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The Washington times., 1931-01-13
LIQUOR FOES
IN HOUSE ADD
500 AGENTS
Opposition Is Ridden Down As
0ne-third Expansion Plan
Is Adopted by Committee

Riding rough-shod over oppoSi-
ton the House Appropriations
Committee today approved a 33
per cent expansion of the Federal
dry enforcement regime by add
ing 500 agents and 1873 other en-
ployes.
GThe prohibition enforcement
fund, embraced in the annual
supply bill for the State. Justice,
Commerce and Labor depart
ments, totalled $11,369, 500, as
compared to 100000 last year.
Agents Buy Liquor
Hearings made public in con-
nection with the bill disclosed
that both Attorney General
Mitchell and Prohibition Director
Woodcock were subjected to
grillings by Representative Tink-
ham (R.) of Massachusetts,, and
other antiprohibition committee.
members.
WoOdcOCk was forced to dis
close details of a $25O,OOO fund
for purchase Of liquor, food and
similar expenses of agents seek
ing evidence, and S16O,5OO chiefly
for infOrmers or "StOOl pigeons" Z"
The report and hearings showed:
Dry agents spent $31,940 from
July / to October 81 in purchase
Of liquor to obtain evidence, or
at the rate of about 1920 a
year. Mr.. Woodcock said he
hoped to discontinue this as
agents became better trained.
During the same period, $780,
O36 was paid to special employees,
pOpularly called "stOOl pigeons" ."
Practice Approved
Mr.. Woodcock said he was will
ing to discontinue this, but the
committee voted for continuance
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
SOLDIERS HOME
RESIDENT IS
KILLED
Body of Arthur E. Prayer
Found Lying in Areaway;
Police Seek Cause of Death

Police are investigating the mys,
terious death of Arthur E. Prayer,
so, resident of Soldiers Home,
who was found lying in a pool
of blood early today in an
areaway of the Sherman Build
ing.
A head wound was the appar-
ent cause of death and police are
trying to learn whether Mr..
Prayer died of violence.
He was found at about 7::30
a. m. by Charles Van Allstine, Of
the home. DR.. E. j. Kallus, Sol
diers' Home physician, pronounced
him dead.
Philippine Veteran
Mr.. Prayer, who had been q
resident at the home since 1924,
is said to havL been respondent
for some time. He was veteran
Of the Philippine insurrection in
which he lost an eye. His home
Is in Ithaca, N. Y.
A watch found in his pocket had
stopped at 2:4O a. m. A broken
bottle was beside the body.
The theory has been advanced
that Mr.. Prayer may have been
sitting con a railing about seven
fest above the areaway and top
pied off. Another theory was that
he may have jumped or fallen
from a window 40 feet above the
areaway.
Mr.. Prayers quarters were in
the Sherman Building on the
second floor.
HatIeSS and COatless
Sergt. Robert H. Holt, special
officer at the home, said re saw
Mr.. Prayer at 10:30 last night
in the radio room.
The body was left where it was
found pending the coroner's ar
rival.
There was no hat or coat on
the body when found.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Ex-Gov. Smith
AsksApology
From G.

Apology and reparation from
the Republican National Commit
tee was demanded by Alfred E,
Smith, former governor of New
York, for dissemination by Mr.
Lucas of the notorious bar room
campaign cartoon. in letter put
in the record of the committee to-
day.
The cartoon bore the caption,
"Al Smith-Raskob Ideas of Happi.
ness" and 100000 copies we're dis
tributed secretly by Mr.. Lucas in
Nebraska and in other States
where there was a wet and dry
issue.
Quotation Denied
Denying a quotation accom-,
panying the cartoon on which it
was based. Mr.. Smith wrote Sena
tor Wagner CD of New York and
asked that his protest be made
part of the committee record.
Text of Letter
In his letter Smith said:
"Since on the face Of the
testimony, this cartoon was
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The Washington times., 1931-01-13
QUIZ RECALLS
DRY Staying
Times Staff Photo

Policeman Rouse, mentioned
today in testimony by Mrs. Barg-
frede, shot and killed Ottmer
Herman Fleming, 81, whom he
was attempting to arrest as q
rum-runner April "a, 1929.
Had Smoke Screen
Fleming is alleged to have
operated a smoke screen and
was said to have been bring
ing a load of liquor from
earby Maryland. Policeman
Rouse was held by a cOrOnef's
jury for Grand Jury action but
was later exOnerated of the
shooting.
Following the shooting dis
satisfaction over gun-play Incl
dents by prohibition enforcement
officers reached the floor Of the
House. Confusion and disorder
then rocked the chamber in a
violent discussion of the Staying
of Fleming.
House Cheers Killing
1t was at this time that the
shooting of a man was ap-
pIauded in the House when
Representative Holiday, dry
Republican from Illinois, offered
to defend the policeman.
Policeman Rouse was restored
to duty at the Eleventh precinct.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13

Auu as Assistant U1SGr1CC
Attorney William H. Collins
made this request, which
was granted by Coroner j.
Ramsay hewitt, detectives
stepped forward and ar
rested Martha Bargfrede, in
innate friend of the slain
girl, as she stepped down
from the witness stand,
where she had been grilled
for a second time concern
ing her knowledge of the
mysterious murder two
weeks ago.
The arrest Of Mrs. Bargfrede
followed by only a few hours
the arrest of her husband,
George Henry Bargfrede, truck
driver, who was taken into Gus
tody this morning at the Barg-
frede home, 447 Luray Pl. NV.
Bargfrede Given Grilling
Bargfrede was taken to No. 10
precinct and grilled about the
murder for several hours. Detec-
tive Sergeant James Collins, who
took the man into custody, en-
tered the crowded board room at
the District Building about noon
while Mrs. Bargfrede was paint
ing a lurid picture of conditions
in the Limerick home.
While she sat on the stand,
Sergeant Collins held a lengthy
whispered conference with AS
sistant District Attorney Collins
and Captain Edward Kelly of the
detective bureau.
A few minutes later, Mr.. Col
Inns beckoned Coroner hewitt,
who left the platform where he
was presiding and joined the con-
ference.
Adjournment Asked
After a few moments Conversa-
ton he returned to his seat and
attorneys finished their cross ex-
animation of the girl. Mr.. Col
Inns then arose and addressed the
coroner, saying:
"In view of new developments
in this case, 1 would ask ad
jOurnment Of this inquest sub
ject to the call Of the Coroner"
Instantly the courtroom was
buzzing with conversation about
this sudden change in plans.
Coroner hewitt replied:
Would it be satisfactory to
continue the inquest until Thurs
day morning at IL O'clOck?"
Mr.. Collins agreed to the pro-
posed time and the session
closed. AS the Bargfrede girl, in
her flaming red beret and short
skirt, stepped from the witness
stand, Detective Sergeant Carle-
Continued on Page 2, Col. -,
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Romance of Girl Heiress
Causes Kidnap Scare

DENVER, Jan. IS QN.SO.-A
childish romance today threw
Denver's exclusive social set into
a furore and sent more than 100
detectives and policemen on a
frenzied search for Alice Lucille
Humphreys, beautiful 13-year-old
daughter of I. B. Humphreys, mil
lionaire oil man, who was be-
lieved to have been kidnapped
from her palatial home during
the night.
The child was found shortly
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
MorrOw Spent Own
Money When ENJOY
To Mexico

Senator wight Morrow
(R.) of New Jersey, spent
thousands of dollars out of
his own pocket while Ambas-
sador to Mexico, Assis ant Sec
retary of State Carr informed
the House Appropriations Com
mittee.
Carr asked for $4,000 to
pay travelling expenses of send
ing embassy representatives
into various parts of Mexico
to settle land seizure cases
with local authorities, instead
of writing letters.
He said Morrow developed
this method, paying the ex-
penses himself. and found it
highly successful method OF
aiding Americans.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
NYE COMMITTEE
IS TOLD LUCAS
WAS BOLTER
Republican Chieftain Quit
Party in 1912. and Followed
Roosevelt as "BuII Mooser"i

Robert H. Lucas, executive di-
rector of the Republican National
Committee, who is demanding
that Senator George w. Norris,
of Nebraska, be read out Of the
party, was not always a regular
Republican, the Nye committee
was told when it resumed it's
inquiry into campaign expendi-
lures today.
Lucas a Bull MOOSer"
J. Matt Chiffon, Republican ma
tional committeeman from Ken
lucky, called to explain a con-
tribution of $6,500 he received
from the $4,000 special fund"
at Lucas disposal in the last
campaign, said Lucas was Bull
Mooser" in 1912. Senator Wag-
ner CD Of New York, inter
jected:
"That is very interesting in
view Of Lucas denunciatiOn of
Senator Norris in Nebraska"
Mr.. Chiffon countered:
"Well, the difference is that
Lucas was not trying to elect
a Democrat in 1912. Mr.. ROOSe-
(Continued on Page 2. Col. 81
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Steeg Cabinet Faces
Initial Test Today

PARIS, Jan. 13 GN.SO.-C
ceded but short lease on life and
faced by many problems of contro-
verSial nature, the cabinet of Pre-
mier Theodore Steeg will face its
annual test today when the Cham
ber Of Deputies reconvenes.
Political difficulties that brought
it into existence, December 18, re-
main unsettled, with forecasts
abundant that the fall of the gov
ernment will be matter of weeks.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Burmese Rebels
Return to Villages

RANGOON, Burma, Jan. 13
G.N.SO. .-Alth ough defeated
rebels in Upper Burma were re-
ported returning to their vii
lagos after consecutive defeats at
the hands of government troops,
authorities retained armed forces
to guard against further out
breaks.
Many casualties occurred in re-
cent protracted fighting.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
$8,972,64O AirlUdys
Fund Is ReDOrted

The Department of Commerce
would receive $8,972,640 to operate
Federal airways during 1892 un-
der the State, Justice, Commerce
and Labor Department appropria-
ton bill reported to the House
by its appropriations committee
today.
Extension of airway facilities is
provided as follows: Los Angeles
Kansas City (partiaD 140 miles;
San Antonio-Big Springs, 26O;
DallaS-Louisville, 795; Fort Worth,
Birmingham, $40; San Antonio
New Orleans, $40; Amarillo Okla
homa City-Tulsa-St. Louis, 73O
miles.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
EW0Ld Takes
Stand in Court Quiz

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 G.N.SO.
Mrs. Bertha Ewald, wife Of
former Magistrate George F.
Ewald, charged with the purchase
of his appointment to the bench,
was to take the stand in her
own defense before Justice Philip
j. McCook and a jury in supreme
court today.
Attorney Sidney Syme, chief of
counsel for the defense, said Mrs.
Ewald was ready to swear a $10,-
900 loan to Martin j. Healy,
Tammany district leader, was in
no way connected with the ap-
pointment.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13

after 8 o'clock asleep in an auto
mobile in the garage at the home
of Thomas Lawrence, whose son
Jack, also 13, was the hoy
friend" of Alice Lucille, she ex-
planned.
The Lawrence home is in Mont
clair. a Denver. suburb. more than
two miles from the Humphreys
home.
Alice Lucille was only a little
perturbed by her experience, and
apparently suffered no i'll effects
from her night in the garage.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
John Phillip SOusa
Escapes Operation

BALTIMORE, Jan. 13 Q.N.S0. .
John Phillip SouSa, band leader
and composer, was still in a hos
pital here today but physicians
said it would not be necessary
for him to undergo an operation
for a shoulder injury sustained in
a train wreck several years ago.
The 76-year-old musician was
so pleased that he said he would
compose a new march.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Max HOff DisnuisSes
Suit AQGinSt Tunnel

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 GN.SD
The action brought against Gene
ley, retired heavyweight
champion, by Max (Boo Boo)
Hoff for $35O,O00, representing 20
per cent of Genes alleged earn
ings while champion, was discon-
tinued today at Hoff'S request,
Tunney's lawyers announced.
The case was to have come up
today for trial before Judge Walsh
in supreme court when Hoff made
the request for dismissal.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
N. Y. Doctor Would
Punish Baby Mixers

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 13 GN.SJ.
Mixing of newly born babies in a
hospital would be made misde-
meanor, punishable by fine OF
$1,000 or Imprisonment of one
year, under a bill introduced in
the legislature by Senator William
L. Love, Brooklyn physician.
The measure also provides every
baby born in a hospital shall be
finger-printed.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
British Planes Begin
Flights OUer Sahara

LONDON, Jan. 13 GN.SO.-A
miniature expedition of British
troops has left Cairo, Egypt, in
planes for Central Africa to carry
on maneuvers intended chiefly to
demonstrate the feasibility of
planes as army transports. They
will land on various places and
carry out fields movements.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Flying NOW Safer,
Young Tells House
is getting safer.

Flying is getting safer.
Assistant Secretary Of Com
merce Young told the House Ap-
preparations Committee that dur.
ing the first half of 1929 there
was a fatal accident for each l.
022, 900 miles flown. During the
first half of 1880 the ratio was one
to 100000 miles.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
GunbOGts Go to Aid
Fishermen in Storm

SHANGHAI, Jan. 13 QN.SJ.
Chinese and Japanese gunboats
were speeding to the tip of Shan
tung peninsula today where a
score or more of fishing vessels
were caught in q storm and most
of them los&
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Investments Abroad
lin to SI4.46O.OOO.OOO

American investments abroad
totalled $14,460, 100000 in 1880 as
compared to $8,461, 100000 in
1923, Assistant Secretary of State
Carr informed the House Appro-
priations Committee.
American tourist expenditures,
he said, reached a high water
mark of $517, ,000, 900 in 1929.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
Copyright Measure
Is Passed bu House

Completely rewriting the 1909
copyright laws to give greater
protection to authors and COM
posers, the House today passed
8he Vestal bill, 1875 to "a.
The bill has been before the
House Patents Committee of the
House for eight years.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
LIMERICK GIRL s CHUN,
MATE HELD; INQUEST
STRIKES HALT

Coming with startling suddenness, the
coroner's inquest into the battling murder of
Beulah Limerick was abruptly halted for 48
hours today in order to give police time to run
down new and important evidence.
The Washington times., 1931-01-13
GEORGE H. BARGFREDE

GEORGE H. BARGFREDE,
husband of Martha, closest
friend of Beulah Limerick, this
morning was arrested for queS-
tioning in connection with the
murder, and a few hours later,
at the inquest, Martha herself
was placed in custody and
escorted to headquarters by
Policeman Carlton Talley.
Nogales international., 1931-01-17

high school in Nogales, Sonora, be-
ing one of the big features of the
evening. The banquet was served
in fine style by the Piggly Wlggly
Grill.
The first speaker of the evening
was P. G.. Spilsbury of Phoenix,
president of the Arizona Industrial
Congress, who said that Arizona
came through the year 1880 in bet
ter shape than any other state OF
the union.
Paul Shoup, president of the
Southern Pacific, spoke of the charm
that Nogales possesses and said the
railroad has already spent $75,0oO,-
600 in Mexico in it's plan to make
Nogales one of the great gateway
cities.
Other speakers were Mayor A. G.
Villasenor of Nogales, Sonora, Con-
sui Pesqueira, H. R. Sisk and Rev
O. A. Smith.
Nogales international., 1931-01-17
(@l@!R0{$EEZ(8{ j e J 81 y

all the hateful rotten part lived on
Ny cousin Julie is like that nowl 1t
must be in the family. Perhaps you
don't know her we'll enough to see it
or recognise it, but do! | knew
directly she came home from Switzer-
land. We're never been great
friends-I told you she didn't approve
of me! But the day after she came
home-about six weeks ago, I suppose
it must be, or more-she came to see
me, and she said: I want to ask your
pardon for all the hard things I've
said to you and thought of you. You've
been right, and I've been wrong all
the time. It's no use trying to be good
its no use trying to lead a decent
life. The only way is to get every
Nogales international., 1931-01-17

could not be present at the ban
quet.
Brisbane A Newspaper
Man For Forty Years
Arthur Brisbane is about go years
of age and has been engaged in
newspaper work about 40 years. Be-
fore he was 81 he was working on
a paper in London, England. His
columns, Today, in daily papers,
and "This Week" in weeklies, are
read by millions of persons in the
United States, Mexico and other
countries.
Nogales international., 1931-01-17
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To DAVID E. WOLFE.
You are hereby notified that l.
the undersigned, have expended
during the year 1929-1930, the sum
of SIXTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS
($16OO.OO), in labor and improve
nents on the following described
mining claims, being ONE HUN
DRED DOLLARS, ($10O.0O worth
of labor and improvements on each
of the following named mining
claims, to-wit: Those, The Last
Chance, Silent Friend, -Tuos Steer,
Rose Bud, Golden Reef, Queen Bee,
Lone Star, Fair View, An.erict
Uncle Sammy, Blue JAY security
Treasurer, Revenue, Lilly, anc Blu
Bennett, certain mining Claims 81
uated in the Nogales Mlring Lis
trict, Santa Cruz County state l
Arizona and described as HlIcvs
These mining claims, according to
location notices thereof, recorded,
respectively, in Book 19, page 587;
Book, 10, page COS; Book 10, page
$50; Book 10, page 6O3; Book 10,
page SOL; Book 10, page 589; Book
10, page 600; Book 10, page GOA;
Book 10, page 608; Book 10, page
6o6; Book 10, page 610; Book 10,
page 594; Book 10, page 592; Book
10, page 593; Book 81, page 81;
Book 81, page 65; of Mining Loca-
tions, Records of Santa Cruz >,c.n
ty, State of Arizona.
That said work was don't and 1T
provements made on sale liam
during the year 1929-193G II oiae.
, hold the said claims I'4del =:
~ visions of Section 1924 ct -
SD Statutes of the Uniteo states,
and the amendments, and the laws
of the State of Arizona, concern
ing annual labor to be done on min
ing claims.
That there is due from you to
the undersigned the sum of ($80000)
EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS, on
account of your share of the said
SIXTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS,
($16OO.00) expended for annual Ia
bor on the said mining claims dur
ing the year 1929-1930 and, you
are hereby notified by the under
signed that if within ninety days
the sum of EIGHT HUNDRED
after the service of this notice up
on you by publication, you fail, re-
fuse or neglect to contribute your
portion of sucn expenditure, to-wit;
DOLLARS ($80000) to the under
signed, your interest IN said mining
claims will become the property Of
the undersigned, your co-owner, in
accordance with the law in such
cases made and provided.
Dated November 8, 1880, State OF
Arizona, County of Santa Cruz.
H. j. FARMER,
Nogales, Arizona.
G1-4 IA Fri)
Nogales international., 1931-01-17
Brisbane Banquet :

Continued From Page Five)
DR.. A. l.. Gustetter was toastmaSt-
er at the banquet and among per-
sons seated at the table with Mr..
Brisbane were Governor Francisco
Elias of Sonora, General Jaime Ca
rrillo, "the defender of Mazatlan';;
Mexican Consul Alfonso Pesquelra
of Nogales, Arizona, Co.. A. M. Shipp
of the 25th Infantry, and railroad
presidents and vice-preSidents.
Prior to the speaking the crowd
vas entertained by numerous selec-
tions of Spanish music and dane
ing, an orchestra from the Mexican
Nogales international., 1931-01-17

party. And Lawrence Schoheld-"
"What made you ask him?"
"To please Miss Farrow, of course.
They're olaVoys together really be-
lieve they will make a match of It."
II thought you didn't like Miss
Farrow"
"Well, just between ourselves, 1
don't! But I find that one must be
broad-minded in these matters. YoV
see, it takes all sorts to make a world"
"It certainly does. Who elses"
"A lot of people you don't know"
She rang off and Giles turned away
from the phone with a shrug Of his
shoulders. 1t was only when he was
In his mothers house that he suddenly
realised that in all probability Sadie
Nogales international., 1931-01-17

would be there also. For a moment
he hesitated, sudden chill feeling at
his heart, then he philosophically
pushed the thought aside and went on.
She was almost the first person he
saw when he entered Mrs. Ardron's
crowded drawing-room.
She was talking to a group of people
which included Julie Farrow and sew
eral others whom Giles knew slightly,
and 1t was Julie who first caught sight
of him and waved an airy hand.
Giles went straight across to her,
He did not know in the least what
sort of reception to expect from his
wife, but after he had greeted julie
and the others whom he knew, it was
shs who said in 9er iqqSS||stsat way:
present your fElendAtt .sAr sAr---'--' -'--'--
+, 1t was Julie who obeyed.
"Mr. Chittenham. Miss Barrow"
PLEASED to meet you," Sadie said
iinpudently.
There was a twinkle i'll her eyes for
which Giles could have shaken her.
Schofeld was with Julie, beaming
happily upon every one.
eve haven't met lately, Mr.. Chitten-
ham," Julie was saying. "Where have
you been hiding? So kind of your
mother to ask me here tonight"
$50 kind of you to come" Giles an
swered formally. He could see that
Sadie was manGuvring to reach his
side, and presently they were little
apart from the rest.
"Isn't it scyeamf" Sadie demanded
Fancy meeting you in your own
mothers house, and she not knowing
that she's entertaining daughter-in-
law unaWares?
"You are at perfect liberty to tell
her if you choose" Giles answered
coolly, though inwardly he was raging.
II have no doubt that you have told
other people already"
Sadie gave little scream of repu-
diation.
"Tell any onel Not me! It would
cook my little goose once and for all
If it was known that I'd got such
highly respectable relations. No.
thanks. Freedom for me all the time.
and if there's anything left over, free
dom again"
"Why have you come to London%
Her face changed subtly.
"Not to find you, my lambkin, so
don't worry! I've come to have a
good time, and don't you interfere, or
1t will be the worse for you"
"Sadic, the situation is impossible"
Che larohed in hiS face
Rubbish! Don't pretend that you
want me to come back to you"
Sadie shrugged her naked shoulders,
"Times change!" she said. She moved
away from him, her slim, scaptily-clad
body swaying with little irnpudent
movement.
Giles watched her with hard eyes.
And this was his wife! This common
little he pulled his thoughts up
sharply, ashamed of them. After alb
he had once thought her good enough
to marry.
Giles turned again to Julie.
"I suppose 1t would be utterly useless
for me to ask you to drop this damn
able play-acting
"My dear man, what on earth do
you mean?"
"What I say. You're never natural
for a single moment. You hate this
sort of-of piffle-as much as I hate
it. You-you despise people like-like
these people here"
Julie laughed serenely.
II brought Lawrence and Sadie Bar
row. By the way, what do you think
of Sadie?"
'Is she a new friend of yourslS
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK