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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
ruth Child
\ WASADOPTED
Conjecture On Sub
isEt Settled BY
VIII

NEW YORK. Jan. 21--tf9--The
rue Relationship OF the mystery
thild" 70 Babe Ruth's late wife was
stablish-I today in Mrs. Ruth's will.
The document filed in surrogate's
kourt left the bulk Of a $4,000 es-
ate sl "my beloved charge and
hard. Dorothy Helen Ruth, at n
ire known a. Marie Harrington"
Baea Roth was cut off with a be-
tuest of five dollars. The same
|amount was left to Mrs. RUth's
mother and 70 each Of her four
brothers and three sisters.
AZ .he time of Mrs. Ruth's death
IN y fire which destroyed the home
of nr =. 4. Kinder. dentist Of Wat
er:own, Mass, January II, conflict
inr reports we're IN circulation re-
cardinr whether Eorothy a the
Offspring Of the ball player and his
fife or a foster child.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31
MOTHER OF IL CHILDREN
Fixes IDEAL FAMILY SIZE

LoNDoN.-The ideal family con-
sists Of five-or perhaps four-chil-
dren. but no fewer. Mrs. Charles 0.
Christensen ought to know, for she
Is ths ncther Of IL children. These
range in age as follows: .. 3. 10, IL.
Is, rs, IL. 10. 20, 81. % and rs
years. Mrs. Christensen. a beauti-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31

ful matron OF Is. says that in
larger families the children may
benefit. bit the parents do not be-
cause Of the difficulty of ~enfortinS
discipline. The father or ~ ~ n
wealthy L~ewishsrs merchant
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-31

CONSTANTTNoPLE.-Every rural
Turk must kill at least one crow
or pay a fine equivalent 10 $25l-
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
POLICE LAUDED
BY DAWSON

New paint is needed on IL out
Of II police stations in Washing
ton, Major Donald A. Dawson,
chairman of the committee which
conducted the annual examina-
tion of the personnel and equip
ment of the police force, stated
in his report submitted today.
In general, Major Dawson said,
the condition of the force is good
and he complimented the mem
berS on their neatness and mill.
tary bearing.
The report makes no recon-
mendation with regard to the
Fifth, Seventh. Harbor and Traf-
fic Bureau stations and the
House of Detention. Repairs and
painting are needed at the First
precinct station, but in view of
its early abandonment, because Of
the Governments building pro-
gram, such procedure was not
recommended.
The Tenth precinct station has
a garage constructed from wood
in violation of the building
regulations and substitution of
metal one was suggested.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
COUNTY PLANS
ARE SOUGHT

The plans of Arlington county
for the industrial development Of
the waterfront across the Potomac
from the Capital will come before
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission in the
near future.
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant 3rd.,
superintendent of public build
ings and parks, today addressed
a letter to the Board of Super.
viSors Of Arlington county, the
Arlington County Chamber of
Commerce and the Arlington
County Zoning Commission, ask
ing them to state their views on
this subject before the next meet
ing of the board.
The Park and Planning Com
mission desires to ascertain
whether any conflict between the
proposed industrial DEVELOPMENT
Of the Arlington county water
front and its park development
projects will have to be threshed
out.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Bet $40, 900 on Card,
Witness Tells
Photo by International

$4,000 in paper" replied Ray
mond.
Previous witnesses - gamblers
at the game-testified Rothstein
pocketed nearly all the cash in
sight and for his losses handed
out II. o. us. Rothstein lost
about three hundred grand" or
$500, 1000. McManuS lost about
$50, 900, most Of it cash.
Raymond. a swarthy complex
ioned, jet-black-haired man Of 81,
stockily built and casual Of de-
meanor, gave his occupation as
Spectator in various enterprises.
mostly sports events" Oh, yes.
he knew Rothstein, McManuS and
the various other gamblers who
attended the big game.
@. (By Pecora. Do you know
Hyman Biller?
A. (Hesitantly). I know him
to see him, yes.
Biller was one of four men
indicted with McManus for the
murder of Rothstein. He has dis
appeared. So have the other two
who were indicted, John Doe"
and Richard Roe"
@. Who was Biller?
A. I think he was Mr.. Nc.
ManuS' cashier. That is, cashier
at the race tracks.
McManuS was a bookmaker,
among other things.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
IS SEEN
IN MANCHUR|A
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viets regarding disputed issues.
it was stated here that the Nan
king officials were utterly in the
dark.
Through it's diplomatic Off
cials, Great Britain has kept in
constant touch with Nanking, the
seat of the present Chinese gov
ernment, and considerable sur.
prise was expressed when word
came through that the heralded
peace agreement was a matter
concerning which the president Of
China and his cabinet were in
total ignorance.
At Nanking, according to the
information here, a wireless mes
sage was picked UP from the
Soviet broadcasting station at
which was interpreted
as a peace feeler," but so far
as the Nationalist government Is
concerned, the settlement has not
reached a more tangible state.
While some reports from the
Far East stated that Soviet
troops were continuing their
evacution Of Manchuria terri
tory today, others told Of re-
peated air attacks by Soviet
planes flying over Manchurian
territory.
According to dispatches re-
ceived here from Harbin, 13
Soviet planes flew over the Chi
nese military headquarters at
Buchatu and dropped a number
Of bombs.
No extensive damage was re-
ported and the air raid was re-
garded as a threatening gesture
calculated to frighten the Chi
nese into accepting the peace
terms laid down by the Soviet
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
WITNESSES IN SCRIVENER INQUIRY GUARD THEIR TEST
POLA BRINGS
ACTION FOR
DIVORCE

PARIS. Nov. 90 QN.SJ -Pola
Negri, exotic beauty Of the screen,
today filed suit for divorce from
her husband, Prince Mdivani.
The film star asked q decree
under her real name, Appoline
Chalupec.
Filing of the divorce action had
been expected tor some time, rs
the impetuous Polish screen star
and her husband, scion Of a
family from the country OF
Georgia, once a Russian province,
have been separated for q con-
siderable period.
Some time ago Miss Mary Nc
Cormic, famous opera singer, and
protege of Mary Garden, an
nounced that she would be mar
ried to the Prince as soon as he
had been divorced from Miss
Negri. At the time. Miss Nc.
Cormic jokingly told Interna-
tional News Service she would
force the Prince to change his
name to "McDivans" in order
that her children might bear an
appelation that had an Irish ring.
Miss McCormic was born in Belle
vile, Ark. Her present residence
is Paris.
With great pomp and ceremony
riValing the marriage Of Holly
wood studio lots, Miss Negri was
married to Prince Serge Mdivani
at the Chateau de Seraincourt on
May II, 1927.
This was Miss Negri's second
venture into matrimony. Her
first husband was Baron Pepper,
a Polish army officer, from whom
she was divorced before she came
to America as a movie discovery
of Ernest LubitSch, the we'll
known director.
During her years Of success in
Hollywood, Miss Negri was vari-
ously reported engaged to many
famous screen stars, including
Charles Chaplin and Rudolph
Valentino. Miss Negri'S pilgrim
age from Hollywood to New York
to be present at Valentines fu-
neral. when she declared that
death had robbed her Of the
worlds greatest lover" will long
remain a saga Of moviedom.
Miss Negri has spent the
greater part Of the last two years
In Europe, negotiating with
British and French motion pic
ture producing firms to make
films. She recently told inter
viewers here she was tired Of
Hollywood, and that she found in
European studios more Sympa-
thetic reaction to her exotic
temperament.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
EXPERT
At c. j. DEAD

Father Francis A. Tondorf, one
of the best know earthquake au-
thoritieS in the world, and d1-
rector of the Seismograph obServ-
atory at Georgetown University,
was found dead in his room this
morning. It had been his Gus
tom to arise about a. m. for
Mass, and when he failed to ap-
pear this morning, a servant was
sent to call him.
Father Tondorf had been COM
planning during the last week,
and it was known that he had
high blood pressure. 1t was
stated he died of heart disease.
Father Tondorf was born in
Boston, on July II, 1870. He
came to Georgetown in 1909, and
was the oldest in service at the
university. He was the first to
install the Seismograph in a
school. Since then all Jesuit
schools have taken 1t up. He
came to Georgetown from Loyola
in Baltimore.
In 1925 Father Tondorf was the
first to reveal the news of the
Japanese earthquake, which all
but destroyed Toyko.
Funeral services will be held
on Monday morning, at 9 o'clock,
in Dahlgren Chapel, Georgetown
University. Bishop John McNa.
mara, auxiliary bishop Of Balti
more, will officiate. Bishop Nc
Namara was a former student of
Father Tondorf.
Father Tondorf is survived by
one sister, Mrs. Mary Calvin, Of
Chestnut Hill, NEAR Boston.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
MAN IS FROZEN
IN GARAGE

Times Staff Photo

DETROIT, Nov. 20 G.N.SJ.-
Gabriel De Chene, So, was found
frozen to death in his garage here
today following the coldest
Thanksgiving Day Detroit has ex-
perienced in 56 years.
Deputy Coroner A. Berg, who
examined the body today, said de
Chene, had been drinking, bit
that death resulted from cx-
poSure.
Upstate Michigan reported
zero and sub-zero temperatures.
At Sault Ste. Marie the mercury
dropped to six below. A bli2-
zard ragged at Marquette and
searching parties were sent out
last night for B. r. Hayden, a
deer hunter, believed lost 35
miles north of there.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29

SUNDAY the mercury Will rise.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 G.N.SD-
Zero temperatures and snow
storms which turned to blizzards
held the Middle West region in
the grip of winter today.
Driven before a severe wind, a
blizzard swept Iowa. Nebraska,
Missouri and the DakotaS last
night. The storm center was re-
ported between Sioux City, Ia, and
Aberdeen, S. D., with snowfall
that measured four inches in
many places.
Temperatures in the Chicago
region stood near the zero point.
At Duluth, Mimi, a temperature
of IA degrees below zero was re-
ported. I
DENVER, Nov. 20 GN.SD-
Denver and most Of the Rocky
Mountain region were in the
midst of the twelfth snowstorm OF
the season today. Freezing and
rapidly dropping temperatures
were predicted.
The storm followed a drizzle OF
rain quickly followed by sleet,
then snow early last night, and
continued without abatement.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29 QN.SO.
Weather forecasters today prom
ised no relief from the cold wave
which descended on the city late
yesterday. The thermometer,
steadily falling through the night,
was below freezing when day
broke and remained near that
point throughout the day. To
morrow, according to forecasterS,
will continue cold.
ATLANTA, G Ga., Nov. 90 GNSJ
Snow was predicted for Atlanta
tonight by the local Weather
Bureau.
Early today the temperature
dropped to 81 degrees. Freezing
temperatures for the entire State
were forecast for tomorrow
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
NYE SUPPORTS
PRESS BILL
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formation gathered by them in
their reportorial capacities.

tLSlE IcpOL GOL4dA SdPoS4CACS'
Himself a NewSpaperman
Senator Nye is in a position
to view the matter Of the jailed
reporters from two angles, that Of
a legislator and that a news
paperman. The Senator is a vet
eran journalist and publisher and
left the newspaper business when
he took his seat in the Senate.
Freedom of newSpapermen to
protect the sources of information
given to them confidentially must
be preserved" said Senator Nye.
This protection is guaranteed
by the tenetS of the newspaper
mans creed, and the extent to
which they will go to preserve
that guarantee was Illustrated by
The Times reporters who went to
Jail rather than divulge the
sources through which they were
able to learn about liquor condl-
tions here.
Real Guarantee Needed
"But this guarantee should be
made more absolute. It should
be backed by the authority of the
law, and I hope and expect that
the Senate will take favorable
and speedy action on Senator
Capper'S bill.
''If we are to leave reporters in
the position where they may be
forced to testify as to the sources
of their information, we are set
ting up for them extreme difficult
ties. These difficulties they will
encounter whenever they attempt
to gather stories.
"People will not talk as freely
and as literally to a reporter If
they fear that when they give that
reporter confidential information
he may be compelled to reveal
them as his source.
Reporters and newspapers play
an important part in exposing
graft and crime and in forward
ing the ends of justice. Their
work in this direction would be
greatly hampered without the
protection which the Capper bill
seeks to give them by law.
Blow at Free Press
"The sources from which they
obtain information in this par.
ticuIar field of their activity are
naturally fearful and they must
know that the law which the re-
porter is seeking to uphold will
not prove a boomerang to harm
them for their cooperation
''The falling Of the reporters for
The Times strikes directly at the
heart of the freedom which news
papermen must have II they are
to carry on their work properly
and continue to serve the entire
public as only newSpapermen can
serve H."
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

CRIMINAL COURTS BUILD
ING, NEW YORK, N. Y. Nov. %.
oh, bet him $40,000-on the
turn of a card"
Non-chalantly. as casually as if
he were discussing the weather,
Nathan L. Niger Nate) Raymond,
Pacific coast "speculator," gave
his testimony today at the trial Of
smiling" George McManus for
the murder of Arnold Rothstein,
Broadways big shot" gambler.
Raymond bet the $4,000 with
Rothstein, he said. 1t was during
a no limit" game at the apart
ment of Jimmy Meehan, in West
54th Street, on September 10.
1928, less than two months before
Rothstein was shot. 1t is the
States contention this game
caused a gamblers feud that led
to the killing.
How much did you win or lose
in this game?" asked Assistant
District Attorney Ferdinand Pc
cora.
Il lost $4,000 in cash and won
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
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a closed garage, it was pointed
out.
Tomorrow will be cold but on
Sunday the mercury will rise.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
Lord Cheylesmore Wed
To Canada Farm Girl

EDMONTON, Canada, Nov. %
(.1N.SO.-The secret marriage of
Lord Cheylesmore, scion of an
old British family, to Pearl Sund-
berg, beautiful blonde daughter
of an Alberta farmer, was re-
vealed here today, Lord Cheyles-
more, who was divorced 10 years
ago from an English chorus girl.
is now en- route to Cuba for the
racing season.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
EDITOR URGES
PASSAGE Of
PRESS BILL
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0n4nuen from FdGs ~
Of the Union. True, only Mary.
land, so far as we know. forbids
by statute the punishment of a
scribe for refusing to disclose
confidential sources Of informa-
ton. But in. most other states
the same end is achieved by I'M
written Jaw, judge-made. Courts
simply refuse to lend themselves
to such inquiSitoriaI fOOIishness.
Laws everywhere protect against
the inquisitor the confidential re-
lations between patient and physi-
clan. between client and coun-
sellor, between communicate and
clergyman. Plainly, the confiden.
tiaI relation between newspaper
and news source is deserving Of
similar protection.
For the Constitution of the
United States, and the organic
laws Of all the states, as well,
guarantee the freedom of the
press. And \ press compelled to
destroy its news sources Is a press
only half free. Many and many
q time, public disclosure Of a
news source destroys that source.
One duty which the public con-
fidently expects to be performed
by its press is the ferreting out
of corruption and miSfeaSance in
public office. In practice, this
duty can scarcely be performed
without the exploration of av.
enueS that would be effectually
blocked, should their existence be-
come generally known.
II 1t ever becomes the general
rule in this country that news
papers muSet tell inquiring grand
juries and legislative committees
the source of all the news that
fills their columns, America will
no longer be able to boast Of q
free press.
Montgomery (Ala.) AdUcr-
tiSer:
Today three Washington news
paper reporters are serving a As
day jail sentence for contempt of
court. What had they done?
On the instruction of their
paper they had gathered and
printed some useful information
regarding the Speakeasy situation
in the Capital.
Their paper willingly gave the
grand jury the names of the pro-
prietors of these places. but the
reporters, being honorable jour.
nalists, refused to divulge the
names of their informalltS. They
refused to betray the sources Of
their information, information
which was printed in good faith
and printed in the interest Of law
enforcement and should have
been valued by the court.
But a tyrannical judge, instead
of thanking the newspaper men
for their assistance, jailed them
for not diShOnOring themselves
while serving the public interest.
The Washington times., 1929-11-29
APPROVES WHEAT LOAN

The Fedelal Farm Board today
approved q commodity loan of
100000 to the South Dakota
Wheat Growers Association, of
Aberdeen. 8. .,
The Washington times., 1929-05-29
SIGMA CHI RITES

The Sigma Chi fraternity
memorial exercises in honor of
Gen. BENJAMIN Piatt Runkle will
be held at the grave in Arlington
Cemetery at II o'clock tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1929-05-29
HUMIDITY ADDS
VIM To HEAT
Il isn,t the heat today, its the hu.

1t isn't the heat today, its the hu.
midity.
Heavy clouds lowering like a
blanket over the city give Turkish
bath effect to the heat the ther.
mometers register, and which bids
fair to continue unabated.
The temperature began climbing
early. with Weather Bureau experts
expecting it to reach the 30 degree
mark about or p. m.
Late this afternoon or evening
local thurdershower are predicted,
but like the showers Of YESTERDAY
they are not expected to pierce the
heat blanket, affording only a few
minutes of relief.
One death was ascribed indirectly
to the heat wave when George Her
ring, colored, so, died late yesterday
afternoon of a heart attack. He
lived in the 1900 block Twenty.
eighth st. N W., and fell dead in
the $500 block Elm st., Chevy Chase.
He was pronounced dead by DR.. e.
G. Bakersfield.
The temperature hovered at 70
degrees from about 8 to a. m.
Then it started upward and reg.
istered 79 degrees at 10 o'clock on
the thermometer at the Weather
Bureau.
Bureau officials see no chance
for relief until after Memorial Day.
The Washington times., 1929-05-29

Wars, win hold the first service at
II. The Disabled American Vet
erans will pay their tribute to fal-
len comrades at 1890 o'clock. The
District Department Of the Amer
lean Legion will hold exercises at
2:15 p. m.
Members Of the G. A. r. will Of
nciate at exercises at the tomb Of
the unknown soldiers Of the Civil
War at s11;30 a. m.
Seven Organizations to Parade
Seven veterans organizations Will
participate in the parade, which will
be feature of the ceremonies at
Arlington. The organizations are:
The Grand Army of the Republic,
the United Spanish War Veterans,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Amer
lean Legion. Disabled Veterans Of
the World War, the indian War Vet
rams and the American Veterans
Of Hellenic Descent. Capt. John
Middleton will be grand marshal
and the Marine Band will play.
The parade will form at 0 a. m.
in Grand Army Hall, and will
march as follows; Pennsylvania
Avenue, south Of the Treasury,
north on West side of Treasury
to H Street, east to Thirteenth
Street. and thence south to 3 Street
where special cars will be waiting
to carry the marchers to the gates
of the cemetery.
Gen. John A. Logan, who, as
commander of the Grand Army Of
the Republic, issued tie first procla.
nation setting aside May 80 as Me.
mortal Day, viii be honored ait ser.
vices at his tomb in the United
States Soldiers Home.
Cemetery Services
Services will be held .attle.
ground National Cemetery, where
the deed no fell in front of Fort
Stevens are buried at 3:15 p. m. At
the Congressional Cemetery, exer.
cises VI be held at 10 a. m.
Other cemeteries where services
will be held are Holy Rood, Oak
HiIl, Glenwood, Prospect Hill and
st. Mary's.
School children will carry thou
sands OF flowers to classes today.
The Memorial Day Committee win
collect the flowers and use them
to decorate the graves OF veterans
in Arlington and other cemeteries.
The Washington times., 1929-05-29
PLOT
FOR POLICE

A final resting place for mem.
bers Of the Metropolitan Police
force ana their families was dedi-
Gated in Cedar Fiji Cemetery today.
Addresses were delivered by Maj.
Gen. Wendell C. Neville. COM
mandant, United States Marine
Corps: Commissioner Proctor L.
Dougherty. Major Henry G. Pratt,
chief of police; Inspector william
s. Shelby, chief of detectives;
Inspector Ernest w. Brown, assist
ant superintendent of police; Senator
Arthur Capper, chairman of the
District Committee Of the Senate;
Representative Frederick N. Zihl-
man, chairman of the District
Committee OF the House, and the
Rev. Joseph v. Buckley, pastor.
st. Francis Xapier's Church.
Gen. John A, Johnston, former
District Commissioner, officisted
at the ceremonies.
The Washington times., 1929-05-29
Hospitals Unite
To Graduate 50 Nurses

Providence and Georgetown Uni
yersity Hospitals will conduct Joint
commencement exercises for their
graduate nurses this afternoon at
4 o'clock in CASTOR Hall at George.
town College.
Diplomas will be presented by
President w. Coleman NeyiIs Of
Georgetown University to 81 gradu.
ates Of the Providence raining
school and to Is graduates OF the
Georgetown school. DR.. John Foote.
dean of the. Georgetown Medical
School, will present the graduates
and addresses on behalf of the two
hospitals will be made by pr.
George Tullv Vaughan of George.
town and DR.. c. c. Marbury of
Providence.
The Washington times., 1929-05-29
Harleigh H. Hartman to Take Oath Of Office Friday
SATURDAY Sc /
FOR PATRICK
CEREMONY
MN UWHAHHW =
4 HIN MUN
1

Harleigh ii. Hartman, whose
nomination as a member Of
the District Public Utilities
Commission was confirmed yes:
terday will be sworn ia at the
District Building Friday norm
ing at 10 o clock.
Gen. Mason M. Patrick. who was
also confirmed by the Senate. win
probably take the oath Of office on
Saturday morning. The oath win be
administered by the. new commits
sioners by Frank e. Cunningham,
clerk Of the District Supreme Court
Usual Procedure.
The usual procedure viii be fol-
lowed, the two present commits
sioners, Engineer Commissioner WIZ
liam B. Ladue and John W. Chil;
dress, chairman of the conniission,
will welcome the new nnennberb of
the cphntnission. St4sf
GhMdrebs, whose resignat tioh takes
effect on May 81, has not been in
Washington for more than q week.
the result being that the commission
was left with but one member.
A number Of odds and ends, that
were to have been slated for hear.
ing have gone by the hoard as it
Is hardly likely that the present
commission will hold another hear
ing.
Considerable interest in the new
commission, which will be COM
prised Of three technicfaEs Is being
evinced by leaders in civic circles.
Has Experience
Hartman. who is an expert in
utilities matters, has been engaged
in work as q consultant for num-
Der Of years. He win bring to the
commission an intimate knowIedge
OF the workings Of commissions IN
other large cities a. well az broad
insight I'm the operations OF utili-
ties in general.
Commissioner Ladue Il an engi.
neer as is General Patrick, both
men being recognized as leaders IN
their profession.
Attitude Unknown.
Just what attitude the new COM
mission viii take In regard to local
utilities remains to be seen but it
seems almost certain that a more
comprehensive working plan, than
that adopted by commissions in the
past, win be worked out. II
The new commission viii lose little
time in starting revalutation pro
ceedings of all utilities to determine
just what return the several com
panies are earning on their invest
naents, 1t is expected