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The Washington times., 1930-04-04
KITTY REFUTES
HOTEL CHARGE

"Kitty" Costello today denied
statements made in the house
Tuesday that she and Prohibition
Agent Yates had registered at a
local hotel as "Mr. and Mrs.
Holden; when she was a Federal
undercover agent gathering eyi-
dence against liquor law vio-
lators.
The statement concerning her
registry at the hotel was made
by Representative LaGuardia (R)
New York, during a speech in
which he charged the agents
were extravagant with Govern
ment money. He has promised
Miss Costello he will correct his
statement in the Congressional
Record.
Miss Costello has receipts show.
ing she registered as Miss Esther
Holden" and announced the
vouchers LaGuardia saw con.
tained no items for room rent.
"I was at the hotel several
weeks before Yates was sent there
to work on the case," Miss Cos.
tello said. "I was in room 512
and he came :, the hotel and
represe ted himself as my
brother, as he had been directed
to do by Administrator Herbert.
He registered in room 514 under
the name of Joseph D. Holden.
"He paid rent for his room and
turned it on his expense account,
as is required Of a regular agent.
And paid for my room out Of
the $5 a day allowance"
Miss Costello declared LaGuar-
dies statements not only reflected
upon her reputation but made it
embarrassing for her husband.
She said Yates. wife was in
washington at the time: that he
spent little time in his hotel room,
and that Mrs. Yates generally
was with them when they went
out In search for evidence.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Bank Embezzler Found
Inmate of POOrhOuse

CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 4
Sought for Is Years for
embezzlement of $1,000 from the
Citizens National Bank, of Engle-
wood, N. j., Abram Cornelius, jr.,
81, known here as A. P. Cornell,
today was under arrest at the
county poor farm.
His former stenographer, Lo-
retta Adelgais, now only 80 years
old, is in the State Hospital for
the Insane. Their three children
are in a home for juvenile de-
pendents.
Cornelius has confessed.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04

Many men have worked life
time and spent q fortune trying
to enter the, United States Sen.
ate, but there's a tall Irishman
member who'd rather be called
Pat" at home by the iceman
than wear the dignity accorded
the name Senator" in the ma
tional capital.
He is Senator Pat Sullivan of
Wyoming, Republican, Irish to
the core and loyal to the West
where he has spent AZ years Of
his life. .
He'd rather debate problems sof
state with his friends on a bank
corner in Casper, Wyo., where
he lives, than engage in the
wrangles out of which emerge
the country's laws. Sent here
by the governor to succeed the
late Senator Warren Of Wyoming
in early December, after four
months service, he is already
pining for Wyoming. and will
retire when the present session
of Congress comes to an end.
Wants Hills
He wants specifically a hill
country, the hill country OF
Wyoming with its white-capped
mountains, he said.
II think friendships mean so
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Forest Fire Suspects
Are Listed for Arrest

AS rain yesterday halted forest
fires in nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia. officials Of the State de-
partment of forestry in Maryland
announced that a list Of persons
believed responsible for the flames
had been reported by forest war
dens. The list may result in sew
eral arrests for careleSSness.
Damage from the series of fires
was being checked today. Among
the ruins were the old lockhouse
and two unoccupied dwellings at
Great Falls, Md.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Day Celebrated
By World. War Order

The annual celebration of Army
Day by the Military Order of the
World War will be held Saturday
at II o'clock at the north entrance
to the State. War and Navy Build.
ing.
The program will be opened by
a concert by the United States
Army Band from 11:45 o'clock
until noon. after which Capt
George F. Unmacht, commander
Of the District Chapter, Military
Order Of the World War. will make
the opening address. Other ad
dresses will be by Admiral T. j.
Cowie, national commander of the
order. and Secretary Of War Pat
rick j. Hurley.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Judge" Larrick Found
Dead of Heart Attack

Jacob B. Larrick, veteran
policeman, who was retired from
the force Tuesday, was found
dead in his bed at his home in
the 1000 block Rhode Island
Ave. N. E., early this morning by
his son. Death was the result Of
a heart attack,
For a number Of year Judge"
Larrick served as desk CLERK in
the detective bureau from p. m.
to midnight. s.;
Larrick had apparently been in
the best Of health and was pre-
pairing to enjoy himself following
his retirement. Funeral arrange
ments have. not been announced.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
BRIDE SLUGGED.
AND STOLEN

CHICAGO, April 4 t1N.S)-
Authorities today began a search
for Mrs. Anna Storing, 18, q
bride of one week, who was. struck
down and kidnapped last night. by
a man who police believe was .
rejected sutton. :.
Mrs. Storing was slugged and
abducted by a man who hustled
her away in an automobile.
Police today we're seeking
Joseph Palumbo. II, former ad.
mirer of the girl, who was placed
under a peace bond recently after
Storing complained Pa1umbo had
threatened to kill both Mrs. Stor-
ring and the young husband.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Alexandria Cop Used
Rough Words, Boys Say

+ "We'll part your hair with a
blackjack" Don't get hard"
was what five Washington
youths were told by an Alexan-
dria policeman early this morn
ing when their car was stopped
and searched without revealing
any liquor.
r. M. Toney, 81, 1900 block
Connecticut Ave., who was
driving, said that he will report
the incident to the Alexandria
authorities. His four companions
were Paul Hatch and j. E. Rawls,
jr., also of 1900 block Connecticut
Ave; William Jordan and j. w.
Haggard, both Of the Cavalier
Apartments.
The search occurred on the
Observation-Disclosures road.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
2 Georgetown Students
Get Scholars Medals

Gold medals for scholastic
standing were awarded to two
students Of the Georgetown For
eign Service School at the general
assembly yesterday.
Francis v. Fitzgerald, of Litch-
Held, Mimi, won the 1r. Villa. /,
n. Notz award for the highest
average in economic principles
while II. Gerald Smith was given
the Miguel Cruchaga award in
s'Outstanding Problems in Inter.
American Relations"
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Body Considers
Lakes-tO-Gulf Project

A showdown on the proposal OF
Army engineers to take over the
Illinois waterway as a part of the
lakes-to-gulf project was expected
in the House Rivers and HarborS
Committee today.
Negotiations were under way be-
tween opponents Of the waterway
and representatives Of great lake
States who have been fighting di-
version of water from Lake Micki-
gan.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
BEGGAR SOUGHT
|NSTRANGLING

CHICAGO, April 4 QNSJ-
Search for the slayer who
Strangled Mrs. Mildred HelSing,
26-year-old housewife, by winding
a satin ribbon about her throat.
turned today to a youth Of II or
18 and a beggar, both Of whom
were seen near the HelSing apart
ment on the day of the murder.
Neighbors saw the suspected
youth shortly before the young
bride was slain. He is believed
to have robbed three apartments
in a nearby building only an
hour before Mrs. Helsing was
strangled to death in her apart
ment.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Police Seek PickpOcket
In Downtown Theaters

Extra police details were placed
In all downtown theaters yester-
day by Inspector William S.
shelby, head of detectives, fol-
lowing an eighth successful pocket
picking.
The latest victim was Elwood
8. Noorhead, jr., Of the $500
block Seventeenth st. N. W., who
reported that a wallet, containing
An undetermined sum Of money
and cards, was taken from his
pecket. -
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Californian Opens ~
RattIesnaIxe Season

GRID LEY. Calf: April 4
UN.S0 The yea first rattle
snake story: Bob Eggs. removing
q fence post, found q snake with
six rattlerS at the bottom of the
hole. Snakes are rare in this dis
trict and this one was believed to
have been washed down by high
Y ter. -
Bisgs used the fence post as Q
ram to dispatch the snake.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Citizens in Alexandria
Oppose Fare Increase

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April A.
Tie mass meeting of citizens of
annexed territory last night in
the Armory Hall passed a resolu-
tion asking that r. L. May, owner
of the bus and street car lines,
continue his request for a raise in
rates for three months while oper-
alton of the utilities under the
present system was tried.
In the event May win not
accede to the request committee
will be appointed to go to Rich
mond April 8 and fight the pro-
posed increase.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
PLAN To PROBE
FIREWORKS
EXPLOSION
Ten Killed IN Blast Identified
At Morgue In Demolished
Village In Pennsylvania

(continued From Page ~
Of the eight one-story buildings
that comprised the plants struc'
lures. -
Five other persons, seriously In
jured by the series Of deafentng
blasts. were reported as In .
"fair condition" at Bryn Mawr
Hospital.
Identify Bodies
Identification Of the bodies was
completed at the temporary
morgue this morning. Through
out the night friends and relar
tives, torn between fear and hope,
visited the Inortlary. Pitift11
scenes were enacted as wife. or
father, or mother had fears con.
firmed.
Meanwhile, pending the inquest
scheduled for 10 O'Clock this
morning. sorrow-stricken residents
of Devon began the task Of re.
pairing the physical havoc
wrought by the explosions. The
streets Of the little village pre-.
sented a scene of indescribable
confusion. Telegraph poles and
trees lay in a twisted. tangled
mass. and roofs of the little
frame dwellings occupied by the
wcrkmen had been torn away as
though by q giant scythe.
Seek Blast Cause
Considerable speculation was
aroused over the cause of the
blast. One report was that fric-
tion caused by rubbing together
some OF the finished fireworks
stored In the center building
where the first detonation Oc-
Cured resulted in the explosions.
The first blast In the center
building is believed to have caused
the dislodging Of fireworks. in the
other structures. Every building
In the plant was demolished by
the rapid succession Of blasts
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
AUTO EXPORTS GAIN

Automotive exports in February
were valued at $32. 2.7S4. 900, an in
crease Of per cent over January,
the Department Of Commerce an
nounced today. The February
valuation was lower than Febru-
ary, 1929. The chief markets for
passenger machines we're Bel
GUM, Canada, Argentina. Mexico
and the United Kingdom. -
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
$4,000 POLICY
NAMED MAN
BENEFICIARY
Woman and Child Hacked to
Death With Hatchet; Negro
Servant Found Shot Dead

SEBRING, Fla, April 4 GIN.
SO.-William Carver. ?. real es-
tate operator, formerly of StroudS-
burg, Pa, was held in the county
Jail today on a suspicion warrant
while authorities planned to grill
him further in connection with
the murder of his young wife and
2.year-old son in their home here
Wednesday afternoon.
+. Carver was taken into custody
last night almost "a hours after
Q coroner's. jury briefly examined
the scene of the crimes and de-
cided the mother and child we're
hacked to death with a hatchet
in the hands of Ben Whitehead
. negro who did odd jobs about
the house.
ExOnerated Earlier.
The coroner's jury also exon
Grated Carver, who said he came
home, found the negro ransack'
Ing the home, discovered the
murder of his wife and son and
shot the negro to death.
A warrant charging Carver with
murder was not served upon him,
although it was issued and sworn
by States Attorney Grady Bur
ton after an investigation Of the
killings.
Protests Innocence.
Tt looks like they are trying
to railroad me by putting b
negro's word against mine," Car
yer said, protesting his innocence
from his Jail cell.
Burton ordered Carver takHE
into custody on the strength OF
the "uncovering Of new evidence" ;"
This, he said, included the revela-
ton that a $4,000 insurance
policy on Mrs. Carver, naming
Carver and their two children
beneficiaries, in the order named,
had been taken out In December,
1929.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
IN BEARD
KILLS OLD MAN

HOBOKEN, N. j.. April 4
GN.S0. - Kupper Bier. whose
relatives estimate his age as 100
years, died at his home here
yesterday: Members of the family
said death was caused by burns
which the patriarch suffered
about a week ago, when he set his
beard afire while trying to light
a cigar In bed.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Fishermen Face Jail
Terms as Migrants

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April A.
Bruce Lyons and George Newton,
fishermen, today were sentenced
to six months in jail on a charge
Of vagrancy. They noted an ap-
peal and were released on $1,000
bond. They were arrested last
night when a house near the
barge wharf was raided.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
SHOT I'M THE BACK

ALEXANDRIA. Va, April 1.
Emmett s. Edwards is in the Alex
andria Hospital suffering from
a bullet. wound in the back. said
to have been received in an alter.
cation at Clifton Va.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26

his shop. Following the lecture, a
reception will be held in sculpture
court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
MRS. BONIFIELD DIES
Aged City Woman to Be
Buried Thursday.

Funeral services will be held at
SIS. Peter and Paul Cathedral at 9
Thursday for Mrs. Julia A. Boni-
field, 70, mother Of Fred Bonife1d,
indianapolis attorney, who died
Tuesday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. J. Voelcker, 46 West
Twenty street, after an ex-
tended illness.
Mrs. Bonif1eld had lived in Indi-
annapolis most of her life.
Surviving her, besides the son
Fred and the daughter with whom
she lived, are another son, Hugh w.
Bonified, of Chicago, and a daugh-
ter. Mrs. Marene Bonifleld Crooke,
CT Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
BY ARTHUR MURRAY
Written for NEA Service
THERE is versatility to the Bos-
4 ton Balance.

THERE is versatility to the Bos-
4 ton Balance.
Danced equally as we'll to fox
trot and waltz music. it possesses
the grace and refinement which
removes modern dancing from the
romp and stomp of past years.
But watch your step" Only prac-
tice makes perfect this novel dance.
Begin with the left foot and do
a forward waltz step of three counts
i, 2, 3. (See diagram.
Quickly place the right foot d.
rectly to the right side and hold the
weight on the right foot for three
counts, 5, 6.
While the weight is on the right
foot. close the left foot to the right
without placing any weight on the
left.
Repeat the entire movement of
six counts, beginning with the left
foot.
After learning this step to waltz
tempo, practice it for fox trot time,
Whereas a balance step is given
three beats in the waltz tempo, it is
given only two counts in fox trot
time. The quick steps in the waltz
also are done quickly in the fox trot.
Either Singing in the Bath Tub
fox trot) or Love Me" (waltz) is
suitable music for the Boston Bal
ance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
To HPoint-Up" Appetite
Just Stimulate Digestion

Whenever, the end Of the day
finds, you. out-of- sorts; food doesn't
tempt you and won't digest: breath
is bad; tongue coated. just chew a
candy tablet before bedtime. To-
morrow you'll be new personi
A candy Cascaret clears up a
bilious, gassy, headachy condition
every time Puts appetite on edge.
Helps digestion. Activates bowels.
Cascarets are made from cascara,
which authorities say actually
strengthens bowel muscles. SO, take
these delightful tablets as often as
you please; or give them freely to
children. All drug stores sell Cas-
carets for a dime. and no dollar
preparation could do better work.
Advertisement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
Woman Dies at Work

RH Times Special
FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind, Feb. &c.
Mrs. Mary Barrett, 4S. employed by
the j. A. Long Produce Company
here, was found dead in the COM
pany'S Office by Lawrence Baily. an
other employee. Heart disease is
blamed. She leaves her husband,
James H. Barrett. Snider, Okla; two
children, Mrs. H. L. Strand, BeggS,
Okla. and Miss Helen Barrett,
Fountain City; her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Oliver Clark, Fountain City,
and two brothers. Vern Borden,
Beckley, w. Va, and Paul, Fountain
City.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
RAIL OFFICIAL TO TALK
Pennsylvania Employees Win Hold
Safety Rally at Gym.

PENNSYLVANIA railway employees
will hear Frank E. Strouse, Chicago,
special representative of the rail-
way. speak at a safety rally and en-
tertainment at the Pennsy gym at 8
Thursday night Strouse is safety
director Of the western region of the
railway.
The Red Arrow quartet, the Indi-
annapolis division employees military
band, and Doc Hendricks, yard con-
ductor and harmonica player, will
appear on the program. A safety
skit will be given by Columbus divi-
sion players.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
is MARRIAGE
DRUDGERY?

So long as you guard health and
radiant youth the responsibilities
of home and family will not irk
YOU. But after marriage every other
woman faces a condition that
causes despair.
Youth slips away and with 1t
goes energy. Nerves get iumpy.
Bilious spells are frequent. You
feel so hstless and tired that getting
a simple meal becomes a tremen-
dous task. Life. then. is a burden.
Your trouble can be traced to the
liver. 1t is too lazy to keep nature S
antisephc flowing normally. AS a
result. millions of germs constantly
breeding in the body poison the
blood. Health is undermined.
DIOXOL quickly and pleasantly
corects this condition. 1t contains
a rare liver gland secretion that
ACTUALLY STIMULATES THE
LIVER and so restores to normal
the flow of natures antiseptie-
Germs are destroyed. their growth
prevented. The blood is purified.
And soon glorious good health and
energy return. Stay Young. Stay
Healthy. Take DIOXOL. IF your
druggist cannot supply you. send
60c to the Wyeth Chemical Co.. Inc.
SIS Madison Avenue, New York
City. and a full-size package will
be sent you. postpaid.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
NEXT: The Michigan.
BOSTON JEWELER IN
ART LECTURE HERE
Frank G. Hale Slated for Address
at John Heron Institute.
Frank Gardner Hale. Boston,iew-

eler, Will lecture at
3 p. m. Saturday
at John Heron
Art Institute on
"Jewelry and the
Crafts"
A collection of
his work is on dis
play at the insti-
tute, in connection
with an exhibition
of crafts work sent
by the Boston. So
ciety of Arts and
Crafts.
Hale studied his
craft in England,
orEi fha,, at0oVoI
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
ConvaIescent Man Dies

g. United Press
HAMMOND. Ind, Feb. CIVIL
lard G. Azbill. Ct, recuperating from
an illness. was wrapped in warm
blankets and taken to the front
porch to enjoy the sunshine and
Spring-like weather. A neighbor
passing the house stopped to talk
with Azbill and found him dead.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
Shoots Wife After Divorce

81 JHited Press
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 26-Unwill-
ing to suffer the loss of his beau
tiful Mexican wife. Baron Ettore
Apperti Pennarola. an Italian, shot
her when she divorced him. and to-
day was under arrest charged with
the crime. The wound may prove
fatal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
HOOVERS ENTERTAINED
First Couple Are Guests of Secre-
tary of Agriculture.
81 United Press

~ CUtted Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover were guests
Tuesday night at the eighth of the
series of cabinet dinners, at the
home of Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Arthur M. Hyde. Only the
dinners of Secretary of Commerce
Lamont and Secretary of Labor
Davis remain on the social schedule.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
ASSAILS TROTSKI BOOK
Soviet Poet Describes Communist as
Greatest Munchausen.'

BU United Press
MOSCOW, Feb. ga violent at
tack on the autobiography of Leon
Trotski, which was published re-
Gently in Germany. has appeared in
the columns of the government
mouth piece, IzveStia.
It took the form of a poem by
Demian Byedni the most popular
writer of topical verse in the Soviet
Union, in which ne calls the former
commiSSar of war a new Baron
Munchausen" who "outlieS all the
old MunchauSens."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
City Costs Increase

PV Times Special
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Feb. 26.-
Costs of city government of South
Bend, as announced by the depart
ment of commerce at Washington
show an increase per capita from
5000 in 1927 to $33.01 In 1928.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26

'Now-a-days we kno7v that Calcium
Carbonate is the one sure, safe relief
for gas, "sourness" and other stomach
disorders"
Calcium Carbonate, properly COM
pounded, does not burn and irritate
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effective) nor does it disturb the nor
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organs. Best of all, it is quite harmless
in any quantities.
SuaEt's Dyspepsia Tablets are an
ideal form of Calcium Carbonate,
blended with other valuable substances.
That's why we recommend them as
safest for children and best for men
and women.
, MAKE THIS TESTS
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attire meals and note the quick relief
from gas and discomfort of over-eating.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
BRICK RELAXING VIEWED
Marion Officials Consider Method of
Street Repair.

street Repair.
RI Times Special
MARION, Ind, Feb. 26.-Brick
streets at Anderson recently relaid
by Curtis Green, Marion contrac-
tor, have been inspected by Mayor
Jack Edwards and the three mem
bers of the board of works. George
Ring. Forest brook and c. M. Shaw
ley.
Green has submitted several pro-
poSals for work here and inspection
of the Anderson streets was made at
his request.
Action by the works board has
been delayed pending a ruling from
the state board of accounts on pay
ment for sample square which
Green has offered to relay.
The bricks are relaid at a cost
of less than one-third of new pave
ment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26
C0OLIDGES TAKE REST
Former Chief Executive, Wife Are
Guests at Hearst Ranch.

BB United Press
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal, Feb.
26.-Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
today had complete seclusion from
an attentive California public, as
guests of William R. Hearst at his
San Simeon ranch, sixty miles
from here. The former President
was looking forward to several days
of rest.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-26

The Boston Balance Is described be-
low by Arthur Murray, noted dancing
teacher. in the series on stepping in
style" which he is writing for The
Times and NEA Service. This is the
eleventh of twelve articles.