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The Washington times., 1931-10-20
NJ A !
WE'D BEAUTY

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, oct.
20 QN.SD D.-While Nevada no.
tables are preparing for q moose
hunt in the wilds Of Wyoming
with Jack Dempsey, rumors Of
impending nuptials continued to-
day to surround the former
heavyweight champion.
Pretty LavOn Vincent, blonde
beauty prize winner in q univer.
sity Of Utah contest few years
ago and the daughter Of Joe VIM
cent, wealthy sportsman and res
taurant owner. is to be Jacks
bride, according to local gossip.
Dempsey and Miss Vincent, how.
ever, have neither confirmed nor
denied the report.
Governor Balzar, of Nevada,
State Senator Getchell, Mat PEN
rose. warden Of the Nevada State
prison, and j. c Mckay, Reno
SportSmen are in Salt Lake City
with Dempsey organizing the
moose hunt. Joe Vincent, father
Of .Dempsey's reported bride to
be-. also will be member Of the
hunting party.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
8 DIE AS AUTO
S|NKS IN CANAL

LOWELL, Mass, Oct. 20 U.N.
S3,-Two women and a man
were drowned today and a sec
ond man escaped 2 watery grave
when their automobile crashed
over an embankment into the
Dutton Street canal here.
The dead are Mrs. Beatrice E.
Coons, 33 and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ballou, all of Derry, N. H.
George d. CoOns, husband Of the
dead woman, saved himself by
kicking a hole through the roof
Of the automobile. He grabbed
the hand of his wife and attempt.
ed to drag her through with him,
but had to let go when the roof
crashed in.
According to police, the automo-
bile headed down a dead-end
street which leads directly to the
canal.
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ON TRIAL
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, EN-w1~-1 ~AYYUG

AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. 20 u.N.S). /.
The State today resumed its
efforts to prove the Rev. j., M.
Williams, Rochelle (Gao Metho-
dist minister, shot and killed his
l9-year-old son to collect irstlEs
,ance with which to recoup losses
ia market speculation.
Mrs. Georgia williams, Of Kit
terry, Maine, widow Of the slain
youth, never before had seen
her father-in-law until she sat
within a few feet Of MIN in the
courtroom.
She heard witnesses testify the
minister sent q bIOOd-Stained shirt
to his 1aundress and that tire
tracks found near the hOdy cor
responded with the tread Of tires
ON the preachers automobile.
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Trunk Staying FoAows
OuarreLS OUer Cat

at the sSouthern Pacific Station,
DR.. Judd disclaimed all knowledge
Of the murders. DR.. Judd said:
'Ruth must have had an &C.
cOmpIice IL she committed those
murders"
'Tt can't imagine how she,
weighing only 100 pounds and
ill-she suffers from tubercuIO-
siS-cOuId have crammed those
bodies into the trunks.
"Agnes LerOi weighed about
100 pOundS-she had been diet
ing and taking other measures
to reduce her weight.
''When / left RhOenix Rrth
remained in our old apartment
until recently, when, after guar
reIS with the other women, she
moved to an apartment on Brill
Street.
Ruth had a position as sec
(Continusd on Page 2, Col. d.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20

lt a1 Il - u y ?
Bffs. Gem Pelham d. GEassfOrd'
b. S.Ad retired, today was named
superintendent Of the MetrOpOh-
tan Police Department, succeeding
Major Henry G. Pratt, who was re-
tired because Of physical disability.
The transfer of authority was
expected to take place at once"
Appointment of Glassford was
made few moments after a
medical board had recommended
the retirement of Major Pratt on
the ground that he was physically
disabled. The report was made
to the Commissioners shortly
after l o'clock.
At the same time Inspector Viii
liam s. Shelby was voted retired
due to i'll health. =
Born in New Mexico
General Glassford was born in
1883, at Las Vegas, New Mexico,
and IS the son of the late Col.
w. A. Glassford.
Early in his life General Glass
ford was brought to Washington
by his parents and attended pub
lie schools here. He also attended
the National School of Fine and
Applied Arts.
From washington he went to
the Military Academy at West
Point and was the youngest man
In his class. He went into the
field artillery and was stationed
at Fort Riley, Kans., for three
years. He went back to West
Point and served as instructor and
assistant professor at the Acad-
emy.
At the outbreak of the war he
was appointed adjutant of the
Fifth Field Artillery and went to
France with the First Division
In recognition Of his services he
was promoted to lieutenant
colonel and became executive Of
ficer at the Saumer Artillery
School, Of which he later became
commandant.
Promoted to General
On June IA, 1918, he was ap'
pointed to command the 103d
Field Artillery. On October 1S
he was promoted to the rank OF
brigadier general, commanding
the Fifty-first Artillery Brigade.
Wounded In Action
General GlasSford was slightly
wounded in action while on duty
during the war and was cited for
gallantry. Later he was awarded
the Distinguished Service Medal
for his general service with the
field artillery.
Returning to the United States,
General Glassford was assigned
for four years as instructor at the
Command and General Staff
School, Fort Leavenforth, Kan
While there he was given a
diploma as graduate from both
the line and staff schools. He was
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
To HAVE
METHODIST
SERVICE
Wife's Influence Prevails In
Burial of inventor Who Had
No Orthodox Religious Belief

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Oct. 20
0.N.SO.-Thomas A. Edison, who
was so conservative in his re-
ligious belief that he would not go
beyond admitting that there is a
Supreme Intelligence, will be
buried with Methodist Episcopal
services.
The funeral will be held at $3.50
tomorrow at GIenmOnt, the I'm.
ventOr's home on top Of the hill in
Llewellyn Park. Interment win be
in ROSedale Cemetery, q beautiful
graveyard on the border line be-
tween Orange and West Orange.
The Rev. Stephen j. Hebren,
pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Maplewood, q little
town two miles south Of here, viii
conduct the service.
Influence Of Mrs. Edison
Christian burial viii be accord
ed this man, who was one Of the
greatest thinkers of all time, be.
cause of the. Influence OF Mrs.
Edison, his widow. Mrs. Edison
for 81 years was the president Of
Continued on Page ,, Col. .
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TILTED" Pastor U1,n1oUed
As Love Notes Are Read

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 uN.S0 i.
A weaker man than Rev. Bartholo-
new j. Chudacek might have
wavered in Supreme Court-but
not the man who once begged
beauteous Betty Randolph to call
him -2ovvie."
His sizzling love letters were
read and he was questioned re-
peatedly about his admissions that
he was a good LOCKER" but
through it all, Revive" who de-
manded $4,000 because Betty
Tilted him at the altar, maintained
his calm. Before their first meet
ing he wrote her:
81 am sure my little heart
will 60 pit-a-pat-pat."
But today his heart showed no
signs Of undue pit-a-patting. Not
even when Betty's lawyer wanted
to know if lots of women wrote
him mash notes. He said:
Well. can't help that,
can II"
Chudacek declared on direct
testimony that he looked on
Betty as a fallen SOUP and
came to New York to marry her
and save her. He said that he
first met + through q "conso-
lation" letter he wr-'- 49, in
June, 1928, when he was emerg.
ing "~~~o the ordeal Of her third
divorce.
Each Wore Rose
One, written after it was agreed
he and Betty were to meet each
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
PETA|N' s PARTY
DUE HERE

Header. by Marshal Petain,
famed French leader in the
World War, the entire French
delegation which attended the
Yorktown Sesquicentennial eel
ebration will arrive in Washing
ton at Union Station at 5:35
o'clock this afternoon.
The delegates will be met by
members of the State Depart
ment and will be escorted to the
Mayflower Hotel, their head
quarters while here.
The visitors are accompanied
from Yorktown by Gen. John j.
Pershing, Rear Admiral Henry v.
Butler, commandant of the Navy
Yard; Brig. Gen. Edgar Collins,
stationed in Washington as COM
mander of the Sixteenth Brigade
and Pierre de L. Boal and War
rem B. Robbins, Of the State
Department,
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Ottawa to Washington
In Less Than 8 Hours

With bright prospects of max
ing good the fulfillment Of his am
,bition to visit three national capi.
tails in a single day. Jimmy Doo-
little, famed speed fliers dropped
into Washington early this morn
ing, fefueled within IS minutes,
and set out by air for Mexico
City.
Doolittle left Ottawa, Canada,
at 4:45. He came to ground at
the Washington-H Hoover Airport
at 7:15. BY 1880 he had taken on
gas and was headed SuothweSt to
the Mexican capital.
The aviator was scheduled to
stop at Boiling Field for refueling,
but a ground fog was said to have
prevented his landing there and
he flew on to the Washington.
Hoover field.
During service Of his plane,
mechanics found that one
cylinder lacked compression and
was leaking, but Doolittle grinly
said:
"Let 'er 20. boys"
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Nations Lights Out
As Edison Tribute,
Plea TO Hoover

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 UN.SJ.
A minute of darkness through
out the nation, when all lights
will go. out and all activity
cease, was planned today in
tribute to Thomas A. Edison.
Mayor Walker was TO issue a
proclamation asking the city to
express its sorrow in that fash
ion at p. m. tomorrow, the
day Of Mr.. Edison's funeral.
Acting Governor Wolber, of New
Jersey, was to issue a similar
appeal.
Pleas were sent to President
Hoover asking him to call on
other States to join in such a
mark Of respect. Many indus
tries were prepared to still ma
chinery for a minute at the
time Of the funeral.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Edison's Dahlias,
Raised by Wife,
AdOrn Bier

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Oct.
20 QNSO.-Among the flow
ers, in the midst of which the
body Of Thomas A. Edison lay
in state today in the library
Of his laboratory, was a spray
Of wine -colored dahlias.
They were a species devel-
oped by Mrs. Edison, skilled
horticulturist, and were chris
tened by her the Thomas Alva
Edison dahliaS.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
4O8' Chests Initiate
HaLf-BiLLiOn Drive

A national campaign to raise
approximately $500, ,0OO, 900 for the
relief of the jobless this winter
was started today in 408 cities by
the Association of Community
Chests, cooperating with the
Presidents organization of unem-
ployment relief.
The first object of the move
ment is a special drive to raise
$170,090,130 needed for imme-
diate relief. This relief applies
only for food, fuel, rent and
clothing.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
No Extra Session,
ReD. Smell Asserts

Refuting rumors in Democratic
ranks that there'll be an extra
session of Congress. Representa-
tive Bertrand H. Smell (RJ Of
New York, one of the Republican
leaders of the House and candi-
date for. the next Speakership,
declares that the Congress will
not convene before December Z,
as provided in the Constitution.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
ThieUes Are Blamed
In. WOrkhOuse Blaze

Police today continued probing
the cause of the fire in the
warehouse of William A. Marftz
458 Virginia Ave. S. W., which
is believed to have been set by
burglars.
More than 10000 pounds OF
waste paper were destroyed in
the blaze, which is estimated to
have caused 5000 damage. A
telephone pay box was missing
after the fire.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
SuU01sOn'S Condition
- Held Not Serious

FORTRESS MONROE, Va, Oct.
20 Q.N.S).-Senator Claude A.
Swanson CD Of Virginia, stricken
with a stomach ailment while
presiding at the Yorktown Sesqui-
centennial celebration, remained
in a hotel here today under care
Of his physician Comdr. George
w. Calver, U. S. N. His condition
was not considered serious.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20

other in Grand Central station
read: -,
ITO make sure we recognize
each other, suppose we each
wear q pink rosebud, my ,fav.
Orite flower. know it will
be thriIling-Olr meeting, l
II live in an '18-rOOm house
and sometimes 1 get lonely.
/ wish the time was near when
/ could say Dear Betty"
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
MAI. PR A 7 7
OUT IN BIG
CLEANUP
Retirement Based on Health;
Others Also Slated to Go,
z Inspectors Among Them
Pratt's Record
Born. August "a, 1873.

Born, August "A, 1873.
Appointed to force, August
1, 1896.
Appointed detective ser
geant, July 1, 1908.
Appointed captain, Feb
ruary IA, 1922.
Appointed assistant super
intendent, February Is, 1922.
Appointed superintendent,
April /, 1929. t,-..
Leave Of absence during
war, November 8, 1917, to
December 8. 1920.
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.DOOL|TTLENEAR
FINISH LINE Of
3-NAT|ON HOP
Left Ottawa at 4:45 A. M.,
HaIts in Capital, Then Lands
In Corpus Christi at e:36

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 20
Major Jimmie" Doolittle, at
tempting a dawn-to-dusk flight
from Ottawa, Canada, to Mexico
City, hoped off here for Corpus
Christi, Tex, at 9:36 a. m.
Doolittle negotiated the second
leg of his flight from Washington,
D. c., in three hours and two min
utes, averaging 220 miles an hour.
Doolittle did not leave the plane
or shut off his motor as he re-
fueled. He took off seven minutes
after landing.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Him
DISPOSE
Of BODIES
IN OCEAN
Mrs. Ruth Judd Hunted by
California Police; Quarrel
Hinted as Staying Motive

LOS ANGELES, CaIu., OCC'
20 UN.S0-Frail, tubercular
Mrs. Winifred Ruth Judd, a, flee.
ing in terror after allegedly COM
mitting an astounding double
murder of two other young WON.
en-, was the object today Of the
most intensive Pacific coast hunt
since the pursuit of William Ed
ward Hickman, boy killer Of .
little Los Angeles girl.
The victims, whose hacked
bodies were found in two dripping
trunks and suitcase in the
Southern Pacific railroad baggage
room here late yesterday were:
Agnes Leroi, IS, brunette grad.
uate nurse, formerly of Port
land, Ore.
Hedwig SamueISOn, "a, an
Alaskan school teacher, born
at White Earth, N. Oak.
Killed Late Saturday
They were killed late Saturday
night or early Sunday morning
in Phoenix, AriZ., in an apart
ment where the three young WON.
en- lived together. .
As officers Of Arizona and Cali.
fOrnia and special detectives Of
the Southern Pacific followed hot
trails Of Mrs. Judd through the
two States, veteran homicide ex.
perts Of the Los Angeles Police
Department7 sought an expIaiaar
tiOn Of the crime In sex psychology
and traced the motive to q trivial
(continpsd on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Edge Coming Home;
Starts TOn1OrrOtO

PARIS, Oct. 20 UNSO limited
States Ambassador Walter E.
Edge and Mrs. Edge were pre-
pairing today to sail on the
Aquitania tomorrow for New
York. y They will return to Paris
before the end of the year.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
PHsudski Stricken
BY Luna HeHp1OrrhGge

BUCHAREST, Oct. 20 UN.S0 :.
Marshal Josef Pilsudski, war min
lister and dictator of Poland, was
rushed to a hospital here today
suffering from an attack Of in
fluenza and hemorrhage Of the
lungs.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Copyright. 1891. BY International
News Service

NVpyEl8ubS AUOAS DS AASCAH@UAOAA@A
News Service
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2O.-'T
don't see how o woman as slight
and weak as Ruth could have
crammed those heavy dead
bodies into the trunks"
Outwardly calm but betraying
inward emotion by his incessant
smoking of cigarettes, DR.. William
c. Judd, of Phoenix and Los An
geles, today heard police accusa-
tions that his missing wife, Win
ME Ruth Judd, had committed
the double-trunk murder Of Agnes
Leroi and Hedwig Samuelson.
weighs Only 100 Pounds
Questioned at police headquar-
ters following his arrest within a.
few hours after the grim contents
of the two trunks were revealed
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Graf Again Crosses
Southern Atlantic

PERNAMBUCO, Oct. 20 (U.S).
Tn, Graf Zeppelin arrived here
from F'riedrichshafen last even
ing. The big German airship
left Lake Constance early Satur.
day.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
Pound ShOIUs Rise
As Market OpeIls

LONDON, Oct. 20 GN.SO.-
The pound advanced to. $3.9l at
the opening Of the stock exchange
today. Stocks and bonds were
firm. ...
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as Of October
II, 1888, 1923, ,479.O9.
Expenditures, $28, ,376.81.
Customs receipts, $40, ,198, ,945.52.
The Washington times., 1931-10-20
BOWEN APPOINTED

william Cason Bowen, of 2018
H st. N. W., has been designated
q Second Lieutenant in the Engi-
neer Reserve Corps by, the War
Department.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
A Chinese
Fete Will
Be Given
Devine Will Try Out New
Dance Idea at the
Indiana Roof.

tom DEVINE, manager of the
n Indiana roof ballroom, searches
his bag of tricks and reveals a
mythical trip to Chinaland as the
bathrooms feature for the coming
week.
The Spanish beauty Of the ball
room is hidden beneath its newly
acquired Mongolian decorations,
which effectively produce the ap-
pearance of Chinese garden fete.
Most noticeable among the deco
rations are hundreds Of twinkling
lanterns string from the bathrooms
balconies to it's ceiling, from which
a huge lighted lantern is hung.
Guests Of the ballroom will be
presented with Chinese good luck
coins, the power of which will be
put to e test when the ballroom
management has its Lucky Dance, -
Saturday evening, March z.
The Lucky Dance" is q stunt
conceived by Devine, in which
every patron of the ballroom may
participate. Numbered circles will
be drawn on the dance floor for this
stunt. When the Lucky Dance" is
announced by the orchestra leader,
the dancers will start to dance, as
usual.
AT given signal the music will
stop, a wheel of fortune will be
spun apd the couple standing on
the circle having the winning num-
Der will be presented with gifts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
Jolly Club
d Dance Is
Announced
Enroll Mushrush Plans
New Events at
Ballroom.

4 MOTHER week of interesting
IN and entertaining events are,
announced for the Lyric ballroom
beginning tonight, according to the
statement given but by the manager
Enroll MuShrusn.
One of the big events of the week
is the "Jolly Club Dance" which
Mushrush is planning for next Fri
day night. This party is open to
every one but the Jolly Club mem
bers are to be treated to special
features which they will invite every
one in the ballroom to participate
in.
A welcome Night" has been
scheduled for Monday evening with
a series Of unusual contests and
valuable prizes.
Tuesday night is PARTY Night"
when special attentions will be given
groups attending in a body.
A Treasure Hunt with expensive
prizes hidden away in various parts
of the ballroom will be the big event
on Wednesday evening.
Thursday night, Mushrush plans a
Perfume Dance" During the eve
ming all ladies will receive sample
bottle of fragrant perfumes. Large
sized bottles of perfume will be
awarded winners of various con-
tests on this night.
Curtis Thompson and his ballroom
dance band are still being featured
in the band stand of the Lyric.
Local singers from various clubs and
from the Lyric stage entertain with
the band.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
It May Be All True

The last Mayfair party in Holly
wood brought forth two great
terpsichorean artists whom it would
be hard to beat. They are Senior
Berto Wheeler and La Belle Jobyna
Rowland, who modestly entered the
dancing contest and after a series
Of spins, whirls, nip-ups and back
f1ips, the judges ever on the alert
for something new in collegiate
dancing, awarded them the fleece
lined CUP.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
Radio Star
Booked at
the Lyric
SmiIin' Ed Mcconnell to
Top Variety Bill
Here Soon.

CMILIN' ED MCCONNELL, popu-
- lar radio star whose name has
become almost, a household word
in every home in America and espe-
cially the Hoosier state since most
of his broadcasting has been done
in the middlewest, will be the head
lined stage attraction on the Lyric
vaudeville bill for one week begin
ming next Saturday, March 7.
Smilin' Ed, has been broadcasting
weekly over WLW in Cincinnati and
also over WKBF in this city for the
past year or more.
To have his name on a contract
the Lyric theater. it is said, paid the
largest amount of money ever paid
to any radio artist to appear in
this city.
Smilin' Ed Mcconnell makes very
few personal appearances and it is
further announced that this will
be his only theater engagement in
this city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28
PreUiez0S


EAST LYNNE'-A Fox picture
with Ann Harding, Conrad Nagel
Give Brook. The story is a tear
1erker and on this basis should cash
in heavily at the box Office. A pic
ture the women will undoubtedly
flock to see.
LADY FOR HIRE"-A Radio
picture with Betty Compson, Gil
bert Emery. Nothing pretentious,
nothing sophisticated, nothing for
the children. Heavily plotted drama
that is fair enough entertainment.
'PARLOR, BEDROOM AND
BATH'-MGM picture with Buster
Keaton, Reginald Denny. An hi
larious farce comedy better known
as a laugh riot. BY far the best
Of the Keaton talkies. Heartily
amusing without being vulgar. Box
Office from first to last laugh.
PRIVATE SECRETARY" - A
Radio picture with Mary Aston,
Robert Anes. Well acted, well
written, well directed comedy
drama on a familiar theme that
the ladies like. Saved from banality
by breezy dialog and good direc-
ton. The production is above
average.
HOT HEIREss" - First Ma
tional picture with Ben Lyon, Ona
Munson. Words and music are
o. K, but interrupted by lone
stretches of dialogic dullneSs writ
ten into a story that has been done
many times mostly in the old days.
There is a sprinkling of laughs, but
not enough entertainment for a
feature length picture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-28

was taken from the widely read
novel. Mistress"
The private lives Of famous stars
Of the stage and screen are known
only to a select few. The glamour
Of publicity hides the real persons.
The sura of popularity throws a
shining light around them. Gossip,
which may or may not start inno-
Gently enough. is usually greatly dis
torted before it has been tossed to
many mouths.
All these facts contribute to keep
ing the actual personal lives of
famous film and stage, stars away
from the public in general.
Miss Daniels enacts the role Of
Doree Macy, legitimate stage star
in MY Past" who is loved BY
two men, pals and business associ-
ates. Ben Lyon has the role of the
young lover who is unhappily mar
ried to wife that is dissatisfied
with him quite as much as he with
her. f@F
NdIdlle NOOreneaQ p0rtrdyS the
gallivanting wife. Miss Daniels
other sutton is characterized by
Lewis Stone, whose love, being that
OF an older man, forces him to give
her to his young friend. Many ad-
verse circumstances come in their
way before things Alright themselves.
however-and Albert Gran furnishes
some delightful comedy along the
way. Others in the cast are Joan
Blondell, Virginia Sale and Daisy
Belmore.
Adaptation and dialog writing
was performed by Charles Kenyon
and Roy Del Ruth directed.
Vitaphone Varieties, The Nag
gers Go South" and "Ain't Nature
Grand" and Fox Movietone News
round out the program.