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The Washington times., 1930-01-20
BORAH HITS
HOOVER'S.
PROGRAM

An uncertain Congress began
work today on the legislative
program. proposed by President
Hoover and his law enforcement
commission for tightening en-.
forcement Of national prohibition
The Presidents recommends
tion for transfer Of prohibition
enforcement from the Treasury
to the Department of Justice
alone seemed to have q clear
road to early enactment.
Borah To Fight Move
Senator william e. Borah (R.)
Of Idaho, who started the recent
dry controversy by attacking
present enforcement conditions,
indicated he would oppose both
the proposal to reduce punish
ment for casual bOotleggers and
to increase the power Of com.
miSSicnerS.
The Idaho Senator was re,
ported to favor some step. not
: touched upon by President
Hoover or his law enforcement
commission. by which the pro
hibition enforcement service can
be taken "out Of politics"
Hearings on the Presidents pro
gram meanwhile started at both
ends Of the Capitol. The Senate
Judiciary Committee began con-
sideration Of the whole program
while a House judiciary subcom-
mittee began hearings on three
bills, intended to carry out the
recommendations about increased
powers for Federal commissioners.
The same House committee held
hearings on this subject two years
ago but dropped the proposal be,
cause Of its alleged unconstitution
ality.
Punish Minor Offenders
The plan would empower com
missioners to act as police magis.
trates, capable of melting out
minor punishment to miner
offenders without q trial by
jury"
The Senate committee, In addi-
tion to considering the Presidents
program, may act upon the Blaine
resolution, submitting to the States
the question of repeating the
Eighteenth Amendment. The
committee, when it does vote, will
report the resolution out unfavor.
ably and it was certain to be de-
feated overwhelmingly in the
Senate. This did not deter the
vets, who demanded the vote as a
political maneuver. They wanted
first to place the Senate on record
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duced from 20 to\6 per cent
through methods Of Community
Chest.
Cooperation between Govern.
ment and industrial scientists
looking to perfection of aero
nautic radio, to increase safety
OF commercial flying, urged by
Assistant Secretary of Com.
merce Clarence M. Young.
A welfare house for colored
citizenry of southeast and
southwest to open soon at
Third and G Streets Southeast,
under the auspices of the
washington Welfare Associa-
tion.
Commissioned last May as
second lieutenant, william A.
Matheny, Of Darlington, N. D..
awarded coveted Cheney award,
annual recognition Of Army air
corps for most outstanding
heroic act Of year.
The Washington times., 1930-01-20
MRS. CAFR|TZ IS
OUT Of COMA

Mrs. Gwendolyn Cafritz, beauti-
full 19-year-old wife of Morris
Cafritz, prominent realtor, re-
gained consciousness last night
at Emergency Hospital for the
first time since she was thrown
from her horse last Wednesday
and seriously injured. She is
said by physicians to be on the
road to recovery.
Bernard Baumback, 19-year-old
Ballston (Va0 youth, also a pa.
tient at Emergency Hospital, re-
gained consciousness yesterday
for the first time in eight days.
Baumback was seriously injured
when a motorcycle on which he
was a passenger crashed into an
automobile near the White House.
He is also expected to recover.
The Washington times., 1930-01-20
L|NDBERGH
S|F IS AIR
CRASH

SAN CLEMENTE, Calf, Jan.
20 ONS0.-Around the twisted,
flame-scarred skeleton Of what
was once a graceful air liner, in
vestigators, led by Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh. today were to try
to locate the trouble that
plunged the giant T. A. T. plane
to earth in flames, killing its 16
occupants.
Bearing IA holiday pleasure
seekers the tri-motored plane
roared away from Aqua Caliente
Mex race track at $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon and swung
northward toward Los Angeles
under leaden low-hanging clouds.
Dusk had descended as Pilot
Bassil Russell guided the plane
along the coaStline. Between
OceanSide and San Clemente per-
sons on the ground were attracted
by q binding flash followed by
the roar of an explosion. A
s1GNOAAG 46kGl bAtG @A AAAG1 WdS
a mass Of flame. its sixteen
occupants trapped In the blazing
fuSelage.
PaSsersby on the coast high
way three-quarters of a mile to
the West, halted their cars and
ran to the scene. They found a
monster airplane still glowing and
jetting flame and no living sur.
vivor.
Preliminary investigation Of the
crash today revealed that, after
running into bad weather, Rus
sell probably was banking the ship
around to return to San Diego and
safety. He mad been flying low
to follow the coaStline. which was
fast dimming In the fog and ap-
preaching night.
His left wing tip brushed the
ground, hurling the giant tri-mo-
tored all-metal ship into a heap of
tangled. crurnpled wreckage.
Gasoline from the broken wing
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MacD0naldt0P Preside
At Farley Sessions
Times staff Photo

presiding. the heads Of the other
delegations will preside in rota-
tion.
This method was agreed upon
among the delegates at the con-
ference.
1t was learned that on Wednes-
day. the day after the parley's
opening, there will be no plenary
session, this day being reserved
for exchange Of personal views.
= A plenary session will be held
on Thursday, to which representa-
tives of the press will be admitted,
since it has been decided that the
statements each delegate will
make will be Of a non-contro-
verSial nature.
The delegates Of all the powers
will then form themselves into a
committee Of the whole and also
into SubcommitteeS, each Of
which will have one represents
tive from each Of the five powers
participating in the conference.
Beginnin is Cautious.
It is significant that Thurs
days plenary session will follow
Wednesdays personal exchange
of views" for the latter meeting
will afford the delegates an op.
portunity for much modification
or strengthening of attitudes
which have already been con-
ceived.
.Today's meeting afforded ample
proof that the conference will
have to be conducted min utmost
leisure and without hurry or pre-.
cipitate statements of position by
the delegates.
In view Of the enormity Of the
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Here's Today's Good News

Dale-Lehlbach bill to iber-
alize retirement ages and allow
ances affecting thousands Of
Federal employees probably win
be reported this week.
Gold Star Mothers bill, which
authorizes pilgrimage at Govern
ment expense Of all mothers
who lost sons in France, will be
completed this week.
Secretary of Commerce La
mont expects peace time record
for construction and main
tenance on public work and by
public utilities. Bases expecSa-
tions on reports indicating ST.
600, 100000 will be spent in
these fields.
Great naval medical center
to be built on site of present
Naval Hospital.
Overhead Of collecting funds
for Washington'S charities re-
The Washington times., 1930-01-20
) BANDITS SHOT
IN SWAMP

MACON, Ga. Jan. 20 0NSO i.
Three alleged bandits were shot
down and captured on the out
skirts of Macon early today in
a battle with an armed posse.
The authorities announced that
the trio had been identified as
Adrian and. David Byas, brothers,
and Basil ChildreSS, who escaped
from the West Virginia state
penitentiary several days ago.
The posse was searching for
three bandits who last week
killed one detective and seriously
injured another at Jacksonville,
Fla. The three men shot this
morning. police announced, were
not the Jacksonville killers whom
pursuing squads Of police thought
they had traced to Macon.
Other Search On
Adrian Byas was not expected
to live. David Byas and ChildresS
were found to be seriously
wounded. The three men were
taken to a local hospital under a
heavy guard.
Meanwhile the hunt forsthe trio
of Jacksonville bandits, whom
Jacksonville police, announced had
been identified as Roland Lalone
and Watson Moulthrope, escaped
Connecticut desperadoeS and
compaion, Leo Landry, continued
in this viSinity.
The West Virginia fugitives ad'
mitted their identy, police said
Jacksonville police who came here
to aid in the hunt for the killers
of the Jacksonville detective,
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The Washington times., 1930-01-20
POST
GIVEN DEWITT

Col. John L. Dewitt, now sta
toned at the War College here,
was nominated by President Hoo
yer today for the post of quarter
master general of the Army. sue
ceeding Maj. Gen. B. Frank
Cheatham. Brig. Gen. Hugh L.
Drum, assigned at Fort Hamilton,
N. Y, was nominated to be in
spector general of the Army.
Both will hold the rank of
major general during their term
OF office.
The Washington times., 1930-01-20
Train Rips Shirt Off
SenSeless Mans Back

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Jan. 20
The wheeleS Of a freight train
cut the shirt and other clothing
from the back Of Jesse Shank,
OF Keedysville, when he fell be.
side the Baltimore and Ohio
tract at KeedySville, but he
escaped without serious injury.
The Washington times., 1930-01-20
SYMPHONY CONCERT

The first concert of the. newly
organized Washington Symphony
Orchestra under the direction of
Rudolph Schueller, will be given
in Constitution Hall, Eighteenth
and c Streets N. w., Jal uary 81
at 4:45 p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-01-20
Bombing Prosecutors
Confer TOMORROW

Milkmen, breadmen, residents of
Seat Pleasant, Md, and even
crews Of "owl" trains on the w. B.
A. railroad, which pass q short
distance from the homes of John
Buckley and John Hall, are being
questioned in an effort to learn
The Washington times., 1930-01-20
State Action Sought
In Dry Cops Death

session a Federal search warrant
for the Moore home, and that he
requested Moore to open the door
and allow the search to proceed.
AT this time Moncure was
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The Washington times., 1930-01-20
( PlARKS.
GETS 25 YEARS ;.

CAMDEN, N. j., jan 20 U.N.SD =.
Gladys May. Parks. So-called Iron
Woman" broke down today when
she was sentenced to Is years in
prison following her conviction for
second degree murder and man.
slaughter in connection with the
deaths of 4-year-old Dorothy
Rogers and 2O-month-o old Timothy
Rogers while under her care.
The 25-year sentence was given
for second degree murder. A 10
year sentence to run concurrently
with this was imposed on the man
slaughter charge. ...s .=
The prisoner broke into hySter-
les following the passing of SEN
tence, and virtually had to be car
ried back to her cell.
II won't be in that prison long"
she screamed. They'll take me
out Of there in a box. I would
rather they had sent me to the
electric chair"
Miss Parks has frequently
threatened to commit suicide
should she be convicted, county
jail attendants said.
The Washington times., 1930-01-20
BANK STATEMENTS

washington Clearing House,
So, ,952 2,293.64.
New York Clearing House ex-
change, $591, 100000. ..
New York Clearing House bal
ance, $126, 600 900.
Treasury balance, sos $685.
632.34.
Customs receipts, $21, ,545, ,588. ST.
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LARGEST COP.
STATE SESSION
SET THURSDAY
Record Delegation of 1857
viii Meet to Select
Fall Ticket.

The largest number of delegates
ever to attend state political con-
vention will meet in Cadle taber-
nacle Thursday to nominate the
Republican ticket for the November
election.
The G.. o. P. convention will be
composed of 1857 delegates appor-
toned among the various counties
on the basis of one delegate for
each 400 votes and one delegate for
each fraction of 200 or more votes
cast for the Republican candidate
for secretary of state in the 1928
election.
Marion county which is the Sew
enth district, will have the largest
number for any delegates, 102, 1858
votes having been cast, giving this
county 256 delegates.
A candidate receiving 979 votes
in convention will be declared nomi-
mated.
Judges Are First
III dCCOIfldIlCC Will bllS llCW uACo
adopted by the state committee
upon request Of the Indiana Bar
Association, judges will be nomi-
mated first
The bar association asked for this
change because in the past the
Judges have been nominated by a
Few number of delegates holding
scores of proxies. AS the conven-
ton drew to a close, many delegates
left and with the nomination OF
Judges as the final order of bust
ness, only a handful of delegates re-
manned to do this work.
The order of nominations accord
ing to the official call will be: Cd
one Judge of the supreme court
from the first judicial district; (2)
one Judge Of the supreme court
from the fourth district; 90 one
Judge of the appellate court from
the first district; go one judge of
3 the appellate court from the second
district; 80 one judge of the ap-
% pellate court from the second dis
trict; Cd secretary of state: 90
auditor of state; 90 treasurer of
state; QO clerk of the supreme
court, ard CID superintendent Of
public instruction.
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CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION TO
Be DISCUSSED
More Than 1000 to Meet
June II at CIaypooI
for Meeting.

Educators, legislators, bankers,
farm leaders, labor leaders, woraen's
club leaders and business men num-
bering more than 1000 will meet
June II at the Claypool to discuss
the question of a constitutional con-
vention from every angle and then
proceed with the formation OF an
organization to foster the move
ment.
The permanent body will be
known as the Constitutional Con-
vention League of Indiana. The
meeting is called by representatives
of every important state group.
Topics of the speakers are: 1.-THE
Constitution and Taxation" State
Senator Winfield Miller, Indianapo-
lis; 1.-The Constitution and City
Government Mrs. H. R. Misener,
Michigan City, state representative;
1.-THE Constitution and Legislation, :"
L. A. Pittenger, Muncie, president
of the Ball State Teachers college,
and 1.-The Constitution and the
Courts Judge w H. Eichorn,
Button.
At the banquetat $50 that night
at the Claypool, DR.. James A. Wood
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Hyde Is Keynoter

! The convention will be called to
order at 10 a. m. Thursday by Eliza
o. Rogers, Lebanon, state chairman
He in turn will present Representa-
tive Richard N. Elliott, Corners
vile, as the permanent chairman;
and the keynote address will be
made by Arthur M. Hyde, secretary
of agriculture. State problems will
be discussed by Governor Harry G.
Leslie.
If they are present, Senators
. James E. Watson and Arthur r
Robinson will be called upon fol-
speeches.
Caucus on Wednesday
At 7:30 Wednesday night the dele
gates will assemble in various room;
in the statehouse to caucus and Sc
Iect members of the resolutions com
"mitee, rules, permanent organization
" and credentials committees, and one
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burn, Bloomington. viii speak on
what Is a Constitution and A.
G. Brown, former president of the
Indiana Bankers Association and
recently named president of the
Federal Land bank at Louisville, on
why Indiana Needs Constitu-
tional Convention"
Brief addresses viii be delivered
by DR.. William Lowe Bryan, presi-
dent of Indiana university: DR.. E.
D. Elliott, president of Purdue uni
versity, and L. A. Hines, president
of the Indiana State Teachers col
lege at Terre Haute.
The temporary organization COM
nlittee which called. the meeting is
composed of: r. E.. Cavanaugh, di-
rector of the Indiana university ex-
tension center at indianapolis,
chairman; Miss Florence Kirlin,
executive secretary of the Indiana
League Of Women Voters. secretary;
Ross F. Lockridge of Bloomington;
Senator Miller, T. N. Taylor of
Terre Haute, president of the In
diana State Federation of Labor;
william H. Settle, president of the
Indiana farm bureau federation;
Mrs. Charles N. Teetors of Hagers-
town, president of the Indiana
League of Women Voters; Mrs j.
W. Moore, chairman of the legisla-
tive committee, Indiana Federation
of Womens Clubs, and Frank L.
Moore, secretary of the Indiana
Real Estate Board.
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COUNTY BOARD
CALLED TO ACT
ON PROBE FUND
Council Expected to Deny
Finances for Quiz of
Voting, Charges.

While the county grand jury con-
tinues hearing of testimony Of wit
nesses to alleged election fraud,
County Auditor Harry Dunn an
nounced today that the county
council will be called into session
June 10 to consider appropriating
$4,000 to finance the investigation
to an end.
About fifty witnesses have ap-
peared before the jury to date, less
than half the number since Earl r.
Cox, special prosecutor, and VIII
liam r. Ringer, deputy prosecutor,
assumed control of the jury two
weeks. ago in place of Prosecutor
Judson Il. Stark.
Secrecy prevails within the jury
chambers.
That councilmen will refuse the
$1,000 request is indicated in poll
of a sentiment of a majority of the
council. No statements were made
by Cox or Ringer on whether lack
of funds will hinder the inyestiga-
tons.
Jurors were understood to be con-
sidering preferring charges against
four precinct board members ar
rested on primary day for alleged
vote tabulation irregularities. Af11-
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ASK POLICE AID 70
FIND MISSING GIRLS
City School Pupils, IS and IA, Left
Homes on May 20.

Running away from nome Mi
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assistant secretary and one vice.
president of the convention.
At Wednesday night the reso-
luton committee will meet at the
SEVERN to decide on the platform
to be presented to the convention.
Rogers has established headquart-
ers in Room 1,00l at the SEVERN
and Miss Mary Sleeth, Rushville,
state vice-chairman, is in Room
1907.
Caucus rooms for the various dis
trictS are First district, the audi
tors Office; Second district, court
reporters Office; Third district,
printing board office; Fourth dis
trict, clerks Office: Fifth district,
tax board office; Sixth district, pub
lie service commission Office;
Seventh district, house of represen-
tatives; Eight district, supreme
court room; Ninth district Gov
ernor's office; Tenth district, senate
room; Twelfth district, board of &C
counts Office, and Thirteenth dis
trict, supreme court consultation
room
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Shaver on Trial

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, June 3.-Abra-
ham Logan. Negro, is charged with
nlanslaughter III a trial which is in
progress before jury in Madison
circuit court. The case is the after
math of a liquor party held in Lo-
gan's residence here Christmas
night, eliminating in the fatal
wounding of Alonzo EASILY, Negro
youth. Although he admits having
fired the shot, Logan says he acted
lin defense of h , wife, Mrs. Leila
Logan, who was attacked by EASILY
when she assumed the role of a
peacemaker II a fight bstweep
EASILY ana Ma lee Shead. The
youth was shot in the abdomen.
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Home Burns at Dublin

RU Times Special
DUBLIN, Ind, June "a passing
motorist discovered the home OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Blue, a widow, was
in flames. Mrs. Blue Lad retired fol
the night and when she was aroused
she barely had time to escape from
the burning home with her two
small children An older daughter
tainted and was carried into a near
by church. The home was destroyed
with most of the contents. The
flames for a time endangered the
neighboring residences.
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bridegroom's mother instead. Mrs.
Josephine Hughel Lawler died sud-
denly of apoplexy on the eve Of
the wedding. which has been post
poned two weeks.
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Milk DiIution Denied
u Titnes SneciaE

BW TIWFa NDPctnE
MARION, Ind, June 3.-Otto j..
Skinner, city milk dealer, pleaded
not guilty to an affidavit charging
sale of diluted milk when he was
arraigned in city court. His trial
was set for June II. The affidavit
against Skinner was filed by Otto T..
Law of the state board of health.
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davits have been fled by the prose-
cutor against the four, but the de-
PENDANTS were not arraigned Mon
day. as was scheduled. 1t was in
dicated the afhdavits will be quashed
pending action by the jury
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death. Delays wedding

BNsTfHes Special
ANDERSON, Ind. June 3.-Flow-
ers intended for the wedding of
Miss Asia Young and Frank Lawler
Jr., wreathed the coffin Of the
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- SAAA AAAAe
20, Cath e ri n e
Ford, IA, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ford, 2245
Parker avenue,
h a S not b e e n
heard from since.
She was in COM
pany with Ruby
H a m m o n d ,, Is,
daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles
Hammond, 2408
Roosevelt avenue,
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police we're told by the parents.
Both girls were pupils at School
81. Neither had run away from
home before.
The Washington times., 1930-01-10
Pick Ups and Put Outs

Larry Wooda catcher for the Detroit Tigers makes his
home in Mt Rainier Nd Mike Gordon Frank Chase and
Fred Werber minor league players, live in Rverdae.
Joe Freeman has plans to promote fights here
Nathan (Reds Cohan appears in local minstrels now
Bobby Goldstein is taking punches for dear old Virginia U
snooks Breen crashing the naples for big
Paul otterben Gottwals is the behind the Sunday
School Basketball League Ty Rauber keeps his interest
in the Apaches do Lawrence Phillips and Seymour
Hail. Leo Durocher the Yankee nfieder has started
something. Joe Sweeney is wearing spats Moose
Mosko recently met old Georgetown teammates in
horsehide The St. Martins qunt defeated after win
ming 15 straight games. and has real star in Johnny
Wanly Arthur ('Frenchy) Debeve has opportunity
to show his real class when he fights Ray Mitchell Monday
night in Philadelphia the national duckpn body its
success mostly to George L. Isemann the way Howard
Campbell picked holes in the second and third games Of his
match with Jack White at the Lucky Strike alleys reminded
Of halfback the football field. John Bck has
been betting thousand cigars of late said they
are Christmas stoies he cant give away and gets rid Of
them through wild wagers Sam Simon leads the Masonic
Duckpin League.
The Washington times., 1930-01-10
HEBREW | D D ?
RACE CLOSE

The past week, saw a further
Tightening up Of the Hebrew
Inter club League race was fea-
tured by some stellar bowling. In
the most important match the
Arora took two games from the
Pals, which enabled the former
to climb into first place. The
Les Amis took the odd game
from the Mardelles, while the
Vistas,. Regents. and Moseans
swept thier sets with the Theta.
Sigma Gamma, Young Friends,
and Iris, respectively.
Sam Bortnick, with a record
breaking 3S3 set. went further
ahead .<of his rivals for league
leading average. Others who rolled
well were Goodman, 374; WaSSer-
man, 3A3, and DeSkin, 342.