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The Washington times., 1931-07-23
3 DISMISSED
S On GAMING
CHARGES "
Jury Liberates Two, As Court
Directs Verdict for Third;
One, However, Will Be Tried

A jury of IL Washington citi-
zens today refused to sanction
warrantleSs raids when it returned
a verdict of not guilty in the case
of Steve John Nichols and Thomas
William Simon, charged with per-
mitting gaming.
Nichols and Simon were ar.
rested in a warrantleSs raid by
headquarters detectives May 26 at
915 Ninth St. N. w. Police de-
clared they we're admitted to the
place willingly when they ex-
planned they were searching for
two fellows" believed to have
been implicated in the murder Of
Jack Cunningham, police stool
pigeon.
Court UnSympathetic g.
Attorney Harry Whelan first
filed a motion to strike the evi.
dence on the grounds of illegal en-
t.tIy. Judge John P. Mcmahon over
ruled the motion, DECLARING the
police entered legally and they
had a right to raid after they
had observed violation of the
law. The case then went to the
jury.
In arguing the case, WheIan
stressed what he termed "inva-
sion of rights" by police in enter.
ing the place without a warrant,
and also declared that no gam
bling was in progress when police
entered.
The prosecution suffered a Sec
ond defea in another warrantless
raid today when Judge r lp h
Given ordered a directed verdict
of not guilty in the case of Louis
Palumbo, arrested May 26 in q
raid at 4O8 Ninth st. N. w. :.
One policeman testified that
Palumbo had admitted them to
the place, while others were
equally certain that the man. who
let them in could not be
identified.
One Case To Jury
Judge Given upheld the con.
tention of Attorneys George j..
Boden and Louis L. Whitestone.
that there was insufficient evi.
dence to hold Palumbo, but ruled
that the case of William Baronf,
who was arrested with Palumno'
must go to the jury.
Arguments have been COM
pleted and the case probably will
reach the jury this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
MANIAC STAYS
5, STABS 8

MERCER, Pa, July % Q,N.So+
The death toll exacted by the
rnurderous frenzy which gripped
a demented miner reached five
this afternoon when Mrs. Peter
Ciscilian, one of the wounded,
died in Mercer Hospital here.
Practically all activities ceased
in the little mining town of Lees
burg where Marko Demofonti
killed four persons, fatally
wounded another and seriously
wounded three other persons
earlier in the day. The COM
munity was benumbed with hor-
ror.
Witness Relates Story
A graphic, eyewitness account
of the capture of Demofonti was
given International News Service
today by Thomas Nelson, 36, who
accompanied George Masters
when the latter shot and disarmed
Demofonti. Nelson said:
HE was coming down the
road at us. His eyes were wide
open; his hair standing up. He
brandished the gun and warned
us to keep our distance.
"Then he ran to the CiScilian
home. His 2-year-OId daughter
was standing in the road. How
she got there no one knows. The
child was covered with the blood
of her fathers victims.
Masters Shoots
"DemOfOnti ordered us to take
care of the child and then ran
into the house. We heard a shot.
He came staggering out and
faced us. Masters shot. The
bullet hit him in the leg and he
dropped.
"Masters was on him in a
moment and held him pinned to
the ground. Then a large crowd
attracted by the shooting and
cries of the victims came closer.
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
CHINESE PLOT
ON SOONG
FAILS
Acting President Escapes BY
Throwing Self to Ground;
Secretary Is Fatally Hurt

SHANGHAI, July % Q.N.SO
T. v. Soong, minister Of finance
in the Chinese Nationalist gov
ernment and acting president of
China, narrowly escaped death
at the hands of aSsassins today
at the Shanghai railway station.
One was killed and five were
wounded as five men fired three
shots and two bombs at Soong as
he descended from the express
train from Nanking.
The young minister saved his
life by throwing himself to the
ground. One of the bombs blew
off the arm of a street haWker
when he picked it up.
The would-be assassins escaped.
Soong, who is a graduate Of
HarVara, is q member of the
famous '.Soong Dynasty" which
played such prominent part in
organizing the Kuomintang
(ChineSe peoples party) and the
Nationalist government.
Tang Yu Loo, Soong'S secre-
tary, was fatally injured and died
later at the hospital. He had
degrees of bachelor of arts and
master of arts from Harvard and
Yale.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Hall Flights Set
Two New Records

NEW YORK, July 20 CU.S),
Setting a new record of / hour
81 minutes from New York to
Montreal and round-trip time
of 4 hours IS minutes. James G.
Hall thus established two new
air marks yesterday.
Mr.. Halls return flight was
made in / hour So minutes,
which is Is minutes longer than
Capt. Frank Hawks Montreal.
New York record. He carried
a passenger, j. r. Timmins, a
broker.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Cernnak Sees Prohibition,
Hard Times ,32 Issues

mayor was asked to reveal what
Governor Smith had to say. He
said:
"WelI, I simply called on
Smith and we talked politics
among other things. He Is ul-
ira wet and / am wetter."
Asked what the sentiment in
the Middle West, is regarding
Roosevelt for President, Cermak
said:
Lewis Sentiment
There is lots Of sentiment
for Roosevelt. There Is also
sentiment for AL Smith. But
there il more sentiment for ].
Hamilton Lewis than either"
Cermak was asked if he thought
AL Smith would be in a receptive
mood for 1882. He said:
Judging from my talk with
him this morning. he is not"
In response to a question, Ger
max said that Governor Smith
talked>>in favorable terms regard.
ing Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Hoover Views
Debt Farley
AS Success

President Hoover, in public
today, expressed the
belief and hte hope that the Lon
don economic conference has laid
the foundation for rehabilitation
of Germany.
The President said: ri.
"The program supplements
the suspension Of intef.g0vern-
mental debts already In effect.
The combined eject should en-
able the German people with
their resources, industry and
courage, to overcome the tenn
pOrary difficulties and restore
their credit.
"The program contributes to
expedite recovery from world
wide depression through GSe
overcoming of the most impOr-
tant element in the crisis af-
fecting Central Europe.
"The London conference has
laid down foundations for the
establishment of stability in
Germany.
"The major problem is one
affecting primarily the baniN
ing and credit conditions and
can best be solved by the voIun-
tary cooperation of the bank
ers Of The world rather than
by governments with their con-
ficting interests. Such a basis
of cooperation is assured.
"The world is indebted to
Premiers Macdonald, Laval,
and Bruening, to MessrS. Slim
son, Mellon, Grandi, Francqui,
and other governmental repre-
SentatiVes in this conference.
The conference has demon
Strated a fine spirit of cOncilia-
tiOn and consideration amongst
nations that will have lasting
benefit nj establishment of sta
bility."
simultaneously, Mr.. Hoover dis
patched what was described a!
warm kilograms of congratula
tions" to Secretaries Stimson anc
Mellon, who represented thi'
Government at the London meet
ing.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Youth Faces Charge
Of 'COnUerting' Car

PITTSBURGH, July % 0.N.SD. .
Waving extradition, William
Maynard, 22-year-old Glendale
(W. Va youth, today left here
in the custody of a detective for
indianapolis. to face charges in
connection with the alleged con
version" of an automobile rented
there last July II which the
prisoner admitted he drove to
Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
DIVORCES
WIN PRAISE
Photo by International

RENO, New, July % N.N.S.).
"Legalized gOOd-nOt legaIized
vice."
Such was the defense offered
today by one of Reno's leading
liberals to resolutions adopted in
Sacramento, Calf, this week by
the Presbyterian Synod of Cali
fornia, expressing extreme enl-
barrasSment and hot indignation"
at "the legalized vice and disgrace
full divorce laws" of Nevada.
Ex-Judge'S Defense
The defense came from George
A. Bartlett, former district judge,
who presided over one of Reno's
divorce courts for more than a
decade, during which he granted
thousands of divorces. He said:
There's no place like home,
unless it be the southwest cor
ner of hell, when the two prin-
cipaI occupants can no longer
live together as man and wife,
but must, through the dictates
of convention, remain bound up
in a hopeless marital entangle.
ment.
Legalized Good
"The question of divorce is
not primarily a question of resi-
dence here or any place else.
MiS-mated couples, no matter
where they live, should have
access to just relief. That is
Iegalized gOOd-nOt legalized
vice."
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
HAVANA MARK
BROKEN BY
HAWKS
American Speed Filler Beats
Halls Time BY 81 Minutes;
RefueIs Twice En- Route

HAVANA, July % 0N.SO.
Capt. Frank M. Hawks, American
air speed king in pursuit of a
new round-trip speed record be-
tween New York and Havana, ar
rived here at 11:08 a. m. EAST
ern standard time), establishing
new one-way record for this
flight.
Lunches And Starts Back
Stopping only long enough for
lunch, Hawks turned his speedy
plane back toward New York at
1888 p. M, one hour and rs
minutes after landing.
He planned to stop in Miami
for refueling as he did on the
first leg of the "dawn-to-Sunset"
round-trip journey, and hoped to
be back in New York in time for
dinner.
Hawks, who hoped off from
New York at 3 q. .HllsN made the
flight here in 5 hours and 8 min
utes. Including the time taken
in two refuling stops, one at VIII
mingtOn, N. c., and one at Miami,
Fla, this was 81 minutes better
than the record set last week
by James G. Hall, New York fly
ing broker.
Plane Comes in Low
Hawks plane was first sighted
from the General Machado air
port at 11:06 a. M. about two
miles from the airport. The plane
was coming in low and with the
swiftness of a bullet toward the
field. Two minutes later the
ship rolled to a stop and Hawks,
smiling broadly climbed from the
cockpit,
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

In general, the report of the
finance ministers committee fol
lowed the line taken by President
Hoover in his summary of sug-
gestions cabled to London last
Friday and which Secretary
StimSon later said was the joint
product of British and American
thought.
The chief recommendation was
an emphatic declaration that the
recent heavy Withdrawals of
credit from Germany were un-
justified.
StimSOn'S Statement
Secretary of State Henry l..
Stimson in a statement said:
Secretary Mellon and I are
very well satisfied with the re
suits. They form q fitting Sc
nuel to the efforts made by
President Hoover on June 20 to
stay the mistrust which was
dragging down the finances OF
Germany, thus endangering the
(Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Attack of HiccOUghs
Makes Man Mute

Harris Taylor, As, Washing
ton lawyer, is suffering from a
severe attack of hiccoughs in the
washington Sanitarium, Takoma
Park, Md.
Mr.. Taylor was found ex-
hausted last night by Leo Moi.
fett, town policeman, at Laurel
and Carroll Avenues, indicating
that he had been suffering Tor
hours. He was too weak to talk
this afternoon. He is brother
of Alfred E. Taylor, of the U. S.
Patent office, with whom ne
roomed at 1416 N st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Taxi DriUer Indicted
For AutOist's Death

Leonard Gray, colored taxicab
driver, was indicated by the
Grand Jury today for man
slaughter in connection with the
automobile death of James Sud
darth, white, who died July 6.
Suddarth and his brother were
standing by their parked car
near Fourteenth and Belmont 81.
N. W., last July S, and were ad-
justing luggage on the running
board when the machine operated
by Gray struck them both.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
-Four Armed Bandits
Take $6,328 PGurOH

. CHESTER, Pa, July % 0.NSJ
Four armed bandits intimidated
officials and employees of the
Ewing Thomas Corporation here
today, escaping with a $6,328 pay
roll in an auto which was re-
ported stolen in Upper Darby on
July 10. The payroll was deliv-
cred to the office of M. Moses
Ewing, president of the concern,
at 8 a. m. Shortly thereafter the
bandits appeared on the scene
with drawn pistols.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
QUICK ruin SPARED reich,
VIEW Of DIPLOMATS
WORLD BANK TO AID
Bv OTTO D. TOLISCHUS

LONDON, July % (IN.s).-The German
nation was saved from bankruptcy and
immediate financial disaster today when the
seven-power conference of ministers, assem-
bled here to aid in the Reichs economic
recovery, wound up it's work by adopting a
subcommittee report embodying emergency
measures for relief.
While the press as whole expressed disappointment
over results feeling the measures adopted hardly justified
the calling of international conference American and
British leaders were satisfied.
Secretary of State Henry Smson chief of the American
delegation 1sad he thoroughly satisfied Chancellor
Heinrich Bruening of Germany declined to comment.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
StimSOn to Visit
Berlin With
Bruening

LONDON, July % GN.SO.
Secretary of State Henry L..
Stimson will accompany Chan
cellor Heinrich Bruening and
Foreign Minister Julius Curtius
to Berlin this weekend, it was
officially announced today.
Prime Minister j. Ramsay
Macdonald and Foreign Secre-
tary Arthur Henderson Of Brit
ain will arrive in the German
capital Monday.
It was understood French
statesmen also would soon visit
Berlin to study the financial
situation in Germany at first
hand.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
2 More u. S. Yachts
COn1DLete Crossing

PLYMOUTH, England, July %
0.N.SD Two more American
yachts completed their crossing
in the transatlantic race today.
First came Paul Hammond'S
Landfall, which crossed the finish
line off brakes Island at 4:3O
D. m. (12:30 a. m. E. S. To, Ten
minutes later the Highland hove
across the finish mark.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Lou Flying AbOUe
Boulder Dam Hit

Antics of aviatorS who give
tourists a thrill by swooping down
into the 12OO-foot gorge of Boulder
Dam Canyon have resulted in a
protest being lodged by the Inte-
rjor Department with the aero
nauticS division of the Commerce
Department. 1t is asked that
pilots be prohibited from flying
lower than 500 feet above the rim
of the canyon. complaining that
the noise of the planes conSti-
tuteS a dangerous hazard to
WOrkmen.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
RediscOlInt Boost
Fails to Stem Gold

LONDON, July % GN.S0-
The action of the Bank Of Eng
land in increasing the banks re-
discount rate from 212 to 3l2 per
cent today failed to stem the
heavy drain from England's gold
reserves.
A total of $27,131.555 worth Of
the precious metal was Withdrawn
to meet today's foreign exchange
requirements.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
Flying Missionary
Hons Off For Coast

NEW YORK, July % u.N.S0
The Rev. Brother George U
Feltes. S. j.. an Alaskan mis-
sionary who is also an airplane
pilot, llew from Glenn H. Curtiss
Airport this morning at 1920 in
the airplane, Alaska Missionary,
on the first stage of flight to
Seattle, by way of San Francisco
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
ChiIeans Reported
In ODen Rebellion

ENOS AIRES, July %
IN.SD. = Insistent rumors OF
open rebellion in Chile reached
Buenos Aires today. They could
not be confirmed. The move
ment was reported to have started
with the burning of effigies Of
President IbaneZ in Santiago
Tuesday night. followed by dis
turbances throughout the coun-
try
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
25.0O0 AT FAIR

ATLANTIC CITY, July %.
twenty-five thousand persons, ac-
cording to a police estimate, at
tended the opening of the second
annual American Fair in the
Municipal Auditorium.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of July
21. 1927 ,987 ,558.75; expenditures,
$3.944,647.55; customs receipts,
$22, ,491, 1870.
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and Friday possibly
local thundershowers late this afternoon or to-
night; not much change in temperaturei gentle
variable winds becoming nOrtherly. Temperature
yesterday-Highest, 80; lowest, So.
Humidity yesterdAy-HigheSt, 50; lowest, 81.
Full Weather Report on Page IS
The WashnxIop Times IL the only afternoon paper In
The Washington times., 1931-07-23
4 Trips
to the
World Series

are offered for the All.
America Baseball Team Sc
Iecticns that come nearest
to the team selected by
BABE RUTH. Complete de-
tails Of this contest given
daily beginning August l
in the
WASH 'HNE5
The Washington times., 1931-07-23

The Washington Times the only afternoon paper m
this city publishing the dispatches OF Inter-
national News Service and Universal Service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-02
BROOKLYN CELTICS
RELEASE PLAYERS
Many Public Parks League
Teams Adding New
Strength Added

Hennie SantOpietroS name was
crossed off the roster of the Acmes
nine of the Public Parks league last
night and the North Squares signed
him to "A contract. The Brooklyn
Celtics handed walking papers to
wee Willie" Carroll, Fat" Pas
saro, Primo Jamele, Jimmy Berar-
di, Sammy Zaza, SPICY" Clemente,
Dom Sankey, Dan FictO and signed
up Pete Klukis and Norman John
son, the latter of Naugatuck.
Bill Gaughan, pilot of the Wash
ington Hill All-Stars annexed Joe
Dunn to his squad while Hopeville
has signed Johnny Balinsky of
Naugatuck. Manager Billy Ryan of
the Waterville Crescents had re-
leased pitcher Gardner and signed
Walt Blanchard, Les Bellmay and
Bryan Kelly.
Hal Brennan has secured Willie
Carew, John Bowling, Tom Brown,
Jim Bowling. John Phalen and Jay
Dunn for his Connecticut Yankees
while the Plaza Colts let go of Pete
Guglielmo, Joe Cantillon, side
boards" Drew and Mickey Travisano
and have signed up Nick SIAM,
Mickey Day, Charley Lewis, Ralph
Solury, 'Canute' Gaynor, Tom
Lynch and Tony Masscia.
The Washington Hill Cardinals of
the City Recreation league will no
longer show Joe Cronin in their
lineup along with "Canute" Gaynor
and Joe Shugrue. Bill Fitzmaurice
Bill Reilly, Jim O'Dea and Mike
Kenny were added to the Cards
roster
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-02
More of Those "Bloomin' Yanks"
damned Down English Threats

year when Bobby walked off the links with the British
Open and British Amateur golf his bag the
conversation throughout clubs about sturdy old fog
filled London This year. and long Tommy Armour Of
Detroit conquered Canouie we'll that the British Open passed from
American another Now the sporting public of fashionable Eng
land have another treat in for hem watching Frank Shields and
Sidney Wood play for the Wimbledon championship which
equivalent the hono of the world The French will be
sincere this also their beloved Borotra neatly
dispatched by Shields unknown Nigel Sharpe em
great Cohet few days Then make terrible
Betty Nuh the English girl who holds the American womans
championship badly beaten Helen Jacobs only day
ago. you still with recall that the British Ryder Cup
numerically trimmed Scoo last week and be for
again the u Open the of the
Henry COTTON who should prove pretty SOFT for lads like Armour
Hagen and Burke The day that England has
celebrate victory of sporting will be declared national holiday
there and why not?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-02
MALE.-FEMALE net
ENTRY LIST GROWS
FOR VALLEY MEET

One of the largest entry lists for
both the mems and women's tour
neys to be held at the Waterbury
Country club next week in the Maui
gatuck Valley championships is in
Dictated by applications to date. The
tourney which Is planned as an
annual club affair is open to all
players. Entries will be received up
until Sunday night either at the
Country club or by ]. Francis Smith,
chairman of the mems tournaments,
and Mrs Merit Hemingway, wo-
mans chairman.
The chances of the trophies re-
naming in this state seem good
judging by the number of entries
from Connecticut cities New Haven
is sending a contingent of eight rae
quet wielders consisting of Buck
Morse, Allan and Clark Hopkins
Kingdom Jackson, George Robinson,
Amos Wilder. Frank Comstock and
Harold Egan.
Out of Town.
Bridgeport will be represented by
Tom Wilbur, Winnie Hoffman, Fair
hey Hyde, Lee Wiley, John Cow, Art
Shaw; New Jersey Weller Evans;
Springfield, Ed Mcknight; Worces-
ter, Alex Persons.
Waterbury,.
Local entrants include Francis and
Harold Smith. Neil Maloney, Fred
and Tom Kellogg, Beck Hitchcock,
and a number of others.
Two years ago when the first val
ley championship was staged at the
Country club courts Lee Wiley of
Hartford defeated Francis Smith for
the title. Last year the tourney
was not held due to the fact that
the state championship was trans
ferred here from New Haven. Judg-
ing from the entries to date the
tourney threatens to equal the
state of New England champion
ships in strength and in general in
tereSt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-02
Run1ors And Reality Gathered From,
This Sporting Word
The Grist OF Athletic Contest
Air-Minded Willie Does His Bit
To Get Public Fight-Minded
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

I'm defiance orders from Madison Square Garden officials
his W. L. Young Stbng the today
flew Max Something's camp 100 miles hour etc So
read piece of boonus which this way few days
relation things before the big fight the press boys
anxious the title bout big have last had drilled
their skulls that the about the champ the mil
onas daughter from drowning order So they collectively
thought of Willie the Clutch and his aopane Anything that would
drag through that gate Friday night Ok with w. L. and his Pa
Accordingly the wire Striblng flew Something's
shouted Hello Make, real loud and Just missed
100 miles hour Truly comrades the old game of Read En-
Weep unconnd the effort of reading that junk from the
Strbng and Shmeng Just think of the guys who have
when they would rather be Podunk Missouri
Uncle Eds Things look kind tough financially. they
would aeropne gag three before the show goes
Wonder if it will draw 100000?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-02
HAMILTON PARK
PLAYGROUND LEAGUE

In the only scheduled game in the
Midget baseball league at Hamilton
Park playground yesterday the
Crosbyites dropped an IL to 10 YER
dict to the Bluejays Howell's home
run was the feature of the game.
Score by innings:
Bluejays ....231 200 201-1l IL 3
Crosbyites ...523 900 00O-10 II 2
Batteries; McGauglin, F'eolas and
Sherman, NJ. Siani, n. Siani and
Howell.
In the Junior league the Athletics
proved too strong for the Foxy Nine
and walked off with an to 4 vic
tory. Delaney's hitting featured the
contest. Score by innings:
Athletics .......$22 POI Is . 0
Foxy Nine .......030 001 % 0
Errico's hard hitting and Carolls
excellent fielding We're the bright
spots in the Eagles to 2 victory
over the Sacred Hearts in a Junior
league tilt. Score by innings:
Eagles ......... 0O1 2l2 X-6 II 0
Hearts ........$l$ 100 o. s 0
In the best played game of the
day the Comets and East Ends bat
tled on even terms for seven innings
but the former nine finally won out
to ). Both teams scored all their
runs in the opening inning but after
that all they registered We're those
familiar Goose-eGGS.
Score by innings:
Comets ........,4O0 600 O--4 7 0
East Ends ....3OO 900 0-3 6 0
Batteries: Marcellus, Benson and
Rlch; Leary and Essex.
This mornings games in the
midget league saw the Silver Stars
barely nosing out the Cardinals in
genuine smuggling bee. When the
scorers had used up six or seven
Pencils and a lot of ambition the
lnal check-up showed the Stars on
the long end of u IA to 10 count.
Burns aided his own cause by trip
ling to deep left field with three men
on base in the early innings. The
score by innings:
X II r.
Silver Stars 6 3 - 0 > 0--l4 II 2
Cardinals .. 4 0 o. 4 0--l3 16 Z
Batteries: Burns and Boucher;
SeoIa and D'Ambrisi.
in the other league tilt the Shoot
ing Stars showed their supremacy
over the Red Tops scoring a IL to A
score. Marinella held the sorrell-
toppers to six hits. Score by innings:
r II T.
Shooting Stars 6 0 80 3 O-12 Is l
Red Tops ....3 0 0 0 o O. 4 3
Batteries: Marinella and Eldsen;
Schnell and French