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Sports—Pages 11 to 15 - [coemien | @he Sunday Star WASHINGTON, D. C, NG, DECEMBER 16, 1934. YUDELEVIT STORY! [ caught in Raia A P[ANES TOFLY| Jostling Thousands Make Up Christas Sl:()pping Crowd " COSTS HIM PAROLE OVER CAPITAL IN SUNDAY MORN PAGE B—1 |BOOM YEARCROWD ! THRONESSTORESN AND STARTS PROBE Testimony of Dealings With Policemen Causes Bribe Inquiry. NAMES OF OFFICERS REVEALED TO BROWN Representative Patman Also Will Ask for Quiz of Probationary Freeing of Priscners. An admission that he had inter- ceded on behalf of two “bootleggers” who were trying to regain possession of vehicles seized by police last night brought from the District Parole Board an order revoking the parole of Harry Yudelevit. Yudelevit’s testimony in the parole case involved two policemen, who were sald to have appeared “friendly” to the overtures of the two “bootleggers,” and their names and other data have been turned over to Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintendent of police. An investigation has been started by police officials to determine if there was any bribe taken or any attempt made to bribe the officers, it was re- ported. Patman to Ask Probe. Another development yesterday was & declaration by Representative Pat- man, Democrats of Texas, that he would seek an investigation of the Parole Board by the House District Committee as soon as Congress meets. He was concerned over release on parole of several “hardened criminals” and cited the fact that in one or more cases paroles had to be revoked. “I am convinced that conditions brought out in connection with the parole of those prisoners is prima facie evidence that something is wrong,” Patman said. “Paroles should be carefully guarded, and not be granted to hardened criminals. A person convicted three times, in my opinion, is a hardened criminal and should be kept in jail.” ‘Wilbur La Roe, jr., acting chairman of the Parole Board; has contended many times that the Pardle Board now is incapable of meeting the responsi- bilities placed on it because of lack of sufficient number of field officers, cleri- cal staff and other personnel, includ- ing medical examiners. While not commenting on the Pat- man statement, La Roe said last night that he had spent about $100 of his own money in the last two or three weeks to handle the work of the board. He said he spent $4 last night to have the Yudelevit hearing data typed. Members of the Parole Board serve without salary and the board has a staff of two, a secretary and one field officer. Yudelevit, convicted on a charge of assault with dangerous weapon, was sentenced to a term of 10 years, which began May 20, 1932. He was released on parole July 14, 1934. La Roe said the board had not required that Yu- delevit serve all of the eight years, but that he would be taught “a good lesson.” Yudelevit Has Record. Yudelevit, said to have been at one time one of the “leading bootleg- gers” of Washington, making a spe- cialty of using smoke screen autos in rum running, was convicted of forgery and uttering, violations of the national prohibition act, transporta- tion and possession, and assault to kill as well as the case involved in the parole matter. In that case Yudelevit was convicted with John Kendrick, now in prison, who was charged with operating & machine gun with which Policeman Thomas Bacon was shot. Yudelevit told the Parole Board that on numerous occasions prior to his latest conviction he had bribed po- licemen, “the bribes aggregating many hundreds of dollars,” La Roe reported. “On September 14, while on parole, ‘Yudelevit received a telephone call from a nortrious bootlegger, asking him to aid the bootlegger in certain important negotiations with two po- licemen,” the board reported. “Yudelevit met the bootleggers by appointment in a liquor store near Fourteenth aend U streets and to- gether they walked to Fourteenth and P streets. There they met, by pre- arrangement, two policemen whose names are known by a bureau of the Government and by this board. The four had a conference, on the street corner, in the course of which the two notorious bootleggers sought the aid of the two policemen in obtaining the release of the impounded trucks. “Yudelevit's testimony is that the policemen promised to co-operate. There is no evidence that the money was passed during the conference, but the fact that two policemen met by prearrangement two bootleggers and promised to co-operate with them in releasing the confiscated trucks, creates, if true, a condition the grav- ity of which need not be enlarged upon by this board.” Dined With McDonald. LaRoe said that previously Yude- levit had acted on behalf of a boot- legger, an old acquaintance, in han- dling a telephone contact that was being “tapped.” The parolee was said to have talked with an official of the telephone company about the situa- tion. Yudelevit was returned to jail about three weeks ago on an entirely differ- ent charge than that for which his parole was revoked. - LaRoe issued the warrant for his arrest when he re- ceived reports that the parolee had had dinner at a restaurant with Mickey McDonald, reputed gambling operator. McDonald was said to have *been the quarry of gunmen who sev- eral weeks ago murdered Allen Wil- son, newspaper route agent, as he stopped in froat of McDonald’s resi- dence. Yudelevit said he had dined with McDonald with the intention of ask- ing for a loan VIRGINIAN SWOONS, DIES Fletcher Folin, 56, of Vienna, Va., died suddenly yesterday after col- lapsing in the street at Wisconsin avenue and M street. He was pro- nounced dead upon arrival at George- town Hospital. At the time of his collapse, he was walking with his son, Russell. No certificate showing the cause of death has been issued yet by the coroner. > 'S THOMAS CAMARDO. HOTEL DRUG RAID NETS SEVEN MEN Thomas Camardo, Reputed Narcotics Peddler, Seized at Franklin Park, ‘Thomas Camardo, 28, described by police as a well known drug peddler, was arrested last night along with six other men in a narcotics raid on the Franklin Park Hotel, 1332 I street. Camardo is said by police to be the husband of Lillian Camardo, 34, who was arrested here last Saturday night in the Federal drive to wipe out the drug traffic. He was charged with violating the Harrison narcotics act. ‘The six others were held on open charges for questioning in connection with hold-ups, dope peddling and white slavery activities here. They were booked as: Sam Galici, 24, a waiter of the Franklin Park Hotel; Clement Galici, 26, a mechanic of the 1200 block of K street; John Boles, 25, a truck driver of the Franklin Park Hotel; John Bielat, 34, an iron worker of the 1200 block of New Hampshire avenue; John McGrath, 54, a bartender of Detroit, and Raymond Madison, 32, a cabinet maker, also of Detroit. Police said Camardo, who gave an address in the 700 block of Thirteenth street, had been operating in Wash- ington about two years and is well known in illicit narcotic circles. Po- lice had been searching for him since he slipped out of the net last Satur- day. They had information he was in the hotel and when they found him with the other six men all were taken in custody. ” One of the six was said 1o be sus- pected as the bandit who staged a series of week end hold-ups on a chain grocery concern. PRESS CLUB NAMES OFFICERS FOR YEAR Mark Foote Unopposed for Presi- dency of Group—Governors Selected. Officers for the coming year were elected last night at the National Press Club, with Mark Foote, who was un- opposed, winning the president’s post. He represents the Booth newspapers in Michigan. Other officers elected included George W. Stimpson, vice president; Paul Hodges, Cleveland Plain Dealer, secretary; Charles A. Hamilton, Troy (N. Y.) Times, treasurer; Cecil B. Dickson, Associated Press, financial secretary. Members of the Board of Governors (three-year terms) are Arthur W. Hachten, Universal Service; Harold Brayman, Philadelphia Public Ledger, and Lorenzo Martin, Louisville Times, and one-year term of the board, George L. Tarry of the Wall Street Journal. WATCHMAN KILLED WHEN HIT BY AUTO Frank B. Humphries of Baltimore Held for Coroner in Death of Antonio Stasciotti. Antonio Stasciotti, nightwatchman at the Church Lunmber Yard at Twenty-fourth place and Bladensburg road northeast, was almost instantly killed late last night when run down by an automobile as he was crossing Bladensburg road. Frank B. Humphries, 37, of Balti- more,, who, police said, was driving the car, was held for action of the coroner. Stasciotti's home was at 400 G street southeast. His body was re- moved to the morgue. S e COLORED PICKETS FREED jOF “BANNER” CHARGES Anti-Lynching Group Must Face Court for Parading Without Permit, However. Judge Isaac R. Hitt in Police Court yesterday dismissed charges of carry- ing banners without a permit, filed against three colored men who were arrested last week for picketing the President’s Crime Conference in an effort to have anti-lynching legisla- tion made a part of the conference program. A charge of parading without a permit is still pending against the three men, Edward P. Lovett, a mem- ber of the District bar; Emmet Dor- sey, a professor at Howard Univer- sity, and George B. Murphy, jr., man- ager of the bureau here for a colored newspaper. Judge Hitt ruled that the proviso under which the men were charged pertained to the carrying of “adver- tising” matter and that the banners carried by the men did not violate this law of the District. WRIGHTS' TRIBUTE 17,000 Aircraft Throughout Country to Participate in Great Ceremony. MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PILOTS IN BIG PARADE Final Plans Are Made for Order of Flight Set for Mid- morning. The United States, which 31 years ago received with open skepticism re- ports of the first airplane flight over the sand beach at Kitty Hawk, N. C., tomorrow will pay an extraordinary tribute to the pioneers of human flight, the Wright brothers, as an estimated total of mearly 7,000 air- planes take to the air in the United States and its possessions in massed aerial reviews. Officials in charge of Washington's tribute said that they expect up to 250 airplanes of all types to take off beginning at 10:30 tomorrow morning in an aerial review which will take them around the city. During the afternoon, from 12 noon until 3:30 o'clock, these airplanes are to be parked at Bolling Field for - public inspection. Governmental and private agencies dealing with all phases of military, civil and commercial aeronautics, will participate in tomorrow’s observation. All available airplanes of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard, under orders from Washington, will participate in observances at the cities nearest their home stations. 30-Minute Flight Planned. As in Washington, the planes in all parts of the United States and its territories will circle over their re- spective cities, towns and stations in a counter-clockwise direction for 30 minutes, beginning at 10:30 a.m., the hour of the first airplane flight, and then will return to airports to be lined up for inspection by the public. As a feature of the local observance, Army planes, in formation, will fly from Fort Myer to Alexandria, Va., over the route covered by Orville ‘Wright and the then Lieut. Benjamin D. Foulois in the first cross-country | airplane flight. They traveled 10 miles, averaging 42 miles per hour, at an altitude of 600 feet, thereby estdb- lishing three world records for dis- ! tance, speed and altitude. Foulois, now. major general and chief of the Air Corps, is expected to take part in tomorrow’s flight. Even on the air transport lines the anniversary will be observed. At 10:30 am. hostesses or co-pilots will go through the cabins of passenger air- liners reminding passengers that the first airplane flight was made at the same time 31 years ago. During the three decades since the initial flight of the Wright plane, at Kitty Hawk, aviation has grown until today more than a half million Ameri- can men, women and children are fly- ing regularly on American transport airlines. As the thirty-first anniver- sary celebration was vlanned several transoceanic air tre.isport projects were in preparation ir: this country. Plans for the local “elebration call for all military aircrs.t of the Army, Navy and Marine Cor#s to be in the air over Washington on’ or before 10:30 and for all commercist civil and pri- vately owned airplane to take off at 10:30. All planes ar% to circle the city in a counter-clocxwise direction for a half hour at pres;ribed altitudes and are to conclude theflight by cross- ing directly over the h#art of the city en route to Bolling Fi#ld. Army planes will take off between 10 am. and 10:10 a.m - Bolling Field planes first, followed by visiting Army airplanes. Navy airpl.nes will take off between 10:10 and 70:20 and will be joined by Marine Cords planes, tak- ing off between 10:20 and 10:30. The take-offs of all the military aircraft will be from Bolling Ficld and will be controlled by a green signal light from the Army operations office. Altitudes Will Vary. Navy and Marine Corps airplanes are to fly at between 1,500 and 2,000 feet; Army airplanes at 2,000 to 2,500 feet and civilian airplapes at under 1,500 feet or over 2,500 feet. All planes are to land at Bolling Field, Navy and Marine Corps air- planes first, from 11 to 11:10 em., followed by Army airplanes, 11:10 to 11:20 am., Bolling Field planes first and visiting Army planes second, and civilian airplanes after 12 noon. The signal for landing will be a green square displayed on a white back- ground near the wind tee at the field. A red square on white will indicate that no landing is permitted. Planes with tail skids are instructed not to land on hard-surfaced runways. ‘Taxi-ing and parking of airplanes after landing will be controlled by signal men with white flags. Army airplanes are to be parked in front of the Bolling Field hangars, civilian airplanes facing the road around the north end of the field, and Navy and Marine Corps planes in front of the Navy buildings. Planes will remain parked until after 3:30 pm. They are to take off on signal from the Bolling Field operations office. Washington’s observance of the day will close with the arrival by eir of a Santa Claus.laden with souvenir presents for those watching his ar- rival. He is to make a parachute landing at College Park Airport, Col- lege Park, Md, after flying over the city at about 7:30 pm. A floodlight will be used to light up the path of the ' parachute during its descent. George C. Brinkerhoff, manager of the airport, and Dick de Grange, vet- eran parachute jumper, are in charge of arrangements. 3 DEATH INVESTIGATED Woman Believed to Have Died of Heart Attack. Mrs. Mary C. Leeman, 63, was found unconscious in the front room of her home at 403 D street north- east late yesterday by her son, Charles Leeman, and was taken to Casualty Hospital, where she was pro- nounced dead. The District coroner withheld a death certificate while investigating the probability that Mrs. Leeman died from s heart attack. She had been in good health, it was said. » Scenes like these were typical yesterday as thousands turned out to take advantage of Government pay day and good weather to do their Christmas shopping. Upper A view of the throng looking east on F street from Thirteenth. E street. HOOE AND BROOKS AR GIVEN POSTS D. C. Man Named A. B. C. Board Counsel—Texan Ap- pointed on Alley Authority. Rice Hooe, attorney, who has prac- ticed here since 1910, was named yesterday by the Commissioners as counsel to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. At the same time it was revealed that Maurice V. Brooks, Abilene, Tex., protege of Represen- tative Blanton, had been appointed counsel to the Alley Dwelling Au- thority. The two appointments settled an issue raised several months ago, when Blanton ealled on the Commis- sioners to appoint Brooks tq the Liquor Board post, which had been left vacant by the resignation of An- drew M. Howsley, also a Texan, who owed his appointment to Blanton. Brooks is 28 and the Commission- ers sald they wished to have a law- yer of greater experience handling that work. The switch to the other job was reported satisfactory. Fowler Senior Counsel. Walter L. Fowler, assistant cor- poration counsel, it was said, will act as senior consultant to the Alley Board in addition to his regular duties, while Brooks will serve as daily counsel. Hooe will take over duties which have been performed since Howsley's resignation months ago by Thomas Gillespie Walsh, an assistant corpo- ration counsel. Walsh will be shifted to important work in connection with trial of condemnation cases. Brooks was notified of his appoint- ment December 3, but no announce- ment was made at that time because final decision had not been made on the Liquor Board counsel appoint- ment. Salary Is $3,800 a Year. Both Hooe and Brooks will receive $3,800 a year, the same salary as that received by Howsley when counsel to the A. B. C. Board. Hooe had the indorsement of a long list of prominent Democrats, includ- ing Secretary of Navy Swanson, As- sistant Secretary of State Moore, Sen- ators Glass and Byrd of Virginia, Sen- ator Tydings ¢ Maryland, Represent- atives Smita and Bland of Virginia, Emil Hurjs of the Democratic Na- tional Committee, Joseph P. Tumulty, Joseph J. Cotter, J. Enos Ray, Charles A. Douglas, Hugh H. Obear, J. 8. Easby-Smith, John E. Laskey, John Lewis Smith, W. W. Spalding, Wil- liam €. Sullivan, Benjamin 8. Minor and H. Winship Wheatley. ¢ $78,000 Sweepstakes Ticket Discarded by D. C. Winner Second Prize Receipt Thrown Away by Man Who Purchased It From Transient for 25 Cents. The next time Paul Sokolov buys a Sweepstakes ticket, he probably will keep it as long as he lives! Paul, his friends disclosed last night, has been informed he had a ticket on the horse that ran second in the Cambridgeshire Stakes, on which the Irish Sweepstakes was based. But thoughts of it are not pleasant to Sokolov, since he says he has lost the ticket, which, he has been advised, is worth $78,000. Lewis Glassman, 4210 Fourteenth street, father-in-law of Paul's older brother, Louis, said the youth,.thinking it valueless, apparently threw the ticket away, a month after the race was run at Newmarket, England, Oc- tober 31. Recelved Word of Prize. Only a short time ago, friends said, Sokolov received word that if he would turn in the ticket the Irish Free State would forward him a check for second prize money. He is still searching for-it! According to Glassman and other friends and relatives, Sokolov, who is about 25, was in Los Angeles last Summer when he bought the ticket for 25 cents from a transient who said he was hungry and needed money. The transient told him he had bought the ticket in New York some time before at the regular price of $2.50, according to .the story. Paul tucked the slip away and not long afterward returned to Washington. Tossed Ticket Away. He was in Glassman's house one night after the race when Glassman remarked that he had held a ticket on the Sweepstakes. Then, according to Glassman, young Sokolov recalled he also had a ticket, whereupon he pulled it from his pocket and threw it away, sayin:g “I guess this thing’s no good now— the race has been over three or four weeks and I haven't heard anything from it.” The matter then was forgotten until Sokolov got a telegram from his brother in Los Angeles asking if he could locate the ticket and requesting him to call him by telephone. He made the call and the brother told him he held a winning ticket. According to the brother’s story, as related by Sokolov’s friends, the tran- sient who sold Paul the ticket had bought it himself under a fictitious name, but had given his correct ad- & dress. The Irish Free State traced him from New York to Los Angeles, finally located him and learned he had sold it to Sokolov. The hospital authori- ties then communicated with Paul's the story, and apprised them of young Sokolov's fortune. Talked to Consulate. ‘When Paul couldn’t find the ticket, his brother in Los Angeles communi- cated with the Irish Free State con- sulate, Glassman said, but was ad- vised no payment could be made until the ticket could be produced. Sokolov is a nephew of Henrl Sokolov of ‘the Fox Theater Orches- tra and a cousin of Herbert Sokolov of the National Symphony. He is a musician himself, but just now is working in his brother's store at Fourteenth and Webster streets. e TRUCK CRASH KILLS EX-LAWYER OF D. C. Thomas G. 0'Neill Was Stationed at War Veterans’ Camp Near Kingstree, §. C. By the Assoclated Press. KINGSTREE, 8. C., December 15.— Thomas G. O'Neill, 41, fromer Wash- ington, D. C., attorney, now stationed at the World War Veterans' Camp near here, was killed in a collision of two camp trucks 3 miles south of here tonight. Camp officials withheld details of the death pending an investigation which was called immediately. Two men were said to have been injured. ‘Thomas G. O'Neill was a native of Washington and before entering the veterans’ camp had practiced law here for many years. He was a graduate of St. John's College and Catholic Uni- versity. . He is survived by his widow and t! children, Catherine Anita, 15, and Thomas G. O'Neill, jr, of 1311 Ran- | family in Los Angeles, according to | 1 A e Lower: Looking north on Seventh street from —Star Staff Photos. BLANTON FAVORS BUREAU MERGERS Urges District Government Changes After Secret Budget Hearings. More rigid economy in the District government through reorganization |and consolidation of various bureaus | was advocated yesterday by Repre- sentative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas at the close of the fourth of a series of secret hearings on the 1936 muni- cipal budget. Blanton declared the Commissioners first should make a survey to deter- mine which bureaus could be con- solidated, and then recommend the changes to Congress for approval. He believes thousands of dollars could be saved annually through such a re- organization. Early Report Sought. Chairman Cannon said every effort would be made to complete the hear- ings this week so the appropriation bill can be marked up during the Christmas holiday period and be in shape to report to the House soon after Congress convenes January 3. Until that time the public will be kept in the dark as to the budget de- tails. The most important estimates are yet to be. considered. These include those of the public schools, fhe Board of Public Welfare and highway, police and fire departments. Tues- day has been reserved for considera- tion of the public school budget and Supt. Frank W. Ballou and members of the Board of Education have been instructed to be prepared to sit all day with the subcommittee. Road Items Up Tomorrow. Estimates of the highway depart- ment will be taken up when the com- mittee reconvenes tomorrow at 10:30 am. It originally had been planned to go over the highway budget yes- terday, but an unexpected animated discussion over contingent expenses prevented the subcommittee from ealling Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, direc- tor of highways. = After the highway and school esti- mates are disposed of, the subcom- mittee will consider the budgets of the police, fire, welfare and sewer de- partments, and then call in civic and business leaders who desire to be dolph street, and his mother, Mrs. | heard. Mary O'Neill of 3805 Thirteenth street. His father was Robert O'Neill, con- tractor, who built many of Washing- ton’s public buildings before his death some 20 years ago. A In order to expedite the hearings, Chairman Cannon said the subcom- mittee would not call department heads whose estimates do not con- tain controversial items. (YULE BUYING RUSH Weather, Federal Pay Day and Nearing Holiday Create Crush. TRAFFIC TOO MUCH FOR POLICE SQUADS Vehicles Snarl—Few Cases of Shoplifting Reported—F Street Is Jammed. A crowd which merchants said was }by far the largest since boom years, and perhaps the greatest for a decade, jammed Washington stores yesterday afternoon, jostled and pushed its way along streets, tied traffic in snarls and brought consternation to police and Jjoy to storekeepers. F street was a solid mass of hu- manity from Fourteenth to Seventh streets at the height of the rush be- tween 1:30 and 3:30. At several of the large department stores on F and Seventh streets, shoppers had to wait to enter, so dense was the crowd. Fair weather, cool but not too cool, Government pay day and the nearness of Christmas combined to bring out the shoppers. Returning prosperity was evidenced not only in the number but in the good-humored expressions on faces of individuals. Rowdyism was almost entirely lacking, and police reported a surprisingly smaiud number of law violations such gs shop-lifting and pocket-picking. Extra Police Speed Traffic. Traffic jams, however, were the rule rather than the exception throughout the afternoon, although a considerably augmented detail of police labored valiantly to keep automobiles moving. Thirty extra men were drawn from the precincts and assigned to down- town streets by the Traffic Bureau. In addition, all men left at the first precinct under command of Capt. Wil- liam E. Holmes were on duty. All the plain clothes men who could be spared | from the precincts and headquarters | were assigned to the stores and the | busiest streets. Traffic Director William A. Van Duzer estimated in the neighborhod of 155,000 automobiles entered and left the congested area during the 12 hours from 6 to 6. “It’s the largest Christmas crowd I ever saw,” declared Capt. Holmes, a veteran officer who has spent 14 years as a lieutenant and captain in the congested district of the city. “Not even the crowds of 1928 and 1929 25 Per Cent Gain. Department stores reported about | 25 per cent more people entered their | establishments than last year and a | goodly portion of them made pur- chases. Floor walkers hid a busy day. In- | quiries for “Sants Claus” and toys were the most num™rous, but the ques- | tions were as varie'l as the natures of the individuals. Young men, somfwhat embarrassed, diffidently sought rrticles of women's clothing, mothers asked for baby suits, husbands wanted diesses, wives wanted ties and various and sundry persons asked for thousancs of items. A little old woman with a finely drawn, sensitive face, walked up to a floorman, hesitated, turned back, then, obviously embarrassed, walked up to him again. “Where will I find ladies’ slips?” she diffiden’ly inquired. Her question answered, she turned hastily away. “Would you please tell me where the military department is,” said a | colored woman, “I wants to buy me a hat.” Insulator “Up. “I guess I'll ride on the insulator.” said another, making her way toward the moving stairway. A small, tow-headed lad inquired: ere’s toyland?” “—— floor. Take a ride on the escalator, you will like it,” responded the woman at the information booth The boy’s mother shot her a glance of annoyance and gave the boy a | shove. “Don’t you dare go near that thing,” she said, “You'll get hurt.” Several stores maintained displays especially planned to help men who might be embarrassed by the nature of the presents they sought for their wives or sweethearts. Officials circulated through all the downtown department stores, handling difficulties as they arose and striving to help shoppers. SHOPLIFTING SQUAD ARRESTS 8 HERE All Face Petit Larceny Charges. Four Other Persons Held for Investigation. Eight persons, three of them minors, were charged with petty larceny yes- terday after being arrested by the police shoplifting squad. Four other persons were being held for investi- gation. Those arrested included: Evelyn Hart, 19, of the 1800 block Lamont street; Helen Meade, 20, of the 300 block of Eleventh street southeast; Oscar E. Hoerrmann, 32, of Baltimore; Mrs. Ellen Burrell, 41, and Mrs. Inez A. ‘Motley, 21, both of the 900 block of Twelfth street. Police said the lat- ter two are mother and daughter. One of the persons held for inves- tigation, a 55-year-old woman, will be placed in a police line-up soon, it was said. She is suspected of hav- ing participated in a number of pocketbook thefts from department stores and churches recently. Yesterday's arrests bring the total of shoplifters to approximately 60 for this week. 400,000 Pounds of Wool Sold. OGDEN, Utah, December 15 (#).— Dealers purchased 400,000 pounds of wool from Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming flocks at an average price of 19 cents a pound in an experi- mental auction here this week. Each lot of wool was sold on its merits and not in a pool. »