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The Washington times., 1929-09-18
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COSTLY

Once again Maj. Gen. Smed-
ley D. Butler, pride of the
Marine Corps, is in the center
of things.
He has ruled the town of
Quantico, Va, "out of bounds =
for his marines and in three
days the stream of business
has been reduced to a mere
trickle. Bankruptcy stares at
Quantico's business men.
No leathernecks are to be found
quaffing ice cream soda. BARRIERS
stand idle with no leathernecks to
shave. Eggs are decaying In the
restaurants for want OF marines to
order them ''festooned with ham.
Grass threatens to be growing in
the streets ere long. And all be-
cause bootleggers are said TO be
plying their nefarioHs trade among
General Buffers boys.
Order Must BE Lltted
Mayor A. E. McfrSeer presided n
a mass meeting OF the towns citi.
zens last night. General Buffers
order must be lifted. IL the town is
to live. say the business men. and
Mayor McInteer hopes to bring this
about by marshaling the citizens to-
gether in a great "law.and.order"
movement by which the bootleggeps
will be ferreted out and driven away
from the great training camp Of the
United States Marines.
1t was the sense of last nights
meeting that the mayor and the
city council be permitted to try
their methods before more drastic
steps are taken, but Cuantico's bust.
ness men seem to be in no mood
for foOling, with the marines keep,
ing away from them under orders
of General Butler.
Quantico came under the ban last
Saturday and business at once
halted. seeing that go per cent of
it comes from the sea soldiers. The
mayor and council called on General
Butler yesterday. asking assistance,
He promised to lift the ban as soon
as the town had been cleaned up.
He promised all cooperation, even
to cutting oft the water supply of
those selling liquor.
Stamp Out Liquor
Stamp out bootlegging and law
iessness,'' was the gist of General
Buffers remarks to the Quantieo
leaders, land I'll lift the BAN" He
failed to gay when, and so the
business men are worrying plenty.
1t must come soon to save them.
Gen. Butler Is said to have sug-
gested ways and means of clearing
up the town. including the driving
away of those suspected of lawless.
ness and having citizens inform the
police of places they believe are CEN
ters of bootlegging.
Mayor McInteer, attempting to
show that conditions in Quantico are
not so bad as reported. claimed that
Department of Justice operatives,
working under cover" for ten days,
were able to obtain evidence for but
three arrests and he added that,
with the united support of the citi.
zens. he hoped to satisfy General
Butler before it was too late.
Meanwhile, when marines are
given leave, they keep right on
going away from Quantico. It's
'out of bounds"
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
Wounded GIRL
ACCUSES BOY
Times stan Photo.

BRUNSWICK. Ga, Sept. is GIN.
S.).-A weird tale today resulted in
the detention of Marvin Johnson,
local society youth, charged with
assault with intent to murder his
fiancee, Miss Ottilee Johns, 20.
Appearing before two justices of
peace at the preliminary hearing,
Miss Johns declared the youth shot
her as she knelt in a lonely spot near
here at dawn the morning of August
20.
Alternative Is Death
Johnson took her for a drive the
evening before she said. Suddenly,
according to her story, he made
improper proposals and announced
that the alternative would be death
to both.
He drove to a lonely spot in the
woods, she said, stopped the car and
pointed a pistol at her. For five
hours she begged him not to kill
her, she testified, but at a. M, he
asked whether she wished to be shot
in the head or the heart. Kneeling
before him in prayer for her life,
Sne Indicated InaI Sne preferred tHS
bullet to pierce her head. The
trigger was pulled and she lost
consciousness, she said.
Taken To Hospital
Later, upon regaining conscious
ness Miss Johns declared johnson
offered to take her to a hospital,
if she would swear to say the shoot
ing was accidental. She agreed and
was brought to a local infirmary
where. at first. she stoutly main
tained that the shot had been
accidental. Yesterday she left the
hospital to testify at the hearing.
Johnson claims she was shot
accidentally.
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
FIRE
ON CANDIDATE

MEXICO CITY, Sept. IS u.N.s9.-
An unsuccessful attempt to assas.
sinate Jose Vasconcelos, a Mexican
presidential candidate, was reported
from Torreon, today.
In disorders which followed the
attempted assassination, one man
was killed.
The attempt took place last night
while Vasconcelos was making q
speech at Torreon from the balcony
of the Hotel LaEspanola.
A group of political enemies opened
fire and scores of bullets spattered
against the val. but Vasconcelos es-
capped without injury.
Troops restored order.
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
Prospect of Seeing Son
Fatal to Mother on Shin

NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-Excited
by a wireless message from her
son, saying that he would meet
her on the pier in New York.
Mrs. Janet McWilliams so. of
Glasgow, Scotland, suffered a heart
attack and died in her cabin as
the Anchor liner Caledonia was
entering Boston. The ship arrived
in New York Monday.
James McWilliams, the son, was
on the pier when the liner docked.
But he was there to make ar.
rangements for the funeral. which
will take place from his home at
Kearney, N. ].
Mrs. McWilliams had not seen
her son for seven years
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
INDICATES
PEACOX'S
PLEA
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
GNTTDB uOTISE WJTTLN

By JAMES L. KILGALLEN
COURT HOUSE, WHITE
PLAINS, N. Y, Sept. Is
0N.S.) S.).-Dorothy Heinzleman
Peacox, slain bride of 20,
drove her young husband,
Earle Francis Peacox, insane
by her gay conduct in New
York while they were sepa-
rated, Defense Attorney Sid
ney A. Syme declared in his
opening address to the jury
today at the trial Of Peacox
for murder in the first degree.
''She was running around with
other men and he simply couldn't t
stand it," Syme told the jury.
Peacox was legally insane when he
killed his wife on the night of April
21 last, athe first anniversary OF their
marriage, Syne said. In fact he
would shaw, the lawyer added, that
Peacox was a victim of hereditary
insanity, =
Kin in Asylum
Two of Peacox's ancestors on the
fathers side, an uncle and an aunt,
were committed to an asylum at
Utica, N. "" said Syme. "The aunt
was admitted when she was 19. The
uncle thought he was the famous
character OF another generation, the
yellow Kid He used to tie a tin
can on his head whenever he saw
pictures of the Yellow Kid in the
papers,
Dorothy was portrayed as a man
crazy flapper. who carried on a
number of affairs with other men
while she was separated from her
husband
Peacox and Dorothy were married
April 81, 1928, and went to live at
her mothers home because the
young husband. radio expert. was
not making much money. But, the
attorney told the jury, he was
forced to leave their home on July
Continued on Page 2, Column u
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local primaries were the triumphs
OF George Harvey and Edward w.
Cox, respectively Republican and
Democratic candidates for the
borough president of Queens.
Harvey won over a strong Re.
publican machine controlled for a
score of years hy joseph II. De.
bragga. Cox defeated William F.
Continued on. Page 2. Column a
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
Public Warned of Bogus
Small Currency at Large

A warning against a counterfeit
OF the Governments new small-sized
currency was issued today by Chief
w. II. Moran, of the United States
Secret Service.
The counterfeit. the second re-
ported on the new currency, is IS
note on the Federal Reserve Bank
of Chicago. carrying the signature
of Secretary of the Treasurer Mellon
and Treasurer w. o. Woods, with
the portrait of Lincoln.
Moran said the issue was a photo
mechanical production printed from
poorly etched plates. He said the
portrait was defective and the face
OF the note was about one.eighth OF
an inch shorter than the genuine.
1t was said the counterfeit should
not deceive the wary handler OF
currency.
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
NUMBERS
RAIDERS
TAKE IS

A prominent Washington
gambler is believed behind the
numbers racket" raided at
Suitland, Nd, yesterday. re-
sulting in the arrest of Is per-
sons, according to police.
Walter Hall, colored. who is said
to have admitted being In charge
of the business. was charged with
setting up and maintaining a gamb-
ling table. Is believed to be taking
the fall for the Washington hacker
of the game. Hall was released on
$3.50 bond put up by E I'm er
Humphrey, professional bondsman.
The Suitland headquarters is said
to have been in operation for al
most three weeks, bat police began
their espionage only last Friday.
Sheriff Early decided to pounce
down upon the premises yesterday.
The raiders seorned the Beware
OF the Dogs" sign and were soon
inside OF the house.
Adding Machines
Sixteen persons, police say, were
gathered around table in the base
ment of the dwelling and on every
side were yellow paper slips and
adding machines. The slips are said
to have been brought in by runners
operating in Washington.
Judge Harry Gore, of Tipped Marl-
boro, and Harry T. Whalen. Wash
ington attorney. were summoned.
The prisoners were arraigned before
Judge Gore charged with playing
game with a fraudulent device or
trick, to wit. ''by the use of num-
bers." Except Hall. each was re-
leased on bond of $3.50, furnished
by Pumphrey, and will be called
into the Prince Georges county
police court Friday.
Days Receipts
A search of the house is said to
have revealed a bag filled with
money totaling $363.94, believed to
have been the days receipts. Be-
sides this money, the police confis-
Gated dozen adding machines,
three filing cabinets. a cash box
and other paraphernalia, which will
be used as evidence.
Those arrested gave their names
as Walter Hall. Parthine Adams,
Margaret Perry. Alice Montgomery,
Dorothy Hill. Mary Coleman, John
Smith, Ed Jackson, Alfred Scott,
Kermit Gilbert, John Foster, C!aud.
inc Freeman, all colored, ani Mau.
rice Clayton Harry Goldberg.
Charles Jacobson and Bryant Clark.
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
$50, 900 Jewelry Theft
Reported at Watch Hill

WATCH HILL, r. l.. Sept. 1S.--
A slight mark on the roof OF a
porch is the only clue to a $4,000
jewel robbery perpetrated at The
Cedars, show place of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Darlington, of Pittsburgh.
Employees of the mansion were
subjected to questioning by the
Darlington family before outside
aid was summoned. The thieves
took the jewels from the dressing
table of Mrs. Harry DarlinStoa. jT.,
while she slept
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
Parachute Jumper Dies
When Cord Fails to Work

ONEONTA, n. z, Sept. IS U.PD
Kenneth Smith, q. a chauffeur.
jumped from plane $500 feet IN
the air and fell like a bullet 1000
feet before he reached for the cord
which would release the parachute
strap pped to his back But he tugged
in vain and 1t was not until he was
within 81 feet from the ground
that the pack came loOse-too late
10 check his fall.
- was killed.
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
ROTARIANS TO MEET.

CHERRYDALE. Va, Sept. 1S.---
The Arlington Rotary Club holds its
weekly luncheon meeting tomorrow
at 1890 o'clock at the Washington
Golf and Country Club with the prsalS
dent DR.. r. n. SuttoNs prestdin9
The Washington times., 1929-09-18

lhS llOtN wat FetetuH, OF 1laIIdH
descent, viii oppose Mayor James
j. Walker Democrat, in the No
vember election.
Warning to Drys
Following his victory, LaGuardia
declared the result would be les.
son to Canon William. Sheafe Chase,
dry leader. "to keep his nose out
OF New. York city politica."
Other outstanding features e tha
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
LaGuardia Beats Dry
In Ny. Primary

NEW YORK Sept. l8 GN.S.).-Eiher wav the notical
wind blows eections day, New York will have a mavor
sympathetic to the weis By four one
Eiorelo H. laGuardla avowed wet defeated William
Bennett who for the mayoraly designation in the Repub
lean primaries platform of cose speakeasies
l4aGnardia Registered approx ximatey $4,000 votes
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
Strike Martyr Protest
Set for Weekend

CHARLOTTE N. c., Sept IS (IN.s)-Declaring that
he had been flogged numerically by three gantes
the South Carolina line Cleo Tessner 2yearold National
Textile Workers Union representative under ply
sician here today His body is covered with
of ugly gashes
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
By HENRY LESESNE

CHARLOTTE, n. c. Sept. Is .NS.) 1.-THE maryrdom of
Ellie May Wiggins the Gasona mob murder victim is not
The Washington times., 1929-09-18
ADVERTISEMENT

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The Washington times., 1929-09-18
The OFFICIAL WEATHRR

Fair and cooler, with lowest tempera.
ture about 4S degrees tonight; Thurs.
day fair and continued cool. Tenn
perature yesterday Highest, rs; lowest,
66. High tides today, 1882 a. m. and
1858 p. m. Full report on Page ~.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
Bible TOSEEK
SPEED RECORD
42-Year-Old Mechanic VIII
Attempt to Better Sea-
graves Mark

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, March
13.-(P-Lee Bible, ~carefree jack of
all trades, today has stepped out
of the grimy overalls Of a garage
owner-mechanic into the ranks of
the worlds fastest racing a driv-
ers.
The 42-year-old mechanic vas to
be given the golden opportunity
Of q life time" to use his own words,
as the driver of the TripleX, pow
erful racing a of j. NJ. White of
Philadelphia, and he expected to-
day to attempt to wrest from Ma
ior H. o. D. Seagrave of England,
the title of speed king Of the auto
mobile world.
But not without a struggle from
Major Segrave. He, too, was eX-
pected to try to better his own
mark, or that which Bible believed
he could set. If ideal beach and
weather conditions permitted, Sc
grave hoped to step his Golden Ar
row up to 24O miles an hour. He
drove the machine Monday to an
official record of more than 231
miles an hour.
Overnight, however. Bible had
climbed intn5.he limelight of pub
licity, an obscure father of two chill
dren. who will shoot the bolt" in
an effort to acquire fame and bring
back to America the racing title.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
PORAT BEATS
TOM HEENEY
Norwegian Badly Batters Ur
Contender Setup For
Champ Gene Tunney

CHICAGO, March 13.-tF-Otto
Won Porat's galloping gloves pound
ed a requiem to Tom Heeney's
heavyweight title aspirations last
night and sent the New zealander
hard rock to the hospital for re-
pairs.
Eighteen stitches were required
to close the inch-long cash in
Heeney's lip which Won Porat's
right hand opened in the final
round. The wound sent blood
cascading down over Heeney's
body, and the New Zealander, real
izing how desperate his plight must
have appeared. told Referee Ed
Purdy not to stop the fight, that
he was all right.
After the cut had closed, Heeney
left the hospital.
Heeney, upon whose body Gene
Tunney wrote his farewell to pugi-
lism last year, was a badly whip
ped man when the Norwegian
puncher got through his ten
rounds of work. Won Porat took
seven rounds, lost two and held
Heeney even in the other To the
surprise of most of the 5000 spec
tators he not only outslugged the
New Zealander but outboxed him
most Of the time.
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Kid Juarez Accepts
Fight With Pancho
At Fort March q

Kid Juarez, tough Monterrey
featherweight, would be delighted to
meet Kid Pancho at the Fort Brown
skating rink on the evening OF
March IS.
He said so in a telegram to Pro-
moter Tex Becerril Tuesday.
Therefore the scrap seems almost
a certainty now, for Pancho has
evinced a willingness to meet al
most any feather Becerril was able
to obtain as his opponent. NegO-
tiations will probably be closed
within the next two or three days.
Kid Juarez, while not so we'll
known here, has turned in credit
able work against such battlers as
Chico CisneroS, Carlos Garcia and
others. Both Of these boys are now
headliners in San Antonio at the
present time.
Eancho is anxious to perform be-
fore a Brownsville audience again.
This will be his first appearance
since thrashing Johnny Hughes
here.
Pancho declared to San Antonio
sport writer's that he was victim
lied by an unfair decision at Mer-
cedes recently when he was award
ed only a draw with Battling Shaw.
He says he will sail in in his next
fight here and there will be no
draws if he can help it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
Spuds Getting Set
For Game; Bears To
TangIe With Giants

DALLAS, Tex. March 13-P-
The Wichita Falls Spudders will h
put through a strenuous trainine
period for the next few DAYS IA
preparation for their exhibition sea
son scheduled to get under wav
three DAYS hrence. Manager lin
galloway is devoting most of his
Tune IN getting veteran PLAYERS in
condition. Every veteran pitcher
TOOK a turn on the mound this
morning.
The San Antonio Bears and New
York Giants play in San Antonio
To-Day, barring a weather change
They play Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday. also. Neal Baker. former
Texas University star. was the hill
choice for the Bruins. while Carl
Hubbell was the probable Giant
pitching selection.
Manager Frank Snyder will take
his Houston Buffaloes indoors again
today for the third consecutive time
due TO weather. Rain has been fall
ing in Houston for three days now
and there is little prospect of the
weather clearing up in time for the
BlsonS to get in a workout outdoors.
With IS pitchers in camp at Min
eral Wells and another, Leo Fitterer.
due to be dropped there bv Detroit
within a few weeks, it has become a
matter OF speculation who viii be
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BLAZING Tie
1 SPORTS TRAIL

in front Of me all the rest Of the
round. That punch hurt worse
than the n that sent me out of
the ring. We were up against the
ropes then and I lost my balance,
but L was lucky to get back in and
last the round"
1t is a strange coincidence that
Dempsey'S fight with Firpo was re-
sponSible for the rule-about retir-
ing to a neutral corner-that cost
him a probable victory over Tun-
ney at Chicago in 1927. If the
Mauler got the breaks" in his bat
tie with FirpC, he failed to get them
at Soldier Fled, where the four
teen-count that Tunney received
while being chased from one corner
to another enabled the champion
to recover faster from the effects
Of his knockdoWn in the seventh
round.
That seventh round possibly was
DempSey's last great charge, the
final fling of one Of the greatest
tWo-fisted punchers Of all time. For
six rounds Tunney had piled up
points, outboXing and outstepping
his foe. Came the seventh, as the
dramatiSts say and quite properly.
The tiger within Dempsey sprang
at an opening. A right-hand smash
flush to the chin started Tunney
down. A half dozen more shots to
the jaw and the champion was q
dazed, blinking spectacle on the
floor. The old savage spirit in
Dempsey kept him near his prey.
He stood over him menacingly, then
moved unwillingly to his own corner
nearby. The referee, Dave Barry,
had started to count and reached
five" before he himself apparent
" aWoke to the demands Of rules,
then motioned Dempsey to a neu-
trail corner. The count was picked
up at "one," Tunney scrambled I'D
at mine" and fitted from Demp-
sey'S reach.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
AILINC GIANTS
SAID BETTERED
Wright Steals Robins Show;
Yankees Seem to Need
Batting Practice

SAN ANTONIO, March 1872
Most of the cripples in the New
York Giants camp have recovered.
Carl Mays, Fred FitzSimmons and
Andy Reese are ready to return to
duty. Mays, who broke a thumb
when he knocked down a line drive
some days ago, got back into &C
ton yesterday and Reese's Char
ley Horse" has disappeared.
Glenn Wright seems to have stol-
en- the show at the Brooklyn Rob-
ms training camp at Clearwater,
Fla. The shortstop was the sub
ject Of almost all the talking yes
terday. He is undergoing treatment
for a shoulder injury, alleged to
have been incurred before he was
traded to Brooklyn by Pittsburgh.
Wilbert Robinson has threatened to
carry the case to John A. Heydler,
president of the league, If Wright's
shoulder doesn't respond to treat
-ment.
Yank Guns Silent
More batting practice seems to be
the chief need of the New York
Yankees at Tampa. The worlds
champions opened their exhibition
schedule yesterday by nosing out
Tampa of the Southeastern league,
a class B organization, one to
nothing.
The Chicago White SoX and Dali
las Steers are scheduled to resume
their baseball argument today
providing the weather at Dallas per-
mitS. The SoX were rained out of
a practice session for the second
consecutive day yesterday and Man
ager Lena Blaclzburne is anxious to
get his hopefuls back on the job.
Manager Joe McCarthy'S Cubs
have their downs as well as their
ups. Yesterday his "murderers'
row" failed to function and his
pitching aces, announced as ready
for the seasons opener, were as
wild as a March wind. The Cata-
linas defeated the AvalonS ID to 3
in an inter-club game.
Rookie Limit Set
Billy SouthWorth'S regulars will
get the call in the remaining eX-
hibition games Of the St. Louis
Cardinals, he said yesterday, at
Avon Park. Fla, the experimenting
with recruits being over. Rain
caused an abbreviated workout yes
terday in preparation for the in
vasion Of Bradentown to play the
Boston Red SoX.
At West Palm Beach, Fla, the
rockies already know how many
places = open for them on Man
ager Dan HoWley's st. Louis Browns.
HoWley set a numerical clasifica-
ton yesterday of 10 pitchers, seven
infielders, five outfielders and three
catchers for his June IS limit Of
rs. The roster shows three pitch
ers, two catchers, two infielders and
one outfielder are to get the hooks.
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fmittee was appointed to confer with
Harrington and other Valley towns
to find out If those towns wanted
to enter the organization, as a six
club circuit was the number agreed
upon.
President o. N. Boston called the
meeting to order and Cam Hill an
swered for McAllen, w. B. Pyeatt
for Corpus Christi, L. B. Williams for
San Benito and Robin Pate for
Brownsville, all Of whom declared
their towns ready to enter the
league.
Mercedes and Harrington failed to
send representatives as they had
declared they would do. 1t was the
sentiment Of the meeting that Har-
lingen was ready to enter the or
ganiZation, but doubtful if Mercedes
would. Six clubs will have to be
formed before the league is per-
manently organized, it was declared.
William T. Bunnett Of Browns
vile, and l.. B. WinanS OF San Ben
ito were appointed a committee to
find out If these OF other towns
would enter the league, in a last
effort toward organization.
MI. Pyett, the Corpus Christi rep
resentative. stated that Robstown
and KingSville, at meeting held in
those cities Tuesday afternoon,
would not enter the league, and ask
ed Mr.. Pyeatt to SO state to the
meeting.
A goodly number of fans gathered
for the confab, and the situation
was gone into from every angle. The
league has been in formation for
the past six weeks, and delegates
have called on every town in the
Valley, and it was believed that IL
some one person in each Of the
towns to complete the league would
take the lead, it could be organ
lied.
Burnett and Winans are to report
their results to Boston the latter
part Of the week, and IL the two
towns are found to complete the cir
cult then the organization will be
formed, If not. baseball efforts Of
those trying to form the league,
will be called off.