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The Washington times., 1931-05-02
j. s. ATTITUDE
IS UNCHANGED
ON DEBTS
Nations Policy Is Made Clear
as World Delegates Meet
Here for Chamber Session

On the eve of the meeting Of
the international Chamber Of
Commerce, which opens here
Monday, the death knell was
sounded today to any hope the
foreign delegates might have had
that the United States might
turn it's back on it's attitude
toward the international war
debts.
From an authoritative source
it was learned there would be no
change in the American policy Of
demanding payment of debt set
Elements made by Secretary Of
the Treasury Mellon with the
various debtor allied nations.
To Avoid Credits Bank
At the same time, definite
negative was given proposals
from abroad, principally from
English bankers, that the United
States join the movement to con-
troll world credits through con-
certed action 5y the central
banks of the powers or through
the new Bank of international
Settlements.
It was stated by the same
authority that, while this Govern
ment was glad to cooperate in
any movement to restore world
prosperity, there would be no
chance in the policy under which
this Government has refused to be
represented on the international
Settlements Bank or on groups
growing out Of the original
Reparations Commission such as
those who worked out the Dawes
and Young plans for payment OF
German reparationS.
Keen Interest in Session
Reiteration of the American at
titude both as to the war debts
and the international Settle.
ment Bank, it was indicated, did
not foreshadow a lesSening Of in
terest in the world financial Situ-
alton, or in the work of the Inter.
national Chamber of Commerce.
On the contrary, Mondays
meeting will open assured Of the
support of the administration in
it's general purpose, and there is
strong hope in official circles
great good will come out Of the
annual gathering. A great group
of distinguished Europeans will
be in attendance, and the meet
ings it is felt, will be Illuminating
regaring the world depression and
international economic relations.
Silver to Be Discussed
Among the subjects almost Ger.
tain to be discussed, it is felt, are
international finance having to
do principally to the silver 'queS-
ton and foreign loans.
It was because of this latter
probability that the definite
American attitude on two i'm
portant features of any interna-
tional financial discussion, was
made clear informally, though
firmly.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
COURT To TEST
GUT COAL TON

The District Commissioners have
authorized Corporation Counsel
William w. Bride to test the
legality of the Districts weights
and measures law relative to the
sale Of coal by the 2000-pound
unit in Police Court.
It is expected that Mr.. Bride
will Immediately hale one of
Washington s coal merchants into
court for a test case.
At the same time the Commits
sioners also addressed a letter to
the Attorney General asking that
the Department of Justice take
over the investigation into re,
ports of price-fixing of coal by
District wholesale merchants.
The letter was accompanied by
data collected by George M. Rob
erts, District superintendent of
weights and measures, who con-
Quoted a preliminary investiga-
ton into the Districts coal situa-
ton.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
Chicago Just Normal City,
Jane Addan1s Asserts

the conditions with which he
will have 20 cope, and he will.
"He is an experienced poll
tician, you know. When he
served as chairman of the
county board, all the social
workers respected and liked
him for the attention he paid
to the needs of public institu-
tiOnS."
Sympathy for Idle
Miss AdGams spoke feelingly OF
the misery that unemployment
caused in Chicago last winter
She confided that conditions have
recently become a trifle better
but attributed this to a seasonal
change"
Everyone responded nObly
in the effort to relieve the
poverty of the unemployed. We
tried to avoid bread lines. /
think they are most humiliating
to the pride. We helped the
jObIess men and women in
other ways"
Blue-eyed, white-haired, brisk OF
manner, Miss Addams said that
her retirement from the famed
Hull House." which she founded,
is a long way off. She is 70
years old. She added:
'I'm just one of a group Of
people living at Hull House.
Like the others, I try to help
my neighbOrS. That's ALL"
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
RED CROSS lays
JUBILEE PLANS
Photo by International

The golden jubilee celebration
of the founding of the Red Cross,
which will be celebrated May 81,
will be colored by data taken
from the archives of the organ
ization and describing early dis
asters, heroism, and sacrifice in
the early days of the Red Cross
activity.
Already vivid descriptions of
disasters in the last century have
been found in yellowed news
papers of that day, and photo
graphs of Clara Barton have been
obtained. Chairman Payne has
written a history of the events
leading up to the dinner party
at Miss Barton's I Street home
where the society had its birth.
Photographs are being taken
Of the rambling old Red Cross
house at Glen Echo, Md, recon
Structed from the supply ware
house of the JOhnStown Flood
disaster. 1t was here that Clara
Barton wrote her memoirs and
died.
A search has been started for
any survivors of the list of 81
singers of the original constitu-
ton,
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BOY HERO BALKS
INTERVIEW
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President Hoover, who had acted
as a buffer between Bryan and
the press during his stay here,
and who finally thought to ar
range a Limited interview" with
the boy, lauded the youngsters
determination to avoid giving his
impressions of his trip to the
press as a whole.
It was a mighty fine thing, he
thought, to find young man
with so much principle tnat he
would remember his promise
under such trying circumstances.
"I'd rather not be interviewed" !"
he quoted the boy as saying. Il
think ought to keep my promise,
and before I left, my father told
me to whom I should give my first
interview"
His Impressions Sold
It is understood Bryan's "StOry," "
i. e., his impressions of Washing
ton, Mr.. Hoover, the King and
Queen of Siam, and the other
thrills he had here, have been sold
to a Western newspaper man and
will later be exploited.
Thousands of words have been
written about the boy since his ar
rival here last Wednesday and his
reception by Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover.
For three days reporters have
been kept away from young
Untiedt. The President had
ordered that his 13-year-old
charge be kept free from the
odium of undue publicity" at all
costs, and his orders were en-
forced.
Yesterday afternoon, however.
Mr.. Hoover relented. He agreed
that a delegation Of six picked
by the reporters could interview
him upon his return from a high
school ball game. Unfortunately,
the ball game was "one of those
things" which round out at a
score of % to 8. It got quite late,
editions were going to press, and
the boy hero had not appeared.
It was suggested to Secretary
Theodore JoSln that the inter
view go over until this morning.
Joslin hesitated, then said:
'Wel, that all depends rpOn
the boys plans for tomorrow.
Wait a minute and let me See."
At this point, it is only fair to
state rumor had been persistently
circulated that the President was
planning to quietly put Bryan on
an early train this morning and
let him be well on his way home
before the reporters were aware
of his departure. He came East
that way, his family staunchly
denying-on White House orders
that he had left until the word
was released from this end.
In about 20 minutes, JoSlin re-
turned, presumably from confer
ence with "the chief" He said:
"AH right, boys. Tomorrow
morning as close to $3.50 as we
can make it,"
The interview was cancelled
this morning, however. ct the
boys insiStences
The Washington times., 1931-05-02

NEW WORK, May 2 GN.S0
Warning factions struggling fol
domination of the underworld
have given Chicago an unde
served reputation of a "city OF
crime"
Actually, Chicago has no more
crime than many other large
cities, asserted Miss Jane Addams
world-famous social worker, in an
interview today. She said:
1--WE have q saying out there,
that the reason Chicago has
become notorious is that the
gangs are not weII-Organized,
as they are in other places.
Confidence in Mayor
"They are continually fight
ing each other and trying to
muscle in on forbidden terri
tory. Naturally, violence has
resulted, and has given the
rest of the world the impress
sion that Chicago is hOt-bed
of gangSters."
Miss Addams, who visited New
York city to confer with social
leaders on plans for an inter
national conference to be held in
Germany next year, expressed
her confidence in Chicago's newly
elected mayor, Anton Cermak.
She said:
81 believe that he is an able
man and conscientious
worker. Cermak knows well
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
ThOmpsOns Agree
On Property Split

Former Representative Charles
j. Thompson has reached a prop
erty settlement agreement with
his second wife, Mrs. Katherine
Howe Thompson, who he charged
had married him for his money,
according to word received here
yesterday from his home at De,
fiance, Ohio.
The agreement provides that he
win have clear title to all their
properties in Defiance, while Mrs
Thompson will be assigned joint
property here. No word was re-
ceived from Mrs. Thompson, who
lives at Tilden Gardens, but it is
expected she will withdraw her
suit for limited divorce, filed in
District Supreme Court.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02

MRS. MARGARET E. AMORY
CONTENDING that Mrs.
Margaret E. Amory, of Balti-
more, conducts her racing
stable as a business and not
for the fun Of it, the United
States Board of Tax Appeals,
has ruled that she should pay
$28,580 in added income taxes
for 1925. 1926. 1927.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
MAY DAY RIOTS
COST 8 LIVES
|NEUROPE
Machine Guns Turned on Reds
in Lisbon; 2 Killed, IA Hurt;
Hundreds Thrown Into Jail

hunure0S nr0Wn INTO jail
LONDON, May 2 G.N.sJ.
Eight deaths, scores of injured,
and hundreds of arrests were
recorded today in the wake Of
May Day demonstrations in Eu-
ropean capitals.
Effective precautionary meas
ures and wholesale arrests Of
agitatorS considerably checked
the more violent tendencies.
The chief disorders occurred in
Spain, Poland, and Portugal,
where riots climaxed a day Of
celebrating and demonstrations.
A movement against the dictator
ship of President CarmOna ap-
parently wOve itself into the May
Day activities in Portugal.
The London hobbies" went
into action in Hyde Park and
dispersed a meeting of COM
munists. Two uniformed men
were injured.
2 Deaths in Spain
The Spanish Republic, largely
devoting itself to rejoicing over
the overthrow of the monarchy,
reported two deaths. They oc-
CURED in rioting at Barcelona,
capital of the Catalonian Re-
public, where communists staged
noisy demonstrations.
A clash between Reds and po-
lice at Warsaw cost two lives.
Another demonstrator was killed
in the Polish city of Kutno, while
many were wounded and scores
arrested.
Two persons were killed and
fourteen wounded when Repub-
lican guards in Lisbon opened
fire with machine guns after May
Day demonstrators exploded sew
eraI bombs.
The bombs were exploded as
troops and demonstrators came
to blows in Lisbon streets.
Paris Rather Quiet
Another fatality occurred dur
ing international labor day dis
turbances at Oporto.
Paris reported only minor
clashes, but 500 communist lead
ers were arrested early in the
day. A policeman was shot and
seriously wounded in Berlin,
where so persons we're placed
under arrest.
In the Balkans, communist ac-
tivities were firmly suppressed,
but 10 were arrested in Sofia. At
Budapest, 10 demonstrators were
injured in clashes with police.
New York Quiet. Also
NEW YORK, May 2 1N.SO. u.
War veterans, Socialists and
Communists took up their work
day tasks as usual today after de-
voting May Day to speeches, offer
ing a different solution of the
problem of living. Separate meet
ings of the organizations were
held in Union Square and all of
the demonstrations passed off
quietly.
CLEVELAND, May 2 0N.SO
Seven men and one woman were
held as minor diSturbers today
after May Day demonstrations
which sent IS workers to the
capitol at Columbus to demand
relief for the jobless. Almost
10000 persons took part in the
meetings.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
Tinaes-Her0Ld Rack
Thief GiUen 80 D0uS

Attempted robbery of a Times
Herald honor system newspaper
rack today sent Berkeley E. Price,
622 o st. N. w., to Jail for 80
days.
Clarence Richmond, World War
veteran who has charge Of the
rack, found Price in the attempt
and summoned Policeman Benja-
min A. Dye, of the Second pre-.
cinct, who took the man in Gus
tody,
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
New York Quiet, Also

CLEVELAND, May 2 G.N.S).
Seven men and one woman were
held as minor diSturbers today
after May Day demonstrations
which sent IS workers to the
capitol at Columbus to demand
relief for the jobless. Almost
10000 persons took part in the
meetings.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
CAPONE ARREST
ORDERED
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ton that he is the real CapOne-
not somebody else, as detective
magazine tried to prove.
Capone was not around the
Lexington Hotel last night, when
States attorneys aides dropped
in to call. Four of his followers
were taken into custody, how
ever. At least one door was
smashed in the raid on the Lex.
ington, which frequently serves
as Capone headquarters.
Another raid was made on the
Western Hotel, Capone'S Cicero
headquarters. Neither the gang
leader nor any Of his henchmen
were present. Chief Investigator
Pat Roche said:
"This is just part Of our
campaign to clean up the city.
The hOOdlumS are getting out.
We're looking for CapOne."
Someone Has Talked
Roche intimated someone had
talked" about the Heitler as
sassination. It was known there
had been trouble between the
vice monger and "Dago Lawr-
ence" Mangano, Capone hench-
man, who was one of those taken
into CUSTODY for questioning last
night.
Authorities were practically
convinced today that the charred
body found in an ice house near
harrington Thursday was that of
Heitler. The racketeer had been
missing since Wednesday.
Papers we're seized in the Heit
Ter home which, it was believed
may show evidence Of q pOIiticO
crime alliance. 1t was hoped the
documents might also show cause
for the killing.
Beer Head Taken
Probably the most prominent
of the reputed Capone gangsters
named in the indictments re
turned for prohibition violations
by the Federal grany jury is
Bert Delaney, said to be in
charge Of Capone's beer manu-
featuring division.
Others of note among the %
were Steve Svoboda, skilled brew
master, and Martin Accardo
whose brother, Tony, supposedly
ranks high in the booze Syndi
cate.
Raids made recently under di
rection Of United States District
Attorney G. e. @. johnson
formed the basis for the indict
mentS. Two of the raids were
on Capone's breweries on the
South and West sides. In one
brewery beer valued at $75,O0C
was seized.
Speedy Trials Asked
Speedy trials for those indicted
was to be asked of Federal Judge
John p. Barnes.
Added to these most recent
troubles, AL Capone himself is
awaiting an appeal from a six
month Jail sentence imposed for
contempt Of Federal Court.
Convictions secured against his
henchmen include:
Ralph Capone, brother Of AL
three years imprisonment and a
$4,000 fine for income tax fraud
Gets Five Years
Jack GuZik, five years imprison-
ment and a $17,500 fine for tax
fraud.
Frank Nitti. 18 months in
prison for tax evasion. He is al
ready So wing this term.
Sam fiuzik, brother Of Jack.
a year and q day in prison and
Ia $2.500 fine for tax fraud.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
PLANES USED
T0BREAKUP
REVOLT
InSurrectionists Driven Back
In Disorder; Last Vestige
of Rebellion in Portugal

LISBON, May 2 GN.SO.-The
rebel forces which have held Fun
chal, capital Of the Madeira
Islands, for several weeks in de-
fiance of the Portuguese govern
ment, have surrendered, it was
stated in an official communique
issued by the administration OF
President oscar Carmona today.
Planes ROut Rebels
The surrender, the cOmmunique
stated, followed an intensive at
tack by federal infantry against
FunchaI. Loyal troops, aided by
airplanes, drove the insurrecti"n-
lists back in wild disorder, 1t was
said.
President Carmona sent a mes
sage of congratulation to the
minister of the navy, who di-
rected federal operations at Fun
chal. ,
Fears of a revolt in Portugal
aroused by a serious outbreak
during the May Day celebrations
yesterday, have now been dis
PEELED, it was said in authorita-
tive quarters. Three persons were
killed, 20 wounded and scores ar
rested in the fighting.
The Funchal rebellion flared
I'D several weeks ago, when a rev
oiutionary junta under Gen.
Sousa Diaz seized control OF the
city, ejecting federal officials.
The rebels announced their de-
termination to remain in control
until Carmona relinquished his
dictatorship and consented to
parliamentary elections.
Revolt Spreads
The revolt subsequently spread
to the Azores and other Po'tu-
guese island possessions, but was
stamped out everywhere within
q few days except at Funchal.
Martial law may be clamped
down on Lisbon today on indica-
ton that revolutionary activities
against the dictatorship of Car
mona were assuming alarming
proportions.
Particular violent May Day
demonstrations, featured by bomb
explosions and attacks upon con-
stituted authority, caused the
cabinet to seek safety within the
barracks of the Third Artillery
Regiment. It was the second time
within two weeks that the POrtu-
guese ministers retreated to the
army haven.
The government posted heavily
armed troops at all strategic
points, and ordered armored cars
to patrol the streets.
These drastic precautionary
measures were taken after an ur1-
usually hectic May Day, when 2
persons were killed and IA in
jured.
LONDON, May 2 G.N.SO.
British marines from the cruisers
London and Curlew landed at
Funchal, Madeira, today to picket
the city following surrender of
the insurrectionists, it was stated
in an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Funchal.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02

LONDON, May 2 QN.S).
British marines from the cruisers
London and Curlew landed at
Funchal, Madeira, today to picket
the city following surrender of
the insurrectionists, it was stated
in an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Funchal.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
BRITISH GROUP
To VISIT HERE

Touring students of British
universities will visit Washington
July 20 to "a en- route home from
British American students con-
ference to be held at the Univer-
sity of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
This conference is one of
series designed to provide for an
exchange of ideas and opinions
on international questions by
"serious-minded students of diff
ferent countries" A similar con-
ference was held at Oxford, Eng
land, in 1929.
The students will be entertained
here by the Carnegie endowment
organization and will be guests at
the British Embassy.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
CAR FORCED OFF.
ROAD, 8 HURT
Photo by International

Said to have forced an automo-
bile off the road into a ditch
near Baltimore, resulting in the
injury of three persons. Charles
w. Rullman. 18. of Morris St.,
near Seventh Northwest, was ar
rested yesterday by Laurel. Md
police and charged with reckless
driving. He was released on
collateral. A preliminary hearing
will be held Friday afternoon.
Those injured were Charles Tor
melin, So, of Scarsdale. N. Y. who
received contusions of the chest
of broken ribs: his wife, Mrs,
Dorothy Tormelin, so, who suf-
fered a sprained back and broken
knee cap and decorations of the
leg. and their daughter. Dorothy,
81, who was slightly injured.
They we're all treated at st,
Joseph's Hospital in Baltimore.
Two girls are said to have been
in Rullman's car at the time of
the accident. They were not
arrested
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
STARR LETTERS.
REPORT TODAY

NEW YORK. June 20 GNS0.
Albert D. Osborn, handwriting ex-
pert, will report today on the
authenticity of three letters writ
ten to DR.. George Jameson-Carr,
steamship surgeon, supposedly
from Starr Faithful. The letters
suggested the suicide of the girl,
whose body was found on a near
by beach three weeks ago.
OSborn's report probably will
not be made public until tomor-
row, when he may appear before
the Nassau county grand jury.
STAIRS stepfather, Stanley E.
Faithful, claims the letters were
forged.
Elvin N. Edwards, district at
torney of Nassau county. an
nounced he did not intend to rest
on the suicide conclusion should
Osborn hold the letters were writ
ten by Starr. but planned to con-
tinue his investigation.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
Mexican Motorists
Must Carry TwO
Red Lanterns

MEXICO CITY, June % q.
N.S0 1.-Two red lanterns, in
addition to regulation car
lights. must be carried by mo-
torists who travel on Mexican
highways at night, according
to a decree issued by the De-
partment of Communications.
These lanterns are to be
placed five yards in front and
five yards in the rear of every
car when the driver is forced
to stop on a federal highway
at night. Head and tail lights
must also be kept on. Viola
ton means a fine of $25.
In connection with these pre-
cautionary measures, it was
pointed out that $4,000 per
sons have been killed in auto
mobile accidents in Mexico and
it's vicinity In 20 years.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
DEATH
TIP CAPTURES
FIRST PRIZE.
Spirited Competition Marks
Weekly Contest; I'd Award
Given for Burglary News

High-preSsure competition among
amateur, but alert, newsgatherers
marked The Washington Times
newStip contest last week, with
the winners remaining in doubt
until the final hour.
First prize of $40 was awarded
for a tip on the death of Walter
K. MerSon, of BeltSville, Md, who
was killed by a hit-run driver.
The second prize of $40 goes
for the tip on the strange ad-
venture that befell C. A. Harris.
of 408 M st. N. w.. who came
home to find burglar 1ansack.
ing his bedroom.
Tip on DIR. Leiva
A story of a different type
the raising of DR.. Don Carlos
Leiva, charge d'affaireS of the
Salvadorean Legation, to minis
terial rank, wins the third prize
of SIS.
The fourth prize Of So was
awarded to the human interest
narrative relating to the 9-year-
old boy who journeyed 10 miles
on roller skates to call upon his
teacher.
Six TwO-DOlIar Prizes
The other six prizes of 81 each
were awarded for news tips on
the following stories:
The visit of Mrs. Stella Camp
bell, of New York, to Washing
ton, eliminating in a mix-up with
a woman who wanted to be her
domestic.
Three-year-old Dan Cameron,
of 5417 Illinois Ave. N. w., biting
a dog.
Woman struck by lightning.
The rescue of six motorists
caught in the high waters" of
a Rock Greek ford.
House struck bv lightning.
The freak run" of a freight
train at Fifteenth and H Streets
Northeast.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
Bishop BeGuchdn1p
Dies at Richmond

RICHMOND. Va, June 90.
Bishop William Benjamin Beau
champ of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, general super
intendent of the Baltimore and
Virginia conference, died in Stuart
Circle Hospital here last night.
The clergyman, who was 81,
was known throughout the South
for his work in the missionary
field of his church. He was head
of the centenary campaign which
raised $35 100000 for worldwide
mission work.
The Washington times., 1931-06-29
CHARGE
HOLDS MATRON
Photo by International

Jean Cummings, attractive
young matron who was arrested
several weeks ago and fined 500
at Hyattsville on a charge Of
illegal possession of liquor was
again arrested Saturday night at
Bladensburg, Md, and was re-
leased on $1,000 bond on a sim.
liar charge.
When arrested the first time
at the Green Lantern, road
house on the EdmOnston Road
near Bladensburg, the woman
said she was engaged in the
liquor traffic in order to obtain
money to educate her children.
In the raid on her house Sat
urday night police say six cases
of beer and a suitcase full Of
alleged whisky we're seized. She
was arraigned in Police Court at
HyattSVille today,