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The Washington times., 1930-03-07
CITY employees
ASK EQUALITY

The City Employees Association,
meeting at the Armory Hall,
Seventh and o Streets Northwest,
last night went on record adopt
ing a resolution in which all the
per diem employees Of the District
should come under the Federal
retirement law as other Govern.
ment workers.
The association also asks for
80 days annual leave, Saturday
afternoon holiday all the year
round and all legal holidays.
Under the present law these
workers do not get annual leave
or any holidays.
Communications from Repre-
sentative Oscar DePriest and
Garnet c. Wilkinson, first assist
ant superintendent of colored
schools, were received. DePrieSt
was to have addressed the asSocia-
ton but was unable to be pres
ent because of being suddenly
called out Of the city, while Wilk-
inson also regretted he could not
be present because of the meet
ing Of the teachers institute.
Officers of the association are
Joseph Evans, president; j. H.
Chappelle and william WeSg,
vice presidents; A. r. Miller, vii,
liam Smith and Edward Rey-
nolds, secretaries, and S. r. Gar
rett, treasurer.
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Woman;s Bureau Bill Is Disapproped By d. Heads=
ASK D. c. HEADS
OPINION ON
P, j. c. Law

The District Commissioners have
been asked by the Senate District
Committee to express their views
on proposed legislation which
would give the Public Utilities
Commission extensive authority
over operators and drivers of
taxicabs.
A report from the Commits
SionerS is expected to be received
at the Capitol within a few days,
and the committee will probably
decide next week on the action
which it will take in the matter.
1t has not been decided yet
whether to refer the proposal to
the utilities subcommittee or to
have it considered by the entire
group.
Clarity Authority
The bill is proposed by the
Public Utilities Commission which
wishes to clarity the authority
which it believes 1t has over taxi
cabs, but which has been queS-
toned in court in a recent case.
Under the terms Of the bill
the commission would be granted
specific power to require owners
and operators of taxicabs to
establish their financial reSpon-
sibility for any damages which
may be sustained as a result Of
the operation Of their cabs. The
commission asserts that this
power is already in the hands of
commissions in cities similar to
Washington and that it is essen
tial here for the proper protection
Of the public.
Would Fix Rates
The commission also seeks
through the bill, which is in
the form of an amendment to
the act creating the commission,
to establish definitely its power
to fix maximum and minimum
rates for cabs operating in the
city.
1t is the belief of the commits
sion that it must have this
authority if it is to be in a
position to avert a threatened
taXicab rate war.
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Union Lenten Services
To Be Held Each Week

Union Lenten services will be
held by the Lutheran churches
Of the District each Monday dur
ing Lent at o'clock p. m.
The first service. March 10, will
be ut the Georgetown Church,
with, the Rev. Gerhard E: Lenski
In the pulpit. The service of
March II will be held at the
Luther Place Memorial Church,
the Rev. Abdel Ross Wentz de-
hvering the sermon. On March
"a, the Rev. DR.. w. c. Schaeffer
viii preach at the Church of the
Reformation, and on March 81,
the service will be held at Keller
Memorial Church, the sermon
being by the Rev. DR.. Henry w.
Snyder. The final union service
win be held April at Grace
Church. The Rev. DR.. Henry w.
A. Hanson, president of Gettys-
burg College, will speak.
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Paddock on Alleged
Speakeasy Asked

United States Attorney Leo A..
Row and his assistant, Capt.
Harold w. Orcutt, yesterday filed
paddock proceedings under the ma.
tional prohibition act against
premises in the 100 block of H st.
N. E., which are in the vicinity of
the Government Printing Office.
While the District Attorney re-
fused to comment other than to
indicate that the premises had
been under surveillance of his Of
flee for some time, it is not
thought that the recent contrp-
versy between Public Printer Car
ter and Police Superintendent
Pratt prompted the paddock
action.
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APRIL SHOWERS
DUE TONIGHT
Hill - $

Storms which have centered
over the lower Mississippi Valley
tonight are expected to provide
Washington with a real example
of April showers" almost q
month in advance of the season.
Strong winds are also expected.
The storm is not expected to
be Of great ferocity here as has
been experienced in some of the
Mississippi Valley States. The
rains will be more of the shower"
variety. With rising winds in
the evening. The weather may
be slightly colder.
The storm center is over Ken
lucky and moving east-northeast-
ward. This caused the Weather
Bureau to order northeast storm
warnings to be displayed along
the North Atlantic Coast from
New York to Eastport, Me.
Southeast warnings are up on
the Atlantic Coast from New
York to Cape Hatteras and
southwark to Jacksonville, Fla.
Winds of gale proportions are
expected to spring up tonight.
Perhaps the APARTMENT You want
is awaiting your selection In tOday's
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Training School Girls
Will Entertain Tonight

The National Training School
Tor Girls and Women of Dean
wood, northeast Washington,
will give a special musical pro-
gram tonight at Metropolitan
African Methodist Episcopal
Church, Fifteenth and M Streets
Northwest.
The program is being Spon-
Sored by the training school board
Of which Mrs. M. E. Cabaniss IS
chairman. Among those who
have been invited to speak is
Representative Oscar DePriest.
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Two New Members
Met by Kiwanians

At a meeting yesterday of the
kiwanis Club at the Washington
Hotel, Thomas B. Kingsbury, su-
perintendent of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, and
Clarence c. Cappel, proprietor of
a concert bureau in the Tivoli
building, were introduced as. new
members by Edwin H. Etz, chair
man of he clubs education com.
mittee.
Staff nurses made 1853 visits to
children'S homes during the past
month, reported Charles w. Pim-
Fer, chairman Of the orthopedic
and welfare committee.
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Elizabeth SOmers Club
To Give Third Concert

The third annual public concert
Of the Elizabeth Somers Glee
Club will be held Tuesday, March
IL, at 3 o'clock, in Barker Hall,
Seventeenth and K SITS. N. w.
The program will be under the
direction of Miss Lucy Street, ma
tlonal director of music in the Ma
tional Y. w. C. A.
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SLANT SON
e. 4 ApnUAl-
pE PIE

When certain fellows go horse
back riding in this automobile
age they attire themselves in
fancy riding habits and put on
other frillS. Not so with SEN
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Defendants in the action are:
Anthony DeGenaro, alias Tony De
Genaro, trading as the National
Bottle and Malt Company, and
Robert B. Storey and Enola s..
Marable. The latter is sued as
owner Of the buildings and the
former are the occupants. Specific
instances Of alleged purchases Of
Intoxicating liquors by Govern
ment agents since December 81,
1929 are set out in rAffidavits at
tached to the bill of complaint.
The Grand Jury recently refused
to report an indictment against
DeGenaro on liquor law violations.
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Citizens to Observe
10th Anniversary

The twentieth anniversary meet
ing Of the Mt. Pleasant Citi-
ZenS Association will be held to-
morrow night at 8 o'clock in
Pierce Hall, All Souls Unitarian
Church, Sixteenth and Harvard
Streets Northwest.
The association regularly meets
in the Mt. Pleasant branch cf
the Public Library, but was forced
TO change the meeting place due
TO the failure of the heating
plant In the library.
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COL. BAILEY SPEAKS

Col. Albert w. Bailey. now in.
Specting the social service bu-
reau Of the Salvation Army, 100
block B st. N. W., will be the
principal speaker at the revival
services to be held tonight at
o'clock in the 600 block E st. NV.
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Nevada, who
lik eS this
form of exer-
else and may
frequently be
seen on his
Steed in Rock
Greek Park or
Washing t on
suburbs. Sen
atOr 0 d d ] e
just look S
around for q
suit of old
clothes a n d
last years hat
a n d oe s
ridin' And
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SENATOR'S CAR STOLEN

Senator Harry B. HaWes of Mis-
souri,, reported to police that a
Packard sedan, maroon colored,
and bearing license tags, Mis-
souri-5l1, was stolen from Della
ware Avenue and c Streets north
east. during the afternoon. The
Senator lives ino the $500 block
Massachusetts, Ave. N. w.
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was probably in excess of 12'
miles an hour!
Judging from the appearance
Of the street, there was little
comfort in speeding in those days
even If there had been high
powered motor cars In which to
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, open or closed cars to your Hk-
ing can be selected for purchase
from the Used Car listings in Times
Classified Ads
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speed. But, back in the days
when q span of horses and a
gay rig constituted the last word
in transportation SmartneSS,
there was less need for the
smooth asphalt surfaces which
greet the motorist everywhere in
the Capital now.
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Perhaps the APARTMENT yOu want
is awaiting your selection In tOdaS's
Times Classified Ads,
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The Young Child's Toys
BY Constance Cameron.

Most of our disappointments
and problems with children
arise from the fact that many
Of us expect too much of q
child in relation to his age.
Recently a mother invited an.
other mother and her two-and-
a-half-year-old son over to spend
the afternoon with her and
her daughter, aged two.
The mother got out a profu-
sion Of toys, got down on the
floor and showed them how to
play with the toy train, how to
build a play station with blocks
and so on, got up, Strengthened
her dress and settled down for
q good long chat with her
friend.
But the chat wasn't of long
duration. There were differ.
enceS Of opinion on the floor.
Each child wanted the train
and nothing else would do.
Nov why couldn't they play
with it why couldn't they play
with 1t together?" sighed the
mother. Surely her daughter
had never been selfish. Well,
surely the small boy hadn't,
and suspiciously polite but In
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on Bert's shoulder. He'd always
had q tender feeling for the lad
ever since christening him.
TO make q long story short,
the two young people were mar
ried three months later. Mer.
GERS high society thought 1t ro-
mantle, but rather awful
Christine, beautiful, young, so
cially elect, marrying the
town waif.'"
The crowds were thinning q
little at Mercer'S newest park.
The exercises were over. I was
impressed by the interesting
story of the wealthy benefactor
before me. did he inherit all
his wealth from Christine'S
father?" I asked.
mo. That's the best part Of
the story. Old Alt died about
five years after the boy mar
ried. On his death-bed he dis
PEELED the strange mystery of
his arrival in Mercer over 20
years before. Young Bert was
q gentleman, he was Alf'S own
grandson. ALI had never been
valet, but an earl'S younger son
in England. He fled the coun-
try in bitter disgrace. Even on
his death-bed, no one found out
what that was. He came to this
country and married la beautiful
American girl, who died less
than o year later, when their
little daughter was born. ALI
taught himself q trade and
somehow managed to raise the
girl. No one bothered about
him when he came to Mercer
with his grown daughter, no
one bothered when she diSap-
peared shortly after that. No
one but All.
Later he read that note
pinned on the founding baby's
dress at the city hall. Everyone
read it with interest at the
time. The poor mothers
feeble attempt to give her baby
prestige. ALI recognized his
own girls thin peculiar hand.
writing. He kept her secret
during al the years, and finally
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dignant glances were inter.
changed between the mothers.
OF course neither child was
selfish, but each was too young
for anything but INDIVIDUAL
play.
A tiny child's interests can.
not be spread out over many
paythings without engendered
a sense Of confusion and les
sening his enjoyment and profit
in play.
A two-year-old can have a
glorious time with a large ball.
rolling it, bouncing it, catching
it, squealing with delight when
her retreves it from under a
table. Not until perhaps an.
other year will he demand a
target to try to hit. Then he
is ready for two or more TOYS,
a small ball to toss into a
basket, or a set Of beanbags to
throw into q box or catch of
some kind.
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TT was q bright sunny morn
ing and we fingered q mo-
ment at the dedication ex-
ercises Of the new park. Liberty
Mercer, the tall. handsome
man on the platform, had given
the park to the town.
"FIis ancestors must have
founded the town." I remarked
to my companion, who was an
old resident Of Mercer, because
it's apparently named after
him"
Named after himl' my
friend laughed. HE Was
named after the town. Sit
down here on this bench q
minute, and I'll tell you the
wierdeSt tale you ever heard.
Liberty Mercer, the well-dressed
man you see on the platform.
before you was the town
waif,' or 'Alf's boy'-you could
take your pick Of titles.
HE was donated to the town
Of Mercer in a market basket
on the very steps Of the city
hall. Pinned to his fine muslin
dress was a note in small, neat
handwriting. BE kind to this
little boy. His ancestors did
much for the town years ago.
mo names were mentioned,
but all the big people in town
looked worried, and diSclaimed
any scandal. The generous
mayor chriStened the little mite
Liberty because 1t was the
Fourth Of July, and Mercer,
because he was the towns
heritage.
"old ALI, the watch mender,
begged the orphanage for the
boy until finally they were sat
iSfied he could care for the
little fellow properly. No
mother and father combined
could have cared better for the
child. He taught him his trade
he took him up the mountain
streams on holidays and gave
him q wonderful love of the
woods and wild things. And he
taught him to be-a gentleman.
Old Aif explained, laughing
about it always, that he'd been
a valet once for q rich English
man and knew all the tricks.
Besides. ALI explained, the boy
might turn out some day to
be- q real gentleman, one never
knew about these things.
Liberty, who had shortened
his name to Bert, thought there
might be something in it, but
it bothered him less than it did
Uncle ALI. It bothered him not
e I
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there until at last he lay down
to die. Ahbut this is not q
mammoth cave
She went on-S o'clock. She
drank . little Of the milk keep
up her strength. She thought
Of Laura thought Of Guy wing
ipg TO her in his silver plane.
She could scarcely walk now.
Billy was 50 heavy. Her breath
afflicted her. II came in long.
laborious gasps. She had to
pause every few feat and wipe
her forehead.
And, finally, she had to stop.
Can't go any farther tonight.
Ah-but in the morning it win
stin be dark. Guy wasn't, com
ing-I1o one was.
Perspiration dripped from her
hair, her hands were cIammy.
She tried to get up and could
not. She flashed the light. A
pang that was like q sword
splitting through her mind
through her flesh-the light
was gone! It gave out = few
Wavering giimmers and was
gone. She put her cheek
against the child's, wound her
arms gently about him and lay
still.
To BE Continued Monday
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now his pulse came halting-
very, very weak
Billy Oh, Billy"
We'll I'm tired my
eyes hurt Pat, I'm sick.
I have . pain here in my
throat"
Again she poured the milk
between his reluctant lips. He
grew b eaVy- overpoweringly
heavy. i
Pat looked at her watch. II
was z o'clock. She pressed on
She told herself In blank quiet:
Keep going So I've got tc
find the mouth this cave
MUST endI'
And she thought Of Floyd
Collins veteran cave explorer,
entombed In the very pits he
had discovered-w q n dering
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BY FAY KING

little" She poured from the
can into his mouth. She stood
UP and, holding him hard In
her arms, started again to wind
and wind through the vicious.
appalling labyrinth.
Go slowly - shove this op-
pressing wall Of darkness back.
She flashed the light she
pressed her ear against the
walls. Oh, for some sound. It
seemed to Pat that she would
have shrieked In delight at any
sound-yes, even to hear Slim
groan-even to hear Ace com
ing with menacing stealth upon
them.
Her knees trembled. She
stumbled. And this 50 muted
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"On get, going it's not
darkrnake 1t now Hurry
Montgomery get me to that
caveto the mouth Of itl"
They were running across the
canyon floor level smooth
earth under their feet.
Sheik pointed. BY the flash
light Guy made out . heap Of
ashes. The remains Of q fire
where the two had caInped last
night He forced his guide.
Not till they stood within the
cave, not till there was no pos
sibility. of installing 1t, did he
relent. He trembled In q kind
of wild hysteria. In here Pat
He linWound the rope
from his waist.
Good God, Elliott, you're
not going to tie me up?"
I'm not relishing the job,
Montgomery. But I'm not tax
ing any chance. Would you?"
Guys hands shook. Few mo-
nentS now-in an hour at the
longest. He felt her already in
his arms.
Pat sat with her back pressed
exhausted against the wall Of
the cave. Ten feet from her was
that pit down which they had
so nearly plunged. The picture
Of it was black in her mind
she was inert with the terror
of it. Her arms had no strength
to fasten about the little. quiet
form, nestled in her lap.
Hours she had sat there.
hours she had whispered: 81
must get him out. Oh, Cod
dear mother Of God-get us
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out" Yet she didn't move. She
was afraid to move.
The child's breath was hot
his hands that now and then
patted her cheek were dry and
RS flames.
Now he reached up and felt
Of Pats face. Suddenly he
turned against her and began
to sob.
This brought her voice, thin
and shaking: Not crying.
soldier
You're crying, too! This is
q giants cave. You're afraid"
"No-you wait-you see
we're going out now-welI find
the little mounds of earth. Billy,
dear"
I'm 50 thirsty. Why didn't
you brang some Water?"
milk is better -here-just q
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her that she remained on her
knees. bowing her head down
against the child's shoulder.
This 50 appalled, her that she
prayed and had the child pray
with her. She got up from this
appeal and went showing
against the wall.
She said stark words to her.
self. Never in this gallery be-
fore see how low the
ceiling Is - where are the
little mounds I left. oh, God
won't you show me the way?
Billy-you're not asleep Billy,
answer mel"
But he was quiet. She put q
frantic ear against his heart
-" : oh, she had heard that
children die quickly-they snuff
out like candles. And, surely,
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Today's True
Story

was permitted to adopt his
own grandchild. He worked
and struggled and slaved, and
saved every cent he could for
the boys future. He inherited
money from England. No one
knew about that. But it was
all there in the back room of
his small shop--in gold. On
his death bed. he directed them
to find it,
"Alf a rich man. Old ALI an
EarpS son. The townSpeople
never have gotten over their
surprise. Gold was buried in
the cracks, under the floors,
sewn in the mattress. All for
Bert. Everything. He showed
them his family crest with
feeble dying hands, Bert'S title.
Liberty Mercer was In reality,
Sir Alfred Charleton.
But he stuck to his old
name. Liberty Mercer, no Sir
Alfred for him although he has
seals and pa soerS and documents
to prove that his title is genuine
all right and stretches back to
Cromwell's time"
The tall handsome young
man was leaving the platform.
Beside him was his pretty wife,
Christine. A nurse nearby car.
ried a baby, with another little
child at her side, Men and
women pressed around Mercer
and his wife as they walked
toward their car, gratefully
took his hand.
HE Is wonderful TO the poor"
said my friend, particularly to
foundlings. Well, that's his
Story-Liberty Mercer, philan-
thropiSt--and town waif'."
AnuenTteEMENr
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mayors daughter. I'm only the
town waif.
One day when he expected
her she didn't come. Shed
never disappointed him before,
and he grew anxious and wan
dered back over the bride path.
He'd gone about a hundred
yards when his foot stumbled
over something In that dark
place where the branches hang
so low. There she lay across
the path, moaning, lalf-con-
-SciouS, blood streaming from q
wound in her head. There were
muddy tracks Of the pony, wild
ones in every direction.
NO one knows how he carried
her unconscious body through
that rocky woodland path, over
two miles to her home, at the
edge Of the town. But he did
it, took her into her very parlor
and laid her down. Her mother
tainted. Maids brought water
and smelling salts. Christine
lay unconscious for five hours.
A very dangerous fall Some
thing had frightened the pony.
She couldn't ever explain what
1t was. He came trotting inno-
Gently home an hour after her
fall.
The ex-mayor rushed home.
Doctors told him that his little
girl would certainly have died
If Bert hadn't come just when
he did. Lying there in the
mud, her life-blood flowing out
Of q scalp wound where the
pony had kicked her.
1.-THE ex-mayor almost went
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at all until he met Christine
Allen, who stopped at the little
jewelry shop one day in her
fathers car for his mended
watch.
Bert looked at Christine. She
looked at him. AS surely as
though little mental arrow Of
love had pierced their hearts
they were in love. Christine
began dreaming of the hand
some boy in the jewelers. store.
She learned his romantic story
from her father, the very mayor
who had chriStened this boy al
most % years ago at the city
hall. She liked the story. It
was romantic. But no one suS-
pected her growing interest in
Liberty Mercer, the town waif.
One day, they met quite by
accident in the woods. Bert
was trying out q new rifle Uncle
ALI had given him, trying 1t on
a wooden target. Christine was
riding her sleek dapp!ed pony.
and she stopped to admire his
skillful Workmanship. He didn't
miss his aim once as she sat
breathlesSly still on her horse
watching him.
She wanted to try the rifle.
He helped her down from the
horse, shielded her from the
backfire Of the heavy gun.
They met again, and again,
at the little clearing. He taught
her to, be quite a markssnan.
Always he reminded himself.
This is fine and exciting, but /
mustn't let myself love her.
She is miles above me-the az.