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The Washington times., 1934-07-09
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CONDEMNED
+. AS ILLEGAL
Appellate Division ReVerSeS
Lower Courts Ruling in
Contempt Case

The Today Jail sentence i'm.
posed on William P. McCracken,
jr., former Assistant Secretary Of
Commerce, by the United States
Senate for contempt last February
was set aside today in an opinion
handed down by the District
Court of Appeals.
The decision was split, 3 to 2,
Chief Justice Charles H. Robb
and Associate Justices George
Robb and Josiah Van Orsdel de-
Gliding the Senate had overstepped
it's power, while Justices Lawrence
Groner and william Hitz dis.
sented.
United States Attorney Leslie c.
Garnett. who appeared for Ser
geantat-Arms Chesley w. Jurney,
of the Senate. in the case, said
that the matter of carrying the
case to the United States Su.
preme Court rested solely with At"
torney General Homer S. Cum.
mings. It is expected he will con.
fer with the Attorney General
later in the day.
Hogan For Defense
Attorneys Frank j. Hogan and
Edmund L. Jones appeared for Mr..
MacCracken. Their principal argu-
ment was that the Senate was
powerIess to impose punishment
as such" for a past contempt.
since the punishment remained
controlled by general criminal
law. -.
The opinion recited that Mr..
acCracken was summoned TO ap.
pear before the Senate airmaif IN
vestigation committee and bring
with him all documents relating
to air and ocean mail contracts.
Mr. MacCracken at the time was
serving as counsel for several air
mail concerns.
He appeared before the commit.
tee and pleaded inability to turn
over the documents, as they were
privileged communications be.
tween attorney and client. He was
given an opportunity to obtain
waivers from his client and, after
obtaining all but four waivers, was
refused additional time to obtain
these.
Letters Removed
Subsequently, the committee
was told that certain letters deal
ing with personal matter and
of no relation to the air mail
investigation were missing from
the offices of MacCracken and Lee,
having been removed by L. H.
Britten, vice president of North
West Always, Inc, and Harris
M. Hanshue. president Of the
western Air Express, Mr.. HanShue
later returned his letters.
The Senate later found Mr..
acCracken and Mr.. Britten
guilty of contempt for destruc-
ton of records and sentenced
to serve 10 days in the Dis
trict Jail. Mr.. Britten served his
sentence, while Mr.. MacCracken
instituted habeaS corpus proceed.
ings in District Supreme Court.
Mr.. HanShue was acquitted,
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S20,927.,l77
TIED UPIN
D. c. BANKS
Generous Loans by RFC Afford
Debositors Best Hope, Says
Comptroller 0'Connor

Washington depositors still
have approximately $4,000, 600
tied up in 16 banks in receiver
ship here, according to figures
prepared today for the Washing
ton Times by Comptroller Of the
Currency ]. F. T. O'Connor.
At the time of the banking
debacle in 1888 total deposits Of
the IS banks was $40,S36,641, and
since they were placed in receiver
ship they have paid off $19,909,-
464, leaving a balance Of $20,927,- :
lit yet to be paid.
Early Payment Unlikely
There were definite indications
today that a good portion Of this
money will be paid out before the
end of the year. On the other
hand it has been announced that
at least five of these banks will
be unable to meet their obl1ga-
tions in full.
Commenting on the general
banking situation here, Mr..
O'Connor said:
''My department is making a
study Of closed banks In Wash
ingtOn to see If we can secure
additional funds from the Re.
construction Finance Corpora
tiOn in order to make more
money available to dcpOsitOrs.
'The RFC Is now making
loans on q more liberal policy
thar heretafOre, which should
give VVaShl1la tb6l1 aoposltoEs s
hope for quicker action than
was expected. The sRFC Is now
working on thu leOry that
leans should be ae on 4 re.
cOvery basis, Il is, loans
should be made OIaeaSsetS evalu-
ated on standards Of normal
times and not on their de-
pressed values"
The change in valuation policy
referred 10 by Mr.. OC0nnOr is
the result of enactment of the
compromise bank relief bill spon-
sored in the last session of Con-
gress by Representative Clarence
j. Mcleod (RD of Michigan, and
urged by The washington Times.
Generous Realty AppraisalS
According to RFC officials that
corporation is making loans on
real estate up to IS per cent of its
normal value. A building. for in
stance, now worth 100000, but
which in normal times could sell
for $1,000, 900, would be sufficient
collateral for a loan of $3.50, 900.
The RFC heretofore had been
making loans on the present mar.
ket value Of real estate, which, Of
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Armed Thugs Kidn0p
And Rob CONpIe

WORCESTER, Mass, July 8
0.N.S0.-TWo armed robbers,
who told their victims they were
escaped murderers heading for
Canada" last night kidnapped
Norman L. Sherman, University
of Michigan sophomore and Miss
Dorothy A. Kashman, Smith Col
lege junior. forced them to drive
to Hubbardson, and after holding
them prisoners for two hours, left
them by the roadside, police re-
vealed today.
The two robbers took their
valuables, amounting to wrist
watch and 50.
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WILL ROGERS
Says:

SANTA MONICA, Cal, July
S.-See by the papers Hitler
took a vacation. Most people
doing the same thing would
have took one too. The Judge
would have said "nOw you take
a nice rest for about so days
and some morning at daylight
the warden will call you, and
from then on you can rest
again."
Mr.. COrdeII Hull Paid q
mighty nice compliment to little
Finland today and incidentally
all he could to make the others
feel ashamed, but Mr.. Hull you
are just wasting your breath.
Those boys have been insulted
by experts and 1t never faxed
'em.
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Citizens
Ask BridQe, School

In a protest circulated among
business men Of the neighbor-
hood, the Southeast Business
Mems Association has demanded
more money spent in improve
nlents in that section. In addi-
tion, the association lists several
projects it will recommend to the
District Commissioners, including
a new four lane bridge across the
Eastern Branch to replace the
present structure. Another pro-
posed project is a new high
school for Anacostia.
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JOHNSON PLANS
LONG VACATION
BY International News Service


Gen. Hugh s. Johnson's tenn
porary surrender Of his post as
dictator" Of the National Recov-
cry Administration was seen to.
day as he prepared to take D
protracted vacation, i. ,,,.s,5s
General johnson had plarnied
to spend several weeks in touring
the West and Middle west on q
stumping campaign to 'sell" the
Blue Eagle.
1t was learned today that only
one invitation had been rendered
him after: the NRA had an
nounced it was ready to accept
bids from large communities for
his appearance.
The general had hoped to
make himself the center of State:
wide gatherings similar to the
one held on June 16 at Charles
ton, w. Va, celebrating the first
anniversary Of the inception Of
the NRA.
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GILDA GRAY INHERITS TITLE
Dancers Husband Has
Word of a Rich
Inheritance

HOLLYWOOD, July 9 UN.sO.
Is it proper for a baroness to
"shimmy"? .e.
That was the question that an
elated Gilda Gray the worlds
foremost shimmier. asked today.
The reason is that Gilda's hus-
band, Hector Bricen0 de. iSaa,
Spanish attache to Venebuela has
Just received word that he has
inherited half a million dollars
from the estate of his late uncle,
Baron Fernando de Saa, in Spain.
The title, it was understood, goes
with the inheritance, which makes
Gilda a baroness. She said:
"And it wouldn't be proper
for a baroness to do a Shimmy,
would it? I'm so excited ! cOuld
almost break into one"
Gilda and her husband hs 2e
been living quietly in Hollywof /
for the past few months.
The Washington times., 1934-07-09
BY H. r. KNICKERBOCKER
Copyright, 1884,
International News SerVicel

BERLIN, July 8 UN.S0.
France may attack Germany.
All Germans should therefore
stand together and incidentally
they should forget the events of
the past week which threatened
to shatter the foundations Of the
Nazi regime.
This is the sense Germans to-
day read into the extraordinary
speech of Rudolph Hess; Hitler's
vice chieftain OF the Nazi party.
who painted in flaming sentences
the horrors Of war and ex-
claimed:
"Let them dare attack us.
Let them dare march into the
new Germany. Then the world
would learn the spirit Of the
new Germany. It would fight
rs scarcely any other people
on earth ever fought for their
freedom.
PROMISES HORRORS
"The French people know
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GOebbeLs' Speech
For u. S. Cancelled

NEW YORK, July 9. GN.SO.
A scheduled broadcast to the
United States by DR.. Paul Joseph
Goebbels, Minister Of Propaganda
and public enlightenment in the
cabinet of Chancellor Adolf Hitler.
was suddenly cancelled today, it
was announced here.
DR.. Goebbels' address was to
have been broadcast to the United
States at 3 P. M.
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SiUn1eSe TlUin Gets
Offers of License

HARRISBURG, Pa, July 9
M.N.S0.-Violet Hilton, one-half
of Hilton sisters. better known as
the Siamese twins, said here to-
day she and Maurice Lambert,
her would-be bridegroom, may
accept the offer of either South
Carolina or Arkansas to supply
them with a marriage license.
They were refused a license in
New York and New Jersey. |
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Insult Trial Slated
For Septenlber rs

CHICAGO. July 9 ONS0.
Samuel insult, fallen utilities
and 16 co-defendants
will go to trial September 1S, on
Federal charges of using the
mails in scheme to defraud.
Federal Judge James H. Wilker-
son, today set. the date Of the
trial after overruling a motion
for a bill Of particulars.
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Girls Laugh as They Brave
PARALYSIS Infection

NEW YORK, July 9 0NSJ.
The dramatic fight to wipe out
infantile paralysis entered a new
stage today when one Of six
scientists who voluntarily submit
ted to inoculation to prove the
safety Of a recently discovered
preventive serum announced that
a cure for the disease itself is in
experimental stages.
The nature Of the cure, de-
signed to end the most feared of
childhood scourges, was guarded
with secrecy pending result of
tests now under way. It is
known, however, to be the dis.
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coVery Of DR.. Maurice Brodle,
assistant professor of bacteriology
at New York University.
Girls Laugh at Danger
DR.. Brodie and two girl assist
ants were to receive their second
inoculations of the preventive
serum today. They laughed at
the success Of the first inocula-
ton to prove the safety of the
fluid. g..
If DR.. Brodie, Anna Goldberg
and Judith Figarsky show no i'll
effects from the second injection,
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Parachute Jumper
PLlInqeS to Death

DETROIT, July 8 G.N.S).
While 400 persons looked on,
George Thompson, "a, made his
eighty-eighth and last pafachute
Jump yesterday at the Motor City
Airport and Seven Mile Road. He
was killed when his chute failed
to open. Just before he jumped
Thompson passed the hat" and
collected 1904.
The Washington times., 1934-07-09
BOrQh Sees HitLer's
Finish in Offing

BOIS E, Idaho, July g.
"Hitler cannot last much longer.
Tyranny always runs its course"
This was the expression Of
Senator William E. Borah yester-
day as he returned to Boise for
his summer vacation. He ex-
pressed amazement that the Ger
man people had tolerated" the
practices Of the Reich Chancel-
lor in recent weeks.
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Makes Bed on Track,
Loses Both His Le0S

DETROIT, July 9 Q.N.S).
Clarence Murray, %, of Wyan-
dotte, a suburb, picked the handi.
est spot last night when he be-
came sleepy and today was in
Wyandotte General Hospital with
both legs cut off. He had laid
down on tracks Of the Detroit,
Toledo and Ironton railroad. His
condition was critical.
The Washington times., 1934-07-09
100000 Memorial
STAMPS Purchased
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Returns to Postmaster General
Farley today showed 100000 of the
Scent stamps, issued in commemo-
ration of the three hundredth an,
niversary Of the discovery of Wis
consin, were sold at the Green Bay
(Wis.) post office Saturday, the
first time and place they were put
on sale.
The Washington times., 1934-07-09
Fletcher II. RQu,Is
Gets Commerce Post

Fletcher H. Rawls, of Winston
Salem, N. c.. has been appointed
chief Of the foodStuffs division
Of the Department of Commerce,
1t was announced today by DR..
Claudius T. Murchison, director
of the Bureau Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce.
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rs WGrsl1ips Steam
North For Practice

NORFOLK, Va, July 8 GN.SJ.
With all hands at their stations,
IS warships steamed out of Hamp-
ton Roads early today for Prov
incetown, Mass, for tactical ma
neuvers during the remainder of
the summer. Off the Capes the
ships were joined by IS others.
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WASHINGTON FORECAST
Fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday; Tue
day slightly warmer.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
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lFuIl Weather Report on
The Washington times., 1934-05-24
Land Owned Jointly

The land in suit is part of a
five-acre tract situate in Takoma
Park in which the wife inherited
from her mother a one-third in
terest; the other two-thirds 60
ing to her brother and sister.
The wife and her sister pur-
chased the one third interest of
their brother and later the wife
purchased the entire interest of
her sister. The conveyance from
the sister was made to the hus-
band and wife as. joint tenants.
The entire amount paid FOR the
tWo-thirds interest, including all
sums paid to the brother and
sister, came out of the proceeds
Of the sale of parts OF the tract,
aggregating about three acres,
leaving about two acres, the land
in suit, free and clear of all in
cumbrances. In March, 1919, the
parties conveyed the entire title
to the land in suit to a trustee,
who in turn decided it back to
them in fee simple as joint ten
ants; the effect of said convey
ance being to vest the entire title
in them as tenants by the en-
tirety. The husband insisted on
this conveyance, on the ground
that unless it was so conveyed it
would, in case she pre-deceased
him, revert to her heirs. This
being done to protect his possess
sion and interest during his life
time, and not to deprive the
wife's heirs Of the ultimate re-
mainder, as it was their mutual
desire that upon the death of
both, the property should revert
to the heirs OF the wife.
The consideration to the wife
for placing the title jointly in
herself and husband was the
mutual love and affection of the
parties and the expectation and
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SURPLUS RISES
AS ASSETS DIP

Commonwealth and Southern
Corporations pamphlet for year
ended December 81, 1888. shows
total assets of $1,128,5o1,778, COM
pairing with $1136,542,942 on De-
cember 81, 1882, and earned sur
plus of $9,77O,651. against $685.
TOO.
Current assets, including $34,-
215,45 cash and Government Sc
curities, etc., amounted to $685.
766,131 and current liabilities
were $20,399, ,480, compared with
cash, Government securities, ETC.,
of $38755,231, current assets Of
SCI. 1903 and current liabilities
of $2O,797,216 at end of preceding
year.
Consolidated income account
for 1888 shows net income Of
$8,496,82 after all charges, equiva-
lent to $3.50 a share on average
number of Sc no-par preferred
shares outstanding during the
period, which compares with $13,-
242,998, or IL cents a share on
common stock after preferred
dividend requirements, in 1882.
The Washington times., 1934-05-24
Wrestling Results

At New York-Curley Donchin,
New York, and Max Martin, Co.
lumbus. O., drew. Maurice La
Chappelle, France, threw Andy
Meixner, Texas. Herb Freeman,
New York, defeated Frank Bog.
dan, Hungary. Herman Hickman
Tennessee, downed Vanka Zelez'
MAX, Russia.
At Newark, N. Joe Savoldi,
Michigan, threw Ted Christie.
Calf. Joe DuSek, Omaha. de-
feated Gene Bowman, New York.
Abe Coleman, California, and Sam
Cordovano, New York, drew.
At Los Angeles-Count George
Zarynoff, Ukrania, won from Dick
Daviscourt, Los Angeles.
At Chicago-ack C'Bad Boy"D
Brown, Louisiana, defeated the
great Mephisto, 1852
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Losing six out OF seven on the
road to see their lead whitfield to
a mere game and a half, the
Yankees will have to win or come
back home with excuses and moth
ing else.
The depths to which the once
mighty sluggers have slumped
came yesterday when they blew
one to the lowly Chicago White
Sox, 14-to-2. Possibly there is an
excuse for a loss to the White
Sox, but hardly any for that
score.
Ruffing and Deshong were
sprayed with 18 hits, including
homers by Dykes, Simmons and
even Pitcher Ted Lyons. Doubles
and singles were a dime a dozen
as the New Workers took it on
the chin. The real blow came in
the eighth when the White Sox
blasted Ruffing off the hill and
scored seven runs.
Grove Beats Indians
However, they were lucky at
that. Cleveland, with a chance
to cut the Yanks' lead to a mere
half game, bowed before Lefty"
Grove and the Boston Red Sox, 7
to S. Hits by Cissell and Morgan
drove in the tying and winning
runs in the ninth to save the
game for Grove.
The Detroit Tigers missed a
chance to tighten their grip on
third place, losing II to S to the
Philadelphia Athletics.
Mickey Cochrane's Tigers hit
hard, gathering II hits off Roy
Mahaffey but it wasn't quite hard
enough since the Athletics
pounded FraSier, Auker and Rowe
for Is.
The Pittsburgh Pirates held
their ground as National League
leaders even though they lost, 6-1
to Boston, because the second
place Chicago Cubs bowed, S to 2
before the. New York Giants.
With "Pie" Traynor back in the
lineup for the first time since the
first week Of the season, the Pi-
rates were unable to hit Fred
FrankhouSe's deliveries. He held
them to five well scattered hits.
The Washington times., 1934-05-24
Justice Cox's Ruling

The cause was heard by Mr.
Justice Joseph w. Cox and ir
this memorandum he states:
"(a) The bill for an account
ing should be dismissed. The
wife has not been in fault in
any way. She holds title as a
tenant by the entirety. The
husband has not been con-
tributing to her support, and
the amount she has received is
certainly not more than enough
to meet her necessary expenses.
"(b) The cross complaint
should be sustained. 1t seems
clear the conveyance to the huS-
band was based on the implied
condition that the martial re-
lations of the parties should
continue. As these relations
have subsequently been termi-
ated through the fault of the
party receiving the conveyance
a constructive trust arises for
the Benefit of the injured party.
This conclusion is supported,
and it is thought, required by
the decisions of the Court of
Appeals in Moore VS.. Moore, 81
App. ID. C. 3O4; 276 Fed. 1917;
and Osborne VS.. Osborne, So
App. D. C. 28S, 40 Fed. (2d)
800. Counsel for plaintiff have
urged that these decisions are
mot controlling for the reason
that in both of them a divorce
had been awarded the husband
and the martial relation thus
definitely and finally termi-
mated. But both decisions cite
with approval and rely upon the
case of Dickerson VS.. DickersOn,
"A Neb. $50, 8 Am. St. Rep. 313,
in which there was no decree
of separation or divorce and in
which the facts seem essential
ly similar to the facts in this
case. See also; BrisOn VS.. Bri-
son, IS, Cal. 625, 7 Am. st. 1S9;
and Evans VS.. Evans, 118 Ga.
$50, SO Am. st. Rep. 18O, both
cited by the Court of Appeals;
and johnson VS.. johnson,
NASH 21O Pac. 1872; Thomas
VS.. Thomas, 1O9 Pac. S25.
(Okla).
"The defendant is entitled
accordingly to a decree estab-
fishing that the right and in
tereSt in the tract held in the
name of the plaintiff is held
in trust for her and directing
the execution of an appropri.
ate deed Of conveyance in her
favor"
Mr.. william Coombe appeared
on behalf of the plaintiff and
George A. Berry and J. j. Nal
10y represented the defendant.
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RIDE MAY CLEAR
FONTA|NE CASE .

Washington police were seeking
today to determine the connection,
if any, between the death of
George Kaufman, 27, who was
found slain in Pittsburgh yester-
day, and the assailant of Mrs.
Elizabeth Fontaine who was shot
by gangsters in Upper Darby, Pa,
several weeks ago.
The slain gangster was wanted
here in connection with several
robberies. His body was found in
the Squirrel Hill section of Pitts
burgh hidden behind huge rock.
He had been shot twice through
the head.
Mrs. Fontaine, now in Washing
ton, is being carefully guarded by
police who have kept her where
abouts a secret. While recovering
in the hospital in Upper Darby
she frequently mentioned the
name George. She was the sweet
heart of William B. Phillips, youth
full gangster who was shot and
killed by Policeman John A. eaton
in gun battle here several weeks
ago.
The Washington times., 1934-05-24
PATRIOTS HOLD
MASS COLORS

More than 300 patriotic groups
will mass colors at Washington
CathedralS amphitheater Sunday
in tribute to the patriotism of the
nation and the veterans of her
wars. It will mark the seventh
annual MaSsing of Colors.
The impressive ceremonies will
begin at $40 o'clock under aus
pices of the Military Order of the
World War and Canon Anson
Phelps Stokes. More than $4,000
persons are expected to attend.
AS part of the program color
guards, representing the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps, Coast
Guard, High School cadets and
veteran, civic and patriotic groups,
will parade before the Audience.
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CHARGE
JA|LS COUNT

BALTIMORE, May 24.-City
Jail here today harbored q man
who, claiming to be a nobleman of
an old Spanish line, is charged
with violating internal revenue
laws by transporting of liquor on
which taxes have not been paid.
Count Eduardo L. DueSsy Fran
ceppi, of Barcelona, was arrested
in Washington Tuesday and given
a hearing before United States
Commissioner Needham c. Tur-
mage.
Ordered removed to Baltimore,
where the local district court tries
all internal revenue cases arising
in the Capital, the nobleman was
unable to raise $2.500 bail de-
manded, pending action by Fed
eral grand jury.
According to Federal officials,
Count Franceppi has offered to
sell wine from ancient Spanish
vineyards by bringing it through
various embassies in Washington.
Purchasers of the wine, it is
charged. found it to be a poor
quality of synthetic wine.
Count Franceppi is said by Fed
eral officials to be a fluent talker
and to have told prospective
buyers that the wine came from
vineyards in the possession of his
family for many years.