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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-08
VOLCANO TAKES
TERRIFIC TOLL
IN GUATEMALA
SearcherS Return With
Tales of Horror; 800 Lose
Lives in Lava.

Bv United Press
GUATEMALA CITY, nov. 3.--The
belching crater of Santa Maria VOL
cano was quiet today, but from a
devastated area twenty miles square
about its base searcllers returned
with stories of horror that rivaled
the tales of the destruction Of the
ancient city of Pompei.
Nearly a week has passed since
Santa Maria, quiet for twenty-seven
years, broke forth in three-day
eruption which unofcially is esti-
mated to have taken a toll of at
least 300 lives. Many more lie in
crowded hospitals. burned and
mangled by the falling stones and
gushing molten lava Of the Vesu-
vius of Guatemala
II was $3.50 p. M, Saturday when
deep subterranean runblingS broke
through the quiet Of the coffee plan
tations and interrupted the week
end merrymaking Of the plantation
settlers.
Many of the settlers we're asleep.
Heat Kills Many
Many we're victims of the intense
heat: others c1oked to death in the
poisonous fumes, the dust-laden at
mosphere made worse by steam
from light rain which fell over
the molten lava.
Humans, plants. and animals
Jared alike. Some who sought to
escape found their way cut off in
every direction by the onrushing
lava and died in their tracks, their
bodies incinerated
Hours afterwards, the first few
searching parties penetrated the
stricken area. The scene was one
of horror. Whole families we're
found in their hUts. their arms
locked in embrace where they had
awaited certain death.
Lava Covers Wreckage
other groups we're found in the
fields. Some bodies were mangled, !
others were charred beyond tden-
ti1cation and buried in the lava.
Houses and sheds and the large |
homes of the principal coffee plan
tations were destroyed. The wreck
age in places was covered by lava |
and ashes.
The only diving thing in settle
ment of twenty-five people was a
tiny girl who was found in the |
embrace of her dead mother. The |
child was taken to a hospital and |
laid beside scores of others who had |
escaped before they were trapped
by the encirclng rivers of lava.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-08
Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as
stolen belong to.
Thomas Sullivan, SAG Parker ave
nue., Chevrolet coupe. 84-958, from
Shelby street, near Madison avenue.
j. H. Fox, Peru, Ind, Hudson
coach, 402-119. from Peru. Ind.
r. K. Bowers, 1926 Northwestern
avenue, Nash sedan, T-379, from
Meridian and Pratt STREETS.
Glenn II. Lane, 404 West Wash
ington street, Ford Tudor, from 404
West Washington street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-08
BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by
police belong to;
Claude Miller. 2255 Broadway,
Oldsmobile sedan, found in alley in
rear of English hotel.
r. K. Bowers, 1926 Northwestern
avenue. Nash coach, found at
Twenty-seventh and Meridian
streets.
Essex coach. no license, no certiti-
cate of title. found at st. Clair and
Massachusetts, avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-08
AUTO KILLS BUCK DEER
Infirmary Inmates Eat VeniSOn as
Result of Accident.

HURLEY, Wis, Nov. 8.-Venison
was on the bill of fare at the Goge-
bic county infirmary because Will
liam Weston could not see in a
heavy fog between Wakefield and
Verona. WestonS car hit and killed
n 25O-pound buck.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-08
SHE'S EXPENSIVE PUPIL
Village Must Pay Sis a Day for
Transportation of Girl.

By United Press
FALL RIVER, Mass. Nov. 8. -
Gertrude Comes education will
cost her home town $216 a day.
The village of FTeetown has con-
tracted to pay that amount to
Walter Cudworth for carrying her
in his automobile to and from the
Fall River high school. Gertrude
Is the only resident of Freetown
who attends the local institution.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-08

Four deep pockets, man-size
shawl collars of beaverized
sheep6kin. Wonderful coats.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-08

Built for real service Of
heavy wearproof moleskin
fabric-lined with deep, warm,
selected sheepskin.
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
New Drive to Protect
Horses Is Launched

I.amed. bruised and underfed
horses will soon he ruled off the
streets If Officer Hugh McDermott.
of the Washington Humane Society,
has his way about it. He arrested
George Davis. colored. 35. of the
1900 block of Van st. s. W., and or
dered him to appear in Police Court
today to answer charges of driving
a horse unfit for use.
Davis WAS taken into custody by
McDermott on Georgia Avenue AS
he was about to load his wagon with
wood. The horse. bruised from head
to tail, was hardly able to- move, ac-
cording to the officer. Davis at.
tributed the bruises and sores to a
fall in the stable three weeks ago,
but apparently the animal had had
no attention.
In the Humane Societys drive to
clean UP the evil they have arranged
for A permanent veterinary on the
staff as we'll as farm at Glen Echo.
From now on. McDermott said, the
battle is going to go hard for the
hucksters and teamsters who fail to
use proper care in handling their
animals. with fines and Jail penalties
hanging over the heads of the I'M
wary
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
JOHN AND BRIDE
RENEW TOUR

PLYMOUTH. VT. Sept. IS 0.N.S0.
Major John Coolidge and his bride
continued their honeymoon today in
their big roadster.
The bridegroom admitted that the
honeymoon was New England
tour and it was understood part of
it would be spent at the Moosehead
Lake Me) camp of the brides
father, Gov. John F.. Trumbull. Of
Connecticut.
The son of the ex-President said,
in answer to questions regarding
his future. he had definitely de
cided to continue with the New
York, New Haven. and Hartford
railroad. as he believed that that
field of endeavor offered a fine
opportunity to a young man. But,
right there, the interview ended.
Miss Aurora Pierce. for S5 years
housekeeper at the little. white.
Coolidge farmhouse, and Mrs. John
Coolidge exchanged cooking recipes.
Miss Pierce gave the bride the
recipe for raisin-filled cookies, a
delicacy John likes.
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
LOST BROTHER
FOUND IN CELL

The sister Of Henry Estrada, %,
who was arrested yesterday and
charged with a clothing theft after
he had been pursued through down
town streets and alleys. did not
learn of her brothers misfortune
until she read of it in a morning
newspaper.
Her face stained with tears, the
girl today appeared at police head
quarters and pleaded that she be
allowed to see him.
She located her brother, who was
recently released from Jail in Pitts
burgh. because the newspaper re-
vealed he had been. locked up again,
she said. She would not give police
her name. but left her telephone
number for the brother.
Estrada and Jose Bravo. 80, a
Mexican, will probably be arraigned
in Police Court tomorrow.
They are said to have stolen a
suit of clothes from the shop OF
Bowie & Taylor. 700 block Four
teenth ST n. w.
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
ROMANCE JOINS
z DOCTORS

A romance Of long standing will
eliminate this afternoon at 4 o'clock
in the marriage of DIR. Katherine G.
Symonds to DR.. Herman S. Hoff'
man. in the Harvard Hall apart
ments. by Rabbi Abram Simon.
Il have known DR.. Symonds for
long time said DR.. Hoffman.
We were in college together, went
to medical school together and in
termed together. Then we have had
our offices together for A long time. -
The offices of the happy couple
are located in the Columbia Medical
Building. 1900 block l St. n. W.
DR.. Symonds is a daughter of Gen.
Charles J. Symonds. now stationed
at FL Paso. Tex. The bridegroom is
native Of Baltimore. but has resided
in Washington the past II years.
Future plans of the couple were
not disclosed.
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
Potomac Park Drive
Trees To Be Moved
to Alter Road

Plans are being prepared at the
office of Public Buildings and
Grounds for the removal Of about
50 trees. including American elms
and cherry trees, from their
present location along the Poto-
mac Park driveway near the
Arlington Memorial Bridge water
gate.
Realignment OF the roadway
from its present to the new lines
indicated by the parkway and
bridge plans win compel the
transportation of the trees from
their present location to the new
roadway boundaries or the plant
ing OF new ones. The cost of
moving the trees would involve
an outlay of about $3.50 each.
Col. L. S. Grant, Sd, director
OF Public Buildings and Grounds.
expressed the hope today that
sufficient funds will be made
available by Congress at the COM
ing session to finish the Rock
Creek Park and Potomac Park
driveway.
The Washington times., 1929-09-26

story differed little from that of
other witnesses. He was cross
examined in regard to his descrip-
ton of a bitter medicine" which
he said George called bitter, Mrs.
Baker saying that it tasted only of
peppermint.
During the afternoon session the
defense placed Is witnesses on the
stand all of whom testified that
Mrs. Stone was a good mother. In
cluded in the number were the
pastor of the Methodist Church In
Havre de Grace, frequent callers at
the Stone home, and negihbors of
the family.
Reputation Bad
Several of the defense witnesses
also described Mrs. Bakers reputa.
ton for veracity as bad"
At the start, yesterday, the court
ruled out two statements made by
Mrs. Stone to officers. One OF
these was ruled out because Of
references to the death of the
woman's husband about nine
months before her son was poisoned
the other because it was taken
just after officers had broken down
the door of the woman's home,
which the court held was a menace
irvalidating evidence.
The Washington times., 1929-09-26

A Hypothetical question was put
to her by former Judge William H.
Harlan, in an effort to show that
the aunt of the dead boy would
receive part of his insurance should
Mrs. Stone be found guilty of mur
der and disqualified. This ques-
tion went unanswered, while jurists
studied the law on the matter for
today's session.
Refused Boy Water
Mrs. Baker testified that her
sister.in-law, Mrs. Stone, con
fessed" the murder to her, and said
that she was at the Stone home as
George was dying and wanted to
give him water, but that his mother
refused.
During that part of the cross
examination when defense counsel
delved into the past of Mrs. Baker,
the woman sat with lips tightly
closed, taking refuge in the ruling
of the court that she was not com
PEELED to answer.
Only once did she show a flash of
anger, that being when the defense
attorney asked if she did not give
her Testimony in an effort to injure
Mrs, Stone. Mrs, Baker answered
that she thought she ought to be
hurt"
Following Mrs. Baker was Norris
Gibson. 10. who told Of George
Stones final agonies. The boys
The Washington times., 1929-09-26

/
This testimony was given today by
noted alienist, DR.. Menas Gregory,
head of the psychopathic departing Mt
of Bellevue Hospital. New York city.
DR.. Gregory was called by the
prosecution to refute statements Of
two defense alienists who testified
Yesterday that Peacox was "psy-
chopathic personality who suf-
fered an emotional storm" at the
time he was choking his wife and
therefore could not distinguish right
from wrong.
DR.. Gregory was questioned by
District Attorney Frank n. Coyne.
O. Was PeacOx sane at the time
he was killing his wife?
/ A. He was i'm sound mind at the
time. He was not insane.
Heard Long Question
DIR. Gregory was present when
Defense Attorney Sidney a. SNme
read a 20O0O-word hypothetical dues'
ton to the defense alienists yesterday
DR. failing all the ma jor events IN
young Peacox's life-the injuries he
had sustained on the head on several
occasions during his boyhOod and
the frequent outburst of temper he
displayed on occasions later inn life.
Syme wanted to know il. when a
"psvchopathetic personality victim.
| elbows up" he could retain his rea.
son and faculties. Dr., Gregory re-
piled that all depended upon the "in-
tensity' of the mental explosion.
Gregory admitted a person could
have a "psychOpathic personality
without having criminal tendencies.
He also admitted there were plenty
OF "psychOpathic persOnalities" at
| large all over the cOuntry-in fact
some right in the court room.
other Witnesses Heard
William Moyland. of Bronxville
| took the stand first this morning
and testified that on the night If
June Is last the slain Dolly
Peacox had taken care of his ba by
and he, personally. hal taken her
home IN his car. He arrived at her
home "after 49, this was the night
Peacox rebuked his wife for stay,
ing out until 2 o'clock in the
morning.
| William F. CaVanaugh, of YOnkers
testified the defendants reputation
before the crime WAS good"
| Peacox may know his fate by
niehtfall
The dance hail sheik's trial Is
dra wing to a close. Sometime today
the attorneys for both sides will sum
up their cases. the judge will give
his instructions. and the case will 90
to the jury. Any one of half a dozen
verdicts may be returned:
First-degree murder. Punishable
by death in the electric chair.
Second degree murder Twenty
years to imprisonment for life.
First degree manslaughter. Not
exceeding 20 years in prison.
Second degree manslaughter. Not
exceeding Is years in prison or fine
of not more than $1,000, or both.
Not guilty on the sole ground of
insanity. Peacox's disposition would
he at the discretion of the judge. He
could free him or send him to the
Matteawan Asylum for the Insane
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
1000 Dahlia Blooms
At HagerstOwn Show

BERRYVILLE, Va. Sept. %
More than 1000 blooms were exhibit,
ed at the first annual dahlia show
here, under the auspices OF the
Haeerstown Dahlia Society. The
flowers represented approximately
800 varieties Practically all were
grown in Washington county, al
though several displays came from
Frederick county, Baltimore and
other points.
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
Mrs. Hoover Escapes
Escorts And Goes
Shopping

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Mrs.
Herbert Hoover, First Lady Of
the Nation, slipped away from her
motorcycle escorts and guards
Of honor today to 20 shopping.
The wife of the President
planned to return to Washing
ton this afternoon. 1t was her
initial journey to New York alone
as the wife of the Nations
Executive.
She came here to aid the Girl
Scouts movement in its campaign
to raise S3.000,000 for its five
year development program. And
she brought the good news that
the American Relief Administra.
ton had voted 100000 for the
Girl Scouts national fund.
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
Seas Retard Rescue
Of Stranded Sailors

NORFOLK. Va. Sept. 26,-Hish
seas had late tonight prevented the
crew Of the Merritt Chapman md
Scott wrecking steamer Resolute
going aboard the Stranded Swed-
ish steamer Carl Gerhard, on the
reefs off Kill Devil Hill, n. c.,
since Monday morning.
The Resolute arrived at the scene
of the wreck this morning from
New York and anchored off shore.
whisk away TO "the freedom ct the
road" in q good ased car chosen from
the vide selection In today's Times and
Herald Classified ada.
The Washington times., 1929-09-26

THE LETTER STARTED ABOVE continues, But
don't worry about mel will know by the 18th of
August just what I'm going to do and will let you know
Il wonder if you have time to make dress-fit
it to Boots and either side of the material you like
best Just straight long rather tight sleeves and the
collar and cuffs the only trmmng-and yellow belt
about her and wondering why she doesn't write.
Have you heard any from sister?
"Give my love to Daddy and Boots and Ernestine and
tell them to write, and don't worry about me-Tve got
three weeks work in at $42 a week-and that's not
bad. Enough for one to live any way.
Lots of love to you GIN"
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
Green Will Attempt
To End Trolley Strike

Another attempt to settle the New
Orleans street car strike will be made
either tomorrow or Saturday when
William Green. president of the
American Federation of Labor. will
hold a conference with w. D, Mahon
president. and William Fitzgerald.
vice president of the Amalgamated
Associate of Electric Street Rail-
way Men, it was announced today.
The strike has been in progress
for several months and every effort
to settle it has proved unsuccessful
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
Jacob Rush, 92, Fatally
Hurt in w. Va. Accident

MARTINSBURG, W Va, Sept
26-Jacob Rush. 90, one of the oldest
residents of jefferson county. was
fatally injured. in Shepherdstown
when struck by the automobile of
Jack Widmyer, of Kearneysville,
student at Shepherdstown.
Rush. whose advanced ge had i'm
paired his hearing. failed to hear the
horn of the approaching machine
and Widmyer was unable to stop.
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
n. !. MAN HITS
PERFORMERS

The Methodist Board of Temper.
ance. Prohibition and Public Morals
is the object of an attack bv :.
Reid Spencer, of Brooklyn. \. Y,
who today in letter to the District
Commissioners asks that something
he done about it.
Spencer flaved laws and regul3.
tions and even took a fling at the
Constitution. He saws that if a man
wants to get intoxicated or smoke
himself to death it is his own busi.
MAss,
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
FUGITIVE CAPTURED

orv and 24-hour delay in leav-
ing for Michigan resulted in the
arrest OF Floyd Faubus here. He
hG s been wanted by the Lexington
police for over six months
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
AuNT'S CONFESSION TESTIMONY.
IN STONE TRIAL IS UNDER FIRE.

BELA1R, Nd Sept. 26-Nrs May Baker principal State s
witness and chief of Mrs Hattie Stone who on
trial for the murder of her 10y old son,
whitening fire of questioning the hands Defense
Attorney Harold E. Coboun circuit court here Yesterday
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
Photo by Tnternationa


AS THE MARINES PASSED IN REVIEW
oldest members of the Marine Corps was retired with
honors yesterday at Quantico, Va, after 80 years
active service during which he had duty in all
parts of the world The picture above shows the
veteran Leatherneck with Major Gen. Smedey D.
Butler, the Quantico Marines passed in review be-
fore them at the retirement exercises IL
The Washington times., 1929-09-26
PEACOX SANE WHEN He SLEW
WIFE, STATES AL|EN|ST SAYS
Bv JAMES L. KILGALLEN

COURTHOUSE, WHITE PLAINS, n. T., sept 20 (iN.o)'
Earle Peacox so-caeG psychopathc personality was
mind when he stranged his BRIDE Dorothy on the
night of April 21 last first anniversary of their wedding
Ho knoy ,yha he dol
The Washington times., 1929-09-26

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01

dwelling for students of the war academy was
as simple as that of any common soldier. Her
salary was $50 rubles ($75) a month. Wher
she had her babies, she was given the usual
vacation allowed under Soviet labor laws of two
months before and two months after confine-
ment, and time on from daily work for nursing
the infant.
The standard of living for soldiers and off,
GERS is simple but their wants are well taken
care Of. In fact military people are often
termed the pets of the new society. Because
the revolution and civil war are still in the very
near past, and because the alleged danger OF
foreign aggression is ever held before them, the
Russian people look upon the Red Army and
feet with the loving and trusting eyes of fright
ened children. The status of common soldier
is still very much higher in Russian communi-
ties than elsewhere.
peasant or working class boy-or girl-re-
ceiveS liberal education in the Red army I
know a reserve officer who had been a poor fac
tory worker at the outbreak of the revolution.
With his mother also a worker, he threw him.
self into the Bolshevik cause. Joining the Req
army at the age of 10, he received a complete
academic education and is today one of the
foremost literary critics in Moscow
II must De remembered that all woman officers
L are not as feminine as Minskaya met an
other In full uniform, spurs and ALL short stout,
deep-voiced-a regular old war horse But stnl
another, Marie Sakhnovskaya, staff officer who
was given the decoration of the Order of the
Red Banner for bravery under fire, in appear
ance is also credit to her sex. However her
bearing is more dignif1ed and soldierly than
MinSkaya'S. 3.
It would seem that girls who take up military
careers are under special obligation to uRove
the soundneSs Of the new theories of sex equality
now taught in Russia. AS far as that goes the
United States Is also demonstrating these
theories about the ability Of women to do
mems work." If not officially and as a matter
Of principle as In Soviet Russia, nevertheless
perhaps even more widely In actual practice
Although there are not many women In the
Red army, almost every working girl as well as
boy learns to shoot. There is the Workers army
corresponding to our State militia, in which
woman factory workers as well as men train
Every trade union local has not only its own
chemical warfare division and Red Cross, but
also its rife practice circle to which women
belong. Within the ranks of the Communist
the principle that women and men alike should
be ready at all times to defend the Workers
Republic" against its. enemies. :"
Minskaya's exalted military rank does not
prevent her being addressed by the lowliest pri-
vate as "Comrade." the cherished salute of ali
Communists a. -~.' ~ III. o.
Olga Minskaya, like all Red soldiers and loyal
Soviet civilians, says she wants peace above all
things; II there were general disarmament she
would rejoice to see the Red army disbanded
but-she Is ready to give her life in defense Of :
the Soviet power ''.'.. $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01
Au'thorities.
BY RUTH KENNEL.

"H HE only woman general in the world
is to be found in the Red army. The
principle Of complete sex equality put
into practice by the Soviet govern
sment gives women also the right to
fight. While they are not encouraged to enter
the Red army, women who show propensity
for military science arc not barred because Of
their sex. s,e 81.
There are now no women IN the ranks-per-
haps the "Women'S Battalion" demonstrated
too revoltingly during the revolution that the
weaker sex can fight more ferociously than
men-and the fact that they are not included
in compulsory military service indicates that
sex equality means equal rights nth men in
stead of equal duties.
There are, however, several woman officers
and students. And ranking above them all is
Olga Minskaya who was graduated last year
from the Moscow War Academy She stood
ct tho bad Of a class of several hundred men
and finished with the rank of general.
Gen. Minskaya Is 81 years old, tall and
slender, with fair skin and blue eyes. Her
mother was an Englishwoman and her father
q White Russian. Her hair Is cut short and
the men in her cavalry division do not neces-
sariy know that the ofhcer who sits in her
saddle like trim boy is woman. But when
OF duty Gen. Olga usually wears feminine ap-
parel. srs. #.t..tt.
In fact, knew Minskaya only in her femi-
nine role. For in spite of her devotion to
military duties she has found time for woman
~ pursuits. Sne Is the VIE OF an army omcer
and the mother Of two children, the first Of
whom died in infancy.
I REMEMBER one bleak Winter night in 1925
when Minskaya came to the Lux Hotel, in
Moscow, creeping into our room like forlorn
child.
MY baby is dead" she said DULY; won't
you let me stay here tonight?"
There must have been something soothing TO
her about the foreign civilian environment: