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The Washington times., 1932-02-29
MEET In KENSINGToN

A program of patriotic poetry
and songs and a character sketch
of George washington will fea-
ture the meeting of the literature
section of the Woman's Com.
munity Club of Kensington at its
regular monthly meeting this
afternoon ct the home Of Mrs.
3. W. Kumler. Mrs. Harry K.
Corrick IL In charge.
The Washington times., 1932-02-29
Coast Leaders Lined
Up for Garner

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 U.SJ.
Among Southern California Demo
cratic leaders who strongly in.
dorse John N. Garner and who
are actively in the fight to elect
q California delegation Of ID
pledged to vote for him in the
national convention the following
were announced last night.
william Gibbs McAdoo, John
B. Elliott, who six years ago was
the Democratic candidate for
Senator; Milton K. Young. Demo
cratic candidate for governor in
1890; Charles M. Brown, shipper,
Redlands; Capt. Lyston S. Black,
president Of the Texas State So
ciety, and John P. Carter, former
collector of internal revenue.
The Washington times., 1932-02-29
MRS. PARRAN TO SPEAK

The women's Club of the Nell.
wood district, Prince Georges
county, will meet in the Upper
Marlboro home Of Mrs. Anthony
Wyvill tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Mrs. Frank Parran, Of
Baltimore, will address the meet
ing on Colonial Maryland"
The Washington times., 1932-02-29
G.. ". U.Chinese Plan
y. s. FLier Memorial

Chinese students of George
washington University will hold
a memorial service Wednesday
night at 8 o'clock in the school
auditorium for Robert Short,
American aviator shot down at
Shanghai,
The Washington times., 1932-02-29
SKYWAYS

Nearly half of the Army's 80
new airplanes have been de,
livered at Selfridge Field. "a
of A ordered Curtis pursuit
Hawks and IS OF % ordered
pursuit Boeings and several
other planes of various types
are now at that field. .-these
new planes are the last word
in American fighting planes.
England has a new fighting
monoplane which is credited
with a speed of 238 miles an
hour at an altitude of 10000
feet.
Speaking to Paul Anderson,
of the Eastern Air Transport
Traffic Department, it is
learned that the traffic m
crease through this city for
January, 1882, was approx
mately 100 per cent greater
th.n January, 1887 and that
tho hostess idea has proved a
great success as it has made
hundreds of regular customers
.Buelah Unruh holds the
record with 10000 miles of
'hoStessing' in a year.
Waco, Stinson, Fairchild, Kel-
lett, Pilgrim and Nicholas
Beazley planes of radical new
design will be shown for the
first time at the National Air
craft Show at Detroit, April 2
to 10. the Kellett is an
Autogiro with side by side seat
ing and one will be the first
cabin job of its type ever built
in this country.
Gene Vidal, of the Luding.
ton lines, announces that his
company co-operated with civic
interests at Norfolk in the con-
struction of the new airport
building on the Norfolk air
port. AT the same time he an
nounced a reduction in the
round trip fare to that city.
The National School of Aero
nautical Engineering's junior
class is not q month old yet
and already 10 members are
enrolled, mostly from the vari-
Gus cadet classes of the city.
Women travellers are respon-
sible for the vogue Of cabin
jobs in planes, and since this
type plane has been used
almost exclusively in transport
jobs, their number has in
creased tremendously until at
present about 30 per cent Of
our aerial travellers are women.
A report compiled by the
Aeronautical Chamber of Com
merce shows an increase of 18
per cent in passenger traffic on
scheduled air lines, 10 per cent
in mail volume and 208 per
cent in express business for
1881 over 1880.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
PRUSS|AN DIET.
IN BEDLA|N

BERLIN, May IS G.N.SD The
bloodiest battle in German par
hamentary history broke out be-
tween Communists and National
Socialists in the PruSsian diet
this afternoon.
The fight started when Herr
Pieck, Communist leader, charged
that many murdererS" were
numbered among the Nazi depu-
ties in the Diet.
The axis answered the charge
by turning on the Communists
nearest them, and lashing out
with their fists. The Reds retail
ated by throwing chairs, tumblers,
decanters and ink-wells across the
floor.
Scores were injured and a large
quantity of costly furniture de-
molished.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
Lindy Will Assist
Case Against Curtis

TRENTON, N: j., May 25
UN.S0.-Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh will actively cooperate with
New Jersey authorities in prose
cutting John Hughes Curtis, Nor.
folk (Va) boat builder, for giving
false information during the
search for the Lindbergh baby
kidnapers, Prosecutor Anthony
M. Hauck, of Hunterdon county,
said today.
Tomorrow, he said, he would
begin presenting the case of the
confessed hoax negotiator to the
grand jury.
Colonel Schwarzkopf, in a flat
statement, asserted that the
statements of Curtis were given
to the press in their entirety and
that "at no time was any check
made out by Colonel Lindbergh
for $4,000 or exhibited to any
one in connection with the Curtis
negotiations"
That statement apparently re,
ferred to one by Capt. F. C..
Lachman, of the yacht Maroon,
that Curtis showed him such a
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
Finland LAUDS
WET REGIME
Times Staff Photo
GAYVTDTD

HELSINGFORS, May IS
0NSO.-In the six weeks since
Finland abolished prohibition and
returned to the wet regime, ar
rests for drunkenness have fallen
so per cent, Helsingfors police an
nounced today.
Smuggling of alcoholie liquor
into the country has ceased. The
minister of finance expects to OBJ
tain from 3OO,0O0,000 to 400, ,O0O,-
OO0 kronen additional revenue
from liquor tax in the next nine
months.
The almost complete disappear
ance of night clubs, which were
extremely popular when the coun-
try was dry, is one of the phe-
nomena accompanying the return
of liquor.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
us. GOLF STARS
MEET DEFEAT

MUIRFTELD, Scotland, May 25
Q.NS0 bid for the
British amateur golf champion
ship of 1892 went up in smoke
today when the last three sur
vivors from the United States
were eliminated in second and
third round matches.
Charles Sweeney, the last of
the triumvirate to hold out, went
down to defeat at the hands of
T. A. Bourne, of England, / up,
a short while after David Martin,
California champion, had been
eliminated by H. Shaw, 25-year-
old Manchester amateur, 2 up.
Robert Sweeney, brother of
Charles, was the first OF the
three to pass out of the picture.
A. j. Peech, of England, defeated
him, up.
Earlier News on Sports Page).
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
Hollywood Stars
To Go on Air More

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, May Is
GN.SO.-Hollywood may go into
radio in a big way. Announce
ment was made today of establish
ment here of studio for produc-
ton by new method of recorded
programs.
The new method eliminates all
the past objections to recorded
programs, it is said, and will en-
able movie stars to appear on the
air to an extent hitherto impossi-
BILE.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
Curtis Says Dean Peacock
Was Ignorant of Hoax

NORFOLK, Va, May Is (I.N.S0.
The question of bail for John
Hughes Curtis. Norfolk boat
builder and center in the Lind
bergh ransom hoax, will be with
held until action by the Hunter
don county grand jury, w. C..
Pender, his attorney declared in
a statement made public today.
Pender quoted Curtis and said
the Virginian made it plain he
had not turned on Dean Dobson-
Peacock. The Episcopal rector
and Vice Admiral Burrage aided
Curtis in what they thought to
be a plan to ransom the Lind
bergh baby.
curtis declares his statements
regarding the deans activities
have been exaggerated and that
the dominic knew nothing of the
hoax,
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
D. c. COURT
RECEIVES
$4,000
FINES
Oil Magnate, SeIf-ExiIed in
France, Settles With Gov
ernment Here

Harry M. Blackmer, Colo
RADIO oil magnate, took two
steps today to pave the way
for his return to the United
States, from which he fled
several years ago to escape
testifying in the trial arising
out Of the Teapot Dome oil
scandal.
His attorney, George Gordon
Battle, of New York, appeared in
District Court and paid 100000
to cover two $4,000 fines as.
sessed for contempt of court in
failing to answer Subponas to ap-
pear as a witness in the oil trials.
Pays U. S. SS,369,784
simultaneously the Treasury
Department announced that the
self-exiled millionaire had paid
the Government $3,369,784 in set
tlement of back income taxes.
The sum was a compromise, the
Government originally having
made an assessment Of $685.
935, including penalties and inter-
est.
The Treasury, however, made it
clear that the compromise income
tax payment did not relieve
Blackmer of criminal liability.
He is under indictment in Federal
district court at Denver, for
income tax violations.
Immediately after Attorney Bat
tie delivered a certified check to
Clerk Frank E. Cunningham,
Marshal Edgar C. Snyder surren-
dered 100000 in Liberty bonds,
which were seized at local bank
when the contempt proceedings
were initiated and which had been
held since then as security for
the fine.
Served In France
Blackmar was charged with
contempt for failing to obey sub
poenas served on him in France
by American consular officials.
Two specific charges were aired
before the late Justice Frederick
L. Siddons and in each case he
assessed a $4,000 fine. Both
fines ultimately were sustained by
higher courts.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
MILITIA RULES
OHIO COAL AREA

JACKSONVILLE, Ohio, May 25
G.N.S0.-Ohio National Guard
troops, rushed here late yesterday
by Governor George White after
new strike disorders, established
virtual military law today in the
Hooking Valley coal fields.
Two hundred and forty militia
men, who were hurried into the
valley by train and by truck last
night, patrolled the mining region.
Machine gunners, tear gas
bombers. and expert riflemen es-
tablished themselves here for an
indefinite stay as result of an
attack by pickets on two automo-
biles carrying employees to the
Lick Run mine of the New York
Coal Company yesterday.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
Jafsie Says Bootlegger
Got Hoax Ransom

BOSTON, May Is QN.S)-
The Boston American said this
afternoon: ..... ..
"The theory that the $4,000
ransom payment in the Lind
bergh baby kidnapping was en-
gineered by a big Boston boot
logger, aided by rum runners
in Vineyard Sound, was partly
confirmed today by DR.. John
F. Condor, the famous "JafSie"
of the case. e..
'Tn a telegram to the Boston
Evening American DIR. Condor
declared that the kidnaper
with whom he contacted and
to whom he paid the money
claimed to be from Boston.
The telegram said:
"The kidnaper claimed to be
from Boston, He then stated
he could not be caught because
his leader was a high official.
He did not state from any
place."
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
John Gilbert
To We'd Film,
Actress

HOLLYWOOD. May 25.-The
reason Jack Gilbert, film star,
has found it easy in pictures to
make love to Virginia Bruce was
explained today.
The handsome film hero and
the pretty red-headed actress will
be married as soon as Gilbert'S
divorce from Ina Claire, his sec
ond wife, becomes final August Is.
Their engagement surprised
Hollywood as Gilbert and Lupe
Velez had been reported that
way" about one another.
Miss Bruce is Gilbert's leading
lady in Downstairs"
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
MAYOROF n. Y;
GETS MAD"
ONSTAND
Arch Foe, Seabury, Subjects
the Dapper Executive to Stiff
GriIIing on Bus Deal

COUNTY COURT HOUSE,
NEW YORK, May 25 (I.N.S.).
Mayor James j. Walker, on the
witness stand today in a turbu-
lent session of the Hofstadter
committee, staged a dramatic
verbal battle with his arch foe,
Samuel Seabury, counsel of the
legislative body which is in
vestigating the government Of
New York city as well as the
mayors personal affairs,
Walker, waving his finger in
Seabury'S face during a heated
argument, shouted:
Remember, 1 am still the
mayor of The city of New York"
81 recognize that, but you are
also a witness here"
During one heated interchange
Walker charged that Seabury, Sey'
eral years ago, represented the
traction interests. walker pointed
q finger at his interrogator:
"YOu haven't heard the last
of that yet. There are stil =
couple of suits pending"
Seabury ignored the charge.
Part of the crowd snickered.
RecriminatiOns Fly Fast
The hearing room, crowded to
capacity, was in a bedlam as re-
examinations were hurled back
end forth between Walker and
Seabury.
Walker accused Seabury of "dis-
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
Ponies, Stock Market
Trip Model Cashier

CHICAGO, May IS QN.S0.
Although his shortages were never
discovered, Roy F. Popp, model
cashier of a brokerage firm, was
held by police today on his own
assertion that he had taken
$18,500 of his firms money. Popp
explained he had taken the money
to play the stock market and
horse races.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
HGpsburg NNptiGls
FOrmdLLu Denied

MUNICH, May IS Q.N.S0.-Re-
ports published in Vienna news
papers of an impending engage
ment between Archduke Otto of
Hapsburg and Princess Maria,
daughter of Prince Franz of Ba-
varia, were denied today by
Baron Reissnitz-Meldegg, repre-
sentative of the former Bavarian
royal family.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
Dancer Burns Heel,
Wins $500 Balm

LOS ANGELES, May rs dN.
s. 0.-Achilles wasn't paid for his
injured heel. Ethel Godinez,
Spanish dancer, was.
Miss Godinez today was award
ed $1,500 judgment against a
hospital she had sued for $50, 900
damages. She alleged she had
suffered severe burns on a heel
from a hot water bottle and said
the injury had prevented her from
dancing.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
Police Hunt Heirs
To Wilson Fortune

Maryland police have been
asked to aid in a search for. the
heirs Of Charles L. Wilson, who
was born in Maryland, probably
in 1896"
The lookout adds a description
of the man, and a sizeable for
tune awaits the persons who can
identify themselves as the heirs
Of Wilson.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
WAGNER PLAN
Of AID WINS
DEMOCRATS
Senate Policy Group Backs Bill
Providing So, SOC, 900, 900 for
Program Relieving JobleSS

Moved by what it considers
an overwhelming demand from
the country for immediate
action, the Senate Democratic
Policy Committee today ap-
proved the Wagner $780,
100000 construction program
for relief of the unemploy-
ment.
Sponsored by Senator Wagner
CD of New York, the bill author
ICES $l,5OO, 900, 900 for self liquidat-
ing projects, $500, 600, 600 for loans
to states, and a $500, ,000, 900 bond
issue to finance public works.
Wagner said he proposed that
$54O, ,0O0, 900 of the $4,000, ,0OO, ,O0C
be made available to the Secre-
tary of Agriculture for financing
agricultural exports.
Action Held Imperative
Declaring there was no longer
any doubt that before Congress
adjourns it should take action to
provide a relief program, Wagner
said he was confident his plan
was the shortest route to immedi-
ate relief. He said:
we must make relief avail.
able where it is required with.
the minimum of bureaucratic
Intervention, and we must
initiate Federal projects and
finance local seIf.liquidating
projects in order to carry out
program of rehabilitation.
"The bill have introduced
provides:
First, $500, 100000 is made
available under the existing
borrowing power of the Recon
structiOn Finance Corporation,
for the purpose of making ad-
yances to the States for the re-
lief of destitute upon certifica-
tiOn by the governor Of the
State that there is need for such
assistance.
CUT FROM ROAD GRANTS
"The amount advanced to
any State for this purpose is to
be reduced over a period Of
years from future Federal aid
highway grants to that State.
Second, $1,5OO,OOO,OOO is
made payable to the Recon
structiOn Finance Corp, under
authorization for additional
bOrrOwins, all but S4O,OOO,OOO
Of which is to be devoted to fl.
nance the following undertak-
ings which must be seIf-liquidat-
ing in character:
"(A) Construction of revenue
producing projects initiated by
States, municipalities and pub
lie corporations; (B) housing
and clum clearance projects un-.
dertaken by limited dividend
corporations; (C) Construction
by private corporations of tun-
nelS, docks, viaIuctS, water
works, and similar projects de-
voted to the public use which
are self liquidating.
FOR FARM RELIEF
"The remaining S4O,OOO,O is
to be made available to the Sec
retary of Agriculture to aid in
financing agricultural exports.
Third, $5OO,OOO,OOO is made
available for the construction
of previously authorized Federal
permanent improvements. This
construction is to be financed
by a 25-year bond issue and
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col s.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
Reich Troops MOUe;
Fear Pole InUGsiOn

BERLIN, May IS Q.NIS0.
Indicating increasing apprehen-
sion over the possibility Of q
Polish invasion of East Prussia,
the ministry of war today ordered
the ReichSwehr command at
Koenigsberg to proceed with top
speed in strengthening the lines
of defense on the East PrusSian
border,
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
Sturgess Reticent
On AnnMLnaent Suit

PARIS, May rs U.N.SJ.
Preston SturgeS, Broadway play
wright, denied today he had been
served with papers in suit
brought by his wife, the former
Eleanor Post Hutton, for annul-
ment of their marriage. Sturges
declined to discuss his marital af
fairs further.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
CLeUeLGnd Reserve
District Aids Credit

CLEVELAND, May IS QNS).
Modelling a drive similar to the
one launched recently in New
York, Gov. E. r. Fancher, Of the
Fourth Federal Reserve District,
today revealed plans to mobolize
the districts financial and in
dustrial resources in a vast cam
paign of wartime proportions to
put frozen and boarded dollars
back to work and loosen credit.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
Tourist Rates GiUen
IOPer Cent Increase

NEW YORK, May -25 Q.N.S0.
Beginning today, it will be more
expensive to go to Europe in tour
ist third or third class. The
North Atlantic passenger confer
ence announced a 10 per cent
increase in this group of ship
fares.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25

check. Curtis used the Maroon
several times.
Colonel Lindbergh armed him.
self with a machine gun when
he went with Curtis in the Mar
con to search for the kidnapers
on the sea, SchWarzkopf re-
revealed. ..-.. ..-
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
P0dereWski SGiLs;'
Also TetrGzzini

NEW YORK, May 25 UN.SO.
Ignace Jan Paderewski, pianist,
and Nine. Louisa Tetrazzini,
singer, were among notables
booked to sal. for abroad today.
The Washington times., 1932-05-25
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as Of May %,
$446,613,351.49; expenditures, $12,-
6O3, 3,545.78; customs receipts, $13,-
700,346.27.
Evening star., 1932-08-08

Enlarging on this, farmers in 25
nearby townships are being solicited for
jobs in exchange for produce and home
owners throughout the city are being
canVaSsed for odd jobs. Whatever work
ers earn in this manner is to be stored
in vacant buildings donated rent free
for the purpose.
Workers themselves, however, are to
be paid i'll barter money provided by
organized unemployed. and the scrip
used by them to purchase food and ap-
parel from the storehouses.
The enterprise also includes repair
shops to prepare clothing and goods for
use, and workrooms to preserve perish
able fruits and vegetables.
1T is planned, too as a sort Of big
brother movement to aid the small
home and property owners DR.. Meek
lenburg said "One of our major efforts
will be in the direction of working up
sentiment against foreclosure of mort
gagged homes"
During the Winter months unemploy-
ed musicians in the group will give
weekly concerts in theaters which are
to be donated rent free Movies and
other forms of recreation also will be
provided.
Organized unemployed is in no sense
a charity" declared DR.. Mecklenburg.
1T plans no doleS and no gifts for un-
employed. 1t will neither seek nor ac-
cept money. 1t is an effort to help un-
employed to help themselves"
DR.. Mecklenburg, a former missionry
secretary of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, with headquarters at Washing
ton, D. c., evolved the plan on the basis
of experience in relief work and a
month long study CT the history of relief
methods, to which he devoted his vaca-
ton.
Evening star., 1932-08-08

for nearly two hours, Senator Moses
said to newspaper men as he was leaV-
ing the White House that he hao
brought cheerful news to the President
about election prospects in New 1orK
and the New England States.
He said his observations were thaI
the President need not worry about the
Empire State or Massachusetts and that
the New England States looked sure.
Former Representative William E
Hull. who has Just been named head o.
the foreign language division Oh the
Republican National Committee, also
called at the White House and eX-
pressed optimism regarding President
Hooyer's prospects in the Midwest. He
said he was confident Illinois, Iowa
and Minnesota would be found IN the
Hoover column in November.
Considering the bumper crops In the
Midwest" Hull said, ''if wheat reaches
rs cents and corn 40 cents before NO
vember, election is foregone conclu-
sion for President Hoover"
Another political caller was James
Francis Burke. Pittsburgh, chief counSel
for the Republican National COMMITTEE
Burke has been taking prominent part
in arranging for the notification cere-
monies and has arrived in Washington
ahead of time principally to be on hand
to confer with Republican leaders.
After half-hour chat with the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Burke emerged smiling, and
in answer to questions about the Presi-
dents acceptance speech said Il feel
confident every one will like it, it will
be the best speech Mr.. Hoover ever has
delivered"
Mr.. Burke said that he will not be on
hand for the notification ceremonies,
inasmuch as he will sail tomorrow night
for Europe, where he expects to spend
two or three weeks resting up before
engaging in the campaign.
Il am very sorry not to be here for
the greatest day in the campaign, when
the Republicans will be getting together
and the Democrats will be getting apart,
he said. "It is very ingenious in Gov.
Roosevelt to stage his Democratic FAM
lily row on that day" Mr.. Burke had
reference to the Governors hearing in
Mayor walkers case, but did not men
tion the mayor by name.
Evening star., 1932-08-08
IA STOCKS BOUGHT
|. FOR SS NOW S169
Banker Picked Issues al
Random to Prove Theory
Values Were Too Low.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August "a prominent
banker-a student of charts, trends and
indices-has captured the depression.
framed and photographed 1t, and hung
1t on the walls of his ONCE as an His
torical Lesson in the Depreciation Of
Values"
On June the banker sat at his desk
and watched stock prices dribble from
the ticker To his analytical mind it
looked as Though they were scraping
bottom. The idea for an experiment
occurred to him He called in his sec
retary.
Go out and buy me one share Of
stock in each of "a corporations whose
issues are listed en- the New York Stock
Exchange and are quoted under $40 o
share" he directed Don't try to Sc
iect these shares on the basis of earn
lngS, DOCK values or current assets. Just
pick out the ones that have been most
active in the past two or three years"
Total Cost Was sos.
The secretary had no trouble in pick
ing up the two dozen shares. And the
tctal expense was exactly S96 In 1929.
at their highs" the "a common
shares would have cost $2,596.
The "a single shares were pasted to-
gether in large ornate frame. The
picture no artist can paint" was then
photographed and prints mailed to the
! financIer'S close friends.
These photographs will be historical
some time," he wrote, because they
will prove the point have been trying
to make-that pessimism can get out Of
bounds; that the economic life of this
country is not extinct and that conf
dence in the progress of trade and in
dustry is bound to return"
List Of Stocks Bought.
The stocks. their highs of 1929. the
| price at which the banker purchases
them, and their closing quotations Sat
urday- follow: