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Smyrna times., 1930-07-09
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Rrief News Items of People We
Know In and Around the Larg-
er Peninsula Towns

AS a result Of falling from a
near tree into which he had climb
I'd to hide from some playinates,
waiter Sammons, Northwest Fork
district, fell and cut a cash in his
left leg which required several
stitches.
Fire of undetermined origin de-
stroyed approximately $4,000
worth of property at New Castle
Friday afternoon at the wharf of
the old Baldt Plant of the Penn
seaboard Steel Corporation which
concern some time ago went into
the hands of receivers.
While cleaning a porch at her
home in Slaughter Neck, Mrs.
David H. Argo fell from the top
of the porch and was severely in
iured. She was taken to the Mar
shall Hospital in Milford and al
though an X-ray revealed no brok-
en- bones she was badly bruised.
/ Revocations of automobile oper-
ators' license for driving while un-
/ der the influence of intoxlcants
reached the number of 46 during
the month of June. OF this num-
ber 35 were Delaware operators,
seven Pennsylvania, two Maryland
and one each from District of Co
lumbia and Connecticut.
Two women were injured late
Sunday when a westbound Balti-
more and Eastern Railroad ex-
press struck an automobile at the
Truitt Street grade crossing at
Salisbury, Md. Mrs. Ella Esk-
ridge, "a, and Miss Lena Plumber,
55, both of Laurel, Del, were TAX
en- to Peninsula General hospital,
where it was said neither had suf-
fered critical injuries. The two
women were on the rear seat of
the car, which was crushed by the
locomotive. Joseph Frazier, Del
mar, the driver, and Mrs. Frazier,
who was also on the front seat,
were uninjured. Frazier, recently
retired after many years as a pas
senger train conductor on the
Pennsylvania line, said he had
mistaken the main track for one
of the yard tracks when, after ar
irving on the right of way, he sud
denly noticed the train bearing
down upon them. He said he
jammed the brakes, but stopped
on the wrong track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-20
z ACCIDENTS MAR
W|LHELM'S OUTING
Several Guests and Servants
Hurt in Boat Blast and
Car Crash.
BY the Associated Press.

BY Ihe Ags0ciated Press.
AMSTERDAM, Holland. June 3d.
Two accidents which brought injuries to
several Of his guests and servants
marred an outing Of the former Kaiser
william Hohen1ollern and his family
Wednesday. One was . boat explosion
and the other was an automobile acct
dent.
wilhelm, with his wife, the Princess
Hermine, and about 10 members Of his
household, were guests of the Countess
pannewitz In two boats on Lake Kaag,
near Leyden, when an explosion occur
red on one Of the craft.
The boat, which was not that on
which the former Kaiser and Princess
Hermine were riding, burst into flames
and sank rapidly. The other boat i'm
mediately went to the aid Of passengers
and crew and pulled them aboard.
Three persons were injured, two being
members of the former Kaiser's house,
hold, and the third O mechanic. The
explosion was not explained.
In the second accident q motor car
in which servants Of wilhelm were
travelling between The Hague and Har.
lem overturned and the occupants were
slightly injured.
The former Kaiser sent an aide TO
inquire after the sufferers, who were
sent to q hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-20
YOUNG PLAN EXTENDED
TO TWELVE NATIONS
Bank for international Settlements
Pleased With Success Achieved
With Annuities Bond Issue.

By the Associated Press.
BASEL, Switzerland, june 2O-The
directors Of the Bank for international
Settlements, pleased by the success Of
the first Young plan al1nuities bond
issue, decided Monday afternoon to
extend subscription invitations to IL
additional countries.
The new countries viii be allotted
1000 shares each, 6 were Holland and
Switzerland earlier. Invitations will be
sent Immediately to Austria, Hungary,
Poland, Rumania, Greece, Czecho-
slovakia, Finland, Bulgaria, Denmark
and Dantzig. Portugal and Jugoslavia
also will be invited to subscribe, but
the delivery Of shares for actual sale
in these countries will be withheld until
they have stabilized their currency.
The board appointed q committee,
composed Of Montagu Norman, Eng
land; Emile Moreau, France; DR.. Hans
Luther, Germany, and M. Venduci Of
Italy, to deal directly with the national
central bank Of all countries which
have subscribed to the issue or will be
invited to subscribe.
The next meeting Of the directors u
scheduled for July II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-20
Woman Is Spanked
By Man, She Says,
For Hitting His Car

~ The Associated Press.
HANFORD, Calf, June 3d.
Il finally happened.
Exasperated by q woman
driver, John Sorder, a. forced
her to the curb, yanked her from
the car and turned her over his
knee and spanked her.
At least that Is the story Of
MRS. Merle Fitting, who had
Sorder arrested. She said she
and o woman companion were
motoring when her car collided
with Sorder's. She continued on
her way after the accident, but
was overtaken.
The court will decide whether
the alleged spanking was justi-
fed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-20
ROME PAPER CITES GAIN
IN FRENCH ARMY BUDGET
Editorial Asks Why Nsighbor Il
Increasing Force with such
Fury Against italy

~ the Associated Press.
ROME, june 20.-France's large IN
crease In military appropriations yester-
day formed the subject Of . long leading
article In the newspaper Piccolo, asking
why 1taly's neighbor u "arming with 90
much fury against italy, who Is only
slowly providing for the organization Of
her moderate defensive ornaments"
The newspaper dismisses the Surges.
ton that there was any menace in
Premier MuSSolinfs speeches on his
tour in May.
"Mussolini's speeches do not lend
themselves to equivocation. The pre-
mier menaced only those who have tried
to touch Italy and her new order. If
France does not intend to touch Italy's
new order, she has nothing to fear from
Italy.
ITALY is not alarmed" the article
concludes, but merely takes note of
events"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-20
Mexican Secretary Coming.

NEW YORK, June 30 (P).-The Sec
rotary of the treasury of Mexico, it was
announced yesterday at the ONCE Of j. p.
Morgan g. Co., will come to New York
June IS to renew discussions with the
International Committee of Bankers on
Mexico, relating both to the direct debt
OF the government and to the debts Of
the National Railways of Mexico. Bonds
OF the Mexican National Railways have
been in default for several years.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
Rabbi Simon Will Speak
on why We Remain Jews

DR.. Abram Simon, rabbi Of the
Washington Hebrew Congrega-
tion, will speak on why We Re
main Jews" at the service at the
temple tomorrow at Q p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
INSISTS
ON PARITY

LONDON, March 20 fIN.S)
The naval limitations conference
was treading water today. ap.
parently undecided whether to
sink or swim.
There was a strange mixture of
optimism and pessimiSm as q re-
suit Of yesterdays events. There
was some expression Of belief that
now a five-power pact was an i'm
possibility, while in other quar-,
ters the turning point toward sue,
cess is seen.
The peSsimists had their inning
when Foreign Minister BRAND left
at IL a. m. to return to Paris. His
decision to leave London was
made after a private conversation
with Prime Minister Macdonald.
The peSSimiStS expressed the
belief BRAND was peeved because
the French had not been invited
to the meeting in which French
and Italian tonnageS were dis.
cuSSed.
But BRAND said he wanted to
talk to his colleagues in Paris
and that he hoped to return at
and that he hoped to return Sat
urday with Premier Tardieu.
Foreign Minister Grandi, o:
Italy, was reported to have baked
at even considering the sugges
ton, said to have been made to
him by Macdonald, that Italy
should consent to a five-six ratio
with France.
Grandi, it was said, had been
willing for the American and
British experts to fix tonnages for
France and Italy, as had been
done at the Washington confer.
ence, but had expected them to
suggest parity as on the previous
occasion.
There was such an air Of Sc.
crecy about proceedings in gen.
eral that the optimiStS took it
for a good omen, stating that it is
certain some new avenue has been
found toward solution Of the
French-Italian problem, otherwise,
BRAND would not have to return
to Paris Immediately.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
SENATE To PASS
TARIFF TODAY

Torn by factional strife and
wearied by its seven months Of
economic warfare, the Senate
hoped against hope today to pass
the long pending tariff bill by
nightfall though all indications
pointed to it's enactment by the
weekend.
To pass the bill before adjourn
ment tonight, the Senate must
dispose Of four highly important
issues and pass upon 20 minor ap
pealS for tariff protection. The
major obstacles were the rather
bitter struggle over protection for
the soft lumber industry, a revival
of the warfare over protection for
the cattle, tanning and shoe in,
duStries and two Norris amend.
mentS, proposing a limitation
upon importers profits and a ban
upon trade-price agreements.
The lumber clash was pending
as the Senate convened. Senator
Jones (R.) of Washington, de.
feated once before, sought to
place a duty Of $50 per thou
Continued on Page 2. Col. s.
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R 7 Ed
MONEY To
MARKET

The $50, 100 which Claudius H.
Huston, chairman Of the Republ-
can National Committee obtained
from the Union Carbide Company
and used as margin in playing the
stock market was given him as q
lobby fee, he admitted today un-
der examination by Senator Cara
way CD of Arkansas, Of the
Senate Lobby Committee.
You solicited this $50. 100 from
the Union Carbide Company,
didn't you?" asked Caraway.
YES" said Huston.
What did you tell them you
were going to do with it?"
Gary on work of the Tennessee
River Improvement Association"
There must have been. some
UNDERSTANDING" insisted Caraway.
1T was understood that 1t would
be used to urge the pending
Wright bill" he said.
The Wright bill would turn
Muscle Shoals over to the Amer.
ican CyanaInid Company and the
Union Carbide Company.
He said he had the checks
made out to w. E. Moore for no
particular reason beyond that it
eliminated the necessity Of his
Endorsement.
1t is his custom. he said. to
have money intended for him
paid to Moore, who he identified
as his confidential agent and
associate Of mine in the AsSo-
ciated Bond and Share Company"
Moore is secretary Of the COM
pany and Huston is chairman of
the board.
Under persistent questioning he
admitted the company helped
finance power and utility cor
porationS.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
YOST DEFENDS
PROHIBITION

Another broadside in support of
prohibition was fired today by
spokesmen for the drys who ap-
peared before the House Judi.
ciary Committee in opposition to
modification bills.
Fielding H. YoSt, famous point
a-minute" Michigan football coach,
ioined his brother coach, Alonzo
A, Stagg, in refutation Of charges
that there is more drinking now
in college than in the old days.
And from Daniel c. Roper, COM
missioner of internal revenue un-
der the Wilson administration,
came sharp attack on the pro-
posal advanced by some anti-pro-
hibitionistS to put the Govern.
ment in the liquor business after
the Canadian fashion.
Return Doubted
Yost was unable to appear IN
person, but sent the committee a
telegram which was presented by
his sister, Miss Lena Yosr, who
is generaliSsimo Of the dry forces
appearing before the committee.
TN my opinion the college
youth of America are not drink
ing as much as they did in pre-
prohibition days." said the Yost
telegram.
"No one is entirely satisfied
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
CR0TTS SHOT DOWN LIKE DOG, FRIEND SAY!
Highlights In Mystery
Shooting By Detective

Crotts, Silver Spring. Md, at point Of death at
Casualty Hospital shot by Detective s. F. Grayely early
Wednesday questionable house First Street Northwest
Shooting in Eighth precinct although Detective
Detective Burke who accompanied him,
attached to Third precinct 21OO block Of St. NJ w. and
had permission to be off their beat.
Inspector Thaddeus Bean after yesterday made
following explanation Of detectives in Eighth
precinct That last week there $15OO h0dup In
house which Croft was shot that Detective Ed Kelly
investigating hOldup; that he had asked Detective
Burke precinct detecve to watch the house notwith
standing Kelly headquarters detectives for such
night Of the shooting Burke asked
GraveIy to with him to the house to watch.
Following this explanation, Inspector Bean ordered
Gravey suspended for misuse Of firearms" Policeman
A. c. SwOrtZe who with wounded time Of shoot
ing also suspended and arrested SwOrtEs there
unexplained.
Probe today considers what action any will be taken
~ against Detective Burke
Captain StOtt, Of Third precinct, Gravely and
Burke duty In Eighth precinct he knew nothing
Of IT,
Woman in charge Of house where shooting occurred lives
in Third precinct. Relationship to principals in
being investigated.
Gravey fired CrOtts from street Shot five times
Says he thought CrOts about to draw CrOtts
unarmed.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
Rear Admiral Mclean
Is Dead at Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 2O.--
Rear -.-dmiral Walter r. Mclean,
United States Navy, retired, died
in Naval Hospital here today.
He was "a.
Admiral Mclean, who had been
i'll since September when he was
stricken with paralysis, was aide
to Admiral Dewey at the Battle
Of Manila. He graduated from
the Naval Academy in 1876 and
was retired in 1919.
He is survived by his widow,
a daughter, Mrs. Paul Patterson,
wife Of the president OF the A. 5.
Abel Company, publishers Of the
Baltimore Sun, and a brother
Donald Mclean, of New York.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
MANIA To ROB
GR|PPED IRENE

COURT ROOM. NEW CASTLE,
PA, March 20.-The tenth day
Of Irene Shrader's fight to escape
the death chair for the murder
Of Corp. Brady Paul, Of the State
highway patrol, started today.
with lawyers engaging in a legal
muddle before Judge r. Lawrence
Hildebrand.
Soon after court convened, at.
torneyS for the commonwealth
and for the defense made a hur.
ried departure from the court
room, believed to preSage a legal
battle over the admisSability Of
Irene's irresistible impulse to
rob" plea as a basis for an il.
sanity defense.
Defense attorneys were stalking
their entire case on a possible
favorable ruling by Judge Hide
brand. The jurist, meanwhile. was
confronted with one Of the most
perplexing legal question in Penn
Sylvania jurisprudence.
The judge had no precedent
on which to base his opinion, no
such defense ever having been
attempted in this State.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
Good
News
MRS. NANCY BOWEN

President Hoover in better
physical condition than when
he assumed his office. This is
verdict of Senator Copeland,
a physician, who visited Hoover
yesterday.
Legislation authorizing con-
Struction of a Sanatorium for
tubercular children Of the Dis
trict of Columbia considered at
meeting of so health officials
and doctors at Y. w. c. A.
Foreign diplomats would be
liable for violations Of traffic
regulations, the same as Ameri-
can citizens, in bill introduced
by Senator McKellar of Ten
neSSee.
Free loans, rather than
charity, urged by oscar Leon
ard, executive director of the
Jewish Welfare Federation.
Says free loans were a tradi-
ton with the Jewish people
and that Jewish free loan or
CARNATIONS exist throughout
the world.
Winona Won Ammon, $500
block Legation St., and Thomas
Mcpherson Brown, 1900 block
Twenty-ninth ST.. graduates of
Swarthmore College, awarded
honorS for graduate study.
Reduction Of sewer main as
SeSsmentS from So to $1.6O per
front foot urged by the Opera
tive Builders Association at
conference with Col. William B.
LAdl1R EuGinseg Conntsston
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
PONERENE
SUMS UP
FACTS

Final arguments were started
today in the 100000 bribery trial
OF Edward L. Doheny, aged Cali
fornia oil n1agnate, in District Su-
preme Court yesterday.
Opening for the Government,
Atlee Pomerene, former Ohio Sen
ator, now special oil prosecutor,
reviewed the Governments case
and asked the jury to convict
the defendant on the charge Of
bribing ex-Secretary Of the In
terror Albert B. Fall to favor him
in the award Of Government oil
contracts.
Case Nearing Jury
The case will go to the jury to-
morrow. Frank ]. Hogan. chief
defense counsel, will follow Pom
creme with an argument for ac-
Qutt6al. -s. So
The Government charged the
100000 Doheny turned over to
Fall on November 80, 1921, was
q bribe.
The defense contends the money
was a friendly loan to Fall.
Pomerene told the jury to re-
member that in 1921 the "sum Of
100000 passed to Falls hands
from Doheny," and that within
a year, $4,000 acres of the govern
ment'S oil reserves passed into
the hands of Doheny.
Correspondence between Do
heny and Fall during negotiations
leading up to the award of fuel
oil storage contract and drilling
leases in government oil fields to
Doheny companies, he urged,
tended to show that the "two old
friends" had discussed the leases
Continued on Page 2. Col. -
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
100 SEEK BERTH
| ON HIGH COURT
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

Dy UEOnNG 1GS 1OAVAG0
More than so names have been
proposed to President Hoover for
appointment to the United States
Supreme Court to fill the vacancy
created by Justice S nj or DIS
death. Every section and nearly
every state has a candidate, some
Of them several.
The President is moving with
great deliberation in the selection
Of the new justice, and it prob
ably will be 10 days yet before
an appointment is made. The
haste Of the Hughes appointment
Is entirely lacking.
Particularly hard drives are
being made in behalf of three
candidates-Judge John j. Parker
Of North Carolina, Senator Wal.
ter F. George Of Georgia, and
Judge william s. Kenyon Of Iowa.
The Democrats appear to be CEN
tering on George. He has a dis
tinguished record on the bench
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
WILKINS MAPS
SUB-PQLE TRIP

NEW YORK, March 20 1N.S.)
Capt. Sir Hubert wilkins, who
returned yesterday from an Ant
arctic expedition, was resting here
today preparatory to arranging
data and technical material,
which will be turned over to the
American Geographical Society.
Plans for wilkins proposed
new exploration, a dash to the
Arctic under ice in a submarine
are being discussed.
II have my plans for a special
submarine all worked out, but
there is nothing definite about
this expedition as yet" Wilkins
said. 1--WE have determined by
frequent flights over the ice that
there is never an unbroken
stretch Of more than Is miles in
the summertime. There would be
little chance of becoming i'm,
priSoned."
What I hope to do is to make
a trip from Spitzbergen to Alaska,
reversing the route which l once
made by airplane. The purpose
Of this voyage would be to make
soundingS on top of the earth"
1T is well determi, ned that
there Is a great depression. 1
have sounded to the depth of
three miles. The submarine is
to be equipped with echo sound
ing gear which enables us to
measure great depths.
Such an expedition will nat
urally be more costly than ex.
plorations by airplane, but I have
hopes that it will be financed and
that it will open new routes into
little-knoWn regions"
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
STILL
YELLED BY
MYSTERY

Another new angle today fur
ther tangled the evidence in the
mysterious shooting Of James
Crotts, of the 1900 block Of K
st. N. W., early yesterday morn
ing Ev Detective Spottswood F.
Gravely, on First Street near U
Street, Northwest.
One of the men held on q
charge of investigation denied
absolutely that Policeman Ardie
Swartzel, of the Fourth precinct,
had attempted to extort money
from a woman in the 1900 block
Of First st. N. w.
Developments Listed
New developments in the case
are:
/. A statement from j. c. Elgin.
being held on charge Of in
vestigation, that he was in COM
pany of Policeman Swartzel from
the time they visited house in
the 1900 block Of First st. N. W..
and that at no time was any talk
Of "Shake-down money" made by
Swartzel or anyone in the party.
Elgin declared that Crotts was
shot down like a dog" and had
no chance. and at no time made
any suspicious move as though
to draw q revolver.
2. Captain Stott, commander Of
the Third precinct, stated that he
had warned w. F. Burke, precinct
detective, who was in company
with Gravely, never to take
Gravely from the precinct.
3. Captain Stott stated that
Burke had no other authorization
from him to visit the Eighth
precinct to make a case, adding
that there is enough work in
No. 3 without our precinct men
chasing all over the District"
4. Captain Robert E. Doyle Of
the Eighth precinct had no know.
ledge Of the presence of Gravely
and Burke in his precinct, and
furthermore declared that their
actions were most unusual.
Unaware Of HOIdup
Doyle also stated that he had
no knowledge of any holdup in
the precinct until it appeared in
the newspapers as a part Of
Burke and Gravely'S "alibi."
S. Charges are being prepared
against Cravely by Inspector
Thaddeus Bean in charge Of in.
veStigation of the shooting. Burke'S
activities also are being investi-
gated with a view to lodging
possible charges against him.
s. Major Pratt, superintendent
Of police, declared that he was
tired Of having "the newspapers
trying to run the police depart
ment." and that he will detail
men anywhere in the District for
any purpose he sees fit.
Z. Inspector w. S. Shelby, who
was the first one to come for
ward with an alibi for the two
detectives, left his office early
this morning ION leave" and will
not return until Monday.
8. Men connected with the
eighth precinct stated that Rose
Marie Foster and Frances O'Brien
had been forced to move from
the 1900 block of Eighteenth st.
N. WI, and that they had been
well acquainted with one Of the
men in the case.
9. A general denial that they
had been guilty of any improper
conduct was made by both Grave
ly and Burke. Police officials in
sisted that Burke was detailed on
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The Washington times., 1930-03-20
own TALE TOLD
!. BY INDIAN GIRL
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

BY JAMES L. kILGALLEN
Copyright. 1880. by InternatiOna
News SeFvice)
BUFFALO, N. Y, March 90
Mr.. Marchand dominated me,
I always felt his influence when
he was near. He made love to
me and I could not resist"
Slim, dark-eyed Lila Emerson.
the Cuyuga Indian maid on trial
for the hammer murder of Mrs.
CONTINUED on Page ,, Col. -
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
EXCLUSIVE NEWS SERVICE

The Washington Times is the only afternoon
paper in this city publishing the news dispatches
Of international News Service and Universal Service
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
Defective Wiring Kills
1876 at Film Theater

TOXIC, March 30 Q.N.S0-
The death toll in the moving
picture theater disaster at Kirin,
Manchuria, Tuesday night has
been established at 1856, according
to news reports today.
Nearly all of the victims were
trampled to death in a rush for
the exits when fire started in
the wings of the stage.
An examination of the ruined
building by officials was said to
have found defective electric wir-
ing responsible for the fire. The
electrician is missing.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
Wilkins, Glad to Be
Back, Gives Account
OF Polar EXneditiOn

By CAPT. SIR HUBERT WILKINS
Copyright. 1880. by the New York
American and Universal Service. Inc.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction IN
Whole or In Part PrOhlbIted.)
NEW YORK, March 19.-
New York'S towering skyline,
weirdly beautiful, and the
countless lighted windows fan
(cOntinasd on Pqss -. Col. ~
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
ToDAY'S SCRATCHES
ST. JOHNS PARF

ST. JOHNN PAhk
FIRST RACE--Vladimir Ruthie,
Sweet Yvette.
SECOND RACE-Catch Him, Nor
drom, Devonshire. Susie Pal, Webster.
PeEgy, Grace H. Red Cross Princess.
THIRD RACE--Silver Scepter, Rock
Hawk Brown Flash.
FIFTH RACE-Ssl Mahdi.
SEVENTH RACE-Gs ineswood, Thy
manss TRY Again, Prpfiteer.st-,r.
WANNA eIend1s &aak Ala. '>'--