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The Washington times., 1931-12-12
POLICE BEATING
TRIAL MONDAY

Trial of Charles H. Bremerman
and Hollis H. Clark, suspended
policemen, accused of assaulting
Thomas M. Williams, >colored, II,
with a wooden club three times
in three days while he was under
arrest, is scheduled to begin be-
fore a jury and Justice F. D.
Let's in District Supreme Court,
Monday.
Williams, with seven other
colored boys, was arrested ION
suspicion" June "a, and the in
dictment charges that each Off
GER beat him with club on
June Is, 26 and q.
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Will
lam A. Gallagher and John W.
Fitzpatrick will prosecute the
case.
Attorneys James A. O'Shea and
John H. Burnett will defend the
accused officers.
The Washington times., 1931-12-12
PRESCR|PT
FREE TONEEDY

Beginning Immediately and
continuing until March l. 1882,
when the severe weather will mod
crate, all Whelan Drug Stores
throughout the country will fill
prescriptions Of sick unemployed
free, according to an announce
ment today by George K. Nor
row, chairman Of the board Of
the United Cigar Stores and the
Whelan Drug Company.
Physicians have been notified
regarding the plan and assured
that patients availing themselves
of this free service will be cour-
teously treated, and will, under
no circumstances, be subjected to
any embarrassment.
The Washington times., 1931-12-12
STRAIN Of WORK
EELLS B|LLER

Ulrey j. Biller, until recently
chief Of. the field claims exam
iners, Veterans Administration,
and a newly-elected vice president
of the National Federation of
Federal Employees. is confined to
his rooms by illness this week.
He is said to be. suffering from
the effects of overwork, and has
been ordered by his physician to
remain in bed or at least in his
room until the first of the year.
Mr.. Biller has been in the
Government service ~ years, the
last 38 of them being in the
Pension Office. He has passed
his sixty-eighth birthday and
lacks but a few months of being
eligible for retirement.
The Washington times., 1931-12-12
EXTRAS DOOMED.
On j. 8. JOBS

A move to end the employment
by any Department of tempo
rary employees when there are so
many idle persons available with
a permanent civil service rating.
has been made by the Federal
Co-ordinating Service.
This bureau has jurisdiction
over the arrangement whereby a
surplus of employees in one de-
partment may be transferred to
another needing help. Pending
the development and full opera
ton of this bureau, offices need
ing extra help have been per-
mitted to add temporary EN-
ployes, with or without a perma-
nent civil service status. The bu'
reau intends to prevent this, sub
stituting instead employees not
needed in their present offices.
The order. signed by Admiral
T. T. Craven, chief co-ordinator,
reads:
"NO temporary personnel will
be employed without first OBJ
tanning clearance from the
area cO-OrdinatOr, except when
unforeseen emergencies arise
where the procedure incident
to clearance would cause Serl-
Gus detriment to the public
service"
The Washington times., 1931-12-12
Golden Rule Society
Picks I8 Residents

Eighteen Washington residents
yesterday were announced as
members of the District of Colum-
bia committee of the Golden Rule
Foundation. The list, named by
DR.. J. Calvitt Clarke, secretary.
follows:
DR.. w. S. Abernathy. William
Knowles Cooper, DR.. w. ]. Crab
tree. Rev. W. L. Darby. Maj. Gen.
w. G. Everson, Robert V. Fleming,
Bishop James E. Freeman, Isaac
Cans, Rev. Henry o. ,Millington,
Frank Morrison. E. j. Murphy, Dr..
z. Barney T. Phillips, DR.. S. J.
Porter. DR.. Abram Simon, DR..
Joseph K. Sizoo. DR.. Allen G.
Stockdale, Mrs. Henry A. Strong
and Mrs. A. c. Watkins.
The Washington times., 1931-12-12
DR.. Grin1ke to Speak
At HOLUGrd Service

DR.. j. Francis Grimke, senior
pastor of the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian Church. will be the
religious speaker tomorrow at II
o'clock at Howard University.
DR.. Grimke has been engaged in
religious work for so years and is
an honorary trustee OF Howard
University. He holds membership
in several educational societies,
and is the author Of monographs
on the negro question.
The Washington times., 1931-12-12
WANT KOSHER INSPECTORS

Appointment of two kosher
meat inspectors in Washington,
at a salary of $2,5OO each, is pro-
vided for in a bill introduced yes
terday by Representative Dick
stein. The bill stipulates that the
inspectors shall each be of the
Hebrew race and orthodox Jewish
faith"
The Washington times., 1931-12-12
DR.. JOHNSON TO SPEAK

DR.. Mordecai johnson, president
of Howard University, will speak
at mems day exercises tomorrow
at 8 p. M, at Zion Baptist Church
Third and r Streets Southwest.
The program is being sponsored
by the mems club. ~
The Washington times., 1931-12-12
CLUB TO STAGE HUNT

The Fairfax Hunt Club win
stage one Of the largest hunts Of
the year this afternoon in the
vicinity Of Great Falls. The hunt
will start from the Costello Farm.
near DraneSville, Va.
The Washington times., 1931-12-12
NEW STREET NAME ASKED

The name of Sixteenth Street
N. w. where it intersects the
Maryland boundary line would be
changed to Blair Place, in honor
of Montgomery Blair who served
as Postmaster General in Lin
coins cabinet, according to the
terms Of a bill introduced yester-
day by Representative Colds
borough.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
BRIDGE TRAFFIC
To Be DELAYED
FOR 10 DAYS
Removal of Detour TrestIe on
Highway Span Will Cause
Hampering Of Movement

Automobile traffic which crosses
Highway Bridge for the next 10
days, will be considerably slowed
up because of the removal of the
detour trestle at the south end of
the bridge. Beginning at 7
o'clock tonight, bridge traffic will
be limited to one lane at the
south terminal Of the span, with
north and south traffic alternat-
ing in single file.
Traffic from Alexandra will
also be detoured for the same
reason. Washington.bound cars
will come over U. s. Route l to
Columbia Pike, thence up to Rus.
sell Road, to Military Road, and
thence to the bridge. U. S. Route
No. will be widened from the
bridge to Columbia Pike, and this
detour will last about three
weeks, it was indicated.
District and Virginia officials
urge motorists to use the Key
Bridge as much as possible.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
BUTLER To VIEW
LAST PARAbt
MRS. SNYDER

Major Gen. Smedley D. Butler,
for more than three decades a
colorful figure in the Marine
Corps, and with enough medals
won in action to form adequate
basis for his picturesque qualities,
will review tomorrow his last dress
parade of the Quantico Marines
before retiring as their command
ing general.
Wednesday, also at Quantico,
the Marines will stage for their
former chief mobilization and
landing attack against a fortified
beach.
General Butler, who is retiring
at his own request, has been in
the lirnelight most Of the time he
has worn the Marine insignia. He
was born in West Chester, Pa,
July 30, 1881, joined the Marines
in 1899 and rose from the ranks.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
ACCIDENT TRIPS
POLICEMAN
Times Staff Photo

Policeman Herbert M. Smith,
suspended traffic policeman, to-
day entered a plea of not guilty
and demanded jury trial when
arraigned before Judge Isaac r.
Hit in Traffic Court on charges
of reckless driving, growing out
of an automobile accident last
night. Bond was set at $500.
It is charged his automobile
knocked down a colored woman at
Fourteenth and r Streets North
west last night.
The woman, Mary Marshall, Sc,
of 1713 Fifteenth st. N. w., is in
an undetermined condition at
Emergency Hospital. She has
severe lacerations on the back Of
her head.
Capt. B. C. Lamb, of the Traffic
Bureau, suspended Smith after he
had talked to him at the Second
precinct station. Smith lives at
2514 Fourteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
THIEF,
GIRL HELD

Police today are checking up"
on Miss Helen Weierson, alias
Mrs. Helen Thomas, pretty 25-
year-old sales woman in whose
apartment, at 125 North Carolina
Ave. S. r.. George Emmett Hicks,
36-year-old escaped jmmy-thief,
was captured yesterday by De-
tective Sergt. Frank M. Alligood.
Hicks is in Gallinger Municipal
Hospital suffering from internal
injuries, wrenched back and
sprained ankles, which he said ne
received when he jumped from
a window at the Twelfth precinct
station last week. Mrs. Thomas
is charged with investigation at
the House Of Detention.
The capture of Hicks throws
new light upon the escape last
week from the witness room at
the Twelfth precinct station. IT
was at first believed the man
had forced the detention room
door and walked out through
back door. 1t now develops that
he leaped from a second story
window.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Stubborn Pig Balks
Fun at Firemen'S
Carnival

7 Pigs is pigs" says Ellis
Parker Butler.
But pigs are sometimes as
. stubborn as mules, Bethesda
volunteer firemen say, and not
; without reason, for the fire
men have been holding a car
nival.
And the carnival, as is the
custom at carnivalS, featured a
creased pig race. Featured may
not be the right word for the
race failed to materialize. Axle
grease was applied thoroughly
and effectively to the swine, but
it was not inspired and refused
. to run.
Porky may not have been in
training but he certainly did
step when someone suggested
lard iAStead of axle grease.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
STAPLES PROBE
BOARD PICKED

CONTINUED From Local PGge)
Staples was Ousted from the pO.
lice force as a result Of a frame.
up"
Members of the board named
today were picked from a list Of
40 prominent citizens suggested
by the heads Of five civic and
trade bodies.
The members will be paid the
nominal salary of 81 week
while engaged in their work. The
decision to put them on salary
came after it was found neceS-
Sary to give them remuneration,
to make the board legal under
the District code.
The Commissioners indicated
that the board should pick its
own chairman, naming the five
men in alphabetical order.
Free From Bias
The following statement was
issued under the signature Of
Commissioner Luther H. Reichel-
derfer:
"All of these gentlemen have
accepted the invitation solely
because Of their interest In the
District Of Columbia and their
willingness to aid in . public
service. None of them is in
any way associated with police
affairs, and all are outstanding
citizens whose standing In the
community and whose integrity
insure a verdict which the
Commissioner believe will be
accepted as free from any bias"
AS the Commissioners issued
their announcement the board Of
attorneys received transcripts Of
the testimony taken in the Staples
case before the police trial board
several years ago and prepared
to begin an intensive inquiry.
These men will recommend to
the District Commissioners
whether anyone shall be tried on
charges of framing" Staples
They are expected to question wit
nesses who appeared before the
trial board which caused the dis.
missal of Staples.
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover, who presented evidence to
the Grand Jury which resulted in
the report, probably will be the
first person to be interviewed by
the lawyers.
Indictments Near
So far the attorneys have re-
fused to say what course their
inquiry will follow.
Wednesday the Grand Jury is
expected to return a number Of
additional indictments against
policemen, charging brutality, and
also to file a report excoriating
higher ups" in the department
for the third-degree practice which
already has resulted in indictment
Of five policemen.
Last week the inquisitorial
body heard $50 witnesses in so
cases of alleged brutality, and for
the first time involved police
headquarters in the inquiry.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
TakOn1d Park Church
To Hold Homecoming

The Takoma Park Baptist
Church will observe tomorrow as
Homecoming Day." Families have
been asked to attend and sit
together. The pastor will preach
at II a. m. A special music pro-
gram has been arranged.
The Women's Missionary So
ciety will hold it's first fall meet
ing Thursday at 8 p. m. at the
church, Mrs. R. S. Krout, presi-
dent, will conduct the meeting.
Rally Day in the church and
Sunday school will be observed
on Sunday, September q, at the
regular hours. On this date the
regular evening service will be
resumed,
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Butler Urges Drys
To Greater Effort

Declaring that mo really praC-
ticable substitute for prohibition"
has been proposed, Brig. Gen.
Smedley D. Butler insists that the
drys are depending too much on
silent prayer and are not suffi-
GENTLY demonstrative openly.
Writing in the latest issue OF
The Christian Herald, Butler
adds:
II am unaIterably in favor
Of prohibition because 1t is the
only way to secure temperance
in the use Of liquor. II We are
to reverse or modify our stand
ON prohibition, I believe we
would have o flood Of drinking
in this country that would
swamp it."
The Washington times., 1931-09-21

BALTIMORE, Sept. 21.-Five
persons we're caught in the
meshes Of the Sunday blue laws
yesterday.
Two Of the men, Frank Beltran,
%, and Martin Suarez, %, Of New
York, were arrested about 2:30
p. M, while unloading a furni"
ture van.
They were later given a permit
by the police to continue with the
unloading job when it was ex-
planned that the furnishings had
been sent to the Baltimore ad-
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Benefit Is Planned
For ChiLLlGn1 Hall

The Chillum Social Club, COM
posed of members Of Chillum
Castle Masonic Lodge, No. 1856,
met last night in Chillum Hall to
plan for a benefit carnival to be
held October to 3. Receipts will
go for improvements to Chillum
Hall, where the event will be
held.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
CO CONTROVERSY
SPLITS ROAD
PROPONENTS
Mt. Vernon District and EngI-
neers Divide as to Best
Route for Boulevard Link

A controversy mas arisen DC
tween citizens of Mt. Vernon
magiSterial district Of Fairfax
county and highway engineers
over the route for the proposed
connecting link between the new
Mt. Vernon Boulevard and the
Washington Richmond Highway
in the vicinity Of Woodlawn, Va.
The engineers favor a route
which would start from the
southern terminus Of the Mt.
Vernon Boulevard and follow the
present country road for half a
mile and then cut across the
country to connect with the
Washington Richmond Highway
east Of Dogue Run.
Many citizens would have the
road 50 placed rs to omit the
Mt. Vernon estate. It would fol-
low the present Mt. Vernon road
about . half mile and then join
the Washington Richmond High
way south Of Mt. Vernon Hills,
being approximately one mile
shorter than the other route.
j. N. Pagan, district engineer
Of the State Highway Depart
ment, has said that the shorter
route would parallel the Washing
n.Richmond Highway too closely
and would not accomplish the
primary purpose for which the
road Is to be built.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
TukOna0 Legion Post
InstuLLs Officers

At a meeting of the Takoma
Park Post No. %, American
Legion, the following officers
were installed by Department
Commander Robert H. Archer:
Lewis E. Beacock, commander;
Edward ]. McGeogh, first vice
commander; John e. Fredericks,
second vice commander; Leo B.
Moffett, adjutant and treasurer:
Martin r. 1verSon, chaplain, and
Charles A. Hartley, sergeant-at-
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
MARY ARNOLD
Working on Sunday Jails
FIue In Baltimore

dress on Williams Street by a
family which expects to occupy
the home today.
Hyman Barr, a butcher, and
two colored men were taken into
custody by three plain clothes
men on charges Of moving store
fixtures from an establishment
on Garrison Street. The truck
and a counter which was loaded
on it were brought to the Eastern
police station. Each of the men
was required to post $6.45 col
lateral
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
TO OPEN ASPHALT BIDS

Bids for furnishing 400 tons
of bituminous asphaltic concrete
for Moorland Lane, in Edgenoor,
Md, will be opened by the Mont
gomery County Commissioners
at 10 a. M, in the
County Building at Bethesda.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
.PHILADELPHIAN DIVORCED

Judge Robert B. Peter in Cir
cult Court at Rockville granted
an absolute divorce to David
Moran, Of Philadelphia, who sued
Mary T. Moran charging deser.
tion and infidelity,
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
IL Teachers added
To Y. W. G.. A. School

Because of the unusually heavy
registration for the courses in the
general education department Of
the Young Women'S Christian AS
sociation IL teachers have been
added to the faculty staff. The
lecture series will start october S.
The registration is being held
at Baker Hall, Seventeenth and K
streets Northwest, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Irving w. Ketchum.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
ONE KILLED. MANY INJURED IN WEEKEND TRAFFIC ACCl
CHILD : DEATH
. FIRST IN LIST
. Of CRASHES

4. Ut UhA1nE1
Dime, 5, COIored Dies
Near Home at Old German
town When Struck by Car
DEAD
Audrey Dime, cOlOred, 5, near
her home at Old Germantown,
Md.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gisariel, So,
1924 Massachusetts, Ave. N. E..
fracture Of both ankles.
Mrs. Lula A. Hershey.
Gaithersburg, and two chill
.dren, slight shock and bruises.
Mrs. Ernest S. Huth, Cum.
berIand, fractured hip.
Ernest Huth, Cumberland,
decorations and internal in
jurieS.
Miss Madalaine Moore, Cum
berland, sprained ankle.
First Glass Quartermaster
John E. Mason, 2S, U. s. Sub
marine R-3, head decorations.
internal injuries.
Frank L. johnson, U. S. Sub
marine R-3, head laceratiOns.
Harold A. Mansfield, $500
block HanIin Ave-, injured hand.
Henry e. SissIer, IA P st. N.
E., fractured leg.
r. d. MahOney, 10, Herndon,
Va, cuts.
Miss AHlie Poole, II, Hern.
don, cuts.
Miss Eta Bradford, II,
Vienna, Va, cuts.
H. G. Bradford, Fl, 81 Prince.
ton Ave. N. W., cuts.
James Bradford, Vienna, Va,
cuts.
Justine S. McGraw, "a, 646
Park Rd. N. w., cuts to chin.
Willie Harris, cOIOred, "A, 26
L st. N. w., fractured leg.
Miss M. L. Zantzinger,
HyattsviIIe, broken leg.
Miss Annie Shockey, Balti-
more, broken arm.
Mrs. Ethel Bowie, FrederickS-
burg, Va, shock.
Helen Cole, S, Brooklyn, N.
T., head laceratiOn.
A 5-year-old child is dead and
more than a score Of persons are
recovering today from a series
Of traffic accidents in and near
over the weekend.
Audrey Dime, S, cOIOred, was
killed yesterday when she was
struck by an automobile at Ger
mantOwn, Md. James Claggett,
cOIOred, 80, Of Gaithersburg, Oper-
atOr of the automobile, was re-
leased on $500 bond.
WOman'S Ankle Broken
Mrs. Elizabeth Gisariel, So,
1924 Massachusetts, Ave. N. w.,
suffered fractures Of both ankles
when struck by an automobile at
Twelfth Street and Massachusetts,
Avenue Northeast. The automo-
bile was said to have been
driven by Alexander Hunt, col
bred, 80, 1913 Swami st. N. w.
Two enlisted men from the
j. S. Submarine R-3, Washington
Navy Yard, received injuries in
IN accident on the Baltimore
Washington Boulevard near Lau-
:el yesterday. They were John
9. Mason, 28. first-class quarter
master, and Frank L. johnson,
80.
Auto and Bus Collide
Five received slight injuries
when an automobile they were
'iding in collided with a Wash
ngton Railway and Electric Com
oany bus which was attempting
20 make a left turn at Twelfth
Street and Rhode Island Avenue,
Northwest. The injured, R. D.
Mahoney, 10; Miss Arlie Poole,
both of Herndon, Va; H. G.
Bradford, 2, of 81 Princeton
Ave. N. W.; James Bradford and
Miss Eta Bradford, II, both of
Vienna, Va, were treated at
Emergency Hospital for Slight
cuts and bruises.
Willie Harris, colored, A, of
rs L st. N. w., received a broken
leg when struck by an automobile
operated by william I. Miller, 26,
If 637 e st. S. E. Harris, who
IS said to have stepped in front
If Miller'S machine, is in Sibley
Hospital.
!Sfuhb0rn Pic RnIkS
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
POSSESSION BRINGS FINE

Charged with possession of
liquor, Basil Ray. colored, of
Forest Glen, Md, was fined $50
and costs by Judge Charles w.
Woodward in Rockville Police
Court.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
TAKES UP DUTIES

O.G. Ballinger, newly appointed
superintendent Of the Prince
Georges county building at
Hyattsville took up duties Of his
office yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
Make This Acidity Test

To ascertain Just how acid" you are make
this test. Get = package Of MaEnesta oxoidS
from Peoples Drug Store or any other good
druggist Take two after each meal and see
how much better you feel-hoW much more
soundly you sleep and how much more energy
YOU have If. after taking the contents Of one
bottle, YOU don't get more than amazing results.
return the bottle 10 -ghS druREiSt and hS vii
refund the purchase DrleO promptly and in fun.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21

X7.s45k22sEdZsslsZ cells
are the S2aiS2 222zf2Sys7
S:Q.2 sturdy 2|2;'H
worth knowing:

let's pause moment give those vital red cells the
consideration they deserve. They much for bet-
ter health and happiness.
1t is not fair to expect one to like work or to en-"
joy play with lowered blood count.
So often the reason is simple-that good body of
ours has run down. under the strain of way Of
living .. pressure of work and worry.
If this is your trouble why take steps to over.
come it-rememberins that tired feeling may be
warning .. so are pimples, bOils and paleness. A
general run down condition means lack Of normal
resistance to infection and disease lasging appetite
often leads to underweght and i'll health.
For generations S.S.S. as a tonic has been helping
people gain New Strength. better health and happi
ness Its successful record of 100 years in restoring
strength and vitality the blood surely your
giving it good trial
Why not start taking S.S.S. rodayl-the larger
size represents price saving.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21

(Left) Microscopic view of
healthy red-blood- cells. The
blood stream should contain about
100000 of these cells to the
cubic millimeter. They carry
nourishment and oxygen to
every part of the body-they
also remove impurities from the
tissues.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21
7 HOURS IN BED
AND NOT 7
MINUTES SLEEP!
The Toll Acidity Takes

When you 60 to bed doE-tired and
you can't sleep and you rise in the
morning more tired than when you went
to bed. it's . sign you re "acid." Excess
acid, formed in the stomach as result
of our unnatural eating habits, causes
acid indigestion with gas. sourness and
burning and sets up poisonous putrefac-
tion in the gastro-intestinal canal which
saps our strength and vitality and so
taxes our nerves that we can't sleep at
night or work efficiently during the day.
Magnesia Oxoids. developed in Ger
many by a famous 1O0-year-old phar-
maceutical house. corrects acidity in the
right way Upon contact with the acid
in the stomach. Magnesia Oxoids gem
crate nascent. or active, oxygen. The
live" oxygen stimulates the alkaline
gastric mucus. checks putrefaction in
the gastro.intestinal canal and stimu-
lates the activities of the intestinal
walls which aids the natural movements
of the bowels. All three effects are
necessary tC the true correction of acid.
itV
The Washington times., 1931-09-21

Why you should be interested in your
Blood Count
1t is important to know that the redbloodc
the ships" that sail in the blood stream and carry
nouriShment and oxygen to all parts of the body
.. they build and sustain-they also remove i'm
purites from the tissues.
Whenever the number of red -blood-eells is mate
becomes susceptible to the ravages of various
diseases 1t is great protection to health and phys
cal we'll being to keep the redblood-cel count up
to normal.
The Washington times., 1931-09-21

(Risht) Weak red -blood-eells-
only so per cent of normal
strength-they lack the power
to resist infection and disease OF
to rebuild flesh and to carry away
the impurities. Such a. condition
is often responsible for body
weakness, paleness, sallow COM
plexion. pimples and boils.
Don't let them count