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The Washington times., 1930-06-18
POLICE SAY
MANIAC IS
KILLER
New York Journal Informed
BY Murderer, Who Demands
Papers Of Secret Society

NEW YORK, June 18 Q.N.S0.
Possibility of a wholesale murder
plot or that a murderous maniac
Is loose in Queens Village today
caused police to search various
sections of New York today.
That the finding Of the body
Of Joseph Mozynski, College Point
grocer, June 10, and the murder
Of Noel Sowley, young Queens
Village radio mechanic, on Mon
day night, may be the first deaths
In q gigantic murder plot in
which 16 victims have been
selected, was investigated by the
authorities.
Letters received by the New
York Journal from the self-styled
slayer not only told of the two
murders already uncovered, but
forecast a third killing tonight
unless documents relating to an
international secret society" are
returned to him.
The letters, mailed to the city
editor of the Journal, were classed
by police as the most extraordi-
nary ever written telling OF mur
ders in advance.
Describe Murders
An arresting fact to police was
that the latest in the series Of
letters received by the Journal
described both Of the murders in
detail and was received at the
newspaper office five hours be-
fore the body of Sowley, the
second victim, was discovered.
A fourth letter, mailed to the
family of Catherine May. 19, who
was with the grocer when he
was shot and killed in an auto
mobile, said she was innocent and
had no connection with the
crime. Police today questioned
Miss May as well as Betty Ring,
18, daughter Of policeman, who
was with the radio mechanic
when he was shot and killed in
parked automobile in a lovers
lane. .44e
The man who shot Sowley
approached the car where she
sat with the victim, Miss Ring
told police and said:
'NOw you have got the same
dose as the other fellow"
Searches Pockets
Miss Rings story led police to
believe the murderer to be a
maniac rather than the head of
any international society as he
indicated in his letters. She said
after killing Sowley the man
searched the victims pockets and
carefully read personal papers
and automobile registration cards.
Police said 1t was possible the
letters telling of the murders
were written after the two men
had been killed and that in both
Instances the victims were un-
known to the murder, a maniac.
A letter received by the news
paper said:
Thirteen more men and a
woman will go the same way
If they do not return two of
the missing papers"
Threatens Third Murder
The writer threatened that the
third murder would take place
In College Point, Long Island,
near Queens.
Miss Ring described the killer
as elderly and Of foreign appear
ance. She said after he shot her
companion in the car he escorted
her to a bus line. frightened,
she returned to her home and
failed to report the murder to
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
HA|T|ANS TO VOTE
WITHOUT U. S. AID
Government Officials Told to
Maintain Strictly Neu-
trail Attitude.
By the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
A hands-off policy in the elections
for the Haitian congress october IA was
announced today by the State Depart
ment.
The departments pronouncement was
in the form of a statement already is
sued in Haiti by the Office Of the Amer
lean high commissioner. 1t asserted
American activities in Haiti are COW
cred by the treaty of 1915 and subse-
quent agreements, none of which pro-
vides for American assistance in cleo
lions. 1t said:
THE various political factions in
Haiti having urged, the holding of con-
gressional elections, President Eugene
Roy, who was chosen by these factions
as neutral president for this purpose,
has decided to hold congressional cleo
tons on october IA next. These cleo
tons will be held to elect is senators
and SO deputies.
No Supervision to Be Exercised.
'The United States Governments
activities in Haiti are covered by the
treaty of 1915 and subsequent protocols
for agreement None of these provides
for the United States lending assistance
at any elections.
Consequently, the United States will
exercise no supervision over the cleo
tons and will not instruct its officials
in Haiti to assume responsibility in any
way in the holding of said elections"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
u. S. SHIP ATTACKED
BY REDS IN CHINA
Marauders Repulsed After
Guns Fail to Find Range of
YangtSe Patrol Craft.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, October 2.-Red ma
rauders attacked the U. S. S. Luzon.
flagship of the American Yangtze River
patrol, with field guns and machine
guns near Yochow, Human Province, to-
day, but we're repulsed when the Luzon
opened up wit hher 3-inch guns.
Rear Admiral Thomas r. Craven,
commander of the American Yangtze
patrol, was aboard the Luzon, which
was not hit by the rebel cannon FIRE.
The attack came from the shore-a hail
of missiles from field pieces and ma
chine guns.
The Americans brought machine
guns into action TO supplement the fire
from the larger pieces. The Reds were
Silenced.
This is the second time the Luzon has
drawn rebel fire in recent weeks. She
was attacked Is miles above Wusueh,
Hupeh, September Is and fought her
way past the marauders in 40-minute
engagement.
Red attacks upon river craft are re-
ported steadily increasing American
gunboats have been subjected to nine
such cnslaughts IN the last three
months.
The Communist menace to Nanchang
and Kiukiang, important Kiangsi Prov
ince cities, caused the Nationalist gov
eminent military headquarters at Han
kow to withdraw 10000 soldiers from
Human Province for duty in the Kiangsi
area. A Red army of 10000 was reported
In Northern Kiangsi early this week
Chambers of Commerce throughout
the YaEgtse Valley appealed to Nation
alist authorities for protection, saying
Red and bandit activity had paralyzed
trade. threatening merchants with
financial ruin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
U. S. NOT TO INTERFERE.
Plat Amendment Interpretation Fol
lowed in Cuban Situation

Plat Amendment Interpretation Fol-
lowed in Cuban Situation.
BY the Associated Press.
In respect to the present situation in
Cuba, the Hoover administration plans
to follow the Interpretation of the Plat
amendment enunciated in 1901 by Elihu
Root under which the Intervention de-
scribed by the amendment was held
not to be synonymous with inter-
meddling or interference with the af-
fairs of the Cuban government"
The announcement was conveyed to
Cuban constitutional convention at
the time by the late Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood
1t read as follows:
You are authorized to state officially
that in the view of the President the
intervention described in the third
clause Of the Platt amendment is not
synonymous with intermeddling or in
reference with the affairs of the Cuban
government, but the formal action of
the Government of the United States,
based upon just and substantial
grounds, for the preservation of Cuban
independence, and the maintenance Of
the government adequate for the pro-
lection of life, property and individual
liberty, and adequate for discharging
d.
imposed by the treaty Of Paris on the
United States"
The famous article 3, embodied in the
permanent treaty of 1903 defining the
rights of the United States in Cuba
and over which there has been much
controversy, reads as follows:
1.-THE government of Cuba consents
that the United States may exercise
the right to intervene for the preserva-
ton of Cuban independence the main
tenance of government adequate for
the protection of life, property and
individual liberty and for discharging
the obligations with respect to Cuba
imposed by the treaty of Paris on the
United States, now to be assumed and
undertaken by the government of Cuba :"
The Interpretation as sanctioned by
President Mckinley and enunciated by
Root has remained substantially in
effect for the past 90 years, with the
exception of period between 1909 and
1923, when the United States followed
a policy of preventive intervention
the policy of preventing by warnings or
other means, the necessity of direct
American Intervention in the affairs of
the republic.
The American embassy at Havana
informed the State Department late
yesterday there had been no new dis
orders in the Cuban City and that extra
police had been withdrawn except those
guarding the university where students
clashed Tuesday with police.
Have been no new disorders" the
message said. Extra police have been
withdrawn except those guarding the
university. 1t is hoped the wounded
will recover. Press censorship estab-
lished by decree this morning. Special
judge has been designated by the Cuban
government to investigate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
Play-by-Play Story of Game

at the first ball pitched resulted in his
death, Frisch to Bottomley. his mates
advancing q notch Mancuso's attempt
to catch Dykes mapping off second base
failed. Foxx missed with a swing for
third strike. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Adams connected for the
first hit in three innings off Earnshaw,
a clean single to right. Swinging at the
first ball pitched, Frisch lined to Dykes,
whose snappy throw to Foxx doubled
Adams of first base. The count on
Bottomley had gone the limit when he
fouled to Dykes. No runs.
ATHLETICS-Mille famed on four
pitched balls. Colbert went into left
field, close to the foul line, to take Haas
fly. Hafey made a nice running catch
Of Boley's drive to left center. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Boley tossed out Hafey,
first up for the Cardinals in their final
round. Watkins had a count of two
and two, when he missed with a swing
for strike three. EarnShaw quickly got
Mancuso In the hole, and thus finally
famed as the final gesture of the Ath-
letics' second straight victory. No runs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02

If there is any link between the old
complaints about the Salt Greek fields
and the latest ones of Kelley, these two
straight-hitting North Dakotans-Rich-
ardson and Senator Nye-are regarded
at the Capitol as among the most likely
to find the facts. Richardson and Nye
are close friends, incidentally.
Nye and Kelley to Confer.
There is every prospect of an early
unfolding of Kelley's complete story.
Senator Nye has written to Kelley and
asked him to confer with him tomorrow
or Saturday. He asked for all the facts.
Nye has stated If these facts warrant
he will institute Senate action.
Richardson also is seeking from the
former official full explanation Of his
side of the case. He has already asked
the Interior Department for all its rec
ords on the Colorado shale lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
KILLING OF TWO
TOLD BY CANISTER
Wounded Man Informs st. Louis
Police Shooting Occurred at
Whisky Still.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, October
2 R.-The bodies of Peter McTigue,
cuckoo gangster of st. Louis, and
william Body, former business
agent Of the East st. Louis Plumbers
Union, slain apparently by rivals
at whisky still near Valmeyer,
ILL.,, this morning, were brought to
East st. Louis shortly before noon
today.
BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, October Sam Therina
drove up to City Hospital here today,
seriously wounded from machine gun
bullets, and told police Peter McTigue,
member of the Cuckoo gang of st.
Louis, and william e. Body, also this
city, had been killed in an attack on
a shack near Valmeyer, H., early this
morning in which they were tending a
still.
Therina, shot through the hips, drove
up to the hospital, sounded his horn
and collapsed.
While on tho operating table he told
police he, McTigue, Body and James
Dormandy, also Cuckoo gangSter, and
apparently a fifth man, had gone to
the shack about four days ago to run
of 500 gallons Of mash for whisky. The
shack Is in woods across the Mississippi
River from Crystal City, Mo-, on the
Illinois side, about IS miles south Of st.
Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
MRS. CREECY CONTINUES
HER FIGHT FOR LIFE

Mrs. Louise r. Creecy, with her skull
crushed by three ak wounds inflicted
by her husband, Lieut.. Col. Richard
Bennett Creecy, who afterwards COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the heart, in the Hotel Mayhower either
late Saturday night or early Sunday
morning, was still fighting for her life
in Emergency Hospital today.
Mrs. Creecy'S condition was reported
unchanged today by hospital authors
ties, who still cling to a slight hope
that she may recover. She has not
regained consciousness since sustaining
the wounds.
Col. Creecy was buried with military
honors in Arlington Cemetery yester-
day, following Episcopal services con-
Quoted in Fort Myer Chapel by Capt.
Sydney K. Evans, chief of the Chaplains
Corps, United States Navy. The coffin,
bearing the body, was placed on a cais-
son outside the chapel and taken to
the grave, accompanied by q Marine
escort and band which rendered appro-
pirate music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
GEORGIA LANDSLIDE
NOMINATES RUSSELL
Winner of Run-off Primary Will
Be Youngest Governor in
History of State.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, october "A primary
landslide has given the Democratic
nomination for Governor, tantamount
TO election in Georgia, to Richard B..
Russell. jr.. 32-year-old bachelor son
of the chief justice of the State Su-
preme Court. Russell, who has IL
living brothers and sisters, will be the
youngest Governor in the history of
Georgia
If he remains unmarried until seated
in June, 1881, in succession to Gov.
L. G. Hardman, he also will be the
third bachelor Governor of the State,
the others being Gen. James E. Ogle-
thorpe, founder of the State, and Alex
ander H. Stephens, vice president OF
the Confederacy.
Returns from yesterdays run-off pri-
mary gave Russell $50 county unit
votes from 1913 counties, to "a unit votes
in 80 counties for George H. Carswell
present Secretary of State. The in
complete popular vote was Russell, 3d.
628; Carswell, 40,091.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
M'LEAN POST OFFICE
ROBBED OF STAMPS
Loss Is Discovered by Keeper
of Store, Door of Which Is Jim
mied and Safe Opened.
Special Dispatch to tn. Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MLEAN, Va, October 1.-THE gen.
eral store of H. w. Storm, which also
houses the post Office, was entered last
night and the safe was blown open.
Stamps valued at approximately $3.50
were stolen. Entrance was gained by
jimmying the front door of the building.
The robbery was discovered this morn
ing when Storm opened the store at 6
o'clock. Nothing wawsw taken from the
store itself, no cash being kept in the
store register over night.
This is the fourth time in 10 years
and the fifth in 20 years that the Nc
Lean Post Office has been robbed. Post
office inspectors were notified immedi-
atey and made an inspection this morn
ing. No finger prints or other clues
were found. No one in the neighbour
hood heard the noise of an explosion.
Inspectors have not determined the
means used to blow open the safe
which is unusually large and heavy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
DR.. TORRANCE LEAVES
100000 ESTATE
Head of Campbell Soup Co. Wills
Everything to Immediate
Family.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOUNT HOLLY, N. j.. October a.
The will of DR.. John T. Dorrance, pres
ident Of the Campbell Soup Co., who
died September 81, probated here to-
day, leaves the bulk of the estate, esti-
mated at more than 100000, 900, to
the immediate members of the Dorrance
family. There are no charitable be-
quests.
The will recommends that the con-
trolling interest in the Campbell Soup
Co., or whatever companies that sue
coed 1t, be retained by the family.
Under the provisions of the will, all
Federal and State taxes are to be paid
out of income from the estate, within
a period of not more than Is years.
During the time, the widow and chill
dren are to have substantial incomes,
and when the taxes have been paid,
the principal Is to be divided as fol-
lows:
Two shares of the entire estate to
the widow two shares to the Oldest son
or his issue, and one share to each
other child. If Mrs. Dorrance dies or
remarries, her two shares are to revert
to the estate.
The other children are Nathaniel
Peter Hill of New York, Ethel Dor
rance, Margaret Dorrance and Charlotte
Dorrance, five in all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
ST1ALE LAND PROBER IS EXPERT
IN OIL FRAUD INQUIRY WORK
Seth w. Richardson Gained
Experience in Salt Creek
Lease Cases.
Regarded as Man Capable
of Finding Facts in Colo
rado Situation.

BY the Associated Press.
The Governments chief inquisitor of
the latest charges of oil frauds-Seth
w. Richardson, assistant attorney gen.
erals an expert at this work, al
though he has seen service only during
the administration of President Hoover.
Richardson is a former Federal dis
trict attorney for North Dakota, and
shortly after he was named to Office by
Mr.. Hoover he assumed the job of I'M
travelling charges that the old leases for
the Salt Creek oil fields in Wyoming
were obtained by fraud.
Ralph Kelley, head of the Denver
General Land Office of the Interior
Department for six years, has made
charges similar to those involved in the
Salt Greek cases-this time concerning
vast oil shale lands in Colorado.
Case Turned Over to Richardson.
After the Senate lands committee had
closed its investigation and accepted
the report Of special investigator that
the Salt Creek leases were legal, the case
was turned over to the Department. of
Justice, and Mr.. Richardson was the
Investigator 1t is understood he CON-
Cured with the Senate committee.
Senator Nye, Republican, North pa
kota, the chairman of the Senate lands
committee, was one of the most active
in pressing the inquiry into the salt
Creek leases. Already he has instituted
a personal investigation of Mr.. Kelleys
charges about the oil shale lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
HOUSE COLLAPSES,
KILLING ) TENANTS
Seven Seriously Injured in
New York Crash Laid to Raj
ing of Nearby Buildings.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 2.-The sag
ging foundations of Greenwich VIII
lage rooming house collapsed with a
roar early today and the timbers
crashed in upon IL sleeping tenants,
killing and seriously injuring Z.
Two of the dead were women. A
thirteenth tenant of the building, which
was a rooming house for French and
Belgian residents of New York, had not
come home last night and was not in
the place when it collapsed.
Within few minutes after the crash
which reverberated through the wind
ing streets of the neighborhood, police
and firemen removed the dead and
injured from the debris to dressing
station, hurriedly established in near
by flrehouse.
Foundations Undetermined.
Police Commissioner Mulrooney and
District Attorney Grain were on the
spot shortly after police arrived. Their
preliminary examination indicated the
collapse was caused by undermining of
the foundations during the demolition
of four buildings adjoining the rooming
house.
Neighbors told Commissioner Null
rooney no precautions had been taken
by the wreckers to protect the house,
although they had reported several
days ago that the walls appeared to be
sagging. The district attorney, after
questioning some of the neighbors,
ordered the arrest of all officials of the
Fem Wrecking Co., which had RACED
the four buildings.
The first person carried out of the
wreckage was Mrs. Marie Sargouse, 10,
the landlady. Her arm had been brok-
en- and she had possible internal In
iurieS, but she was able to tell police
she had been dressing when the crash
came All her roomers, she said, were
abed.
Bodies Recovered.
Then in quick succession police re-
covered the bodies of Frank Bourbon,
Carlo Tornaghi and an unidentified
man. The injured included Edgar
Auenin, Emil Fouet, Frank Nougas,
Mark Urcher and George Dando.
Last of all was discovered the I'M
conscious form of Margaret Cortaide.
the landlady's granddaughter. She died
before reaching a hospital. Mrs. Ever
ist Cortaide, her mother was found
dead about the same time under a
heavy beam.
A tenant in a house across from is
Greenwich street, the address of the
wrecked building, gave the police an eye
witness account of the collapse.
He was in bed but awake, looking
across the street, he said, when he
heard a low rumbling which mounted
to a roar. Then slowly the roof of the
rooming house slid to one side and in
another moment the entire building
tumbled. AS it fell the splitting beams
cracked sharply and windows were
flung up in neighboring buildings rs
awakened sleepers looked out.
The district attorney said ne would
question members of the wrecking con-
Germ today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
CANNON IS SILENT
ON ELDERS CHARGE
Bishop Refuses to See Any
One as He "Digests" Ac-
cusations Against Him.

Back at his desk, hard at work with
the details of his many church and
prohibition activities, Bishop James
Cannon, jr., today was preparing to
digest" the charges filed against him
by four travelling elders of the Meth
odists Episcopal Church South, but had
no public comment to make on them.
He returned to his Office in the Bliss
Building, in the Capitol area, and to-
day would see no one, conducting all his
outside contacts through a closely
guarded door, either through his secre-
tary or one of his sons, who is working
in the Office
Newspapers Litter Office.
That the bishop is going into the
hue and cry that has been raised about
him and his activities, alleged and real,
while he was honeymooning in Brazil,
is evidenced by the great mass of news
papers strewn about his outer office,
most Of them carrying the bishops
name in flaming hareheads.
All telephone calls are being handled
by his Office force, and not even the
tinkle of the bell penetrates past the
big door that guards the inner sanctum
of the bishops suite.
Through the big door he sent word
that he had not seen the charges filed
against him by the four travelling
elders of the church. He said that
he returned as soon as he heard of the
charges and is now preparing to go into
them. But until that time he desires
to be let severely alone by newspaper
men, and will see only those he cares
to see with reference to the mass of
work that awaits him after his honey
moon.
Residence Kept Secret.
His residence is being kept a closely
guarded secret. He wants his rest
after long hours at the Office, he let's
it be known, and does not intend to
have his home life broken into by the
details of his public life. In this
resolve he is ably seconded by his sons,
David and w. B. Cannon, who are
guarding him from public contacts.
His marriage, he let's it be known
through the big inner sanctum door; by
way of his son and his secretary, is
nobody's business but his own, and he
has nothing to say about that.
He does not know when he will re-
turn to Brazil, where he is Bishop Of
the Methodist Church of that country.
He says he returned from Brazil as
soon as the charges were filed against
him, and that those charges and their
ultimate disposition are his chief con-
Germ at present. There may be trips;
there is some writing to be done. and
there are a great many other things
which he desires to get of his mind
without public interference.
Likewise, he has no comment to make
on the Virginia political situation. He
has been a power in Virginia politics
for many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
DOOLITTLE "GROUNDED' AFTER
CRASHING INTO TRAINING SHIP
Flyers Collision Will Be In
vestigated by Airport
Officials.
Other Pilot Forced to Make
Parachute Leap After
Air Smash.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, october flames
H. Jimmy" Doolittle, former Army
fiier, today was ordered grounded"
temporarily by Kansas City Airport
authorities pending their investigation
of a collision yesterday which forced
Lieut.. John M. Cross to make q para
chute jump from disabled Army Re
serve training plane here.
A separate investigation has been I'M
dertaken by inspectors for the aero
nautics branch of the Department OF
Commerce.
r. c. Farrell, manager of the airport,
said Doolitle would be barred only from
the Kansas City Airport while an effort