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The Washington times., 1930-11-18
DARR0W VISITS
DR. WILSON
Iuiernatlenal Newsreel

Clarence Darrow, attorney, az
nostic and anti.prohibitlonist, to
day paid visit to the building
he has often termed the power
house Of the nation The MethO-
dist Building, 100 Maryland Ave.
N \.
He IS in Washington to take
part in q debate on religion to
night and visited the head
quarters of the Methodist Board
81 Prohibition, Temperance and
Public Morals at the invitation
OF DR.. Clarence True Wilson, sec
retary. !.
The invitation grew out Of
arguments advanced by Mr.. Oar
row in debating the prohibition
question with DR.. Wilson when
he declared the Methodists had
adhered to q theory that the
Catholics were attempting to
gain control OF the United States
and said the Methodists had beat
the Catholics to 1t and were rum
ming the nation from the MethO-
dist building. which he termed
the methodist Vatican''.
Meets Opponents
Mr.. paTroW met the men he
will oppose in the debate tonight
at breakfast In the Willard
Hotel. The order OF speeches was
settled at breakfast and viii be
as follows:
The Rev. Jason Noble Pierce.
pastor of the First Congrega-
tional Church. who viii speak ON
why / sm q Protestant Mr..
DaTTOW, oal Why Am an Ag-
n0stic" Quin O'Brien, Chicago
attorney, on why / Am q
Catholic and DR.. Abram simon,
rabbi Of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation. ON Why Am
q Jew.
The four men discussed various
points Of their beliefs It the
breakfast table, after having
posed for pictures for newspaper
photographers.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
WHEAT PRICES
ARE KEPT UP

CHICAGO. Nov. Is 0Ns1.
The eyes Of the world were TO
cused on the Chicago wheat pit
today as the grain stabilization
corporation. backed by the mil
lions OF the farm board sought
to stabilize the price Of wheat.
So far aggressive buying BY
the corporation has pegged the
price Of December wheat around
73 cents q buShel.
An unpreced dented situation has
arisen, however, with the price
Of wheat lower in Liverpool than
it is on the Chicago board. be-
cause the Liverpool quotations
include freight rates and other
marketing costs.
Not only did the grain corpOra-
tion hold the market steady yes.
terday. but it is reported to have
taken profit selling at IS or
thereabouts when the market hit
It's highest on some of the wheat
1t had bought at the markets low,
level. .
Meanwhile, the purpose and at
titude Of the Federal Farm Board
and the grain corporation. its
agent, became clearer. It was de
clared that purpose was not 70
peg the price Of wheat but ia, keep
it from sinking to inOrdinately
low levels.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
c. 0. ,. LEADER RS
SPIKE RU|NOR
JEAN DAVIS

Runors that the regular Re
publican organization mis- gft
abandon control Of the next
Congress to the Democrats were
characterized as "silly and ridicu-
lous" today by both il1surgent
and regular Republican leaders.
Senators Watson, of Indiana;
McNary, of Oregon; Reed, Of
Pennsylvania, and Borah, insur-
gent Republican. Of Idaho. united
in condemning the reports. The
regular Republicans declared they
intended to organize the next
Congress even If the margin of
control were a single vote, while
Borah ri6iculed the idea that
Republicans might voluntarily
give up their highly-prized chair
I1anShipS.
BOrah Scoffs
Senator Borah said:
& = i
II wish were as sure Of the
kingdom Of heaven as I am
that Republicans will not give
mp their committees, so long as
they have votes enough to re
tain them.
Regulars in Seats
The ru1nors were based upon
the erroneous idea that regular
Republicans would want to punish
the insurgents, who hold seven inn
portant chairmanshipS.
The rumors took no cognizance
of the fact that 20 Of the Senate's
SO committees and nearly 30 per
cent Of the House committees are
in the hands Of regular Repub-
lican chairrnen.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
POISONED MILK
ARRESTS ARE
PROMISED
Refusal Of Dairy Companies
10 Pay for Protection Held
To Have Brought on Foray

Identity Of the ''racketeers"
who sprayed poison on the con-
tents Of two milk wagons early
Sunday morning is nearly estab-
lished. and several arrests prob
ably win be made before night.
according to headquarters detec-
tiyes.
Members Of the narcotic squad
Yesterday learned that recently
an effort was made by muscle
men" to forna q milk company
protective association, and police
say the outrage grew out Of re-
fuSaI of the Chestnut Farms and
Thompson Diaries to pay prOtec-
ton money.
Rewards Offered
These companies have offered
500 zach Tor the arrest and
conviction or the men who
sprayed the milk when the driY.
ers were absent from their
trucks making deliveries ia the
cleveland Park district.
A thorough check is being
made at aii drug stores to de-
termine where the poison was
procured.
Inspector william s.. Shelby,
head Of the detective bureau.
said the 'racketeers" probably
are outsiders who came here 70
intimidate the companies and
force them to pay protection
money on the threat Of having
their milk destroyed or made Im.
fit for consumption.
Chicago Case Cited
A similar incident in Chicago.
where gangsterS preyed on small
companies which either had to
pay money each month or go
out Of business, was cited.
The companies there were first
asked to join q protective asso-
citation. !" Failure to fall In line
meant destruction Of property.
It usually came in the form Of
bombing the company plants.
4 81 ~ e
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
Woman, 73, Is Held
In 2 Forgery Cases

Lydia Graves, IS. was indicted
on two charges Of forgery by the
District Grand Jury today In con-
nection with the alleged passing
OF worthless checks on two Wash
ington department stores.
The name OF C. Forest Dickey
was forged to both checks, ac-
cording to the indictment. Both
checks were for SO and were
given for merchandise, and change
was received in each transaction,
the merchants said.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
DAVIS CHILDREN
QUARANT T|NED

Jean Davis, 8, daughter Of
Secretary Of Labor and Mrs.
Davis, has scarlet fever. The at
tack is light, and her temperature
was reported normal today.
The other children, James,
Jane, Joan and jewel, are quar-
aaitined in the family home at
1912 Massac chuSettS Ave.
Secretary and Mrs. Davis and
the children were to have at
tended the luncheon of the Ma
tional Women's Press Club at the
willard Hotel today, but the par
eflts went alone.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
40 LeOnid MeteOrs
Sighted in An Hour

WILLIAMS BAY, wis. Nov. rs
(IN.S.l AN average Of 10
Leonid meteors an hour were
sighted over tlnree,hour period
early today by staff members Of
the Yerkes Observatory, OF the
University Of Chicago.
DR.. G. G. Crllmp. secretary Of
the observatory, said q number Of
photographs were obtained under
excellent atmospheric conditions.
The Leonids, supposedly the rem
nants Of a comet. approach the
earth every 50 years.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
TIL I THROWS
WORKERS6
STORIES
Herbert lett and John Jones
Slip Trying to Drop Frame;
ScatfoId Wire Gives Way

one man was instantly killed
and another injured 70 badly
he died today when . scaffold
on which they were working at
the new building Of the Potomac
Electric Power Company at
Tenth and 4 Streets Northwest,
collapsed as it was being lowered
between the sixth and seventh
floors.
Herbert Jett, 1914 q st. 8. W.,
q stone polisher, was working
the handle to straighten out the
scaffold board when the wire
holding it broke. he slipped,
grabbed at the board, halted his
fall d second and then hllFtlec
down through the CONSTRUCTION
Ito land beside 8 holster on the
ground Re was dead when
picked up.
Dies Of Insuries
John Jones. As, 1880 Twenty
ninth st. N. W.. said to be n
sub contractor on the Job was at
the other end Of the job and
when the wire broke he fen to
the ground beside Jett. Henry
Martin, an employe Of the Mef-
chants Transfer and Storage
Company who was driving his
truck past the scene Of the acc1-
dent stopped and took Jones TO-
Emergency Hospital.
At the hospital Jones remained
lconscious for three-quarters Of an
hour and then succImbed to the
injuries received In the fall.
The men were washing the 3
Street side of the building when
the accident occurred.
Passerby's Version
| E. J. Lanouette, 426 sixth ct.
N. W., . painter, who was walk
ing past the building at the time,
looked up at the men at work
Just as the accident occurred. ne
said:
'NThat's my kind Of work and
SO happened to look mp as
passed. The scaff0ld board
was tilted as It was being
lowered at one end. The man
ON the left was working 3
handle to lower the scaffold,
which works ON . wire. The
wire broke. The man grabbed
ct the scaffOId, held ON for 3
second. and then fell, hitting
everything in his way rs he fen.
He landed by . holster.
The other man slipped last
as the first man was falIing,
and he fen with his partner.
They plunged to the ground
with legs and arms flying.
Some man with = truck took
one man to the hospital; the
other was dead"
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
Beetles, Not Bottles, Ain,
OF Jahncke Car Search

MARYLAND police disclosed today,
to answer reports that l6r,
Jahncke's car was stopped and
examined under. the suspicion
that he was attempting To con.
yey contraband alcohol.
The Federal officials did not
find any beetles clinging to the
sJahncke car, and the Assistant
Secretary was allowed to proceed
hOmeWard.
Despite reports that the Federal
Officials were discourteous, Mr..
JahnCke's dignity was not rllf1Ied
rip the slightest, he says.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18

It was not liquor. but the
deadly and ubiquitous Japanese
beetle that caused Assistant secre-
tary OF the Navy Jahncke's auto
mobile to be stopped and searched
on the washington Baltimore
boulevard two months ago.
Furthermore, lit was not Mary
land police officials who stopped
him. but quarantine officers, ex-
perts whose duty it is to see that
motor cars do not serve as car
riers for the insect.
This Is the record which the
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
MOtiDe Is Lacking
In BOuce Suicide

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Nov. 10.
No motive can be ascribed to the
suicide Of Baylis M. Boyce, 80,
who was found dead last night in
q: gas.filled kitchen Of his home
here.
Mr.. Boyce left a note asking
that his wife, Mrs. Bertha Boyee,
Be notified Of his death. The
dead man was a member Of the
QIlarternasters corps during the
World War.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
Roosevelt Planning
Governors P'GrLey

NEW YORK, Nov. ls d.N.s0.
Speeding to Warm Springs. Ga,
today. Gov. Franklin D. Roose-
velt was engaged in the prepara-
tion Of preliminary drafts Of his
annual message to the 1881 legis
lature.
Roosevelt plunged into his work
after announcing he would invite
the governors OF New Jersey, Con-
necticut, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Pennsylyania and Ohio. TO
Albany the latter part Of Janu-
airy for 9 conference on unem-
plOyment.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
Wilbur A. Trout, 81,
Dies nt Front ROH0L

FRONT ROYAL, Va, Nov. Is.
Wilbur Al. Trout, 81, until re-
Gently in the real estate and
insurance business, died ut his
home here today. Mr.. Trout
was born and spent his entire
life In Warren county. and re-
tired from business about five
years ago.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted tomorrow at the MethO-
dist church here by his pastor,
the Rev. r. L. Fulthe. and
burial win be in Prospect Hin
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
Again Chinese Reds
Fire on u. s. GuysbO0t

For the second time in as
many days Chinese Communists
yesterday fired upon the Ameri-
can gunboat Tutuila proceeding
on the Yangtze River toward
Hankow. the State Department
was advised today.
The rifle fire Of the Chinese
on shore was Silenced by v9Iley
Of S-inch shells and machine
gun fire from the boat.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
French AirI1len Fail
10 Set NelD Record

ORAN, Morocco, Nov. 10 GIN.
81 The French airnnen, Bossou-
trot and Rossi landed st $50 q.
M. after staying aloft nearly 68
hours, beating the world record
over closed circle set by the
Italians MaddaIena and Ceccione
by 81 minutes and so seconds.
Rules governing endurance
FIGHTS specify, however. that new
records must best the old ones
BY one hour to be recognized.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
.anil0 Archbishop
Due n ~. Y. TOdGy

NEW YORK, Nov. II d.N.SD.
Archbishop Michael j. o'Doherty
OF the Roman Catholic Arch
diocese Of Manila, was scheduled
70 arrive here today from Europe
on the liner he de France.
Other passengers include Count
and Countess s. KnrOki of Japan.
Charles Rogers, screen star, and
Pauline Uzcudun, Spanish heavy
weight boxer.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
yFIierHops
OFF for New
Record

NEWARK, N. j., Nov. Is
GN.so Gerald Nettleton. youth
full Toledo aviator, hoped of at
/ o'clock, Eastern standard time,
this afternoon for Columbus,
Ohio, on the first leg Of 4 pro
posed transcontinental flight on
which he hopes to break the
junior record.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
Captain O Liner Is
Blamed III 81 llelgiIlg

RIO DE JANERIo Nov. Is
1Ns.) Investigation into the
sheIling Of the Hamburg AmeTi-
can liner Baden by Fort fCapOca-
bana. Rio! de Janeiro. the day
after q revolutionary iunta took
over. the Brazilian government
has been concluded, it was off
cially announced here today.
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
CIVIL SERVICE
To PROVIDE
WORKERS
Hoover Issues Order That All
Future Federal Employees
Be Taken From Certified List

ta4-Hs
Future employees Of the District
Of Columbia hereafter are to be
brought into the service under
Civil Service rules.
This striking change in the per-
sonnel system in the local munich.
pal administration was today ef-
fected by an Executive order OF
President Hoover.
The present District workers are
not affected by the order. Their
jobs are not placed in jeopardy
by it.
Commissioners Excluded
The District Commissioners are
excluded from its terms. The Po-
lice and Fire departments which
ALREADY are under Civil Service
reaalla atiorls; are not included ~
the new order.
Dr. Luther Reicheldeffer presl-
dent of the District Board Of Com.
niissioners, called upon President
Hoover last week and suggested
the issuance of the order. Ihe
suggestion was quickly approved
by the Chief Executive.
Hereafter the eligibility lists OF
the civil Service Commission Will
be open to the District Commits
sioners in making appointments.
Presidents Order
The Presidential order follows:
"The Commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia and the
United states Civil Service
Commission have agreed that
IL would be In the interest Of
good administration 10 make
appointments to positions under
the Government Of the District
of Columbia after tests Of
qualifications.
.The United States Civil
/. Service Commission Is, there
fore. authorized to apply the
principles Of the Civil Service
act and rules, as far as may
be done without incurring
additional expense, by certify
ing to the Board Of Commits
siOners the names Of eligibles
from appropriate registers rs
published for the Federal
service, such Qualifications and
appointments to be made under
regulations agreed upOn by the
Board of Commissioners and
the United States Civil Service
Commission. Appointments and
promotions to the Metropolitan
Police and Fire Departments
are. already made in accord
ancc with the Civil Service
act and rules, as provided by
statute"
Effective at Once
The Bureau Of Efficiency CO.
operated with DR.. Reichelderfer
in effecting the new system of
making appointments from the
eligibility lists OF the Civil Ser
vice Commission, which will go
into effect Immediately.
It is DR.. Reichelderfer's inter
probation of the Presidential or
der that, while it permits the
District commissioners to make
appointments from the Civil Ser
vice lists, it does not extend the.
protection of the Civil Service to
-. /. A - I
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
Bowie Results

FIRST RACE-Ebb and Flow $47.7o s237O, $780, TriCe,
$780, $3.50; spanish Bonasa sa20
The Washington times., 1930-11-18
THE WEATHER

Generally fair sonirht and Wsdnesdhy, eoeIsl
tonisht. Gentle northeast and east winds
Tsmperasvrs yssserdsy- Hirhsss SCI lowest 81
run Wsather Rsport on Page
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-23
.LUTHERANS TO
AID UNIVERSITY
Church Forms Valparaiso
Body in Indiana.

The district organization Of
Lutherans in Indiana to aid VAL
paraiso university has been com
pleted. The state is divided into
five districts with one or more lead
ing pastors acting as chairman. The
districts and chairmen are:
Fl. Wayne, the Rev. Paul Miller;
Indianapolis, the Revs. j. D. Mat
THUS and William Eifert; LoganS-
port, the Rev. E. H. Reuter-; Sey-
mour, the Rev. j. TIL. DeStinon, and
South Bend, the Rev. P G. Barth.
The organization will impart in
formation about the university to
pastors and the public, interest stu
dents and develop needed support.
In 1925 the university was taken
over by the Lutheran University
Association, and became the first
Lutheran university in America.
Dating back to 1871. it played under
II. B. Brown, a vital part in the
educational work of the Mississippi
valley, training tens of thousands of
teachers, doctors, druggists, attor-
neys and others, providing educa-
ton at low cost. After the war,
changing conditions made the sup
port of financially able group i'm
perative and the Lutherans as
sumed the responsibility to carry on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-23
Just Imagine
His Embarrassment, Not
to Mention Discomfort
and Surprise.

BB United Press
NTEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Sam
L Y White shifted and he decided
it was smoke. Where there's
smoke, there's fire, he reasoned.
Under the circumstances there
was but one thing for him to do.
He walked over to a little red
box in the building on the edge
of New York's financial district.
open door. Pull hook down
and release" read the instructions
on the door of the box.
Sam did.
The response was this:
Four fire engines; two hook and
ladder trucks; two battalion
chiefs automobiles; a fire patrol
wagon; police emergency
wagon; an emergency gas wagon,
and a deputy battalion chiefs au-
tomobile.
In dashed the be-helmeted, rub
ber-coated, high-hip booted fire.
men.
where's the fre?" they asked
White, who was even paler than
his name.
Fire? Fire? Oh, yes! Ha,
Ha," Sam laughed nervously.
There was one but it's out. You
see, put my pipe in my hip
pocket-it was lit-and 1t set my
pants on fire"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-23
LIONS TO help Blind
Foundation Established at
Club Conference.

Lions clubs of Indiana have estab-
lished a foundation to aid blind
children of the state, interest from
which will provide $4,000 annually
for schooling the blind and helping
them to find jobs, it was announced
following the annual convention Of
sixty-three Lions clubs officers at
the Claypool Wednesday.
Each of the sixty-three clubs has
arranged to contribute 81 annually
for each member. Trustees ap-
pointed to handle the fund are E. Q.
Snethen, indianapolis, district gov
ernor: H. D. Tumbleson, Indian
apolis realtor; DR.. Elmer Ward Cole,
South Bend, First Christian church
pastor, and Charles Cares, Bedford.
At a luncheon Wednesday, mem
bers contributed S109 to the Red
Cross relief fund for southern In
diana flood sufferers. Walter D. Nj
man, Indianapolis Lions Club presi-
dent, presided.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-23
'CURFEW RINGS
In Beech Grove
No transportation After
5 Is Dilemma.

Beech Grove residents were unde-
cided today as to action they would
take to relieve themselves of a trans
portation dilemma caused by the
Beech Grove Traction Company's
discontinuance of night car service
after 8 D. m. between the town and
Indianapolis.
The 11:15 p. m. electric railway
service was discontinued recently
with the approval of the Indiana
public service commission. Accord
ing 20 some citizens, this discoc1-
tinuance is the climax of list Of in
conveniences in transportation serv-
ice between Beech Grove and Indi-
annapolis that threatens to make
Beech Grove an "8 o'clock town.
In answer to the problem today,
H. w. Britton, town board member,
denied reports that the situation was
such as to throw the town in an I'M
popular light, saying; "Citizens OF
Beech Grove do not like the idea OF
car service being discontinued. How
ever, I believe reports concerning the
situation have been exaggerated"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-23
FLOOD AID FUND
REACHES $4,000
Soup and Bread Donated to
Red Cross by Firms.

With more than 81 400 in contri-
buttons reaching the Indianapolis
chapter of the American Red Cross
this morning. the total fund raised
here for flood sufferers of south
western Indiana and southeastern
Illinois was above the $4,000 mark.
William Fortune, treasurer of the
Red Cross, announced the cam
paign would be continued as re-
ports indicated increasing needs for
the relief and rescue work.
The Columbia Conserve Company
today donated to the Red Cross a
carload of canned soup which will
be sent to Vincennes for the relief
work. The Taggart Baking Com
pany donated 500 loaves of bread,
to be baked Friday and forwarded
at once.
Radio station WFBM will give a
relief program tonight. A benefit
show will be given at the Indiana
theater at 9 tonight.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-23

THE bass fiddle" said Jack, in
the course of a dissertation, "is
TIE fundamental of any orches-
ira. You get a good base fiddler,
and it's this way: One OF your
boys gets out of line-a good bass
fiddler can beat him right back in"
.
only a small part Of Jacks
~ time, unfortunately, can be
devoted to keeping his boys III
line with his bass fiddle.
They don't need it" he said,
"and, besides, have to stand out
in front mostly. You don't show
up good behind bass VOL"
Jack was urged to reveal his
favorite composition.
''Pagliacci," he said firmly and
menacingly.
How do you spell it?"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-23
NEGRO LEADER SLAIN
Killer Declares Political
Persecution Motive.

Ry Times SpeciGl
EVANSVILLE, Ind. Jan. 3D.
Ernest Harrington. 48, Negro, lead
er in political, fraternal and church
activities of his race was slain here
Wednesday night by Luther Bell,
proprietor of a poolroom, who is
in custody.
AS Harrington sat in his automo-
bile with his wife, Bell fired shot
gun, the load striking Harrington
in the back of the head. He lived
for short time, but did not regain
consciousness.
Bell declares revenge for what he
terms political persecution at the
hands of Harrington was his motive.
The slain man was one of three
Negroes appointed by President
Coolidge in 1925 to an interracial
commission to study problems and
conditions of the race in the United
States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-23
GAS STATION ROBBED
Lone Bandit Gets S79 in
Daylight HoIdup.

In daylight holdup at II this
morning, a bandit took $79 from
Roy NJ. Keller, 1886 West Minnesota
street, Shell filling station attend
ant at Prospect street and Madison
avenue.
The man, coming into the station,
asked permission to warm his feet.
When Herbert Stoutman, a neigh
Dor, left the filling station, Keller
went to the safe to replace funds
checked short time before.
The bandit menaced him with a
revolver and took the money, max
ing no effort to take a money
changer Keller carried. Keller told
police he did not believe the man
had an automobile, but escaped on
foot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-23
LIQUOR CONFISCATED
Risto Bosich, SO, to Face
Federal Charges.

Risto Bosich, 3S, Of 1405 Rem
brandt street, was to be arraigned
today before q United States COM
missioner, on a charge of trans
porting liquor after police said they
took a f1ve-gallon jug of whisky
from his auto Wednesday night.
Sergeant John Eisenhut and
squad hid outside a grocery at 1902
Nordyke avenue, operated by Nick
Budack, and arrested Bosich, as he
parked his car nearby.
Budack, for whom police said the
whisky was intended, is to be tried
in municipal court Friday on a
charge of operating blind tiger.