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The Washington times., 1930-09-24
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Z General sessions Of the six
teenth annual convention Of the
American Association Of Personal
Finance Companies opened today
at the United States Chamber Of
Commerce.
Approximately $50 delegates are
attending the convention, which
will last through Friday. The
delegates represent "a States. Reg
istrations began Sunday at the
Mayflower Hotel and continued
yesterday at the Chamber Of
Commerce Building.
Albert T. Snite, president OF
the national association, presided
at today's session. while the ad.
dresses of welcome were delivered
by Robert v. Fleming, president
of the Riggs National Bank. and
Chester LeaSlre, Of the United
States Chamber Of Commerce.
The invocation was by the
Rev. John O'Grady, secretary of
the National Conference of Cath
olic Charities.
A luncheon, with Gov. John
Garland Pollard Of Virginia as
guest of honor, will be held at
the Mayflower Hotel at noon.
Governor Pollard and Gro%enor
Jones, Of the Department of
Comerce, will be speakers at the
luncheon, which win be followed
by a boat excursion to Mount
Vernon. A golf tournament also
will be held today at the Indian
Spring Golf Club. There will be
session tonight at the Cham
Der Of Commerce Building, at
which several prominent speak.
erS will address the delegates.
The Washington times., 1930-09-24

Totally blind and penniless,
Ruth Acton, IT, whose husband,
Franklin Harry Acton, is now
serving a sentence for biganny at
Lorton, has been forced to make
her home at the House Of De
tention for the past three months.
Matrons of the House Of De
tention have spent their own
money to give her such clothing
as is not provided by the Dis
trict and to take her for an oc-
casional automobile ride. They
are now making an effort to
enroll her in a vocational school
in New York, but the school is
filled to capacity at present.
The Quota Club Of Washington
has agreed to defray the ex.
penses Of her education at the
school.
Mrs. ACTION has been blind
since her birth. She learned to
read by the Braille system at a
school which she attended in
The Washington times., 1930-09-24

Did you know that young
Billy Taft, now appearing in
Good News. at tn. Palace,
was the brother or Pat Taft Of
the Ilsdisl ton hne?. the tOnls
and equipment recently stolen
from the Aviation School Of
America have been replaced
and the first class in mechanics
since the robbery was held last
night, according to Bruce La
Gore. the every hour-on the
hour planes Of the Ludington
line are certainly making q re-
cord by keeping their schedule
and this in spite Of the
double sections that they've been
sending out. yesterday this
line had its first honeymoon
couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart
Hampton, Of 155 Kentucky Ave.
s. E.. they left on the !, p.
m. plane with pilot Wipprecht.
Lieutenant Palmer's take off
for Newark in an O-2-U started
proceedings at the Naval Air
Station yesterday morning -.
Lieutenant Baylor came UP
from Quantico in a Vought for
a short stay. Lieutenant NC
Chesney and Ensign Condor,
each in q trainer, stopped off
on the way to Valley Stream
from Philadelphia. Lieutenant
McGauley pulled in from Hamp
ton Roads and right back
again in an OLr8. Lieutenant
Commander Moulton took an
F-3-B to Hampton Roads. ).
Lieutenant johnson flew q
trainer to Baltimore and back
Captain Whiting arrived
from Hampton Roads with q
Corsair. eight or nine time
builders were made during the
day.
Inspector Bissel was at
Neutrality-suspicious. Airport
again yesterday and had sev
eral different kinds Of pilot
examinations to make. when.
ever he comes to the field he's
kept busy. :. Ted Taney came
in from Pittsburgh In his
Travelair. H. T.. Robertson
arrived from Hybla Valley in an
Eaglerock. Lieutenant Buck
man dropped over from Boiling
but only for a moment. he
The Washington times., 1930-09-24
2 HELLO GIRLS
NOMINATED
AS TYPICAL
Misses Gladys Walker and
Elsie [. zust Are Named.
For Gloria SWanson's Trip

Two more telephone girls are
nominated for the title Of Typical
Washington Girl.
They are Miss Gladys Walker,
%, 1894 A st. s. E.. and Miss
Elsie L. zust. 20. $40 e st. N. e.
Miss Walker has been employed
by the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company for seven
years and now is connected with
the dial exchange. She enjoys
perfect health and has not lost
a day from work on account Of
sickness since she went with the
company. She is very fond Of
swimming and dancing.
Quiet and Studious
Miss Walker is a quiet, studi-
GUS. girl. She attended high
school and later took a course
at Strayer's Business College in
stenography and typewriting. She
can sing well and accompany her
self on the ukulele, banjo or
piano. She is also a good cook
and housekeeper. She can drive
several makes Of cars.
Miss ZuSt has been employed
by the telephone company for
three years. She is stationed at
Lincoln exchange. She Is 5 feet
8 inches tall and weighs 115
pounds. She Is very fond Of
music, dancing, swimming and
tennis. She Is also a fine cook
and dresSrnaker.
AL one Aof these girls be the
fortunate young lady. who will
go to Paris as the guest Of The
Washington Times and Gloria
Swanson. famous screen actress?
: That remains q secret until
after the five prominent judges
gather the latter part Of next
month to make their selection Of
the Typical. washington Girl-a
girl en1bodying those sterling
qualities that go to make up the
ideal young woman Of the Capt.
tai today.
Chance for Every Girl
There is a chance for every
average girl. It is not necessary
to do a thing but be placed in
nomination for the honor. The
nomination may be sent in by
the young lady herself or by a
relative or friend.
The time is getting short,
Nominations must be placed In
the mail by midnight on next
Tuesday, September 80.
What a wonderful trir for some
nice Washington girl--a round Of
entertainment in New York. a
delightful ocean voyage aboard
the liner lie de France. and a
glorious week in Paris with 5000
to spend while there!
Where is there a girl who
would not like this treat? Well.
1t may all be had for the asking,
So file the nominations at once.
The Washington times., 1930-09-24
SEZ1Y 2 WAYS ~ ~
Underwood & Underwood Photo

used a PIT. w. d. Beal landed
from New York in a Lockheed
Vega. F.. Cutter brought in q
Great Lakes trainer from Nor
folk, Va. cliff Henderson
finally took off for New York
in his Stinson jr., with the
pants equipped wheels.
Fifteen local flights to build
UP time were made by the
personnel Of Boiling Field
yesterday /. Lieutenant Dunton
went to Mitchell Field and nack
with an attack plane. Lieu
tenant Longfellow took Major
Wright to Mitchell and back
in an .A-3.
The Washington times., 1930-09-24
Moth Army Assaults
New York Avenue
Building Walls

Moths, thousands Of them,
early today took New York Ave
nue. by storm.
The invaders approached the
Washington Building corner
from the west. Perhap the out
riders were negligent, for some
were fortunate enough to 60
through the open doors of the
Postal Telegraph Company Of
flee, but many were crushed on
the 1alls of the building.
Ernest Boyden, night clerk at
the Postal office, says that the
months were so thick in that of
flee that he closed the doors in
a useless effort to keep them out.
Many workers on their way to
offices this morning blocked
traffic between $3.50 and :
o'clock to gaze on the bug-plas-
tered walls of the Washington
Building and other structures
nearby. s
The Washington times., 1930-09-24
TakOnaG Boy Hurt
BIZ Dynamite CAP

Charles Auiffre, IL, was today
confined to his home In the first
block Houston Ave., Takoma Park,
Md, suffering from injuries re
ceived when several boys ex-
ploded q dynamite cap near him
late yesterday afternoon in Sligo
Hills Park.
The boy said he was walking
through the park when several
boys about his own age threw the
cap at him and then ran.
He was taken to washington
Sanitorium, Takoma Park, Mo-,
and treated, after which he was
taken home.
The Washington times., 1930-09-24
WANTS NAME CHANGED

DR.. Bernard Jay Gurevich, 400
block Seventh st. N. W., today pc.
titioned the District Supreme
Court to change his name to Ber-
nard Jay Gurwin. He said that
his present name is difficult to
pronounce and he wishes it
changed for social and profes-
Sional reasons. Attorney Joseph
G. Luraci filed the petition for
DR.. Gurevich:
The Washington times., 1930-09-24
thinks RATES
SHOULQ.BE
ACCEPTED
Veteran Civic Leader Termed
Messenger Boy; P.U.c.Has
Letter Telling Of Session

A storm that ragged within the
ranks Of the executive COMMITTEES
Of the Federation Of Citizens As
sociations and was yelled in deep
secrecy for q week came to light
today through reception Of q let
ter by the Public Utilities Commis.
sion, revealing William NICK. Clay.
ton, veteran civic leader and
chairman Of the federation public
utilities committee, as the storm
center.
Dating back a week ago today
when public hearing Of the Wash
iugton Gas Light Company, peti.
ton for revision and reduction OF
rates opened before the Public
Utilities Commission, the storm
arose over Clayton's action as head
of his committee before the COM
mission.
Clayton made two motions be-
fore the commission. One was
for dismissal Of the company's
petition without prejudice, the
other for immediate proceedings
for valuation Of the cornpany's
properties.
Overstepped Bounds
His action had scarcely been
taken when notice was sent to all
members of the executive COM
mittee for a meeting on Saturday.
At this meeting, presided over
by B. A. Bowles, vice president
Of the federation, q resolution
was adopted which was con-
tanned in the letter received by the
commission, stating the fedora
tion's stand on the gas rate ques-
ton and implying that Clayton
had overstepped his bounds by
his motions at the hearing.
Clayton's action was eredicated
on the stand taken for u years
| by the Federation Of Citizens
Associations favoring valuation OF
the gas company's properties.
Despite this, the. executive
committees luton stated thai
the public utilities committee hac
drafted o resolution approving
in principal the rates" sought
| by the company and also favorins
/ readjuStment more equitable tc
the consumer Of 1900 cubic feet
| Of gas or less.
The letter received by the com
mission today not only stated
that the utilities committee had
passed such q resolution. but II
was ''the opinion Of the execu
tive committee that proposed rates
of the washington Gas Light
Company should be accepted al
once"
Messenger Boy"
| Thomas Lodge, chairman Of the
committee on law and legislation
stated at the Saturday meeting
that Clayton was empowered to
act only as messenger boy
| for his committee in laying its
| resolution before the commission
| Clayton was in attendance at
the meeting and explained his
action to the committee, but
there was none in the assembly
room to defend the veteran civic
leader His action, he explained
Igrew out Of the firm stand which
1.-THE federation has taken fol
valuation Of the company's
properties.
The committee also considered
ACCESSIBILITY of keeping its action
secret at the meeting. A move
| to notify the press Of the com
tmittee action was defeated and
the first inclination of dissension
| among the committee members
came to light with the reception
LOT the letter by the commission.
The Washington times., 1930-09-24
500 ATTEND DANCE

with approximately 500 couples
attending, one Of the largest
dances ever staged in Congress
Heights was that Of last night at
the Dance Casino. The most
interesting event was the prize
waltz. The winners were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank e. Cerceo.
The Washington times., 1930-09-24
HUSBAND TELLS
Of SHOOTING
At INQUEST
He's Through With Her." He
Declares, as Release Plea
Is Considered by the Court

An early trial is planned fer
hrs. Lulu Mae Gamble, mother
Of 10 children, who yesterday was
held for the grand jury Of
Charles County, Md. on q charge
Of having murdered Mrs. Elsie
Davis, %. after Mrs. Davis death
In Providence Hospital yesterday.
At the inquest yesterday MIS-.
Gamble admitted the shooting OF
Mrs. Davis on September 10 as
the young woman sat with Joseph
Gamble, the accused womall'S
husband, in an automobile near
the Gamble home on the outskirts
OF La Plata
Release Plea Waits
Her attorneys, headed by State
Senator Walter j. Mitchell, made
immediate application to Circuit
Judge John. w. Mitchell Diggs for
q writ Of habeas corpus for her
temporary release. Judge Diggs
vii; formally consider the request
within q few days, and Mrs. Gam
BILE will remain In jail without
bond until he makes his report.
Gamble ann reed that he
was through with his wife IN
very decided terms:
sT'm through with her. III
take care Of the children as
SraIl as ever she did, but I'll
never spend another night
under the same roof with her.
And / won't put mp . penny
10r her defense"
The sympathy Of the children
seems to be with tn mother,
as they drew away from the
father last night and left him
talking to his 59-year-old mother.
One Of the youngsters said to
his fathe-::
Ell wish you were In Jail in
stead Of Ma"
Mrs. Gamble, who was not
present at the inquest, was
taken into custody by Deputy
Sheriff Robert b. 1Cooksey fol
lowing the decision to hold her
for the grand jury.
Gamble Testifies
The story of the shooting was
told the jury by Gamble, who
said:
1--WE were just driving home.
My wife was standing in the
doorway of the house. She
started using bad language and
then came towards the auto
mobile and called out: I've got
you now!
ssMy wife didn't give the girl
. chance to say anything. She
struck her hand In with . gun
and shot"
Mrs. Gamble declares that she
had warned Mrs. Davis on three
separate occasions to stop goinl
around with her husband, anc
also stated that she had no inten
tiot1 Of killing her.
Burial Arranged
The body Of Mrs. Davis is nov
being held In g local undertak
ing establishment and will IN
taken early tomorrow to Nor
gahza, near Mechanicsville, Md.
where the slain woman lived as {
child.
Mrs. Davis mother and otnel
relatives are now IN the cit.
making arrangements for thl
SeAaRf Z & 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12
JUSTICES STUDY
BILLINGS EVIDENCE
Documents Purporting to Show He
Was Affiliated With Anar-
chists Produced.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISO, August r.
Documents purporting to show Warren
K. Billings, convicted of the Prepared
ness day bombing here in 1915, was
affiliated with anarchistic organizations
engaged attention of the State
Supreme Court justices today.
The justices, hearing evidence on
Billings application for a pardon,
were to decide whether the documents
would be admitted. They were intro
duced yesterday by Edward A. Cunha,
former assistant prosecutor. who helped
convict Billings and Thomas Mooney.
Both men are serving lifee terms for the
bombing, which killed ten persons
Although the papers were denied
admission in trials of Mooney and
Billings, this had no bearing on the
present hearing, Chief Justice William
H Waste said.
Edwin v. Mckenzie, attorney for
Billings asserted he could have proved
through Cunha and James F. Brennan.
another prosecuting attorney in the
original trials, that it was physically
impossible for Billings to have been
at the scene of the bombing. Cunha
was under summons to take the stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12

In three months Mukden, China, has
exported $4,000 dog skins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12
LIEUT.. COL. CHARLES BURT
TRANSFERRED TO CAPITAL
Many other officers of Army, In
GLIDING Several Chaplains,
Are Reassigned.

Lieut.. Col. Charles c. Burt, Finance
Department. has been transferred from
baltimore to the War Department:
Can't. Philip G. Bruton, Engineers. from
Fort Logan, Colo, to New Orleans;
panama Canal Zone to New Orleans;
Cant. P. C. Clayton, Cavalry, from Fort
Oeiethorpe, Ga, to the Oklahoma Mill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12
CHEMISTS TEST
F.. WRECKS BUILDINGS
Explosive Was Accidentally
Compounded, Killing One
and Injuring 13.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, August 12.-The
wreckage Of two buildings attested to-
day to the power of an explosive acci-
dentally compounded by chemist while
making an experiment.
One man was killed and Is persons
were injured yesterday by the explosion
of a mixture which Marcus Cohen was
heating in his laboratory, on the fifth
floor of a building in Prince street.
The blast blew out the side of the
laboratory building and tons Of brick
and other debris dropped through the
roof of a two-story building adjoining
crashing to the basement.
Erke Mailina, 10, a presse feeder. en-
ployed in the printing shop of David
Left, which occupied the smaller build
ing was killed. Mrs. Lillian Left, wife
Of the proprietor, and others were buried
in the wreckage, Among the injured
were a pedestrian and two flremen who
were hit by falling bricks.
Cohen, who suffered burns, was un-
able to explain what caused the ex-
plosion.
Mailinas body was found two hours
after firemen had dug out the injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12

tary Academy at Claremore; Chaplain
Edward e, Lane. from San Francisco
to eugene, Greg; First Lieut.. J. r.
Hamilton. Infantry. to the Oklahoma
Military Academy; Chaplain Thomas l..
kelley, from Fort Douglas, Utah, to Fort
Robinson. Nebr. Chaplain Ivan L. Ben
nett, from Fort Eustis, Va, to Fort
Monroe, va: Chaplain J. L. Mcbride,
from Fort Monroe, Va to Fort Douglas,
Utah: Second Lieut.. r. K. Giovannoh,
Air Corps. from Selfridge Field, Mich,
to Boiling Field, Anacostia, D. c., and
Second Lieut.. r. F. c. Vance, Air Corps,
from Langley Field, Va, to the Aber-
deem Proving Ground, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12
BANKER FOUND DEAD
Body Discovered in Gas-Filled
Kitchen of Gary Home.

GARY, Ind, August IL P-The
body of Albert de Fries, AZ, president of
the American State Bank Of Gary, was
found in the gas-flled kitchen Of his
home yesterday Apparently he had
committed suicide, although his wife
could suggest no motive.
The American State Bank, sixth
largest in Gary, with total resources
July ! of $685., 900, opened as usual to-
day. No statement has been issued by
its officers concerning the presidents
death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12
Goodbye Corns!
Only 3 Minutes
New, Easy Way is Painless

Yes. only minutes-all the time
1t takes to remove the most stub
born corn or callous with Shur-Off.
No foot-soaking, no waiting 2 or 3
DAYS. And Shur-Off is positively
guaranteed not to harm the healthy
flesh surrounding the corn.
You just wet your corn with
Shur-Off. Immediately all pain
stops. Keep it wet for 2 minutes.
That's all. Now peel your corn
right off-root and all. Simple to
use absolutely painless.
Why envy people with corn-free
feet? Get a 50-cent bottle of Shur-
Of of any good druggist. Get rid of
that painful corn or callous at once.
Advertisement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12
,rnos.s with a rebate for the

revenue purposes, with rebate for the
dominionS.
The project was said by the paper to
have been submitted in memoran-
dunn by H. d. Henderson, head OF the
governments economic advisory stan,
who have reached a stage of discussion
only as vet. the matter not having been
preached In the cabinet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12
U. S. MARKSMEN H0NORED
Trophies Presented at Luncheon in
Antwerp.

ANTWERP, Belgium, August IL (Pl.-
American marksmen were honored Sun
day at a luncheon, presided over by
Senator Demets. closing function of the
rife matches.
The Argentine Challenge Cup which
America wreSted from Switzerland was
presented to Maj. Boles and the individ-
ual marksmen received trophies. Seit-
Finger was given a gold medal as cham
pion in the free rife competition from
kneeIing position at 800 meters and
another gold medal was presented to
Swanson for his record score in the
miniature 22-caliber) rife competition
from kneeling position.
Other members of the team received
minor prizes and souvenirs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12
HOW WILL LEAVES BULK
OF ESTATE TO w. o. w.
No Estimate of Value Given, but
Attorney Indicates It Will
Run Into Six Figures.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 1.-THE
will of James Eads How, millionaire
hobo. drawn here just 10 days before
he died last month at Stanton, Va,
was filed today in Probate Court by
his attorney, Nicholas Klein.
No estimate was made of the wealth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12
Sub VS. Goes to Trinidad.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, August IL %
The VS., largest and newest OF the
submarine fleet, left yesterday for Trini-
dad and the Panama Canal Zone after
a week in the harbor of the Naval
Academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12
District Scout Circus.

The annual District Scout circus and
neighbors' picnic will be held tomorrow
at the encampment at Calvert Cliffs,
near Chesapeake Beach, Md.
There will be many elephants, clowns
and all of the trappings of a large
circus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12

left. but Klein indicated the amount
was in six figures. All except q COM
paratively slight sum was left in trust
to be used for the Workers OF the
World
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BRITISH 10 PCT. TARIFF
FOR REVENUE PLANNED
Dominions Would Receive Rebate
by Proposal of Ministers Await
ing Imperial Conference.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 12.-The Daily
Herald, government organ, yesterday
said that individual ministers, In making
plans for the forthcoming imperial
conference, were considering the idea
Of Q general tariff Of 10 per cent for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-12

Japan has agreed to buy for the
Japanese navy the entire oil output OF
the new oil-shale factory at Fushun,
China
The daily worker., 1930-03-05

by q Worker Correspondent
CHESTER, Pa.-Ask any worker
in Chester and he will give you a
multitude of facts of the nerve
wrecking speed-up and attacks
against the living conditions of the
workers of the highly concentrated
metal, textile and chemical indus
tries in this town and vicinity. At
Ford's many of the workers bring
their lunches home, as only Is min
utes is allotted for lunch. The speed
up is so terrible that accidents,
Paintings, and firing of workers for
not being able to keep up with pro-
duction is a daily occurance. Last
week at a meeting of the foremen
of the Sunshipbuilding and Drydock
Co. a Pennsylvania state represen-
tative said that Sunship has had
more accidents than any other in
dustry in the state. The same con-
ditions exist at Sunoil, Baldwin
Locomotive, Viscose, Irving, Abort
oil textile mills, General Chemical,
etc., which are rapidly being pre-
pared for the coming war.
simultaneously with this speed up
and wage cutting campaign thous-
ands of workers are being thrown
out of their jobs in these plants.
The daily worker., 1930-03-05
,By q Worker Correspondent }

fBy O. WORKER COrTeSp0ndent.)
BALTIMORE, Md.-Starvation is
the lot of the Bethlehem steel work.
ers of Sparrows Point. They must
demonstrate with the unemployed
on March against speed-up, wage
cuts and unemployment!
Thousands of workers are forced
to buy from the company stores on
credit; there are always long lines
waiting for credit books. 5000
workers live in cheap company
houses with the noise and smoke of
the mills as a background.
With modern "Shylocks" of the
company exacting every drop of
energy from the bodies of the work
ers, intimidation goes on right and
left to keep the workers from or
ganization. The company compels
the men to vote for an "employes'
representative" every year a fore
man goes around with ballot box
and tells you who to vote for. If
employees representatives try to rep
resent the workers, they are imme-
diately fired on some trumped up
charge. Workers are compelled to