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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-18
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CALIFORNIA COMBINATION wave
the ideal permanent. Spiral top
croquinolo ends. Now $500. Sham
200 and set included. California
Wave Nook, 102 Third street. BIS.
marck. Phone 1872.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-18

The average American child is alb
sent from school about Is days a year
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-18

Jackson was in Bismarck for
about a week last July and was
ordered to leave the city, Police
Chief Chris j. Martineson said.
Jackson was selling clothing in
the city.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
WORKERS URGE
5-DAY WEEK

The five-day week will be the
next Legislative goal" of the
Government workers, Henry G..
Nolda, secretary treasurer of
Federal Employees No. 2, declared
at the sixth annual banquet OF
the organization at All Souls
Unitarian Church last night.
Green Backs Plan
Jubilation over the victory
gained in the passage of the
Saturday half-holiday act reached
its climax in the prediction that
the five-day week was coming, in
accordance with the forecast
made recently by William Green,
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Amendments to the present re-
tirement act, lowering the pres
ent retirement ages, was adVo-
waited by John S. Beach, chief of
the retirement division of the
Pension Office, and V. J. Biller,
chairman of the committee on
education and retirement of local
No. 2.
30 Years Service
Retirement of workers should
come after 80 years service, re-
gardless of age, Mr.. Beach said.
The age limit should be re-
duced to so years for all classes
of employees, he added.
Luther C. Steward, president of
the National Federation of Fed
eral Employees, and Miss Gertrude
M. McNally, secretary-treasurer,
were hailed as "the two persons
who did more than any other to
put the Saturday half-holiday leg
islation on record" and were
given a vote of thanks at the
banquet.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
AGENTS SUE
FOR 100000

Slander suits totalling 100000
were filed in circuit court today
against the Prudential Life In
surance Company and it's local
branch manager, j. Howard
Brine, by Edwin A. Gordon, 5201
Wisconsin Ave. N. W., and Bous-
son S. Dawson, 1888 Van Ness
St. N. w., former agents for the
company.
The declarations were filed by
Attorneys w. Gwynn Gardiner,
South Trimble and w. Gwynn
Gardiner, jr., and alleged that
Mr.. Brine made defamatory re-
marks reflecting on the character
of his former agents in the
presence of other persons last
April. Each plaintiff alleges
$4,000 damages.
Three counts of alleged SANDER
are recited in the suit filed by
Mr.. Gordon.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
RETURN Of KIRK
SLAYER ASKED
Times Staff Photo

In an effort to bring George P.
Tucker, indicted as the slayer Of
Miss Emma Kirk, back to Wash
ington for a speedy trial, extradi-
ton proceedings are expected to
be started soon in Los Angeles,
where he is in custody.
Copies of an indictment re-
turned against Tucker yesterday
by the District Grand Jury, to
gether with a bench warrant is
sued by Justice Peyton GOrdan,
are being transmitted to the dis
trict attorney at Los Angeles.
Tucker, who was arrested in
the California city after he mum
bled his confession to policemen
will fight extradition, it is re
ported. He is reported to have
said that he Strangled the woman
while in a daze. Solution of the
crime, committed about five years
ago, had been given up by the
local police.
The indictment was returned by
the Grand Jury within two hours
after it had read the reported
confession of Tucker.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
BURIED WORKER
SAVED, UNHURT

Trapped for As minutes be-
meath a mass of earth and stone,
in an excavation on Fifth Street
between L and M Streets North
west, Harold Lee, colored, 20, of
403 L st. S. E., was extricated
today by fellow workers and
members of Rescue Squad No. /.
The man, employed by the
District sewer department., was
one of a crew which is replacing
sewers on Fifth Street. He was
digging in the excavation when
the earth slid forward, pinning
his legs under support boards
used to hold back the dirt.
Lee was taken to Emergency
Hosrital, where it is said his in
jurieS are Of minor nature.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
Valuable Furniture
Stolen From
Garage

Police today are investigat-
ing the theft of a large guam
tity of valuable furpiture from
a storage place in a garage in
the rear of 1848 Third st.
N. w. during the past month.
The thefts were reported by
George L. Littlefield, 507 Fiji
teenth st. S. E., who said that
a number of chairs, a table,
several rugs and other articles
were stolen.
Another burglary reported
last night was at the home of
William Ryon. who reported
that a thief entered his house
and started away with a large
bag of pennies. Ryon sur
prised the intruder, however,
and only 10 pennies were re"
ported missing.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
IS District Singers
To Give 4th Concert

Thirty-six young washington
singers will be heard in the fourth
annual concert to be given by the
Elizabeth SomerS Glee Club at
$3.50 tomorrow night in Barker
hall, Y. w. C. A. headquarters, it
was announced today.
The committee arranging the
concert includes Ruth Harris,
Katherine Erwin, Agnes Mallon-
gree and Helen Mcnamara. Mil
dred Seidel is president of the
club. Miss Fjeril Hess, folk-song
singer from New York, will be
the guest Soloist,
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
PATENT FRAUDS
CURB SOUGHT
IN NEW LAW
Inventors Now Pay Big Sum
Annually to Persons Barred
From Practice, Chief Claims

Means Of stamping out a ma
tion-wide fraud being perpetrated
upon inventors and would-be in
ventors are being sought by Gov
ernment officials, and 1t was in
dicated today that efforts will be
made to have Congress enact
legislation which will put a stop
to a practice which has cost
gullible persons hundreds of thou
sand of dollars annually.
The muIcting process is held to
exist by reason Of the fact that,
while the Commission of Patents
is permitted to prescribe rules
under which persons may prac-
tice in that office, there is no
law to punish those who falsely
hold themselves out to have such
permission.
False Names Signed
It has been disclosed that at
widely distributed points through
out the country and in Wash
ington persons who have not been
registered have been disbarred
for gross misconduct, after due
trial. are imposing upon inventors
by surreptitiously continuing to
practice.
These unauthorized persons, it
is charged, prepare patent appli-
cations and sign the name of the
inventor, making 1t appear as
though the inventor were appear
ing in his own behalf. They
give their own address as that
of the inventor and thus receive
answers from the Patent Office.
Miscreants Are Hidden
It is declared that because
these persons are officially un-
known to the Patent Office their
responsibility can not be officially
fixed, so that no matter how
gross is their misconduct, they
can not be reprimanded or dis
barred.
Efforts to have legislation
enacted designed to stop this
fraud failed in the last session
due to the jam of bills at the
close.
However, sponsors of the meas
ure expect a similar bill to be in
troduced in the new congress and
they are confident that with
plenty of time for it's considera-
ton it will receive favorable
action.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
HIGHER FARE
To RESULT,
CLAIM
Plan to Remove Street Cars
and Substitute Buses on
F and G Streets Attacked

Representatives of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany and the Washington Rapid
Transit Company today declared
they will fight the proposal OF
the Capital Traction Company to
abandon its F and G Streets car
lines and substitute bus servise at
the Public Utilities Commission
hearing today in the District
Building.
Testimony developed that the
establishment of a bus service
will mean an increased fare for
patrons of the line.
Under the street car system
transfers to other lines of the
Capital Traction Company are
free on either token or cash
fares. Under the bus system
2-cent charge would be made for
a transfer when a token fare
was paid, while transfers would
still be free for 1O-cent cash
fare.
To Bring Witnesses
William Ham, president Of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, and Harley P. Wilson,
resident of the Washington
Rapid Transit ompany, in
formed Gen. Mason M. Patrick,
chairman of the commission, that
they were opposed to the Capt.
tai Traction Company's plans.
Both said they wculd introduce
witnesses in opposition, to the
plan.
President John Hanna, Of the
Capital Traction Company, ex-
planned that the tracks in the
area in question are in need Of
renewal and that it would be
more economical to substitute
bus service. He estimated that
it would cost the company ap-
proximateIy 100000 to enew the
tracks.
To Extend Bus Line
Mr.. Hanna also said the com.
pany proposed to extend its bus
line beyond Seventeenth Street
and serve the two markets, To-
Gated at Fifth and K Streets
N. w. and Fifth Street and Flor
ida Avenue N. E.
He declared the company pro-
posed to run busses from Seven"
teenth Street, back of the White
House, to Fifteenth Street, then
to New York Avenue, then along
H Street to Sixth and K Streets,
then along K Street to Fifth
Street N. E., and thence to Flor
ida Avenue.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
81 in Letter Traps
p. D. Clerk as Thief

Norman R. Nolan, a postal
clerk, pleaded guilty before
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage yesterday when
he was arraigned on charges of
tampering with the mails. Specifi-
cally he is said to have opened
Is letters addressed to Monsignor
William Hughes, director of the
Bureau of Catholic Indian Mis-
sions, 2021 H st. N. w.
Nolan was committed to Jail
in default of $4,000 bond for
the Grand Jury hearing. He
was trapped by a test letter con-
tanning So sent by postoffice in
SpectorS,
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
SOrOptin1ists Plan
ReqiOnaL Convention

A two-day convention Of the
Midwestern and South Atlantic
regions of the Soroptimists Clubs
will be held in Washington April
1918, it was decided last night
at meeting of the regional coun-
Gil at the open door.
SoroptimiStS' activity in the
restoration of Wakefield, birth
place of George Washington, will
be discussed by Miss Mary Cath
crime Lewis. Plans for participa-
ton in the George Washington
Bicentennial Celebration will be
laid.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
DAVIS EXPECTED
To SUCCEED
HARRISON
July First Will See Law as
Approved by D. C. Heads in
Effect; Few Shifts in Doubt

A dozen ranking officers in the
Police Department will be elevated
to higher posts on July 1, in a
shake-up to be caused by the new
64-year-old retirement law, which
the District Commissioners yeSter-
day approved.
The Shake-up will cause the
naming of two new inspectors,
five captains and five lieucenants,
and, possibly, a lieutenant to
serve in the rank of captain at
the detective bureau.
Burke Follows Shelby
Can't. 0. T. Davis, of the Sec
ond precinct, is conceded the
best chance to succeed Inspector
william Harrison, slated for re-
tirement on July 1.
Captain Davis promotion is not
. certainty, however, and Cap
tains william G. StrOtt, of the
Sixth precinct, and L. 1. III. Ed
wards, personnel officer, are also
being mentioned for the promo
tiOn.
It appears certain that Capt.
Frank S. w. Burke, Of the First
precinct, will succeed Inspector
William S. Shelby as commander
of the detective bureau. Inspector
Shelby is slated to be in COM
mand of the uniform force and
possible to supervise the police
school.
Lieutenants Go Up
The lieutenants who will be pro-
NOTED to captains in the order
that they stand on the promotion
list are John E. Bowers, Frank M.
Dent, Michael Ready, Joseph Nor
gan and Edward j. Kelly.
Kelly, although he holds the
rank of lieutenant, is now an act
ing captain in charge of field
operations Of the Detective Bu-
reau. His promotion. whether he
is transferred from the bureau Or
not, will leave the acting cap
taincy vacant.
The sergeantS, who will be pro-
NOTED to lieutenants in the order
that they stand on the promotion
list are Harvey Callahan, Horace
Lineberg, Thomas McGrath, A. E.
Miller, Detective Sergeant Bernard
w. Thompson, w. M. Mcdonald,
Emil Desch and Ira E. Keck.
Sergeant McGrath, supervisor
of the police property room, how
ever, may not be promoted, as he
will be beyond the 64-year age
limit on July l. It is also possible
that Sergeant Mcdonald, of the
Ninth precinct, may not be
reached in the promotions for the
same reason.
It is a certainty, however, that
Sergeants Callahan, Lineberg,
Miller, and Detective Sergeant
Thompson will be elevated In
the event Sergeant Mcdonald is
not promoted, the other elevation
will go to Sergeant Desch.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
Countess AnSWers
ShOpkeeper's Suit

Countess j. D. DeBenque, who
was recently sued by A. M. Rizik
for the recovery of a large cloth
ing bill, yesterday filed answer
to the suit by asserting that she
owes Rizik nothing, but on the
other hand he owes her more
than $1,000 for her assistance in
a business transaction.
She further charges Mr.. Rizik
refused to allow her to return
more than $1,000 worth of goods
which she purchased and found
to be unsuitable.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
Business Educators
Man COnUene in DC.

Efforts are being made to have
the 1885 meeting Of the Interna-
tional Society for Commercial
Education held in the United
States, it was announced yester-
day.
Dr.. John Robert Gregg. presi-
dent of the Gregg Publishing
Company. of New York, is in
Washington for that purpose. He
headed the American delegation
at the Amsterdam meeting in
1929. The 1882 meeting will be
held in London, with the Prince
of Wales presiding.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
WOn1en's Clubs Back
Festival of Nations

The Federation of Women'S
Clubs has endorsed plans for the
Festival Of Nations" to be given
by the Girl Scouts April 27-May
2, it was announced today. The
Federation includes more than
40 clubs.
Prominent citizens also have
been enlisted into the ranks of
boosters Of the festival and to-
day Davis A. Pine will address
the Rotary Club at the Willard
on the subject. Tomorrow
Austin F. Garfield will be the
speaker before the Business Club,
the meeting to be held at the
University Club.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
HOLDS COMMUNITY NIGHT

The third of series of "com-
munity night" celebrations of the
Y. w. C. A. will be held Saturday,
starting at 7:45 in Barker Hall, it
was announced today. Miss Eliza
beth Haney is chairman of the
committee for arrangements.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
CITIZENS MEET TONIGHT

The Anacostia Citizens Associa-
ton will meet at 8 o'clock tonight
in the Masonic Temple, Four
teenth and U Streets Southeast,
George C. Havenner, president,
announced,
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
DR.. McALLISTER SPEAKS

Making Government Specifi-
cations Effective" will be dis
cussed by DR.. A. S. McAllister, as
Sistant director of the Bureau of
Standards, at the luncheon of the
KiwaniS Club in the Washington
Hotel tomorrow at 1890 p. m.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
CARD PARTY POSTPONED

Golden Rule Council, No. 10, of
the Daughters of America, has
postponed the card party origin
ally scheduled for April 2. The
party will be held April %, in
Northeast Masonic Temple.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
High School Cadets
To Get Commissions

Annual presentation of commits
sions to cadet officers of the
Washington high school corps will
take place in the Wilson Stadium
at Central High School Monday,
at 4:3O p. M, it was announced
today. In case of bad weather,
the presentation will be postponed
uneil Thursday next.
Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby,
commissioner of the District Of
Columbia, will make the presenta-
tions and review the cadet corps.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25

BUDDY HUTCHINS
WHEN BUDDY HUTCHINS left his home at 145 =
St. S. E. Monday at he intended to go to New York
but failed to make train instead he used street cars
to carry him about town. The trip ended at 1 a. m.
when sympathetic cop took the 6year-od youngster
home.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
SOCIETY MEETS TONIGHT

The Washington Philadelphia
Society will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night at 1913 K st. N. w., it was
announced today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
PAIR CHARGED
In ExTORTION

CORSICANA, Sept. 4.-tPp-
Charges OF extortion were filed here
today against o. G. Toole and
Charlotte Toole. who were arrested
at Dallas last night for allegedly
attempting TO obtain $4,000 from
I. N. Cert, Corslcana banker. by
threats. They we're TO be returned
TO Corsicana today.
Cert received a letter threatening
him and his family with death
unless he Immediately paid the
money. The letter said the Cert
family would be slain with ( rifle
equipped with a silencer.
The letter was typewriter and
covered four pages. IL was deliver
ed Wednesday by a special mes
senger.
Quick action on the part OF
Cleo O. Miller. Navarro county at
torney. frustrated the extortion
scheme and led to the arrests. Mil
Ter. with a dummy package con-
tanning slips OF paper of bank note
size. followed instructions Of the
extorticn letter. He met a messen-
ger last night at a Dallas L.-tel.
Detectives followed the messenger
and arrested Tcole and his wife.
The threat letter received by Cert
was the third since he paid a SIS
900 ransom 10 free his son. Robert
Cert, from kidnapers last Decem-
Der.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
City Briefs

We have a number OF nice cot
tages with and without baths now
ready for occupancy. Del Mar, Inc.
Adv.
Leaving the city Thursday after a
short stay vere T. j. Fleming for
Oklahoma City. +. T.. Manning. Mrs.
II. j. Gibson and daughter and Mr..
and Mrs. George A. Rheman all for
Corpus Christi.
Felix Rosenfield and Frank Block
Of Dallas we're registered at a local
hotel Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Clark OF
Ada. Ohio, are visitors in Browns
vile.
From Houston are Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. A. Thompson.
@. II. Cavanaugh and c. Weiss Of
Houston are in the city.
A caller from San Antonio Is j.
NJ. Albers.
O. III. Gordon OF Houston is IN
the city. also III. Alexander or San
Antonio.
r. II. Pring Of Dallas Is IN Browns
vile.
From Fort Smith. Ark, comes II.
Grady Davis.
X. z. Downs and r. z. Leiper OF
San Antonio r spending several
days in Brownsville.
Hedman p. Heitzner is a local
visitor. He Is from New Orleans.
Austin callers are II. r. Long and
William Donley.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". N. Koenig OF
Houston are in Brownsville.
p. A. Nelson OF Frt Worth reg
istered az a local hotel THURSDAY.
J. p Shields of Austin IS a visi-
tor in the city.
Z. ]. Silvers and party from Dali
las are in Brownsville for A shor.
time j. w. Williams also If Da,-
las is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Blackman OF
Austin are spending several days
here.
d. C. Sarfaty OF Oklahoma City
arrived Thursday.
w. p. Muller Of Houston is in
town.
Mr.. ard Mrs. H. ID. McC-acken Of
Fort Worth are local visitors.
Hesrv Brown and family are
spending n short time in Browns
vile. They are from Dallas.
Daphene Wright OF Galveston ar
rived in the city Thursday.
San Antonio callers are p. y.
Smith and III. ". Greer.
A visitor from Dallas Is A. +.
Braun.
Spending a short time in the city
are Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Hatlely Of
Waco.
z. L. Lengert of Corpus Christi
and r. T. Daniel. Jr.. of Tulsa. Okla.
arrived in Brownsville Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
VISITORS TO
VALLEY HURT
IN ACCIDENT

McALLEN, Sept. Mrs. F. w.
Doff, Oklahoman spending the win
ter in Mercedes. Is in a serious con-
dition in the McAllen Municipal
hospital following internal injuries
received last night when the car
in which she was riding overturned
three times on the old dcpot road
8 miles north Of McAllen.
Mr.. Doff and A. o. Payne, fill
ing station proprietor Of Mercedes.
were also in the car. Doff escap.Ig
with a few cuts and bruises. Payne
Is reported to have received back
injuries.
In addition TO the internal in
juries, Mrs. Doff is reported TO
have been severely bruised, and II
is thought that one or more limbs
we're fractured.
According 70 reports the acci-
dent occurred when the driver fall
ed TO note a curve on the road
until too late, and In e~ndeavoring
to make the turn. the car overturn-
ed three times as 1t plunged down
the road.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Storm Nears Cuba

MIAMI. Fla. Sept. 4-F1-Danger
that a tropical disturbance in the
West Indies might pass the south
ern tip Of Florida diminished today
as II was charted by weather bu-
reau reports as passing westward,
to the south OF Cuba
The storm center was to the
north Of the West Indian group
Yesterday, but passed inland over
Haiti last night and was chartered
between Guantanamo bay. Cuba,
and Nav ssa island. this morning.
Intensity Of the storm Tas dimin-
ishing today as its progress vas
observed by the weather bureau
which expected it 10 continue its
westerly our through the Carib-
bean sea and the Gulf Of Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
SPECIAL JURY
TO PROBE FEES

AUSTIN, Sept. 4. Rl-District
Judge w. +. Robertson said today
he would convene a special grand
jury next Monday 10 which evil
dence OF alleg d Irregularities in
claims Of sheriffs for fees an. mile
age in felony cases will be present.
ed.
The grand jury will be drawn by
Sheriff Coley White of Travis
county. 1t will be the first grand
jury TO serve in the l26th district
court, established at the recent
special session Of the legislature.
Evidence concerning alleged ex-
ceSsive fee claims made by three
sheriffs of the 2lst district will be
presented to the grand jury. r. M.
Markham. assistant state auditor
aiding a special legislative inyes-
tigating committee. said.
Charges against the three sheriffs
were filed in justice court here
several days ago. Sheriffs charged
were Woody Townsend Of Bastrop
county, Clint d. Lewis Of Burleson
county. and j. j. Burtschell of
Lee county. The charges alleged
the sheriffs made claims for and
received fees not allowed BY law.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Cases Appealed

FORT WORTH. Sept. up
Sixty-four per cent Of cases APP
pealed from jury trials are re-
versed by higher courts while
similar action is hid in only y per
cent tried before a judge.
That result was shown in 80
cases studied in the first six weeks
OF a procedural survey OF the deci-
sions of the courts of civil appeals.
Robert w. Stayton OF the school OF
law of the University OF Texas,
told jurists here Friday at the con-
yention OF the association Of ap-
pellate judges Of Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Dry Law Raped

KANSAS CITY. Sept. 4. Up
Prohibition was condemned in a
resolution adopted by the 32nd an
n j encampment Of the veterans
of foreign vars here today which
demands a repeal Of the eighteenth
amendment and modification of
existing dry enactments.
Reading OF the resolution was the
signal for prolonged cheering on
the part Of the veterans. Its adop-
ton was without discussion. and al
most unanimous.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Virginians to Meet

HARLlNGEN. Sept. 4.-Tom 3
Bowman OF Harrington is in charge
OF ARRANGEMENTS for a picnic TO be
hell Labor Day at Fair Park by
former residents of Virginia and
West Virginia.
There Will be contests and other
entertainns and speakers.
Those attending are asked 10
bring q slsket lunch TO be served
at noon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Baptists Attend
Labor Day Picnic

Members and friends OF the Sun
dav School OF the First Baptist
church will attend a basket picnic
at Lake Olmito Labor Day, II vas
announced Friday morning.
Pscnickers will meet at lake short
Nv after 4 D. m. and dinner will De
spread al s o'clock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-04
Rotary Memorial

SAN BENITO. Sept. 4.-Memorial
services were held by the San Ben
ito Rotary club Thursday in honor
OF three members who died recent
ly.
Those memorialized were John C..
Bowie. John w. Belts and H. r..
McFadden.
The memorial services were con-