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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-01-30
Soldier HaIsey Wins

Soldier HalSey, broadcaStlng on
wave length of 900 vocal notes per
every ethereal amplitude, with an in
ternal recoil and lots Of spare vol
ume, was awarded first prize and the
fur-lined bathtub by Inspector Ker-
ms, after he had been swamped with
letters from admirers, stating that If
he didn't win they wouldn't read this
here column "no more. Soldier Hal
sey had the unique method of singing
out his bathroom window, making the
nasal notes resound far down Deep
Creek Lake, and the echo, upon it's
return, was cornered and let out thru
the keyhole during inspector Kerins'
tour of inspection.
Ossifer Nethkin confded that he de-
sired to enter the contest and that he
had been trying to get into tub ever
since the thing started but just had
to give it up. "They don't grow 'em
big enough for me-" he sighed.
The Democratic SojOurn.
Scoop, by special request, was al
lowed to be present at the Democratic
committee meeting on Monday even
ing, and the following is a strict &C
count of the proceedings, as regards
any definite action:
"etaoin etaoin shrdlu shrdlu; Ham
ill; etaoin etaoin shrdlu; Sheckels;
cmfwyp shrdlu; Blocher; cfwymp rty;
Speelman; vbgkqj vbgkqj; Browning:
-M Matthews; askd; cmfwy.
Now is the time for all good men to
come to the aid of their party"
After about three hours the result
of the meeting was sent to Governor
Richie. He got the same report on
December 7.
1t sure was hot meeting and ora
tory was present in all it's splendor,
but the minds were not swayed.
DOOH TUE OWdHCOu
It's a good thing that Bob Sheckels
and Art Green and few others from
Swanton were in Oakland this week,
otherwise Scoop would have known
nothing of the stupendous, amazing,
petrifying and all-absorbing festival
and celebration which is to be held in
Swanton early in the spring.
The occasion is in celebration of
the wonderful street improvements
which have been made in the town.
The highways have been completely
ostracissd with a new preparation
which has all previous improvements
completely outclassed.
The candidates for the various Of
fees Of the county which are to be
filled next fall at the general cleo
ton, are already on the job promising
big things for the celebration, if they
but cast their votes in the right direc-
ton. = One candidate has already
promised to buy toy balloons and the
rest of the candidates promise to fill
them with hot air on that day.
Swanton's band is practicing day
and night in the Palace theatre,
while petition Is being circulated
for the McCrobie Stock Company Of
Oakland and New York to be brought
to Swanton for the big whoopee time.
So many names, headed by Joe Lohr,
have been signed to the petition that
already a special siding is being laid
by the Baltimore and Ohio especially
for the stock company, for it is re-
ported that they carry carload Of
Toll Gates alone. Their special mys-
terry play, t"Murder at the Toll Gate"
will be the main drawing card.
Bob Sheckels bought 10 cents worth
of flags while in Oakland and said he
would have bought another nickePs
worth, but he thought it would be pos
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
Smooth skin a girls greatest charm"
:. say rs Hollywood directors

TONG AGO our own lovely Hollywood
IL stars discovered how potent charm
smooth skin can be-and long ago they
discovered how velvety-smooth Lux Toi-
let Soap keeps the skin!
The news spread to Broadway-and
the famous stage stars became equally
ent- -iastic about this delicate soap.
Now, in the European capitals, too,
the beautiful screen stars have adopted
the soap which keeps their skin as ex-
quiSitely lovely as their American sister
stars'-as faultlessly smooth for the all
important closeup!
With the talkies sweeping the world,
the actresses are more than ever grateful
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
A Fascinating Story Of
Marriage and Divorce

} ing was nothing more than a
q tniy thread Of muffled sound.
Lovejoy heard him muttel
something about the SCUM Of
1t waking up the baby. She
heard him swear softly to him
self.
II wish 1t would wake him
up" she said, He Just lies
there hour after hour almost as
If he we're dead"
Eyes. and he's been DOING
1t for days, remember!" Tom
answered. her. nodding his head
Solemnly at her from his side
Of the table. Fear and tor
ment were written in his eyes
and in every drawn line Of
his face.
He stood up and walked
soundlessly into the little hall
that ran between the dining.
room and the two bedrooms.
In a second he came back
Come here!" he said. Some,
things happened to the baby.
He's breathing-He's breath.
ing too fast. A lot faster
than he was a while ago
You come ~ir and take a
look"
He was breathing himself,
as II he had been running.
And he had vanished into
the dimly-lighted bedroom once
more before Lovejoy was half
way around the table.
She needed only one look at
young Tommy to see that
som e thing was dreadfully,
dreadfully wrong with him.
His closed eyes were sunk
in deep Shadowy circles and
his breath came in jerks that
shook his little body. It sound.
ed as II he had a toy whistle
down In his chest.
"Oh, Tom, what's happened
to him?" Lovejoy walled, her
eyes wide with terror. tom,
what viii we do?-Tom-the
baby"
It was Tom who dashed out
OF the room and telephoned
for DR.. Arnott.
Then she heard him open
the front door of the flat and
run up the stairs. There came
a quick patter of feet on the
floor above, the sharp closing
Of a door. A moment after.
ward Tom and Norrie Shane
came back to the baby's room:
together.
Get. Lovejoy out Of the
arool11, and you stay out, too"
Norrie'S voice was crisp and
commanding. And call up
to see If the decor is on his
way
Lovejoy got up from the
floor herself and went out of
the room. She was like a
dazed and frightened child as
she let Tom lead her down
the hall and into the living
room.
You'd better lie down, Love,
The Washington times., 1930-03-03

to the gentle care Lux Toilet Soap dives
their skin. For never were there so many
close-ups as in the new talking and
singing pictures. And as the great direc-
tors of Hollywood discovered years ago,
girl can never reach Stardom on the
screen unless her skin is simply perfect.
Exquisite skin is the one essential
charm every girl must have to quicken
pulses and win hearts.
You can keep your skin charmineIy
smooth just as out Of 10 screen stars
keep theirs-by caring for it with Lux
Toilet Soap. Such caressine, generous
lather, too! Order several cakes of this
delicately fragrant white soap today.
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
CHAPTER XVII

After three or four minutes
Of waiting she heard Steve'S
voice saying hello. 1t came
family to her across the hun
dreds Of miles that lay between
them.
Hello. Steve" she answered
him. looking over her shoulder
at Tom as she spoke.
He had not moved. He was
sitting staring down at his
hands that were spread out on
the cloth In front Of him.
How are you dear?" Steve
asked in her ear.
can right"
How did you find the baby7
Better?"
"No. Hes just as sick as he
can be. He doesn't know me,
Steve. He just sleeps all the
time"
II can't hear you. darling!"
he interrupted her. Are you
close to the telephone?-Listen
to me, Lovejoy. I've found q
place here in Minden for you
and the baby. AS soon he
he's better"
Lovejoy never heard the end
OF that sentence. She felt
Toms hand on her arm for an
instant. Then he took the
telephone out Of her hands
and put the receiver on its
hook with q crash.
THAT bird can talk to you
all he wants to-" he said
roughly, but he can't talk to
you about my kid. See?-Tom-
my still belongs to me. and
don't you forget it,"
It was on the tip Of Love
joys tongue to tell him that
Tommy wouldn't belong to him
much longer-that as soon as
she could she was going to take
him out west to the house that
Steve had rented for her in
Minden.
But mustn't say a wordl
she reminded herself.
The thing to do was to slip
away quietly with the baby as
soon as he was better.
She mustn't even say a word
about her plans to Aunt En-.
But some fine morning. later
on, when the baby was better,
she would bundle him up and
make their escape with him.
She would be on q train and
miles away before Aunt EN-
could let Tom. know what she
had done.
The telephone bell began to
ring again. ?
Cont touch the thing" Tom
said ! shortly. ). ;aa@ ~.
He walked over to the side.
board. He opened a drawer and
took from it the big silence.
cloth that Aunt EN- used on
the diningroorn table when she
set it. He rolled the telephone
Up in it so that it's shrill ring.
The Washington times., 1930-03-03

JOY" he said to her. You're
all in"
He stood with his back to
the room, watching out Of the
window for DR.. Arnott. Love.
JOY lay looking at him.
"God!" he said once. and In
that one short word was all
the impreSsiveness and the
pleading Of a prayer.
The doctor came with O pair
Of trousers and an overcoat
pulled on over his pajama suit.
He was the old-fashioned kind
of doctor who knows when he
is needed and gets here.
He shut himself into the
baby's room with Norrie.
It must have been a half
hour later that Aunt EN- woke
up.
She came into the room
where Lovejoy and Tom were
sitting, her face wrinkled and
rosy with sleep. her body look
ing twice its normal size In O
gray flannel kimono.
Baby worse?" she asked. and
when she heard that he was she
started for the sick room just
as fast as she could go.
"No. you can't go in there!"
It was Tom who stopped her.
The doctors in there with Nor.
rie, and they're doing every
thing that they can for young
Tommy. The best thing we can
do is to stay out-all Of US"
He was standing in front Of
the empty fireplace, lingering a
small pink object that lay on
the mantel shelf.
After a while, when Aunt En-
went out into the kitchen to
make a pot of her eternal tea.
he showed that little pink OBJ.
ject to Lovejoy.
It was the candle that had
stood on Tommy'S birthday
cake.
Just think-10~days ago that
little kid was fine and husky
he said. Aunt EN- baked him
a birthday cake and covered it
with pink frosting. He ate
some of it-juSt a small piece
and he loved it. He'd have
eaten the whole thing with the
candle thrown in, II we'd let
him have it,"
He dropped the candle into
the pocket OF his shirt.
THAT was the last good feed
ne had" lac went on. HE was
taken sick the morning after
ward. aunt EN- says babies
often a.. sick in hot weather
like this"
Lovejoy turned her wet eyes
up to him.
Don" any of you realize that
It must hs.vc been the cake that
made the baby sick?" she asked.
Think giving a tiny year.
Did baby cake with pink frost
ing on it!-Oh, If I'd only been
here
She buried her face in the
pillows v the old couch.
Can you see that that's
what is killing me?" she sobbed.
If I hadn't left my baby this
wouldn't Rave happened!-I
might Law known that Aunt
EN- witl; her old-fashioned no.
tons aoou, raising babies, would
feed him all sorts of things to
make him slck-if Tommy dies
us nv fsult! I should have
beer here on the job"
Tom Dr. not try to comfort
"You certainly never should
nave le T. him." he said bluntly.
IF you GO tired of me-why,
that was your own business.
But you should have stood by
he bah. 1T least. until he was
Id enc ug' tc take care Of him.
self +" And another thing, If
)glebay owes you the way he
says he does he'd have wanted
YOU to rave your baby With
YOU"
"He does said Lovejoy. Hes
taken house in Minden for
us He going to hire a nurse
:or Tommy, He wants me to
nave Tommy when I'm married
to him.
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
N1Aeu1e.

Luxury SIeh WOH hare found ~
ORIy fR HRe Freneh soaps GG G
SOS aud SI.OO Ehs cGke-veG OnIy ~
The Washington times., 1930-03-03

But if it had been Shakespeare like it is today believe
those boys would have got their stuff polished even
if it was only blanketybank verse.
They sincere No stang in the ring-or out Of it,
either ghost writer wouldn't get job shadow
boxing for them
The Washington times., 1930-03-03
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
FIRE CHIEF ISSUES
CHRISTMAS WARNING
Watson Uses Slogan, "a House Of
Merriment Is Better Than q House
of Mourning" With Danger List.

Taking as his slogan "A house of
merriment Is better than q house of
mourning" Fire Chief George s. Watson
yesterday issued series of "don'ts" for
those about to celebrate the holiday sea-
son in ways that might lead to fire
hazards.
christmas trees should not be deco
rated with paper, cotton or other inflam-
mable material. Metallic tinsel and
other like materials are equally beauti-
full and reasonably safe" was the first
warning. The others are:
Have the tree up securely 30 that Il
will not be tipped over and do not
erect it too close to the fireplace or any
ether open flame.
do not permit the use of candles on
Christmas trees or in any part Of the
Rome, as Christmas decorations or illu-
limitations. All open flames are possible
fire hazards.
do not leave matches within the
reach of children.
THE Christmas season. with its nu-
merous packages and bundles, always
means the accumulation of a large
amount of discarded wrapping paper,
excelsior and other packing. See that
these are kept far removed from your
heating plant or other fire, and that
they are removed from your home as
promptly as possible.
do not allow Christmas trees to re-
main inside buildings after the holidays.
The tree itself will ignite readily when
its needles have become dry and a large
number Of fires during January usually
occur from this cause.
avoid toys requiring infiammable
liquids for their operation and motion
picture machines using inhanmable
film.
BE sure that wiring for electric toys
and decorations is properly installed and
in good condition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
SUAvE MAN OBTAINS
$1,000 BY SWINDLE
Presents Checks Totaling 1852
and Cashes Four Others.
Search Is Futile.

Headquarters detectives today were
engaged in what appeared to be a
hopeless search for some clue that
might lead to the apprehension OF the
unidentified man who yesterday swim
died the Riggs Bank at 1903 Pennsyl-
vania avenue of $2,100.
It was reported by officials of the
institution yesterday afternoon that a
suave and prosperous looking man de-
posted four checks, totaling 1852, all
drawn on Washington banks and trust
companies, in the name of Arthur H.
Thompson" He went to another teller's
window, and presented six checks for
the larger amount, the police were told.
The bank cashed the checks, accord
tng to the police report, and the swim
die was not discovered until nearly an
hour later, when the checks were found
70 be worthless.
Police were Immediately notified. and
o guard was placed at railway and bus
stations in an effort to prevent the
mans escape from the city, but he was
not seen again.
Riggs officials refused to discuss any
particulars Of the swindle today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
RAILROADS DECLARED
TO BE FACING CRISIS
Shippers Board Speaker Protests
"Unregulated Competition"
in Transportation.

A crisis has been reached in the az
fairs of the railroads, due to the COM
petition of "unregulated competing
forms of transportation" Alfred p.
Thorn. general counsel of the American
Railway Executives, said yesterday In
addressing the seventh annual meeting
of the Atlantic States Shippers Ad-
visory Board at the Willard Hotel.
"At one time 1t was considered that
the railroads had monopoly on trans
portation," Mr.. Thorn said. Nov they
have to divide it with the unregulated
buses, trucks, waterways, pipe lines and
airplanes engaged in common carrier
service. The only monopoly we have
now is monopoly on regulation"
He said that the railroads wish to
avoid, If possible, increased rates which
are becoming necessary through COM
petition of other means Of tranSporta-
ton. In lieu of higher rates, he said,
he suggested that the railroads be given
the same opportunity to carry traff1c as
Is allowed their competitors.
H. e. Stringer of this city, vice presi-
dent Of the Hydraulic Press Brick Co.,
was reelected general chairman Of the
Atlantic States Board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
OPPOSITION DENIED
TO MARKET RAz|NG
District Heads Make Report
Against Cmistopherson's
Postponement Bill.
The District Commissioners yesterday

The District Commissioners yesterday
declined to take part in the movement
to postpone the date set for the razing
Of Center Market from January /, as
now planned, until July /. 1881. They
adopted report to this effect on joint
resolution introduced by Representative
Christopherson Of South Dakota, which
seeks to postpone the date.
Center Market" they wrote, sis an
old-established institution in the District
of Columbia, and its abandonment in
connection with the operations of the
Federal Government In constructing
public buildings in the triangle south
of Pennsylvania avenue has been q mat
ter of public interest.
There are many people who regret
to see this old institution disappear,
but the Federal building program
makes it necessary that the market be
RACED.
1.-The market Is placed by law under
the supervision of the Department of
Agriculture. The construction of the
Federal buildings in the triangle is
under the supervision of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury. If 1t were pos
sible to retain the market without
interfering with the plans for Federal
buildings in this locality, the Commits
sioners could see no objection to the
passage Of this resolution, but they
understand that a contract has already
been let for razing the building and
that the appropriations Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture do not provide
available funds 70 operate it after
January /, 1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
CAROLINA FIRM BIDS
LOW ON NURSE HOME
Local Contractors Object to Award
Of Work, Claiming Labor
Is Underpaid.

The w. p. Rose Construction Co. of
Goldsboro, N. c., was low bidder for
the contract to construct the Gallinger
Hospital Nurses Home yesterday with
a bid Of $315,000. The bid was low by
more than $4,000 over four bids sub
mitted by Washington concerns. Nine
bids in all were submitted.
This Is the third recent contract on
which the Rose company has been low
bidder and local contractors have OBJ
jected strenuously to the letting of
contracts to this concern. because, 1t
Is said, 1t pays labor less than the
standard scales in Washington.
One bid for grade school in the
Northeast section was accepted. After
considerable controversy, the second
bid, for the new Roosevelt High School,
went to another concern which had the
low bid If limestone trim were used in
stead of the marble trim bid on by the
Rose concern.
The present bid Is expected to be
acted ON by the Commissioners next
WGGks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
SCHOOL PLAN APPROVED
BY D. C. COMMISSIONERS
Four-Room Addition to Congress
Heights Institution Expected
to Cost $123,75o.

The District Commissioners yesterday
approved plans drawn by Municipal
Architect Albert L. Harris for a four
room addition to the Congress Heights
School at Fifth street and Nichols ave-
nue. southeast. Bids will be asked soon
for the job, which is estimated to cost
$123,750.
The Commissioners authorized pur-
chase of two properties for the
Municipal Center development, between
Judiciary Square, Sixth street, Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Third street. Lots
808 and 300 in reservation 10 are to
be purchased from Henrietta Evans and
Emile Buoy for $4,000. Lot 8o6 in
square 491 Is to be bought from Henry
P. Blair, representing the owners, for
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
PAYS $500 TO LEARN
OLD POCKETBOOK GAG
Two Women Offer to Share Money
Found and Victim Puts Up
Cash Pending Division.

The aged found pocketbook" gag
still gets its victims.
Lille Carter, colored, of 2131 New
port place told police yesterday that it
cost her Just 81 500 for the knowledge.
Lille said she was accoSted by two
other colored women in a downtown
department store yesterday. They said
they had found the pocketbook which
they showed her, she said. It con-
tanned $1,000 which they were willing
to share with her.
But the money was In such denomi-
nations that to effect fair division
Lille would have to produce $500,
her friends explained. She drew out
the required 81 500, leaving $500 to her
credit In q bank. The 81 500 then was
turned over to one of the swindlers
who explained that she would take it
to her employer who would divide it.
As she departed, Lille was left with
the second woman. Time passed, and
before she knew 1t the second woman
disappeared. The woman then reported
her loss to police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-20
MILK RACKETEERS
ENTER GUILTY PLEA
Justice Gordon Defers Sen
tenCe of Rayford and Conte
for Inquiry.

Two of three men under indictment
for destroying two wagonloads of milk
with a disinfectant pleaded guilty in
District Supreme Court yesterday. JUS
tice Peyton Gordon deferred sentence
until Probation Officer Steel could in
vestigate. as had been done when the
third member of the trio pleaded guilty
several days ago.
The men who pleaded yesterday
were Elmer c. Rayford business agent
OF the Taxi Cab Drivers Union, and
Richard Conte, a former taxi driver.
Previously Harry M. Rothgeb, record
ing secretary of the Milk Drivers and
Dairy Employees Union, had entered
guilty plea. The court instructed the
probation officer to go into each case
and make report.
The men gave police signed con-
LESSONS in which they told how
strong disinfectant was poured over the
milk in two delivery wagons at Ca
thedral and Connecticut avenues early
on the morning of November 16 while
the drivers we're distributing milk in
an apartment building.
They said the act was prompted by
a desire to intimidate "scab" drivers
and force them to become members of
the union The milk belonged to the
Chestnut Farms and Thompson Diaries.
Rothgeb was scheduled to be SEN
fenced yesterday, but this was deferred
until Tuesday, when Attorney James
j. O'Shea entered guilty pleas for the
co-defendants.