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The Washington times., 1934-10-27
KING
STILL RULES

LONDON, Oct. 27 G.N.SO.-An
unconfirmed report that King Pra.
jadhipok, of Siam, had decided to
abdicate, printed in The Straits
Times and said to emanate from
British source, was circulated in
Bangkok today, according to Rue
ter's News Agency dispatches.
King Prajadhipok, who recently
was in London, now is visiting in
Surrey. His secretary told Inter.
national News Service there was
mo truth" in the report, pointing
out that there had been a number
Of similar rumorS circulated dur
ing the past year, and that all had
proved false.
King Prajadhipok, said his secre-
tary, had no intention of abdi-
eating.
Bangkok itself was silent, the
Rueter's dispatches said. 1t was
rumored the decision to abdicate
was a result of the Kings differ
ences with his parliament over
the taxation of private property
as distinct from crown property.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
D. {. GIRL HAS
LUCKY TICKET

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of the event with total receipts
of about $16,173,O95.
It was announced there would
be 5,610 prizes divided as follows:
Twenty first prizes Of $150,000
each: 20 second prizes Of $4,000
each, and 20 third prizes of $780,
900 each.
Drawers of tickets on 81 remain
ing horses will receive $2.010 each,
and there will be 10 residual prizes
of $595 each.
This means that each ticket
drawn on a horse is worth $2,010
regardless of how the entry runs
in the race October 81, and that
if the horse runs first, second, or
third, those holding tickets on it
will be awarded prizes as listed
above. There will be 1000 con-
ISOLATION prizes worth $500 each.
Americans Lucky
Because of Canadian laws only
the number and nom de plume of
Canadian ticket winners will be
announced.
The hospitals, Lord Powerscourt
announced, would receive $2,954.-
ITS and prizes of $417,500 will go
to sellers of tickets.
American ticket holders, re-
ceiving four of the first eight
prizes drawn, were favored by
Lady Luck throughout the day.
Mary Tudor II, quoted at 9
to /, was the favorite, according
to latest betting odds. Other en-
tries were rated as follows:
Wychwood Abbot, IL to /; Cay.
mans, 13 to /; Bondsman, 18 to
/; Solfatara, Flamenco, and
Spend-a-Penny % to /; High.
lander, Mate, Spirituelle Second,
and Pentenmark, % to / and
Statesman and Poker SO to /.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Democratic Leaders
ForSakinu Sinclair
BY International News Service


The Democratic party's deser-
ton Of Upton Sinclair in his race
for California governor was just
about complete today.
On top of George Creeps with
drawal came word from Senator
William Gibbs McAdoo that speak
ing engagements in Arizona and
Utah would prevent him from
stumping in California for Mr..
Sinclair.
These events made it apparent
that the Roosevelt Administration
has turned it's back on the former
Socialist. They followed quickly in
the wake of an explanation that
the letter of Endorsement sent Mr..
Sinclair over the signature of
James A. Farley was all mis-
take" President Roosevelt ex-
planned he could not participate
in State politics and the usually
1oquaciouS Postmaster General re-
marked with a smile that he had
nothing to say.
It was believed the decision to
let Mr.. Sinclair shift for himself
was not reached recently or sud.
denly Mr.. Creel's letter with.
drawing his support was dated
october 18.
The withdrawal of Mr.. CreeI,
considered the Administration
spokesman for California, was re.
garded as definite indication of
the party's desertion of Mr.. Sin,
clair in the campaign.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
.|NSULL FIRM !
LOANS Barred

CHICAGO, Oct. q G.N.sD.
The Government produced docu.
ments yesterday to show how the
Corporation Securities Company
of Chicago declared cash and
stock dividends while at the same
time borrowing millions of dollars
from banks.
The evidence was cleaned from
the minute books of the company
by special Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Leslie E. Salter at the mail
fraud trial of Samuel insult and
16 codefendants.
The books covered the period
from April 2 to June !, 1881, and
revealed, in intimate detail, the
inner workings of the now COL
lapsed Corporation Securities
COMPANY
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
KQhnDOesnf +
Believe All
He Hears
BY KARL M. KAHN
Copyright, 1884, by International
News Service)

Copyright. 1884, by International
News Service)
I see by the papers:
That Prof. Rexford Guy Tug
we'll, Undersecretary Of Agricul-
ture, is "out," and that he is
going to be given a routine job
directly under the thumb of Sec
retary Wallace.
Of course Prof. Tugwell is out
out of the country, but those who
say he is "out" are the same per
sons who, a year ago, were saying
Raymond Moley was "out."
OF course Mr.. Moley was out
as Assistant Secretary OF State,
but
Who boarded Mr.. Roosevelt's
train in North Dakota while the
Green Bay, Wis, speech was
being written? Who but Mr.
Moley.
And who was here couple of
days ago while the President was
preparing his speech to the Amer
ican Bankers Association? Who
but Mr.. Moley.
Down, maybe. but hardly "out. "
That the central bank idea has
been dropped by the Administra.
tin.
Oh, yeah. It may be dropped,
and it may not be, but 1t hasn't
been dropped yet.
That Japan wants as big q
navy as the United States and
Great Britain.
That's not all the Japanese
want. At least it is not all they
say they want.
Out of the mouth of one
qualified to speak for the Land
of the Rising Sun come these
words:
"Tn fact, we believe we are
entitled to a bigger navy than
the United States, because we
are a vulnerable island; you
q vast isolated, self-sufficient
country"
BY such demands, Japan hopes
to obtain parity with the United
States and Britain.
That some of the political
prognosticators are changing
horses in midstream as they start
toward the election day side OF
the river.
Betting odds are shifting, too;
in some instances heavily.
The day after the California
primary Governor Merriam (R.O
was a 4-to-3 favorite here over
Upton Sinclair (DO. Three weeks
ago Sinclair was even money or
better. Now Merriam is back on
the long end-10 to z and 2 to /.
Senator Arthur Robinson (R.)
was an odds-on favorite against
Sherman Minton CD in Indiana
six weeks ago. Today they are
even money.
The odds on Joseph Guffey D.)
in Pennsylvania have shifted from
even money month ago to 10
to 7 and 10 to 6 on Senator David
Reed (RO.
Senator Bronson Cutting (R.)
who was a topheavy favorite
against Dennis Chavez CD in
New Mexico, is still on the long
end, but slumped to 2 to /, then
to 10 to 7, and is now at 5 to 4.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
MOFFETT GO Is
To OW|FE' s BIER

NEW YORK. Oct. 27.-The
Federal Housing Administration
in Washington today operated
without it's administrator while
James A. Moffett arranged for
the funeral of his estranged wife,
Mrs. Adelaide Taft Moffett, who
late yesterday plung ed eight
stories to her death from her
fashionable apartment here,
The wife of the Federal Hous-
ing Administrator, who had been
estranged from him for more
than 10 years. died without re-
gaining consciousness after she
either jumped or fallen from a
window in her apartment. Police
believe her death was accidental.
It was said she had been chat
ting in her apartment with friends
a few moments before the fatal
plunge. A brother-in-law also told
police that she was subject to dizzy
spells.
Mr.. Moffett left Washington by
plane Immediately after receiving
news of his Wife's death.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
VAGRANCY LAW
To HIT GANGS
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would be up for discussion at the
mass meeting, it was held likely
that the use Of the vagrancy law
would be one topic.
Meantime, police were prac.
tically at q standstil1 in their in
vestigation Of the Staying of Mr..
Wilson. Detective John Fowler,
baHistics expert, and Detective
Sergeant Floyd Truscott con-
ferred with Stedman Prescott.
States Attorney at Rockville, yes
terday and viewed the shotgun
shells and the bullet taken from
the head Of the slain man.
Leaving the office Of the
States attorney, the local detec.
tives visited the scene Of the
shooting in Takoma Park, but
were unable to get any tangible
clues.
In previous gang shootings here
police traced the gunmen to Phil
adelphia and officials of the
Keystone State police department
probably will be asked to aid
in the Wilson case on the likeli-
hood that the slayers were i'm
ported from Philadelphia.
Burke Calls Farley
Commenting on the case, In
spector Burke said:
"Other than the shotgun
slugs, we haven't a clue on
which to work. and, in a case
like this, the shells, while i'm
pOrtant rs evidence, have little
tangible value in the shooting
probe"
Lieutenant Fowler and Detective
Truscott were to hold a confer
ence with Inspector Burke this
morning to discuss every detail
of the case in an effort to obtain
a new lead in pushing forward the
Investigation.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
.ROOsevelt-duP Points
Seen Linked Again

BOSTON, Oct. 27 G.N.s).-The
Roosevelts and the du Points were
linked again today in a romantic
way.
Among the guests at the debut
tonight of Barbara Cushing,
daughter of the famous DR.. Har-
vey Cushing, brain expert, and an
in-law of President Roosevelt,
will be the Presidents son,
Franklin, jr., and Ethel du Pont.
Miss du Pont, who has been seen
quite frequently with young Roose-
velt, is the daughter of Eugene E.
du Pont, of Wilmington, Del, and
an heiress to one of the worlds
largest fortunes.
Miss Cushing is sister Of the
former Betsy Gushing, now Mrs.
James Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
WORE DEMOCRATS MAY DESERT UPTON SNCLARS RANKS
World News
CHINA

HONG KONG, Oct. 27 GNSO.
A terrific loss of life was disclosed
today in an official communioue
revealing a bitter three-day battle
between government troops and
bandits in the Hong Kong area.
The announcement said 1000
bandits had been killed. Although
government casualties were not
revealed it was estimated unof-
ficially that at least as many SOL
diers must have died.
More than 100000 government
troops are engaged in fighting the
bandit hordes, including both Nan
king and Kwantung forces.
HSINKING, Manchukuo, Oct. 81
G.N.SD In an official statement
by a foreign office spokesman, the
government of Manchukuo today
defended the oil monopoly policy
with has resulted in protests to
Japan from the United States,
Great Britain, and The Neither
land. The spokesman said no
representations had been received
here from the three countries con.
cerned, inferring that Manchukuo
agrees with Japan's view that the
protests we're miSaddresSed by
being sent to Tokyo.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Justice FOrbids
Man-Hunt Movie

Attempts of a Hollywood motion
picture company to secure Attor-
ney General Cummings permis-
sion to make a picture centered
around the man-hunting activities
Of Melvin H. Purvis, who tracked
down John Dillinger and pretty
Boy. Floyd, did not meet with the
departments approval. Mr.. Cum
mingS said:
"ThOse things are not In &c
cord with our ideas"
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
7 N A N N
ASKS AID
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ransom negotiator in the Hun
terdon county Jail. 1t was after
that conference that DIR. Con-
don definitely named Haupt-
mann for the first time, it is
believed.
"And the accused murderer
of the Lindbergh baby con-
tinued:
"'I have nothing to conceal
and that is the reason l talked
to the old gentleman
"The visit of little Mann
fried Hauptmann to the Jail
bullpen was arranged in the
belief that it would bolster the
tagging spirits of the prisoner.
But at least temporarily it
worked just the opposite. Mann
fried was to have remained for
10 minutes. But at the end
of five, tears were streaming
down his fathers face and
Sheriff John H. Curtiss had
the baby taken away.
''Outside, Mrs. Hauptmann
likewise was in tears but when
the child left she stepped to the
wire-screen inclOsure to speak to
her husband. She forced smile
and gay word.
"But Hauptmann himself said
the child's visit had encouraged
him.
"'Of course, / was glad to see
my wife and baby he declared.
MY baby-he's so sweet and
innocent. How could ] sit here
and fOndle my baby and hold
him in my arms and be guilty
of the terrible crime they charge
against me?
GALL I HAVE"
"'He and my wife are all I
have to live for and I will live
for them. But please remember
it is a father who is loving and
fondling his only beloved baby.
And it is this same father who
is charged with the murder of
another baby
ST love my baby the car
penter declared. I love and
have loved all children and I
feel that when my case comes
hefnrN the citizens of Hunter
don county they will find /
am an average, ordinary, home
loving father and husband and
that I had nothing to do with
the kidnapping and murder.
"T wept when / saw Mann
fried. Even the warden'S wife
wept. It was touching.
People hate me, but I have
full confidence / will prove my
innocence before many months
have passed."
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
.MRS.ROOSEVELT.
WINS DOUBTERS
IN CAMPAIGN
Wisdom of First Lady's TAX
ing Stump Shown As She
Converts Voters
By RILLA SCHROEDER


ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 27.-Even
political enemies of the New Deal
Administration admitted today
that the result of Mrs. Roosevelt's
upstate campaigning for Mrs.
Daniel O'Day, Democratic can
didate for representative-atlarge
from New York, justified the polit-
ical wisdom of her ignoring a
White House precedent against
interference in individual contests.
Before Mrs. Roosevelt's first
speech at Buffalo on Thursday,
rumors that even Democratic
women were resenting her entry
in the campaign, we're rife. !:
At the conclusion of her final
address here last night at the
Hotel De Witt Clinton, it was
generally admitted that again the
Roosevelts had been right. 1t was
agreed that for the one vote Mrs.
Roosevelt might have antagonized,
she had gained two and a half to
her side.
Defends Administration
Her address here last night,
given before a dinner meeting Of
the Independent Citizens Associa.
ton, was something Of an anti
climax after her vigorous speech
earlier in the day at Syracuse.
At Syracuse Mrs. Roosevelt took
full advantage of the opportunity
given her by Miss Natalie Couch,
Mrs. O'Day's Republican oppo-
nent, at Buffalo on Thursday to
make the campaign of Mrs. O'Day
a defense of the Administration.
Miss Couch, instead of confin-
ing herself to State matters,
launched into a denunciatlon OF
the New Deal.
Plans for Congress
Mrs. O'Day is frankly the Ad-
ministration's candidate. Miss
Couch made it clear that she was
fighting her on that issue.
The Albany audience of last
night was more Democratic than
Republican. The city regards
Mrs. Roosevelt as its own and
the dining hall was crowded with
friends. of herself and the Presk
dent.
Mrs. Roosevelt intimated some
thing of what the Administration
has in mind for the next Con-
gress when she said:
"The program of the next
Congress will be largely social
legislation. We want the pro-
gram considered with intelli-
gence and care. To give it in
telligent consideration, a per-
son will need wide knowledge
of welfare and working cOndi-
tiOns, of labor problems, and
what labor has DONE"
Mrs. Roosevelt will again speak
in Mrs. O'Day's behalf at a meet
ing next week in New York. She
is going to Hyde Park today to
remain over the weekend and
will return to Washington Tues
day morning.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Manassas KiWanis
Holds Anniversary

MANASSAS, Va, Oct. 27 (Spe
ciaD The Manassas Kiwanis
Club celebrated it's tenth ami
versary here last night with ex
ercises featured by the memorial
poem written and read by Frank
Siglan. F. R. Hynson, former
president, eulogized the work done
by the club in the past decade
among under-privileged children
Arthur Boatwright was appointed
chairman of the annual Christ
mas committee by President O.
D. Waters.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
TVA AND OTHER
PROJECTS HIT
BY COAL MEN
Association Urges Continu-
ance of NRA Control on Pay
and Market Prices

Attacking the Tennessee Valley
Authority. the St. Lawrence
Waterway Treaty and other
hydro-electric power developments
as distractions to recovery, the
National Coal Association today
concluded it's fifteenth annual
meeting at the Mayflower Hote
with recommendation that these
projects be speedily halted"
In a resolution the association
attacked the water development
projects as being without eco
nomic or social justification and
on the contrary, wasteful. eXtraga
CANT and destructive. The reso
luton stated further:
See JobIess Increase
"These projects increase un-
employment rather than de-
crease it, dislOcate and destroy
private industry rather than
stimulate it, effect losses to the
coal industry and many allied
industries, the railroads and pri-
vately owned public utilities.
"They place new and heavy
burdens on the taxpayers and
retard rather than promote re-
cOvery."
Another resolution asked for
governmental appropriations tc
restore the United States Bureau
of Mines to "a condition OF
greater usefulness"
Would Rule Expansion
The association also recon-
mended governmental control OF
over-expansion of productive
facilities as a permanent basis
for sound recovery in the coal
industry.
1t also urged legislation con,
tinuing features of the MIRA
which control hours of labor
rates Of pay and fair market
prices.
Officers Are Named
Forney Johnston, counsel for
the Alabama Coal Operators, who
has challenged constitutionality
of the IVA in the courts, ad,
dressed the coal dealers at their
annual dinner last night.
The board of directors of the
association yesterday elected the
following officers: j. P. Williams
ir., Pittsburgh, president; Heath
S. Clark, New York, R. L. Ire
land, jr., Cleveland, and C. F
Spencer, Pittsburgh, Kans., vice
presidents; w. D. Ord, Landgraff
w. Va, treasurer, and j. D. Bat
tie, Washington, executive Secre
tary.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Valley Orchards
Looted by Thieves

HARR1sONBURG, Va. Oct. 27.
The Shenandoah Valley today is
beset with a new type of racke-
teering-apple thievery. Police re-
ported that apples are being stolen
in large quantities from orchards
all through the Valley and are
being trucked away for sale.
Apples were stolen in three differ
ent localities last night, one loot
amounting to IS bushels. another
As and, in the third case, the
thieves we're surprised as they
were trucking away their loot.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Driver Gets 5 Yrs.
In Hit-Run Death

BALTIMORE, Oct. q (speciaD
William F. Smith, 35, father OF
five children has been sentenced
to five years in prison for the
killing of an 11-year-old child in
a hit-run accident at Essex last
August, admitting, police said.
that he was drunk at the time.
Smiths was the second five-year
sentence on similar charges, Car
roll H. Hollingshead of Texas hav'
ing received a similar term last
Tuesday in a Baltimore city court
for the killing Of two children in
an accident June 16.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Kidnap Attempt
Laid to Salesman

DANVILLE. Va, Oct. 27.-Dan.
vile police, holding C. Mack South,
So, barber supply salesman, on a.
charge of attempted kidnapping,
have asked Nashville (Tenn.D au-
thorities to quiz him on the disap-
pearance of Dorothy Distelhurst in
that city five weeks ago. South
is said to have been identified by
children of having attempted to
persuade them into his automobile
in Danville. A hearing Is to be
held next week.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
Annapolis Obtains
Boulevard Site

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 27.-The
municipal government today was
enabled to obtain the entire right
of.way of the old Bay Ridge rail
road in the city limits for con-
struction of q boulevard when
M. w. Gilden, local business man.
notified the city council he would
accept $500 for a section he
purchas4d last week.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
CREEL'S LEAD
CAUSES MUCH
SPECULATION
Attitude of McAdoo Uncertain
As He Returns for State
Campaign Wind-up

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81 G.N.S). .
With California's hottest guber-
material campaign centering in
Southern California for a riproar-
ing finish, interest centered today
IN the possibility that the defec-
ton of George Creel from the
ranks of the supporters of Upton
Sinclair, EPIC-Democratic nom-
inee, might be followed by other
Democratic leaders.
Speculation centered on the at
titude of United States Senator
William Gibbs McAdoo who an
nounced his support of Mr.. Sin
clair at the same time Creel
originally stated he would support
the author of the EPIC plan.
Senator McAdoo was reported
on route here from washington
and Sinclair forces have hoped he
would make one or more speeches
for their candidate before the NO
vember 6 election.
Defeated by Sinclair
Mr.. Creel who was defeated by
MIR. Sinclair for the nomination,
announced his intention to with
draw his support from the EPIC
nominee in New York when he
made public a letter in which
he charged Mr.. Sinclair had not
adhered to the Democratic plat
form.
Mr.. Creel asserted that ''im-
mediate epic," Mr.. sinclair's cam.
paign booklet which superseded
st, Governor of California" was
in essence the plan Mr.. Creel had
attacked in the primary cam
paign as "unsound, unavoidable
and un-American."
Sinclair Hits Back
Mr.. Sinclair arriving here from
San Francisco in turn charged
Mr.. Creel with breaking faith
with the Democratic party Of
California and with the New
Deal" His statement said:
"You accuse me of breaking
faith on the ground that after
accepting your help in the draw
ing and adoption of the Demo-
cratic party platform, I pub
lished a book, called Immediate
EPIC which you consider not
in accord with the platform. 1t
is too bad you did not have the
courtesy to ask me. 1mmedi-
ate EPIC was written, printed.
and published before / met you
and before we cOoperated on the
Democratic platform.
81 have Loyalty kept every
agreement with you. I have
Travelled up and down the State
reading passages from the
Democratic platform to audi
ences and praising it to them.
/ have urged them to vote the
Democratic ticket. I have gone
so far as to urge them not to
vote for me unless they voted
the Democratic ticket straight.
1t is you who have broken
faith. You have done all in
your power to try to elect a
reactionary Republican. Good
bye!"
Reports continued that there
was possibility of fusion of the
Sinclair forces and those of
Raymond F. Haight, Progressive
Commonwealth nominee.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
ROBBED ON RIDE

Martin Etheredge. colored, 80,
of the 1900 block East Capitol st.
told police today that he was
struck on the head with a pistol
and robbed of his suit and watch
by a colored man and woman
from whom he had. accepted q
ride.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
STREET NAMES PUZZLE

DANVILLE, Va, Oct. q (Spe-
ciaD The city council is in a
dilemma over the remaining of
city streets, which at present have
duplicate names. A list of the
names of prominent men who
have lived In Danville was offered
as q solution Of the problem.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
ELECTION DAY LUNCH

Cafeteria luncheon and dinner
will be served by the Ladies Aid
of the Memorial Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Hyattsville, on Elec-
ton Day, November 6, from noon
until 8 p. m. Mrs. Olive Shu-
maker, president of the aid, is IN
charge of arrangements.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
HagerstOWn Fair
Nets $4,000 Profit

HAGERsTOWN, Md, Oct. 27.
A net profit of between $4,000 and
$4,000 will be realized from the
Hagerstown Fair, A. K. Coffman,
president of the fair association,
lpredicted today.7
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
TREASURY STATEMENT

International News Service
Treasury balance as of October
25th - $1.846, 146, ,437 so; internal
revenue-$3.120.845.79; custom re.
ceiptS-$25, ,158,162.S2
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
CUBA

HAVANA, Oct. q 1.N.SD.
What may have been an attempt
to assasslnate President Carlos
Mendieta was made today, when
bomb wrecked a drug store in
the Marianao district two minutes
before the chief executive passed
by. Heavy iron fragments were
thrown into the street.
The Washington times., 1934-10-27
FRANCE

PARIS, Oct. 27 (U.SD-Madame
Evelyn E. Boyriven, frequently de.
scribed as one of Frances five
most beautiful women, and Benno
Hart, jr., of San Francisco, will be
married here next Wednesday.
When only Is Nine. Boyriven
married the famous French avi-
ator, Achille Jacques Boyriven,
one of the richest men in France.
Her husband was attached to the
French mission in Washington.