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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-05-26
So She Kept Still

Vera-Did he threaten you when he
kissed you?
Winifred - Yes; he said If
screamed, he wouldn't kiss me again.
London Answers.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-05-26
SUGGEST SILVER

Miss Askedth- Why do you poets Al
ways speak ot the moon as silverI
Mr.. Scribbler because OF the
quarters and halves | suppose.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-05-26
Or a Bundle Bee

VI like cheerfulness. l admire any.
one who sings ut his work."
"Say, you must love mosquito"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-05-26
Relatively

Relatively
Brown-They have even speeded
up speed these days.
Black-Yeh! A fellow who was
considered pretty fast few years
ago now would be looked upon az
dead slow.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-05-26
NOT CONFINED TO INDIA

"There are men in india who hold
their hands over their heads all the
time"
That's nothlns-men do that In Chi
cago all the time, too"
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Congressional Sentim ent Now Appears
Unanimous A gain st New Moratorium,

Congressional sentiment at the
moment is dead against any can
collation. or revision 4 the war
debts. or even an extension of
the time in which Europe is COM
mitted to nay the $l1, ,0OO, ,00O, 900
borrowed from the Uni; ID States
Treasury.
Diligent canvassing about the
Capitol today failed to disclose
. single Senator or Representa-
tive who favors further remission
Of the debts.
Quick Rejection Seen
Unless there is a radical shift
In sentiment in the next four
weeks, following the conference
between President Hoover and
President-elect Roosevelt, it seems
probable that Congress will sum-
marily reject the pleas of the
debtor nations for downward re-
vision and further postponement
The prevailing sentiment can be
summed up in this terSe fashion: {:
Let them pay, or let them
default"
Member after member gave ex-
preston to this, in varying form.
Some OF them are not saying it
publicly. but nearly all of them
voice it privately.
Democratic members generally
approved Governor RooSeveft'S ac-
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
WATERWAY HIT.
AS HARD BLOW
TORA|LROADS
Executives Tell Senate That
Wheat Farmer Won't
Get Any Benefits

Construction of the Great
LakeS-St. Lawrence waterway
would deal the railroads a
staggering blow without bene-
fitting the wheat farmers, AL
fred P. Thorn, general counsel
for the Railway Executives
Association, declared today at
hearings on the waterway
treaty.
Thorn testified before a Senate
Foreign Relations subcommittee.
headed by sentor Borah R) Of
Idaho.
Vigorously aSsailing the pact
signed last spring by the United
States and Canada over the op-
position Of New York State, the
witness asserted that savings to
shippers would be "tnconSequen-
tial or disappear" He added:
at il the firm belief Of the
railroads that no savings at all
will be realized and . tremen-
dOus burden Of expenditures
will have been ShOuldered upon
the taxpayers as . result Of this
project"
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Brookings,
Economist,
Descendant of Old Huguenot
Family, Was Founder of
Famed Institution

Robert somers Brookings, 80,
internationally known economist
and multimillionaire philanthro-
pist, died at his residence, 270O
Upton st. N. w., shortly before
noon today after an illness of
two weeks. His wife, Mrs. Isabel
Brookings, was with him at the
time Of his death.
Mr.. Brookings was the founder
of Brookings Institute, and
Brookings School of Economics
and Government here. He re.
founded Washington University
in st. Louis and was at one time
its president.
Retired at 46
He made money early in life
and retired at the age of 46 to de-
vote the rest Of his life to active
philanthropy, of which Washing
ton University was for many years
the recipient, and in later years
research activities in Washington,
eliminating in the Brookings In
Stitution. He had been a resident
of Washington since 1917.
In June, 1927, he married the
former Isabel Vale January, of
st. Louis.
He received q number Of dis.
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ceptance of President Hoover'S
invitation to conference on the
debt situation, but the part which
they most approved was RooSe-
velt'S insiStence that the confer.
ence be wholly informal and
PERSONAL" and his reminder that
"in the last analysis. RESPONSE
bility rests upon those now vest
ed with executive and legislative
authority"
This was interpreted as a DO
lite way of reminding Mr.. Hoover
that the responsibility is his and
that the immediate question prob
ably never would have arisen had
it not been for the Hoover mora.
torium Of 18 months ago.
Critics Blame Hoover
Critics Of the Administration
aScribe the present situation to
the original extension of the
moratorium and to Mr.. Hoover's
later negotiations with Premier
Macdonald and Premier Laval in
Washington.
In offering the moratorium,
Mr.. Hoover abandoned the thesis
which the Harding and Coolidge
administrations had SteadfaStly
chung to-that is, that there Is no
relation between the reparations
exacted from Germany and the
debts which the allied nations in.
CURED by borrowing actual cash
from the United States Treasury.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
State Dismisses Staying Indictments
Against Libby and Ab Walker

terical. They drove to the hos.
pital where Smith died.
" Other Testimony .,..
other highlight testimony al
the inquest was as follows:
The revolver with which Smith
was shot was not found on the
sleeping porch until the fifth
search.
Part of Libby's pajamas were
found with her slippers in
Walkers room. Another portion
was found on the divan down
stairs.
The course of the bullet through
the temple of the victim was
downward. The bullet had made
its exit through a window screen
six and one-half feet from the
floor.
Bloody fingerprints were found
on a towel and on the bath room
door adjoining the room of Libby
The coroner'S jury returned a
verdict of death at the hands OF
a person or persons unknown.
During the interim between
the coroner'S jury vedict and the
meeting Of the grand jury, Sheriff
Scott dug up new puzzling In
formation.
Blood Spot Explained
This included the finding of a
blood spot beneath the bed in
Walkers room. Attorneys for
Walker later explained this as due
to his putting his bathing suit
there. The garment had been
stained when he carried the
wounded Smith to the automobile.
A July grand jury of Forsyth
county handed up a preSentment
in the case. The August grand
jury indicted Libby Holman Rey'
nolds and Alb Walker jointly for
the murder of Smith Reynolds.
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Roosevelt to Cooperate With President,
utNotes That Res esponsibility Is HOOUer S

he feels regarding the requests OF
the British, French, and other
foreign governments for postpone,
ment Of the payments due Decem'
ber Is.
He is opposed to debt cancella
ton but he never has stated his
position with respect to revision,
Farley Date Uncertain
In his telegram to President
Hoover accepting the invitation to
confer at the White House, Gov
ernor Roosevelt wrote:
II appreciate your cordial
telegram. On the subjects to
which you refer, as in all mat
tiers relating to the welfare Of
the country, ! am glad to Co
operate in every appropriate
way, subject, Of course, to the
requirements Of my present
duties as governor Of this
State
NFORMALITY SUGGESTED
MAY I take the liberty of
suggesting that we make this
meeting wholly informal and
personal. You and can 90
over the entire situation.
II have already arranged to
meet a number Of the Demo
cratic leaders Of the present
Congress late this month at
Warm Springs. 1t will be help
full to me to have your views
and all pertinent information
when I meet them e"
While Governor Roosevelt'S
plan for his Warm Springs trip
has been held in allegiance be.
cause Of his five-day illness with
a cold, it is expected he will
leave New York not later than
next Tuesday. In that event he
will stop in Washington that
afternoon to confer with the
HPHENNGnT
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
st. Lawrence Project
Held Boon to Cities

DETROIT, Nov. IS U.N.SJ.
Every city on the Great Lakes
would boom with construction
work." should Congress ratify
treaties with Canada for deepen.
ing Of the st. Lawrence River, the
opening session Of the st. Law.
renee Seaway and International
Trade Conference was told today.
The prediction was made by
Everett G. Wright, chairman of
the port committee Of the Michi.
gan Commission for Trade Re
covery.
The conference was attended
by industrial and financial lead
ers Of both nations. Its promoters
hope to marshal public opinion in
the Midwest States behind the
project for making the st. Law
renee and Lakes navigable to
ocean traffic.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
JAPAN HARD HIT
BY WRATH Of
TYPHOON
Loss of Life Not as High as
At First Believed, But
Damage Is Heavy

TOKYO, Nov. Is (I.N.S.).
With partial restoration of
communication facilities dis
rupted by the typhoon which
ravaged large areas Of eastern
Japan, official reports from
outlying sections today indi-
Gated that the death toll
would be far less than antici-
pated.
First reports from excited Of
ficials of towns and villages laid
low by the raging storm prompted
reliable authorities here to esti-
mate the deaths in the hundreds,
but a later authentic check-up
showed that only 26 were known
to be dead.
While Tokyo at first was
thought to have escaped fatali-
ties. O check-up showed that IL
were killed in the capital, indi-
eating the total dead would range
between 80 and IS with % still
missing.
Big Property Damage
Owing to the heavy damage to
property, with entire towns
flooded by swollen rivers and
streams and thousands Of flimsy
houses demolished by wind and
rain. it was regarded as miracu-
lous that the death list was not
higher.
Tokyo itself suffered heavy
damage, but with the speed and
thoroughneSs characteristic of
the modern Japanese, the capital
was restored to nearly normal.
According to the official an
nouncement, 100, 900 houses in the
Tokyo prefecture were flooded by
the rain storm that accompanied
the disturbance, while $4,000
houses were wrecked in Yoko-
hama.
An so 8 was received from the
steamer Nakai Maru, 1000 tons.
which radioed 1t was aground in
Sagumi Bay near here.
The typhoon was described as
the worst in the history of Japan.
Reports from Seaports and other
lowland towns and villages indi-
Gated the typhoon had wrought
fightful havoc.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Belgium Joins Great B Britqin and France
In Plea, and Pola nd Waits Turn in Line

Belgium officially joined Great
Britain and France today in a
formal request to the United
States for poStponement Of pay.
ment Of her debt installment due
December IS.
The Belgian Ambassador called
upon Secretary Of State Stimson
and presented a note from his
government.
In doing so Belgium executed
her part Of the "Gentlemen's
Agreement" drawn at the Lau,
same reparationS conference last
summer in which Great Britain
France, Belgium and Italy agreed
to maintain q solid front against
the United States on all negotia.
tIonS for reduction or cancellat tion
Of the war debts.
Poland Due Next.
The text of the Belgium note
viii be made public by the State
Department tomorrow.
The next diplomatic caller ex.
pected at the State Department
Is the Polish Ambassador. Moth,
ing to date has been heard from
the Italian Government whose
debt inStallment due December Is
Is Just under 81, ,250, 900.
Demand for revision or cancella,
ton Of debts privately owed to
American investors by European
concerns and municipalities may
be expected if the debtor nations
win their demand for leniency on
their governmental debts.
: Congressional leaders and even
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world, its vibrations involving
Mrs. Libby Holman Reynolds,
well-known Broadway singer and
bride Of young Reynolds, and his
closest friend, Alb Walker.
Young Reynolds was found
stretched across the bed on his
sleeping porch upstairs with a bull
let through his temple. It was the
tragic aftermath of a very gay
party Of young people at "the cot.
tage," located on the two-mile.
square estate Of the tobacco fam
lily scion.
The boy died few hours later
in the hospital.
Details of the shooting caused a
veil Of mystery to grow over the
occurrence. Cornor w. N. Dalton.
at first, stamped it a suicide.
Then, happenings before and
after the finding Of the body
cropped forth.
Sheriff Orders Probe
Sheriff Transou Scott began an
investigation. He fatty announced
that the case was not closed. An
inquest was ordered. It was a
secret inquest until the final day
of the hearing when it was opened
to the press.
Mrs. Libby Holman Reynolds,
Frustrated since the death Of her
young husband. was helped to the
witness chair at the inquest.
Couldn't Remember
She testified that she could not
remember what happened a. the
party except for "a flash Of mem
ory" When she saw Smith stand.
ing at the foot of the bed on the
sleeping porch. She said he held
a gun to his head and then he
toppled over into her arms. She
Sobhed:
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. IS UNS0
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Presidentelect, is going to the
White House. probably a week
from today, to confer with PreSi-
dent Hoover on international
debts, but he has no Intention of
shouldering responsibility for any
decisions with respect to debt re-
vision or extension Of the mora
torium that are reached prior to
his Inauguration March 4.
That responsibility, Mr.. RooSe-
velt pointed out in his telegram
accepting the Presidents invita-
ton, lies with Mr.. Hoover and the
present Congress.
Cooperation Assured
After expressing the hope that
President Hoover also would con.
fer with the Democratic leaders
of Congress on the debt question,
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
I'm the last analysis the i'm
mediate question raised by the
British, French, and other
notes created q responsibility
which rests upon those now
vested with executive and leg.
islstive authority"
At the same time Governor
Roosevelt assured residen
Hoover Of his cooperation "in
every appropriate way" not only
on the debt question, but in all
matters relating to the welfare of
the country"
Views withheld
He suggested the White House
conference should be wholly in.
formal adding:
YOu and ! can 60 over the
entire situstiOn."
In no way, however, did Mr..
Roosevelt give any hint as to how
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
"Then everything went black

Then everything went black
1T was like an earthquake"
Alb Walker, boyhood chum Of
Smith, told the following story
at the inquest: ..
They were celebrating a birth.
day Of: a friend at the Cottage
on the night of the tragedy.
There was heavy drinking-beer
with corn whisky for a chaser" "
Libby was intoxicated. She put
her arms about him during a
barbecue dinner down by the
boathouSe. She told him that
Smith didn't love her.
Smith saw the incident and
upbraided Libby about it. Libby
brought Smith over to Alb and
she asked Alb if she had kissed
him. Alb denied this to Smith
Smith toId Alb he didn't blame
him.
Missing From Party
Libby was missing from the
party later at the house and
came walking up the path alone
some time after midnight. Alb
went down to help her up the
path. Smith was waiting for
her on the porch. Smith and
Libby went upstairs together and
entered Walkers room where
they discussed something. Alb re.
mained downstairs. Libby came
out and went to her own room.
Smith followed, came downstairs,
and threatened suicide to Alb.
He said he was going to town.
Alb stayed downstairs ito close
up the house" He heard the
shot and ran upstairs. He and
Blanche Yurka, actress friend Of
Libby, also a houseguest, carried
the body down to an automobile.
They were joined by Libby, hyS-
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Eight Children Leap
To Safety From Fire

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Nov. IS.
Eight children leaped from Sec
ond story windows and their
father, Andrew Bingaman, Grip
pied in an automobile accident
last week, was carried from their
home which was destroyed by
fire early yesterday at Middle
burg.
Miss Clara Bingaman, 10, suf-
fered a sprained ankle. None of
the children, whose ages range
as low as 6, was hurt in jumping.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

some Of President Hoover's ad.
ministrative advisers became con.
vinced Of this today as they
scanned developments in the debt
situation.
Bingham Sees Objective
Senator Bingham (R.), of Con.
necticut said:
"The only objective of these
European nations is to bolster
their credit so they can borrow
more money"
Almost at the same time q
high Administration official at
the other end of Pennsylvania
Avenue was saying:
Many people do not realize
yet that, whether we like it or
not, the world is faced with
the necessity for 2 downward
revision of all debts, govern
mental and private debts
alike"
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
ELECT|ONFRAUD
CHARGE MADE

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tiOn In Philadelphia which
should be broken up"
Chairman Ragon CD of Ar.
kansas ordered the closed session
to determine whether complaints
OF excessive expenditures and
fraud in the campaign by Repub.
lican organizations in Whining.
ton, Del, and Philadelphia justify
further action.
Six ON Committee
The House committee IS com.
posed of Ragon, Black, Repre-.
sentative Harlan CD Of Ohio,
Nelson CRO of Maine, and Iehl.
back (R) Of New Jersey.
The committee, it was said. NAV
also investigate the election Of
Representative Reece (R.) Of Ten.
neSSee.
Attorney Wilson said:
1--WE contend that Senator
Davis was elected because of
corrupt election methods, that
President Hoover carried the
State for the same reason, and
that the same situation OBJ
tains in several congressional
districts.
HELPED MARK BALLOT
There were over 100000 as
sisted votes in Philadelphia,
that Is, where q ward man
marked the ballot for the
voter"
Wilson said that 1000 com.
plants had been given to com.
mittee investigators in Philadel.
phia. He iS' assisted by Joseph
ChO pfc1VVa
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
CHILD ADOPTED
BYPOL|CEMAN

Patrolman George Greenip, of
the Eleventh precinct, lives in Mt.
Rainier. and in the course of his
duties he became acquainted with
the plight Of a mother and four
small children, three girls and a
baby boy.
The mother, who has undergone
three major operations in the past
year, appealed to him for aid. and
he decided to adopt little Edna.
aged 4.
Patrolman Greenip says that
anyone who can provide the other
children with a home can get in
touch with them through him.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
TWO Alleged KILLERS
Escape After Chase

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Nov. IS
QN.S0 Police of Eastern Penn
sylvania today sought two men,
suspected Of killing Peter Cutler.
so. a WilkeSbarre merchant.
They escaped after a five-mile
automobile chase early today.
Cutler was shot down by four
gunmen who invaded his Wilkes.
barre store last night. ...
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
BAG STOLEN FROM CAR

Milton Collins, of Berlin, Nd,
yesterday told police that thieves
broke into his automobile parked
in front of the Lee House and
stole a handbag and clothing
valued at 500.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

foreign coun-
tries was "de-
Ii b e a tely"
C a u s e d b Y
p e S i d e n t
H o ov er lin
the granting
of the mora
torium a n d
S t a n d S t i II
a g r cement. "
according to
F ra n els P.
Garvan, for
m q A lion
Property Gus.
todian.
NJ a-4-
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
ROOSEVELT SEEKS PASSIVE ROLE IN DEBTS ROW.
.PRES|DENT-ELECT WILLING
WITH COOPERATION, BUT
SEESBURDEN HOOVER'S

Britain chooses to admit her in
ability to pay.
Several Of the minor European
nations already have defaulted.
Administration treatment Of
the problem from now on viii
depend very largely on the posi-
ton taken by President-elect
Roosevelt and his advisors the
first Of next week, so far as Mr..
Hoover is concerned.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

also contends that in granting
the moratorium "the President
and Secretary of the Treasury
neglected to safeguard The main
interests of The American people
affected thereby and of which
they were trustees"
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

vacation says
he is pre-
pared to ask
the Ohio Leg
islature to re-
peal or modi-
fy the State
en- forcement
act as soon
as a Federal
change juSti-
fieS it. He
added:
81 am con-
vinced that
tn e leg al
m a nufacture
and sale of
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principal payments without re-
course to Congress.
Minor Nations Default
Great Britain, applying for .ex.
tension Of the moratorium, owes
sos, ,000, 900 the middle of next
month. Two-thirds Of this IS
interest and must be paid unless
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

f i g u ratively
S p e a k i n g.
br e a k / n g
china.
Now. as the
Exile of Doom
and absentee
landlord. he
is h r iftily
making china
more spe-
officially. ma
jolica ware.
at a factory
owned by him
at Cadinen,
East Prussia.
TLs1 lxo;co~
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Ex-Kaiser Owns Factory
For Making China

BERLIN, Nov. 15.-In the
days when the ex-KaiSer was
nicknamed William the Sud-
den," he had a Weakness for,
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

liche fabrik is hedged about by
as much secrecy as were the
inner workings of the Standard
Oil Company in the old muck
raking" days. Its executive Of
ficeS are in Doom.
At one time. especially during
the initiation period. quite a
little of its product is believed
to have found its way to the
United States.
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
White Thinks Beer Sale
Will Kill Rackets

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-Gov.
George White, of Ohio, former
chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. here on q
The Washington times., 1932-11-15

beer will end racketeering.
Most Of the racketeering is in
the distribution of beer. That
is because Of its bulk. The mo-
ment we allow beer to be trans
ported for sale, that racket will
cease to exist. The same Situa-
ton does not obtain in bootleg
ging hard liquor because it can
be transported more readily"
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
Hoover Caused Gold
Peril, SAYS GarVan

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-What-
ever danger the country faced
from the withdrawal Of gold by
The Washington times., 1932-11-15
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of Novem.
ber IL, $669, ,713,642.67.
Custom receipts, $8,245 POT .83.
Expenditures, $1O,966, ,063.18.
CLEARINGS
Richmond .,..... .$6,O16, ,4S6. .08
Evening star., 1932-04-15

blood Is removed. Some Of the blood
was analyzed Immediately after 1t was
withdrawn from the volunteer. Some
of the same lot was placed in o refrig-
orator over night and tested the next
day. The alcoholic content was prac-
tically the same in both cases.
While the presence Of minute amounts
Of alcohol as normal constituents Of
various body tissues has been suspected
In the past, results Of analyses have been
so conflicting that phsiologists have
been unable to make definite state
ments. This experiment, reported by
A. A. Gettler, Joseph B. Neidere and A.
A. Benedetti-Pichler, was carried out
with special and very complicated
microchemical methods calculated to
detect with certainty even extremely
minute amounts.
1t is known that small amounts Of
alcohol are produced in the body from
the carbohydrates, which are a neces-
sary constituent of the normal diet.
There has been a question, however "a
TO whether these were not eliminated
almost as soon as they were formed
without being absorbed by the bodv
cells. After a drunk" of course. body
tissues reek with the alcohol, which has
been taken in so much faster than the
system can eliminate it.
The eXperimenters were able In oFfer
no explanation of the differences shown
among the experimental animals. in
Guiding man, or the differences between
one organ and another. But apparently
one OF the outstanding differences be-
tween man and dog Is that human
blood Is about three times as alcohoIic
as canine blood.