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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25
Kaolin Deposit Discovered.

RALEIGH, N. C. H9.-The supply
of kaolin in North Carolina, already
one of the largest producers of the
clay. has been increased by discovery
of the largest deposit yet found In the
state. Already $500 acres Of land in
the area have been leased. DriIlings
indicate q 100-foot depth for the bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25

Carefully woven, beautifully finished
velvets and administers that no thrifty
Washington home will want to overlook
in this big saving. The large collection
of new Fall designs makes choosing a
pleasure and assures you of finding just
the right coloring for any type of room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25
U. S. POSITIONS OPEN
Civil Service Tests for Three Jobs
Announced.

The Civil Service Commission an
noEtnced today It was receiving applica-
tions for the following positions:
School social worker Visiting teach
err, $4,000 q year, Indian Service. Clos
ing date, December 80.
Assistant radio operator (airwsys)
81 800 to $2,160 q year. Bureau OF
Lighthouses, Department Of Commerce,
Closing date, September 10.
Library assistant, 81 500 year; jii-
Nor library assistant, $3.50 a year
under library assistant, 81 40 yesr
Department Of Field Service. Closing
date, September ~.
Full information may be obtained al
the once Of the Civil Service Commits
sion, iT24 r street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25
Increase Mexico City Area.

MEXICO CITY, August IS H9.---A
decree making Mexico City the capital
of a federal district. and giving 1t more
than 1000, 900 population with outlying
districts added, was published in the
ofacial gazette yesterday.
II will become effective IN 30 days.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
CAN SEIZE
ALLF|XTURES
MRS. EDWARDS

The United States Supreme
Court, in a decision of far reach
ing Importance in enforcement
of the prohibition law, today
ruled that the Government has
power to seize all personal prop
erty in a "speakeasy" where liquor
is sold in evasion Of the Federal
tax.
The case came from Butte,
Mont. where the Government
sought forfeiture of a bar and
other fixtures in the alleged
saloon of Edward Ryan. Justice
Stone delivered the opinion.
In seeking confiscation of the
property, the Government invoked
a law passed in 1866-more than
half a century before national
prohibition.
The lower courts held that if
liquor were manufactured in a
place, all personal property could
be seized. but that the law did
not 60 this far when liquor was
sold. This ruling was reversed.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
LEAGUE GIVEN
WARNING
BY SEE
Spain Leads Small Powers
In Protest Against Quiz
"AIibi'' for Nippon

QUAI D'ORSAY, PARIS,
Nov. % .N.S.).-Warning of
an impending attack by Japa-
nese troops on the city of
Chinchow was delivered to the
League Of Nations Council
this afternoon by DR.. Alfred
SEE, Chinese delegate.
League circles admitted -eceiv.
ing reports of withdrawal of Jap
anese forces from Tsitsihar in
Northern Manchuria and their
concentration in the vicinity Of
Chinchow. The new movement
was believed designed to drive all
Chinese troops out Of Manchuria
Small Powers Back China
Meanwhile, with the threat of
q new conflict developing, the
league continued its attempt to
adjust differences between the
various powers over the duties OF
the proposed neutral commission
to inquire into the entire Manchr1-
rian situation.
The smaller powers represented
on the League Council unexpect'
edly came to the aid of China to-
day and won an important point
for that nation in the negotiations
preceding appointment of the com
mission.
During a secret session Of the
Council the delegates of at least
three of the smaller nations en-
tered emphatic objections to the
draft prepared by Foreign Min
lister Aristide BRAND, of France,
setting forth the duties Of the
proposed commission.
They objected to the draft on
two grounds. First, they charged
It. united the commission with
continued occupation of Man
churia by Japanese troops; and,
second, it made no provision for
representation of the smaller
powers on the investigating body
Spain Joins Protest
They succeeded in convincing
BRAND and the delegates of the
great powers that japanese occu'
patton and the underlying causes
of the dispute should be treated
separately. Under the terms of
the BRAND draft, they held, 4he
commission would serve as an
"alibi" for maintenance OF Japa-
nese troops in Manchuria.
Senor Madariaga, of Spain; M.
Totitch, of Jugoslavia, and Foreign
(Continued on Page z, Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
POWERS VICTOR
IN LEGAL TILT

CLARKSBURG. w. Va. Nov. %
GN.SD D.-Counsel for Harry F.
Powers, accused "bluebeard" slayer
of five persons. today won the
first of a series of legal skirmishes
preceding Powers trial for mur'
der when Judge John c. Southern
granted j. Edgar Law; Powers at
torney,, permission to examine 80
Harrison county residents who
submitted affidavitS stating Pow
erS could receive a fair trial in the
county.
The affiantS will be examined
Wednesday, Law announced after
Judge Southern ruled.
The affidavits were submitted to
the court by States Attorney Will
E. Morris on Saturday during a
hearing on Laws plea for a change
of venue. Law, in his motion,
claimed public sentiment was 50
iEflamed against Powers that a
fair trial in Harrison county is
impossible,
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
\ YATTSV|LLE'S s
COPS FESTIVE

Police of Hyattsville are in a
state of hysteria, which has re-
suited in the arrest of one re-
porter and the barring of all per-
sons from the police building in
Hyattsville. Md.
John Shae, reporter of The
Washington Times. was arrested
after he entered the building to
talk to Chief of Police Crowley
about a tea-house bandit raid. A
constable on duty declared that
Shea was guilty of disorderly con-
duct by entering the building and
put him in a cell in the basement.
A short while later Alan Bowie,
States attorney, ordered Shea'S
release.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
40 BELOW
IN MONTANA

DENVER, Nov. % 1.N.S0
Sub-zero temperatures grippe d
the Rocky Mountain region to
day from Canada south into New
Mexico, with unofficial reports
of the mercury as low as 4C
degrees below zero in parts OF
Montana.
One death was reported. that
of Juan Magrono, a railroad
worker, near Gallup, N. Mex.
killed when he picked up a high
voltage wire broken by the
weight of the snow. Traffic on
highways and railroads was de
layed by heavy SHOWS.
Havre, Mont, recorded the low
est official temperature, 18 de.
grees below zero. Helena, Mont,
reported 6 degrees below. Other
lows for the past "a hours in
cluded: Leadville, Colo, 4 below;
Lander, Wyo., 2 below; Sheridan,
Wyo., Miles City, Mont. and
Denver, zero; Cheyenne, Wyo.,
above zero; Salt Lake City, Utah,
IL above, and Roswell, N. M,
"a degrees above zero.
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. %
Q.N.S0.-The Pacific Northwest
shivered today in a cold wave
that lowered temperatures in all
sections Of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho. Seattle reported a
new low this morning of % de,
greeS.
DURANGO, Colo, Nov. %
G.N.SO.-Eleven passengers on a
Denver and Rio Grande western
narrow gauge train were marooned
today near Chama, N. NJ, so miles
east of here. The train has been
blocked by huge Snowdrifts for
more than IL hours.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
2 SENATORS
CLEARED IN
SUGAR QUIZ
=. S. Agent Finds No Evidence
That Davis Received
$4,000 Gift

Search Of the books Of the
various sugar and other cor.
porations headed by B. G. Dahl
berg disclosed no evidence of
the payment Of money to any
Senator, the Senate lobby COM
mittee was informed today by
John Holland, it's special in
vestigator.
Dahlberg's records revealed,
Holland said, that both Senator
Davis (R) of Pennsylvania and
Senator Watson (RO of Indiana
were stockholders in the Southern
Sugar Company. of Louisiana, one
Of the Dahlberg subsidiaries.
Davis was credited with only $50
shares and Watson los shares,
SOught Davis. Help
Holland told the committee he
found several letters in Dahl
berg's files showing the latter had
sought Davis assistance in po-
litical and Farm Board matters.
In one Of these letters Dahlberg
wrote to Davis asking him to use
his influence to persuade Glenn B.
Skipper, former National Repub-
lican committeeman from Florida,
to go to Kansas City for a confer
ence of sugar manufacturers in
terested in increasing the sugar
rate in the Smoot-Hawley tariff
bill.
Dahlberg was organizing this
meeting. Holland testified that
he could find no response from
Davis to this communication in
the files.
Payed $4,000 Gift
In another letter. unearthed by
Holland, Dahlberg wrote to- Davis
inquiring how he should go about
obtaining a loan from the Fed
eral Farm Board for his sugar
companies. Holland told the COM
mittee he could find no answer
to this letter from Davis.
The charge that Davis had re-
ceived $4,000 from Dahlberg,
Holland told the committee, had
been made by S. s. Eveland,
former vice president of the Dahl.
berg Corporation of America.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
LYA De PUTT
OPERATED ON

NEW YORK, Nov. % Q.N.SO
Lya De Putt, Hungarian screen
and stage star. was in a critical
condition today in Harbor Sani-
tarium following an operation
necessitated by blood poisoning.
A chicken bone which lodged in
her throat a few days ago and
was removed without apparent
difficulty was blamed for the. in
fection.
An emergency operation was
performed when she developed a
high fever. The operation was
reported to be as successful as
circumstances would permit.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
MRS. NORTON
ASKS RILEY
CASE QUIZ
Changes in Welfare Board De"
manded If Negligence
Charge Is Proved

A sweeping investigation of
the Board of Public Welfare
for its attitude in the Edith
Riley case, which she charac-
terizes as the most outrageous
and deplorable scandal she has
ever known to occur in Wash
ington, was demanded today by
Representative Mary T. Nor
ton (D.) of New Jersey, who
probably will head the House
District Committee this session.
Mrs. Norton said she had been
reading of the case and If report
ed facts were true, drastic changes
should be MADE.
Mrs. Norton declared: o.
'"The alleged treatment Of this
helpless little girl is the most
deplOrable thing that has been
brought to my attention, and
the fact that it could occur in
the Capital city of the nation
is the most outrageous scandal.
A thorough investigation must
be made to determine who is to
blame"
Condemnation or criticism of
the Welfare Board should not be
made until the matter is investi-
gated, and if the organization was
not lax. it should be cleared of
suspicion. Mrs. Norton declared.
She explained:
II make no complaint against
the board at this time. Its mem
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The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Oklahoma AcQuittal
StirS Mexican Press

MEXICO CITY. Nov. %
Q.N.SO.-The acquittal at Ard
more, Okla, of two deputy sher'
ifs tried for murder of two MeXi'
can college students, relatives of
President Pascual Ortiz Rubio
was savagely condemned in the
Mexican press today. mot guilty
verdicts freed william E. Guess
and Cecil Crosby, who s&ot
Emilio Cortes Rubio and Manuel
Garcia Gomez.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
SUSPECTS
ARRESTED
BY PH|LA. /.
POLICE
BIadensburg Tea-HouSe Raid
Stories Incoherent; Guests
Held for Quizzing

A Washington man was
killed and four men and q
woman were wounded today
when five bandits climaxed a
hold-up in the Colonial Tea
House, Bladensburg, Nd, by
turning loose a stream of bull
lets from sawed-off shotguns
and revolvers at their helpless
victims.
Seven women and IA men
were lined up against a wall in
the dining room of the tea
house to be searched when the
shooting started.
Grover Arnic Slain
The dead man, police say, is
Grover Arnic, 1116 Monroe
st. N. W.
The wounded, who are at
Casualty Hospital, are:
Charles Leavitt, SO, alleged
proprietor of the tea house,
shot in right chest.
Norman Carey, Is, 135
South Catherine st., Balti-
more, believed to be of Lands.
downe, Md, shot in arm.
Mrs. Vernette Edwards, "a,
11S5 Abbey Pl. N. E., shot in
Thomas simmone, 20, 151
Baltimore st., Baltimore, shot
in both legs and being
guarded by police in belief
that he is one of the hold-up
men.
John James Bartlett, "a,
1921 Twelfth st. N. W., shot
in leg.
Five men took part in the shoot
ing, all members of the gang
which entered the tea house at
2:45 a. M, and precipitated o
panic among the seven women
and IA men at the tables when
they flashed guns and told
Leavitt:
"Stick 'em up!"
Leavitt told the men:
81 haven't got anything!"
The leader said:
"Oh, yes, you have! Fork
over"
At this Leavitt handed the
man $3.50, and he said:
That's not enough! Get
more"
Fired One Shot
Leavitt started to back to-
ward a cupboard, ostenSibly to
get more money, when one Of
the men poked a gun against his
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
MOnOride Fumes
Kill 5 in Fdn1iLu

BOSTON, Nov. % G.N.S0.-
Tragedy stalked through the cot
tage home of William F. Goodale,
assistant master of the Boston
Latin School, leaving in it's wake
today five dead. The entire Good
ale family was overcome and
killed by carbon monoxide gas es-
Gaping from the heating ap-
paratus. police said.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Bride Backs Pedestrians
Len0ri11g Police Ban

of the order would be necessary.
He also said the Police Depart
ment had no authority to erect
,euch Signs without action by the
Commissioners.
1t was further pointed out
that the office of Col. U. S.
Grant, Sd, director of public
buildings and public parks, has
jurisdiction over the street, since
it lies between a Federal building
and O park.
In any event. little or no at
tention was paid to the signs by
pedestrians.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
CLOSED To Pedestrian Traf-

"ClOsed To Pedestrian Traf-
fic. Police Dept"
A large white sign bearing
this prohibition in black letters
greeted pedestrians today at each
entrance to E Street Northwest,
between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth Streets.
A puzzle as to the authority
invoked to erect the signs arose.
Corporation Counsel william w.
Bride expressed the opinion that
to make such q ban binding. an
order Of the District Commis-
sionerS and 10 days publication
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
German Economic
Cabinet Failure

BERLIN, Nov. % G.NSD-
The non-partiSan economic cabi-
net advisory committee appointed
by President Won Hindenburg and
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening a
few weeks ago was dissolved to-
day-a hopeless fiasco.
Political circles expressed the
belief that failure of the commit
tee to achieve the great results
which had been expected Of it
will lead to the collapse of Bruen-
ing'S government, if the chancel-
lor insists upon incorporating the
committees recommendations in
a new emergency decree.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
BALLOON
PILOT SAFE

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. % q.
N. S0.-Milford Vanik, Is, Cleve-
land balloonist, who has been
missing since last Thursday, land
ed safely with his balloon near
Deane Lake, Ontario, according to
q telegram received today from
the youth by his mother, Mrs.
Jennie Vanik.
The message said Vanik had
suffered a bruised shoulder and
leg in landing, but otherwise
survived his hazardous trip in
good condition.
Vanik, seeking to qualify for
. pilots license, took off last
Thursday night in a storm and
was unheard from until today.
He at first was believed to have
come down in Lake Erie,
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Massachusetts, Gets
GLIMPSE of Akron

LAKEHURST, N. J., Nov. % q.
N.S0.-The U. s. S. Akron. the
worlds largest airship, carrying a
personnel of 80, left the naval air
station this morning on a cruise
over western Massachusetts, cities.
Lieut.. Comdr. Charles E. RoSen-
dahl announced the duration of
the flight depended on weather
conditions.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Man and Woman Die
In NiQQQrQ CQtQrQctS

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Nov.
% Q.N.S0.-While river men
were trying to secure the body of
Mrs. Mildred Suttell, 81, Buffalo,
who leaped over the Falls yester-
day, an unidentified man waded
into the river off Luna Island to-
day and was swept over the
cataract.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Alexandria Court
Has LQrQe Docket

One of the heaviest dockets in
months faced Judge Snow in the
Alexandria Police Court this
morning, offenses ranging from
violations of the parking law to
felonious assault. Thirteen speed
ars forfeited $40 each.
But five drunkS were arrested
over the weekend.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Dorothy DlUGu, Film
Actress. Is Mother

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. % Q.N.SO j..
Dorothy Dwan, screen actress, in
private life Mrs. Paul N. BoggS,
jr., today was the mother of a
son, Paul N. Boggs, III. Miss
Dwan, the widow of Larry Semon,
who was a screen comedian, mar
ried Boggs, son of an oil company
executive. in May. 1890.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Lon Chaney's WidOlU
Fiqhts $3.50 Suit

LOS ANGELES, Nov. %
G.N.SO Mrs. Lon CLANCY,
widow of the noted character
actor, today was named de-
fendant in suit for $3.50 filed
by a furniture studio which
alleged she ordered a specially
built dining room set and failed
to pay for it. Mrs. CLANCY
countered that the furniture set
was not made according to
specifications.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
DOGk Is Due Back
On Labor Job TOdnu

Warned by his physicians to
take things easy" Secretary of
Labor Doak was due at his office
today for the first time in a
month.
He suffered breakdown
brought on several weeks ago by
oVerwork.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
Film Actress Sued
For $500 bU. Auent

LOS ANGELES, Nov. % G.N.SO
Clara Kimball Young, screen
player, today was named defend
ant in a suit for 5000 filed by
Ben c. Hershfield, who charged
the actress owed him that amount
for obtaining her a role in motion
pictures.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
BOWIE RESULTS

FIRST RACE-Mile and 70 yards
Time 1:45 As. Off at 1:12h.
MerriIly On q. Long, $3.50 $S.4O $3.50
Habanero (Workman). ace 2.6t
Fast Storm (Gaither). sac
Sergeant D, LansQn, Chosen Pal
Jungle Boy, Hyklas; Austerlitz I'd
Herkmer, Westys Star, and Goober.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
CIRCUS MAN DIES

POWELL, Wyo.. Nov. % GIN.
SO.-E. R. Langlands, 81, for
merly widely known theatrical
and circus man, was dead here
today from a stroke of appoplexy.
IanglandS was born in Erie, Pa.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as Of Novem-
Der 20-$174, ,628, ,026.64.
Expenditures, $4,092, ,952.55.
Customs receipts. sig, 1885, ,312.43.
The Washington times., 1931-11-23
THE WEATHER

Fair with continued mild temperature TO-
night and Tuesday; lowest temperature tonight
about 50 degrees; light variable winds. Tenn
perature yesterday-Highest, "a; lowest, S.
Humidity yesterday-Highest, 95; lowest, S3
Full weather report on Page %.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17
LECAL. IOT|CE
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That at the hour of 9 A N. on the 10th day of February, 1881, the Registration Books of the City of Seward, will be opened at the office of the Municipal Clerk for the purpose of registering all qualified electors, 2l years of age or over, who are citizens of the United States and who have; re- sided continuously one year <next preceding the date of the elect bon in the Territory of Alaska and six months next preceding the date of election within the corporate limits of the City ot Seward.
 All electors must. before vot- ing, register their names and qualifications with the registra- tion officer.
 Registration books will be open every day, except Sundays and holidays, beginning Fehraury 10. 1881, during the following hours: Until Friday next preceding the first Tuesday in April; Nine A. M. to Twelve noon, P. M. to 5 5 P. M
 On Friday and Saturday next preceding the First Tuesday in April, g A. M. to 12 noon, 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. ' P. M. to 10 P. M.
 The said registration books will close for such election at 10 o'clock P. M Saturday March 1881.
 The said election will be held on the first Tuesday in April 1881, for the purpose of electing a Mayor. Three members of the Common Council, to serve for a period of two years from date of said election. One member of the Seward School Board to hold office for a period ot Three Years from date of said election.
 Dated at Seward, Alaska, this 10th day of February, 1881. A. D. Balderston, Municipal Clerk
 Pub. Feb. 10, r, 24. March 3. 10
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17
MUNICIPAL POLITICS
 BEEN ID PERk UP

Things are getting hot in the old town, politically speaking.
 The following have thus faI announced their intention or are suspected of being politically in- clined in the municipal election next month:
 D. c. BrOWnell has definitely made known he is after the Mayors chair.
 So far the lineup for council man candidates looks something like this; George James, Jess Lander, Mrs. Jennie Paulson, w. E. Shellhorn and M E. Holben.
 For the school board the names of R. H. Sullivan and Sol Uric are being talked up.
 It is said a rk-horse is con- Sidering his chances of winning 10 the Mayors office; in any case, he's in training.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17
"sNQW~sHQE" WIRELESS

The investigating department of The Gateway, freely acknow- edged to be without an equal in this vast Territory, has discov- cred the reason why all those travelling salesmen passed thru the city the other day, north ward ho! They were simply beat ing the railroad to the rate raise. Six months from now, when they may make the tri pagain, the rates may be lowered.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17
WELL MAN AGAIN

T. A. Nerland, Fairbanks bus mess man who last fall was talk en to the States 8 very sick man, the after effects of a fall from a ladder, is homeward- bound on the SS Alameda, ac- companied by E. Nerland-
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17
NEW BEAUTY PARLOR

Anna Olson, who last summer conducted Primrose Inn on the shores of beautiful Kenai Lake, has opened a beauty parlor at Cordova and is returning to Sew ard on the SS Alameda for the purpose of opening another here.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17
FOUND DEAD IN ALLEY

The Gateway is advised of the death at Anchorage yesterday, Monday. of John Martinson, well known Alaskan and mining man of the Willow Creek country. The report said Mr. Martinson, who had been i'll for some days, was found dead in an alley. No other details were made known.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17
FARRAGUT DUE AT 7:30

The SS Admiral Farragut, of the Pacific Steamship Company, will arrive in port this evening at 7:30 from the South, accord ing to the local office. The Ad- miral liner will discharge about 100 tons of general cargo, a number of passengers, then con- tinue on to Westward ports of call.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17
PERHAPS ITS ARTHUR?

The A. Frame on board the SS Alameda, northbound from Seattle, is thought to be none other than Attorney Frame, for mer Anchoragite and politician who decided to move to Califor- mia a few years ago.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17

A seven-tube radio set was re- gently installed in the Juneau Fe- deral jail. The set is under the supervision of a guard and fur nishes concerts twice daily for those who are detained in that bastile, says the Juneau Empire.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17

Carl Williams, popular mem Der of the Alaska Railroad train crew, and Mrs. Williams, after a long visit in the States, are re- turning on the SS Alameda.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17

B. H. Barndo,lar, examiner of accounts and legal advisor, Alas Ia Railroad, is bound for Seward and Anchorage, having left Seat tie yesterday aboard the SS Ala meda.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17

N. R. Graham, passenger on the SS Alameda, Seward bound, is an oldtime mining man of h. terior Alaska. Mrs. Graham is accompanying her husband to Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17

The Junueau term of court has been adjourned to April IS, re- ports the Juuneau Empire. The court party left there recently for Ketchikan.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17

The gasboat Red Wing is out fitting preparatory to going hal ibut fishing.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-17
ONLY 25c

ONLY 25c Hear the new Melotone records just received; recorded on both sides At the Alaska Shop.