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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03
ALIBI OF FAT
MEN BLASTED
BY SCIENTISTS
No Matter What They Say,
They Eat Too Much,
Experts Declare.
BY DR.. FRANK THONE
Science Service stan Writer

BUFFALO. N. Y, Sept. 3.-The
fat man who tells you, mo matter
how little I eat, gain weight any
how is doomed to lose that con-
venient alibi.
Rsearches on the internal chem
istry Of fat folks, reported to the
American Chemical Society at its
meeting here today by DR.. L. H.
Newburg Of the University of Mich
igan hospital, have not shown any
metabolic abnormality that would
have this effect.
DR.. Newbwg's investigation in
cluded a careful checkup on the in
take Of energy producing foods, the
exchange Of energy within the body,
and the amount of water absorbed
and lost by the stout subjects Of
his research. He found them nor
NAL in all respects.
The discomforting conclusion
therefore remains, that the only way
to get too fat is to eat and drink
TOO much.
Another investigation of the
chemistry of getting fat was re-
ported by DR.. William E. Anderson
Of Yale university. He was con-
cerned particularly with the prob
lem Of where the fat comes from,
and traced the story of the up
building of body fat out of the
fragments of sugars and starches.
DR.. Anderson also limited at the
probability that even proteins, those
lean-meat and whole wheat con-
stituents that are supposed to be
the dieters standby, at least to
some extent, can be split apart and
be assembled into fats.
The smallest visible living things,
bacteria, are storers of fat, more
notably so, indeed, than human or
appropriateness or whales. Some of
them build up a fat content of from
20 to 40 per cent of their total body
weight, Professor r. j. Anderson.
also Of Yale, told his hearers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03
Fall Causes Death

By Times Special
UNION CITY, Ind, Sept. "a
fall which resulted when a board on
which he was standing broke, caused
the death of Clarence E. Hetzler,
SO, farmer, in a tobacco shed at his
home, five miles east of here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-03

Never have you seen such re-
markable values. Each model an
outstanding design. A great sale
timed for the weekend holidays.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
4 POLICE GUARD
LECTURER

. The hunger marchers had
nothing on Major Alex M. Loch-
witzky, former Russian count,
who last night had four police
men assigned to protect him as
he delivered an anti-Communist
speech before the Sixteenth Street
Heights Citizens Association at
Northminster Chapel.
Major Lochwitzky. who lectured
on "The Menace of Communism, "
was given the protection of two
men in uniform and two in plain
clothes.
John H. Wilson, president of
the association, said he knew
nothing of this action of the
police until he saw the guard"
at the meeting place.
The association adopted a reso-
luton asking that poles on Geor-
gia Avenue beyond Brightwood
be removed.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
PRAISES JACOBY.
AND LENZFOR
AAHA Oh
BR|ILIANCE
HuSband-Partner Sweet, Too
Sweet in Face of Her
Terrible Defense

FolIototng is description by
Mrs. Josephine Culbertson of the
second meeting of herself and
Ely CulbertSon, origtnGtorS of the
GpproGcI-t forcing system of con-
tract bidding, and Sidney S. Lenz
and OSDGld JGcoby.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
z CARS STOLEN,
ONE FOR FLIGHT

Police are hunting a man who
stole one automobile at Consti
tuition Avenue near Sixteenth
Street Northwest, abandoned it
when he got into an accident and
escaped in another car.
John E. Hawkins, of Capitol
Heights, Md, reported to police
his automobile had been stolen
late yesterday. He was told his
machine had just been recovered
by police.
Mrs. Annetta Stewart, 14O Wis
consin Ave. N. w., few minutes
later notified police her machine
had been stolen in the 1900 block
of M st. N. w.
Police said ,the thief who took
Hawkins car became involved in
M Street traffic and rammed
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
CHAMBER DRIVE
REPORTS DUE

Majors and team captains of
the Washington Chamber Of Com
merce membership campaign to
secure 1882 members for 1882"
will give reports on the results
of the first three days efforts
at a luncheon meeting at the
Washington Hotel tomorrow.
The drive, according to Greed
w. Fulton, director, is off to a
good start in spite of the
weather. Radio talks are being
given nightly during the week
over stations WRC and WMAL.
Vice President George A. G.
Wood talks over WRC tonight
outlining the objectiyes of the
chamber in keeping pace with
the growth of the National Capt.
tai,
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
BOUQUETSMARK
BRIDGE PLAY
BY J. C. OESTREICHER


NEW YORK, Dec. 8 Q.N.SO.
Still only a little more than a
slam bid apart, Sidney Lenz and
Ely Culbertson tottered off to bed
early today, with 10 rubbers Of
their 15O-rubber contract bridge
tournament completed.
They parted amid hand-clasps,
smiles and compliments. Lenz
and Oswald Jacoby had succeeded
after almost five hours of steady
play in increasing their lead over
Cu'bertson and his wife. Jose
phine, by $50 points for a net
margin of 2,075.
Playing in comparative peace
after the riotous carnival Of Mon.
day nights opening session. all
four gave mastery exhibitions Of
bridge.
With no spectators on hand to
applaud and cheer,it was left to
the players themselves to act the
roles of Alphonse and CASTOR.
and on frequent occasions Cul.
bertSon bowed to LenZ in recog'
milton Of a brilliant coup, while
on the very next hand LenZ was
obliged to salute his opponent
for the same reason,
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
PAROLE SOUGHT
BY EDWARDS

John H. Edwards, jr., former
vice president of the F.. H. Smith
Company, may be released from
the District Refortnatory at Lor-
ton, Va, before Christmas.
Edwards IS serving a three
year term for conspiracy to
embezzle $5,000,000 of Smith
Company funds. He was con-
victed along with G. Bryan
Pitts, former chairman, and C..
Elbert Anadale, former vice preSi-
dent of the company, a year ago.
An application for parole is
pending before the parole board
Of the Department of Justice.
Under the law, a prisoner in
Edwards position may be re-
leased after service of one-third
of his term. At the time Of
his conviction, Edwards sentence
was cut from four years to three
years by Justice William Hitz,
now serving on the Court Of
Appeals bench, when he agreed
to testify for the Government
in other trials of the Smith Com.
pany officials.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
NEW TELEPHONE
BOOKS OUT

Delivery of the new fall-winter
telephone directory to the users
of the 225,OO0 telephones in
Washington and nearby Mary
land and Virginia will be started
tomorrow, it was announced to-
day by officials of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone
Company.
The directory is in new form,
having larger and more readable
type, and three columns to the
page instead of four as in pre-
viouS books.
Included in the directory are
the listings of telephone sub
scribers operated from the new
'SWalnut" central office, Claren-
don, Greenwood" Hyattsville
and Hillside" Capitol Heights,
who will receive the new tele-
phone service which enables such
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
CLERIC SPEAKS
BEFORE LIONS

Commercialism is not the
permanent nor is it the highest
thing reached by civilization to-
day, DR.. William A. Shelton.
rector of the Mt. Vernon Place
M. E. Church South, declared to.
day at the weekly meeting of
the Lions Club. at the May
flower Hotel. He declared in
his speech entitled. Builders OF
Pyramids:
"The intellectual, spiritual
and ethical civilization of to-
day is far beyond that reached
by the ancients. In Egypt
during the pyramid age they
had reached q high civiliza-
tiOn, especially in literature
and engineering.
at was not Of the enduring
type, however. Today we are
creating civilization that is en-
during"
DR.. Shelton, widely known in
the science of archaeology for his
research work and for teaching
at Emory University in Atlanta
added:
To-day we are also building
pyramids. The moral charac-
ter, ethics and education of the
present day man has far
Outstripped that Of the
anCientS."
Plans for the distribution OF
Christmas baskets to the needy
were discussed.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
Barberic Surgeon
Gives Kid Patient
Free Haircut

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Dec. 9
1.N.SO. - Johnny Turner, II.
with a quarter in his fist and
orders from his mother to get
his hair cut, tried to cut back
over traffic, reverse his field and
make a touchdown run to the
barber shop. He was thrown for
a loss by truck.
When the police surgeon had
Johnny patched up, the boy sud-
denly burst into tears.
II lost the quarter and my
mother told me to get my hair
cut" said Johnny.
Whereupon the doctors got
out their surgical shears, put a
big apron around Johnny's neck
and gave him a swell hair cut
free.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
SAW z PERSONS,
/ SAY TONGERS
At TRIAL
Couldn't Tell If Screams Were
, In Fun or Not, Witness
For State TeStifieS

COURT HOUSE, HAMP-
TON, Va, Dec. 9 (I.N.S.).
Prof. Elisha Kent Kane, Sd,
listened today to the stories
of the York county clam tong
ers who said they saw his
last struggles with his wife,
Jenny Graham Kane, in the
waters off Grand View Beach.
The Tongers, witnesses for the
prosecution in the trial of the
professor for his pretty wife's
murder, both agreed they saw
two people in the water on the
morning of September II and
heard "a lot of hollering."
Too Far to See
They were too far away to dis
tinguish the figures, but they
were sure the two were close to-
gether. Prof. Kane has said he
was 200 yards out when Mrs.
Kane first cried out.
j. F. Holloway, the first new
witness Of the day, said:
81 couldn't tell If the screams
were in play or not. I've heard
people hOller on the beach be-
fore, and didn't pay much at
tentiOn.
"The screams sounded like
distress, though, especially at
tn eend."
Capt. T. C, Rollins, clammer,
cross-examined by j. Winston
Read, defense counsel. He testi-
fled yesterday that he saw two
figures on beach on September
II and heard screams of distress.
Sounded Like Child
He thought those shrieks were
a child's when first he heard
them, he admitted today.
"The screams didn't excite
Your attention enough to lead
you to 60 in to see If there was
any trouble, did they?"
The Washington times., 1931-12-09

subscribers and those in Wash
ington to talk with each other
without toll charge payment as
in the past.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
By JOSEPHINE CULBERTSON
Worlds Greatest Woman Bridge Player
Copyright, 1881. by International
News Service)

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (I.N.S.)
It was a stiff, hard fight Of
accurately drawn differences,
accurate bidding, and, in a
number of cases, beautiful
play that marked the second
night Of the match between
my husband and myself as
representatives of the ap-
proach-forcing system of con-
tract bridge, and Sidney s.
LEM and Oswald Jacoby as
proponents Of the official sys-
tenn of bidding.
We played seven rubbers last
night and Of these four were won
by our opponents and three by
us. The net difference in score
on the seven rubberS was $50
points.
Only Ten Rubbers Played
This, added to the lead already
held by our adversaries, gave
them a net lead of 2,075 points.
There are still 14O rubbers to be
played before the challenge match
will be completed.
The play last night demon
strated what I have heretofore
stated-that our chances Of sue
cess rest wholly upon what We
call a superior bidding system,
for both Mr.. LenZ and Mr.. ia
coby played accurately through
out and brilliantly when the op-
portunity offered.
One of the most interesting
hands of the evening was the
second and final hand Of the
next to the last rubber.
Trump Trick Lost
It was interesting from the
bidding standpoint because we
reached the high contract Of five
clubs in the teeth Of an opening
bid of one no trump by Mr..
Jacoby in the South.
It was interesting from the
playing standpoint because Of the
presence of four spades in my
hand and the unusual distribu-
ton of the spade suit.
Mr.. Jacoby'S opening lead OF
the ace of spades made necessary
the loss of a trump trick and so
the hand, although not particu-
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The Washington times., 1931-12-09

truck. Witnesses said the man
leaped from Hawkins car and
drove away in that of Mrs. Stew
art.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
War Paint Plasters
New Tecurt,seh for
Army-NaUy Tilt

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 9.
Tecumseh, god of midshipmen
who, in fear of failing in their
studies, pay their tribute in
pennies, was given his first
coat of war paint last night.
The statue of Tecumseh has
been standing in front of Ban
croft Hall two years, having re-
placed a wooden statue. The
present Tecumseh was cast in
bronze in the Washington
Navy Yard.
For the first time this year
the midshipmen yesterday, de-
spite blasts of a cold North
wind, climbed the statue and
painted it in streaks, with all
the colors of the spectrum. So.
Tecumseh is ready for the
Army-Navy game Saturday.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
ORDER REzONING

Lots 25. 26, 81, block A, of
Brentwood, Md, was re zoned from
residential to commercial by the
Prince Georges county board of
commissioners. The change was
made at the request Of Henry M.
Srunk, of HyattSYille.
The Washington times., 1931-12-09
VETERAN BOATMAN DIES

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Dec. 8.
John O'Neal, 83, the Oldest re-
tired boatman on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, is dead at his
home on Arch Street. He had
lived in Cumberland so years,
coming from County Tipperary,
Ireland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03
SHOCKS
 CAUSES PANIC
Disturbance Reported Early Today in Argentina
 Province
ACROSS

BUENOS AIRES, April 3.-A vio- lent earthquake was felt early today in Tucuman Province. The inhabitants are panic stricken. Sev- eral persons were injured but no deaths are reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03
HALIBUT SELLS AT AUCTION FOR
 11.75 AND 8.60
Libby, McNeill and Libby Tender in Port on Way
 to Yakutat

Bids of 1175 cents a pound, frsC grade and 8.60 cents a pound sec- ond grade, 1881 rules, moved 6,O0o pounds of halibut at the auction on the Juneau Fish Exchange yes terday afternoon. The purchase was made by the San Juan Fish ing and Packing Company, w. $. George. representative. The catch was off the Tern, Capt. Andrew Rosnes, and will be shipped fresh on the motorship Norco, expected to sail south tomorrow evening.
 The Libby, McNeill and Libby cannery tender Yakutat, is in port enroute from Seattle to Yakutat. She has aboard cannery supplies and a number of fishermen, who will make preparations for the opening of the salmon fishing sea- son.
 Other cannery tenders of the Libby Company have left Seattle for Alaska and are expected to call here late today or tomorrow
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03
CUT FLOWERS

Plenty of Cut Flowers and potted plants for EASTER We deliver.
 JUNEAU FLORISTS adv. Telephone 311
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03
AT THE HOTELS

Gastineau George Bacon, Telegraph, B. C.; William Strong, Tulsequah; Fred w. Tiedt, Juneau; G. c. Jeannette, Tulsequah.
 Alaskan Arthur Hessen, Haines; R. l.. Davis. Yakutat: J. w. Meyers, Tul- sequah.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03
MARSHAL WHITE MAKES CHANGES
 IN STAFF HERE
Carster and Hadland Not Reappointed Martin,
 Newcomb Succeed

The appointment of one new deputy and the retirement of two others was announced here today by United States Marshal Albert White. The changes are already effective, he said.
 Donald Martin, for the past four years deputy at Hyder, has been transferred from that station to Juneau as office deputy, succeed ing Deputy w. R. Garster, the oldest man on the force in point of continuous servce. Thomas Newcomb, Ketchikan has been ap- pointed to succeed Deputy T. Had land. who has been serving here for the past 10 months
 MT. Garster has been in the of- flee since 1920. He was first ap- pointed under Marshal J. M. Tan ner. Democrat, and was continued by his successor Maj. George D Beaumont, and by Marshal White during his first term which ended March 30.
 Deputy Newcomb has taken up his new duties. Deputy Martin IS expected to reach here shortly from Hyder to assume his.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03
ASSISTANT AGENT OF
 s. s. COMP ANY HERE
Solution ot Yesterdays Puzzle

R. A. Hall, unJn recently agent at Cordova of the Alaska Steam ship Company, arrived in Juneau on the steamship Northwestern yes terday afternoon and assumed his duties as assistant agent of the company here today. He succeeds to the position made vacant by the promotion of Horace O. Adams to the ticket passenger agency in Se- attle.
 MT. Hall first became connected with the Alaska Steamship Com pany at Seattle six years ago, He was in the company's service three years at Ketchikan and two years at Cordova. He is accompanied by Mrs. Hall and son, Calvin Hall
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03
ALL OFFICERS ARE REELECTED
 BY FIRE FORCE
Ed Sweeney Succeeds H.O Adams as Volunteer
 in Department

At the annual meeting last night of members of Juneau's Fire De- partment, all incumbent officers were reelected without opposition. J. L. Gray was chosen Chief again; o. E. Schombel, Assistant Chief; Jack A. Davis, Secretary; H. l. Lucas, Trustee for three years; Minard Mill, Foreman of Company No. l and Simpson J. MacKinnon, Foreman Of Company No. 2.
 Ed Sweeney was chosen vol unteer member of the department to fill the vacancy caused by the recent resignation of Horace A Adams. The latter recently moved to Seattle to make his permanent home there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03

SERENADERS DANCE Tomorrow Saturday Night) at Elks Hall. Music by SERENADERS.
 -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03

CUT FLOWERS Plenty of Cut Flowers and potted nlants for EASTER We deliver. JUNEAU FLORISTS adv. Telephone 3ll
 EASTER CARDS
 Butler, Mauro Drug Co. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03
ALAMEDA ON
 NEW SCHEDULE

SEATTLE, April 2. Steamer Alameda, of the Alaska Steamship Company, is inaugurating the new schedule on the Southeast Alaska route. The steamer sailed for Ju- neau last night at g o'clock. Calls will be made at Ketchikan, Wran- gell, Petersburg, Juneau, Haines and Skagway, then return to Ju- neau, and regular ports of call. on return to Seattle but not calling at Sitka this early in the season.
 The Alameda carries 121 first class passengers on the present trip and 16 steerage.
 Juneau passengers are G. F. Kill patrick, Henry Dickson, Mrs. L. Palmer and five steerage.
 0tl x1oy@a,-c tho Eryonira nffina.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03
SORRI BUILDING FIRE
 CAUSES $50 DAMAGE

Fire shortly after g o'clock this morning caused damage in the amount of $50 to the building at 183 Front Street, occupied by Fred A. Sorri's business on the first floor and H. B. Le Fevre's law office on the second floor The roof was ignited by defective chimney, and to get to the blaze members of the fire department, which had responded quickly were obliged to tear down the top part of the brick chimney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03

Old papers at The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03

Old papers at the Empire office
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03
FARMERS IN
 TEXAS FACE
 GOOD CROPS
Garden Truck Patches Re- ported More Numerous
 than Ever Before

DALLAS. Texas, hpTii 3-Farm- CTS. reduced to poverty on account of the drought, are digging out from under with new crop pros poets bright as the result of heavy rains.
 Free seeds have been placed al the disposal of the farmers and they have availed themselves of this with good yields predicted.
 Federal and State Governments are taking steps to insure against insect ravages
 The farmers are planting mary food crops in addition to cotton.
 Garden truck patches are more numerous than ever before.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-03
MICHELSON IS REPORTED ILL
Famous Scientist Is Under Care of Physicians,
 Pasadena Home

PASADENA, Cal, April 3.-Albert Nicholson, aged 79, is under the care of physicians at his home here following a nervous breakdown caused by work in connection with experiments in measuring the speed of light. The scientist expected, however, to resume his work with in a month or two.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
1SS,352 NEW BOOKS
ADDED TO LIBRARY
Growth in Last Year Raises
National Collection to
4,299,288.

A total Of 1882 volumes was added
to the Library of Congress collection
in the last year, it was announced to-
day in the annual report of the librar-
ian, Herbert Putnam. This is the Sec
ond largest addition In the Llbrary'S
history and total of three and half
miles of steel shelving Is required for
the new books.
The total collection, Mr. Putnam
says, now numbers 4292,288 volumes,
exclusive of millions Of maps, manu-
scripts, musical compositions and en-
cravings. This makes the National Ii
brary the second largest in the world
the Bioliotheque Rationale in Paris
probably being the largest. The British
Museum stands third.
Especially important additions have
been made in the field Of manuscripts,
Mr.. Putnam reports. The most i'm
portant accession of the year was that
of the collected papers of President
Garfield, presented by his two sons.
Covering the period Of Mr.. Garfelds
public life from 1861 to 1881, the letters
are arranged in 252 bound volumes.
Next in size is the collected papers of
Mai. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler. pre-
sented by the Civil War geperals
daughter and daughter-ln-laW. Buffers
letters covering the period Of the Civil
War are especially numerous.
The manuscripts division also re-
ceived the papers of Rear Admiral John
A. Dahlgren and a collection of about
200 letters sent to James Gordon Ben
nett, editor of the New York Herald, by
war correspondents for his paper dur
ing the Civil War.
Mrs. Philip H. Sheridan, widow of
the Civil War general, has transferred
to the custody of the Library of Con-
gress her husbands extant papers
More than 1000 letters and papers of
Andrew Johnson were acquired from
Mrs. Andrew j. Patterson of Green
VILE, Tenn, wife of the Presidents
grandson.
A collection which eventually will be
Of great value to the historian, it is be-
leved, is that Of the papers of former
Senator John c. Spooner of Wiscon-
sin, presented by his son.
Financed by John D. Rockefeller, jr,
agents of the Library have searched the