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The Washington times., 1931-05-20
Cigarette Price Cut
Schultz, United

United Cigar Stores Company
of America and Schultz Retail
stores Corporation today reduced
the price of the popular brands
of cigarettes to 13 cents a pack
age, with two for 25 cents.
The prices were raised to Is
cents a package several weeks
ago. Last week a large chain
store system in the Middle West
cut their prices to the 13-cent
level.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
NEWS
In Today's
CLASSIFIED ADS

APARTMENT FOR RENT-Large
second floor rooms, kitchen and
bath apartment; large porch, all
outside rooms q. electric reTrlg-
Grafton gas and electricity In
cIuded Can be rented for $50
per month.
USED CAR FOR SALE-ChevrOlet
tiOn Can be purchased for
only $3.50 Terms, If desired.
ROOMS FOR RENT-Nicely fur
nished single and double rooms
excellent food reasOna-
BILE rates. Located ON Massa-
chusetts Ave. near 18th ct N. w.
SUMNER sERVICE-We do paper
ing. painting and plastering
also heating ,.,. plumbing :.
construction and general re-
pair work e. Estimates gladly
given
SUMMER PLANTING-H you have
need of trees for beautifylng your
home, we have just what You want
cedar trees OF all sizes
Very reasonably priced.
These are "sideli0hts" on come Of man
Interesting ddVertiseR eRta HoB toiI find Il
odGVs Times and Herald CIassiSB Ads.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
ELECTRICAL GOODS

New orders for electrical goods
during the first quarter of 1881
received by "a manufacturers of
electric goods totaled $181. 1855, ,102,
compared with $208,935 ,443 in the
last quarter of 1880, and $314,329,-
372 in the first quarter Of 1880,
according to the Department of
Commerce.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20

day by Water S. Clifford, presi.
dent.
Among the plans are an exten-
sion of radio telephone service
with South American countries,
the opening of service with Ber-
muda and the construction Of IA
cilities on the Pacific Coast which
will permit the opening Of service
with Hawaii.
During the present year, ap-
proximately 1926 miles of inter.
city cable also will be added to
the system.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
BUS lines LURE
VANDERBILT

NEW YORK, May 20.-Sailing
on the Europa to study bus trans
portation in Europe, William H.
Vanderbilt, who has just organized
the Short Line System, the largest
bus service east Of the Mississippi
said:
81 am under the impression
bus transportation is far more
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
ABANDON RAIL LINE

A recommendation that the In
terstate Commerce Commission
permit the abandonment by the
Delaware and Hudson Railroad of
a portion of it's Honesdale branch
in Pennsylvania, was made today
by Examiner o. D. Weed.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
Chase Bank to Cut
Interest on SUUinQS

Chase National Bank will re-
duce interest on compound inter-
est accounts on June / to an an
nual rate of 2 per cent from three.
The bank will continue its prac-
tice of computing interest monthly
on accounts in this depart ment.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
II. s. Oil Output Off
29,747 BbLS. DUiLu

Daily average production Of
crude oil in the y. s. in the week
ended May IS, totaled 2,431,292
barrels, decrease of 29,747 bar
rels, the Oil & Gas Journal today
estimated.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
ATT. To SPEND
S56,000,000

More than $4,000, 900 is to be
spent this year by the long line de-
partment of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. in order
to extend it's network of commu-
nication, it was announced yester-
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
UNION CARBIDE DIVIDEND

Union Carbide g. Carbon Corp.
declared regular quarterly divi.
dend of IS cents a share payable
July to stock of record June 2.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
RUBBER OUTPUT OFF

Rubber production in the Far
East declined to 28,269 tons in
April from 37.269 tons in March,
according to Far Eastern rubber
census.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
KENNECOTT COPPER

The meeting of directors of
Kennecott Copper Company to
act on the dividend, has been post
poned until around June /.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
w. C.. DurG11t Sells
JerSeY City Plant

William C. Durant. automobile
manufacturer, has sold his Jersey
City factory to Provost Realty Co.,
Inc,
The Washington times., 1931-05-20

highly developed in the United
States than in Europe. But /
hope to bring back some con-
structive ideas, especially in con-
nectiOn with short trip busi-
ness"
The future of the railroads and
short line bus systems, Mr.. Van
derbilt believes, are inseparably
bound together.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Alexandria Boasts
Fine Traffic Work

Alexandria police are pointing
with pride to their record during
past 48 hours when nearly
100000 cars passed through the
city with not single accident
and only five arrests.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
$50 BOYS HERE
FOR BIC MEET

With approximately $50 dele
gates in attendance, the twenty
fifth anniversary convention of
the Boys Club Federation of
America was opened today with
an informal luncheon at the
MayfloWer Hotel.
The convention, which will be
in session through Thursday, was
opened with prayer by the Rev.
Charles T. Warner, of st. Adams
Church. Frank r. Jeleff, as
president of the Washington Boys
Club, and Cloise Crane, also an
official of the local organization,
welcomed the delegates. Other
speakers were William Edwin
Hall, president of the federation
and widely known New York at.
torney, and DR.. George E. Vim
cent, a member of the federation's s
board and a nationally famous
educator.
Other features scheduled for
the opening day included judging
and public inspection of the ex-
hibits of club members handi-
work, demonstration and discus.
sion of talking movies, and a
dinner Of the training course
alumni.
At the night session, Hubert
Secretan. of London, a member
of the National Association Of
Boys Clubs of the British Isles,
and DR.. Arthur j. Todd, of North
western University. will speak.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Great Cause of
Unhappy Marriage

MANY women fail the realize the
vital Importance Of keeping up ap-
pearances. especially when married.
They forget that it is often easier
to get than to hold their man.
Outward appearance is but one
essential to welded bliss. The wife
must keep in healthful. attractive.
dainty condition. A most important
factor is regular correct methods
for intimate feminine hygiene. Any
physician can tell of mental and
physical MISUNDERSTANDING serious
operations, followed by estrange-
ments and divorce, caused by neg
lect or incorrect methods for femi-
nine hygiene.
Your physician will also tell you
that preparations containing car
bolic acid. bi-chloride or any other
form of mercury are very injurious,
even dangerous. and should never
be used for feminine hygiene. Ordi-
nary antiseptics may be inefficient
and disappointing. Be cautious
read the labels carefully-avoid u.s.
ing anything of caustic or mercu-
rial nature for feminine hygiene.
You may now obtain a prescrip-
ton for feminine hygiene that has
been used in private medical prac-
tice for over 1S years, with remark
able results. 1t is antiseptic, dainty.
effective, beneficial-absolutely safe
and does not contain any ingredi-
ents that could injure the delicate
membranes. 1t is also an instant
deodorant This prescription is
called "Femite.
Made into dainty little cones,
packed in a small metal box.
Femite is ready for immediate use,
anywhere, any time, without in
convenience or mussy preparation.
Write for free copy of physician's s
booklet Feminine Facts"-every
woman should read it. Sent in
plain sealed envelope. e Address
Johnson Nelly Company, Dept. &C,
Hagerstown, Mde
"Femite" Is on sale at all Peoples
Drug Stores and all good druggists.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
EXECUTIVE DEAD

DETROIT, June John T.
Annus, president of the American
Nut Company, of this city, shot
and killed himself yesterday. Ill
health was ascribed as the cause.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
To STAGE
1882 CRUISE

Members of the Board of Trade
returned to Washington this
morning from a three-day visit to
historic points in Virginia abeam
with plans for the 1882 excursion
In his report to the directors of
the organization this afternoon
President George w. Offut will
ask approval to make the event
an annual affair.
Each of the 80 wives and
daughters aboard was presented
with an electric kitchen clock
last night as an expression of ap-
probation from the organization.
The gifts last night were in addi-
ton to the nightly presentation
of handsome surprise packages.
Motion pictures, taken by DR..
Roy L. Sexton and Henry N.
Brawner, will feature a dinner
which those making the trip will
stage in the near future. The
excursionists escaped the heavy
storm which drenched Washing
ton yesterday. only a slight drizzle
falling on the lower Potomac.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
.D.H. GORDON,
NEW HEAD Of
ST. JOHN s
Harvard Graduate, Youngest
To Fill Such Post; School
Was Organized in 1896

BALTIM lore, June 1.-St.
Johns College will have the
youngest president Of any such
institution in the country.
After waiting two years to fill
the vacancy in the presidency,
the board Of visitors and COVER
nors Saturday named Douglas
Huntly Gordon. Baltimore lawyer,
to the office.
20 Years Old
President Gordon, only 90
years old, is a graduate of Har.
ward and was accorded his de-
gree, Magma cum Laude. He re-
ceived the degree Of LIB in
1928 from Harvard Law School.
He is the son of the late Doug
las H. Gordon, former president
of the Baltimore Trust Company.
The presidency of the college
has been vacant following termi-
nation of the Six-year term Of
Major Enoch Barton Carey, who
reorganized the school from a
military institution to one of
liberal arts. 1t is one of the
oldest institutions in the coun-
try, having been organized in
1896.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
TAT 7 EXTOLLED
BY LAWYERS

The achievements of the late
Chief Justice William Howard
Taft and Associate Justice Ed
ward Terry Sanford were extolled
in the Supreme Court today by
Attorney General Mitchell, pre-.
senting resolutions of the bar of
the court.
The late Chief Justice, Mitchell
said, left as a monument his
work to bring the Supreme Court
up to date. When Mr.. Taft be.
came Chief Justice, he said, the
court was 1S months behind, and,
when he left, its work was current.
Mr.. Taft, he said, always
yearned for the judiciary, and,
although he was President, he
found his greatest happiness in
his work on the bench. Mr.. Taft,
Mitchell said, twice refused ap-
pointments as associate justice of
the Supreme Court because he
would not desert administrative
responsibilities.
Reviewing the life of Associate
Justice Sanford. Mitchell pointed
out that he was named Federal
district judge at 43 years, and
was promoted to the high court
because of his marked ability.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
'K|NLEY POOL
WILL OPEN
Times Staff Photo
AAY

The Mckinley swimming pool,
at First Street and Lincoln Road
northeast, will be opened Satur-
day.
Hours for swimming will be
from 10 to IL, 2 to 6 and Z to
10. Arrangements are being made
for more extensive course in
swimming and lifesaving under
tutelage of the Red Cross.
The Francis pool, at Twenty
fifth and N Streets northwest,
for colored, also will be opened
Saturday. The hours will be
10 a. m. to 10 p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
UTILITIES QUIZ
To RESUME

The inquiry into the financial
and operating practices Of the
North American Company will be
resumed by the Federal Trade
Commission tomorrow, with J. C.
Dick erson, engineer-economiSt,
continuing his testimony.
The commissions experts have
virtually completed their testi-
mony relating to the North
Americans financial relations
with it's local subsidiary, the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, but have not yet begun
their testimony relating to the
operating set-up of the traction
company and the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company.
This operating analysis may not
be ready for presentation at the
hearings for another month, it
was said today.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
TURNER,BR0WN
ARE GIVEN
POSTS
Board OF Commissioners
Makes Selections; Reappoint
SergeantS in Prince Georges

jeremiah Crowley, of the Kent
district, was chosen to command
the new Prince Georges County
police force at a special session
Of the board Of county commits
sioners in Upper Marlboro today.
At the same time, Hervey Machen
and Arthur Hepburn were Sc
lected as Sergeants.
The two contested places on
the force today were filled by
Elm Turner, of CrOOme, and
Arthur Brown of Laurel.
Other members of the force
are Ralph Brown, Claude Reece,
William Gray. William Clifton,
Arnold Naylor. These men were
generally known to be sure OF
places, since a secret meeting OF
the commissioners held in Wash
ington about two weeks ago.
The entire county voiced
amazement last week when no
recommendation was forthcom-
ing for Frank Prince.
Sheriff Hopkins late last week
declared that he had no idea
Of dropping the pursuit of the
participants in the First National
Bank hold-up, in which Joseph
Hayes, one Of the bandits, was
killed. 1t is generally believed,
however, that the sheriff will
turn most of the police work
over to Chief Crowley and de
vote his time to civil work.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Chicago Coal Men
Visit WdShinQtOn
PAULINE MUIR

James E. Colliflower, chairman
of the coal division of the Mer,
and Manufacturers Association,
will head large delegation of
Washington dealers to the Ma
tional Retail Coal Merchants
Convention in Baltimore, begin
ming Thursday.
President Milton E. Robinson,
of the national association, and a
delegation of IS Chicago delegates
are in Washington as guests of
the Washington dealers the first
half of the week.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
RiOting Communists
ArrGigned in Court

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, June /
U.N.S0.-Nearly 80 persons ar
rested during a pitched battle be.
tween police and communistic
demonstrators here Saturday
were to be arraigned in police
court today on charges resulting
from the riot. Leaders of the
revolt, during which II police
men and 20 communists were in
jured. were to be charged with
melting a riot, and others with
assault and battery and disturb
! ing the peace.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
BISHOP CANNON
CHALLENGES
NYE ANE:W
PreIate Strikes at Facts on
Which Senate Committee
Hopes to Base Jurisdiction

Bishop James Cannon, jr., yes
terday made public another let
ter he has written to Chairman
Gerald P. Nye (RO, North Da-
kota, Of the Senate Campaign
Funds Committee, reiterating his
challenge of the committees
right to make him tell what be.
came of $65,3OO given him to
carry on anti-Smith activities in
1923.
Hits Committee Case
The bishop struck Eat one of
the important links in the case
the committee is building in it's
efforts to sustain it's jurisdiction,
the call for the Asheville con-
ference of July. 1928, signed by
the bishop and other Southern
prohibition leaders.
This call outlined the purpose
of the conference as Organizing
at once for the election of dry
Democratic senatorial, congress
ional and State nominees, and
for the defeat of the wet Tam.
many candidate for President"
Left Work to Aides
In his letter yesterday Bishop
Cannon explained:
"It is true that the AsheviIIe
Conference was called for the
purpose indicated in the state
ment you read, but it is not
true that the headquarters com.
mittee of the anti-Smith Demo
Gratis was organized and Oper.
ated to elect dry Democratic.
Senators and Congressman.
That was left to the workers
of the several States. The sole
object of the headquarters com.
mittee of the anti-Smith Demo
Gratis was as its namely clearly
indicated, to defeat Alfred E.
Smith,"
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Liquor Suspect Held
On Charqe of Bribery

Accused of attempting to bribe
a policeman, Elmer Neal, 18, col
ored, was held for the Grand
Jury under $500 bond by Judge
John P. Mcmahon today.
Policeman George E. Cooper, of
the Sixtl precinct, testified that
when he arrested Neal yesterday
on a charge of possessing liquor,
the youth offered him 81 to let
him go, promising him SIS more
later.
On the liquor charge, Neal de-
manded a jury trial. which was
set for June 8. Bond in this
case also was fixed at $500.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Fourth Panel Called
In Trial of PdntUUeS

SAN DIEGO, Calf, June
UN.S0. "A new panel of IS
talesmen, the fourth to be called,
was in court today as the second
week of the trial of Alexander
Pantages began The millionaire
Snowman with Jesse H. Shreve,
Olive Day, Clark and William
Jobelmann is being tried on
morals charge involving Lydia
Nit, II.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
HEADS
MAKE SURVEY

Alexandria Chamber Of Com
merce officials announced today
that engineers of the Goodyear
Zeppelin Corporation and the
International Zeppelin Transpor-
tation Corporation have started
their field survey at Hybla Valley.
The survey is under the direc-
tiOn of H. A. SivaSIian, who has
just completed similar survey at
Richmond. Water supply, drain
age and pressure tests of the
soil will be made.
The wind record tests which
have been made for nearly a year
will be continued through next
fall, it was announced by Ward
Van Orman, representative Of
the Zeppelin Corporation.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
2 Washington Girls
Wesleyan Graduates

Two Washington girls will be
graduated in the class of 346 SEN
iors at Ohio Wesleyan University,
at Delaware, Ohio, next Monday.
They are Miss Marjorie Shaw,
1000 Cathedral Ave-, and Miss
Lois E. Wilson, 1925 Window Pl.
The Washington times., 1931-06-01
Fan Suffers Hurts
At Griffith Stadium

Irwin Coles, 80, of 1902 P st.
N. w. was treated at Emergency
Hospital yesterday for injuries to
his legs suffered when he fell
down the steps at Griffith Sta
dium,
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
To BALK
. HENDERSON
|. GIFT FILED
Granddaughter Asks Court to
Prevent Donation of Home
To U. s.; Accounting Asked

Mrs. Bea trice Henderson
Wholean, of the Mayflower Hotel,
granddaughter of Mrs. John B.
Henderson, today filed suit in
Equity Court to restrain her
grandmother from giving premises
2437 Fifteenth st. N. w. to the
Government as a home for the
Vice President.
Asserting that her grandmother
is infirm and weak because of her
age and recent illness, Mrs. Who'll
can asks that Mrs. Henderson be
removed as trustee, both under
the terms Of her husbands will
and her sons will, and also asks
the court to compel her to make
a complete discovery of all pieces
of real estate in both estates and
to render a full accounting of her
administration.
Injunction Sought
The bill, filed by Attorneys H.
Prescott Galley and Arthur p.
Drury, goes into details concern
ing the wills of both John b.
Henderson, ST., as well as that of
John B. Henderson, jr., who was
Mrs. WhOlean's father.
Pending a final hearing, Mrs.
Wholean asks the court to restrain
Mrs. Henderson from selling or
disposing of any property which
passed to her under the two wills.
Her grandfather left her father
several parcels of land in addi-
ton to one-half of the residuary
estate, according to Mrs. Wholean,
and prior to her fathers death,
which occurred in 1923, Mrs. Hen
derson divided the personal prop
erty, but made no provision on the
real estate. Under the terms of
the will of John B. Henderson,
jr., Mrs. Wholean says, her grand
mother was given a life interest
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The Washington times., 1931-02-02
PHILADELPHIA
TO Be SCENE
OFHEAR|NG
Secretary Adams Action Ends
Rumor That Marine officer
Might Just Be Reprimanded

Mai. Gen. Smedley D. Butler,
United States Marine Corps, will
be tried by a general court
martial on Feb. 16 for the reflec-
tions which he cast upon Premier
Mussolini, of italy, as a hit and
run driver"
This decision was reached to-
day and announced by Secretary
of the Navy Adams, after a con-
ference with President Hoover,
and after strong intimation had
come from the White House that
the proceedings against Butler
might be dropped and he be rep
rimanded instead of tried.
Philadelphia Is Chosen
The Philadelphia Navy Yard
was chosen as the locale for the
trial, which promises to be spec
tacular.
The project Of abandoning the
trial was considered and then ap-
parently rejected on the basis
that the proceedings had gone too
far now, with the appointment Of
the court and the drafting of
charges, to permit it.
The charges and specifications,
however, probably will be softened
somewhat from what was origin
ally proposed. It is understood
every effort will be made to pre-
vent the trial from becoming a
highly sensationalized proceeding.
This was indicated by the fact
that the scene of the trial was
shifted from Washington to Phila-
delphia.
No decision was made today
whether the sessions of the trial
court are to be open or closed to
the public. 1t rests with Secre-
tary of the Navy Adams, who
indicated he had not made up his
mind. He probably will take into
account the opinion of members
of the court before deciding.
The motivating influence for
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The Washington times., 1931-02-02
DRUG RAIDS NIP
TONG WAR

NEWARK, N. j., Feb. 2 G.N.S0 .
The crash of axe and croWbar
against heavily barricaded doors
today shattered the stiffness of
Newark's underground Chinatown
and signaled one of the largest
opium raids in history.
Fifteen denS were raided stimuli
taneOusIy. by so Federal narcotic
agents, and ISL Chinese were
arrested. Opium valued at $4,000,
65 beautifully carved opium pipes
and 100 peanut oil lamps were
seized.
Check on Tong War
The raid was staged not only
as a blow at the opium traffic,
but as a direct attack upon the
On Leong Tong's principal sources
of revenue to prevent a nation
wide tong war that has been
brewing.
Government under-cover men
has reported the gradual concen-
tration in New York and Newark
of slippered. yellow-skinned gun
men and hatchet men.
The raid was led by James A.
Manning, inspector in charge of
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The Washington times., 1931-02-02
HOOVER Verify
QUESTIONED

President Hoover's good faith
in opposing the $25,O0O,000 Red
Cross relief fund was questioned
in the Senate this afternoon by
Senator Caraway of Arkansas, in
speech assailing the Admins
tration's opposition to direct Fed
eral aid for starving citizens.
He called on the President to
declare whether he was telling
the truth" last December 4 when
he announced that mo deserving
citizen should go hungry or cold"
or whether he was telling the
truth" when he opposed the $685.
100000 fund. CaraWay charged
the President did not tell the
truth on one of these occasions.
1--WE have a right to know when
he was telling the TRUTH" he de-
manded,
The Washington times., 1931-02-02
CANNON HERE;
MAY COLLAPSE

With the trial of Bishop James
Cannon, jr., set for tomorrow in
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, there is a strong possibil-
ity that the ailing bishop will
collapse before the inquiSition is
ended, physicians said today.
The arthritis which confined
the bishop to Sibley Hospital for
several weeks this winter has stiff
fened his joints and as a result
he will be forced to use crutches
to attend the trial.
Commenting on the bishops fit
ness to stand trial, one OF his
doctors told The Times today:
"The bishop is still a very
sick man and this trial is more
than he should take on at this
time. He is in no shape to go
through two or three sessions
a day.
'It is possible that he has
enough strength to stand one
session a day. But he can
stand so much and no more.
If we see that he is failing we
shall order him back to bed,
trial or no trial. He is in no
shape to go through a thing
like this at this time"
Following his return from
Texas several days ago the bishop
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