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The Washington times., 1931-06-01
'TWO-GUN' DIES
On JULY 5

NEW YORK, June l QN.SD .
Francis C'Two GunD Crowley,
the misguided youth who ''hated
coppers" and thought he could
get away with killing them, was
today sentenced to die in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison
the week of July S. Sentence was
imposed at Mineola, L. l., by
County Judge Lewis j. Smith.
Crowley was convicted last Fri
day in the Nassau county court
at Mineola of the murder Of
Patrolman Frederick sch,
whom the 19-year-old hoodlum
had riddled with bullets when he
came to a parked automobile to
question 1.-TWO Gun"
Was With "Sweetie"
In the car at the time with
Crowley was his 16-year-Old
"sweetie," Helen Walsh, who
since testified against him, al
though she "Still cares for him. "
Young Crowley heard the SEN
tence with a show of bravado,
but he WINGED a bit when the
fateful words were pronounced.
There was a faint smile on
CrOwley'S face as he entered the
courtroom. His smile disappeared,
however, when the proceedings
were formally begun.
The execution of the boy gun
man may be delayed, neverthe-
less. until the Court of Appeals
has passed on the case.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
AUTO M|SHAPS
DROP IN MAY
Photo by International

Despite the increase in auto
visitors to the Capital during
May there were fewer traffic &C
cidents than in April, records
showing that this month there
were approximately TAB accidents
as against 8O6 last month.
Ten persons were killed in
traffic miShaps in April and
only deaths in May.
The causes of fatalities in May
have not been compiled but those
for April show that pedestrians
were to blame for six, motorists
for three and a street car for one.
Fifty accidents in April were
due to reckless driving, 38 to fail
ure to give right of way. Is to
carelessness and 10 to drunken
drivers,
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
1882 FETE MAY.
. HAVE z HEADS

A new set-up for the manage
ment of the George Washington
Bi-Centennial will be proposed at
the meeting of the local commits.
sion tomorrow.
Plans approved by the executive
committee call for the appoint
ment Of a business manager, to be
chosen from the group Of local
executives, and also of a director
of pageantry and ceremonies.
1t appears probable the vacant
post of executive director will be
abolished and a system Of dual
control established, with final
Jurisdiction resting with the execu-
tive committee.
The post of executive director
pays a salary of $4,000 per
annum. The title of the place will
be changed, if the commission as
sents to a reorganization of its
work, but no change is slated to
be made in the salary it carries.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
) SHOTS FIRED
IN TWIN KILLING

LOS ANGELES, Calf, June l
I.N.SO.-Another new witness in
the Staying of Charles H. Craw-
ford and Herbert F. Spencer had
been found today as the prelimi-
nary hearing of David H. Clark,
charged with the double murder
was continued.
Herbert Hasche, manager OF
an insurance agency, said he
heard three shots, not two, and
saw a man hide in the shadows
of Crawford's office and then es-
cape in the direction taken by
the supposed slayer.
Another development was q
statement by Clark on the eve OF
the municipal election. He said
81 am sorry that my prelinli-
nary examination will not be
finished before the election
Tuesday, so that the people
could have all the facts. am
innocent of these charges and
all ask is that my friends and
supporters retain their conf
dence in me-"
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
TEXAS To GET
DRUG FARM
SWEDISH RIOTERS

The new Federal narcotic farm
west of the Mississippi river will
be located near Fort Worth, Tex,
a board consisting Of Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon, Secretary
of War Hurley, and Attorney
General Mitchell decided today.
The farm will accommodate
about 1000 addictS from the
Federal prisons west of the Mis-
sisSippi and possibly others who
may be transferred from Govern
ment penitentiaries in the East.
Also there will be facilities for
the treatment of such addicts
who may volunteer for treatment.
The first of the farms has been
located near Lexington. KY. and
the buildings there are in the
course of construction.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
4 Women Arrested
In HyGttsUiLLe Raid

Four women were arrested in a
raid in Hyattsville yesterday by
Sheriff w. Curtis Hopkins and
Deputy Sheriff Tom Garrison at
the Colonial Tea House.
Stella Christopher was charged
with operating a disorderly house
and released on $500 bond. Three
mattresses were released on $40
collateral each. They we're Kathe-
rine Miller, 1919 Nineteenth st.
N. W.; Doris Devoe, 2640 Four
teenth st. N. W., and Mary
O'Brian, of Hyattsville.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Mississippi Statues
To Be Unveiled Here

Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo, of Mis-
Sissippi will make the presenta-
ton address at the unveiling of
statues of jefferson Davis, presi-
dent of the Confederacy and J. z.
George, for many years senator
from Mississippi in Statuary Hall,
tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The statues will be unveiled by
Miss Adele Hayes-Davis and Miss
Katie Boyd George, direct descend
ants of President Davis and Sena-
tor George.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
SEN, HULL ASKS
TARIFF CUTS .

Declaring that tariff walls
throughout the world must be
lowered to restore prosperity,
Senator Cordell Hull (D) Of
Tennessee, today proposed that
the United States assume leader
ship of the movement.
When Congress meets in Decenl-
ber, said Hull, it should proceed
to revise the Hawley-Smoot tariff
downward with the aid of a fact
finding commission.
The new Congress, he said,
could also authorize the President
to negotiate reciprocal treaties
with other nations for tariff reVi"
sion which would be effective
unless Congress exercises it's veto
power in from three to six
months.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Hit-Gnd-Run Victims
Body Is Identified

The body of a man lying un-
identified at the District Morgue
since Friday night, has been
identified as that of Peter Doyle.
SO, by Paul Disto. 226 Seventh
st. S. E., who said he mad seen
him several times last week. The
man was found unconscious in
the 100 block of Four-and-a-Half
Street Southwest. Friday night,
with injuries believed TO have
been incurred when he was struck
by a hit-and-run motorist.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
A Boys Held on Bond
In Drug Store Theft

Charged with having broken
into a drug store at 1903 Forty
fifth st. N. w. on May 26, four
youths, ranging in age from 18
to 81, were held for the Grand
Jury under bond of $1,000 each
by Police Court Judge John p.
Mcmahon today.
Police accused the boys of enter
ing the store, owned by Otis H.
Wood, and taking goods valued
at $3.50, including a radio set
and AZ pints of whisky. The boys
gave their names as Richard
Stockton. George w. McGill.
Charles Wesley Taylor and Louis
Ferro. All pleaded not guilty.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
IS Guns, Ammunition
Is BurqL0rs' Loot

Burglars broke into a store at
GIT Pennsylvania Ave. S. E. early
today and stole Is pistols. a num-
ber of holsters, and ammunition
valued at $10O.
The burglary was discovered
when Ignatius S. Tamorra, owner
of the place, opened up for bust
ness today. He notified police,
who discovered finger prints
where the burglars had removed
a pane of glass from a rear door
to gain enhance to the place.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Ice Cream Statesmen
Barred From Parks

Ice cream vendors who offer
their wares in parks hereafter
will be arrested.
A number. of complaints from
persons who said they had been
annoyed by persistent vendors
we're received by the police dur
ing the Decoration Day air ma
neuverS.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Buried War Grenade
ExDLOdes, Kills -Four

KAsCHAU, Czechoslovakia,
June / ms -Four children
were killed and fifteen seriously
injured here today when a hand
grenade they dug up exploded.
It was believed that the grenade
might have been a "dud" thrown
during the World War and buried
all the years since.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
To HIT
POWER BEFORE
GOVERNORS
Roosevelt, RitChie and White
Watched With Interest at
Conference of Executives

FRENCH LICK SPRINGS, Ind,
June / 0N.S0.-The. governors
of half the States of the Union
met here today in annual confer
ence.
Presidential candidates. and ma
tiOna1 issues lurked in the fringes
Of the gathering, but so far as sur.
face indications went everything
appeared as placid as a mill pond.
Controversy Avoided
Their program, which calls for
three days of Speech-making
about Estate problems" is so de-
signed and drawn as to steer the
conference clear of every contro-
versial issue.
But one State executive, Gov.
Clifford Pinchot, of Pennsylvania,
refused to be repreSSed or to be
confined within the narrow limits
Of the program makers. They put
Governor Pinchot down for q
speech on Timber Needs of the
Future" but the volatile Pennsyl-
vanian rebelled. Tomorrow he is
going to tell his gubernatorial col
leagues that the power trust is
an octopus that is progressively
swallowing the American people.
The question of power control is
a live issue with some of the gov
ernors here, among them Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New
York.
Ritchie Also Interested
Gov. Albert Ritchie, of Mary
land, also a Democratic Presi-
Dental possibility, is deeply inter-
ested in the question, too.
Roosevelt, Ritchie and Gov.
George White, of Ohio, all Of
whom are rated as Democratic
Presidential timber, are the cyno-
sure all all eyes at the conference.
The governors of "a States had
registered with the conference
secretariat today.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
GnOOcheff Dances
To Feature Recital

Mile. Tania Gnoocheff, classic
dancer, a pupil Of Nine. L. N. Vas
silieff at her school Of ballet, will
appear in the schools recital
Thursday night at 8 o'clock, at
Pierce Hall on Harvard Street.
Mile. Gnoocheff has been a
pupil of Nine. Vassilieff for five
years and has won several honorS.
Classic, ballet and character
dances will be featured.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Cafe Workers Shot;
Bandits Are Blamed

CHICAGO, June 1 1N.S) .
James Cermak, 40, bartender, and
Joseph Tony Wick, porter of the
Little Bohemia Cafe, political
rendezvous, were shot and cri-
tically wounded in a mysterious
manner today. Joseph Poisl, pro-
prietor, said he believed bandits
were responsible for the shooting.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
CITY DELUGED
BY 2-|NCH
FALL
Rock Greek Stream 0verfIoWS;
Scores of Automobiles Are
DitChed on Muddy Roads

Traffic about Washington was
stalled, many roads were damaged
and cellars were flooded yester-
day by the heaviest downpour in
more than year. The rainfall
at 8 o'clock this morning had
reached a total of 2.05 inches.
With the tOrrentiaI rains came
. decided decline in temperature.
The mercury registered its low at
about 64 after mounting yester-
day to 80 degrees.
Rocks LOOsened
Tons of rock and earth crashed
on to the roadway on Broad
Branch Road between Grant
Road and Beach Drive in Rock
Creek Park. The roadway was
under more than a foot Of water
as early yesterday afternoon the
stream passed the flood stage.
More than so automobiles were
stuck in the mud along the Rich
mond- Washington Highway be-
tween Washington and Alexandria
when they swerved on to soft dirt
shoulders.
The COIesvilIe Read, in nearby
Maryland, was blocked when Sligo
Greek rose more than nine feet,
the water being damned by a log
Jam. Maryland police cleared the
obstruction and the road was
again paSSable.
Planes Grounded
Airplanes returning from the
air maneuvers were grounded
Several ships were slightly dam
aged in forced landings.
Trolley traffic on Connecticut
Avenue was brought to a stand
still for some time during the
height Of the downpour. Floods
and washouts on the Marlboro
Pike delayed vehicular traffic
from Chesapeake Beach and
other southern Maryland resorts
for hours.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
GRAND JURY TO MEET

The regular grand jury Of the
corporation court, Alexandria, has
been called for next Monday.
There are approximately Q score
Of cases to be heard.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01

Don't look for For Rent" siEHe
80. consult the vacancies advertised
daily In the Rental Columns of the
Classified Section.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07
UTOPIA WELL
STAGES ~
PERFORMANCE

Utopia Oh cOmpanys wildcat
on the structure OF that name IN
the sweetgrass HilIs during the
week again proved its versatility
when drillsrs succeeded In ZOOS.
enlng the tools which were bridg-
ed in the hole.
A rush OF water came past the
tools when they were Ioosened.
rising Ia the hole to within a
short distance OF the top. The
water contains sulphur and Is APP
parently coming from the Ellis
Madison contact.
Due to the location Of this
wen with reference to the com
plex fauIting which Is a feature
Of the district, this well Is not
regarded as having definitely dis
proven the structure.
Utopia structure is the high
est point. geographically be-
tween the Kevin-sunburst field
and the Bear Paw mountains.
but It Is much lower structuralIy
han nearby Hills structures
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07
Russian Oil Output
Reaches New Heights

Russian Oh prOauetion amr-
ing 1880 totmled fs.ost 900
metric toms, an increase Of
81 percent over the 1920
output. placing this country
wen ap among world Head
ers Of the industry.
Plans for 1881 are said Il
calI for an increase Of at least
As percent over 1880 The 1880
output was almost double that
Of the peak year under the
czarist regime.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07
O'NEn TREADS

Big on Contract
He and his brother got out Of
the oil refining business in north
ern Montana after they had exc
cuted the largest contract for
crude oil-1s.00o. 900 barrels
with a railroad that has ever been
made, it is believed. and just
at a time when the wells we're
slowing up In the Cut Bank
district he sank for Oh and
brought in a dry well-and
now sells the wind that comes
out of the shaft" to the Mon
tana Power company.
A longtime friend OF the
debonair oil man says: Zip"
o'Neil is the type OF fellow who
II he was washed off the deck
OF a ship in q storm in mid
ocean would come up out Of the
depths Of the sea, with his peck
cts full Of fish and head for
land. mounted on the back OF
whale" Those who knew him
intimately devlare that his sue
cess isn't due to luck but to
shrewd, weIl-balanced intellect
that is ever ready to take
chance and dosen't know when
be is whipped. Grit. not luck.
they declare, is the secret OF the
success Of genial Zip" O'Neil.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07
OREe OIL Es

PORTLAND United Utilities
Corporation Of Minneapolis IL
this week starting a wildcat east
Of Vale. with gas Is the objective.
An expenditure OF 100000 ia
drilling operations is planned near
Burns. ia Harvey Basin. Two
rigs have been shipped in and two
deep tests announced BY J. n.
Yoes, Of Los Angeles
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07
w REL.IE.E
lContlnned from Pags %

each grade, so that farmers know
what they are getting when they
buy distillate.
Embargo Sought
Memorializing congress "a
place an embargo on foreign oil
Requiring refiners to furnish
men who work in tanks with
gas masks.
Highway Measure
Other measures adopted in
cIuded submission to the people
OF a measure OF vote $4,000. zoe
Of highway bonds and to increase
the gasoline tax 70 s. cents per
gallon after 1888, to continue
until 1871.
Requiring highway and NUM-
cipal contractors to furnish a
bond to cover ali supplies to be
used In the construction Of
streets and roads which meas
ure protects oil dealers among
others from bad accounts Of de-
funct sub-contractors.
Tax Bill Killed
The legislature killed a bill
which would have transferred
from the refiners the responsible
ity for collecting gasoline taxes.
transferring that burden upon the
jobbers.
Another bill killed would have
compelled gasoline ldealers to
have duplicate pumps to handle
taxfree gasoline. for farm use.
such gasoline to be colored
distinctive yellow.
Gas Tax Killed
A measure to tax natural gas,
assessing one-fifth Of a cent per
thousand each on the producer,
the pipeline and the distributor
a tax OF s-5 Of cent per thous-
and-was killed.
Two dangerous price-fixing
bills that would have hit all lines
OF business were killed.
Import Bin Killed
A proposal to tax imported
gas was killed.
Various other measures. In
Guiding one requiring certifi-
cate OF necessity for the construc-
tion Of gas lines, were talked
but were not presented or II pre-
scented were killed in the COM
mittee OF. the house and senate.
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Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07

"67n Pefrolenm company's Wild
cat on the Dunkirk structure IS
NE MEX NEM 2s-zs-1E was
this week completed AZ q dry
hole at 17oo fest. finding con-
aitions abnormal practically every
foot Of the way
The well drilled green shale
from dso to 500. found no sum
burst and no stray sand and
logged what the drillers called
muck al the way from the
Kootenal to the contact
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07

CONTINUED rom FaHe UnoI
he viii act for the company as
state supervisor Of pipelines and
gas fields. His successor at Bak-
er is Harry schroth, who has
been field superintendent for the
Gas Development Company for
two years. Mr.. schroth's posi-
ton win be taken by r. II. Rob
4nson. formerly OF Midwest. wy
nming.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07

regions westward through western
Montana and northern idaho "a
eastern Washington EnelnAing
Spokane. extensive markets,
where il win replace slab wood
and high priced coal and incl OIL.
Another project. almost equal
II advanced. though rather 81
gantic in It's scope. IS the tying
in Of this gas with other large
supplies to supply a trunk pipe
line eastward that has a. its
outlet the vast markets 81 east
ern North Dakota, northern Min
nesota and southern saskafche-
wan and Manitoba. Naturally.
no single interest ia the natural
gas producing end viii dominate
these projects.
Faith In Futuro
I'VE have always believed in
the incompatible. economic value
to Montana and the adjacent
Rocky mountain northwest terri
tory Of Montana's great natural
and from the days Of its
first activity. the sunburst inter-
ests have taken an unrestine part
in finding and providing supplies
Of low cost natural gas FOR the
pipe lines built and projected IN
this part Of the northwest
AT this time natural gas is all
ready being supplied to Great
Falls from Sunburst company
wells in certain parts Of the Kew
structure commonly |
called the Shelby gas field, and
these wells are under long time
contract to supply gas to the
Montana Cities gas pipeline
Large Reserves
However. Sunburst and asso-
,iated interests own, outside and
separate from the gas under con-
.ract for the present Great Rails
inc. some Of the most extensive
natural reserves In Montana.
These reserves outside OF Kewin-
Iunburst field have been calcu-
ated by reliable biologists and
firms as reaching
otals OF from $50 billion cubic
Get to more then 1900, billion.
several structures entirely owned
r substantially controlled by ms
AVE been completely proven for
reduction Of gas and some pro-
.uction has already been deye1-
ped and further extensive addi-
ional evelopment is now to be
Natural gas is the ideal and
owest cost fuel. and with the
arge SUPPLIES now available. we
elieve substantially every COM
aunity of this fortunate region
hould. and viii be, soon supplied
nth this great natural resource
hat adds so much to human
omfOrt convenience and pros-
Gritty ["
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07
T. 2. TEST

fCOntinued rom FAKe VNeJ
eorinR with rotary. This well
has drilled through a large
amount OF sand and conglcmer-
ate and it is believed BY some
that it may have drilled into the
fault which is q prominent feat
ure on the structure. Location
81 this well is in Golden Valley
county, southern Montana. In
swH swM 21-sN-ziE.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07

Construction Of the line vii
be IN charge Of H. NJ. Parmaiee
California construction engineer
The main line, according 70 pres
emit plans, will be 20-inch. 2ss
miles IN length. with smaliel
laterals to the sources OF sup.
ply and to the points Of con.
sumption.
Closing OF the deal marks an
other hlghlight in the Montana
activities of O'NeiI. who prior q
this had established himself as
one Of the outstanding oil op-
orators OF the state.
O'NeH Is Pioneer
He was one of the pioneers
in the Development Of state oil
fields, notably Keyin-sunburgt.
and a few years ago climaxed a
series Of spectacular successes BY
disposing OF his producing ac-
rsage In the KeVin-Sunburst field,
together with the International
Refinery at sunburst. to the Cal
ifornia Petroleum Company for a
reported consideration Of ST.
600, 100000.
Following the closing Of this
deal he was not an active par
ticipant In Montana oil and gas
activity until completion Of the
Drumheller discovery well on the
Yunck lease, six miles north OF
Cut Bank and about is miles
west OF the Kevin-sunburst field.
Cut Bank Pioneer
He Immediately leased large
block OF acreage in this area,
north OF the prumheller well and
southwest Of the Border field, /
and commenced drilling opera
tons.
His first well, on the A. L.
Afichaels farm, came in as 49,
900, O0O-fOot gasser from the
sunburst sand at 2Ts0 feet.
Gas Field Indicated
wells drilled by other opera
tors in the district pointed to the
existence OF one OF the states
largest gas areas and with this
he began negotiations
which ended in contamination OF
the deal with the Montana Pow
err Company and the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company.
In addition to bringing to
Butte and Anaconda domestic
and industrial users the prom
Use Of a vastly superior fuel
al reduced rates, the deal is OF
Importance 10 land
owners in the Cut Bank area.
May Open OH Fields
These are assured Of income
from the development Of their
underground resources. with the
belief expressed BY many opera
tors that widespread drilling for
gas will result in the opening Of
one or more oil fields in the dis
trict.
Added strength is given this
belief BY the fact that every wen
50 far drilled in this area, with
the exception Of the O'Neil gas
ser, has encountered one or more
pronounced oil showings at var
ious horizons
The development will be a boon
20 all OF northern Montana in
providing employment for hun
dreds IN construction OF the pipe
line and in drilling the wells, a
factor expected to make this dis
trict one OF the most prosperous
in the state during the next ~
months.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07

AGED PROsPECTOR KILLED
BUTTE Charles Ashbury. "A.
veteran Drospsctor, was burned
to death Monday night in his
cabin in the hills near Butte.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-03-07

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The Washington times., 1931-05-14
Daughter Is
Born to. the
Hagners

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander B.
Hagner are receiving congratula-
tions upon the birth Of a daugh-
ter Sunday at Garfield Hospital.
The youngSter will be christened
Margaret Allison, in memory Of
Mrs. Hagner'S fathers mother,
the former Miss Margaret G.
Allison, of Trenton. Mrs. Hag-
ner's sister, the Baroness van
der Elst, of Brussels, was Miss
Allison Roebling, also named for
her paternal grandmother.
Mrs. Hagner was before her
marriage last summer Miss
Caroline Roebling. She is a
daughter of Mrs. Arthur O'Brien,
of ESta Brook, and one of the
heiresses Of the vast fortune left
by the late Ferdinand w. Roeb-
ling, her grandfather.
Here for Brief Stay
Miss X. L. Stelling is pass
ing a few days at the Dodge
Hotel. Miss Stelling is en-
route from Florida, where she
has been for the past year to
her home in Hamburg, Ger
many.
Col. and Mrs. Paul Hurst. of
Washington, are at the West
bury Hotel in New York.
Give Dinner Party
Lieut.. and Mrs. j. j. Miffitt
entertained a party at dinner
last evening at the Shoreham
Hotel.
X y
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Mcqueen,
jr., and Mrs. H. H. Gregg, jr.,
of Minneapolis, are at the
Dodge Hotel during their brief
Sojourn in the Capital.
Floyd Gibbons. famous jour-
nalist, has arrived in Wash
ington from New York city
and is stopping at She Carlton.