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The Washington times., 1931-03-03
SMITH ADVISES
GUT IN COST Of
GOVERNMENT
Consolidation of Bureaus Is
Best Method, Ex-Governor
Tells Carolina Legislators

RALEIGH, N. c., March 3
UN.SJ.-Reduction and consoli.
dation of governmental depart
ments and bureaus to reduce the
cost of government was advocated
in an address here yesterday
by former Governor Alfred E.
Smith.
Smith spoke before a joint ses-
sion of the, State senate. and the
house Of representatives. Many
citizens also heard the address,
jamming the State Theater here,
where the solons gathered.
The former New York governor
also urged the reduction of the
working hours of women and chill
dren in industry and the elimina-
tion of night work for women and
children.
Smith pointed out that the cost
Of government in the various
States is largely the costs of the
county and municipal govern
ments.
He pointed out that many
State governments are still func-
tioning with antiquated systems
that were in force so or IS years
ago. He said:
"When 1 first went into Of
flee as governor of New York,
/ found 100 departments and
commissions. When I got my
reorganization plan through, it
reduced the number from 100
to II.
"GreaSe" Eliminated
"Of course, politicians fought
my reorganization plan, because
It reduced the amount of pOliti-
cal patronage that could be
distributed.
81 call it 'grease'-it makes
political machines run better,
but it takes a of money
out Of the pockets of the tax
payers to provide it."
Concerning reduction Of g the
working hours of women and
children, he said:
'WEen we first advocated
the elimination of night work
for women and children it was
attacked ON the grounds that
it was in violation of the rights
of the individual to work where
and when they wanted to, but
now people regard the elimina-
tiOn of this work as a public
health measure that will pro
duce better mothers, better
children, better homes, and
better people"
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
NelO Divisions
Opened at Library

Enlarged fine arts and sociology
sections of the Public Library
have been opened on the second
floor of the library building at
Eighth and K Streets Northwest,
DR.. George F. Bowerman,
librarian, has announced.
The divisions will occupy
quarters formerly filled by the
acquisition, catalog, and bindery
departments. They are now
housed in the old Metropolitan
Church. The new divisions will
be open from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
daily but will remain closed. on
Sunday.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
EASIEST way
TO BREAK UP
A COLD
Millions Say of This Proved Way
Works Fast-Makes You Feel
Like a New Person Before
You Know Il

If you want quick relief from
a cold, go back to first principles
and use something you k11otD does
the buSiness-don't start trying"
a lot of fancy ideas or remedies.
Even ''little" cold is too danger
GUS to take chances on.
Get Hills Cascara Quinine. A
scientific formula made to do
ONE THING WELL: to knock a
cold in a jitty, not to cure a
hundred different things.
Take two tablets every three
hours. Drink lots of water be-
tween times-that's all. Soon
those mean, aching pains in head
and body begin to go; the cold
breaks up; poisonS leave your sys-
tenn. Almost before you know
it, you feel like a new person.
If it doesn't do that, your
money back. Get a box now.
You'll be surprised at the speed
with which it works. Costs only
few cents.
HTT 'Cca.eara ouinine
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
Travellers Society
Aids Bus Tourists

, Miss Elizabeth Beatty today
began her duties as bus terminal
and tourist camp. worker for the
Travellers Aid Society, under
terms of recent gift from the
Rotary Club.
The aid society has in the past
aided automobile and bus travel.
ers, but it maintained offices only
at Union Station.
The Rotary Club was asked to
aid in the work and agreed to
give the salary and expenses of
a bus worker for the coming year.
Miss Beatty came to Washington
from Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
Soil Erosion Fight
Is Making HeadUQY

The campaign against soil
erosion in the Southeastern States
is making satisfactory progress,
says DR.. A. G. Mccall, of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
who has just returned from a
tour of inspection in the south
Atlantic States.
In his report DR.. Mccall, who
is chief of the soil investigations
unit of the Bureau of Chemistry
and Soils, tells of the growing in.
terest of farmers in the work OF
the bureau.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03

LONDON, March a. Alcohol
by itself cannot produce factors
resulting in weakly and defective
offspring, according to a report
of the British Medical Research
Council. representatives of which
duplicated experiments on guinea
pigs conducted by ProS. c. r.
Stockard in the United States.
According to the report. DR..
Stockard's experiments were fol
lowed as closely as possible. Sue
cessive races of guinea pigs were
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
"PubLic Petting"
Charged in DiUOrCe

A public petting party, which
she alleges her husband staged ct
a New Years celebration last
December 81, was one Of the
grounds for limited divorce in a
suit filed in equity court by Mrs.
Amy I. Thornton, 1117 Eighth st.
N. W., against her husband, Reg.
inald J. Thornton, of so Canal
Rd. S. w s,
The couple are now separated,
Mrs. Thornton says, her husband
having told her on JANUARY 13
that he was going to live with the
other woman.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
24-HOuR
Service
DIRECTORY


The Owl Auto Repair Service will
attend to your automobile trouble
any hour of the day or night.
Abolish blue Monday" with the
Economy Laundry damp wash
service***4C per pound. Work done
with greatest Of care.
Summer will soon be here and
boat owners who have crafts that
need attention will appreciate the
repair services offered by Dean
and RRgan.
Get a jump on Spring: have your
hOuseCleaninE done early &%& see
the services available under the
heading of Painting. ETC."
The moving season Is here again.
II you are moving from one sec
tiOn of the city to the other. or
leaving town. E. d. Liverpool &
Son can be Of assistance to you
consult their service an
nOuncement
Money A*& at and 3 per cent
AA% can always be obtained from
the ROsslyn Company.
Complete Information on these SER
Uices as t1eU rs m4nv other de-
Siyable 'kSlpS" is Offered m the
2L-HOUR SERVICE DIRECTORY
published today 1" the Classified
Section.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
WEATHER DETAILS
FORECAST TILL 8 p. NJ. wEDNEs-
DAY


For the District of Columbia-Mostly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday; little
change in temperature lowest tonight
about 81 degrees moderate to fresh
north winds, backing to northwest to-
night
For Maryland-Mostly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday. with snow flurries in
west portion; not much change in tenn.
perature; strong northeast winds ana
gales on the southeast coast, backing
to northwest and diminishing tonight.
For virginia-Mostly cloudy tonight
and Wednesday, probably snow flurrles
in extreme west portion; not much
change in temperature: north, backing 10
northwest gales on the coast, diminish
ing tonight.
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides, 7:O4 a. m. ana
1880 D. M. low tides, 1880 a. m. ana
Tomorrow-High tides. 1885 a. m.
and S:22 p M; low tides, 2:l9 a. m.
and 2:S6 p. m.
sun, AND MOON
The sun rose today, 6:39 a. m. and
The sun rises Wednesday, 6;3S a. m.
and sets 6:0S p. m.
The moon rises today, Sis p. m
and sets 6:24 a. m,
The moon rises Wednesday, 6:S5
p. m. and 6:54 a. m.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
TALL CEDARS DINE

The Rangers drill unit of Cap
ital Forest No. II, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon, gave banquet last
night at the Burlington Hotel in
honor of Harry D. Tryon, retiring
captain of the unit.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
NRsfPrflnY

DEfAhIOhES FROM NOhMAL
Accumulated excess of temperature
since January 1, 1881, 2.S3.
Excess of temperature since March !,
1881, .07
Accumulated deficiency of precipita-
tion since January l, 1881, 362
Excess of precipitation since March l,
1881 80.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
SOCIAL GROUP TO MEET

DR.. Charles P. Neill will be
the speaker at the March meet
ing of the Council of Social
Agencies, to be held Monday at
the Y. w. c. A.
The Washington times., 1931-03-03
Alcohol Held BlameLess
For Defective Offspring

exposed daily to alcohol in guam
titles sufficient to produce "visi-
BILE" intoxication, but. not other
wise to impair vitality and health.
Litters obtained from alcoholic
guinea parents have been as nu-
merous and healthy as those from
control matings, the report states.
People who have many service needs
will appreciate the many timely sug-
gestiOns offered in the 24-H6ur Ser
vice Directory published in tOday's
Classified Section.
Nogales international., 1931-03-07
A Fair Exchange Is No Rob

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Great Rights Reserved
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18

entity was 50 taken back that he
couldn't even speak a line and it
was Mrs. Vanderbilt who broke the
silence.
Look out, Peter, he'll kill you,
she screamed. Peter apparently had
looked and had acted.
Emo still was in hiding today and
his palatial home was occupied
only by a japanese houseboy. Be-
fore leaving, he issued one-lne
statement.
Il knew nothing whatever about
the affair Of Monday morning until
today" he said.
Vanderbilt, now staying at the ex-
elusive Riverside hotel, insisted his
story of the chase was correct. He
intimated that some court action
may be taken" He said the gun he
brandished was unloaded.
Bad blood" existed between the
two, it appeared, and Arno asked
for police protection.
Vanderbilt was working on a
novel Monday, ne said, when he saw
Arno drive up in front with Mrs.
Vanderbilt.
The author shouted and brand
ishe the revolver. Arno retreated
Vanderbilt after him. Accounts OF
the chase differ here, it being
variously reported that it was con-
Quoted both by automobile and by
foot. The Paramount fact was that
Arno reached his home first.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18

the swimmers that they could not
pay the fees.
I'VE like to swim like any other
kids" one boy told police. But my
mother says We can't afford to pay,
so We do the best We can"
With the Indianapolis Federation
of Community Civic Clubs investi-
eating the fees for swimming, it
was learned today that majority Of
the member leagues are opposed to
the assessments.
DR.. Walter Hemphill. president Of
the Enterprise Civic League, West
Indianapolis organization, an
nounced today he had been asked
by members to call a meeting for
the purpose of discussing the fees.
He said the session will be held
next week and declared that more
than thirty adults and children had
complained the fees are prohibitory
to them. This section Of the city
has the use Of the Rhodius park
pool.
When delegation OF the fedora
ton appeared before the park board
recently Jacket Joseph, board pres
ident, said the fees were assessed be-
cause the pools are classed as
special privileges" like golf courses.
He stated the pools are not used by
all the. people as are the parks, but
only a certain percentage of the
residents.
Objections to the pool rates are
expected to be voiced June Is at
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
CITY POOL FEES
seen BARRIER
To POOR CLASS
Danger of DroWningS in Un-
guarded Places Looms
as Result.

Danger of drowning today stood
as a menace to children whose par
ents can not afford to pay fees
assessed by the city for the privi-
lege of swimming in park pools and
two White river beaches, police Of
ficers charged.
With six water fatalities recorded
in Indianapolis since Jan. l, police
are under orders to halt swimming
and wading in unauthorized places.
Although police officials would not
name the compliments, they said
that officers, in interviews with chill
dren and youths they had stopped
from swimming in gravel pits, the
canal and White river, were told by
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18

These E. z. Lock
pouches may be had
in suede or plain
feathers, in a variety
Of colors Keeps the
tobacco in peri e c t
condition. 81 90
Value at. . 0&
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES :

the monthly session Of the fed
GRAFTON.
Under the park board ruling, the
pools and beaches are free to bath
ers from 9 to noon daily; from noon
to 5 admission to the pools is 10
cents for each person, except Sat-
urdays, Sundays and holidays, when
it is 20 cents, ana rom to 8 p. m.
the fee is 20 cents for each person.
James Allen, IA, Negro, OF 312
West Thirteenth street. was drowned
when a raft he was riding capsized
in Fall creek near Highland place.
Efforts to revive the boy were with
out success.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
ARNO TAKES TO
HEELS BEFORE
Vanderbilt GUN
Mad Chase Through Reno
Is All Because of
Cornelius Wife.
BY EARL II. LEFT
United Press STAFF Correspondent

RENO, New, June lathe story
OF how Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., So
ciaI registerite, author, brandished
an unloaded gun as he chased Peter
Arno, the comedy cartoonist, was
recited in three versions today at
headquarters Of the three principals.
Vanderbilt said the pursuit across
the desert sands at the edge Of
town began when he saw Arno early
Monday With Mrs. Vandebilt. The
young author, who also is a Nevada
state policeman, seized a gun and
confronted his wife and the car
toonist.
Arno, famous for his one-line cap
lions in humorous cartoons, appar-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18

James sonlmers today as authorities
investigated the fatal shooting Of
William Klein, 80. and the wound
ing of his brother Paul. 81, follow
ing an alteration between the two
brothers and the officer.
Sommers said the pair attacked
him when he ordered them to de-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
JUNE Is, 1SS.

sist from their boisterousness and
so home. The marshal drew his
gun and fred six shots. The Elder
Klein fell with two slugs in his bodv
and died short time later. Paul
vas reported near death in a san
dusky hospital The officer was not
held.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-18
TWO SHOT BY MARSHAL

Huron (O.) Man Killed; Brother
Dying After Fusiliade Ends Row.
By United Press
HURON, o., June 1S.-Self-d
Tense was claimed by city marshal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15
eoEBBELs GETS BOMB
Berlin Police Called as Socialist
Leader Opens Petard.

Leader opens Eeraro.
BERLIN, March IA (Fl.-Police today
Of bomb received in the mail by Paul
Joseph Goebbels, the National Socialist
leader.
The package contained eight sticks of
high explosive, but Goebbels has been
careful about his mail for some time,
and the parcel was unwrapped without
accident.
Students at the farm school held a
mass meeting and were reported to have
been Overwhelmingly in favor of sup
porting the school administration
stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15

authority to the contrary IL seems sum
GENTLY clear that the Public Utilities
Commission has been delegated by Com.
gresS valid authority to pass upon Sc.
curity tssu.5 Of public utility corpora
tons"
This conclusion IS elaborated IN the
opinion by g statement that the At-1
thority OF Congress to regulate the issue
of such issues Is well founded and that
it has been properly delegated to the
commission.
While it is not known what steps Mr.
Bride win recommend, the public utih-
ties act itself provides a penalty Of
81 900 to $4,000 for failure to secure
the authorization Of the commission be-
fore issuance of securities. These
penalties must first be assessed against
the offending corporation and then q
civil suit instituted to recover the
amount OF the penalty.
The anti-merger act provides that
the Equity Division of District Supreme
Court shall have power to set aside
sales of stock or bonds forbidden by IS
terms, and also to prevent corporations
purchasing them from holding or vote
ing them. Presumably both Of these
courses are OPEN to the commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15

Borah, and perhaps a number Of other
States lining up back of these Progress
sives or, favorite son candidates Of their
own choosing.
Senator Brookhart, who has recently
cen In Iowa, said that farm condi-
.,onS there were still very bad and
that bankruptcies were the order of
the day. he does. not look upon the
Democratic party with any great
amount Of pleasure. He said that it
would have to divorce itself from the
program laid down by Chairman John
j. Raskob at the recent meeting Of the
Democratic National Committee in
Washington. That program, Senator
Brookhart said, was as reactionary as
anything the Republican standpatters
could devise.
Ore Of the Democratic sponsors of
the recent Progressive Conference,
Senator Burton X. Wheeler of Mon
tana, has been on the "RooSevelt-for-
President" bandwagon for a long time
He said yesterday he believed that in
order to win the election next year
the Democrats would have to nomin-
ate a Progressive candidate for Presi-
dent. Roosevelt, he said. was the man.
If the Democrats should put forward
q reactionary presidential nominee
Senator Wheeler declared third party
would be formed, with a Progressive
at its head, and that then the result
would be the same as in 1924.
Three Cornered Race.
In that year the Democrats nomin-
ated John w. Davis, the Republicans
nominated Calvin Coolidge, and the
Progressives put a third ticket in the
field, headed by the late Senator La
tdge won by q big margin in the cleo
toral college.
There are some Democrats today who
look back on 1924 and the action of the
Progressives in that year with consider
able misgivings for the future. They
are afraid that the Progressives, after
leading them up to the mountain
heights, may dump them in the ma
tional campaign by again placing q
third ticket in the field.
Senator Borah of Idaho would not COM
ment upon the possible political effect of
the Progressive conference. He did say,
however, that he believed the confer
ence had already accomplished good by
stirring public thought and opinion, and
he added that it might be a very good
thing to hold another such, conference
in the Fall in order to aid the legis-
latiVe program which the ProgresSiVes
will present in the coming Congress.
Senator Wheeler, In advocating the
nomination of Progressive Democrat
said the ProgreSsives would not support
any one who opposed the direct primary
system or who attempted to make pro-
hibition bigger issue than economic
conditions. His statement was taken as
a direct hit at former Gov. Al Smith of
New York, who a week ago published
an article declaring his opposition to
the direct primary and q return to the
convention system Of nominating can
didates for ONCE.
The Montana Senator predicted that
II Roosevelt ran against President
Hoover, the former would carry the
Northwest as President Wilson did in
1915 against Charles Evans Hughes. He
pointed out that Senators Borah and
Brookhart had done much to carry that
section of the country for Mr.. Hoover In
1928 and that since then both those
Senators have denounced Mr.. Hoover's
policies and administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15

see the effort, sometimes the joy, some
times the privation, sometimes the dan
ger and tragedy that come to men and
women engaged in getting and speed
ing this news to you. Practically all of
them work anonymously, content that
the organization gets the credit in its
own name. Satisfaction comes to them
for having the opportunity to give you
the news, though some of them have
to wait days, weeks, months or years
before that opportunity arises. But
they are at their posts, ready to act,
some 10000 of them, to send the news
to you when 1t does happen.
Dramatic View Minimized.
"I have seen the reporter and noisy
heller SHELTER characterization of news
room activities, pictured in fiction and
by the stage and screen. have never
seen one such that was not exaggerated.
A reporter does not have to have a
notebook and pencil to prove that he
Is a reporter. A lot of individuals do
not have to rush around a news room
yelling and swearing in order to make 1t
a news room. Like every other en-
deavor. except such things as beating a
bass drum. the quieter and the less pre-
tentious the endeavor of human activ-
ity, the more likely is it to be sincere
ana eIuCleIlI.
And, as this is visit to an office in
which activities have never ceased for
a moment, day or night, for over so
years, it can be understood why a COM
pilation of the report OF human en-
deavor, its joys and sorrows, has re-
solved itself into a method that is not
excitable, though it Sustains interest be-
yond that of any other occupation.
1.-THE news atmosphere of this room
has been housed by only three build
ings in so years. It has had the thrill
of hearing declarations of war, the
signing of peace, the deeds Of Presidents
and Kings and every depressing and up
lifting happening that has affected the
trend of civilization during that entire
period. More lately it has encompassed
the function of recording by photograph
many of these events and even as this
visit is made tonight, photographs
which are being taken are being rushed
by electric transmission and airplane to
every corner Of the country"