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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

prisoners began in the office of
the state crime commission.
One gave his name as How
ard Christensen, his age, 16
The other, a dark-eyed youth
with touSled hair and ShirtlesS
in evidence of his struggle
with the sheriff said he was
Norman Westberg, aged II.
Each admitted readily that
his home was in Chicago and
that they were on a hitch-hike
tour OF the Pacific northwest.
But. concerning the murder
of the schoolteacher, they were
silent and unmoVed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08
GrOlCs Angrier
As Time Passes

Reedy grew angrier by the
minute at their tight-lipped re-
fusal to open up. and finally he
Stormcd:
%
you decided TO rob your vic
tim and take her car before you
ever got into IL.
you probably had this plan
ned ever since you left Chicago,
and picked on "a woman because
that seemed easiest. You, West
berg" he shook an accusing
finger under the youths nose,
"were the trigger man.
You called yourself Winnan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08
Turns to SuitcdSeS
And Finds Dice

ACCORDING To the stains on
the upholstery I'd say she was
shot while driving, Chief. After
she was shot she probably tried
To open the front door on her
ode and rolled out when the car
turned over -. :"
The officer turned his atten-
ton 10 the SuitcaSeS. The better
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

pair on a charge CT &. 4 degree
murder.
There is no capital punish
ment in South Dakota so il could
not be expected that the killers
would plead guilty and accept
life Imprisonment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-08

AII-vegetabIe Ingredients Don't put up with another
Pleasant! Easy.To-Take! day of needless suffering! Try
dependable Serutan today ote that IFS ade entirely Of pure
vegetable ingredents-that it's pill salts not
messy oil liquid Note how pleasant and easy Seutan is
takewih foods with But important the
way SO mildIy-yet thoroughly. No gripping
weakening aereects discomforting oily leakage. Keep
Serutan your dining table-no in your medicine chest.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
College Official Leaves
Estate Of S150,000

The will of Mrs. Isabelle Scudder
harrington, who died last month at
her home in Chevy Chase, Md,
distributes $3.50 900 in notes of Chevy
Chase Junior College, of which she
was regent, filing of the document
for probate revealed yesterday at
Rockville, Md
Her interest in the college, secured
by deed of trust on all its property,
is to be divided into Is parts. One
portion will 60 to Dorothy Roberts,
her secretary at the college, and
second part to Mrs. Ruth Guthrie
Harding Burton, widow of Richard
Burton, poet and lecturer.
The remaining 13 parts will go,
after payment out of them of debts,
taxes and administration cost, to
the Scudder Association of New
York, group perpetuating the
Scudder family name, assisting
members of the family, and sup
porting a mission at Arni, India,
found by Mrs. Farrington's grand
father.
The instrument bequeaths per-
sonal property to a niece, Ruth
Heater Fredericks of Montclair,
N. j., and to the college.
The will, executed September 81,
1910, names James E. Gillis of
Washington and Manning Stires
of New York, as executors.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Ickes Mediation
| In Circus Rent
Dispute Souqht

Secretary of the Interior Ickes has
been asked to arbitrate dispute
over the rental price of the circus
grounds reported to have brought a
threat from the Ringing Bros, Bar
mum & Bailey show to cancel its
scheduled appearance here the mid
die of May.
The row resulted when the Office
of National Capital Parks demanded
1888 day for the lot at Nineteenth
and C streets NE.
According to Melvin D. Hildreth,
representing the circus, the rental
last year was only $3.50 day. Mr..
Hildreth adds that the circus, booked
to show in Washington for three
days beginning May Is, has to spend
a great deal of money every season
to put muddy lot in shape.
Francis F. Gillen, senior assistant
superintendent of the parks office,
pointed out, on the other hand, that
third of the park police force had
to be assigned to keeping order
around the circus grounds.
eve figure" Mr.. Gillen said, "the
circus took in 500, 900 in three DAYS
last year. At that rate it ought to
be able to stand a little increase in
rent"
Mr.. Hildreth appealed to Secre-
tary Ickes.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Frank {. Ghise||i, 63,
Banker and Masonic
Official, Succumbs
Brokerage EmpIoye
Had Held Many Posts
In FroternoI Groups

Frank E. Ghiselli, SO, prominent
in financial circles and active in
fraternal bodies here for many
years, died today at the Home for
Incurables after long illness.
A native of Washington, Mr..
Ghiselli had served with the Com
mercial National Bank and as vice
president of the old Merchants Bank
& Trust Co. and the Federal -Ameri-
can National Bank & Trust Co.
At the time of his death. he was
connected with Robert c. Jones &
Co.. investment brokers. He was
treasurer and director of the Wash
ington Convention Hall, market
concern and was a member of the
Washington Board of Trade.
Held Fraternal Offices.
He was a member of and had held
Offices in many fraternal bodies. At
the time of his death, he had been
treasurer of National Lodge No. II,
F. A. A. M, for % years and for
merly had served as treasurer for
II years of Almas Temple He held
the same position with Capital Court
No. so, Royal Order of testers, for
eight years and was a member of
Albert Pike Consistory, M r. s.. An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
He was a past president and
treasurer of the Italian Masonic
Club and was member of the
Masonic Veterans Association and
the National League of Masonic
Clubs. Kerbla Temple of Knoxville,
Tenn, had conferred an honorary
membership on him.
Other fraternal bodies to which
he devoted himself were Washington
Lodge, No. IS, Elks, and the Societa
Union Fratellanza Italiana and
Society Felice Cavallatti.
Funeral Friday.
His survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Bessie M. Ghiselli, and a sis
ter, Mrs. Marie E. Coldenstroth of
Washington. He made his home at
3512 Porter street NV.
Funeral services will be held at
Gawler's funeral home, 1756 Penn
sylvania avenue NV, at pm. Fri
day with DR.. John c. Palmer, pastor
of the Washington Heights Presby-
terian Church, officiating. National
Lodge, No. IL, also will conduct rites
there. Burial will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Efforts Continued
To Salvage FuseIage
OF Naval Plane
Two Bodies Recovered
From Bomber Wreckoqe
In Norfolk Waters
b. The Associated Press.

BJ The Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, April 9.-Salvage
operations had resulted today in
the recovery of two bodies and
fragments of two or three others
from wreckage of a Navy patrol
bomber which crashed into the
sea off Great Machipongo Inlet
Monday with it's crew of two officers
and eight enlisted men.
Navy officials said one body was
identified as that of P. F. Mueller,
chief photographer, of San Diego,
Calf. The other bore no identifica-
ton marks and efforts were being
made to identify it through finger
prints. Meanwhile, Coast Guard and
naval craft continued efforts to
salvage the fuselage of the PBY-1
plane.
Buoy Placed at Spot.
A destroyer put down a buoy
where the plane apparently sank
in from 25 to 80 feet of water, and
salvage craft from the Norfolk naval
base centered their work around
that point.
The plane left Norfolk at $50
a m. Monday for the four-hour trip
to Quonsett Point. Seven hours
later the naval air station here
picked up a garbled message on the
planes wave length indicating it
was down at sea. A plane from an
aircraft carrier first spotted the
rubber RATS and a life preserver
yesterday.
Fog Is Blamed.
Some naval officials believed that
the plane crashed into the water in
a fog few minutes after taking of
About the time the remains of the
bomber were found, reports from
Navy and Coast Guard sources in
Washington said a ship similar to
the missing bomber was seen moving
safely on the water off New Jersey,
but the plane was identified later as
one of the searching ships
Plotting the bomber was Ensign G..
N. Blackburn, Naval Reservist, of
Lenni Mills. Pa, with Ensign G. w.
Marson of Cambridge City, Ind, as
co-pilot.
The enlisted men included F. w.
Grove, son-in-law of Mrs. John T.
Edmonds of 1929 Ninth road, Ar
ington, Va.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
DR.. Frederick Benton
Found Shot Dead,
Revolver by Side
Prominent. Physician
Reported Despondent
Over Wife's Illness

DR.. Frederick Leslie Benton, 66, a
prominent District physician since
his retirement as a Navy medical
inspector in 1929, was found shot to
death last night on the second floor
of his home, White Haven, at 4928
Reservoir road NV.
Police said his body was discovered
at 8:08 pm. by two friends, Henry
r. Evans Of Arlington, Va, and
Glendon Myers of Mclean, Va.
There was bullet hole through DR..
Benton's right emple and revolver
by his side, it was said.
The physician had been dismissed
at noon from Naval Hospital, where
he haC been treated for nearly three
weeks for a nervous condition,
friends said.
DespOndent Over Wife's Illness
He was despondent over the ILL
ness of his wife, Mrs. Edith KEYS
Benton, who is confined to a WASH
lngton hospital they said Mrs.
Benton had not been informed
early today of her husbands death.
Mr.. Evans, technician at the
Naval Medical School, had been
caring for the Benton home, one of
the Oldest in Washington, while the
physician was away. He went to
the home expecting to stay there
overnight. Mr. Myers was a close
friend who went to the residence for
a visit with the psysician, having
learned of his release from the hos
pital.
On discovering the tragedy. thev
summoned an Emergency Hospital
ambulance, and DR.. Benton was pro-
nounced dead at 9:1O pm.
DR.. Benton held the rank of COM
mander in the Navy when he retired
after II years and 10 months of sea
| service. He had served as a medical
officer in China, Cuba. Haiti, Santo
Domingo. the Philippines, Nicaragua
! and Panama.
A reflection Of his travels was the
hobby to which he devoted much
tlme-Spanish art, language and
literature, and the history of the
Spanish conquest of the Americas.
Born in Pennsylvania.
Born in Oil City, Pa. he was
| descendant of Andrew Benton. who
| settled Milford. Conn, in 1885. He
had called Washington his home
since 1920.
He was educated at Temple Uni
versity and st. Johns College, An
napolis, Md, and received his med
/ ical degree from Columbia Univer-
sity in 1896.
His medical Office was in the Far
ragut Building. He was a member
of the staffs of George Washington
University Hospital and Episcopal
Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
| DR.. Benton was a member of the
Medical Society of the District, the
American Medical Association, the
American College of Surgeons. the
Army Navy Club, the American
Legion, Military Order Of the
Dragon. Military Order of the Cara
bao and was 32d degree Mason.
He was trustee of Washington
Archaeological Society and the
Spanish Institute, and held the
Order of Merit from the Dominican
Republic.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
George and Taft See
Congress Doubling
Personal Income Tax
Higher Corporate Levy
Also Predicted to Roise
Defense, British Aid Fund:
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Two members of the Senate FL
nance Committee-SenatorS George,
Democrat, of Georgia and Taft, Re-
publican, of Ohio-agreed today that
Congress might have to double
existing personal income taxes and
hike the corporation rate to 80 per
cent to help finance national defense
and British-aid expenditures.
The basic individual income tax
rate now is per cent of net income
above $4,000 for married persons
and above $500 for single individuals.
Senator George, ranking member of
the Finance Committee. suggested
that the rate might have to be in
creased to per cent.
The corporation rate is "a per
cent on companies with net in
come of more than $4,000 annually.
Senator George said that if it were
increased to 80 per cent and the
personal rate we're doubled the Gov
ernment would collect at least
$1,000, 900 900 additional each year.
Special Eevies Also Likely.
He added that the next tax
measure would be designed to raise
between $1,500,000,000 and s2,00O,-
100000 of new revenue Funds in
addition to those provided by heavier
income taxes, he said, might be
raised by excise, excess profits and
other special" levies.
Taft expressed the view the in
dividual income tax rate would have
to be increased to at least 8 per
cent and said he would favor 10
per cent levy. He also said he would
support an increase in the corpor-
alton rate to 80 per cent, and he
agreed with Senator George that in
addition to raising the rate it might
be necessary to lower the present
$4,000 and $500 personal tax exemp-
tions.
Senator Taft predicted expendi-
lures during the fiscal year begin
ming July l would approximate s25,-
000,000,0 900. IF we carry out Secre-
tary Morgenthau's recommendation
that we finance go per cent of cur
rent expenditures out of taxes"
he said, that means that we need
at least $5,OOO,0O0,O0O of new rev.
enue"
To raise such an amount some
new form of tax, such as levy on
sales or payrolls, would be necessary,
he said.
There has been some discussion
of tax plan under which the Gov
ernment would collect per cent of
all payrolls before the money was
turned over to employees. Senator
Taft said it was his information
that some New Deal fiscal experts
favored this plan on the ground
that it would be less inflationary
than a sales tax or similar levy.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
23d Traffic Fatality
Recorded as Boy, 6,
Dies Of Injuries
Child Hit as He Steps
From Between Parked
Cars; 9 Others Hurt

The 23d traffic fatality in the
District this year was recorded last
night in the death of Robert Moore,
jr., s, colored, of 1431 Corcoran
street NV, struck by an automo-
bile in the 1900 block of Thirteenth
street NV. yesterday afternoon.
Police said the car was driven
by Howard H. Rutan of Chevy
Chase, Md, and hit the child as
he stepped into the street from be-
tween parked automobiles His
death. the second from traffic this
month, brought the total for the
year to seven in advance of the
number at this period of 1910.
Two persons, Aaron Fawatt, 81,
colored, of "a Myrtle street NE.
and Ethel Turner, %. colored, of 81
Myrtle street NE, were injured in
an accident at Kenilworth avenue
and Barnes lane NE. yesterday.
Police reported the automobile in
which the couple were riding over
turned several times. They were
unable to determine the cause of
the mishap or who was driving
at the time.
Six persons. all colored. were in
jured in a truck-automobile collision
at First and H streets NE. last
night. Three of them, James Taylor
25; Jack Kent, 81, and Wilbur
Ruffln. 26, all of 232 G street NE,
were admitted to Casualty Hospital.
The others, Robert Kent, 26. and
James Bagley, "a, also of that ad-
dress, and Richard Colbert, 80, of
949 T street NV, were released
after treatment for cuts and bruises.
John K. Nealey, A. of 2424 Tunlaw
road NV, was admitted to EN-
ergency Hospital and treated for
cuts received when he was struck
by an automobile at Fifteenth street
and New York avenue NV. last
night.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
be awarded for construction of the
remaining 10 engines.

be awarded for construction of the
remaining 10 engines.
Manufacturing plants in many
parts of the country will construct
the engines. They are of the triple
expansion reciprocating type with
indicated $500 horsepower and are
capable of producing power to give
the emergency cargo vessels nor
NAL speed of 10 to II knots.
Plants to which contracts have
been awarded included:
Alabama Marine Engine Co., Bir-
mingham, II engines; Harrisburg
Foundry & Machinery Co., Harris
burg Pa, 20 engines; Astoria Ma
rine Iron Works, Astoria, Greg, 10
engines; General Machinery Corp,
Hamilton, Ohio, so engines; Worth
ington Pump g. Machinery Co., Har-
rison, N. j., SO engines; Filler &
Stoweu Co., Milwaukee, IL engines;
Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunny
vale, Calf, 112 engines; Ellicott
Machine Corp, Baltimore. 20 en-
gines; Toledo Shipbuilding Corp,
Toledo, Ohio, 6 engines; Clark Bros,
olean, N. Y, IA eh Zines,
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Rosierueion to Speak
AtY. w. c. A. Tomorrow

Gilbert N. Holloway. member of
the National Lecture Board of the
Rosicrucian Order, will lecture at
the Y. w. C. A. tomorrow at pm.
on Ancient Secrets for Putting the
Mind to Work
Such topics as the technique of
mental creating, the development
of intuition, healing by the power of
thought and the mastery of ones
life and surrounding environmental
conditions will be discussed. Fol-
lowing the lecture, a travel film will
be shown portraying ancient monu-
ments, temples and shrines asso-
ciated with mans search for wisdom
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Additional Holy Week
Services al Capital
Churches Announced
Three Evening Programs
At Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Listed

Several additional services were
announced today as Washington
continued its solemn observance of
Holy Week.
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church scheduled service tonight,
tomorrow and Friday nights. Tene-
brae services will be held in many
churches throughout the city to-
night.
A candlehght meditation service
will be held tonight in the Mount
Vernon Place Church auditorium.
Those who will participate in the
program include DR.. John w. Rus
tin and the Rev. Wilbur H. Wilson,
ministers; Miss Jessma Oslin, mar
rator: David Manley, tenor; La
Vergne Fairchild, soprano; lone
Bolin, contralto, and Arthur M.
Tabbutt, basso, and Mrs. Roy North,
wife of the deputy assistant to the
Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral, will be the VlollnlSt.
Play to Be Presented.
Tomorrow night a holy COM
munion service will be held for all
members and friends of the church,
and on Good Friday evening the
play, Out of the Darkness" by
Robert E. Frandon, will be pre-
sented by the Mount Vernon Play
ers. Delma Smith will play the
role of the guard, Erie Howard, the
centurion; Frances Hay as Mary
Magdalene and Austin Brannen as
the noble.
The Young Peoples Choir of the
Petworth Baptist Church. composed
of 80 voices and directed by Mr.. and
MIS-. Harlan G. Randall, will pre-
sent the Easter cantata, THE Cruel
fixion," on Good Friday at 8 pm.
at the church.
Those who will take solo parts
are Mrs. Emma Glover, soprano;
John Way, tenor; E. Jack Lane, ST.
tenor; Douglas Way. baritone; Mrs.
Randall. soprano, and Mr.. Randall,
baritone.
so In Passion Play Cast
A cast and chorus of so young
people of Grace Reformed Church
will present the Passion Play on
Good Friday at p. m, under the
direction of the pastor, the Rev.
Calvin H. Wingert.
Among the players are Miss Eliz-
abeth Komaromy, reader' William
Blumenauer, the high priest; Will
lard Hubbard and Harold LaRash
priests; Forrest Kern, elder; Mar
shall Aiken in the role of Judas;
Charles Lohr, friend of Judas; Har-
ry Hammond, Plate Henry G. Wag-
ner, voice of the Christus; Homer
Mountain, scribe: Richard Reifsny-
der and Robert Montgomery, male
factors; Conrad Kreps and Milton
Hite, soldiers; James Westfall, jr.,
Joseph of Arimathea; Carl Marks,
John the Disciple; Elmer Bachman,
Peter; Dorothy Neidfeldt. Salome;
Elizabeth Treese. Mary, mother of
James; Jane Miller, Mary, wife of
Cleopas; John Kline, servant; Jo-
seph Farrell. Barabas; Julia Bist-
line, Mary, mother of Jesus; Susan
Oeschger angel
The st. Paul Methodist Church
choir of IS voices will present The
Crucifxion" at 8 pm. Friday at
the church. The choir will be under
the direction of J. Nelson Anderson
and assisting artists will be Mrs
Alice B. Haig, Justin Lawrie,
Randolph E. Myers and Holmes
Ambrose
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Four Vacancies Filled
On Detective Force

-Four vacancies on the police de-
tective force we're filled yesterday
when the following privates were
sworn in as plainclothesmen:
Frank H. Dodson, A, fourth pre-
cinct, more than 16 years service
Arthur C. Keene, 81, eighth precinct,
II years; H. E. Hamilton, "a, tenth
precinct, IL years, and John Layton,
%, special investigation squad, 5
years.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Weather Report
Furnished by the Uni


variable mostly souherly.
Vrgina-Clear cloudness intermittent
light southwest tonight coud
and cloudy by portion
temperature.
coudiness and slightly
ginning portion late tonight morning. somewhat
coole
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Maj. Gen. Gibbins,
Ex-Quartermaster
General, Dies
Retired Officer Had Been
On Duty in Copitol
Most of Lost 10 Years

Maj. Gen. Henry Gibbins. So. died
last night of a heart attack at
Doctors Hospital, approximately a
year after his retirement as quarter
master general of the Army.
Gen. Gibbins had been making
his home in Washington at 2l39
Wyoming avenue NV. since his
retirement on March 81, 1910.
Officials at the War Department
said he had been i'll for some time.
For the last 10 years Gen. Gibbins
had spent practically all his time in
Washington. From September, 1880,
to October, 1884, he was executive
officer in the Office of the quarter
master general. Then after short
duty with the Organized Reserves
outside Washington, he returned
here as assistant to the quarter
master general. He served in that
capacity until March 81, 1886, when
he was appointed quartermaster
general and served until his retire.
ment.
Gen. Gibbins was native of
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. He served in the
United States volunteers during the
Spanish American War. In 1901. he
was appointed second lieutenant
in the 10th Regular Cavalry.
He served in the cavalry until 1920.
when he was transferred to the
QuartermaSter Corps. He was with
the 7th Cavalry during the punitive
expedition in Mexico against Pancho
Villa. During the World War he
was in command of the animal en-
barkation depot at Newport News,
Va.
Gen. Gibbins is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Grace Gibbins; a son.
Henry, jr., and a daughter, Miss
Margaret Gibbins. Arrangements
were being made today for his burial
in Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Kindness to Animals
Programs Asked

School principals have been asked
to arrange a program on better
treatment of animals during BE
Kind to Animals Week." April 20-26.
Esther Scott, in charge of science
work in the elementary schools,
said arrangements have been made
with the District Pound, the Animal
Rescue League and the Tail Wag-
gers Clinic for trips through the
plants during and after the Easter
holidays,
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Havana Nuzi Consulate
Is Blasted by Bomb
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAVANA, April "a bomb ex-
ploded last night in the Offices of the
German Consulate in the heart of
Havana. Office furniture was dam
aged, but no casualties were reported.
The Offices of the Fascist Legion
are located on the same fourth
floor with the German Consulate
in the Manzana de Gomez Building
Police reported that cards bearing
the name of the illegal revolutionary
organization Antonio Guiteras"
were found near the door of the
German Consulate. They were SIM
liar to cards seized outside the resi-
dence of Minister of State Jose
Manuel Cortina, where small bomb
exploded last week.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Admiral Noeono Heads
japanese Naval Boord
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, April 9.-Admiral Osami
Nagano, who is regarded as a lead
ing japanese expert on American
affairs, was appointed chief of the
Naval Staff Board today.
He succeeds Fleet Admiral Prince
Hiroyasu Fushimi.
Admiral Nagano, who is so years
old, at one time was naval attache
in the japanese Embassy in WASH
ington and was student at Bos-
ton University.
He has been a member of the
Supreme War Council since 1885.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
Deon Nyswonder Dies

DENVER. April 9 CP).-Dean Reu-
ben E. Nyswander, So, of the Denver
University School of Science and
Engineering. died last night. He had
attained national recognition for re-
search in radioactive and infra-red
rays.
Evening star., 1941-04-09
HuIifux to See Matches

Lord Halifax, British Ambassa-
dor, will attend the golf matches
tomorrow at the Chevy Chase Club
for British War Relief. Lord Hall
fax will be at Chevy Chase, spon-
sors of the match have been in
formed, about 2:30 pm. Several OF
the top professional golfers OF 'the
land will play. stFting at l:sO pm.