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The Washington times., 1931-02-10
MERCHANT BURIED

RICHMOND, Va. Feb. 10
G.N.sJ.-Isaac C. Porter, 65,
retired merchant, was buried to-
day. He dropped dead when he
watched the casket containing the
body of w. B. Crump, SO, his life
long friend, being lowered into
the grave. Death was due to
apoplexy.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Reds Visit to Capitol Hill
Unmarked by Violence

of Speaker Longworth is located.
Major Henry G.. Pratt, superin
tendent of police, and Inspector
William S. Shelby arrived at the
Speakers office before noon and
went into conference with him.
LOngwOrth Well Protected
Outside the door of the Long
worth office, there were three to
six Metropolitan police and plain
clothes men in addition to Cap
itol police.
In the corridor outside the
Speakers office, there was jam
from noon on. Many members of
Congress asked policemen if seri-
Gus trouble was expected.
Outside on the steps of the
House wing were several hundred
curious spectators held in nomi-
nal restraint by policemen under
Inspector Albert Headley.
It was understood that at the
conference between Speaker Long
worth, Major Pratt and Inspector
Shelby, the Speaker indicated his
office and to open a trunk said
willingness to receive the delega-
ton in the large ante-room of his
to contain petition. Major Pratt
and Inspector Headley were to
search all members of the dele
cation entering the office.
Seep Into Galleries
Members of the protesting or
ganization began to arrive by
twos and threes and unostenta-
tiously enter the House galleries
from which a demonstration was
feared.
Bert Kennedy, chief doorkeeper
of the House, moved among his
assistants and admonished them
to be on the lookout for any
disturbance. Shortly before l p.
M, it was estimated that from
Is to 80 Communists had taken
seats quietly in the galleries.
For more than an hour and a
half, high police officials and a
guard of privates and plain
clothes men remained at the door
of Speaker Longworth's office,
Major Pratt and Inspector Shelby
frequently going inside to confer
with Miss Mildred E. Reeves,
secretary to the Speaker.
When the Communists did not
arrive by noon, as expected,
Speaker Longworth went to the
House to open the days session.
Scored as Publicity Stunt
Noting the seeming hysteria
Representative Charles O'Connor
CRO of Oklahoma went on the
House floor and denounced the
whole. thing as publicity stunt.
He objected to the presence of mo.
tion picture, movietone and still
photographers. In a one-minute
speech, he told the House these
should not have been allowed to
record the march.
Representative O'Connor said
he understood the Communists in
tended to attempt to crash the
portals of the House and present
their petition on the floor. This,
he said, was an unheard of and
untenable proceeding.
In concluding, he condemned
the idea that Washington should
be regarded as "a shrine" to which
all diSgruntled persons in the
country might come for a cure of
their ills.
Even the kiddies enjoy living in a
home Of their Own-makP them haPpy
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
GAS EXECUTION URGED

DENVER, Feb. 10 GNS1.
Death by lethal gas is to be
substituted for hanging in Colo
RADIO if the wishes Of Warden
Francis E. Crawford Of the State
penitentiary are embodied into
law by the legislature.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
BURIAL RECORD SET

LURAY, Va, Feb. 10-All
records were broken this week
end by Luray undertakers in
burying dead from natural
causes, by interring five people
Of this Page county, pneumonia
victims.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
EIGHT INDICTED.
IN BANK FRAUD

CONTINUED From Page ~
be asked for each of the six
others indicted.
8 Million Fraud Cited
While the exact charges in the
indictments will not be disclosed
until the court proceedings to-
morrow, it was reported they
were based on the transaction in
which the bank repaid itself
$4,000 900 loaned to its now bank
rupt affiliateS.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
PIT. A. TO ELECT OFFICERS

CLARENDON. Va. Feb 10.
The newly formed Arlington
County Council of Parent-Teacher
Associations will elect officers to-
night at its meeting in the Maury
School.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
TAYLOR

I
TAYLOR SERGEANT FLAHERTY
ALLEGED TO BE the author of anonymous letter
further duplicating Policeman Robert F. Langdon in the
Limerick Frederick George Taylor, Al, an iron
worker today being questioned by police into the
reason for writing the mssive Taylor is shown leaving
barber shop with Detective Sergt John Flaherty head
of the Homicide Squad to to Police Headquarters for
questioning. (Other pictures Page 3D.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance. February 7,
$183, 1854, ,466.94; expenditures, $13.-
: 629, 9,530.29; customs receipts, ST.
O49, ,679.49.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10

Even the kiddies enjoy living in a
home Of their Own-makP them happy
Estate columns In tOday's Classified
Ada.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10

of Speaker Longworth is located.
Major Henry G.. Pratt, superin-
tendent of police, and Inspector
William S. Shelby arrived at the
Speakers office before noon and
went into conference with him.
Lnnpwnrth Well Protected
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18
The Wilby High
 Chemistry Club
Will Hold Annual Parents
 Night Meeting, April 10

When the WiIby Chemistry club meets on Friday evening, April 10th for their annual parents night meeting, a mock trial will be pre- scented as the feature of the eve- ming. The scene of the play is a courtroom with Judge George Car ter presiding, District Attorney Louis Kelly appearing for the plaintiffs and Attorney Daniel Sullivan represent ing the defendants. Stephen Scho- losy acts as clerk with Thomas Grady as the court officer.
 Among the defendants appearing before the judge are: Dorothy Jud- son, impersonating Carbon Monox- idle and Illuminating Gas; Arlene Coley as Spontaneous Conclusions; C. Finn as electricity; Mary Mahoney as Kerosene; L. Gugiatti, imperson- ating Gasoline; William Mahoney representing Rubbish; J. O'DonneIl as a cigarette, and C.. Overton who takes the part of Carelessness.
 All of the characters will be ap- propriately dressed in costumes which will easily represent the men, toned hazards. A large number of parents are expected to attend. The
 meeting will be under the direction of Frank w. Hanson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18
30,000 GOLD MINE WRECKED ON R0CKS1
Committee of
 115 Met To-day Planning for "YMcA Scan- dals" at Jacques
 April l5-16

The executive committee in charge of the business arrangements for the "Y. M. c. A. Scandals'' which will be presented in Jacques itheater April 15-16, by a cast of 115 local young men and women met at the Y. M. c. A. this noon.
 Chairman Walter A. Jarvis presid- ed. The others present were Barlow l.. Heminway, vice-chairman; Joseph F. Burns, Russell Hickman, Charles A. Swanson and Business Manager Arthur l.. Purinton. Vice Chairman Heminway reported the following committee in charge of the ticket sales: Alfred Andrews, Edward B. Pierpont, Levi Wilcox and Louie Wenzel.
 In addition to the 1900 tickets which are now out in the hands of members of the general committee; tickets may also be secured at the main office of the Central Y. M. c. A., at McCoy's music store, and at Davis & Nye's. The inter-cIub coup- ell of young, mems: clubs has ap- pointed a committee of three to rep resent the council on the business committee of the "Y. M. c. A. Scandals" They are Calvin Teller, chairman; James Donahue and Frank Bares. They are boosting, the idea that all of the 200 members of the 15 young mems clubs at the Y. M. c. A. should attend the April 15 performance of the "Y.p M. c. A. Scandals in Q body.,
 Directors Leader and Coppeto re- port that rehearsals are progressing satisfactorily and there is a feeling among Y members that the "Y. M. c. A. Scandals" will be the most in- teresting and novel musical revue ever put on by amateur talent. More over it is said all directors and their wives, all the corlmitteemen- and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18
Solicitors For. Police Program 4 h Held Under Bonds
Racket Blows Up When State Chiefs Stop Practice Following Introduction of Testimony iniCity Court Restitution Will Be Made By Those Involved

whose slogan was leash, checks or merchandtse." It was estimated that business men, transportation com panfes, trucking concerns and boot leggers or the boys with uneasy con- sciences would donate $30,000 or more. The plan. had great possibili- ties.; s.ist
 Apparently deceived by the official looking letter head bearing the name of the Connecticut State Police asso- citation on it, a number of police chiefs in the small towns gave the solicitors letters fo introduction which made lad" selling very easy. It developed that the letterheads were not official and had been print ed by Special Policeman Coughlin of East Haven.
 Notwithstanding the protests of the officers of the association the soliciting went son until Lieutenant William Pollard of the local detec- tive bureau arrested Callahan and Duffy. Della Bella testified that they represented themselves as state troopers attached to the Beacon Falls barracks. With their arrest the stories of cancelled checks, misrep- 'resentatiOn, etc., start to pour into Chief Farrell of Hartford and in the name of the association he asked that the practice be stopped. Judge McGrath took the initiative to-day to stop it notwithstanding the letters of introduction from police chiefs, who now claim that :, they were misin- formed. M ~
 F Restitution has already started. Della Bella obtained his $50 in court this morning. Others are now step- ping in line. Callahan and Duffy in- sist that they are innocent of any wrong. doing and have bundles of credentials to prove their claim. In- cidentally they intimated this morn- ing that they are going to start &C., tion against one Jacob Silver of this city. Silver's name was on the list to be approached. The two men now allege that Jake" slashed the tires on their automobile.
 Police chiefs througnout the state are well pleased with the Waterbury authorities in bringing the matter to an issue, Soliciting "ads' or dona- tions for the state convention of cops in the future is going to be a tough assignment. r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18
Connecticut Fruit
 Growers Meet Friday
New Haven County Group to Discuss Problem of Insect Pests and Fungus Diseases

New Haven, March 1s-How to surmount insect pests and fungus diseases that make fruit raising in Connecticut a difficult enterprise will be discussed Friday afternoon in the meeting of the New Haven county fruit growers at the Connec- sticut agricultural experiment sta 'don. The affair is an annual event arranged by the New Haven county farm bureau.
 < w. l.. Slate, director of the exper- iment station, will preside. Thepro- gram will begin and end with a question period when the growers may consult each other and the spe- cialists present about problems of the orchard. H. A. Rollins, fruit of the Connecticut Agri- cultural college, will talk on Weak Places in the Spray Program. .s Dr Philip Garman, assistant en- tomologist of the experiment station will discuss summer oil sprays and M. P. aZppe, of the entomology de- partment, will describe the life his- tory of the curculio and it's relation to effective control measures. The curculio inflicts more damage year after year to the states apple crop than any other insect pest.
 The apple scab, its importance and control will be discussed by E..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18
ITO SPEND OVER {
 MILLION THIS YEAR
What the Southern New
 England Telephone Co
 Has in Hand a:s <.
THE NEW EQUIPMENT

According to a statement to the press issued by Harold c. Davis, local manager of the Southern New England Telephone company, new construction work of the company in Waterbury this year involve and estimated expenditure of $1,035,000. Much of this amount will be expend- ed for dial equipment which is being installed in the new three-story tele- phone building at State and Grand streets. s:
 "The total cost of the new central office building, started last year; and the associated. toll and information equipment will be approximately -$1, ,64O, o %, J. Manager Davis said. ITO complete the building win re- quire anjexpenditure of about $55, 900 this year. There win also be an ex- penditure of about $520,0O0 to com p1ete the installation of the new dial equipment for service next summer. The installation of this equipment, and the associated toll and informaA ton equipment, was started last year and when completed will have cost nearly $1,100,000.
 Equipment to be installed on sub scribers' premises will cost $250,O00. Exchange aerial and underground cables, covering the installation of 54,900 feet of cable containing 48,- 970.O00 feet or 9,275 miles of copper wire, will cost $85,000. Exchange underground conduit will cost about
 $35,000, and there will be an ex- penditure of $90,000 for poles, aerial wire, and miscellaneous work.
 "In addition to these expenditures, there will be an expenditure of $90,- 900 for new toll cable and toll con- duit work in and about Waterbury, a portion of which is chargeable to the Waterbury area. There are Q
 number of these toll projects, the larger of which are the installation l of loading on the Waterbury-M Meri-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18

den toll cable at a cost of about $15,000, and the new Waterbury Thomaston "B" cable which will cost approximately $65,000.
 "AlI these expenditures represent the cost of labor and materials, but they do not include any amounts to be spent for operating or main taining this plant or that already in service" Manager Davis said.
 He said that during an average business day 105,025 originating calls are handled by the Waterbury operating force. Of this number 99,538 are calls between subscribers in Waterbury and 5,4S7 are calls to points outside the exchange area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18

which are being cooked up by the management of the show.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18
LIBERAL PARTY |OF ENGLAND HAS |.I ITS TROUBLES
BY sYDNEY J. WILLIAMS

BG SYONEL Js WlLLlAMlS
 London, March s1S-(URl-The lure sof the once-powerful liberal |rty was in doubt to-day as it's par leaders assembled for a pcial meeting under the lash of ie white-haired little Welshman, avid Lloyd George.
 The fate of the labor government Prime Minister J. Ramsay Mac onaId also was involved in the eeting. because the liberal party, Aich is now facings split, has 'pt the laborftes in power.
 It was reporteda that Lloyd George "a threatenedAto to resign leadership Nthe party which. lIoids the ''bal- Ice of powern in the house of Ilnmons ~ unlesa his. followers iited their rafiks2Ann pledged that Ire would be no defections in the tnre., He was paid to be particu- M incensed as d result of the split
 the party Monday night when the Or government suffered a defeat the electoral reform bill. which 4Kd George has demanded in re- rh for his support of the labor Ninet. sssJ :. K Xhere also were rumors that 4Fd George might become a mem t of the goverpment. in the future. Ich action toward ,a coalition gov- nment would. bring about detin- worling agreefifeMtl between tlze DOT party Of PSimeA Minister J. afmsay Macdonald and the iih- The Daily Herald, N labor organ, id that Lloyd George would pre- ak ah ultimatum to the meeting
 the parliamentary liberal party, daring that q either lead the rly for I will resign"
 Inc reports grew out of the. lSxs csation that Sir, Archibald Sin-
 f would resign as chief liberal
 b st the meeting. due to the'
 M in the liberal party on Monday.
 plitical observers were agreed
 the future of the sgovernfnept
 the liberal party would depend
 he results of the liberal meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18

Japan is substituting iron and steel selling agents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18

M. Stoddard, pomologist, who will also comment on the probable apple crop for 1881.
 New Haven county is one of the richest fruit producing centers in the state. Approximately 900 farm CTS are engaged in this enterprise.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18

Thirteen Million Square Feet of CIass The Ford Motor Company was the pioneer in making glass by continuous machine process. Its manufac turing economies and unusual facilities make pos sible to give you Trplex shatterproof glass in the Ford without extra cost. The Rouge plant alone has capacity of 130000O0 square feet of glass annually. This calls for pounds of silica sand 8sSooo0 pounds of soda ash 7.o3o.Ooo pounds of limestone, l,82oOO0 pounds of salt cake. 6,136.o00 pounds of culle 7S000 pounds of charcoal and 1s6,000 pounds of arsenic. For grinding and polishing, the machines use 118.440.000 pounds of sand 7873,000 pounds of stucco. 2l5o0 pounds of garnet, and TABOO pounds
 of rouge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18

their wives or sweethearts, and all the residents of the Y. M. c. A. dormitory will have to be present
 on one of the show nights to de- lend themselves from the "scandals,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-18

going a of after he  Anthonys attorney, killing Orstw while ch.hik
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-17
Tax Expert Talks
To Supervisors

Won T. Ellsworth, head of the tax
research department OF the Califor-
MIA Farm Bureau Federation, out
lined the farm bureau program to
the board of supervisors. in a short
talk Wednesday afternoon. Els
worth dwelt particularly on the ef-
feet of the program in Imperial
county. He stated that had the
farm bureau income tax bill passed
the legislature, the proceeds OF
which were TO replace part OF the
school tax, il would have enabled
Imperial county 10 have reduced the
elementary school tax from 53.f
cents per Sl00 to 10 cents per Sl00
valuation, and the high school tax
from 25.7 cents per 500 to SC per
sl00 valuation. Had the farm bu-
reau bill TO increase the gas tax
levy / cent, the proceeds TO be al
lotted to the county road funds.
been passed it would have enabled
Imperial County to have eliminated
the 40 cents road tax entirely. Un-
der the terms OF this bill Imperial
county would have received about
sl92 900. as against Sl22,000 now
raised by the road tax.
Ellsworth met with the farm bu-
reau board of directors in the
morning and discussed tax matters
with them.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-17

If the Rev. Guy Edward Hudson
committed bigamy by marrying
Mrs. Minnie Ma" Kennedy, he will
be extradited and prosecuted, Cecil
Hallin, Cowlitz county prosecutor
declared today.
II started an investigation as soon
as press reports said Mrs. Kennedy
Hudson had applied for an annul-
ment," Hallin said. Whether
prosecute depends on whether Hud-
son had an interlocutory decree
from his former wife.
IN this state, it is not the prac-
tice to prosecute when the holder
OF an interlocutory decree remar-
ries before the decree becomes fin
al
If Hudson married Mrs. Kennedy
without having even started divorce
proceedings from his former wife
Hallin said, ne would issue a war;
rant for the mans arrest and de-
mand his immediate extradition.
Hudson and Mrs. Kennedy got
their marriage license here June q
and were married at Longviev
shortly after midnight the mex
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-17

demned man said BE sure To thank
the steward for the good cats"
The prisoner went to his death
without show of emotion. AS he ap-
preached the scaffold he said to his
escort: BE sure that rope don't
break
Mott. an admitted dope peddler,
was termed "Friendless Fred" by
the prison authorities. His last days
were spent in solitude. No friends
or relatives, as in the case of most
condemned men, had come to visit
him.
On February l8. 1890. he walked
into the radio shop of Jay B. Tho
mas at San Francisco In front of
Thomas wife and several customers
he drew a pistol and shot Thomas
dead
The slayer then calmly walked
out on the street, boarded street
car and threw his gun under the
seat. Before he could leave the car
police boarded 1t and arrested him.
At the trial Mott pleaded self
defense, claiming he shot because
Thomas attempted to draw a gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-17

and abandoning the car taken from
Sullivan. II was the Hindu's car
which was abandoned last night.
Beaten By Friend"
Robbery of Lincoln Greek back of
the El Centro ice plant last night is
thought to have no connection with
the other robberies. Greek reported
to El Centro police he became ae-
quainted with a man between 20
and % years old several days ago.
The young man promised to get
him a job, he said.
Last night the man persuaded
Greek to sleep behind the ice plant,
saying it would be cool there. While
Greek was sleeping the young man
leaped on him, beat him, and, un-
der threat of death, took S25, his
trousers and shoes.
Greek procured pair of oyeralls
at a friends house, and reported the
to the police station.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-17
LIFE SENTENCE
RECOMMENDED IN
CARDENAS' CASE

Ysidro Cardenas, convicted early
this week of the Staying of Francis
Pearl Haynes, Brawley rancher, was
sentenced to San Quentin peniten-
tiary for from five years to life,
with a recommendation he serve
the maximum sentence, when he
appeared before Judge A. c. Finney
this morning.
Cardenas was Sied jointly with
Jose Espinosa, who was acquitted
by a jury. He was charged with
numbering Haynes by beating him
on the head with an automobile
crank after an argument over a
card game.
Frank johnson pleaded guilty to
assault with a deadly weapon and
was sentenced to six months in the
county Jail. He was charged with
shooting Charles c. Brown of Braw-
ley with shotgun.
Kendall B. Perkins was appointed
attorney for Ignacio Baldeo,
charged with assault with deadly
weapon. Baldeo, according TO the
information filed against him,
stabbed Sam Ferrera, foreman on
Dogwood road cantaloupe ranch.
c. w. Ritchie was granted pro-
baton after pleading guilty to
forgery. Conditions of the proba-
ton were he is to pay the county
for expenses OF his arrest and court
hearing, and to make good the check
he forged
Arraignment and plea of John
Tobin, charged with a statutory Of
fense, was continued one week.
Hearing on the probation applica-
ton of George jackson, charged
with escape, was continued until
July "a.
Arraignment and plea of Joe Alt
man, charged with burglary of the
Bonds Corner store, was continued
until July 81.