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The Washington times., 1930-03-18
MURDER
TRIAL STARTS
TOMORROW

BUFFALO, N. Y, March 1S
H.NSO.-A famous artist, an
Indian woman who loves him,
and a 6O-year-old squaw who be-
lieves in witches. These are the
principals in the trial which will
open here tomorrow to fix the
guilt for the murder Of Mrs.
Henri Marchand, the famous
artists wife.
Nancy Bowen, the Squaw, is
accused of the actual killing. Lila
Emerson, the 35-year-old Indian
woman, is charged with having
melted her to do the act. Henri
Marchand is held as a material
witness.
The State will charge that
Nancy Bowen performed various
strange rites before Lila Emerson
persuaded her that she must actu-
ally do the killing. Then, it is
charged. Nancy Bowen went to
the Marchand home and killed
Mrs. Clothilde Marchand with a
hammer and wadded paper soaked
with chloroform.
Lila Emerson has told police,
they said, of Marchand'S alleged
attentions to her and has said
that they were riding in an auto
mobile together at the moment
Mrs. Marchand was killed.
Marchand, although he has ad-
mitted knowing Lila. denies he
knew of the plans to kill his wife.
Four attorneys have been as
signed to the defense of the two
Indian defendants.
The Washington times., 1930-03-18
COUNCIL MEETS
At BRENTWOOD

BRENTWOOD, Md, March 1s
A petition from several citizens
of Baker Street that that thor
oughfare from Cedar Lane to
Wells Avenue be paved and curbed
and a sidewalk built was read at
the meeting of the mayor and
council last night.
AS there are already two petit
tionS regarding street matters be-
fore the council, the petition was
placed on file.
The Washington times., 1930-03-18
HOUSE COMMITTEE IMPATIENT AS DRYS ASK NOR
BILLS DELAYED
BY TESTIMONY,
LEADERS SAY

Leaders of the nations dry or.
sanizations prepared today for a
summary of their defense of pro,
hibition before the House Judi.
ciary Committee tomorrow and
Thursday, although they will ask
additional time to complete their
case.
Mrs. Lenna Yost, generals
Simo Of the drys, announced her
committee was engaged in culling
q list Of IS volunteer witnesses
down to a dozen who are expected
70 be heard by the committee.
Contending that much time of
the drys has been consumed by
croSS-examination. she indicated
she would request Representative
Graham (R) of Pennsylvania,
Chairman, to extend the hearings.
Drys Ask Adjournment
At the same time some influ-
entail dry members of the Judi
ciary Committee were demanding
the hearings be brought to a
speedy close.
The question was slated to be
discussed in a closed session of
the committee today. called pri-
marily to consider the case of
Federal Judge Grover MoScowitz,
OF Brooklyn, under fire for his
administration of bankruptcy
matters.
Holding that committee hear.
mgS have shed little light on the
wet and dry controversy, some
dry members complained they
nave retarde action on vital
parts of President Hoover's law
enforcement program.
The Wickersham commissions S
Eo-called "juryless trial" and other
bills revising court procedure to
speed procedure in prohibition
cases. are slated to be brought
before the committee Friday.
They have been pending for two
months.
Representative Linthicum CD
OF Maryland. chairman of the
wet bloc" which presented the
case for appeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment before the drys took
The stage, said he probably would
contine rebuttal testimony to one
day.
Senate Quiz Considered
The vets, he indicated, would
call upon men of national promi-
nence to answer claim of dry wit
neSSes.
Although Linthicum said the
rebuttal witnesses have not been
selected, it is understood that
Ex-senator James A. Reed ol
Missouri, and Maj. Gen. Clarence
r. Edwards. of Boston, may be
called.
The proposal of Senator Norris
,tR0 Of Nebraska and Wheeler
CD Of Montana to force q
Senate investigation of prohibi-
tion enforcement will be consid-
cred by the Senate Judiciary
Committee again next Monday.
The Senate's first committee
hearing was held yesterday. with
George w. Wickersham, chairman
of the Hoover Law Enforcement
Commission. appearing in star
chamber session. He told news
writer's he saw no reason for the
proposed Senate investigation,
should it be authorized.
It was his opinion, he said, that
2.75 per cent beer would not
simplify the prohibition question,
as this product would not be
sufficient for a robust taSte.''
The Washington times., 1930-03-18
boys FRIEND
IN LAW TOLLS

Benevolence is a great thing,
Detective Sergts. Ira Keck and
Bernard Thompson agree. if it is
applied in the right and proper
way, yet Henry D. Stewart, 80, Of
Savannah. Ga. found that he
applied his philanthropy a bit
unwarily.
Stewart, heartening back to the
days when he was a youngster
gazed with delight for some time
at a group of youngsters playing
ball at the Christ Child Society
field on Four-and-a-Half Street
Northwest.
Making friends with the young.
sters. he found that Robert j.
Boyle. with offices at Louisiana
Avenue and Third Street North.
west, was in charge Of the
youths activities.
One thing led to another and
later he went to the Fairway
Sporting Goods Store in the 1900
block G st. N. w., armed with
card of introduction. At the
store he bought $72 worth of
equipment for the gang" IN
cluding nine bats, 10 gloves and
some balls.
He gave a 500 check on the
First National Bank Of Richmond
and received his change. Then
came the trouble, for the store
manager found there was no such
bank in the Virginia capital and
a search was instituted for the
man.
He was booked later in the
day at headquarters on bad
check charges and is held at
the First precinct pending in
VeStigation.
The Washington times., 1930-03-18
Education CalledKey
To u. S. Success

CAIRO, March 1S 1NSD.-
Practical education is the secret
of Americas success.
This is the opinion Of Nah
moud Pacha Samy who has just
returned to his own country after
five years as the Egyptian Min
lister to America.
No country can hope to com.
pare with the United States un-
less the old dead system of
education is renewed, as it has
been in America. he says.
The American child is taught
The Washington times., 1930-03-18

to depend upon himself in his
earliest school years. Whereas
self-sufficiency in a student under
the educational system in Europe
or in Egypt is very rare.
Reality is taught the young
American. Theory is drummed
into the head of the young
student elsewhere, and there lies
the difference.
Her system of compulsory edu-
cation and free schooling is an
other reason for Americas great
ness, Samy Pacha believes.
The Washington times., 1930-03-18
TakOma Park Firemen
Hold Dance on Friday

TAKOMA PARK, March 18.--
A dance will be held in the
Takoma Park Volunteer Fire
House and Community Center on
Friday night.
Music will be furnished by
Bill Strickland's "Goofus Five"
The committee in charge Of the
arrangements is Earl Baker. Carl
GirSt and Bob Grubh.
The Washington times., 1930-03-18
TAKOMA LIONS MEET

TAKOMA PARK. Md, March
l8.-The Lions Club of Takoma
Park will hold its regular weekly
luncheon at 1915 o'clock today
in the Masonic Temple, Carroll
and Maple Streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
BOARD AWARDS
TWO CONTRACTS

llulsc. Anderson tractor and
Equipment company of this city was
awarded the contract to supply 4
gravel screening plant for road dis
trict, No. ,. 3 aud ). at yesterday
afternoon 5 session of the board of
supervisors. The company s bid WAS
Ti,294.60.
Leigh NJ, RailSback was awarded
the contract for II Bay City tractor
shovel for road district No. at Il
price of $6,655.
\ protest against Il dance hall AZ
Hcbcr. operated by j. 7. Noland,
signed by A. registered voters of
that town, was presented to the
board. asking that Il renewal of the
license to conduct the dance hall b"
denied. The board set September :
as the date for In open hearing ON
the matter.
Selection OF election officials for
the coming primary election will be
made at Il special meeting of the
board scheduled for Monday Aug
,ust II.
Romainc Richmond of this city
was appointed acting assistant coun-
,ty librarian pending an examination
TO be given by the state library
board next spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
FIFTEEN HUNDRED
in ATTENDANCE AT
POLITICAL, RALLY

Under the auspices Of the Amcri-
can Conservation club, a very sue
cessful open air political rally was
held last night in city park, upwards
of l,500 persons attending to hear
the various candidates for office set
forth their claims to the support ot
the voters.
Joe Scott, secretary Of the club,
presided as chairman, presenting
the various candidates as their tim"
20 speak arrived.
Greatest interest among the audi
ence seemed to j." centercd on the
speeches of the candidates for shcI-
iff and district attorney. Ernest Il.
Utley. former district attorney, and
candidate for that office, and Dis
trict Attorney Head, who seeks re-
election, brought the program to a
close with an exchange Of verbal
fireworks that held the close attcn-
ton of all, both speakers frequent
" being applaudcd as they presented
their arguments.
As a climax to the meeting Sevc.
raj lonesome said 10 and some said
l4-of ice cold watermelon were
served TO those attending the meet
ing. much to the delight of adult
and Youngsters. sheriff Gillett an
nounced that the melons had been
presented to him for distribution at
the meeting by the Maljan Fruit
company.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
Wilbur To Meet
With Irrigation
District Heads

Ray Lyman Wilbur, secretary of
the interior, will meet with the dir
ectors of the Imperial lrriga tion Dis
trict and Of the Coachclla Valley
Water Users Association in San
Francisco, on Friday of this week,
the local office of the district an
nounced late yesterday afternoon.
President Pound, Directors Rose
and Blair, Chief Engineer Dowd and
Attorney Charles L. Childers. plan
to attend the meeting.
Plans for construction of the All
American canal will be discussed and
1t is hoped that the discussion will
result in bringing the actual work
of construction nearer.
The proposed conference was in
formally discussed at yesterdays
meeting of the board, the greater
portion of which was taken up with
routine matters.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
Has
Nothing To Say
On Social Fued

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Aug. 6.U.H-
Speaker of the House, Nicholas
LongWorth has nothing to say about
the apparent social fued which has
developed between his wife, Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, and Mrs.
Eleanor Medill Patterson, editor of
the Washington Herald, both prom
inent in Washington society.
81 know nothing about it," he said
here today.
The speaker is here ON vacation.
Mrs. Longworth is at her summer
home at jamestown, Il. |.
Mrs. Patterson, in a box appearing
in the Washington Herald, described
as "intercsting but not true" reports
that Mrs. Longworth would be conf
Dental adviser to Mrs. Ruth Hanna
Mccormick and would aid in the lat
ter's campaign for the Senate in III
inois, saying Mrs. Longworth's as,
SiStance, would resolve itself, "as
usual. into posing for photographs. "
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
A|RPLANE
PROGRAM
PLANNED
Navy General Board Con-
siders Request For
Building Project.
MAY BE OPPOSED
H0Over's Rigid Economy
Policy Conflicts With
Proposed Plan.

WASHINGTON, Aug s. (U.H -
4 recommendation that the navy
request congressional authorization
for "A huge new five-year airplane
building program under which l,OOO
planes would be constructed at a
cost of $S5.0O0.000, was before the
navy general board today.
The board must approve this plan
if it decides to build up the navy
to the limits of the London naval
treaty. it was said at the aeronau-
ties bureau.
Planes built under the proposed,
new program, which would supple
ment the present l,6l4.plane author
ization made by congress i'll 1928
and now in its last year, would be
used on the $4,000 tons of new air
craft carriers allotted the Unite,
States under the treaty.
One obstacle that might prevent
carrying out this program, it was
pointed out, is the rigid economy
policy which President Hoover has
warned his cabinet officers to fol.
low. 1t is the opinion Of high navy
officers, however. that the president
will agree to budliing up to treaty
limits.
The possibility congress might
object to such large appropriation
was minimizcd by these officers,
who pointed out the 1925 authori-
zation carried an appropriation Of
$Sj. 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
new YORK PRISON
IS QUIET AFTER
SHORT RACE RIOT

NEW YORK, Aug. 6. U.P)-Wel-
fare Island, the city penitentiarv III
the East river. was quiet today after
Il short but bitter riot between
groups of white and negro prisoners
over use of the baseball diamond,
which resulted in injury to ~.
Four hundred of the jail's LOO
prisoners took part in the fight.
Most Of the injured suffered stab
wounds. The 10 minutes of rioting
in the intense heat was not directed
against the guards, and there was no
attempt to escape.
Bad feeling between negro aud
white prisoners, who are given Il
two-hour recreation period after the
evening meal, had existed for seve-
raj days. The whites accused the
negroes of monopolizing the dia-
mond.
Last evening the prisoners, made
surlv by the heat began the dispute
again and in Il minute bats were
crashing against unprotected heads,
knives and fists We're used freely.
An alarm was given and police
squads armed with submachine guns.
riot guns. and tear gas bombs poured
in on the island from both sides.
Three fireboatS steamed up the river
and prepared to turn their hose ON
the fighters.
Their presence was not required,
however. far the guards had the sit
uation well in hand. Prisoners were
marched back to their cells and the
injured were given treatment. None
Of the guards were injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
Believe It Or
Not, Climate
Hatches Chick

This is Il "BclicVc it or not" story.
It may not be considered the best
kind of publicity for Imperial Val
ley, but as it could have happened
in any number of cities in the coun-
try just now, perhaps it will not en-
phasiHc too strongly, our summer
brand of weather.
In Holdam Stuart's grocery store
on Main street today, "A young chick
on lfcathcrcd brand) is chirp-chirp-
ing away mcrrily. Some weeks ago
that chicken was merely one egg in
Il box of hen fruit. resting on the
Stuart shelves. destined for some
FL Centre table.
The box of eggs was left on the
shelf a little too long for commercial
purposes, and Stuart decided to leave
them there a little while longer, to
see what would happen.
Nature took its proper course with
the hen fruit, and Monday ii pair
of chickens appeared on the scene,
having broken out of their shells to
give the world the once over. They
had been hatchCd merely by Imper-
ial Valleys climate, without any
other outside assistance.
Cnc Of the chickens is no more.
Cats entered the store and managed
to get chicken dinner without
charge. The other survived and is
the subject of this yarn. The remain
der of the eggs well Stuart still
has hopes. but to the Press man they
look to be lust too bad.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
Searching ella
River Basin For
Five Prisoners

FLORENCE. Aril, Aug. 6. W.P}
Indians and prison guards, aided by
bloOdhounlS, wcfo searching the
ella river basin for five of the nine
escaped convicts from the state pri-
SON here following the capture of
two more prisoners late last night.
Charles Barnes and Avis Wilson
were apprehended by railroad section
workers and Indians at Goldberg. -
miles south of here, last night, while
they were waiting to board west
bound passenger train for Los An
gclcS.
Two other convictS WreStlcd from
the graspS of the Indians and section
workers and escaped into surround
ing darkness.
The posSemen have capturcd four
of the nine who escaped. Those re-
turned to prison. besides Barnes and
Wilson, are Shelby Brooks and +. !.
Miller, who were caught Monday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
HILL BILLY RETURNS TO NATIVE
HOMELAND AFTER LONG 'DREAM'

Ii1rrLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. Il,
Up)-A sin weeks dream for HUI
bert Walton, II, ended today and
what dream it has been.
Six weeks ago IA tri-motorcd air
plane Swccpcd down into Arkansas.
1t contained the owner of ra-
dio station, movie director and
manager of radio station. They
were in search of Il yauth to fit
into their "Hill Billy program.
They went to Leslie, Ark, back
in the hills, off of the Travelled
paths, there they heard of Hubert.
To his two room home they went.
Barefootcd, frightened, Hubert tin
klcd his mandolin and sang old
fashioned songs to th- delight of
the trio from Hollywood, Ray Mac
MILAN, Glenn Rice and Joe Zeppa.
After much persuasion they were
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
TONDR0 TO HEAD
GOV. YOUNG CLUB

Formation of IN Fl Centre Young
Nor-Govcrnor club got under way
last night ut meeting in the office
of Attorney Charles l.. Childcrs.
when leading Republicans of this
city met to plan en- intensive cam
paign to return the state s present
chief executive to Sacramento for
four years more.
The meeting chose W. A. Tondro
as chairman and Robert Hays as see
rctary-treasurer Of the club.
Headquarters for the club will be
maintained in the office of the I'M
perial Valley Farmer on South
Sixth street, where supporters OF the
Young cause will be able to obtain
campaign literature and advertising
matter to give publicity to the gov
ernor' S campaign.
"Wc feel confident that the pco-
pie of Imperial Valley are satisfied
with the administration of Governor
Young,' Attorney Childers said,
"and they are not going to forget
his support for the Boulder dam
cause when they &c to the polls ON
August 26. He was real friend
10 Imperial Valley then. "A fact that
none of his opponents can deny and
that few Imperial Valley residents
can fail to remember. He need make
no claim to having been IA Boulder
dam supporter as so many do now
that the victory has been won, for
he stepped in when the going was
the hardest and gave the legislation
the first real backing it received
from the state of California;
Those who plan 10 support the gov
crnor at the polls are urged to sign
up for membership in the club,
which action merely pledges their
support for him ut the primary and
binds them in no other way.
Following the meeting, the club
started signing up memberships,
nearly 100 being obtained in the
short time that remained before the
open air rally at city park began.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
FORD INTERESTS
CREDITED WITH
FRENCH VICTORY
Italy Blocks Agreement
Over Opposition To L.
S. Motor Trade.
BY RALPH HEINZEN
Omitted Press Staff Correspandent)

PARIS, Aug. 6. Failure of the
European automobile producers
meeting in Paris to agree on meth
ods OF combating the American
tariff was attributed today to indir-
ect Influence of Ford motor ear in.
terests in connection with the OBJ
structiOnist methods of the Italian
representatives at the meeting.
It was believed here that Ford's
financial support of certain Italian
automobile manufacturers had
caused the Italian obstructions re-
shifting in failure of the meeting,
at which it was intended to create
"A cartel to attack American motor
car export trade throughout Europe.
The meeting, conducted in the
utmost secrecy, was held in a Paris
hotel whelc the Italians argued
that the only way to defeat the Am
.erican exporters would be reduction
of European prices by creation of
new types of automobiles modelled
after the American ears.
German representatives sought
I'm immediate temporary contingent
agreement, limiting foreign imports
on "A basis of 30 per cent of 1929
imports. but France sought to base
IA contingent agreement on the re-
cent Francc-CZechoslovakia accord
under which Czechoslovakia permits
France to export 80 automobiles
annually, increasing the number
ten per cent annually thereafter
until maximum of 1900 is
reached.
The Belgian auto representatives
protested that the conference meth
DDS were proving ineffective and
said they were discouraged because
Britain refused to send representa-.
tiVes and Italy was blocking agree.
ment, apparently in defense of Am.
erican interests. On the insistence
of the German delegates, it was
agreed that another session will be
| held in October, but both French
and Belgians were pessimiStic.
French motor trade newspapers
expressed doubt that anything eff
fective in checking increasing Am
crican exports would result.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
CUNHA DECLARES
MOONEY
ARE BOTH GUILTY
Courtroom Tense During
Testimony Dir ect e d
Against Defense.
BY GEORGE d. CRISSEY
{ United Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. q. (U.n)
Edward A. Crrnha, deputy dis
trict attorney in the prosecution of
Warren X. Billings and Thomas }.
Mooney. told the California SUI
prcme Court today that he believed
both were guilty of completely in
the San Francisco Prepardness Day
bombing. July %, 1916.
ain my opinion Billings and Moon
cy were guilty of the bombing
outrage which killed 10 spectators
and should have been hanged" Gun
ha testified.
Cunha when questioned in regard
to the tcstimoney of Duncan Math-
eson, the Captain of Detectives who
investigated the bombing. added:
al am no recanter like Matheson.
They are guilty"
Matheson testified few days
ago that he favored u pardon for
both men.
The former prosecutor declared
that he questioned John Macdonald,
reputation witness, before Moon
ev's trial and asked him if he was
willing to have Mooney hanged on
his testimony and that Macdonald
replied:
81 certainly am"
The room in which the supreme
court is reviewing the bombing in
connection with hearing a pardon
application made by Billings, was
tense. this being reflected in the
attitudes of all participants.
Several controversies preceded
Cunha's appearance.
Edwin V. Mckenzie. attorney for
Billings, objected when Edward y.
Nockels. secretary of the Chicago
Federation of Labor. insisted that
he believed Mooney and Billings
were framed.
This Mckenzie refused to accept,
telling the court that he refused to
accept the framing theory and that
whatever framing had been done
was by "MacDonald himself and
not by the prosecutors"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-06
HAWKS DASHINC
ACROSS j. s. In
RECORD ATTEMPT
Hopes To Fly Around
Storms w h hich Are
Ahead OF Him.

ALBUQUERQUE, \. NJ, Aug &.
(UP)-Captain Frank Hawks landed
here at 80 p. NJ, M.S.T., today, to
rcfucl for the final two laps of !
transcontincntal flight i'll which Ii"
hopes to establish Il new speed rec
ord He left New York at Il. M,
P.S.T., and when ne landed here was
go miles by airline from Los An
gcles, his goal.
Storms lay ahead Of him, and ne
left with the intention of flying
around them if he could. The part
cular point he wanted to avoid was
Gallup, y. NJ. $50 miles west, where
weather reports indicated lie might
encounter difficulty.
Hawks reported he had expert
cnced bad weather on most of his
trip from New York. He flew into
Albuquerque just before Il thunde.
storm burst.
He still was confident of lowering
the east to west speed record.
Hawks took off from Roosevelt
field, New York, this morning and
made the hop to Wichita from st.
Louis, leaving the latter point at
9:3l a. M, est.
His cruising speed was about $50
miles an hour from New York but
he expects to better this tiWe from
here to Los Angeles, rs he has been
meeting headwinds. Tail winds are
predicted for the rest of the jour
neV.
Hawks was confident of making
the westward continental journey III
II hours.
The FLYER paused at -. Louis only
long enough to rciuel and zoomed
westward again at IL: 10 Il. m, C.S.T.
The present tranScontinental
speed record is held by Col. and
Mrs Charles \. Lindbergh, who
flew from Los Angeles to New York
hours and - minutes.
Lieut.. Col. Roscoe Turner holds
the nonstop speed mark from east
to west, which is Is hours and 40
minutes. Hawks himself posses the
nonstop record in the opposite di-
rcction.
Hawks hopes to .owcr Turner's
timc on the present. trip. After
reaching Los Angeles he will re-
main a few. days and then start
back east ON flight which he
hopes will break the Lindbergh rec
ord.
His new Travclair monoplanc is
powered wifi 300 horsepower
motor, capable of a top speed of
go miles an hour.