The Washington Post
January 19, 1930

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vice presidents; Robert A. Cissel, re- elected comptroller; Frederick H. Cox, reelected cashier; Herbert V. Hunt, T. Blackwell Smith, Alexander R. Varela, M. F. Showalter and R. Jesse Chaney, all reelected assistant cashiers, Nathan B. Scott 2d, formerly of the Continental Trust Co., assistant cash- formerly of the Continental Trust Roll Call Is Difficult As Father of 40 Tries ToRemember Names Raised Georgia Parent, 71, Says Upkeep Is Costly, But Declares That Last Baby Is Just as Wel- come as His First; Two Wives Brood. Special to The Washington Post. Macon, Ga. Jan. 18-~—-When John Joshua Beasley came to town the peo- ple of Macon sat up and began to take notice. His presence shook the city more violently than the tail end of the Florida hurricane. John Joshua Beasley is the father of 40 children. He has so many children that he can not begin to rember the names of It is very doubtful if he would recognize some of them if he were to meet them in the street. Chil- dren change as they grow older, and then, having ten under foot at one time is enough to confuse the mem- ory of any man. Two women gave birth to the 40. His first wife had 24 and the present Mrs. Beasley, who accompanied him to Macon, is the mother of the other 16. Though he has children scat- tered from Trenton, N. J., to Key West, Fla.. and from Charlotte, N. C.. to San Diego, Calif.. he and Mrs. Beasley dashed into Macon as troubled as parents of an only child when a peanut became lodged in the baby’s He had not been here an hour be- fore rumors began to float about that @ patriarch had come to town—ée man who could put Father Bland of North Carolina, whose household could num- I}| ber onty 32, to shame. Visitors found peep at this mighty sire and his help- meet. From doorways and over bannisters they craned their necks at the old man as, perfectly unconscious of their curiosity, he stumped down the corri- dors. Awed whispers floated after him and wide-eyed stares of astonishment followed him. “Forty children,” they would say with bated breath. “Is it possible?” “Congress ought to do something for him.” suggested one timid little man. “You. mean Congress ought to do something to him.” retorted a sedate matron. But Beasley continued about his business, indifferent to the turmoil he was causing. He is a small, wizened man with a leathery complexion and a whitish-yellow mustache that droops around his mouth and below his chin. He has high cheek bones with hollows underneath them, small blue eyes and straggly white hair that needs trim- ming. He has an air of age and sta- bility about him, like an old bronze statue that has withstood much weathering. He sat upright in @ straight chair as he tried to remember the names of his Offepring, with his knotted hands folded in his lap. He never changed Continued on Page 5, Column 3. Overn Service to Asguste — Aiken. Souther Railwa ment. New directors elected H. Baden, Charles Conard, H. Bradley | rison, Hayden Johnson, Holcombe G. Johnson, James B. Reynolds, A. N. Rizik, Percy H. Russell, James Sharp, Laurence A. Slaughter, Emmons 5. Smith, jr.. Ralph D. Quinter, George Tully Vaughan and Col. Charlies A. Goldsmith, James L. Kar- rick, Nathan B. Scott 2d, Bates War-| fen, of the Continental. The consolidation of the banks rep- resent a combination of approxi- mately $20,000,000 in deposits and $23,000,000 in resource and “has been under consideration since vember. Steady progress was made om the plan until the middle of De- cember when, in a joint statement issued by Presidents Donaldson and Cooper, it was declared all negotia- Continued on Page 2, Column 2. Ts DAY DEBATE: What is regarded as the initial step | when the Commercial National Bank | of Washington and the Continental Trust Co. were consolidated, accord- | and will be conducted by the Com- | mercial National Bank at its banking | Walter J. Harrison, all reelected as and | ler; Ralph D. Quinter, reelected trust | officer, and Miss Mary J. Winfree, Co., manager of the women’s depart- | are James | Davidson. E. C. Davison, W. J. Har-| Cooper, | No- | Bootleg Suspect One at Front < . fom ge - at Rear Door... y . "he 2 A ROBERT KNOX MONCURE. OTR WILD UPROAR — ee Recriminations Hurled as) $15,000,000 to Enforce Law Is Approved. GALLERIES ENJOY SCENE By CARLISLE BARGERON. The consideration in the House yesterday of the $15,000,000 prohibi- tion enforcement appropriation re- |sembled a speak-easy brawl, and Rep- resentative Beedy, Republican dry of Maine, figuratively came’ out with «a black eye. In the end the appropriation was | Spproved as it came from the House |appropriations committee, as every Killer Surrenders. ONE OF DEAD RESIDED IN WASHINGTON L R. K. iinet Close a of Doran; F, R, Patterson - Was Other Slain. — P, wv afl ~~ West Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 16 (& P.).—Two Federal prohibition agent’ were killed late today by George Moore, alleged bootlegger, when four dry officers armed with search wat. rants, attempted to enter the Moorg residence here. The slain agents were F. R. Pat- terson, Fairfax County, Va., and Robe ert K. Moncure, Washington, D. @ William McNalty and James Crugieg, the other members of the raiding party, escaped unharmed. Moore was arrested and lodged in the Palm Beach County Jail om @ blanket charge pending an investi- gation into the shooting. | one knew it would be, but statis- \ticlans figured that the three-hour turmoil that attended its considera- tion cost the public at least $50,009, while it cost $8,000 to give Mr. Beedy his figurative black eye. The scene bordered on hysteria. the fanatical wets on the one hand and the fanatical drys on the other, screaming their recriminations and at times all of them screaming at once. Roars of laughter frequently came from the galleries and the noncom- batants on the floor as well. So great was the disorder that Representative Mrovich, of New York, who has sWproposal regarding the poisoning of industrial alcohol that will admittedly receive serious con- sideration from even the drys, de- ‘cided to withhold it until another | time. The proposal would provide for 'the placing of emetics in the alcoho! instead of poison, as is now done. It would accomplish a better dry pur- pose than the present practice, says Sirovich, a surgeon, in that it would prove so offensive that no one would attempt to drink the alcohol. Mr. Beedy, up and coming dry lead- er from near the Canadian line, got hurt when he tried to take Repre- sentative Sabath, of Illinois, off his feet, as the partamen tentens refer to shutting off a man in‘debate. Rep- resentative Linthicum, of Maryland, the House titular wet leader, had the floor at the time, when Sabath in- jected the practice of removing Fed- | eral agents to Federal courts for trial : when they are charged by State offi- clals with a crime. | Sabath merely stated the practice, which is, of course, prescribed by law, but bobbing up and down, LaGuardia observed: “They take them into the Federal courts and let them go free.” | “That ie true,” Mr. Sabath agreed, |and proceeded to restate the proposi- tlon—that the Federal agents when charged in State courts for offenses growing out of their performance of Continued on Page 4, Column 1. Floods Evict 500 Families As Zero Wave Hits South Rotogravure Section Your attention is invited to the many pictures of timely news interest in this section of today’s Post, as well as to the umique arrangement of photographic reproductions that lends new beauty and interest to subjects selected from all over the world. .. This is but one of the out- standing features of today’s SUNDAY POST Intense Cold Sweeps to Gulf, Bringing Death and Suffering. Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 18 (A.P.).— Five hundred families evacuated their homes late today as icy waters from five breaks in the St. Francis River swept over 50,000 gcres in southeast- ern Missouri and northeastern Arkan~ sas. Lat Waters of the swollen river started destruction today by sweeping a 75- foot gap in its barrier at Hitt’s Ferry which tonight had left Holcomb, Mo., virtually maroomed although pro- tected by a new levee behind the shat- tered earthworks. | Two additional crevasses soon ap- peared at Mill House Place just west of Kennett, Mo.. and a fourth gap at Carter's Island, 6 miles below Ken- nett. The final crevasse was washed out at Nimmons Levee, only a tew Persuaded to Surrender. Chief of Police Frank Matthews, who was summoned to the place By McNalty and Crugler, was held at bay for twenty minutes By a | in the hands of Moore, but the man to surrender. Bearing search warrants, issued this afternoon by United States Com- missioner Robert L. Earnst, the agents went immediately to the Moore home, which had been under surveillance all day. Moncure and Crugler went to the front door, while Patterson and McNalty went to the rear of the residence. The surviving agents refused .to Te- late details of the shooting to news- papermen, but police said they found Patterson’s body in the kitchen of the residence, while Moncure lay on the front porch. Both men were hit by buckshot from Moore's gun. Companions Run for Help. Moncure was killed instantly when a single buckshot entered the center of his forehead, after passing through a screened door, but Patterson died on the operating table at a hospital. When the shooting began, police said, the two agents who escaped the fire ran to summon help. Chief of Police Matthews walked into the house and called to Moore, who aie swered from upstairs and told. the chief to “come up.” Matthews said he reached the stairway landing = was covered by Moore’s gun. - Police discovered that Moore’s wile and small daughter were in the home at the time of the slayings. Known as Bootlegger. Custom officialg likewise refuse@ to comment on details of the shooting, but police said it had been alleged that a truckload of liquor hed besn taken into the bouse last night. They said Moore has been known to them as a bootlegger. The Moore residence is in the resi- dential district of the city, on the Dixie highway—which goes througs the center of West Palm Beach. , Besides his widow Moncure is suf+ vived by a son, Knox, 16 years. old, . = Patterson is survived by his widow and three small children. é Moncure Long in Capital. Mr. Moncure, a native of Fredere icksburg, Va., World War veteran and ee ca NEWS : of SUBURBAN Washington and the Surrounding | 7s - *, a * af rag? States . J ; he | Appears on Pa aa 2, 21 and 22 3 Po . 4, ‘ a , bt he xe ab, 4 me