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The Washington times., 1931-08-05
COVERS 1,lOO.
MILES IN /
HOURS
Pair Reach AkIavik From
Baker Lake on Schedule;
Motley Crowd Welcomes

AKLAVIK, Northwest Territory.
Aug. 5 GN.SO.-Flying on sched-
ule, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
and his wife landed here in their
Lockheed-S Sirius amphibian at
6:05 a. m, Washington time, to-
day.
The flight from Baker Lake.
where they took off yesterday at
6:45 p. M, Washington time, took
slightly more than II hours for
the LOO miles.
The Lindberghs surprised this
town on the Mackenzie River as
their plane Swooped down from
the skies. No word had been re.
ceived here on the rim of the Arc.
tic of the take-off of the famous
fliers from Baker Lake.
Dogs Greet Them
Dropping down from the murk
of a northern twilight, Lindbergh
and his wife were greeted by o
chorus Of hOwIs from hundreds Of
husky dogs on the river bank as
the big plane landed gracefully on
the Mackenzie River.
AS soon as word of their land
ing spread, residents turned out
en- maSSe.
Their plane was made fast to
the river bank and as they stepped
out, Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh
found themselves before a group
Of traders, trappers, mounted
police, missionaries, several wire
less operators, and the few white
women who reside here.
In the background were Indians
and Eskimos who had trekked
hundreds of miles from the
wilderness to be in this town to
see the famous flier about whom
they had heard so much.
Bad Weather Looms
The Lindbergh plane was the
first seen here by most inhabit-
ants. They talked excitedly as
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The Washington times., 1931-08-05
. n. !. BANKS
ARE CLOSED

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.N.S0.
The State banking department
today took possession of the busi-
ness and property of the AIneri-
can Union Bank, the Interna-
tional-MadiSon Bank and Trust
Company, the Times Square Trust
Company, and the Times Square
Safe Deposit Company, both of
the same address. Later, the Mid
town Bank failed to open its
doors.
State Superintendent of Banks
Broderick said they were taken
over because of the non-liquid con-
dition and depreciation in the
value of assets.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
u. S. Steel Company
SLGSheS Salaries
August IS

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 G.N.S).
The United States Steel Corpo-
ration will reduce salaries OF
employees from 10 to IS per
cent, effective August Is, the
magazine Steel said today.
Employees receiving from
$1,000 to $4,000 annually will
have their salaries SlaShed 10
per cent. Those receiving from
$4,000 to $4,000 will suffer a
1872 per cent cut, and all those
receiving over $4,000 will be
cut IS per cent.
At the July 28th meeting OF
the board of directors of the
corporation it was voted to
reduce salaries, but the amount
Of the reductions was not
made public ut that time.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
DOEG DEFEATED
BY MANG|N

SOUTHAMPTON, L. l., Aug.
5.-John Hope Doeg, Americas
much.defeated champion, took
another one on the chin here
today when Gregory Mangin,
sixth ranking player and former
Georgetown star, trounced him in
the quarter-final round of the
Meadow Clubs annual invitation
tournament, 4-6. Ga, 60.
Mangin's victory can hardly
be called a surprise. After losing
to Ellsworth Vines in the finals
at Longwood and Seabright, and
dropping out of the New Jersey
State championships in an early
round propelled by Davey Jones
racquet, Doeg had given every
indication that he was far below
the form which won him his
title at Forest Hills last Sep
tember.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Can't Remember Killing
Policeman, Auers Vet

Photo by International

>prisal of the alleged activities OF
the unnamed policeman.
Anonymous Complaint
Inspector Albert j. Headley,
commander of the second inSpec-
ton district, said today he had
received an anonymous complaint
concerning such activities, but
that an investigation had failed
to link Poole or any other po-
liceman with such acts.
Mess Sergt. H. M. Knight, OF
the Soldiers Home Hospital,
where Davis had been stationed,
said he saw the man pass his Of
flee yesterday afternoon. He was
headed toward the hill and woods
where the killing occurred.
Knight said Davis, apparently,
was a mild-mannered man and
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The Washington times., 1931-08-05
FEDERAL MEN
NAB EVANS
ON LOCAL
CHARGE
Held In Chicago, Former
Engineers Treasurer Faces
Emb e zzIement Allegation

Press dispatches from Chicago
today reported the arrest there
of David Evans, former general
secretary-treasurer of the Inter
national Union of Operating En-
gineers. The arrest was linked
here with suits in the District of
Columbia Supreme Court, alleging
q labor racket" in that union
and a shortage in it's treasury
funds.
Department of Justice agents
and District Attorney Leo A.
Rover have been investigating the
situation in the union. Evans,
who was ouSted last March, is ac-
cused specifically Of embezzling
$4,000 of union funds, according
to reports from Chicago.
But pending Injunction suits
here, seeking an abolition of a
Supervisory system" and an ac-
counting for all funds collected
by the international from its
local union, alleged a shortage of
''large amounts" during the
regime of the late Arthur M.
Huddell, general president.
Huddell and another interna-
tional union official were shot
last May by an unidentified man
while they we're at lunch in a
K Street lunchrooni. Huddell
died from pneumonia.
Before that a woman at
tempted to horsewhip certain of
Huddell'S associates, thus drawing
attention to the alleged labor
racket" The racket" was said
to consist of levying unauthorized
assessments against members of
local unions,
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Girl Dead, Man Held
As Hammer Killer

CHICAGO, Aug. 5 Q.N.S)-
Sigurd Soross, who beat his IT,
year-old stepdaughter to death
with a hammer, according to
police, and then attempted to
commit suicide by leaping into
the lake, was in jail today. Ac-
cording to police. Soros said he
killed the girl because he was
unemployed. and could not sup
port her.
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WidOU Hits Claims
Of Alleged Daughter

REDWOOD CITY, Calf, Aug
S Q.N.SD.-Attorneys for Mrs
Constance May Gavin, who is
claiming part of the large estate
of James L. Flood on the ground
that she was his illegitimate
daughter, today hoped to refute
damaging evidence given at the
trial yesterday.
Mrs. Maude Flood, widow of the
millionaire, declared her late huS-
band had never stated or init
mated in any way that he was
the father of Mrs. Gavin, or that
he was related to her in any way"
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Great NetOs for Children;
Free Baseball Games

Through the generosity of the
Washington baseball club and
sponsored by The Washington
Times, every playground boy and
girl will be given an opportunity
to see at least one game between
Washington and some otnei Amer
lean League club.
For long time Presidenl. Clark
Griffith has wanted to have the
boys and girls of Washington as
his guests, and he has asked The
Times to devise a way of assem-
bling the youngsters in groups to
see the games.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Solicitors for Band
Declared to Be BOQUS

Persons soliciting money for
the Washington Boys Independ-
ent Band by selling advertise
ments for a Boys Band Book
let" are acting without the au-
thorization, according to Major
C. U. Brown, director of the
band.
Major Brown has asked all
contributions be made direct to
the band headquarters at 626 F
st. S. w.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Woman Preparing
Plane for Ocean Hon

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N. j.,
Aug. S 0.N.SO The monoplane
which Otto Hillig and Hoger
Hoiriis flew to Europe recently,
was being overhauled here today
in preparation for another trans
atlantic crossing. It will be
piloted by Mrs. Geraldine Grey
Loffredo, 38-year-old Buffalo, N.
Y, woman. who hopes to fly
from New York to Rome.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05

The Times has undertaken tc
work out the problem o. handling
the children for Mr.. Griffith and
niS genial business manager, Ed
ward B. Eynon, jr. Dick 1e'.ny-
son, Of the Public Playgl ound:i,
will help designate the boys and
girls to select the groups.
So, when the ball club returns
to Washington from its next West
ern swing, Sept ember 4, ali Of the
details will be worked out for
these free ball games for children.
Watch The Times for further an.
nouncements.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
City of Norfolk
To Sail Sea Soon

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 5.-The
City of Norfolk, second of five YES
sells of the Baltimore Mail Line
Steamship Company to be put
into fast transatlantic service,
will leave Baltimore on her maiden
oversee voyage August 13.
The ship arrived here last night
Kermit Roosevelt was host at a
dinner in celebration of the ar
rival. Tomorrow the vessel will
leave for Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
DO-X Off on Second Leg
OF Rio-to-N Y. Hop

Clarence SchiIdhauer, American
pilot, was at the controls.
Among the most enthusiastic
passengers to board the DO-X at
Rio were Mrs. Bessie Adams, of
TannerSville, Pa, and Miss Ger
many Of 1885," The latter is now
Mrs. Doris Won CIausbruck. wife
of one Of the pilots.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Bullet Ends Life
Of Detroit JUrist

DETROIT, Aug. S Q.N.SO.
Judge Alfred J. Murphy, dean Of
the jurists of circuit court and at
one time a acknowledgement trial
lawyer, died here today. According
to the jurist'S daughter, Margot,
Judge Murphy shot himself in the
forehead earlier today.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05

CARAVELLAS, Brazil, Aug. S
U.N.S0.-Stopping only an hour
and a half for refueling, the
giant seaplane DO-X left this
port at 11:05 a. M, Washington
time, today for Bahia, en- route
to New York. The ship will make
an overnight stop at Bahia.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Canada Win Assist
Wheat Pool Finance

QUEBEC, Ontario, Aug. 5
U.N.S).-Limited financial back
ing Of the Western Canadian
Farmers Wheat Pools" will be
extended by the government of
Canada, it was announced today
It is understood that a guaran-
tee up to 80 cents a buShel will
be extended the pools by the
Dominion government.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
$4,000 Gems Stolen
From American

PARIS, Aug. 5.-Jewelry valued
at 5000 was stolen from Mrs.
Vera Brundt, of New York, while
she was shopping in Paris de-
partment store today.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
Bay State Woman
Dies At AQe of IO7

MARLBORO, Mass. Aug. S
0.N.SD Mrs. Appoline Lacou-
ture, aged lot years and seven
months, died today at the home
of her son, Alfred Lacouture.
The Washington times., 1931-08-05
CONDITION OF TREASURY

The balance at the Treasury,
August 3, was $255,384,335.31. Elk.
pendtiures, $17,093, 1922. Custom
receipts, $3,400,287.57.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
STEVE VERDICT
BELIEVED NEAR
Supreme Court May Act on
Appeal Monday.

Decision in the D. c. Stephenson
murder appeal, pending, fully
briefed, before the supreme court
for nearly three years, may be
handed down next Monday.
Chief Justice Clarence R. Mar
tin of the court announced today
that judges will resume the bench
on that day ito consider some pend
ing matters"
The court now is on summer va
cation, which lasts until Oct. l.
Supposition that the Stephenson
case may be among the matters
considered is based on the failure
Of Clarence Darrow to argue against
the courts issuance of writ of
prohibition in the Stephenson
habeas corpus action.
Darrow came here to plead for
Stephenson, but acceded to the
wishes of the court that the matter
be handled by brief rather than
oral argument.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
DEPUTIES FINED;
MIX GAS, BOOZE
Two Marion County Officers
Found Guilty in Peru.

Two Marion county deputy
sheriffs pleaded guilty and were
fined, one for drunkenness and the
other for drunken driving, in city
court in Peru, Ind, today, accord
ing to word received here early
this afternoon
They told Mayor John E. Yearl-
ing of Peru that after delivering
two bank bandits to the state
prison at Michigan City Thursday,
they started back to Indianapolis,
but stopped off to see friend in
North Judson and drank several
bottles of his home brew.
Frank Smith, 80, of 815 North
Tacoma street, paid $40 fine and
costs for drunkenness, and a
thirty day jail sentence was sus-
pended. r. j. Cunningham, 80, of
1915 North Colorado avenue, was
fined $50 and costs, totaling $780,
for drunken driving, and his drivers
license was suspended one year.
After leaving the friends home
in North Judson, Cunningham and
Smith rolled their auto into ditch,
and were arrested.
They told Mayor Yarlino they
had been out Of regular employment
some time and, being friends Of
Sheriff Charles (Buck) Sumner, of
Marion county. were deputized by
him frequently to transport prison.
ers to Michigan City.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
IS
CHARGED With
LOOTING HOME
Officer and Aids Moved
All His Furniture and
Clothing, Man Says.

Charges that a township consta-
bic and transfer company employees
broke into his residence Wednesday
while he and his wife were away,
removing their furniture and per-
sonal wearing apparel, was made to-
day to the Better Business Bureau
by Aaron Nienan, Tenth and Glib
SON streets.
Nienlan said Albert Deel, consta-
BILE from Warren township, left a
notice Scrawled on a piece of paper
which informed him and his wife
that their furniture was at the o.
K. Transfer Company, 45012 East
Washington street.
Entering the residence, Nieman
said the men had taken clothing
from closets and the house was bare
of all furnishings.
No Clothes Left
Today, Nieman said, neither he
nor his wife had any clothes addi-
tional to those they were wearing
Wednesday when they returned
home to find their house had been
entered.
Nieman told the bureau he had
lived in the house two months, pay
ing the first months rent in ad-
vance. He said the second rent
payment was due Aug. Is, but he
was unable to meet it.
According to Nieman he offered
to pay the owner a few days later
but they missed connections.
Warned by Constable
Tuesday, Nieman said, a consta-
BILE warned them they would be
removed from the property within
twenty-four hours.
T. S. Crutcher, Warren township
justice, recently told The Times
that notice of five days was man
datory before removal.
Nieman was directed to appear at
2 this afternoon in Crutcher's court
after demands for an explanation
were made by the business bureau.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
81 NAMED TO
AID CLIFFORD IN
relief drive
National NotabIeS Chosen
on Committee: Others
to Be Added.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Chill
rains today brought advance warn
ings approaching winter, as Presi-
dent Hoover moved swiftly to COM
plete his new unemployment relief
organization.
kilograms we're dispatched to
sixty-one nationally prominent citi-
zens asking them to serve as adj
viSerS to Walter S. Clifford, chair
man Of the new relief board Names
OF prospective additional members
OF the advisory committee were be-
ing considered.
Clifford is due here Saturday
morning. He will go at once to
Camp Rapidan with the President.
Over the weekend they again will
canvass the whole situation. Clifford,
president Of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, will
move Monday into an office in the
commerce department and actively
begin his new job.
Free Hand Given
That Job, in the words of Gifford's
personal assistant, William j.
O'Conncr, is ito see that no Ameri-
can goes hungry this winter De-
tailed steps by which this will be
accomplished remain for Clifford to
work out.
President Hoover is offering no
specific plans, the White House said,
but will give Clifford and his advis-
erS a free hand.
From his New York Office Gift
ford issued an appeal for formation
of local relief agencies. His state
ment again emphasized Mr. Hoov-
er'S general policy that these agen-
cies must bear the brunt of the re-
lief work, with the national organi-
cation co-ordinating their efforts
and standing by to give assistance
where necessary.
Represent All Lines
The sixty-one represent varied
phases of the nations life. There
are industrialists, farmers. labor
leaders and social workers, Protes-
tants. Catholics and Jews, Demo-
Gratis and Republicans.
Prominent figures to whom invi-
tations were included:
Pierre Dupont, Matthew Sloan
and Silas Strawn, capitalists and
industrialiStS.
William Green and Matthew
VOL, A. F. of L., and E. Johnston,
railway engineers, labor leaders.
The Rev John r. Mott, president
Y M. c. A: Martin Carmody, SUI
preme knight, knights of Colum-
bus, and Rabbi A. M Silver, Cleve-
land.
Newton Baker, former secretary
of war.
Dr. Lillian Gnbreth, consulting
engineer of Montclair, N. j., and
Mrs. John F. Sipple, president of
the Federation of Women's Clubs.
L. j. Taber, master of the Ma
tional Grange.
John Barton Payne, chairman
American Red Cross.
Warren c. Fairbanks, publisher
indianapolis News.
Bernard Baruch, Colonel Arthur
Woods, Alexander Legge, Daniel
Willard and George Eastman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
VAUGHAN TURNS
ON PROHIBITION
Dry Supporter of Hoover
Wants Law Change.

b. United Press
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21-Any
system would be better than the
present prohibition system. in the
opinion Of Samuel NJ. Vauclain,
chairman of the board Of the Bald
win Locomotive works, and a dry
supporter of President Hoover.
II was in favor of prohibition
when it was proposed to abolish the
Saloons" he told the United Press
today. But after watching the way
it has worked, now am ready to
vote for a change.
Il suppose I'll be accused by the
drys of being hound. But I have
not had a drink for so long that I
forget what it tastes like. Anyway,
we have so many long-haired men
and short-haired women running
the country"
Asked whether he would leave the
Republican party if it remained
dry, Vauclain refused comment.
When it was suggested that eco
nonaic conditions would be improved
by increased employment if light
wines and beer were restored, the
white-haired executive classed the
idea as silly"
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By United Press
K.ENOSHA, Wis, Aug. 21.-Death
today hid the identity of comely
red-haired woman, old enough to
be mother of high school boys and
girls, who was strangled while
fighting an attacker along a lonely
road near Silver Lake village.
The second and third tentative
identifcations were exploded at the
rnorgue where the 40-year-old
woman's bruised and beaten body
has lain since it was discovered
early Thursday huddled in weed
clump along the concrete highway
outside the village.
Philip Ruso. wealthy Chicago
fruit merchant, viewed the body
and said it was not that Of his
wife, Jean, radio entertainer, who
disappeared July 80, 1880.
An operation scar, noticed by
DR.. Edward L. Miloslavich, path
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MYSTERY WELLS DEATH
OF ATTRACTIVE WOMAN
FOUND SLAIN IN ROAD

ologist of Marquette university,
Milwaukee, who performed an
autopsy, had led to an earlier be-
lief that the victim was Mrs. Jo-
sephine Hanson, Kenosha divorce,
but Ben Bull, her foster father, and
Harry Peterson, Waukegan, Ill,
their cousin, said the body was not
Mrs. Hanson's.
Still earlier attempts had been
made to identify the victim as the
wife of Harry Morris, alias j. A.
Camden, Chicago bootlegger, who
was found murdered near Red
Wing, Mimi, last Monday. That
theory had been discarded COM
pletely today.
Why the victims beaded, wine
colored party dress was a garment
that fit so badly that 1t obviously
was not hers puzzled detectives, as
did the fact that she was without
shoes or stockings.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
HUNT IN Vain
FOR JAPANESE
MILLIONAIRE
Tale of Love, Hate and
Oriental Jealousy Is
Revealed.
Tnited Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 21-A story of
Oriental jealousy which resulted in
bitter quarrel between Hisahi Flu
jimura. Japanese importer, and his
beautiful companion, Mary Refs
ner, former actress, was unfolded
today as investigators visited the
liner Belgenland seeking to gain in
formation on the mystery of Full
mura's disappearance from the liner
last Friday.
Jan Ribas, a sketch artist, occu-
pied the cabin next to the million
aire Japanese importer on the fatal
show boat cruise. The night before
FujimuraS disappearance, he told
investigators, he was awakened by
shouting and screaming in the i'm
porter's cabin.
F'ujimura, he said, was angry. He
berated the girl, oStensibly gov
erneSs for the importers young
daughter, for alleged transfer Of her
affections to a member of her own
race. Ribas said he heard the girl
scream, as if in pain.
Then the following morning Ribas
told j. Edward Hubbard, an as
sistant United States attorney, Full
mura was missing from his cabin.
RibaS had made sketch aboard
of the japanese importer, a married
man whose family resides at Nor
walk, Conn. Ribas said he called at
the cabin at a. m, the morning
the boat locked from its "Show
boat cruise" Fujimura was gone. He
has not been reported seen since.
The story the sketch artist told
to the assistant district attorney
varied widely from that reported
told by the beautiful blond show girl.
She had been quoted as saying she
last saw Fujimura at dinner the
night before the ship docked.
Moved in Gay Crowd
1t was a gay circle in which Flu
jimura and the show girl moved
aboard the vessel, passengers told
the investigators. There was poker
fore high stakes, it was said, and
Fujimurta was a regular attendant
at these poker games.
Mrs. Reisner moved in the gay
dancing and social set, the pasSen-
gers said. She was popular with
the men-of her own race-on the
vessel. There was considerable
drinking engaged in by Mrs. Refs
ner and Fujimura, but neither ever
was seen intoxicated, passengers
said.
The night before the boat docked,
according to Ralph Melani one of
the entertainers, Fujimura engaged
in a heavy poker game.
Doubt Suicide Theory
With only two solutions to the
nystery-murder or suicide-detec-
tives sought for possible motives
for self destruction and found none.
1t was argued that if Fujimura had
contemplated suicide, he would not
have taken his 7-year-old daughter
on the trip.
On the other hand, the possibility
of murder suggested itself strongly
for several possible motives-re-
venge, racial hatred, or jealousy.
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Nameless, he went to the Helping
Hand mission, and one by one
gathered the down. and -outers
around him, listened to their
tales of troubles and pleas for
help.
Each man that came to him re-
ceived enough to provide for his
immediate necessity pair of
ShoesTa meal ticksG-the pEise Of
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ANNE'S HOMESICK GAZE SPANS PACIFIC TO Indy JR
1g for Home and Child Betrayed as Mother Waits o.

big monopane which the Lndberghs flying
pulled the beach
japanese twenty miles through
choppy threatened
batterng against steamer
Lndbergh his plane down in the lea of Keo
Wednesday, the forced landing since their takeo
Petropavosk, Kamchatka peninsula
hope continue the scheduled stop
Saturday.
Iindbergh a. m today m. Thursday,
through the Shinshiru Nfaru which said:
Lndbergh) health and the
fortably"
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Hourly Temperatures
JURY STUDIES CLARKS
FATE; GROWS HUNGRY
AND GETS INDIGESTION

ifs hurrying to get the jury and
deputies rushing to bring in Clark,
as spectators sat tense.
But once the buzzer heralded
request for supper. The next time
two women members of the jury
had indigestion from too much sup
per, and they wanted bicarbonate
of soda.
Once more before the delibera-
tons were halted, the buzzer was
heard, but this time it had been
pressed by mistake. There was no
verdict. no hunger, and no indiges-
ton. The jury was locked up later
and returned to work today at
8 a. m.