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The Washington times., 1932-07-21
YOUTH IN AGONY
TELLS TALE Of
FATAL FLIGHT
Companion Fugitive Slain,
Philadelphia Boy Lies Six
Months in Hospital

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, July
21f .(I.N.S.).-Gov. Doyle E.
Carlton of Florida today or
dered an immediate investiga-
tion of the charges of James
Dennison, young Philadelphia
convict, who accused a prison
guard of shooting him in the
back as he lay helpless on the
ground following an unsuc-
cessful attempt to escape.
Dennison charges Guard Walter
Gafford. now attached to prison
road camp No. Al, with firing
a pistol shot into his back after
he had been felled by shotgun
slugs. The younth said the shoot
ing occurred on the Kenansville
road January IL, 1892. when he
tried to escape with two other
boys.
In Hospital 6 Months
Dennison told his story to Inter
national News Service while he
lay on a hospital bed at the
Raiford prison. He was encased
from his ribs to his ankles in a
plaster case with prison ply
sicians making every effort to
save his life. g..
He has been in the hospital for
sir months.
He lnoaned pitifully from time
to time, explaining that he had
blood poisoning in his right heel
as well as a four-inch wound in
his leg from the shotgun slugs,
which broke the leg and shattered
the bone.
Dennison said the pistol wound
had healed promptly. He said the
scars were plainly visible when
the plaster cast was removed. At
tendants in the hospital verified
the fact his back bore bullet
scars.
The youth, just 81, is serving a
term Of one year for stealing an
automobile.
Story Of Flight
The boy told of his attempted es-
cape with B. B. Reynolds. a con-
vict from Pensacola, and Henry
Graft. a prisoner from Chicago.
He said Reynolds was killed in the
attempt, but. that Graft was re-
captured unwounded. He charged
Graft later was beaten by the
guards. s W.
Official records recited the mere
details of Reynolds death. A
coroner's jury held a guard,
named E. Lam Stewart, had
killed him in line Of duty to pre-.
vent his escape. The report
barely recited that Dennison was
wounded in the same break and
had been removed to Raiford.
When told of Dennison'S charges
against Gafford. Governor Carlton
ordered an inquiry. He called for
statements from the camp com.
mander, Capt. G. E. Dollar. and
all the guards and prisoners at
the camp at the time.
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Building estimating that at least
300 had applied for their fare
home this morning.
At 9 o'clock, when the building
opened, the figure for the total
departures was 1858, and 235
women and children had been
sent home with funds provided by
the Red Cross. ..4
Unofficial efforts of Veterans
Administration clerks today aided
Vernon Spencer, of Indiana, to
drive his family of four to their
home in his automobile.
The car. of ancient vintage,
was sadly in need of four tires.
The tires were of a size no longer
easily procured, but clerks can
vassed tire shops by telephone
and the Standard Tire Fabric
Company, 1346 Fourteenth st. N.
w., donated a set.
The Washington times., 1932-07-21
CONV|CTS STILL
TORTURED IN
7 STATES
Survey Shows Dark Ages
Methods Are Used Over
South As Punishment
By ROBERT G. NIXON
Copyright, 1932. by International
News SerVice)

ATLANTA, July 81 (L.N.S).
Medieval brutalities that were
spawned in the Dark Ages and
refined in the bloody days of
the Spanish Inquisition have
survived as legal forms of pun
ishment to convicts in chain
gangs Of seven Of eight South
eastern States, an International
News Service survey revealed
today.
The whipping post, outlawed by
legislative action in majority
of States under protest. Of hor-
rified citizens. is still permitted
in Alabama and Tennesse
The sitting, dungeon-like sweat
box is prescribed as a means of
subdMng refractory prisoners in
four of the States-Florida, Geor-
gia, Alabama, and in IA Tennes-
see counties.
1t was in this ancient instru-
ment of torture, with hts feet
and legs nailed in wooden boots"
and his neck encircled by a chain
that forced him to stand erect,
that Arthur Maillefert, 22-year-
old New Jersey youth, met his
death by strangulation recently
In the Sunbeam prison camp near
Jacksonville, Fla. Two prison Of
ficers have been indicted on first
degree murder charges because
of his death.
In Georgia, the stocks, or pill
lory, used by the stern Puritan
settlers, is favored machine of
punishment.
The prisoner is forced to sit
immoVable on the ground, on the
base Of his spine, the upper part
Of his body pulled far forward,
his feet and wrists held fast at
the mercy Of flies and mosquitoes.
A second type of pillory raises
the convict entirely off the
ground, Suspending the full
weight of the body on the wrists
and ankles. This stock Is illegal
but has been used in at least
one Georgian chain-gang camp.
Shackles Used in Others
Shackles are used in all seven
States. Rings of iron are welded
around the convict's ankles and
a heavy chain attached, While
working the convict must loop
the long heavy chain over his
belt.
Other convicts have both legs
shackled together by a length OF
chain which permits the prisoner
taking only a shuffling step.
SOLITARY" Is Common
Solitary confinement, where a
prisoner is shut up in narrow,
dark cell on a diet of bread
ard water, and denied even con-
versation with the guards for
days, weeks, or months, Is one
of the milder adjuncts to the
code of harsher corporal punish
ment in a majority of the chain
gang camps.
The Washington times., 1932-07-21
BaVarians Protest
Won Papen Action

MUNICH, Germany, July 81
UN.S0-The government Of Ba-
varia, second largest German
state, today decided to protest
formally the virtual dictatorship
established over Prussia by Chan
cellor Franz Won Papen.
The government will protest to
President Paul Won Hindenburg
that the appointment Of a Reich
commissar in Prussia is violation
of the constitution and announced
it would stand behind the ousted
Socialist government of Prussia in
action against Won Papen TO be
filed in ssState court.
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IVON PAPEN HAS
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minister of the interior. was an
early arrival at the office former.
ly occupied by Severing, and
promptly told attaches their ser
vices were over.
Shortly before noon there was
some disorder in Alexander-Platz
near police headquarters. Police
found a crowd Of Communists at
tacking a single Nazi and i'm.
mediately pitched into the Reds.
The Communists resisted and
several were injured.
A squad of police at noon
raided the offices and plant of
the Rote Fahne, the Communist
newspaper, where leaflets urging
a general strike had been printed.
The newspaper was not permitted
to publish today.
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Chinese Communists
Routed by Air Attack

HANKOW, July FL G,N.SO.
Airplanes attacked and defeated
a force Of Communist troops ad-
vancing on Hankow today, fore
ing the Reds to retreat. Gen.
Chang Kai-Shek personally led
the squadron of six planes that
inflicted heavy casualties with
concentrated bombing attack.
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Dep0Sed Cabinet
Asks Injunction

LEIPZIG. Germany, July 81
'UN.S0 Breaking all record for
speed, the state court today de-
cided to hear on Saturday the ap-
plication of the deposed PruSsian
cabinet for a temporary injunc-
ton to restrain the Reich from
interfering with the PruSsian
government pending final decision
on the issues involved in the de-
cree naming a dictator for the
PrIlSsian state.
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$50 nsurgent Veterans
Soon to Ledue City

outfit, succeeding Roy Petrie, who
is affiliated with Robertson.
When the police commissary
opened up today in an effort to
avert trouble about food, it had
1900 pounds of flour, SO cases of
spaghetti, macaroni and egg moo
dies and 20 cases of corned beef.
Capt. w. G. Scott. police prop
erty officer, personally supervised
the issuance of the food, seeing
that no unit was left out.
Vets Exodus, Continues
The homeward drift of bonus
army veterans was continued at
rapid pace today, officials at
the Veterans Administration
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Veterans who have built shacks
or set up tents in the area also
will be elected.
General Glassford explained to
Waters that he gave the veterans
from tomorrow noon until Mon
day midnight for the reason that
he did not want to cause them
undue hardship and did not want
the Veterans Administration con-
gested with those applying for
transportation home.
He recommended that the vet
erans quartered in the area to
take advantage of the transporta-
ton home provision under the
100000 loan bill. He added:
at will be necessary for
those who do not take adVan-
tage of this transportation to
find accommodations elsewhere.
In this connection you are ad-
vised that no public buildings
or public space will be occupied
by veterans unless authority Is
granted from police headquar-
terS and no private buildings
or ground will be occupied with
out written authority Of the
owner thereof"
GlasSford assured the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury that
his department would cooperate
in evacuating the area.
Expires Late Sunday
Veterans Administrator Frank
T. Hines circulated throughout
all bonus marchers camps a bull
letin pointing out that until Sun
day midnight they could still
borrow money as railroad fare
and subsistence on which to go
home.
Upon receipt of Glassford's let
ter, Waters, through Chief-of-
Staff Doak Carter, said he would
cooperate with" the police in try
ing to get the veterans to evacu-
ate the area. He added:
"T am not going to ask the
men to go home but will ask
them to stay. We are now
working out new billeting plans
to accommodate every man in
the area"
Police took a hand in the food
Squabble, which has been the
chief issue among rival bonus
units for the past several days
when they began to establish a
central commisSary in the police
garage.
Under plans all Red Cross
wheat and flour and donations
not specifically designated for
any particular unit will be kept
in this commisSary and appor
toned.
Cut Off Supplies
The food squabble developed
when Waters cut off food supplies
Of Robertson's outfit and two
other units which have refused to
affiliate with him. Police will
make no effort to take over the
commisSary from which Waters
outfit draws It's food.
One of the three insurgent
units, the oregon outfit, at Eighth
and / Streets Southeast, which
was cut off from food from the
B. E. F. commiSsary, was tenn
porarily admitted back into
Waters organization.
Eden Munson. Of Portland,
Ore, was. made commander OF the
The Washington times., 1932-07-21
US. Worker Retired
After 43-YeGr Term

Among the casualties Of the
economy bill in Government
circles is Col. J. william De
Grange, clerk in charge of the
archives section of the chief en-
gineer's office, War Department,
who has been retired after -
years of Government service.
After serving three years in the
Treasury he entered the War De
partment in 1892, and is the only
employe in the Department to
have had three extensions. He
established the All States Society
and the West Virginia Society
here.
The Washington times., 1932-07-21
Rare JeWeL Lost
BU SOCietu Leader

NEW YORK, July 81 G.N.sJ.
One Of the rarest Of all jewels,
an octagonal emerald, which
adorned brooch worn by Mrs,
Payne Whitney, society leader
and sportswoman, was missing
today.
1t disappeared while she at
tended a garden party for charity
at the Marshall Field estate at
Huntington.
The Washington times., 1932-07-21

changed his
name, there
by causing
W i d e S preAd
comment in
Chinese and
foreign diplo-
matte circles.
Coincident
with the OBJ
Servance of
his thirty-sec-
ond birthday
a n d min e
months after
he was ouSted
as dictator of
The Washington times., 1932-07-21

after I killed them 1 always
broke down and cried.
Now 1 am not going to shoot
any more. 1 am going to study
native life in Africa and repro
duce it in sculpture"
Mrs. Clark already has done
a gorilla in bronze.
The Washington times., 1932-07-21
Princess UndergOeS
Cataract Operation

LONDON, July 21 0N.SO .
Princess Beatrice, aunt Of King
George and mother of Queen
Victoria of Spain, underwent a
successful operation. yesterday for
a cataract on the right eye, it, was
announced at Kensington Palace.
The Washington times., 1932-07-21

M AN c huria, Marshal Chang
the Young Marshal" as he is
known universally in China,
let it be known that hence
forth the middle syllable in
his name will be Hsiao instead
of HSueh.
Hsueh, in English, means
learning" while Hsiao means
ito study" Chinese observers
interpret the decision of the
Marshal as indication Of an at
titude of humility.
The Washington times., 1932-07-21

HERE IS Franz Bracht, Lord
Mayor of Essen, Germany,
whose appointment as deputy
to Chancellor Franz Won Papen
has virtually made him dictator
of Prussia. General RunStedt
has been placed in command
of the affected regions of
Prussia where virtual state of
martial law prevails following
riots which resulted in more
than 100 deaths.
The Washington times., 1932-07-21
BLumenthGL Runs
ShOUS for ZieQfeLd

NEW YORK, July 81 GNSO.
On request TO Florenz Ziegfled,
who is Ill in California, A. c.
Blumenthal, financier and theatri-
cal promoter, said today he would
assume direction temporarily of
the Ziegfeld theatrical interests.
The Washington times., 1932-07-21

in Alaska, I
h q We killed
r h | nos and
ell p h a n is
and lions in
A ( r c a. !
made q world
record when
1 shot two
black named
HONS LOS6tneF
with two bull
lets from a
distance of 80
yards.
"The hunt
W as always
Avnifin0 hut
The Washington times., 1932-07-21

show an up
turn, accord
ing to Fred
erick E. Crox-
ton, professor
of statistics
a t Columbia
College. He
said today:
"The sooner
prices fall to
lower levels.
the 90 n e r
business may
pick : up. 1t
is fairly OBJ
us that
The Washington times., 1932-07-21

PROF. CROATON business can.
not be good unless people buy.
People cannot buy and buy
freely unless they have plenty
Of money or unless prices are
low. Our period Of plenty Of
money was several years ago,
and today we are faced with
reduced incomes on every
hand"
The Washington times., 1932-07-21
PEOPLE.
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Huntress Admits Crying
After Each Kill

NEW YORK, July 2l.-Mrs.
James L. Clark, huntress, today
said:
81 am not going 70 kill any
more. i have killed grizzly bears
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Further Price Drop
Seen Necessary

NEW YORK, July 81 U.N.S1.
Prices, now below the 1918 level
for some foods, must drop still
further before business can
The Washington times., 1932-07-21
Marshal Chang Changes
His Middle Name

PEIPING. June 21.-Marshal
Chang Hsueh-liang, the young
est war lord in China, has
The Washington times., 1932-07-21
LOOSEN CREDIT,
BANKS TOLD

CLEVELAND, July 81 GN.S0,
Declaring that it is time for
faith on the part of money lend
ers, the banking and industrial
committee of the Fourth Federal
Reserve district today issued a
statement to bankers urging them
to take a more lenient credit
attitude. 1t says:
at is our conclusion that it
lies within the power Of the
bankers to make a great and
important contribution toward
improvement in present buSi-
ness conditions"
A survey based on question.
naireS sent to 5000 manufac-
turers in the district has con.
vinced the committee, the state
ment said, that the most profit.
able point for attack upon the
present deadlock in business is
in the condition and prospects
of the small manufacturer. 1t
was asserted:
ut is reasonable to believe
that with some degree of Stim-
ulatiOn in the productivity of
the aller induStfc<5, the
larger raw material industries
which supply the material to
the smaller fabricators will re-
ceive a decided stimulus"
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LIST RISE
CONTINUES
BY MUNROE ROBERTS

NEW YORK, July 81 Q.N.S0 .
The bond market continued to
make progress on the upside to-
day, with rallying tendencies in
German obligations and better
demand for speculative industrial
and rail bonds, influencing
firmer undertone through the
list.
The selling in the German In
ternational 512s appeared to have
been overdone, for the time being,
at least, and the issue rebounded
to AZ for gain of 13s points.
Other European bonds were
steady to firm for the most part.
A feature of the domestic list
was the revival Of large scale
activity in international Tele-
phone and Telegraph obligations,
the convertible 412s running up
112 points to 2712, and the IS
gaining Ia points to %.
Rail bonds were fairly active
and slightly higher. New York
City traction bonds held steady.
The U. S. Government list
edged up fractionally. with Lib
erty First 414s up 2-32 at 1925;
Liberty Fourth 414s up l at
1922; Treasury 414s up 2 at
1868; Treasury IS up 2 at 95,
and Treasury 31ss up 2 at 96.3.
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PRICES IN CURB
PUSHED Up

NEW YORK, July 81 G.Ns0.
The curb market continued on to
generally higher price levels to-
day with a continuation of ag-
gressive bulliSh activity in a
handful of issues bolstering senti-
ment on the bullside elsewhere
along the line. Turnover showed
no expansion.
Commonwealth Edison gained
almost 2 points to 5612. Ameri-
can Gas and Electric and Con-
solidated Gas of Baltimore moved
UP fractionally, while Electric
Bond and Share held evenly.
Aluminium Company swept for
ward to new top on the move
at 1924, a gain of 3H4 points on
the day, and some 10 points above
its low level of last week.
Oils were in improved demand,
although gains were limited to
fractional proportions. Invest
ment Trusts continued to back
and fill. Further strength in the
New England Power issues con-
tinued the feature in trading in
the bond section. with New Eng
land Power IS of '48 squirting to
5212 for a new gain of 4 points,
on top of yesterdays 6-point up
swing.
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HITS j. 5.
IN NEW RIVER
POWER CASE

NORFOLK, Va, July 81 CU.SO
Judge Luther B. Way, in United
States Court, has refused . dis
miss a suit by the Appalachian
Electric Power Company against
the Federal Power Commission,
aimed at the destruction of the
national water power law.
Thus the Government suffered
its second defeat on preliminaries,
in the crucial New River case.
In denying the motion for dis
missal, Judge Way ruled for the
power company on all except the
constitutional issues.
He held that his court had
jurisdiction, that the suit was
properly drawn, and that findings
Of the commission are renewable,
not final and binding on the
courts.
He proposed to proceed to trial
on the constitutional issues, which
he stated as:
Constitutionality of the law.
Legality of the commissioners
action under the law if it be
held constitutional.
Navigability of New River.
Effect of the Appalachian's
proposed $10,000,000 power plant
upon interstate commerce.
Huston Thompson, ecia
counsel for the commission, said
an appeal from the decision was
likely.
The Washington times., 1932-07-21
Electricity Output
Decline Is Speeded

Electric output for the week
ended July 16 totaled 1,415, ,704,-
900 XVIII, a decrease of 1879 per
cent from the 1,644,638,0O0 XVIII.
of the corresponding 1881 week,
according to the National Elec-
trio Light Association. In the
preceding two-week period output
was down 1873 per cent.
On the Atlantic seaboard there
was drop of 1913 per cent from
a year ago and New England,
taken alone, had a decrease of
ia per cent.
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POOL SAID.
To Be BUYING
STOCKS
By WALL STREET SPECTATOR

NEW YORK, July 81 G.N.SJ.
Wall Street looked on the sunny
side of things yesterday, and the
market had a rally.
Failure of any selling pressure
to develop after the forenoon up
turn brought in little more buy
ing, accounting for the strong
close. The market is apparently
in one of it's whimsical moments,
for there was little in the news
to explain the improvement.
Some Pool RumOrs
Accompanying the advance was
the rumor that the recently
formed 100000 banking pool
was buying some preferred stocks
and a few common issues, too.
Thisi curious, for the posi-.
bilities in the bond market seem
only to have been scratched If an
upturn is in the making.
There was some informed buy.
ing in the bonds of Northwestern
railroads due to the bumper crop
situation in that region. If the
crop prospects materialize, there
will be a lot of grain to move,
even if prices fail to have big
rise.
Opinion still leans to the be-
lief that there will be strong
effort to put grain prices UP
before election.
Union Pacific Dividend
Strength in Union Pacific was
understood to have been due to
covering for the account of one
of the recently publicized bears.
Curiously enough. reports are cur
rent that the road may main.
tain a Sc dividend at next
months meeting. Directors will
have to dip into the till some
more to do this, for earnings so
far this year have been plenty
hurt.
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OIL OUTPUT CUT
MAKING GOOD
PROGRESS

NEW YORK, July 81 GN.S)
Efforts to reduce the interna-
tional production of oil made fur
ther progress today here and
abroad.
Dispatches from the Paris con-
ference stated that leading oil
companies had reached an agree
ment to cut Rumanian output
about Is per cent. The accord
included companies representing
about 80 per cent of Rumanian
production and the smaller units
are expected to fall in line.
Price Rise to Result
A price rise will result, though
whether this will reach Is per
cent. as rumored recently. is in
doubt. Proposal to cut domestic
output further. with a goal of
100000 barrels a day, is max
ing strong progress among U. s.
oil men. Directors of the Am
erican Petroleum Institute meet
at Colorado Springs tomorrow
when the plan will be taken up.
Strong opposition, however, has
developed against the proposal of
Thurman Hill, member of the
Kansas Public Service Commits
sion, that the reduction be ac-
companied by a rise of Is cents
a barrel in mid-continent prices.
Court Aids Control
Control of production was
strengthened when the U. S. Cir
cult Court at Houston denied the
plea of independent Texas pro-
ducers for an order to set aside the
rulings of the Texas Railroad
Commission on their allowable
output.
The main difficulty facing a
price rise outside of the United
States is the need for Soviet CO.
operation. The Paris conference
is expected to adjourn within a
week, when another conference
with the Russians may be held.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

George Joseph Dyer, 2S and Maybslle
Louise Simmons, %. The Rev. R. n.
Burke
Russell r. Rodman. "a. and Olive NJ.
Brady, 80. The Rev. c. r. Ferguson.
Phillip Campbell, 81. and Bliss
Kempltnger, 22 Judge r. E Mattingly.
Joseph Moore Gay. %, and Laura M.
Coston. ?6.. New Bern. N. C. The Rev.
O. o. Dietz.
Nathan g. Tanner, 81, and Cleo Z.
Hoodwin. SO. Colmar Manor. Md. The
Joseph G. Fogle, 25. and Helen L.
Kidwsll: 22 Vienna, Va. The Rev,
S. Stanley Kates. a. and Adelins
Liebeiman, %, both Of Boston, Mass.
Judge r. E. Mattingly.
Branche Bowman. 81. and Martha L
Carr 20. The Rev H NJ. Hennig
Major Jackson 55, and Alberta WILL
son, 46. The Rev. j. H Ford.
Francis Brown, %. and Susie Betting,
20. The Rev. R Anderson.
George w Brown, "a and Catherine
H. Carroll, %. The Rev. r. NJ. Burke
Edward H. Thomas, % and Edith
Clark. 1S. The Rev. B. H Whiting.
Mary E. Robinson. 5s years. 2sl1
Jane Plummer. 81 years Emergency
HOSPITAL.
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COPPER PRICES SAG

NEW YORK. July 21 G.N.s1.-The
price of copper appeared to be slightly
lower abroad today with Japanese Of
ferings at 4.5O cents elf. European
base ports. Some independent small
producers abroad were quoting $50
cents elf. Hamburg, Havre. and Lon
don. Copper exporters was quoting 40
cents on a special offering of 200 tons.
The domestic market was steady at
5A cents q pound delivered to the end
Of 1882.
Lead buying was quiet with the price
unchanged at 2.65 cents a pound New
York and $50 cents st. Louis.
Zinc buying was small with the
price unchanged at $50 cents a pound
East st. Louis for prime Western.