Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1937, Page 4

%3 STUDENTS END WORKAT STRAYER Chancellor Gray of American University Addresses Graduating Class. Warning that forces seeking to regiment individual interests into cer- tain poltical and social molds might suppress “mental individualism of personal life and aspiration,” Chan- cellor Joseph M. M. Gray of American University last night addressed the 93 members of the graduating class of Strayer College. Speaking at commencement exer- cises in Continental Memorial Hall, Dr. Gray discussed “Modern Society vs. Eudcation.” Charging that na- tural sciences made us think of speed as progress and physical convenience as sagacity, he asserted that men live no more wisely now than they used to, despite scientific achievement. He pointed out, for example, how the sciences had multiplied weapons of ‘war. Alonzo C. Allison, president of the secretarial class, and Ivin M. Swan- son, president of the accounting class, also addressed the group. C. Vaughan Darby, dean of the graduate school, presented the ac- counting graduates to President Dono- ho, who conferred the degree of bachelor of commercial sclence on the following: John C. Ashton Gordon B. Prowse George H. Seward Norman V. Stevens Bailey S. Stuart Alvin M. Swanson L. Yates Taylor B B, Jenes. ot eodore McGann The secretarial graduates were awarded diplomas by Dr. Edwin C. Dutton, member of the board of trus- tees. Lewis E. Smith, registrar, pre- sented the secretarial graduates. The Rev. Raphael H. Miller pronounced the invocation and benediction. Those graduated from the secretarial | department were: Allison. Allonzo Klein. Katherine Andrews. Ruby 8. Kneipp. Robert F. cins, Violet Lansbery. Mary J. A%0% Kofn Lansche Beverly Bartz. Dorothy Lee. George Baughen Margaret Legge. Lois Helen en h l’_‘:”“dfirnrjnmfs i, Josephine ng Benjamin pertolng drec” Manning. Alfred P. Brinckman: Margaret Marino. Jennie E. B A !%nr:no“fl‘nncs’ h, C. S. Marr. Wi m Ay \ariha McAndrew Mary C G Sinee-Jame McKilien Herbert N. Coe. Muriel \V” Mf:fi“nmp’“ " Hazel 1. sel. Frances Coleard, Ther Miller. Roberta Conn. George Moss. 'Nancy Constanti. Ruth Nicol, Margaret Dickerson Alice Bell. Hel Poe, Ls Verne lley. Helen ugliese. Norma Doy 3 .. ir. Robinette. Ruth r Rummage. Martha Farber. Minnie Schneider, G Flovd. Anita Scott, Prancis, ir. Foard m; Scott., Winifred Fowler, nner. Marie Gibble. 8nyder, Altha Lee Sibson. Harriet &0 ida Mary Anne Staubus, Ruth Anne M. S sordon. . & Y E Strange, 31 S, . Azale i Taslor. Reda Pearl Niomii Gail Tinder. Wallace Sarah Vecchietti, George . Beatrice F. o Voshall. Marian Margaret Weaver, Dorothy . Nancy Yancey. Dorothy Jones. Winifred Zalokar. Olga Karr, Kenneth Pearson (Continued From First Page.) gun was found in the dresser of an- other room, and not in the bed room | where Pearson’s body was found, did | not mitigate against the theory of an accidental shooting. Mrs. Pearson had been drinking when they found her sobbing over Bad News THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Db. C. for Peggy ARGENTINE KIDNAP SUSPECTS ESCAPE “Public Enemy No. 1” and Companion Engage Police RIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1937. OFFENSIVE OPENED ON BLUM REGIME Conservatives Say “Pause” Sought by Premier reforms before further expansion was & confession of failure, ‘They demanded that Blum explain to the Chamber exactly where tus people’s front was headed. Radical Socialists who have been sparring with the government over relief policies declared the government | program imposed crushing burdens vn public and private finances and pos- sibly would lead to full socialism. Government Spending Hit. ‘The Radical Socialists, themselves a conservatively inclined segment of the popular front, criticized heavy govern- ‘hu been considered an outstanding - | candidate for the premiership if Bluin |15 overthrown, rallied to the attack with other leaders of the opposition. They declared the “pause” was really 8 halt. Blum has told his followers the “pause” was but a temporary deldy to permit consolidation of gains. Rising manufacturing costs have been met by government control t prevent “unjustified” price rises. Psychic Message Council 1100 Twelfth N.W. in Gun Battle. Shows Failure. BY the Associated Press. 3 BACKGROUND— LA PLATA, Argentina, February 26. 3 Turmoil created in France by —Antonio Caprioli, Argentina's “pube-|| ;- 4 Stavisky scandals and divisions in lic enemy No. 1,” and a companion, ranks of comservatives opened way “Little Boy” Martinez, escaped today last Spring for victory of leftist after a gun battle with police seeking eople’s Front” government, the kidnapers of Eugenio Peyrera headed by Leon Blum. First days Iraola, 2-year-old son of & wealthy of regime were marked by wave of family. strikes when workers said mnew Caprioli, known as a lieutenant of “radical” premier had failed to de- the dead gangster chieftain, “Baby liver promised reforms. Laws to Face” QGordillo, and Martinez were benefit labor were rushed through believed implicated in the disappear- Parliament. Other bills wiped out ance of the child from his father'’s control of the famous “200 families” Estancia La Sorpresa, near fashion- of the Bank of France, nationalized able Mar del Plata, Wednesday. armament factories and created & As squads of officers searched the billion-dollar public works program. extensive grounds of the Peyrera Iraola estate, detectives questioned & peon, Jose Gancedo, who was impli- cated in the kidnaping by the victim's 5-year-old brother. Police said Gancedo was unable to explain his movements and subse- quent absence after the child lisap- peared. He refused to give a full ac- count of his activities, they said. He also had* shaved off the beard he customarily wore, detectives asserted. Argentine newspapers referred to the kidnaping as “Argentina’s Lind- bergh case.” One paper began a cam- paign for a “Lindbergh” law pre- scribing the death penalty for con- victed abductors. Another suspect, a truck driver named La Fuente, was able to give a satisfactory account of himself, au- thoritles reported. Two additional HUMPHREY PEARSON. BY the Associcted Piess. PARIS, February 26—Conservative deputies launched an open offensive today on the “people’s front” govern- ment, headed by Leon Blum. They charged that the Socialist premier’s recent speech calling for a “pause” to permit adjustment of social Save Money on Lumber Lumber prices are advancing steadily. Prices in Spring will be much high- Arrest of Peggy Garcia and Michael La Rocca, whom she married in 1934, was ordered yesterday after @ woman identify- ing herself as Mrs. Kathleen La Rocca appeared and produced a marriage license indicating she also had married La Rocca in 1934. The woman and her brother, Richard Murray, are shown as they left the New York district attorney’s office in a snow- ment spending, but agreed to deliver of confidence tonight after Plerre Etienne Flandin, a Left Re- publican deputy and former premier; ! Paul Reynaud, Corner of 12th “r Grace Gray Delons Reader meuuplitan 5234 Rightist deputy who | under storm. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. - < and drew her sealskin coat a little closer around her shapely figure. “Yes,” she said, lightly fingering a corsage of violets. HISTORY T0 POLICE Arrested With Husband on Bigamy Charge, She Faces Detectives. BY the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 26—With her silver-blond tresses harsh Klieg lights, Peggy Garcia, former Follies girl, stared wide- eyed at a hall full of detectives at police headquarters line-up today and spoke about her past and present ! marital status. ‘The baby-faced Peggy, arrested on bigamy charges along with her hus- band, Michael La Rocca, tombstone salesman of Astoria, N. Y., smiled en- gagingly as she answered questions put to her by Acting Capt. Richard Fen- nelly. Without a sign of “stage fright,” La Garcia stepped daintily across the bright-lit platform and stood before a microphone. “Were you ever married before?” boomed Capt. Fennelly. Peggy deftly patted her feit toque gleaming | | " “To whom?” “When?” she countered. “To whom were you married be- u | Peggy made a little mouth. “When?" She insisted. “I mean—to whom in your prior marriage?” | “Oh,” said Peggy. years ago.” ‘When did you marry your present husband?” “Five months ago,” Miss Garcia re- plied. “Where did you marry him?" It happened in Manhattan, Peggy | said, and with breezy “No, sir” to the question of whether her father had | gone back to Virginia, she stepped | away from the microphone. ! La Rocca Denies Charge. | Next came the dark, curly-haired La Rocca, who said he married Peggy on September 3, 1936, and denied | that he had ever been legally married | before. “You had a common-law wife?” he was asked. “Yes, sir” “You were known as man and wife?” “Yes, sir,” said La Rocca. “Was there a ceremony?” “There was a ceremony in a | church,” he said, “but there was no license.” With the line-up parade over, the “In Virginia, 12 | fore?” Capt. Fennelly repeated the | question. suspects, described as hoboes, were held temporarily for investigation. Peons connected with the family estancia were put to work cutting extensive corn flelds adjoining the estate and clearing underbrush from woods as the search for the young scion progressed. Five-vear-old Miguel, Eugenio's brother, gave the first clew to Chief of Detectives Fernandez Bazan. “An unknown man,” the boy said, held Eugenio in his arms shortly before he disappeared from the 6,600-acre estate at dusk Wednesday. Officer Arrests Own Son. CAMDEN, N. J. Earle Wright, ordered to investigate a boy's shooting, found & youngster sprawled on the floor, a bullet in his head. He and another boy had been | playing with a pistol. | It was Policeman Wright's own home, his own gun. He arrested the second boy, William, his 9-year-old son. |sued Violinist Dave Rubinoff for | $500,000 heart balm, left with her hus- |band to go to the district attorney's | discontinued Wednesday. grand jury immediately. The case against La Rocca hinged {on a statement by a woman who identified herself as Mrs. Kathleen | Murray La Rocca, who said she was | La Rocca's first and “real” wife and | the mother of three children by him. the body of her husband, officers said. Pearson’s body still is at Banning, where the autopsy was performed. The gay party that preceded the shooting was described by Leonard Mitchell, former Palm Springs night ' club owner, who said he accompanied | the couple on a round of the resort's | bars. He told officers he believed Pearson was intoxicated. Hollywood friends said that Pear- | son, former head of an advertising agency in Columbus, Ohio, enjoyed his life in Hollywood. ‘When he came to Hollywood, they said, he proclaimed: “I'll beat this Hollywood writing racket in six months and make some money for myself doing it.” But instead of saving his money, they declared, “he was more than siberal with his wealth. If he wanted something for his wife or for himself, he bought it.” He was reputed to have earned as much as $50,000 for one picture. Usual- 1y he worked alone, but on a few oc- casions he collaborated with Monte Katterjohn and Edward Kauffman, Miners (Continued From First Page.) were believed to have drowned or to have died of poisonous gas seeping into the 656-foot shaft. ‘The mine management immediately started to repair water pumps and mine elevators in the hope of re- suming work within a few days. Police expressed doubt, however, that operations could be resumed soon. They asserted ‘‘communistic propa- ganda” for a general strike in the Pecs field might interfere. Fighting had raged through the night over growing disaffection in the hunger strikers’ ranks. Threatened by rising water, stagnant air and deadly gases, groups of the workers were said to have revolted against strike leaders and battled ‘worker-guards who barred their escape from the pit. ‘The tmplements of their work—picks, axes and hatchets—were turned into deadly weapons. Screams echoed | through the dank shaft. Seventeen miners who escaped last night drew a picture of the under- ground terror. Fourteen of them were hacked and bludgeoned before they im:ke through and climbed to the sur- ace. - T'm waiting for a BUICK for my Half Yearly Savings . . . and only seven more days—save now! Grosner defies all price rises! Save $10 to $20 This next Saturday March 6th at six! sale ends FINAL CLEARANCE ON EVERY SUIT & O’COAT $1.95 woven cloths. Any $29.75 and $35.00 Suit or O’Coat NOwW $1975 Hundreds to choose from! Single and double breasted. clothing prices emphasizes Clearance at Astounding Savings! Any $40, $45 and $50 Suit or O’Coat clothes in the $19.75 group. Plenty of sizes and colors. NOW $29.75 Fine quality Grosner . The predicted rise in the saving possibilities. (LIMITED QUANTITIES) and $2.50 Shirts—Patterned madras and broad- plal Men’s Reg. $1.95 Pajamas—Fancy or coat. A, B, Cand D. Now (#).—Policeman | | one-time Harlem hat check girl, who | | office. The suit against Rubinoff was Assistant District Attorney Harold | ‘W. Hastings sald he expected to place | the double bigamy case before the | er. Buy now and save money. We ean be of great help in BOY, 13, KILLS SELF LIMON, Colo.,, February 26 (#)— The parents of Frankie Lewis, blamed “too many wild West mag: zines” yesterday for his death from a self-inflicted bullet wound. The boy shot himself in the heart | with & .32-caliber pistol after parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat S. Lewis, filling station operators, said they had | reprimanded him. They said he had been a tireless Treader of “wild West" stories. Repairing and Remodeling Come in . This service is FREE. J. FRANK INC. his | SUDDEN SERVICE NOrth 1341 2121 Ga. Ave, . . let’s talk it over and advise you how best to do the work. ELLY | popes Lumber and Millwork MEN WILL MAKE A SCRAMBLE FOR THESE GARMENTS AT $12.75 TODAY AND SATURDAY 'TIL 9 P.M. LAST @ DAYs of Bell’s Spectacular FINAL CLEARANCE JUST 289 SUITS Topcoats and Overcoats Were $18.50 and $22.50 12.75 Will Be $18.50 and $22.50 Monday Here’s a sensational windup sale that every man in Washington will welcome ... BUT ONLY 289 MEN CAN PAR- TICIPATE IN THE EVENT. Just 289 thrifty purchasers can buy a Bell gar- ment for $12.75 today and tomorrow until9 P. M. Monday the same garments go back to $18.50 and $22.50. You don’t have to be a tailor to appreciate these values . . . but any tailor or merchant will tell you that these suits, topcoats and overcoats at $12.75 are priced lower than wholesale cost. Hurry down! We expect a sellout! 465 PAIRS OF $7, $8, $9 All-Wool TROUSERS Most of the trousers in the lot are hard finished worsteds. This 1s a splendid opportunity to match up your odd coat. 3s GLOVES _ ___ . ™™ SWEATERS Circles Daily, 2:30 & 7:30 P.M. Personal interviews for spiritual nelp and guidance may be arranged by a visit ta the Council House or Telephone Consultation $1 CLEARANCE At LEWIS & THOS. SALTZ, Inc. 1409 G Street N.W. There comes a time at the close of every season when we want to clear stocks prior to the arrival of new-season goods. That time is here and prices have been drastically reduced to clear shelves be- fore we open the Spring season next Tuesday. A SELECTION OF EXTRAORDINARY VALUES SHIRTS .____. (8tor s5) $1.29 Fine quality shirts in broken assortment. Fancy Oxfords, Woven Madyases, Broadcloths. All collar-attached styles in various models. Tabs, Duke of Kent, Button- down and regular open collars. Values up to $3.50. Of fine flannels in stripes, plaids and solid colors. Terry cloths, Matlasse Silks. Also Wool Smoking Jackets and Fine Flannel Cocktail Coats « + « Values up to $15 MUFFLERS - _ . ____ $1.95 All imported wool and coshmere. District checks, au- thentic clans, polka dots and fancies. All imported from England and Scotland. Values $3.50 and $5. WOOL HOSE _ . (2tors1.50) 79¢ Imported from England ond a fine American make. Solid colors and fancy patterns. All wools, silk and wools; 6x3 ribs, 9x3 ribs; flat knits; plain brushed wools. Regular $1 and $1.50 values. UNDERWEAR _ _(2for 51.25) §5¢ SHORTS: Fine woven madrases and broadcloth. Solid colors, fancy checks and stripes. Made in French back, full balloon seat models. In white, blue, tan and light green. FINE LISLE SHIRTS: White Swiss rib under- shirts. Splendid qualities. All sizes. NECKTIES - - - _ .- _.95¢ Fine cut silks, silk and wcel, wool challis, poplins, Spitalfields; neat figures, space figures, stripes and plaids. Regular $1.50 and $2. Quality from our own stock. PAJAMAS . . (3forsa95) 1,79 A splendid assortment of broadcloth, soiesettes, satins in open collar and middy style models in neat and bold figures and striped patterns. Lastex belts, cut full and roomy. Sizes A, B, C, D. Values up to $3. $2.65 Fine pigskins, goatskins, mocha, capeskins. Hand- finished tops; cord sewn; London tan, fawn, grey, brown, black and midnight blue. Also grey mocha and tan and black capeskin, wool and fur lined. $3.50, $4 and $5. Values from regular stock. POLO SHIRTS _ _ _ (2tor s1) 59¢ An interesting collection of sports shirts in an Odds and Ends Assortment. White, blues, browns, Canary; in stripes, checks and solid colors in mesh, lisle and basketweaves. All sizes. Values up to $1.50. (Other sports shirts on sale at 95¢ and $1.49. Buy these for wear now and for Summer ot great savings.) _______ $1.95 Cable knit, sleeveless sweaters in yellow, blue, white and brown. Turtle neck, button fronts, zipper fronts, pull-over and button models. An extraordinary value. Regular price up to $5.95; all from regular stock. SHOE BAGS - - _ ™" *1.00 These shoe bags—a by-product—would ordinarily sell for $2. They hang on the inside of your closet door and holds 6 pairs of men’s or women'’s shoes. EXTRA SAVINGS ON MEN'S SUITS & COATS A SPECIAL GROUP OF $38.50 AND $45 SUITS AND COATS 25 & 29 OTHER $45, $50, $55, $60 SUITS and COATS, $1.95 and $2.50 Shirts—A-1 condition; e st o 171, o 9159 Regular $1.65 Shirts—Well tailored; fine quality white broad- $1.50 and $2.00 Neckties—A varied selection of patterns and col- 79 c ors. Resilient construction. ... oy M 8B SLI9 | nan Spre$l Purchase Saturday will not be billed until April 1st On Sale ONL * 916 F St. 209, OFF SPECIAL GROUP OF TOPCOATS, $34.76 * LEWIS & TH°S. SALTZ INCORPORATED 1409 G STREET N. W. NOT CONNECTED WITH SALTZ BROTHERS INC.