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The Washington times., 1930-11-25
PRECEDED
Do NURM| DEATH
Times staff Photo

That a spirited argument was
held sometime prior to the fatal
shooting of Aarvi Nurmi, at Ia
koma Park last Wednesday night,
was the latest development in the
case upon which Montgomery
county authorities have been in
vestigating, it was learned today.
This information was revealed
after Sergt. Earl Burdine, Of
Montgomery county, had queS-
toned a taxi driver named Rus
sell, who lives in an apartment
house at New Jersey Avenue and
II Street northwest.
Talked With Man
Sergeant Burdine talked with
the man last night and learned
that he had taken Nurni and a
companion to the apartment Of
John j. O'Brien on Chaplin
Street. Here the men had Sc. :
eral drinks, the taxi driver said,
and become intoxicated.
Mr.. Russell said he entered the
apartment with them and when
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INSECT POWDER
PO|SONS FIVE

The next time Thelma Rey-
nolds, colored, makes biscuits she
is going to be, oh, so careful
about what she puts in them!
For she almost cost her own
life as well as those Of her
parents, brother and sister when
she made biscuits the other night
for supper.
For instead of using baking
powder, she poured in some in
sect powder that has high per-
centage Of arsenic.
The entire family was stricken
shortly after eating the biscuits.
They were rushed to Freedman'S S
Hospital where their lives were
saved after strenuous work by
the doctors.
The Washington times., 1930-11-25
Jockey Hands
Winning Tip
To Court

James Church, 18, Jamaica
IN. " jockey, was grateful
for being let down without a
fine when he was arraigned for
speeding yesterday before Judge
Gus A. Schuldt.
AS the youth went back to
collect the $40 bond he had
posted, court attaches and
lawyers gathered around and
pleaded that he give them a
tip on the races. The lad said:
Light View, in the seventh
is sure to win. / am riding
her"
Elation was manifest in court
today for Light View galloped
in to victory.
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HOOUer Backs Reed
On Immigrant Ban

President Hoover today an.
nounced himself in accord with
Senator Reed (RD, Pennsylvania,
on his proposal for revision of
the immigration laws. More Sc
lectivity and flexibility is needed,
the President said.
Mr.. Hoover said the Depart
ment of Labor has refused visas
to aliens who might become pub.
lie charges, in view of the un-
employment situation, and the is.
suance of visas has dropped from
$4,000 to 5000 a month. The
laws, however, should be revised,
Mr.. Hoover said.
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Charging that the 100000 es'
tate of Thomas D. Hurd, eccen-
trio 90-year-old peddler who died
in Takoma Park on December IL,
1927, was obtained by the General
Conference Corporation Of the
Seventh Day Adventists unlaw-
fully, Sam R. Sheldon, OF Web
Ster City, Iowa, today filed suit
in Equity Court asking an &C
counting.
Mr.. Sheldon informs the court
that on last August 20 he was
appointed administrator Of the
estate. Mr.. Hurd, he says trav-
eled about the country from 1897
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Youth, is, on Trial
In KILLING EnapLOuer

BALTIMORE, Nov. IS (I.NSO.
Kennard Thompson, Is, went on
trial in criminal court today on a
charge of killing Herbert G.. Wet
ter, 35, his employer. Police
charged he killed Wetter, stuffed
the body into a barrel containing
some chemicals and slept on the
floor beside the barrel three
nights.
Meanwhile he forgeds wetter's
name to some checks, the au-
thorities alleged, and rifled the
contents of the office safe. Wet.
ter was a chemist,
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YEARS
IN PRISON
POSSIBLE
Each Faces Trial on 4 Counts
In Spraying DisinfeCtant
Over Milk Cans on Trucks

Three young overZealous trades
unionists who are said to have
confessed pouring poison on truck
loads of milk, were indicted by
the District Grand Jury today on
charges of destroying and at
tempting to destroy the property
of another. If convicted they
may be sentenced to serve 10
years in prison on each count
of two indictments which are in
two counts each.
Harry M. Rothgeb, secretary Of
the Milk Drivers and Dairy EN-.
ployeS Union, No. 246; Elmer Carr
Rayford, business manager of the
Taxicab Drivers Union and Rich
ard Conte, a taxicab driver are
those indicted.
Confessions Claimed
At the time of their arrest
about a week ago they are re.
ported to have confessed that
they poured as poisonous disin-
fectant on milk contained In
trucks belonging to Chestnut
Farms and Tl1ompSon's Dairy, as
the trucks were parked in front
of a row of apartment buildings
early Sunday morning near Ca
thedral and Connecticut Avenues.
They admitted, police say, that
they were trying to force the
drivers of the trucks to join the
union.
They are facing police court
charges laid under the District
Pharmacy laws but United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover placed the
matter before the grand jury UNI
der the section of the District
Code which provides a greater
penalty.
May Get 40 Years
They each face four counts in
the two indictments and can re-.
ceive 10 years imprisonment on
each count, making a total of 40
years.
The first count of each indict-
ment alleges destruction of nova
BILE property valued at more than
$35 and the second count charges
an attempt to destroy the prop
erty. One Indictment is based on
the spraying of the Chestnut
Farms truck and the other is di-
rected against the incident con.
nected with the truck of Thomp-
sons Dairy.
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Six Big Turkeys Assure
Feast at White House

Gallagher, Of Cleveland, Ohio,
and another from A. C. Ginger
ich, of Wellman, Ohio. One Of
the dressed birds came from the
Commercial Club of Thief River,
Mimi, and another from Mrs.
Walter Poole, Of Ipswich, Mass.
The particular bird which is to
grace the dinner table at the
White House on Thanksgiving
Day has not yet been picked out.
It had first been thought that
one of Richey's wild turkeys
would be given the place of hon!
or. but both of them already
have been consumed.
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President and Mrs. Hoover will
have plenty of turkeys for their
Thanksgiving dinner, admirers
from various parts of the country
having remembered them with
live birds and also dressed ones.
Besides the two wild turkeys shot
last week by Lawrence Richey,
one of the Presidents secretaries,
on his estate in Maryland, six
other birds have been received at
the White House.
One of these, probably the
largest of the lot, was received
from p, A. Bryant. of Stockton,
California, another from Michael
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.AutOist Fined $3.50
After Death Crash

ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 25.-Enter
ing plea Of guilty, William j
Shea, of Washington, today was
fined $3.50 on a charge of man
slaughter and driving while drunk
The charges came out of the
death of Maurice (''Mickey'') Kel
liner, of Washington, on Septem'
ber at the -Four Mile Run death
trap" where almost a dozen fatal
accidents have taken place.
Kelliher was riding in ma
chine driven by Shea when it
crashed into a barricade in the
road.
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NEEDS
AWAKENING
To FAILURE
OFSTATES
President Says U. S. Action Is
"RefIection on Sovereignty
and Stamina" at Home

Declaring what the country
needs is a general awakening ito
the failures of local governments
to protect its citizens" from the
depreciation of organized crimin-
ais, President Hoover today de-
MED widely published reports that
he intended to ask Congress for
additional legislation designed to
curb racketeering. He said:
Every single State has laws
to meet the situation. What Is
needed is enforcement, not more
laws"
Mr.. Hoover made it plain he
thought things had come to a
pretty pass when local govern
ments fall back on the Federal
Government to Jail their crimin-
ais by prosecuting them for in
come tax frauds developing from
the profits of their crimes.
President Hoover said:
"The report that ] am pro-
posing to Congress any extern
sive enlargement of the GRIM
inaI laws to cover racketeering
Is untrue. Any suggestion OF
increasing the Federal Criminal
Laws in general is . reflection
on the sovereignty and the
stamina of State Government.
:'The Federal Government is
assisting local authorities to
overcome a hideOus gangster
and corrupt control Of some To-
cal governments.
"But I get no satisfaction
from the reflection that the
only way that this can be done
is for the Federal Government
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Noted Pastor Quits
Church for Business

TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 25 Q.N
S0.-A sensation was created in
church circles today when Dr.
Stephen K. Mahon, pastor of the
Epworth Episcopal Church and
one of Ohio's best known clergy
men, resigned his paStorate to en-
ter the employ of the Toledo -Edi.
son Company. He explained:
"My loyalty to the church is
just as great AS it ever was. Re-
HgiOn is the one hope Of the fu.
ture."
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Justice in America
Praised by ArchduIke

NEW YORK. Nov. IS QN.S0.
Leopold Hapsburg, former Arch
duke of Austria, who was freed
last night on charges of aiding in
the larceny of diamond necklace
today praised American justice.
Judge Amedeo A. Bertini
ordered continued the $500 bail
posted by the former archduke on
another indictment which charged
larceny of the 100000 for which
the circlet. property Of the former
Archduchess Marie Theresa OF
Austria, was sold to q New York
ieweler. It was said the second
charge probably would be dropped.
The Washington times., 1930-11-25
TRAFFIC CODES
URGE SPEED
FREEDOM
DR.. McCIintoCk Report of
$1,000 Words Favors Many
Changes; Left Turn Raped

After having studied traffic
conditions in the District since
April, the Traffic Advisory Coun-
Gil today submitted to the Dis
trict Commissioners a report of
their deliberations, prepared by
DR.. Miller McClintock, Of Har,
ward University.
The report, which covers 277
pages and contains approximately
$4,000 words, recommends setting
up an entirely new traffic struc-
ture in the District, including
establishment Of a department of
vehicles and traffic to be headed
by an engineer.
Four Bills Submitted
In his letter of transmittal.
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, chairman
of the council. asks the CommiS-
sioners to study first the general
plan of the recommendations, in
cluding four bills 20 be submitted
to Congress, deserring a study Of
the details until the new laws
are passed and their final shape
determined.
Captain Wtitehurst especially
recommends postponement Of
onsideration Of such contro-
versial matters as the increase of
license fees and an increase Of
the gasoline tax. He said:
"The question of licenses,
which involves the gas tax and
registration fee, is one directly
related to taxation and it is
believed It should be properly
considered in connection with
the whole tax problem and not
taken up as q separate subject.
at is included in order that
the Commissioners may have
before them the views Of the
traffic committees to be used
at such time as the general
tax question Of the District Of
Columbia may be studied, so
that this form of taxation Will
take its proper place and as
sumo a proper proportion in
the broader subject"
McClintOck Report
DR.. McClintock's report would
greatly centralize the administra'
ton of traffic affairs, placing
in the hands of the traffic di'
rector issuance of licenses, per
mits, registrations and revoca-
tions. The proposed ALLEGATIONS
0f authority are.
Registrations, titles and
operators examinations - PO-
lice Department.
Operators suspensions and
reStoratiOns-A new, unnamed
department.
Traffic eS-Highway
and Police Departments.
Traffic reSerach-New Traf-
fic Engineering Agency.
One important change sug'
gested would empower the Com
missioners to make traffic regu-
lations without interference from
the Director of Traffic, power
which they do not now have.
Perhaps the most drastic
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AMERICANS HONORED

PARIS, Nov. IS QNS0.-Two
Americans and one Frenchman
were presented with medals here
by the Legion of Honor, the first
medals ever given by the organ
ization. The American recipients
of the honor were william Nelson
Cromwell, New York and Paris
lawyer, and George Blumenthal,
New York banker.
The Washington times., 1930-11-25
SnGtcher of Purse
Is Sought by Police

Her purse containing So, keys,
cards and letters was snatched
from her by a negro while walk
ing near Fifteenth st. on Bel
mont Rd. N. W., last night, Miss
Martha Hooper, of 1903 Fifteenth
st. N. W., told police.
The Washington times., 1930-11-25
ST. JAMES CARD PARTY

The annual Thanksgiving card
party for the benefit Of the st.
James Catholic Church building
fund will be given tonight at the
church auditorium, Thirty-sevenIl1
st. and Rhode Island Ave, Mt.
Rainier, Md. Miss Gertrude Weoe-
meier is chairman.
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QUEEN PLANS CHRISTMAS

LONDON, Nov. Is G.N.S.)
King George and Queen Mary
have returned to London from
Sandringham, where they expect
to return shortly before Christ
mas. The royal couple plans to
launch into Christmas shopping
within the next few DAYS.
The Washington times., 1930-11-25
Bowie Results

FIRST RACE-CTack Play, $500 $4.O0, $40, won
Mixed Tea, $780, s.10, seCOnd DuVa $s.10, third.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-20
Judge Lattimore's Unique
Statement

Judge o. 6. baltimore of the court of criminal
appeals viii not make a personal campaign for re-
election. Read his unique statement:
We ended the nine months hard term a few days
ago. The primary election is only a few days hence.
My request Of all who do not know me is that you
inquire. AL the lawyers are familiar with my
opinions. ask them. I believe I can do better work
now than when 1 came on the court. I Will do my
best. My early struggle, my family history. the ge-
o~graphical locus OF my home, the fact that I was
porn in Alabama. not Texas. my lodge or church con-
nection, neither add to nor detract from my q~ualifica-
tons. whicrNts the peoples chief concern"
Candidates for office. major or minor, from ths
Of governor TO constable in a brush district should
clip the baltimore statement and paste it in their
scrapbooks. It Is a model Of its kind. II deals with
the office which he seeks and the qualifications nee
essary. he rang the bell when he said. speaking Of
qualifications. fitness is the peoples chief concern"
Lodge OF church connections should have nothing 70
do with the main issued. Qualification Is the main
thing.
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Why the Price of Wheat Slumped

world ove--production Of wheat. according 70
Chairman Alexander ". Legge. IS responsible for the
-o- price Of the b~read-maker. Asserting wheat acre
age in the world since the World war had increased
4eoooo0o acres. including 100000 acres in the
United States, Secretary Arthur W. HYDE o. the de-
pa-tment Of agriculture backed up the statement ot
LesEe that increased production vas ore cause q
prevailing sur-luses ard IoT prices.
Secretary HYDE Is for organization. he urged the
farmers 70 follow labor IL Organizing. Reite-zting
his view that wheat acrea-e rA6u--io- e--rrTd - =
rhe major producing areas. Chairman Lesze fired t1
fancy shot az Gov. Read OF Kansas
The biggest hog vii always IL II TIE trough
Ks-sas IS now II the trough
Ire English q this Is TIA. Gov Read and Ire
-hea- growers q kansas turned deaf ears % the
board proposal % : drastic reduction Il kansas whes-
acreage Tnsy are goi1E 20 wait FOR ire coming o.
another political Santa Caus.
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California ard Michigan Are
Leaders

T-sz-y-xx CO the 4s s-a-ss ard re o.s---r- q
Cc1uz1la -zbu-s-e6 Il the 1880 CENSUS sho= populz-
-11n Increase cs t11s group hss climbed ts7 - cart
Is compared With i+s ps- cent .o- t1s whole country
Il 1870 ard n Der cs-. :c- ire 1910 dsczts. Teal
population C these s-z-es zcE & 1881. -S. Al II
crease q 76s-+7 people II ire ct years SAFES
cc---s6 represent less .1z- RAJ :. teal population
q he --.-s1 SAFES Caltto--.a s1-Tg ira lz-zss- IT.
crease. ---1 : g-o=-1 e =s 20 osz-- z1t 1rc1Ez1
ire Ssc115 zrzss-. WHARF j. vas 5i5 90 cs-- 5c-1
IT'S zsEz-spe- : wang TT -ts Texas c---- Tia
VII % -s-
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DANCING JUDITH
.4hFEA 81 COpAIlI STANTON and EAT uOSkEN

ROtng TO De there rs ms guest. NC
longer did she seem SO far away
from him. lie had made her tho
companion Of his dreams ever since
their last meeting.
lie would not dwell on the
changes In her. He told himself
that he had imagined them. She
was still Judy. and Ehc had always
told him that he was her best friend.
the one person In all the world ON
whom she could rely.
II was about five o'clock IN the
afternoon when he called. A yourR
girl. the landlady's daughter. opened
the door. and told him that Miss
Grant was out. lie left a note that
he had written IN view Of this
cventuality.
He had occasion 10 80 round tho
corner 90 n t~Obacconist'H shop, and
then 20 n tallor'E. where ne was
having some clothes repaired. IL
was about eight minutes later. or
thcrcabouts. when he passed Judy's
house again on his way back home.
just then the door opened and
GidCon's bulky form came out. Tic
was smiling To himself In a way
that made Bssticn see red.
Judy had been Mt home. then. all
the timei
lie followed the fInanclcr, and
saw him enter his big car. which
vas waiting I'm n side street parallel
with Judy's lodgings.
The next morning BaEtien rcrciv-
ed q nice little note ia Judy'H
sprawling hand. She could not dine
with him. sic said. aE she had an
other engagement. which she could
not put or. but she would be- wait
Inc for him AZ her lodgings nj nine
o'clock.
That day he happened 10 meet an
old acquaintance-Guy Towers. n
theatrical critic. who had lately
made rather q hit with n first play.
"a clever social satire. ON the
strength of ~ Towers had a little
spare cash Dumont. too. was not
70 l~mpecunl0us NJ ~ old. 10 thr
two ~ them decided TO lunch a.
ROmano's.
At n table In the far corner ~
Bruce Gideon With four other men.
one N whom vas Richard Wvon
DumOnt sent many EcDWls In their
direction. but did not Eay anything
IN wac hir companion who men
toned the financier's name.
There's Bruce OldeOn-do you
know hlm7 Enormously rich chap
Hes Just brought ont this wonder
ful neU dancer Judy Grant Mar
Vicious little person. I must say
and luckyi"
Why lucky7" asked Dumont. con-
trolling his voice ~ best hs could
Judy Grant vas lucky" contln-
ued Towers. because shes got Oh
depn ~ fake her uD That's his man
NJ business. Dirky Wvou-ihs funny
itttr fellow with q facn Ike ar Oh
woman
do You mean The mar MIN owns
the M~onopois7" asked Dumpnt care
ifrriv.
Well he's supposed ~ ozn T.
hS' .ts 4 veil-kncTn fart that
CHEM has more N in with M ne
uses m ~ iumDinr-off piarr fpT
ht pct Urls Or course. All n EN-
sFnt - clever - Attls Miss
Grant"
What m vsg nnsan7" asked Dg-
mint In q vsrv quiet vnire Wynn
brought Miss GRAFT oIt r. pas
purely q business proposition
Towers rnkeG A. him
TEL that - ths marines. rV
bort That's the story for me papers
D4-kV Wyc1 "a simply there ~ rim
arvslry Clgssn croezrs ycns sup
s,e hes Tct y rerrT n bless him
esif n.tn IN ras a iarvfrs clerk
nor many years ago Fiery liyinv
-E.i ln IRE theatrical Ys-.g kn1ps
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Now Go On With The Story
CHAPTER XXI

1T don't think Alan would ever
be idle Judy" Chummy said. Hes
always worked ever since I knew
him. / believe he's thinking OF in
vesting some money in an oil con-
Germ out there"
"wilI he stay out there for good7"
Judy asked.
He may
I'VE shall all be scattered" judy
murmured, and she could not keep
the bitter regret out 81 her voice,
"Oh. Chummy, and once we were
so happyl"
"We shall be happy again" her
friend replied. Judy. you ought 70
be happy. with your wonderful life
before you"
Il am, in q way" Judith answer
ed: but / want you 70 be- happy.
Chummy. / want you and Alan"
Please. Judyl" interrupted the
other girl sharply. i would much
rather you didn't talk about that"
And Judy. looking into the gold
en-brown eyes staring with a kind
OF dull anger, knew that she was In
danger Of losing her friend. Hard
though she tried. Chummy could
not feel the same toward her. now
that she knew. She thought. per
haps. that judy was playing a part.
She might even imagine that judy
harped on this point In order 20
torture them both.
SO Judy had 10 be quiet. con
vIcted almost % lmpcrtinence by
this friend whom she loved 10 dear
ly. She had an added feeling Of
fooiishness Of mind she had tried -
run Alan down by pretending that
he va a ioafer and did m honest
work. She had not the brain u
cope with such a situation.
That was reason for avoiding
Chummy. judy felt sure that she
would put her FOOT Ia T. a. Ehc
expressed Il.
But before they parted that day
her feelings Overcarne her. aul she
looked az her friend N!stful y
"Chummy. Bas-len has asked me
q cone n the dance a. the Lemon
Grove on Friday. WI you be-
theIe7"
4 hadn't thought q going. ne
eide. girl said.
"Oh. but ycl love dancing And
I shall 5e gone soon. and all the
boys Will b there. IN Tll.d seem
Ike old times. Do come. won't you.
Chummy DEAR"
He. pleading fare Tss irresistible
Cnummy's beautiful l0T volcs brnke
az sne answered
"C4 curse I'll roIae Judy dear
On TIE DAY befyys fne dance Eas-
Ten called - Jgrys i0lg.nvs ~ AK
her n dine with him He vas
as.ane WITH ire thDgght she Was
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REnIN HERE TODAY

Judith Grant. artists model. loves
ALAN STEYNE. painter. who Is also
loved BY CHUMMY MORLEY, Ju-
dith's best friend. Chummy had
loved Steyne years ago and had lost
her memory when he went away.
50. although Steyne loves Judith.
Judith insists IT. is his duty 20 mar
~ Chummy. who regains her MEM
DRY when she sees him again. Jul
dith studies dancing. rejects the Of
fer OF the rich BRUCE GIDEON
whom Steyne distrusts-to star her
In n musical show. and appears In
n show backed by RICHARD WY
ON. who Is secretly acting rs Glide
on's agent. She makes q sensation
al hit and becomes famous. Chum-
nv sees her I'm Steyne's arms and
breaks her engagement. Steyne
begs Judith 20 marry him. burt she
insists IL is his duty TO marry
Chummy and tells him she does not
want TO see him again. She meets
Chummy who tells her Steync Is
about 70 20 abroad TO study.
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scarlet. and MI the beams were a
bright royal blue IN the supper
room nn even more dazzling color
scheme had been devised. AZ the
members shld. "tn make rom forget
that YOU wrfr eating and drinking
The place was crowded They
saw everybody they knew ChuwWv
was with Michael stone. Clara jerks
with Tony Leigh Clara was very
sfnartly dressed and prosperous A.
the moment. bat her snnh far7 it
no with the old alteration Ht the
sight of EHsiisn. ami judy made
him Ep ana dance with her Nv Dnrr
~ vas not until half an hour
later that ~ found Judy again
without p wnTd he put his arm
around hrr waist Hs the orchestra
struck up. ami they danced thr
whole RI d fpx trDt through without
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The Once Over
THE NEEpIEsT CASES FREsH ann FUND

Copyright, 1880, by The Associated Newspapers)
Response to this departments Fresh Air Fund for
Neediest Cases has been most gratifying. Presi-
dent Hoover, Rear Admiral Byrd and Bobby Jones
were given to you as the first three cases Of persons
needing TO be taken away from 1t all. the case Of Mr..
Byrd being cited as especially urgent. More than
500 has come in. together with the following letters:
Dear Sir:
Your Fresh. Air Fund for persons really needing
rest fills a long felt need. The ~hardships under which
MI. Hoover has been at Washington are well known.
and I regard it as urgent that he be sent far away
from the Senate. Claudius Huston and the Farm Re-
lief Board. I am enclosing $3.50 in the hope 1t will
help to take Mr.. Hoover away out into daisy fields
where for at least a whole month he won't see a
Democratic editorial or even hear Of Hi johnson.
When Mr.. Hoover took the Presidency he was a big,
fine. strong and happy man. Now look at hinl
Widows Mite.