Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1930, Page 16

BIG DRY RAID SEE IN STARNEWSREEL Dynamiting of Still Valued at $300,000 in New Jersey Is Pictured. One of the bigegst raids ever made by the dry officers since the induction of prohibition is sohwn in the latest Evening Star-Universal newsreel, Graham McNamee, the National Broadcasting Co. ace, gives a vivid de- seription of the event d of many other interesting scenes being shown today on the screens of Warner's Metropolitan, other Warner Bros. theaters and lead- ing Maryland and Virginia theaters. One of New Jersey's Biggest. A $300,000 still, which was the fargest plant in the State of New Jer- sey, was dynamited and completely de- molished at Clark's Landing, N, J. A Jookout warned the bootleggers of the approach of the prohibition officers, and the law violators fled and escaped cap- ture. The moonshiners had planned to manufacture $15,000 worth of alcohoi each day. Other interesting events include the opening of a “Miracle” shrine at Har- lem, New York, which was attended by thousands seeking a cure; the head-on collision of two engines at Los Angeles, Calif.: the transfer of $10,000,000 in specie from Toledo banks and a lawn fete at the White House, given by President Hoover to the wounded ‘World War veterans. Sporting Events. Interesting sporting events include & greyhound race, held at Mineola, N. Y.; a sensational roller - skating exhibit at Governors Island, N. Y.; & champion- ship wrestling bout in Iceland, and s feline boxing contest at Atlantic City, J. Interesting events from abroad in- clude a gigantic military demonstra- tion of the Soviet army at Moscow and the re-enactment of a historic battle fought at Griefswald, Germany, 800 years ago. Music is furnished by the Vietor Con- cert Orchestra, Rosario Bourdon con- ducting. COURT RULES PARTY MAY BAR COLORED Texas Judge Says Democratic Committees Are Not Govern- ment Agencies. By the Associated Press. EL PASO, Tex., July 19.—Reaffirma- tion of an opinion that the State Dem- ocratic Committee, as individuals and not s a State agency, has a right to bar colored citizens from ipation in rrtvwlmxry.mvocedhenw- day by Judge Charles A. Boynton, of the United States District Court. "He dismissed the application of Luther Wiley of San Antonio who sought to restrain the Bexar County Democratic Executive Committee from carrying out instructions of the State Committee to refuse colored people a vote in the primaries. In handing down its decision, the court cited its holding in the Nixon vs. Congdon case in 1929, involving the same question, “The court held in the Nixon case tic Executive Com- mittee and the County Committees are not governmental sgents,” Judge Boyn- ton says. S ~ Oliver W. Johnson of San Antonlo. of counsel for Wiley, said the matter would be pressed further and an IE- plication for a writ of mandamus prob- ably filed in some court. In face of the Staje Commitiee’s action in disqualifying colored people, the County Executive Committees of McLennan and Val Verde Counties voted to let them participate. WOUNDED ATTORNEY IN CRITICAL CONDITION John H. Roemer Shot Twice After Pointing Pistol at Girl He Didn’t Know. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, July 19.—John H, Roemer, 64, wealthy corporation attorney, was in’ a_critical condition from ~bullet wounds inflicted by policemen when he unexplainably held a revolver at the head of a girl he did not know. Roemer, former member of the Wis- consin Railroad Commission, was shot twice in the head. He had fired at two policemen who interfered and saved the life of the girl. The attorney, senior member of the firm which rep- resents the H. M. Byllesby Co. utility interests, explained be had been in ill health. T Roemer said he had been drinking. He was preparing to leave for a, vaca- tion in Wisconsin and had procured a pistol to take with him. Associates of the attorney sald the extreme heat evidently had aggravated his condition, rendering him -tem- porarily unbalanced. They said he had always been a man of “moral and up- right character, goocd habits and kindly disposition, with a fine record of, pro- fessional achievement.” Roemer 'had been living in a hotel while his wife was in New York. LADY DOYLE APPROVES MESSAGE OF MEDIUM Widow of Spiritualist Says She Was Doing, in Part, What Ca- nadian Said She Was. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 19.—Lady Doyle to- day approved in general a message Te- ceived by a medium at Peterborough, Ontario, named Mrs. Mary Heron, re- putedly from the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. She said that she was in her hus- band’s study yesterday morning inspect- ing his papers, as the medium said, although she was not praying as indi- cated in the message. It was the first time she had been in the room since Sir 'Arthur's death and she agreed with the message that the room was the one where she dis- cussed with Sir Arthur all matters per- taining to their faith in spiritualism. IN COUNTERFEITING CASE Ring in New York Is Revealed After Daily Circulation of 300 Ten-Dollar Bills. By the Associated Press. OHICAGO, July 19.—Death has taken an important witness in the Govern- ment’s investigation of a counterfeiting ring that once placed 300 spurious 10- dollar notes in circulation dailly in New ‘York. b s Jean Powers, 26, formerly colored hostess at a New York dance hall, died at the County Hospital last night of alcoholism. She had been arrested with Joseph Gondolxo, 23, who yesterday ‘was sentenced to 10 years in Leaven- worth' prison. Counterfeit money was found on both. :_ Secret service operatives said Jean had given sufficient information, before her death to cause several important aizests In New York. GROUP WILL RETURN FROM CAMP TUESDAY | Concert Is Given at Good Will Navy Band—Mothers Also Present Program. ‘The second group of 175 children mothers now at Camp Good Will are to mu!‘l;u:idnn: Tuesday to make way The rty. ‘The present campers wete enteriniond Priday evening with a concert by the Navy Band by courtesy Tni Scuaval STAR, W ADELive L udN, D Cypoduax 20 | of the commandant of the Navy Ya;fl—.r Brennerman, William Kemp, James | capt. ©. C. Bloch, and last evening | Kemp, Jimmie McDons1d, George Hen- some of the camp mothers gave an | ratti, John Leatherwood, Gordon John- original entertainment consisting of on Pred Mitchell, Horace Brigham, Ed- Seiigs, dances sng PRDHS. gar Hilton, Joseph Rubin, James Jacobs, | 'Miss Fiana Deklopotoff, who has | charge of the craft teaching, reports|Leo Marcopolos, Max Epstein, Raymond by | Robert that most of these mothers have been | Silver, interested making luncheon eloths. | Brigham. 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