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The Washington times., 1929-02-25
TEXAS TORNADO.
KILLS TWO

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 25 Q.N.Sl-
Two persons were killed, three seri-
ously hurt and a number of build
ings destroyed when tornado hit
the vicinity of Grand Prairie, about
10 miles west of here early today
The dead are: Mrs. Willie May
Gibson, negress, and Alfred Gibson,
negro.
The injured are: j. B. Trigg, Sc;
his wife, so. and their 19.year,old
daughter, Leona.
The tornado hit almost without
warning, twisting back and forth in
figure q" leaving houses III
splinters and uprooting trees.
The Trigg home collapsed, pinning
Mr.. and Mrs. Trigg under the
debris. The daughter was thrown
clear of the house. A son of the
Trigg's was unhurt.
The Gibsons' lived on farm
adjoining the Trigg farm. Only a
bare spot marked the place where
the home stood
The Washington times., 1929-02-25

= OhASSS yUu hHOW LI4S SPCGtL1G SGSSS
of heartache and despair you could
hardly believe this land of glorious
freedom could be guilty of such rank
injustice. A tragic illustration IS
the case OF Larry Senaon who died
a few months ago. perniless.
His wife. Dorothy Dwan. has
probably earned $4,000 since his
death. The Government Immediately
descended upon her and asked her
to pay his back income tax which
would take every cen: she has in
the world. She has been paying
her husbands hospital bills and his
funeral bills and even for two suits
of clothes he never we're.
Oppressed by Burdens
These burdens have left her in
state of nervous collapse. Her
mother vas forced to finance trip
for her to rest away from Los An.
geles AMI recuperate. Back income
tax seemed to be Larry Senlofl's
nemesis. His money was tied up
for years in a lawsuit that he had
with Vitagraph Film Company.
Then the Government came after
him for $4,000. He was only able
to raise $4,000 and so his home was
attached for the remaining $4,000
due.
The last six months of his life
when his health was in precarious
state and he was unable to get
steady employment. he was harass.
ed and worried to a point where
death came as a welcome relief.
That closed his problem. but it did
not exempt his wife from being
tormented by tax collectors who
have made her days a nightmare
System RObs the Actor
Citizens with regular incomes can
understand now. perhaps. how
onerous this taxation is upon those
who have irregular incomes. Ger
tainly. citizens who have incomes
from property or from capital in.
vested should be able to understand
the injustice of a system which
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
Prince on Broadway
Revel Squanders
IS Cents

NEW YORK. Feb. rs G.N.s9.
A prince of the blood royal-Gus-
taf. grandson of the King of swe-
den, no less-toured Broadway's
white light district last night and
had a royal time for a mere 35
cents. He gave a cigarette girl
25 cents for bag Of almonds and
a doorman 10 cents for calling him
a cab. His adventures included
dances with Eileen Wenzel,
Norma Taylor, Texas Guin7n.
Texas set a precedent by refus-
ing to accept payment from the
princes party.
The Washington times., 1929-02-25

boys told police. Then he took the
sleds away from them, broke one up
and burned the others on the bonfire.
Naturally Mean
"Just naturally mean" was the
only reason the victims could
ascribe for his act.
Policeman Anthony Richitt. taking
the, youngsters with him. went to
court and secured a warrant for
their tormentor.s who was identified
bys<the boys.
Edward Brensinger, IL. the 700
block Eleventh st. s. W.; Winston
Donaldson. II, living in the same
block. and Lawrence Thomas, IA,
the 500 block Seventh st. S. w,
had ther sleds burned. Stanley
Cogswell, IL, 900 block G. st. 8. W.,
was. the owner of the sled which
was broken up. t@ @
IN Struck Boy
The stranger struck Kirby Fones
IL, ,tag, 900 block F st. 81 W., with
baseball bat and also assaulted
5-year.old Raymond Watson, the
500, block F st. S. w., 1t is charged.
The warrant charges assault and
destroying private property. Sew
eraI other lads living in the neigh.
boFhood are listed as witnesses, 2
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
'MEANEST NAN
SOUGHT BY
POLICE

Four small boys, with marks of
tears still on their faces, appeared in
the office of Prosecutor Joseph G.
Bruce in Police Court Saturday with
a tale of woe which led police to
start a search for some one who is
candidate for the title of Washing
ton s meanest man.
All the boys were proud recipients
of shiny new sleds on Christmas
day Not until the. heavy snowfall
of this week, however, did they have
a chance to use them.
A merry coasting contest was
underway Saturday on Ninth ST..
S. W.. when the meanest man ap-
preached. First he built bonfire the
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
Borrowing Boodegger
Now Gets Jail
Term

DETROIT, Feb. 25 u.N.sJ.-
Archie Morris. the borrowing
bootlegger," stepped jauntily to
the bar when his ease. was. called.
Juages charAes c. ksimol1s peefed at
him intently-suspiciously.
| ! III ssess tAats.yop sarses back in the
business" he said. by the way
how did you get the $1,000 to
pay, the fine / assessed you Oc-
tober 6, 1927?'
II borrowed the money from a
friend, your honor" said Archie.
well. you can neither burrow
or borrow yourself free from a,
part of this sentence. Six months
in the House of Correction and a
fine of $4,000 for the use and
benefit Of the United States" pro-
nounced Judge Simons. TRY and
borrow on that one. Z"
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
MussOlini Losing Power,
Former Deputy's OpiniOn

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-The recent
territory. marriage and school agree.
ment between Mussolini and the
HOLY See marks the decline of the
dictator, in the opinion OF Gaetano
SaIvemni. educator and former mem.
ber Of the Italian chamber of depu.
ties
He told an audience at the Rand
School of Science that the fact
an AGREEMENT was necessary be-
tween Pope and Premier was a
sure sign that Mussolini was no
longer looked upon as the Man of
Cod in Italy and he had to turn
somewhere for support.
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
.[INDY AND ANNE
MAY TAKE AIR
TOGETHER

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 25 U.N.sJ.-
The young Lochinvar of the air
,Col. Charles A. Lindbergh-wf1o in
troduced something new in courting
when. he flew to. Mexico City, FROM
Eagle Pass, Tex, over mountains
and widernesses infested with ban.
dts had sretreat ted limb Sseclusicn to@
day with his bride-to-be.
IT was reported here that Colonel
f'I4indbergll's fiancee, Miss Anne Spen-
Ger Morrow, daughter Of Dwight w,
Morrow, the United States ambas-
sador. might make flight with her
famous young lover. She is inter-
ested in aviation and likes to fly.
! Rut whether she will face the dang.
{ era of q, flight with her wedding ap-
preaching was in doubt.
Is Ideal Place
The Morrow country estate at
c.ilernavaca, so miles from the CAPT.
y tai offered a secluded retreat for
!. love making 1t Is an idyllic spot
Eet in beautiful scenery and far re-
moved from the activities OF every
The failure of Miss Morrow to
= meet Colonel Lindbergh here caused
some surprise, but it was attributed
to her natural shyness which keeps
! her out Of the public eye whenever
possible.
The length of Colonel Lindbergh's
stay here was problematicaL 1t was
assumed that it would not ne ions, I,s,
although this is the first time the
young couple have met since tner
enpa cement was announced by Am.
hassador Morrow, and this fact lea
~ belief that the colonel might re-
main here for the best part Oh
week.
Has 6O-MiIe Ride
Within an hour of his arrival
here. the famous airman had be-
g,1 "a 60-mile journey to Cuer.
ETavaca /. in an automobile over
mountainous roads. He wore \
darIc, gray suit and "a sgtay fedora
hat His luggage consisted of two
stfitcases and duffle bag.
From friends OF the Morrow fam
,lv it was learned. however, that
Iindbergh's visit was made mainly
for the purpose of discussing the
date and place of the wedding with
his -fiancee and her family.
4 Ambassador Morrow is expected,
thack at the embassy today to take
~ the investigation of the Staying
~ two American mining engineers
in the state of Guanajuato. :,
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
Interior Clerks Invited
To Illustrated Lecture

Department OF the Interior en.'
ployes and their friends are invited
to an illustrated lecture to be
given in the auditorium of the In
terror Department Building tonight
at SIS p. m. The lecturer. Ran
dali Jones, of Cedar City. Utah.
will describe the national parks IN
Southern Utah and Norther4. Ari-
zona, which he knows intimately.
Miss Elizabeth Stewart will sing
"The Holy City" accompanied by
Mrs. Ruth Romney.
will report at the convention.
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
Widow Of Shirt King
VIII Marry Engineer

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20 tU.S.J'
Mrs. Frederick Forest Peabody
known here during the war as Miss
Kathleen Burke, the "nillion-dollar.
a.day.girI," is to remarry, she said
yesterday at the estate of Mon
tecito, given to her by her late hus.
band. the multimillionaire shirt and
and collar magnate.
The husband will be John Reginald
Mclean, a mining engineer OF
Phoenix, AriZ. Mclean. . lieutenant.
was wounded in the Argonne and
taken to a hospital where Miss
Burke was stationed.
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
Woman Held, Detective
Suspended in Rum Sale

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-Mrs.
Jennie Dysart was arrested by De-
tective Summerfield and held in $500
bail for further hearing by
Magistrate, Oswald on a charge of
selling liquor Illegally
1t was Mrs. Dysart's saloon that
brought about suspension of District
Detective William J. Witworth,
after it was alleged Whitworth
sought to interfere with District De.
tective Charles Adami in obtaining
evidence against Mrs. DyEarts
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
darcy and Lita Chaplin
Now Are Free to Wed

Los ANGELES. Calf, Feb. 25
H.N.S.l-Roy darcy, screen viii
lain. and Lita Grey Chaplin, d.
vorced wife OF Charles Chaplin,
viii be free today to go ahead
with their proposed marriage plans.
The divorce decree awarded TO
d,Arcy's wife. Mrs. Laure Guisti
becomes final today.
What plans darcy and Mrs.
Chaplin are contemplating at pres
snt. are not known, Several months
ago both announced they would
we'd as soon as darcy was free
AZ matrimonial bonds.
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
Four Agriculture Films
To Be Shown at School

Four of the Department. of Agrk
cultures. new moving picture films
win be shown at Central High
School Thursday night in the first
showing of two scheduled for, the
winter.
The films are "America's Great
Bridge Test Foreign Plant I'M
migrants" THE Master Farnle.,s :
and "Home Is What You Make It."
An orchestra from the Marine Band
will furnish music; the Harmonious
quartet viii sing, as will c. Wflfrid
Smith, Welsh tenor, The public
will be admitted free after o'clock.
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
BOOtIeggers Lose in /.
Supreme Court Appeal

The Supreme Court today denied
the petition of four Seattle men for
review OF their conviction for vio-
lation of the prohibition law, in
which charges that Government
agents entrapped them into bootleg
ging were made.
! The petitioners were; John A.
Boyd, Fred Nourse, Daniel H.
Huron. and Laurent Vereecken.
y They contended that Alfred Hub
bard. a prohibition agent, induced
several men to begin bootlegging,
took $4,000 protection money from
the ring and then had them in.
:, ,dicted.
Hubbard denied having received
$4,000, but turned over $1,000 to
the Government which he said was
paid to him.
The Washington times., 1929-02-25

rested Hopkins on Pennsylvania
Avenue. for being under the influ
ence of liquor and didn't for one
minute suspect he had q pistol.
The Washington times., 1929-02-25
Dorothy DNAN ENMESHED
IN FEDERAL TAX TANGLE
By L0UELLA o. PARSONS
Motion Picture Editor Of Universal Service

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb 25-Day after. day new
where the payment of lately assessed back taxes
grief and untold hardship to the actor to
attention with the income of four and five years
ago being disputed by the tax collectors
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
miami 'RA|DER"
DISMISSED

The announcement by the Treas
ury Yesterday that Boatswain James
r.. ingram had been requested to
resign from the service carried with
it a warning to Coast Guardsmen
who are "too quick on the trigger"
Ingram was in charge Of the
Government patrol which recently
raked the Miami waterfront with
machine gun fire while pursuing a
suspected rum runner in the Miami
River.
Coast Guard vessels have a right
to stop and search American ships
anywhere on the high seas of the
territorial waters of the United
States, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Iowman said yesterday.
This statement was made in con-
nection with the incident in which
the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca
stopped the steam collier T.. A. D.
Jones about SO miles off the New
Jersey coast, firing several warning
shots. No protest has been re-
ceiVed so far at the Treasury De-
partment from the owners of the
ship, nor has a report been OBJ
tained from officers Of the Seneca.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
B|G PLANTS BUY
AUTO FLEETS
WRITER SAYS

In recent issue of Forbes"
William A. McGarry writes COM
preh snsive article on operation of
fleets of passenger cars by an in
creasing number Of the larger in.
dustries in the United States. Sew
eral of the larger manufacturers of
motor cars, he notes, have estab-
lished national fleet departments,
which are working with executives
of many diversified industrial opera
tons in developing the use and man.
agement of cars on a wholesale
scale in connection with their busi-
ness.
"A specific illustration" says Nc
Garry "of how the passenger car
manufacturers Is finding new mar
kets in fields formerly regarded as
requiring specially built equipment
is found in the experience of the
Hudson Motor Car Company during
the last year. Moreover, it's records
are interesting beca use Of the back
ground Of individual success in q
day when it is being said that only
organizations with large capital may
enter certain fields"
As an instance, the writer quotes
w. A. James, assistant sales mana
ger of the Hudson Motor Car Com:
pany, in connection with condi
tions in Columbus. Ohio. He says
"Taxicab transportation in Column
bus is. perhaps, the cheapest OF
any city in the country. For rs
cents you may travel across the
principal part of the city. Not
only are Columbus citizens enjoy.
ing this economical service. but
cab owners are enjoying prosperity
such as they have never expert
enced before.
"Cy Hills started in the Gao
business in Columbus with one cab.
an Essex, and today he has so
cabs, all Essexs, which have been
driven a total of 2,0OO,00 miles
The average cost, exclusive of
accident repairs. is less than $50
per cab for this whole total mile
age. Furthermore since the city
of Columbus stopped taxicab cruls
ing, his fleet of Essex cabs have
averaged 1871 miles to the gallon
of gasoline.
'The instant success and favor
created by Mr.. Hills efforts have
been the dominant factor in the
success of other Columbus cab
operators such as the Stadium Cab
Company, which operates 40 Essex
cabs. the Ohio-De Luxe Cab Com.
pany, operating so Essex cabs, and
numerous other companies and in
lividuals with Essex equipment.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
INDUSTRY PAST
BOOM STAGE

DETROIT, Mich, April 24.-There
is no question but that the autono-
tive industry. which. in the course
of 80 years developed from nothing
to the nations leading enterprise,
must have passed some abnormal
stages and must have been affected
by many unusual factors. according
to B. H. Cram. president of Cram 8
Automotive Reports, Inc, industry
authority.
Perhaps we can designate the au-
tomotive industry, up to within the
last three or four years, as boom
industry.
Unquestionably, its growth has
been erratic and not subject to the
normal processes of development as
We have come to regard those re-
sponsible for the expansion on other
lines of activity And because the
average man is today so close 10
the, industry, he may find it diff
cult to see that its growth and pres
ent position is the result of a
boom.
Growth Predicted
He has come to the conclusion
that under ordinary circumstances
the industry will continue to record
the same degree Of growth that 1t
has during the last three decades.
This attitude is clearly shown in
the public participation in the motor
security market. participation that
represented speculation to a high
degree. regardless of how sound
underlying values actually are and
have been.
But because of the awakened in
terest in this connection. it has be-
come the usual thing for the public
to looR for values. not on normal
or justifiable volume of business,
but rather on consistently estab-
lished records in sales, earnings and
production.
1t may be said that these state
ments bring us dangerously close
to the ageworn discussion of a
saturation point. Yet nothing is
farther from the actual case.
1t is not question at all of
how broad the automotive market
may become or to what limits the
industry in it's course of future
expansion may reach, but it is
contended that record years will
be farther apart in the future,
and that the real basis for Judging
company or the industry will be
with reference to its normal earn.
ing power, its ability to paw divi.
dends consistently and the merits
of it's product.
Some Reasons
+ 1t is because these things are
lost sight of by business and he.
cause too much stress is laid on
the apparent fact that leaders in
the industry will not exceed their
phenomenal 1928 earnings this wear
that the pessimistic attitude of
general business has been created
In regard to the automobile in.
dustry.
Because one manufacturer last
year, through extraordinary cir.
cumstances, sold 100 per cent more
cars than he sold in 1927, and he.
cause this year he may sell onIv
90 per cent more than he sold in
1927, the public is quick to arrive
at the conclusion that all js NOT
we'll in that company's affairs and
that 1t is losing ground in the
competitive struggle. Perhaps IT
lost some ground as compared to
1923, but even so, the prospects
point to it's showing a yield of from
20 to 80 per cent on it's invested
capital this year, with the dividend
amply protected and this. of course
is the real test of that comuanv's
or any other company's earning
power.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
BRIDE SPURNED
ASKS DECREE

Alleging that her husband tired
of her after month Of married life
and told her to 90 back to her.
mither. Mrs. Grace s. Miller, first
block Randolph st. N. W., has filed
suit for absolute divorce in Equity
Court against DON E. Miller.
Through Attorney Raymond Neu-
decker and William c. Ashford the
young wife tells the court that she
married the defendant last Novaln-
ber "a and on Christmas Eve she
was forced to leave him.
He had subjected her to numerosIs
indignities, she claims, and after the
separation began associating with
other women, one of whom is nafIIed
correspondent in the petition filed
today. The wife seeks permanent
alimony and restoration of her
maiden name.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Bar Council Meeting
To Plan for Convention

Arrangements will be completed
for the annual convention of the
Federal Bar Association, to be held
here on May 1S, at meeting of the
executive council tonight at o'clock
in the Department of the Interior
Building.
At the same time officers of the
association for the ensuing year will
be elected by the council. A large
number of applications for member.
ship in the organization will be con.
sidered.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
General Motors Meet

ALFRED p. SLOAN, JR., presi-
dent OF General. Motors and Gen.
eraI Motors Acceptance Corpora
tiOn,, has delegated his assistant,
Floyd A. Allen, to address the
meeting which will be staged here
tonight at $50 at the MayflOwer.
Recognizing the Importance OF
his visit the vast distributor and
dealer organization in this terri.
tory have planned gathering of
sales personnel that will be un.
paralleled in the history of auto
motive Washington.
Dealers and statesmen In Mary.
land, Virginia and the District of
Columbia representing the entire
units Of General Motors, including
Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oak
land Pontiac, OldsmObile, Viking
and I.a.SaIIe and the personnel OF
General Motors Acceptance Cor.
pOratiOn, will be guests Of this
mammoth General Motors affair.
The Washington times., 1929-04-24
Bathtub, Being HOisted,
Kills Two Men i'm Fall

EAST ORANGE, N. j., April ~
0.N.S).7-Two men were killed today
in a peculiar accident. They were
hosting a bathtub into an apart
ment when the cable snapped and
the tub crashed down on them.
The victims were George SchwarfR,
40. and John Priellj, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27
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