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The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Reaching Faroes, Cramer
Hons on To1vard Norway

LONDON, Aug 8 0N.S) Con
tinuing his flight across the sub
Arctic regions. Parker Cramer,
Illinois airman, left the Farce
Islands at a. M, today wash
ington time), for Bergen, Norway,
according to an Exchange dis
patch from Copenhagen.
Cramer's departure, made on
schedule, indicated that the motor
trouble that forced a descent upon
the ocean between Iceland and
the Faroes had been repaired
without difficulty.
WICK, Scotland, Aug. 8 Q.N.S)
The first transatlantic flier to be
forced down at sea, then to re-
rise to continue his journey
Parker Cramer, landed in the
Farce Islands last night.
Engine Gives Trouble
Flying from Detroit to Copen.
hagen via the Danish Islands OF
the North Atlantic, Cramer, with
Oliver Pacquette, radio operator
left Reykjavik, Iceland, yesterday
afternoon for the Faroes, a dis
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
LOT I DEFEATS
CLIFF SUFFER-

SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug.
B O.N.S0 George Lott, of Phila-
delphia, won the singles cham
pionShip of the Meadow Club
invitation tennis tournament to-
day by defeating Clifford Sutter,
Of New Orleans, in the final
round after a aruelling battle.
The score was 6-3, 3-6, 2-6'
e3, 81.
Lott, an in-and-Outer this sea-
son, waged q game uphill fight
to win after Sutter seemed well
ON the road to victory by cap
turing the second and third sets
Lott never had won the Meadow
Club bowl previously. although he
had twice reached the final
round.
The PRiIadelphian'S temper got
the better of him in the third
set. He began to talk to the
han boys, question decisions, and
otherwise reveal his annoyance
After gaining a 2-tO-O lead, he
started missing everything and
lost six consecutive games.
The internationalist, who ranks
No. nationally, pulled himself
together, however, and blazed
Sutter off his feet in the final
two sets. Sutter scored only
seven points in the last six games.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
KANSAN CITES
Low COST
Of WHEAT.
Decline in Price of "Staff OF
Life" Has Not Kept Pace
With Trend, Senator Ayers

Further reductions in prices OF
bread in Washington were de
nnanded today by Senator Arthur
Capper (RO Of Kansas, who last
winter, through the medium of a
Senate investigation, forced sew
eral food price SlaShes here and
in other cities.
The Kansas Senator, who is
chairman of the Senate District
Committee. declared today:
"SOme reductions have been
made, but even these do not
bring the prices Of bread in
line with the general trend to-
ward lower prices.
"The best quality of wheat is
selling in Kansas as low as Is
cents . bushel, which is . ruin
GUS price so far as our wheat
growers are concerned. The
low prices Of wheat and flour
should Be refHeCted to the public
I'm cheaper bread. ----aa1. /.
"Tn my opinion the bakers
can make . fair profit on bread
sold to the consumer at cents
. pound"
Senator Capper last winter
headed a special Senate commit
tee which investigated food prices,
Several local bakeries at that TIME
cut their prices.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08

Discovery of what is believed
to be an Indian burial ground
near Great Falls was reported to
DR.. Walter Hough, assistant cura-
tor of the New National Museum,
today by F. D. Shoemaker, Of
Washington.
DR.. Hough is planning to be-
gin exploration Of the site imme-
diately in the hope of uncovering
data regarding the Indian tribes
which once inhabited the area
near the falls.
The find is particularly inter
esting, according to DR.. Hough,
since the tribes living below the
falls and near the District did
not place their dead in the
ground.
Locations Are Secret
He Is anxious to keep the exact
location Of the site Of the graves
= secret until nauesum experts
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
DIAMOND CASE
NEAR JURY

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 I.N.SJ.-
Jack c'Legs") Diamond and his
henchmen, Paul Quattrochi, &C
cuSed Of conspiracy to violote the
prohibition law, rested their de-
fense today in Federal court, with
out having taken the stand.
The conclusion Of the defense
case came with surprising sudden
ness, after only three character
witnesses had been called on be-
half of Quattrochi-one Of them
an operator of a road house al
legedly used as Diamond beer
drop" ..sr...
The case was expected to go 20
the jury around. mid-afternoon.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08

tanee over the water Of about 500
miles.
He had flown to the Iceland
capital across the Denmark
straits from Angmagsalik, Green
land, the night before in an
amphibian monoplane, using crude
oil for fuel. Cramer left Detroit
July % to mark out an airmail
route.
On his way to the FarOeS,
Cramer was forced by engine
trouble to land on the water.
Radio Asks Aid
The Wick station picked up
a message from his plane asking
bearings.
The Faroes lie about $50 miles
north Of Scotland.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
PRICES
DIP ON BIC
. CROP NEWS
Break of $1.17 a Bale Due
to U. S. Report Yield
Will Be 100000 Bales

A United States cotton crop OF
1854, 900 bales was forecast to
day by the Department Of Agri
culture, based on a condition OF
74.9 per cent of normal August J.
This is the highest August ]
condition since 1915. In only two
years 1920 and 1926 since the
weevil became dominant factor
in production has the present
high condition been approached
The indicated yield of 1858
pounds an acre is higher than in
any year since 1914 when 209.2
pounds were produced.
Frank Evans, Salt Lake City
attorney and for 30 years an
avowed supporter of the co-opera-
tive farm movement, today be.
came a member of the Federal
Farm Board at the most critical
period of its existence.
Mr.. Evans, former executive
secretary of the American Farm
Bureau Federation and until a
year ago its general marketing
counsel, takes the, place vacated
by the resignation Of c. c. league,
vice chairman.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8 U.N.SO
October cotton broke to approx
mately $5.86 a bale on the Board
of Trade here today following the
issuance of Government report
indicating this years crop would
be 100000 bales greater than
last years. October cotton opened
at TOO, then dropped 1T points
to a new seasons low.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Oklahoma Company
Boosts GAS Price

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 8
G.N.SO Champlin Refin-
ing Company, leader in an un-
successful litigation against oil
proration and the first to have
it's wells closed under Gov. W..
H. Murray's shutdown order, to-
day announced an increase in
the wholesale price of gasoline
from 33s to 312 cents a gallon.
A general increase in the price
of gasoline is predicted.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Stocks Firm, Steel
OpenS O. Point HiQhel

NEW YORK. Aug. S.-Stocks
played a generally firm tone at
opening dealings today.
U. s: Steel opened a full point
higher at 81. Bethlehem was up
"a at SO; General Electric up "a
at 39b; Radio up 1s at 17%;
Montgomery Ward up " at 20A:
Eastman Kodak up u at 1857;
and American Can up % at 913s
Auburn Auto led the motors
with an overnight jump of 314
points to 134h. General Motors
was up 70 at 373s. and Chrysler
was ~ lower at 1884
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Pittsburgh Racket
Guns ActiUe, 2 Die

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 8 Q.N.S0.
Two men were shot to death here
today in what police character
lied as a renewal of racketeering
feuds and Black Hand warfare.
Joe Lentine. So, was put on The
spot and murdered in lonely
spot at Four-Mile Run hollow. Al
most simultaneously. an unidenti'
fled Italian was shot to death In
Sewickley Cemetery,
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
4 D. C.. Army Reserve
Officers ADDOinted

Four commissions in the Re
serve Corps of the Army were
accepted today by Washington
residents. according to announce
ment made at the War Depart.
ment.
The recipients of reserve COM
missions are second lieutenantS,
as follows:
Milton v. Cherry, 1900 H st.
N. W., QuartermaSter Corps;
Clifton E. Davis, 4061 Benning
Rd. N. E., Infantry: Horace C..
Dudley, jr., 1401 Fairmont st.
N. E., Chemical Warfare, and
Robert A. Hitch, 1902 Ninth St.
N. w, Engineers,
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Reich Raises Bid
For U. S. Cotton

BERLIN, Aug. 8 GN.SJ.-Fol.
lowing the United States Farm
Boards refusal to accept it's offer
to buy 900, 900 bales of American
cotton at low prices on long-term
credit, the German Government
has submitted another proposal
embodying an increase in price.
Despite reports that the Ger
man Government also had submit
ted a new offer to buy large
quantities of wheat, authoritative
spokesmen declared the grain
situation was unchanged.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
BO0rdmGn, POIandO
To Sail for Home

ISTANBUL, Aug. 8 Q.NSO.
Russell Boardman and John
Polando, who set new long dis
tance nonstop record by flying
from New York to Istanbul, to-
day abandoned plans for a sight
seeing journey to the Far East.
They will sail from Genoa Au-
gust II, their plane loaded aboard
ship.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
"Al Smith" Follows
"Herbert HOOUer"
In Virginia Home

RICHMOND, Va. Aug. 8.
Herbert Hoover and Al Smith
live in the same house at
Hewlett, Hanover county. Va.
During the presidential cam
paign of 1928 a baby boy was
born in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Corker. there. The
parents were expecting such big
things from the Republican
nominee that they named the
child Herbert Hoover.
But the present conditions
have changed the political color
Of the Corker household. A
new arrival has been named
Al Smith.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Menncing Visitors
To Girl ELude Police

DANVILLE, Va, Aug. 8.-Police
have failed to find three men who
paid a menacing visit to the home
of Bertha Mabes, 18, principal
accuser Of the Rev. j. Arthur
Winn, pastor of the Moseley Me-
mortal M. E. Church. The min
lister, accused Of simple assault by
10 women, will face police court
Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
BATTLES
FOG To LAND
IN alaska
6Ha Hours Required to Make
536-MiIe Jaunt; Pt. Barrow
Strenuous in Its Welcome

POINT BARROW, Alaska, Aug.
8 UN.S0 For the first time
since they flashed over the border
in eastern Canada on the initial
day of their flight to the Orient,
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh were back on American soil
today after flying over the
wilderness of northern Canada.
The famous couple arrived here
at S a. m. today. Washington time,
after a 536-mile journey from
Aklavik, where they were delayed
three days and two nights by in
clement weather.
The flight took 6 hours and 80
minutes. 1t was slower than an
ticipated because Of bad flying
conditions.
SmOthered in Fog
About three hours after they
left AkIavik, Colonel Lindbergh re-
ported, a low fog was encountered,
and hours later radio message
was flashed from the plane that
they had just come Out Of the fog
and were trying to determine their
position.
Once out of the fog, Colonel
Lindbergh headed his monoplane
toward this tiny village and soon
swooped down to receive noisy
acclaim.
DR.. Henry L. Griest, doctor and
missionary at Point Barrow, and
his wife were the first to greet
Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh.
When the weather showed
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The Washington times., 1931-08-08
81 RESCUED AS j. S. Liner GOES ON ROCKS
Reduce Price of Bread, Capper Demands
Bottled Note May Be
Clue to Fate of
Lady Elsie

WINTHROP, Mass, Aug. {
0NSO.-"No food for eight
days no water about same.
Please hurry; not much chance
to live-Moray."
This appeal for help, written
on a slip of paper yellow with
age and with the latitude and
longitude blurred, was found
in a bottle on the beach.
A chemist thought the note
had been in the bottle two or
three years.
It was recalled that Lady
Elsie Mackay, who hoped off
two years ago from England
with, Captain Walter Hinch-
cliffe, took the great circle
course and were never heard
from.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
GERMAN BOAT
TRANSFERS
VOYAGERS
IN GALE
Western World Disabled Near
Santos, Brazil; Heavy Seas
Batter Liner; No Lives Lost

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8.
GN.S).-Eighty-seven passengers
and all members Of the crew Of
the Munson liner Western World
were rescued and taken on board
the German steampship General
Ozorio today a few hours after
the American ship had crashed
her nose on dangerous rocks Of
Ponta Do Boi, near Santos.
Fighting high winds and heavy
seas, and hampered by binding
rain which at times all but OBJ
scured their vision, officers and
crew Of the General OzOriO raced
to the side of the stricken vessel
and quickly went about the diff
cult task of transferring to their
own ship all passengers and HhenA.
bers of the Western Worlds crew.
Starting for Rio
The General Ozorio wirelessed
that the transfer had been safely
accomplished at about 8 a. m.
washington time, and that she
was starting for Rio de JaneirO
Immediately, expecting to reach
here tonight.
The POnta do BOi rocks are
considered the most dangerous
spot along the entire southern
coast of Brazil, and have been
the scene of numerous ShipwreckS
in the past. .a
May Salvage Cargo
The Prince Of Asturias, one Of
the great Spanish liners, sank
there three years ago with . loss
of 200 lives, and two other large
ships have come to grief there
within the past year or two.
The extent Of the damage to
the Western World had not been
fully determined, but dispatches
from the rescuing vessels sent to
her aid said two holes had been
stove in her bow along the
waterIine, and that she had been
taking water since daylight.
Local agents Of the Western
World announced that a part Of
the ships cargo might be Salvaged
if there should be an abatement
Of the storm before ngihtfall.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Jailed on Beer Plea
Man, 81, Hangs Self

ROBINSON, ILL.,, Aug. 8.
James Cronin, 62-year-old brick
layer, who pleaded guilty to
having a dozen bottles Of home
brew in his home, committed
suicide in the county jail rather
than serve a 60-day sentence.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Wiggin Made Head
Of Reich InOUiru

BASLE, SWITZERLAND. Aug.
8 Q.N.S0-Albert n. Wiggin,
president of the Chase National
Bank Of New York, today was
unanimously elected president Of
the International Bankers COM
mittee appointed to inquire into
Germany's financial situation.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
II Passengers Hurt
As Bus Leaves Road

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 8 U.N.S0.
Fourteen persons were injured to-
day when a big bus, bound from
Montreal to New York and carry
ing 26 passengers, left the road,
near here. The bus crashed into
telephone pole, swapping it in
half, plunged onward 200 yards
and hit a tree.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Mayors Coming Here
To Discuss Relief

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. 8
G.N.S0-To place the problem
of unemployment relief directly
before the Federal Government,
a conference of mayors Of the
larger cities will be held in Wash
ington early this fall.
Plans for the session were re-
vealed by Mayor William A. An
derSon.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Summary Of Today $
Aviation News
Photo by International

MISUNDERSTANDING safely
at Point Barrow, Alaska,
after arrival at 5 a. m. today,
Washington time, Northwest
Territory. 3
Parker Cramer and oliver
Pacquette hoped from Farce
Islands for Bergen, Norway.
SeapIane DO-X-En route
from MaranhaO, Brazil, to
Para, Brazil, 800 miles away.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
FERRARA LEADS
BOY GOLFER

ST. PAUL, Aug. 8 G.NS0-
Charles Ferrara, of San Fran
cisco, was 3 up on Hoe Nichols,
15-year-old boy golfer, Of Long
Beach, Calf, at the, end of nine
holes of the 36-hole finals of the
national public links golf toUrna-
ment here today.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
N. Y. Sues Defunct
Bank for so Million

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 QNS0
A $60.000.O00 suit against direc.
tors of the defunct Bank of
United States. charging misap.
plication of funds, was filed to-
day on behalf Of the State bank.
ing superintendent
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
TheLnaG Woods Death
SuSpect Questioned

GARY. Ind, Aug. 8 0N.S).-
Edward Barnes, q, is held here
under suspicion in connection.
with the killing, May 20, Of
Thelma Woods. II, Sunday school
teacher of Elida, Ohio, ana her
sweetheart, Earl Truesdale, 81.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Women Held at Bay
Ru PQurOLL Bandits

CAMDEN, N. j., Aug. 8 GN.S3 j..
After holding a dozen men and
women at bay with pistols, three
bandits, fled with the $4,000
weekly payroll of the True Line
Company office coats manu-
+ -facturerS,
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Albert A. BrGSLey,
Ad Director. Dies

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 8 QN.sJ.
Albert A. Brasley, As, advertis-
ing director of the Pittsburgh
Sun-Telegraph, died here today
following q brief illness Of pneu-
monia,
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
Dry Agents in Raid
On ELkS' Clubhouse

BINMHAMPTON, N. Y, Aug.
8.-Federal agents arrested three
men and seized what they de-
scribed as a large quantity Of
beer in a raid on the Elks Club
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-08-08
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight; Sunday partly elendy
followed by local thundeTshowsrs in late after
noon or night; slightly cooler at night; gentle
south winds Temperature yesterday-Highest,
eS, lowest, IT,. Humidity yesterday-Highest
The Washington times., 1931-03-10
Always Imitators

Well, there always have been
imitators and there always will
be. I believe there has been
no little exaggeration as to
the amount of money Turner
has made out of his Auditorium
venture. True, there have
been some nice houses, and
in fact he turned 'em away
once, but we have our doubts
as to how much Turner is
able to pocket for himself
after he has paid off the many
interests which have their fin
gers on such promotions.
I think there is no need to
be jealous or envious of Tur-
ner's successes at the Audi
torium, for he must have his
troubles. understand the Au-
ditorium has shot up the rent
on him, now that he can fill
the place, and I understand
4OOUS U0O11NU G1A4A O0NAAOo NNA
ley tap Joe pretty heavily for
supplying the talent before Joe
can even commence to count
off a few bills in his own be-
half, Too, how much paper is
there in one of those packed
Auditoriums? Joe can tell you!
It seems to me if these two
new wrestling enterprises get
too ambitious in fingering-in on
Turner's little game, they will
find themselves holding the
whole thing in their very laps,
with Turner standing on the
outside laughing and content in
the fact he SKINNED off what
cream there was to be had
when he was in the field alone
and the two pretenders to the
throne may have the privilege
of cutting each others throats
while Joe withdraws entirely
until things cool off a bit.
Turner will tell you it isn't
all gravy and he's got his first
limousine yet to buy, as well
as his first house and lot. And
as for a yacht-he hasn't even
had time to read the catalogues
the statesmen left.
The Washington times., 1931-03-10
Two Newcomers

At least two sets of promot-
ers are planning on starting
into the wrestling business
locally, seeing what Joe Turner
has built up over at the Wash
ington Auditorium after six
months of hard work which
met with but indifferent sue
cess in the beginning and finally
started to take hold in a real
big way here lately.
One of these promoters has
actually come out with his
card, at least most of it, and
promises the remainder within
a very few days. He is "going"
at the Strand on St. Patrick's
Day, believing that a good
day on which to start some
thing. He may start something
at that-a battle of the itch
ing palms.
The other promoter who
would run in opposition to Joe
Turner is not yet ready to
announce the time nor place
of his promotorial venture, but
he does say it will lead to
the bringing of Gus Sonnen-
berg here in a big outdoor
arena before the spring is very
far advanced. He already has
the outdoor site as well as
the downtown spot in which
to start the ball rolling.
So you see, some people just
can't stand by and see success
come to another without try
ing to horn in, as it were.
The Washington times., 1931-03-10
UNDERDOG
At MIAMI
III BBHHBIHuIB .a

MIAMI, Fla, March 10-With
par as the underdog, four pairs of
veteran golfers clashed today in
the semi-finals of the interna-
tional four ball championships
here.
Walter Hagen and Horton
Smith were matched against
Willie McFarlane and Whiffy Cox.
Gene Sarazen and Johnny Farrell
crossed clubs with Tony Manero
and Denny Shute.
Hairbreadth escapes from
elimination featured the play of
the survivors in the quarter
finals. SaraZen and Farrell
traiIed Jack Thompson and John
Kinder around all day, to win
by only l up when Kinder
missed a putt on the S6th hole.
Hagen and Horton won from
Bill Melhorn and Frank Walsh, 8
and 2, while Manero and Shute
took Cyril T. Walker and Clarence
Gambler, defending champions,
for a long ride that ended on the
35th hole.
McFarlane and Cox eliminated
Charles Guest and George Christ,
4 and 8, by continuing their par
shaving antics. Cox got three
brides and McFarlane shot two
on the afternoon Is.
The Washington times., 1931-03-10
PILOT JOHNSON
MAY PITCH
BY JOE HOLMAN
Times Staff Correspondent

BILOXI, Miss, March 10.
Walter Johnson, Washington club
manager, likely will start his
twenty-seventh year as a pitcher
when his Griffmen meet Balti-
more here Sunday. Popular re-
quest is expected to earn John.
son the job. He is to work a
three-ninning assignment, that is,
II he pitches at all.
A special program has been ar
ranged to precede Thursdays
Washington Baltimore exhibition
here. Mayor John Kennedy, of
Biloxi, to throw out the first ball.
II, o. Hoffman, lieutenant gov.
ernor of the Mississippi Kiwanis
clubs, will bat. Behind the plate
win be Joseph Milner, Glllfport
mayor.
Biloxi boys band and the
bugle and drum corps of Gulf
pOrt's American Legion are to
take part in the exercises.
A half holiday for this occa-
sion has been declared oy Mayor
John j.. Kennedy.
washington club regulars
launched infield practice yester
day. Particularly impressive was
"Jumping Joe" Cronln. The
Frisco lad not only completed eX
pert stops, but also got away
drive for surprising distance.
One Of Cronin'S Swats Travelled
to the corner of the right-center
field fence, some 200 yards.
The Washington times., 1931-03-10
Today's
Sportorial
BY KIRK MILLER

Washington is soon to wit
ness one of the strangest bat
ties that has ever been waged
here between mankind.
This battle will rank any Of
the battles of the centuries
which have been staged from
time to time in pugilistic pur-
suits.
It will outstrip the recent
battle of the busted rib which
netted the promoter something
like a $4,000 deficit.
Yea, it will overlap for fury,
either of the battles of the
palms which occurred in Florida
last year and year before.
In fact, the battle which
Washington has in its lap now
is indeed in itself battle OF
the palms
The itching palms.
Here's the yarn as it comes
to me and it's an ipSey-di-doe!
There are certain interests
around town who just simply
can't stand by and see a guy
make a dime.
AS soon as a racket gets
going along on a profit7shar-
ing basis, these wolves start to
devise ways and means where.
by they can muscle in on it.
In other words their palms
get to itching and the first
thing they know they have
started a battle Of the itching
palms. Thus our theme song
today.
The Washington times., 1931-03-10
CATCHING BERTH ISSUE BETWEEN SPENCER AND HARGRAVI
TON Fubght Is Elected President of Bannockburn Golf Clul
Shires' Brother, 19,
Griff Farm
Rookie

BILOXI, Miss, March TO-.
Another Shires may some day
play first base for the Wash
ington club.
Dutch" ShireS, Arts young
est brother, this year is to
show with Chattanooga Look
outs. He is 10 years old. Pow
erfully built and a born hitter.
Prexy Clark Griffith is enthu-
siaStic over "Dutch'S" promise.
He says: "The boys natural.
He's bigger than Art and takes
a healthy cut at the ball. I'm
expecting big things from him"
The Washington times., 1931-03-10
OWEN To COACH
BAUSERMANS

Bauserman Motors nine, with
Charley Dueterman at their
head, are setting the stage for
the defense of their Arlington
county title.
Lem Owen, former minor
league player, has been obtained
as coach, and the team will be
captained by Charley Schefel.
The first practice is scheduled
for the last Sunday in March, on
the Arlington diamond, where all
the teams games will be played
during the season.