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The Washington times., 1930-02-07
lSON, HOOVER SECRETARY, DENIES SPONSORING CROSBY
8 RESIDENTS REJECTED
POST, HE REVEALS

liable to court-martial. He is
still subject to call at any NOM
ent for active duty an, he must
keep the War Department con.
stantly advised Of any change in
address. It is further pointed out
that before a retired army officer
may leave the United States for
foreign soil he must obtain per-
mission of the War Department.
The many decisions tending to
show that within the meaning of
the organic act General Crosby
is not eligible for appointment as
District Commissioner will be
brought to the attention of the
Senate by civic leaders who are
voicing strenuous objection to "a
military form Of government" for
the District Of Columbia.
Confirmation To Be Fought
In many sources the view has
been expressed that the White
House has more than ample ma.
terial from which to choose city
heads without going to the
mounted branch of the Army
The confirmation Of General
Crosby will be bitterly fought, &C,
cording to present indications in
civic and business organizations,
and resentment at the "militariS-
tic" board of commissioners has
been expressed in many quarters.
Under the law the Engineer
Commissioner must come from
the Engineer Corps of the United
States Army. The other two
members of the board under pro-
visions Of the organic act must
be chosen from civil life.
Criticize Cleaning Up"
The entire question of the eligi-
bility Of General Crosby hinges on
just what view the Senate will
take in regard to a retired Army
officer. If tine decisions of the
Government agencies cited are
followed then General Crosby will
still belong TO the Army after his
retirement, aid can attain no civil
status.
The argument that General
Crosby would clean up" the city
and make it a model for the ma
ton is also coming in for criticism
on the part of many prominent
business and professional men in
the District.
Pointing to the lack of racket
eering in Washington and the or
derly conditions which prevail,
many ask If any other city the
size Of the National Capital can
show as clean a record.
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Gen. CrOsby's Confirmation
Forecast By Senate Leaders

The eventual appointment and
confirmation of General Crosby,
as District Commissioner in
charge Of the fire, police and traf-
fic departments, was forecast to-
day by Senate leaders of District
Of Columbia affairs.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kan
sas, chairman of the District of
Columbia committee, stated that,
as the situation may change be-
tween now and March 81, when
General Crosby is slated to me re-
tired from the Army and ap-
pointed to the Board of Com
miSsioners of the District of Co
lumbia, he does not think it wise
to discuss the matter at this time.
He added, however, that the
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Eight Members Added
To TakOma Fire Aid

TAKOMA PARK, Md, Feb. T.
Eight new members were inducted
into the women'S auxiliary of the
Takoma Park volunteer fire de-
partment at a meeting held last
night at the town hall.
They are Mrs. Joseph w. Voel-
ker, Mrs. Ollie C. Smith, Mrs.
A. E. Bryan, Mrs. Herbert r.
Thompson, E. B. McNeill, Mis-.
Samuel Riley, Miss Katherine
King, and Miss Gertrude Nichols.
Mrs. c. B. Smith, president of
the auxiliary, announced gifts Of
utensils from Mrs. William r.
Sabin and others. Mrs. Walter
Scheller was appointed chairman
of the publicity committee in
place Of Mrs. Alex Sterling, who
resigned. A committee to CO.
operate with the firemen in ar.
ranging the chicken dinner to be
held February 10 at the PreSby
terian church was named,
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in the office Of the comptroller.
Should General Crosby be
finally accepted as a District
Commissioner, then the only move
those opposing him might make
would be to file suit to enjoin the
Secretary of the Treasury from
honoring any vouchers for salary
to be paid General Crosby.
Should this course be taken
it is likely that the matter would
reach McCarl's office for a rul-
ing. In view of past rulings of
this office which hold that re-
tired army officers have no
civilian status but come under
the direct control of the War
Department, it is believed likely
that such an Injunction, if
sought, would no doubt be effec-
tive and General Crosby would
find himself serving as CommiS-
sioner without pay other than
that received from the Army.
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UP
NEXT WEEK

The revised civil service retire
ment bill. liberalizing the Dale
Lehlbach bill, will be considered
at a meeting early next week of
the House Civil Service Commit
tee.
Chairman Lehlbach, who con-
ferred with President Hoover
Wednesday and ascertained that
the President had no objections
to more liberal retirement allow
ances than originally proposed
probably will call the committee
together Monday or Tuesday.
Meanwhile. word reached the
Capitol today that the new bill
is satisfactory to the Federation
of Federal Employees.
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committees experience in taking
Army men on the Public Utilities
Commission has been so satisfac-
tory that he believes it will work
out well on the Board of Commis-
Sioners.
He also declared that it is his
impression that President Hoover
has obtained the opinion of the
Attorney General, in advance of
announcing his intention to ap-
point General Crosby, that the
general will have a non-military
status after he retires, thereby
making him eligible to serve as
one Of the two civilian Commits
sioners required by law to gov
ern affairs of the District of Co.
l1Ir1hia
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Comptroller General Won't
Discuss CrOsby;s Appointment

The office of the Comptroller
General has taken a leaf out of
the book of the three monkeys
in as far as seeing. hearing or
discussing any matters relative to
the naming Of General Crosby
to succeed Commissioner Dough-
erty.
AS to settling just what Gen.
eral Crosby's status will be fol-
lowing his retirement, still under
the immediate Jurisdiction and
order Of the War Department or
a civilian, Comptroller General
McCarl declined to express. an
opinion.
In the event President Hoover
does send the name of General
Crosby to the Senate following his
retirement in March, and Con-
gress confirms the Army officer,
then there is nothing that anyone
can do about it legally or any
other way, organic act or no
organic act, according to several
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18 DEAD Of GAS
IN UTAH MINE
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tombed early today were rescued
alive.
The explosion itself caused
little damage, but gas spread
through the mine shortly after,
and officials held out little hope
for the lives of the three miners
who have not been located.
There were 30 men in the mine
at the time of the explosion.
Three uninjured men walked out
unasSiSted.
A rescue crew Of six men was
working today in an effort to
reach the missing miners. After
damn still prevailed, however, and
the work of penetrating some
two miles underground where the
missing miners are believed to he
badly hampered.
Scores of women and children
gathered near the scene of the
fatal explosion, imploring mine Of
ficials and rescue workers to bring
out dead or alive" the missing
miners.
Nearly all the victims were
American born.
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BRADY JURY OUT
OVER z HOURS

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 7 UN.S)
A Travis county jury had delib-
Grated more than 70 hours upon
the fate of John w. Brady, promi,
nent Texas jurist charged with
numbering Lehlia Highsmith, 26-
year-old stenographer, his alleged
intimate, today, and apparently
was as far from agreement as
when it received the case.
The jury was still reported to
stand ten for conviction and two
for acquittal.
District Judge J. D. Moore re-
NAMED firm in his intention to
hold the jury indefinitely in all
attempt to force them to de-
cision.
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now-famous 15-year-old coat do
mated by my father-in-law (now
deceased over 16 years., and a
pair Of palm beach trousers of
a $4.95 suit, which outfit I also
am wearing today, despite the
snow and ice. I also wore it to
the White House reception Janu-
ary l of this year and to other
prominent places, including sew
eraI Presidents churches when
they were present.
The reason my story was fea-
tured among the scores Of other
hard-luck stories told during the
hearings was that I compared
my wife's ability as a financial
genius with that of Secretary
Mellon because of her ability to
feed, clothe and house a family
Of six on $125 monthly.
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its pretty girls, its good tobacco,
and formerly, of course. it's fine
whiSkey-All things which bring
joy to the hearts of men,"
German newspapers are unani-
nous in their praise of PreSi-
dent Hoover'S selection of ex-
Senator Sackett as American
envoy here. His many visits to
Germany, and his close contact
with the German people, it is
pointed out, render him a most
happy choice for the post.
The Washington times., 1930-02-07
Faces Life Sentence
After Fatal Kicking

NEW YORK, Feb. 8.-Convicted
Of manslaughter in kicking a
man to death, Charles Ward, 80.
faces a life term as a fourth
offender.
He was found guilty by a jury
before County Judge Martin in
Brooklyn. On october 3. last, he
set upon Anthony Ryde, so, in
a Brooklyn restaurant.
The Washington times., 1930-02-07
Felter Will Speak
On LincOIn's Life

Herman Felter will be guest
speaker at the round table of
the Jewish Community Center
Tuesday night at 8:45 o'clock.
Felter will review the life of
Abraham Lincoln and will base
his address on Lord Charnwood's
biography of THE Great Emanci-
pator." An open forum will fol
low the address.
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CHICAGO P A \ 8
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lature be instructed to provide
revenue relief.
The scrip offer will not apply
to the city's payless teachers,
however. Their only hopes rest
with President H. Wallace Cald.
well Of the school board, who is
in New York negotiating for the
sale Of school tax warrants.
The city administration saw
one ray of hope today on the
bleak financial horizon when it
was learned that Herbert C.
Heller, head of a New York in
vestment house, was to arrive
during the day. Heller, it was
disclosed, will confer with City
Comptroller George Schmidt on
a plan for disposing of the city's
tax warrants.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7 G.NS0.
Encouraged by his first confer
ence here, H. Wallace Caldwell,
president of the Chicago board
of education. who came to New
York to raise 100000 from
bankers to pay the salaries of
teachers and other Chicago school
expenses, said today he hoped to
achieve his mission.
He offered New York bankers
tax anticipation warrants, which
would enable them to collect the
advance Of $48,O00,00O from the
future revenues of Chicago.
Further consideration. because
of Chicago's financial plight, was
demanded by bankers here, how
ever, before final action was
taken, Caldwell said.
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divorced wife
of Cha r lie
C h a p lin, is
o ut $6l6.25,
j u d g e
Abr a m S de-
cided, because
she failed to
make a per
Sonal appear
ance in court
here.
Mrs. Chap
lin was sued
for t b q t
a m ou t by
Nicholas Gy-
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ROCKEFEL[ER'S s
LIFE IS RULED
BY CLOCK
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he said that on one occasion about
five years ago he was at the table
when Rockefeller ate during lunch
con two softshell crabs and elder.
berry pie, a mighty tough combi-
nation to digest.
But, as matter Of fact, Rookie
feller is very careful about what
he eats. He eats lightly as a rule
end very slowly. He never drinks
intoxicants and even abstains
from coffee. He does not smoke.
He does nothing that will interfere
in the slightest with his health.
Rockefeller awakenS in the
morning naturally, without the
aid of an alarm clock. His sub
conscious mind is so attuned that
he almost always awakenS at 2
a. m. He likes to lie in bed for q
short while and have members of
his household come in and discuss
the weather.
He asks such questions as: How
was the weather last night? What
is the prediction for today? What
does the barometer say? Will
there be much wind today?" In
variably he is thinking of his
morning round of golf, his great
est pleasure.
Has No Valet
He has his morning tub and
dresses leisurely. Contrary to the
general impression he has no
valet. Neither has he a regular
doctor. Years ago in Cleveland
when he suffered from a stomach
aiIment he had q specialist, but
he no longer needs regular
medical attendance. He has had
a cold a few times in the last
year or two here and on such
occasions was treated by one of
the local doctors.
Precisely at 8, Rockefeller sits
down to breakfast. It is quite
formal affair. He always says
grace before every meal. He
asks a blessing and then usually
someone at the table reads daily
thoughts" or two or three verses
from the Bible. A maid stands
directly in back Of each chair
as Michael" the butler, serves
the food.
Breakfast over, Michael"
brings in the game called
'Numerico." This is a sort of a
family solitaire, So pieces of
square cut cardboard, each piece
OF cardboard numbered. The
cardboardS are of four colorS. He
turns them face down and stirS
them around. He lifts one card
at a time and calls the number.
If a guest completes his set. as
in solitaire, Rockefeller gives him
one Of his new dimes. If not the
guest receives only a nickel.
Rests AS Mail Is Read
After breakfast Rockefeller goes
to his room and lies down while
his secretary, Nelson w. Davis,
a veteran employe, reads his
mail.
At 10 a. m. he gets into his
limousine and his chauffeur,
Vincent FraSca, drives him to the
Ormond Beach links where he
tees off at exactly 1915 Tor
eight holes of golf-no more, no
less. rain or shine.
By noon Rockefeller is back at
the Easements and he takes a
short nap before luncheon at
1:30. After luncheon he reads
for while and at 3 p. m. goes
motoring for an hour or two. At
7:30 p m. he sits down and
slowly eats light dinner. Then
he either reads or listens to the
radio.
And by 10 p. m. he has re-
tired, usually falling asleep with.
out the slightest trouble.
MEErc NEWT AAnMnAv
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GUARDSMEN TO PARADE

The District Of Columbia Ma
tional Guard will participate in
parade to be held in AleXan-
dria on Saturday. February %,
in celebration of the anniversary
Of George WaShington'S birth.
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Berlin, regaled
r e pr e Senta-
tiveS of the
German Press
today with a
] oc la r de-
Scri ption Of
h is no m e
S t a t e, Ken
lucky.
&" I m e
70 m K n
t u c k y" h e
said, (which
of course is ia.
nous through
out the world
for ifS races
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the a d m ! s.
sion from m
t h e woman
known as Mrs.
M a rie c..
Briggs, W h o
claims tohave
been his sec
ond wife, that
she was nev-
er married by
ceremony to
Briggs.
The second
claimant to
Briggs estate
is conteSting
the appOint-
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ment of Mrs. Ruth Owens
Briggs, his divorced wife, as
executrix and chief beneficiary
Life insurance policies amount
ing to $150,000 have been or
are about to be paid to Mrs.
Ruth Briggs. The remainder
of the estate is valued at $751;
900.
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he acted as her manager on q
vaudeville tour and the money
is due him as salary and eX-
penses. Mrs. Chaplin did not
appear to contest the suit and
Gyory, now armed with a court
order, will renew attempts to
collect,
The Washington times., 1930-02-07
MEET TOMORROW NIGHT

The Mt. Pleasant Citizens AS
Sociation will meet tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock in the Mt.
Pleasant branch of the Public
Library.
The Washington times., 1930-02-07
Sockett Tells Germans
About Old Kentucky

BERLIN, Feb. Z Q.NSD.-
Frederic Mosely Sackett, new
United States Ambassador to
The Washington times., 1930-02-07
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
the Things
They Do
"Wie" Never Married
To Briggs, She Admits

NEW YORK, Feb. THE
court battle over the will Of
Clare Briggs, cartoonist, brought
The Washington times., 1930-02-07
Lita Grey Chaplin
Loses $616 in Suit

NEW YORK, Feb. Mrs.
Lita Grey Chaplin. actress and
The Washington times., 1930-02-07
MEETS NEXT MONDAY

The Takoma Park Citizens As
sociation will meet at 7:30 o'clock
Monday in the Takoma Park
branch of the Public Library.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26
SEEK MILLIONS
IN RADIO SUIT

KANSAS CITY. July 26 U.N.sJ. g.
A suit to recover triple damages
amounting, to $50, 900, 900 from the
Radio Corporation of America,
the Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company, the
General Electric Company, the
RCA-Victor Company, Inc, and
the RCA-Radiotron Company, Inc,
was filed in Federal Court here
today by the Grigsby-Grunow
Company, of Chicago. independent
manufacturers of radio sets. The
petition also charges the de-
PENDANTS with violation of the
Sherman antitrust law.
The petition charges that the
GrigSby -Grunow Company was
compelled to pay royalties amount
ing to approximately $4,000, 900
to the defendants because of the
illegal creation by the latter Of a
vast pool of patents, and was
further damaged to the extent OF
$3,000,000 because of tube
clause" contained in the license
agreement between the Grigsby-
Grunow Company and the de-
PENDANTS, whereby the former was
compelled to buy tubes from the
Radio Corporation at a high price
and was prevented from engag-
ing in the vacuum-tube business
until after this clause had been
declared illegal in the Federal
Court of Delaware.
The Grigsby- -Grunow Company
further alleges in its petition that
it was damaged to the extent of
$40, 900 900 because of these and
other acts on the part of the de-
PENDANTS and that, under the
Clayton act, the company is en-
titled to recover three times the
actual damages.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26
GAS TANK LEAK
SLOWS FL|ERS

CHICAGO, June 26 G.N.S0.
With one gasoline tank leaking
badly, necesSitating night refuel-
ing, the endurance plane City Of
Chicago droned away today above
Sky Harbor Airport on it's fifteenth
day Of continuous flight.
The hazardous task of refueling
the monoplane was successfully
undertaken last night after the
tank in the planes left wing
sprung a leak and had to be shut
off.
At 12:40 p. m. today Pilots John
and Kenneth Hunter ended their
356th hour aloft. The two
brothers at that. hour had only
IS more hours to fly to equal
the present worlds record set by
the st. Louis Robin.
Two other Hunter brothers,
Walter and Albert, went aloft
in the refueling plane shortly
before midnight last night and,
after several vain attempts, made
contact in the dark and delivered
a supply of gasoline and oil.
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Ghost SLAYER.
ARREST NEAR

NEW YORK, June 26 1.N.SD .
Arrest of a man believed to be
the phantom murderer of Queens,
who killed two men in parked
cars as they sat beside girl COM
panions, was expected today. Po-
lice indicated the slayer was
known to them and an intense
search was launched.
Clarence James Pratt, 81, Chi
cago, arrested as a vagrant, was
held in $2.500 bail today after a
code containing the killers sigma
ture, "3-X," and a photograph. of
a skull and crossbones were
found in his pockets. Pratt eX-
planned the code by saying it was
one he had used for many years
and was known only to his friend,
Harry Johnson, 1910 Farragut
Ave-, Chicago. Pratt was to be
questioned further by detectives
The Washington times., 1930-06-26

with the question Of the return
Of the Hapsburgs to Hungary
occupying the principal attention.
Two Subjects Barred
Rumania extends the olive
branch to all her neighbors. for
mer enemies as we'll as former
allies, but Archduke Otto, heir
to the. Hungarian throne, must
stay in Belgium, Premier Manu-
informed International News Ser
vice.
my country will do all in its
power to further the peace of
the world. My government is
q cOnciliatOry one. We want
prOSperity-proSperity is peace.
We want peace"
1.-TWO important subjects of
the treaty interest directly my
country. Those are the ban
ishment of the HapSburgS and
the Hungarian frontiers. Moth
ing can be changed"
Defends Carols Return
1t was mooted about that the
repeal of the law of 1926-baniSh-
ing Carol-by the Rumanian
Parliament might be an argu-
ment for Hungary to facilitate
the return of Archduke Otto.
Manu- countered:
There is no foundation for
such an argument. In the first
place the return of Carol con-
Germs only Rumania. 1t was
Rumania that banished him
and it was Rumania that
brought him back.
"The case of the HapSburgS
is an international question and
cannot be settled except in an
international manner.
TN the second place every
one knows that Carol was ban
iShed by the vote of an uncOn-
StitutiOnal Parliament. The
act was illegal. His return
was hut righting great
wrong"
The Washington times., 1930-06-26
CRASH
IS BLAMED ON
~ -" Sc 2
GENEROSITY
Did $10,00o,ooo in Business
for Rich Firm, Took No Pay,
Head Tells Bankruptcy Head

NEW YORK, June 20 CUSO.
Harold Russell Ryder was epito-
mized by Frank Bailey. wealthy
chairman Of the Prudence Com.
pany, as "a very generous man
who liked to do nice things"
Bailey had abundant reason so
to estimate the broker and night
club patron whose firm, Woody
81 Co., failed last week. For
Ryder did $10,000,000 worth of
trading for Bailey since July,
1928. And never, said Bailey to-
day under oath, did Ryder draw
down one penny commission.
Just Did Him a Favor
Indeed, it was sufficient COM
pensation for Ryder. said Bailey,
that he was conferring a favor on
Bailey in acting as his trader.
This unusual situation between
broker and client was revealed
in Referee Henry K. Davis hear
ing into the bankruptcy which,
Investigators allege, invol YES
transactions aggregating between
IS 600 900 and $8,000.90 in losses.
Bailey tossed into the record a
remarkable story Of how he had
permitted Ryder to use his,
Bailey's, stock profits. to give
100000 to Union College in Ry-
der's name. because Bailey de-
sired to flatter Ryder into max
ing further profits for the bene-
fit of Union College.
He related a series Of tranSac-
tions which eventually meant for
Bailey loss of $4,000 900 through
Ryder and of half a million by
Mrs. Bailey. He admitted taking
Ryder to task for failure to de-
liver securities, yet entrusting
him thereafter with a further
$709,112 in stocks.
Ryder on Stand Today
Somehow, Bailey'S ans wersI
didn't satisfy Samuel H. Kauf-
man. Of counsel fors the receiver.
the Irving Trust Company. There
fore. Ryder. who is on $4,000
bail no charges of grand larceny
and receiving stolen goods, will
be called to the stand today.
It developed that Ryder
acknowledged having received
$619 900 Of stock owned by Union
College, of which. Bailey is treas
urer, to sell for the Schenectady
institution, and of defaulting in
half that sum when time came to
make good to the college. Bailey,
according to an agreement bearing
Ryder's name, made good for him.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26
Leninqrdd viii HdUe
Its OLnn SkuScrnner

LENTNGRAD. June rs U.N.SO .
The second skyscraper in Soviet
Russia is planned for Leningrad.
now as of old the most distin.
guished city in the country. Tt will
be a 15-Story hotel building with a
theater and motion picture palace
on the lower floors There will be
1000 guest rooms.
The building will tower like a
Spire in the center of a ring of les
ser shops and office structures on
the famous NevSky Prospect. now
called the Avenue Of the 25th of
October.
To accommodate this seasons
tourists an office block of the rail,
road administration has been re-
modelled into hotel at a cost Of
1900, 900 rubles.
The Washington times., 1930-06-26
8 BANKERS WIN
OU|CkPAROLE
international Photo

JACKSON, Mich. June 26
GNSD After serving only five
months of six months-to-20-year
prison sentences. three former
Flint bankers, who were convicted
of participation in the embezzle-
men of $4,000, 900 from the Union
Industrial Bank of that city, will
be released on parole from the
Jackson State Penitentiary to-
morrow, it was learned today.
Those who will be set free are
Robert P. Brown, Robert Nc
Donald and Clifford A. Plumb.
Though the minimum sentences
were six months, the former
bankers were each allowed 30
days for good time"