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The Washington times., 1931-03-02
FRAZER LAWYER
DISPUTES BODY

ELIZABETH, N. J., Mar. 2
Three alienists are scheduled to-
day to examine into the mental
condition of William M. Frazer,
confessed slayer Of Mrs. Phoebe
Stader, whose vulture torn body
was found in a thicket near Bowl
ing Green, Va, a week ago.
The defense relies on these
alienistS to establish the cOnten-
tiOn that Frazer is insane.
The prosecution, however, has
already declaration of his sanity
from pSychiatristS, and. another
battle of mental experts" is in
the making.
Burial Set For Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Stader
were to be held in Walden, N. Y,
today. Only relatives and q few
friends attended the ceremony.
The defense disclosed part Of it's
plans today when Alexander Sinnp.
son, prosecutor in the HaIl.AEills
case. and now attorney for Frazer.
expressed doubt that the body
found in Virginia was that Of Mrs.
Stader.
The State will be forced to
prove its contention that the
corpse is that Of the Railway
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The Washington times., 1931-03-02
RECESS STUDY
Of OIL ASKED

After killing all proposals to
establish embargoeS or high tariff
rates on a number Of basic pro
ducts imported from Russia and
other countries, the House Ways
and Means Committee decided to-
day to ask Congress for authority
to make an exhaustive study Of
the matter during the recess
period.
Oil, coal. lumber, manganese.
asbestos and various agricultural
products now imported in consid-
erable quantities would come
within the scope of the study.
A second resolution proposed
by Representative CARRIER (R0 /,
of Oklahoma, directing the Tariff
Commission to make an inveSEi-
CATION of cost of production Of
foreign oil as compared to do
mestic oil also was recommended.
The commission reported such an
investigation recently but it was
limited to the Venezuelan field.
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
laid
To R|CHY0

CHICAGO, March 2 U.N.SD.-
Dapper Edward ''Toddy" Dillon
was held by police today as the
I01ie college boy bandit who staged
five recent hotel holdups.
& Between his appearance in elite
society as the son Of a multi
millionaire, Dillon. according to
police, turned bandit to replenish
his funds. ...
Dillon, it was revealed, has been
accented in North Shore society
circles here among the younger
set, and was escOrting the daugh-
ter of a prominent family Satur-
day. night when arrested at .
downtown theater. -....
The girl. a Northwestern Uni
versity coed, explained she had
met the youth at a fraternity
dance, se, .e.
IN his room police said they
found two revolverS.
Dillon admitted he was the
"Toddy" Dillon, of st. Louis, who
was exonerated by a coroner's
Jury after his fathers mysterious
murder on the Washington Uni
yerSity campus in. st. Louis.
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lis drive of bonus. bent form

The drive Of bonus-bent former
service men got y S1der way today
as the vstsfa@1s, sa srs:ss
fewed vigor. y
Dawn had scarcely loomed over
the horizon before the queue be-
&c n to form. When the d0prs
swung open at 8 O'Clock, it was
400 strong and the lines reached
far down beyond the / street.
entrance. The scene was as color
full as that at the portals of the
big establishment Saturday, when
the rush began.
First Check Cashed
To a hitch-hiker from California
came the honor this moving of
being the first man To sh his
bonus check at the Tire y.
He was F. Roland &EtersOn,
veteran of Company A, Of the
Ninth Infantry, who trekked all
the way across the continent
last month when he heard that
Congress was going to pass the
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The Washington times., 1931-03-02
ModelBoy'Deni Vicious
Attack on Rich Wdow

sion. Attorney Richard McCor-
mick, a former member of the
State parole board, representing
the boy, promised surprising
revelations"
He denied any secret love af-
fair with Mrs. Ellis, declaring
that he only knew her by de-
livering papers at her home. His
sweetheart, Charlotte Green, IL,
confidante of his boyhood dreams
and ambitions, said there must
be some terrible mistake" adding:
"I'll stand by him."
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
RULES LIFTED
IIl PERMIT .
ASSAGE
All District Civil Employees
viii Be Affected; G. P. 0.
Workers Covered by Bill

After long delay it became prac-
tically assured this afternoon that
before Congress adjournS legisla-
ton win be, enacted granting a
Saturday hsslf-holiday the year
round to cisvil employees Of the
Federal Government in the Dis
trict of ColllEnbia, exclusive Of a
comparatively small mum ber
whose Saturday afternoon work is
essential to Sthe Governments
The afh gas made clear in
the HOdse - tonslderatiOn late
today .OA THE nnte bill granting
the Sal hnIf-holidays: q.
ii Given
i conseE for reconsideration was
aid to have been given to Chair
nan IAalbach, of the House Civil
service Commits to bring IN
be bill undeT9 sl1spe Tie
land VOTES 70 pass ere,
Jnfidently predicted BY Lehl-
ZACH ar atiye Fred W.:
aallinger 81 Fassac acnusettS,
ylao lot1e llss sought to put it.
trough tlle d K0tlses
eAlthcaigh the ls House bill as
fnende6 is q modification Of the
senate measEure which passed last
spril, it is Ilot anticipated there
Ill, be. much difficulty in adjust
IL dis RA.Taces in the, conference
oTnTaittee. o @ :
Representative Dallinger, re-
orting the bill to the House,
aid:
Employees of the Govern
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7 TINES AWARDS
TIP PRIZES

Those alert persons who last
week were first to telephone the
Washington Times tips on ex-
elusive news stories are now en-
joying the rewards for their enter
prise. Checks amounting to $50
have been sent to winners selected
be News Tip Editor and his
staff of judges.
The tip on the suicide Of Clay
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TRAIN CRySH[S
AUTO; | DEAD

RICHMOND, March 2 GN,S0. /.
Claude A. McClamb, 35, Peters
burg salesman, was killed early
today when a southbound sea
board Air Line passenger train,
on which former Gov. Alfred E..
Smith was travelling to Raleigh,
N. c., struck the automobile he
was driving at a grade crossing "a
few miles south of Richmond.
Governor Smith was asleep at
the time and did not learn of the
Iccident until later.
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
INDIA NEAR EVE
Of MODERN
REGIME
Lord Irwin Promises Details
Of Peace Pact Tomorrow
Mahatma Prays All Day

BOMBAY, March 2 QN.S0
An agreement settling all points
of the Indian dispute has been
reached by Lord Irwin, viceroy,
and Mahatma M. K. Gandhi in
their man to man" conference at
New Delhi, aeEording to an an,
nouncement by Sir Tel Bahadur
Sapru today.
He added that an official state.
ment giving the final conclusions
of peace agreement would be
issued tomorrow. 'E
The announcement ws,s inter
preted to mean the end OF the
civil disObedience camplign is
India
Mahatma Gandhi Ptavs
The public statement II the
Bilnde Outstanding was, Yithheid 9ntl
TUESDAY In Difference to Gandhiss
customary observance Of Nom gay'
as a silent dayE' durinF Eacp
rnes thdraws :. rom pt o,e .sa
mediate. and pay for everlj lsl
peace In his land @
While the terms of tie asree-
ndent were kept a close secret, it
was believed here that the vexing
question of the salt tax had been
solved.
The tax leveled on salt by the
British government was one Of
Gandhi's chief complaints, and to
protest against it he launched his
famous civil disObedience cam
paign last year, eventually falling
(Continued on Page 3, Col. y
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
NOrdbye Denies Any
Attack on SchOU

Gunnar H. Nordbye, Of Mime
apolis, President Hoover's selec-
ton for the additional Minnesota
judgeship, wired the Senate judi
ciary committee denial today
that he had made any remarks
ref1ecting on Senator Schall'S
character or qualifications for
Senator during the last campaign.
He declared he had not partici-
pated in the campaign against
Schall.
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
WAR VETERANS
AGAIN STORM
LOAN OFFICE
400 Ex-SoIdiers Are in Line
As Bureaus Doors 0pen;|
Extra Clerks Speed Work
Certificates Must
Be TwO Fears
Old for Loan

Adjusted s service e certifi-
Gates which have not been
in existence at least two
years have no loan value, IL
was made clear at the Vet
erans' Bureau today.
Numerous veterans seek
ing their bonus are not &C
quainted with this provision
Of the original bonus act
and have been bitterly disap-
nOinted when their applica-
tons under the new law
nave been rejected. ia
The Washington times., 1931-03-02

HAVERHILL, Mass, March 2
0N.S0.-Smiling and calm, Rus
sell Noble, u, model boy"
walked through a crowd Of sew
eral hundred persons into district
court today and pleaded not
guilty to burglary and assault
charges in connection with an
attack last Wednesday night on
Mrs. Clara E. Ellis, wealthy young
widow. Pending hearing March
IL, bail was set at $51, 600.
Nearby, in Benson Hospital,
Mrs. Ellis hovered between life
and death, appearing very weak
despite a blood TRANSMISSION.
Police Claim Confession
Police continued to maintain
that the lad confessed that he
beat the rich widow to get SIS
but his friends, rallying to his
defense with a fund, refused to
believe him guilty.
Searching for a motive,
authorities investigating the
strange case delved into the emo
tional side of the life Of the
model boy"
The alleged statement Of the
17-year-old scholarship senior in
hgih school with an enviable re-
cord for industry and deport-
ment that he entered the bed
room of the widow to steal a
wrist watch to cover a defalca-
ton in a class fund, was not
accepted generally. f.
Girl Expresses Faith
To his brother, young Noble
said he never signed q confes-
The Washington times., 1931-03-02

BALTIMORE, March 2.-Five
thousand persons viii be killed
in motor-vehicle accidents in the
United States this. year whose
deaths could be avoided if all
States followed Maryland's
example in testing the vision Of
driving license applicants, accord
ing to DR.. Edward H. Silver, of
washington.
DR.. Silver, who is chairman of
the American Optometric AsSo-
ciation'S motor-vehicle commits
sion, will be one Of the principal
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
Eye Tests Would PreDent
5000 Deaths, Says Silver

speakers at the concluding ses-
Sions here today Of the Tri-State
Optometric Associations second
convention.
DR.. Silver declared:
estate and municipal authOri-
ties have done their part to-
ward safety driving by building
better roads, marking curves
and danger points so that the
highways are now safe places
for the motorists. 1t remains
for us as. OptOmetrists through
safety vision to make the mo-
tOristS safe for the highways"
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
Red Flag COnUictiOn
ReDieIU Is Granted

The United States Supreme
Court today granted the petition
of Yetta Stromberg for review Of
her conviction and test Of the
validity of the California anti-red
flag law, for violation of which
she was sentenced to prison.
In the appeal she assailed the
procedure ia the trial court as
well as constitutionality of the
law. The case was set for argu-
ment April 13.
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
Deportation Waits
Sixth of GnnUSterS

NEW YORK, March Q G.N.S0
Three hundred and fifty men and
women from all parts of the
United States arrived here today
and were to be taken to Ellis
Island to await deportation as
undesirable aliens.
Among the arrivals were so
gangsters and 40 others charged
with illegally carrying guns.
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
ACTRESS
FOUND DAZED

MONTEREY, Calf, March 2
G.N.S) Edna May Cooper,
missing Los Angeles girl flier and
actress, was found in a hospital
here today.
DR.. Hugh Dermody, a physi-
clan of the hospital staff, said
Miss Cooper was suffering from
"a bump on the head" and did
not recall how or when she
got to Monterey.
She was brought to the hos
pital last night by friends here.
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
Los Angeles to Fly
ODer CGDitGL Today

ON BOARD q. 3. -. LOS AN.
GEIES. March 1.-THE naval
dirigible Los Angeles today was
making good progress. despite
strong head winds, on the last
lap Of her return cruise from
panama to her hangar at Lake
hurst. N. j. The dirigible is due
over washington early this after
noon.
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
NEW YORK JUDGE DEAD

NEW YORK, March 2 QN.S0 j..
Judge Amadeo Bertini, Of gen
eral sessions court, is, dead Of
pneumonia in. Palm Beach, Fla,
where he had gone with his wife
to recuperate from a recent i'll
ness, it was learned here today.
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
5000 Firms Exhibit
At LeiDziq Fair

LEIPZIG. Germany, March 2
T.N.S0.-With Is American man
u1acturers represented, the annual
Leipzig spring fair, regarded by
Europe as a trade barometer, was
under way today.
Approximately 5000 firms are
exhibiting.
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
IT, S. to Make $4,000, 600
Yearly on Bonus Loans
Times Staff Photo

mate the same volume Of short
term paper and thus clear the
way for refunding of the First
Liberty of $1,O33,537,OOO in 1882
and the Fourth Liberty of &c.
(Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1931-03-02
BOARD,
JUSTICE UNIT
SURVEY IS .
SOUGHT
Capper Subcommittee lIli
Senate Sees MonopeEstic
Tendency in Quick Growth

Revealing ian alarming ten.
dency toward the mOnOplistic con.
troll of the food of the nation by
small group of powerful corpora
tiOns and combinations" the
Capper investigating committee
today recommended to the Senate
that the Department Of Justice
and Federal Trade Commission
make a thorough study Of food
price conditions with a view to
possible prosecution.
Senator Arthur Capper (R0 Of
Kansas, chairman Of the subcom,
mittee of the Committee on Agri.
culture and Forestry which made
the investigation, submitted the
report late today, reviewing the
evidence and making detailed rec.
concentrations for action by the
Trade Commission and the JUS
tice Department.
Scrutiny Asked
After speaking Of the tendency
toward monopolistic control the
report says:
"This is particularly true ~
to bread and milk. Within the
past few years, the absorption
of independent bakers and milk
distributors by gigantic, nation
wide corn pOrations; holding com.
panies, mergers and chain
enterprises has been carried
forward with amazing rapidly.
"The committee recommends
!. the careful scrutin y 0a this de.
yelOpment by the Federal Trade
Commission and the Depart
n1ent Of Justice. IF existing
laws are not sufficient to con.
troll these mergers and cOmbina.
ttonS in the public interest, the
agencies above named should
recommend to the Congress
lust remedial legislation as
they deem necessary"
Price Levels Hit
The committee studied the
prices of bread, flour, sugar, milk
and dairy products, and meat
and meat products, and the re.
port deals severally with these
commodities. Going into it's in.
vestigation of bread prices, the
committee asserts:
"The information disclosed
in this investigation proves
cOncluSiyeIy that the retail
of bread has not declined in
proportion with the price Of
wheat. The committee finds
that the responsibility for this
condition rests primarily upon
the large wholesale bakery COM
panies which have failed to
pass on to the consumer the
recent reductions in the costs
of their ingredients"
The committee declares that
there should be an immediate
average reduction of at least one
cent per pound in the wholesale
prices charged by the large baK-
ing corporations and an even
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To his brother, young Noble
said he never signed q confes-
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Drafha.

ISL a Il: Tesiasnee.. isss $50 IS ~
Emma B. Thomas. son Of the late Lcuiss
Thomas and brother Of Albert Thomas.
ro% &! sg goSn w ssH:sm eSue
csSsssra. 'i Relative. ans ff MEND. A a
the funeral 81 JOHN THoAs sSndss
Wsssg ri Il 4.h and ann SS a' John
cropnr SAMUEL ,W ". WATSON Pres.
THOMAS. JOHN n. The Young Mems Pro-
JOHN H. THOMAS TIC sunday Sunday Sc septsmber n,
1891, at pm. from John wesley Church,
'A anu W. STEPHEN r FULLER, pr.s.
GEORGE L. WALTON, secy.
THOMAS JOHN n. Members Of the Young
Mems Immediate Relief Association are
THoMAs on sanday yne Of ISL
at pm, from John wesley Church, COR
n'F l''n a 4aoS SGIsoT Il, Holland aeSi Pres.
=. M. SMITH, Sec'y.
THOMAS. JOHN H. All members Of qeth-
semane Chapter, No. S, o. Z. S.. are here
knisSs JOIN Il ' THOMAS. Sunday o. ss S1
TENDER q, at I pm. from John wesley
order Of ANITA 2. ,sPRAduE a; n.
0aa1S4 =. WILLIE GCCs
THOMAS. JOHN II. All members of Py-
thagoraS Lodge. No. Q, F. A. A. M, are
ordered to assemble at Masonic Temple,
10th and You Sts. NV, Sunday, September
~, 1881, at II: so am, for the purpose OF
attending the funeral OF our late brother,
JOHN n. THOMAS. Funeral at ! pm,
John Wesley Church. 1zth and Corcoran
Z. Z. WAYMAN. seeyy. ' w. N
TURNER. WILLIAM HENRY. wednesday,
september q: 1881. at Gallinger Hospital,
WILLIAM HENRY TURNER, beloved hus-
band Of Lizzie Turner. father OF Charles
Henry, Annie Elizabeth, Bertha and Doro-
thy May Turner. He also leaves many other
relatives and a host OF friends. Remains
resting at the John 7. Rhines funeral
chapel, 3rd and Eye sts s.w. Funeral
Sunday. September az, at 1880 pm, from
the above chapel. {uterment Rosemont
Cemetery. "a
WRIGHT: LAURA NJ. Thursday, septenber
"a. 1881. at her residence. 642 Fifth ST.
ne, LAURA M, the beloved wife OF VIII
liam H. Wright. Funeral from the late
residence Monday, September %, at pm.
Relatives and friends invited to attend.
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. %
WYvILL, ROSA LEE. On Saturday. Sep
TENDER %, 1881, at 5:35 am, at her resi-
dence, Upper Marlboro. Nd, ROSA LEE
WYVIIsL, beloved wife of william II. Wy
viii. Notice Of funeral later.
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1n Mfntnrtattt

GRANT, SCOTT z. In sad but loving re;
father, SCOTT z. GRANT, who died eight
years ago today, September rs, 1923.
There is q face so dear we miss,
Still is the voice we loved.
God keep him safe with Him
Until we meet some day above.
HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN.
FRANCES. In loving remem-
brance of my dear mother, FRANCES
HOWARD, who departed this life two
years ago today, September 26, 1923.
The one loved has gone to rest
Her true heart Is still;
The hand that always gave me help
Now lies in deaths cold chill.
No one knows how I miss you
More and more each day:
Life has not been the same to me
Since you went away.
HER LOVING DAUGHTER, KATIE How
ARD VIOLETTE.
JACKSON, RICHARD. In loving remem-
brance Of our dear brother, RICHARD
JACKSON, who departed this life three
years ago today, September &c, 1928.
Gone but not forgotten.
HIS LOVING SISTERS ALBERTA
SMACKUM, ERMA BRASEL, AND
BROTHER, WILLIAM JACKSON.
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and their brides left for O wedding
trip. Mrs. Lynch was in a beige en-
semble trimmed with a sable collar
and Mrs. Forse wore a blue wool crepe
ensemble with hat to match and tan
accessories.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Lynch will. be at
home at Fort Benning, Ga, and Lieut..
and Mrs. Forse will go to the formers
post at Fort Davis, Panama.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Frank r. Mccoy
Of Fort Mcpherson, Ga; Miss Mar
garetta Mccoy of Lewistown, Pa; Mr..
George Ross of Harrisburg Pa, grand
father of the brides; DR.. H. M Vastine
Of Harrisburg, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. w.
E. Cathcart of Merton, Pa; Miss Gen.
evieye Macklin of McVeytown, Pa; Mr..
H. L. Horton of New York, Mrs. James
woodruff of Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,
and Miss Mary K. Sutton of Fort
Thomas, KY.
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SOCIETY
Secretary Stimson Spending Few Days
With Mrs Stimson-Secretary and
Mrs. Doak Return Today,

Mrs. Frederick H. Payne entertained
informally at dinner last evening at
the Shoreham.
The new chief of the protocol divi-
sion of the State Department, Mr.. War
rem Delano Robbins, joined Mrs. Rob-
bins and their daughter, Miss Helen
Robbins, at Tuxedo Park last evening
to remain over Sunday. Miss Robbins,
who will be presented to society in
Washington this Winter, shared honors
at dinner last evening with Miss Mary
Phipps and Miss May Rogers, when
Mrs. Henry Morgan Tilford entertained
and later took her guests to the Autumn
ball, an annual event in Tuxedo Park.
Mrs. Harry N. Cootes, wife of the
commanoant of Fort Myer, went to
Virginia Beach last evening to remain
week.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, widow of
the late Speaker, and her little daugh-
ter, Paulina, who have been at James
town for the Summer, are spending a
few days in Boston en- route to Cincin-
natl.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Andre w. Brew
ster are spending some time at the
Weylin, In New York.
Lieut.. Col Campbell B. Hodges, mill
tary aide to the President, was the
guest at luncheon yesterday at the
Carlton of Col. Joseph I. McMullen.
Col. and Mrs. H. B. Mitchell of
Chicago are at the Shoreham for a
stay of a few days.
Col. and Mrs. Richard M. Cults en-
tertained at dinner last evening at
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Cardinal Pacelli on Vacation.

VATICAN CITY, September Is R.-
Cardinal Pacelli, the Papal secretary of
state, left today for months vacation
in Switzerland accompanied by Mgr.
Francis j. Spellman of Whitman, Mass.
1t is unlikely that Premier Mussolini
will visit Pope Plus before the cardinal
returns.
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4 Mr. and Mrs E. v. Carr will celebrate
their 25th wedding anniversary this eve
ming In their home at 923 Decatur street
northwest. Their guests will be men,
bers of the Excelsior Club and an in
teresting program will be given at s
O'Clock, after which Mr.. and Mrs. Carr
will hold a reception.
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The naval attache Of the British en-
bassy, Cspt Patrick Mcnamara, is in
his apartment at Wardman Park Hotel
for few days. Mrs. Mcnamara did
not accompany him.
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Mrs. J. T. Crabs of New York City is
at the Shoreham, where she has leased
an apartment for the Winter.
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Miss Mary G. Kavanaugh of Roanoke,
Va, is passing few days at the Dodge
and is accompanied by Miss Margaret
M. Sauter of Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Mr.. and Mrs Edward A. Potter have
come here from Winter Park, Fla, to
spend several days and have taken a
suite at Wardman Park Hotel for the
duration of their stay.
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Mrs William Rogers WesterfieId Of
Upper Montclair, N. j., Is at the Carl
ton for short stay.
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Miss Minna Niemann has moved to
1906 Florida avenue, where she viii make
her home through the Winter.