeguards are available. and
q Greenbelt swimming pool, 70 by 100
feet and from to feet deep, will
be opened in September. The next
meeting. June ~, will consider the
question OF banning fireworks ip
Greenbelt the Fourth of July.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
ARCHBOLD BLAzES
PACIFIC AIR TRAIL
Heads Directly for Wake
Island From Hawaii.
2,300-MiIe Hop.
BY the Associated Press,

HONOLULU, June six airmen,
en- route to New Guinea scientific
expedition, began a new chapter in
trans-Pacific aviation today by head
ing from here. for Wake Island, 1890
miles westward across an unfiown sec.
tion of the vast Pacific.
Their big, twin-motored flying boat,
commanded by Richard Archbold, re-
search associate of the American Mu-
scum Of Natural History, left here at
pm. 10:30 pm. E. s. I'd yester-
day and was due at Wake about dawn,
approximately noon E. S. T.
Two and one-half hours after leav-
ing here. Archbold reported to San
Diego by radio that the plane had
flown 259 miles in ideal weather.
Clipper planes of Pan-American Air
ways travel from Honolulu to Wake
Island weekly, but they break the
long flight approximately in half with
stop at Midway Island, northwest
OF Hawaii.
Archbold was confident his plane,
which negotiated the 1924 miles from
San Diego here in record time, would
have no trouble on a direct flight to
Wake Island, just across the inter-
national dateline.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
OPERATION SALE
HIT BY PHYSICIAN
Dr.. Hare Urges Complete
Examination at Session
of Adventists.
By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

os Stah correspondent OF Inc star.
TAKOMA PARK, Md, June THE
practice OF surgeons selling opera
tions on the mere suggestion from
patients" rather than subjecting the
patients to examinations to determine
what really is wrong with them was
deplored by DR.. Robert A. Hare today
before the camp meeting Of the Po-
tomac Conference, Seventh day Ad-
ventists.
mo person should ever be subject
ed to surgery until the physician has
compelled the patient to submit to
an examination" declared DR.. Hare,
who is medical director of the WASH
ington Sanitarium and Hospital.
Quite few Of the ills of such
people find their origin above the
eyebrows" he said. However, sur
gerry, when properly used, is a great
boon in the health of humanity"
The Rev. F. c. Gilbert, whose lee
lures on divinity. humanity and
priesthood Of Christ are attracting
large crowds each morning, upheld the
Biblical record Of the trinity in his
discourse this morning.
The Rev. F. B. Jensen, pastor of the
Richmond UNCONVENTIONAL Church,
spoke this morning of the dangers in
volved in religious groups constantly
appealing to Congress to produce legis-
lation that would curb religious liberty
In this country.
A special service for the youth is to
be held at S O'Clock this afternoon in
which the Rev. H. j. Detwiler, presi-
dent of the Columbia Union Confer
ence, will be. the speaker. The Rev.
Steen Rasmussen, director Of the home
missionary department of the General
Conference, will speak at 8 O'Clock to-
night.
A drive for members of the church
was inaugurated at yesterdays session.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
N. [. CONFERENCE
ASSIGNS PASTORS
Rev. R. /. Wood Is Given
Superintendency Of West
Baltimore District.

Several changes Of local interest
were made In the assignment Of min
listers Of Washington churches at the
annual Baltimore Methodist Episcopal
Conference yesterday at Hagerstown,
Md. The assignments were announced
BY Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes.
The most important change was that
OF the Rev. Robert L. wood, who goes
from the Petworth Church, where he
has been minister for eight years, to
the superintendency OF the West Bal
timore district. In this district there
are So charges. The Rev. Frank Steel
man. who has occupied the pulpit at
Calvary Church for some time, sue
ceeds the Rev. Mr.. Wood at Petworth.
The Rev. Orris g. Robinson, who
has been pastor of the Centenary M
E. Church at Westminster, Md, comes
here as pastor at Calvary. He Is be-
ing succeeded at the Maryland church
by the Rev. A. F. Poore, who has oc-
cupied the pulpit at the Waugh M. e.
Church for some time. The Rev. A.
H. Mckinley, who was superintendent
OF the West Baltimore district, sue
ceeds him here.
New Minister at Gorsuch.
The Rev. r. T. Scholl Is the new
minister at Gorsuch M. e. Church,
taking the place of the Rev. w. S.
Chism, who resigned from the Balti-
more Conference.
All other assignments were the same
as the past year.
A report proposing higher educa-
tional standards for the Methodist
ministry was accepted in the closing
session OF the conference.
The report of the board of minis
terial training advocated raising of
the standards by requiring that can
didates be graduates Of an accredited
college and seminary. and shall have
served two years under the supervision
OF the district superintendent at some
church within the bounds Of the
conference"
Retirement Of five ministers was
voted. the five including Robert S.
Barnes, U. S. A. Heavener. DR.. John
O. Spencer, president emeritus OF
Morgan College. Baltimore: John A. c.
Gross and Clement G. Archer.
Transfer Announced.
The transfer of DR.. A. B. Potorf
from the Northern Minnesota to the
Baltimore Conference also was an
nounced. The supernumerary rela-
tion was granted by the conference
to the Rev. Warner c. Thompson,
formerly Of Sykesville.
Special Appointments Washington.
s. w. Grafflin. Industrial missionary,
Anacostia quarterly conference.
o. w. Reynolds. chaplain, U. s. A.,
Federal quarterly conference.
c. F. Boss, jr., executive secretary,
General Conference Commission on
World Peace, Douglas Memorial quar-
terly conference.
j. c. MILAN, director religious edu-
cation, Foundry quarterly conference.
r. r. Brewer, professor of biblical
literature, the James Milliken Univer-
sity,, Foundry quarterly conference.
c. H. Hey. at school, Concord Cabin
John quarterly conference
A. B. Potorf, professor Of Bible and
religion, American University. Metro
politan quarterly conference.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
AUTO DRIVER IS SUED
FOR $40, 900 DAMAGES
Action Charges William Mitchell,
z, Received Permanent Injuries
in Accident Last December.

A damage suit for $4,000 was filed
today IN District Court on behalf of
7-year-old William Mitchell, 110I
Massachusetts avenue NV, who
claims permanent injuries as a result
OF an automobile accident. Wayne M.
Stevens, 18 Beachwood drive, Hyatts-
vile, Md, was named defendant.
The suit, filed by Attorney Dorsey K.
Offutt for the boys aunt and next
friend, Mrs. Creola Barnhart, told the
court the defendant was operating the
automobile that struck the youngster
on Vermont avenue between R and 8
streets NV. last December 81.
The suit contends that Mr.. Stevens.
who Is described as a University of
Maryland professor, was driving his
machine carelessly and negligently.
failed to give proper signal to the
child and was travelling in excess Of
the speed limit.
The boy suffered serious permanent
injuries, the suit claims, and will be
obliged to wear false teeth because, of
the accident.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
CIRCUS ASKS EMPLOYEES
TO ACCEPT WAGE CUT
John Ringing North Explains 25
Per Cent Slash Needed az
Profits DwindIe.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, June THE daring
young man on the flying trape2e-and
1,600 other performers and employees
of 1.-The greatest show on earth
faced a problem today that isn't in
their routine.
Young John Ringing North, prin-
cipal owner Of Ringing Bros. Barnum
& Bailey Circus, called the entire per-
sonnel of the show into the big top
last night between performances and
asked them to accept q as per cent
wage cut.
Several hours previously the en-
ployes at another meeting had ex-
pressed opposition to accepting re-
duced wages. There was some ap-
plause after Mr.. North said revenues
were dwindling. but that he was
trying to meet obligations"
The night show went on as sched-
uled. Neither officials Of the union
nor Mr.. North would comment on
what the next step would be.
Evening star., 1938-06-07
CLEVELAND REELECTED
BOY SCOUT OFFICIAL
A. A. A. Manager Will Head
Montgomery County Unit
of Division.

( Washington I. Cleveland, District
manager Of the American Automobile
Association. last night was reelected
Chairman Of the Montgomery County
Boy Scout Division of the National
Capital Area Council at q meeting at
the home Of Capt. Chester Wells,
council president. .
Prof. Thomas w. Pyle, principal Of
the Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School, was reelected vice chairman.
Paul T. Hannen was named division
commissioner. H. e. Prentiss was
named neighborhood commissioner
for the Takoma-silver Spring area, as
was the Rev. J. Lloyd Black for the
Rockville section and p. H. Dawson
for the Chevy Chase area. Charles
Hayden was named assistant commits.
sioner, under Mr.. Hannen. and placed
In charge Of activities.