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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-09-06
PROPOSED CHANGE
OF The CALENDAR

Bus mess mems organizations
throughout the country are about to
begin voting through national refer
endum on recommendations looking
towards reform of the calendar. The
referendum will be conducted by the
Chamber Of Commerce of the United
States among it's more than 1000
member organizations.
The proposals for calendar reform
come from special committee of the
chamber, accompanied by minority
report sdvoc&ting continuance Of the
present calendar.
The recommendation of the COM
mittee are three in number, as fol-
lows:
"That the present calendar should
be so changed as to bring about q
greater compatibility in business
records for periods within year and
for periods from year to year.
"That the form which changes in
the calendar should take should be
determined through international
conference.
"That the government of the
United States should participate in
an international conference to deter
mine the form Of changes to be made
in the calendar"
The subject of calendar reform has
been agitated for q number of years
both here and abroad. The League Of
Nations, the International Chamber
Of Commerce and the international
Astronomical Union are among the
organizations which have given it
c<,1Ivy
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-09-06

in such atmosphere.
Jack Scheaf represented the stage
hands and operators in the confer
ences with the Rialto and Palace
owners.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-09-06
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES

Cincinnati.-A So weekly wage in
crease that dates back to May is
secured by newspaper printers. The
contract runs for three years and has
an arbitration provision. Rates for a
45-hour week, day work, is $55.25, and
$50 for 45-hour week, night work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-09-06

Silos in the United States were
formerly built underground. In about
1873 it was discovered they could be
built above the ground just as well.
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Of.
DC. FIRE
DIES

Death. riding the soaring
flame, claimed a life early to-
day as d result Of a fire in the
Glendower Apartments, Sixth
Street near East Capitol Street
Northeast
Miss Carrie Goodwin, "a, discov-
erer oG the blaze who summoned the
ffre1ialatars ard then did her beat
to arouse occupants Of the build
ilig. was hurried to Casualty Hos.
pitaI suffering from severe burns on
face and body. At Il o'clock she
died.
Flames In Waiter
Awakened by the odor Of smokes
Miss Goodwin began searching for
the fire. She lived with her moth
er. Mrs. Dora Goodwin. on the
first floor OF the apartment house.
Before she located the blaze, Miss
Goodwin shouted Fire into q tele.
phone. She then made her way to
the back Of the building and opened
the door to q dunb-Waiter shaft.
Flames reared out and set fire
to her night robe. She ran back
to her apartment ana with the aid
Of her mother beat out the flames.
Her mother helped her to the
street.
Meantime, an unknown telephOne
girl at the Lincoln Exchange, who
had heard Miss GOodwin's cry Oe
fire was working to send fire ap-
paratua to the scene. She traced
the cali to the Sixth Street address
and then called the fire board.
Women In Panic
Chief Ernest Howard, command
ing the Third battalion, led two
fire companies to the scene. On ar-
rival the occupants OF the burning
building, many of them women,
carrying children IN their arms,
were screaming IN panic, crying the
names OF family members from
whom they had become separated.
Families who had made their
way safely to the street ran back
into the building to make sure
that no one was left In their apart
CHIEF Howard ordered his men
to search every apartment In the
building, to make sure al had
reached safety
Started in Basement
Fire Chief George S. Watson
came to the scene Of the blaze on
the second alarm and within 10
minutes turned il two additional
alarms
The blaze was controlled within
an hour, firenen keeping It con.
fined to the back OF the building.
IT Is believed the fire started IN
the basement and spread to the
iumb-waiter shaft. then ate it,
way to the roof. When It broke
through the roof It began to spread
rapidly throughout the back Of the
building.
When Miss Goodwin's clothes
caught fire she screamed loudly.
Awakened BY her cries, @. "A. Mil
ton, g. i. Glotzback and Fireman
CONTINUED on Page .. Column II
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| lZ,B Z HERE
ARRESTED
IN 1928
pho,o - 1nt.rnatlonal

Policemen last year placed ap-
proximately one-fifth of the city's
population under arrest. The an
nuai report of the Police Depart
ment for 1928. was made public
TO-DAY BY Major Edwin b Hesse,
chief Of police. and II shows that
$12.812 persons were arrested for
Various offenses, the highest NUM-
Der in the history az the depart
ment.
More persons were arrested for
traffic law violations than any
other offense and liquor law VIC.
lators are second on the list. Acc
cording TO the report 5S.S63 arrests
were made for traffic violations and
POTTS persons were taken into
custody for violating the dry laws.
Generally the statistics setting.
forth the activities OF the force dur
ing the calendar year 1928 were
most gratifying, said Major Hesse,
During the period covered by the
report "A murders were committed.
All but two have been solved, Major
Hessee reported. The two cases
remaining unsolved are those OF
William Fl. Jones, taxicab driver,
who, while operating his cab in
Georgetown was shot and killed by
q passenger last January. The
other case is that OF Joseph Wood
son, coIored, who was found Decem-
Der rs, with his head crushed, "
5I4 Tenth st. N w.
A gradual increase in the number
of felonies has been noted by the
department during the past five
years, Major Hesse said. He pointed
out, however. that arrests of felons
is also increasing, showing that
the department is unusually active
in experimenting criminals Of this
type.
'sof special import" said Major
Hesse, is the more than 100 per
cent increase in the number OF
gallons of illicit liquor seized. =
During 1928 police seized ea,276
gallons OF various intoxicantg as
compared with 45,572 In 1927. Nine.
ty-three stills We're seized as com
pared with Ill in 1927.
An increase Of 8T2 arrests was
made in enforcing the Volstead law.
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ToDAY's SCRATCHES
MIAMI

THIRD RACE-Mint Teddy.
FOURTH RACE--Gold Dust, Quick
Stock Water Lass
sixth RACE-Rock Crusher. Fair
Justice, Wanda, Wraek Ray.
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RUM CAR TAKEN
At TER CHASE

A 15.miie chase Iii which sergt.
George Little and members OF his
liquor squad pursued d high-pOWered
touring car ended at Silver Hill. Md
when the fugitive car left the high
way and plunged into a plowed field,
the officers reported today. The
driver escaped.
The car was found to contain 43s
quarts Of liquor. The chase started
at Cedar Hill Road Northeast and
the District line.
As they were returning from the
chase. members Of the squal pursued
and captured Robert Duffel. of the
400 block N st. n. w, who was
Transporting they said. about 70 half
gallons OF liquor. He was overtaken
near the District line in Maryland.
Duffel pleaded not guilty to trans
porting and possessing liquor and
demanded jury trial in Police Court
today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-21
QUESTION MARK
IN ARIZONA

TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 81 q.N.S.l-
The Army endurance plane, Question
Mark left here at 7:45 a. m. tmoun.
tain tinie) for Midland. Tex. its next
stop on its return trip to WASH
ington, d. c.
SAN ANGELO. Tex, Jan. III
q. N.S.l.--Capt. Ira Eaker, chief
pilot OF the record breaking Army
plane. Question Mark, en- route
from san Diego, Cal, to Washing
ton. b. 81, was expected to leave
his famous ship at Midland. Tex.
today to return here for the funeral
Of his mother. Mrs. Y. Z. Eaker.
Mrs. Eaker died at her home at
Eden, near here, late yesterday fol-
lowing a brief illness Of pneumonia
Death came a. few hours after the
Question Mark had hoped off from
san Diego. At the same time her
husband lay i'll at a local hospital
He is expected to recover.
Captain Eaker left here last
Thursday for San Diego in the be-
lief that his mother was recovering.
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Born Legless, With |
Arm, Baby win
Be ''Remade"

CHICAGO. Jan. y a.N,S1.--A
baby girl, born legiess and with
only one arm, will be entirely
'.remade" by modern science, Dr..
Henry Bascom Thomas. professor
of orthopedic surgery at the Uni
versity Of illinois College Of
Medicine. announced today.
Two artificial legs and an arti-
fetal arm. equipped with wires
attached to little loops Of perma-
nanent skin win permit the child
to control muscles and actually
walk, eat, write ana perform
other acts Of a normal child, Or.
Thomas claimed.
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$500 D
CHICAGO
RAIDS
By COPELAND g BURG

CHICAGO, Jan. n (IN.S. u.
Chicago hung up new rec
ord today
Following one of the most
sensational drive s against
crimes in America s criminal
annals, III which more than
1900 alleged gangsters, hood
lnms, gunner, racketeers, ban
dts and thieves were arrested,
4 check-up revealed that no
,hoId-ups or robberies Of any
kind occurred in all Chicago
during d seven-hour period.
d From midnight last night until Z
o'clock this morning Chicago was
without bandit play, such as
usually occurs almost hourly.
Police officials pointed to- the
period Of inactivity BY underworld
characters as showing what would
happen If Chicago, now under
manned with officers, had police
IDFtfG tdFts0 CatVt5n ~ HcIAp liz 10y
thoroughly.
In ugly contrast to today's peace
record was last week crime record
of ! % robberies and four murders.
5000 Cops Needed
AS the gigantic roundup Of Grim.
inals was suspended at least tenn
porarily, police officials launched
another drive They urged an i'm.
mediate increase in the city's po-
lice force, asking for 5000 new POI
licemen. That number would be
about double the present police
force.
At the same time Police Commits,
sioner William e. Russell said he
was astoundeda that lheckup
OF the persons arrested In the
weekend roundup showed that
about 35 per cent OF the prisoners
have police records.
This ratio, il continued through
The entire arrest list, would show
more than 1000 men with law vio-
Iations already charged against
them.
Poolrooms, gambling .ouses ca
barets, beer palaces and even clubs"
and theaters were among the places
which yielded quotas in the police
herding of criminals.
Some night clubs and theateRs,
which hitherto had been immune
from the usual police raiding par.
ties, were ruthlessly invaded dur
ocantinusd on Page 2. Column 81
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HAVANA

FIRST RACE rhikrip. Evans
Sport Royal, Fair Legion, Sweet Way.
SECOND RAcE--Valley Light, Stu
dent Prince, Trumpet Rock. Shasta
Butte. June Day.
THIRD RACE-Gocd Night, The
Maid, Crestwocd Boy, Gymkhana. Max
Brick. Program.
FOURTH RACE--Iarapin. Tulaseo,
verdevale. Heart Song, Mintcel Nay
FiFTH RAcE-Paul, Make 4 winh,
Linda Archer.
SIXTH RACE--AGisncmer, South
Breeze. Pad I'd. Yachtsman
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-21
LEAVES
FOR ISLAND
IN THE SEA
By GEORGE Il. HOLMES
international News service

Herbert Hoover said farewell to
the Capital today.
Accompanied BY Mrs. Hoover and
small personal party the Presi.
dent-elect left for Miami Beach,
Fla. at 1880 o'clock on 4 special
train on the Atlantic Coast Line.
Mr.. Hoover did not arrive at the
station until 4 few minutes after the
scheduled departure OF the train at
1880 a. m.
A crowd OF several hundred per.
sons gathered in the concourse and
applauded the President-elec
The departure was further DELAYED
while Mr. and Mrs. Hoover stood
on the rear platform to be photo
graphed. Rhey waved good.by to
the crowd as the train gathered
momentum and disappeared into a
tunnel.
For the next month he win relax
IN Florida's sunshine, fish in
tropical waters. begin work on his
inaugural speech. and complete the
personnel Of the Cabinet which he
win take into office with him on
MhFGIt II
six weeks from today On the
nd-swept Plaza OF the Capitol. he
viii raise his right hand and take
the oath Of office as the tnirty-first
President Of the United States.
Four Weeks Seclusion
As President-elect he has accom-
plisfed much In washington in a
fortnight. He hopes to accomplish
much more in a month away from
the political pulling and hauling in
Washington. He will have at least
four weeks Of comparative seclusion
on an island in the middle of
Biscayne Bay, where he win see
only those persons he wants to
see, and where his every waking
moment is not caught up in the
cross currents of personal contacts
with politicians.
Mr. Hoover leaves Washington
Continued on Page Z, Column a
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BANK STATEMENTS

WASHINGTON Clearing House,
$5,O45, $4,000.
New York Clearing House bal.
ance: SIS, 200, 900.
New York Clearing House ex.
change, $3.50 ,ODO. 900.
Treasury balance, $147, 1854, 81 SO.
Customs receipts, S25,7 500 81.
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IN SILENCE
GOES To
CHAIR
By JAMES 1. KILGALLEN

By JAMES L. KILGALLEN
one Of the witnesses ts the Executlsas
ROCKVIEW PENITEN-
TIARY, BEILEFDNTE, Pa.
Jan. q (I.N.S.)-A ghost-like
figure, with a dazed expression
on his blanched face, shuffled.
into the dimly-lit death cham
Der here today and was,
quickly shunted into the cleo
trie chair.
Before he could utter 4 word. 4
grotesQue brown leather mask was
drawn over his head and 1000 volts
Of electricity shot through his body.
Thus ended the spectacular career
OF Paul Jaworslxi, the killer, arch
bandit. stick-up man and sworn
enemy OF society.
Twenty.foHr Witnesses
Twenty.four stunned eyewitness
looked on transfixed, in the tomb
like silence Of the place, as guards
hurriedly brought In another pris.
oner, Calvin r. James. q youthful
bootlegger-slayer. In the flash Of
an eye, he, too, rode the thunder
bolt" as they say In prison parlance.
Jaworski, killer OF half q dozen
men during his wild rampage Of
crime across Pennsylvania. Michi-
gan, Ohio and Illinois, paid the su-
preme penalty specifically for the
death OF Isaiah Gump. payroll
guard slain in $4,000 holdLp ct
MolIenaur, Pa
James was eleetrocuted for the
Staying of William Dunstan. a drug
clerk. Of Doylestown. Pa. over a
$3.50 liquor debt
Both prisoners. No. 24a, Jaworsh,
and No. ESQ, James. died without
uttering syllable. Both men were
pronounced dead four minutes after
they had sat down in the death
chair.
Died at Dawn
Dawn had just broken over the
peaks Of Nittany Mountain which
overloolxs the prison when the off
cial witnesses grouped silently in
the electrocuti0n building, and were
told that everything Il ready come
upstairs. men,
The witnesses took seats at the
rear Of the death room,
Quickly the death chair was roped
off into 4 l5-foot enclosure. Inside
stood the warden. two doctors, sew
eral guards in uniform and the
gaunt, hollow checked executioner,
Robert Elliott.
The little gray door opened gently
and in come Jaworski, guards hold
ing him by the arms.
His broad Slavis countenanee was
Continued on Pase ., Column 3
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BULGE: |
ASHE:D
S344.972

The District appropriations
bill, carrying d total of $685.
213, 15O, an increase If $685.
$40 over the 1929 appropria-
tions, was reported to the
House today.
The bin and an accompanying
report were submitted to the House
by Representative Robert &, Sim
mons. Of Nebraska. chsirnsr pf
the District subcommittee Of the
House Appropriations COMMITTEES
CoincidentaIly, the record Of AMI
mated and revelatcry hearings be.
fore the subcommittee were made
public.
Although the bin carries . sum
in excess OF the current appr0pria-
ti0ns, it represents q cut Of S44,952
under the total Budget Bureau esti.
mates for District for 1889.
The principal cuts are in the
public schools. $241, $50; the Police
Department, $45.24O; public welfare.
$4,000, and the street improvement
program, $50 800.
The bill includes provision for
appropriations totaling S1,674.000
for public improvements contained
in supplemental estimates, submit
ted to the subcommittee by the
Commissioners and worked over
subsequently by the Budget Bureau.
Under the supplemental estimates,
the committee approved items for
nurses home at Gallinger Hos.
pital, repairs to the Anacostia Bridge
and a reptile building at the Ma
tional Geological Park.
The proposed 50. 400. 900 municipal
center and the s30O, 900 Police Court
Building were considered by the
subcommittee in discussing the sup
Elemental estimates.
Lack Of Legislation
Action thereon has not been
taken at this time, the report
stated. due to lack Of legislation
for the civic center, and the opinion
that d project OF the magnitude of
the Police Court Building quite
naturally Is linked to the plans for
new civic center.
Legislation for the center Ii pend
ing In Congress, and the subj ommit.
tee expressed the hope that Com
gress would act, both for authoriza-
tion and appropriation, during the
present session.
The Sl.5O tax rate remains uIl.
changed BY the terms Of the bill.
The report criticizes the Commits
sions for presenting estimates lack
ing in many important items of a
forward looking characteV for inn
provement and development pur
poses.
Commissioners Hit Again
The Commissioners were blamed
also for failing to furnish the Bud
get Bureau with an alternative list
of supplemental estimates. after
their first list, containing provisions
for additional positions and salary
increases, had been rejected by the
bureau.
The report stated that the bureau
asked the Commissioners for d sec.
ond list Of supplementary esti.
mates, which was to include items
more in the nature of permanent
public improvements in the Dis
trict."
This the District Commissioners
failed TO do, the report continued.
THE subcommittee at the hear
ings, did not get any justification
Continued on Page 2. Column 81
.
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want Ads" are listed in the CIassI-
fled Pages Of this paper daily. II yOu
want to improve your position, read
them.
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NOUeI Way of Avoiding Rent

living private the River Thames
near Westmnister people paying rent,
rates. house duty for mooring fee OF three
guineas a
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ALIAS THE SPOOK

suppressed excitement bristling
through her every action.
She has seen him." Mary said
to herself and waited all day for
confidence. But no secret was
offered with giggles and bushes
and then Mary thought, They're
laughing at me. They've talked it
over and put me down as a
meddler. easy to fool" And the
smOuldering anger flared. Let
them do as they liked-it wasn't
her business. But If they thought
her stupid-well! Nothing to her
indeed not. Only that she was
angry with herself for being
angry
However, she, too, got up next
hold was astir. The sky was pink
over in the east but long shad-
OWs lay upon the lawn, ready to
flee before the coming day. Mary
had heard the rustic in Iris room;
now she saw the tall girl in a
green bath-suit and cape picking
a way down to the beach. And
between the trees she caught sight
of someone who waited, one
whose head made a splash Of
color in the dimness.
TN show them" she grumbled
in a burst Of childish temper.
And with fingers that shook a
little she hustled into her own
bathing costume, trunks and tunic
of scarlet wool which made
lustrous bronze of her bare arms
and legs, and a scarlet cap with
butterfly bows rearing over her
small brown face. "Ill show
them" she kept repeating as she
skipped over the dewy grass.
They were standing together,
Iris and Danny Mullins, ready for
a plunge when she came up be-
hind. They turned at her hail
and an expression Of fury went
over the girls face. The man,
however, flashed his white grin,
greeting the intruder with a
frankness that doused her anger
and left her more puzzled than
she had been before.
"Hello, kid. What d. you
know"
IT didn't suppose you'd care
for swimming" she answered
primly.
Pm no fish, what I mean.
Never been, around the water
mudh. Say. It's great out herer
With an impatient shrug, Iris
had jumped off the spring-board
and was swimming out, leaving
the two alone. Mary whirled
about and spoke in a husky, re-
sentful tone.
"Why are you. here? Did You
come on her account?" She nod.
ded toward the take. "You prom.
ised me something--"i
CrO Be Continued Tomorrow
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after dancing and drinking the
night away.
You missed the time of your
life, darling" Iris told her.
That's what you always say"
"But this was good. Mimi. You'd
never guess-talk about the city
being wild! 1t takes these jay
towns to be really violent. And
what do you think? We rolled
back just daylight and went for a
swim" The beautiful, flower face
glinted with satisfaction over this
as If it had been some worthy
achievement.
Wasn't it cold?" Mary asked
disgustedly.
"Oh, we We're all lit. I'm going
to get mother to stay another
week. Haven't had so much fun
in ages"
1t was then Mary noticed
curious excitement about her
cousin. a sort of half veiled
brightness as IL light had been
turned on inside her. Twice be-
fore she had seen that; the after
noon at the st. Gregory and the
time Iris slipped out of the house
to meet Danny Mullins.
She puzzled over it, wondering
II Iris had found out Mullins was
living next door--if indeed he
were.
So unlikely it seemed that she
forgot it though she wondered
again when she heard Iris per-
suade Aunt Julia to remain here
another week.
But the next morning she was
awakened by a rustic in the next
room. This was her cousins
room and Mary listened sleepily,
irving to determine IL she had
imagined the sound. Dawn was
messing gray patches against the
windows and it seemed odd that
Iris should get up at this hour.
The movement was not repeated
hut lust as Mary was dropping
asleep she heard a door close
SOFTLY. And when she awakened
later Iris was about. a hint of
triumph in her manner and the