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The Washington times., 1931-05-09
BAIL IS REFUSED
To DIAMOND

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, May Q
GN.SO-Supreme Court Justice
o. B. Brewster refused today to
release Jack Legs" Diamond,
racketeer, on bail on a charge Of
carrying concealed weapons.
Diamond was arrested at FL
bany Hospital early this week on
a bench warrant obtained by
Attorney General John J. Ben
nett, charging the gangster with
carrying concealed weapons.
Diamond was at liberty on $25-
900 bail on charges of assault
and kidnapping when he was am
bushed two weeks ago in the
Catskills.
As result Of Justice Brew
ster's ruling, Diamond, when he
can be removed from Albany
Hospital. will be taken directly
to Green county Jail at CatskilI.
At hearing before Justice
Brewster. Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral John T. Cahill opposed the
release of Diamond, declaring an
attempt might be made by the
gang leader to intimidate or
harm State witnesses.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
ALABAMA Y D 7 {
BARESFRAUDS

Flagrant disregard of the cleo
tion laws of Alabama in the Sena-
torial election in which John w.
Bankhead defeated Thomas j.
Heflin for the Senate, is shown
in a preliminary report made to
the Senate Committee on Privi,
legeS and Elections today.
The report. prepared by Harri,
son w. Smith, supervisor, covers
the recount in Tallapoosa county.
The counting of ballots shows
that Heflin is making some gain,
but not enough to bring him out
the victor over Bankhead. Thus
far, the count in four and one
half counties shows that Bank,
head has lost 854 votes and Hef,
lin has lost 500.
In IL of the boxes in TaIIapOOSa
county the supervisor found that
the ballots were apparently in
original folds, indicating that
they had never been unfOIded
and tailed.
In two boxes the ballots were
found to be scrambled and
wadded into the box.
Eleven boxes were not sealed
and in several instances where
the boxes were seald all three
signatures of election officials
were in the same handwriting.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
.FATHER-SLAYER
SUSPECT BEING
SOUGHT HERE
Bloody Weapon Found Beside
Crippled Victim; Fugitive
Is Seen at Fredericksburg

Washington police today we're
on the lookout for Ben M. Chand-
} Ter, alleged slayer of his crippled
father, who is believed headed
this way.
Chandler fled from the home
of his father, James Calvin
Chandler, at Ashland, Va, early
Friday morning after the aged
man had been discovered in a
critical condition from wounds on
his head.
The son left the home saying
he would go for doctor. After
telling the doctor that his father
had been injured in an automo'
bile accident, he disappeared.
+ The doctor found the father
dying, and nearby was found a
blood-coyered- ak.
Yesterday the younger Chand-
Ter was seen near Fredericksburg,
Va, headed north, and it is be-
lieVed he may be in hiding here.
The younger Chandler, who is
80 years old, is an ex-cOnVict, hav-
ing served prison termfOr a
statutory Offense. Lately he has
been working as a lineman near
Fredericksburg.
Thursday night he went to Ash
land and stopped at the homeof
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The Washington times., 1931-05-09
"Carry Or,," Orders Dying
Nicholson, 79, to Aides

knowledge of approaching death
was softened for DR.. Nicholson,
however, by the fact that his last
and greatest achievement-the
exact measurement of the velocity
of light-had been virtually COM
pleted.
Stay At His Bedside
To DIR. PeaSe and Prof. Pearson
he dictated the summary of the
great experiment and finished
with the instruction "carry on"
Just when the result of the
practically completed experiment
will be given the world was un-
certain, it was indicated at the
Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Members of the family of DR..
Nicholson remained at his bed
side today. warned by DR.. Bliss
that death may come at any
minute.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09

DETROIT, May "a little
boys appeal to President Hoover
to pardon his father, convicted of
violation of the prohibition law,
has been answered.
The father has been restored
to his motherless family. Max
Kropidlowski, a grocer, turned
bootlegger when he was in danger
of losing his home and business.
He was arrested and Jailed.
Then his wife died. Little
12-year-old Henry wrote to the
President and urged a pardon.
1t was granted yesterday. The
father is now back with his chill,
dren. because the President was
moved by the boys appeal for
mercy.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
ARMS SLASH,
DEBTSTUDY
BACKED
international Unit Hears Booth
Talk on Credit Maintenance
Through Payment Of Debts

A host of recommendations for
the restoration of world prosper
ity were promulgated today by
the International Chamber of
Commerce after a weeks delib-
Grafton by 800 of the worlds
leading business men.
In it's major declaration. the
international chamber endorsed
President Hoover'S appeal for the
reduction of armament; recon-
mended a study of the effect of
war debts on international trade;
urged the elimination of all trade
barriers, including discriminatory
tariffs, but approving embargoes
against dumping measures; de-
clared private initiative was rec
essary to end depression, and
called upon the governments of
the world to maintain sound
budgets.
= War. Debt Issue
The injection of the war debt
. issue into the chambers recon-
mendatiOnS was agreed to by the
American delegation. Speaking
. in its behalf, Willis III. Booth,
New York banker, declared the
American delegation has never
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The Washington times., 1931-05-09
PENALTY
DEMANDED
FOR LAM
UnWritten Law Defense Used
BY Army 0eserter in Killing
of Father of Nine Children

HARRISONBURG, Va, May g..
With the' State demanding the
death penalty for Charles Rufus
Lam, 24-year-old Army deserter,
charged with the murder of his
neighbor, Robert Davis, SO, the
case will go to the jury early this
afternoon.
In their final arguments Lam's
attorneys presented three argu-
ments for his acquittal, the un-
written law. Self-defenSe and the
fact that Lam was the tool of
moonShine ring in the killing.
Was Piled With Liquor
Lam admitted on the stand
that he had been piled with
liquor by a member of a bootleg
faction which, it is claimed, was
anxious to have Davis put on
the spot"
The unwritten law entered the
case when Lam gave as a motive
for the shooting the fact that
Davis had wronged 15-year old
Pauline Lam, sister of the de
fendant.
Davis is a widower and the
father of nine children. He had
been a close friend of the Lam
family for many years. Lam ad
mitted on the stand that Davis
had given him shelter when he
deserted from the Army.
Trial Stirs Feeling
The murder and trial has
stirred up much excitement in
the mountain country, and it was
feared that it might lead to an.
other bloody bootleg feud.
Russell Eppard, who Lam
charged gave him liquor and
urged him to shoot Davis to
aVenge his sisters honor, may be
indicted at the next session of
the Circuit Court for conspiracy
in the case, the district attorney
said.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Tremendous Crowd Out for
Turf Classic; Writer Picks
Equipoise to Win Stake
The Morning Line
On Preakness

A mile and three-sixteenths OF
thrills. Thudding hoofs! Painting
horse flesh! A screaming crowd of
10000! Fame and fortune-or OBJ
livion!
The occasion is the running Of
the Preakness at historic Pimlico.
Fair weather and a fast track is
assured for the classic.
There is $4,000 for the winner
as we'll as possession for year
of the famed Woodlawn trophy.
Business depression in the coua.
try? You'll never know it to
watch the roads and the crowds.
Every highway packed with cars,
cars of every vintage and every
make, imported beauties and
wheeling fIivvers. And every ma.
chine filled with frenzied race
enthusiasts.
Special trains from every part
of the country, too, are pouring
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The Washington times., 1931-05-09
PASADENA, Calf, May

PASADENA, Calf, May 8
0N.SD.-"Carry on"
Such was the dictum' of a
scientific will" made by DR.. A.
A. Nicholson, 10, eminent Scien-
tist, to his two assistants several
days ago when DR.. Walter Bliss
told him he would die within a
short time.
Smiling, the great physicist,
stricken with paralysis, called
DR.. Francis r. PeaSe, of Mt. Will
son Observatory. and Prof. Fred
Pearson, who had been his help,
ers more than 20 years, to his
bedside and dictated the strange
document.
Sinks Into Coma
He completed his dictation
Wednesday, at $50 p. m, Thurs
day; he sank into a coma from
which DR.. Walter Bliss said he
would never emerge.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Duel Victim Slain
In SeEf-DefenSe

DETROIT. May 9 GN.S.l.
Arthur Payne. q. and Mrs. Marie
Reser. 30, today had been ex-
onerated of the Staying of Mrs
Reser'S husband, Maynard E
Reser, 20, who was fatally
wounded Wednesday night in a
duel with Payne.
Guysen, assistant prosecutor
declared Payne killed ReSer, his
former associate in Dayton (Ohio)
bootlegging activities, in self de
fenSe. ReSer wounded Payne
when Abe found him with Mrs
Reser in a home here.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
GIRL KIDNAPPED,
PARENTSFEAR

Fear that 19-year-old Ruth
Wanamaker, of Berwyn, Md, was
kidnapped at Union Station here
Thursday night was expressed by
the girls parents today, after q
futile search for the missing girl
by Metropolitan and Prince
George county police.
According to Mrs. Grace Tur-
ner,, foster-mother of the girl, she
and Miss Wanamaker had been
waiting at the station for DR.. M. L.
Turner, the girls foster-father,
Thursday night.
Shortly after the arrival of DR..
Turner, the girl is said to have
WalkeL out of the lobby of the sta
ton and disappeared. Police were
notified Immediately. but no trace
of the girl has been found.
The girls mother said that she
was attired in a tan coat, rose
colored collar, and a black hat
when she disappeared.
She was adopted by the Turner'S
Is -'earS ago,
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
.DO-X HOP FAILS,
LOAD BLAMED

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 9
G.N.SO An attempt by the Ger
man flying boat DO-X to take
off early today from Bissagos
Island. near the African coast, on
it's long-awaited flight to South
America. failed because of its
heavy load and the absence of
helping winds, according to in
formation received by the Ma
tional Telegraph Wireless Bureau
here.
An official of the bureau in
formed International News Ser
vice:
"The DO-X attempted to get
away at a a. m. today"
"The attempt was unSuccess-
full, partly due to the heavy
load the ship is carrying and
partly due to the fact there
were no winds to help get her
into the air.
"Our information states the
DO-X then was taken to the
vicinity of Orange Island, where
another attempt to start is to
be made later in the day"
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Turf Classic To Be
Broadcast From
PimlicO Today

NEW YORK, May 9 G.NSO.
Sports events were given a
major position on the radio
bill today with the broadcast
of the Preakness Stakes and
the long-heralded match be-
tween Big Bill" Tilden and
Winnie Richards for the profes-
Sional tennis championship.
A running account of the
turf clasic was scheduled over
the N.B.C network this after
noon at 4:45 o'clock from the
historic Pimlico track.
From Madison Square Gar
den the Columbia Broadcast
ing Company will describe the
Tilden-Richards match begin
ming at 9 p. m. over a nation
wide hookupp
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
College ROW Brings
Attack on President

TIFFIN, Ohio, May 9 Q.N.SD
Alarmed over a stone-tnrowing
escapade in which rocks were
hurled through windows in an of.
flee at Heidelberg College, mar
rowly missing DR.. Charles E. Mil
Ter, the veteran president, authori-
ties today began an investigation
to learn the identity of the assail-
ant.
Students ventured the opinion
that the stones might have been
thrown as a part of a controversy
between students and the admin
istration over the failure of the
college to appoint DR.. Newell w.
w. Sawyer, professor of English.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Capt. Dollar at 81
Suffers q Relapse

SAN RAFAEL, Calf, May 9
U.N.SO.-Capt. Robert Dollar,
shipping magnate, today was re-
ported critically i'll following a
second relapse.
After a day in which he showed
signs of improvement. according
to DR.. R. G. Dufficy. Captain
Dollar suffered a violent chill
with an attendant rise in pulse
and respiration. He is 81.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Severe Earth Shock
Is Recorded at G.. u.

The seismograph at George
town University recorded an
earthquake at $40 a. m. today.
The Rev. DR.. Fred A. Sohon
said the disturbance was more
severe than that recorded by the
instrument when an earthquake
devastated Managua, Nicaragua,
March 81.
DR.. Sohon estimated the shock
occurred 1000 miles from Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
NelU Spanish ENJOY
Gets Presidents s OK.

President Hoover today ap-
proved the selection of Salvador
Madariaga as the new Spanish
ambassador succeeding Alexandra
Padilla y Bell, resigned.
The Spanish Republic had asked
whether Senor Madariaga would
be persona grata and the Presi-
dents approval was announced
by Secretary of State Stimson to-
day.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Chemists Institute
Gives Melons Medal

In recognition of the public ser.
vice OF Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon, and Richard B. Mellon
his brother, Pittsburgh banker
and capitalist, in making possible
long years of industrial research,
the American Institute of Chem
lists today presented these inter-
Acknowledgement Figures in the
world of finance and industry its
medal for 1881.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
10 Are Shaken Up
When Trains Crash

BOSTON. May 9 T.N.SD.
Three freight cars were derailed
and 40 passengers were shaken
up but nobody was injured today
when a Lawrence-to-Boston pas
senger train Sideswiped a freight
train at Lowell junction.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
King George Returns
To London Recovered

WINDSOR, England, May 8
GN.SJ king George and Queen
Mary motored to London today to
take up residence at Buckingham
Palace.
The return to London signalized
the Kings complete recovery from
his recent bronchial attack.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
JAMAICA RESULTS

FIRST RACE-Five furlongs.
Wfnifred Ann &C. Rose) .10-1 81 As
st Mica (Eaby) .......... IA out
skinny L, (MalIey) .... IL
Penchant Nutmeg, Leon Lass also ran
Time u 2-5.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
THE WEATHER

Showers tonight and Sunday, slightly warmer
tonight; cooler Sunday afternoon and night;
general to moderate south and southwest winds.
Temperature yesterday-Hishest, 76j lowest, 81.
Full Weather Report on Page
4. The Washington FINES the OnI, afternoon paper In
this city publishing the dispatches Inter-
national News Service Universal Service
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15
Banquet for Seniors

The seniors Of the Chapel Hill
high school were guests of honor
at banquet given by the junior
class in the school building last
Friday evening. Mrs. Spear.
director of the cafeteria, proVid-
ed the three-courSe meal.
Miss Alice Fowler arranged
the program. John Walker,
president Of the juniors, well
coined the guests, and Nathan
Walker, the president of the
seniors, responded. f.. J. Wood
house made the principal speech.
The seniors received compli-
mentary tickets to the Carolina
theatre for that evenings per-
f0rmance.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15
Milkman Gets $4,000
Rewarded by Fortune for His Essay
on Merits of CellOphane

James T. Sharkey, a milk de-
liveryman of Boston, Mass, has
received $4,000 as the first
prize in the Camel cigarette
essay writing contest. The
young Irishman was adjudged
to have written the best piece
in the praise of the cellophane
wrapper that keeps the moisture
from leaving Camels.
Mrs. Walter Sweet, wife of a
Marine Corps officer at the
Brooklyn Navy yard and the
mother of three children, gets
the second prize Of $4,000; and
Julius NJ. Nolte, real estate deal
er of Duluth, Mimi, gets the
third prize of $4,000. There were
five prizes Of $1,000 each, five
of $500, and twenty-five of S1O0.
Among the 500 winners are two
North Carolinians: w. B. Bar
ker, Jr., of Winston-Salem, and
DR.. G.. l.. Thomas, a dentist, of
Mt. Airy. Altogether there were
$4,000 contestants. They sub
mitted their essays in response
to the offer made in a gigantic
eight-day advertising campaign.
The K. }. Reynolds company has
invited the winners of the three
major prizes to come to Win
ston-Salem to receive their
checks at a formal presentation
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE

Under and by virtue of power and
authority contained in that certain
deed of trust, dated December 10th,
1927, and recorded in Book -, Page
III, Orange County Registry, and
executed by J. l.. Alderman and wifi,
to the Citizens Nat ional Bank Of
Raleigh, n. G., Trustee, default hay
ing been made in the payment of the
nde ebtedness secured thereby, Where-
by the entire amount of said indcbt-
edness became due and payable, and
demand having been made by the
holder of said note upon the trustee
named therein to advertise and sell
the property described in said deed
of trust the undersigned will offer
for sale for cash at public auction
at the courthouse door in iiillsboro,
Orange County, n. c., at noon on
FRIDAY, JUNE 18th, 1881,
the following described real estate:
All that certain lot or parcel of
land lying and being in Chapel Hill
Township, Orange County, North Car
olina, adjoining the lands of J. l..
Alderman, Columbia Street and 9TH
ers, and more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at stake in the West
property line of Columbia Street
which point is established by meas
uring along the West property line
of Columbia Street 260 feet from the
Northwest intersection of Columbia
and Rosemary Streets; running thence
along the West property line Of
Columbia Street North % degrees "a
minutes West 55 feet to stake !;
West 1868 feet to a stake in the East
line of Lot No. 10 in Block "D" in
the subdivision hereinafter referred
to the property of Il. p. Council;
thence with said Councils line South
% degrees "a minutes East 55 feet
to stake; thence North CT degrees
90 minutes East 1868 feet to the
beginning, being Lot No. 28 and part
Of lots Nos. .27 and 20 in Block "D"
in the subdivision of the w. N.
Pritchard Property as surveyed and
plated by l.. B. Dutrow, Civil Engi-
neer, which plat is recorded in the
Office of the Register Of Deeds of
Orange County, N. C., in Book 70,
at page 50.
Subject to those certain restrictive
covenants contained in that certain
deed from w. N. Pritchard and wife,
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15
High School Game Today

The Rowland and the Mount
Airy high school baseball teams
will play for the state class B
high school championship at 3
o'clock this friday afternoon
on Emerson field
In the final eastern game OF
this contest Rowland defeated
Roanoke Rapids 7 to 5. In the
western final game Mt. Airy de-
feated Cherryville 25 to /.
Large crowds are expected in
Chapel Hill from Mt. Airy and
Rowland for this afternoons s
game
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15

Number of the Articles by Colt
Coker and Eugene Odum

Migrants: Nearly all the summer
visitors have arrived and are settling
down to the serious business of nest
ing, However, the nighthawk or bull
bat and the blue grosbeak have moi
been reported OF the migrants,
-throated blue and black poll
warblers, scarlet tanagers, barn swal-
lows, and solitary sandpipers con-
tinue to be common. Other migrants
noted this week are as follows: Great
er yellowlegs, May 3 BROWN; Will
sons thrush, May 8 (Odum); long
billed marsh wren, May 8 (Taylor) ;
chestnut sided warbler, May e. 9
Cocker & Odum); northern water
thrush every day this week (Odum) ;
Bobolinks reported three times (Mrs.
Stuhlman, Mr. Taylor, and Brown) /;
rose-breasted grosbeaks from May
to 8; rusty blackbirds (Taylor).
Neao nest: Kingbrd and brown
headed nuthatch (Wagstaf); flicker,
red-eyed vireo, and ovenbird (Odum)
Also catbirds have begun nesting, and
chipping sparrows and thrashers have
young out of the nest already.
With the laundering herds" Of
birds focking through Chapel Hill
these first two weeks in May we be-
moan the fact that we can not remain
in the field all the time. The uncer-
tainty Of the migration--the birds are
here today and gone tomorrow; the
large number of species which can
be seen only during a few days in
spring and fall; the possibility of a
rare species appearing at any
moment; the fact that the birds are
in full plumage and full song; the
fact that the most interesting phase
of bird fiffe,T the nesting season, is ri
full swing; all these make this season
the most fruitful to the bird student.
With the comparatively few reli-
able observers who can spend only a
limited amount of time in the field
nothing of real importance can be
done in one year, but the fruit Of
many years observation must be put
together before the real state Of af-
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15
NOTICE OF SALE OF NOTES
S5,0O0.o0
TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL. NORTH
CAROLINA
BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES

Sealed bids for the above notes will
be received until 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
May 26th, 1881. by the Local Govern
ment Commission of North Carolina
at its Office in Raleigh, for the above
notes, dated June lst, 1881, and ma
turing June LIST, 1888, with option of
payment on any interest due date
There will be no auction. The notes
will be awarded at the lowest in
tercst rate for which bid of par
and accrued interest is made. Prin-
cipal and interest payable in the Towr
of Chapel Hill. Interest payable
December lst, and June lst. Notes
viii be in denomination or de
nomination TO suit purchaser if spec
flied at time bid is made Bidders
must present with their bids a cer-
titled check upon am Incorporated
bank or trust company, payable un-
conditionally to the order of the State
Treasurer for $1,000 The right to
reject all bids is reserved
Local Government Commission.
BY: Chas NJ Johnson. Direct or
of Local Government and ex-
officio Secretary of the Com
mission
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15
Gardens on Display

Mrs. w. w. Persons garden
with its climbing roses will be
open to the public from a to 6
this (Friday) afternoon. Miss
Josephine Pritchard and Mrs. C..
E. Graham, at the southwest
end of the village, will have
their gardens open from a to s
between May II and May "a.
Mrs. F. H. Edmister's rockery
in formation and Mrs. George
w. Lays iris borders are also
on view for visitors.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15

to Chapel Hill Insurance and Realty
Company, dated May 16, 1922, and
recorded in Book so, at page 469,
Registry Of Orange County. N. c.
This 5th of May, 1881.
NORTH CAROLINA BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY, Trustee,
Successor to
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF
RALEIGH, n. c., Trustee
By: JOHN P. STEDMAN, Vice-Pres.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash
PLACE OF SALE-Courthous Door.
Hillsboro, y. c.
TIME OF SALE-Noon, Friday, June
18th. 1881.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15
especially assessed.

especially assessed,
Section 2, That a tax sufficient to
pay the principal sum and the inter
est of said bonds shall be annually
levied and collected.
Section 3, That a statement of the
debt of the Town has been filed with
the Clerk, and is now open to inspec-
tion by the public,
Section 4, That this Ordinance shall
take effect upon its final passage, and
shall not be submitted to the voters
Section 5, The foregoing Ordinance
was passed on the 29th day of April
1881, and was published on the 18th
day of May, 1881.
j. A. OSBORNE, Clerk.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15
OFF for New York

Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Grumman,
Morgan F. Vining, and E. r.
Rankin leave tomorrow to at
tend the sixth annual meeting
of the American Association for
Adult Education. This meeting
will be in session from Monday
to Thursday at the new School
for Social Research in New York
City.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING S5,000.000 STREET
1MFROv EN- EN- BONDS

BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN
OF CHAPEL HIIIL IIILhh.----------------
Section /, That the Town of Chapel
Hill does issue it's bonds pursuant to
the Municipal Finance Act to an
amount not in excess of $5,000.00 for
the purpose of constructing con-
crete pavement, at least one-fourth
of the cost of such local improve
ments, exclusive of the cost of paw
ing at street intersections, is to be