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The Washington times., 1930-08-19
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Herbert S. Ward viii Join
C. H. Smith in Fight to
Free Real Estate Man

Attorneys Charles Henry Smith
and Herbert s. Ward win meet
this afternoon to plan their" fight
tomorrow morning before United
States Commissioner j. Barton
Phillips on the question whether
Herbert M. Campbell shall be
turned over to the District Of Co
lumbia authorities.
Mr.. Ward was assigned to the
defense Of Campbell, who is in
dicted for the murder of Mary e.
Baker, by Federal Post, No. 824,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Of
which Campbell is a member.
Mr.. Ward is the official counsel
for the post and was told to aid
Mr.. Smith by j. C. Strobel, post
commander.
On Mystery Trip
Mr.. Smith has been absent on
a mysterious errand from his
home and office during the last
two days. He had not returned
early today. It is the general
impression that he visited Albert
H. Hamilton. of Auburn. New
York, ballistics expert who has
been engaged as witness for
Campbell.
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover today said that there is no
foundation to the reports that
the defense attorneys had been
granted permission for Mr.. Hamil-
ton to examine the pistol which
Campbell turned over to the
police.
At that time the accused man
said he had been told that 1t
was the pistol that killed Mary
Baker and he admitted that 1t
had been in his possession since
the time he purchased it, even
on the day Of the murder.
3 Tested Weapon
Mr.. Rover said that no request
has been made by the defense to
examine the pistol. He said that
after Campbell is turned over to
the District authorities, he will
permit the defense to test the
pistol as well as the bullets found
in the girls body if the request
is made.
DR.. Wilmer Souder, ballistics
Expert of the Bureau of Stand.
ards: Lieut.. John Fowler. expert
of the, Police Department. and
Major Calvin Goddard, of Chi
cago, tested the pistol and said
the bullets found in the girls
body came from it.
The Government will not place
any witnesses on the stand at
the hearing tomorrow. it was said.
| 1t will simply present through
Assistant United States Attorney
Gallon B. Jones, of Richmond,
the indictment returned last
week by the District Grand Jury
as we'll as the warrant secured
several days ago by Lieut.. Ed
ward j. Kelly, of homicide squad,
! which charges the Virginia real
estate dealer with the murder of
! the girl.
Ten Defense Witnesses
The defense it was said, will
present 10 witnesses most of
whom will testify that Campbell
was at his home at s o'clock on
the afternoon of April ii, the
day of the murder.
The Government contends that
Miss Baker was attacked and
killed in her automobile near
Seventeenth and B Streets about
6 o'clock that evening.
The main witnesses for the de.
fenSe will be Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Green, of Arlington county, who
say they were talking with Camp
bell at his home. about lights for
their home at that time; Mrs.
Ruth Callahan Campbell, wife of
the suspect, and Edwin Callahan,
his StepSon.
The Washington times., 1930-08-19
DR.. SILVER RENAMED

The American Optometric AS
ISOLATION, Inc, yesterday an
nounced reappointment of DR..
Edwin H. Silver, 141O G st. N. W.,
as chairman of the National
Advisory Commission on Vision
for Motor Drivers, organized by
the optometriSts to cooperate with
the National Street and Highway
Safety Conference.
The Washington times., 1930-08-19
HOME SEARCHED

A visitor from Toronto, Can,
Charles West, Ambassador Hotel,
reported to police yesterday that
his brothers home at 1921 Canal
Rd. N. w. had been ranSacked
since August /. Nothing was
stolen.
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
Real Estate Investigation
Fishing Expedition"

The Senate committees investigation Of the real estate
Business Of Washington is termed by Senator Tydngs as
fhing expedition and in general this Characterization
q expressive Of the average citizens views to Congress
Gional Investigations
Unfortunately for the large number Of honorable and eg
mate real establishments Of this city certain events
and happenings do make necessary to turn the light and
bring about changes that win restore whatever confidence
has been lost through frenzed and irregular methods the
part Of few in that field.
The great bulk Of realtors and mortgage in Wash
lngton have nothing to fear from any investigation 30 far
truth and facts CO. They have always done business on
legitimate and conservative basis They have not exploited
anybody
The danger Of this investigation any other lies In
founded accusations and charges the wholesale Of gossip
and the inevitable Smearng Of good names that goes with
this sort Of thing Because wrongs have been pepeated
eddlesome and irresponsible people will jump to the con-
cuion that this widespread and seek to exploit their
picions.
The Senate committee however knows well the difference
between responsibility and responsibility and will doubtless
protect to the best Of its ability individuals and establish
ments that should not be subjected to idle imputations
The wise thing have this investigation proceed
to the limit whatever the consequences that frenzed fnanc
ing and dubious schemes may hereafter be avered by
tecve laws Such laws restrictive only Of nusices to the
investing public and not interfering with legitimate proc
esses win be markedly beneficial to sound business and to
honest and honorable establishments engaged in the sale and
financing Of real estate.
The Washington times., 1930-12-18

ing number in the lottery would be entitled to the WIN
nings II any, Of that particular horse.
BOYS selected for work blind for that appeals to
the imagination Of the crowd perfectly certain that blind
boy couldn't cheat even he wanted TO-
Foolish persons that read about this drawing VII gamble
away their money the next time forgetting that for every dol
lar paid those that gamble the gamblers lose ten do
The wise man will say I shall not be as blind as that un
fortunate boy. He cannot see I cam
1 sec around me those that gamble and see that they
never have any money see their families in want close
to it."
Those that wise win let the bind boys draw the cksw
and the names Of the horses and let the blind fools do the
gambling. -,
They the wise win keep the money for which they work.
and not gamble it away blindly
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
Listen, World!
BY Elsie Robinson.

changed him. He had the
wrong sort Of parents. Or the
wrong sort Of training. Or he
never had q chance. And he's
all burnt up about 1t. He longs
for that Importance which life
has denied him.
He wants to punish those who
have grabbed the spotlight
which should have been his"
He bankers to show 'em how
smart he is. And, according to
his peculiar reasoning, the best
way to show 'em how smart he
is, Is to show them how stupid
they are.
Always BeIittlin'
So he heckleS writes Sneer-
ing letters. Or vicious "for-your-
own-good" advice. Complains
to the editor that hen (though
frequently it's . she) stop his
subscription Il the writer isn't
fired. And, II perchance he can
arouse q comeback, his JOY is
complete. He's shown 'eml
Always belittling - you may
not be q writer, but you, too,
have met that tribe. There's
one In every family-one In
every office. You wonder why
they're so mean. What have
you done to themf You haven't
done anything to them. You're
Just q means to an end-that'S
all. No matter what you do, or
don't do, the always belittler
will try to get your goat. For
goats are what he lives on.
So don't take an always be-
littler seriously. They exist, as
sour bugs and tarantulas and
cockroacheS exist, and are, I
suspect, q two-legged version Of
the same breed. Be that as it
may, there's nothing you can do
about them. And why be both
cred, anyway Who are they
belittlingP Nobody but them
selves!
Copyright. 1880, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
WISE MEN

To do the honors Of q table
gracefully is one Of the outlines
of a well-bred man.
Chesterfield.
A spirit Of contradiction is so
pedantic and hateful that a
man should watch against
every instance Of it-Watts.
Many brave young minds
have oftentimes, through hear
ing the praises and famous
eulogieS Of worthy men, been
stirred up to affect the like
concentrations, and to strive to
the like deserts. -SpenSer.
Though no evidence affects
the fancy so strongly as that Of
sense, yet there is other evi-
dence which gives us as full
satisfaction and as clear q con-
viction to our reason.
-Atterbury.
Great hypocriteS are the real
atheists. Bacon.
The husband who wishes to
surprise is often badly surprised
himself. -Voltaire.
No one Is SO laughable as
when he Is hungry.
-PlautuS.
A Jokes Q very serious thing.
Churchill.
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
: The Marry-Go-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

learned to distinguish between
the tinjd honk Of a lover say.
ing Ready, dear?" and the i'm
patient honk Of q husband, say
ing, "C'mon! C'monl Make 1t
snappy!"
No matter how purple Q Don
Juan's reputation may be, every
woman imagineS that she is the
little Christopher Columbus, who
has discovered his "other side."
Losing q husband used to be
a bereavement. Now, It Is more
often regarded as an achieve
ment.
There is no real Joy or salts
faction In love for the average
man-because he Is always
either wanting some woman he
can't get, or getting some wo-
man he doesn't want.
Love is one kind Of fever that,
once 1t is cured, never has Q re-
lapse.
Copyright 1880. King Features
Syndicate. 1no.)
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
Champion of Science
By Archibald Henderson

has rather obScured the actual
contribution he made as q
scientist. His early passion for
science, against his parents
wishes, Is illustrated by the
story Of his Introduction to
Euclid.
One day he stopped to listen
outside the door Of q room
where OStillo Ricci was lectur-
ing on Euclid to his pupils.
He remained there fascinated
y the geometrical demonstra-
tionS, and continued these
clandestine lessons, listening
outside the door. At last he
Joined the class, and continued
these geometrical studies until
forbidden by his father. In
the end, the fathers objection
was overcome, and Calico en-
barked upon the twin studies
Of / nature and mathematical
analysis.
Familiar to all students Of
the history Of science are
Galileo's most spectacular dis
coveries: the law Of falling
bodies, the pendulum, the man
ufacture Of telescopes, the dis
covery Of four satellites Of Mer-
curry. Not so well known, how
ever, is his discovery Of the
wonderful principle usually at
tributed to Newton.
It was q superb generaliza-
ton, suggested by experiment.,
it is true, but actually crea-
ton Of the mind in the form
Of a universal principle. In his
study Of the action of bodies
falling down an inclined plane,
Galileo had shown that a ball
rolling down one plane from a
certain height would rebound
UP another to the same height.
Carrying this discovery to its
ultimate consequence, Calico
Surmised what would happen
II the two planes were flat
tened out into one. He con-
cluded that a ball once started
on its motion and not losing
speed by having to ascend YER
tically would roll on forever
unless stopped by retarding
force, such as friction or some
other external element.
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
ONCE-OVERS
Popularity win Come

1UVu1AEASS wan ~VAAS
Perhaps It Is . fortunate
thing that you are not very
popular.
II you were, there would be
so many demands on your time
and attention that the main
and most important objects IN
your life might be forgotten.
Thinking back to your school
days you find it Is not those
who were the most popular
who have been most successful
since.
Lack Of popularity has been
the making Of many q young
man or young woman.
The lack Of compan1onSh1p
was regretted but they avoided
affiliation that would have
wasted precious time.
AS q young person or one OF
middle age, you may feel the
lack Of social contact.
Perhaps you wonder that you
don't attract more people. :
You may have diSagreeable
traits, that others don't like.
Get the consolation that 1t
gives you time to prepare your
self for something bigger than
you have ever dons heSoSa.
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
Real Help for Unemployed

It certainly encouraging that Frederick A.
Delanos unemployment committee working in connection
with the employment service Of the Department Of Labor has
been placing unemployed and Of this city in po
siOns at the rate Of about 100 day, majority Of them
permanent
Organized effort counts in everything In this organia
zion Of the local committee prompt and its methods
thorough There is much yet to be done and this community
continue cooperate in wholeheared with the
activities of placing the unemployed in direct touch with
those wishing to have work done to fill positions Relief
for Unemployment will have most inspiring effect
The Washington times., 1930-12-18

One Of the big bangs about
a job like this Is reading your
Fan mail. Letters from those
lads and lassies who make q
business Of knocking public
people. I'm not the only one.
We all get them. One day
they'll take a wham at Win
cher. Next day they'll pick on
Mcintyre or Hellinger, or maybe
hurl a spitball at Helen Row
land or Winifred Black.
What do they write about?
Oh - everything. Maybe you
said was" when you should
have said "were." Maybe you
quoted the Bible-didn't quote
It. Maybe they don't agree
with your views on Single Tax
or the Fourth Dimension. Or
are mad because you haven't
any views. Whatever the reason,
it's Of secondary Importance.
The main thing is-they want
to knock. Any excuse win do
TO hang It on.
A Serious Job .
Now Of course this isn't un-
usual. We all enjoy a Spell Of
knocking, now and then. But
knocking isn't a now-and-then
diversion for the Always Belit-
tling Gently. It's their serious
occupation. They live for It
and thrive on it. Some Of them
write daily to their chosen tar.
get. They keep this up for
weeks, then select another VIC
tim. I have, at present, o lady
contributor who has been heck
ling me steadily for months
daring me to answer her-en-
closing special delivery stamped
envelopes so I would answer.
Why this amazing perform
ance? Because knocking Is the
only relief for what ailS 'em.
One thing ails them all. Each
and every belittler Is haunted
by a sense Of his own failure.
But Of course that failure is
never his fault. Life has short
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
A BLIND BOY DRAWS THE WINNING TICKET IN THE
GREAT RACE LOTTERY.

You have read about the great horse lottery IN Dab
lin organized to help Dublin hospitals thousands buying
tickets for Sweepstakes the Manchester November Hand
cap
The person drawing the horse that got more than
million dollars.
There is no question the drawing conducted hon
csy Nurses hospitals put the tickets into big drum
from which they were drawn.
The drum revolving cylinder, turned round ana rOund
slowly, mixing the tickets.
little boy not the one shown in the picture named Pad
dy drew every three minutes ticket that meant an enor
nous sum- and great fortune for somebody The little boy
Jackie in this picture is drawing the horses Names tell
The Washington times., 1930-12-18

GaIileo was o great scientist.
who tremb1ed upon the verge
Of anticipating some Of the
greater enunciations Of Newton.
Rejecting the formal methods
Of the Greeks In the study Of
nature, Calico went direct to
the fountain source. He had q
ecOrn, not unmixed with amaze
ment, for the mentalities which
refused to be convinced by
demonstration and experiments,
preferrtng to rely upon the
Judgment Of printed author
tiles"
writing to that other great
astronomer, Kepler, Calico
trenchantly observed: what
would you say Of the leading
philosophers here to whom I
have offered a thousand times
Of my own accord to show my
studies, but who, with the lazy
obStinacy Of a serpent who has
eaten his full, have never con-
sented to look at the planets,
or moon, or telescope?
Verify, just as serpents close
their ears, so do men close
their eyes to the light Of truth.
To such people philosophy is a
kind Of book, like the Aeneid
or the Odyssey, where the truth
Is to be sought, not in the uni
verse or In nature, but Il use
their own Words by comoar-
ing texts!"
The germ Of all modern
science seems to be found in
Calico. He. was richly human
in his nature. broad in his cul-
ture., Unlike the earlier Sclen-
lists. who were secretive and
preferred to keep their diScov-
critics to themselves, Calico was
argumentative, demonstrative by
nature.
His principal desire was to
make the truths Of science pre-
vail in the world. This he early
showed. in the philosophy classes
he attended at the University
Of Pisa, where, because Of his
skill and obstinacy in argu-
I mentation, he acquired the
name Of the "wrangler."
The great battle which Galileo
fought with the church and the
authority which 1t represented,
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
Veterans Ideas on
Debt to Soldiers
Editor, Times:

Editor. Times:
With further reference Of the
recent bill introduced to the
House by Representative Pat
man Of Texas to pay in full at
once the veterans bonus. I un-
derstand from the press re-
port that Andrew Mellon has
objected to the immediate pay
ment because he claimed that
there is not enough money IN
the Treasury for pay off in fun
the nations defenders.
Now, as a war veteran myself,
I would suggest the following
to raise the money for the vet
erans: Close up at once the en-
tire administration Of proh1bi-
ton enforcement, because they
have been breeding more crimes
than otherwise, and they are
also useless to the nation.
Also put heavy taxes on all
multi-millionaireS.
JOHN ALFER1.
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
TIMES KNOWLEDGE TEST

Do you know:
!. In what play by Shake
speare are the characters
Lysander and Hernia?
3. What was the name Of
the ship in Stevenson's
Treasure Island?
3. What poet said: "God
made him and therefore
I let him pass for q man"2
{. Who was the greatest
knight In TennySon's
"Idy1lS Of the King?
5. Where is the setting Of
Hawthorne's House of
Seven Cables?
Fill each blank:
8. Snuff is o fine powder
made from -.
Z. MANY waters cannot
quench love
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
Corrects Senator Tydings'
Rum Death Figures

Editor, The Times:
The statement which you
quote from Senator TydingS OF
Maryland on your editorial page
December IL Is undoubtedly an
accurate quotation, but If Sen
ator Tydings did not contrast
the alcoholic death rates OF
the prohibition era with the
alcoholic death rates Of the
saloon era, he failed to tell
the whole truth.
The fact Of the matter Is
that, with all the increase IN
deaths from alcoholism since
1920, the death rates from alco-
holism have never yet touched
the high figures reached for
the same cause Of death In
the saloon years.
Death rates from alcoholism
In the saloon era since 1910
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
Life's Little Alternatives

Lies Little Alternatives
Wonan's inhumanity to man
makes countless. thousands
climb up on shaky chairs to
hang wreaths and trim Christ
mas trees In the name OF the
holiday spirit"
After she has reached 80, a
girl ceases to look upon mar
rage as an adventure and be-
gins to think Of it merely as a
solution.
Some bridegrooms manage to
look cheerful. but most Of them
have that trapped expression OF
o Boston terrier being put
through the ordeal Of his week
" bath.
In 20 years the average
mother can fill her son with a
superiority complex that his
wife will have to spend the rest
Of her life in reducing.
Nothing Is so expressive as q
motor-horn, once you nave
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
Hearst Papers Advocate

SHonest friendship NTH an nations. eHtGn0tT0 alliances
NTH noAe."-Georce Washington.
PROPORTIONAL Representation the United States Senate no
state to hare less Senator's Legislation to enforce
PROMPT constitutional reGpporttonnent IN the House O1
Representatives..
SepGrate departments OF the Av OF the NGuy and OF the
AIR Forces all under Secretary OF National DEFENSE
Federal Gcon to the >o Federal poDers to abolish
EuiteTncv under Secretary OF Education
Installation of President the first OF January too
tnO the NoUembeT election.
SeLectiUe immigration admit only those suited for AnIeT
can citizenship and American needs.
Deportation of undesirable aliens and extension OF citizen
ship period to 10 years
Corplete publicity for to prevent big tar
dodgers from escaping taxation.
Modification of VoteGG act to permit light UineS and
beers under Federal regulation.
The Washington times., 1930-12-18
There Seems TO Be .
Block Somewhere

I0eT9 SeemS 40 Dc =
Block Somewhere
Editor. Times:
Our daily papers have car
ried complaints Of the Districts
lack Of cooperation with Con-
greSS In the affairs Of the Dis
trict.
Let us look back to the time
when the market for the people
Of the District was so violently
agitated, when the people OF
every class and every organ1za-
ton deluged Congress against
the contemplated market being
placed in the Southwest.
The hearings against the
Southwest were held for weeks
the rooms were not pig
enough for those protesting
against the market in the
Southwest. Those favoring the
Southwest were q small group,
principally from Virginia-but
the Southwest was voted-notr
withstanding the heroic work
Senator Tydings gave the issue
before the vote was taken.
It had all the earmarkS OF
might against Right"
Another, where one tried Tor
years for evidence Of truth IN
a tax case and last year the
glaring errors were disclosed
showing Congress the 1nefti-
cheney Of the tax office records.
No, the District people are
not suffering from inertia but
from Fright to rule Might" We
have In Congress hard working,
high minded men-men who
are staunch and loyal-but
there is q block somewhere.
HELENA M. O'CONNELL.
The Washington times., 1930-12-18

Neither can the
drown It,"
8. Another mama for sleep
walking Is -.
Q. Tempering steel gives to
It q required degree OF
10. The most important river
In England is the -
IL. deceaSe
any edible grain
IL. cereal
"a sheets Of paper
IS. corps
distinguished
IA. quire
q body Of troops
IS. eminent
death
(AnswePD ea Magazine PageJ
The Washington times., 1930-12-18

down to about 1918, when the
saloons began to be closed on
account Of the war, ran be-
tween five and six per 100, 900.
They dropped to one per 100, 900
In 1920, and under the impact
of the wet drive rose to 4 per
100000 In 1928. and In 1929
took q sharp drop downward
to 81 or thereaboutS.
The Washington times., 1930-12-18

A study Of the census figures
shows that II the old death
rates from alcoholism, Bright's
disease and other diseases Of
alcohol were continued on q
salon era basis that we would
have lost In the prohibition era
nearly 10000 more people than
those who actually died Of
these causes. In other words,
The Washington times., 1930-12-18

prohibition has saved 10000
lives from these causes alone.
and, according to DR.. Haven
Emerson, eminent health au-
thority, the entire death rate
has dropped about point dur
ing the prohibition era, largely
on account of the bettered
living.
MRS, ANNA MARDEN DEYO,
Corresponding secretary,
National w, c, T. u.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-04
WOMAN MUST SERVE
TERM FOR PERJURY
Sentence Is Upheld to Claimant to
100000 Estate of Lolita
Crabtree, Actress.


BOSTON, July 4.-The sentence of
Mrs. Ida Blankenburg of Tulsa, Okla,
to six months in jail for perjury be-
cause she claimed to be a daughter of
Lolita Crabtree and therefore entitled
to her S5,000,000 estate, was upheld
yesterday by the full bench of the
Supreme Court.
After sentence was imposed upon Mrs.
Blankenburg by Judge William M. Priest
of the Suffolk County Probate Court,
Mrs. Blankenburg filed petition for a
writ of error with the Supreme Court
and was released on bond of $4,000, to
go home. She must now return to serve
her sentence.
The Lolita Crabtree estate was fought
for by numerous alleged descendants
and relations from all over the coun-
try, none of whom proved their case.
Judge Priest found Mrs. Blankenburg
guilty of willful perjury and obstruction
of justice for swearing in court that
she was Lolita Crabtree'S daughter.
Most of the estate of the famous
actress is to be devoted to the benefit
of disabled veterans of the World War