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Cloody with skewer* tonight, possibly showers,
Wednesday morning; not much change in tem
porature. Moderate northeast winds. Tempera
ture yesterday—Highest, 77; lowest, 65.
Full Weather Asport on Peg* 19.
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Jury Sought to Decide Legality of Smith Co. Indictments
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LEGS DIAMOND GIVES UP HOPE, CALLS PRIEST
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GUNMEN
Marion Strasmick Changes
Story; Is Held for Further
Police Quizzing in Mystery
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (I.N.S).
Death crept closer to Jack
<“Legs”) Diamond, bullet-riddled
gangster and racketeer, as he
tossed feverishly on his bed in
Polyclinic Hospital today. And
Diamond seemed to know it.
For, coming out of a coma, he
turned to the bluecoats at his
bedside and remarked: “Good-by,
boys.”
Yet he fought grimly for his
life as the crisis in his condition
neared. Hospital authorities were
toot unduly pessimistic. They
issued an official bulletin, shortly
before noon, saying:
"No change in the patient.
Condition still serious.”
The belief that Diamond was
near death grew when a priest
was admitted to the patient’s
bedside.
The BPMcemen on guard tem
■■' The fieriest
WtS said to be nlher W. of
Cairo, N. Y., for whom Diamond
had high regard.
Hypodermics had been given
Diamond to quiet him. He was
quiet enough, however.
Not a Word would he utter
that would give the police a clue
as to the identity of the two
men who entered room 829 of the
Hotel Monticello, Sunday morn
ing, and “plugged” him five
times with slugs from .38 caliber
"gats.”
Realizes the End
Diamond showed no interest in
anything today.
He made nd comment when in
formed by the police that during
the night he had received a
dozen telephone calls, four from
Women.
He did not ask for newspapers
this morning, as he did yesterday.
He appeared to realize the end
Was near.
’As he lay there, dying, the
"brains” of. the New York .police
department, under the personal
direction of Commissioner Ed
ward P. Mulrooney, worked at
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TODAYS SCRATCHES
, LOUIBVIIXF.
FIRST RACK—Selection Blue Aeh.
Blind Hills, Baby Delhi, Burnt Sienna,
SECOND RACE—Peggy Barbara, Lady
Gibson, Claret. Regal Lady, My Sal
vation, Tennessee Gal.
FOURTH RACE—Fortune, Southern
Beauty. Few Words, Cllpsetta, Adalor
1.. Valek.
FIFTH RACE—Current.
SEVENTH RACE—PauI G„ Black on
White, Maecenas, Banset, Diamond
Glow, My Last Honey, Whiskarm,
Dodgson, Goodman.
Weather, clear; track, fast.
HAWTHORNE
FIRBT RACE—-Bug Hunter, Jose
phine D., Black IJgiitnlng. Allegretto,
Eady Ebony. Atlll.
SECOND RACE—Marjorie Ann, Kate
Geary.
THIRD RACE—Ralllm, Aregal. .fab-
Jbulay. Our Pal, Shorty O.
SEVENTH RACE—Jovial Friar. Par
tiHpate. Winnie Jo, Wolfy. John T. D.
Weather, cloudy; track fast.
An interesting contest
awaits your attentlont
Read the facts about
how to win one of the
prizes. Turn to the
Special Announc- ?nt
published today in
Classified Ads
More Exciting Than “Legs” Diamond Shooting Is “Put on the Spot”—See Magazine Page
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, MRS. JACK DIAMOND
THESE TWO WOMEN possibly hold the key to the
mystery surrounding the attempted murder of Jack
(“Legs”) Diamond, New York gangster who 1 is near
death after being shot five times. Marion Roberts,
show girl, Was Diamond’s sweetheart and had breakfast
with the gangster just a few minutes before he was shot.
Mrs. Diamond is seen leaving the police station where she
was questioned.
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 14, 1930
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Sec. Wilbur to Remain in Cabinet
75 WITNESSES
TO TESTIFY IN
SMITH CASE
Impaneling of Jury in Hearing
on Abatement Plea 1$ Rare
Procedure in Courts of D. C.
More than 75 witnesses are ex
pected to testify before a jury
being picked in Criminal Court be
fore Justice William Hitz in the
hearing on special pleas to the
conspiracy and embezzlement in
dictments against Samuel J.
Henry. G, Bryan Pitts. C. lilbert
Anadale and John H. Edwards. Jr.,
former officials of the P, H. Smith
Company, whose alleged
tions involve approximately
$5,000,000. ? >
The witnesses
of the Grand Jury which reported
the 95-count indictment. Govern
ment witnesses probably will in
clude only the half dozen agents
of the Department of Justice who
gathered the evidence on which
the indictments are based, accord
ing to Nugent B. Doods and Neil
Burkinshaw, prosecutors.
Procedure Unusual
Rarely is the present procedm
invoked in local ©rgetice. that
impaneling a Jury %»• hear evi
dence in support of pleas in
abatement. The pleas charged
that the indictment is invalid
because operatives of the Depart
ment of Justice represented
themselves as inspectors of the
New York fire department to
obtain entrance to a building in
which were stored books and
records of the Smith company
and “stole” the evidence on which
the indictments were based.
The Government denies this
accusation and says the evidence
was obtained from former em
ployes of the Smith company.
The jury is to decide whether
the evidence on which the indict
ments are based was obtamed
from the stolen documents, or
from former employes.
Counsel in Dispute
A temporary halt occurred in
the morning session when it
appeared the Government reply
did not meet the allegations con
tained in all of the pleas and
counsel were still in a deadlock
as to whether the pleas not
covered by the Government reply
should be dropped, or the Gov
ernment should file amended re
plies to the unanswered pleas.
The defendants are represented
by Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert,
R. H. Yeatman, Frank G. Raichle,
Edward Toland and Harry S.
Barger, the latter appearing in
dividually for Samuel J. Henry,
former president of the company.
Official Race Program
Today at Laurel
WEATHKR. CIJCAR; TRACK. FAST
FIRST RACK
Six Furlongs
4532 Scupcon (Bejahak) 116
4534 Ravine (No boy) 116
4539 Princess Peat <Morris) 116
4539 My Broom (Quackenbush).... 116
4530 Gay Bird (Robertson) 116
4538 Barometer (Cannon) 116
4531 Rubio (Workman)
4539 Disconcert (No boy) 116
4533 Stella Nova (Garner)...,. 116
4,6*5 Ladson (Schaefer) 116
4537 Relghwiki (Phillips) }}«
4536 Sir W’racK (No boy).. 116
SECOND RACE
Mile and a Sixteenth
4547 Rock Candy (No b0y)....... . 112
4546 Baked Apple (L Wells). 100
4545 Standard Bearer (Thibodeaux). 107
4549 Sun Dix (Quackenbush) 113
4343 Cabellsdale (Robertson) 112
4541 Eleusagon (Adams! ...( 105
4544 Partnership (W. Day) <
4549 Bright Flash (Qogan) 100
4542 Vimont (Leishman) 117
4549 Cecelia Grob (Hughes) ....... 1««
4540 Nealon Kay (Prain).......... . 112
4548 Princess rfenry (No boy) 105
THIRD RACE
, One Mile
4552 Mill Bay (Hovath) ........... 109
4555 Mouth Piece (Shropshire) ..... 108
4559 Light Step (Quackenbush) 106
4553 Sir Bynn (Thibodeaux) 109
4 569 Banal Girl (Leishman) ...... 106
4559 Korax (Bfjahak) ... t........., 108
4550 Belgian Lass (Adams) ....,.* 104
4554 Dunfern (M. Garner) 110
CAMPBELL G U N
BEING TESTEO
BT DEFENSE
Representatives of Accused
Man in Baker Case Examine
Weapon; Brother Present
The pistol that Government
balistic experts say positively
killed Mary E. Baker, is in the
hands of Herbert M. Campbell’s
defenders today.
Albert, H. Hamilton and his
son, Robert H. Hamilton, of Au
burn, N. Y„ are examining and
testing the weapon in an effort
co break down testimony that
Major Calvin Goddard, of Chi
cago; Dr. William Souder, of the
Bureau of Standards, and Police
Lieut. John Fowler will produce
at Campbell's trial next Tues
day.
Folwer. after many examina
tions and tests, said that the
bullets found in woman's
body came from the gun Camp
bell turned over to the police.
Campbell at the time, according
46 ’popes records, sa/d the pistol
f.was M hls possession' on April
' 11, 'tne day of the killing.
Brother Is Present
Today’s tests are being made
in one of the jury rooms of the
District Supreme Court. Besides
*he Hamiltons. Assistant United
States Attorney William Sollms,
Dr. Suder, Lieutenant Fowlei,
Eamuel Hardy, an agent of the
Department of Justice, and,
Frank Campbell, brother of the
accused man. are in the room.
The Hamiltons said the tests
will continue all through today
and tomorrow.
The tests began when both
men, made microscopic examina
tions of the bore and barrel of
the pistol. They measured all
parts of the weapon and finally
took it entirely apart for further
examinations of each minute
part.
Taking a 32-caliber lead bullet
from a box, Albert Hamilton ex
plained that he was about to
insert the lead of the bullet into
the mouth of the pistol up to the
brass rim of the cartridge.
Objection Raised
Attorney Collins objected until
he held a consultation with Dr.
Souder and Fowler. Following
a whispered consultation, Collins
said:
“We object to that because
you are reversing the order.
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4551 Fly Guy (No boy) 107
4558 Barren Hill (Phillips) 108
4557 Alien Vite ■ (Erickson) 115
4556 Jubilation (Cannon) 108
FOURTH RACE
Six Furlongs
4560— Lady Capulet (Adams) ...... 110
4563— Al Green (Bejshak) 112
4561— Cratty Coot (Workman)...... 113
4565— Belli' Casus (Schaefer) 108
4566— Voltear (Wltllettt) 120
4562— French Lass (Riley) 109
4564— Good and Hot (Leishman).. 112
FIFTH RACE
One Mile
4570 — Her Grace (Workman) ...... 118
4573—5 t. Prisca (Whittaker) ...... 110
4571— Lost Agnes (Kennedy) 114
—Panda (G. Quackenbush) .... 106
4572— Dinah Did Upset (Robertson). 116
4573— •Molasses Jane (McGinnis) .. 120
SIXTH RACK
One and One-Sixteenth Miles
4581— Golden Auburn (Leishman).. 114
4582— Buckeye Poet (Cannon) 107
4584— Bli'mp (No boy) 107
4585— lollan (C. Quattlebsum).... 109
4583— Hat Broom (Robertson) 110
4580—Voltear (Coltilettl) 109
SEVENTH RACK
One and One-Sixteenth Miles
4593—Amsterdam (Riley) 112
4595—Surgeon (Wells) 108
4593— Light View (Schaefer) ...... 115
4594— Vacation (Adame) 112
♦ M *—Maudltn (Garner) 113
4890—Fairy Maiden (Leishman)..., 109
4591—Come On (Day) ,i.... 108
4597—Golden Arrow (Curran) ..... 112
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JOB HUNTER FAINTS
WILLIAM BADGER, 19, is aided by a policeman
after he collapsed while waiting with 6,000 others for a
chance to get a city job in Cleveland. The boy had
waited hours in the rain.
POSSES TRAIL
KIDNAPEBS
GREENFIELD. Mo., Oct. 14
(IN.S.).—A virtual blockade was
thrown about highways in west
ern Missouri today and searching
parties were organized in every
locality following the kidnapping
last night of Mrs. Alma Wilson
McKinley, 24, daughter of Ben
ton Wilson, oil millionaire and
Dade county’s richest man.
This morning, twelve hours
after her disappearance, not a
clue had been reported that might
lead to the' apprehension of the
kidnapers who took Mrs. McKin
ley from her home here and dis
appeared in her automobile.
Mrs. McKinley and her mother
were alone in the home, Mrs. Wil
son said, and about 7:30 p. m.
a masked man. carrying a shot
gun, entered the house and de
manded money. After being told
there was none, he asked which
of the women could drive a car.
Mrs. McKinley said that she
could drive, and then the man
bound and gagged Mrs. Wilson,
cut the telephone wire and forced
the youngc woman, an expectant
mother, to accompany him in the
car.
In The Times Today
Page
Comics .......... 23
Dramatics 20
Fashion News .... 12
Financial News... 27, 28, 29
Food Page 10
Magasine Page .. 22
Picture Pages .... 18, 19
Radio 14
Society
Sports 24, 25, 26
BRAZIL REBELS
BEATEN, CLAIM
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 14
(IN.S.). —Important federal vic
tories over the Brazillian revolu
tionists were reported in widely
separated sections of war-torn
Brazil today.
According tp advices from Har
are, State of Parana, federal
forces from Ribeiro Claro ad
vanced through North Parana,
taking over the city of Colonia
Minera, fofmely held by the
rebels. The insurrectionists were
ejected from the city with heavy
losses.
Federal troops in the town of
Jaguara have taken control of
the important railway line unit
ing Sao Paulo and Minas Geraes.
The federals now control the
northern and southern frontiers
of Minas Geraes, destroying any
chance of a rebel invasion of Sao
Paulo byway of Jaguarihyva and
Bello Horizonte.
Professional Men Rated
Highest for Health
Professional men enjoy the best
health and live longer than any
of four major groups of the gain
fully employed surveyed by the
Public Health Service, according
to a report made public today,
i Farmers, the report showed, had
the second best chance for long
life and health, with business men
third and skilled artisans at the
bottom of the list.
One hundred thousand health
records of men in these four clas
sifications were carefully analyzed
by the public health experts. These
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VALUABLE TO
NATION, SAYS
HOOVER
Stanford University Head
Agreed Only io period of
Two-Year Cabinet Duty
Secretary of the Interior Ray
Lyman Wilbur will remain in his
Cabinet post beyond the two-year
period which he agreed to serve.
President Hoover announced
today.
Stanford University, of which
Dr. Wilbur is president, has
agreed to extend Wilbur’s leave,
Mr. Hoover said.
“Dr. Wilbur is too valuable a
man to lose and as a trustee
of Stanford myself I can now
speak with a little more au
thority concerning Stanford af
fairs. than. I .could, in .my
student days.”
SCMETRAGE
AGAIN DELAYED
GLOUCESTER, Mass., Oct. M
<l.NJ9.).—Five blows on the fire
arann notified race enthusiasts
that there would be no race today
between Bluenose, of Canada, and
Gertrude L. Thebaud, of this port.
The southwest breeze died down
to a mere zephyr, making racing
impossible. A strong wind, off
shot of a disturbance off the Ber
mudas, was forecast for tomorrow
by a falling barometer.
Missouri Governor
Ousts Treasurer
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Oct.
14 (I.NJS.).—Governor Caulfield
today removed State Treasurer
Larry Brunk from office pending
an investigation. S. R. Cantley,
State finance commissioner, was
named to take Brunk’s place.
Charges against Brunk were
contained in a 15-page statement
issued by the governor and con
cerned the alleged failure of the
State treasurer to account for in
terest on State deposits.
Sinclair Holds Off
German Enterprise
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (I.NS.).—
The Sinclair Oil interests have
no plans at present of entering
the German field, according to
Harry F. Sinclair, home today
from a trip abroad.
He said the possibilities of
Germany had been investigated,
but no decision was reached.
GREEKS JEER SOVIET
ATHENS, Oct. 14 (I.NS.).—
The commander of the soviet
warships now visiting in the har
bor here has forbidden visits to
the vessels following jeering and
hooting which greeted him and
his men on their visit ashore.
A crowd of communists waiting
to give the sailors a wdcome was
dispersed by police.
records covered a period of eight,
years. The results were held to
be applicable to the large body of
the total population of the United
States.
Among the professional men
was found a higher-than-average
prevalence of brain and nervous
ailments and ‘(corrected vision de
fects.” In this group there was
less than the average prevalence
of “uncorrected defective vision,”
poor .teeth, hardening of the ar
teries, back aches and other
minor disorders.