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The Washington times., 1930-03-20
Charges of Graft Delay Action on Airport Bill
ASKS
SLUM PROBE
IN DISTRICT

Asserting that "the people Of
the District of Columbia are the
wards Of Congress" Representa-
tive eSamuel Dickstein CD, New
York, today introduced a concur
rent resolution for congressional
investigation of living conditions
in the Capital, the alleged under
nourishment Of thousands Of
school children, the existence Of
virtual "SlumS" in some sections
Of the city and what Congress
may do to remedy the situation.
The DickStein resolution directs
that the joint committee report
back to the two houses and that
it be allowed $4,000 for expenses.
Representative Dickstein accom-
panied the resolution with a
statement in which he said that:
Children UndernOuriShed
MY attention has been called
to the most horrible conditions
existing in the District with
respect to the school children,
their health, their improper
nouriShment and the hardships
that they are undergoing in the
cost Of carfares. the living condi'
tions and everything that living
stands for. The world does not
know what some Of these wards
of Congress are going through
with. and we have done little
constructively to alleviate condi-
tionS."
The New York city member,
who was formerly a member Of
the board of aldermen and also
the New York Assembly, says his
own city has done much for relief
of the poor, the elimination OF
slums and the improvement Of
the health Of its children.
In the resolution preamble.
DickenStein says that he is in
formed that lover 81 per cent of
the pupils in Washington have
some physical ailment: that
22,500 pupils are undernouriShed
and that 1000 have pulmonary
"a 4uAAE OAOuAAC'
Pay Two Fares
Further, the DickStein reSolu-
ton recites that many school
children live long distances from
their schools, at times must pay
two car fares, and that "a large
number of children are going to
school without breakfast or lunch
money and many are too poor to
buy milk for their lunch"
Living expenses in Washington,
according to DickStein, have in
creased 500 per cent, and the
increase of wage to the average
Government worker is so per
cent"
Regarding the existence Of So
called slums the resolution sets
out that the committee shall take
cognizance that:
at has been shown that Wash
ington still has unsuitable living
quarters in sections which could
only be. considered as SlumS and
which have been described at one
time as being the worst in the
world"
Representative Dickstein asserts
that, while he is not criticising
District officials or the District
committees Of Congress, neverthe-
less the situation is so distressing
that Congress should investigate
and act. He sponsored such legiS-
lation, he added, when a member
of the New York legislature and
there was resultant benefits.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
Scientists Will Give
Illustrated Lectures

Vernon Bailey, Of the Biological
Survey, and e. P. Killip, Of the
National Museum, will give illus
trated talks at the meeting Of the
Biological Society Of Washington
in the new assembly hall Of the
Cosmos Club Saturday night at
8 o'clock.
Bailey will tell Of Some Biolog-
ical Problems of the Grand Canyon
Region" and Killip, "Over the
Peruvian Andes and Down the
Amazon for Plants"
The Washington times., 1930-03-20

Times
MRS. E. d. YERBY. MRS. DANIEL DUNNING
SPEED VIA MACHINES aiding the poor babies of
here cutting out baby layettes with machine that
does in 10 minutes what would require two hours to
accomplish by hand, using scissors Mrs. VERIFY, 2512
CliffbOurne P N w., and Mrs Dunnng of the Chastle.
ton Hotel contribute their services for this worthy
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
Woman Sues ShOpkeeper,
Charging She Was Beaten

Alleging that she was assaulted
and beaten in the store of
Raphael Puseti, 1400 block II ST.
N. E., last January %, where she
had gone to- make purchases,
Miss Thelma Miller, Of HyattS.
vile, filed suit in Circuit Court
today asking $4,000 damages
Attorney Wilbur N. Baughman
and o. L. Rogers filed the Gee
laration in her behalf.
The Washington times., 1930-03-20
BANK Statement

Washington Clearing House
S4,605, 1885, go.
New York Clearing House ex
change, $1,432, 100000.
New York Clearing House bal
ance, SITE, ,00O, 900.
Treasury balance, $39o.793,
o49.6O.
customs receipts, $25, ,467, $50. As
BUY o car for Spring NOW Op-
pOrt1nities TO invest In economical
transportation are offered in Times
Claaeified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
Wales RESCUED
FROM MANIAC

LONDON, Aug. ii d.N.S0-
How the Prince of Wales, during
his visit to Australia, 10 years ago,
was nearly assassinated by q mad
man armed with a rifle. has just
been revealed by j. A. FINELY, Act
ing Premier Of Queensland at the
time.
When the prince arrived at
Brisbane early in August, 1920,
Fihelly relates, he spent q quiet
weekend at COCHIN COCHIN.
One afternoon, while the prince
was strolling in the grounds Of
the homestead Of q Queensland
squatter, O'Sullivan, a policeman,
who was keeping a watch from q
distance, noticed a man armed
with q rifle Stealthily following
the prince.
Stealing up to him, O'Sullivan
grappled with the man, who was
then taking aim at the prince. and
wrested the gun away. He then
dragged him from the spot.
The prince was not informed OF
the incident until some weeks
later. on the eve of his departure
from Australia. He tnen sent
O'Sullivan an autographed letter
and tie-pin set in pearls.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
DEATHS

Caroline G. Mitchell. 81 years the
/ Victoria Apartments.
so,s.h Robert N Williams, SO years a2s
Annie Lard. SO years. GaIlinEer Hos
pltaI.
Francesca Geraci. 81 years. 72S New
mic MIehasl ., MastEukOff. y ss years. 1906
Nathan Horn. SO years, 1879 Jeffer-
Nicholas Licalzi years, children's s
Hospital.
Charles Cheeks. rs years. GalIinger
Hospital.
Aaron Simpson. 7: years. Gallinger
Mary Gordon; u years. s1l7 shsr-
Lucy clayton. 81 years. 1897 Irving
Elizabeth Ross, 81 years. 1903 Cook.
Charles Jones. - years. Gallinger
Lewis Herbert, IS years. Providsnce
James johnson. 80 years. Freedmen's
Hospital.
Madison JugEins. ss years. Walter
Maggie Landon, 50 years. Georgetown
Hospital
Frank Evans. 80 years. 24S Warren
Edward Wilson. s7 years. George
Mamie Minis. % years. Gallinger
James Martin. year. children's Hos
Harold Lloyd. 1r.. mOnthr. Chill
infant to r. C. and EstelIe Crutch-
field. s days. Freedmen's Hospital.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
MARIA TAvENNER

Funeral services for Maria Tav-
enner, 30-year.old public school
teacher Of washington, who died
yesterday at her home In the 2600
block Of Thirty-sixth Pl. N. W.,
will be held at II o'clock tomor-
row morning. Interment will be
in the Rock Greek Cemetery.
Miss Tavenner had been Ill for
some time before her death. Be
cause Of her Ill health she was
forced to leave her teaching posi-
ton at the jackson School be-
fore the end Of the scholastic
term this year. Miss Tavenner
was teacher at the Jackson
School most Of the time she was
associated with the washington
schools.
She Is survived by q sister,
Miss Sarah Tavenner, and three
brothers, Lewis, Cloyd and Cla.
renee Tavenner.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
MRS. MARY A. BURROUGHS

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Alice Burroughs, 80, who died
yesterday at her home in the
1900 block Of Foxhall Road N. w,
following an illness Of several
months, will be held Wednesday
morning from the residence, fol.
lowed by mass at the Holy Trim.
ity Church. Interment will be
in the Holy Rood Cemetery.
Mrs. Burroughs was a native
Of Washington. She is survived
by a son, John Burroughs, and
four daughters.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
MRs. MARY z. WHITING

Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning from the resi-
dence in the 900 block OF Seventh
st. S. w. for Mrs. Mary e. Whit
ing, 7S, widow Of Richard r.
Whiting, who died yesterday at
her home.
She was a native Of Washing
ton and for many years a member
of st. Dominic's Church.
-Four sons survive her, William,
George, Joseph and James Whit
ing. Following the services at the
residence there will be a short
mass at st. Dominic's Church.
Burial will be in the Congressional
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
Observation-Disclosures
Seek Public Offices

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Aug. II
dN.S0.-El Club Politico Inde.
pendiente Of New Mexico, an or.
ganization with q voting strength
Of 5000. consisting Of members
Of Spanish extraction, has issued
a recommendation to both major
political parties that they make
division Of offices between
Spanish-Americans and Angles in
the November elections.
The resolution points to a divi-
sion of State offices as the sslrOSt
way of eliminating any raAeAl
prejudice in New MexicA
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
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The Washington times., 1930-08-11
LOVICK PIERCE

Word was received here of the
death of Lovick Pierce, formerly
engaged in Government work in
this city and a member Of the
Mt. Vernon Place M. e. Church
South for more than 20 years.
He died at his home In Sparta,
Ca, to where he had just recently
retired after years Of Govern.
ment service.
He was the son Of Bishop
Pierce. While at Mt. Vernon
Church he was at various times
chairman Of the board of stew.
ards and teacher of a mems
bible class.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
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The Washington times., 1930-08-11
Street Named After
SLuuer of Archduke

/ PRAGUE. Aug. II uNSl-
Asked in Parliament If he was
aware that a street in the city of
Theresienstadt was named after
Gabriel Princip, the Serbian stu
dent who murdered the Archdlke
Francis Ferdinand in 1914. DR..
BeneS. Foreign Minister Of Czecho-
Slovkia, replied that the naming
Of the street broke no law. and
therefore no action could be
taken.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11

statesmen.
II you are . real salesman and
are interested In making 500 to
$500 per week We have some.
thing for you: no canvRseinR.
Your leads are furnished Men
considered must have automobiles
and be willing to work az di.
rected. See Mr.. BFAnham. at
11O4 Vermont Ave-, attend saleO
meeting at 10 o'clock TODAY
SELBY-ON-THE-BAY y,
PROPERTIES, -.
ifOA VT. Ave. North 7722.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
Baby, Left in Car,
Is Burned to Death

SANTA MONICA, Calf, Aug.
IL UdS). - Leaving their 4
months-old daughter, Jacqueline,
asleep In the rear seat of their
machine, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Thompson, of Sawtelle, visited a
miniature golf course, according
to the police. Fire Of undeter-
mined origin broke out in the
automobile and the infant sui.
fered fatal burns before it could
be rescued.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
DEATH NOTICES
nEATHN

BURROUGHS, MARY ALIcE-on Sunday,
,AuEust 10 1880 at IL :2b .. n, MAHY
i'f fun.rsi %sfT from q iSGESq I5ss Eosssha I'd ~
on WednssdsZ .Aug1st 81. q $40 :. m.,
thence to Holy Trinity Church where
hiEh requiem mass VIII be sung At Q
o'clock 9, m, Relatives and friends invited
PEARsON. DR. GEORGE GkAHAM-
gust 1880. DR. GEORGE GRAHAM
PEARSON. the beloved husband Of Annie
.. Pearson lnee McCsuleyD residing 81
1858 Park Place Northwest.
Funeral services viii be conducted on
Tuesday afternoon. August ~. 1880. at 2
o'clock, from the funeral home OF Perry &
Walsh. 20 n Street Northwest Internlent
viii follow at Glenwood Cemetery. Rela-
tiveg and friends are invited 10 attend.
DUEFEY CAPTAIN LEWIS NELs6N-
Passed away on Saturday. August 2,
1880. at Tucson. Arizona CAPTAIN
LEWIS NELSON 7pUFFEYS the beloved
son Of MT. and Mrs. Charles W Duffey.
Funeral services win be conducted from
the residence OF his parents 203 South
Fatrfax Street. Alexandria Va, on Non
day afternoon. August IL. 1880 at 2
o'clock. 1nterment will follow at Airing
ton National Cemetery. Relatives and
friends are invited to attend
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
.BIR' r n
NOT ICES

girl.
Charles z. and Helen schilIinR, boy.
boy.
George 3 and Sarah d. Weeks, girl.
William O. and Nellie N. Gabrn-
letto. girl
Hobert and Rachel c. Martin. girl.
Henry 3. and Melissa A. Campbell,
boy.
boy.
sharpless l. and Mary q. Dowlin.
girl
William H. and Mary c. Layfield.
girl.
Charles z. and MadgS z. Parsons.
girl.
Oscar C. and Ellanora z. Piper girl.
George ". and Pearl r. Bruffey. boy.
John c. and Frances A. Paine. boy.
David p. and Roberts v. Htca. boy.
Harry L. and Irene !. KimbIe. boy.
Benjamin ana Ethel LubovSky, boy.
Harry G. and Mildred L. Lacey, girl.
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
Business Opportunities so

BEAUTY SHOP for sale: will sacrifice: best
offer buys: extensively eauip. Met. 1872.
CIGAR AND CANDY STORE aud news.
stand 500 n n. W r. d. Kirk Met 952l
The Washington times., 1930-08-11
Rentals
BOARD AND ROOM
COUNTRY BOARD

COUNTRY BOARD for children under IL
individual attention supervised recreation.
j r. Du Puy. Route B. LynchbuFE. Va.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02
Device Will Be Used at Gary
for First Time in
States History.

BIZ Times Special
GARY, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE lie de-
tector, device new to Indiana GRIM
inal practice, will be used here for
the first time with Louis Hood, Sc,
Negro, as the subject. He was ar
rested recently at Richmond on in
formation given by a Negress said to
have been his common law wife.
Hood is suspected of being an ac-
complete of Ulysses Mack, giant
Negro, who is in the state prison
awaiting execution, following con-
viction of murder. He killed two
white girls and Negro man.
The lie detector will be brought
here from Northwestern university,
Evanston, Ill, by Professor Leonide
Keller, who has perfected many i'm
provementS of the device, and who
is friend of Albert S. Woods, Gary
police inspector.
In appearance, the detector re-
sembles a stethoscope. 1t records
breathing and beating of the heart,
both of which scientists claim are
accelerated when a man is lying.
Confronted by Hood in the prison
death cell, Mack refused to identify
him. Hood talked to Mack, asking
if he recalled a walk the two took
together here, but Mack insisted his
caller was mistaken.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02
TWO BUILDINGS /
IMPROVED FOR
1880 STATE FAIR
More Display Space and
Sunken Garden Included
in Work.

Visitors at the Indiana state fair
Aug. 80 to Sept. 5, will find extensive
improvements have been made in
the women's and agricultural and
horticultural buildings.
A balcony has been added to the
women's building, affording more
space for displays. A sunken garden
has been built in the center of the
other buildings around which flower
displays will be arranged.
Among the entertainment features
will be Dodson's world fair shows.
1t is said these shows are exceeded
in size only by the Ringing Barnum
g. Bailey circus.
To illuminate the shows midway,
100000 watts of electricity are rec
CURED Twenty-tw shows ana
twelve amusement devices COM
prise the shows.
Additional parking space has been
obtained to accommodate motoring
fair visitors and officials announce
there will be room for 10000 cars.
However, officials are urging that
steam and electric railroads and
BUSES be used to a greater extent.
as the best means of relieving au-
tomobile congestion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02
OLDEST CHURCH
TO CELEBRATE
LeatherWood Congregation
Founded Century Ago.

BIZ Times Special
BEDFORD, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE
Leatherwood Christian church, old
est of that denomination in Law
renee county, will begin a weeks
celebration of the Tooth anniversary
of its founding Monday. The or
ganization meeting was held at the
home Of Robert Woody in 1880.
A log structure was the first home
of the congregation.
Committees arranging the centen-
NAL program are composed of Mrs.
v. Buchanan, Mrs. c.. Jackson, Mrs.
Henry Graves, Mrs. Jeff SowderS,
Mrs. Charles Maher, Miss Geneva
Raum, Henry Graves, Freed Starr,
Virgil Buchanan, Jackson Younger,
DIN Jackson, Clarence Bowling,
Lane Sowders. Paul Graves, Verna
Buchanan, Edna Mathews, Floyd
Viewer, Robert Sewers and Walter
Younger.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02
MARION PLANT
TEST PLANNED
Engineers May Try Hand
With Water Softener

BA Times Special
MARION, Ind, Aug. 2.-Charles
P. Hoover, Columbus co. engineer,
has been invited to come here to
confer with city officials and citi-
zens regarding operation of the
municipal water Softening plant.
The invitation was extended by
Mayor Jack Edwards following a
meeting with officers of the Asso-
citation of Commerce.
Hoover had charge of the install
lation of the plant.
Employment of Hoover and John
w. Moore, indianapolis engineer,
was recommended by a special
committee composed of members of
the Association of Commerce, which
suggested they operate the plant
for ninety days to give users an
opportunity to judge its exact
worth. 1t cost $4,000. Annual
operating expenses are estimated at
SCI 900.
Opponents of the softener are
circulating petitions which they
plan to present to the board of
works to support their request that
the operation Of the plant be sus-
pended.
Housewives, who have become
accustomed to the soft water, and
manufacturers who are able to
save a large sum each year on the
purchase of boiler compound, are
chief supporters of the softener.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02
HAYNES
CHAPEL TO BE
OPENED SUNDAY
Structure at Winona Lake
Memorial to Pioneer
Maker of Autos.
Ia Tinfes SpeciaI

Bu TIMES Special
WINONA LAKE, Ind, Aug. g.
A chapel honoring the late Elwood
Haynes, Kokomo, pioneer automo-
bile builder, will be dedicated here
Sunday. Mrs. Bertha B. Haynes,
his widow, and Mrs. Bernice Haynes
Hills. his daughter, are donors Of
the chapel to the Presbyterian sy-
nod of Indiana.
The dedication sermon will be
delivered by the Rev. Rhys Price OF
South Bend, moderator of the In
diana synod. Mrs. March Haynes
will sing. The services will be in
charge CT the Rev. Harry l.. Grain,
pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Frankfort, chairman of the sy-
mods committee on religious edu-
cation.
Prebyterians from all parts OF
Indiana are expected to attend the
services.
The chapel will be operated N
connection with Camp Kosciusko,
recreation center for young people,
in charge Of the synod's Christian
education committee, headed by
Robert McLandreSs Of Indianapo-
lis. The camp visitors, who this
year number 1900, stay at the camp
at intervals in groups of 200 each.
They live in a 200-room hotel, the
Kosciusko lodge, erected several
years ago by Mrs. William A. Sun
day, wife of the evangelist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02

order to better acquaint them with
the university before coming here
next fall. It introduces them to uni
versity activities and contains in
formation on loan funds and prizes
and scholarships open to Indiana
goods.
The book this year includes mes
sages from the following people:
President William L. Bryan; Dean
Agnes E. Wells, Elizabeth King,
Wabash, president of the Association
of Woman Students; Mics Sieben-
thai and Marthalou Gray, also Of
Bloomington, co-chairmen of junior
advisers; Frances Martin, Salem,
president of the Y. w. c. A.; Mrs.
Will Scott, president of the local
branch of the American Association
of University Women; Professor
Edna Munro, head of the women's
physical education department; Miss
Clara Fedler of the physical educa-
ton faculty and faculty adviser of
the Woman'S Athletic Association,
and Pauline Baumgartner, Fit.
Wayne, its president.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02
False Pretense Alleged

WINCHESTER, Ind, Aug. O.
Dorothea and Ralph Bats and Carl
Scott, Negroes, Parkersburg, w. VS..
were placed under arrest here by
Sheriff Lee Briner, charged with
obtaining money under false. pre-
tense. The three stopped at a local
filling station, obtained gas and oil
and then sent the attendant inside
for soft drinks. While the attendant
was inside they drove away without
paying, it is alleged.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02
Farm Buildings Burn
~ Times Special

En- Times SDtcfnf
ANDERSON, Ind. Aug. 2.-Fire
caused by spontaneous combustion
in hay destroyed a large double
crib and a scale house on the farm
Of j. w. Bailey. two miles south Of
Anderson. Contents including sew
enty-flve tons of hay. thirty bushels
Of wheat, twenty bushels of barley,
and farm implements were
destroyed. Mrs. Ruth Bailey, daugh-
ter-in-law of Mr.. Bailey. owned the
contents and carried no insurance to
protect her against a $1,000 loss.
The buildings were partially covered
bv insurance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02
Young Woman Calm as
Lebanon Judge Imposes
10-Year Sentence.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
LEBANON, Ind, Aug. miss
Charlene Powers, %, Lexington,
KY, who aspired to queens throne
in the bandit realm, displayed no
remorse when, Circuit Judge John
w. Hornaday sentenced her to ten
years in Indiana women's prison.
Miss Powers, alias Virgins, was
arrested with two male companions
and they confessed attacking Will
liam E. Hogan, youngstown, Pa,
robbing him of a small sum. They
left him lying senli-conscious in a
ditch Wednesday night.
Frank Manouse, 81, Hibbing,
Mimi, was. sentenced to a ten-year
term in the reformatory, and Hell
moth Smith, 10, Chicago, drew a
one-year reformatory term for their
part in the robbery. The three
struck an robbed Hogan after Miss
Powers had given all three men a
ride in her automobile, and admit
tedly had suggested to her two ac-
completes that they follow bandits
careers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-02
ExTORTION PLOT
CHARGE PLACES
FOUR IN CELLS
Three Aged Brothers in
Ripley Alleged to
Be Victims.

RN Timcs Gnccial
VERSAILLES, Ind, Aug. 2.-Four
men are prisoners in the Ripley
county jail here pending trial on
charges of extortion.
The accused. Monroe Selke, Jake
Gander, Louis Wren and Robert
Boland.
Authorities say that the four OBJ
tanned money from three elderly
brothers. Nike, Ben and Joe Dir
sehel, who live near Morris, with an
ICED sister as housekeeper.
SrIke, it is said, has confessed
that he conceived the extortion plot
and obtained the aid Of the other
men, after learning that the Dir
schels had considerable money, re-
vealed when they paid him for a
horse. The plotters are alleged TO
have pressed demands for money
after their victims had given them
some wine, by posing as dry agents.
The final demand, one for $500
failed, as the cashier of BateSville
bank, where Mike DirSchel tried to
borrow on a note, refused.