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The Washington times., 1931-10-08
Laval Comes Ready
To Talk Disarmament

PARIS, Oct. 8 G.N.SO Pre-
mier Pierre Laval will go to
washington for his conference
with President Hoover prepared
to discuss disarmament in all its
details, including formation of a
consultative pact to put teeth into
the Kellogg treaty for the out
lawry of war, it was learned on
reliable authority today.
While the ministry of the in
terror said M. Laval had drawn
up no definite plan, it was ad-
mitted the French disarmament
thesis would permit him to make
some proposal aimed at strength
ening the Kellogg pact to chime
in with Frances theory of Sc
curity before disarmament.
The Washington times., 1931-10-08
HITS
MORATORIUM

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct.
G.N.SO The rumored proposal
to extend the war debt morato
rum beyond one year was bit
terly attacked today by United
States Senator Henrik Shipsteac
in a copyright article published
in the Minneapolis Star.
Such an extension, he said
means that the American tax
payer will have to carry the bur
den of frozen bank credits ir
Europe" He added:
"Under the moratorium the
American taxpayer is practi-
CaIIy the only taxpayer who
makes a sacrifice. The British
taxpayer loses a few millions,
but one years moratorium will
cost the American taxpayers
something like $25O,OOO,OOO.
"The moratorium means that
the American Government, the
only government which could
collect anything, will not col
lect from France and England
what they owe us on money
borrowed after the war"
The Washington times., 1931-10-08

the bridge while the other
plunged through a wall and fell
IS feet to the track which car
ried the st. Louis special.
P. e. Beane, of Paradise, who
heard the crash, called the signal
tower. William Trout, operator
of the tower, threw the block
signal lights to "slow" as the
train came into sight.
The engineer slowed the special
down, and Trout threw a switch
The train went past the wreck
age on a parallel track. Further
on. it was shunted back to the
original track and continued its
journey without stopping.
The three men we're driving to
st. Louis to witness the next
game between the Athletics and
Cardinals.
The Washington times., 1931-10-08
IDLE, HE SEEKS
Upton RICHES

TULSA, Okla, Oct. 8 GN.sJ.
Thomas Paul Upton, jobless
Tulsa carpenter. today had en-
gagged attorneys to press his claim
of kinship to Sir Thomas Upton,
who died recently, leaving an
estate estimated at $5,000,000.
According to the carpenter, his
grandfather and Sir Thomas
father were cousins, making him
a second cousin to Sir Thomas.
Family documents to substan-
tiate his claim were destroyed in
the San Francisco earthquake,
Upton said today, and efforts to
communicate with Sir Thomas
directly had been futile.
The Washington times., 1931-10-08
Photo


MARTIN GIVES POINTERS TO BOBBY WILSON
BEFORE THE START of the world series game yes
terday Pepper" Martin ST. Louis Cardinals batting
star, gave Bobby Wilson, of Jimmy Wilson, Cardinal
catcher pointers batting. To prove that he
knew what he talking about, Pepper knocked
home during the game.
The Washington times., 1931-10-08
Knight and Morning
Are Parish Priests
At LeOnardtown
LEONARDToWN, Md, Oct.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Oct.
8.-Hey, you, Ripley!
At the st. Aloysius Roman
Catholic Church in Leonard
town the Rev. Father Joseph
Sheridan Knight, S. j., is rector,
and his assistant is the Rev.
Father Joseph Morning, 81.
Both of these men have just
recently arrived in the United
States from Jamaica, where
they were mission priests to-
gether. The Rev. Father Knight
was a former Washington law
yer,
The Washington times., 1931-10-08
SHORT SELLING
FACING CURB
BY CONGRESS
Drive Against Practice in Both
Stocks and Commodities
Is Regarded As Inevitable
BY WILLIAM C. MURPHY. Jr.

BY WILLIAM C. MURPHY, Jr.
A drive to prohibit short selling
on both stock and commodity
exchanges is regarded as newt
able as soon as Congress reasSen1'
bles in December.
Senator Caraway CD, Arkan.
sas, has served notice already that
he will press for action on his
bill designed to prevent short
sales on cotton and grain, and
several other legislators are known
to have similar ideas about the
necessity for regulating trading
in securities.
The fact that the New York
Stock Exchange on several oc-
casions recently has taken steps
either to prohibit or discourage
short selling for limited periods
is being seized upon as evidence
that such practices are recog.
nized as contrary to the public
interest in times of emergency.
Suggest Voluntary Ban
Even those who are not In.
Wlined to favor drastic legislation
along this line have indicated .
realization Of the seriousness OF
the situation and the possibility
that Congress under the pressure
of present economic conditions
may feel called upon to act.
For instance, Senator Vanden-
berg CR) Of Michigan, has sug.
gested that the New York Ex-
change voluntarily place a two
months ban on short selling as
an experiment. He added the
ominous reflection that:
voluntary action is far bet
ter than legislation when the
latter can be avoided"
simultaneously. committee Of
the American Bankers Associa-
tion meeting at Atlantic City,
issued a warning that unwar-
ranted short selling under pres
ent conditions may result in wha|
the committee termed undesirable
restrictive legislation.
For years the practice of specu-
iators selling stocks or commodi"
ties they do not own, on the gam
BILE that prices will drop before
delivery must be made, has been
denounced by those legislators
who contend that Wall Street
plays too important a role in the
nations life.
Daring Practice
On the other hand, short selling
has been defended on the ground
that it constitutes q StabiliZing
influence to cOunteract runaway
bull markets, which, it is argued
are frequently more disastrous in
the long run than short selling.
In normal times short selling is
generally confined to daring spec
ulators of large means. It is re-
garded as the most hazardous
form of speculation, due to the
arithmetical axiom that a stock
cannot possibly drop more than
CAAe prize pdlu Aor 4I' OuU ~ AAA0v
go up indefinitely.
That is, a share purchased for
$50 cannot go down more than
$50 but a share sold short at $50
in anticipation of a drop may go
up several hundred dollars.
It is moot question among
constitutionalists in Congress
whether the Federal Government
has power to prohibit short sell.
ing directly. The Caraway bill,
which applied to commodities
only, merely prohibits the use of
any method of interstate COM
munication for placing orders or
offers to sell short and provides
penalties for violations.
The Washington times., 1931-10-08
Car Hits Army Truck;
One Killed, One Hurt

KTOWN, Va, Oct. g..
1N.SO .-Lawrence Lindsey, 21,.
of Grafton, Va. was killed, and
his brother, Roland, %, was in
jured seriously when their auto
mobile crashed into an Army truck
on the Hampton Yorktown road
last night. Investigators said the
truck was stalled on the highway.
The Washington times., 1931-10-08

sembIing of Congress, and when
it is to meet in regular session
in so days, then there should
be no meeting of a few of its
members. The troubles of the
bankers can wait just as those
of the farmers and others who
have matters to come up be-
fore Congress
People Should Know
"What is the secret about
the financial intrigues with
foreign governments and peO-
pies that should be withheld
from Congress and from the
American people?
"Why have secret conferences
on a matter that vitality con-
Germs every human being in
American"
The Washington times., 1931-10-08
ART WORKS ACQUIRED

BALTIMORE, Oct. 8.-Two of
the more notable works of the
original Pealle Museum have been
acquired for the formal opening
Of the reconstructed municipal
museum next Wednesday. They
are Rembrant Pealle's Court Of
Death" and a mastodon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-01
BALL PLAYER HELD.
IN WOMAN ATTACK
South Bend Affair Ends Here
With Sweetheart Beaten
and Man in Hospital.

Accused of severely beating his fer
mer sweetheart after following her from
South Bend, Ind. to Washington, John
L, Thompson, Is years old, who said he
is a professional ball player of the
Mississippi Valley League, was brought
into Police Court today for assault.
THOMPSON complained to Judge Ralph
Given that he was Ill and the magls-
trate ordered the trial postponed for 3
week while Thompson receives medical
treatment in Gallinger Hospital. He
pleaded guilty.
Miss Marjorie Ringle, % years old,
1921 Newark street. was found semi
conscious In a taxicab on Eighteenth
street near New York avenue last night.
Thompson, who police said was OBJ
viously drunk. was standing on a near
by curb cursing.
Miss Ringle was taken to Emergency
Hospital where she was reported to be
suffering from an ankle injury and a
number of bruises on the face and
upper body. Thompson was arrested by
Policeman r. B. Rector Of the third
precinct.
The girl told police that she went
with" Thompson for several years IN
her home town of South Bend ana
finally, growing tired of the young
mans persistent attentions, came to
washington to get away from him. She
said that he followed her and since her
arrival here had annoyed her several
times. Last night, she said. he attacked
her for no apparent reason. She strug-
rled and in an effort to get away from
her sssailant slipped and fell to the
street, injuring an ankle. taxi driver
came to her assistance and loaded her
into his cab as police arrived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-01
BAKER DEATH SUSPECT
TO BE oUIZZED TODAY
eergt. F1aherty to Question Sales
man in Philadelphia on Activ-
tiles on Day of Staying.

A clothing salesman, the latest sus-
poet in the Staying of Mary Baker, VIII
be questioned at Philadelphia today by
Detective Sergt. John F1aherty, chief
of the local homicide squad.
Flaherty will interrogate the sales
man in connection with his where
abouts on the day the Navy Department
clerk was slain.
The homicide squade chief was dis
patched to Philadelphia last night after
the suspect was located there by a De-
partnent of Justice agent. who had been
checking the salesman's activities dur
ing the past year.
Capt. Edward j. Kelly said today Il
do not think there is any value in the
information about the new suspect:
Flaherty was sent to Philadelphia Just
to determine definitely whether the man
was here on the day the Baker girl
was killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-01
GAS OVERCOMES THREE
WHEN BOY OPENS JET
Colored Parents Rescue Children
From Deaths Upon Return
From Movie.

Three children today we're recovering
from the effects of illuminating gas by
which they we're overcome last nlgnt
after one of them had playfully turned
on the let in their bed room.
Their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Collins, colored, had tucked them in bed
at their home at LOG Tenth street SOUTH
east. and gone to a neighborhood movie.
A few minutes later the oldest young
ster. Thomas, ir., A, crept from the bed,
climbed upon a chair and began turn
ing the wall let off and on.
The pastirne soon bored him, how
ever. and he returned to bed, leaving
the jet turned on.
when the Collins returned they no.
ticed the odor of gas and traced it to
the children's bed room. There they
found Thomas and his two brothers
Francis, 3, and Earl, 2-in semi-con-
scious condition,
Collins summoned the rescue squad.
and with the aid of a Casualty Hospital
physician the youngsters were revived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-01
PLAY TO BE REPEATED

The Westminster Players will repeat
their recent performance Of The Odd
Job Man" by LYDIA Larrimore. tonight
at the Red Cross Hut, Walter Reed Hos
pital. for the benefit of disabled vet
Grams.
The east. under direction Of Ernest L.
Kahlert. includes William Keller, Alan
Sanders, Margaret Schwenk. Richard
Babcock, Kathryn Foltz, Irma Gordon,
Melville Church, Edna Sanders and
Emily Mueller
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-01
McKELVIE is NAMED

Samuel r. McKelvie, grain member,
was announced today as the Federal
Farm Boards representative TO the
Information Wheat Conference at
London.
Nils A. Olsen, chief Of the Agricul-
tIre Departments Bureau Of Eco
Monies. is the other representative of
this country. The conference opens
Nav 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-01
WHEATON RITES MONDAY
Colonel of Quartermaster Corps Is
Buried at Arlington.

Funeral services will be held at Ar
Iington National Cemetery Monday for
Lieut.. Col Francis B. Wheaton, Quar-
termaster Corps, u. S. A.. who died az
San Francisco on March is, Col.
Wheaton vas q member of the Sons OF
the Revolution in the District Of Co
lun1bia.
Born at Providence, r. l. on Decem-
Der 81. 1867, Col. Wheaton was APP
pointed a major IN the Quartermaster
Corps Of the Regular Army in July, 1920.
from the District of Columbia. He
reached the grade of lieutenant colonel
IN AuRlIEt 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-01
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The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-23
BRITAIN THINKS
SERIOUSLY OF
DICTATORSHIP
Amazing Turn Is Taken by
Sentiment as JObIeSS
Crisis Grows.
BY HENRY T. RUSSELL
United Press stan Correspondent

LONDON, Jan. 23.-The renewal
of menacing attacks on the cabinet
of Prime Minister j. Ramsay Mac
Donald, coupled with the economic
depression and growth Of unem-
ployment, caused serious discussion
in some quarters today of the posi-
bility of constitutional dictator
ship"
Political sources which scoff at
the idea of such system in Eng
land have considered, however, some
other manner of radical alteration
in the parliamentary machinery.
Meanwhile, coincident with the
defeat Of the cabinet on the school
attendance bill, and uncertainty re-
garding the trades dispute bill
crisis, there has been definite ef-
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-23
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

tivity' resulting from the three
party system. The most recent evi-
dence of dissatisfaction with this
inactivity" was Sir Oswald Mosley's S
now famous memorandum"
Coming as it did from the labor
side of the house, and representing
as it did a sort OF labor criticism of
labor tactics. it appealed even to
nonlabor sections in parliament.
The fact, too, that it was issued
at time when the number Of un-
employed was more than double, that
it was when labor took over the
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-23

one man should be allowed to have
the principal say as to what shall
or shall not be done here.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-23

reins Of government from conserv-
atisnn, caused many to give it Sc
rious thought where they otherwise
would have dismissed it with a
smile.
In some quarters it is suggested
that the country be turned over to a
council OF outstanding representa-
tives Of industry, trade and finance.
Unemployment soon would disap-
pear If this were done, say those
who advocate it, and industrial de-
preston would be remedied.
While agreeing with this con-
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-23
new FIGHT ON
POWER CHIEFS
BEING MAPPED
Walsh Finds Long Forgot
ten Statute to Bring
Action for Clusters.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Senate
Democrats and insurgent Repub-
leans, determined to make hydro
electric power major issue in 1882,
today believed they had found
means of getting around President
Hooyer's defense against custer of
three of his power commissioners.
Having confirmed the nomina-
tions Of Chairman Smith and Com
nlissioners Garsaud and Draper, the
senate later reconsidered its favor
able action. This followed the pro-
tests which resulted when the COM
n1issioners discharged Solicitor Rus
sell and chief accountant King.
Legal Custer Plan Found
But President Hoover refused to
accept the senate's reconsideration
as valid, and the three commission
ers are serving, although their
names appear on the senate cal
endar for confirmation or rejection.
Senator Walsh Dem, Mont.)
moved Thursday to recommit the
names Of the three men to the in
terstate commerce committee.
The least such action could do
would be to complicate further the
dispute between Mr.. Hoover and the
senate regarding jurisdiction in the
matter.
1t might result in the committee
reporting on the nominations again
and this time unfavorably.
. Whatever it's effect, Walsh says
he now has found legal means to
Dust the commissioners through a
statute long overlooked and unre-
vealed in this instance until yes
terday.
Fight May Be Renewed
Walsh read in the senate a reso-
luton which would require the
United States district attorney to
bring action here to oust the COM
missioners.
Mr.. Hoover would be expected to
combat such action by all means
at his command.
A4lS power AoSue LllUo WOulu OD-
tain more publicity to the salts
faction of Democrats, who hope to
defeat Mr.. Hoover in 1882 on that
question. and to insurgent Repub-
licans, who hope to deprive him Of
denomination.
Objection raised against the COM
missionerS was that they had evi-
denced too much sympathy with
power company theories of govern
n1ent regulation of the industry.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-23
FAIL TO CATCH
TRAIN BANDITS
Six Members of Ohio Band
EIude Officers.
BIZ Lnited Press

By United Press
BELLEFONTAINE, O., Jan. 23.-
The six masked bandits who held up
and robbed seven passengers of a
sleeping car of a Detroit to Cincin-
natl Big Four train and obtained
$4,000 in cash and jewels apparently
had made good their escape today.
Police believe they fled towards
Toledo after leaving the train here.
The bandits boarded a day coach
at Carey, o., Thursday and entered
the sleeping cae short time later,
rousing passengers and herding
them into a dressing room where
they were forced to remain while
their baggage was searched.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-23

fort in the last two days to center
attention of the nation on propo-
sails for a virtual dictatorship.
Except for the ever-unanimous
feeling that Britain should remain
a monarchy and the kings powers
and prerogatives should, therefore,
remain untouched, sentiment against
the present system of government
is growing.
Members of all three parties in
the house actually have been heard
to express dissatisfaction with what
often IS. referred to as the "inac-
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-23

tention. others insist that politi-
clans statesmen or diplomats would
have to be included in any govern
ment, as, they say, experience such
as they alone possess is needed to
carry on the country's relations
with other nations.
Few are Of the opinion that any
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-23
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You Have
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The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-23
Five Animals suffocatc

81 Times Special
WABASH, Ind, Jan. 23.-Four
hogs and f1eifer died from suffoca-
ton when a stack of straw in which
they sought refuge from cold COL
lapsed on the farm of Asa Reynolds.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-23

Before his conversion, the Apos-
tie Paul had carried on an ener-
getic persecution Of the Christians
in Palestine.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-12-31
Crisis Editor Asks God What He'll
Do About Poverty And Lynching

tried to do right? Well, how about
me. then? You got strength in your
arr-you can scatter the proud
we'll, why don't you put down some
of the mighty white folks from
their seats and exalt few black
folk of low degree-why don't you
Why don't you get busy when
YOU see us hungry and cold with DO
money and no job? What do you do
about it? I'll tell you: You fill the
rich and white with good things and
the poor and black you send empty
away, or lynch them. You don even
HELM the Jews as you promised
Abraham when he helped you Ana
lnow-my god! another baby!
And the angel said;
lie shall be great, and shall be
called the Son of the Highest; and
the Lord God shall give unto Him
the throne of His father David
THE Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee. and the power of the Highest
shall overshadow thee; therefore
also that holy thing which shall be
born of thee shall be called the Sof
OF God. -
Impossible
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-12-31
Tuskegee Records
Show IS Persons
Lynched In 1881

TUSKEGEE, Ala.-(SpeciaD. =
According to the records compiled IN
the Department of Records and Re-
search of the Tuskegee Institute,
there were Is persons lynched IN
1881. This is less than the num-
her 81 for 1880, more than the
number 10 for 1929, more than the
number II for 1928, and l less than
the number 16 for 1927. 10 of the
persons lynched were in the hands OF
the law. 9 were taken from Jalls, l
from a hospital and had been re-
leased on bali. | OF the victims was
hanged and his body burned. Ihere
were 81 instances in which officers
of the law prevented lynchings. OF
these were in Northern and Western
States and SO in Southern States. II
as of the instances the prisoners
were removed or the guards aug
mented or other precautions taken
In the IL other instances, armed
force was used to repel the would b.
lynchers. A total of SO persons: Il
whites. 16 men and women, AM
70 Negro men were thus saved iron
death at the hands of mobs. Of tn
Is persons lynched, l was white an
| ID were Negroes. The offense
charged were: murder, 6; attempte
rape, 5 wounding man, a. The state
in which lynching occurred and tn
number in each state are as follows
Alabama, 1; Florida, 2; Louisiana
II; Maryland. /; Mississippi, 3; Ms
souri,, / North Dakota, /; Tennessee
1. West Virginia, 2; Texas, 2.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-12-31
Race Need Fear
No Discrimination
In Economy Policy

NEW YORK No race diserimin-
alton in carrying out economy poll
cies Of the L. S. Government need
he feared Laurence Richie, one
of the secretaries of President Hoo
yer. told the National Association
for the Advancement of Coiored
People.
The statement from the White
House came as a result OF letter
written by Walter White, secretary,
who warned the President that heads
of departments might attempt to use
discrimination along this line ana
who cited recent ease where there
was attempt TO transfer to Porto
Rico an employee in the Custom
House at New Orleans whose senior
! ity entitled him To remain in TINS
country.
! In his letter, Secretary White sad
NAV We he permitted to place be-
fore Won for consideration the re-
quest that in carrying out proposed
economies in the administration OF
The national government that de-
partment heads be warned by you as
chief executive against diserlmina-
ton based upon color or race.
I'VE recognize of course, that the
oreticallv such discrimination is sup
nosad never to exist. But IN Inc dis
missal or demotion of governmental
employees 1t Is, unfortunately. hot
always true that the standards OIL
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