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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
EDUCATIONAL UNITS
BLOW" HUGE SUMS

Appropriations of the 22nd legis-
lative assembly totaled $6,882, 344.-
Sc, the records of the state &C
countant show. From the general
fund, $4,633,53 was appropriat-
ed, while $2,254,872 will come from
the university millage fund
The total appropriations for
state educational institutions for
the biennium beginning July 1, is
S2,254,812. For the first year the
appropriation will be $1,1O4,867
and for the second year 81 49,945
This money is used for upkeep.
! The following table shows how
the money is divided between the
units of the greater university.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
Sheridan County Repudiates Big Bond Racket

But Bond Issue and Extra Gas Tax Ratified in State by
a 2 to Vote in Election Participated in by Less
than Onehird of Registered Voters, After Campaign
of Misrepresentation and Confusion Without Parallel
In Montana-Severa Counties Voted Down Measure.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
HOW THEY LIE AND
HOW THEY WEEP

The following dispatch was sent
to the Great Falls Tribune by a
church attending Plentywood bust
nessman and appeared in that un-
trustworthy organ today:
SHERIDAN DEFEATS REFER
ENDUM NUMBER 35 DUE
TO MISREPRESENTATION
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
V|NES-GLEDH|LL
IN NET FINALS
Times Staff Photo

NEWPORT, r. T., Aug. 81
GN.S0 0.-Ellsworth Vines, rising
tennis luminary from Pasadena,
Calf, and Keith Gledhill, of
Santa Barbara, today entered the
final round of the doubles
matches, held in conjunction with
the thirteenth annual Casino In
vitation singles tournament.
In their Semifinal match today
Gledhill, and Vines, who also
made the final bracket in the
singles and meets Fred ]. Perry,
British Davis Cup star, tomorrow,
eliminated Jack TidbaII and Les
ter r. StOeffen, Los Angeles, in
straight sets, S-6, GA, Go.
Perry and George P. Hughes,
his Davis Cup teammate, entered
the semifinal round by taking the
measure of Frank x. Shields and
Sidney B. Wood, of New York,
As, 81, 6|8, 81, 60.
Four sets had been played yes
terday, but just before the fifth
set began it became dark and the
fifth and deciding set was played
today.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Justice Here Is Expensive
At 1921 Per Capita

other city in the country, accord
ing to the report. This shows
that every citizen pays $7.19 per
year for the maintenance and
operation of the force. The po-
lice department is by far the
largest drain IN the cost of Grim
inal justice.
Metropolitan police officials to-
day refused to comment upon the
report of the WickerSham CON-
mission. Both Major Henry G..
Pratt, chief of police and his
assistant, Inspector William s..
Shelby, were silent as to whether
they considered the cost of crime
prevention here excessive.
The per capita cost of criminal
prosecution here is only 10 cents.
Court Costs High
Criminal Court costs in Wash
ingtOn amount to SO cents per
capita. Fifteen and One-tenth per
cent of the total city expendi.
lures for general government de-
partmentS is expended on Grim.
inal justice in the District.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 G.N.SO.
The exclusive Surf Club was
raided again early today.
Three prohibition agents got
past the iron grill barring the en-,
trance by virtue of the fact that
a statuesque blonde in an ex-
pensive evening gown accom-
panied them. The four ordered
round of 81 drinks and sat until
the dance then in progress ended
and the dancers returned to their
tables. Then one of the men
arose and announced:
This place is now in posses
sion Of the United States Gov.
eminent"
Only one of the score or more
in the place moved. The statu-
esque blonde. who had drunk her
brandy, reached over and appro-
The Washington times., 1931-08-21

Cost of criminal justice in
Washington is higher per capita
than it is in all except two cities
Of the country, according to the
report on the cost of crime of
the National Commission on Law
Servance and Enforcement
made public today at the White
House.
Every resident of the city. ac-
cording to figures contained in
the report. pays 1921 per year
for the administration of crimi-
nal justice. This amount is ex-
ceeded only in the cities of BoS-
ton, where it is 1894, and Jersey
City, where it is $11.30.
The report does mot contain
any figures on the direct cost of
crime, such as stolen property,
property destroyed by arson, and
other crimes, but says that this
figure, II possible of compilation,
would be high here as elsewhere
throughout the country.
The police force of the District
costs more per capita than any
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
UPHOLD5.
PEDESTRIAN

A motorist was fined $75 for
failure to give the right-of-way
to a pedestrian following his con-
viction before Judge John P.
Mcmahon in Traffic Court today.
The driver, Horace E. Rucker,
colored janitor of the Scottish
Rite Temple, Sixteenth and S
Streets. Northwest, struck down
George w. Summers as the latter
was crossing Connecticut Avenue
at r Street Northwest June 18.
The case was continued for
several weeks due to the condi-
ton of the pedestrian, who was
confined to a hospital with leg
injuries.
Judge Mcmahon ordered that
unless the fine is paid the con-
victed man spend Is days in jail.
His friends are attempting to
raise the money for his fine.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
FLOOD TERMED
CATASTROPHE

The American Red Cross con-
sidered the present flood disaster
in China as one of the major
catastrophes of modern civiliza-
tion' from the standpoint of the
number of persons affected, Err
nest j. Swift, assistant national
director of insular and foreign
operations, said today. He added:
"This does not necessarily
mean that it will result in the
greatest number of deaths of
any such disaster, but it must
be remembered that the rising
waters of the YangtZe are inun-
dating territory in which about
S1,OOO,OOO reside"
Swift explained that relief work
set up by the Red Cross was
underway, but said this work is
of an emergency character, and
will not provide for rehabilitation
and longtime caring for all of
the refugees.
LONDON, Aug. 81 G.N.SD.-1n-
dications that the peak of the
floods in the Yangtse River Val
ley had passed were contained in
dispatches from China today.
The Yangtse dropped five inches
from its previous high level
during the night, but dykes all
along the rivers edge continued
to give way as their foundations
became weakened by the un-
usually high water.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
RENEWED
ON IMPORTS
Of oils
Tariff Board Pushes Inquiry
As Oklahoma, Texas Wells
Cut. Production on Order
BY THEODORE TILLER

While crude oil imports are in
creasing by leaps and bounds and
the domestic output is slowly de
creasing as wells in Oklahoma
and Texas are closed down under
martial law, the United States
Tariff Commission is conducting
a supplemental investigation CT
the cost of producing crude petro-
leum, as well as the refined prod
uctS, here and abroad, it was
learned today.
Commissioner Edgar B. Bros,
Sard, the only member of the tar
iff commission in the city, said
that such an inquiry is under
way and numerous agents of the
commission are out in the oil
belt.
Under Senate Resolution
This investigation, Mr.. BrOSsard
explained, was under authority Of
a Senate resolution, adopted after
the commission made a report,
covering crude oil only to the
Seventy-firSt Congress.
The resumed inquiry will pick
up the threads of the earlier re-
port on the crude petroleum in
duStry and also go fully into all
facts related to by-productS of
crude petroleum.
Commissioner BroSSard said to-
day that he could not discuss the
existing peculiar situation under
which importations of crude oil
are mounting while hundreds of
domestic wells are idle because Of
the low price of petroleum.
No Tariff Duty
He recalled, however, that there
is no tariff duty on petroleum
importationS from Venezuela,
Mexico, the West Indies and
other countries.
The Capper bill to put an en-
barge on oil imports, or to re-
strict them, failed of cOnSidera-
ton in the last Congress mainly
because of belated Administra-
tiOn support.
The American Petroleum Insti-
tute has just estimated that the
daily average gross crude oil pro-
duction in the United States for
the week ended August Is was
2,498, 500 barrels, a decrease of
approximately $1,000 barrels from
the preceding week.
Imports Show Gain
At the same time, the insti-
tute reported, imports of petro-
leum, crude and refined oils,
totaled 1,913.OO0 barrels, a daily
average of 273,286 barrels, COM
pared with 923,0OO barrels, daily
average of 1918 barrels for the
week ended August g."
This jump of nearly 100000
barrels within a week gave an
indication Of how foreign oil is
competing with the domestic in.
dustry.
Expectation is that a new drive
in the next Congress for resur.
rection of the Capper embargo
proposal is certain.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Cotton Prohibition
PROPOSAL Discussed

NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. 81
0.N.S0 of American
cotton growers turned today to
New Orleans, where Gov. Huey
Longs cotton conference was to
assemble governors, United States
Senators, Congressman and other
officials of the southern States.
Called to discuss Longs plan to
prohibit by law the planting of
cotton in 1882, indications were
that numerous other proposals to
aid the sagging cotton market
would be proposed.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
VAUGHAN, DRY,
FOR REPEAL

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 81
GN.S0 Heretofore an ardent
dry, Samuel v. Vauclain, chair
man of the board of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, indicated to-
day he had deserted the support
erS of the prohibition laws.
In a statement, he said:
81 was for prohibition because
it abolished the saloons and
grOg shops. Instead, our cities
and even the country districts
now have SpeakeaSieS. The
bOOtlegger is getting the reve-
nue. which in part should go to
the Government"
He now favors a plan offered
by Senator Dwight w. Morrow
for repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment and substitution of
an amendment restoring to the
States the power to determine
their policy toward liquor traffic.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
LIQUOR LAWS
FOUND MOST
EXPENSIVE
'WiCkerSham Board Transmits
New Report to President;
Urges a Complete Study

"A crime bill of staggering pro
portions is run up annually at the
expense of the American people,
the Wickersham commission re.
ported to President Hoover to-
day in a lengthy brochure en-
titled costs of Crime"
Investigators for the commits
sion tabuIated costs tOtaIing a
billion and q quarter dollars, but
pointed out this was only a frac-
tiOn of the whole outlay in sup
porting the criminal element.
They refused even to attempt to
estimate the burden in its en-
tirety.
Dry Law Costs SS4,S2S, $50 .
Among the more significant
facts developed was that two
thirds of all the money the Fed
eral Government spends annually
in administering criminal justice
is devoted to enforcement of the
prohibition laws. ... ...
The Governments effort to
maintain law and order last year
cost $52,786, ,2O2, and $34,828. $50,
or sc per cent, went for prohi-
bition.
No effort was made to deter
mine what percentage of the
$247, 100000 spent in 1880 by the
nations 365 leading cities was
applied in this direction, but it
was found that the II States
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The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Betty Chase to We'd
YOunq NQUQL Officer

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 81 UN.S0.
Miss Betty Chase, daughter of
Admiral Jehu Valentine Chase,
commander of the United States
fleet, will be married August 81
to Lieut.. Rex. S. Caldwell. Miss
Chase's mother, daughter of the
late Admiral Harry Taylor, of
Washington, married Admiral
Chase when he was beginning
his career. Shortly after his
daughters wedding, Chase will
go to Washington as a member
of the Navy General Board.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
SLAIN WOMAN s
PALS HUNTED

KENOSHA, Wis, Aug. 81
UNS0-Raiding Speake asies
throughout the resort region, au-
thorities today sought two men
believed to have been companions
of the red-haired woman whose
bruised body was found near
Silver Lake yesterday, the victim
of a brutal attack.
Identified as the pretty woman
who had been seen riding, un-
kept and in a Stupor, through
Antioch, ILL.,, with two men a
few hours before her body was
discovered, she is believed to have
been choked to death.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Rail President Ends
His Life With Rifle

BOSTON, Aug. 81 Q.N.S).-
Gardner r. Wells, so, president Of
the Boston, Revere Beach and
Lynn Railroad, committed suicide
in his Rowes Wharf office today
by shooting himself with a rifle,
according to police. Wells, de-
spondent over financial affairs,
was on the verge of a nervous
breakdown.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Communists Heckle
King, Then Walk Out

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 21.-A.
ter interrupting King Boris with
shouted remarks as he inaugu.
rated a special session Of the
Bulgarian Chamber of Deputies.
the 80 Communist members Of
the chamber walked out yester.
day.
AS they left the hall the Com
munists shouted:
Down with the Fascist gov.
ernment!"
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Pittsburgh Pilgrims
Received By Pope

VATICAN CITY, Aug. II
U.N.SO.-A group Of Catholic
pilgrims from Pittsburgh, accom-
panied by Father James Cox,
rector of st. Patrick'S Church,
Pittsburgh, were received in
audience by Pope Plus XII, today.
His Holiness also gave an
audience to the Rev. Thomas
Hayes, of Sacramento, Calf.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Beach Yields Body
Of DrOLUned Cleric

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Aug. 81
G.N.S0-The body of the Rev.
John w. Cannaday, 25, pastor of
Olivet Presbyterian Church, Balti-
more, one of three persons
drowned when a series Of freak
combers swept the beach here
Wednesday, was washed ashore
today.
The bodies Of the two other vic
tins already had been recovered.
Four persons hurt by the combers
were still under medical treat
ment.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
HEARD
UPBRA|D|NG
'GE|SHA
GIRL" L"
Liners Staff Artist Tells
Police; Actress Admits 1t;
Last Seen | A.. M. Friday

Police; Actress Admits It;
Last Seen | A.. NJ. Friday
NEW YORK, Aug. 81. G.N.s.y
Hisashi Fujimura, the married
japanese millionaire who went
Broadway, often quarreled with
his pretty white American Gel
sha girl" Mary Dale Reisner.
former actress, during the "Show
Boat" cruise on the timer Belgen-
land from which the silk importer
mysteriously disappeared.
Juan Ribos, staff artist on the
liner with a cabin next to that
occupied by Fujimura, today told
Federal authorities of these tiffS
in which the japanese reproached
the girl for flirting with other
men. Ribos said:
81 often heard them quarrel
ing. 1t was usually Fujimura'S
voice that heard, as the girl
very seldom answered.
Said She Flirted
''He always spoke in a high,
ShrilI voice and seemed to be
complaining that she had flirted
with a white man. He was
mad from the sound Of his
voice.
wednesday night heard
them quarreling again, but, ON
Thursday, they seemed to be
all right, and / made a sketch
of the japanese.
"On Friday morning / raped
on the door of their staterOOm
at about = o'clock. There was
no answer.
Girl Came to Door
"AbOut two hours later
raped again and the girl came
to the door and said: I don't
knew where SASH is. I cannot
find him.
Ribos added that while Full
mura drank heavily, he never ap-
peared under the influence Of
liquor.
She Admits Quarrel
Mrs. Reisner, divorce, told
authorities the last she had seen
OF Fujimura was at / a. m. Friday
the last day of the
cruise, when she left him to at
(ContinusG on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
"Statuesque Blonde" Puts
ODer Rum Club Raid

priated the drink meant for the
man on the floor.
She sat smiIingly slipping 1t
while the crowd, under instruc-
tions from the liquor Sleuth, went
home.
Four employees, including
Charles Durant, 48, the manager,
were arrested.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
KINGS SON Ill,
FACES KNIFE

LONDON, Aug. 81 GN.S0.
The Duke of Gloucester, third
son of King George, will be
operated on at 10 a. m. tomor-
row for appendicitis.
The Duke of Gloucester, for
merly Prince Henry, was taken to
a nursing home here yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
REPAIRS
PLANE ENGINE
IN JAPAN
Aided by Engineer of Fishing
Boat, Filler 0verhauIs His
Ship in a Sheltered Bay

TOKYO, Aug. 81 Q.N.S).
Aided by the chief engineer Of
the japanese fishing trawler
Shinshiru Maru, Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh today subjected the en-
gine of his swift, pontoon-equipped
plane to a thorough overhauling
at it's anchorage in Muroton Bay,
in the Kurile Islands.
TOwed to Bay
The plane was taken to the
sheltered bay in tow of the Shin.
Shiru Maru after Col. and Mrs.
Lindbergh had been forced down
twice. attempting to reach
NemurO, Japan, from PetrOpav-
lOvSk, Kamchatka.
Colonel Lindbergh struggled
with his motor and japanese sea-
men strove to prevent the plane
from being dashed on the rocks.
At mess, knives and forks being
absent, the Lindberghs we're
forced to struggle with chop
sticks during meals.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
Ruth Nichols to Hop
Sea in MidSeptember

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 UN.S).
Ruth Nichols planned today to
attempt her flight to Paris be-
tween September 10 and Septem'
Der IS. She has obtained riear-
a2ce papers for the trip. The rec
ord including a pair of silk stock
ings. Miss Nichols first attempt
Of the flight in June ended when
her plane crashed.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE

The United States Weather
Bureau announced today there
was a slight tropical disturbance
moving north-northeastwrad and
central about latitude 81, longi-
tude $3.50.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
CONDITION OF TREASURY

The Treasury balance for
August 10, was $11S, ,999, ,85O.82; ex-
penditures. $8,657, 1881; custom
receipts. $22,812,943.1O.
The Washington times., 1931-08-21
THE WEATHER

Cloudy with rain tonight, probably ending
Saturday morning; not quite cool Saturday;
moderate northeast winds. Temperature yester-
dsy-Hghest, rs; lowest, 6s. Humidity yester-
day-Hghest, 81; lowest 81.
Fall Weather Renorf nm Pace
The Washington times., 1931-10-28
|ESPEY LEAD 8
PIN ORGY

The Arcadia bowling alleys rang
with plenty Of cheers last night
as young Eddie Espey developed
scorching hands, and moved down
the naples with uncanny success,
while his Liondale teammates
kept right up with him.
When the smoke had cleared, as
smoke will clear, Eddie had a 423
set, with games Of las, 1852, 116,
and the team had rolled a power
full 67l game and 1902 set, both
new marks for the league.
The big game included Espey'S
162, and O'DOnOghue's 125, Keb-
ler's 122, ROsenbIatt'S lis, and
Harry Aiken's 143.
Liondale Shirts frightened the
Ford Electric combine out of all
three games, adding a 500 and $40
to its colossal effort.
In the meantime, the 400" bug
had jumped unto Warman, on q
neighboring alley, and he handed
in a 408, with games Of 1875, 143
and 100. To make it a memor-
able evening all around Cool'S
Drink, Paul Harrison's quint,
slneared the league leading Bell &
Smith team three times, the first
time this has happened this year.
The Washington times., 1931-10-28
Paddock Notes
Bv PADDOCK

BY PADDOCK
LAUREL PARK, Oct. as
Trainer Clyde Phillips will ship
William zeigler Jr's. Phantom
Legion, Americana and Marca-
site back to his Virginia farm TO-
morrow.
George Ellis, contract rider to
Zeigler, jr., has sold second call
on his services for the remainder
Of Maryland's fall season to Raj
Parr, of Baltimore.
Harry Gimpel claimed Shan
Tung out of yesterdays seventh
race for $2,500.
d. HomewOod's Star LasSie
pulled up sore in her recent race
and won't be started until late in
the PimlicO session.
j. c. Cremen's Single A, &C.
cording to Matt Cremen, went
wrong and has been thrown out
Of training. The Cremen string
will be shipped to Pimlico on Sat
urday.
Strong Tackle was the thir.
teenth thoroughbred barred at
the meeting when he refused to
break from the Waite stall gates.
HOrsemen are complaining, and
rightfully so, over the ruling, for
they claim that horses should be
schooled out Of the Waite gate
and not stationary stalls, which
would enable them to become
more accustomed to the movable
gates.
j. P. Jones will bring his big
band of yearlings up from Vir.
ginia next week. The older
horses in Jones care will be
moved over to Pimlico, where the
Maryland Jockey Clubs session
opens on Monday.
Jockey Sonny Workman says
the report he was fined for speed
ing is erroneous. He admits
TIQ1Qg III a CdF OIlVSu Oy Leu
Schultz, but says the latter was
fined.
Bob Steele, of Baltimore, who
assisted Starter George Palmer
send fields away over various
Canadian tracks the past summer,
is an arrival.
H. G. Bedwell. who operates
the Yarrow-Brae farm at Savage,
is planning to take is horses to
the winter sports at Oriental
Park, Cuba.
Miss Libby Holman, Clifton
Webb and Fred Allen, stars Of
the "Three's a Crowd" show, now
playing in washington. were club
house visitors.
The Washington times., 1931-10-28

A proposal whereby collections
will be taken up at the Crimson's
three major games-Dartmouth,
Holy Cross and Yale-was placed
by the student council before
university authorities for final
sanction. The money gathered
was expected to surpass the pro.
ceeds Of q post-season charity
games, as fully 100000 persons
attend these games.
Dartmouth and Stanford play
In the Stadium on the follow.
ing Saturday and these two
were expected to agree to q
similar proposal.
The Harvard student council,
headed by w. Barry Wood, jr.,
captain of the football team,
voted unanimously to tend the
proposal to the Harvard corpora
ton. Members Of the corpora
ton, 1t was understood, we're in
sympathy with the move.
Under the plan the money col
lected between the halves Of each
game by ushers provided by the
Harvard Athletic Association will
be kept apart and the money
collected on the visitors side Of
the field will be turned over to
that college for distribution.
The Washington times., 1931-10-28
Navy Orders

Lieut.. Comdr. Sidney w. Kirt-
land, to duty as officer in charge,
Branch Hydroplane Office, Balti-
more, Md.
Lieut.. Harry E. Rice, jr., to
treatment Naval Hospital, Wash
ington, D. c.
Lieut.. dg) Francis M. Hook to
Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va.
Lieut.. Gg) Neill Phillips to
Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H.
Ensign Royce L. Gross to
cruisers, Scouting Force, for COM
rnunication duty.
Lieut.. James w. Costello (Con-
struction Corps. to treatment
Naval Hospital, Doston.
Lieut.. Joseph F. Herman (Con-
struction Corps), to Navy Yard,
Mare Island, Calf.
The Washington times., 1931-10-28
Alex. High Engages
WGshingtOn and Lee

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. a.
Final preparations have been made
for the annual Homecoming
Game" for Alexandra High
School. The Maroon and Orange
gridders will oppose their old
rivals, Washington and Lee High
Of Ballston, Va, on November 8.
The Alexandrians looked mighty
good against st. Johns Of Wash
ington in their 20 to 0 victory
last week. They showed back
field power and strong defense.
Friday they travel to the National
Training School field to engage
the team representing that insti.
tuition.
The Washington times., 1931-10-28
Al BrOWn Recognized
As Bantam Ch1nlD

MONTREAL, Oct. 28.-Panama
AL Brown, whose claim TO the
worlds bantamweight champion
ship Is recognized by the National
Boxing Association, today clam.
ored for wider recognition SIS
a result of his 15-round victory
over Eugene Huat, French Cham.
pion.
Lacking much Of his brilliant
style shown in his recent Euro
pean tour, Brown outpointed the
French boxer here last night
before crowd Of $4,000. It was
the largest boxing gathering in
Montreal's history.
The Washington times., 1931-10-28
Totals 54l 512 5s5
BennyLeOnGrd Wins;
Was Not InlpreSSiUe

STON, Oct. 28.-Benny
Leonard will have to show O
great deal more ability than he
did against Vittorio Livan, at the
arena, before his comeback can
be given any serious conSidera-
ton, boxing fans held today.
True, Leonard was credited
with a knockout over Livan in
three rounds last night. but the
former champions victory was
not impressive. Livan did not
furnish serious opposition. He
folded up like Q tent after Leon
ard had scored with few hefty
belts to the body.