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The Washington times., 1932-10-08
BURKE UTTERS
OPPOSITION
To PROTEST
Department Officers and
Men Await Board Ruling
on GIassford'S Demands

All quiet" sounded along
the police front today as Off
GERS and men in the ranks
awaited a ruling to be handed
down early next week by the
District Commissioners.
The ruling will determine
whether Inspector Frank S. w.
Burke, assistant superintendent
in charge of the Detective Bu-
reau, is to be retained in his pres
ent position or denoted as de-
sired by Brig. Gen. Pelham D.
Glassford, superintendent.
Discomfort Subdued
Rumblings of discontentment
were stifled today as officers in
command of the department and
leaders of the Policemen's Asso-
citation joined in the common
cause of preventing further
threats of public protest from the
rank and file of the force against
GlasSford'S recent transfer orders
Inspector Burke last night de-
clared that he emphatically dis
approved of suggestions that
members of the Policemen's AS
sociation were seeking to band to-
gether to protest the rule of Gen
eral Glassford.
Meeting Banned
W. H. McGrath, president of
the association, also declared that
he would refuse to permit
special meeting that might pro
vide an opportunity for the men
to criticize Glassford.
McGrath was closeted with
Glassford for nearly an hour
last night and after emerging
from his office said:
"The superintendent did not
ask me for the names of the
men who had protested against
his action as he knows that
they have a right to discuss
police matters with me and
that I could not disclose their
identity.
"It has been definitely de-
cided that a special meeting
would not be for the welfare
of the membership as the by
laws provide any question
must be if an extraordinary
session is called, So 1 will not
order such convention"
Burke Voices DisapprOval
Inspector Burke, discussing the
suggestion of dissatisfaction, de-
clared:
'It has come to my attention
that there have been requests
for meetings of the POlicemen'S
Association to take action with
respect to certain recommends
tiOns that have been sent to the
District Commissioners by the
Major and Superintendent of
Police, Pelham ID. GlaSSfOrd.
"If these requests are being
made with a view to assisting
me, wish to say that they
have my most emphatic disap-
prevail"
Favorable reception of Glass.
tord's statement of yesterday that
he would seek to run his depart
ment as he thought best and that
his men need not expect favor
itiSm nor fear prejudice was re-
ported in many quarters.
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
Pickett Is Installed
As PrObuS President

James F. Pickett was installed
as president of the Probus Club
at dinner at the Hay Adams
House last night. Other officers
installed are as follows: First vice
president, Joseph D. DreyfusS;
second vice president, Charles S.
Bacon; secretary, John D. Sadler;
treasurer, Maurice Starbecker.
The officers we're installed by DR..
Bernard A, Baer.
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
SN|PER VICTIM
IN CRITICAL
CONDITION
Bandit Spreads Terror Here;
Holds Up Filling Stations,
Shoots Two Men

The 'phantOn snlpcr who
terrorized Washington last
winter by shooting down men
and women on the streets,
struck with renewed fury early
last night. He shot down two
men, held up two filling sta
tions and a drugstore, and stole
two automobiles.
One of his victims, j. C. Briggs,
26, of the 1900 block Tenth st.
N. W., an attendant at filling
station at Sixth and K SITS. N.
W., was hit in the stomach by
bullet fired by the sniper as ne
was about to hand the bandit
the money. The sniper left with
out taking the money. Briggs is
in a critical condition at Emer
gency Hospital.
Another HOld-up
Shortly after that shooting, the
long sought bandit visited another
filling station at Eleventh st. and
Rhode Island Ave. N. w. He de-
manded money of William A. Cop
sey, 35. of the 600 block Rhode
Island Ave. N. E., manager OF the
station.
Copsey was about to hand him
money also when the sniper fired
point blank at him. The bullet
tore through the right pocket of
Copsey's jacket, inflicting only a
flesh wound.
A short time later the sniper
drove to the Investment Drug
Store in the 1900 block K st. N.
W., where he got $3.50 from the
cash register after lining two
clerks and a customer against
the wall under threats of shoot
ing them.
The clerks of the drug store,
which is owned by Mrs. Rose
Edelman, who was held up by
the bandit. are Samuel Grogan
80, and Paul Brown, 81, both OF
the Sherman Apartments.
The customer was K. de Rooy
38, of the 1400 block L st. N. W.
Victim Escapes
AS the sniper was about to
search the three mems pockets,
De Rooy, who had 500 with
him, ran to the door and escaped
to the street despite the bandits
effort to stop him!s
The hold-up man visited the
filling station in an automobile
belonging to Miss Ella Mckay,
of the 3400 block of Connecticut
Avenue, which was stolen from
in front of her home.
That car was found abandoned
near Eleventh Street and Rhode
Island Avenue Northwest, the
site of the filling station where
Copsey was shot.
The bandit rode to the drug
store in an automobile belonging
to Lewis E. Luria, of the $500
block of Sixteenth st. N. W..
This machine was taken from
the 300 block of H st. N. W.
within the area where the sniper
operated. The car with the
engine still running was aban-
Goned in front of the drug store.
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The Washington Railway and
Electric Company today notified
the Public Utility Commission
that it disapproved the plan of
Peoples Counsel Richmond B.
Keech for a five-cent zone fare
and declined to sit in on con-
ference for consideration of the
proposal.
The decision of the company
threw monkey wrench into. the
plans of the commission and Mr..
Keech, as the Capital Traction
Company and the Washington
Rapid Transit Company already
have signified their willingness
for the conference.
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u. S. Bar Members
Will Hear Woman

Problems of present criminal
laws will be discussed by Miss
Dorothy Frooks, prominent woman
attorney of Peekskill, N. Y, when
she appears as the principal
speaker before the Criminal Sec
ton of the American Bar Asso-
citation here next week. Miss
Frooks recently returned from
England where she studied pres
ent-day criminal conditions.
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
SHIP MODELS DISPLAYED

An exhibit of scale ship models
is on display in the main banking
room of the Federal-American Ma,
tional Bank and Trust Co. Models
of the Queen City, Mississippi
River stern wheeler, made by D. R.
Brush, and of a Coast Guard res,
cue with breeches-bouy, are in,
cluded.
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Alexandria Finds
MiSSinq Contractor

Raleigh w. Emerson, so, of
PittSfield, Mass, a contractor who
has been missing from his home
for over a week. was found in
yesterday.
Alexandria police notified Pitts
field authorities and this morning
Emerson, accompanied by his son,
George R. Emerson, left for his
home,
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Although III, He Sleeps
With Typhus FZeaS

open tops. The scientists ex-
periments have taught him just
how high a flea can jump. The
upper inside surface of each can
is covered with grease so that
any flea managing to leap an
inch above the deadline is caught
and held prisoner.
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MARLBORO LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued at
Upper Marlboro yesterday to E.
Calvin Donaldson, 33, of Laurel,
and Myrtle M. Poe, %, also of
Laurel, and to Donald A. Kenlon,
"a, of Accokeek, and Annie Louise
Callahan, %, of PiscataWay.
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and 1dfm reIeL anu llHdHceS' but
they know in their hearts, that people
are moved by emotions and will vote
for the candidate who seems to them to
promise happiness. The advantage is
all on the side of Mr.. Roosevelt, and
there is a special advantage which no
one has pointed out. 1t works almost
as well for Norman Thomas, for whom
lot of people will vote, now that they
feel sure that Roosevelt will be elected.
But Mr.. Thomas adds a grain of uncer-
tainty; his platform is the platform OF
a man who knows he will not be elected.
Mr.. Roosevelt is in a position to make
the most of the favorable circumstances.
These circumstances are that the cleo
ton takes place in November the worst
of the winter comes, and then the in
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
PIT. A. MEETING

The first fall meeting of the Mt.
Rainier-Brentwood ParentTeacher
Association will be held Monday
night in Mt. Rainier Elementary
School.
The Washington times., 1932-10-08
True to Type
HOOVER AND WINTER
AN UNFORTUNATE
COMBINATION
RV GILBERT SELDES

NTONE the candidates has to the people with the
simplest platform of all: Elect and you IL feel hap
pier They have naturally talked much of prosperity OF
which we have none and little about unemployment, OF
which have much; they have spoken of prohibition
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Noble in Defeat

Now Mr. Hoover stands good chance to recover the
good will of the American people if he defeated Ihey VIII
know that November March his final months they VIII
observe actions with the indugent smile they give to
cook who leaving the end of the week. who can do little
more damage only few bad meals and out OF re-
morse turn friendly Freed of the necessity to plan for an
other term Mr. Hoover might be bold in thought strong IN
execution He might prepare rather favorable SITUATION lo
Mr. Roosevelt by March T.
The more think of it, the more wonder why he doeSn
start right now Surely he can't still be hoping
Some friends of mine been visiting the collection OF
shantes mOstlv of brick) thrown Central Park Dy
homeless obles and their report IS interesting
In the first place charmed with the name: Hoover Cy
Again is nice to know that the have worked hard
and made themselves rather attractive DWELLINGS, one OBJ
server told that the must have been craftsme-
men who knew their hands and got $O to $o
dav for thembeOre they lost their jobs Inc men
were wespoken friendly and not Violent they were Young
for Thomas or Roosevelt One asked do think hoover
will drive me out here? apparently recalling unpleasant
memories of the Army in Washington The men were
not Communists. ,,..:
hcre are Hoover Cities in many places and, in addition
+bor are rowing bands of men similar those who camp IN
shanes No report of Communism violence has oeen
made. violence in fact, in mild way from the
steadies and conservative element IN America; he
farmers 1t appears to be true that people WIN soe'S
left to defend will fight but the utterly desperate e
homeless ones remain calm and loyal .
One of the men in Hoover City said that pen! OF MS
friends were not as well off he; another preferred not
to talk to anyone; he with his face aVerted "lSs
not to he seem perhaps fearing to be recognlzed Inc
humiliation and the calm despair of these men will be
renroach to the system which destroyed them long after the
stock market goes up and of per cent IN employ
mpnt lets us sing ourselves to sleep with the ola LULLABY
that nrosperv is round the corner.
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auguration Now apply these conditions to Mr. Hoover Let
fancy WILL and imagine he elected Then we nave
to through the whole wnter-and 1t Will be sour nara
wnter-wth the knowledge that at the end of we Will have
what? What but Hoover? You can expect human Flesh
and forward with happy antcpatlons to that
prospect We will be able to say to ourselves WE'LL by
March will be over; something and different Will
occur" All hope for is that after we We gone
through the worst we II still have Hoover
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cramer conducting. will be pre-
sented tonight at Sis o'clock at
the Murat theater.
This evenings concert will be the
first Of the musicals as a contribu-
ton to National Music Week. The
chorus which is composed Of seven
ty-five voices was last heard in con-
cert in February on the artist pro-
gram Of the active section of the
Matinee Musicale with Bomar Cra-
mer as guest artist.
The outstanding numbers pre-
sented by the choral group will be
a group Of songs from the works Of
Edward German, The Omnipo-
tence," by Schubert, Mascagni's
Scene and Prayer" from "Caval-
leria Rusticana," and The Finale, I"
from The Gondoliers.' by Sullivan.
: The latter two of which there has
been special arrangement of the
music made by B. B. Burkette, local
musician and organist for the Ear
ing theater. The chorus will be ac-
companied by the entire piano en-
semble in The Finale"
The playing Of the ten-pianos in
unison may be considered a great
tocatto novelty for it is compara-
lively new in the musical world. The
musicians of this piano ensemble
who are taking an active part in
the furtherance and the promoting
of this difficult art which will great
ly enlarge the piano field are Sc
lected talent Of this city.
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her book that it would be impos-
sible to follow Saline's interesting
career from the time she was a
child way back in the old days Of
Chicago when the Palmer House
was the sign of all that was i'm
portant and gay step by step. The
director had to bend the strong
will and personality of the little
school teacher to the strong de-
mands of the soil.
And with the aid of Miss STAN
wyck the director has done wonders.
but to get every detail of this soul
progress of this fine woman the
movie would have to have been
three hours in length.
Great acting will be found every
second that Miss Stanwyck is on the
screen. Watch her introduction to
the drabness Of the truck farm when
she thought cabbages in growth were
L, 'tiful. Watch the understand
ing work Of Dick Winslow as Roelf
at the age Of IA when he agrees
with the little school teacher that
cabbages are beautiful. Another
honest soil Characterization is that
Of Alan Hale as Klaas Pool.
so Big is picture for those
who want TO think. Now at the
Apollo.
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tons witnesses are high comedy
spots OF the picture. Her clever
work in the jury room is good Tor
one laugh after another.
Am going TO vote Ladies Of the
Jury" my favorite movie this week
because of the grand comedy work
OF Miss Oliver.
Those who are air minded are
interested in Morton Downey with
the silvery voice; Tony Wons, the
announcer and reader, and Jacques
Renard and his orchestra.
Wons tackles the barter scene in
Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice, -
in which he talks the role of Shy
lock over the microphone.
II takes nerve to do that on the
variety stage today, but Won's
technique and voice got as much
applause as when I heard Otis Skin
ner read the same lines in makeup
on the legitimate stage. He also re-
cites The Red Balloon"
Downey lets the audience select
his songs and the orchestra backs
him up. II is a different type Of
stage presentation we have had.
Now at the Indiana.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
TENSION GRIPS
HONOR DEATH
TRIAL SCENE
Four Convicted Americans
Fight to Escape Prison
Term.
BY DAN CAMPBELL

United Press stan LnrFffu0uutut
HONOLULU, T. H., May 2.-Ar
undercurrent Of tension spread
through the city today. bringing out
emergency police reserves. while
four Americans convicted OF man
slaughter for the honor Staying Of
a half-caste native fought TO escape
sentence TO Oahu. prison.
Growing feeling against the ra-
cially mixed jurors who voted the
conviction led to fears for their
safety. Police guards were furnished
four islanders awaiting second trial
on charges Of attacking Thelia For
tescue Massie, wife Of an American
navy lieutenant.
City Appears Calm
Deserted streets that usually
swarm with sailors on weekend
leave gave Honolulu an outward
appearance of calm.
Authorities, however, took every
precaution TO avert new outbreak
of racial animosity that swept the
city last January and was climaxed
with Joe Kahahawai's death. He
was ones Of Mrs. Massie's asserted
attackers.
Clarence Darrow, famed criminal
counsel who emerged from retire
ment for the case, was at Pearl
Harbor navy base comforting on
appeal plans with Mrs. Granville
Fortescue, her son-in-law, Leuten-
ant o.. g. Thomas H. Massie, and
the two enlisted men, Edward Lord
and Albert Jones.
But unless Circuit Judge Charles
S. Davis grants them a new trial
when they appear before him next
Friday-and this is regarded
highly unlikely-he will have no
alternative but to sentence them
to ten years each "at hard labor. a."
Law CompeIs Term
The jury recommended leniency,
but territorial laws compel the
court to exact the maximum SEN
tence. The prison board. with the
judges approval, may shorten the
sentence to as little as three
months.
Persistent reports spread through
navy circles that Governor Law
renee Judd intended to pardon the
prisoners.
Darrow is believed to be mapping
an appeal to the territorial SUI
preme court and a request for a
new trial possibly on charges that
Prosecutor John Kelley was preju-
dicial in his closing address to the
jury.
The defense also noted frequent
exceptions to prosecution alienist
testimony and Darrow expressed
dissatisfaction with Judge Charles
Davis instructions to the jury.
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Amateur Actors GiUen
Chance to Shoe Wares
Indiana Ballroom Offers
Cash Prizes and Weeks
Engagement.
Here's your chancel

yOhA
If you secretly have been nurs-
ing a talent which you consider as
worthy of praise as Kate Smith or
Bing Crosbys grooming, Ben Bernie's
wit, Morton Downey's lyric tenor,
Walter Winchell's chatter, won's
scrap book musings. the Mills
Brothers rhythm, or Amos and
Andy's comedy sketches, you may
prove yourself by entering The
Times Charlie Davis Amateur Radio
Contest, which starts in the In
diana Roof ballroom Tuesday night.
Charlie Davis, former Indiana
theater master of ceremonies, fea-
turing his dance orchestra in the
Indiana ballroom, Is responsible for
the contest.
If you know Charlie and are &C
quainted with his activities in local
theatrical circles during the last six
years, you probably are aware of
his faith in local talent.
It is his contention that Indian
apolis can vie with New York. Chi
cago, or any leading metropolis
when it comes to real talent.
Frank Sharp, WFBM program
director, and Manager Tom Devine
of the Roof agree with Davis.
Now, it's up to all of you local
songbirds. tap dancers "a compare
lively new radio featured, would-be
radio announcers. saxophone, &C
Gordon, fiddle and piccolo players,
ETC.. to do your stuff.
Any non-professional 16 years Of
age. or more, is eligible to enter the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
RAINBOWS END
DREAMS TRUE!
S25O,OOO GOLD
Woman Reared in Orphans
Home Suddenly Finds
Self Rich at 29.
~ United Press

Rv JHfcd Press
CHICAGO, May 2.-One OF those
pots of gold at the end Of the rain
bow dreams came true today. when
Mrs. Marie Meehl. 20. who grew up
in an orphanage. learned she was
heir to a s250,o0O fortune.
Word of a long-loSt brother and
the information that she is a grand
niece of President Paul Won Hin
denberg OF Germany also came.
Her brother is Seawell Augustus
Auerswald OF Redwood City, Cal.
They were separated on the death
of their father. a young German
newspaper correspondent, a nephew
OF Won Hindenberg.
The girl was placed in a Los An
Celes orphanage. The boy was
reared by the Salvation Army there.
When an estate OF 100000 to be
divided by brother and sister was
beuueathed by their maternal
MISUNDERSTANDING OF her hus-
band, who came west in the gold
rush of 1s49-Auerswald started TO
hunt for his sister
He knew only that she had left
the orphanage to come to Chicago
for instruction in nursing about ten
years ago.
Finally. he learned Marie
Auerswald had rr2=jed Frank Nor
morstein, a taxicab driver.
Mormorstein was found. and SAID
she had obtained a divorce some
time ago. She visited his home
once a week to see their daughter,
he said.
The woman finally was identified
as the missing sister, and located
with her second husband.
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as Selma W h @
turned the drab-
ness of a truck
farm into a glor-
ious velvet ad-
venture of life,
gives the greatest
acting portrayal
OF her career. II
is the sincere,
close to the soil
characterizati o n
of Miss Stanwyck,
that makes this
picture what it is
today. There are
so many details
worked out by
MiSS rhor in
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the story. ana Iney
are as playful as
two kittens, but in
time they begin to
play rough and
this compeis Con-
don to try to clip
Eddie's wings in
the air. He does
and Eddie is killed.
Then Speed starts
a terrific battle to
forget that he
killed his pal. The
carefree Alec Du-
gan starts out to
help Speed to find
himself again. It
&c in thoco rcoY,ac
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ruler, only to meet his death when
ne became yellow or when 1t began
to show. The story is unpleasant
TO me because the high spots in
nearly all crimes are those which
have taken place either in New
York or Chicago. In other words,
the character played by NUM- is
the composite gangster Of all the
modern bad men OF the new social
order. Even the Valentine day
massacre in Chicago is included in
the killing scenes.
OSgood Perkins, Boris Karloff
and many others take part in this
tale Of gang death. AS far as I am
concerned, I did not have pleasant
or a comfortable second while see
ing this picture. AS usual, be your
own Judge. To me there IS too
much awful death here and 1t is
not theater.
"Scarface" should be the last Of
the gangster movies. Now at the
Palace.
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lawyers. but her
clever methods Of
causing eleven
other jurors 70
vote for acouittal
saves the defend
ant from saying
good by 10 the
world Realism is
not the object of
this story or d.
rection. Miss Oil
yer violates every
rule Of a trial. but
her comedy re-
marks, especially
when she Ques-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
FINAL CONCERT
OF SEASON TONIGHT

The final concert to be given by
the choral section Of the Indianap-
oils Matinee Musicale under the di-
rection Of Elmer Andrew Steffen,
and assisted by the Mu Phi Epsilon
national honorary musical sorority's
ten-piano ensemble with Bomar
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
LEGION PIONEER COMING
Findlay Attorney Will Address Past
Commanders Wednesday.

Ralph D. Cole. Findlay co. at
torney, who enlisted as a private
two months after the United States
entered the World war and immedi-
ately was commissioned a major,
will speak at the annual dinner of the
Past Commanders Association of the
American Legion Wednesday night
at the Antlers. Cole was dis
charged honorably as a Lieutenant
colonel.
He was one of the twenty men
who attended a caucus in Paris.
Feb. 6. 1919, which led to founding
of the legion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-02
MIDLAND UNITED PAYS
TAXES OF S43,661.71
Amount Is Half Of Annual Levy in
County.

County.
Companies of the Midland United
Company group today paid into the
Marion county treasurer's Office
checks aggregating s43 .661.7l, ap-
proximately one-han of the total of
their annual taxes in the county.
The second half will be paid in No
vember.
Midland United Companies are
paying a total of s4.219. 52761 in real
estate and personal property taxes
in the state this year. it was an
nounced today. Half of the bill was
paid today by the companies in
eighty-six of the states ninety-two
counties in which they own prop
erty.
Two operating companies. it was
announced, have tax bills of more
than one million dollars each. the
Northern Indiana Public Service
Company with 81 .484 .46676 and the
Public Service Company of Indiana
with 81. 389 $3.50
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YOU WILL FIND
GREAT ACTING HERE

Years ago when read Edna Fer
ber's 80 Big" and met Selma
Peake who left Chicago, I then and
there made up my mind I wanted
to meet her on the talking screen.
At last the talking version has
been made and Barbara Stanwyck