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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23
Dutch Filters to Take
Second in Air Derbv

ALBURY, New South Wales,
Oct. "a "wednesday Q.N.SO.-En-
countering numerous delays, ap-
parently due to darkness, K. D.
Parmentier and j. j. Moll, Dutcn
filters in second place in the Eng
land-to-Australia air derby, landed
here today and decided to remain
until daylight before setting out
on the final short lap of their
long flight to Melbourne.
The filters arrived shortly after
midnight, local time, after send
ing out an sos asking for direc-
tions. They had gone far to the
east of their course, being lost
over the Wodonga district.
Attempted Hop Baked
The airmen brought their big
American-made Douglas air liner
down on the local race course,
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POderjay Indicted
On Bigamy Count

NEW YORK. Oct. % Q.N.S0
capt" Ivan Poderjay was IN
dicted today for bigamy and
another attempt will be made to
extradite him from Austria. The
indictment charges that he was
already married when he married
Agnes Tufverson here on Decem,
Der 4 of last year. She later dis
appeared and is believed dead.
Poderjay is being held in Vienna,
having originally been arrested
there during the investigation into
his "wife'S" supposed death.
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FLOYD SAVES Z,
THEN DIES
Bv WILLIAM ]. KELLY

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio. Oct
% GN.S).-Sharp, shiny bullets
whistled through the air and
silenced forever a man who ran
the gantlet of crime. They killed
Charles A. pretty Boy" Floyd
Oklahoma's desperado, after he
begged and enjoyed last supper
that was gift for a king"
Today he had. Joined in death
other notorious outlaws whose
reigns of robbery and gun battles
led them to eternity. Before
dying. Floyd, rs years old, ad-
mitted his identity.
A coroner's autopsy early today
disclosed that three bullets ripped
through the hoodlum's body His
trusty right arm, that aided in
shooting him to freedom more
than once. was pierced by one bull
let. A second punctured the in
testineS at the right side and the
third entered a short distance be-
low the heart.
Curious About Tip
While officers picked up his
bullet-riddled body in which life
still fingered, the gangster, who
had been hunted and chased like
a wild beast, murmured:
"WhO the hell tipped yOu?"
Remembering his companions
in crime, he asked:
"Where is Eddie?"
Police thought he referred to
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RESUMPTION
OFGAMBL|NG
" FEUD SEEN
Allan B. Wilson Shot Down at
Wheel of Car Near Home
of mickey" Mcdonald

Armed with shotguns and
heavy pistols, pack of gang"
lands thugs lurked in ambush
early today and shot to death an
innocent man as the latest out
rage in the Capitals gambling
war.
Allen B. Wilson, newspaper dis
tributor for The washington
Times and Herald, was the man
who fell before the whitening
blast of the gangsters' guns
when he halted his car before
the home of Mickey" Mcdonald.
local sportsman, in the 1900
block Carroll Ave-, Takoma Park.
AS Mr.. Wilson Slumped over
the wheel of his car. the killers
continued to pour lead into his
body.
Fire Second VOlley
And as his car rolled across the
street, the dying man helpless at
the wheel, they delivered another
Volley. then sped away in a
waiting car.
Police found the place in a
clump of trees where the gang
sters had lain in ambush. Cigar
cite butts and burned matches
showed that they had been there
long time.
Police believe there were two
gunner and a driver of the get
away car. although one detective
believes there we're two men in
the death gang.
Home Guarded
A police guard was thrown
around the Mcdonald home after
the shooting, while detectives are
running down a number of clues.
Police believe the gangsters
were waiting for Mr.. Mcdonald,
who usually returned home at
about the time Mr.. Wilson drove
up with his papers.
They discovered that Mr..
Mcdonald usually came home in
a taxicab of the same make and
model as the car Mr.. Wilson
drove.
Detectives pointed out that one
blast of bullets was fired into the
rear seat. as if the killers had
believed their victim was in the
rear of the car.
Dies in Sanitarium
Mr.. Wilson, who was 30 years
old and lived in the 900 block,
Ridge Avenue, Silver Spring, died
in Washington Sanitarium with a
bullet through his head and
nearly a dozen other wounds in
his body.
In the street from where the
gunner fired. police found sew
eral discharged shotgun shells and
many .45-caliber cartridges.
Mcdonald, who was awakened
by the shooting, called police.
When police arrived, Mcdonald
is said to have made them
identify themselves before admit
ting them to the house. Even
then, the police declared, he met
them with drawn pistol at the
door.
Mcdonald. who is 81 years old,
lives in a palatial Takoma Park
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Guilt Denied
By Wife of
Kidnaper
BY DAVID P. SENTNER

LOUISV VILE, KY, Oct. %
O.N.SD .-Without her wedding
ring, Mrs. Frances Robinson told
the court in a mouse-like voice
today that she was not guilty
of aiding her missing husband,
Tom Robinson, jr., in kidnapping
Mrs. Alice Stoll.
The young mother of five
year-old baby was neatly attired
in a new dress when she was
arraigned before Federal Judge
Charles 1. Dawson. 1t was black
silk crepe with pleated white
satin collar and cuffs. She wore
her old black satin turban hat
with a white band and new sheer
silken stockings with black suede
shoes.
May Mean the End
The discarding of her wedding
ring was taken as an announce
ment to the world that she was
through with the man who had
caused her this trouble.
Her trial was tentatively set
for next Monday along with that
of Thomas H. Robinson, ST.,
father of the hunted kidnaper.
The elder Robinson is also
charged with plotting the kidnap-
ing. He is free under $4,000
bond in Nashville, Tenn. United
States Attorney Thomas Sparks
informed the court that Robin
sons hearing for removal to
Louisville was scheduled for next
Friday and if the transfer were
granted the Government would
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P|CCARDS OFF
On STRATO
FLIGHT
Officials Unable to Estimate
Altitude of Sky Cruiser on
CoSmic Ray Hunt

AKRON, Ohio. Oct. % G.N.So.
The Picard stratosphere balloon
was sighted at 1915 o'clock this
afternoon above the city OF
Akron, according to radio dis
patches from an observation
plane from the Cleveland airport.
Officials were unable to make
a definite estimate as to the
balloons altitude, but said it was
'VerY high"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-10-23

WASHINGTON FORECAST
Fair and slightly cooler tonight Full wealth.
report on Page 28.
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Garrison Leaves
For College Post
Rx International News service

BY InternatlOnaI NeWs SoFVlCo
Lloyd K. Garrison, OF Wlscon-
sin, today submitted his resigna-
ton as chairman of the National
Labor Relations Board to Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Mr.: Garrison left today to re-
sumo his duties at the University
Of Wisconsin.
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CRIME WAVE
HERE ROUSES
CHURCHMEN
Plea for "CIeanup" Is Sent
to Congress Leaders,
D. C. Officials

AS an innocent victim in Wash
ington's underworld warfare was
shot to death early today, an APP
peal was issued to Congress. Dis
trict officials and junsts to
bring to an end the reign of out
lawry that has gripped the Ma
TONS Capital for the past year.
The committee on civic az
fairs of the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches issued the
call for help in ending vice and
crime in the District.
Wilbur La Roe, jr., local at
tOrney and chairman Of the com.
mittee, branded conditions in the
District as serious" and declared
that it is little less than disgrace
full" In a city that is the Capital
of the Nation.
The appeal for help in driving
criminals from the Capital was
sent to the following persons:
Senator William H. King.
chairman of the Senate District
Committee:
Representative Mary r.
Norton, chairman of the House
District Committee;
District Attorney Leslie c..
Garrett:
District Commissioners Melvin
C. Hazen, George E. Allen and
Daniel I. Sultan;
Court Aid Asked
Justices of the District
Supreme Court Jennings Bailey,
Jesse C. Adkins. Joseph w. Cox,
F. Dickinson Let's. Alfred A.
Wheat, Peyton Gordon, Oscar
R. Luhring. James M. Proctor,
Daniel w. O'Donoghue;
Corporation Counsel E. Bar
rett Prettyman.
The committee issued the appeal
only after making thorough in
vestigation of the Washington un-
derworld and finding situations
which are described as appalling.
The appeal was voiced, Mr.. La
Rose said, not as a criticism of the
authorities whose duty it is to en-
force the laws of the District, but
rather to call the attention OF all
authorities to the reign OF crime
which is endangering the lives OF
citizens.
That this is justified is seen in
view of the fact that while the let
ter was in the mails, gangSters
today shot down in cold blood an
innocent victim.
The wanton killing today bears
out the assertions of the commit
tee, that concerted action must be
taken in the public interest TO
clean up situations in the District
Conditions Described
The committee. which includes
some of the most outstanding clti-
zens of the Capital. has 1nvestl-
gated and found the situation
here is as follows:
Gambling:
big Shot" gamblers have been
operating in the District on
large scale for some time.
Two murders in a down town
hotel were laid by the committee
to the gambling mobs.
The police department has mace
"commendable efforts" to end this
gambling menace, it was pointed
out, but prominent gamblers are
still at large and wholesale gaming
is being carried on.
Numbers racket:
The committee finds that this
racket, which takes money from
the poor, is rampant in the city"
Defects of the law have pre-
vented the police from making
much Roadway against this racket
the committee holds.
1t was pointed out that the
House District Committee months
ago was asked by the District
Attorney to strengthen the law.
The committee failed to heed
(~..J - De-. roI 81
Evening star., 1934-11-04
WOMAN is INJURED
IN THREE.CAR CRASH
Driver of One Auto Charged With
Recklessness-Third Motor
ist Being Sought.

Mrs. John Shaffer. 1851 Lamont
street, was injured last night when
an automobile in which she was rid
ing with her husband was struck
by another machine near the Geor-
gia avenue underpaSs
Mrs. Shaffer was taken to Walter
Reed Hospital for treatment. The
extent of her injuries could not be
learned.
Silver Spring police arrested Will
liam P. Lincoln, 935 Kennedy street,
the driver of the other machine, on a
charge of reckless driving. Lincoln,
according to police, said the accident
occurred when he swerved to avoid
hitting a third machine.
The driver of a fourth car, said to
have driven away after colliding with
the two wrecked machines, was being
sought by police.
Irving Carter, colored, of Bowie,
Md, was killed earlier in the evening
when struck by W.. B. g. A. train
near High Bridge, Md. Carter was
walking along the tracks and fell in
the path of an approaching train.
Evening star., 1934-11-04
FIRST LADY DUBBED
MRS. SANTA CLAUS"
G. 0. P. Opponent Of Mrs. Roose.
velt's Friend Sends Verbal Dart
Toward White House.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 3.-Miss
Natalie Couch, Republican candidate
for Representative at large, in her
final campaign speech tonight pre-
dicted that she and her running mate,
William B. Groat, jr. would win de-
spite their opponents aid from "Mr.
and Mrs. Santa Claus"
She and Groat, she stated, were
running against Mr.. Santa Claus
that is, Jim Farley-and Mrs. Santa
Claus. my unofficial opponent from
the White House"
Her reference was to Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, who made five campaign
speeches for Mrs. Caroline O'Day,
Miss Couch's opponent.
I'VE think we are going to win next
Tuesday" she added, because we
know that grownups do not believe in
Santa Claus. Grownups know who
has to foot the bills for Santa Claus"
Evening star., 1934-11-04
DR.. ELMER BROWN,
EX-0FF|C|AL, DIES
Former Commissioner Of
Education Is Pneumonia
Victim-Was Retired.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 3.-Dr.
Elmer Ellsworth Brown, chancellor
emeritus of New York University and
for generation one of the leading
forces in American education, died
tonight at his home of cardiac pneu-
monia. He was II years old.
DR.. Brown retired on July /, 1888,
after having headed New York Uni
verSity for % years. He was sue
ceeded by Chancellor Harry Wood
burn Chase, former president Of the
University Of Illinois and Of the Uni
versity Of North Carolina.
Throughout his long administra-
ton Chancellor Brown took an active
part in the civic as well as in the
educational life of New York City.
A native Of Chautauqua County,
N. Y, he received his bachelor of arts
degree at the University of Michigan
in 1899 and then studied in Germany.
Taught at Illinois.
Returning to this country, he be-
gan teaching in Illinois and then
went to his alma mater as assistant
professor of science and teaching. In
1893 he went to the University of
California and then accepted under
President Theodore Roosevelt the DO
sition of United States commissioner
of education.
In 1911 he was appointed chancel-
lor of New York University.
INV ~
sical as well as the numerical size of
the university grew by leaps and
bounds. At the branch in the Bronx,
the hall of fame was established as a
part of the institution.
In 1922 he urged the establishment
of scholarships in diplomacy to fit
young men and women for entering
the foreign service Of the United
States.
A few years later he tok an active
part in founding the Daniel Guegen-
helm School of Aeronautics, saying
such would advance step nearer the
alliance of industry and science.
Active in Social Work.
He was concerned with housing and
other social problems in New York and
gave much of his time to considera-
tions of the municipal government.
Once he said Moscow and Reno are
the two great danger centers that
threaten American society"
On the Tooth anniversary of the
university in 1881, he made a plea
that the development of the social
science might keep pace with the
physical sciences"
He married Fanny E. Eddy Of De-
troit in 1889. She died in 1882. There
are no immediate survivors.
A member of the National Council
of Education, he served as president
Of the organization from 1905 to 1907.
Funeral services will be held in
Gould Memorial Chapel on University
Heights on Tuesday.
Evening star., 1934-11-04
RETAIL milk CUT
SOUGHT BY ALLEN
Commissioner Acts When
Scent Price Is Fixed for
Relief Families.

With Scent milk for relief families
with children reality at last, Com
missioner Allen indicated yesterday
he would turn next to the possibility
of obtaining cheaper milk for the pub
lie in general.
He disclosed he had offered to bar
gain with representatives of the Mary
land & Virginia Milk Producers As
sociation over the price Of relief milk
IN an effort to obtain reduction in
the standard retail price of l3 cents
quart. Officials of the dairymen's
cooperative refused, however, to
tinker with the present basic farm
price of 26 cents a gallon plus pre-
miumS ranging up to 8 cents.
Hopeful Of Success.
I'm not through yet, though" !"
Allen commented significantly. Il
still have hopes of bringing a general
reduction in prices"
Relief milk will be bought at a rate
OF about $500 gallons day from the
farmers at 16 cents a gallon, and pas
teuriZed. bottled and distributed by
local dairies at a total cost to the
District of 80 cents. or $500 a day.
The money, Allen said, will come from
relief funds for the present, but he
hopes soon to be able to obtain an
additional allotment from the Federal
Emergency Relief Administration so
that the milk can be given to relief
clients in addition to present cash
grants, which he said already have
been pared to the bone.
Allen was particularly enthusiastic
over the report of Henry N. Brawner
Jr.. that out of 1,700 relief families
visited by his solicitors in an effort
to sell 10-cent milk only five might
be questioned as 'chiselers."
ChiseIers Kept OFF.
II think that's a mighty fine
record the Commissioner said. I'VE
have tried to keep chiselers off relief
rolls and I think Mr.. Brawner's re-
port proves We have been successful.
1 have asked that a check-up be
made of the five questionables.'
In order to see that each family
with children gets as near a sufficient
milk supply as possible under the
limited funds available, Allen said a
new study of all budgets will be
undertaken this week by himself
Welfare Director Elwood Street and
Miss Alice Hill, District emergency re-
lief director.
There are more than $4,000 chill
dren up to Is years of age on the
relief rolls and Allen reiterated yes
terday the importance of milk in
their diets. He is firm in the belief
that whatever additional cost may
be involved in his milk program it
will be more than repaid in the i'm
proved health Of the youngsters.
He revealed that up to now the
emergency relief division had been
buying considerable milk-he declined
to say how much-at IL cents a quart
in addition to the half-pints which
are included in the free school
lunches. These purchases by the Dis
trict will be taken into account in
the new relief milk set-up, Allen said.
The Commissioner said also that he
is prepared to buy as much as 5000
to 1000 gallons a day If the milk
needs of the relief children are shown
to warrant such extensive buying.
Evening star., 1934-11-04

were noted. Senator Wagner filed a
separate report, saying he agreed with
most of the findings Of the majority
members of the committee. The
A. F. of L. stood squarely behind Sena-
tor Wagner. He expressed the view
that unemployment inshranre, by sus-
tanning purrhasing power, would
beneficially affect not only the work.
ers, but also agriculture, industry
and trade.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, says:
IT think this question of unemploy-
ment insurance will be eventually
worked out by States, since that
seems the logical way"
Morrison points out that the Amer
ican Federation Of Labor in its recent
convention, in San Francisco, adopted
ii resolutions giving "whole-hearted
Endorsement of the general proposals
OF social insurance, in line with action
taken by previous conventions"
In other words, everybody is agreed
that unemployment insurance Is on
the way. Difference of opinion cen.
ters around the question how Il can
be made workable, A
Evening star., 1934-11-04
25O-MiIe Fence
To Bound Herds
OF Lap Reindeer
NOrWay-Finland Border
Barrier Viii Exceed
Chinese WaU.
BY the Associated Press.


OSLO, Norway, November 3.-The
worlds longest fence-400 kilometers,
or about $50 mileS-is to be erected
along the Norwegian-Finnish border
to prevent the nomadic Laps stray
f1ocks of reindeer wandering uncon-
trolled from one country to the other.
The fence, exceeded in length only
by the Chinese wall, will be built of
fir poles and wire. 1t is estimated
four years will be required for the
work.
The poles, to be placed at intervals
of 10 feet, will be feet high. The
reindeer will not be able to jump over
the fence in Summertime, but what
will happen in Winter when the snow
is piled high remains to be seen.
The fence was decided on at joint
meeting of Norwegian and Finnish
government representatives. A Lap
usually spends several weeks each
Summer searching for herds which
have strayed. The wandering Lap
population in the Scandinavian coun-
tries now is about 10000.
The Nomads, none of whom has any
definite conception of nationality and
few of whom can read and write, are
considered in the great north country
as probably the most honest men In
the world" Reindeer rustling is I'M
known in the wide, open spaces they
roam.
Evening star., 1934-11-04
PARAGUAY APPROVES
CHAC0 CANCELLATION
Leagues Hopes for Putting End
to War Are Revived by
Sudden Decision.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, November 3-The League
of Nations hopes for settling the
sanguinary Chaco war were suddenly
revived today as Paraguay, receding
from her previous position, agreed to
discuss methods of conciliation.
Asuncion notified the League that
DR.. Ramon Caballero y Bedoya, Para
guayan representative, had been ap-
pointed delegate to the special As
sembly summoned to deal with the
Chaco conflict, with instructions TO
place himself at the disposal" Of the
Leagues Cancellation Commission.
This development League officials
described as highly encouraging,
pointing out that Paraguay hitherto
has made consideration of conciliation
contingent on an agreement before.
hand for cessation of hostilities.
Evening star., 1934-11-04

For the IL places on the Executive
Committee there were II candidates.
Mrs. Corbin and Mr.. Sheer tied for
twelfth place with 80 votes each.
Edward S. Hege, who had been elected
with SO votes, Withdrew so that both
Mrs. Corbin and Sheer were declared
elected.
The federation adopted q resolution
expressing its sympathies for James
A. Duhamel, delegate from the As
sociation Of Oldest Inhabitants, who
is in Walte1 Reed Hospital.
Evening star., 1934-11-04
PENCIL SAVES CANDIDATE
Stoops to Pick It Up Just When
Shotgun Is Fired.

CHICAGO. November P-A
pencil kept Alderman James C. More
land of the fortyfirst ward in the
race for county assessor tonight-ac-
cording to the story he told Irving
Park police
Moreland was dining with his family
at home when he dropped a pencil,
he said. AS he stopped to pick it up
shotgun charge tore through the
window and into the wall. The blast
tore the air where his head had been
an instant before.
Moreland told police he dropped to
the floor, but no further attack was
made He said he knew of no political
enemies.
Moreland is a Republican.
Evening star., 1934-11-04

Corbin, Miss Elaine Appley, Joseph L.
Gannell, Thomas e. Dodge, William
]. Neale, A. F. Sheer, Harry N. Stull,
George E. Sullivan, Jesse C. Suter, w.
I. Swanton and L. A.. Carruthers.
The only contest developed in the
race for vice president. Carruthers
received a votes to n for H. N.
Stull. Carruthers and Miss Taggart
are newcomers as officers Of the fed
Grafton. Babp has been secretary for
the past 10 years and Gregory has
been treasurer for. u years.
Evening star., 1934-11-04

James G. Yaden Of the Petworth
Citizens Association was named presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens
Associations for a fourth term last
night. He was unopposed.
L. A. Carruthers was elected first
vice president; Miss Eta Taggart,
second vice president; David Babp,
secretary, and A. H. Gregory, treas
urer.
The following were elected mem
bers of the Executive Committee:
William NICK. Clayton, Mrs. George
Evening star., 1934-11-04
FARM REGULATION
! TRIED IN ENGLAND.
British Control Method Goes
Beyond A. A. A. in Price
Setting.

This is the fifth of a series OF
sir articles outlining Engldnd's et-
forts to reform the British eco
nonic system.
Evening star., 1934-11-04

Farm Subsidies Planned.
The Netherlands will subsidiZe
agricultural products.
Evening star., 1934-11-04
Validity II Questioned.

In the majority report Of the COM
mittee which held hearings on this
question. constitutional objections