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The Washington times., 1933-04-06
Return From South

Mrs. Henry w. Fitch and
her daughter, Mrs. Albert P.
Gerhard, of Philadelphia, have
returned to washington from
the South and are at the May
flower. They have been visit
ing Major and Mrs. Creswell
Darlington in Savannah, the
latter Is Mrs. Fitch's daughter.
Mrs. Alva B. Adams, wife Of
Senator Adams, Of Colorado,
has arrived in Washington
from Pueblo and Is at the May
flower, where her husband has
been for the past month.
Their daughters, Miss Eliza
beth Adams and Mrs. Joseph
A. Uhl, the latter before her
marriage being Miss Ella
Adams, and attended school in
Washington at the time Of
Senator Adams previous term
in the Senate.
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
Easter Bunnies, 81
Were $2.25 to IS

Were $2.25 to IS
9 Easter Bunnies reduced for Friday. were
$2.25 and $2.95; 2 were IS; were $3.50.
IL $2.25 Plush Bunnies. with ribbons. S4inch size.
Now SOC
THE TOY STORE FOURTH FLOOR
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6, $3.50 Oak.finish Foot
Rests, easily attach.
ed to any chair.
Now ......p.. ..... .45c
6, $9.95 6-cup size Elec.
trio Urn Sets; urn,
sugar and creamer.
and tray, in chro.
MUM finish.
Now ...........A.95
4, $3.50 16.inch COlum.
bia Ball-bearing Lawn
Mowers. Now ..$5.45
2, $S.25 and $3.50 Large
Copper Wash Boilers;
imperfect. Now. $1.95
HOTJSEwARES FIFTH FL
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
Bandeaux, 500
Were 75c and 81

Were 75c and 81
10 Bandeaux, Of silk, net and treco Sizes 80.
"a. SO, and 38.
IA $3.50 and 81 Double We Stepins Of all part
elastic Sizes 26 27. 20, 80 and &c. Now ... .$1.S5
coRsETs THIRD FLOOR
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
Quality Toilet Tissue
Special Csc Dozen Rolls
500 Rolls Toilet Tissue; an unusual
ly good quality for such a price.

1SSuG1 I'LL u41uoud4"
FOR such a price.
...25, Sl.95 Metal Flower
Trays. complete with
trowels; assorted col.
ors. Now ........5Oc
"a, 81 Imported Metal
Waste Baskets, an as
sortment of colors.
Now .............2 .25c
9, $1.5O Sponge Rubber
Bathroom Sets: mat,
sponge, soap dish.
and sponge glove.
Now .... .4Oc
IA, $1.25 Combination
Ash Trays and Flash
Lights. Now ..3Sc
The Washington times., 1933-04-06

MRS. CLAUDE A. SWANSON,
wife Of the Secretary Of the
Navy, who will assist at the re-
ception and tea dance which
the Minister of Czechoslovakia
and Nine. Veverke will give at
the Legation Saturday after
noon.
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
Mixing BowIs-SpeciaI
12' S-inch bO'Ols: ..... I5c
IL, S.inch bOwls. ....35c
IL, 1O-inch bOsUls. ....55c

S Decorated China Cake
Sets; footed plate and
s in di v | ual cake
plates. Special, SETS
CHINA, FIFTH FLOOR
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
Gift Wares, soc
Gas Is"
Were 81 to So


II Articles, including sets Of coast
erS, perfume bottles, cigarette
cases, compacts, trays, silver can
dlestick, and cigarette boxes.
8 81 to $6 Articles, including ivory
hand.painted miniatures, one nov.
city leather cigarette box, cigar.
cite lighters. and compacts.
6 So to $3.50 Articles, including
compact, jewel boxes. cigarette
case, ivorex plaque. and ash
trays. Now ..................$1
/ $3.50 Amber.cOlOred Glass Per.
fume Tray, bird design. Now. $3
GIFTS. FIRST FLOOR
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II 75c Blue Striped
Summer Pillows.
NOW ......s.s.s.O .O0C
40 pairs 15C. Flapper
Doll Hose. Now. . sc
3 pairs 81 Model Pillow
Cases; 1 case embrold.
cred. Now ......7Sc
- Observation-Disclosures
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Towel Racks, 25c

Were Soc
SO Enameled Towel Racks, in a
variety Of colors. AS Is.
8 Soc Paper-cOvered 4 drawer shoe
cabinets. Now ..............S5 .S5c
3 S3.25 and 1895 WO0d-cOnstructe
Shoe and Utility Cabinets, with
blue MORE covering; damaged.
48 2Oc GoOdform Garment Hangers;
as is. Now ..................1Oc
NOTIONS, A1sLEs u AND %.
FIRST FLOOR
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400 pieces Decorated
Dinnerware, Pottery,
and Metal Goods
Greatly Reduced.
The Washington times., 1933-04-06
Remnants Of Dress Fabrics

500 Remnants, in useful lengths of / to 8
rayon, zephyrs, voiles, batistes, and ging-
hams.
RAXoNs AND corToNs. SECOND FLOOR
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Stitched hens.
1 IS Silk Repp Cover:
81 inches; rust color;
chenille embroidered.
Now 1915
? 50 Model Linen Cut.
work Guest Towels.
NOW ..............$I
I FLOOR
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Luncheon Cloths, 65c
Were 81

Were 81
II Stamped Linen Cloths: IS
inches with hemstitched hens.
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HOUSEWARES, FIFTH FLOOR
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
Whitney Denies J. P. Morgan Company
Distributed Favors Abroad

Then Pecora ordered him to re-
turn next week prepared to reply.
The Morgan firms pool and
joint account deals on the Stock
exchange were probed. Pecora
brought out that the Morgan
firm made a profit of about $4,-
100000 Specializing" from, 1925
to 1881. " - y ! l~S
j. Pierpont Morgan, head Of
the great banking firm, was ex-
cused from further attendance at
the hearing just before the morn
ing session ended. So was George
Whitney, the partner, who has
held the witness stand many
hours in the last two weeks.
Pecora announced that Thomas
w. Lamont, Thomas S. Lamont,
his son, Harold Stanley, William
Ewing, and Arthur M. Henderson.
all Morgan partners, would be
called next week.
The hearing then was ad-
journed until 10 q. m. Monday.
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CONTINUED from Page ~
Co., and the Gusgenheim Bros.
took part in the operations.
Whitney admitted the partici-
pants in the pool were taking a
great risk in the operations but
he declared they thought such a
risk justified because :of the
gravity of the situation, which, he
said, called for quick action.
Whitney, under questioning by
Ferdinand Pecora, committee
counsel, admitted that the pool
was known as a bankers pool,
although it was not such. He
said:
1--WE did our best to correct
that impression"
Pecora postponed his inquiry
into Morgan's tremendous rail-
road empire. That subject will be
probed next week. The early
weekend recess was taken at
Morgan's request.
Attorneys in Clash
A clash between John w. Davis,
Morgan attorney, and Pecora
furnished color to a rather dull
session this morning. Davis
blocked the questioning of young
Thomas s. Lamont, son of
Thomas w. and partner in the
Morgan firm.
It was apparent Pecora planned
to investigate the stock transac-
tions of some of the Morgan
partners to give the Internal
Revenue Bureau a little extra in
formation for use in checking
their income taxes. His first
question to young Lamont-re,
lating to the sale Of stock-had
the distinct flavor Of an income
tax inquiry.
Davis heatedly protest e d
against the question. Pecora just
as hotly insisted it was in order.
The, row ended when Senator
Fletcher CD of Florida, chair
man, ruled the question proper.
The ruling was regarded as paw
ing tho way for an income tax
G3>. lion.
Yo4 Lamont finally said he
couldn'o answer the question.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
Internal Revenue Eyes
Morgan Partnership

The Internal Revenue Bureau
is investigating the partnership
agreement of j. P. Morgan and
Company to determine whether
it actually is a partnership-or
merely a firm, international News
Service learned today.
A staff of Government experts
studied the document to deter.
mine whether J. Pierpont Nor.
gan is really conducting an indi.
vidual business, with the other
10 partners as his employees, or
actually is but a partner with
the others. If the bureau holds
that Morgan is an individual
conducting business under q firm
name, a different income tax
statute will apply to the part
nerS.
The tax liability Of all the
partners, including Morgan him
self, would be changed. Only an
expert, however, could tell
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
HARRISON ASKS
RECOVERY BILL
TAX CHANGES
Would Eliminate Income Levy,
Assess Stock Dividends,
Private Bankers

Radical revision of the taxing
provisions in the industrial re-
covery bill, approved by the
House, were proposed today by
Senator Harrison CD of Missis-
sippi, chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee.
In order to raise the 5000, ,000,-
900 annual revenue needed to
finance the Administrations 3d.
800, 100000 public works program
Harrison urged that all provisions
for income tax increases be elimi-
mated. In place of these he pro
posed:
l. A tax on the dividends Of
corporate stocks, "to be col
lected at the source at the time
the corporation pays the divi-
dends, rather than waiting for
the individual to pay the tax
when he receives the d1vl-
dends."
2. Elimination of private
bankers from exemptions pro-
vided in the security loss Sec
ton of the 1882 revenue act;
Gas Tax Tilt
3. An amendment denying
individuals the right to include
in their personal returns the
"distributive share" of partner
ship losses;
4. Enactment of a capital
stock tax at the rate of one
tenth of one per cent upon the
par value of capital stock;
5. An increase Of one-haf
cent per gallon irA the Federal
gasoline tax compared with the
three-fourth cent increase ap-
proved by the House.
Harrison estimated that the
tax on dividends withheld at
the source would yield $70,O00,0 600
annually; the capital stock tax
$80,OOO,OO0; the administrative
changes in income taxes, SIS, ,000,-
600; and the one-half cent in
crease in the gasoline tax, $62,-
100000, making in all 227,00O,-
900.
Explains View
Harrison declared the security
loss section favoring private bank
ers should be eliminated "in
view of the revelations by the
Morgan investigation"
The amendments which he pro-
posed forbidding individuals to
spread their share of partnership
losses on their individual income
tax returns, Harrison asserted
would have a very great effect
in case similar to that brought
out in the Morgan testimony"
He explained his proposals fol
rewriting the House tax schcd
ules represented his individual
views and did not necessaril!
reflect the views of the com
mittee.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
HAWKS FLYNN c
ACROSS j. s.

LOS ANGELES, June 2 GN.SO
With a mechanical man at the
controls, Lieut.. Comdr. Frank
Hawks hoped off at 5:51 a. m.
today on a projected nonstop
flight to New York.
After circling the Municipal
Airport. Hawks turned the con-
trolls of the speedy new mystery
plane over to the little robot in
it's first long distance scientific
test flight. He said:
GAIL 1 plan to do is set my
compass for a course and let
the mechanical Eliot do the
work."
Hawks will act solely as navi-
gator.
Hawks announced he would
follow a course that will take
him north of Pueblo, Colo; Kan
sas City, Mo-; st. Louis, and
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
HOUSE TOSTART
BATTLE TODAY
ON RAIL BILL
Gao Rule Method Abandoned
To Permit Free-tor-AII
Debate on Measure

President Roosevelt's railroad
coordinator bill was thrown open
for a free-for-all fight on the
House floor today as Democratic
leaders abandoned their usual
practice of invoking "gag" rule to
speed Administration measures.
While House leaders predicted
passage of the bill - which has
caused a bitter bipartisan battle
they expect a stiff fight on the
proposed repeal of the $3.50, ,000,'
900 recapture clause Of the trans
portation act.
In opening the bill for amend
ment from the floor. the Demo
cratic leaders recognized a grow
ing demand among the rar.k and
file Of House members for a res
toration of their legislative rights.
Passage Due Tomorrow
Chairman Rayburn d. of
Texas, of the Interstate Com
merce Committee, planned 70
force the bill through to final
passage before tomorrow night.
A threatened fight over the
labor amendments to the bill was
believed to have been averted
when the committee accepted the
chif labor provisions written into
the bill in the Senate.
These provisions guarantee
100000 workers now employed on
the railroads against discharge
as a result of the economies ex-
pected to be accomplished
through the bill. Indirectly the
bill freezes" the wages of the
employees.
The House committee modified
a Senate provision which gave
exclusive right to represent en-
ployeS to the big railroad brother
hoods. Under the House change,
company unions could act for en-
ployes on open shop railroads.
The original Administration
proposal for a railroad coordina-
tor and division of the railroads
of the nation into eastern, west
ern, and southern groups re-
manned virtually unchanged as
the bill was presented to the
House.
Big Job for Coordination
The coordinator would be
charged with effecting widespread
economies in railroad operation
by eliminating duplication and
useless competition. He would also
assist in the reorganization of
railroads financially embarrassed,
The recapture clause repeal
tosses overheard an important
part of the transportation act
passed in 1920 to revive the rail
roads.
Under this provision railroads
earning more than 6 per cent
were required to pay half OF
their excess profits into the Fed
eral Treasury to be loaned to
weaker railroads.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
PRESIDENT MAY
TOSS OUT BALL

An invitation was extended to
President Roosevelt today to at
tend the congressional baseball
game on June 10 at Griffith
Stadium and toss out the first
ball.
The President said he would
gladly be present If business did
not prevent him.
The invitation was extended by
Joseph P. Tumulty and Edward
s. Colladay, representing the
Democratic and Republican teams.
The managers of the game will
be Representatives Eddie Kelly of
Illinois, for the Democratic team,
and Charles P. Millard of New
York, for the Republicans. The
captains of the opposing teams
will be Representatives Russell
Ellcey Of Mississippi, for the
Democrats, and Vincent Carter
of Wyoming, for the Republicans.
The proceeds from the game
are to be devoted to the relief Of
4ha unemployed Of the District.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02

whether the taxes would be diff
ferent than those paid or
escaped by the Morgan partners
in the last 13 years under the
Federal income tax law.
The partnership articles, given
to the public for the first time
yesterday, have never before been
studied by Federal authorities.
Some years ago they were turned
over to New York State authori-
ties when that Commonwealth
first enacted a State income tax
law. On that occasion, the New
York authorities ruled the Morgan
firm was a legal partnership.
The New York decision would
not be binding on the Federal
Government. On the other hand,
there are no indications the Fed
eral Government will take q diff
ferent view. The inquiry was
launched to satisfy the curiosity
Of Federal tax officials about the
taxable status Of the Morgan firm.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
TIVE FOR BATHTUB SLAYING' BATTLES POLICE
Mrs. Roosevelt
May Be Libel
Witness

HARTFORD, Conn, June 2
Q.N.SO.-Two dolls sent Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife Of
the President, may involve her
as witness in a libel action, it
appeared today.
Mrs. Ethel Berkowitz, pro-
prietor of a doll hospital and
donor of the gift to the First
Lady, conferred with counsel
over the possibility of bringing
suit for damages arising from
a letter sent Mrs. Roosevelt by
Mrs. Berkowitz's competitors.
Mrs. Berkowitz some time
ago sent the dolls to the White
House and received a courteous
note of thanks from Mrs.
Roosevelt. This letter was
published in a local newspaper.
A short time later Mrs. Roose-
velt again wrote Mrs. Berko-
witz enclosing damaging let
ter allegedly written by buSi-
ness rivals and attacking Mrs.
Berkowitz.
Mrs. Roosevelt wrote she had
"always believed it advisable to
be on good terms with ones
competitors"
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
Pinchot Again Demands
morgan Judges" ResiQn

HARRISBURG, Pa, June 2
Q.N.S0.-Possibility of a special
session of Pennsylvania's general
assembly to consider impeachment
proceedings against members of
the judiciary who accepted "fa-
vors" from j. P. Morgan and
Company faded today when Gov.
Clifford Pinchot declared such
special session Should be quite
unnecessary" The Governor said:
eff these judges cannot see
this themselves, / am confident
their friends will make it plain
to them"
Governor Pinchot already has
demanded the designations of
Supreme Court Justices William
I. Schaffer and John w. Keep.
hart, and has issued a qualified
request that Superior Court Judge
Thomas j. Baldridge remove him.
self from the bench.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
.N|DD|ES START
FOR MADEIRA

ANNAPOLIS, June First and
third class midshipmen Of the
Naval Academy set out today
aboard the U. S. S. Wyoming for
their summer training cruise to
Madeira.
The midShipmen comprise half
of the first and third classes. The
remaining half goes on furlough
until July.
At that time, the first cruise
will be over and the renal ing
half of the classes will set out for
the cruise.
Members of the third class will
devote the summer to aviation
training.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
EXPERTS DRAF I
TARIFF BILL

Experts today were engaged in
re-drafting the measure with
which President Roosevelt in.
tends to ask Congress for
authority to readjust tariff rates
and conclude trade agreements.
President Roosevelt considers
the original draft submitted by
the State Department too com,
plicated and long. He is seeking
to have it shortened and clarified,
The original draft would EN-.
power the President to increase
as well as decrease tariff rates q
maximum of so per cent. 1t also
contained a provision giving Con.
gress a 60-day veto power.
If Congress failed to act within
so days upon any agreement con-
cluded by the President, the agree
ment would become automatically
effective.
There was some talk of cutting
the congressional veto power from
go to 30 days.
President Roosevelt hopes to
have the measure in shape in
time to send it to Congress early
next week. Members of the Amer
ican delegation to the world eco
nomic conference expressed the
hope before their departure that
the power would be granted to
the President before the confer
ence opens June II. They regard
the proposed executive tariff-mak-
ing powers as a strong and essen
tial bargaining instrument at the
conferences.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
mat nNHnnTn
bUAI, 1AITP In
BOTH M J5ING

Capt. J. w. Caml oejl, Of the
tug Carmont. was tie object of
a police search today to t,nd OIL
the meaning of his actions yes
terday.
The man went to a fire ex-
tinguisher company, in the 1906
block New York Ave. N. w, and
explained that he must sail sor
Philadelphia at midnight and
that the harbor authorities would
not allow him to leave without II
fire extinguishers being placed
on the vessel. which he said was
at the Seventh Street wharf.
The company officials tele-
phoned to New York and ar
ranged to have the extinguisherS
sent down by mail plane last
night. When they arrived they
were taken to the wharf and
found no boat of that name there
and no trace of the captain.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
Slain Farmers Kin
Freed Bu Coroner

HAGERSTOWN, Md, June 2.
A coroner's jury investigating the
death of George Rowe, 45-year-
old farmer of Clear Spring dis
trict, ordered the release of his
niece, Elsie Rowe, Is, and her
brother, George, Is, who were
being held in Jail here.
Rowe died following a fight
between the three at the girls
home, but physicians were unable
to find any injuries which would
have caused death.
The Washington times., 1933-06-02

SG6r TO Den
mark, W ii l
have to strug-
gle along on
a mere $780,
900 a year
while abroad.
only $4,000
more tn a n
the salary of
the PRESIDENT!
Her adopted
father, Henry
L. Doh e rty,
head man of
Cities Service
Corporation,
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
STATE DELAYS
CHARGING
HUSBAND
Lamsons Regarded as Ideal
Couple; Their Devotion
Exceptional

SAN JOSE. CAL, June 2 Q.N.S0
A motive was sought today in the
mysterious Stanford University
campus bathtub murder" Of Mrs.
Allene Thorpe Lamson, 28, college
dramatic and social favorite, and
executive secretary Of the univer-
sity Y. w. c. A.
Authorities insist that the
beautiful young woman was slain,
despite shocked protests from the
famous seat of learning.
Her husband, David A. LamSon,
was held in Jail here, but no
charge has been preferred against
him.
Romeo Juliet Couple
The Rev. David Charles Gard
ner, chaplain Of the university,
who married the Lamsons a few
years ago, said there never had
been hint Of a quarrel in the
Lamson home. He said:
"They were q Romeo and
Juliet couple, David was q bold
suitOr, never afraid to slip his
arm about AlIene to escort her
across the campus.
gTheir cOurtship was beauti-
full. Allene was as dainty and
highly cOlOred as Dresden doll,
q delicate, spiritual creature.
"Their devotion was excep-
tiOnal."
District Attorney Frederick
Thomas and his aide, Deputy A.
P. Lindsay, however, said they
had practically determined" to
issue a warrant against Lamson
but lin view Of the prominence
of this man and because murder
Is such a serious CHARGE" they
want to be absolutely certain"
that Mrs. Lamson, whose nude
body was found in a bathtub in
the LamsonS' campus home
Memorial Day, was not a victim of
accidental death, a fall which
crushed her skull.
Is Sure Its Murder
Lindsay said:
"I'm sure it is murder"
He emphasized the following
newly discovered evidence:
A preliminary report from
o chemist that a 10-inch iron
: pipe, found in a fire attended
by Lamson, was bloodStained.
A report also that pieces of
cloth, apparently toweling,
taken from the same blaze,
were blood stained.
Spots of blood found lead
ing from the bathroom through
the living room, out to the back
porch, and to a gravel walk
leading to the fire.
A study of a picture of the
body in the tub, showing it
with the head toward the fau.
Gets, instead of in the usual
position with head the other
way, and with the hair in long
braids, instead of the usual
position on top Of the head for
O bath.
Heavy blood stains on the
bathroom floor about three feet
from the tub and on the wall
opposite the tub, indicating, &C.
cording to Sheriff w. J. Emig,
that Mrs. Lamson was killed
in the bathroom by several
blows on the head and her
body placed in the tub.
Discovered Wife's Body
The significance of the other
alleged new evidence lies in the
fact that Lamson, insisting that
his wife was murdered but not
by him, declared that he went
from the rear yard, where he
was gardening, into the house to
discover his wife's body and saw
no one else about the premises.
Undersheriff Earle Hamilton
said he would take a squad of
deputies today to Stanford Uni
versity and Palo Alto, nearby
town, to complete the checking
up process and confer with the
district attorney relative to the
warrant.
NIT nNENnFn
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
Prohibition Makes
Corks and Bottles
Expensive

A patient went to the
drug store to get a prescrip-
tion filled and upon being
presented with a bill the Gus
toner complained regarding
his charge. In explaining
the cost Of his service the
clerk stated that the bottle
and cork which he used in
filling the prescription cost
$1.05, and the bottle cost one
dollar more than the cork.
The customer then asked,
What is the cost of the
cOrk?" The clerk started to
figure it out, so did the Gus
toner. Don't YOU know?
Can't you guess? It's pub.
ished today In the Want Ad
section Of this newspaper
The Washington times., 1933-06-02

e Is e W h ere.
Mussolini has
i n S tituted a
special deco
ra ti1n for
farmers.
It is called
the Star for
R u raj Merit
and is to be
NC1l w 1 ul AA1
ers who have
titled h ir
| a n d better
than t h e ir
n e | G h b o rs
and benefited
their country
The Washington times., 1933-06-02

Germany and
B r a zil, DR..
H u go Eek.
ener, c o M
m a n d er Of
the Graf Zep-
pelin, con-
ferred er Q
W i t h Presi-
dent Vargas
and Minister
of Pu blic
Works Amer.
leo.
It is under.
S t o o d the
Bank of Bra
1il will 1n0d
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
WILL ROGERS Says:

CAL, June Farm prices have
advanced II per cent in the last
month. Now that's better news
than a speech on "Good Rela-
tons" by Mussolini and Hitler
combined.
Our new ambassador to Eng
land got so elated over the
Prince of Wales introducing
him that he turned over Amer
lea to England to be used as it
sees fit.
It takes a strong man to re-
member what country he is rep
resenting when the wine and the
flattery start flowing.
If the Republicans ever de-
~
The Washington times., 1933-06-02
Several Die in Riots
of MOsLenas at Delhi

DELHI, India, June 2 GN.S),
Several persons were killed and
injured today wnen military po'
lice were. compelled to fire on
rioting Moslem factions ..