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The Washington times., 1929-11-26
SERVING.
5-YEAR TERM

Joe Mills, sr., charged with
operating the largest moonshine
still ever captured in Fairfax
county, today will begin serving
a sentence Of five years for viola.
ton of Virginia's prohibition laws.
He was sentenced by Judge
Howard w. Smith in Fairfax
county circuit court after a Jury
had found him guilty. When ar
raigned he stood mute and re-
fused to plead either guilty or
not guilty. Judge Smith ordered
a technical plea Of mot guilty
entered for him and proceeded
with the trial.
commemorative Attorney Will
son Farr cited the mans record,
which included two former con-
victionS of violating the prohl5i-
ton laws. Mills was arrested
November l by State Prohibition
Inspector Virgil Williams. In the
rear of his home they found what
they declared to be one of the
largest stills ever seen in this
section of the State.
Earlier in the day one of Will
liams' subordinateS had purchased
a gallon of liquor from Mills.
Mills admitted selling the liquor
but denied ownership of the still.
declaring that he sold the liquor
manufactured by it..
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
IMPORTANT
WITNESS
LOST
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ant witnesses. Both were ex.
amined by Rover two weeks ago.
John L. Gibson, former police
man and chauffeur to ccmmis-
sioner Brownlow, will be another
key witness. Gibson recently made
n speech before the Washington
Forum in which he accused a
certain member of the detective
force Of either killing or know
ing who did"
Gibson was summoned before
the grand jury the following day
and also had a talk with Rover
in the latter's office. He is be-
lieved to have given both the jury
and Rover the names Of a number
of prospective witnesses.
Gibson formerly worked with
Scrivener on number OF under
cover" investigations OF District
matters when Brownlow was
Commissioner. In@ such investl-
cations, Gibson said, Scrivener
reported directly to the Comrnis-
sioner instead of to the heads
of the police department and
detective bureau.
Scrivener was found shot
through the heart in an alley one
morning just after he had put his
automobile in its garage Tor the
night. He had been out to a
prize fight in Maryland with De
tective Lieutenant Edward Kelly
and others and was to have been
married the next day.
Ills hand clutched a necktle
apparently torn from the neck OF
his assailant. On the ground
nearby lay the death gun. In
his holster was his own service
revolver, untouched. Police at
first worked on the murder
theory.
A coroner's jury said it was a
murder. Then police switched TO
suicide" and suicide" it has
been with them. to this day. Al
though from time to time agita-
ton has been started for q Grand
Jury investigation, not until Glib
son made his sensational charges
at the Open Forum was any step
taken in that direction.
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
'BREAK" SEEN
FOR NJ 'MANUS

NEW YORK. Nov. 26. "A
Christmas Jury" may decide the
fate of Smiling" George Nc
Manus, on trial for the murder of
Arnold RothStein, Broadway's
Man of Mystery" This, in the
vernacular of the big shot" gam.
blerS who fit in and out of the
StrangS case, is a break" for the
debonair defendant, for yuletide
juries are invariably lenient.
The stumbling, Snail-like pace
at which this "jinXed" case is pro-
ceeding has mystified nearly
everybody connected with it. It
has been delayed time and again.
First, the district attorneys office
was severely criticized for delay
ing" the bringing Of McManus to
trial.
When a date was finally set the
trial judge put 1t off to a later
date because the RothStein mur-
der had become major issue in
the mayoralty campaign.
And then when McManuS, Smil,
ingly confident. marched into
court for trial on the new date.
the State asked a delay on the
ground that a vital witness, "Ti-
tanic Thompson" was i'll in a
Milwaukee hospital. Finally, on
November 18, the trial got started.
Today. it is undergoing another
delay while a juror is being Sc
lected to take the place Of Eugene
A. Riker, Juror Number Two
who was excused yesterday be-
cause of illness which was de-
Scribed as extreme nervousness" "
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
ROW OVER FORD
IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 26.-The
standing committee Of the Wash
ington Society may reprimand
John B. Gordon for his attack
on the purchase by Henry Ford
of a colonial building here at a
meeting tonight in the offices Of
Charles H. Callahan. vice presi-
dent, and historian of the society.
Both Callahan and William B.
McGroarity, president Of the so
ciety, deny that Gordon had any
authority to speak for it. They
take the view that while 1t would
be deplorable if Ford purchased
any of the really historical build
ingS, there are several very old
buildings which are truly colonial
in architecture that could we'll be
sold to Ford.
The Virginia State Game Com
mission will meet here December
13 and IA, at the offices of w. 8.
Snow. North Royal Street. its
first meeting in northern Virginia.
The members will be taken down
the Potomac on the game patrol
boat on a tour Of inspection. A.
Willis Robertson, of Lexington,
chairman, will preside.
The new uniforms for the Alex
andria police have arrived and
will be inspected by City Manager
Lawrence, Capt. w. w. Campbell
and Mayor w. A. Smoot today.
Judge Snow stated this morn
ing that there would be no Ses-
sion of Police Court Thursday.
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
F j n D s ASKED
FROM BYRD

CLARENDON, Va, Nov. 26.--
Recognizing need for an outlet
from the new Memorial Bridge
to Clarendon and Ballston. the
State having failed to include
any funds for it's construction
when it allowed 100000 for grad
ing and the building of culvertS
for the Lee Boulevard, the
Straight to the-Bridge.B Boulevard
Association meeting last night
adopted resolution calling upon
Governor Byrd and Col. H. @,
Shirley, chairman of the State
highway department, to allocate
funds for the grading of the road
as far as Clarendon.
A special committee comprising
Ashton c. Jones, chairman; M.
E. Church, Harry C. Saffell, Ar.
thur j. Porter and Guy N. Church.
was appointed to present the
resolution to the governor and
Colonel Shirley.
Governor Byrd and Colonel
Shirley are meeting today at the
Army. Navy and Marine Corps
Country Club with Lieut.. Col. U.
S. Grant, 3D.. executive officer
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, members
of the County Board of Super
visors, Commonwealth's Attorney
William C. Cloth, County Engi-
neer C. L. Kinnier and Zoning
Engineer Allen j. Saville to dis.
cuSS adequate approaches to the
Memorial Bridge.
The comm mittee from the
Straight-to-the-Bridge Association
will arrange to meet the COVER
'"r and Colonel Shirley at this
conference
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
COPS DEMANDS.
MARK TINE
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|missioners by relatives and friends
of Mrs. Mcpherson.
This, in effect, comedies with
the requests of the accused Off
GERS that they be given q public
hearing and chance to con-
front those charging them with
inefficiency.
Bride has indicated that he will
make an announcement the lat
ter part of this week on what
his board will do on the question
of Shelby and Kelly status. It
is likely that he and Dawson will
refer the matter to some tribunal
which has the power to compel
witnesses to appear before It,
possibly to the police trial board.
It has also been proposed that
the matter be referred directly to
Major Henry G. Pratt. superinten-
dent of police, for action. This
course, it is believed, would arouse
a storm of criticism from police
critics, who are opposed to what
they term attempts to white
wash" Shelby and Kelly.
Former Policeman Allen has
challenged Inspector Shelby to
meet him in formal debate on
the Mcpherson case, in the Wash
ington Auditorium Sunday night.
If Shelby refuses Allen said he
proposes to speak at the meeting
himself and give his reasons why
he thinks Mrs. Mcpherson was
murdered,
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
MethOdists Addressed
RY RiShOn Mcdowell

Service ass a Privilege, Rather
Than a Duty" was the subject OF
an address by Bishop William F.
Mcdowell at the quarterly meet
ing of the superintendent of Sun,
day schools in the washington
district of the Methodist EpiSco-
pal Church, held yesterday at
Fairmont Heights, D. C.
Other speakers were Mrs. BirGy
Coates. wife of the Rev. Robert
F.. Coates, superintendent of the
Washington district; the Rev
John F. Monroe. the Rev. Joseph
H. Jenkins, the Rev. C. E. Queen
and the Rev. T. s. Tildon. The
Rev. Charles A. johnson, pastor
of the Fairmont Heights Church
was host to the conference.
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
Two Men Are Injured
AS Automobiles Crash

Two persons were slightly in
jured early today in collision
on Massachusetts, Avenue near
Fifth Street Northwest between
automobiles operated by John
Hessick, 100 block Irving st. N.
W., and Catherine Gardner, OF
Clinton, Md.
Hessick was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital in a passing auto,
mobile and treated by DR.. R,lt'
koSki for lacerations on the head,
possible fracture of the left
hand and ribs and shock. James
Gardner, "a, a passenger in the
Gardner car was also treated At
Emergency for fracture Of che
right collar bone.
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
Both Sides Win, But
Neither Gets Any
Money From 1t

MERCER, Pa, Nov. 26.-The
only lawsuit in county history
where each litigant got a verdict
in his favor Is that returned
by the jury today in the cross
suit of John Smith, Of Mill
brook, and Charles Rocker, Of
NorthSide Pittsburgh.
The truck Of Smith and the
car of Rocker collided. Both
sued for damages. The two
actions were heard at one sit
ting of the court. The jury
returned a verdict for the de-
fendant in each case. Neither
gets a cent.
The Washington times., 1929-11-26

The men, Lieutenants John
Caro-, j. w. McCulley, E. M.
Fogelsonger and Sergeant Mans
field, landed safely ten miles
southeast of here. It Is be-
lieVed that a new record for the
number of men making an emer-
gency parachute leap all at once
was set by the ballooniSts in their
leap yesterday.
According to the men. they had
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
SEVENTH RACE
Mile and FurlOnE
Gov. Byrd Honor Guest
OF Clarendon MasOnS

CLARENDON, Va. Nov. 26.-
Governor Harry Floyd Byrd will
be the honored guest at special
meeting of Columbia Lodge, No.
2s5, A. F.. and A. M, tonight in
the Masonic Temple, at which the
Master MaSons degree will be con-
ferred.
This will be the first time IN
the history of Columbia lodge that
q Virginia governor has attended
any of its meetings and he will be
greeted by q large representative
crowd.
Representative John Rankin, Of
Mississippi. is also announced at
one Of the speakers,
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
EARLY CHANGES.
IN CONTEMPT
LAW SEEN
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miSSioners, as we'll as Federal
courts and committees of Con.
greSS, among the bodies which
cannot compel reporters to testify.
LaGuardia, in addition to in
PRODUCING the measure for the
protection of newspaper men. also
is father of the bill which would
provide trial by jury in contempt
proceedings.
This bill declares that no per.
son shall be punished for con.
tempt except in cases where
the contempt consists of an overt
diSorderly act committed in the
actual and immediate presence
of the court unless found guilty
Of the act or acts constituting
the contempt after a trial by
jury and such trial by jury shall
be held in the State where the
said contempt shall have been
committed"
This bill also provides that
such jury trial shall be pre-
sided over by a judge not con-
nected in any way with the case,
trial, motion or other proceed
ings in which the contempt is
charged"
Amendment Offered
The measure providing for the
retirement of the judge sitting in.
the contempt proceeding which
he has himself instituted Is in
the form of an amendment to the
judicial code and is sponsored
by Senator Arthur H. Vanden-
berg of Michigan.
All of the bills have been refer
red to the judiciary committees Of
the respective houses. Early con-
Sideration of the measures has
been promised and it is expected
that the favorably expressed senti-
ment of members of the two
bodies and the nationwide in
dorSement which the measures
have received will lead to their
prompt enactment.
The Washington times., 1929-11-26

taken off for a regular training
cruise when they were caught by
a stiff wind which swept them
many miles off their course and
forced them to a high altitude.
AS they were rushed upward
the air around the balloon be-
came lighter. causing the hydro,
gen gas inside the bag to be ce'
pressed outward. finally resulting
in the balloon bursting
The Washington times., 1929-11-26

was placing the robot bug" as
the machine was technically de-
Scribed, on the seam and the
throwing of a switch.
D. H. Deyoe and C. L. InSen
Of the General Electric Com
pany, and F. H. Frankland. di-
rector of engineering service Of
the institute. conducted the tests.
The Washington times., 1929-11-26

In the tests the little machine,
about two feet long and two feet
high, crawled along a. seam be-
tween two steel, plates several
yards long and welded them to-
gether and to a supporting beam
with a tiny electrical fire steam
Of 1900 degrees Of heat. The
only human operation performed
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
Pictures to Tell Story
OF the Gasoline Motor

"The Story of the Gasoline
Motor" will be told with the aid
of motion picture at the meet
ing of The Standards Flying
Club in the east lecture room,
East Building, Bureau of Stand,
ards, at o'clock tonight.
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
Robot With 'tBrains'
Se1vs Steel Plate

EDGEWATER PARK, Miss Nov. 26 (INs)-A Robot
like machine possessing the brains of Welding engineer
which automatically stitches together steel floor plates Of build
ngs bridges and ships like seamstress cloth
cessfu tested here by the General Electric Company before
members of the American Institute Steel Construction
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
GOLF BALL HIS TOPIC

The new golf ball will be dis
cussed by DR.. Walter P. White of
the Geophysical Laboratory, at an
open meeting of the Center Forum
in Jewish Community Center at
$50 tonight.
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
4 Jump Safely When
Balloon Bursts

FUTILE Okla, Nov 26 NNs).-Four men. members Of
the first balloon company post field Fort SILL Okla
alive today after experiencing the thrill of eapng with para
chutes from their balloon which had burst above them
The Washington times., 1929-11-26
SECOND RACE
THIRD RACE
Seven FurlOnRs

S1a0-BreszinE Thru-Legsre .......115
61s4-Brown Admiral-RObertson ..,i0s
6I95-We Dun It-QuattlebaUm. 1916
61S6-Titus-No BOY ...............tG tGe
G1a3-Plucky Play-Catrone ........tl3
G1s2-Hacky H-Rose .............lti
sIs1-SaKe Fire-Allen ..,..........llS
S1s7-Captain Hook-Walls .........10S
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-03
DEATH OF OIL
MAN is PROBED
Quiz Women; Hint Love
Affair, BIaCkmaiI.

IN HtfCd Press
TULSA. Okla. April 3.-Theories
that clande5tine love affair and
blackmail might have been the
background for an attack that re-
suited in the death Of William S.
A1cCray, wealthy oil operator, led
to further questioning of a comely
Divorce here today.
Mrs Annette Abrams, 80, who
came here from New York, is the
center of the county attorneys in
ouiry.
Mrs. NJ. A. Dickerson, mother of
Miss Norma SmalIwood, Miss
America" of the 1927 Atlantic City
beauty show, also has been ques-
toned,
McCray died in a hospital here
Saturday from injuries suffered the
night of March "a, when he was at
tackled in his hotel room by an I'M
recognized assailant.
w. L. Co1fey, assistant county at
torney in charge of the inquiry
said that Mrs. Abrams admitted she
went to Mrs. Jeanette McCray, the
oil mans widow, to torment" her by
saying she knew Of a clandestine
love affair of her husband.
Mrs. Abrams explained she had
been drinking when she made the
statement to Mrs. McCray.
Conn Linn, Tulsa lawyer, told in
vestigators McCray had said a
woman was attempting to blackmail
him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-03
ACCIDENT TOLL HIGH
~ Killed in March; Auto
Casualties Lead.

Deaths from accidents increased
last month over February, claiming
the lives Of twenty-five persons, a
survey of the records Of Coroner
Charles H. Keever by the Indian
apolis safety council indicates. The
number is an increase of four over
February, equals the number killed
in January, and is three higher than
March, 1928.
In addition to the accidental
deaths, six persons committed sui
eide, two were murdered and two
died of acute alcoholism. Automo-
biles claimed eleven lives. Two OF
the victims were boys years OF age.
One man was killed while load
ing freight at a local manufactur-
ing plant, two died as the result OF
a scaffold giving way. one was killed
when struck by train and freak
bolt of lightning killed an aged
woman. The lightning struck the
woman's residence but apparently
caused no damage. The bolt sprung
an iron illuminating gas pipe and
the escaping gas asphyxiated the
woman,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-03
Duty-to Death
Red Tape UnWindS; Too
Late for Pat Mcmahon,
lust a Cop.

BU LHjtCd Press
ATEW HAVEN, Conn, April B.
L ' For twelve years Patrick j.
Mcmahon served his fellow citi-
zens as a policeman.
Night after night he pounded
the pavements faithfully, until
about nine months ago he was
taken i'll and went to hospital.
Mcmahon was Al years old and
the regulations provide that a po-
liceman must be so before he is
retired on half pay. But McMa-
hon felt he never again would be
much use as a policeman and
asked for a special dispensation to
retire him early.
Acton was slow and Mcmahon
chung grmly to life. They might
refuse his application. Then it
would be his duty to fight of his
illness and return to his beat.
Monday night police commits
sioners granted the officers re-
quest for retirement.
An hour later Mcmahon died.
Doctors said his heart gave out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-03
HYDE PLACES
HIS 0. K. ON
M'NARY PLAN
Advocates Revolving Fund
for Relief of Farm
Distress. !.

BB United PFeSS
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The adj
ministrations general Endorsement
of the McNary cooperative mar
keting bill was given to the senate
agricultural committee today by
Arthur NJ Hyde, secretary Of agri-
culture.
Hyde advocated establishment OF
a $3O0,0O0,0 900 revolving fund to be
administered by the federal farm
loan board, clothed with general
and board authority to work out
solution of the marketing problem,
Hyde said he considered the re-
suit of the last eelction mandate
from the people to the administra-
ton and congress to establish this
general formula of relief.
The new agricultural secretary
cautioned the committee particular
ly to give the proposed board full
power to work out its own destiny.
They should promote he said, such
agencies as 'far1ner-oWned eleva-
tors, clearing houses, farmers pools
which are all in the essence OF
farmer co-operativeS.'
Farmers to Keep Control
ct is largely upon these orga-
nizations that he ShOuld build the
foundation of the collective action
of the farmer" he continued.
eve want to build up the farm
ers themselves to control their prod
ucts, not to build up bureaucracy"
ut would seem to me desirable
that the board, armed with re-
sources and authority, could best
work out these problems by receiv-
ing proposals from the various
farmers marketing associations.
These proposals, in many instances,
particularly in handling stablliza-
ton questions, or handling OF ia
cilities, can we'll take the form OF
corporations created by these asSo-
Citations and owned and managed
bv them, and aided with capital
from the board, under such restrlc-
lions as the board should BE- au-
thorized to apply.
Make Own History
of these restrictions, it would
seem to me desirable to insist that
no operations should be supported
which would stimulate increased
production, because by adding to a
surplus we would defeat all relief.
There is little in the way of &C
cumulated experience to guide the
board. 1t must make its own his
tory, and guide each succeeding step
it takes by the experience gained
from the last"
Hyde's testimony was the first
statement from the administration
concerning the farm relief bill to
be enacted in the special session OF
congress which President Hoover
has called to meet here a week from
Monday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-03
Real; 81 Quart
Boy, IL, Hats Broadway
Crowds With Old Null
Scotch.
BY HARRY FERGUSON

United Press STAFF Correspondent
NEW YORK, April 3.-Out of
~ the accumulated wisdom of
his twelve years on earth. Fabin
Lavelle had learned that whisky
genuine Old Null Scotch whisky
had a certain economic value.
He had not learned, however.
that policemen do not buy liquor
no matter how good a bargain it
is-at least they don't out on
Broadway sidewalk where electric
lights rival daylight.
The result is that Fabian is in
the custoday of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
He and two companions were
having a fling at night life at
Forty-eighth and Broadway Tues
day night when one of the boys
noticed a broWn-paper parcel on
the sidewalk.
So they put away their dice and
went over to investigate. The
paper contained bottle and the
bottle contained something that
looked like whisky. 1t smelled
like whisky. 1t gurgled like
whisky.
1T must be whisky" said Fa-
bian.
THREE juvenile brows went
L. into creaseS over The problem
of how much they could charge
for a quart of whisky and still
leave their consciences free to at
tend a movie on the proceeds.
After considerable discussion the
scale of prices was set at 81 a
quart ar7 FABIAN was delegated to
venture into the marts of trade.
He stepped into the vortex of
the theater-going crowd, brand
ishing the bottle.
Here you are" shouted Fabian.
Genuine Old Null whisky, a dol
lar a quart. Scotch whisky just
off the boat, dollar a quart"
FABIAN outshouted the news
Il boy on the corner and the
crowds halted. Waving his bot
tie in the faces of potential
customers, Fabian found them
skeptical. He eulogized the
merits of genuine Old Null
Scotch whisky, and one by
stander cautiously bid rs cents.
Fabian held out for a dollar.
Suddenly a gruf voice inter-
rupted.
III take the whisky" it said.
land you, too
Fabian lifted his eyes to the
skies and confronted the steely
gaze of Patrolman Lenz of the
Broadway traffic squad. The
crowds dispensed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-03
BAR TO HOLD RITES
Plan WhitComb Memorial
Service Thursday.

Members of the indianapolis
Bar Association will conduct me-
mortal services Thursday, 10 a. M,
in the federal court room, for Larz
a. Whitcomb, indianapolis attorney,
who died Monday afternoon OF heart
disease.
Michael Foley. bar association
president. will call the meeting to
order and EmSley w. Johnson, me-
mortal committee chairman, will
pre-
Speakers. will be Charles Martini
dale. Henry NJ. Bowling, James w.
Fesler, James w Noel, Elmer w.
Stout, Sor--ol Dowden and Louis
E--henk.
Private funeral services were to be
held at p. m. today at the home,
8. O~th Po-------'--ania street, the
Rev. Virgil E. Rorer. pastor of the
Meridian Street NJ. E. church,
officiating. Burial was to be in
Crown Hill cemetery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-03
PLAN JEWISH DRIVE
Banquet Thursday TO De-
eide Fund Campaign.

Details of the two-year budget
drive for the Jewish Welfare fund
will be planned at the dinner Thurs
day night at the Athenaeum.
The drive will be held during May.
it was decided at a meeting Of lead
erS of the campaign Tuesday night
at the home Of J. A. Goodman, KeS-
sler boulevard and White river.
Budget divisions to receive shares
of the fund are: Palestinian insti-
tutions; Independent Order B'Nai
Birth, United European and Pales-
tine appeals and American inStitu-
tics, outside Of the city.
Other officers of the fund are:
Louis Wolf, vice-president; Samuel
Mueller. treasurer; Samuel A. From
mer, secretary; H. Joseph Hyman,
executive director: Albert S. Gold
stein. chairman of the budget COM
mittee, and Eli Schloss, chairman Of
the committee on collections.