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The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Old Horse Trader
Tells of Methods

"High-pressure" sales methods
used by Washington horse
traders of old we're described in
an address before the Association
of Oldest Inhabitants last night
by B. F. McCaully.
Mr.. McCaully, who was one of
the known horse traders in
the Capital back in the old days.
told how horses were bought for
a low price and resold to gullible
but wealthy persons for amaz-
ingly high sums. One horse
which he bought for 1926 was
sold to a British ambassador for
$500, Mr.. McCaully said.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
ARNORY BURNS.
WITH LOSS Of
S5,000,00O
$4,000 Church Damage in
Buffalo; IS Firemen Hurt;
Guns and Trucks Destroyed

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 7 UN.SO
One of the most spectacular fires
in the history of Buffalo today
destroyed the massive, four-story
106th Field Artillery Armory
spread to and damaged so resi-
dences in the vicinity, and razed
the erican Scandinavian
Methodist Episcopal Church, five
blocks away.
The loss to the armory alone
was estimated at between $5,00O,.
900 and $7,000,0OO. The church
that was destroyed had been a
landmark for 40 years. The
damage to it was placed at about
$4,000.
Seventy-five firemen we're over
come by smoke while fighting the
flames.
A throng of $4,000 witnessed the
fire.
The entire district where the
fire ragged was in state of chaos
for several hours.
A small army of houSeholderS
Z moved out furniture, in fear the
flames would reach their homes.
Twenty thousand rounds of re-
volver ammunition, 1900 new uni
forms, 40 trucks and tractors, $50
howitzers, and 2.200 pistols were
among the equipment destroyed.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Dependency Causes
Woman to Kill Self

Dependency over i'll health
caused Mrs. Marie L. Riordon, 48
of 1914 Kenyon st. N. w, TO end
her life by gas at her home.
She was found unconscious by
her daughter, Miss Marie Eliza
beth Riordon, when the latter re-
turned from work yesterday. The
fire rescue squad and a physician
were called but were unable to re
vive her.
Mrs. Riordon was the wife OF
Joseph A. Riordon. general man
ager of the Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamship Company.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Told Brains Lacking
Was Just Too Much
For This Woman

NEW YORK. May Fun
is fun. but there are things
at which even the wife OF
a golfer or gambler may draw
the line, Mrs. Kathryn G.
Swackhamer, OF Brunswick,
decided.
On their honeymoon, she
explained. she played golf with
Milton, her husband, but after
10 months of that, she told
him one day, in the middle
of a game, that she did not
care to play any more. SO,
she said, he slapped her face.
That was all right, perhaps,
md she endured also the, Gus
tom of many young women
telephoning him. Later. he
began to find fault with every
play she made at bridge and
still, insisted Mrs. Swack-
hamer, she renamed at his
side.
On New Year Eve he danced
with every girl except his wife.
and, when she demonstrated,
he slapped her again, she said,
and the marriage remained
unbroken. But finally, in
public, she asserted he told
her:
you haven't got any
brainS!"
Mrs. Swackhamer filed suit
for divorce in Trenton yester-
day. charging cruelty.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Judge Mary O'TOOLe
Seriously I'LL at Home

Judge Mary O'Toole, Of the
Municipal Court, is seriously i'll at
her home, 1922 Porter st. N. W.,
it was learned today.
Miss O'Toole is prominently
known for her work on the bench
and for her work in behalf Of
women suffrage. She was the
second woman to be appointed to
the post of judge in a District
court.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
One-Ddy Retreat
To Be Held SUnduU

A one-day retreat will be con-
Quoted at the Nazareth Social
Service Center, 200 I st. N. W.,
from 9 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Sunday.
The services will be conducted by
Don Michael Ducey. member of
the Benedictine Community at st.
AnSelmeS PriOry.
The order Of the day is as fol-
lows: High mass at 9 a. M; first
conference private prayer at II
a. M; second conference public
prayer at 2:30 p. M; third exem-
plification by reciting the Vesper
and Compline in English at 4:30
p. m; benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Y.W.C.A. May Fete
VIII Close TOddu

A special May Day program in
which nearly 100 children will
participate will bring to close
today the twenty-Sixth annivers-
ary exercises at Phyllis Wheatley
Y. w. C. A. The fete is being
staged under the auspices of the
girl reserve department..
The anniversary exercises
opened last Sunday with the
Rev. E. F. Elmes. of the Peoples
Congregational Church, as the
principal speaker.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
AttGche Will Speak
On Mexican Aviation

Col. Francisco j. Aguilar, mill.
tary attache Of the Mexican EN-.
bassy, will speak on aviation de-
velopments in his own country
before the international Air Le-
gion, Tuesday at 8 p. m. at the
Hamilton Hotel.
Lieut.. Louis M. Merrick, opera
tionS officer at Boiling Field.
who recently returned from an
s.000-mile tour Of the country
by air, will tell Of his experiences
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
HH-0nd-Run DriUer
Injuries 3 AUtOiStS

Clarence selke, 10, 3739 Twenty
ninth st. N. W.. is at Garfield
Hospital with a broken leg, suf-
fered yesterday when he was
struck by hit-and-run auto
driver while working on an auto
mobile on Florida Avenue North
west.
Warren o. Berry, 81, 1918 Sec
ond St. N. W., also was injured.
He was treated at the hospital
for cuts and shock but later re-
turned home.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Mrs. HOOUer to Set
Stone at Cathedral

The first stone in the north
porch Of the Washington Csthe-
dral, which is to provide accom-
mediation for impressive services
to be held during the George
Washington Bicentennial, will be
placed by Mrs, Herbert Hoover
May IA.
The Presidents wife is honor
sry chairman of the national wo-
mems committee for the cathe-
oral in connection with the bicen.
tennial
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Music Week Ends
At The0ter TOd0U

The Fox Theater Music Week,
in which 20 local musical clubs
have been presenting lO-minute
programs at daily performances
at the Fox, concludes today.
The winners of three loving
cups to be awarded by the Fox
management will probably be
announced Monday. Siegfr e
Scharbau, of the Marine Band
Charlotte Klein, concert organist
and Edward De s. Melcher are
the judges.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Sellers Plans
Cure for TrunntS

A new method of dealing with
children who play hockey from
school will be outlined tomorrow
byJudge Katheryn Sellers. of Juve.
nile Court. at a meeting in the
District Building.
Judge Sellers recently proposed
an amendment to the District
truancy laws giving the courts
more latitude and placing respon
sibility on the child rather than
the parent.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07

If you are a regular Camel smoker you
already have noticed big Improvement in
your favorite cigarette.
If you're not a Camel smoker we ask you
to switch to this brand for just one day, then
leave them if you can.
Thanks to the new Humidor Pack even a
rancher on the Great American Desert can
now revel in the fragrant luxury of expertly
blended choicest Turkish and Domestic to.
baccos in fresh mild condition.
AS fast as they come out of the cigarette
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
CAnr1s can go 3 9 days
without water

making machine, Camels now are wrapped in
moisture-proof CelIophane and air.sealed.
That means they retain their mtHdneas,
fresEness. and natural moisture until they
come to you.
1t is peppery dust and parched-dry tobacco
that are harsh and unkind to a smokers
throat.
If you want the proof of that, try Camels
in the new Humidor Pack today, and switch
back tomorrow, if you can.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
CRACKED ICE IS
 USED CHRISTENING
 SUB, NOT LIQUOR
WILKINS DOFFS LID TO THE LAW OF THE LAND; SUB
 TAKES WATER

NEW YORK, Mar, 25. (P- Cracked ice was used to christen Wilkins -Ellworth Polar expedition submarine Nautilus which has been fully reconditioned.
 The expedition plans to cross the Arctic Ocean next summer.
 The cracked ice was in small silver barrel perched on the prov of the vessel and Lady Wilkins yanked the string and the ice fell.
 Jean Jules Verne, grandson of the French novelist, Dr. Hugo Eckener and Simon Lake were present at the ceremony in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
 Ice was used at a last minute compromise, Sir Hubef1 said, in deference to the law of the land, instead of using Stimulating liq- uid
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
SEATTLE ID N. '. NOW IN 32 HOURS
 |S NEW SCHEDULE
TDGE VENTILATED BY BOE- ING PLANES UNDER TWO
 DAILY TAKEOFFS

SEATTLE, Mar, 25. R-Seattle and the Pacific Northwest will be g hours from New York starting April l.
 A new through-day and night mail and passenger service will begin then, P. G. Johnson, pres ident of the Boeing Airplane Co.,, announced.
 Under the new schedule planes leaving Seattle at 8:30 a. m. will be. due in New York at 7:24 p. m., Eastern standard time, the following evening.
 The second daily schedule pro yides for departures at 6:25 p. n: and arrival at New York the second afternoon at 2:54 p. m., after an overnight stop in Chi cago.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
DEMOS WALl0P
 CHICAGO; C. |. P.
 HIT AT NEW YORK
EVERY PROBLEM HERB UNDER TOOK, LEFT IN GREATER
 CONFUSION

WASHINGTON, Mar, 25, R- While major political parties wrangled over alleged corruption i'll New York and Chicago, Pro- gressives are trying to eliminate differences in preparation of a Legislative program which they expect to force thru the next Congress.
 A statement from the Republi- can National committee said in effect that New, York was a sink of corruption.
 Chairman Shouse, of the Dem ocratic organization, an swered with reference to Big Bill Thomp- son and the Al Capone combina- tion."
 The Progressives are watching Senator Norbeck and Represent ative LaGuardia,s efforts to set- tie their differences on farm re- lief plans. &
 Shouse said; "The corruption charge is of course complete answer to the criticisms of Hoov- CTS record which must be the issue in his campaign for re- election" He said it hadn't oc- cured to the Democrats that conditions in Chicago were proof positive that Hoover has failed in the presidency" and said it was safer and easier for Repub- licans to talk about New York, than to explain Hoover's two years of failure and that he left every problem he promised to solve in greater confusion than ever before"
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26

hunters seldom turn yokels. (The first flour milled in Alaska, was milled at Mill Bay over 100 years ago and was shipped to Califcr- mia and China on sailing vesSeIs) |.
 IGATSK ARTEL Portage Bay)
 On the south side of Kodiak is situated the Igatsk Artel, on a bay of the same name. Here all buildings are built of cottonwood and alder. There are buildings for the bidarschik (foreman. i. Russian promishleniki (hunters) :, barabars for stores, cook-house, try works for whale oil, a banya (bath-house), provisions ware house, new barn for cattle, an Aleut kazhirn Chouse), a shed and two balagans (caches), two labazeS (fish racks)-posts with croSe pieces for drying fish.
 (Continued tomorrow
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
HUNDRED PR0sPECTQRs STAMPEDE INTO THE
 SIERRA MOUNTAINS

MAZATLAN, Mexico, Mar. 26.(P) -Gillermo Laveaga, graduate of Santa Clara University in Cali fornia, and once a Mexican sen ator, came out of the SierraS with a story of gold rush which has sent 500 prospectors into the mountains after a veritable trea- sure of natural wealth.
 7 A hundred miles northeast of Mazatlan. he said, 1900 pounds of gold, worth nearly $350,O0o has been taken out of the earth and from the mountain rivers.
 Sometimes the prospector gets as much as five pounds a day and in some places they are talk ing the gold out of the rocks with their hunting knives.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
GUNS BOOM AS
 PRESIDENT STEPS
 ASHORE 0N ISLE
GOES ASHORE MID LANE OF II. FLOWERS AND FLAGS:
 REVIEWS PARADE

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands, Mar, 26. R-PreSident Hoover landed yesterday morning through a line of boats decorated with flowers and flags and received great ovation from large crowd.
 He immediately went to the governor house where he re- viewed a colorful parade.
 As he landed, guns ',oor, sa'li'a ..nd ft7 -residentS flag was run up on the governors house.
 After lunching with Governor Paul Pearson, the President as sisted at tree planting ceremonies then visited the Colonial council chamber.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
ALASKA SOLONS START GRINDING
 0UT BILLS, ETC.
INVESTIGATING MAIITTEE IS AUTHORIZED BY LEG
 ISLATORS

JUNEAU Mar, 26, Special to The Gateway-The Senate pass ed the House resolution author izing a probe as to the conduct of all Territorial offices and appropriating $500 for clerical hire.
 The investigation is to be made by committee of four members from each house including the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House.
 Revision and qualification of Territorial jury laws is sought in the Winn measure in the House which provides that the name of all persons voting n the last previous election be put in the box before drawing jury panels.
 Allyn introduced a bill for ex- emption from municipal taxation on non-commercial property own- ed by organizations of ex-service men and women
 Johnson of Ketchikan intro duced a resolution calling upon the Alaska inter-departmentaI commission, headed by the Gov ernor, to require contractors en- gagged in public works in the Ter ritory to give the same prefer ence to local labor as is now given to local materials.
 The Senate passed the measure for relief of George Wagner of Nome for $2,6O5 for services rem dered Seward Peninsula during the smallpox epidemic of two years ago and also the bill fixing fees of commissioners and wit neSSes in children's guardian cases.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
DEDICATED TO ALASKANS
Aleutian History
J. N. Cannon

The following is practically literal translation Gedeon priest-monk of the Alexandra Nevsky Cathe dra Moscow Russia, and was written in Kodiak be- tween 1904 and 1907 It has before appeared in
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
REAR ADMIRAL PLUNkETT
 DIES HEART FAILURE

WASHINGTON, Mar, 25, P)- Rear Admiral Charles P. Plum kett, retired, died of heart dis ease, at the Naval hospital. He was 67 years of age
 Rear Admiral Plunkett enter ed the hospital 10 days ago. He was retired three years ago.
 Since his retirement he had been connected with a New York banking house. His widow, two sons and a daughter survive him.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
SEATTLE, VANCOUVER
 TIED FOR HOCKEY TITLE

SEATTLE, Mar, 26, (R-Seat- tie 6, Vancouver 1.
 Seattle,s victory made it one all in the battle for the league championship.
 Seattle made four goals in the third period; Savage two, Ander- son to Sutherland, Belleuille to Boubregs.
 Dun made Vancouver's goal on a pass.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
DECREE CONDEMNS
 EuGEN|C THEORIES
! | ! '

VATICAN CITY, Mar, 26, (P) The Holy See issued a decree forbidding the spread of So- called sexual education and sex ual initiation
 The decree severely condemned either positive or negative euge- nic theories.
 All authors who approve of such theories are also placed under ban of holy office.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
GROCERIES IN 1894

The grocery store contained whale, walrus, sea-lion and hair seal meats; pickled geese, loon, swan, torbans, (ducks) ptarmi- gans, and dried sea parrots (chicken); sarana-wild posatoes;
 martagon-waterlily roots; shik- sha in whale oil-blackberries; moroshka-moSs or moonberrieS;
 glasnitza-blueberries; m alina- salmon berries; kalina-high bush cranberries; emporium ni- grum-focus escelantes or kelp. . Delicacies-fresh, young brown bear meat. Black strap molassess New Orleans molasses Circas- ] ian leaf tobacco Wood Island table salt. Apparel-Russian tor bases-long water boots. Beads, trinkets, gimcracks. A foonta Cpound) of Circasian leaf tobacco traded for one sea- otter. Another spark from the vintage of 1904: Aleut:-"Can I have a foonta of Circasian leaf tobacco, today?" Administrators Very sorry. All out until the next boat from the Outside"
 THE PALLADIUM
 Across a creek; opposite the church on an elevatin, stands a wooden fortreSS-Fort Baranoff- in the shape of a semi-circle, one-third of which is broken off through age, and there remains only an apartment, barracks for the promishleniki (hunters), fur warehouse and a store house with a cellar
 Further back stands the black smith and locksnlith shops. All these structures are in need of repairs; beyond at the foothill is the old government house, now occupied by the Russian-Amer- ican schoolhouSe; decrepid house of the Ecclesiastical Mission; the company's banya (bath-house). A round kazhim occupied by ser wants and the sick. The new kazhim, a short distance from the latter kazhim, is resident administrators Banners.
 Besides the above named set clement, there are situated on Ko- diak the following artels (settle- ments). All food supplies are 1 brought from these outlying ar tels and the mainland.
 SAPSNIKOvA (MILL BAY)
 Sapsnikova is situated near St. Paul Harbor. Here are wooden barracks for the Russian prom ishleniki (hunters), cattle yard, 1 balagan and Aleut huts. More 1 cattle are kept here than any other artel. It is doubtful if | these Aleuts will ever accustom I themselves to agriculture, for with a great deal of grumbling and l distaste, they planted a little barley and oats. Sokha, wooden plough used by Russian peasants . was dragged by the Aleuts by |. the neck instead of oven Rnrn f
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
I. SEWARD ALASKA, THURSDAY,
ILLINOIS HOUSE AND
 SENATE VOTE REPEAL STATE DRY LAW

* SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Mar. 26. * (R-The senate with a vote of * 26 to 24 passed the bill repeal *; ing the States prohibition en- ;: forcement laws. The law had
 j: already passed the house. It
 s: now goes to Governor Elmer * son. It was not indicated what * action he will take.
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Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
POLE MOVES NORTH
HOSBART. Tasmania. Ms

HOSBART, Tasmania, Mar. 26. tLD}-The magnetic South Pole has moved 100 miles north westward since his last visit to it. Sir Doug las MawSon said, when his Ant arctic expedition returned
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
ISLANDS ROCKED

MANILA, Mar. 26. (F Two sharp earthquakes rocked the Is- lands. Several person were in- jured and some property damage was caused by the tremors. No deaths were reported.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
ANOTHER SUSPECT

SAN DIEGO, Mar. 26. (F m
 Asuspect said by police to be Neal James Marsh, formerly an Oakland draughtsman was sub jected to a grilling in connection with the Virginia Brooks mur- der mystery.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-26
BIG PRESCRIPTION RING

BIG PRESCRIPTION RING
 NEW YORK, Mar. 26. (R - Forty. five persons, including 12 doctors and several women, were indicted as member of a $5,0OO,- 900 drug store liquor prescription ring.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26

All of the bones" of several
generations of the ancestors of
George Washington, scattered
under head-stoneS in a graveyard
at Wakefield. Va, have been col
lected by workers of the National
Park Service and placed in a
single tomb. 1t was announced to-
day.
This work of eliminating the
ancient family burying-ground on
the birth-spot of Washington has
been one of the most difficult
phases of the restoration of the
estate, which has been under way
for the past six months. Re
storation of the homestead at
Wakefield will be over with by
next October.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
TRADE LICENSES
DUE JUNE |

If the merchants of Montgom-
cry county would avoid paying a
penalty on their licenses, they had
better get them in the next six
days, Clayton K Watkins, clerk of
the circuit court announced today.
According to Mr.. Watkins only
one-haf of the store-keepers have
secured their traders licenses. If
they do not have their permits by
June they will be assessed a 10
per cent penalty each month.
Licenses are necessary to those
who sell, trade or barter goods or
chattelS, wares or merchandise
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
LAG
IN ARLINGTON

Harry j. Green, Commissioner
of Revenue, admits that at least
20 per cent of the tax payers Of
Arlington county have not made
their tax returns for 1881. After
June / a penalty of 10 per cent
will be invoked, the minimum
being 50.
The commissioners office will
be open on Thursday, Friday and
Monday nights from 7 until 9:30
o'clock. Persons over 81 must
make a return in person or by
agent.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
Remains of Washington S
Ancestral Kin Grouped

The remains Of Augustine
washington, father Of George,
the latter's grandfather, and
numerous relatives have been ex-
humed and placed in a tomb.
Congress will be asked at its
next session to provide funds to
erect a suitable monument over
The Washington times., 1931-05-26
V. F. W. TO PARADE

A parade will be held by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars down
Pennsylvania Avenue to the Dis
trict Building in preparation for
the annual buddy poppy" drive
which opens tomorrow and con
tinues through Friday.
The Washington times., 1931-05-26

Forest King Peas 2 cans 29c
Fort Little Gem Peas. as............e"n can Zoe
Honey Drop Corn. ..,"..........can can l5c
Conqueror Succotash. h........... can 15c
Del Monte Asparagus. Picnic Size' can 18c
Libbv's Tomato Juice can 12c
The Alaskan., 1931-03-13
Mcdonald Fights
 Removal to Alaska

Bert Mcdonald, charged in a removal complaint with having murdered George P. Marshall, fish buyer, near Point Higgins last October 2Oth, indicated that he would fight removal to Alas ka from Portland. His attorney, Joseph G. Helgerson indicated he will require the government to bring witnesses from Alaska 10 Portland to testify.
 Mcdonald was arrested in veterans hospital Portland re- gently on a first degree murder charge filed by the department
 f justice. He is said to be one of a party who robbed and then murdered Mcdonald last fall.
The Alaskan., 1931-03-13
The 58h Variety
 AM as Promised

Heinze may have "57 Varieties l of Pickles" but it took the stu dents of the Petersburg High School to display the 58th vari- ety at the Coliseum Theatre last Monday evening.
 The effort of the students to put on a f1rst-claSs show for the | ast two months came to a con- clusion when they took the stage Monday night and carried out in a delightful manner the vari- ous sequences of a comedy dra- ma named Pickles" Every cha racter presention was carried out in a very able manner and the coaches and those taking part in the play are to be commended for their very fine entertain D1ent.
 The play netted over $120.00 for the fund, thus bringing the {. ymnasium another long step closer.
The Alaskan., 1931-03-13
Commission for
 Muscle Shoals

The long drawn out battle be- tween Senator Norris of Neb1as> ze and the power interests was successfully terminated when Congress passed his bill in the closing days of the last Congress. But, when President Hoover vetoed the bill, it threw it back nto Congress for another long battle between the progressive senators and the power inter estS.
 Now President Hoover is plan
 ing to appoint a non-salaried commission to study his recently announced project for the dis rosal of Muscle Shoals. The pre- sldent is understood to believe
 nat such a commission might be able to agree upon a basic ar engagement for presentation to Congress when it next convenes.
The Alaskan., 1931-03-13
Houywood Girls
 Band Here

Tuesday and Wednesday even ing the Coliseum added an extra feature to their usual programs when the Stanley Hollywood Girls entertained the patrons of the Theatre by presenting songs, dances and instrumental music.
 The troupe of six with their manager arrived in Petersburg. Monday, on the Taku from Ket- chikan where they had played before fine crowds in the Coli seum Theatre of that City. Their promise of a good entertainment was well kept and enjoyed by a very large crowd of local people. It is said that this troupe will be travelling back and forth this spring and summer giving other entertainments in the Coliseum chain of Theatres. If they con- tinue presenting a varied pro gram that is as entertaining as their performances here this week, they will continue to play to capacity houses.