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The Washington times., 1934-01-25
Accident TheoyWeakened ByDiscovery That
Harry CIapp Had Cut Switch After
Machine Was in Collision
Murder, accident, or suicide?

Murder, accident, or suicide?
That was the problem confront
ing homicide squad detectives to-
day in solving the mysterious
death of Policeman Harry L..
Clapp, who was found dead in
a police car in the exclusive
Spring Valley section this morn
ing, a bullet through his head
and his service pistol on the
seat of the car beside him.
One bullet had been discharged
from the weapon. and Capt. j.
E. Bowers, of No. 8 precinct, said
he believed Clapp had shot him.
The Washington times., 1934-01-25

self while stunned after an acci-
dent, believing he was being at
tackled.
SIumped Over Wheel
Clapp was found Slumped over
the wheel of the police roadster
in Indian Lane, about 40 feet
west of Glenbrook Road. The
scene is close to the home of
Theodore Joslin, secretary to for
mer President Hoover.
The lane dips in a short, steep
hill at that point, and there were
skid marks in the road, as though
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The Washington times., 1934-01-25

AS against those facts there argument that worthy the
THOSE WHO FIGHT REPEAL OF THE CUTS ADVANCE NO
LOGICAL REASONS FOR THEIR RETENTION
They be bndly committed policy which has proven
falacous.
THEY HAVE MOUNTED HOBBY AND THEY REFUSE TO
SEE THAT THE BEST THING THEY CAN DO Is GET OFF
THEY ARE HANGING ON BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE BEAST rs TAKING THEM.
Members of the Senate reasonable
WILL. THEY FOLLOW THE COURSE OF REASON ON THIS
MATTER OR WILL THEY BLINDLY FOLLOW THE HOBBY
RIDERS?
The Washington times., 1934-01-25
Roscoe Ates' Wife
Sues for Support

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 25 G.N.SJ
AS Roscoe Ates, suffering film
comedian, speeded eastward to-
day, he carried papers giving no
tice Mrs. Ates had filed suit for
separate maintenance. The pa
perS were served Ates as he
boarded a train. Mrs. Ates seeks
$l,56O a month,
The Washington times., 1934-01-25

Sound and simple facts the basis which rests the appeal
to the United States wipe which have been
unwy fastened upon employees of the Federal and District
ments
While might be expected that the Senator'S through long
citation with other employees the Government would have ent
mental feeling employees FACTS of the situation alone
What the facts?
The facts
) That salaries IMPEDING
TIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY
( That the money Saved Government result of the
The Washington times., 1934-01-25
Cold WGUe Slated
For D. C.. TOMORROW

A cold wave sweeping down out
of the Northwest is due to hit
Washington late tonight or early
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
SAYS DULL BOY HAS
CHANCETO SUCCEED
Central High School Principal
Believes Backward Pupil
May Be Asset.

It is not always the bright boy"
in school who succeeds in life, &C
cording to DR.. Harvey A. Smith,
principal of Central High School.
Addressing the US Mems Club yes
terday afternoon on Some Boys I
Have Known" DIR. Smith pointed out
that sometimes the youth who at first
appears to his teacher less promising
than others makes good in a big way
in after life.
He said it is possible for the teacher
to take the subnormal or abnormal
boy in hand and develop him into q
useful citizen. He recalled instances
to show the value of giving sympathe-
tic consideration to the problems Of
the backward child.
DR.. Smith was introduced by James
C. Ingram, director of boys work Of
the Y. M. c. A. and president Of the
club.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
DURANTE CAvORTS
FOR KIWANIS CLUB
Comedian "Piece de Resistance"
on Entertainment Program
at Maydower.

Jimmy Durante, the fellow with the
big nose, cavorted last night for the
entertainment Of $50 Kiwanians and
their guests at the Mayfower Hotel.
He was brought in as the piece de
Instrumentation, Durante)-of the
entertainment program by Brooks
Johns, local boy who made good on
the Big White Way.
Johns mastered the ceremonies and
also introduced Libby Roland, the
South Carolina singer, who is making
a run Of 1t at the Madrillon: George
Reed, Sylvia Kaplowitz, Margaret
Scott, Arsenic Ralon and Henry Mes
tor, the singing cop"
Lewis T. Breuninger, president Of
the club, presided. He presented e.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
JAPANESE TENNIS
STAR KILLS SELF
Jiro Satoh Leaps Into Sea
on Way to Play in Davis
Cup Matches.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
TOXIC, April 6.-Jiro Satoh, Japan's
great little tennis warrior, was re-
ported a suicide today.
Main reliance of his country'S
Davis Cup team, the japanese ace
leaped into the sea from the liner
Hokone Maru shortly after the YES
sci left Singapore for Europe, advices
reaching here today said. His body
was not recovered.
Suffering from q nervous COM
plant for some months, Satoh was Ill
when he and three other members Of
the, Japanese team reached Singapore
on their way to the Summer tennis
campaign in Europe. He got of the
boat there, intending to return home,
but kilograms frol-l Japanese tennis
authorities urging him to continue
the trip led him to re-embark.
Letter Indicates Intention.
Soon after the Hakone Maru had
sailed Satoh was discovered to be miss
ing. A hurried search was instituted.
In his cabin was found a letter indi-
eating he intended to take his own
life. The liner was halted for several
hours while a vain search for his
body was made.
His friends here said he had been
depressed before the team left Kobe.
He told interviewers he thought Japan
had little chance of reaching the
Davis Cup interzone finals in view Of
Australia's strong squad.
Despite Satoh's death the other three
members of the team, Hideo Nishi-
mura, national champion; Jiro Fuji-
their voyage to Europe and the Davis
Cup campaign.
Sato was Japanese champion in
1881. A clever field general and fine
court coverer, Satoh ranked with the
greatest of the worlds players for
several years. Twice he was named to
the worlds first TO-" selected annu-
ally by A. Wallis Myers, British au-
thority.
Played in United States.
He played in the American cham
pionships both in 1882 and again last
year. In 1882 he was eliminated by
Lester Stoefen of Los Angeles in the
second round, but last Summer he
reached the fifth round before going
down before Gregory S. Mangin of
Newark, then the American indoor
champion, in five sets.
Satoh was engaged to Miss Sanaye
Okada, also tennis star. They had
expected to be married some time
next year.
"Jiro did not want to go to Eu-
rope she said today, but the tennis
association officials persuaded him to
make one more Davis Cup expedition.
HE had worried greatly over school
difficulties and the poor prospects of
getting a job after finishing at the
university. Moreover, he was an or
phan and was most lonely"
Satoh, 26, was student at Waseda
University.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
Au.America Grid
Star Is Given Role
AS Peanut Vendor
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, April Gre
jected from a foot ball players
role because the director said he
didn't look like one," Irvine
Warburton, the University Of
Southern California's pint-size
all-American quarterback, got
into the movies yesterday as .
peanut vendor.
Warburton was visiting his
friend, Director w. s. Van Dyke,
At q studio. The scene represent
ed Madison Square Garden in
New York. In one particular spot
Van Dyke wanted peanut man,
and there wasn't any. Five min
utes later, the foot ball star play
ed the role.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
OTTO DOES NOT INTEND
TO RETURN TO AUSTRIA
Claimant to Throne Reported
Unwilling to Give Up Castle
in Belgium.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, April 6.-Archduke
Otto, claimant to tn Austrian throne,
does not intend to give up Steenock-
erzeel Castle in Belgium to return to
Austria. Baron Gudenus, marshal of
Otto's court, said yesterday.
Describing reports to that effect
published abroad as completely in
accurate" Baron Gudenus said he was
very surprised to hear such news
being spread"
Members Of the archduke's house.
hold revealed that he and his family
would leave shortly to holiday at the
seashore, planning eventually to go
to Berg Castle to visit the Grand
Duchess of Luxemberg.
Evening star., 1934-04-06

I. Carruthers Of Charlottesville. gov.
ernor Of the Capital district, who cons
plimented members on work with Grip
pied children. Other guests Of honor
included Tom Jones, president Of the
Alexandria, Va. Club Irving Diener.
Alexandria, lieutenant governor, first
division; Frank H. Rowe, president Of
the Arlington County Club, and Ar
thur @. Keefer, president Of the Prince
Georges County Club, which is to re-
ceive its charter next week.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
PLAN TO STABILIZE
OIL SUPPLY IS UP.
Industry Considers Compro.
mise as Excessive
Stocks Mount.
BY the Associated Press.

6y LQe ASoOCIbtcO FIeSAs
The petroleum industry had before
1t today q comprehensive govern
mental plan to stabilize petroleum re-
finery operations and balance gaso-
line supply with demand.
The proposal, submitted to the in
dustry by the Petroleum Administra-
ton Board under Secretary Of the In
terror Ickes, represents q compromise
between a refinery quota system urged
by the Planning and Co-ordinating
Committee representing the industry
under the oil code and q voluntary
curtailment plan offered by the major
companies. The present excessive
stocks of gasoline were said to have
brought about an immediate necessity
for some relief in the industry.
Secretary Ickes, the oil admins
traitor. announced the new proposal.
but emphasized he had neither ap-
proved nor disapproved it. It was
indicated that in the event a majority
Of the industry accepts it, the Secre-
tary would approve and then it would
Evening star., 1934-04-06

Think Of getting all-silk, per-
feet quality hosiery at this
sensational money saving
price. Available in Spring col
ors, sizes 81a to 101s.
Evening star., 1934-04-06

become Q substitute for the section q
the oil code dealing with refining.
The compromise plan proposes that
gasoline production and stocks be
strictly regulated to keep the supply
balanced with demand and vests the
industry with control Of agencies es-
tablished to achieve this aim. subject
to Ickes' approval.
Evening star., 1934-04-06

Garment Uith Inner
Belt, $3.50
Why pay $500 and more, when
Nu-Back gives you the con-
trolled figure and comfort that
you demand.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
TREASURY INVITES BIDS
500, ,000, 900 Issue will Be Dated

500, 600, 900 Issue Will Be Dated
April IL.
BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Morgenthau yesterday in
vited bids on 500, 600, 900 of Treasury
bills to be dated April II, the date
of a $1o0, ,oo0, 900 maturity.
Half Of the issue will be 91-day bills
maturing July IL and the other 1872.
day bills maturing October 10.
The bills will be sold to highest bid
ders and offers will be received at
Federal Reserve banks and branches
up to 2 pm, Eastern standard time,
Monday, April 8.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
Woman Is Found Dead.

Mrs. Maggie Spicer, 79, Of 413
Fourth street, was found unconscious
in her room late yesterday afternoon
and was pronounced dead by a
physician from Emergency Hospital
when he reached the house in re-
sponse tot an emergency call. Death
resulted from natural causes. Her
body was taken to the morgue and
police are endeavoring to locate her
relatives.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
Crockett Hurt in Crash.

Henry Crockett, so, Of the 2l00
block of King street, Alexandra, Va,
was treated at Georgetown University
Hospital last night for two broken
ribs. He was injured when his auto
mobile. turning left in front Of 1891
M street, was in collision with .
street car.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
ACTRESS ASKS $12,378
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April R.-Ac-
cusing her former landlord Of seizing
her wardrobe md other personal ef-
fects, 0elal Talata, Egyptian actress,
sued Jorge v. Estabol, ST., and his
son for $l2.378 yesterday.
The actress charged that while she
wss Q tenant in Estabol's apartment
house last June her possessions were
confiscated, preventing her from fol-
lowing her profession as an actress
and singer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-10
FORD WILL SPEND
 EIGHT MILLIONS
River Rouge Plant to Get Many Additions, Manll-
 facturer Announces

Dearborn, Dec 10(UP)-Contin- uing his drive to create employ ment by reviving industry, Henry Ford will spend an additional $8,- 900, 900 for further expansion and improvement of the Ford Motor co, l,OO0-acre River, Rouge plant. it was announced today.
 Three months ago. the company announced the addition of two steel mills and power units Con- tracts totaling nearly $12.OOO.00O. covering this program already have . been awarded and trainioads or material are arriving at the Rouge plant daily.
 Under the new program, the company will award contracts within 90 days for new equipment for the present steel rolling mills and other machinery.
 Ford will have spent approxi- mately $20.000.000 within 10 months for expansion and further development of the Rouge plant.
 The new units under oonstrnc- ton and the cost of each are steel finishing, plant. $3.460, 900: hot steel strip mill. $6.111.92s; stripper building, for handling ingots. $23N.- 900; new steam and electrical units for the power house. s4. .s9g, ,S8s: new blast furnaces and foundry equipment. $2.t20,4go, and addf- tional equipment of many kinds costing $3.144,250, made necessary by the shift from 24.hour to .l6- hour daily production. s x. ' ss.
 Taese units will cost $i9.g6G. i521. $1I.742, ,609 of the .aJlfracts already having been awarded,
 Plant eqniiSment bonses tisrengty out the eastern half of the country are supplying necessary materials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-10
MISSING COLLEGE
 STUDENT FOUND
Dartmouth Youth Identi= fled as Hospital Am=
 fleSia Patient

Hanover. N. H., Dec 10-CU.P.3 John. G. Moody, 20, of Derby, N. H., Dartmouth sophomore, and one of two students missing for almost a week, has been found in a Wash ington, D. C., hospital, according to word received here.
 The youth, victim of amnesia, was identified by John M. Clark. former editor of the Dartmouth, undergraduate daily. and now a Washington newspaper man. Au- thorities here were notified and the boys mother, Mrs Helen NJ. Moody who has ben aiding officials in the search, left for Washington imme- diately.
 According to reports received here. Moody. although unable to tell who he is, recognized pictures of Dartmouth which Clark show ed him.
 Meanwhile, Davis S. Low, 16. high school athlete and son of Fletcher Low, Dartmouth chehnis- try professor and former big league baseball player still was missing. He disappeared Tuesday. Author ities believe he may be hitch hiking toward Florida.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-10
ETHAN ALLEN IS LEADING FAMILIES TO VIRGIN LAND
Minneapolis Group to Set tle New Section of
 Minnesota

St. Paul, Dec. 10-(UPo-Twen- ty Minneapolis families, led by Ethan Allen, a descendant 1.-the New England Revolutionary War hero, moved northward today to settle virgin territory in the state s first subsistence rehabilitation pro- ject.
 Setting out like pioneers, the 20 families will live in wild Itasca county in the north central part of Minnesota. During the winter they will live in a community house, preparing for intense work when the snow clears.
 Funds, to purchase GAO acres were advanced by the subsistence homestead, division at Washing ton. Next spring the men will build log house for each family and approximately $1,500 will be spent for materials for each, an allotment of cows, pigs, necessary farm equipment and machinery will be given each family.
 Allen believes the community soon will be self-supporting and eventually will repay the money advanced by the federal govern ment.
 He is credited with conceiving the project and pushing it through. Last summer at Washington he conferred with Dr w. E. Zeuch, cooperative specialist of subsist- ence homesteads. He selected the site and gathered the group of 49 adults and 55 children.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-10
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CRAFT INVOLVED
 IN POWDER SALES
Du POnt Officials Say It Is ''An Old Chinese
 Custom

Washington, Dec. 10 - OPl - DuPont company officials told the senate munitions committee today that graft" was involved in pow- der sales in China in 1929.
 We were practically told it was 'an old Chinese custom" said Mai. K. K. V. Casey. military sales di- rector of the Delaware firm.
 Chairman Gerald F. Nye, r., N. D., read documents showing that the Shanghai office of the Du Fonts dyestuffs department arr ranged to pay four per cent commission to the Chinese army at Ranking" and smaller comnlis- sions to several company agents on a powder transaction.
 What part of that was graft r. Nye asked.
 "Only the four per cent" Casey replied. He added that when Uu Pont executives learned of the transaction, immediate action was taken to prevent future dealings of that nature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-10
VIOLENT DEATHS
 TAKE SIX LIVES
Man Suicides, Girl Burned Autos Claim Four
 Victims
(By United Press)

Accidents and suicide took six lives in Connecticut over the week. end.
 Jacob Schwartz. AZ. New Haven died of a skull fracture and broker neck after his automobile collided head-on with trolley car at West Haven, Two passengers in his car were injured Seriously.
 An unidentified woman was kill ed instantly at New Haven when struck by an automobile operated by Thomas J. Corbett, 26, who was held for the coroner.
 Mrs Nelson Van Tassel, 79. mem Der of prominent Bridgeport family, died from injuries suffered automobile while crossing a street near her home. Police held John Margner,. New York City. on a technical charge.
 Harvey L. Morse, 76, died at Meriden AS hours after he was run down by an automobile driven by Merle E. Sellew, retired school principal of Longmeadow. Mass The latter was held on q reckless driving charge.
 Critically burned when her cloth. ing became ignited from bath room heater. Marie Miesten, IS died at hospital at New Haven. A 10-year-old boy found tn, body of Otto Bukofske. 57. Sey' mour farmer. hanging from a raf ter in COW shed at the rear O. his home. He had been dead sev eral days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-10
GREATEST SEARCH
 !. FOR M. D. NOW ON
Dr George Bigelow Miss ing Week Entire Na-
 ton Being COmbed

Boston, Dec 10-s(UP) = Dr George Hoyt Bigelow today was the object of a nationwide search probably unparalleled since. that which was instituted after the dis appearance of Colonel Raymond Robins dry crusader, in Septem- Der. 1882 si
 Victim of amnesia, Colonel Rob- ins was found more than two months later living under an as stunned name in the obscure. noun tain village of Whittier, N. c.
 Dr Bigelow, 44-year-old director of massachusetts, General hospital, one of fhe ma tion's largest hospi- tals, and former state health com missioner, has been missing from his Milton home one week today.
 Last Monday, 9. few hours after leaving home. he, was seen by an acquaintance at F'ayville reservoir in Southboro. 20 miles west of here. Search in that area was vir- tually abandoned however, as re- suit of a report by Captain Charles Beaupre.4 former head of, the state constabulary and friend of Bigelow, that he saw the doctor outside the state house here Wednesday. 5,
 A painstakine search, of hospi- tals. Hotels and lodging houses hereabouts proved fruitiess. and to day the hunt was, extended throughout the ,nation..
 Circulars bearing a photograp ph and description of the missing niedico will be distributed, through
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-10
|SANTA'S CHUTE LANDING AT PARK
 PROVES THRILLER
Gale Sends Him Into Tree
 Hundreds Greet St Nick

While thousands of youngster. and grown-ups braved the pen. etrating cold, Santa Claus, brought here from the North Pole by The Democrat, performed his sched- uied parachute jump from an air plane flying high over Hamilton Park Saturday afternoon. Caught in a howling gale as his para chute dropped earthwards, Santa landeds.iu a tree just outside the baseball field, thereby providing an unexpected thrill for the throns on ;hands,
 Unhar1ped despite the perilous leap. Santa was down on the ground in a few moments, there to greet with booming, cheery voice all his little friends in Wat erbury.S He, was introduced to all the,s boys, and girls over a special loudspe eaker system by Uncle Harry who reads The Democrat funnies over WATR three times a week. Them to the 'tumultuous cheers of the boys and gilis. Santa was placed in aSscat of honor in a big autosnobfie ana taken on a triunc- phaf tour of the city. .. - fg <
 Waving his holiday greetings. his cinbby faco crlnk1ed' with laughter and merlin ent, Santa was taken all about the city, so that ; he might De seen by; all who had been unable toSget to Hamilt ton Park to see his spectacular jtimp from tho speeding airplane. x sEg ,t.+sgst :
 Preceded, by a police motor patrol car and a car especially equipped with. loudspeaker sys. tenn to herald his coming. Santa Claus was driven all about the main streets of Waterbury. Just as Il sample s0f what's to come for Waterbury,s kiddfzs on Christmas Eve, he had his driver stop at sev- eral busy intersections so that he could give to his little friends candy and lollipops. In his tour. Santa gave away thousands of pieces of candy. ssN" T.
 Later Santa greeted still more of his friends in stores about the c:tys He showed no i'll effects from
 a a.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-10
Coast Guard Cutter,
 Steamer Play Game
Boat Believed to Be Rum Runner Refuses Aid-Fed- efal Boat Offers to Take Captain, Crew Aboard
 Chase Lasted Three Days

New York, Dec. 10.-fUP) .- The game of hide-and-seek played on the high seas between the coast guard cutter Chanplain and the Canadian steamer Mary kenney resolved itself today into a battle of endurance with the odds favor ing the coast guard craft.
 The Mary Kenney, suspected rum carrier, its provisions and fuel gone tossed about on heavy seas while the Champlain stood by, off, fering to take the dozen or more members of the crew aboard.
 This the skipper of the Mary Kenney countered with the request for food and fuel. The coast guard replied firmly that aid tor the crew would be given only if they boarded the cutter.
 Today marked the third day oi the end of chase that carried both vessels from the Delaware capes northwards. Several weeks Of sailing under the watchful eys of the coast guard just beyond tht |fnternationaT limit was believed tt have exhausted stores aboard tht Canadian vessel. Two nights agt the. Champlain closed in on the Mary Kenney and has been with her since.
 Commander Gordon McLane of the Champlain advised headquart- CTS here that his offer to take the crew aboard had been turned down. He was ordered to stand by.
 Coast guard officials said they 'ilave every reason to believe the Mary. Kenney is loaded with con- traband goods. It was alleged that liquor aboard the vessel would not the fdeera1 government possibly $200, 900 in taxes if landed through legal means. .e