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Cleudy, prtfeibly fo)kwtrf chanft in ttntptraturt; 1 0 3 3 0 I COPIES 2 CBwraT VOL.CaN6.2W. Bnttrtd at tht Hajrtretowt Fottottce MONDAY, OCTOBER 13,1930. COURT WILL NOT PASS ON JONES LAW Only 24, She Is Secretary Of State Only 24 years old. Miss Alice Lee Grosjean, above, has been named secretary of state for Louisiana by Governor Huey Long. The only wo- man ever to hold that position in Louisiana, she was appointed after the death of James J.

Bailey, incum- bent. She had been Governor Long's private for several years. POLICE RAID GAMBLING DEN Paul Davis, Colored, Fined $150 For Operating House. Paul Davis, colored, was fined $150 and costs by Justice Richard Duffey in city court this morning for oper- ating a gambling house. Davis was arrested by city officers last night in raid on his place in North Jonathan street.

Six other negroes, arrested at the same time, were fined $15 each ou gambling charges. Davis denied all knowledge that the men were playing cards for mcney and claimed he ha'1 been away, returning to the house only a few minutes before the officers entered Would Give Those Of 40 Employment BALTIMORE, Oct. 13, sion of the plan calling for employ- ment of men past 40 years of age in- to all industries of Baltimore will be sought by the Baltimore Associa- tion of Commerce in its campaign to alleviate conditions. The plan being, fostered-by. the, association already has been placed in force by heads of gasoline and oil companies in their service station divisions.

It was brought out by the personnel administration group cf the association on recommendation of Oliver C. Short, its chairman. WEST ORANGE, X. Oct. 13 the first time in sixteen years laHor trouble developed today at the- plant of Thomas A.

Edison. tlie local polishers and buffers' union were ordered on strike by officials of the union. H. Dumpert, business representative 3f the workers, said a recent cut in wages by Edison industries would a man to earn only 70 cents an hour against 93 and 97 cents under i he former scale. Big Forest Fire Is Under Control BALTIMORE, Oct.

13, (ff)--A for- est fire covering about twa square miles, in the vicinity of the house of correction, which yesterday kept five county fire companies anu about 25 inmates busy until late last aight, wss under control today. Ap- paratus from City, Glen- iurnie. Riverdale, Laurel and Hale- Ciorpe helped fight tht flames. KillBlacksnake In Local Store A black snake, four tnd a haif fett lont. was killed in Lyon's furniti-: store, 84 Wtst Franklin street, about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon.

Tht rep- tile Is thought to have come in by the back door. took two employes, Charles Scmler and Chester Eyitr, some time to corner the snake and kill it. The reptile is thought to have been captured by several living close to the store and to havt escaped from a box in which they had put it. VEROVSKI ROBBED OF $75; HUNT ROOMER Jewish Man, Posing As Con- tractor, Disappears Before Discovery Posing as a contractor in the em- ploy of Shell Oil Company, a Jewish man aged about 55 and giving his name as Marr, is alleged to have ransacked the home of S. J.

Verov- sky, 437 North Prospect street, Sat- urday afternoon and made good his escape with approximately $75 in cash and a valuable gold watch. Mr. Verovsky, a local shoe repair- er, told police that Marr called st his home several days ago and re- quested lodging. Because of his age and the fact that he was Jew- ish, the Verovskys agreed to accom- modate him pending- his stay in Ha- gerstown. Marr told them that he fas a con- tractor and that the Shell Oil Com- pany planned to erect several filling stations in, this section.

While mem- bers of the Verovsky family were away Saturday afternoon Marr is alleged to have looted the house and disappeared. The robbery was discovered by Mrs. Verovsky on returning home and immediately reported to the po- lice. A check disclosed that a man answering Marr's description took the bus for Frederick and from Fred- erick it was learned that a man at- tempted to pawn a gold watch there for $1. Runs Down Fox With Automobile Foxes are wily animata but a big grey reynard was, not smart enough to avoid an automobile as he glid- ed across the national highway on South Mountain last night on one of his nightly expeditions.

The fox was run down by the car of Robert Swartz, 635 Washington avenue, who brought the dead animal home. TAPL NS LOSE COURT FIGHT WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, supreme court today refused to' re- consider its decision dismissing a suit brought by the Pittsburgh and West Virginia railway to prevent the Wheeling and Lake Erie from abandoning its Ontario street station in Cleveland and using the facilities of the Union station. U. S.

PAIR KILLED. TOULOUSE, France, Oct 13 --Two Americans were killed in an airplane yesterday morning near Larache Morocco. They were Ter- nill Dix, a writer, and Mrs. Dix. Flood Is Menacing Brady, Texas RIVER AT FAST CUP THIS HORNING Many Business Houses Flood- ed; Six Inches Of Rain Fell In Few Hours BRADY, Ter, Oct 13 the second time within a week this west Texas city was threatened today by the roaring flood waters of the Brady -river which began rising rapidly at ter torrential rains along its water- shed.

Already high after a food which last week inundated a portion of the business section and inflicted thous- ands of dollars damage, the river be- gan rising rapidly early today at the rate of is inches every half hour The whole town was alarmed and began preparatons to protect lives and property. Telephone operators notified all available people that a flood was coming. The river overflowed to within a quarter of a block of the court house plaza this morning and the wafer was rapidly rising. Fifteen business houses had been flooded. Six inches of rain fell at Eden, up- stream, since 4 a.

m. Many persons who were forced from their homes only a week ago again had to remove their household goods and seek higher ground. The high water crept up during the night from watersheds of two forks of the river that has watei's in Concho county, about SO miles west of here. Residents up the river telephoned Carl A. Blasig, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, and a gen- eral alarm was given.

Before light there was great activity as efforts were made to protect, the town from a repetition of last week's flood that wrought $350,000 in prop- erty damage and made 200 persons homeless. NOT SUICIDE BUTMURDER Attorneys Charge a Confessed Slayer Slain In His Cell CLEVELAND, Oct. 13 ly after Tony Colletto, 21, confessed killer of his young bride, was found dead early today, hanging by his belt in county Jail here, his attorneys charged that both of the killings were committed by gangsters con- nected with the corn sugar racket in Cleveland. Common Pleas Judge Samuel H. Silbert at once ordered a grand jury investigation.

Colletto was to have gone on trial today charged with first degree mur- der of his IS-year-old wife, Chris- tina. Attorneys Sarah Hedrick and Wil- liam F. MarsteHer said Tony and Christina were killed because they "knew too much." Colletto allegedly was a witness to the gang slayings of Joe Porello and Sam Tilcocco, former Cleveland corn sugar dealers. Colletto's cell also was occupied by Frank Brancato and Domonic De Marco, both taieged murderers. Mrs.

Coiletto was found shot to death August 2. Her husband con- fessed, police said, that he took her for an automobile ride and shot her because she admitted she had kept company with other men. Your Last Chance To Register In Order To Assure A Continuance Of Good Government In Maryland. Only one more opportunity is offtrtd uitrtgistured sons to get their namts on the poll books in order to in the general tltction In November. TOMORROW IS THE DAY, AND IT WILL BE YOUR LAST CHANCE.

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DEFIES QUARANTINE, BAPTIST MINISTER IS UNDER ARREST CARROLLTON, Oct. 13 A baptist minister was in jail here today as one result a clash be- tween science and religion. The prisoner, Rev. W. W.

Woodson, 50, proclaiming the end of the world was at hand, defied med- ical science in the form of a city- wide infantile paralysis quarantine yesterday in conducting prayer ser- vices with a "surrendered band." He was taken from the pulpit to the county jail building, wherein Bonnie Jean Schnapp, 8-year old daughter of sheriff B. Schnapp, died Saturday of infantile paralysis. The services went on in private last night at the church parsonage. Mr. Woodson's followers, a group of fifty in his congregation of 600 left the church only after Ralph Lozier, representative in Congress, presented an appeal on behalf of the children.

The same appeal was rejected, how- ever, by the pastor when Represen- tative Lozier, acting, as a friend, in- terviewed him at the jail. "The world is coming to an end," the prisoner said, "and I must pre- pare my flock. I cannot cease my meeting? until released by the Lord." Mr. Woodson, said to be a protege of the Rev. J.

Frank Norris, fiery Fort Worth, fundamentalist, came to this city three years ago from Hemple, Tex. SLICK FORGER ONBAD CHECK Name Of Local Man Forged And Check Cashed By Phil- adelphia Concern Some Hagerstown youth enjoyed the World Series at the expense of a Philadelphia concern, and is now being sought for issuing a bad check for $30. The check came to light when a local bank returned it to the firm of H. B. Coyle Mrg.

who paid over the money to a routh representing himself as -Tom As Tom Crosses in business here and deals with the Philadelphia concern which cashed the check, the firm is co- operating with Mr. Cross in an ef- fort to locate the forger- According to the letter received by Mr. Cross, the youth who cashed the check was about 28 years of age, dark complexion, about 5 feet nine inches in height, smooth face, dress- ed in light suit, top coat and soft hat; and his right thumb was- bruis- ed, which he explained was caught in the steering wheel of his car that The forger explained that he was Tom Cross, and as the firm had never personally met the local man with whom it had been doing busi- ness, did not know it was not Tom Cross, and as a favor cashed the check. The check forger explained that he was passing through Philadelphia on his wedding tour, stating that it was virtually an elopement with his bookkeeper. All arrangements, be said, had been i in Hagerstown for the marriage, but he decided to avoid the excitement incident to the matter and he quietly left Hagers- town.

Mr. Cross believes he can pick out the forger from the description and the fact that a limited number of persons knew he with the Phil- adelphia concern. Begin Fight On Daylight Saving Letter Carrier And Labor Head Takes Lead In Fight Afcaintt. BALTIMORE, Oct. 13 spir- ited fight against daylight saving time was in progress today following a meeting of opponents yesterday at which an overwhelming vote on Nov.

4, against the city charter amendment providing for the change each suiimer was urged. Harry F. Broening. president of the Baltimore Federation of Labor, called for the vote against the amendment, -which -would make day- light time official for the city from the last Sunday in April to the last in September. Victor Brown, a letter carrier, de- clared that 1,700 of the 1,800 em- ployes in the post office were op- poned to daylight saving.

TO OPEN CAMPAIGN NEWARK, N. Oct. 13, Dwight W. Morrow, former sador to Mexico, opens his cam paifn Republican candidate tor United States Senator here in a tonight SAFE CRACKING TIP IS WINNER The tip of one of two safe robber- ies last week won the first prize of $5 in the Daily Mall's news tip con- test, and incidentally the winner was a man, a resident of View street. There were many others who had the same or even better opportunity than the View street resident but those that the first discovery of the safe cracking uid not recog- nize the news value of the story, while the winner did and hurrying to the telephone, he got in touch with the "News Tip Editor" of Daily mail.

The first prize is awaiting him at the Daily Mail of- fite and all that he will have to do is to identify The awarding of the second prize was a most difficult matter and it was almost a tossup between three individuals, the tip from which all were above the average. However, the seccnd prize of $2 goes to a Hagerstown Route wom- an, who reported the disappearance of a two-year-old Dewey avenue youngster, who was found at the Hagerstown High School athletic field, having foun 1 his way to the athletic field which had been pointed out to him by his parents as the place where his brother attended. The story would not have been tia- (Continued on Page 12) Witness Attack Upon A oman Pedestrian Orders Car To Stop And Then Strikes Occupant. West Washington street residents directly across from the Washing- ton street school witnessed an at- tack yesterday morning shortly be- fore 11 o'clock upon a woman pas- senger of an automobile bearfcig Maryland license Jags. According to the report of the at- tack, a couple riding in the car, was hailed by a man wa!" "ng.

The driv- er of the machine halted the car and the other man ran up, engaged in heated conversation with the couple, and then struck the woman. The attacker then leaped into the rear seat and began choking the woman, who appeared to lose con- sciousness, slumping against the windshield. When the attacker ob- served that residents witnessed the attack, he leaped from the car and fled, while the driver stepped on the gas and drove hurriedly away. The woman remained unconscious as the car disappeared. The police have no report of the incident.

ATTY. GENERAL Vacancy Caused By Robin- son's Death Will Be Filled This BALTIMORE, Oct 13 a vacancy created on the Democrat- ic statewide ticket three weeks be- fore the election by the death of Thomas H. Robinson, the Attorney General, the complexion of the poli- tical compaign was changed today. Mr. Robinson, Attorney since December, 1923, and Demo- cratic nominee for re-election, died suddenly early yesterday at his home, at Belair following a heart attack.

The vacancy on the statewide be filled this week by the State Central Committee, under the State law, but no action is plan- ned until after the funeral Wednes- day morning. Governor Albert C. Ritchie, the party standard bearer, and the others on the statewide ticket, have cancelled all engage- ments until after the funeral. The names of a half dozen Demo- cratic leaders from all sections" of the State were under discussion to- day for the vacancy. They included Herbert R.

O'Conor, State's Attor- ney, of Baltimore; W. Preston Lane, Jr, Hageretown publisher; W. Clin ton McSherry, of Frederick, son of the date Chief Judge James Mc- Sherry; Rep. Stephen W. Gambrill, of Laurel, a candidate for re-election to Congress; Willis Jones, assistant Attorney General, and Randolph Barton, of Baltimore county, for- mer president of the Baltimore Bar Association.

Governor Ritchie and members of the State Judiciary will act as honor ary pallbearers at the funeral which is to be held on Wednesday at St. Ignatius' Catholic Church at Hick- ory. Harford county. Mr. Robinson's death brought the Democratic campaign to a complete standstill for the time being.

The statewide candidates were schedul- ed to leave tonight for Cumberland, where political rallies had been ar- ranged both there and at Oakland. The candidates were scheduled to appear Wednesay at Hagerstown. It also becomes necessary for Gov- ernor Ritchie to fill the vacancy in the State office the remainder ol Mr. Robinson's term. He said he would take no action until after Wednesday.

Mr. Robinson, the son of Dr. Sam- uel S. and Mary C. Robinson, was born in Harford county March 1890.

He was admitted to the bar in 1SS3 ancLaas since actively prac- ticed his profession. His private of- fices were maintained at Belair. He took a leading part in three sessions of the Maryland Senate, rep- resenting Harford county. On four occasions he was a delegate to the Democratic national convention and in 1920 and again in 1924 was chair- man of thje State delegation. The (Continued on Page 11) WAR VETERAN FATALLY SHOT CARTHAGE, Oct.

13 Barnard Grinder, S3, of Washington, D. -war veteran and nurse, was shot and fatally wounded by Dr. W. B. Chapman prominent Carthage physician, who mistakenly believed Grinder was attempting a holdup last night.

Grinder went to the Chapman pri- vate hospital and tried to sell a -watch to a nurse. The nurse called Dr. Chapman, "who appeared with a gun and the shooting followed. Grind- er died shortly afterwards. Grinder and his wife were strand- ed here enroute to because of the wrecking of their mo- tor car Saturday.

Grinder was try- ing to sell the watch to raise money to pay for repairs to the car. THIEVES GET 189 ATHALFHAY They Also Steal Gasoline To Carry Away Loot From Snooks' Hennery After a month's quiet, thieving broke out anew last night at Half- way, and for the second time withifi the month the gasoline tank at the Mountain Tiew Nursery was broken open and a quantity of gasoline stol- en. The other robbery was at the chicken farm of Harry Snook, thieves stealing about 1(M) iolws valu- ed at about $200. Mystery surrounds the chicken theft The hennery was found locked this morning and the key in its proper place, just the way ft was left last night when lock- ed up. Mr.

Snook discovered the theft this morning when he found chicken crates withi nthe house empty. The thieves had taken the fowls from the small coops and carried them away apparently in bags. Officials of the Mountain View Nursery were non-committal on their robbery, intimating there were in- side clues to be'fololwed up. Deputy Sheriff -Charles E. Cush- wa, however, investigating' both robberies, said thero were no clues left behind in either case.

Officers expressed the opinion the work was done by the same band, and that the gasoline was stolen to haul away the fowls. SUSPECT HUSBAND. DETROIT, Oct 13 Salvio, who was with Henry Tup- pancy when the latter was slain by gunmen July 14, was shot and kill- ed, and Mrs. Grace Triano was ser- iously wounded at the Triano home early today. Police were searching for Mrs.

Triano's husband Felix, who I was accused of the shooting by his I wife. YOUTH HELD ON THEFTCHARGE Charles Pleasant, IS, Al- leged Caught In Act At Better Quarry. Alleged to have been caught in the act of stealing a number of expensive valves at Bester quarry this morning Charles Pleasant, 18 years old, of 16 North Potomac street, was arrested by Western Maryland detectives and jafied to await a hearing in city court. Pleasant was seen loitering about the quarry workshop by Earl A. Ford, superintendent.

The youth is said to have admitted the thefts to the officers. PAIR SOUGHT ESCAPE FROM HEAVY TERMS But Supreme Court Refuses To Pass On Constitutionality Of Drastic Law Get 13 supreme court today refused to paw on the constitutionality of the Jones law providing heary maximum alties for prohibition violations. The-validity of the lair -was chal- lenged by Hugh McElvogue and Ham J. Brown, who had been con- victed of violating the dry law at St. Joseph, Mo.

The men were charged in the dictment with selling a small tlty of whiskey. wlur sentenced to the penitentiary for one year and one month, and Brown, who was also coavicted of maintaining a. nuisance under prohibition law, was sent to the peni- tentiary for four years and fined 1250. The prison sentences were ed tinder the JoiMfclaw. In botb cases the constituubnality ol law as challenged as an illegal, delegation of legislative power.

Tit) men-contended the trial Judge haC unlawfully taken upon' himself, to decide the meaning of phrases in the Jones law, such as what, ia. his decretion, constituted "casual or slight violations," "habitual and what were "attempts to comment clalize violations of the law." was insisted the delegation tor the" trial judge of authority to sify the offense and to determine ttet punishment ws in violation oft tnt constitution, which jxeiulred that congress should classify and prescribe the punishment. DRUGGISTS IN SESSION HERE Sectional Meeting Of State Association Being Held At Between 60 and 70 druggists from Baltimore and the Western Shore of the state are meeting at the Hotel Hamilton today. Harry IL Rudy, chairman of the local committee and past president of the State Pharma- ceutical Association; Mayor Reuben Musey and Henry Holzapfel were, the local speakers. meetin? opened with a lunch- eon at noon and was followed hy dresses welcome by Mayor Mosey and Mr.

Rudy. S. Williams, of Baltimore, president of the state JIJK sociation, will speak this afteraooft on Impertancy of PhaMnacy Week." Other subjects to be cussad include the value of special sales, the scientific principles under- lying business; studies of method ef successful sales and ersl drug store operation. BOY CUTS LIP Don Klinger, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Donald Klinger, 150 North Cannon avenue, sustained a deep laceration of the lip yesterday when he fell from his "scooter." He was treated at the hospital. Charles Wallace, a Baltimore boy also was treated at the hospital yes- terday for a minor cut lip. RADIO SOON FOR TRAINS WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, (ff) --Red flags and swinging terns no longer netd bt relied upon to keep tht tnginttr and conductor of a freight train in Short wave radio is rtady to take over the job. Today tht American Railway Association announced that stvtral years of txptrimtntal work havt yittdtd suitable ap- paratus for maintaining prac- tical, constant communication bttwttn oaboost and ttvt.

Arrests For Dry Law Violations During Summer Show Decree WASHINGTON, Oct 13, decreasing number of arrests for "vio- lation of the dry la-vra through the months of July, and Septem- ber was shown today in the monthly report of the prohibition bureau. September arrests totaled 4,89) as compared with 5,759 in August and 6,448 in July. At the same time a huge increase in contictions, fines and sen- tences was reported, dot to tht fed- eral courts resuming their actiriUtt; after the summer recess. Convictions by Juries totaled 198 for September as compared with 41 in August and pleas of guilty totaled far September as compared with in August. There was a correspcndiir; in- crease in fines assessed from 451 in August to $411,214 in Sep- tember.

Total jail MattjicM reach- ed days in Septemtbr as com- pared with in August During the month ot September, 6,282 new cases were on tht dockets ot tht ftdtral courts. finished CMOS on tht docktt 23,007 on August 31. HttS taetiMH UM. DIZZY DRIVER GOESJpJAIL Elmer W. Kimble ed For Second Time And Given 30 Elmer W.

Kimble, Gullford avcntMfc, was sentenced to pay a fine of and serve thirty in jail ing his conviction in city court tktt morning "of driving ant automoblii while drinking. Kimble was SSunday afternoon by Officer J. B. Brown. Just one week ago Kimbfe arrested on similar a fine of $100 to Jaftttet J.

U. Bitner after pleading entity. Diiffey showed leniency tfcta because of wtte ttmf children, second wrattty Hen a House oC day In tkt lott, who fe East.