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The Washington times., 1931-11-03
.PANTACES JURY
NEARLY PICKED

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 3 (1NS0.
Selection of the jury which will
try Alexander Pantases for an
alleged criminal attack upon
Eunice Pringle, young dancer. is
expected to be completed today.
The wealthy theater magnats's
second trial entered its second
day with two women and 10 men
In the jury box as prospective
jurors.
Miss Prtngle herself Is expected
2 to take the witness stand and ce.
tell the story Of an alleged attack
in the PantageS Theater Building
where she said she had gone in
search of employment on the
vaudeville stage.
I Accompanied by her mother
Miss Pringle yesterday appeared
Nt the district attorneys office.
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
Early Closing; Long Ballot Slow Dolvn
Voting of Arlington Citizens

most ccngested of the points, and
observers noted more than so per
sons in line there throughout the
morning and more election booths
we're erected.
Community houses. vacant
stores and fire houses we're util
lied for booths. At Clarendon
Carne and Cherrydale the fire
engines were drawn up outside
the doors to make room.
Close Contests Expected
Close contests are expected In
the races for the house Of dele
gates, trial justice, Commonwealth
attorney, sheriff and the five
memberships on the county board
of commissioners. The latter race
attracted 81 entrants.
The campaign closed last night
Pep meetings, radio speeches, pla,
cards. billboards and handbills
were employed as never before
The Better Government League
and the Cross Section Ballot Com
mittee were formed to advise vot'
ers in a scientific manner, but
both of these groups came in for
loud charges that they were dom
mated by Self.seekers.
Cloth Strongly Opposed
Undoubtedly the greatest inter
est was in the race for Common
wealth's attorney. William c
Cloth, who has held the post fol
the past eight years, has received
strong competition from Law
renee w. Douglas, Clarence r
Ahalt, the Republican nominee;
Emery HOsmer and Amos c
CrOunse.
Hugh Reid. Democratic mem
ber of the house of delegates, is
opposed by the Republican nomi
nee, j. Foster Hagan, in the only
straight-out party fight. Political
wiseacres point out that this race
will be a test Of President Hoo
ver's popularity.
The Washington times., 1931-11-03

various aspirantS had stationed
themselves.
Hot coffee was poured from
thermos jugs to the faithful, or
those who appeared amenable to
the pleas Of the campaigners.
Pencils marked with the names
of the candidates, and marked
sample ballots were handed cut.
By 8 a. m. IL was estimated
loco Of the more than 5000 ex-
pected had registered their pref
erence. No untOward incidents
marked the balIOting as the lines
moved up, shivering, in the early
hours.
BY II, o'clock today more than
1880 persons had voted, indicat.
ing one of the heaviest moves to
the polls that the county has seen
for a number Of years.
Clarendon district No. 2 was the
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
CHARGES
JAIL DRIVER

Following an accident last
night on the Washington !Boule'
ward, at Riverdale, Md, John
Marrinan, who said he lived in
Washington, is held by Prince
Georges County officials on
charges Of driving while drunk,
reckless driving. possession and
transportation Of liquor, being
drunk and disorderly, and carry
ing a concealed weapon.
Marrinan drove into a car
owned by Horace w. Cross, of
433 F. st. S. W., which was driven
by Cross son and had stopped for
a red light in Riverdale. Mrs.
Cross suffered a badly sprained
back and severe bruises. She
was treated by DR.. C. w. Mont
gomery, of 623 Sixth St. 8. w.,
and returned to her home.
According to police. a pistol. so
cartridges and a half gallon of
whisky was found in Marrinan's
car. He will be arraigned tomor.
row.
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
ECONOMIC QUIZ
HEARS LABOR
LEADERS
Dress Trade Relief Plan Told
10 La FoIIette's Committee;
Rail Spokesman a Witness
BY ROBERT s. ALLEN

Having heard the views Of
business and financial leaders on
long range economic planning,
the La Toilette Sena!.e Committee
today turned to labor leaders.
D. B. Robertson, president,
Brotherhood of Firemen and En-
ginemen, and Sidney Hillman,
head af the Amalgamated Cloth.
ing Workers Union, were invited
by the committee to explain Ia
bor's interest and position on the
question of industrial stabiliza'
tion.
Rail Workers Confer
Hillman's organization has
achieved notable success IN this
line. Through collaboration with
employers, the clothing workers
have set up system Of industrial
and chronological unemployment
relief. -
Robertson appeared before the
committee direct from a confer
ence of the four railroad brother
IlOOQS III J1lC NdkAUdA NOAAFNAASN w
consider their policy to projected
wage cuts and part-tirne work to
absorb the increasing volume OF
unemployment.
U. s. Plan Urged
George ]. Anderson, president
Consolidation Coal Company
which operates 80 minesy as the
last business leader to appear be-
fore the committee, urged a gov
erhmental planning agency as the
soundest and surest means for IN
dustrial StabilfZation.
The coal industry, he said, has
made repeated efforts to stabilize
itself by its own efforts, but has
been unsuccessful.
The problems confronting the
industry, Anderson declared. are
too complex to offer voluntary Co
operation.
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
Phonograph Not Edison
Idea, Civilians Told

Popular conception that Thomas
Edison invented the phonograph
which was manufactured under
his name was exploded as
myth today by Shelton T. Cam
eron, prominent patent attorney.
Addressing the Civitan Club
at its weekly luncheon meeting
at the Lafayette Hotel. Mr.. Cam.
eron declared that the phono-
graph actually was invented in
Washington in laboratory spon.
sored by Alexander Graham Bell
on the site of the Church Of the
Covenant. He said:
edison invented a phOnO.
graph in 1877, but nothing ever
came of it, and in 1886 Chi.
chester Bell and Charles Tain.
ter obtained a patent for a
wax record in which sound
impressions had been recorded.
That patent is No. 314,214.
The next year the Edison
phOnOgraph was placed on the
market, but it was licensed un-
der the Bell-Tainter patent"
Mr.. Cameron said that Glenn
H. Curtis never had been given
the proper credit for the flying
machine, asserting that he was
the first to travel a measured
mile in a heavier-than,air ma
chine. Said Mr.. Cameron:
True the Wrights had been
able to get their machine in
the air first, but Curtis made
the first mile flight on July
4, 1903, and received q $4,000
award for the achievement. /
witnessed the exhibition. Cur.
tiS did not know how to turn
the machine and had to land
in a hay field in order to turn
the machine around so he
could fly back"
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
SCARCITY
HAMSTR|NGS
. DRY UNIT
No Increase In Personnel TO
Be Asked This Year Because
of Plnched U. S. Finances

Because of the pinched finan'
cial situation of the Government,
it was indicated today there would
be no request by the Justice De-
partment for an increase in Fed
eral prohibition agents.
While officials said they could
not comment on the Budget
Bureau hearings over the appro-
priation for the prohibition ser
vice, the position was taken that
the present force, which was ex-
panded by 500 men last July, had
not been given a sufficient test
to determine its adequacy.
Reports were circulated that
700 additional agents had been
recommended to the Budget Blu
reau, which would increase the
prohibition appropriation by ST.
600, 900. The appropriation for
the Prohibition Bureau last year
was 100000 about $4,000, 900
having been added in q deficiency
bill to increase the number Of
agents.
with the increase in the force
there has been a corresponding
boost in the number Of arrests
Prohibition officials expressed the
belief that the augmented force
has justified its existence, and
that an, improvement in the
situation has been brought about.
One official, however, said that
further time would be required
to study the situation before ask
ing for more men.
The Washington times., 1931-11-03

film actress, were married here
October ~, it was disclosed today.
They went to Laguna Beach,
Calf, film and artists colony for
a honeymoon.
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 3 QN.SJ.
John M. Stahl. motion picture
director, and his fiancee. Mrs.
Roxana MCGOWAN Ray. divorced
wife of AL Ray, director, today
were en- route to New York, where
they will be married. probably
Thursday. Stahl is a widower.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3 G.N.
SD-Irene Rich, 80, was free of
marital bonds today. She was
granted a divorce from David
Blankenhorn, wealthy San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles broker, on
a crosse complaint alleging cruelty.
The noted film actress wept as
she left the stand and almost
collapsed.
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
Willard Proposes
Junking RecGpture
Clause of Rail Act

Retention of their excess earn
ings so railroads may build UP a
reserve fund during prosperous
years, and elimination Of the ex-
isting recapture clause In the
transportation law, were proposals
of Daniel Willard, president OF
the Baltimore and Ohio, appear
ing before the La Toilette commit
tee hearings on the economic
situation.
Mr.. Willard conceded his prop
ositions we're theoretical at pres
ent. as the railroads never earned
more than 524 per cent allowed
by the transportation act. Never
theless, he said, the law now stipu-
lates the gains above that per
centage must be set aside, the
Government to recapture one.half
The Baltimore and Ohio presi-
dent was cold toward the La
Toilette bill to set up a national
economic council to advise buSl-
ness in coordination work and
possibly avert depressions. Mr..
willard observed:
81 suspect we are going to
continue to have depressiOnS.
We thought we had passed this
state in economic development,
but found we had not. Of all
the men 1 saw engaged in busi-
ness they all seemed to be as
much mistaken as / was. If this
bill becomes q law q man could
put me under oath and ask
any question, or go into my Of
flee and see all the records.
81 do not think that Is right
If we are to stay on competi-
tive basis"
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
CONTINUED from First PaRe)

(SOnGtnUO0 from EUst Eo8S/
50 taken from their annual leave.
It was pointed out by the per.
sonnel officer of the Bureau Of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce
that many workers were able to
vote and reach their tasks on time.
Private firms II washington
usually give employees the time
without deductions, when needed
to vote in nearby States. One
large department store deductS
time only when more than half q
day is required.
Not all Of the hundreds wait
ing outside the voting booths were
voters, however. Each candidate.
as usual, had his watchers. The
Virginia law prohibits .electioneer-
ing within 100 feet Of the booths,
but outside that limit the man.
ayers and well wishers for the
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
TELLS
ROUND TABLE
Of HIS WORK
U. S. Commissioners Post
Dates Back to 1893, Wash
ington Lunch Meeting Hears

An illuminative recital of the
scope of the duties and responsi.
bilities of United States commits
sioners, as they function nova
days, was given the Washington
Round Table at its weekly lunch.
con today by Commissioner Need.
ham c. Turnage. Of this city, the
guest-speaker. The well-attended
meeting was at the University
Club.
Commissioner Turnage recalled
that the job of commissioner had
existed since the creation of the
circuit courts away back in 1893.
the law being that the courts
should have someone learned in
the law" to assist them in detail
work. Since that time, however.
the oldtime limited work of com
missioners has gradually increased
until now it embraces about 20
responsibilities.
Commissioner Turnage. in sub
stance. explained:
United States Commission
erS today have jurisdiction over
approximately 20 types Of cases.
They are empowered TO issue
warrants Of a9eSt; to arbitrate
in disputes Detween captains
and crews Il foreign vessels;
to discharZe pauper cOnvicts
who cannot pay their fines af-
ter serving Imprisonment: to
conduct the removal of pro-
seedlings from one jurisdiction
to another: and to examine
fugitives from justice.
"AlSO they are empowered to
issue search warrants in espi-
Onage. prohibition, internal rev.
enue, customs and counterfeit
ing cases; to settle cOntrO-
versies between ship captains
and Seamen as to wages; to
conduct hearings in Chinese
exclusion cases, and to issue
warrants and conduct hearings
in foreign extraditiOn cases."
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
Undertaken Freed
On License ChGrqe

John T. Rhines, who operates
colored funeral home in Alex
andria, was found not guilty Of
doing business without a license
by a corporation court jury in
Alexandria yesterday.
Rhines opened the home with
a license about two years ago.
When Rhines applied to renew
his license, the request was re.
fused under an old Zoning law.
The colored undertaken had ap-
pealed a $50 fine imposed in po-
lice court.
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
Transfer Head Sued
For $4,000 SL1nder

Clarendon Smith, president of
Smiths Transfer g. Storage Co.,
1913 U st. N. W., today was sued
for $50, 900 damages by Mrs. s
B. Gaffin, 929 G st. N. W., who
charges both libel and SANDER.
According to the declaration
filed in District Supreme Court.
wrote and repeated orally defam,
atory statements concerning her
after she had complained about
the breaking Of some dishes
shipped to her.
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
HH-Run Ch0rgeHOIds
Cabin John Resident

Charged with failing to stop af-
ter an accident, Edgar L. Starry,
of Cabin John. Md, was arrested
yesterday by Montgomery county
police.
Starry was placed under a bond
of $500 by Justice of the Peace
John Jones, of Rockville. He is
alleged to have been the driver of
the car which struck Roy Stuart,
Of Great Falls, Md, Sunday night
at Gaithersburg, Md, while the
latter was repairing a tire.
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
Advertisers Told
OF Own Faults

The problem of eliminating un.
fair advertising and unfair com.
petition among manufacturers,
distributors and advertising men
themselves, is strictly their own
problem and the continued re-
sponse of the public to advertis.
ing is at stake, the Advertising
Club of Washington was told at
it's weekly luncheon today.
The speaker was Thomas Nc
Fadden, executive director of the
unfair committee of the paint
and varnish industry, whose topic
was Unfair Advertising and
Unfair Competition in Manufac-
turing and Retailing"
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
CANDIDATES

John r. A.ossburg.
j. G. Pepper.
W. o. Pickett.
Robert e. Plymale.
Clemens F. Rauth.
Geo. D. Kicker.
Frederick Rieder.
J. Randolph Robertson.
William r. Rose.
c. B. Rosenberger.
Harry Siegal.
J. Vernon Smith.
Jas. A. Sommerville.
E. c. Turnburke.
Thos. s. Wallis.
G. Samuel Warner.
James R. Williams.
Herbert L. Wilson.
Fred N. Windridge.
VIM. e. Wolff.
William w. Wright.
S. H. Yorkdale.
The Washington times., 1931-11-03

Connie WdS
GhriaS Ex'
Soon

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 3 (IN.S).
Hollywood today was interested
in an unverified report that Con-
stance Bennett. best dressed
woman on the SCREEN" would be
married in Arizona about De-
The Washington times., 1931-11-03
FOR STATE SENATOR
John Warwick Rust.
l., c. Painter.

FOR STATE SENATOR
John Warwick Rust.
L. c. Painter.
Julia Morgan Jones.
william L. Norford.
FOR DELEGAT& TO GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
Hugh Reid.
j. Foster Hagan.
FOR TRIAL JUSTICE OF
COUNTY COURT
B. M. Hedrick.
Bryan Gordon.
H. w. Dudley.
william Thomas French.
Hugh M. McCaffrey.
Melvin @. Ely.
Walter U. Varney.
]. Hammond Brewer, Jr.
FOR ATTORNEY FOR THE
COMMONWEALTH.
william c. jloth.
Amos c. Crounse.
Lawrence w. Douglas.
Clarence r. Ahalt.
Emery Hosmer.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
E. Wade Ball.
FOR COMMISSIONER OF THE
REVENUE
Harry K. Green.
c. w. Clever.
FOR SHERIFF
Howard e. Fields.
Andrew Cornelius Clements.
z. O. KineS.
Edward Duncan.
Carl Arthur Schulze.
FOR MEMBERS OF COUNTY
BOARD
G. Frank Allwine.
William M. Ball.
C. H. Bowbeer.
Florence E. Cannon,
Louis c. Carl.
F. Freeland Chew.
Henry s. Coe.
Albert H. Cohen.
Harry A. Fellows.
Robert H. Forman.
william Friess.
John c. Gall.
F. H. 0off.
Fred A. Gosnell.
e. c. Hall.
Mary B. Harris.
James w. Head.
william Clifton Hull,
Lyman M. Kelley.
L. c. Lloyd.
Elizabeth Barron Magruder.
Joseph D. Malloy.
Frank E. Martin.
John A. Mcknight.
lillian A. E. McShea.
ThoS. r. Mechem.
Harry A. Miller.
Edwaru T. Morton.
I c. H. Moseley.
The Washington times., 1931-11-03

cember /" to the Marquis de La
Falaise, whose final divorce
decree from Gloria Swanson will
be granted in Paris within the
next two weeks.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 GN.SD. .
Iris Meredith. film actress, and
her former husband, Ellis Taylor,
an architect, today were engaged
in a court battle for the custody
of their 9-year-old son, Ellis Tay-
lor, jr.
After their divorce Miss Mer-
edith married Robert Lee, film
director, and Taylor married
Anne Cornwall, formerly a screen
actress.
TIJUANA, Mex, Nov. 3 IN.SO &.
Tom Moore, veteran motion pic
ture star, and Eleanor Merry,
The Washington times., 1931-06-12
DENIES GUARDS
To APE POLICE

Concerning organization of a
night watchman service, George
J. Adams, jr., secretary of the
District Employment Committee,
today made it plain that the ser
vice was not to be formed on
military or police lines, but
strictly as first class watchman
service. Eventually it will give
employment to 100 men.
Mr.. Adams said:
"The impression has been
created that l am trying to
form a police force. This is
not so. Reports that the watch
men will be equipped with uni.
forms, arms and badges similar
to the police and will engage
in drills and pistol practice are
erroneous. Such reports have
resulted already in unfavOrable
comments from citizens and /
wish to correct these misstate-
mentS."
He also said that distinguish.
ing caps and badges were to be
the only uniform for the watch
men.
The Washington times., 1931-06-12
z PLEBES JOIN
1885 CLASS

ANNAPOLIS. June 12.-Seventy,
two youths, composing the ran,
guard of the candidates in the
class of 1885 at the United States
Naval Academy, today started in
being midshipmen.
They spent their first night at
the academy and will devote the
balance of the week to becoming
acquainted with the grounds
Their summer schedule OF classes
and drills begins at 8 a. NJ. Mon
day.
The group of u plebes success
fully passed their mentaJ eXami-
nations in February and April.
The academy authorities plan to
examine about IS prospective mid
dies daily until the 900 who passed
the first examinations have been
approved or rejected.
The Washington times., 1931-06-12
OLD STONE IDOL
On EXHIBITION

A rare stone idol of the ancient
mound builders who once in
habited Illinois in the vicinity
Of what is now the town Of Anna,
Union City, in the southern part
of the State, was placed on eX-
hibition recently at Field Museum
in Chicago.
The carving of the features is
executed with remarkable SKILL
although it is estimated the fig
ure must have been made about
thousand years ago, long be-
fore any Europeans set foot in
America.
1t is similar in proportions and
style to other stone figures and
effigy pottery which have been
excavated at various places in
the Mississippi-O Ohio area. It well
illustrates the highly developed
art of the prehistoric Indian
mound builders.
The Washington times., 1931-06-12
WOMEN VOTERS
FIGHT SUIT

A demurrer to the 100000 dam
age suit filed against six mem
bers of the Organized Women
Voters of Arlington County by
the Arlington Investment Com
pany was filed in the clerks
office of the Arlington Circuit
Court today by Burnett Miller,
attorney for the women.
The suit was an OutgrOwth of
impeachment proceedings brought
against b. M. Hedrick, super
visor of Arlington county and
manager of the Arlington Invest
ment Company.
In asking that the suit be dis
missed. the demurrer states that
the alleged defamatory state
ments we're privileged since they
took place in court proceedings.
The demurrer further states that
the plaintiff, the investment COM
pany, was not a party to the
suit referred to in the motion for
judgment.
Finally the demurrer states
that the damages alleged In the
suit are general when under the
law they must be specific to en-
able a corporation to recover
damages for libel against an indi-
vidual.
The hearing on the demurrer
is scheduled for Monday before
Judge Walter T. Mccarthy, OF
the Arlington Circuit Court.
The Washington times., 1931-06-12
HEADED
BY DR.. BIRD

DR.. J. W. Bird, head of the
Montgomery County General Hos.
pital at Sandy Spring, was re-
elected president of the Social
Service League of Montgomery
county at the annual election
held in Rockville.
Others chosen are Waiter B.
Armstrong, Cabin John Park, first
vice president; George W. Davis,
Silver Spring, second vice presi-
dent: Mrs. Milton H. Bancroft,
Sandy Spring, treasurer, and Mrs.
l.: L. Bookhoff, Chevy Chase,
secretary.
Chairmen of standing commit
tees were named as follows; Miss
Estelle Moore. Sandy Spring, home
welfare; Edwin w. Broome, Rock.
vile, junior social service: Thomas
C.. Kelly, Darnestown, publicity,
and Walter B. Armstrong, finance.
The Washington times., 1931-06-12
SUIT RE-ECHOES
EATALF|GH
Staff Photo

Echoes of the tragic George
Washington birthday fight be-
tween Paul Dement, and Claude
Hughes, both of Branchville, Md,
which resulted in the death of
Mr.. Hughes from knife wounds
over the heart. sounded in Prince
Georges county yesterday when
Attorney Leroy Pumphrey. Of
Upper Marlboro, filed a $4,000
damage suit against Dement, in
behalf Of Mrs. Hughes and her
children.
The fatal fight, which grew
out of a backyard argument over
the children of the two families,
led to the trial Of Dement, on q
charge of manslaughter. A YER
dict Of not guilty was returned
by the jury after a long delibera-
tiOn.
At the trial of Dement,, Mr..
Pumphrey aided States Attorney
Alan Bowie as special prosec,l-
tor. Although no declaration
was filed with the suit at circuit
court at Upper Marlboro, Mr..
Pumphrey said early today that
the damages were sought for the
death of Mr.. Hughes. The case
will be heard during the June
term of court.
The papers filed yesterday
named as complainants Mrs. Vir-
ginia Hughes, widow of Claude
Hughes; her sons, Richard, STAN
ley, Kenneth and Charles, and a
daughter, Virginia.