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The Washington times., 1930-11-21
Free-for-AII Fight
| At Ohio U. Probed

COLUMBUS, OHIO, Nov. 21
1.N.S0-Authorities Of Obi o
State University opened an in
quiry today into a riot and free
for-all-fight waged in a down
town theater here last night fol
lowing a rally parade when the
Buckeye football team entrained
for Champaign. H., for the an
nual game with the University
of Illinois.
Eight students were arrested.
They were released by Chief of
Police Harry E. French when
Joseph A. Park, dean of men at
the university, took the students
into custody of his office.
Edward j. Melniker, manager
Of the theater, refused to press
charges against the student
rioters.
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
BUDGET LISTED
/. IN ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov. 21.-
The budget presented to the city
council yesterday by City Man
ager Lawrence provides for the
expenditure of $665,026 to run
the city next year.
The largest items are general
expenses, $339,131' the school
fund, increase by $20,450 to
$174,000, and the sinking fund
and interest fund increased to
$141,895, largely due to the in
creased interest on the annexa-
ton bond issue.
The police fund was increased
$13, 900 to care for six additional
policemen who will be put on
December /.
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
CAPONE DEALT
SERIOUS
BLOW
Conviction of lack Guzlk, AIS
Right Hand Man, Aids Fed
eral Action to Cleanse City

CHICAGO, Nov. 81 QN.S0
Spurred on by the concerted cam.
paign Of the Federal Government
to crush organized crime here, vir.
tually every law enforcement
agency in Chicago today was raj.
lying its forces to break the power
Of gang rule.
Announcement Of the Federal
Governments war against the
rule of bomb and gun, made in
Washington by Attorney General
Mitchell, was greeted here with an
enthusiastic response from city
and State authorities. Wholesale
arrests of gangsters are antici-
pated.
Blow to Capone
The conviction Of Jack Guzik,
Capone business manager and
public enemy, was viewed by po-
lice and the Secret Six" commit
tee of the Association of Com
Iaerce as the most far-reaching
blow dealt thus far to the Capone
gang. Guzik faces possible SEN
tence of Is years in prison for in
come tax evasion.
It was revealed here that the
Federal authorities are being sup
ported by the "fortifying and
strengthening" of the various Fed
eral agencies.
Assistant Attorney General Will
liam j. Froelich has been in Chi
cago for several weeks assisting
United States Attorney George
Z. @. johnson to coordinate the
various branches of Federal serv-
ice for the assault upon crime
on all fronts.
Other investigators from Wash
ington have been sent here,
neither the Attorney General nor
the District Attorney would dis
close the number. The Internal
Revenue Departments intelligence
unit, headed by A. P. Madden,
has been reinforced with more
agents. This unit brought about
Guzik's conviction on income tax
frauds and is regarded as the
most effective OF Federal crime
fighting agencies. The Govern
Inent's major blows against tax
dodgers will be struck through
this medium, it was revealed.
OBrien Next Case
The next case scheduled for
trial is that of State Representa-
tive Lawrence c. O'Brien. His case
has been set ahead of such gang
sters as Terry Druggan, Sam Gu
zik, Frank Nitti (the .enforcer)
and Frank Lake to prevent his
claiming legislative m m unity
when the House convenes in jan
uary.
"We hope Guzik's conviction
presages more and even greater
achievements of a similar nature, .
District Attorney johnson com.
mented after Guzik was found
guilty.
One hundred law enforcement
officers. judges, professors and
civic leaders met at a police con-
ference yesterday and united to
cooperate ole-heartedly in the
war on criminal forces. Whether
their help will be called on by the
Federal authorities remained a
question.
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
Boulder Dam Suit
Defense Plans Laid

Representatives of six Of the
seven States making up the So
called Colorado River compact
met with Solicitor General
Thomas e. Thatcher today to
plan defense in the proceeding
entered in the Supreme Court by
the State of Arizona.
Arizona brought its action IN
an effort to have declared un-
constitutional the Colorado River
compact and to prevent construc-
ton Of the dam, contending that
it did not obtain an equitable
division of water under the Gov
ernment plan.
The Washington times., 1930-11-21

DELAWARE, Ohio, Nov. 81
QN.s0.-An unusual class fight,
waged entirely by women students
at Ohio Wesleyan University
here, was probed by officials Of
the school today. The riot was
halted by police.
During the fight, which started
when freshmen girls revolted
against wearing their freshmen
berets and the sophomores at
tempted to enforce the tradi-
tional rule, faces were scratched.
dresses were torn and hair was
pulled viciously.
FrOSh Does Quake Dance
The senior class rules commit
tee yesterday ordered all fresh.
men girls to wear their berets.
Penalty for violation Of the or
der was a thorough ducking. The
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
College Girls Pull HAIR
Use Nails in Riot

freshmen replied they didn't want
to wear them, and declared they
would rather burn them.
The sophomores then took a
hand and marched In a body to
the freshman cottages. Some OF
the frosh were ducked with flour
and water.
The first-year women then or.
ganized, charged the upper class
women and the battle was on.
Following the fight. the fresh
men marched through downtown
streets in snake-dance formation
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
DOCTORS COLLABoRATE

"Radiology AS a. Career" is the
subject upon which three Wash
ington physicians, Drs. Arthur c:
Christie, Edwin A. Merritt ana
Thomas A. Grover are collabora-
ting, to read at the sixteenth
annual convention Of the Radio
logical Society Of North America
IN Los Angeles. December Ito ,.
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
PARTY REPEAL
PLANK SEEN
BY COX
Ex-0hio Governor Sees Move
BY Democrats as Likely;
Holds Roosevelt as Leader

NEW YORK, Nov. II dNS).
Prediction Of a prohibition repeal
plank In the Democrats platform
in 1882, made here by James M,
Cox, former governor Of Ohio,
brought discussion today.
Cox, who is In New York to
attend the wedding today Of his
son, James M. Cox; jr.. to Miss
Helen Rumsey, of st. Louis and
Miami Beach, said he regarded
prospects for a Democratic vic
tory in 1892 as bright, provided
the Democrats entered the battle
with no thought except the
simple political philosophy OF
Thomas jefferson"
Certain Of Plank
Regardless Of the dry South
and the drifting away IN the
election two years ago Of ira
ditionally Democratic Southern
States, Cox said he thought a re-
peal plank would be voted by the
Democrats.
Regulation Of public utilities,
unemployment; water power and
placing the nation on q sound
economic basis through a scien.
tific tariff worked out by experts,
will be leading issues in the next
campaign. Cox predicted.
He said owen d. Young and
Newton D. Baker were being men
toned by Democrats as a Presi-
Dental candidate, but he thought
Governor Roosevelt Of New York
loomed largest. He said:
'Tt is of the utmost import
ance that something be done
and done promptly to get rid of
the feeling abroad out Of
which has grown what virtually
amounts to q boycott on Amer.
ican products in the countries
of Europe. ANY tariff act
evolved to take the place Of the
tariff law now in force should
be the work Of economists and
should take into consideration
international trade, . subject
that our present Department Of
Commerce, I'm my opinion, has
not paid sufficient attention
to-"
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
Charlton, WOOLlDOrth
Executive, Dies at 67

WESTPORT, Mass, Nov. 21,
UNS0.-Earle Perry Charlton,
vice president Of the r. w. Wool
worth Company organization,
president of the mills bearing his
name in this city and . leader
In financial and business circles,
in New England, was dead today
at his home in Westport Harbor.
He was 81.
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
BUCHAREST HAS BLAST

BUCHAREST, Nov. 81 G.NS0.
Explosion of a reservoir contain
ing 500 truck loads of gasoline,
caused damage of more than
100000, with the flames raging
throughout the night.
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
FARMERS MEET

LEESBURG, Va, Nov. 21-The
Lovettsville Farmers Club held
its November meeting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mercer
Love.
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
KENTUCKY OBSERVATORY

Contracts have been awarded
for construction Of q $4,000 OBJ
servatory at the University Of
Kentuekys 60.
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
DUTCH ROAD SYSTEM

The Netherlands have q road
system covering $4,000 miles,
varying from surfaces Of granite
lblocks to 'Teclaimnig board roads.
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
Surrey OF Business
ReUenLs Iv1aprOUeI7aent

NEW YORK, Nov. 81 (IN.S.). !.
A survey of industrial conditions
in 16 States today revealed gem
eral business improvements ands
some betterment in the employ
ment situation. The survey was
made by the National Association
of Manufacturers.
The 18 States were California,
Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Massachusetts,, Michigan, :
Missouri, New York, Utah, Chic,
Oklahoma Rhode Island, Wash
ington, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut, and Georgia.
The Washington times., 1930-11-21
I0 Men, Barge, Tugs,
LiOuOr Are Seized

BOSTON, Nov. 81 GN.So.
Nineteen men we're under arrest,
and an ocean-going tug and two
barges, all alleged to be laden
with q cargo of liquor, described
by Federal officials as one Of the
largest ever seized along the
coast, were under guard today by
Coast Guard patrol boats IN
Boston harbor.
The tug and barges were seized
late Wednesday night about 40
miles south of Rockland, Me-, by
the Coast Guard patrol boat
Jackson, under command of. !.
Boatswain Michael j. Bruce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-27
KELLEY CALLS OIL
PROBE 'WH|TEWASH'
Richardson Finds No Evil
dence to Support Charges
of Irregularities.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Department of Justice investiga-
ton of oil shale land administration
has ended in complete Endorsement of
the Interior Department policy, but
Ralph S. Kelley, whose charges brought
on the inquiry today termed its re-
suits "whitewash from start to finish
and clumsy whitewash."
Kelley, for years in charge Of the
Denver field division of the Interior De-
partment, in resigning recently accused
Secretary Wilbur and his predecessors
in Office with favoring large oil con-
Germs which he said, were seeking to
obtain possession illegally of shale lands
of great value in Colorado.
Wilbur Immediately asked the De-
partment Of Justice to investigate. As
sistant Attorney General Seth w. Rich
ardson took charge and asked Kelley to
appear. The latter refused to take any
part in the inquiry and detailed his
accusations instead in series OF news
paper articles.
Richardson Reports.
Yesterday Attorney General Mitchell
transmitted to Secretary Wilbur re-
port by Richardson which said Kelley's
charges were unfounded. In an &C.
companying note Mitchell said:
There is more evidence to support
the conclusion that you and your de-
partment have been exceedingly strict
and exacting in resisting claims for
patents than that you have been too
liberal"
The Richardson report said:
THE department finds no merit or
substance in the Kelley charges. 1t has
been unable to find any evidence Of cor
ruptness, irregularity or wrong doing
in connection with the administration
of the Interior Department OF oil Shale
lands in the past and there is every
evidence under the present adminiStra-
ton of Secretary Wilbur, that oil shale
lands of the United States have been
fully, fairly, adequately and lawfully
protected, conserved and administered. :"
In O. statement replying to the report,
Kelley said:
THE Department of Justice report is
a ridiculous whitewash. 1t reeks with
misstatements and Misrepresentation.
After a haSty superficial So-called In
vestigation, the Attorney General has
only praise for his fellow cabinet men,
Der, Secretary Wilbur, though the fact
remains-becauSe not even the Attor-
ney General can escape it-that the Oil
companies have the Colorado Oil lands.
The public. to which they belong, has
lost them"
Kelley recalled his earlier refusal to
CONTINUED on Page S, Column g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-27
CAMPAIGN WITNESS
FACES TRIAL HERE
Held as Subject to Removal After
Refusal to Answer Senate
Questions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
After legal battle reaching TO the
Supreme Court. Thomas w. Cunning
ham, former Philadelphia sheriff, is now
subject to removal to Washington for
trial on charges of contempt Of the
Senate.
He Is under indictment here as the
result of refusing to tell the Senate
Campaign Funds Committee the source
of $4,000 he contributed to the 1926
senatorial campaign Of william S. Ware
In Pennsylvania.
The Supreme Court today reversed
an order Of the Third Circuit Court OF
Appeals under which Cunningham was
released from arrest. and in addition
the highest tribunal remanded the case
TO the Federal District Court at Phila-
delphia with instructions that habeas
corpus proceedings be dismissed.
The Circuit Court of Appeals had
held the questions Cunningham refused
to answer were not pertinent 10 the
Ware investigation and had ruled that
his failure to anwer them did no,
constitute a crime.
In taking the case to the Circuit
Court Cunninghams counsel had neg
lected TO substitute the name OF the
present United States marshall al
Philadelphia for that OF former in.
cur1bent, and on this ground the Cir
cult Courts order was found defective
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-27
BANKER BELIEVED
EXTORT|ON VICTIM
Earl Yocum Missing From
GaIva Since Saturday-Let-
ter Delivered to Wife.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GALVA, Ill, october 27.-Earl Yocum,
banker and Galva,s wealthiest citizen,
was missing today, apparently hostage
in the hands of extortionists.
The banker and landowner disap-
peared from his home last Saturday
night and no further word was received
from him until late last night, when his
wife announced receipt of special
delivery letter.
Mrs. Yocum refused to reveal the
contents of the letter or to indicate
whether it might have been a demand
for ransom. Police also were uncom-
municative regarding it. 1t was re-
ported in other quarters that Yocum
wrote he was being held for ransom. but
that so far no harm had come to him.
Another report said the letter swore
Mrs. Yocum to secrecy.
Accosted by Two Men.
Yocum dropped out of sight after he
was accosted by two men who asked
him for directions in getting to home
in the neighborhood where the banker
resides. Later an automobile in which
ne is DcueVeQ 10 nave Uecu kluIldpcCl
was reported seen near his home. The
telephone wires in his home had
been cut.
Mrs. Yocum from the living room
was able to see the two men who met
Yocum and to overhear part OF their
conversation, but she thought nothing
of the incident at the time and turned
her attention to other things. She is
reported to be on the verge OF a nerv-
Gus collapse.
No Known Enemies.
The banker, according to his bust
ness associates, had no enemies, and
county authorities were working on the
theory that he was kidnapped by gang
of extortionists operating out Of either
Chicago or st. Louis.
A posse was organized yesterday and
all highways within 50-mile radius
were put under watch, but no trace Of
Yocum or his supposed kidnapers was
found.
Yocum is q member of the Chicago
Athletic Association and officials of that
organization were notified in the belief
that he or his abductors might make an
attempt to communicate with them.
The missing man is so years old and
is reputed to be worth more than ST.
900, 900. His palatial home is one OF
the show places Of the county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-27
SMITH OFFICIALS co
ON TRIAL NOV. II
Justice Hitz Fixes Date for
Criminal Hearing After
Denying Demurrer.

The four former officials of the F.
H. Smith Co., who were indicted last
April on charges of conspiring to en-
bezzle funds of the company and de-
stroying allegedly discriminating records
will go on trial in the District Supreme
Court November II.
Justice william .TIitz fixed the trial
date today when he overruled a de-
murrer and motion to quash the in
dictment which had been filed by coun-
sci for the defendants.
Those named in the indictment are
G. Bryan Pitts, former chairman of the
board of directors; Samuel J. Henry
former president, and c. Ebert Anadale
and John H. Edwards, jr., former vice
presidents. The indictments charges
them with 95 acts of embeZZlement
and offenses of destroying records
Ask Bin Of Particulars.
After the demurrer and motion to
quash had been rejected by the court
the defendants filed a petition for a
bill OF particulars. The court set
Thursday as q date for argument on
this petition.
It was pointed out that this move by
tkl0 QGISISC Will 1lOb GGSutI III OCIdyIIk
the trial, for Government counsel an
nounced that the desired particulars
would be furnished at once should the
court rule with the petitioners.
After the indictment was returned the
defendants filed Is pleas in abatement
on the strength of which they asked the
court to declare the indictment invalid.
After protracted hearings, however
the Government was sustained on all
these points.
Trial May Last Two Weeks.
The charges will be prosecuted at the
trial by Nugent Dodds. special assistant
to the Attorney General, and Neil Burk-
inshaw, assistant United States attor-
ney.
Pitts, Anadale and Edwards will be
represented by Wilton j. Lambert, Ru-
dolph Yeatman and Frank q. Raichle
Attorney Harry S. Barger is appearing
for Henry.
It is expected that the trial will last
at least two weeks and will necessitate
the appearance of scores of witnesses
An indictment charging use of the
mails to defraud is pending against al
four of the defendants, while Pitts has
also been indicted individually for en-
bezzlement The mail fraud indictment
also named Representative Frederick N
Zihlman of Maryland and Daniel R
CrisSinger, former controller Of cur
rency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-27
22O CITIES PLAN
EXTRA FUND DRIVES
President Given Facts on
Charity Demands by Ma
tionaI Chest Official.

Pres dent Hoover was told today that
cities with community chests had been
increased approximately z per cent this
year, additional drives probably would
be needed during the Winter to care
for relief work. Allen Burns. executive
director of the National Association of
Community Chests and Councils, came
to the White House at the request of
the President after completing tour
of the country.
The 220 cities, he said, are attempting
to raise $55,000,000. Collections have
been better than ever before, he added.
Mr.. Burns said there already was
much human suffering in large indus
trial centers, but through the efforts of
the several governments and relief or
CARNATIONS mo one is going to freeze
or starve to death this Winter"
Facts Given as Found.
It was made apparent by Mr.. Burns
that he had no wish to exaggerate or
minimize conditions as he found them.
He said he told the President exactly
what he found, with no attempt to give
a rosy picture where there was none.
Mr.. Burns added that the Ill effects of
the depression are now being felt most
ly in the industrial and manufacturing
sections Of the country, principally in
the East and Midwest. Elsewhere the
effects are notced only in spots. The
section west of the Rockies is experience
ing none of the sufferings found in the
industrial area to the east. This Is es
pecialiv true Of California.
Mr.. Burns, however, attaches less inn
portance at this time to the need for
actual charity than he does to the need
for employment. In his opinion, ex-
pressed at the White House, the vital
need at this time is to find jobs. Far
too many breadwinners are out of
work and are without prospects for the
immediate future. He attached great
importance to the Presidents appoint
ment of Col. Arthur Woods to effect an
organization to bring about the co-or-
dination of all agencies of the Federal
Government extending relief and to
encourage cooperation on the part of
State and local authorities as well as
their organizations and business asso-
Citations.
Real Emergency Exists.
He said this denotes realization on
the part Of the citizens that a real
emergency exists and that they indi-
| vidually have duty Of humanity to
| perform.
According to this welfare worker, the
greatest distress is probably in Detroit
! Mich. He also said that conditions in
| Cleveland, Ohio, are bad and at this
time the largest Community Chest drive
| is being conducted in that city. Cleve-
lands Community Chest is engaged in
! raising $4,000 900, which is an increase
of $750,000 over last year. He expressed
the belief that in all cities where Com
munity Chest funds are being raised
there will be supplementary drives for
additional funds before Spring to meet
1 the demands. He said the municipal
burdens are increasing, especially in the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-27
Airplane Wrecked,
Rescuer Finds Pilot
Smoking, Uninjured

SYDNEY, New South Wales,
October 27.-Capt. F. r. Mat
thews, who recently flew from
England to Australia, after a run
of bad luck which greatly de-
layed his flight, barely escaped
death or serious injury today as
his plane crashed at Lismore,
while flying from Brisbane to
Sydney.
He had stopped at Lismore to
refuel and his engine went wrong
just after he took off. In gliding
back to the aerodrome he struck
a wire fence and hit the ground
with such force that the shock
absorbers pierced the floor and
shot up between Capt. Matthews
and the dashboard, just missing
him. Matthews was not even
scratched, however, and another
flyer who landed for a rescue
found him calmly smoking a
cigarette.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-27
TWO DETROIT WOMEN
HELD IN RADIO DEATH
Dorothy Allen and Dorothy Eckert
to Be Investigated by Spe-
cial Grand Jury.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Mich, october 27.-Two
young women detained in connection
with the investigation of the killing OF
Jerry Buckley, radio political common
tator, were ordered held today until
they can be taken before the special
grand jury which is investigating the
Buckley case and other crime in De-
troit.
The women-Dorothy Allen and Dor
othy Eckert-each "a years old, were
arrested Saturday when they visited
Angelo Livecchi. held in Jail on muir
der charge in connection with the
Buckley killing. They were questioned
by I. A. Capizzi. assistant prosecutor,
who directed that they be held for the
Jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-27
Radio Results Pleasing.
BRIEF CEREMONY AT LONDON.
U. S., Britain and Japan Deposit Rati-
ficatiOns Of Naval Treaty.

LONDON. October 81 [P).-The final
act in the process of putting the Lon
don Naval Treaty into full effect was
performed at noon today when Ameri-
can, British and japanese notifications
of the momentous document were de-
posted at the British foreign office.
Ambassador Dawes deposited Amer
ica's ratification in person. Prime
Minister Macdonald and Arthur Hen
derson were present at the ceremony
for Great Britain, and Ambassador
Matsudaira for Japan.
The ceremony was held in the
Locarno room Of the foreign ONCE, 10
Downing street. It lasted 10 minutes.
Ray Atherton, counselor of the
American embassy, who accompanied
Ambassador Dawes, was the only other
American in attendance, but the
premiers of the British dominions, who
are here for the imperial conference,
were present with Mr.. Macdonald and
Mr.. Henderson.
The French and italian Ambassadors
witnessed the ceremony, but did not
sit at the table with the other ENJOYS.
Prime Minister Macdonald welcomed
them and said he hoped the time soon
would come when their status would
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