davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19

They were, however, unable to re-
turn until Saturday, but they
brought with them a dear, little
five months old baby boy which
they are going to adopt.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19

Because of the mud holidays
on Thursday and Friday, the as
sembly program prepared by the
fifth and sixth grades at McCabe
under the supervision of their
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-19

teacher, Mrs. Gladys Miller, was
not given until Wednesday of this
week. in the afternoon. The pro-
gram was especially clever being
staged by the Jolly Minstrels".
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
MISS EWING
JOB[ESS G|VEN n
PARK WORK

The first contingent of 500 un-
employed men to be given jobs
cleaning up public parks, under
the plan recently formulated by
the District Committee on EN-
ployment, were put to work to-
day.
Chief F. T. Gartside, of the
Parks Division, estimated that
about 100 men reported. They
were separated into three units
and Immediately began their task
of cleaning up tracts in Potomac
Park, Rock Greek Park and at
Brentwood Track on Florida Ave
nue..
The men will work five days,
six hours day. at As cents per
hour. Then they will be replaced
by another contingent. At least
500 men will receive some en-
ployment before Christmas under
this plan, it is estimated.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
ESTATE CHECK
REQUESTED

The District Supreme Court
today was asked by Harry L.
Rust and Ralph B. Fleharty, col
lectors for the estate of Mrs.
Mary F. Henderson, late society
leader, to compel Harry A. Seay,
former rental agent for Mrs
Henderson, to disclose how much
money belonging to the estate
he has in his possession.
The collectors. in the petition
seek particularly to learn the
whereabouts of two promisory
notes totaling nearly $2OO,OOO
which they say Seay has.
The collectors say Seay, as
rental agent, received $1,000 in
cash and two notes. one for
$120,Ol7 and the other for $79,-
1853 last January, and asked that
he be compelled to surrender the
money to them.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
D. {. TAX RISE
UP To HOUSE
TOMORROW
Gas, Inheritances, Incomes
Are Due for Boost; Motor
Weight Charge Planned

a decrease in the Federal
contribution of $9,500,OOO, APP
propriated to the District an
nually; gas tax increase, an
inheritance tax, an added i'll
come tax and motor vehicle
weight tax will be recommended
for the District by the Mapes
committee of the House to-
morrow.
Members of the committee de-
clared previously published re-
ports of their recommendations
were erroneous.
Quick Action Due
The report of the committee,
which for almost a year has been
investigating fiscal relations be-
tween the District and United
States Governments, will be taken
up by the House immed Ately.
1t will not be necessary for the
AONA HAAAo SONCAIIlS O0lA kIldGUCIO
to be referred to other commit
tees.
The recommendation for the
Federal contribution will be acted
upon by the Appropriations Com
mittee but it is definitely known
that the committee will accept
the suggestions of the Mapes
committee.
Sees Complete Revision
Although the budget estimates
for the year were based on the
$9,500,000 contribution and the
prevailing tax rate of $l.70
hundred, Representative Carl E.
Mapes CRD, of Michigan, chair
man of the committee, said to-
day he assumed his committee
recommendations would be con-
sidered in appropriation for the
District for the fiscal year 1888.
This would necesSitate a COM
plete revision of budget estimates.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
NEW CHAIRMAN
ADJOURNS
POLITICS
Republicans Are Expected to
Work in Harmony As TrM-
aIitieS Are Barred

An attack upon the legisla.
tive tangle of District matters
will be launched Immediately
by Representative Mary T.
Norton (D.) of New Jersey.
scheduled to be appointed
chairman of the House District
Committee at the Democratic
caucus today.
Other members of the commit
tee were to be officially an
'nounced today.
Members in Harmony
The committee will have on it
members who will work in COM
plete harmony with the chairman
on general matters.
A program to include consid-
Grafton only of those measures
of the most Importance to the
District was to be mapped out
To-Day.
Introduction of trivial bills is
to be discouraged by paying little
attention to them.
Politics Faces. Ban
The Republicans who will re-
main on the committee also are
expected to work in harmony.
Mrs. Norton said today:
"The District of Columbia
committee is not the place for
demonstrations of political feel.
ing and 1 do not believe that
politics will play any part in
the workings of the group.
affairs of the District re-
quire every bit of attention that
can be given them and the in
tereStS of the residents of the
District must not be leopard
ized by politics being played
when consideration must be
given to its affairs
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
POLICE CRUELTY
CASE DEFERRED.

Trial of Hollis H. Clark and
Charles Bremerman, suspended
policemen, on a charge of brutally
beating a l7-year-old colored pris-
oner, today was postponed in
definitely by Justice F. D. Let's in
District Supreme Court.
~efensc Attorney James A.
O'Shea protested vigorously
AGAINST the delay. He pointed
out that they are suspended and
have received no salary since
October.
However, Assistant District At
torney William A. Gallagher told
tie court that the trial of Harry
N. Riley and his wife, accused
of keeping little Edith Riley, IL,
a prisoner in a dark closet for
fouz years, has been set for We'd
nesday, and will take up the re,
mainder of the week.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
WVa.LynchingStoryWins W.
$40 Ne1ustip Prize

A Washington man, whose
"noSe for news hit the trail all
the way to Lewisburg. w. Va, to
the story of the lynching Of two
colored men. carried away first
prize of $40 last week for The
Washington Times Newstip Con
test.
A tip on the giant $500 rob.
berry at the Wilkins Coffee Com
pany, 525 Rhode Island Ave. N.
E., won second prize of $40.
His love for music carrying him
to an isolated section of Massa
chusetts Avenue extended, whence
the strains of Prof. Hans KowSki'S
music emanated, won SIS for a
third enterprising tipster.
The story of a love that knew
no bounds. not even the cold hos.
pital doors, netted fourth prize of
So to a man who knew of the
marriage Of a young couple at
Sibley Hospital.
Six 50 prizes were awarded for
the following stories: The death
of a little girl when struck by a
railroad train a. Renning the ex-
perimental altitude flight of the
Akron over Washington, the re,
lease of several women employed
at the Census Bureau on the
grounds that their husbands also
were employed there. the death of
one man and the injury of an
other who were struck by an au.
tomobile while walking on the
Washington Boulevard near Holly.
wood, Md: the tracking of a col.
ored thief BY his footnrints il
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
MOTHERFORCED.
To SAY 'SANTA'S
NOT COMING
Good Fellow Editor Learns
of More PitifuI Cases Where
Help Is Needed

Christmas Day is little Jesse
MS tenth birthday, but in his
letter to the Good Fellow Editor,
of The Washington Times. he
says, he is not asking for any,
thing for himself. 1t is his
mother that worries the little
man, and he can not bear the
thought that mama" will not
have even a handkerchief on
that day of days.
He writes:
please, Good Fellow Editor,
get my mama something nice
for Christmas. 1 do not care
If I don't have anything, even
IL it is my birthday, as well as
Christmas, but .-l~ma just must
have some little thing"
Mother Sends Plea
Jesse is his mothers only child.
The father is dead. and the two
are more than just mother and
son. They are chums and sweet
hearts, and the Good Fellow
Editor was not surprised to re-
ceive almost in the same mail a
similar plea from the mother,
asking not for herself. but for
her boy.
1t is not unusual for child to
write the Good Fellow Editor
without first consulting it's par
ents. In several cases the inveSti-
gator has found the father and
mother not only did not know
their youngSter had written but
were not a little embarrassed
when informed such letter had
been received.
YOUNGSTERS ACT
One mother told the Good Eel
low Editors representative:
II had told the youngsters
that Santa Claus was not COM
ing this year. Apparently they
talked it over among them.
selves and decided to take mat
terS in their own hands. Well
I'D be grateful if some one
would give them a bit of hOli.
day cheer. Their father and
just simply can not manage it
and we hate to see them dis
appointed"
The youngster in this case was
the older daughter who declared
passionately that she just simply
could NOT see the little ones
grieving on Christmas morning
over empty stockings and a tree
less fireside.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Building Designs Up
To Fine Arts Board

Designs for reconstruction OF
the Naval Hospital and for an
independent office building on
the Mall at Pennsylvania Avenue
near Sixth Street will be con
sidered at meeting of the Fine
Arts Commission Thursday.
Various private construction
projects will be considered. in,
cluding a design for construction
of the Esplanade Apartments ad-
jacent to the National Geological
Park.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Stdbber Locked Up
To AUnit Sentence

Pleading guilty to charge of
assault which grew out of an
alteration in. front of 1915 Good
Hope Ave. S. E., yesterday, Elliott
Hamilton, colored. %, today was
committed to Jail pending SEN
tence by Police Court Judge
Ralph Given.
Hamilton, who gave his ad-
dress as 327 Fifteenth St. S. E,
is said to have stabbed Solon
Richardson, colored, in the abdo-
men during a fight. Sentence
was deferred a week pending the
outcome of Richardson's wounds.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
II Cases Presented
To Alexandria Juru

Eleven cases were presented to
the Alexandria grand jury this
morning when the December
term of the corporation court
convened, with Judge William P.
Woolls presiding. Most of them
werc of colored men charged
with shooting or cutting others.
The docket will be called this
afternoon and cases set for hear
ing.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Use of Old Business
HiQh Is Protested

Continuing the fight against
the proposed use of the old Busi-
ness High School building as an
elementary school for colored
children, the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
People announced yesterday that
a petition was being drawn up to
be presented to Congress.
The association is asking that
new elementary school be
erected in the neighborhood of
Tenth and U Streets.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Tribute Paid u. S.
Dead by Russians

Placing a wreath on the Dis
trict World War Memorial in Po-
tomac Park, Gen. Alexander j.
Elshin, international commander
of the Russian Veterans Society,
yesterday paid tribute to United
States soldiers who fell for the
common cause"
The short but impressive cere-
mony was witnessed by about
200, including many distinguished
persons.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14

steady occupation the before Congress
and excellent paying too, the Senate Lobby
Committee amply disclosed in it's investigation.
This session. with great issues before Congress- tax
revision the tariff banking reform unemployment Insurance.
prohibition railroad revolving fund public building pro-
gram offers fat and luscious field for the lobbyists
Good Pickings' This Session
Other of activity may be suffering from lack of bs
but not the congressional lobbying industry That
booming along at great pace these days.
But, decidedly wary The Senate Lobby Committee is
still active and it numbers several of the best obbysbg
game hunters in the Senate its rolls Senator Tom Walsh
of Montana and Senator John Blaine Wisconsin would like
nothing better than juicy lobby expose.
They have had long and eager to get into
action.
The title of these organizations is 'associ
ation The Capital directories carry columns of names
under this designation But other titles are also used
League is very popular So too is ''board" There
cieties' Councils and even 'sentirel'' or two
Trade organizations outnumber all the others with $50
offices This group is very powerful, than
the dry lobby 1t represents the controlling business and
banking interests of the country numbers among its
contributors important business leader country
Labor Has 80 Offices
Labor maintains 80 offices in the Capital most of them
affiliated with the American Federation of Labor The
railroad brotherhoods budg trades unions and Govern
ment employees unions have large stafs in Washington
organizations and military and patriotic associ
ations number around 25 Religious organizations maintain
II offices This exclusive of the strictly dry organi
cations.
Farming interests have organizations represented
in Washington. The pacss have three or four active
Offices several of them with quite large StafS They are
however, very much in the minority in comparison with
the size and number of their war-lke opponents
And then there is vast miscellany of organizations rep
resenting all sorts of ideas and obctve Some of these
most unusual: League Against Cruel Sports and
Practices. Wild Flower Preservation Society National
Council Coat of Many Colors American Institute of Co.
operation. Victor Berger National Foundation Gentle
womens League National Lincoln League Night Watch
mans Association. Proprietary Association Temple of
Agriculture. American Tree Association AntiSeel Trap
League Anti-Cgarette League. Associated Tourists
Homes. Sentinels of the Republic
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Reception to Close
Church Celebration

The eighty-second anniversary
of John Wesley A. M. E. Zion
Church was observed yesterday
with Bishop E. w. Jones, of the
South Carolina District of the
Zion Connection, delivering the
anniversary sermon at the morn
ing services.
Participants at other exercises
during the day were the Rev. F..
w. AlStork, pastor of Union WeS-
ley Church, and the Rev. J. c.
Olden. A membership dinner and
reception in honor of the pastor.
the Rev. w. D. Tilman, will con-
clude the exercises tonight.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
ReU. Lloyd Delivers
Sermon Over VOL

The Rev. Robert S. Lloyd, rec
t. of Georgetown Preparatory
School, yesterday delivered the
first of three sermons on the
Washington Catholic Radio Hour.
These services are broadcast
every Sunday afternoon from the
Church of the Immaculate Con-
cept:on through Station VOL.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Norton Committee to Tackle D. c. Problems at Once
Pretty Girls
Gone From
Calendars

The extremely Shapely and
usually revealingly clad young
ladies, who graced the calen-
dars of other years, are to be
noticeable by their absence in
1892.
According to United States
Bicentennial Commission repre-
sentativeS the calendar COM
panies have specialized on
George and Martha Washing
ton and colonial episodes and
scenes.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14

mild, and good humored person, but
lobbyist" is fighting term to him.
And yet, lobbying in its variety of
forms is major industry in the Capital.
1t gives employment to scores of lame
duck" members of Congress, former
newspaper men, preachers, labor leaders,
business men, attorneys, to say nothing
of hundreds of stenOgraphers, clerks,
office boys, and telephone operators.
1t is fair to say that not less than 08
per cent of the legislation enacted by
Congress has the mark of the lobbyist on
it. Major political and economic legisla-
tion is always profoundly affected by
lobbyist operations.
The SmOot-Hawley tariff act can be
accurately characterized as lobbyist
creation. 1t gave scores of them a
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
ROBBED OF $19

w. L. Jones, 1O8 South Royal
st., reported to the Alexandria
police last night that, as he
entered the doorway of his home,
he was stopped by two men who
claimed to be detectives, who
searched him and took his pocket
book containing $19.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Leaders to Report
In Chamber DriUe

Progress made in the first week
of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce membership drive will
be reported at a luncheon meet
ing of captains and majors under
the leadership of Greed w. Fulton
at the Washington Hotel to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
ENGINEERS BUSY

Despite the depression, the Fed
eral Government is employing VI.
most twice as many engineers as
it did in 1927 and 29.6 per cent
more than it did in 1929, the
American Engineering Coun I'll
said Yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
SLASHER GETS 1870 DAYS

Convicted of slashing Robert
Overton, colored, 1929 Eleventh
ST. N. w, during a fight Satur.
day. Raymond Taylor, colored,
%, also of the Eleventh Street
address. today was sentenced to
180 days in Jail.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
COAL THIEF JAILED

For stealing a half-bushel of
coal from the Baltimore and
Ohio freight yard yesterday, Mil.
ton Addison, colored, 81, Kensing-
ton, Md, today was sentenced to
80 days in Jail.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
WINDOW SMASHER FINED

For smashing a window in the
home of Harold Schroeder, BOT
East Capitol St., Everett L. Nc
Intyre today was fined $25 on a
charge of destroying private
property by Police Court Judge
Given.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Capitol Hill
LOBBYING INDUSTRY BOOMS AS
CAPITALS 400" PREY
ON CONGRESS
= Ry ROBERT s. ALLEN
. ROBERT s. Al
U7 ASHlNGTON, too, has its "4OO. {"

:" ASHINGTON, too, has It's v 4OO.
w Four hundred and lobbying organizations all
seeking something of Congress the executive departments
Of course they don't call themselves lobbyists That ex-
preston is distinctly dstasteul to Washington 1t has
very unhappy connotations.
Investgaona revelations long period of have
badly bemired the word The average WashingtOnian is
The Washington times., 1931-12-14

Washington's first snow, and the
bus crash on the Washington
Boulevard, near Laurel, in which
seven persons were injured.
The Washington times., 1931-12-14
Good Fellows 1881

Do you want to help poor family enjoy happy
Christmas? Fill out this form now!
The Washington Times will give you the name of
family or families needing your help They aren't going
to have pleasant holiday unless helps.
wish to be Good Fellow to family Zone or
more) Please give the of some one can help in
:.....:.... Washington. Estate section of city you
wish assgned State preference of type of family you
wish to help White - or colored -.
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The Washington times., 1931-12-14
BAR GROUP TO MEET

The December meeting of the
Federal Bar Association will be
held at the University Club Fri
day at 8 p. m. Assistant Attor-
ney General Charles B. Rugg will
give an illustrated lecture on
Pribilof Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-19
APOLOGY OF CUBAN
HALTS SWORD DUEL
Or. w. E. KlaWans, Former
BaItimorean, Admits ChaI-
longing Navy Officer.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, February 19.-With the
appearance in the Cuban press yester-
day of a Cuban navy officers public
apology to prominent American
attorney practicing in Cuba the ASSo-
ciated Press learned that publication of
the item averted a sword duel which
had been scheduled for this morning.
The affair had been kept under cover
previously because Cuban law does not
sanction dueling.
After the appearance of the published
apology, however DR.. Wolf f. KlaWanS,
the American attorney to whom it was
addressed. admitted he was the chal-
longing principal in the affair. The
other principal, he said, was Capt. AL
berto de Carricarte, judge advocate
general of the Cuban army and navy.
Capt. Carricarte's signature was affixed
to the apology published today.
Lawyer Was Criticized.
The point of honor" in the affair
between the Cuban and the American,
formerly of Baltimore, Md. was con-
tanned in published criticism the
former made with reference to a legal
case in which Mr. Klawans served as
counsel for the defendant.
Mr.. Klawans dissatisfied with an
award for damages rendered by the
CuDdn naval bOarQ against the own
ers of the British steamer Hallmoor,
which on October Is rammed and sank
the Cuban freighter Antollin del Collado
off Muriel, took the case to San Juan,
Porto Rico.
Capt. Carricarte criticized this move
and in the Cuban press attributed to
Mr.. KlawanS a remark inferring that
Justice could not be secured in Cuban
courts
Reason for Challenge.
Mr. Klawans said he sent his seconds
TO the Cuban navy officer. fearing that.
unless he demanded satisfaction for the
insult, his standing in Cuban legal cir
Giles might be jeopardiZed.
Cuban law prohibits dueling. but
the prohibition is passive" Mr. Klawans
said last night. Il took the best means
at hand to efface the slur and Capt.
Carricarte. who as a gentleman, ac-
cepted. The duel was to be held. but
the captains public. apology obviated
the necessity of crossing blades with
him. am quite satisfied"
The apology as printed stated that
Capt. Carricarte had not meant to Of
fend the lawyer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-19
TRAIL OF KIDNAPER
BELIEVED PICKED UP
Girl Resembling Missing Child Re,
ported Seen in Car Near San
Marcos, Calf.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf. February 10
Sheriffs officers today picked up what
they believed to be trail of the kid
naper of Virginia Brooks 10, who dis
appeared February IL while on her way
to school here
Sheriff Carl Klindt of EScondido re-
ported an automobile driven by a man
about so years old had been seen twice
yesterday near San Marcos. Calf and
that the car contained girl resembling
Photographic likenesses of the Brooks
girl.
Two Escondido merchants told
Klindt the first time the car passed
them. the man was sitting on the girls
feet holding her down with his hands.
The second time. the merchants auto
mobile was stuck in the mud on a mar
row road. They told the deputy that
when they tried to halt the other car
it increased its speed and ssrucK the
front fender of their automobile
In both instances the man was said
to have been holding the girl down
on the seat.
Six deputy sheriffs were dispatched
to the San Marcos area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-19
Shoe Bargains for Everyone!

ESQ Prs.) Women's Shoes,
patent leather. black and brown
suede, mat kid, black glace kid
and brown kid; opera pumps
and straps; broken sizes. Orig
nally $1,000 to Cd OF
$3.50. Friday only, ~T'O0
20 Prs.) Women's Pumps, of
black kid, black lizard calf and
patent leather-one of style.
Were $685.. Friday Ct M
only W law
SECOND FLOOR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-19
AGENT HELD IN DEATH
Leroy Maxwell Says Gun Accident
ally Exploded Killing Man.

An inquest into the death of Henry
Baker, colored. Al years old, of 1876 Cir
ard street who was killed by bullet
from a Federal prohibition agents re-
volver early yesterday. has been set by
Coroner j. Ramsey hewitt for 1870
O'Clock tomorrow morning at the Dis
trict Morgue.
Leroy Maxwell, colored dry agent, who
told detectives his pistol slipped from
a shoulder holster and exploded, is
the eighth precinct station along with
Loretta Young, colored, 10, of the 100
block OF w street, at whose home the
shooting occurred.
A second dry agent, Eugene Jackson,
also colored, has been released in Gus
tody of w. f. Blsndford, deputy pro-
hibition administrator, for his appear
ance at the coroner's inquiry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-19
Summer Cruise Arranged.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The midshipment from the Naval
Academy at Annapolis will visit Scot
land. Denmark and Gibraltar on this
years Summer cruise.
The battleships Wyoming and Ar
kansas will leave with the boys on June
S, arriving at Copenhagen June %.
Glasgow July 10, CadiZ July 18 and
Gibraltar July 27 They will return to
Hampton Roads for a brief period of
shore leave on August 49, then going to
the southern drill grounds until time
for returning to the academy, Au-
gust IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-19

go PrS.) WOmen's Shoes,
pumps and straps, of brown kid,
patent leather, blonde kid and
combinations: broken sizes.
Originally $3.50 to GO OF
$3.50. Friday only. ~A'OO
l75 Prs.) Grip-Tite Shoes,
straps of patent leather or black
satin, with welt soles and Cuban
heels; broken sizes. Orig
inally $3.50. Friday @ QE
only ...............