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Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08
GOV. ALMADA WILL
1ETURN TO CHIHUAHUA

MEXICO CITY, Aug. s. UP -
Governor Francisco Armada an
nounccd today he would return TO
chihuahua city V.Igust -, when
his months leave expires. His sue
cessor Andres Ortiz Will be inaug
uratcd in October.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08

witnesses to give details of the at
tack.
According to Mrs. Prontev and
Cyrus Pettigrew, the victim WAS
standing at Il downtown street in
tcrsection when two men approached
him.
a third man drove up in Il big
sedan. \ few words were cX-
changed. and the man whom police
believe had been "put ON the spot, >
started To run.
His ASSISTANTS fired several shots,
and when he fell dragged the man
into the ear. As the machine sped
away, another bullet was sent into
the victims body.
Detectives said they found = trail
of blood spots marking the wounded
maa 5 flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08

Selma, Fresno County. has 900
persons employed in the Libby can
merry, using l2J tons of fruit daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08

tribal fighting among Bedouins in
northern Syria.
The dispatch was from Jerusalem,
quoting advices from Damascus.
The Btdouins are the most feared
fighters Of the desert regions, Of
ten making raids on tribal villages.
The Congregationalists Of Wasco,
Kern County, are building 4 $50
600 chnreh homo.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08
Fifty Killed In
Tribal Fighting;

LONDON, Aug. s. UP-An ex-
change telegraph dispatch reported
today that 50 persons had been kill
ed and many others woanded in
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08

Shafter. Kern County, on July
I defeated by small ma iority Il
bond issue for school improvement.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08
At New York
At Boston

Detroit .......... 00l 100 040-6 Is
Boston ...--..-... 602 600 00x-S : =
Hoyt, Sullivan, Cantrell. Wyatt
and Hayworth Russell, Hogsett,
Castor and Connoi;y Berry.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08
American
At Chicago

American
At Chicago
First game
Chicago .-.... 100 600 000-l y
Philadelphia. l0l 003 00x-5 |
Braxton and Berg; Grove and
Cochrane.
At Chicago
Second game
Chicago ...... OlO O0O 000--l I q
Philadelphia. 600 100 l2X-4 . u
Lyons and Tate: shores and
Schang. Gochrane.
At New York
ST. Louis .-.....- 600 002 COL =
New York - 0lo 100 03x--5 y |
Stewart. Kimsey and Hungling;
Pipgras and Bengongh.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08
BASEBALL RESULTS
National
At Pittsburgh

First game
New York m 600 400 ILL., 10 !
Pittsburgh -. 600 600 l00--l IL :
Walker and Hogan; Meme, Chag-
non and Bool.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08

........ $3.50. AT Chicago 1000. .....-....
Boston .......... 600 600 001--l = |
Chicago - O1O 0lO I0X--6 10 /
Seibold, Durham, Cunningham
and Cronin; Bush and Hartnett.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08

At Cincinnati
Philadelphia 400 040 000-S l2 !
Cincinnati 900 020 003--5 ,
Collard, Benge and Rensa. Coch-
rane; Benton, johnson, May and
Sukeforth.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-08
At Pittsburgh

At Pittsburgh
Second game
New York .... 120 oil 0l2-1 IL =
Pittsburgh .... 40 600 0O0-2
Hubbell and Hogan; Brame and
Bool.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17

The pole being dismantled
by worlmen from the Sam
uel J. Prescott Company
when it crumpled and broke.
One end Of the pole struck
the roof above the A and
B boards of the District
and National exchange.
Girls working on the panel
were showered with falling
plaster and other debris. Many
suffered minor cuts and bruises.
e well Is hysteria. They were
rsrrcved 10 the medical depart
ment offices on the first floor
Of the building and given
emergency treatment.
1t was reported that two of
the girls were taken to Emerg-
ency Hospital, although company
officials said none was seriously
enough injured to warrant hos
pital treatment.
The following telephone op-
orators were overcome by hysteria
in the accident:
Ruby Hyatt, Mary Hyson and
Ruth Hunter, Aubrey Trusel,
Grace Kuffler. Charlotte Brown,
Lola Lacey, Margaret Waltz and
Isabel Cooley. Some of the girls
were bruised.
There were others injured
whose names have not yet been
obtained by the company officials,
due to the hysterical condition Of
the girls.
Work Of taking down the pole
was supervised by John W.
Cousins. Of East Falls Church,
Va. q foreman employed by the
Prescott Company.
The boards affected by the
crash handled calls from Colum.
bia, Metropolitan and Franklin ex.
changes and service from those
exchanges and District and Ma
tional units suffered delay.
Workmen were Immediately put
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The Washington times., 1930-01-17
DENIES
DEATH PLOT

CAMDEN. N. j.. Jan. II U.N.S0.
Judge Joseph A. Corio, of Atlantic
City, took the witness stand today
at the trial OF Gladys May Parks
to refute the charge in a state
ment made by the defendant and
read in court late yesterday that
"'Joe Corio, Of Atlantic City" had
murdered little Timothy Rogers,
one of her two wards, for whose
Staying the blonde former cabaret
entertainer is now in trial for her
life.
Miss Parks was a client OF mine
three years ago" Judge Corio tes-
titled. II haven't seen her since.
She accused me of selling out on
her. I dismissed her as a client
and she left, swearing she'd get
even."
According to Miss Parks state
ment-one Of five made by her
following her arrest - CoriO
choked 2-year-old Timothy Rogers
to death, and had also held the
baby'S head under q water Spigot.
Judge COrio was questioned by
Prosecutor Clifford A. Baldwin.
Did the judge know the defend.
ant? Yes. Had he seen her in
Continued on Page 2, Col, ~
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
HOLD D
WH|PHAND
IN ROW

National prohibition entered its
second experimental" decade in
America today with the vets
stridently demanding modifica-
tion, but hoping for notification,
and the drys fighting for reforms
in enforcement and trusting that
education will bring about more
general observance.
House and Senate both faced
consideration of legislative moves
for upSetting the Eighteenth
Amendment and its accompany
ing enforcement laws. but there
was scant hope on the part Of
the anti.prohibitionists that either
proposal would get far.
The dry majority In both
houses seemed certain to defeat
the repeal proposals.
Senator Blaine fEso Of wiscon.
sin has o resolution befOre the
Senate for repeal Of the prohiti.
tion amendment.
ASNPAScCAAO1OAVG AhIu&kNA& wv
OF New York plans to challenge
the Constitutional rider during
debate In the House on the
TreaSury-P Postoffice appropriation
bill, which included the money for
prohibition enforcement. on the
ground that most of the 50 re-
qulred States ratified the Con-
gressional joint resolution rather
than the Eighteenth Amendment.
He will cite the language Of
the amendment itself. declaring
the measure imperative unless
ratified by three-fourths of the
States within q seven-year period.
in support Of his contention.
These gestures, however, ap-
peared doomed to the usual re-
lection. The prohibition faction
is beginning q concentration on
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The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Ship Drifts s Weeks
Across the Atlantic

ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland.
Jan. II UNS9.-Inhabitants of
st. Johns rejoiced today over re-
ceipt Of news that the three
maSted sailing vessel Neptune,
missing for six weeks, had drifted
across the Atlantic to a safe land
ing at Tobermory, Scotland.
News Of the almost unbeliev-
able argoSy was received in q
terSc message from Tobermory
which disclosed that the vessel
and its complement Of 13 men
and one woman had arrived
safely. .....
The suffering those IA must
have endured can only be con.
jectured. The Netune, one Of q
fleet Of II sailing vessels that
put 70 80 from this port IA the
l4Aes-0f Q EooTtng 1Aae On Novem-
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
MEETS
MACDONALD

LONDON, Jan. lT.-Secretary
Of State Stimsor, l1naccoHnpa9liei
by any. of the other members Of
the American delegation to the
five-pOwer naval arms conference.
went to 10 Downing St., the off
ciaI residence of Premier Mac
Donald this afternoon where the
two statesmen were closeted In 4
private conference.
The conference, it was believed.
was held by the leaders of their
respective delegations, to enable
them to acquaint each other
broadly with their aims at the
forthcoming disarmament parley.
Secrecy Surprises,
The fact that Secretary Stim-
son visited the Premier alone was
rather unexpected. In all prev
iouS preliminary discussions which
Mr.. Macdonald has held with
other delegations, all the mem.
bers Of the visiting delegations
were present.
Privacy Assured
The delegates will have little
or no difficulty in keeping out
reporters if they so desire, since
the lobby is at all times as ef.
fectively "policed" by hotel en-
ployeS as any jail entrances.
Among British newspaper men.
the hotel bears the reputation Of
being one Of the most unap-
proachable in London, from the,
news point of view.
American embassy officials CO.
operated with the hotel manage
ment to insure every possible al
rangement for the comfort and
convenience Of the delegates. Pri-
vate telephone lines to st. James
and a special messenger service
are available to the delegates at
all times.
The American delegation ar.
rived here from Plymouth at 2:1O
p. m. today (9:10 a. m. e. s. I'd
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The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Eli J. FOuts, Former
d. C.. Editor, Is Dead

NEWARK, N. j., Jan. II
Q.NS)-En j. Fouts, 81. who
was city editor Of the Lafayette
dnd) Courier when George Ade
and George Barr McCutcheon
were members of the staff, died
today at his home here. Fouts
was assistant city editor Of the
Daily Herald, of PaSsaic, at the
time of his death.
During a long newspaper career,
FoutS was city editor of the Wash
ington ID. c. Herald, Washing
ton Post. Newark Ledger, Buf-
falo Courier and was connected at
other. times with the Newark
Star Eagle and Newark News.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17

Der 30, had long been given up
for lost. =. Z
The little fleet was scattered
soon after it reached open water.
Six Of the ships were abandoned
with the loss of one life. Four
Of them reached port, and as
days passed the conviction grew
that the Neptune had foundered.
with loss Of all aboard.
On December Is the S. s:
Cedric reported that q bark re.
Sembling the 200-ton Neptune was
sighted during the night, but en-
suing days brought no further
word. Fortune, however, favored
the frail craft, and after six,
weeks Of buffeting. wind and
wave drove her across the dan
gerous north Atasntie = "a safe
'fGTGN.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
SOV|ETS DOUBT
FL|ERSFOUND

MOSCOW, Jan. II U.N.So.
Search for Carl Ben Eielson and
Earl Borland, American fliers
missing since November 8. was
being concentrated today in the
vicinity of the mouth OF the
Amguem River. on the Siberian
coast, following receipt of reports
from natives that the airmen had
been located there. ~
While the Soviet authorities
Immediately ordered all searching
parties to concentrate on this
spot, which is sbout 100 miles
east of North Cape, they were
disinclined toward optimism, stat
ing that definite proof Eielson
and Borland were still alive had
not been received.
Word Of the flierS' discovery
was sent by kryillenko, Soviet
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The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Youth in Play Stabbed
BY Brother With Knife

Coly DeFranceski, lS, of the
1900 block of Twenty-first st. N.
w. while playing with his
brother, Elias, yesterday, was &C.
cidentally stabbed with a knife
Coly was taken to Emergency
Hospital in a passing automobile
and treated by DR.. Lowden.
His condition was not serious
and he returned homs after being
treated.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
TRAIL COLD
|NNNJRDER
SEARCH

The slayer or Slayer5 Of Christos
Haralampidis, murdered and
robbed in his Ninth Street res.
taurant late Monday night. have
apparently vanished into thin air,
police admitting that they have
but q few slender clues on which
to work.
Lookouts have been broadcast
TO police Of all Eastern cities for
10 Greek known merely as Bill
and woman with dark bangs.
The man. according to members
of the homicide squad, left his
roomine house In the 900 block of
Grant Place about midnight Mon,
day. and, according to his, land
lady appeared nervous and ex.
cited. She also told police that
the man was hatless, although
earlier in the evening he had been.
wearing Q gray cap,
a cap was found lying IN the
bedroom Of the q apartI1eEat IN
which the restaurant proprietor 3
battered body was found.
The woman. police say, lett
Washington about four days be.
fore "BiIl'' checked out Of the
place. She stated that she was
going to visit q sister in Brooklyn
New York.
Earlier in the evening Monday,
police were told ''Bill" and another
Greek held a lengthy conference.
It was In the room Of the other
man, police allege, that articles
of clothing supposedly blood
stained were found.
While police will not admit
that they are on q cold trail,
Detective Sergeant John Flaherty
returned from New York yeSter
day and held a lengthy confer
ence with his Superiors.
He declared that he had
located q woman who knew one
Of the men being sought for
questioning and was told that
the man needed q large sum OF
money in order to get the con-
sent of her parents for him to
marry her.
This woman whose identity is
being closely guarded is alleged
to have given police a compre-
hensive idea Of the habits of the
man and of several persons to
whom he may have appealed for
aid in hiding out.
l. New York police are watching
the Greek colony in New York
where the two men are supposed
to have fled but aside from the
information given by the girl,
local officials are up against a
stone wall as far as finding the
two is concerned.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
cAF RITZ MAJ [
IMPROVING

Mrs. Gwendolyn Cafritz. wife
of Morris Cafritz, prominent
Washington realtor and builder,
is improving physicians at Emer-
gency Hospital said today.
Although suffering from a frac.
ture Of the skull and internal in
juries, Mrs. Cafritz has reached a
stage where she has partially
reused from the coma she has
been in the last 48 hours.
, Staff physicians and experts on
cerebral injuries have exercised
a constant vigil at the woman'S
bedside since she was thrown
from her horse Wednesday morn.
ing while riding in Potomac Park.
HorSe-riding experts are still at
loss to account for the accident,
it being known in the circle that
the young Hungarian wife Of the
real estate operator was one of
the best in the city.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Southwest Pawn Shop
Yields Stolen Clothing

Nearly $1,000 worth Of clothing,
including a mink coat valued at
$70O, belonging to Mrs. Ruben
Sian, 100 block New York Ave.
N. W., was recovered today in a
Southwest pawnShop by members
of the clothing squad at the detec-
tive bureau.
Mrs. SLAMS apartment, which
was entered through q jimmied
front door, yielded more than
$4,000 worth of loot to the thieves
last Tuesday. A bracelet, valued
at 1900. has not been recovered.
No arrests have been made.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17

Not content that women have
taken over the barber shop and
all other old-time Strongholds of
men, members Of the newly in
,augurated National Womens
Country Club. in Kenwood, Md.
have reconstructed a "fortgotten"
one to invade-the bar.
As the club opened yesterday
its members. recruited from the
most fashionable circles Of social
and official Washington. in
apected with approval Q barrO0m
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Daring Pansies Facing
Doom With Zero DAYS

NEW YORK, Jan 17.-Those
pansies that bloomed the other
day across the way in Jersey are
doomed today, for the weather
bureau predicted a real frigid
spell" for New York and vicinity
over the weekend.
New York upstate temperatures
may reach zero, the weather man
said, and it will be almost as
cold in New York city and
environS.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Success,
Sure to Stay,
Say Drys
Copyright. 1880, by International
Nawa SnruinaN

Copyright. 1880, by International
News Service)
The dry army in the Senate to
day predicted another ten years
will bring better enforcement and
broader observance Of national
prohibition. Five prominent
Senatorial drys expressed this be
lief. Their views follow:
SENATOR WESLEY L. JONES
(Ro Of Washington, author Of the
Five and Ten" law: I'm my
Judgment, the nation will make
great steps forward in adequate en-
forcement Of prohibition and the
sentiment for national temper
(csaGiauaI 81 Psss + Gel ~
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
RepeaICertaiin
ByTenYears,
Say Vets
Copyright. 1880, by International
NeN1a SArNieel

Copyright. 1889, by International
News SerViee)
The wet army in the Senate to-
day predicts another 10 years
will bring repeal or modification
Of national prohibition. Five out
standing Senatorial vets shared
this belief. Their views follow:
SENATOR DAVID /. WALSH
do Of. Massachusetts,: Resist
ance and revolt against the pres
ent prohibition system win pro-
woke during the next 10 years the
most serious political crisis the
country has experienced since the
Civil war. I look forward with
(coatiassG oa Psss Z. Gel -
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Clubuomen Haze Bar,
Brass Rail and All

which would have been a credit
to any club house Of more palmy
days.
In a spacious room decorated
with oak panels. oak jOiSts, red
tiled floor and old prints, stood
a resplendent bar of the eyefill-
ing type which used to attract
the itching elbow with irresistible
force.
It was made of rare old English
oak and for elbow and heel .
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The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Secret British Papers
Lost in Mail Robbery

LONDON. England, Jan. II
q.N.So-Two bags Of registered
mail, believed to contain secret
government documents, were
stolen by thieves who ransacked
a royal delivery van here today.
The bags were addressed to the
British air ministry at it's offices
in KingSway. In addition to the
documents, the bags also con-
tanned important letters and
money.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Mexico City Parrots
Ordered Put to Death

MEXICO CITY, Jan. II 1.N.SO
Every parrot in Mexico City has
been condemned to death.
The wholesale execution order
was issued today by the board
Of health following the appear
ance Of the first case of pSitta-
COSTS, the disease believed com
municated by parrots.
Another, order barred importa-
tion of parrots into Mexico.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Coroner Calls Death
BY Gas Accidental

Coroner j. Ramsay Nevitt late
last night issued a certificate of
accidental death in the case of
Mrs. Fritz Lee Muser, 64-year-old
widow, found overcome by gas
fumes in her apartment in the
210O block Fourteenth st. N. w.
According to the Coroner. the
flames of gas burner were ex-
tinguished by an overlooking cof-
fee pot while the woman slept.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
w. M. Bennett, Famous
Lawyer, to Be Cremated

NEW YORK, Jan. II U.N.S0.
Without funeral services the body
Of William M. Bennett, so lawyer,
several times candidate for mayor
Of New York. will be cremated
today. Bennett died suddenly
yesterday.
Bennett, a native Of NaShville,
and a graduate of Oberlin Col.
lege, attained distinction in 1905
when he handled q legal case
which netted him a $3.50, 900 fee.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
.BO-FOOT AERIAL DASHE5.
| To ROOF As WORKERS
ARE MOVNGPOLE

Nearly score of Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company operators were thrown
into panic shortly before noon today, when
one of the S0-foot aerial poles Of the old
WCAP radio station fell and crashed through
a roof of the company's building on Twelfth
Street
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
TODAY'S SCRATCHES
~ MIAMI IS

FIRST RACE-LondOn Rock. Fannie
May, Sandy Hatch, Manuelita, George
Keith, Adelot, Graceland. L.etalOne. Bon
view.
SECOND RACE-Overhead, ZevIette.
lust Gene. Celtic Prince, TheOlex. Radio
Service. -.
FOURTH RACE-COady,.
FIFTH RACE-Donau. CZaTina, Wild
Denise, Betty Ana. Birdie Wrack, Pom
SIXTH RACE-Prickly Heat
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Japanese Prince to Wed
Daughter of Marquis

LONDON, Jan. II 0.NSD-
Prince TakamatSu, brother of the
Emperor Of Japan, is engaged to
marry the daughter of Marquis
Tokugawa, the head Of one of
Japan's oldest noble families,
dispatches from Tokyo received
by evening newspapers here
stated today.
According to these dispatches.
official announcement of the
betrothal has been proclaimed
throughout Japan.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
Senate Leaders Split
On Dry Law Future

Editors noteT" pears Of prohibition has made national ten
dominant issue reQAiC attention the
What w gears The
predict etecttOe prohibition the mod
The accompanying article conflicting opn
ions of and dry leaders in the Senate.
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
De I EC TIVE
HIRED BY
COUNTY

Investigation Of the New Years
Day bomb outrage in the home Of
John Hall, at Seat Pleasant, Md /,
which took three lives and seri-
OuSly injured three other persons,
all members Of the Hail family,
was continued today by Raymond
=. Kennedy, private detective Of
Baltimore, who has been retained
by Prince Georges county.
Kennedy first appeared on the
scene Of action yesterday at the
preliminary hearing Of Lawrence
Leroy Brady who Is charged with
the murder Of his siSter-in-Iaw,
Mrs. Naomi Hall Brady.
The private detective has taken
up the Investigation where Lieut..
Joseph Ttzel and Sergt. Charles
Schalter, Baltimore city detectives
left off. They were assigned tOf
the case by Governor Albert G.
--litchie when the States chief
executive thought county author
tiles were not making the proper
progress. Kennedy is knOwn as
bomb expert and has written q
book on the subject.
Attorneys Undecided
Defense counsel, headed by M.
Hampton Magruder, was unde,
cided whether they would sue
for a writ Of habeas corpus, thus
forcing the state to either re-
lease Leroy or produce more evi-
dence which would warrant hold
ing him.
Lawyers at the courthouse
yesterday, who stood by as spec.
tators, remarked on the lack OF
direct or strong circumStantial
evidence that was presented
against Leroy. He was held solely
on the statement alleged to have
been made by Herman, in which
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1930-01-17
HAVANA

FIRST Washington Rose,
SECOND RA E-POtfuI, I4assa
GAyser NuckolS Boy. Patsy Fl.
FOURTH RACE-FIeeting Fire, Cam
Nanini Graydale. Clear sky. Stampdale.
FIFTH RACE-Declared off.
SIXTH RACE-Bcbs Best, Isoard,
Canc, Partner. Lady VIOLA Romany
Harry Carroll, Caribe, Devonshire'
Happy Jack.
Weather. -lea-: track. muddy.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-03
FORCED PLEAS FOR
 CONNECTS ISSUED
EX-lnlDato COnioSSeS He Faxed
 Letters to Board

Los Angeles, Jan. (Pt-Willis F.. Carter cN-conyict, confessed to police yesterday that he used forg- ad stationery of Representative Al bert F.. Carter of California for pa role pleas sent to the state prison hoard on behalf of inmates of San Quentin penitcnuury.
 Carter Was arrested last week after attempting 10 shoot two po- liccmen He was sought in connec- ton with the alleged parole plo, after Phillip Valentine, son of the late J. J. Valentine, once head ot the Wells-Farso Express company. and Mrs. Carter had been arrested on suspicion Of forgery and bur glary.
 Police alleged they found stolen radio equipment in the Carter apart mcnt where Valentine and Mrs. Carter were arrested.
 Garter said he sent genuine let ters with his forlcrles, letters re- ceiVed from business men and in llucntial citizens. He denied that Valentine, John C. Hurst, another .lember of the alleged traudulcn, parole agency now under arrest, CT his wife, had any part in the plot. Holcc charge the parole requests were made in an effort 10 mulct money from conlicts and thcir relatives.
 No paroles were granted as q re- suit of the forgerles.