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have practically met and nominated
Roosevelt and Hoover. Thus, the great
American electorate has ample time to
Judge the character and accomplish
mentS of the two candidates over Pc
Rod of many months. They are in a
position to judge the administration Of
the Governor of New York and COM
pare it with the administration of
President Hoover.
political life are united behind Gov.
Roosevelt for President. I believe that
by the time the conventions meet the
favorite sons will have disappeared
from the horizon, South, West and
East Gov. Roosevelt will be nomi-
mated on the first ballot"
1t is Mr.. Roosevelt's desire that poll
tics not be thrust into his Warm Springs
visit. but 1t became apparent after the
Atlanta demonstration that the Cover
nor must give up some OF his time to
political chiefs. In addition to the two
weeks rest at Warm Springs, Mr.. RooSe-
Welt will undergo treatments fer the
effects of infantile paralysis, which
since 1920 have retarded his locomoticn.
Unable to Walk in 1926.
Roosevelt has been coming to the
Georgia Springs since 1926. When he
first visited the place, he was carried
from the train. NV he IS able to walk,
steadying himself by holding on to the
arm of q companion.
Among the few persons who called
upon Mr.. Roosevelt in his state room
during the trip from New York here
were F. A. McCorkle, Atlanta, Ga, train
conductor with the Southern Railway
so years of his 10 years, and A. D. Smith
of Greenville. S. c.. engineer, throttle
veteran of Al years. Smith, in overalls,
told Mr.. Roosevelt he had written for a
copy of the New York old age pension
law. intending to urge It's advocacy by
Georgia Legislators. Roosevelt assured
him copy of the statute would be sent.
During most of the day Gov. Roosevelt
was alone in his state room, enjoying a
complete pericd of relaxation. A slight
cold annoyed him.
The Governor virtually since last
January has been under severe mental
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and physical strain. He Travelled much,
Including a hurried trip TO Paris last
Spring, when his mother became Ill over
there. He completed two major pro-
grams of major activities-water power
development and Unemployment relief
and has been engaged almost daily in
hearing optimistic stories Of Democratic
leaders who Just dropped In" at AL
bany and New York.
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Science
Insect Causing KuEG AzGr
Discovered.

The British Royal Society Commits
sion for the Study Of Kala Azar has
determined the insect which transmits
this disease around the Mediterranean,
it is announced in a bulletin Of the
society.
Until recently this was the most
dreaded Of all tropical fevers, appear
ing in epidemics in India and Causing
mortality of from 80 to 80 per cent.
The sand fly, responsible for its spread
III that country, did not appear in the
Mediterranean countries, where there
are sporadic outbreaks.
The guilt now has been traced to an
other variety Of sand fly. 1t must pierce
the skin before transmitting the virus.
Consequently. the disease is most prev
alent in children under l year old, who
are unable to crush the insect whose
bite they feel. This discovery, It Is
likely. will go far toward enabling ma
tional health agencies to crush out the
disease altogether in Southern Europe.
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Expert examinations of the earnings
of number of independent omnibus
companies in England have disclosed
that the profit ranges from % to 50 per
cent.
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Courtesy Days
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 1 s. 2

We have mailed $4,000 illus
trated circulars to Washington
homes, announcing advance Sc
lection days. To our other pa
irons, who are not on our mail
ing list, we wish to extend the
same privilege. Therefore, to-
day and Friday will be your ad-
vance selection days.
If you wish copy of our
circular, phone National 500,
Branch 3O3, or ask for one at
our Main Floor Information
Desk.
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(An Sets Complete With Tubes)

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The Washington times., 1931-05-09
SECRET LUNACY
TRIALS HIT

Taking sharp issue with those
who are seeking changes in the
District lunacy laws which would
provide secret court proceedings in
determining the sanity of persons,
United States Commissioner Need,
ham C. Turnage has declared that
doctors should stick to medicine
and leave law to lawyers.
DR.. William Allen White, head
of st. Elizabeth's, stated that open
sanity hearings are a cruelty to
persons mentally i'll. George H.
Wilson, head of the board of pub
lie welfare, urges secret trials of
alleged insane persons. The Twen,
tieth Century Club favors similar
action. Commissioner Turnage
said
"The public is entitled to GER
tain protection. The open court
with the public in attendance,
particularly the press, cOnsti-
tuteS a safeguard that could be
present in any star chamber
proceeding. If the doctors would
only stick to medicine and leave
the law to lawyers, the COM
munity would be better off"
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
CHANGE SOUGHT
IN ALEXANDRIA
GOVERNMENT
Denied Place on City Council,
Potomac Section Starts
Movement for Revision

New impetus was given the
move to change the form of city
government of Alexandria with
the report that a number Of
residents of the Potomac section
of the city are preparing to ciTcu-
late petitions demanding an elec.
ton of qualified voters to decide
upon the question definitely.
Approximately 200 petitions will
be circulated by the group, it is
said, although no details as to
the form of government sought
by them are known at present.
1t is believed the latest move
was brought about by the failure
Of city council to elect a member
from the Potomac section to the
vacancy on the council caused by
the resignation of former Mayor
Carroll Pierce.
An attempt by the Independ-
ent Voters Club to seek a vote on
change is believed to have
fallen through due to lack of sig
natures. The new group dis
claims any connection with the
first movement.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
.BALTZ To HEAD
BOAT SOCIETY

At the annual election of Off
GERS of the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Power Boat Association
last night at the National Press
Club, E. C. Baltz was chosen
commodore for the ensuing year to
succeed Edmund F.. Jewell.
Other officers elected were w.
c. Shelton, vice commodore; l..
Gordon Leech, rear commodore,
and J. H. Mitchell, secretary.
Plans were made for three
regattaS this season. The iirst
is to be held on the Tidal Basin,
June 6; the second at Herald
Harbor, on the Severn, July 18
and 10, and the third, the PreSi-
dents Cup Regatta, to be held
September 18 and 19, on George
town channel of the Potomac.
This regatta is to be held under
the joint auspices of the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club and the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Power Boat
Association.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
INC.
BANKRUPT

"Berberich's, WaShington'S old
est firm of shoe merchants, oper-
ated for many years by Robert
Berberich'S Sons, Inc, today was
placed in the hands of receivers
appointed by order of the Dis
trict Supreme Court in connec-
ton with involuntary bankruptcy
proceedings instituted against the
firm yesterday.
Robert B. Berberich, son of the
founder of the store, and Albert
E. Steinem, an attorney for one
of the petitioning creditors, were
appointed receivers of the assets
of the firm and their bond
placed at $4,000.
Under the terms of the court
order, the stock in the F. Street
store seized under a writ of at
tachment last week, is to be
turned over to the receivers and
the other creditors are restrained
from interfering with the busi-
ness in any way.
The court found that the con-
tinued operation of the stores,
both at 1900 F. St., and the bust
ness operated as M. Brooks & Co.,
at 1109 G st. N. W., should be
continued for the protection of
the creditors and the receivers
are to maintain the business and
keep the cash received separate
from the assets Of the Sub-lesSees
of the store.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
.LAX|TY' BRINGS
PROTEST To
GOVERNOR
Letter Says Film Industry
Violates Regulations; State
Board Scored for Leniency

BALTIMORE, May 9.-Charges
that laxity of enforcement of the
Maryland motion picture censor
ship law has become notorious
were contained in a letter for.
warded yesterday to Gov. Albert
c. Ritchie by Mrs. Howard D
Bennett, president of the Citizens
League of Maryland for Better
Motion Pictures.
1ncloSed in the letter was a
copy of the resolution passed May
by the league, deploring the
alleged laxity. and Mrs. Bennett
Informed the Governor that the
Baltimore district. Maryland Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, had
taken similar action.
Cites Many Complaints
Mrs. Bennett wrote in part
THE laxity in the enforce
ment of the Maryland censor
law has become notorious; CON.
plants are heard from every
section and the press has re-
corded many violations.
II am sure you will agree that
a business which defieS the laws
of decency to this extent and is
at variance with the desire of
the people of this State to have
wholesome amusement, has
proved itself unfit to control
this amusement, and should,
therefore, be compelled to con-
form to our censor law by COM
petent cenSOrS, whose object is
to meet the requirements of
their office rather than to CO
operate with the motion picture
producers.
Supported By Films
"The fact that our board is
not an expense to the State;
but maintains itself out of the
fees collected from the motion
picture producers, is no excuse
for its members to be Subservient
to these producers and do their
bidding"
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
FUNERAL CRASH
INJURIES PAIR

Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Nose
dale. of Bethesda, Md. were in
iured yesterday when the auto
mobile in which they we're riding
in funeral procession collided
with another car at Fourteenth
and B Streets Southwest.
They we're taken to Emergency
Hospital and treated for injuries
to head and body.
According to police, the second
car was driven by Daniel C.
HendrickSon, chauffeur for Will
liam K. Ryan, 1861 Crescent Pl.
N. w. Mr.. Ryan'S foreign make
automobile was damaged to the
extent Of $400.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
WOMAN WINNER
IN TULIP SHOW
Times Staff Photo

Mrs. P. R. Carter, of Takoma
Park, Md, won first honors for
her exhibit at the annual tulip
show of the Takoma Park Horti-
cultural Club, which closed last
night at the Takoma Park library.
Other prize winners we're:
William H. England, w. T.
Simmons. C. G.. Carr. Nancy
Avery, Mrs. E. L. Crandall, Mrs.
John GULL, Miss L. Fahrenbruch,
Fred L. HarrieS, Miss Helen
Kochne, Mrs. P. R. Carter, Lois
Wellington and Mrs. H. A. Edison.
The show was one of the best
held in recent years, and accord
ing to the committee in charge
was attended by hundreds Of
residents of the community.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
SEVEN D. c. WAR
DEAD HONORED

Seven washington men killed
in the World War are on the Cor
nell University roll o'be honored
May % when the new Cornell
University War Memorial will be
dedicated. President Hoover will
telephone an address to the as
sembly at Ithaca, N. Y.
The washington men on the
schools roll of honor are: Capt.
Hugh Mckay Davis. Lieut..
Thomas Henderson Farnsworth,
recipient of the DISTINGUISHED Ser
vice Cross; Kenneth Hugh Nash.
Lieut.. David Oettinger, Lieut.. Will
liam DeChastignier Ravenel, jr.;
Lieut.. Jesse Morse Robinson and
Capt. Ernest Edward Weibel,
The memorial is in the form
Of four mems dormitorieS, costing
$6OO,OO0, subscribed to by stu
dents and friends of the school.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
WOnen's Club Picks
Officers Tuesday

Officers and directors will be
elected at the annual meeting of
the Women'S Club of Bethesda,
Md. on Tuesday.
Mrs. Gilbert H. GroSvenor, who
has served two consecutive terms
as head of the organization, will
be up for reelection, as will Mrs.
Charles 1. Corby, Mrs. Oliver o.
Kuhn, Mrs. Elisha Hanson, Mrs.
Walter E. Perry, Mrs. E. Percival
Wilson, Mrs. Edwin H. Etz, mem
berS of the board.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
D. C.. MOtOrist Fined
S1O1.45 in Maryland

Charged with drunken and
reckless driving. William L.
Whiteside, of 511 Seward So.
S. E.. was fined $10145 by Judge
J. Chew Sheriff in Police Court
at Upper Marlboro yesterday.
Whiteside was arrested by State
Policeman w. A. Rogers.
Clinton Miles, of Greater Capt.
tol Heights, paid total of SIS
and costs for driving an auto
mobile without a permit and
under fictitious markers He,
too, was arrested by Officer
Rogers.
Joseph C. Peed, of 723 Six
teenth st. N. E., forfeited $11.45
for driving without lights on his
car.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
COUNCIL is CALLED

Mayor j. Roger Spates, Of
Rockville, Md, has called a special
meeting OF the town council for
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock to
discuss the proposed $4,000 bond
issue for the town. The bond
issue is to care for a number of
provisions which are planned for
the town in connection with a
general Identification plan.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
RES|NOL "HEALED
ROUGH SKIN"
Writes Miss Klug

For some years I have had a
rough and pimp1y skin. l tried
many kinds of skin lotions and
creams, but none of them seemed
to do any good. One day I saw
your advertisement for Resinol
Ointment and sent for a sample.
The results were so good, 1 bought
q full size jar. It cleared away the
rednesl and roughness, and healed
every pimple. Now always keep
jar on hand, and am glad to pass
along a good word for Resinol.
(S'Snsd>-Miss Julia Klug, Loyal, Wis.
II your skin IL not fresh, smooth and un-
biemiShsd, begin today TO use Resino1 Oint~
ment and X esin o. SoaP-the treatment
used by many with amazing success. Sold
by al druggists. Sample free. Write Res
mol Dept g. Baltimore, Md
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Girl Chute Jumper
Will Put on ShOU

A girl pilot and a girl parachute
Jumper will be featured at the Air
Circus to be staged by the Ex,
change Club of Washington at
Congressional Airport on the
Rockville Road tomorrow.
Miss Thelma Elliott, pilot. and
Miss Ruby Harrell, chute jumper,
both of Baltimore, will put on
some spectacular numbers in a
program that includes formation
events, spot landing contests,
bombing exercises, air acrobatics
and balloon strafing. Double and
quadruple parachute jumping
will also be featured.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
CASE AGAINST
SALESMAN IS
DISMISSED
J. E. Green Deposited Check
to His Own Account Until
Accounting Could Be Made

A motion to quash an indict-
ment against John E. Green,
adding machine salesman, charg-
ing him with larceny of $40, was
considered we'll taken by Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy. of the Ar
lington Circuit Court, yesterday
afternoon, and he entered an
order diSmiSsing the indictment
Early in october, Green. who
was an employee of the Victor
Adding Machine Company of
Washington, sold a machine to
the Rucker Lumber Company, Of
Rosslyn, Va, and received check
for $40 in payment, made out to
himself.
Upon the alleged failure of the
Victor Company to provide him
with an accounting of his sales
up to this time, Green deposited
the check to his own account
until, he claims, the company
should make the accounting.
He was arrested in Washington
and turned over to Arlington po-
lice, his indictment following. The
grounu for the dismissal of the
indictment was that the indict-
rent charged larceny "of $40 in
lawful currency of the United
States" and j. Hammond Brewer.
attorney for Green. maintained
that the check was not lawful
currency.
1t is understood that an at
tempt to indict Green on charge
of larceny of a check will be
made by the commemorative
attorneys office.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
ESSAY CONTEST
IN LAST LAP
Photo by International

CONTINUED From Local PGge)
pared by thought and Observa.
tiOn during the preceding three
weeks. The writer of such an
essay may have trained himself
for such endeavOr by actual
cleanup activity about the
home and the school yard.
"If you are one of the pub
lie school students who have
not yet written an essay, re-
member that the game is al
most over. Remember that
you will be playing the last
inning, the final quarter next
week. The time to be thinking
about your home run or your
forward pass has gone by. 1t
is time to act"
1900 Other Awards
Twenty-Five medals and 1900
honor certificates are being Of
fered as prizes in the contest
A gold grand prize will be given
to the writer of the best essay
regardless of age or grade. Twelve
silver medals will be bestowed,
one in each of the IL grades for
the best grade essay. Twelve
bronze medals will be awarded for
the next best grade essays.
The honor certificates will be
awarded to students who write
the best class or section essay.
Where an essay wins a medal,
however, the next best class or
section essay will be selected for
the certificate award.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Capital Club BOOn1s
Hoover Reelection

Pleas for the reelection of
Hoover were sounded by speakers
last night before the National
Capital Republican Club at the
Willard Hotel.
Representative Will R. Wood,
chairman of the Republican Con-
greSsional Committee, bitterly de-
nounced the Democratic party,
asserting that it has lost what
ever capacity it ever had for an
honest declaration of principles. y"
Mrs. Virginia White Speel urged
the denomination and reelection
of Hoover.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Horse Hit by Auto;
Shot bu Policeman

A horse was killed today by a
policeman following an accident,
at Nineteenth and Q Streets
Northwest, in which the horses
leg was broken.
The horse, owned by Woodson
Brown, colored, 1914 @ st. N. W.,
was struck by an automobile
driven by Geter Canine, 1926 P
st. N. w. When it was learned
the horses leg was broken, Police
man j. H. Gwinn, of the Third
precinct. shot the horse through
the head.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
A. N. {. PASTORS
RETURN HERE

Nineteen pastors of churches of
the Potomac District of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal Church
will return tomorrow to their
former charges, following the
114th annual session of the Balti-
more conference held at Annapo-
lis.
The only change in this dis
trict, which is presided over by
DR.. Charles H. Wesley, head of
the department of history at
Howard University, is Ebenezer
Church in Georgetown, where the
Rev. j. w. Armstrong replaces
the Rev. R. E. Ford. who was
transferred to Baltimore.
Returning to local churches
are the Rev. w. H. Thomas,
Metropolitan; the Rev. j. R. Bar
mum, st. Paul; the Rev. G. o.
Wing, Brown Memorial; the Rev.
A. L. Criglar, Campbell; the Rev
L. P. Herring, Allen; the Rev.
C. E. Walden. Bladensburg; the
Rev. M. j. Key, Bennings; the
Rev. J. w. Armstrong, Ebenezer,
and the Rev. j. C. McEaddy, Ken
Sington.
Appointments to nearby places
include the Rev. S. S. Butcher,
Lakeland; the Rev. Leon Penn.
Lincoln; the Rev. j. w. Selby,
Wheaton; the Rev. j. D. Wilson.
Turner; the Rev. H. R. Curtis,
Dupont; the Rev. U. S. Edwards,
Charlotte Hall; the Rev. E. R.
Williams, Galesville; the Rev. F.
D. Melchor, Gaines Memorial,
and the Rev. w. H. Brown, Mt.
Nebo.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
POLLEN LIKE SNOW

Rockville has enjoyed the ap-
parent spectacle of a snowstorm
with the sun blazing overhead,
during the last day or two. Tiny
bits of pollen from trees have
been flying about the town and
falling on the street. and looking
like December Snowflakes.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
Hood College Fete
To Attract ThrOn0S

FREDERICK, Md, May 9.-The
annual May Day celebration,
campus event of the year at
Hood College, is expected to draw
1000 visitors from the surround
ing country, and from Washing.
ton and Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
CITIZENS TO CONVENE

The Takoma Park Citizens
Association will hold its May
meeting in the local branch of
the public library at p. m. Mon,
day night. The report of the
nominating committee will be re-
ceived and several amendments
to the bylaws and constitution
will be proposed President Her
bert w. Rutledge will preside.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
THE WEATHER

For the District of Columbia, show
er tonight; cooler Sunday afternoon
and night; gentle to moderate south
and southwest winds.
For Maryland, occasional showers to-
night and sunday; slightly warmer to
night; cooler Sunday afternoon and
night; increasing south and southwest
winds. becoming moderate to fresh
Sunday.
For Virginia, occasional showers to-
night and sunday; somewhat warmer
in the interior tonight; cooler Sunday
afternoon and night; moderate 10 fresh
south and southwest winds.
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides 1874 a m. and
1852 p. M; low tides, Sis a. m. and
Tomorrow-High tides, 2.32 a. m.
and ESQ p. M; low tides 9:15 a. m.
and 9:33 p. IN.
THE Sun AND THE MOON
The sun rose today, soc a IN. and
The sun rises Sunday, sol a. m.
and sets. 1908 p. IN.
The moon rises today, leg a. m.
and sets, 1870 a. m.
The moon rises sunday 1:55 a. m.
and sets, 12:32 p. m.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
Yesterday Today
P: 2: MN: MIMI: e e 4 4: M: M:::::: s s
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
since January l, 1891. 21o.
Deficiency of temperature since May
Accumulated deficiency Of rroctpi-
Deficiency of precipitation since May
I. 1881. .0S.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
ARLINGTON MOTHERS DA>

The annual Mothers Day ser
vices will be held tomorrow in
the several churches throughout
Arlington county.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-15
PLAN UNITED COMMITTEES OF '~
ALL STRIKERS In PATERSON

the ranks Of the union are the best
and most fearless fighters and are
among the most energetic builders Of
the union.
The policy of the N. T. w. U. and
the United Front General Strike
Committee was carefully explained
to the workers by Fred Biedenkapp,
strike leader, in report of the de-
cisions reached by the executives of
the strike committee on Tuesday
afternoon. The plan is to distribute
copies Of the ocen letter to the rank
and file Of the U. T. W.-Associated
explaining the points of our pro-
gram of unity, the most important
Of which are a Joint committee of
rank and file strikers to discuss con-
crete steps to take for one united
strike committee, one picket line and
one united front settlement commit
tee in every shop.
In a few days a delegation will be
sent to the strike committee of the
U. T. W.-Associated proposing such
a committee to be elected by the
strikers from among their ranks.
Fred Biedenkapp related how the
agents Of the U. T W.-Associated
tried to get some Of the workers fol-
lowing the N. T. w. U leadership to
get into negotiations with certain
henchnen of the q T w officials
to get some sort of fake committee
Put across to fool the workers,
In order to convince every worker
following the N. T. w. U. leadership
how insincere these approaches are,
an unofficial committee of workers
from the shops went, with the sane
ton of the United Front General
Strike Committee to meet with the
elements who appointed themselves
the committee from the other union.
Every single member of our commit
tee became thoroughly convinced at
this meeting that these elements had
no desire for real unity and that any
negotiations, official or unofficial,
with any but a rank and file COM
mittee elected by the strikers them
selves from among the workers still