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Evening star., 1929-11-18
TEACHERS SLAYER
CONFESSES BIGAMY
Killer Tells officers He Mar
fied Four Women in Last
IS Years.
By tn. Assoclatnd Press.

BY the Associated Press.
REDWOOD CITY, Calf, November
lS-Sheriff's officers announced here
today that Ira Kirk. 36 years old, who
confessed Saturday that he slew Clara
Boeke, 80, a San Francisco school
teacher, because of her refusal to wed
him. admitted today that he had been
married to four women in the last Is
years and legally separated from only
one.
AS disclosed by Sheriff J. M. Nc
Grath, Kinks admissions follow:
In 1915. married Miss Ethel Cherry
at Breckenridge. Tex, she divorced
him later for misconduct.
Deserts Next Wife.
In 1924. married Miss Ethel Stiue-
man at Breckenridge. and deserted her
few months later.
In 1925, married Miss Ethel Stewart
at Amarillo. Tex, dcSerting her within
a few months.
In 1929. during his courtship of Clara
Boeke, married Miss Marie Lee at
Yuma, Ariz., deserted her in August and
filed suit for annulment in September.
Attorney Tells Action.
J. T. Summerville, San Francisco at
torney. revealed that Kirk retained him
10 bring annulment action last Septem-
ber in connection with his last mar
riage. AS ground. Summerville told
police Kirk declared he was insane at
the time of the ceremony and produced
records to show he previously had been
confined in an asylum.
Kirk was unable TO provide informa-
ton as to the present whereabouts OF
the four women.
Il just loved them and left them,
police quoted him as saying.
The slain young woman was a grad
uate of the University of Chicago.
Evening star., 1929-11-18

announcement that the next budget
viii call for the full building program
appropriation in the final year. An
effort also will be made to have Con-
gress provide the deficiencies in ap-
preparations over the first four years
in lump sum, it was indicated.
Gen. Fechet outlined plans for Air
Corps training on an elaborate scale
during the coming year, including long
range cross-country operations by Air
Corps tactical units to points as far
distant as Panama. with q view to
obtaining the necessary training and
information for concentration of the
air force In the fiscal year 1891 for q
maneuver in conjunction with ground
troops. such as q defense Of the Pan
anna Canal"
Completion of q study OF airplane
accidents during the seven years end
ing with 1927, Gen. Fechet reported,
show "a marked reduction in t. 'te
of accidents per flying hour during re-
cent years." Pilots errors we're found
to constitute the major cause OF fatal
accidents. The rate of accidents OF
all kinds is only half as great among
pilots who fly so to 100 hours q year
as among those who fly less than so
hours
Evening star., 1929-11-18
WOODCOCK TO AID
HOOVER COMMISSION
Maryland U. S. District Attorney
to Assist in Study of
Prohibition.

President Hoover's Commission on
Law Observance and Enforcement an
nounced today that Amos w. w. Wood
cock, United States district attorney in
Maryland, will assist the commission for
a short period in its studies of certain
phases of the problem of prohibition en-
forcement.
On behalf of the commission, 1t was
said that Mr.. Woodcook's assistance had
been obtained through arrangement
with the Attorney General.
A member of the American and
Maryland Bar Associations, Mr.. Wood
cock has been United States attorney
since 1922. Prior to that time he was
engaged in private practice.
During the World War Mr.. Woodcock
rose TO the rank of colonel with the
1l5th Infantry Regiment. winning pro-
motion for gallantry in action as COM
mander of a battalion in the capture
of Rechene Hill. north of Verdun.
Evening star., 1929-11-18

must be included on the program by
the committees of the local Girl Re-
serves. The newly organized Glee Club
Of the Reserves will attend to the ar
rangement of the musical part of the
program.
The complete club, which Is COM
posed of representatives from the five
senior high schools of the District, in
cludes-Business High, Ida Raffel. Lii
liam Dipson, Gertrude Feldman, Helen
Fleishman, Sally Ross, Frances Brady:
Eastern High, Margaret Dean, Mildred
Feorey, Helen Jones, Dorothy Seaton,
Catherine Richardson: Central High
Mary Lesta Wakeman, Dorothy Det-
weller, Elizabeth Archer, Margaret
Spier, Margaret Hedgecock, Katherine
Erickson: Mckinley High, Ruth Nails,
Betty Greene, Betty Goodyear. Edith
Cook, Agnes Adamson, Bernice Drissel:
Western High. Beatrice Spasoff, Evelyn
Padgett, Beatrice Mullen, Beverley
Jennings, Emeline Jennings, Elsie Bar
ber and Gertrude Weitzel
Portugal plans to increase its water
power production to 10000 kiloWattS
Evening star., 1929-11-18

Portugal plans to increase its water
power production to 10000 kilowatts.
Evening star., 1929-11-18
ESKIMOS CHEW GUM IN BIG WAY
BEFORE RESELLING AT SLIGHT LOSS
Chicago Academy Told of Achievements and How Deer
Hair Strengthens Tobacco.

while gum is considered a great
delicacy." Capt. Brewer said, the turn
over in this commodity is not large, as
the natives go on chewing 1t for davs
after the departure of the flavor. Fresh
sticks are added occasionally, as the
wealth of the chewer permits, and in
time the amount of gum in the mouth
of one Eskimo is astounding"
Capt. Brewer. who is United States
commissioner at Point Barrow and
general storekeeper and collector for the
Chicago Academy, remarked also upon
the popularity of tobacco among the
natives. The tobacco, he explained. is
strengthened by the addition of REIN
deer hair,
Evening star., 1929-11-18
Rr Nc Associated Prtss.

BY shs Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 1S. - Gum
chewing on grand zcale, the Chicago
Academy of Sciences has found, is one
of the unsung achievements of Eskimos.
Not only is the Eskimo constant
chewer of gum, but long-distance
champion as well. The academy has
heard with amazement that one stick of
gum will last an Eskimo days and days,
and then have value on the resale
market.
Much gum data was obtained by the
academy from Capt. Charles D. Brewer,
white father" of the Eskimos at Point
Barrow, Alaska
Evening star., 1929-11-18
Anti.Blue Law Group to Meet.

Members of the District branch Of
the National Association Opposed to
Blue Laws will be addressed tonight at
8 o'clock in the little green teahouSe of
the Dodge Hotel. 20 street, by Chester
C. Platt Of Batavia, N. Y, one of the
associations national vice presidents.
The program further includes ad-
dresses by several national and local
officials. P W. Austin. president of the
District association. will preside.
Evening star., 1929-11-18
Y. W. GIRL RESERVES
TO HOLD CONFERENCE
Plans Being Made Here for First
Midwinter Gathering January 81
and February and Q.

The annual Midwinter conference of
the Girl Reserves of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association will convene
in this city for the first time In the
history of the organization on January
81, February / and 2. Representatives
of associations in 36 Eastern cities will
attend the conference, which will be
held in the Y. w. c. A. headquarters,
Seventeenth and K streets.
Plans are being completed for the
entertainment of the visitors and ar
rangement of the different events which
Evening star., 1929-11-18
Louis D. Bliss TO Sneak

Louis D. Bliss. president of the Bliss
Electrical School, will deliver an ad-
dress at a luncheon of the Lions Club
in the Hotel Mayflower Wednesday
afternoon at 1890 o'clock. Vocal solos
win be rendered at the meeting by Miss
Julia Waters
Evening star., 1929-11-18
DIVER is TRANSFERRED.
Tibbals' Work in Sd and Other
Submarine Disasters Recalled.

Chief Gunner Clarence L. Tibbals,
noted diving expert, has just been
transferred from the U. S. s. Argonne
to the u. S. S. Widgeon. This an
nouncement, made today at the Navy
Department. recalls the outstanding
work done by Chief Gunner TibbaIs in
the S-4 and other submarine disasters
of experiments at the diving school at
the Washington Navy Yard is assisting
in perfecting 1.-The lung" the famous
life-saving device in the submarine
service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-12
MARKET RISES
AFTER DIP

NEW YORK. Nov. IL GNSo.
The market opened lower today,
despite Street talk that bargain
hunters would jump to the fore
today to grab stocks which closed
last night at or near their lows
for the year.
The leaders, however, staged a
rally toward the end of the first
hours trading, with short cover
ing and banking support as slim
ulation.
Big Steel rallied sharply to
1852 after dropping to 1882
Westinghouse came back to l25
in a 9-point dash, and New York
Central was lifted from an open
ing at 1874 to 172.
The ticker was behind nearly
a half hour, with close to q
100000 shares traded.
Cheers were wisely withheld,
however, for at 1880 the stocks
We're doing little better than
lettering at the recovered levels.
Those who view the present a
sick market" declared the
patients condition today was
hardly changed.
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BL { ASE IS
BALKY AS
WITNESS

Defiance of District Attorney
Leo A. Rover and declination of
his invitation to testify before a
Grand Jury investigating the
Scrivener murder was voiced to-
day by Senator Cole A. Blease OF
South Carolina.
At the same time the other Sen
ator who Rover intends to invite
before the jury, Senator Thomas
Heflin of Alabama, said he would
accept the invitation, but con-
fessed he knew little or nothing
which would be of value to the in
quisitorial body.
Both Blease and Helm on the
floor of the Senate had demanded
reopening of the Scrivener case
and had declared they believed
the murderer to be still member
of the police force. BleaSe went
so far as to say that he would
name him. He has never done
this.
Senator BIease Indignant
When informed of Rover'S in
tention to invite him before the
Grand Jury BleaSe became highly
indignant.
IT shall certainly pay no atten-
ton to that" explained the fiery
South Carolinian.
Rover is not my boss and I'll
not take orders from him. Inc
people of South Carolina are my
boss"
Senator Helm on the other
hand took the matter mildly and
said that while he would accept
the invitation he could just as
easily tell Rover what he knows
in a short telephone converse,
ton.
Helm said he is convinced
ScriVener was murdered, but al
mitted that he has no facts with
which to fasten the crime upon
anyone. He said 1t is the gen
eral belief that a man who is
still on the police force shot tbs
detective.
Has Letter From MaragOn
Heflin said he is in possession
of a letter from John Maragon
who married the girl to whor1
Scrivener was engaged, in which
Maragon expresses the bellies
Scrivener was murdered and de
clares that he, is willing to tel
all he knows. In the letter, &C
cording to Heflin, Maragon says
that he went to the police with
his opinion and was told "for
get it,"
THAT seems to be favoritt
phrase down there when they
want to cover something up,
said Helm.
A grand jury probe into the
mysterious death of Scrivener
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
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KOBER RESIGN
WELFARE BODY

DR.. George NJ. Kober, member
of the board of public welfare,
has submitted his resignation,
Which was accepted today by the
District commissioners.
It was rumored at the District
Building that DR.. Kober disagreed
with the policy Of other members
OF his board in regard to eY-
penditure of the public funds
on Gallinger Hospital.
This difference. said to be
tell the Commissioners that he
desired to discontinue the position
which he has held for several
years. 49,
He also stated that DIR. Kober
took the position that public funds
we're being expended without re-
gard to economies, khich are
being effected in some other
cities which he felt might well
be followed here.
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DELAY MAJ
FOIL RUM
PROBE

The much-heralded probe into
liquor conditions in the District
of Columbia by the District AT
torney's office and the Grand
Jury has been shelved for an
indefinite period.
After hearing three witnesses
yesterday the Grand Jury post
poned any further action until
after its probe into the McPher.
sen and ScriVener murders. The
Mcpherson murder, District At
torney Leo A. Rover announced,
is expected to take about 10 days
The Scrivener murder delibera-
tons may take an additional
week.
In the meantime Washington
ians are wondering why the
Grand Jury took such a short
time in hearing two of the three
witnesses who vert before it yes
terday.
e. E. LOOMS. president Of the
Lehigh Valley railroad, was
cloSeted with Rover and the
Grand Jury just four minutes.
Senator Smith w. Brookhart has
said on the floor of the Senate
several times, and it is presumed
that he told the same thing
to the Grand Jury last Thursday,
that LoomiS sat next to him at
booze party" in the Willard
Hotel where each guest was given
silver flask filled with strong
whisky.
LOOMS indicated to reporters
before he went into the Grand
Jury room that he had too much
sense of the proprietieS" to tell
on his host, Walter J. Fahy
Wall Street broker, who gave the
party: Frank Hight. manager OF
the Willard Hotel, is understood
to have told the Grand Jury
that the dinner occurred Deem
Der 10, 1926. --.-.
The statute Of limitations will
very nearly have run on this
party before hearings are re
sumed under the schedule an
nounced yesterday by Rover.
Dodge Liggett Fireworks
Fireworks promised by Walter
w. Liggett, magazine writer
whose article, How Wet Is Wash
ington?" in the December issue
of Plain Talk. brought him ar
Invitation" from Rover to see
Continued on Page 2, Column y
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The PGLO Alto (Calf.)
Times
DID JURY NEED THESE
NAMES?
Why Pick on the Newspaper Re
pOrtersc When the Real Object
of the Investigation Was
Something to Which the
Identity of InfOrmants
Was Immaterial?
Three newspapermen in Wash
ington have been created mar
tyrs by the sure7fire method OF
being sentenced to Jail for refus
ing to reveal the names Of men
from whom they received in
formation they made available
GContinusd on Page 20, Column Il
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GORDON ruling
IS ASSA|LED

The three reporters Of The
washington Times who were
jailed for refusing to reveal the
sources of their information re-
parding a rum traffic expoSS
found q new champion today In
Major A. S. Lanier, Of the Army
and Navy Club. Major LanieI
was formerly special assistant
United States Attorney General
under President Coolidge.
While assistant to the Attorney
General of the Philippines NUM-
Der of years ago. Major Lan1eH
had occasion to write an opinion
upon the disclosure OF thu
identity Of informers. His opinion
was, along the line Of defense
offered by the reporters but
ignored by the court.
According to newspaper re-
porters. the city editor OF The
Times had already turned over to
the proper authorities the data
supplied by the three reporters,
containing all Of the information
and clues necessary to enable the
District Attorney to work UP
cases against the law-breakeEs, !"
said Major Lanier today.
"The identity OF the infOEna'
Continued on Page 2, Column %
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He was indicted by a
Grand Jury on October ID
but it was later found that
one of the Grand Jurors was
Ineligible to serve.
Ruff was before the jury for
more than an hour and it IS
understood that he told in de-
tail the position in which he
found the body when young
Mcpherson summoned him to
the apartment the day the
murder was discovered.
It is also believed that the jury
questioned him at length about
the condition Of the apartment,
what things the police removed
and other circumstances which
might lead to a solution of the
crime.
Detective Also Called
Mcpherson claims he threw a
dress over the body before sum-
moning Ruff. Ruff told report
ers at the previous hearing that
when he entered the apartment
one of the dead woman's feet
was propped against the door In
such a position that he practic-
ally had to force his way into
the. room
Capt. w. G. Stott, commander
of the First precinct, who with
four precinct men was the first
to reach the scene Of the crime
after Ruff reported 1t, was the
Continued on Page 2. Column u
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6 TOWNS FIGHT
!: fascist

NICE, Nov. IL 1N.SO The
newspaper Petit Nicois today re-
ported grave disorders in six
towns of Northern Italy.
According to this newspaper,
disorders bodering on a state of
virtual revolt has existed for a
period of nine days.
At Summons, anti-fascists were
reported to have killed the gov
ernor, expelled all facists from
the city and burned the regimen
tai barracks.
The revolt was put down, &C
cording to the newspaper, when
facist reinforcementS arrived and
restored order after killing five
and wounding about 100 of the
anti-facists.
There was no confirmation OF
these reports obtainable from any
other source.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-12
F Rec MOONEY,
NYE URGES
49, .-sPhnto ny international

NEW YORK, Nov. IL G.N.S).
Declaring that the continued
incarceration of Tom Mooney
and Warren Billings in a Cal
ifornia prison is a serious blot On
the honor of the country, Sen
ator Gerald P. Nye of South
Dakota, in an article in the De
cember issue of Plain Talk, de-
mands President Hoover see
Justice is done the two men.
There would be no better way
for President Hoover to begin his
law enforcement campaign than
by intervening for these men
who have served 13 years for a
bombing outrage they did not
commit" Nye said in the article.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-12
ROthstein Staying
Trial Is POSTPONED

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The
trial Of George McNanus, charged
with the murder of Arnold Roth
stein, nationally known gambling
king, was postponed today until
next Monday.
Assistant District Attorney
George M. Brothers announced
shortly after court opened that
Alvin Thomas, better known to
the gambling fraternity as Ell
tanic" Thompson, was seriously
i'll in a Milwaukee hospital. I'll
tanicR Is one of the States pr1n-
cipal witnesses. - -
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Iarged with the crime.
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ToDAY'S SCRATCHES

r1RsT RAcE-Frank Podesta, Joe
NcCord Swift Current, Marone Ayah.
SECOND RACE-Jeff oNeil, Man
usIitS. Linda Archer, rrssciste, Golden
cloud. Never Bust, Little fCclenel, MIN
srvus
FOURTH RACE-Sarda, USepps'
AIics Anime PriueVal, Poltty,
SIXTH RACE-Padona.
SEVENTH RACE-My HOeeg. 4AekE
BABY, Lady vielAS ~
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APARTMENT MANAGED
FIRST PERSON HEARD
BY GRAND JURY

Wilmer Ruff, manager of the Park Lane
Apartments, was the first witness to be called
before the District of Columbia Grand Jury
today which began the second inquiry into
the murder on September II last of Mrs
Virginia Hurley Mcpherson, pretty nurse,
whose husband is held in jail without bond
charged with the crime.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-12
Two Held on Gaming
Charge After Raid

Two men are held at the First
precinct charged with permitting
gaming. as the result of a raid
early today in the 900 block
Fourth st. N. W., by Detective
Sergts. Frank A. Varney and HUI.
bert E. Brodie.
The men held are Fred B.
Reeves. colored, 38. of the 1900
block T st. N. W., and Frank
washington, colored "A. of the 400
block ~ &C.. NJ w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-12
Reporters Not Police
Editor Points Out

There eup in the editorial bobardment of the Dis
tc Grand Jury for failing three reporters Of The Washington
Times for refusing to turn stool pigeons reveal
information regarding the papers expose traffic
here Some of the editorials from papers parts
the country follow:
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VIENNA BARN BURNS

VIENNA. Va. Nov. l2.-Fire
destroyed a large barn owned by
c. c. Porch. = farmer Of this
community II
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-11-12
ADJUSTERS TO MEET

The Claim Adjusters' Club Of
Washington will meet at luncheon
tomorrow, at the Ambassador
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-03
Tommy Fighting Hospital After Crash Auto
Blackburn Sends
Shires FromCamp
And Gives Orders
White Sox Manager Upheld by
comisksy; Bill cissell
Is Excused

Dallas, Tex, April 3.-(H,-Rebel-
II :, among the White Sox players is
at an end today, with Russell Black
burne. manager Of the club. in the
role of supreme dictator.
Blackburne, backed up by Charles
A. Comiskey. owner Of the club. or
dered Art Shires, one of the revolter5.
home to remain at his own expense
until he gets into condition to play.
Bill Cissell, the young shortstop
charged with violating training rules.
was reinstated.
Blackburne's action of suspending
the pair and then following 1t up by
ordering ShireS, promising first
baseman, to leave camp, seems to
have produced q Silencing effect on
certain players who have grumbled
over the inconvenience of playing
exhibition games in small Texas
towns.
The Sox manager, invoking stern
measures to insure discipline and
smash the wave of dissatisfaction
gaining impetus in the Sox ranks.
dismissed Shires after q long distance
telephone conversation with ComiS.
key. the "old Roman" in Chicago.
Shires is said to be in no condition
as result of keeping late hours anu
breaking other training rules. r.
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D. m.-Athens, Texas, VS.. Central,
Oklahoma City, Okla.
6 .. m.-vienna, Ca, VS.. johnson
City, Ills.
7p. m.-Lakeland, Fla, vs.. Ashland,
KY.
8 D. m.-Classcn. Oklahoma City
Okla, VS.. Granite. Salt Lake City
Utah.
Yesterdays Scores
Ration, N. NJ, "a; Portsmouth, N
H.. %.
Wheeler. Miss, 80; winnemucca
New. 8.
Jena. La. q: Wheatland, Wyo.. a
Naugatuck, Conn. IS; st. Paul
Nebr.. 81.
Newport News, Va. 20: Miles City
Mont. 16.
Heath. KY, AZ; White River juno
ton. VT, 30.
Athens. Texas. a; Cleveland. Tenn
%.
Central. Oklahoma City, Okla, Al
Morton, Cicero, ILL.,. II.
Lakeland. Fla, 81; Valley City. n
D., "a.
Ashland. KY. Is; independence
Mo-, Is.
Classen. Oklahoma City, Okla. q
Monticello. Miss, 20.
Granite. Salt Lake City. 30: Brock
ton, Mass, IS.
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French Net Stars
Appear Weakened

Biarritz, France. April 3.-(R-
American hopes Of capturing this
years Davis cup matches were greatly
bolstered today when Henri Cochet,
displaying the poorest form Of recent
years, was beaten by Pierre Landry
81, Go, and 6-2 in the final Of the
tournament here.
Landry, ranking number seven IN
France, never had taken q set from
Cochet before. Cochet. before this
match even, had experienced some
difficulty in reaching the finals.
Rene La Coste has not touched q
tennis racket since last October and
Is apparently out of tennis for good.
Various French experts and tennis
officials have become worried over
the prospects for the years cup team
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Laufer, Spence
Have Swim Duel

New York, April 3.-(RtThe Ma
tional amateur Athletic union SWIM
ming championships seem to have de-
ycloped into a duel between the star
performers Of the east and west, Wal
ter Laufer Of the Lake Shore A. c..
Chicago, and Walter Spence OF Phil
adelphia.
Not satisfied with q victory apiece
in the two events Of the opening day,
this pair of Walters has entered
nearly all the other swimming events
to be competed for during the week.
Spence, winner of the 300-yard in
dividual medley swim last night. con-
tinues today as the leading competi-
to-. in the 22O-yard breast stroke
event. He beat Laufer BY a hairs
breadth in an exciting finish. The
time was 3 minutes 40 seconds, more
than three seconds better than
Spence's old worlds record.
Laufer, winner of the 100-yard fret
style, in which his eastern rival was
third. does not get chance to ado
to his laurels today. A new champion.
ship record of 81 as seconds and the
runner-up position to Spence must
satisfy him until more free style o,
back stroke events are run OIL.