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The Washington times., 1931-10-14
.GROCERS PLACE
GIFT BOXES

Gift boxes" in which Wash
ingtonians may place donations
of foodstuffs for the needy, will
be installed in 1000 grocery stores
of the city tomorrow by the Food
Conservation Committee of the
District.
The boxes will remain in the
stores for 80 days, and Mrs.
Harvey w. Wiley, committee
chairman. urges Washington
housewives to fill them with i'm
perishable foods.
All donations will be stored at
Harvey's old restaurant, Penn
sylvania Avenue at Eleventh Street
Northwest, and when the weather
becomes cold will be distributed
among the families of the un-
employed.
At the same time this distribu-
ton is made the District of Co.
lumbia Committee on Employ
ment announces that free fire
wood also will be sent out to the
jobless.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
TRUNKS GIVE UP
GEM RICHES

NTW YORK, Oct. IA 0NS0
Gem studded bracelets, watches
set with rose diamonds and
cloisonne, antique necklaces. and
other jewels worth a fortune had
been bought to light today from
the depths Of dusty trunks be.
longing to Mrs. Ida e. Wood.
The 93-year-old recluse, belle of
New York Of the sixties, from
whom 100000 in boarded cash
already had been taken by her
guardian and nephew, Otis F.
Wood. was mourning the loss of
possessions she treasured for
years. She did not know that
today or tomorrow relatives were
to open about 40 trunks of hers
stored in a warehouse.
When Mrs. William c. Shields
and her sister, Miss Gertrude
Wood, sought the ouSting of
Wood as guardian by Justice
Irwin Untermyer, bills for fees
Of counsel, detectives, physicians
and attendants totaled 500, 500,
overwhelmingly more than the
nonogenarion had spent on her.
self in many years,
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
BicentenniaL Heads
Greeted bU HOOUer

President Hoover today greeted
representatives of a. Sta t e
George Washington Bicentennial
Commissions, who are on their
way to attend the Yorktown
SeSquicentennial Celebration.
The delegation was accom-
panied by Representative Sol
Bloom, associate director of the
George Washington Bicentennia1
Commission. After the White
House reception the delegation
was rendered a luncheon by Rep
resentative Bloom at the National
Press Club.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
AtUdter Kent GROUPS
To Broadcast Here

The first group of Atwater Kent
radio addition singers, composed
of % young women, will broad
cast for five minutes each tonor.
row night over station WRC. The
second group. composed of 81
young men. will broadcast Friday
night.
Plans or the event have been
worked out by the local addition
committee. Of which George w.
Offutt. president of the Washing
ton Board of Trade, is chairman.
All the singers are competing
for SIS, 900 in prizes and scholar
ships in musical Institutes.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
Prick CALLS
PEACE PACT
A ''L|E"
Reichstag in State Of Turmoil
As Party Leaders Present
= Platforms to Parliament

BERLIN. Oct. IA QN.S0-With
the Reichstag in continual state
Of turmoil, party leaders pre-
sented their platforms to Ger
many's parliament today.
The National Socialist (Fascist)
group, under the leadership of
Adolf Hitler, was among the
first to lay its plans for the
Reich's rehabilitation before the
deputies.
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening,
bolstered by the unqualified sup
port of President Won linden
burg, marched out Of the cham
Der when DR.. Wilhelm Prick,
minister of the interior of the
state Of Brunswick and "Nazr'
leader, mounted the .roStrum to
present the Fascist platform.
Following the chancellor's ex-
ample, the FasciStS then marched
out in a body the moment DR..
Prick had completed his address
and Herr Remmele. Communist
leader and the Nazi's arch
enemy" began presentation Of
his platform.
Shouts of hail Hitler" rang
through the reichstag as Prick
took his place on the rostrum
and continued until long after
DR.. Bruening, his face rigid and
immobile, had Stalked out of the
chamber.
Speaking in behalf of the lot
Fascist members Of the reichstag,
DR.. Prick told the deputies that
the National Socialists were
agreeable to a reconciliation with
France only if Germany is
treated as an equal" He said:
"The Versailles Treaty is
built on a lie. We reprOach
DR.. Bruening for fighting for
that lie. He has done nothing
to break down the lie.
"By combating the falSity
Of the treaty we are helping
other nations as well as our
selves. Germany insists upon
the right to live her own life
culturally, politically and So
cially."
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
VICTORY FUND ;
SEEN WELDING
DEMOCRATS
fractional Grief Of 1928 Held
Routed by Raskob; Names
Suggest Harmony Achieved
BY WILLIAM c. MURPHY, JR

BY WILLIAM C. MURPHY, JR
Announcement of Democratic
plans to raise a $l,500,000 "Vic-
tory Fund" before the next ma
tional convention impressed politi-
cal leaders here as a development
Of outstanding importance in its
bearing on the Presidential cam
paign next year.
The nationally representative
character of the Victory Fund
committee, headed by John w.
Davis, was the feature which at
tracted most attention in view
of its indication that Chairman
John j. Rascob is attaining con-
siderable success in smoothing
over intra-party differences which
caused so much Democratic grief
in 1923.
Success Chance Held Good
Opinion among political proph-
cts of both parties for some time
has inclined to the view that if
the Democrats can compose their
family quarrels they have much
more than an even chance for
victory next year.
Republicans, however, have been
placing considerable reliance upon
the traditional Democratic pen
chant for suicidal dissensions
whenever conditions make a
Democratic victory probable.
The split on prohibition and re-
ligion in 1928 and the classic ex-
hibition of political hari-kari
staged in Madison Square Gar
den in 1924 are cited as instances
Of, this peculiar Democratic pro-
clivity.
Votes and Dollars
From the composition of the
Victory Fund committee, however,
there is a clear inference that
normally antagcniStic elements in
the National Democracy have de-
cided to get together and get
down to business.
Indeed, there was some diSpOsi-
ton to regard the effort as de.
signed to mobilize votes even
more than dollars.
Jouett Shouse, chairman of the
Democratic executive committee,
limited at that objective by his
declaration that the underlying
principle will be Ito make every
voter who is interested in con-
structive government a party
stakeholder for 1882"
The fact that 90 Democratic
governors, including the execu-
tives Of Southern States which
broke away from traditional party
mooringS in 1928, are members of
the fund raising committee is
taken as indicating a degree of
party harmony which would have
seemed impossible a few months
ago.
These Aspire High
Also, it is regarded as signifi-
cant that all of those mentioned
as Democratic presidential posi-
bilities, are included.
This list includes: Governor
Roosevelt. of New York; Governor
Richie, of Maryland; Owen D.
Young, Newton D. Baker, Alfred
E. Smith, former Senator Reed, of
Missouri; Senator Robinson, of
Arkansas and Melvin A. Traylor.
Participation of these men, tt
is believed, will act as an antidote
to suspicious that the national
committee under the domination
of Mr.. RaskOb and Mr.. RaSkOb's
money might be working in the
interest of some particular candi-
date.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
FLAG TRIBUTE
: To LEARNED

Over the Franklin Administra.
ton Building, where he had pre-
sided over meetings of the Board
of Education for almost year,
the flag waved at half staff to.
day in tribute to DR.. H. Barrett
Learned, former president of the
school body, who died yesterday
in California.
A special committee, with Mrs
Henry Grattan Doyle as chair
man, drafted a tribute to DR.
Learned.
DR.. Learned was found dead
yesterday at his home on the
campus of Leland Stanford Uni
versity.
On September IL, DR.. Learned,
who last February was elected
president of the board, resigned
his post to assume professorship
at the California university.
His unexpected resignation left
the school body without an off.
cial head until the appointment
last week of Mrs. Philip Sidney
Smith, former vice president, as
temporary chairman. The board
has deferred election of president
and vice president until the JUS
tees Of the District Supreme
Court appoint a new member.
DR.. Learned, who was SO years
old, was a native of Exeter, N. H.,
and was educated at Harvard,
Chicago and Yale universities.
He also did graduate work at the
University Of Leipzig.
DR.. Learned was appointed to
the board July /, 1917.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
D. C.. Seeks Teacher
For TncOrri0ibLeS

An examination for the position
of teacher of incorrigible children
in the District junior high schools
for colored children will be held
Tuesday at 9 a. m. in the Franklin
Administration Building, Thir-
tenth and K SITS. N. w., accord
ing to an announcement today by
Garnet C. Wilkinson, first assist
ant superintendent of schools.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
BANK AID POOL
READY To ACT
NEXT WEEK
Directors of Hoover-PIanned
Credit Body Meet Saturday
to Organize, Elect Officers

NEW YORK, Oct. IA TN.SJ.
So swiftly is the work on organic
ing local associations Of the Ma
tional Credit Corporation through
out the country being pushed, &C.
cording to reports received here
today, the corporation hopes to
begin functioning early next
week.
The billion dollar corporation,
created at the request of Presi-
dent Hoover to extend credit to
banks on sound. though today
immobile securities, was incorpo-
rated in Dover. Del. 1t was
capitalized at $1,000, consisting of
IL shares of 500 each.
Saturday the first meeting of
the IL directors will be held. Of
ficers are to be elected from
among the directorate.
Hailed by Bankers
Total resources of $172,000, 900
were expected to be on hand by
then. Banks have been asked
to subscribe only 20 per cent of
the per cent of time and de-
mand deposits that were to con-
stitute the initial levy to raise
$500, 100000. More will be levied
later.
Mortimer N. Buckner, chair
man of the organization commit
tee and one Of the directors of
the corporation, announced the
appointment Of the board of d.
rectOrs had been favOrabIy re-
ceived by the nations bankers.
He said reports indicated work
on creating local organizations
was in full swing in Boston, Chi
cago, Denver, Kansas City and
New York.
Law Limits Recognized
From Daniel G. Wing, chair
man of the board of the First Ma
tional Bank, Boston, and director
of the corporation for the First
district. Mr.. Buckner heard that
in Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Connecticut, Rhode Island
and Massachusetts,. local organi-
cations were in process Of forma-
ton.
Mr.. Buckner declared in cases
where the 2 per cent levy on de-
pOsits would amount to more than
10 per cent Of the banks CAPT
tai and surplus, the full subscrip-
ton, naturally would not be ex-
pected, as otherwise State and
Federal laws would be violated.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
Postal Architects
In Illinois Chosen

Ralph Milman and A. S. Nor.
phett, of Chicago, have been Sc
lected as architects for the new
postoffice building to be erected
at Lake Forest. Ill, the Treasury
Department announced yesterday.
Frantz and Silence, of Sagi-
nav, Mich, have been named
as architects for the new post
office at Alma, Mich.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
Cherryd0le Citizens
GiUeIl Fire W1rnin0

With the beginning of cool
weather, Fire Chief Reese ONeil
Of the Cherrydale (Va.) depart.
ment, today urged all residents
OF Arlington County to take pre-
caution toward removing fire
hazards before starting fires in
their homes with soft coal.
The fire chief said chimneys
should be cleaned and that at.
tics and cellars should be
cleared of rubbish.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
Sons of Revolution
To Mark Surrender

Members of the District Of Co
lumbia Society of the Sons Of the
American Revolution will attend
the services at Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and
P Streets, Northwest, SUNDAY eve
ming to commemorate the sur.
render at Yorktown.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
BOrah Sees u. S. Out
of JQpaneSe TGnqLe

NEW YORK, Oct. IA 0.NSD.-
The Sino-Japanese dispute is seri-
Gus, but the United States will not
be drawn into it very far, Senator
William E. Borah, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, pre-
dicted here today.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
HELD FOR MURDER

Maynard Miles, colored, &C.
cused of killing Fred Oldfield, of
Bethesda, September IL, with a
stone, was held for action of the
grand jury by Judge Charles w.
woodward in Rockville police
court on a second degree charge.
The Washington times., 1931-10-14
PHILATELIC MEETING

The Washington Philatelic So
ciety will meet tonight at 8
o'clock at its headquarters, 1918
K st. N. w,
The Washington times., 1931-11-13
Farm Prizes Await
. Homeliest Man,
HeftieSt Woman

Following the announcement
by the Montgomery County
Farm Bureau Of a beauty con-
test, comes the decision Of the
Burtonville Farm and Home
Products Exhibit committee to
hold a contest to determine the
homeliest man.
The doubtful honor will be
bestowed November "a, at the
Burtonsville, Md, hall. AS If
that were not trouble enough,
the committee has also sched.
uled a contest which will ac-
claim the largest woman winner.
There will also be indoor re-
lays in addition to the Judging
of grains, fruits, vegetables and
other products. A speaker from
the Extension Service vii be on
hand. The festivities will be-
gin at 10:30 a. m. with the re-
ceiving Of exhibits.
The Washington times., 1931-11-13
BALT|MOREANS
. CURB BEGGAR
PROBLEM

BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 13.
Capt. John Mintiens, veteran po-
Mseman and commander Of the
Central Police Station, has solved
the panhandling situation in the
business section of this city. At
the same time, he Is caring daily
for men and women who have no
homes nor money with which to
purchase food.
Like Washington, due to the
depression and unemployment,
Baltimore's business section be-
came infested with panhandlers
and the army of beggars grew to
such extent that Captain Mintiens
became worried. AS happens IN
other cities, the panhandlers ask.
ed for money to secure nights
lodging or for food.
Borrowed zoo Cots
Captain Mintiens after much
thought secured from the Mary.
land National Guard officials, the
Navy and War Departments Of
Washington more then 200 cots.
He used policemen under his
command to scour and fit the
basement Of Baltimore's new and
massive Police Headquarters into
a huge sleeping dormitory.
He then spread the word that
the poor and homeless, while seek
ing jobs, could sleep there with.
out cost.
When his dormitory became a
sEccesS he visited merchants in
the city and had them donate
food for his guests. A kitchen
was built on the main floor Of the
Central Police Station, located in
the police headquarters and fold.
ing tables made.
500 People Fed
some Of the guests who are
familiar with the art Of cooking
prepares the meals and every day
according to records kept by Cap.
tain MintienS, an average of 500
men and women are fed there.
Since September many women
who learned of the establishment
sleep in the police station each
night. They are housed in the
cell section reserved exclusively
for women of the better class who
find them under arrest.
However, no charges of any
sort, not even vagrancy, are placed
against any Of the men and wo.
men who use the place for sleep
ing and eating. They simply reg.
lister as they would in any hotel.
The Washington times., 1931-11-13
Biological Society
To Meet Tomorrow

The Biological Society Of Wash.
ington will meet tomorrow at
p. M. in the new assembly hall
of the Cosmos Club, Madison Pl.
and H st. N. w.
Speakers will include M. B.
Waite, Of the U. S. Bureau of
Plant Industry; C. r. Lucas, Blu.
reau of Fisheries: w. B. Bell, Bio
logical Survey; James A. Hyslop,
Bureau Of Entomology, and M. K.
Brady, specialist in amphibians.
The Washington times., 1931-11-13
Dies in Chair When
Told Haircut Price

ROCK SPRINGS. wyo., Nov. 13
dNS9.-"Seventy-five cents"
the barber said, and s. H. Robin
son, so, of Lewiston, Idaho, died
in the chair. The barber had
just finished cutting Robinson's
hair.
The Washington times., 1931-11-13
Man, 48, Falls Dead
On Craze of Wife

AUBURN, N. Y, Nov. 13.-Fred
Copp, 4s, was found dead at the
grave of his wife at Fort Hill
Cemetery. His wife died in 1918.
Physicians attributed his death
to a heart attack.
The Washington times., 1931-11-13

Heavy woolens and
pile fabrics. Fur and
fur fabric collars. Full
rangs OF sizes, l6 to
AZ
The Washington times., 1931-11-13

Good styles of ALL
wool fabrics with fur
fabric collars and
cuffs. Sizes IA to 20.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04
STATE CHRISTIAN
 ENDEAVOR COUNCIL
Will Hold An Important Session in Meriden Next Sunday
 March s
THE LOCAL DELEGATION

The Waterbury Y. M.s e. A. will be represented at the State Christian Education Council next Sunday, March in Meriden by Edward H. Jones, chairman of the Christian Education committee of the local Y. M. c. A., in company with three secretaries and three young men representing the 'Y" clubs.
 Herbert s. Smith, general secre- tary. Roy E.. Smith, secretary of Purinton, educational and industrial secretary will represent the staff. The young men selected are Charles Stoeffier, Jr. of the Zi Theta Pi club, Calvin Teller of the Square Circle club, and George Holloway of the Putsic Friars.
 The meeting is scheduled to start at 3:25 and from then until $500 p. m. discussions on the various phases of the Christian educational program will take place including discussions on Young Mems clubs, personal council, and church CO., operation. The Waterbury associa- ton will have representatives in each of these discussion grops. At sS:30 o'clock supper will be served.
 This is the second meeting of the State Christian Education Council to be held this season. The first was called by Herbert s. Smith chairman of the state council in New Haven last November. A great opportunity for exchange of ideas and growth of program is furnished at these gath erings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04

of the crowns representative to re- tain control over certain phases of India's foreign relations. defense and finances.
 The Hindu-Moslem question re- mains to be settled, and Gandhi will give 1t his attention as soon as a formal truce with the British gov- ernment is completed. Religious differences between Hindus and Moslems have caused innumerable riots in India, and their political dif- ferences constitute a serious diffi- cuity in the part of an Indian gov- ernment.
 Gandhi, who started barefoot and clad only in a loin cloth, on a pil- grimage to Dandi last April, has seen the passive resistance move- ment spread from a group which gathered at the seafront and watch ed him illegally manufacture salt to all parts of the sub-continent of India. So powerful have been his weapons-boycotts and non- payment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04

noon today. The working committee of the all India congress met this morning to approve the accord.
 The truce was regarded as the climax of the campaign waged by Gandhi since 1909 when, as young barrister, he went to London and laid his views on India's political aspirations before the liberal gov- ernment of the day.
 Since that time the Mahatma has come to be revered as a saint by millions of Indians. The inaugura- ton of his civil disobedience cam paign eleven months ago provoked one of the most remarkable demon strations in Indian history.
 It was understood that the govern ment agreed to withdraw it's punitive police forces and that Gandhi agreed to the British insistence upon safe guards for the proposed new Indian constitution. The safeguards pro- posed at the Indian round table con- ference in London included the right
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04

Weeney and Fred Hickey (the latter now member of the vice-squad) Danqueted the employees of the Ham, iiton Park pavilion to settle a wager. The spread came about when the three policemen lost a bet in which they wagered that the police bow ling team could trim the park de. partment bowlers. When the latter won. the turkey feed" was on the cops, so to speak.
 The policemen cooked the turkey. served 1t and gave a program of en- tertainment not the least interesting or which was a ping-pong game in which Barney Burns and Charles McWeeney played Fred Hickey and Peter Griffin. Jr; the latter winning three out of five games.
 Those present at the event were: Superintendent of Parks Irving W. Harrison, Supervisor of Recreation William D. Shea; William Cass. Of- fcers Burns, McWeeney and Hickey: Miss Gladys Hubbell; Miss Anreline Carissimi, Miss Mary Mates, Miss Mildred Dunne, Miss Ann Overton. William J. Derwin, Peter Griffin. IF Joseph Cunningham, Al Kellie. James Harrison and Miss Mae Nc Kenna.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04

feeling because it was s1rI1sl< <I<I that affected every native w11e <<@ to pay the salt tax.
 4--Governmental approval Of lHz right to natives to peaceful picket ingy so long as 1t is made cIeH< that such action Is not a manlfesta~ ton of resjstance to the goyerumeu< or an ofEense fo ordinary law.
 5--Abandonment of the nafIon41l<[ demand for an investigation of a11e1|4 ed police excesses' in suppreaaf04 independence demonstrations in viezx of the fact that the vfceroy reEre<S any t'excesses.v 4
 6--Agreement on terms for refIsT|l and reinstatement of volunteers dfs< missed from government offices.
 7-WiIlingness of the nationaIift leaders to work toward the goal Of federal government somewhat along the lines agreed upon at the round table conference in London. where the nationalists were not represent- cd 4S 's
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04

of taxes-thaf the viceroy who or- dered him arrested at Surat last May, received him in the magnificent new palace here last night and again this morning for the final peace conversations.
 The peace compromise will grant the nationalisfs some of their de- mands but will cut them off far short of their original goal of inde- pendence from the British crown. The peace terms include:
 1-Abandonment of the civil dis obedience movement.
 z-Restoration of normal condi- tions by the Ciceroy. thus removing the bans and restrictions placed on nationalist organizations.
 3-Permission for natives living along the seacoast to gather, manu- fracture and sell salt, which pre- viously had been the sole right of the British monopoly. Gandhi's movement against ''the salt tax was adopted chiefly to arouse public
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04
INDIA AND GREAT BRITAIN REACH
 AN AGREEMENT

New Delhi. India. March 4-(UP) The "Great Soul'' of India. the Mahatma NJ. K. Gandhi, diminu- tive brown man clad in homespun loin cloth. reached an agreement with the British government before dawn today for a truce ending the political struggle that spread turmoil among 300.000,O00 people in India.
 The terms of the agreement ne- gotiated by Gandhi, the Viceroy Lord Orwin, and viceroy's financial officer. Sir George Schuster, was to be signed at the viceregal Palace at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04
VETERAN AIRPLANES

Los Angeles-A record for conain- ued service is believed to have been established here when one of several mall planes of Western Air express, landed at the airport of Transc0nti- mental & Western air here, com-' pleting a distance of 2,514,475 miles for the fleet of eight original planes of the same type.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04
ANCIENT AND MODERN

AlbuQuerQue, .N. M.-Antiquity and modernitsy stand side by side on an Indian reservation on Toalone noun tain. An anciet pyre, used by the Zuni Indians countless years ago for signaling, now has modern coun- terpart in the form of powerful beacon winch guides pilots on the New York-Los Angeles line of Trans continental &s Western air.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-04
Cook Turkey For
 Hamilton Park
 Pavilion Staff
Burns, McWeeney and Hickey Don Bungalow Aprons and Serve Supper to Personnel Headed by Super intendent Harrison Ping Pong an Added Feature of Evenings Program

The Waterbury traffic policemen are extremely versatilei Several of them acted as cooks, walters and ping-pong players last evening at the Chase Park pavilion when Off, cers Barney Burns. Charles Mo-