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The Washington times., 1929-04-30

Next Thursday, the stay of execu.
ton of the $500 fine which she re-
ceived following her conviction for
sending the sex side of life" through
the mail, will expire. 2
Will Go To Jail First.
81 shall never pay that fine as a
protest against such a verdict" de-
clared Mrs. bennett today. II shall
go to jail first because the Govern
ment is physically stronger than T.
or course, Mrs. Dennett's counsel
will appeal her conviction of violat-
ing the obscenity laws. The circuit
court of appeals will hear the matter
but legal observers predict there is
little basis, from judicial point of
view. for reversal of the verdict
Meanwhile, a nationwide cam
paign is underway today in support
Of Mrs. DennettS stand. A number
OF prominent educators. MINISTERS
ana ADstoES vaaR % sign q copy o.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Mussolini Takes on
Eighth Cabinet Job

ROME, April 80 u.N.S).-Benito
Mussolini, Italy's Iron Man." be.
sides being premier and commander
of the Fascist militia, now holds
seven other portfolios in his cab
met.
He was named minister of public
works by the King replacing Gio-
vanni Giuriati who resigned after
he was elected president OF the
Chamber of Deputies by vote of
34S to 2.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
VII SON DE MES.
COPELAND s
CHARGE

A denial was made today by DIR.
Clarence True Wilson. secretary of
the eAfthodist Board of Temperance.
Prohibition and Public Morals, that
his organization ever attempted to
influence Senator Royal S. Cope
lands vote on prohibition legislation
as alleged by the New York Senator
in a rebuIing letter to Wilson.
DR.. Wilson suggested that Cope
land take some sedatiVe1 for his
nerves
cdr. Copeland is now having a
fit over a matter two years old. I"
Wilson declared, adding that at the
time E. Deets Pickett conferred
with the New York Senator over
his attitude toward dry legislation
he was thoroughly conyersant with
the matter and much pleased.
Never Asked Support
"Pickett never asked him to sup
port it for the Senator had made
I1p his mind and began telling
Pickett the moment he entered
what he was going to do, said
Wilson.
aPickett asked how would you
iike to haye us publish that to our
constituency He replied, ! wish
you would
tAt that time the Senator was
very desirous of having the drys
know OF his stand. 1t looked as
though AL Smith might not get the
nomination and many of the Sen
ator's friends thought the conven-
ton would turn to some one not SO
camp.
Now the change in Tammany
Eail makes DR.. Copeland wish 10
present another picture, and so he
lectures the Methodist Board which
he has never found falt with be-
Tore, and says he would like to tear
our building down and proposes to
dispense with the church organiza-
tion.
Didn't Throw Him Out.
70 Copeland's statement that had
Catholics ever erected a building
similar to that housing the Metho-
dist Board facing the Capitol" a
bowl would have arisen in the
Methodist pulpits of the countr, Will.
son replied the Empire State Sena-
tor made it with the full knowl.
edge that the Roman Catholic
Church has its American headquar.
&ers in Washington with las build
ang in Washington, some of which
make ours look little in compari.
non."l .
The Methodist official concluded
ais repl to, Copeland with an as
eertion that. contrar to the New
York Senator's statement that
Pickett beat a hast retreat from
his office to keep from being
thrown OUT the New Yorker ae.
companied the Methodist worker To
the door with "his arm around his
shoulder," a
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Mrs. Colidge Endores
National Sewing Week

NEW YORK, April 80 I'm. 81
National sewing week from April
Is to 20, during which, the women
OF America win be asked to wear
or exhibit something they have
made from modern fabrics for
themselves or their families has
been endorsed by Mrs. Calm
Coolidge.
Your program for the promo
tion of sewing and sewing educa-
ton in our homes and schools
seems to me to be most -tinaaly. e
Mrs. Coolidge WTotas
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
DR.. C. A. Browne to Go
On EurOpean Mission

His purpose being to gather in
formation and investigate on what
Europe has to give on the applica-
ton of chemistry to agriculture, DR..
C. A. Browne, assistant chief of
the Bureau of Chemistry, Depart.
ment of Agriculture, will sail Thurs
day for England and other Euro
pean countries as semi-official repre-
sentative of the department. DR..
Browne is expected to be abroad
for a year.
DR.. Brownies trip will take him
through England and ten other
countries. He plans also to seek
material to complete his biography
of Frederick Accum, the German
chemist. and will search for data
relating to the early history Of
chemistry in Egypt, Greece and
Italy.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Man Dies in Hospital
After Auto Accident

A 50-year-old colored man, James
Nickens, of the 200 block Street
Northwest, died in Casualty Hospi.
tai early today OF injuries suffered a
few hours earlier in an automobile
accident near Berwyn, Md.
Physicians said two other men
hurt in the crash would recover
Trey were Thomas Payne, colored,
80, of the 2200 bio !, Flagler Place
Northwest, and Clarence Lee Blango,
coIored. 26, of the first block Myrtle
Street Northeast.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Hoover Signs First Bills
OF His Official Career

President Hoover signed his first
bills today as Chief Executive.
The first bill to receive his sigma
ture was an appropriation measure
providing funds for the special ses.
sion of Congress.
The second was an act authorizing
the Secretary of Commerce to sell
the Marine Biological Station at Key
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
8 POLICIES
Of HOOVER
FOUGHT
BY WIN. K. HUTCHINSON
International News service

1nteFnau0nal News SsEN1Co
The Hoover Administration
faced political skirmishes in
the Senate today on three
battle fronts, due to opposition
to presidential policies.
The clash over President Hooyer's
right TO retain Andrew w. Mellon
as Secretary OF the Treasury was
before the Senate Judiciary Com
n1ittee, where another effort was to
be made to reach a decisive vote.
A private poll Of the committee by
international News Service revealed
seven Senators lined up with the
President and Mellon, with six
Senator'S favoring the Norris reso-
luton, which would declare Mellon
ineligible. -Four Senator'S were re-
corded as doubtful" indicating the
final vote would be close.
Want Publicity
The Senate Agriculture Com
mittee met at the same time to
two Department of Agriculture ex-
perts should be made public. These
experts, Eric England and o. c.
Stine, endorsed the export debenture
plan OF farm relief.
Their advice was ignored by the
President when he wrote Congress
he would not approve the plan. II
the experts testimony Is published,
it will serve to indicate the Presi-
dent did not follow the advice of
his most qualified subordinates--a
revelation that administration lead
ers will seek to block.
The third skirmish was on the
immigration front, where a num-
Der OF bolting Republican leaders,
aided by Democrats, are fighting
the Presidents appeal for repeal
of the National Origin Act. Senator
David A. Reed (R.j of Pennsylvania,
already has described the Presi-
dents recommendation as shock
ing'' and threatened to block any
action on it at the special session.
despite Mr.. Hoover's appeal.
win Embarrass Him
In the battle over Secretary Mel
Ions cabinet service, the President
probably will win. The contest,
however. may cause him embar-
rassment before a decision is
reached.
Those opposing Melons service
will reveal that the Treasury head
while in the cabinet has partici-
pated in business conferences, re-
garding the affairs of the AluTni.
mum Company of America. This
interest" of Mellon in the COM
pany's affairs. it win be contended,
automatically makes him guilty Of
violating the law.
The International News Service
poll showed Senators Norris R.l of
Nebraska. Blaine R.) of Wisconsin,
Ashurst tD) of Arizona, Welsh D.)
OF Montana, Caraway CD of Ar.
kansas, and Dill lD) of Washing.
ton, would take this view. 1t re.
vealed Senators Deneen R.) of II.
linois, Giilett R1 of Massachusett.
Robinson R.) of Indiana, Steiwer
tR) of Oregon, Waterman R) of
Colorado, Hastings (R.) of Delaware,
and Burton R) of Ohio, as taking
just the Opposite view. Senators
Borah Rl of Idaho, Overman D.)
of North Carolina, King CD of
Utah, and Stephens D) of Mis-
sissippi, were recorded as doubt
full"
The President meanwhile was
assured of victory in the farm re.
lief battle. ...,..s...
The immigration. war. however
senu1ed 1ikeIv IN hiring defeaf In
the president. The Immigration
Committee already has defied his
recommendation by a 4.to-2 vote.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Margaret Sanger Plans
Birth Control Clinics

CHICAGO. April 80 Q.N.S.).-Mrs,
Margaret Sanger said, in talk to,
day before the Illinois Birth Con-
troll League at the Chicago Woman's
Club here. she will open a campaign
for extension of birth control clinics
and more lenient attitude toward
dissemination of information.
Before leaving the city. she said,
she will devote time to active or
ganization work, and plans to carry
her campaign to the Pacific coast.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
BRITTENSCORES
GIBSON ARMS
GUT PLAN
By WILLIAM S. NEAL
BY International News Service

A congressional investigation
through Naval and Military Affairs
Committees viii be invoked, If
necessary. to prevent consumma-
tfon of the disarmament proposals
made at Geneva by American Am
bassador Hugh Gibson, it was in
dicated today by Representative
Fred A. Britten R.) of Illinois,
chairman of the House Naval At
fairs Committee.
Branding Gibson's plan for both
naval and military limitation as one
of the most amazing pieces of
diplomacy in the nations history,
Britten has started lone fight to
arouse Congress to action.
If there is the slightest prospect
of serious consideration by the
League of Nations disarmament con-
ference of the Gibson proposals it
would be entirely natural for the
Naval, Military and Foreign Affairs
committees to thoroughly investigate
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Paddock Selects Four
Winners AT PiInIico

Paddock, The Washington
Times handicanpef. started the
spring meeting at PimlicO yes.
terday by picking four winners.
He gave CrosscO. Arlington
Dolly, Diavolo. winner Of the
Dixie Handicap, paying $21. 20;
and Foundation Stone, paying
$500.
His selections appear In the
Red Head edition of The Wash
ingtOn Times and also In the
Midday edition the following
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The Washington times., 1929-04-30
BANK STATEMENTS

Washlngton Clearing House,
$4,976, 83O.49.
New York Clearing House bal.
ance, $l22, 200, 900.
New York Clearing House ex.
change, S1,756, 900, 900.
Treasury balance, S237, 7,2l2y1l5,e7.
Guaknnaa EAesau - A05, ,H&.e5.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30

When you reach Paris call at
The Information Bureau Of the
Hearst Press, 2 Rue de la Paix.
You will find it conveniently
Ioca { II the heart fashionable
Paris--right at the Place Ven.
dome. Use II fOR your mailing
address, travel information, home
newspapers, magazines. A meet.
ing place for Americans. No
bhAFSeB-1aa ices.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Move Grows to SaDe
Grandma From, Jail
BY DAVID P. SENTNER

NEW YORK, April 30.-Whitehaired 53-year-old Mrs.
Mary Ware bennett the fighting grandmother today began
preparing for possible trip the Federal penitentary in
the uurefor the Of free instruction to the
young.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
I'DNFESSE
TO TORCH
DEATH

WHITE PLAINS, N. 7,
April 80 (I.N.S.).-Earl F.
Peacox, 22-year-old radio ex-
pert, Don Juan and dabbler in
fiction and poetry, today
calmly confessed to Staying his
20-year-old estranged wife,
Dorothy Heinzelman Peacox,
whose burned body was found
on an estate near Scarsdale, in
estchester county, District
Attorney Frank Il. Coyne an
nounced after the suspect had
been grilled for hours.
shortly after Peacox confessed
s1tloritiss announced that sEiss
Frances Neuman, 1s years old. q
New York city. had been taken
into custody. and that abe was
being held in Mt. Vernon as . ma.
terial witness. The police said they
learned she was friendly with Pea
cox.
Love Madness
without q trenor in his voice,
Peacox related shocking details OF
the crime which he at first blandly
almost nonchalantly denied. And
when he finished describing the
murder he took the authorities to
his home in Mt. Vernon and
showed them how he knocked his
wife unconscious, and how he choked
her to death.
The police attribute the crins to
''love madness.
He was formally booked on q
charge Of murder by the Mt. Vernon
police.
The girl was slain on the first
anniversary of her marriage. After
her impetuous young husband had
killed her he took the body in an
near Scarsdale where it was found.
1t was early Tuesday morning
that he had strangled the girl and
with cold premeditation had taken
her body in the automobile to the
spot where it was found the fol.
lowing Saturday. Early Saturday.
fearing detection, he returned to
the isolated spot, soaked the body
in kerosene and set fire to it.
Peacox said he and his wife had
quarreled and that she "clawed" at
him. He picked up a weight and
struck her on the head.
What He Told
His confession, as given out by
the authorities, said in part:
II killed her on April %. On
the night Of April 21, at 11:45
o'clock, I was playing cards with
my mother-in.law. Remembering
that 1t was the first anniversary Of
my wedding excused myself and
went to 561 West 143d st. New
York city), and called on my wife.
who was living there as Lillian
Manney.
1--WE rode up to the Grand Con.
course and when we got to my
home in Mount Vernon, we got out
Of the car and went upstairs.
She said: Well, this looks like
the same old dump resented
this and a quarrel ended with her
clawing me.
Il then picked up a weight and
hit her on the head. She struggled
with me and she screamed. / put
my hands over her throat and
mouth, She tried to get my pistol
away from me but finally she laid
out helpless on the floor. Then /
discovered her legs were cold aud
that she was bleeding in the face.
I then washed the blood off my
face and hands and wrapped her
head in a towel so that the blood
Continued on Page 2, Column u
The Washington times., 1929-04-30
Late Model
Used Cars

reasonably priced
and offered for sale
on terms satisfac.
tory to all con.
cerned. can be se-
lected for purchase
from the dealers
listing in today's
Classified Ads. Next
to last page.
The Washington times., 1929-04-30

the bennett pamphlet and mail it
to President Hoover as further
protest
Will Prosecute All
Assistant United States Attorney
James E. Wilkinson, of Brooklyn,
who conducted the case against
Mrs. bennett, declared that he
would prosecute every signer Of the
pamphlet, If it were sent through
the mails.
Il would prosecute them as
Continued on Page 2, Column s.
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ToDAY'S SCRATCHES
LEXINGTON

Weather clear. track, fast.
FIRST RAcE-tjmher, Nanny Carroll.
All Set. Little Guinea,
SECOND EkCE-FriRcsss Virginia,
Delightful, Captain DonaH. Versa q.
GTxTHs2ACE-EslHeu ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19

fishers Association. La Nacion. OF
Buenos Aires, was represented by its
New York correspondent, and pews were
reserved for the American correspond
ents of several British papers. Roy w.
Howard and w. w. Hawkins represented
the United Press and Frank Mason the
International News Service.
other organizations represented by
delegations were the Advertising Club Of
New York, the Century Club. Kane
Lodge, A. F. and A. M, and the Lotos
Club.
Ushers Mt Services.
The ushers at the funeral services
were Col. William Rand, James M.
Pratt, Frank Ludlam and James Boyd.
The pallbearerS were j. r. Youatt, Jo-
seph ]. Jones, NJ F. Moran, Arthur S.
Thompson, Jackson s. Elliott Fred
erick Roy Martin, Charles Fl. Boynton,
Charles Stephenson Smith. w. J. Nc
Cambridge, Byron Price, Maj. Robert
Mclean and j. A. Bates.
BY order of the Stone family, the
flowers decorating the church and those
sent by friends of MFR. Stone and organi-
cations paying tribute to his memory
were sent after the services to the city's
hospitals.
Kent Cooper, general manager of the
Associated Press was in Florida and
unable to attend the services, but Mrs.
Cooper and Miss Jane Cooper were
present. Frank B. Noyes, president of
the Associated Press, was prevented
from attending the services by the i'll
ness OF his wife, with whom he is in the
South.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
VATICAN ANSWERS
CRITICS OF ACCORD
pope Has Not Sub0rdinated
His Authority, Editorial
i Declares.
lBv tha Assoclated Press.

k3y the Associated PreSS.
VATICAN CITY, February 10
Osservatore Romano. used by the Vati-
can for the publication of official an
nouncements. tonight prints a lengthy
editorial declaring that the Pope has
sovereignty to that of Italy by the re-
cent conclusion of the lateran treaty.
The editorial, entitled impairment
Doubts" is designed as an answer to
several critics, mainly French, who fear
Tor profess to fear that the Pope has
compromised the church.s independ-
once by concluding the accord with
King Victor Emmanuel and Premier
MalsSolini.
Ut refers questioners to the Pontin S
speech to Lenten preachers and the
Roman parish priests on February IL
and remarks that the Pope has no need
of International agreements on the part
of either powers to safeguard his indie
penhence.
"1she small Pontifcal State" the
paper says. lis already international or.
better, super national; free, independent
and neutral by its own nature and not
by virtue of accords among other powers
which are necessary for establishing the
sovereignty, independence and neutral
ity OF other small States. : This
international. supernatural nature of
the Fnntifical State was violated and
negatksed by the italian State; the
latter. the only one which ought and
could make reparation, has in fact
repaired this with the necessary recog-
milton: what then is lacking to the
church'E liberty?"
Osser,gatore continues that until now
the Poiltiff had his residence in the
territory of the King of Italy, but that
now he has his own territory and will
know well how to defend the church's
liberty lin the new order of things as
he knew so well how to defend 1t dur
ing thet captivity
In concluding Osservatore cites the
words lof Leo XIII to a certain de-
ceased cardinal: IF even we should be
obliged to finish in prison, We. should
not loss courage; in every cell of pris-
ons, there Is stool and upon that stool
the Pope would continue to govern,
the church."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
RAIL LEADERS QUIT
4FOUR-PARTY DEAL
Van Sweringens and BaIti.
more & Ohio Cite 3-Year
Farley Failure.
By the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, February 19.--The
Cleveland Plain Dealer says today that
the Van Sweringens and the Baltimore
g. Ohio Railroad have withdrawn from
the -four party conferences of the
Eastern rail systems looking toward a
division Of the lines into four-trunk
system, and that brief will be filed
with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion this week advancing new plans for
railroad consolidation.
Failure to arrive at an agreement
with the New York Central and the
Pennsylvania Railroads after three years
of negotiations, have compelled the Van
Sweringens and the Baltimore g. Ohio
action, says the newspaper.
In the negotiations, which they in
augurated, the Van Sweringens advo-
Gated establishment of -four party"
agreement giving the Pennsylvania and
the Baltimore & Ohio q gateway to the
Atlantic Seaboard through Pittsburgh,
leaving Buffalo as the gap through
which the New York Central and the
Van Sweringen lines were to reach
the East.
The Pennsylvania opposed these over
lures, it was said, through desire to
maintain all roads at their present ratio
of strength. The Van Sweringens, with
a number of un-unified roads, and the
Baltimore e. Ohio with smaller Sys-
TEN, sought to create balance.
No official confirmation of the move
could be had at the Van Sweringen
offices, says the Plain Dealer. nor were
any Of the proposals reported to be
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19

FdRe.J
tack on the presidential special Feb
ruary 10.
Nobody, the acting secretary said,
could ofIer serious reason to withhold
his address when his conduct has been
lawful. The statement then says that
the government does not consider the
suspension OF religious services by orders
OF the Catholic episcopate in 1926 an
act of rebellion. The government has al
ready stated, he concludes, that If the
law Is obeyed prelateS and priests may
exercise their ministries.
Church's Position Given.
Close on the heels of statement yes
terday by Bishop Miguel de la Mora
that Roman Catholic clergy have had
nothing to do with recent disturbances.
the attorney generals Office tonight de-
clared that in accordance with the in.
structions of the President, it would
proceed to nationalize the properties of
all persons convicted of rendering aid
to insurgents.
The statement of the bishop, which
was made in the name of the Catholic
Church authorities, maintained that the
clergy had not adopted a Subversive
attitude, had not participated in the
recent disturbances and had nothing to
do with rebellion. He admitted four or
five priests might have participated in
the instruction and said that the
church condemns violence such as the
recent dynamiting of the presidential
train.
The bishop announced that priests
are at liberty to obey the instructions
tn inform the government of their Cd
dresses, but the church refused to COM
ply with the demands for registra-
ton unless the government is willing
to state that it is merely police regu-
lation not involving spiritual authority
The office of the attorney general said
that it would follow the instructions of
President PorteS Gil and that confis-
cations would be carried out only after
an investigation of charges against
accused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-19
HENRY R. JONES
RITES THURSDAY
Former Managing Editor of
Post to Be Buried in
Colorado.

Funeral services for Henry r. Jones,
former managing editor of the Wash
ington Post, who died in Garfield Hos
pital yesterday, will be conducted in
the W. w. Chambers funeral home,
Fourteenth and Chaplin streets, Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock. Rev. G.. E.
Lenski will officiate. The body will be
taken to Longmont, Colo for burial.
Mr.. Jones. who was 50 years DID, had
wide newspaper experience. He went to
work as telegraph editor of the Post in
1908. Prior to then he had served as
reporter, city editor and managing
editor of the Des Moines Leader; had
covered Iowa for Chicago dailies and
also served as managing editor for
some time after the Des Moines Leader
and the Des Moines Register had con-
solidated
As consequence of his decision to
come to Washington, a number of other
newspaper men of the Middle West,
following his example, came East.
Among them were Judson c. Welliver,
jackson S. Elliott, Robert Philip, Ira
Patchin, Charles Smith, John Snure
and Oliver P. Newman, former District
Commissioner.
Mr.. Jones held various executive
positions on the Post. He was news
editor and then acting managing edi-
tor until three years ago, when he was
named managing editor. He remained
in the latter position until last Sum
mer, when illness forced him to re-
linquish his work.
Although his life was devoted to
newspaper work, Mr.. Jones took an
active interest in scientific subjects and
was constant reader.
Although bachelor, club life never
appealed to him. He was, however, a
charter member of the National Press
Club and maintained his membership
in that organization up to the time OF
his death. He is survived by brother,
George Jones, of Longmont, Colo.
Mr.. Jones was born on a farm In
Illinois. His family moved to Scran-
ton, Iowa, when he was IL years old
He entered the newspaper profession
shortly after being graduated from Iowa
State College.