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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-24

A Canadian newspaper thinks our B. OOO.OOO miles of good roads would be fine if they were not shielded by 6,000,000 miles of billboards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-24
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr Brady. Address him, care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-24

K. Greenacre. a South Africas business man, flew from 0atwick. England, to Durban, Natal. to pc present at the wedding oe his sis- ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-24

The limit has almost been reached in per- sonal sacrifice by the man in Albuquerque. N. M.. who got into the police court by drinking up friends liquor to keep the friend in good condition for boxing match.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-24

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 8:O9 o'clock Daylight saving time) tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-24

enforced. We didn't think it would be long before Uncle Sam would clamp down the lid on these foreign enterprises.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-24
Good evening.
 O-O--O SAYS WHICH!

Good evening. o-O--o SAYS WHICH! Some of the girls I know wear white; Some pink, cerise. some blue. We see 'em from morn till late at night Now what's an old-timer to do! The street car corner has lost its pep And rainy days have no kick. We poor tin soldiers will lose our rep, Watching them pound the brie&. My minds labyrinth. whirl! My neck is stiff and painful From watching the styles on '3l
 girl.
 As she strolls by naughty,
 disdainful.
 Mac.
 o--O--o The matinee idol of yesterday is, by virtue of the talkies, the mat inee idle of to-day.
 o--O-o
 Checkers gives way to bridge in popularity among Cleve- land firemen, a news item says. Well, hosemen should be rather proficient at rub Der games.
 The nations news these days seems to vacillate from Shot down" to "shut-down".
 ANT TT so? Drug store corncr-8 O'clOck- Pretty girl-nifty frock-you falI- Along comes hubby Ya-'Ats all.
 o-O-o Then there was the ignorant Scotchman who called in the plumber to repair his bag pipes.
 O-O--o
 Few ornaments become a gangster more, according to the public, than bracelet firmly about the wrists.
 O-O-O Nothing goes to q fellows head so much as strong attack of hay fever.
 O-O-O
 AND STILL THEY COME
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-24

Mary had a little lamb, As cunning as could as could he She always hung 1t round hcl neck It was her fur-tce-hee!
 -J. B.
 o-O-O New slant to modernistic art drawing a long prison sentence.
 O-O--O Being locked out at night is minor misfortune com pared to the piano player who forgot his keys.
 O-O--O In Borneo, 1t is said, wife can be obtained for six large coconuts Tn this country men after the same mission are also inclined to go nutty.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30

richness and at the same time
not lose any of the real at
mosphere that goes to make
a home. The home-maker,
with either large or small
means, who studies her home,
furnishes it in good taste and
for the comfort of her
family, is the one who gains
the a d mir alton of her
friends. It shows her per-
sonality.
The color scheme Of a home
should be harmonious. Each
piece that goes into a room
should be chosen with the
idea that it's colors are COM
Elementary to those Of com.
panion pieces. Matching of
colors is passe and the age
when everything was of the
same shade is frowned on.
Just as there is ensemble
in dress, coIors harmonizing
with each other and fitting
to the personality Of the per-
son, there is ensemble in
home furnishings. Pleasing
contrasts are far more inter-
esting and make much more
delightful surroundings in a
home.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
New Furnishings
Department
Added

The addition of a COM
plete Home-furnishing de-
partment to Harry Kauf-
man, Inc, marks the seventh
department which has grown
out Of the pioneer efforts Of
Mr.. Harry kaufman. Fifty
four years ago Mr.. Kaufman
started working in this same
location, and before very
long took over the business
and began gradually and
carefully to build up a repu-
tation which has merited
the present store slogan,
"The Store for Thrifty
People, - About 18 years
ago Mr.. Bertram Wise and
Mr.. David Wise entered as
partners to Mr.. Kaufman
and it was then that new
departments were added, un-
til now it ranks with the
largest department stores in
Washington. The last de-
partment to be added was
the Home-furnishing depart
ment which opened a few
months ago. There is every
imaginable item desired for
the home and you are able
to furnish your entire home,
whatever your requirements,
under this one roof. And
since opening arrangements
have been made to give con-
venient terms, enabling the
patrons and friends to have
fine quality merchandise at
the lowest possible prices
and on a budget which the
most modest salary can ac-
commodate. Your inspection
of this new department is
eaEdlallZ invited II
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
First impressions of the home often created by the
appearance of the hail.

Just as the things you do
your actions, your conduct
are the gauge by which
you are regarded by your
acquaintance, your choice Of
dress and Of the furnishings
in your home is a reflection
Of your personality, individu-
atty and character.
A man or woman who IS
seen in attire of freakish de-
sign or color, disregarding
style or sensible garb in
every way, is regarded as
eccentric.
One whose dress is the last
word in vogue is a "stylish"
person and regarded as me-
ticulous in habit; a stately
dressed woman usually has
the demeanor to fit; a con-
servatively dressed man or
woman nearly always has
conservative ways and a
sloyenly or carelessly dressed
person usually is slovenly in
other habits. Your home,
its furnishings and the care
taken in it's appearance, all
are similar indices to your
character, your habits, your
personality.
At almost every social oc-
casion when a woman enter
tains in her home, there is
among the guests some one
who is there for the first
time.
The guests first visit to
your home is her intimate in
PRODUCTION to you, and her
impression of the furnishings
you have chosen, the manner
in which you have arranged
them and the surroundings
in which you live, is the
gauge by which she meas
ures your personality and to
some extent your character.
Your surroundings often
are taken into consideration
as much if not more than
your actions.
One whose sole desire is to
display wealth and make a
lavish showing of furnish
ings may be said. to show a
characteristic of laziness.
Neither wealth nor splendor,
in themselves, have a true
home meaning. The person
with a large income who
feels that a well-furnished
home means only an expendi-
ture to create an impression
Of splendor is not a home
maker.
Proper application of
money, however, may show
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
Pictures Needed
for Every Room
in Ones House

Pictures are a necessity in
every room in the house.
Small pictures are SUI
ttcient for the bedrooms that
are not SpGciouS. but, in the
larger rooms, tOGH hdngingS.
large prints, and etchingS fit
in tOith the scheme OF ar
rGngement.
Massive pieces of furniture
proporttonGte in size.
need companion accessories
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
1uOSNC OCA WIG p1du VI pdyuACNC"
5o-inch DraPery Damask
SOC Yard

Sunfast Sician weave rayon damask. Entirely
and designed for great popularity this Fall! Achieve
striking color harmony by using it for Portieres,
Window Drapes, Scarfs, Pillows, etc. Marvellous
colorings.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
New SIub-Weave Damask
79c Yard

A fine, heavy quality of 50-inch slub-weave damask
with lustrous silky finsh guaranteed sunfast This
fabric lends itself to heavier hangings that will grace
your windows and doors.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
Pebble Cloth Drapes

A lovely fabric in plain shades-splendid
for all schemes of interior decorating.
Each drape 25 ins. wide, 21a d. AoE
yds. long. Pinch pleated , n .SO
top with hooks and tie
backs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. pair
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
Damask Drapes

Superb quality slub-weave, rayon faced
damask, lined with sateen. Tops are pinch
pleated with hooks, ready to d. m-oe
hang. 5O-in. width, 21h yds. , .SO
long. Tie backs in
cluded Observation-Disclosures. pair
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
She's Able to Rate EN-,
Fete and Dine EN-,
Then Date EN-

Has your daughter a beau?
And would you like to know a
little something about the young
gentleman over whom she is hav-
ing such raptures?
It's dollars to doughnuts that
Helen Ray Hagner. leading social
secretary of Capital society, can
answer your questions. And prob
ably tell you more than you ever
dreamed about your daughter II
you want to go deeper into the
subject.
Had Complete File
Mrs. Hagner, a vivaciOuS dark
eyed lady with a wit as keen as
her swapping black eyes, has a
card index Of all land 1 mean
ALL the presentable young men
in Washington. She knows who
their mothers were before their
marriages. how they behave at
parties, and practically everything
there is to know about 'em.
Her girl index is less cOmpli-
Gated for (beIieve it or mott there
are fewer young misses in Wash
ton than boys Of the same age.
She can supply any number OF
young men forSparties' Can I'LL
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
"DEBBlES" DEBUT TO THE HAGNER CUE
Her Parties Are Noted,
So It's Clear Why
She's Quoted

young men for whom she her
self can Vouch.
Mrs. Hagner's tea for the debu-
tantes every autumn sets in mo-
ton the wheels of Capital society.
She gives it in honor of the
"debs" and the girls of last year
receive with her.
The boys invited to the tea un-
derstand they are eligible to call
on any of the girls they meet
there. But, says Mrs. Hagner,
they must not dat 'em" until
after they have called and won
the girls parents approval.
No Gate Crashers
Girls planning to make their
debuts under Mrs. Hagner's wing
(She presents the most important
buds" in Washington look over
the lady's lists and pick out the
fortunate youths they want at
their parties.
Crashing the gate at Mrs. Hag-
ner'S tea is impossible. She has
corps. of boys upon whom she
depends to throw out the unde.
siraSIe, Her "bOdyggard" she
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
MATE RELEASED
IN WIFE FALL

Edward S. Porter, 3508 Lowell
St. N. w, was released by police
today after being held for in
vestigation since he found his
wife, Catherine, ,36, unconscious,
apparently from a beating. at the
foot of a flight of steps in their
home night before last. A state
ment by his mate cleared him en-
tirely. police said.
Questioned by Detective Ser
geant Rubert E. BrOdy several
times yesterday and last night,
Mrs. Porter told him, he said,
that she had been deSpOndent be-
cause her husband "had walked
out on her. after a quarrel. She
swallowed 65 grains of verOnal,
she said.
Becoming i'll, she fell a number
of times, she is quoted as saying,
finally rolling down the steps.
She was reported much improved
at Emergency Hospital. The Por-
ters are caretakers in the home of
Rear Admiral Charles j. Badger,
retired, at the Lowell Street ad-
dress. The Badgers are out of
the city.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
JOB DETECTORS
ORGANIZED
BY TIMES
Youths EnIisting in Campaign
Under Joint Sponsorship Of
D. C. Employment Committee

Energetic go-getting boys of the
National Capital today are enlist,
ing in The Washington Times
District Employment Committee
Job detector" force which is to
be a major factor in bridging the
existing gaps between the jobless
and those who have work to be
done.
The enlistment is purely vOlun.
tary and the actual recruiting is
being done by the boys in various
neighbOrhOOds and districts of the
National Capital.
Distinctive badges will be worn
to serve not only as official in
Productions of the members of the
force but also to show the ranks
of the "detectors" in the force.
will Be Promoted
The boys are to be promoted
through the various ranks in ac-
cordance with the results they OBJ
tain.
When a boy brings in five jobs
ne will be awarded the blue badge
of a Washington Times Job De-
tector.
A job means employment for
one day at not less than 40 cents
an hour for men, or 80 cents
an hour for women.
Employment of more than one
days duration will be scored at
the rate of one job a days work.
Badges Show Rank
When a member brings in 10
jobs he advances to the rank of
sergeant and is entitled to wear
a red badge. Fifteen jobs and
he is promoted to lieutenant and
gc.j a white badge. The rank Of
captain Of job detectOrs means
that he has brought in Is jobs
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The Washington times., 1931-07-21
'NONTGOMERY'S s
TRAFFIC PLAN
OPPOSED
Park Police Head Would Shift
Street Car Berthing to Free
Virginia Avenue for AutoistS

A proposal of Capt. Ray Mont
gomery. chief of park police, to
change the routing of street cars
which serve employees of the Navy
and Munitions Buildings in Poto-
mac Park, is expected to meet
with decided opposition.
Contending that the flow of ve-
hicular traffic into the widened
Constitution Avenue at Seven
teenth Street N. w. should not
be interrupted, Captain Montgom-
cry proposes to do away with the
berthing of street cars On Vir-
ginia Avenue between Eighteenth
and Nineteenth Streets during the
morning and evening rush pc
riodS.
DetOur Signs Used
At the present time. detour
signs are posted at Nineteenth
Street during rush periods and
street cars are parked along Vir-
glnia Avenue to accommodate
more than 800 Government en-
ployes.
Captain Montgomery proposes
to park the street cars on Eight
eenth Street near c Street so as
to leave Virginia Avenue open to
vehicular traffic.
The park police chief discussed
his plans yesterday with Earl V.
Fisher, secretary to the Public
Utilities Commission. Both are
members of the traffic coordinat-
ing committee.
Fight is Promised
Mr.. Fisher opposed the change,
contending that street car riders
should be given some considera-
tion. but Captain Montgomery
intimated he would carry his
fight further.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Boys Will Scour City Finding Work for Unemployed
DroveWithout
Permit, Broke
Driver Freed

His plea that he drove a taxi
after his permit was revoked, to
get money to buy food, today
earned his freedom for Ernest R.
Wright, %, before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt in Traffic Court.
Wright. who was fined $5 on
a speed charge, admitted his per-
NIT was revoked last March after
he had been convicted several
times of speeding. Asked why he
drove again he said:
Judge, was hungry. I was
down to my last dime and I
couldn't borrow a cent from any
one. 1 simply had to have some
thing to eat and I got to the
point where I would drive a cab
or do almost anything else to get
some money"
Judge Schuldt suspended a sem
tence of $100 fine or 30 days in
Jail and warned Wright not to
drive again until his permit is
restored.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
FLAyS
PERSECUTION
Of JOBLESS
Harry Barger Says Engineers
Union Racket Has Fired 30
in D. c.; Probe Nationwide
BY THEODORE TILLER

Publication in The Times that
Government agents are inveStigat-
ing an alleged large shortage in
Treasury funds of the Interna-
tional Union of Operating Engi-
neers, and related charges of a
labor racket" among the higher
ups that has resulted in arbitrary
suspensions, blacklistings and
reduced membership, brought ad-
ditional disclosures today that
the inquiry is not sectional but
nationwide.
Main prongs of the probe eX-
tend to Chicago, Cleveland, New
York and Washington, but the
union has about 800 locals"
throughout the country, all to be
directly or indirectly concerned
with progress of the inquiry of
the Department. of Justice and
the district attorney Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Headquarters
of the international, formerly in
Chicago, are now here.
1900 Kept From Jobs
Harry S. Barger. Washington
attorney. estimated today that
within the past two years the
labor row has thrown out of em-
pIOyment about 1000 engineers,
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The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Man Climbing Trees
Mystnies NeighbOrS

Police today are still checking
up on reports that small white
man, about 35, has been climbing
trees and otherwise acting sus-
piciously on Concord Avenue, be-
tween Fifth and Seventh Streets
Northwest, of late. Charles H.
Hochgesang. of 536 Madison st.
N. w.. reported to police of the
Thirteenth precinct that the man
had appeared several times and
climbed the trees nearby.
Police went to the vicinity last
night and found some neighbors
who were mystified by the
climber. 1t was said he would
drive up in a car and lounge
around SuSpiciouSly.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
PETTERS|NFES7
CHEVY CHASE

Open season against 'petters"
apparently has started.
Recently a clergyman in a
neighboring community com
planned that romantically in
clined couples were making too
free use of his church burial
ground and asked police to put
stop to it.
Now residents of Chevy Chase
have made a complaint that the
"retters" are too promiscuous in
the use of the Chevy Chase
playground, Western Avenue and
Forty-fourth Street Northwest, on
moonlight nights.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
GIRL, 8, GR|EVES
. FOR PET DOG

Her dog had a pain in his tum-
mie and a policeman shot him.
Lonely without her little chum,
9-year-old Mary Elizabeth Kim
ball, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Kinfhall, of 319 Tennessee
Ave. N. E., has written bewil-
0ered letter to The Washington
Times asking if policemen gen,
orally are permitted to shoot lit,
tie girls dogs. Writes Mary Eliz.
abeth:
"Please tell did the police
man have any right to shoot
my little friend. He did not
bite anyone and he had a tag
on his neck"
According to Mary Elizabeth's
brother johnnie, the dog
"Prince," was shot because a
neighbor called the policeman
when the dog fell down uncon
scious on the sidewalk near the
Kimball home
The little girl was released from
the hospital only recently, after
an illness and the death of hel
pet coming after the shock OF
two operations has been almost
too much tor her.
Mary Elizabeth wants another
little dog but she fears none will
be able to fill the lamented
Princes place in her heart.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21

I thought a good brisk walk
would be the thing anyway.
took the road past Old Pierce
Mill, where already the shaded
porch was crowded with early
morning vacationists seeking a
cool drink and bite before lunch.
Rock Greek Park is one of
the most beautiful spots in Wash
ington and one, from the crowds
that throng it week days and
holidays, that is thoroughly ap-
preciated. Entire families spend
the day picnicking and camping
along the footpaths that wind
hither and yon through the
park. The bride paths are pop
ular, with horsemen and women
everywhere present.
The park police have a time
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The Washington times., 1931-07-21

Two colored men were being
sought by police today for an at
tempted burglary at the home Of
william H. Simons, 48O1 Thirt-
eenth st. N. W., last night, dur
ing which one of them knocked
Mr.. Simons down.
Mr.. Simons was on the second
floor when he heard the men. AS
he reached the first floor, a short
colored man weighing about 200
pounds struck him, he said. The
man then ran through the back
door and was seen rushing down
an alley with a taller colored
man.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
TREMBL|NGG|RL
SHOWN MERCY

Trembling so that she could
scarcely stand, Elizabeth Edwards,
81, of Fort Humphreys, We, today
told Judge Gus A. Schuldt in
Traffic Court that the prospect
of facing her angry uncle when
she returned home made her act
queerly when arrested on traffic
charge last night.
The girl was arrested by Police
man r. A. Cunningham, and was
locked up over night. Today
Cunningham appeared to testify
against her on charges Of driving
without a permit, without lights.
and speeding. He said he arrested
her on Pennsylvania Ave. s. E.,
snd that she seemed highly nerv'
Gus and told conflicting stories
about where she lived and who
owned the car.
Her attorney. George ]. Boden,
brought out that the car was a
Virginia machine, and Judge
Schuldt dismissed the permit
charge. Then he took her per-
sonal bond on the other charges.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
GOIdenber'g's Store
Is Host to Employees

About 100 employees of Golden
berg's Department Store will go
to Atlantic City Saturday for a
two day stay as guests of the
store.
Those making the trip were Sc
lected as winners in the business
increase contest recently con-
Quoted among departments of the
store. Leo Baum. comptroller.
Arthur Abbott. general manager
and Arthur Baum, superniten-
dent, will be in charge.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
S25 Band Prize Won
Bu P1i1111 We0rer

L. z. Phillips, of 1918 H st.
N. $W., leader of the Citizens
Band, has just received a div
idend of $25 on his foresight in
wearing pajamas to lead his
band in the Labor Day parade
of 1929. He received a check for
that amount and a letter saying
he had won the prize for the
most unusual picture" in a con.
test conducted by C. G. Conn.
Ltd. the picture being one of
him at the head Of his band in
informal attire.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
3 Is Time Limit
For Police Exams

The Civil Service Commission
has again reminded that August
3 is the closing date for applica-
tions for positions as policeman
in the Metropolitan and also the
Park Police forces.
Districts residents. 22-31 years,
practically perfect physically are
eligible. The entrance salary is
$1,000.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
DIR. Nelson Named
CO[Le0e President

DR.. William Stuart Nelson,
administrative assistant to DR..
Mordecai Johnson, president OF
Howard University, has been
named president of Shaw Univer-
sity. a Baptist college at Raleigh.
N. G.
DR.. Nelson is graduate of
Howard and also of the Union
Theological Seminary of New
York. If he accepts the post. he
will be the first colored president
of the institution.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Canine Pal Missing,
Horse SpurnS Food

Refusing to eat since the disap-
pearance of Chin, a chow dog,
Slewfoot, retired fire horse and
said to be the oldest horse in the
District, keeps lonely vigil in Rock
Creek Park for the return of his
canine pal. According to Joseph
H. Quinn, park foreman. SleWfoot
went on a hunger strike immedi-
ately after Chin left last Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Too Much Publicity
Leads 2 COckatoOS
To Seek Quiet

II a giant cockatoo comes tap
ping at your window don't shoot,
miSter-for thar'S gold in them
thar quills!
Two Of the birds are loose in
washington. Having gotten
tired Of exhibiting their white
and yellow plumeS at the 121st
Engineer carnival, they decided
to play hooky.
Mrs. Orlando w. Boardman
told police the birds skipped the
carnival ground at Third Street
and Maine Avenue Northwest.
at o'clock last night. They
are very valuable, she reported.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
E. Street Extension
Gets Under Wau

Extension and widening of E
Street Northwest, from Fifteenth
to Thirteenth Streets. was begun
yesterday under the direction of
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, District
engineer of highways.
The street will be cut through
the spacious plaza in front of the
District Building and will neces-
state the removal of a number
of trees in front of the building
and the old Southern Railway
structure. The Sheppard Statue
in front of the District Building
will not be disturbed. The street
will be Sc feet wide.
The Washington times., 1931-07-21
Suspended
As Prohibition Aide

John B. Madden, former as
sistant prohibition administrator
at Kansas City, who was trans
ferred to Seattle as special as
sistant to the administrator there,
has been suspended for failure to
report in Seattle, the Prohibition
Bureau announced today.
It is understood he will be re-
stored to duty If he reports with
in a reasonable time.