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The Washington times., 1930-08-15
BILLINGS Plea
FOR PARDON
NEARs END
Justices Conclude Hearings
With Trip to Folsom, Where
Prisoner Tells Of 1919 Bomb

FOLSOM PRISON, Calf. Aug.
is tlN.s.) Speedy termination
Of Warren X. Billings pardon
hearing and an early decision
were indicated when California
Supreme Court Justices left here
early today after . dramatic.
long night session behind prison
walls.
The hearing win be resumed in
San Francisco ct 1890 o'clock
next Monday morning.
Two new names, hitherto I'M
revealed In connection with his
activities as q labor agitator and
spy, were brought out by Billings.
They were those Of Edgar
Hurley, now D State senator from
Oakland, and John Wilson, Of
the Electrical Workers Union IN
1918.
Accuses Hurley
Billings accused Hurley Of hir-
ing him to carry q suitcase or
explosives from Oakland to Sacre-
Hnento In 1918. He was arrested
in Sacramento with the suitcase
and sentenced to two years In
Folsom prison.
It developed ut the hearing
that Hurley at the time was head
Of the strike committee Of electri-
cal workers union.
Billings said he understood the
explosives we're to be used In
blowing up towers and other
property Of the Pacific Gas q
Electric Co., during q strike then
In progress, although he said he
thought the suitcase contained
narcotics and not explosives.
Denies Mooney Along
He denied that Tom Mooney
was with him when he was carry
ing the suitcase, or had any con.
nection with the incident, to his
knowledge.
Billings, q clean-cut prisoner,
who entered the penitentiary 14
years ago. frankly admitted that
he had engaged In various crimes,
but pleaded his innocence Of any
connection with the San Fran
cisco preparedness day bomb ex.
plosion In 1916. which took 10
lives and for which he and Tom
Mooney are serving life terms.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
D. c. DRUG CLUE
H|NTSCR|NE

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She stated that the note found
bore the heading New York.
June, 1929," whereas, the one she
wrote was dated Troy, n. ="
she said.
investigators were working ON
the theory that the young
woman met with foul play. Il
was stated that . asbOttle Of chic
rOfOrm was found at the scene,
which bore . label containing
the words Pennsylvania Ave
nue." Officials said > check win
be made at Washington, d. G.
where there Il . street BY that
name.
Today investigators sought the
answers to five questions: Who
wrote the note found In q com
pact, the identity Of the dead girl
who bought the unopened bottle
Of poison found in q handbag neal
the body, the identity Of the owner
Of q gold-rimmed cup. found 81
the scene, and the motive for the
crime, If 1t was q crime2
Mrs. Packard and her husband
separated in 1929.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
MILLION GRAF I
BOOKS SHOW

CHICAGO, Aug. Is G.NISO.
What is expected to be the most
sensational and explicit expose
of how gangland funds are paid
to judges, police and other public
officials Of the county and city,
broke today.
Two safe deposit boxes, rented
by Jack zuta. murdered vice czar,
were uncovered today by Pat
Roche. chief Investigator for the
States Attorney.
It was declared that Zuta was
most methodical in keeping his
records Of graft payments and
that the books found in the two
boxes show payment Of q million
dollars or more in graft since,
1921.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
j. S. WILL III. .
DRUG IMPORT
VOLUME
H. ]. AnsIinger to Act In
October; Decrease Noted
IN Smuggling Activities

The Federal narcotic bureau
VIII fix the volume Of habit
forming drugs to be imported
into the United States during
1881. early IN October.
n. j. Anslinger, chief Of the
bureau. today announced hear.
ing would be granted to manu-
factIrers Of narcotics, In addi.
tiun to the helpful conference
conducted by Surgeon General
Hugh s. Cumming, Of the public
health service.
It Is probable that. the atl-
thorized import win not be far
from 100000 pounds Of opium.
This Is approximately the volume
imported for the last few years.
Anslinger explained that action
Of his bureau would be based
entirely on the report to be re-
ceived from the public health
service, which Is conducting q
national survey to determine the
legitimate needs Of the country.
This win mark the first time
since the Government has con.
trolIed drugs that a scientific
determination Of the narcotic
needs has been made. Anslinger
said:
aThe volume Of drugs SNUG
gled into the United States
cannot be determined definitely.
Certainly, however, II Is not In
any degree comparable with the
legitimate import. a
During the last two years
there has been . large decrease
I'm smuggling owing to the break.
ing up Of . number Of interTa-
tiOnal rings"
Within the last month several
Of the large smuggling rings have
been smashed by the Government,
resulting in large seizures which
AnSlinger said "puf q crimp In the
iIIegitimate traffic."
The result has been q material
increase in the retail price Of mar
cotics by retail peddlers, especially
In the Middle West. The "boot-
leg" price Of dope is probably
higher than at any time since the
passage Of the Harrison anti-nar-
cotic act.
While Anslinger declined to pre-
dict the activities Of his bureau, it
was earned that several important
Investigations are In progress
which within q few months win re-
suit in the ppreherSioh Of 9 large
number Of persons operating one
Of the largest international snug
Cling rings that has ever brought
hahitforming drugs into the
United States
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
R-10O MAY LAND
BEFORE NIGHT
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(Continued From Page y
the miles through the night, the
British public suddenly developed
a marked interest In her progress.
avidly following all cornmunica-
tions received from aboard.
The air ministry issued an Off
cial weather report covering the
course OF the R-1O0 as follows:
MAINLY cloudy with occasional
rain. BarOmetic pressure Is high
along altitude As degrees, now I'm
65. Average wind speed ct 1000
feet about 20 to 30 miles nm
hour along the western half Of
the route and 50 along the east
ern half. Some decrease In ve-
IOcity Is probable in this area,
but following winds win be
strongest In the latter part Of
the Journey"
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
3 Hurt, Pair Bruised
N Auto Collision

Eugene Fletcher, 20, and his
brother, Ward Fletcher. %, Of
Kensingson, Md, were treated at
Emergency Hospital yesterday for
decorations and bruises suffered
when the automobile In which
they were riding was In n1ishap
on Northeast Road, between Chevy
Chase and Bethesda. Md. They
left the hospital following treat
ment.
Samuel Keemle, 6S, Chastleton
Hotel, Sixteenth and r Streets
Northwest, suffered lacerationS
about the head and q possible
fracture Of the leg when feIled
by an automobile operated BY
L. @. Garnett, ~. Chevy Chase,
Nd. at Sixteenth and P Streets
Northwest. He was treated &c
Emergency Hospital
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
w. r. Berlin Faces
EnfbezzLiEan ClInrQe

An accusation Of embezzling
$976 was lodged against William
Frederick Berlin, so, o broker. Of
Mount Rainier, Md, following his
arrest yesterday by central office
detectives on complaint Of Her
bert Schosing, 1900 block Eleventh
st. N. w.
The detectives stated Schosing
complained the broker had han
died sale of his bakery with the
understanding that after settle
n1ent Of certain debts, the bal
ance would be turned over to
him. SchoSing maintained the
agreement had not been kept.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
CROWD STORMS
RED CAMP

EIMIRA, n. T., Aug. is (I.N.S.1. !.
Women and children at the com
munistic international workers
relief camp at Van Etten, %
miles from here, today were re-
covering from q panic caused by
q mob which Stormed the camp
last night, threatening to burn
the buildings.
Sheriff H. G. Tiffts. Of Elmira.
today characterized the attack as
nothing serious"
A crowd estimated at 1000,
which the sheriff said contained
many curiosity seekers not inter-
ested In destroying the camp, ap-
peared last night with torches.
Word was sent to women in
charge that they must get the
children out in q half hour, for
at the end Of that time the
torches would be applied to the
buildings.
Women at the camp called the
sheriff. Officers were unable to
reach Van Etten before the 80
minutes had elapsed. but no
move had been made by either
side during that time.
The crowd came from Sayre,
Pa. said Sheriff Tiffts. This
faction had been involved in q
verbal controversy with camp
leaders which had led to arrest
Of two camp leaders on charges
Of malicious mischief.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
HEADED BABY
D|ESAT ONCE
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hands and all the organs Of the
body were perfect.
No abnormality Of size or dis.
torti0n Of features mars the
bodies, except the hideouS trick Of
nature in casting them together
from the shoulders down and pro-
viding them with but q single
trunk.
Both heads have q liberal cover.
ing of hair, one Of a lghtish
brown. The other darker, the
lighter baby has the finer features
and the contour Of a girl.
The child was born Tuesday
night to a couple who live on the
outskirts Of the city and lived
about 20 minutes. It was then re-
moved by DR.. M. e. Mease. the at.
tending physician, and taken to
the undertaking establishment
where it was embamed and is now
awaiting decision as to its disposi-
ton.
The mother is reported as do
Ing nicely, though the identity
Of the parents has not been re.
yealed. No one at the under.
taking establishment could say
whether the body would be
buried or turned over to q
museum or medical school. DR..
Mease was out of the city today
and could not be reached for .
statement.
When the fact that q two.
headed child was at the under
taking establishment was ruInored
about the city, crowds began to
gather, and several hundred were
allowed to view the bodies before
the, exhibition was stopped.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
Winchester Fruit
Firm Is Chartered

WINCHESTER, Va, Aug. IS.
The state corporation ccnn1is-
sion has granted q charter to
the Valley Cooperative Fruit Ex-
change Of Winchester. This Is
q nonstock corporation to en-
gage in any activity In connec-
ton with marketing, preserving,
harvesting and packing the pro
duce Of its members.
c. =. Koontz. Of Winchester,
secured the charter. Fred A.
Robinson u president Of the
oozpoJaao0s
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
Temperature Normal,
Illinois Stays Cool

CHICAGO, Aug. is UN.S.).
Showers over portions Of the Cen
tral States today continued to re-
vtye crops, paSturage and water
supply sources impaired BY the
long drought which came to an
end yesterday. II
Temperatures likewise were nor
NAL, following q cool spell and
subsequent rise in temperature
which brought the rainfall. With
the early fall rains due between
now and September /. no further
drought damage was expected. No
sharp temperature changes were
0pBozpeck
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
All Passengers Enjoying
Comforts of R-l0O Trip

ABOARD THE ARSHP. RICO.
Aug. Is {I.N.S9-To the tender
feet" among the 13 passengers
making the cruise to England
aboard this huge sky liner, the
trip today seemed more and more
like q continuous dream con-
ceived In g modern chapter Of
Arabian Nights.
On every side Of us stretches q
tossing ocean hidden occasionally
by cloud banks that terrify the
unSuspecting as the nose Of the
ship suddenly plunges into them.
During the night, most of the
passengers remained up late to
enjoy sailing under moonlight
and q starry sky, with dull
CLEANS Of the Atlantic below.
A brief storm threatened at
sunset, when dark clouds loomed,
with an abrupt fall in tempera-
ture. The ship descended nearly
1000 feet and ran into heavy
rains, but always maintained
good speed.
Once, before midnight, crew
and passengers rushed to the OBJ
servation windows to stare In awe
at q majestic array Of icebergs.
The entrancing views and en-
joyable ride Is further enhanced
by the comforts and excellent
food. Full course hot meals are
served with all the accessories,
ranging from silverware to thin
Sternmed drinking glasses and
napkins. One reached quite
naturally for a fingerbowI and
left . tip. Smoking, however, is
forbidden. t
Not even the most sensitive
passengers experienced any Of the
diScomforts usually associated
with ocean travel. All reported q
refreshing sleep.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15

MARY GARDEN prouuctlon.s
Among the others signed are
Hilda Burke. Mary McCormic.
Alice Mock. Rosa Raisa, Maria
C1aessens, Sonia SharncVa,
Cyrena van Gordon, Charles
Hackett, Rene MaiSon, Charles
Marshall, Tito Schipa, Rudolph
Bockeiman, Richard Bonelly,
and John Charles Thomas.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15

ChicagO CIVIC
Opera CO m
pany along
with nunner-
Gus othe
stars, Samuel
insult, preSi-
dent Of the
company, re-
ports.
ms ull, in
his re ort.
shows a loss
OF $558,528
for the year,
due to the
high cost Of
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
Woman Fai1sts Near
Gas Jet. OUercOnle

Seized with a fainting spell
while attempting to ignite q gas
Jet last night, Mary Copeland, 65,
800 block of r st. N. E., was over
come by the fumes in the kitchen
of her home.
Other occupants Of the house
summoned medical aid from Casu-
atty Hospital and the woman was
revived. She tainted before she
had time to light the open jet.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
President Speeds
Drought Relief

President Hoover today Speeded
Federal agencies into action to
provide relief for farmers in a
dozen drought-stricken States as
Governors hurried ho me to
launch State and local organiza-
tions as Q part Of q broadscale
relief program.
Confronted with reports that
Immediate aid is necessary to pre-
vent sacrifice Of livestock and
perhaps to prevent epidemicS OF
disease In some areas, the PreSi-
dent moved swiftly to translate
d paper plan into reality.
The first presidential act was
expected to be the setting up of
. Federal drought relief coordi-
nation committee composed Of
Arthur M. Hyde, Secretary Of Ag-
ficuIture: Alexander III. Legge,
Chairman Of the Farm Boards
Paul Bestor, Farm Loan Comnis-
sioner: John Barton Payne. Chair.
man Of the Red Cross: DR.. Hugh
4. Cumming Of the Public Health
Service and Alfred p. Thorn Of
The American Railway Associa-
tion.
Outline Of Plan
The plan, as outlined after the
conference with Governors, in
cludes:
Setting up Of Federal Coordi-
nation Committee to work with
State and local agencies.
Naming Of state drought re.
lief committees by governors who
believe there is such need. and
naming of county committees.
Immediate planning to provide
relief III loans through the Fed
eral Farm Board. the intermediate
credit bank system, or other Fed
eral or local agencies.
Organization of committees In
drought-ridden countie by the
American Red Cross, which has
made q preliminary ALLEGATION Of
q fund Of s., ,000. 0.OOC.
Collection and dissemination Of
information concerning sources Of
feed supply, with Iowa. Nebraska
and other States haJing a surplus
Of feed, setting up committees to
insure steady flow to needy
areas.
Department Of Agriculture to
consider speeding Federal-State
road building programs and other
methods Of providing employ.
naent.
Liberal Loans Urged
The governors who attended
the conference generally said they
believed the plan agreed upon
would be helpful. President
Hoover was insistent upon local
and State agencies providing re-
Lief, While at least some Of the
governors declared q very liberal
Federal loan policy wa necessary.
The question Of Federal loans
was IF; to the Federal coordina.
ton committee. While the farm
board and intermediate credit
banks have announced they had
plenty Of money to loan, they
have insisted the. cannot loan
except upon good security.
Governors ErnmerSon, of IIli-
nois. and Reed. of Kansas, both
Of whom had declared that such
q loan policy could not bring re-
lief. declined to discuss the
credit situation after the confer
ence.
President Hoover was to confer
this afternoon with Sam II.
Thompson, president Of the Amer.
ican Farm Bureau Federation: C..
g. Talbot, chairman Of the board
OF the Farmers Union, and Louis
=. Taber, master Of the National
Grange.
Temperature Normal, I
2. i / II + ~ b y .
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
RINGS But SLIGHT RELIEF TO DROUGHT PARCHED EAST
PEOPLE You Read About
Dnchess Annstnsid
Facing Deportation

Nine. Anastasia Tchaikoysly,
protege of Mr.. and Mrs. viii
liam B. Leeds, tinpIate mag
nate, faces deportation by the
United States Government.
Nine. TchaikovslEy claims TO be
the Duchess Anastasia, dalg1-
ter of the slain Car of Russia.
The permit allowing her to
remain IN the United States ex.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15

pired August
8, and thus
far she has
not asked for
q rene E wal.
She arrived
In America in
J u1y, 1923,
e n shrouded
In mystery
Since com
. ing here she
has moved In
social circles
. Mrs. Leeds,
who Is the
former Prin-
The Washington times., 1930-08-15

cess Xenia Of Nine. TchaikovaIEy.
Greece, and would be q first
cousin Of the duchess.
Nine. Tchaikovsky win be
given 80 days In which to make
application for renewal Of per-
NIT BY the Government.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15

dor to Mex
leo, win be
joined by his
wife inlmedi-
ateiy.
Mrs. Nor
row, with her
da u d b ter,
Con ance;
Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w,
HuIst, and
Mr.. and Mrs.
John /. Howe,
neiQnloorS Of
the Morrows,
left n e W
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
JUDGE SMITH TALKS

ALEXANDRIA. Va, Aug. 15.--
Judge Howard w. Smith, Demo
cratic nominee for Congress, was
the speaker at the weekly
luncheon Of the Kiwanis Club
yesterday. It was Judge Smiths
first appearance as q speaker
since he assumed the judgeship Of
the corporation court In 1925.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15

s m o OF OF
Utah, and
his bride,
former Alice
r. q y / D II
Sheets. LEI t
yesterday for
Honolulu.
The couple
win san from
San Fran
cisco Satur.
day and will
be gone for
three nnOf1tl1g.
They @Ae-e
married two
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
BANK STATEMENT

New York Clearing House ex.
change, $3.50, ,000. 900.
New York Clearing House bal
ance, $124. 4.OO0.0 600.
Customs receipts, $13. .5T8. .382.11.
Treasury balance, $11O,7l4..
275 .66.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15

MRS. eMOOT months g 8 o
and shortly afterwards the
Senator was called to Washing
ton for the London Naval
Treaty vote.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
Garden Among Stars
Signed By InsulI
szl1lsss -

CHICAGO, Aug. 15r-Mary
Garden has signed e contract
for the coming year with the
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
Reed Smoot and Bride
Start on HoneynoOn

SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. Is.
Starting on their delayed
honeymoon, Senator Reed
The Washington times., 1930-08-15

Mrs. MORROW 7 Q : laSU
night for Cuernavaca, summer
reStort near the Mexican capt
tai, where the ambassador Is
recovering from an illness.
The Washington times., 1930-08-15
Mrs. sMOrrouU 20 Join
III Mate IN Mexico

NEW YORK, Aug. is. Dwight
w. Morrow, American AmbasSa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
The Best Radios

us demonstrate the special feature offered by the big
dio World-Atwater Kent Majestic, Philco, Radiola
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
PLAN AMEN DMENTS
TO PISTOL MEASURE
Delegation Appears Before House
Committee to Suggest
Changes.

After hearing Mai Pratt, superintend-
ent of the Metropolitan police; Cor
poration Counsel Bride and Rufus W..
Pearson, attorney for the Board of
Trade and other civic organizations,
the House District committee, at a
special meeting yesterday, instructed
MIR. Bride and Mr.. Pearson to prepare
a draft of the bill containing suggested
amendments to the bill which has been
under consideration aimed at discourage
ing sale, possession and carrying of
dangerous weapons, commonly called
''tEe gun-toting bill"
Corporation Counsel Bride promised
to submit the redrafted bill to the Dis
trict committee befort its next regular
meeting, Wednesday. One of the con-
troverSial amendments is regarding the
desirablity of requiring a bond when
permits are granted to responsible
parties for possession of such danger
Gus weapons.
Another controversial amendment is
whether the penalties provided should
be mandatory or whether discretion
would be left with the court to impose
less than prescribed minimum SEN
tence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
GRANT ASSISTANT
TO Be REPLACED
Mai. PeterSon'S Duties viii
BE Filled by Lieut.. Butler
April l.

An order was issued by the War De-
partment yesterday relieving Maj. Virgil
L. Peterson, Corps of Engineers, from his
present duties as assistant to Lieut. Col
U. s. Grant, Sd, Corps of Engineers
director of public buildings and public
parks in the National Capital, effective
April 1, and directing him to report
to the chief of Engineers of the Army
for duty in his Office in the Munitions
Building.
Another order relieves First Lieut.
Frederic B. Butler, Corps of Engineers
from his present duties as assistant to
the engineer in charge of river and
harbor works in the district of San
Francisco, effective April l, and direct
ing him to proceed to Washington,
d. C., and report to Lieut.. Col. Grant.
Lieut.. Butler has already served a
three-year tour of duty in this vicinity.
Born in California, october 5, 1896, he
was an honor graduate of the United
States Military Academy, class of No
veInber, 1918, and assigned to the En-
gineer Corps, few days too late, how
ever, for service in the World War.
From December, 1918, to September
1922, he was stationed at Fort Hum
phreys Va, and was attached sue
ceSsively to the 5th and 18th Regiments
of Engineers. He also took a post
graduate course at the Engineer School
at that post and in the following year
was a student at the Field Artillery
School at Fort Sill, Okla.
In January, 1928, he was appointed
military aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen.
William D. Conner, commanding the
United States forces in China, and from
the following August to June, 1926, he
was in charge of engineering opera
lions of the American forces in that
country. Returning to the United States
in the Fall of 1925 he served as an in
Structor in military engineering at the
West Point Military Academy until the
Fall of 1927, when he was assigned to
important engineering work in the San
Francisco district, under direction of
the district engineer. Under his new
orders he will make the trip from San
Francisco to this city by way of the
Panama Canal and New York and
should arrive here for duty the latter
part of April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
PHILATELISTS INVITE
NEW YORK COLLECTORS
President Johnson and Others of
Society to Return Courtesies
Shown Them in Gotham.

In return for courtesies extended
them during a recent visit to New York
officers andl members of the Washing
ton Philatelic Society have invited a
delegation from the Collectors's Club
of New York to visit this city February
IA and are making plans for their en-
tertainment
The Washington party which visited
in New York consisted of w. A. john
son. president of the society; Philip
Simms Warren, treasurer; Maurice S.
Petty. secretary; c. H. Vaughn of the
board of governors and w. Hayden Col
Inns and Lieut.. Col. c. S. Hamilton,
u. S. A.
The stamp collections displayed by
the Washingtonians in New York in
cluled Col. Hamilton's stamps of Mex
leo, Mr.. Vaughn's stamps Of the British
Empire and a number of rare stamps
collected by Mr.. Warren.
Many famous stamp collectors gath
cred at the Collectors Club to view the
exhibits Of the local men, who later
were entertained at dinner at the New
York Athletic Club.