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The Washington times., 1930-06-19
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WELCOME
BYRD
Parade Along Famous Street
Followed by Reception by
Mayor Walker; Plan Dinner
By JAMES 1. KILGALLEN


NEW YORK, June 10 u.N.So,
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd,
conqueror Of the South Pole. came
back to New York today after
nearly two years of exploration at
1.-The bottom Of the world" and
was acclaimed by the city's mil
lions with a fervor and whole
souled enthusiasm that almost
overwhelmed him.
People roared their welcome
home from the crowded streets,
from flag -bedecked skyscrapers,
from elevated stations, from yes
sells in the llarbor. and from every
conceivable vantage point. As
Byrd. attired IN his nacilately
white naval officers uniform. was
paraded up Broadway to City
Hall, his mother. Mrs. Eleanor
Boiling Byrd. At his side. bands
played the iflare asef
tons 0f ticker Tape and bits Of
paper were sent swirling out Of
the windows Of the tall buildings,
Great Grafton
1t was one of the most pornpous
receptions ever accorded to q re
turning hero, and was reminiscent
of the great welcome accorded
Col Charles Al. Lindbergl1 when
he returned after his epic flight
to Paris three years ago.
it was the third time Father
Knickerbocker had extended to
this daring adyenturer the myth
cal keys of the city. the other
occasions being after his flight
over the North Pole and after his
transatlantic air argoSy with Bal
chen, Acosta. and Neville.
Byrd was almost overwhelmed
by the warmth of the reception.
His handsome face was a study
in emotion as he stood at the
prov Of the city's welcome steamer,
Macon, his mother at his side. as
it docked at the Battery shortly
before noon and just before he
was paraded il triumph up Broad
way to City Hall to receive the
official greeting from Mayor
James j.. Walker.
Mother Weeps
Mrs. Byrd. his gray-haired
mother, strove to keep the tears
from yelling in her eyes. Again
and again she buried her face in
the huge bouquet of flowers she
carried.
The din was terrific. The
bands played, the sirens on
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
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MANIAC BOASTS
THIRD KILLING
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NEW YORK. June f9 tIN.So.
The massacre maniac apologizcd
today for not committing his
third murder az advertised.
In a letter favored with syin-
bols and code the madrnan who
has already killed two men ex-
planned that the man marked for
death in College Point at $
o'clock last night had saved his
life by returning one of the miss
ing paper and $37 900 in black
mail money.
The action of the almost
doomed victim, wrote the mad
man. also saved five others, IN
cluding q tail blonde woman.
Warns Seven Others
But the brain-cracked CORE
spondent took occasion to give a
final warning to seven other per
sons slated to die by his hand.
The letter was sent to the
New York Evening Journal ana
was declared by experts to be N
the same handwriting as other
letters sent BY the maniac. A pre-
vious nlissive pl1rporting to come
from the madrnan In which he
said he had killed q man on the
Boston Post road last night was
termed counterfeit. after closer
examination by the handwriting
experts.
In the murder apology nliss1ya
the maniac listed the newly
marked persons for death in code
as follows:
tx Ia, * ri. X 2. % 8. X l.
S 1, " A.
How to Save Lives
The only way they may con
tinue to live is to follow the di
reetions in this code message:
ssN. J.-C. G. SAY.
-sX-R. ca MLT-RP 49
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The New York police depart
ment. which threw its full man
! Cconti~usd on Pass q coL -
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400 Storm Bank;
Police Break CrOlUd

DETROIT, June i9 6I.N.S0.-
Two banks at Hamtamck, q De-
troit suburb, failed to open their
doors today and police had to be
called to disperse q crowd Of
about 400 persons who gathered
in front Of one Of them clamor-
ing for their deposits.
The banks closed are the State
Bank of America, which, at the
last report. had $l,311,76O in de-
positS, and the Merchants and
Mechanics Bank. the latter a
private institution.
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Spanish Passenger
OF Zep Faces Suit

MADRID, June 10 I.N.S.)-A
sensation was caused in military
and air circles here today when
a suit, charging careleSSness in
checking airplane supplies. was
started against Lieut.. Col. Emilio
Herrera. paymaster of the Spanish
air service and a passenger on the
Graf 1eppelin'S recent tri-con'
tinental flight.
Colonel Herrera, one Of Spain's
most distinguished and well-known
army officers, is sponsoring the
projected regular dirigible trans
portation service between this
country and South America.
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ID XTER DAYTON PLEADS GUILTY,
GETS LIFE Term FOR STRkNGLIN(
Americans Dig In!

HOYLAKE, England, June
19.-This was the day in
the British open golf cham.
piOnship for the American
eagle to scream. American
players were seemingly firmly
entrenched for the final at-
tack on the open champion
ship. Cards Of the leading
players today follow:
AAwRRHfyANG
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British Film Merger
With Fox Is Denied

LONDON. June 10 uNSl.
Lord Lee. of Farehan, today de-
MED a New York report that the
,Gaumont British Picture Corpora
tion. Ltd. had merged with the
Fox Film Corporation.
Lord Lee is permanent chair.
man Of the Metropolis and Brad
ford Trust Company. Ltd, which
owns 5000, 900 Of the 5000, 900
ordinary shares Of Gaumont, q
substantial voting control.
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STORM NEARS TAMPA

The United States Weather Blu
reau today issued the following
storm warning:
ssGuIf disturbance apparently
about 100 miles west Of Tampa,
Fla, moving n0rtheastward,
with decreasing intensity. No
dangerous winds Indicated.
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IS SOUGHT
FOR STREETS

Continuing it's expansive pro.
gram of street improvement, the
District government has insti.
tuted condemnation proceedings
for the purpose Of widening three
streets and extending two others.
Corporation Counsel william w.
Bride and Assistant Corporation
Counsel Walter L. Fowler filed
the petitions.
One bill calls for the extension
Of Fourteenth Street between
Randolph Street and Michigan
Avenue Northwest; another calls
for the extension of Taylor
Street west of Fourteenth Street
Northeast, and the third would
widen Michigan Avenue between
Thirteenth Street and Thirteenth
Place Northeast. The petitions
involve nine parcels Of land
which will be affected by the
proceedings, all belonging to
religious organizations in the
vicinity.
The widening of Utah Avenue
from Florida Avenue to Ritten.
house Street is sought in one peti.
ton and the extension of
Nebraska Avenue will be made
from it's intersection with Utah
Avenue.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27

That's why authorities recon.
mend Velveeta for children.
That's why anyone can eat freelv
Of this delicious cheese food. It's
as digestible as milk itself.
Velveeta's SO easy to use. It
slices when chilled. Spreads like
butter. Melts on the instant .
toasts an even tempting brown.
Vary your Lenten menus with.
these exquisite cheese foods.
Specially priced for this period.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
CITIZENS To AID
SCHOOL BONDS

CLARENDON. Va. March 26.-
Electing Arthur Orr, of Lyon
Park, chairman, the groups of
citizens representing IA parent,
teachers associations of Arlington
county, last night perfected its
organization to study the needs
of the public scholS. H. G. Lu.
ther was elected Secretary-treas.
urer.
Explaining the full purposes of
the meeting. Chairman Crr
stated the need for more rooms in
county schools is a recognized
fact. 1t is the plan of this or
ganization to make full study
Of those needs and to formulate
plans to cooperate with the
county school board in carrying
the proposed bond issue of $780,
600.
Chairman Orr announced the
appointment of executive COM
mittee composed of the Rev. j.
w. Townsend, of jefferson dis
trict; w. B. Gilmore, of Arling.
ton district, and Harold M.
Brown. of Washington district,
with Chairman Orr and the Sec
retary-treaSurer, H. G.. Luther.
The committee will meet Mon.
day night and members of the
county school board and Super
intendent Fletcher Kemp will be
invited.
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Letters TO the Editor

Eastern High School, and that
he had seen school children buy
liquor in one place. In this in
stance Major Pratt seemingly took
no notice of the matter on be-
half of the police department. He
did, however, write letter TO
Mr.. Leo A. Rover. District attor.
ney, asking that official to inquire
into the facts as set forth by
the committee informant.
1t seems to me that as chief of
police it was Major Pratt's duty
to Immediately start an investiga-
ticn by the police department,
and not leave it up to the Dis
trict Attorney. who is now doing
all that can be possibly done. He
might have assigned some Of the
policemen who spend eight hours
a day tagging the cars of repu-
table citizens, because they park
a few minutes overtime.
A CITIZEN.
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Furnace Tender Burned
When Gas Flames Out

Richard Crutcher, colored, 20,
Of 174O Seaton st. N. W., was
burned on the hands and face
when the flames shot from a
furnace he was tending at 177s
q st. N. w. last night. He was
treated at home.
The fire. which was caused by
gas forming in the fire box, ig.
nited trash in the room, causing
small damage.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Egypt to Make Cairo
Modern, Beautiful City

CAIRO, March 81 GN.S9-
An extensive campaign to beau.
tify Cairo is now being planned.
The government has named the
sum of 100000 to be spent on
the establishment Of one Of the
principal avenues leading out of
the city, along the Nile. Much
will also be spent on the beauti
flying Of city streets and add.
tions to the public parks and
squares. It is the ambition of
Cairo authorities to make the
capital of Egypt the most mod
ern and beautiful city of the
Orient.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Climbing Screen Needle"
To Be Shown Society

The conquest of the Green
Needle" a previously unscaled
peak Of the Mont Blanc range in
the Alps. will be described for
members of the National Geo.
graphic Society at the Washing.
ton Auditorium tomorrow evening
by Bradford Washburn, a Harvard
undergraduate.
Washburn accomplished this
spectacular mountain-climbing feat
last autumn, clambering over an
icy field more than 5000 feet in
length inclined at an angle of
so degrees.
The address will be illustrated
by still and motion pictures made
by the lecturer.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Oldest Messenger Boy
Dies at Home, Aged Sc

PHILADELPHIA, March 27.-
Probably the oldest messenger
boy" in this country died yester-
day at his home in Mont Glare,
across the river from Phoenixville
He was Jesse c. Davis, 80, who
until last year rode each day
l12 miles to work here as a
messenger boy" in the office
of the Phoenix Iron Company.
Davis made the trip back and
forth by train.
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editor. The Times:

Editor, The Times:
In reading the article addressed
to you in the evenings Times,
signed F. B. Bloom, on the super
abundance of tP -icabs in this
city, 1 would say that the taxicab
situation at Union Station GER
tainly needs regulation, If these
comforts and necessities of the
visitor to Washington is a mat
ter of any consideration with the
Public Utilities Commission.
I write from personal expert
ence in regard to the incon-
venience and expense to the visi.
tor. / come often to Washington,
having a small apartment here.
I have always a suitcase, the
trunk having long since been
abandoned, because of the ex-
pense of its transportation from
the station.
Although there are bewilder-
ing number of taxicabs at the
station, it is never possible for
me to get one to transport me
and my suitcase from the station
to the corner of Columbia Road
and Biltmore Street for less than
81. A cab charging .35 cents would
be blessing to me, but such a
cab is not allowed to venture
within sight of the unlucky
travelling public.
I, being a weak woman. am not
able to carry my suitcase, there
fore must pay 81 out of my
limited means. A 35-cent cab
would be a boon to me.
r. ETTI,
The Washington times., 1930-03-27

Served with fruits and after.din.
ner coffee salads. Spread on
your morning toast with straw"
berry jam. And, of course, it's a
classic for sandwiches!
Velveeta, the new cheese food,
is as golden as philadelphia"
Cream is snowy-white.
InVelveeta the finest Cheddar
cheese is combined with valu-
able elements of milk which are
lost in the usual cheese making.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
BrOwnley Bequeaths
His Estate to Widow

Walter Brownley, candy manu-
facturer, who died March 20, left
his entire estate to his widow,
Mrs. Emma Brownley. according
to the terms of his will, filed for
probate. The will was executed
September 7, 1923, and names
the National Metropolitan Bark,
James H. johnson and Edward
r. Brownley as executors,
The value of the estate is not
disclosed. The will provides tnat
in case the widow died before
the teStator, his estate should be
equally divided between his sis
ter. Mrs. Carrie Bailey, and two
brothers, William c. and Edward
r. BroWnley.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Election at Kansas City.
Called Rebuff to G. O. P.

Election Of a Democratic mayor
in Kansas City shows that the
swing against the Republican Ad-
rninistration Is as pronounced in
the West as in the East" Jouett
shouse. chairman of the Demo
cratic national executive commit
tee, said yesterday.
Shouse said the election pre-
saged a Democratic Congressman
from that district in November.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
Rome Reports Quake
Along AeOlian Islands

ROME, March 81 1N.SD A
series of severe earth shocks this
morning destroyed a number of
buildings and caused great fright
among the people in the Lipari
(Aeolian) Islands. No casualties
were reported.
The Lipari Islands are in the
Tyrrhenian Sea, North of Sicily.
The Washington times., 1930-03-27

TWO famous Kraft Cheese
i foods distinctly different s..
offered to you at a special Lenten
combination price this week
only!
philadelphia" Cream Cheese
is the table dainty that looks like
whipped cream and spreads like
Creamed butter.
Fresh and cool as you take it
from its silver foil wrapper, it
can be put right onto the table.
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Editor, The Times:

believe that if there was less
buck passing" on the part Of
Major Henry G.. Pratt, superin-
ttndent of police. and more direct
action, crime would be less preva-
lent in Washington.
A case at hand is the "ecsut
one where a man, before a COM
mittee of the House of Represen-
tatives. charged that liquor could
be bought in the vicinity of the
The Washington times., 1930-03-27
WRIGHT RETIRES

John r. Dakin has succeeded
]. A. Wright as manager of the
Naval Hospital nine. Wright is
retiring from the Navy.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Mystery Airplane
Is Marine Graft

Mystery" Alrplane
Is Marine Graft
Editor. Times:
The men Of Brown Field,
Quantico, Va, would. like to
cali your attention to the fact
that the Navy mystery" plane
which will compete for the
Thompson Trophy at the Chi
cago Air Races, is not q Navy
plane at all, but belongs to the
y. s. Marine aviation at this
field. It was q pursuit job that
the Navy converted into q
racer.
Also, a former issue Of, a
washington paper enormously
states that Captain Page, q. s.
Navy, win be the pilot Of the
plane, and for your informa-
tion,, Captain Page happens to
be q y. s.. Marine aviator.
Due to the fact that the Navy
has made the appropriations
necessary for the plane to be
converted. we don't mind them
calling the mystery" ship a
Navy plane. but at least give us
credit for having the man who
can fly it.
M'CRARY AND FERBERT,
Service Squadron No. /,
A. s., ECEF.
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John Joachim Becher
By Archibald Henderson, Ph.D., Del. LID,
Famous Scientific Authority

His father, a teacher and an
able linguist, subsequently be-
came pastor at Speyer, capital
of the Bavarian Palatinate. Al
though he wrote some books and
had a gift for expression, his
son wrote in slovenly and bar
barouS style.
This young boy, although he
had little formal education,
bought books out Of his slender
earnings as a teacher, and &C.
Quired a strange smattering
Of theology, medicine, politics
and law.
Through favoritism on the
part Of the ruler of Mainz, he
was made the rulers personal
physician and appointed pro-
feSsior of medicine at the Uni
versity of Mainz. Thus, at the
outset Of his career, he was
undeServedly elevated to q dizzy
eminence. It completely turned
his head, and probably Is re-
sponsible for making him q
colossal charlatan rather than
a true scientist.
Like many other alchemistS
and quacks Of that time, he
dabbled with all sorts Of queer
experiments: turning sand into
gold, making q perpetual mo
ton clock, inventing q lamp
that would burn forever!
He wrote one useful book,
PhySica Subterranea, by which
he is best known in science.
Bernard Jaffe, the author Of
"Crucible, =. says: His only last.
ing contribution to applied
chemistry was his experimental
discovery Of the gas ethylene.
which he prepared by the
action Of common alcohol on
sulphuric acid"
Copyright, 1850, International Feature
Service. 1ns,
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Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson

all caution to the winds, mass
I'D all our social and domestic
obligations, mortgage our fu-
ture health, happiness and pros
perity and go leaping UP the
nuptial aisle with no more
notion of where we're going TO
land than q couple Of grass
hoppers.
Then what happens? Mira
cles? Fairy tales? No. Just
Life. Life l1appens-that's all.
Life happens after marriage, as
it happened before.
The new couple do not Tive
happily ever after"-they Just
live. There is no sudden magic
endowment of wisdom and
strength-no miraculous smooth
ing out of difficulties. Life
proceeds as 1t has always pro-
ceeded-pleasantly or peevish-
", according to our makin's.
And, generally speaking, the
makin's aren't anything to brag
about.
That's marriage. Just living
on and getting our breaks
as we earn them. Which is all
that any reasonable person has
a right to expect Of any inSti-
tuition. But do we&act reason
able, when after the romantic
preliminaries, we discover that
this is all marriage has to Of
fer? We do not? We raise
Cain. We below and blubber
that we've been cheated, tricked,
betrayed. And from ecStatic
heights we promptly descend to
that "immoderate contempt" Of
Herr Hulsenbeck-and sprint
for the divorce court.
Now, is this necessary? Not
in the least. If we'd use q
tenth of the self control and
common sense in conducting
our marriages which we use In
trading pig iron and cabbageS,
we'd practically wipe the di-
vorce rate off the map. But
try and make us do It'll Just
suggest, for instance, that we
install compulsory courses in
sex education and domestic
science =" : eugenic examination
prenuptial agreements as to
finances and children
for wives ;" and rights for
husbands and see where
yoa'u get off. You'll get off in
dog house-that's where. For
this, I'll have you know. is Q
nation that believes in Ro-
nance. AND NOTHING BUT!
(CoSyright. 1880, By King Features
Syndicate. Inel
The Washington times., 1930-09-03

Richard Hulsenbeck, distin-
ruished German writer, doesn't
think much Of American love or
marriage. Says he:
''What distinguishes the atti-
tude Of the average American
toward women is his lack OF
moderation. It is an attitude OF
either immOderate worship or
immOderate contempt"
Thereupon he goes on to show
how we're always either swap
ping candy hearts or serving di-
vorce summons. And you'll be
hard put to disprove a single one
of his statements. For, In spite
of our proud boast that the
American home Is the worlds
greatest institution, that's the
way we are! And how'd we get
that way2 Largely by believing
bunkum.
Remember the invariable end
ing Of your childhood fairy
tales: "And so they were mar.
ried and lived happily ever af-
ter? That was your first in
PRODUCTION to the estate Of mar
riage, and upon that delightful
statement, you based your ex-
pectation of what marriage
should be and do, And though
you may not have heard a fairy
tale since you were eight, you'll
60 on expecting to Live happy
ever after" results from mar
riage until you're eighty.
Why have we so many ag-
gravating or atrophying mar
riageS-why so many divorces?
That's why. Because, though
we're the most practical people
on earth in other departments
of oura lives-we are ninnieS
about marriage. II we're buy
ing an electric refrigerator, or
q patent donkey for the au-
tomobile, we ask a thousand
questions and demand tabulated
proofs Of result. Against ne
fariouS promotion schemes we
protect ourselves by countless
laws and commissions. But
when It comes to marriage we
fall for any old gold brick.
We begin with ''immoderate
worship says Hulsenbeck-
with wild, hysterical infatua-
ton that takes no account Of
physiology, psychology, biology
or bank books. Yesterday we
raised Cain because the man
at the service station tried to
charge us 10 cents instead Of
II for gaS. Today We throw
The Washington times., 1930-09-03

they want to be plain HOGS!
Excuse the expreSsionO
Go into some Of these Gov.
ernment departments and you
will find men who are plumb
ers, dentists, undertakers, farm.
ers and what not.
They work for the Govern
ment at night or day and work
at the other trade or profes-
sion when off duty.
You will find a lot Of men
and their wives working in the
same Government department,
which is absolutely contrary
to the Civil Service law.
I know In one case where a
man and his wife work in the
Bureau of Engraving and live
next door to each other so
they can get around the law.
A TIMES READER.
The Washington times., 1930-09-03
Suicide Cured
By Advertising.

BiIlboards are good deal Of nuisance spelling the
scenery interfering with the From Japan however
comes an idea billboard that could object to- This
particular piece Of outdoor advertising has been erected by
the Womens Society Of Kobe check the suicide wave In
Japan And effective has it been that within the last year
1 have to the society and confessed that
kept them from sell. destruction.
The billboard says:
wait Moment-God Is Love- # you are in such cir
cusance that death seems the only way out please come
to us. We will be your friends"
The society address is also given.
Considering the number Of persons here who end their lives
and Of others who in moments Of depression discourage
nent think about il, such billboard seems useful
An tsuCde society with fund for outdoor advertising
along the waterfront elsewhere could do much good
Perhaps some phlanhrOpicay minded persons win form
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