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The Washington times., 1930-05-21

for others in Washington are
getting their groups together and
making reservations on The Wash
ington Times-Pennsylyania Rail
road Fight Special leaving here
at / p. m. the day of the fight,
June IL, and returning to Wash
ington in time for work the next
morning.
Among the various organiza-
tions in Washington that already
/ have the trip under organization
are the Lions Club, the Racquet
Club, a gang of boys and girls
over at the Veterans Bureau,
some of the workers in the legiS-
lative and rehabilitation head
quarters of the American Legion,
| the boys down at the court house,
and any number of individual
groups ranging in numbers from
two to a dozen.
Remember. every expense
in connection with this title
fight expedition is included
in the four classes available,
details of which can be had
at 613 Fourteenth St., the
downtown ticket office of the
! Pennsylvania Railroad, or at
the sporting department of
| The Washington Times.
| Every expense in connection
with the fight expedition has
been anticipated in the four
classes of trips available which
will scale from S45.78 to $27.55,
depending on Pullman or coach
transportation and ringside or
grandstand reservations at the
fight.
Other trips, all of which in
clude supper and transportation
| in New York, are $40.15 and
$33.18. Details of all trips follow:
Ringside seat, supper, chair
+ car to New York and lower
berth returning, S45.78.
RingSide seat, coach trans
pOrtatiOn and supper, S4O,15.
Grandstand seat, supper,
chair to New York and lower
! berth returning, S33.1S.
Grandstand seat, coach
transportation and supper,
$27.55.
In every case supper and trans
portation in New York are in
cluded.
Upper berth returning to Wash
ington may be arranged at a
saving of IS cents and all trans
portation is good leaving New
York until p. NJ. Eastern stand
ard time. June IA. Pullman
reservations for members OF the
party returning later than the
train leaving a few hours after
fight. may be arranged for before
the trip or may be deferred to
the convenience of the individual.
No fight tickets will be
sold by the railroad company
without transportation both
ways or without the other
incidentals included in this
all-expense championship trip.
There is no objection to an
individual taking the trip with
out a fight ticket, as some al
ready have arranged for tickets
and some prefer to buy the
cheaper $5.25 and $2.10 tickets
after they get to Yankee Stadium.
This trip is designed for all
fight fans, and this newspaper
does not deny those who have
made other arrangements for
their fight seats, the privilege of
travelling on the fight special, de-
tails of which can be had from
the Pennsylvania Railroad ticket
office, 713 Fourteenth st.
The Washington times., 1930-05-21

1t is usually at night in
the hour preceding bed time
that Jack Sharkey is found
in his most jovial mood.
The Washington times., 1930-05-21

with Robey striking out five ir
the two innings he pitched.
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. Yet Mrs. Sharkey has
never witnessed her husband
in action during any of his
4O-odd fights in the ring.
The Washington times., 1930-05-21

Rhodes Harrison, for that's
his name in full, answered the
Tile Settlers prayers for a
catcher. And he has not only
filled the bill in every way de-
fenSively, but has led his
teammates and League at bat.
The Washington times., 1930-05-21

Remember. every expense
in connection with this title
fight expedition is included
in the four classes available,
details of which can be had
at 613 Fourteenth St., the
downtown ticket office of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, or at
the sporting department of
The Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1930-05-21

Ringside seat, supper, chair
car to New York and lower
berth returning, S45.78.
RingSide seat, coach trans
pOrtatiOn and supper, S4O,15.
Grandstand seat, supper,
chair to New York and lower
berth returning, S33.1S.
Grandstand seat, coach
transportation and supper,
S27.55.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
----------------------------- HIS CAPTIVE WOMAN"
 COMING TO PALACE

The exotic beauty of the South Seas is brought to the screen in vivid manner in First Nationals His Captive Woman" which comes to the Palace theater soon.
 Adapted from the Dom Byrne story, "Changeling," this dramatic story has it's locale in the night clubs of. New York and on the dreamy islands of the South Seas.
 It is a George Fitzmaurice pro- duction in which Dorothy Mackaill and Milton Stills are co-featured. The company spent many weeks on the more remote islands of the Hawaiian group with only natives playing in support of the featured players.
 The story deals with a jazz-mad New York girl who in fit of tenn per kills an admirer and flees to the South Seas on a yacht of another man.
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1925 -5O-Loges 75 cents
Watch For HIT THE DECK"

intelligence, and left nothing to be desired.
 Edward O. Robinson as "The Fox who is the brains" of the band of criminals that preys upon the rich people of the city by fake spiritu- alistic methods, was a convincing heavy. His part called for dis play of suave cunning coupled with a sinister treachery which made it characterization difficult of por- trayal in any other hands. Robin son carried off the part with dis tinction.
 Further support for Miss Colbert is offered by a veteran cast includ- ing Barry Macollum, whose weird "banshee" vail will finger long in the ears of his audience. Donald Meek, Louise Closer Hale, Nelly Savage, Alan Brooks, David Newell, Katherine Emmet and last but not least, Marcia Kagno, four-year old tot who is kidnapped in the story and who supplies more than ample "heart-interest" in the pie ture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
Attractions At Theatres
LON CHANEY OPENS
 AT PALACE TONIGHT

,"West of Zanzibar" Metro Goldwyn- Mayor production, syn ohronized with sound, and with a surrounding sound program, ln which Lon Chaney brings his strangest gifts of bizarre makeup and sinister mystery to the screen, and which opens tonight at the Palace theater, is so startlingly dif- ferent from the usual drama that it almost baffles description.
 Set in a surrounding of stark terror, its dramatic story of ter rible revenge that, like F'ranken- stein. devours its creator, the play has elements never before seen on the screen. Weird and fantastic rites of voodoo devil-worshippers in the heart of an African jungle; the strange spell of sinister, para Hzed white voodoo" who, with tricks and illusions, rules tribes of superstitious and savage natives, a grim chase through the Dark Continent on a relentless mission Of revenge; these are the dramatic highlights against which wonder full love story is told.
 Chaney plays Dead Legs Flint, i, former stage magician, who, para :lyzed in a fight with the man who stole the love of his wife, sets out ito trail him through the wilds where his quarry has taken refuge las an ivory trader. Lionel Barry more plays Johnson" the enemy lin the story, and Mary Nolan, who appears as the heroine, daughter of the revenge-crazed magacian- Warner Baxter plays the renegade physician.
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and Francis Brott. By them, Cor win asserted, he expected to prove that Radio Station KXRO at Aber- deen was a regular commercial sta- tion and was operated in good faith and without any unlawful intent or purpose on the part of offiant." /"
 The government alleges that the broadcasting station, organized by Corwin and others, was used to convey information to rum snug glers.
 Fifty Summoned
 More than fifty witnesses have been subponaed by the govern ment so far. Of this number a dozen, including Elsie Olmsted, wife of Roy Olmsted, the notorious rum runner now in McNeil Island; Alfred M Hubbard, one of the chief accusers of the indicted men; his father, w. H. Hubbard; Chris Curtin and Jack Mcbride. convicted in the Grays Harbor liquor conspiracy case; Wilbur Dow, Seattle customs broker acquit- ted in the first Olmsted trial, and Mark Fleming, alleged go-between in payment of graft money, have been summoned to report for the trial.
 United States Attorney Anthony Savage, Tom De Wolfe, his chief assistant, and Leslie E. Salter and William J. Froelich, special as sistant attorneys general, went over the entire evidence with them.
 Counsel Array
 A. R. Hilen, who heretofore has represented Roy c. Lyle, former prohibition administrator, added Corwin as a client. The others, w. M Whitney, assistant to Lyle, and R. L. Fryant, former dry agent, are represented by c. P. Moriarty.
 Judge Frank H. Norcross is pre- siding at the trial
 A third indictment charging Whitney with perjury will be heard two weeks after the present trial ends.
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PHONE CALL IS
 HINT OF CRIME E; ARREST RESULTS
First Degree Murder Charge Made in Death, Auto
 Sales Manager

SEATTLE, Aug. 14-Charged with first degree murder, Thomas Kuchin, alias Thomas Walsh, of Seattle, is being held in the King County Jail for Mason County ad- thorities in connection with the death in Shelton last Monday O. Charles Bray, aged AS years, sales manager for an automobile com pany.
 Bray went to Shelton with Ku- chin to complete the purchase of all automobile agency at which Ku- chin was working. Bray collapsed and death was first attributed to acute stomach trouble brought on by heat.
 The authorities started au inves- tigation when an anonymous tele- phone call asked what became of $5, 400 Bray was supposed to have with him
 Kuchin was arrested when found driving to an eastern part of he state after failure to return ond arrange for the funeral of Bray.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
Bombs Are Dropped
 On Chinese Town

SHANGHAI, Aug. 14.-National- ist Government airplanees last night dropped bombs on Tsinanfu, causing great disorder among the populace. Minor property damage resulted. Machine gunners of the Northern Rebel Army drove off the Nationalist bombers.
 Grave fears that all of China is about to be seized by well organized Communist group under central command were voiced in several Chinese cities, as Nanking, seat of the Nationalist Government learned of the appearance of al legged Reds in peasant garb arm ed with modern rifles who appear in large numbers twenty miles dis tant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
Army and Navy Dispute
 Is Being Investigated

WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug. IA President Hoover, as commander in chief of the Army and Navy, has moved to bring about a settlement of the long standing dispute be- tween the two over control of aerial coast defenses. The Eff ciency Bureau at the request of the President is now Investigating the economic aspects of the dispute which concerns point where the Army defenses of land must end and the Navy's defenses begin at sea. Meanwhile, the Board of Tech nical and Professional Experts of the two services are studying the question from military view point and with a view to determin- ing how cooperation can best be maintained between the Army and Navy so far as control of air coast defenses is concerned
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
MISSES NAGHEL AND
 JARMAN WIN PRIZES

Miss Grace Naghel, solo dancer, and Miss Muriel Jarman, who had the role of heroine in the Elks show, ''Hoodoo,' presented here Monday and Tuesday of this week, won the popularity contest staged by the Alaska Washington Airways. it was announced today. They are thereby entitled to plane trip over Mendenhall Glacier and eacn is privileged to invite two girl friends.
 Misses Winifred Carlson and Ada Minzghor were second high couple in the Airways' contest.
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On May 8, 1926, L. S. Croft a federal prohibition agent. seized from the oil tanker twenty-five cases of liquor, it is recited, and reported this seizure to Whitney who instructed him ito make no further investigations"
 In carrying out the conspiracy, | it is charged, Lyle on March 23, 1927, ordered George Murray and William (Kinky) Thompson to re- lease to John A. Boyd sixteen cases of liquor they had seized from Boyd at the Colonial Garage.
 Struggled Liquor The second count in this indict- ment charges the same overt acts as violations of the internal revenue and the customs laws, in that the liquor was smuggled and no duty was paid upon it.
 In the overt acts Fryants name appears as having appeared on the lspeedboats which handled liquor from British Columbia. The other defendants are all charged with having participated in the handling of the contraband, or in providing protection by keeping agents from interfering with the transportation and sales.
 C0rwin Marked Man Whatever theN outcome of his trial on graft and corruption charges, Earl Corwin, former chief field agent for the federal prohi- bition force here, faces certain death within the next few years. 1 This is declared in a remarkable human document filed in the Fed eral court last week in which Cor win asks that the government pay for witnesses to defend him.
 Incurable Disease Corwin in his petition asserts JnaI III May, l9z9, hlS phySlclal7 informed him he was suffering from Addison's idease and that it is incurable and usually is fatal within two to four years.
 1 Furthermore, he stated, his only source of income for the support of his wife and four children is a pension as disabled war veteran. He has no money, he said, with which to pay the costs and fees for witnesses.
 Asks Free Witnesses
 He asked that the government subpoena without cost of him five witnesses essential to his defense, They are Reynold Heatlie, Ned lSaliDosn, Carl Raymond, J. T. Craig
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JURY IN CASE OF 5
 INDICTED MEN
Four Former Prohibition Officials and U. s. Att
 torney on Trial

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UNCANNY TALKING FILM
 NOW SHOWING, COLISEUM

A beautiful dark haired girl and a motley assortment of underworld denizens, abetted by more spooky i, sounds than were ever presented before on the talking scren, were seen and heard at the Coliseum theater last night when The Hole in the Wall' opened.
 Claudette Colbert, as the slender
 beauty who turns criminal for re-
 yenge upon wealthy woman who had wronged her, was ravishingly lovely in spite of the dire status to which she had fallen in the play She played her role with supreme
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furnish and deliver intoxicating liquors" The overt acts set forth in detail bribes alleged to have been given and accepted and the dates upon which payments were made, as fol- lows:
 July "A, 1924, Olmsted gave a s. 900 bribe to one defendant.
 July 25, 1924, Olmsted paid Mark Fleming $3,000, which was paid by Fleming to a defendant.
 February 26, 1925, McInnis paid Whitney $1,500 at the Union Sta ton in Seattle.
 March 15, l9251s Hubbard paid Whitney $500.
 April l, 1925, Olmsted and Hub bard gave Whitney a complete ra- dio set.
 April 10, 1925, Olmsted and Hub bard gave Corwin complete ra- dio set.
 May l, 1925, Hubbard paid Whit ney $500. May l, 1925, Hubbard gave Cor win $500. October 1, 1925, Hubbard gave Lyle $500.
 October 15, 1928, Hubbard gave Lyle $6,OOO.
 October 1, 1926 Curtis gave Hubbard $500.
 October 4, 1926, on the Highline road near Des Moines, Curtis paid Hubbard $500. Between October 1, 1926 and February 1, 1927, on the same high way Curtis paid Hubbard s12.9So.
 March 28, 1927, Boyd and Ben Newman paid Hubbard $6000.
 June 15, 1928, Cvitkovic paid Cor win $1,000.
 Sept. 10, 1928, Cvitkovic paid Corwin $1,000.
 November 15, 1928, Cvitkovic paid Corwin $500.
 January 10, 1929, Cvitkovic paid Corwin $1 LOGO. Permit Importation"
 The indictment charging con- spiracy to violate the tariff act charges that the accused federal officers knowingly, willfully, un- lawfully and feloniously did con- bine, conspire, confederate and agree together and with each other to permit the importation and sale of liquor" More than twenty-four overt acts are set forth dealing with the landing of cargo shipments of h- quor in and around Seattle and Grays Harbor. The indictment charges that on August 30, 1925 Hubbard, Olmsted, Pete Dahl, Gus Kcneman, Kearns, Charles V. Har- vey and David Trotsky met at the Davenport Apartments in Seattle and then and there did discuss ways and means of carrying or illicit traffic in liquor under ths protection of the federal officials William M. Whitney, Roy c. Lyle Earl Corwin and Alfred Hubbard The overt acts detail shipment after shipment of liquor handled giving the time and place and the men who rode" the shipments tC safety. These shipments came by barge, speedboat and over the rail- roads.
 I,000- Case Shipment
 Tn April, 1926, Olmsted imported 900 cases of liquor from British Columbia, the overt act recites, anc this shipment was made in an oi tank car, the liquor being landed | in Seattle with the knowledge ant consent of Whitney"
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Tn April, 1926, Olmsted imported 1 900 cases of liquor from British Columbia, the overt act recites, and this shipment was made in an oil tank car, the liquor being landed, in Seattle with the knowledge and consent of Whitney"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
JACKSON AND . O'bRINE ARE STILL GOING

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 14.-The recrowned refueling en d UT nc ( champions, Dales Jackson and For est OBrine had been up in the aar 579 hours at 9:52 a. m. today, East ern Standard Time. The engine of the plane Greater St. Louis was still going strong.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-14
Woman BreakS
 Two Records for Barrel Rolls

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 14-Laura
 Ingalls, holder of the women's rec ord for consecutive loops, broke the mems and womens' records for bar rel rolls completing TIA rolls, 297
 more than Dale Jackson made.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-28

ties, inviting them to comment. Sev- eral have responded with demands for "a full hearing"
 The interstate commerce commits sion's reaction to the Howell pro- posal went along with Couzen's in- quiry, in the form of a 64-pagt document suggesting an alternative plan should revision be decided upon. The commission took occa- sion to point out inadequacies in the transportation act.
 Opposition Expressed
 While responses to the query have not been made public, it was learn- ed that opposition was freely ex- pressed. Some opponents of the measure hold it goes to the vitals of the whole question of railroad regulation-indicating that extended discussions. echoing the famous St. Louis O'Fallon decision by the su- preme court, will mark the commit tee hearing.
 The Howell bill would provide for group rate-m aking by the inter state commerce commission. It would distinguish between the rat" base and valuation of the rairoa ds for other purposes, and would speci- fically direct the commission to Com- pute group rate bases on aggregate
New Britain herald., 1930-08-28
LOCOMOTIVE CRATES
 IN HOME FURNACE
Lennox Torrid Zone Has Many Features Besides Steel-riv- eted, Gas-tight Construction

The most durable type of grates in the world are used in the Torrid Zone Warm Air Furnace. They are of the special rocking design as used in locomotives and are con- rrolled from the outside by long handled lazy" shaker. Hardly moro effort is required to shake them than is used in brushing the teeth. Any woman can do it-and she could do 1t in party dress without fear of dust or dirt because of the unusually tight-frring doors.
 The Torrid Zone is the ideal fur, race for the fine residence and is made in types and sizes for home, of every class and for schools churches, stores and office buildings There are combination hot vate. and warm air types and others equipped with electric blowers for large scale operating. They are made for hard or soft coal, coke, Ignite, wood, gas or oil-and they'll. save money for you in the burning of any one of them. Made by the Lennox Furnace Company, Syra- cuse, \. Y.- MarshalItswn, Iowa - Toronto Canada Cal on Thor F Fitzpatrick & Co. 2I5 ParE <. Now Britain. conn Tel 2G3E-W.
 Torrid Zone Standard Code
 InStqllcrs
New Britain herald., 1930-08-28
MOTHER OF 7 EXPELLED
 FROM HOME BY HUSBAND
strong Drink Blamed By Wife For Conduct of Prospect Street
 Man

The mother Of seven children. now IT a dencate condition. told Judge NJ. D. Saxe in police court to- day that her husband. Joseph Pi- quette 43. Of $ Prospect street. call cd her vile names. locked her out Of their home and struck her on the head last night. She has been visit ing one Of her children and upon arriving home, found Her husband intoxicated, she testified In reply to Judge SaNe. she said the principal reason for her husbands actions was his indulgence Tn strong drink. but h. also abused her when not drink inc.
 PiQuer,o declined to say anything and Judge Saxe imposed fine Of 5t5 and costs. execution suspended, and placed him ir care Of the proba- ton officer, Officer William O'Day made the arrest about 1I:45 o'clock las. night on Mrs Piquetre's com plant
New Britain herald., 1930-08-28
CONGRESS PLANS
 RAILROAD STUDY
Early Hearings Will Be Held on
 Howell Bill

Washington. Aug. 2S LP-The old controversies over railroad valu- ations, rate bases and recapture by the government of earnings above six per cent will come up again ear ly in the next session of congress before the senate interstate com- merce committee,
 The office of Senator Couzens of the committee. made known today that hearings would begin early on a bill by Senator Howell republican. Nebraska, to alter the transporta- ton act in provisions covering sev- eral issues.
 Sounding opinion, Senator Couz- ems has written railroad executives, shippers and other interested par
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values ascertained by the methods used in arriving at the St. Louis and O'Fallon valuation.
 The O'Fallon finding by the com mission was reversed by the su- preme court, Opponents of the Howell bill insist the supreme court proponents contend it was based upon the commission failure to follow statutory directions. The con- troversy involves the question of valuations on the basis of reproduc- ton costs. or on the basis of orig inal costs.
 The interstate commerce commits sion's report was accompanied by il separate dissenting statement On behalf of Commissioner Woodlock declaring the object of the Howell bill lis to deprive the railroads of the enhancement of the value of a large part of their properties since 1914"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-28
New Military Government Takes Charge of Peru; Cerro Arrives
 By Plane and Is Cheered Madly

Grau in Callao harbor. Sanchez made no further pronounCement as to bringing him back 10 face punish ment for the "misdeeds" of his regime.
 The Lima press today published three wireless messag ges in which Leguia aboard the Almirante. or dered the flying forces at Las Palm as training school 10 go to Ancon, Panama. in view Of the fact that the navy was oheying the legal presi- denr.' some saw in these messages indication that lhe crew of the A3mir2nte Grau might not he com pietely in accord with the military rOH cnert in Lima and AreQuipa.
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said he hoped for long and pleas ant sojourn in Canada.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-28
PLAN GOLF MATCH

South Manchester. Aug x LP'- Manchester will play host tomorrow afternoon hy the presence Of two prominent figures ln the sport world when Horton Smith and John ny Farrell. famous golfers. come ho-e for an exhibition t3 hole match a- -ha Manchester Country club. They will h. paired with two of tho best amateurs ln Connecticut, Char ley Glare Of R1co Brook and Bobby Gran. Of Ws.hersfeld. The match will start q 8 o'clock, D. 5. T.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-28

hcme was decorated in pink and nile green. As Miss Ravizza enter ed the room, E. J. Barrett rendered a cornet solo, the Wedding March from Lohengrin.
 A large number of people were present from this city and surround ing towns 4 buffet lunch was serv- ed followed by dancing and vocal selections.
 Miss Ravizza will become the bride of George J. Pola of Kensing' ton and Hartford on September | at St. Joseph's church.