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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
ATLANTIC REFINING co.
REPORTS HIGHER NET

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, october 19-Atlantic
Refining Co. and subsidiaries report
profit of $685., 900 for the first nine
months of 1929, compared with a profit
of $11 ,9O9, 900 for the corresponding
period last year. Both figures are after
interest. depreciation, taxes, etc. After
preferred dividends, earnings for the
nine months were equal to $5.48 per
share on the average number of shares
of common stock outstanding, compared
with $5.43 Ton basis of $25 par value
stock for the first nine months Of 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
Nuts.

SAN FRANCISCO.-Buyers are offer
ing from to 6 cents per pound less
for almonds than was being offered
during September, owing, it is explained,
to weakening of European quotations.
Opening prices for shelled nuts in
range from So to IS cents fob. Cali
fornia. Production in the State is fore
cast at 4,600 tons, or "a per cent of
the 1925 crop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
Commodity Notes
Special Dispatch to the Star.

Coal.
wILKESBARRE, Pa, October 49,
There we're 5,341 900 tons of anthracite
mined in the last month and produc-
ton is now proceeding at a rate OF
about 100000 tons a month. The
amount paid workers from October / to
December Is is expected to be $4,000
900 larger than that of year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-19
SILVER QUOTATIONS.
GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS.

NEW YORK, October 10 (R.--Bar
silver, 49Ss; Mexican dollars, 1854.
The Washington times., 1929-12-05
Brilliant Pageant Set
As King Visits Pope

lished today when King Victory
Emmanuel and Queen Elena
drove in state to the Vatican for
their long-heralded meeting with
Pope Plus XI.
1t was the first time since Rome
became the capital of the Italian
state that an Italian sovereign
had set foot inside the Vatican
palace. 1t was the first time in
more than six decades that an
Italian king had bowed to the
temporal sovereignty of the Pope.
The historic meeting was made
possible by the signing of The
lateran treaties which ended the
60-year old feud between church
and state in Italy, and brought
to a termination the Pope'S
voluntary Imprisonment within
the confines of the Vatican.
A crowd estimated at more
than half a million persons wit
messed the state procession from
the quirinal royal palace to Iha
Vatican city. Tremendous throngS
lined the streets along the route
followed by the King and Queen
on their epochal journey, and
were accorded an ovation almost
without parallel in the history of
modern Rome.
City En- Fete
The Eternal City was en- fete
for the occasion, and fully
cognizant of the history making
import of the visit. The populace
greeted the procession with a
vociferous enthusiasm heretofore
reserved only for the most inn
portant appearances of Premier
MuSsolini.
The triumphant procession from
the Quirinal to the Vatican was
made in seven royal motor cars,
although the original program
called for luxurious state coaches,
richly ornamented and driven by
four horses each, to be used.
This plan was abandoned by the
wish of King Victor Emmanuel,
who desired to avoid over-oSten-
tation as we'll as to speed up the
procession.
The King wore the uniform of
a general, with a helmet topped
by tuft of white feathers. The
Queen was attired in a white
gown, her head covered by a
white veil. The traditional rule
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The Washington times., 1929-12-05
LEADING
PILOT SEARCH
rboto by international

CLEVELAND, Dec. S 1N.SO.-
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, veteran
leader of many an aerial search
ing squadron. arrived at the Cleve-
land airport at $40 a. m. today to
take command of a fleet of Is
planes in a search for an old
buddy" Thomas P. Nelson. air
mail pilot. who has been missing
since early Monday morning.
Defying darkness and snow
storms. the Lone Eagle flew here
from New York in an open cock
pit Curtiss- Falcon biplane. His
route lay over the same snow
swept path, which, it is believed,
has claimed the life of Nelson.
Swinging his plane into line
with the IS crafts composing the
searching squadron, Lindy,
wrapped in a fur-lined flying out
fit, heavy boots and a helmet.
leaped out Of his plane and hur-
riedly conferred with local airport
officials.
Immediately afterward. he re
turned to his plane. signaled to
the IS pilots. and roared his craft
across the field into the air. One
by one the other members of the
searching fleet followed.
Led by the Lone Eagle. the
suuadron-the greatest ever as,
sembled in this territory in search
for a missing pilot-winged its
way eastward over the snow-swept
stretches which are believed to
hold the fate of Nelson.
Although a $500 reward has
been offered to the person who
locates Nelson, it was not needed
to spur the hunt. All of the pilots
were grimly determined to find
their missing buddy"
The Washington times., 1929-12-05
POPE Plus XI
BY GUHLIELMO EMANUEL
International News Service

VATICAN CITY, Dec. SIN a
colorful ond imposing ceremony
such as only this tradition
drenched seat of ecclesiasticism
can produce, friendly relations be-
tween the throne of Italy and the
Popes of Rome formally re-estab-
The Washington times., 1929-12-05

and announced that yesterday
afternoon a deputy United States
marshal had called on him and
had handed him a subpoena to
appear before the grand jury at
10 o'clock this morning in the
case of The United States vs..
John Doe
Il told the young man to tell
whoever sent him that I would
rot be there" Senator Blease
said.
Quotes Constitution
Blease quoted from the Consti-
tuition and claimed the immunity
granted him under Section s of
Article /. This section reads an
follows:
The Senators and Represents
tives shall receive a compensation
for their services, to be aScer.
tanned by law, and paid out Of
the Treasury of the United
States. They shall in all cases
except treason, felony and breach
Of the peace, be privileged frola
arrest during their attendance at
the session of their respective
houses, and in going to and re.
turning from the same; and foA
any speech or debate in eitheA
house they shall not be queS
toned in any other place"
Although the subpoena was
made out in the case of John
Doe, it is presumed that the Sen.
ator was summoned in the SERVE.
ner investigation. This is the
only matter before the Grand
jury today.
Senator Blease has frequently
stated that he had information
bearing on the death of Scrivener.
and at one time he and Senator
Helm of Alabama declared that
they could name the SLAYER al
the investigator. subsequently,,
however, Blease said that all Id
knew was hearsay.
Would Keep Secrecy
The Senator this morning h
announcing his refusal to appes1
before the Grand Jury called al
tent1on to the fact that at t1a
last meeting of the Sackett Com
mittee investigating conditions
here 1t was decided not to make
public the names of any witnesses
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The Washington times., 1929-12-05
M'Manus Goes Free,
Case Thrown Out

TO return a verdict Of mot
guilty" McManus, his dark face
lighted with a smile, stood up and
faced the jury as the jurors arose
in the jury box and rendered
their verdict.
State Fails
The judge said the State had
failed to produce evidence linking
McManus with the crime and
that he, therefore, took the re-
sponsibility of the verdict from
the hands of the jury.
McManuS was warmly con-
graduated by friends as he left
the courtroom. He walked over
to where his wife sat with his
sister and kissed both of them.
He left the criminal courts build
ing amid a booming of flash
lights.
The courtroom was throngad
when the session opened this
morning, many women being
among the spectators.
Assistant District Attorney
George N. Brothers addressed The
court saying the State had de-
cided not to call its remaining
witnesses, including two pistol ex-
perts. because the prosecution
believed the courts remarks yes
tcrday that their evidence would
only be cumulative" and would
not directly connect the defend,
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The Washington times., 1929-12-05
BOTTLE BREAKS.
GIRL FLEES

An attractive young woman en-
gagged in the prosaic task of de-
livering liquor to her customers in
the War Department fled precipi-
lately this morning when bottle
of her wares slipped from under
her coat and crashed on the stone
floor of a corridor.
She did not wait to salvage any,
thing, but quickly disappeared.
The bottle was dropped near
room SO, which is occupied by the
Enlisted Personnel Bureau.
An investigation was begun i'm
mediately. but all the occupants
of that bureau Gon:ed the liquor
was intended for them.
Nobody waS able to furnish any
detailed description Of the lady
bootlegger.
The Washington times., 1929-12-05
S(JGGES IS
WORK AS
SLOGAN
BY GEORGE II. HOLMES

"I have no desire to preach.
I may, however, mention one
good old word-work!
Addressing some 400 captains
Of American business and industry
today, among them such out
standing figures as Henry Ford,
Owen D. Young. Charles NJ.
Schwab, James A. Farrell, and
the heads of the great railroads
and utilities systems of the coun-
try, President Hoover handed out
this homely formula-"work" "-as
the best means of stimulating
business and enabling it to over
come the Slackening threatened
by the stock market debacle.
Warns Against PessimiSm
The basic business structure Of
the country is strong and healthy,
the President declared. and the
principal dangers to guard against
are pesSimiSm and fear, which,
in turn, produce retrenchmeuC,
and ultimately unemployment.
It is up to business itself and
its leaders, he said. to carry on
the movement that the Govern
ment itself has initiated in in
creaSing construction and prud-
emily expanding necessary pro-
grams.
"All Of these movements" he
said. have one end-to assure
employment and to remove the
fear of employment"
The employment situation has
been considerably strengthened
and stabilized already, the Presi-
dent said, through the assurances
given him by leaders of industry
that they would not take adVan-
tage of the present situation to
initiate wage cuts, and CORE
spending assurances by labor
leaders they would not agitate
wage increases.
''These assurances have been
given" the President said, "and
thereby we not only assure the
consuming power of the country,
but we remove fear from millions
of homes"
All Industries Represented
Mr.. Hoover described the con-
struction industry as the great
balance wheel of the country's
economic structure. for the build
ing of homes, of factories and of
structures of all kinds has rami-
(Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1929-12-05
RESCUES
Il IN GALE

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 G.N.SJ.--
News of another epic rescue Of
the sea was flashed through the
ether from the mid-atlantic today.
The United States liner Repub-
lie, inward bound from Europe,
picked up the captain and crew
of ten of the Newfoundland
schooner Gander Deal, swept out
to sea in the violent gale which
carried more than half a dozen
sailing vessels to destruction early
this week.
The Gander Deal apparently
was one of the Newfoundland
fishing fleet which was caught IN
the storm soon after setting out
from ST. Johns, Newfoundland, on
Monday. Fifteen of these schoon-
eES were swept out to sea-. A few
Of them fought their way back to
port, and the crews Of others
were rescued by boats put out
from the Newfoundland shore.
The Washington times., 1929-12-05
4 TIE WAN.
AND ROB

Four unidentified white men
entered the laundry plant of the
Arcade-Sunshine Co.. Inc, TOO
block Lamont st. N. W., early
today and, after an unsuccessful
attempt to break into the safe,
eSG G.:red with approximately $500
in currency, coin and checks from
a cash drawer.
The men bound the colored
watchman, James Russell, Sc, Of
the 5000 block Prospect Ave. N.
E., and forced him to sit in a
chair while the robbery was being
committed.
Police Delayed Hours
Police were notified of the rob-
berry between $3.50 and 4 a. M,
Russell says, but the headquarters
detectives with finger print
equipment did not arrive until
$3.50. A number Of finger prints
were found on the safe and on
a glass partition between the
shipping room and the cashier S
office, over which the robbers
climbed to get at the safe.
In their attempts to break into
the safe with tools secured from
the engine room of the laundry,
the robbers jammed the combi-
nation to such an extent that a
safe expert had to open it with
an electric drill. The safe con-
tanned between $500 and $4,000
Laid to Amateurs
Police say the robbery was
evidently the work of amateurs,
as shown by the crude methods
used in attempting to open the
safe. Tools that would have en-
abled them to open the safe were
left in the engine room.
Police said the tools taken, an
axe, a steel drill such as used in
stone cutting, and pick. were OF
little use to the yeggmen.
Russell, the Watchman told
police that q gun was showed in
his face as he was making his
rounds. He reached for his own
gun, but voice from behind
warned him mot to try that"
The robbers then tied his hands
and made him sit in chair, he
says. One of them stood guard
over him as the others worked.
The robbers left through the
garage, Russell. says, after unity
ing him and warning him not to
leave the building for 80 minutes.
The telephone wires to the
laundry were all cut. H. Viner
manager of the plant, says that
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1929-12-05
ELECTRIC RATE
GUT LOOMS

The Potomac Electric Power
Company will use towards rate
reduction next year a sum of
1921, 1896, it reported to the
Public Utilities Commission today.
This probably will result in a
cut in the present domestic rate
of So cents per kilowatt hour to
a rate of less than cents.
Under the current decree of
1925 if the company makes profits
over ~ per cent it has to use
one-half of the sum in excess of
that for reduction of rates for
consumers.
Profits on the company's fair
value of 100000 this calendar
year are estimated, at $4,821,849
Deducting the allowed profit of
7h per cent, $1.227,3 ,339.5O re-
mains. To this was added $14,-
99726 impounded money which
the company has been able to
return to consumers, making a
total of excess profits amounting
to $1.242.336.72.
Half of this sum, 1921 1896.
is the amount it must use to-
wards the rate reduction.
At the beginning of last year.
similar sum. $625. 600, was
ordered used toward rate reduc
ton and resulted in the current
domestic rate being reduced from
So cents per kilowstt hour to
S,2 cents,
The Washington times., 1929-12-05
Nationwide Dress
Strike to Be Ordered

CLEVELAND. Dec. 5 (IN.SO-
With their strike machinery oiled
and set in motion by the passage
OF a resolution calling for a walk
out OF $4,000 dressmakers in New
York, delegates to the twentieth
biennial convention of the Inter
national Ladies Garment Workers
Union prepared to authorize gen,
eral strikes in seven other i'm
portant garment centers today.
Strike resolutions before the
delegates today include those
which would affect Philadelphia,
Boston, Toronto. Chicago, Cleve.
land and Toledo
The Washington times., 1929-12-05

IL DSCdme knOWH GHlS
morning that, at the close
of the afternoon session of
the Senate yesterday, Dep
uty Marshal John ]. Clark
son served a subpoena on
the South Carolina Senator
70 appear before the Grand
Jury at 10 o'clock this
morning.
At that time, it is under
stood, Blease indicated he
would refuse to heed the sum-
mons.
At noon today United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover ushered
the Grand Jury before Justice
Peyton Gordon, with a report
that the Senator had refused
to appear, and requested in
structions from the court as
to the proper procedure.
Action Not Decided
Justice Gordon did not make
known when he would decide
what action TO take. Should he
decide that congressional iInmu-
nifty does not apply in the pres.
ent case, he will probably issue a
writ of attachment to bring the
South CarOlinian before the
Grand Jury. If at that time
BleaSe continues to refuse to dis
close the name of the person.
whom he has declared on the
floor Of the Senate and in private
conversation as the person who
murdered Detective Arthur B.
ScriVener, he can then be cited as
recalcitrant witness, as were
the three Washington Times re-
pOrterS.
The Federal penal code pro-
vides that any person having
knowledge of the commission of
a felony and who declines to re
veal that knowledge is an acces.
sorry and may be indicted as such.
This application of the code
would deprive Blease of his Con-
stitutional privilege as the por-
ton of the Constitution providing
that members of Congress can
not be questioned in any other
place regarding a speech or a
debate applies to civil cases in.
volving libel and SANDER, but has
no application to criminal cases.
1t is the second time this week
that the South Carolinian has
declined to have anything to
do with the inquiSitorial body.
On Tuesday he refused to com
ply with a request of District
Attorney Leo A. Rover that ne
submit to him any evidence which
he might have hearing upon the
death Of Detective Sergeant Ar
thur B. Scrivener.
BleaSe at that time said that
1T would be nonsenSical" to give
the body any information after
the way It has handled the in.
vestigation into the death of
Virginia Mcpherson.
RleaSe arose as soon as the
Senate convened this morning
The Washington times., 1929-12-05
Labor Editor ExtoLs
Faith of Reporters

Labor today leaped to the de.
fenSe Of the three reporters Of
The Washington Times who are
serving As days in Jail for refuS-
ing to be prosecuting witnesses
against speakeasy proprietors
whom they investigated in a rum
traffic expose.
The Trades UnioniSt. official
crgan of the Central Labor Union
OF Washington, prints the follow
ing editorial In Its current issue
REPORTERS IN CONTEMPT
Newspaper reporters IN the line
The Washington times., 1929-12-05

Of duty are daily visitors ut the
courthouse. In most cOurthouses
in fact, in all welI-conducted
cOurthOuSes-repOrters are well
come visitors. They are rec.
Ognized as a part of the judicial
machinery, just as the Fourth
Estate is recognized as part Of
the legislative machinery Of Con.
gresS and the legislatures.
Court officials, including the
Judges and prosecuting officers.
meet and associate with reporters
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The Washington times., 1929-12-05
Alley Thieves Get $45
Breaking Into Cafeteria

Breaking through the rear door
opening on an alley thieves last
night robbed the Trayline CAT
eteria in the 1900 block Adams
Mill Rd. N. w. of $45 in bills and
change.
James w. Mckee, manager Of
the restaurant. who reported the
loss to the police, said that the
money was kept under the coun-
ter,
The Washington times., 1929-12-05
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

CRIMINAL COURT ROOM,
NEW YORK, Dec. Q.N.SO
George A. McManus walked out
of the court here today a free
man when Judge Charles C. Mott,
jr., presiding, dismissed the in
dictment charging him with the
murder of Arnold RothStein be-
cause of lack of evidence"
Judge Mott directed the jury
The Washington times., 1929-12-05
To ANSWER
SUBPOENA SERVED
IN SCR|VENERCA

Justice Peyton Gordon took under advise
ment shortly after noon today whether COM
pulsory process shall issue to compel Senator
Cole L. Blease to appear before the Grand
Jury in response to subpoena served on him
last night as a witness in the Scrivener
investigation
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01
Sunshine Valley
Near Oaklevl
Near Oakley

The death angel claimed a good
man as it's victim-John Greene, ST.,
aged 81 years. He died in the Cath
Ollie Hospital Monday, February IS,
following an operation on Friday.
He left a wife, two sons-John and
Frank; two ughters-Frances and
Violet. The funeral services were
held in Union M. E. Church Thurs
day afternoon. The remains were
taken to Harrington and laid to
rest in Hollywood Cemetery.
Miss Mary Bowman, of Milford,
spent the weekend with Miss Alice
Banning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Workman,
of Marcus Hook, Pa, also Mr.. and
Mrs. .Chas. Banning and Mr.. and
Mrs. Vinol Banning, of Milton, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. T.
Banning and family.
Coleman Webb has gone to Mar
Gus Hook, Pa, where he will secure
a position.
A few from here attended the
birthday party given for Roger
Adams at his home on Thursday
evening.
Little Elbert Wilbouhy is seriously
i'll in the Marshall Hospital in Mil
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Banning enter
tanned several friends on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1929-03-01

Church on Thursday beginning
promptly at 10 a.. m. The keynote of
the institute was "Give Prohibition
Its Chance" The following program
was given: 10 a. m. devotional ser
vice, by Mrs. Minnie Holmes, Kent
county vice president; salute to flag
and singing America" welcome,
Mrs. Ella d. Cordrey, Kent county
president; response, Mrs. Anna Lee
Waller, Sussex county president;
greetings by pastors; greetings, Mrs.
NJ. Evelyn Killen, State president;
remarks by departments, five min
utes to each department; evangelis-
tic, Mrs. Ella D. Cordrey; institutes,
Mrs. Anna Lee Waller; medical
temperance, Mrs. Ella X. Galloway;
medal contest, Kent county, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bringhurst; flower mis-
sion and relief work, Mrs. Linda
Owens; Sunday school, Mrs. Villa
McAllen; narcotics, Mrs. Eliza Ben
nett; union signal, Mrs. Hannah
Thompson; motion pictures, Mrs. M.
Evelyn Killen; legislation, Mrs. Mary
NJ. Wolcott; nontide prayer. Mrs. ].
A. Buckson; lunch served by Har-
rington Union; lis p. M, song SER
vice; departments continued, scien-
tific temperance instruction, Mrs.
Kathryn Hurd, Mrs. Cecil Morgan
and Mrs. . Octavia McMullen;
branches, Loyal Temperance Legion,
Kent county, Mrs. Elizabeth Bring
hurst; State Section, Mrs. Name H.
Register; Young Peoples State Sec
ton, Mrs. Bertha McFoster; address,
State President Mrs. M. Evelyn Kill
len; address, Rev. e. c. Prettyman,
superintendent Anti-Saloon League
of Delaware; offering; address, Rev.
Leonard White, Delmar; closing
benediction.
NJ. E. Church Notes
$3.50 a. m. Glass meeting led by A.
D. McCabe.
10 a. m. Church school, H. ].
Ramsdell, superintendent. The mis-
sionary- service last Sunday brought
to a close the greatest year in the
history of the school. Both in at
tendance and finances. The classes
gave for all purposes SO, 144.77.
II a. m. A short sermon by the
pastor after which the Lords Sup
per will be administered.
6:45 p. m. Epworth League devo-
tional service, Miss Elizabeth Min
ner, leader. Subject How Man
kind Finds God"
1880 p. m. The peoples popular
praise and gospel service: This will
be known as ladies night. The Ev-
eready workers >class will be the
honored guests and the booster
class of men will furnish the sing
ing. Prof. ]. C. Messner of the local
high school will deliver the special
sermon.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday |
night with Junior League in the af-
ternOon.