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The Washington times., 1931-07-07
FORT BENN|NG
To GET MEADE
TANK SCHOOL

Reports that the Army Tank
School at Fort George Meade is
to be moved are confirmed by
Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of
War, in an order for its removal
to Fort Benning, Ca, before
September, 1892.
The Thirty. Fourth Infantry,
Fort EuStis, Va will be trans.
ferred to Fort Meade when funds
are made available. Fort Eustis
is one of the posts scheduled to
be eliminated under the recently
announced economy program.
Officers at Fort Meade said
they expected only the 81 Of
ficers and men who serve as
instructors to be affected by
the order. They expect the head
quarters and First and Second
BattalionS, tank units, to remain
at Fort Meade.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
SOCIAL CENTER
CLASSES OPEN

A six weeks vacation school for
the colored children of the South
east and Southwest sections of
the city opened yesterday at the
Southeast Social Center.
Part of the school work will be
conducted at Giddings School,
which is adjacent to the center.
The playground at the school also
will be used. A special feature of
the vacation school will be a
weekly health program by Mrs.
Alice Boone Dumas.
The instructors at the school in
clude Miss Gertrude McBrown.
dramatics; Miss Louise Burge, and
Miss Naomi Martin, music; Hiram
Jones, vocational subjects, and
Miss Clyde johnson. sewing.
About 200 children are enrolled
at the school.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
FIVE ADDITIONAL
! MEMBERS To
Be NAMED
Two PrNates Advanced to
SergeantCies at Meeting
! of County Commissioners

Knocking in the head per-
sistent county wide rumors that
have prevailed for months that
several men would be dropped
from the Montgomery county po-
lice force when it was reorganized
today. the board of county COM
misSionerS made no change IN
the personnel of the force but
recommended appointment of five
additional members, and to make
two promotions.
The men under discussion for
the new appointments are jerry
Hobbs, of COleSville; Ralph How.
ard, of Rockville; william SOper,
Of Clarksburk; George Dixon, jr-
of Seeks Corner, and Thomas ID.
Dennell, of Glen Echo. With more
than $50 applications on file, the
board of commissioners has had
considerable difficulty in making
its selections, it is learned.
Two New Sergeants
Leroy Snyder, first class priv
vate, of the Silver Spring subSta-
tion, was made a sergeant, as also
vas LIE Roy Bodmer, first-class
private of the Rockville headquar.
ters.
Snyder will take charge of the
Takoma Park substation. sup
planting Sergt. Earl H. Burline,
who will be transferred to gen.
eral duties. Private Joseph Nolte,
of the Silver Spring substation,
was transferred with Snyder TO
the Takoma Park station, Hobbs
and Dixon are slated to be at
tached to the Silver Spring sta
ton, taking the places of Snyder
and Nolte.
Force of rs Men
Sergeant BOdmer will continue
to work out from headquarters at
Rockville. Howard and SOper.
are slated for Rockville.
This new lineup will give
Montgomery county a police force
of 26 men, including Chief Alvie
A. Moxley. Sergeant Guy Jones
continues in charge at Silver
Spring; Sergeant Leroy Rodgers
will remain in charge of the Be-
thesda station.
Although the act of the last
session of the Maryland General
Assembly provided for another
first class private. no promotion
was made at today's meeting, Al
though it was the subject of con.
siderable discussion.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
ACTION On FALL
THURSDAY

District Attorney Leo A. Rover
said today he will appear before
Justice Jennings Bailey in Dis
trict Supreme Court Thursday
and ask that Albert B. Fall,
former Secretary of the Interior,
be removed from Ell Paso. Tex,
to the District Jail to start
serving his cne-year sentence and
pay $4,000 fine, the sentence
imposed upon him more than
two years ago for accepting $780,
600 as a bribe from E. l.. Doheny,
California oil man.
Rover and Atlee Pomerene, Spe-
cial Government prosecutor, have
examined report on Falls
physical condition, made by Army
physicians in Ell Paso. and be-
lieve he is physically able to come
here.
Before this examination, Fall
was scrutinized by private phySi-
clans. who reported his condition
would not endure the long
journey.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
Dixon w. Hall Sues
For Absolute DiUOrce

Charging desertion. Dixon w.
Hall, through attorney Stedman
Prescott, yesterday filed suit in
the Circuit Court at Rockville,
Md, for an absolute divorce
from Maude j. Hall. whose last
known address is 5424 Conduit
Road N. w.
The petition states that they
we're married March 4, 1922 and
have no children. The wife is
said to have left him July l,
1928.
The Washington times., 1931-07-07
Father Put on Bond
After 'KidnGp' Threat

For allegedly threatening to
break into the Brentwood Day
Nursery and kidnap his three
children, being boarded there by
their mother. Carroll Morris of
Hyattsville, Md, was placed on
peace bond of 5000. The bond
will remain pending the outcome
of his divorce proceedings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-31

sales were sis.eeo tons. Normally. about IS per cent of the country's steel now goes into automobiles; in the first half of 1881 the automobile companies turned out 1.5so,O new cars and trucks; while in tho corfespondlng part of 1921 the number was 7Se,0oo.
 "Much of the steel going into automobiles is in the form of sheets: in the first half of 1881 the production of steel sheets for all purposes was 1.147.000 tons; during the whole of 1921 1t was 1,O04.000 tons.
 "The tire companies in January June, 1881, made about 22 million castings and almost as many inner tubes; in the whole of 1921 their product was almost exactly the same in numbers as in the current half year.
 More Shoes Turned Out
 "The shoe factories turned out in six months of 1891 total of 161 million pairs of boots and shoes, or about three million pairs more than in the first six months of 1890. Meanwhile, the hosiery manufacturers were producing ap- proximately 37,500,000 dozen pairs, in all their colors. materials. and sizes-or an average of 1-3 pairs for each of us if we disre- gard colors, sizes, and the like.
 ''In the same months mills mak- ing something over SO per cent of all knitted underwear reported a production of more than 70,000,-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-31

600 Rarments-or more than for the entire year of 1881.
 Tobacco manufacturing with n product valued at more than bile lion dollars a year Is not to be ig- nored among our industries.
 Cigarette 100 Fer Cent Gain
 s'rhe number of cigarettes turned out in the first half of 1881. 59 billion, equaled or exceeded the figure for any preceding half year. and was more than 100 per cent greater than in January-June. 1921.
 "in the same part of this year. the cigar makers recorded an out put of 2.677.000,00o.
 Lumber manufacturing ap- pears in part among our manufac- turing industries and in part out. side, as in construction. In the first six months of 1881 total ship ments of lumber, by rail and water, were placed at 9,600, 900 board feet, and 1t is estimated that five billion feet have gone for con- struction, 1,70O,000,O00 into boxes and crates, more than three billion into various fabricated forms, and one billion to the railroads.
 Lumber Holds Its Own
 "All kinds of construction, for which lumber and its products are only part of the materials, have been figured by the F. w. Dodge company at 204 million square feet in contracts let during the first half of 1891 in 37 states. For the whole year of 1921 the corre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-31

Msninntien. Ia tAe nrxt hAlf of 1881 our Hour mills turned al least els million bushels of wheat into aS million barrels of -four, with a lot Of animal feed as hy-products.
 During the same months our dairy farmers and our creameries were outdoing themselves with saa million pounds Of butter to their credit for the period--a bigger output than they ever managed before, and equal to the creamery production for the whole twelve months of 1920; the figures mean that in the first half of 1881 there was. on the average, one and a quarter pounds of creamery but ter week for every family, whereas in 1920 there was only three-Quarters of a pound for each family.
 Meat Production Ahead
 'The supply of meats has been maintained, too. In the first six months of 1891 some 38 million cattle, calves. sheep, and hogs went into the packing houses for conversion into meat and meat products.
 ''In the 12 months of 1921 the total was 62 million.
 "A great part of our materials produced at home or imported, go into our manufactures. Twenty three per cent of our people who work get their living in our manu- featuring establishments.
 Cotton Production Up
 Tn the first six months of 1881 our cotton mills used 2,SO7.OOO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-31
Assumes Duties
 Of Prosecutor
 In City Court
Light Docket Greets Attorney - Armnas Placed on
 Probation -SkeIIy Granted Another Continuance Suspended Sentence for Youth of 17

Prosecuting Attorney Charles summa, who was officially named to the position a month ago. took his turn" alone in representing the state in police court. For the past three weeks he has been act ing as "understudy" to Prosecuting Attorneys Mitchell G. Meyers and Emil Hummel. In handling today's batch of cases, Attorney Summa is now qualified to share the burden of work required of the prosecut- bng attorneys.
 John Arminas, 45, of North Riverside street was placed on probation for one month by Judge John F. McGrath. Arminas was advised that there was essentially no difference between Illuminating gas and brand of hooch they are selling these days, When the po- lice were called to Arminas house he was "out of the picture" his wife intimated that he had turned on the gas after returning home from a visit with the boys. He was charged with breach of the peace and ordered to report weekly to Probation Officer Nicholas Com bellack.
 Another continuance was grant ed in the case fo William Skelly, 34, of Field street, charged with 3ntoxication. He is being held on the technical complaint of suspec- eon as the result of the complaint of Stanley Johnson of Sunnysidc avenue that he was taken for a ride last Tuesday evening and beat en and robbed of $20.
 A 17-year-old lad Burner Giglio was given a suspended sentence to the state reformatory at Cheshire. He was found guilty of stealing live dozen eggs from q truck owned by Walter Hineman of Cheshire. The eggs were valued at S2.50. As Giglio had spent three days in the custody of the police the court was lenienent in disposing of his case.
 A fine of s15 and costs was giv- en Ernest C. Sampiero of Railroad street, who pleaded guilty to the charge of operating n motor ve- hicle without license.
 Daniel Galullo. 34, of 9S1 North
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-31

bales of cotton. and made i.see.. coo, 600 yards of cloth. or an average of 50 yards for every family in the country: our woOlcn mills put into work 2s2 million pounds of wool. or IS per cent more than tn the corresponding ' period of 1880. and our silk mills took delivery of 2s3,oo0 bales of silk, or Q per cent more than in the first half of 1880 and within three per cent of the amount in the first six months of 1929, their all-time record year for quantity.
 "In the first half of 1921 the figure was 154,000 bales.
 /"Of course. in thinking about textiles, we must consider rayon. In the six months of 1891 our do- mestic production was about 56 million people, and our imports carried the total supply to more than 58 million pounds. In the whole year of 1921 our domestic production was but 15 million pounds. with imports taking the total supply up to 19 million pounds.
 steal 50 Per Cent Ahead
 "The steel industry in all of it's notifications. including the indus- tries making iron and steel, ranks high. In the first six months of 1891 total of 15 million tons of steel ingots was produced. 50 per cent more than in the first half of 1921. Shipments of fabricated structural steel were 952,000 tons in the first six months of 1881: in the corresponding months of 1921,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-31

titles at once suggests that the point of view makes a great diff ference. By way of example, pig iron may be taken. In 1890 it's production after steep upward climb of 20 years in the midst of our most spectacular industrial de- velopments reached q high point at something like nine million tons If production had since been main tained only at the rate of that high point of its era, and had been ex- banded merely with the growth of populatiOn--a great accomplish ment and n sure sign of prosperity from the point of view of 1890-- the output in the 12 months of 1881 would be 17 million tons. Our production during the first six months of 1931 was actually II million tons. In the 12 months of 1921 production was 1G,7O0, 900 tons.
 When 1911 closed, our pro- ducers of copper looked back upon It as their most prosperous year, with the domestic market taking 374 900 tons. Tn the first half of 1891 some 345,000 tons went into domestic consumption. For the entire year of 1921 the figure was 305,000 tons. The figure for the whole of 1881 apparently cannot be much less than 100000 tons
 such a quantity entering into use in the United States in this year will mean about Il 1-3 pounds for every man, woman, and child In the country; in 1911 the per capita figure was s 1-5 pounds. If we had merely kept to that great performance of 1911. the total amount of copper we use this year would be about 500,000 tons.
 ''Thc year of 1911 was a good year in the production of zinc, too in fact, the record year at that time--With h total output of 28G.- 900 tons. In the first six months of 1891 our production was 178,- 900 tons. For all of 1921 output was 100000 tons.
 Lead Almost Doubled.
 Lead is popularIy regarded as q prosaic metal; practically, 1t has more places in our daily life than most of us are aware. In 1911 our production was 392,0 tons--a record. In January--June, 1881 output was 230,000 tons.
 "To our supplies of tho old non ferrous metals we must add, in my attempt tO compare our current sit uation, the quantities of metals greatly developed in recent years.
 Aluminium represents the lars. est quantities. In 1911 our tOta production was 28,G00,0Q9 pounds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-31

Main street is being held on the charge of breach of the peace. He will be given hearing Thursday morning. Galullo was one of the principals in n private grudge fight staged Saturday evening in d lum- Der yard off Benedict street, More than 1000 persons were attracted to the yard, the police report. Gal ullo failed to make q getaway when the officers arrived. His opponent vanished in the excite ment and escaped arrest.
 Continuances were granted in the case of Furcl Hunter, 3l, colored, of 37 Vine street and Nels Jostcdy, GA of Tudor street. Both are charged with breach of the peace. The cases are not related. A nolle was entered In the case of Charles II. Pierce, 47, of Lounsbury ave- nue, who was arrested several weeks ago on the charge of violat- ing the wage act.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-31
U. $. Business Good
 Despite Depression
"Naton's Business" U. S., (. of C. Monthly, Finds
 Volume for First Six Months of l93l Going Ahead

Washington, Aug 3l -- The volume of business transacted In the United States in the first six months of 1881, when stated in terms of physical units rather than dollar values. makes an impressive showing in comparison with the figures for some of the earlier years.
 This is brought out In an article in the current number of Nations Business, which assemblies the available data on the physical volume of business in the first half of the year. The comparisons re- veal the country, from the stand point of business volume, In many respects is better o tffhis year than, say. 1921.
 The working side of the nation in a period of depression" Ma tiOn's Business points out, "appears from indications which we can now obtain about the quantities of ma materials, goods and service re- ceived, produced, and used by the people of the United States in the first six months of 1881.
 Pig Iron Ahead.
 "An examination of these quan-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-31

spending figure was somewhat more than sso million.
 "part of the production Of ce- ment goes into these structures; in the first half of 1881 the total production of cement was 60 mil- Hon barrels; in the first half of 1921 1t was 42 million.
 "In the manufacturing fndustrieR to which the figures of quantity relate in one degree or another are employed three-fourths of all the wage earners finding their pc- equations in manufacturing.
 Such quantities as have been mentioned suggest Q large volume of transportation.
 50 Per Cent Freight Gain
 "In the first half of 1891 the railroads performed a freight ser- vice estimated at 174 billion ton- miles. If the Bureau of Railway Economies is correct in its esti- mate that 16.3 per cent of our freight movement is ton.miles in 1929 was carried by water, 4.9 per cent by pipe lines, and 2.6 per cent by motor trucks in interurban service, and if these proportions hold for 1881, the total freight movement of the country in the first half of 1891 can be placed at nearly 230 billion ton-miles.
 "In 1921, when larger part of the entire freight service was per- formed by the railroads, the Inter- state Commerce commission re- ported the ton-miles of railroad service for .he year at 344 billion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-31
SUMMA I'M OFFICIAL ROLE
Edward l.. Seery
 Elected Burgess
Borough of W0Odm0nt An- nual Meet Held
 Saturday

At the annual election for the borough of Woodmont Saturday. Robert J. Dixon was reelected war den by a big majority over his competitor, David Mckenzie.
 The following board of burgess es won out in the contest: Edward F. Donovan. who was given 211 votes; Linn F.. Lockwood, POS; James r. Kennedy, POP: Carl ]. Nim, 208; Edward l.. Seery, 206. Those defeated were Richard Jas pers, 16; Edward A. Cation. Is; Charles Merwin 1. and Edward Neschke 1.
 Trubee J. Doolittle was reelected clerk with 196 votes; Vernon Boothby, 209 votes for treasurer; and Louise F.. Guyott with 204 votes and William F. Smith with POS votes. auditors.
 As stated herein last week, Mir Seery is a native of this city, a practicing attorney and during his residence here he was member of the board of agents of the Silas Bronson library.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-08-22
Teller Takes New Position

R. A. Teller, for nine years supervisor of the Tongass Ma ional Forest, with headquart- ITS at Ketchikan, has been of cred and has accepted a sim lar position in the Superior National Forest in Northern Minnesota, it was announced a 'ew days ago by regional for ester B. F. Heintzleman.
 The Superior Forest is one )f the most important in the nations system of national for ests, and is visited annually by thousands. MT. Zeller was supervisor of the Tongas For est during the greater part of the past ten years and made ] splendid record as an admin istrative officer.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-08-22
Alaska Homesteaders
 Must Live up to Law

In an Alaska case that was be- fore the General Land Office recently it was made clear that where an entryman failed to make his homestead his home for seven months out of a year for three years during a con- tinuous residence of five years, he forfeited his right to a pat ent.
 The fact that the claimant may have been very seriously ill much of the time and phys ically unable to reside on the homestead, unless he had been committed to an insane asylum, is not considered a valid ev- cuse for lack of residence.
 Where illness has been the preventative cause for failure to secure patent an opportunity is usually given for another fill ing by the same person.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-08-22
PLANS MADE FOR
 SILVER DISCUSSION

The silver problem will be discussed at the Fourth Pan American Commercial confer ence which will meet in Wash ington, October 5 to 12, under the auspices of the Pan-Amer- ican union, bringing together commercial leaders from 21 republics, says the Mining Con- gress Journal.
 With Mexico, the United States and Peru accounting for 70 per cent of the world pro- duction last year, consideration of the silver problem by rep resentatives of these three nat ions at the forthcoming com mercial conference 'undoubt- edly will have an important effect on any future negotiat- ions on the silver situation :" 1t was stated by the Pan-Amer- ican union.
 A conference of British bank CTS, industrialists and export CTS to consider long term cred its to China and cooperation between British and Chinese capital in China's industrial machinery trade, has been rec commended by the British Eco- homie mission which recently concluded a survey in China.
 Suggestion is made that Brit ish iron and steel manufac- lures maintain resident experts in Japan and China. It is al- so recommended that there be group organizations in China of British machinery export CTS to prevent wasteful inter- British competition an d strengthen British representa- lion.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-08-22
Wheat Grows From
 Tree F un Il s

The remarkable spectacle of several stalks of fully grown and full-eared wheat growing from a large tree fungus at tached to a section of decay ing log is to be seen in the show windows of the Hyder Drug Go. The wheat is about three feet high and decidedly vigouous in appearance, de- spite it's peculiar environment.
 The freak growth was dis covered by Joe Meyers, well known gardner, on his prop erty adjoining the river bank on the west side of the upper townsite. One end of the log was in the river; the other, to which the fungus was at tached, protruded over the bank. It is believed that the decaying log established a water connection with the fun gus which accounts for the vigorous growth of the wheat on such an ordinarily unfavor- able surface.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-08-22
Rock Work on Salmon
 Road is Completed

Rock work on the Salmon River highway improvement project between Nine-mile and Eleven-mile was complet- ed this week by the Johnson Gardner company, contractors, and surfacing operations are now in progres.
 The design of the Bureau of Public Roads to improve and render this section of the 13- mile highway to Premier safe to traffic, has been accomplish ed in highly effective manner. The road has been made much wider and also considerably straighter by the elimination of numerous short curves and the grade has also been elevat- ed at certain points where en- roachments of Salmon River were threatened. The surfac- ing operations will be com pleted next month.
Hyder weekly herald., 1931-08-22
SAWYER PRESENTS
 HIGHWAY PROPOSALS

Ernest Walker Sawyer, As sitant to the Secretary of the Interior of the United States government, has begun a series of conferences with high offic- ials of Canada to stimulate in- terest in the proposed exten- sion of the International High way to Alaska, according to Victoria press reports Tuesday.
 He held discussions with Premier Tolmie of Britih Col umbia; George Black, Speaker of the Dominion House of Commons, and officials of the Public Works Department of Canada and British Columbia.
 MT. Sawyer issued state ment saying that at the con ferences Premier Tolmie pre- sented maps showing 500 miles of the proposed highway had been surveyed in British Col umbia and that Speaker Black submitted data on 300 miles of the proposed extension in Yu- kon Territory.
 MT. Walker declared that United States officials were ready to proceed with definite civil engineering operations looking to the construction of the highway extension as soon as Canadian officials were prepared to undertake the same work, thus in effect plac- ing further progress of the Highway project squarely up to the Canadians.
 Donald Mcdonald, of the Alaska Road Commission, who is regarded as the father of the British Columbia Alaska Yukon highway plan, is ready to report On more than 180 miles of the proposed route, extending from the Richardson Highway to the Yukon Terri tory, the reports said.