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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23
Ford FroIics With Children;
Stays Up to See Take-0ff

DETROIT, Oct. % Q.N.S).
Henry Ford stayed up all night
and had the time of his life watch
ing the start of the Picard
shakespeare flight in the company
of 80 excited school children.
The children, from the upper
grades of Greenfield Village school,
came to Ford Airport in four big
buses, as the guests of the motor
magnate.
The worlds richest manufac-
facturer was discovered some time
later, among his young friends,
chattering happily with groups OF
little girls, and jumping around
like a 6-year-old to avoid the
rushes and Sallies of gambolling
boys.
There's Mr.. F0rd!"
A newspaper reporter had
caught sight of the automobile
maker.
He spoke too loud. In twin
king, he and his companions
were surrounded by a glowering
Gordon of Ford's private guards.
They were hustling the reporters
unceremoniously out of the sector
when suddenly Ford broke into
the circle. He called:
Hello, boys! This is a great
show, isn't it,"
The guards fell back, their
growlS subsidized. And for Is minu-
ties Mr.. Ford chatted with the
neWspapermen about the advant-
ages Of heliurn over hydrogen gas
for initiating aircraft.
In rapid-fire questions he inter
viewed the reporters. He wanted
to know how much greater was
the lifting power of hydrogen as
compared with helium. What was
the best way of producing hydro
gen? How much did it take to
lift the balloon?
When nobody seemed able to
answer his questions adequately
his interest suddenly switched to
a nearby group of children, and
he wandered away.
CLEVELAND, Oct. % G.N.SO.
Heading in generally southerly
direction, the Picard shakespeare
balloon was sighted at an approx
mate height of 1000 feet shortly
before 1920 a. m. today by an
American Always pilot flying
from Cleveland to Detroit, the
Cleveland airport was notified by
radio today.
Lionel Stephans, the pilot, re-
ported to the Cleveland port that
he had sighted the Picard balloon
drifting in a south by southeast
direction.
CloudineSs made the craft in
visible from the ground.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23
GUFFEY TRICKS
P|NCHOT WITH
POWER PLAY
White House Visit Develops
New Issue for Election
In Pennsylvania
By EARL GOODWIN

This being the football season,
it is apt to say that the Pennsyl-
vania power situation which de-
veloped at the White House late
yesterday was as neatly executed
a forward pass in politics as any
one has seen this fall. Here was
the play:
Governor Pinchot played trick
an the Democrats by suddenly
shifting from behind Joseph Gut
fey, Democratic nominee for Sen
ator, to support Sen. David Reed,
Republican, running for re-
election, a few days ago, and
the sideline gave Senator Reed
credit for an ultimate win in the
election just two weeks from to-
day.
Reverse Gains For Guffey
But Mr.. Guffey appeared at the
White House yesterday and, after
lunching with the President,
along with George Earle, Demo
cratic nominee for governor Of
Pennsylvania, and Morris Cooke,
a Pennsylvania expert on power
development, announced through
Mr.. Earle that the President is
behind a vast survey of power
resources in the region Of the
Ohio and Delaware Rivers, and
also that the President is vitality
interested in stopping the declin-
ing use of Pennsylvania coal.
This makes a whale Of a new
issue for the Democratic team.
Speaking football language again.
it was a forward pass that puts
the New Deal down the field about
SO yards. Mr.. Guffey, standing in
the White House portico, an
nounced that the Democrats
would get 60 per cent of the vote
on Tuesday, two weeks hence. In
other words, Mr.. Guffey, who is
looked upon as a master hand at
politics, has reversed what ap-
peared to be an advantage for
David Reed.
Looking to Future
The proposition brought to the
White House by Messrs. Guffey
and Earle is for a preliminary
survey of all power possibilities
connected with the watersheds OF
the Ohio and Delaware Rivers in
Pennsylvania never developed in a
coordinated, scientific manner.
Now it is planned that future gen.
erations shall have the benefit OF
high-grade engineering knowledge.
These things all relate, it was
explained, to the hydroelectric
development of the st. Lawrence
waterway. They relate also to
the use of coal; if power is de-
veloped from the rivers, will the
Pennsylvania miners all lose their
jobs? Great and interesting ques-
tions these, to engineers, to miners
and for the next two weeks ex-
tremely interesting to Messrs.
Guffey, Earle and Reed.
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CZECHosLOVAKIA

PRAGUE, Oct. % GN.sD.
After closely questioning one
Marie Won Dracek, Czecho-
slovakian police today informed
the French Surete Generate that
she apparently was not the
mystery blonde" woman sought
in the roundup of accomplices
to the assassination of King
Alexander.
Police found that the woman
had been employed in a candy
store at Kladno for four years
and that she could account for
all her movements of recent
weeks, both before and after the
assassinations.
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Dutch Mers
RunnerS-Up
In Derby
CONTINUED from Page y

u ontInuG0 ITO" rage
bury, attempted to steer him back
to the course.
The big ship, which, in addi-
ton to a full crew, carries three
passengers, was not in danger at
any time. The pilots merely had
lost their bearings.
The other entries meanwhile
continued Stheir progress toward
Melbourne. Michael Hansen, Of
Denmark, reached Karachi, India,
at 9:37 a. M, E. S. T. Flight
Lieutenant G. Shaw, of Britain,
arrived at Bagdad at 7:20 a. m,
and left IS minutes later, while
Squadron Leader Malcolm Mac
Gregor and Henry Walker, of New
Zealand, reached Rangoon at 1880
a. m.
MeIrOSe in India
Charles Melrose. of Australia,
arrived at Karachi, India, at
1925 a. m.
From Allahabad came word
that Capt. James and Amy
Mollison had abandoned their
intention of continuing on to
Melbourne, even though out OF
the race. They now plan to
patch up their machine, which
broke down, and return to Eng
land.
Parmentier and Moll had made
no attempt to overtake c. w. A.
Scott and Campbell Black, the
British airmen who won first
prize in the race, preferring to
nurse their machine along over
the gruelling course rather than
risk burning out an engine.
Victorious in the 11,300-mile air
grind and holders of a half dozen
new records established in flight
that netted them a $4,000 prize,
Scott and Black, British airmen,
sacrificed much-needed rest today
to receive the plaudits of Australia
and the world.
Broke Record Time
They forgot fatigue and made
light of the strain of the last
stages of the flight with a fail
ing motor. Press and public
heaped praise upon them.
Sir Macpherson Robertson. the
millionaire chocolate manufac'
turer who donated the prizes for
the race, told Scott:
"You have made a gallant
and heroic effort and you have
won this epic race and
achieved a triumph in aviation.
You have won a reputation for
endurance, virility and sports
manship."
Blushing at the tribute, Scott
falteringly said his companion
would have to speak for the
team. But the co-pilot was
hardly more loquacious, saying:
81 have never made a speech
in my life, and right now I'm
too overcome to say anything
but thanks"
The race committee announced
that SCOTS official time from
Mildenhall Airport, near London,
to Melbourne was II hours and
18 seconds. The average speed
for the flight was 159 miles an
hour.
Hours ahead of their Dutch
and American rivals, Scott and
Black flew the 1877 miles from
Charleville, the last checking
point, in 4 hours 81 minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23
CANADA

CALLANDER, Ontario, Oct. %.
Q.N.SD.-The Dionne quintuplets
reached their twenty-first birth
day yesterday (21 weeks, with
the assurance they can now look
forward to the life expectancy Of
normal children. DR.. A. R. Dafoe,
who ushered the five into the world
and sustained their lives against
seemingly overwhelming odds, said
the Quintuplets now have precisely
the same chance of surviving as
single born children,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23
Arrests
Gain in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. ga re-
port made by Richmond police at
the request of the Anti-Saloon
League shows arrests for intoxi.
cation from June l to october l
this year totalled 2,089 as COM
pared with 1911 in the same
months Of 1888.
Drunken-driving charges in.
creased in the same period, from
So last year to 81 this year. Total
arrests from all causes were 10,387
for the period this year and 1886
last year,
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5000 BANKERS
HEAR FD|C MAN

CONTINUED from Page y
Leo T. Crowley, chairman Of the
board of the Federal Deposit In
Surance Corporation, said "the
Government is here to aid you,
not to run your business" Mr..
Crowley spoke at length on the
origin and development of deposit
insurance and gave several pro-
posals for strengthening the cor
poratlon's structure.
Appointment of a resolution
committee which will draft the pol
1cies of the association for the com.
Ing year was made by President
Law today. The committee will
submit its report to the president
Thursday.
President to Speak
The bankers convention, with
the largest attendance since 1929,
opened yesterday and closes Thurs.
day. Highlight of the four-day
meet will be the speech of Pres
1dent Roosevelt tomorrow night at
Constitution Hall.
Washington observers were won.
dering today if the President
would make direct answer to a
barrage Of criticism against the
New Deal monetary policies which
was lOoSened along three different
fronts yesterday.
In a whitening blast before
members of the State banking d.
vision, John G. Brown, counsel,
Montana Bankers Association, de-
clared the Frazier-Lemke act,
which permits farmers to repu-
diate their mortgages, at least tenn
porarily, strikes at the very root
Of the Constitution of the United
States which guarantees citizens
the rights to make individual con-
tracts.
Robert M. Hanes, banker of
North Carolina, took exception to
an inferential remark recently
made by the President in a fire
side speech that American bank
erS did not help the Government.
Mr.. Hanes said the Presidents re-
mark was "uncalled for and I'm.
fair"
On q third front, recent pro
poSalS made by spokesman for the
Administration for the establish
ment of a central bank was
strongly denounced by Frank P.
Bennett, of Boston.
In his talk today President Law
said, while bankers have been I'M
Justly criticized for not making
loans more literally, the fact is
they are willing and eager to make
good loans. Inferentially, at least,
he laid the blame of frozen credit
at the door Of the American bust
neSsman. He added:
"Many lines Of credit put ut
the disposal of business men by
banks are lying unused. 1t re-
mains for business men to
shake off their timidity and un-
certainty and to indicate VIII
linxness and ability to borrow.
Superabundant bank credit Is
available, but the demand for
credit is distreSSingly low"
Mr.. Law said the country has
a right to look to the bankers
as the first in the movement to
reawaken business confidence. He
continued:
There is no better invest
ment in the world today than
securities Of the United States
Government. The bankers have
Riven more than lip service as
an evidence Of their faith in the
cOuntry's credit. The record
shows that Government Securt-
ties held by banks have in
creased over $1,000, OOO, OOO
(seVen billion since 1929"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23
ITALY

TURIN, Italy, Oct. % I.NSD.
DR.. Ante Pavelitch and his Secre-
tary, Eugene Kvaternik, Croatian
terrorist leaders under arrest here
in connection with the assassina-
ton of King Alexander of Jugo-
slavia, today denied they were in
Marseille, where the king was
slain, on the day of the crime.
The pair were implicated in the
assassination by several of the
confessed accomplices.
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MRS. SHERMAN GAINS

Emergency Hospital attaches
reported the condition of Mrs.
John Dickinson Sherman, hanorary
president of the General Fedora
ton of Women'S Clubs, as i'm
proved today. She was knocked
unconscious when struck by a
bus last Friday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23
MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, oct. % (U.SO.
The former Mother Superior Con-
ception Acevedo y de la Llata,
convicted of completely in the
assassination of President-elect
Obregon in 1928, became the wife
of another prisoner in the penal
colony of Islas Marias, the gov
eminent announced today. The
bridegroom was Carlos Castro
Balda, serving 20 years for bomb
ing the Chamber of Deputies.
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PICARD SHIP
OVER AKRON

CONTINUED from Page y
five meters, but an effective
broadcasting range of only about
so miles.
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GREECE

ATHENS, Oct. 23.-The Greek
bandit KarathenaSis, wanted for
an attempted assassination Of
former Premier Eleutherios Veni-
Zelos in 1888, is in Jail here
today after a 13-month man
hunt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23
TREASURY CONDITION

Treasury balance, $1,871, 209,-
808.51; internal revenue, $780,
385.15; custom receipts, $21,212,-
1872.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
DEATHS

solomon N. Vail, s5 years, 1901 Oregon
Ave. N. w.
Eva F. Sparks, s4 years. 1907 Column
sybiIia D. Greer. so years. sOs1 sedgs-
wick st. N. W.
Lizzie Leclerc, so years. 1903 Nine
teenth St; N. w. .. ,..
William J. Mccathran, sr.. 7s years.
st. Eliza beths Hospital.
Elizabeth Richmond, rs years. 1881
Lenora Hoffman. Il years. s14 Web
ster st. N. w.
Caroline Newman, SIS years. 1349 Park
NJ: Henry mr. '" s. Wagner, 81 years, Walter
Reed General Hospital.
Annie L. Barkeley, 5S years, 1911
verinia Balderson, SO years. sibley
Hospital
william ]. McKernan. So years. SIT
Sixth ST. N. W.
Harriet P. Larson, 40 years. zoos
Bunker Hill Rd. N E;
William D. Giller. ~ years. 551s
Harry L. ciapp. 80 years. Georgetown
Josephine Mancuso. Is years. 1911
Tenth st. N. W.
Henry Bechenbaugh. 1 month. Chill
Richard Bechenbaugh. month. Chill.
Kate Brown. 7S years. Gallinger Hos.
Martha Edwards. So years. Freedmen's
Hospital.
Charles H. Harris. 4s years, Gallinger
Hospital.
William Crockett, "a years. Gallinger
Hospital.
Clare Thornton. % years. Georgetown
Hospital
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
Smithsonian Denies
NeLU BUiLdinq Plan

Rumors that the Smithsonian
Institution is planning to ask Fed
eral permission for taking over
the unfinished George Washing
ton Memorial at Pennsylvania
Ave. and Sixth st. N. w. as a site
for a new Smithsonian building
were discounted today by DIR.
Charles G. Abbot, secretary of the
institution.
Characterizing the reports as
"news to me-" DR.. Abbot declared
the site is still intended for a
memorial, as far as he knows.
Work on the memorial ceased sew
eral years ago, after foundations
had been laid.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
Births, Marriages, Deaths
BIRTHS

Andrew and Florence Coleman, girl.
George and Isabel Eslin, girl.
Jesse and Agnes Rhodes boy.
Paul and Bessie Ewing, boy.
Nathan and Sarah Cohen, boy.
Philip and Jane Bath. girl.
Gentry and Grace Grider, girl.
Edward and Golda Hagus, girl.
Herman and Ann Schellin, girl.
Frank and Marjorie Carter, girl.
Manville and Clara, Kendrick, boy.
Jay and lila Morrow. boy
Bartholomew and Gladys Steinecke,
oy.
Raymond and Elsie Rudolph. girl
Thomas and Marion Wood, jr., girl.
Andrew and Jiovanna Chiarodo, girl.
Thomas and Lillian Lynch, boy.
Leonard and Elizabeth Batipps, Tlrl.
Samuel and Juanita Little, girl.
William and Geneva Jones, girl.
Roy and Dorothy Scruggs, girl.
Arthur and Novella Smith, girl.
Raymond and Laura Washington. boy.
Paul and Bessie Kelly. boy.
Edgar and olivia Gaskin, girl.
Roland and Elizabeth Foreman. girl
John and Mary Foster, girl
Robert and Maude Jones, girl
James and Wardell Martin, boy.
David and Lena Hickerson, boy.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
A SERPENTS
MOSTLY SEE

Having concluded that tales
told about sea serpents in Puget
Sound and Loeb Mes areas are
mostly the imagination of "see"
serpent seers, the National Geo
graphic Society believes that most
anything can cause one to be-
lieve he has glimpsed a sea SER
pent. They mention a flock of
ducks. =.
In fact. they mention a lot of
things, like a school of sharks
playing follow the leader" in
single file, a prop" to attract
tourists, a Mediterranean ribbon
fish which is 30 feet long, a sea
worm As feet long, a giant squid,
sea weeds or sea lions.
They omitted a mention of
astigmatism or delirium tremens.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
q SEEK 8 JOBS
IN ALEXANDRIA

Twenty-one candidates have
filed for the nine positions on the
Alexandria city council to be
voted on at the Democratic pri-
mary April 3.
Three members are to be elect
ed from the city at large and one
from each of the six wards.
Mayor E. F.. Ticer, Mrs. Dolly P.
Shepperson, DR.. John T. Ashton,
Councilman E. C. Dawson, Paul
L. Delaney, w j. Greenan. T. M.
Hamilton and A. Slator Lamond
have filed at large.
; Candidates in the wards are:
First, John D. Matter; second,
L. S. Barley. Frank c. Pullin and
r. F.. Downham: third, M. T..
Dwyer, incumbent, and Percy
Cliff; fourth, N. j. Lawler and
George Bender; fifth, H. OBJ.
Cooper and L. Bergman: sixth.
George E. Garrett and Charles L.
Burgess.
Nomination at the Democratic
primary is equivalent to election.
The candidates at large will serve
three years. The ward council
men are elected for two years.
The candidate running at large
who receives the largest number
Of votes will be mayor.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
SENATE DELAYS
NAVY BILL
BY international News Service


The Governments huge naval
building program, designed to give
the United States a full treaty.
strength Navy, Jagged on the Sem
ate calendar today after it's spon-
sorS failed to secure an agreement
for its consideration next week.
The action of the Senate Naval
Affairs Committee in delaying a
report on the bill, passed by the
House, until yesterday was respon-
sible for uncertainty over it's con-
sideration.
When it was finally reported,
after a three-day delay, Senator
Trammell CD of Florida ran into
Republican objections to fixing
any definite date for its considera-
ton.
Administration leaders were
ready to give the bill the right
of way over all other legislation,
except appropriation bills. At the
same time, they said appropria-
tion bills would be given prece-
dence over the navy bill. They
expected debate on the independ-
ent offices appropriation bill to
start by Tuesday, thus further
delaying action on the navy bill.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
Sled Accidents
In Alexandria
Mjure -Four

Walnut street hill, center of
coasting in Alexandria, last night
was the scene of four accidents
to sleigh riders.
Mrs. Lester McMinimen suffered
a collarbone fracture, Douglas
Cater, 16, was severely cut on the
leg.
John Burroughs, IA, suffered
severe face injuries and Marion
Pulzone. Of Del Ray, was cut on
the face in sled collision.
There are score of minor ac-
cidents in which the participants
were not treated.
The police will guard coaSting
on the hill today and tomorrow.
Mt. Ida hill, center for coasters
in the Potomac section of the city,
will also be guarded.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
CHURCH TOHEAR
PH|LA. BISHOP

Bishop J. S. Caldwell, of Phila-
delphia, senior prelate of the
A. M. E. Zion Church, will preach
at II a. m. tomorrow at Galbraith
A. M. E. Church.
The Rev r. w. Brooks, pastor
of Lincoln Temple Congregational
Church, will observe the begin
ming Of his eleventh year as pas
tor there with a special mbrning
sermon. DR.. Algernon Jackson
will address the Mems Brother
hood at 10 a. m. The Rev. Roy
Carter, blind evangelist, will speak
to the Ushers and ReaperS Club
Of Zion Church at 3 p. m.
DR.. Charles H. Wesley, presid-
ing elder of the Potomac district,
A. M. E. Church, will preach the
communion sermon at Metropoli-
tan Church at IL a. m. The Rev.
w. H. Thomas, pastor, will preach
at 8 p. m. Music by the senior
choir will be directed by Miss
Maude SmotherS.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
SCHOOL SEEKS
EXTENSION

Plans for extending courses at
Bladensburg High School will be
discussed Monday night at a
meeting of the town commission
ers. Citizens of the town are
waging a campaign to have
junior and senior years added.
The Mt. Rainier town council
and Edmonston town council will
also meet Monday night.
Plans for the restriction of
one-story buildings on Rhode Is
land Avenue will be made by the
Mt. Rainier officials.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
TOUHY To FACE
SECOND TRIAL
ONFEB. IS

CHICAGO, Feb. 8 G.N.S).
Roger Touhy, gang chieftain, and
two followers remained in county
Jail cells today, awaiting Sec
ond trial in criminal court for
the $4,000 ransom kidnapping of
John CJake the Barber') Factor,
wealthy stock promoter.
Their first trial in the sensa-
tional abduction case collapsed
last evening when, with the jury
hopelessly deadlocked after 26
hours of spirited debate, Judge
Michael Feinberg declared a mis-
trial.
New Trial Feb. 13
Discharging the jury, Judge
Feinberg set February 13 as the
date for the new trial of Touhy
and his two codefendants,
Gloomy Gus" Schaefer and AL
bert C"Polly Nose'D Kator.
Factor, who has been ordered
extradited to England for trial
on charges of promoting a $7,000,-
900 stock swindle, is the mainstay
Of the States case against
the three Touhyites. Prosecutor
Courtney expressed the hope that
his removal, postponed several
times, can be delayed further so
the speculator can testify again.
Chair Is Asked
The maximum penalty for ran
som kidnapping in Illinois, which
the State had demanded in clos
ing arguments, is death in the
electric chair.
Factor appeared downcast as
the jury was discharged. He
said:
"It is a travesty upon jus
ttce that a jury cannot be
found to declare these men
guilty Of a crime which they
undoubtedly committed"
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
CURB ON GROUP
BANKS H|NTED
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Drastic curtailment of group
banking is being considered by the
Senate Banking Committee, it was
learned today.
Senator Couzens (R.) of Michi-
gan, one of the most influential
members of the committee, favors
such a legislative step. He said
the committee is discussing the
question.
The Ford Motor Co. was blamed
for the closing of the First Ma
tional Bank by Wilson w. Mills,
former president, before the COM
n1lttee at today's hearing.
The witness, however, said that
even if Ford's company had with
drawn its deposit, as it threatened,
the institution would not have
crashed, except for the low es-
innate made of its resources by
the chief national bank examiner.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
Tax Collections Gain
Aids Fairfax Schools

Fairfax county (Va) schools
may be able to operate a full nine
month term through greatly in
creased tax collections, w. T.
Woodson, superintendent, said to-
day.
WoodSon said that he believed
it would not be necessary to seek
additional funds.
The Washington times., 1934-02-03
DR.. Moore to Speak
On "FOLLU of Life"

Psychology and the Folly of
Life" will be the subject of the
first of a series of lectures to be
given by DR.. Thomas Werner Moore,
head of the department of psy-
chology at Catholic University,
beginning Tuesday at II a. m. at
the Carlton Hotel. The lectures
are for the benefit of st. Gertrude's
School Of Arts and Crafts. u