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The Washington times., 1930-10-22
culvert on April 10 in Airing.

culvert on April 10 in Airing
ton county.
She also told of the absence
of Miss Baker from home dur
ing the night Of April II, de.
claring it was the first time In
her association with Miss Baker
that she had ever abSented her.
self from home over night.
Miss Eyre Called
The first witness called was
Miss 1nez M. Eyre, q friend Of
Miss Baker, who accompanied her
to a Lenten service at the Church
Of the Epiphany on @, near
Fourteenth Street Northwest, on
April IL.
Miss Eyre detailed m e ting
Miss Baker In the Navy Depart.
ment building, accompanying her
to church, and leaving her at the
corner of Fourteenth and q
Streets Northwest after $50
o'clock on April IL.
Miss Ora Smith, an empioye of
the War Department. Iand also
q friend Of Miss Baker, slhstan.
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tiated the testimony Of Miss
Eyre.
The three witnesses were not
subject to cross-examination.
Campbell paid strict attention
to the proceedings. At times when
Mr.. Collins was delivering his
opening address to the jury the
defendant conferred in whispers
with his lawyers.
In concluding his address to
the jury. Prosecutor Collins said:
Quotes Campbell
when Campbell was questioned
he said: You have enough on me
to arrest me, indict me. convict
me and execute me. Why should
I tell you more?'
Gentlemen Of the jury, II the
Government proves the facts out
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1930-10-22
NOTE
EXPLAINING
SUICIDE
Youthful Draper Gill Found
LifeIess in 1900 Block of K
st. N. w.; Thought Orphan

In a gas-filled attic room in the
1900 block Of K st. N. W., the
body Of a pretty young girl in
her early twenties was found by
police today after residents Of
the building had snelled gas and
called the rescue squad.
Police said the girl was Draper
Gill and that she had committed
suicide. She was dead when the
rescue squad reached the scene.
A long nbteleft by fne girl de-
tailed her reasons for ending her
life. It was addressed TO rela.
tives residing in Maryland.
The girl was employed n the
book department Of a large de-
partmer1t store, it was learned.
She had worked there in 1927.
She returned week ago and was
given q position. At the store it
was said that her parents are
dead.
The Washington times., 1930-10-22
VESSEL
SHELLS TOWN

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 20
G.N.S0.-Death of many women
and children in the bombardment
of the town Of Jaguaryahiva. state
Of Rio Grande do Sui. by a fed
eral gunboat, was alleged in a
statement issued by rebel leaders
in Brazil today. The rebels claim
the town was undefended.
Dispatches from all parts OF
Brazil indicate heavy fighting has
been under way during the past
"a hours in the states Of Sac
Paulo, Minas GeraeS. Bahia and
Parana. The rebels were said to
be mainly successful.
The Washington times., 1930-10-22
RANSOM ASKED
BY CHINESE

LONDON, Oct. % G.Ns.).
Ransom of 100000 Chinese dol.
lars (about $5,OOO,OO0) is being de,
manded by Chinese Communist
bandits for the release of II Cath.
Olic priests and nuns captured dur
ing the Sacking of Kianfu, it was
revealed in dispatches to the
evening newspapers today.
The italian prelate, Monsignor
Mignani, who was among those
captured but released in order to
negotiate the ransom, arrived at
Kiu-Kia1g with news of the
bandits demands. the dispatch
stated.
The kidnapped priests and nuns
are French, italian and Filipino.
The Washington times., 1930-10-22
GUNNEN ROB 4
Of $4,000

CHICAGO, Oct. "a 1N.SJ.
Guns flashed and women clad
in evening clothes screamed as
four gunmen held up two wealthy
couples on Chicago's Gold Coast
early today and robbed them of
jewelry valued at $65,000.
The victims, returning in a
taxicab from a downtown hotel,
were Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Crandell and Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
N. Gardner.
Crandell is retired vice presi-
dent of Montgomery, Ward and
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1930-10-22

Three witnesses were
called to the stand by Viii
liam II. Collins as his
initial move Of prosecution.
The principal witness was
Miss Olga sperry, former
housemate Of Miss Baker.
Miss Sperry's testimony
mainly dealt with the identifi-
cation Of the body Of Miss
Baker when it was found in a
The Washington times., 1930-10-22
Edith Mason Let Out
Of Civic Opera Role

CHICAGO, Oct. % uN.S.)
Edith Mason, Chicago civic opera
prima donna, has not been en-
gagged to sing with the opera
company this season, the man
agement announced today.
No further details were fur
nished by Manager Herbert John
son of the opera company.
Attorneys for Giorgio Polacco,
whom Miss Mason suddenly di,
vorced in June Of 1929, said Pc.
lacco will not be back as opera
conductor this year. but viii re-
main in Europe.
The Washington times., 1930-10-22
Campbell Jury

Charles p. Jones, "a, chain
store grocery manager.
Vernon M. NOrr, 80, ad.,
Vertising man.
Vernon E. ChappelI, 4O,4
restaurant owner. =
Robert Chinn, cOIOred. A..
pipe filter, Washington Gas
Light Company.
william o. Rabbit, 80,
bank teller.
John T. BOwes, 48, West
ern Union empIOye, 1916
Potomac Ave. s. E.
George Ellis, cOlOred, 90,
pastry maker, Connecticut
Pie Company.
A. Provost Shaw, %, bank
teller.
Philip Little, 80, electrical
contractor. 4
Elmer H. Bailey, jr, ~.
time keeper, Washington
Gas Light Company.
George A. Kieney, jr., Al,
railroad clerk.
Paul J. Seltzer. 80, bank
teller.
The Washington times., 1930-10-22

Of fnhaling oxygen, they die.
Perhaps, through studies Of
laws. Of bodily growth we shall
understand what regula teS
growth Of bodily cells. Thus,
indirectly the mystery Of cam
Ger might be solved. Cancer Is
simply an abnormal growth Of
cells or tissues. The whole,
question of the length Of life
is involved in these studies"
The Washington times., 1930-10-22
WiInaOt, Hero Fund
Secretary, Is Dead

PITTSBURGH, Oct. % Q.N.So. /.
Frank M. Wilmot, So, secretary
and manager of the Carnegie
hero fund commission and a
close personal friend of the late
Andrew Carnegie, died suddenly
at his home here today.
Interment viii be at Lambert
vile,
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DIES AFTER BLAST

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Oct. %
UN.S0 One of Is injured in d
premature explosion during the
filming of a motion picture re-
Gently near Flagstaff, Ariz., Cor
nelius Gieland, 80. powderman,
was dead here today of his in
jlries.
The Washington times., 1930-10-22
DR.. HARVEY DIVORCED

CHICAGO, Oct. % (IN.S0.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kerr Harvey, for
mer Chicago Civic Opera Com.
pany soprano, today held a di-
vorce decree from DR.. James
Frederick HarvsS, widely-known
surgeon. Mrs. Harvey charged
her husband with cruelty.
The Washington times., 1930-10-22
COLLINS MAKES BRIEF
STATEMENT; TRIAL
GETSUNDERWAY

Weaving the skeins of circumstantial evi.
dence with which the Government hopes to
secure Herbert M. Campbell in the electric
chair for the murder of Mary E. Baker was
begun today before jury of twelve men and
Justice Jesse G.. Adkins criminal court
The Washington times., 1930-10-22
THE WEATHER

ereasinR eloudiness and warmer, probably fol-
lowed by rain at night. Gentle variable winds
becoming south Thursday. Temperature yes
Ssrday-Highest, 81; lowest, 81.
Full Weather Report on Page
New Britain herald., 1930-05-23
Route No. 33S

Old Saybrook - Unimproved sec ton of the Fenwick Point. road is under construction, no delay to traffic.
 Old Saybrooh Fenwick road is be- ing oiled for one mile.
 RoIte No. 33o
 WatertoUn- -Woodbury, Watertown Minortown road is under construc- tion. No -detours.
 Route No. 362
 Windsor and Windsor Locks, Po- quonock road is being oiled for 3 miles.
 No Route Numbers Barkhamstead-Reservoir road is being oiled for 4 miles.
 Bridgeport-Madison avenue is completed.
 Bozrah- Bozrah Center road is be- ing oiled for F mile.
 Bristol - Pennington avenue is under construction, but open 10 traffic.
 Burlington -Harwinton road is un- Ger construction. No detour
 Brooklyn and Pomfret An im- provement is being mad on the Brooqlyn Pomfret road and on the Pomfret- Killingly road. Traffic can pass.
 Canton. Canton Center -Collinsville road is under construction.
 Colebroek Norfolk road Is being oiled for miles.
 Clinton-Beach Park road Is be- ing oiled for F miles.
 Durham, Durham Wallingford road is being oiled for F miles.
 Griswold- Preston City road is un- der construction Macadam surfac- ing is being laid Open to traffic. Guilford-Leetes Island road is under construction. laying macadapl pavement.
 Guilford-A section of the Leetes Island road is being oiled for one mile.
 Haddam-Depot road is being oll- ed for 4 of q mule.
 Hebron, Hebron -Gilesd road IS being oiled for miles.
 Hartland West Hartland road is under construction. No alternate route.
 No. Stonington, Col. Brown road is being oiled for F mile.
 Norfolk -Colebrook road is being oiled for miles.
 Old Saybrook- Point road is being oiled for one mile.
 Old Saybrook Point Causeway road is being oiled for 1 mile.
 Preston Preston City road is being oiled for 2 miles.
 Putnam. Putnam Heights road is under construction. Open 10 traffic.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-23
WOMAN ROBIN HOOD
 AT WORK IN CHINA
"MaShal Chang" Robs Rich in
 Order to Aid Poor

Peiping, May 2S, G)-"Rob the rich; help the poor" So goes the slogan of China's woman Robin Hood"
 Sweeping down upon prosper ous village bank or holding up train, she gathers loot enough to provide square meals for a few days in some other village stricken by poverty or famine.
 Marshal Chang" the common people call her, and the title is not unwarranted, for several thousand followers obey her commands, 1t is reported. Her bandit army is well equipped with arms and ammuni- ton bought from deserting soldiers of the Chinese civil war armies.
 Great ceremony attends her ap- pearance in a village of poor peo- pie, for they know her arrival means the distribution of either grain or money to the needy.
 Marshal Chang" believes in ad- vertising. Wherever she goes handbills appear with the slogans; Rob the rich; help the poor" Support the cause Of Marshal Chang" Marshal Chang is the salvation star of the poor people" etc.
 Once this Chinese bandit Ana zon was law-ablding citizen. liv- ing on q farm with her husband and children. They had a few COWS. a donkey or two, chickens and ducks, and were fairly pros porous.
 ~ Then one night the Chang place was robbed and the husband mar dered. The yldow swore revenge, sold all her possessions, turned bandit herself and began her depre- dations.
 Military leaders have tried vain ly to persuade her to give up ban ditry. She has refused alike offers of 3. "pension" or to join her forces with some military organization.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-23

Roxbury. Roxbury Falls road, steam shovel grading with short de tour available at the south end.
 Salisbury. Lime Rock bridge, Hotchkiss School road is under con- struction. Short detour around bridge.
 Stamford High Ridge road (No Stamford avenue) concreet road un- der construction. Traffic controllel by traffic man.
 Sterling Ekonk Hill road is being oiled for miles.
 Sterling -Oneco cutoff road Is be- lnS oiled for one mile.
 Nernon-Vernon avenue is being oiled for one mile.
 Noluntown and No. Stonington Pendleton Hill road is under con- struction. Grading operations and macadamizing arc in progress. Ne- hicles can pass trough although go- ing and delays will be encountered.
 Wallington-State street is being oiled for one mile.
 Warren Woodville road. steam shovel grading and maca dam con- struction. No detours.
 Waterbury, Wolcott Bristol road through Woodtick is under con- struction. No detours.
 Westbrook-Grove Beach road is being oiled for F mile
 Westport and Weston, Lyons Plains road is under construction. No delay to traffic.
 Windsor Poquonock- Sufield road is being oiled for miles. Woodstock, the Westford-Wcst | Woodstock road is under construc- ton. Traffic can pass.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-23
Road Conditions in
 State of Connecticut

Road conditions and detours in the State of Connecticut made ne- necsary by highway construction repairs and oiling announced by the Connecticut Highway Department as of May Fist
 Route No.
 Fairfield Southport cutoff, work OH approaches, No delay toi traffic. Orange-Mlford pike, shoulders being oiled for 2 miles.
 Route No. [. s. 5
 Meriden and Wallingford. North and South Broad streets are under construction. Through traffic advLs- edto avoid this road
 Route No. L. S. 6
 -Newtovn road. steam shovel work and grading for con- crete under way. Parallel route through Bethel recommended Bolton, Manchester Willimantic road is under construction with one way traffic.
 Route No. [. S,
 Cornwall project. bridge is under construction on new location. No detours.
 Route No. 10
 omwell-Raising grade of river road between Cromwell and Little River brdige, macadam pavement IS being laid. Traffic advised to use Newfield road via Washington street Middletoun. or the Glastonbury read.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-23
OLD FAMILY ALBUM
 IS BEING REVIVED
But the New Version Differs in
 . Many Respects

Washington, May g. LPt-The old family album minus the red plush is being revived.
 From the dignified isolation of the "what not in the closed-np front room it has achieved noa- chalant but important position now in the library or living room.
 But the album Of today aip't what she used 10 be. The ones now be- ing used in homes Of cabinet mem- bers. congressman and diplomats are made of tooled leather with the family name embossed in gold. The leaves are loose, thus permitting enlargement as the years go by.
 One Washington matron, teari1g she would have used all the leaves i,r her book by the time her children were grown. took the precautlon ot ordering an extra lot Of leaves. They arc made of heavy paper 10 match the album cover.
 The revival of the album fad $ attributed to the fact that it is no longer considered stylish" to have framed photographs on .the living room walls.
 Pictures or father, mother, the kids and naar-of-kin have be n showed further back each year until they took a last stand in the seclu- sion of the bedroom.
 Here they were buffeted about by cologne bottles and powder boxes until their edges began to curl. But despite the apartment house and the delicatessen the family instinct is still strong. Some deep-telt need revived the old family album-the urge to show to the world a united front.
 Hence the fooled leather album ir q conspicuous place in the homes ot some of the wealthiest people. Only, instead Of Aunt Minnie In huge "rats' and bustles, Mignon, in rid ing habit, mounted on a loose leaf Of pastel tint. tells the world she is her fathers daughter.
 FOR BEST RESULTS USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1930-05-23
Route No, 12 .

Route No. 12 q
 Plainfield, between Plainfield and Central Village a railroad grade crossing is being eliminated. Grad ing operations are in progress and traffic can pass with care.
 Griswold. Canterbury and Pfain- fled, a section of the Norwich Put nam road is under construction. Traffic can pass. Detour posted in borough of Jewett City. Route No. 17
 No. Stonington, Norwich and Westerly road is being oiled for two miles. Prtston, Norwich Westerly road is being oiled for miles.
 Colchester, Norwich and Colches- ter road is being oiled for 8 miles.
 Ledyard. Norwich and Westerly road is being oiled for l, F miles.
 West Hartford, Albany pike is be- ing oiled for miles. Route No. 32 Ledyard- Trunk Line ,10-A is being oiled for miles
 Route No. 1O4 Glastonbury Portland road is be- ing oiled for miles.
 Route No. 1O3
 Coventry. Mansfield bridge over the Willimantic river is under con- struction, but open to traffic.
 Route No. 113 Thomaston bridge over Nauga- tuck river East Main street is un- der construction. No detours.
 Route No. 115 !, Bloomfield Simsbury road is be- ing oiled for enc mile. Route No. if
 Derby. Oxford and Seymour, Der Stevenson dam road IS under construction. No delay to traffic.
 Route No. 123
 Torrington, Napaug Dam road is being oiled for one mile. Route No. 134 Canaan and Salisbury. Lime Rock , bridge, grade crossing elimination IS under construction. Use present roadway. Route 70. loo
 Last Haven-No. Branford. Foxon read is under construction. No de- lay 10 traffic.
 Route No. -45 Newtown- Stevenson road, culvert work and steam shovel grading un- der way Short detour arranged where necessary. Route No. 147 Seymour PaYnes Corner roa1. concrete is under construction, con- trolled by traffic men, Rou:e No. 152
 New Preston Warren Center road, nacadam construction under way. ] Nc detours available ! Warren Cornwall road. steam shovel grading with very muddy i conditions of old road. No detours 1 available. Route No. 1SS Jonathan Trumbull road is under 1 construction from Route No. 3 10 1 the end of the improved road north Of Columbia Green and from the | tlu Ol lIt llllpl ON tu IOdu oOutli Oi | Columbia Green to the end of the i improved road at Lebanon.
 Route No, i'll East Haven Short Beach road js l completed 1 Route No. tss Flanders Village e-Chestertield road i is under construction. Traffic will 1 find it difficult to get through thls ! work.
 Route No. 304 Wilton idgefield road Is being oiled for 10 miles.
 Route No. 303
 Easton E,aston turnpike Is being oiled for 5 miles. Route No. 32t Grisw old Pa chaug road Is being oiled for two miles.
 Grisvold- -Glasgo road is being for | miles
 Route No. BPS East Granby- Suffield road is be- 1 ing oiled for miles.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-23

good looking sports clothes, usually wears a single flower on her tweed or silk suit
 The flower always matches her gloves or some other dress access sory and sometimes it harmonizes
New Britain herald., 1930-05-23

who often accompanies her.
 When the little girl dresses in yellow the mother wears a yellow. rose and yellow gloves with her. mnt, twnty-nindark tweed suit. a
New Britain herald., 1930-05-23
Wears Single Flower
 Which Matches Gloves

Washington, May 22 LP-Mrs Pere Whitten of New York and Washington, who IS noted for her
New Britain herald., 1930-05-23
Philistines Imported
 Safety Pin to Israel

Baltimore, May o3 LP-The Phil istines are credited by archaeological discoveries with at least one tn- provement in Israel They introduc- ed the safety-pin into Palestine.
 This finding IS reported to the American Philosophical society by Dr. William r. Albright of Johns Hopkins. The safety pin, known gen. erally in archaeology as the "fbula," was once one of mans greatest i'm provements that swept the then known world.
 Dr. Albright says the Philistines probably obtained the pin idea from the Aegeans.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-23

COPPER TAKEN FROM SMOKE
 New York. May 23. [P-In cop- per refining smoke from furnaces is so laden with copper dust that 1t Is trapped for removal Of the copper
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
TRAFFIC GROUP
SHIFTS ON TAX

The report of the traffic ad-
visory council, which is to be
made to the District Commis-
sioners sometime next week, will
contain an amendment to the
recent suggestion of the council
for an increase in automobile
registration fees and the gaso-
line tax in the District, it was
learned today.
It had been expected that the
committee would recommend to
the Commissioners that the gas
tax be increased from the pres
ent rate of two cents per gallon
to four cents and that the regis
tration fee be increased from 81
to So for private automobiles.
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst. high
way engineer. today said that in
stead of directly recommending
the tax increases, the committee
will ask that they be taken up
and studied in connection with
other matters of taxation. Such
an action will undoubtedly result
in deferring any decision in re-
gard to the gasoline and registra-
tion increases.
It was believed that the rec
ommendation of the council was
made with a view of providing
sufficient funds for street con-
struction in case the Borland
law should be declared unconSti-
tutional or imperative.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
News of Skyways

Baltimore is included in the
cost of the flight ticket.
The every hour on-the-hour
service between New York and
Washington, with Philadelphia
as a stop. was inaugurated on
September l and during the
first two months shattered all
records for passenger carrying
between the two cities. Many
days more than 200 passengers
were carried. To date a per
formance of 95 per cent sched-
ule has been accomplished with
respect to weather cancellations
One million motor miles will
have been flown by December !.
The operation boasts many new
and original features resulting
in economy and efficiency
which. inquiries indicate, rail
and air operators over the
country are watching closely.
The hourly schedule is one Of
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
WOODRUFF
LEADS WAR ON
GANGSTERS
Michigan SoIon Favors Federal
Action to Curb Growth Of
Crime, RaCketeers' Reign

The Federal Government alone
has the power to break the back
of the gangsters and racketeers
who infest the big cities, in the
view of Representative Woodruff
of Michigan.
Believing that State, county,
and local authorities will never
be able to exterminate the Crime
industry" which powers OF the
underworld have organized, the
Wolverine solon plans to intro
duce, in the impending session OF
Congress, legislation which will
broaden the powers OF the ma
tional Government in dealing with
the evil.
The exact nature Of the exten'
sion of the Federal power Whlcn
Representative Woodruff proposes
has not been revealed, but 1t is
known that it does not involve
any infringement upon State s
right or any interference with
local police authorities.
The legislation probably Will be
based upon the success which the
Department of Justice already has
scored in dealing with certain
phases of ra acketeering, as an
nolInced by Attorney General
Mitchell yesterday.
The fact that Federal agents
for months have been on the
trail of racketeers and gangsters
in Chicago. and have succeeded
in several instances in obtaining
indictments and jail sentences for
noted leaders of the gangster
world. was disclosed by the At
s torney General.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22

In spite of the soupy weather
yesterday, the Naval Air Sta
ton boys were in the air
Lieut.. Comdr. Ostrander went
to Dahlgren in a fighter-Lieut.
Durgin in tWo-seater and
Lieut.. Champion in a Vought
took off for Hampton Roads
Lieut.. McCau.ey used an Ola
going to the same place-Lieut.
Chappen came up from Quan.
tico in a Corsair and headed
back almost Immediately -
Comdr. Turner took an O-2-U
to Philadelphia-Secretary In
gals came in from Greensboro,
N. c., in one of the new Curtiss
"Helldivers"-Capt. Jjne and
Lieut.. Rhodes hoped up from
Quantico, the former in a Cor
sair and the lieutenant in a
fighter-Capt. Payne finished
the day with round trip 20
Baltimore in q Vought.
None of the transport lines
moved yesterday. taking 10
chanceS-Cancellation of the
various scheduled flights came
Immediately on the Weather
Bureaus report Of tricky wealth
er up north and over the noun
tains-Great news was broad
cast yesterday when the Luding-
ton Line issued its new rate
card - Effective Monday. No
vember "a, the round "trip rate
between Washington Hoover
Airport and the New York ter
minal will be $20-This new
tariff is actually below the
railroad plus chair fare-Ef-
fective the same date, the Lud-
ington Line has scheduled a
number of local services daily
to include Baltimore and Tren-
ton. At Baltimore planes will
depart hourly from Glenn Mar
tin Airport for Philadelphia
and New York. Ludington car
service to and from downtown
The Washington times., 1930-11-22
MA n COMMITS
SUICIDE

Leaving a farewell note, the
contents of which his family
would not divulge. James r.
Ellerson. ir.. yesterday shot and
killed himself in his home at
2134 r st. N W.. according to
police. A 38-caliber revolver
which he had purchased earlier
in the day was found clutched in
his hand. police said.
Just what his motive could
have been, members of the
family and police were unable to
say.
His brother. DR.. Edmund M.
Ellerson. stated that the man was
apparently in good spirits and
only yesterday conferred with a
local brokerage house regarding
a new position.
After viewing the body, Deputy
Coroner Joseph D. Rogers issued
a certificate of suicide.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.