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The Washington times., 1931-10-12
COP. Office-Seekers
Deny Plan to GiUe
Spaulding Post

j. E. Spaulding, chairman of
the Arlington county Repub-
lican committee, will not have
the support of the Republican
candidates for the board of
county commissioners, if sue
cessful in the November elec-
ton in his quest for the post of
county manager.
This was learned today after
rumors had been widespread
that Spaulding would be given
the post. The five candidates
announced they would refuse to
aid Spaulding, and that their
choice for the position would be
announced only if they are
elected.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
MRS. GREEN[EA|
HELD SUICIDE

Mrs. Adeline Greenleaf, 40,
committed suicide Saturday at
her apartment in the Presiden.
tial, 1925 Sixteenth ST., N. w., a
Coroner's jury decided at the
District Morgue today.
The jury was shown that Mrs.
Greenleaf hanged herself with a
pajama cord. ..,,-. ..
Tried Several Times
It was shown that the woman
on several occasions, ranging over
. period of years, had tried, to
end her life. On one of these
more than eight years ago, it was
testified. she jumped from the
fourth story window of her
fathers home and fractured her
spine. On September 80 last she
Jumped, or fell, from the Dunn
barton Bridge at Rock Greek and
@ Streets, Northwest, sustaining
slight injuries.
DR.. George M. Ruffin, of 1925
Connecticut Ave. N. W., told the
jury that he had known the wo-
man and had eeated her for a
period of years. He said that at
one time she was confined to a
sal1itarium because of attempts to
do away with herself.
He said that several weeks be-
for her plunge from the bridge
she had SlaShed her wrist.
Lost Large Fortune
Il was testified by the physician
that the woman had lost q large
inheritance, amounting to more
than $500, 900, through stock mar
ket speculation. He advanced
this as q possible cause for her
act. = h"rt g..
Her husband, Eric Greenleaf,
told Of coming to the apartment,
meeting DR.. Thomas Bradley, an
Emergency Hospital interne, and
attempting to revive his strangied
wife by artificial respiration.
He also said the woman's body
was discovered in a closet of their
palatial apartment. Mr.. Green.
leaf is traffic engineer for the
local telephone company.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
QUIZ
RUSHED ALONG
BY JURORS
Harker Charges Completed;
200 Witnesses Ready for
Probe Into Third Degree

Reopening the investigation of
alleged police brutality toward
prisoners, the District Grand
Jury today was making greater
speed in handling the cases than
did the July Grand Jury, whose
actions last month were invali'
dated.
Within a few hours today the
jury completed the hearing of
about score of witnesses in the
case Of James Henry Harker.
Harker Claims Beating
Harker charges that when ar
rested in connection with a lunch
room robbery he was beaten with
fists and q rubber hose by police
of the first precinct. Members Of
Harker's family, his physician
and several men who saw him be
fore and after the alleged beating
told their stories to the Grand
Jury.
Upon the basis of the same tes-
timony, the last Grand Jury re.
turned indictments against Police.
men James A. Mostyn, William r
Laflin, William T. Burroughs and
William C.. GroomS.
These indictments as well as
more than 100 others returned by
the July jury were invalidated oe'
cause one of the jurors was draw
ing a pension from the Govern.
ment.
Several score of witnesses were
at the courthouse today ready to
testify in cases in which indict-
ments may be returned against
approximately 20 policemen.
May End Case Today
Before it adjOurnS for the day,
the Grand Jury is expected to
complete in yeStigatiOn of cases in
which three prisoners charged
they were beaten at the First pre-
cinct station.
The charges have been made by
John F. Miller, Walter johnson
and Preston Brooks. In the case
Of Miller, the last Grand Jury in
dicted Policeman George E. Perry.
In the Johnson and Brooks cases,
policemen mentioned in the Har-
ker case were also indicted.
Department Of Justice agents
who investigated the third-degree
charges upon orders Of President
Hoover have about 200 witnesses
ready to testify.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Pastor Hits HOGrded
MOneu of America

The uneven distribution of
wealth was cited as one of the
worlds major problems last night
by the Rev. DR.. Henry W.. Sny-
der, pastor of the st. PaulS Luth-
eran Church, Connecticut Avenue
and Ellicott Street Northwest. He
added: -... 49,. -..-.
I'VE pay the price of poverty
poverty that is widespread and
menacing, for the fact that we
allow a few to amaSs great for
tunes. In all too many cases,
men and women seek not only
enough for themselves but
great surplus for which they
can have no uSe."
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
6 GRADES To Be
CARED FOR IN
PORTAB[ES
Suburban Delegation Also
Told New Structure Will
Have Ample Accommodations

Parental dissatisfaction over
lack of space for students Of
the four upper grades of the
abandoned Kenilworth School
was mitigated today when Super
intendent Frank w. Ballou prom.
ised a delegation from the suburb
that seventh and eighth grade
pupils would be transferred to a
Junior high school and all other
grades would be cared for in
portables on the school lot.
Pending construction Of the
portables, DR.. Ballou stated that
if fifth and sixth grade students
are kept from school by their
parents no effort would be made
to force their attendance at Ben
ming School, where they are now
being accommodated.
More Space Promised
DR.. Ballou also promised that
the new building, to replace the
abandoned one, will have more
room, including a kindergarten,
and also will boast additional
playground facilities.
About 30 residents made up
the delegation, led by John S.
DriggerS, president of the Kenil-
worth Citizens Association; Mrs.
Elmer Farr, president Of the Ken
iIwOrth Parent Teacher AssOcia-
ton, and Mrs. william Mortified,
president of the Ladies Guild Of
KenilwOrth.
Mr.. Driggers said parents OBJ
jected to sending their children
to Benning because the road
from Kenilworth to Benning is
through a desolate section, has
no sidewalks and crosses rail
road tracks.
The Board of Education origin
ally planned to care for the up
per grades at Benning and the
four lower classes in two port
ables at the Kenilworth school.
POrtables Under Way
DR.. Ballou said that work al
ready had been started on three
portables on the lot and indicated
that if one of these had to be
used for rest room facilities an.
other would be built and addi-
tional ground bought or borrowed
temporarily for playground pur-
poses.
The seventh and eighth grade
children may go to the Eliot
Junior High School at Eighteentht
and B Streets Northeast, or Stuart
Junior High School at Fourth and
E Streets Northeast.
Mr.. Driggers submitted a reso-
luton passed by the executive
committee of his association ask
ing that the new school be located
on property across the road from
the present building. DR.. Ballou,
however, said that the present
site, unless the soil was found to
be unsuitable, would have to be
utilized. He promised to take the
question of a new school up with
the Budget Bureau this week or
next,
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
to Meet
In Bee Tomorrow

The Capital City Spelling Club
and the Waverly Spelling Club Of
Baltimore will meet in another
contest tomorrow at the Pythian
Temple, 1912 Ninth st. N. W., at
8 p. m.
The local spoilers now have a
3 to 2 edge on the Waverly team.
DR.. George B. Woods, dean of
the American University will pro-
nounce the words. Henry GilHgan,
member of the board of education
will be one Of the judges.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
BUS LINE ST|RS
STREET WAR

The Public Utilities Commits
sion cut itself a large slice Of
work today when it sought to
quell a neighborhood row over
the present routing of the Park
Road bus line of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Com
pany.>
Residents of Kenyon Street
between Adams Mill Road and
Seventeenth Street, were the
outstanding protestants against
the current routing. . Describing
the buses as a nuisance, they
complained that each time a bus
passed house on Kenyon Street,
it caused the building to vibrate,
pictures and plaster to fall from
the walls and frayed nerves from
the noise OF shifting gears.
A suggestion was made that
the bus be rerouted over Irving
Street, instead of Kenyon Street.
Immediately residents of Irving
Street took up the fight. They
presented a petition bearing 115
signatures protesting this move.
Another petition signed by $50
families residing in the vicinity
Of Klingle and Adams Mill Roads
was presented the commission,
favoring the present routing. They
contended the present route was
the only available means they
had of being transported to the
Mount Pleasant car line.
Other witnesses declared the
noise of bus brakes were mere
whispers compared to radio loud
speakers and rumbling of trucks
loaded with building materials
and merchandise. -.-.,
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
FUGITIVE BACK,
HOMES|CK'
FOR CELL
Fairfax County JaiI-breaker
Returns, Tired Of Liberty;
9 Others Still at Large

James Carper, of washington,
one of the five men who escaped
from the Fairfax county (VaJ
Jail yesterday, surrendered at the
prison today. Asked why he re-
turned he said:
81 got hOmeSick for my cell"
The other four as well as the
three who escaped from the Mary.
land House Of Correction at Jes.
sups on Friday, and two Of the
five who escaped from the Lorton
reformatory are still at large.
Held in Liquor Case
Carper is awaiting court action
on charges of transporting liquor
and reckless driving. He said he
liked conditions at tthe jail and
regretted his leaving a few min
utes after gaining his freedom.
.Th jailbreak yesterday was the
sixth in the last three years. The
jail is antiquated, dating back
to the Civil War, and thte men
found it easy to dig through the
walls with a scrap of iron torn
from cot.
The jail, the officials explained,
has capacity for only Is prison
ers. Yesterday, however, 80 were
housed there and 16 of them were
kept in the corridors.
ii Refuse Liberty
It was said that the five men
who left invited all the others
to join them, but they refused.
Those still at liberty from the
Fairfax Jail are William Kong
street, %, colored, and James
Washington, "a, colored, who were
arrested for housebreaking:
Grear Dennis, 81, of Fairfax,
charged with burglary, and Joseph
Wells, IS, charged with house
breaking.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Fine or Jail Cell
For Bottle ThrOUer

Said to have struck Mrs. Willie
Williams, colored, 2026 H st.
N. w., in the face with a bottle
last night, Douglas Young, col
ored, today was sentenced to pay
a fine of $25 or serve is days
in Jail by Judge John P. Nc
Mahon in Police Court.
The Williams woman said
Young was one Of several men
who cape to her home and as
Saulted her husband. When her
husband fled, she said, Young
threw the bottle which struck
her on the nose.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Walks Across Pool
On 'GOndOLG Shoes

George Terry, 20-year-old for
Tner soda dispenser, 825 I st. N.
w. who T4as been planning for a
number of years to walk across
the English Channel, had a work
out yesterday, successfully navi-
eating the Rejecting Pool on a
pair of gondola shoes.
Terry, in announcing the sue
cess Of his undertaking, admitted
regretfully that the shoes he
used were not of his own inven-
ton and said he had abandoned
plans to span the channel on
foot.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
II. W. C. A. Planning
Big Health PrOqrun1

A specialized health and physi-
cal education program has been
planned for the Y. w. c, A. here
this fall and winter under the
supervision Of Mrs. Wilson Comp
ton. chairman of the health edu-
cation division.
Miss Irene Richards, who is be-
ginning her second year as health
education secretary, will assist.
Miss Jennie Turnbull will super.
wise golf, basketball and tennis.
Miss Lois Balcom will have charge
OF all dance groups. Miss Eliza
beth Hastings win teach swim
ming. ...s. -
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Cab Driver Pays IS
For VeeriH0 to Left

Charged with driving on the
wrong side of the street, Ray
mond A. Truitt, 80, of 733 Thir-
ty-second st. N. E., a taxi driver.
today was fined SIS in Traffic
Court.
Policeman r. v. Sinclair, of
the Traffic Bureau. said Truitt
was driving to the left of a dou-
BILE line Of traffic.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
PQrkUieW Citizens
Meet WedneSd0u

Maintaining of property values
will be the chief topic of discus
sion at the regular monthly meet
ing of the Parkview Citizens AS
ISOLATION. The meeting will be
held Wednesday night in the
Parkview platoon school.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Night AssGiLaNlt
FeLLS ALernnHrinn

Harmon Hunter. colored, of
Alexandra, Va. is in the Alex
andria Hospital suffering from
injuries received when he was at
tackled while sleeping at his
home.
An unidentified assailant Is
! being sought.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
81 Lose Air Permits
For FLQu1ltinu Rules

Low flying and unauthorized
stunting were responsible for 178
violations Of the air commerce
regulations during the third quar-
ter Of the year, the Commerce De-
partment announced today.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
BlNG0 PARTY TOMORROW

A Bingo party will be held at
9 o'clock tomorrow night by Hope
Lodge, No. Z. Shepherds of Beth
lehem, at the lodge hall, Four
teenth and u Streets Southeast,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13

forty-five. years as a snoke-eater,
are correct.
In his opinion there Will be no
more shiny apparatus with miles
Of hose and wailing sirens, no thrill
ing rescues from burning buildings,
no sliding half dressed down a brass
rail on a cold winters morning for
a higt-speed race to the blaze.
Here is Chief Moran's conception
Of a typical fire of the future:
Fire breaks out in an Office build
ing in which hundreds of men and
women are working. Huge fire doors,
operated automatically, close of the
rooms in which the blaze is located
while smothering gases are released
from sprinkler devices.
The fire is extinguished before it
has a chance to gain Roadway. The
occupants of the building, secure in
the knowledge the structure is COM
pletely f1reproof, continue their
work.
There will be flremen, but they
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13

financial institution, Is having a log
residence erected on I0o-acre tract
on bluff overlooking Salt creek,
a mile and half from Snlithville.
The residence is in T-shap with
six large bedrooms on the second
floor, and a large living room, lounge
and other space downstairs. OF the
land comprising the site, seventy
five acres is in virgin timber, which
Farr will not disturb. He expects
to take up his residence in the house
in two years. FAIR Acres is the
name given the estate.
Farr intends to plant twenty-five
acres in asparagus as an experiment.
Two to three years will be required
TO make the crop profitable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13

H. Fawcett, the British explorer,
vanished completely in this same
labyrinth swamp and dense under
growth in May, 1925.
An electric plant manufactured in
Kohler, Wis, similar to those used
in the recent Byrd Antarctic and
Beebe expeditions, supplies the
party with power for many uses.
The party left New York Dec. 26,
travelling through Montevideo and
then striking inland for $500 miles
to this point.
After departing from Descalyados
in the near future, 1t is the plan Of
the expedition to spend nine months
in the jungles.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13
EXPLORE LAND
OF NAVIGATING
FISH IN JUNGLE
Party Of II Scientists Seeks
to Solve Mysteries of
Matte Crosse.
BIZ Tim ca Special

BIZ Times Special
DEsCALvADOS, Brazil, March IS.
Here on the fringe Of the earth's
last mystery lands the Matte
Crosse Jungies eleven scientists
and explorers are completing final
plans TO translate the voice and life
Of the jungle into terms Of the civ
ilized world.
While the Matte Crosse hinter-
land has been penetrated briefly on
other occasions, notably by the late
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, this
present expedition viii be the first
TO attempt a real study of the
strange human, animal, and plant
life Of the River of Doubt" region,
according to Captain Vladimir Per-
filieff, general director of the party.
Pictures TO Be Taken
Talking picture recorders, Kohler
lighting and battery charging plant,
photograph and records, a battery
OF cameras, and a short-wave radio
set are a few Of the items of equip
n1ent with which the mind Of man
hopes to conquer this wilderness of.
nature.
In addition to talking pictures of
the jungle savages, the expedition
plans to capture alive and bring
back anacondas, giant armadilIos,
tapirS, iaguars, ant-eaters, birds,
mammals and rare specimen of fish.
BY far the most desired of the
latter is the piranha, a vicious, car
r1ivorous fish, which though only a
foot long, is able to reduce men and
animals to skeletons within ten or
fifteen minutes. The teeth of the
plranha are like razors and the ma
lives dry the jaws and use them for
clippers.
Nine Months in Jungle
Electricity is probably the great
est single advantage Of this modern
Jungle expedition over those of the
past, particularly that in which P.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13
HOUSE OF LOGS
BEING ERECTED
Chicago Man Plans to Re-
side in Monroe County.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March 10.
With the intention of making
Monroe county his home when his
active business days are at an end,
Luke A. Farr, connected with Horn
blower & Weeks, large Chicago
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13
W00DCARVING Is OLD
LUMBERJACK'S HOBBY

Scenes Of Budding Wisconsin Pins
Industry are Sketched.
By UHifed Press
WESTBORO, Wis, March i3.-<
Sketches of budding pine-lumber~
ing industry in Wisconsin, done
in Eastwood with only a jackknifes
are the products of Edward Skins
ner's spare time.
Skinner, an old lumberjack, is ~
and lives in log shack.
He carves entire scenes, mostly OF
logging camps, and his room il
decorated with plaques, statuettes
and groups, all done In wood
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13
THE INDIANAPOLIS TINES

win be white collar workers who
will arrive leisurely after the FIRE
is over to check up loss and report
to headquarters.
Municipal regulations viii force
Incorporation of safety devices
against fire in all buildings, Chief
Moran believes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13
FIRES Will Be
DULL IN FUTURE.
CHIEF BELIEVES
Thrills and Romance to Be
Taken From BIazeS
of Morrow.

BIZ United PTess
HARTFORD, Conn, March 49,
1t looks as though the fireman of
so or 100 years hence is going to
lead q pretty drab existence, if the
opinions OF Fire Chief John C..
Moran, who has just completed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-13
BOOK is $50 YEARS OLD
History of Revolution Was Written
With Quill Pen.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
BENTON, Ill. March ia book
of 300 pages, in which is recorded
with quill pen history Of the
Revolution, as well as lessons in
arithmetic and rules of business,
is owned by Frank Struggled, re-
psirer of violins.
It was written by his great grand
father, John Struggled, from ITO
to 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06

The DO-X, worlds
largest flying boat,
a n c h ors in the
S h a d o w of the
worlds hi G h e S {
skyscrapers. The
giant German craft
is seen discharging
passengers jus
after her arrival at
New York.
Underwood & Underwood.
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(To Be Continued)

Unfortunately" said Jason Gridley to Tar
zan, Il can not wholly finance this expedition.
But that is not my only reason for coming to
you. believe you are peculiarly fitted to lead
the adventure That is mainly what it is.
since so far as know there viii be no financial
profit for any one concerned" "And yet you
tell me you are an Americana said Tarzan.
smiling. We are not ALL money mad, Lord
Greystoks,' answered the Californian.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-23

"Your theory that the earth is a hollow
SHE'LL" said the Ape-Man, lis laughed at by
scientists What makes you believe it?"
Chiefly because have been in radio commu-
nication with this inner world, believe it or
not" replied GridIey, solemnly TT is called
Pellucidar' And I am convinced that there
is an entrance to it at both the north and
south poles" Even So" said Tarzan, @just
how do you imagine you are going to get at
the entrance2"
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER THIRTY Continued.

CHAPTER THIRTY (Continued)
Tompkins apparently thought the
same thing. 1t was plain he did
not regard Norma as worthy of the
solicitous manner in which he adj
dressed Mrs. Travers.
Your room" he said shortly, and
that was all.
Thank you" Norma entered and
closed the door behind her. There
wee two windows, both on the south.
They looked out over the garage
and a stretch Of lawn at the rear
OF the house. There was a door in
one wall. Norma opened it and
found clothes closet. She moved
to one of the windows and looked
out.
Suddenly the girl sank to the
edge of the bed and hid her face
in pillow.
"Oh, Mark" she sobbed. MARK
come back to mel"
u
CTEALTHILY Norma opened the
- door leading into the hall
Lights were burning at the far end
of the corridor. There was no one
in sight.
She held her purse closely under
her arm, stepped into the hall and
closed the door quietly. Her foot
steps made no sound on the thick
carpet.
She walked to the top of the
stairs and hesitated. Then she went
down two steps and heard the wood
creak under her.
No other sound came though she
waited Norma peered over the
bannister searching for Tompkins.
He must be in another part of the
house.
The girl paused long enough for
a sharp intake of breath, then went
on quickly. She reached the ground
floor. Clear sailing Neither Tomp-
kins nor anyone else was to be
seen.
She crossed the hallway and
pulled open the outer door. AS it
closed after her there was a rus
thing sound behind, but she did not
turn.
Outside Norma felt the cold air
strike her cheeks gratefully. She
walked as swiftly as she could, not
once glancing backward. BY turn
ing to the left tall hedge arose
to shield her from view of the
Travers home. Still she walked
rapidly, almost running.
1t was only a little after 6, but
the December twilight spread heavy
shadows across the street. Norma
walked a block, two blocks, with
little notion of the direction in
which she was heading.
She was not familiar with this
part of Marlboro. The streets were
strange and they wound about ir-
regularly. Houses were set far back
from the sidewalks.
She was searching for a car line,
but none came in sight. She must
have walked half an hour before
she stopped uncertainty at a street
intersection.
The night wind was cold now.
The girl drew her coat closer, shiv-
ering. 1t was suit coat, not warm
enough for December.
A block away she could see the
cleaning lights of motor traffic.
Suddenly vehicle buikier than the
Others doomed in sight. The Laurel
Park bus line! With warm eager
ness Norma hurried toward the
lights. She was too late for the
first bus, waited for the next.
do you go to Eighth street?" she
asked the driver when she had
climbed on board.
mo Ma'am. Broad streets as far
as we go. You can get q transfer"
THANK you" said Norma. She
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-23
BY Williams
Blosser
By Martin

Perhaps even that is possible" said Tar
zan. Briefly he related the tale young SCI
entist-explorer friend had told him concerning
the discovery Of a lake-dwelling tribe near the
Wiramwa1 mountains. These natives" said
Tarzan, make their canoes Of metal APP
parently as light as cork, and as strong as
steel. Last time saw Eric he was conducting
experiments with this metal. Suppose We
look in on him. It's about four marches from
here" Z