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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
|EX-FELONS, PREY|NG'
ION DOCTORS, SEIZED.
Three Bombed Offices in Ex-
tortion Racket, Police
Charge.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 25.-Three
men, who police say are ex-conyicts,
were held today as extortionists and
bombers who have preyed upon ply
sicians and surgeons under threat of
spreading rumors of irregular practices.
They were arrested last night in the
Office of an attorney, Joseph A. Kolk,
Just as a physician, DR.. Max Gecht,
was handing over $4,000, police said.
Names cf the three men are Morris
Bogoslowski, once tried and convicted
of murder, but freed when granted a
new trial; Joseph Lapez and Charles
Fried.
The arrests were made possible, police
said, through aid given them by DR..
Elmer D. Howe, whose apartment
residence has been twice bombed in 10
days. DR.. Howe, linking the bombings
with threatening telephone calls, ar
ranged through his attorney to meet
the eXtortionists. A meeting in Kolk's
office was planned, but the detectives
and not DR.. Howe kept the appoint
ment.
A list of physicians believed by police
to have been preyed on by the trio
was found in an Office near that of the
attorney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
FAITH IN GOVERNM ENT
HELD NEED OF TODAY
DR.. Joseph R. Sizoo Addresses
Kiwanis Club at D. C. Day
Observance.

DR.. Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
told the Washington Kiwanis Club yes
terday the world is suffering badly
from lost confidence in Government.
1T is a brave thing today for men
to stand by their Government, he
said. "for while there are many archl-
tects, there are but few builders. What
the world needs is a Pentecost of faith
in Government. Something is sadly
wrong with this country when gran
aries today are bullying with wheat,
but millions of people 60 to bed hungry
tonight. The world will be better off
with return CT faith for men in pub
lie Office and faith in country"
Guests at the meeting, which OBJ
served District of Columbia day, includ-
ed DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer, presi-
dent of the Board of Commissioners;
Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby, Maj.
Donald A. Dawson, Acting Engineer
Commissioner; Judge H. w. Smith of
Alexandria, newly elected representa-
tive for the Northern Virginia district,
and Robert j. Cottrell, secretary of the
Board of Trade. Merritt o. Chance
presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
FRENCH SHIPPING MEN
CLEARED IN RUM TRIAL
Owner and Master of Vessel Quand
Meme Are Acquitted in Girls
tobal Unloading.
~ the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
PANAMA. September 25.-Claude
Garon and Felix Legriguer, owner and
master, respectively, of the French sloop
Quand Meme, were acquitted in United
States District Court yesterday of vio-
lating the prohibition law because they
landed ITO cases of whisky on the dock
at Cristobal, in the American Canal
Zone
Federal Judge Lehman invoked the
congressional exception pertaining to
the transit of liquor through the zone
and dismissed the case.
1t was brought out in the trial that
the defendants, bound for Ensenada,
Mexico. consulted port officials before
unloading and after the shipping COM
missioner and Panama Railroad officials
had waived objections. considering that
the cargo was consigned Ito order" and
was deliverable to Colon, in Panama
territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
Robbed While Going
55-Miles an Hour,
MOtorist Declares
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRAZIL, Ind, September U.s.
w. c. Palmer, Cleveland, Ohio.
salesman, reported to police he
had been robbed by a man who
stepped from an automobile onto
the running board of his own
machine while he was driving So
miles per hour.
The bandit car pulled alongside
his machine on the National road
east of here, he said, and the
robber stepped onto his car. He
was forced to hand over his wal
let, containing SIS, he said.
The robbery so excited him,
Palmer said, that he parked his
car at the side of the road for
two hours before he could collect
his nerves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
GOLD STANDARD MAN
LOSES BURIED SLIPS
Wife Sues for Divorce as Son Is
Accused of Taking Part Of
Caches-Rest Stolen.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PRINCETON, Ind, September. U.s.
The gold standard for Harry Wheeler
was more or less of a failure.
He converted his savings into gold
coins and, having lost confidence In a
bank. buried the money, putting 1000
In one place and SITS in another.
Then he lest his pocketbook, in which
he had instructions as to where the
treasure could be found in case OF his
death. Discovering his loss, ne hurried
to the caches, only to find that the
SITS was gone.
Digging up the $1,000, he drove home
in his car Then he went inside his
home for q sew minutes. On returning
to the automobile he found the $1,000
had disappeared.
He accused his son William Of TAX
ing part of the money, following which
his wife sued him for divorce.
william denied the accusation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25

Chieftains in interior Ethiopia are re-
ported to be erecting their own tele-
phone systems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
STATE TAKES OVER BANK
Pittsburgh-America Fifth to Close
in Pittsburgh in Week.

PITTSBURGH, September 25 DR.
The directors of the Pittsburgh Amer
lean Bank g. Trust Co. announced to-
day that at their request the State
Banking Department had taken over the
institution for the protection of the
cepoSito.s.
The PittSburgh-Am American is the fifth
bank to close here this week. J. D.
Swigart, chief examiner of the State
Banking Department, said that more
than 100000 of the banks total de-
pests CT 100000 had been withdrawn
since Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-25
BOLT IGNITEs SCHOOL

Blaze Extinguished Before Struc-
ture Is Greatly Damaged.
Special Dispatch to The star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, September as
During the height of the severe storm
which swept this section late Wednesday
afternoon, lightning struck the Hyatts-
vile High School and the storeroom on
the top floor caught fire. Firemen
from Hyattsville and other sections
aided in subduing the blaze, which
threatened to destroy desks and other
equipment.
The fire broke out at AIS o'clock, two
hours after the students were excused
early because of the heat.
Spain has exempted the wages Of day
workers from payment of income tax.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
Secretary of Interior on
Program of Convention
Here Oct. q, %.

Noted speakers will appear on the
program of Indiana State Teach
ers' Association at the annual con-
vention in Indianapolis, Oct. % and
%, school officials announced to-
day.
R. Lyman Wilbur, secretary of the
interior, will speak at 8 p. M, Oct.
%, at Cadle tabernacle during the
closing general meeting of the
convention.
Judge Florence E. Allen of the
Ohio supreme court will speak on
1.-The Living Purposes of the Law"
and Cameron Beck, personnel direc-
tor of the New York York Stock
Exchange, will speak ON Oct. % on
1.-THE Cost Of leadership"
DR.. George L. Laing, dean Of the
division of humanities at the Uni
versity of Chicago. is scheduled to
speak the same afternoon at an
other general teachers session at
the Murat theater.
First general session of the con-
vention will be held Thursday night
preceded by sectional meetings
Thursday at various schools and
downtown buildings.
Friday morning will be devoted
to a business session at the taber-
nacle followed by the general meet
ings at the tabernacle and the
Murat in the afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25

committee shall be interested in any
state contract or sale either
directly or indirectly" But Ogden
didn't 90 into this in his opinion.
which was given Williamson today.
Although he did go into it more
than a year ago in an informal
opinion given Farrell, which is said
to have pointed out that he is in
eligible for budget committee mem
bership.
The opinion to Williamson orders
him to pay Farrell his SO a day
for budget work and York his S25
monthly salary as trustee. It points
out that trustee is banned only
from making sales to the institution
he represents.
Budget committee members are
supposed to be banned from selling
to the state since they are charged
with approving budget items which
would include the materials they
are interested in pushing. Qollusion
could result easily, the law makers
decided when the statute was
passed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
SAM FARRELL
MUST BE PAID,
OGDEN RULES
Truck Salesman Is Able to
Act on State Board,
Is Conclusion.

II is o. K. with Attorney General
James M. Ogden for Representative
Sam Farrell to function and draw
pay as member of the state bud
get committe, even if he is a sales
man for a concern which sells thou
sands of dollars worth of trucks to
the state.
Ogden came to this conclusion
after several conferences with Far
rell. Both are Republicans.
1t was made necessary for Ogden
to rule on the matter because of a
request for the ruling from Floyd
E. Williamson, state auditor.
Williamson had asked whether it
was legal for him to honor paw
vouchers of Farrell as a budget
committeeman and Homer York as
trustee of the Indiana state refor-
matory since both are sales repre-
SentativeS for the Indiana Truck
Company, Marion.
The largest part Of the state
highway department. truck fleet has
been purchased from this company.
At this time the company has
$90,53046 truck contract pending
with the state.
Requirements of the budget COM
mittee law is that no member of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25

tory Of Music will open the pro-
gram. followed by an organ solo by
Paul Matthews.
Senator Arthur Robinson will talk
on his recent journey to the Orient.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
BETHEL TO CELEBRATE
New Room at Castle Hall to Be
Dedicated by Jobs Daughters.

Bethel No. 1, Jobs Daughters, will
dedicate its newly decorated bethel
room Saturday in Castle hall, $50
East Ohio street, at 2 o'clock, with
a party and covered dish luncheon.
Miss Wilma Rugenstein is chair
man of the program committee. Mrs.
Mabel DobbinS is guardian and Gay
Slammed associate guardian of the
bethel.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
JONES SLATED
FOR REMOVAL
IN RATE CASE
Public Service Commission
Order Expected to Hit
His Franklin Job.

Services of Jap Jones, Martins
vile hotelman and prominent Dem
ocratic politician, in connection
with an electric rate reduction petit
ton for the city Of Franklin are
expected to be severed today by
official order of the public service
commission.
The order will be written by Com
missioner Harry K. Cuthbertson,
who has charge Of the Franklin
case.
Cuthbertson conducted a probe
into Jones connection with the case
Thursday afternoon. Chairman
John w. McCardle and Commits
sioner Frank Singleton also at
tended.
Jones ignored a subpoena and re-
fused to appear.
Contract Under Fire
A contract Jones made with the
city which Cuthbertson contends
is "champertous" was the subject
of controversy.
Miss Louis Strohmeier, Franklin
city clerk, had been summoned to
produce it before the commission.
She told Cuthbertson that Carlton
Shuck, city attorney, had taken it
from her files.
Shuck was there and opposed
producing it. He said he had it
in indianapolis, but not at the
statehouse. Cuthbertson recessed
the hearing until it was procured.
Promised "Cut" on Savings
1t revealed that Jones was given
S25 retainer fee from the city and
was to get a Is per cent commission
on "the amount saved to all con-
sumers of electricity in the city of
Franklin for period of one year."
This was based on the idea that
Jones would furnish engineering,
auditing and legal talent and prose-
cuted the case before the commits
sion successfully. Jones is not a
lawyer.
George B. Staff, Franklin attor-
ney, appeared for Jones and the
Mort Whiteside Company. He said
he didn't know the commission
made audits and appraisals in such
cases.
Audit Under Way
The rate reduction petition. filed
by Jones, was signed by nineteen
Franklin citizens who secure power
and light from the insult
Public Service Company of Indiana.
Cuthbertson said that the COM
mission already is making audits
and appraisals of all insult proper
ties in the so-called south system"
which includes Franklin.
Any ten citizens who use a utility
can petition for rate reduction, but
outsiders can not come in and inau-
gurate such litigation on a contin-
gency basis, he declared
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
Rock Bottom
unitcd Press

By United Press
SHELBY, Ia, Sept. 25.-The
price-cutting war between
Shelby's three barber shops has
about reached the limit. You
now can get a shave, haircut
and tonic free in any shop in
town.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
SLASHED BY INTRUDER
Negro Finds Man in Home, Gets
Butcher Knife Cuts.

Henry Jones, 40, Negro, 912 Red
mond street, found discovery of his
wife's suspected infidelity painful as
we'll as disconcerting.
who are you?" he demanded of
a Negro he found with Mrs. Jones
in the kitchen of the Jones home
late Thursday.
Get out of here" the intruder
said.
Loath to flee his own house, Jones
was the victim of butcher knife
attack and was sent to city hos
pital with severe cuts on the head.
Police are seeking Orville Bannis-
ter, Negro, as Jones' assailant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
SEPT. Is. 1891 :

From until midnight there win be
dancing in the ballroom. Through
out the evening. the entire building
viii be thrown open to inspection
by the visitors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
Italy Hikes Import Duties

By UHtted Press
ROME, Sept. 25-An official gov
eminent decree today increased ad
valorem duties on all imports Is
per cent except combustibles, on
which the increase was 10 per cent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-25
.MAS0Ns TO CELEBRATE
Open House to Be Held for Huge
Crowd at Rite Cathedral

The largest crowd ever to be pres
ent at the Scottish Rite cathedral
is expected Saturday night at the
open house for blue lodge Masons
and their wives. Music by students
from the Arthur Jordan Conserva-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-07
Economic Health

After all possible relief work has been done by social agencies in cities and by govern ment or Red Cross activity in stricken rural districts, we still will not have done our duty by the present economic situation if we have not learned certain lessons from it. Ad- dressing group of editors of business papers and periodicals Colonel Arthur Woods said recently that if the same amount of thought and ingenuity applied to industrial expansion were applied to effect stabilization by setting up buffers against unemployment. it could do much to keep the American economic body permanently healthy. Workers have been suffering from the lack of the very things they could produce-and purchase-if em- ployed, while plants have been losing money because they could not put workers to work. Sad assimilation and digestion.
 Continuous employment obviously would be better than periods of unemployment with special insurance Empoyes are customers: producers and consumers Those things seem simple and clear. But there has been no program for keeping the industrial and eco homie system balanced That is the thing that should be studied now and studied as prosperity returns. and continually studied until the way is found for stabilization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-07
You Won't Know Your Capitol

What sort of soil will coat the B acres of ground in the Capitol plaza. is an important question in the Capitol Building program. The contract for this soil has been delayed while agricultural experts analyze samples submitted by the lowest bidders. When de- csion is made, the product will be laid on six inches deep, trees and grass planted Tn 1t, and by spring congressman will scarcely rec ognize their old campus.
 Other changes are being made on the Hill. The steel skeleton of the new House Office building will soon appear. Work on the foundation of the new Supreme Court build ing will be under way shortly, and granite IS being placed on the new terrace development at the Senate Office building. Short sub ways are to be constructed by traction com panies for running underground cars across the Capitol plaza. Work on this project is expected to start late in the spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-07
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1881
Good Work, Boys

It was welcome news to read that the legis- proved expending over S700.000 on addi- tions to the state sanatora at Hartford and Norwich. So pressing has become the need of expanding our state sanatora that even republican legislators heretofore deaf to all such pleas are going on record as being Tn favor of the work It is hoped to let all contracts and actually break ground by April |. Not only will the state facilitate the ef- fcient operation of its state institutions by the improvement program, but it will provide work for many unemployed and in general stimulate building throughout the state
 With the additions provided at Merden and Shelton last year the state will have made good start in bringing the state sanatoria up to date. It is a pity that the program has been delayed so many years. Need of mod ern facilities. such as new buildings and com modious quarters alone could provide has been felt for almost decade now. It re- quired the utmost perseverance upon the part of interested parties to secure anything over and above the customary appropriations that the legislature would vote. The situation steadily grew worse as can be seen by reading the reports of the state tuberculosis commis- sion for the last few years.
 So long are the waiting lists at all of the state sanatoria that Waterbury and New Ha- ven provided temporary quarters for those sufferers demanding attention and medical care. One wing of our isolation hospital serves as waiting station for people seek ing admission to a sanatorum. l he old vet crans' hospital in Alingtown is employed for similar purpose in the New Haven area. It can be seen from this that 1t is not idle talk when men demand the expenditure of millions for the expansion of state lnstItu- tions. Connecticut would have been erlm- inally responsible for many sad tragedies had it continued to neglect its sanatorla. And the end IS not yet in sight.
 Four of the sanatoria are getting attention. What of Seaside. the retreat for children at Niantic' Are we to continue to read in our daily newspapers of condemnation proceed ings and court actions to acquire additional sea frontage for this sanatorium The state refuses to build a new sanatorlum there un- til it has increased its land holding And the McCook estate will not sell the required shore frontage, mo- not even if every law on the Connecticut statute books is invalidated. In such an emergency as this the legislature ought to be able to take definite stand and compel the proper authorities to stand back of them. This is no time for quibblIng or for legal techncalitics. Let's do d good job of expanding our state sanatoria. Don't neg leet any of them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-07
Super-Studio For Radio

What it takes to make super studio the British Broadcasting corporation has in its new building. now nearing completion and expected to be in use this year. There will be 2 studios. four of them more than double the size of the largest studio in the present building There will be a fifth studio three stories high of 4.000 square feet which with its gallery will seat an audience of 1000 and large orchestra.
 All the studios will be insulated from noise They are located one above another in central tower of heavy patchwork Each will be ventilated artihcially and protected from street noises by an outer layer okofflces Wide corridors and thick walls will fhsulate them from office noises. Each of the large studios will have its own suite of waiting room, band room. engineers room. listening room and echo room. There will be eight rehearsal halls in the building. six waiting rooms. reception suite and special dra- matic effects studio. The whole will cost S25O0,000. Now if the programs broad cast are worthy that outlay, they'll make history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-07

Despite the facts that all sorts of conflicting population figures have been going the rounds of thc state, Uncle Sans federal cen suy bureau still insists that Hartford is the largest city of Connecticut with population of lo4.O72. New Haven is second; Bridge port, third; and Waterbury, fourth. Our census figure is go 9O2. A short lime ago the New Haven Journal Courier condoed with Hartford upon losing the lead in state honors 10 Bridgeport. However the Census Bureau now announces that these figures were incorrect. We imagine also that the figures that various state departments are using are also wrong We note that both the state health and education boards credit Waterbury with more than 100000 population which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-07
URBAN CONNECTICUT CERTAIN
 TO GAIN
(New Britain Heraid)

Reapportionment in Connecticut so as to make room for another con gressman does not present the prob- lem that will confront the leglsla- lures of some other states affected by the new alignment; but 1t will give some opportunity for gerry. mandering and tho seeking of ar unfair advantage. It is lucky indeed that under such circumstances the state will have q democratic govern. or presiding and legislature that Is not as overwhelmingly one-sided as 1t used to be.
 It will be difficult in Connecticut for any gerrymandering process to jigsaw the cities into the back. ground. altogether. The present dis. tricts have been pretty well balanc- ed as between city and rural voting The first district. entaiiing Hart ford county includes rural sections as far as the Massachusetts border: but 1t also includes such urban cen ters as Hartford, New Britain and Bristol. It was these which elected Mir. Lonergan. with the help of decreased republican and dry vott in the country towns. A similar bal ance between cities and towns in evident In the other four districts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-07

Henri Mouquin. mere mention of whose name will cause many mouths to water. IS content to spend the declining years of bis life on Virginia farm He will be 94 years old this year and wants the liberty of life on a farm which, if we remember correctly was just what Oscar of the old Waldorf sought when be retired to New York state farm Oscar, however, will be back when the new Waldorf is thrown open 10 tbe public In his former position as maltre d hotel. Mouqun was restaurateur and wine merchant. one of the greatest of bis day. His was a name to conjure New York society as did that of Del monico, Sherry Healy. and many others. He planes the evils of prohibition upon the en- trance of women into politics and is opposed to both He claims that in the old days when wine was served freely al restaurants no profit was ever made on the food. but upon the wine. If supper was served without wine the diners were apt 10 get more bone than meat Mouqulns name will be but a mem- ory in d few short years. Probably there are many who thought him dead It didn't take long for prohibition 10 relegate such old tim CTS to the background