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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
Rags Warning Exonerated
In Killing of Nalley

Charles c'Rags") Warning was
exonerated by the District Grand
Jury today in connection with the
night club murder of Joseph
Nalley, "a, notorious local gunman.
Nalley was shot down in the Wun-
der Bar Night Club, Tenth and U
Streets Northwest, patronized by
white and colored, on the night of
November Z. Shortly before the
shooting, Nalley and Warning had
engaged in a heated argument in
corner of the club.
Inquiry by coroner'S jury fixed
responsibility of the shooting on
Warning. Homicide squad de-
tectives rounded up Victor Juliano
and Donald K. Wallace, COM
panions of Warning at the club,
and Lucille Hughes and Millicent
Gooch, 19-year-old mattresses, who
with James J. CCotton'D Noonan,
were in Valleys party. All testi-
fled before the jury.
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SCARLET FEVER
H|TSNURSES

Two Gallinigier Hospital nurses
are in an isolation ward in Gar
field Hospital with scarlet fever,
and six other nurses at the former
institution are being observed"
for fear of an outbreak of the
disease in the nurses quarters.
The nurses at Garfiek are
Veronica Matthews, 10, of Fair
fax, Va, and Evelyn Hughes, 10,
of Unionville, Va.
Miss Hughes became i'll early
this month from what was at first
thought a bad cold injecting the
throat. Later, Miss Matthews, her
roommate, also became i'll, and a
physician from the Health Depart
ment diagnosed the cases and said
they had scarlet fever.
Following removal of the second
of the girls to a special ward yes
terday, Major Edgar A. Bocock,
superintendent of Gallinger, Or
dered the six nurses who had been
in frequent contact with them to
go off duty. He said:
"They will be under Observa-
ton several days, although there
is no quarantine in strict
sense"
DR.. William H. Fowler. District
health officer, said he expected
precautions being taken at Gal.
linger will prevent a general out
break of scarlet fever among the
nurses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
BARES
HUGE BANK
DIVIDENDS
Distressed Michigan Institu-
ton Paid Heavy Tribute to
Holding Company
picture on Page p
BY International News Service

The Guardian Detroit Unior
Group, Inc, a holding corpora
ton that owned banks through
out Michigan, paid a dividend
equal to 16 per cent of the pal
value Of it's stock in 1880, Robert
o. Lord, it's former president
testified today at the Senate
banking inquiry.
Lord said the various unit
banks, owned by the Guardian
paid it $8,164,OO0 in dividends ir
1880, 1881, and 1882. He added
the banks had earnings Of $12.-
100000 in this period.
The greatest dividend total was
$4,330, 900 in 1890. Lord said:
"The rate was $500 on stock
having . par value Of $40. 1t
was a rate of 16 per cent of
the par value Of the stock at
the start"
DEFENDS PAYMENTS
Lord defended the dividends
He said the Guardian group pur'
chased $8,4OO,OOO of "citicized
assets in the unit banks in the
three years. In addition to this
he added, large stockholders "dug
into their own pockets for twelve
millions dollars to help depositors
in the units banks and for fifteen
million dollars more to help the
general banking situation in De
troit."
Banks throughout Michigan
suffered a "seepage Of deposits
all during 1880 and the winter OF
1881, Lord explained, but the
situation did not become acute
until March, 1881, adding:
Elm that month, the Ameri-
can .SHN Bank of Detroit, with
It'd N.GOn dollars of deposits
and~15O,OOO depOsitors, was
subjected to a heavy run. The
situation was discussed at a
meeting Of the Detroit Clear.
ing House Association and it
was decided that the other
Detroit banks should under
write the American States
assets. 1 believe now this
action was a mistake, but we
did not realize the terrific
velocity Of the depression"
The Michigan banking crisis
dates from the run on the Ameri'
can State Bank.
More Dividends Paid
Lord explained the Guardian
group purchased $7,500,000 OF
slow and doubtful assets" from
the Union Guardian Trust Co., in
1881 and 1882. The trust com
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U.S.AGENTS
JD|NHlJNT
CO|NBF|VE
STATES
Noted Spectator Was Marked
Some Time Ago in Plot in
Connection With Doheny

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 G.N,S).
Jesse L. LiVermore, noted Wall
Street plunger, was mysteriouly
missing today and the object Of
a widespread police hunt.
And-almost Immediately after
the alarm clattered over the tele-
type machines in police stations
the United States Government
stepped into the investigation on
the theory Livermore may have
been kidnapped.
The Federal authorities in re.
cent months have made a fine
record In kidnapping cases, cul-
minating in their smashing sue
cess in sending six persons to
prison for life Id the; Charles. E
Urschel kidnapping in Oklahoma
City.
The Robbins Case
The last time the Federal Gov
eminent started search for an
individual reported missing by his
family-as Mrs. Jesse L. Lover
more reported her wealthy hus.
band missing today-was on Sep
TENDER 8, 1882, when Col. Ray
mond Robins, a prohibition cru
sader, disappeared en- route from
New York to keep an engagement
with President Hoover at the
White House.
While only the Department of
Justice was enlisted in the search
for Livermore on the belief he
may have been kidnapped and
kidnapping across a State border
is a Federal offenSe, then Presi-
dent Hoover ordered the Secret
Service, Customs Service and all
Federal agencies to be on the
lookout for Robins.
On October 6, month later,
Mrs. Robins was a guest at the
White House and the President
ordered the Government authori-
ties to double their efforts to
find her husband.
On November 10, Robins was
located at Whittier, near Ashe-
vile, N. c., where he had been
living at boarding cottage.
Once Has Guard
It was his bride of nine months,
the former Mrs. Harriet Noble,
who informed police she believed
her husband had been kidnapped.
He was last seen at 3 p. m. yes
terday.
In cropping for a clue, the police
and Federal agents studied the
activities of the missing broker
Immediately preceding his disap-
pearance.
The Federal authorities last
September discovered an alleged
plot to kidnap Livermore and E. L.
Doheny, California oil man, with
the arrest of James Walsh, a for
mer convict, for the Staying of a
gangster aboard gambling ship
off Long Beach, Cal. Walsh was
said to have confessed killing the
gangster. Buell. Dawson, when
they quarreled over the plans for
the proposed abduction.
A $250,000 breach of promise
suit was brought against Liver.
more last october by Miss Mazda
Krasnova, said to be an actress.
Details of the charges have not
been made public. Livermore
filed general denial.
Livermore spent several hours
yesterday at his offices, 100
Broadway. He then returned to
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WOOD|N WORSE,
IN HOSPITAL

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 20
G.N.SO-William H. Woodin, S.
year-old Secretary Of the Treasury
on leave of absence, has suffered
a general collapse, attendants at
the hospital to which he was
removed admitted today.
Not only is his throat affliction
worse, physicians said, but his
nervous system has been torn by
his hectic months in Washington
during the banking crisis.
Secretary Woodin's temperature
again today ran around 100 de-
grees. No friends are allowed to
see him, and physicians said he
would be kept absolutely quiet
for the next several weeks.
Mr.. Woodin came to Tucson,
where his son, William H.
Woodin, jr., has been living, in
an effort to build UP his health.
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MAIL 8 v A N PS
WHITE HOUSE

President Roosevelt's personal
and official mail has grown to
such an extent that it was found
necessary to install an additional
force of eight young women to
attend to it.
This new force went to work
yesterday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock and remained at their
desks until IL o'clock.
The personnel Of this new staff
has not been placed on the regu-
lar rolls of the Executive Office,
but are on the rolls Of some
other Government department
and have been loaned" to the
White House for an indefinite
period. "
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NEW YORK police are con-
Quoting a city-wide search for
Jesse L. Livermore, millionaire
stock market plunger, who has
been missing since he left his
Park Avenue apartment yester-
day. Fear is felt that he may
have been kidnapped. His wife,
the former Mrs. Harriet Metz
Noble, whom he married early
this year, asked police to insti-
tute search when he failed to
keep a dinner engagement.
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CURED SELF
BY METHOD,
HE AYERS
Physician on Trial in Death
Of Woman BIames Hospital
Surgeons for Mistake

Taking the stand in his own
defense, DR.. H. r. Street, one of
the two accused in the Mont
gomery county cancer-cure case,
today said he had used his black
Salve in the treatment of three
cancerous growths on his, own
arm and that all three were
healed.
Street is charged Jointly with
DR.. Sherwood Ferris with man
slaughter in connection with e
death of Mrs. Cora Britten, who
died in Baltimore Hospital May 4
as the result of alleged treatments
administered to her by the two
doctors.
DR.. Street was on the stand for
two and a half hours after which
the hearing adjourned for
luncheon.
BIames Baltimore Doctors
Continuing his testimony in
an effort to prove that the use
Of his salve had no connection
with Mrs. Britten's death, DR..
Street said:
'I used the black salve on
myself to remove three can
cerOus grOwths and all Of the
treatments were successful.
Removal of tissue from
Mrs. Britten'S body by phySic-
ianS in Baltimore Hospital was
. serious mistake. The tissue
should never have been re-
moved"
DR.. Street also related from
the stand that he had told DR..
Britton, husband of the woman,
that he place his wife in Wash
ington hospital.
The accused doctor said the
treatments used in the case Of
Mrs. Britton were no different
from those he had used in 80 or
more other cases.
can Exaggeration"
When asked by his counsel what
he thought of the testimony Of
fered yesterday by the common
wealth's witnesses to the effect
that zinc chloride burns anything
with which it comes in contact,
DR.. Street said:
81 think that is an exaggera-
ton"
DR.. Street said he had treated
% cancer cases in 1888, 30 in 1882
and 80 in 1881.
He faced crOSS-eXamination late
this afternoon.
DR.. Street testified that the
formula used in what he described
as his LIBERALIZATION process" was
SO 1-3 per cent chloride of zinc,
mixed with sanguinaria, a power
full "escharotic, familiarly known
as "blood root"
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Cancer Salve Defended By DR.: Street
Two Americans Held
AsSpiesinRound-up
That Rocks Paris

PARIS, Dec. 20 G.N.SO.-Two
young Americans, one claiming to
be a graduate Of Yale, and his
wife, who asserted she was a
Vassar graduate with an A. B.
degree, were among the 10. per.
sons arrested last night in what
police declare to be the most SEN
Sational spy plot uncovered in
Europe since the World War.
Robert Switz, 20, who listed
himself as an aviator, and said
his birthplace was East Orange,
N. j., was said to have in his
possession more than $1,000 in
French francs when taken into
custody.
His wife, who said she was
born in New York city September
S, 1911, was listed at the Uni
versity Union, where she enrolled
as a member of the Vassar class
of 1882. Her maiden name was
Marjorie Tilley.
A Canadian woman arrested
was identified as Clara Bercovitz,
wife of Benjamin Bercovitz, who
was suspected by police Of being
the leader of the espionage ring.
Radio Seized
Professor Louis Martin, an in
terpreter employed by the French
Ministry of the Navy, and a
school teacher named Madeline
Mernet, who was accused of
possessing a short-wave radio
transmitter, allegedly used in the
espionage operations, also were
arrested.
Details were clothed in utmost
secrecy. Police charged the
espionage ring employees "hun-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-12-20
Lehigh CGpitulGtes
To Miners Demands

TAMAQUA, Pa, Dec. 20 G.N.SO.
Five thousand miners in the Pan
ther Creek Valley enjoyed an early
Christmas present today after the
Lehigh Navigation Coal Company
capitulated to their demands for
equalization Of working time and
ordered the men to report for
work Immediately.
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FOUR MONTH.
EXTENSION
FORCODE
Blanket Agreement Effective
Until May | Under :.
White House Order

BY International News Service
President Roosevelt today signed
an Executive order continuing the
blanket agreement under the NRA
otherwise known as the Presi
dents unemployment agreement
until May /.
The original blanket order ex'
pires on January l.
Code Effects Cited
Accompanying the order was a
statement pointing out that since
last July approximately 70 PEI
cent of the workers who eventually
will come under the codes already
have been brought in.
The four months extension was
decided upon because the Presi'
dent did not want any let-down in
the steady progress toward codi'
fication.
In issuing the order, Mr.. Roose'
welt Slashed through red tape
by providing that exhibits Of the
Blue Eagle of the NRA in any
window will of itself constitute
the employers compliance with
the blanket code extension.
This, Mr.. Roosevelt explained,
would apply not only to those
already under the blanket code
and who agreed to the extern
sion, but also to those who are
not now under the blanket code
but wish to go under it as Of
the beginning of the new year.
The Presidents statement fol-
lows:
"The Presidents reemplOy.
ment agreement according to
its original terms will end on
December 81. At that time
permanent codes Of fair COM
petition will apply to approx
mately 10 per cent Of all en-
plOyes who will eventually be
covered by codes.
TN the midst of winter and
with many persons out of work
it is down in the recovery pro-
gram in the trades and in
dustries which at that time
have not come under approved
codes and to which, therefore,
only the Presidents reemplOy-
ment agreement applies.
81 am, therefore, inviting
every employer in those trades
and industries to join with me
in an extension of the Presi-
dents reempOIyment agreement
for four months. BY that time
it is expected that the progress
of code making will have been
virtually completed.
URGES COOPERATION
II urge all employers in
trades and industries not GOV.
cred by codes to cooperate by
continuing to maintain higher
wages and shorter hours. The
need for their help is still great.
employers joining with me
in this extension of the PreSi-
dents unemployment agreement
may continue to display the
blue eagle as a symbol Of their
cooperation and those few en-
plOyerS who have not heretofore
signed the agreement may sign
it as extended and upon deliver
ing a signed certificate of com.
pIiance to the post office may
obtain a blue eagle.
Display of the blue eagle on
or after January 1, 1884, by an
employer whose business is not
entirely covered by an approved
code will be treated as an &C.
ceptance of the extension of
the Presidents unemployment
agreement and a representation
that he is complying with it
for that part of his business
-
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dreds Of persons" in the interests
Of "a northern power"
France Stirred

ASAVC OtkA OW
The arrests stirred intense ex-
element in France, particularly
in view Of frequent meetings
the Supreme War Counsel has
been having of late, sitting under
the leadership of War Minister
E douard Daladier and Gen.
Maxim Weygand, chief of staff.
At Strausbourg three men EN-.
ployed in the French frontier for
tificationS and found guilty of
espionage in a previous case were
sentenced today.
One of them, an Austrian, re-
ceived a prison term of five years;
another, a German, was sentenced
to two years, and the third, q
F'renchman, was fined.
Mrs. Switz gave her home ad-
dress as Swan Court" London,
and her emergency address, for
notification in case of accident, as
in care Of Albert S. Bard, New
York city.
Germany Suspected
The French public, deeply
stirred by the arrests, Immediately
pointed an accusing finger at Ger
many, suspecting that the plot
was related to the great system of
Notifications France is just COM
pleting along the German and
Italian frontiers.
But the semiofficial Temps de-
clared this afternoon that papers
found upon all the accused def
nitely linked them with the Soviet
government.
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06
.UeoMsN
MRS. JOHN w. ATOP

Agnes Jac Young was born In
Inverkeithing. Scotland, April /,
1877 and passed away at the Sher-
idan Memorial hospital on March
2S. 1888 at the age of 55 years. II
months. and % days
She came to Regina, Sask.. Cana
da in 1900 and was united in mar
riage to Ben Holland In 1901. To
this union was born one son, Ben
b. Holland Jr. Mr.. Holland died in
1902. She then came to Plenty
wood
She was united In marriage to
John w. Ator In 1908 To this un-
ion were born five children. name
ely Albert, Howard. Anne. and Dor
othy, all of Plfntywod and Mrs. H.
G. Sehrader OF Billings.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Congregational church In
Plentywood, Friday, March 81. The
Rev. Gale Anderson said the last
rites. Internment was made in the
Lutheran cemetery at plentywood.
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

John Hallesy. Mr.. and Mrs. H. s
Krebsbach and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
O'Toole. After a dinner cards were
played.
Tuesday evening Miss Cora FRS
void enterta nod her bridge club at
the home of Mrs. ]. y Johnson
Head prize Wis Won by Mrs Harold
HI4t HI4tftifselii ftifselii md s,-seflsi i.=Hiss Lucille
Goodman. After the games lunch
was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hauge motor
cd over from Wolf Point Sunday ey-
ening. Mr. Hange attended TO bus
mess matters at the Northwest ser
vice store and Mrs. Hauge visited
friends They returned home Mon
day afternoon.
Tuesday evening Dr. and Mrs. W.
u. Roy were host and and hostess
at Il o'clock bridge dinner. The
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Pc
terson. nr. and Mrs. ]. c. Sforkan.
Mr. and Mrs NJ = Nelson. Mr. and
Mrs. L G. Zeidler and Mr.. and Mrs
{. c. Johnston
Mrs. r. kimball. nee EIeanore
Stambaugh. was complimenfed Fri
day evening with a miscellaneous
bridal shower at the home of Mrs
K. f. Gustafson Twenty friends
were present. Cards were played
during the evening after which
lunch WAS served.
Frank Akre. of NilliSrun. repre-
senting the Janney-Semrle Hill Co.
called on business in pIenfywoosi
Monday and Tuesday He started
forScobey Tuesday afternoon but
drove only 4 few miles when he WAS
forced TO return because Of the con-
dition of the roads
Mrs. VIM. Paulman ana Mrs.
Margaret Donaldson arrived here on
Friday evening by car from Great
Falls. Mrs. Donaldson viii visit re-
lafiyes here for a week. Mr and Mrs.
Paulman will g accompany her to-
Great Falls where they intend 10
make their future home.
Saturday evening Miss Cora FRS
void was pleasantly surprised with
a birthday party ar the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. G. +. Christensen. Diver
sions for the evening were iig-saw
puzzles and bridge. The guests pre-
sented Miss FrisYold with A gifr.
4 luncheon was served following
the games.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Grey and Mr..
and Mrs Floyd Weaver If Redstons
We're shoppers in Plenfvwod Mon
day. Sunday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs
Weaver had been eomplimenfed al
A wedding shower at which over 1G5
friends We're present Mr.. and Mrs.
Weaver were the recipients Of many
useful gifts.
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06
CARD OE THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to all our friends for the
beautiful floral offerings and the
many acts Of kindness shown us
during the recent Illness and death
of our beloved wife and mother.
Mr.. J. w. Ator
Mr.. ad Mrs. Ben Holland
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ator
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. G. Schrader
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Ator
Anne Ator
Dorothy Ator
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our thanks
to those who were so kind to us.
during the sickness and death bf
our loving wife, mother sister and
aunt. We also wish to thank for the
floral offerings, choir and the ones
who were SO kind to furnish their
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

WILL sWAp-Our services OF dry
cleaning. pressing and repairing
In return for your produce. Bring or
send your work now and be all set
for Faster Sunday Cleaning. press
ing and remodeIing. VIM. Hanisch.
Plenty wood, Mont. 31-2t
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

pmrphred Ghe<rerw hite Bears What
have yeu 10 trades See I. u.
Helm 31-2f
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

WILL TRADE-Automob Trac-
Tor Attachment. will make q
or !; plow Tractor OF your old car.
Also have AN Automobile Spray
Paint @un. like new. c. X McKen-
zie. Medicine Lake. Mont. 31-2t
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06
LUTHERAN CHURCH

I~~~
Westby and Associated Churches
(Rev. S. L. Almlie. Pastor)
Palm Sunday, April 8
Services ut Comertown at IL 4.
III.
Services at Lone Tree at 3 D. M.
Luther League at Westby at 7:30
p. III.
Good Friday
Communion services q Westby at
s D. III.
Caster Sunday, April 10
Services at Westby 10 a. m.
Services at Lone Tree D. III.
Services ut Pleasant Valley p
IN.
Services at Comertown at D. III.
Will SWAP-Regnlar size door.
What have you? Inquire at Her
aid. 31-ot
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

Subscribe for The Herald
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

cars. We especially wish to thank
Mr.. Bott for his kind words Of
sympathy.
Mr.. Isaac Ray
Mrs. Fred Schrunk
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pierce
Mrs Barbara Wolfe
Mrs. Mae Smith
Mrs. Charles Harbaugh
Mr.. Orren Pierce
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

WILL TRAnE-One 400 egg elec-
fric incubator. used only ane year
for lamp incubator in good condi-
Eiun. equal or smaller capacity or
what have yvu Also one Bissell's
carpet sweeper. for what have you?
r. II White. Redstone, Mont 31-2t
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06
Let's Swap

NOTE. SWAP notices like those
below wifi be run free of charge
fer actual subscribers TO the Herald.
No prices to be mentioned, and all
correspondence TO be carried on In
dependently of this office.
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

WILL TRADE-Caal at $1.00 per
ton for used Incubator or sew
ing machine in good working order.
J. L. Rovig. Outlook, Box 1873
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

WILL SWAr-Electric range, re-
frigeraror and incubator, all in good
condition Will take coal-range or
furniture for sslme-See FL. L. Fos-
Ter. Plentywood. 31-2t
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

WILL TRADE One 5000 Spring
field rifle with lot Of shells,
ike new Will trade for a Winches-
Ter or double barrel shotgun in
good shape r. Y Hoist, Westby,
Montana. 31-2t
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

WILL TRADE-John Deere triple
horSe-plow. excellent condition, to
trade for duck-foot cultiyator Ed.
gar I. Syverud. Dagmar, Mont.
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

Monday evening Mrs. Dean
Moore entertained her bridge club.
Mrs. A. t. Benson was an invited
guest. Mrs. Benson scored high at
cards and Mrs. ]. G. Debing second.
After cards light lunch was served.
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06

Tuesday Afternoon the Contract
Bridge Club met at the home OF
Mrs. Ed Koser. Pot Luck lunch was
served at l O'clock. Mrs. Lou Helm
won first prize and Mrs. A. X. Nc
Lean consolation.
Plentywood herald., 1933-04-06
LOCAL |
Happenings

New Goods arriving daily at
nhnSnr-s SInro