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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
ORDER CAR LINE
REROUTED FOR
AID OF PUPILS
Works Board Action Fol-
lows Denial of Petition to
Run Buses.

Recruiting of the Minnesota street
car line to conform with recommen-
dation Of citizens living in the
southeast section Of the city was
ordered today by the works board.
The order followed denial of a
petition Of L. J. Smith. bus opera
Tor, to extend a bus line through
FLETCHER avenue and State streets
TO the south section of the city.
Under the order the trolley line
Will turn of Virginia avenue at
South street, west to Illinois street.
and thence run north to Washing
Ton street and return. The line
now runs to Maryland street.
The change will facilitate delivery
OF pupils from that section of the
city to Manual Training high
school.
A delegation of more than 6ftv
residents Of the southeast section
all parents of children attending
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
HAWKS CRACKS
HIS OWN MARK
IN SPEED RUN
Flies From New York to
Ft. Worth in 7 Hours
81 Minutes.
~ Tnited ~

By United Press
FORT WORTH, Tex. Aug. 2l.-
Frank Hawks, air speed king, list
ed another record today among his
many conquests of the air after
flying from New York to Fort Worth
in hours 81 minutes.
Hawks also held the former New
York-Fort Worth record of hours
30 minutes, set last January. His
average speed for the flight Thurs
day was 1877 miles an hour.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
Spelled Dozen

BN Dntfed Press
CLEVELAND, Aug. 21.-
Five Democratic precinct cleo
ton workers we're deprived of
their positions today because
they could not spell the name
Of their party.
Struggling to pass the liter
acy test recently ordered by
the county board of elections
as a qualification for office. the
five failures wrote variously:
i am a member of the
Denocraitcn, Denukrat, Dina
cratin, Dinocrat and finally Di-
netec-party"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
RECEIVE GARAGE BIDS
Municipal Airport Structure to
House Four Trucks.

Bids were received today by the
works board for erection of a four
truck garage adjoining the admin
istration building at Municipal air
port. The structure will house
gasoline trucks and other motor
equipment of the airport.
Of eight bids received, the low
was submitted by A. A. Mitchell &
Co. at $4.721
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
DO-X to Cuba

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Aug.
21.-After loading aboard 2,477 gal
Ions of gasoline and four barrels OF
oil, the German flying boat DO-X
took off this morning for Antilla,
Cuba. 1t is flying from Rio De
Janeiro to New York.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21

Manual, appeared last week before
the board to urge granting of the
bus line petition. Additional cars
will be routed over the line to in
crease facilities, rail officials told the
board
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
GRID STAR GETS
NEW BERTH

Willard L. Hart, who took
office this week as chief clerk Of
the Court of Claims, brings q
reputation and the physique Of
an athlete to the office usually
considered as dry and uninterest-
ing as the musty records in its
archives. Appointed and sworn
in Thursday, to succeed J. Brad
ley Tanner. who died recently in
Atlantic City, Mr.. Hart already
is at work in the several jobs en-
braced by his one title.
He graduated in 1919 from
Clemson College, South Carolina,
studied law at night at George
Washington University here and
served in the Department of JUS
tice until 1927, when he went to
the general counsel's office, Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue, to re-
main until this week. He is
married, and lives at 1906 Cathe-
dral Ave. N. w. He is captain
in the Sixth Marine Brigade, re-
serves. here. He was born and
reared in Washington, his father,
the late w. L. Hart, having been
a merchant here.
He made a football record at
Clemson, and later starred on the
G. w. U. varsity here.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
COURSE
. | ENR0LLS 118

With enrolment not yet ended,
it seems evident this week that
the registration this term for
the Bureau of Standards scien-
tific courses would show a slight
gain over last year, when 124
were matriculated. There are en-
rolled already 118 for the IL
courses.
DR.. L. P. Tuckerman is chair,
man of the education committee
which SuperviseS the instruction,
and DR.. I. C. Gardner is secre-
tary. The classes, held after
regular working hours, are in
tended primarily for employees Of
the bureau but are open to
everyone.
The school is analogous to the
one conducted by the Department
of Agriculture, and both do
work which is accepted by col.
leges for credit.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Virginia Has Surplus
DesDite Depression

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 24.-1n
spite of the handicap of hard
times, the State of Virginia came
through the last fiscal year in
good shape financially, it was
disclosed in the annual report OF
Comptroller E. R. Combs. On
June 80, the close of the fiscal
year, there was an unprecedented
surplus in the general fund Of
$1,382,135.
The States total revenue dur
ing the year ended June 80, were
$48,929,551, an increase Of $2,'
418, 755 over receipts for the pre-
vious year. Totat expenditures
were 49,5o6,280, an increase OF
$6,448,634.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
PICK.
CHIEFS TODAY

BALTIMORE, Oct. 24.-At q
business session in the Poly,
technic Institute more than 5000
public school teachers attending
the sixty-fourth annual meeting
of the Maryland State Teachers
Association will elect officers to-
day.
It is the counties turn to elect
a president this year. Miss
Helen M. johnson, the present
president, is principal Of the Can
ton Platoon School here.
Following the business session
the teachers will listen to a con-
cert by an orchestra composed of
Is boys and girls selected from
the student bodies of Maryland
high schools. DR.. Edward L..
Thorndike, of Columbia Uni
versity, is to address the profes-
sional meeting today.
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, pres
ident of George washington Uni
versity, of Washington, D. c..
addressed the general gathering
yesterday. Topics at sectional
meetings included addresses and
discussions on teaching of agri-
culture, art, the classics, business
practices, education, vocational
guidance, home economics, phys
ical education and music.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24

A check of the monetary costs
show that the city emerged from
the fray a poor third. The mu-
nicipal loss amounts to S225
caused by damage to a prize fire
truck, fire hoses and a broken
window in a patrol wagon.
Johns Hopkins students paid
fines totaling $16e75 and eight
st. Johns battlers paid a total
of $54 in fines.
The fight started when about
$50 Johns Hopkins students
sought to prematurely fire the
large pile Of boxes and debris
gathered by st. Johns boys for
the pep rally last night. Today
the two schools will clash on the
gridiron at HomeWood. Baltimore
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
POLICE BLAME
L|QU0RPARTY
IN Staying
CoIored Man, Who Recently
Returned, Is Being Searched
For in Death of Veteran

While Prince Georges county
police are searching for Lee
Shorter, colored, believed to have
slain Richard Collins, Spanish,
American War veteran, whose
body was found in a houseboat
on Piscataway Creek, near Fort
Washington, Md, yesterday, two
men are being detained at .4e
Marlboro Jail as material wit.
nesses.
The men are Arthur Crouch,
who lived on a houSeboat moored
next to one owned by Collins at
the foot Of S Street S. W., and
Alexander Shorter, colored. a
borther of Lee. Both men were
friends of long standing Of the
murdered man.
Thumb Shot Away
Shorter has q section of the
thumb Of his right hand shot
away. Police believe he tussIed
with Lee when the latter threat
ened Collins.
Sergeant Arthur Hepburn, who
is investigating, said today that
he believes Collins was killed by
Lee Shorter while the entire
group was drinking in Alexander
Shorter'S houSeboat.
When Hepburn and Private
Arnold Naylor arrived at the
scene they found the dead man
sitting upright in a chair with
much Of his head shot away.
Crouch, who is deaf and would
not have heard the shot, was
found sleeping close to the body,
while Alexander Shorter was sit
ting nearby.
Left and Returned
Lee Shorter, said to have left
the section many months ago,
was said by neighbors to have re-
turned recently to his brothers
houseboat.
The officers were called to the
scene by Justice of the Peace
George Cox, of Oxon Hill, who
answered the first call for help.
The justice will hold an inquest
Monday. night.
Collins, who was about so years
old. has one sister, according to
Crouch. Crouch said that he did
not think the brother and sister
had met for years.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Drenchipg of Students by
F1remen Criticized

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 24.-Coming
to the defense of St. Johns Col
lege and Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity students who enjoyed their
annual free-for-all fistic combat
Thursday night, Douglas Gordon,
president of st. Johns, asserted
today that the use of fire hoses
by city firemen was uncalled for
and in excess of authority.
The fighting had stopped when
the water was turned on, he said
at the hearing before Magistrate
Louis M. Hopkins. The firemen,
however, deliberately turned the
water on and drenched the stu
dents.
The students did not throw
bricks until after they had been
needlessly soaked by the firemen,
he said.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Late Summer PLays
Franks With Nature

CUMBERLAND, Md, Oct. "a.
The unusual duration of summer
weather in this section is evi-
denced by several exceptional de-
velopments in vegetation. Straw
berries, the second crop of the
season. are being offered. New
green shoots and tiny leaves are
appearing on grape vines. Corn
planted by Joseph Mcdonald on
John Harmison's land in the
South Branch Valley of the Po-
tomac, on July %, matured to
roasting ear stage with stalks
attaining a growth of about five
feet
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
$4,000 To SEE
MARINES PLAY
F|REMEN
Gen. Berkeley and 1900 of His
Men From QuantiCo Arrive
In Baltimore for Battle

BALTIMORE, Oct. 24.-With
the Quantico Marines fotball
team cheered by a 74-6 victory
early this week over the Fort du
Pont Army Engineers, and with
the Baltimore Fire Departments
grid warriors equally optimistic
after practice scrimmageS with
local teams, the annual clash this
afternoon between the ancient
rival squads is expected to be one
Of the hardest fought games OF
the season.
About $4,000 football fans. are
expected at the stadium this after
noon. The Leathernecks won
the last two contests over the
smoke eaters.
Brig. Gen. Randolph C. Berke-
ley, commander at Quantico, mo-
tored to Baltimore with his staff,
being met at the District line by
a State police escort. Led by
Lieut.. Col. A. B. Drum, 1900 Ma
rines arrived at Mt. Royal station,
and joined the Baltimore firemen
and officials in a parade through
the city to the stadium.
Before the classic and between
halves, the Quantico Sea-soldlerS
will give a drill exhibition.
The fire board, consisting Of A.
E. Sharp, George T. Evans, and
Sidney r. Manning, were luncheon
hosts today to General Berkeley
and his staff.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
MENTAL CLINIC
FORCH|LDREN

Under the auspices of the Social
Service League of Montgomery
county, DR.. George H. Preston,
psychiatrist, of Baltimore, will be
in Rockville, october q, to hold
the first of a series of mental
hygiene clinics to which the chill
dren of the county may be
brought for behavior and voca-
tional advice and guidance.
The children whom DR.. Preston
will study will not be confined to
any social class or to any particu-
lar race. Most of these children
are of high mentality and have
been doing well in school, but
have had some problem of be-
havior which has been considered
by their parents and teachers as
too difficult for them to under
stand.
It is felt that by early examina-
ton and advice, some children,
who are not in reality bad, may
be saved from a later life of
delinquency.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Episcopal Women
Close COnUOc0tiO11

MIDDLEBURG, Va, Oct. "a
Several hundred women church
workers attended the closing
meeting of the Valley Convocation
of the Episcopal Church here yes
terday, which was devoted to the
woman'S auxiliary.
Miss Louisa T. Davis, Of Lees
burg, president of the diocesan
woman's auxiliary, presided at,the
meeting in Emmanuel Church
here, The Rt. Rev. John Bentley,
bishop of Alaska. and Bishop
Tucker, of Virginia, spoke.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
High Court Lessons
2 Li0uOr Sentences

Appealing to the Corporation
Court Of Alexandria, Va, from
heavy fines and sentences i'm
posed in police court liquor cases,
two defendants yesterday were
granted lighter sentences upon
the retrial of their cases.
George o. Keeney, 80, was
fined $500 in Police Court, but
won a reduction to $3.50 in the
upper court. George F. FaganS,
an employe of Keeney, had a
sentence of $3.50 reduced to $50:
A second offense charge against
Feagans carrying a $500 fine and
one year in Jail, was reduced to
81 and costs and three months
in Jail.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
C0UNTYRA|DERS
NAB TWO

Police raiders of Prince Georges
county are busy again. Two raids
in the last 48 hours nabbed Leo
Hazel and Willie Nicholson, the
latter colored, both of Oakland.
Hazel, according to Policeman
Claude Reese, had a case of
whisky in his home, and Mich
olson a half-gallon of corn. Both
are charged with sale and pos
session. They were released un-
der $1,000 bond.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Harold TilLinghGst.
In Lnu'S Clutches

Complaint of Policeman Arthur
H. Preusser of the Metropolitan
Police Department, led to the ar
rest near Beltsville of Harold w.
Tillinghast, 20 Third st. s. E.,
on a charge of driving while
drunk.
Preusser saw Tillinghast driv-
ing and notified Maryland State
Policeman j. P. Nowicki, who
made the arrest. He was freed
on $500 bond.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Peculiar Thief Takes
Telephone Receivers

Someone in Prince Georges
county has a fatal fondness for
telephone receivers.
Tuesday night the telephone re.
ceiver in the Palo Alto Restaur.
ant, Bladensburg, was cut from
the instrument and carried away,
cord and all. Thursday night,
the same thing happened in the
Triangle Restauran, at Mt. Rain
ier. Police are still looking for the
marauder.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Baltimore ShOLUs
Postal SdUin0s Gain

BALTIMORE, Oct. 24.-Postal
savings deposits in Baltimore post
offices rose from an aggregate of
$135, ,744 LAST December to $873, 900
today, and the number of &C
counts increased from SOL to
1924.
Similar increases are reported
over Maryland.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Patrol Boats Sent
To Custer Grounds

BALTIMORE, Oct. 24.-Three
patrol boats of the State Con-
servation Department fleet have
been stationed to keep dredgerS
south and west of a line from
the Great Choptank River to
Castle Haven and Tilghman's Is
land. in preparation for the
oyster dredging season, which
opens November |.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
Margaret Wallace
Weds Charles Tucker

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Oct.
24.-Of interest here is the an
nouncement just made of the
marriage Of Miss Margaret A.
Wallace, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Wallace, of Baltimore,
to Charles E. Tucker, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles M. Tucker, of
Hollywood, Md.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
SCHOOL HOUSES SOLD

LURAY, Va, Oct. 24.-Five
school houses that probably cost
the county around $4,000 brought
only $404 at public auction. The
buildings are not used because of
consolidation,
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
VOTERS REGISTER

One hundred and sixty persons
took advantage of their first op-
portunity to declare their lnten-
ton to vote next year at the sta
tions set up at the Bethesda and
Silver Spring county buildings
and the Chevy Chase Library. =
The Washington times., 1931-10-24

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doesn't it? Several
styles and materials.
Other colors include
dahlia, tan, beige,
blue and, of course,
black.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
Pick-Up and Delivery

The Illinois Central was having the same trouble as other railroads with dimin- ishing freight traffic. The less-than-carload lots were slipping away to the motor truck lines. About year ago it decided to fight this danger by starting free pickup and delivery service for its shippers. Lately it has been checking up the results and finds them gratifying.
 Beginning last February, the alarming de- cline had been checked. Every month since then has brought improvement over the corresponding month of last year. The road no longer regards its pickup and delivery service as experimental. but has established it as matter of fixed policy at all points between New Orleans and Baton Rouge and is rapidly extending it to other sections of the line. The example is not lost on other railroads.
 This is an obvious way to cope with competing truck lines. It is service that seems to belong to railroading as naturally as almost any of its recognized functions. Shippers have been wanting this service for many years. As railroad men get used to the idea. they begin to wonder why they were so long in coming around to it. There may be other things, no less strategic and logical, that the railroads can do to restore slipping traffic and falling income.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1s;
Stick To Tax Problems

While most of us are in sympathy with the formation of municipal tax league Tn Connecticut whose primary purpose will be ia alleviate the burden that the real estate and property owner now bears, we don't think that such body should take upon It. self discussion of such subjects as erection Of tubereular retreats in every city. Mayor George A. Quigley who must be given credit for formation of the tax league dur inc discussion this week in New Haven remarked that T would like to see the league discuss methods of erecting buildings at low cost for tuberculosis patients in each municipality. :" Of course, that would como later on when the league had begun to secure legislative action on its tax revision program.
 There doesn't seem to us to be any rela- ton between new sources of municipal rev. enue and sanatoria Just at present the state is embarked on program of sanatoria rehabilitation that will keep its high rank in this humanitarian field secure for many years to come. In addition to the five state tuberculosis sanatoria now in existence and operation Waterbury's isolation hospital IS being maintained in part with state funds as waiting station for patients seeking ad- mission to the various sanatorla. If 1t IS Mayor Qugley's idea that there should be -~.. of .l,o.o y,;tiou doootc ho will find hearty cooperation. But the connection with tax reforms is somewhat vague to our way of thinking.
 What the league should be concerned with is making the tax burden more equable. Jvst now the owner of property bears the brunt of it. Tax collecting agencies might ps persuaded to utilize their facilities to se- cIre fuller returns on personal property which is too often overlooked today. The automobile tax often goes uncollected for lack of correct data. Pianos and other musl- cal instruments are taxable, but fail to re- turn their proportionate share because they arg so seldom listed. Other personal proper ty like jewelry, is rarely if ever declared. The solons might give thought to radios. In England they are subject to taxation.
 
 From time to time We have mentioned liquor taxes without trying to insert the prohibition question into the discussion. The league might go on record as favoring state control of the manufacture and sale of liq- uors, wines, and beers with the ultimate hope of making use of the same for future tax rev. cnues, While agreeing with the general idea that the cost of running federal state, and local governments is rapidly increasing we do rot subscribe to the thought that such figures should continue on their mad upward rise. There should come time when any city or town in Connecticut ought to raise its hand and say, Stop" Beyond that fig ure we won't go. We will maintain pro- gress without raising taxes any higher. It can be done. We look to our civic officials 10 find the way.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02
Fairfield County Loses

There is some justice in the complaint of ,he Bridgeport Telegram at the removal of Ftchs Home for the Soldiers at Noroton Heights to site not yet decided upon but outside Fairfield county There has been quite bit publicity in the state papers the last few days over the choice of new site for the home. The Rocky Hill location of the Hartford Retreat was apparently the choice of the commission named to select new site. but sentiment for one in North Haven finally left the body deadloeked with a decision to be made later No matter which one is finally selected it seems inevit- able that the institution will be removed from Fairfield county.
 According to the Telegram Fitch's Home was of private origin and was main taned by private funds for many years. It was made into state institution only at the behest of state authorities, SO that the state might profit by federal appropriations for such homes for soldiers. As such it cer- tanly IS Fairfield county landmark and ought to be perpetuated where its founders first created it. We must agree with the Telegram that there is an alarming tendency upon the part of Hartford to grab off as many state institutions as it possibly can. However, Fairfield county can console itself with the thought that it will soon have state hospital at Newtown.
 We haven't paid much attention to the arguments advanced by the commissioners with regard to choice of either the Rocky Hill or North Haven sites. but we do think that the Telegram scores heavily at Hartford's expense when it maintains that Hartford is not the center of Connecticut as Hartford boosters fondly assert. It is the center geo graphically, but not population-wise. It is. in fact. on the eastern border of population; more than two-thirds of the State's popula- ton lies to the west of Hartford and the Connecticut river. ." Let the war beA tween Hartford. New Haven. and Bridgeport rage. The outstanding argument in this case is that the Fitch family which originally founded the soldiers home. intended it to 10 be in Fairfield county. Evidently their ieIings in the matter 10 longer carry any weight.