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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-16

SYNOPSIS: Mysterious John Wave rescues Marjorie Lauder dell from the nursing home and, though loving her himself, secs her happily married to another. MT. James is killed by an accidental drink of the poi son he had prepared for her, and James's father, Dr. Char tcrs, fleeing to America with Waves stolen passport, is there by identified and imprisoned to serve Waves term, Who is this Wave, an asylum for whom Charters had dared not refuse? Wave had fingered with him until after Chink Dorsen, inn plicated by confession" Wave had placed beside the body of Spider" Schlitz, hang ed for the murder. Schlitz, DorsGn, .James-a1 dead now, and Waves strange words had indicated that he saw the hand of retribution shaping their fates and those of Dr. Char ters, Dr. MacAdOO and the ether crooks. Perhaps Waves own story will clear the mys- teries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-16

southbound sa..ing and proceed from there to Hyder.
 For five years, MT. Harding served in Alaska as a Federal pro hibition agent. Prior to that he was member of the City Police force here and he served in other capacities, at one time Deputy U. s. Marshal at Haines.
 NEW YORK, April 16.-Walter Lang, formerly an amateur radio operator at stations 21V and 2CYT, will accompany the 1881 Dickey Orinoco river expedition as the radio man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-16
FORMER LOCAL PEACE { OFFICER GETS POST

AppenlJmen: C. Warren C. IIard- ing, veteran peace officer and for many years a local resident, as Deputy United States Marshal at Hyder to succeed Donald Martin, recently ordered transferred to Ju- neau, was announced today by Marshal Albert White. The ap- pointment is effective immediate ly.
 MT. Harding arrived here early this week from Seattle. He will leave for Ketchikap on the first
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-16

Precious jewels in ransom for enc most priceless of all! To- morrow John Wave St. Clair grasps the kidnapers' offer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-16

to see her, again as usual, when she was in bed.
 And that was the last time I ever saw Rosemary as the bright happy, charming delightful little human angel that she was. That night my house was bur- glarized and with extraordinary skill and cleverness. Dogs were poisoned, the watchman was sand bagged and, in spite of that, not a soul was disturbed
 And what of value was stolen by the burglar or burglars? Nothing.
 Only Rosemary s The thing of value ten thousand times greater than all the rest of my possessions put together.
 Can you imagine the condition that I was in when realized that my Rosemary had been taken from her warm bed out into the cold night, like a horse from a stable?
 Of course, the possibility of some enc making an attempt to kid nap my only child had occurred to me when, from time to time, read accounts in the papers, of the children of wealthy and prominent people being kidnapped and held for ransom.
 But it had not been an ever present fear, partly because Rose mary lived so much under my own eye and partly because she was constantly surrounded by faith full and devoted circle of her own personal protectors and servants the y-housekeeper in whose per- sonal charge she was, the nurse, the under-nurse, her English gov erness, her French governess, her groom, her chauffeur, the boy who looked after her dogs, any one of whom, I verify believe, would have laid down his or her life to save Rosemary from harm.
 Wllell lCdllZCQ tiiS SAiAlN "eso gone, utterly gone without a sound or a sign, I had to take tight hold upon myself.
 But in the most secret depths of my innermost soul I swore that 1 would leave no stone unturned, no dollar unspent, first, to recover Rosemary. and secondly, to pun ish those who had been guilty of this outrage, this infamy, of ter rifying, stealing, and thereby mal- treating a child-for the sake of money. Copyright. 1880, by Frederick A.
 Stokes Co)
 Precious jewels in ransom for
 enc most priceless of all! To-
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s. DOUGLAS NEWS
WEHRENS MAY MOVE HERE

Joe Wehren is making some al- terations in his new cottage on Third Street with the view of moving into town in the near fu- ture and having a home here for himself and wife. ~ u
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GETTING ALONG FINE

Miss Helen Lynstrom who under went major operation at St. Ann's Hospital the first of the week is making a good recovery according to attendants this morn ing. ae
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REvIsITs FORMER HOME

Paul Bloedhorn, who operated a jewelry store in Douglas twenty years ago, but of late years has been located in Cordova, was 9 local visitor the early part of the week. He plans to return to his home on one of the first steamers next week,
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RECOVERED FROM ILLNESS

After ten days severe illness with the flu, Frank Pearce was able to return to his work Tuesday morn ing.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
FRANKS FACES
. ARSON TRIAL

The Grand Jury today reported
to Justice Peyton Gordon, in
Criminal Court, an indictment
charging arson against Edward
Franks, a jeweler, in connection
with the fire April % which de-
stroyed the contents of his store
at 430 Ninth st. N. w. and
threatened the entire block.
One count is contained in the
Indictment which relates that
Franks feloniously. unlawfuly and
maliciously burned the building
Rudolph B. Behrend is the owner
OF the property.
Franks refusal to obey the
orders of fire marshals to remove
a fire hazard from the alley in
rear Of his store prior to the fire
and the fact that he had heavily
insured his stock recently, aroused
suspicious of police.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
RUSSELL GUILTY
I'm GIRLS DEATH
Times Staff Photo

David Leroy Russell, SO, auto
mobile mechanic. who caused the
death of Miss Thelna R. Cain,
10, in a criminal operation
March IL, today pleaded guilty
to the charge and was committed
to Jail by Justice Gordon to
await sentence.
Russell still has to face a first
degree murder indictment, but it
was indicated by the United
States Attorneys office this
morning that the murder count
will be dropped in view of Rus
sells plea today. The penalty
on the criminal operation charge
is from three to twenty years
imprisonment.
Miss Hazel Chinn, "a, who was
indicted with Russell, but was
released on her personal bond
and the charge against her
probably will be dropped.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
BOOTHS To GIVE.
DATA On D. {.

Three information booths which
are to be placed at strategic
points on principal highways
leading into Washington are now
under construction and will be
placed in commission the first
part of May, according to Ward
H. Marsh, executive secretary of
the Greater National Capital
Committee.
BY the time that the booths
have been set up and manned
the committee will have had pre-
pared new literature and new
maps Of the city and surround
ing territory. Similar literature
is to be made available to inter-
ested persons in all parts of the
country.
The Greater National Capital
Committee is a recently created
division of the Board of Trade
and is headed by Robert v.
Fleming, president of the Riggs
National Bank. It's principal OBJ
jective is to advertise the attrac-
tions of Washington and hiStori-
cal points in nearby States.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
UNIFIED SCHOOL
RULE SOUGHT

Following a conference with
the District Commissioners, Sen.
ator William H. King CD of
Utah announced today that he
intends to seek enactment of a
measure providing for appoint
ment Of members of the Board
of Education by the District
Commissioners.
The measure is designed to
concentrate all responsibility for
school affairs and authority over
their conduct within the central
District government.
Through giving the Commits
sioners appointive power over the
board, the Senator believes that
much conflict which has existed
between the two bodies in the
past because of divided authority
and responsibility can be elm
mated.
It was pointed out that at the
present time, the District Build
ing is responsible for the plan
ming and building Of new schools,
and for many other details of
school work such as health &C.
tivities. On the other hand, the
Commissioners are entirely with,
out authority over the board,
its members being appointed by
the judges of the District Su'
preme Court.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
WidOW Gets Estate
Of Paul Y. Collins

The entire estate Of Paul v. Col
Inns, writer who died recently, is
left to his widow, Mrs. Mary
Rhoads Collins, during her life, &C.
cording to his will filed today for
probate.
At Mrs. Collins death the estate
is to be divided between the testa-
tors sisters, Laura A. and Cor
della V. Collins. The widow is
named eXecutrix,
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
WAR MEMORIAL
ST|RS STRIFE

War broke out today between
the Virginia State highway COM
mission and the American Legion.
Recently Arlington Post of the
Legion voted to erect a war me
mortal at Clarendon, and money
was raised by popular subscription
to erect the monument to the
war dead of the county.
A permit was obtained from
the county supervisors and two
months ago the work was started.
Yesterday Resident State En-
gineer Robert I. Mount, Of the
highway commission, informed
George D. Rucker, commander Of
the post, that work on the monu-
ment must be stopped and it must
be torn down. If this is not
done, was his ultimatum, it would
be torn down by the highway
commission.
Reason for the demand was
that one of the seven roads COM
ing in at the circle where the
monument is being erected is a
State highway and permission was
not obtained from the highway
commission.
Kicker refused the demand to
stop work and declared it will go
ahead. Workmen were busy there
today. More than $4,000 has
been spent on the project so far.
Both sides are now awaiting
the next move in the battle.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
ONLY.
SOLUT|ONOF
PROBLEMS
Iowa Senator Says Federal
Control Will Give People
Service at Reasonable Cost

Solution of the public utilities
problems of the city through
Government ownership was sug-
gested today by Senator Smith
w. Brookhart (RD of Iowa.
With virtually every public util-
ity in the Capital under fire
either from officials or from the
public, the Iowa Senator declared
that it is apparent that the pres
ent system of operation has failed
and that the only alternative is
public ownership and operation.
Only Solution, He Says
Senator BrOokhart asserted that
the street railway companies, bus
company, electric light and power
company and the gas company
should at once be taken over by
the Government.
Only in this way, he declared,
can the people of the city be
given the service which they de-
sire and deserve at reasonable
charges.
Sees End Of Street Cars
Through government owner
ship, the Senator said, much Of
the present overhead of the
utilities can be cut down and the
dividends which must be paid
private investors eliminated.
These are the factors, the Sena-
tor maintains, which are causing
increases in costs of utilities.
Speaking of the difficulties
which the street car companies
are encountering through the
competition of cheap taXicabs,
Senator Brookhart advanced the
thought that the time is coming
when street cars will have to give
way to busses as the backbone Of
the transportation facilities Of
the city.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
Young Pleads GUILTY
To Theft of Books

Malcolm Young, formerly a
teacher in the local public schools
and employe of the Library of Con-
gress, pleaded guilty before Justice
Peyton Gordon yesterday to a
charge of stealing 339 books of
the library in 1928. The plea was
referred to Probation Officer
Amos A. Steele for investigation
and report.
Discovery Of the stolen books
were made by the janitor of an
apartment where Young resided.
The books were found in the base
ment of the building and were
Identified by an assistant
librarian.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
REPORT To co
To D. c. HEADS
TODAY
Corporation Counsel to O. K.
New Unit, Belief; May Revise
His Opinion Yet, He Indicates

Corporation Counsel William w.
Bride today will submit to the
District Commissioners his opin-
ion of the legality of sale of coal
in the District by the 2,000-pound
unit instead of the 2,240-pound
q long ton.
Mr.. Bride declined to make pub
lie the contents of the report un-
til it was given the Commission
erS. It is believed that he will
advise the Commissioners that the
sale by the 2,0o0-pound unit is
legal.
To Hear More Arguments
Before submitting his opinion,
Mr.. Bride said, he and his assist
ant, Vernon E. West, will listen
to arguments by Representative
Robert CroSser Of Ohio and Mark
LanSburgh, president of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers ASSo-
citation. Mr.. Bride said that as a
result of tie conference the opin-
ion may b. revised.
Representative Crosser was q
member of the House District
Committee which held hearings
, In 1920 and approved the present
law, which provides that coal
shall be sold by the long ton of
2,240 pounds.
CrOSser Opposes 1t
He has recently issued several
statements opposing the sale Of
coal by the 2,000-pound init.
George M. Roberts, superinten-
dent Of weights, measures and
markets, is opposed to sale by the
2,0O0-pound unit. He was ap-
pointed by the Commissioner to
investigate the matter when coal
merchants recently advertised
their intention OF selling by the
2,000-pound unit.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
D. c.
COAL LAUDED
At SCHOOL
l. C. Drake, Scout Executive,
Addresses Hine Students;
Pupils Working on Essays

Hine Junior High School stu
dents who are among the $4,000
children competing in the essay
contest being sponsored by The
Washington Times in connection
with the 1881 cleanup campaign
were told yesterday afternoon by
Linn C. Drake, District Boy Scout
executive, that Washington is the
most worthwhile" city in the
United States to beautify.
Mr.. Drake, a member of the
Community Chest speakers bu-
reau, spoke under the auspices of
the Washington cleanup CAM
paign committee and The Wash
ington Times. He was intro
duced by H. E. Warner, principal.
To Honor Washington
The essay contest is built
around the subject, "Beautifying
Washington for 1882" and the
speaker urged his audience to co.
operate to the fullest and to work
with the aim of not only beautt
flying Washington, the city. for
1892, but to honor George Wash.
ington, the city's founder, whose
200th birth anniversary will be
celebrated. In this connection,
the speaker said:
"WashingtOn, the Father of
His Country, was one Of the
cleanest men in his personal
habits. He was StudiOusly care
full in his cleanliness and his
love for beauty, So much so
that he made his hilly farm on
the banks of the Potomac into
one of the show places of the
world"
Tells of Trip South
Mr.. Drake told his listeners Of
a trip he recently made to the
southern states, explaining in de-
tail what steps progressive cities
in that section are taking to
make their communities beauti-
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The Washington times., 1931-04-28
u. s. Three Foreman,
RetireS, Given Gold

Audley W. Reynolds, 70, Of 206
Sixth st. S. E., was presented with
a purse of gold by Clifford Lam
ham, superintendent Of trees and
parking, yesterday upon his retire
ment as foreman of tree surgery
and maintenance in the District.
Mr.. Reynolds has been in the
continuous employ of the Federal
and District governments for the
last 81 years. He first went to
work as a laborer in the Govern
ment Printing Office in 1880, and
after 81 years. service in that de.
partment, transferred to the Dis
trict government in the trees and
parking service.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
Bridge Site Favored
BH Trinidad Citizens

The Trinidad Citizens Associa-
ton. meeting last night in the
Wheatley School, adopted reso-
luton asking that Fifteenth Street
be adopted as the point at which
q bridge over the railroad tracks
should be built to afford more
ready access to the Trinidad Sec
ton.
Another resolution asked that
the District Commissioners adopt
a more uniform method of identi-
Tying fire engines and other
public vehicles moving along the
streets at night.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
u. s. Engineer Will
StUdu Europe Rivers

Major Gordon R. Young, Corps
of Engineers, U. S. A., has been
authorized to visit Europe for the
purpose of making a study of the
Oder, Elbe, Weser and Rhine
rivers in Europe with a view to
acquiring the technique Of their
control.
Major Young is a delegate to
the Permanent International AS
sociation Of Navigation Con-
crosses and will attend the ses-
sions of the commission in Brus-
sells, May 18.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
Wives of Dentists
To Aid Child Clinic

More than a score of dentists
wives, members Of the Women's
Auxiliary of the District Of Co.
lumbia Dental Society, will act
as chauffeurs for poor children on
May Day, or Child Health Day,
when they will drive the chill
dren to Children's Hospital for
free dental service. The group
will be headed by Mrs. Allan
Scott Wolf, president Of the as
ISOLATION.
The society maintains a dental
clinic at Children's Hospital from
6 to 8 p. M, twice a week. The
dentist is DR.. Walter Rath.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
Slot Machine Leaks
Money and 1t Goes
Right Into Sewer

There was mad scramble
on the part of about a dozen
pedestrians and Albert Cox, a
collector for the G.. B. Mackey
Cigarette Vending Machine
Company, was plunged into
depths of despair when $40 in
change slipped from his hands
and went down a catch basin
at Nineteenth st. and Pennsyl-
vania Ave. N. w.
Cox Immediately called the
Sewer Department and in a
few minutes a crew was on the
job and in a short time all of
the money had been recovered,
somewhat damp, but still legal
tender.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
Local KiWanis Club
Seeks '32 Convention

Efforts to bring the 1882
Kiwanis convention to Washing
ton will be made at the conven-
tion at Miami, Fla, May 3 to 7.
A local delegation headed by
Merritt o. Chance, president,
and Eugene r. Woodson, first
vice president, will leave here
Thursday to attend the meeting.
The Washington headquarters
at the McAlliSter Hotel, Miami,
will have the special telephone
number 3-1932. to remind all
who call the quarters Of the
convention plans for next year.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
Baltimore Pastors
Visit CAPITAL Church

Nearly 200 ministers of the
Baltimore Baptist Clergymen's
Conference were guest of the
Washington Baptist Ministers at
special exercises held yesterday
at the Florida Avenue Baptist
Church.
The Maryland delegation was
led by the Rev. Mr.. Coley, presi-
dent Of the conference. The
Rev. j. L. S. Holloman, presi-
dent of the local conference pre-
sided.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
Col. Paul HaLLOrGn,
ArMU Doctor, Dies

The death of Col. Paul S. Hal.
loran, Medical Corps, u. S. A., at
FitzsimonS General Hospital, Den.
yer, Sunday, was announced at
the War Department today.
Colonel Halloran was born at
Camp Wright, Calf, March 80,
1874. He was a graduate of the
Army Medical School and re.
ceived the Distinguished Service
Cross for serving with great
credit as division surgeon. dis.
playing sound Judgment, marked
professional skill and untiring
energy"
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
Danish FLiers to Try
Ocean FLiQht Man II

The plane in which Otto Hillig
and Holgar Hoirlis hope to fly
the Atlantic next month was in
spected yesterday by the Danish
Minister at the Washington
Hoover airport.
Later in the day the flyers
flew the "ship" to New York.
They have announced that they
will hop-off from Roosevelt Field,
New York, for Denmark about
May II. Mr.. Hillig, SIS, is a
photographer and is financing
the venture out of his earnings
for the past 80 years.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
Indians Are Warned
To Keep Their Lands

Officials of the Interior De-
partment labored frantically yes.
terday to keep Oklahoma In.
dianS from selling their lands to
fraudulent SPECTATORS.
Yesterday was the first time in
20 years that Oklahoma Indians
could sell their real estate, since
the law prohibiting it expired at
midnight Saturday.
Secretary Wilbur sent agents
among the tribesmen to plead
with them not to sell except on
advice from the Government.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
Court Denies
Oil Royalty ReUieU

The Supreme Court yesterday
denied petitions for review in
cases involving the question Of
whether income from oil and gas
royalties shall be taxed under
capital gains or as ordinary in
come.
The lower court decisions from
which appeals were taken held
with the Government that the
ordinary income section applies
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
Noses Gives HOOUer
NeW HAMPSHIRE Vote

The electoral vote of New Hamp-
shire is "in the bag" for President
Hoover in 1882, Senator George
H. Moses (R.), of that State, pre-
dicted yesterday.
Mr.. Moses paid his respects to
the Chief Executive at the White
House, together with A. H. Hislop,
Republican national committee
man from New Hampshire.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
COMEDY AT PIERCE HALL

The Pierce Hall Players will
present a three-act comedy enti.
tied THE Romantic Young Lady"
at Pierce Hall, Sixteenth and
Harvard Streets northwest, Fri
Cay and Saturday nights at 8
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
CONCERT CANCELLED

The concert of the Marine
Band, scheduled for 8 p. m. to
morrow, has been cancelled due to
other official duties, it was an
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
BINGO PARTY TOMORROW

A bingo party will be held by
George E. Killeen Unit, Ameri,
can Legion Auxiliary, tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock at 1850 Massa,
chuSettS Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1931-04-28
FEDERATION TO MEET

The Federation Of Citizens AS
sociations will meet Saturday
night at 8 o'clock in the board
room of the District Building.
The Washington times., 1931-07-31
The Marry-Go-Round

ent as vintage champagne and
near-beer?
"A Young Man" from New
Hampshire complains gently,
you are forever criticizing the
men. What about the women?"
And in the same mail Betty
T.", of New York, demands,
why don't you stop picking
on the modern girl and your
own sex? Why don't you take
the men to task? The modern
girl has a hard enough time Of
it, with the men what they
are!"
Answer to both: This column
is not a battle-ground, but
mirror. And a mirror merely
reflects the painful truth. Be-
sides, I'm only kidding half the
time.
M. L., Of Pittsburgh. writes
a beautiful eulogy on the Fair
Sex, entitled, why I Envy
Women" in which he declares
that Woman possesses some
of the first qualities known to
neutrality-suspicious., beauty, del
icacy, loneliness"
We thank you, M. L., with
bushes and bows. But don't
envy us-and don't trifle with
your luck. It's no crime to be
a woman, any more than it is
to be poor-it's just darned
uncomfortable, in these days,
when so many women have 20
bring home the bacon with one
hand and cook it with the
other.
A charming young man from
New Jersey makes my life
worth living with, you write
a swell column" and then
wants to know how a young
man can avoid being lonely in
a great city, when he has no
social contacts.
It is hard to believe that so
gracious and apparently person
able a young man COULD be
lonely. Cheer up! I know
dozens of young men who
would give their heads just to
be lonely" now and then.
Take heart. The girls will
GET you, yet!
Mrs. j., Of Georgia, bless her
heart, wishes that she could
show EVERY girl my article
denouncing the cheap sport of
"petting." I wish you could,
Mrs. j. But I think most girls
are discovering for themselves
that Big Wedding Rings don't
grow from little cocktail kisses.
That's all for today.
Copyright, 1881, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)