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The Washington times., 1931-02-20
Mrs. Hamilton Again
Heads WOnaGn's Club

Mrs. Julia West Hamilton
leader of the Federation of Col
ored Women's Clubs, has been re.
elected president of the Phyllis
Wheatley Y. w. C. A. The asso.
citation has a membership of
1900.
Members of the board elected
were Mrs. Louise Cabiness, Mrs.
Beatrice Francis. Mrs. Robert G.
Mcguire, Mrs. j. Hayden John
son, Mrs. Anita Anderson and
Mrs. ]. Z Jenkins.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
WOMAN 5 GHOST
IS CONVICTED
Of MURDER
Mrs. Guy Bates Post Held
Guilty Of Killing Friend;
Both Dead Over 10 Months

SANTA ANA, Calf. Feb. 20
UN.SD The "ghost" of Mrs.
Guy Bates Post was found guilty
yesterday of the murder of her
closest friend, Mrs. Doris Murray
Palmer, in one of the most weird
court contests in California'S
history.
Mrs. Post was the divorced wife
OF the famous tragedian. She was
the toasted Dresden China Doll"
OF the muScial comedy fame un-
der the stage name of Adele
Ritchie.
Bequest Forfeited
Judge Scovel, at the conclusion
of arguments ruled that 1T was a
plain case of murder"
AS the result of his ruling, a
$1,000 bequeSt of Mrs. Palmer to
Mrs. Post is forfeited by the
heirs of Mrs. Post.
The ruling came under the pro-
vision of the law that a murderer
cannot profit from his victim. In
the Post-Palmer case, it became
necessary for the heirs of Mrs.
Palmer to prove that Mrs. Post
murdered Mrs. Palmer. in order
to keep the $500 legacy from
going to the heirs of Mrs. Post
A strange will in which Mrs.
Post bequeathed all her property
to Mrs. Palmer was offered in
court.
Dead 10 Months
Both women have been dead
for more than 10 months. But a
bizarre battle developed over the
estate of Mrs. Palmer and for
the first time in the history of
California Jurisprudence a wo-
man, long since buried, was put
on trial for murder before a
judge.
The will of Mrs. Post, disposing
Of her $4,000 beach cottage at
Laguna Beach, and other property,
and bequeathing all to Mrs. Pal
mer, was drawn about the same
time that Mrs. Palmer drew her
last will and testament. leaving
a $1,000 insurance policy and
$500 worth of jeWelry and art
pieces to Mrs. Post.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
WEATHER DETAILS
FORECAST TILL p. NJ. SATURDAY


For the District of Colum ba--Cloudy
with occasional light rain this after
noon and tonight; minimum tempera-
ture tonight about 35 degrees; Saturday
cloudy: not much change in tempera-
ture: gentle variable winds becoming
west.
For MaryIand-Cloudy, with occa-
sional light rain this afternoon and to-
flurriesss in extreme northwest portion;
not much change in temperature. mod
crate northeast and north winds.
For ,Nirginia-Cloudy, preceded by
rain this afternoon and early tonight
in east and north portions; Saturday
cloudy; not much change in temporal
ture; moderate east. shifting to west
winds.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
YESTERDAY TODAY
p. m.......... 42l4 a. m.......... 40
s y m.......... 42S a. m...... 80
Midnight. ....... 4O Noon ........... II
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated excess of temperature
since January I. 1881, 1856.
Excess of temperature since Feb. l,
1891, II.
Accumulated deficiency Of precipita-
tiOn since January / 1881. 2.9G-
Deficiency of precipitation since Feb
ruary l. 1881. %
TIDE TABLE
Today-High tides, 10 a. m. and 1918
p. m; low tides, 4:25 a. m. end 1850
p. m.
Tomorron-High tides, 1895 a. m.
and 1852 p. m; low tides, 4:5S a. IN.
and 5:25 p. m.
Sun AND MOON
The sun rose today 6:55 a. m. and
sets $50 p. m.
The sun rises Saturday 6:54 a. m and
sets j:5l p. IN.
The moon rises today S:2a a. m. ami
sets S:54 y. M.
The moon rises Saturday S:43 a. IN.
anG Z" ".52 = m.
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
PEN INSURANCE PAID

THE HAGUE, Feb. 20 GN.SD.
A Dutch insurance company has
recently turned over to the com.
munity of Locarno the sum of
5000 florins for the loss of the
celebrated gold pen which was
used to sign the treaty of Lo-
carno several years ago,
The Washington times., 1931-02-20
COSMOS TO HEAR TUVE

DR.. M. A. Tuve, of the Carnegie
Institution, will be the speaker at
a meeting of the Washington
Academy of Sciences at the Cos
mos Club tonight.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1931-08-14
CAUSE FOR PRIDE
From the Washington Star;


fCaptous critics. especially those who will not
good anything originating the Hoover trade mark
expected minimize the accomplishments of the past FIVE
weeks They will doing History is destined
that June and July of 1884, under American initiative
guidance witnessed perous day for the world No
can prophesy 1t depends altogether
Germans of resistance and recuperaon With
years PREPARATIONS and nergovernmenta debts
nstgaed carried through by the President of the United
States with the adoption of program for maintenance OF
shortterm Germany, likewise of American inspiration
given chance to live and
That in nutshell Hoovers work. it is achieve
which the American people have just be
proud
Having rasou.ey declined to become enmeshed in
political entangements like Franco German rvaes and susp
cions country roces Premier Lava declaration the
London Conference that the reign of confidence be-
French German has been brought consider
ably nearer by That established
the credit bringing into existence will belong in
Washington, too.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
RUSSIANS SCAN
APPLE YIELDS
Photo by international

RICHMOND, Va. June Is.
Agents of the Amtorg Trading
Corporation of New York, have
been in Winchester, Va, this week
visiting numerous apple orchards
and apple storage and by-prod-
ucts plants, gathering first-hand
information which they said prob
ably would be studied by off,
cials of the Russian Soviet re-
public board fashioning the five
year agricultural program.
Although Russian apples al
ready are coming into competi-
ton with Virginia fruit in Eng
lish and Continental markets, the
inquirers were given consider
able information and unrestricted
opportunities to visit orchards
and by-product plants.
In the party were G. T. Kosilot,
vice president of the Amtorg Cor.
poration, and wife, and William
Perepal, an official Of the COM
pany.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
BOWIE To END
HIGH SCHOOL

High school classes at Bowie
will be discontinued next fall,
and all advanced students will be
removed to Laurel, it was decided
at a recent meeting Of the Prince
Georges county school board.
The school at Bowie will be re-
duced to- a junior high school Of
two classes, County Superinten-
dent Nicholas Orem declared.
1t was pointed out in favor of
the high school consolidation that
the school at Bowie has not
been up to tandard high
school enrolment for the past
several years. Free bus transpor-
tation for the students sent to
Laurel will be furnished, Mr..
Orem declared.
The board granted a $500
appropriation for grading an ath-
letic field at Hyattsville, Mr.
Orem announced. A total Of
$4,000 was needed for this work.
of which $3.50 had already been
obtained.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Ceremony to Honor
2 EurLy Presidents

A joint ceremony honoring
Thomas jefferson and James
Monroe will be held July 4 with
receptions and addresses at the
estates of the former presidents.
Monticello and Ash Lawn, and at
the University Of Virginia, Char
lottesville.
The Thomas Jefferson
Memorial Foundation and the
commission formed to honor the
centennial Of James Monroe's s
death, which falls on July 4, are
in charge of the celebration.
Speakers will be William r.
Castle, jr., Undersecretary of
State, and DR.. William e. Dodd,
of the University of Chicago.
Governor Pollard of Virginia is
chairman.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
CHURCH HONORS
1900 OLD FOLK

FREDERICK, Md, June IS,
Time swung back century yeSter.
day when the seventeenth annual
Old Folks Service was held at the
United Brethren Church at Myers,
vile.
Worship was conducted in the
manner of 100 years ago and
many were the spiritual expert.
ences related by the old folks at
tending.
Ezra Baker, SO, of Harmony.
was the principal speaker, and
he received a bouquet as the
oldest attender of the 1900.
Mrs. Francis Hunt, Of Richmond,
Va, 104 years old, was unable
to be present.
The original church was
built in It'll and was known as
the Dutch Congregation. In 1880,
another church was built on the
site. It was purchased by the
present congregation in 1852.
It's most priced possession is
the old tuning fork used by
Francis Scott Key, author of the
"Star Spangled Banner" and a
member of the congregation, to
"raise" the singing.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
JOBS DECREASE
LITTLE IN MAY

Less than the usual seasonal
decline in employment occurred
in May as compared with April
in IS major industrial groups,
the Department of Labor an
nounced yesterday.
Reports to the department
from 46.0S1 establishments hav-
ing 4,721,O31 employees, with
combined earnings of $115,6l7.-
936 in May, disclosed decrease
of 0:9 per cent in employment
and payroll totals.
A falling-off in employment in
May has bSen shown by sthe Blu
reau of Labar Statistics in the
department in six of the eight
years prior TO 1881. The de.
creaSeS, with one exception, were
said to have been greater than
the decline shown in May. 1881.
Increased employment in May
was shown in two Of the Is in.
dustrial groups: power, light and
water, 0.5 per cent. and dyeing
and cleaning, / per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
CARNIVAL IS ON
IN CLARENDON

The annual carnival Of the
Clarendon Volunteer Fire Depart
ment was opened yesterday with
Flag Day exercises held on the
public square at Washington and
Virginia Avenues.
The Rev. Perry L. Mitchell,
pastor Of the Clarendon Baptist
Church, was the orator, while
Harold M. Brown, of Cherrydale,
led the community singing.
Organizations participating in.
cluded the drum and bugle corps
of the American Legion Post, the
local Boy Scout troop, and nu'
merouS church choirs.
The carnival will be held all
week on the park opposite the
fire hall, all receipts going to-
ward the building fund of the
Clarendon Fire Department.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
COUNTY SCHOOL
SHAKEUP SET
FOR JULY
Montgomery Board Meeting to
Make Staff Changes and
Consolidate Class Groups

The Montgomery county public
school system, on account OF the
large increase in school popula-
ton and for other reasons, Is ex-
pected to undergo a shakeup
when the county board of educa-
ton holds it's next monthly meet,
ing July IA. it was learned today.
The county school personnel at
the end of the school year Just
ended comprised SO white prin-
cipals, 80 colored principals, $40
teachers and 10000 pupils.
Several important changes will
be made among the corps of
principals as well as among
teachers. 1t appears probable
that, owing to the expected in
crease in attendance next fall,
more teachers will be added to
the general staff.
A better and more efficient
method of handling some Of the
junior high school grades will be
made effective when those grades
now scantily attended in some of
the elementary schools will be
temporarily consolidated with the
high schools at Bethesda. Rock
vile, Silver Spring. Sandy Spring
and others. The teachers of
these junior grades in the ele-
mentary schools will be trans
ferred to other schools.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
D, c. CONTESTS
FARE RULING

The brief of the Districts ap-
peal against the decree of the
District Supreme Court last sum-
mer raising car fare in the Capt.
tai to 10 cents will be filed today
in the District Court of Appeals.
The appeal was prepared jointly
by Assistant Corporation Counsel
william A. Roberts and Peoples
Counsel Richmond 3. Keech and
numbers more than 100 pages.
Power of the District Supreme
Court in reversing an order, of
the Public Utilities Commission,
which denied the increased car
fare, is questioned by the two at
tOrneys for the Government.
The attorneys point out that
the denial of increased car fare
by the commission was not final
and contend that the District SUI
preme Court should have re-
manded the appeal Of the trac-
ton companies to the commission
for valuation of the companies.
The attorneys also point out
that the commission is now re-
valuing the companies proper
ties, further showing that the Or
der denying the increase was not
final.
Attack on the figure of the net
income of the companies as in
correct is also made in the
hrief.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Boy DOdges Train,
Killed by Another

BALTIMORE, June 15.-Joseph
R. Hill, IS, a sophomore at Balti-
more City College, was killed
yesterday when he walked into
the path of the Pennsylvania
railroads Liberty Limited, at the
Franklin Street bridge.
The boy, on his way home
from baseball game, stepped
out Of the way of a southbound
freight train to be hit by the
train from Washington.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Pump Salesman Finds
Water; Rockville
May Buy Pump

A novel method of salesman
ship will receive its trial soon
when the mayor and council of
Rockville, Md, meet to act upon
o proposition whereby the town
is guaranteed 100 gallons of
water a minute if it will locate
o well where a salesman ad-
vised one be drilled.
Rockville, which has six wells
Of its own, and which during
the drought last summer leased
three more from the ice plant,
plans to avoid a repetition OF
the scarcity Of water. Accord.
ing to Bache Albert, town clerk,
q man who sells pumps has
found an ideal spot for a well,
The town must decide whether
to buy the location and sink tte
well.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Rockville Announces
More June Brides

Marriage licenses were issued
at Rockville, Md, to Randolph
Judson Routt, 81, of Silver
Spring, Md, and Dorothy May
Simmons, 18, of Washington;
Armond E. Grant, 25, of New
Haven, Conn.,, and Beatrice S.
Burke, %, of Allentown, Pa;
William E. Homan, 81, and
Josephine Furr, 19, both of Wash
ington: Martin w. Lunsford, %,
of Glen Echo Heights, Md, and
Laura v. Smith, "a, of Washing,
ton; Dexter Charles Beasley, Of
Worcester, N. Y, 26. and Lydia
Adele Lewis, %, of Washington;
Harry Heinbuch, 80, and Helen
c. Allen, 33, of Washington, and
Robert F. Boston. 81, and Louise
Elizabeth Smith, %, both Of Belle
fOnte. Pa,
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
6, A. R. IN BOLT
At PARADE

BALTIMORE, June 15.-Fif
teen Union Army veterans broke
rank and refused to march in the
Flag Day procession at the War
Memorial here yesterday, when it
was announced a Confederate
flag would be carried side by side
with the Stars and Stripes and
the flag of Maryland.
John T. Holmes, djutant gen
eral C the Maryland EnCamp.
ment, G. A. R., gave the order
for the gray-headed veterans to
disperse. The women of the
auxiliary followed the example Of
th2 men.
Gen. John R. King. former ma
tional commander of the G. A. r.,
did not appear for the cere,
monies. He wrote to those in
charge that the Stars and Bars
had no place in a Flag Day
parade. Evidently the other Civil
War soldiers did not know they
were scheduled to march behind
the flag they had fought against
70 years ago. General King said:
THAT flag represents the at
tempted destruction Of the Stars
and Stripes. 1t had no place
in that line.
Its the Daughters Of .he
COnfederacy who are always
scratching open the wound. We
don't want any controversy.
We're too old for that"
Major George E. Parker, jr..
senior national vice-commander
of the Legion of Valor, also re-
fused to march,
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
NEW PAY PLAN
FOR WORKMEN
PROPOSED
CherrydaIe Supervisor Calls
for Check Reform to End
Time Waste and Cut Cost

Pointing out there there were
numerous leakages in the county
funds through mismanagement,
Supervisor e. C. Turnburk, OF
washington District, Arlington
county, today said he would
recommend an immediate revis-
ion Of the method Of paying
county employees so a great saw
ing to the county may be ef-
fected.
All employees of the county now
are required to go to the court
house where they receive orders
for their salaries which must be
cashed In the treasurer's office.
Under Mr.. Turnburk's recon-
mendatiOn, they would be paid
with county checks at the point
where they are employed. These
could be caShed anywhere.
In pointing out the saving
which will be effected through
adoption Of the method, Mr.. Turn
burk said there were two crews
of men working this week at
extreme ends Of the county.
More than 100 men are in the
crews and it takes approximately
two hours for each man to get
to the courthouse and back to his
work.
The lowest wage paid by the
county is 40 cents an hour, and
during this particular week the
county loses 200 hours in paying
off, or, at the least, $50. Most
weeks, he said, there were more
than 100 men employed, and a
number of the employees are re-
ceiving more than 40 cents an
hour.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Here's UnintentionQl
Aid From, Uncle Sam
For Beer. Makers
Times Staff Photo

The less sugar in potatoes.
the better the potato chips, says
the Department of Agriculture
but nothing is said about the
beer that potatoes are also used
for.
The department has perfected
a method of determining the
quantity Of soluble sugar in
spuds for the benefit Of potato
chip makers, a matter Of heat
ing bits of potatoes in picric
acid, and it is rumored that
home brew makers who also are
particular about the amount OF
sugar in the potatoes used. may
thank Uncle Sam for this kind
assistance.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Montgomery. Lists
Pre-SchOOL Clinics

Two hundred and one children
were examined at the pre-school
health clinics of the Montgomery
county public health service, held
during May.
Similar tests will be held June
% at 10 a. m. at the Laytonsville
colored school and at the
Stewardtown colored school at
1870 p. m. On June "a. examina-
tions will be given in Poolesville.
while the following day will find
the examiners at the Rockville
colored school in the morning
and the Linden colored school in
the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
"Neckers" Trapped
Bv Cumberland Drive

CUMBERLAND, Nd, June IS
A group of city and county en-
forcement officers has been con-
Quoting a drive on "necking par
ties" in the past few weeks. More
than 20 arrests have been made.
The hunting grounds cf the
officers are the various poorly
lit highways and bywayS. The
formal charge is diSorderly con-
duct and the bond, which is
usually forfeited is $40 to $40.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Armed Youths Hold
Up Grocer, Escape

Three youthful bandits early
today held up at pistol point AL
exander Eliades while he was on
his way to his home at 1920
Eighteenth st. N. W., from his
store at 407 Eighth st. N. E.
Eliades told police that the
three approached him at Eigh.
teenth Street and Ontario Road
and relieved him of $4, a bag Of
groceries. and his keys. 1t Is
believed the men escaped in an
automobile.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Prisoner to Appear
On Bad Check ChdrQe

John Talmadge Painter, 80,
1400 block D St. s. E.. will be ar
raigned in court today on
charges of passing checks alleged
to be worthless. He was arrested
by Policeman Heath. Sixth pre-
cinct. last week for the head
quarters check squad.
The complainant is August
Weber. Eighth st. and Maryland
Ave. N. e.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
HOSNER SEEKS
ARLINGTON
OFFICE
Former Tax Board Head Out
for Prosecutors Post; Curb
on Expenditures Pledged

Emory N. Hosmer, Arlington
attorney and chairman OF the
Arlington board of taxation equal
ization last year, announced to
day he would be a candidate tor
commemorative attorney in the
November election. w.
Mr.. Hosmer said:
"The intelligent use Of the
right of franchise Is q live
factor in the progress of any
community. Progress has been
made in Arlington county in
this respect. 1 declare for the
new order of cooperative prog.
ress as distinguished from the
personal effort for individual
aggrandizement at the expense
of better government"
In his work as chairman OF
the equalization board, Mr.. Hos
mer was largely responsible for
bringing about an increased total
revenue from taxes for the county
through the application Of equal
ization to large landholders. while
the taxes on the individual homes
of the county were reduced.
Mr.. Hosmer said 1t was the
duty of the commemorative at
torney to supervise the expendi
lures of public funds and ex
pressed his determination to keep
every expenditure strictly within
the law"
At Is, Mr.. Hosner left high
school to serve with Pershine
on the Mexican border. He served
with the American forces in
France
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Holidays Scheduled
In LOudOun Schools

LEESBURG, Va, June Is
The Loudoun county school board
has fixed the following dates for
the 1882 school calendar:
Teachers institute. September 8;
schools open, September 9;
Thanksgiving holidays, November
26 and 27; schools close for
Christmas holiday December %,
reopen January 4; Easter holi-
day. March %.
Additional Il teachers were ap-
pointed as follows: McGraws
Ridge, Thelma Frye; Waterford,
Dorothy Harley; Taylorstown,
Sue Wire; Lincoln. j. F. Potts;
Silcott Springs, Mrs. G. G..
MaySe,
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Sacred Heart Shrine
HELPED by Carnival

A carnival for the benefit of
the Shrine of the Sacred Heart
will be opened tonight on the lot
adjoining the church at Six
teenth and Lamont Streets North
west.
Rev. Joseph M. Moran is gen.
eral chairman, assisted by w,
Francis Scott, Miss Marie Nc.
Donald, Mrs. j. P. McGrath, Mrs
Eva Kilkoff, Mrs. Catherine
Moore, Mrs. William Morris, Miss
Bessie Dodson, Mrs. Florence
Brennan, F. w. DeFontest, John
label, P. r. Vernier, Tim Dun.
worth, j. c. Brenan and Joseph
A. Geier. =.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Brun MalUr HOnOrs
D. C.. COLOred Girl

Miss Enid Cook. graduate OF
Dunbar High School, has the dis.
tinction of being the first colored
girl to receive a bachelor OF arts
degree from Bryn Mawr College
of Pennsylvania. She graduated
at the close of this term cum
laude. Two other negro girls
have studied in the graduate
school of the college, but this is
the first time a bachelor degree
has been given a member Of the
negro race. Miss Cook is the sis
ter of Mrs. Adelaide DAILY, a
teacher at Dunba" High School.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Marriages, Divorces
ShOIU Virginia Gain

RICHMOND, Va, June Is.
Both marriages and divorces in
Virginia were more numerous in
1880 than in 1929, according to
statistics released here.
The number of marriages in
1880 was 23,871. compared with
23,570 in 1929. a gain of 301 The
divorces numbered 3,261, against
3,054. a gain of 207.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Dunbar Observers
1882 Staff Named

The staff for the Dunbar OBJ
server, student publication at
Dunbar High School, has been
announced for next year. Doro-
thy Weir, will be editor-in-chie ;
George Browne, news editor; Pat
rick Sharpe and Frank Reeves,
associated news editors; Kathryn
Cooper, feature editor: Eugene
Howley. military editor; Francis
Thompson. exchanges; Helen
Weaver, club editor: Lucy viii
1iams and Edward Smith, copy
editors.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
.NEBRASKAN TO SPEAK

Prof. L. M. Gregg. Of Wesleyan
University, Lincoln, Neb., will ad-
dress the Federated Committee
for Observance of Alcoholic and
Narcotic Instruction Law in Pub
lie Schools of the District of
Columbia Friday night at 8:45
o'clock at the Y. M. c. A.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Six Months Bride.
Accused bu Husband

Charging misconduct by his
wife, William T. Moxley. of Cabin
John, Md, filed suit in circuit
court in Rockville, for an abso-
Lutte divorce from Marie Moxley,
also of Cabin John.