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The Washington times., 1931-11-02
LAWYER GETS
S|DDONS
CHAIR
Hoover Fills Vacancy Caused
BY Death; New Member Has
Been Georgetown Lecturer

President Hoover today ap-
pointed Daniel w. ODonoghue,
prominent local attorney, to be
o Judge Of the District Supreme
Court
hf. O,Donoghue succeeds the
tie Frederick Siddons. who died
last July.
Sworn in at Once
1t II expected he win be sworn
In without delay, as the courts
business makes the services of
the full complement of judges de-
eirable. His name will be sent to
the Senate for confirmation
when that body begins its De
cer1lber session.
The ppOintment of Mr.. O'Dono-
esniIe was forecast several days
a9o when II was learned his name
headed list prepared under dk
rection Of Attorney GenCraf
Aaitcnell and submitted 10 the
PRESIDENT. 4
B0rn in GEORGETOWN SIS years
Ago, the new ilrist was gradu-
Ated frnrn Georgetown University
iia 1900 and that same yeai be-
gan the general practice OF law.
He now is associated With his
son, Daniel, jr.
Considered Republican
Mr.. O'Donoghue is former
president Of the District Bar AS
ISOLATION. and for several years
has been an Instructor at his
alma mater. He is considered
Republican, but has never held
public office.
He lives with his wife ard four
children at 1908 California st.
N. w.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
Sis To BLAME, :
SAYS SLAYER,7 I

UTICA, N. Y, Nov. 2 Q.NS).
Seven-year-old Peter de Saints
unconcernedly ate his breakfast
in the house Of detention today.
To any one who asked him, he
would tell just how he shot and
killed his sister, Gloria, 4, because
she teaSed him. =
Peter was held ON q murder
charge, but because Of his youth.
State troopers were uncertain
what disposition to make Of the
case: Peter told police:
"GIOria teased me lot and
dirtied my school book. It's
GlOria's fault. She shouldn't
have done it."
He re-enacted the scene of TAX
ing down the double barreled shot
gun when Gloria wouldn't be
good" loading it, holding it
against the little girls dress, and
pulling the trigger like my dad
showed me before going away"
He was knocked down by the
recoil, he said, continuing:
when I jumped up, Gloria
was bleeding. Then mama
came home and started to cry"
Patsy de Saints, the boys
father, is serving a sentence In
Atlanta penitentiary for owning
q still.
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SAYS
INDICTMENTS
CANNOT
STAND
Files Demurrer Against All
Charges; Hearing Nov. 20;
Calls Law Unconstitutional

Bishop James Cannon, jr., and
his former aide, Miss Ada L.
Burroughs, indicted for alleged
violation of the corrupt practices
act. today filed a demurrer in
District Supreme Court in an ef.
fort to escape trial on the grounds
that the part of the corrupt praC-
tices act upon which the indicts
ment is based is unconstitutional.
The Bishop and Miss Bur
roughs were. scheduled tor ar
raignment, but that automatically
was postponed by filing Of the
demurrer.
Bishop Arrives Early
The Bishop appeared at the
courthouse with five newspaper
under his arm an hour before the
opening Of the. court. He had
arranged for q number Of nrOani
nent men to sign his Suresies.
While waiting in the rlar
Office he suggested Sis
isapers, but was told, by
lady employed in the offics llat
ell parties to the paper wefe re
quired to sign at the same time
The bishop demanded iEnpati-
emily:
How can two or, more people
sign . paper at the same timer"
Then She Explains
The young lady explained that
they could be together and sign
one after the other. and that
would be practically at the same
time.
s., The bishop was represented at
the hearing in court by staff
Continued on Page 2. Col. ~
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
TWO AQUEDUCT
LI|pkSB[AsTED

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 (IN.S).
Two large sections of the Los
Angeles aqueduct, the city's prin-
cipal channel of water supply,
were destroyed today. presumably
by dynamite, on the Jawbone Can
yon Siphon in a renewed outbreak
of the bitter controversy between
the city of Los Angeles and Owens
Valley ranchers over the water
rights in the valley.
The great 12-fOot steel pipe was
broken Mt the top of the Siphon,
where the aqueduct emergeS from
a tunnel, and at another point at
the bottom, where the pipe is nine
feet in diameter.
The break was 100 miles from
Los Angeles IN an inaccessible
mountain region.
Crews Of worknen were hastily
mobiliZed,
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
LASHES
LITTLE NAVY
POLICIES
Statement Issued Yesterday
Adds Fuel to Feud Against
Hoover; Will Stay on Job

Charles Francis Adams appar-
emily had sent to Massachusetts,
for the fighting clothes of his
illuStrious ancestors today.
All Washington was specializing
over his motive in issuing = state
ment yesterday attacking the
world peace foundation for .
''littIe navy" statement issued by
that pacifist organization last
September.
Definite Break Seen
1t was the first public utterance
the navy chief has made since
President Hoover and the Navy
League locked horns last week in
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1931-11-02

Washington sky gazers this
morning were impressed by the
difference in size between the
Los Angeles and the Akron.
The cubic gas capacity of the
Akron is 6,5OO,Oo0 feet. while
that of the Los Angeles Is
2,470,OOO.
Is Much Longer
Length over all Of the former
is 7S5 feet, the latter, 65S.S feet.
Height Of the Akron is 1865
feet. Los Angeles, 1O4.4 feet.
The width Of the Akron is
1929 feet. the Los Angeles, 9O.7
feet.
The gross lift of the Akron is
4O3, 900 pounds, the Los Angeles,
153, 900 pounds. The useful lift
of the smaller ship is 10000
pounds, of the larger, 182, 1000.
Both Are Heavy
The Los Angeles has a total
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
CAPONE
LOSES PLEA

The Supreme Court today or.
dered prison doors closed on
Ralph J.. Capone, brother Of
"Scarface AL" Capone, OF Chi.
cago, when it denied his petition
for review of his conviction for
falSifying his income tax report.
Capone is under sentence Of
three years in Federal Prison and
$4,000 fine. He now is at
liberty on bail.
The high courts action. which
was announced without explana.
ton, leaves Capone only the
doubtful recourse of a petition
for rehearing.
In completing the prosebution
Of the first of the CapnnRs to
feel the sting Of the Govern.
ment's lash, Federal prosecutors
established a record for speed.
He was indicted On January
81, 1880, convicted in Federal
Court in Chicago, and the con
viction sustained III the Court
Of Appeals on July "a, 1881.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
Klein Radio Speech
BGres Rail Figures

DiSSipating the notion that "the
old iron horse Is losing out rapidly
as a freight carrier" DR.. Julius
Klein, Assistant Secretary Of
Commerce, asserts that the rail-
roads carry 76 per cent Of the
country's freight, the balance be-
ing handled by motor trucks, boats
and pipe lines.
Moreover, said DR.. Klein, in a
radio address last night, American
railroads pay out three times as
much in salaries and wages as the
great automobile industry. He
predicted that the carriers win re-
gain their prosperity with the
general economic recovery Of the
country.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
MQcD Donald Cabinet
Choice Defeated

LONDON, Nov. 2 0N.S0 Sir
william Jowitt, K. c., attorney
general in the last Coalition cab
met and prominently mentioned
for Prime Minister j. Ramsay
MacDonald's new National Min
istry, was defeated in the gen.
eral elections of member Of
Parliament from the combined
English universities, belated re-
turns revealed today.
Sir r. Craddock, Conservative,
and Miss Eleanor Rathbone,
independent, were elected.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
G.. o. p. Committee
Summoned bu FesS

Senator Simeon D. FeSs, chair
man of the Republican National
Committee, today called a select
convention of its membership for
December is, in the Capital.
The chairman'S Succinct an
nouncement was: $t
"As matters Of great import
ance are to come before the
committee IL Is hoped the en-
tire membership be present in
person or represented by
proxy"
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
SedGIiG Banker, 64,
Shot, Bank Closes

SEDALIA, Mo-, Nov. 2 Q.NS) /.
William H. Powell. "a, president
of the Citizens National Bank
of Sedalia, was in a critical con-
dition at home here today from
a gunshot wound self-inflicted
by the banker last night.
Powell's action, described by
his family as an accident. fol
lowed an oral announcement by
directors of the Citizens National
Bank that the bank would not
be opened today.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
TOIUn Has No Money
To Pay OFF Teachers

NEWBURYPORT, Mass, Nov. 2
QNS0-Unless $4,15S.7e can be
appropriated for salariec Of teach
ers, ali schools in this city will
have to be closed on December ]
because of a shortage in the
school budget, it became known
today. The situation was brought
about by the pruning Of $1,000
last February from the school
budget.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
2 Distant Qu0kes
Registered at G.. u,

Two earthquakes, one occurring
at 1888 o'clock last night and the
other at SIT a. m. today, were
registered on the Seismograph at
GEORGETOWN University. The first
occurred about 1900 miles from
here while the second was ap-
prOximately 1900 miles away and
was Of greater intensity. The di-
rectiOn Of each was not deter
mined.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
Hit-Run Automobile
Strikes Tire Mender

A hit-ard-run automobile which
struck Roy Stewart, of Cabin
John, Md, last night, near
Gaithersburg, while he was re-
pairing a tire is being sought by
Mont gomery county police today.
Stewart was taken to the
Montgomery County General
Hospital where he was treated
for possible fractures of the
skull and leg.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
g Seeks to Better
'ndbergh's Record

.1DON, Nov. 2 d.N.S0.J.
4Gollison, holder of the Aus
.Iia-England flight record. will
ave here tmoorrow in an at
1empt to break the long-diStance,
nonstop solo flying mark set by
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh in his
journey from New York to Paris.
Mollis0n win head for Cape
Town. South Africa, and hopes to
fly so hours without a stop.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
Los Angeles Just a Blin,p
ALONGSIDE the Akron

weight of 100000 pounds, the
Akron. 8y4O0,4SO pounds.
The Los Angeles has a speed
of 63.5 knots. The Akron has a
speed Of 20 knots, developed, but
the contract speed calls for 72.8
knots. which as yet has not been
fulfilled.
The economic cruising range Of
the Los Angeles is $500 miles,
while the Akron is 9,18O miles.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
Confession Clears Up
8-YeGr-OLd Staying

ORRVILLE, Ohio. Nov. 2
QN.S0 The mystery Of a sIay'
ing of eight years ago was be
lieved solved here today with the
story of George Bauhoff, %,
alleged parole jumper from the
Indiana Penitentiary, who police
say admitted killing Henry Miller
at a farm house near here in
1923. -.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
Standard Oil to Pay
DiUidend of Is Cents

CHICAGO, Nov. 2 U.N.S0.-A
dividend of IS cents was voted
today by the directors Of the
Standard Oil Company Of In
diana; the same amount was
voted for the last quarter. The
total annual dividend is now
81. The dividend today win be
payable December Is to stock
0f record November 16.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
ODonoghue Named to D. c. High Court
King Hdor:s
Wife Seeks
Divorce

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 2.--Anoth-
er perfect movie marriage" has
hit the rocks.
This. time it is the exquisite
blonde Eleanor Boardman. Of
Philadelphia, and her famous d.
rector husband, King Vidor.
She met him when he was sdi-
recting "Bardelys the Magnifi-
cent" in which she appeared
with John Gilbert five years ago.
Several months ago she went
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
Pacific Filler Must
SerUe Term In Jail

los ANGELES, Nov. 2 tU.S1.
Bon Moyle, transpacific aviator,
IS scheduled to surrender to-
day and begin serving q 30-day
jail term for drunken driving inn
posed last July
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
Ten Armed Bandits
Loot CItic0QO Bank

CHICAGO, Nov. 2 QNSO.
Ten men armed with machine
guns raided the Empire Trust and
Savings Bank today and escaped
With all cash in the tellers cages.
At was estimated thousands of
dollars were stolen.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
Pound Sterling Drops
In PriUnte Tradinq

LONDON, Nov. q (INS0 The
pound sterling dipped to 1878 in
private trading today. The stock
exchange was closed on account
of q holiday.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02

ELEANUR. .hAllAfkLyIN1tAl.IIN 4
to New York with her two daugh-
ters, one four, and the otlersa yeaI
old, and rurnors. were hrutied
about that she hoped her abb
sence might make the heart grow
fonder. 49,.
But today it was reported that
her experiment had failed and
now she will sue for divorce.
The Washington times., 1931-11-02
THE WEATHER

Fair and continued cool with lowsst tsmPera.
tnre about 80 degrees and probably light froat
IN exposed places in the suhurbs tonight. Tees
day fair with rising Temperament gentle variable
winds becoming sOutheFly. Temperature ysstsr
day--Highest, ST. lowest. 80.
The Washington times., 1931-10-26
HEAD Of SCHOOL
RAPSF|REMEN

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 26.-Brand-
ing the action of City Fire
Marshal Jesse A. Fisher, of An
napolis, In turning streams of
water on the students of st.
Johns College, Thursday night, in
the course of a row between st.
Johns students and students from
Johns Hopkins University, as un.
warranted, DR.. Douglas Huntly
Gordon, Of st. Johns, today will
confer with attorneys relative to
action by the college against the
city.
AS the result Of the fracas on
st. Johns campus, Thursday, "a
students were fined $6.7S in DO.
lice court. The fight occurred
when Johns Hopkins students
attempted prematurely to set fire
to the st. Johns students bon
fire, which was scheduled to
blaze Friday night.
In the course Of the row fire
men turned water on the fight
ers. They retaliated by throwing
bricks at the firemen and the
new fire truck. breaking a hose
nozzle and cutting some Of the
hose.
The Washington times., 1931-10-26
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The Washington times., 1931-10-26
MUD ON CARPET
BRINGS KICKS

Mothers do not like to have
their, children come home from
school with wet feet or muddy
shoes and those whose youngsters
attend the new Lafayette School
at Northampton Street and Broad
Branch Road Northwest are no
exceptions.
In the haste to complete the
building so thta it could be ready
for occupancy this fall, the Dis
trict officials overlooked the paw
ing Of a strip Of ground between
the sidewalk and the street, which
becomes a regular uuagmire when
it rains.
The oversight, however, will
soon be remedied, it was said at
the District Building today.
Major II. L. Robb, Acting Engi-
neer Commissioner, has two chill
dren who attend the school.
When it rains they come home
with soggy shoes, leaving a trail
Of mud on the family rugs.
Mrs. Robb has registered her
objections with the Major and he
is going to do something about
remedying the situation almost
any day n1w.
The Washington times., 1931-10-26
FINDS U. S. m GOOD SHAPE
Citroen, French Ford,
Calls Depression
Exaggerated

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 dNs),
America, 80 rich and so power.
full" is in a better financial con.
dition than any other nation, &C.
cording to Andre Citroen, French
automobile manufacturer, who
was to sail for home today after
an American visit.
Citroen asserted he was impress
ed with the good copdition in the
automobile industry. He predict
ed the country's car output next
year would reach between 2,S0O,.
600 and 5000, 900.
In Detroit, he said, there was
little unemployment and "actu-
ally no poor people"
Reports Of the depression here
had been exaggerated abroad. he
found, In view Of the enormous
amount Of new construction going
on in the United States.
The Washington times., 1931-10-26
AOVERrIsEMEMT
LEMON AND HOT WATER
BRING SOUND SLEEP

Poor sleep may be due to stomach
gas. Then lemon juice in hot water
helps. When the gas is in the UP
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The simple German remedy, Ad-
lerika, washes out BOTH stomach
and bowels, removing poisons which
caused gas bloating. nervousness.
bad sleep. Get Adlerika today; in
Q hours you'll be rid of bowel poi
sons and will sleep good tonight.
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The Washington times., 1931-10-26
ADVERTISER EMIT
Way to Get At a Cold
Is Through the BosOeLs

AS soon as you catch cold, the
pores close: perSpiration Is
checked. Gases and waste can't
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Remember this when you catch
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The Washington times., 1931-10-26
40 Hours DeUOtiOn
Will End With Mass

The 40 hours devotion which
opened yesterday at Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church will
close tomorrow. A solemn high
mass was celebrated today in
connection with the services and
another will be celebrated tomor-
row morning.
The sermon delivered yesterday
at the church by the Rev. Joseph
s. Considine, Of the PasSionist
Fathers, was broadcast over the
radio.
The Washington times., 1931-10-26
Long Island AUiGtrir
Is Air Race Winner

BALTIMORE, Oct. &c. Miss
Frances Harrell, of Valley Stream.
L. L., won the free-for-all seven
mile race which featured Balti-
more's second all-woman air car
nival yesterday at the Curtiss-
Wright Airport. Eleven woman
filters took part, despite the high
winds.
Frank Hawks stopped for a
brief visit en- route from Whining
ton, Del, to Bluefield, w. Va.
Amelia Earhart Putnam, who was
to have been guest OF honor, was
prevented from coming by engine
trouble.
The Washington times., 1931-10-26

I'm white, blue, pink,
and tan, consists Of
tOque, leggings, a n d
mittenS.
The Washington times., 1931-10-26

Made with novelty band
on sweater; leggings, tOque
and mittens to match; 2 to
s years.
The Washington times., 1931-10-26
Weather Details

For the District Of Columbia-Fair
and slightly cooler, with lowest tenn
psrature about ~ degrees tonight;
Tuesday fair with rising temperature;
moderate northwest .r1lT w, winds ;o,,.n. and
Tuesday; cooler in east and central
portions tonight; rising temperature In
west portion Tuesday; fresh northwest
winds.
For virxinia-Fair tonight and Tues-
lions tonight: rising temperature In
northwest portion Tuesday; fresh north
or northwest winds
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Yesterday To-day
p. m. ....... ~ I q. m. ....... 81
So. m; 5000 20 a. M ''''''' 90 90
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
since Aecc 1annsrS l. t 1871 SIS temperature
Excess of temperature since October
/. 1881. 101.
Accumulated deficiency of precipita-
ton since January 1, 1881. 500.
October /. 1881, 1888.
TIDE TABLES
Today-Hikh tides 7:4s a. m. and
sos pm. Low tides, 2:S5 a. m. and
aga p. m.
Tomorrow-High tides, SPA a. m. ana
$40 p. m. Low tides, S:OS a. m and
THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today, 1928 a. m. and
The sun rises Tuesday. 500 a. m and
The moon rises today, ASA p. m. ana
The moon rises Tuesday, 5:2O p m.
and sets. 1925 a. m.
COMPARATIVE TENPERATIJREg
The Washington times., 1931-10-26

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and regulations, and . reasonable amount Of
driving practice to pass the examination.
driver to be eligible for license must be
able to distinguish between the colors Of red,
green and amber at q reasonable distance.
Still, color blindness is not an absolute bar to
operating automobile. Persons so afflicted
may confine their driving to streets without
traffic lights unless the colors are placed uni
formly on all light units.
Applicants with defective vision must pro-
vide themselves with corrective glasses. They
must be able to read within a few feet the
regular traffic signs observed on the highways.
The applicant must be otherwise physically
ut to drive, and his automobile, especially the
lights and the brakes, must be in perfect order.
After the physical examination and examina-
ton of the automobile comes the operation test,
then the mental test.
j. S. Baker Of the National Safety Council
recently made the rounds of the Eastern States
that required licensing Of drivers and subjected
himself to examination In order to get an idea
Of what these tests are Ike.
His experience In 10 Of the States has led
him to outline a standard driving test and a
sample series Of questions which would repre-
sent in o general way the average type Of ex-
aminationS prevailing in these States. The
driving test includes the requirement Of nine
significant operations, all under the eye of an
examiner sitting alongside the applicant The
mental examination that follows consists Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19
BY ISRAEL KLEIN.

"WENTY-SE MILLION passenger
cars trucks and buses in the United
States, travelling total Of 10000
600 900 miles last year
Only $50, 900 miles Of more or less
improved highways, ranging all the way from
GRADED earth to concrete, and most Of this
mileage in the form Of city stxeets-
Millions Of ears, billions of miles wider and
faster highways-trafRc, traffic and yet more
tTafic-
Then the accidents.
In 035, $50 of them in this country In 1890,
e2,5Oo persons were killed and oS2,32S were
injured.
Automobile mileage last year decreased 10
Der cent according to authoritative figures. Yet
the number Of automobile accidents went up IL
per cent. deaths more than per cent and in
iuries, IL per cent?