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Landon’s Pose Astride Horse BAL IS GRANTED Inspires D.C. Boy to Form Club TOEDITH MAXWELL 14-Month Imprisonment in Patricide Ends—Girl Will Go to Richmond. By the Assoclated Press. BIG STONE GAP, Va., September 19.—Edith Maxwell gained her release on $6,000 bond today after 14 months’ imprisonment in Southwest Virginia Jails, Acting on the request of A. T. Dotson, Richmond attorney and a cousin of the young Wise County ‘woman, Judge H., A. W. Skeen author- ized her release pending a new trial in October on a charge of killing her father, Trigg Maxwell, July 21, 1935. Miss Maxwell announced as she pre- pared to vacate her cell in the Lee County Jail at Jonesville that she planned to go to Richmond with her mother and sisters where they would make their home. She said her brother, Earl Maxwell, had told her to go to the Virginia capital, where a home has been rented for them. Deputy Sheriff P. H. Kennedy of ‘Wise County carried news of the court’s action to the 22-year-old for- mer school teacher, who was to be returned to Wise for execution of the bond and formal release. Smiling, she shook hands with other prisoners and then began to pack her clothes. Miss Maxwell was removed to the Lee County Jail early this Summer from Wise, where jail repairs are under way. Sentenced to 25 years in prison after conviction last November of first- degree murder, Miss Maxwell carried her case to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, which awarded a new trial at its term in Staunton Sep- tember 11. The court held that the evidence of the trial did not justify a first-degree verdict and ruled that Judge Skeen erred when he declined to set aside | the verdict in the Wise County Circuit | Court. ! Justice Henry W. Holt, in a dissent- ing opinion, concurred in by Chief Justice Preston W. Campbell, declared the young woman had a fair trial and | was given benefit of every proper legal defense. ‘The request for bond was not op- posed by the State, and the court acted before the arrival of two other defense attorneys, M. J. Fulton of | Richmond and Charles Henry Smith of Alexandria. Judge Skeen had twice denied Miss Maxwell bail since her conviction and twice overruled motions for a new trial. The $6,000 was fixed by the court prior to her trial. She was unable to Taise the sum before her conviction. —_— G.A.R. (Continued From Page B-1) president of Ellen Spencer Mussey | ‘Tent, No. 1, of this city. Escort for Parade. As, an escort to the veterans of 1861-65, the Army, Navy and Marine Corps will turn out all available mili- tary units in and near the District for Wednesday morning’s parade. ‘Troops will assemble at 9:30 am. in Constitution avenue on both sides of Twelfth street and the column will move into Pennsylvania avenue from ‘Twelfth street at 10, marching west to the reviewing stand in front of the White House. It will disband at Eighteenth street. The column will be divided into three divisions, the first composed of the Grand Army of the Republic. This division will be led by Maj. Ernest W. | Brown and a platoon of metropolitan | police, and by Commissioner Melvin | C. Hazen as grand marshal. Hazen | and his staff will be mounted. Col. | John W. Oehmann, commanding the District National Guard, will act as chief of staff. ‘The United States Army Band will precede Commander in Chief Nelson and his staff. The official escort will be composed of Sons of Union Vet- erans under Commander in Chief Locke. A band of Civil War musicians ‘will lead the 41 participating depart- ments of the G. A. R. ‘Though many of the veterans will be oh foot, a large number of them will be unable to stand the strain of marching and will ride in automo- biles. An appeal to Washingtonians to provide sufficient open touring cars to carry the veterans was issued last night by the general civic group in charge of arrangements. Owners of such cars may drive them in the pro- cession themselves or donate them for the purpose. Those willing to furnish cars are asked to communi- cate with Louis C. Carl, 614 H street, telephone District 2775. ‘The 2d Division will be headed by Brig. Gen. Charles D. Roberts, mar- shal, and will include the 12th and 34th Infantry Regiments of the 16th Brigade; the 5th Engineers, 3d Cav- alry, 1st Battalion, 16th Field Ar- tillery; United States Marine Band and detachments of Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. Third Division Formation. The 3d Division Will include the 121st Engineers, D, C. N. G.; 260th Coast Artillery, D. C. N. G.; Veter- ans of Foreign Wars Band; special troops, 20th Division, D. €. N. G.; 1st Battalion, 104th Quartermaster Regiment, D. C. N. G.; Company A, 372nd Infantry, D. C. N. G., and de- tachments of the Organized Reserves, Army, and Naval Reserve. Judge John P. McMahon, presiding Judge in Police Court, yesterday is- sued orders that no traffic policemen are to be called into court Wednes- day because of their parade assign- ments. In commemoration of the visit of the Grand Army.the United States Government has authorized the use of a special cachet on mail leaving ‘Washington during the period of the encampment. Under direction of Mrs. K. P. MCcElroy, chairman of the Woman's Citizens' Committee, this cachet has been hand-stamped on 7,000 letters by workers at the Mayflower Hotel headquarters and will be stamped on an additional 7,000 letters already received. Eight Civil War veterans now living in Brooklyn, N. Y. will be sent to ‘Washington today at the expense of World and Spanish War veterans there. The eight veterans are to arrive here at 5:30 p.m. by train, ac~ ¢ompanied by Milton Solomon, deputy controller of New York City and one of the leaders of the Joint Veterans' Committes of Kings County, N. Y., Thirteen-year-old Jimmie Roman, who is forming a Landon= Knox Boys’ Club here, is shown reading a letter he received from Gov. Landon thanking him for campaign. A Landon-Knox Boys' Club is in the making here, because 13-year-old Jim- mie Roman, 5616 Nevada avenue, liked the way Gov. Alf Landon sat on his horse in a newspaper picture he saw several months ago. This picture showed the Governor and his three children, Peggy Ann, Nancy Jo and Jack. So impressed | was Jimmie that he wrote Gov. Lan- don, telling him all about the parks and bridle paths in Washington and expressing the hope he would be elected so he could meet him when he came to Washington to live. In reply Gov. Landon thanked Jimmie for his expression of good will, adding: “I have shown your letter to Peggy Ann and have told Nancy Jo and little Jack about your kind wishes, and they all join me in thanking you for writing us. I hope to meet you some day and say ‘thank you’ in person.” Some time after receiving this let- ter Jimmie decided he ought to do something more about it, so he went to the headquarters of the Republican State Committee for the District to inquire about joining the Landon- Knox Campaign Club. Learning that his interest in his presidential —Star Staff Photo. the membership fee was $10, Jimmie decided to support his correspondent in some other manner. “Well,” he inquired, “may I wear a sunflower? How much are they?” “Help yourself,” he was told. “They are yours for the asking.” After taking the flower, the boy said: “But I do wish to contribute something.” He thought the matter over for a while and then took a nickel from his pocketbook and laid it on the counter. “That isn't a very big contribution,” (he said, “and I wish I could give more, but it's all I have.” On being assured that his gift was more than welcome, he left, taking sunflowers for his mother and father. When next heard from, he was hard at work organizing the Jimmie Ro- man Landon-Knox Club among his friends at Alice Deal Junior High School. Eight or ten of his friends have already signified their desire to join, and Jimmie said yesterday he ex- pects to complete the organization of the club within a few days. House Parliamentarian Writes Manual on Rules of Procedure 3 Work Will Be Used to; Help Advise Speaker on Debate Control. By the Associated Press. ‘Thirty-year-old Lewis Deschler yes- | terday began to redraft the highly | specialized legal system for which he serves as code maker, chief practi- tioner and supreme court. Parliamentarian for the House of Representatives the last eight years, Deschler is the recognized authority on the complex laws which govern that body's procedure. | When the Seventy-fifth Congress opens he plans to provide it with a | new manual, summarizing regulations | adopted at the last session and a | century-old mass of precedents and | court decisions. With this book for his sceptre, Deschler literally will rule the House. His job is to “advise” the Speaker how to control debate, curb unruly Representatives and - route bills through the various committees. Ev- ery day he must make a score of hair-trigger decisions, each buttressed with references to the House’s own parliamentary law. ‘This legal system rests on four cor- nerstones—the Federal Constitution, Jefferson’s Parliamentary Manual, formal rules of the House and a few Supreine Court decisions. In addition it includes every ruling made by Speakers of the House for nearly 150 years. Deschler is a soft-spoken young scholar with shoulders like a profes- sional wrestler. He mastered the House system while still a student at George Washington University. He holds his job through merit, not political pull. Speaker Nicholas Long- w:sflch is paying the expenses of the visit. Adolph Gross, chairman of the Ar- rangements Committee in charge of the Bro;al:n party, wha arrived in ‘Washin, yesterday, said that the G. A. R. veterans are being sent by members of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, United Spanish War Veterans and a Brook- lyn citizens’ committee. Gross also brought with him copies of a special poster designed for the G. A. R. reunion, showing a corporal’s guard of Civil War veterans answering roll call while the misty figures of troops in action are seen in the clouds overhead. Distribution of the posters, which bear the slogan, “Still Loyal to the Stars and Stripes,” is being handled under direction of Mrs. Mc- Elroy, Gross said. ‘Tomorrow night the G. A. R. and its allied organizations will meet in & semi-official session of the encamp- ment in Constitution Hall to receive and . the greetings of Commissioner Hazen and John M. Kline, commander devoted chiefly to committee and staff meetings. The program of the ‘Woman's Relief Corps, beginning with a council breakfast, will include presentation of a flag to Walter Reed Hospital at 10:30 a.m.; dedication of a tablet at the tomb of Gen. John A. Logan in Soldiers’ Home Cemetery at 11 am.; the dedication of four trees in Potomac Park at 2:30 pm, and & ‘banquet to Comdr. Nelson at 5:30 p.m. Following a morning of committee meetings and conferences, the Ladies of the G. A. R. will hold the formal opening session of their convention at LEWIS DESCHLER. worth, a2 Republican, put him behind the parliamentarian’s desk in 1928, and four Democratic Speakers—Gar- ner, Rainey, Byrns and Bankhead— have been glad to keep him there. Legislatures, debating societies and even women'’s clubs in‘all parts of the country depend on him as a sort of unofficial arbiter. His library covers every type of parliamentary procedure, and he is continually asked to settle obscure points of order. In his spare time he often drafts resolutions for inexperienced Repre- sentatives and gives lessons on the House’s complicated regulations. He is -assisted by Willlam T. Roy, who, like Deschler, began his Washington career as & messenger for Speaker Longworth. ings, including a dinner and business meeting of past national presidents at 5:30 in the Hotel Washington. The Sons and its auxiliary will join in the dedication of a memorial bench in the Georgetown Branch of the Public Library at 1:30 p.m. Police Official Commended for Aiding aForger Mercy Shown 2 Hungry Families by New York Lieutenant. By the Associated Press. g NEW YORK, September 19.—A let- ter of commendation from Police Com- missioner Lewis J. Valentine was ided today to the official service rec- of Police Lieut. James A. Pyke be- he defled regulations by aiding to escape punishment. TR g Egg % i EEE.E 3 b 1 | TRA'N [:REWS UU" Dual Control Training Car ONTWORAILROADS New Orleans Yard Workers Walk Out—Guards Patrol Shops, Bv the Assoclated Press. left their jobs today. Armed guards, many attired in shiny boots and cowboy hats, pa- trolled the railroad shops and yards. There was no disorder. The strike was an outgrowth of labor differences dating back to June, 1933, when the company abrogated agreements pertaining to standards of pay, rules and working conditions. The Louisiana, Arkansas & Texas branch of the raflway runs from Mc- Kinney, Tex, to New Orleans, La., and the Louisiana & Arkansas from New Orleans to Hope, Ark. Seventy-five workers were on strike here. Railroad officials in Louisiana refused to give out any information about the walkout, but did admit that “yard crews in New Orleans failed to appear for work.” A replacement crew aboard a train to Shreveport, La., took nearly four hours getting out of the yards. The train of 13 cars finally left Green- ville with a dozen guards aboard. T. J. Dryer, local chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, said: “We are conducting this strike in an orderly, gentlemanly manner, with every man responding 100 per cent. By reasons of these actions, strict observance of the law and lo alty, we expect to win the strike.” It was sald at the police and sheriff’s offices that railroad guards appearing on the streets of Green- ville will be questioned by officers as to their authority to carry weapons and, unless having proper authority to be armed, will be disarmed. —_—e CUBAN COMPLETES HANDWRITING STUDY | Havana Expert Ends Visit to In- spect Treasury Department. Equipment. Senor Rafael Fernandez Ruenes, Cuban handwriting expert, has just concluded & study of new handwrit- ing examining equipment in the United States 2 2 Treasury Depart- ment, as the guest of Alwyn Cole, examiner of questioned docu- ments. Senor Ruenes was much inter- | ested in improved | lenses, magnify- ing glasses and . | methods used in local laboratories. He has visited ‘Washington sev- eral times in the last few years to inform himself about new means of detecting spurious handwriting, both as a private consultant and examiner of questioned documents with the Havana clearing house, Senor Ruenes spent some time in New York with Albert Osborne, who testified in the Lindbergh case on the ransom notes. In Milwaukee and Chicago Senor Ruenes consulted with friends inter- ested in criminology. Senor Ruenes, who was educated at Ruenes, | Havana, AB JENKINS READY FOR SPEED TAKE-OFF Utah Saline Track in Good Con- dition and Everything De. pends on Weather. By the Associated Press. BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, Utah, September 19.—Poised for a take-off Monday, Ab Jenkins today found his projected job of cracking world land speed endurance marks little more dif- ficult than on his recent appearance, despite an intervening shift in rec- ord possession. The ace speedster was record-bound two weeks ago, when his car broke down. Then he was aiming at the 24- hour mark of 149.09 miles an hour, :eld by Capt. George Eyston of Lon- lon. Car trouble ended the run at 1,942 miles, after Jenkins had established records for 12 hours and under. Then along came England’s Jolly John Cobb, who unceremoniously took over Eyston's 24-hour record by aver- um:é:g.lfl miles an hour. Jes sald everything hinges on the weather. The saline track, he said, is in fair condition despite a het”g“ season of racing. . car's ready to go,” Jenkins i dy to go,”: Je BOWLUS BUILDING METAL SAILPLANE Lindbergh Gliding Instructor to Try San Francisco- to-Los Angeles Trip. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19.—Haw! Bowlus, the man who taught u:em]:! bergh's to glide, is building the first all-metal sailplane ever built—so far 28 he knows—to attempt one of avia- tion’s most daring, unusual feats. In the 300-pound motorless cratt he expects to soar, hawklike, down the air currents from San Francisco to Los Angeles, non-stop. His minimum distance, with tack- ing, would be 415 to 420 miles, This is 100 miles more than the world glider distance record, held by Ger- mans. The American record is only 158 miles. po Bowlus will ride as navigator ac- | alleviated an acute pasturage shortage the University of Havana, first became | interested in handwriting as & hobby. | vanced. Before that he devoted his time to| architecture. He designed the Bacardi | Building, one of the show places of | Special cars with dual controls for the instructor, as shown above, are offered to the School Board by the District Motor Club of the A. A. A. for teaching safe driving to high school students. The board now has plan under consideration giving students full credit for driving instruction. With dual control car, in- structor has machine under control while teaching novices in city traffic. Bricks Are Thrown At Women’s Homes In Kroehler Strike By the Associated Press, KANKAKEE, Ill, September 19.—The first violence was on record today in an unusual strike at the plant of the Kroehler furniture factory in nearby Brad- ley, where men pickets seek to prevent their wives and sisters from working in the plant. Bricks were thrown last night at the homes of several women workers. The windows in the home of one were shattered. The strike resulted from the failure of the women workers to pay their union dues and the re- fusal of the company to force them to do so. Work has been halted in some departments and the work shipped to plants at Cleveland and Binghamton, N. Y. DROUGHT RAVAGES IN WEST ON WANE Ground-Conditioning Rains Giv- ing Winter Grains Good Start. By the Assoclated Press. ST. PAUL, September 19.—Drouzht‘ scars of two months ago were virtually removed in many sections of the Northwest today, following g!nerous: ground-conditioning rains which have | given Winter grains & good start and | in the Dakotas. J. S. Jones, secretary of the Minne- | sota Farm Bureau Federation, said he | had received reports indicating Min- nesota farmers “were going into the Fall seeding season' in pretty good shape generally. Many sections of the State appear now as though there had been no drought.” Generous rains late in August, “fol- Jowed by nearly ideal weather, have benefited corn and late potatoes e reported Paul H. Kirk, Federal State | crop statistician. Winter wheat and | rye seeding, he added, was well ad- Where there have been satisfactory | Fall rains in North Dakota, there has been a heavy seeding of Fall rye, offi- cials at the North Dakota Agricultural | College reported. The central and Northeastern sections have .received coplous moisture. Rye seeding in South Dakota has| been heavy, said E. V. Jones, Federal | agricultural statistician at Brookings, 8. Dak. —_—e DEATH VALLEY 1DOL REACHES 61 TODAY Shoeing Mule Chief Event on Pro- gram of Scotty, Who Frit- tered Millions. By tne Assoctated Press. DEATH VALLEY RANCH, Calif, September 19.—DPeath Valley Scotty, mystery man and master spender of the Western wilderness, will be 61 years old tomorrow. “There still ain't nothing wrong with my running gear,” Scotty said today as he planned to celebrate the occasion playing around with his mules—his only companions—out 1 the rocks. “Get this,” he said, with his blue cyes a-twinkle, “I spent eight million dollars. Yep! A million for booze! But I have a hell of a time with my mules out on the rocks.” No festive party was planned at his redwood shack in the upper reaches of Death Valley, five miles from the $2,381,000 castle he and his partner built in Grapevine Canyon. Scotty does not live in the castle. “Just shoeing old Betty,” he ex- | plained was the main event of the day. Betty is the mule that for 15 years carried his ammunition and medical supplies on pack journeys through the desolate reaches of Death Valley. ADVERTISEMENT. —_— e No More Gas In Stomach .and Bowels be quickly relieved of 3 by St . w E alls for stomach gas and all the “bad effects resulting from sas pressure. mpty. snawl: That empty. enawine | di xas again be able th without discomfort. JACOB KAPLAN DIES, ILL ONLY TWO DAYS Patent Attorney Had Practiced Here More Than 15 Years. Rites Tomorrow. Jacob Kaplan, 48, patent attorney, died yesterday at his home, 4514 Con- necticut avenue, after a two-day {ll- s ness. Mr. Kaplan, a native of Brook- lyn, had prac~ ticed here more | than 15 years. He was a member of the District bar, | and had written | several pamph- | lets on patent | law. | He was a mem- | ber of Osiris, Lodge of Masons, the Military En- gineers and Ra- | dio Engineers. | ‘Mr. Kaplan is survived by his widow, Mrs. Esther Epstein Kaplan, formerly of Baltimore. Funeral services will be held at 11| a.m. tomorrow at Jack Lewis’ funeral | chapel, Baltimore. Burial will be in | the Hebrew Friendship Cemetery. Jacob Kaplan, TENANCY PARLEY URGES OWNERSHIP Greater Opportunity in Life for Share Croppers Goal of Movement. By the Associated Press. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., September 19.—Leaders in Gov. J. M. Futrell's farm tenant uplift movement today set farm home ownership and *“a greater opportunity in life” as the principal objectives to be sought for Southern ,sharecroppers when the movement is formally inaugurated here Monday. The newly appointed Arkansas Farm Tenancy Commission will start a broad study of the problem and lay the groundwork for a proposed South- wide conference on the same subject in-November. A 15-point program will be examined by the 57-member commis- sion with a view of making recom- mendations to State and Federal au- thorities which will aid agricultural labor now working on a share basis to acquire land of its own through long term financing. “It is my hope,” said C. E. 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