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The Washington times., 1934-05-07
Rep Crosby Flies Here to Sign Bank Pay-Off Petition
Jean Harlow Leaves
Her Third Husband:
Incompatible"

HOLLYWOOD, May 7 dN.sO.
Jean Harlow, platinum blonde
film star. has separated from her
third husband, Hal RosSon, screen
photographer, she announced to-
day.
Miss Harlow moved into the
home of her mother and STEP
father while Mr.. Rosson took
quarters at the Hollywood Ath-
letic Club.
Ironically, the separation &C.
CURED only few hours after Miss
Harlow had acted as bridesmaid
for Carmelita Geraghty, actress
who married Carey Wilson, pic.
ture writer, yesterday.
Miss Harlow said she would
seek divorce soon and would al
leCe incompatibility. She ad-
mitted:
"It'S true that Hal and 1 have
separated. 1 shall seek a d.
vOrce. It's the only way out for
both Of us. 1 feel other people
have made mistakes, and it's
wrong for us to live together
when we are obviously unCOn-
genial. Hal can probably find
some other woman who will
make him happier than / have
done.
81 have always felt it sounds
so silly when + huSand and wife
make Up their minds to seek a
divorce and they announce that
now they will be better friends
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
LAW ERROR laid
To FOULO|S
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Major General Benjamin D.
Foulois, Chief of the Army Air
Corps. violated the law in ad-
ministering a $7,5O0,000 PWA al
lotment for aircraft purchases,
a House Military Affairs Sub
committee charged today.
At the same time the commit
tee reported that Assistant Sec-
retary of War Woodring had
fully complied with the pro-
visions of the air corps act in
handling the appropriation. The
contracts were held up pending
the grand jury's investigation of
War Department lobbying, and
new bids have been asked.
The committee of eight men,
bers, headed by representative
Rogers 3D. of Massachusetts,,
was unanimous in its report on
General Foulois and will make
recommendations regarding the
charges shortly.
General Foulois is specifically
charged with deciding to award
contracts without competitive
bidding despite the insistence OF
Woodring that awards be made
after competition. The commit
tee said the Northrup Corpora
ton. the Boeing A!rplane Com
pany, and the Glenn l.. Martin
Company already had been
chosen by the air corps to re-
ceive the contracts.
The Washington times., 1934-05-07

Harry Duvall, colored, 36, serv-
ing a Jail sentence for being
drunk, confessed today, homicide
squad detectives said, to the
killing of Newell T. Stiles, bank
teller, and James Johnson, 38,
colored, more than a week ago.
The prisoner, according to the
detectives. said the murders were
committed while he was in a
maniacal rage during the drunk
for which he was sent to Jail.
Duvall told the police he
bought the gun used in the
shootings from another colored
man on Seventh Street. He paid
rs cents for it.
Didn't Know AsSailant
Mr.. Stiles was 35, married, the
father of two children. and lived
in the 1400 block of Military Rd.
DuVall has been in District Jail
where he was sent a few days ago
after a conviction for drunken
ness. Information given the homi-
eide squad led Detective Sergeant
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
SAVE
POISONED GIRL

Members of the Bethesda
Rescue Squad successfully re-
vived Miss Lorain Fayer. %,
yesterday after she was alleged
to have swallowed a quantity of
poison at the home of F. F. FL
lott, of the $500 block Forty
seventh St.. Chevy Chase. Md,
where she is employed.
Miss Fayer was found in her
room lying across the. bed by
members of the family. Beside
her was the empty bottle and a
note saying:
II am sorry. please notify
my sister. / just don't want
to live"
The Washington times., 1934-05-07

than ever and will probably see
more of each other.
"HAL is FINE MAN"
"Our marriage is finished.
There will be no recOncilia ton,
nor will we see each other every
day. l will say, however, that
Hal is a fine man. 1 regret
more than I can say that our
marriage has been such a fail.
ure. l won't say it's HaI's fault
any more than my fault. We
simply were not meant for each
other. There is no other man
or woman"
Her statement was in sharp
contrast to the, radiance of her
honeymoon declaration last Sep
tember when the honeymooners
returned here by airplane from
their marriage in Yuma, Ariz.
and greeted newspaper men. She
said then:
II am SuperbIy happy"
Miss Harlow's first husband
was Charles F. McGrew, End.
Chicago socialite, whom she mar
ried when she was a coed at a
young woman's finishing school
In Illinois. They were divorced
Her second husband, Paul
Bern, movie executive shot and
killed himself in their palatial
home here September S, 1882
two months after they were mar
ried.
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
BY DUNCAN FORSYTH

Fully as important as the ques-
ton of improving relations be-
tween the District of Columbia
government and Congress, dis
cussed in a recent symposium IN
The Washington Times and pro-
vided for in the bill introduced by
Senator William H. King CD OF
Utah, to increase the powers OF
the District Commissioners, is the
question of establishing primary
elections here for delegates repre-.
senting the District at national
political conventions.
Through primaries residents OF
the District will have the oppor-
tunity to express themselves po-
litically and to direct with some
effectiveness the political organ
izations in the District. A bill to
accomplish these purposes has
been introduced in the House
by Representative Mary T. Nor
ton CD of New Jersey, chair
man of the District Committee.
Certified by rs Voters
The bill provides that nomina-
tions for delegates and alternateS
shall be made and certified by
at least Is voters of the same
political party as the nominee
and that no other persons shall
be listed as candidates. AS many
delegates and alternates shall be
voted for as are allotted to the
District by the various national
party conventions.
Qualifications for persons vot-
ing at such primaries shall in
clude citizenship. three years
residence in the District. and
lack of voting privileges else
where. A poll tax of 81 will be
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
FINLAND To GET
GUT IN DEBT
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
President Roosevelt plans to
negotiate a debt settlement with
Finland, Speaker Rainey of the
House announced today.
Speaker Rainey said this settle
ment would serve as a model"
for any similar debt settlements
that might be effected with other
nondefaulting nations in the
future.
Finland has met all debt pay.
ments due the United States thus
far.
Action by Attorney General
Cummings in ruling Great Brit
ain, Italy, and the other token"
debt payers exempt from the pen
alties of the Johnson act today
raised the question whether the
debtor nations could continue to
escape default by making small
partial payments on their obliga-
tions to this Government.
Indications in authoritative
quarters were they would not be
permitted to do so unless the pay
ments were much more substan-
tial than those made in the past,
which ranged anywhere from 2
to 10 per cent of the amount due.
Should the debtor nations indi-
cate their willingness to make a
substantial payment on account
pending new settlement, it was
intimated an effort might be
made to have Congress give Presi-
dent Roosevelt authority to &C.
cept such sums.
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
MERCURY RISE.
: HA[TS At 81

The unusually warm weather
resulted in straw hats and sum-
mer clothing appearing several
weeks earlier than usual.
Clouds blotted out the sun this
afternoon and checked a rapidly
mounting thermometer whic h
threatened to pass the highest
mark in many years, 81, recorded
yesterday. At p. m. the mercury
stood at 81 and was dropping
slightly. This was one degree
cooler than yesterday.
The Weather Bureau predicted
relief for late this afternoon when
thunder storms are expected to
end the three-day heat wave which
has shattered all records since
1918 for this time of the year.
Tomorrow will. be much cooler,
it was promised. The heat started
early today, the mercury climbing
eight degrees in one hour, between
8 a. m. and 9 a. m.
CHICAGO, May 7 GN.SO.
Grain, forage, orchard and gar
den crops in the Central West
were imperiled today as Govern
ment forecasters were unable to
promise relief from the drouth
and blistering heat. Iowa was
the greatest sufferer from the
unprecedented heat wave. the
mercury soaring to 100 degrees
at Sioux City yesterday.
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
Will Rogers
Says:
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, May
From all 1 can learn from
the foreign news in our papers,
the ambition abroad seems to
be to get Japan and us into q
war. Now If any nation on
earth can give any excuse for
our fighting Japan rather than
some other nation fighting her,
it ought to get a prize for
thinking of it.
Naturally everybody feels
sorry for China, but there seems
to be concerted plan among the
others to get us to feel 50 much
sOrrier than they do that we
will do all the fighting for 'em.
Besides, we couldn't 90 to
war with Japan now; for we
just sent our fleet around on
the East Coast in case we
should have trouble with POrtu.
gal or Spain.
Copyright. 1894. by MGNaught
Syndicate1
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
PREPARES
FOR FIGHT
Of HIS
LIFE
Magnate in Good Spirits
After Being Taken OF
Steamer in Bay

N.N.SJ.-Happy and in good
spirits, Samuel insult, the for
mer Midwest utilities car, to-
day said he was girding for the
fight of his life as the train
speeding him to Chicago stopped
here to change locomotives. In.
sull's train arrived at 1924 and
left shortly after 1880 for
Pittsburgh. 1t will probably
make another stop at Altoona.
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
ABOARD. TRAIN WITH SAM
UEL INSULL, EN- ROUTE TO
CHICAGO May7 G.N.S0-A pris.
oner of .ne Federal Government,
and prepared to fight to the
bitter end. Samuel insult, one
time head of 1000 million dol
lar utilities empire. raced back
to Chicago today, his 21-monthS
flight from justice ended.
Sharing a compartment with
three Government agents and
Burton Y. Berry. secretary of the
American Embassy in Turkey,
who brought him home from
Smyrna aboard the freighter Exi-
Iona. insult remained in good
spirits as each passing hour
moved him nearer to the trial he
SO long avoided.
Ruehod An CAo4iovn
insult was placed aboard this
train at Princeton Junction, N. j.,
after 60-mile an hour automo-
bile trip from Fort Hancock, at
the tip of Sandy Hook, where a
Coast Guard cutter landed him
after his debarkation from the
Exilona % miles at sea.
At Philadelphia a large crowd
of curious sightseers and an army
of cameramen descended on the
train. insult was ready and
willing to pose for pictrues, but
Mr.. Berry for the first time inter.
posed objections.
Throughout the early stages of
the journey, insult laughed and
joked with reporters accompany
ing him to the scene of his forth
coming trial. He reiterated his
conviction that time would see
him completely vindicated" Of
the charges against him.
Passes Plant
En- route the group passed a
plant of the Central New Jersey
Power and Light Company, a
subsidiary of the far-flung utilities
kingdom insult had erected and
ruled over for many years.
insult showed no evidence OF
recognition or emotion as he
glanced at large sign, bearing
the name of the company, atop
the power plant.
AS the train pulled in, insult
came out of the station and
climbed aboard with a wave OF
his hand to the newSpapermen
(Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
Norton Bill Seeks District
Primaries for President

a further requirement, this to be
paid each election year before the
first Monday in April. At the
time of paying the poll tax party
allegiance must be declared, and
the person may vote only in the
primary of the party thus de-
clared.
Election Every Four Years
Funds collected from the poll
taxes will be used only for eX-
penSes of conducting the pri-
marieS.
Nominees for delegate or alter
nate must be American citizens,
resident for five years in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and must be Of
good moral character.
The elections are to be held on
the first Monday in May of each
presidential year, and the Com
missioners are to designate polling
places for the first elections. The
District Auditor will receive the
poll tax payments and issue
licenses to vote.
After the first elections. the
delegates chosen shall appoint a
Secretary-treasurer who will hold
office till the next election, keep
records, receive poll taxes and
issue licenses to vote. The dele
gates and alternates shall also Sc
lect a national committeeman or
a national committeewoman, or
both. to hold office till the next
election. Should a vacancy occur
in the position of national COM
mitteeman or national committee
woman, the delegates may name
a successor to serve until the next
election.
Publication of addresses where
poll taxes will be receivable and a
list of polling places is provided
for.
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
BENNETT STILL
LOVES WIFE

HOLLYWOOD, May 7 Q.N.SO.
Richard Bennett, veteran actor,
has left Hollywood temporarily,
but he still loves his wife, it was
revealed today by her attorneys.
One lawyer said:
1--WE have our scouts looking
for him in Phoenix, Ariz. We
haven't been able to get in
touch with him for several days.
Our only clue is a telegram"
The telegram, addressed to
Mrs. Bennett from Phoenix and
signed "Dick." read:
Darling, can't you find some
place in your heart to adjudi.
cate this CuI de sac? / love
YOU"
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
ROBLES CHILD
FOUND: SAYS
REPORT
Kidnaper Captured Near Santa
Cruz, Is Belief; Posses Out;
Sheriff Refuses to Talk

TUCSON, Ariz.. May 7 G.N.S).
Unconfirmed reports were received
here today from Mexico that
squad of United States Depart
ment of Justice agents had cap
tured the kidnapers of June Ro-
bles in the state of Sonora. just
south of the international border.
At the same time it was reported
that the missing heiress had been
found in Phoenix. Ariz., due to
the confession of the kidnapers.
No Confirmation
There was no immediate con-
firmation of this report either here
or in Phoenix. Members Of the
family were silent. as were Off
cials. although there was indica-
ton of feverish activity in official
circles under cover"
The sheriff's office at Phoenix
denied any knowledge of the re-
port that June was found there,
or that any search was being made
for her.
All officers here were noncom-
initial, although one admitted "in.
formation was expected in a few
hours from Mexico"
1t was reported here that if the
capture of the kidnaper or kid
napers has been effected, the
posse will take the prisoners direct
to the Arizona State prison at
Florence for safe keeping.
Made At Santa Cruz
The capture of the kidnapers
was said to have been made at
Santa Cruz.
A posse of from 20 to Is Amer
lean officers, in the company of
Mexican Federal Government Of
ficerS, were reported to have left
for Santa Cruz early this morning.
From Nogales, Sonora, the city
police wagon was said to have
been sent to Santa Cruz to get the
arrested kidnaperS.
Santa Cruz is about Is miles
below the Mexican border.
The confession from the kid
naper of the six-year r-old heiress
was reported to have been OBJ
tanned shortly after midnight.
UnderSheriff Colby S. Farrar,
of Tucson, and a squad of deputies
were said to have left secretly for
Nogales to contact the Federal
posse.
'RuraleS' Aid Hunt
Aiding the American officers
were the ''Rurales" of Sonora, the
Mexican rural policemen.
A mysterious note, believed to
be a message to the father of the
kidnapped heiresS, was found today.
The note was placed under the
door of the law office of Carlos
Robles, uncle of the girl, who was
kidnapped April Is, and was i'm
mediately delivered by Robles to
the family. Robes, deputy county
attorney, refused to reveal the
contents.
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
BILL
! BEST AID To
RECOVERY ;: \
Pennsylvania Interrupts His
Primary Battle to Give
Support to Measure
picture on Page 81

Roaring ahead of a 50-mile
windstorm, Representative Charles
N. Crosby (D) of Pennsylvania
felw in record breaking time here
today to support the Mcleod bank
relief bill.
The trip, which interrupted his
campaign for reelection to Con-
greSs in the Pennsylvania pri-
maries next week, was made for
the sole purpose of affixing his
signature to the Weideman petit
tion forcing a House vote on the
Mcleod bill, May %.
Accompanied by Wife
Accompanied by his wife, Mrs.
Isabelle Crosby, and Seward
Young, of Erie. Pa, a personal
friend, and advisor, he was to re-
turn home iate today inmedi-
ately after signing the petition
on the House clerks desk.
The flight was made in two
hours, although Meadville, where
they took off near the Repre-
Sentative's home, is 275 air miles
from washington.
BY signing the petition he be-
came the 108th Representative to
insist on a House vote on bank
relief legislation It this session.
Only 81 more signatures are
needed to enforce the desired
vote.
Tense Interest Explained
Explaining why he endorses
Federal aid of closed banks, the
Pennsylvania legislator said:
"The freezing Of assets in
closed banks is the greatest
hindrance we have to economic
recovery.
"In Erie four Of our largest
banks are closed and in my
district alone $4,000, rep
reSenting the life's savings of
$4,000 depOsitors, is frozen
solid.
"That situation is typical of
the condition of finances and
credit throughout the entire
nation and 1 believe Congress
could have no better legiSIa-
ton to relieve currency and
restore credit than either the
(Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
Cannon Withdraws

Prior to this, Representative
Raymond J. Cannon CD of Wis.
consin, who represented Mr..
Shoemaker at the first trial, an
nounced his withdrawal from the
case.
The first trial resulted in a
hung jury, the vote standing at
II to for conviction.
Issuance of the attachment, on
bench warrant, means that Mr..
Shoemaker is subject to arrest
when he returns to the Capital
from Minnesota. He cannot be
arrested on his way to or from
the Capitol, however, authorities
said.
When court opened Mr.. Can.
non addressed the judge, saying:
"At the time of the first
trial l agreed to represent Mr..
Shoemaker, but later asked to
be relieved and I assumed this
had been done.
"My withdrawal has nothing
to do with the recent occur.
renceS in Minnesota. (Mr.
Cannon referred to the fact
that last week MIR. Shoemaker
was accused of ramming three
other cars with his machine.
CONTINUED on Pare 2. Col. 81
The Washington times., 1934-05-07
SHOEMAKER
ARRESTS
ORDERED
MinnesOtan Shuns D. C. Trial;
Collateral Forfeited; Cannon
Withdraws As Lawyer

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 7.
Two warrants for the arrest Of
Representative F. H. Shoemaker
Of Minnesota, the only former
convict in the national House
Of Representatives, charging
him with failure to stop after
an accident and careless driving
were issued here today. The
warrants were signed by Ralph
Jacobson and w. L. McCOmbe
and were the result of an auto.
mobile crash Saturday night
and a series of other crashes in
which the Representatives. car is
alleged to have been involved
during a chase.
Forfeiture of the $25 collateral
posted by Representative Francis
H. Shoemaker (F.-L0 of Mime
sofa, and issuance Of a bench
variant for his arrest. was
ordered today when he failed to
appear in Police Court to stand
trial on a charge of assault.
The order was issued by Judge
Ralph Given on a motion by
Assistant District Attorney David
A. Hart, after the case had been
called and the Minnesotah
charged with attacking Charles
Newman, a taxicab driver, failed
to answer.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-10-03
Full Terms Planned
For County Schools
County Institutions Urged To OPP
crate $50 Days; State Ex-
plains Salary Problem

The countrywide infantile paral-
ysiS quarantine, which delayed the
opening of schools in practically
every district IN the county, will
not shorten the length of the
terms, it is indicated by a request
received recently by Mrs. Ella M.
Watkins, county, school superin-
tendent, from the state depart
ment of education.
The department pointed out that
state attendance money is paid only
on the number of actual teaching
days and student attendance, and
that term Of less than 100 days
would seriously curtail school re-
ceipts. To this end Mrs. Watkins
is urging every district to maintain
the 180-day term by reducing holi-
day periods and extending the term
as far into the summer as necessary.
Teachers Pay Unaffected
Referring to the payment OF
teachers the department states:
"Under the standard form of con-
tract of employment for one
calendar year and 1870 actual teach
ing days, the teacher should be
paid the regular installment at the
end of each calendar month with
out any deduction of salary. The
school authorities should rearrange
the school calendar by adjustment
of vacation periods ana extension of
the term so as to secure 100 actual
school days for the benefit of the
pupils.
TN districts wzle-e the form of
contract has been modified to en-
ployment on a school month basis
with a stipulated amount for each
month, there should be no deduc-
ton from the monthly amounts.
Any arrangement of the school cal
lendar SO as to secure the full 100
day term would involve an addi-
tional agreement for compensation
and extension of the term to cover
the time lost
The department further urged
that wherever possible the time lost
by the quarantine be made up so
that the school children of the state
shall receive the full term OF school
contemplated by the law.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-10-03
Bids Are Opened
On Loop Loop Work
Spokane Firm Enters Low Bid Of
$44,923 On Resurfacing
Job

Bids on another important stretch
Of the Loop Loop highway, fed
eral road project on winch large
crews have been employed in new
construction work, were opened at
Portland, Oregon, FRIDAY, according
to a Portland news dispatch.
The Joslin & McAllister Con-
structicn company of Spokane was
found to have submitted the low
bid of $44,923 when estimates were
opened. The contract calls for the
resurfacing of 6.5 miles of the Loop
Loop national forest highway.
The highway is being constructed
as connection between TWisp and
the Okanogan. valley across the
Methow valley kanogan valley di-
vide as an eventual link in the
Cascade wagon road highway from
this vicinity to Sedro-W oolley, Mt.
Vernon and Bellingham.
Fred Redmon of Yakima bid $45,-
sci for the work; the Marsh Con-
struction company, Spokane, bid
$49, 1862, and L. Romano corpora
ton, Seattle, bid $54,390.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1934-10-03
to all educators, she declared.
Reception Planned

Opening at o'clock in the Okla
hogan gymnasium with an inform
al reception, the morning program
will officially start with brief
opening talk by Mrs. Watkins,
scheduled for $50. An address by
DR.. Robert G. Mcconnell, president
of the EIlensburg normal, will fol-
low
The morning program also in
cludes: Address, Sources OF School
Revenue" by Victor Morgan, sup
erintendent of schools at Omak;
effects of Initiative a." by Homer
Davis, Okanogan superintendent OF
schools; music.
One of the highlignts of the
institute will be an address, "The
Teachers Part in School Support
Crisis" by Mrs. Olive Bennison'
Miss Bennison is state representa-
tive of the washington Educational
association.
Luncheon AT Noon
From II to 1870 o'clock the
teachers will meet for luncheon
program, planned to be held at the
Cariboo Inn. Musical numbers
under the leadership of Hartley D
Snyder, dean Of the school OF music
at Ellensburg normal, will open the
afternoon program.
Also scheduled is a w. =. a
meeting, with Miss Bennison In