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The Washington times., 1934-01-18
FARLEY LINKED
To MAIL QUIZ.
By International News Service

By International News service
"A Republican threat to drag
Postmaster General Farley into
the sensational airmail investiga-
tion launched under Democratic
auspices today attracted wide at
tention on Capitol Hill.
This threat, voiced by Senator
Austin (R.) of Vermont, a mem
ber of the special committee in
curing into the airmai1 contracts
awarded during the last IL years,
was regarded as a .coupter-move
along strictly political lines.
At the same time, some Of the
Democrats privately displayed un-
easiness over Austin's strategy.
Austin declared he will seek
to cross-examine Farley and
other high officials of the Post
office Department regarding an
airplane junket to the South
west taken last October.
The Farley airplane party in
cluded the Postmaster General;
the First Assistant Postmaster
General, j. o. Mahoney, now
junior Senator from Wyoming;
w. w. Hawes. then second as
sistant and now first assistant;
and Stillman Evans, then fourth
assistant and now second assist
ant.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
REACHES
BASE ON ICE

LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica,
jan. 18 G.NSO.-Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd and his second
Antarctic expedition, arrived here
at 7::30 o'clock last night (12:30
a. m. Thursday, Ea IN Standard
Time).
The Byrd expedition, crashing
through the ice-caked Antarctic
seas aboard the Steamer Jacob
Rupert, arrived at the Bay of
Whales, supply depot, at noon
yesterday, and then proceeded to
Little America.
The expedition penetrated to
this far Southerly outpost after
battling a sudden blizzard which
delayed progress on Tuesday
night.
The journey was resumed at
3:45 a. m. yesterday after the
Jacob Rupert hove to for five
hours while the snow drove in
sheets across her deck.
With the aid of planes and dog
teams, Byrd hopes to clear up
more of the mysteries of the Ant
arctic.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
READY To FIGHT
REDS, SAYS JAP
ur,ver.oI service speclal Cable

Universal Service Special Cable
PEIPING, Jan. 18.-"If Rus
sia wants to fight we are ready
to 90 to war Immediately, but
we don't want war ourselves"
This statement of Japan's posi-
ton in the Russo-Japanese crisis
came today from Lieutent Colonel
Dan Takahasi, who arrived here
from Changchun, capital of Man
chukuo, en- route to Marking,
where he will become assistant
japanese military attache.
Takahasi bluntly accused the
Soviet of desiring to tint the
whole of eastern Asia red, which
Japan will never tolerate"
A personal study of Russian
military preparedness along the
Soviet -Manchukuo border has
convinced him, he said, that war
between Russia and Japan can be
averted "if Russia restrains her
self"
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Acquitted Physician
Faces Narcotic Act

DR.. N. Sherwood Ferris, 200
block Shepard ST.. Chevy Chase,
who was acquitted several weeks
ago by a jury in Montgomery
county on manslaughter charge,
will appear before U. S. Commits
sioner Needham C. Turnage to an
sWer charges of violating the Har-
rison narcotic act. His license was
revoked last March. and he is al
legged to have issued prescriptions
for drugs after that time.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
By DR.. CATHERINE
WYNEKOOP
copyright, 1884. by international
News SerVice)

News Service)
CHICAGO, Jan. 18 GN.SO.
When I think back over the evil
dence the prosecution has brought
in so far, in it's attempt to prove
nv mother murdered my brothers
wife, I find several points that
pleased me.
This may strike some people as
odd, since, of course, everything
that has been told the jury so far
is supposed to build up the States
case.
I think what interests me most,
up to the present time, is Miss
Mccormick testimony about the
insurance policies she wrote on
Rheta's ':fc and on mine. Through
that testimony the defense was
able to show that the life insur-
ance policies issued to both Of us
were written under exactly SINH
lar circumstances.
Has Great Faith
It might seem a little peculiar
to the casual observer for mother
to have answered the questions
on Rheta's application, but it was
no more unusual than for her to
have filled in my insurance appli-
cation.
When my insurance was writ
ten mother filled in the applica-
ton at home and I signed it
later, when the policy was
brought down to the hospital
where was working.
What did I know about such
things? I have utmost conf
dence in mother, and whatever
she passed on I knew must be
all right.
Lights Not Important
When mother took insurance
out on 2heta's life, it was stipu-
lated that it be exactly the same
kind of insurance that I held. I
have never even seen my own
policy, but I know that it has
several special clauses, such as
a 2O-year endowment, double in
demnity, ETC., and that mother
is the beneficiary of my policy
as she is of. Rheta's. I would
naturally want her to be the
beneficiary.
I do not see that the testimony
about the lights burning on the
first floor and in the reception
room of the office is important
They usually do burn, all after
noon and evening.
During this trial mother longs
to be back home-to be home
where Earl and I were born and
where all of her children grew
up. It is not the gloomy old
mansion that it has been
| labeled.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Visitor Is Told
White House
BYM CA.
It really happened.

1t really happened.
Two Washington newspaper
women were on their way
to- Mrs. Roosevelt'S press confer
ence. They had reached the
sidewalk and were just about to
swing up the driveway leading
to the west wing when a man
accosted them. He raised his
hat and said, pointing to ne
White House:
'T beg your pardon. Is that
the Y. M. C. Az"
The women looked slightly
dumbfounded. Then they looked
skeptical. But his serious ex-
preston belied any suspicion Of
a joke. One of them said:
"WhO told yOu?"
He waved down the street.
"That traffic officer"
It is not recorded whether
they enlightened him as to just
what the imposing building was,
but at any rate they directed
him to the "Y," q couple Of
blocks westward.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
HOlUGrd Professor
SDeGks at Church

DR.. Benjamin Brawley, profes-
sor of English at Howard Univer-
sity was the principal speaker at
exercises marking the installation
of new church officers at Yer
mont Avenue Baptist Church last
night. Also appearing on the
program and giving brief remarks
was DR.. A. j. Tyler. pastor of Mt.
Airy Baptist Church, who is as
SiSting the Rev. C. T. Murray, the
pastor in revival.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
War Up to Russia,
SauS Jan Att0che

PEIPing, Jan. 18. GN.SO-
eff Russia restraints herself, q
RuSsO-Japanese war can be
avoided"
Lieut.. Col. Dan Takahasi so de-
clared upon his arrival from
Changchun, capital of Manchu-
kuo, en- route to Marking to be-
come assistant Japanese military
attache. He added:
However, If Russia wants to
fight, we are ready to go to war
Immediately. We ourselves do
not want to fight
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
GOLD HOARDERS
GIVEN GRACE

Under an indefinite period Of
grace, local holders Of gold and
gold notes continued to flock to
the Treasury today to redeem
their currency before the Presi-
dents revaluation program is
placed in punitive effect.
In excess of 100000 was re-
deemed at the Treasury yesterday
when banks and other mediums
of exchange refused to handle the
money.
Treasury officials stated today
that there is no definite time
when the deadline may be de-
clared. Further leeway was al
lowed on the drastic penalties
which might be imposed at any
time in order to allow the public
to become fully informed on the
subject.
Without a moments notice the
penalties might be invoked, it was
explained. These penalties call
for a forfeiture of twice the value
of the gold obtained. In other
words, the holder of the gold may
lose his gold and be penalized a
similar amount for his failure to
surrender it.
Meanwhile, local banks and mer-
chants who yesterday refused to
handle the gold were again &C
cepting it in exchange until fur
ther notice.
District governmental agencies
and the local courts were also TAX
ing gold notes today in payment
of fees and taxes under the grace
period.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Father Will Speak
On "Seth Parker

Rev. DR.. Albert j. Lord, father
of the famous radio entertainer,
Phillips Lord, known to audiences
as Seth Parker" will give an in
side picture of Seth" Friday eve
ming, January 26, at a meeting
of the Bible Class in the First
Congregational Church.
DR.. Lord is pastor of the First
Congregational Church in Me-
ridian, Conn. His famous son is
now on a world cruise in his own
sailing yacht.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Trade War Grips
France, Germany

BERLIN, Jan. 18 G.N.S0.
France and Germany were plunged
into a trade war today with can
collation. by France of the recipro-
cal trade agreement of 1927, un-
der which the two countries had
been operating. France notified
Germany the agreements had
been cancelled following series
of recent trade reprisal acts eli
NAKED by Germany's reduction Of
French imports.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
DEPUTIES HOLD
DISCUSSION Of
BLOCKADE
Alignment With Russia Urged
BY Herriot; United States
Is Seen Involved
BY ARNO DOSCH-FLEUROT
Copyright, 1884, by International
News SerVice)

News Service)
PARIS, Jan. 18 Q.N.S0.-In q
secret session the foreign relations
committee of the French Cham
Der Of Deputies today discussed
the possibilities of war in the Far
East with Russia, Japan and the
United States involved.
The suggestion was made, In
ternational News Service learned,
that in the event of such con-
Gct, France and other powers
should blockade Japan, if the
Japanese were the aggressors, but
no conclusion was reached.
Debating Question
Leading members of Parliament
for weeks have been debating the
question of a war in the Pacific,
the changed situation since recog-
milton of the Soviet government
by the United States, and the
attitude France should take.
Friends of Soviet Russia, 1nclud-
ing former Premier Edouard Her
riot, leader of the radical Social
iSt party, who also espoused the
cause of the United States by
urging French foreign debt pay
ment, have been advocating a
closer alignment with Russia.
Herriot in particular has been
active in advocating Russia's en-
trance into the League OF Nations
and pressed that view before the
foreign relations committee IN
which he is the dominant figure.
Attitude of U. S.
Herriot told the committee he
had learned on his recent visit to
Moscow, that Soviet officials, who
once felt themselves isolated ana
consequently held a1oof from cap
italistic nations, now are ready
for world cooperation.
He was applauded by both mem
bers of the committee when he said
he considered Russia's entry into
the league of highest Importance
if the peace of the Pacific Ocean
is to be maintained. He added:
'There is danger of war"
Deputy Lean Longuet, Socialist,
and grandson of Karl Marx, dis
cussed the probabilities OF an
agreement between the U nit d
States and Russia for joint action
in the Far East.
Sees u. S. Blockade
The United States, Longuet told
the committee, naturally would
have the liveliest interest. in a
Russo-Japanese war and might
enter the conflict on the side OF
Russia.
Longuet is one Of the best
Informed men in the chamber.
His talk gave other members OF
the committee the impression
that he was speaking from inti-
mate knowledge, received from
Soviet sources, that prospects of
war in the Far East have been
carefully discussed by the Amer
ican State Department and the
Moscow foreign ministry and that
the United States had promised
to blockade Japan if she attacked
Russia. ......
He believed, however, he said,
that America probably would limit
her activities to declaring block
ade against Japan instead of in
tervening by force of arms.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
Of DOLLAR
SPEEDS GOLD
PROGRAM
1000 Million Sterilization,
Fund Needed at Once,
Says Morgenthau
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
International News Service

international news SeFNCe
The soaring American dollar In
foreign exchange supplied a new
incentive today for speedy con-
gressional action on President
Roosevelt's gold program, which
involves the establishment Of q
two thousand million dollars sta
bilization fund to be operated BY
the United States Treasury.
Pointing to today's fluctua-
tions in London-in which the
pound deprecated at the expense.
of the dollar-Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau remarked:
'Tt would be very helpful il
we had the stabilizatiOn fund
operating today"
simultaneously, cong reSsional
leaders began to put on pressure
for speed in getting the legislation
through the House this week.
Representative Byrns, Demo
cratic leader of the House, said:
"The House should pass the
bill either tomorrow or Satur-
day."
BILL REPORTED OUT
In its race to report the bin
ahead of the Banking Committee,
the House Coinage Committee
met today and favorably reported
the bill out in 80 minutes.
Then reversing the usual pro-
cedure, it was decided to hold
hearings after reporting the
measure to the floor
While Administration officials
generally scout the prospects Of
currency war" between Great
Britain and the United States,
they are nevertheless closely
watching the dollar-pound gyra-
tionS.
Today's appreciation of the dol.
lar and the depreciation of the
pound was generally interpreted
by officials here as due to Great
Britain's desire to take full ad.
vantage of the situation before
the huge American sterilization
fund gets into action.
Agreement Seen
Once the American fund iS
placed in operation. it is believed
that exchange conditions will be
Steadied through a sort of gen.
tleman'S agreement between the
Federal Reserve Bank of New
York and the Bank of England.
But today's soaring dollar and
the dropping pound convinced
many here that the British plan
to improve the pounds position
at the expense of the dollar as
much as possible in the mean.
while.
General Cummings that its con-
Attorney General Cummings
has ruled that the programs con-
Stitutionality is as "clear as q
bell"
Principal opposition came from
a handful of Republicans and
Senator Carter Glass, fiery Vir-
ginian, who was Secretary of the
Treasury under Woodrow Wilson.
Glass said:
"The Attorney Generals Opin-
ion didn't change mine."
Meanwhile, the Treasury modf
fled its deadline for turning in
all gold coin and gold certificates
and instructed banks to continue
to accept such coins and certifi-
Gates as are offered.
Discretion Seen
The penalty clause was not
suspended, but there were indi.
cations that the Government will
use considerable discretion in ap-
plying it.
The Treasury estimates there is
approximately five hundred mil.
lion dollars in gold coin and gold
certificates still outstanding.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18
DR,WYNEKOOP'S s
KIN EXPLAINS
INSURANCE
Catherine Has Firm Faith in
Mother; Denies Home Was
A Gloomy Old Place

DR.. Catherine Wynekoop, in the
tolloUing article tDritten ercluSiOe-
ly for International NelDS SerUice,
discusses the trend OF evidence
being presented at the trial of her
mother. DR.. Alice Lindsay Wy1le-
koop, for the murder of the de-
tend1nt'S dGughter-i1-ld1O, RhetG.
The Washington times., 1934-01-18

'Tf at first you don't succeed, try.
try again." An age-Old saying. but
ever true. If You haven't been able to
locate the apartment you want. read
the timely selection offered daily in the
The Omaha guide., 1934-05-26
GO SLOW.
NARY BIG
SENSATION
Bernice Saunders Steals
Show from the Leading
Characters

Did Mary Go slowi Well, I should
say not. It was the one most delicious
ly amusing plays ever produced.
Little Miss Bernice Saunders played
the part Of Dolly Berdon. . little devil
and whose acting was nothing shor.
OF genius stole the entire show away
from the leading characters. Alvin
Goodwin playing the part Of Mr.. Abb
J and Miss Minnie Preyor playing the
part Of the wife.
No less notable was playing Of Geo,
&c Barton did his stuff with superb
hunior. The story followed three wee.
rs Of the life Of a married man. who
has . small idea about the importan.
co Of . womaA's work in the home.
He finally is shown the light after {
cleverly laid plan by his wife
1t was a good live comedy in thre,
acts and we'll directed and made notal
lie by Mrs. M. A. Sterling.
The rest of the cast included, Mrs
Berdon played by Mrs. Alma Session!
Sally Carter played by Fannie Lol
Levison; Harry Stevens, played b.
William Green, Bobby Berdon playe'
by Robert Williams and Murphy pla
yed by Sam Barton.
The Omaha guide., 1934-05-26
TWO ARRESTS MADE IN
ID CASE

Harold Jackson, Of 1902 North 3Oth
St Noticed a body Of a woman lying
on the side Of the road on 29th st.
between Yates and Burdette at $50 o.
m. He called the police and after
investigation, the woman was pro-
nounced dead by Coroner Steinweiner.
1t was learned that the girl was
Oceola Walker, who had been in the
Company Of Raymond Hudgins in the
evening and the shooting had occur
ed at 221O North 27thSt. Hudgins
said that the woman shot herself in
the presenc, # himself and Joe Strow-
der who lives at 2815 Miami and they
hauled her to the spot and left her
there.
A post-motem examination showed
that the woman had been shot through
the right breast with a SO cal. rang
ing to the left
Hudgin lives at 1916 North 25th
Street and is he'd for investigation.
The Omaha guide., 1934-05-26
GAVE MANCETS
9O-DAYS

Washington -(CNS)- Leroy Mo-
kin "a got fresh with . white women
panion last week and 10 now doing %
days in jail. Leroy seem to b . cave
man It heart He met Ruth Harrieay
n night last week and demanded that
she accompany him to . nearby house
She refused. % hs forced her there
In Court the woman told her story.
Leroy got rough"
Unable to cope with either Leroy or
the situation Ruth. Rushed into the
street naked. where she was arrested.
IT didn't do that, Judge" said L.
roy. "She chased her own self out Of
the house"
suppose she hit her own self on the
head with a bottle replied the judge
"Itlbe 80 days in Jail for you Leroy
And Ruth in sharp contrast to hel
last public appearance marched from
room dressed in a pink evening gown
| green stockings and round hat.
The Omaha guide., 1934-05-26
DAVIS DENIES
CANDIDANCY

Il have been approached and urged
to file for the Legislature on the Dem
ocratic ticket. Here and now i wish to
say that U success is in proportion
to the planning, cooperation and I'm
ity Of purpose Of the individual party
members, showing strength. Heller
SHELTER filing by numbers Of individu-
ais will tend to sap the strength Of q
candidate. who can win. losing for IN
. Race Nominee. ! deem it wisdom for
the various aspirants to face facts IN
look toward living a race represent
alive. rather than playing Dog in
the manager"
Mr. John Owens incumbent, natur-
ally is filing for opportunity OF Rcd
ction There are also two other race
men mentioned aspossibIe candidates
One white candidate has already filed
All Of these on the Democratic ticket
In . field such as that / cannot see
that my entry would be conducive
toward assurance of q race nominee.
rather versa. For the sake of race So
liderity and party succesa, I am Some
what cold to ths proposal. 1t 10 my
opinion that the play as staged will
20 on without me rs . principal
Owens has made m admirable rec
ord in the Legislature. il conscientious
honest and sincere His Legislative
victory in the r~edistrictinE Measure
commends him to the thinking voter.
Therefore I choose not to file for
the office Of State Representative
from the ninth legislative Distric.--
Attorney Charles F. Davis
The Omaha guide., 1934-05-26
WORLD WAR VETERAN
DIES IN ILLINOIS

Mr.. Fred McCraney. died at the
Veterans Hospital in Hines, Illinois.
where he has been about two months.
He was 43 years Of age and . World
VA Veteran. He was a member Of
Cleaves Temple c. M. E. Church nj
25th and Decatur SITS
He vas born in Mississippi. Ser.
vice will be held from Cleaves Temple
at 2:30 p n. Saturday. Rev o. A
Calhoun will officiate. The Roosevelt
American Legion Post No. 80 will be
in charge Of the services. He leave:
to mourn his loss one brother, MI. P
E. Anderson and one sister, Mrs
Virginia Foster.
The Omaha guide., 1934-05-26

|ASSAILANTS
LEAVE NO CLUE

Mrs. Oceola Walker,2627 N. 25th st.
late Thursday night or early Friday
morning met death from gunshot wo-
unds inflicted by an unknown assassin
The murdered women's body was
riddled with four gunshot wounds, her
body and legs were badly Scared
THE body was found at 5:o'clock
Friday morning lying in = gutter 1t
the corner Of 29th and Yates Avenue
evidently hurled there from = passing
car.
Police as yet have been unable to
locate anyone who saw the women at
anytime after ii O'Clock Thursday mite
until the body was found. The l&
time Mrs. Walker wa seen alive was
11:o'clock Thursday night. She vas
seen getting into a sunset taxi cab
near cath and Patrick Ave Police r
checking movements from that time
Funeral arraignments have not been
made The body is at the J. D. Lewis
Mortuary.
Mrs. Walkers surviving relatives
are Miss Lavar Powell daughter Clyde
Powell Bonnie Ray and Viola
Jones, sisters Cara Clay John Clay l..
B. Clay and Will Clay Brothers
The Omaha guide., 1934-05-26

One Of the most interesting hap.
penings in South Omaha recently i,
the organization Of the South rnahs
Utilities club. This club is com.
posed Of men and women and minor.
whose purpose is the opening Of chan
nels for Negro employment and bust,
ness interest
Through the organization is only
four weeks old, it already boasts of
. membership of $50 wide awake
citizens who act as we'll as talk. In
this four weeks Of existence the
group has accomplished the following
amazing achievements:
The placing Of Titus Alton, 1927
Jefferson Ave. on an Atlantic Diarv
route, and Lawrence King, 2914 w.
St on q World Heard route. In
both instances the finance for bond
required by the companies was paid
by the club.
The Omaha guide., 1934-05-26
LATEST IN
WALKER CASE

Raymond Hudgins under question
gave his version Of the Staying of Mrs
Osceola Walker. Hudgln says, "Oceo
la Walker and / went to the home of
Mrs. Strowder, 2210 North 9th St.,
at 1870 Friday morning. We rented
a DON for the night, undressed and
were fixing to get in bed. An argu
ment rose between US. Oceola said,
I am going to kill you and myself.
She grabbed her purse from the bur
eau, oened it. 1 saw a pistol and be
came frightened. In an attempt to
wrest the tweapol from her. it was
discharged while in her hand.
THE landlady and her son rushed
upstairs. and seeing what had happen
ed, Mrs. Strowder said. Get her out
Of here I called q car. Another
man helped me place the body in the
can. Then I took the woman anG
dumped her out at 29th and Yates, SC
it would appear that she had beer
killed on the street"
Police in searching the premises a
2210 North 9th ST.. found the gun
used in the Staying hidden in the
basement. The gun had been hant
led so much that finger prints no
available, Hudeins is being held TO
further questioning. The Coroner
in quest will be held Monday at ]. D
| Lewis Mortuary.