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The Washington times., 1931-11-23
BY FREMONT OLDER
(written For and Copyrighted by

International News service)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. %
NN.S.).-The publication Of
the Oxman letters to Rigall
caused a panic in the district
attorneys office. Oxman was
promptly arrested for suborna-
tion of perjury on a warrant
sworn to by Capt. Duncan
Matheson, of the police depart
{COntinued on Page 19, Col. y
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21s, the Democrats ZIG and the
Farmer-Labor /.
Seek LongwOrth Seat.
Democrats hope to retain the sew
enth Missouri seat, regained by Major
after two years of occupancy by John
w. Palmer, Republican, and to cap
ture the first Ohio, vacated by the
death Of Nicholas Longworth, Repub-
lican nominee for Speaker for his
fourth term
Although they have but little hope
of taking the remaining five, they
would tie the seats, pit to 217, II the
first Ohio and two other Republican
districts fell to the Democratic fold,
and they retained the seventh Missouri
With the assistance of Kvale, Farmer
Labor, Minnesota, they could organize
the House, because it takes only a ma
jority of one to do it, Kvale, however,
has not indicated with which party he
will vote.
The Democrats are reported unani-
nous for Representative Garner of
Texas. their leader for the past two
years, as nominee for Speaker Thus
they can present a united front to the
Republicans on organization.
THsOn and Smell Pushed.
The Republicans, on the other hand,
must caucus again to select a successor
to Longworth. A number of their
ranking members have been suggested,
although Representative Tilson of Con-
neeticut, floor leader for six years. and
Representative Smell, chairman of the
Rules Committee for the same period,
have been pushed forward by different
factions as outstanding candidates.
With Longworth Smell and TilSon
cd fH,ffg ofn Lad
the party's legislative program. indie
pendent Republicans from the North
west displayed dissatisfaction with this
leadership last February, when more
than a dozen bolted the Republican
caucus. Since then it has been pre-
dicted by an independent spokesman
that unless Smell or Tilson selected a
running-mate for floor leader that was
acceptable to the Progressives repre-
mated for Speaker.
After the results of all the special
elections are available the independents
are to gather in Washington about No
vember Is. They will decide then what
| course to take when the Republicans
caucus shortly before Congress convenes
December 7.
Mapes Suggested.
In the meantime a regular Republican
/ group, fearful of a. Democratic House
confronting the Hoover administration,
has suggested a compromise slate. Rep
resentative Mapes of Michigan, a regu-
lar, was proposed as nominee for
Speaker, and Representative Frear of
wisconsin, who was active in the La
Toilette progressive movement in 1924,
was advanced for floor leadership.
Other Speaker nominee possibilities
have been suggested, and several State
delegations intend to wage a battle for
one of their number at the Republican
caucus. Included in those proposed are
Representatives Luce of Massachusetts,
Kitchener of Michigan, Ramseyer of
Iowa. Hoch of Kansas. Barbour of
California. Brittsn of Illinois, barrow
of Pennsylvania and French of Idaho.
Until the House Is organized, Con-
| gress will be unable to do business.
Twice before in contests over the speak
ership the House was two months in
naming Speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
COOLIDGE REPEATS
REFUSAL TO RUN
Former President Reiterates
Stand and Declares
for Hoover.

Former President Coolidge Is head
liner in today's issue Of the Saturday
Evening Post with political article
reiterating his farewells to the presi-
dency and supporting President Hoover.
The article by Mr.. Coolidge caused
wide comment in ofiicial and political
washington today.
Senator Fess Of Ohio. chairman Of
the Republican National Committee.
discussing the possibility of the former
President becoming a candidate for
President in 1882, said:
Fess Expresses View.
ST have never believed that former
President Coolidge would be a cendi-
date for the Republican nomination in
1882. I have believed that his position
in this matter has been well under
stood by most of the country"
Senator Tess said that, in his opin-
ion, President Hoover would be renoIn-
mated and reelected, and that the for
mer President would aid to this end.
Senator Copeland of New York. .
Democrat, expressed the opinion that
Mr.. Coolidge has lost none Of his
CdIl1lleSS SulCe AE 1idQ NCcu Oub Va
the White House"
Sees Future Race.
The Democratic Senator said that
he did not believe former President
Coolidge wished to become President
at a time when the conditions were so
bad in this country. He inferred that
Mr. Coolidge might prefer to run for
the presidency again in 1886, If condi-
tions improved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
DEMOCRATIC LEADER
PRAISES MACDONALD
Arthur Mullen, Back From Eng.
land, Commends Brave Sacri-
fice"-0pposes Dole.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 29.-ArthuI
Mullen, veteran Democratic national
committeeman of Omaha, Nebr., on his
return from England characterized
Ramsay MacDonald's formation of a
national government as Grave sacri-
fee"
'Now Mr.. MacDonald's act assumes
the proportions of not only very brave
but very necessary thing" Mr.. Null
len said.
1.-THE England We saw in our three
week stay was indeed in bad shape
spiritually and politically. The ques-
ton of the dole, perhaps, is one of the
most serious facing the country today
1.-THE effect upon workers of receiv-
ing money for their livelihood from pub
lie funds is bad, to say the least"
Mr.. Mullen declared he would vigor-
ouslv oppose any movement to insti-
tute the dole as an unemployment re-
lief measure in this country. He said
he has been opposed to the system since
its inception.
The Democratic leader was accom-
panied by Mrs. Mullen.
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PERMIT VIOLATIONS
ON RUM HELD FEW
Doran Tells Retail Druggists
Only | Per Cent of 10000
Get Into Difficulties.
~ ihe Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, September 29.-Dr. James
NJ Doran, United States commissioner
of industrial alcohol. today told dele
gates to the thirty-th.rd annual conven-
ton of the National Association of Re-
tail Druggists that despite thousands OF
alcohol transactions under strict regu-
lations, only about per cent of all the
druggists in the United States holding
permits involved themselves in any se-
rious difficulties during the past year.
IT have tried to stress the fact that
the druggist in all his operations that
relate TO the national prohibition act
is a public servant and as such is en-
port of other public servants" DR..
Doran said.
over $4,000 druggists now hold per-
mits to dispense medicinal liquor on
prescriptions and probably about 10000
additional druggists have permits for
the use of alcohol in compromising and
other professional work.
1T is not surprising that so many
thousands OF permits, handling hum
dreds of thousands of transactions
under q rigorous law and complex reg
ulations. would produce some viola
tons, technical or otherwise. The as
tonishing thing to me is that only about
per cent of all the druggists in the
United States holding permits got into
any serious difficulties last year in con-
nection with their permit activities"
The retail druggist. DR.. Doran said,
can lead the way in bringing about "a
real moratorium in gloom talk and pes
simisn" and that the American phar-
macy viii be one of the focal points of
national strength that through real
service for public health and welfare
will radiate strength and confidence in
every community throughout the land"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29

Mai, Gen. William Lassiter. who has
had 46 years active military service,
will be transferred to the retired list
automatically tomorrow, September 30.
on reaching the age of GA years. He
was recently relieved from command OF
the Hawaiian Department, with station
at Honolulu. and is now on his way to
New York City.
Born IN Petersburg, Va, in 1867, he
WAS graduated from the West Point
Military Academy in 1889 and assigned
to the Field Artillery. He has had eX-
tensive service in this city. first in the
inspector generals department, later on
in the War Department general staff,
and in 1929 was assistant chief Ct
stan in charge of operations and train
ing. He was brevetted for gallantry in
action at Santiago de Cuba during the
Spanish War and later was with the
Army OF Occupation in Cuba.
He served three tours in the Philip
pines and was with Gen. Funston S
expedition to Vera Cruz in 1914.
During the World War he first COM
manded all the United States troops in
England and later was made major
general and chief of artillery in the
I'd Army. which participated in the
Champagne Marine and the Aisne-
Marine defensives and in the st. Mihiel
offensive. Later ne commanded the
32d Division during the occupation of
the Coblenz sector on the Rhine.
For these services he was decorated
by the United States, Great Britain
and France. Since the arnistice he
has commanded the Field Artillery
School at Camp Knox, KY: the Panama
Canal Department, the 9th Corps Area
at Chicago. the Philippine Department.
the 9th Corps area at Fort Sam Houston
and the Hawaiian Department at Homo
lulu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
IPANGB0RN AND PAL
PREPARE FOR SEA HOP
Pair at Samushiro Beach, japan,
Ready to Attempt Pacific
Flight Tomorrow.


SAMUSHIRO, Japan, September &c.
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon
jr. American aviators, few here from
Tachikawa Airdrome, near Toxic, to-
day and set about preparing their big
monopiane for nonstop fight to the
United States.
Weather permitting they plan to
roar away from the natural beach here
At dawn tomorrow Their exact desti-
nation was indefinite
They VIII be ineligible for the S28, 900
prize offer of Seattle business men for
a non-top flight from Toxic to the
Puget Sound city because Of their de-
cision to start from Samushiro, 375
miles from the capital. They said they
might land at Wenatchee, Wash.
where Pangborn's mother and brother
Percy reside, or Boise, Idaho, or Salt
Lake City. Utah.
BY continuing nonstop to Salt Lake
City they would break the distance rec
ord of nearly 5000 miles set by Russell
Boardman and John Polando. who flew
from New York to Istanbul, Turkey,
last July.
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in the way OF separating the old en-
ployes from their jobs.
Russell testified he was opposed to
this and he believed the property could
not be efficlently operated if the plan
were put into effect. He said he re-
classified all his employees, although
whether any of them were fired as the
direct result of McClure's letter did
not clearly appear in the testimony.
Alfred Dean, counsel for the West
field Trust. made a statement for the
record in which he said the "organiza-
ton chart" missing from the gas COM
pany files. had been destroyed on his
suggestion to President Wood some
three or four weeks ago, and that he
had told Assistant Corporation Counsel
Roberts about this some three weeks ago.
The chart he said. showed Morri-
son as acting supervisor" or super
visor" of the accounting department,
over Ennis, the controller. who now
reads the eompany's accounting forces.
Morrison was an accountant sent down
bv the Central Public Service Corpora
ton to revise the local company's &C
counting system:
Mr.. Dean said he advised Mr.. Wood
TO have the chart destroyed because of
its bad effect on the morale of the
company's employees, If 1t should be
seen by any OF them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
TRUCK DRIVER LEARNS TRAFFIC
LAW LESSON AT COST OF SO
Code of lump When Horn Blows Bows to Ordinance
Giving Pedestrian Right of Way

A truck driver, Scincie Douglas, COL
ored, IS, tried to lay down the law to
Charles A. Keigwin. Georgetown Law
School professor. with the result that
Scincie was taught a lesson today that
cost $40. the Traffic Court being used
rs o class room.
Professor Keigwin. author OF num-
Der OF law books, told Judge Isaac r.
Hit that he was nearly run over hy
Douglas truck. several DAYS ago, as he
stepped from the curb at willard and
Seventeenth streets. The rude sound
ing OF the vehicles horn warned him
Just in time to allow a leap forward
that probably saved his life, the pro-
lessor related. Irritated. he followed
the truck down the street and APP
proachedthe driver when 1t halted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
SECOND BODY MAY
/ Be CEILINGS CLUE
Wounded Man Washed
Ashore Believed Possible
"Pirate' in Death Mystery.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MINEOLA, n. Y, September 29.-
The body of a man was washed up on
the shore of Long Island Sound today
at Eatons Neck. q short distance from
the place where Benjamin p. Ceilings
of Stamford was murdered by pirates.
Officials who have been working on
the Ceilings case were notified and
started at once for Eatons Neck. In
her story OF the Staying Of her husband
Mrs. Ceilings told of a wounded man
the two slayers had with them when
they boarded the Ceilings cruiser. II
was thought the body found today
might possibly be that of the wounded
man, who had died and been disposed
OF in the sound.
Tennis Shoes Clue.
Hope Of tracing the ownership Of q
pair OF cheap gymnasium shoes was also
squirting officials in their investigation
of the murder.
Mrs. Ceilings had the shoes on when
she was found in moored motorboat
the morning of September 10. She
said two men, who killed her husband
and abducted her. supplied her with
the shoes after one of them had OBJ
served she was barefooted.
We're up against a stone wall IL We
can't trace the Shoes" Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Fred j. Munder Of Suf-
folk County said.
All Other Clues Fail.
All the other clues officials thought
might help pierce the mystery still sur
rounding the case after nearly three
weeks of investigating have been Of lit.
tie or no avail, Munder said.
T1fk hoe that mil
enable any one to answer the question
of who threw Ceilings to his death
from the cruiser Penguin or to explain
the motive.
Several pieces of mems clothing founC
in Long Island Sound not far from
where Ceilings was drowned will b.
shown to Mrs Ceilings next time sht
goes to Long Island, Munder said. IL
the hope that she might identify then
as some of the articles thrown over.
board by the two men as they padded
her in canoe from the Penguin to the
motor boat.
Clothing Lead May Help.
I'VE have little hope. however, tina
this will prove an important angle o.
the case" Munder said
He expressed a hope Mrs. Colling:
would be on hand to testify once more
when the inquest is reconvened Friday
Her attorneys have sharply criticizeC
the conduct of the inquest session last
Friday at which she appeared. They
described 1t as spectacle instead Of
judicial proceeding"
Munder said the case would not be
submitted to the Suffolk County granc
jury this week, but might be in two
weeks II anything develops.
Doctor Recovering.
DR.. Otto H. Schultze, medical autop-
sy- expert, who refused to give certain
requested information at the inquest
was reported resting at his home today
after a breakdown.
Or. Schultze, who is medical adviser
to several district attorneys, refused tt
answer what he thought were foolish
questions at the inquest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
WATCHMAN BADLY HURT
IN ELEVATOR SHAFT FALL
Skull Fracture and other Injuries
Received in Plunge at Secur-
ity Trust Building.

Arthur l. Seaton, 81. Of 613 Twenty
third street, was critically injured early
today in a 35-foot plunge down the
elevator shaft at the American Security
g. Trust Co., Fifteenth street and New
York avenue where he Is employed as
a night Waterman.
Seaton was making his rounds Of the
building shortly after o'clock, wneH
the mishap occurred. Thinking the
lift had been left at the first floor level,
he opened the door OF the elevator
shaft and stepped in. He Tell uncolI-
scious to the subbasement, two floors
below.
A fellow employe. Wade Hogan OF
1907 Fifteenth street, found Seaton'S
PROSTATE form at the bottom Of the
shaft shortly after the mans disap-
pearance had been noticed by other
watchmen and search instituted.
Seaton was given first aid treatment
by members Of the fire rescue squad
and then removed to Emergency Hos
pital, where physicians found him SUI
fering from fractured skull, cuts and
bruises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
AL CAPONE ORDERED
TO TRIAL NEXT WEEK
Vain Fight Made to Have Tax
Indictments voided-Access to
U. S. Records Denied.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 29.-Federal
Judge James H. Wilkerson today over
ruled demurTers to indictments charg-
ing "Scarface" Al Capone with lodging
the Federal income tax and ordered the
gangsteris trial to start week from
today.
Attorneys had prepared q 40-page
brief in their attempt to throw out the
indictments, but the court denied the
defense motion with only brief oral
arguments.
An effort to gain access to Govern
ment records was also rejected. Judge
Wilkerson refused to turn over the
Governments documents, which may
be used in evidence, after Jacob I.
Grossman. assistant United States dis
trict attorney, asserted the petition was
an effort of Capone'S counsel "to find
out what evidence the Government has. {"
There are % counts in the indict-
ments that charge Capone failed to
file tax returns and tried to evade pay
ment of taxes on an income exceeding
$1,000 900 for the years 1925 to 1929.
The defense demurrer raised techni-
cal points in seeking to i1validate the
indictments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
JERSEY DELEGATES SILENT.
Effort Of Representatives to Draft Beer
Petition Is Yelled.

Petlt10n Is feIled.
NEWARK, September % [P.-An eff
fort of New Jerseys congressional dele
CATION to unite on petition to Presi-
dent Hoover for legalization of per
cent beer was lost today in a fog OF
silence.
For four hours party leaders con-
ferred yesterday with David Baird
the Republican gubernatorial standard
bearer, and then adjourned, giving no
official indication as to what took place
The conference, convened by Repre-
sentative Isaac Bacharach, dean of the
delegation and ranking member of the
House Ways and Means Committee,
had been widely hailed as aiming to
unite the delegation for the return of
beer, both as an unemployment relief
measure and as an aid to Baird's cam
paign.
When the conference adjourned, its
participants left Baird's campaign
headquarters maintaining tight-lipped
silence.
Representative Bacharach, who prom
ised to speak freely" as he entered the
conclave, was among those who hur-
ried from headquarters when the meet
ing adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29
SENATORS PREDICT
DRY ISSUE DOOM
Watson and Mcclellan Believe
Parties viii Sidetrack
Pre- 1ibition. al
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Beer, and prohibition generally, will
be barred from both Democratic and
Republican national conventions next
year, If Senator Watson of Indiana Is
correct as q prognosticator.
And 1t will be stamped firmly from
the Democratic platform II his party
harkens to the plea of Senator Nc
Kellar Of Tennessee.
Both yesterday added their voices to
the steady drip. drip of liquor talk that
promises to spill over into coming con-
gressional sessions and the 1892 cleo
lions.
The Republican Senate leader forecast
that both conventions would abandon
any attempt to commit their parties on
the prohibition issue.
Mcclellan Predicts victory.
Senator Mcclellan, in an address at
Rogersville, Tenn, said nothing but a
wet plank could prevent Democratic
victory in 1892. He appealed for a
campaign based on economic issues and
the tariff.
Contending the liquor issue would
give Mr.. Hoover his only possible
chance" Mcclellan urged that his party's
platform provide only for enforcement
of all laws.
Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, the de-
bate brought cleavage between two ad-
| ministration stalwarts.
A proposal by Senator Bingham OF
Connecticut TO sponsor new bill for
per cent beer was met by chal-
| lenge from Senator Capper OF Kansas,
doubling that the beverage would act
as a tonic for economic ailments.
Would Air Congress Views.
| Bingham's insistence that Congress
vote on his bill was supported by Rep
resentative Schneider of Wisconsin,
also a Republican, who contended
| every member of Congress should be
| compelled to let the country know his
stand on the question.
| A reduction in consumption Of dairy
| products, soft drinks, ice cream, candy
/ and other CONNECTIONS was foreSeen by
Senator Capper If per cent beer We're
legalized
Portraying in the background re-
| turn of the saloon with beer. the
Kansan described as infinitesimal the
number of persons vino would get jobs
making beer as contrasted with the
total unemployed, and the grain con-
sumed as contrasted with that pro-
| duced.
VETS Enlarge Picture.
| Meanwhile the organized prohibition
and anti-prohibition forces continued
to weave their part of the picture.
While one Of those organizations OPP
posed to prohibition was reported ask
/ ing members of Congress their views
upon submission of the prohibition
| question to State conventions, as pro-
| posed by the American Legion, a power
| full offensive was planned by the drys.
| Admitting we've lost some ground
and that recent developments have
awakened u.s." Edwin c. Dinwiddie an
nounced the National Conference of
Organizations Supporting the Eight
zenith Amendment would continue to
focus It's drive on the national political
conventions.
Head of the national temperance
bureau, he was designated to seek reg
istry Of a majority of the American
Legion. labor unions lawyers and doc
tors on the side OF prohibition.
JERSEY DELEGATES SILENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29

NEW ORLEANS, September % (Pl.--
A man with a bountiful supply of names
was arrested by New orleans police last
night and held for Federal AUTHORITIES
investigating misapplication OF $2'OOo
from the Savona National BANK a.
Savona, N. Y. The officers salo ne
was known variously as J. Z. ParKs'
william Benjamin Ross ana M ~
Moore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-29

Say don't you know you're supposed
to give the right of way to a pedes-
trian?" asked Kiegwin
"Oh. yeah" leered Douglas, TO the ac-
compartment Of laughter by his two
companions. Didn't you know you're
supposed to jump when I blow my
horn? I'll say you did"
Keigwin was silenced He noted the
license number of the truck and i'm
mediately hailed taxi and journeyed
to Police Court, where a warrant for
Douglas arrest was readily given him
upon wnich the man was brought be-
fore Judge Hit today
Judge Hit fined Douglas $40 and
added a severe lecture. in which he said
If the man appeared before him again
he would double the penalty.
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Continued Prom First Page)
was 10 study methods of closer economic
cooperation among others TO find new
marketing possibilities.
The communique was emphatic in
saying the plan was not directed against
the interests OF Other nations-''The
solution Of problems put to the COM
mission in nowise viii be be affected
by the mutual raising of customs
tariffs"
The commission will work In harmony
with universal efforts to combat the
economic crisis" the statement con-
tinued. Cooperation with other ma
tons will be sought wherever necessary
The communique concludes: This
action will be the first step to cooper
alton which has become the need of
the hour and in which all are called
TO participate"
Much satisfaction was expressed in
both German and French of1cial cir
cleS at what was described as an au-
gury Of a happier future. but some OBJ
servers showed disposition to call for
quick, concrete results.
The organs of extremist factions.
WHO won a smashing victory at the
rolls in Hamburg, declared the pro-
posed cooperation with France meant
that a rich neighbor was about TO pa
cifically penetrate" the fatherlsnd and
the end would be complete financial
and industrial serfdom.
nnWaNn CrrS "a aNsu cTpre