Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1931, Page 12

A FAN INEXTORTION PLOT Gamblers Press Widow for Large Sums Won From Husband. By the Assoctated Press. . LOS ANGELES, ‘September 18.—The gambling debts of the 1gte Leo P. Bergin, Los Angeles soap manyfgcfurer, fell upon the second generation today as 10 sentries assigned ‘from the distriet attorney’s office stood guard four Bergin to keep her three children from harm. Her husband, Bergin, contracted debts of between $50,000 and $75,000 to “big shot” New York gamblers in; 1026. He attempted to repudiate them in the belief the dice games had unfair, but, according to a statement children . unless she continued payments. Agents Lay Trap. Yesterday, lying in ambush with 14 other district atforney’'s agents on a lonely mountain road in the expecta- tion that members of the gang would appear to collect an installment of the leading to the appre- of m?u entire group dfl extor- who, he said, apparently were the New York Arnold Roth- in November, former mmbotls-uo! ; gambling organ! lon of stein, mysteriously slain “H&h said, “Bergin at my office and told of losing between $50,000 and $75,000 to gamblers he met on Broadway while on a visit to New York. Coming to his senses, he 'n trimmed and com- Bergin's posthumous r 31, 1930, dated Decembe: it 1 8 L] g underworld fel- itimidate me, but at make such threats he brought in today. Kidnaping Intimated. collecting besides ar as to say i i g i g g By #s o MISSING CHILD FOUND IN NEIGHBOR’S ATTIC o & Baby Believed Carried to Unused Room by Back Stairway—Had Kirby, former national amateur light heavyweight boxing champlon, was found yesterday in an attic closet three doors from her home while a wide- spread search, begun when she disap- Tuesday, was being extended it the city. A police investigation was started ly, however, after Dr. Wil- liam P. Johnson, called to examine the child, had expressed the belief that Patricia had been well cared for; that lh;m'ze.dhnoneedwh?lkelwfmg an e probably had not been the closet more than a few hours. drlinlnglthe sewer in home search of Martin J. Connolly, a neighbor, whose :’lzfld&;n are playmates of bur- Mrs. Connolly, he said, had to Yflmflffl l Le‘“’flj Post MRS, COLCLAZIER. HAD 48 YEARS’ SERVICE. —Star Staff Photo. Mrs. Anna M. Colclazier, whose father. guarded Lincoln and later helped cap- ture the President’s assassin, was re- tired Wednesday after 48 years’ service in the Treasury Department. Mrs. Colclazier, who lives at 2025 I street, entered the employ of the Gov- ernment during the administration of President Arthur, who appointed her to a position in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. That was on September 1, 1883, she has since held various jobs in the Treasury Department, finally becoming an expert money handler. During the years she served in that capacity, it is said, she permitted only one counter- feit bill to pass through her hands. That was & $5 bill, and she had to make it good. ‘When the Confederates captured Fort Stevens, now Brightwood, Mrs. Col- clagier’s father owned a farm in that section. The Southerners took posses- sion of the farm, and President Lin- coln, who rushed to the fort, found the farmer firing at the Confederate sol- diers sheltered in his house. “Any man who is brave enough to fire on his own home is brave enough to take care of me,” the President is quoted as having said. He ordered Colclazier to :epon to Secretary Stan- Y. Colclazier was not present when Lin- coln was shot, however, having gone to New York on & secret mission. He re- turned to the Capital immediately after SHIPWRECK VICTIMS RETURN FROM ARCTIC Traders From Scotland Had Waited Year for Transportation. Skipper Died at Sea. from Lake s Their schooner, Watts, left Scotland to trade in Baffin Land. The other mem] sefah other year the proposed Royal Canadian Mounted Police from Bache Peninsula to Crag bor, the Boethic’s officers reported. CLEVELAND V:IILL OPEN MUNICIPAL AID KITCHEN City Cooking Pot Will Help to Can Burplus Farm Products for Relief in Winter. By the Assodtated Press. ‘Winter. A kitchen will be set up in the pub- lic hall to prepare and can the surplus an unused attic and found the child | of fruits and vegetables resulting from lying on the closet floor. Patricia, with | almost unprecedented bumper tears strearning down her begrimed face, was placed iz her mother’s arms, but the strain and shock were too much for Mrs. Kirby, who fainted, Authorities “attached no blame to Connolly and were working on the theory that whoever had the child, had taken it to the attic by way of a back stairway, which leads directly to it. SPAIN VOTES TO REWRITE PART OF CONSTITUTION Fight Centers on Whether New Government Shall Be Called “Republic of Workers.” By the Assoclated Press. MADRID, September 18.—The Cham- ber of Deputies voted by acclamation last night to rewrite the entire first srticle of the proposed constitution, which contains the declaration that “Spain is a liberal, democratic republic of workers.” The Socialist bloc scored a by forcing through an amendment con- taining the phrase over the objections of the more conservative elements. future Socialist activities in Congress unless the article was rewritten. It is believed the rewritten article will omit, the word “workers™ or broaden the definition to include all classes. DOG TRACK IS CLOSED Races Held at Chicago Course Since July 20 Under Injunction. , September 18 (#).—The ‘Thornton Coursing Club, at which dog races have been running since July 20_under injunction, was closed m‘r ‘The injunction, issued by Judge Wil- V. Brothers, was dissolved yester- day by Judge ichael Peinberg, who ttacked Brothers' right to grant the property rights have serjously affected by blic officers, seeking to enforce a i Ereparavie aamage, . injunctive Te- o Ohlo this year. Canned goods 1 be distributed to the needy throughout the Winter. All produce is being donated, and volunteer helpers will work with ex- perts from commercial canning houses ring and canning the green stpfl. Housewives have already n organized in a “car-the-surplus” drive. HAMBURG HAS SERIES OF NARCOTIC THEFTS Hard-Pressed Peddlers Resort to Robbing of Hospitals for Sup- pty, Police Say. By the Associated Press. —Narcol , har y the tightening of restrictions on manu- facturers and distributors, are blamed by police. for a wave of robberies in which only narcotics were stolen. Doctors’ offices and hospitals larly have been singled out, amounts secured have been insufficient to tugfly the demand. With thousands of tons of shipping putting into this port each month, the work of agencies combating peddlers is made doubly hard. Because the narcotics can be smuggled in smaller quantities than any other product out- side of gems, harbor and customs police say it would require virtually an army adequately to search each ship which puts in to the harbor. SAVINGS EMBEZZLER ‘GETS ONE TO TEN YEARS Minneapolis Association Said Bol- vent After $30,000 Theft of Secretary. By the Assocfated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, September 18.—Lind- say 8. Smith, assistant secretary of the Hen:?ln Savings and Loan Association, yestorday pleaded guilty to first-degree larceny for embezzling the firm's oney. He was sentenced to from 1 to 10 years in the State Penitentiary. me the exact total of his thefts been determined, admitted $30,000 as of the amount when he pleaded guilt; y. His , John L. Smith, secreta THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY. SEPT $700,000,000 SPENT ON HIGHWAYS IN 1930 |States Burface 24,464 Miles of Roads—Long Stretches Ready for Coating. Linking more closely rural and urban America and adding ‘to the joys of motoring, the States during 1030 ex- pended more than $700,000,000 on high- way construction and surfaced 24,464 of road. ] In addition, the Bureau of Public Roads said today, 7,813 miles of road To Limit Quantities I e “All Over Toun” nd | The Better to \ \ were improved to & point ready for sur- which will be completed in this expenditures: te high- way- departments last year amounted to $980,000,000, an increase of 22 per cent over 1929. The road surfaced was 2,393 miles greater than in the previous The State systems include 324496 miles, of which 226,221 are now sur- faced. Wisconsin, with 1,825 miles, led all the States in amount of surfacing: Arkansas was second with 1,782 and Kansas third with 1,775. Australia’s federal wheat-marketing bill has been rejected by the Senate. ‘The MANILA REDS FOUND GUILTY OF SEDITION Communist Party Leaders anl Jail, Fines and Exile Verdiot at Trial in Philippines. By the Associated Press. September 18.—Jacinto Manahan, president, and Crisanto | Evangelista, secretary of the Commun- | Revelation Why Pay More for Your Cigarettes? 18. 1931, ist party of the Philippines, and a group of their followers were convicted today of sedition and given prison sen- On one count Evangelista and Mana- han and six other Communist leaders were sentenced to one year each in prison and fined 1,000 pesos ($500). Evangelista and Abilardo Ramos were'{ sentenced to six months each and fine 400 pesos on a second count. Five| fn"prison and. Anea 400" pesos. caeh. | Minis Mopn s thirddlé:outxll.‘t Ev':!ngellslu and | from u;‘%‘f‘nmntd':; '.'&'.‘8;" tm fo'elght years® banishment from Mania | tan - . oo Control and regula- to various provinces. “The various Canadian systems, as EX-MINISTER TO CANADA STUDIES LIQUOR CONTROL ‘William' Phillips Reaches Halifax to Observe System Used by Nova Scotis. By the Assoclated Press. HALIFAX, N. S, September 18.— v William Phillips, former United States Heads Tri-State Medics. PORTEMOUTH, Ohio, September 18 (#)—Dr. Oscar B. Biem, Huntington, W. Va., yesterday was elected president of the Tri-State Medical Society. Cigarettes .98¢ Revelation Cigarettes have a mildness and mel- lowness that you are sure to appreciate and thoroughly enjoy. Made from choice tobaccos skilfully blended accord- ing to an old private formula. Carton of 200 .. Alarm Has a concealed alarm. Your choice of colored cases. Cannon Towels 20x40 Inches 25¢, 6 " $1 Serve You SPECIALS For Today and Saturday Only! 4 Regular 10c Cakes of Lifebuoy Soap Cakes for 2 3 C Buy a supply of this popular soap now at this low price that is effective only during the tgm-dny sale. $1 Wildroot Hair Tonic 50c Palmolive Shampoo 5 .59¢ . 26¢ .15¢ 55¢ Welch Grape Juice, quarts. e 49c 25¢ Hires Root Beer Extract. . ... 79¢ Drip-O-Lator, 4-cup........ .. 19¢ . .68¢ $1.69 Odorless Bed Pan. . ...........$138 49¢ Curlex Curling Iron........... 25¢ Rubber Gloves. . . i ote 50c Koolin Kandies, Ib. box. . . ...........2% $1.19 Armour Clad Cigars, 50’s. . . .......§1 10c¢ Lifebuoy Soap. . . 98¢ Leatherette Brief Cases. 2 for 25c Blue Seal Men’s Handkerchiefs. ... R R 1 T 7 .13¢ WILDROOT HAIR TONIC ...39¢c Feet On Fire Green Liquid Ends That Burning Smart and Sting in 2 Seconds Don’t go another day with aching, burning, smarting, itchy, inflam feet. 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