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The Washington times., 1930-06-02
DRY FOES HAVE
REFERENDUM
CERTAIN
Believe November Elections
Will Show Decided Change
In Sentiment of Country
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES


The alacrity with which lead
ing dry Senators have hastened
to put themselves on record in
favor Of resubmitting the prohi-
bition issue to the country in the
form of national referendum was
hailed by the vets today as the
most significant development in
the wet-and-dry warfare that has
taken place in years.
No one believes that the pres
ent Congress, which is probably
dryer than any of its predeceS-
sorS, will take any action in the
situation, either at this session
or the regular session next De
cember.
But the opponents of prohibi-
ton are now beginning to have
real hopes that in the new Con-
gress to be elected in November
something constructive can be ac-
complished.
Two Plans Pending
There are two proposals now
pending in the House which aim
at producing something like a
national expression of popular
will on the prohibition question.
One is a resolution by Mrs.
Mary T. Norton, Democratic Rep
resentative from New Jersey,
providing for a national referen-
dun and repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment by Congressional
resolution, if the country votes
against prohibition.
Another is a bill by RepreSen-
tative Graham CRD of Pennsyl-
vania. chairman of the House
Judiciary Committee, which would
authorize the holding of consti-
tutional conventions in the vari
Gus States composed of delegates
especially elected to pass upon the
repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment. The Graham proposal
would repeal the amendment and
the Volstead Act, if sufficient
number of these State conven-
tlonS so decided.
Some doubt has been expressed
whether Mrs. Norton's proposal
would stand the test Of consti-
but most constitu,
tional authorities agree that Ora.
hams method is legal.
She Wants Action
Mrs. Norton, who is militant
and expressive in her opposition
to VolSteadism, doesn't care much
whether her proposal or Graham'S
wins favor, so long as something
is done toward getting action.
She said:
81 think the recent state
ment of Senator Jones and
other leading drys, agreeing to
put the question back to the
people, is the beginning of the
end of prohibition. We have
gone q long way since the
drys ridiculed me for intro
ducing my resolution for
national referendum. They are
now reluctantly agreeing to
support that very thing.
"The people of this country
are more aroused today over
the prohibition issue than on
any issue since the Civil War.
1 have been literally deluged
with letters from all parts of
the country approving the
referendum method of dealing
with prohibition. 1t has won
approval on all sides and from
all factions"
The vets were rather pleased
today, too, with DR.. James M.
Doran's valedictory as prohibi
ton commissioner. Doran. in an
exhaustive monograph on enforce
ment. frankly admitted that the
Federal Government cannot en-.
force prohibition without the
active help and cooperation of
the States. They are planning
to give wide circulation to DR..
Doran's analysis of the situation
in the widespread wet-and-dry
fights this fall.
The Washington times., 1930-06-02

picture act
reSS, and her
h u S b a II d
J a c k Kirk
land, yester-
day and
they weren't
t h e us u a !
S t udio mill
pond waves,
but the real
thing.
Nancy and
Jack and 13
other persons
were aboard
their 40-foot
The Washington times., 1930-06-02

NANCY CARROLL yacht, Cor
don Gibbs, off Minot's Light in
outer Boston Harbor yesterday
when heavy seas from a So
mile gale threatened to swamp
their water-logged craft, after
engine trouble had developed.
After an unsuccessful attempt
to toss a line over the Gibbs
bow, the yacht Nerus sum-
moned a small fishing trawler,
which stood by and took the
Gibbs in tow to Boston,
The Washington times., 1930-06-02

r e c o r d S
around the
world via air
met yesterday
at Lakehurst
W h e n John
Henry Mears.
who will soon
a t t e m p t a
ou n d. t he
world record
1llgnC, VlSlteQ
the Graf Yep
pelin.
The heavier
than-air craft
pilot, flown
in bv Fred
The Washington times., 1930-06-02
BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House,
1891 ,203.39.
New York Clearing House ex-
change, 1888 ,000,000
New York Clearing House bal
Gnce, $I4l, 100000
The Washington times., 1930-06-02
$4,000 Reward!

William Randolph Hearst has authorized The
Washington Herald to offer a reward of $4,000
for exclusive information which will lead to the cap
Anyone having information about the is asked
communicate directly with the Managing Editor
of The Washington Herald, 1917 H ST. N. w.
(POstmoses Sheriff. Stoekeepcr Station Masters,
please and post in prominent pGes)
The Washington times., 1930-06-02

c n E S I I q III
the first Of a
SerireS Of con-
certs at Al
b ert H a ii
h ere yeSter-
day, received
oy al a p
plause from
two disting-
uished listen
ers, K in g
George and
Queen Mary.
T o S canini
was present
e d to t h e
The Washington times., 1930-06-02
Globe-Girdler Mears
Pays Visit to Graf

LAKEHURST, N. j., June 2
G.N.SO.-Rivals in the globe
girdling race for new time
The Washington times., 1930-06-02
STATUE TO BE SHOWN

"The Madonna of Washing
ton" by Mrs. Vicken Won Post
Totten, for the Grotto of Our
Lady of Lourdes in the Immacu-
late Conception Church, will be
exhibited at a private viewing
this afternoon from 4 to o'clock
in the church.
The Washington times., 1930-06-02
5 SHOT DOWN
IN MASSACRE
At RESORT
"Lady Racketeer" Is Among
Gunmen Put on Spot While
at Dinner at Lake Hotel
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the old Genna gang of the west
side to regain control of their dis
trict, and to the combined forces
of the Moran-Aiello interests to
gain full sway on the north side.
Gnolfo was known to the police
as a Genna henchman. They
pointed out that this death on
Saturday was followed within a
day by the machine-gun attack
in which George Druggan fell
wounded.
Apparently neutral, but lurking
in the background ready to seize
any opportunity presented by dis
ruption of either warning faction
by gunfire is the powerful Capone
organization, the police say.
Another theory being investi-
gaked by the police and Lake
county officials in connection
with the Fox Lake shooting was
that Bertsche was the intended
victim.
Death Seen as Reprisal
Bertsche, said to have been
gang muscle" man, recently was
released after serving a four-year
prison term in Cincinnati for a
100000 mail robbery. He had
been accused of double-crossng
his associates in this robbery, the
police say, and may have 5e0n
killed by them in reprisal.
Joesph Blue, sentenced to
prison with Bertsche. was slain
last month as he sat in his auto
mobile in Blue Island.
The police asserted, however,
that the sweeping nature Of the
massacre pointed strongly to the
theory Of a struggle for the con-
troll of the beer and alcohol ter
ritory.
The rwo Chicago killings we're
regarded as of secondary i'm
portance in gangland circles to
the wholesale execution at Fox
Lake.
With Monistero when he was
murdered were Joseph Ferrari
and Tony Tornatore. Both were
wounded.
The man found shot to death
in a Grand Avenue alley was
not Immediately identified.
Druggan, although believed dy'
ing, refused to tell police any
thing regarding the shooting.
Neither would Mrs. McGinniS.
Witness Describes Shooting
According to Tony Capella. bar
tender at the resort, the attack
took place shektly after Pellar
sat down at the table occupied
by the other victims. Capella
said he dropped to the floor when
he heard the tinkle of shattered
glass followed by the volley of
machine gun fire.
Three types of weapons were
used by the slayers, for cart
ridges from a machine gun. a
rifle and automotic revolvers
were found on the ground out
side the window where the vol
leys were fired.
Residents of the Fox Lake ter
ritory, who have known Mrs. Nc
Ginnis and the Druggan brothers,
added another possible theory to
the triple Staying. They say that
until recently the woman had
been known as Terry Druggan's
girl"
Not long ago, police learned,
she shifted her affection to
George. It was generally known
that Terry was bitterly resentful
and had quarreled with his brother
over the girl,
The Washington times., 1930-06-02

PRINCE OF WALES con trolls of
the plane in which he flew, with
out attempting to take-off or
land.
The Washington times., 1930-06-02
Nancy Carroll in Peril
As Sea Batters Boat

BOSTON, June 2 1.N.SO.
The angry waves almost en-
gulfed Nancy Carroll, motion
The Washington times., 1930-06-02
ANGSTERS BATTLE FOR CONTROL OF CHICAGO BEER RACKET
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
the Things
They Do
Wales is Planning
To Fly OuUn Plane

LONDON, June Q G.N.S).-
H. r. H., the Prince of Wales,
will soon be risking the royal
The Washington times., 1930-06-02
King COngratuldtes
Orchestra Leader

LONDON, June 2 UNS).-
Arturo Toscanini, conducting
the New York Philharmonic Or
The Washington times., 1930-06-02
Two Are "Put on Spot"
In Boston Gang War

BOSTON, June 2 G.N.S0.-|
Gangsters today shot and seriously
wounded two men, prominent in
Boston sporting circles.
The two victims are Guy c'Mor-
gan'D Perelli, SO, and Joseph
CChick'D Burno, 80. Both men
are on the dangerous list at the
hospital
The Washington times., 1930-06-02

Melchior, who will act as pilot
on the coming world flight,
sized up his formidable rival,
which just arrived from Rio
and Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
Plan Commission
In Conference

A recommendation that the city
council grant the building permit APP
plications of the Valley Steam Laun-
dry, to construct a laundry building,
and that of Harry Powker to build
Il miniature golf course, was made
last night following a special meet
'ng of the city planning commission,
called for the purpose of examining
thcetwo applications.
Several restrictions were placed,
however, on the proposed building
to be constructed by the laundry
company. They ipcludcd, wall TO
be built around the boiler house of
The plant, and that the building he
set back on the lot, 20 feet from the
street. The location of the proposed
building will be on the northeast
corner of Broadway and Imperial.
Bowkcr has applied for permit
to construct an expensive miniature
golf course on the northeast corner
uf Main and Imperial, where at pres
cnt he operates the Cozv Corner auto
camp. He plans to remove several
of the tourist cabins to another To-
cation ON the property
Both applications will be definite
~ acted upon by members of the
city council at the next meeting of
that body Wednesday, September 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
SHULER MAKES
CHARGE Fits
WAS SOLD OUT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. W.D--
District Attorney Buron Fits was
'.sold out" in San Francisco and the
Republican gubernatorial nomina-
tion "was stolen from him there"
the Rev. r. p. "Fighting Bob"
Shuler charged here today.
Shuler, for long political figure
in Los Angeles and staunch sup
porter Of the Fits for Governor
move, said his information came
from person "who has inside know
ledge of the situation in the north"
Il talked yesterday with prom
inent citizen who is city official. y
Shuler said in a formal statement,
"who told me that it was openly
said in San Francisco that there was
something strange about the cleo
ticn there.
at seems certain that Fits votes
were turned to Rolph and that there
was some manipulation Of the ma
chimes.
81 am convinced that Fits was
sold out and the election stolen"
The pastor stated that he was
certain that Fits received $4,000
votes in San Francisco although the
election tally showed nowhere
near that number.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
Price OF Corn
Starts Soaring

CHICAGO. Aug. %. U.P}-Rumors
that the preliminary figures OF
local statistician revealed corn
crop of below 100000. 900 bushels
spread over the beard of trade today
and caused rush of buving that
sent prices climbing upward. Shorts
covered freely and sellers Of offers
were forced to protect themselves.
december went IN more than cents,
while the best prices were not mann
tanned, the market closed with sharp
gains; wheat ascendcd with corn
early but liquidation in September
acted as IA depressing factor. Oats
also climbed on the strength in corn.
nrofit taking and evening up for
the triple holiday stcmmed the rise.
At the close wheat was unchanged
to lc lower. corn was > to PA cents
higher, and oats were : to l'>c
higher. Provisions were uncvenly
lower TO higher.
September wheat closed at Sol
September corn closed at .99">, and
September oats closed at .fQ2s.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
Local WOman's
Mother Dies

Funeral services were held ii San
Pernardino Wednesday for Mrs. EN-
ma l.. Hook, ~, mother of DR.. Edith
=. Hook of this city, who died Tues
,iav at DR.. Hook s summer residence,
Smiley Park, in the San Bcrnardino
mountains.
Mrs. Hook was born in Illinois
and accompanied her parents from
that state in 1860 by wagon train
and oxen to northern California, at
the age of four years. Her father,
Peter BURNETT was captain OF a
group of immigrants.
Mrs. Hook was married to Joseph
Frederick Hook in 1880. For time
she resided in San Francisco count",
hut removed to Perris, Riverside
county, in 1888 and made her home
at that place until her death.
She is survived by five daughters
and one son: Mrs. Joseph Seymour.
Riverside: DR.. Edith l.. Hook, Ell
Centre; Mrs Leslie Brigham, Los
Angeles; Mrs. Hugh L. Lane and
Mrs. George Woodburn of San Ber-
nardino and Joseph $. Hook of Los
Angeles.
Rev. J. T. Shrode officiated at the
funeral services, which were fol-
lowed by cremation.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
SEEKING CAUSE
OF TRAIN CRASH
ON 'ESPEE' Line

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calf, Aug.
90. U.P)-An investigation into the
collision of two Southern Pacific
limited trains, in which y passengers
and a trainman were injured, was
hegun today by state and railway
officials.
The rear-cnd crash early yesterday
between the northbound Lark and
Padre trains trains allegedly was
caused when the Lark ran through
signals set against it. The Padre,
running ahead. had stopped here for
repairs to a lcakv steam hose couPl-
ing.
r. II. Williams, assistant general
manager Of the Southern Pacific,
headed the board Of inquiry, which
also included representatives Of the
state railroad commission and citl-
zens of San Luis Obispo. Aiding
them was President Paul Shoup of
the Southern Pacific, who was on
the Padre at the time Of the accI-
dent.
Most of the injured passengers
were on the Padre. Among the
notables were c. c. league. member
Of the federal farm board; Edna
Puryiancc, former leading woman
for Charles Chaplin and Philip Fay.
former president OF the San Fran
cisco chamber Of commerce. Miss
Purviance was slightly hurt.
Peter Leon, repairing the coupl-
ing. suffered the loss Of leg. He
was in a serious condition at It
hospital here.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
Court Dismisses
Forgery Charge

W. b. Gray, negro of FL Centre,
who has been in the county Jail
since August l., awaiting prelim-
mary hearing on charge of for
gerry filed against him by Henry
Headrick, appeared before Judge |.
Mayfield this morning, and after he
signed his name the ease was dis.
missed. His signature proved be-
yond doubt that he was not the
man who had forged the check.
r. w. Samples and his wife, both
appeared in court to testify against
Samples brother, Clarence Samples,
who has been in Jail several days on
a charge of assault with a deadly
weapon, filed by his brother. Both
witnesses told of Samples attacking
his brother and hitting him over
the head with gun. The fight was
said to have been over Mrs. Ii. W..
Samples, whom they both paid at
tention to, prior to their marriage
recently.
Samples was bound over to SUI
perior court and bond was set at
$500, which he was unable To
make
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
Wilson To Fly
Ancient Plane

CURTISS- WRIGHT AIRPORT,
CHICAGO, Aug. %. U.pi-Al Viii
son. movie stunt aviator, will fly
his antique 1911 pusher plane from
Chicago to Los Angeles, he told the
United Press today.
CT IN going to tly that old plane
to the west coast just to prove that
,he old style pusher planes are prac-
ticablc," said Wilson, one of the
most famous Of American stunt pi-
lets
"I'll probably be landing in corn
fields and barn lots and all sorts
OF places aud there's no telling how
long it may take, but I'll get there.
IN follow the southern route, Of
course.
The old pusher plane, with its
propeller behind the wings and the
pilot out in front, is incapable of
speed greater than 40 miles an
hour and will carry only 20 gallons
Of gasoline. 1t can travel about 80
miles without rcfueling.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
WOMAN FLYER
SCRAPES TREES
ON TRIP NORTH


PORTLAND, Adg. %. U.p)-Ruth
lexander, San Diego aviatriX, who
.ncnt the night here Jror<> to
Vancouver, B. c., experienced the
thrills Of being los. and of grazing
the tops of 250 ftot fir trees or hor
flight here from San Francisco.
Miss Alexander plans { E,9 >e
q nonstop flight from NenCouvrr,
i. G., to Aqua Calientc. Mexico.
ft San Diego yesterday ar.
adc short stopover in San Fran
;sco. Sic proceeded from there T.
Portland where she spent the night.
During her flight from San Fran
cisco she flew through forest fire
smoke in the Mt. Shasta region and
became lost. She arrived here two
hours late.
At dusk she was flying over rug
ged country and dropped to what
she thought was safe altitude to
attempt to locate q landmark. Sud
denly she heard swish and felt
something soft brush the landing
gear. II was tree tops That was
about % miles west of Crater Lake.
Later she recovered her bearings
and arrived here Just as search
was being organized.
Miss Alexander took off today
for Tacoma.
She will attempt to establish n
new nonstop flight record for wom-
en- from Vancouver. B. c., to Aqua
Caliente Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
Transamerica
Goes Upward

LOS ANGELES, Aug. % U.P)-
Opening materially higher than its
81 12 closing figure of yesterday.
Transamerica corporation was :hc
center of trading activity today on
the Los Angeles stock exchange.
Other leading issues were up from
one to three points while Gilmore oil
touched a new 1880 high of 20 on
sale of 100 shares.
Transamerica moved steadily
with good demand at quotations
VARYING around 30 - to 23 IS
Standard Oil led petroleum stocks
in a general upward trend when $40
shares went at 81. up nearly a poin;
over yesterdays close. Union. Gil
more, Richfield, and Rio Granie
benefited in the change of market
activity.
Edison common remained un.
changed as did other utilities and
banks, although sales volume was
considerably higher than previous
ly this week.
New York was steady al pei
cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
PARALLEL OF
HICKMAN CASE
ST!RS INDIANA

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. 90. tU.p)
Marberine Appel, who was KID
raped, cruelty attacked, strangied
with wire and thrown in a vacant
lot. started a search through two
states today for her apparently man
iacal abductor.
Authorities believed the child was
the victim of demented man who
lured her into an automobile with
promises of candy and held her cap
tive for more than so hours. When
the body was found. only few
blocks from her home. physicians
said she had been dead less than an
hour.
Neighbors and members of the
Appel family advanced no motive
Tor the murder except that Mar
berine. known as the sweetheart
of the ncighborhood. - had attracted
the attentions Of a mentally unbal-
anced man.
Reconstructing the crime, police
said they believed the man with
whom Marberine disappeared late
Wednesday afternoon in an automo-
bile was inspired by a similar kid
raping at Valparaiso, Ind, last
week. The 10 year old girl in that
case was held captive for two days
but was returned home unframed.
Investigators believed the pretty.
brown haired child had attempted
to break away from her abductor
and that he was frightened by her
screams. The man might have
struck her on the head with an auto
mobile wrench and then bound her
throat with a wire to stop her cries,
theV said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
Court Calendar
Unusually Heavy

II. c. Young, negro, began serv-
ing a 30 day sentence this morning
on a reckless driving charge. He was
sentenced by Judge Anderson OF
CaleXieo. Three immigration prison
crs were committed to the county
Jail following their arrests ycster
day for entering L. s. territory at
places other than designated rs
ports of entry. They were; Sagund I
Roias, "a, Juan Ylencz, 10, and Mar
tiniano Saldana, %, all of whom
were arrested at CalcXico.
Albert Kaplan, 50, arrested at
Westmorland on Il check passing
charge, was locked up this morning
after being arraigncd before Judge
Cook. His bond was set at S1oo,
According to police, kaplan, posing
as a chicken buyer, bought a large
number of chickens from a West
mGrland poultry man, paying for
them with a worthless check,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
SCREEN COLONY
SAYS FAREWELL
TO LON CHANEY

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. U,P) -
Lon CLANCY, the screens foremost
charatcr actor, rested beside his
father in Forest Lawn cemetery to-
day as Hollywood still talked of the
impressive last rites for the actor.
Chanev's fucral and burial late
Yesterday called forth honors given
few screen celebrities and empha-
sized the deep esteem he command
ed from persons ins all stations of
life.
Representatives of the United
States Marine Corps, of which Chan.
ev was an honorary member, had
charge of tn service.
Chaplain II. $. Dyer of the san
Diego base, read brief Episcopal
ian burial ritual and delivered Il
simple eulogy as four members Of
the corps stood guard at the bier.
Later while silence was observed
in all of Hollywood's studios and in
Metro Goldwyn Mayer offices all
over the world, another group of
marines lowered a flag and fired 4
SHlult at lIt vi " Nv
Chaplain Dyer, whose final words
were Lion CLANCY. hail and fare
well-and welcome home" explain
ed that Chaney was widely known
and respected by marines he knew
personally during several years Of
association which started during
Chaney's picture "Tell it to the
Marines" i'll which the corps par
ticipated
Mrs. Hazel CLANCY, widow of the
noted actor, collapsed several times
and was revived by nurse who re-
NAMED near her during the entire
afternoon.
The widow first became hysteri-
cal when the notes of Laugh
Clown, Laugh" one of Chaney's
favorite songs. floated through the
tinv flower-filled chapel where 4
small company of friends and rcla
tives gathered.
REPRESENTATIVES, of the Hollywood
studios. friends of the CLANCY fam
ilv and news writers were admitted
to the chapel for the service. Out.
side a crowd of 500 people milled
around for last look at the casket.
Police squads and Gordon of mo
torcycle officers held back the peo-
pie as they surged toward the
hearse.
The small group Of mourners in
cluded the widow, Chancy's son, his
daughter-in- law, two small grand
children and two brothers and a sis
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
Three Die AS
Plane Crashes

BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug 20. U.P)---
Two girls and the pilot with whom
thev were riding received fatal in
iurics in an airplane crash here yes
terday.
The dead were: Rose Iajac, 20,
Pearl Jabczynska, IS, and Arthur
Devlin, 33.
It was the first time the girls
had ever flown. Dcvlin, member OF
the 106th flying club, strapped them
both in the passenger cockpit of
one of the clubs planes and started
off early in the evening.
He banked steeply when circling
the field to land after short flight
and the plane went into tail spin
at an altitude of abort 800 feet.
Miss Iajac died within an hour
after the accident. The other t,yo
victims lived for several hours, dy-
ing late last night
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-29
Chart Tells How
Flint Was Slain

LOS ANGELES, Aug, %. UP -
! chart illustrating how three bul-
lets fired by Frank Kcaton real
estate dealer, struck and killed Mot
ley Flint, banker, WIS introduced
today at Kcaton trial today.
The first shot from Kcaton struck
Flint in the neck and TIE next two
coursed downward through his chest.
Physicians said that the slugs caused
instant death.
The state apparently introduced
the chart only for the psychological
effect on the jury, for no conclusion
was drawn or attempted from the
evidence.
After the exhibition Of the chart
the prosecution continued reading
into the records the statement made
by Keaton after he killed Flint in
superior Judge Golfers court July
II