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The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-04

citizens, three in number, de
rigueur in sombreros and six-shoot-
ers. called on Yancey with the
amazing request that he conduct
divine service the following Sun
day morning. Usage was over a
month old. The women folks, they
said, in effect, thought it high time
that some contact be established
between the little town spraWled on
the prairie and the Power supposed
ly gazing down upon it from beyond
the brilliant Steel-blue dome SuS-
pended over it. Beneath the calico
and SunbonnetS deSpised of Sabra
on that first day of her coming to
Usage there apparently glOwed the
same urge for convention, disci-
pline, and the old order that so fired
her to revolt. She warmed toward
them. She made up her mind that,
once the paper had gone to press,
she would don the black silk and
the hat with the plumes and go
calling on such of the wooden
Shacks as she knew had fOstered
this meeting. Then she recOIected
her mothers training and the
stern commands of fashion The
SunbOnnets had been residents of
Usage before she had arrived.
They would have to call first.
She got out plaid silk tie for
Gin. Church meetingw she ex-
claimed, jOyOusly. Here. at last,
was something familiar; something
on which she could get a firm foot
hold in this quagmire. Yancey tenn
porarily abandoned his journalistic
mission in order to make proper
arrangements for Sundays meeting.
Born entrepreneur, he took hold
with the enthusiasm that he always
displayed in the first squirt of a
new enterprise. Already news of
the prospective meeting had spread
by the mysterious means common .
to isolated settlements. Nesters.
homesteaders. rangers, cowboys for
miles around somehow got wind of
it. Saddles were polished, harnesses
shined, calicoeS washed and irOned.
faces scrubbed. Church meeting.
Yancey turned quite naturally to
the one shelter in the town ade-
quate to the size of the crowd eX-
pected. 1t was the gambling tent
that stood at the north end of
Pawhuska avenue, flags waving
gayly from its top in the brisk Ok
lahoma wind. For the men il was
the social center of Usage. Faro.
polyor obUolzoI,,o1z
their minds from the stern busi-
ness OF citizenship and saved them
the trouble of counting their ready
cash on Saturday night. Sunday
was, of course, the great day in the
gambling tent. 1t was question
whether the owner and dealer
would be willing to sacrifice any
the furtherance of the Lords bust
ness, even though the good will of
the townspeOple was to be gained
thereby. After all, he might ar
que, it was not this element that
kept a faro game going.
Yancey, because of his profess
sional position and his well known
power to charm, was delegated to
confer with that citizen du monde.
Mr.. Graf Gotch. better known as
Arkansas Grat, proprietor and
dealer OF the gambling tent. A lit
tie plump man. Graf, with round
and smiling countenance. strangely
unlned. He looked like an old
baby.
Yancey ordered his drink and in
vited Gotch to have one with him.
Over the whisky Yancey put his
case.
Listen, Graf. The women folks
have got it into their heads that
there ought to be a church service
Sunday, now that Usage is over a
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-04

month old, with ten thousand in
habitants, and probably the metrOp-
oils of the great Southwest in an
other ten years. They want the
thing done right. I'm chosen to
conduct the meeting. There's no
building in town big enough to hold
the crowd. What | want to know
is, can we have the loan of your
tent here for about an hour Sun-
day morning for the purpose of di-
vine worship?"
Arkansas Graf SET down his
glass, made a sweeping gesture
with his right hand that included
all that the tent contained.
Divine worship! Why. HI, yes,
Yancey," he replied, graciously.
CTO BE CONTINUED
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-09-04

To be happy we must live much
within Ourselves-and wholly with
in our income.-Forbes Magazine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
1000 Jap Soldiers
Landed at TientSin

PEIP1NG, Dec. / GN.S0 APP
proximately 1000 Japanese troops
landed at Tientsin today and
marched to the Japanese conceS-
sion, which had been under attack
within the past few days by Chi
nese rebels.
japanese Consul General Kuya-
shima said the troops were intend
ed to replace sailors, who were re-
turning to Japanese warShipS, as
it was necessary for the vessels to
leave Tangku before the river
freezes.
TientSin municipal authorities
said there was no change in the
situation there, and there had
been no fighting in the vicinity Of
the Japanese concession for "a
hours.
The japanese are preparing for
further trouble, however, accord
ing to the mayor s office at Tien-
tsin, having landed 341 cases Of
munitions, IL heavy caliber guns,
and so machine guns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
TREK
PROTECTION
DEMANDED
Civil Liberties Union Plea
Followed by Appeal to
Farley on JobIeSs

The National Hunger
Marchers, who plan to con-
verge on Washington for the
opening of Congress, today ap-
pealed to the joint committee
on unemployment, meeting at
the Hamilton Hotel, to aid
them in getting legal pro-
lection.
Benjamin M. Marsh. secretary
of the Peoples Lobby, one Of the
affiliated organizations in the
committee. said that whether the
committee acts favorably. the
resolution in all probability will
be presented at a conference with
Senators and Representatives this
afternoon. II
Senator Frazier Host
Senator Lynn j. Frazier Of
North Dakota is to be host to the
delegates this afternoon. and has
invited a number of other legis-
latorS 20 be present.
While all of the 1851 registered
delegates from the East, South
and Middle West will go to the
Capitol, only a small portion will
call on Senator Frazier. The
others will importune Senators
and Representatives from their re-
Snective States
Washington friends of the Amer
lean Civil Liberties Union today
were in receipt of a plea for inter
cession with the police to protect
the hunger marchers" from VIC
lence during the demonstrations
set for Monday at the White
House and the Capitol. 1t was
signed by Roger N. Baldwin.
Leader Gets Pledge
Herbert Benjamin, in state.
ment today on National Hunger
March" stationery, said he had
been assured by Police Inspector
L. I. H. Edwards that the march
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
DEATH.
QUIZ TURNS
TO BOSTON
Two Men, Last Seen With Girl,
Hunted; Faithful, Wife
Pay Bay State Visit

BOSTON, Dec. l G.N.S.).
Investigation Of the mysteri-
Gus death of Starr Faithful,
former Beacon Hill beauty, has
been reopened in Boston, the
Boston Evening American
stated today in the following
copyright story:
Sensational new evidence has
been uncovered involving two Bos-
ton men in the tragic death Of
the 25-year-old party girl" whose
battered body was washed ashore
on Long Island, N. Y, last June,
it was learned. Private detectives
were engaged by New York
authorities six days ago to run
down the new clues in Boston. g,
Last To See Her
The two Boston men, the Eve
ming American has discovered,
were seen in New York, and later
In a cafe in Long Beach, Long
Island, with Starr Faithful on the
fateful Friday when she dropped
out of sight, never to appear again
in life.
Following a violent argument
they are believed to have knHLked
the girl unconscious, and then,
thinking her to be dead, to have
hurled her body into the sea.
This new evidence called to
Boston last week Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Martin Littleton,
jr., and Detective Jesse Mayforth,
of Nassau county, Long Island,
it was disclosed.
Parents Visit Boston
With Inspector Harold King, of
Nassau county, they have been
assigned to the new probe by
District Attorney Elvin Edwards,
who has just been reelected to
office and came here to run
down clues.
The visit of Littleton and May
forth, the Boston Evening Ameri-
can also discovered, followed by
only a few days secret visit to
Boston of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
E. Faithful, step-father and
mother of the dead girl.
During this visit, Mrs. Faithful
made the startling statement to
friends, that Starts death fol-
lowed shortly after attempts were
made to extort money from a
prominent Bostonian, whose
name was linked with the girls.
Sought An Interview
These attempts were made, it
was understood, by members of
the Boston underworld, who are
now being sought for questioning
in connection with the death of
the mystery girl.
Mrs. Faithful further revealed
she and her husband had again
sought an interview with the Bos-
ton man, despite the fact they
were reported to have collected
$4,000 from him because of his
experiences with their daughter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
R|LEYS On TRIAL
DECEMBER a

December IA was set today by
District Attorney Leo A. Rover
as the date for the beginning of
the trial of Elsie and Harry Riley,
step-mother and father Of Edith
Riley, 13-year-old cupboard child,
on charges of cruelty.
William H. Collins, assistant
district attorney, will prosecute
the couple before Justice James
M. Proctor in Criminal Division
No. of District Supreme Court,
Rover said. Bertrand Emerson,
jr. and H. r. Stephenson will be
counsel for the defense.
Riley and his wife were in.
dicted by the District Grand
Jury, which reported its find
ings on November Is after a
brief quiz of five witnesses.
They were arraigned before JUS
tice F.. D. Let's two days later
and pleaded not guilty to the
specific charge of cruelty to
Edith Riley. They are free under
bond of $4,000 each.
In the event of conviction the
Rileys are liable to a maximum
penalty of two years in prison
and $3.50 fine,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
MURDER COUNT.
FACES DEACON
(OTHER PICTURES ON PAGE 3

CHICAGO, Dec. 4 GN.S0.-By
the slender thread of a fast-fad-
ing life today hung the question
of whether Daniel L. Gilday,
elderly church deacon and dry
crusader, must stand trial for MUIR
der.
While the 65-year-old reformer
sat in the Englewood Jail the State
moved to bring him to justice for
the shooting of Herman Knoll,
17-year-old Boy Scout, who says
he was trying to help Gilday
when a bullet from the latter'S
gun entered his abdomen.
Physicians fought to save the
youths life, but admitted their
battle is a losing one. Within the
week, they said, young Knoll may
die.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
New Clashes Loom
In ManChuria
Copyright. 1891. by >1nterna tional
News SerVice)

Copyright. 1891. by 1nterna tional
News Service)
MUKDEN, Dec. S0-Hos-
tilities are threatening simultane'
ously in both North and South
Manchuria, according to a COM
munique issued today by Japanese
military headquarters here.
1t was said that a movement OF
5000 Japanese troops into the
Tsitsihar area was due to menac-
ing activities by an equal num-
Der of Chinese troops, leading to
the fear an attempt would be
made to recapture the Heilung'
kiang capital.
Chinese forces at Chincnow are
also being strengthened, the COM
munique said, although all Japan
ese forces have been withdrawn
east of the Lao River.
Officials here said the small
detachment of japanese soldiers
at TsitSihar were suffering Sc
verely from the cold, many hav-
ing been frostrbitten. making it
m >ssary to send reinforcemeElts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
CANADA MEXICO
AIR RACE ON

RENO, New, Dec. l QNSJ.
James Wedell, New Orleans avia-
tor attempting to set a round
trip record from Aqua Caliente to
Vancouver anG return, landed
here this morning en- route north
and Immediately took off again
after refueling.
Wedell checked in at the local
airport at 8:43 a. m. and took
off again at 1854 a. m.
VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. l
GN.S0. Capt. Frank Hawks
hoped off at 9:03 a. m. today
for Agul Caliente, Mex, in an at
tempt to set a new speed record
for the 1,4O0.mile three flag"
flight from Canada to Mexico.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
MIND IS OPEN,
GOVERNOR
! ASSERTS
-
Dramatic Session Is Promised
When Mayor Walker Pre-
SentS His Petition

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l
(I.N.S.).-A legal drama, al
most without precedent in
American jurisprudence, will
be staged here today.
Mayor James J. Walker, OF
New York City, one of the out
standing personalities of the
country, will climax his trip
across the continent with plea
before the governor Of California
for q pardon for Tom Mooney.
Appears As Attorney
Walker, a gifted speaker, is
expected to make one Of the
greatest orations of his career.
He will talk extemporaneously,
not as the mayor Of New York.
but as an attorney and private
citizen. He will be assisted by
two famous lawyers, Frank p.
VEalsll,s.5s senior counsel for
Mooney, and Aar0n sapiro, long
identified with the Mooney cause.
National attention will be
focused on the hearing, which
will be open to press and public.
Three hundred special police
have been assigned to guard the
State Building and the State
supreme court room, where the
proceedings will be held.
Communistic demonstrations
Are anticipated.
Parade To Be Held
A Mooney parade" will be
held, it was announced by Frank
Spector, representing the Inter.
national Labor Defense and Trade
Union Unity League.
A permit for the parade has
been obtained. Chief of Police
Quinn has detailed rs policemen
to guard the line of march.
,Spector said a committee of Is
has been appointed to wait upon
Governor Rolph at today's hear
ing and demand not only the re-
lease of Tom Mooney, but Of
other tabor prisoners as well.
Mayor Walker was aided in his
fight by letter from Charles M.
Ffckert, the distric+ attorney who
prosecuted Mooney and secured
his conviction.
In a letter it was understood
Fickert said he would not oppose
q pardon for Mooney although
he was convinced he was guilty.
To Insist On Pardon
Mooney himself has compli-
Gated the situation by making
public a declaration that under
no circumstances would he accept
q parole, even though one were
offered to him.
His statement, in the form Of
a letter addressed to Mayor
walker. was issued by Tom
Mooney Molders' Defense Com
mittee, an organization which for
years has been working indie
Continued on Page 2. Col. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
Farmer O. K. as Soon
As Corn Is Bottled
And Barreled"

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. 1
U.N.SO Maybe County Agent
Horace Abbott here has an
enlarged sense of humor, and,
again, maybe, he's telling the
truth.
Asked for a report on the
credit of a Vigo county farmer
having a corn seed loan, Abbott
sent the following note to the
United States Department of
Agriculture:
"The subject of your inquiry
has a good market for his
product and should be able to
make payment on his corn seed
loan as soon as he has product
bottled and barreled."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
BA YONET
Of NIPPON
DEF|ED|N
TRAIN
Renewal of HostiIities Looms
In Manchuria; Bandits,
Weather Draw Troops

,TIENTS1N, Dec. l (I.N.S.).
United States Marines, bound
for Peiping, where they are to
be stationed as a legation
guard, refused today to per-
init japanese soldiers to search
cars on the Peiping-Mukden
railway in which they were
riding.
The japanese, with fixed bayo-
nets, passed through several
coaches, but when they reached
the cars carrying 100 Marines who
had just arrived on the transport
Henderson, the Marines barred
their way and finally ordered two
japanese out of a coach.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
Charity Prize Fight
Ticket Tax Ordered

Making a new Interpretation of
the law pertaining to the Federal
tax on admissions to places of
amusement, Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue David Burnet to-
day said that tickets to charity
prize fights or other entertain
ments would be subject to this
tax. The admission tax is 10 per
cent on tickets costing more
than So.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
a P|CKETS GET
FINE Or JAIL

Fourteen persons. who were
arrested Friday as they staged a
munger march" on the White
House, today were ordered to pay
a fine. of 500 each or serve
100 days in Jail, following their
conviction before Police Court
Judge Isaac r. Hit on a charge
of parading without a permit.
An entire branch of the court
was turned over to trial of the
Is men and / woman, Judge
Hit certifying all other cases in
the United States Branch to
Judge John P. Mcmahon.
Following Judge Hits de-
cision, Defense Attorney Charles
Ford announced his intention Of
appealing and the appeal bond
was set at $500 for each de
PENDANT.
only two of the defendants
took the witness stand.
They were Bill Phillips and
Albert Daniels, self-acknowledged
leaders of the parade.
Both said they went to the
White House Friday to petition
President Hoover to provide food
and shelter for 1900 unemployed
who are to come here December
7 to petition Congress for relief.
In addition to Phillips and
Daniels, those convicted were
Charles A. Edwards, Herbert A.
Carroll, John Bolden, Edward
Harris, Ester Siegal. Jacob Page,
Attn Linnides, Harry Hendricks,
Ellis Rosenberg, John H. Beasley,
Jacob FuraSh and Samuel Morton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
Vanderbilt to PLAY
Santa to DiUOrce
Seekers in Reno

RENO, New. Dec. / G.N.SO
Although Christmas is IS days
off. Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr., so
ciety author, selected the first
day Of December to announce
he would play Santa Claus to d.
vorce seekers in Nevada.
For $500 Vanderbilt will pro-
vide for the attorneys fees, a
divorce decree, entertainment,
room and board for the six
weeks the divorce seeker must
remain, he declared.
The $500 divorce seekers will
be l.oused at Vanderhilt's new
Indian Springs oasis dude ranch
near Las Vegas in southern Ne
Vada.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01

The Hurleys have gone "coun'
try gentlemen"
The stalwart Secretary of War
this morning confirmed reports
that he is negotiating for the
purchase of Belmont Farms, the
Leesburg va estate formerly
owned by Edward y. Mclean.
The estate consists of 1000
acres of fertile farm land, stables
and an historic old mansion, one
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
Hurley Plans to Become
"tCountry Gentleman"

of the most beautiful in that
section of Virginia. The house
was built by a horse-loving son
of Richard Henry Lee, and the
traditions established by its origi-
nal owner have been maintained
and improved by his successors.
Mansion house and grounds were
sold this summer, under a fore
closure order to settle a debt
of $4,000,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
Released Veterans
Resume Trek Here

STEUBENVILLE,. Ohio, Dec. l
UN.SO.-Forty-three World War
VETERANS from Portland. Ore, to-
day continued their journey to
washington for a discussion Of
war COMPENSATION. after having
been held here temporarily as
suspected REDS" The veterans
were found huddled in a box car
by railroad detectives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
Earthquake ThrOLUs
Italian City in Panic

CERIGNOLA, Italy, Dec. /
0NSO This city was thrown
into panic today by a violent
earthquake. The quake struck
at sos a. m. Scores of persons
fled from their homes into the
open fields. -.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
w. WARREN BARBOUR

w. WARREN BARBOUR
Morrow as United States Senator
from New Jersey.
Gov. Morgan F. Larson named
Barbour to serve until the next
general election in 1882, when he
must be candidate for the post
in order to fill it for the four
years following.
Barbour is a Republican.
Barbour is president of the
Linen Thread Company. Thomas
N. McCarter, president of the Pub
lie Service Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
SHEILA UNDER KNIFE

LONDON, Dec. / UNS0.
Sheila Macdonald. younger daugh-
ter of Prime Minister j. Ram
saw Macdonald, underwent an
operation on her foot today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
ACCIDENT
PROVES FATAL

George Dyer, 81, of 5104 Sher-
rier Pl. N. W., died of football in
juries received November % on
the Potomac Fairgrounds, Sher-
rier and Edmonds Places North
west.
The youth was removed to
Georgetown University Hospital
and later transferred to Gallinger
Hospital wherc he died last night.
He suffered broken vertebrae.
CONDITION OF TREASURY
Treasury balance as of Novem.
Der %, $139, 068,314.60.
Expenditures, $4,079, 131.O8.
Customs receipts, $26, 1876, 1872 ga.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-01
THE WEATHER

Cloudy and colder tonight, lowest Temperature
about - desreesj Wednesday cloudy, possibly
followed by rain in afternoon at night; gentle
northwsst winds, shifting to north. Temperature
yesterday-Highest IS; lowest ~. O93O:
Highest, IS; lowest 800.
E,,u W.~sh.. P.~n.1 ~. Dee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-26
DEMOCRATS OF SENATE
 PROTEST
They Don't Want the Na- tional Committee to De- eide How Party Shall Line Up on Prohibition Want It Left to Con- venti0n
py LYLE 0. WILSON

fUnlted Press Staff COfresp0ndent) washington, Feb 2S--(UP) --Sen- ate democrats are allgning thefn- sevles against any effort by the iia- tional committee to commit the party at its March $ meeting to policies on prohibition.
 There .s considerable uniformity of opinion on the subject by both vets and drys. The idea generally expressed is that the national com mittee has no authority to bind the party on policies and that such mat ters properly belong to the national convention.
 Senator Robinson. dem., Ark. minority leader of the senate and vice presidential candidate in 1928 expressed that idea.
 within the week, Senator McKel- lar, dem.. Tenn, and Senator Con- nally, dein., Tex, have protested publicly any effort by the committee to commit the party next week. Amplifying his formal statement somewhat, Connally told the United Press any effort by the committee at this time to adopt a prohibition policy would create unnecessary turmoil" within the party.
 Senator Tydings, dern., Md, among the foremost opponents of prohiblt- ion, appeared to be on 8 similar opinion, although he preferred not to be committed. Tydings said he thought the reported plan of the committee" would be of doubtful value."
 Senator Walsh. dem., Mass, would like to see the party declare itself against prohibition as now constitut- ed. but he objects to committee ac- ton to tha. end.
 II don't think it is part of the prerogatives of the committee" Walsh said, ito decide question of party policy. am in favor of what they propose to do. but don't The national committee might as we'll assert its right to commit the party on .he league of nations or world court"
 walsh thought any effort to draft the democratic platform at this time would be "disruptive of party har- mony.'
 The decision of Chairman Raskob to summon the committee meeting here March became known simult- aEeously with apparently we'll found- ed reports there was in prospect Q move to commit the party on the prohibition issue. Democratic gos- sip has revolved around the matter for a week or more.
 Some democratic senators do not rate Raskob's political ability of a par with lis financial genius. They feel the party has the best chance since 1912 to win presidential eleo- ton. And they fear Raskob plans for the March meeting a program which would become political lia- bility in that 1t would raise bitter ly contested issue and invite the en- tire country to observe the intra- party dispute.
 Senator Morrison, dem., N. G.. who has been in the senate less than