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WASHINGTON FORECAST
Generally fair tonight and tomorrow;
warmer tonight; colder tomorrow night; low
est temperature tonight about 35.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
Washington 26 New York 26
Atlanta .... 29 Omaha 47
Chicago 33 Portland, 0re...... 40
Detroit 27 San Francisco 53
Los Angeles 66 San Diego 65
(Weather Details on Page 2)
19,000 TO SHARE IN D. C. BANKS’ PAYOFF
Horrors of Starving Madrid Are Disclosed by British Commission
102,000 SEE ARMY-NAVY GRID GAME
TARS RULE
FAVORITES
TOWIN
Crowd of Notables
Gathers to Cheer
Service Teams
By FRANK “BUCK” O’NEILL
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28.—Be
fore the largest crowd that ever
attended a football game in the
Eastern borders of the United
States, Army and Navy will wage
their gridiron strife this afternoon
in the Sesquicentennial Stadium.
More than 102,000 spectators will
occupy the tiered seats in this
amphitheater, which is housing its
first major football spectacle.
Not only is this the largest
crowd in the history of Eastern
football, but it is the second larg
est crowd in the history of foot
ball anywhere in the United
States. Some years ago Notre
Dame and Army sloshed through
the snow-lashed mud of Soldier
Field in Chicago while 110,000
spectators braved pneumonia for
their thrill in touchdowns.
There will be no mud on the
gridiron today, weather bureau ex
perts announced this morning, but
other discomforts are in prospect
The forecast for today predicts icy
gales with a glass dropping below
the freezing point.
All Hunt Blankets
As storm signals were hoisted
over the Quaker City weather bu
reau, the football horde descended
upon department stores, Army and
Navy stores, shops of any de
scription that sold blankets, hunt
ing jackets, sweaters, or any other
agency for combating cold. Despite
the dismal tidings from the
weather bureau, the spectators
stuck to their tickets. Let the ele
ments rage, these modern Ajaxes
of the modem type will hurl their
defiance to the skies.
Navy ruled a slight favorite with
the betting public this morning,
the preference being based largely
upon the unstable medium of com
parative scores. Since Navy de
seated Notre Dame and the Rol
licking Romans trimmed Army in
thoroughgoing fashion, the popu
lace can see nothing but the Mid
shipmen. Professional odds makers
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Aimee's Mother Asks
Police Protection
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28 (1.N.5.).
While Mrs. Minnie “Ma” Kennedy
reported threats against her life,
preparations were being made to
obtain the deposition of Evange
list Aimee Semple McPherson, de
fendant in a $1,080,000 slander
suit filed by Rheba Crawford
Splivalo, former Salvation Army
“angel of Broadway.”
Mrs. Kennedy, mother of the
noted evangelist, asked police pro
tection from the threats, which
she said came over the telephone
to the beach home where Miss
Roberta Semple, Mrs. McPher
son’s estranged daughter, is
staying.
IN THE TIMES TODAY
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Amusements 14
Beatrice Fairfax 7
Births and Marriages 10
Churches • 5
Comics I"- 13
Crossword Puzzle 13
Donna Grace 7
Editorials 8
Edwin C. Hill 6
Elsie Robinson 8
Financial 1 8 > 19
Frank M. Smith 8
Helen Essary 9
Ida Jean Kain 8
Jean Green 1
Mail Ships 8
Mrs- Beeckman <
Music
Neighborhood Movies 10
Hearst Sports Writers' All**America Football Team Selections On Page 15
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EVERY AVAILABLE seat in the huge Municipal. Stadium
in Philadelphia has been sold for today’s thirty-seventh foot
ball game between the West Point Cadets and the Annapolis
Middies. A total of 102,000 tickets has been gobbled up by
SEIZE RECORDS
IN BOND QUIZ
Seven additional warrant books
of upper Prince Georges County
justices of the peace have been
seized by Alan Bowie, State’s at
torney, and taken to Upper Marl
boro for examination, it was
learned today.
These records are in addition to
those seized and impounded by
the Grand Jury before it recessed
late in October after beginning an
investigation of an alleged police
bonding racket.
The records have been placed at
the disposal of two Baltimore audi
tors, who are tracing the various
steps in cases in which it is sus
pected there have been irregu
larities.
Mr. Bowie said today it prob
ably would be Tuesday before he
would know definitely how his
evidence was shaping up and
when he would be in position to
go before the Grand Jury. The
Grand Jury has been recessed sub
ject to call by the Circuit Court
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♦ Page
Night Clubs 22
Radio Programs 11
“Room and Board” 6
Sobol 6
Society 5
Sports 15, 16, 17
Times Table 6
Weather 2
“When I Loved You” 12
Wilma La ville 7
Woman’s Page 7
SUPPLEMENT
Andrew Kelley 1
Art 7
Books 7
Hollywood Fashions 3, 6
Preview 2
Michael Brooks Writes 5
Women’s Clubs 4
W A S HimONTl M E S
NO. 17,274
Ent«r»d aa Sacond Class Matter at
Post Office at Washington. D. C.
Pleas for Aid Pour
On Good Fellows
By THE GOOD FELLOW EDITOR
Judging from the large number
of pathetic appeals pouring in,
many Good Fellows must come to
the rescue this year to relieve dis
tress among the needy at Christ
mas, and to make the holiday
something more than a mockery
for scores of less fortunate families.
Will you help?
A very little money will enable
you to be a Good Fellow and to
make an unfortunate family happy
on Christmas by giving them a
basket of food and a few toys for
the children.
Giving this bit of holiday cheer
will make your own Christmas
seem more joyful. How much more
toothsome your own turkey will
China Retains Panda,
U. S. Woman Refused
Her Shipping Permit
SHANGHAI, Nov. 28 (1.N.5.).
China gained, and the Bronx Zoo
lost, a giant panda today, while
Mrs. William H. Harkness, of New
York, who spent months of work
and more than $20,000 to capture
the rare animal, the only one ever
taken alive, wept and berated the
customs officials for their
“snatch.” Custom officials frus
trated its removal on the techni
cal charge that she had failed to
secure a shipping permit.
It is evident that China Intends
to keep the panda, for the custom
officers had been instructed to
keep a special watch for it, and
they grabbed the baby just as Mrs.
Harkness was about to sail for
Vancouver.
She captured the panda near
the Tibetan border. Her husband.,
William Harkness, died in China
after waiting more than a year
for an exploration permit.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28,1936
clamorous fans and almost that many more tickets would
find takers. Two of the stars of today’s classic are shown:
Monk Meyers, spectacular halfback of the Army eleven (at
the left), and J. S. Schmidt, highly-prized back of the Navy.
, be if you have provided food—per
haps only a small roast—for some
unfortunate family.
Your own children can be taught
' the spirit of giving if they help
■ provide toys for youngsters who
. would not otherwise enjoy Christ
, mas.
One mother, destitute and sick,
is appealing for a Good Fellow not
' to forget her youngsters at Christ
, mas. There are eight children in
j this family. The father, a war
, veteran, made a good living until
his health broke. He has not been
able to work regularly at his job
as a cab driver.
Frail Mother Pleads
i In asking for a joyous Christ-
* mas for her children, the frail
I mother pleads:
“I’ve been sick a month and I
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stocks active
AND STRONG
I
NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (1.N.5.)
The stock market extended its
: advance in busy dealings today,
with bullish business news, par
ticularly on the heavy industries,
again the motivating factor. ’
The list was strong from the
• opening gong, the ticker dropping
behind in the first few minutes
' and continuing hard-pressed
throughout. Leaders scored gains
running to more than 2 points.
Railroad equipments, steels, util
ities, and rubber shares were most
prominent.
Treasury Condition
International News Service
Treasury balance November 25:
$1,422,261,468.23; internal revenue,
$1,807,119.45; customs receipts,
$30,274,474.31.
FOOD RUSHED
TO ALASKA
International News Service
The Interior Department today
pressed into service the Bureau
of Indian Affair’s steasmhip
Boxer to carry food and other
necessities to Alaska, where a crit
ical situation prevails because of
the maritime strike.
The department also has char
tered the Alaska Packers Associa
tion’s 3,000-ton ship Arctic to carry
additional supplies to Alaska.
The Boxer will leave Seattle
Monday for Sitka, Cordova and
Aleutian Islands. The Arctic, now
unloading at San Francisco, is ex
pected to be ready to start for
Alaska by December 5, Secretary
of Interior Ickes said.
Under agreements with striking
seamen and longshoremen, they
will receive a prevailing rate of
pay, providing for retroactive pay
ment of the difference if the strike
is settled with an agreement for
higher pay.
Fire Toll Mounts to 4
DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 28 (1.N.5.)
Death toll in the fire which swept
a rooming house here Thanksgiv
ing Day mounted to four today
when Charles Small, 29, Detroit,
died. Two persons burned to death
in the flames and another died
shortly afterward.
Lights Match to See
If Radiator Has Plenty
Os Akohol-lt Did!
DETROIT, Nov. 28 (1.N.5.).—
Earl Campbell, 25, filled his car
radiator with alcohol.
He then lit a match to see if it
was full.
Doctors said today he could take
the bandages off his face in a week
or 10 days.
STARVATION
IN MADRID
REVEALED
British Commission
Paints Besieged
City's Horror
By CHARLES A. SMITH
MADRID, Nov. 28 (1.N.5.).
One-quarter of the city of Madrid
is in ruins and uninhabitable,
starvation is rife and the civilian
population faces “unspeakable hor
rors” unless speedily evacuated,
the British parliamentary delega
tion visiting the beleaguered Span
ish capital telegraphed the for
eign office today.
Composed of three Laborite, two
Unionist and one Liberal members
of Parliament, the delegation ar
rived in Madrid some days ago. Its
report was handed to the British
embassy in the capital for trans
mission to London.
Text of Report
The delegation’s report read:
“After spending some days in
Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia,
where we were accorded the full
est facilities that circumstances
permitted to acquaint ourselves
with the situation, we venture
to issue an appeal.
“We doubt if the magnitude of
the appalling catastrophe that
faces the civilian population of
Madrid is generally realized.
“This city of one million in
habitants is being subjected to
attack from the ground and air.
Only one road is open to the out
side world.
“Hundreds of thousands of
refugees have been added to the
million inhabitants. One quar
ter of the city has been partially
destroyed and is uninhabitable.
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
“Civilian casualties are ex
tremely heavy. Starvation is al
ready at work and epidemics
are inevitable.
“We urge immediate large
scale action by neutral powers
acting through some interna
tional organization. Evacuation
and partial maintenance of
women, children and non-com
batants is urgent in order to
mitigate—it cannot prevent—
unspeakable horrors.”
Spanish insurgent assertions
that an unidentified Russian ves
sel was sunk and a Spanish gov
ernment destroyer damaged in an
air raid on Malaga lacked sub
stantiation today.
The claims were made in an
(Continued on Page 2, Col. 2)
d. cTrefugee
ON RALEIGH
The U. S. cruiser Raleigh, flag
ship of the European squadron,
and the destroyer Hatfield were
due today at Barcelona, Spain,
to evacuate 25 Americans from
the port declared blockaded by
Gen. Francisco Franco, according
to a dispatch from the American
consul there to the State Depart
ment.
Fifty-seven of the Americans
who left Madrid two days ago
when the Ameriacn embassy there
was closed have been evacuated
by the Raleigh from Valencia and
taken to Marseilles, France.
In the latter group was Mrs.
Frenita Stahlsuccar, reported as
a resident of Washington, D. C.
Sunken Submarine
Raised With 8 Dead
KIEL, Germany, Nov. 28 (1.N.5.)
With eight bodies aboard, the Ger
man submarine U-18 was raised
from the bottom today, two weeks
after it was rammed during man
euvers. The submarine was towed
to Kiel harbor and a funeral will
be held Monday. \
THREE CENTS
sth Horse
‘Sponged’
At Bowie
BOWIE RACE TRACK, Md.,
Nov. 28.—A sponge was dislodged
this morning from the nose of Mrs.
Dion K. Kerr’s Heartease, making
the fifth sponging victim of the
meeting.
The filly started in last Tues
day’s third race. She set the pace
for three quarters of the mile and
one-sixteenth journey and then
wound up fifth in the 12-horse
field.
Noticing a peculiar odor about
the filly while in her stall this
morning, Trainer Kerr sent for
Dr. Collins, of Washington. The
veterinarian dislodged a sponge
which gave evidence of having
been imbedded in Heartease’s head
for at least four days. Others in
the Kerr stable sponged during
the meeting were Aneroid and
Troubadora.
The other horses sponged were
Eddie Kane’s Moon Side and J. B.
J. Townsend’s Chatmoss.
Examining All Starters
After discovery that five horses
had been “sponged” here since
last Saturday, all starters in to
day’s card, which rings down the
curtain on fall racing in Mary
land, will be examined before go
ing to the post.
The fourth sponging came to
light yesterday after an examina-
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NEW MYSTERY
IN SHOOTING
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Nov. 28
CLN.S.) .—Crude black crosses on
the sidewalk and a black paint
smear on the door of her home
today plunged the strange shoot
ing of 16-year-old Ruth Koning
deeper into mystery.
Ruth was shot and seriously
wounded yesterday when, she said,
a man forced his way into her
bedroom and attempted to attack
her.
The black crosses and the
smudge on the door were first no
ticed by police today. The girl’s
father, Henry J. Koning, a promi
nent celery dealer, said he had
first seen the marks six months
ago but attached no significance
to them.
Police recalled the Koning home
was the scene of another crime two
years ago. John Sharer, who then
occupied the house, was found
bound and gagged and several
hundred dollars worth of jewelry
was stolen.
“I don’t know who did it, I
don’t know.”
Ruth moaned today from her
bed in Bronson Hospital.
If her condition improves, she
will be asked to view a suspect
arrested after he was found peep
ing into windows in the neighbor
hood.
Probe Still in Doubt;
Jail Holds Denhardt
NEW CASTLE. Ky._ Nov. 28
(1.N.5.). —A formal verdict finding
that Mrs. Verna Garr Taylor, beau
tiful and socially prominent La
Grange widow, died of a bullet
wound in the heart, but fixing no
blame for the death, was on file
in Circuit Court here today.
Brig.-Gen. Henry H. Denhardt,
former lieutenant-governor and ad
jutant-general of Kentucky, is be
ing held in jail in Louisville, await
ing grand jury action. The State
contends he shot Mrs. Taylor when
she sought to break their engage
ment. He contends she committed
suicide.
Al Smith Joke Gives
Lawyers Laugh, But
Judge Collects sto
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 28.
(I.N.S.).—The judge and an at
torney here had a big laugh over
a “gag-suit” but the judge had the
last laugh—he fined the attorney
$lO.
Abe Berkowitz, the attorney,
filed a suit in behalf of “Mrs.
Democratic Party” against Alfred
E. Smith, charging desertion.
The judge admitted it was very
funny—but it was also contempt
of court. The attorney had to pay
up despite his plea that it was
/‘all in fun.”
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I I District Bank Pays
25 Pct.; Northeast
10 Pct. 'Melon'
About 19,000 depositors in two
‘ local banks will receive Christmas
checks amounting to approximate
ly $1,500,000 between December 10
and 15.
The holiday windfalls were an
. nounced today by Justus S. War
dell, receiver for the District Na
tional Bank and the Northeast
Savings Bank, following a story
in a local newspaper that “deal
ers” were buying up receiver’s cer
tificates of the two banks from
’ depositors.
To Prevent Loss
Mr. Wardell said that he has
tened the announcement, despite
the tremendous amount of work
still to be done, because he wishes
to save the bank depositors from
loss. The “dealers,” he said, are
offering the exact amount of the
dividend for the certificates.
The District National Bank divi
dend will amount to 25 per cent
of the deposits, and approximately
$1,250,000 will be disbursed. R. P.
Lochte, trust officer of the bank,
revealed that 50 per cent dividends
already disbursed amount to
$1,937,100.91. Unsecured liabili
ties held at the time the bank
closed on March 3, 1933 amounted
; to $4,841,414.78, and secured lia
bilities (which have been paid)
$2,509,082.75. Stockholders have
paid in $574,378.54 against their
liabilities of $1,000,000, he said.
3 Previous Dividends
The Northeast Savings Bank
dividend will be 10 per cent and
will total about $250,000, L. H.
Johnson, trust officer of the insti
tution, said. He pointed out that
the bank has declared three divi
dends previously and that this
fourth melon-cutting will bring
the total paid out up to 95 per cent
of the total amount of deposits.
Mr. Johnson announced that un
secured liabilities at closing time
on March 3, 1933, amounted to
$1,148,596.28, and stockholders
have paid in $42,100 of their
, SIOO,OOO assessment.
He said there are 2,351 checks
being held at his office in the
District National Bank at 800 H
St. N. E., for depositors who have
failed to collect them. They total
about SIO,OOO, he said.
Mr. Wardell, in announcing the
unexpected holiday gifts said:
“This is the happiest occasion
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Shots Fired at Britsh
By Indian Tribesmen
NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 28
(1.N.5.). —Rebellious Indian tribes
men continued their warfare
against British troops today. One
group took long-range shots at two
British columns engaged in mop
ping up the region around Waziris
tan, where British and Indian sol
diers were ambushed last Thurs
day, with a loss of 20 lives.
Boy’s Shot Kills Chum
SUSSEX, N. J., Nov. 28 (1.N.5.).
Accidental discharge of a shot
gun in the hands of Theodore Hul
bert, jr., 16, caused the death of
his chum, Martin Johnson, 17.
The gun was discharged when Hul
bert slipped on the ice while the
boys were shooting at bottles.
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