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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-05
Victim Of Auto Ride
Is Brooklyn Mystery

New York.-A ride" mystery
confronted Brooklyn police with the
finding of an unidentified mans body
wrapped in newspapers, oilcloth and
burlap bags.
A policeman stumbled on the corpse
in a lonely spot on Sixth street, Brook
lyn, a short distance from a clubroom
where three men were killed.
Detectives deduced the man had
been dubbed, stabbed, shot and thrown
from an automobile.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-05
How They Did
1t Long Ago

New York.-''The warden of the
city prison and Bridewell of the city
of New York will receive and faith
fully keep for examination the body
of Phillip G. Todd, charged before
me with in%toxication." Thus runs a
commitment order dated May IA,
1871, which has been found in the
archives of the Jefferson Market
Court,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-05
LOSES WIFE
IN

Newark, N. J.-Edward Mesters,
Bellevue, toured Washington streets
numerous speakeasies with his wife,
Lulu May. The tour ended, he discov-
cred his wife was missing. Cant re-
member which place she might have
stopped" he reported to police.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-05
Automobile Knocks
Sleeper Out Of Bed

Pittsburg, N. Y.-Even the con-
fines of a persons bedroom are unsafe
from the motorist.
One resident here was knocked
right out of bed when an automobile
collided with another, swerved and
crashed through the sleeper's house.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-05
TELLS HOW TO BE HAPPY ON
LARGE OR SMALL INC0ME

confne them strictly to office hours.
The power to free the mind is essential
if you are to be benefited by leisure,
recreation and social life.
10. Never ask yourself "Am
happy" Don't think about it, but
work and play, love your friends and
achieve the best that is in your pow
err with sineIe-minded enthusiasm
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-05
WILL ACCEPT
GRAIN AS CASH

Sturgis, Mich.-A Sturgis furniture
dealer has advertised that he is in the
market for 10000 bushels of wheat
which he will accept from farmers at
double its market value as payment
for merchandise.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-05
Free Beer m
Pretzels, Too

New York.-Free beer! And pref
zels to go with it! A Forty-second
street clothing dealer finds it a good
way to break down sales resistance. It's
the onerhalf Of one per cent. kind, of
course.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-05

We are slow to believe what if we
believed it, would hurt our feelings.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-05
ROWAN COUNTY
PUBLIC MARKET

Following are the prices which pre-
vailed at the Rowan county public
market last week:
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
Gas Company
Loses Fight
Over Bill

The Court of Appeals today
denied the application of the
Washington Gas Light Company
for review of a Municipal Court
verdict sustaining a customer in
his refusal to pay for. gas con-
sumed by a heater during a
period when it was reported fuel
under higher pressure than neces,
sary was being forced into ap-
pliances serviced by the company.
Edward E. Taylor, 5120 Thirty
ninth st. N. W., the defendant
in the case in Municipal Court,
said he was fighting for a prin-
ciple when he allowed the com
pany to sue him on an unpaid
balance of $246.18 on his gas
bill, which totaled- $39l.88.
Attorney Phillip w. Austin, who
represented Mr.. Taylor, claimed
that the previous season the bill
amounted to but $231.1O, and the
heater had been used for a con-
Siderably longer period.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
ILL,
i GETS DELAY

Harry N. Douthitt, editor of the
Bluecoat magazine, who was at
tackled by two unidentified assail-
ants recently and later made &C,
cusations of corruption against
the Police Department, was given
until June 10 to show cause be-
fore Justice Peyton Gordon why
he should not be held in contempt
of court for falling to appear be-
fore the Grand Jury.
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover, at the request of Major
Henry G. Pratt, Superintendent
Of Police, ordered Douthitt to
appear before the Grand Jury
on May ii to testify concerning
his charges. Douthitt, who had
gone to Philadelphia, failed to
appear ead the Grand Jury then
certified the matter to Justice
Gordon.
Douthitt was to have answered
the contempt rule today, but
Assistant United States Attorney
william H. Collins, who is in
charge of the case, consented to
a continuance announcing that
he has a certificate of Douthitt's
physician to the effect that he
has suffered a relapse and is
not yet able to appear. A letter
from the owner of the house
where Douthitt is staying corro
borateS the doctors certificate.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
5 MILLION FUND
IS UNSPENT

Only about $1,500,0O0 of the
SIG, ,0OO authorized by Con.
gress last spring under the Cap.
pei Champion law for acquisition
of playground and park sites in
the District has been spent, it
was learned today at the offices
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
S5,OOO,OOO Available
The commission thus far has
had about $5,OOO,OOO made avail
able for this purpose, but up to
the present the selection of, negO-
tiatiOn for and acquisition of
playground and park sites has
been so slow that less than ST.
5OO,OOO has been spent.
The money was authorized un-
der a law enacted last May, the
object of authorizing a loan Of
$16,OOO,O 900 from the Federal Trea-
sury to the District being to pro-
vide for the purchase of recrea-
tion sites before prices advanced
farther.
Nevertheless, the work has pro.
gressed so slowly that only small
portion Of the total amount of
ground contemplated to be pur
chased has been acquired.
Staff Is Limited
Officials of the commission Saio
today that they are doing every
thing possible to expedite the
work, but that with the present
staff it must necessarily be slow
Work under another section OF
the bill, purchase of ground ir
Maryland and Virginia is at g
standstill. it was said, because ot
refu.al of those States to commit
themselves to participate in acqui
sition of land for the proposed
George Washington Memoria
Parkway.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
JOB
NOT To LAST

Disappointment is in store for
former Representative Louis c..
Cramton. He is not going to be
mayor of Boulder City-which
the Federal Government is build
ing adjacent to the construction
work on Bouler Dam in Nevada
despite the fact that he was
slated for the job until recently.
Mr.. Cramton was declared "out
of the picture" by officials OF the
Interior Department today. He
will remain for period of several
months as Government rental
agent on the Boulder City site,
but when all the leases are signed
his connection with the project
will expire.
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur
has chosen another man as the
city manager of Boulder City,
and his appointment will be an,
nounced soon.
The failure of Mr.. Cramton to
obtain permanent recognition
from the Interior Department is
due, it is said, to a long-Standing
feud between him and depart
mental officials feud which
dates back to the period when
Cramton was subcommittee chair
man of Interior Department ap.
preparations in the House.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
D, D,C.PERSONNEL.
ESCAPES CUT
Times Staff Photo

Reductions in the Federal budget
for 1888, ordered by President
Hoover, dc not involve any large
cuts in the District personnel IN
the departments.
Official assurances to this ef,
feet came from departmental
chiefs today, one of them in the
Interior Department, saying:
"There are some large-scale
economies in the field cOnstruc-
tiOn work which we can put into
effect, but I do not believe a
single emplOye in the depart
ment in the District of COlum-
bia will be cut off the payroll as
result of them"
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
.GARBETT'S s LIFE
IN BALANCE

Blood transfusions will be at
tempted today at Emergency Hos
pital in an effort to save the life
of Charles Garbett. manager of
the Club Chantecler, who was
shot early Sunday morning by
Robert S. Montgomery, wealthy
young New York clubman, who
turned his gun on himself, ending
his life after shooting and killing
Policeman Jesse Taylor.
While final rites for the young
social registerite are being held
today in New York city, here in
Washington the family of Taylor
are making plans to bury him on
the slender amount of insurance
the policeman left.
The policeman's 16-year-old son,
now in his second year at Busl-
ness High, probably will leave
school and look for job. His
mother has been suffering from
heart trouble for some time and
is not s.hle to work.
The services for young Mont
gomery today will bring together
his father and mother for the
first time in several years. They
are divorced and Colonel Mont
gomery remarked.
Meyer Davis, owner Of the Club
Chantecler, were Policeman Tay-
10r uyoS shot TODAY sent a check
for 500 to the policeman's widow
to help defray the cost Of the
funeral,
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
MANN ACT GUILT
MAY Be SHARED.

Conspiracy to violate the Mann
act is charged in an indictment
reported by the Grand Jury to-
day against Latimer Townsend
and his alleged willing victim, P"
Bertha Nelson.
Three years ago a similar in
dictment was reported against an
other couple. They entered pleas
of guilty and were sentenced, but
now Miss Pearl Mccall, assistant
United States attorney, desires to
have the Court of Appeals pass on
the question of the criminal liza
bility of the victim" and says
she will continue her efforts until
case of this kind is taken to that
tribunal.
The indicted couple came here
from Colonial Beach on October
/. 1929, it is stated, and lived to-
gether for several months until
their arrest here on April %.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
LACK Of FUNDS
HITS j. S.-PARIS
DELEGATION
Seven Yet to Go for Colonial
Exposition Must Pay Own
Passage, Stimson Declares

Last-minute orders have been
issued by the State Department
severely curtailing the number of
person going to Paris as mem
bers of the American delegation
to the International Colonial Ex
position.
The opening of the exposition
has been twice postponed. Origi
nally scheduled for May l, and
again for May Is, it is now to
open in June.
Meanwhile, a number of the
American men and women as
signed to the Mt. Vernon Build
ing have sailed and Uncle Sam
has been confronted with the
problem Of caring for them in
Paris until the opening of the ex-
position.
Funds Run Out
The funds granted by Con-
gress for the delegation having
run short it has been found
necessary to advise those still on
this side that if they go they
must pay their own expenses.
Already in Paris are Brig. Gen.
William E. Horton of Washing
ton, an authority on Colonial
silver, who has been in charge of
the silver exhibition at the Amer
ican Building. Wyant Johnson,
who is to write a book on the
exhibits, Miss Anne Madison
Washington, hostess at the
Mount Vernon Building and her
assistant hostesses, Mrs. Claude
Swanson, Mrs. Karl Klemn and
Mrs. Guy D. Goff, the latter TAX
ing the place of Mrs. William E..
Borah who has decided not to
go.
Still Await Cash
According to the original plans,
Miss Rahel Davies, Miss Dorothy
Nicholson and Miss Catherine
Harrison, all of Washington, were
to have sailed later this month to
act as assistants to the hostesses.
Also included in the original
delegation we're Mrs. Henry Rudy
of Paducah, KY, Miss Margaret
Champion, daughter of Represen-
tative Louis Champion, Miss Dor
othy Curry, of Staunton, Va, and
Miss Suzanne Frazier, of New
York, a niece of Representative
Hamilton Fish, jr.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
Largest Night Class
To Receive DipLOn1QS

The largest night high school
class ever to be graduated from
the District schools will receive
its diplomas May 81, when exer-
cises for more than so students
will be held at Business High
School.
DR.. William A. Wilbur, provost
of George Washington University,
will deliver the principal address
at the ceremony.
A class OF q men and women
also will be graduated from the
night elementary school, the exer-
cises to be held Monday night at
th2 Hine Junior High School.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
General Booths Son
!SDedks 5 Times Here

Charles Brandon Booth, son Of
General Ballington Booth and
Mrs, Maude B. Booth, who found
I'd the Volunteers of America,
INC. will. speak five times this
weekend here. He will speak
friday morning at Central High
school, at st. Johns Masonic
lodge in the evening, Saturday
evening over station VOL. Sun.
day morning at Central Presby-
terian Church, and Sunday eve
ring at Foundry M. E. Church.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
ROBBER FORCES
THEATER MAN
To HELP HIM
Calm Young Thief Gets $500
at TivoIi; Thanks Manager
and Makes Clean Getaway

A smoothly shaven young rob
Der is being sought today by po-
lice following the robbery last
night of $500 at the Tivoli The
ater.
Stephen L. Eilbacker, of 5425
Connecticut Ave. N. W., manager
of the theater, aud his assistant,
J. w. Laycock, 1914 Park Rd. N.
W., we're about to leave the office
to get the days receipts, when the
robber walked in. He demanded
both men to put up their hands
and poked the cleaning pistol
against Mr.. Laycock's stomach.
Forced to Open Safe
After demanding money. the in
truder was told the days receipts
we're downstairs in the box office.
The robber expressed disappolnt-
ment and said:
"WelI, that makes things
complicated. But what's in the
safe?"
Mr.. Eilbacker told him there
was a small amount of money III
it, whereupon the robber ordered
him to open it.
Mr.. Eilbacker took the con-
tents of the safe, 1913 in bills
and change, and handed them
to the Young thief.
Rips Out Telephone
Meanwhile the robber had
destroyed communication with
the managers office by ripping
out telephone connections. About
this time, Miss Edith Fatherly,
cashier, rang for the manager
to come to the booth for the
days receipts, which amounted
to about $1,000. Her call went
unanswered.
The robber then warned the
executives not to move for 10
minutes, saying:
I'm going to trust you to
keep quiet, because if you
don't, there'll be he'll"
He then left the office, but in
less than a minute returned with
the weapon still in his hand,
and Said
Thank you, gentlemen.
Don't forget, no false moves"
Mr.. Eilbacker and his assistant
left the office a few minutes
later and notified police. The
officials were unable to say
whether the man left the theater
Immediately after the holdup or
mingled with the audience and
left when the performance was
| over.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
GROUP
To FIX THEIR
PAY URGED
Purpose to Assure Uniformity
of Scales Among Per Diem
Employees; Opposition Seen

More than $1,000 workers in
skilled trades in Federal employ,
chiefly on a per diem basis, are
included in the recommendation
of the Personnel Classification
Board that their wages be fixed
by a central agency under the
general jurisdiction of the board.
Among these are $1,000 en-
ployes of the Navy Department,
chiefly in navy yards, fleet sup
ply and radio stations, ordnance
and armor plants, powder manu-.
featuring plants, submarine and
air stations, the Naval War Col
1ege the Naval Academy, etc.
Teachers Not Included
Included also are 1000 en-
ployes of the War Department
at Manufacturing arsenals, am
munition storage depots, and
proving grounds. In the Navy
and Com merce Departments
there are also 5,400 marine work
ers, including masters, pilots
stokers, deckhandS, etc., all com
ing under the proposed change
in wage adjustment.
Commissioned personnel Of the
Coast Guard, the Public Health
Service, the Coast and GeOdetic
Survey, teachers, police, and fire
men in the District of Columbia
p. G. o. workers, and the local
park police are not included in
the personnel boards proposal.
Faces Labor Opposition
The plan will come before the
next session of Congress, in con
nection with field service classi
fication, but is likely to meet
with considerable labor opposition
It's purpose is to assure uniform
ity of wage scales among pei
diem workers and to prevent the
sharp differentials in pay which
exist under the present depart
mental wage adjustment system
Unionized employees in the
Washington Navy Yard and else
where, who have been accustomed
to collective bargaining" with
Navy officials for many years
are almost certain to fight legis
lation which will change theil
present status, their spokesmer
said today. They indicate that
they will have the backing of the
Navy Department in their stand
and look for a modification OF
the present proposal.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
Youth Cdpturned
As Automobile Thief

Tony, DeMonte, 20, of Erie, Pa,
was arrested at Fort Myer, Va,
today by Roger Orrison, Arlington
county policeman, in an automo-
bile said to have been stolen from
Buffalo, N. Y, May S, last.
DeMonte, according to police,
was discharged from a military
prison in Plattsburg, N. Y, but a
short time ago, after serving a
years sentence for desertion from
the Army,
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
81. Johns Cadets
Plan Annual Drill

Cadets of the st. Johns Col
lege will hold their annual COM
petitive drill tomorrow morning
on the Ellipse. Cadet Major Ray
mond E. Mahoney will be in
charge of the battalion, which
will be escorted from the college
to the EllipSe by a special detach-
ment of motorcycle policemen.
A trophy donated by Inspector
Ernest w. Brown, assistant Su-
perintendent of the Metropolitan
Police, will be awarded to the
winning company. Judges Of the
drill are Capt. T. A. Stark, U. S.
A.; Lieut.. H. F. M. Matthews, U.
S. A., and Capt. w. C. Rathbone,
u, S. A.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
Children to Present
"Wizard" Saturddu

The presentation of "The Wiz
ard Of o." Saturday afternoon in
Wilson Stadium, under direction
of the Community Center Depart
ment, will include a large group
of children from Macfarland and
Park View Community Centers.
The "GnomeS," "Bric-a-Brac, :"
Che Dance of the Corn" and the
''Black Crows" will be presented
by these children, assisted by
John Eaton Community Center
children, under the direction of
Miss Frances Brightwell.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
Trucks Released
From HiQhlpQH Job

Three of the five trucks owned
by a South Carolina contractor
and used in working on the NJ.
Vernon Boulevard which have
been held by Sergt. E. j. McDer-
mott, of the State motor squad,
were released this morning, when
applications for licenses were
made. McDermott last week ar
rested eight truck drivers Tor
failure to comply with the Vlr-
ginia license law. y
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
Former Lieutenant
Gets BraUeru Cross

The award of the Distinguished
Service Cross has been given
to Clarence A. Bailey, former
first lieutenant, Company I.
318th Infantry, 8Oth Division.
The distinction was conferred
on Bailey, who now lives in Den
yer, Colo, "for extraordinary
heroiSm in action during the
Meuse- -Argonne offensive Novem-
ber 16, 1918"
Lieutenant Bailey, from posi-
ton swept by enemy machine
gun fire, rendered reports of
hostile movements over a tele-
phone line maintained at the
greatest personal risk to such
good purpose that the attack of
his division was a complete sue
cess.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
ReU. Ernest ThGcker
FnDOred for Recall

The Rev. Ernest Thacker, for
several years pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church in
Alexandria, will be recalled, &C.
cording to members of the con-
gregation. He will succeed the
Rev. E. M. Delaney. who recently
resigned because of i'll health.
Mrs. Thacker collaborated with
G. B. Means in writing the
Strange Death of President
Harding"
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
February 22 Parade
ARRANGEMENTS Made

The George Washington Birth
day Association of Alexandria met
last night and continued its plans
for the staging Of a parade in
Alexandria next February %.
Former Mayor w. A. Smoot has
been elected president of the
association, which has been prom
ised the support of the city
council and the Chamber Of Com
merce in staging ie celebration
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
"TRAIL OF ABRAHAM"

The Rev. D. w. A. Shelton, pas
tor of Mount Vernon Place Metho-
dist Episcopal Church and noted
archaeologist, will lecture tonight
on 1.-The Trail of Abraham" in the
Sunday School rooms of the
church. The lecture will be illus
trated by slides made by DR.. Shell
ton on a recent trip.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
Woman Fined 500
For Drunk Driving

In the Alexandria police court
today Mrs. Ada Rambowski, 1901
Duke St., who was arrested May
7, charged with operating an au-
tomobile while under the influence
Of liquor, was fined 500 and $20.5O
costs. She entered a plea Of
guilty.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
LEEK IS COMMISSIONED

Wallace Reed Leek, 113 Carroll
Street, s. E., has been given a
commission as second lieutenant
in the Army Reserve Corps, &C
cording to a War Department an
nouncement today.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
CAPTAIN BURTON DEAD

The death of Capt. Arthur w.
Burton, U. S. A., retired, at. San
Francisco May IT, was announced
at the War Department., today.
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
Phone Your Tips
To Times, Folks!
$50 OInPrizes

Phone The Times when any.
thing happenS-calI the News
Tip Editor between $50 q. m.
and 6 p. m.-telI him of any
new happenings in your neigh.
bOrhOOd. 1t may mean cash
to you.
Fifty dollars in cash is di.
vided each week among 10
people who ''tip off" The Times
on the best news stories. Save
your news for The Times.
Call the NeUs Tip Editor
District $500
The Washington times., 1931-05-19
Harris and Ewing Photo

Harris and Ewing Photo.
JOHN w. WOOD
THE POSITION recently Gre
ated by the Attorney General
has been filled by appointment
of John w. Wood to handle ex-
clusively war risk insurance and
other cases involving the Vet
eranS Bureau.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10

cent more than in 1929. Some
body ought to send word TO
Moscow that the world is in
trouble and production is SO
per cent below, not Is per cent
above. Otherwise the poor,
ignorant, benighted, isolated
Russians will get completely
out of step with the rest OF US
France Joins Up
The French, on the other
hand, are catching up. Since
they started throwing golden
bricks at the heads of other
nations, they have Jagged be-
hind the world in the matter
of unemployment. One would
read that in all of France
sixty thousand people were out
of work, which was normal"
And then, suddenly, the French
government is appropriating a
largish sum of good gold francs
for the unemployed. So our
sister republic swings into line
and proves. without the ex-
ception which is supposed to
prove everything, that all'S for
the best in the mos, intel
ligently run economy ever prac-
ticed on the face of the earth.
With such solidarity. we ough
all to be proud of ourselves.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10

I beg to note that these are
totally separate occurrences,
but that they might we'll have
happened in the same business
household. Just as the men
tality of the charitable man in
the first story seems muddled,
the commercial instinct of the
furrier seems clear. Combine
the two and you will have a
man who made a 500 per cent
mark up in the days of prosper.
ity land perhaps 800 per cert
profit). and now that his
mark up is down to 10 per
cent with, say. only S per
cent profit) is willing to let his
employees contribute not to their
own charities, but to his. The
muddled center of the muddle
is that both look perfectly cor
rect. The $1,000 fur coat rep
resented boom time, the cut in
salaries represents q deflation
which some economists insist
upon, and, at best, would mean
that the employer, instead of
spending $500 on the salaries of
20 girls, at $40 a week, would
spend 5000 a week on the sala-
ries of 80 girls at $50. He would
have his four-day week, the en-
ployed would share with the
unemployed, and his additional
outlay would be 500 weekly,
for which he would have the
consolation of knowing that he
was giving work to 10 more
people.
I call that muddle. Especi-
ally when I think of the 500
per cent mark up of three years
ago.
The Washington times., 1931-12-10

Many of the suits have celanese
trimmings. All the new fabrics, shades
and styles. Your size is here.