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awarded the contract to pave with
asphalt West street from Indiana
avenue to Fourteenth street. The
bid was $26,042. J. N. Morgan was
givn he $4,000 contract to pave be-
tween New York street and Indiana
avenue. Work is to be completed
Oct. 8.
City Engineer A. H. Moore said
contractors should check estimates
of the engineering department for
accuracy when he was informed Of
complaints regarding errors in esti-
mates on the resolution. The inter
section frontage originally was listed
at 848 feet instead of 424 feet on the
section from Indiana avenue to
Fourteenth street.. causing contrac-
tors to lose heavily on the contract
if they figured on the erroneous
figure.
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And the crooks who always asked
jury trial In Chicago, knowing
that the state or federal court
docket was crowded, now are often
surprised to find that a federal
charge is substituted for a state
one, or vice versa, and the desire
for trial by jury of peers is thus
promptly "gratihed."
For years Kansas City was no.
torious as one of the wettest spots
in America. One of the principal
factors in that situation was Frank
(Chee Chee) De Mayo, known far
and wide as a king of the boot
leggers." He operated not only in
Kansas City; he supplied liquor
through his organization to boot
leggers in Oklahoma, Kansas, Mis-
souri, and other territory.
He was bold enough to maintain
an Office in a building, directly
across the street from the federal
building. the headquarters, of the
prohibition agents and the United
States COURT
His operations we're so conducted,
through lieutenants and go-be-
tweens. that the regular force of
prohibition agents could motor did
not-establish proof of De Mayo's
own connection with large scale
bootlegging operations. De Mayos
tip-off men gave warning of every
trap.
The Law Closes In
But when Roscoe Patterson took
charge of the situation, as United
States attorney, he determined to
bring Mayo to face the law. His
first step was to secure the detail to
Kansas City of the keenest men in
the federal narcotic and prohibition
investigating services.
De Mayo, himself. seldom handled
either the money or the liquor. He
largely directed the operations of a
big force of makers and distributors
of alcohol and whisky. Those who
wanted liquor for wholesale or re-
tail distribution might see De Mayo
once, and by him be placed in con-
tact with the members OF his or
ganization who actually handled the
liquor and received the money. That
made actual evidence hard to OBJ
tain on him.
But the special investigators
wormed their way into De Mayo's
confidence and obtained definite
proof of his guilt. Even after the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-10
Held for Diamond Theft

Alorzo Gwinn, 631 North Noble
street, was held by police today fol-
lowing his arrest Friday by detec-
tives after Mrs. Grace Whitesides
signed an affidavit charging him
with the theft Of a diamond ring
valued at 5000.
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AUG. 10. 1923

would greatly reduce the hazard in
case OF fire. Hurd declared.
DR.. Morgan and Hurd are coils
lecting information on the practices
in other cities and will seek to bene-
fit from the experience in Chicago
where several deaths from deadly
gas fumes have occurred.
Hurd said representatives of re-
frigerator firms here are co-operat-
ing in working out the preventive
measures.
OfficeYs of the Salvation Army
preach in sixty-seven languages and
serve in eighty-three countries.
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HOPE SEEN FOR
PROHIBITION IN
LARGER CITIES
Honest Prosecutors Can Do
Wonders, Declaration of
Mrs. WiIIebrandt.
Continued from Page -

magnitude that one of them owed
the government s1300,0O0, that is.
the tax, not the money he made; an
other owed s280.OO0 in taxes; an
other s415,O0O; another $4,000. the
others $4,000 and $4,000, respect
lively.
Evidence in the big four con-
spiracy case at Savannah. Ga, re-
vealed the fact that in three years
a ringleader of the bootleg indus
try derived such profits from the
importation Of liquor and other tlle-
gal operations that he was re-as-
sessed for income taxes in the sum
of s1,243.254.29
Because of all this ready money
and the great value of the city vote
in elections. there has been mar
riage between bootleggers and cor
rupt politicians.
linked With other Graft
With the LIQUOR operations often
are combined other big city gratis"
For instance. the United States at
torrey at Chicago recently called
my attention to some accounts
seized in the Chicago Heights raid.
These records constituted the book
keeping Of income from slot ma
chimes only. and not from prohibit
ton violators.
The revenue oFer a period Of three
Years, according to the books kept.
Vas approximately s725,000 a, year
for these machines. This represent
ed the result Of slot machine oper-
atoms in an area where there reside
not more than 100000 people, a
small suburban city in the southern
Part of Cook county.
TIL record sheets that we're seized
showed in detail the revenue from
each machine. and the division of
the profits among the five racketeers
who controlled this form of law
lessness.
The district attorney. Mr.. John
son, said to me. Il often have Won
dered what the total figures might
BE-. since there are about four mil
lion people in this county. including
Chicago. if every 100000 population
produced accordingly"
Profits Are Huge
We only can guess the aggregate
profits from all the raCkets in and
near Chicago. but based on the
spoils from slot machine operations
alone. the total in a years time, in
Guiding revenue from bootlegging,
the operation Of dicorderly houses,
and protected gambling establish
ments. would amount to S25,o00,0o0
or more a year.
With possible profits Of such enor-
nous proportions, it will be seen
why the Job of prohibition enforce
ment is one of such magnitude. And
the fact that those tempted to en-
gage in bootlegging and allied &C
tivities know very we'll that even
if apprehended the congestion OF
court calendars probably will give
them many months to temporize
and use political pull, or in the end
opportunity to plead guilty and be
rewarded with the fine OF only
a few hundred dollars or a, term OF
only three or six months in jail,
explains why the forces Of laWlesS-
ness never lack for recruits.
But the chances for law enforce
nent in the big cities are far from
hopeless.
Such men as Mr.. johnson, United
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Air liners driven by steam and
carrying 1000 passengers are fore
told by French scientists.
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BOAT To
END VIRGINIA
OYSTER WAR

Z NEWPORT NEWS. Va, Feb. 8.
The war between tongers and
planters in the York River oyster
beds has reached the point where
an armed vessel, with Is men ana
two machine guns aboard 1t, is
going into the disputed territory to
preserve order.
Harry r. Houston, Virginia COM
missioner of fisheries, made this
announcement today following the
arrest of So tongers who invaded
the disputed fields despite an ad.
verse decision of the Virginia Fish
Commission, which has been carried
into the courts.
The dispute has arisen because
certain oyster grounds were found
to be public on a re-survey Of the
territory.
Planters contended they obtained
the ground through assignment
from the state, and are not re.
sponsible for the error, having
planted the grounds in good faith.
They petitioned for a two-year
period in which to remove the
planted oysters, and the fish com.
mission allowed their claim.
The tongers take the position that
the grounds are public and that
they should be allowed Immediately
to begin tonging.
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z KILLED, z HURT
AS CRAZED man
RUNS ANUCk

BALTIMORE, Feb, 8 lI. N .S.).---I'Wo
persons are dead today and two
others. one an s.year-old girl, are
seriously wounded as the result of
! man, crazed after an argument
with his wife, running amuck last
night. He was Frank Pervin, 2s.
Mrs. Sarah Silverman. so years
old was stabbed through the heart
with a butcher knife as she stood in
her store and died instantly, and Mrs.
Anna Kalichman, So, her daughter
in.law. was stabbed and cut about
the face. The latter's little daugh-
ter. Lillian, next came in the range
of the cFazed man.
Running from the store, Pervin
went home, and as police chased him
he leaned from a second-story win
dwo, killing himself instantly.
The man was unknown TO Mrs.
silverman or the KRlishmans, but
his wife had entered the store to
get away from him. She was put in
: place Of safety by Mrs. Kalich-
mans husband,
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To REACH
Girls TOBAL
BY NIGHT

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Feb. s
a.N.s).-Col. Charles A.. Lind.
bergh hoped off here at 6:4O a.
m. local time) today for Punta
Arneas, Costa Rica, on the third
and final leg of his inaugural air
mail flight from Miami, Fla, to
Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone. His
ultimate destination was Cristobal,
with brief stops at Punta Arenas,
Costa Rica. and David, Panama,
to refuel his Sikorsky amphibian
plane. The distance is approx.
mately SIS miles, Lindbergh hoped
to reach Cristobal by 4 p. m. to-
day.
The famous "traiI-blazer OF the
air" encountered no difficulties
yesterday in his flight here from
Belize, B, H., with stop at Tela,
B. FL.
After the journey over the track
less jungles he made a perfect land
ing at Marine Field here at p. m.
local time). A large crowd was on
hand to greet the famous flier.
Colonel Lindbergh and his com.
panions, Col John A. Hambleton,
vice president of the Pan-American
Anyways, and Henry Lee Buskey,
mechanic and radio operator, were
guests at private dinner at the
American Legation last evening.
They spent the night at the lega.
tion.
At Lindbergh's request there were
no formal ceremonies OF greeting
and no elaborate entertainments.
The famous airman wanted to re.
tire. early to be fit for today's long
journey.
About 500 miles will be covered on
the journey to Cristobal today
Colonel Linst1ergh is expected to
leave ,Punta Arenas at about a. m.
and David at about l p. m.
On the first days flight from
Miami to Belize. about $50 miles
were covered with one stop at
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4 n I I-BET ING
BILL OFFERED
IN MARYLAND

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. s.--Ahoiition
Of the pari.mutuel machines at
Maryland race tracks June 1 is pro-
vided in a bill to be introduced in
the house OF delegates today by
Irwin C. Hamilton, Republican, Allie
gany county.
Under the penalty of mandatory
sentence of a year in jail. as well
as a fine Of $4,000, the bill as drawn
provides 1T shall be unlawful for
an individual in or around any race
track to accept any money for the
purpose of betting on any race
horse"
The measure also provides that
''gambling of all kinds. as defined
bv Webster's dictionary, is pro-
hibited in. or around any Of the
race tracks in the State.
State Big Gamer
In the proposed budget, which
governor Ritcllie submitted to the
LEGISLATURE, 1t Is estimated the State
viii obtain 5000 900 in revnue from
the race tracks for 1880 and 1881
each.
This revenue in large part will be
obtained from State tax OF 10
per cent on the race tracks share
of the money passing through pari.
mutuel machines
If the Hamilton bill is adopted
ii is virtually certain the esti'
mated receipts will be reduced TO
a negligible sum. This means adop-
ton OF the bill would completely
unbalance the proposed budget for
the next two years.
Under such circumstances one OF
two things would be necessary
either the State tax rate would
have to be raised approximately
2.7s cents for each Of the years
1880 or 1881. or the legislature
would be called upon to curtail ex.
penditures to tho extent of S700.00O
for each IF the two years
Mr.. Hamilton. who is president
OF the Maryland Federation of
Labor. explained his bill had the
solid backing Of that organization
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SON At SIDE
ASDEATH
COMES

MADRID, Feb. 6 (IN.s.).-
Queen Mother Maria Chris
tina, of Spain, wife of the late
King Alfonso XII and mother
of King Alfonso XIII, died at
8 30 a. m. today.
Death was due. TO heart failure
followed by slffocation, The qglet
mother was stricken at Z o'clock.
Drs. Alaber and Rapan, the royal
physicians, were summoned hastily
but when they arrived she was al
ready dead.
Family at Bedside
She was to have celebrated her
seventy.first birthday next July.
King Alfonso and other members
of the royal family were at the bed
side. The announcement Of her
death was deferred until o'clock.
Her health was perfect yesterday
and her sudden death came as a
shock to the whole country.
The entire nation was plunged
into gloom when news of the queen
mothers death was published. She
was extremely popular throughout
the country. Despite her advanced
age. she was still quite active So
cially and politically.
Worried by Revolt
The turbulent events OF the last
few weeks are believed to have
fastened her end She was formerly
close friend of General Weyler
and former Premier Jose Sanchez
Guerra. 1t is understood that she
was seriously affected by the lat
ter's recent revolutionary activities.
Court circles were consternsted by
her sudden death, The brilliant
court events planned In honor OF
the visiting Danish royal family
have been abandoned.
Full mourning will be proclaimed
throughout the nation.
When the Danish sovereigns
passed through the railroad station
at Ventra Debanos enrouts to Ma
drid this morning. they were in.
formed they would be welcomed
only by an official commission
owing to the Queen Mothers sud
den death.
Premier Primo de Rivera held a
conference with prominent officials
to arrange national funeral.
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HINTS
FIGHT At
RIVER

Murder by drowning!
This possibility stared police
/ in the face today as they in
yestigated the strange circum-
stances surrounding the find
ing of an expensive sedan in
East Potomac Park. near the
Fourteenth Street entrance
Two OF the possible clues un-
earthed by investigators pointed to
the possibility OF a staying,
one was a gaping hole in the ice
Of the washington channel OF the
Potomac River.
The other was a mans belt which
had been split in half. 1t was found
near the car.
Evidences OF Fight
The rear portion OF the interior OF
the large automobile bore mute evi.
dence OF a terrific struggle.
The fight, which evidently oc-
CURED within the machine, appeared
to have been so rough that the inside
handles of two doors and q window
were torn away. They were not re.
moved from the machine. however.
There also was a freshly made
hole in the top. 1t was not be-
| lieved to be large eonugh, however,
to have been used as an exit by 3
grown man.
Upholstery was torn in numer.
Gus places. A small el, ctric light
on the top OF the car had been torn
loose from its socket.
But a few drops remained in a
half pint whisky bottle found In the
machine. Several wrappers from
scent chocolate bars were scattered
about thin.
The gears and the doors were
locked when the machine was found
at dusk last ngiht by j. F. Connolly,
| a park policeman.
Belonged in Yonkers
The automobile was parked near
! the sea-wall. In the river just
about five feet from the wall was
small scow. Between the scow
and the sea.wall police found a hole
which appeared large enough to
have been made by a persons body
being thrown into the waters.
The water at this spot was only
four feet deep. 1t was explained
however. that a body thrown
through the ice might have been
washed away by the current.
Police communicated with the
authorities of Yonkers, N. Y, in an
effort to locate the owner of the
car. 1t was in this manner that
the Washington officials learned
the machine was the property of
w. Billmyer. of Is Saratoga Ave,
Yonkers. Police of New York city
were requested to undertake to
locate Billmyer,
Several maps discovered in the
automobile indicated that its occu.
pants were en- route from Yonkers
to Florida. 1t was thus proved,
coupled with New York license
tags, which caused the washington
Continued on Page 2, Column II
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Beale r. Howard, of
The Star. Critically I'll

Beale r. Howard, IS years old, q
vice president Of the Evening Star
Newspaper Company, is critically
III of aneunia In Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore. 1t was learned
here today. Mr.. Howard entered
the hospital on January s. His
family have been in Baltimore con.
tinually Ssnce his admission there.
Mr.. Howard was secretary OF the
Star Company from 1899 to October
81, 1927. when he was elected q
vice president. His Washington
home Is at 1910 Sixteenth st. n, w.
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{ GOES.
FREE ON
BOND

Mrs. May G. Brown. who
shot her husband last Friday
in a corridor of the Police
Court building, again appeared
in the court today and was
held under $1,000 bond on a
charge of assault with intent
to kill.
The case has been Continued anti
February 2, a. the husband. Charles
Al Brown. Is In Emergency Hospital
unable ID appear.
The 40.year-old wife exhibited the
utmost composure during the briet
hearing. Her face bore a resigned
and set expression.
Not Guilty Plea Entered
Attorney James A. oshea entered
a plea Of not guilty for Mre. Brown.
Assistant States Attorney Joseph
G.. Bruce requested q higher bond,
telling Judge John r. McMahon
condition which might prove fatal
SnOutu pEtSu1nOHlG uSNS4Ops O11S OA
his lungs was punctured by q bull
let.
The court held that IS, 900 would be
sufficient.
Relatives Give Bond
Soon after the hearing Mrs. Brown
was released. Relatives furnished
the required bond.
The courtroom In which she ap-
peared today borders on the hallway
where she fired four shots at her
husband. She was enbittered after
the fourth continuance Of charges
against Brown and Lillian johnson,
who, the wife says, broke up her
home.
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Soviet Consul Denies
TrOtzky Is In Turkey

CoNSTANTINoPLE, Feb. u.N.
S9.-In the face Of apparently trust
worthy reports that Leon Trotsky
had safely arrived at Eregli, the
Soviet consulate here today denied
any knowledge OF his arrival or
even OF the report that he was
coming to Turkey.
Officials OF the Soviet Navigation
Company here. operators of the
steamer Krasny, which was sup
posed to have brought Trotzky to
the Turkish port on the Black Sea,
made similar denials.
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Miss Nesbit. IF it hasn't been
done before. Has it?"
However. Miss Nesbit said that
she believed in long engagements
and wasn't in a bit of a hurry
to marry the prince, especially as
she had only known him three
weeks.
will Jack Clifford, your present
husband, or Harry K, your former
husband object?" she was asked.
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An informal engagement party
was given for the newspapermen
at which the prince, likely looking
young fellow with a mustache and
a singing lob in "The Red Robe, .
a Shqbert musical comedy, posed
with arms entwined about ms
fiancee. Evelyns Griffin dog
"L,ovey' was also in the pictures
(try and keep. him outl.
rs Harry Thaw going TO be tns
best man
THAT "a such a good idea said
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[ NJ NPL OY {
IN HOME
GIVES
CLUE

CHICAGO, Feb. 6 I.N.S.)
Investigation Of the mysterious
death of Mrs. Selma Burnham,
wealthy widow Of slot
machine magnate, took sem
sational turn today when a
woman employe at the Burn
ham home was taken into Gus
tody for further questioning
after she told of a midnight
intruder who had threatened
Mrs. Burnham.
The woman, held at the States
attorneys office, is Mrs. Mary
Doran. No charges are contem-
plated against her. She is re.
garded merely as an important Wit
ness.
she was detained after she had
told Of man forcing his way into
the Burnham apartment the night
of January II. This man, she said,
brushed her aside and entered Mrs.
Buf1fham's bed room. They QUAR-
relied violently and the man threat
ened her when she refused to sign
certain papers, Mrs. Doran said.
Threatened Her
when Mrs. Burnham finally re-
fused to sign the papers" Mrs.
Doran continued, the /. intruder
threatened to go to the authorities
and relate circumstances regarding
the death of Mrs. Burnham's hus-
band"
After that the widow weakened in
her insistance that she would not
sign the papers, the woman said.
and later she declared she overheard
the scratching of a pen on paper.
"A moment later she said the nan
came from the room smiling.
Some time later. according to Mrs.
Doran, the widow came from the,
room carrying small grip and
dressed for the street.
Where are you going?" Mrs.
Doran said she Inquired.
"I've gou TO leave this house.
was her alleged reply.
why. isn't it yours? the woman
said she asked. To which she de-
clared Mrs. BIrnham replied:
I ESs DuI i We SOl " ACetN y = "a
afraid. He is teiling everybody /
killed my husband. / knew he'd
tell someone.
Did Not Go
Despite her statement that she
was going to leave, Mrs. Burnhanl
did not 20 at that time. Mrs. Doran
said.
Mrs. Doran told the investigators
that although she did not know
the man, he was the same man that
hired her for the position in the
Burnham home when she answered
i newspaper advertisement
Sanford Burnham, husband OF
Mrs. Burnham, died suddenly last
July.
Assistant States Attorney Ayres
declared that if Mrs. Doran's story
IL borne out under direct examina-
tion today, he win 60 before Coro-
ner Herman N. Bundles with de-
mand for the elimination Of the
wealthy slot machine mans body.
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DURNO REPORTS
CABINETS"
EPIDEMIC
BY GEORGE e. DURN0

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb.
n.N.s9.-The medico.p .po1itico profes.
sion in and around Miami Beach
was studying a new and strange
disease today
1t is known as 'cabinetis.'
"Cabinetis" manifests itself in
two ways. First, there is form
OF hysteria induced by fruitless ef-
forts to read the mind of President
elect Hoover--who happens to be
taking breathing spell here
abouts-and, second, there Is a
strong rash which breaks out on
gentlemen who come to Florida with
Cabinet aspirations and don't quite
know how to make them stick.
Hoover Silent
Hoover has been at Miami Beach
two weeks plus day. supposedly
deciding upon the makeup of his
Cabinet. and to date no word has
been forthcoming from the Belle
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CODY BETTER

NEW YORK, Feb. s uN.sl.-
An improvement was reporter
today in the condition OF Lew Cody,
film star. who Is i'll with influenza
at his apartment here.
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BANK STATEMENTS

washington Clearing House, 81.
500, ,714.61.
New York Clearing House, bal.
ance, S155, 900, 900.
New York Clearing House, en-.
change, S1,937 600, 900.
Treasury balance, $1s1. .41S, ,ASS.5S.
Customs receipts. S7,1l2, ,622.tl1.
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HAMBURG BRANCH

HAMBURG, Feb. u.N.s.}.--,A
movement is sfoot here today to
establish branch Of Hamburg Uni
versity to teach American political
science and American Jurisprudence.
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Evelyr1 Nesbit Insists
It's Really LoDe
By DAVID P. SENTNER

NEW YORK Feb (LNS.).-The press agents for Evelyn
Nesbt the former Mrs Harry K Thaw and Prince Ivan
Aexievch Romano today announced the betroha of
clients