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The Washington times., 1933-09-07
F|REMEN GIVEN
Gas TRAINING

A 4O.minute sojourn in a room
filled with gas was the expert
ence yesterday of firemen at
tending the fourth annual short
course for volunteer firemen at
the University Of Maryland.
The men, of course, we're
garbed in gas masks and seemed
to enjoy their invasion of the
alright cell. The experiment
was part of a series of drills
that the firemen are undergoing
in connection with their school,
ing.
The registration lists show II
firemen attending from Mont
gomery county and IA from
Prince Georges. Among the stu
dents is william j. Tierney, re-
Gently elected president of the
Prince Georges County Volunteer
Fire Association.
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
\CK HART ESCAPED MARYLAND KILLER HELD IN ILLINOIS
County Sniper
Fires Again on
TwO Youths

A phantom sniper appeared
in Prince Georges county again
late yesterday when James
Newkirk, 20, and Lee Hammer.
16, reported someone had shot
at them. A posse of police,
firemen and natives secured
the Seabrook, Md, area vainly
during the night.
Newkirk reported that he was
chopping wood near his home
when four shots we're fired at
him. He fled and returned
later only to have three more
shots directed at him. Hammer
found cover behind a tree near
the Seabrook School when a
shot was fired at him.
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
SEAL PLUNGES
INTO STUDY Of
MILK SUPPLY
Counsel for Senate Committee
Confers With U. S. District
Attorney in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Sept. 7.-Having
set up an office in the Postoffice
Building in Baltimore, Elwood
Seal, counsel for the United States
Senate committee which Is inves-
tigating milk prices in Washing
ton, began in earnest today his
probe of Maryland's milk supply.
AS a preliminary step, Seal yes
terday conferred with Simon E.
Sobeloff, United States district
attorney here, concerning certain
aspects of the inquiry.
The committee counsel expects
to be in Baltimore about two
weeks during which time he will
interview heads Of the various
local milk concerns, and espe-
cially officials of those concerns
connected with the National Dairy
Products Company.
Seal is attempting to determine
the connection, if any, between
the National Dairy Company and
the Eastern States Marketing AS
sociation, a marketing organiza-
ton for producers.
The Washington times., 1933-09-07

chef" Donald Gasdia, jack of
all trades at the Maryland State
police substation at Waldorf,
may not become a "Mounty"
after all.
They find he is not tall enough
by four inches.
It was rumored that one of
the mounted policemen III the
eastern part Of the State was to
resign and friends Immediately
began laying plans for Chefs"
promotion. Someone even began
campaigning for smaller horses
among the mounties to elimi-
nate his chief obstacle, short
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
ASTOR HIRES HIS
OWN PLANE

Vincent Astor. interested in
aviation and curious to see what
it is like to fly in a large trans
port plane, satisfied his curiosity
yesterday by chartering one and
flying to Washington from New
York.
Asked why he had chartered
and flown alone in 15-passenger
plane, Astor replied:
81 never had flown in one
before and l wanted to see
what is was like"
Astor had been a White House
dinner guest Tuesday evening
before he left for New York. His
sudden return to the Capital was
unexpected. Shortly after his
return, he boarded his yacht,
Nourmahal, anchored at the
Navy Yard.
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
POLICE BAT TIE
LEFT TURNS

Motorists making faulty left
hand turns on the Washington
boulevard are becoming a prob
lem to Prince Georges County
Magistrate j. Chew Sheriff. The
twelfth case in three weeks OF
that nature was brought before
Judge Sheriff in Hyattsville Po-
lice Court yesterday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cross, of the 900
block of F st. N. w.. driver Of
a machine that caused injury to
State Policeman c. S. Jones in
a collision near Bladensburg sew
eral weeks ago, was found guilty
of reckless driving, and fined 81.
The court held that she was
reckless in making a left hand
turn. Policeman Jones. in trying
to avoid her car, collided with it
on his motorcycle. He was slightly
injured.
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
DAIRY FESTIVAL
OPENS SEPT. 80

MANASSAS, Va. Sept. THE
Third Annual Piedmont Virginia
Dairy Festival will be held Sep,
tember 80. it was announced to-
day. A pageant, to be held in
conjunction with the festival, is
under the direction of Mrs. Hy-
land Hawkes.. This program will
consist of three parts.
The three episodes of the pro-
duction will depict the progress of
dairy methods throughout the
ages. The three parts are can
cient Beliefs: Early American
Customs" and Modern Ideas"
The fredericksburg State Teach.
ers College Glee Club will render
several selections prior to the
Coronation of Regina III, Queen
of the festival.
This year, Queen Regina III
will come from Culpeper county,
and will have as her guest of
honor a detachment of $50 men
from the Richmond Blues" Fol
lowing the exercises. the Queen
and member of the Royal Court
will make an airplane flight over
the surrounding dairy territory.
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
CODE CHARGES
REFUTED !.

CONTINUED from Local PGRs)
ings to the Federal Government
if it sees fit. Walter explains:
Our organization can only
investigate complaints, give in.
formation to employers, and ask
them to comply with our rulings.
If they refuse, the matter must
60 to the State Recovery Board
for further action"
More than 100000 Washington
citizens have signed cards pledg-
ing them to support the Blue
Eagle, according to predictions Of
NRA campaign workers, who met
today.
More than 1000 residents of
hotels, clubs and apartment
houses have Joined hands in the
movement, the reports revealed.
City Canvassed
Individual sections of the city,
as portioned off in the drive, re-
sponded from between 80 and 98
per cent to appeal Of women VOL
unteers canvassing from door-to-
door.
The meeting, held in the Board
of Trade offices. was under the
direction of Eta L. Taggart.
"lieutenant-general' in charge of
the campaign.
She called for individual re-
ports from majors" and cap
tains" in the drive, who. although
reporting general success, stated
that they were handicapped by
residents being out of the city On
vacations. and the refusal of
many Government employees, ard
families of Army and Navy Off
GERS to sign.
Success Seen
Thomas P. Littlepage. general
of the campaign, in addressing
the men and women, said the
drive in Washington is going
forward more successfully than
in any other city in the United
States. He added:
"The Presidents NRA cam.
paign would be a failure if it
were not for the women. We
are going to pull slowly out of
this thing, with a capital 81
The NRA is getting us down to a
basis Of common sense. II
Roosevelt fails, we all fail"
Spend a Dollar and Make a Job
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
Chef Wants To Be Mounty,
But Stature Prohibits

stature. Word from Baltimore
headquarters now, however. is
that the regulations Of height
cannot be overlooked.
"Chef" now takes time out to
deny the story that he walked
into the substation. carrying his
clothes on the end of a stick,
and asked for something to eat.
A more correct version is that
a. captain stopped at a bonus
marcher's camp a year ago, tast-
ed some of chefs" cooking and
hired him.
Each substation has an officer
who tours the district astrIde q
horse.
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
SUPER-H|GHWAY
PLAN CALLED
EXTRAVAGANT
Use the Money to Build Good
Roads for Farmers, Urges
Maryland State Senator

BALTIMORE, Sept. PRO.
posed construction of super.
highway across Maryland as a
Federal defense highway was criti.
cized yesterday by State Senator
David G. Mcintosh, jr., Of Balti.
more county, as outrageous ex.
travagance."
He said the money could be bet.
ter used to give the farmers in the
country areas improved roads in
place of the roads which now are
impossible in bad weather. He
said
"Spend it (the money where
it will do our people some good
and let the railroads, which
were built for interstate traffic,
continue to perform their
proper functions.
"Why spend this money to
help New York and Boston
merchants and manufacturers
to ship their goods through the
State and leave thousands of
our own people stuck in the
mud?"
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
HEARD Of LAST
JUMPING BAIL
IN 1880
Twice He Fled Penitentiary in
Baltimore; Arrested in Cicero
PooIroom Shooting

CHICAGO, Sept. Jack Hart,
who twice escaped from the Mary
land Penitentiary in Baltimore
where he was serving a life SEN
tence for murder, has been recap
tured in cicero, ILL.,, and now is
held for the Baltimore authori'
ties.
He was arrested August %, fol-
lowing a shooting in a poolroom
in which three men were injured.
He identified himself then as
James CRed") Kelly. Hart's real
name is James j. Connolly.
Prints Identify Him.
Hart was working for the Da-
wilson racing stables at the time
of the shooting. He is held in
default of $4,000 bond on three
charges Of shooting and injuring
three persons. The Identification
Of Kelly as Hart was the result
of a check-up of finger prints sent
from here to Washington at the
time Of his arrest.
Baltimore authorities have tele-
graphed authorities here to hold
Hart at all costs. Extradition
proceedings will be Instituted at
once. Maryland authorities tele-
graphed.
Caught in Washington
Hart was convicted in october,
1922, and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for the murder Of
contractor named Norris in a day.
light holdup in downtown Balti-
more. Hart escaped the scene
and the police later caught him
In Washington.
His first escape from the Mary
land Penitentiary occurred Janu-
ary 13, 1924. He and William F..
Tilson made their getaway and
Tilson later was arrested else
where, convicted and sent to the
Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta.
Hart was captured December
II, 1924, in the course of $35, 900
silk robbery here.
Got Out BY Rope
On March IS, 1929, Hart again
escaped. That time he and George
Bailey, serving is years for rob-
berry, made their way to the roof
of the penitentiary and Hart slid
down into Eager Street on a rope
made of bed clothing. The rope
broke when he was near the
ground and it left Bailey stranded
on the roof.
Several times after that police
thought they had the elusive Hart.
The only definite word they had
was when he was arrested on a
larceny charge in San Francisco
in 1880 and jumped the bond set
on him.
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
d. G. True RefOrn1ers
To Attend Sessions

The District of Columbia
lodges of the True Reformers are
completing plans to attend the
annual convention of the body in
Richmond, Va, September ii, IL,
and 13.
This session will mark the
fifty-second annual meeting of
the organization. The local divi-
sion will be under leadership of
Samuel Ray, vice grand master.
Officers who will attend are
Langston Taylor. worthy master;
Haywood johnson, grand trustee;
Miss Jessie Cooper. worthy mis-
tress, and Mrs. Pauline Jones,
head Of Rosebud Circle.
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
Radio Chains Accept
Modified NRA Code

With public hearings on the
broadcasting code set for Septem-
ber 20, the NRA yesterday an
nounced the major broadcasting
chains had signed modified forms
Of the Presidents unemployment
agreement. Minimum wages would
be $40 weekly in large stations
and SIS in those employing 10
persons or less. Hours would be
40 weekly for most employees and
48 for operators.
The Washington times., 1933-09-07
Why Love ONE WOMAN -
when there are a
million others Mating?

When one woman turnedhim down.
he found soIoce in many! On the
heights Of a towering skyscroper
his penthouse. Of luxury become
one Of brilliant reveIry'rivolline the
lights Of Broadway below. Against
such background the celebrated
author, Arthur Somers Roche. has
penned a great human drama OF
forbidden romance, insidious in"
trigve and mystery. Warner Boxter
and Myrno 10y in their finest-screen
chorocterizotions lead you TO IFS
thrilling Climax!
The Washington times., 1933-09-07

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Evening star., 1933-10-28
INJURED POLICEMAN TO RECEIVE
COMPENSATION DURING ABSENCE

Park Policeman jerome B. Lawler, Jr.,
whose reorganization status as a tenn
porary Government employe barred him
from receiving compensation while in
capacitated by injuries received IN line
of duty, is back on the permanent rolls
of the Interior Department, 1t was an
nounced today.
Lawler, who is recovering from
broken leg and other injuries received
when his motorcycle collided with a
two-ton truck, was listed as a perma-
nent employe by Secretary Ickes, with
the express approval OF President
Roosevelt" it was stated.
The officer, who has been convalescing
at his home, 2100 N street, since his
discharge from Emergency Hospital, was
hurt shortly before the question Of
temporary or permanent status arose.
Temporary status did not allow for any
sick leave, but the new ruling entities
him to leave with pay.
Interior Department officials today
we're still puzzled over whether Law
ler's permanent appointment dates back
to October /. President Roosevelt ap-
proved Lawler's permanent appointment
Thursday. If he Is not entitled to leave
with pay back to october !, the police
man will lose more than three weeks
salary. Indications were that the ques-
Evening star., 1933-10-28
j. 5. GOLD JUMPS
AS BRITISH DROPS
Administration Places Do
meStiC Quotation at New
High of $31.92.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
In spite Of decline in the London
gold price, the administration today
placed the domestic quotation at new
high Of s3l.S2, 6 cents an ounce above
yesterday.
The London figure dropped from
s31.l0 yesterday to s30.57 at the close
there today, decline of SO cents.
While yesterdays domestic price Of
s31.76 was 66 cents above the world
figures, today's was $1.25 above.
Prosecutes Hoarders.
The administration is accompanying
its purchase of new gold with a series
of prosecutions aimed at the last of the
gold hoarders.
Coincidently, it is taking rigorous
precautions to prevent violators of
President Roosevelts order that gold
be turned over to the Government
from finding a way of getting the in
creased price offered for gold fresh
from the mines.
Attorney General Cummings has a
list of "A known hoarders, all who re-
main of an initial roster numbering
more than 5000. The A hold about
$500, 900 worth of gold, while the 5000
held $40, 900 900.
The A have now been claSsed as
recalcitrants. District attorneys through
out the country have been supplied with
their names and all necessary informa-
tion. They were instructed to institute
prosecution as quickly as possible and
court suits have begun.
To prevent the new gold price from
working to the advantage of the
hoarders, the l. ints have been instruct
ed to reject any consignments which
they have reason to believe is not fresh
from the mines and to notify officials
for prompt action against the person or
persons offering the metal.
The new gold price is being fixed
daily at the Treasury. The first price
set was $3l.S6 against q London quota
tion Of s31.O9; the second was $31 50,
against $31 06, and the third, yesterday,
was $3l.76, against $3l.l0.
The actual London figure In British
currency has ranged successfully high
er From 100 shillings and l penny
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-10-28
FIREMAN IS ACCUSED
OF ATTACKING BOY
Lieut.. Charles W. Rice Charged in
Warrant With Breaking
Lads Jaw.

Lieut. Charles w. Rice, No. % Engine
Company, was charged with attacking
a l3-year-old boy and breaking his
jaw in a warrant issued today by As
sistant United States Attorney Milford
Schwartz.
The warrant was sworn out by the
lads father, Harry Smith, proprietor of
a delicatessen at 41OO Georgia avenue,
who said the assault occurred Thurs
day night in an alley in the rear of
Rice's home, 922 Farragut street.
The boys mother said:
"My son, Nathiel. and two other boys
were taking a short cut through the
alley on their way to the home of q
playmate. The man accused them OF
stealing some bricks that belonged to
him and he grabbed one of the boys
MY son attempted to intervene and
the man hit him. We had him X-rayed
at Emergency Hospital and were told
his jaw had been fractured in two
places
Rice, off duty today, could not be
reached at his home. His wife said
she knew nothing of the incident.
Evening star., 1933-10-28
Roosevelt Backs johnson in De.
termination to Prosecute
ViOlatOrs of Act.
ADMINISTRATOR is CHARGED
WITH TALKING LIKE DICTATOR
Company Denies Law Violation and De-
clares johnson Is Boycotting $500
Signers of Code.
By the Associated Press.


stern decision prosecute conspicuous voators appears TO
shelter its industrial
program from court attack
From signing of the industrial law until Hugh
calculated around the pitfalls
Attempts at enforcement have been mild with
policy that attitude would bring most
getting industry trade
under codes.
yesterdays outright promise of prosecution and when
gnaed readiness face constitutional test OF the industrial
law This determination coupled with rigorous exclusion OF Ford
contracts backed by President Roosevelt
accompanied by this statement from johnson in
regard to another CODE That's all right not afraid Of
anybody taking anything to court"
White Impatient.
Close observers two essential factors underlying the
A. N.
A. Slang-Om road house. market, little shop headed for
beauty parlor Johnson disturbed this
of
any big conspicuous group challenged
order This feeling applies to Ford
important has been mounting impatence the
led to the compliance machine
President Rooevelts determination that barring
the controller general the would not buy products
other N
as sealing the administrations attitude discipline
Evening star., 1933-10-28
S10,O)Q,0DO SMALL
PROFIT FOR W|GC|N
Stock Operations Through
Personal Corporations
Heavy, Say Probers.

BY the Associated Press
Albert H Virgins $4,000. 900 profit
from trading in Chase National Bank
stock while he headed the institution
was said today by Senate investigators
to represent only a small part of his
total gains from stock operations
through personal corporations.
The Investigators were ready to pre-
sent, when the hearings resume Tues
day. evidence of large profits to Wiggin
during the five-year period from 1927
to 1882, from transactions in other Sc
curities than bank stock
They also will offer evidence to show
how his income tax was reduced by
handling his operations through a Sc
ries of personal or family corporations.
Afterward, the investigators will call
upon W. W. Aldrich. president OF the
bank. who jumped into the proceedings
yesterday with a warm reputation of
the banks operations under Wiggin s
leadership.
Pecora Draws Statement
Ferdinand Pecora, committee counsel.
had just finished presenting figures
showing Virgins huge personal profits
from trading in the bank stock at the
same time the banks affiliate was par
ticipating in pools or trading accounts
in 1t, when the tall, austere appearing
Adrich leaped to his feet to say 1.-The
present management of the bank :
Is absolutely opposed to such transac-
tionS''
The bank presidents statement was
spontaneous. and apparently inspired
by surprise al the committees disclosure
that Wiggin made more than $40 900 900
while the Metpotan Corporation. a sub
sidiary Of the Chase Securities Corpora
tion. had engaged in a series of pools
in the stock with a total gain of only
$3.50
"As long as I have anything to do
with the management" Aldrich added,
''the market in Chase stock will not be
an artificial one"
Apparently carried further than he
intended by his emotion, Aldrich later
amended mis- last sentence to read that
as long as he was in charge 'the market
in Chase stock shall not be affected by
the operations of trading accounts by
the affiliates of the bank"
Tie heavy-set Wiggin sat crouched
Ii the witness chair. unsmiling, as Al
drich stood almost at his elbow repudi-
ating his practices. The two men have
associated with each other very little
during the long. drawn-out hearings.
Before the hearing recessed for the
week end. Wiggin read prepared state
ment to the committee about operations
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1933-10-28
GRAF DUE TO FLY
OVER CITY TODAY
Navy Department Advised
Ship Will Arrive Early
This Afternoon.
BULLETIN.


HAGERSTOwN, Md, October %
R.-The Graf Zeppelin. headed in
a southeasterly direction, passed
over this city at 1912 pm. eastern
standard time) today.
The Graf Zeppelin, worlds most sue
cessful dirigible, is expected to pay her
second visit to the Capital early this
afternoon on the way home from Ak
ron, Ohio, to F'riedrichshafen, Ger
many.
Not since 1928, when she was COM
pleting her first transatlantic crossing
after fighting ocean storms which
ripped one of her lateral fins, has the
German airship been seen in the Cap
ital.
During the five years since that flight
the Graf has made AZ transvceanic
flights. has girdled the globe and has
crossed the Equator IS times. She has
now approximately 10000 miles of
flying to her credit and still boasts her
original engines and equipment.
The Navy Department has been ad-
vised that the Graf will fly over Wash
ington about pm.
The German airship was flown to
this country to visit the Century of
Progress Exposition at Chicago. She
landed at Chicago only long enough
to land passengers and mail and take
on mail for the return flight.
Evening star., 1933-10-28
Ordered to Cut Rate to $35
Ton or Submit Cost
D-.3.
ROADS TO GET NO LOANS
OTHERWISE, HE WARNS
Co-ordinator Speaks for President.
Bases Allegations on Identical
Date of Letters.

BY the Associated Press.
The four great steel companies today
were accused bluntly by the administra-
ton Of collusion in fixing the price of
tirst-class steel rails for railroads for
which funds were to be advanced by the
Public Works Board to provide employ
ment.
The companies were told in strong
terms that they must reduce to $35 a
ton or submit their books for inspection
Of Government accountants.
Otherwise, Joseph B. Eastman, CO.
ordinator of transportation, speaking for
President Roosevelt, said the Govern
ment would refuse to advance money to
the more than so railroads which have
signihed their need of a total of about
100000 tons Of rail
The steel companies responding to
letter from Eastman written after the
executives had conferred with the Presi-
dent Secretary IckeS and Eastman, all
fixed base price of S3775 a ton for
first-quality rails. The base price origi-
nally had been approximately $40.
Prices Filed With Institute.
The price schedules all were filed with
the American Iron and Steel Institute
the fair practices code authority.
The letter from the United States
Steel Corporation said It's counsel ad-
vised it would be violation Of the steel
code to quote a price not in accordance
with the filed base price. Similar
SprtiOnS WPrp made in letters from Otbp
companies.
All the letters and kilograms bore the
date of October 20. Referring to this
in his letter written jointly to Myron
C. Taylor, chairman of the United States
Steel Corporation; Eugene F. Grace,
president of the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration: L. E. Block, chairman of the
Inland Steel Corporation. and Arthur
Roeder, receiver for the Colorado Flue
& Iron Co., Eastman asserted that:
The facts that these letters bear q
common date, that they name an iden-
teal price for first-quality rail, fob.
mill. and that this price is the odd fig
ure of S37.75, point unmistakably to the
conclusion that the letters were the re-
suit of consultation and collusior"
Declares Understanding Violated.
Eastman recalled that in his letter
of october 3, asking competitive bids. he
had stated that at conference with
President Roosevelt an agreement had
been made that prices would be ar
rived at independently and added:
Clearly what has been done is not
In accord with this understanding
Moreover, there is nothing in the code
of fair competition which made neces-
sary such a deviation from this under
standing"
Eastman made public letters from
executives of the various steel corpora
tions.
One from w. A. Irwin, president of
the United States Steel Corporation,
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