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The Washington times., 1930-04-03
Good News

William T. Cosgrave is re.
elected president of the Irish
Free State. gaining a SubStan-
tial majority in the Free State
executive council.
A New York survey indicates
definitely that business has
turned the corner" unemploy-
ment is decreasing, and that
good times may be looked for
before long.
The House Public Buildings
Committee favorably reports
the bill authorizing an appro-
priation Of $6,50O,0O to enlarge
the Natural History Building Of
the National Museum.
President Hoover promotes
two young foreign service Of
ficers, John M. Cabot, of
Cambridge, Mass. and William
A. BickerS, Of Culpeper, Va, be-
cause of their courageous
actions" during the recent
Dominican uprising.
Five Japanese girls arrive in
San Francisco, en- route to
Washington, where they will
thank President Hoover for the
relief which America sent to
Japan during the Tokyo earth
quake of 1922.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
SEN. NYE'S s BOY
IMPROVED

Robert Nye, S-year-old son of
Senator Gerald P. Nye of North
Dakota, was reported today rs
in good condition after an oper.
alton for appendicitis performed
yesterday at Children's Hospital.
Attendants at the hospital to-
day indicated that the boy had
rallied SO easily after the opera
ton that it is probable he will be
able to leave in a short time and
return to his home at 1902 Gram
ercy st. N. w.
Stricken suddenly, young Nye
was rushed to the Children's Hos
pital yesterday and physicians de-
cided to operate without delay.
News of his illness spread rapidly
among his playmateS and many
OF them have sent flowers.
The boy has lived in Washing
ton for the past five years, his
father having been elected to the
Senate in 1925.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
Major Bird Found Guilty
Of Killing ''Best Friend

LOS ANGELES, April 3 QNSD
Found guilty on a manSlaughter
charge, Major Owen r. Bird,
amateur sports official. is ex.
pected to appeal when he appears
for sentence tomorrow. He faces
sentence of from one to 10
years.
Charged with Staying Percival
Watson, who he described as
"his best friend" Bird said he
merely meant to frighten Watson
and thought his pistol was loaded
with blank cartridges.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
Record Filler jailed
On Smuggling Charge

BRAWLEY, Calf, April 8
GN.So.-Once the co-holder of
the refueling endurance flight
record, w. Mendell, Los Angeles
aviator, today was held in Jail
in Mexicali, Lower California, on
a charge Of conspiring to SNUG
gle two Japanese into the United
States.
His plane. the "Angeleno," in
which he and pete" Reinhart
established the record, was con.
fiScated by Mexican authorities.
Mendell said he was now the sole
rowneR 12-the naanA /
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
DRY PROGRAM 5
FAILURE SEEN

The most far-reaching part of
the WickerSfan1 Law Enforce.
ment Commissions plan to better
prohibition enforcement may be
tossed into the discard today
when q showdown is demanded
upon Federal court revision bills
pending in the House Judiciary
Committee.
Having failed to reach an
agreement on the so-called Jury
less trial" bills after three
months, the committee was to
be confronted with a request by
r Repr sentative ChriStopherson
(RO Of South Dakota to make a
final decision.
Modification of the Wickersham
program was recommended to the
committee today by Attorney Gen.
eral Mitchell.
Mitchell approved the commits
sion'S plan to define minor Of
fenses under the Jones sand 10"
law, but emphatically opposed
the bill of Representative Stobbs
(RO Of Massachusetts,, which
would amend the law to provide a
maximum penalty of six months
imprisonment and $500 for many
offenseS.
The commissions most radical
court reform plan, providing for
trial Of minor prohibition cases
by United States commissioners
without jury trial, was approved
by Mitchell with changes.
He advised the committee not
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The Washington times., 1930-04-03
FIREWORKS
FACTORY IS
BLOWN UP
|NPENNA.
All Of Buildings Destroyed,
And 6 Homes in Vicinity;
Some of Victims Women

DEVON. Pa, April 3 Q.N.S0.
Fifteen persons were believed to
have been killed and 80 others
injured today when explosions
wrecked the nine one-Story frame
buildings Of the Pennsylvania Fire
works Company along the Lincoln
Highway near here.
Nine charred bodies were re-
covered from the debris shortly
before noon. The dead were so
badly burned, however, identifi-
cation at first was impossible.
There were known to ne SO en-
ployeS, seven Of them gills, in the
main plant at the time Of the
blasts. So far none Of them has
been found alive.
Six Homes Destroyed
Ten Of those believed to be
dead probably persisted in the
central building Of the company.
Two of the ten were women.
The entire coterie of buildings
in the fireworks plant were de.
Stroyed, and six nearby residences
were reported demolished.
The first blast occurred shortly
after 10 a. M, following a series
Of minor explosions. Ten minutes
later a second major blast rocked
the plant, followed by a third de-
structive explosion S minutes
later.
Troopers Called
Cries Of the injured mingled
with the shrieking sirens of fire
companies speeding to the scene
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The Washington times., 1930-04-03
so Per Cent Luxury Tax
Laid On in Australia

LONDON, April 3 0NS).-A
so per cent tax on luxury i'm
ports was announced by Prime
Minister j. M. Scullin of Aus
tralia today, according to a Gen.
tral News dispatch from Can
berra.
The super-tax will apply to al
cohol, textiles. machinery. jewelry,
musical instruments, wood, glass
and drugs.
Importation of certain luxuries
will be prohibited.
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$1OO, 100000 Declared
Missing From Estate

NEW YORK, April 3 GNSJ-
Charlotte F. Erlanger, who claims
to be the common-law.widow of
Abraham L. Erlanger, threatened
through her counsel today to in.
stitute discovery proceedings to
recover 500, 100000 which she de.
clares is missing from changers
estate.
Counsel for the four executors
named in the contested will, who
are fighting Mrs. Erlanger's claim
to half the estate, fixed the value
of the assets at $825, 900.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
us. SPEEDS
Up MILES
INQUIRY
District Attorney Rover to
Hasten Return to Assume
Personal Charge of Probe

Developments In the secret in.
quiry into the death Of Basil
Miles, diplomat who died in Emer-
gency Hospital here June II, 1928,
caused an immediate speeding up
of the investigation today.
Edgar Hoover, director of the
investigation department of the
United States Department of Jus.
tice, who until today has shown
only casual interest in the in.
vestigation, Is in Philadelphia in
connection with the case, officials
OF the department said. It was
said Hoover was picking up some
ends Of the caSe.n
Rover to Take Charge
Another development was an
indication that District Attorney
Leo A. Rover. who is understood
to have been in Atlantic City for
several days, would return to as
sumo personal charge Of the in.
Vestigation, diSplacing his assist.
ant, Neil BurkinShaw.
First intimation Of the secret
investigation was disclosed by the
Washington Times tuesday, It
was learned the District Attor.
ney'S office had been investi.
eating the case and that the
Department of Justice had been
asked to step in and help in
clearing the details surrounding
the death Of the diplomat which
occurred shortly before he was
to have been discharged as cured
after a minor operation.
Department of Justice agents
throughout the entire South have
been asked to attempt to COM
municate with Miles former wife,
now Mrs. Henry Huddleston
Rogers. wife of the Standard OH
magnate, who is said to be
motoring with her husband. It
- understood that those in charge
Of the investigation wish to ask
her about the last hours Of her
husbands life, for it is said she
was alone at his bedside when
he died.
ELIMINATION Probable
Examination of the body of
Miles from its grave in fashion
able Laurel. Hill Cemetery, near
Philadelphia, is probable, it was
agreed today. This report was
given added weight with the
departure of Hoover for the
Pennsylvania city.
Gossip in social circles in Wash
ington as well as in New York,
called to the attention Of the
District Attorneys office, was
advanced as the reason for the
investigation. For more than two
months BurkinShaw has been
at work on the case and has
called as witnesses = number OF
socially prominent persons as well
as several physicians.
Miles entered the hospital for
an operation for hernia and was
apparently on the road to recoV'
cry at the time Of his sudden
death So sure of this was DR.
James F.. Mitchell, that he left
earlier in the day for hunting
trip in Canada.
Miles received visits from a
number Of friends during the
of his death. The
left about o'clock, leav
ing Mrs. Miles and Miles nurse,
Ms. M. G. Nash, together with
Miles.
Mrs. Nash is said to have been |
Continued on Page ;, Col. y
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Noted ChiIian Musician
Is Dead of Heart Attack

MADRID. April 8 UNsJ-
One Of the most versatile South
American musicians, OSman Perez
Freire, noted Chilian composer,
is dead today after a heart at
tack.
Perez Freire had been recently
audienced by King Alfonso, who
heard several Of his compositions,
among them "Ay Ay Ay," known
AL over thu world. :, IA. AsslrS'
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
Scarlet Fever Cases
Increase in Baltimore

BALTIMORE. April Q.NSJ.
Cases of scarlet fever are being
reported in the city on the aver
age Of IS a day since Monday,
DR.. C. Hampson Jones, health
commissioner. said today.
Since Friday SO cases were
under treatment against IL dur
ing the week ended April last
year.
The outbreak i appearing in
mid AoEH =: ~ & s>a7~
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
One Killed, Three Hurt
When Boat Blows I'm

PITTSBURGH, April 3 G.N.S.O
One man was killed and three
others were injured today when
boiler blew up on a boat in the
Monongahela River at Dravos-
burg. The boat was blown to
pieces.
John B. Martin, McKeeSport,
was killed.
Homer Comstock, so, Point
Pleasant, w. Va, William Rich
ards, 18, Dravosburg, and an un-
identified negro workman were
seriously hurt.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
THE WEATHER

kain tonight and pessibly Friday morning; not
much change in temperature, lowest temperature
sonight about 80 degreesj gentle to moderate
southesat winds. Temperature yesterday; High
est 81; Lowest ~. Full weather report on
Page Ia.
Ihe WAshlngton Tlnea Ia the only afternoon n
ess pnbiishnE he dispatches Of International
News Service and Universal Service.
The Washington times., 1930-04-03
Now
Is The Time
To Buy a Home

-. don't put
off any longer
what you can
do easier today
after consult
ing the Home
for S a ! e
columns Of
Times Classified Ads
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
BIRTHDAY PARTY
NAMES LISTED

Today The Washington Times
publishes the second list Of the
boys and girls that we're born
in Washington just IL years ago
this week and are to be guests
at the birthday party now in
full swing at Loew's Palace The.
ater, where John Gilbert and
Wallace Beery are being shown
in Way For 3 Sailor"
Dave Schooler is presenting q
special birthday program on the
stage that is full of fun.
When you see your name in
The Times. go to room 407,
Hearst Building, and you will re-
ceive q pair Of guest tickets to
the party. Don't forget to take
your report card or some other
means Of Identification along.
Here are the lucky boys and
girls: Sarah Elizabeth Courtney,
Charlotte Jane Gordon, the son
of. John M. Kline, Herbert Madi-
SON Lewis, Eda Louise Burke,
Joseph Daniel Mccarthy. Cath
crime Doran, Cornelia Cecil Camp
bell, Anna Lee Stuart, son Of
Kenneth B. Collins, Joseph Elmer
HaSty, John Miller Butler. jr.,
william Melvin Page, Wilmer
Gerald Welden, Edmund Harri-
son Gibson, the son Of John
Preston, Louise May Higdon, VIII
lane May Schultz, the daughter
of c. H. Milane, the daughter Of
Addison w. Smith, Herbert Ches-
ter GinSberg, Herbert Chester
Lunan, Mae Kramer, Mary Ethel
Whitlock, Raymond Lee Gill, the
daughter of Robert j. Machaney,
John Morgan Foley, Frances
Lucy Tate, William RawlSton
French, Thomas Richard Collier,
William Howard Gerhard, Charles
Richard Brown. the daughter Of
Reno Iwawath, the daughter Of
Percy w. Norwah, the son OF
Ernest j. Weaver, Margaret Fran
ces Pointer, the daughter of Al
bert B.. Caldwell, the son Of
Frederick Wells, the daughter of
Samuel Topley, John Delaney
Gavins, Nellie Donnelly, Helen
Esther Ehrnisn, the son Of
Joseph Healey, RusSem j. Bury.
Regina Harrington, the son of
william B. Lamar, Barbara Louise
Harting, Ann Calhoun Ames.
Don't forget there will be more
names tomorrow in The Washing
ton Times. Ask father or mother
TO buy The Times. so that you
can look for your nama
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
DRY LAW issue
DOMINANT As
VOTE NF AIRS
Both Parties In Five States
Favor Repeal; 149 Members
Of Congress Are Affected
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
international News Service

Although scarcely mentioned in
many localities, the barbed queS-
ton Of prohibition Is the domi.
nant issue in large percentage
of the congressional contests that
will be decided by next weeks
election, survey disclosed today.
The spread and growth Of pro-
hibition as a national political
issue since 1928 has amazed and.
to some extent, confounded the
leadership Of both parties.
In five States, both the Repub-
lican and Democratic platforms
have declared for repeal Of the
Eighteenth Amendment - New
York. New Jersey, Connecticut,
Wisconsin, and washington.
Other States Affected
In six other States the Demo
Gratis have written repeal into
their party platform-PennsyE
vania, Delaware, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Illinois. and Mary
land. And in two of these States,
Illinois and Rhode Island, the
Republican have pledged them
selves to abide by current refer.
endum on repeal.
These States furnish 149 Repre-
sentatives, or approximately one
third Of the House membership.
AS further evidence of the
growth Of prohibition as politi
cal issue, Henry II. Curran, di.
rector Of the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment, said
repeal and anti.repeal fights were
being staged in "a of the 48
States in the present campaign.
The association recently sent
out questionnaires to all Congress
sional candidates in an effort to
pin them down on their attitude
toward prohibition. OF the 82S
candidates addressed replies we're
received from 37t. or about ~
per cent.
OF these 371 responses, 263
were for repeal, and 80 were for
retention Of the amendment. The
others were evasive.
Southern States Dry
Only in the Southern States
was. there noted a preponderance
of anti-repeal answers. The Allan
tic Seaboard was almost solid for
repeal. and even the Middle ana
Far West, revealed majority for
In Ohio only one candi-
date replied in favor of retaining
the amendment, although all the
Ohio candidates did not respond.
In Connecticut and New jersey
every candidate who responded
was for repeal.
In the present Congress the
vets have approximately 100
members out Of the total mem
bership Of 435. They believe that
this strength will be greatly aug
mented in next weeks elections.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29

roborated the testimony Of young
Wenrich. They are Charles Nor
ris, 500 block Randolph st. N.
W., and William Hunt, 1900 block
Harvard st. N. w.
Young Morris told the jury
that he recalled seeing Mr..
Campbell and his stepson drive
up to the church in the de-
fendant's automobile.
Charles z. Roland, who testi-
fled yesterday concerning a tele-
phone call made to Mr.. Camp
bells Office shortly before 6
o'clock on April IL, was recalled
to the stand this morning and
produced a record of the tele-
phone company, by which he is
employed, tending to show that
the call was made at 5:54 o'clock.
AS the taking. Of testimony pro
ceeded in the courtroom, another
phase Of the dramatic trial was
being enacted at the Bureau Of
Standards, where ballistics experts
were conducting tests of bullets
fired from pistols yesterday. Upon
the outcome of these tests, under
the supervision OF Col, Calvin God
dard, will depend the success Of
the Governments attempt to
prove that pistol owned by
Campbell discharged the bullets
which brought death to the pretty
young clerk.
A report on the tests will be
made to the court later, when
Goddard will attempt to tell from
what pistols certain bullets were
firnd.-
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
81 Are Discovered
Slain Bu FOrn1OSUnS

TOKYO, Oct. 29 UN.S)-The
bodies Of 81 men, women and
children were found by japanese
government troops today when
they captured sthe town Of MHShe
from Formosan savages. who had
revolted and taken the city.
(, Japanese government officials
here expressed fears that more
have been killed. as the troops
reported many inhabitants Of the
area as missing. The govern
ment Is planning to punish the
savages.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
Col. GODDARD
AN EXPERT
Staff Photo
CONTINUED From Page -
Iy one for expert knowledge. "

This decision resulted in send
ing two men to the electric chair,
one to prison for life and a third
to the insane asylum for obServa-
tion by virtue of a petition al
leging that he became insane
since the death sentence was
passed.
The case was that Of six men
indicted in Cook county, H., for
the murder of Martin French in
1928. -Four Of the men were
brought to trial In the 1929 April
term Of the criminal court of
that county, and their conviction
followed prosecution that re-
lied largely on the ballistic testi-
mony offered by Colonel God
dard.
Two of the men were sent to
the electric chair since this de.
cision was handed down in June.
Emory j. Smith, assistant at
torney general of Illinois, pointed
out that the courts Of that State
have further upheld the validity
Of the science Of ballistics In
another recent case IN which he
participated.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
BANK STATEMENT

New York Clearing House ex-
change, $S33, 900, 900.
New York Clearing House bal
ance, $157, ,000, 900.
Customs receipts, $33, $50, ,T22.15.
Treasury balSnCs. S220.Il4.'
ee6.23..
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c. D. ?. SPURNED
BY INSURGENTS
Nelson.
Harding

N$OVBtHuG0 EFVb EU8O -
without solicitation on my part,
the sum Of S2,5O0 for lse In or.
ganizati0n and educational work
in the State OF South Dakota. (.
No portion Of this money has
been used"
Other Progressives
Other Republican ProgressiveS
facing the voters include the vet
Grams Borah of Idaho, Norris Of
Nebraska, Pine Of Oklahoma, and
Schall of Minnesota.
Both Borah and Norris have
criticised the Hoover Administrar
ton and defended their own fIa-
surgency in the tariff and farm
relief fights. Borah has criticized
the President for failing to make
good platform promises.
McMaster, Pine and Schal are
defending their defectionS from
the regular Republican ranks ia
the Senate at various times. Pine
is described by a leading Admins
tration Senator as running on an
anti-Hoover platform"
The Republican Senatorial
Committee. in it's latest expense
statement, showing contributions
Of $50,032, virtually all from the
Republican National COMMITTEES,
and expenditures Of $47,OO5p
listed aid given in various States
as follows:
M. Pritchard. North Carolina.
$4,000; Herbert B. Holt, New
Mexico, $2,500. In addition To-
this aid to candidates, A. 2.
Hahn, of Denver. was given $10r
900 for organization work:
George e. Brimmer was given
$500 for wyoming, and Joseph
Hanlon was given $4,000 for
work in Montana.
In a previous report, the COM
mittee listed contributions Of
$4,000 to the campaign Of Wal
lace L. White in Maine; $4,000 to
Senator Hastings in Delaware,
and $4,000 to Pritchard.
Among the unusual aspects Of
the progressive Senators fight tSi
the aid given to Senator Walsh
CD In Montana, by Senator La
Toilette of Wisconsin. Other
Progressives are understood TO
have offered aid to Walsh.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29

Hampton In
S t / t u t e,
H a mpt o n,
Va, was an"
nounced yes
terday.
II q m pton
In S titute is
one Of the
foremost col
ored educa-
tional il1Stitu-
tions in the
country and
MANY. leaders
of the negro
race in Amer
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
Diamond Aide Held
For Quiz on SLnyiHlg
Other Progressives

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 UN.S3.
Described as "a sort Of private
to Jack Gegs) Dia-
mond, and reported to have wit
messed the shooting of Diamond
in the Monticello Hotel, Robert
c'Count") Miller. 35, was held
by the police for questioning by,
District Attorney Grain today.
The questioning of Miller fox
lowed the arrest Of Diamond
himself, who, still q patient IN
Metropolitan Hospital on Welfare
Island, was ordered held as q
material witness in his own shoot
ing --
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B )BONN WHEN
YACHT SINKS
(cOntiRasd From Page -
other sailors who died Sunday
niei1t.
Shuddered and Sank

n18lVs
Shuddered and Sank
Capt. Louis Hough. of Long
Beach. Calf, a survivor, said:
'"The yacht Just shuddered
and then went down. If the
lifebOat hadn't been unleashed
we would all have gone down
with t."
The five who went down with
the boat didn't have q chance, as
they were below deck. They were
E. q. Valverde, owner: his wife,
his chauffeur, known as Willie:
Chief Engineer Smith and as
sistant Engineer Walker.
The yacht left New York last
Friday. It was bound for the
West Indies to enter the inter
island trade. It ran into q gale
on Saturday and drifted helplessly
after q cylinder head blew out
from making steam ito keep her
head in the wind"
Heard Cries for Help
The liner Henry r. Mallory
turned the Searchlight on the
tossing lifeboat last night. Said
Captain Davidson:
II heard cries that sounded
like someone family calling for
help. We then turned ON the
searchlight and finally picked
out the HfebOat.
1--WE could see their white
faces. They looked like crazy
men. Two Of them came up
the ladder by themselves but
the others had to be carried.
They couldn't have lasted much
longer"
The survivors were unable to
tell more than fragments Of
their sixty-hour ordeal in the life
boat without food or water.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29

biblical times,
the Duke of
Glou C ester,
third son Of
King George
Of England,
arrived today
to represent
the British
empire at the
coronation Of
Ras Tafari as
Emperor OF
Abyssinia.
The young
duke arrived
by train from
Jib u I'll and
The Washington times., 1930-10-29

motion pic
ture actress,
and Edward
Ward, music
composer, to-
day as the re-
suit of their
W e d ding a
short tim e
ago.
AS NSNRN
have just re-
turned TO the
film colony
after a honey.
moon at Noah
Beery's Para
disc Clu b,
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
RABBI TO TALK

''New Developments In Pales-
tine" viii be the subject Of a
lecture by Rabbi Solomon H.
Metz at 3 o'clock Sunday at the
Secular League Open Forum In
MUSICIANS Han.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29

The daugl-
ter Of the
New Y ork
publisher ana
sis t er of
Eleanor Pat
terSon, who
won acclaim
in the role Of
the Num- in
The Mir
acle," filed
suit for di-
vorce from
Simpson, son
Of q wealthy
Chicago mer-
chankiln laarnn
The Washington times., 1930-10-29

D.1 w. MORROW lea are num-
bered among its alumni.
MIR. Morrow was appointed
to the board to fill the vacancy
which was occasioned by the
death, early this year, Of Chief
Justice william Howard Taft.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
MOrrOW APPOINTED
Hamilton Trustee.

APPOINTMENT OF Dwight w
Morrow, former ambassador to
Mexico and at present q candi-
date for election to the Senate,
to the board Of trustees Of
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
Alicia Patterson
Sues for DiuOrce

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.- The
aerial romance Of Alicia Patter-
son and James Simpson, jr.,
has crashed, just a year and q
day from the take off"
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
PEOPLE-You Read About
DAUriI, French Film
Stur, Back at COIOnU

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Oct. 90.
Congratulations are being show
cred upon Yola D'AVril. French
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
Duke of Gloucester
Reaches Adds Ahnbn

Adds ABABA, Abyssinia,
Oct. 29.-In this far-aWay capt.
tai of the once great empire of
The Washington times., 1930-10-29

was greeted by Abyssinian digni-
taries. The coronation will be
held next Sunday.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29

disc club. lula "A'AM
high In the San Bernardino
Mountains.
They were married at the pic
tureSque mountain resort in the
presence Of only a few friends.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29

just q year and a day after
their dding.
Bot we're aerial enthusiasts,
and yonance had its incep-
TIM tlA flying field.