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The Washington times., 1932-09-15
KRAEMER F[EES
PRISON CELL

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Leon
Kraemer, member Of the no
torious Whittemore bandit gang,
which operated in Baltimore and
New York, escaped from the Great
Meadow prison about a month
ago by wiring himself under the
warden's automobile, it has been
learned here.
Kraemer, arrested in New York
with Richard Reese Whittemore,
who later was hanged in Balti-
more, was serving a 40-year sen.
tence for completely in the jewel
robbery for which they were ar
rested early in 1926.
The mob" of six men and a
woman, led by Whittemore, had
slugged two diamond merchants
and robbed them of jewels valued
at 100000.
Kraemer, known as one of the
ableSt safe blowers in the world,
it is said, escaped with Thomas
Burke, a truSty. who was serving
a sentence of Is, years. Burke
was the driver of the warden'S
cars. The automobile was later
found near Saratoga, N. Y.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
HOOVER SPEAKS
MIND ON BONUS

President Hoover was at sharp
issue with the American Legion
today on the subject of immed-
late cash payment of the bonus.
In a public statement, the
President challenged the right OF
the veterans to expect from the
Government in a time Of stress
special treatment that could be
underwritten only "by adding to
the crushing burden Of taxes
which drain every family budget
in our country today and weigh
heavily on business struggling in
the midst of depression"
AS a result of his statement,
Republican leaders were looking
to Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Democratic Presidential candi-
date, for an announcement Of his
position.
Mr.. Hoover, appealing to the
people as a whole, said two and
a quarter billion dollars would be
added to the amount the Gov
ernment originally had contracted
to pay if the bonus certificates
became due Immediately.
Raps At Garner
Further, he assailed in no un-
certain terms the proposal for
prompt payment that passed the
House in the last session "un-
der the leadership of the Demo
cratic vice presidential candidate"
(Speaker John N. Garner.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
Bdthtub Lack
In Court hks
4 Witness

NEW YORK, Sept. Is
GN.S0.-As long as American
court rooms remain unequipped
with bathtubs and soap, so
those about to testify can per-
form their ablutions, this coun-
try will lack the real refine
ments of a civilized society.
That was the view of Asid
Ali, a Moslem, who appeared
in General Sessions today
freshly bathed, scrubbed, and
clad in clean linen to take
the witness stand against an
other Moslem, Maharok Ali, ac-
cused of assault.
Court was postponed yester-
day when Asid declined to
swear on a copy of the Koran
because there were no facilities
for taking a bath and chang
ing garments, which Asid said
was an essential duty of taking
the oath,
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
COZ. HUNT Shy
$500 VOTES

PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. is
0.N.SO .-Although trailing DR..
B. B. Moeur by $500 votes, and
with only $4,000 more to be
counted, Governor George w. P.
Hunt, 10, Democrat, seeking his
eighth term as chief executive
of Arizona, today refused to con-
cede defeat in the primary.
The vote: Moeur. 25,682;
Hunt, 2O,40O. ~
Political experts declared Gov
ernor Hunt could not overcome
the lead of his youthful op-
ponent.
U. S. Senator Carl Hayden,
Democrat, was renominated,
while former U. S. Senator Ralph
Cameron defeated Hoval Smith
for the Republican senatorial
nomination.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
2 Women DrdLU Fines
For Rum Possession

Two women were fined on
liquor charges yesterday by
Judge j. Chew Sheriff in
Hyattsville Police Court.
Ann Mitchell. who said she
lived in Washington, paid $50
for illegal possession and 81 for
disorderly conduct. Pleading
guilty to a possession charge,
Rose Cole, colored, of Fairmont
Heights, was fined $50. Charles
Burgess. colored, who was ar
rested with her, was acquitted.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
LEGION OTES
ON BONUS AND
REPEAL
Fight to CenSure President for
B. E. F. Eviction Tabled;
Would Probe Reds

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 15
U.N.S.).-After offering the
nation a powerful America
First" program, the American
Legion met today to demand
repeal of prohibition and i'm
mediate payment Of the World
War bonus.
The Warborn organization will
ask repeal of the national pro-
hibition laws, including the VOL
stead Act, as we'll as submission
of the necessary legislation to the
States to repeal the Eighteenth
Amendment. 1t will go on re.
cord overwhelmingly for the cash
bonus.
Rap League Court
The legion's platform on foreign
affairs would crafty even the
staunchest Senate irreconcilable.
The veterans declared against
adherence to the League Court
ION any terms" and announced
they were "unalterably opposed"
to either the League of Nations
or cancellation of any part of
the war debts.
The dramatic fight to censure
President Hoover for using Fed
eral troops to evict bonus march
erS from Washington ended
rather tamely. The Pennsylvania
departments drastic censuring
resolution was tabled by the reso-
lutionS committee.
Explains Defeat
Paul H. Griffith, State com.
mander of the Pennsylvania de-
partment, explained his defeat in
this way:
1--WE agreed in the resolutions
committee to accept q subSti-
tute amendment, with the prin-
cipleS embodied that were ap-
proved by the Pennsylvania
convention. When that reSOlu-
ton was prepared it didn't
meet with our approval. We
offered an amendment. In the
parliamentary procedure that
followed the amendment-cen-
suring the Presidents action
was defeated. Then the resO-
luton was defeated. Now, IL
we brought in a minority re-
port, we would have to bring
in . resolution which we did
not approve"
The prohibition issue was set
tied peacefully with the conven-
tion's resolutions committee voting
unanimously for dripping wet
declaration. The plank, almost
paralleling the Democratic ma
tional platforms declaration on
prohibition, would put the legion
on record as favoring immediate
repeal of the national prohibition
act" and immediate action by
Congress" to submit to the States
the question Of repeating the
Eighteenth Amendment.
The demand for immediate
payment of the bonus in cash
was approved by the conventions
legislative committee after sharp
fight. The committee vote. was 81
to 8. On a convention ballot,
this vote represented a majority
of $50 to 129 for the bonus
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
Parks office Lodge
Formed in A. f. G. E..

The Public Buildings and Parks
Lodge, No. II, of the American
Federation of Government En-
ployes, was formally organized
last night. g
Officers elected we're Elmer H.
Bailey, president; George Schultz,
William E. Richmond, Charles
Thackeray and William E. Owens.
vice presidents; James A. Black.
ney, secretary: Wallace S. Blan.
kenship, treasurer, and Joseph Nc
Closky and L. C. Potteiger, dele.
gates,
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
BY COL. GEORGE R.
HUTCHINSON
Copyright, 1892, by international
News Service)


News Service)
Nv Radio via Reykjavick, Iceland, to
International News Service
ANGMAGSALIK, Greenland,
Sept. Is (I.N.S.) ).-There is just
one thing on our minds today,
and that is our desire to get
home.
This we will do by proceed
ing to Reykjavick on the Lord
Talbot and embarking there
for Edinburgh, Copenhagen,
and New York by boat.
We have had an adventure that
none of us will ever forget. And
I shall never be able to repay
Captain Watson and the gallant
seamen of the Lord Talbot who
rescued us from that desolate
ford on Greenland's bleak coast,
when, after a night and cay OF
waiting, we had almost given up
hope.
Lark to Children
I want to say word in trib-
ute to my brave wife, my two
young daughters and four COM
panions, who never flinched dur
ing that terrible ordeal.
Under the terrible strain OF
uncertainty, they all bore up
wonderfully, especially the two
children, Kathryn, who is 8, and
Janet Lee, 6. Neither of them
ever showed signs of fear, taking
the adventure as lark. In fact,
the whole family now regards
this episode as merely another
adventure added to the many we
have already had.
AS soon as we get home again,
I intend to buy another plane,
which we will use as most families
use their automobiles.
And let me say here and now
that I am as convinced as ever
that aviation is a safe and sane
means of transportation.
Bird Bent Wing
When we left Julianeheaab Sun
day morning for Angmagsalik. we
rose 10000 feet and then headed
toward the south end of the
Greenland icecap. Our plane was
working we'll, and the possibility
of an adventure was the last thing
we dreamed of.
But then came an omen of bad
luck. A bird struck the wing of
the plane, bending it, and from
that moment we began to expert
ence difficulties.
We ran into a heavy snow
storm, which seriously cut down
our speed. I tried to fly over it,
but it couldn't be done.
Then, flying blind, I dropped
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The Washington times., 1932-09-15
Brazil Rebels Fire
Forests to ESC0De

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. Is
0N.SO O.-Federal troops pressing
their operations against Sac
Paulo rebels today continued
their attack on the town of
Cahcoeira. Previously, it was
said, the loyalist forces defeated
the rebels in an engagement at
Cruzeiro, and the revolutionaries
only saved themselves from COM
plete humiliation by setting fire
to forests,
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
Gandhi Determined
To Begin DeGth-FGSt

BOMBAY, Sept. IS QN.S0.
Mahatma Gandhi was determined
today to persist in beginning his
death-fast as a protest against the
British communal settlement for
India. He told a group of mag
istrates and government officials
who visited him in his cell at the
Yeravda Jail that he had not
changed his mind about carrying
out the fast,
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
Corpse Identified as Body
OF Bern's Secret Wife,

of Paul Bern, self-slain film ex-
ecutive, moved. today to preSnet
for probate his will found yester-
day by Miss Irene Harrison, his
secretary.
In the will, made July %, 1882,
Bern bequeathed his entire eS-
tate to Miss Harlow, whom he
married earlier that month. Bern
named Miss Harlow executriX
and Administrative of the will.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
FAMILY CANPED
. IN CAVE FOR
ONE NIGHT
Plane Sank, Disabled When
Bird Bent Wing; Watson
Lauded for Rescue

The tollowing account of the
rescue of the flying Hutchinson
family tDGs sent BY radio to inter-
national NeWS Service today By
Col. George r. Hutchinson, pilot
of the plane City OF Richmond,
,Dhich 1DGS tDrecked in the ice
janmed seas oft the coast OF
Greenland.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
SALLY GETS LEAD

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. Is G.N.S) .
Sally Blaine, film actress, today
was assigned the leading feminine
role in a new picture to be filmed
soon by her studio.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
Nearly Half of y. S.
Citizens OlUn Homes

Nearly half of the 29,904, ,663
families enumerated in the 1880
census owned their own homes.
the Census Bureau announced
yesterday.
The number of owner families
was 1902, ,074, or 46.8 per cent of
the total.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
County COP. Rally
Set Tomorrow Night

Former Representative Frank
w. Mondell, of wyoming, will
be chief speaker at the rally OF
the Arlington county Republican
organization tomorrow night in
Odd Fellows Hall, Clarendon.
U. S. Marshal Edgar c.
Snyder and county Republican
leaders will make up the
speakers list.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
FINDS OLD COIN

LOWDEN, Iowa, G.N. So
While plowing corn near here. FL
mer Gehrls unearthed a one-cent
piece bearing the date of 1925.
The lettering and numbers on
the coin were plainly legible.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15
BILLIE BURKE TO STAR

HOLLYW OOD, Sept. IS
QN.SO. Miss Billie Burke,
widow of Florenz Ziegfeld, today
was scheduled to star in a re-
vival of a stage play to be opened
here Septemher IS.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15

DIR. EDWARD B. JONES
THIS PHYSICIAN cabled
from Hawaii where he was
spending his vacation that he
would return to Los Angeles
and reveal the motive of Paul
Bern's suicide. Photo by Inter
national News Photographic
Service.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15

SACRAMENTO, Sept. Is UN.S0. &.
With positive Identification of
the missing Dorothy Millette be-
lieVed established, the mystery
disappearance of the So-called
Phantom Bride" of Paul Bern,
self-slain Los Angeles motion pic
ture executive, was solved today.
Edward J. Sullivan, clerk of
the Plaza Hotel in San Francisco,
identified the body in the morgue
of Coroner James Garlick after it
had been discovered in the Sacra-
mento River near Walnut Grove.
Sullivan was familiar with the
appearance of Dorothy Millette,
who, after residing at the San
Francisco Hotel, booked passage
on the river boat Delta King on
September 6-the day after the
body of Paul Bern was found in
the Los Angeles home of Jean
Harlow, his platinum blonde
bride.
The body of Bern's "secret
wife" was found late yesterday
by two Japanese fishermen in
Georgiana slough, a tributary OF
the Sacramento River.
The Washington times., 1932-09-15

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The Washington times., 1932-09-15

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We give our own
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The Washington times., 1932-09-15

Bern Will to Be Filed
For Probate Soon
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. IS Q.N.S)
Attorneys for Jean Harlow, plati'
mum blond film star, and widow
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-05-12
JUICE READY
BY AUGUST /

u 1
The Highlands project will
change its power source from the
Pacific Power & Light Co. to that
furnished by the government from
the new station now being COM
pleted at Prosser, about the first
of August, according to report
made public by J. S. Moore, SUI
perintendent of the Yakima pro-
ject.
The arrangement was made re-
Gently at a conference in Portland
attended by M. M. Moulton, secre-
tary of the local district, Mr..
Moore and Lewis Macarthur, vice
president and general manager of
the power company.
The power company has agreed
to deliver the government power
to the district over its own high
tension wires. A stub line will be
constructed by the government be-
tween the company line and the
power plant ON the Yakima river.
Specifications for the stub line
are being drawn and the contract
will be let soon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-05-12
BIGGEST CLASS
GET DIPLOMAS
THIS EVENING
Twelve on Honor Roll; Entire
Class Has High Average
for Years Work; 20 Boys,
"a Girls

The largest class ever to gradu-
ate from the local high school will
receive their diplomas tonight at
the Methodist church where the
commencement exercises are being
held. Twenty boys and twenty-four
girls make up the group whichfin-
ishes the course in the Kennewick
high school in 1882. The class has
another distinction, also, in that
the scholarship average is higher
than any previous class.
Tonight Rev. John B. Pennell will
give the invocation following the
professional. The salutatory will
be delivered by 0rville Bowen, an
honor student, following which
Dick Galloway, also a member Of
the graduating class, will sing a
solo. ...
DR.. Russell Blankenship, pro-
lessor in American literature at
Whitman college, will deliver the
graduates address. His subject
will be Educating for New So
cial Order"
Miss Eunice Foraker, who leads
her class in scholarship, not alone
in this years averages, but for
the entire four years of high school
work, will deliver the valedictory.
After a number by the girls cho-
rus, Dale Smith, a member of the
school board, will present the di-
plomas.
Twelve of the class maintained
their Standings on the honor roll,
with averages above ninety for the
year. The first four named were
within a fraction of a percent in
t"eir averages. They are, in the
order of their standings: Eunice
Foraker, Orville Bowen, Marjorie
McGahey, Geraldine Mitchell, Da-
vid Pennell, Dorothy Heimlich, Her
bert Neil, Erma Rider, Lois Path
cal, Dorothy Duffy, Elsie Gleason,
Fred Miller.
The following are also members
of the Class Of 1882: Georgia FL
der, Alma Rowland, Audrey Bor-
gen, Rosie Struve, Dewitt Mcguire
Dorothy Cox, Rolla bennett, Rob-
ert Williams, Wilma Campbell, Bill
ly McGahey, Jane Wooden, Dick
Galloway, Guy Lyons, Ina Hook
ersnith, Maxine Crawford, Har-
old Carpenter.
John Leibel, Warren Hooker
smith, Roy Silliman, Valeria Hol-
comb, Olinda Doering, Lester For
aker, Mildred Crawford, Ruby
Harrsch, Ward Rupp, Catherine
Hawkins. Bernar Ndeuman, Leland
Jones, Hattie Minert, Leslie Gil
bert, Elizabeth Barnes, Robert
Campbell.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-05-12
BAND
MAKING GOOD

The fifty-five students of the
Kennewick schools have been
studying band and orchestra work
under the direction Of r. L. Park,
have made remarkable progress
during the past school year. The
largest percentage Of players has
only been playing instruments a
few months, while some of the
others had over years training.
Just recently the musical organ
ization has been fitted with dis
tinguishing uniforms, which may
be used for either winter or sum-
mer purposes. They are made on
the order of military capes, and
by exchanging sides the winter
color combination of white on blue,
summer effect Of blue on white
is possible.
Director Park, according to
some of the musicians, has made a
very able leader, and always keeps
things going on a business-like
program. His ability 80 pick sepa-
rate sour notes gives the students
the advantage of individual train
ing.
Park declared that he has his
organization to point now where
they can play wide variety Of
types of music and he explained
it as a big advantage. because of
the more thorough understanding
of music, and the keeping Of time
and rythm.
During. the past year the organ
ization has played for IL different
public gatherings, which include:
school assembly at end of first six
weeks, Eastern Star banquet, Ben
ton City, church benefit, school as
semblies, Eastern Star entertain
ment, the Walla Walla ensemble,
the City Musicale, Field
Day, the laying of the Pasco post
office corner stone, the grade
school commencement, and they
are to play at Yakima on May %.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-05-12
NO BOOM BOOM
NARY PIP PIP

Both Kennewick and Pasco have
practically decided to pass up put
ting on a celebration on the Fourth
of July this year. As the nations
natal day falls upon Monday, the
double holiday will lure many to
various outings over the week end.
The committee appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce last week
to confer with the Pasco chamber
reported having a meeting at Pas
co this week. Over there enthus-
iasm over staging a celebration
was noticeably lacking. A poll of
the members present at the lunch
con this noon here found even less
favor. The committee was ordered
to make still another report at the
next meeting.
A delegation of at least five will
attend Prosser's first annual chick
en- banquet a week from Friday
night. The invitation was read and
a motion made that the five tickets
enclosed be accepted.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-05-12
NEW
STRAWBERRY
ON LOCAL FARM
Wrayred Name of New Var
iety which Promises to Sur
pass Famous Clark Seeding
for This Section

A new strawberry, superior to
the now famous Clark Seeding,
has been developed for this coun-
try and offers possibilities not yet
fully determined. Kennewick's first
reputation came from the wonder
full strawberries produced in this
area. The berries were the Clark
variety and for years they have
upheld this districts reputation
for fine fruit. Of late years pro-
duction has gradually decreased
and the district is beginning to
swing to other less popular varie-
ties but those which produce more
heavily.
The new berry, which has been
patented, was originally produced
from seed by Horace Wray's IA
Their at White Salmon. 1t is called
Wrayred and the claims which are
made for the new variety are he
ing proven in the patch at the
Kennewick Nursery this year.
It is claimed that the new Wray-
red is earlier than the Clark, twice
as productive, a third, larger. has
the same shape and appearance as
the Clark, of higher quality and
firmer than the Clark, produces
more foliage and will stand twice
the frost the Clark will. 1t ripens
up after picking, a characteristic
of the Clark and is as easy to
transplant as the Clark.
Mr.. Wray's patch is now in bear
ing and those interested in the
new variety are invited to visit the
place and investigate the claims
made for it. Mr.. Wray's announce
ment on another page in this is
sue, will give further Interrogation
in regard to the new berry.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-05-12
BERRIES START
AS ASPARAGUS
SEASON QUITS
Estimate Total Shipments at
100 Cars, Bringing in $685.
600; Berry Crop Looks I'm
usually Heavy

Officials of the fruit packing
houses along produce row an
nounced today that to date 10
carloads of the famous Kennewick
asparagus had been shipped out
from here. In addition to the large
railroad shipments, truck line of
ficials declared large shipments
have been sent out thru their Of
fees, while some was sent out di-
rect from warehouses. 1t has been
estimated the asparagus cut this
year has brought $4,000 per day in
to the community, or about $685.
600 over six weeks period.
Shipment up until the latter part
of this week have been consigned
to markets, but according to the
shippers the cut is being sent to
the Sunnyside cannery now, due to
a decreasing market price.
Fl. Desgranges of the Big Y,
stated this morning that his house
is shipping out 200 crates of
strawberries today, and Lee M.
Lampson of the Washington Early
Crops, said his house is sending
out 100 crates today. The berries
are being consigned to points on
the coast, Spokane and Montana.
The estimated price sent at from
1925 to $3.50 crate.
The first berries were sent out
last Friday from the Big Y when
one crate was brought in from the
Bateman Bros ranch.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1932-05-12
SPRAY DEMONSTRATIONS

Because of the fact that growers
at meetings last winter requested
that spray demonstration meetings
be held later in the season Sec
and series of spray demonstration
meetings will be held probably the
third week this month. At this time
apples should be large enough to
check the degree of coverage and
information on moth traps will be
available so that these may be
used sa basis Of determining the
spray program. More time will be
given to each community than was
given at the last series of meet
ings.
Definite dates for these meet
ings and places at which they will
be held will probably be given in
next weeks paper. Notices will
be sent t oorchardists by letter.