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The Washington times., 1932-01-25
BR|TT0N' 5 LOAN
NOT BAD DEBT

In an opinion written by Asso-
ciate Justice William HitZ the
District Court of Appeals today
ruled that $4,000 loaned by Alex
ander Britton, former president
of the Chevy Chase Club, to his
son-in-laW, Prince Alfred Hohe1-
lohe Schillingfurst, could not be
deducted from his 1921 income
tax return as bad. debt.
The case had been taken to the
court of appeals by Corcoran
Thorn, administrator of Mr.. Brit
tons estate.
Mr.. Britton's daughter. Cathe-
rine, married Prince Alfred in
1916, when he was secretary of
the AuStro-Hungarian embassy
here. During the war, the prince
was transferred to Switzerland.
In 1919, Prince Alfred returned
to this country and borrowed $37,,
900 from Mr.. Britton to repay
debts he had incurred in Switzer-
land, due to depreciation in value
of Austrian kronen.
Although he purchased a
landed estate near Vienna, where
he and his wife and two children
have since lived, the debt to Mr.
Britton was not repaid.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
j. S,PAY BOOSTS.
HALTED AGAIN

slashing $6,273,s2O from Presi-
dent Hoovers budget estimates,
the House Appropriations Com
mittee today reported the Interior
Department supply bill for the
next fiscal year, carrying $50,-
431, ,432.
The Interior bill, third of the
supply bills reported thus far, is
likewise the third to suffer at the
hands of the appropriations com
mittee. The committee cut $14,-
600, ,OeO from the first deficiency
bill and $11,OOO,OO0 from the
agriculture bill.
The committee included a
clause similar to one in the
agriculture bill prohibiting salary
increases in the same grade and
promotions except where vital to
conduct of government business.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
V|NSON NAVAL
BILL KILLED
international Photo

The House Naval Affairs Com
mittee dealt a death blow to the
Vinson 1O-year naval construction
bill today when it voted unani-
mously to defer reporting it to
the House pending the outcome
of the Geneva arms conference
next month.
III predict the bill will never
see daylight said Representa-
tive McClintic CD of Oklahoma.
ranking Democrat of the COM
mittee next to Chairman Vinson
CD of Georgia, sponsor of the
bill. He added
I'VE just decided not report
it to the House in view of the
One-year naval holiday, which
is supposed to be in effect, and
the Geneva disarmament con-
ference in February. The COM
mittee's action amounts to
'pigeOnhOling' the measure"
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
EXPOSURE
PROMISED
SSTATE
FINISHES
"Strange Burning Jealousy"
to Be Related BY
Pretty Nurse

COURTROOM, PHOENIX,
Ariz., Jan. 25 (L.N.S.).-The
picture of the "physical facts"
surrounding the trunk murder
of Agnes Ann Leroi and He'd.
Wig Samuelson today was COM
pleted by the prosecution in
the trial of Mrs. Ruth Judd.
For a final bold outline, County
Attorney Lloyd J. Andrews re-
served sensational testimony con.
cerning the psychic facts" which
supply the motive of love, hate.
and jealousy that impelled Mrs.
Judd to. kill her best friends and
ship their bodies to Los Angeles.
Ruth Seems Nervous
AS the climax of the States
case neared, Mrs. Judd returned
to court wearing the striking
black costume with the brilliant
striped roman sash, which she
wore at her preliminary hearing.
She remained unmoved, but again
wrapped and unwrapped her hand
handkerchief about the wounded
left hand.
Chief Investigator John L.
Brinkeroff, of the district at
torney's office, described the re.
turn of the bodies of Miss Samuel
son and Mrs. Leroi from Los
Angeles following the capture OF
Mrs. Judd.
H. U. Grimm. landlord Of Mrs.
Judd, who helped her get the
body-laden trunks to the railway
station, testified d Mrs. Judd'S
(Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
Slayer of COn1nlers
Found To Be Insane

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 25.
The committee of Chatham ply
sicians appointed by Judge Glenn
ent to examine Randolph Shields,
who shot and killed his brother
in-law, Arthur Commers, of Wash
ington. D. c., during the Christ
mas holidays, declared Shields
insane. 1t is expected Judge
Clement will issue an order COM
mitting Shields to the State hos
pital for the criminal insane ct
Marion.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
LEAGUE HEARS
!. CHINA AGAIN

GENEVA, Jan. Is 0NSD.
China's threat to brand Japan
as an aggressor nation and sub.
ject her to an economic boycott
by invoking article XVI of the
League of Nations Covenant was
voiced here this afternoon by DR..
w. w. Yen, Chinese delegate to
the league council.
The council met under the
presidency of Joseph Paul-Bon-
cour, of France, to give renewed
consideration to the Manchurian
crisis.
other questions on the Councils
calendar:
Report of subcommittee of
European Union on Private and
Public Debts, recommending
the council consider as one"
Problem of slavery in Liberia;
Resignation of Sir Eric Drum
mond as secretary general;
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
IGNORES
BROUSSARD,
SWORN IN
Breaks Senate Custom When
Robinson Is His Escort;
Caches His "Smoke"

Huey P. Long, storm Gen.
ter of Louisiana politics, was
sworn in at noon today as a
United States Senator.
The oath was administered
by Vice President Curtis a
few minutes after the Senate
convened. Long was escorted
to the rostrum by Senator
Robinson, the Democratic
floor leader, although the for
mer's colleague, Senator BrOus-
sard (D.) of Louisiana, was
in the chamber.
This first act of Long's-in
ignoring his colleague-violated
the tradition of the Senate, which
requires an incoming Senator to
be escorted to the rostrum by
his colleague.
Brought in Cigar
Long caused some amusement
IN the galleries by carrying a
lighted cigar into the Senate
chamber when he entered with
Robinson. The two occupied
seats in the front row. When
Long was called to the rostrum,
he hesitated a moment and then
laid his cigar on Robinson'S desk.
After the oath was administered,
he returned to the desk to get
his cigar.
Long then moved about the
chamber, receiving congratula-
tions. Broussard ignored him.
They have a long-Standing feud.
Long announced that the people
of Louisiana would not support
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt, of
New York, for the Democratic
presidential nomination.
Earlier at the Mayflower Hotel,
Senator Long had held a press
conference. He said:
"I came up to get some peace
and quiet in Washington and
am glad to get out of the pO-
litical turmoil in Louisiana for
awhile. However, 1 shall go
back and forth frequently"
Asked about his prohibition
views, Senator Long, who is list
ed as a dry, said he thought
that the people were getting
somewhat tired of the charges
and counter charges of the vets
and dryS.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
S124,OOO,OOO Asked
For or Mississippi

Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, chief
of Army engineers, today recon-
mended to the House Rivers and
HarborS Committee the expendi-
ture of $124,OO0,O 900 for the i'm
provement of the Upper Missis-
sippi River, from the mouth of
the Missouri to Minneapolis. This
amount would include, however.
expenditures already authorized
and made in connection with
this work.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
CRUSHES
RED STRIKE

MADRID, Jan. Is GN.SD The.
Communist revolutionary strike
scheduled for today appears to
have failed.
Barcelona, seat of the "red"
activity, was calm as federal
troops had the situation well
under control.
At Seville, Communists and
civil guards exchanged shot fol
lowing declaration of a general
strike. All traffic ceased there,
and factories, stores, and public
buildings were closed.
In Bilbao, a Catholic was killed
in a Republican-Catholic argu-
ment.
Failure of the strike in Bar
celona was seen after many ar
rests had been made and one
Communist newspaper suspended.
Communist headquarters were
closed. In one raid. troops found
80 bombs hidden in an alleyWay.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
Nancy Miller Bans
Run1OrS of Divorce

VANCOUVER, B. c., Jan. 25
G.N.SD D.-Ridiculing reports that
she was planning to divorce the
Maharajah of Indore, the Maha-
rance Sharmishthabi Holkar, for
merly Nancy Ann Miller, of Seat
tie, arrived today and left at once
for Seattle to visit her former
home for two weeks before leav-
ing to rejoin her husband at
Cairo.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
z DEMOCRATS
On CREDIT
BOARD
Hoover Names Jesse H. Jones
and Harvey C. Couch As
Corporation Aides

President Hoover today an
nOunced appointment of Jesse
Fl. Jones, Houston financier,
and Harvey C. Couch, Pine
Bluff, Ark, utilities magnate,
both Democrats, as members
of the board of directors of
his new $2,OOO,OOO,0OO Recon
struction Finance Corpora
ton.
One more Democrat remains
to be appointed under the terms
of the creating act. 1t was stated
at the White House this name
would be announced later.
Supported by Garner
Jones. who has extensive finan-
cial and building holdings all
over the country, was supported
for the post by Speaker John N.
Garner and other prominent
Texans. He will be remembered
as the man who underworld the
Democratic national convention
in Houston in 1928.
Couch, endorsed by Senator
Joseph T.. Robinson, Arkansas,
Democratic leader of the Senate,
is personal friend of the PreSi-
dent. and was one of his princi-
pal lieutenantS in the Southwest
in administering drought relief
last year.
Five thousand persons had made
applications for positions in the
new corporation up until noon to-
day.
Dawes Lays His Plans
Anticipating that the final OBJ
stacleS to functioning of the re-
construction corporation would
be cleared away today or tomor-
row, Gen. Charles G. Dawes. head
of the organization, and his aSSo-
ciates were completing final de-
tails of the relief program.
Secretary Mellon am ounced
that $35O,O00,000 in Treasury GER
tificates would be issued February
l, of which $500, 100000 will be
used for initial financing of the
corporation. The remainder will
take up a $60,0OO,O0 issue of bills
due February l.
There will be two series of the
certificates, one of six months
maturity bearing 31s per cent in
tereSt and the other of IL months
on a 334 per cent rate. The in
tereSt is higher than on any out
standing certificates, which range
from 11s to per cent.
Further issues will be authorized
as required,
Senate to Pass Bill
The Senate was expected to
pass the 100000 appropria-
ton bill approved by the House
Saturday, which gives the Treas
ury authority to purchase stock.
The stock purchase will be
made next week. The ~'oney
will be available from the certifi-
cate issue February l or 2. There
will be no delay in making the
transfer of funds.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
TOKYO RISKS
. j. s. ANGER,
IS VIEW
Complications With Other
Foreign Powers Forecast;
China SCornS League

The Chinese commercial
city of Shanghai lay under
the guns of Japanese battle
ships today, with every pros
pect that before nightfall
Japanese marines would seize
harbor forts, 'occnpy portions
of the native city, and pos
sibly enter the foreign settle
ments. Complications with
the United States and other
powers were forecast.
Parleys between the Chinese
mayor and the Japanese consul
over the Japanese demand that
antl-Japanese boycotts be suS-
pended and antiJapanese organ
izations suppressed reached
deadlock this afternoon and were
broken off ~-~4..
sun Fo and Chen Quit
Far 70 the north, other Japa-
nese fofdes passed out of Man
churia and into the Mongolian
district of Jehol in continuance
of 8heir campaign against So
called Chinese bandits.
A conference of Chinese
moderates, under guidance of
former President Chang Kai-
Shek, is to open at Nanking next
Monday in an effort to restore
peace by direct negotiations with
Japan.
Premier Sun Fo, of the Chinese
Nationalist government, and his
foreign minister, Eugene Chen,
resigned today in protest against
their colleagues refusal to break
off relations or call upon the
League Of Nations to declare an
economic boycott of Japan.
League Council Meets
The League Council reconvened
at Geneva today and was sched-
uled to resume consideration of
the Sino-Japanese conflict late
this afternoon.
Marshal Chang HSueh-Liang.
deposed as governor of Manchu-
ria by Japanese troops, today
declared the Chinese people had
lost all faith in the League and
were paying no attention to the
council proceedings.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
OK. of Pennsylvania
SOuQht bY Ritchie

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. Is GN.S.)
Declaring he would like to see
PennSylvania'S delegation to the
Democratic national convention
instructed to vote for him, Gov.
Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland pre-
pared to go before the Democratic
women's organization of Philadel-
phia and deliver a luncheon ad-
dress here today.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
Youths Go on Trial
In Troopers Death

TROY, N. Y, Jan. Is G.N.S0.
Trial of two youths charged with
the murder of Sergt. John E.
Frey of the State police was to
open today. The accused are
William Schemnitzer and Stanley
Chero, both of Broughton, Pa.
Frey was shot to death near here
last March.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
SOUGHT
/ As CLUBBER

CHICAGO, Jan. 25 UN.SJ.
A maniacal elub-wielder was
sought today as the possible per-
petrator of the "croSs- word puz-
zle" murder of DR.. James NJ.
Shaffer. 54-year-old dentist.
The vicious Staying, police
pointed out, resembles two other
unSolved murders of the last 10
days.
In the two previous killings
Charles Tyrrell, As, and Charles
Pagel. 48, were mysteriously
dubbed to death and in neither
could motive be discovered.
DR.. Shaffer was bludgeoned to
death from behind as he sat in
his neighborhood office working
a crossword puzzle. .
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
ON GRAIN
DEALS URGED

A legal limitation of individual
"long'' or short" sales of grain
to 1000, 900 bushels was proposed
before the HOUSE Agriculture Com
mittee today by J. w. T. Duve1,
in charge of grain futures ad-
ministratoin for the Department
of Agriculture.
During a cross-examination by
Representative Jones CD Of
Texas, committee chairman.
Duvel said President Hoover'S
statement assailing manipulation
of the grain market last July
caused traders to shift to the long
side,
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
Business Gains Led
By Steel, Rail Lines

GARY, Ind, Jan. 25 Q.N.SO.
Credit for taking the lead in bust,
ness revival was given today to
the steel and railroad industries.
Work for hundreds of men was
provided with orders for steel
rails and cars totaling $2.5OO, 900.
Nine thousand tons of rails will
be rolled for the Chicago and
Erie Railroad.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
Connecticut Labor
Protests OrnbUrn

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 25
QN.S0 .-Presiden Hoover started
something with organized labor
lin Connecticut when he nomi-
mated ira M. Ornburn to the
Tariff Commission. A resolution
passed by the New Haven Trades
Council, of which Ornburn for
merly was president, character
izing him as unqualified" and
''untrained, today was on its way
to washington.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
MOUies "DisOrderLy"
Under Old Blue LaLU

PLAINFIELD. N. j., Jan. 25
G,N.SD.-Under a musty "blue
law" enacted in 1898, four local
motion picture theaters today
were officially designated as dis
orderly houses" They were so
classified in order to stop Sun
day performances which the thea
ters attempted to give yesterday.
Sixty-five men and women were
arrested.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
500 FishWiUes Riot,
Demand Better Pay

TOKYO. Jan. IS UN.S0.
Armed police were dispatched to-
day to the islands of SaiShu,
off Southwest Korea, where 500
native fishwives staged a riotous
demonstration. The women
stormed police headquarters and
demanded higher prices for sea-
weed and fish which the govern
ment purchases from them.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
Manchester Guardian
RGps League FUtiLity

MANCHESTER, England, Jan.
25 Q.N.SO. The Manchester
Guardian. leading English liberal
paper and once staunch pro-
ponent of the League of Nations,
seized upon today's meeting Of
the league council for another
devastating attack upon the
leagues recent record.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
Police Hunt Slayer =.
Of PhiL1 R1cketeer

PHILADELP HIA, Jan. IS
G.N.S0 With few clues upon
which to- base an investigation,
police today began a hunt for
the murderer of John Caput, a
racketeer, whose mutilated body
was found on the outskirts Of
Camden, following, a mysterious
telephone call to police.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
100000 NeW Cars
Sold in u. s. in 1881

DETROIT, Jan. rs 0.N.SO
More than 100000 new passen.
ger automobiles we're sold in the
United States in 1881, a report by
R, L. Polk & Co., official com.
pliers of figures on automobile
registrations, diScloSeS.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
Rail Men Ask HOOUer
BdckinQ on Bus Tax

A delegation representing the
Railroad Employees Association of
Pennsylvania called upon Presi-
dent Hoover today seeking Ad-
ministration support for the Bo-
land bill to tax interstate bus
and truck traffic at the rate of
3 cents a mile.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
Wheeler Backs Bill
For Is to I Silver

Urging passage of his bill to
stabilize silver at the ratio of
l6 to l, Senator Wheeler CD of
Montana, today told the Senate.
reconciliation of silver was es-
sential to the restoration of pros
perity.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of jan
uary %, $349, ,258,69S.49; expendi.
lures, $5,860,015.59: customs re-
ceipts, $2O,628, ,993.O7.
The Washington times., 1932-01-25
ROOSEVELT SAILS FEB. 6

Theodore Roosevelt will sail
from Seattle on February 6 to
assume his post as governor gen.
eral of the Philippines, he an
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
7 { Gil DIAMOND
CANDIDATES
HEAR CALL
BY SID KATZNELL

Coach Malcolm Edwards, of the
Tech High School baseball team,
will call candidates for their first
practice in the Manual Trainers
gym the latter part of this week.
outdoor practice probably will
be held on the Ellipse Field, as
the new Tech diamond is not
completed and won't be finished
for some time. However, the Nc
Kinley boys are anxious to start
training.
Although losing such capable
players as English, Levy. Benner
and BaSton, Edwards is optimistic
over his teams chances in the in
terhigh series.
Stars Return
The reason is that four high
class performers are returning In
Nau, Russell, Wills and Crenshaw.
Russell is not only fine
moundsman but a batter of note.
He was selected on The Wash.
ington Times All-High team last
year.
"Izzy" Weitzman, second string
initial sacker last season, is at
tending school at present, but has
not indicated he will play this
season.
Weitzman Would Help
Weitzman'S return will help
round out the infield. Last year
he was considered flashy
fielder, but not a strong hitter.
However, his hits were timely
and aided Tech to many vic.
tories.
Russell occupied first base IN
the majority of games last year
but. should Weitzman return,
probably would pitch and play
the outfield.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
Ruth Bangs First
Story Out Of His
Typewriter

Babe Ruth is back in uni
form and has already
spanked a baseball over the
fence in training camp at
st. Petersburg. Fla.
Furthermore his facile
typewriter is in trim and to-
morrow hisI first baseball
yarn of the infant season
will appear in this newspaper.
Every Wednesday and Satur-
day thereafter throughout
the 1882 season his expert
baseball opinions and
prophecies will be printed
herein.
These stories will lead up
to his annual All.AmeriCa sc.
lection and contest con.
Quoted during the month of
August by which four win
ners earn trips to the world
series as guests of The Times.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01

Norman Croft has made up his
mind that he is going to be the
leading bowler in the Odd Fellows
League this year, and he isn't TAX
ing any chances in having either
Perce Elicit, last year leader, or
Frank Donaldson.
A week ago Perce spilled naples
all over the drives to take the
high average from Norman, SO
Norman threw open the throttle
last night and smashed ou5 q 416
set and 155 game, new league rec
ords, to again take the lead. He
had both previous marks.
The Northeast Hupmobiie re-
placed the National Pale Dry team
in name only in the National Capi-
tai League. The bowlers, records
and standings remain the same.
Make Rosenberg captains the
team.
Eddie Espey is starting his
"home-stretch" drive. Last night
he cuffed the pins for an even
400 set, but Convention Hall
failed to rally behind him and
dropped two games to Fountain
Hams in the District League. The
Hams split $3.50 on the evening.
though, as they lost two to Hecht
in a postponed set.
Kings Palace greeted the N. E.
Hupmobile entry in the National
Capital League in a "left-handed"
manner, shooting two 900"
games to win twice. Dave Cox
started with a 396 set, including
a 100 game.
Bill Wood dub" Sweepstakes
entry blanks are out on the al.
leys for prospective entrants. Bill
visions a mammoth turnout of
ITS bowlers. Last year $50 took
part in the stakes.
The Washington times., 1932-03-01
VENZKE To SAVE
EFFORTS FOR
OLYMPICS

NEW YORK, March 1.-Gene
Venzke, back to his high school
books at PottStown, Pa. After rails
ing havoc with the track record
books this winter, probably has
reserved his greatest feats for the
OlympicS at Los Angeles.
True, the 23-year-old marvel did
more than his share in cracking
world indoor marks while win
ming seven straight races during
the indoor season. That he fin
ished his races just breezing, due
to lack of competition, holsters
the conviction his fastest races
are still ahead of him.
In the knights of Columbus
games here Saturday night, the
man o'war of the milers clipped
2 2-5 seconds from Lloyd Hahn's
indoor world record and 35 Sec
onds from Ray Conger's American
outdoor mark for the 1,500 metres
covering the distance in 3 min
utes, SO 2-5 seconds.
within World Record
Even though he apparently was
under wraps at the finish, Gallop-
ing Gene came within one-fifth
of a second of the Olympic record
of 1858 is, made by Harry Larva,
the flying Finn, in 1923. Under
pressure, he might have equaled
the as yet unrecogniZed time of
3:49 is made by Jules Ladou-
megue, the Frenchman. IN 1880.
The 1,500-meter distance Is
about 100 yards less than a mile.
If Gene could hSve kept on to the
mile mark at the rate he was
travelling, his time would have
4 minutes 82-5 seconds. Ladou-
megue'S 400 mile is the unofficial
outdoor record, while Venzke re-
Gently set the world indoor mark
of 4:10.
Venzke also proved his ability
to Judge pace. Instead of chasing
the leaders who set the early pace,
Gene stayed in third place, con-
served his speed and stepped on
the gas at the right moment.
Two Others at Top
Yielding the spotlight only to
Venzke for indoor track honors
today were Emmett TOPPING, New
orleans sprinter. and Percy Beard.
the Alabama hurdling ace. Half
Pint" TOPPING equaled the world
indoor 60-yard record of 6:15 sec
onds for the sixth time of the
season Saturday night. Beard,
after stumbling in the Millrose
meet. won every race he entered
thereafter.