Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1935, Page 4

A—4 &> TALKS CONTINUED AT WHITE HOUSE President and Premier King Many Hours Together. Hull Called. President Roosevelt and Prime Min- ister W. L. Mackenzie King of Canada today resumed their discussions of the proposed reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Canada. The prime minister spent last night in the White House, and it was said the two government heads sat late into the evening talking in the Presi- dent’s study. After breakfasting together this morning, the President escorted the prime minister through the executive offices, showing him the cabinet room and lobby and explaining how his press conferences are conducted. The Canadian statesman showed keen in- terest in the manner of conducting these conferences. Secretary Hull Summoned. After the inspection tour, they re- tired to the President’s offices and were still closeted there at noon. Mr. Roosevelt, meanwhile, summoned Sec- retary of State Hull and Undersecre- tary Phillips for a conference on Canadian trade later in the day. It was said the St. Lawrence waterway project might be mentioned during the discussions, but that there was “no news” on the subject at this time. Observers generally noted an air of optimism over prospects for a suc- cessful conclusion of the trade nego- tiations, first started last January and resumed this week with the arrival of King and his advisers. President Roosevelt said he would like to see the proposed trade pact cover as many commodities as pos- sible to increase the commercial ex- change between the two countries, He also said that as yet commodity tariffs were still in the discussion stage and that he did not know whether articles affected by the Ottawa agree- ment of 1932 were included in the ne- gotiations. Preferential Tariffs, Under that agreement the British dominions grant preferential tariffs to Great Britain on a number of items. Others on the President’s schedule for conferences today were Senator Black, Democrat, of Alabama, chair- man of the Senate committee con- ducting the utilities investigation; Gov. William I. Myers of the Farm Credit Administration, Senator Mur- ray, Democrat, of Montana; Chester Gray, Washington representative of the American Farm Bureau Federa- tion, an organization the President will address personally in Chicago December 9; Secretary of Commerce Roper and Secretary of Agriculture Wallace. Mr. Roosevelt has been unable to begin writing the address he will de- liver at Arlington National Cemetery in connection with Armistice day ob- servances Monday, but he hopes to find time tomorrow to start this task. It is believed the speech will not be more than 1,000 words long. GAS TAX DIVERSION ASSAILED BY BOARD Automobile Association Advisory Group Told Road Needs Exceed Revenues. Opposition to the diversion of gas tax revenues to any purpose not con- nected with street construction and maintenance was expressed at a meet- ing yesterday of the Advisory Board of the American Automobile Asso- ciation. The action was taken following an address by Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, District director of highways, in which he pointed out that the needs for highway funds are substantially in excess of the revenues from the gas tax. Other recommendations made by the board were construction of a new bridge over Anacostia River on Penn- sylvania avenue and construction of & road to connect Kenilworth avenue extended with the Defense Highway. Isaac Gans, chairman of a special committee, announced the first meet- ing of a city-wide group to study ways and means of relieving traffic conges- tion would be held December 5. Par- ticular consideration will be given to the question of the advisability of @ subway system for Washington. — BRIGGS FIRM ACCUSED BY AGRICULTURE UNIT Nine More Companies Charged With Violating Packers and Stock Yards Act. L. 8. Briggs, Inc., meat packing firm 8t Eleventh and E streets southwest, 1s one of nine more companies charged with violating the packers and stock- yards act in complainis filed against them by the Agriculture Department. Citations served against the com- panies allege they engaged in unfair practices by selling meat to the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. through one of its salaried employes, C. J. Noell, who allegedly operated as an independent broker and turned most of the sales commissions over to that company. The department charges these pack- ing concerns knew of the arrange- ment between Noell and his employer, but continued to do business with him as their meat broker, thereby giving the A. & P. Co. unfair advantage over its competitors. P.-T. A. HEADS TO CONFER National President to Arrive From Norfolk Today. Mrs. B. F. Langworthy, president of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, was expected here to- day for conferences with the staff at National P.-T. A. headquarters, in the National Education Association Building. She has been in Norfolk, Va., where she spoke at the Virginia State P.-T. A. convention. Mrs. Langworthy will speak at the Woodrow Wilson Junior High School Monday night. [ Alumnae Plan Event. Members of the Notre Dame de Namur Alumnae Association will hold ® day of recollection at Ilchester, Md., tomorrow. Father Weisel, rector of the Georgetown Preparatory School, will have charge of the services. Mass will be celebrated st 9:3 s.m. and the last conference will be held at ¢ pmn. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1935. " Car Linked With Torch Murder The bhtah-powercd sedan shown above was found abandoned today near the spot where the cremated body of a youth believed the victim of a gangland murder was discovered on the Rockville-Beallsville road in sub- urban Maryland. Scorched upholstery and other marks on the car led police to link it with the slaying. _ HOMECOMING HELD BY AMERICAN U. Country Attend Functions in Their Honor. American University today observed its annual homecoming day with sev- eral functions in honor of groups of alumni coming from many sections of the country. The celebration was to begin at a luncheon for alumni at the college dining hall at 12:30 pm. Students and alumni planned to go afterward to the foot ball game at Central High School Stadium between Ran- dolph-Macon and American Univers sity. Between halves of the game the Alumni A Club, organization of grad- uates who distinguished themselves in athletics while in school, will be | inaugurated. Four sororities and three frater- nities planned to give dinners tonight and to take part in the annual home- coming dance tonight at the college | gymasium, which begins at 9 o’clock. Following the dance, there will be |a buffet supper at 2649 Connecticut | avenue. Committee in charge of the cele- | bration includes B. Brooke Bright, Richard Jarvis, Yule Fisher, Kenneth Hoover, Chester Carter, Lew Frank and Edward Hopper. RELIEF LISTS SHORT Projects Report Insufficient Response. By the Associated Press. The American Road Builders’ Asso- ciation reportel yesterday that many contractors engaged in work on the relief rolls. Virginia was reported by the asso- clation as one of the first States to announce that its highway construc- tion program would more than ab- rolls in rural sections. Alabama’s program also was reported to have taken up a considerable slack in em- ployment. 5 This condition, the association, said. was especially apparent in districts where the W. P. A. is launching its farm-to-market road program. The W. P. A. already has approved farm road projects totaling more than $200,000,000. A discussion of what will be sought in the way of Federal funds for future r .d programs will be held at the as- sociation’s convention in Cleveland next January. HUCKSTER HUNTS HORSE in the 400 block of Six and One-half street southwest, was unable to con- duct his business as usual today, be- cause Mike, the knock-kneed horse on which he relies for transportation, disappeared last night from his stable in the 400 block of H street south- west. Hawkins is not sure whether his animal is lost, strayed or stolen, but he has asked police to help him in the search. He described Mike as “a wonderful dart horse about seven years old, of sorrel color, white splotches on his front legs, and knock-kneed in his hind legs.” Returns to U. S. ELIZABETH DONNER ROOSE- VELT ENDS EUROPEAN TRIP. MRS. ELIZABETH DONNER ROOSEVELT, Former wife of Elliott Roosevelt, is shown as she returned on the liner Europa yesterdsy. With her son, William, grandson of Presi- dent Roosevelt, %wfi three months in Burope, <A. P. Photo. OF MEN FOR ROADS Many Contractors on Highway Nation’s highway program are unable to obtain sufficient workers from the sorb all workers listed on the relief William Hawkins, colored huckster L Murder 1 | (Continued From First Page) | almost completely off, making finger- Alumni From Many Sections of print identification impossible. Like- Baritone Honor Guest of Wilson wise the face was completely charred. Fragments of clothing clinging to | the body indicated the man wore a ! brown suit, blue work shirt an | woolen underwear. ! The body was first noticed by How- ard King, Rockville, who was driving | to Beallsville. He stopped Jerome | Offut, Barnesville hardware store em- ploye, who also was driving by, and called police. The body was lying on the grass about 15 feet from the road. near & barbed wire fence. The spot where it was found is about 14 miles from Rockville. No effort had been made to con- ceal it from the view of the road, | although it was left a few feet from ® ditch. Marks on Grass. A group of road workers who had been on the highway before King arrived, but failed to notice the body, told police there were marks on the grass which plainly indicated it had been dragged from the highway to the spot where it was found. The abandoned sedan was discovered | a short distance from Great Senaca | | Creek on the Rockville-Poolesville road. Police left the body on the scene pending the arrival of Detective Theo- dore Volten and Dr. Nourse. “EDDIE” LEWIS QUITS AS LEGION SPOKESMAN | Public Relations Post Will Be Filled by W. C. Barnes, As- sociate of Murphy. By the Associated Press. | “Eddie” Lewis, famillar figure in American Legion activities in Wash- ington for 14 years as the organiza- tion's public relations spokesman, has disclosed his replacement by Wil- liam C. Barnes of Detroit, personal representative of Comdr Ray Murphy. Lewis, whose face was well known on Capitol Hill because of the peren- nial battles over the bonus and other veterans' legislation, said he planned to spend some time writing. an ambi- tion he had entertained for some time. He said the notice of his immediate retirement from active duties, came yesterday from Frank Samuel, national adjutant. Lewis added he will be continued on the pay roll until the first of the year. RECEPTION TODAY A tea and reception were to be held this afternoon from 2 to 6 p.m., at the Baptist Home for Children, on Cedar lane, in Montgomery County, Md. Visitors were to inspect the build- ings and meet the Board of Managers. The home, which cares for about 60 dependent children from the District, is located on & 228-acre farm. It is supported by the Baptist churches | Lewis, —Star Staff Photo. TIBBETT TO SPEAK AT DINNER TONIGHT,| College Group Celebrating Anniversary. Lawrence Tibbett, American bari- tone of the Metropolitan Opera, who is in Washington for a concert ap- pe:rance tomorrow afternoon at Constitution Hall, will be a guest of honor and a speaker at a banquet sponsored by the Library Club of Wilson Teachers’ College at 7 o'clock tcaight in the Mayflowgr Hotel. ‘vhe banquet will celebrate the founding of the first children’s library in the United States 100 years ago. Distinguished authors and book lovers who will be present include Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Padraic Colum, Joseph Auslander, Charles J. Finger, Arthur Bowie Chrisman and Archi- bald Rutledge. Tibbett is expected to give a short talk on books for children, a subject in which he is vitally interested. Other: who will attend are Dr. Wil- liam Rose Benet, Floyd Dell, Howard R. Driggs, Mary Nourse, Marie Agni-~ ghito Peary, Rose MacDonald, Ella McBryde Brown, Elizabeth Foreman William Atherton DuPuy, Frances Carpenter, W. Maxwell Reed, Mrs. Willlam M. Mann, Alida Sims Malkus, Stanley R. Harris, Marjorle Gullan and J. Pendleton Hogan. FIREMEN’S AUXILIARY HOLDS BABY CONTEST Member of No. 18 Engine Com- pany Wins—Work of Organ- SGMANU T HEAR DR HARRS PREAC Meet All Day Tuesday at Church, At Foundry M. E. Church tomorrow morning Dr. Frederick Brown Harris will speak on “Cease Firing.” He will address the Delta Pi Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity of George Washington University, at 8 pm, on “Fatal Fallacies” at a memorial service. Women of the church will meet Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. at the church. Mrs. Paul Ledig, & student of Indian life in South America, will speak at the morning meeting. Luncheon will be served at 1 o'clock, and at the open executive meeting of the Woman’'s Home Missionary Society in the afternoon, the work with mountaineers of the Southern States will be pre- sented by Mrs. Carl M. Ratlif and Mrs. Charles M. Allen. ‘The seventh in a series of brief travelogues will be given by Dr. Har- ris at 8 p.m. Thursday. “To Heroic, Uncompromising Belgium” is the sub- Ject. ‘The Young Married Couple’s Group will meet Friday night at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Harris for a council and social. NEW YORKER CLAIMS RECOVERED JEWELS| $12,000 Diamond and Emerald Bracelet Taken From Woman Is Identified. Identification of a $12,000 diamond | and emerald bracelet, recently seized by police with the arrest of Mrs. Eula Mae Bennett, attractive 24-year-old New Yorker, was established last night | by Richard A. McAdow, an executive | of a New York life insurance company, | as part of the jewelry stolen from | his home in Greenwich, Conn., Octo- ber 19. McAdow arrived here by plane yes- terday after reading a descriptive cir- cular in his home city. The circular | was sent out by Inspector Frank 8. W. Burke, chief of detectives. | Three other pieces of the recovered jewelry already had been claimed by | owners. They were valued at $3,000. Other pieces, valued at several thou- sand dollars, are still held here by police. | Police are seeking the husband of | Mrs. Bennett in connection with a| number of jewel robberies. | | | “WAR OR PEACE” TOPIC | Dr. 8Smith to Preach at Woodside | Church Tomorrow. At the Woodside M. E. Church to- morrow morming Dr. Ralph Dela Smith will preach on “Shall It Be | War or Peace?” At 8 pm. he will | ipm;ch and motion pictures will be shown. The Intermediates meet at 5:30 | | ization Is Lauded. A “baby contest” in which District firemen played prominent roles fea- tured the 8th anniversary observance last night of the Women's Auxiliary of the District of Columbia Fire De- partment in Joppa ‘Hall, Petworth. The winner of the contest was R. F. | Du Frame, a member of No. 18 Engine Company. The judges were Miss Mattle Gibson. superintendent of Children’s Hospital, and Mrs. Berlin Bran. Addresses were made by Fire Mar- shal Lauber and Miss Gibson, the former speaking of the value of an auxiliary to the fire department and the latter on the activities of the or- ganization. work of its members, who last year made over 2000 garments for the children at the hospital, and this year for the first time in the history of that institution the officials were able to proceed with the equipment of every child. One of the objectives of the auxiliary is to organize a national body, with headquarters in this city. | SKIPPER FORFEITS $40 Accused of Selling Fish Pur- of the District. o Gasoline (Continued From First Page.) for a medium or low octane gasoline, it is unreceptive to the higher oc- tane, for which the consumer pays a differential. “Of outstanding importance in the market is the trade name. Though crude petroleum varies greatly from field to field, gasoline itself, when it comes from the refinery, is fairly uni- form in quality. “However, in the attempt to save transportation costs there is a rather general swapping of gasolines by the major companies behind the scenes, and the trade name under 'which gasoline is marketed gives an appar- ent uniformity to a very real chaos of source. Mixtures Claimed, “Moreover, since the major com- panies normally supply about 80 per cent of their needs, they are dependent upon the various assortments of gasoline sold by the independents for the remainder of their supply. This is mixed with their own gasoline, branded and sold under their trade name. “The consumer should be wary of Oil of New Jersey and branded gasoline. If he custom of the market allows sell an unbranded supposedly ind pendent gasoline 1, cent to 5 cents below the regular price. “Again, the independent dealer can an unbranded gasoline, name it ‘Oshkosh Premium’ and build up a local consumer acceptance for underlies the market structure of gasoline. The expert cracking plant of the major company does produce chased From Another. A District law which forbids the skipper of a fishing boat to sell fish other than those caught by him and transported here in his own boat re- sulted in the forfeiture of $40 in Police Court yesterday by Fulton Evans. Charges were preferred by the Department of Weights and Measures. It was charged that Fulton not only sold fish not transported to the Mu- nicipal Pish Wharf in his own boat, but also ne purchased them from a person other than the one who caught them. The collateral required was the maximum provided by law. BURNS FATAL TO MAN Fire Starts From Kerosene Blast in Motor Truck Trailer. James McNeal, 38, colored, died early today in Casualty Hospital from burns received last night in a fire started from & kerosene lamp explosion in & motor truck trafler in which he lived in rear of the 700 block of Twen- tleth street northeast. McNeal was changing his clothes in the trailer at the time of the explosion and flames burned his entire body before he could get out. He was taken to the hospital by police who had been summoned to the scene. Firemen suc- ceeded in extinguishing flames in the burning trailer, which was only slightly damaged. Fir Spirit World Communication Claim Ousts By the Associated Press. FORT WORTH, Tex., November 9. —Mrs. Enid Smith will resign as dean of women at Texas Wesleyan College next week because of her asserted be- lief “that it is possible to communicate with the dead.” “I have conducted experiments my= self and know that it is possible® she said, adding a number of students had told her they would leave the college in protest against her requested resignation. Miss Gibson lauded the | pm. for choral club, followed by a| social with refreshments. The Inter- mediate League meets at 7 for their devotional service. The Fireside | Group meets at 7 pm. Discussion | |led by Dr. Smith. The subject is, | “When We Work for a Great Cause— | world Peace.” The Dramatic Club will meet Wed- nesday evening. Any one interested in hdramnncs is invited to join the| club. _—_— FRAUD TRIAL DEC. 4 Hardgrove and Nelson Accused of Conspiracy Against U. 8. Trial of John W. Hardgrove and | Henning R Nelson, former Internal| Revenue Bureau officials, on a charge | of conspiracy to defraud the Gov-} ernment, yesterday was set for De- cember 4. The date was selected by Justice F. | Dickinson Letts, of District Supreme Court, after he overruled a motion of | | Defense Attorneys Leo Rover and | William H. Collins for a bill of par-| ticulars. Rardgrove, who was associate chief conferee of the bureau and Nelson, who was auditor, are accused of con- spiring to give out confidential in- come tax information. Pepco (Continued FProm First Page.) over the allowed 7 per cent return was found to be $295,000. The commission directed that subscribers rates for the present year be reduced to the total | of $147,500. New System Began in 1924. A new system of annual adjustment of utility rates was invoked here in 1024, under a consent decree recorded with District Supreme Court. That decree settled a legal battle of many years between the District and the power company, under which an im- pounded fund of about $6,000,000 was accrued out of subscribers’ payments. Under that decree the company was allowed a 7.5 per cent return. A sum equal to one-half of the profits in excess of 7.5 per cent return on the rate base was to be applied in rate reductions. In 1932 this consent decree was supplanted by the present sliding scale which cut the basic allowed return to 7 per cent and provided for a progres- sive scale for increasing amounts of annual reductions in customer rates. The arrangement also provides that if the rate of return falls a certain point below 7 per cent consumer rates may be increased. This never has hap- pened. Wesleyan Dean | highwi Racer Signs BARNEY OLDFIELD, famed automobile racer of yester- day, a visitor to the Washington Automobile Show, signs The Star'’s safety pledge for careful driving. —Star Staft Photo. BARNEY OLDFIELD - JOINS STAR DRIVE Famous Auto Racer Declares Speeding Has No Place on Highways. Barney Oldfield, one of the world's greatest automobile racers, a guest of the Chrysler exhibit at the Washing- ton Automobile Show, is of the opin- ion that racing belongs only to race- tracks and not on the streets and of the Nation. Espousing safety at all times, the veteran driver indorsed The Star's campaign and signed one of the pledges for careful driving. “You don't have to be a wizard at arithmetic to figure the importance of brakes at highway speed,” he stated. “At 50 miles per hour your Works Long Day Before Becoming Mother 16th Time Illinois Woman Feeds 25 Boarders Among Pre- Natal Chores. By the Associated Press. WOODRIVER, Ill, November 9.— Proudly, Mrs. Cleveland Pate told last night how she went through her usual routine of work from 3:30 am. to 7 p.m. before giving birth to her six- teenth child this morning. ‘The Spartan mother related she rose before daybreak and served breakfast for her husband, a steamfitter’s helper, and 25 boarders. Then she prepared and boxed 100 lunches and delivered them to a high school and a shoe fac- tory near her home. In the afternoon, she helped a son, Chris, at his soft drink parlor, then returned home and with a daughter, Ruby prepared dinner for her hus- band and the boarders. 8he retired at 7 p.m. and 5’z hours later gave birth to a 10%;-pound boy. The new baby will be named Cleve- land Thomas Pate, jr. ‘The birth revived a friendly rivalry with nearby neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Swarringen, who became the parents of a sixteenth child several months ago. When the Pates’ fifteenth was born almost two years ago, they named him “Fnis,” intending the child to be their last. Of their children, seven are still living. Mrs, Pate is 4] years old, her husband 43. P.W. A. POWER LOAN CASE AGAIN DELAYED V. §. Court of Appeals Judge Re-| mands Hominy Test to D. C. High Court. A ruling by the United States Court of Appeals on the right of P. W. A. to finance construction of municipal power plants was further delayed yesterday when Chief Jus- tice George E. Martin sent the Hom- mny case back to the District Supreme Court for amendment. The case generally is considered a ruling test of the legality of this im- | car is travelling at 74 feet a second and with the best brakes the human reaction takes about lhree~qulmn; of a second before the brakes can be applied. Then it takes 100 feet to bring the car to a stop. It takes about 155 feet under perfect condi- tions to stop a car going 50 miles an hour. Thipk that over. Then see | that your car is in the best condition possible. 8o you can readily see that | I consider it an honor to sign the safety pledge for safe driving.” Oldfield added that motor car | manufacturers have done everything that engineering skill can do to pro- | tect the American motorist. Steel | bodies, hydraulic brakes, safety glass, safe vision lighting—all contribute to words to every one were for all to know that his plea is to drive safely. —_— FOUR D. C. FIRMS GIVEN AWARDS TO EQUIP C. C. C. Four firms in Washington and vicinity were among those receiving contracts in October from the In- terior and Agriculture Departments for equipment for the Civilian Con- servation Corps, it was announced to- day by Robert Fechner, director of emergency conservation works. Altogether, contracts were awarded for 226 trucks, 22 tractors. 208 air compressors, 90 snow plows and a quantity of miscellaneous material. The total cost was placed at $1,183.- 905.10. The contracts in the Washington area went to the following firms: ‘Worthington Pump Co., 4 draglines, $7.400; International Harvester Co.. five 11;-ton trucks $5,102.78; North- west Motor Co. of Chevy Chase, Md., eighteen z-ton trucks, $9.151.5 nd the Graybar Electric * Co., various hardware and pole lines, $6,532.06. PIANO STUDY TO OPEN Community Center Teachers to Attend Classes. “Teachers of the piano in the Com- munity Center Department of the | public schools will attend classes themselves, beginning Monday, to per- fect their training. Miss Helen Curtis of the Chicago Music College will conduct a class for 16 instructors at the Berret School. The classes will be held dally from 11 am. to 2 pm. Miss Curtis came here at the invitation of Miss Anna L. Goodwin, general secretary of |, Divisions 10-13. Utilities were floated between January 1 and October 31, While many of these is- sues have been rushed ahead of the act’s effectiveness, he said, there will be many millions more, the legality of which would be questionable with- out registration. McNinch Interpretation. Earlier Frank R. McNinch, chair- man of the Federal Power Commis- sion, sought to show Title 2 of tne Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, which his agency administers. is not affected by the Baltimore deci- sion. In s statement he said this title was left untouched by the rulinz. “Judge Coleman's summary,” he said, “may lead to widespread misun- derstanding as to the scope and effect of his decision. The court spe- cifically says that Title 3 is not in- volved in the case. Yet in his sum- mary and in the concluding part of his opinion he declares the Public Utility Act ‘to be void’ in its entirety.” “Manifestly, after having specific- ally exempted Title 2 from the opin- jon, the statement that the tire Public Utility Act is unconsti- can only have reference w g? 1, which alone was the issue portant phase of the New Deal's| effort to establish a “yardstick” for/ electric power rates throughout the ‘counlry. In remanding the case to ! the lower court, Chief Justice Mar- | tin acted to allow Government coun- | sel to substitute a new loan contract | with the city of Hominy, Okla, for | the one which figured in the case | during original injunction trial in District Supreme Court. The revised contract provides for the purchase of municipal bonds, rather than an out- | right loan. In this way P. W. A. offi- | eials hope to avoid certain legal ob- | jections. | | 8ix other similar cases also are be- | | tore the Court of Appeals and are ex- | pected to be reached for hearing early | | the Hominy case was heard in the Appellate Court October 7, at which time Government attorneys asked | leave to amend their bill. 'DISTRICT PAROLE BOARD TO STUDY 21 PETITIONS | Meeting Will Be Held Monday to! Act on Applications of Eligible Prisoners. The District Parole Board Monday | will consider petitions for the release | of 21 prisoners who have become elig- | | ible for parole. | ‘The board announced petitions from | the following would be heard: Mamie Dooley, Edna Hodges. John | P. Wood, John Williams, William J. | Thomas, Willlam Hill, Floyd Malone, | Albert Marshall, Thomas C. Harring- ton, Harry Pelham, James Linbury, John Landis, Matthew Novak, William | P. Rynes, Thomas 1. Jones, Lester | Medley, Henry Gray, Thomas J. thews, James F. Donovan, War | Wright, Hita Johnson, Gordon Mat- i ALEGEDBOOTLEG LEADER CONVICTED. First of 62 Named in Penn- sylvania to Be Sen- tenced Soon. By the Associated Press. SCRANTON, Pa, November 9.—A Pederal Court jury convicted the firs: of 62 alleged members of a hootleg liquor syndicate to face trial on charges they conspired to defraud the Government of $200000 in revenue taxes. Abe Minker, Fountain Spring. Pa., brewer, was named in the jury's guilty verdict last night. Of the 61 other defendants in the case, 53 pleaded guilty or no defense, seven ae fugitives and one is awaiting trial District Court Judge George A. Welsh said he will return from Philadelphia to Scranton next Tuesday to sentence Minker, who could be imprisoned for two years and fined $10,000. Peter Genelll, described by Govern- ment agents as the head of the alleged combine, and several other purported leaders who pleaded guilty have al- ready been sentenced by Judge Welsh. The man awaiting trial is Alfredo Benocchi, Trenton. N. J. A bench warrant brought him from a hospital into the Federal Court after Dr. Mar- tin T. O'Malley reported he was able physically to undergo trial The case reached the trial stage aft- er the United States Supreme Court, refused twice to review defense pro- tests that Federal agents tapped tele- | phone wires into Genelll’s headquar- ters to gain evidence in the case. Former United States Senator David A. Reed, who asked for a Supreme | Court review, contended constitutional rights of the defendants were disre- garded by the agents who intercepted conversations. The Government men said they linked Minker with the alleged com- bine after they heard his name men- tioned in messages telephoned to Genelll. BREAKFAST SCHEDULED Holy Trinity Holy Name Society First to Attend Mass. The Holy Name Society of Holv Trinity Catholic Church will hold a breakfast tomorrow in the Holy Trinity School, following 8 o'clock mass in the church. The mass will be in charge of Rev. Andrew V. Graves, 8. J, new spiritual director of the society. About 200 men are expected to attend. Members of the parish who do not already belong to the Holy Name Society will be asked to join. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Cloudy and | & safe automobile. Oldfield’s p-ning‘ in January. Extensive argument of | warmer tonight and tomorrow, prob- ably occasional light rain tomorrow: lowest temperature tonight about 50 degrees; gentle southeast and south winds, increasing by tomorrow. Maryland and Virginia—Cloudy and warmer tonight and tomorrow, prob- ably occasional light rain in east and central portions tomorrow and begin- ning in extreme west portions late tonight or tomorrow. West Virginia—Cloudy, followed by occasional rain beginning late tonight or tomorrow; warmer tonight and in east portion tomorrow; much colder Monday. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear today. Report for Last 4 Hours. Yesterda 4 D X pm Miantght oday- day to noon today.) 3:30° p.m. yesterday. r azo. west. 30 at 7 a.m. today. Year ago, Lo 6. Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 98, on July 20 Lowest. on January 28 Humidity for Last 21 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) (Continued Prom First Page.) | this time under the domination of the | Italians, to whom he had deserted. | Gugsa said he personally desired | to press southward, adding more to his territory. | He estimated the population of the | area already occupied, the former Ethiopian Province of Tigre, at 120,000. 36 ITALIANS KILLED. 81 Also Wounded in Second Advance of Fascists. ROME, November 9 (#).—The sec- | aymy into Eithopia, just completed | with the capture of Makale. was esti- | mated by authorities today to have wounded. fan officer killed and four wounded, three Italian soldiers killed and six wounded, and 32 Eritrean Askari killed and 71 wounded. Authorities sald they were unable to estimate the Ethiopian losses. ‘The northern army, spokesmen for informed Rome circles said, would annex the occupied territory as far major drive to the south. Area to Be “Cleaned Up." these sources said, advance guards would busy themselves “cleaning up” the territory in the north between the Takkaze, Geva and Gubat Rivers. Construction of a new road, con- ecting Makale with the Eritrean sea- Fatma, was understood of the program intended perfect communications. the first advance, engineer- Makale to make ready for the next drive The first serious Ethiopian opposi- tion now seemed likely to be en- countered at Amba Alaji, 40 miles t. These authorities predicted that a showdown fight might not come before Christmas. Occupation of the region south to Ambs Alajl would give the Italians | eag,, Highest, per cent, at 4:45 a.m west, 210 p.m, yes- terday. to=: 3N per cent. at Tide Tables. by United States Coast and (Furnished Geodetic Survey.) Hish Low High Low - The Sun and Moon Rises, .44 6145 4:05pm lights must be turned on alter sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in _inches 1o the: Capital (current month to date) Sun. today .. 8un. tomorrow Moon today - Automobil one-half hour ond major advance of Italy's northern | Feb May Jun cost the Italians 36 dead and 81| Aul These casualties included one Ital-| {2 as Makale before starting the third n‘ During the halt of the main forces, & Denver Detroit, Mich. Huron.' 8. Indjanapolis il:llonvllle a) As was done after the capture of | Mia e were expected to be sent gnn ahead while As-|om country for sev= | B! Diego. San _Prancisco_ , Green time, rta (Fayal), Azores. G4 (Curgent observatio res, Bermuda_ rto Rico