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The Washington times., 1932-04-18
DUNCAN s BOND
NOW 100000

The bond of William H. Dun
can, clerk of the Arlington county
court, was ordered increased from
$4,000 to $4,000 by Judge Wal.
ter T. Mccarthy IN Arlington
county circuit court today after
State auditors testified that he
was short at least $76,755 in de-
linquent tax collections by his
office.
The courts action was taken
after Commonwealth Attorney
Lawrence Douglas had urged that
vigorous steps be taken to pro-
tect county funds which an audit
shows already are short in excess
of 100000.
In "NervOus Condition"
Duncan failed to appear to
answer to a rule requiring him to
show cause why his bond should
not be increased.
His counsel presented a medi.
cal certificate after asking for
continuance on the ground that
Duncan was in a nervous condi-
tion," and they wanted time to
get him in shape so they could
talk to him.
Duncan was arrested on March
% on a charge of larceny of
State funds, following a prelimi-
nary audit of his books, which T.
Coleman Andrews, State auditor,
said revealed a $4,000 shortage.
He is now at liberty on $4,000
bond.
Still Holds Office
Auditors testified that the
average income of Duncan's office
was approximately $4,000 for
the past four years.
They said an audit of other
sources of income other than de-
linquent taxes had not been COM
pleted in the clerks office.
Duncan still holds office de-
spite the charges, his bond prior
to today being $4,000 for just
performance of his duties.
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
witness before the court as Lieu
tenant MaSSie himself,

witness before the court as Lieu
tenant MasSie himself.
Nodding assent to every phrase
that fell from the officers lips,
she heard herself painted as he
prime spirit in the plot to kidrap
Kahahawai and extract an admiS-
sion Of guilt from him.
Rumors that impugned his
family honor drove Lieutenant
MaSSie into action. he told the
jury. He testified:
II heard the viIeSt rumOrs
about my wife and myself
reports that didn't believe
Thalia's story, that 1 was going
to get a divorce, that / found
navy officer with my wife
in our house the night of the
dance, and that 1 threw him
out and beat my wife. The
rumOrS were not true"
Advised that a voluntary con-
feSsion from KahahaWai could re-
open the case against the five
natives accused of attacking his
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
MAN KILLS SELF
WITH RIFLE

Louis Cotturo, "a, of 1407 Irv.
ing st. N. E., died shortly before
noon at Casualty Hospital from :.
wound in the left side received in
what police said was an attempted
suicide early today.
Cotturo was found in his room
with a .38-caliber rifle lying by
his side. A string had been tied
to the trigger and had been used
to discharge the gun.
Ill health was given by rela-
tives as the cause for the alleged
act.
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
Wholesale Prices
Continue Decline

Wholesale prices continued to
show slight decline during
March, the index figure for 784
commodities falling from 66.3 to
$50, the Labor Department an
nounced yesterday. The index
figure for March /, 1881, was 76.O,
based on prices for the year 1926
as 100.
In farm products, decreases
were noted in corn, oats, wheat,
calves, live poultry, dried beans,
eggs, lemons, oranges, hops, to.
bacco, and wool. while increases
were registered in barley, rye,
cows, hogs, sheep, cotton, peanuts,
onior" and potatoes.
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
WHITNEY FACES
NEW GR|LLING
ON BEAR RAIDS
Stands by Defense Of Shorts
As Senate ReneWs Hearing
on Stock Market

Richard Whitney, president
of the New York Stock EX-
change, today defended. short
selling as an integral part
of market transactions.
1t was his third appearance
before the Senate Banking and
Currency Committee.
Whitney said the stock and
bond markets could not exist
without short sales.
Claude r. Branch, of Provi-
dence, r. l., the committees
temporary attorney. was aided by
a ne 4 associate, William A. Gray,
of Philadelphia.
Quizzed by Lawyer
Gray conducted the examina.
ton Of Whitney.
Haven't you been making
speeches defending short sell
ing?"
WnlCney replleo:
"To explain short selling,
yes"
"Why use the word explain?
Didn't you speak because of
the wide criticism of short sell
ing?"
Partly, but because of the
ignorance of the subject"
"The people knew little about
short selling and you didn't
want them to get ideas on it?"
II believe short selling is an
advantage to the market be-
cause it is an integral part of
speculation"
Whitney said:
81 believe speculation and
investment make up the mar
ketS of the world. If you take
away a part of speculation or
of investment, you leave the
market like a man with one
leg. He has lost equilibrium
and balance"
Witness admitted there had
been considerable short selling
in the recent falling market.
Gray demanded:
81 wish you would make it
clear to the committee exactly
why short selling is an aid to
a depressed market"
Whitney said:
81 have tried to tell you that
both margin purchasing and
short selling make up specula-
tion. For one thing short sell
ing gives the market its only
compulsory buyers"
Gray asked:
"When the market was at
peak before October, 1929,
wasn't short selling at mini
mum-practically nil?"
"NO, / don't think so"
Whitney said every time the EX-
change authorities attempted to
estimate short selling deals 1--WE
have been universally wrong"
Short Accounts Listed
Whitney pointed out that the
last time the Stock Exchange had
compiled a record of short selling
there were 1868 such accounts
in 46 States, the District of Co.
lumbia, Hawaii and 13 foreign ma
tions.
He admitted he sold short in the
spring o. 1929, thinking the mar
ket was too high. but said he was
wrong. Senator Couzens asked:
"How many times have you
been right?"
every seldOm-I don't usually
trade on the short side of the
market"
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

these rides no
other protec-
ton tn a n
their male es-
corts.
Miss Duke,
granddaught-
er Of the late
j q m eS B.
D ke and
heireSS to a
fortune con-
servatively eS-
timated at
S 5 0 , 100000,
p a r ticularly
has worried
her friends by
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
EIKS' BAND CONCERT

The Elks' Band of Morning
Star Lodge, under the leadership
of Prof. R. F. Plummer, gave a
concert at Holy Redeemer
Catholic Church last night. The
concert was under the auspices
of the senior choir and for the
benefit of the organ fund.
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
2 Insurance Firms
In ReCeiUerShiDS

CHICAGO, April 18 GNSO.
The Security Life Insurance Com
pany of America and the Inter.
Southern Life Insurance Company
were placed in involuntary re-
ceivership today by Federal Judge
Walter C. Lindley.
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

in the world,
Doris Duke
and Barbara
Hutton, both
socially prom
inent, h a d
been added to
the long list
of pers ons
under special
police protec-
tion since the
Lin d b e rgh
baby kidnap-
ing.
I t W a S
learned from
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

being reSpon-
sible last year
for the sui
eide of her
h u S b a n d,
j q m e S P.
Donahue, gay
night life ad-
venturer, who
died of mer.
curial poison
ing.
The charges
Miss O'Roark
S a Us W e r e
made against
her were dis
closed when
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
Show Girl Accuses
5-and-10 Heiress

NEW YORK, April 1s.-Sen-
sational charges that Jane
O'Roark, former show girl and
Park Avenue caterer, says were
made against her verbally by
Mrs. Jessie Woolworth Donahue,
heireSS to the 5-and-10-cent
store millions, have been made
public.
Miss O'Roark says she was
accused by Mrs. Donahue of
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

MRS. DONAHOE closed Wnen
a new motion for a bill of
particulars in the 100000
SANDER suit brought by Miss
O'Roark against Mrs. Donahue,
was introduced in court.
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

sources that family advisers
strongly suggested that the po.
lice put the two girls under spe-
cial escort, in view of the fact
both have been riding home
from niTht clubs and hotels late
at night in taxicabS chosen by
chance. They have had on
The Washington times., 1932-04-18
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Worlds Richest Girls
Guarded BY Police

NEW YORK, April 18.-Re-
ports were heard at police head.
quarters today that the names of
two of the richest young women
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

her disregard of the risks she
has taken.
Miss Hutton, who inherited
one-third of the $58,000,000
-Voolworth estate, returned from
Europe only a week ago.
The Washington times., 1932-04-18

JOSEPHINE HOLT
THIS IS the queen of the
New York State College for
Teachers who was crowned dur
ing the annual Spanish
Carnival. She is from Palisades,
N. j., and is a senior at the
college.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
WORK OF PUMPING MILLIONS INTO J. $.
 BUSINESS |s READY

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25, III The federal government is now ready to begin it's colossal task of pumping millions of dollars into stagnant American business in an effort to help the nations econom- ic recovery.
 The measure calling for an ap- propriation of $125,O0O,O00 so that that the refinance corporation can begin work immediately, received instantaneous approval in tn e House Saturday an the Senate will act on the appropriation today.
 Charles Dawes who was selected by President Hoover to head the reconstruction corporation, an q Eugene Meyer, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, named as chairman of the corporation, have estimated that the cost of admin istering the work of this recon struction will take about $2,000,000 for the first year with some de- crease for the years thereafter
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
JUNEAU BANK IS HELD UP: BANDIT
 SHOT BY CASHIER
ROBBER IDENTIFIED AS VIM. E. MIC GEE OF SEATTLE,
 KETCHIKAN

JUNEAU, Jan, 25, (P)-1t will De a long time before Dan Rals1on' taxi driver, who attempted to help capture a bank robber after an un- identified robber was wounded py MT. McNaughton, cashier of the M M. Behrends bank from which was taken several thousand dollars III currency.
 Ralston wounded one of the holdup men; the robbers gun was discharged as he fell the bullet lodging in Ralston's leg.
 Upon seeing McNaughton run ming toward him, the bandit fired again hitting Ralston in the neck. Both wounded men were taken to the hospital where the bullet was removed from Ralston's leg. Doctors said he would recover but held lit tie hope for the robber The stick up man was identified as William E. McGee of Seattle; he came here from Ketchikan last March.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
TEN PER CENT CUT IN RAIL WORKERS
 WAGES LOOMING
REDUCTION IS NECESSARY so THAT RAILROADS MAY
 PROSPER

CHICAGO, Jan. 25, The rail- road conference which is underway here will end in a deadlock, C. cording to opinions expressed by many observers. The conference will continue this week.
 Railroad executives formally told representatives Of 100000 en- ployees a 10 per cent reduction in pay is necessary for the future prosperity of railroads.
 The workers replied then needed relief must come immediately
 Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore & Ohio and chairman of the committee of nine railroads, presented a program to keep the railroads out of the sheriff's hands.
 David Robertson, leader of 21 Union railroads, asked that an av- craze force of employees be asSur : Cd one years work, that 9 six hour day be established, that federal compensation laws be enacted for workers benefit and that compet- ing forms of transportation be feg- ulated.
 Labor union chiefs blamed the present state of the United States industries to unsound financing rather than it being brought about through the paying of high wages.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
SOME IF TIE JURORS DESIRED UNNRITTEN
 LAW APPLIED ID CASE

HONOLULU, Jan. 25, tP)-The unexpected adjournment of tn e Grand Jury without returning an indictment against K h h a " i slayers, gave rise to the rumor that some of the jurors wanted to apply the unwritten law to the case.
 Other rumors were that failure of the prosecutor to produce the actual killer or witness convinced some of the juorS that they could not vote for a murder indictment, but only on one charging abduc- ton.
 Fourteen Anglo-Saxons, two Por- tugese four HaWaiianS and on e Chinese were on the jury
 Governor Judd signed the bill placing the police force under an appointed commission instead of Che present elected sheriff
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
SHANGHAI RESIDENTS AWAIT JAPANESE GUNS
 ID BEGIN FIRING CITY

SHANGHAI, Jan. 25, This city is under strict martial law and it was feared Sunday evening tn a t the Japanese, who for several days have been in Shanghai harbor with a large fleet, would occupy the city before morning.
 For while yesterday it was the belief of many that the Japanese war vessels had opened lombard ment on the city but it was later found out that a Chinese amuni- tion barge had exploded Some Chinese soldiers on the barge were killed
 One American is reported to have been killed by a Chinese sen- try because the Americans chauf- feur failed to halt the car soon enough when challenged by the sentry.
 Representing the United States at Shanghai is Edwin s. Cunning ham, U. s. Consul, and it is the opinion of the State Department that he can handle the situation as he has been in the service for many years and is an expert nego- tiatOr.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
STIMSOV REFUSES
 D|VULCE H|S FILES
 O|V FOREIGN LOANS
SENATOR JOHNSON INTENDS TO TAKE ANOTHER PHASE OF
 INVESTIGATION

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25 P)-Secretary of State Stimson complained to the Senate Finance Committee in a secret session that information from his confidential files had leaked into the hands of investigators of foreign loans.
 A heated debate between Stimlson and Senator Hiram Johnson was closed when Stimson explained he did not intend to cast reflections upon JohnSon's honor or integrity but he believed the information could have come from no source out from his own confidential files.
 Stimson then declined to permit the committee to examine Amer ican Minister to Colombia Gallery whom Johnson called as witness complaining the investigation was disturbing Latin American rela- tions.
 Johnson said the refusal of Caf- fiery as a witness was satisfactory to him as he intended to go on with another phase of the investigation Later Stimson stated the docu- ments would not be produced but promised 8 definite answer to the committee regarding the papers.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
TAXES STACK WH|SKEY
 IN ENGLISH WAREHOUSES

LONDON, Jan. 25, (P)-England has 748,435, 100000 bottles of "im- mobilized" whiskey in her ware houses.
 This is due to diminished demand for hard liquor by the English peo- pie, who find whiSkey drinking a positive luxury.
 Before the war they paid bit more than a dollar a bottle for choice brands. Now the govern ment excise tax duty amounts to $2 bottle and wholesale dealers are clamoring to have the tax re- duced.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
BUSINESS COMES TO
 STOP; GENERAL STRIKE

BARCELONA, Jan, 25, (P)- Shops closed, trolley cars stopped running and the streets are prac- tically deserted by all save soldiers and police, as general strike was declared by extremists who are res possible for disorders.
 Catalonia leaders described it as prelude to a nationwide strike and establishment of a republican, soviet in character.
 The police force has been doubled but, for the most part, regular troops and the civil guard remain ed in their barracks but are pre- pared for action if necessary.
 Airplanes scared over the Seville region scouting for strike gather~ ings.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
AMERICA CHECKS NAVAL STRENGTH IN
 CHINA WAR zONE
SHANGHAI GESTURE BY JAPAN ESE NAVAL FLEET CAUSES
 CONCERN IN U. s.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25, = The United States government Is much concerned over the menace to American lives and property in Shanghai and in the Far East as result of the Japanese landing marines in Shanghai. The admin. stration contends that the action on the part of the Japanese is cer- tainly not a peace move.
 The Japanese say that their ac- tion in landing their forces is mere ly to back up the Japanese Con. sul Generals demand that Shang-. hai disband her anti-J D anese factions which are believed largely responsible for the economic boy colt from which Japa suffers
 The War Department of the United States has made survey of their marine and naval officers which are near the danger zone. It is announced that the United States has 52 marine officers and 1,070 marines at Shanghai
 Two naval destroyers and some gunboats are north of Shanghai on the Yangtse river, and three de.stroyerS and several gunbo ats to the south of Sh nghai. A sub. marine base and | ore destroyers and gunboats are oSe enough 50 that they can be $ mmoned in g. case of emergency.
 Most of the Anne ans. together with people of oth nations, live in the International settlement of Shanghai. The Frent residents of the city have a SCI rate conces- sion.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
GOLD IN BANK OF FRANCE
 CROWDS OUT VISITORS

PARIS, Jan.r25, (R)-There is So much gold in the vaults of the Bank of France that there is 0 room for visitors.
 So the doors to the underground chambers, lying under sunken lake and guarded with the latest wrinkles in bank protection, have been closed to all but bank e m ployes.
 When the bank will be opened to sightseers depends, officials say, Ion the United States" sine e bankers here lay the flow of gold to New York exchange operations.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
SECRET TRUCKING
 ROUTES IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Jan. 25, (P-Hijack- ing the hijackers is the new game Chicago police are playing.
 Twenty-one streets radiating out from the city's principal railroad freight stations have been secretly designated as protected areas or routes," over which merchants and truckers will route their goods with assurance of protection from spe- cial police details.
 Confidential route maps showing the safe ways have been provided hundreds of the city's heaviest shippers and to all police captains, squad cars and motorcycle patrols.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
.D|MOND CHOSEN
 STANDARD BEARER
 0F ALASKA DEMOS
GRIGSBY AND ZIEGLER PROB ABLY WILL RUN FOR THE
 SAME OFFICE

FAIRBANKS, Jan. 25, (P)-The Democratic Territorial Convention adjourned Saturday night after go- ing on record favoring the candi- dacy of A. J. Dimond as the party nominee next April.
 The resolution adopted req q. Tt is the individual and personal conviction that the delegates fav- or the candidacy of A. J. Dimond for the nomination of Delegate to Congress"
 The resolution also invited Geo. Grigsby and MT. ziegler, as well as MT. Dimond, to enter the primar- ies, as the result of the inslsten5 demands made at the convention by Mir Dimond and is therefor ia deference to his personal Wisdes
 The resolution was unanimously approved
 The committee recommended the following to file their declar- ations of candidacy:
 James Truitt of Anchorage for Attorney General; Claude Helge- Shen of Juneau for Auditor; An thony Karnes of Ketchikan for Commissioner of Education; Wm A. Hesse of Ketchikan for Terri torial Highway Engineer, and Jas. Connors of Juneau as National Committeeman, for reelection.
 Delegates mentioned to the nat ional convention were John w Troy of Juneau, William Kirk of Juneau, A. A. Shonbeck of An chorage, Harry Morton of Anchor age. John Powers of Eagle, and II. H. Deal of Fairbanks. ~
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
FRENCH CAVERN REVEALS
 PREHISTORIC FINGERS

PARIS, Jan. 25, (P)-Finger prints left by prehistoric artists were dis covered in a grotto of the Pyre- nees by NM. Mandement n q Jauze, archaelogists.
 Crawling into the cave, they found on it's walls 10 high reliefs in clay. All depicted charging buf- faloes, four of the images being a foot long.
 The clay had been first thrown on the wall and then shaped by hand, the marks of the primitive sculptors' fingers being plainly vis- ible
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
MORE ON FIGHT

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, (P-Tn the fight between Petrolle and Ram, which Petrolle won by a terrific knockout in the sixth, both fighters fought each other to the point of exhaustion. P Petrolle continually played for the head while Billy flayed away for the body. Th e knockdown was as much sur- prise to the fighters as to the howl ing mob of 17OO0 fans.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
ANOTHER BANK ROBBED

LOUISVILLE, Colorado, Jan. 25, Two smartly dressed young men walked into the bank here anG seid to the woman cashier: "This is a stickup. Reach for the moon and give us that money" The woman could not but comply and she hand ed them $12,00O in currency; the robbers doffed their hats, bid he farewell and made their exit before an alarm could be given.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
DOCK REGULATIONS FOR AUTOS AND TRUCKS
 WHILE SHIPS IN PORT

The attention of drivers of auto mobiles, both of passenger and freight, is called to the following regulations adopted at the Sew ard Dock by the local offices of the Alaska Railroad:
 While a ship is tied to the dock no cars will be permitted on tn e face of the dock.
 Taxies and baggage trucks will be permitted to park at the rope be- tween the two warehouses until af- ter the arrival of the ship H W ever, these cars must move as soon as the passengers have left tn e ship.
 Cars will not be permitted to park on the East side of the a D. proach to the dock.
 Cars will be permitted to park on the West side of the approach to the dock, but must not go South of the approach to the city's float. ing dock. Cars should be left fac ing South when parked on this strip.
 When no ships are tied to tn e dock delivery cars with freight for small craft may drive to the ships side to make delivery.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
'PEPPER' MARTIN
 REMAINS WITH CARDS

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25, The Brook lyn Robbins" Saturday purchased Hack" Wilson, outfielder, from the St. Louis Cardinals"
 Pepper" Martin, third baseman for the Cards" last season a n d largely responsible for their win over the Athletics" has signed a contract with the Cards" but will receive a much more substantial salary. Last year he received $4,O0O plus a bonus of $500 for the fine playing he was responsible for, in addition to the world series bo- nus
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
MICHIGAN TOWN GIVES
 'TAXPAYERS' VACATION

ULBY, Mich, Jan. 25, (P)-This village is so well off that no village tax has been levied this year and the office of village assessor Il a been suspended.
 Walter c. Schrader, village pres ident, announced that through eco nomical administration during the past five years a surplus of $3,000 had been accumulated and that no tax would be necessary.
 At the same time a program of improvements in sidewalks, sewers and waterworkS was carried on.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
TELESCOPE MAST, FUNNEL
 0N ALL-ELECTRIC SHIPS

DETROIT, O., Jan. 25, (P1-The SS Chester. second of the proposed fleet of Ford ships, presents rad ical departure in Great Lakes ship building.
 The squat ships look like barges and all deck equipment is electric ally operated.
 Her pilot houses, ma.sts and also smokeStacks can be lowered into the deck to permit passing under bridges.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
AMERICAN RUSH BEATS
 BRITISH ID SOVIET JOBS

LONDON, Jan. 25, (R-British unemployed who would like to go to Russia to get jobs are finding all the good places taken by Amer jeans.
 Recently it was announced here that 5000 were open for skilled workers. The Amtorg Trading Cor poration now announces that 85 per cent of the posts have been taken by Americans.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
ALDERMAN KILLED?

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, Patrick s. Dowd, a former alderman, was found dead here with his skull fractured. Police have begun an investigation.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-01-25
SCHMEL ING RETURNS
 IN MARCH ID TRAIN

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, (P)-Max Schmeling will recieye STE per cent and Jack Sharkey 1212 per cent of the gate receipts ir their bout next June.
 Sharkey agreed to fight one title bout in defense of the crown next September in Madison Square Gar den, should he win.
 Schmeling is signed only for this one fight, in June.
 The champion sailed last night for Germany; he returns in March to begin training.