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The Washington times., 1932-08-06
HUSBAND FACES
SUICIDE QUIZ

CHICAGO, Aug. 6 G.N.SO .
At first believed to be a sacri-
ficial suicide, the death of 26-
year-old Mrs. Vera Spaffor d
OBrien assumed the aspect of a
battling mystery today.
Renewed investigation of the
case was provoked by the report
of Jay Fordyce Wood, noted
handwriting expert, that a pur-
ported suicide note was not writ
ten by Mrs. O'Brien.
Immediately after receiving the
experts opinion that the note
was a forgery, Police Captain
Joseph Goldberg said he will
summon the dead woman's hus-
band, DR.. William A. O'Brien,
radiologist, for another queS-
tioning.
The note in question was
turned over to police by DR..
O'Brien after his wife's death.
It said:
81 think, Bill, you can do a
little better without me. That
is why I am doing this. I
still love you"
Besides the handwriting ex-
pert's report. police had the
opinion of a coroner's physician,
who after a medical examination
said Mrs. O'Brien apparently died
from the effects of violent
poison and not from an overdose
of sleeping powders as hAr hus-
band had informed authorities.
The Washington times., 1932-08-06
Film Stars Wedding
MQu Cost Her O. lob

GOLD BEACH, Ore, Aug. 6
GN.SD Status of the contract
between pretty blonde Joan Blon-
dell, film star, and Warner
Brothers film studio in Holly
wood was in doubt today, as Miss
Blondell and her new husband,
George Barnes. Hollywood cam.
eraman, departed for Hollywood,
where Miss Blondell was sum-
moned by the studio. In her
contract was clause which
specified that she should not
marry.
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STA T MAY
DROP 1ST
DECREE
CHARGE
Holman Says Daughter Will Be
In Carolina Next Week;
Walker "FeeIs Fine"

WINSTON-SALEM, n. c.,
Aug. 6 G.N.S. .).-After only a
15-minute argument over a
writ of habeas corpus, Alb
Walker, jointly indicted with
Libby Holman Reynolds for
the murder of her husband,
today was ordered freed under
$4,000 bail by Superior Court
Judge A. NJ. Stack.
Solicitor Carlisle Higgins ad-
mitted before the court that
the evidence against Walker
did not show premeditation.
He said the charge against
the defendant was only one Of
second degree murder, which
is a bailable one.
Bailey Liipfert. counsel for
Walker, in arguing for a low
bond, declared that, at the worst,
the charge against the defendant
could only be construed as being
an accessory after the fact"
No "PremeditatiOn"
The solicitor denied this, de-
claring that the State in agreeing
to the bonding of Walker ad-
mitted there was no "premedita-
ton" believed to exist in the MUIR
der case against the 19-year-old
chum of Smith Reynolds.
After Walker had been ad-
mitted to bail, Assistant Solicitor
j. Erie McMichael said:
"In no way can the bail
action taken in this case of Alb
Walker be construed as affect
ing the status of Libby"
Despite this announcement, the
opinion was held in legal circles
that the habeas corpus proceed
ingS expected to be brought by
counsel for Mrs. Reynolds when
she SurrenderS next week would
probably result in the charges
against her being altered to Sec
ond-degree murder.
Alfred Holman, father-attorney
of the indicted torch" singer.
was in court during the argument
of the habeas corpus writ. After.
wards he said:
II expect Libby will be in
Winston Salem by next Tuesday
or Wednesday at the latest"
Counsel on the Scene
The local counsel for Libby,
newly engaged by Holman, we're
also in court as interested spec
tators. They were William Graves
and Benet Polikoff.
The State has no evidence in
it's possession, International News
Service learned, which they might
claim indicated generalization on
the part of Libby.
The legal procedure today had
little of the dramatic about it.
The argument settled down to
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Sister Announces Libby
Will Giue Self Up.

haustive search is being made
for her. Joseph B. Schaefer,
special Investigator for the county
coroner, reported officially that
ransacking of a private sum-
mer resort at Mt. Healthy and
another at New Burlington, this
county. had failed to reveal the
missing Libby.
An unnamed Reading Road
costumer's home also was placed
under surveillance and a private
sanitarium was being watched.
Wherever she is, it is believed
her mother is with her.
the wire from Scott.
The Washington times., 1932-08-06
STOCKS SOAR
. IN ROUT Of
.. BIG GBEARS
Leading Shares Advance From
One to Eleven Points in
Biggest Day in Months

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 G.N.S.).
The stock market scared | to
II points today in the most
spectacular rout of the bears
seen since the 1929 boom days.
Trading was at a furious
pace and volume was the big
gest for a short session in more
than year. Turnover for the
first hour and a half was
100000 shares.
So heavy was the buying rush
that the high speed ticker was
hopelessly swamped and just be-
fore the close was eight minutes
behind.
Gains of 10 Points
United States Steel preferred.
Union Pacific and Allied Chemical
were the skyrockets. Not far be-
hind were U. S. Steel common
and American Telephone. Case
ThreShing jumped points, and
long list of issues Spurted 2 to 6
points each.
Commodities kept pace with
wheat, up more than 2 cents a
bushel. Bonds were buoyant.
Profit-taking in the final deal
ings pared some of the gains, but
the close was near the days best
levels.
Turnover was 2,700,0O0 shares,
the biggest Saturday since May 8,
1880.
Prices At Closing
Closing prices were U. S. Steel
preferred 81, up 12A; Steel COM
mon. 4112, up 71s: Allied Chemi-
cal. 78. up 9; American Telephone,
108, up 63s; American Tobacco B.
1919, up AS; Atchison, 4O12. up
312; Auburn, 1924, up 4; Balti-
more and Ohio, 1912, up 1a:
Bethlehem Steel, 18, up 234; Case
Threshing. 49A, up 524; Chesa-
peake & Ohio, 175s, up IA; Col
umbus Gas, IL, up 15s: Drug,
41A, up 1924: Du Pont, 36la, up
3A; Eastman Kodak, 1924, up
5B; General Electric, 1914, up 2;
General Motors, 1414. up "a
An increase of 49.816 shares in
the short interest. together with
an appreciation of $4,861. .279 88S
in the market value of all listed
shares during July. was disclosed
today in the monthly report of
the Stock Exchange.
The Washington times., 1932-08-06

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 6 G.N.S0.
Ten coaches and a baggage car
of the Pennsylvania railroad left
here at noon today for Johns
town, Pa, to transport the last of
the Bonus Expeditionary Forces
from their encampment to their
Eastern homes.
The train, the cost of which was
said to be financed by inhabitants
of Johnstown, will leave that city
about 4 p. m, with TOO veterans,
their wives and children.
Stops will be made to discharge
passengers all along the main
route, which extends from Johns
town via Harrisburg, Lancaster,
The Washington times., 1932-08-06
Small POUer Boat
Blast Kills SkiDDer

NORFOLK, Aug. 6 1NSD.
An explosion on board a small
power boat today fatally burned
j. E. Marshall, of CriSfield, Md,
skipper, and badly damaged the
boat. Fuel being loaded from an
oil barge exploded. MarShallS
son. James, IL. and other mem
bers of the crew escaped with
minor burns. The captain died
a few hours later,
The Washington times., 1932-08-06
Japanese Blast
Kills 81 Miners

TOKYO, Aug. 6 G.N.SD.-Hope
was abandoned today for the
rescue of 81 miners trapped in
the Sorachi coal mine at Hok-
kaido after a fire damp explo-
sion. The death list was Off
ciaIly placed at ST. OF the orig.
inal 50 entrapped, only 2 were
brought out alive.
The Washington times., 1932-08-06
STOCKS PUSH FORWARD | TO II POINTS
Libby to Surrender Next Week, Says Father
WILL ROGERS Suys:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, Aug.
6.-Every year it gets harder
and harder and harder to tell
the difference between a Rep1b-
lican and Democrat. (Of
course, outside of the looks.)
Their platforms and policies be-
come more and more alike.
But | believe | have found
out the sure way to tell one
from another this year. It's
just the way they talk. The
Republican says:
"Well, things could have been
worse"
And the Democrat says:
"How?"
McNaurht SVndicate)
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HOOSier Factories
To Hire More Men

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Aug. 6
NSO.-Paving the way for a
10 per cent enlargement of it's
working personnel. the Hoosier
Factories, Inc. today announced
it will Immediately launch con-
struction on a third addition to
its plant. The factoryS payroll
now comprises 225 employees.
The Washington times., 1932-08-06
ARGENTINA TO PAY

BUENOS AIRES. Aug. 6 GN. 81
The Argentine government today
officially announced it did not in,
tend to declare a moratorium on
its foreign debt.
The Washington times., 1932-08-06

Philadelphia, Trenton, and New
ark.
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Aug. 6
1.N.S3 - Bewildered, an i'll
tempered band of 800 bonus
marchers today passed up trucks
provided by Mayor Eddie McClos-
key to take them away, appealing
to the city executive to keep your
promise and send us out on
cushions"
McCloskey told them when
their camp numbered more than
5000 that he would provide trans
portation on railway passenger
cars for all.
The Washington times., 1932-08-06
Railroad Yields to B. E. F.
On Plea for Cushions

. Philadelphia, Trenton, and New
orly
The Washington times., 1932-08-06
ABB WALKER SET FREE ON SIS, 900 BOND
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy and continued warm tonight
and Sunday; probably local thundershowers;
gentle to moderate southwest winds.
Temperature yesterday-Highest, 81; lowest,
65. U93l: Highest, 81; lowest, 7s)
Humidity yesterday-HigheSt, 90; lowest, 33
Full Weather Report Page z.
The border vidette., 1932-12-03

keeping company with Williams
for several months and recently
the couple had g. disagreement.
When Williams went to her home
in Nogalitos, north of the city,
Sunday night the fatal stabbing
occurred.
Carlos Palacio Roji. Mexican
consul here, who has been trans
ferred to Tucson. was given a
fare we'll luncheon Wednesday at
the Escobosa Cafe in Nogales,
Sonora. The luncheon was at
tended by many prominent citl.
zens of ambos Nogaies, several
Of whom made talks praising the
consul for bis excellent work in
Nogales and congratulating him
upon bis promotion to the post
Ct Tucson. Senor Roll is we'll
and favorably known on the bor-
der. He has served as Mexican
consul in this city on two occa
sions with credit to himself and
the Mexican government.
Ermou David Johnson, 63, of
Vaughn, this county,. died on
November 20 at about II o'clock
o. ~. at his home at Vaughn,
following q stroke of poralysis
several weeks ago. He is sur
vived by his wife and g daughter,
Mrs. Kathryn Muse of Fuller
ton, California. Johnson was
we'll known in Nogales, having
lived here for several years as
contractor together with G. D.
Rankin. AS Rankin's partner,
he helped construct the Nogales
high school gymnasium and the
Lincoln school. He bad been a
resident of Santa Cruz county
for about twenty years. Funeral
services were held yesterday
afternoon at the Vaughn com
munity church at 2 o'clock, in
terment being in tho Black Oak
cemetery.
The border vidette., 1932-12-03
LOCAL BROKERS HAPPY

Nogales customs brokers are
happy.
The new cooperative plan for
marketing west coast of Mexico
vegetables went into effect here
Thursday.a in future shipping,
distribution and marketing Of
vegetables from the west coast
OF Mexico will be handled under
the Jurisdiction Of the Wells
Fargo & Company Express, S.
A !. in accordance with the au
thority vested in it under the
new co operative marketing sug
gestions recently made by the
State Governments Of Sonora
and Sinaloa. An advisory CON-
mittee Of four has been appoint
ed by the express company to
consult with and advise the ren
resentatives Of Wells Fargo &
Company Express, S. A as to
distribution and sale of the vast
west coast of Mexico vegetable
crop. The first car of tomatoes
from the south was crossed here
Thursday by G. Holler & Com
pany. The first carlot of sitting
beans was crossed Monday by
Gonzalez & Company.
The border vidette., 1932-12-03
ARIZONA PROHIBITION LAW DEAD

Phoenix, Nov. Ex-Governor
George w. P. Hunt. from his
sick bed in q hospital here, today
declared Arizona's prohibition
law null and void.
The 73 year old chief execu.
tive attached bis signature to the
order without ceremony and thus
carried out the mandate of the
electors November 8.
Arizona was one of the first
states to enact prohibition law.
It wss adopted SIX years before
national prohibition.
The only liquor law now effsc
tive in the state is the federal
act.
Governor Hunt proclaimed the
law dead shortly after the state
canvassing board announced the
electors had repealed it by vote
of $3.50 to SO, ,2i8.
The veteran governor. who
will be succeeded January l By
Dr.. 3. E. Moeur, also signed an
other constitutional amendment
lowering the pay of the legis
lators and reducing the memo Ger
ship of the house of representa-
tives from 81 to 80. The salary
decrease affects the 11th legisla
ture which convenes in January
while Limitation of members will
not become effective until the
18th session. The vote on this
measure was 56, 1873 to 20, 806.
The canvassiog board consist.
ed of representatives of Governor
Hunt: Attorney General K. Ber
ry Peterson; Secretary of State
Scott White; Chief Justice A. 6.
McAlister OF the supreme court,
and Associate Justices Henry D.
Ross and Alfred G. Lock wood.
Just before the proclamation
was signed, the governors Office
was de!uged with q new group
of applications for permits to
sell liquor provided the nation
law is modified or repealed. The
executive, however, is without
authority to act On them.
They were from Sam E Nitro
vich, Superior; Tom p. Connolly
aud Theodore Selma. Of the
Verde district. and Dave Lazy,
The border vidette., 1932-12-03
Nogales.

Nogales.
Other measures, all defeated
we're: -
Limiting State expenditures,
81, 453 yes; 81, 44i no.
Distribute gas tax to cities,
yes 81, ,l96; no 55..867.
1891 property survey law, yes
19,oGl. no Sc. 45l.
polishing industrial commits.
sion, yes 81. .120; no 65, ,636.
Abolishing 18 boards and com.
missions, yes 2S,960; no 54,055.
Amending chiroprac.ice law.
yes 20, 412; 60 s6. 424
The border vidette., 1932-12-03
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA NEWS

Tucson, Ariz. rizona com.
munities will again have the op.
portunity of attending q real
evening of musical entertainment
if seasonal plans of the Men's
Glee club OF the University Of
Arizona are carried to compile.
ton. Tentative dates for visits
to various Arizona cities are be.
ing made with the first tour
scheduled for December 9.
According TO Roliin Pssse,
director of the organization and
nationally known baritone. the
Glee club is Offering an evenings
entertainment on q different
basis than 10 previous years. A
successful 1891 tour has given
the organization a slight trea.
sury surplus and these funds are
to be used first. MIR. Pease de.
clared that the club is making
the community can make the
club any gift it cares to-"
The first trip will take the or.
ganization to Benson, Tombstone
and Douglas, December 2 and to
B!sbes on December 3. A varied
program of light opera, classical
numbers, part songs and special
compositions will be given.
The Glee club is considered to
have the best unity and strength
in years aud includes nearly q
dozen individuals who have been
outstanding The personnel Of
the organization includes Roy
West. Tucson; Charles Farrell,
Sonora, Mexico; Robert Mcbride.
Tucson; Ashby Lobse, Tucson:
Frank Long, Douglas; Claude
Lines. Tucson; Fred Cutter. Au-
rora. III Ste wart DsPoy, Green
field, Oaio; Hart Randall. Bos.
tou. Mass; Richard Irving. Ft.
Davis, Texas.
Ralph Harrah. Tucson; Jack
Williams, Springerville; John
Evans. Miami; Henry Johnson.
Jr., Bisbee; Harry Buehman,
Tucson; Arthur Pearson, Tucson:
Albert Richards. Phoenix; Will.
liam Sanchez, Morenci; Henry
Goule.te, Tucsou;And White,
Sucson; Paul McDole. Los An.
geles, Calf; James Rogers, Ore.
gon. Ill; Roy Stamps, Forth
Worth. Texas; Harry Lusk, Dou.
glas: David Murdock. Phoenix;
and Joe Stewart, Prescott.
Money received for general
county taxes constitutes the
largest single group of public
expenditures in the state. Ma.
terial reductions in county expen.
ditures therefore contribute sub.
stantial savings to the average
taxpayer In 1880, general cou1-
ty taxes comprised nearly 43 per
cent Of the total taxes collected
for all purposes.
Extreme differences exists in
the 1882 per capita tax between
various coun,ies ranging from
S16 30 10 G;Ia couoty to $50 IS in
Mohave county.
The amount Of money required
to provide the services Of govern
ment in county depends in part
upon the number of people living
within the county. Furthermore
the tax burden is proportional
to the ability of county officers
to secure maximum efficiency in
county expenditures.
The border vidette., 1932-12-03
DECEMBER 8, 1882
LOCAL ITEMS.

trip.
Supervisor elect John Jones
from District No. 8, was q busi
ness visitor here Wednesday.
Jake Mcclure of Lovington,
New Mexico, we'll known rodeo
performer, is sojourning here.
Judge J. S. Henderson, pio
neer merchant of PataRonia, was
q county seat visitor Thursday.
a. A. Sibbet of Richardson e.
Sibbet, is here from Esperanza.
Sonora for few days business
visit.
Ygnacio Soto. president of the
Banco de NoRales. is reported on
the sick list with an attack of
influenza.
Tom Anderson of Phoenix,
agent for Eli Lilly & Company,
drug manufacturers, was here
Wednesday.
Bob O'Shea. of Tucson, we'll
known travelling salesman. was
here Wednesday interviewing
his NogaIes customers.
The 20 80 club met Thursday
night at 7:45 in the chamber of
commerce, and important civic
matters were discussed.
Sam Houston. representative
of Wheeler & Perry, wholesale
grocers, was Nogales business
visitor Tuesday from Tucson.
G. Verdugo and family return
ed Wednesday from Guaymas.
Sonora, where they have been
visiting friends and relatives.
Ed. Rockwell of Tucson, traffic
agent Of the Southern Pacific
company, was border city visi
tor Monday on official business.
I. G.. Ibach, proprietor OF the
Detroit Radiator and Body works
has recovered from a severe at
tack OF indigestion aud is again
on the job.
FL. G. Tovrea, of Tucson, son
of j: G, Tovera, local manager
of the Tovrea Pscking company,
is here for a visit with his father
anc family.
Joseph Collie. Patagonia mer
chant. was here Monday trans
acting business. Joe is interest
ed in the Corner Store with Val
Valenzuela.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Davis of
San Antonio, Texas, are here on
q short business trip. Davis is
q representative of large pro
duce house at San Antonio.
VI. F. Gonzalez won the turkey
playing Off a draw netted from
Thanksgiving day golf on the
International golf course. Con.
zalez won on q net score of II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bobert Ramirez
are here from the City Of Mexico
for visit with relatives. Robert
is now in the employ of the Uni
versal Credit Association Of
Mexico.
w. r. Hutchins of Phoenix,
connected with the Arizona high
way departments stopping here
for a'few days on business con.
nected with the highway depart
ment.
Devergne Barber, writer for
the True Detective and other
popular magazines, visited here
Thursday. Barber was formerly
a reporter on the Herald. He
left Nogales in 1880.
Nj. r. George of Los Angeles
and Dudley Ellis of Cajsme, So
nora, officials of the Yuqui Fruit
Company, are business visitors
in Nogales. Mr.. George is pres
ident Of the fruit company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don B. Bryant
Of Denver, Colorado, are visiting
in Nogales for few days. Mr..
Bryant is representative of
Lowe and Campbell, sporting
goods dealers and distributors.
Major Leroy Weyrick of Phoe
nix, was here Tuesday inspect
iog Company &c" of the Ariz opa
na,iona guard, which be reported
was 10 fine condition. Major
Weyrick is former resident of
this city.
The body Of William Williams,
negro sergeant 10 the 25th 10.
fantry, who was stabbed to death
C.1rJo xuoo m
Evening star., 1932-11-17
Ten Cents a Day,

The gifts Of the Community Chest
now being reported are large and small.
Some OF the small gifts may conceiv-
ably represent more personal sacrifice
on the part OF the donor than the
large ones. The four-year- boy who
gave his collection Of hundred pennies
to the Chest-these pennies represent
ing the worldly wealth acquired during
conyalescence from an operation, earned
by patience and courage-might with
merit claim q position of honor among
great philanthropists. He gave prac-
tically everything he had.
1t has never been nor will it ever be
the policy Of the Chest to question the
size of anybody's gift, for that is
matter that lies between the giver and
his own conscience. But 1t is inter
esting to note that the average size
OF gifts-the average struck by COM
pairing the number Of contributors with
the total given-is surprisingly small.
This average to date represents $3s45
per person, or ten and a half cents a
day, from approximately $4,000 givers.
Last year there were about 120, 900 con-
tributors to the Chest, and If the
average shown 50 far remnins un-
changed and there Is an equal num-
Der of contributors, the Chest will be
overfiowing. Ten cents a day is not
a large amount to dedicate for the
alienation of suffering. for the help
Of stricken families. for the life of
some innocent child. Unfortunately.
the average will probably not reach
ten cents day when all gifts are in.
The difficulty faced by the Chest is,
first, to reach the average man IN the
community for direct appeal For
this purpose there are the thousands of
volunteer workers now engaged in the
canvass, who are seeking to bring their
message direct to every citizen, and that
In itself Is task Of major proportions
The second difhculty is to convey to
this citizen, busy with his own affairs
4AA - D1Sy HWiu. Oil hucQudLe lQed OF
the grim conditions existing in this city
and the necessity for dealing adequately
with those conditions. If both these
things can be done, 1t is indeed difi-
cult to believe that washington,s aver
age citizen cannot or will not con-
tribute minimum of ten cents a day
to help out in this crisis. There are
tens OF thousands whose contributions
will and should exceed that amount.
There are many letters received every
day by the Chest authorities. One of
the recent communications came from
man who, for the first time, realized
the tnadequacy of his former contribu-
tions OF IS year when he reduced
that total to terms of cents per day.
His contribution this year Of s3s was
made in the light Of sudden awaken
ing. There must be thousands of others
who, like him, have restricted their
gifts merely because of a failure to
understand, and not from mere selfish
ness or actual incapacity to pay more.
Our task, as community, Is to reach
them.