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escape despite the various bullets which
Thomas fired after HIM Once across the
river the flyers hid in . big cave. They re-
fused to surrender. A bomb was thrown into
the cave. Lieut.. Thomas remains were iden-
titled by his. cap, which bore the initials z. A.
T.. U. s. NJ"
The story is given here for whatever 1T may
be worth.
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haps, but just what mediums he
employed is not known. 1t is be-
lieved that the professor" had them
distributed to good prospects by
agents in various parts Of the coun-
try.
After the professor" received
bites and money orders and one dol
lar bills he entered into correspond
ence with the suckers to get them
to get a complete course to cure
their diseases, get them out of
trouble, overcome their enemies, get
the men or women they wanted or
to hold the ones they already had,
overcome evil spirits, get them out
of Jail, make money, or whatever
his correspondents wanted to &C
complish. Many who answered the
cards sent him much larger sum
than the initial dollar.
His business was so large for a
time that he had a secretary to help
him take care of his correspondence.
George o. Jacobs, the postmaster
at Lake City, said Williams caShed
Satchels of money orders at the
Lake City postoffice, not to mention
the remittances in the form of pa
per money. These money orders
were from Washington, DC, Brook
Ign, Virginia, New Orleans and
many other parts of the country.
The Professor" gave his clients
whatever form of "voodoo" art they
wanted, if they preferred partic-
ular kind, it was easy to prepare
the exact connection. Roots of vari-
GUS kinds and roots of distinctive
color pulverized into dust are en-
ployed extensively by the "voodoo'
doctors. Silver coins, dimes and
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because they testified against him.
They were afraid to tell on him.
This time, however, there was
plenty of evidence. The postal de-
partment OF the Federal govern
ment had the power to get in touch
with the hundreds of correspondents
of the professor" who had sent
money to him at Lake City, Flori-
da, and secure plenty OF evidence.
Money orders were not so much in
evidence before. Sensing that he
would probably get long sentence
II he allowed the case to be tried
before a jury, the crafty "ProfeS-
Sor" entered q plea of guilty to the
charge against him and was SEN
fenced to two years in the Federal
prison by Judge Lake Jones. judge
of the US. District Court at Jack
sonville.
The professor" shared his VIC
Tins largely through the circulation
of thousands of cards advertising his
alleged powers. The card is repro
duced on this page. The picture of
the black cat on the card presented
an inference that the Professor"
was able to nullify the bad luck
brought by black cats. The class
who answered the cards of the
professor" considered it very bad
luck, for instance, for a black cat
to cross the road or street in front
of them.
The Professor" had the cards
printed in enormous quantities. One
job shop turned out $4,000 of them,
and, incidentally was cheated out
Of most of the charges for the work.
1t is supposed that he had adver-
tisements published in certain peri
odicalS - Negro newspapers, per-
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element. Along about this time the
manager noticed that professor" Will
liams was visiting the camp but he new
err found out whether the professor"
was responsible for the excitement or
whether he had been retained to lay
the ghosts, or eradicate whatever trouble
was on hand. He said the professor"
had secured around $500 out of his labor
before he found him out and run him
off,
After the professor" had been at
the camp, he said, dimes or quarters
could be seen on the ankles of some
thirty or forty of the women. During
the excitement. Sam Alexander, one OF
his laborers, broke out of his house with
loud whoops of terror at midnight one
night during hard storm, declaring
that a weird looking "hant" was in the
house. Three or four new shingles on
the house. however, settled Sans nerves
and he was no longer afraid to enter the
house again. This is reputed to be suf-
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especially dimes, used.
kept chemical acid bottles by the
bottles they slightly
dark exposed Turning that doc
working order The doc
dollars for the and frequently
this eXorbtant price.
Turpentne camps meat the Professor Negro labor
at the foremen colored.
Lake City the noticed that there
considerable unrest excitement the Negro workers and their
the learned that good of the
Negroes had scattered dirt from from
superstition great of them thought
the buried in the from which the dirt
homes
Turpenne operators hire
perform their
especially the
order to frighen the inhabitants
SO they get them to their to work
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it heretofore
None
nhe yard "a
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DiSfin guiShed French scienffN1 OF
crime cabinet study the signatures" Of
criminals such as fngerprints, blood
stains, cigarette butts, cartridge shells
and hairs.
This caused q terrible scandal The police
laboratory had sent many men to the guillotine
and innumerable others to Devils Island on it's
scientific reports, and the suggestion that even
the assistants there were unreliable and per-
hapS even twisted their discoveries in order to
please the police to secure convictions was
shocking Under the reign of Bertillon and
Bayle the laboratory had always been scrupu-
lousy honest. Although it was one of the
police services, Bertillon and Bayle held the
scales of justice to fine balance. They were
Just as happy and conscientious in lifting sus-
picion from man following their researches
as to help to convict him. In many cases their
scientific reports completely overturned the
charges the police had brought against Sus-
pect. No French court had ever questioned
the word the honesty or the capacity ct the
two famous laboratory chiefs
SCIENTIFIC circles we're Mortified at the iil-
repute into which the laboratory had fallen
and at the impression that would be caused
throughout the world. 1t was even brought
up in the Chamber of Deputies The young
assistant who made the Clamnng report against
Almazan--he was of the candidates to
succeed Bayle. but the final choice had not
been made yet-was dispensed with at once
Amazian had also been put through the
third degree for two successive days and nights i
beaten. starved and not allowed to sleep--to
make him confess and this did not help to
allay public indignation. The newspapers de-
manded that he be. released, regardless of
whether he was guilty or innocent The prose.
cutting authorities finally decided that they had
no case against him and let him go.
To prevent such a scandal happening again,
NJ Chiappe conceived the original idea of pro-
viding the new director with a cabinet or
council OF distinguished savants to cooperate .
with HIN and to check him. If necessary.
Having received the acceptance of the IL pro-
fessors ne particularly desired on this cons
mittee, The project asked their advice in the
difficult task of choosing a successor to the
late M. Hhyle The savants finally recon-
mended Prof. Sannie, q young doctor and
chemist who has been teaching in the medical
schools here, and he was chosen. Thanks TO
this arrangement, the important problem OF
the director working harmoniously with his
group o. eavants seems to be settled =
(CoDyright, 1oS0J
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laboratory as a sort of alchemist's den. In
the future it must be, as you will wish it to be,
q house of glass"
NJ Chiappes reference to an "alchemists
den" referred to a recent scandal, for like
many things of this world the innovation of
the crime cabinet" is not an idea that was
born when things were going well with the
Paris police, but a constructive development
forged in the very fires of adversity-in the
very midst of one of the most unSavory criminal
affairs that ever came TO light here
In September, 1929-a short time after Ed
mond Bayle had been murdered and the Paris
police laboratory was directed by young assist
ant--the body of Rigaudin, an obscure Paris
accountant, was found in wicker trunk in
railway station at Lille. The man had been
Strangled, and to get rid of the body the muir
derer had sent it from Paris to Lille as regis
tered baggage, probably without making the
same journey. When the trunk was unclaimed
after several days, the baggagemen noticed
odors, and SO the crime came to light. 1t was
hesh-and-blood detective story, with so many
deceptive side issues that it would have puZ-
zled Sherlock Holmes himself.
For example, Rigaudin's mother who had
the reputation of. being a police spy in an
archist circles, had been mysteriously strangled
to death in her Paris apartment a few. months
before. She had been the concierge, or jani-
treSs. of Almeyreda, French traitor who had
hanged himself or been hanged. while await
ing trial in French prison during the war.
what was TINS grim vendetta thaC mad
stricken down mother and son, not to speak
of Almeyreda? Had they been killed by
arcnStS out of revenge?
The police also worked another battling
clue AS an accountant. Rigaudin had worked
for almost hundred small Russian and Polish
fur dealers his speciality being to conceal their
profits from the tax collector. Afterward.
needing money badly, he had tried to black
mail some of these fur dealers under threats
of exposing them. Had one of them, tired of
being held up for money. finished off the
accountant? incidentally, the wicker basket
in which the mans body found was of
the exact type used by persons in the fur
trade for transporting their goods.
After weeks of vain investigation. Andre
BenoiSt, chief of the Paris detective force,
suddenly arrested a tailor named Almazian,
who was an Armenian born in Bulgaria and
had served in the French Foreign Legion dur
ing the war.
DIGAUDIN had carried on an amorous in
trigue with Almazian's French wife for
some years. At the time Rigaudins mother
had been strangled the son had told the police
that he saw Alnazian following him that day.
as though bent on vengeance. quantity of
c1rcumstantial evidence seemed to show that
Aimaziau had killed RiRaudin in his tailor Shou
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co the Nord railway station in a taxi and then
registered it to Lille. On top of this the police
sprang a real sensation. The young scientist
who was temporarily in charge of the police
laboratory had gone to AlmazianS shop,
searched it carefully and found not only spots
of blood but scraps of cotton fiber. bits of cell
lophane and hairs from a fur. In his report
he declared that he had found not only blood
but that it identical with Rigaudin's blood,
as shown by the Wassermann and other tests,
and also that the cotton, ceilophane and hairs
were absolutely similar to objects found in the
trunk Altogether, he made out 10 incrim-
mating points. 1t was quite enough to send
him to the guillotine.
Almazian who had energetically protested
his innocence, demanded reinvestigation,
which was confined to three distinguished pro-
feSsors.
The latter came out with q report that
completely demolished Of the 10 points of
the late NJ. Bayle's assistant and threw doubt
on the tenthl
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La Belle France s
Invocation in War-
fare against
Master Minds of
UnderworId a
"CrimeC Cabinet. y
Best Brains Of the
Nation to Engineer
E 7eryPhase of
Crime Detection.
BY r. S. FENDRICK.

-wEAN CHIAPPE, project of police, will
press a button one of these days and
snap at some assistant.
"A jeweler has just been robbed and
n murdered in Montmartre. The mur-
a derer signed his job-hngerprints,
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
POLISH ENVOY
SAILS FOR
MEXICO

The minister Of Poland, Ty.
tus Filipowicz, sailed yesterday
from New York for Vera Cruz
to present his credentials in
Mexico City as the Polish
minister to Mexico and to at
tend the Inauguration of Ortiz
Rubio as president of that coun-
try.
Mr.. Filipowicz will not re
lingulsh his Washington port
folio, but will serve his country
in the future as minister to
both the United States and
Mexico.
The ambassador of France
and Nine. Claudel were the
guests Of honor at recep.
ton, concert and ball given
last evening on board the re-
conditioned French liner Paris
in New York.
Artist appearing at the con.
cert in the grand salon in
cluded Harold Bauer. Anna
Case, Giovanni Martinelli and
Felix Salmond.
Also attending the celebration!
was the Swiss minister and
Nine. Peter.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
MRS. S. L. FAIN
THROWS HAT
IN RING

Another woman in Congress
is forecast by the news that Mrs.
Sarah Lee Fain, Of Norfolk, the
first woman to serve in the Vir-
ginia house of delegates, is a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Congress from
the second Virginia district.
Mrs. Fain will be the first
woman ever to run for Congress
from Virginia.
She will oppose. If nominated,
Representative Menalcus Lank-
ford, Republican, who defeated
former Representative J. T.
Deal in the Hoover landslide Of
1928. Mr.. Lankford Is the first
Republican to represent the Sec
ond Virginia district in more
than a quarter of a century.
Mrs. F'ain, who is serving her
third term IN the house of dele
gates. has been a frequent visi.
tor in Washington.
William Bowie Clark, accom-
panied by John Baldwin Coch-
ran. of Baltimore, is making a
motor trip through the South.
They will visit Palm Beach,
Miami, and Havana.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY IN THE CAPITAL
Mrs. de Sibour To
Return Next Week
From Trip Abroad

Mrs. Henri l.. j. de Sibour
and her young daughter, will
arrive in New York next Fri
day, on the de Grasse from Eu-
rope, where they have passed
several months.
Mrs. de Sibour and Mrs. Eu-
gene Smith went abroad to-
gether, and took an apartment
in Paris. Mrs. Smith, however,
has decided to remain for a
while, and at present Is enroute
to Monte Carlo.
Mr.. and Mrs. de Sibour will
visit Mr.. Smith at his home on
Woodland Drive, until their
new house, in Kentsdale Park
is made ready for occupancy.
The house, a French farm
house type, was completed in
the early fall.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
Dinner Hosts

Senor and Sonora Luis c.
Bethart entertained at a small
dinner in the crystal room at
the Willard last night, having
as their guests the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Seymour LoWman, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Stephen w.
Gambrill, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver owen Kuhn.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24

Mrs. Hoover Guest
Mrs, Hoover and the wives of
the Cabinet members we're the
luncheon guests today of Mrs.
Arthur M. Hyde, wife Of the
Secretary Of Agriculture, who
entertained in her apartment
ut the Mayflower. Included in
the company were Mrs. Pat
rick ]. Hurley, Mrs. William
Mitchell Mrs. Walter F. Brown,
Mrs. Robert P. Lamont and Mrs.
James j. Davis.
Nine. Debuchi, wife of the
Japanese ambassador, is receiv-
ing this afternoon from 4::30
until $50 o'clock, when she is
being assisted by the wives of
the members OF the embassy
staff.
Mr.. and Mrs. James N. An
drews are at Aiken. S. c., for
the season. Mr.. and Mrs. An
drews have 8 large estate near
Bethesda. Md.
The Washington times., 1930-01-24
World Globes S.

A birds eye view of the world. Fas-
cinating and instructive for children
and grown-ups alike. 8-inch size.
THE BOOK STORE. AISLE 28-2b, FIRST FLOOR
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
CUBS
PR|MED

George Washington University'S
formidable freshmen, who recent
ly smothered Masanutten Military
Academy, are to oppose a power
fun and high scoring eleven in
Citadel Yearlings tomorrow night
Play is to get under way at Grit
fifth Stadium at 8:15 o'clock.
The little Colonials, headed by
Howard Florance, will be making
their bow under the floodlightS
but have accustomed themselves
to night conditions in scrinImages
with the varsity.
The Charleston, s. c., gridiron-
ers are coming here with a for.
midable record and ere expected
to carry the battle to Jean Sex
tons crowd.
George Washington will enjoy
an advantage in weight but must
match the speed and dexterity Of
their touted Southern opponents
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
Fight
Flashes

At Chicago-King Levinsky,
Chicago heavyweight, defeated
Jimmy Slattery, Buffalo (10). OF
to Won Porat, Norwegian heavy
weight, defeated Jack Renault,
Canada (10). Mickey McFad'
land, Pueblo light heavyweight,
defeated Nessie Ramm, Sweden
(6).
At New York-Angel Cliville,
Porto Rican middle W light,
knocked out Rene De VoS, Bel
gium ID. Johnny Peters, New
York welterweight, knocked out
Joe Mario, New York (5).
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
Valet Duckpinners
Fnce Times TeTTOrS

what may turn out to be one
Of the most talked-of duckpin
matches of the year will be en-
acted at the Lucky Strike alleys
next Tuesday night, when the
Grand Central Valet Flashes
tackle The Times Terrors.s
It will be a 1O-games, total
pins fray with the finals sched-
Illed at. Convention Hall. Sam
Scogna, Ralph PiSano, Leo De
Rosa, Leo Corvelli and Mike De
Rosa will be the Valet men, while
Alvin GULL, Gordon Kin, Glno
SINH, Bill Brown and Byrd Fer
neyhough will represent the Ter
rorS.
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
PaIace-D.G.S. Team
Seeks CkUritu Game

Joe Perron, manager Of the
Palace-D. G. s. eleven, is out to
help a good cause. He wants to
play a charity game on Thanks
giving Day at Griffith Stadium
against some team in the $50
pound or unlimited class.
The Centennials and Mercury's
are challenged. Proceeds would
go to the fund now going on
for the unemployed.
The Palace-D. G. s. have a
big game on tap for November
II. On that day they will go to
Richmond, Va, to engage the
O'Reilly A. c. at the Richmond
Stadium.
The locals will leave their
clubhouse on K Street southwest
at 2 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
,OLONIALS FAVORED TO TRIM AGGIES HERE TONIGH
ddies VIII Play Maryland George Washington for Chart
Maryland Halfbacks Ready for Generals Saturday

GEORGE ("SHORTY") CHALMERS, who is fine all
around back being clever ball carrier good blocker
and defensive player is just accurate with his toe as
he is with his arm Maryland has made 20 toVchdowns
in it's six games this and has added the extra
point II times. Chalmers has essayed 15 of these at
tempts and has been successful on 13 occasions. AL
Woods of Maryands main reliances for its home
coming game with Washington and Lee at College Park
Saturday is mighty effective allaround worker Like
all of the other Maryland backs Woods is not bg tipping
the scales at only 1852 pounds but he is fast and sturdy
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
Trials Listed Sunday
For Cullen YeGrIings

The Marlboro race track Will
be the scene of private racing
Sunday when Dorsey Cullen, Of
Upperville, Va. trots out six OF
his yearlings for trials around a
distance of one-quarter Of a mile.
The yearlings have undergone
training for the past six weeks
on the Cullen farm. in prepara-
tion for their being sent to the
FaSig!Tipson sale Of yearlings at
Lexington. KY, November II,
where they will be sold as Tried
Yearlings." -,
The private trials Sunday Will
be timed, and will begin at .
o'clock in the morning.
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
NOtabLes Nay Watch
Williams Team Play

Wu;LIAMSTOWN, Nov. 7.-WA-
.lians College win have one nota-
BILE guest, and perhaps two, at the
annual football game with Wes-
leyan here tomorrow. Joseph B.
Ely, governor-elect Of Massa-
chGsetts, will attend, while there
also is the possibility that Lieut..
Gov. H. H. Lehman, Of New York,
win be present.
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
ADAMS, HURLEY.
| BOOST CAME

Secretary Of the Navy Adams
and Secretary Of War Hurley
were sympathetic but non-com
initial today when presented with
a proposal by Grover A. Whalen
of New York, that the Army and
Navy play a post-season football
game for theerelief OF unemploy
ment.
WhaIen, accompanied by
Col. Richard C. Patterson,
commissioner of correction Of
New York, and Col. Edward
Underwood, Of the New York
Salvation Army, conferred
with both Secretaries today
and reported they were highly
pleased with the outcome.
They said they found the Sec
retaries ''in entire sympathy with
the proposal" 49,.
"The two Secretaries will get
together and work out the de-
tails Of the situation" said
WhaIen. eve hope our mission
will be successful"
A letter from Henry w. Taft
brother of the late Chief Justice
Taft, was presented by Whaler
to both Secretaries. Taft who
Joined Whalen in the proposal fol
q post-seasoR Army Navy game
was unable to be in Washington
today. ...;...
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
SkibOs and Preside dentS
viii Play for Charity

PITTSBURGH, Nov. "A move
to alleviate the pressing unen-
ployment problem was taken here
today when 1t was announced
finat Carnegie Tech and Washins-
toll and jefferson will donate the
receipts Of their annual tootbaH
ral1ae here on November 29 to
fne fund for the needy. This Is
the first definite action taken by
sT1y Of the college football teams
ia the effort to aid the unem-
The University of Pittsbu gh
followed UP the announcement
by stating that it would donate
PITT Stadium for the game.
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
Md. U. Loses Fisher
For Game Tomorrow

An injured ankle suffered in
an impromptu wrestling match
last Friday will keep Bill Fisher,
Maryland tackle, inactive tomor-
row when washington and Lee Is
met at the Curley Byrd Stadium.
Tom keenan,, a hefty Sopho-
more, is being groomed as a sub.
stitute.
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
Jockey GnrrisOn's
Estate Value at $1,000

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-EdWaro
H. (Snapper) Garrison, famous
Jockey of yesterday, died leaving
an estate Of about $1,000, accord
ing to his will filed for probate
today in Kings County Surro-
gates Court. His entire property
is beuueathed to his widow, Mrs.
Sarah A. Garrison, Of 1897 FL
more Place. BROOKLYN.
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
s WIN
. DRAWS BOOS

CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-Seventeen
thousand fans today were still
wondering why Jimmy Slattery,
Buffalo heavyweight, was not
awarded the decision over King
Levinsky, Chicago fish peddler,
last night after their spirited 10
round clash, in which Levinsky
got the duke.
Loud jeers and catcalls greeted
the decision offered up by Off
cials after the bout. Several Of
ficerS of the law were required to
put the most boiSterouS in order.
SIattery, however, fought a
clean and cautious defensive
battle throughout, and on
three or four occasions got in
the way of Levinsky'S failing
blows.
Slattery was the master of the
situation throughout. He stabbed
the Kings face and jaw with a
sharp straight left with annoying
frequency, sometimes drawing as
many as six punches without
drawing a return.
Once in the sixth Levinsky
pinned Slattery to the ropes and
connected with a furry of lefts
and rights, but Slattery tied Levin.
sky up successfully. Levinsky
staggered Slattery with a right to
the jaw in the seventh, but the
Buffalo fighter did not allow his
opponent to get in another hard
blow.
Slattery continued to hold
the upper hand, keeping Le-
vinsky's attacks off with his
left and keeping the lead
throughout the ninth and
tenth.
Otto Won Porat, Norwegian
heavyweight, was given The de.
cision over Jack Renault, of Can.
ada, after 10 rounds of milling in
which Won Porat dropped Renault
twice. The Norwegian dropped
the Canadian in the first round
with head punches and again in
the eighth for an eight count. but
Renault refused to stay down.
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
WKennO Comes Back
To Ring on Tuesday

It's hard to keep q courageous
battler on the ground.
Sailor McKenna. who has been
inactive because Of heavy punish
n1ent he took from K. o. Phil
Raymond in a bout at Fort Wash
ington, Md, refuses to stay put
and will meet Bobby Greenwood,
OF Norfolk, Va, at Salisbury, Nd,
tonight.
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
SEAT PLEASANT DRILLS

The Seat Pleasant footballers
will practice tonight in Boyer
stadium at 8 o'clock. The Mary
landers will entertain the Mer-
curys Sunday afternoon in the
Boyer Stadium.