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The Washington times., 1932-01-14
MITCHELL AIDE
! SET To BEGIN
INQUIRY
Special Assistant to Head Of
Justice Department to
D Embark for Islands

Attorney General Mitchell
announced today he has com
pleted plans for his investiga-
tion of lawlessness in Hawaii.
Following a study Of a large
volume of documents sent to the
Department Of Justice by Secre-
tary of the Navy Adams and
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur,
Mitchell is now in a position to
start the inquiry. A special
assistant will be named to go to
the islands.
Judd Held Negligent
Meanwhile, without a dissent
ing vote the House Naval Affairs
Committee approved its sub-com-
mittee's report holding Gov. Law
renee Judd, of Hawaii, culpably
negligent in the numerous attacks
upon women in Honolulu.
The leniency shown by the
governor in one particular attack
case, the committee believed,
caused such cases to increase in
the islands, eliminating Septem-
Der IL in the brutal, criminal
assault by five half-casteS upon
Mrs. Thomas H. MaSsie, wife of
an American naval lieutenant,
and the subsequent killing Of one
of her alleged attackers by her
husband and three other Amer
leans.
The principal complaint against
Judd was, according to the sub
committees report, that he had
pardoned a Hawaiian athlete, who
committed similar crime, and
VINO was identified as one OF Mrs.
MaSsie'S attackers.
Houston Adds Statement
Victor 8. K. Houston, delegate
to the house from Hawaii, asked
permission to incorporate into the
committee record a statement on
the situation in Honolulu. 1t was
agreed that the committees re-
port together, with Houston'S
views, be printed in the Congress
Sional Record.
The committee directed also
that the report be given to the
Judge advocate of the Navy. the
Attorney General and the chair
man of the House Territory Com
mittee for action.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14
j. 8. ACTIVITIES
IN BOND DEAL
DESCRIBED
State Department Helped to
Settle British Mine Claim,
Committee Is Told

The State Department Wig
orously interested itself in the
settlement of a dispute between
Colombia and New York banks
over a $20,O00,0O0 private loan,
but has given no attention to
the forthcoming default of
$1OO,OOO,000 in Colombian Sc
curities sold to American in
vestors, so Freeman Mathews,
assistant chief of the Latin
American division Of the State
Department told the Senate
Finance Committee today.
The witness said the State De
partment had intervened in the
private bank loan because the
bankers had refused to extend
further funds to Colombia unless
it settled the claim Of a British
mining company.
Questioned by Johnson
Senator johnson (RD of Cali
fornia asked:
$50 that the State Depart
ment intervened in the matter
on behalf of a British mining
company"
Mathewes answered, yes" and
said that after the State Depart
ment became interested, Colombia
settled with the British company
Senator Johnson then asked:
What has the State Depart
ment done in the interest of
American investors who hold
500, 100000 of Colombia bonds
that are about to be defaulted?"
Mathews answered:
Nothing"
Second Dispute Arises
Mathews testified that after the
State Department had settled the
British mining claim and the
banks had given $4,000,000 to Co.
lombia another dispute arose re-
garding payments of a final bal
ance of $4,000,000.
This dispute lasted from March,
1881, to June 80, 1881, Mathews
said. During this time he re-
vealed, the President of Colombia
was seeking to persuade the Co.
lombian congress to approve legis-
lation restoring the Barco oil con-
cession, which is owned rs per
cent by the Gulf Oil Company,
a Mellon corporation, and Is pr
cent by the Morgan interests. This
concession had previously been
cancelled.
On June 18, 1881, the Colombian
congress passed the measure re-
validating the concession. On
June 80, Mathews testified, the
banks paid over the $4,000,000
balance.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14
Middleburg Armed Following Murder;
Revenge Barred as Motive

next time l saw my sister she
was dead"
Maid First Victim
Mr.. Galleher said he had de,
finitely determined that Mrs
Ilsley had not used the back door
in entering the cottage and indi.
Gated that the murderer might
have been in the house at the
time she returned and that the
maid already had been killed.
This viewpoint was strength
ened by the fact that when
authorities arrived the blood in
the maids room had Solidified,
while that of Mrs. IlSley had not
Rigor mortis also set in on Mrs.
Buckner several hours before the
corpse of Mrs. Ilsley became stiff
fened.
Mr.. Galleher said he had
definitely determined that the
last person known to have seen
Mrs. Ilsley alive before she was
murdered was Winifred MadduX
step-daughter of Raymond Bel
mont. Mr.. Gallaher said:
Mrs. IIsley had been to a
prohibition meeting at Upper
vile, Va. When she left there,
she went by the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Hit. She left the
Hit home about IL o'clock with
Miss Maddux, whom she said
she was taking home. Such a
trip should have taken not
more than Is minutes, and Mrs.
IISley should have been in her
home Is minutes later"
Revenge the Motive
Mr.. Galleher also declared that
revenge was undoubtedly the mo
tive for the killings.
He said Mrs. Ilsley obtained a
warrant about five days age
charging Crawford with the rob
berry of about $500 worth of goods
from the cottage during her alb
sence from home during the holi
days.
GalIeher said:
"The robbery occurred on
Christmas Eve, and since then
Mrs. YISley had talked to a
number of her friends, express
ing fear that Crawford would
do her harm. She called me
after the issuance of the war
rant and was apprehenSive that
the sheriff had not seized the
man. In fact, she was SO per-
turbed about the matter that
she went to Washington on
Monday to talk with the Burns
Detective Agency about placing
a guard around her estate. She
returned Tuesday morning.
"The robbery at the cottage
was the second recently. The
big house was entered a few
months ago and whisky and
other VaIuables stolen. Craw-
ford was suspected in that"
In jail for Robbery
1t also developed that CraW
ford had served a month in jai
during the fall in connection
with the robbery from a loca
chain grocery store.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14
Marion ForteSCue
To Cut Short Tour

LONDON, Jan. IA (U.SD.
Marion Fortescue. daughter of
Mrs. Granville Fortescue, facing
trial for murder in Honolulu,
plans to return to the United
States Immediately, probably en-
route to Honolulu, the News
Chronicle states today.
The newspaper states it learned
from friends Of the young woman
at oxford University that she is
touring the Continent with her
grandmother. They said she
would sail for New York under
an assumed name to avoid pub
hcity.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14

les and who aided in all eXamlna-
tions, said that 1t had been def.
nitely decided that the oootjack
found near Mrs. IlSley's body had
been used in both murders.
DIR. Splitter said that Mrs. Ilsley
had been struck five times with
the instrument and that her skull
had been crushed. Mrs. Buckner
was struck only twice.
The automobile belonging to
Mrs. Ilsley. which was stolen
from the garage under the muir
der cottage, and in which the
slayer made his escape, was
found abandoned last night at
Clarendon. According to reports
reaching Middleburg, the ma
chine was left in Clarendon early
yesterday.
Paul Boeing, brother of Mrs.
IlSley, who discovered the bodies,
was still at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William F. Hit, prominent
in national society. and was
joined there last night by his
brother John and the latter's
wife.
Authorities today learned that
two men had been to the murder
cottage before the bodies were
discovered by Paul Doeing.
Servant Tended Furnace
Alec Grayson, colored, 35, who
lives in a cottage approximately
SO feet from where the murders
were committed and who tended
the furnace of the little house" I"
said today:
II went there in the morning
at 7 o'clock and found the
garage door under the house
open and one car gone. When
1 went into the furnace room
adjoining, ] saw that the win
dow pane haG been smashed
and that the window was raised.
II knew there had been a
robbery but did not go up
stairs and disturb Mrs. Ilsley
because / knew it was too early
for her to get up. 1 closed the
window and the garage when
/ went out"
A white man, also said to be
an employe of Mrs. Ilsley, Is said
by authorities to have delivered
milk at the back door shortly he
fore or after GraySon'S arrival.
Name Not Disclosed
The authorities refused to re-
veal the mans name or to say
whether he had noticed the
broken pane in the kitchen dool
through which the murderer
gained entrance.
GraySon said that the last time
he saw Mrs. Ilsley was on Tues
day morning, when she gave him
check for $40. When he pre-
sented the check at the bank
for payment yesterday, bank Off
cialS questioned him and it was
then that he learned of the
double murder.
Paul Boeing. who slept in the
big house" Tuesday night and
found the bodies when he went
over to the cottage for breakfast
with his sister, told Common
wealth Attorney John Galleher;
my sister went out Tuesday
night and remained at the
cottage until IL o'clock. AS
she left. she told me that when
/ departed to leave the front
door unlocked. l did this and
then went on over to the other
J house and went to sleep. The
The Washington times., 1932-01-14
|SOLATES
INDIAN TRIBES

DENVER, Jan. IA I.N.S0 The
worst blizzard of the winter today
blocked railroads and highways
and jeopardized lives in the
Rocky Mountain region.
Below-zero temperatures pre-.
vailed throughout Montana and
Wyoming, with 20 degrees below
zero registered at Butte.
The Indian country of northern
New Mexico was again isolated by
deep drifts. Diphtheria and
pneumonia threatened to take
their toll of lives in this section,
where II lives have already been
lost in snowStorms.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14
IS Fire Groups Get
Alexandria Bids

Fire Chief James M. Duncan,
jr., Of Alexandria, has issued in
vitations to SIS fire departments
in Virginia and neighboring States
to participate in the Alexandria
parade February %.
Delegate j. Fred Birrell has ex-
tended an invitation to the men,
bers of the General Assembly Of
Virginia to attend. Governor Pol
lard has announced he and his
staff, with the Richmond Blues
as an escort, will review the pa
rade,
The Washington times., 1932-01-14

III
pleasure jaunt."
Since pleasure trips to Riga
in the middle of winter are un-
usual, the tennis star was asked
whether Baldwin had gone
there to obtain a divorce in
order that he might marry
Suzanne.
ASK him." she said, jerking
a cigarette from between his
lips as a signal she was willing
for him to talk. Baldwin, how
ever, remained obdurately silent.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14

fornia sports
man, Suzanne
Lenglen ar
riv e d h e + e
| a 8 t mig h t
from Riga.
She prompt
ly d e n i e d
rumors t h a t
h er lon g
frie n d S hip
with Baldwin
had c VI m l.
mated in mar
ra ge. H er
visit to Riga,
she said, was
The Washington times., 1932-01-14

D a m, tn e
greatest irri.
cation project
so far sue
cesSfully con-
C e v e d b y
man.
w ork on
the dam was
started eight
years ago. 1t
S t + e tcheS a
m lie across
tho Tn dIl G
r | v er and
W i'll provide
f e r tilization
for the whole
The Washington times., 1932-01-14
Cycle, Car Crash
Costs Man His Lea

Harris Geary, %, of 1883 Wis
conSin Ave, is in Alexandria Hos
pital recovering after amputation
of his left leg. The operation
was made necessary last night
when Geary was caught between
two cars he was attempting to
pass on his motorcycle.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14

barren province of Sind.
The water will be conveyed
through the district by 5000
miles of canals and $1,000
miles of lesser water courses.
Nearly 5000, 100000 cubic feet
of earth was excavated during
the building of the structure.
Two thousand bridges have
been built over the canals and
water courses.
The cost of the enterprise
was approximately $5l,000,000.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14

bert Einstein.
the scientist,
who today is
simply a des-
ert violinist.
F or saking
research a t
Pasadena t 0
rest in this
colorful COM
munlty, d r.
EinStein a n d
Frau Einstein
cront cnVoraI
hours W | t n
Gene Denis,
a physic. DR..
T;~rNniN1 CnIS
The Washington times., 1932-01-14
TWIN SLAY|NGS
HORR|FY STAID
N|DDLEBURG
Grim Cortege Follows Bodies
Out of House; Town Is
Rent With Alarm
By MARGARET LANE

MIDDLEBURG, Va, Jan.
IA I.N.SD.-A grim process
sion stumbled painfully down
the stairs of Mrs. Spencer
Ilsley's country house when
her brothers and a few friends
carried the bodies Of the muir
dered woman and her maid
away from the wrecked bed
rooms that an unknown slayer
had turned into a shambles
less than "a hours before.
A line of cars was drawn up
silently in the dark. The muir
dered woman's hunting friends
had come up quietly to see the
last of her. There was an Atlnos-
phere of mingled curiosity and
horror.
Community in DaZe
The sort Of people who live in
Middleburg for the hunting sea-
son are not the kind to turn out
and search the countryside with
torches; 1t is no lynching COM
munity; but they are shaken with
horror and alarm that this much.
liked woman, who had never an
enemy In the world, an ordinary
member of their own set, should
have met her death so suddenly
and unaccountably in this fiend-
iSh double murder.
Her brothers, Paul and John
Boeing overcome with grief, did
not go into the house or look at
the face of their dead sister.
Mrs. John Boeing came to the
house in the evening and chose
some clothes from her Sister,in-
laws wardrobe for her shroud.
In the two bedrooms a group Of
women worked all day 10 remove
the shocking evidences of the
crime.
Peace Supplants Horror
The little house itself looked
bright and peaceful after the
bodies had been taken away. 1t
was difficult to imagine it the
scene of such violent horrors. The
living personality of a charming
and intelligent woman still pene-
trated it; it was hard to convince
ones self that she was dead. and
not gone into one of the other
pretty rooms.
The sports magazine she had
been reading lay on the table.
the ends of her cigarettes in the
ask tray. Her sitting room was
full of color and light.
Mrs. IlSley's bedroom has
nothing feminine about it. 1t is
the room of a woman who likes
to ride, who gets up early for the
meet, and spends as little time
in her bedroom as possible. Two
pairs of riding boots stood in a
corner. A rack by the dressing
table displayed a dozen different
ties. A picture Of an elderly man
in a riding habit was its only
decoration.
Maid Violently Beaten
The boot-jack which doctors
have identified as fitting into
the wound on her brow was
the one she used for pulling off
her riding boots. There was still
a long brown stain on the wood
work of the low, modern bed
which could not be erased.
The crime had been even more
difficult to obliterate in the
room where her maid, Mrs. Annie
Buckner, was murdered. There
the blows must have been of
extreme violence, for bloodstains
are spattered right up the wall
and half across the ceiling. 1t is
believed the elderly maid was
killed almost as she woke. for
she had only had time to grasp
her false teeth under her pillow
before she died.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14

CITY AND County Attorney
James Gilliland, of Honolulu,
who may prosecute Mrs. Gran
vile Fortescue and Lieut..
Thomas MaSSie. who are
charged with the murder of Joe
KahahaWai, Hawaiian. Gill;
land is a Georgetown UniVer-
Sity graduate.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14
SUES FOR SERVICES

William E. Wolff, Of Clarendon.
Va, yesterday sued Kemper C,
Rector in Arlington county court
for $3.50 which he alleges is due
him for plumbing services.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14

DIR EINSTEIN EinStein said:
"She told me things no one
possibly could know"
Miss Dennis told DR.. Etnsteln
his aura was pure electricity.
DR.. Einstein further amused
himself by playing violin IN
the hotel orchestra. Diners ap-
plauded his selections from
Handel, Mozart and Bach.
The Washington times., 1932-01-14
Einstein Plays Violin
In Hotel Orchestra

PALM SPRINGS, Calf, Jan.
IA 1.N.SO Blue elec r. c
sparks are the aura of DR.. Al
The Washington times., 1932-01-14
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Lord WilIingdon Opens
Sukkur Dam in India

BOMBAY, Jan. IA GNS).
Lord Willingdon, viceroy Of
India, yesterday opened Sukkur
The Washington times., 1932-01-14
Mile. LengIen Denies
Secret Marriage

BERLIN, Jan. IA G.N.S0.
Accompanied by her mother
and Baldwin N. Baldwin, Cali.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-24
SCHOOL TAXATION
PLAN EXPLAINED
BY ELLSWORTH

Comprehensive discussion of
proposition No. 9, took place at
Wilson school this morning when
Won T. Ellsworth of the state farm
bureau federation spoke in a pub
lie meeting conducted for voters of
the community.
He explained that 761A per cent
of the tax revenue for California
government was obtained by ad
valorum tax on common property
placing too heavy a burden on the
property owner.
THE purpose of proposition No.
g." said Ellsworth, 'fs to accomplish
economy and equalization. Econ
omy in government and equaliza-
ton of the tax burden"
He explained that he considered
it imperative that the state have
a sounder method of public school
finance and others besides pro-
perty owners should share in the
provision of finances to support
public schools.
1.-The present system is creating
class of irresponsible nor-prop-
erty owners who enjoy the bene-
fits but do not share the burden
of government taxation
Those who attended the session
asked question regarding the pro-
position which the speaker an
sWered and explained.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-24
PHYSICIANS SAY
MRS. BORAH IN
GRAVE CONDITION

BOISE, Ida, Sept. 24.-U.P)-
Mrs. William E. Borah, wife of the
Idaho senator, who is suffering
from the deadly psittacosis or par
rot fever, has grown progressively
worse since midnight and today
was in a critical condition.
Ravages of the disease have
weakened her heart, DR.. Ralph
Falk. her physician said today. 1t
is this heart condition which is the
chief worry of four physicians who
are now desperately working to
save Mrs. Borah's life.
Until the sudden relapse late
last night, Mrs. Borah was con-
sidered to be well on the road to
recovery.
Convalescent serum which had
been rushed by plane from Wash
ington, d. c., arrived and was
promptly administered by DR.. Falk
after a midnight emergency con-
sultation with three other doctors
on the case,
Contrary to expectations, Mrs.
Borah failed to respond to the
treatment. Since midnight, she has
been growing perceptibly weaker.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-24
Bruins Defeat
'Aggie' Eleven

LOS ANGELES, Sept. "a. UP)-
The University of California at Los
Angeles loomed as a threatening
factor in the Pacific coast football
set-up today by its demonstration
of power in defeating the Califor-
MIA Aggies 26 to last night.
A versatile offense, good running
and passing, and a new quarter
back star to replace the injured
Lenny Berdahl were exhibited.
Bruin supporters were jubilant
that their score of 26 was one
touchdown better than the Uni
versity of California could do
against the Aggies last week.
The new luminary is Mike Fran
kovich, who returned the opening
kickoff 40 yards, then passed 10
yards for the first touchdown, and
showed he could kick by booting
the ball to the Aggies' two yard
line on a Bruin kickoff. Another
time he grabbed a punt and spurted
down the field for SO yards.
The Bruins made all their points
/ in the first half, 13 in the first
quarter and 13 in the second. The
third and fourth quarters were give
and take.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-24
MEXICANS OPEN
IMPORTANT LINK
IN new HIGHWAY

MAGDALENA, Sonora, Mex,
Sept. 24.-(U.P)--A 12,Qoo-mile road
which will link North and South
America. was nearer completion
today with the formal dedication of
65 mile stretch of the Interna-
tional Pacific highway.
Extending from rogales, Son., on
the United sites border, through
picturesque farming and desert
country, the new road is the first
portion of the highway to be COM
pleted in Mexico.
The dedication ceremonies here
were marked by exercises in which
representatives of the AmelN'an
and MeS.Aan governments partIi-
pated
Secretary of Agriculture Fran
cisco Elias, former governor of Son.
ora and one of the enthusiastic
hackers of the road, and SecretaN5
of communications Acosta both ex-
pressed belief the road would lead
to devel loment of the entire Pa
cific coast. 81
The new 65-mile link brings to
more than 70 per cent the COM
pleted portion of the International
Highway At present a 32-mile sec
ton is being completed through
the treacherouS, formidable bar
rancas country in the State of ia
lisco.
The road is intended to start at
Fairbanks, Alaska, extending south
through Canadt, the United States,
Mexico, Central American coulS.
tries and through South American
nations to Buenos Aires, the sol(.h-
ern terminal.
Already the route is open to ira
vel over rough roads from Hazel
ton, B. c., 800 miles north of Van
couver and paved roads through
the United States to Nogalek. Son..
ora.
The new link dedicated today is
probably the only graded section
north of Mexico City. A rough road
extends south from Magdalena to
the State of Jalisco and from there
the road has yet to be completed.
The highway extends for 1000 miles
through all sorts of country from
Nogales to M:xico City.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-24
CHAMBER NOT
SPONSOR FOR
MUSIC SCHOOL

Word has come to the El Gen.
tro Chamber of Commerce that out
of town solicitors who have been
making a house to house canvass
for music pupils have made the
statement on several occasions that
their school was sponsored by the
Ell Centro Chamber. Robert Hays,
manager of the local chamber
states. This organization is not
sponsoring any schools of any type
outside of Imperial Valley and
would much prefer to see pupils
enrolled under local teachers or in
local schools. The chamber has no
desire to dictate how or where the
children of Ell Centro shall study
music and the only musical organ
izations which the chamber has ac-
groups such as the choral society.
tually sponsored are community
"El Centro has a number of mu-
sic teachers who have made their
homes here for many years and
occasionally a new teacher joins
their ranks and takes up a per-
manent residence in this city.
None of these teachers has ever
approached the chamber for en-
dorsement such a step being con-
sidered unnecessary by permanent
residents. AS stated we do not ask
the public to study under any par
ticular music teacher or music
school but we do ask that they
discredit the statement that any
person or group has been endorsed
by this organization for no such
endorsement has been made by the
FL Centro Chamber Of Commerce. g"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-24
ACTIVITIES AT CENTRAL UNION

event, there will be several play
days among all the valley schools
when the girls will play with each
other rather than against each
other. Mrs. Moore was enthusiastic
concerning the fine craftsmanship
that was displayed by the girls
when this announcement was made.
At the senior class meeting held
in the auditorium Friday noon the
following officers and advisers
were chosen: Johnnie OGuin
president; Lee Zinn, president;
Alta Waterman, secretary; Carl
Sato, treasurer; Charles Jenney,
yell-leader; and Miss Annette
Damron and S. E. Allen, advisers.
Replacement of the trophy case,
gift of the. class of '32, will soon
be made according to an announce
ment of Principal House. The tro-
ply case which was destroyed in
the fire at the end of last year
was included in the insurance re-
ceived by the school,
AS yet, a complete j. c. football
schedule has not been made; how
ever the team will meet the San
Diego Army and Navy academy, at
San Diego, on October %, and the
San Bernardino j. c., here, on
November 10. The team has not
hepn chosen. hut Coach TaVlOr
states that he has very promising
material out practicing.
Agricultural boys opened their
candy store last Wednesday. The
proceeds from this candy sale are
used for the judging trips, new
equipment, the annual father-son
banquet, fair exhibits, and miscel-
laneous departmental expenses.