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The Washington times., 1930-02-28
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COLUMBUS Ohio. Feb. %
I.N.s., james Howard snook,
veterinarian and former Ohio
state University professor. today
Is scheduled "a, die iii the electric
chair for the murder 81 Theora
Xix. university student.
The exact hour Of execution
has not been announced, but
Warden Thomas, of Ohio peni.
tentiary can put the former pro
ess0s "a death any time between
last night and midnight
tonight.
oveI1lor CoopeI yesterday re-
moved the last, hope og 3 stay Of
execution when he delaied the
application Of Snook's attorneys
for d reprieve.
Nothing has been presented
that would justify executive elem
.ency the governor said after
listening to q plea for q reprieye
that Shocks case might be taken
before the State board Of elem
ency.
The governor also denied an
application for Communication Of
the death sentence to life i'm
prisonment.
An impassioned plea by Mrs.
Helen Shook. wife of the slayer.
failed to move the governor to
grant clemency.
Shook confessed Staying Miss
Hix. a medical student at Ohio
State, after her mutilated body
was found on a rifle range near
here last June.
Although he first denied any
connection with the affair, he
later admitted killing the girl
when it was discovered that he
had rented q room for him and
his wife. The wife" was later
found to be the slain coed.
Snook testified that he battered
the girl on the head during a
quarrel in which she threatened
to tell his wife Of their clandes-
tine romance.
He then slashed her throat. he
said. to relieve her suffering.
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BRINGS UP
FIGHT N
SE.NATE.

Troubles Of the Washington Po-
lice Department and charges Of
graft and corruption again
reached the Senate floor today as
| the Senate District COMMITTEES
| prepared to consider the CORE
spondence in the Pratt-Carter
| feqd.
Senator Cole u. Biease OF South
| Carolina, opponent Of the present
| police administration. on the floor
today pointed to the charges
made by George n. Carter, public
printer, and renewed his demand
that Major Henry q. Pratt, chief
lsof police be kicked ot
Blea~e's attack was proE.p "a
by allegations made by Carter to
the effect that Pratt and the po-
lice are not effectively dealing
with gambling and bootlegging in
the vicinity of the Government
Printing Office. A lengthy and
vitrolic correspondence betw II
Pratt and Carter will be consid.
cred later today by the Senate
District Committee, and will prob
ably be referred to the subcon.
mittee on police and fire depart
ments.
This committee already is au-
thorized by the Senate to conduct
thorough investigation Of
charges made last fall against the
police department, the District
Commissioners and the District
attorneys office. Thus far the
subcommittee has made little or
no progress in the investigation,
and there have been indications
that 1t was intended to soft
pedal the inquiry.
1t is considered possible that
the Carter development may re-
suit in renewed activity.
Senator Blease in his speech
today praised Public Printer
Carter for his courage in calling
attention to the conditions which
he says exist in the neighboThood
of the Printing Office.
He Warns Carter
The Senator declared, however,
that in view of threatening letters
which he has received he felt 1t
to be his duty to warn Carter.
He did not say what he would
warn him against but inferred
that Carter might commit suicide
in the manner of Jesse Smith,
Detective-Sergeant Arthur Scriv.
ener and Others who have been
found suicides by the Grand Jury
It viii not be necessary for
Carter to address proof Of his
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
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HoweH Bill Doomed
By Mitchell Letter

General Mitchell through the
medium of a letter to the Senate
District Committee, in which he
vigorously objected to some Of
the provisions of the Howell bill
Ia drastic enforcement measure
intended to make Washington Q
model city"
This bill, drawn up by Senator
r.. B. Howell tR.) of Nebraska
has aroused widespread criticism
and antagonism on the part OF
Washingtonians, who charge that
over-zealous legislators are max
ing the Capital "a guinea pig
for radical civic experiments
which they would not think Of
trying on their own communities
at home.
Search Provision Hit
Two Of its provisions go fur,
ther than any national prohibi-
tory legislation yet proposed. One
would virtually nullify the search
warrant safeguard against the in.
discriminate invasion of private
homes, and the otEer would re-
verse the traditional process
whereby the law presumes every
man innocent until proved guilty.
Under this latter provision, liquor
which the Government may have
seized in an Illegal raid could not
be recovered unless the owner
Continued on Page 2. Col. ~
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OIL LOBBYIST
QUESTIONED

The Senate lobby investigating
committee today questioned Writ
Franklin. Ardmore, Okla, presi-
dent Of the Independent Oil Pro
ducers Association, regarding his
activities in lobbying for b tariff
on oil.
Records of the association were
seized last night by the commit.
tee and are reported to deal with
q mysterious $50O.O00 fund raised
BY the producers, part Of which
was expended in hiring a special
train to come to washington to-
lobby for an oil tariff. it was
said.
Franklin told the committee
buntly that he had been inter.
viewing members Of both houses
in their offices and In the cloak
room and asking them to vote
for the proposed tariff on oil.
What Senators have you seen
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By JANTEs 3. KILGAI.LEIl

MIAMI Fla, Feb. 28 ( ]. MS u -
81 was fouled. I can't under
stand how they get away with
such stuff la American rings.
I think + showed r WASH vel
low II 1t wasn't for my British
grit I'd never have gone back ii
there after having been struck
low half d dozen times q
This today Is the alilof vail 81
Painting Phis Scott 81 Great
Britain. who collapsed and lost
M 4 kecE leaI laoc tlie
third r0tana ~ 1iek 8 XIV. Of
t S, Al. III tlelf sensa tionaI
and pHlse stirring battle IN Madt
son Square Stadium here last.
night, as ne expressed 1t 10 Inter.
national News Service.
/ Thousands Of Americans, IN
ciuding the writer, win disagree
with Mr. Scott not only on the
ground that he was fouIed but
also on the assertion that he
showed British grit He actually
Is as good an actor as Richard
Mansfield and as accomplished 81
'faller, as any acrobat who ever
trod the boards.
I StilI In Pain
Mr.. Scott was lying on his
dressing table. q towel wrapped
around his torso when this cor.
respondent interviewed him. He
was smoking q cigarette and dur
ing the course Of the conversa,
ton he took a swig from 8 small
bottle labeled vat &C., He
seemed much better after the
drink, although not for d second
did the panied expression leave
his face.
Outside. at the rlngSide, Jimmy
Johnston, SCOTS American man
ager, was shouting robbery q
Continued on Page 2. Col. ~
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Mrs. Percy Hudson Tries
TO Die BY Cutting Wrist

NEW YORK, Feb. % Mrs.
Percy X. Hudson. divorced wife
Of the wealthy scion Of the fam
Gus Henry Hudson. yesterday at
tempted suicide BY siashing her
right wrist. Her condition is rot
dangerous.
Despor1d over financial
matters was given as the cause.
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BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
international News service)

Transfer of prohibition enforce
ment from the Treasury to the
Department Of Justice is not to
be accompanied by fanatical in.
noyations in enforc EN- e n t
methods, nor by extra -constitu-
tional practices that would add
to the unpopularity of the dry
laws.
Notice to this effect was served
on Congress today by Attorney
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RUMOR ALFO FONSO
PLANS To QUIT

taft Man with the Griffmen.

MADRID. Feb. 2s G.N.S9.-
King Alfonso of Spain may abdi-
cate before another year has
passed in order to prevent weak
ening of the royalist forces in this
country, it was rumored today.
The report spread following the
riotous demonstration which oc-
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Fight Foul or Fake?
Experts Disagree

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IT, arNAH< ErGEtateF. said.
t csEf take Il. He doesn't
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of slight illness among store enl.
ployes who are accustomed to
ride certain husses to work, 1t was
learned at the store. None has
been serious enough to warrant
emergency treatment, howevei
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mx mn leward the end,
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8H N1z paSzed the night In
3 eaGELrl e1ua-llke sleep. broken
mT occa4anaIly b. fitful starts.
g. 3 8oGk THIS morning. those
a& t1e aGside we're uncertain
wefner the eX-President recOg-
mzeE theIn He appeared to be
rEz1. hegever. and without
D@
1nane Sanford Calls
The Grst visitor ct the Taft
hEa 1I4is moEning Was Associate
Jne E&uHrd r. Sanford. Of
tfe &1pr1me Court. He remained
ls onlV e few minutes. Later.
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ran. chairman Of the
Cnmom On Law Enforcement
mmM GEEanre
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~. Taft was doing nicely" The
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p.znR tufzT fnr Guantanamo Bay,
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Ur8nd E&tes fleet. He viii be
mrnam1 1mml9d hy Lieut.. C0mdr.
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ehaef 1uEtlee IS hanging teneci-
oa&lT - the SPARK of life that is
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IAFT WEAK,
BUT TAKES.
FOOD

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En4 sun Inevitable

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e1asf 11ztlce IS hanging tenaci-
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uu1aEE NEWS SERVICE

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New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

almost exclusive feminine weapon.
 The revolver was nearly exclusi to males.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

GERMAN SUICIDES
 Bcrlin-German suicides during 1929 numbered 16,036, according to
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
THOMPSON TELLS
 PUBLIC ATTITUDE
Chicago Mayor Says He Will
 Support No Mccormick

< Chicago, Oct. 24 GP-A statement by Mayor William Hale Thompson brought into the open today his de- lection from the supporters of Con- gresswoman Ruth Hanna McCor- mick.
 Acknowledging responsibility for distribution of circulars attacking Mrs. Mccormick, republican sena- torial nominee, and urging support for her democratic rival, James Hamilton Lewis, Mayor Thompson last night said:
 "As long as l am permitted 10 live. I will never betray the people of Chicago by voting for any mem Der of the Mccormick family for anything"
 The circular. which Mrs. McCor- mick had fayed in a statement We'd nesday night, was sent into Negro districts.
 Broke Faith With Him
 The mayor said Mrs Mccormick had broken faith with him at the republican convention at Kansas City and added that it is pleasing that Mrs. Mccormick does not want the support of the mayor" He said with the wet vote going to Lewis and the dry vote to Mrs. Lottie Hol- man O'Neill, independent senatorial candidate, "I think l can see the handwriting on the wall
 The Cook county managing com- mittee decided to hold to the straight" republican ticket, ignor- ing the mayors withdrawal from Mre. Mccormick.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
Pay on Installment
 Plan RObber Is Told

Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. A R) The installment idea appealed to Andrew Drew, investment and real estate broker.
 Meeting in a hotel lobby the young gunman who held him up last September 4. Drew demand ed return of the SLIPS he had handed over, on threat of in forming the police.
 The recent robber was eager to return the money but it was all spent and he had no job.
 Drew thought it could be ar ranged so, he said, relating the incident, i've made a deal where by he is to pay me back at S1 a day, $50 per month" In return Drew had 10 find the youth job.
 Payments start this week and if the installments stop - police will get the robbers name.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
PIECE OUT EVENTS
 PRECEDING MURDER
Memphis Parking Lot Owner
 Identifies Slain Youths

Memphis. Tenn, Oct. A LP - Piece by piece the story of the fatal adventure of Burton Hensley and Woodrow Wilson, North Carolina youths was being woven today but a river bottom wasteland still held the secret of the identity of the youths assailants, who left them to burn upon campfire.
 Information in the hands of Mem phis police and officials of Critten- den county, Ark, where the boys were found lying in the remnants of a camp fire with their skulls crush ed indicated they were travelling ito the west" in an automobile and were slain for the purpose of rob- bery.
 A Memphis parking lot owner identified the bodies last night as those of travellers who parked their car with him during q luncheon stop here Tuesday. He said they gave their destination as Fl Paso, Texas.
 ClHti uCN GU plIlCito III ildllu III advance of d coroner's inquest today was an announcement by a railroad bridge watcher one of the first per sons to reach the swamp clearing where the fatally wounded boys were found that he found a blood flecked stick, presumably the weapon with which the death blows were dealt. and the detention of one man at Marion, Ark, for question ing. The suspect said he was Lloyd Doty of St. Paul, Minn.
 Efforts were being made to trace the automobile used by the youths, and to learn how they obtained it. Reports from North Carolina said they left home afoot.
 w. NJ. Henslep, father of Burton. was reported today on the way from Asheville, N. C., to Memphis to take charge of the bodies and aid in the investigation.
 Both boys died in a hospital here several hours after party of wood choppers found them in the swamp Wednesday.
 FOR BEST RESULTS USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

Austen Chamberlain, and Colonel l.. c. s. Amery, conservative party lead CTS, to the London Times protesting the Macdonald governments stand in putting a curb on immigration to Palestine and other measures con strued as anti-Zionist, attracted com- paratively little attention in the London press.
 The Mail, which is both anti-gov- ernment and anti-Baldwin attacked writers of the letter in a pungent editorial, charging them with 'reck- lessly denouncing the government for it's one sensible act"
 The paper declared MT. Baldwin was "insanely eager to saddle Great Britain with the enormously costly and difficult task of dragooning the population of Palestine into accep- tance of the Zionist scheme which they detest and to which they will submit only so long as they are held down by British bayonets.'
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
WANTS ARMORIES
 FOR UNEMPLOYED
Roosevelt Also Hopes to Increase
 Employment Agencies

Utica, N. Y, Oct. A LP,-Gover- nor Roosevelt revealed here today that he has been in constant touch with authorities at Albany and else where since starting on his campaign relative to the possible use of state armories during the coming winter for the housing of unemployed.
 Moving in conjunction with the action at Washington to relieve un- employment hardships, the governor has maintained contact with Ad- iutant General Franklin Ward with d view to the use of the armorles. As soon as he has obtained from General Ward an idea of the total capacity of state armories, the gov ernor said, he would communicate with city and welfare officials, offer ing the armories If and when need ed"
 The state, the governor pointed out, has armories in practically every city. Infantry armories, with their. large floor space. offer the best means of shelter, but cavalry and artillery armorics can not be used since their drill sheds have only tan bark floors.
 Believes Plan Feasible
 The governor was confident plan could be worked out whereby the federal requirement for periodic drills of national guard units could be held, although the armories were occupied by unemployed.
 In addition to the move to ac- quire shelter for unemployed, the
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
CONGRESS READY
 ID BEGIN PROBES
Leases, Stock Exchange and Reds Due for Investigation

Washington. Oct. 24 R-Con- gressional Investigations, new and old, will swing into action soon after the November 4 election brings a halt to the campaigning activi- ties of members.
 Two new senate inquiries will get under way during November-one dealing with the banking system, the other with leases of post office buildings. The senate's study Of campaign expenditures and the house investigation of communist activities will resume full sway.
 Senator Glass, democrat, Virginia, chairman of the senate committee directed 10 inquire into the bank ing system, has set November 15 for opening these hearings.
 Senator Blaine, republican, Wis consin, is chairman of the commit tee which will examine leases of government temporary post office buildings. While no date for these hearings has been fixed his workers are prepared to open hearings early next month.
 May Visit Mexico
 The house communist lnVcStlgat- ing committee under the leadership of Representative Fish. republican, New York, will move to the south after election 10 pursue it's work There is possibility a sub-com- mittee may be sent to Mexico.
 The senate campaign funds com- mittee will seek to bring together the loose ends of it's wide ranging investigation during November. The Colorado senate race probably will receive first attention along with the Nebraska controversy in which Chairman Nye is now trying to un- rayel the events leading up to the attempt of a second George W. Nor ris to file against Senator George w. Norris for the republican sena- torial nomination.
 Considerable interest is manifest here in the banking inquiry which the senate directed to go into the use of federal reserve facilities in speculation on the stock exchanges Senator Glass intends to make 8 mprehensive study of the entire national banking system, put he also is prepared to give attention to the stock exchanges with a view to find ing lettering penalty" to prevent use of federal funds in speculation.
 Other Committee Members
 Other members of this committee are Senators Norbeck. South Dako- ta; Goldsborough. Maryland, and Walcott, Connecticut, republicans, and Bratton, New Mexico, demo- crat. Until they have consulted here Cenator Glass is announcing no definite plans. However, he all ready has introduced legislation for making changes in the banking sys- tenn which he will use as d basis for the study.
 Senator Blane's investigators have been at work for several monthh delving into the governments con tracts with leasors of the many temporary buildings used through cut the country for post office fla cilities.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
PARLIAMENT WILL
 DISCUSS POLICY
Palestine Plans to Be Argued
 Before Members

London, Oct. 24 P-Changes in British policy in Palestine will be brought up in parliament shortly after it convenes for it's winter ses- sion next Tuesday.
 Sir John Scurr, labor member of the commons, in addressing his con- stituents last night in a Jewish sec ton of London said he was taking the earliest opportunity of raising the matter in the commons. He de- clared that the governments new policy did not carry out terms of the mandate under which British control in Palestine is exercised, and that it was contrary to the Balfour declaration.
 The executive of the world Zionist movement has called it's actions committee together in an extraordi- nary meeting for November 4 at which the crisis created by the new enunciation of British policy will be discussed.
 Letter Attracts Notice
 The letter of Stanley Baldwin, Sir
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
Faces Deadly Reptile
 In Preference t0 Skunk

Rapid City, S, D., Oct. 25 (UP)- A deadly coral snake and d pole cat gave Arthur Rose of Rapid City some anxious moments while fishing.
 Rose climbed the bank of a stream 10 take a short cut home. As he reached the top he was con- tronted by a snake of brilliant col bring and as slender as a lead pen Cil.
 Rose reached for rock and found q pole cat nearby. He de- cided that the snake was less dan- gerous and killed it.
 He discovered later the snake was of the deadly coral species.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
Washington Farmers
 Want Dry Law Change

Olympia, Wash, Oct. A (UP)- Washington farmers will seek modi- tication of the state bone-dry law with an economic argument, at the next legislature.
 Curiousy enough, rural sections in this state have been the strong holds of prohibition and dollars-and- cents arguments have always been the favorites of drys.
 Grape growers of Mason, Pierce and kitsap counties started the agi- tation. They want home manufac- ture of light wines permitted. Pres cnt laws provide heavy penalties for home manufacture of wines. Grape growers declare it ruined their in dustry and their market.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 1930

governor said he had, since taking up the labor department item of the executive budget, communicated with the commissioner of labor, Miss Frances Perkins, and as result had decided to include in the executive budget an item and to recommend to the next administration an emer- gency appropriation for doubling the number of employment agencies operated by the state. While the numbe~ of agencies would be dou- bled, the governor explained, the amount appropriated would not double since such action would re- quire only manning the new offices and would not drastically increase the overhead cost for the labor agency system. The state now oper- ates employment agencies in the larger cities.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

figures just revealed. Of the total, 11,2S9 were men and 4,797 women. Berlin led all other cities in suicides. With a population of upwards of 100000. it had 1920 mascu- line and 936 feminine suicides. Suicide by poison appeared as an
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

About eight years ago the Jewish council of New York adopted a flag 10 represent the Jewish people all blue and white with horizontal stripes and with the star of David in central field.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
RESINUL U|D
 WONDERS FOR Red Cracked Skin

"After suffering some time from a bad cold my nose became unusually red and sore. I tried various creams and salves without obtaining bit of relief. didn' t have much con- fdence that Resino1 Ointment would be any better but tried it anyway and all I can say is it worked wonders. My hands also were 50 chapped they cracked and almost bled. They were in such bad condition I could not hold any, thing. However, thanks to your Resinol Ointment they are now healed.' (Signed) Mrs. anet Gilmore,
 Philadelphia, Pa. Sold by all druggists. For free sample write. Resinol, Dept. s1, Baltimore, Md.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

Mississippi officials have ordered a scientific study of the states taxa ton problems.