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The Washington times., 1931-02-03
GRAF 7 H|NTED
IN BANK QUIZ

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 GN.S0.
"Graft!"
That word, dropped almost cas-,
ually by Special Deputy Attorney
General Max D. Steuer in the
course of his investigation of the
Bank of United States, had
changed the entire complexion of
the investigation today, it was
held in some quarters today.
c. Stanley Mitchell, chairman
of the board of directors of the
bank, was testifying at the public
hearing when Steuer exploded
the graft charge.
While asking Mr.. Mitchell
what had been done to obtain
the return of the huge loans of
the bank on real estate. Mitchell
said money was scarce. Steuer
asked:
There came a time when
the banking department
charged there was graft in the
real estate situation, didn't
there?"
Mitchell replied:
That's the first / ever heard
of it,"
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
AIR EXPLOSION
KILLS EIGHT

PLYMOUTH, England, Feb. 4
G.N.SD.-Seven enlisted men and
cne officer were reported missing
today and four other members
of the crew were rescued follow
ing an explosion aboard a giant
Royal Air Force seaplane. which
dropped into the sea after the
blast.
The mishap was witnessed by
scores of spectators who were
watching the aerial maneuvers
from cliffs along Plymouth shore.
Coast guard boats Immediately
went to the rescue and brought
back three men.
Search for the others continued,
but it was feared they either we're
killed by the blast or drowned.
Divers were rushed to examine
the wreckage, which lies short
distance from shore half sub
merged, the cabin entirely under
water,
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
FIR NJ s
AID CHEST:

E. j. Murphy, chairman of cor.
porations of the Community Chest
drive, said today that public
utilities of Washington have re-
sponded generously to the appeal
for funds. In formal statement,
he said:
81 feel that it is only fair to
our public utilities, namely, the
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company, Capital Traction
Company, Potomac Electric
Power Company, Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Com
pany, Washington Gas Light
Company and the Georgetown
Gas Light Company, that the
Washington public should know
how well these companies have
contributed to the financial sue
cess of the drive for funds for
the Community Chest.
"The contributions of this
group will far exceed that of
any other organizations in our
city, amounting to $4,000, and
the same should not be allowed
to pass without proper recOgni-
ton from all,
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
D j | I ASKED
Of POLICE
EXCESSES
Mahatma Will Urge Indian
Congress to Accept Plan
of Peace If Probe Ordered

BOMBAY, Feb. 1NS0
Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the
campaign of civil disobedience
against British rule in India, to-
day made definite offer to
seek peace with the British gov
ernment.
India's holy man wrote a letter
to Lord Irwin, the viceroy, urg-
ing him to institute an inquiry
into six specific instances of
alleged police eXcesses against
Indian nationalistS since the
start of the civil disobedience
campaign.
Gandhi asserted in the letter
that he would interpret the
viceroy's favorable reply to his
request as a genuine gesture of
peace, and in that case he would
exert all his influence to persuade
the all-India congress, represent
ing the, nationalists, to accept
the offer of the British govern
ment of eventual qualified
dominion status for India.
The annual meeting of the all
India congress has been fixed
Professionally for April 6.
The viceroy's reply is awaited
eagerly.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03

Beatrice Henderson Wholean,
branded waif by her adopted
grandmother, Mrs. John B. Hen
derson, social leader, was declared
by the aged lady in 1925 to be
destined for something far too
fine" to be put on "the auction
block at coming out party with
debutantes of that season.
At that time Mrs. Henderson
said:
"Debutante parties? don't be-
lieve in them. They are nothing
but auction blocks were young
girls, carefully reared, are
placed on the marriage market.
No, there shall be no debutante
parties in my family!
Adopted in 1924
This was all a year after the
young lady in question, known
in the family as "TriXie," was
adopted by the social leader
whom she believed to be her nat
ural grandmother.
Two years later, Mrs. Hender-
son says, she was informed by an
aged servant who had been in
the family for years that "Trixie"
was not her granddaughter, but
that Mrs. John B. Henderson, jr.,
had put over a hoax on the
family. The young Mrs. Hender-
son went into seclusion at Balls
ton, Va, he said, took "Trixie"
from Charlestown, w. Va, when
she weighed only four pounds,
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
1925 SHALE QUIZ
CALLED TOO
ONE-S|DED
Finney Tells Senate Inquiry
Only Arguments for More
Lenient Policy Were Heard

Former Secretary of the Int.
rior Hubert Work heard only one
side of the question in his hear,
ings of December /, 1926, which
resulted in more lenient policies
of oil shale land grants, E. C.
Finney, Solicitor of the Interior
Department, told the Senate Com
mittee on Public Lands.
Appearing as witness in inves-
tigation of charges by Ralph S.
Kelley, former chief of the Den
yer Land Office, that vast and
valuable oil shale lands were be-
ing given away to powerful oil in
terests, Finney testified that the
alleged leniency was the result OF
Works ruling at this hearing.
Questioned Witnesses
The hearing was open, he said,
and testimony in behalf of a
stricter policy might have been
presented, but was not. He, Fin
ney, attempted to bring out some
points in its behalf by questioning
of witnesses, he declared.
At that time, Finney stated,
the requirement of the depart
ment was that in order to estab-
lish a claim, the claimant had
to prove that a Is per cent con-
tent of oil was present in the
Shale.
This question arose, he testi-
fled, in the case of George L,
Summers, under the homestead
law, and j. D. Freeman, under
the Placer Mining Act, for $40
acres of shale lands.
Failed to Prove Case
The case ran its course, COM
ing finally to the Secretary of
Interior with the showing that
Freeman had not proved that
the Is per cent oil content was
present.
Senator Walsh CD, Montana,
pointed out that after the case
was settled and a motion for re-
trial was denied, the Secretary
granted an extraordinary power
of review, reopening the case.
Walsh asked Finney the reason
for this. He explained:
freeman told us he had fur
ther important evidence to
show that the Shale actually
had IS per cent oil content,
and the department decided to
give him a chance to prove it,"
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Virginia Sheriff
Ousted for Dry Work

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Feb.
4.-Carl A. Garner, sheriff of
Spotsylvania county, was today
reprimanded for lack of atten-
tion to duty. and his deputy, S.
Walker Burgess, was removed by
Judge Frederick w. Coleman
after the February term of the
Spotsylvania circuit court con-
vened at Spotsylvania.
Burgess was removed because
Judge Coleman said the supreme
court of appeals of Virginia had
ruled that prohibition inspectors
could not serve as deputy sheriffs.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
BLQckmer Lawyers
Argue Fine Appeal

Attorneys for Harry M Black
mer, Denver oil magnate, who
fled to France rather than testify
in the prosecution of Albert B.
Fall and Harry F. Sinclair, are
arguing an appeal to the District
Court of Appeals today to set
aside a 100000 fine for contempt
of court.
Meanwhile counsel for Fall
completed their argument for an
appeal from sentence of one
year in Jail and fine of 100000
on his conviction of accepting a
bribe of 100000 from Edward L.
Doheny.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Hoover Sends Aide
For Drought Study

Seeking first hand information
as to conditions in the Arkansas
drought areas, President Hoover
has dispatched his military aide.
Col. Campbell Hodges, to the
stricken State for an investiga-
ton, it was announced today.
Colonel Hodges left Washington
in Secretary of War Hurleys air
plane yesterday and landed at
Greensboro, Ark, last night,
where he was joined by Capt.
Lewis A. Pick, who acted as Mr..
Hoover's aide on the Mississippi
flood relief trip in 1927,
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Kansas City Editor
Off on HOnev1nOOn

NEW YORK. Feb. 4 G.NS.)
Henry Joseph Haskell, editor of
the Kansas City Star, and his
bride, formerly Mrs. Agnes Lee
Hadley, of st. Louis, sailed today
on the Roma for a honeymoon
in Italy. They we're married here
yesterday.
Mrs. Haskell is the widow of
Herbert S. Hadley, governor of
Missouri from 1909 to 1913 and
chancellor of Washington Uni
versity. Haskell gave his age as Sc.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Rum Trade Dull, So
"TOny" Surrenders

WINCHESTER, Va, Feb. 4.
Saying he had grown tired and
weary of lodging officers and
that, anyway, business was dull,
Carl C"Tony') Renner walked
into police headquarters here and
surrendered on charge of SELL
ing liquor.
Renner was at once served with
a warrant charging that on
August % he sold five gallons of
liquor to State prohibition Of
ficer.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Former u. S. Court
Justice Succun1bS

NEW YORK, Feb. GNSD
Services were to be announced to-
day for former Supreme Court
Justice Alfred Rider Page, who
died yesterday of pneumonia
While in the State legislature he
launched a fight for lower gas
rates in New York.
The former justice was born in
CarIinVille, ILL.,, in 1859.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Chaplin to Direct 'Talkie;
Never Will Act In One

was tinctured with his tradl
tional individual viewpoint.
"The talkies have great
deal of vitality-they have
added something to the silent
medium" he said. "Of course,
they are here to stay-but 1
prefer to appear without dia-
lOgue.
IF ever do a talkie it will
not be as Charlie Chaplin"
He denied that his latest pic
ture was "a slap in the face" al
the talking pictures.
Picture Entertaining
81 simply feel that my picture
is something to entertain and
the public will come to see it
even if there are no words to it,"
he said.
"TalkieS are easier to make.
81 don't think there is the
same beauty in talkies as in
silent pictures.
There are not any talkieS
yet which can compare with
the great silent pictures"
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Virgin Islands Deny
Government Charge

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands,
Feb. 4 (U.S0.-The chamber of
commerce here radioed President
Hoover message deploring the
transfer of the administration of
the islands from the Navy De
partment to a civil government.
The chamber also requested
that the President retain the
naval station and naval activities
which for so long have been an
integral part of ST. Thomas.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Pope Will Be Heard
On TpO Radio Chains

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 G.N.S).-
Both the National Broadcasting
Company and the Columbia
Broadcasting system will broad
cast throughout the United States
and Canada the addresses of Pope
Plus and Senator Marconi and a
musical program from Vatican
City. February IL.
An attempt will be made by
the National Broadcasting Com
pany to send the program to the
Orient. The exact time of the
broadcast will be announced later.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
KingSecretLy Pleased
ByMQtch, SAYS Prince

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 4 U.SD.
Prince Lennart said yesterday that
he thought his grandfather, King
Gustav, was secretly pleased that
the prince was to marry Miss
Karin Nisswandt, a commoner.
The King publicly disapproved
of the match for court reason
only, the prince said, empha-
sizing that there was no break
between himself and his grand
father.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Lady Decies To Be
Buried in London

LONDON, Feb. 4 G.N.SD.
Funeral services for Lady Decies,
daughter of the late George j.
Gould, of New York, will be held
tomorrow afternoon. The body
will be cremated.
Lady DeCies died in a London
nursing home yesterday morning
following a brief illness,
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Pierre LOriLLdrd, 20,
Weds Mrs. Beard, So

NEW YORK, Feb. AIRS. An
son McCook Beard, SO, and Pierre
Lorillard, 20, were married here
yesterday.
The bride was the daughter of
the late James ]. Hill, railroad
magnate and "empire builder"
and the bridegroom. the son of
Pierre Lorillard, tobacconist OF
gigantic scale.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
One Killed, TWO Hurt
When Auto Hits Pole

STAUNTON. Va. Feb. a.
Charles Regas, of Cleveland, was
killed, James Economas, of this
city, has internal injuries in
Kings Daughters Hospital and
Arthur Geros received cuts and
bruises when the car the latter
was driving struck a telephone
pole. The three were returning
from Roanoke when the accident
occurred on the Lexington Road.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Jack Legs Diamond
Is Reported Dying

NEW YORK, Feb. 4. - Jack
CLegS"D Diamond is dying.
The notorious gang leader and
booze racketeer, three bullets fes-
tering in his body and both lungs
far gone from tuberculosis, now
has double pneumonia.
The seriousness of Diamonds
collapse is due to the wounds in
tllcted by four gunner last Octo-
ber.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
Los Angeles Trip
South Still DeLaued

LAKEHURST, N. j., Feb. 4
GN.SO The flight of the dirigi
BILE Los Angeles to southern
waters for naval maneuvers was
again postponed today.
It was said the ship may not
start until next Wednesday. No
reason for the delay was an
nounCed.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
RUBIO GETS RITES

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 4 G.N.S0.
President Ortiz Rubio tonight will
receive the Scottish Rites dygrees
of Masonry. They are being con-
ferred by a special commission
of the supreme council at Chapul
tepec Castle.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
NEW PUBLICATION

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Feb.
4.-Students of the University of
Virginia are to launch a new pub
lication, The Acute Angle, in
which will appear a critical ana
lytical discussion of various cur.
rent problems.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03
fOrphan 'OnceDrewPraise
From Mrs. Henderson

land then brought her to Wash
ington as her own child.
Yesterday Mrs. Henderson not
only publicly declared the girl
who was too fine to become a
debutante a founding, but re.
vealed that her own daughter-in-
law used the tiny baby to per-
petrate her strange hoax.
The Washington times., 1931-02-03

FORMER MAHARAJAH OF INDORE AND WIFE
SUIT for $4,000 damages preferred against the
former Maharajah of Indore by Nine Sowkabais charg
ing that he detained her 10 years against her WILL
dismissed today by the High Court of Bombay. The
former Maharajah of the wealthes of Indian poen
tates is shown with his wife, the former Nancy Miller,
during recent visit in Switzerland.
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Wild ANIMALS
THRILL CROWDS
AT COLONIAL
Cubs, Hyena, Coyotes Vie
for Attention of Shoppers
at Furniture Store.
Here's real convenience for you'll

Here's real convenience for youl
Through special arrangements
made by the Colonial Furniture
Company, AZ South Meridian ST, it
now is possible to call Santa Claus
over the telephone.
Just dial Ri. 2541 and the old
gentleman himself will answer. If
you forget the number, just ask
Information. 1t is listed under
"Santas Headquarters"
This is only one of many features
offered by the Colonial Furniture
Company in the way of Christmas
preparedness. Another is the visit
of special guests" who will stay
until Christmas.
These visitors are wild animals
which are to be seen in the store
windows and in the basement.
Among these guests are brother
and sister lion cubs from Africa.
These cubs are mere babies-born
last February-hut you never saw
such strapping youngsters.
Then there is a real-for-sure bear
cub, just as friendly as anything.
Also there is a mean-looking hyena,
but he's all Gagged up and can't get
out to do what he looks like he
wants to do.
Downstairs, in Toyland, there are
brother and sister coyotes from
Texas. You'll be specially interested
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Substitute for Santa-Over-
worked st. Nick, who has to in
trust some of his annual toy
building to mOrtals here, far
from his polar abode.
Many a poor child, to whom
Christmas ordinarily would have
brought no cheer, will smile hap
PLY Christmas morning because OF
the long hours Henry C. Rothermel
fireman at Pumper Company No. 8
has spent rebuilding old toys, and
constructing few by himself.
His pride is the replica of the fire
wagon on which he answers alarms
with his mates at No. 3. 1t has, too,
a garage, both shown with him in
the photograph.
Behind Rothermel is a house he
built, and he is. = surrounded with
rebuilt and reprinted toys that now
are good as new. Rothermel wants
more discarded toys, for he has four
weeks yet in which to remake them
for poor kiddies.
The fire department recently is
sued its annual city-wide appeal for
broken toys which can be mended
by firemen at various city stations,
in their spare time, and turned over
to Santa to be distributed to his lit
tie friends Christmas eve.
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Two birds with one stone is ex-
tlonal, but one bolt of lightning at
Clarendon, Va, recently killed 500
OF them. The birds, sparrows, were
perched on an electric light wire
when the lightning struck it.
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BUYING EASY AT
VICTOR STORE
Merchandise Most Sought
Put on First Floor.

Christmas shopping visitors at the
Victor Furniture Co., 231 West
Washington street will find buying
made easy for them. The store
has been arranged so that merchan-
disc most in demand can be pur-
chased without the customer leav-
ing the first floor.
The Victor store specializes in
dolls-and there are all sorts of
dolls on display in a most extern
sive array, sure to catch the eye
of any doll-conscious young miss.
All of the dolls are attired for the
occasion in their holiday finery, too.
Sleds, desk and chair sets, toy furni-
ture of all kinds, moving picture
machines are among other items
especially calculated to appeal to
children.
For adult gift recipients, the Vic
tor has other attractive suggestions.
A large stock of lamps is displayed
and a lamp always is appreciated
because no home can have too
many. An easy chair always finds
warm welcome from any one who
appreciates comfort.
In fact, any article of furniture
makes a permanent and practical
gift, especially attractive now be-
cause of the bargain prices prevail
ing on this merchandise.
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OFFER GOODS ON CREDIT
Davis Shoe Company Has Variety
of Gift Merchandise.

The only store of its kind in In
dianapolis, is the Davis Credit Shoe
Company, 236 Massachusetts, Ave,
where a comprehensive stock of
shoes, slippers. hosiery, jewelry and
dolls are offered on easy credit
terms.
Slippers, Of course, are a holiday
favorite The Davis Shoe Company
offers a varied selection of all styles
and colors from which to select.
The policy of the store makes it
possible to purchase gifts which not
only are very acceptable, but very
practical for the entire family on
credit-a very appreciated feature.
The jewelry stock includes
watches, necklaces, beads and similar
attractive gift items.
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SPORTS GOODS STORE
MADE INTO TOY SHOP
But Adults, Too, Are Remembered
at Smith HassIer- Sturm.

But Adults, Too, Are Remembered
at Smith HassIer- Sturm.
Every year about this time the
Smith Hassler- Sturm Company con-
vertS it's sporting goods store into
shop for young folks, featuring
a thousand toys for boys and girls.
There are velocipedeS for the small
er folks, sidewalk bikes for the older
youngsters, juvenile pool tables,
CrokonOle boards, games of all kinds,
footballs, basketballs, baseballs and
gloves; electric trains and toys of
all descriptions, to say nothing of
skates, sleds and sports equipment
of all kinds.
For adults, there are shown all
sorts of tennis and golf equipment
and Sportswear, sweaters and leath-
er jackets.
Dad, too, comes in the picture. For
him there is the finest kind of fish
ing and hunting equipment and
Dad, too, will be interested in some
Of the golf paraphernalia from
Smith, assler- Sturm Company.
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SANTA CLAUS
AGAIN TO RULE
over TOYTOWN
Blocks RearrangeS Its
Little City Built for
Children.

Two big attractions at William H.
Block Company made their appear
ance Friday. The Society" Circus,
an annual feature, presented five
trained dogs, an East Indian pony.
a monkey and a clown who will
perform four times a day during the
holiday season at 10, II, 2, and 4
o'clock in the Market street window.
Santa Claus made his debut the
same day from his Arctic home and
he is ready to talk to all the boys
and girls. He will make his ad-
vent every day, coming down to
Toytown in an elevator that has
been transformed into a chimney.
He will be stationed in booth
at the main entrance of Toytown.
All the booths containing toys are
painted in red and green and
artificial Christmas trees are placed
throughout the shop. Wooden
soldiers are stationed about the
walls.
Toytown, located in the annex,
has been remodeled, affording more
aisle space and at the same time
has not cut down on the display
facilities Drawing attractions have
been distributed so that the crowds
will be in different parts of the
shop, thus eliminating congestion.
Displays have been arranged so
that related items are arranged to-
gether. Sporting goods, musical
toys, dolls, household wares, me-
chanical toys and other types of
playthings have been placed in sep
arate sections.
Japanese toys rivaling the Ger
man imports are attracting COM
ment because of their color and
durability. These novelties have
been arranged in unique display.
A special department on the
fourth floor is made up of "Toys
for Tots" Appropriate gifts for the
infant and small child are suggested
by the display here.
Shopping service for mail and
telephone orders is given by Laura
Lee and her corps of trained shop
pers."
The store has been artistically
decorated, inside and out. Festoons
of lighted holly form a canopy
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NOV. 80, 1881

in this pair because the brother is
mighty hard-hearted and greedy.
He won't let his sister eat a bite
and tries to hog it all himself so
that the keeper has to stay around
at meal time to see that sister coy
ote doesn't starve to death.
Toyland itself offers so many
wonderful sights that it is hard to
tear the children away from it, once
they see it. A wonderfully COM
plete line of electric trains provide
attraction for almost any one.
Then there are dolls, games, toy
furniture that is just like the grown
I'D kind, only in miniature. In fact,
there is just about everything that
any child would want.
Children are not the only ones
who will be attracted by gifts from
the Colonial. The tendency toward
practical giving could find no better
expression than through gifts Of
furniture.
Prices on all furniture are so low
that the idea the home should
come first" can be put into full force.
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through the arcade from the main
store of Toytown. Conveniently
located off the arcade is an en-
larged gift wrapping department. A
corps Of trained girls are ready to
wrap packages in colors desired by
the patrons.
The main store is lighted by CAM
dies placed on the columns, with
wreaths ana holly forming color
full background.
A unique decoration is featured
in the window displays. Silvered
wreaths are hung on the walls and
standards topped with groups of
silver bells effect a cheerful atmos-
phere. Throughout the store fes-
tive and colorful scheme has been
carried out.
Special novelties and gift sug-
gestionS are featured in the art de-
partment on the sixth floor.
Arrangements have been made to
aid the Christmas shopper in every
way. Merchandise displays and sug-
gestionS from clerks have been
planned in order to make the season
a happy and successful experience
for Block patrons.