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The Washington times., 1930-12-13
RASKOBS DODGE
PUBLIC EYE

John j. Raskob, jr., %, son of
the millionaire chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee,
and his 19-year-old bride are
honeymooning in Washington and
expending every effort to keep
out of public eye.
The "Skipaway," the senior
Raskob's private car attached to
the Federal Express, arrived at
Union Station at 7:50 this morn
ing and was left in the yards
without orders as to it's next
movement.
Reporters Lose Them
Reporters were unable to find
anyone on the car and officials
at the Terminal declared they
did not know where the couple
had gone. On their trip from
North Chelmsford, where they
were married, the couple success
fully eluded all newSpapermen
and at Baltimore and New York
it was emphatically denied that
they were on the train, although
they left with the private car
at their disposal. @
Following their quiet marriage
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
Drunk Insists on Arrest
In Court; Gets Wish

~ When Robert johnson wants to
get sober, he wants to get sober,
and he is perfectly willing to in
yoke the law to aid him in his
drying-out process.
Last night Judge Isaac r.. Hit
received a telephone call from
johnson, who told the judge he
was frightfully drunk in a hotel
cn Pennsylvania Avenue and
asked the judge If he would SEN
tence him so that he could get
treatment.
What the Judge Said
The judge told him that he
could not sentence a man who
was not charged with anything
Except liQuor), and unless he
was arrested, there was nothing
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
Panama Canal Toll
HEARINGS Started

The Senate Commerce Com
mittee today began open hear
ings on the House bill establish
ing a single tolls system for the
Panama Canal. The dual method
of figuring them under United
States rules" and Panama Canal
rules" would be abandoned.
The bill adopts the latter sys-
tenn applying the rate of $1.0O a
ton for registered vessels and rs
cents for unregistered vessels not
in ballast. Vessels in ballast
would pay so cents.
The Washington times., 1930-12-13

he could do for him. The answer
came: s.
CAN right, Judge, I'll be in
court tomorrow morning"
Reports With Bun"
Today, Johnson appeared in
court with a lovely "bun" and
told the judge he was the one
who telephoned him last night
The judge asked:
"WhO arrested yOu?"
Johnson walked toward a police,
man seated in the courtroom and
said:
"Arrest me. I'm still drunk"
Since johnson engineered his
own arrest and conviction, Judge
Hit sentenced him to seven days
In the hospital, for which he
PLEADED .
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
texan
CR|T|C|SES
ASSESSOR
District Scored as paradise
of Tax Dodgers" More Levies
Would Be Laid in Capital

Representative Thomas L. Blan-
ton of Texas, made his re-entry
into District affairs today with a
bang.
Reverting to his favorite theme
that the city Of Washington is
undertaxed, the fiery Texan APP
peared before the House special
committee investigating District
fiscal relations and made two
recommendations.
One was that a tax rate not
to exceed 50 should be imposed
upon the citizens Of the Capital.
All assessments should be fixed
by law at rs per cent Of the fun,
value Of the property.
Adds Other Taxes
Other collateral taxes also
should be imposed including d
higher water tax. annual sewer
taxes; graduated automobile taxes
etc.
After these taxes were collected,
the Federal treasury should meet
whatever deficits is created as the
result of local taxation being in
adequate to meet the local budget.
Representative Blanton again
pounded away at the local news
papers because, he alleged, they
persisted in misrepreSenting him.
He shouted:
II have just as good q stand
ing in my own community rs
Mr.. Mclean, Mr.. Hearst, or Mr..
NOyeS has in Washington"
Mr.. BIantOn Warns Up
AS he warmed up to the SUBJ
ject, Mr.. Blanton reiterated his
long standing belief that Wash
ington is a Paradise for tax dodg.
erS.
He asserted here that all forms
of property were greatly under
assessed and that the current tax
rate of $1.70 was far below that
of any comparable city in the
country.
General Herbert B. Crosby and
his fellow District commissioners.
DR.. Luther Reichelderfer. were
present to see Mr.. Blanton in ,ac-
ton for the first time and laugh
ed heartily at many Of his sallies.
He Questions Richards
Sitting across the witness table
from him were District Auditor
Donovan and District Assessor
w. P. Richards and at one time
in the proceedings Mr.. Blanton
asked the assessor whether he
was not required by law to fix
assessments at full value. Richards
replied:
eyes. that Is true. I have
been threatened with being
thrown out of office and even
with Jail II I do not do So"
Would Provide Penalties
Representative Blanton de-
clared that in the new tax law
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
Policeman Slain, 3
ASSniLG7ltS N1bbed

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Dec. 1S
QN.S0 Shot by one of three
negroes in a speeding automobile,
Patrolman Edward Ruark, Of the
local police department, died
early today in City Hospital. He
had tried to stop the automobile
for running without lights.
The patrolman's asSailantS were
captured shortly before Ruark
died, police declared.
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
FUNERAL FUNDS
GIVEN FAMILY

There is probably no such
thing as a happy funeral but
the family Of Mrs. Maude Whit
lock, of 712 H st. N. w, found
Q vestige of consolation today.
Sym pathetic Washingtonians
moved by the appeal Of the
penniless family, the head of
which lies in death at the w.
w. Chambers funeral parlor,
came forward today with their
help.
Family Is PenniEess
Floyd e. Whitlock, an ex-fire-
man of Engine Company No. IL
and Truck Company No. 4, died
Thursday leaving his widow and
three children virtually penni-
less, even without money to pay
for the funeral and back rent.
Now the funeral will be held
at 2 p. m. Monday at the Cham
bers funeral chapel, 1400 Chaplin
ST., with burial in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Mr.. Chambers was the first to
offer aid. He agreed to bury the
father without profit. The appeal
was answered as soon as The
Times printed the story today,
when J. N. Nails, of the Hamilton
Hotel newsstand, gave a check
for $40.
Others Given Aid
Others, including william j.
Bush, of 4457 Grant Rd. N. W.,
and members of the District
Fire Department, gave aid.
The entire responsibility of sup
porting the family rests on the
shoulders of Lois, the eldest
daughter. who is Is. She earns
only $50 a month. The other two
daughters are IA and IL years
old
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
Gate of $3.50, 900 Looms; Both
Service Secretaries Attend;
Hoover Autographs Football
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN

YANKEE STADIUM, New
York. Dec. 13 N.S0.-Before
a brilliant assemblage of upwards
of 10000 spectators who paid the
record price Of approximately
Js75O 900 to see the show, the
Army and Navy, bitter athletic
rivals since 1890, staged the most
gorgeous football pageant OF the
year this afternoon for the bene-
fit Of the unemployed.
Clear, cold, Sunshiny weather
greeted the big crowd which be-
gan pouring into the stadium
long before the game started.
It was a colorful and distin-
guished throng, including a
galaxy Of Cabinet officers, Army
and Navy chiefs, Park Avenue
debutantes and figures prominent
in the social and official life Of
the city, State and nation.
Both Secretaries on Scene
Secretary Of War Patrick j.
Hurley and party were out there
in one of the boxes thanking the
field. Across the gridiron, on the
Navy side, sat the Secretary Of
the Navy, Charles Francis Adams,
and party. Out there, too, was
AL Smith and party, Gov. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt and party,
Mayor Jimmy Walker and party,
Knute Rocke, coach of Notre
Dame; the Yale and Harvard
football teams and a host Of
other notables.
President Hoover would have
been here, too, had not urgent
official business detained him in
Washington.
For this was more than a mere
football game.
It was an event staged for a
worthy cause, for the purpose Of
alleviating the victims of the cur
rent depression, and the Presi-
dent had given his warm ap-
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
COnferees Seeking
To Snend Job Relief

Senate and House conferees
met today to iron out the differ
'ences on the House bill appropri'
ating $11O,O00,00O to accelerate
public works construction as one
Of the Administrators unemploy.
ment relief measures.
The Senate raised the appro-
priation to $118, 100000 and struck
out q clause which would. have
given President Hoover authority
to transfer funds from one project
to another as he saw fit.
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
NAMED
IN DIVORCE
staff Photo

Cruelty of her husbands step
son is charged in a suit for
limited divorce filed in Equity
Court today by Mrs. Sibyl Gile.
2810 Wisconsin Ave. against
Philip L. Gile, Government chem
ist, through Attorney Raymond
Neudecker.
Mrs. Gile informs the court
that the stepson started in
cendiary fires, threatened to
knock her block off" and last
June, did strike her so hard that
she fell to the floor, that she was
forced to leave home last July
and collapsed on the train while
on her way to her former home
in Duxbury, Mass.
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
1O0DEAD, HURT,
SPAIN ENDS
REVOLT
Army Fails to Widen Scope
of Uprising; Premier Says
Government Rules Scene

MADRID, Dec. 13. - Insurgent
forces which staged a military in
surrection at Jaca, near the
French frontier. have been put to
rout by strong detachments Of
loyal troops, it was announced by
Premier Damaso Berenguer today.
The premier'S announcement
was made as he was leaving the
royal palace following a long in
terview with King Alfonso.
Government troops clashed with
the rebels in Ayerbe Pass, between
Jaca and HueSca, the premier an
nounced, killing 100. wounding
many, taking 100 prisoners and
a large quantity Of arms and am
munitions. He said there were
heavy casualties.
An official commllnique issued
by Che ministry of the interior
after q cabinet session asserted
that the entire country was quiet,
with the exception Of Jaca,
Pyrenees Mountain town, near the
French border. where collapse OF
the revolutionary movement be-
gun yesterday was expected with
the arrival of government troops,
Battle Going On
Only part Of the garrison re-
volted, the communiQue quoted
the government agents as saying,
with the loyalist forces putting
up a stiff battle against the rebels.
The overwhelming strength Of
the insurrectioniSts finally forced
the loyal forces to retire and bar.
ricade themselves in the police
barracks, according to the CON-
munique, where the battle con-
tinued
Censorship in Force
Rebels attempting to stage a
march on Huesca were met by a
force of 200 loyal artillerymen
and driven back to Jaca, the
government statement concluded.
Meanwhile the press censorship
continued in force, although the
monarchiSt newspapers printed
strong editorials condemning the
revolutionary movement about
which they printed no news.
A belief was growing as Madrid
remained quiet that a nation
wide revolt timed for yesterday
failed to bring the expected out
break in all quarters outside OF
Jaca.
LONDON, Dec. 13 UN.SO.
Leaders Of the military revolt
staged at Jaca, near the Franco
Spanish frontier, captured in a
clash with loyal Spanish troops
in Ayerbe Pass, will be placed on
trial tomorrow, it was stated in
an exchange telegraph dispatch
from Madrid today.
Three captains were among the
rebels killed, the dispatch de-
clared, while the Federals lost
one sergeant and two carabineers.
The Washington times., 1930-12-13

Army;;Navy
Game
Army, 0; Navy, 0, ct end Of
first quarter.

SAASS &s~eNA
YANKEE STADIUM, New
York, Dec. ia roar Of ap-
plause at the Army-Navy game
went up from the stands at 1915
p. m. when the West Point
cadets, 1900 Of them in their
long gray uniforms and led by a
band, swung in onto the field.
They executed numerous intricate
formations and the spectators
seemed to get quite a bang
out of it..
Men In Khaki On Hand
Over on the Army side sat one
huge section Of Army men in
khaki, major generals, colonels
and what not, and their presence
accentuated the military tinge to
the proceedings.
After the cadets had done their
stuff, they raced amid cheering
to a large section Of the stands
that had been reserved for them.
Then Came the Middies
And then came the Navy Band,
resplendent in blue and gold uni
forms and white caps, followed by
1,400 marching midShipmen in
their long navy blue coats and
jaunty white caps.
They, too, executed formations
and the applause was deafening.
1t was a swell show.
First Quarter
Navy kicked off to Kilday, who
ran the ball back to the 30
yard line. Aided by a I5-yard
penalty against Navy for holding,
Army took the ball to Navy's
31-yard line. Kilday carried the
ball on almost every play. Stecker
hit left tackle for six yards and
on the next play he made a
first down on Navy's 20yard line.
Afterf ailing once, Stecker
plunged through center for four
yards. A short pass, Stecker to
Frentzel, gained a yard. A long
pass ove- the goal line failed. It
was intended for Carlmark, and
Navy took the ball on the 20-yard
stripe. On thief irst play, there
was a poor pass back from CEN
ter and the ball rolled down the
field with adozen playerSscramb-
ling Tor it. Byng, Of the Navy,
fell on the ball on the 1-yard
line. Bowstrom promptly punt
ed, Bowman returning the ball
to Navy's 36;yard stripe,
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
u. S. Couple Die
In Africa; Mystery

CAPETOWN, South Africa,
Dec. 13 UN.S0.-Apparently the
victims of a domestic quarrel,
DR.. r.. L. Magoon, described as
a noted Am e r fc a n big game
hunter, and his wife. Audrey,
formerly Of Oregon, were found
dead in their home at Umtali,
near here, today.
Police expressed the belief DR..
Magoon had murdered his wife
and then shot and killed himself
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
League Gets $4,000
To Aid NeU Calendar

GENEVA, Dec. 13 QN.S).-An
anonymous donation of $4,000
for the aid and study of the pro-
posed reformation of the calendar
was received today by the
League of Nations.
It was believed here that George
Eastman, American manufacturer
made the cont oUttoA
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
20 Subs Complete
10 Years of Service

HONOLULU, Dec. 13 Q.N.S0
Twenty submarines were on their
way to the Atlantic coast today
from the Pearl Harbor Naval
Base, where they have completed
10 years service.
Some Of them are bound for
Philadelphia, where they will be
taken out Of service, while the
others viii be used for training
purposes at the New London
.flotitfas. :.
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
Actress, Broke, Tries
To End Her OLUHl Life

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Dec. 13
0N.S).-Unable to find work in
the films Alyce Dera, New York
actress, attempted suicide by
slashing her wrists, it was re-
ported by police today. She will
recover.
Miss Kera, %, and said to be
member of a wealthy New
York family, was unable to find
work after brief engagements in
pictures and on the stage.
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
OPENS
TRIAL DEFENSE

KANSAS CITY, Kan, Dec. 13
0N.SO.-The Government rested
its case in the trial of Major
Charles A. Shepard, charged with
the death of his wife, in Federal
court here at 10:40 a. m. today.
A short recess was taken after
which the defense began present
ing its case to the jury.
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
TRAIN FIREMAN KILLED

DANvILLE, H., Dec. 13 GIN.
SO.-JameS F. Atkinson, Of Mt.
Carmel, ILL.,, fireman on the Big
Four railroads Egyptian crack
flyer, was killed today, when the
locomotive overturned near the
CaShe river bridge. The engineer
DWaS severely hurt. - a.
The Washington times., 1930-12-13
THE WEATHER

Cloudy and slightly colder tonight, fOlOwe
By light rain beginning late tonight Sunday
lowest temperature about "a degrees. Cent
to moderate northeast and east winds. Tenn
Perature Observation-Disclosures, so; lowest, "a.
Full Weather Report on Page
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-30
OBEDIEN1

TEACHER: How many OF you
children want to 90 10 Heaven?
All children raised their hands
except Johnny.
TEACHER. But Johnny, don't
you want to 60 to Heaven?
JOHNNY: Mother told me 70
come straight home after school,
Tit-Bits.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-30
.OLDSMOBILE is.
RUSTPROOF
All Small Parts Open To
Weather Covered With
Chemical Coating

All small parts OF Oldsmobile ex-
posed TO the weather are now be-
ing rustproofed. This new process,
combined with the chromium plat
ing o. other exterior fittings, as
sures q finish capable Of combating
rust ond corrosion.
This rd5tproof method Is being
used by Oldsmobile for small parts
OF bumpers and lamp assemblies,
bolts, nuts, washers and similar
parts principally used in the as
Sembly Of tenders, dust aprons,
running boards and such exterior
metal work.
The process deposits a chemical
coating over the entire portion OF
the metal, sealing it against the
formation Of rust scale. Parts which
have been rustproofed withstand
the gruelling test Of a salt spray
for hours and will hold their rust
resisting qualities for years under
ordinary conditions.
From two to four hours. accord
ing TO the kind OF metal being
rustproofed, usually Is required by
the process. This includes a clean
sing bath. then a rinse in hot water,
followed by a picking bath OF hot
Sulphuric acid. which removes any
scale. and then a final rinse.
After these four cleansing baths,
the parts r placed in the rust
proofing solution and rotated in :.
from one 20 two or more hours.
This solution Is kept 40 the boiling
point and bubbles continually dur
ing the process. The bubbling does
not subside until the rustproofing
solution has entered and fully COW
cred every portion Of the metal in
the bath. When the rustproofing
is completed. the parts are again
rinsed, drained and then placed in
a dye tank where they obtain a
permanent black color. The final
operation is drying and oiling 10
give them a uniform finish and
increase the preservative qualities
OF the process.
The r~ustproofing solution Is test
ed for strength before each opera
ton. A random selection OF parts
rustproofed is made every second
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-30
James Young Opens
Gubernatorial Drive

MCKINNEY. March 29-iP-Call-
ing upon democrats to rally 10 the
party standard against "Our ancien.
enemy, the Republican party.
James Young Of Kaufman, candi-
date for the democratic nomination
for governor. outlined the principles
upon which he Will base his CAM
paign in an address prepared for
delivery here today.
He declared that democrats must
fight out their differences within
the party and reach a common
UNDERSTANDING" He added. how
ever. that any citizen has an in
alienable right to vote as he sees
fit"
He classed as issues In the com-
ing campaign law enforcement.
legislation to aid schools. state in
Stitutions. and aid for old soldiers:
the question Of construction OF
highways; penitentiary reform: a
sympathetic governmental attitude"
toward labor and agriculture: re-
adjustment Of taxes. suppression
OF lobbyists: and the welcoming OF
foreign capital to Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-30

day and these are tested under a
salt spray in the factory laboratory
to insure the high quality OF the
work
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-30
NASH PLEASES
ART COEBEL
New Twin-Ignition Eight
Cabriolet Wins Favor
n Of Famed Filler

KENOSHA, Wis. March 29-An-
other chapter in the story OF motor
a performance-.he subject OF
paramount interest to the 1880
motoring ~public-was written today
for officials OF The Nash Motors
Company by no less an authority
than Col. Arthur @. Goebel.
The famous flyer, who has been
a Nash patron since the original
400 Series cars brought him twin
ignition motor superiority on the
ground to add TO the t~win-ignition
reliability Of his championship air.
planes, made a fast air-land trip
10 Kenosha recently TO take delivery
Of a new and handsome Twin-Igni-
ton Eight Cabrloiet which had been
finished TO his persoal order. Leav-
ing the famous Nash factories. he
swung his new car toward the south
in an overland trip which took him
first through an exciting bear hunt
in Mexico ana then over the south
ern route 10 Los Angeles.
The results Of this unusual new
car test and the pleasure the new
type al gave this master Of motors,
is best told IN his own words. Fol-
lowing is a letter. received at Nash
headquarters from the Dole flight
winner. trans-continental champion
and mechanical authority:
i have intended writing the
Nash factory family a few lines
ever since my return here with the
new Twin-Ignitlon Eight cabriolet,
he wrote from Los Angeles. MY
trip home was the most enjoyable
in my experience. The car was
70 comfortable and easy to drive
that I made two separate endurance
runs Just for the fun OF the thing
The first was from Wichita. Kan
sas to Mason, Texas. made in thirty
hours driving. On this run I stop
ped only for gas. oil and an oc-
casional sandwich.
The other was a nonstop run
from Ozona, Texas. 20 Los Angeles
thirty hours behind the wheel,
with stops only for gas and oil.
Il have already driven the new
a 5000 miles. and ii runs better
every day. There has never been .
minute of trouble with IL, and l
have not even had a puncture. I
drove through all kinds OF weather
&enditions and did not stop even
D hang n chain on a wheel. I
Certainly enjoyed lots OF horsepower
and perfect motor performance"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-30
FISK ISSUES
RUBBER DATA
Bulletin Contains Much
Information On
Crude Product

Approximately IS per cent Of
the rubber produced in 1929 was
OF the cultivated type. Yet, in 1900
Wild rubber was the chief source
OF supply, only a small proportion
o. the rubber then used being
cultivated rubber. The Fisk Tire
Company. Inc. reveals in an in
teresting bulletin On crude rubber.
n Of the principal products en-
ployed In the manufacture Of the
Fisk Air-Flight tire.
although millions OF Americans
daily ride on rubber it is doubted
II more than a relative handful OF
persons know where we get our
supply OF crude rubber or realize
the difficulties involved IN pur-
chasing crude rubber" the Fisk
bulletin points out. and goes on 10
say.
Rubber comes principally from
the Dutch East Indies. Ceylon and
Colombo. The principal rubber mar
kets OF the world are Singapore,
London and New York. The actual
buying OF rubber TO be used for
manufacturing automobile tires IS
n very difficult procedure. Prices
fluctuate continually and widely.
For example. III 1910 rubber sold at
about $500 q pound. In 1922 it sold
al 1912 cents per pound. Few
commodities undergo such extreme
price changes. Even III 1929 rubber
varied in price from Is IL cents
per pound to 26 3-4 cents per pound.
a wide fluc.uation and yet 1929 was
considered a fairly regular year.
Thus. 1t can easily be seen what
difficulties the buyers OF this COM
modify must contend with and in
view Of these fluctuations 1t is
little short Of amazing that tire
prices are maintained on a fairly
level basis year after year. In fact
the changes in retail tire prices
more often than not react 10 the
consumers benefit"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-30
Liquor Crusader
Refuses Bond Offer

PAMPA. March 29-'F-Decisica
OF Miss Beu.ah Alfred. prohibition
crusader. as to whether She would
furnish $500 bond today. was watch
ed as she faced hsr fourth day OF
Imprisonment on a charge cf trans
porting liquor. She claimed she
bought the liquor as evidence g.
offer the grand jury proving i11
law enforcement.
She had refused 20 make bond.
despite The appeals of Mrs. Claude
ne Van Watts, president AZ the
Texas Womcn'S Christian Temper
ance Union, and friends. that she
do SO.
Members Of the Pampa Jaw and
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-30

order league held a mass meetlu-
last night on behalf OF candidates
IN the city election. but only slight
reference was made to Miss Alfred
These were made by speakers who
attacked the present city admin
%istration. connecting it with the
rum fighters arrest.