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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1931-08-13


Duke Jackson of Seattle arrived
here this week to be at the bedside
of his mother. Mrs. Ethel Jackson.
who is very IL
Miss Kate Lewis and Mrs. Bonnie
Boyle were the honored guests at a
welcome home" breakfast Monday
morning at the home of Mrs. G. W
Scott. The rooms were decorated
by profusion of flowers. The
hostess is noted for her hobby of
! ehlnaware and on this occasion the
table was respondent with rare and
elegant appointments. Mesdames
jeanne Jones. 3. Tinselev. p. Stew
art and Ella Morton, assisted the
hostess. Bridge was enioyed after
| the breakfast. Mrs. Berry Tinslev
was hostess at a dinner party in the
evening for the pleasure of Miss
Lewis and Mrs. Boyle. The guests
motored from the Scott home to the
Curtis Cafe for dinner at which.
Covers were placed for twelve.
Miss Cleota SPOTS. Miss Aaronea
Russell and Mrs. Bernice O'Fallen.
school teachers of st. Louis. Mo.
were in the city few DAYS enroute
to Yellowstone Park Tba,i oro 80,
inc tho Nortbwest NJ" are s sour-
ols com n,,men I'D, ar A -. .. a, wen
sipbtseeing drive ahont 'ot a. WIN
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me ua'iy press reports that Eu-
gene ho"ers was sentenced to serve
~ months IN -ail on vagrancy
charge. He was discovered proving
around the nome of Patrolman r. r.
on Columbia Boulevard.
"arlan Jones was fined on liquor
'narge. A SIX months Jail sentence
was imposed on John Sims who was
held on disorderly and drunken
charge. Police report that he had
bothered Mrs. S. S. Moselev on VII
liams Ave.
"atch Tor the Moonlight Dance
on the "Swan." Auspices Blueb;rJ
Club o. E. S.
Bethel A. M. E. Church. Rev. u. G.
Hill, pastor-Prof. Elmer G.. Bart-
lett, musical and chorus director If
Los Angeles, arrived here Saturday
to begin rehearsal for a LARGE chorus
to be presented soon in Portland
Professor Bartlett came from Sno.
kane. where he staged concert tbot
met the approval of that citv. Bethel
choir forms the nucleus of the chorus
in which everv singer in the citv is
asked to participate. The first ra.
hearsal was held Monday night Pro
ceeds of the concert will he for Tho
trustee fund.
Next Sunday is the last Sunday of
the conference year and all clubs arr
asked to make final report of their |
funds. Rev. D. G. Hill will nreacb his |
closing sermon at II a. m. The Allen
Endeavor Society will begin a cor,
ference claim carnival Monday and
Tuesday nights at the homes of Mrs.
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The Washington times., 1931-09-23
MYSTERY Wells
SHR|EK|NG GIRL
Times staff Photo
THERESA

An automobile containing two
men and a girl, the latter scream
ing, attracted attention on the
Anacostia Bridge at 1880 last
night. A few moments later a
girl was brought to Casualty
Hospital and treated for hysteria.
Her escort, who said he was the
girls husband, gave her name as
Mrs. Christine Martin, 18, of
1925 Twelfth st. N. e. A sepa-
rate police report gave her name
as Mrs. Margaret Martin, Of 1922
Twenty-fifth Pl. N. E.
The city directory lists Twelfth
Street Northeast as unopened
from the 1000 block to the 2400
block and, at 1922 Twenty-fifth
Pl. N. E.. the home of Frederick
G. Egelseer, it was said no Mr..
Martin or Mrs. Martin was
known there, although a Miss
Cecile Martin had roomed there.
Residents in the vicinity of the
hospital said the girls screams
as she. entered the hospital could
be heard for blocks.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
NisLey Announces
Cut in Shoe Prices

The manufacturers of Nisley
shoes announced today a reduc-
ton in price of the women'S
shoes from S. to 81. effective at
once in retail stores throughout
the country.
The company is able to make
this reduction because of in
creased production and greater
efficiency in manufacture,
coupled with lower costs of raw
material, according to j. P. ROB-
erts, manager of the Nisley store
at 1889 F st. N. W.. but with
out reducing either the quality
of the shoes or the wages of the
employees.
Mr.. Roberts said the growth
of the manufacturing firm and
its retail outlets is due in large
measure to newspaper advertis-
ing.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
REGATTA CUPS
PRESENTED

President Hoover today pre-
sented the trophies of the Presi,
dents Cup regatta held Friday
and Saturday in the Eastern
Branch of the Potomac River, to
the first two winners.
George Refs, who won first
place in his Ell Largato, received
the Presidents gold cup. The
second price, a silver cup, duly
inscribed, was presented to Rich
ard Loynes, the owner and driver
of Miss California, and to Mrs.
Loynes, his mother.
The winners were introduced
to the President by Edmund F..
Jewell, chairman of the race COM
nIttee; J. H. Galliher, COM
hodore of the Corinthian Yacht
Club; w. C. Shelton, general
chairman and vice commodore of
the Chesapeake and Potomac
Power Boat Association; Stanley
Horner, chairman of judges and
timers. and l.. o. Leech, executive
secretary of the regatta commit
tee.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Congress Summer Group
Hits u. S. Wage Cut Plan

not be cut during his term Of Of
flee, but that his $4,000 travelling
allowance could be trimmed.
Senator Tydings CD of Mary
land, referring to proposals for a
general cut in salaries of Govern
ment workers, said:
Nothing will come of it,"
Beer Return Asked
Representative Schuetz CD of
Illinois, said:
THE first thing some people
talk about is cutting wages-the
standard of living. Let them
bring back beer and light wines
and put millions in the Treasury
and millions at work."
Representative Moore Cd of
Kentucky, observed:
81 agree with Senator Reed
that it would tend to restrict
congressional posts to rich men,"
Representative Kelly (R0 of
Pennsylvania, declared:
"The only result from such
step would be cut in the salaries
of all Government employees as
well. This is unthinkable."
At the same time Luther C,
Stewart. president of the National
Federation Of Federal Employees,
attacked the wage-cutting proposal
of Representative Wood (RD Of
Indiana, chairman of the House
Appropriations Committee.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
'5-|N-1" 81 R |
At RADIO SHOW
ELSIE MAE GORI

Five nationally known radio
characters put in an appearance
at The Washington Times edi-
torial office yesterday as soon as
Miss Elsie Mae Gordon, pretty
brunette, stepped into the room.
She is all five characters.
In the Real Folks" feature
over the National -BroadcaSting
Company chain, Miss Gordon
takes the parts of Bessie Stevens,
Snead Yeager. Community, the
baby; Della. the Irish maid, and
Miss Harbert.
Miss Gordon has been in radio
work since 1922. She also played
a prominent part in the Show
Boat" feature of the Columbia
Broadcasting Company chain.
She is appearing at the Radio
and Electrical Show at the Wash
ington Auditorium.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23

The Capitals congressional
summer colony" disagreed today
on the problem Of reducing
salaries of members of Congress
in the general economy program.
Suggestions of 10 and 20 per
cent cuts in the $10,000-a-year
pay checks of Senators and mem
bers of Congress drew various
comment. A 10 per cent reduc-
ton of these salaries would ef-
feet a saving of $531,000 annually.
Reed Hits Move
While Senator Reed (R) of
Pennsylvania, believes such a
movement would monopolize Con-
gress to those rich enough to
live without salary, Representa-
tive Haugen CR) Of Iowa, de-
clared it may be necessary to cut
from che head of the Govern
ment down."
Representative Campbell (RO
of Pennsylvania said
'UnleSs the Administration
says it is necessary because of
the Treasury conditions, will
not favor it,"
Senator Gore CD of Oklahoma
said a salary cut for Government
workers and members of Congress
may come. He pointed out that
the salary Of the President coulC
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
W|MBLEY MAPS
HIS DEFENSE

Behind the bars of the District
Jail today are Harry c. Wimbley,
80. ex-convict and confessed biga-
mist. and John M. Crowder, "a,
his roommate, both charged with
the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth
Wimbley and her 3-year-old
daughter, Wilma.
A coroner's jury yesterday in
record time decided to hold the
pair on the charge of drowning
Wimbley's second wife to collect
a $4,000 insurance claim on her
life.
The iury's finding followed a
hectic day of confessions and de-
mails, with the powerfully built,
black-haired Wimbley threatening
to "get" his companion for impli-
eating him in statement assert
ing they had plotted to murder
Mrs. Wimbley and five members
Of her family.
Neither WimbIey nor CrOwder
took the stand at the inquest,
but in muttered excIamations
while listening to testimony, and
in conversation with newspaper
men last night, WimbIey denied
everything CrOwder had said
tending to establish his guilt.
Crowder's confession of the
plot to slay Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
rick Tench, of Dendron, Va, re-
quired As minutes to read before
the Coroner's Jury. He denied
he had anything to do with the
drownings, but said Wimbley
urged him to overturn the canoe
in which they were riding on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
At the Jail last night Wimbley,
admitting he always was a la
dies man." said:
II am absolutely innocent,
Even though 1 did marry a
third wife l loved my second
wife dearly and 1 wouldn't have
done anything to harm her."
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Pool of Blood Stirs
Thought of Murder

Members of the Homicide Squad
and the Harbor Police were today
investigating the possibility of a
murder in Anacostia, following
the discovery of a pool of blood
in the reclaimed flats at the east
end of the Pennsylvania Avenue
Bridge.
Detective Sergt. James Spring
man, chief of the Homicide Squad.
received a report from Park
policeman that blood was found
on the grass and sea wall near
the bridge which spans the East
ern branch. Springman dis
patched detectives and a photog
rapher to the scene and ordered
a harbor precinct squad to drag
the AnacoStia River at that point.
A speciment of the blood was given
to District Chemist E. r. Donald
son for analysis.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
IDLE SEEK JOBS
VA|NLY IN j. 8.
ARMY, NAVY
Recruiting Office Doors Shut
In Faces Of Thousands;
Re.enIiStments Fill Gaps

Thousands of unemployed men,
trying to get into military or naval
service, are butting against practi-
cally-closed recruiting office gates.
The basic pay for enliStments
in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps
a.. ] Coast Guard is small, averag-
ing 81 day. but it carries along
with it lodging and three meals a
day for the rookie. And that is
more than the unemployed man
on the streets has in sight at
present.
Waiting Lists Long
From perso. -el and recruiting
officers of the Governments mill
tary and naval offices the present
situation is thus glimpsed:
Naval Establishment-Long wait
ing lists at all naval recruiting sta
tions, about 200 in number. Exact
number of applicants unknown, but
they mount into the hundreds.
Marine Corps-Reduction in it's
strength now in progress, for the
sake of economy, with goal OF
only 10000 men. Marine recruit
ing stations and highly-colOred
posters depicting the happy and
adventurous life of a devil
dog" temporarily discontinued.
Army Filled Up
War Department and Army
Practically filled up to the
authorized strength of about
10000. Re-enlistments about 20
per cent above what they were
two years ago. Attributed to the
depression. Mechanics and others
who might be leaving in normal
times are staying on. Little op-
portunity for the unemployed
man and outsider to break into
the Army at this time. "Selec-
tivity" in enlistments now pos
sible and desirable.
Coast Guard-Re-enlisting men
being given precedence. Very few
vacancies.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
SEEKS
FULL PROBE
Of POLICE
Brookhart Says Department
Must Be Reorganized and
All Scandals Eliminated

That the lid must be blown
off, police conditions in Washing
ton, the force reorganized and
police scandals eliminated, was
the edict today of Senator Smith
w. Brookhart (RJ, Iowa. At the
same time he said he is tenn
porarily satisfied with the ap-
pointment by the District Com
missioners of two boards to inveS-
tigate the Orville Staples frame
up" case.
Citizens Want Action
Since the first report of ques-
tionable police conditions, Senator
Brookhart said he had been called
upon by a number of the best
citizens of the District who want
these conditions Immediately
changed Senator Brookhart said:
For the present, / shall adopt
an attitude of watchful wait
ing. but the Police Department
must be reOrganiZed and
cleaned up and its scandals
must cease, whether this comes
from the District Commissioners
or from Congress.
I'm the main, / do not know
personally the members of the
five-lawyers committee or the
five-citiZenS committee deSig-
mated by the Commissioners to
go into the Staples case, which
is but one of the many things
needing investigation.
Wants Good Job Done
II trust these committees will
do a fair and good job. Mean
while, I shall be watching every
angle of the police situation,
and will join with other men,
bers Of Congress. as soon as we
can get together, in demand
ing that present conditions
speedily be remedied."
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Famous Stars to Be
In Centennial PZnu

A distinguished company of
players, singers, writer's and COM
posers are being assembled by
the District of Columbia George
Washington Bicentennial Com
mission for the George Washing
ton play to be presented on the
Monument Grounds next June.
Arnold Kruckman, director of the
commission. said the cast will be
composed of 5000 persons. many
of whom are stars" in the
theatrical world.
Among the leading actors and
actresses in the play will be John
Barrymore. Doris Keane. Ellen
Beach Yaw, Frederic March. Mar
garet Dale, Taylor Holmes. Tully
Marshall, Gus Edwards and
Robert Downing.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Stolen "POpuldrity
Auto" Is RecOUered

An automobile to be given away
in a popularity contest has been
recovered by police after it was
stolen Monday night from a gar
age at Sixth and Eighths Streets
Northwest.
The machine was recovered to-
day by Patrolman A. T. Davis, at
Connecticut Avenue and M Street
Northwest, when Joseph Demus,
3d. colored, was seen pushing the
car in the street. Demus was
arrested and taken to First pre-
cinct station.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
FAILED To GIVE
INFORMATION
ON MORROW
Policeman TeStifes He Was
Torn 'TWixt Loxe and Duty;
Tried to Protect Miss Habey

Policeman A. B. Cidwell, of the
Traffic Bureau, today was fined
$50 and given severe reprimand
by the Police Trial Board on
charges growing out Of withhold.
ing information from his su.
periors.
Policeman Cidwell was brought
before the board when he failed
to tell police that Miss Martha
Habey had been with Policeman
Raymond M. Morrow a few hours
before his body was found below
a bridge at Sixteenth Street and
Spring Road N. W., September II.
A picture of a policeman torn
between love and duty was
painted by the accused mans
attorney. Dan Ring. Testimony
showed that Miss Martha Sugar"
Habey had been with Morrow
the night before his corpse was
found and that she told Cidwell
about this the next day after
first getting a promise from him
not to repeat her statement.
Secret Two Days
The connection between Miss
Habey and the dead man was
not known until two days after
she had told Cidwell of her mid
night ride with the policeman.
Early that same evening she
had a date with Cidwell, whom
she had known for nearly two
years. Both are natives of Texas
and their families are old friends.
it was said.
Miss Habey said on the stand
today she and Cidwell planned
on a future" Asked to explain,
she admitted they had "a tacit un-
derstanding" to marry. She said:
ut is usual to cOnfide in the
person closest to yOu."
From the minute he learned Of
her part in the Morrow mystery
Cidwell said he begged her to
give her information to police,
until he feared she would become
hysterical.
He continued to insist until
Monday night. September IA,
when Miss Habey told him she
would tell the authorities all she
know.
Identity Is Learned
That day detectives learned that
she was the mysterious Sugar"
who had driven Morrow in his
automobile the night of Septem.
ber II to "SOber him up"
Several character witnesses tes-
titled for Cidwell, including Rob
ert Armstrong, of the Los Angeles
Times, and Fred B. Rhodes. an
attorney. Inspector E. w. Brown
said Cidwell'S record showed no
derelictions of any kind.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Silver Conference
PresUQed bV King

Belief that Great Britain's
abandonment of the gold stand,
ard will bring about an inter
national conference for the re-
habilitation of silver was ex-
pressed today by Senator William
H. King CD Utah, who has
heretofore urged such a confer
ence. The suspension of gold
payments by England, he said,
averted a catastrophe as her cur
rency issues greatly exceed her
gold reserves.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
5000 Lawyers Take
Exams for Places

Three thousand lawyers today
are taking the. civil service exam
ination for associate attorney and
assistant attorney, to fill va
cancy in the Veterans Admins
tration and any other vacancies
occurring. as we'll as to provide a
register list of future eligibles.
The position of associate attorney
pays $4,000 and that of assistant
attorney pays $4,000.
Both men and women are eligi
BILE to these examinations, al
though the heads of the bureaus
having the vacancies may choose
a man or woman for post as
desired.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
D. C.. Heads Approve
Fire Board Changes

An order changing the person
mel of the Fire Department trial
board has been approved by the
District Commissioners on recon-
mendation of Fire Chief George
S. Watson.
Battalion Chief L. L. Woolard
and Capt. o. R. Moxley were re
lieved from further service with
the board. They were replaced
by Battalion Chief E. r. Pierce
and Capt. j. A. Mayhem.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Trade Board Fetes
Rhode Island Man

William H. Vanderbilt, presi,
dent of the Rhode Island State
senate and Of the Coastal Transit
Company, in which are merged a
dozen of the large motor bus lines
of the Eastern Atlantic States
will be the guest at a dinner to be
given at the Washington Hotel at
7:30 tonight. District officials
heads of utilities concerns and
prominent bankers of the Capital
will attend.
The event Is sponsored by the
Board of Trade.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Hit-Gnd-RUn DriUer
Jailed for 95 DnUS

Lawrence Cross. colored, of
5S12 E st. N. E., today was SEN
fenced by Judge Isaac R. Hit, in
Traffic Court. to a total of 95
days in Jail, after he had pleaded
guilty to charges of leaving after
colliding, driving without a per-
NIT and intoxication.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Lyon Park to Hear
Candidates Sneak

Candidates for Commonwealth
attorney and house of delegates
will talk at a meeting tonight
at the Community House under
auspices of the Lyon Park Citi-
Zens' Association.
The speakers include William
C.. Cloth, Lawrence Douglas,
Amos C. Grouse, Clarence R.
Ahalt, Emery N. Hosmer, Hugh
Reid and j. Foster Hagan.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Child Recovering
From Crash Hurts

Viola Spieglar, 3, was recover
ing from injuries received yester-
day while playing in front of her
home at 3 K st. N. E. She was
removed to Sibley Hospital and
treated for minor injuries.
George Robinson, driver of the
automobile which struck the
child, was exonerated by police
after a brake test.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
BaLLstOn to Reopen
Niqht School Course

According to an announcement
today by S. P. Vanderslice, prin-
cipal of the Westinghouse High
School at Ballston, Va, night
classes will be resumed Septem-
her 20
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Phi Sigma Kappa
Wins G.. W. u. Gun

The Scholarship Cup, offered
by the Interfraternity Council at
George Washington University,
for excellence in general athletics
was won by the Phi Sigma Kappa
Fraternity. The Phi Sigma Kappa
group has won the trophy six
times in the last 10 years.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Auto Board Restores
IS Drivers Permits

Thirty-five automobile oper-
ators' permits were restored. 20
revoked and nine suspended
from September l to IS, the
board on permit restorations and
revocations reported to the
District Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1931-09-23
Virginia Nominee
To Address KilU1nis

John w. Rust. of Fairfax
Democratic nominee for the Thir-
tleth Virginia district senatorship.
will be the principal speaker at
the Alexandria Kiwanis Club S
weekly luncheon tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-05-01

thoughts, which were marching
so closely beneath the surface
of her sleep.
Ficke house! Cretonne covers
for the sedan. Box for the San
Carlo opera. Mermord and Jac-
cards about the twenty-ninth
pearl for Jennifer's necklace.
Wednesday club. Wire Long
Island Kennels to ship Russian
wolfhound to pose in the por-
trait Shandig was doing. Pour
tea at st. Louis Water -Colorists
exhibit. Toy electric motor-boat
for Avery. Meeting advisory
board Garrison Avenue Home
for Wayward Girls. Bridge-tea
st. Louis Club. Garden Swing.
Sit for Shandig.
The Ficke House
Oh yes! Mermord and Jac-
cards, too, about the gold bouil-
lon-spoons. They could also be
used fer grapefruit. Avery must
be forced, If necessary, to at
tend dancing school. Avery's
riding lesson. Rarick must tele-
graph bid on the Ficke house.
All this on the instant Of
awakening. Jenny'S mind might
have been a memorandum book,
the leaves turning.
Oh yes. and remind
Rarick to indicate which plants
in the conservatory were to
be sent to the ChrySanthemum
Show, and then, the Ficke
house. FICKE HOUSE.
How he slept! Across the
mound of the sheets that
sprayed lace and sometimes
made him flick as If at q fly,
The Washington times., 1931-05-01

pio. "They gave me chicken to
eat"
Metz gave a shrill scream,
and pointed. The outer window
was beginning to show gray.
"Oh, God - don't let them
kill NEEDN'T let them!" he
screeched.
The Death March
You're sweating, Scorpio?"
sneered the Gouger.
"Naw-you yellow-belly."
The window to the east be.
came pinkish-then the blue
sky shone through.
A bell tolled.
Scorpio started-shoved aside
his table of food. Four men
stood before his cell.
The warden and a priest
stood behind two guards, who
quickly entered the cell. Scor-
pio felt a heavy belt strapped
dUOuG Al1S Wd1oVs i EG uCAI
instant his hands were seized
forced to his sides and
strapped to the belt.
The gangster glared at the
warden.
Where's my lawyer" he de-
manded.
mo use, scorpio.. The Gov
ernor refused a Say. Listen"
From his pocket the warden
took the death warrant, read
ing it rapidly.
"And to be hanged by the
neck until you shall be dead"
he solemnly concluded.
The priest intervened.
Perhaps" he offered, you'd
like to make peace with your
conscience before you die"
Die? DIE? Get out of here,
1 don't want to hear you."
"That'll do" curtly inter-
rupted the warden. Come on"
The march started toward the
green door.