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The Washington times., 1932-01-04
BROTHERS HEAD
FOR SAFETY
IN MEXICO
z Thought Hiding in Houston
Underworld; Wrecked
Car Offers Clue

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Jan. 4
T.N.S. ).-Clamoring for venge-
ance on the desperadoes who
viciously killed six law en-
forcement officers near here
Saturday night, the entire
Southwest today hunted the
Young gang, which was ap-
parently divided for the pur-
pose Of escape.
Two fugitives, Harry, the leader.
and his brother, Jennings. were
reported in hiding in Houston,
Tex. It was believed they were
awaiting an opportunity to flee
to Mexico.
Wrecked Car Clue
There were less defined clues
in the trail of another Young
brother, Paul, and Charles Pretty
Boy" Floyd, notorious outlaw,
who authorities believe also par
ticipated in the farmhouse
slaughter.
The hottest clues in the chase
was provided by wrecked auto
mobile, in which a shotgun was
found, abandoned near Street
man, Tex.
The car, a small coupe, was
stolen in Springfield after the
murders Saturday night, indicat.
ing that the gang passed through
the city after making their es.
cape.
Descriptions Tally
A friendly farmer, who offered
to help get the machine out of
the ditch, gave a description Of
it's occupants, which tallies closely
with the appearance Of Harry
and Jennings, according to au-
thoritieS.
From Streetman it was believed
the brothers had fled the 169
miles to Houston, where both
were well known in underworld
haunts.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
De EMOCRACY'S 8
TEST NEARS

The race for the Democratic
presidential nomination really
gets under way officially this
week, with the party's tariff and
taxation policies about to be for
mulated in Congress, and with
party leaders from every State
assembling in Washington for the
Jackson Day jubilee and the meet
ing of the National Committee.
Thursday night in Baltimore
the hat of Governor Albert c.
Ritchie goes formally into the
ring at the Concord Club dinner.
Friday night the Democratic
hosts will be regaled with
speeches of the three who unsuc-
cessfully sought the presidency
during the past decade-Alfred
E. Smith, John w. Davis and
James M. Cox. They will be the
only orators at the Jackson Day
celebration.
No speech in years has been
awaited with more interest by
party workers than that of Smith.
The meeting of the National
Committee Saturday will afford
a testing ground for the Roose-
velt and Smith-Raskob forces.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
BIGGER COUNCIL
AIM Of BILL

The bill to be introduced into
the Virginia General Assembly by
Delegate ' Fred Birrell, of Alex
andria, providing for increasing
the number of Alexandria city
councilmen to nine with one to
be elected from each ward and
three from the citv-at-large is
meeting with general favor.
Supporters of the council man.
ager form of government favor
the bill because they believe its
passage will kill the growing agi-
tation for a change to the mayor
and council form of government
which has been agitated the last
wear
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
NAVY BILL ASKS
10 NEW SHIPS
-Telephote by International

The first gun of the offensive
by advocates of a treaty strength
navy" in Congress was fired to-
day by Representative Carl Vim
son CD, of Georgia. chairman
of the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee.
Vinson introduced a bill in the
House calling for construction of
100 ships, at a cost of $616,000,-
600, all to be built during the
next 10 years. All of this con-
Struction, the bill stated, is per-
missible under the terms of the
London naval treaty, as all of the
ships, except two 20,000-ton air.
craft carriers, are replacement
ships. The times stipulated in the
bill for laying down the ships
also are in accordance with the
treaty terms.
The Vinson program, which
has received the approval of the
Navy general board, calls for
construction Of three aircraft
carriers, nine six-inch gun
cruisers, 13 destroyer leaders, 72
destroyers, % submarines. Two
of the aircraft carriers would be
of 10000 tons each, and one of
1920 tons: one of the cruisers
would be equipped with a flying
deck and displace 10000 tons.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
PENNA. JOBLESS
PUT At MILLION

One million persons are un-
employed in Pennsylvania, Cover
nor Clifford Pinchot told the
La Toilette Senate committee on
unemployment today. He said:
"Statistics gathered by the
State show nearly 80 per cent
of the population of Pennsyl-
vania unemployed. Our situa-
ton is exceedingly bad. Suf-
fering in soft coal regions is
worse than ever. Women are
going without shoes and chill
dren are suffering severely.
There has been a definite in
crease in mortality throughout
the State.
1--WE are going to be in a
desperate situation unless some
thing is done before spring."
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
FATHER COX

Contractors today continued
moving equipment of various De-
partment of Commerce bureaus
into the new structure on Four
teenth Street which will eventually
house under one roof the now
widely scattered offices of the de-
partment.
Parts of the Aeronautics branch,
Bureaus of Fisheries and Foreign
and Domestic Commerce and
Mines, and part of the Patent
Office have been moved, Part of
the Census Bureau is slated to be
moved tomorrow. Wednesday the
Bureaus of Lighthouses and Navi-
cation, the Airways Division and
Steamboat Inspection Service are
on the schedule for transfer. On
January 16 the Coast and Geo
detic Survey presumably will be
started for it's new home, and on
January Is the Radio Division
will be moved.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
UREAUS move E|HEAD-ON CRASH
To ONE ROOF KILLS WOMAN
international Photo
WADDLE

One woman is dead and five
persons are lying in hospitals as
a result of a head-on automobile
collision at Suitland, Md. this
morning.
The dead woman is Mrs. Edna
Haywood, of Boulevard Heights,
Md.
The injured are Harry c. Burch,
80, who was treated for lacera-
tions at Casualty; his two child
rem, Harry, jr., 8, and Gertrude,
3, all of Boulevard Heights;
James Payne, colored, 13, was
treated for a broken finger at
Providence Hospital, and Hazel
Hall, also colored, IA, suffered a
crushed foot.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
Women Plan Meeting
For Disarmament

Advocates of disarmament will
assemble in a mass-meeting at the
Belasco Theater here next Sun
day to present a showing Of pub
lie sentiment on this question for
the benefit of the United States
delegation to the Geneva Dis
armament Conference.
Sponsors of the mass-meeting
are the Women's International
League, which recently presented
to President Hoover a disarma-
ment petition with thousands of
signatures gathered by q cross
country peace caravan,
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
Hunted Spies in War,
Now on Hunt for
Primitive Man

LONDON, Jan. 4 (I.N.S0.
He tracked down German spies
during the war; now he's hunt
ing for traces of primitive man.
He led in the fight against the
great fire of Salonika in 1917,
when 10000 we're made home
less, and now he's chief officer
of the Farnham Fire Brigade.
He is Major A. G. Wade,
archaeologist, late of the Sc
cret Service. A terse sign out
side his home in Surrey;
Wade Antiques" tells his
business. His avocation is the
hunt for the first man.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
WOMAN
IN KILLING
|. Of ARMY MAN
Beaten by Him, She Says in
Story of Wild Auto Ride;
Lieutenant Shot Dead

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4
(LN.S.). - Army authorities
joined civil officials today in
investigating a wild automo-
bile ride that ended in the
mysterious death at Gilrov,
Calf, of Lieut.. William J.
French, A, of Fort Devons,
Mass, and the injury of Mrs.
Gertrude McEnroe, widow, Of
Kansas City, Mo.
With a bullet through his head,
Lieutenant French, whose mother
lives in Pasadena and whose mar
ried daughter is in Los Angeles.
was found spraWled beside a
mired automobile near Gilroy.
The weapon from which the
bullet apparently had been fired -
a As caliber Army type auto
matic-Was reported found on the
running board. Numerous letters
from Eastern women were found
in the officers clothing.
Beaten, Says Woman
Chief of Police w. S. White, Of
Gilroy, said that although no
charge had been placed against
Mrs. McEnroe, she was being held
in technical custody in a hospital
where she was being treated for
head injuries she said were in
flicted by French as they were
driving together from San Fran
cisco to Los Angeles. She was
quoted as saying:
"He spoke hardly a word on
the way down from San Fran.
cisco. Suddenly as we entered
Santa Clara he picked up
something from the floor Of
the car and struck me on the
head. He did it absolutely with
out warning.
"As we sped through the
darkness he began aiming
blows at my head with his fist.
Fearful that he had become
insane, I grasped his free arm
and held it to prevent further
blows. We passed through Gil
roy before dawn. Five miles
south of the city he deliberately
swerved the car from the high
way and sent it racing toward
an oak tree in the ditch.
eve were thrown out of the
car and I began to run. French
pursued me. I reached the
highway as a truck was pass
ing"
She shouted to the driver who
stopped and took her to Gilroy,
she said.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
CHILD Staying
NYST|F|ES

BRYAN, Ohio, Jan. 4 G.N.SO.
Baffled by the mysterious Staying,
authorities today secured this
section for the murderer of Kath-
leen Carver, IL, who was shot
yesterday on the rear door step
of a neighbor's home, where she
had gone to visit playmates.
With no apparent motive Of.
fered by the chiId's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Otis Carver, county Of.
ficials worked on the theory that
she was shot by a robber.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
Anti-SaLOOn League
Meets Here Jan. 1919

Faced with it's most severe test
in nearly IL years of prohibition,
the Anti-Saloon League will as
semble here for its twenty-fifth
annual convention, January Is
10.
Plans will be laid for present
ing dry planks to conventions of
both parties in June.
The Washington times., 1932-06-30

Saratoga Springs and
Other Favorite
Places Call

One of the most popular trips
! of recent years here in the East
is the run through the Adiron-
dacks. Many motorists drive up
in as quick a time as possible,
anxious to get to their objective
and back. But by doing this,
much of the enjoyment and
beauty of the trip is lost. The
best way to cover the route
is to take plenty of time, and
thus be able to stop over here
and there at the many noted
spots along the way, and enjoy
a few days of golf, fishing, swim
ming, boating and other summer
time outdoor sports.
Motorists will find the route
given here affords good travelling
on the whole, although here and
there some construction work
will be found, according to the
Automobile Club of America, New
York city. 1t covers the most
scenic spots en- route to and in
the Adirondacks and all in all
is a most satisfying and delight
full trip.
New York city will probably be
the first days objective. From
there, go to Yonkers and then
up the Albany Post Road through
Tarrytown, Peekskill and Fishkill
to PoughkeepSie and RhinebecK.
Then on through Red Hook to
Columbiaville. Just beyond here,
swing left into the Albany Post
Road, little south of Rensselaer,
From here run to Troy. This
city makes an excellent place for
the second nights stop.
Includes Saratoga
The next morning run north,
crossing over the Hudson, then
up to Mechanicville, and on into
Saratoga Springs, one of the
noted health and resort centerS
of the East, and the mecca, dur
ing August, OF all lovers of
horse racing. Then go to Glens
Falls, the gateway to the Adlron-
dack region, and the point where
roads from the south, west and
east come together. Here are
the beautiful falls of the Hud
son River, with a total descent Of
60 feet, and on an island in the
river just beneath the bridge, be-
tween South Glens Falls and
Glens Falls, is the noted Cooper's
Cave, made famous by the hook,
THE Last of the MohicanS."
From here run to Lake George,
often referred, to as the queen
among American lakes.
Leaving Lake George the mo-
torist should continue through
Warrensburg. Chestertown and
past Loon Lake into Schroon Lake.
The Washington times., 1932-06-30
CAS- FRAUDS BAN
|S|NVOKED

Substituting other motor fuels
and lubricants for the real article
in filling station pumps and
tanks bearing trade names has
come under the ban of the Penn
Sylvania bureau of liquid fuels
tax, which is making a drive to
ride the State of the practice and
of dealers who adopt it.
Commissioner A. P. Delahunt
recently notified dealers that
State laws prohibit the sale of
gasoline. lubricating oils, and
similar products under false and
fictitious names, as we'll as. the
use of containers, tanks, pumps,
or other equipment mared with
trade names in the sale of prod
ucts other than those so adver-
tised. Placing in storage tank
gasoline other than that indi-
Gated by the trade mark also is
construed as a violation of the
law
The Washington times., 1932-06-30
GAS TAX RAISED
|NM|SS|SS|PP|

Mississippi has raised its gaso-
line tax rate to cents per gal
lon from 5h cents and has put
into effect what is probably the
most drastic gasoline tax law yet
devised to protect State against
loss caused by gasoline bootleg
ging, racketeering and 9th r
forms of tax evasion.
The law provides, upon convic-
ton of violation, penalties as
high as 100 per cent of taxes
due, plus costs; for padlocking
places of business and equipment
of law violators, and for enjoin-
ing chronic violators from doing
business within the State.
The law calls for monthly re-
ports on all gasoline handled,
monthly payment of taxes, and
Is per cent penalty on all taxes
unpaid after 80 days.
Common carriers and others
transporting motor fuel into the
State must file detailed reports
of all shipments.
All vehicles carrying motor fuel
must carry detailed papers giving
ownership and other information.
The Washington times., 1932-06-30
GASOLINE SAVED
BY REPLACING
SPARK PLUGS

Saving as high as four miles
per gallon of gasoline are accom-.
plished through the simple expe.
dent of cleaning spark plugs or
replacing those that are old and
worn, an article by William To
boldt in the current issue of the
Automobile Trade Jour.
nal says in effect. The article
adds:
MANY service men have been
advising car owners to have
their spark plugs changed every
10000 miles, realizing that the
new plugs would improve the
performance of the engine.
But there are many who have
not brought out the important
point that old, worn spark
plugs or fOuled plugs waste
gasOline-and plenty Of it.
"The whole story of the
gasoline waste hinges around
the fact that whenever a spark
plug misses, the unburned fuel
is forced out of the cylinder
without having done any work,
and consequently the gasoline
mileage is reduced.
what causes this miss?
ut is a coating composed
of combustion residualS that
form on that part of the
spark plug inSulatOr that is
exposed to the combustion gases.
"This coating ShOrt-circuits
wholly or partly the spark cur
rent. 1t keeps the current from
jumping the spark gap"
"The unfortunate aspect Of
this condition is that the car
owner is usually ignorant of it.
His hearing can't sense any en-
gine missing. For at about so
miles an hour an eight-cylinder
engine produces an exhaust
roar of 200 cycles per second.
This sound is about equivalent
to the medium note of a bari
tone or cello range"
So the best thing the motoriSt
can do is to have his spark plugs
tested in the spring and fall. But
when the test is made he must be
sure it is done with the spark
plugs in the engine-for the only
true test of plug is in the en-,
gine, with the plugs hot as in
actual operating conditions.
The Washington times., 1932-06-30
Lake George Among
Numerous Scenic
Attractions

Schroon Falls, Schroon River,
North Hudson and Underwood.
Just beyond here there is
choice of roads.
At Elizabethtown, instead of
continuing right along route
up to Keeseville, a most attrac-
tive alternate Is provided by
turning right and running over
to Westport. directly located on
Lake Champlain. Here is an.
other attractive spot in which to
linger for a day or so. Lake
Champlain. ia miles long and
from one to 13 miles wide, is one
of this country's finest lakes.
With the Adirondacks on one
side and the Green Mountains
of Vermont on the other, superb
views are obtainable from the
lake. When leaving Westport
turn north on route % through
Essex and Willsboro for Reese
vile.
Lake Champlain Near
Right beyond here. continuing
north, is Ausable Chasm, one of
the scenic marvels of the north
east. The chasm is deep
gorge, a mile and a half long.
A few miles off the main high
way at Ausable Chasm is Port
Kent. right down on the shore
of Lake Champlain. and here
boat service across the lake to
Burlington is available. For mo.
toriSts who wish to remain in
the United States, this is an
ideal place to cross and make
the return trip back to the city
via the State of Vermont and
the Berkshires in Massachusetts,.
The Washington times., 1932-06-30
Modern Cars Helped
BY Weight Reduction

KENOSHA, Wis, June 30.-ReS
duction of weight throughout the
modern automobile is one of the
most important engineering fac
tors in the remarkable perform.
ance of this years motor cars, it
was pointed out today by C. H.
Bliss, vice president of Nash Mo
tors. He added:
"The developing Of light re-
ciprOcating parts and removal
Of unnecessary dead weight is
an engineering trend of decided
advantage to car owners. To
the buyer it means longer car
life, improved performance and
consistent driving economy"
The Washington times., 1932-06-30
1856 FEET APART

There are over 725,O00 miles Of
surfaced roads to carry the ma
tion's 26,0OO,OOO motorists. If all
the motor vohicles we're placed
In line on the country's surfaced
roads there would only be 1875
feet left for each car.
The Washington times., 1932-06-30
ROADS REQUIRE ARMIES

Approximately 100000 men had
road jobs on Federal aid and
State projects during 1881. It
IS conceded that for every man
working directly on the roads,
there is employment given two
men who are preparing or trans
porting material
The Washington times., 1932-06-30
TRIP TO NOVA SCOTIA

Many motorists are planning a
trip this summer to Nova Scotia
and are shipping their cars by
boat to Yarmouth or Halifax
rather than make the long drive
to St. John.
The Washington times., 1932-06-30

another pleasant spot for a stop
over of a few days. Here is a
lovely lake, nine miles long, with
The Washington times., 1932-06-30

Whatever your wants may he. there
is always n possibility that they can be
satisfied through the many services
advertised in tOClay's Classified Section.
Evening star., 1932-01-06
AMENDMENT TO SPEED
CRIMINAL CASES OFFERED
Would Allow Defendants in Fed
eral Courts Here to Waive
Indictment.

A proposed constitutional amendment
to permit defendants in Federal courts,
which would include most of the courts
in the District of Columbia, to waive
indictments and be tried on informa-
ton sWorn to by United States attor-
ney was introduced yesterday by Sena-
tor Bratton, Democrat, of New Mexico,
and referred to committee for con-
sideration.
The proposal was put forth as step
to expedite criminal procedure In Fed
eral courts.
In explaining the measure Senator
Bratton pointed out that in rural sec
tions Federal grand juries do not meet
frequently. 1t was further pointed out
that the United States attorney, in any
event. must make Investigations of cases
before they are laid before grand jury.
The change would permit defend
ant who was willing to proceed TO trial
at once to waive the process Of indict-
ment.
Evening star., 1932-01-06
ToDAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

NationaI-Cosmopoli Opera Co. ir
Romeo and Juliet" at 2:15, and
"Hansel and Gretel" and "Pagliacci," at
8:l5 pm.
Belasco-Pauline Lord IN Distant
Drums" at $50 pm.
Gayety-"Girls in Blue" at ais and
S:15 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Men of Chance, u
at ll:l5 am. 2:l0, 4:45, 7:35 and 1915
pm. Stage shows at l, 3:35, $40 and
9 pm.
Palace "Sooky" at 11:15 am, 1:4o,
4:3o. tbs and 9:55 pm. Stage shows
at 1880, $40, 6:25 and 9 pm.
Around the World in
80 Minutes" at 11:05, 12:49, 2:34, 4:1s
7:49 and 9:35 pm.
Rialto-"S Strictly Dishonorable," at
1920 am, l:20, 800, 5:25, 7:25 and
$50 pm.
EarIe-"Safe in He'll" at 11:lO am,
l:4o, 4:3O. 7:30 and 1905 pm. Stage
shows at 1926, $50, $50 and 9:o5 pm.
Columbia Possessed" at 11:4O am,
lao, $40. $40, TAO and 9:40 pm.
Fox-"Delicious, at 11:10 am, 1:50,
4:3O. ITO and $50 pm. Stage shows
at 1852. 332, 6:12 and 8:52 pm.
Tivoli-"The Guardsman," at 2:25,
4:1O. 6, 7:45 and 9:35 pm.
Central-"Over the Hill II am. to
II pm.
Ambassador - "Frankenstein," at
6:l5, sos and 955 pm.
Evening star., 1932-01-06
WISCONSIN RELIEF
BILL UP TO SENATE
$10,000,000 Unemployment Meas.
ure Passed by State Lower
House.
pr the Assnciated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, January 6-Passed
by the Lower House, the sl0,000,000
unemployment bill, an administration
compromise, was sent to the Senate
today
The Assembly voted 73 to Is on the
measure late yesterday, after debating
more than two hours. Gov. La Fol-
lette was taken to task several times
for the character of his special message,
which had been read to the Assembly
at the opening of yesterdays session.
The bill adheres closely to the Gov
ernor's plan to place surtax on 1881
net cash incomes, including dividends,
although it reduces by S7000000 the
original relief proposal which the Sen
ate defeated.
AS the Lower House passed the bill,
it tabled another measure known as the
Nelson $1,000 900 relief proposal, which
previously was passed by the Senate.
Evening star., 1932-01-06

One woman-cold gone-up and about,
and full of pep at the end of three days
Another woman shifting, sneezlng,
and miserable for week or more.
Why is it? Has one greater natural
powers of resistance than the other2
Sometimes yes. But more often it is be-
cause one takes constant precautions
against colds and sore throat, while the
other does not. One realizes that the
mouth and throat are germ-breeding
areas that need constant cleansing. The
other doesn' realize it, or doesn't care.
Mild Colds Instead Of SeDere
Clinical tests, made under medical super-
vision, reveal this remarkable truth:
That persons who gargled with full
strength Listerine twice day contracted
from Il to Is as many colds as those
Evening star., 1932-01-06
UNUSUAL CLOCK GIVEN
HOOVER BY VlRGlNIAN
Three Months Spent by Donor in
Carving Mahogany Wood
work of Timepiece.

President Hoover yesterday received
from j. L. Fisher of Waynsboro, Va,
an unusual clock, the mahogany wood
work of which was carved by Mr..
Fisher.
MI Fisher said he spent three months
in the carving. The woodwork at the
top includes likeness of the Statue of
Liberty, beneath which is bell, re-
production of the famous Liberty Bell,
which is connected so as to strike the
hour and half hour. Beneath the face
of the clock Mr.. Fisher carved the fol-
lowing: Time tells the story" and
beneath that in the woodwork is carved
Herbert C. Hoover, January l, 1882"
The President manifested great in
terest in the timepiece and expressed
his appreciation of the gift.
Evening star., 1932-01-06
Three Officers Ordered Here.

Lieut.. Col. George Grunert' cavalry
instructor at the General Staff School
Leavenworth, Kans.; Lieut.. Col. P. II
Worcester, Coast Artillery, in the Phil
ippines, and Lieut.. Col. Paul w. Gibson
Medical Corps, at Carlisle Barracks, Pa,
have been ordered to this city Tor duty
as instructors at the Army War College
They will report at the college August 10
Evening star., 1932-01-06
Bad Memory Saves Life.

BINGHAMTON. N. Y. (P)-Asa c.
HulI's absent -mindedness saved his life.
He closed the garage doors and started
his automobile, thinking to end it all
with monoxide fumes. But he had for
gotten to replenish his gasoline supply
and the motor stopped In time.