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SAN BERNARDINO DAILY SUN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 193S Accused Smuggler Pleads Innocent, Refuses to Bare More 'Big Names PAGE TWO Mi imLyw- Ctapcrao Fights Charges Despite Guilty Plea of Co-Defendant, Comedian George Burns (Br Associated Pi-cm) NEW YORK, Dec IS. Albert N. Chaperau. "mystery man" of a smuggling scandal that already has Involved such personages as Comedian George Burrs and a judge's wife, intimated today he had no present Intention of talking about his supposed acquaintance with oth er entertainment stars. Chaperau, heavy-faced and impassive, pleaded innocent to the newest Indictments against him, despite the plea of guilty mads yesterday by Burns, his accused co-defendant in one case.

Chaperau had made the same plea to an earlier indictment which also named Mrs. Edgar Lauer, -wife of a state supreme court justice. FIELD NARROWED Nothing official was said by Government Investigators about Chape-rau's decision to fight both cases, but privately they let it be understood his action bad lessened the possibility of widening the official investigation to Include the testimony of various Hollywood stars. During the day a Federal grand jury proceeded with its inquiry, while Colette D'ArviUe, an artist who has sung with the Metropolitan opera company, was interviewed by Assistant U. 8.

Attorney Joseph Delaney. Miss D'Arville appeared voluntarily, and it was made clear she was not a suspect The conversation was understood to have concerned the circumstance that she was a dinner guest of the Lauers when Rosa Weber, a German-born maid, was said by Chaperau to have created a scene because of table talk in denunciation of Adolf Hit-ler. PROGRAM TO CONTINUE Chaperau, who says he is of Jewish extraction, has described himself as victim of the malice which he says arose in the maid because of her discharge by the Lauers. An affidavit by the maid aided the Government's investigation of smuggling. The Government's claim is that Burns and Mrs.

Lauer connived with Chaperau to obtain foreign goods duty free, Chaperau having been pictured as the actual carrier. Burns asserted through counsel that he innocently bought the Jewelry for whose possession he was indicted. He 'is the husband of Grade Allen and is her "straight man" as well In a weekly Friday night radio program which features Miss Allen's studied Inanities. It was indicated the program would continue without interruption. Mrs.

Lauer is expected to plead tomorrow to the indictment. Senator Bankhead Doubts Third Term (Br Cntted Press) NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13. Senator John H. Bankhead, Alabama Democrat, here to address the twentieth annual convention of the American Farm Bureau federation, said today he did not believe President Roosevelt would seek a third term and predicted the trend of Congress would be toward conservatism.

A decrease in Federal spending is probable, he said, ana "wild appropriations" for armaments probably won't be approved. Earlv Train Use of Bay Bridge Expected (Bv United Press) SACRAMENTO, Dec. 13. Public Works Director Earl Lee Kelly estimated today interurban train service on the San Francisco-Oakland bridge may begin Jan. 10.

AUNT HET By ROBERT QUILLEN "I wouldn't have a husband I couldn't trust, but I wouldn't train human nature too far by join' off and learln one at home alone for a month." (CopyriKht. 193S) move NO WISECRACKS FROM BURNS George Burns (center), radio and screen comedian, Is shown just after he sppeared In court In New York Monday and. pale and nervous, pleaded guilty to two indictments charging smuggling of three pieces of jewelry worth $4,885. With him are his attornsys, Walter N. Thayer (left) and Carl E.

Newton, Back In Hollywood yesterday, Burns met all questions with See my lawyer." FAMED JURIST (Bv Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13. Superior Judge Joseph Jerome Tra-bucco, 69, the man with "an uncanny memory" who sallied forth from his slightly populated mountain county as the state's judicial trouble shooter whenever there was a tough case to handle, died at noon today of a heart ailment The jurist suffered a heart attack after a recent minor operation and was so ill Friday he was moved to the hospital where he died. Although Judge Trabucco had always remained a resident of Bear Valley, Mariposa county, where he was born, he was as well known as a local judge in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and other large cities of the state. Known as one of the state's foremost trial judges, the fourth oldest in point of service, he was assigned to cases in more than 40 counties.

His ability to "get it over in a hurry," his Impartiality, his honesty and oblivion to politics made him the practically unanimous choice of opposing attorneys and local judges when an unusually difficult task arose. Friends recall his "uncanny memory" which allowed him to inform a lawyer" struggling with citations, "the case you have in mind is in 204 California, page 470." The judge was never wrong. His rulings were almost never reversed by the supreme court and his record in the appellate courts was declared to have been unequaled. Chief Justice William H. Wasts of the state supreme court commented "California has lost an out standing trial judge in Judge Tra-bucco's death and recalled that the latter had refused many appel late court cases because he wanted to remain a trial judge.

Film Folk Sought in Bond Fraud Probe (By Asioclated Press) L03 ANGELES, Dec. 13. Robert Clark, Federal marshal, had his deputies calling on movie stars today, subpoenaing them to appear as witnesses in New York at the grand jury's hearing of William P. Buckner, charged with using the mails to defraud. Several of the film folk already have denied any knowledge of Buck- ner's activity in the alleged sale of Philippine bonds.

Those named in the subpoenas are Leon Errol, Frank Morgan, Bing Crosby, Herbert Marshall, Miriam Hookins. Phyllis Brooks, Binnle Barnes, Ronald Colman, Cary Grant, Joseph M. Schenck, Nick Carter, Jean Mogiloski and Nola Hahn. 4 Chief Surgeon for Santa Fe Dies at 81 (By Associated Press) WICHITA, Dec. 13 Dr.

J. P. Kaster, 81 years old, chief surgeon for the Santa Fe railroad at Topeka 40 years, died today. He had been ill of heart disease the last two weeks in a Wichita hospital. A graduate of Rush Medical university at Chicago in 1881, Dr.

Kaster served 10 years as chief surgeon for the Atlantic Pacific railroad at Albuquerque, N. before becoming chief surgeon for the Santa Fe. UK Shaw and Cormack Trial Starts Jan. 31 (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13.

Joseph Shaw, brother and secretary of recalled Mayor Frank L. Shaw, and William H. Cormack, civil service commissioner under the Shaw administration, pleaded Innocent in superior court today to a grand Jury indictment charging them with 66 counts of irregularities in connection with civil service examinations. Tbey entered their pleas after Presiding Judge Clarence L. Kln-caid had denied defense demurrers to the indictment, which was re TWO TOO MANY WIVES Trio Found Residing Together (Bv Assoelited Press) SAN JOSE, Dec.

13. Three wives are too many in any one man's language, the police department indicated today in beginning an investigation of a story told by Boyd Burke, 25, San Jose. Burke was in jail, as were two young women quoted Chief of Police J. N. Black as having said they married him and still wanted him for a husband individually.

No charges were filed. The chief said Burke's admitted marriage record with no known subsequent divorces read as follows: At San Jose, July 30, 1936; Larry B. Burke to Dorothy Masonholder. At San Jose, July 18, 1938; Boyd Burke to Evelyn Hopping. At Modesto, in October, 1938; Bud Jordan to Lillian Olivers.

Chief Black said Larry B. Burke, Boyd Burke and Bud Jordan were the same man. He quoted Burke as saying the (Continued from Page One) gious bodies whose members are guilty of immorality and confisca tion of their possessions. 4. Correspondence between the Pope and the German bishops to be examined by the German government before delivery.

5. Ban on religious orders teach ing or helping the sick, which in the future would be done by government financing under control of the minister for church affairs. 6. Ban on contributions by Germans to church or religious orders. 7.

Ban on priests baptizing Jews and on non-Aryan Germans becoming priests. 8. Church membership to be declared spontaneously by German citizens, in default of which they would not be considered to be members of any religious denomination. Child Drinks Rubbing Oil, Dies in Screams (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.

A draught of pleasant-smelling oil of wintergreen, taken by blonde, curly haired, two-year-old Pauline Belster when her mother wasn't looking, proved fatal to the child last night Deputy Coroner W. A. Dinsmore reported Mrs. Margaret Belster had been rubbing the child's chest with the oil to treat a cold, and left the room momentarily. She ran back when Pauline screamed, and called an ambulance, but the child died several hours later in children's hospital.

1- Patterson to Move Offices from North LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13. Ellis E. Patterson, lieutenant governor-elect, announced today he is changing his place of residence from King City, in Monterey county, to Los Angeles. He also will pursue his legal prac tice here, he said.

turned after an investigation into reports of city job-buying. Joint trial of Shaw and Cormack was set for Jan, 31. Meanwhile, District Attorney Bu ron Fitts announced that the grand juiy tomorrow will hear evidence regarding issuance of spot-zoning oil well permits in the Wilmington, Venice and Playa Del Rey dis tricts. He said the "whole mess will be placed before the jury, and disclosed that six subpoenas had been issued. VATICAN FEARS SERIN DRIVE Masonholder girl went to Idaho, town unknown, shortly after the marriage and that insofar as Burke knew he had never been divorced from her.

Burke and the Hopping and Olivera girls were taken into custody here by Sgts. Tom Short and L. E. Guptill, who said they found them residing together. Chief Black said he was Informed the Olivera girl, after Burke allegedly left her in Modesto following their marriage, heard reports he already had a wife and came here three weeks ago to investigate.

Since then, the chief said, the trio had been amicably trying to solve the problem. Black said Burks told him he was drunk when he married the Masonholder and Olivera girls, and that he preferred his second wife. Evelyn Hopping and Lillian Olivera are 18. Dorothy Masonholder was shown to be 21 on the marriage license. ILL Hill SPEEDS PEAC (Continued from Page One) trine of non-recognition of territory acquired by force.

Franco named Ernesto Barros Jarpa of Chile as general spokes man for the committee, and directed organization of subcommit tees to consider each separate subject. United States delegates said they had no desire, at this early stage, to agree on any plan advanced by other delegates for continental defense. Hull's intention, they said, war to refrain from taking a posi tion until after full discussion of problems of defense in committee During the day a Brazilian proposal to deny alien minorities in Latin America any special minority rights, such as Sudeten Germans demanded of Czechoslovakia, was referred to the committee on inter national law. Brazil has large Ger man and Italian minorities. Mexico proposed a declaration against aerial bombardment in wartime, and the United States delega tion led in preparation of economic proposals which would link the the Americas by increased trade, The Argentine delegation, meanwhile, was attempting to coordi nate three plans for a declaration calling for an end to the Spanish civil war.

The plans were prepared by three Argentine delegates one a rightist, one a leftist and the third of the political center. In his radio address Hull said his talks with delegates of other pow ers led him to believe that "there exists among us a measure of moral and spiritual unity far greater than ever before." The secretary declared that he saw "much less rivalry, whether between countries or individuals; than in previous conferences and added that he was convinced Amer ican republics do not seek to im pose their form of government or institutions oh other peoples. Former Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas probably will make the closing address before the confer ence for the United States delega tion, several delegates said.

Hull already has mentioned such a prob ability. Air'Crash Survivor Plans Jewelry Store (By United Press) HONOLULU, T. Dec. Edelsteln, paroled convict who was one of two survivors of an airplane crash off Point Reyes, Nov. 29, in which five were killed, arrived today aboard the liner Mariposa to "start life anew." "I'll probably open a jewelry store and see if I.

can't make a comeback," he said. Edelsteln had planned to come to Hawaii with a bride. His fiancee, a Texas school teacher, wrote him In Los Angeles, however, calling off their wedding. ILLS BARRIER ID Sequel to 'Mistake Murder' of New Yorker Found in Death Of Convict in Sing Sing (Bv Associated Press) OSSINING, N. Dec.

13-Gangland vengeance that reached even inside the walls of Sing Sing prison wrote a sequel today to the "mistake murder" of John F. O'Hara, 26, New York financial in vestigator, who was slain by near sighted underworld executioners last Nov. 18. Detectives said the killers never meant to "get" O'Hara. His slaying was a blunder.

The intended target was Matthew J. Kane, 41, an ex-convict, who "knew too much." Kane died today in the prison hospital from infection caused by a jagged fragment of knife-blade imbedded in his neck. He was stabbed in a mysterious assault last Sunday, authorities disclosed. Five convicts were placed in solitary confinement in connection with the case. ON BORROWED TIME As Warden Lewis E.

Lawes pressed an investigation, keepers said Kane "took the rap," in prison jargon, refusing to talk even when he knew he was dying. Twice marked for death, Kane escaped to live briefly on borrowed time through the error of his would-be slayers and paradoxically, the act that saved his life also sent him back to prison to his doom. He had been released from prison six hours before the O'Hara slaying, on his pledge to go directly to the home of his mother, In the same apartment building where O'Hara lived. Instead, he violated his parole, and saved his life for the time-stopping at a Manhattan tavern. WRONG MAN KILLED While Kane drank, O'Hara went home and the killers, lying in am bush near the entrance, apparently mistook him for Kane.

After the slaying of O'Hara, who left a widowed mother and a 16-year-old sister, Kane was picked up for parole violation and re turned to Sing Sing. Prison authorities worked on the theory Kane was killed by convicts carrying out the death sentence after the blunder of O'Hara's slaying. They said Kane was supposed to have the inside -story of the spectacular $427,000 Rubel armored car holdup in Brooklyn in 1933 the biggest cash haul in New York criminal annals. He also had been questioned in connection with the murder of Thomas (The Harp) Sheridan, on Jan. 9, 1935.

Food Baskets Will Be Given for Relief (By Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13. Los An geles county relief clients will be given food baskets instead of a monthly check, the board of super visors decided today. Wayne Allen, administrative of ficer, was instructed to issue script and establish four self-help stores for indigent families. The plan will save about 30 per cent in relief costs, Chairman Roger Jessup, its sponsor, said.

Physician Ends Life In Grief Over Jews LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13. Dr. Ernest Freund, 36-year-old Vienna- trained physician, committed sul cide last flight by taking poison in despair over mistreatment of Jews in Germany and Austria, police re ported today. Police said Dr.

Freund left a sui cide note In which he said he had grieved over the mistreatment of the Jews and had found himself unable to adjust himself to living conditions in the United States. Motion Picture Story Editor Tells Young Hopefuls How (By United Press) HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 13. Story Editor Edwin Knopf of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, whose staff examines 25,000 manuscripts a year, took time off from his reading today to tell how those folks with scenarios either in their trunks or in the backs of the heads can sell them to the movies. Since almost every other American 'seems to be a would-be scenario writer and since Knopf buys more stories perhaps than any other one man in Hollywood, we wore down two pencils taking notes and we only hope that if you, too, are an unsung author, this may help ease some of the worse bumps.

The road to success as a picture writer is bumpier than the Sierra Nevada mountain range. "That's because most authors, amateurs Included, either know how to tell a story or can be taught" Knopf said, "but they seldom have a story to tell. That's also why this one studio sifts through an amazing amount of material annually in RUTH ETTINC'S FRIEND JURY BULLET HOLE IN (By Assorlttsd Press) LOS ANGELES, Dec Alderman, 30-year-old music arranger and accompanist for Ruth Etting, radio singer, unbuttoned his shirt in court today and showed a jury the bullet hole he said- her former husband, Martin Snyder, inflicted last Oct. 15. Alderman said Snyder accosted him just as he finished his work at NBC studios and said he wanted to have a talk about Miss Etting.

"He said he had reports Miss Etting and' I were married," Alderman testified. "I told him that wasn't true. Snyder said the two of us had been seen together at football games and prize fights." JERKS OUT PISTOL Alderman said Snyder demanded that he be taken to see Miss Etting. He said he promised to give Snyder's telephone number to Miss Etting, leaving it to her whether she should meet Snyder. He said Snyder was angered, took a pistol from his pocket, and told him: "If you make a move it will be the last you'll ever make." Alderman said he drove to his home, got out, and that Snyder marched behind him, the pistol shoved into his back.

He said they went into Alderman's kitchen. Alderman's story of the argument and the shooting followed closely those of Miss Etting and Snyder's 21-year-old daughter, Edith, who said she fired at her father after he shot Alderman. Miss Snyder described the scene in Alderman's home the night of Oct. 15, saying her father told her, Alderman and Miss Etting that "this is going to be the end of all of you." She said Alderman was shot in the stomach as he started to plead with her father. "Ruth ran out of the room," said Miss Snyder.

"I heard another shot and my father and Miss (Continued from Page One) an early passage to the country of your affection there is no place in America for you." The Texan at the same time called on the nation to talk less about anti-communism, anti-fascism and anti-naziism "and more about pro-Americanism." There is a need, he said, for positive action to pro mote Americanism. The committee's life will end Jan. 2, the day before the new Congress convenes. In an Interview earlier today, Dies said he would Introduce legislation to recreate the commit tee and would seek a ap propriation for It. It received $25,000 from the last Congress.

In his broadcast address, the Texan said his committee's Investi gation had developed these eight principal "facts:" 1. Communists, who formerly conducted their own labor organ izations, have found it more effec tive to penetrate existing unions. 2. Communists set up "front" or ganizations with "high -sounding titles and laudable bbjectives" to extend their influence. 3.

Communists have extended their "boring from within" tactics to major political parties. 4, Many volunteers for service in the Spanish loyalist army were induced and financed by Communists to enlist. 5. Communists have been active in the nation's schools. 6.

Communists have penetrated the United States Government, holding "kev" positions in some cases. 7. Communists have penetrated church organizations and youth movements. 8. Nazi activities in the United States are linked with government- controlled agencies in Germany and have their counterpart in move ments in South America and Mex ico.

hope of finding just 52 good stories." Knopf's story department has branch offices In New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Budapest, where experts continually read novels, short stories, plays', and original manuscripts. Headquarters of course, are in Hollywood, with Knopf, six assistants, and 20 readers likewise engaged in looking, always looking, for some spark of originality in the mass of material which confronts them. Constantly at the studio are from 75 to 90 writers, mostly engaged in rewriting stories in camera script form. Some of them also are at work on original stories and since the studio makes only 52 pictures a year, it can buy only around six yarns a week. "Writing in picture style Is something that anybody can learn," Knopf said.

"Too many people litter their stories with instructions about placing the camera and dolly shots and whatnot. We hire experts to do that All we want are good DIES DEMANDS ALIEN 'PUREE Martin (Col. Gimp) Snyder, former husband of Ruth Etting, radio singer, on trial for shooting her accompanist Etting struggling in a bedroom. I went In there, pulled him away from Ruth and begging him not to shoot any more. already killed Myrl; why do you want to kill Ruthle? She's all I I told father.

He kept saying he was going to get Ruth and that he knew what he Movie Hero To Ask Wife For Divorce (Continued from Page One) lywood took it for granted he and the actress will marry, once he is free. Mrs. Gable who has been estranged from her husband for three years, was represented by friends as having been agreeable to divorce, but for reasons known only to herself wanted Gable to ask her for It The way for a divorce was paved in the Los Angeles courts recently when Gable brought action to le galize a property settlement. Al though the action itself indicated he and his wife had differed over finances, the fact that the hearing was postponed last week was con sidered an indication they were at tempting to smooth over their dif ferences. The action comes up again for hearing tomorrow.

It was understood Gable has paid his second wife approximately $286,000. Mrs. Gable, a well-to-do Texas widow when she married Gable, was his second wife. His first was Mrs. Josephine Dillon Gable, pretty dra matics teacher, who pulled him off a telephone trouble-shooter's Job and started him on his road to fame.

She divorced him a year after he signed his first major contract. His romance with the glamorous Lombard started a few months aft er his separation from wife No. 2, It has since become one of the most publicized In Hollywood. Both have declined to comment on their fu ture plans or to admit whether they include marriage. Gable's two wives once engaged in a squabble over the right to use 'Titrs.

Clark Gable" on their calling cards. The second Mrs. Gable threatened to sue if Mrs. Gable No. 1 didn't drop the name.

When the latter obdurately refused, the matter was dropped. to. Sell Wares stories, however set down on paper. "We estimate that we look at 000 pieces of material each year and all of it either is written by es tablished authors or submitted to us by reputable literary agents There are 52 of the latter in Hollywood alone. "Then we get unsolicited manu scripts at the rate of perhaps dozen a week, every week, year In and year out.

We return all- of these simply because we have been burned too often by people who claim entirely without foundation that we stole their ideas, "You ask then how is it possible for an unknown writer to get break in Hollywood. There Is only one sure-fire method. He's got to have a good story. Then he must have It published as a short story in a mazagine, or as a novel. If it's In play form, he must have it produced in a theater.

If we read a book published by a well-known house or a story in a good maga zine, or if we see a play produced, say on Broadway, then we're pretty certain it's got something. We give it close attention." SHOWS STOMACH was doing. Ruth broke loose and father pushed me back into a chair. I followed him, found a pistol in the hallway, and with father still screaming Tm going to kill I shot at him." The bullet was wild and lodged in the dining room waU. Miss Snyder followed Miss Etting on the stand.

The former radio headliner admitted on cross examination by Jerry Giesler that she accepted a diamond and platinum bracelet from Snyder when he arrived here last July from New York, six months after, she claims, Snyder telephoned her to say he was "coming out there and kill you." Giesler questioned Miss Etting about the time she spent at the Lake Hollywood drive home of Alderman, her piano accompanist, and asked her if she ordered liquor sent there, signing the name, Mrs. Alderman. '1 think Mr. Alderman ordered it," she answered. "Didn't you sign for it, though?" pursued Giesler.

"I do not remember whether I did or not." SNYDER BLAMED When Prosecutor U. U. Blalock took up re-direct examination of Miss Etting, she said that in the three years before she retired as a singer, Snyder precipitated many difficulties that made it hard for her to get work. She said she had to go to England to get work, and even there Snyder made trouble for her. Giesler came back to ask the questions.

"Isn't It true most of the fights Snyder got into with radio managers and producers were over his insistence you get top billing and full publicity benefits at all times?" he inquired. "I got top billing because of my ability," Miss Etting replied. (Continued from Page One) Baldwin offended the Germans. However it was pointed out that Chamberlain dealt with this toplo In much milder language than he used in parliament several days ago. Others suggested that the sensibilities of the Nazis were wounded by Chamberlain's suggestion that their present form of government was not permanent.

Diplomatic writers stressed that the incident aroused deep fears regarding the future relations of Ger many and Britain. They believed however, that Chamberlain would continue his attempts to placate the dictators but now doubt whether he can succeed in obtaining general European appeasement. It was pointed out by some writers that the boycott Incident strengthened the contention of for mer Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden that the totalitarian states only are prepared to take and think that the only thing the democracies should do is give. Diplomatic circles believed, espe cially after his strong speech of last night, that Chamberlain would not be content to give indefinitely. The Mirror said that the Italian embassy here was informed of the Nazis' decision to boycott Chamberlain before the dinner, but that the Italians chose to ignore the German example and to attend.

BERLIN, Dec. 14. (Wednesday) The Nazi press today, comment ing on Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's speech on foreign affairs last night, resumed its attack on Lord Baldwin, former British prime minister, "Whoever joins the ranks of agitators against the third reich must reckon with being struck back at," the Berliner Lokalanzeiger said editorially. "This applies to former Premier Baldwin as much as to Eden and all the others. "If Baldwin had kept his atrocity-filled speech about the alleged mistreatment of German Jews to himself, then the Lokalanzeiger among others would not have been forced to examine his speech for Its true political meaning." No Berlin paper referred to the German boycott of Chamberlain's speech.

Freedom, Cash Won by Actress (Bv United Press) BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 13. Jayne Shadduck Klrkland Topping, 22-year-old actress, today won a divorce and an out-of-court settlement reputed to be between $250,000 and $500,000 after charging that Henry Topping Jr. $14,000,000 tin-plate heir, beat her publicly and otherwise abused her. In 20 minutes the former wife of Playwright Jack Klrkland, who instructed the court stenographer to list her occupation as "Ice cream manufacturer and aviatrlx," won her freedom by decree of Superior Court Justice Robert L.

Munger, It has been rumored that Topping will marry Gloria Baker, caf society glamour girl. BOYCOTT CHAMBERLAIN.