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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18
ADAM A. wEscHLER & SON. Auctioneers.
TRusTEE.s SALE OF VALUABLE UNIIM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE, IN SUM
NIT PARK" NEAR SUITLAND ROAD

TRUSTEE BALE OE VALUABLE
PROVED REAL ESTATE, IN SUM
NIT PARK" NEAR sUITLAND ROAD
By virtue Of certain deed Of trust duly
recorded in Liber No. 5629, folio All ct SEQ,
Of the land records OF the District Of Co.
lumbia. and at the request of the party Sc; Sc;
cured thereby, the undersigned trustee viii
offer for sale by public auction, in front OF
the premises. on TUESDAY; THE TWENTY
FIRST DAY OF JANUARY. 1880, AT THREE
FORTY-FIVE O'CLOCK P. M, the following
described land and premises, situate in the
District Of Columbia, to wit Lots numbered
i. 2, 3. 4, 5 and 8 in square numbered 5esl:
Of 2 certain tract of land known as None
such" made by Mary B. Wedderburn ana
recorded in the once Of the surveyor for the "a
The lots will be offered both separately and
as an entirety and the offer, most benefeial
TO the parties interested will be accepted
Terms Of sale: All cash. A deposit of $50
on each lot required of purchaser at sale
All conveyancing at cost Of purchaser: Terms
to be complied with within thirty days from
day of sale. otherwise trustee reserves the
defaulting purchaser. after five days adver-
tisement of such resale in some newspaper
published in Washington, D. G.
,,s,,4,s,a2o MALCOLM AUFTTT trustee.
THOS. j. OWEN 4 SON. AUCTIONEERS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-18

The bridges and incidental "
Entrance. Bridge over Four
Bridge over Hunting Creek, '
over Little Hunting Creek.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
YEP, HEAT WAVE
REACHES Us

This brief narrative is intended
merely as a reminder for the
public-in case the public hasn't
guessed it-that Washington Is in
the grip Of heat wave.
The Weather Bureau recorded
83 degrees at II o'clock this
morning. and seems to be pre-
pared to make a vivid trip in
the gay eos during the late
afternoon hours, repeating its
performance of yesterday.
Both the heat and humidity
are going to stay with us awhile,
the forecast man says; and the
forecast man, despite the knock
ers, is generally right on such
matters.
In fact, these rare June days
are going to give our best July
and August records a run for
their money. At least, it looks
that way now, although one
never can tell when showers or
storms will rise "out of China
crost the bay" and pull the
Fahrenheit down a bit.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
JUDGE PETER

but challenged the committee S
right to question him on his part
in the campaign against Smith
He concluded:
81 am pleased to note that
my Interpretation Of the juris-
dictiOn of the committee is
confirmed by a statement con-
tanned in the press this morn
by the chairman Of the COM
mittee, Senator Caraway."
Then you decline to an
swer?"
Eyes, I decline to answer
that question"
Walsh then pointed out that
the committee had investigated
political activities Of the South
ern Tariff League and the AsSo
citation Against the Prohibition
Amendment. Walsh added:
''It ID absolutely indefenSible
if we do not go into like mat
terS on your part but as there is
no quorum present, it is impOS-
sible to make any order now"
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
To STICK
UNTIL SEPT. |
All Times Staff Photos
HTnCF ITPNFp

James J. Davis, who won the
Republican senatorial primary in
Pennsylvania from Senator JOS
eph r. Grundy, will remain in
President Hoover's Cabinet as
Secretary of Labor until Septem.
ber /. He had planed to resign
July /.
The President, it was learned
today, has let Davis know it is
agreeable that he remain for the
additional period. which will
carry him to within so days of
election.
Time to Check Reports
Davis is understood to have
told Mr.. Hoover he needed more
time to complete his final re-
ports, particularly one on unem-
ployment.
The President 1t is understood,
is no nearer tl.'. selection OF, a
successor to Davis than he was
Is months ago wnen he was try.
ing to organize his Cabinet.
Factions in organized labor have
refused to agree on Mr.. Hocver'S
preference, William N. Doak, Of
the trainmen's brotherhood. He
is being advised it would be wise
to leave the Labor post open un-
til after the November elections.
Davis will benefit obviously by
remaining in the Hoover Cabinet
until the eve of elections. He
will be able to campaign through
out the summer with a quite in
delible Administration stamp on
him.
Davis Vote Needed
This fact may be somewhat
embarrassing to the White House,
but there can be no question Of
Davis loyalty to the Administra-
ton if he is elected and the
leaders are aware they need all
the strength they can muster to
offset Democratic inroads in the
reflections.
For this reason rumors that the
Fisher -Grundy machine i'll
Pennsylvania might desert Davis
in November, either for an indie
pendent candidate or the Demo
cratic nominee, are being dis
counted in Washington.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
Taft'S Ideal Reached
As Supreme Court
Clears Docket

One Of the ambitions of the
late Chief Justice William How
ard Taft was realized today
when the Supreme Court began
it's summer vacation with a
docket cleared Of submitted
cases.
With the court four years be-
hind when he became Chief
Justice. he speeded UP the work,
aided by reviSions of procedure
by Congress, until year ago
the court was almost current
with its work at the summer
recess.
One Of Chief Justice Taft's
hopes was that every case sub
mitted to the court in the fall
would be decided before June.
Such a speedy determination of
cases, he held, would defeat the
purpose Of those who appeal to
the high court solely to gain de-
lay in criminal or other cases.
The high court has 172 cases
on its docket which could not be
reached for oral argument.
These will be taken up in Oc-
tober.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
CONTINUED From Page -

the Senate is concerned, in
Walsh's opinion. In this opinion,
however, he differs from Senator
CaraWay CD of Arkansas. the
committee chairman, who is
absent in Arkansas.
Prepared for Defiance
Bishop Cannon evidently came
before the committee this morn.
ing fully determined to challenge
the committees authority to go
into his political activities. Not
only did he have his statement
of defiance already prepared, but
he was meticulous about explain
ing points in his testimony yester-
day. about which there was some
confusion.
One of these points involved
his borrowing 1903 from the
Methodist board of temperance
and social control. which ne
4ICdOo, 4O4 uoC III 44lS dL4GA-SAl4AtLI
activities. Said Cannon:
81 see now where the mis-
understanding over the $500
came about. borrowed this
from the board and it was later
paid back to me by the anti
Smith campaign. 1 later repaid
the board. Yesterday you asked
me if 1 paid for the printing
of the speeches. 1 said No.
they were paid for by the
Methodist board and the anti
Smith Democrats.
"My board received their re-
fund by being given ,ha: num-
ber of pamphlets that would
have cost S3O3. In that way 1
paid them back"
"The anti-Smith Democrats
made a report of expenditures
to the HouSe?"
"The headquarters for the
anti-Smith Democrats did. The
anti-Smith organization Of Vir-
ginia didn't.
"Were records Of that pay.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
Col. ". J. Donovan
Iniures Lea on Ship

NEW YORK, June 4 0NsO.
Col. William J. Donovan, former
Assistant United States Attorney
General, was laid up here today
with a leg injury. His right leg
collapsed while Donovan was
playing deck tennis aboard the
lie de France Monday afternoon
on his trip home from Europe.
Examination revealed liga-
ments were torn around a wound
suffered as he led the Fighting
Sixty-ninth" Regiment into ac-
ton in the World War. His re-
covery is expected within a week.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
3 From, District Get
SIUdrthn1Ore HOnOrS

SWATHMORE, Pa, June a
Three Washington students are
to graduate from the honors
courses at Swathmore College
next Monday.
They are Margaret Gurney,
1900 block Gallatin ST., who will
receive highest honorS in mathe-
matics; Helen Bessemer, 1900
block H ST. S. E., who takes high
honors in English literature, his.
tory, philosophy and fine arts,
and Edward Roth, 4400 block
Cathedral Ave. N. W., who grad
yates from the, engineering divi-
sion.
Honor courses are those, in
which the student meets his in
structor once a week, doing re-
search work in the library.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
Nurse Is Held After
Her Auto Kills Man

SOMERVILLE, N. j., June 4
GN.SJ Miss Harryette Fire.
stone, of Marietta, Ohio, nurse,
was at liberty on $1,000 bail today
to await the action of the grand
jury as result of the death Mon
day night of Gabriel Comosto, 40,
of New York.
Comosto died in the Somerset
Hospital a short time after he
had been struck by an automobile,
State police say, driven by Miss
Firestone and carried as pasSen-
gers the Misses Lola Beagle, Bes-
sic Lawrence, and Geraldine Nc
Dee, all nurses of Marietta.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
5 Indictments Due
In JeUeLrU Seizure

NEW YORK, June 4. GN.S.>
Five indictments were expected
today in New York's $1,000, 900
jewel seizure.
Bit by bit the story Of the
jewel case is coming to light. The
District Attorney has learned
that the $4,000 that was thrown
from a nineteenth floor window
of the Commodore Hotel came
from representatives Of an in
surance company and was used
to pay for jewelry stolen in
Florida from Mrs. Hortense j
Herman of New York City.
Five men and a woman were
arrested when the gem raid was
made on the hotel.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
Convention to Hear
Local OSteOputhS

CHICAGO, June 4.-Two Wash
ington osteopaths, Drs. Chester
D. Swope and Riley D. Moore,
are heading committees of the
American Osteopathic Association
which will report to the Phila-
delphia convention in July, the
association headquarters here an
nounc-r2 today.
DR.. Swope also will speak on
use of professional assistants
and DR.. Moore on fundamental
principles in acute disease treat
nent.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
StGuntOn to Haze
ArnlOry for Guard

STAUNTON, Va, June A.
Plans for the complete remodel
ling of the City Hall here, which
will include an armory, were ap-
proved last night by city council,
and T. j. Collins and Son, To-
cal architects, were instructed to
proceed at once with the work.
This allays the fears of the local
National Guard units that they
might be withdrawn from Staun-
ton because there has been no
adequate quarters provided for
their activities by the city.
A letter from Col. H. L. Opie,
commander of the 116th Virginia
Infantry. thanking council for it's
decision to include the armory in
its remodeling plans for the City
Hall. was read at the meeting.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
City Mayor
On Trial for Graft

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. June
4 Q.NS0 Anthony M. Ruffu,
jr.. mayor of this playground
citys today went on trial.
He faces four of IA indictments
charging him with violation of
the crimes act. He is specifically
charged with profiting, as an in
Surance company stockholder and
director. through the writing of
insurance policies on municipal
workers.
Judge William H. Smathers
presided at the trial.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
8 BOYS TESTIFY To THE FINDING
Of ALLEGED BRADY BOMB PARTS
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(Continued From Page y
the home of Mrs. Anna Buckley,
it's delivery to the Hall home by
Leslie Hall and Stuart Carneal.
and the terrific blast that re-
suited in the triple deaths.
Scoffs State Points
At the conclusion of the hear
ing yesterday, defense counsel de-
clared that even though all the
points outlined by Ryon in his
opening address as facts which
will be proved against Leroy are
true, there is still no connection
which might link either of the
brothers with sending the Internal
machine.
One point the defense de-
veloped yesterday was the fact
that on Monday night, December
80, Herman Brady called at the
Hall home to see his young wife
and while there volunteered to
take her and her uncle to a
motion picture show.
Later that same night, prosecu.
tion witnesses testified, Herman
did leave the Hall home and
took his brother-in-law, Leslie, to
town, returning later in the night
and then leaving for Mitchell
vile.
Mother Testifies
It was also brought out on cross
examination that several days
elapsed between the explosion that
wrecked the Hall home and the
time that alleged bomb fragments
we're found in the kitchen of the
house by police. This point was
stressed by the defense, it being
indicated that the particles could
have been dropped in the place
by most anyone.
Another prosecution statement
minimiZed by the defense was that
fragments Of the supposed death
dealing machine were constructed
from tubing used on a small type
of automobile. These parts, Incl
dentally, the defense showed, can
be obtained at any one of a hun
dred shops in and about Wash
Llgton.
Mrs. Nora Hall, Naomi's mother,
was the last witness yesterday, and
she bore up remarkably we'll, only
at times halting in her testimony
to choke back a sob when she Wis
ioned the torn bodies of her chill
dren a few minutes after the ex-
ploSion.
Collapses During Speech
Mrs. Hall collapsed earlier in
the day when Ryon in his open
ing to the jury painted a picture
of happy group in the Hall
home gathered around the table
as Naomi was about to open the
parcel that carried death and
destruction.
It was when he told of the
positions of the bodies of her
three children. writhing in death
agony on the floor Of the kitchen
that Mrs. Hall hysterically called
for her "babieS" and had to be
led from the court room.
During the entire hearing Le-
roy Brady, and for a time his
brother Herman who sat next to
him, but later was taken to the
jail, sat forward on their chairs,
their faces tense, and listened to
every word of testimony.
When court finally recessed
Leroy stood at the rail between
the spectators seats and the trial
table and talked in an under
tone with his wife, who all day
had sat a few feet behind him,
smiling when he turned to show
that she had every confidence in
his innocence.
Experts to Testify
The pretty red-haired wife has
visited her husband many times
since his arrest and yesterday
from early morning remained
within a few feet of Leroy.
It is expected the late hours
pt the trial today will probably
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
Cadet Captain YOunt
Star of 1880 Glass

WEST POINT, N. Y, June 4
GN.SO.-Cadet Captain Paul F..
Yount. of Alliance, Ohio, today
stood at the head of the 1880
graduating class of the United
States Military Academy here.
Yount was named first of seven
distinguished cadets" by Mai.
Gen. William r. Smith, superin-
tendent of the Academy. He is
also managing editor of the
Pointer
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
Pope Gives Blessing
Toll. S. PiLnrin1S

VATICAN CITY, June 4 QN.S.)
The Papal blessing was conferred
upon the city Of Philadelphia
and a group of $50 pilgrims from
that city today by Pope Plus XI.
The Quaker City delegation
was one of the largest single
delegations received in audience
by His Holiness this year.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
Cannon Again Defes Lobby Probers

ment carried in the general
repOrt?"
"Yes."
Cannon sent out 10000 letter:
to call the meeting of anti+Smitt
Democrats at ASheville, N. c.
Walsh brought out. The $50;
was spent for stamped envelopes
stenographic hire and mimeo
graphing. Walsh then asked:
"WhO is A. L. Burroughs?"
Cannon replied:
coffee secretary to the Vir-
ginia Anti-SaloOn League"
What is your relationship to
this Burroughs?"
What do you mean?"
"IS A. L. Burroughs a man or
wOman?"
"a. L. Burroughs is lady"
The audience laughed and Can
non said angrily:
There is no reason for
laughter. She is lady and q
competent stenographer."
Have you ever employed
her?"
Eyes, she was my secretary
until 1918 when l came to
Washington"
Reverting to the repayment OF
the 1903 loan, Walsh said:
II must trouble you further
about this item, however.
The anti-Smith expenditures
report carried ans item Of 1921
as paid to Cannon by Miss Bur
roughS.
Paid With Pamphlets
This, Cannon explained. wen
into payment of the 1903 loan
which he said was repaid wher
he furnished 1903 worth Of
pamphlets carrying his address
Repeal of Prohibition Unthink
able" to the Methodist board
The questioning continued:
II fail to see why this item
was not carried in the report
as an advance to cover the
expenses of publishing the
pamphlets"
81 simply borrowed the
money from the board, and it
was returned in the pamphlets"
But it is perfectly obvious
that this was a cash payment"
mo, sir, it is not"
Evidently then, you didn't
set the matter out in detail"
Pm not responsible for the
way the report was made"
Returning to his testimony
yesterday, Cannon continued:
Il was discussing my lobbying
yesterday. / think the heighth
of Aly lobbying was reached
during the war and 1 would
like to have go in the record
letter from President Wilson
to me about it,"
Food HOarding Charged
Walsh took the letter and read
it. Cannon has been accused of
boarding food during the World
War. After reading the letter
Senator Blaine remarked:
From this it does not appear
that you did any lobbying at
all. 1 have no objection to this
going in the. record. but / do
not want you to build up a
straw man. here"
Walsh then reverted to the
question which yesterday sent
the committee into adjournment
when Cannon would offer no
more than prepared statement
in answer. Said Walsh:
"We want you to tell us
now about your work in the
organization of the anti-Smith
Democrats in 1928. Can you
do so nOW?"
Cannon replied:
II asked the committee to
pass upon my objections to
that line of inquiry. / want
to see if my objection is valid"
There has been no Objec-
tiOn made"
II did make an objection"
"WelI, if you refuse to
answer, that ends the matter"
Challenges Authority
Cannon then explained he had
volunteered to testify regarding
activities Of the Methodist board,
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
LOSES ORDER BOOK

The liquor prescription book of
DR.. Edward C. Barstow, Of the
200 block Seventeenth st. S. W.,
has been stolen within the past
few days. DR.. Barstow told police
today. Drugstores were notified
not to fill any prescriptions
from it.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
BANK STATEMENT

New York Clearing House eX-
change, $1,410,000,000.
New York Clearing House bal
ance, $203, 100000
Treasury balance, $104, 602 545 .26.
Customs receipts, $4,126,737.83.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04

be devoted to expert testimony.
The trial is expected to continue
for at least two weeks and night
sessions will probably be held, it
was indicated yesterday.
The Washington times., 1930-12-02
LOSS
|SREPORTED

The Treasury Departments Of
ficial statement today for the first
five months of the 1881 fiscal year
showed the Government $270, ,O00,-
900 worse off" than it was at this
time in 1929.
On November 90 there was a
deficit of $299, ,427, 900, compared
with $208, los, 900 for the same
date last year. However, only $685.
100000 had been placed in the
sinking fund as against $244,514,-
900 in the same five months OF
the 1880 fiscal year, so there was
an actual deficit of $478,000, 900.
Receipts Off, Costs Up
Receipts amounted to $1,137,-
$4,000, a reduction of $197,000,-
900 from last year, while ordinary
expenditures were $1,371, Asa, 900,
an increase of $4,000, 900.
All important sources OF Gov
ernment income showed declines.
Customs receipts, amounting to
$170,621, 900 were $92,000,000 less;
income taxes of $610, ,485 900
showed a drop of $58,000,000 and
miscellaneous internal revenue of
$249, ,997 900 declined $4,000, 900.
The latter includes the tobacco
taxes which with the business de-
preston have commenced to slide
downward.
General expenditures, includ-
ing the operation of the depart
ments and bureaus amounted to
1915, TAG, 900, a drop of $50, ,0O0, 900.
Interest on the public debt de-
clined $35,000,000 and refunds Of
Internal Revenue receipts were
$16, 1000, 900 less. The farm boards
expenditure of $49,088, 900, how.
ever, w a net increase.
Public Debt Cut
Owing to the fact that security
issues during the period exceeded
the redemptions the public debt,
standing at $16,18 1928, 900
November 20 was $5,000,000
greater than a month before. It
showed reduction of $507, 200, 900
for the year. and 100000
100000 since the peak, August
81, 1919.
The Washington times., 1930-12-02
D. c. MAN SUES
FOR S500,000

CLEVELAND, Dec. 2. G.N.S.)-
Charging that he was forced to
surrender $5Oo,0OO in money,
notes, and negotiable securities,
after he had been threatened with
death, arrested, and imprisoned
unlawfully by a Chicago police
man, Robert C. Mason, Washing
ton, D. c., today filed suit to re
cover his money in Federal dis
trict court here.
In his suit, Mason claims that
eight men, all of whom he named
as defendants, conspired against
him, had him arrested and impr1s-
oned, threatened his life with guns
and finally forced him to turn over
to them $500,000.
The Washington times., 1930-12-02
COUNCIL SPLITS
On WAR GUILT

The question of the war guilt
of Germany today split the open-
ing session of the executive COM
mittee of the Federal Council
of Churches of Christ in America.
With more than 200 delegates
attending. the two-day session
opened at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. Following
the opening services, the commits
sion on international justice
and good will presented it's Ie-
port on THE Churches and World
Peace" for adoption.
This report stated that "the
treaty of Versailles places upon
Germany the sole responsibility
for the World War. Competent
historians no longer accept the
theory of Germany's exclusive re-
sponsibility."
The report on this phase Of
world affairs continued that the
light of the number and nature
of secret treaties published since
the war indicates that Germany
was not solely responsible, and
advocated that "the problem of
war guilt be given serious con-
sideration by the churches"
A storm of protest was at once
registered by many of the dele
gates on this phase of the report,
and instead of being adopted by
the executive committee it was
referred to a special committee
on business for further consider
alton before it is again presented
for action.
The Washington times., 1930-12-02
3 MEN BREAK.
VAULT, IS
LOCKS
ACetyIene Tanks, Torches Used
BY Invaders While Police
Loiter at Annapolis Cafe

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 2.-The
most daring robbery in the his
tory of Annapolis occurred last
night or early this morning,
when yeggmen forced an entry
to the local postoffice, blew open
the doors leading to the vault,
and made a safe getaway with
$4,000 in cash and stamps.
Postmaster Joseph NJ. Arm
strong and II. c. Connor, Federal
postoffice detective from Wash
lrlgton, who are in charge of the
Investigation, said that they feel
certain that more than three men
took part in the robbery because
of the heavy pararhernalia used
in the robbery.
Right Downtown
The Annapolis postoffice is
located in Church Circle, the
most frequented part of the city.
The entire circle, which surrounds
old st. Anne's Protestant Epis-
copal Church, is brilliantly illu-
minated at night with dozens of
diversified electric lamps.
The yeggs gained entrance to
the building by jinmying a win
dow on the south side of the
postoffice, which leads to the
locked room, adjacent to the
main room of the building
housing the vault.
Tanks Found i'm A. M.
The robbery was discovered at
$50 o'clock this morning when
w. Kemp Worthington, clerk,
opened the place. He found a
five-foot acetylene gas tank and
a two-foot steel nitroglycerine
tank near the broken doors that
led to the vault.
Since the doors leading to the
postoffice had not been tampered
with, Mr.. Connor is positive that
the yeggs lifted the tank through
the jimmied window. Such being
true, he believes three men took
part in the robbery.
A4AC 4AAOA4 4O4GCA OJCI1 U4AC OIApGA
steel door to the vault by cutting
out the lock with an acetylene
torch.
An inner steel door was blown
open with nitro-glycerine. Mr..
Connor believes the men closed
the outer door before blowing
the inner to deaden the sound
Of the explosion.
Cut Is Locks Away
When they gained entrance to
the vault, the yeggs were forced
to cut Is locks on steel drawers
to the cabinets to get the $4,000
in cash and stamps.
| Mr.. Connor and Sheriff Mich
ael F. Carter, of Anne Arundel
county, who is aiding in the
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