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The Washington times., 1931-12-10
SEE BOB Pitts,
YE EDITOR

Residents in the neighborhood
of Nineteenth and 1 Streets
Northwest can hardly wait for
the weekly issue of the Nine
teenth Street News" published,
edited and delivered by Bob
Pitts. of 900 Nineteenth st. N. w.
His duties weigh heavily on
the 12-year-old editor, because in
addition to running the news
paper he must attend classes at
Friends School and look after
his athletic interests.
Getting out a weekly news
paper is no simple task when one
has to solicit advertisements,
call on subscribers for news
items and then sit down to the
typewriter and pound out the
whole thing alone. Bob has al
most decided to break in his
younger brother, Bill. II, to take
some of the load off his shoul-
ders.
Brevity is Bob's WatchWord,
brevity and accuracy. Over a
large blank space on page two
of the first issue he printed
room for more advertisements. 5"
It proved effective, because the
following week there was no
white space on the page. The
advertisements carry the legend:
"See Bob Pitts for details"
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
THREE BANDITS
. REMAIN To Be:
CAPTURED
Philadelphia GangSter Believed
Certain to Be Released
to Maryland Police

Satisfied with the identifi-
cation of Peter Abbott, Phila-
delphia gangster and black
mailer, as the leader of the
bandits who shot up the
Colonial Tea House in Bladens-
burg November %, Baltimore
detectives today were conf
dent the other three members
of the gang will be in custody
shortly.
Mrs. Verne Edwards, one Of
the girls at the tea house at the
time the bandits shot and killed
Grover Amick, yesterday posi-
lively identified Abbott as the
leader of the gang despite his
protestations o. innocence.
A few days ago she identified
Thomas Simone, now at Gal
linger Hospital suffering from
pistol wounds received in the
battle, as another member OF the
gang and the man who shot
Charles "Doggie" Levitt, manager
of the house.
Abbott, who is fighting extradi.
tion on the murder charge, will
appear in court in that city De-
cember IA under habeas corpus
proceedings.
1t is now believed that follow
ing the identification by Mrs.
Edwards, Abbott will be turned
over to the Maryland police that
day and taken to Upper Marl-
boro for trial.
Detectives William Feehley and
Cornelius Roche, of Baltimore, are
today continuing their inveStiga-
ton in Prince Georges county.
They will quizz Norman Carey,
of Baltimore, some time today.
Carey also was shot in the fight.
He is now in the Jail at Hyatts-
vile.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
JOBLESS POSSE
HUNTS COED
international Photo

BURLINGTON. VT, Dec. 10
GN.SD While the hand of mys-
terry was writing the third chap.
ter in a story of missing New
England college girls, search was
widened today in an attempt to
locate Miss Esther Pitts. 20-year-
old University of Vermont coed,
known as The Ideal College
Girl"
Miss Pitts was the central
figure in an article on the Ideal
College Girl" written for recent
issue of Christian Endeavor
magazine by the Rev. A. Ritchie
Lowe, of Colchester. The Ver-
mont minister in his article, The
College Freshman" extolled the
college girl who did not drink,
smoke or pet" He admitted to-
day he had Miss Pitts in mind
when he wrote the article.
Meanwhile. the unemployed of
this city were being marshaled by
Sidney F. Hinsdale, retired
farmer, to aid in the search.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
County Manager
To Lire in ArLinQtOn

Roy S. Braden, newly appoint
ed county manager of Arlington,
who will take office January /,
said today that he planned to
move to the county with his wife
as soon as possible in order to
study the local situation. He said:
II am moving to Arlington
because I wish to be a citizen
of the county from the time
that begin serving as mana
ger. My interests will be there.
just as are the interests of
other citizens now residing
there"
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
L lambs PAL, MARY, DEAD
Claimant to Title of
Verse Heroine
Passes at 30
MRS. EDWARDS

WORTHING, England, Dec. 10
G.N.SD Mrs. Mary Hughes, who
said she was the original Mary
who had a little lamb" was
dead today at her home here at
the age of 90.
The verses about Mary and the
lamb which followed her to
school one day" were written, ac-
cording to Mrs. Hughes, by Miss
Sarah. Buel, who later became
Mrs. Horatio Hale, of Philadel-
phia.
Persons who have disputed
Mrs. Hughes claim have said the
original Mary was a Miss Mary
Sawyer, of Sterling, Mass.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
Schools Property
Purchase Approved

Purchase Of additional property
for two colored schools in
Prince Georges county has just
been approved by the school
board of that community, ac-
cording to Nicholas Orem. county
superintendent of public schools.
No date to close the contracts
has yet been set, Mr.. Orem said.
but it is expected that the board
will complete til4 sales next
spring.
The purchases include a four,
acre addition for the Marlboro
Colored School. Mr.. Orem said.
while the total acreage at the
Fairmont Heights school will be
brought up to five acres.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
HOWARD DEBATE
ON PHILIPPINES

International Photo

independence for the Philip
pines will be the subject of the
debate between Howard University
and Virginia State College in
Rankin Memorial Chapel tomor-
row night.
The debate will open the season
for the local institution whose
schedule this year will be the larg-
est in the history of the school.
Among opponents will be New
York University. Lehigh, Ohio
Wesleyan, Oberlin. Lincoln, Will
berforce, Fisk. Virginia Union,
Shaw. Morehouse, Hampton and
Tuskegee.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
0REG0NIANs TO MEET

Plans for formation of a perma,
nent organization of former resi-
dents of the State of Oregon will
be. made at an informal dinner
and business meeting of the resi-
dents, Saturday at $50 p. m. at
the Kennedy-Warren. There are
approximately $50 former resi-
dents of Oregon living in Wash
ingtOn.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
Sick Vets to Get
Red Cross Gifts

The Takoma Park md branch
of American Red Cross will re-
member service men II several
wards in Walter Reed Hospital
at Christmastime by donations
of fruit. nuts, cookies, candy.
cigarettes. chewing gum, and
other enjoyable articles.
Mrs. Alexander Wetmore, chair
man of canteen, 204 Maple Ave,
will receive donations. The gifts
will be distributed at the hospital
by the Gray Ladies from the
Takoma Park branch.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
Narcotic InfOrn1er
"FrUmed," He Claims

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1O.-The
third day of the second trial of
John Burkhardt. former narcotic
informer, on a charge of selling
narcotics was resumed in the
U. S. District Court at 10 a. m.
today.
Burkhardt claims that he was
framed by friends of former
agent, who, he says. was forced
to resign because he disposed
of drugs he was supposed to de-
stroy.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
BACK GOV. RlTCHIE

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Dec. 10.
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie's candidacy
for the presidency of the United
States was Internationally en-.
dorsed by the Third Ward Demo
cratic Club here. nj a telegram
sent to the Maryland executive il
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
COlOred School Open
After Addin0 Rooms

The jefferson Color School of
Arlington county. after the addi-
tion of eight class rooms and an
auditorium, will reopen today.
The additions to the building
will permit colored pupils in the
county to obtain a high school
education without leaving the
county.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10
ORPHANS PARTY.
DRAWS NEARER,
TICKETS FLY
Only Today and Tomorrow
Remain for Those Who
Would Aid Yule Fete

Department stores, chain
stores, transportation COM
panies, and business folk in
every line are cooperating
with the carrier boys of The
Washington Times to make
the 1881 Orphans Party an
event long to be remembered
by the participants.
Only today and tomorrow re-
main for Washingtonians to make
use of the tickets sold for the
benefit of this party to be held at
the Palace Theater the morning
of December "a. The tickets en-
title the holder to view any NATL
nee either today or tomorrow at
the Fox. Earle. RK-O Keith,
Palace, Metropolitan or Columbia
theaters.
Marathon Dance Helps
The entire proceeds from the
sale of these tic 'Sets will be used
for the purchase of goodies Tor
the orhpans' party.
Other tickc5 to the Lincoln
Theater, the proceeds of which
will be used for a party at that
theater on the same day, are also
being sold.
The entire proceeds of tomor-
rows matinee of the Marath m
Dance at the Auditorium will also
be used for the toys, nuts, fruits
and candies that will go for max
ing a real Christmas for Wash,
ington's unfortunate children.
Time Grows Short
With only these two days left
to aid the party, all who wish to
visit one of the downtown shows
and help the orphans IT the same
time must hurry to get their
tickets.
Debs, carrier boys, business girls
and social workers are out in the
highway and byways distributing
tickets. Be sure that you get
yours. 1t will mean a merrier
Christmas for you.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10

Rooms, and many of them with
he aming cOnNenienCes, are list ed for
Room Hunters convenience IN the
Rental Columns of todays Classified
Section
The Washington times., 1931-12-10

Don't look for For Rent" signs
consult the vacancies advertised
daily in the Rental Columns # the
Classified Section
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and r. Henry Lewis. Stephen Citizens
Association, Inc. East Riverdale, and
George M Harris, president Decatur
Heights Citizens Association.
Officers Elected.
The following officers of the chamber
were elected for the current year: VIII
licm T. Jennings. president, succeed
ing Arthur P. Owens, who asked that
he be relieved from further service as
president; Dr. Ira K. Atherton, vice
president; William Bowie. treasurer; c
D. Anderson, secretary: Executive Com
mitteeman A II. Seidenspinner; Ma
tional Councillor M. t. May and Asso-
ciate National Councillor Daniel Cox
Fahey. jr
President Jennings announced the
following standing committees: Legisla-
tive, S. Marvin Peach, chairman;
Charles w. Clagett, H. c. Byrd, J. Enos
Ray, Irwin Owings, Nicholas Orem
Business Promotion, A. H. Seidenspin-
ner, chairman; Samuel H. Harvey
Charles L. Erwin, DR.. H. T. Willis. H
c. Fleming, John T. Norman, G. Hodges
Carr, j. Henry Hiser, Harry A. Cooper
j. M. Bolts. Publicity, E. A. Fuller
jr., chairman; Frank B. Smith, w. l.
Green, William Moore, w. H. Anglin
Roads, Parks and Lights, Daniel Coz
Fahey, jr.. chairman; L. L. Powers
Arthur P. Owens, Frank S. Grooms, D.
Hazen Mcleod Public Utilities, Mich
olas Orem chairman; Russell Hardy
c. L. Aiello, NJ. T. May, Dwight B. Gait
Henry Caspare, Robert w. Mccullough,
c. p. Close, Bert II. Wise. Civic, L. L.
Gray, chairman; Irwin Owings, H. w.
Spicknall, F. P. Brookens, Frank M
Stephen, H. P. Howard.
Chosen Delegates.
D. c. Fahey, jr., was chosen delegate
to the Third National Chamber OF
Commerce Conference to be held in
Washington May 81, % and 20 next.
An appropriation of $25 was made
by the chamber to the rescue squad
of Prince Georges County, the Secre-
tary, James E. Sampson of Brentwood,
declaring that if aid was not forth
coming from the people, the ambulance
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still desired they can only be had I'M
der the existing profit-sharing plan"
Following Mr.. Shapes talk he was
given a rising vote of thanks. and reso-
buttons protesting against the abolition
of the present rate reductions. and
pointing out that the exclusion OF the
value of property located in Maryland
from the total value of the property OF
the utility would disturb and prejudice
the rates available to the consumers III
Maryland, were adopted. The resolu-
ton further declared that 1T Is the
sense of the Chamber of Commerce OF
Hyattsville that any case pertaining 10
the value of the property of the utility,
or of rates to be charged upon the basls
of such value, should be the SUBJECT
of joint hearing and decision by the
Public Utility Commission OF the DIS
trict of Columbia and the Public SerV-
ice Commission of Maryland"
The Public Utilities Committee of the
chamber, superintendent of county
schools, chairman, drafted the resoiu-
tions which were presented by COM
mitteeman M. r. May.
President Arthur P. owens, Decatur
Heights, appointed the following COM
mittee to personally present the reso-
buttons to members of Congress. irwin
Owings, DR.. H. T. Willis, Nicholas
Orem.
The resolutions were signed by James
E. Sampson, mayor of Brentwood;
Mayor H T. Willis and Councilmen H.
A. Harrison and Perley F. Brookens
representing Hyattsville; w. J. Schock
and County Commissioner George N.
Bowen, Taxpayers Association, Univer-
sity Park; A. H. Seidenspinner, vice
president Exchange Club of Prince
Georges County; Arthur P. Owens, town
commissioners of Bladensburg; Max
Vollberg, mayor of Riverdale; Arthur
G. Mccall, College Park Home and
School Association; w. F. Mulligan.
Branchville Citizens Association and
the Beltsville Grange; Bird H. Dolby,
corporation counsel, mayor and COM
mon council Mount Rainier; E. J. Can
non, John R. Riggles and Bert H. Wise,
Prince Georges County Federation OF
Citizens' Associations; Mark M. Moran
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20

by the Fairfax chamber that the col.
lege should be so located as to allow
the girls to enjoy the opportunities af-
forded by proximity to the Nations
Capital
Appended to the letter Is a 6escrip-
ton of three sites which the commits.
sion is particularly urged to inspect.
The first is Arlington Hall School for
Girls. on Glebe road, in Arlington
County. 1t is understood that another
site for this school is available in the
county If the commission should favor
this site for the college. No price Is
given for this property. The second
location is 800 acres on the Lee High
way between Falls Church and Fairfax.
which is offered to the State at $500
per acre.
The third suggestion is the offer OF
100 acres without cost to the State,
from a 650-acre tract near Fairfax
Station owned by w. S. Hoge. All Of
the tracts are accessible to highways,
boulevards, street cars and buses The
third tract is in addition accessible to
the Southern Railroad. when the
committee comes 1t will probably also
inspect the three sites originally rec
commended by the Fairfax Chamber
the Willard estate at Fairfax, the Letter
estate on the Potomac River near
Langley. and a large acreage on the
Richmond road between Alexandria
and Mount Vernon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20

Church South, pronounced the invoca-
ton, and Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector
of Grace Episcopal Church, the bene-
diction. Mrs. Margaret Bailey sang
Garry Me Back to Old Virginia"
An address on Gen. Robert E. Lee was
delivered by Representative John j.
McSWain of South Carolina, while Rep
resentative La Fayette Patterson of Ala
bama spoke on Gen. "Stonewall' Jack
son.
The dinner was served by the local
chapter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy under the direction of its
president, Mrs. Charles Lee Howell.
Representative John E. Rankin OF
Mississippi last night addressed a memo
rial meeting OF United Confederate Vet
Grams Camp, No. III, at the headquar-
tiers building. 1922 Vermont avenue,
honoring the birthdays of Robert E. Lee
and Stonewall Jackson.
Mrs. Maude Howell Smith read Lees
farewell address to his troops at Apo
mattoX Court House, and musical num-
bers were rendered by DR.. Clifton P.
Clarke and Mrs. Benjamin S. GAM.
Gen w. L. WilkerSon. commander of
the local group of veterans, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
PLAN RATE FIGHT
IN EVANSVILLE
Chamber of Commerce SeS-
sion Adopts Resolution After
Hearing Potomac Official.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch 10 Inc SJar.
EVANSVILLE, Md, January 20
That the consumers of electricity fur
nished by the Potomac Electric Power
Co, in Hyattsville and contiguous
communities viii. make speedy and
determined fight to continue to be
benefited by the rate reductions an
nounced by the power company effec-
tive January /, was made clear at a
largely attended meeting of the Hyatts-
Vile Chamber of Commerce held in the
Municipal Building here last night.
c. Melvin Sharpe, executive assistant
of the company, was the guest speaker
of the evening. He reviewed at some
length the various stages of the litiga-
ton which resulted in reductions OF
rates in the District of Columbia and
Maryland from 10 cents per kilowatt
hour in 1924 to 40 cents per kilowatt
hour in 1881. He cited the decree OF
the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia in which it was held that
the fair value of the property OF the
company included its properties In
Maryland, and declared:
Cheap Current Resulted.
"Cheap current and harmonious re-
lations with consumers have resulted,
thus iustifying the fairness of the pres
emit arrangement. II these things are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
NEW SITES URGED
FOR ARTS COLLEGE
Locations in Fairfax and Ar
lington Counties Suggested
: to Virginia Board.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, January 20.-The
Arlington and Fairfax County Cham
bers of Commerce and the Arlington
County Civic Federation have jointly
sent request to the committee APP
pointed by the last Legislature to rec
ommend a site for the proposed Liberal
Arts College for Women in Virginia,
asking that representative be sent to
this section to inspect a number of
sites in Fairfax and Arlington Counties.
The Fairfax chamber last year Sc
lected three sites in Fairfax County as
peculiarly suited for development as a
college campus, but abandoned the eff
fort when informed that no sites would
be considered unless free title could be
offered or an equivalent in money. The
project was later revived at the request
Of the Arlington chamber, which con-
CURED in the view previously expressed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
Army Joins Relief War.

BERLIN, January 20 (P).-Ger-
many's armed forces yesterday were
ordered to join the war against hunger
and distress.
The Reichswehr ministry instructed
garrison commanders and naval COM
mandants to cooperate to every pos
sible extent with municipalities and re-
lief organizations. This involved the
offering of field kitchens for the prep
aration of food and transport service
for collection and delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20

will have to be discontinued or the work
stopped.
MFR Jennings reported that a joint
committee from the Chamber and Ex-
change Club would confer with the
State Roads Commission Wednesday
in Baltimore concerning the elimina-
ton of dangerous conditions at Burgess
corner, Hyattsville, on the recently
completed extension of Rhode Island
avenue. He also stated the Roads Com
mission would have the lights on the
recently completed bridge over the rail-
road tracks in Hyattsville lighted dur
ing January, but he hoped to have
the plant in operation next Monday, the
date of the chambers banquet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
MISSIONARY RETURNS
Nervous Breakdown Follows Ma

Nervous Breakdown Follows Mas
sacre OF Three in Brazil.
NEW YORK, January 20 (P).-Bear-
ing fresh details of the massacre of
three Americans, including a baby girl,
by Indians in the Matte Crosse region
of Brazil, Rev. William E. Hasker a
missionary, has returned from South
America because of nervous break
down.
Rev. Arthur F. Tylee of Worcester
Mass, and Miss Mildred Kratz of
Wheaton, ILL.,, missionaries of the In
land South American Missionary Union,
and his daughter Marion were killed in
their sleep, along with three Brazilians,
last November at Juruena. Mrs. Tylee
OF Memphis, Tenn, was wounded, but
escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20

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INFANTS APPAREL, FOURTH FLOOR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20

A farmer Of Alberta last Summer
drove to market SO horses. pulling
wagonloads of wheat, handling all
the reinS himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
Other Yeterans Present.

The late Confederate hosts were rep
resented by two other veterans-Gen
S. S. Simmons, commander of the Pa
cif1c Division of United Confederate
Veterans. who lives in Bell, Calf, and
Crawford Crook, formerly of Alexandria
and now resident of the District.
Rev. E. V. REGISTER, presiding elder
of the Alexandria District, M. f,
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MEETINGS HONOR
LEE AND JACKSON
Only One of Seven Camp Lee
Veterans Able to Attend
Alexandria Dinner.

Adjt. Edgar Warfield was the only
one of seven surviving members OF
Robert E. Lee Camp, United Confeder-
ate Veterans, who was able to attend
the annual dinner OF the camp last
night in Lee Camp Hall, Alexandria
Va. Comdr. E, c. Graham, who was
scheduled to preside, was unable to be
present, and his place was taken by r
Samuel Luckett, commander of the
Sons of Confederate Veterans of Alex
andria
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Klamarstvo je reneslo, co donasa amerckym kama
rom tisice mionov dolarov ro6ne Obete su ahkovern
rudia, ktorch najde hodne kazde vrstve Pudskej
Teraz, ked' e peniaze tazSie, ami kamarom sa ve-
mi nedari. preto vymyseli move klamstvo, pomerom
primerane. Ohlasuju novinach, ze dal pracu neza-
mestnanym, ze ich vyuGa vynosnemu zamestnaniu "a
sty popatok. udia bez zamestnania lahko chytia
na ep Posedne doare vynalozia kurzy" ma zaria-
denie dielne donna Zbadau len potom, ked i'm takato
praca nedonasa ami par hodnu, ba mnohych
padoch utracau neen svoj Gas, ale svoe peniaze dae
Najcastejsie su to zeny, ktore stanu obet'ou
tch klamarov. novinach citaju oznamky, ze mozu
zarobit' pekne peniaze petenim puncoch vysvanm O
brusov, uterakov atd stm Stat, maovanim ampovych
tenidiel pisanim adres obalky atp. Ze dostan to
ko roboty koPko len budu stact vykonat Zeny kupia
stroe material pracuu tazko dlhe hodny potom i'm
klamar hoda par dolarov vactyzdnovu pracu. Mno-
no razy ami to, ebo klamar medzitym odst'ahuju
zmcnia memo svojej frmy, aby mohl klamat' este
Ioklamanych
Preto pozor ma tychto nilcsrdnych sa1naritanoy'' ,
kforl chodia donu do domu nahcvaraj1 nasch u-
.di. Pozor na tieto hyeny, zijdce biedy rud