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Evening star., 1931-06-23
GUN FAILS TO LINK
TRIO WITH Staying
Record Lineup of Witnesses
Sees "HatIeSS" Suspects.
Two Charges Added.
BY the Associated Press.

Detectives investigating the murder of
Mrs. Elizabeth Jaynes, who was slain
during a hold-up at the Garden T
Shoppe on April 3, announced today
that efforts to link the 'hatleSS trio
of alleged bandits with the killing by
means of ballistics had failed.
Lieut.. John Fowler, police firearms
expert, reported that the 25 caliber
revolver taken from one Of the three
men at the time of his arrest was not
used in the shooting.
Identification Fails.
The announcement OF Lieut. Fovler's
finding followed close upon the failure
of witnesses to identify the three men
as the tea shop bandits last night in
the largest lineup staged in police
history.
One hundred and seven victims and
witnesses of 25 hold-ups during the past
six months viewed the three, with the
result that two more rcbberies were
charged to the bandit band.
Two Named as Bandits.
The Identification of Jack Ross and
Nicholas VaSflion, both % years DID, as
two cf the three gunner who stole the
S6,500 Peoples Drug Store payroll on
April /, also was strengthened last
AllSAlIg 1lbC lCW h1OAASOSCO 4OCtlll-
fed them as the men lettering near the
drug stores warehouse before the
robbery.
Earlier Edward Edmonstcn and Sey-
mour Stoutenbourgh. payroll runners,
picked Ross and VaSilion as two of the
Grio who robbed them as they ap-
preached the warehouse.
Suspects Give Alibi.
Both Ross and Vasilion. who, with
Peter Sala, % years old, have admitted
a number of other hoddups here re-
Gently. denied participating in the drug
store robbery. They declared they were
working in Newark. N. j., at the time
Of the tea shop and drug store holdups
and furnished names Of people whom
they said could verify their alibis
Aaron Golubatzky, grocer, of the 400
block Ninth street southwest, partially
identified Ross and Vssilion last night
as the robbers who held him up at his
store on the night of April /, few
hours after the drug store payroll
robbery.
Louis Norman, son of Max Norman.
who on Saturday said that Ross was
one of the masked pair that robbed the
Cavalier Pharmacy at $500 Fourteenth
Ross and Sala. This robbery occurred
six days prior to the Jaynes murder.
Ross was arrested Friday in swamp
near Richmond. Va. Vasilion and Sala
were arrested in Alexandria, Va, early
last Thursday, when stolen car in
which they were riding overturned.
Evening star., 1931-06-23
RAIL CUTOFF PLANNED

An agreement has been reached be-
tween minority interests in the Denver
& Salt Lake Railroad and the Denver
& Rio Grande Western which will pave
the way for early construction of the
Dotssro cutoff, connecting the two
roads and placing Denver on a trans.
continental line.
Former Senator Phipps of Colorado.
one of the minority stockholders, am
nounced the agreement here today. He
said he expected the Interstate Conn
merce Commission would issue an order
soon authorizing the construction
Evening star., 1931-06-23
POLAND PRAISES PLAN

WARSAW, Poland, June % (P).-
President Hoover's war debt proposal
is hailed in official circles in Poland as
an endeavor to improve the economic
condition of the world.
Poland is not directly interested in
reparations in view of the fact that its
war debts are negligible, but the effect
of the proposal on the world money
market is an absorbing topic here.
Newspaper comment stresses the fact
that the United States made its move
at time when its own budget was
menaced by deficit.
Evening star., 1931-06-23

last night boarded
the automobile of
Jerry Wolf, inSur-
ance agent. as he
stopped for a red
traffic signal in the
downtown area. ex-
tracted 500 from
him at pistol point
and ESCAPED after
Wolf put up a run
ming. barehanded
battle, in which hs
was badly beaten.
Wolf chased the
trio, after battling
with them in the
1900 block of o
street, to the vicin-
ity of Fifteenth
and Church streets,
Evening star., 1931-06-23
HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE
Two Youths Captured After Chase
by Tenth Precinct Police.

Captured by tenth precinct station
police after a chase of several blocks,
Michael Falcone, 10 years old, of 1920
M street northeast, and Bernard New
yahl, % of 704 Third street, were to be
arraigned in Police Court on charges
of illegal possession of liquor.
Precinct Detectives Robert L. Jones
and Richard F. Mccarthy said they
saw the youths in a machine at Four
teenth and Fairmont streets last night
and the pair fed when they drove close
to their car.
A chase followed and the two off,
GERS finally overlook their quarry at
Thirteenth and w streets, where they
forced Falcone and Newyahl to the
curb. Thirteen pints of alleged gin
and three pints Of alleged whisky were
discovered In the automobile, police de-
clared,
Evening star., 1931-06-23
KING ALBERT VIEWS PLAN

BRUSSELS, June % (P.-King AL
bert today discussed President Hoover's
war debt suggestion with Foreign Min
lister Hyams and former Premier
TheuniS.
Camille Gutt, Belgian delegate to the
Young Conference, left for Paris to
confer with the French government. It
was believed here that a conference
among the governments most interested
in the Hoover plan was probable.
Evening star., 1931-06-23
BY GRETCHEN SMITH.

In a corner OF the living room" in
the House of Detention an old lady sits,
timidly rocking. Quiet and gentle, she
stays by herself. apparently unmindful
Of her surroundings, a look Of strange
bewildermerlt on her face.
When one is IS there are bound to
be shadows, but sometimes these shad-
ows become cruel clouds, too heavy to
be borne by an old lady, lonely and
alone.
Helpless and frightened the old lady
was told Friday night by a depressed
landlady that she could no longer oc-
cupy the small back room unless she
could pay. How could she pay? Not
even a copper remained in the battered
pocketbook, once genteel and substan-
tial. as was the old lady herself.
There is far-away expression in the
old lady's eyes. She sees beyond the
shadows to the days when proudly she
listened to her young husband as States
attorney argue before the bench. In a
comfortable home two children played
happily in the nursery. waiting for
mother and daddy to return.
Evening star., 1931-06-23
FORBID NEWSIES' CRIES
AROUSING RESIDENTS
Board Rules Boys May Not Shout
Papers Before Z
O'Clock AM.

That extra hour OF sleep between
s and Z am, which residents in the
neighborhood of Seventeenth street and
Park road claimed was lost because Of
newsboys crying their wares, may now
be peacefully spent.
The District Commissioners. needing
complaints of persons in that section,
today amended the police regulations
so as to forbid the crying Of newspapers
in residential districts before o'clock
in the morning on week days. Six
o'clock previously had been the limit.
Evening star., 1931-06-23
LAUDS DEBT SUSPENSION

Ambassador Teller of Mexico, dean of
the diplomatic corps, returned today
to Washington from a vacation trip to
Mexico.
President Hoover's debt suspension
plan was described by the Ambassador
in an informal interview as one of the
boldest and most courageous strokes Of
the century.
Teller said he expected world mar
kets to be improved greatly by the
Hoover proposal and that Mexico un-
doubtedly share In the BENEFITS Of the
plan,
Evening star., 1931-06-23
Three Central Bureaus Quit
When Clients Are
Raided. "
OPERATORS WAXED RICH
ON RETURN FOR NEWS
City's Bookmakers Each Paid $35
"a Week Subscrip.
ton.
The three central headquarters which

The three central headquarters which
furnished race track information to
Washingtons coterie OF bookmakers
have closed as a result of the persistent
anti-gambl.ng crusade off the Police De-
psrtment, it was reported today by in
vestigators who have kept the places
under close surveillance.
These establishments were not raided,
1t was said, because the police were In
formed that their service could not be
construed to be in violation of any Dis
trict statutes. Whether they have gone
out of business or are merely moving to
new locations. the investigators have
not yet determined.
The three information centers were
located in various sections of the north
west. Two Of them were in private Of
flee buildings and the other was only
few blocks from police headquarters.
Ran Complete Service.
Each of the establishments, It was
said. was equipped with a battery Of
telephones over which the operators
kept the bookmakers in touch with de-
velopments at the various race tracks
This information consisted OF track
conditions prior to race. scratches
pre-rsce odds and other data. After
telephonsd to the bookmakers.
For this service the bookmakers. II is
understood paid S35 week Virtually
every bookmaker of recognized stand
ing, it was said, subscribed to the
service. and. as result, the operators
waxsd wealthy.
The investigators who checked up
on the information centers declared
that the operators took no part in the
gambling, accepted no bets. and con-
fined their business exclusively to fur
nishing information, thus precluding
police interference.
Raid Plans Abandoned.
At one time police planned to raid
these places on warrants charging con-
spiracy to aid and abet the gambling
situation, but were told by legal au-
thoritieS. 1t was declared, that certain
newspapers also provided information
about the races, and this could not be
held Illegal.
Although nearly all of the gambling
houses and speakeasies known to the
police in the downtown business section
have closed temporarily at least, it was
declared at police headquarters that
the crusade would continue. Head
quarters detectives, it was pointed out,
are still looking for couple of fell
lows" for questioning in conncction
with the liquor theft from the legation
of Ell Salvador and may drop in un-
expectedly on the places that remain
open.
BY such tactics the detectives already
have produced evidence which resulted
in raids on a large number of speak
easies and bookmaking establishments.
TIE detectives. however, are at loss
to understand why the central infor-
nation bureaus shut up and removed
the equipment, unless they found busi-
ness improbable by the sudden loss of
many Of their subscribers.
Evening star., 1931-06-23

. WO HUNDRED AND TEN WASH
ington Boy Scouts seized Camp
Roosevelt, near Chesapeake
Beach. yesterday, when the
first of four two-week camping
periods was launched at the bay post.
Travelling by train to Chesapeake
Beach, the youngsters. with their 25
men companions. embarked for the
camp by motor boat. On their arrival
the Scouts entered into program of
tent-pitching, hiking. woodcraft and
boating.
D. D. Withers Is camp director. He
Is assisted by a camping committee
Evening star., 1931-06-23
OPEN SWIMMING POOL
FOR USE OF WORKERS
Welfare Association Announces
Mckinley Natatorium to
Be Available.

Washingtonians are to be given a new
opportunity to cool of, before going
to work in the morning.
F. w. Hoover, general manager Of
the Welfare and Recreational Associa-
ton of Public Buildings and Grounds,
Inc. announced today that the Nc
Kinley pools at r street and Lincoln
road northeast. will be opened daily,
commencing tomorrow morning, at 6
am. This action was taken, Mr.. Hoo
yer said, "in order to make it possible
for those who are employed all day,
to have a swim before going to work"
The pools will be opened daily, except
on Sundays and holidays, at am.
and the early morning session viii
terminate at am.
The pools will be opened as usual
at 10 am, and the customary schedule
will then be followed.
Evening star., 1931-06-23
LOOT VALUED AT S24o
Burglar Gets Money; Liquor and
Watch From Store Safe.

Rif1ing an open safe after forcing en-
drug store of Wolf Denitz.. 100 North
Carolina avenue southeast, burglars last
night escaped with loot estimated at
$240.
Among the items taken were a $50
Liberty bond, $25 in bills, a gold wrist
watch, SIS in nickels procured from
stamp vending machine, $40 from the
cash register and supply Of prescrip-
ton liquor.
Evening star., 1931-06-23
DEBT PLAN FAVORED
Japanese Journals Unanimous il
Praising Hoover Move.

TOXIC, June % CH).-Leading ver-
nacular newspapers, in commenting edi-
torially on President Hoover'S war debt
proposal. today were unanimous in well
coming the move and expressed conf
dence that it would greatly relieve the
present worldwide depression.
Most of the papers urged America
to proceed still further in effecting re-
duction in war debts and reparations.
They expressed the belief that the pro-
posal. II accepted would facilitate in
ternational cooperation at next years
disarmament conference.
Evening star., 1931-06-23
WOMAN AND THUG
PALS ROB DRIVER
Trio Set Upon Victim at Stop
Sign-S10O Taken
in Fight.
Star staff Photos.

Copying the stop light scheme of
robbery by which a number OF local
motorists were victimized several years
ago, three colored thugs, one woman,
Evening star., 1931-06-23
I. I. Strauss Visits Hoover.

Lewis L. Strauss, New York financier.
today called on President Hoover After
the call. Mr. Strauss said he had come
to pay his respect. He was associated
with President Hoover In Belgian reliei
work.
Evening star., 1931-06-23

under the craftsmanship Of DR.. w W.
Merrill.
When the present two-week period
ends virtually all Of the boys en-
camped will return to Washington and
their places will be taken by a new
contingent. Thus four groups of Wash
ington Scouts will visit the camp dur
ing the Summer In August a one
week camping period for men interest
ed in Scout activities and those who
may contemplate becoming scoutmas-
terS will bring to a close Camp RooSe-
velt's life for the 1891 Summer
In each of the two-week periods
Sunday will be visitors day. Last
Evening star., 1931-06-23

A complete reel Of the talkde film
"All Quiet on the Western Front" has
been presented to the city Of Belfast,
Ireland. to be kept az an historical rec
ord
Evening star., 1931-06-23

Automatic monographs have been
installed in the Science Museum In
London to describe to visitors the con-
ents Of showcases.
Evening star., 1931-06-23
THIRD ALDR|DGE
TRIAL IS BEGUN
Alleged Slayer of Policeman
Faces Charge in
First Degree.
Star STAFF Photo.

Alfred Scott Aldridge %. colored, was
placed on trial today for the third time
on an indictment charging murder in
the first degree in connection with the
death Of Policeman Harry ]. Mcdonald
July 6, 1929, at Seventeenth and @
streets. The first trial, in January,
1880, resulted in disagreement of the
jury ard was followed in February by
conviction of first degree and sem
tenCe of electrocution. The conviction
and sentence was upheld by the Court
Of Appeals, but James F. Reilly. defense
counsel, obtained q review by the United
States Supreme Court, which directed
new trial.
Appeal Upheld.
The Supreme Court upheld the con-
tention of Reilly that Justice Gordon
was in error, when he refused to ask
the prospective jurors il they would
be prejudiced against the colored man,
because he had killed a white man.
In qualifying the new jury today.
Justice Gordon asked each talesman
if the fact that the defendant is a
colored man and the deceased was a
white police officer would affect his
or her verdict in any way. He received
negative replies in each instance.
Only 25 talesmen were examined be-
fore the, jury was selected. Two were
excused for cause, four were challenged
by the Government and seven by the
defense. AS selected the jury is COM
posed of Floyd E. Barrett, Wallace o.
Jarrett, Hugh L. Price, William F..
Stoddard, Ernest N. Stull, Michael Sa-
men, Robert N. Riley, Harrell w. Nc
Kay, Harry Salus, Charles H. Purcell,
Adam l.. Offenbacher and John G..
Osborn.
Evening star., 1931-06-23
Outlines Contention.

The opening statement was made by
Assistant United States Attorney Walter
M. Shea. who with Assistant United
States Attorney John j. Sirica is con-
ducting the prosecution. He explained
that the Government expects to prove
that Aldridge and his brother had been
apprehended in an attempt to rob a
drug store near Seventeenth and Q
streets and had been arrested by Nc
Donald, who placed the men in his car
to take them to a call box.
When they neared the corner the
prisoners sought to escape and Alfred
shot the officer and ran away. Nc
Donald shot and killed the brother.
Alfred was later apprehended and
claimed that it was the brother that
killed the policeman, explaining that his
brother had been in prison and feared
to be returned.
Nogales international., 1931-10-21

districts one-third Of the school
children struggle with the handicap
of malaria, and contaminated drink
ing water resulted in 1000 cases OF
typhoid in one year, and 300 deaths.
It was decided therefore to op-
crate a folk school, giving at first
short term courses, which would
encourage the sturdy spirit Of the
peasants, build up their morale and
show the young generation how to
better their village conditions while
teach 'ng them home-making, agri-
culture, hygiene and disease con-
trol-a village leadership school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams will go to
Pordim in February.
Nogales international., 1931-10-21
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practical way. It was learned that
800 of the deaths in Bulgaria. were
children, principally of the country
districts, and that the death rate
from tuberculosis was nine times
that Of the United States. In some
Nogales international., 1931-10-21

Kingman Grinding plant mill
to be operated on fe!dspar and
quartz, being erected by Consolidat-
ed Feldspar Co., will be in opera
ton soon.
The Kusko times., 1931-04-04
Poor Policy
 Alaska R. K.
FOLLOWING INCREASED RATES, PASSENGERS TAKING AIR
 PLANES AT VALDEZ

VALDEZ, March 27.-The Alaska Railroad has raised it's passenger and freight rates, with the result that he Pacific International Airways Company is putting on planes, rum ming schedule from Valdez to Fair banks. The charge is $100 per pas senger. This will be about $50 more expensive than going via railway, but will save three days time.
 Valdez people are expecting great improvements in the town. The air service starts nert week. It is under stood that the Pacific International Airways has a contract to carry mail to Nome, and over the Takotna-F Flat route. The company is well equipped, having six planes at Anchorage now.
The Kusko times., 1931-04-04
JUDGE FINLEY SUSTAINED
 IN ACTIONS REGARDING PU-
 GET SOUND SAV..LOAN ASSN

OLYMPIA, Wash., April '2.-The State Supreme Court today affirmed Superior Judge Finey's action in re- moving H. C. Johnson, state director of efficiency, as receiver for the Pu- get Sound Savings & Loan Associa- tion and his appointment of J. HI. Hoffman, former supervisor of the Savings & Loan Association, as new receiver. At the same time the court aenied Attorney General John Fl. pul bars petition to be appointed re- ceiver,s counsel and upheld Judge Finlay's selection of the law firm of Caldwell & Lycette to represent the receiver.
The Kusko times., 1931-04-04
MODERN SCIENCE, MONEY PUT UP A STRONG FIGHT,
 BUT DEATH FINALLY WINS

NEW YORK, April 6.-The War ners have lost their dramatic fight against death.
 Lewis, 22-year-old son of Harry Warner, president of Warner Broth CTS Pictures, Inc, was seriously ill from septic poisoning in Havana two months ago, and was rushed to New York by airplane. An abscessed tooth was extracted The poison symptoms were disappearing and he seemed much stronger. Pneumonia developed, and then double pneu- monia. Modern medical science was beaten. death winning Saturday night at the hospital, his parents at his bedside.
The Kusko times., 1931-04-04
(By w. A. S.)

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.- A number of Congressmen and other representatives of the Government will smake the trip to Alaska this summer,s on official business. Three Senators. comprising the special com- mittee on wild life resources, will sail from Seattle the latter part of June. They are Hon. Frederic c. Wolcott, of Connections; Hon. Peter Norbeck, of South Dakota; Hon. Key Putnam, :. off Nevadas Carl D. Shoemaker, spe- cial investigator of the committee, will accompany them. The Senators are members of committees as fol- lofs: Walcott-Agriculture and for estry,- banking, education, Indian af- fairs, Misunderstanding, agriculture, library, pensions, public land: Pitt man--Foreign relations, interstate commerce; reclamation, mines, public lands, territories.
 Another important delegation will be composed of Representatives who will sail, from Seattle on July Il. They are Hon. Bon B. Cotton of Utah, Hon. Addison .T...Smith of Idaho, Hon. Scott Leavitt of Montana. Hon. Wm. R. Wood ofiIndiana, Hon. Frank Mur- phy of Ohio, and Hon. Vim. HI. Has, tings of Montana. Three of these Representatives are members aof the important appropriations committee which requires all their available time, so that they cannot serve on any other committees. William iR. Wood is the chairman of the con- mittee' with Representatives Murphy and Hastings as members. The, other members serve on committees as. fol- lows: < Colton-Public lands, roads, irrigation and reclamation, and ex- penditures in executive department. Smith-Public lands, civil service,
The Kusko times., 1931-04-04
 McGRATH NOTES.

McGRATH, April 4.-J. K. Crowdy was a passenger of Pilot Matt Nie- minen, who arrived here yesterday. MT. Crowdy, superintendent of oper- ations of the New York-Alaska Min ing Company, operating on Bear creek, in the lower Kuskokwim sec tion. The plane took flight to Bethel on Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Lowe, trav- cling on their eight-passenger plane, with Pilot Barrows at the controls, arrived at McGrath on Friday. Also aboard were Harry Morton, Anchor age attorney, and Mr. Morrison. The g.artg WEES Meaded for Nerns, from which place the plane will return to Fairbanks, then head up the Yukon and make flight by Telegraph creek to Seattle, which latter place they expect to reach within the next three weeks
 Stanley J. Nichols, recently ap- pointed deputy United States mar shal, with headquarters at McGrath, arrived at that place on Wednesday last, coming over with Pilot Ed Young. Coming over at the same time was Sam T. Kincaid, deputy marshal stationed at Flat, who re- turned to his post following an ab- sence of some weeks on the Outside
 Fritz Tittel, well known oldtimer, after an absence of several months, returned here Friday, coming with Pilot Rarnhill.
 Messrs. Barnhiu and Blunt are now the regular fiers for the Pacific International. Pilot Frank Dorbandt, it is stated, left few days ago for he Outside.
 Recent arrivals here from their
 aiious headquarters are Happy Jack Stevenson, Einar Carlson and Joe Wills.
The Kusko times., 1931-04-04
RICH GROUND UNCOVERED
 IN THE KOYUk UK DISTRICT
Fairbanks News-Miner.e


 Bonanza ground going five dollars to the square foot has been discov- cred on the Hammond river in the Koyukuk.
 It was found in & narrow channel which earlier prospectors had missed.
 The paystreak has beef traced for a distance of 500 feet, and it is thought that it extends that much farther.
 Word of the discovery was brought to Fairbanks by Chief Pilot Joe Crosson of the Alaska Airways.
 In letter to Arthur w. Johnson, Airways general manager E, J. Ulen of Wiseman says:
 Pay has been found ota above and 6 above, Hammond river, by Kelly and Dublin with a drill. The pay was found in narre wchannel in the middle of the. Hammond river, The channel is about 9 feet deep antl 20 feet wide, with rinSson each side,
 These claims have been prospect ed before, but on each side of this channel, so the pay was missed. IT. has been traced for 500 feet, and it looks like that much more at least, The drill shows the ground goes at least 80 a square foot"
 That discovery and others made during the winter have instilled a spirit of confidence in the camp. says Crosson.
 Everyone is quite enthused and the whole camp is picking up,'' de- ciared the fier. "There is evidence of plenty of gold there and prospect ors have started to find it again. Two or three outfits have been taking out money this winter"
The Kusko times., 1931-04-04
Fall Sentence
 Is Affirmed
' JUST SERVE YEAR IN PENITEN TIIARY AN DPAY A FINE
 OF $1O0,O00.

WASHINGTON, April 6.-The ap- pellate court of the District of Co., lumbia today affirmed the decision and sentence of year n the penten- uary and a fine of $100,O00 imposed upon Albert Bacon Fall, former Sec retary of Interior, for accepting a S1O0,000 bribe from Doheny. Fall is now on his New Mexico ranch.