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The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Committee to Give
Reason for School

KENSINGTON, Md, Feb. 10.
To present reasons why Kensing-
ton and vicinity should be afforded
a new high school, the Kensing-
ton Board of Trade today sent a
delegation composed of Gerald H.
Warthen, Louis Beall and William
F. Walker to consult with the
Board of Education in Rockville.
Although the construction of a
high school building in Kensington
was included in secondary" list
of needed school facilities in Mont
gomery county in a report issued
by the board of education some
weeks ago, no provision was made
for such building in the conference
lest Friday night between county
officials, the executive committee
and the committee on public
finance and budget of the Mont,
gomery County Civic Federation.
when % sihool projects, involving
$3.50, 900 in every other section of
the county were approved in a
plan covering school needs during
1881, 1882 and 1888.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
ACidine Ends
ACidity and Gas
Torture Quick

Terrible attacks of acidlty were so
weakening that they began to get on
my nerves." says Charles foreman Of
Rochester, Pa. Then 1 tried ACIDINE.
l cannot praise it enough. 1 feel so
relieved and better in every way. 1
wish everyone who is suffering acidity
would try ACIDINE."
Almost everyone who takes ACIDINE
raves about it. More than two million
packages have been sold. It's abso-
lutely amazing the way this prescrp-
tion succeeds when other known reme-
dies fail.
ACIDINE is the only known remedy
which contains Japtase, that in labora-
tory tests, digests 500 times its weight
of certain heavy starchy foods which
cause trouble. 1t neutralizes burning
acids, soothes irritated stomach Innings,
stops gassy headaches, sleepIessness and
nervousness. No other known remedy
contains this combination to end acid
stomach. ACIDINE also fortifies you
against cold by reducing acidity.
Get ACIDINE today at your druggist.
Watch how quick acid indig
burning stomach, belching. pain, heart
burn, dizziness, fullness, short breath
vanish. Eat drink all you want with
out fear from acidity. Maker refunds
money II not delighted,
The Washington times., 1931-02-10

Who spread the false report
that red tape had been abolished
in Washington?
To hear Edward Berwick, of
Pacific Grove, Calf, tell about
it, there is every evidence
especially in the State Depart
ment-that in this day and age
of stern efficiency systems, it is
more strongly. a part of Govern
mentalism than ever before.
Mr.. Berwick is a Britisher by
birth, but has lived 65 years in
California. He. wants to pay a
visit to old home scenes across
the sea. But the problem of get
ting his passport has proved baf-
fling.
American Citizen
He became an American citizen
in 1868 and has voted here ever
since. But the court house in
which his naturalization papers
were stored. in Salinas City, was
burned down by fire in 1878.
The State Department has in
formed him that If he cannot
produce his naturalization papers
he should at least submit the
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Association Opposes
WI1iDDin0 Post

SANDY SPRING, Md, Feb. 10.
The Mutual Improvement Asso-
citation of the Sandy Spring neigh
borhood, comprising the com
munities of Olney, Ashton and
Sandy Spring, at it's regular meet
ing in the Sandy Spring COM
munity house, went on record as
opposing the construction Of a
consolidated almShouse in West
ern Maryland, but recommended
the building of an infirmary for
the same purposes.
The association also opposed the
recent recommendation of the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau
that a whipping post be establish
ed for the punishment Of chicken
thieves. Mrs. Joseph T. Moore,
presided at the meeting.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
BUTLER'S TRIAL
CHECK LAID
To ENVOY
Official Circles Whispering
Ambassador de Martino
Showed Hoover His Mistake

Alleged intervention of the
Italian ambassador Mobile Gia.
como de MARITIME, in the court
martial of Maj. Gen. Smedley
Butler continued to occupy tbs
center of Washington's official
gossip" today.
Little doubt is expressed that
it was the initiative taken by the
Italian envoy that switched the
plans of the Administration to
try the Marine officer, and
lightened his punishment to
reprimand from Secretary of the
Navy Adams.
Overruled by Legate
So strong is this feeling that
in diplomatic circles there is a
jest that President Hoover was
"overruled" on the issue by Am
bassador de MARITIME.
The official pOst-mortem over
the episode indicates that Presi-
dent Hoover was the moving
force in determining that
Major General Butler should
be cOurt-martiaIed for his Gin.
discreet" references to MuSSO-
Gni in his Philadelphia speech,
He met with some opposition
from Secretary of the Navy
Adams and other cabinet of.
ficers on this point, but was
at first adament in his stand.
The italian ambassador was
the first to show that the ad-
mlniStration was making itself
slightly ridiculous" in insisting
on a court-martial for General
Butler after an apology had
been sent to Rome for the re-
marks that had proved offensive
to the Italian premier.
Ill Duce FOrgets
There was also folloW-up to
this angle when Ambassador de
MARITIME went further and in
timated that Premier Mussolini
had already forgotten" the in
cident and that a court-martial
for General Butler was entirely
unnecessary, so far as Italy was
concerned.
When this statement was made,
the Administration had already
realized that the Butler case was
full of dynamite" from the in
ternational point of view, and
was seeking a face saving" re-
treat from the position it had
taken. The italian ambassador
furnished a way out from the
impaSSe.
Army and Navy circles today
are unanimous in asserting that
President Hoover alone was re-
sponsible for the decision to court
martial the Marine. According to
their story, Secretary of the Navy
Adams was opposed to it, as
were other ranking officials.
There was no statement from
the White House today on this
phase of the case,
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
MORE MEN ASK
HELP THAN
WOMEN
Travellers Aid Officials Claim
Unemployment Has Boost
ed Number OF Applicants

Contrary to the general impress
sion, more men and boys appeal
to the travellers aid office at the
Union Station for help than do
women and girls.
While officials of the society do
not keep accurate statistics re-
garding the sex of those who come
in search of help they say that it
is the males who apply in the
largest numbers.
Although the lack of employ
ment this winter has increased the
numbers Of needy persons, the
ratio of men to women applicants
for help is about stationary.
Big Increase Expected
When the figures for the mid
winter months are available, it is
expected that marked increase
in the number of persons aided
will be recorded.
The January and early Febru-
ary figures will also show a mark
ed gain in the number of boys who
have been assisted. This is largely
reflection of tragedies or near
tragedies which accompany the
mid-winter accounting of school
progress.
Disappointed with the poor
showing they have made in their
classes and dreading the inevita-
BILE sessions with disappointed par
ents, the boys decide to leave it
all behind" and take to the road.
Sufferers Turn To Aid
AS a rule their money is soon
exhausted and after one or two
nights sleeping in the cold out
doors, and with ravenous appe-
tites clamoring for food these
boys turn to the Travellers Aid for
help. Brief questioning usually
results in meals and transporta-
ton money from home.
JobleSs men seeking work have
called upon the society for help in
larger numbers this year than be-
fore. Some come to Washington
because they thought their
chances of getting employment
were better here than elsewhere.
Others have come to the Ma
tional Capital because that is as
far as their money would take
them. While many have been
on the road before and know
the ropes" of getting from place
to place without paying.
The Travellers Aid Society is
the only welfare organization in
Washington which maintains a
24-hour service. Their office at
the Union Station is also open on
Sundays and holidays.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
CROPS ASSURED.
Of GOOD START
IN SPRING
Moisture Is Expected to Stay
in Soil; Business Men 0pti-
miStic Over Break in Drought

SILVER SPRING. Nd, Feb.
10.-It was estimated yesterday
that more than a million dollars
worth Of rain has fallen in Mont
gomery county since Saturday
night, thus breaking a drought
that started last April.
Although the rain came too
late to save hundreds of thou
sands of dollars worth of winter
wheat and rye in the county,
many owners Of farms said it
comes in ample time to assure
farmers a good start with spring
and summer crops, and will en-
courage them to have no hesi-
fancy in purchasing seeds.
A feeling of optimism pervaded
the entire county yesterday when
rain descended all day in nearly
every section. Growers said the
moisture will remain in the soil
during the cool weeks to come,
losing little by evaporation, even
with no more rain until March.
Business Men Optimistic
Bankers. business men, along
with farmers and Others eX-
pressed themselves yesterday as
being more encouraged since
Saturday night than within the
past eight months. All admitted
that with a repetition of last
years drought condition in the
county, this year would have
seen the worst situation in the
history of the county. :
Farmers living in sections
around Gaithersburg, Damascus,
Poolesville. Rockville, Sandy
Spring, Olney, Wheaton, Nor
beck. Colesville and other COM
munities were jubilant in their
expectations of another good
crop year. Business men also
we're, elated. Bankers said they
will have better collections.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
FAIRFAX SCHOOL
GROUP To SUE

FRANCONIA, Va, Feb. 10.-Tir-
ing of what they term the "dila-
tory attitude" of the Fairfax
school board and charging that
$4,000 is now due the Mt. Yer
non district school system for
improvements, the COMA
School and Civic League last
night determined to take the
matter into it's own hands.
A $25 appropriation was made
by the league with which to
start a campaign to raise funds
for employment of legal counsel
to investigate the legality of the
school boards action in expend-
ing money raised in Mt. Vernon
district to improve schools in
other districts of the county.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Page Will Speak
At Flag Exercise

MT. RAINIER, Md, Feb. 10,
William Tyler Page, clerk of the
House of Representatives and
author of the American Creed"
will be the guest speaker at a flag
presentation in the high school
auditorium here Thursday after.
noon.
A flag will be presented to the
students of the school by the
Junior Order United American
Mechanics. Bird H. Dolby, presi-
dent Of the organization, will make
the presentation while Prof. Forest
B. Blunt, principal of the school,
will accept the token.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Missionaries Get
Life Appointments

BOSTON, Feb. 10 QNS0 The
Rev. 10y Lewis Long, of Cordell,
Okla, and Mrs. Edna Johnson
Long, of Brooklyn, N. Y, have
received life appointments under
the American Board of CommiS-
sioners for Foreign Missions in its
Marathi Mission, India.
They will engage in general
evangelistic work in Ahmednager.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Bridge Expert Will
Tell About PLdYS

What to bid and when to bid
and how to make sweeping grand
slams in that new art, contract
bridge, will be the subject for a
lecture to be given February "a
at the Shoreham Hotel by Ely
Culbertson, internationally known
bridge expert.
Mr.. CulbertSon, who has spent
several years studying the best
bidding systems of contract bridge,
will describe his methods in his
lecture.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
War Vets to Hear
Judqe, Isaac Cans

Judge Robert E. Mattingly, of
the Municipal Court, and Isaac
Cans will be the principal speak
ers at a smoker to be given to-
night by the American War Vet
erans Club at the Hay Adams
House.
Officers of the club are Ralph
A. CuSick, president; Major Roy
Hughes, vice president; DR.. Her
bert Parham, treasurer, and S. H.
Wolberg, secretary.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
MOtOrn1Gn Burned
When Car Has Fire

Earl Todd, 38, a motornan for
the Capital Traction Company,
was slightly burned today about
the face when a street car caught
fire at Fourteenth and U Streets
Northwest. The fire was caused
by short circuit in the plow and
was confined beneath the car.
Mr.. Todd was burned in trying
to extinguish the flames. Fire ap-
paratus was called and the blaze
was extinguished. Traffic was
held up for about 20 minutes.
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
Police Dog Guards
HaV for Jett'S Kin

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Feb.
10.-A police dog now guards
George Jett's hay on his Spotsyl-
vania county farm. Mr.. Jett is
a brother of Detective Sergt.
Henry M. Jett, of Washington.
Recently he has noticed hay
missing. He mentioned this to
his brother who sent him the
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
KNIGHTS PLAN SHOW

CLARENDON, Va, Feb. 10
The Edward Douglas White Coun-
Gil, Knights of Columbus, will pre-.
sent its seventh annual minstrel
show February 16 and II, in the
The Washington times., 1931-02-10
BENEFIT PARTY PLANNED

GAITHERSBURG, Md, Feb.
10.-The Woman's Auxiliary of
Gaithersburg Fire Department
will give a benefit card party
Thursday night in the engine
house Here. Mrs. Carroll Walker
is chairman of the committee.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-23
OOOlEY SCHOOL WILL.
GIVE PLAY APRIL 18TH

A play entitled "Clarene Decides
will be given at Dooley, Saturday APP
rl Is, at $3.50 p. m, at the Dooley
Hall.
The play will be presented by the
Dooley high school.
The characters as they appear in
the play are as follows:
Mrs Davenport, aunt Susan) Jan
ct Goss
Lizette (French Maid), Helen Goss
First Gardener, (Mr. John Smith
Kenneth Liebach
Second Gardener (Mr. John SMITH
Harold Dahl
Third Gardener (Mr. John Smith.
Jack Goss
Mrsb Dixby Moore, Rosetta Eng
dahl
Clarence Moore, Cher SOM Merle
Wankle
Sarah Maude Lee, Mary Ann Lee,
Julia May Lee, MRS. Davenport's
three nieces), Violet Curtin, Murriel
Wankle, Blondina Steinke.
The play is being directed by Miss
Francis Ayotte.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-23

o'clock, Minot at 1880 p. m. and reach
es St. Paul the following morning at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Plentywood- Raymond stage to
meet train No. 105, e%astbound, leaves
from the Plentywood Hotels at Sis
each morning, and for the westbound
train at 7 o'clock each evening.
We are informed that these trains
will have Pullman Accommodations
from Harvey or Enderlin, North Da-
kota to the Twin Cities.
Will be Great Benefit
This change on the part of the 500
will be a great benefit to all of the
towns along the Whiteail branch as
regards passenger service, but mail
service will not be as good as here
tofore, for the patrons receiving mail
at the branch line p~ostoffices, but will
facilitate the sending of mail to the
east.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-23
5,446 MARRIAGE IN
STATE DURING 1881

Washington, D. c., April %
The Bureau Of the Census an
ounces that, according to the re-
turns received, there were 5,446
marriages performed in Monta-
ma during the year 1880, as COM
pared with 6,115 in 1929, repre-
senting a decrease of $50 or 1913
per cent. In 1922, there were
5,228 marriages performed.
During the year 1880, there we're
1889 divorces in the State, as COM
pared with 1892 in 1929, representing
a decrease of 1853 or 1913 per cent. In
1922, there were 1905 divorces grant
ed. There were 81 marriages annuled
in 1880, as compared with 40 in 1929.
The population of the state of Mon
tana on July /, 100, was SGT SOC, and
on July 1, 1929, 538,432. On the basis
of these figures the number of mar
riages in Montana per 1000 of the
population was 10.1 in 1880, as
against ia in 1929; and the number
Of divorces per 1000 of the popula-
tion was 2.49 in 1880, as against 2.77
in 1929.
The number of marriages perform
ed and the number of divorces and an
nulments granted were reported by
the Clerk of the District Court of each
county. The figures for 1880 are pre-
liminary and subject to correction.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-23
RUSSIA
TO THE
SYSTEM IS REPORT

MOSCOW, April 2O.-(AP)-
Russia's Communist S Socialist
government, in the hope of speed
ing up production, is dropping
SOcialism's principle of equal
wages and is instituting piece
work. generally associated with
capitalistic systems.
Under a new wage system to be
INTRODUCED in factories, plants, col
lective farms, mines, railroads and
the like May /, the wages of workers
will not be based upon the Commun-
istic theory of equal division but up
on the capitalistic idea of rewarding
individual efforts on a basis of skill
and ability.
The new system will be called
"khozratchiot" which means literally
Economic accounting" and as inter
preted in the government decree
means that the affected industries
must henceforth take the responsible
ity of fulfilling contracts and ad-
judging wages without interference
from trade unions.
Six Kulaks-landed peasants, have
been sentenced to be shot and 10
others given prison terms of three to
10 years for counter-revolutionary ac-
Invites at Efrimof, the courtroom re-
ceiving the verdict with applause.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-23
Mike Fink's Son-in-Law Con.
tinues Leader in
Kingdom

Here is another pippin of a
fight story which concerns Tom,
Alley, former Sheridan county
resident, and son-in-law of Mike
Fink of Plentywood.
Dallas, Texas-Billy Edwards hab-
it of hitting referees cost him a
chance to defeat Tom Alley Of Aus
~tralia, in the feature even of a wrest-
ling program at Fair Park live stock
arena Monday night, and as it turned
out Edwards lost two straight falls
and the match after he seemingly had
victory within his grasp.
Edwards lost the first fall after
a terrific struggle that lasted fifty
one minutes and forty seconds when
he fell into a leg-split from which he
was unable to free himself. The first
session was just a tough fight with
as good as the usual thrills and Ed
wards went down to defeat squarely
and fairly.
Things began to pick up in the
second period which finally ended in
the widest excitement ever known in
a local wrestling ring. Billy came out
apparently determined to square the
match in the second session. The Kan
sas City man tore into Alley with a
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-23
WESLEY BOY
GOING TO PHILIPPINES

Robert C. Miller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter H. Miller of Westby en-
listed at Vancouver Barracks, Wash
ington, the past week for three years
service with the regular Army choos-
ing the Coast Artillery branch of the
service with the PHILIPPINE Depart
ment his station.
Miller during his high school days
won two letters in Basketball at West
by and later attended Montana State
College for one year. His past school
athletic record should be of assistance
to him in his military career as athlet-
lc training in the Army is instrument
tai in the development of initiative
and leadership, both prime military
requisites.
Leaving the local Army Post he will
go to San Francisco sailing from there
for Manila aboard the U. S. Army
Transport Grant" on May 25th.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-23
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR
VETOES THE BILL FOR
REPEAL

Governor Emmerson of Him
OILS vetoed the bill for the repeal
of the prohibition enforcement
act, Monday. This would
have placed Illinois sixth in the
column of states repeating their
prohibition enforcement acts, and
had been enacted by the state
senate by only a two vote mar
gin.
Last November the voters of that
state expressed their approval of re-
peal in a referenum vote, but in his
veto the governor said that less than
half of the people voted for the re-
and said the efforts of the
'wets" to strike all prohibition laws
from the statute books was "nullifi-
,ationism."
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-23
seniors TO give
THEIR CLASS PLAY.

The Senior class play "Only
Me" was chosen with the partic-
ular purpose in mind to give the
cast something worthwhile learn
ing and to bring to the public a
high type Of comedy. The plot
ends happily but there is a good
Of seriousness throughout the en-
tire play.
Sheila Thayer who has lived with
her father alone in Mexico has none
Of the airs of her naughty and jealous
cousin Evelyn, who lives in Connect
cut. In the lonely wilds of Mexico,
Sheila had learned to love God and
the entire universe. Her nearness to
nature shows itself in the very open
ing of the play and crops out in all
her dealings with other people in the
story.
An e%x-aviator, Billy cambridge, is
in love with Evelyn but because she
believes he is a coward, he is ready
to commit suicide. 1t becomes Shielas
part to restore faith and confidence
into Billy's soul and before the cur
tain falls on the last act Sheila and
Billy have discovered their love for
each other.
Comedy parts are introduced by the
breezy, laxative hairdresser, Miss
Finnerty and the pleasant but valu-
able Sancho De Garcia. The play is
not lacking in good humor.
The date for the play is Thursday,
May 7. Bear in mind this particular
date and let nothing else interfere
with this function. There will be a
matinee at $3.50. Prices are Is and SO
cents.
The cast is as follows:
Sheila Thayer-Merle Risa
Evelyn Thaper-Lottiebell Domono-
ski
Grandma Thayer-Edie Matkin
Lynn Decentralization Donaldson
Miss Finnerty-Elvira Mensing
Billie Bainbridge-Frederick Grave
DR.. Delomre-Alden Klovstad
Sancho de Garcia-Palmer Stencil
jem
Nathan Lansing-Leo Donaldson.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-23
New Train Schedule On 500 Branch
DADS and SCOUTS
have BANQUET AT
Church PARLORS
Boy Scouts Invite their Faith.
ers for Annual
Banquet

The Dads and Scouts held their
regular annual banquet in the
parl0rs of the Lutheran Church
last Tuesday evening. Nearly fif-
ty Scouts with their own or ad-
opted Dads partoOk of a bOunt'-
full dinner after which several in
~teresting talks and discussions
were listened to with great in
terest.
Rev. Simundson, a former Scout
Master, talked about interesting
events connected with camping ex-
periences and he emphasized the
meaning and Importance of the Scout
Motto, "Be Prepared" A visitor, the
Rev. Otte from Minot, greatly inter-
ested in Scouting, and related work,
also gave an interesting talk.
Judge Paul and Carl Peterson de-
scribed life at the Poplar Scout Camp
last June and elaborated much on the
value and the needs for such camps.
Both of these men have been highly
interested and active in this side Of
Scouting. Supt. Stegner pointed out
that Scouting was both recreational
and educational. He explained that the
Scout work illustrates we'll a modern
practice in education; to teach the
boys to do better than things they
would do anyway.
Scouts Give Talks
Several of the Scouts led by DOH.
aid Dahlin cited Imany interesting
features of Scouting and described
the principle fields of activity dur
ing the past year. Others described
their experiences at camp, telling Of
the features that particularly appeal
ed to them. Scoutmaster Mcmillan
outlined to those present the aims
and needs of the Scout program in
Plentywood. J.. Franc Murray, a mem
Der of the Troop Committee, acted as
POSTMASTER and kept the meeting 60
ing in great style with his wit and
timely remarks. The outcome of the
meeting was a renewed interest in
this vital work and a determination
to bring the opportunities of Scouting
to still nor boys.