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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06

more intelligently and more often than
men. but for individual articles, mostly
wearing apparel. Three women'S
dresses sold to woman for SITS, sight
unseen; another woman bid SIPS for
IL bath towels.
Unemployed Join Crowd.
Augmented by the unemployed men
who dropped in to get warm and stand
in the rear of the room, the crowd
filled the assigned space, and among
the curious and disintereSted, various
articles inspired comment. One round
shouldered man, wearing a shiny suit
of sober cut, dark overcoat trimmed in
velvet, blacl. hat, wing collar and green
and tan sport shoes, couldn't under
stand the sale of the bath towels. TOO
cold to bathe,' he commented.
Four women's flannel gowns brought
$325 and several young women laughed.
Forty yards of short length Bingham
aroused little interest You needn't be
ashamed of it," the auctioneer said
Bidding started, and somebody took 1t
away for $2.75.
The money realized from the sale is
turned in to the Treasury Department.
At the last auction, 1000 articles
brought approximately $4,000, but
officials seriously doubted that the
ARTICLES offered today would average SO
high. Dealers in second hand goods
dominated the sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06
BROKER CONVICTED
OF TRUST BREACH
Clients Securities Marketed With
out Accounting of ANY
Proceeds.

John Gordon Yates, local stock broker,
was convicted late yesterday by jury in
Criminal Division 8 before Justice
Luhring of charges of embezzlement and
larceny after trust in connection with
the disposition of stock entrusted to
him by Mrs. Belle v. shaw. mother-in-
law of Rear Admiral Thomas j. Sem
of this city.
Yates was Ghown to have disposed of
IS shares of Consolidated Investment
Corporation stock valued at nearly
$4,000, which Mrs. Shaw had turned
over to him for sale and reinvestment.
He is said to have received $3.50 in cash
and bonds worth $500 of which he
made no account to Mrs. Shaw.
Attorney Jacob Halper for the accused
offered no testimony and did not put
his client on the stand, contending that
the Government had failed to establish
its case Assistant United States Attor-
ney William A. Gallagher appeared for
the Government. Yates was allowed 10
remain on bail pending sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06
PARK POLICE MAKE 81
RUM CASES IN MONTH

Drunkenness, with 81 cases, was ex-
ceeded only by 70 violations of traffic
regulations, in the compilation of Of
lenses set forth in the report of the
United States Park Police for October.
submitted today by Capt. p. j. Clrroll
to Capt. r. G. Montgomery, u. S. A.,
the superintendent. There was a total
of ITO arrests, and SO were fined $545,
while SO preferred to forfeit $404.
AS a result of the far-flung activity
of the park police, 10 were sent to jail
for 80 days, for six months, for one
year and 5 we're pending when the
month closed.
Twenty sick or injured were sent
home or to hospitals. Forty-eight auto
mobile accidents were reported, four
stolen automobiles were recovered. a
lost child was returned to its parents
and another child was turned over to
its parents for correction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06
BOARD OF EDUCATION
LAUDS ORATORY WINNER
Letter Bearing Signatures of All
Members to Be Sent to Gullion.
Contest Is Authorized.

The Board OF Education today is
forwarding its official commentator
to Edward Gullion, Western High
School boy, who won the fifth inter-
national Oratory Contest finals in Con-
stitutional Hall. October 25, in accord
ance with action taken at its meeting
late yesterday.
Prompt authorization of the contest
which has become virtually. a part OF
Wasmngton'S school life during the past
seven years, was given, and attention
was directed to the victory of the
Washington school boy over the best
orators of this country and the world In
general. The contest was sponsored by
The Evening Star in this area.
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, board men,
Der, proposed that a letter Of common
dation. bearing the signatures Of each
member OF the school board, be drafted
and sent to young Gullion. The pro-
posll was accepted, and Harry o. Hine
school beard secretary, today is prepar-
ing the letter.
Edmund Gullion is the son Of Lieut.
Col. Allen w. GulIion, u. S. A.. and
Mrs. Gu'lion Of $3.50 North Hampton
street, Ch-Yg Chase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06
Dependency Over Lack OF
I Work Blamed in Death of
F. L. EIdridge.
BAKER, SHOT, LEAVES
NOTE BESIDE HIS BODY
Frank Novotny Discovered in
Garage at Rear of His Home
in Northeast.

Two persons were found dead today
under circumstances which led police to
believe they committed suicide, one
after a period of dependency over I'M
employment, and the other for unknown
causes.
Frederick L. Eldridge. 35 years old
committed suicide, police say, by in
haling Illuminating gas in his rooms In
the Drake Apartments, 2100 block OF
H street, last night.
The body of Frank Novotny, As years
DID, a bakery shop proprietor at 1112
H street northeast, was discovered this
morning in a gaarge in the rear of the
mans residence, with a bullet wound
in the head
Wife Discovers Body.
Mrs. Frances Eldridge, who discovered
her husbands body when she returned
home from her position at a woman's
wearing apparel shop, told police he
had been worried for several weeks be-
cause of his failure to find work.
Eldridge was found lying on a cot
clad in a bathrobe, when his wife
entered the apartment. Gas was flowing
from several open jets on the kitchen
range, while a rug had been stuffed
beneath a door to prevent the fumes
from escaping.
The fire rescue squad was summoned
but efforts to resusitate the man failed.
DR.. A. L. Delgrego of the Emergency
Hospital staff pronounced him dead.
Coroner Gives Certificate.
A certificate of death by suicide was
signed by Coroner j. Ramsay hewitt.
Police who investigated the death of
Novotny reported a pistol and a note
to the mans wife we're discovered lying
near the body.
After questioning Paul Brown, colored
of 1925 Gales street northeast, who
found the body. police said they were of
the opinion that MIR. Novotny had COM
mitted suicide. Brown was in Mr.
Novotny's employ Coroner j. Ram
Sey hewitt was notified.
The note to his wife was written in
bohemian. 1t was not made public by
members of the family.
According to police, Mr. Novotny
started his customary days work at 4
O'Clock this morning and at o'clock he
told Brown he was going to the nearby
restaurant for coffee. After an hour
had elapsed the colored man went to
the restaurant where he was told Mr.
Novotny had not appeared.
He then notified Mrs. Novotny and
started search, ending in the garage
IN the rear of the home, where the found
Mr.. Novotny's body on the floor, his re-
volver nearby and his cigar resting on
the fender of his automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Novotny had been mar
ried 10 years. There were no children
and neighDors said the Novotnys have no
relatives in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06
GRAND JURY GETS
. FLYTHE STORY OF
L|QUORLESS RAID
Newspaper Man, Wife, Guest
and Rental Agent Testify.
Informer Available.
FURNACE AND RAIDERS
SUMMONED TO APPEAR
Perjury Charge in John Doe Pro-
ceedings Probed After Search
of Home.

Several witnesses were examined to-
day as grand jury began an investi-
cation of a recent raid of a police
liquor squad on the home of William
P. Flythe, local newspaper man, at 1906
q street.
Among those questioned were Flythe
his wife, Mrs. j. H. Montgomery, a
friend of Mrs. Flythe; Col Charles j
Ferris of the Army and Navy Club, a
frequent guest at the Flythe home
and William H. HUTCHINSON, real estate
dealer, with Offices in the McGill
Building, who was rental agent for
the owner of the premises.
The grand jury also called Needham
G. Turnage, United States Commits
sioner; members of the raiding party
and Inspector Thaddeus r. Bean, chief
of the liquor squad, who conducted an
independent probe of the affair soon
after complaint was made by the writer
Ipformer to Be Available.
j. NJ Burke, informer who swore to
the warrant used in the surprise visit
did not appear. officials announced
arrangements had been made to COM
municate with him promptly should his
presence later be deemed necessary.
The case was presented to the grand
jury as a result of conference several
days ago between Flythe and Leo A.
Rover, United States attorney. Flythe
informed Rover Burke had perjured
himself when he swore to a warrant
in which he charged he saw liquor pur-
chased in the Flythe home after he had
discovered a still In the cellar.
No Contraband Found.
No contraband was found when the
vice squad, armed with a Joe Doe war
rant, ransacked the writer's residence
Flythe declared there never had been
a still in his home and he knew of no
one who answered the description of
the man named IN the warrant.
Flythe also told Rover he never had
sold drop Of liquor in his life.
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roadways of signs, If another method
can be found. He expressed interest in
the recent decision OF the Indiana SD
preme Court giving authorities in that
State jurisdiction over billboardS In Ger
tain areas
Miss Harlean James. executive Sec
rotary of the American Civic Associa-
ton, explained that notices have been
sent out to IL national organizations
with reference to the proposed program
Of billboard elimination in this area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06
PROPOSED MIDGET TAXI FLEET
OF 200 MACHINES CREATES STIR
Officials Fear Intensified Rate War and Doubt Whether
Such Cars Could Meet D. c. Regulations.

Wsshington's public utility and traf-
fic officials were stirred today by re-
ports of the advent of another cheap
rate taxicab venture, to compete with
the various 35-cent companies now in
operation.
The Public Utilities Commission was
advised by Sergt. Joseph d. Harrington,
District hack inspector. that informa-
ton had ccme to him that new taxi
cab company is planning to start opera
lions in the near future, using fleet
of 200 midget AUTOMOBILES, and offering
a fiat-rate service of IS and so cents
rs cents for the so-called city proper
and so cents to outlying sections.
Such venture, the officials believe,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06
FISH FIRM FILES SUIT
IN BANKRUPT COURT
Thomfordt-Fau Co. Schedule
Shows Assets About Half of
It's Liabilities.

The Tnomfort- Faun1e CO., Inc, dealer
III sea foods at 604 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, today filed a voluntary pc
tition in bankruptcy, through Attorneys
Loving and Hammer Through Milton
w. Thomfordt. its president, the COM
pany schedules its liabilities at $78.-
s94.93, and estimates its assets at
$33.56739.
The company succeeded last April TO
the fish business of E. Thomfordt, Inc,
and of Raymond T. Faunce. Both of
the older concerns had been in business
for more than a quarter of century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06

will only serve to intensity the taxi
cab rate war, and confront them with
another new problem in regulation and
control of public vehicles, the number
of which the Utilities Commission al
ready has tried unsuccessfully to limit
A question also was raised as to whether
the midget cars could meet the require
ments for public vehicles prescribed in
the commissions order of last February.
Applications for licenses for the mid
get cabs have not yet been filed with
Wade II. Coombs, superintendent of Ii
censes, and Sergt. Harrington is con-
Quoting an investigation to find the
promoter OF the proposed service and
learn his plans. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06
Licensed to We'd at Fairfax.

FAIRFAX, Va, November 6 Especially
Marriage licenses were issued at Fair
fax Court House this week to Clarence
L. Snow, "a, Saco, Me-, and Florence C.
Drown, %, Sanford, Me-; William r.
Pruitt 40 and Emma Kahl 80, both of
East Falls Church. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06
U. S. DEAL APPROVED
Ohio Avenue Lot to Be Acquired
for $4,000.

While the selection of a jury was
in progress to value the two squaroN
lying south of the District Building in
connection with the Federal improve
ment program, the Department of Jus
tice has approved the purchase at pri-
vate sale of premises 1857 Ohio avenue
at a consideration of $4,000, which
had been submitted by Attorney Will
liam B. Wolf The owners are Louis
and Laura Cervetti
Harry Seidenberg has sold to the
Government the Capitol Hill Apart
ments at Delaware avenue and c street
southwest for $115,000. Attorney Wolf
represented Seidenberg and arranged a
lease from the Government for FIVE
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06

ALEXANDRIA. Va. has coming ordnance
now in course OF preparation and this
viii aid the situation there. Charles W.
Eliot, I'd. director Of planning of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, said. An enabling act Ter zon-
ing IN the nearby counties was passed
by the Virginia Legislature, but so far,
nothing active has been accomplished,
ne said. Fairfax and Arlington Coun-
ties can zone now. IL they want to. he
asserted. but nothing is yet In sight.
Mr. Delano said that he does not
want to resort to legislation TO clear the
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
LABORERS KILLED

LYONS. France, Nov fl, CP)- Three workmen were injured by falling masonry as they labored on Fourviere Hills in ua effort to dig out scores of persons buried yes erday under debris from an oy"r- whelmfng land ,i!.. Authorities decided late today use dynamite 10 dcmo.fsh the -'aky walls and buildings still standing in the zone now menacing the rescuers.
 A wide area has already been evacuated but everywhere fear is felt of further slides. Only five bodies have so far been recovered, but it is known that between six ty and hundred persons perished where they were buried by the first landslide
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15

giant German seaplane DO-A land ed at Gauriac on the Gironde Els tuary thirty miles northwest of here this afternoon. The plane made a forced landing on the coast last nigh: due to darkness and misty weather. This morning, flying low throughout the trip. and at speed of about seventy miles an hour, the large plane made a perfect descent into the Gironde River, skimming the surface ot the water for about three or four hundred yards before stopping,
 Officers and pilot denied reports that four engines had been miss ing and had thus forced them tc land on the water. They said thai the darkness and fog prevented them from taking any chances. SC they landed on the walter and tax jed along for about one hundred miles
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
US, SENDS PLANES TO AID SEARCH
ATTEMPT ASSASSINATION
 0F PREMIER JAPAN

TOKYO. Nov. 14, CP,-Yuko Hamaguchi. premier of Japan and who took d prominant part in the London Naval Conference was shot today by Tomeo Sagoya one of three who were delegated to kill the premier by the Xamaokush or Love of Country Associati"n' l, a reactionary patriotic orsaniza- tion at Tokyo.
 It was at the centraI station in Tokyo where the Premier was about to entrain for ohayama when youth stepped up md fired at him from a distance of about six feet. The ballet pene- trafed the right abdomen. rangin 2
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15

SAN DIEGO. NOV. 14, (P)-Two Looming amphibian planes left here this morning for Seattle and Bremerton to take part in the search for the lost airmen in north ern British Columbia. Both planes are under the command of Lieut.. C. r. Greber, who is piloting one, and chief electrician Claude Alex ander who is piloting the other. The planes will work under orders mander of the Bremerton Navy Yard.
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
CONFERENCE ACCEPTS PLAN

GENEVA. NOV 15. (P)-The preparatory Disarmament Confer ence accepted the principal of limi- tations for land war material by the budgetary methods which the United states thru their diplomatic agent, Hugh Gibson, Ambassador to Belgium declined to accept.
 The principle WIS embodied in a resolution by Vi-count Cecil of Chelwood for England, and Wa suppored by sixteen other ma tions. including Canada, France Japan, Russia, Germany and Italy,
 The United States was emphatic in it's denial of the method, and Sweden. Turkey. Nenezuella. Bu- garia and China didn't vote
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15

the Conference were divided.
 France defended the budgetary system. Count M4ssioli saying. that although the system was not per feet, it was the only practical method of establishing maximum on land arma ments. Discussing the direct form of limitation, Fran ce said that it would be practical only to countries where national defense was openly discussed
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
LANDSLIDES CONTINUE TO
 ENDASGER RESCUERS

LYONS, France, Nov. 15, (P)- Tottering on the brink of crater made by landslides. an old chateau hospital threatened to collapse to- day and bring overwhelming dis aster again to the luckless St. Jean quarter near here. Large cracks appeared in the facade of the building and workers attempted to reinforce the sides of the hill to prevent further slides.
 Only eighty of the bodies of from sixty to hundred buried under the slide Thursday, have So far been recovered.
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
GIBBONS OPPOSES BELIEF

GENEVA. Nov. Ii, LP'-tnal- terable American opposition to any litigation through the method Of budgetary restriction was anHounc- cd by Ambassador to Belgium, Gib- hons. at a session of the Prepara- tory Disa rmament Commission Gib- hons's announcement was made in the course of discussion of the budegtary method which the Brit ish and Italian Approximations said their government favored.
 Gibbons said the Tinted States
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15

GENEVA, Nov. 14, (P)-The formidable character of the pro olem limiting land and war mater ial was emphasized when a wide difference of opinion arose among the nations and delegates at the Preparatory Disarmam mt Confer ence. The difference appeared to decrease the possibility of the con ference reaching an agreement on Important issues and the chance of Girafting general disarmament
 The American proposal for compromise. leaving the United States free to employ their own methods by direct limitations. while permitting the others to use the buGgetary system, was di5courag- ed by Japan but supported to some degree by France and Bel gium.
 The Loray debate disclosed that Japan wanted neither direct or budgetary limitation Russia on the other extreme wanted comDlna- ton of both. The other states in
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15

GENEVA. Nov. II, l4D-An ex- ehange of wireless said that the Swiss police were observing great secrecy in connection with plot discovered yesterday to assasslnate the Soviet delegation to the pre- paratory disarmament conference
 The agency said the conspiracy sas discovered through letter
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
DO-X TAKES OFF BORDEAUX

FALSOM, England, Nov. 14' (41 After several unsuccessful at !empts to take off from the bay here, the giant German seapiane' the DO-X left the water at 3:4o pm. this afternoon, Pacific Stan aard Time. for Bordeaux, ln con einuation of it's flight for New lork'
 The giant plane is piloted by c. H. Schildauer. of New Holsteln' Wisconsin, and carries twenty se'- en passengers enroute for the o'h- er side of the Atlantic, in addition 10 her regular crew of officers ana men. Those included in the pass snger list are MT. and Mrs. Lotus Huck of New York and Harvey Brewton who is also making the "Trip. his presence being required Is soon as possible in Florida
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15

WASHlNGTON, N,v. Ii, l4N
 The administration is carrying on a drive 10 avert the special ses- sion of the next Con-ress. by ex- pedtlins legislatirn fir the De- amber session Hoover took ho'1 of initial conferences with rrruh- !ican leaders in the senate and House. The President wrote Sen ator Robins about party policy
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
MAY AVERT SPECIAL
 SESSION OF CONGRESS

in the coming short session and received an answer saying that the democrats would not 1se their late victory for obiec i've purposes
 What effect this pledge wilt haYe on curr nr fee}ing is unknown Senator Glls- of Virginia charact- erized the nl.d@" Is oa tacompra- henaible apoi, -, for the damocrat- ic victory
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
NAY ATTEMPT T0
 ASSAS2!NATE RUSSIANS

written in Russian and addressed to the Soviet delega gatiou and sec rntary general of the League of Nations. It said in the letter that the intention was to get hem while he Russians were enroute to the border aboard the train, Included in the delegation is Maxim Lityin- .oy, Soviet Foreign Minister.
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15

towards the hips. The would-be assassin tried to escape but was seized by the police. The premier was taken to the Imperial UniveT sity Hospital where doctors said his condition is serious but his his chances of recovery are good
 TOKYO, Nov. 15, lP,-,A bulIe- tin issted today warned that Pre- mier Hamaguchi was not yet oua Of dprge@ n h.s fight for life against the pistol wound inflicted yesterday by young extremeiss In raIlruau -tution. tty had , transfusions, one by h,s sen ami two from his secretary
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
TWO PLANES LEAVE
 FO2 CANADIAN SEARCH

left San Diego yesterday to aid in the search. The planes are, ex- pected to arrive at Seattle some time today although bad weather along the coast may force de lay. Snow, Rain and fog along the entire coast have so far serious ly hampered the searchers
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
BAD WEATHER HAHTS BURKE
 RESCUE EXPEDITION

VANCOUVER, Nov. 15, (P- While fliers are held down by bad weather in their search for Rene han and Burke, rescuers are anx- iously awaiting the arrival of the two navy amphibian planes which
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
FIGHT CLOSE FOR SENATOR
 IN FIRST DIVISION

Special to Nugget From Empire)
 JUNEAU. Nov. 15. With only three small precincts unreported. Gardner. republican has one vote lead over Shattuck, for Senator
 Four representatives who are practically elected are Boyle. John son, Vim and Zeigler.
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15
PEACE C0NFEREhCE
 ARGUES OVER POLIClES

Was not likely to sign any document imposing this method. ''as we al ready have in practice system
 of limitations by the direct means. plus full publicity for expenditur- es and believe ii most effective,'
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15

FOR SALE-A large sized coast CT sled. for boy or girl. Inquire at Nugget Onfice.
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15

ADVElsTlSEKS- Copy fer 7 in the weekly Nugget must this once not later than T
The Nome nugget., 1930-11-15

BORDEAUX. NOV IS. R-The
New Britain herald., 1930-05-16

Full Fashioned Women's Pul Thread Silk Hose, pointed ( French heel. A good assortmel
 of colors and sizes. Slight QO irregulars. Saturday ... CCa
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-04-25
Official Proceedings Of The School
Board, Independent District No. IL.
Ely, Minnesota, April 14th, 1880.

Education
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and filed
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mana nd
The Schools ubmitted the
following
salary fol-
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SPECIALS.


authorized
positions Motion carried
recommendations
Herseth
all Heseth Miss
American citizen
adjourn Carried
- JOSEPH vERANTT1,
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district dollars
similar service
the salaries indicated
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exception of Mr. FIerseh
Teache randPo Monthly Salary
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