The Washington Post
July 18, 1930

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“Blows. , 4 8 — * 1S Tem Weather — Mostly cloudy today and * morrow, probably casional light — ture — High- est, 87; lowest, 67. Details on Page 12. ® ‘Z 4 ra * yr A Lhe my : Bigs a9 % ed te je pid _NO. 19,755, Sen cane c. WASHINGTON: FRIDAY. JULY 18. 1930. * BY THE WASHINGTON. POST COPYRIGHT. 1930. TI HREE ; eae ee co. i i If, TO CLEVELAND: ~ MCKEAN Athletics nen Lead | to 314 Games ‘With Victory at Chicago, _RICE’S POOR THROW FIGURES IN DEFEAT} Runner Scores on Weird - Heave in Sixth as... Indians Rally. HUDLIN BEATS JONES, YIELDING ONLY 8. Hirsi Tribe Takes 2-Ruri Lead in’ First Inning When. Mor- gah Slams Homer. By FRANK H. YOUNG. Staff Correspondént of The Post. Cleveland, July 17.—Roger Peck- inpaugh’s Indians made it two out of three over the National this afternoon, taking ttie -decision, 4 to 8, after ‘the Johnsons nad tome from behind and forged into a mo- mentary lead in the sixth round. At this stage of the game, however, the usually reliable Sam Rice made an error and the run which resulted proved to be the one which decided the contest. Combined with, the Athietics/ vic- tory over the White Sox, today’s Gefeatof the Nats widened the mar- gin separating them from first place to.three and a half games. “Sad Sam” Jones and Willis Hud- : _ lin were. the flingers-and they staged a fairly even battle, although the In- | Gians had an edge in extra-base Two.ot these, one a homer over the center-field fence by Za Morgan, gave. the Tribe its two mark- ers in the ‘first, while it was on @ gecona double’ by Dick Porter that Rice made his error—a return throw to nobody, which landed in the mid- ‘ dle of the diamond and which let one man score and another go from second to third. But for this .the two teams might have been battling yet. — | Shires Leads Nats at Bat. Only seven hits were made from | Hudlin’s.slaiits, with Roy Spencer and Art Shires, the “great one” having replaced Capt. Joe Judge due to the Intter’s slump, getting two each. A two-bagger by Shires was the Nats’ only extra base hit of the game. Jones granted eight. hits, with Por- ter and Morgan getting two apiece. While two errors were charged. to the Nationals, they also contributed ‘ some good plays, three twin-murders coming in most handy and helping Jones out of occasional holes. Jones started poorly and Porter's double and Morgan’s homer over the wall in center gave the Tribe a two- run lead in the first inning. The Na- tionals kept plugging away, however, getting one run back in the second, when Bluege walked and Spencer and Jones singled, all with two out, and finally taking the lead temporarily in | the sixth. Previous to this latter round, the Nats had blown one opportunity, when a walk and Shires’ double had netted nothing in the third. One Was dead when Shires singléd in reund six. West's one-baser and Bluege’s tap on which West was forced midway enabled the Nats to}. tie the score and then Bluege stole second and Spencer singled him home to make the Johnsons 1 up. Thig lead stood up no longer than it took for the Indians to come in from the field, however, for Jantieson led off the lower half with’a single end scored on Rice’s weird return Continued on Page 15, Column 1. EXTRA EDITIONS The Washington Post issues extra editions only when there is news of transcendent importance. The Post regrets that ad- vantage was. taken of this known fact by irresponsible paper boys who cried “Post. extra” without warrant Wed-— nesday night, June 16. THE WASHINGT ON | — RL CARROLL HELD 8 has little need of it. support will diminish when urs is in for four years. ourselves. to save any situation. > —ptobably : sition pa .. the discharge. of his duties. win: the peace. Calvin Coolid: Calvin Coolidge 4 Sa It is human nature to blame some one else Ys: for our misfortunes. prosperous we hear little criticism of the President. ort for him comes from all sides when the country But if prosperity diminishes thoughtless voicés will be raised against him and his of it. This is not only usually an unfair but always a ~ghort sighted and thoroughly suicidal policy. Under a parliamentary system the Government could be changed. Confidence in. the President is Almostidentical with confidence in the country and in With public support he can do a great deal Moreover, if he:can not save it one else'can. It may be proper for the oppo- im the press and the Congress generally to oppose,’ but in theseountry at large all responsible - people should seek to cooperate with the President in of all the Nation. In time of conflict people are urged to support the President to win the war; at other times the same principle may require that he be supported to (Copyright, 1930.) When the people are the country has most need He is the Chief Executive FOR NEW YORK TRIAL Savo, Fan Dancer and Show Girl Meet Same Fate in | “Vanities” Case: SIX FROM CHORUS FREED New York, July 17 (4&P.)—Barl Carroll and a comedian and = two chofus girls in his latest “Vanities” were held today for trial on police charges that two scesies in the musi- cal ‘Show were indecent and obscene. Six chorus girls who had been co- a of those held at the hear- ing in — court were dis- Magistrate Maurice Gotleib was Act- ing Police ‘Capt. James Ody, a former us supern who acts as trical critic for the police depart- ment. He told of one scéne in in which Faith Bacon danced with no covering but two ostrich. feather fans and? another in which Jimmy Savo changed, some of the clothing on Miss Kay Carroll, who is not # rélative of the} producer. Miss Catroll, Savo and Miss Bacon are the other three held with Oarroll. Bail of $500 each was immediately furnished and the defendants were | freed pending trial, date for which has not yet been set. Carroll is no stranger to courts and trials. _ Several years ago he spent four days in Tombs Prison waiting disposition of a charge of displaying lewd pictures of actresses“in his tite- ater lobby. The charge was dismissed. Later he was tried in connection with the “bathtub party” in his theater at which a chorus girl was alleged to. have sat undraped in a bathtub of wine. He was acquitted at that trial, but was sent to Atlante for perjury committed before the grand jury that questioned him prior’ to trial. i Woman F cael From Jail Remanded to Baltimore Miss Irene Wiley, 30 years old, who has been. detained in the District Jail since last January as a .Govern- ment witness, yesterday wis turned over to Baltimore authorities, .who want her on a bad check charge. The woman was arrested with Will- iam A. Lodge, 52 years old, who was recently sentenced to two years in the penitentiary in a check case. She wes a witness for thé Government in “ worthless checks on two hotels there. PACT FOES CONTINUE FREE DEBATE FIGHT Watson Threatens Cloture ‘Rule‘to Hasten Vote on Naval Treaty. NIGHT = SESSIONS LOOM (Associated Press.) Exasperated by the refusal of the London tagaty opponents to agree ta | 8 limit ‘debate beginning next week; Senate feaders decided yesterday to try to exhaust discussions by night sessions and as a final resort to em- ploy the cloture ** shutting | off talk, & : , Senator Johnson (Republican), California, leader of the opposition, | rejected a proposal. to’ limit . dehate beginning” next’ Tuestiay and tor a fight “without quarter Senator Watson, ‘of-Indiana, tlhe | Republican leader, who sought the agreement, answered by drawing from his pocket a petition to invoke the cloture rule. It was, quicily signed by twice as many as the mecessary 16 names. . — It was withheld last night, how- ever, as leaders sought either to ex- haust debate or to reach an agree- ment. Another attempt will made today looking to limitation of debate. Senator Reed (Republican), Penn- syivania, gave notice at adjournment that he would move to keep the Sen- ate in session tonight if the agree- ment was not forthcoming. An ear- lier plan to hold a session last night was abandoned after a series of con- ferences. Meanwhile, Senator Johnson and Senator McKellar (DeMmocrat), Ten- nesgee, carried on the opposition de- bate yesterday, consuming the six hours.. It was the second successive day Senator McKellar has spoken for three hours at a stretch. The treaty foes also stacked up a total of seven reservations to be voted upon before balloting on the resolu- tion on ratification. hare! kt: dad’ dendian ae votes for the treaty, the advocates plainly showed their irritation at the steady flow of words from the> ‘email but spirited band of foes, However, there was some doubt whether there were enough votes to adopt the cloture rule, which requires a two-thirds majority. Many of the treaty proponents are opposed in principle te the cloture rule which restricts debate to one hour for each ber. Making his 2th extended attack Continued on ‘Page %, Column 2. Commons Seethes as Labor Member Flees With Mace Becket Tackled When He Seeks to Spirit Away Famed Symbol. “ (Picture on Page Five.) London, July 17 (A.P.)—A member of Parliament at today’s session of the Howse of Commons ran off with the mace, almost sacred symbol of parliamentary authority, that rests on a table below the speaker's chair. The incident created a scene with- out precedent in the history of the mother of -Parliaments since Crom- well declaimed: “Take away that bauble,” and the macegwas. removed. The miscreant was John Beckett, Laborite. His action, which he ac- companied with the words, “it’s a damned disgrace,” was in protest against suspension of a colleague, Fenner Brockway, by almost unani- mous vote on motion of Premier Mac- J Continued om Page 5 Column 5. so Light Ray Detectives Many instances of shrewd deception have been discov- ered by the skillful applica- tion of light to pseudo antiq- uities of art, not only of canvas but of metals and marble as. well’). How the method is employed is graphi- cally explained by Gaston Gautier in an article of ex- ceptional interest, to be pub- lished in the Tabloid Maga- zine of the— SUNDAY POST | munity from prosecution in ed i. MNT Te BLOGKS SENATE HEALTY INQUIRY Shapiro, as Witness, Will Not Sign Waiver of Legal Rights. MEN, WOMEN ACCUSE DEALER OF DECEIT Hidden Mortgages — Property, ts Story They Tell. NO DATE APPOINTED AS QUIZ RECESSES). B. F. Saul Official Asserts Firm Was Imposed On by Liens. The real estate investigation by the Blaine subcommittee of the Sen- ate District committee took a dra- matic turn yesterday when Jacob B. Shapiro, president of the Joseph Sha- piro Co., Inc., refused to waive im- the courts. ‘ A short time before this, eight wit- nesses had testified that houses which they purchased from the Sha- piro firm were laden with hidden mortgages, of which they knew noth- Howard M. Carter, of 420 Marietta place northwest, told the senators that, as a result of the discovery of a third mortgage, his house had been sold at auction through the B.. F. Saul Co., & mortgage firm, and “that he had been ordered to vacate. But now, he said, it seems that a settile- ment is about to be made. * Cites Hidden Mortgages. * Oscar H: Brinkman, local attérney, who is the special investigator of the subcommittee, declared that be- tween 1,000 and 1,500 houses have been sold here Which were laden with hidden mortgages. When Mr. Shapiro, short and dap- per and surprisingly young looking for one who has carried out such large building. enterprises, was called a witness, Sénator John J. Blaine ( ublican), of Wisconsin, asked him if he would sign a waiver of immunity. The Wisconsin senator explained that the subcommittee desired that he do this in case some other govern- mental agency Wanted to use his tes- timony against him later. If he did not sign, the senator further ex- plained. he could not be prosecuted for any testimony he might give, al- ij though he might be prosecuted on a charge of perjury. Mr. Shapiro went into a huddle with Alvin L. Newmeyer, his attorney, and then, turning to face the sena- tors, said: On advice of my attorney, I de- cline to sign.” Senator Blaine then excused him. Continued on Page 4, Column 2. Mrs. Hoover Bids Adieu to Pupils In Rapidan School as Term Ends BOM — ————— — SS et BOLE — 2 Kah Ch BC —— , * ae Oe as Baad ; —* * Associated —8 Photo, The little mountain school established by the President, and Mrs. Hoover in the mountains of Vir- ginia near Camp Rapidan closed yesterday until early in September. cussing nearby mountain peaks with the children just before she bid them good-by. is the teacher, Miss Christine Vest. WOMAN DETECTIVE. BEATEN TO DEATH Noted Thief- Taker Is Struck From Behind in Home With Blackjack. Mrs. Hoover is shown (dis- On the left Gathers Children to Her and Imparts Names of | Peaks on Horizon. Commencement Will Be Held Today in Building Given by President. (Associated Press.) High up in the Virginia mountains | ® BUSINESS LEADERS ONY GRlolo 19 OVER Automobile Chamber Ghiefs Voice Enthusiasm Over Outlook for Trade. POLICE SEEKING NEPHEW | itz. Herbert Hoover yesterday bade RADIO LEADER « «HOPEFUL Scugus, Magss., July 17.,(A.P,.).—Mrs. K water” (THOM pson ) Wight. who for 25 years had sought thieves in Boston t stores, waa_found beaten to death in the sun parlor of her home here today. A blackjack left on a table néar the body gave police their only cléw to the slayer. A search was started tonight for Bernard Thompson, 22-year-old neph- é¢w of the woman. Police said that he was the last person seen with her, and that the two entered the house Tuesday. Thompson, a railroad work- er, was carrying @ suitcase. Mrs. Wight received a divorce in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1904, and her husband is now living in New York. She resumed’ her maiden name of Edith Thompson and was known to hundreds of department store clerks in Boston. She had been employed recently by a chain store. Dr. George Burgess Magrath, of Bos- ton, an expert on violent deaths, said the woman had been struck twice on the head from behind with the black- jack. He said she had no opportunity to grapple with her assailant. The: police said that Bernard Thompson and his brother, Clayton, had lived with the woman for many years, but had moved out a week ago. Clayton took a room in Saugus and Continued on Page 4, Column 1. Star Gazing ‘Investor’ Held Guilty of Thefts Woman Reputed to Have Obtained Tips From Milky Way Faces 160-Year Term for Swindling Nurses Out of $5,700. A jury of seven women and five men in Criminal Division No. 1 yes- terday found Miss Elzina Howells, 48, guilty on all 16 counts of an in- dictment charging the embezzlement of $5,700 from two nurses who had given her the money to invest. Jus- tice Jesse C. Adking withheld sen- tence pending a motion for a new trial. The verdict exposes Miss Howells to a possible aggregate sen- tence of 160 years in jail, the maxi- mum penalty on each count being 10 years’ imprisonment. Taking the stand in her own de- fense, the defendant admitted re- ceiving the money from Miss Irene Biggs and Miss Lillian Girard, nurses, but- denied that she had promised to invest the funds. A promissory note given the nurses, she claimed, proved that the sum had been advanced as 4 loan. She also admitted sending the nurses on a European trip with a check for $1,600, written at a time when she had only $1820 in her checking account. She’ explained that ts made to cover the overdraft had fallen through. Under cross-« smination by coun- sel for the Government she admitted having served 14 months’ imprison- ment at Auburn, M. Y., larceny. Prosecution witnessés testified that Miss Howells had urged them to finance her stock market activities on the claim that she received tips “from the stars.” In .closing arguments, Assistant United: States Attorneys Wililam A. Gallagher and Charles B. Murray ac- cused the defendant of deliberately attempting t© maroon the nurses in in 1916, for tion. torney Paul J. Sedgwick, of Wash- North Carolina bar. Poisoned Man Treated By Fire Rescue Squad Vernon Bennett, 33 years old, of G street near Ninth Street southwest, yesterday attempted suicide by drink- ing poison, according to police of the Fourth Precihct. The man was given firet-aid treat- ment by the Fire Rescue Squad at his home. where the act took place. He was later removed to Casualty Hospital for further treatment, but was then allowed to return home. Police said the man gave no reason | attempt. for his —_ La ? ~ Europe’ in order to escape er | Miss Howells was defended by At- | ington, and Donald W. — of the | farewell for a season to the youngs who have been acquiring thefy thse R's at a-school-given them» by -ibe’ President and the First Lady. Commencement exercises at the one-room schoolhouse on a hill above the Hoover Camp on the Rapidan will take place today, but Mrs. Hoover chose yesterday for an _ informal gathering with the mountain pupils. She inspected their work and sitting on the s‘eps of the little building with the youngsters groupea about hes, she enjoyed a chat on the local topography, identifying the names of mountains on the horizon and discussing the activities with which the boys and giris will fill their summer days. Some time this fall Miss Christine Vest, the Kentucky teacher whom the Hoovers obtained, again will open the schoolhouse for a little group which. put for the President's interest, might never had learned to read and write. Robberies at Laundries Held Solved by Arrests With identification of two colored men by their victims yesterday, Mont- gomery County police think they have | Vsolved robberies of several Chinese | president of Radio Corporation of laundries in the last ten daye. The. New =" Bae 78 (N.Y.WNS.) — y Striking ity 6Y Spihion that the crisis has been passed in business depression and that the latter half of the year will see an acceleration of activity was expressed today by spokesmen for several of the Nation's largest industries, speaking inde- pendently in different parts of the country. Members of the board of directors of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, in session today in South Bend, Ind., expressed enthusi- asm over the business outlook for the next six months. Alfred Reeves, general manager of the chamber, declared the depression appears to have reached, ite limit, and said he based this statement on re- ports of leading economists of the country. This fact, he said, with low inventories, easy money and reduced production during the first six months of the year, has produced a healthy condition, in the automotive industry. The cooperation of dealers /and manufacturers in carrying out a | plan to junk old cars promises to add an additional market for the indus- | try, he aaserted. In thig city, speaking before he sailed for Europe, David Sarnoff, America, gave word that his com- men, James A. Wright, 28. years old, | pany’s, surplus inventory has been of Riggs street near Thirteenth street, and Charles R. Harrison, 22 years old, of. Hollings court near Fourth street northwest, were arrested Monday. They have allegedly confessed to robbing two of the Chinese, one of whom -was stabbed in the hand and face during the holdup. The total sum they got was $145. The alleged bandits were arrested by Sergt. Earl Burdine, of the Montgomery County force, shortly after they are said to have assaulted and robbed Charlie Get, of Takoma Park, Md. | disposed of and production is be- ing speeded. “Earnings for the first six months will, not offer much encouragement. That is all passed now and it is confidently hoped that operations for the last half of the year will prove much more satisfactory. Our plant at Camden: is again in operation at Capa City and, with the introduc- tion of the season's new model ma- chines, we look to a steady increase in demand,” he said. Continued on Page 3, Column 4. Brave Child Housekeeper To Be Kelieved From Task Hollywood Option Time Before contracts are signed, the producer wants to know just how many real actors the talkies will take on—and so does the actor. That is why there is always a “pins- ana-needles”’ * as each contract runs out ... Donald Macgregor tells ail about it in an interesting and in- formative article appearing in the Sunday Post— TABLOID MAGAZINE | — cleveland Parents Freed| by Gallinger After Legation Row.. Stella Ochendoski, 13 years old, who has been bravely keeping house for her two younger brothers this week in Cleveland, Ohio, will be relieved of her duties today when her parents, John and Maggie Ochendoski, who have been held at Gallinger Hospital for the last several days, return home. The parents made a futile and somewhat disastrous attempt to in- duce officials of the Polish Legation to assist them in a law suit and to | give them financial aid Tuesday after- noon and were as a consequence taken to the hospital for mental observation following an encounter with Washing- ton police. They left Stellp in charge of thetr | house at 6527 Fullerton avenue with the two other children, Raymond, 6. — — — | | CAPTIVE WANES EATRADITION IN BAKER MURDER ‘Holds Calm at Hearindl Another Arrest Near, - Is Indication. CAPITAL AND VIRGINIA. OFFICERS IN CANADA" Arrive in Montreal and at Once Lay. Plans.to -° Come Back. | SUSPECT TO BE KEPT IN ARLINGTON COUNTY. Special Grand Jury Call. to Be Issued Immediately, = Gloth Declares. ' Herman H. Barrere, the latest sus pect in the Mary Baker murder mys tery, probably will be lodged in the Arlington County Jail tonight fol lowing his return from | from which city he was to stert hack to Washington early today. - Appearing before Justice Dennis is the Montreal Superior Court yester- day afternoon, prior to the arrival a ~ Washington -and Virginia authoritied, Barrere waived extradition and dt- clared his willingness to return Ww Arlington County for trie! Throughout the hearing end ing hig stay in jail he stout! tained his innocence of He was @ urbed, acon special difpatch to Th dur⸗ ¥ meitiy be crimé, dina to =a Le ag laughed .and Joe with pélce ang | gourt st sail . O@icers “wea * “So mire ee. i William Gib, J dykes. . tor; Edward Kelly, chief of the Wishe | ington homicide squat: Sam Hardy, Department of Justice ‘pgent. and a group of Washington newspaper men reached Montreal early !aat nigh’ ang made immediate arrangemeits for the return trip. The party is exe pected back in Washington — to- night. Meanwhile, reports came from the authorities in Canada that another arrest will likely be made in the Baker case: eith¢r’ before or immedi- ately after Barrere is brought back to the Capital. This action is expected to depend upon what is learned from the itinerant painter. Montreal police were reported as finding Barrere less talkative yester- day than he was Wednesday night following his arrest. He was cheerful enough, however, and could be heard whistling to himself in his cell. He wore a gray jacket, and gray knickers, “ and his yOung woman companion, whom he picked up in Philadelphia, was similarly dressed. Claims Girl as Wife. While Barrere told. police the gtr was his wife, she asserted that she had met him in Philadelphis only two days before their arrest. He had peepee’ «eee ee consented. The couple had beén in — only a little over 24 hours when they called at police headquarters to comn- plain of a theft of $50. He said that he had given the money to a men in what he. thought was a sporting establishment, but that the ——* ot —* money disappeared. A special grand jury will be « moned in Arlington County upon return of the prisoner, Mr. Gloth to newspaper men yesterday. The tt will probably follow in short unless the suspicion against is directed elsewhere by a grilling of the suspect. While the wife of the painter, who lives at Hume Springs, Va., said she would not determine what steps to take in defending her husband until | aster she had consulted his brother, aa — - a 8 ——— vw NEWS. of SUBURBAN Washington and the gta