Evening Star Newspaper, May 30, 1930, Page 4

A4 7 THE EVENING ‘AR, W NG'TON D. FIVE ARE SEIZED INLIQUOR RAIDS Arrests Include Two Women. Expert Is Called to Chisel Open Safe. ‘Three men and two women were ar- # rested yesterday by Sergt. Oscar J. Let- terman and the vice squad after a seres of liquor raids one of which neces<i- tated calling an expert from the Treas- ury Department to chisel open a safe suspected of containing whisky. When the raiders entered an apart- ment in the 600 block of F street, where they believed liquor was being sold, they found nothing but a large safe. Joscph Koch, 49. alieged proprietor of the place, said he could not open it. The expert was called 2nd after two hours of work with a. hammer and chisel the safe yielded. Inside Dpolice said they found 20 quarts of whisk: most of it labeled “bottled in hond. = I & BEING THE USUAL LEGISLATIVE ROUTE OF A *BILL* N CONGRESS ‘To the closest observer, the intricate machinery of any great “mill” becomes a confused maze, without a map, or plan of the factory to follow. With mem- bers of Congress proposing #s many as 20,000 bills and resolutions in one year, we must have before us er. hart of this complicated, yet efficient, fonal machinery which uses so much raw_ma- Let us follow the footsteps of “H. R. Bill.” “UNCLE SAM AT YOUR SERVICE” BILL ARRIVES' AT THE CAPITOL Bill came to dropping him Bill is ni Con- enemies! Kork was cnarged with sale, posession | LIEUT. SETTLE TO PILOT GLIDER IN CURTISS AIR RACE FEATURE and maintaining a nuisance. At 1610 U street, where a bar room was operated bafore prohibition. members of the raid- ing party found Thomas McCarthy. 58 vears old. alleged proprietor, washing bottles. The basement was visited and six glass containers of liquor found, police reported. A trap in the ! stairs leading from the first Soor, which contained a supply of hottles filled will liquor. was another reported diseovery McCarthy booked on charges of sale and possession and maintaiing a | nuicance. ] Visiting an_apartment on the second | floor of 504 E street, Sergt. Letterman | Lieut. Settle, a native Washingionian, Thomas Greenhow Williams | nautics since graduation from the Naval | will | Academy in 1918, = He o make a glider drop from the dirigible | 907 'and last vear at Pitisburgh, in | was a member the Navy balloon racing team in reported, Mrs. Agnes Murphy, 49 vears| Los Angeles tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 | the national balloon race, won a record old. was found and seizure of several gallons of liquor was reported. Mrs Murphy summoned her, husband, Fred- erick L. Murphy, said to be an employe of the Veterans' Bureau, and both hus- band and wife were arrested..’ Police reported finding a quantity of home brew on the premises, but did not seize it, merely holding the alleged whisky ~&s evidence. Murphy Was booked on charges of sale, possession and maintaining a nuisance, While the wife was charged with possession and maintaining a nuisance. The last of the day's raids was staged at 3923 Fourteeth street, where Mary McCabe was arrested on charges of iilegal possession and mainiaining a nuisance. Seigure of a quantity of home brew and destruction of a gquantity of o'clock as a feature of the Curtiss Ma- rine Trophy races, which were post- poned from last Saturday. In making this official announcement today, the | Navy Department said that Lieut. Ralph S. Barnaby will be unable to pilot the glider released from the Los Angeles due to iliness. Lieut. Settle was born in Washing- | ton on November 4, 1895, and has had | an outstanding career in naval aero- | for duration and distance for that type of craft, traveling 952 miles and re- | maining in the air 43 hours and 20 minutes. When' the Graf Zeppelin returned to Germany, following her first fiight to the Uniled States, Lieut. Settle re- turned aboard as a member of the United States naval observation group. His mother, Mrs. J. A. Settle, makes her home at the Lafayette Hotel here, FLEISCHMANN DRY CHARGES ANSWERED mash was reported. RASKOB T0 REMAIN IN DEMOCRAT CHAIR National Committee Chieftain De- nies He Will Resign—Sees Tariff as Boomerang. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, May 30.—Returning from a European trip, John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic mt‘lannl] committee, 'dem“ll. rumors that he ‘would resign fl oS! . hlve“‘:m intention of resigning,” he told reporters. 5 He expressed the belief that increases in the tariff would act as a boomerang against American industry and mlud the recent Supreme Court decis that purchasers liquor were not guilty of & crime. he decision Tepresents a “common sense” attitude, he said. GREEN WILL.NOT ENTER RACE AGAINT COUZENS Governor’s Announcement Leaves Senator as Only Avowed Candi- date for Beat. By the Associsted Prasi.. DETROIT, May 30.—Omne possible source of opposition to Senator James Couzens, Republican, senior Unite? States Senator from: Michigan, in the September ‘was removed yes- terday with announcement by Gov. Fred ‘W. Green at Lansing that he will not be a candidate for Senator and that he does not expect to take part in the campaign. ‘The announcement was regarded in E:lé.dul circles as especially significant, juse Senator Cougens’ political foes have looked upon Gov. Green as a pros- pective candidate who probably would show the greatest strength in a race against Couzens. The governor also an- nounced that he will not seek re-elec- tion to the office he has held for two two-year terms. Senator Couzens is the only avowed candidate so far in either party. MAE MURRAY LOSES SUIT FOR $80,000 DAMAGES Vaudeville Dancer Instituted Pro- ceedings Charging Fraud in' Los Angeles Real Estate Transaction. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, May 30.—Mae Mur- ray, vaudeville dancer and motion pic- ture actress, lost her suit yesterday for $80,000 damages, brought against J. M. Ferguson and R. L. Eccles, as the result of a real estate transaction. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant after deliberating one hour. Miss Murray, occupying the witness stand for two days, accused Ferguson and Eccles of fraud in the deal. She said she traded a $132,000 equity in & Los Angeles apartment house for a Pasadena apartment on representations that the latter was worth $125,000. ‘When she attempted to borrow on the Pasadena property, the actress testified, ::;l:ogmchk told her.it was worth but 440 HOMES IN RUSSIAN VILLAGE RAZED BY FIRE Other Structures Are Prey to Flames While Large Loss of ZLife Is Feared. By the Associated Press. STALINGRAD, Russia, May 30.—Fire yesterday destroyed 440 homes and other structures in the village of Zaplavnoe. Two-thirds of the property belonged to individual peasants, the remainder to_the collective farm. It is feared considerable loss of life occurred. Local authorities dispatched medical staffs, food and other supplies to the fire area. Special relief committees have gone to the scene. Age Paint Protect your metal garage nst rust and corrosion with our garage paint. MEtro. 0151 BUTLER-FLYNN 607-609 C St. Indictments and Service Improper, | Attorneys Allege, Asking Dismissal. By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 30.—Two motions supporiing the refusal of the Fleischmann Yeast Co. to answer an indictment charging it with conspiracy | to violate the prohibition laws were be- fore the United States District Court for ruling yesterday. Attorneys for the company yesterday returned the summons, contending it was in improper form and had been served upon the wrong person. They asked that the writ be quashed. ‘The same case involved also the Corn Products Refining Co. and 43 individ- uals. It had been perepared by United States District Attorney Walter M. Pro- vine for the June term. It was ex- pected the case would be postponed until September, as Federal Judge Louis Fitzhenry must rule upon the motions of the Fleischmann counsel. In returning the summons sttorneys argued that it had been served on A. R. Fleischmann, who, they say, has no connection with the company. They sald Willlam H. Utley of Chicago was the only legal representative of the con- cern in Illinois. PALESTINE RIOTERS T0 RECEIVE AMNESTY Paper Says Death Sentences Will Be Commuted on Birthday of King George. Jewish Telegraph Agency. JERUSALEM, May 30.—The Hebrew daily Ha Aretz said yesterday that all persons condemned to-death in Pales- tine, including & number of Arabs and one Jew sentenced to hang as a result of last August’s rioting, would be am- f'lutleg on the birthday of King George, une 3. ‘The matter of the condemned Arabs has been a major issue in the program of the Arab executive, and was. one of the demands of the Arab delegation in England. The privy - council recently rejected an appeal against the death sentences of certain Arabs, while a number of prominent Jews here have circulated petitions to the high com- missioner urging that all death sen- tences be commuted. FATHER TAKES ACTION TO RECOVER CHILDREN Two Young. Violinists Objects of Habeas Corpus Pro- ceedings. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 30.—Nine-year-old | Ruggiero Ricel, San Francisco violinist, who attracted attention by his plaving in Carnegie Hall and other places, has become the object of legal contenticn. His father, Pietro Ricci, obtained a writ of habeas corpus requiring Mary Elizabeth Lackey, guardian of Rugglero, to show cause why the boy and his brother, Giorgio, also a violinist, should not be given into their father's cus- tody. Ricel charged the children’ health has been endangered by exploitation of their musical talent by Miss Lackey. He also attacked the validity of Miss Lackey's guardianship, saying she was given papers of guardianship in Cali- fornia in 1928 by Judge Lincoln 8. Rich of Alameda County, who did not have Jurisdiction. He also saild signatures of himself and wife on the adoption papers had been obtained by false representation and added that he and his wife had not seen their children for more thau a year nor received any money from their earnings. LOSES $230 BET, BUT WINS $50,000 DECISION Damage Suit Jury Decides in Favor of Defendant in Case Growing Out of Base Ball Wager Quarrel. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 30.—Frank M. Katz of New York, who claims that Lee Florshelm of Chicago owes him $230 because the Giants beat the Cubs on a certain day last Summer, had some satisfaction yesterday—at least he won't be out $50,000 on account of the wager A jury decided in Katz's favor in a suit for $50,000 damages filed by FI sheim and charging false arrest.” Ki had the Chicagoan arrested when he continued, in Katz's New York store ge -rgu';nent as to whether a bet had en k Medioa) Glasses Pitted Sres Examined College DR. CLAUDE S. SEMONI Eyesight Specialist Ph tion: “More than half-way” An ever increasing army of Washingtonians appre- ciate our spirit: —to go more than half-way in aiding people to work out their normal or per- plexing money problems. Come in—we will go “more than half way” with you too Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U. . Tressury Loaning Hundreds to Thousands open dat: on ventually he receives a hearing—as do his friends From Main St. to White House, or What Happens to Bill (Part 1). Washington from the district of Rep- resentative “Z”, whose constituents want bill to be- come “A. Law." " introduces bill to the House by - into an official basket near the Speak umbered. Then he must wait for an the proper committee calendar. /INDIANS OPPOSE HEROIZING CHIEF were | Barnaby Ill, Capital Native Is Chosen for Drep From College to Honor Nez Perce Leader| Dirigible Los Angeles. Despite Tribesmen's Claim He Was Villain. By the Associnted Press | "WALLA WALLA, Wash, May 30.— Chiel Lewver, cnce head of a Nez Perce | Indian tribe, may or may not have been a hero, but he will b honored as such June 6 with ded'cation of a monument to his memory here by Whitman Colilege. A controvery over whether Lawyer was & hero or a villain has revealed Indians opposing his being heroized and white historians doubting the story of two squaws who claimed to have known him by sight. Pre:ident S. B. L. Penrose of Whit- man College, which will present the Lawyer monument to the State of Washington, said he adhered to the story of Hazard Stevens, a historian, that Lawyer saved Gov. Isaac Stevens of Washington from a massacre during | the great Indian Peace Conference here in 1855. “White men, and not Indians, are paying this honor to Chief Lawyer,” he said, “and if the Indians do not care to join in our tribute that's their busi- ness. We shall go ahead with the ceremony.” Two squaws of Umatilla, Oreg.. Who | were 12 years old at the time of the | incident, have protested that Lawyer did not save the governor by moving | to his camp, but remained near Stevens | to protect himself. BETTER THAN GIVING BAIL| William La Varre Makes No Ef- fort to Procure Release on Contempt Charges. By the Associated Press. AUGUSTA, Ga., May 30.—William La Varre, former Southeastern newspaper publisher, is in jail here and expects to stay, he said, until the Federal Court disposes of contempt of court charges against him, He came here to answer the charges to which he was cited by Judge Deavers in Macon several months ago. “I have been giving bonds all over the country,” he said, “and I am tired of it. 1 want to get this business over with.” He said he would make no effort to get his release. La Varre came here Tuesday night and surrendered. The sheriff said he would do everything to make La Varre's imprisonment” as comfortable as pos- sible. La Varre, with Harold Hall, purchased the Augusta Chronicle, the Spartanburg, 8. Journal and Spartanburg Herald nd the Columbia, S. C.. Record last year and lost control of the newspapers in extensive litigation which followed | Bureau bulletin now available for dis his split with Hall. and Because of your Palace—it is better day. Announcement The Appreciation— Our 71st Anniversary Celebration, which closed recently, was the most successful in the history of the store. Sales greatly exceeded those of last year or any former year. express our appreciation of you gratify- ing response to the Anniversary values. business is more than “good” at King’s The Announcement— Tomorrow, Saturday, you are invited to a special advance selling, preliminary to the formal opening of our annual 7- DAY JUNE BARGAIN SALE next Mon- Washington’s greatest Summer’ selling event features fresh, new warm- weather merchandise for the person and the home at lowest of low prices. If you did not receive one of the 4-page bulletins, you may obtain one when you visit the store tomorrow. Satisfaction Since 1859 NGSPALA( 810-818 Seventh St. N.W. AN SUB - N COMMITTEE "N\ comMITTEE: Room™ * to make bill & better man by certain alterations, “teeth sharpening.” etc. The committee pas s on the work of their sub-body, and if they approve of the newly clothed bill the committee chairman re- ports him out of the committee to the House. At this point bill acquires a nickname—he is dubbed with the name of the reporting chairman. on another calendar, but at the BUREAU SUGGESTS PSYCHOLOGY TESTS IN ADOPTING CHILDREN Foster Parents Advised to Use New Method in Choosing Babies. ‘The applica‘ion of psychology as a guide in the adopt'on of children is ad- vocated in a United States Children’s tribution. Such tes s, the bulletin says, | should replace the old “love at first slght” mehod of choosing foster chil- ren. Mental examinations in earliest in- fancy would decrease the hazards of adoption, the publication holds, and thereby increase the number of foster homes available for the quarter of a reach— Bill rests vill of the House million _children in_the deprived of paternal care. Case records are cited to show that the way a babv reaches—or falls to r a bright ball at the age of six monihs may b & very clear poiner | as to whether it will be smart enough | to take a college education when it grows up. Infancy is suggested as & propitious time for mental testing, because it is “the period of most rapid growth in the whole life cycle.” United States | By Quig Staver he is called on the floor for debate and vote. Ap- proved by the majority of Representatives voting, bill is attested by the clerk of the House and is ushered to the Senate wing of the Capitol. bill has experienced the usual legislative adventures that befall the average members of his large family. ‘Tomorrcw— (Part II) “Bill in the Senate.” (All rights protected. So far, Trade mark retistered U. 8. Patent Office.) Unloaded. | By the Assoclated Press. men Scoteh WOMAN DIPLOMATIST French line motorship Lafayette, at her pler here. ‘The portrait was brought from France ON LHASA MISSION | E-?J%LJ;:{:”S'J&:;L‘., Mernorial Foun: | Al service between the United States lvis lation. is proposed. have taken effect. and La P Bol Runners Escape in Small Motor Boat With Cargo Not Yet NEW YORK, May 30.—Coast Guards- sterday seized 193 cases of rye. champagne and cordials, valued at $25,000, on a dock at Fort Pond Bay, | near Montauk Point, on the north side of Long Island. The rum runner. a small motor boat, escaped with its crew and part of its cargo not yet unloaded Nine Coast Guardsmen, under Boat- swain's Mate C. S. Wessels, in charge of the Coast Guard station at Ditch Plains, fired a dozen shots at the rum runner as she was cut loose from the pler, some of which were believed to FACES LIFE TERM INDEPUTY'S DEATH Vernon Ackerman Convicted by Arizona Jury in Less Than Three Hours. By the Assoclated Press. | PHOENIX, Ariz, May 30.—A Super- ior Court jury here yesterday convicted Verncn Ackerman, alias Joe F. Wells, of murder in connection with the death of Lee Wright, Mariccpa County deputy sheriff, who died from wounds recelved in a fight with Ackerman, Irene Schroe- der and W. Glenn Dague at Chandler, Ariz, January 13 last. The jury recom- mended life imprisonment. The jurors Geliberated less than three hours. Wright died January 29, 16 days after he and other officers had engaged the | trio in the fight. 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Sent by Nanking Government in Effort to Reassert Chinese Suzerainty in Tibet. | By the Associated Pres: 1 LONDON, May 30.— The London | Daily Mail today sald that a woman diplomatist had arrived at Lhasa, Tibet, as agent of the Nanking government which is trying to reassert Chinese| suzerainty there. | The dispatch did not give the wom- | an’s name, but sald that she was of | mized ‘Chinese and Tibetan birth anc || had been educated at a Christian mis- slon on the Sino-Tibetan frontfer. She || has a medical degres, is highly cultured || speaks English, Tibetan and Chinese | and has won the sympathies of many | high officials at Lhasa who never be- fore have had any dealings with e woman diplomatist. | She is practicing medicine in Tibet also, and gaining influence there with '| the masses, PORTRAIT PRESENTED Painting of Lafayette to Be Hung in Home of Jefferson. NEW YORK, May 30 (#).—Cere- monies marking presentation of a por- trait of the Marquis de Lafayette, to be hung in Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello, at Charlottesville, Va., were held yesterday on_the sun deck of the LURAY CAVERNS by BUS And_the Proposed She Park May Be feen i One Day Round Trip to Luray, $6.0 leave daily, t. and Pa us inal) a termec Stations, Wai Sperryville. Valley connections at ln!lfl'cilrhnl for Special Tours. Washington-Luray Bus Line Nat. 9408, Georgla 3732, An Appreciation An We wish to liberal patronage than ever before HARRY The Store for Thrifty People An attractive array of “Pay Day” Specials which provides ample savings for the thrifty shoppers. These and many other opportunities await your selection during our Anniversary Sale. 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