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The Washington times., 1930-03-05
DEEPER
INTO VICE .
IN DC.

Determined to improve the ad-
ministration of anti-gambling
laws in the District. a Senate in
vestigating committee will recall
heads of the police department
and the District Attorneys office.
The hectic hearing of yesterday
afternoon apparently has whetted
the appetite Of the investigators
and they announced today that
additional hearings viii be held
some day later this week.
Decision of the committee TO
continue the probe was announced
by Senator John M. RobSion,
chairman of the subcommittee
on Police and Fire Departments
of. the Senate District COMMITTEES.
Robsion seems to be convinced
from yesterdays hearing that
something must be done and he
Is calling the additional hearings
IN the hope that some coflstrtlc.
tive suggestf0as VII be put forth
which will, enable the COMMITTEES
to solve the problem which BE.
came acute with the allegatiolls,
of police stupidity and ir1ef-
| ficiency as made by Public Printer
George H. Carter.
To Recall Pratt
In the effort to obtain .
solution the committee intends to
recall Mai. Henry G.. Pratt, chief
of police: Inspector William S.
Shelby, his assistant; Leo As
Rover, District Attorney; prob
ably William w. Bride, Corpora"
ton Counsel, and any others who
might be in a position to throw
light upon the dark passages
down which the citys professional
gamblers march.
Senator Robson today asserted
that his principal criticism. voiced
at yesterdays hearing, was dt.
rected against Capt. Martin
Reilly. commander of the Sixth
precinct. He said that he be.
lieved Reilly was open to. criti.
'cism for accepting small collateral
deposits from repeating violators
of the gambling laws.
Robsion accused the authorities
of coddling the gamblers and
playing" with them by taking
small collateral deposits when
they are arrested. He demanded
that this practice be broken up
and the "joint proprietor" who
hereafter is apprehended will be-
forced to place a large bond for
his subsequent appearance in
court.
Will Hold Witnesses
More drastic steps also probably
will be taken to force, witnesses.
apprehended in gambling raids,
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The Washington times., 1930-03-05
international Photo

Extending Gold star Moth
ers' act so as to allow mothers
and widows of soldiers and sail
ors buried at sea to make pill
grimages to France at the Gov
ernment's expense, the Sim
mons bill is passed by House.
DR.. James Brown Scott. who
has returned to Washington
from Cuba. received honorary
degree of doctor of laws from
University of Havana during
visit there in recognition of
his services in interests of bet
ter inter-American relations.
Preliminary steps toward
widening and improving of
Lincoln Highway feeder route
between District and Gettys-
burg. via Rockville and Fred
erick, Md, authorized under
resolution introduced by Sena-
tor GoldSpOrOugn, OF maryland.
House passes Elliott bill, en-,
larging White House police
force as requested by President
Hoover.
Jane Delano, American nurse
heroine, to be honored by nurses
in Washington when they OBJ
serve her birthday anniversary
on March II.
Installation of four traffic
lights at intersection of First
and B Streets Northeast, in
. conjunction with plans for net
work of electric light signals
around Capitol grounds, au-
thorized by Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1930-03-05
8 FOUND DEAD
NA|RPLANE

SANTA MONICA, Calf, March
S I.N.S) "A wrecked airplane
with three dead men in it was
found today in the Santa Monica
hills near the Will Rogers Ranch.
The plane was found by two
Rogers employees and a police
squad was urshed to the scene.
Bodies of the two occupants of
the plane were cold when found.
indicating the crash had hap
pened hours before.
The Department of Commerce
number on the ship was reported
to be C-3978.
Owing to the heavy underbrush
into which the plane plunged it
is estimated that it will take
several hours to bring out the
bodies for Identification.
The Washington times., 1930-03-05
Bankers Win Fight to
Vote Fox Stock :

NEW YORK, March 5 GN.S0. &.
Supreme Court Justice Aaron
Levy today decided against Will
lam Fox on the theater rr1agnate's
notice for a temporary Injunction
restraining John E. Otterson and
Harry L. Stuart from voting stock
held by the Bankers Trust Com
pany at the stockholders meeting
today.
OtterSon and Stuart are mem
bers of the board of trustees for
the Fox holdings in Fox Film Cor
poration, which. was formed last
fall at the time the stock was de-
posted with the Bankers Trust
Company. Fox is also trustee.
Vote on Refinance
The stockholders of the Fox
Film Corporation met to vote on
a plan for the future of the com.
|pany advanced by the Bancamer-
ica- a-Blair-Lehman group and re-
cesSed Immediately for a half hour
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AND
FORD AID .
DRY QUIZ

On the side lines for several
weeks while the vets made a
smashing attack on prohibition,
the drys got their turn today and
opened their case in rebuttal be-
fore the House Judiciary Commit
tee with a plea by Henry Ford
for retention of the Eighteenth
Amendment
Samuel Crowther, who lately
has been the auto magnate's BoS.
well, presented the committee
with a telegram from Ford which
praised the much-attacked amend
ment as "the greatest force for
comfort and prosperity" in the
country.
Ford'S telegram stated:
THE Eighteenth Amendment
Is recognized by the men and
women of our country, the women
especially, as the greatest force
for the comfort and prosperity of
the United States.
7 feel sure the 81 spe ,pIeg
OF this nation will never see its
repeal or any dangerous modifica.
ton"
Drink Bill Cut
CroWther told the committee in
his own behalf that investigation
convinced him that prohibition
has made the nation more
prosperous.
The country's drink bill. he
said, has been cut 80 per cent py
prohibition.
II found that the net diversion
of spending brought about by
prohibition-that is, money that
now goes into goods and saving
instead of over saloon bars
amounts to between $2,OOO,0OO
900 and $4,000, 100000 year, and
that at the smallest estimate the
country has diverted around SIS,
000, 100000 since the amendment
went into effect.
This diversion is of double in
portance, for it has occurred in
the lower income group where
formally the percentage expen6i-
ture was the largest. Therefore,
of the many factors which have
contributed to the prosperity of
this country during the past de-
cade, prohibition. by its diVerting
of spending money, has been pe"-
has the largest"
Crowther said a canvass of in
dustrial leaders supported his
statement, although admitting
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The Washington times., 1930-03-05
PADLOCkS
PUT ON Z
GARAGES

What was termed by United
States Marshal Edgar C. Snyder
as one of the biggest padlocking
"jobS" ever to be done in the
country took place today with the
official closing of garage premises
in the 2100 block Fourteenth st.
N. w. and in the 1900 block L
st. N. w.
Marshal Snyder was in charge
of the proceedings and himself
affixed the locks and placardS to
all entrances to the condemned
garages. The doors were fastened
with padlocks, and the Govern,
ment seal placed over the key
hole of each lock. while at each
entrance a placard was placed de
claring the place closed for viola
ton of the national prohibition
act, and forbidding anyone to
enter the buildings without per-
mission from the United States
marshal. 7
rne value OF sths two buildings,
according to Marshal Snyder is
about 100000, ana they brought
annual rent of $4,000. The two
garages had a total capacity of
about 400 automobiles.
The garage on Fourt e n t n
street was formerly occupied by
the City Cab Corp. while the
l. street building was occupied
by the Service Garage. The clos
ing order was issued by the Dis
trict Supreme Court despite a
crossbill filed by Francis w. Hill,
Sr., owner, protesting the action.
About a dozen persons are under
indictment for conspiracy to vic
late the dry law in connection
with the alleged liquor dealing
activities which took place at
the garages.
The alleged offenseS occurred
when Herbert Glassman was run
ming establishments at the places.
Glassman was arrested. and sub
sequently the City Cab Corp,
and Service Garage have been
operating in the garages.
The Washington times., 1930-03-05

to allow the directors to meet.
With the decision of Justice
Levy, the Halsey. Stuart trustees
will vote 81 per cent of the class
B stock against the Bancamerica
plan which Fox favors.
This stock is held in escrow by
the HalSey, Stuart g. Co. group
under the agreement made be-
tween Fox and the bankers when
the financial troubles of Fox
we're emphasized following the
stock market break of last No
vember.
Opportunity to Vote
Two stockholders meetings were
called as a result Of Federal
Judge Coleman'S recent decision
that stockholders be given an cp-
portunity to, vote on the Ban
camerica-Blair-Lehman financing
plan.
The plan was presented to Cole
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The Washington times., 1930-03-05
Taft Seems { Cheerful
After Good NIGHT

by the usual warning, however,
that not too much hope was TO
be revived because of his seem
ing progress.
On two occasions yesterday
afternoon, the patients phys
icians cancelled visits to the Taft
residence after telephone con.
versations with his nurse.
When issuing the evening out
letin last night. DR.. Francis flag
ner, Taft'S personal physician for
the past 20 years, told news
writer's that the nourishment
given his patient consisted of ice
cream and liquids.
The Washington times., 1930-03-05
Pilot Lands Damaged
Plane on One Wheel

SAN DIEGO. Calf, March 5
QN.SD Lieut.. William Groen,
jr., today was receiving congratu-
lationS from his superior officels S
for landing his plane safely after
one of its wheels had been badly
damaged while taking off. He
carried five soldiers as passengers.
Warned by pursuit planes of
the damaged wheel, Groen tipped
his plane up on one side and
landed on the sound wheel. One
wing of the ship was smashed.
but no one was injured.
The Washington times., 1930-03-05
WILBUR SCORES
POWER ROWS

internal friction" is the rea
son the Federal Power Commits
sion has been unable to function
properly, Secretary of the In,
terror declared today before the
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mite.
Are you satisfied with the way
the power commission is now
operating?" Senator Couzens tRO
of Michigan, the chairman, asked
Wilbur.
mo one would be satisfied with
a staff that does not work to-
gether," Wilbur said. There is
too much internal friction now
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The Washington times., 1930-03-05

Former Chief Justice William H.
Taft showed further improvement
today.
The midday bulletin issued by
his physicians, Drs. Hagner AMI
Claytor, said:
THE former Chief Justice
spent a good night. His condition
has slightly improved in the past
"a hours"
The patient even had CHEEKY,
though weak, good morning" to
those who entered the Sickroom.
This report on the EXPIRES
ident's condition was accompanied
The Washington times., 1930-03-05
DepOsed Dean to Join
Staff of Mayo Clinic

ANN ARBOR, Mich. March 5
GN.SD Announcement of the
appointment of DR.. Hugh Cabot,
recently deposed as dean Of the
medical school of the University
of Michigan, to the staff of the
Mayo clinic at Rochester, Mimi,
reached here today.
DR.. Cabot will join the Mayo
foundation June /. He will oc-
cupy the position of senior con-
Sultant in surgery,
The Washington times., 1930-03-05

Mrs. Margo CouzenS Chewing,
daughter of Senator Couzens OF
Michigan, and recent bride Of a
young Washington bank clerk
wore a triumphant smile as she
walked out of the office of the
corportion in police court today
after beating charge of speed
ing.
Mrs. Chewing was arrested
yesterday by motorcycle police
man T. F.. Heide of the Twelfth
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THE WEATHER

mAPM Fair tonight and
A>1&A Thursday; warmer
A Va tonight, with lowest
"a ia temperature about
w 81 35 degrees: mOder.
WENNpT ate SOutherly winds
shifting to westerly
tonight, becoming variable Thurs
day. Temperature yesterday -
Highest, 40; lowest, "a. Full
weather report on page "a.
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New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS

Those who have been declaiming that the tariff would greatly injurc our trade with Europe may be right the figures for May, just announced, when compared with May 1929. show less trade in both directions. But the more alarming statistics for the month have to do with the fall ing off in trade with North and South American countries.
 Last year our trade with the Americas considerably surpassed our trade with Europe. Today only our imports from the Americas continue 10 surpass our imports from Europe. while our exports to the Americas have been reduced to second place. Our exports to Canada alone-the Dominion being our best foreign customer-fell off notably, And Canada, 1t must be remembered, i4 one of the nations which feels most keenly aggrieved at the new tariff and is talking about retaliating with a higher tariff against American goods and is listening carefully to plans for Empire trade rather than relying as formerly upon the trade
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
NOISE ABATEMENT

Time was when nobody in par ticular cared about noise. Then it grew in intensity, until some cities sounded like vast boiler factories.
 Progress, cultivated in all things. naturally resulted Tn a lowered re- gard for noise. Some progressive citizens even began saying that noise is a nuisance. results in ineficiency and is hard on the nerves.
 Now they have gotten around to the manufacturers Of automobile horns. Five makers of these noise. dealing appliances have formed a committee to devise automobile horns which will be musical rather than noisy and which, instead or waking up the dead" will sooth people 10 sleep.
 The result, if carried out, will be a severe blow to the automobile driver who, wishing to attract the attention Of a friend-in his home or on the street-sounds his fog hopn full tilt, causing everyone in the block to look around.
 The horn manufacturers are very nice about it. They realize, 1t ap- pears, that prettily-sounding tone from a horn-nke from an oboe-can be just as effective as a raucous blast; and anyway, they are willing to circumscribe the manu- facture of the loud horns for the usu of fire and police departments.
 The commission should be suc- 1 cessful. Several years ago a commis- sion appointed by headlight nanu- l lecturers quietly and unobtrusively changed the abuses in headlights, hardly anyone knowing about it. More sensible headlights resulted and less complaint from night driv- CTS, though there remain some few of the old brands still on the high ways
 [ Thus progress insists upon progressing.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
THE MOUNTAIN AND THE FOG

Monday morning, it will be re- membered, was one laden with fog. It penetrated all Of central and western Connecticut. and appears to have extended over western Mass4- chusetts and over Vermont.
 It was on such day that Frank Goldsborough, the 19-year- old avia- tor who had broken one record in flying, and his companion lectur1, Donald Mockler, were flying from Buffalo to Keene, \. H, where Mockler was 10 give a lecture that day.
 Fog spells distress to airplanes. but young Goldsborough kept on. He was the son of a man who had met death when the airplane Dawn disappeared in the ocean: he in- herited determination and a con- sumins love for aviation. He would reach Keene on time despite the fog-he reasoned.
 But Vermont is mountainous, and the aviator could not determine through the soupy atmosphere just how far above the mountain tops he vas flying. In attempting to sail under cloud he ducked into noun tain.
 The story is one that has all too frequently been entered upon the books of the history Of aviation Mail flyers have come tc simila U fates; on one tragic occasion q pas sengar plane dashed virtually all aboard to their end upon the top Of a mountain in the Southwest.
 It looks to us from this distance that the lecture date could not have been important enough to take the risk of fog.
 Taking unnecessary risks is one of the weaknesses of our age anc time.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
GIRLS WILL REVIVE
 OLD MOTHER GOOSE
Characters to Be Brought to Life
 at Fresh Air Camp

The girls season at the New Brit ain Fresh Air camp will close on Tuesday, July 9. About 225 girls of ages ranging from six to IS years have enjoyed the camp life made possible for them through the gen. erosity of the citizens of New Brit ain
 At the close of the first two weeks a pageant of "Hiawatha" was pre- sented by the older girl campers. This was enjoyed by the children participating and others.
 For the close of the last two weeks the younger girls are plan ming to present pageant of Moth CT Goose Rhymes" The principal characters arc: Elizabeth Johnson, Little Bo Peep; Carrie Moss, Lit tie Jack Homer; Mary Louise Val
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16

entine, Little Miss Muffitt"; Anna Orzel, Little Boy Blue; Jeannette Tattersall. Fairy; Rita. Bass, Sim pie Simon; Irene Kaczynski ani Irene Kulper in Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater; Elizabeth Cough lin, "Old King Cole; Evelyn and Dorothy Lindeloff. Jack and Jill': Marjorie Wenz, "Old Woman in the Shoe"; Helen Boroviak, Tom, Tom the Pipers Son." The rest of the children will be included in other parts so that all campers will take part.
 It Is expected there will be n large audience present to enjoy with the children their trip to Mother Goose Land.'
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
MOTOR BATH HOU SEES

Once again-vell, it takes place every season-come reports from the Shore that the constables are busy snooping around parked auto mobiles to determine whether folks are using them for bath houses. A closed car when the view through the window panes is interrupted by blankets or newspapers spread against them forms an excellent bath house; but it is agin' the law to offer this sort of competition to the regular bath houses. and so far this season business has been bad anyway,
 Occasionally of course bathers thus preparing themselves for a dip in the Sound are not overly careful, thus giving the consta bles on duty quite a kick while engaged in car rying out the intent Of the law. Four parties of autoists were arrested at one Shore resort the other day and the constables say they saw aplenty.
 But there is hope for the bathers: The constables say that before they arrest folks their infractions must he particularly glaring. It seems they haven't time, nor are there enough . constables or hand, to arrest all those whose infractions are not par ticularly serious, although the law is plain ill some shore towns against using automobiles for bath houses.
 This business has been carried OH ever since automobiles became popu- lar, and no doubt will continue re- gardless Of what the constables do about II. Too many citizens believe that after they have bought-and sometimes paid for--an automobile they have a right to use 1t in such manner. There is plenty of sound logic 10 the premise.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
25 Fears Ago To-day

Reports are coming in from all over New England about the torrid heat Local people are trying all kinds of experiments to get relief, it being the hottest summer since 1876. TWenty-two children have died since the wave started.
 At a regular meeting Of the ordi- nance committee to be held this evening. new regulations concerning milk dealers will be adopted.
 A. J. Sloper was reelected a di- rector Of the Sovereigns Trading CO. at a meeting held yesterday.
 About 75 people from this city will go 10 Newport on the excursion to be given by the New Haven railroad Sunday.
 Due to the present hot weather, the Russwin & Erwin Co. has decid- cd to close down an hour earlier each day
 The young ladies of P. < r. Cor bins had flat car trolley party last evening. The new amusement Is meeting with great favor
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
Observations On The Weather

Washington, July 16.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair and warmer tonight and Thursday; moderate south to west winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair and warmer tonight and Thurs day except probably local thunder showers Thursday afternoon in north portion; gentle varia ble winds becoming moderate to fresh south and southwest.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity; Fair and slightly warmer tonight and Thursday.
 Conditions: High pressure covers most of the country east of the Mis- sssippi river. A disturbance of con- siderable intensity is developing north of Lake Superior, Pressure continues low over the Gulf of Mexico. Cool weather continues east of the Mississippi but high temperatures prevail again in the Missouri valley. Rains were report ed from the South Atlantic states.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with slightly higher temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-16
PASSENGER RATES

One Of the queereSu forecasts or an allegedly impending happening emanated from Washington the other day. when it was guardedly predicted that the railroads may op- crate buses from house doors to their stations in the large cities.
 If the railroads could ever man. age to do such q thing-or attempt 10 do lt--it would be positive proof that they are charging considerably more for their passenger tickets than they should, and that a better plan 10 aid the public would be to reduce their fares and let the pas sengers ind their way to the sta tlons
 In the opinion of most people this holds good regardless Of what is done about the use of buses. The passenger fares are what they were right after the war; in other words. the railroads do not seem to realize the war has been over for more than ten years.
 The practice Of one railroad in having bus terminals Tn New York City Brooklyn and Newark is some thing entirely different from at tempting to operate buses from homes, in the nature of taxis. The buses, or motor coaches. operating from regular bus terminals are mere extensions Of the trains. and it re- mains for the public to get from their homes to the bus stations a. q specified time in order to make thelr train. That IS not turning bus into a taXicab.
 Just now the railroads-aI of them-are losing q lot Of intercity travel to the motor coach lines which are being patronized by thou- 1 sands and seem to be the booming business Of the depression era. The . reason IS not far to seek. The bus ] companies boldly advertise their rates to various cities, and as these 1 are far below railroad rates one should think the railroads would dc something besides thinking Of new . extravagances in order to hold their trade
 But then. their present attitude regarding passenger rates IS a god send to the coast to coast" bus in dustry, and perhaps that is one way to develop a new transportation in- dustry which did not exist until con- paratively recently.