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The Washington times., 1931-04-27
YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
For Those Whose Birthday Is
April 20

GAPAA so
If April 28 is your birthday,
during the coming year you
should benefit through friends.
social matters and persever-
ance along sound and we'll
established lines. You may gain
through Older people, real es-
tate or sound business acumen.
Important dates: Refrain from
excess. risky ventures and spec
ulation from July Z to 9, Au-
gust 9 to %, October 6 to 10;
avoids quarrels, undue excite
ment and maintain routine
from July 20 to 81, August z to
8, September Is to 20, October
10, 20, January 19 to "a; good
for general affairs. make efforts
to advance your interests from
April 20 to May 4, May 20 to
~, June 20 to 25, July 5 to 7,
September IL to October 81, No
vember to 80. December l to
80 81; during February 1882,
March 4 to 6. Contradictory
dates show two opposing in
fluences.
A child born April % will be
analytical. critical and pains
taking. He should succeed in
business and benefit through
his elders. Any tendency to-
ward sarcasm. exaggeration or
carelessnesS in speech and &C
ton should be counteracted.
Tendencies for April %: The
moon in unfriendly relation to
Venus is slightly unfavorable
for matters pertaining to
amusements, art and social af-
fairs. A beneficial aspect to
Mars later in the day. indi-
Gates energy and aggressive
business activity.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
BY Anne Adams

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Obtainable only in sizes SO,
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requires 3A yards of 80 inch
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and simple, exact instructions
are given. No dressmaking ex-
perience is necessary to make
this model with our pattern.
Send Is cents, coin or stamps
Cor each pattern giving name.
address, style number and size
wanted. Send for Spring and
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cents. Book with pattern, Is
cents. Address Washington
Times Pattern Bureau. 243
W. 18th st.. New York City.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
Modern Love Gestures

MOQeTn Love UCSGWECS
We moderns have such quaint
ways of expressing our, love,
these days!
When a fond wife, recently
painted black stripes around
the legs of her husbands dove
colored Easter trousers. he sued
for divorce on the grounds Of
cruelty" Yet, it may have
been nothing but excessive love,
which inspired the Little Wom-
an to decorate her spouse for
the holiday. Love of art-or
love of husband. You never
can tell!
Love has been defined as
"the spark, struck out by sex
antagonism";; and, apparently,
we are all getting back to
nature.
Most of the amorous poems
you'll find in the current press
are of the "I-love-you-so-Td-like-
to-black-your-eye" variety. Or
of the "You may be- Prince
Charming-to-someone-but- you're
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." school.
Long ago, Tom Moore ex-
pressed it all far more grace
fully, when he wrote:
when I loved you, I can but
allow
st had many an exquisite
minute;
But the scorn that I feel for
you now,
Hath even more luxury in
it,"
Whenever a fair gal sues an
ex-fond-lover for breach OF
promise, she swears that she
only wants to take away his
money because she loved
him sol"
Two or three loving couples.
according to news reports, have
recently expressed their pas
sionate regard for each other
by flinging cloissone vases and
bridge lamps at each others
heads across the bridge table.
The Xantippe gesture-with
modernistic improvements!
Face slapping, hair pulling,
eye-blacking and pinching have
all figured in the divorce rec
ords among the love tokens ex-
changed by modern couples.
One woman varied the mono
tony by cutting her husbands
new spring suit up into thou
sand small bits, rather than let
him wear it to charm the eyes
of other women. Just one more
way of expressing the tender
passion.
Lots of women have gone so
far as to shoot a man in order
to prove their love. But this
seems unnecessarily extreme.
Most of us would prefer a
milder love-a love that is less
hectic and violent. The kind Of
huSbandly love that expresses
itself in hanging the portieres,
paying the charge account
cheerfully, and occasionally
Wiping the dishes would satisfy
the heart of almost any woman.
And the average man would
be quite content with Q wtfely
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

devotion that went no father
than fetching the aspirin, put
ting the salve on his sunburn,
and tucking a hot-water bottle
on his feet.
Such innocuous love may
seem pretty tame to this high
powered generation; but it is
far easier on the nerves and
the furniture. The too inten-
sive. variety is so likely to lead
to alimony-and all that sort
of thing!
Copyright. 1891, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
WHAT DO YOU
KNOW?

AnsWers To TOdGys Test
Questions On Editorial Page
l. True. 2. False, 1917. 8. False,
West Point. 4. True. 5. True. 6.
False, in whales. Z. False, New
York. 8. False, meter. 9. True.
10. False, in the year of our
Lord. II. 1775-1783. 12. 1898-1899.
13. 1915. ID. 1780E17S7. IS. 1900
1901.
Copyright, 1891, KiNg Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-04-27

Down a corridor, flanked with
barred doors, Scorpio was led.
Prisoners in cells looked up
from the midday meal to eye
the new prisoner. A door
changed metallically.
I'm here"
The turnkey half showed
Scorpio into a cell. Its door re-
verberated.
Scorpio eyed prison guard
carrying a pail Of food.
Makes me hungry" he re-
marked. Listen. Send out and
get me a big steak, some oys-
ters-a bottle of iced milk. I'll
slip you so bucks"
you're gonna eat jail grub
and like it. Get those clothes
off"
You can't do this to me.
What am I in for?"
You'll find out soon enough"
The guard threw in a course
Jail uniform.
Here's your silks and linens"
he remarked.
I'll get you-wait till New
ton springs me
"Cut the gab."
The officer suddenly whirled
and looked across the corridor.
Ecorpio'S eyes followed.
A binding light Shone on a
white face, as a curtain In
front of the barred door across
the way was raised.
A Surprise In Store
The face was that of Metz.
"Don't-Don't! Turn off the
light" the gangster writhed in
agony. Detectives stood over
him.
'"Yeah-you was deaf and
dumb, was you?" taunted a de-
tective. Well, you found your
voice all right"
Metz strained foreward, try
ing to peer through the blind
ing, torturing spotlight.
"Yeah-we got your pal Scor"
pio across the way all right
all right" the detective re-
sumed. In the shadows,
Scorpio could discern Carl and
Markham among the group.
You'd better talk-before
Scorpio does. You might as
well help stretch lis neck as
have yours stretched"
Metz clawed at the arms Of
his chair and whimpered.
"You remember Vronski?"
The detective grinned. He died
in the pen of T. B. last week.
He swore he never killed
Johnny Franks-that Scorpio
framed him."
Metz groaned anew.
The curtain in front Of the
torture cell was lowered.
A guard admitted Newton.
"Turn-key-let this man out"
ordered Newton. He's my eli
'ent-1 have a right to talk to
him"
Talk to him through the
bars"
They've put Federal income
tax charges against you-stirred
up the bar association, assured
Newton.
But I'll beat 'em. You'll be
sprung in a couple Of days"
A MuffIed Scream
They were interrupted by a
muffled scream from behind
the curtain across the corridor.
It was the voice of Metz.
"I'll tell! I'll tell! I can't
stand it any longer! Take me
out of here-1'll talk"
Metz sat in the witness chair,
nervously tearing at the hand
kerchief held in his altering
hands.
It was the third day of Scor-
pio's trial on the charge of
Hanks murder. Eager crowds
thronged the courtroom. Armed
police guarded every entrance
and hallway, as Newton and the
district attorney battled for the
life of the gangster.
Reporters Scurried between
press tables and the telephones
as, bit by bit, the evidence came
out. Scorpio watched with ap-
parent unconcern.
They fooled us-talking
about income tax, then spring
ing this murder charge on us,
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
Bu Beatrice Fairfax
Work

was given to her by her father
as a wedding present. When
she died she left it to us girls
outright, but asked us to let
father remain with us during
his lifetime. He has been
very unfortunate in business
and with other money mat
ters. and has been in good
deal of trouble one way and
another, which accounts for
mother leaving her house to
us outright. Now we girls are
willing to look after father as
long as he lives, but we don't
feel like taking on a STEP
mother. Father calmly tells
us that, if we refuse. it viii
will prevent his marrying and
he will feel like King Lear.
Yours,
THREE SISTERS.
Be thankful, Three Sisters,
that you have it in your power
to prevent your father from
getting into this latest trouble.
You would be very weak and
foolish if you allowed him at
IS to foist an unwanted step"
mother on you. AS for King
Lear, a second wife was the
least of his misfortunes-he
never even suggested one.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27

"The Secret Six" the great
novel of Gangland, will be
shown on the screen at
LOew's Palace Theater the
week beginning May 3.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27

How Shall She Treat Him?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
About two months ago boy
friend asked me to play golf
with him on a certain after
noon. I accepted, but he
phoned and said he would be
delayed for a couple of hours.
waited for him but he didn't
come at all. He has returned
to his home city. I never saw
or heard from him after he
stood me up" on my golf cate.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
This Ddy in History

Ulysses Simpson Grant born at Point Pleas
ant Ohio, on April 81, 1922, and died at Mount
McGregor, n Y, on July %, 1885.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27
THE SECRET SIX en%s% e%sins
ScOrpiO in Jail Hears One
Of His GGngsters
Threaten to SQUeGL
By Frances Marion

melOdamac story the underworld adapted
from the Metro GOdwynayer Cosmopolitan talking pcureO
The Washington times., 1931-04-27

which Junior can grow and de-
velop, I hope she'll give a
thought to the neglected hus-
band and father before it's too
late.
The Washington times., 1931-04-27

died before he had a chance
to do either of these things,
there is really no reason why
you should condone his rude
ness.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
MY. DEMOCRACY
BREAK NEARS

2 ALBANY, Oct. 81 0.N.S0. :.
Governor Roosevelt and former
Gov. Alfred Smith are almost at
the breaking point. according to
reports today at the capitol.
Deep political significance was
seen by State officials in an an
nouncement today by Roosevelt
that he would deliver a radio ad-
dress next Monday night urging
voters of New York State to sup
port the various constitutional
amendments to be submitted to
them at next months election.
One of these amendments pro-
vides for expenditure by the State
Of $40, 900, 900 over period Of 10
years for reforestation of idle
lands.
Former Governor Smith sur
priSed Governor Roosevelt'S friends
recently, when he came out strong
ly in opposition to the reforeSta-
ton proposal.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
QUIZ DEMANDED
FOR UTILITIES
IN POLITICS
Canadian Power Concern Hit
In a Report to Congress by
Popular Government Group

Thorough investigation Of the
political operations" of the water
power industry was asked today
by the National Popular Govern
ment League in a report to Con-
gress on the Canadian Beauhar-
noiS Corporation.
The political and financial
transactions of this corporation
were recently investigated by the
Canadian Parliament. The dis
closures involved high government
officials of the two major poll
tical parties and JudSon King,
of the Popular Govern
ment League, characterized the
case as comparable to the Teapot
Dome scandal in this country.
Claims It Is International
The Canadian c0mpany's al
legged Subversive political ma
nipulatiOns, King charged,
prove that the power indms=
try's efforts to control political
parties and through them con-
troll the government is inter.
national i'm scope.
The Federal Trade Commits.
Sion's inquiry into the propa.
ganda and financial activities of
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The Washington times., 1931-10-21
THUG WOUNDED
s. BYPO[|CEMAN

Russell Hawes, Alexandria (VaO
policeman, narrowly escaped be
ing taken for ride" last night
by two armed colored men and
in the resulting battle is, thought
to have fatally wounded one Of
his assailants. Both men escaped.
Less than an hour afterward
OtheIlo Washington, colored, was
discovered in the Northwest Sec
ton of Washington suffering
severe bullet wounds. Halves
identified the man as one Of his
assailantS and discovered his
night stick in the machine. Three
cases of alleged liquor were seized
also.
Hawes, it is said, stopped the
men and was taking them to the
Alexandria station house when
they started to fight.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
Happy" GIassford Walks
Right Into Police Job

Day jubilee of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. 80.
Arrived in Time :
He walked in at a time when
General Crosby was striving to fix
upon successor to Major Pratt.
General Crosby said:
"AS soon as he walked into
the office, the idea struck me
that he was the man we needed
for the job. didn't propose it
to him at that time, and after
49,. little while, when he was
asked to consider the appoint
ment, he baked, and We had
quite q difficult time in selling
him the idea."
Has q Nickname
General Crosby has absolute
confidence in the new police chief.
Prior to the meeting, three, weeks.
ago, the Police Commissioner had
known General Glassford in "old
Army days" knew. his ability. his
reputation as a diSciplinarian. and
a veritable human dynamo Of
energy. -
But despite his 'tWo-fistedness.
his dynamic personality, his strict
ness, General Crosby revealed to-
day that the new. chief of police
has . nickname. 1t is Happy"
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
GLASSF0RD FREE TO PICK AIDES.
Broke, Says
Bunke';rl',b
-
Love Suit

NEW YORK, Oct. 81 QN.S). .
Dapper, gray-haired Maurice
Rothschild. Chicago banker, took
the stand in Supreme Court today
to tell his side of the story of burn
ing love letters read to the court
by Vera McCord, actress, who is
suing him for $25O,OOO for alleged
breach of promise.
Love Letter Read
Miss McCord said she gave up
health and happiness" when she
would have profited by a home,
security, and peace of mind"
One letter, dated November 8,
1928. was read, as follows:
Darling Vera: You are a
wonderful inspiration. can
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
CLIQUE tt. GO
::UNDER NEW
CHIEF
Major Pratt's Successor Plans
to Reach "0ficer on Beat";;
Is Assured a "Free Hand"

The District Commissioners to-
day went forward with plans to
give Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glass
ford a break" when he takes
up his new duties as major and
superintendent of police next
month.
A flock of vacancies among
high-ranking officials, some Of
which already exist and some Of
which are to be created, will
be left for the new chief to fill,
Il was indicated at the, District
Building. .'
Similarly, the new. chief will
be left to work out mis- own
policies of administration, but
one thing about these policies
that is certain is that they will
coincide with the views of Maj.
Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, com.
missioner in charge Of police.
Clique to BE Broken
General Glassfofd has told The
Times that he does not contem.
plate any radical steps when he
takes office. " -
However, 1t was clearly indi-
Gated at the District Building
that the clique which has been
accused Of running the Police
Department" is abOGt to be
broken up. Likewise . lot of the
older. Officers SFe slated to 80
and in their place will be
energetic youngsters who will
(Continued On Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
RAPS
n, !. MAYOR

NEW YORK, Oct. 81 0N.S0.
Samuel Seabury, chief counsel of
the Hofstadter legislative COM
mittee, publicly charged before
the committee today that Mayor
James ]. Walker is aiding in
keeping Russell r. Sherwood, re-
puted fiscal agent Of the mayor,
out of the committees juriSdiC-
ton. Seabury said:
e"I have facts to base that
on"
"These facts show that the
mayor is aiding i'm keeping
Sherwood out. There are other
facts which / don't care to
state at this time. These are
enough"
The Washington times., 1931-10-21

If a strapping, blond, six-foot-
three retired Army officer had not
walked into. the office of Maj.
Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, District
Police Commissioner, three weeks
ago, the quest for a successor to
Major Henry G. Pratt as chief Of
police might still be going on.
The retired Army officer, Brig.
Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, walked
into General Crosby's office seek
ing cooperation of the District
government with the Armistice
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
sANDBERC NEAR
RETIREMENT

DETECTIVES Sergeant Fred Sand
berg, veteran fingerprint expert
of the washington Police Depart
ment, is scheduled to appear to-
mOrrow before the board of sur
geons which will pass on whether
he is physically able to continue
in that post at police head
quarters.
If the board OF surgeons decides
Sanlberg is physically unfit to
continue it will leave the depart
ment without the services of a
fingerprint expert.
Sandberg has been in the de
partment for 2St years and will b.
So years old on his next birthday
He has been under medical. treat
ment for some time, and indica
tons are that he may be retired.
Sandberg is reputed to be one of
the outstanding fingerprint ex-
perts in the entire country and
has been offered several positions
with prominent institutions.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
NelO England Firms
See Jobs Increasing

Unusually favorable reports Of
improved employment conditions
were received today from New
England by the Department Of
Commerce. At Colchester, N. H.,
one company was operating on
day and night shifts; at Provi-
dence, r. l., and Fall River, Mass,
yarn mills were employing ad-
ditional men: at New Bedford,
Mass, a silk mill was opening
new units, while in other scattered
localities there were substantial
gains in textile and shoe manu-
factories.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
NOTABLES BOW
At BIER Of
EDISON
Fords and FireStoneS Among
Mourners for Inventor;
Police Guard Faces Crowd

WEST ORANGE, N. j.. Oct. 81
0N.SO Thomas A. Edison was
back in his home today for few
short hours before leaving it for
the last time to be buried in
RoSedale Cemetery.
He was moved, lying calm and
serene in his heavy bronze coffin,
just before dawn. He went in
silence, accompanied by the soft
shuttle of the feet of the men
who carried him. Silence received
him into the house on the hill
in Llewelyn Park. There he lay
in the large high-vaulted room
where the measured words Of a
Methodist clergyman were to be
said this afternoon.
cords Attend
Some of the celebrities here
are Henry and EdSel Ford and
their wives: Harvey FireStone and
his wife, and their sons, Russell
and Harvey S.! jr, and their
wives; and Leonard. the bachelor
son.
They motored from New York
and went directly to Glenmont,
the Edison home. They came
down to the laboratories late yes
terday to view the body.
They went in and passed slowly
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
Mildred Harris Gets
Her Second Divorce

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 U.SJ.
Mildred Harris, film actress, is
two-time ex.wife, her final divorce
decree on grounds Of desertion
from her second husband. Everett
Terrace MacGovern, having been
entered in Superior Court. ."
Her first husband was Charlie
Chaplin, whom she divorced sew
eral years ago, charging that
Chaplin's film genius" blocked
their getting along,
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
Lights Out, Radio
Silent in Tribute
; To Edison

Electric lights in millions of
American and Canadian homes
will be shut off at 10 O'Clock
tonight in. honor of Thomas A.
Edison.
M. H. AyleSworth, president
Of tbs National BroadcaSting
Company, wired officials of
WRC today that all network
programs will be halted at 9:58
o'clock.
At 10 o'clock the announcerS,
will request every home
equipped with electricity to turn
off the lights for 60 seconds.
after which the programs win
be resumed.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
Synthetic Rubber Edison S
Last Great Gift to World

Daily, both associates Of the inven-
tor for more than SO years.
Edison was almost certain he
had discovered the process for
it's manufacture when he took
to his bed on October 2 last.
He himself had already worked
out a method of manufacturing
latex, the ingredient which fuses
the other elements Of the syn
thesis into a practical and du-
rable rubber suitable for COM
mercial use.
But he was not positive. And
he was worried. And it was not
until q few days before death
overlook him that he learned OF
the success of his experiments.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
BrOderick, Indicted,
Dimes With Governor

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 81 Q.N.
SO.-Joseph v. Broderick, State
superintendent of banks, who
was indicted Monday on charges
of conspiracy and neglect of duty
in connection with the failure OF
the Bank of United States, had
lunch yesterday with Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The meeting aroused interest IN
view Of the governors statement
that he had implicit faith in
Broderick's integrity despite his
Indictment. It was believed the
governor renewed his promise to
stand behind the banking super
intendent.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
COLLISION
KILLS MAN

A man believed to be Harrison
NeSbit, Of Warrenton. Va, was
instantly killed and his girl com.
panion was, critically injured
when he drove his coupe into
a parked truck on the Washing
ton Boulevard. at Muirikirk, Nd,
this. afternoon. s.'.
The force of the collision drove
the engine Of Nesbit's machine
back into the tonneau. Of the
automobile. Both Nesbit and the
young woman had to be pried
from the machine
The young woman was rushed
to the office of DR.. Warren IN
Laurel for treatment. Nesb1ts
neck was broken.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
MISSING WIFE:
TOOK DRUGS,
DR.. JUDD.
SAYS
Perpetrator of Brutal Crimes
, Hunted in Coast States; Love
Motif Enters Strange Case

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Oct. II
UNS0.-Belief that an unusual
fondness developed among three
women and led to the double
trunk" murder was expressed to-
day by police as authorities Of
Western States sought Mrs. Win
ME Ruth Judd, who has evaded
capture for 40 hours.
Late Monday afternoon, Mrs.
Judd, q, disappeared in Los
Angeles, after allegedly murder
ing her two chums, Agnes Ann
Leroi, IS, a nurse; and Hedwig
Samuelson. "a, a school teacher,
and shipping their bodies here
in two trunks.
Drugs Enter Mystery
Since then not a single definite
trace of her has been found.
A story of love jealousy and Of
suspected drug-crazed rage was
seen by Los Angeles and Phoenix,
Ariz., officers behind the ':hOs-
pitaI intrigue" which eliminated
in the murders. Inspector Of PO-
lice David Davidson said:
eve are working directly :, on.
the theory that the double muir.
der was inspired by jealousy
which developed SmOng three
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The Washington times., 1931-10-21
PERSHING
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WEST ORANGE, n. j., Oct. II
G.N.S0-Thomas A. Edison beat
death. by five Gays to his last great
invention, the manufacture of syn.
thetic rubber from golden rod and
other ingredients.
Synthetic rubber, this CORE
spOndcnt learned from. authOrita-
tive sources today, was finally
proved practical in the wizards
laboratories last Tuesday.
The final series of experiments.
which ended a twelve-year search
for a substitute for rubber under
EdiSon's own direction, were com.
pleted by Fred OFT and Charles
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
CGrmeLite Fathers
ReceiUed at Vatican

VATICAN CITY, Oct. 81 u.N.S0 l..
-Fifty-four members Of the Order
of Carmelite Fathers. who gath
cred here to elect Father Hilary
d. Oswald of Chicago as general
prior Of the organization, we're re-
ceived in audience by Pope Plus
XI today. Father Lawrence Otter
Of Chicago was among those at-
tending the audience.
The Washington times., 1931-10-21
D. .C.CORONER
QUITS POST

DR.. James Ramsay hewitt.
District Coroner. has applied for
retirement on the grounds Of
physical disability to the District
Commissioners. 90
The papers in his case have
been sent to the Civil Service
Commission for a report before
final action is taken;
DR.. Nevitt is 64, a graduate Of
Columbian (now George Wash
ington)' University and has been