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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
WILLIAM J. GARRETT
DIES ON VIRGINIA TRIP
Well Known Mason Is Stricken Fa-
tally at Home Of Brother in
Norfolk County.

William jackson Garrett, 40 years old,
well known Washington Mason and
long associated in the local carpenter
trade, died suddenly Saturday morning
at the home of his brother, Nat Gar
rett. at Gertie, Norfolk County, Va.
Mr.. Garrett was stricken shortly after
his arrival Friday at his brothers home,
where he had planned a weekend visit.
Mr. Garrett was an organizer and
president of the Golden Rule Masonic
Club whose membership is comprised
solely of carpenters. He was also a
member of Stansbury Masonic Lodge,
No. "a and Joppa Lodge Chapter, No.
81, 0. E. S.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Marie Garrett; one sister, Mrs. L. e.
Sykes of Portsmouth, Va, and six
brothers. He resided at 634 Webster
street.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at HySong'S funeral par
lors, 1900 N street, at o'clock. Inter.
ment will be In Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02


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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
FORMER WHITE HOUSE
POLICEMAN SUCCUMBS
Tobias Talbert, Who Retired in
Last Year, Was Native of Mary
land, 90 Years Old.

Tobias Talbert, who retired during
the past year as q member of the White
House police force, died last night at
Sibley Hospital after q brief illness.
Mr. sTalbert, who was born in Mary
land, was 90 years old, and lived at s0e
Eighth street northeast. Before be-
coming member of the White House
force in the early part of the Wilson
administration he was q member of the
metropolitan police force, on duty at
the fifth precinct. Prior to that he was
crossing policeman at Fourteenth
street and New York avenue.
He Is survived by q widow and five
sons. Funeral services will be held at
the residence at 2:30 pm. tomorrow.
with burial In Rock Greek Cemetery,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
Friend Is Slain
BY Bridegroom
In Joke. Hold.up

DENVER, Colo, June IA
BRIDEGROOM of less than "a hours,
Everett z. Stewart today was in
custody here while officers IN
vestirated the fatal shooting Of
G. w. Maloney, . friend, be-
lieved the victim Of tragic joke.
Stewart fired at Maloney, he
said. after his bride screamed
that she was being held UP. Mr..
and Mrs. Stewart said Maloney
had approached them and told
the woman to "Stick EN- up"
Mrs. Stewart also was arrested,
but later released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
BalIston c. Z. Elects Officers.

BALLSTON, Va, June 2 Especially -
The Christian Endeayor Society of the
Mount Olivet Methodist Protestant
Church has elected Miss Isabel CroSon.
president; Jesse Cheyney, vice presi-
denk Miss Elizabeth Sealock, secretary,
and william B. Moore, jr., treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02
POLLARD DESIGNATES
SUBSTITUTES FOR JUDGES
Three Jurists Ask Relief From
Sitting in Certain Cases
In Virginia.

Special Dispatch 70 The star.
RICHMOND, Va, June 2.-Three
judges have been designated by Gov
John Garland Pollard to hold parts Of
the current terms Of three other judges,
who had requested him to do so. Two
Of them stated that they felt that It
would be improper for them to sit In
cases which we're about to be heard.
Judge Edward T. Carter Of Gate City
was designated to sit in place of Judge
A. @. Buchanan on the bench of TaEe-
well County Circuit Court: Judge A. D
Dabney Of Charlottesville was named to
replace Judge l.. F. Smith of the Abe
marie County Circuit Court and Judge
T. L. Keister Of Salem to substitute for
Judge Benjamin Haden on the bench of
the Botetourt County Circuit Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-02

regularity, for leaving these things as
they are, for the status quo"
Borah spoke during the Golfers radio
hour on the National BroadcaSting Co..
network.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18

Dooa OSGAn SnSI
0ScAN Ru1a "a >cG%
BIT uAA& 50 Naa5
CO, Hp WA HcAG-
RutA UVQCeA
O|La Pc,
] YES reading ooofey Eoyies
And ell about ''Cncer 1l''.
"hon suddenly : got 50 excited
That ! ssslloEes NJ cur.
IN syInss Clark S!oux city,I.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-18

A. night when I Go fer tho pspsr.
And turn to the funny shesE page,
! lock quickly for GooSsy .oYis5
70 see shat they have or the stage.
II nay &c q roaring eonedy
Hy o5eer 6ugg and otto de Snake,
Or a very deep, dark Ey5tery
That makes yeu shiVer end ssske.
When sui1 Canine appears on the scene,
when he's vicious end locking nads
my! you really and truly get rrightened
And then when he smiles you are gled.
Ana nov FOR Phil StronEbred,
That ra5euline, hsnd5ono young bcy,
when he appears, twiSt sai1es or tears.
! SEos every girls heart boats With icy.
The''1sdies'' I haven't yet Eentionec,
Fer I'1l leave tie best TIL tho last,
ana really I think, sithout FROM or u!ak,
they're truly tho best IN the cast.
and last but net least, Er .Csl Are,
I'll nention hia Just az / should,
For -ithout such . charming 'dlrectert'.
Eos could the Plsyer5 ee good7
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
FISH ALIBI FREES
GUN WE|LDER'

NEW YORK. April 14.-vin.
cenzo Santangelo, charged with
shooting and seriously wounding
Patrolman Thomas p. Fitzgerald,
Of Brooklyn, offered q fish alibi,
which the prosecution endeavored
to prove fiShy. The jury acquitted
him.
Fitzgerald testified the defend
ants brother.in.law, Charles Fanci,
rushed out and said Santangelo
had q pistol and was threatening
to kill his wife, Fanci's sister.
In the house, Fitzgerald said,
he found two women struggling
with Santangelo for possession Of
q pistol When Santangelo saw
him, according to Fitzgerald's
testimony, the defendant fired
three shots.
Santangelo testified that he was
not in the house at all on the day
Of the shooting and that he had
not lived at home in six months
police were looking for him,
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
THREE IN PLANE
ELECT ROCUTED.

YpsILANTI, Mich, April IA
u.NS).-An airplane which, set.
tied in a network OF high teasion
electric wires and was trans.
formed into a huge torch today
had brought the electrocution OF
three men and serious injury to
a fourth.
Attempting q landing at the
airport here late yesterday, the
plane swung too low and crashed
into the power transmission
cables. Hanging suspended. it
broke into flames.
The dead: Levi Keppler, "a,
teller Of Ann Arbor Bank; vii.
lard ClawSon, so, retired farmer,
Of YpSilanti; Harry Walters, %,
Ypsilanti airport mechanic. Pilot
Leon Hanselmann, "a, was thrown
clear Of the plane by the impact.
Keppler, the only passenger
was electrocuted when he tried
to leap from the cockpit where
he was held prisoner. Walter
was killed outright when he ap
piled a chemical fire extlugllisher
In an effort to free Keppler. The
current followed the stream of
liquid. ClawSon was killed when
he sought to draw Walters body
from the tangle of wire.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
J.EAL Gus MATE
STAYS WIFE

NEW YORK, April IA (I.N.S)
A gossipy neighbor was blamed
today for the death Of Louise
Crawford, 40, wife CT Frank D.
Crawford, broker and former
theater manager. Crawford calmly
called police and told them he
choked his wife to death in a
Jealous rage, after a neighbor
had told him his wife ran
around with women who some
times ran around with men other
than their husbands"
Crawford said he accused his
wife, and a quarrel followed.
When his ragged cooled, his wife
was dead on the floor" he told
police. His 15-year-old son, Frank,
witnessed part Of the quarrel.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
G|RLJO|NSH Hunt
FOR SHELTON

CHICAGO, April II GNs0
Undaunted by the failure Of
searching planes to locate Ralph
Fisher Skelton, artist-pilot be-
lieved forced down in Lake Michi-
gan, Miss Betty Cook, wealthy
young artist, today was to lead a
flight Of planes In search Of the
aviator.
Shelton disappeared Thursday
after his take-off from Ann Arbor,
Mich, for a flight across the lake
to Chicago. His flight over wa
ter was planned as part Of his
training for a contemplated trans
atlantic hop this summer. He was
returning from the aviation show
at Detroit.
Miss Cook, q protege and friend
Of Skelton, cruised above the sand
dunes, the lake shore and cut tim.
, berland between Kalamazoo and
Holland, Mich, for five hours yes.
terday. Several other planes as
sisted In the search, but no trace
Of the missing f1ier was found.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
MAY
FACE COURT
AS GHOUL

RICHMOND. Va, April 14.-Ac'
cused by near relatives Of dead
negro whose body was beheaded
In its grave, near Davidson Col.
lege, North Carolina, several
weeks ago. Watson Wharton,
young son Of DR.. L. D. Wharton.
Of snithfield, N. c., and former
Davidson student. faces possible
criminal and civil action as the
alleged ,violator Of the negro's
last resting place.
Young Wharton withdrew from
Davidson more than two weeks
ago at the request Of the college
executive committee, following the
finding Of the negro's head in
his room by the son Of the dead
man, college authorities say.
Clyde johnson, colored youth, Is
said to have seen the skull Of his
father, win johnson, through the
window of. the dormitory room
occupied by Wharton on the
Davidson campus. The alarm
spread both among the negroes,
who had previously discovered
that the body had been decapi-
tated, and among the faculty and
student body. The action Of the
official board Of the college fol.
lowed the disclosures.
Incensed over the rif1ing Of the
grave, relatives Of win johnson
employed. Jake Newell. Charlotte
IN. C.1 lawyer, to act as their
representative in event that &C
tion should be taken against the
violator Of the grave.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
Vibration of Train
Causes Auto Horn
To Sound

PALO ALTO, Calf, April IA
qNs3.-vibrations caused by
a passing midnight train were
blamed for the wakefulness Of
Roy Lausten's neighbors. Rum.
blings Of the passing cars have
caused short circuit Of his.
automobile horn, causing neigh.
bors to regard him as prank.
ish."
After a night Of watchful.
ness for the alleged jokester,
the freak was discovered and
Lausten forgiven.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
housewives Make
Census Men GrOdn

ARLINGTON COUNTY. Aprfl
14.-Enumerators who have been
assigned to Arlington county to
take the United States census
report that much trouble is being
experienced IN getting entrance
to many homes. It is most i'm.
portant that all residents Of the
county be counted since the
population might have some ef.
feet on the county's representa-.
ton in the general assembly, it
is pointed out.
Persons who are employed in
the Federal Government are asked
to have their paper ready when
called for.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
Letters to the Editor

guarantee you a job.
/ know Of q case Of veteran
who filled out an application for
q position that he had been aSso.
ciated with all his life. He was
given 80 per cent. A friend of
his who attended one Of those
schools three nights q week for
five months was given 90 per
cent--a non-veteran at that.
am sure II the men on the Hill
knew Of the facts they would
change some Of those who are re.
sponsible for those conditions.
A VET.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
LOudO1n1 County to
Annual Field Dnu M

LEEsBURG, Va, April 14.-The
annual field day for the high
schools Of Loudoun county will
be held at the high school ath.
letic field at Leesburs on May 10.
Games will be played for base.
ball and basketball champion.
ships, boys tennis. singles and
doubles, and girls tennis, singles
and doubles. -
The field days for one and two
teacher schools will be held at
Leesburg, April 26, and Purcell.
vile, May 8. :......
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
WOMAN DIES At 81

COLVIN RUN, Va, April IA
Mrs. Sarah M. B. Wheeler, 80,
one of the best known residents
of this community died at the
home of her daughter after a
paralytic stroke. Mrs. Wheeler
had lived in this community more
than 10 years. She is survived
by her two sons, j. z. Wheeler
and Aubrey Wheeler.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
Miss Pollard to Tour
EurODe This Summer

WINCHESTER, Va. April IA.
Among the prominent Virginian's
who will be in Europe during the
summer and will attend the Pas
sion Play In Oberanmergau will
be Miss Suzanne Pollard, daughter
Of Governor and Mrs. John Gar
land Pollard, who sails with Mrs.
H. K. Young in July.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
MRS. BYRD DIES

sTAUNToN. Va, April IA.
Carrie McClintic Byrd, 81, wife Of
H. Houston Byrd, commonwealth
attorney Of Bath county, died re.
Gently at her home at Warm
Springs following an illness last
ing five years. She was a native
Of Green Valley, Bath county,
and had spent her entire life in
that community. WV t
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
GORDON SHUMATE DIES

STAUNTON, Va, April IA.
Gordon Shumate, ~, former we'll
known resident Of Mt. Sidney,
died recently in q hospital in
Pittsburgh.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
ADVERTIsEMEMT

sales Of carcass beef IN washington, I
G.. for week ending. Saturday, April ]:
1880. on shipments sold out. ranged fro,
1900 cents to H.2S cents per pound ar
averaged 1871 cents per pound.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
Editor Times:

Editor Times:
Referring to an article in The
Times letters to the editor April
ii, 1880, signed Ex-Field officer
as he writes that the Veteran
Bureau was created to help the
veterans Of all wars, the first way
they started to help the veteran
was to hire 95 per cent non-vet
erarls to run 1t, and they say
charity begins at home. -
A bill was passed for a veter
ans preference in good faith TO
Civil Service appointments, Ther
are schools all over the countr,
that will teach you the answer
to the questions for any position
you wish for a fee. They vii
The Washington times., 1930-04-14

licanism and to Noah's Ark philos
ophies. Mrs. Buel is sound in logic.
So far as the instilling Of radical
doctrines by college professors is
concerned, that has happened In
this country before, prior to 1T76.
And finally, with 10 amendments
attached thereto. the Constitution
Of the United States appears to be
q very elasic instrument.
ERNESTT LYALL M1SNER.
Editor Times:
Traffic accidents grow apace
despite the reports Of traffic ex-
perts that washington traffic Is
better regulated than in another
city Of like Importance. Creepers
on the streets, who slowly and
cautiously wend their way around
corners across traffic lines rather
than from an inside lane, daily
provoke other motorists to des-
peration, causing them TO take
frenzied chances to get through
In order to reach their deStina-
ton.
Instead Of arresting the motor
lists who exceed the speed limit,
efforts Of the traffic bureau
should be directed to speeding
those "creeperS," who are the
greatest handicap to traffic con-
troll.
There is nothing more exasper.
ating than to see o long line Of
traffic held up for several sue
cessive changes Of the light on
account Of the few at the head
Of the jam who creep their way
across an intersection. What we
need In our downtown traffic is
speed and more Of 1t.
It naturally follows that the
diSgraceful condition Of some Of
crossings, particularly on car
tracks, should be remedied. or
speed with safety to machinery
cannot be made. One can hardly
blame the owner of an expensive
machine for creeping across a
bumpy intersection in some
places.
The condition Of our street
crossings reminds me of O sign
posted on the approach to a
Virginia town famed for it's
rough streets. bearing the admo
milton Speed Limit, 20 Miles an
Hour" to which a wag had added
"Or You'll Break Your Springs" !"
II our street crossings were
Smoothed out and motorists com.
PEELED to get going when the light
changes there would be little
necessity for pedestrian control.
VOX POPUL1.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
Editor, Times:

Editor, Times:
In spite Of the fact presented
to Congress on April 10, 1880, by
Mr.. Harris, Of Georgia, that we
have 80, coo, 900 unemployed per
sons in this country at this time,
one Of the prominent officials Of
the Federal Farm Board has re.
quested that more Mexicans be
admitted to this country.
Mr.. Harris says that most
Of the unemployed are ex-service
men, and that MexicaH1s and Fill.
pinos are taking their places in
large numbers and working for
lower wages than were paid to
the American citizens. / want to
ask If we should allow a bill
to be passed by Congress which
win keep our American citizens
out Of work to provide Jobs for
foreigners.
Our American citizens are the
ones who made this country what
1t is today and are always ready
to live up to our constitution and
obey our laws and, II necessary,
to fight to the end to keep 1t
what 1t is today. We have many
foreigners In this country who do
not want to be citizens, who have
sworn to overthrow our Govern.
r11ent and who are working with
all their might to accomplish
that end.
Some Of these people are pro-
fesSors In our universities and
colleges and there are O large
number of them in our high
schools. Many organizations are
In existence In our public schools
to teach the younger scholars to
ignore the Bible and the laws,
to work for the overthrow Of the
Government and to ignore all
respect for their parents and the
teachings Of American doctrines.
Instead Of importing more OF
this element into this country, H.
Is time that q move be made by
our Government to round UP all
foreigners. who do not want to
become American citizens and de-
port them to their own countries,
for II America is not good enough
country for them to be O citizen
Of and II our laws are not good
enough for them TO obey, these
foreigners, Bolsheviks. Reds and
traitors should not be allowed to
stay in the country and take the
bread from those who fight for
and protect our noble emblem,
the Stars and Stripes, and the
Constitution Of the United States.
We do not want them.
EDWARD FELKES
Naval Hospital
The Washington times., 1930-04-14

Editor Times:
In The Times of April 10 it is
asserted that Mrs. John Laidlaw
Buel, national president Of the Ma
tional Society Of the Founders and
Patriots Of America, uttered the
following statement:
"The trend Of colleges Is TO-
ward Socialism, and wherever
Socialism fIOurishes faith In our
constitutional form Of govern
ment wanes."
Doesn't Mrs. Buel know that the
constitutionality Of Socialism was
settled long ago? And that politi-
cal parties advocating Socialism
are allowed a place on our bal.
lots?
If to be patriotic" is to be con.
fined In mental range to Raskob
wet" democracy, to Ware Repub-
The Washington times., 1930-04-14

Editor Times:
In regard to the article in your
publication about the World War
veteran who was forced to try to
commite suicide in the Veterans
Bureau this week I want to give
my friend and fellow con1rade
credit for having nerve enough
to tell the truth. The one ]
mean Is my friend the ex.fielo
officer.
The Veterans Bureau is tryinl
to get control Of the national
Soldiers Homes. If they do
more suicides will be attempted
Such deals as we get from the
bureau is enough to make any
one want to commit suicide.
EX.WORLD WAR VETERAN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-21

This is the record as verified by a correspondent Of
the Associated Press: There are more prisoners in
the Texas penitentiary now than ever In the history
Of the system.
Until recent years there were about $500 men and
women in the penitentiary.
Just before Governor Moody took office three years
ago there were less than 5000. This is the conclu-
sion:
Now there are more than 5000 serving sentences
with the number increasing steadily.
There are 1000 OF the 5000 said to be entitled to
parole. A parole prisoner isn't a full-pardon prison.
er. If he violates the term OF his parole he may be
returned TO the prison pen.
Now why should the taxpayers be compelled to sup
port in idleneSs a thousand prisoners who have won
the parole privilege by good conduct and exemplary
living while behind the bars7
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-21

Calvin Coolidge Is one Of the directors Of an i'm
portant life insurance company.
Calvin delivered an address IN Florida on the rapid
growth OF economic life in America. These are the
figures:
In 1910 the deposits in savings banks were about
100000 .O0S: in 1920 SIX and one half billions; in
1929 ten and a half billions.
Total amount Of life insurance in force for the same
dates was about fifteen and a half billion. thirty-five
and three quarter billions and q hundred and three
billions.
Calvin in the same address remarked: w are
not without a fringe of idle. vicious. boisterous was
rrels."
Calvin Is not q vastrel. He has in his possession
90 cents OF the first dollar he ever earned and the &C
cumulation Of the years keeps the wolf from the Cool
ldge home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-21
Alonzo Is on the Outside

Alonzo Parhan OF Chicago was among the Ga cadets
honorably discharged from the United States Military
academy for failure to pass their mid-term acanemic
examinations.
Alonzo was deficient In mathematics alone. He is
eligible to take a REORGANIZATION In March, but will
Alonzo take il?
He IS the negro youth who was sent to West Point
81 Rep. Oscar DePriest, negro republican OF Chicago.
Oscar is standing pat. lie says that he would appoint
another negro to the academy II Alonzo had been
: dropped for failing to pass his mid-term exam.
Oscar represents the black belt district. the most
dcnsely populated republican district in the state Of
Illinois. He is a black district. il returns a huge re-
publican majority and he is going to continue sending
black boys TO West Point until the stars fall again
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-21

records Of the growth Of national wealth, but hands
out this nugget Of information:
aour income has increased from q little over 60
billions to more than 90 billions In the last ten years"
A government bureau gave out the Information the
other day that the cost Of government In the United
States for the year 1929. including federal and state
and county and municipal Appropriated sl2, 0 o,OoO.-
600.
Why worry in a land blessed with an annual income
OF 10000, 900. 1000? Civilization comes high. It IS
worth the price the people pay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-21
il The valley with a more serious

in the Valley with a more serious
situation. III does not require q
prophet or the son w a prophet ~
f0resee what Will happen II Mexican
immigration is restricted as pro-
posed in these bills and If the i'm
mIgraticn laws continue To be en-
forced and the Mexican laborers
continue 10 return and be returned
t0 Mexico as they have II the past
eight months.
II IS certainly high time that We
OF the Valley wake up and do some
thing to prevent, II possible. a con-
dItion that VIII DO more to retard
our growth than any other thing
that could happen 70 It's. There are
plenty W men III the Valley who
realize what II means, but they must
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-21

have the support and cooperation
Of everyone interested In the Valley
development. Unless some plan OF
action is adopted and some effective
work Immediately done 1t viii bC en-
tirely too late and we Will be LETT
with practically no farm labor. ri
hope the press OF the Valley will D
operate with the men like John Lo-
max and Sam Robertson and ell the
others who are giving all or their
time and energy and endeavor tO
prevent this most serious threat 20
the Valley prosperity.
You are at liberty TO use this let
ter or any statement contained
therein as you see fit.
Signed
S. L. Gill.
Raymondville, Texas