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The Washington times., 1931-02-09
SICK RUNAWAY
IS NEAR DEATH

Recaptured this noon shortly
after he had made MS second
break from the Emergency Hos
pital William Stayback, %, col
ored, is in a critical condition,
according to physicians.
Stayback, brought to Emer-
gency several days ago for a
minor ailment. Jumped from
a second story window last night
and received severe cuts which
required 40 stitches. In his run
away this noon Stayback broke
the stitches and reopened his
wounds.
He also has pneumonia and
is delirious. When recapIured on
Seventeenth St. N. W., near G
ST., he was shouting that he
was dead.
The Washington times., 1931-02-09
Disobedient GodiUa
Goes TO Jail in
Blanket

A woman last night thought
that her refusal to put on any
clothing would deter police TAX
ing her to the station. was
greatly surprised when a police
man of the Sixth precinct
wrapped her in a blanket from
Nher bed and put her in the
patrol wagon.
The woman, who gave her
name as Mrs. Jean Davis of 410
G st. N. W., was arrested in
company of a Marine, Edward
j. Murray, 80. after neighbors
had called the station. Both
were charged with disorderly
conduct.
The Washington times., 1931-02-09
HH-dnd-Run DriUer
DralUs Fine of 5000

Pleading guilty to charges of
driving without a permit, reckless
driving and leaving after collid-
ing, Thomas Chester, 20, colored,
1925 A st. N. E.. fined 5000, with
the option of $50 days in jail,
by Judge Ralph E. Given in Traf-
I'D Court today.
Chester's car collided with one
driven by George T. Cross, 635
Emerson st. N. E., Saturday.
The Washington times., 1931-02-09
TUO Held in Probe
OF $1,000 BURGLARY

Charged with larceny of jew
elry and clothing valued at more
than $4,000, Eddie L. Franklin
and George McAfee. both colored,
were held to the Grand Jury in
Police Court today.
The men are alleged to have
robbed the home of Harry A.
Grant, 1926 Twenty-eighth St.
N. w. Two diamond stcikpins
and a diamond ring were in
cluded in the loot. All but the
ring, valued at $3.50, were recov-
cred. Franklin pleaded guilty
while McAfee denied the charges.
The Washington times., 1931-02-09
FiUe Machines Run
Off Bridge; None
Injured

Five automobiles, one of which
landed in the Northwest Branch,
ran off the bridge on Rams Horn
Road during the past "a hours,
due to wet roads and destruction
of the parapet of the bridge.
The parapet was knocked down
late Saturday night by a car be-
lieved to have been driven by a
colored man. Although the curve
approaching the bridge is banked
for high-speed driving, most drly-
ers round it slowly. No casual
ties were reported from the five
mishapS.
The Washington times., 1931-02-09
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The Washington times., 1931-02-09
Card Party Will Buy
Altar Boy Vestments

A card patry to raise funds to
equip altar boys of Holy Com
forter Church with vestments will
be held Thursday evening, Feb
ruary II, in the auditorium of
Holy Comforter School. Fifteenth
and East Capitol Streets. The ar
rangements are in the hands of
committee of church workers un-
der the guidance of Rev. Edward
A. Nestor, assistant pastor.
The Washington times., 1931-02-09
Red Cross Cables
$1,000 Ten1bLOr Aid

The American Red Cross to-
day announced that it had con-
tributed $4,000 for relief of the
sufferers in the New Zealand
quake.
The sum has already been Ca
bled. No statement was made as
to whether any additional sum
would be sent .
The Washington times., 1931-02-09
Yeggs Rob Theater
By Cracking Safe

Yeggmen last night ripped open
a safe in the Jesse Theater, 310O
Eighteenth st. N. E., and rifled
it of $50 in cash.
Entrance was gained by forcing
a rear door. The theft was dis
covered today by William E. Will
cox, manager. Police found no
clues.
The Washington times., 1931-02-09
MAN FOUND DEAD

The Homicide Squad was in
vestigating the death of an un-
identified colored man. who was
found today in an alley in the
rear of SO Patterson st. N. E.
Death was caused by skull frac-
ture. He was taken to Freed
mans Hospital where he was pro-
nounced dead,
The Washington times., 1931-02-09
TRUCK DRIVER CUT

Richard E. Jenkins, 35, of 1865
G st. N. E, suffered cuts today
when his truck and a taxicab
collided at Sixteenth and M
Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1931-02-09

INTRICATE STRUCTURE RIENIUM ATOM
w.
revolving orbits around like
Meggers has analVZ
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
BILL
ON CRUDE OIL
REPORTED

The Capper bill, restricting
imports of crude oil for three
years and placing an embargo on
petoleum products for a like
period, was favorably reported
today by the Senate Commerce
Committee. The vote was 9 to
6 for immediate passage of the
bill.
In approving the Capper bill
with its drastic provisions for
bringing stability to the Amer
ican oil industry, the committee
ignored the Shortridge bill pro-
posing a tariff of 81 a barrel
on oil and of so per cent ad
valorem on petroleum products.
No Action Planned
1t was stated the committee
would take no action on the
latter measure until after the
Senate has been given an oppor-
tunity to voice its views on the
proposed limitation and embargo.
The bill approved which was
sponsored by Senator Capper (RO
of Kansas would limit crude oil
imports to 100000 barrels an.
nually during 1881, 1882, and
1898. The limitation would apply
to every nation and would be pro-
portioned according to the "quan-
tity of oil imported in 1923. All
imports of petroleum products
would be barred for the three
years.
Will Relieve Distress
This drastic curtailment of for
eign oil was proposed to relieve
distress among independent oil
producers, who charged that
larger companies were running
the American oil industry by i'm
porting huge quantities from
other countries. At first, Secre-
tayr of the Interior Wilbur de.
clared against the restrictions but
later he sent the Senate a letter
variously interpreting as favoring
the three year limitations,
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
NeW Land Policy Is
Argued by US. Man

ATLANTA, Feb. 5 GNS).
Land classification as the basis of
an intelligent and comprehensive
land policy to improve the pres
ent condition of agriculture and
to safeguard the nations soil fer
tility was advocated today oy DR.
Henry G. Knight, of the Federal
Department of Agriculture, before
the Association of Southern AgTi-
cultural Workers.
Knight, who is chief of the Bu-
reau of Chemistry and Soils, said
that Sufficient information is
now at hand to make land classi-
fication of this kind possible for
most of the Southern States"
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Spain Consul Speeds
To Bedside of Wife

COLON, Canal Zone, Feb. 5
CU.SD.-A race by ship and
plane to the bedside of his i'll
wife in Spain was begun by James
Castells, Spanish consul at Quay
quill, when he took off from Cristo-
bal for New York in a Pan-Ameri-
can AirWays plane.
Castells hopes to make the
flight to New York in three days,
make the S. S. Isle de France
and land in Cherbourg five days
later. From Cherbourg he plans
to fly to Madrid in two days,
completing the usual 3O-day trip
in about ten.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Judge Rules Injuries
Are Benefits to
BeggGrS

BUDAPEST, Feb. 5 U.N.SO.
professional beggars profit by
being disfigured and crippled.
Therefore, a beggar is not en-
titled to damages for being run
over and having one eye
knocked out"
Thus spoke the Judge when
he dismissed the claim of a
beggar woman suing rich Hun
garian nobleman whose motor
car ran over her in a Budapest
street. She was seriously in
jured, permanently disfigured
and lost her left eye. The judge
said:
Formerly you were only
lame, whereas after the acci-
dent you became half blind
and thoroughly disfigured. This
gives you a better chance as a
beggar."
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Collectors Warned
On Quarantine

ARLING GTON, Va, Feb. S.
Judge Harry Thomas, of the Ar
lington police court, yesterday is
sued a warning to all collectors
in the county that they will be
prosecuted if they continue to vio-
late the quarantine laws of the
county.
The warning was issued at the
instance of DR.. P. M. Chichester,
county health officer, who said
that insurance agents were collect
ing money from homes in which
scarlet fever existed, without re-
gard for the quarantine notices.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Hunt in Kane
Mystery Continues

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 1N.SO .
Hearing to determine what be-
came Of the missing books of a
dress company, one of whose part
ners repaid $4,000 to Helen Kane,
actress, shortly before the firm
failed, was set today for Feb. 16
Leonard Gilchrist, a porter Of
the company, testified he was or
dered to throw away the books.
On cross-examination, however, he
said he was not certain he threw
out the books.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
COTTON GOODS

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 G.N.SO.-
Quiet conditions ruled in gray
cloth markets today. Print cloths
were in demand only for quick
deliveries and buyers were willing
to pay the prices quoted by mills
for some small to average spot
and nearby lots. Many mills were
out of the market, some having
little in the way of quick goods
to sell and believing it best to
wait and to refrain from forcing
the market. Some said the print
cloth market was improved, show
ing a quick recovery from the
weaknesses of the previous 48
hours. Others did not share as
great optimism.
Slightly better business was
said to be passing. in narrow
sheetings, and there were inqui-
ries in the market for wide and
heavy goods. Drills and tWillS
continued quiet and UNCHANGED.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Rome Officials Seek
AUeqed Bomb TOSseT

ROME, Feb. S U.SD. - Police
today sought one of two alleged
terrorists who escaped, following
their arrest, outside the Chigi Pal
ace, Rome residence of Premier
Benito Mussolini.
The second prisoner was felled
and seriously wounded by a police
bullet during the affray that fol
lowed their break for freedom.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
MARKETS AT A GLANCE

NEW YORK, Feb. S GN.SO.
Stocks reactionary, U. S. Steel,
American Can and Ea s. m a n
Kodak break sharply in indus
trial list. American Tel. and Tel.
weak spot in utilities. Oils, cop
pers, motors, amusements and
rails likewise depressed.
Curb stocks lower, Elec tric
Bond and Share under heavy
pressure in utility list. Cities
Service lower.
Bonds irregular. Liberty bonds
extend recovery.
Call money easy at renewal of
IL per cent.
Cotton futures steady. Up 2
to 6 points. Liverpool cotton fu-
lures steady.
Chicago wheat irregular.
Foreign exchange lower.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Hogs-Reoeipts. $1,000: market INC
higher: Top IS; bulk, S6Gf7.90, haavy-
weight. S6.45G7.15; mediumweight, s.
@ 80; lightweight S7.70@S; light
lights, $7.SOGS packing sows. $4,000
SIS; pigs, $25@ @S HoIdovers, 1000.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 market strong.
Calves-Receipts, $500; market steady.
Beef steers-Good and choice $1OG12;
common and medium. $609.50; year
lings, $76125O. Butcher cattle
Heifers, S5g1O; cows. $3.50T6; bulls,
N@6; calves, $f@1O; feeder steers,
$5.5OGS.5O; stOCker steers, $51S, 25
stocker cows and heifers. $4T6.
Sheep-Receipts, IL. 600; market steady.
Medium and choice lambs. $H@9; Culls
and common, $6d 80, yearlngs $50
7.7b; common and choice ewes, S29
S.76: feeder lambs, S6.59qS.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
ASK BURIAL GROUND

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. Sap
plication has been made to the
board of county commissioners
by a group of people lead by War
ner E. Pumphrey, undertaken. for
the establishment of a cemetery
on the Rockville -Norbeck Pike
about two miles outside of the
town limits of Rockville.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Merchants to Learn
Little bu DEPRESSION

NEW YORK, Feb. S 0.N.SD.
American business men will learn
nothing from the recent depres-
sion in the opinion of o. H.
Cheney. New York banker.
He told members of the Ma
tional Retail Dry Goods AsSocia-
ton here last night causes of the
depression would not be properly
studied.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Capital Punishment
Held Legal Murder

BOSTON, Feb. 5 G.N.SD.-Capi
tai punishment was termed 'lega-
lized murder" by speakers at a
legislative hearing on bills for the
abolishment of that law.
Word came from New Hamp-
shire that legislative committee
in that State had voted against
a bill abolishing the gallows-the
form of death penalty in that
State.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Bodies of AUiQtOrs
Are Found in Andes

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 5 G.NS.O
Search parties sent into the
Southern Andes region of Argen-
tina to recover the bodies of Capt.
Gunther Won PluSchow, Ger
man war ace, and his mechanic,
Herr Dreblow, today had sue
ceeded in their mission.
Won PluSchoW crashed last Fri
day while engaged in an explora-
ton flight. Examination of the
Wreckage showed the fliers jumped
but their parachutes caught on
the wings of the plane.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Hecht Official Cites
1880 as Banner Year

NEW YORK, Feb. 5. 1--WE
put our merchandising house in
order and for that reason we
can point to 1880 as having
been the best year in our entire
history"
C. B. Dulcan, vice president
and general merchandise man.
ager of the Hecht Company,
made this statement last night at
the National Retail Dry Goods
Association convention here.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Scotland Yard Seeks
$4,000 Cundrd Gem

LONDON, Feb. S G.NSO.
Loss of a $4,000 bracelet in a
West End theater was reported
to Scotland Yard by Lady Cunard,
the former Maude Burke, of Chi
cago.
Lady Cunard informed Scot
land Yard that the bracelet dis
appeared while she was attending
a theater performance last night.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Market Neuv Stocks Bonds Commodities and Comment
Boston Rum scar"
Jury Under Fire

BOSTON, Feb. S U.N.S).-
Charges of tampering with the
Garrett case jury we're being in
vestigated today by District Attor-
ney William J. Foley following its
disagreement and discharge last
night.
Foley declared that Oliver B.
Garret, former police liquor raider,
his wife, and Miss Lillian V.
Hatch will be placed on trial
again on the charges of con-
spiracy to eXtort money from
John F. Sullivan. former pro
prietor of the Ritz Hotel.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
TRIVIAL CAUSES
SEEN IN MOST
BANK runs
Incidents Later Amusing Are
Recalled; Texas Bank Once
Paid Off With Hot Dollars

The run" on the Perpetual
Building Association has served
to recall to experienced bankers
and observers trivial incidents
which have been at the bottom
Of similar experiences in other
parts of the country.
Only a few years ago deposl,
tors in one of the strongest bank
ing institutions in Kentucky be-
came panicky and formed long
lines to withdraw their money be-
cause one woman had circulated
the report that the bank had a
"closed" sign on the door.
Called After Hours
It developed that she had gone
to the bank after business hours
and the institution was closed for
the day. In accordance with the
Gust ON then prevailing the
"closed" sign was displayed.
Since then few, if any, banks
use this particular word. They
prefer the word shut" or simply
to close the doors for the day or
weekend with a permanent sign
specifying the business hours.
On holidays the banks use
signs simply designating the par
ticular legal holiday it happens
to be.
Not very many years ago a
"run" was held on a Washington
bank as the result of ignorance.
A depositor had received a
check through the mail from this
bank marked insufficient funds" "
This, of course, meant that there
was. not enough money credited
to that account to meet the face
value of the check.
Run Proved Serious
It was interpreted to mean that
the bank did not have sufficient
funds to meet the check. Funny
afterwards but just as serious
while the run" was on as though
there. had been reason for the
depoSitorS becoming panicky.
A serious run was staged at a
New York bank because it hap
pened to check its business for
the day at a different hour than
another bank.
This was at the base of a
casual and careless remark made
by a person of consequence who
stated that checks were slower in
coming in when they passed
through the bank in question.
Passing on the remark changed
Its context until in a few hours
the story had become widespread
that the bank was having diff
diculty in meeting demands made
upon it.
End Often Amusing
Runs" have also been brought
to a stop in amusing and inter
eSting ways.
One of these panicky events
was under full sway in a Texas
town when. in order to meet de-
mandS for cash. the officials
passed out quantities of silver
dollars.
Pressed for space. these were
counted out and spread on the
spacious top of an old-fasnioned
wood heating stove. The metal
coins became too hot to handle.
Taking advantage of the sltua-
ton, the dollars were passed out
by use of a ladle.
No Time to Cool
Complaints were met with the
comment that those withdrawing
their money were not giving the
freshly minted coins time to cool
off.
While the run" on the local in
stitution, which investigation dis
closes, is one of the strongest in
Washington, is assertedly the re-
suit of a persistent whispering
campaign, it is expected to prove
to be rich in amusing incidents
later. The matter is too serious to
too many persons now for note to
be taken of the amusing side
lights.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
BrOphy in Damaged
Plane NedrS Canton

SHANGHAI, Feb. 5 GN.S).
Lieut.. Edward Brophy. American
pilot who is attempting to fly
from Shanghai to Manila, hoped
off from Foochow for Canton to-
day.
Brophy made a forced landing
in a mountainous region near Foo
chow last week, slightly damaging
his plane.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
SILVER MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. S UN.sD.
Handy and Harmon quotes silver
at New York at 278c, off 1sc.
Silver at London waS at 129sd,
up 3-16d.
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Announcements
LOST AND FOUND

BAG-Overnight black leather bag. left in
taXiCab at QueensbOrough Apt Jan 81.
80 o'clock H. NJ. Bailey, Walter Reed
General Hospital, nurses quarters, reward.
BLACK and tan hound. male answers to
name Blaze; cuts in both ears: lost
about Jan Goth. Liberal reward Tor
either information or return of dog. j. B.
GASS. Adams S47S.
COLLIE PUP, male tan and white: tag
No. 1927 strayed from 1900 Farraeut
St. n. W. Monday. Reward. Col. All.
DOG-Mssing since Dec 16 beagle hourd.
male. white & tan spotted, Va tag No
223S32. 1880. Reward. 925 r. l. Ave. NV.
DOG-Police strayed 62S G n. E; black
hair on top, rest brown. Reward. Ii. 4166.
LOST OR STRAYED-White fox terrier.
with black spots, from St. Matthew's
Church one week ago answers to name
of "Scrappy" Return to No. l, St.
Matthews Court. call Mr.. Baker, at
District $3.50 reward
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
Bids and Proposals

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission,
Navy Building. Washington, d. C.--Sealed
bids will be received in this office until
II :OO A. M. Eastern Standard Time.
March a. 1881. and then publicly opened
in Room 1913 Navy Building for the fur
nishinC and delivering of the granite facing
for the Memorial Entrance to the Gene
teTy of the Arlington Memorial Bridge
project. Approximately 81 800 cubic feet
of cut granite. mostly 6-cut and S-cut, il
involved in the work. Further informa-
tion upon application.
SEALED BIDS. in duplicate. will be re-
ceived until 200 P: M. February 10.
1881 and then publicly opened, for fur
nishing all labor and materials and per-
forming all work for installing a sprinkler
system in the Aircraft Building. U. S. Ma
tional Museum, Washington, D. c. Bids
will be opened in the office of the Super
intendent of Buildings and Labor Room
80. Natural History Building, U. S. Ma
tiOnal Museum
The Washington times., 1931-02-05
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The Washington times., 1931-02-05
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The Washington times., 1931-02-05
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-21

For 25 years Miss Dressler was a leading vaudeville star, playing to royal command perform nces abroad and always to capacity houses wherever she has appeared.
 First Picture in 1914
 In 1914 she deserted the vaude- vile stage long enough to lend her comedy talents to "Tillie's Punctured Romance in which she co-starred with Charlie Chaplin for Mack Sennett.
 But it was not until 1926 that she began devoting her talents en- tirely to pictures. Since that time she has appeared in more than 20 pictures.
 "One Romantic Night" is a story of high life in Vienna. There are magnificent sets. Included in the cast are Conrad Nagel, Rod La Rocque and O. P. Heggie. Paul l.. Stein directed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-21
BOLD PIRATES
 CAUSE THRILLS ' AT COLISEUM
Captain Applejjack Fea- lures John Halliday
 and Mary Brian

Bold bad pirates of the high seas, who take women where they find them and have the decks of their vessels Uttered with pieces of eight, have been often genially par odied on stage and screen but never have the bold bad men Of the ocean waves been more inter estingly portrayed than in Cap tain Applejack."
 Pirates are seen in all their glory, swaggering across the deck of a pirate ship, making their prisoners walk the plank and fight ing among themselves over booty in Captain Applejack,' the Warner Bros. and Vitaphons production, which opens tonight at the Coli scum theatre.
 Successful Stage Play
 The story. which was taken from the successful play by Walter Hac- kstt and adapted by Maude Fulton, deals with the life of an English who dreams of becom-