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Evening star., 1939-03-11
EmbezzIement Charqe
Holds OF, Formerly
Chief Deputy Marshal
Justice Department Aide
Sweurs Out Warrant
Served in Cleveland

Thomas E. OFT, former chief
deputy United States marshal who
was dismissed in connection with
shortages in the marshal's Office,
was arrested in Cleveland, Ohio, last
night on a charge of embezzlement.
The apprehension of OFT was re-
vealed today by Assistant United
States Attorney Howard Boyd, who
disclosed the former chief deputy
was taken into custody by F. B. I.
agents.
The arrest was made, Mr.. Boyd
said, on a warrant sworn to by M.
L. Johnson, Justice Department ex-
aminer. The warrant charges OFT
with embezzling money and prop
erty which came into his hands by
virtue of his official position.
OFT, it was explained by Mr.. Boyd,
is being held in Cleveland pending
arrival of the warrant. What he
was doing in the Ohio city and
whether he intends to fight extradi-
ton was not known.
OFT was suspended last November
following an investigation of the
marshal's Office by Justice Depart
ment examiners. His dismissal was
ordered early in December.
Mr.. Boyd said Examiner Johnson
had drawn up report on the case,
but its nature was not revealed.
Neither would the District Attor-
ney's office give any indication of
the amount of money involved in
the alleged embezzlement.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Italian Vessel Returning
For New Treasure Hunt
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, March 1.-THE
lure of sunken treasure at the bot
tom Of the sea is bringing an Italian
ship across the Atlantic for another
expedition off the Virginia Capes.
The treasure-hunting vessel Falco
Is due to arrive here April II from
La Spezia, Italy. to seek again the
gold and silver reputed sunk when
the Ward Line steamship Merida
foundered in May, 1911.
The Merida lies in 225 feet Of
water 65 miles off the Virginia
Capes. Rumors of gold in her
cargo have persisted despite the
fact her manifest shows no gold
was aboard.
Her lis passengers barely mad
time to escape when the Merida COL
lided with another Ward Line vessel,
the Admiral Farragut. Stories have
grown that the passengers, most Of
them Mexicans, had with them con-
siderable money and jewelry which
went down with the ship in the
purser's safe.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Ry the Associated Press.

GILROY, Calf, March 11.-A
moving mountain" a quarter of
mile wide and 125 feet deep that
has advanced a mile and a half
since Monday threatened today to
destroy a highway bridge and dam
up a river.
M. H. Ayres and R. L. Towers,
State highway department engi-
neers. said the earth mass was only
half mile from the 101 highway
bridge across the Pajaro River at
Sargent on the San Benito-Santa
Clara County line, miles south of
here and was still moving.
The engineers said if the noun
tain" the result Of huge slide,
continued its advance it would wipe
out the bridge. highway and dam
up the river which is running high
as the result of heavy rain Thursday
The slide straddles the San An
dreas earthquake fault line and the
engineers have asked DR.. Albert j.
Newlin seismologist at the Uni
versity of Santa Clara. to study the
strange avalanche today to deter
mine if it was of earthquake origin.
Riders on the J. L. Murphy Ranch,
where the mountain" is located,
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Moving Mountain a Mystery;
Threatens to Dam Up River
California Seismo|oeist to Study Slide
To See if 1t Is Of Earthquake Orqn

said they lost a young bull in a fls-
sure that opened on the rolling, hill
side cattle range last Saturday, but
were uncertain whether other stock
had been trapped.
The earth movement started early
Monday, when Sargent residents
said they heard loud booming noise
IN the hills. The next day range
riders found sheer cliff faces where
rolling grasslands had been the day
before. Huge oak trees were torn
from their roots and splintered BY
the slide, which filled a deep gorge
and spread out across the lower
foothills, leaving devastation in its
wake.
Although 1t is readily visible from
the highway between Gilroy and
Salinas, the moving mountain"
went unnoticed, save locally, until
yesterday, when alarm over the
threat to the highway spread and
spectators began to appear on the
scene.
No adequate theory for the cause
of the slide was advanced, as it
started before recent rains broke a
three weeks dry spell, and no earth
quake has been recorded here in
more than two weeks.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Woman Held in Ki||inq
Of Husband Dies
In Jail Plunge
Hommer-SIoyine Suspect
Leaps From Baltimore
Cell Block Third Tier
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, March 11.-Mrs.
Mary Cummings. A, held without
bail for the hammer Staying of her
husband plunged l8 feet from a rail
around the thtd tier in the women's
cell block of the City Jail to her
death early today.
Mrs. Cummings had been held for
the grand jury following a coroners
inquest Wednesday, in which she
was charged with striking and
causing the death of Joseph Cum
mings, 47-year old florist, last Sum-
day morning. Police said Mrs
Cummings told them she and her
husband, who had been i'll, had
quarreled for two years 'over things
too minor to remember" and that
Cummings had been struck as they
struggled for a hammer, with which
he had threatened her.
In a formal report, Jail Warden
Charles P. Price said:
Mrs. Cummings had been to break
fast in the dining room off the sec
ond tier of cells, and was returning
to her own cell with about 20 other
woman prisoners.
"As she reached the walkway
around the second tier she suddenly
ran up the stairs to the third tier.
climbed up on the railing and then
plunged to the floor. That railing
is about 18 feet from the main floor
of the cellroom."
Warden Price said he had been
"apprehensive" over Mrs. Cummings
since her admittance to the prison
and had assigned her a cell near the
matron's desk so she could be under
surveillance at all times.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
0'Conne|| Hits Persecution
Of German Catholics
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BOSTON. March 11.-William
Cardinal O'Connell. dean of the
Roman Catholic hierarchy in this
country, today assailed "Nazi perse-
cution of Catholics as we'll as Jews
in Germany" and fixed March 10 as
Catholic refugee Sunday"
Cardinal O'Connell, now in Rome
for the papal coronation ceremonies,
appealed to American Catholics to
give new proof of the spirit of
charity" in communique published
in the Pilot, organ of the Arch
diocese of Boston.
Thousands of honorable Catholic
laymen have been disgraced and
prosecuted for no other reason than
that they dared to display great re-
ligious zeal or criticize some Official
act" the article said.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Kennedy's Children
Tour Rome in Own
Rubber-Neck Wagon
Py the Associated Press.

- VIC nooOtldtCd
ROME, March 11.-Six of
Ambassador Joseph P. Ken
nedy's nine children toured
Rome's historic ruins today in
a bright red rubber-neck wagon
reserved for them.
In the party were Eunice,
Rosemary, Patricia, Bobby, Jean
and Teddy Kathleen. eldest
daughter of the United States
Ambassador to London, had
seen Rome once before, so she
stayed IN hotel with her
mother.
Mr.. Kennedy's son Jack is
travelling with him and another
son, Joseph, jr., is on his way
to Rome from Madrid, where
he has been visiting the war
zones.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
White House Plans
Seemed All Right
To New 'ExceIIency'

By the Associated Press.
ABILENE, Tex, March Ii
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
joked about Washington pomp
at a lecture here.
"One time" Mrs. Roosevelt
said last night, I'VE were to
have an emissary and his wife,
new representatives of king
and queen, present at one of
the diplomatic receptions.
MY husband and I decided
to use just common sense in
presenting them at the recep-
ton.
"As we walked into the room,
asked her excellency If we
were doing the proper thing.
told her we had no intentions
of offending.
"I don't know she answered,
you see, we haven't been excel
lencies long enough to find
out"
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Judge Schu|dt Dies;
Was on Police Bench
Here for Is Years
Ex-Jurist Stricken as
He Arises; Was
Civic Leader

Judge Gus A. Schuldt, for 10 wears
judge of the Police Court of the
District. died shortly after 7 o'clock
this morning of a heart attack at
his apartment, 1902 Porter street
NV. He was preparing to arise
when stricken His wife discovered
his body on the edge of his bed.
Mrs. Schuldt summoned Emer-
gency Hospital and DR.. Harry
Friedenberg of the Farragut Medical
Building. The ambulance from the
hospital arrived first and the ply
sician in charge pronounced him
dead
Judge Schuldt left the police
bench three years ago to enter pri-
vate practice He was preparing to
go to his Office as usual this morn
ing when stricken. He had been re-
ported in excellent health.
He is survived by his widow, Anna
", and one sister, Miss Flora
Schuldt of Washington.
The body was taken to the Hines
Funeral Co. parlor. Final burial
arrangements had not been COM
pleted. although interment will be
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
A native of the District of Colum-
bia, Judge Schuldt was connected
for many years with municipal af-
fairs here. He was an assistant
corporation counsel before President
Harding appointed him to the Police
Court bench in 1928 He was reap
pointed by President Coolidge. He
was reappointed in 1880.
His activities in the Republican
party were on a national scope. He
organized the League of Republican
State Clubs in 1900 and was secre-
tary until his appointment to the
judgeship. He was formerly an as
sistant secretary of the National
Republican League and for many
years member of its Executive
Committee from the District of
Columbia.
Classified Drunks.
AS Police Court judge, he won a
reputation for a tireless, vigorous
enforcement of the law He stressed
particularly the enforcement of the
prohibition law. After hearing
hundreds of cases involving viola
tions of the prohibition laws, par
ticularly on home intoXicants, Judge
Schuldt drew up a classification of
"drunks." They were according to
his reckoning:
SubSpecies A-Jocose.
Subspecies B-Bellicose.
Subspecies C-Lachrymose.
Subspecies D-Comatose.
While believing that humor had
its part in court, as we'll as in life
Judge Schuldt insisted on a serious
enforcement of law and a dignifed
regard for the administration of
justice. He once dismissed jury
which found a defendant in liquor
case not guilty, when he thought the
evidence indicated otherwise.
Opposed Jail for Drunks.
He was opposed to sending drunks
to Jail and advocated a special in
stitution for them where they could
be detained until cured.
Judge Schuldt. his associates re-
called, never permitted himself to
lose the human touch in his dealings
In the court. He would try to re-
lieve the sternness of court pro-
cedure with wit and humor in his
decisions and even in sentencing a
defendant. Court attaches recalled
that defendants were known to smile
(See SCHULDT, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-03-11
State Must Pay Student
Hurt in Gym $1,000
81 the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
CORTLAND. N. Y, March IL
New York State has been ordered
to pay $4,000 to an injured school
girl gymnast because she was com
PEELED to perform such fantastic
and perilous antics" as the head
stand.
Appellate Division Justice Chris
topher j. Heffernan, who awarded
Elizabeth Garner, IA, the Judgment
for a dislocated vertebra, ruled it
"absurb" to consider the head stand
"a necessary part of education"
A lower court of claims previously
found the girl, Cortland Normal
School pupil, was injured in an
unavoidable accident"
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Cold Due to Continue
Over Week End

The cloudy, damp weather with a
wintry chill in the air. which
greeted Washingtonians today after
several days of spring sunshine, is
scheduled to continue during the
week end, with slight rise in tenn
perature forecast for tomorrow.
Occasional showers are expected
to fall this afternoon and tomorrow,
with a minimum temperature of SO
degrees tonight.
The mercury dropped steadily
last night-from a high of 81 at
4:30 pm. yesterday to 80 degrees at
Z o'clock this morning.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Communists Reported
To Have Surrendered

HENDAYE, France, March II {4).
Nationalist GeneralisSimo Fran
cisco Frances troops were reported
in border dispatches today to have
launched violent attack against
Madrid Republicans.
These advices said the National
lists started heavy bombardment of
Republican positions this morning
and the defenders replied with she'll
fire.
The bombardment was reported to
have died down at II m 6 am, E.
S. To, shortly before the Madrid
radio announced that the Com
(See SPAIN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-03-11
President Luuds Lima
Conference Results
: , the Associated Press,

+ tne Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. March IL
President Roosevelt expressed be-
lief today that the recent Inter-
American Conference at Lima would
be "a constructive factor of value"
in future relations between the
American republics.
The Presidents remarks were
made in message prepared for a
University of Pennsylvania confer
ence on results of the conference
and the future of pan-Americanism
Our country strvices for peace,
fair dealing among nations and the
welfare of human beings" the Chief
Executive said.
"The republics of this continent
are happily striving together toward
these objectives and Lima marked
another milestone in this common
endeavor."
Evening star., 1939-03-11
'Hyocinth on
Wheels

The Blackfriars' Guild, in
conjunction with the speech
department of Catholic Uni
versity, will present the verse
play "Hyacinth on Wheels"
over WMAL at $3.50 pm. This
will be the first time in local
radio history such a produc-
ton has been broadcast. This
is another in the series of
dramatic programs sponsored
by The Sunday Star, in CO.
operation with the National
Broadcasting o.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Summary of Toduy's Star

Loss of fund crlppleS attack on u. Z.
alley slums. Page Ais
Mrs. Roosevelt asks better conditions
for iail guards. Page Ais
Sports.
Ell Chico tops 115 horses named Tor
Kentucky Derby. Page ALA
Money lure due to take heavy title
fight to New York. Page ALA
Epic track double" Glen's goal in
K. C. games. Page Ala
Berg's attempted comeback marred
by Montanez's K. o. Page Ala
Outfielder Walaj new man OF mys-
terry in Griffs'' camp. Page Ais
Baltimore meet tonight Turing D. G..
track fans. Page Ais
Evening star., 1939-03-11
SIovaks Seek
1iso' S Return
As Premier
BrotisIovo Quiet;
Compromise
Talk Grows
BACKGROUND

oAS opoOND-
Slopakia became autonomous
under federated Csecho- -SloUak
republic ,Uhich emerged from the
1par crisis last September. Reid
tions bet,Oeen Csechs and Slouaks
hare not been satisfactory in re-
cent months, howerer, chiefly as
result OF SloDak financial dit
fculties. Mopement for SloDak
independence has been gro7Uing
and reached a head yesterday.
D, the Associated Press.
BRATISLAVA, March 1.-THE
Slovak Parliament today recon-
mended that DR.. Joseph Tiso be
reappointed Premier of autonomous
Slovakia, the post from which he
was ousted by the Prague govern
ment for backing Slovak inde-
pendence agitation. The recon-
mendation Immediately was submit
ted to the federal government in
Prague.
Bratislava remained quiet and
there was serious talk of compromise
being reached over the Slovak de-
mands for complete independence
not merely autonomy-from the
Prague government.
Karl Sidor, vice premier of
Czecho- -Slovakia and representative
of the Slovaks, seemed to be in
control of the situation. ain a con-
ciliatory radio speech he asked the
extremist Hlinka Guards (Slovak
Storm Troopers to maintain diSci-
pline.
Hlinka Guards Parade.
Hlinka Guards paraded through
the Slovak capital carrying rifles
and pistols. Some were in uniform
and others displayed badges on their
civilian clothes.
Czech police controlling traffic re-
turned the salutes of guards as they
marched past singing Slovak pa
triotic songs.
Parliament, recommending REIN
statement of Tiso as premier, also
suggested that Sidor should receive
a cabinet post, as we'll as Josef Sivak,
the acting premier named by Presi-
dent Emil Hacha of Czecho- -Slovakia
to replace Tiso.
Heavy detachments of troops,
gendarmes and police surrounded
Liberty Square, where German resi-
dents of Slovakia were preparing a
huge celebration tonight on the
first anniversary of Germany's
march into Austria.
Await Word From Reich.
Czechs and Slovaks awaited word
of Nazi Germany's leanings today as
they faced each other with stacked
arms. This Slovak capital was un-
der martial law decreed by the CEN
trail government in Prague.
The Slovak Hlinka Guards, sup
porters of the independence for their
part of the Checho-S -Slovak republic,
were under arms. But neither side
had made a serious move and ap-
parently would make none until the
attitude of their powerful neighbor
became clear to them.
The German newspaper Grenz-
bote appeared with the large head
line "Slovak Separatist Movement
Grows" The fact that it was per-
mitted to appear excited interest.
1t was certain that Germans in Slo-
vakia were talking about a degree
OF autonomy approaching independ-
ence.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Poison ivy in Winter

LANCASTER, Pa, March II (P.-
With March winds whistling outside
and the temperature in the low 20s.
12-year-old Robert Oettel breezed
into a hospital with Q real spring.
midsummer complaint. He said he
had ivy poisoj land he did.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Hotel Strike
Peace ParIey
Is Resumed
ConciIiutor's Plea
Keeps Engineers on
Job Temporarily
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Early this month operators OF
most OF Washington's big hotels
undertook negotiations ,Dith
unions representing some of their
employees for reneUal of their
contracts. The Hotel and Res
tdurdnt Employees International
Alliance and Bartenders' League
demanded union shop and
other benefits. Stribes uere
called Immediately at tWo hotels,
then on March 3 strikes yeye
called at II other hotels. The
Department 0! Labor stepped In
to attempt mediation.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Sub-zero Temperatures
Hit New England
B> the Associated Press.

B> the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March 11.-Tempera-
lures tumbled to sub-zero readings
in several sections of New England
today and the Weather Bureau pre-
dicted more snow tonight, accom-
panied by high winds.
The bureau announced the mer-
curry had plunged from a maximum
OF 33 above to 8 above overnight
The forecast said there would be
rain and warmer weather tomor-
row."
Northfleld, VT, was one of the
coldest spots with temperature of
IA below.
SYRACUSE, N. Y. March II tP)--
The temperature dropped to de-
grees above zero today to break by
2 degrees 28-year-old cold record
for the date. Forecasts were for
warmer weather tonight followed by
snow or rain.
At Owls Head, N. Y, perennial
"ice box" of the Adirondacks, a
reading of Is degrees below zero
was recorded.
Wanakena, N. Y, reported % be-
low zero and Newton Falls reported
18 below.
At Albany a 39-year- r-old record
was broken when the mercury dip
ped to 10 below zero. It was the
second coldest day there of the win
ter,
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Franco Launches
Attack on Madrid,
Divided by Revolt
Terrific Artillery Duel
Is Reported Around
Spoin's Capital
Py the Associated Press.

MADRID, March II. - Booming
guns on the regular civil war front
along the western margin of Madrid
today indicated that Nationalist
Generalissimo Frances armies had
launched an attack against the city
while Republican Gen. Miaja's
forces still were mopping up COM
munists in the war within a war.
Resumption of bombardments
along the 28-month old siege lines
indicated that the nationalist forces,
which had withheld their fire during
the six-day revolt against Gen. Mi
alas Peace With Honor" program,
had resumed the attack
Fierce artillery fire developed on
the Nationalist-Repu front
southeast of Madrid also and OBJ
servers reported heavy fighting"
and terrific duel" of artillery
batteries.
Reds Driven From Stronghold.
Within Madrid fierce machine gun
fire through the night drove the
Communist rebels from what Gen.
Miaja's National Defense junta
called their last major stronghold,
in Independence Square near the
center of Madrid. But the Com
munists merely retired to set up a
new resistance center in a maternity
hospital on ODonnell street.
The hospital contained about 900
women, eXpectant mothers and
others with newborn infants.
Elsewhere in the city Communists
were being dispersed and groups of
them were surrendering.
Troops loyal to Gen. Miaja also
attacked a Communist provincial
headquarters with field guns. Dur
ing the bombardment fire developed
in the buildings. Gen. Miaja troops
finally broke in and seized a few
Communists.
Mobile Army Effective.
A mobile army loyal to Gen. Mia
ia, brought in from the east, played
the major role in driving the Com
munists from Independence Square.
Loyal troops demolished barri-
cades the Communists had raised
in independence Square to clear
the way to outlying Ventas where,
earlier, groups of revolters had at
tackled encamped republican forces.
The Communists were dispersed
in Ventas after a brief but sharp
clash.
One indication that the back of
the Communist uprising was broken
was that the revolters were scat
tered, faced with great difficulty
in obtaining food and unable to
maintain close contact among their
separated strongholds.
Evening star., 1939-03-11
Peace'Prospects
For Labor Held
Encouraging
Tobin Sees Means
Of Reaching
Agreement

BACKGROUND
For nearly four years. labor has
been in t,Uo Uarring camps, one
group, the C. I. o. contending tor
the principle of organization
along strictly industrial lines in
the mass production industries,
and the A. F. L. holding out for
unionisdtion by crafts. Inter-
mittent efforts at peace haue
failed.
Evening star., 1939-03-11

1dl OClA dSC DO opO1 Go --A-1f-1O
Finance ---A-16
Foreign.
Franco attacks Madrid divided by
Red revolt. Page Al
Slovaks ask Prague to restore Tiso
as Premier. Page Al
Pope names Cardinal Maglione Sec
retary of state. Page Az
Chinese suffer $4,000 casualties, Jap
anese declare. Page A-3
National.
Woman held in husbands Staying
dies in Jail plunge. Page Al
New Deal may drop plan to ask hike
In debt limit. Page Al
A. F. L. and c. I. o. struggle over
unity formula. Page Al
Labor practices amendment to Army
bill hits snag. Page Az
Two Russians found guilty in spy
trial. Page AZ
Washington and Vicinity.
Jimmy's place reported due to close
tonight. Page Az
Pedestrian control law to be tested
Tuesday. Page Ais
Montgomery school program meas
ure is introduced. Page A-18
Tax Advisory Committee dAcides on
changes. FAge Ais
Evening star., 1939-03-11
BULLETIN.

Reaching a crisis in the hotel
strike, joint conference of labor
and management with Depart
ment OF Labor officials was sched.
uied for $3.50 pm. today to reach
a showdown in negotiations.
Evening star., 1939-03-11

(See BUSINESS, Page A-3.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08

It takes about 10000 years to
 form four feet of good soil, the
 minimum needed for good crop producing land.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-08

|, to do a book on his travels"
 Great" Bart began enthusias- tically, chance of a lifetime for you honey. Nothing like travel and with all your expenses paid"
 Iris cleared away the things, stacked them in the sink. She slipped out of the house coat and into the suit. Then she came out quietly, so not to rouse Bart from his paper. Standing before him, she swept the paper aside and watched recognition leap alive in his face.
 You see, darling she told him regretfully, T might not come back to Linwood. after a trip like that. Though of course there's a chance might decide not to &C., cept the offer. If if :"
 Look honey" Bart began pa- tiently, I'm barely clearing $50 a week now. That wouldn't run a house and pay expenses. So you'd better . The richness of the wool gabardine turned her eyes to deep violet, and the mink added entrancing shadows to her lovely face.
 "I'm making $25, Bart. That's $75. And we're not growing any younger. If we can manage as we are, apart, now, we could save by