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The Washington times., 1930-11-24
RAID NEAR G.P.O.
. NETS 6 MEN

Another drive to break up
gambling in the vicinity of the
Government Printing Office was
instituted yesterday when mem
bers Of the special vice and liquor
squad raided the premises at 4a
H st. N, E. and arrested six men
men.
Elmer w. Hamilton, a barber
of the H Street address, was
charged with permitting gaming
and released on $500 bond. The
others arrested were held on
500 bond each as Government
witnesses. They are:
John Brong, 1419 Harvard st,
N. W.; John Smith, So New York
Ave. N. W.; Jack Anderson, 5611
Georgia Ave. N. W.; Edward
Davis, 40 Rhode Island Ave.
N. W., and Ted Breedon, Is
Seaton Pl. N. w.
The raid, according to police,
is but the first in a series sched-
uled for the vicinity of the print
ing office, following repeated
complaints by George Carter
public printer.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
CHEAP CURRENT
RUMOR RIFE

Speculation as to the schedule
Of rates which the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company is to submit
to the Public Utilities Commission
some time this week is rife at the
District Building.
It is claimed that the new sche-
dule will fix a rate Of 4 cents or
less per kilowatt hour on current
for domestic use, making the rate
here the lowest in the United
States. Officials of the Commits
sion refuse to hazard any guess.
but it is known that if the entire
$3.50, 900 which must be applied to
a reduction were to be applied to
domestic current rates it would
lower them to about 3 cents.
There is still agitation as to
the valuation of the power com
pany's property, 1t being held by
many that the figure set by COM
pany accountants is several mil.
lion dollars too high. The present
valuation is nearly $15,000,OC0
higher than that Of 1925.
Under a ruling made in 1924,
the company is entitled to earn
712 per cent on its property valu'
alton,
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
EAT ALONE IS
VET ORDER

Clerks Of the certificate &C.
counts division Of the Veterans
Bureau who would be economical
and save part of their salaries
by bringing their lunches from
home rather than buy them in
cafeterias and restaurants find
that while they are really eating
they must not let outsiders sus-
pect that they are.
Must Eat Alone
An order which has been put
in force in that division makes it
necessary for the clerks to eat
alone and in secrecy or go into
the parks and eat with the squir.
rels.
The order forbids those who
bring their lunches from gather.
ing in groups if they eat in the
building, and from reading news.
papers or magazines in the of.
fices during lunch periods.
The certificate accounts division
recently moved into offices on
the first floor of the building
which face Vermont Avenue and
H Street. The head of the di
vision, fearing that passers-by
might glance into the windows at
noontime and, seeing the clerks
partaking Of their midday nour
ishment or perusing the daily
press, conclude that they were
doing. so on Government time. j..
No Overtime Pay
The luncheon period, Incl
dentally. is half an hour. The
clerks in this and other divisions
are required to do half an hou1
of overtime work each day, anC
the Government does not pay fol
overtime.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24

Because work at the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing is
slack, and because officials Of
the plant are striving to avert
lay-offs which will increase un-
employme ent in Washington,
about 1000 employees of the bu-
reau will have their furloughs in
creased from three to four days
a month as the result of an
order soon to be issued by Di-
rector Alvin W. Hall. The new
system goes into effect Decem-
ber /.
The extra-day furlough may con-
tinue indefinitely. There is no
present indication that the Bu-
reau will go back to its former
volume of work for some months
to come.
Forced by Economy
Bureau officials today said they
were forced to impose the addi-
tional furlough on the workers as
an economy move. They denied,
however, that the order would af-
feet the annual leave Of the 1000
employees involved, except in rare
instances.
A plea has been made to Di-
rector Hall to hold UP the order
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
RACKET" TA[E'C|VC CENTER'S
BRANDED JOKE PLANS D. KID
Times Staff Photo

Detailed designs for the Mu-
nicipal Center projects to be 10
Gated between Judiciary Square
and Pennsylvania Ave. N. w.
with John Marshall Place as an
axis, were called for today by
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
A. L. Harris, municipal archi-
tect, is preparing the drawings.
the main features of which have
already been approved by the
commission. Major John c. Got.
walls, Engineer Commissioner, and
Frederic A. Delano reported today
that the new structures have been
adapted to the Municipal Center
site.
Masonic Memorial
The central portion Of the
Masonic Memorial to be erected
upon the Dean estate at the
intersection of Connecticut and
Florida AYES. N. W., was ap
proved by the commission.
A plan of the Klingle Valley
Bridge on Connecticut Ave. near
Macombe st. N. W., was submit
ted by Major Gotwals and ap
proved.
Park Costs Discussed
A report on the cost and gen
eral development of recreational
centers in other cities, stressing
those features applicable to local
parks, was made by C. L. Wirth
landscape architect, to the com
mission.
Charles w. Eliot 2. city plan
ming director, explained the pro.
posal to restore the George Wash
ington Canal, on the Virginia
side of the Potomac below Great
Falls, and to make it a part
of the George Washington Me
mortal parkway system. The
canal was built by Washington
before the Revolution and is now
filled with rubbish.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
HALF HOLIDAYS
DATA DELAYED

Answers to the QUESTIONABLE
recently sent to Government de-
partment heads to learn what in
creases in money and additional
clerk hire would be necessary if
all Federal employees were given
Saturday half-holidays the year
around, were due to be submitted
to the Bureau of Efficiency today.
Not all Of the answers have been
received by the bureau, however
At the bureau it was said that
various departments having field
workers probably will be delayed
several days in making their re-
port. It will require several days
tabulation to ascertain the results
of the canvass, it was said.
Bureau of Efficiency officials
said they did not expect to give
out results of the survey, but
would regard the data as conf
dental information for the Presi-
dent, who may ask Congress to
pass legislation placing Govern
ment employees on the five-and'
one-half-day week to relieve to
some extent the unemployment
situation.
It is unofficially estimated that
the short week plan would provide
jobs for many thousands now idle
and badly in need Of work.
AS Congress made ready to re
convene one week from today, the
National Federation Of Federal
Employees announced renewal OF
the drive for enactment at the
short session of the bill granting
employees in the Government serv'
ice a Saturday half-holiday the
year around.
Miss Gertrude McNally, Secre'
tary, said prospects were good fol
the approval Of the bill by the
House, the measure already hav'
ing passed the Senate in the past
session. Action of the Chicago
Federation of Labor asking the
American Federation of Labor to
petition President Hoover for
shorter working day and shorter
working week throughout the Gov
ernment service has given impetus
to the cause of the federation rep
resenting the Government clerks
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
z WITNESSES
TELL STORY
To JURY
Rover Seeks to Prosecute
Trio Under Statute Carrying
Ten-Year Jail Sentence

The District Grand Jury is be-
heved ready to report an indict-
ment against three young men
who have admitted throwing a
poisonous diSinfectant over two
truckloads of milk last week for
the alleged purpose Of intimidat-
ing the drivers into joining the
milk drivers union.
Harry M. Rothgeb, Richard
Conte, and Elmer c. Rayford are
the trio of accused men. They
were first held in Police Court for
violation of the District pharmacy
act, a misdemeanor, carrying a
six months maximum sentence.
Must Show Intent
United States Attorney Rover at
first announced that he was un-
able to act under the District
code, because the only statute
covering the offense of mingllng
poison with food required EVIL
dence showing intent to kill.
Dissatisfied with the small
penalty which might be inflicted
on the trio under the police regu-
lations, Mr.. Rover discovered that
the three men could be charged
with destroying property valued
at more than $35, which offense
can be prosecuted under the Dis
trict code and carries maximum
sentence of 10 years in prison.
Witnesses Heard
More than dozen witnesses
appeared before the Grand Jury
in response to subpoenas sent
out by Assistant United states
Attorney William H. Collins, who
is conducting the prosecution.
Detectives Frank Alligood and
Thomas Nally, who arrested the
trio; Galen D. Weimer, $40 B
st. S. W., route agent Of Chest
nut Farms Dairy. who was driV-
ing the truck on which the poison
was placed, and Edwin r. Donald
son, District chemist, who an
alyzed the poison, were the ch1et
witnesses.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
BOTH HOUSES
ANXIOUS To
PASS BILL
Lump Sum- Agreement Likely
As Leaders Seek to Avoid
Deadlock on Appropriation

A truce between Senate and
House that may prevent, during
the approaching short session. a
recurrence of the annual con-
troversy over the lump sum"
the Federal Government contrib
utes toward the expenses Of the
District today was under negoti-
alton.
Out Of these negotiations there
is prospect there will come a
temporary compromise Wherein
der the Federal Treasury viii give
$9,500,000 to the National Capt.
tai government for the next fiS-
cal year. Meanwhile, the special
House committee would be in
vestigating the fiscal relations
with a view to recommending
permanent policy.
Optimism on Hill
Leaders in Congress are anx-
ious to avoid another deadlock
over the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill in a session that
has only three months 70 run
and which must consider eight
additional supply bills and other
major measures.
Consequently, these leaders
foresee a way out that would
save the face" of both Senate
and House and yet permit each
to stand by its own broad princi-
pies pending a report of the
special investigating committee
on fiscal relations between Fed
eral and District government.
There is optimism on Capitol
Hill that such a program is
workable and expedient. The
compromise plan receiving SYM
pathetic attention is substantially
this:
Until the very last hours Of
the last Congress session the
Senate and House battled over
the lump sum" item in the big
District supply bill, amounting in
/ all to about 100000. The
Senate demanded a Federal con
tribution of $12,000,000 to the
District. The House adamantly
insisted upon the 100000 al
lowance, which had prevailed fol
five or more years despite the
60-40 law.
For awhile the District bill
seemed sure to fail, and a reSolu
ton "to continue" the old appro
priationS was prepared fol
eleventh-hour action to foreStaI
actual chaos In District finances
for the next yeas. BY forma,
votes the Senate and House each
had backed up the stand Of the
respective conferees.
Finally, to save the appropria
ton bill, the House yielded tx
the extent of $500,000 additional
The measure was passed and car
ried a lump sum" from tht
Treasury of $4,000, 900, but the
House served notice no precedent
was being established and namec
a special investigating commit
tee Of seven of its members
headed by Representative Carl e
Mapes R.), Michigan, to inquire
into the long -conrroverted issue.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
P|NMEN To AID
D, {, JOBLESS

Proceeds from a District Of Co.
Iumbia duckpin bowling tourna-
ment to start at an early date
are to be given to the Washing
ton Chamber Of Commerce to
swell the special unemployment
fund the association is raising
for relief of the jobless, accord
ing to Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., sec
retary.
The offer was made today by
George Eiseman, secretary Of the
National Duckpin Bowling Con-
gress, who outlined a plan for
a blind pig" tournament. With
owners and managers offering
the use of their alleys free, the
only expense connected is to be
the payment of the alley boys.
Approximately 5000 local bowl
ers are expected to pay the en-
trance fee of 81. Valuable prizes
are to be offered by Washington
business firms.
The tournament, according to
Eiseman, is to be part of a ma
tional elimination series, each to
be conducted locally for the re-
lief Of their communities.
The Washington Chamber of
Commerce fund is now $3,161.
The principal portion of this was
received from The Washington
Times Chamber of Commerce-Fox
benefit show. A number of busi-
ness enterprises have offered to
contribute percentages Of their
sales to the fund.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
Extra Day Rest Is Ordered
In Engraving Department

until after the Christmas holi-
days, but has been unavailing.
It also has been suggested to
him that, after Congress passes
the all-year-round Saturday half
holiday bill, which seems a Ger
Unity in the near future, the
order may be made entirely un-
necessary, but so far this has
not moved him to postpone its
issuance.
Order Is Criticized
severe criticism of the order
was made today by Miss Ger
trude McNally, secretary of the
women's union Of the bureau and
vice president of the Federation
of Federal Employees. She says
that many extra employees at the
bureau could have been trans,
ferred to other Government
branches, notably the Census
Bureau.
She also protests against pres
ent working conditions for women
at the bureau, which results in
an abnormally high sickness rate
in her view. An investigation by
the Public Health Service should
be made, she declares.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24

The reported "racketeering" in
the pool room business when two
hoodlums are said to have de-
manded protection money from
Pasquale Errico, $50 Eighth st.
s. E., Saturday night and, not
getting it, chased all the custom
erS from the place, was dismissed
by police of the Fifth precinct as
being more or less a coke"
Changed Business
Errico, who until recently
worked as shoemaker, decided
to change his business and, select
ing the Eighth Street address,
equipped the place with pool
tables.
He told police that two men de-
n1anded SIS from him for their
protection and after repeating the
demand Saturday night and being
told to "get going" proceeded to
clean out the place.
Heard Wagon
An investigation by Fifth pre-
cinct police revealed that a fight
had started in the poolroom be-
tween players and that in due
course the place was emptied
when the sound Of the police
wagon bell caused the battlers to
decide discretion to be the better
part Of va1or.
Nevertheless it is likely that Err
rico will visit the office of the
United States Attorney and tell
his story.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
Passing Bus DriUer
ErtinglIishes Fire

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Nov. "a
Quick action on the part of Rich
ard Grove, a city bus driver,
saved the home of John Beard,
Bryan Place, from destruction OF
serious damage by fire.
Grove, discovering smoke com
ing from the house, stopped his
bus and rushing into the house
threw blazing oil stove into the
back yard. Returning to the bus
Grove got a fire extinguishe1
and put out the blaze.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
Phone Your Tins
To Times Folks!
$50 in Prizes

Phone The Times when
anything happenS-ring the
News Tip Editor between
$3.50 a. m. and 6 p. m.-teII
him of any new happenings
in your neighbOrhOOd. It
may mean cash to you.
Fifty dollars in cash is di-
Vided each week among 10
people who "tip off" The
Times on the best news
stories. Save your news for
The Times. A business mer.
ger,- an accident, a rescue, a
fire, an important discovery
or anything that you think
might be Of interest to the
public may net you some
spending money, if you
phone the News Tip Editor
at District $3.50.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
Injured on Friday,
Man Is Near Death

Injured last Friday when
knocked down by an automobile
near his home, Wallace Orme,
so, of 1456 v st. N. W., was re-
ported dying at Emergency Hos
pital last night.
The alleged operator Of the
automobile, Warren Mcknight, OF
100 block Montello Ave. N. E.,
is at liberty in $500 bond on a
charge, Of reckless driving.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
H-YeGr-OId Youth
Missing From Home

Missing from his home since
early yesterday afternoon, Joseph
Picconi, IA, of 937 Maryland Ave.
N. E., was the object of police
search last night.
Tony Picconi told police his
son weighs 95 pounds, is large
for his age, has black hair, and
was dressed in a blue sweater
and brown pants.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
Archbishop Seeks
S0ntO Domingo Aid

Archbishop Nouel, former pres
ident of Santo Domingo, visited
at st. Patrick'S Church yesterday.
taking up a collection for the re-
lief of his countrynen suffering
from a recent storm which de-
vaStated the island.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
Exchange Seat Is
Sold for S231,OOO

Arrangements have been made
for the sale of a membership on
the New York Stock Exchange
for 1921, 900, an increase of S.
900 from the previous sale and
$4,000 from the low level of the
year, touched about six weeks
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
BURGLARS STEAL WATCH

Burglars early yesterday in
vaded the apartment Of George
S. Hynson, first block Second st.
N. E., and escaped after taking a
purse containing $35 and a wrist
watch worth $40.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
DIES OF AUTO HURTS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. "a.
Floyd johnson. colored, of Guam
tico, died at the Alexandria HoSpi-
tai last night from a broken back
received when his car turned
over at Neabsco Greek Saturday.
The Washington times., 1930-11-24
THIEF STEALS PURSE

A thief yesterday entered the
gallery box office of the Gayety
Theater and stole purse belong.
ing to Edna Buckley, 600 block
M st. N. E., containing money.
The Carbon County news., 1930-10-23
NOTICE OF BIDS

Notice is hereby given that seal
ed proposals will be received by
the undersigned county clerk up to
1:30 o'clock p. m. on Thursday
November 6, 1890, for all books,
printing, publishing, advertising
and paper supplies for the County
of Carbon for the term of two
years, beginning January 1, 1881
and ending December 81, 1882.
Bids should be addressed to the
undersigned county clerk and re-
corder and marked on outside of
envelope "Bids for County Print
ing"
The Board of County Commits
sioners of Carbon County will meet
on the date and at the time named
to consider the proposals submit
ted. The right to reject any and
all bids is reserved.
BY order of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners.
Dated at Red Lodge, Montana
October s, 1880.
C. E. Thompson,
County Clerk and Recorder
First pub. Oct. 9, 1880
Fourth pub. Oct. 80, 1890
The Carbon County news., 1930-10-23
FINLAND CONSUMES
AMERICAN P PRODUCTS

Finland presents an interesting
example of the increase in Americ-
an trade abroad, largely brought
about through trade promotion
methods put into effect by the De-
partment of Commerce while Her.
bert Hoover was at its head, ac-
cording to Professor Alfred j.
Pearson of Drake University, Des
Moines. Iowa, former American
minister to Finland who is speak
ing in several Montana cities this
week in support of Republican con-
gressional candidates.
GA few years ago we were SELL
ing little or nothing to the small
and remote European nations like
Finland says Professor Pearson.
"Now it is a common sight to see
American flour being unloaded
from an American freighter, and
American farm machinery as we'll
Ninety-five per cent of the auto
mobiles used in Finland are off AM
erican make. This condition was
made possible by Herbert Hoover
as Secretary of Commerce, for he
startled the hunt for American
markets in foreign countries, VIII
ich is still being pushed so Wig
orously under his administration
ENGLAND used to sell more goods
in Finland than we did, but in 1928
our sales exceeded those of Eng
land in that country by $2,0O0,000.
The same upward tendency is no
ticeable everywhere, and is due
chiefly to the ability and foresight
of our President.
Professor Pearson, who is a ma
tive of Sweden, was minister to
Finland from 1925 to 1929. He is
an authority on both the Scandin-
avian and Germanic languages and
a translator of note.
His speaking schedule in Mon
tana for the remainder of the week
is follows: October 23, Scobey;
October "a, Wolf Point; October
25, Great Falls.
The Carbon County news., 1930-10-23

500 members and she said she ho-
ped that the people of this county
would repeat their activity of last
year in exceeding that member
ship. Carbon county last year en-
listed SCI members.
The representative conferred
with Mrs. R. G. Martin, county
chairman; Mrs. C. C. Bowlen, city
chairman and Miss Abigail Doran,
chairman of the Junior Red Cross.
Miss Somerville went to Billings
Tuesday.
Several million men, women and
children throughout the nation
know the satisfaction off service
given under the banner of the Red
Cross. They give of their time ana
strength in periods of great stress
such as in catastrophes of the mag
nitude of the Mississippi valley
flood, of the West Indies hurricane
and also give in obscure acts of
devotion. Almost 800 Red Gross
chapters throughout the country
maintain emergency closets, in
which are supplies to fill all sorts
of calls incident TO disaster or
other emergencies.
The Carbon County news., 1930-10-23
RED CROSS AGENT
VISITS MEMBERS
LOCAL CHAPTER

Miss Carol Somerville of st.
Louis, Missouri, representative for
the midwestern branch of the Am
erican National Red Gross, spent
Monday and Tuesday in Red Lodge,
comforting with members of the
local Red Cross chapter on the
Forthcoming national Red Cross
drive.
She stated to the Carbon County
News Tuesday that she found pre-
liminary plans perfected so very
satisfactorily by the county and
city chairmen and their sub-ordin-
ates that she did not feel the need
to remain here more than one full
day. She added that Carbon coun-
ty's quota for 1880 would again be
The Carbon County news., 1930-10-23
LEGION AUXILIARY
TO BEGIN E0RGET-
me- MOT DRIVE SOON

Twelve years after big offensive
battles in the World War, which
led to the Armistice on November
Il, 1918, the American public is
given an opportunity to help Dis
ab.ed American Veterans in its
great work on behalf of less for
tunate disabled men.
The American Legion Auxiliary
of Red Lodge appeals for public
support on the occasion of the
tenth annual Forget Me-Not drive,
which will be conducted from Nov
ember | to IL inclusive. The local
Auxiliary has successfully secur-
ed cooperation and volunteer
workers in years past. In appeal
ing to the people of Red Lodge an
Auxiliary member says disabled
soldiers went over the top for
you; will you go over the top fol
them by buying and wearing For
get-Me-Not to show that you have
not forgotten, and thus honor the
dead by serving the living
The proceeds of the Forget-Me-
Not sales are used in great part
to maintain disabled world war
veterans and enable them to gain
full occupations in civil life.
The Forget-Me-Not Day appeal
has been endorsed by President
Hoover, the governor of this state,
the administrator of veterans af-
fairs, the regional manager of the
United States Veterans Bureau
and by units of ex-service mems
organizations and their auxiliaries.
The one and only purpose of the
d. A. V. organization is to protect
and to advance the interests off the
disabled-ex-service men. 1t partic-
ularly strives to assist those vet
erans who do not know how to
help themselves. This is accomp-
lished through it's legislative, re-
habilitation, and liason services,
in cooperation with other service
agencies. s