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The Washington times., 1932-03-31
COUPLE To DIE;
DROWNED BABY.
Staff Photo

CORTLAND, N. Y, March 81
GN.SO-Supreme Court Justice
Andrew McNaught today SEN
fenced Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. Simp-
son, of Homer, to die in the
electric chair at Sing Sing dur
ing the week of May 16 for the
murder of the woman'S' child,
born out of wedloCk.
After celebrating 16 hours,
the jury returned with a YER
dict, recommending 'leniency"
after it had brought in the
guilty verdict, The verdict car
ries with it mandatory sem
tence of death in the electric
chair.
Evidence presented during the
trial indicated Simpson had mar
ried his wife six months ago
without knowledge of the child
which had been born to her
more than a year before.
When the revelation was made
to him, after Mrs. Simpson was
pressed for payments for the
board of the child, the couple
decided to "get rid of it," The
State charged the couple drowned
the child in a pond after at
tempting to poison it.
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
New Aid From Mills Asked
Bv House Tax-Fran1ers

Determined to balance the bud
get in fact as we'll as in theory,
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee decided today to recon-
mend still further new taxes if
Treasury experts decide insuffici-
ent revenues will accrue from the
present bill.
Secretary of the Treasury Mills
was requested to furnish last min
ute estimates on the annual yield
of taxes already before the House.
The committees action was
taken as a result of claims by
some members that the tax bill,
estimated to raise about $1,1OO,-
100000, would accomplish only a
paper balancing of the budget.
To increase the total of the
bill, the committee today voted
a 10 per cent tax on firearms
and shells, expected to yield $4,-
100000 annually.
The House took up the COM
mittee's proposal for a one-fourth
per cent tax on transfers on stock
exchanges, estimated to yield $75,-
100000 year.
Attacks were launched on stock
gambling as the House began de-
bate on the amendment to place
tax of one fourth of l per
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
STADER KILLER
LOSES APPEAL

TRENTON, N. j., March 81
Q.N.S0.-Only intervention of
the Federal Court of Appeals at
Philadelphia remained as hope
today that William Frazer, Rah-
way, N. j., war veteran, could be
saved from death in the electric
chair tomorrow.
He was convicted of the muir
der of Phoebe Stader, whose body
he put into a car and later left
in a wood while fleeing through
Virginia.
The court of pardons here de-
clined to commute the death SEN
tence.
This action came after a group
of veterans who fought with
Frazer lost an application for
a writ Of habeaS corpus before
Judge William Clark in Federal
court a few hours previously.
Judge Clark also refused a
stay of execution pending appeal
Friends of Frazer contended
Jersey courts had no jurisdiction,
since they claimed the shot which
killed the woman was fired in
New York. Judge Clark ruled that
as she died in New Jersey, the
case had been heard properly.
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
PATRICK
MAY QUIT
P. j. c.
Said to Differ With Peoples
Counsel KeeCh About
Latter'S Authority

Intimations that strained
relations between Maj. Gen.
Mason NJ. Patrick and Peoples
Counsel Richmond B. Keech
may lead to the resignation of
the former as chairman Of the
Public Utilities Commission,
were current today.
General Patrick declined to
comment on the matter. 1t is un-
derstood, however, that Mr.. Keech
is not a welcome visitor at his Of
flee, except on official business.
The background of the reports
appears to be a difference OF
opinion as to the scope of Mr..
Keech's duties. Specifically, the
question is raised as to whether
Mr.. Keech is empowered under his
present appointment to appear be-
fore Congress, or only before the
Public Utilities Commission.
Reported at Capitol
It was said at Mr.. Keech's Of
flee today that he was at Lhe
Capitol, and that he had several
matters to attend to there.
There have been indications on
several occasions that all is not
harmonious between the commlS-
sion and Congress. The attitude
of the commission is understood to
be that it should not be expected
to defend its acts before Congress,
and that Congress should not in
terrier with the commissions tunc-
| tionS.
Two causes of friction between
the chairman of the commission
and Mr.. Keech are said to have
been the Potomac Electric Power
Company rate schedule and the
pending merger legislation.
Approved by Keech
When the Potomac Electric
Power Company rate schedule had
been approved by the commission
it was not made effective, it is
understood, until it also had the
approval of Mr.. Keech. This
appears to have aggravated an
already existing unpleasantnesS.
More recently Mr.. Keech has
figured in congressional parleys
regarding the proposed merger of
the Capital Traction and Wash
ington Railway and Electric COM
panies. The commissions point
of view, it is understood, is that
Mr.. Keech should have confined
his activities to appearances be-
fore the commission itself.
The Washington times., 1932-03-31

cent on all stock transactions.
Representative Blanton CD of
Texas, Immediately proposed to
make the tax a full l per cent,
declaring this would bring at
least $2OO,OOO,OOO a year into the
Treasury.
Under the committees proposal
there would be a minimum tax
of 4 per cent share.
'Tn my judgment transactions
on the Wall Street and other
stock exchanges are more re-
SpOnsibIe for general economic
stress and failure of banks than
all other causes combined.
Banks are broke because
their customers borrowed money
to gamble, if the officials did
not themselves do it.
II don't believe o 1-cent tax
(Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
Chicago TerTOrists
Bomb Station WHFC

CHICAGO, March 31.-Terror-
lists today hurled a black powder
bomb through a transom into
the studio of radio station WHFC
in Cicero. No one was injured,
but about $1,000 damage was
caused.
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
MISSING CUBAN
BOY RETURNS

Jose Arias, 15-year-old son of
Antonio Arias, president of the
Oriental Cuban Sugar Corpora
ton, returned to his home here
today after an absence of two
days.
Jose disappeared Tuesday, tax
ing with him a 22-caliber rifle
and $40.
At his home it was explained
that he had merely made a boat
trip to Norfolk
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
SENATORS HEAR
\, !. STUDENTS.

A group of weary college stu
dents from New York universities
today told an informal Senate
committee hearing that their
lives had been threatened when
they attempted to enter Ken
lucky to study conditions in
mine fields of Harlan and Bell
counties.
They protested against the
treatment they received from the
Kentucky officials before Demo-
cratic Senators Costigan, of Colo
rado; Copeland, of New York,
and Logan, of Kentucky.
Bob F. Hall, leader of the
party, said their group of so
students were met outside the
State line near Cumberland Gap
by an armed mob and escorted
into Kentucky. He said:
"The mob was led by Will
liam B. Smith, county attOr-
ney. II was asked if we be-
lieved in God. said 1 could
not answer for all of the party.
We were taken to a court
house within the Kentucky
State line and were accused
of being the rah-rah element
of communism. We protested
that we were not Communists,
but were told we could not
go on. Smith said the rivers
would run red with blood be-
fore communism was allowed
in the State"
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
SECRET VISIT
BY CURTIS
REVEALED
z BootIeggerS Sought, One
Named As Agent for
CaptorS

PHILADELPHIA, NJ ar C h
81 IN.S. ).--Philadelphia to-
day was believed the focal
point in the efforts Of three
Norfolk (Va.) Intermediates
to negotiate restoration of the
kidnapped Lindbergh b a b y.
This belief was predicted on
three purported facts:
/. That John Hughes Curtis
millionaire shipbuilder and one
of the Intermediates, was in
Philadelphia during his mys-
terious 36-hour absence from
Norfolk last weekend.
2. That a few hours before
he left Norfolk an unidentified
woman visited Mrs. Walter C.
Hancock, active in philanthropic
and club circles here, in con-
nection with the trip the Rev.
H. Dobson-Peacock made Mon
day to the Lindbergh estate at
Hopewell.
8. That efforts are being
made to locate Harry Hender-
son, former Camden, N. j., rum
runner, and his former asSo-
Ciate, Harry Collins, also
known as Rogers, Baltimore
bootlegger believed to have in
duced Curtis to act as inter-
mediary.
Both Used Same Plane
Curtis flew here Saturday in
a Navy plane under the name of
"Mr. Guy" according to reports.
It was the same plane that car
ried the Rev. DR.. DobSon-Peacock
when it landed Monday at the
navy yard field here because of
bad flying weather.
Beyond the bare admission
that his contact with the five
men with whom he had been
bargaining for return of the
child had been established, Curtis
declined to reveal his movements.
The meeting between Mrs.
Hancock and her unknown visitor
was the result of contact estab-
lished week ago, according to
Director of Public Safety Kern
Dodge, who barred this phase of
the local angle.
Mystery Visitor
At that time the mysterious
visitor asked Mrs. Hancock if she
knew of any friends of Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, who
resided in this city. Mrs. Han
cock replied that she did not.
The visitor asked for an inter
view. Since that time she has
been under constant surveil-
lance, Dodge said.
Dodge refused to reveal the
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The Washington times., 1932-03-31
5 TRIAL
HEARS GIRL

LONDON, March 81 GN.SO.
A complaint made to the Bishop
of Norwich against the Rev.
Harold Francis Davidson, 60-year-
old minister, was read in Con-
sistory Court here today during
the clergyman's trial on charges
of immoral conduct with a score
of London girls.
The letter was written to the
bishop by Barbara Harris, 18, who
unfolded what she termed her
complete life" with Davidson.
She beSought the bishop mot to
let him off" She wrote:
''He will only do the same to
other girls, who think him an
eccentric old man until they
find him out as 1 did"
The letter charged Davidson
possessed keys to many girls
apartments. The girl persistently
reiterated that she only lived with
Davidson because I didn't want
to go into the streets"
Davidson stoutly maintains his
only contact with young girls was
in the nature of church rescue
work. He is married and has five
children.
A sensation was caused in the
courtroom when Sylvia Harris, %,
a sister of Barbara, snubbed her
sister as she took the stand.
Sylvia, employed as a maid by
London clergyman, said David
son asked her to persuade Bar
bara to return to him because I
must have her near me-" She said
Davidson referred to Barbara as
"The Queen of my heart"
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
NOTE SAYS
|. A DANCER
MUST PAY
FIDDLER.
give Taken My Fun" Says
Supposed Suicide; Takes
Plunge of 100 Feet

The crushed body Of a man,
identified by cards as William
Wallace Poole, 26, of Pooles-
vile, Md, was found on Beach
Drive, Rock Creek Park, 100
feet below the Calvert Street
bridge, shortly before 7 a. m.
today.
Police believe the man
leaped from the bridge. He
was pronounced dead by DR..
H. B. Weinberg, of Emergency
Hospital staff, and the body
was taken to the District
Morgue.
The identifying cards we're in
pockets of an overcoat lying on
the sidewalk Of the bridge almost
directly over the body.
Notes Found
j. E. Shrieder, 735 Sligo Ave,
Silver Spring, Md, employed at
the Bureau of Standards, who
made the discovery of the coat,
notified the police.
When found by the police, the
man was in his shirtsleeves and
hatless.
Poole, according to a drivers
permit found in his pocket, was
a salesman for the American
Automobile Association. Two
notes were found, both indicat-
ing Poole contemplated suicide.
"He Who Dances Pays"
One note said:
"My car is on WoOdIey Road,
west of Wardman Park Hotel,
in front of 1903. A note will
be found therein"
The other said:
"He who dances must pay the
fiddle, and I've taken me fun.
Shakespeare says all who live
must die, passing into eternity.
Let he who is without sin cast
the first stone. In case I'm
hurt, please notify my father,
POOlesville II or POOle5ville
25-F-3."
Until about two years ago,
Poole lived at 1347 Clifton st. N.
w. A sister, Miss Virginia Poole,
who lives at that address now, is
teacher at Somerset, Md.
The father, w. w. Poole, is a
prominent business man of PooleS-
vile.
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
Bank Rate Remains,
Pound Takes Jump

LONDON, March 81 QN.S0.
The pound sterling shot upward
sharply today as the Bank of Eng
land directors adjourned their
weekly meeting without reducing
the bank rate as they had been
expected to do. Opening at
$3.771a, the pound went to $3.50
when the city learned there was
no bank reduction. Bank officials
were expected to take the action
to check the great inflow of for.
eign money.
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of March
90, $676,607 ,442.62; expenditures,
$7,8O2, ,489.39; customs receipts,
$21, $50, ,3O4.01.
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
Soviet Air League
To Be ReOrgdnized

MOSCOW, March 81 Q.N.SO .
Complete reorganization Of
Osoaviakhim, the Soviet Air
League, was to be undertaken at
a plenary session of its executive
council today, the purpose being
to enlist its 100000 members
in a giant national defense cam
paign.
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
Times Treat

Tune in on VOL at $3.50
tonight and hear Mr.. Hal
ward II. Bachke, minister
from Norway, on The Wash
ingtOn Times weekly pro-
gram.
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
BYERS, STEEL MAN, DIES

NEW YORK, March 81 GN.SO.
E. M. ByerS, chairman of the
board of the A. M. Byers Steel
Company, died in a hospital here
today,
The Washington times., 1932-03-31
Kellogg Pays Call
At State Department

Former Secretary of State
Frank B. Kellogg, now a League
Court judge at The Hague, Wis
tied the State Department today
before returning to Europe. He
has spent several weeks vacation
on the Pacific Coast,
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30
Ground Hog Social

Here we go for the Ground Hog Social to be held at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Tuesday evening. Gentlemen are asked to bring some game such as Checkers, Tiddledy Winks, Barn yard golf, Chess, Camelot, Kooty, Paracheesi, Dominoes, Lindy, or Touring for an evening of old fashion ed amusement. Remember the S'prise eats. Ladies may shad- ow their husbands to this social but that will be the only shad- ow of the evening. See you all at 500 P. M. Tuesday even- ing.
 Just a suggestion which will prove to be helpful. Spend an hour in Church Sunday even- ing and help Us with our ser vice. We plan on singing that old hymn God Will Take Care of You" as we'll as allow ing you to select those you would like to sing. Mr. Cross will talk on the subject: Gan we trust God to-day?"
 Service will commence at 7:30 and will not last much more than 60 minutes.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30
Hesse to Seek denomination

William A. Hesse, Territor- ial Highway Engineer, has an- nounced that he will be a can didate for that office again at the coming primary election. according to Juneau reports.
 MT. Hesse was elected to the office in 1880. He was the only democratic candidate for off, flee to be successful in that election and defeated Joe. Ul- mer, of Fairbanks, the oppos- ing republican candidate. He was also the first man to be elected to that office by popu- lar vote. Prior to 1880 the off, flee was filled by gubernator- ial appointment.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30
Moose Lodge Holds
 Enioyable
Social

The "At Home" social giv- en by the Moose Lodge in Stewart last Saturday evening was one of the most enjoyable entertainments held here in a long period and was attended by a large gathering of lodge members, their families and lady friends.
 The program included whist tournament, in which Mrs. w. R. Tooth carried off the first prize for ladies; Mr. Mur- dock the mems first prize and Mrs. Louis Legge and John Bonanza the cOnsol a t n prizes. Mrs. Tooth also annex ed the sweepstake prize. The whist tourney was followed by a splendid luncheon, an enter tainment program of songs, recitations and readings, and a dance.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30

Whats On the Air? See koMo pro-
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30

With retrenchment and low ering of production costs an al- most universal necessity, hun dreds of the small-town news papers everywhere are re- ducing both the size and scope of their publication to meet the present strengthened con- ditions. But the Hyder Weekly Herald is doing neither. h. stead it has increased material ly the size of the paper and also added to both news and reader interest by the publi- cation weekly of several col umns of additional matter, in- cluding a weekly short story by well known writers.
 Thus the Herald is not ask ing it's subscribers to accept less for their money, as many papers are doing, but is actual ly giving them more for their money than ever before. Sub scribe for it at the present low price of $3 per year, less than 6 cents per week, or six months for $1.60, if paid in advance.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30

FfienushIP OIuD brIuge
 The Friendship Club will hold a Hard Times bridge so- cial in Pioneer Hall Saturday evening, January 30th.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30
Silver Grill To Close

The Silver Grill restaurane, pioneer eating establishment, will close toward the end of next week, owing to proprietor w. c. Blanton having taken a lease on the well-known Blue Fox restaurane in Ketchikan.
 MT. Blanton left Thursday for his new location and will be followed by Mrs. Blanton and daughter, Miss Evalyn Blanton, a week from today.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30
Friendship Club Bridge

Friendship Club Bridge
 The Friendship Club will hold a Hard Times bridge so- cial in Pioneer Hall Saturday evening, January 30th.
 J. Kasper and family returned Monday from an extended vis- it in Prince Rupert.
 Mrs. Harry Hicks of Hyder, E. c. left Monday on visit to Seattle.
 Constable Potterton of Stew art returned Monday from a trip to Vancouver.
 A new geological report GOV ering the northern section ot B. c. and the Taku district has been issued by the Can adian government.
 Hubert w. Thomas, propri- etor of the Boundary Gift Shop, has been called to ap. pear as a defense witness ir the Conrad Wolfe case anc will leave for Seattle via Ret chikan today.
 w. c. Blanton, proprietor of the Silver Grill, returned Sun day morning from a week, visit in Ketchikan. During his stay in the First City, MT. Blanton was completely exon erated of a charge of trans porting liquors in an automo- bile, growing out of the recent arrest and conviction of a Se- attle steamship officer whom MT. Blanton as a friendly act transported to the dock in his automobile, without knowing that the aforesaid ships of- ficer was in possession of sev- eral bottles of beer at the time. The case was dismissed by the district court on motion of the U. s. Attorney.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30

E. D. Haddon, manager of the Bank of Hyder, left Mon- day evening on business trip to Vancouver.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30
LOCAL TOPICS

D. l.. Pitt, manager of the Premier company, returned Thursday from a visit of scv- eral weeks in the south.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30

Why Borrow the other fellows paper when you can get the Herald for only $500 year and be independent?
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30

Deputy U. s. Marshal w. s. Harding, returned Sunday from Ketchikan, where he at- tended the session of the dis trict court.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30

We will appreciate your contribution of news items of general interest. The Herald Telephone No. 82
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-30

Work will be resumed short ly on the Georgia River Gold Mines property, according to reports from the south.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-12-29
home of his brother, Carl stancer,

home Of his brother, Carl Stancer,
Sunday.
The All club held it's meeting at
the home of John and Florence Ziels-
dorf Friday evening. Roll call was
responded by humorous stories by
each one present. It was decided to
have only one meeting a month, the
first one to be held at the home OF
Shirley Gaffney January 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Grussendorf OF
Cosmos called on friends here last
week Tuesday evening. Mr.. Grus-
sendorf accompanied R. E. Hutchin-
SON and D. Berry to Tracy where
they played for a dance. Mrs. Grus-
sendorf was entertained by a COM
pany of ladies at the home of Mrs.
Elmer Becker.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Ziegler OF
Franklin were entertained at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Kuenzli
Sunday.
Charles Brandt was a business
caller at Renville Monday.
Mrs. Martha Lindeman went to
Minneapolis Friday for an extended
visit with her children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Prodehl visit
ed Sunday at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John thinner.
Joseph Schweinfurter visited Sun
day with his sister, Mrs. Mary Hosk-
en-.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Starr of Red
wood Falls were callers Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Hosken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Simondet mo-
tored to Mankato Friday to get their
daughter who is attending normal
there and who will spend her vaca-
ton with her parents, They were &C
companied home by Mrs. Charles
Simondet who had been visiting there
and at New Ulm.
John thinner is spending a few
days at the Martin Prodehl home
near Middle Creek this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cliff and
daughter are suffering from attacks
of the flu.
Mrs. A. G. Tradewell received
word that her sister-in-law, Mrs. j.
Grout had passed away while on her
way to Florida where she and her son
Clifford had planned on spending the
winter. Mrs. Grout was a resident
of this place for many years.
Rev. and Mrs. o. S. Monsoon and
family and Miss Esther Becker were
supper guests of Miss Louise Weiss
Monday.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-12-29
Road Bond Program
Promises Are Kept

The program of trunk highway
paving promised for the 1892 BIZ
ennium when the highway bond bill
was before the 1881 legislature, has
been exceeded by $50 miles and the
grading program by 100 miles, ac-
cording to figures given out by c. M.
Babcock, commissioner of highways.
The two year program, contingent on
passage of the bond bill, was 1926 miles
of paving and 1000 miles of grading.
Actual accomplishments for 1881
80 are 978 miles of paving and 1850
miles of grading. The department
has also increased the bituminous
treated mileage by 1,5OO. Minnesota
now has 2,412 miles paved and 2,649
miles of bituminous gravel in the
state road system, the balance being
nearly all graveled except short
stretches where grading is under way
or was completed too late in fall to
permit surfacing.
Lower prices on contracts and ma
terials, careful planning, improved
methods, and research in concrete
construction, have combined to make
the increased construction possible,
Mr.. Babcock said. The special fed
eral aid granted in 1882 and not in
cluded in 1881 estimate, also increas-
ed the funds available, but this was
partly offset by decreases in motor
vehicle and gas taxes.