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The Washington times., 1929-02-27

These youngsters meet with 4
peddler, who Is unknown as Such
to them, and they are soon drawn
into a net from which there is one
chance in a thousand of escaping.
Soon Are Lost
ain the psrlspce OF the under.
world, which so adequately supports
the dope traffic. they are hooked
I'm an unbelievably short time
they are irretrievably lost. Al
these young human lives are sac,
rificed on the altar of the great
god profit. dietN OF the jackals who
are known as dope peddlers.
AN ounce Of morphine, handled
leGitimately. sells for $3.50. Ped
dies take q like amount. which con.
tsins Az grains and dilute it. sell.
ing their product to the addicts for
81 a grain.
THE Porter BILL which would
establish two additional Federal
prisons with large farms, at which
addicts may apply for treatment,
it being written into the law that
prisoners be given compulsory
treatment. but non-prison addicts
will also be treated. is great step
toward stamping out the dope evil. >
DR.. Rheese declared
Miss Bertha Galland. one-time
star of David Belssco productions,
was also a guest of honor and
read several of her poems. among
them America the Beloved" which
has been set to music and will he
heard in Washington during the
inaugural celebration next Monday.
Frank A. Birgfeld. president pre-
sided at the meeting.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
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By officials for great regulation in
the handling Of medical cases" who
must have narcotics.
One high official In the city
health service, declared that the
situation at present was 'intolsr-
able" and that some speedy remedy
must be found.
He pointed out that under the
present system an applicant for a
weekly allotment of drugs appears
before a body Of from to 5 physi-
cians-Hnenhers Of the county n1edi-
cal body--and they determine the
amount he is to be awarded.
In many cases, however, he said,
these addicts peddle a portion OF
the drugs they are given and then
return for more, throwing fits and
SPRAYING upon the floor in simula-
ton of great suffering" to gain their
ends.
Another hazard Of the system, the
official said, is the danger that an
addict will cause others to fall into
the use Of the drugs.
Many of the regular patients, ne
declared, live with other persons
and could easily urge friends or
relatives to sample" the drug with
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Deadly Drugs Nay Be Obtained
For Asking, Inquiry DiscLOses

Shown a photograph Of oles
yesterday. DR.. speicher said he BE-
lieved it to be that OF Mark
Ruiz and that Ruiz was a sufferer
from asthma.
DR.. speicher never personally
verified the addresses given him
by ALLEGED asthma sufferers" he
declared, and had no means OF
ascertaining If they lied about their
addresses.
He sold a morphine prescription
to Lucille Bland" he declared,
because she said she had asthma
and his examination disclosed 2
decided wheeze in one of her lungs.
DR.. Cohn, however. was unable
to discover rales or adventurous
sounds even on the inspiration fol
lowing a cough when he examined
Miss Bland" at his office.
'eThis is to certify" DR.. COINS
records of his findings read, that
7 have this day examined Lucille
Bland. The purpose of the ex
animation was to determine tbs
presence or absence of chest dis
ability. particularly bronchia
asthma.
No Evidence Found
"There is no family history point
ing TO any oVer-sensitiveness. The
patients past history fails To re
veal any evidence of chest infec
tions or disease.
"A careful physical exploration
of the chest does not disclose eVi
dence of asthma or associated con
ditions The percussion findings
are within normal limit. no changes
from the normal noted in voice
conduction or breath sounds. NJ
rales or adventurous sounds ara
noted even on the inspiration fol
lowing a cough.
This patient is not suffering
from bronchial asthma or from
anv treatable chest disease.
Csignedl HARRY COIN, NJ. D.,
Director Division of Tuberculosis.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
AND ANNE
DRIVE CAR To
MEXICO CITY
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flew from Paris to South America
Sir Allan Gotham, British. who flew
from, London to South Africa: James
FHzmaurice and Herman koehl, of
the transatlantic Bremen flight.
OF course, certain memaers Of the
fraternity are scattered over the
world at the present time. Com
ma nder Byrd and Balohen are at thu
South Pole. for instance. But FitZ-
ma urice. the Irishman, arrived here
the other day.
Capt. Harry Bruno. one OF the
charter members of the quiet bird
men. pointed out that being a secret
orga nizstion their plans could not
be made public.
II imagine most of the boys will
fly to I.indbergh's wedding ii they
are invited" Bruno admitted.
Bruno intimated that the wedding
would not take place in Mexico CITY.
In as much az he was one OF Lind
bersh's advisors when the flying
youth returned from his conquest Of
the Atlantic, Bruno might know
something.
Maybe Anne Has 1t
He also pointed opt that Lind
bersh wore the quiet birdmen's pin
when he returned from Paris-the
only decoration he displayed. And
after President Coolidge pinned the
Distinguished Flying Cross on Lind
bergh. the latter still wore the quiet
birdmen's pin beneath II, Bruno as
serted.
The pin has not been noticed as
being worn by I.indbergh lately
Which recalls that it is romantic
custom In collegiate circles to permit
your finance to wear your fraternity
min.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Senators Authorize $500, 900
For Additional Drug Var Fund

quested by Senator Copeland 3D.
of New York, and Representative
Fish R.3 Of New York. A bill
by Fish authorizing purchase OF
evidence has been approved by the
House Judiciary Committee.
The present narcotics force mum
bers only 257 agents, or one agent
for each 100000 of population. il
is believed that employment Of Al
more agents will materially aid'the
Governments drive against the
gigantic dope syndicates.
The fate of the resolution for a
thorough-going congressional sur.
vey Of the narcotic traffic lies in
the hands of Representative Smell
R.). of New York chairman of the
Rules Committee. The Senate has
already unanimously approved the
inquiry,
Depends an Smell
Unless Smell permits report
from the committee, the resolution
The Washington times., 1929-02-27

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 81 U.s).
Searching Investigations by the state
board OF pharmacy and the board OF
noedicaI examiners OF conditions dis
closed by the Los Angeles Examiner
show that deadly habit forming drugs
may be had in Los Angeles almost
for the asking.
INSPECTORS for the two State boards
hogan their work with an inquiry
into prescriptions written by DR.. "A.
r. Speicher.
Frank Olea., a peddler, confessed ne
had obtained prescriptions for NOR
phine from DR.. Speicher by posing as
an asthma sufferer.
How Miss Lucille. Bland, an Elk
aminer operative, obtained another
prescription under similar ruse was
related recently in the Examiner
story, which started the States probe
of DR.. speicher's activities.
No Such Persons
That Miss Bland" does not have
bronchial asthma or any other
treatabls chest disease was certi'
tied to by DR.. Harry Cohn, director
of the division of tuberculosis OF
Equipped with vo1uninous re-
cords Of prescriptions issued by DR.,
Speicher, Inspectors William A.
Byrne, Of the State Board Of
Medical Examiners, and William B.
Luckenhach and r. H. Dundas, OF
the state Narcotic Division, were
engaged in checking them.
Investigation of eleven prescrip'
lions, issued by DR.. Speicher to
c. H. Mitchell, $50 West Sixty.first
St., from September 81, 1928, to
November II, disclosed that nc
such person resided at that address
Three other prescriptions were
issued to Mark Ruiz, S22 North
Hope St., from January IL to Feb
ruary IT, Of this year.
Ruiz was arrested on February
81 as Frank olea and Jailed as a
narcotic peddler.
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Photo ey International

CATION" Garner stated.
Questioned yesterday concerning
the resolution, Smell pointediy re-
Trained from expressing open up
position to the investigs ton.
"WiIl hearing he allowed He
was asked.
IL don't know" Smell replied.
DO you think a report will be
made"
II don't know he repeated.
While action was being delayed.
members of the House by the score
voiced commenda lion of the in
ouiry. Among these we're RenreSen-
tatives Kitchener tR.1. of Michigan.
a member of the Rules Committee:
Cooper RI. of ohio, kopp tRD. of
Iowa. Newton (Rl. Of Minnesota,
Black 3D.. of New York, Bloom
CD, If New York. Britten R). Of
Ininois. Andrew R.L OF Msssa-
chusetts. and Parker RI. OF New
YoAk
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Justice Rules Some
Reno Divorces Not
Good in N. Y.

NEW YORK, Feb. rs u.N.SA.--
A ruling on record today by SUI
preme Court Justice Tierney in
the case of Mrs. Virginia Smith
Healey and Giles Greville Healey
establishes certain Reno divorce
DEGREES as fraudulent in the State
OF New York and leaves Mrs.
Healey with two husbands.
The former Mrs. Hesley is now
Mrs. Justin O'Brien HAYNES. but
Justice Tierney held that she is
still. Mrs. Healey az far as New
York State is concerned. He
granted a decree of separation to
HesleV.
she married the second time. she
Under New Jersey laws where
il legally Mrs. Haynes.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
By KENNETH CLARK

While the LaGuardia- Wheeler mar
cotics investigation resolution was
held up in the House Rules Com.
naittee, the Senate Appropriations
Committee struck a blow at the
dope traffic yesterday by authoriz.
Ing an additional 100000 for en-.
forcemsnt Of the drug laws
The money was attached to the
second deficiency bills OF the
amount, 500. 600 will be to buy
evidence to convict dope peddlsrs
and 100000 for employment of
- additional narcotic agents.
Blamed Lack of Funds
Officials Of the Federal narcotics
division have declared That whole.
sale dope rings are enabled to 90
srate brazenly all over the country
because sufficient money was not
available to purchase evidence to
capture thsmN To meet this de-
ficiency, the Appropriation was re-
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
MONEY FAVORS
SHARKEY TO
WIN
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the large number OF Southern fans
who are pulling hard for the hand
some young Macon boy to win.
The consensus OF sports writer's
is that Sharkey will beat Strlbling.
Eight out OF every ten writers
factors that influences their judg-
by Stribling. Many believe he will
StriblIng Confident
stribllng, however, said he Is in
fine physical condition. and he pre-:
dicted that he will win by a k. o.
he said:
II will knock Sharkey out the
same way have X. O.'d III others.
know that my punch has Inn
proved, nay stamina has Increased
and nay mentaI condition Ia the veE!
best. think can b0x with
ShRrkey and know can hit
harder than he can. This viii he
my fight"
Sharkey smiled significantly when
asked what he thought of his
chances. lie made this statement:
81 am after the worlds heavy.
weight championship and I'm not
going tn let Stribling stand in my
way. I will heat him. You can
hank IN that. OF course I will try
for q knOckOut, and I believe ] can
land II. l am going right after him
from the opening hell and he will
SOON know he is In a fight"
The BoStonian intimated that IL
the Georgian starts throwing low
punches he viii retsliste In the
same manner.
However, Lou Magnolia. OF New
York. the referee, is strict disci.
plinarian and IL IL a certainty that
he will see to II that the rules are
followed tn the letter Magnolia
will he the sole Judge of the fight.
Promoter Dempsey and William
r. Carey, the big railroad builder
who Is helping him stage the fight.
were >elated today as they saw the
box office receipts steadily mount.
ing,
They said that the receipts this
morning had passed the $500 900
mark and they believed that the
gate" would go beyond $350 900,
and perhaps as high az $3.50
Carey would not deny the prob
ability Of sell-out and 4 profit TO
the Madison Square Garden Cor
poration of close to 500 900. The
preliminaries will start promptly at
7:45 o'clock this evening with
battle royal in which t2 negroes
will participate. The main bout is
scheduled TO start promptly at 10
n clock
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Better Brain for Man
Seen by DIR. Hrdlicka

"A better brain and a stronger
nervous system" will be the outcome
of evolution in the man OF the future
Or. Ales Hrdlicka. Of the Smithsonian
Institution, told. his audience at st.
Johns College, Annsp polls. last night
He declared man Is now in the
adolescent stage.
While many of orr organs are
gradually disappearing through non
use. the brain and nervous systems,
SO essential in present day life. are
gaining In efficiency and no limit can
be set upon final results, DR.. Hrd,
licka said.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
New Sorority to Hold
Meeting Next Tuesday

The first meeting OF the newly
formed Beta Chapter Of Tau Sigma
M sorority viii he held next Tues,
day evening at the home. of Tss
Evelyn Farr, 3461 Benning Road
n. f.
Officers of the sorority are Miss
Louise Sohotka. president: Miss
Betty Harding, vice resident: Miss
Evelyn Farr. secretary; Miss Helen
Mccain, treasurer; Mrs. Lillian
Walker, chaplain, and Miss Betty
Reed, custodian.
The Washington times., 1929-02-27
Canada to Lash
Drug Peddlers,
Dispatch Ayers

Nv International News Service
VANCOUVER. y. c.. Feb. -.
FTNBE sc0nrge Of the lash will
Il he added TO the penalties
imposed upon those found
guilty Of peddIlng drugs IN
Canada. according 10 n dispatch
received today from Ottawa.
A proposal submitted by the
minister Of Justice that the ash
he used has been RsniVNOmsly
approved ny the cowmOnS com
HNitteR. the message said.
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Many Distinguished Visitors
Present at Field at TnkeOff

The distinguished guests who
waved good.by and good luck to
the round-the-world Zeppelin in
cluded Mrs. William Randolph
Hearst. wife of the publisher. who
is backing the flight; United States
Attorney Charles II. futile. of New
York: Representative Christopher
D. Sullivan and Representative
Sirovjch Of New York: japanese
Consul General Ko Ishii. and rep.
resentatives Of the Army, Navy.
State. and city authorities.
The epic Of the Graf Zeppelin was
begun with fair weather ahead for
the first lap Of the voyage. which
carries him over the northern great
circle route taken by transatlantic
liners. Eckener expects to strike the
coast Of Ireland or England In from
Is to so hours after leaving the
American shore line.
The stars shone in the heavens
when the Graf Zeppelin scared away
on its curve Of the earth. II you
believe in the stars, that may mean
something. And when the Graz
Zeppelin comes home to port on Sep
TENDER !, r 4, as promised by its
pilot, there viii be new star to be
neve in.
out under the stars, the Zeppelin
was again balanced. Then II
moved twice its length toward the
center of the field.
Under a naval kloodlight az bis
a. q barrel hoop, final delicats
aaj1sementg were made Sae aeeA
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NAVY PREPARES.
RACE PLANE

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Aug. s.-Prog-
ress was made today in preparing
the monoplane Mercury, which
Lieut.. Afford ]. Williams, u. 8.
Navy, hopes to pilot in the interna.
tional speed races off Cowes, Eng
land, next month. for the tests
which will determine whether 1t will
be an entry.
The tests win not be made today,
though 1t is possible that the ex.
pert detachment of naval mechani.
clans, under Lieutenant Williams,
viii get the small airship in shape
to take the air.
1t has been determined that the
tests will take place over course
of three kllometers which has been
laid out off Kent Island. directly
across the Chesapeake Bay from
Annapolis, and will be under the
rules of the Federation Aeronau-
tique Internationale.
A fast Curtiss fighter has been
brought from the Naval aviation
station at Anacostia. with the deli
cate machines which will be used
in the test
The Curtiss will Ely over the
course before the Mercury in order
to test the timing devices.
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First Radio Message Is Sent
To Secretary Of MnUy adams

The first radio message to be sent
by the round-the-World dirigible was
addressed to Secretary Of the Navy
Charles Francis Adams and read:
Leaving the shores Of your won
derful country, desire most urgently
TO express to you our admiration and
sincere thanks for splendid hospt.
tally which we have been privileged
to enjoy at your Naval Air Station
at Lakehurst and for all your goodly
support which made possible our
spleasantly started flight around the
world
The second message from DR..
Hugo Eckener, the bearded skipper
of the airship, was addressed to
Lieut.. Comdr. M. n. Pierce. in
Charge OF the airport here:
ION leaving your hospitable
grounds. wish to thank again
yourself, officers and men of your
station for the most excellent az.
Gistance and cooperation which we
Rave had the pleasure to enjoy.
Auf Widersehn."
8 A dirigible hazard seemingly
more dangerous than facing the
elements appears to be stoaways.
On the westward trip Of the Graf
they discovered a German lad after
the Graft Zeppelin had taken off.
Tonight, they found Morris Roth,
Is, Of Trenton, N. j., nesting on
the catwalk Of the dirigible, an
other hopeful airship hobo.
Morris wore bright red sweater
TOR the ocean trip and carried q
rope with which he planned to lower
himself after the Graf was under
way Roth was found by the stow.
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away searching squad, and thrown
into the airport brig.
The youngster said he wanted to
so over to Germany to see relatives.
He had no money but took matters
as a joke. There was q report that
another boy had been seen inside
the Yep but when the ship up.
weighed there was no sign of him.
At the last moment there were
three added passengers. They were
Joachim Richard, Of Boston; Lieut..
Col. Nelson Norris, Of Chicago. and
II. A. Godfrew, Of Brooklyn. Rick.
ards place was originally Cancelled
but finally room was found for him.
Colonel Morris. nephew Of Ira Mel.
son Morris, former American am.
bassador to Sweden, came over in
the Graf on its trip from Germany
last week. Morris, q colonel in the
Illinois National Guard, il shooting
for q record Of ten days from Ger
many to Chicago and back. Young
William B. Leeds, millionaire son of
the late tin plate king, IL the wealth.
lest passenger aboard and his name
was officially withheld until the last
day.
FAN aboard" was sounded at mid.
night. The passengers, including
Lady Drummond Hay, the only
woman aboard. climbed into the big
bag at the mystic hour Of midnight
but one rnissing-William Leeds.
They found him holding hands ro-
mantically with his wife. Princess
Xenia, Of Greece. He kissed her a
hasty farewell and ran for the gon-
dola.
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light at one point went out. But
It went on again q minute later.
Then Skipper Eckener took q last
smell of the weather like the old
sailor he is and sprang for the
gondola as the ship aimed for the
sl1iea and T'riedr'chshafen, Tokyo,
Los Angeles. and Lakehurst again
and glory.
But It was all on the menu for
1b-year>old Ernst Fishbach, pantry
boy, ana youngest member Of the
Graf Zeppelin crew. Through the
lighted windows Of the gondola
housing the ships galley, Ernst
could be seen opening cans and
apparently wondering when they
would get him q new can opener.
Before departure, p re side nj
Hoover sent q message of bon
voyage to DR.. Eckener which read:
Il wish you q successful voyage
The Graf Zeppelin is making con-
slant contribution to the develop.
nent Of the art Of transportation.
Signed yours faithfully,
''HERBERT HOOVER"
Dr. Eckoner replied o. follows:
Deeply appreciate your kind
wishes. May through you ex.
press my profound thanks Tor the
welcome we have received from the
American people and the splendid
cooperation we have had from the
Navy Department which has mads
these trips possible?
Signed "sincerGay.
sHBG0
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PRINCESS SAYS
POISON ERROR
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Hospital ambulance was called to
the little room she and her husband
occupy. But when the vehicle ar
FriveM the princess refused to ride
in It or to go to the hospital. She
was then treated by a private physi-
clan. who found her condition to be
not serious.
Reporters who called were re-
ceived graciously by the young
couple. The princess was perfectly
willing to talk, provided 1t was
clearly understood that the taking
Of the poison was accidental.
Particularly was the princess will
ing to dilate on the joys OF married
life.
"Is this marriage all It's cracked
up to be-" inquired one or the
young and unmarried newspaper
men.
~ certainly do think so. I'm so
happy" was the reply, as the prin-
cess beamed on her young husband.
Landsman broke in to explain that
he had married the princess after a
whirlwind courtship of only a few
months.
It was recalled that the young
couple had some difficulty in having
the wedding ceremony performed. A
Jewish rabbi refused to unite them
and then a priest OF the Russian
orthodox church declined to perform
the ceremony. They were married
by Judge Robert E. Mattingly.
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Craft T'undLed Out Into Night
By Hundreds of GObs, Marines

With the baggage slowed and the
ship trimmed, the expert ground
crew composed of Az American
gobg and marines began scientific
cally juggling the airship.
Throughout the darkness Of the
hangar. herds Of silhouettes moved
hither and thither. Gobs chung
like teaches to the control car. a
sand bag was added here and an.
other added there.
Lieut.. Scott Peck. U. s. N, di.
fecting the delicate performance of
getting the Yep into the skies, stood
In the center Of the naval barn, and
gave his orders through O mega
phone. Before rolling the diri-
xible out into. the field, its equi-
librium must be established. They
call it weighing ship in lighter
1han.air company.
Hands on" ordered Peck.
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Almost a thousand hands grasped
various spider ropes dropped from
the ship.
Hands off," ordered Peck.
They took ballast off here and
put ballast on there. Flashlights
streanled ribbons Of gold on the
pearEgray oyercoat Of the Yep. I
Weigh ship" ordered Peck.
Then, with the Rondoiae on
wheeled "dollies," the Yep began
moving stern-foremost out Of the
hangar. As the nnid-section passed
through the giant doors, there was
a scraping sound which must have
sandpapered the very heart Of Com.
mander Eckener, watching the oper.
alton like q fond parent his child.
But It was only q portion Of one of
the railroad trucks under the air
ship which had brushed against the
hangar.
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CROKER TRIAL
NEAR END

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. s n.N.s).-The
legal battle over the affairs Of the
late Richard T. Croker, Tammany
politician, was drawing to a close
today.
Judge Halsted l.. Ritter, Of the
United States District Court, has be-
gun consideration of the case, fol-
lowing the completion Of arguments
yesterday.
Cookers children. led by Richard
T. Croker, jr., began the fight to
obtain the management of the Gro
ker estate from Bula Croker, his
wife. before the death Of their father
in 1922.
Property valued at $4,000 900 Is
involved in the suit.