davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
WERE SEEN
To- DRIVE
CAR IN
PARK

Rsceipt OF an anonymous tele-
phone report that body had peen
seen floating in the Potomac RiVer
nj Hams Point today sent police
hurrying to the scene. lnVestlga-
ton disclosed that pile OF brush
floating in the river had been mis-
taken for body.
Meanwhile, four boys were sought
by police delving into the mystery
surrounding the finding OF a large
sedan in East Potomac Park, near
the Fourteenth Street entrance. and
close to a hole in the ice OF the
river.
Interest in the strange case
grew when police located man
who said he had seen quartet
Of Is or 16-year-old boys drive the
stolen automobile into the park
last Tuesday.
Staying Suspected
Park police found the machine
abandoned an hour or so later'
They have found one who saw the
youngsters leaving it.
Detectives were undetermined
whether the missing boys nau
stolen the car in Yonkers. N. T..
or laQ IOuIlQ II dDuh0OAACA
where in Washington and decided
to go riding in it.
Finding signs of struggle inside
the car, police thought at first that
a man might have been murdered
and his body thrown through the
hole in the ice. After dragging the
river without finding any trace OF
a body, the officers agreed the
opening must merely have been. an
air hole.
Facts Still Puzzle.
This theory, failed to account for
q mans belt. split in half, found
near the car Nor did it explain
why two door handles and the
handle of a window had been
broken from the automobile.
Yonkers police were expected to
send here for the car. 1t was
stolen recently from William Bill
meyer, of that city.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
SHORT GRAND
JURY RAPED

The first attack on the validity of
indictments returned by the present
Grand Jury was made by attorneys
representing Joseph Hardy, James
E. Crawford, Carl M. Terry and
Benjamin Branson, four colored boys
recently indicted for the murder of
Jack" Bittner. filling station en-
plove, during a hold.up on Thanks
giving Eve, when they filed a plea
in abatement today claiming that
the Grand Jury was not legally
constituted.
For the first time in so years the
District Grand Jury has been sitting
with less than the 90 members, the
maximum number required by law.
The law provides that the Grand
Jury shall be composed Of not less
than 16 nor more than 23 members.
When Mrs. Jeter C. Pritchard, who
was a. member of the Grand Jury
when 1t was empannelled, was APP
pointed a member of the jury com.
mission, the vacancy caused by her
absence was not filled.
The United States Attorney ord
cred the Grand Jury to proceed
without the additional member and
caused a furore in legal circles. The
present move may herald similar
attacks on every serious indictment
returned by the present body.
ATTORNEYS William r. Ives and
r p. Lambert, who represent the
defendants in the present case, filed
the plea in abatment. 1t is presumed
that they will rely on the established
custom requiring % members to sit
on Grand Juries, and on the Mary
land statute, In establishing their
,1iaa
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
Wendell M. Reed Heads
Vermont Alumni Here

Wendell M. Reed was elected
president of the University Of Yer
mont Alumni Association at the an.
nual dinner last night at the Roose.
velt Hotel, Sixteenth and r Streets
Northwest.
James D. Brennan, president OF
the National Association and vice
president of the Second National
Bank of Boston, Mass, spoke on
alumni activities. The honor guest
representing the faculty of the uni
versity was Prof. Leon W. Dean.
Other officers elected were Janette
A. Chaplin, vice president and
Charles b. Sornberger, secretary
treasurer. The retiring president,
Miss Mary Jean Simpson, presided.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
IS QUIET,
ORDER REIGNS,
RIVERA SAYS
By GEN. PRIMO DE RIVERA
Premier of Spain
Copyright, 1929, by international New

Servicel
MADRID, Feb. Tt am taking
this opportunity to affirm to the
world that not one shot was fired
and not one drop of blood shed in the
attempted revolt inspired by small
military element.
/ deny that the number Of those
detained in connection with the out.
breaks reported exceeded more than
so. This figure includes those who
were arrested only upon suspicion.
l am also taking this opportunity
to deny any intimations that there is
even the least disagreement between
King Alfonso and the government.
Evidences Of the Kings confidence in
the government are too numerous to
mention.
The entire country Is quiet. All
classes have constantly shown that
they are in complete accord with the
government and the steps taken to
smother the attempted revolt. There
is not single workman on strike.
The disbandment of troops was a
normal procedure in accordance with
the usual methods taken in such a
situation.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
COLORED BOY TO GET s., 1000
REWARD FOR LOST GEMS

folks in his neighborhood. For
himself he kept the purse and a
ring.
When police of this city heard of
the boys generosity they visited
CLIFTON. learned of his find, AMI
then secured the neighborhood col
lecting the jewelry from the aston
ished colored folks. The policemen
recovered all Of the jewelry.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
ROtarians Hear British
And Argentine Speakers

The weekly luncheon meeting yes
terday Of the Rotary Club of Wash
ington was an international affair
with speakers from the Argentine
and from England, with members of
other clubs in the United States
also in attendance. The meeting
was held in the Willard Hotel.
DR.. Ernesto Nelson, chairman OF
an Argentine delegation touring this
country studying its health. educa.
tional and civic facilities, was the
spokesman for his party.
The English speaker was the Rev.
DR.. George H. McNeals M. A., pas
tor of Wesley's Chapel, London, the
mother church of the 100000 Meth.
odist churches throughout the
world.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
Boy Found Strangled
In Dumb Waiter Shaft

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.--Solomon
Meyers, IL, was found strangled to
death in a dumb waiter in an
apartment house at sos East One
Hundred and Seventy-fifth st. He
had been missing from his home
two days. his mother told police.
The body was found by George Ray
mond, janitor Of the apartment
building.
According to police, the boy
evidently attempted to climb into
the dumb waiter to take a ride.
Before he could get all the way in,
the bottom Of the waiter had fallen
and he was caught and strangled.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
BAKING co. HEAD
DIES At DESK

NEW YORK, Feb. Z q.N.s9.-
William B. Ward. head of the Ward
Baking Company and its subsidiary
concerns, died at his desk in the
baking company offices yesterday.
Ward, who has built up business
valued at millions of dollars and who
was only IS years old, collapsed and
died after he had given trivial or
der to a clerk.
Two Of the concerns which he
founded, in addition TO the baking
company which bears his name. are
the General Baking Corporation and
the Continental Baking Corporation
He is survived by his widow and
five children.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
FEW MEASURES
FOR SENATE
To SETTLE
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
international News Service

INTERNATIONAL $NSHA. ocNVACC
With adjournment less than a
month away, the Seventeen Con
gress apparently has written Its
legislative record upon the statute
books, with the exception OF per-
sonal measures and appropriation
bills,
The Administrations major pro-
gram has been completed, although
a finishing touch must be given
the new cruiser bill. The second
session, which began last December
and ends March 4. therefore will
have as it's outstanding achieve
ments passage of the cruiser bill,
ratification of the Kellogg BRAND
peace treaty and enactment of the
Swing-Johnson Boulder Dam bill.
Hundreds of bills are pending
which undoubtedly win be killed in
the closing legislative jam. Other
hundreds will be enacted but these
will be bridge bills, individual pen
sion measures. and the minor type
of legislation, which affects but a
single locality an:l provokes little
or no opposition elsewhere.
TaIEfest Time
In the House, the legislative pro-
gram was about complete although
three appropriation bills-for the
navy department and the legisla.
tive bodies and the second deficiency
,-k he
mainder of the time probably viii
be devoted to tallSfests or to minor
bills, enacted previously by the
Senate.
In the Senate, four bills were
given preferential position. THESE
were the Caraway anti-grain gamn'
ling bill, the Jones prohibition re-
organization bill. the Edge resolu-
ton for a survey of the Nicaraguan
canal route and the Glass Dill Tor
purchase of a public market site
in the District of Columbia.
The Edge resolution alone ap'
peared certain of adoption While
there seemed little or no Likelihood
for the prohibition bill while reports
were current the Carraway bill
would be defeated.
Rum and Radio
five appropriation bills have YET
+o mass the Senate. In addition tc
those pending in the House, the
war Department and District o.
| Columbia bills were pending in th'
senate. The first deficiency appro
priation bill, which passed botf
House and Senate, was still in con
ference. where the Senate and House
| conferees violently disagreed ovel
the Snate amendment, appropriat
ing 324 ,O0O, 900 for prohibition en-
forcenent. This bill may die II
conference, with its important Tea
ltures-excepting the pr o h b t1oI
| fund-transferred to the second de
ficiency bill. .
Radio legislation may get a brie
spot in the Congressional sun 70
ward the close Of the session. This
probably will take the form OF
resolution, merely extending tn
powers of the Federal Radio Com
mission for another year.
Faces Death
The Congressional reapportion
ment bill faced death in a pigeon
hole. 1t has passed the House bu
there appeared little desire TO
action on it in the. Senate. It wal
excluded from the preferential pro
gram and any sort of a filibustel
| in the closing days would spell 1t;
execution.
Administration leaders, appearing
convinced that the record Is fin
ished. were looking ahead to th'
special session, certain to be calle'
by President-elect Hoover afte
| March
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
Seek Bail for Man
Held As Wife Killer

YORK. S. c., Feb. Z u.N.S.(,-
Counsel for Rafe King, alleged
SLAYER of his pretty young school
teacher wife, planned to go to
T.aurens, near here, today and make
anpIication for bail before Supreme
Court Chief Justice r. c. Watts.
King was charged with the muir
der after a coroner's jury verdict
ordered him held for further in
vegtication. His wife's hludgeoned
and acid-seared body was found in
the smokehouse of their home near
Sharon.
King. bitterly protesting his In
nocence. expressed the theory to
officers that robbers may have
slain the young school teacher.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
Proposed Summer White
House Site in Md. Sold

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Feb. t.
Highknob on South Mountain, re-
Gently inspected by a COMMITTEES as
q possible site for the summer
White House, has been purchased,
It was announced, by Edgar Stevens
washington real estate dealer.
1t is understood the Knob, one Of
the beauty spots on South Noun
fain, will be developed by a com
pany as an exclusive summer re-
sort colony for Washingtonians.
Tentative plans call for the erec'
ton of number of rustic log cot
tages.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
GIRL, 4, BADLY BURNED, PUTS
UP BRAVE FIGHT FOR LIFE
mnh nnana Innk Id nae now!'

"Oh, mama, look at me now
Mrs. Jones snatched the blazing
clothing from the child's body and
then summoned an ambulance.
Mrs. Jones hands were badly
burned but after receiving emer-
gency treatment at the hospital she
insisted upon returning to her home
to care for her three other small
children.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
RES 7 IN c
To BEGIN
RETURN
FLIGHT

BALBOA, Canal Zone, Feb. Z
Q.N.S).-Having delivered the first
consignment of air mail ever flown
from the United States to the
Panama Canal Zone, Col. Charles
A. Gindbergh today rested from
his arduous three-day journey by
watching the maneuvers Of the
United States Fleet in Panama Bay
from the airplane-carrier Saratoga.
Landing at France Field near
Cristobal and Colon on the Atlantic
side Of the Panama Canal at 4:0S
p. m. yesterday. the famous flier
received tremendous welcome
from 1000 spectators on the field.
During the last few miles Of the
trip eight United States Army pur.
suit planes escorted the Giant twin.
motored Sikorsky amphibian plane
of the Pan-American Airways, Inc,
in which Colonel Lindbergh had
covered more than 1000 miles in
less than 90 hours of actual flying
time.
Guest of Admiral
After checking his six mail sacks
and obligingly posing for photog-
raphers, the Colonel flew here to
be the dinner guest of Admiral
Henry Wiley aboard the flagship
Texas.
Later he came aboard the Sara
toga for the night. He viii remain
- . 4ra
day and tomorrow until he flies
back to France Field tomorrow
evening to be the guest of Col
Arthur Fisher, commander of the
flying field.
Colonel Lindbergh will start his
return trip to Miami Sunday morn
ing. He viii follow the same route
as on the way down. Col. John A.
| Hambleton, vice president OF the
| Pan.American airways, and H. L.
Buskey, the radio operator and
mechanic, who made the flight
| from Miami, will also make the re-
| turn flight. The mail plane is ex-
pected back in Miami late Tuesday.
Had Good Trip
About 700 miles were covered
| yesterday in six hours and As min
utes. The mail plane left Managua
| at $40 a. M, reached Punta
Arenas, Costa Rica at 9:27 a. M,
scared aloft again at 1915 a. M,
! arriving at David, Panama at 12:45
p. m, and leaving that place on
! the last leg to the canal zone at
/ lao p. m.
Colonel Lindbergh stated that he
encountered good weather all the way
down from Miami, although he ran
| into headwinds on the last 500
| miles yesterday. At every landing
point he kept within a few minutes
! of a schedule arranged weeks be.
fore the flight.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07

Although badly burned on her
body. face, legs and arms, 4-year-
old Betty Jane Jones is waging a
valiant battle for her life and may
recover, physicians at Casualty Hos
pital said today.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
DUCHESS OF YORK Ill

LONDON, Feb. Z d.N.S).-The
Duchess of York was confined to
her room today with slight attack
OF influenza. TIE Duchess is the
daughter-in-law Of King George
and Queen Mary.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Va, Feb.
1.-CIifton Tyler, colored, s, who
gave away jewelry valued at $50,000
Sunday, today win receive $4,000
in cash.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07

The child's clothing caught fire
in her home in the 1900 block of
A st. s. E. yesterday morning.
She was riding her tricycle. in the
kitchen when a spark from the
kitchen fire ignited her clothing.
Betty Jane rode her tricycle. into
the living room and when her
mother, who had gone outside, re-
turned, she cried:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

tainment is being arranged for the sup
per party to be given to all members
OF the cinderella" cast on Saturday
evening at the Y. w. @. A. between the
matinee and the evening performances,
fishers for all three performances Of
the fairy operetta, beginning Friday
evening at 8:l5 o'clock, viii be In charge
OF Miss Joyce Conner, president Of the
Sensper Fidelis Girl Reserve Club, at
Mckinley High School. Miss Conner
will be assisted by Miss Katherine
Lyon and Miss Mildred Cullen, both OF
whom are presidents Of Girl Reserve
Clubs at Eastern High school, and by
the presidents Of all Junior High School
Girl Reserve Clubs of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

Mr.. and Mrs. John Martin Perry Of
Staunton have issued invitations to the
marriage of their daughter, Margaret
Gusts, to Mr.. Francis williams Archer,
Saturday evening, April 20, at 8 O'Clock,
In Trinity Episcopal Church.
A reception will Immediately follow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

dinner tomorrow evening at Z o'clock In
the Playhouse Inn, 1914 N street north
west, following which the club win adj
journ to the Oriental studio, adjoining.
for the round-tabie conference at 8
o'clock, when Nine. Oldberg will speak
on Musical Tones In Literary Compost
ton" Mrs. WOODBURY. will present
"Favoiite Scenes From 6hakespeare's
Plays
The League of American Pen Women
of the District of Columbia viii hold
open house at the clubrooms. 1903
Sixteenth street, on Friday afternoon
and Saturday. during the authors con-
gress, which Is being held at the Will
lard Hotel, Visiting Pen Women are
cordially invited to drop in for cup Of
tea and an informal social hour.
The marriage Of Miss Eleanor Mae
Schoonmaker, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren M. Schoonmaker, to Mr.. Rich
ard !. Everett, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Everett took place yesterday. The cere-
mony was performed at 4 o'clock In the
home of the brides parents. on Prince
ton street. the Rev. Paul Norris ofiiciat-
ing in the presence of a small company
of relatives and close friends, who re-
manned for the informal reception fol-
lowing.
The bride wore q gown of rose beige
chiffon and Neapolitan straw hat to
match and carried bride roses and lilies
Of the valley. Her sisters. Mrs. @: @.
Gosnell and Miss Dorothy Schoonnaker,
were her attendants. both wearing pale
violet chiffon and they carried yellow
uroses, Mrs. Gosness having a hat to
match he gown and Miss Schoonmaker
hat of sand color, Mr.. Alfred Hough-
ton was best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett left later in the
day for q wedding trip and will be at
home at 1921 Connecticut avenue after
May !.
Mrs. r. Hartley Given will be Joined
today at the Wardman Park Hotel by
her daughter, Nine. Lessenoff, widow Of
DR.. Paul Lessenoff, who arrived today In
New York on the Homeric, accompanied
by her son, George Wheeler. and her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
william North Sturtevant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

Two card parties will be given for
the benefit of the restoration fund of
st. Dominic's Church, the first this eve
Teresa Fitzgerald is chairman of this
evenings affair. She will be assisted
by Mrs. Harold TaltavulT, Mrs. James
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

Miss Vivian Ward and Miss Judith
Steele left this morning for Concinnati
to attend the intercollegiate Pan-Hel-
lenic Congress at the University OF Gin
cirnati, to which they are delegates.
They will return to their studies at
the George Washington University the
first Of next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

Springman. Miss Margaret Harold and
Mrs. M. McVey.
Miss M. M. Carraher Is chairman of
Fridays party. Her helpers are Miss
Ellen Cranston, Miss Frances Dryer
and Mics Rose G. Carraher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

Beginning yesterday and today, to-
morrow and Saturday, the Women's
Army and Navy League, Of which Mrs
Charles p. Eummerall Is president, will
conduct q rummage sale and fair at
1913 d street northwest, under chair
manship Of Mrs Henry r. Allen and
Mrs. Z. st. John Greble.
The money received from this sale
and fair will be devoted to the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, located at
1915 L street northwest, at the inter-
section of Massachusetts, avenue, L and
Tenth streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

Boys and girls from the Washington
Orphanage at Hillcrest will be the guests
of honor at the Saturday matinee Of
Cinderella" this week, to be given by
the Girl Reserves of the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association. in Barker
Hall, 18th and K streets. In addition,
many theater parties will likewise be
given that afternoon by the attractive
young daughters of well known Wash
presentation, which Is for the benefit
of the Girl Reserve fund to send dele
gates to the Summer Conference at
Kiskiminetas Springs, Pa, and to
Ramp Kahlert.
A special program of musical enter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry. on
Madison place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
Republican WOmcn's Tea
And Retention Friday.

Mrs. Arthur Putnam viii be hostess
at the reception to be given by the
League Of Republican Women at the
Barr Building Friday afternoon from
to 6 o'clock Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone.
wife of Justice Stone, and Mrs. Charles
D. Walcott- will pour tea. Members Of
the league and their friends are invited
to the teas which are held every Fri
day afternoon in the attractive recep-
ton rooms Of the Republican national
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

Nine. Susanna Oldberg and Mrs
Alexander WOODBURY. will be guests OF
the Art Promoters Club at the weekly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

The Cuban Ambassador. Orestes
Ferrara win be the guest of honor at
the weekly forum luncheon of the
Woman'S National Democratic Club
next Monday when he will speak on
1.-THE Monroe Doctrine"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister Of
the Vice President, will be the guest
of honor Of the Women's City Club at
tea on Sunday from 4:S0 to 6 pm. The
tea will be given under auspices Of
the membership committee, with Mrs.
Laura A. Bradley in charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11

Mrs. Clifford Morgan Lewis enter
tanned at a prettily appointed tea in
her home. on Thirty-sixth place, Sunday
afternoon for a number of students.
Spring blossoms featured the decora-
tons. Mrs. Maud L. williams poured
tea, Miss Gertrude Barry presided at
the punch bowl and Mrs. Lewis had as
additional assistants Miss Eva A.
Lewis, Miss Mary Burke and Miss M.
M. Stockbridge.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-01-25
WRITE IN YOUR VIEWS

During the winter months to before spring OPP
ems is good time to write your views on questions
and problems of the day. We have special letter box
devoted to correspondence of this nature and well
come letters of every opinion.
We believe this department should be of the
interesting features of paper owned by the farmers
in this way different opinions may be brought be-
fore the public and discussed Don't be afraid to write
what you think and WHILE of course the theme written
about, should not be personal of a mud singing
character, the article should be actually what is on
your mind Surely in this fast-movng, machinery age
with its lightning changes in modes of living dressing
eating, working political and county issues there is
something for every constructive mind to write about
and tell your views Do not neglect this important de-
partment of this paper and while giving you chance
to relieve your feelings of what is your mind it will
also help to make the Producers News interest
ing paper All articles must be signed but if you do not
wish to have your signature in print we will sign only
the initials, but must have the full name on the
article sent in for reference, and it will be
personal with us.
Let's have up-to- letter box department.
or open forum, and sure you will get a great
deal of good out of it, as well as those who read it.