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The Washington times., 1929-05-01
c. P. D. MEN
APPEAL To .
HOOVER

Eleven hundred printers and
hundreds of other workers in
the Government Printing OF.
flee, through Columbia Typo
graphical Union, No. 101, have
applied to President Hoover
for two more months of Sat:
urday half holidays. !:
Following is the letter, signed by
william NJ. Leath and Fred s.
Walker. union officials:
Dear Mr.. President:
ION behalf |of 1,100 printers ana
hundreds of other printing trade
workers in the Government Printing
Office and the Federal employees ~
the departments we wish to appeal
to you for an extension of the usual
half holidays on Saturdays during
the summer months.
Instead of granting half holt'
day on Saturdays during June, July,
August and September, we appeal
to you to extend the period through
the months of May. June, July,
August, September and October
thereby adding two months to the
period.
This would not only be a great
boom to Federal employees, but
would place them on a working
basis more nearly equivalent to con.
ditions enjoyed by workers in pri.
Vate employment.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
FETE To HONOR
JAPANESE

The "Fete of the Cherry Bios,
SONS" !" in honor Of the Japenese am.
bassador, Katsuji Debuchi. will be
held Friday night at 7:3O o'clock at
the Washington Monument. The
Japanese embassy. the diplomatic
corps and national and civic leaders
are planning to attend. In case Of
rain. the fete will be transferred to
the wardman Park Hotel Theater.
Col. Ulysses S. Grant, Sd, will re-
late the story of the cherry blossoms,
which are under the direction of the
department Of Public Buildings and
Grounds. The Hon. George Henry
Payne, of New York, will deliver an
address on Japan.
Under the auspices of the Bureau
of Commercial Economics, motion
pictures showing The Enthrone-
ment of the Japanese Emperor" and
The Inauguration of President
Hoover" will be shown from a truck.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
HITS
ARMORED
CAR TALE

The District Police Depart
ment will have no armored
cars-neither will a fleet of
airplanes soar over the city
to ferret out crime, nor the
harbor patrol get a subma-
rine to chase oyster boats
loaded with hootch, Major
Henry G. Pratt, superintendent
of police said today.
The facetious reference to planes
and submarines was made by Major
Pratt in ridiculing statements that
he intended to ask for armored cars
to aid his men in coping with rum
runners on the outlying roads.
Major Pratt said that from all he
could understand the statement re-
garding armored cars originated
when someone saw a picture of
such a machine which is used in
st. Louis for escorting shipments
of payrolls from bank to business
establishments.
THE type of armored car the
local Police Department could use
has not been designed" said Major
Pratt, ''and until there Is some such
car on the market it is ridiculous
to state that the department is in
the market for them"
Referring to the St.. Louis police
car, Major Pratt declared it resem.
bled a wartime tank more than an
and that it would be
absolutely useless in the work of
the local police.
''Of course, I want to surround
the men of the department with
every possible safeguard, but | do
not contemplate asking for armored
cars, a fleet of planes or a sub
marine for the harbor police" he
said.
IF the type of car we could use
were in existence, and we had need
Of such vehicles, which Is not ap-
parent at this time, and Congress
gave us the money il the commits
sioners approved of it, I might
answer yes. we will have armored
police cars"
Dismissing the yarn which he in
dicated as ''hysterical" Major
Pratt declared someone had rather
an active Imagination and pulled
out of the air.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01

With the personnel committee
ready with a recommendation on
the proposed expulsion from Cen.
trail High School of Joseph Neale,
1900 block Emerson st. n. W., and
Joseph Cochran. 290O block Newark
ST. n. W., a stormy session proba.
bly, will result.
Reinstatement Expected
While the decision Of the COM
mittee, to whom the matter was
referred when it split the board at
its last meeting, was made in execu.
tive session and was not made
public, indications are that the sus-
pended students will be reinstated.
Cochran and Neale were suspended
when it was learned they had
signed cards stating they were not
members of any unapproved or
ganization, when both belonged to
Pi Phi, banned fraternity.
Their expulsion was recommended
by DR.. Frank w. Baliou, superin.
tendent of schools, at the last
board meeting. An argument re.
president of the board, and Henry
Gilligan, member, opposed the
suited when Charles F.. Carusi,
drastic" action.
Will Fix Status
Whatever action the board de-
cides upon today, its decision will
definitely determine the status of
banned fraternities in District high
schools.
Pi Phi has been unapproved since
a roadhouse shooting two years ago
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
Arrested AS Vagrant,
Held For Safe Loot
And Holdups

Arrested here on a vagrancy
charge, Nicholas Cont, a French
citizen, has made sworn state
ments that he participated in a
safe cracking in Pittsburgh, as
we'll as holdups in Harrisburg,
Pa, and Valparaiso, Ind, accord
ing to testimony in Police Court
today before Judge Isaac r. Hit.
Judge Hit continued the vag-
rancy case for 10 days in order
that the other cities might be
communicated with. Policeman
j. L. Dahlglisch. headquarters,
arrested Cont, April II.
Cont has also been arrested for
robberies in Canton and Mans
field. Ohio, according to Dahl
glisch, but those charges have
been disposed of,
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
HoOyers Are Invited
To Hobo Jungle Feed"

President and Mrs. Hoover have
been invited to attend the Jungle
supper closing ceremony Of the
Hoboes' Convention tonight at SIS
o'clock in the 400 block Of Thirteenth
st. N. W., it was learned today.
The supper concludes the four"
day session Of the hoboes here, led
by James Eads Howe, millionaire
hobo" The conference won at least
one important victory during the
congress, when they obtained the
use of the Thirteenth Street head.
quarters from Ogden Mills. Under
secretary Of Commerce. The hoboes
organization, known as the Interra.
tional Brotherhood Welfare Associa-
ton. formerly had no meeting place.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
Man of so Badly Hurt
When Struck by Auto

Gerard Hayden, so, 4Ss Fourteenth
st. s. E., is in a serious condi-
tion at Casualty Hospital suffering
from injuries received when he
was struck last night on the $500
block Of Bennings Rd. N. e. by
an automobile alleged by police
to have been operated by Otis D.
Feitzer, 1000 block Blaine st. N. E.
Feitzer brought the wounded man
to Casualty Hospital in his car
following the accident, where he
was treated by DR.. Louis Jimal.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
SINGERS MAKE DEBUT

The. Cambrian Concert Singers;
featuring Owen Franklin. the dis
tinguish English singer. former star
of the Royal Academy of Music.
England, will make their debut in
this city Tuesday night at s:15 at
the Petworth Baptist Church audi
torium.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
+ ALLURE Of
N|ERGER|S
GIVEN AS
CAUSE

Washington's street rail
ways will ask the Public Utili-
ties Commission for a 10-cent
fare rate within the next 60
days, it was predicted at the
Capitol today.
The reason will be, 1t is believed,
the failure of Congress to act on
the traction merger resolution be-
fore June 1. A conference between
Senate and House leaders yesterday
killed all hopes of consideration OF
the merger resolution at the extra
session.
The companies some time ago
agreed to withhold any such appli-
cation until June /. Their execu-
tives, however. have been frank in
stating that they intend to press for
q 1O-cent fare If the merger failed
to receive Congressional approval.
Seen As Inevitable
Senator John j. Blaine of Wis
eonsin, author of the amendments
to the resolution which held up its
consideration in the Senate at the
last session, stated that 1t would
have made no difference whether
Congress acted or not.
The companies agreement, he
pointed out. was based upon their
own unification plan as it was sent
to the Capitol In the Senate, this
plan was materially modified by the
suggestions by DR.. Milo r, Maltbie,
the traction expert employed r~' the
Senate District Committee.
If Congress approved the merger
before June /, said Senator Blaine,
the ratified agreement would have
been taken back to the stockholders
for their approval, anyhow. At any
rate, the hold.off agreement was
abrogated by the Maltbie modifica-
tions, he declared.
No ID. C. Legislation
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg OF
Michigan, author of the merger
resolution in it's present form, de-
clared it was too bad that Con-
gress was unable to act on the
measure at this session. He said
he supposed an application for an
increased fare would be made as
soon as possible.
Under present circumstances, how
ever, there is no PubIlc UtlnIleS
Commission to which the companies
may apply. Until President Hoover
fills the vacancies created by the
resignation of Chairman John w.
Childress and the retirement Of
Col. Harrison Brand, vice chair
man, no hearings on public utilities
applications may be had.
The conference which rang the
death knell Of the merger at the
extra session met in the office of
Speaker J,ongworth yesterday. He
and other House leaders told a SUBJ
committee of the Senate District
committee that the House would
not consider any District legislation
whatever at this session.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
Gasoline in Lantern
Is Cause of 2 Fires

A lantern which police say had
been filled with gasoline in mis-
take for kerosene. exploded and
set fire to- the automobile to
which it was hanging and to an
automobile parked nearby last
night.
Firemen Of No. Engine Com
pany extinguished both fires. The
cars, slightly damaged, belong to
Harrison Willis, 1922 Columbia
st. N. W.. and John Norris, 703
Rhode Island Ave. N. w. They
were parked near the latter ad.
dress.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
D. c. AD MEN WIN
SKILL TEST

Advertising men Of Washington
showed their superiority over their
colleagues in other cities yesterday
at the luncheon of the Washington
Advertising Club at the National
Press Club. -rL,a.
The local club attained the high
est average ever made by any of
then 10 clubs which have taken a
test 'of selection Of the better of
two advertisements dealing with the
same subject. The test was COM
posed and given to the local club
by Carroll Rheinstrom, promotion
director Of the True Story" Maya.
zine.
Eleven sets of comparative ad-
vertisements were placed before the
club members. In eight instances
the club by vote approved the ad.
vertisement which it later developed
had had the most power. In one
instance the local club was the
only organization to choose the
correct advertisement.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
COlOred Women Form
Charitable Organization

A permanent organization to 90
charitable and social work has been
organized by the wives of the
colored employees Of the City Post
Office. The next meeting Of the
group will be held on the night OF
May N16. at 1701 New Jersey Ave.
Officers elected are: Mrs. Grace
Jackson, president; Mrs. Matte A.
Davis, vice president; Mrs. Mary f.
MCGOWAN, secretary; Mrs. Gladys
Clayton, assistant secretary. and
Mrs. Mabel Westry, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01

in which some of the fraternity's
members were said to have been
involved. This has been denied by
the organization which has retained
lawyers to fight expulsion Of the
two students.
Both Cochran and Neale will at.
tend private schools next year, &C.
cording to their parents. Cochran
is the son of Stephen Cochran,
manager of the National Theater.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
Col. William B. Lemly
To Retire From Service

After serving his country more
than 80 years, Col. William B.
Lem1y, of the Marine Corps, will
retire at his own request May is,
it was announced yesterday at
Marine Corps headquarters.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
Woman Arrested Here
For Jersey Authorities

Charged with grand larceny by
New Jersey police, Mrs. .Alvina B.
Slocum, 53, was arrested late last
night near New Jersey Ave. and
H st. N. W. by Detective Sergts.
M. j. Dowd and James Springmann,
on a fugitive from justice charge.
The woman has been indicted on
The larceny charge, and is known
by several names, police aIlege.
She was lodged in the House of
Detention.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
SHlPSTEAD RECOVERING

Senator Shipstead (F..L), Of Min
nesota, is slowly regaining his health
at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Balti-
more, his office reported today. Ship
stead entered the hospital for thor
ough examinat ton when he failed to
rally after severe influenza attack.
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
Fight in School Board
Over Frat. Ban

The question of banned fraternities always of
tention for District school officials expected to be finally
settled today, when the Board of Education meets at thu
Franklin School Building
The Washington times., 1929-05-01
Senator'S sAide Equals
Indy for Shyness

Mrs Dorothy Duffey pretty secretary of Senator Aben W.
Bakley of Kentucky, matched Colonel Lndbergh for shy
The Washington times., 1929-05-01

City sr suburban apartments located
In desirable residential sections are
listed as to pEice, sire, location and
yo@nN@nAaNaea. n y&ndMNig ElAaaAkAad adA
The Washington times., 1929-11-21
$4,000 SAVED
IN POLICE PAY

The sum Of $4,000 in salary
appropriations for the Police De
partment has accumulated in the
past fiscal year, due to lapses
where vacancies were not iInme-
diately filled. according to the
annual report Of the Director Of
the Bureau Of the Budget, Col.
J. G. Roop.
In case Of such accumulations
an equivalent amount is usually
deducted by the Bureau Of the
Budget from the next years esti-
mates. Whether the deduction
has been made In this case was
not disclosed. -
Savings were reported In the
conduct Of Gallinger Municipal
Hospital by connection Of all
buildings with q central heating
plant, at q cost Of about S2,500.
A central supply department and
storeroorns at the hospital were
reported to have effected q saw.
Ing Of $1,000 in the past year.
The Sewer Department report
ed new pumps installed at the
Rock Greek pumping station at
q cost Of $l6,177,
The Washington times., 1929-11-21
JAPAN B0RR0WS
S25,000,000
IN us.

NEW YORK, Nov. Official
announcement was made today OF
credits aggregating $4,000, 900
made by American and British
bankers to the Japanese govern
rnent to aid in stabilization OF the
yen and restoration Of the gold
standard.
The credits are of equal size.
The American $25, 900, 900 credit
has been established to the Yok0-
hama Specie Bank, Ltds by j. r.
Morgan Ss Co., Kuhn-Loeb q Co.,
the National City Bank and the
First National Bank.
A contenporaneouS credit Tor
$25 200, 900 arranged in London
by Westminster Bank, Ltd, and
associates have been established,
1t was announced, ''at the request
of the japanese government and
the Bank Of Japan in connection
with the stabilization Of japanese
Currency and the restoration OF
the gOld standard
Size of the credits was consid-
cred significant as illustrating
Japa1lss financial rehabilitation.
It had been reported recently
that credits as large as $10O, ,OOO,.
900 might be arranged.
AS a matter of fact. 1t is under
stood in banking circles that the
Japanese financial authorities
were convinced Of the country's
ability to return to the gold basis
without necessity Of foreign
credits.
However, the present credits.
are considered entirely in the
nature Of reserve, with the prob
ability, in line with previous for
eign credits for currency Stabili-
zation by the leading allied gov
, ernments, that they may be little
drawn upon or entirely intact
upon their termination. The pSy-
Geological influence, however, is
important. :
The Japanese intention is to
restore the yen ON its former
parity Of 49.8 cents, according to
the best information in financial
quarters.
The Washington times., 1929-11-21


/ "For marriage is understood to
he the free and voluntary union
Of one man and one woman to
the exclusion Of, all Others" Judge
Frank Smith ruled In Common
Pleas Court No. 5.
He dismissed the suit Of mar
riage broker to collect o fee Of
$500 for having interested young
man In the charms Of o girl at
the instance Of her father.
The father thought the young
man would make good sOniH1-
law. SO he bargained with Nathan
Packerman, according to Packer
man, to induce the young man
to can at the girls home and meet
her and the family.
What happened thereafter was
not disclosed, because Judge
Smith threw the case out Of court
on the ground Of public policy,
without calling for proof Of the
alleged contract. Packerman said
the girls father had offered him
$40, but he declined 1t.
Marriage is too sacred a rela-
tion to be touched by the Sordid
influences that so often attend
the considerations Of more ma
The Washington times., 1929-11-21
Sleuths to Seek Body
In River With Dynamite

PASsAIC, ". J.. Nov. u dN.SJ.
Police announced tonight that they
plan to dynamite the Passaic
River today in an effort to 10
cate the body Of the unidentified
man who. when shot at by two
detectives early Tuesday morning,
dived into the river.
The man, with Q companion.
joseph Liszkowicz, 90. had been
frightened away when they at
tempted to enter q house. Lisz,
kowicz later confessed that he had
participated in seven burglaries in
PaSSaic.
The Washington times., 1929-11-21
Mrs. Willebrandt Talks
Here Tonight on Crime

Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt,
former Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral. win make one Of her two
scheduled speaking appearances
Of the season tonight before the
National Forum Of Jewish Com
munity Center.
Her subject viii be "The HUI
man Side Of the Crime Problem
In Connection with the Federal
Government"
Frederick william Vile, chair
man Of the evening, viii introduce
Mrs. Willebrandt.
The Washington times., 1929-11-21
Powell Pleads Guilty
To EmbezzIing $500

, II. Clay Powell, who was ar
rested In August. 1927. on q
charge Of embczzling s2.BoO In
his custody while he was assist
ant chief deputy collector Of the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue. and
who was later indicted for the
alleged offense. yesterday entered
. plea Of guilty before Justice Hit
at Criminal Court.
Powell has been at liberty on
$4,000 bond since his indictment
and this bond was allowed to
stand pending the recoEnmenda-
ton Of Probation Officer Amos
Steele.
The Washington times., 1929-11-21
Real Estate President
Arraipned m 6 Counts

CHICAGO, Nov. 81 I.N.S0-
William Hardt, AZ, president of
the real estate company which
bears his name, was held in
100000 bonds today following
his arraignment in six charges
involving fraudulent deals ag-
gregating $15O,OOO,
The Washington times., 1929-11-21

terial contracts" Judge Smith
stated. "The House Of Lords at
an early date declared marriage
contracts to be opposed to public
policy. The object Of such q con-
tract is, therefore, Illegal and can
not be enforced"
The Washington times., 1929-11-21
Marriage Broker Fee
Is Held Illegal

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. M-Any one assisting Dan CUPID
in Matrimonial match making need not expect pay even
whom his services engaged under contract
The Washington times., 1929-11-21

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District Saeo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23
CHAMP LEADS
WESTERN OPEN
National Title Holder Tops
Field With IS; Com
petition Close

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 23.-R)
Tommy Armour. erstwhile holder
of the national open title, topped
the field with a sparkling IS, five
under par. as ITO golfers from the
east and middlewest moved into the
second stage of the battle for the
western open championship today.
One stroke behind the Scot was
Horton Smith. Joplin. Mo. sensa-
ton; two strokes to the rear Of
Smith Gene Sarazen, dapper
Italian from Flushing. Long Island,
and Dick Nelson. Indianapolis pro-
fessional, who had SIS; Frank
Walsh Of Appleton. Wis. open
champion: Henry Cuici, Stratford,
Conn; Willard Hutchinson. Glencoe,
III; Bob Macdonald. Chicago. and
Leonard Schmutte OF Lima. Ohio,
were failing closely with par break
ing SOS.
So closely punched we're the IA
vorites the only probability was
that a new champion was to be
crowned at the end Of the u holes
OF medal play. Abe Espinosa of
Chicago, who won the crown last
year. was exactly 10 strokes behind
Armour and nothing but a miracle
OF golf could bring him back into
the running.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23
BY WILLIAM y. CHAPMAN
Associated Press Sports Writer

All big winners in American
league history have felt. at least
once in their respective seasons Of
super-greatneSS. the sting Of as
many as three straight defeats. The
Athletics of 1929 qualified under
this rule Of baseball fate yeSter-
day-presuming the AS not only
will not only win by a margin great
enough to place them in a class
with the Red Sox Of 1912 and the
Yankees Of 1923 and 1927.
Jake Stahl's 1912 Red Sox STAN
peded Washington by IA and one
half games at the finish, but had
one run of three straight defeats
against them. Higgins 1928 cham
pions had two strings Of three re-
verses punched on either side Of
a lone victory in early June 10
make u pa slump Of six defeats in
seven engagements. The 1927 Yam
KEGS lost four straight just after
mid-season, but otherwise never
hesitated.
Connie Mack's first u of three
straight losses for the current sea-
son was accomplished In Chicago
yesterday when the White Sox
noSed out Nose Grove in the ninth
by 4 TO 8.
The White Sox already have
qualified as the ink team Of the
Athletics. The Chicago victory yes
terday brought Blackburne's boys
up to within one of a tie against
the AS in Is games, and left the
coming champions faced by the ne
cessity of taking at least the odd
game in the remaining seven to win
the seasons series from the lowly
Sox.
The Browns batted hard against
Hoyt. Pipgras and Nekola as Sam
my Gray stopped the Yanks with
seven hits to win by 10 to 0. The
Browns got Is safeties. Braxton's
pitching and Goslin's hitting en-
abled the Senators to down the IT.
gers by 6 to ! at Detroit. Rain pre-
vented action in Cleveland between
the Indians and the Red Sox.
After 10 days or more OF good
pitching. the Cubs were forced yes
terday to go through an afternoon
Of hard smuggling. The Bruins
pounded four Philadelphia pitchers
for n hits and won l6 to z. Hack
Wilson's SIND homer was a feature
Of the Chicago attack.
The Cubs made no advance as
the Pirates defeated the Giants. 6
TO 2. in the battle for second place.
Johnny Morrison pitched well
enough to win a Is to 8 decision
ovT Cincinnati in Brooklyn after
Watson Clark had permitted the
Reds to pile up a lead of 5 to 0 in
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-23
50 WOMEN In
WATER RACES
Swimmers VIII Start Ten
Mile Marathon In Lake
Ontario Noon Today

TORONTO, Ont, Aug. 23.-(P)-
Fifty-nine women swimmers were
here today for the Wrigley ten-mile
marathon in Lake Ontario, starting
about noon eastern daylight time.
In the big field two New York
girls ranked as joint favorites-
Ethel Hartle, winner last year, and
Martha Norelius. former amateur
speedster.
Although the race vas reckoned
to be a duel between these two, 9TH
ers were conceded more than an
outside chance Of winning. Among
these were Olive Oatterdam, former
Seattle girl now living in Toronto.
who finished second TO Miss Hertle
in 1928: Ruth Tower. Of Denver;
Jane Thoms, of Terre Haute. Ind.
and Anna Priller Benoit OF Holyoke,
Mass. Most experts expected these
girls to make most Of the running
for the $751; 900 of prize money. The
winner will receive $4,000 with So
600 for second place; $1,000 Tor
third: 5000 for fourth, and $500 for
fifth.
Among other ~contenders were To-
year-old Leah Riley of New York;
Mrs. Evelyn Armstrong OF Detroit;
Lillian Garrick of New York, and
Agnes and Jessie Chester Of Long
Island. N. Y.