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The Washington times., 1931-07-10
UNKNOWN DRUG.
KILLS SIX

BROCKTON, Mass, July 10
1.N.S) The poison which caused
the deaths of six persons. includ-
ing one woman. after a drinking
bout in this city. was not wood
alcohol. but an unknown drug, it
was revealed today after an anal
ysis of the liquor had been made
by Director Herman C. Lythgoe.
It was supposed the LIQUOR,
which was purchased in a local
paint store by Dominick Desor-
miers, according to police. who is
now recovering but still on the
danger list at the Brockton Hos
pital, was denatured alcohol and
consisted mostly of kerosene and
petroleum, which when consumed
would cause gastric disturbances,
but would not be fatal.
FL days left to file your per-
sOnal tax return. Persons hold
ing intangible property on July 1
which will pass from their pos
session before the tax bills are
rendered in September may pro-
cure their bill by applying at
1O3, District Building. at any
time after the return Is filed.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
HOME TOWNERS
HEAP PRAISE ON
GLOBE FL|ERS
Chickasha Contributes Cheers
From 10000; Oklahoma City
Pays Her Respects Today

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 10
G.NS0.-Oklahoma City will pay
it's respects today to the world
dwarfing flying team of Wiley
Post and Harold Gatty.
The flierS, their financial
backer Florence C. Hall, million
aire oil man, and the fliers' wives
were cheered yesterday by Chicka-
Sha, Okla, where 10000 persons
stood in a burning hot sun to wei
come them after they flew over
$4,000 miles of strange and dan
gerous territory and said it all
looked like Oklahoma. But Okla
homa looked pretty good yester-
day and today.
All afternoon and until late
last night, Post heard his home
folks pour out all the pride they
had been storing up. He heard
his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Post, farmers, tell the
world there never had been o boy
like him.
He also heard Gov. William H.
Murray declare that if politics
had leaders such as the air has
in Post and Gatty. this depressed
world would quickly be on the
road back to prosperity.
After a weekend of compare
tive quiet, the fliers will be enter
tanned at a three-hour reception
Monday at Tulsa.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
DRY.
FORCES PICK
D|NW|DD|E
Militant Reformer PonderS
Offer to Direct Drive Upon
Wet Presidency Nominees

The campaign of the united dry
forces of the nation to force dry
planks in the Republican and
Democratic platforms and norni-
nate dry candidates for President
will in all probability be directed
by the Rev. Edwin C. Dinwlddie.
it was learned today.
The post of executive director
of the board of strategy. created
by the conference of organiza-
tionS supporting the Eighteenth
Amendment, has been rendered
Rev. Mr.. Dinwiddie, and he has
it under consideration.
Evidences New Zeal
This action of dry leaders Is re-
garded as evidence OF their deter
minatiOn to bring about a new
deap in the campaign against re-
peal or modification.
DR.. Dinwiddie, it is known, has
not always been in sympathy
with the Anti-Saloon League OF
America, which the late Wayne
B. Wheeler made the spearhead
of political activity Of the drys.
AS a result of the danger OF
rivalry cropping up between lead
ers of many dry organizations
after the death of Wheeler, known
as the DRY Czar," an attempt
was made to create super"
dry" body embracing more than
sc organizations backing prohi-
bition. It is this organization
Of which DR.. Dinwiddie is secre.
tary.
Under the plan Of the drys,
the board of strategy, composed
of so nationally known dry work
ers, will organize to head off
wet candidates for both party
Presidential and Vice Presidential
nominations.
The campaign for 1882 will be
officially opened in September.
The dry forces plan to enter drys
for the posts of delegates to both
national conventions.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
BLACK ESTATE
IN COURT ROW

BALTIMORE, July 1O.-Harry
C. Black, brother of Van Lear
Black, principal stock holder in
the Baltimore Sun, has instituted
proceedings in the courts here to
construe certain portions of his
brothers will. The action fol
lowed the remuneration of the
will by Mrs. Jessie Gary Black,
who now claims her statutory
one-third Of the estate OF her
husband.
Black, who was drowned when
he fell from his yacht off New
Jersey last August, made a num-
ber of bequests in his will which
in the event his widow receives
her one-third of the estate may
have to be scaled down.
In his report to the court,
Harry C. Black, executor and
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
MATE FED ONLY
SELF, SHE SAYS
Photo by International

Charged with non-support by
Mrs. Alice Davis, James Davis
was ordered to pay her $12 per
week by Judge Chew Sheriff in
Capitol Heights Court.
Mrs. Davis declared that her
husband often brought home only
enough pork chops for one per.
son and ate them all himself.
Sidney Talbert, of OXon Hill,
was found not guilty on an as
sault charge, the evidence being
considered too flimSy.
Talbert was arrested after his
brother-in-law, Robert Hoffman,
of Seat Pleasant, declared that
Talbert had threatened to shoot
him if he entered his home.
Perhaps Douglas Baker, col
ored, celebrated the Fourth of
July too well, or perhaps throw
ing stones through automobile
windows is just good, clean sport
to him. Anyway he was hailed
into court on such charge, but
the case was dismissed when no
prosecuting witness appeared.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
COUNTY POLICE
CURB JUSTICES.

The practice of some justices of
the peace in Prince Georges
county of maintaining temporary
court in police headquarters at
Hyattsville. Md, was ordered
stopped by Sergt. H. G. Machen
of the county police. in charge Of
Hyattsville headquarters, today.
The question of the legality Of
maintaining a magistrates court
in police headquarters was brought
to a head by L. L. Gray, mayor
of Hyattsville, who said justices of
the county were limited to their
offices and homes in hearing mo-
tor vehicle cases.
A section of the motor vehicle
code of Maryland, which states
that no justice of the peace shall
hear a case outside of his desig:
mated office or home, was cited by
Sergeant Machen.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
Rudy Ordinary to Fay
She's Plain to Him

a maid. so she won't have much
chance to demonstrate her &C
complishmentS. But she's given
up her screen career-she has
no other aspirations now"
Right With Him"
The two intend to spend lot
of time swimming, playing tennis
and riding horseback.
Mrs. Vallee was asked:
what will you do while
Rudy is wOrking?"
"Oh, I'll be right there with
him."
Mrs. Rudy announced that she
was very fond of children, but
said:
There won't be any for q
couple Of years, then / hope
we'll have some"
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
Film Folks Special,
Raided, Reveals
Bar, Gaming

LOS ANGELES, Calf, July
10 U.N.SO.-A completely
furnished bar and gambling
equipment formed part of the
furnishings of a special train
which bore many prominent
motion picture personages home
from the Reno independence
day celebration, it was revealed
today.
The disclosures were made by
Federal prohibition officials,
following arraignment of Jake
Katleman, before United States
Commissioner David B. Head
on charges Of possession Of
liquor.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
DENY CRUELTY
TO BOYS, GIRLS

Pupils at the National Training
School for Girls at Muirkirk,
Md, the Girls Training School
on Conduit Rd. N. w., and the
National Training School for
Boys, on occasions have to be
restrained" and, in isolated in
stances, handouts are employed.
This statement was made by
George B. Wilson. director of the
Board of Public Welfare, who to-
day replied to the charges of the
WickerSham committee, which
indicated that the inmates of the
schools had been treated cruelty.
Mr.. Wilson said:
"We have cases Of head
strong girls who refuse to fol
low the school routine and who
damage the buildings and of
course they must be restrained.
In all cases where handouts
are used a report is made by
the head of the institution.
"Whipping is not permitted.
but the untractable girls and
boys have to be restrained in
some cases., to prevent them
from injuring themselves and
in others to keep them from
destroying property in the
buildings"
Superintendent Lottie I. Rich
ardson, declared the girls are not
treated inhumanely but said that
on occasions measures have to
be resorted to to keep the pupils
from running wild. Conditions
in all of the schools have been
materially improved during the
past year. Mr.. Wilson said.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
Sentences
His Former Client

CHICAGO, July 10 (U.S).-In
Grand Crossing Court yesterday,
Judge Thomas A. Green imposed
a sentence of three years upon
julius Kessler, whom he success
fully had defended five years
ago before he went on the bench.
Kessler was charged with lar
ceny today. The judge said:
You must have changed
since / defended yOu,"
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
EX-FOLL|ES GIRL
DIES IN FIRE

NEW YORK, July 10 GN.SD.
The death of Mrs. Marion Day
Berrien, former "Follies" show
girl, whose body was found in
her fire wrecked home at Forest
Hills yesterday was probably &C
cidental, detectives announced
today.
While all evidence gathered by
the police indicated the woman
had evidently fallen asleep while
smoking 3 cigarette ON the
wicker porch set where her body
was discovered, Inspector John
J. Gallagher, in charge of detec-
tives, said he would continue his
investigation.
Assured that Lewis Gompers,
a friend of the woman, had
proved he was far from the scene
at the time of the fire, Gallagher
prepared today to question more
of her recent associates.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
Pick Sets Off Blast
In Tunnel, IniHrinQ 8

NEW YORK. July 10 CU.S0.-A
workman's pick accidentally
struck the cap of a charge of
dynamite yesterday in the Eighth
Avenue subway, so. feet beneath
the Harlem River.
There followed terrific explo-
sion and shower of rock, injur.
ing eight men. One of them, it
is feared, will die.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
Mortimer Lee, Silk
Trade Leader, Dies

NEW YORK, July 10 GN.s0.
The body of Mortimer M. Lee,
leader In the silk industry, was
taken today to Norwalk, Conn,
for burial. Lee, who owned a
silk factory in Paterson, N. j.,
died yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
FLOP HOUSE, CLOSED

DETROIT, July 10.-The Pub
lie Welfare Commission has de-
cided to close the municipal
flop house" for single unenl-
ployed men and to limit to
ST 900, 900 all relief expenditures
for the year and 100000 for the
present month.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
Don Sets Boat Record,
no Miles Per Hour

ROME, July 10 CU.SD.-Kaye
Don. British racer, yesterday
piloted his speedboat, Miss Eng
land II, across the waters of Lake
Garda to break his own world
speed mark set April at Buenos
Aires.
Don today drove Miss England
II to a mark of 11O.25 miles an
hour, according to advices received
here. On the Parana River at
Buenos Aires, he travelled 103.45
miles an hour.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
FORT WORTH
UNABLE To
LOAD GAS
Proposed Nonstop Flight to
Tokyo Abandoned at Nome
As RefueI Attempt Fails

NOME, Alaska, July 10 1NS0
The Fort Worth will not be flown
from Seattle to Tokyo. That
much was definitely announced to-
day by Reginald L. Robbins and
H. S. Jones, who were forced
down by stormy weather near
Nome yesterday as they were
nearing the halfway mark on
their journey.
Whether the Texas fliers will
make a second attempt in an
other plane has not ben deter
mined. Robbins, in explaining
the failure, said:
1--WE tried hard, but we could
not manage the plane after we
loaded 800 gallons Of gasoline.
We could not keep it in line
long enough to take aboard q
full load Of 435 gallons"
May Try to Sell 1t
They indicated they would try
to sell the white winged mono
plane in Alaska.
Failure to complete the flight
for the $25 1000 prize offered by a
Japanese newspaper was a disap-
pointment to both the crew OF
the Fort Worth and it's refueling
ship. Robbins added:
"It is tough, but the weather
was so bad, what with no vlSl-
bility at all, that 1t would have
been suicide to attempt to go
through"
30 Miles From Nome
The Texans ended their pro-
posed nonstop Pacific flight 80
miles from Nome after vain at
tempts to take on more gasoline
from the tri-motored ship which
was mothering them since the
first contact at Fairb n k S,
Alaska.
They left Seattle Wednesday
morning and arrived over Fair
- hanks for their first refueling in
midair yesterday morning, hav-
ing made the 1900 miles in II
hours So minutes. The 5.00O-mlle
TflD WAS SXpGCGcO W Ue%hV "No"O
SIS hours, and they had hoped
to- hd in Tokyo some time
TOD
RefueI Five Times
Five contacts for refueling had
been made over Alaska before
the bumpy weather brought an
end IL the trip For more than
an hour the two planes circled
the airport at Solomon, attempt
ing to refuel in the fog and mist.
About zoo gallons were taken
aboard, but this was insufficient
10 start the treacherOus hop
across the Bering Sea.
Although failing in one at
tempt, the Texans at least
achieved one record, making the
first nonstop flight between
Seattle and Nome. The Seattle
Chamber of Commerce plans to
banquet them upon their return.
The Washington times., 1931-07-10
DRUGSTORE OUTING

Officials and employees of the
Peoples Drug Store organization
here went down the Potomac
last night on the Wilson Line
steamer, City of Washington, tor
their annual cruise. Miss F. Voor-
hees was chairman of the ar
rangements committee.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-09
Caroline's S Courage Was Great
The Weekly Short Story-By SIDNEY BLAIR

Won't you come to see me?" she
asked. I'm so lonely. PleaseW
"Why, Caroline. II"
"Caroline;" her aunt exclaimed
again, and the young man disap-
peared once more. He didn't come
back again.
Il haven't seen him for ages; he
ran away from home" she said.
And now maybe I've lost him.
Oh"
And suddenly the other diners in
the smart restaurant were amazed
to see a pretty young girl in a
white and silver frock rise from
her chair and hurry across the
dining room, TO the door of the
kitchen-and rush straight through
it, with the head waiter following.
"Billyl" she cried. as she caught
up to him. why are you running
away from me?"
Because I'm a fiat failure" he
told her. Il said I'd come up here
and make good. because | was sure
could sell that play | wrote down
home. Well, | haven't sold it. and
had to earn a living somehow
you shouldn't have spoken to me ="
"Yes, | should" Caroline told
him, catching hold of his arm
with both hands. Il don't care
what you're doing-I love you, and
1 always will !"
Caroline's aunt scOlded fran
tically, and tried to prevent the
wedding which, nevertheless, took
! place the next afternoon. She
stopped scolding only when BiIly's
play was accepted, a week later.
Then she told her friends, as Caro-
line had told every one from the
start "Of course, | knew that dear
Billy would succeed !"
And she took credit to herself
for the very pretty romance that
grew out of Caroline's speaking to
the bus boy.
! (Copyright.l
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-09

AS OLD Santa Claus looked
"A through his wonderful tel
escope on Christmas morning, he
said:
1T is always a great help to me,
too, to see the children. can
tell in this way, too, what pleases
them most.
"Of course | have their letters
and l try to give them the presents
they most want.
But in this way l can tell how
much they like the toys and games
and books | have given to them.
at gives me so many ideas, too.
There" he continued, as he
talked to his dog, Boy of the North,
"it is just as | thought.
Little girls will never grow
tired of dolls and boys will always
like trains.
And they enjoy a good game,
too, for the winter evenings. All,
/ see that boy at his skates.
"He asked for pair in his letter
to me-that is he asked for a pair
in the six different letters he wrote
to me.
"He really can hardly wait to
start using them. | do believe he
would like it if the floor were sud
denly covered with ice!
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-09

Sue told her once. without it
life's just impossible !"
One of the young men to whom
Pauline was especially nice discov-
cred that Caroline was the daugh-
ter of the famous Hilton Proctor.
and devoted himself to her aSer
that. Her aunt told Caroline that
she ought to be delighted, that the
young man was great catch.
Caroline said nothing.
He gave a dinner for Caroline,
month after she arrived i'm New
York, at very smart new restau-
rant. 1t happened to be an eve
ming when she was feeling very
lonely. when it seemed that she
just must pack her trunk in the
morning and go straight home. She
was trying hard to pretend to en-
joy herself, when, giancing up, she
saw the face of the young man
who was picking up the soiled
dishes.
"Why-why-" she turned in her
chair. but he had gone off to the
kitchen, and the next course was
being served. Caroline was very
quiet until it was over, and the
young man appeared again. Then,
as he removed her plate, she laid
her hand on his arm.
You're Billy Raines. aren't
you?" she said, in her soft, south
ern draWl.
"Yes-I am" he said, and his
voice had that same soft drawl
in it.
Caroline !" exclaimed her aunt.
from across the table. That's
the bus boy!"
81 don't care" Caroline answered
defiantly. Il used to know him
down home-and-"
He had come back for more
dishes, reluctantly. She motioned
him to her side.
BILLY, what are you doing here?
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them tell me how much they are
looking forward TO my visit, and
that they hope I'll have a merry
Christmas, too.
The dear little people! AS if |
could help but have merry Christ
mas when | look through this tele-
scope and see their smiles.
How happy they do look! How
their eyes sparkle.
"And their letters tell me that
they've tried to be good. | know
they have! And they tell me of
things their little brothers and sis
terS want.
Il like that-I like hearing of
them thinking of each other. Oh,
such a great help as the letters are,
but my telescope does its work, too,
for | can just see how much the
children care for each gift"
Santa's faithful dog, Boy of the
North, put his head in Santa's lap
and licked his hands.
"Oh. Boy of the North, isn't this
wOnderful-tO have this telescope
and see what all the boys and girls
are doing now with their presents
and how they are opening them and
enjoying them.
"Oh, Boy of the North I've just
seen that little girl who has been
sick this fall.
"She wrote me about it. She is
much better now. And how she
does love the white lamb with the
blue ribbon around its neck which
| took to her
"Oh, she does love him so much
l certainly couldn't have forgotten
that lamb
"She's going to love him as Ions
as she is a little girl. I'm sure OF
that ~
And Santa looked through his
magnifying telescope and saw the
children opening their gifts, anr
their excitement and their glee anC
their happiness make Santa happy
beyond all words.
(6. 1881 Western Newspaper Union1
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-09

COLORS may come and cOlors
~ may go, but black-and-white
stays with US forever. At least IT
would seem so, judging from how
it repeats its triumphs season after
season. The remarkable part of l.
is, the theme seems ever new in
that it presents so versatile a pro-
gram, ii never loses it's appeal of
refreshing interest.
Just now one of its new gestures
is the costume either of handsome
black wooden weave or of black vel
vet with which is worn a beret,
scarf and muff "set" of white fur.
Perfectly charming are these three
piece lapin, or ermine, or snow.
white galyak, or caracul as the case
may be. Even when made of fur
fabric these accessories, being
white, are wonderfully good looking
with coats, suits or frocks in black.
Every woman who can afford to
keep white immaculate should in
dulge in one of these flattering fur
ensemble sets.
Then there are the charming col
lar and cuff sets worked solid of
diminutive white satin seed pearl
beads, they are "a veritable fOun-
tain of youth" when il comes to
giving yOungish look to the aft
ernoon frock made of black canton
or faille or be the material what it
may. Try "dOlling up" that "im-
possible" black dress which you
feel is so somber it adds years to
your appearance, with some one or
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-09

other Of these hite-beaded fancies
which add such a delightfully."- youth
full note, at the same time so smart
ly interpreting one phase Of the
black-and-white vogue
Black-and-white even to the foot
wear is a favorite formula of the
mode. See it carried out to a
nicely in the picture. In fashion
ing this stunning suit the designer
uses heavy black crepe in combina-
tion with like weave in pure
white.
Again in this model do we see
the bolerO which gives emphasis TO
the report that bOlero suits and
frocks will be widely featured
again this spring. Note the clever
fringe about the skirt hemline. II
is made of self-fabric. And hav-
ing arrived at the hemline the next
detail which claims attention is the
modish footwear which plays so i'm
pOrtant a role in the assembling of
this attractive costume. 1t. carries
out the black-and-white note in that
the stockings are the new shadow
black, very sheer and of dull finish,
while the very dressy oxfords tune
in with vamp of black and the quar-
terS of white kid
CHERIE NICHOLAS.
(S. 1881. Western Newspaper Union.D
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-09

ONES the message from style
~ headquarters of the vOguish-
ness of fat crepe or crepe de chine
in high colors for little girls
pretty pretty" frocks.
Most of the newer models place
emphasis on high cOlors." Not only
are bright hues advocated, but the
tendency is to feature decided con-
trasts. This is achieved with bril-
liant pipings or gay appliques and
insets and particularly with
touches of vivid embroidery and
other forms of handwork, for there
will be any amount of fagoting,
shocking and other fine stitcherS
lavished on children's clothes, ac-
cOrding to the new program.
The attractive dress pictured is
made of crepe de chine in a lovely
shade of green, cOntrasted with
rows and rows of narrow white rib
bon. Details which give it distinc-
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-09

CAROLINE had expected TO have
~ wonderful time when she
went to visit her aunt and cousins
in New York. But somehow when
she arrived things were not what
she had expected them to be.
Her cousins, Pauline and Sue.
were changed, for one thing. They
seemed to be so anxious all the
time about their various engage
ments. They were anxious, too,
about Caroline.
"YOu mustn't be too nice to Ed
ward Lane" they told her, the eve
ming Edward entertained them all
at dinner and the theater. He's
nice enough, of course, but he
hasn't any money, and it's useless
to have a man like that hanging
around all the time; it keeps other
men away"
"But-but he must have spent a
good deal tonight" ventured their
little cousin from the country.
''Oh, yes. of course, Caroline,
Sue answered. But it probably
took nearly every cent he earned
last week to do it. Let's see
We'll have to have him here for
dinner some time soon, to pay him
back for last night; let's ask him
the night Miss Hewitt comes, and
get rid of both of them at Once!"
Caroline didn't like that way OF
doing things. At her home in a
sleepy little southern town you
were friendly with people whether
they had money or not.
Caroline knew without being told
that her cousins wanted to get
married-and with them, getting
married meant marrying man
who had money. To Caroline il
seemed hideous, but Sue and
Pauline and their mother seemed
to think it was the only thing for
a girl to do.
you just have to have money"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-01-09
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