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The Washington times., 1930-11-22
COOPER SCORES
DEMOCRACY

Citing widespread racketeering
as an, example, William John
Cooper, U. s. Commissioner of Ed
ucation, told the District Educa-
tion Association that this nation
is becoming too big for union and
too Sordid for patriotism last
night in the auditorium of the
Department of Interior building.
He declared that in the present
day, as a result of this situation,
it is far easier for the unscrupu-
louS to gain power than it has
been at any time in the country'S
past history.
The speaker reiterated a fear
expressed by Fisher Ames, a rep
reSentative of Massachusetts,
back in the administration of
Thomas Jefferson, that this coun-
try is 'too democratic for liberty"
and that the vices of democracy
would gain ascendency over all
liberty.
Emphasizing the latter point,
Commissioner Cooper gave his de-
Scription of what war would be
10 years from now, describing hor-
riblc desolation by gas and power
ful airplaneS capable of flyir !,
from Europe tn this country in
six hours.
:. The grave dangers of demo
cracy, he said, are the efforts of
this country to insulate itself
from the rest of the world. He
declared that since the American
passion for democracy persists,
dictatorship is likely to result.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
N. Y. Racket Levy Is
SIOO.OOO.OOO YeGrLu

NEW YORK, Nov. % U.N.SO.
More than 500, ,O0O, 900 a year is
paid by legitimate business in New
York to racketeerS. District At
torney Thomas T. c. Grain said
today after a conference with a
committee Of so prominent
citizens which will aid in the New
York drive on rackets and gangs.
Grain said one of the largest
rackets was that of forcing ship
pers of freight to pay tribute at
every railway terminal in New
York and every steamship line
with one exception. A toll Of
three cents per 100 pounds on all
merchandise loaded and unloaded
at terminals and piers was lev
led, Grain said.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
Student Ends Career
Of Writinq:: Suicide

NEW YORK, NOY. 70 u.NSD.
Grover Randall, jr., 23-yearold
former Columbia University 'stu-
dent and a struggling young
writer, died in a hospital here to-
day after he was found in his ho-
tel room with an empty bottle Of
poison beside him.
On a small table in a portable
typewriter stood q letter of re-
jected slips and rejected manu-
script. And there was a note, in
the youths handwriting. ad-
dressed to his father in Nashua,
N. H.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
Former Policeman
Is Held As Bandit

NEW YORK, Nov. % 0.N.S.O
A former New York policeman.
Clement Modzel. wa held today
as a peter bandit" who had
held ZIP many automobiles. Pc.
lice claimed ne was arrested with
black handkcrs hief over his
eyes and gun in his hand,
ready to rob another couple and
admitted his guilt
The authorities denied reports
that Modzel knew anything of
the SIX" petting card murders
in Queens, and said he did not
answer descriptions of the "3-X"
killer.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
PARENTSHEAR
"DETAILS OF
TRAGEDY
Constable Raines Declares
Henry Mcclure Suddenly
Cried, q Didn't Shoot Him"
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the kitchen. but had been unable
to find any bullet holes.
IA lead slug from the pistol was
found, in the celler.
Sergeant Burdine declared that
both men had been drinking. He
added that Mcclure was unable
to give a clear account of what
had happened after 7:40 o'clock.
The shooting, it is believed, took
place about 8.
The first witness called after
the jury had gone to the under
taking parlors and seen young
Nurrni's body. was Theodore
Raines, Takoma Park constable
He related receiving telephone
call wednesday night that a man
had fallen out Of the window at
the Nurmi home at 102 Grant
Avenue.
Accompanied by Leo Moffett
and Oscar Schuerger, Constable
Raines started for the Nurmi
home. about block from the
house. A man, who later proved
to be MCGUIRE, jumped out In the
road and held UP his hand to stop
the car.
Showed Nurmi Home
MCGUIRE explained that man
had fallen from the second floor
at the house and, leaping on the
running board, showed the officer
the Nurni home. Arrived there,
Constable Raines said he saw the
figure of man stretched out in
o driveway. He and MCGUIRE
picked the man UP, put him in
the machine and started for
Emergency Hospital.
At the hospital. Constable
Raines said, Mcguire suddenly
shouted out:
Il didn't shoot him. l didn't
shoot him."
Constable Raines said that up
to this moment it had not beer
disclosed that Nurmi had beer
shot. When it was discovered
that he was the victim of gun
shot wound and was dead. ConSta
bel Raines returned to the house
Here, he said, he found every
thing in confusion.
A bottle had been smashed
against the wall and from the ap
pearance of the furniture bt
thought that possibly there l1ac
been a fight. Some place in the
house. he does not remember
where, he picked up an empty .25
caliber pistol shell.
Found Death Pistol
Mr.. Schuerger, who had re
manned on guard at the house
found the pistol in the driveway
near where Nurmi's body was
found. He turned the veal on
over to Constable Raines.
Mrs. Lucy Crone, a neighbor
testified that she heard a noise
which she thought at the time
was either a backfire or a tire
blowout, about 9 o'clock.
DR.. William T. Pratt, county
coroner, testified that the autopsy
showed four red marks that re
Sembled scratches on Nurmi'!
shoulder and a bullet wounC
through the head originating
ABOUT one inch above the right
ear.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
KENDALL URGES
POsTOFFICE
GUT PROBE
Has Blocked New Reductions
But Now Considers Quiz as
Thousands Enter Protests

With further reductions in
postal service and employees pro-
hibited by presidential order fol.
lowing his protest. Representative
Samuel Kendall R.1 Of Pennsyl-
yania may demand q congress
sional investigation Of curtail-
ments already made, he said
today.
The department, Representative
Kendall charged, hae reduced
postal service in large cities and
has failed to fin hundreds Of
vacancies In its efforts to prevent
"a postal deficit, estimated for the
current year ending June 80 at
$56. 600, 900.
Blocks New Cuts
When he returned to Washing
ton recently, Representative Ken
dall protested to Postmaster Gen
eral Brown and President Hoover
that surveys were in progress de-
signed to eliminate many more
postal employees.
Mr.. Hoover announced that no
further reductions would be made
and that surveys would be halted
after those in progress are COM
pleted.
Tells Of Changes
Representative Kendall said he
contemplated the introduction of
Q resolution authorizing the in.
veStigation.
He has received reliable in.
formation that the department
has failed to fill vacancies in
clerkships and other positions in
the Post Office Department, he
said. Instead. they hire SubSti-
tuteS, paying them by the hour.
and avoid the expense of full
time employees. He has received
q report that there are nearly
'14O vacancies in Boston.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
Chest Plans Match
In WindOIv DressinO

! Plans for city-wide window
dressing contest in connection
with the 1881 Community Chest
campaign were discussed yester.
day at meeting of the publicity
committee with Gray Chambers,
president of the Washington Win
dow DreSSerS Association.
Representatives of various chest
organizations will be invited to
submit ideas.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
Navy Will Sell Its
Oldest Steamships

The U. s. Sc Essex, the Oldest
Steam-propelled ship of the Navy,
and the last of her name on the
Navy register, 81 years old, will
be offered at auction to the high
est bidder on December II.
She was built at Kittery. Me-,
christened in Boston on October
3. 1876. and intrusted to the
command of the late Rear Ad-
miral Winfield Scott Schley, Of
Spanish War fame. During the
last three years the Essex was
used as a training ship for Mime
sofa naval reServiStS.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
Society of NatiUes
Hits Gas Tax Boost

Proposed increases in the gaSo-
line tax and automobile registra-
tion fees here are opposed III a
resolution adopted by the Society
of Natives of the District Of Co
lumbia last night.
Fred A. Emery, president; Judge
Gus A. Schuldt, first vice preSi.
dent; Mrs. Henry Fenno Saw
telle, second vice president: Ralph
L. Hall, third vice president;
James L. Duhamel, historian: !:
Frederick G. Umhau, treasurer,
and Mrs. Zella Weaver Oatley,
corresponding secretary, were
elected. Miss Emma A. Bright
was elected recording secretary.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22

a marriage
racket, to-
day was given
a suspended
sentence on
the condition
that she leave
at once for
home in Mis-
Sissippi.
M r a n d
M rs. j a c K
Madison, who
W re con :
victed W h
her, were sent
to prison for
five wears
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
MAKES
NODEFENSE IN
GEMS CASE
Archduke's Attorney Rests His.
Case Without RebuttaI in
NapoIeon's Necklace Trial

NEW YORK. Nov. ~ CU.So.
Archduke Leopold Hapsburg,
whose family once ruled d large
part of Europe, lifted a startled
patrician chin in General Sessions
court yesterday, as Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Thomas A. Aurelio
addressed the bench thus:
''He may be q Hapsboig.
But he's Just nOthin'."
State Rests Case
This final insult toward the
once crowned heads Of Europe
came as the State rested its case
against the archduke, on trial
for grand larceny, accused OF
the unauthorized sale Of the
Napoleonic necklace Of his great
aunt, Maria Theresa.
Jacob Gilman. attorney for
Leopold, startled the somewhat
Somnolent jurors by refusing to
put in q defense, on the grounds
that the State had not made out
a case.
The archduke, together with
the missing Col. Charles L. Town
send and his wife. the former
Baroness Baronti, are under in
dictment for selling the famous
necklace, which Napoleon present
ed to Empress Marie Louise Of
Austria in 1911. for 100000 in
stead Of the expected $3.50. 600.
Dismissal Refused
At the close of the States case
the attorney for the defense made
a motion to the court that the
case be dismissed on the grounds
of insufficient evidence.
Judge Bertini denied the mo,
tions at first, but reconSidered
after Mr.. Gilman announced thai
he would not put in a defense.
and announced that he would rem
der q decision Monday morning.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22

lied him from WARRINGTON LUIs
his native land. He selected
France as the place he would
spend his remaining years, and
was escorted to the boat by
the leaders of the successful
revolt.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22

scene III tuC
inter-racial ro-
nance which
linked Dolores
Ford, beauti-
full y Ou n g
heireSS, to a
Harlem col
re d J a z z
dancer. e u
gene Newton,
in wedlock.
The accu-
s a tion was
made by Col.
E d W in M.
Hadley, au-
thor of the
The Washington times., 1930-11-22

novel, sinister Shadows" in
addressing the Chicago chapter
of the D. A. r.
The marriage of the $20,000,-
900 heireSS and the mulatto
jazz expert went on the rocks
when the parents of the bride
entered objection.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
SchIIrnlGn Funeral
To Be Held Sunday

BEDFORD, N. Y. Nov. %
.QNS0 Funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon for Mrs.
Barbara Munro Schurman. wife
Of Jacob SChurman, former am
baSSador TO Germany. She died
here yesterday of pneumonia.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
CITIZENS TO MEET

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Iowa Thomas Circle Citizens
Association viii be held next Tues
day night in the NorthminSter
Presbyterian Church, Rhode
Island Avenue and Eleventh
Street Northwest.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22

dent OF Brazil
sailed from
h e re yeSter-
day on the
liner Alcan-
tara for Eu-
rope. T h e
three weeks
revolt drove
Presid e n t
L u i S from
the Brazilian
White House
and a court
m a r t i a !
S p AIRED his
life, but ex-
a1Ss -
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
PROPELLER CLUB ELECTS

NEW ORLEANS. La, Nov. %
UN.SO Harry w. Parsons, Of
New York city, today was elected
president of the National Pro-
peller Club at the fourth annual
convention now in session here.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22

The girl claimed that Made
sons induced her to start the
racket by offering to marry any
man who would give her 81 900
for her sick mother"
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
Commissioners o. X.
DAMAGES Bill Draft

The District Commissioners
win ask the coming session Of
Congress to empower them to
settle claims of $500 and less
brought against the District.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
BANK STATEMENT

New York Clearing House ex-
change, $685., 100000.
New York Clearing House bal
ance. $l26, ,0OO,O 900.
Custom receipts, $24, 4,929. .498.
Treasury balance. sos. l64,.
49S. 10.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
Storms Ahead B0Lk
DO-X COrlxnnQ TriE

SANTANDER, Nov. % UN.S)
Reports of stormy weather ahead
toda.' forced another postpone
ment of the flight Of the DO-X to
Corunna. Spain.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
wharfage Racket" Girl
Gets Suspended Term

NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-Ruth
Miller, pretty blonde Southern
girl, found guilty of operating
The Washington times., 1930-11-22

GEN. MARTINEZ ANIDO
HERE MAY. rest the fate Of
Spain. King Alfonso's throne
is reported tottering and the
same rumors say General Anido,
powerful revolutionary figure.
may assume the office once
held by Primo de Rivera,
dictator.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
PEOPLE-You Read About
Dolores Ford Romance
Laid to Red Doctrine

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Soviet
Russia is charged with being
the sinister power behind the
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
EriLed Brazil President
En- Route to France
Staff Photo

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 81.
Bound for exile in France,
Washington Luis, deposed preSi-
Evening star., 1930-12-14
Lack of Whiskers
In Senate Brings
Moan From Barber

The guests Of the oridiron Club were
given . peep into the Senate barber
shop at the clubs dinner last night.
As the Senate barber briskly called
next" Senator Srnoot Of Utah entered
and seated himself In the chair. AS
the barber shaved the senior Senator
from Utah he carried on the monologue
! that follows, in part:
Glad T. see yuh back, Sen'tor Smoot.
Hope yuh recovered from tn political
cyclone. It was some twister, I'll saw,
an believe yllh me, I didn't, like it no
more than you. Iookid ali the new
faces gotta get acquainted with. I
don't mean nothin' pers'nal, but take
1t from me tn Senate amt what it was
in tn old days. Why, when I come
here they was 20 Seniors had boards
Lodge q Massachusetts,, IKE Stephen
son, Allison, Kern q Indiana, Knute
Nelson, Old PETER q Kansas RIless
he was the one they wrote that song
about The Wind Blew Through His
Whiskers'-an' they was q lot more.
Eyes sir. them was tn good old days,
Sen tor Sr1oot. Talk about the pri-
maries lowerin' tn standard q tn SEN
ate Not on your life! The one that
done 1t was King Gillette. Believe it
or not, the safety razor has ruined
more political rep'tations than tn oil
scandals. An now we're losin' tn last
Two sets whiskers in tn Senate
Hansdell Louisiana an Gillett q Mas
sacnusettS. A course them red lilacs
. Jim Ham Lewis sorta helps keep Iip
the old traditions, but we're slippirf'
last started tn barberin' trade right
mere In this Capitol, an the first thing
tney learned me was how & trim A
oearo an curl q nnoustache. Now it's
one a tn lost arts.
"A course we got some things to be
thankful Tor Every time I thought
aoout tnat woman from Illinoy comm
70 Tn Senate, my hand shook that bad
was AFRAID t touch a razor. The dig
nlty OF Tn Senate Is preserved-that's
one thing saved from tn wreck. / saw
It's moral victory that TIL greatest
deliberation body In tn world IL stiII
mems club. An this Ia still mems
barber shop.
Now there's Tom Walsh. When he
nrst came here he had them long wal
TuseS Gown MS face. You remember
Looked Ike one q them pirate in PEN
I kept after him gradual an finally I
says, kiddin' like, 'een'tor, If y1h don't
trim them maybe they'll trim you,' I
guess 1t musta sunk in, cause tn next
time he comes in he says I can NOW
them down. "
Then there's Pine an McMaster. DID
cut yuh, Sen'tor? Course know how
oad yuh feel about them not comm
PACK. An poor Joe Robinson, he must
ieel terrible about Cole Blease bein'
peat. Course he gets Huey Long, an
thats ffty-f1fty, uess.
An see where Borah he's comm
back T. help yuh. He's q puzzle & me.
one day he comes down here an saws.
shave me close The next day he saws
Just GO. over It once I can figger
out most them. but he never wants
the same thing twict.
"Oh. they're lottA funny things
happened in this election. Frinstance
neres tn Republicans carryin' Rhode
Island an Delaware, the two smallest
States, an tn Democrats carryin' Texas
an New York, two tn biggest States.
Theres somethin' worth lookin' into. If
had your, knowledge a figures, ia
make table about It an put it in tn
Congress nal Record"
Evening star., 1930-12-14

York City: Archer Gibson, New York
CITY; Clinton w. Gilbert. Philadelphia
Detroit News; r. NJ. dinter, Ti HsrrisburT Sne
Pa; Carter Glass, Senator from Vir-
ginia; Otis F. Glenn, Senator from
Illinois; Charles G. Glover, IT,, wash
ington, D. c.; @. J. Gockeier, wash
ington, D. c.; Mark L. Goodwin. Dallas
News; George M. Gottfried, New York
City; Carl r. Gray, president. Union
Pacific Railway; Joseph s. Graydon.
Cincinnati, Ohio: Capt. r. T. c.
Gregory Palo Alto, Calf; DR.. Thomas
E. Green. American Red Cross; DR.,
Louis 8. Greene, Washington, D. C.;
Charles M. Qreenway, the Grand Rapids
Press; Charles o. Grfdley, the Denver
Post: Herman M. Grimes, Washington,
D. G.; Carl d. Groat, the United Press
Associations; Charles s. Groves the
Boston Globe; Churchill B. Groves
washington, D. c.; Edward s. Groves
Boston, Mass; John Groves, Washing
ton, D. O.
Hermann Hagedorn, Washington,
.: G.; Henry Hall. washington, D. C.:
William E. Hall, washington. 3. G.:
Edwin A. Halsey. Washington, d O.:
Clarence c. Hamlin, Republican national
commttte eman, Colorado: John Hays
Hammond, Washington. D. c.; Clarence
E. Hancock, Representative from New
York; Gen. James G. Harbord. presi-
dent, Radio Corporation of America /:
George U. Harris, New York City; L. M.
Hardness, the Minneapolis journal: !:
Pat Harrison. Senator from Mississippi: !:
Richard G. Harrison, New York City:
Daniel 0. Hastings. Senator from Della
ware; Jay @. Hayden, Detroit News:
Charles D. Hayes, Washington, D. c.:
Ferry K. Heath, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury; Howard Heinz, PittL
burgh. Pa: Arthur s. Henning, Chicago
Tribune; Frank G. Henry, Washington.
Evening star., 1930-12-14

Conde Mast, New York CITY; A. M.
Nevius. Washington, D. c.: walter H.
Newton, secretary to the President; w.
K. Nottingham, the Cincinnati En-
quirer; Robert L. Norton, the Boston
Post: Frank B. Noyes, The Washing
ton Evening Star; Theodore w. Noyes,
The Washington Evening Star; Bert
Nye, Washington. d. c.; Gerald p. Nye,
Senator from North Dakota.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-12
THE WEATHER
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

.uO5 F-NU606o ANO V1C1N1TX
Partly cloudy tonight and Sun.
day with moderate temperature;
gentle variable winds.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair tonight and Sunday but fog
in west portion tonight no change
in temperature; gentle westerly
winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-12
NEW ARCADES ON
MAIN STREET ARE
AID TO PROPERTY

Much could be done toward the
Identification of Ell Centre and es-
peciallv the business district if the
property owners would all take the
interest which has been shown by
Mrs. Margaret Blackwell, owner of
the property where the new Frigi-
daire office and Cornett and Burns
Shoe Store are located. IN reply to
a telegram sent by the chamber of
commerce 70 Mrs. Blackwell early
this week, congratulating her on
the Improvements she had made and
suggesting that the remaining ar
, cade of this business property could
be improved at the same time, Mrs.
Blackwell telegraphed to Jasper L..
Travers, who has charge of these
improvements, authorizing him to
include the additional so feet at
the present time.
The city zoning and planning
commission is particularly interest
ed in uniform arcades for the bus
mess streets of this city and i'm
prOvement in the less attractive ar,
eades has long been Il pro-
ject of the chamber of com
merce. With this in mind the cham
Der directors and city planning COM
mission had several interviews with
Mrs. Blackwell before work was
started on her property AMI found
her very agreeable toward the plan
for improved arcades. DR.. Carol
Aronoviei, e;ty planning and zoning
advisor discussed the plans with
Mrs. Blackwell and the attractive
arcades before this property are the
result of these various interviews.
These arcades are not only an ad-
dition to the north side of the block
in which they are situated, but
add to the attractiveness Of the en-
tire business district and to FL Cen
tro as whole. They are an ex-
ample of what could be done in the
Identification of individual proper
ty and of this community and at a
nominal cost, to which NJ cne inter
ested in the advancement of El Cen
tro could object.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-12

Sutter County has 1000 acres of
peaches equipped with orchard
heaters.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-12
Letter Obtains
Wife's Divorce

LOS ANGELES, April IL. W.H-
A letter in which Ronald Mackey
Caldwell, English author, used his
writer's skill in defining his feel
ings toward Mrs. Flora Stenhouse
Caldwell, former operat star, helped
the diva obtain a divorce in super
ior court here.
Mrs. Caldwell testified that the
writer had deserted her in Munich,
Germany while they were on world
tour, and that he had another wife
living in Los Angeles.
"You seemed to offer me at best
but bondage" Caldwell wrote, after
leaving his wife in Munich. "My
work crumbled under your fingers.
Life with you seemed grey and col
orless."
In the letter, offered in testimony,
Caldwell, former opera star, helped
infatuation for another woman. He
is in London.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-12
King Installs
Shoe Equipment

Always up to date and using the
latest and most modern methods of
merchandising and equipment, NJ.
o. King, president of the NJ. o.
King company, announces that the
latest word in modern shoe fitting
has just been installed, for the con-
venience of patrons.
This is the "XRay Shoe Fitter,''
which operates as follows: The per-
son steps upon the machine, a
switch is turned and the bones of
the foot and the outline of the flesh
as it appears in the shoe are shown.
This new instrument is intended to
aid in securing the proper shoe for
every foot, to correct foot ailments
and assure the purchaser that the
shoe chosen is the one best suited
for his or her particular foot.
King asks the people of FL Cen
tro to come in and try out this new
shoe filter. Just step on the plat
form and the machine does the rest
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-12
MutilatiOn OF
Man Is Mystery

OXNARD, Calf, April 12. U.H--
The mysterious circumstances under
which George c. Bouthino, wealthy
retired manufacturer, was mutilat-
ed were being studied today while
the victim lay in hospital in ser
ious condition.
Bodthino was found, delirious, ly-
ing near a railroad track late yes.
terday with several of his fingers
and thumb severed. There was no
indication that he had been struck
by a train, according to George
Prior, the rancher who found him.
He was uninjured otherwise and
his clothes were not rumpled, though
he was suffering from shock and
exposure. The manufacturer had
not been seen since he left his au-
tomobile at service station Mon
day and walked away, saying he
would return.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-12
Janet Denies Any
Marital Trouble

LOS ANGELES, April 12.-tU.9
Janet Gaynor, film star, home to-
day from Honolulu, denied reports
of an impending separation from
her husband, Lydell Peck, attorney.
"The reports are terrible mis-
take" Miss Gaynor said. "I'd
rather not talk about it.
The actress and her mother, Mrs.
Laura Gaynor, returned from their
Hawaiian trip in time for the we'd
ding later this month of Miss Irene
Mayer, at which Miss Gaynor is 20
be a bridesmaid.