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The Washington times., 1933-08-08
NRA Machine in High Gear
To Get 100000 Jobs

set, but Hugh S. Johnson, national
recovery administrator, is anX-
iouS to see every business concern
under the recovery administra-
ton with at least some assurance
that every available job will be
open and all increased purchasing
power possible ready to boost
prosperity again by September 1.
Virtually every major industry
has submitted codes or announced
intention to do so. StatisticianS OF
Johnson's office are now en-
gagged in q check-up of results
which will be announced later.
Meanwhile, an augmented force
of deputy administrators are TAX
ing up the codes as fast as they
can be developed, to rush them
into effect.
Labor Will Assist
Labor organizations throughout
the country will assist in the en-
forcement of the codes by re-
porting all violations, it was an
nounced today by William Green,
president of the A. F. of L.
All organizations of the A. F.
Of L. have been asked to CO.
operate with the NRA by watch
ing for any violations in their
communities, he said. Conflict
ing reports of violation of exist
ing codes have been received but
no major case has yet been
made.
Reported violations of the tex
tile code are being studied,
Green said, but he believed that
this code would operate more
smoothly after being in effect
for a while.
The objective Is 100000
workers on the payroll by fall.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08

study of the phenomen. At first
believed to have been caused by
collision of the planet with a
huge meteor, it is now thought
that the spot is due to an erup-
tion of some sort on the planet
itself.
Saturn, although approximately
nine times the size of the earth
has a density much less than
that of the earth and astrono-
mers deduct from this that it is
of gaseous or liquid formation.
This strengthens the belief that
the spot is due to an explosion or
eruption.
Covers Vast Surface
The spot on the planet covers
approximately one-sixth of the
surface and is oval in shape and
white in color.
Due to lack of spectrascopic
equipment at the local obServa-
tory the astronomers are unable
to make any analysis of the spot.
They are using it, however, to
verify measurements of the speed
Of Saturn which revolves at a
rate almost twice as great as
hat Of the earth.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
Spot On Saturn Spreading,
Believed An ERUPTION

The huge spot on Saturn, di
covered here early Saturday
morning, is slowly spreading over
the face of that planet, astrono-
mers at the Naval Observatory
reported today.
The spot, which is proving of
great interest to astronomers
throughout the world as one of
the most unusual phenomenon in
recent years, now has diameter
of approximately 10000 miles.
When first discovered, it was
about 10000 miles across.
Discovered by Willis
Naval Astronomer j. E. Willis
is credited with discovery of the
white spot. Seated at the great
telescope in the observatory, he
was aStoniShed to find a. big spot
on the upper part of the disc.
Saturn is the familiar ringed
planet, but the position Of the
spot is such that the rings do
not interfere with view Of the
strange sight.
Astronomers B. P. sharpless
and H. E. Burton have been as
signed to assist Willis in the
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
POLICE BEATING
UNDER PROBE

Charges made by a 19-year -old
colored youth that he was beaten
by two policemen at the Second
Precinct station were under inves-
tigation today by Assistant United
States A torney Milford F.
Schwartz.
George Mahoney, 24O0 block
Virginia Ave. N. w., accuses Po-
liceman Frank Ashley and Charles
c. Williams of beating him with
their fists and clubs while talking
with him about a housebreaking
case. Mahoney is held for inves-
tigation.
Schwartz said he received a
telephone call from a person who
had heard the screams he received
of Mahoney. Others who went to
the precinct in connection with
the case were Inspectors Thad-
deus Bean and L. I. H. Edwards,
assistant superintendent of police.
A curSory examination Of Ma
honey, however, failed to reveal
marks of assault, Inspector Ed.
wards said. The prisoner was re-
moved to F'reedmen's Hospital for
further examination.
Both policemen deny they beat
Mahoney or attempted to use
third degree methods. Williams
said the prisoner suddenly be-
came hysterical while being ex-
amined.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
KIN ASK
FURTHER
PROBING
"AccidentaI Death" Does Not
Satisfy Brothers, Who
Claim Discrepancies

|. With indications that the
death of Wilmer Lee Jett, de-
capitated beneath the wheels
of a Glen Echo street car
eight days ago, will be marked
by authorities as accidental, -
two brothers Of the dead youth
today indicated that they will
press for further action IN
the case.
While States Attorney Sted-
man Prescott summoned a num-
ber of witnesses in the case to
his office at Rockville today for
questioning, police assigned to the
case expressed the opinion that
the death was an accident.
Stedman declared he would de-
termine what course of action to
pursue following the infeslSl dis
cuSsion of the case today, but
after talking to a number of wit
nesses admitted that nothing new
naQ Deen developed.
Brothers Want Action
The two brothers, Earl and
Charles Jett, announced that they
would confer with Stedman when
he finishes his investigation to-
day and demand action.
They pointed out that the
autopsy showed no alcohol in the
body of their brother, setting
aside stories of witnesses that Jett
had been drinking,
One theory was that Jett had
fallen across the tracks while
intoxicated. The brothers also
pointed out that his wallet which
he always carried is missing.
They denied report that he had
a notebook with the names of a
number of women in his pocket.
Lang to Repeat Story
Raymond Lang, 81, who has
admitted having a fight with
Jett only a few minutes before
the youth was found dead on the
tracks, will be asked to tell his
story again. Lang was taken
into custody several days ago and
held at Rockville for investiga-
ton.
Several persons who attended a
gay party at Lang's home the
night of the tragedy also will
be called by Mr.. Prescott today.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
D. c. To GREET
DUCE'S SAILORS

TopsIs, royals, an d t'gallants
furled, two Italian square-rigged
training ships gave themselves
over to towboats in Baltimore har-
Dor today and were warped into
dock at Recreation Pier.
Immediately after docking, the
200 midshipmen and many Of the
AZ officers disembarked for shore
leave.
The two ships, Amerigo and
Vespucci, and the Cristoforo Co.
Jumbo, are visiting this country
while on a summer training cruise.
Their official welcome by Bal
timore today consisted only OF mu-
tual courtesy calls, as the formal
ceremonies are being delayed un-
til tomorrow.
Friday morning a cavalcade OF
automobiles will bring Admiral
Romeo Bernotti and group OF
his staff officers to Washington
where they will be met at New
York and Florida Avenues North
east at 1918 o'clock by a motor,
cycle escort. They will be taken
to the Mayflower Hotel from
which the admiral will leave i'm
mediately to call on the Secretary
of Navy and Secretary of State.
In the afternoon the party will
tour Washington as guests of the
italian embassy. attend a recep-
ton at the embassy. Luncheon
will be given the visiting officers
at the hotel by Admiral William
H. Standley, chief of naval opera
tions. Saturday the Italian sailors
will be entertained at Annapolis
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
ARIZONA To CO
WET BY3 To |

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 8 GN.SO
With no dry candidates for dele
gates to a State convention on
the ballot. Arizona went to the
polls today to vote on proposed
repeal of the Eighteenth Amend
ment.
Wet leaders claimed Arizona
would vote at least three to one
in favor of repeal. Drys planned
to write in" names Of candi-
dates.
The State also was selecting a
successor to Lewis w. Douglas,
Democrat, who resigned as Ari-
zona's lone Congressman to be-
come Director of the National
Budget.
SALEM, Ore, Aug. 8 QNS),
The oregon Constitutional Con-
vention was adjourned today
after voting 10 to five in favor
of repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment. Oregon was the
twentieth State to vote in favor
of repeal.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 8
G.NS0.-Alabama'S formal vote
for national prohibition repeal
was to be cast today by the
State prohibition repeal conven-
ton. All 116 delegates will be
guided by results of the July 1e
referendum, in which the State
voted for repeal by . majority
Of 10000,
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
(StOry on Page s.
By International News Service

With only a few weeks remain
ing before cold weather, the in
dustrial recovery machinery was
thrown into high speed today
throughout the United States.
State committees were report
ed we'll organized for the reem-
ployment drive; the new Board
Of Industrial Mediation was set
ting up local branches to CO.
operate in each community in or
der to speed development Of
business codes by settling diff
culties as they arose, and hints
were thrown out Of impending in
creased pressure from every di-
rection for business concerns to
submit codes or face a boycott.
No specific dead-line has been
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
len. Balbos Air Armada Reaches Azores
2 Girls Shot
RHeriing
Apples

Two little colored girls who had
a yen for apples are going to be
more careful hereafter about the
way they acquire them.
The children, Mildred Green, z,
and her sister, Selena, S, are both
at Casualty Hospital from gum
shot wounds received while they
were picking apples in the orchard
of Thomas Hutchison SO. Of the
5000 block Quarrels ST., Beaver
Heights, Md.
Hutchison is being held at the
Upper Marlboro Jail for investi-
cation.
The girls were brought to the
hospital in an automobile, where
their injuries were described as
not serious.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
BILL HELD
IN DESPAIR
At DEATH
Of CHILD
Brother of "Poison Widow"
Proves Strong Witness
for Her Defense

COURTHOUSE, SALEM,
Mass, Aug. 8 Q.N.S.).-An-
drew Fyfe, jr., brother of Mrs.
Jessie B. Costello, today deliv-
cred a telling blow to the States
case against his sister when he
testified that he saw Fire Cap
tain William j. Costello, for
whose poison murder Jessie is
on trial, mix oxalic acid and
cyanide Of potassium.
Fyfe's testimony came as Jessie
prepared to take the witness
stand again in her battle to escape
| the electric chair.
+ Three or four times, F'yfe testi.
fled, he saw Bill Costello mix the
two poisoilS as a cleaning mixture
for the boiler in the Costello home
in Peabody.
Stung by Child's Death
His statement bolstered Jessie'S
claim that her husband mixed the
cleaning paste for her, and did so
on the morning he was found
dead.
Fyfe also declared he noticed
that Bill had been acting pecu-
liarly for some time, and prayed
constantly.
On one occasion, after the
death of his son, William, jr., Fyfe
testified, Costello picked up the
child's body and started pacing
the room.
After the death Of Mrs. F'yfe,
the witness mother, Fyfe said, he
met Captain Costello on the street
and Bill told him he wished he
had gone with Mrs. Fyfe.
Moody, Melancholy
A few minutes after his mother
was buried, Fyfe said, he met Bill
and Jessie as they were leaving
the house in their automobile.
Fyfe said:
Il asked Bill if he had seen
the tombstone on mothers
grave, and he said he hadn't.
81 told him there was an in
Scription on it: Safe In the
Arms of Jesus mothers favor
ite, and he didn't say a word.
He broke out crying, and then
backed the car out and went up
the street."
Fyfe followed to the witness
stand Edward P. O'Brine, brother
of one of the defense counsel, and
a friend of the Costellos, who
under cross-examination, reiter-
ated his direct testimony of yes
terday that Bill Costello was
moody and melancholy, and Al
bert H. Dow, Peabody Theater
manager, who testified as to what
picture played at his theater two
weeks before Costello died.
Gets Stage Offer
After a bench conference, Dow
was excused from further ques-
tioning.
It was also learned that Mrs.
Costello, if acquitted, may accept
a theatrical contract calling for a
tour of eight to 10 weeks at more
than $4,000 a week.
Testimony again today turned
to the medical phases, with one of
the country's leading PSYCHOLOGISTS
and pathologist taking the
stand for the defense.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08

HORTA, Azores, Aug. 8
n.N.SD.-The first planes of
the Italian seaplane armada be-
ban arriving at Fayal at 1855
p. m. local time today (12:55 p.
m. Washington time).
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 T.N.S.).
Gen. ItalO BalbO's seaplane,
Flagship of the Italian armada
en- route back to Italy, passed
Cape Flores, Azores Islands, at
1905 p. m. today washington
Time) according to the
Mackay Radio Company. Cape
Flores is 100 miles northwest
of HOrta, where a stop is
planned before the armada re-
SumeS the flight to its home
base. The flight from New
foundIand tO0g q little more
than nine hours. ..s-saaa.,u.,....
NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (I.N.
S.).-The Italian air armada:
sweeping across the Atlantic
from Newfoundland to the
Azores, was making fast time
on the first part of its jour-
ney, according to the Mackay
Radio Company.
The announcement said that
at los a. M, Washington time,
the two leading squadrons of the
armada were $50 miles from
Shoal Harbor. This was 3 hours
and 20 minutes after the take-off
According to the Mackay Com
pany, nine of the planes will
land at Morta, Azores, while the
remaining IS will alight at Ponta
Del Gada, near San Miguel.
SHOAL HARBOR, Newfound
land, Aug. 8 .N.S0.-Sweepine
into the red haze of dawn, the
"a seaplanes of General 1talc
Balbo's Italian air armada re
sumed their triumphal homewarc
flight today.
The remaining planes Of the
squadron followed in quick sue
cession and the entire armada
in groups of threes, was in the
air and away within Is minutes.
Nine Hour Flight
With weather reports along the
entire line of flight favorable
(Continued on Page 2, COL y
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
Wife Jailed and Fined
For Insurance Plot

CHICAGO, Aug. 8 Q.N.S0.
Given the maximum term, Mrs.
Bessie Opas, 81, today was under
sentence to serve one to five
years in the penitentiary for con.
spiracy to murder her husband,
George, a garage owner. She
was also fined $4,000. Mrs. Opas,
the comely mother of two chill
dren, was found guilty of insti-
eating an unsuccessful plot to
kill her husband on a gangland
"ride" to obtain $4,000 life in
Surance money.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
$780, 900 Is Granted
For Michi01n Relief

BY International News Service
A grant of $1,500,000 was made
today to Michigan for unemploy-
ment relief by Harry L. Hopkins,
Federal emergency relief admin
istrator. In making this allot-
ment from the discretionary"
funds of the administration, Hop
kins informed Governor William
A. Comstock that no more applica-
tionS from Michigan for "diScre-
tionary' funds would be conSid-
cred until after January l.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
SWIM ICING ARM
FELLS WOMAN

"She got in the way Of my
swinging right arm"
This is tie language Of a re-
port by which Policeman Jerome
Tarleton, of the Traffic Bureau,
explains how Mrs. Julia A. Tre-
waine, 34, of the 1900 block Six
teenth st. N. W., was struck on
the nose yesterday.
Mrs. Trewaine was crossing
Thirteenth and F. Streets North
west and Tarleton was directing
traffic there with vim and vigor.
One of his gestures caught Mrs.
Trewaine off guard. Her glasses
were broken and her nose bruised.
She refused treatment and alb
solved Tarleton of blame.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
Married 81 Years,
Wife Asks DiUOrce

ERIE, Pa, Aug. 8 G.N.SO.-I
Fifty-one years of married life
appeared destined to end today
for Sarah and William Brooks,
farm couple, who live near here.
Sarah filed suit for divorce
against William, charging cruelty.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
MAN FIGHTS KIDNAPERS

CHANDLER, Okla, Aug. 8 G.N.
SO-Armed only with a shotgun,
Arch Hopkins, 60-year-old wealthy
oil man and farm owner, today
battled off two apparent kid
napers who attempted to subdue
him with tear gas at his home
near here.
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
FLIGHT MADE
IN ABOUT
8 HOURS
IA Additional Mechanics on
Board; III Men in All
Make Return Hop

HORTA, Azores, Aug. 8
I.N.S.).-The first planes of
the Italian seaplane armada be-
ban arriving at Fayal at 1855
p. m. local time today (12:55 p.
m. Washington time).
The Washington times., 1933-08-08
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy, possibly local showers tonight;
Wednesday partly cloudy; not much change
in temperature; moderate southwest winds.
Temperature yesterday-Highest, 81; lowest,
SO. Q932-Hghest, 80; lowest, rs.
Humidity yesterday-Highest, 90; lowest, 80.
Montana labor news., 1933-10-26
HUMMER DISMISS
ED O HOLDING
SANE INDIANS

WASHINGTON-(FP)-Dr Harry
R. Hummer, superintendent of the in
asylum for Indians at Canton, S.
Oak, was summarily dismissed Oct.
16 by Secretary of the Interior Ickes,
on recommendation by John Collier,
commissioner Of Indian affairs. Hum
mer had failed to explain away the
charges Of extreme cruelty and mis-
use of power, brought against him by
a medical investigator sent from a
government hospital at Washington,
who informed Collier that more than
20 SAINT Indians had been held a long
time in the asylum; that some of them
were padlocked to their beds; that pa
tients were chained; that horribly un-
sanitary conditions existed in the
place, and that Hummer was neglect
ing or cruelty treating his charges.
Ickes was aroused to denounce the
situation when he learned that the
business men in Canton had secured
an injunction against the removal of
the sane Indians from custody-this
action being taken because the mer-
chants wanted the profit from sale of
supplies to Hummer.
Montana labor news., 1933-10-26

WASHINGTON-(FP) - Norman
Thomas, Socialist nominee for Presi-
dent last November, is conceded 1884,
OH votes in 45 states, while the Com
munist candidate, William 2. Foster,
and the Socialist Labor candidate,
Verne Reynolds, with 10 other small
parties nominees, together had 1885,
819 votes in "A states, according to a
review of the election issued by Simon
Michelet, a Washington lawyer who
styles himself president of the Nation
al Get Out the Vote Club.
According to this tabulation, based
on official returns, Roosevelt received
22,821, 1858 votes, and Hoover $780,
841 votes. The gain in total votes
between 1928 and 1882 was 1856, 806.
The states in which no votes for
Thomas were returned were Oklahoma,
which at one time was among the
strongholds of American Socialist
strength; Louisiana, where the only
Socialist cooperative colony is locat-
ed; and Nevada, which has always had
a considerable Socialist vote. Under
normal conditions these three states
should have given Thomas from TO-
900 to 10000 votes. The states from
which no "Other Parties" returns were
reported are Kansas, Mississippi, Ne
vada and Oklahoma.
Thomas largest blocks Of votes
were: New York 1887, Pennsylvan-
ia 91,119, Illinois 67,25S, Ohio 64,094,
California 63,299, Wisconsin $3.50,
New Jersey 42,998, Michigan 39,205,
Massachusetts 34,3O5, Minnesota 25,-
476, Indiana 1883, Connecticut 20,-
480, and Iowa 20,467.
Michelet offers no figures on the
Communist vote.
How violent was the swing to Roose-
welt in the popular determination to
rid the country of Hoover is shown by
the change in California from a 547,-
95S Hoover plurality in 1928 to a
476,255 Roosevelt plurality in 1882;
in Illinois from a Hoover margin of
433,324 in 1928 to a Roosevelt mar
gin of 459,54S in 1882; in Michigan
from a 568,634 margin for Hoover in
1928 to a 1896 margin for Roose-
welt in 1882; in Missouri from a III,
51S plurality for Hoover in 1928 to
a 460,693 plurality for Roosevelt in
1882; in New York from a 103,4Sl
plurality for Hoover in 1928 to a $780,
1916 plurality for Roosevelt in 1882,
and in Pennsylvania from a 987,796
plurality for Hoover in 1928 to a mere
Montana labor news., 1933-10-26
GALLUP
WIN

GALLUP, N. M.-(FP)-The strik-
ing coal miners of Gallup have won
a signal victory over the state and
county authorities who were attempt
ing to break their strike.
Threatened with habeas corpus ae-
ton and damage suits by Atty. Ed
ward d. Tittman, representing the
American Civil Liberties Union, the
sheriff and militia officers have re-
leased all prisoners. Several miners
and their supporters, including Pat
Toohey, a representative of the Init.
Labor Defense from Denver, had been
held incommunicado and without
charge under threat of a court mar
tial.
Instructions have been received
from the A. c. L. U. to proceed with
the damage suit against the sheriff
for false arrest and the sheriff gives
every indication of being badly scared.
Tittman, who was beaten by a deputy
sheriff, is also bringing suit against
his assailant.
Despite serious need of relief funds
and the illegal acts of the officials,
the miners have been standing pat.
Martha Roberts, relief secretary, Is
now out of Jail and able to receive
relief donations, care Box 21s, Gallup,
N. M,
Montana labor news., 1933-10-26
COM.
WARNS POWER
TRUST

WASHINGTON-(FP) - Warning
to the power trust that its operation
of electric utilities must become more
efficient if its investors are to con-
tinue to prosper, was given by Com
missioner Lilienthal of the Tennessee
Valley Authority in a speech at Mem
phis, Oct. II, for the Administration.
Lilienthal said that the IVA would
sell power at actual cost, and would
not quit this fair competition in be-
half of consumers, merely because
private companies had established an
e%xtravagant setup of promotion costs
and profits.
Montana labor news., 1933-10-26
Yellowstone Trades and
Labor Council Notes

The Yellowstone Trades and Labor
Council, at its last meeting, endorsed
the communication from the Coopers'
Union, in asking beer dealers to use
wooden kegs instead of steel drums.
All steel beer containers are made by
non-union labor.
The Council also asked the Labor
News to publish the fact that Yellow
stone Labor Union, No. l, is not at
filiated with the American Federation
of Labor.
The Council protested the addresses
of a union barber to the non-A. +. OF
L. Labor Union No. l, and asked that
the International BARRIERS union take
steps to prevent a further occurrence
of this violation of union principles.
j. S. Rogers and +. ]. Hoffman OF
the Bartenders, were seated as dele
gates as was r. f. Morehouse of Fed
eral Labor Union No. 1874.
Geo. L. Anderson.
Montana labor news., 1933-10-26

When Charley Malloy attends a
convention or meeting we always know
we will get a first-rate report of the
occasion. Charley did not fail US in
reporting the A. F. of L. Convention.
First of all he stated that govern
ment as well as labor officials threw
the entire burden Of the success of
the MIRA upon the shoulders of the
workers. The workers were told what
they should and should not do and
were repeatedly told that the success
of the program depended entirely up
on them. Not one speaker spoke Of
the employers responsibility and no
one minated that any punishment
would be melted employers who did
not cooperate, unless workers dealt
out the penalty in the form Of a
buyers boycott. Malloy stated that
this placed a large responsibility in
the hands of labor.
Malloy also said that there are more
strikes in the United States today
than there have ever been in the his.
tory Of the A. F. of l.. This seems
strange when we hear of the unusual
success of the NRA and of the will
ingness of Industry to do its share in
leading us back to recovery.
The convention boycotted all Ger
man goods and ships, due to Hitler'f
attitude toward labor unions. Why
Italy wasn't also boycotted is more
than we can understand for Hitler's
stand is the Fascist stand, be it in
Italy, Germany or Spain.
In closing Malloy read the Resolu-
ton presented the A. F. Of L. on the
Hansen case and stated that the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the A. F. of L
ordered the Internationals involved tC
send delegates to Butte, along with 9
representative of President Green tC
settle the difficulty as soon as pos
sible.