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The Washington times., 1931-10-12
HOP
POSTPONED

OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. IL
0.N.S0 Major James H. Doo-
Titles proposed flight from Otta-
wa via Washington to Mexico
City in one day had apparently
been postponed today.
Doolittle on Saturday tele-
phoned from Detroit that a delay
Of several days was probable and
royal air force officers had re-
ceived no further word from him
today.
The commercial attache of the
United States Legation, who was
to arrange details of the start,
had not been advised when Doc.
little expected to reach Ottawa.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
ChnpLin's Ambition
To Stay in England

LONDON, Oct. IL GN.SJ.
Charlie Chaplin's greatest ambi-
ton is to settle down in Eng
land and forget about Holly
wood altogether" he declared in
an interview today.
The comedian added half jest
ingly:
what / should really like
above everything else would be
to stand for Parliament"
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
HIT WITH GUN
AS HE TRIES
To EVADE
THUGS
Eight Stitches Close Head
Wound After HoId-up Men
Flee; Police Get No Report

One of WaShington'S big shot"
bookmakers was held up by sew
eral armed men Saturday and
about $4,000 taken from him and
his employees, according to reports
among the gambling fraternity
today. No report was made to
the police.
Beaten With Gun
The robbery took place late
Saturday afternoon, it is said,
while "the Boss" and several OF
his men were checking the days
receipts. When the big shot"
made a show of resistance, he
was roughly handled and hit on
the head with the butt Of re.
volver. The wound required eight
stitches to stop the flow of blood.
The boOkmaking fraternity, al.
though knowing of the encounter
refused today to discuss the cir.
Cumstances which led TO the
hOad-up. . i.
esr The SATURDAY rODOeTy Is Tic SCCs
ol1d within a year that has taken
place in the vicinity Of Wash
ington. The other, also not re.
ported to police, occurred several
months ago at "Jimmy's Place"
on the Bladensburg Road, just
over the District line.
May Be Outside Gang
In this hold-up, the loot was
variously reported to be as high
as $4,000, and was supposed to
have been the work of an outside
gang.
Whether the hold-up Saturday
was the work of an outside gang
or some local gang with grudge
against the bookmaker, could not
be learned.
Dutch" Irwin, another prom
inent figure in the gambling
fraternity in Washington, was
also held up and robbed some
time ago, but he reported the
incident to the police.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Woman Pays Off
llh Husband and
Is Free Again

OSCEOLA, Ark, Oct. 12.-The
eleventh marriage of Mrs. Caro-
lima Mcdonald Paschal, of
Urania, La, lasted just five
months, and her latest ex-mate
is back at his former home
here today with the price his
wife paid him for her freedom
in his pocket. The annulment
was just a simple matter of his
setting his price to leave her
and her payment of it, said
L. C. Paschal. SIS, who added
that they were married in May
after a correspondence court
ship.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
VAUDEVILLE LURES MA
Songs and Possibly
Funny Sayings on
the Menu

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 70 0.N.S0.
Mrs. Minnie Ma" Kennedy -Hud-
son, mother of Mrs. Aimee
Semple MCPHERSON Hutton, may
sign a vaudeville contract be-
cause, as she says, "it will give
me a chance to do evangelistic
work before an audience that
the average evangelist never gets
a chance to meet"
If Mrs. Kennedy-HudSon and
her new husband, Guy e. Hud-
son, accept the vaudeville offer,
they would receive an amount
said to be 100000 for a SO weeks
tour. The act would include
short sermons by the pair, and
Hudson would tell Of their
romance. Mrs. Hudson said:
ut will be q dignified and
unusual performance. IL we de.
eide to accept it."
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
HOOVER LAUDS
POLICE IN AIR
ADDRESS
Chief Executive DepIOres the
Heroic Glamor Accorded
Figures of the Underworld

President Hoover today roundly
denounced the sentimentalism
seemingly prevalent with so many
Americans which makes popular
heroes out Of gangsters and other
criminals.
In it's place, he asserted, there
should be a sentimentalism "that
makes a popular hero of the po-
| liceman for the courage and de-
votion he shows in protection of
our citizens
Talks to Police
His latest observation on crime
came in the course Of a radio
greeting from the Cabinet Room
of the White House to the thirty
eighth annual convention of the
International Association Of PO-
| lice Chiefs IN st. Petersburg, Fla.
With proper backing OF public
opinion and full support OF the
proper authorities, Mr.. Hoover
said, he was convinced the police
of the nation could drive the
gangster out of organized society.
He added: ..... .-..
"If the police had the vigi-
liant, universal backing of public
opinion in their communities,
if they had the implacable sup
port Of the prosecuting authOri-
ties and the courts, if our crimi-
nal laws in their .endeavOr to
protect the innocent did not
furnish lOOphOle.; through which
irresponsible yet clever criminal
lawyers daily find devices of
escape for the guilty, am con-
vinced that our police would
stamp out the excessive crime
and remove the worldwide dis
repute which has diSgraced
some of our great cities"
Problems Are Many
The President pointed out that
so long as criminals can go about
their evil ways with the "Smug
assurance that they can defeat
the law" there will be constant
Encouragement imposed upon the
police in full performance of
their instructive duties. He said:
81 wonder at times that they
maintain the vigilance and
courage they do against the
odds with which they have to
contend"
Mr.. Hoover stressed the major
responsibility resting upon the
shoulder of American chiefs of
police, particularly in these times
of highly organized disorder. He
conceded that in not a few com.
munities the police have been
subjected to criticism, but he re-
garded such criticism as arising
from the exception and not the
rule in police conduct"
The day will come, Mr.. Hoover
said confidently, when the moral
forces of every community will
rally to your support in the fight
against crime everywhere.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
CHARGES
ON CANNON
PROBED
-
Department of Justice Acts
After Senator Writes Views
to Mitchell on Bucketeer

The Department of Justice win
investigate the published charges
that Harry L. Goldhurst, New
York broker, with whom Bishop
James Cannon, ir., had some deal
ings, made an agreement" by
which he would spare the bishop
from testifying in his case in re-
turn for a nominal" sentence.
This became known today fol
lowing publication of correspond
ence Senator Glass CD of Wiz.
ginia exchanged with Attorney
General Mitchell. The senator.
asked Mr.. Mitchell to explain If q
''blameworthy agreement was re-
sponsible for the recent parole Of.
GoldhsiT iron Federal prison,
-aa hints klhers
it was Mr.. Mitcneir had no
knowledge such an agreement
and ordered investigation. Gold
hurst's case was handled by for
mer United States District Attor-
ney Charles H. Tuttle in New
York.
In his letter to Attorney Gen
eral Mitchell, Senator Glass
said there was evidence an
assistant U. s. district attorney
in New York had been bribed to
pigeon-hole the indictment against
Goldhurst, and that after Gold
hurst changed his plea OF mot
guilty" to guilty" in the face
of several indictments which car
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The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Pacific Fliers Home,
One Facing Divorce,
the Other Jail

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Oct.
IL QN.S0 Don Moyle and
Cecil Allen, transpacific fliers
who were marooned 10 days
on a Siberian Island, today re-
ceived a mixed greeting follow
ing their return home
Moyle was scheduled to sur
render on a 30-day Jail sentence
imposed when he pleaded guilty
to a drunken driving charge.
The penalty vas suspended to
allow him to attempt the
Pacific flight.
Allen is confronted with q
divorce action.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
War Speech Made
BY Chang Kai-Shek

SHANGHAI, Oct. IL UN.S)
China is prepared to resort to
war If her demands upon japan
with reference to the Manchurian
occupation are not met, Chang
Kai-Shek, president of the Ma
tionalist Government, declared in
q speech at Marking today.
"China respects the League
covenant and the Kellogg Peace
Pact" he said. But If the
league and the powers that
signed the Kellogg treaty fail
TO bring Japan to her senses
and uphold their sacred duty,
China win mot hesitate to act"
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
League and U. S. Held
"La$t Hope" of Peace

PEIPING. Oct. IL Q.N.SO q.
Marshal Chang Hsuch-Liang, gov.
ernor of Manchuria, said tOnIsnt
the action to be taken by the
League of Nations council at
Geneva tomorrow, and Americas
assistance, constitute China's
"last hope" of a peaceful settle
ment with Japan.
The anti-Japanese movement
gained momentum in China to-
Continued on Page 2, Col. a.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Italian Art Expert
Due in N. Y. TOdGy

NEW YORK, Oct. -. O.N.SO
Marquis Piero Misciatelli, author
and an authority on Italian art
and literature, was due here from
Italy today.
Antonio Scotti, Beniamino
Gigli, and Maestro Roberto Mo-
ranzoni, operate celebrities. also
were to arrive today from the
French Riviera.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
FOnsec0 to Pilot
ChicngO White SOx

CHICAGO, Oct. IL. U.N.S). t.
Lou Fonseca, outfielder today
was appointed manager Of the
Chicago White Sox for two years,
succeeding DOME Bush.
Fonseca came to Chicago from
Cleveland in a trade for Willie
Kamm.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Navy Plane Carrier
Sets !337 Knot Mark

LOS ANGELES, Oct. IL 0N.S0.
The Navy airplane carrier Lex
ington established a new world
speed record of 1877 knots for
electrically driven ships on its
voyage between the Bremerton
Navy Yard at Pugent Sound,
Wash. and Los Angeles harbor,
w. H. Tierney, an official Of
the General Electric Company,
announced today.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
GGngsters Spend
SUNDAYS in Church

NEW YORK, Oct. IL GNSJ.-
Peaceful village"
That was the 24-hour record of
New York revealed today at police
headquarters. Not shot was
fired. not. a suicide reported, or
an automobile fatality from
Saturday until Sunday night.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
LOndOners GrOpe
ThrOuUh Thick Foo

LONDON, Oct. IL G.N.SO.
The first bad fog of the season
settled heavily over London to-
day, tying up shipping in the
Thames and disrupting railway
and motor traffic.
Thousands of London workers
were delayed in reaching their
offices.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Fetes In Spain
Honor Columbus

MADRID, Oct. IL Q.N.S0-
Spain paid tribute today to Chris
topher Columbus at annual Race
Day. celebrations. Madrid was
beflagged and hung with tapes
tries. Speeches urged closer col
laboration among Latin-American
nations.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
EDISON SINKS
INTO COMA

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Oct. IL
ON.S0 Thomas A. Edison is
slowly sinking into the coma
which has long been feared, DR..
Hubert S. Howe said today after
examining the famous inventor.
Unable to take nourishment
during the last "a hours, Edison
has become progressively weaker.
He now recognizes no one. not
even his wife, DR.. Howe said.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Georgia Barbecue
To Honor Roosevelt

WARM SPRINGS, Ca. Oct. IL
Q.N.S0 Georgia neighborS OF
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt today
prepared for their annual barbe-
cue tomorrow in honor of the
New York executive.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
GGndhi Not to Visit
Ireland or u. S.

LONDON, Oct. IL UN.S0.
Reports he was contemplating
visits to Ireland and the United
States were denied by Mahatma
M. K. Gandi, Indian national
leader, through his secretary to-
day.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Jenks ALOft 3 Hours
For Glider Record

LOS ANGELES, Oct. IL GNS0
Ted jerks. of the Los Angeles
Glider Club, today claimed an
unofficial American record for
sustained flight in a primary
type glide. He remained aloft
three hours two and one-half
minutes.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
MiddLeUest ShiUers
As Autumn ArriDeS

CHICAGO, Oct. IL QN.S0.-
Autumn arrived with vengeance
in the Middle West today, bring
ing temperatures in the 40S.
Slightly warmer weather was pre-
dicted for tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of Octo-
ber 8:
Receipts, $49S, ,798,7l7.27.
Expenditures, $17,635. 1861. .35.
Customs receipts, $1O,597, ,485. 80.
The Washington times., 1931-10-12
Phantom, Blin,p in Crash
Cannot Be Found
staff Photo

afternoon about five or six miles
south of here. 1t disappeared, it
was said, behind a hill-a densely-
wooded and isolated district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-06

which there Is wider use and more
generous supply in the United States
than in any other country Of the world.
The value Of natural gas sold in the
United States since its introduction in
1872 up to the close Of 1918 was ST.
1874. goodness only knows
how much has been sold since! In 1919,
for instance. the amount utilized was
961, 095, 900, 900 cubic feet and you can
figure out for yourself what that must
have cost The Appalachian Field
alone produced S49,557, 285, 900 cubic
feet. Nor should one forget that the
frs worshipers on the shores Of the
Caspian Sea, In the Baku region, Rus
STA, and those Of Plnjab, India, have
preserved Q continuous flame in their
temples, caused by q steady flow of
natural gas, for several centuries.
1t is obvious, therefore, that those
who make living In the gas business
are Natures Noblemen and those who
complain over high bills should be
locked up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-06
American Aid in Nicaragua.

Speed and high efficiency mark the
measures taken by the American Gov
eminent for the relief Of the stricken
people Of Managua, capital Of Nicara-
qua. Within q few hours after the news
Of the disaster had been received and
IL became evident that urgent need
existed for succor, supplies were being
assembled for shipment to the zone Of
suffering. BY ship and by plane they
have been sent forward, and already
some Of them have reached the point Of
need. Mansgua lies inland from the
Pacific coast of Nicaragua and is
reached only by dificult road. 1t being
on the western side Of the iSthmus,
plane supplies must be carried con-
siderable distance from the Caribbean.
From the aircraft carrier Lexington five
planes we're launched yesterday with
medical supplies, physicians and sur
geons, and they landed at the Nicara-
guam capital late in the afternoon
More planes are being sent today. A
naval hospital ship is on its way In the
Pacific to the Nicaraguan coast. A
cruiser and transport are steaming al
high speed to take on all American
civilians from the area Of devastation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-06
The tuberculosis sanatOrium.

1t is not SUFFICIENT to explain a
delay In beginning work on the new
Childrens Tuberculosis Sanatorium by
citing the differences Of opinion con-
corning the type Of buildings. or the
proposed size Of the superintendent
living quarters, or whether they out
shine, or should outshine, the quarters
furnished q "four-star general In the
Army. Nor is It altogether convincing
TO state that the sanatorium Is being
delayed because elementary school
buildings are more important. Crowded
conditions In the schools are chronic.
30 is the neglect by the city Of tubercu-
lous children. II the choice Of relief
falls between the two. the sick children
should come first.
A difference Of opinion as to the
architectural layout Of the new sana-
forum, or a difference Of opinion over
anything, Is nothing new in this old
world. The common impression has
heretofore prevailed that the best ex-
clse for the existence Of constituted
authority Is that it may settle differ
ences Of opinion by definite action.
It would be interesting, and possibly
eIaltghtening, to learn what elementary
school jobs exceed In importance the
senatortuna, and what conditions CRY
more for relief than those concerning
the Districts care OF tuberculous
children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-06
The Gas Report.

The report on the Washington gas
situation, relating to high pressure,
adjustments, complaints over bills, ETC.,
and delivered by a special Subcomnit-
tee Of the Public Utilities Committee
Of the Federation Of Citizens Asso-
Citations, lacked few details that for
the sake of completeness and to make
the thing more readable should have
been added.
The report could appropriately have
stated, for instance, that while an in
dammable gas rising from certain
stagnant pools had been noted as far
back as 1859. the first practical use Of
gas for illuminating purposes was not
made until 1892, which was fully six
teen years after the American Declare
ton Of Independence. But the real
development Of gas lighting must prop
erly be credited to the nineteenth cen
fury. A well in Ohio was once aban-
doned because Of the strange fumes
rising therefrom, but If the owner OF
the well had only realized it he was
kmelltpg natural Eaa. . commodity a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-06

@. why do some people see q man
IN the moon and others see Q lady?
p. Y.
A. To the unaided eye dark areas
appear on the surface Of the moon
which suggest various shapes 10 the
fancy. This is due to the fact that
the moons surface consists OF so-called
mountains and craters, as wen as plains.
When the mountains Of the moon are
illuminated by q strong cTosslight, as
along the terminator at sunrise and
sunset, they are thrown into sharp
relief, and are clearly visible.
Q. Have the civil and criminal laws
enacted IN Russia since the revolution
ever been codihedP-L. u.
A. These laws were codifled In 1922.
@. Is George Bernard Shaw English
or Irish9-D. r.
A. George Bernard Shaw was born
In Dublin, Ireland, and spent the first
20 years OF his life there. Since that
time, he has lived In England.
@. Was all Capo di Monte china
made for Napoleon Bonaparte, or were
the makers permitted to use his mark
crown with N underneath--on the
china they sold to the general public3
M. p.
A. The Capo di Monte factory was
started by Charles III In 1885, He
took much interest IN it and sometimes
worked in the pottery. 1t was moved
to Naples in 177l, and o branch was
started at, Madrid. King Ferdinand Nv
was also interested in these factories.
The china with the mark of a crown
and N under 1t was made at the Naples
factory. The N was for Naples rather
than Napoleon. The public was privileged
Etswv
was abandoned in 1921.
O. What was the first intoxicating
drink known?-C. b. N.
A. DR.. Harvey w. Wiley says that
wine is the Oldest and most important
Of fermented beverages. i He says: 1T
could not escape early discovery, be-
cause fruits of all kinds, when crushed
and left to natural causes, undergo the
alcoholic fermentation. Primitive man
must, therefore, have been acquainted
With the properties Of the fermented
Juice of fruits, especially Of grapes. Wine
was known in the remotest historical
times, as evidenced by references to II
In the earliest preserved hteratures."
@. What Is the Harriet Hurd Scheids
scholarship?-C. B. D.
A. This fund was founded In 1928
at Princeton University by an anon
ymous donor with gift to amount to
$4,000 to establish scholarships Of the
value Of the annual undergraduate fee,
plus 500, to be known as the Harriet
| Hurd Scheide scholarships. In the
award Of these scholarships, preference
Is given to candidates who are sons OF
Presbyterian ministers, Presbyterian
missionaries, or Presbyterian educators,
| or, falling such candidates, to those who
are sons of ministers missionaries or
| educators Of a church holding the Pres
| byterian system, who without the assist.
ance thus provided would, In the opinion
Of the university authorities, be unable
to obtain an education at Princeton
University. Award Is made In accord.
ance with the general principles Of the
| Rhodes Scholarship Plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-06
Lest We Forget.

For the fourth time this anniversary
Of the United States entry into the
World War is being celebrated as Army
day. Originated by the Military Order
Of the World War, 1t gives promise of
developing, as 1t deserves, into a fit
ting commemoration not only of the
deeds and valor Of our Army in France,
but of the worth and value Of our
peace-time land establishment.
The true significance of Army day is
pointed out by Gen. Pershing. 1t is ap-
propriate, the commander in chief Of
the A. z. F. asserts, that the date
forever to be associated with our decla-
ration of war In 1917 should be selected
Is Army day. THE memory of the
utter lack Of preparedness for national
defense on April fourteen years ago."
Gen. Pershing admonishes US, should
serve to bring our country to realize
the necessity Of having an adequate
Army, thoroughly organized, well equip
ped and capable Of expansion to force
at least equal in size to the A. E.
r. The people of the United
States will do well to adopt the idea
of adequate preparedness as advocated
by those who had experience In the
World War and who know the terrific
cost Of failure to make provision for
such an emergency
It was along such lines that Gen.
Pershing, in his immortal Expert
ences," recently published in The Star,
sought to lead public opinion. He re-
peatedly reminded the Nation, in the
course Of that stirring narrative, that
q better prepared United States in 1917
might have shortened the duration Of
the World War and prevented a cor
responding wastage of precious life and
treasure. If that grim lesson soaks
into the Consciousness Of the American
people, as the result Of successive cele-
brations Of Army day, recurring sixths
Of Aprils will become anniversaries Of
inestimable value to the Republic.
The United States Army is the small
est military establishment maintained
by any first-class power in the world.
The Wonen's International League for
Peace and Freedom chooses Army day
% announce Nationwide meetings In
May for passage Of resolutions con-
corning the general disarmament con-
ference at Geneva In 1882. 1t is pro-
posed TO petition the President to send
~peace-minded" delegates to that meet
ing. Every time the question of land
disarmament has cropped UP, Mr..
Hoover has let It be known that the
United States Army is already reduced
70 the lowest possible level commensu-
rate with the country's needs. Our
spokesmen at Geneva win be author
lied to say that In maintaining an ade-
Quate Army, the American people are
thoroughly-and intelligently-"peace-
minded"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-06

American forces at Managua under
the direction Of an ofacer Of the Engi-
neer Corps fought the flames that
quickly followed the shock. American
Marines worked necessarily to rescue
the survivors Of the disaster, to main
tain order and TO assist in the evacua-
ton Of the city. Had it not been for
these forces the situation would have
been much more desperate. Now the
people are leaving the ruined capital,
$4,000 having fed within few hours.
These services have been rendered
almost spontaneously without orders.
That they have been effective In ale
Waiting the sufferings Of the unfortu-
nate people Is evident. That they are
appreciated is warmly expressed by the
President Of the republic, who gives high
praise to all the American workers in
the hour Of disaster.
With the earth still trembling and
fresh miSfortunes Detailing them, the
people Of Managua will perhaps be in
need of help for some time. If the
means OF their own country are not
adequate. without question the Ameri-
can people will, through oflcial or semi
official agencies, 60 to their rescue with
funds and supplies without stint.