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resistance which withstood continuous
attacks at q critical point and actively
directed operations until relieved by
another officer, three hours later"
Silver Star citations have been
awarded to Edward E. Hollenback,
Philadelphia. and Harry e. Blizzard,
Ottumwa, Iowa, for special gallantry
in action during the World War.
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A witch-doctor Of the South Seas can
starve a man to death by tabooing all
food. So strong is the belief there in
taboo that natives have been known to
die after eating food they were later
told had been tabooed.
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People who worry
about nasal trouble
such as catarrh or
head colds-or have
occasional sim p ! e
sore t at or
hoarSeneSS, will find
OpeX supremely
beneficial,
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MAN AWARDED D. S. C.
War Department Citation Praises

War Department Citation Praises
Valor Of Ex-Lieutenant.
Horace o. Bright, Cambridge. Mass,
formerly first lieutenant in the lo2d
Infantry, goth Division, A. Z. F., has
been awarded the Distinguished Service
Gross by the War Department for
extraordinary heroism in action at
Belleu Bois, France, on october 27,
1918.
The citation says: Lieut.. Bright,
although severely wounded, remained
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Railways in several European coun-
tries are increasing passenger rates.
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Sensible Treatment
For Intelligent Folks

Nose and Throat Hygiene
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xonta Club.-The weekly meeting
held Wednesday at the Raleigh Hotel,
Amelia Guide Thomas presiding. Inter-
est was manifested in the meeting OF
District No. /, Region "B," to be held
October % and IS, at Carvel Hall Hotel,
annapolis. George Harris, past presi-
dent Of the Rotary Club was the guest
OF honor and speaker OF the day.
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The WOmen's Bar Association Of the
District Of Columbia met at the Wom=
ems City Club Tuesday Miss M. Pearl
MCCALL. president, presided Reports of
the of1cerS and committee chairmen
were received. Miss Mary Connolly, who
|. represented the association at the Con-
Terence OF Bar Association delegates
held In Atlantic City in September
. during the meeting OF the American
BAR Association, gave report
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women's City CIub.--The art section,
Clara r. Saunders, chairman. will be
hostess at the tea this afternoon.
when washington painters whose work
Is on exhibition in the club house will
De honor guests
Siss Ruth Finney Of the Washington
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The Entire Nous Club, OF which Mrs.
Charles p Keyser is president. met
Monday afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
William w. Scott, 1923 Decatur street
Election OF officers was: President.
, Mrs. KeySer. vice president, Mrs.
LeonidaS c. Dyer; recording secretary.
MRS. Charles Dasher; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. william Sault: treasurer
Mrs. Charles Hayden; auditor. Mrs.
James Underwood: director to the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, Mrs Rob ROY
McKahan; chairman of publicity, Mrs.
william Scott
The club pledged its support for the
benef1t to be given November by the
Federation of WomenS Clubs Mrs.
Charles DaSher. Mrs. William Sault,
Mrs. Rob Roy McKahan. Mrs. Graves,
HRS. William w. Scott and Mrs. Walters
will sponsor tables fol the event.
MRS. Underwood was made chairman
Of the Committee on Gospel Mission
work: Mrs. Thomas Sterling. chairman
of the ex-soldier activities; Mrs Otis j
Rodgers. chairman o. membership;
MRS. Charles Hayden. welfare chair
man; Mrs. Earl Venable, ways and
means chairman.
The guests included Mrs j. Ward
Mankin Mrs. Parsons and Mrs. Robert
Lyons. Tea was served by the assist
inC hosteSses; Mrs. Rob Roy McKahan
and Mrs. Walters.
The December meeting will be at
Florence Court. with Mrs. J. Otis Rodg-
ers as hostess.
womens City Ciub.-The art section,
Clara r. Saunders, chairman, will be
80 he q m
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American W0men's Legion. - The
monthly meeting Of the executive board
VIII be held october 26 at IL am. at
the Willard Hotel Mrs. E. S. Bethel
helm, IT., will preside.
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MRS. Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
Daughters Of Union Veterans of the
CIVIL War, met with the president, Mrs.
e5Aattery. IN the chair. Obligated MEM
=, berS present were: MeSsrs McElroy
Hauck, Parker Hartley and Grimstead
Miss Mary Porter Smith was initiated
20 membership. Mrs. Bountz Cary and
ECKER were appointed to arrange for
the annual reception and banquet No
Vember 1e, rendered TO the veterans.
wives and widows of the Department of
Potomac, @. A. r., by Tent Camps OF
sons OF Veterans and AuNiliaries.
Mrs. Sutton, delegate ID the national
convention. read her report.
AT the meeting November Is Mrs
WaShburn will give a talk.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
5000 WORKERS
FACE FAMINE

Possibility that the more than
5000 Government employees in the
vicinity of Twentieth and B
Streets N. w. will find lunch ia
cilities jammed shortly was seen
today in the projected closing of
three cafeterias in the area.
The Y. w. C. AS Blue Triangle
Hut cafeteria has already closed,
while the Chimney Corner and
Tumble Inn, both large and
crowded eating places adjacent,
will be closed soon.
The Federal Government is
taking over the entire tract
bounded on the west by oath ST.,
and on the north by New York
Ave-, for the new U. S. Public
Health Service building, and
other new structures. These
three cafeterias serve fully half
the workers in this section now.
A privately operated cafeteria
in the Navy building at that
corner is already well filled at
noontime. The same is true of
q smaller one in the Munitions
building, while cafeteria in the
war Department temporary
building at 18th and D SITS. N.
W., about completes the list of
lunch rooms in that area.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
P|CKFORD
REJO|NS DOUG
MARY PICKFORD

SOUTHAMPTON, May 18
GN.SO uglas Fairbanks,
still active and spry as a circus
acrobat, is "too fast" for Mary
Pickford. so she isn't going to
act with him in films any more.
The diminutive film star ar
rived here from New York to,
day for a second honeymoon
with her famous husband. AS
soon as she disembarked from
the Bremen she telephoned
Doug's hotel in London, and
found he was at Westward Ho,
North Devon playing in the
British amateur championship.
At the pier Miss Piekford said:
Doug and 1 are still great
SweetheartS. We are going to
take a second honeymoon this
summer, but / am not going
to act in any more pictures
with him."
Asked why she had reached
this decision, she replied with a
smile:
Simply because he's too
. fast for me-"
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
SPAIN ORDERS
BISHOP OUT

MADRID, May 18 G.N.SO On
the heels of an official complaint
from the Vatican over anti-re-
ligious disorders in Spain. the
Provincial Republican Govern
ment announced today that all
prelates of the Roman Catholic
Church who persisted in main
tanning a "monarchiSt attitude"
would be summarily expelled
from the country.
The first prelate to be dealt
with in this manner was the
Bishop of Vittoria, who was ere
quested" to leave Immediately,
The bishop complied with the
order.
Pope Plus XII termed the dis
orders "Sacrileges against God
and holy religion" placing re-
sponsibility at the doors of those
who caused them as we'll as those
who participated in them.
The pope, addressing a group
of Spanish pilgrims at the Vat
lea city, said he prayed that
God will be merciful in reply to
the provocations." He added
that the benefit of religion is a
fact of supreme value to a coun'
try,
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
NEGROES SWING
TO|NSURGENTS
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The problem of the colored
voter gets a new slant through
the reapportionment act which
makes 100000 population the
basis of representation. according
to prominent I negro political
leaders here, who are now making
preparation for the, 1882 Presi-
Dental campaign.
States south stand to lose
while the north and west gain
and make possible a larger num-
ber of colored voters for the pro
gressive wing of the Republican
party through the migration
which has been going on con-
tinually since the World War.
Robert r.. Church, colored Ma
tional Republican Committeeman
from Tennessee; C. Tiffany Tol-
liver, of Roanoke, Va, and R. D.
Redmond, colored Republican
State Committeeman from Mis-
sisSippi, have been in the Capital
confering with prominent negro
political leaders.
Already conflict is indicated
in the local colored press. One
of the weekly newspapers is
leaning toward the progressive
anti-Hoover group of Nye, Norris.
and Borah.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
is Diuorced for 100 Who
Wed, Latest u. S. Figures

1.66 for divorces was the highest
on record. There has been a
steady increase in the rate for
divorces since records were first
available in 1887. In that year
there were Al divorces to each
1000 of population.
The third year of marriage was
the most difficult to pass success
fully, according to figures for
1929 and other recent years.
There were 4,679 divorces granted
to husbands in 1929 and 12,020
to wives. A large majority of all
divorces to both husbands and
wives are granted in the first six
years of married life.
Desertion. cruelty and infidelity
we're the principal causes for di-
vorce in 1923,
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
100000 Necklace
Found Aboard Ship

NEW YORK, May 18 QN.S0.
A wireless message received here
from the steamship Roma, en-
route to Naples, today reported
that the $4,000 pearl necklace
lost on Friday night by Mrs. Con-
verse Strong, of Santa Barbara,
Calf, has been found.
Capt. Angelo Saglietto, of the
Roma, said the necklace would be
brought here on the return trip.
The Roma is scheduled to arrive
here June Is.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
Judge Suggests Wings
For Goldfish to
Fight Bees

Police Judge A. L. Wilson of
Takoma Park, had this one to
decide.
A woman telephoned the
judge explaining that a neigh
Dor had a hive of bees, and
that she had a small concrete
aquarium on her lawn in which
her pet goldfish .sported. She
told him that the bees per
sisted in annoying her gold
fish, and frightened them so
they couldn't sleep nights, or
something like that. The judge
wanted to know how she knew
the bees were from her neigh
bor's hive-they might have
been from the other end Of the
county. She told him that was
perfectly foolish"
About the only solution I
know Of" the judge is said to
have told her, lis to raise
goldfish with wings, so they
can get out of the water and
chase the bees away.n
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
HIS POST
AFTER DEATH
IN FRAMES
COLLAPSE
Inquest Halted by Coroner As
Police Are Asked to Find
Bordeau and Bring Him In

Inquest into the death Of Ma
thaniel Mason, colored laborer,
who died as a result of the crash
of a scaffold at Stuart Junior
High Scl4Apl, Friday, was abrupt
Iy postpoS today when it was
learned that o. L. Bordeau, assist
ant foreman in charge at the
time of the collapse, has disap-
peared.
Sergt. Charles E. Mansfield, OF
the homicide squad, was instructed
by Coroner ]. Ramsay Nevitt to
make a thorough investigation and
to bring BOrdeau, building inspec-
tcs's and the workmen who were
on the scaffOld with Mason to the
MOrgue tomorrow, when the in
quest will be held.
Reveals His Absence
Ray N. Rouse. of Goldsboro,
N. c.. who says he lives at HOO
East Capital St., revealed the alb.
sence of Bordeau under question
ing by Assistant United States
Attorney Milford F. Schwartz.
Rouse said he was foreman Of
the gang which included Mason.
Continued on Page 2, Col. 50
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
5 INSANE SHOT
IN JAIL BREAK

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. May 18
GN.SJ.-F Five prisoners we're
shot in an attempted Jail break
at the southern Illinois peniten-
tiary at Chester, it was learned
here today.
Only one of the prisoners was
seriously wounded, it was said.
Not one escaped.
Frank Lifts, the prisoner most
dangerously wounded, was climb
ing up the side of one of the
three buildings that form three
sides of the exercise yard.
DR.. Frank Stubblefield, in
charge of the penitentiary for
the criminal insane, said the IT'S
men who were in the exercise
yard at the time are violent
types. Many of them are murd-
ererS.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
FIGHT
PRECEDED
SHOOTING
Sportsman Pulled Gun During
Argument Over Card Game;
Police Lose Trace of Pair

The two men being sought by
the entire detective bureau for
the murder of Talley Day, who
was shot and fatally wounded
in a row over a card game last
night at 1923 M st. have appar-
entity vanished in thin air.
Police found no trace of them
or any clue as to where they had
gone. A woman known to have
been living with one Of them
also has disappeared.
Dangerous Characters
Both of the men sought are
known as dangerous characters
and are armed.
Day, who was well known in
sporting circles shere. wass.-em-
ployed as yard man" at a
well.known Maryland gambling
establishment near the District
Line.
One of the fugitives is believed
to have been slightly wounded in
the pistol battle in which Day
was shot in the head and mortally
wounded. Meanwhile the three
men who we're arrested as ma
terial witnesses of the shooting
are still being held on Technical
charges of investigation.
Gin Thrown At Game
Day and the two men had
gotten into an argument over
bet in a card game and Day,
losing his temper, threw the
contents of a glass of gin into
the face of one of the men.
Later the trio met in another
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
Repairs to Be Made
To HGgerStOWn Jail

HAGERSTOWN, Md, May 18
The Washington county jail in
this city, which has been the
target of criticism by several
grand juries and declared to be
unsafe because of a faulty inter
locking system, will be repaired
and improved, under a contract
entered into by the board OF
county commissioners with the
Pauly Jail Building Company, of
st. Louis.
The repairs and improvements
will cost $4,000.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
Business Reported
Gaining by Bendix

The Bendix Brake Co., subsid-
iary of Bendix Aviation Corp,
reports that it's shipments have
increased Is per cent monthly
since the first of this year. Prod
ucts of this company are the
Bendix brakes that are used as
standard equipment on numerous
makes of leading automobiles
and airplnes.
Vincent Bendix, president Of
the parent corporation, says busi-
ness thus far in May indicates
that the per cent increase will.
remain constant for an indefi-
mite period.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18

There were 16 divorces to each
100 marriages in the United
States in 1929. according to de,
tailed statistics of the marital
state of the Union issued by
the Census Bureau today.
Marriages increased 40 per
cent as compared with 1923 and
numbered 1,232.559. while there
we're POI, ,468 divorces, an increase
of 2.8 per cent over the preced-
ing year
The number of marriages per
1000 of population, with the ex
ception of 1928, 1918, and 1915
was the lowest since 1909. The
rate was 1914. the same figure
as for 1915: in 1923 the rate
was 9.87 and in 1918. 9.65.
On the other hand the rate Of
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
HITS CAR,
7 LOSE LIVES

CALAMUS, Ia, May 18 Q.N.SD. d.
Seven young people, five of them
from one family, and two of
their cousins today had come to
a tragic end of a pleasure ride.
After stopping at a crossing of
the Chicago & Northwestern rail
road to let a freight train pass,
Walter Byers, II, of Dewitt,
drove the new automobile
directly into the path of fast
passenger train.
The dead include: Martha,
Bernadetta, Medora. Monica, and
Arnold Berenr, children of Bert
Berner of near ToNOnto, Ia, Nc
Cloud Beyers and the driver.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
ID FELONS DIE
|NPR|SON RIOT

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 18
GN.S) - Ten convicts we're
killed, IS were wounded, and 10
others escaped today during a
riot in the state prison at Curl
tiba. in Parana state.
The rioting, starting soon after
the prisoners breakfast hour, de-
veloped into pitched battle be-
tween convicts and their guards.
Authorities believe general
prison delivery had been planned.
A widespread search was insti.
tuted by police for the 10 prison.
ers who made their getaway.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
D. C.. Heads to Confer
With BaLLOu, Aides

The District Commissioners will
meet school authorities tomorrow
at $50 a. m. at the District
Building for the first hearing on
the school estimates for 1888.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent of schools, will head the
delegation, which will include
Stephen E. Kramer, first assistant
superintendent; Robert L. Hay
cock. assistant superintendent in
charge of elementary schools, and
Garnet B. Wilkinson, first as
sistant superintendent of coIored
schools.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
BOY, 8, SHOOTS
PLAYMATE, IS

ANNAPOLIS, May ia g.
year-old boy shot a 15.year-old
companion today with a small
caliber rifle while they we're play
ing near their homes at Millers-
vile, nine miles from here.
The injured youth, James
Drury, was brought to Emergency
Hospital here with a bullet wound
in the abdomen. He is in a Sc
rious condition.
He was shot by a friend and
neighbor, Bradley Haller. Sheriff
R. Glenn Prout is investigating
to determine if the shooting was
the result of an accident or a
quarrel between the two boys.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
O'NeI Says Legion
Has 867, 7,959 Members

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 18.
The American Legion on May 8
had 867,959 paid-up members,
the largest number in the organ
ization's history.
National Commander Ralph T.
O'Neil, in making the announce
ment, predicted that the organ
ization would have more than
100000 paid membership within
week. He pointed out that the
membership on May 8 was 12O,-
900 in excess of the membership
on the same date last year.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
GUN W|ELDER'S 5
THIRD VICTIM
NEARDEATH
ChanteCIer Club Manager Is
Wounded by Man Who Killed
Policeman; Ends Own Life

With Policeman Jesse Taylor
dead-slain-Robert S. Mont
gomery, wealthy young social
regis erite, dead-a suicide.
Charles Garbett. manager of the
Club Chantecler today is in
Emergency Hospital at the point
of death, the first to fall before
the .45-caliber gun used by young
Montgomery when he ran ar2uk
in the exclusive night club 3at-
urday night.
Blood tranSfusiOns have been
performed on Garbett, but doc
tors said that his chance of re-
cOvery is very slight. The heavy
slug tore through Garbett'S left
lung, and the loss of blood has
left him in a critical condition
Meanwhile the doors of the
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The Washington times., 1931-05-18
DR.. Huber to Attend
Red Cross Fete Here

NEW YORK, May 18 G.NS).-
Dr. Max Huber, president of the
International Red Cross COM
mittee, was in New York today
enroute to Washington, to attend
the fiftieth anniversary, celebra-
ton of the American Red Cross
on May 81.
DR.. Huber was president of the
World Court at the Hague from
1925 to 1928.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
High Court SustGins
Tax on Chain Stores

The Supreme Court today held
constitutional the Indiana anti
chain store tax law, under which
proportionately heavier tax is
placed upon chain, than upon
Individually owned stores.
The decision was to 4.
Chief Justice Hughes and
Associate Justices Holm S,
BrandeiS. Stone and Roberts
held the act constitutional.
Justice Van Devanter, Nc
Reynolds, Sutherland, and Butler
diSSented.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
TWO EASY WINS
ADVANCE VOfGT
IN GOLF PLAY
Former Washington Star De-
feats Bowman and Francis;
Form Good After Bad Start

Form Good After Bad Start
WESTWARD HO, NORTH
DEVON, England, May 18 Q.N.SD'
George Voigt, brilliant New York
golfer, formerly of Washington,
who is aiming for the relinquished
laurels of Bobby Jones, reached
the third round of the British
amateur championship here this
afternoon by defeating Francis.
Sunningdale, up and 8 to play
In the opening round this
morning, the WeStcheSter county
amateur had made short work
of T. H. Bowman of SeacrOft,
Norfolk champion, winning the
match 4 and 3.
Francis, a capable and danger
Gus linkSman. had won his way
through to the second round by
an impressive victory over his
cCuntryman, Sidney Fry. His bat
tie against the New Yorker was a
lost cause from the outset, how
ever. as Voigt was in rare form.
One American entrant after
another fell by the wayside while
Voigt was getting through his
first days play in true cham
pionship style. Bowman, Francis
and Fry all had been regarded
as exceedingly dangerous oppo
nents for an opening days play
and there seemed a distinct pos
sibility that a first round upset
might occur that would put
CONTINUED on Page 2I, Col. p
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
28-Inch Trout Caught
In Virginia Stream

EVANSVILLE, Md, May 18.
A rainbow trout measuring %
inches and weighing 5A pounds
was caught in Deep Creek Lake,
near Red Run, by Carlin Helms,
of SineS. Young Helms used a
16-pound bait line with crab
spinner for bait.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
AgitdtOrs Explode
Bombs: II Injured

LONDON, May 18 GN.SO.-
Eleven persons were injured, one
seriously, in series of bomb ex-
plosions at Lisbon today, accord
ing to dispatches to the London
evening newspapers.
The bombs were set off by
agitatorS during a celebration.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
AUTO SHOP ROBBED

An auto repair shop at 1850 M
st. N. W.. was entered early yes
terday and $3.50 in change taken
from the cash register, Frank p
Leach. 5618 First st. N. E., re-
ported to pohceA
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
Auto Race Drivers
Injuries Critical

LOS ANGELES, Calf. May 18
0.N.S0 Bill Heisler. 25. auto
race. driver, was near death here
today from injuries received when
his automobile crashed into an
other.
The Washington times., 1931-05-18
THE WEATHER

increasing eloudiness and slightly warmer. fol-
lowed by showers Tuesday afternoon or night.
Gentle to moderate southeast or south winds.
Temperature yesterday - Highest, 79; low
@st, 61
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-11-27


The news that the farmers now
have a paper of their very own is
surely good news. The Producers
News is distinctly a farmers pa
per, and we must use it as a
mighty force in organizing the
United Farmers League. In the
wide distribution of news about
the activities of the farmers it
must be utilized to the fullest pos
sible extent.
1t is up to US who are organized
in the United Farmers League to
use this great opportunity as an
organizing force TO bring our
membership in closer touch with
each other, to build up that mem
bership. In order to do that we
must Immediately organize shock
troops, groups pledged to get hun
dreds of new subscribers, in every
township to buy and distribute
bundle orders. In a systematic
way we can get our paper into the
hands of every farmer.
| News Correspondents. This toe
must be an organized campaign
In every township committee one
member must be held responsible
to send in the news from his sec
ton and to see that it is live anC
interesting news.
| The entire country is now In