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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-25
Mrs. Edna C.. Gordon
Seeks AniauLment

Prenuptial fraud is the basis Of
an annulment suit filed In Equity
Court by Mrs. Edna c. Gordon,
5000 block Porter st. N. W.,
against her husband, William C.
Gordon, TOO block DeSales st.
N. w. Attorneys Crandall and
Argyle Mackey appear for her.
The wife informs the court
that she married the defendant
last December 10, on his repre-
sensations that he was o wage
Garner and Of good moral charac-
ter and capable Of providing her
with Q home and necessities. On
the contrary, she declares that
all Of his representations were
false and that he was Of low
moral character.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-25
OheU SIsOIOHrs Will
Install Officers

Louis Rosenberg. newly elected
president Of the Ohev sholom
Congregation. and other new
officers, win be installed at a
meeting on Sunday evening at
the congregation. Fifth and
Streets Northwest.
The other officers to be in.
stalled are Milton B. Zeiler, vice
president: b. Jaffe, treasurer: r.
Harrison, financial secretary;
Max Goldberg, recording secre-
tary, and N. Cafritg, M. Fether.
man, L. Wernstein, L. A. Cohen.
and B. HayInen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-25
Donovan to Explain
District Fin0ncing

Major Daniel J. Donovan, Dis
trict Auditc viii address the
City Citizens Association next
Monday evening ct 8 o'clock at
the regular monthly meeting at
T h mSon Community Center,
Twelfth and l. Streets Northwest.
His address will be on District
finances and taxation and will
include a discussion Of the present
District appropriation bill, with
special emphasis on taxation and
APPROPRIATIONS for education.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-25
WheGtIey Children
Plan for MGu Dan

Eight hundred Wheatley School
children will celebrate May Day
and Child Health Day on Thurs
day, May l, in a pageant to be
given at the school grounds,
Twelfth and N Streets Northwest.
A May Day committee has been
appointed and preparations for
the event are now being made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-25
FALL BREAKS SKULL

A fall down q flight Of 20
stairs in the 100 block Third st.
N. W., last night resulted In a
possible fracture of the skull to
Margaret Robinson, colored, 80.
The woman was taken to Emerg-
ei1cy Hospital where her condi-
ton is said to be undetermined.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-25
M0FFETT ON BOARD

sTAUNTON, Vs., April 25.-W,
Stuart Moffet, Of Staunton, has
been appointed by Governor Pol.
lard to the board Of visitors Of
Virginia Polytechnic Institute to
I'LL the term Of the late DR.. J.
g. Ferneyhough, of Chesterfield.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-25
WOnsnvu's Guild Holds
First Dance TOIIiQItt

SILVER SPRING, Nd, April
25-Tonight opens the series Of
spring-summer dances sponsored
by the Woman's Guild Of Grace
Church, WoodSide.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pohanka
win act as hostesses for the
dance, which begins at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-25
ATLANTA CLEANS UP

ATLANTA, April IS UNSJ--
A four-day cleanup campaign, in
which all civic forces participated,
was recently instituted here. To-
day Atlanta Is almost q sanitary
model.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, April
2 QN.SD.-The attempt of Kaye
Don, British racing motorist, to
Shatter the worlds automobile
speed record of 231 miles an hour,
has been postponed indefinitely, 1t
was learned today.
Unsatisfactory condition Of the
beach and the small likelihood of
immediate improvement neceSSi-
tated the postponement.
The British racer has asked the
American Automobile Association
to extend his permit. No decision
has yet been received.
Fire early today practically COM
pletely destroyed the grandstand
located at the official mile of the
beach speedway where the English
racer has been attempting to
establish a new worlds record for
automobiles. Cause of the fire was
not known.
Arrests in connection with the
fire are expected to follow today,
according to police.
An empty oil can was found
near where the fire was first dis.
covered at the south end of the
stands.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
kaye DON QUITS BISHOP, SISTERS
TRYAT RECORD SAFE IN CHINA

The eight sisters Of charity,
who with Bishop James A.
O'Shea and three other mission
ary priests were besieged by
Chinese rebels at Tawoli, 80
miles from Kanchow, Kiangsi
province, China, have escaped to
Kanchow, according to a cable
gram received by the National
Catholic Welfare Council here
today.
The cable sent by Sister Pau
line Strabel, Of Saginaw. Mich,
Sister Superior of Kanchow, was
dated March 81. 1t said:
Eight sisters of charity at
Kanchow absolutely safe. Sister
Growell and others who were at
Tawoli, 80 miles from Kanchow,
have escaped to Kanchow. Their
community house at Tawoli was
robbed and partly damaged.
Fathers Erbe and Curtis who
we're at Tawoli were robbed.
Both of these priests and all the
sisters are now safe at Kanchow." /"
Father Burke, general secre-
tary of the Welfare Council also
received a telegram from Bishop
O'Shea dated March 30. It said !:
RED armies have withdrawn
to. Father McLaughlin'S (known
as Sinfeng.) Sisters at Kanchow
all well. Fathers, Erbe and Cur
tbs whereabouts not known. Very
probably in vicinity Of Father
Young'S"
The messages were given out
by the State Department.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
GRAHAM HAL 7 s
DRY HEARINGS

The drys closed their case be.
fore the House judiciary Com
mfttee today by dumping thou
sands Of words Of written testi'
mony into the record extolling the
merits of the Eighteenth Amend
ment and the Volstead law-and
to the chagrin of the vets on the
committee escaped without cross
examination.
An arbitrary ruling by Chair.
man Graham closed the hearing,
LaGuardia Disappointed
Does that mean," asked Rep.
resentative LaGuardia (RJ Of
New York, that we are not going
to have a chance to croSS-examine
these people?"
1T does" said Graham.
and I've been waiting 10
years for the opportunity to cross
examine the Anti-Saloon League
on the witness Stand!" exclaimed
htb1udI uLds
President Hoover was charac-
terized as more friendly to pro.
hibition than any President since
the Eighteenth Amendment was
adopted, by F. Scott Mcbride,
Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, who testified today on
prohibition.
Mcbride for the first time def
nitely indorsed the Hoover pro-
hibition reorganization program.
Mcbride assailed all proposals
for modification, including legal
izing beer and light wines, and
accused thu vets Of "poor sports
manship" in their attack on the
Eighteenth Amendment.
Prohibition inherited from the
period of liquor sale millions Of
addictS, large liquor stocks and a
brazen. bold political corruption,
said Mcbride.
This hangover aggravated the
Continued on Page 2, Col. s.
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j. s. LIKELY
TO CALL
WIDOW
D. c. Society Circles Stirred
BY News of Investigation
In Envoy's Strange Death

ELIMINATION Of the body Of
Basil Miles, diplomat, who died
here June II, 1928, following Q
minor operation. at Emergency
Hospital, loomed today as the in
vestigation of his sudden death.
developed several new angles.
It is also deemed likely that
Miles widow. now Mrs. Henry
Huddleston Rogers. wife Of the
Standard Oil n,agnate, win be
called to the office Of Neil Burk.
inshaw, assistant United States
attorney for questioning,
Fornicfe than two months the
District Attorneys office, under
the direction Of Burkinshaw, has
been probing the death Of the
former embassy attache, who died
suddenly In the hospital when
he was believed to be on the road
to recovery.
Comment Withheld
Burkinshaw today refused to
comment on what the inveStiga-
ton has disclosed, but admitted
he had been working on the case
for some time, and that he had
enlisted the aid Of the Depart
ment Of Justice In the quiz. OF.
ficials there indicated several
operatives have been assigned to
the case.
So far as can be learned q
faultily-made 'out death certifi-
cate, repoSing in the health de-
partment files here was one Of
the causes for the reopening Of
the case. The certificate says
Miles died at 5 o'clock in the
morning while as a matter Of fact
he died late in the evening.
Miles, whose death had been
attributed to pulmonary embolisn,
a blood clot on the lung resulting
IN asphyxtat1on, was formerly an
attache Of the American embassy
in Paris, delegate at large Of the
United States Chamber Of Com
merce, and socially prominent
both here and abroad.
His body since death has lain
in the fashionable Laurel Hill
Cemetery, from where it probably
viii be eXhumed. r-
Among the witnesses who have
been questioned by Burkinshaw
in the belated inquiry are DR..
James r. Mitchell, internationally
known medical authority. and
personal physician Of the dead
man, and DR.. Edward j. Grass,
who at the time Of Miles death
was house physician at Emergency
Hospital and who hurried to the
Continued on Page 2. Col. -
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
CARD
At BOWIE
TODAY
Generous Prices Paid on First
Day of Season Draws
Heavy Betting on Long Shots

BOWIE RACE TRACK. April 2
A COLI sharp wind greeted the
early morning arrivals here to
day for the second days racing
OF the Southern Maryland Agri-
cultural Association.
The seven races scheduled at.
tracted large fields and local
fans will find selecting winners
rather difficult.
The Magnolia Purse the fea'
ture event on the program brings
out a select field of nine starters
F. M. Brady's Standby, one
that defaulted yesterday to race
today will probably go to the post
the public choice. with w. F.,
Scheid's My Sis. one that has
been showing rare speed in the
morning, second choice and W.
H.. Travers' Clean Play third
choice. ,
The race, a sprint of five-and
le-half furlongs will be started
from the new stall gates.
Form players yesterday received
a setback when only one favorite,
Villager. the winner OF the last
race, stepped home, while the
lone-shot kings" were all smiles
Tommy Daily. who broadcast at
the Fair Grounds last winter,
was an arrival from New Or
leans, and Immediately took up
his duty at the Mike" He made
a great hit with the 22,O05 fans
Preston Burch, of Washington,
carried off honors when he sad
died the winner of the opening
with Sweep-All a fine-looking colt
by Sweep-Nellie Hastings. He
was kept busy all day receiving
congratulations for his many ad-
mirerS.
The news camera boys were
busy shooting Vice President Cur
tbs, who loves his racing. The
v. P. was a jockey when he was
a youngstel, and has never for
saken the Sport Of Kings"
It did not take the crowd long
to find out that the Harry PaYne
Whitney's horses were off form
when Airliner a 6-5 shot ran next
to last as did PrometheuS a rs
shot.
Mat Brady who trains all his
horses at the Old Bennings ace
track put over a good thing when
Colossal with Jockey Eddie Wat
ters romped home paying $33.
for the usual investment. 1t
looked like every one in Northeast
had a ticket on the Brady color
bearer.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
EXHUMING OF BASIL MIL ES'
BODY EXPECTED IN PROBE
Sham Battles
Staged in Air
By Big Fleet

MATHER FIELD, SACRA-
MENTO, Calf, April 2.-The
theoretical battle field Of
the United States Army's
air n1aneuverS, extending
from Redding I'm extreme
northern California Is far
south as Stockton, today be-
came the scene Of hazardous
contour flying.
SquadrOns Of pursuit and
attack planes were to skim
over the 5OO-mile "n0 mans
land" at $50 miles an hour
and at an average elevation
Of less than 100 feet.
Contour flying is the name
given the maneuver to be
staged today as far as the
War Department is con.
cerned, but the "aces" pre-
fer to call the thrilling fly
ing hedge hopping"
The purpose Of the low
altitude action is to perfect
attacks ON ground troops.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
Good News!


William Green, president Of
the American Federation of
Labor, forecasts that some form
of governmental Stabilization of
industry will come as the re.
suit of the present unemploy-
ment situation.
Steel leads upward swing on
stock exchange In a total days
trading Of 5,395, ITO, the largest
day on the exchange this year.
E. F. Albee, late vaudeville
magntae, leaves bequests Of
$500, 900 for the support Of
various aetpsS- sad iaetk
! sR%sA = i%S -
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
"OPENS
FOR RNAVAL
TREATY
Tokyo's Acceptance Of Ton
mage Proposals Gives New
Impetus to London Parley

LONDON, April 2 QN.S0 The
naval conference appeared today
to have found an avenue to sue
cess.
The Tokyo governments cabled
accep tance Of Anglo-American
tonnage proposals gave impetus to
the negotiations between other
delegations and there were indi-
cations that the more serious
problem Of the conference were
nearing solution.
Powers In Accord
Acceptance by the japanese
makes certain an accord between
the three leading powers, Britain.
Japan and the United States
and regardless Of whether q five
power pact Is written q tripartite
agreement is possible.
The security requirements Of
France, the big obstacle to the
five-power pact, may be satisfied
through interpretations placed on
article sixteen of the league cove
nant and agreed upon in principle
by England and France.
No Further Commitments
This Interpretation, while meet
ing the needs of France. if accom-
mOdated. as they wish, to the
Kellogg treaty terms, viii not in
volve Britain in any further COM
mitmentS. The Italian leader,
Dino Grand, has Signified the will
ingneSS of his country 60 accept
such an accord.
Reijiro WakatSuki, chief Of the
Japanese delegation, was to COM
municate the terms of Tokyo'S re-
ply to, Secretary Stimson and
Premier Macdonald this after
noon.
The British cabinet is consid-
ering the draft of a political for
mula giving France the Mediter-
ranean security she desires. For
eign Minister BRAND of France is
confident an agreement can be
reached. but insists the Italians
present their tonnage demands
before French tonnage reductions
are announced officially.
TOKYO, April 2 0NSJ-A
sensation was caused in govern
ment circles today when 1t was
learned that Admiral Kato, chief
Of the naval staff and leader of
the opposition against acceptance
Of the Anglo-American proposals
at the London conference, had
called on Emperor Hirohito.
It was stated that the admiral
carried to the emperor a memorial
criticising the acceptance on the
ground that it involved danger
to Japanese security. -
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
HUGHES ADVISED
CYAVAN|D BILL

Charles Evans Hughes, Chief
Justice Of the United States, ad.
vised the American Cyanamid
Company to have a bill passed
by Congress to give it permission
to operate Muscle Shoals, William
B. Bell. president of the com.
pany, told the Senate Lobby
Investigating Committee today.
Judge Hughes read the whole
contract we had prepared to
lease Muscle Shoals from the
Government" Bell said. 1T was
Judge Hughes advice that this
bid be passed by Congress in the
form of a bill and not be dealt
with by the War Department or
the Ordnance Department Of the
Army. In consulting Judge
Hughes we considered that we
had the best advice on the con-
stitutionality of such a bill"
Got $1S,O31 Fee
Hughes wrote the now much
discussed recapture clause in the
compnay's bill. This clause, op-
ponentS of the measure assert,
would make it almost impossible
for the Government to get back
the $4,000, 900 Alabama Power
project.
Bell testified Hughes was paid
$19,031 for his services.
Records produced by Bell
showed that the Cyanamid Com
pany padi Griffin, Johnson and
Mann, Inc, $3,524 and N. w.
Aver and Son, Inc. Of Philadel-
phia, $7,O64 for publicity In con-
nection with their fight to get
Muscle Shoals.
The money paid to N. w. Aver
and Son, Inc, all went to the
American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, which sent out the Cyana-
mid Company propaganda as com.
ing from the farmers Of the coun-
try, the records submitted by Bell
showed. .t..
Appeal To South
Senator Caraway CD Of Ar.
kansas, the chairman read ex-
tracts from a letter Dell wrote
last year to Representative Demp.
sey R0 Of New York.
President Hoover is the first
Republican President to break
into the solid South" Bell wrote
Dempsey. IF the Republican
party wishes to repeat its success
In the South in the next Presi.
Dental election, 1t cannot do bet.
ter than solve the fertilizer prob
lem.
''No surer appeal to the great
South can be made than by .le
adoption of q program whfcl'
would cut the price of fertilizer I
the Southern farmer before th'
next Presidential primaries. A
strewder political stroke on the
part of the Administration Is
lDnw Do naaN 49,.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02


Capt. Frank Hawks, making
a tranScontinental glider flight,
scars as high as 10000 feet.
breaking all glider records, in
his journey from Tucson, N. M,
to Sweetwater. Tex.
Gen. ]. j.. Pershing is to be
given a new degree by New
York University, that OF Doctor
of Military Science, to be con-
ferred April IL.
President Hoover starts ma
tional census taking by signing
questiotxs uSaeCi by gpumerator
k0aaw-a 3fnnaH
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
T UE LACK
CAUSE Of
DELAY
Pilot Makes Safe Landing in
Island Harbor, Gets Supply
and Goes to Destination

HAMILTON. Bermuda. April 2
dN.S9.-The New York-to-Ber.
muda plane, Pilot. commanded
by Lewis A. Yancey, landed here
safely at 1890 o'clock today
(9:30 a. m. Washington time>.
The plane had come in from
its place of forced landing about
so miles northwest Of Bermuda.
where it was obliged to come
down last night because Of dark
ness.
Captain Yancey and his felIow
flierS had barely sufficient gaSo-
line to make the harbor here,
and considered themselves for
tunate to make a safe landing.
Feared for Safety
First sight of the pontoOn-
equipped plane in the sky off the
local harbor brought wave Of
relief to the citiZenry of Hamil-
ton which had been on the alert
since early yesterday afternoon.
knowledge that they mad
hoped off from their overnight
camp" on the smooth surface
Of the Atlantic at 4:30 O'Clock,
caused some apprehension Cor
their safety when they failed to
arrive here within an hour.
1t was feared they might have
OverShot the island.
Lack Of gasoline had cheated
Captain Yancey and his two com
panions from reaching Hamilton
Harbor direct from their over
night ocean camp" They were
forced to land first at Murray's
anchorage. about 8 miles from
Hamilton Harbor. because Of their
fuel supply being depleted.
Makes Good Landing
The pilot" SKINNED down on
the water at Murray's anchorage
at 1880 a. m. Washington time.
They apparently encountered con-
siderable difficulty in obtaining
fuel, for it was full two hours
before they reached Hamilton
Harbor from the anchorage less
than 10 miles away.
Details Of the difficulties en-
countered by the airmen were
not learned until after their ar
rival here.
Lack of communication facili-
ties was responsible for the delay
in news reaching here that the
airmen had been forced down
second time at Murray'S anchor
age.
The StinSon monoplane was
set down some distance off the
shore and it apparently was not
for some time until residents of
st. Georges, the nearest village,
became aware of their plight.
Additional fuel was then rushed
out aboard a motorboat and the
tank replenished. After thanking
their helpers for their timely aid,
Yancey and his companions
again took off for Hamilton
Harbor. The last nine miles of
the journey were without Incl
dent.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
Mae West Play Case
Goes to Jury Today

NEW YORK, April 2 UNS).
Arguments to the jury were to
be presented today in the trial
of Mae West and 81 others for
producing "the Pleasure Man." a
play rated as obscene.
Judge Bertini viii make the
charge and the case was ex.
pected to be given to the Jury
tomorrow morning.
The defense rested suddenly
yesterday without putting Miss
West on the witness stand.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
Capt. Dollar Still Weak
From Bronchial Attack

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2
UN.S..).-ReportS today indicated
that Capt. Robert Dollar, veteran
shipping magnate, was weather-
ing the acute bronchitis attack
which has beset his SO years.
A bulletin issued by the attend
ing physician said Captain Dollar
was somewhat improved" ana
members of the family at his San
Rafael home, where he has been
confined for six days, added that
he had passed Q comfortable night
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The Washington times., 1930-04-02
Keyes-ElliOtt Bill
Is Signed by Hoover

President Hoover yester y
signed the KeyeS-Elliott bill pro-
viding $3.50, ,O0O,O 900 for new public
buildings Sis. 100000 of which is
to be expended in Washington.
Signing Of the bill was made the
occasion for a ceremony attended
by Senator KeyeS, Representative
Elliott, Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon and others.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
Heart Disease Claims
Fritz Williams. Actor

NEW YORK, April 2 G.N.S0.-
Funeral plans were to be made to-
day for Fritz Williams, "a, veteran
American actor, who died sud
denly last night of a heart attack.
Williams was prominent in the
old Weber and Fields casts, and
more recently scored hits in the
support Of Jeanne Eagles and
Helen Mencken. ~
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
Eckener Air Interview
POSTPONED by Absence

The radio interview with DR.
Hugo Eckener, commander Of the
GrAf Zeppelin, which was to have
been broadcast over the N. B. C.
chain, tonight has been cancelled
DR.. Eckener, who is at present
in Richmond where he Is inspect.
ing sites which might be suitable
for landing fields, stated that he
is exhausted and-for that reason
would be unable to give the inter
view.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
Coast Cop Is Injured
Saving School Children

LOS ANGELES, April 2 (INSJ
Unable to escape from the path
of an automobile after he pushed
seven school chilren to safety,
Policeman Benjamin T. Haley
was near death here today. He
suffered a fractured skull and
internal injuries.
The driver Of the car, Hawley
Blackwell, was booked as q
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
Wales Is Headed North
In Nile River Steamey

KHARTUM. Sudan, Africa,
April 2 0N.SD.-The Prince OF
Wales today was aboard the Nile
steamer Omdurman, headed
North. The trip from Juba will
be leisurely, permitting the prince
to go ashore on short hunting ex'
peditionS.
The party is expected here
within fortnight. The prince
will fly from here to Cairo.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
General Pershing to Get
Military Science Degree

NEW YORK. April 2 UNSO
Gen. John j. Pershing win re
ceive the honorary degree of Mill
tary Science from New York Uni
versity on April II, it was an
nounced today.
It will mark the first time the
title has ever been given by the
university.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
CAPT. "RoB" DOLLAR ILL

SAN RAFAEL. April 2 G.ES0.
Capt. Robert Dollar. veteran Pa
cific Coast shipping magnate, was
confined to his home here today
with acute bronchitis.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
Filtration Plant Yard
Looted By Junk Thieves

Thieves last night broke into
the yards of the Filteration plant,
in the 5000 block Conduit Rd.,
N. W., and loaded their truck with
1000 feet of copper wire, a bronze
valve stem. weighing 200 pounds,
and two bags of nickle plated
fittings.
The value of the loot, Philip
MacQueen, superintendent, re-
ported, was $40.
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
FIRE CAUSES LOSS

Fire of unknown origin caused
$500 damage today in the 4lD0
aaun1 1~M &
The Washington times., 1930-04-02
THE WEATHER

Fair and slishtly colder tonight, lowest tenn
eloudiness, probably followed BY showers Al
night; moderate north ahifting to east winds.
Temperature yesterday-Highest, 10; lowest, 81.
Full GOeatheF report page 4.
The Washington Times In only afternoon IN
this city publishing the dispatches Of international