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The Washington times., 1931-04-02
JOYCE
Rockne's Death to Start
Shakeup of Air La1us

as that in Kansas than any
other one thing.
Influenced, He Charges
"The Commerce Department
is derelict in it's duty in failing
to make such reports. 1 am
afraid it is needing the advice
of manufacturers putting out
inferior machines"
Said Parker:
81 believe additional safe.
guards are required to protect
the travelling public. There
should be stiffer inspection. OF
course, accidents will happen,
but at the same time all posi-
BILE safeguards should be ap-
piled. Just what can be done
is an open question. But we
should have general review Of
the situation"
Representative Kelly COncurs
Representative Clyde Kelly (R"
of Pennsylvania, who drafted the
postal air laws, concurred in
Parkers statement that Congress
should study the situation.
The Washington times., 1931-04-02
KILLER ON WAY
To FACE TRIAL

ST. LOUIS, April 2 q.N.S0.-.
William Schemnitzer, allie g e d
killer of Sergt. John E. Frey, New
York State trooper, arrived here
this morning en- route to. Troy,
N. Y, where he is being taken
by Capt. John Keeley and three
New York State troopers. They
are scheduled to arrive tomorrow
morning at Albany, where the
trip to Troy will be resumed by
automobile.
Schemnitzer slept last night
shackled to one of the troopers.
They shared one compartment
and two other troopers remained
awake and on guard all night.
When the party arrived at
Union Station Schemnitzer was
whisked away to the local Lookup
for safe keeping. He was hand
cuffed to Sergeant MorriSSey.
Accompanying them was Trooper
E. C. Updyke, companion Of
Trooper Sergt. John E. Frey,
whom Schemnitzer is alleged to
have shot to death with a AS
troopers revolver taken from Up
dyke.
The Washington times., 1931-04-02
GERMANY HEARS
D, {, AIR TALKS

A radio broadcast to Germany
direct from the dome of the
Capitol in Washington was heard
in America and Germany today.
This is the second time that a
radio program has come from the
Capitol dome.
Friedrich w. Won Prittwitz-Gaf-
from, the German Ambassador
to this country; Senator Robert
F. Wagner of New York. and j.
Theodore Mariner, chief of the
division OF Western European
affairs of the Department of
State, were the principal speak
erS.
The program was broadcast
over a coast-to-coast network Of
the National Broadcasting Com
pany and the German Broad
casting Company utilized all of
it's stations to rebroadcast the
program in Germany.
Hellmut H. Hellmut, known as
Germany's rowing radio re-
porter" acted as master of cere-
monies, giving his impressions
of Washington.
The Washington times., 1931-04-02
Natives to Be Evacuated
From Raced Capital
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able as to date of repair, but
freight from Piedra CitaS can
be trucked to Managua. Rail-
road operating from Managua
to Granada.
"Nicaraguan government is
considering the evacuation of
large portions of the native
population from Managua to
Leon and other cities"
Other messages received by the
Navy advised that the destroyer
Sicard, conveying but unable to
keep pace with the aircraft car.
rier Lexington, arrived at Grey
Town, 20 miles from Managua,
at 6 a. m. today. The Lexington
made Grey Town at 1858 O'Clock
last night.
Maintaining a water supply is
the most serious problem con-
fronting the authorities, Aneri-
can Minister Hanna cabled the
State Department. He said it is
planned to draw water from Lake
Managua instead of from the
volcanic lagoon where the pumps
are buried under landslides.
200 Already Buried
Hanna said that 200 bodies
already have been buried and the
The Washington times., 1931-04-02
MRS. HARDY

A review of the whole set o
laws governing commercial aero
nautics, with view to tighten
ing up regulations and providing
safeguards, will be undertaken
by the new Congress as an after
math of the tragic Western Air
Express crash in which Knute
Rockne and seven others died
on Tuesday.
Representative James S. Parker
(R.) of New York, chairman of
the House Interstate Commerce
Committee, which drafted the
present code of Federal reguIa-
tiOns, declared today he was con-
vinced the laws need tightening
up and that his committee would
review the whole code.
Demands for publication of the
results of Investigations of fatal
aviation accidents by the Depart
ment of Commerce also arose to-
day.
Representative LaGuardia (R.)
of New York, a major in the
Army Aviation Corps during the
World War, declared the Com
merce Department is derelict in
its duty in failing to report on
accidents.
Blocked BY Lamont
Previous efforts in Congress to
force the Commerce Department
to divulge the conclusions of
inspectors have failed. They
have been met by the statement
of Secretary Lamont that the de-
partment cannot permit results
of an official investigation to be
used in damage suits, and the
declaration that publicity would
kill cooperation of air lines. Said
LaGuardia:
"There is no legal, moral, COM
mercial or scientific reason why
the department should not
make public the reports of its
investigators.
"The Commerce Department,
aviation section, is invested
with practically the same duties
as the Interstate Commerce
Commission in reporting upon
accidents. 1t will do more good
for aviation to make a full and
free statement of such tragedies
The Washington times., 1931-04-02
2FELONS ADMIT
F|R|NGPR|SON

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 2
U.N.SO indictments are eX-
pected to be returned today
against two convicts who are
said to have confessed starting
the holocaust that took the lives
: of 800 prisoners at Ohio peniten-
tiary last April 81.
According to Prosecutor Don.
aid j. Hoskins, the confessions
were obtained from Clinton
Crate, alias Cotton, and Hugh
Gibbons, both of whom are serv-
ing terms for robbery.
Another convict, Jimmy Ma
lone, according to the prosecutor,
appears to have taken part in
the crime, the penalty for which
is death.
The fire was started by the
convicts because they objected
to help in building the new cell
block and also they desired to
hamper the warden, Preston E.
Thomas.
A steady stream of witnesses
had been brought before the
grand jury since it began the
present investigation II days ago
The Washington times., 1931-04-02
WALKER PLANS
REPLY TO FOES

NEW YORK, April 2 G.N.S).
The first concern of Mayor
James j. Walker on his return
from a vacation in California
will be drafting of an answer to
charges made against him by
the city affairs committee.
These charges were handed to
Governor Roosevelt, who asked
the mayor to reply to them.
Pending the mayors arrival
here, probably on Saturday, in
terest centered in the. appoint
ment of the legislative commit
tee, which will be named to in
vestigate the city administration.
The committee was expected to
be announced next week.
Samuel Seabury, who will act
as counsel to the committee, was
expected to divide it's activities
into three sections, involving the
judicial, executive and legisla-
lative arms of the city govern
ment.
The Washington times., 1931-04-02
GUARD DOUBLED
OVER BURKE

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, April 2
G.N.S0 detachment of State
police was ordered to the Berrien
county Jail here today to supple
ment local authorities guarding
Fred KILLER" Burke, who utilized
his machine-gun training in the
army to become gangland's most
feared assassin,
Sheriff Fred ]. Cutler declared
that he requested aid from the
State police "fOr the moral eff
feet they have, rather than any
fear of an attempted Jail de-
livery"
Meanwhile, Charles w. Gore,
attorney for the killer" indi-
Gated that he would fight to have
the first degree murder charges
against Burke lessened to a
minor charge.
Burke, the reputed slayer Of
81 men, is charged specifically
with the Staying Of Patrolman
Charles Skelly.
The Washington times., 1931-04-02
City Council Would
Haze Pierce Remain

ALEXANDRIA, April City
council will meet this afternoon
and invite Mayor Pierce, who re-
Gently rendered his resignation, to
remain on the board. He has de-
clared that because of i'll health
he will not retain his chairman
ship of the council, which carries
with it the title of mayor.
Close friends of Mr.. Pierce be-
lieve he will not withdraw his
resignation.
Councilmen have refused to dis
cuss the appointment of a sue
cessor, although Charles w. King
is believed to be the man agreed
upon for the vacancy.
The Washington times., 1931-04-02
Tramp Dog Watches
At Grave of Woman
Who Fed Him

CUMBERLAND, Nd, April
2.-The response of a dumb
animal to kindness has never
been more strikingly shown
than in the case of a tramp
police dog which has been an al
most constant watcher at the
grave of Mrs. Edith M. Knieriem
in st. Luke's Cemetery since her
burial Tuesday. All night long
and in the rain the animal re-
manned at her grave, witnesses
report.
The dog used to stop at the
Knieriem home in North Cum
berland, where Mrs. Knieriem
would feed him, never once
sending him away hungry:
The Washington times., 1931-04-02

national guard continues TO
search the ruins for victims.
The American Marine brigade
reported 1000 persons were fed
yesterday at noon at Laloma and
it is expected this number will be
increased until the refugees can
be evacuated to nearby towns.
Hanna recommended that six
Red Cross nurses be rushed to
Managua to care for women pa
tients. AS far as possible
wounded natives are being taken
to hospitals in other cities.
Reports from naval craft speed:
ing to the stricken zone ADVISED
that seven airplanes loaded Win
medical supplies and food were
launched from the aircraft carrier
Lexington at dawn to supplement-
a vanguard already in Managua.
Meanwhile the four doctors
taken to Managua by five air.
planes sent from the Lexington
when $50 miles at sea, admins
tered aid. They carried 4OO
1000 pounds of food.
Additional food and medlca!
stores were carried by two Naval
airplanes from Coco Solo, Canal
Zone.
Lexington Docks Today
The Lexington is expected to
dock at Bluefields today. There
it's supplies will be flown to
Managua.
The U. S. S. Chaumont and the
American cruiser Rochester are
due to reach Corinto tomorrow
while the Navy's hospital ship
Relief will not reach that port
until Saturday.
Ernest j. Swift, Red Cross
insular and foreign affairs acting
director, was in Miami today,
ready to fly to Managua and
take charge of the relief work.
The Washington times., 1931-04-02
Brother of Mayor
OF AnndpOLiS Dies

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April a.
Frederick Quenstedt, 40, brother
of Mayor Walter E. Quenstedt of
this city, died yesterday at the
Marine Hospital in Baltimore.
Mr.. Quenstedt, whose home was
in Elizabeth City, N. c., had been
confined in the Baltimore hospi-
tai for several months. A lieuten-
ant in the field artillery during
the World War, he had been an
inspector of the United States
Coast Guard for a number of
years.
The body will be sent to Wash
ington for burial in Arlington
National Cemetery Saturday.
The Washington times., 1931-04-02
University, Parents
Plan Joint Dinner

A joint dinner given by the
District Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations and George
Washington University will be
held at $50 p. m. April IA at
Picardi's in order to stimulate
interest in the parent-teacher
class offered at the university.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Z FACE CHARGE
Of MURDER
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was dispatched today to Den
dron, Va, on another errand in
the mysterious case.
He went to interview the
parents of the second Mrs. Win.
bley, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Henry
Tench. In connection with the
confession by CrOwder Of q plot
to murder the family and burn
thcil dwelling. CrOwder went
with him.
Wimbley denied Crowder's con-
fession as far as it implicated him
in the Tench plot. He said he
did not suggest the plan to
Crowder and denied he purchased
gasoline and sand bags to use in
the Staying or was present when
a gun was purchased Tuesday as
they started for Dendron, where
Mrs. Wimbley was visiting her
parents.
The murder-fori insurance theory
was bolStered when it was learned
Miss Graves life also was in
Sured, with Wimbley the bene-
ficiary, by a policy which pro-
vided double indemnity in event
of accidental death.
First Wife Talks
Detective Barrett yesterday
found WimbIey's first wife, Mrs.
Lulu M. Wimbley. She told the
detective she married Wimbley
about 10 years ago and was d.
vOrced in December, 1929.
The last time she saw him, she
said, was when she came to
Washington this summer and at
tempted to attach his .eteranS
Bureau certificate for support of
their children.
Miss Graves told Missouri au.
thorities she married Wimbley
under the name of Dickerson. She
did not know the drowned
woman, she said, and explained
Wimbley told her he had been
married before and divorced.
Miss Graves described the In
surance policy she said Wimbley
had induced her to take. She
said she later substituted her
mothers name as the benefici-
ary.
She said Wimbley sent her
home September 10, telling her
he would call for her in about
a month and take her to his
fathers home at Wewoka, Okla.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Credits Withheld
By u. S. and France,
SnODden Declares

LONDON, Sept. II Q.N.SD.
Refusal of the United State and
France to extend further credits
to the Bank of England directly
preceded the British govern
ment's decision to abandon the
gold standard temporarily, Chan
cellor of the Exchequer Philip
Snowden told the House Of Com
mons today.
His revelation was made in
the course of introducing an
emergency measure providing for
suspension of the gold standard
act of 1925 for a period of six
months. He said:
I'VE informed the United
States and French governments
cOnfidentialIy on Friday of the
situation and asked their view
Of the probability of obtain
ing further credit.
I'm both cases the replies
were friendly and sympathetic
but afforded no prospects of
further credit"
The house was packed. Among
those on hand wa the Prince
of Wales. Mr.. SnoWden assured
the House Britain would not de-
fault in its foreign obligations.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
|BROOKHART PUSHES: LOB SALES" PROBE
Senator Wants New
Quiz Of Creager
of Texas

Resumption in the next Con-
gress of the Senate investigation
of the alleged barter in Federal
jobs in the Southern States was
forecast here today by Senator
Smith w. Brookhart (R0, Iowa,
chairman of the special subcom-
mittee which investigated for
months in the past session.
The committee rolled up a re-
port of testimony and exhibits
running more than l,5OO printed
pages, but Senator Brookhart
AYERS there is much yet to be
uncovered.
BrOOkhart Dissatisfied
r. B. Creager, Republican ma.
tional committeeman from Texas,
is one witness whom Senator
Brookhart would like to question
again.
i Principal States covered in the
probe to date are Georgia, South
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
'PAN|CKY ACT
SHAW SAYS Of
GOLD MOVE
DramatiSt Suggests Britain
Sell Jamaica to U. S. 10
Raise Thousand Millions"
BY CHARLES A. SMITH
copyright. 1881 bv International Ncwi
SerVtCe)

Service)
LONDON, Sept. 21.-Sharp criti.
cism of the government for sus.
pending the gold standard was
voiced today by George Bernard
Shaw.
International News Service tele-
phoned the news to Mr.. Shaw at
Malvern, 100 miles northwest Of
London.
The dramatist said:
That's very characteristic Of
this government. Just at time
when they are issuing appeals
to everybody to stand firm, they
do q panicky thing like this.
Its q very serious business,
and means that things are 60
ing from bad to worse"
Asked if he had an alternative
scheme to solve the countrys
financial problem, Mr.. Shaw said:
Great Britain is held up for
gold, while America has a thou
sand million pounds. Why not
sell Jamaica to the United
States for that thousand mil
lion?
I'VE could even sell America
all the British possessions in
the Caribbean for that sum:
and there are other Earts Of
the British empire we might
sell, aISO,"
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
World Famous journalist and
Radio Reporter
(CODyHight 1891. BY International
NNWa SAPVIeel

Radio Reporter
(COOyHight 1881. BY international
News SerVlee)
DETROIT, Sept. 2l-HellO,
everybody. And hello buddy.
The boys of 1917 and 'lS have
taken Detroit, lock, stock, and
bottle.
The battle of the Big "B's"-
bonus and beer-(Somtimes
shouted "bone-us and beer us~
is on in a perfect froth of frenzy.
As Britain moves to suspend
the gold basis, delegation after
delegation Of IegiOnnalres are re-
solving themselves to make the
dry standard do . little hanging
In suspense.
BOOtleggers at Work
The bootleggers on the Detroit
front and the legitimate hooch
salesmen Of Windsor, across the
Canadian line. are doing heroic
service to keep the boys in good
spirits while the conflict RACES.
The artillery preparation is
terrific on both sides, as the
opposing forces Of the 1882 cam
paign hurl their heaviest broad
sides into each others camps.
National Commander Ralph T.
O'Neil paved the way for the dry
and anti-bonuS forces by firing
his annual report at the delegates
in this mornings papers.
The opposition forces came
right back with a moist and lib
eral blast which shot two columns
off the same front page under the
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Gibbons Scans the Legion
Beer-Bonus' Trenches

name of Field Marshal Jouett
ShouSe.
The initiative passed to the
Democrats and Newt Baker led
the next charge by beating Herb
Hoover to the platform before
the legion convention.
Boy hOwdy, what . Scrimmage
this is going to be, with both
sides digging Saps and throwing
wine dinSs all over the battle
front.
Old Johnny Doughboy is a
sport and admireS courage. And
courage is just what Mr.. Hoover
has when he decided to appear
before maSSed ranks Of the boys
who are openly opposed to his
dry and anti.bonus policies by q
proportion Of at least go to 40.
ShOguns Are Worried
Legion ycoons were Just q bit
worried as to whether the con-
vention hall would bloom out
with raZzberrieS or bouquets.
Their ace in the hole was their
dependence upon the legionnaires
SportSmanship and the admira.
ton of real bravery.
With the temper of this legion
convention, it requires rare wit,
convincing sincerity and expert
word.juggling or Side-stepping to
talk prohibition and no bonus to
men who don't want the first and
do want the second.
They are the same men who
learned in France how to 60 out
and get what they wanted. Thou
sands Of them are here in Detroit
today to do that same little thing.
Or maybe it isn't such q little
thing, we'll see.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Both Party Meets
Asked bu CHICAGO

A -half-dozen cities are bidding
for the national conventions of
1882, but Chicago wants to enter,
tain both the Republicans and
the Democrats and so far is wag.
ing the strongest campaign.
Chicago boosters have sent let,
ters to every national committee
man, Republican and Democratic,
urging them to vote for Chicago
when the convention places are
designated at meetings to be held
here in December.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
MRS. COLL|NGS
FACES QUIZ
AGAIN
Summoned for Friday; District
Attorney Blue dissatisfied
With Parts of Her Story

HUNTINGTON, N. Y, Sept. 2f
O.NSO.-MrS. Lillian Ceilings.
only known eyewitness to the
events that occurred on the
cruiser Penguin the night of Sep
tember 9, when her husband, Ben.
jamin P. Ceilings, civil engineer
and Yale graduate, was beaten,
bound and thrown overheard into
Long Island Sound, will again ap-
pear in Huntington next Friday,
when the coroner's inquest is re-
Sumed.
District Attorney Alexander G..
Blue made this announcement to-
day upon his return after making
a private investigation of the
case, independent of Felix Di
Martini, noted detective, whom
Blue has called in to take charge.
Blues probe over the week end
was fruitleSs, he confessed.
Scents Discrepancies
Blue said today that he still
, thinks there are some diScrepan-
cies in Mrs. Ceilings story, al
though she may believe she is
telling the truth. Her attorneys
explained her absence last Friday
as due to . nervous collapse.
A maze of clues, the principal
one of which seems to be pair of
white canvas shoes, are confront
ing Martin.
The shoes, size 81a F., were on
Mrs. Lillian Ceilings, the slain
mans widow, when she was res
cued September 10 from the
motorboat Bo-Peep after she had
been kidnapped by two pirates"
pirate" Owned Shoes
Mrs. Ceilings said the elderly
man Of the two pirates" had
taken the shoes from q duffIe
bag when they were padding her
away from the Penguin and gave
them to her. This was the same
man who gave her half a dozen
blankets to keep her comfortable
when he put her off the canoe
on to the BO-Peep.
The detective expressed the
opinion that the shoes did not
belong to her husband. Ceilings
wore a smaller size. If it were
established that the shoes actually
were the slain mans, it would be
a strong point in breaking down
Mrs. Ceilings story.
Mrs. Ceilings is now confident
that robbery was the original
motive of the two pirates" He
had been to the bank at North.
port in the afternoon of the
night of the crime. She believes
the murder was not intentional
but was committed on impulse
after her husband had resisted
the attack.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
HOOUer Would Meet
Premier of France

PARIS, Sept. 81 O.N.SD Pre-
mier Pierre Laval has received
an official invitation to visit
President Hoover, it was learned
on reliable information today.
The invitation was transferred to
the French premier by United
States Ambassador Walter E.
Edge.
According to information, Pre-
mier Laval will issue a COM
munique this evening in which he
advises that his plans at present
remain indefinite, but that the
hope of accepting the invitation
to visit the United States re-
mains encouraging
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
What Odd Pets HGUe
These LeQiOnnUireS!

CHICAGO, Sept 81 GN.s).
Chicago legionnaires yesterday
were entertaining a pair of burros,
snakes, lizards, horned toads,
turtles, owls, a wild boar, q ring
tailed cat and a tame skunk.
These pets" are the maScotS
of the Arizona department Of
the American Legion, the mem
bers of whom stopped off here
en- route to the national conven-
ton at Detroit, Mich.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
"B0" and Her Man
Are On Honeymoon

HERMOSA BEACH, Calf, Sept.
81 U.N.SO Minnie cMao
Kennedy, mother Of the noted
evangelist, Aimee Mcpherson Hut
ton, was honeymooning in her
beach cottage today with Guy
Edward c"What.a-ManD Hudson.
The couple was remarked in
Las Vegas, New, after the Rev.
Hudson had obtained a divorce
from Margaret Newton Hudson,
whose sudden appearance preVi-
ouSly caused annulment of Hud-
sons first marriage to Mrs. Ken
nedy.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Much Remains, says
Scion, in Mature of
Testimony

pressed dissatisfaction with the
Creager testimony, saying:
"NatiOnGI Committeeman
Creager tai K d vOlubly, but
didn't convey very much infer
nation. I'd like to have him
on the stand again, As 1 am
satisfied there Is much yet to
be learned about Republican
politics in Texas.
Probe Incomplete
II do not regard cur inVes-
tiEatiOn aS complete and it
should be re-authOrized and 90
ON In the new Congress. Sena.
tors Harris and George, Of
GeOrEia, were joint sponsors Of
the Investigation resolutions In
the past Congress. l will con-
suit with them soon regarding
future procedure and probably
have an announcement to
make"
Senator Brookhart said there
was no question that there had
been traffickins in postoffice and
other jobs in the South. 4
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Girl Hurt In Lean:
P0rtY Pal SOuOht

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 81
G.NSO-A male companion of
2l-year-old Dorothy Peoples on a
gay party was sought by police
here today as the girl lay in O
hospital suffering from serious
injuries, suffered when she leaped
from a window.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
COLD ACT SEEN
AS STAB|L|ZER

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article II, of the constitution
of the exchange.
"The committee on business
conduct will require all men,
berS to report in detail daily,
beginning today, all short posi-
tiOnS carried and for whose &C
cOunt."
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
GRAVE RISKS
. CERTAIN To
FOLLOW
President Says Present Dan
gers Second Only to War;
Asks Body to Help Economic
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ran to $2,4OO, 900 900 in times of
prosperity, he said, has dropped
to only 100000, and at a
time when the add.d load OF
heavy expenditures for. public
works to aid the unemployed and
large outlays for agricultural and
veterans relief are being carried.