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The Washington times., 1930-03-21
D, c. HEADS
. :NA|NEDBY
HOOVER

Maj. Gen. Herbert Ball Crosby
and DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer
today were nominated by PreSi-
dent Hoover to be Commissioners
Of the District of Columbia.
The choice of the heads of the
new regime in the District Build
ing was announced at the White
House about 10 hours after
General Crosby retired as chief
of cavalry. U. S. A.
CroSby's appointment has been
anticipated for many weeks. and
came after a brief but bitter
fight was made by various civic
and business groups to block his
selection on the ground that he
was not, as a retired Army Of
ficer, civilian within the strict
meaning of the law.
President Hoover's choice Of
| DR.. Reichelderfer, a retired phySi.
clan, living at 1861 Crescent Pl.
N. W., and former colonel Of the
District National Guard. has been
week.
DR.. Reichelderfer has not been
active in civic affairs, although
he is widely known to the rank
and file of Washingtonians.
Nevertheless, the White House
believes that his appointment
will be popular one and that
DR.. Reichelderfer will make q
competent Commissioner.
There will be little or no oppo-
sition in the Senate to the con-
firmation of the two nominations,
the President believes.
1t will be Maj. Gen. CrOSby'S
task, according to a statement
made at the White House sew
eral weeks ago, to free Wash
ingtOn Of organized crime" He
will succeed Proctor L. Dough
erty in charge of the police,
fire, and other important
branches of the District govern
ment.
1t will be up to him to make
the Capital a model city" as
regards enforcement of the pro
hibitiOn law. The President has
announced that it is his ambi-
tiOn to convert Washington into
such a municipality and Gen
eral Crosby will be his direct
agent in the work.
1t now appears probable that
General Crosby and DR.. Reichel-
derfer will be confirmed by the
Senate early next week and will
assume office Immediately.
DR.. Reichelderfer will have
charge of the various welfare SER
vices of the District Government.
His experience as physician is
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DEATH IS ASKED
FOR GUN GIRL

COURTROOM. NEW CASTLE,
Pa, March 81 1.N.S9.-Amid a
strange silence in this little court
room that has rocked with de
riSive laughter over the testimony
of Irene Shrader. District Attor.
ney John S. Powers today began
his closing argument in support
of the commemorative conten-
ton that the blonde gunwoman
merits the electric chair for the
killing Of Corporal Brady Paul of
the state highway patrol.
Powers address was delayed for
O full hour while opposing coun
sci huddled in a Side-bar con-
ference with Judge r. Lawrence
Hildebrand and discussed the
legal points to be brought out in
the arguments.
There was no trace Of oratori.
cal flair in Powers argument. He
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NEAR
END OVER
DOHENY

The bribery trial of Edward L.
Doheny, California oil million
aire. moved swiftly towards con-
clusion in District Supreme Court
today.
Early this afternoon final argu-
ments will be completed, and un
less the hour is later than ex-
pected. Justice William Hitz will
charge the jury and deliver the
case over to it for decision.
The 73-year-old Californian Is
charged with bribing former Sec
retary Of the Interior Albert B.
Fall in connection with the award
Of Government oil contracts when,
on November 80, 1921, Doheny
turned over 100000 in cash to
the Interior secretary in the
Harding cabinet.
Atlee Pomerene, former Ohio
Senator employed by the Govern.
ment as special prosecutor, al
ready has. laid the groundwork
for summing up of the Govern
ment'S case. Today. after Frank
j. Hogan completes the final de-
fenSe argument. begun yesterday
Owen j. Roberts will bring the
case to a close with a two hour
argument for the Government.
Today was the eighth since the
trial opened, and marked the con-
cluSion of the speediest and last
of the trials growing out of the
Harding oil scandals. Red tape
was slashed and argument was
not so long as in trials that pre-
ceded.
Doheny was lauded yesterday
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Todqy!s Best
NewS Laugh

Twelfth precinct police
seized a liquor car last night
after it had crashed at First
Street and Rhode Island Ave
nue. Northwest. In it were
12O quarts Of whisky and a
smoke screen.
The officers took the car
to the station and put it in
the garage, first detaching
the screen and emptying the
liquor.
Then the trouble started.
A call came into the sta.
tiOn shortly after midnight
that a murder had been com
mitted in the 900 block Cap
ital Avenue, Ivy City.
Leaving the station clerk
in charge, the officers jumped
into the emergency car and
patrol wagon and sped to
the scene.
When the police returned
from the murder" call,
which proved a blind, the
car was gone. and, like
Mother Hubbard, they found
their cupboard was bare.
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TAI rs ESTATE
$4,000

William Howard Taft, former
Chief Justice of the United
States, who died March 8. left
an estate valued at $475, 900, &C
cording to the petition for let
ters teStamentary filed by his
widow. Mrs. Helen H. Taft, in
Probate Court today.
The petition filed on behalf of
the widow by Attorneys McKen-
ney, Flannery. and Craighill, in
formed the court that the former
Chief Justice held personal prop
erty. including stocks and bonds
and other effects. of the approx
mate value of $350,000, and real
esate in Canadian and the local
Wyoming Ave. residence of the ap.
proximate value of $125, 900.
The expenses of the last illness
and funeral of the deceased jurist
are set at approximately $2,500
by the widow. and debts of $500
are estimated.
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Good
News

A "non-skid" rug for the home
has been developed which will
greatly reduce the 10000 fatal
accidents which result from
falls indoors. The backing of
the rug makes it cling to the
floor.
Spring is here. It came at
$3.50 this morning with the yer.
nal equino.i.
Tariff on shoes, leather and
hides was rejected by a margin
of one vote in the Senate yes
terday. It would have added
$117,000,000 to the American
shoe bill if it had been imposed.
Smoke law violations are on
the wane, according to figures
compiled by Chief Sanitary Of
ficer j. Francis Butts.
Reports from the chambers
of commerce of 81 cities indi-
cate a general improvement of
business and increasingly bright
prospects for the summer, ac-
cording to a statement by w.
L. Banham, president of the
New York Board of Trade.
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TEACHERS SAG STOLEN

A sneak thief operating in the
Emery School, Lincoln Road and
S Street Northeast, stole pocket
book containing $46 from the desk
of Miss Beatrice Swain. Miss Mar
guerite R. Lydane, principal OF
the school, reported last night.
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DEPOSITED
To COVER
MARGIN

William e. Moore, of Dumont,
n j., who described himself as
Claudius H. Huston's trader and
confidential agent" told the Sen
ate lobby committee today the
Republican national chairman
told him to put the $780,
Muscle Shoals lobby fund in his
trading account.
What was this account No
1902" Senator Walsh CD of Mon.
tana asked Moore.
Mr.. HuSton's trading account. p"
For what purpose was the &C
count uSed?"
TO buy and sell stock"
Obeyed Orders
Moore said man unknown to
him had given him the two checks
from the Union Carbide Com
pany. one for $4,000 and the
other for $l4,100. The checks
were made payable to Moore.
How did you happen to put
these two checks in these trading
accountS?"
1N4As A4uDNUl1 UOlu IlC w.
What did Mr.. Huston say
about these checks?"
Just to put them in his ac-
count" ~
All Used as Margin
Moore admitted that the SD, 100
check which went into account
No. 1000 was used in its entirety
as margin to buy Loose-Wiles,
National Cash Register and Kel-
vinator stock. He also identified
the checks for this $14,100, plus
$500 profit, given by Blyth 81
Bonner, and said Huston got the
money.
Senator Blaine (R.) of Wiscon-
sin then took up examination of
Moore.
Cleared Up Debt
These ledger sheets of Blyth
81 Bonner show that on Feb
ruary %, 1929. account No. $50
was indebted to the firm $19,-
381.07 and that on March 8 you
paid I'M this check of $4,000.
That check wiped out the in
debtednesS, didn't it?"
Moore looked at the Subpoenaed
Blyth 81 Bonner ledger and SAID,
ayes, it looks like that.
"Then the $4,000 from the
Union Carbide paid Huston'S S
debit"
"It went into the account" ad-
mitted Moore.
why did you happen to open
SepaYate account for the
$14,0OO?" Senator Caraway, the
chairman, asked Moore.
'T believe Mr.. Huston was in
town that day and told me to-"
''IS it customary for people you
don't know to come no and
hand you checks for $22,OO0?"
"If he told me the check was
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CROSBY and REICHEL DERFER new D. C. HEADS
EXCLUSIVE NEWS SERVICE

The Washington Times is the only afternoon
paper In this city publishing the Lews dispatches
OF International News Service and Universal Service
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SPRING IS HERE;
SNOW TONIGHT

Things seemed just a little bit
mixed up around the Weather
Bureau today.
Reference to the calendar and
the almanac proved beyond ques.
ton that today is the first day
OF spring. but the weather man
wouldn't have it so.
Calendars don't mean a thing
to me-" the weather man was
heard to remark. I'll take my
thermometers and barometers
any time"
And just to show that he
wasn't fooling. he took a quick
look at his weather instruments
and came up with the prediction
that tonight may see snow or
sleet. AS for tomorrow. that may
even be worse, who knows?
The first day of spring? Bah!
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TODAY'S SCRATCHES
ST. LnHNS PARK

ST. JOHNS PARK
FlHST RACE-Solon G. Wilson, Get
Coin, Red Likker. Early, Mortinne
Vera z.
SECOND RACE-Maryetta, Sir David
O'Neil. Gaineswood.
THIRD RACE-Red Cross, Princess,
Saluta.
SIXTH RACE-Msrsh Fire. Jovs.
weather. clear: trick. fast.
The Washington times., 1930-07-30
Mans Purse Is Buried
By Groundhog; He
Digs 3 Days

RICHMOND, Va, July go.
How a Tazewell county, Va,
farmer recovered his pocket
book containing $72 in green
backs after three days dig.
ging" has been learned.
c. w. Watson, Of the Pisgah
neighborhood, near Bluefielc.
Va, decided to lay his purse by
a stump. fearing he might lose
it from his pocket. He wrap
ped it up in a bandana hand
kerchief and placed some sticks
over it.
He was never out Of sight Of
the stump, but that evening,
when he went to get his peck
etbook, he found the purse
missing. On the following day
he returned to the scene and.
after searching. he found q
grounding hole nearby.
That gave watson an idea.
He started digging and on the
third day he found his purse
and money far back under the
ground, The grounding had
disappeared. The $72 was found
intact,
The Washington times., 1930-07-30
MILLER NAMED
TREASURER
STAFF Photo

RICHMOND, Va, July 3d..
L. Miller, deputy treasurer Of
Giles county, was appointed
treasurer to succeed w w.
Walker, who submitted his reSig-
nation by mail to Circuit Judge
A. C. Buchanan, circuit judge at
Tazewell, following a State saudi-
tors report that his accounts
showed an apparent shortage Of
$99. 632.33 in county funds and
$483.18 in State funds.
Walker was bonded for $780,
600 in behalf of the county. He
has maintained consistently that
he has not used public funds
and that a check of his private
accounts viii clear up the dis,
crepancy.
The new treasurer was re.
quired to give a temporary bond
of $4,000 and to supply bond Of
$4,000 within the next few
days.
Two representatives Of the Fl.
deity and Deposit Company Of
Baltimore, surety for Treasurer
Walker, told county authorities
that their company will make
good any shortage in Walkers &C
counts to the limit Of it's liabil
ity, but requested time to permit
their auditors to prove the cor
rectnesS Of the States audit.
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II AREAS To GET
DRASTIC DRY
TRF-OUTS
President Demands Strict En-
forcement in Attempt to
See II Law Is Workable

Complete reorganization Of dry
law enforcement personnel was de-
cided upon at q conference yester.
da, between President Hoover, At
torney General Mitchell. Assistant
Attorney General Youngquist and
Amos w. w. Woodcock, prohibit
ton director.
The plan win be launched to
day when Mitchell. with Wood
cock and his aides. meet with the
prohibition administrators from
the IL districts, the first meeting
since enforcement was transferred
from the Treasury to the Depart
ment Of Justice.
Affect All Districts
The President discussed in de-
tail the recommendations Of the
special commission on law enforce
ment and observance.
just how extensive the changes
viii be the White House declined
to say. It was made plain, how
ever, that they would affect every
district and community In the
country and the border as well as
coast patrol.
1t was indicated that there
are to be many changes in the
administration. These, it was
stated, will be where an admin
istrator has been found better
suited for direction instead Of
field work, and where new di-
visions are to be created for
the better regulation of indus
trial alcohol and breWerieS.
Special Message
The President, It is under
stood, will send special mes
sage to the administrators in
which he will tell them that he
expects to see the new dry
unit launch upon a campaign
Of drastic law enforcement and
put to the supreme test the
question of whether or not the
dry law can be enforced.
The dry enforcement will also
be decentralized to large ex-
tent, it was learned. with the
administrator given wide ar-
thority in their various dis
tricts to replace enforcement
agents and completely reorgan-
lie their immediate offices and
districts.
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MEETING
To BE HELD

LEESBURG, Va, July 30.-The
annual Loudoun camp meeting
will be held, this year at Ben
toms Camp Grounds, four miles
north Of Middleburg, Va. August
10 to "a.
The association is planring to
make it q home-c coming meeting
in which the preachers who have
been connected with the camp in
former years will take part.
There will be two religious SER
vices daily, at IL a m. and 8
p. m. The music will be under
the leadership of Charles B.
Clark, Roy Gourley, pianist.
The committee Of arrangements
consists Of q. 6. 1der1. chair-
man; n. H. Otley, secretaty-treas-
urer, and n. r. Chamblin. man
ager.
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RATIO OF URBAN
To RURAL MAY
Be 6O-40
Final Returns Slated to Show
{ Biggest Shift in History as
Industry Attracts Surplus

The most pronounced shift in
population from country to town
and city in the nations history
win be shown in the 1880 census,
it was predicted today on the
basis Of preliminary returns to
the Census Bureau.
The official figures will reveal
1 trend apparent with rapid in
duStralization of the United
states in the last decade. and
gill be a basis for reapportion-
f,nent Of the national House of
Representatives. They also will
mean q change In the Electoral
College, which equals member
ship in Congress, and will force
realignment Of State legislative
diStri,
6O-40, Cities Lead
The ratio of urban and rural
population may reach 60-4O in
the 1880 census-60 per cent Of
the people living in urban CEN
tiers, clasSed as towns of $500
or more. to 40 per cent in the
country.
During almost the entire his
tory Of the nation the farm
vote" Of the nation has been
supreme. In 1920 for the first
time more than one.haH the peo-
pie lived in urban centers. But
no reapportionments we're made
on that basis. After the i'm
pending ,realignment Of political
representation, the rural vote will
be in the minority for the first
time.
10 Per Cent In Three Cities
The census, it appears upon
Incomplete figures, will show
more than "a per cent of the en-
tire population living In large
cities. Approximately 10 per cent
will be shown to live in New
York, Chicago and Philadelphia
alone.
\ The first census in 1890 showed
but 3.3 per cent of the popula.
ton In cities over 5000. In
1880 the city population had
reached 22.7 per cent and in
creased to 43.S per cent In 1920.
Industry Attracts
The division Of urban and
rural population began with the
1880 census. In 1880, 28.6 per
cent Of the pepole lived in towns
and cities Of $500 or more; in
1890, the. figure was 35.4 per
cent; in 1900 it rose to 40 per
cent, in 1910 to 45.8 per cent,
and IN 1920 to STA per cent.
The greatest increases in popu.
lation reported are in large cities.
The smallest increases are re-
ported from agricultural States,
except Florida.
It is not expected that the
purely farm population Of the
country win show "a decrease, but
returns now available make GER
tain that surplus rural popula-.
ton, Ms wen ias most immigration,
is attracted by the industrial
Centers.
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Historic Mansion
Is BeinQ Restored

STRASBURG, Va, July 90
The historic Bell Grove mansion
three miles north Of Strasburg
owned at present by F. w. Hun
newell, secretary to the president
of Harvard University, Is being
entirely restored to the original
design made by Thomas. Jeffer-
son for Major Isaac Hite, when
he built it in 1887 for his wife.
Nellie Conway Madison, sister Of
President Madison.
The work Is In charge Of Det-
low M. MarthinSon, structural en-
gineer: Horace w. Peaslie. archi.
tect and Henry n. Shufeldt,
superintendent.
The Washington times., 1930-07-30
Grange Viii Oppose
Mount Vernon Bond

WOODLAND, Va, July 3d.
Mount Vernon Grange has voted
to oppose the joint recommends
ton Of the county school board
and the county board of super
visors that bond issue be au-
thorized in this district for the
construction Of four consolidated
school centers at Woodlawn, Pot
tiers Hill, Franconia and Grove.
ton.
The Grange viii work instead
for two larger school plants to
be built at points to be decided
on later. It was held that the
larger schools would better serve
the needs of this section than a
greater number Of smaller and
less adequately equipped centers.
The Washington times., 1930-07-30
PLANS CRIPPLE CLINIC

WINCHESTER, Va, July 30
The next free clinic for cripples
will be held at the offices Of the
District Nurse Association, near
the court house. next Saturday,
August 2, and will be in charge of
DR.. Allen F. Voshel, of the Uni
versity Of Virginia Hospital.
The Washington times., 1930-07-30
TEMPERATURE
OF HEN HOUSE
100

a MUUEL HEN HUUOE
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND is having bad
times these days with its prize hens. chicken has
body temperature of 105 degrees and sweet glands
When the temperature rises higher than that Of
chickens body the fowl usually dies Model chicken
houses constructed in order give the chickens place
of refuge in hot weather have failed Temperatures in
the houses have been registering high 100 degrees
Jean Frelng Maryland University student shows how
chickens temperature is taken
The Washington times., 1930-07-30
PlcKPOCKETS GET 1922

Pfckpockets yesterday robbed
James M. Power, 1000 block New
Hampshire Ave. N. W., Of his
purse containing $122 and q
diamond engagement ring worth
$500, while he was riding on a
street car.
The Washington times., 1930-07-30
WALES FLIES TO BRUSSELS

BRUSSELS, July 20 U.SJ.
The Prince of Wales landed here
tonight after a flight from Lon
don. He came to Belgium to at
tend the centenary exhibition.
The Washington times., 1930-07-30
DUE
To RETAL|ATE
ON TARIFF
New Conservative Governors
Expected to Strike at U. s.
Barrier; Britain Completes
BY GEORGE r.. HOLMES

ANANNA@s%7
The decisive victory won by
the Conservatives in the Cana
dian election probably spells trou-
bic for American business.
This was rather gloomily con-.
coded here today by those Off
cials who keep closely in touch
with Canadian conditions. Can
ada Is Americas greatest Gus
toner.
I The new American tariff law,
throwing up the highest barriers
In history against Canadian
products. was the principal issue
In the COnservative.Libera cam
paign across the border. The
provinces displayed their resent
nent against it by turning out
the Government Of Mackenzie
King, who was accused Of main
tanning o too complacent attitude
toward the new American law.
Retaliation Due
Administration officials are
arxiously awaiting the formation
Of the new Conservative govern.
rnent, headed by Richard B. Ben
nett, and the announcement of
his policies.
That retaliatory tariff action is
TO be taken by the Bennett Gov
eminent against the United
States Is commonly expected on
all sides. The conservative
spokesman pledged as much dur
ing the campaign; that preceded
the voting. Even the retaliation
taken by the now defeated King
government, effected Through
temporary laws, was not consid-
cred sufficient for the Canadians.
Evidently. by the sentiment ex-
pressed in their votes, they want
more drastic action.
Our Best Buyer
The effects on Canadian-Ameri-
can trade may well be very seri-
Gus. Canada is and has been for
years Americas best customer.
Almost every year since the war
$500. 100000 worth Of American
products have flowed across the
border, while about half as much,
or $4OO, 600 900, has come from
Canada to the United States.
. The trade balance in American
favor is roughly $500, O0O. 600 q
year, and that has represented no
inconsiderable factor in American
prosperity.
News Print Leads
From the United States Canada
has imported automobiles,
machinery, gaSoline and oil, iron
and steel products and cotton.
In return, the United States has
taken cattle, dairy products,
wheat, lumber, wood-pulp and
neWs-print. The last named is
Canada's greatest export to the
United States.
If Canada now proceeds under
the new government to erect
higher tariff barriers against
American automobiles. machinery.
oil, iron and steel and cotton 1t
will strike o serious blow ct
American business at the very
time when the scramble for
world-markets is becoming more
and more acute.
Britain Completes
Great Britain, which already
has some preferential treatment
in Canada, is launched upon a
great campaign for trading |
within the empire. Almost every
thing that America ships to
Canada in great volume must |
meet British products In compe-
tition.
A new and retaliatory Canadian
tariff system will not help Amer
lean products in that competi-
ton. That much is assured. And |
Administration officials in Wash
scanning the horizon for
the return Of prosperity on this
side of the border. do not view
the prospect with much satisfac-
ton.
The Washington times., 1930-07-30
BIG WHEAT CROP

FAIRFAX, Va, July 30.-A rec
ord crop of wheat was threshed
out last week at Willowmere
Farm, near Merrifield. The aver
age yield for the whole planting
was 42.5 bushels per acre.
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