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The Washington times., 1931-06-26
FIRST PRECINCT.
SALE CLOSED

Arrangements for the transfer
of title and sale of the Municipal
Lodging House and the First
Police Station House on Twelfth
Street Northwest, for a total Of
$1O5, ,165 were being completed to-
day between representatives of
the District and Federal Govern
ment.
Major Daniel j. Donovan,
District Auditor, is scheduled to
complete the sale today with
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Ferry K. Heath. The land is
being acquired in connection
with the Federal Building pro
gram.
Prices on two other pieces of
District property in the Federal
building area have been agreed
upon and will soon be transferred
to the Federal Government.
The other pieces of property
are No. Is Fire Engine House,
on D Street near Twelfth Street
Northwest, title of which is al
ready vested in the in the United
States Government, but which
will bring the District $4,000 for
land improvements and the
Municipal Garage, Thirteenth
and D Streets Northwest, which
will be sold for $8O,000.e
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
PR|NCEGEORGES
F.. REFUSES ALL
LICENSES
BladenSburg Volunteer Fire
Department Goes Ahead
! With Stand Construction

Despite warning that all tenn.
Hporary fireworks stands built with
out permits must be torn down
within "a hours, the Bladensburg
Volunteer Fire Department has an
nounced that it will continue con.
Structlon OF its stand on land be-
longing to Jimmy" La Fontaine,
on the Bladensburg Road.
Orders to tear down all stands
Quilt without permits were issued
90 the Prince Georges county pO
lice, after applications for permits
mad been laid on the table at the
Aast meeting of the board of
county commissioners. The com.
miSsiOnerS thus precluded all hope
OF licensed stands, as their next
meeting is scheduled for July Z.
The fire departments at Tuxedo
and Cottage City have also been
warned to remove their fireworks
stands by Police Chief jeremiah
Crowley and H. C. Machen. The
decision to ban fireworks stands
an the metropolitan area of Prince
Georges county followed a Joint
meeting of the county commits
Sloners and members of the park
and planning commission.
1t was learned today that county
commissioners of Baltimore cOun-
" have also issued orders restrict
ing the use of storage of fireworks
within the county, as they have
been restricted in the City of Bal
ltimOre previously.
This county order will prevent
evasion of the Baltimore city ban
by those who previously had mere
" gone outside the city limits to
buy fireworks.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
COUNTY POLICE
RAID ON FIRE
|RFA|LS
Prince Georges Officers Claim
Cottage City Fete Operates
Without Writ Proves Wrong

Prince Georges county officers
swooped down upon the Cottage
City Volunteer. Fire Department
carnival last night and attempted
to arrest officials for running
carnival without a license.
The raid was made despite the
issuance, of a receipt for a $100
license fee.
The attempt of the officers is
looked upon by members of the
department as spite work" and
feeling is exceptionally high among
residents of the community.
Many of them were outSpoken
against the actions of the officers
and many cited the fact that a
widely-known gambling establish
ment was running full blast only
a few blocks from the carnival and
that nothing was being done to
close this.
The officers retreated when
Samuel Tayman, chief of the de-
partment, produced license re-
ceipt.
It is rumored officers will serve
warrant on the fire company
for running an unlicensed fire
works stand. Warrants will also
face the Brentwood and Bladens-
burg departments.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
To POUNCE
ON 'SKEETERS

The enforced truce which
overcast skies this week caused
in starting the 1881 war on Wash
ington mosquitoes is scheduled to
terminate at 10 a. m. next Tues
day.
Legions of gambiosa affinis,
misunderstanding fish, are to
be removed from the beaver pond
at the ZOO at that time and dis
tributed among the favorite
breeding grounds and waters of
the pest.
The fish stay close to the bot
tom of the pond unless the sun
shine is particularly strong and
several attempts this week to as
semble the natural enemies of the
mosquitoes failed.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
wilcox, COAST
GUARD, DIES

Commander George E. Wilcox,
personnel officer of the United
States Coast Guard, and prob
ably the best known man in the
service, was stricken with a heart
attack at his home, 4515 Walsh
st. Chevy Chase, Md. early this
morning and died Immediately.
Commander Wilcox's record is
said by his associates to be one
of the most enviable in the en-
tire service. He entered the
guard as a cadet in 1901, follow
ing his graduation from Balti-
more City College, and received
his training on the old time sail
ing vessels which then comprised
the fleet. In 1904 he was ap-
pointed an ensign.
Commander Wilcox saw service
at practically every important
post in American waters, includ-
ing details in Alaska, along the
Mississippi River, on the Gulf.
and on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts.
He was entitled to wear the
Navy Silver Star, presented to
him for heroism in connection
with the Halifax explosion and
the mine-sweeping operations off
the Delaware Capes during the
World War.
The officer, survived by his
widow and son, Robert, will be
buried in Arlington National
Cemetery with military honors on
Monday.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
DRIVING TEST
DATES SET

Changes in the hours for auto,
mobile driving examinations in
Montgomery county and Upper
Marlboro, Md, were announced
today as follows:
Bethesda, County Building;
$3.50 to 11:30 a. M, instead of
to II a. m; Silver Spring, County
Building; 1890 to $3.50 p. M, in
stead Of l to 4 p. m; Rockville,
Courthouse; $50 to IL instead
Of 8 to 1870 a. M; At Upper
Marlboro Courthouse; 1:30 to 4
instead of 2 to 4::30.
Examinations will be held at
Bethesda on Thursday, July
and 16; August 6 and 20; Sep
tember and "a: October 8 and
%; November IL and December
3 and II.
At Silver Spring, tests will be
given the same day as Bethesda.
Men from the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles office will be at
Rockville, Thursday, July 9 and
%; August 13 and 27; September
II; october and Is; November
5 and 19 and December 10,
Drivers examinations at Upper
Marlboro, Friday, June 26; July
3, 10, II, "a; August 7, IA, 81,
and %; September 4, 18, and Is;
October 2, 9, 16 and 80; Novem-
Der 6, 13, and 20, and December
4, IL, and 18.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
These Barking Guns
Didn't Bite, Police
Sadly Learn

Gang guns barked this morn
ing in the 400 block of C st.
N. E., and victims of the Grim
inal onslaught lay bleeding in
the street, police were told.
Screams of police radio cruis-
ers rent the peaceful neighbor-
hood. The raucous rattle of
the police reserve wagon re-
sounded. Detectives jumped
from their machines and a cor
don of uniformed officers sur
rounded the neighborhood.
"Where is the shooting. They
told us Alb C, but that's a
school playground. What tina
-"
Some nuisance had played an
other joke on the police De-
partment.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
NE|GHBOR SUES
COMPLAINANT

The alleged fetish of George
M. Curtis, 1760 Park Road N. w.
for letter writing has caused
Henry Lebach, Veterans Bureau
employe residing across the street,
to bring suit in District Supreme
Court for $4,000 damages.
According to the bill filed by
Attorney T. A. Doyle, Lebach was
accustomed to parking his car on
the street in front of the Curtis
residence to the great annoyance
of the latter who laid his objec-
tions in writing before Capt. Ira
Sheets, of the Tenth precinct;
George H. Ijams, director of
the Veterans Bureau; William w.
Bride, Corporation Counsel; VIII
liam H. Harlan, Traffic Director;
and Mrs. E. j. Wigginton, owner
of the house where Mr.. Lebacn
rooms. The letters asked the
assistance of the five persons in
restraining Lebach.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
ESTHER FOWLER
ESTHER FOWLER
Birds Trained to Marble
Radio Accompaniment

Theodore P. C. Willis, well
known Washington lawyer, of
1888 Third st. N. E. has hobby
which fills his home with the sun
shine of song. He raises canaries
and love birds, or parakeets.
The attorney has converted the
basement of his large home into
a modern aviary-well lighted, well
ventilated, and with pools of water
for the birds to disport in. He also
has a workshop where he makes
bird cages for his feathered
friends.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
Times Staff Photo

There are more than 200 birds
in the aviary. Some are his
original species.
Mrs. Eva Hurd Willis, his wife,
has been a teacher in the John
Burroughs School for the past
eight years. The couple have two
sons, one a student at Maryland
University and the other in Nc
Kinley High School.
Mr.. Willis has installed a radio
in the aviary and the birds follow
the voices and music with their
Warbling.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
$4,000 Is Contributed
To Advertise COlEntu

About $4,000 of the $4,000
needed to finance publication and
distribution of a booklet adver-
tising the advantages of Mont
gomery county, has been con-
tributed, George P. Sacks, chair
man of the finance committee,
declares. The book is being
printed in connection with the
bicentennial celebration next year.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
Counties Ask Bridge
Near Colonial Beach

RICHMOND, Va, June 26.
Steps looking to tre promotion
OF interest in bridge to span
tthe Potomac river, near Colonial
{ Beach, in Westmoreland county,
Shave been taken by the Lancas-
ter-Northumberland chamber of
commerce, which has appointed
a committee to confer with the
Baltimore chamber on the pro-
1ect.
State Senator Robert o. Nor
riS, of Lancaster; w. R. Rowe
and r. H. Chiffon constitute the
committee which will go to Bal
timore in an effort to create
interest in the bridge project.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
ThrOlUn From Horse,
BOu, IS, Breaks Lea

Thrown from horse, Milburn
Read, Is, son of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
P. Blair Read, of Silver Spring.
Md, received a broken leg and
bruises, yesterday, when the ami
NAL SHE'D at Four Corners, Md.
Paul Curran, of Silver Spring,
took him to the Takoma Park
Hospital and Sanf< arium.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
WATER CASE RESTED

RICHMOND, Va, June 26.
Both parties in the hearing of
the Alexandria Water Company's
petition for a 40 per cent in
crease in rates here rested their
cases before the State Corporation
Commission and agreed to submit
simultaneously briefs within 80
DAYS,
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
WOMAN BREAKS JAW

Mrs. Marion Irwin, 63, yester-
? day received a compound fracture
of the jaw when she tripped and
} fell down a flight of stairs in her
home in the 600 block Sixth st.
NJ E. She was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26

Rooms. and many of them with
boarding cOnveniences. are listed for
Room Hunters convenience in the
Rental Columns Of tOday's Classified
Section.
The Washington times., 1931-06-26
AVENUE GRAND So ssu.s:s., f.: Ay'.

TAKnA A Fourth and Butternut
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Talking Pictures at Their Best
Will Il A NJ p o w II J. l.
in MAN OF THE WORLD"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-03

cut. The entire salary cut will probably amount to just about what the automatic increases for the year are. Therefore it can be said that the teachers don't get their in- creases. but they won't get ten per cent re- duction on top of that. The one equalizes the other. not for the individual but for the entire teaching staff of the city. Salary in- creases will be credited to all teachers as per the law. The ten per cent reduction will be taken as per the agreement for period of one year.
 In justice to Mayor Hayes and all con- cerned we think it only fair that this be made known Had the writer stopped to think about what he was writing he would have seen that he was giving the teachers more than ten per cent cut whereas the mayors proclamation simply called for one of that figure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-03
Magazines 15O Years Ago

Dr. Lyon N. Richardson, author of "A History of American Magazines" has un- earthed some interesting facts about the num- erous magazines published in this country in the years between l74l and l78o. He re- ports that Benjamin Franklin, John Hay, Alexander Hamilton. Thomas Paine Charles Lee and Noah Webster were among the frequent contributors to those early per iodicals. but they did their writing without pay. Imagine public men rushing into print today without a nice contract insuring them reasonable remuneration for their efforts and their names,
 There was very little fiction in the eigh- teenth century magazines. but there was good deal of light verse. written mostly by young business men of the city, bankers and attorneys. just out of college Present. day young business men and bankers may write light verse. but if they do, they keep it to themselves or occasionally send it in to their favorite newspaper columnist. In yet another way magazines l5o years ago diff fered strangely from ours. They contained little or no advertising. The ads in con- temporary magazines sometimes are the most colorful. informing and interesting stuff be- tween the covers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-03
Wet Strength Increases

We imagine that the strength of the anti prohibition forces in the 7Znd Congress Will be even greater than Mrs Charles H. Sabin. chairman of the Woman's Organization for National Prohibition Reform, predicts fol- lowing poll taken of House and Senate members by her grovp. This vote reveals that 49 members of hoth houses favor sub mission of the question of repeal of the 9th amendment to state conventions A num- Der of others, while definitely opposed to the present liquor laws do not favor this method of dealing with them. Still others were noncommtal, the leader. in this class being Representative John Q. Tilson. We think he may safely be classed as wet although we don't know whether or not he favors repeal discussions by state legislatures.
 From what we hear and read it IS clearly indicated that Congress will take action either way on some liquor measure this win ter That is bound to come. There are too many influential members rallying to the support of those who oppose temper ance by prohibition. And when both re- publican and democratic leaders indicate they will try to bring the issue to a head during the 72nd session it is quite evident that more than words will be passed. It is time, though, that we faced the issue squarely. Why try to believe that prohibition can be- come successful in the face of ever increasing opposition? The principle may be good, but it is applied in the wrong way.
 We dare say the number of people in the United States hankering for return of the oldtime saloon is pronounced minority. Still there are majority of the opinion that the old-time saloon was far preferable to the conditions we endure today with our speakeases social clubs. and home manu- facture of wines, beers, and liquors. What a good many of us want to see IS the op- portunity for each state to choose one way or the other with regard to prohibition or sale of liquor Prohibitonists may argue that this is exactly what happened when the amendment was ratified. There is this ad- diton. Prohibition became law because it was advocated purely as wartime meas ure.
 The war is over Government revenue IS inadequate to meet rising expenses today The cost of enforcing prohibition and not succeeding constitutes large share of thiS To change present conditions from total prohibition to licensed sales under state con- trol or some such scheme would not merely be money saved for the government, but for every individual in the nation. It would put an end to the reign of lawlessness that has made us nation of law-breakers. If Congress will treat the matter with the con- sderation it did back in 1918. we feel sure that every state will be given its chance to act one way or the other. Prohibition IS not matter for the federal government to legisate. It is up to the individual state. Let it so be treated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-03

And while on the subject of the highway department we might mention that the Mer- ritt Highway in Fairfield county will be started next spring, according to Commis- sioner Macdonald's latest report Last week republican legislators and leaders of the county asked for an early start on the road so that it might furnish employment for men now out of work. Mir Macdonald states that the work will start as soon as the weather permits in l932. It is not yet de- cided whether the work will start on the New York boundary end or the Stratford side, which is the eastern terminus. It may be the latter as there are still rights of way to be secured through Greenwich that will be apt to slow up progress. Incidentally million dollars will be available for the work. so that a good start should be made in 1932.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-03

It is a most complete booklet that the state highway department is now offering free of charge to all interested on roadside development in this state. It was issued by Commissioner Macdonald when requests for information of this type became too numer- ous to be handled personally. Many of the requests for information come from without the state where our fame and name has trav- eled. When the landscape division of the highway department was established some years ago nobody ever imagined it would do the amount of work it is doing to-day. The booklet is divided into five parts, each one dealing with various phases of the work. We think that Connecticut owes a debt of gratitude to Luther M. Keith. head of the landscape division. Mir Macdonald. and the other officials who have developed the work to the point at which it is now. Our road sides are rapidly becoming things of beauty
 Once upon time new road was considered a scar across the face of state that only many years could heal. To-day no road is built in this state without consideration for its surroundings and it's development as an integral part of the adjacent woodlands
 meadows rocky sunmits or whatever tleF may be. We don't trample everything tn. derfoot in ruthless fashion. We have regard
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-03
THE HOUSE LEADERSHIP.
(New York Times)

The blight of Tammany is on the otherwise legitimate aspiration of Representative John J. O'Con- nor of the Sixteenth New York to be democratic leader in the Seven- ty-second House. If his ambition Is not realized, and it probably won't be, 1t will be largely because of the political company MT O'Con- nor keeps. There must be some relaxation of the seniority rule in the house, should the democrats organize. for the wisdom of giving important places to the North and East Is manifest. But on the verge of a presidential campaign to ask the party to make Tammany man It's house leader smacks of folly.
 Mir O'Connor is entering his fifth term, having succeeded the late w. B1ourke Cochran. He is consider ed by his colleagues a man of abil- ity and diligence. His background Is full of those contrasts which arc supposed to make strength In q politician. His colleges are Brown and Harvard, and he wears the Kappa key. Also he is an eminent Elk. His district includes Welfare Island and the fashionable East Sixties. He was a member of tho Constitutional convention and Is q loyal retainer of Tammany Hall. The latter connection will over shadow the others. The southern and western democrats, and even some from New England, will not want that issue in their campaigns fof reelection. Never exactly rob- ed in white samite. Tammany at this time is begrimed by the revela- tions before the Seabury commit tee. Perhaps there has not been an occasion since the Tweed ex- pose when Tammany bid for na- tional honors was more unwelcome. It Is said that even the Brooklyn Representatives look coldiy on Mir O'Connor's ambition. They will not be the only New York demo- crats in that mood. A chill. beiy- ing the name of the resort, will probably come up from Warm
 The health of Representative Byrns of Tennessee, who is first Tn line for leader, complicates the problem of the house democrats Apparently. no great enthusiasm has ben aroused by the candidacy of Representative McDufiiie of Ala bama. Representative Hainey Of Illinois. old In service. Is feared for his economic isms. The leader. ship problem before Mr Garner ls a knotty one. But Mir o'C0Anori bid has neither untied nor cut the knot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-03
Here, There And Everywhere

man of rules, and to try to make him ranking member would dis place MT Purnell of Indiana, who has served seven consecutive terms. At the top of the ways and means republicans is still MT Hawley of Oregon, the last chairman, and MT Wood of Indiana, late chairman of approximations, Is a member of the seven--.-Second house. There is function called whip" a sort Of assistant floor leader. MT Tilson would find this rather a come. down from majority leader.
 The republican nominee for speaker knows the ropes after eight consecutive terms. The fact that his vote yesterday grew from 54 on the first to 96 on the seventh ballot shows his strength with the state delegations which for a while were complimenting favorite sons. That MT Tilson moved his nomina- tion, even though MT Shell still was one short of the 97 votes which was a majority. may prove even more embarrassing when the times comes to decide who is fioor leader of the republicans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-03
Just An Oversight

In recent issue of the Meriden Journal appeared an editorial entitled Hayes Chooses To Cut in which the writer commented upon the ten per cent salary slash that will shortly affect all employees of the city of Waterbury. While not exactly disparaging this drastic step by Mayor Hayes the article did seem to express the idea that it was too bad that a municipality should be forced to go to such extremes However we are con- cerned with one sentence in the editorial which is misleading. not deliberately so we feel sure, but through misnterpretation of the agreement into which the city and it's employees are entering
 The remark to which we take exception follows: The school teachers will give up th.r automatic salary increases in addition to the ten per cent cut and they will save the city about $l50.000." That is not so The teachers do not give up their au- iomalie salary increases, So far as we know the city has no say in this matter They arc regulated by the state and go into effect annually depending upon the service of the teacher, Therefore Mayor Hayes or any other city official could not deprive ihe teachers of the automatic increases in salary. whether it was to effect civic econ omy or 10 be a eensure of conduct.
 lt is easy to understand how the editor oi fhe Journal might jump to the conclusion that the teachers were to lose automatic sal. ary increases and also get ten per cent salary