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The Washington times., 1931-02-23
D. {. Honor PAID
WASHINGTON.

The Nations Capital today paid
homage to the memory of
George Washington, whose one
hundred and ninty-ninth birthday
anniversary is being celebrated.
While flags bedecked the city
named in honor Of the Father Of
His Country, the great buildings
and offices of the Government
were closed in order that the
thousands of Government en-
ployes might participate in the
events of the day.
Stores Open Half Day
The marts of business were
also quiet, banks being closed
and the majority of stores OBJ
serving a half holiday.
The widespread unemployment
and business depression are evi
dence that this nation has not
progressed as its founders in
tended it should, the Very Rev
IgnatiuS Smith, o. p, told 5000
members Of the American Legion
at a military mass at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception.
Father Smith also declared that
the nations progress was also
impeded by diSrespect for law
perjury and law administrators
He urged the Legionnaires to dc
all possible to restore a respect
for the law and to aid in dis
pelling unemployment and buSi
ness depression.
Marines Lead Procession
The life of George Washington
was held out by Father Smith
(Confinued nm Poo. 2 Col ~
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
Mother and Son Dro1Dned
AS Father Saves Girl

Baltimore to spend the day at
Camp Conoy.
Mrs. SibIey, accompanied by
the two children, walked out on
a pier. She stumbled over a loose
board and fell into the water
dragging the boy and girl with
her.
The father heard their cries
and plunged into the water. He
rescued the little girl, but the
mother and son sank from sight.
The bodies were recovered a
half hour later a short distance
from the pier. Henry Weaver, of
the Annapolis fire rescue squad,
.resuscitated the little girl.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
At PLAY
NEAR HOME,
VICTIM Of
BULLET
Two Strange Boys, Who Fled
After Firing, Are Sought by
Police in Southeast Woods

Jackie Bennett, 8, son of Mrs.
Peggy Bennett, a widow, was shot
and seriously wounded by two boy
"gunmen" while playing near his
home, at 1923 Twenty-seventh st.
s. E., shortly before noon today.
The boy was taken to Providence
Hospital, where he is in critical
condition with a bullet in his
chest.
Jackie was playing with two
little neighbors, Yettie Skillman,
10, and Virginia Skillman, 4, in
the woods near the Twenty-sev-
enth Street address.
Shot by Strangers
According to Yettie's story, two
bows, about IL or IA years old,
each carrying small caliber rifles
came out of the woods short dis
tance away.
One of them raised his gun,
aimed at Jackie, and fired. The
boy screamed:
I'm shot. I'm shot"
The wounded boy. ran up the
hill toward his home ana col
lapsed. Mrs. Ruby Skillman, hear,
ing his screams, ran out to FIND
Kim covered with blood. A neigh
bor. L. D. Jones, put the boy in
his car and took him TO ProVl-
dence Hospital.
Mrs. Bennett works at a shoe
store at Seventh and & Streets
Northwest. The boy has lived
with Mr.. and Mrs. Max Streltz'
at the Twenty-seventh Street ad-
dress, for about two years.
Mother Can't Believe
Mrs, Skillman telephOned Elev.
cnth precinct police who rushed
to the scene of the shooting and
started a search for the boys
They found no trace Of them
The children said that the boys
were strangers to them.
Mrs. Bennett, when informed
Of the accident by the Washing
ton Times, was reluctant tc be
lieve that her son had been IN
jured. With a queer little laugh
she said:
you're kidding me, aren't
yOu?"
The reporter then told hel
that her son was at Providence
Hospital. Mrs. Bennett hurried
to him.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
HOTEL BANDITS
CAPTURED

DETROIT, Feb. % GN.SD.
Four of the six bandits who held
up IA guests in the lobby of the
fashionable Arethusa Hotel, at
Mt. Clemens, a Michigan health
resort, near here, obtaining two
valuable diamond rings from a
Cleveland woman guest, were
captured by Detroit police today.
The rings, valued at $500,
were recovered and returned to
their owner, Mrs. Samuel Alter,
of the Ohio city.
Police are searching for two
other men who are alleged to
have acted as lookouts for the
band.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
KILLS
6 IN SICILY

PALERMO, Sicily, Feb. % Il.
N.S).-A raging tempest struck
towns and villages in western
Sicily today, taking a toll of at
least six lives.
Torrential rains accompanied
by winds of hurricane force
caused tremendous damage, dis
rupting. transportation and com
munication facilities and seriously
hampering shipping.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
odd Glory Flying
OUer Paris CitY Hall

PARIS, Feb. % G.N.S) Amer
ican flags were profusely in evi-
dence here during Washington's
birthday celebration. Old Glory
floated over the Paris City Hall
and at the eququestrian statue
of Washington in the heart Of
the metropolis. Special cere-
monies were held by American
organizations,
The Washington times., 1931-02-23

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 23.-
Death broke up a happy family
holiday when Mrs. Blanche Sib-
ley, "a, and her son, Jack, 10, Of
Baltimore, were drowned in the
South River, four miles from this
city at 10 a. m. today
Beverly, aged 3, is in the Emer-
gency Hospital here. 1t be
lieved she will recover.
The father and husband, Dan
iel C. Sibley, jr., of 5000 St.
George Ave, Baltimore, who res
cued the little girl and who saw
his wife and son drown, IS pros
trated. He is receiving medical
care at a farmhouse.
The Sibley family motored from
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
3 Mountain Climbers
Lost in Avalanche

VIENNA, Feb. % G.N.SO.
Warnings against avalanches and
similar high altitude dangers
have been issued to mountain
climbers and tourists who con-
tinue to venture toward lofty
peaks during the winter season.
Three persons were believed to
have lost their lives near Inns
bruck in an avalanche yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
3 Face Jury in Death
of Radio Announcer

DETROIT, Feb. % GN.SO. =.
While this city eagerly awaited
the endeavor of the State of
Michigan to avenge the murder
Of Gerald E. Buckley, popular
crime-crusading radio announcer,
with the trial of three men for
the sensational crime, laSt-min-
ute preparations for the court
sessions were being rushed to
completion today.
The trial, scheduled to start
tomorrow. may require six or
eight weeks.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
Island Group Wants
Naval Rule Retained

ST. THOMAS, v. l., Feb. 23
Q.N.SO In final effort to re-
tain United States naval admin
istration of the Virgin Islands, a
petition signed by commercial in
tereSts here was rushed to Wash
ington to be placed before Presi-
dent Hoover.
Recently a civil government
was ordered to replace naval ad-
miniStration here.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
Artificial Lightning
Planned in Effort
To Split Atom

BERLIN, Feb. % G.N.SO-In
an attempt to split an atom,
German scientist here will un-
leash a bolt of artificial light
ming Of 100000 volts during
March.
The voltage to be produced is
said to be heretofore unequalled.
D The experiment is considered
a highly dangerous enterprise.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
Victim Stays TWO
To ThWart HOLd-Up

KANSAS CITY, Kan, Feb. %
QN.SD Two men we're slain
today when, according to Day.
ton Thomas, 46, one attempted
to hold him up and the other
tried to steal his automobile.
They were John McNally, IS, and
Joe Carmody, 80.
Thomas told police he and Nc
Nally were riding together when
Carmody tried to rob him.
Thomas said he got out and
shot Carmody. When he re-
turned, Thomas said, he found
McNally driving away with his
car. He then shot and killed
MCNally,
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
Great Britain Sets
ShipbuiLding Record

LONDON, Feb. % 0N.SO
Shipping built in Great Britain
during 1880 for registration
abroad reached a record, accord
ing to a Lloyd'S summary.
Forty-four per cent of the total
1,478,653 tons constructed was
for owners in various countries.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
One Burglar Killed,
2 Shot in Gun Fiqht

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb.
23 GN.S0.-One burglar suspect
was shot dead and two others
were seriously wounded here to-
day in a gun-battle with police.
Cornered in a blind alley at
the rear of a furniture store, the
three men are alleged to have
opened fire on police. Officers
returned the barrage.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
BISHOP FALLoN DIES

LONDON, Ontario, Feb. %
G.N.SO Funeral services were
to be arranged today for Bishop
Michael Fallon of London, diocese
Of Ontario. He died at his home
here last night.
The Washington times., 1931-02-23
Chaplin to Become
CheUdLier of Legion

PARIS, Feb. % GN.SO
Charles Spencer Chaplin, king OF
movie comedians, will be made a
Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
when he visits Paris in the near
future, it was reported here today
Chaplin is now in England.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

IL was.
AS she hesitated. Dirk evidently
resolved TO get Cornelia away be-
fore she made a complete fool or
herself; holding her arm firmly, he
moved with her toward the wide
door opening on the terrace. She
reached the door Just in time to
see them step outside the circle
OF light from the doorway and dis
appear into the dark grounds.
Mary could have stamped her foot
with annoyance-if II had not al
ready hurt She could not follow
them out there. eve II her errand
we're looking for MIR. Jupiter. II
would be too much like spying.
People would see. and what would
they think? She knew what Cor
nelia would think. II she bumped
into them accidentally-that she
was Jealous She wouldn't give
her the satisfaction. No. indeed
They could have the terrace all to
themselves.
GWIFTLY she turned into the
- tagged corridor which ran
along the side OF the house TO the
conservatory and led into the back
hall. She hadn't too much time.
Better make her arrangements first.
and tell the Jupiters ~afterward.
She was SO sure OK their under
standing that II hardly seemed nee
essary anyhow. So she intercepted
one OF the maids-Bessie. the come
lest. and therefor assigned to par.
Tor duty-and told her a man would
be coming 10 the side door pres
emily. and to be sure TO let him In.
Bessie said. Eyes. Mary" and sour.
ried on She was carrying drinks
out to the chauifeurs, who we're
about q big a in the
back driveway. talking.
Mary smiled-she knew with Ger.
now where Mr.. Jupiter was.
IL was one OF the favorite occupa-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
The Meaning of Riches

In Mississippi there is a 75-year-old lady who is suing
for a share in New York's $50, 900, 900 Wendell estate
and the other day, talking about the lawsuit, she re-
marked plaintively, "Fll wish l was younger, if I'm going
to get the money"
There is something very human about that remark,
and something rather pathetic. To come into great
wealth is the buried dream of all of US; but we want it
while we still have desires to satisfy and dreams to fulfill
and years to waste. To grow suddenly rich at rs is bet
ter, probably, than not to get rich at all, but it is not a
great deal better. For youth is not on the market, and
when the last flicker of youth has vanished there is not a
great deal else that the ordinary person wants to buy.
Indeed, this attitude explains a great deal, when you
stop to think about it. 1t explains why get-rich-qulck
schemes always have ~flourished, and always will. 1t
explains why there are always plenty OF people TO buy
lottery tickets, and dream of the lucky stroke of chance
that NAV enrich them. 1t explains why decent young men
plains why a gold rush will recruit men from all over the
world.
An industrious and gifted man can very often make
"A huge fortune in business. But he can't make it all at
once, and that is the whole trouble. For, when we dream
about being rich, we don't put it far in the future. We
bright hopes to squander. The long climb up the ladder,
looked at from that angle, sometimes seems impossibly
tedious.
And this is true, too, whether ones desires are
means for gratifying his appettes will quite naturally
want the money while he is young; but so, too, will the
person who wants money for the leisure it will bring him,
for the release that it will mean from petty cares and
mean demands, for the doors that it will open to the things
of the spirit.
And that, of course, is where life always seems hard
and cruel. Unless a man is the especial favorite of the
gods, things won't work out as he wishes. We dream of
money, which is another way Of saying that we dream of
complete freedom; but we have to put in long years of
serving we are out of luck. Riches and youth do not go
hand in hand.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Daily Health
Talk

Among the a%gonizing pains that
afflict mankind, earache ranks next
TO toothache in frequency, and prob
ably next to what IS called a Jump
ing" toothache for p~aiDfllneSs.
DR.. Joseph Hopper lists some OF
the common causes Of earache. The
average man can guess at the cause
OF his stomachache or even at the
cause OF his headache. but he will
do little with trying to determine
the cause Of the earache because an
inspection OF the a by some one
trained in the examination Of EARS
is necessary in order to make q GER
tain diagnosis.
Sometimes an earache Is brought
about by a boil or an Inflammation
in the canal leading from the ex-
terror down TO the ear drum. There
was a time when any good toilet kit
had an a spoon as one Of the
accessories. The a spoon disap-
peared long before the too.hpick lost
caste in polite society. II Is now good
advice never 70 put anything into the
ear smaller than the elbow, and ~
has to be a small elbow indeed that
90 ECb AAioA1I bAC OubCL OlAlCC.
When q boil begins in the canal,
1t Is accompanied by swelling, and
the swelling means pain. The boil
in the canal will come to a head Just
Ike a boil anywhere else in the
body. When 1t comes to a head 1t
bursts and the swelling Is relieved.
With the relief OF swelling comes
relief from the pain. When there IS
a boil or even a severe pimple, pull
ing on the a Is painful and pres
sure in front or behind the ear, even
as slight as may be brought about
by chewing or movement Of the
jaws will exaggerate the pain. In
such cases nothing at all may be
visible from the outside. However,,
the physician who looks into the
blocking the view down to the q
drum, and he can apply antiseptic
substances to interfere with the
growth Of the germs. hot applica-
tons 70 soothe the pain and tender
ness. and finally, he can punctu7e
or lance the boil 70 expedite the
removal Of its contents.
In the meantime, IL is well to re-
member that a boil begins where
the skin has been broken OF irritet-
ed. and that any manipulation OF
the canal for the removal Of wax
or the use OF any hard instrumen.
inside the canal may be the first
step toward the formation or a boil.
The second and more frequent
cause Of earache is infection behind
the ear drum. This usually occurs
from extension OF infection IN the
throat through the eustachian tube.
This tube connects the back of the
nose with the middle ear. Forced
blowing OF the nose forces the in
fictitious matter from the back Of
the moss into the car. Then comcs
the hardness OF hearing. the swell
ing, the pain. the fever. and all OF
the symptoms associated with ear
infection. The expert who looks into
the ear will see the a drum red.
swollen and bullying. In order to
prevent the extension Ut the in
lection to the mastoid, with the de-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
ID I5 TIE
AnniDersuu
WAR BOARD NAMED

On Oct. IA. 1917. President Wood
row Wilson named the members az
the War Trade Board composed OF
members Of the Exports Admins
tration Board which II replaced.
President Wilson appointed the
nez board under power conferred
by the Trading With the Enemy
Act
The new board was composed Of
DIR. Alonzo II. Taylor. representing
the secretary or agriculture:
Thomas d. Jones. representing the
secretary OF commerce; Beaver
White, representing the Food Adj
m~inistration; Frank G. Munson.
representing the Shipping Board.
and q representative OK the secre-
tary Of the treasury.
This board licensed exports and
exercised control over imports.
On this same date President
Wilson officially designated oct.
"a ms Liberty Loan Day. In Nh
proclamation he said: The might
Of the United States is mobilized
and organized 70 strike a mortal
blow ut ~autocracy IN the defense ~
outraged American rights and OF
the cause OF liberty
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

Mr.. Jupiter would be somewhere
about-he would be better able 10
tell her what TO do than his wife
would. Mr.. Jupiter absented him
self from the social scene as much
as possible; she knew she would
find him outside somewhere. roam
ing around the grounds. smoking.
listening 10 the music as IL filtered
out 70 him. mercifully mellowed BY
distance. She would 60 out by way
Of the terrace. and look all round
the house.
As she moved cautiously along
the wall. avoiding the heels and
elbows OF the swooping couples as
best she could. she had to pause
once to rub tenderly an ankle-bone
which had been the target for
somebody's French heel. AS she
looked up she saw just ahead OF
her, In the corner. Dirk and Cor
nelia dancing-if they were dane.
ing They seemed hardly to move
ut all.
But what was odd was that Cor
nelia was crying Mary could see
1t even though Dirk's back was
toward her. shielding the girl from
curious eyes. Once he looked about
worriedly and she saw that be
looked white and strained.
Well That was a surprise. She
hadn't thought Cornelia cared that
much. enough TO make a spectacle
Of herself.
What in the world should she DO
go forward and let them know
she had seen? Her first impulse
was TO rescue Dirk there and then
Let Cornelia 90 and cry on some
body else; there were dozens OF
men present who would gladly dry
the tears OF the heiress to so many
millions. Dirk must feel an awful
brute. And that wasn't fair.
On second thought. that would
merely make Cornelia hate her.
But Cornelia hated her anyhow as
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
Quotations

Why Id just as soon leave niy
rifle nc home ms my compact.
Mrs. Martin johnson, famous vo-
man explorer.
The true function OF an attorney
Is TO discourage litigation.
Charles III. futile.
The problem Of life will turn from
that Of the struggle for existence
TO the question OK how % spend IN.
additional leisure which We shall
have.
Ernest Lee Jahncke. assistant
secretary Of the navy.
In 1891 we have the dole in almost
lis worst form, namely. the giving
OF public money to unemployed WITH
almost no investigation OF cases.
Professor y. Russell Smith. Swor.-
more.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14

Public censure of selfish short sellers was urged at
the American Bankers association convention at Atlantic
City. Public censure of short sellers would be very much
like a slap on the wrist as a penalty for the act condemn
ed by the bankers. Timid depositors who create runs on
banks are as great a menace as the short sellers. San An
tonic has had three bank failures in recent years. These
failures were caused by timid depostors. They withdrew
their money from the bank and from circulation regard
less of the saying of a noted Alamo judge that 81 in the
bank is more powerful than $40 in the sock. Pres. Hoover
hit the nail on the head in his conference address when he
said that in many districts in the United States foolish
alarm has been accompanied by wholly u~njustified with
drawal of currency from the banks" Foolish alarm on the
part of depositors caused the withdrawal of S12, 600, 900
from three banks in San Antonio in 18 months and tied up
more than 5 5000, 900.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-14
The
Once Oter

CAUTION IN THE STEEL TRADE
C~Pittsburgh reports that buyers Of
steel are still cautious item.)
Scene: Sales office Of O steel cor
poration.
Characters: Sales manager and q
steel buyer.
Buyer very timidly): Listen.
Sales Manager: What?
Buyer nurtively): Can I see you o
moment?
Manager: Certainly.
Buyer Gin q Whisper: I mean
ALONE? No stenographer or any
thing?
Manager to stenographer): You
may go. Miss Wiletts. Ito the buy
err: Now what can / do for you?
Buyer docking nervously about the
room): I guess you'd better close
those windows.
Manager: Certainly.
Buyer: And lock the doors, II you
don't mind. I'm taking no chances.
Manager: II you insist.
Buyer: One can't be too careful.
Manager: (plugging the key holes:
All right. What Is 1t you wish7
Buyer: I'm still nervous. Maybe
we'd better go outside.
Manager: Where?
Buyer: We could 90 over behind
that Tree on the hill.
Manager: What tree?
Buyer (pointing it out): That big
one behind the barn.
Manager: ! can't 90 behind that
tree. How about going up on the
roof? There's nobody there.
Buyer (suspiciously) Are you sure?
Manager: Certainly.
CThey adjourn to the ROOD
Manager: Now then?
Buyer: Shushl Not SO loud. Some
body might hear us.
Manager: But / -.
Buyer: Please . modulate your
tones O. little. You never can tell.
There might be somebody behind
that chimney.
Manager: There's nobody behind
the chimney. We make a point this
season to keep people from behind
chimneys.
Buyer: You wouldn't fool me?
Manager: Positively not. What
can / do for you?
Buyer: Sh-hh-hhI I thought /
heard somebody.
Manager: ! tell you we are all
alone. Now what Is 1t you want7
Buyer: Promise me you'll never
tell {?
Manager: I promise.
Buyer: Cross your heart?
Manager: Cross my heart.
Buyer: You'll never mention q
word Of this to anybody
Manager: Not a soul.
Buyer: All right, LiSsen.
Manager: I'm listening.
Buyer: Gin a deep Whisper: I
wanna place an order for a few
thousand tons Of structural steel.
(The sales manager collapses.
Quick cartain).
1891 Version Of An Old World
Series Jingle
Martin connects for a wonderful
clout-
Wilson sends up a fly ball
Colbert swings thrice and Is
presently out
Pitcher strikes out and that's
all .
BUSINESS NOTE
Ear, nose and throat specialist
will exchange services with young
lady tyrist: no money. X2l3 Times
Annex."-New York Times.