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al Record earlier in the day, in which he
had raised a question as to whether
Secretary of War Hurley had any busi-
ness connection with the brokerage firm
of Swartzell, Rheem 81 Hensey, now be-
ing investigated by the Department Of
Justice.
Shortly after the remarks of the blind
Senator from Minnesota had been read
by the clerk of the Senate, Secretary of
War Hurley issued a statement deny
ing any connections whatever with the
defunct firm and asserted the books of
the Shoreham Investment Co. of which
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Air Route Planned to Rio.

MIAMI, Fla, February (P).-J. A.
Thomas, district traffic manager for
Pan American Always. Inc, here, an
nounced yesterday direct passenger serv-
ice between Miami and Rio de Janeiro
would be inaugurated on March g.
The company now operates passenger
service as far South as Para, Brazil.
The new line will add 2,191 miles to the
passenger system. Mail planes between
Miami and Rio de Janeiro have been
in operation for several months.
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UNIVERSITY is GIVEN
JAMES B. DUKE HOME
Will Restore Farm Where Durham,
N. c., Man Began
Fortune.

BY the Associated Press.
DURHAM. N. c., February THE
house and farm where James B. Duke
and his brother Benjamin were born
is to be restored and permanently pre-
served by Duke University.
1t was announced yesterday that Mrs.
Mary Duke Biddle of New York. daugh-
ter of Benjamin Duke, had purchased
the estate and donated it to the univer-
Sity. The house, a two-Story frame
structure. is indistinguishsbl from in
Vulnerable other country homes of its
1861 period, but it sheltered a family
whose philanthropies have approx
mated $9O,000,000.
On the old farm where Washington
Duke and his sons first began the man.
ufacture of tobacco shortly after the
Civil War the old tobacco factory still
stands.
Grounds and buildings will be re-
stored to their appearance of half a
century ago.
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Capone have instructed so-called in
dependent bootleggers who cater to a
select trade" with imported liquor that
you must take our booze or get out
of the racket"
Quoting unnamed Federal authori-
ties, the paper describes the action as
Capone's latest gesture to secure a
working monopoly of the bootleg busi-
ness in the Chicago area.
Capone representatives were under
stood by the Tribune to have held a
secret meeting with a group of the in
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Lot Adjoining School Bought.

The District Commissioners author.
lied the purchase of a lot adjoining the
Harrison School from Fannie e. Hall
for $4,000. This is the last of seven
lots to be acquired for enlarging the
school grounds, at prices ranging from
81 200 to $4,000
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CARD PARTY ARRANGED
ct. Johns Student Mothers to Hold
Benefit.

A card party will be held by the
Student Mothers Club of ST. Johns
College in the auditorium at the COL
lege on February IS, at 8 o'clock in
the evening. The party will be for
the benefit of the st. La Sale Auxili-
airy. Mrs. wallace Mattingly, president
of the club, has been named chairman
of the General Committee.
Hostesses will be, besides Mrs. Mat
tingly, Mrs. F. Joseph Weber, Mrs.
Tom Petty, Mrs. F. Gillian and Mrs.
Mary c. Lee. Chairmen of the various
committees include: Mrs. j. H. Hunter,
Refreshments Mrs. j. B. Stanley.
Prizes: Mrs. j. OLeary, Candy, and
Mrs. w. Taltavull Radio
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SCHALL WITHDRAWS
HURLEY STATEMENT
Strikes Out Remark Referring to
Secretary and Firm Now
Under Probe.

Senator Schall, Republican, of Mime
sofa, Friday night withdrew the state
ment he had placed in the Compression
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dependent bootleggers, instructing them
that no further importations of good
liquor would be tolerated.
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IMPORTED LIQUOR SALE
PROTESTED BY GANGMEN
independent Bootleggers Declared
to Have Received Orders to Use
Racketeers' Products.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February THE Trib-
une said today that emissaries of AL
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
TIME DUE
IN 8 SCHOOLS
Times staff Photo

Part-time classes in three junior
high schools loomed as possibil-
ity today as officials made plans
for a record-hreaking enrolment
which will create crowded class
rooms in many sections of the
city for the opening on Septem-
ber 81.
Stephen E. Kramer, first as
sistant superintendent in charge
of secondary education, declared
today that the Stuart, Powell and
Gordon Junior High schools prob
ably would be compelled to go
on a part-time basis until addi-
tiOns to the buildings now under
construction would be completed.
The Powell, whose addition will
not be completed before November
81, will be under the longest part
time schedule. With no time re-
served for organization and mat
ters incident to the opening Of its
addition, the shortest period for
it's halliday schedule would be
two months.
The Stuart probably will main
tain it's part-time schedule for
from five to six weeks, the date of
the completion of its addition set
at October 81, and the Gordon
will have only a short period of
two or three weeks on the divided
schedule.
Four new elementary school
buildings and two junior high
schools will be ready for occu-
pancy when school opens. They
are the Noyes, four rooms; La
fayette, eight rooms; Mann, eight
rooms; the Young and the Elliott
and Deal junior highs.
Western High School, which
had a part-time schedule last
year, will go on full-time basis
this wear.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
BAN ON APPEAL
RIGHT SOUGHT

The District Board for Condem-
nation Of Insanitary Buildings
recommended to the Commission
erS today that the right of appeal
from a condemnation decree now
granted a property owner by law
be abolished.
The recommendation was in
cluded in the 1881 report of the
board, which pointed out that be-
cause of recent court decisions in
condemnation cases, "the District
Government was required to pay
for old dilapidated and insanitary
buildings. The report states:
There has been a bill drawn
by the Corporation Counsel
amendin the Act of Congress,
which we believe will enable
the Board to proceed with its
operations more expeditiOusIy
and at the same time give the
board the necessary authority
TO raze d1Iapidated and inSani-
tary buildings :thOut the Dis
trict Government having to pay
for the same when the owner
refuses to comply with the
condemnation orders issued by
the board"
The board is composed of AS
SiStant Engineer Commissioner
Donald A. Davidson, Health Off
Ger William c. Fowler and Build
ing Inspector John w. Oehmann.
The report stated that during
the year property owners spent a
total of $4,000 in improving old
buildings; $50 buildings were con-
demqed; 204 razed; 1866 repaired
and 789 examined.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Col. ClIn1n1ins Heads
Philippine Veterans

Col. Albert S. Cumrlins, of
Tecumseh, Mich, was elected hon.
orary president of the Twenty
seventh Infantry, United States
Volunteer Veterans Association,
composed of men who served in
the Philippines, at the second
annual reunion of the group held
last night at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club.
Other officers elected were g.
H. Steidel, of Pottsville, Pa, presi-
dent; Col. Oscar D. Weed. Wash
ington, vice president; Col. w. F.
Judson, Philadelphia, honorary
vice president; the Rev. Herbert
M. Peck, North Platte, Neb., his
torian, and Edwin J. Robb, Wash
ington, secretary and treasurer.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
F|REMEN AGOG
OVER PARADE
Times Staff Photo

There1l be a hot time in this
old town Labor Day, September
7, when the lads who daily risk
their lives to battle the demon
fire, gather here once more for
their annual parade and fun
festival.
From present indications, the
coming Firemen'S Parade will be
the biggest ever held here.
Started nine years ago as a
local event, it has, under the en-
thusiastic sponsorship Of Sergt.
A. j. Bargagni, of the Washing
ton Fire Department, grown by
leaps and bounds until it has
now become almost national in
scope.
AS evidence of the popularity
of the event and the interest
which it is attracting elsewhere,
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The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Athletics Director,
Wife Unhurt, Car
Drops 20 Feet

Plunging over a 2O-foot EN-
bankment at Massachusetts
Avenue and Garfield Street
Northwest, Winfree E. johnson,
supervisor of athletics in the
District public parks, and his
wife, Mrs. Marie johnson, Of
44O3 Klingle st. N. w., mar
rowly escaped injuries last
night.
johnson told police he was
attempting to avoid collision
with a truck which swerved IN
front of his machine. Police
said the truck was operated
by Gazaway Foster, colored, of
1900 Dix st. N. E. Despite the
fact that neither johnson nor
his wife was hurt, the machine
was badly damaged.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Gen. Darrah Ordered
To Canal Zone DutY

Brig. Gen. Thomas w. Darrah,
who has served as chief of staff
of the Third Corps Area at Balti-
more since 1928, has been or
dered to duty in the Panama
Canal Zone by the War Depart
ment.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, Chief
of Staff, announced that protests
that General Darrah had been re-
lieved of command of brigade
in the Twenty Eighth Division on
a charge of unfitneSs during the
World War haC. been found un-
sound.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Mrs. Sonia Whitman
Files Suit in Reno

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Slingluff Whitman are surprised
today to learn that Mrs. Whitman
has field suit in Reno, New, for
divorce. She charged cruelty but
gave no particulars.
Mrs. Sonia Walsh Whitman
went to Reno six weeks ago. Her
husband is directory manager for
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company here. They were
married in 1915 and have one son.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
.YEGGS BLAST Z
SAFES; BALKED
BY Z OTHERS
BottIing Works Strongbox Is
Robbed of $1,360 Cash and
Gems; Another Is Empty

Cracksmen, who last night
worked on four safes, successfully
opening two of them, were being
sought today by police.
As a reward for their efforts,
the thieves obtained cash and
jeweIry totaling S1,S6O from the
safe of the whistle BOttling
Works. 1890 BIadensburg Rd., N.
E., and several hundred dollars
worth of false teeth from the Of
fices of Davidson and Weinberg,
dental technicians, of 1906 H st.
N. w.
It was believed at first the
robbers at the dental laboratory
had secured only few dollars in
change and gold and platinum
scraps of little value, but later
inventory disclosed that dental
plates and scraps valued at be-
tween 5000 and $500 had been
taken.
StrOngbOx ReSiStS
Efforts we're made to detach
the strongboX, which weighs sew"
eral hundred pounds, from the in
terror of the large safe, but the
thieves failed in this. The strong
box, according to Mr.. Davidson.
contained between $4,000 and
$4,000 in cash and gold ana
platinum.
Another safe which also resisted
their efforts, in the office OF the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany at the H Street address con-
tanned considerable cash.
Thieves who broke the safe at
the bOttling works are believed
to have been experts. They used
nitrOglycerine SO carefully that
while blasting the door of the
strOngbOx they did not Shatter
glass in nearby windows.
The robbery was discovered
early this morning by Policeman
G.. Warren, of the Twelfth pre-
C111CU, VIII 1lOUI11CO OoAAANCA GA
ber, of 522 F st. N. E., the owner.
About 5000 of the loot was in
cash and the rest in jewelry.
Rugs Smother Blast
The H Street operations Of
the yeggs also showed skill. The
men cut rugs from the floor Of
the insurance company and car
ried them into the dental offices,
draping them over the safe be-
fore they set off charge Of ex-
plosive.
The insurance company safe
was tampered with but resisted.
Both the insurance and dental
safes have been the objects of
craCkSmen in the past.
Another robbery attempt was
made upon the strongbox Of the
Eagle Electric Supply Co., at 925
New York Ave. N. w. Robbers
used a sledgehammer but could
not open it.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
MOTOREXHAUST
MANS WEAPON
IN SUICIDE
CIarksburg (Md.) Farmer
Dies at Wheel in Garage
After Worry Over Finances

Closing all of the windows of
his car but one, Fletcher Mullinix,
%, a farmer near Clarksburg, Md,
last night asphyxiated himself in
his garage by attaching a hose to
the exhaust of his automobile,
running the other end through a
window, after which he climbed
on the drivers seat and started
the motor.
Motor Stalled
The motor of the car had
stalled when Mullinix, who had
been missing for several hours,
was discovered by his wife.
She called DR.. George M.
Boyer, of Damascus, who said he
would issue a certificate of suicide.
Mullinix had been depressed by
financial troubles. The body was
removed to the undertaking eS.
tablishment of Roy Barber at Lay
louisville.
DR.. Boyer called Sergt. Roy
Bodmer and Policeman Paul Wat
kins, of Montgomery county police
headquarters at Rockville.
Member of Old Family
A member of an old Howard
county (Md.) family, Mullinix
left his home in Mullinix Mills,
Md, about four years ago and
moved to Frederick, Md. A year
ago he bought a farm near
Clarksburg.
Besides his widow, his mother
and four brothers, all of near
Nullinix Mills survive him.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
SCHEDULE
IS APPROVED
BY P. j. {.
Local Concern Saves $2,N0
Month Under New Set-Up;
Money Order Still Stands

An itemized statement Of re-
puted final indebtedness Of the
Washington Gas Light Company
to Central Public Service, gigantic
Chicago utility, was approved to-
day by the Pubic Utilities Com
mission.
As a result Of the approval,
the commission was given the
assurance that management rela-
tiOns between the local company
and the Chicago corporation
would terminate.
Saves $2,4OO. a Month
Mai. Gen. Mason M. Patrick,
chairman of the commission, re-
ceived the debt statement from
Frank A. Woodhead. vice presi-
dent of the local company. The
commission Immediately held a
meeting and approved payment
of the debts itemiZed.
The statement set forth that a
contract between Public Service
Engineering Company and the
Maryland Gas Transmission Com
pany, by which the local company
got it's natural-gas supply, would
be assigned to the local company
as of July /. The company saves
$2,400 a month, which was paid
as a service charge under the
contract as a result of this as
signment.
Other Debts Listed
Other debts approved by the
commission for payment included
$50, 6,427.S9 for natural gas used
during the month of July; $697 SO
owed to the Central Fuel Corpora
tion for 10 carloads of coal, and
$1,102.58 owed to Central Public
Service for stationary and sup
plies.
The statement did not set forth
an item for expert service rem
dered by Central Public Service
to the local company. The Com
mission reserved the right to pass
on this payment when it set
forth in the local company's
monthly operating expenses.
General Patrick said the recent
order passed by the Commission
fOrbidding transfer Of any money
or property of the local company
to Central Public Service without
the approval of the Commission
had not been rescinded as a re-
suit of these negotiations.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
To GET.
TAG No. |

/ Traffic Director William A.
Nan Duzer is brave man. Alone
and unaided he has settled the
Bong disputed precedence question
between the Vice President and
The Speaker of the House.
In distributing the Congress
ElOnal automobile tags for 1892
today, Mr.. Van Duzer awarded
tag No. l to the Vice Presidents
ear, and No. 2 to that of the
Speaker.
He said he did it by advice of
COUNSEL but declined to divulge
The source Of his advice. The
tags are of such artistic design,
Mr.. Van Duzer is proud Of them.
This year the Speakers car
bears tag No. 66. Mrs. Long
worth's car is tagged No. 81 and
Mrs. Edward Everett Cams No.
HI
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Three Soldiers Held
As GunDOint Robbers

Three soldiers are under arrest
and a fourth is sought in con-
nection with the robbery of
George Fendale, 46O H st. S. w.,
last night. Fendale told police
four men came to his home. held
him UP with a pistol, and after
robbing him of $3.50, hit him on
the head with the butt of the
gun. Hhe was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Robert James Boyd, 81; Ira
Russell Jones, "a, and George
Galloway, 81, soldiers attached to
Fort Washington, were captured.
Fourth precinct police say they
found two pistols in their pos
session and about SO.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
DR.. Cook BeQNeGths
$1,000 to HOlUard

The sum of $4,000 is left to
Howard University under the will
of the late Dean George w. Cook,
just filed for probate in the Dis
trict Supreme Court.
Dean Cook died several weeks
ago in Philadelphia. He was
connected with Howard Univer-
sity for so years.
Other bequests include $1,000
to a niece, Florence Cook; $4,000
to his son, George w. Cook, jr.;
$500 to a nephew, George w.
Cook, and the sum Of 5000 each
to several other relatives. The
remainder of the estate goes to
his widow, Mrs. Coralie Franklin
Cook, a former member of the
Board of Education.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Teacher at Dunbar
Translates Books

Mrs. Halle Queen Jackson, a
member of the faculty at Dunbar
High School, has been contracted
by prominent university to
translate a series of IL psycholo-
gies into Spanish to be used in
South American colleges. She
hlready completed two volumes.
Mrs. Jackson lived for several
years in Spain and Porto Rico.
She is a teacher of Spanish at
The local school.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Ladder Fall Fatal -
To Capital Painter

A certificate Of accidental death
will be issued today in the case
of George w. Storer, who died in
Emergency Hospital last night
from injuries received in a fall
at 4515 New Hampshire Ave-,
Coroner j. Ramsey hewitt said.
Storer, a painter, was working
on a New Hampshire house when
he fell from a ladder, police re-
ported,
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Citizen Federation
Has Session TOniqht

A special meeting Of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations
has been called for tonight in
the board room of the District
Building at 8 o'clock.
Among the topics scheduled for
discussion are the local police
situation; the proposal for a
Halloween festival on Pennsyl-
vania and Constitution Avenues
N. W., and a Home Coming
Week" to be held in 1882.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Hunters Reminded
I OF Squirrel Season

. In the belief that many Mont.
gomery county sportsmen still
think the squirrel shooting season
opened September l. as formerly.
Carroll Waters. chief game war
den for Montgomery county, has
again called attention to the new
act Of the last legislature opening
the season September Is.
The season extends from Sep
tember IS to October is. opens
again November IS and continues
Through December "a. The bag
limit q 10 squirrels a day.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Gen. Fisher Leader
of COP. Committee

The finance committee Of the
Arlington county Republican
barty completed its organization
last night at party headquarters
In the Spaulding Building, Clar-
endon, Va.
Brig. Gen. Henry C. Fisher,
II. S. A., retired, was selected
chairman; Stanley H. Williamson,
manager; Robert B. Bennett,
assistant manager: Paul w. Proc
tor, treasurer; Mrs. L. G. McNe-
mar, secretary, and Mrs. Hazel
q. Smith, assistant secretary.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Practice Shot Puts
BOU. II. in HOSDitnL

Joseph Milwit, II, of 1928 De-
Catur st. N. w., was recovering
today from a bullet wound in his
leg, inflicted yesterday by another
boy engaged in target practice.
Carter Lord, II, of 1917 Decatur
st. N. w., told the police he fired
at leaf in his yard and a piece
Of china DETECTED the bullet.
Young Milwit was hidden from
his view by foliage, he seid.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
CO-OperdtiUes Sell
S4,273,5O3 Poultry

A survey participated in by the
Federal Farm Board covering IL
northeastern States. including
Maryland. West Virginia and
Pennsylvania. shows that in 1929
poultry producers in this region
marketed $4,273,503 worth Of
poultry and poultry products
Through 20 cooperative marketing
associations.
West Virginia's total was $685.
a35: Maryland. $700. New jersey
and New York led the regional
list with $1,897,761 and $1,138,122,
Respectively.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
P0rOLed Prisoner
In Relatives Hands

Arthur otto Schricker, brought
here yesterday by Detective Rich
bird j. Cox, is on his way back to
Manchester, N. H., after having
been paroled by Judge Robert E.
Mattingly.
Schricker, charged with steal
Ing a ring and a revolver from
Frank zugel, 602 Ninth st. N. E.,
recently had been released from
Gallinger Hospital. Attorney
Charles Ford, given custody Of
the youth, will turn him over to
relatives.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
NAVAL OFFICERS SHIFTED

Lieut.. Comdr. Walter C. Calhoun,
aide to the commandant of the
Washington Navy Yard, has been
transferred to the Naval Receiving
Station, where he will relieve
Lieut.. Comdr. Lucien B. Green as
commander. The latter will sue
ceed Calhoun as aide to the
Navy Yard head.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
FALL is FATAL

Injuries to his head, received
early this morning, when he fell
from a truck on Howard Road
near Fort Sterling
Avenue, caused the death of John
Cavanaugh, colored, So, of 217
Lowrie Pl. N. E., an hour later.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
Third Negro Seeking
COuntY Board Seat

C. Harry Mosely, colored, of
Arlington, Va, today filed notice
that he would be a candidate for
the county board of commissioners
in the November elections. Mosely
is the third colored candidate to
file for this office, the others
being DR.. Edward T. Morton, and
Miss Mary Harris, school teacher
The Washington times., 1931-09-03

Miss Camille Nicherson, OF
Howard University Conservatory
of Music, was reelected vice
president Of the National Asso'
ciation of Colored Musicians at
the annual convention at Hamp-
ton, Va.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
WOODLAND GAVEL CLUB

The Woodlawn Gavel Club will
meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the
I. o. o. r. hall, Accotink, Va.
The Washington times., 1931-09-03
MISS MCPHERSON HONORED

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-10

in center. Then Rod lost control of the ball entirely.
 He walked B. Schmitz, Nello and P. Schmitz in succession to fill the bases. Singles by Big Mac and Ramsay, Colton's huff of J. Schmitz's fly, and home-run by Erskine sent seven runners across the rubber. Osborne, batting for the second time, flew out to cen- ter to end the inning.
 ELxS SCORE ONE
 The Bills scored their last run in the third inning. Manning caught the Moose infield flat foot ed and bunted safely. Osborne threw wild to first and Jimmy ~onped to second. He went to third on Boyd's out and scored on wild pitch.
 The Moose chalked up five more scores for good measure in the fourth. F. Schrnttz was out Bon ner to Andrews. Brother Bill singled to right. Nello famed Orrne made a hard run for Pete schnlitz's fly to right and Bill scored while Pete took second on the throw in.
 Big Mac hit for two bases to deep left. Ramsay walked and Jack schmitz dropped fly over the fence in center to drive two in ahead of him.
 The Moose scored their last run in the fifth. Bill Schmitz walked, stole second, had third stolen but Boyd tried to catch him and threw the ball into left field and Bill trotted home.
 AND THE MOOSE WIN
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-10

The Moose were held scoreless in the first two frames. They had the bases packed in the first but mo- thing resulted. With two gone in their half of the same frame, the Elks scored twice. Boyd pounded out long homer. Andrews singled and Jung hit for two bags. Roller blasted a drive above short which Jack Schmitz partially blocked but could not hold and the ball rolled to short left. The scorer charged Jack with an error. Andrews scored
 The Elks went scoreless in the second, and in the first of the third inning. Rodland was knocked out of the box by the Paps. He started the frame in good form, striking out Osborne and F. Schmitz flew out to Orme