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The Washington times., 1931-07-02
BeLOGre of TetGnus,
JuLy Fourth Caution

Reminding again that the
spores of tetanus, or lockjaw, are
to be found in common dust, and
that the slightest scratch may
introduce the dread ailment into
the human system, the U. S. Pub
lie Health Service has repeated
it's warning that injuries received
during the celebration Of July
Fourth be treated at once by a
competent physician.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
CiIda Gray

The cry of newsboy Gda Gray Dying - shocked me
as if it obscenity shouted into the public The
giving breathing space to those who 10 years ago were
captvaed by her strange spell Her is associated
with the shimmy the shake and shver which threatened
the serenity of dancing decade but she
than shmmy- dancer than the best exponent of
stunt Others shmmied but Glda Gray, in her perfect
natural rhythm trembed herself into ecstacy. What
she did not of world imporance but she did it so
supremey we'll that she the tribute which perfection
always entitled to- At her height of fame she developed
sturdy serelance, that special bit of character which
worth than tons of 'personaty." She sang then,
naturally she danced in dark and hroaty voice
which occasions cry of excitement and real
joy You do encounter her like in 10 years
the stage.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
True to Type
GO SOMEWHERINC"
OUR NATIONAL
SPORT

Two days after the PostGay arpane arrived in Moscow
the newspapers of that city, with exception had made
mention of the flight do know much about journalistic
conditions in Russia but that the omission
due lack of enterprise The editors knew the plane
there SO their neglect of the event must be put down
to deliberate intention perverted of value
that is they desired or nsruced to make little of
attempt which America finds exciting they actually
thought that young in hurry did not constitute
news
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
George Washington
often on the MOUe

George Washington was NOV
ing man, says George Washington
Bicentennial Commission.
During the eight years Of the
Revolutionary War. General !
Washington moved his headquar.
ters no less than 100 different
times. stretching through seven
States.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
WHY Be OId-Fas" Toned?

All of these have their faults but they needn't be exactly
crimes The critics of America cry out that taking
leisure at second hand would rather baseball
game than play baseball And another critics
plains that waste Sundays playing tennis and golf
None of them has instruments for measuring the
amount of pleasure and recreation which driving actually
gives the the wheel of them knows for certain
what kind of leisure ought to have. They believe in
good books and amateur acting and gardening. That to
say they believe the rural unmechanized
community of so years ago. If everything else has changed
Why not the uSs Of leisure?
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
Expensive Week-Ends

Mr.. Stuart Chase who ought to send retainer for
being his persistent admrer and press agent been
speaking recently the of leisure in America His
main point excelent all taking busman holidays
We live and work all week with machinery and then spend
weekends in mechanical pleasures radios
movies. AS usual, Mr. Chase filings in statistic for the
lash of his whip. The pleasure motoring bill of the
United States is five billion dollars year.
Perhaps kind of leisure is new phenomenon in the
world It isn't likely that the population of Boston, Des
Mones and Memphis will turn out in the kind of
munal holiday which Mr. Chase finds attractive in old
Mexican villages In Mexico they all less Of
religion occupation level of wealth;
all separate Individuals exceptions if have
than half dozen friends with whom like be all the
time For has been developed the form of entertainment
which Mrs Murie Draper has christened gosomewherng
IF cant go somewhere in motor We go to the
movies participate in the adventure of going the air
burrow into piles of Sunday newspapers.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
That American Hurry

The hurry of the Americans is of most overpub
iczed characteristics few years ago had to know what
going in this country hundred years ago. and by
luck found the report of able French engineer Chevaer
who spent several years here before he wrote book In
it phrase which had considered the inven
ton of the twentieth century: The Americans always
in hurry
was shocked and pleased. If Europeans thought hur
ried in the hacyon days of Andrew Jackson days that
idle and lazy now might be possible that present
hurry is not hystercal It might be possible that
in hurry at ALL
The Washington times., 1931-07-02

Whatever your wants may be there
Ia always a possibility that they can
be satisfied through the many services
advertised in tOday's Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
What Is NormaI9

Put it this way: when he oafng, walks three
miles hour he will only be hurrying when he walks four
miles an hour. Yet to observer whose pace only
two and half miles hour the oafng speed of three miles
will pressed and hasty Isn't it possible that
NAL faster than the European normal rate and that
we not hurryng when they think are? Hurry, in
short is something above the norma-and the only
peent judges those whose normal is the same as
own If Charlie Paddock mile in seven
minutes, he would not be hurrying although of
would have to put speed to keep up with him. Lndbergh
was not hurryng when he crossed the Aancno hurry
ing against time in any and appears that the speed
demon Hawks is virtually taking his time when he divides
days meals between three distant capitals of Europe
The Washington times., 1931-07-02

Tune in CAMEL QUARTER
HOUR featuring Morton
Downey and Tony Wons-
Columbia Broadcasting Sys.
tenn - every night except
Sunday
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
Who's Hurrying Now?

The Russians are moreover the last people earth to
accuse of mania for speed They really in hurry
because they trying to catch up with the of the
word they trying to do in five years what has taken
Us five generations to accomplish They sainng
install machinery because machines can be made to hurry
they trying to hasten the millennium To Asiatic
Us just at this time to pretend that life passed in
temptation under banyan tree preferable life of
cited action is simply perverse.
Evening star., 1931-12-06

ings and prints in this exhibition. Obviously it
is impossible to mention all. But few indica-
tive of the whole, stand out not merely for
merit but because of individuality or an appeal
perchance, to the individual prediction OF the
reviewer.
painting of sea gulls ON dark rocks in the
midst Of light sea. to which one of the places
Of honor has been assigned midway of long
wall, is OF notable interest. 1t Is the work of
Eliot OHara, who has undoubtedly mastered
rs few, the technique Of water color and within
the last few years won fer himself by his
works in this medium exceptional distinction
He also shows in this exhibition q painting of
building operations, Iron ScafIoiding" pre-
sunably section Of our own Cathedral In
this city with its Gothic window openings;
while third painting by the same artist Is of
"Fishermen's Houses, Metinicus," in which an
exceedingly fine rendition Of light Is given
Evening star., 1931-12-06

ground with Vesuvius looming, smoke crowned
against the sky.
There Is something very pleasing and at the
same time naive about Ruth Perkins Safford's
picture, MY Little House" something essen
TALLY substantial and American. A note of
novelty is found in two studies, one of Poke
Berries" the other of wild Grapes" by Helen
Wells Seymour, both essentially Japanesque
simple, decorative and genuinely beautiful.
From Margsretta S. Hinchman have come two
or three carefully rendered studies OF Indians
which, while thoroughly characteristic from the
standpoint of portraiture, in manner of render
ing hark back to the masters OF the past
One work in fresco is included a panel of q
group of saints. by. Eben F. Comins, and,
strangely enough, somewhat in the same simple
almost primitive, manner Is a group of Mexi-
cans. or New Mexicans, by Margaret Fish en-
titled The Picnic"
Evening star., 1931-12-06
Calendar of Exhibitions

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, Sepen-
teeRth street and NeD York apenHe.
Permanent collection. First annual er-
hibition, Miniature Painters Scnlptors
and GruUers' Society. December to 81.
Thirty-sirth annual exhibition, Wash
fHgtor Water Color Club December ;
to 27
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY, 1899
TDentp-frst street. Permanent coilec-
ton NTH recent acqu Siti0ns and group
OF paintings By Washington artists.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. Tenth
and B Constitution dDenueJ streets
northwest Permanent collection.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Tenth
and streets southwest Block Prints
by Ernest w. Watson, November 30 to
December 81
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Tweltth
and streets southwest Permanent
collection
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Print Dipi-
sion, First street bettueen East Capitol
and B streets southeast Contenp porary
American Prints assembled by the
American Federation of Arts for er-
hibitton in italy
ARTS CLUB OF WASHING TON, 2017 /
street northwest. Oil Paintings By Ben
son B. Moore and By the Gotham
Group" December to 90
TEXTILE MUSEUM, 1880 S street
northwest. Rags tapestries and other
TEXTILES OF the Near and Far East. Open
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 2
to O'Clock. Admission by card. OBJ
tatnabie at the Office OF G. H. Myers,
730 Fifteenth street northwest.
GORDON DUNTHORNE GALLERY,
Connecticut Guenue and De Sales street
Water CoiorS By Eliot O'Hara. Prints
by contemporary English, French and
American artists.
SEARS, ROEBUCK e. CO., II0S Con-
necticut Avenue. Paintings by Charles
c. CurTdn, Mary Butler and Walt Deb
ner; Paintings aud Autographs By VIII
liam Schpdrtz; Etchtngs by Thomas
Hdndtorth; Woodblock Prints, in color,
by W. S. Rice, December 4 to 81.
JANE BARTLETTS. f3E Connecticut
Avenue. Handprouoht jcUelry and
Boston
CRITCHER SCHOOL OF PAINTING
AND APPLIED ARTS, 1925 Connect
icnt arenue. Paintings BY Harriet Fitz-
gerald OF DonrHlc, Va, and Isabel
Hamilton OF Netc York, November fs
to December TO-
HOWARD UNIVERSITY ART GAL
LnGY. Brooklyn Museum Persian Ix-
fnence. Exhibition circulated bv the
American Federation OF Arts, December
tof2
Evening star., 1931-12-06

evidencing to the layman the magic charm of
luminous quality even on the dreary wan Of a
hsherman's hut.
Equally virile and out of the ordinary is
Catharine Morris Wright's painting of sea and
rocks, entitled Stormy Stlhouettes," painting
not a little In the manner of Winslow Homer.
but without any suggestion Of imitation
painting woich essentially rings true In this
good company are to be found, holding their
own, little still life by Mathile M. Leisenring,
1.-TWO Apples: "zinpias," admirably painted by
Emma Duel Rice, and two pictures Of the Cana
dian Rockies rendered with reticence, but with
visor and artistic feeling, by Edith Hoyt. Ger
trude B. Bourne Of Boston has sent two very
charming paintings of garden sculpture mani
Testing the appropriateness of landscape setting
for works OF this medium. Marguerite C. Mum
is at her best in Spring in Virginia." and Wells
M. Sawyer shows charming picture, "On the
Bay of Naples" fishermen's huts in the fore
Evening star., 1931-12-06

william H. Holmes. honorary president Of the
Water Color Club and director Of the National
Gallery Of Art, is represented by two charac-
teristic paintings Railway Smoke Screen at
the City of Washington" novel subject beau
tifully rendered, and a typical landscape "The
Old Mill Seat, Rockville" painted on the farm
which MFR. Holmes once owned, a landscape in
which figures have been very successfully intro
duced
Elizabeth Sawtelle, who can always be de-
pended upon for good work, shows a woodland
road broadly rendered, and typical Maine
scene, The hubble, York" Margarete Lent
shows three paintings, one of Eastport. one
figure study, . third still life. Eleanor Parke
Gusts Is also thrice represented, and lends by
her work a note of novelty. all three of her con-
tributions being of figures and in manner
quite her own These are THE Procession,
Brittany" 'Mending Nets. Gloucester Harber'
and Loading Hay Island Of Marken." Con-
Evening star., 1931-12-06

Their character and interest in limited SPACE
would be impossible. But, fortunately most Of
them continue for a fortnight more so that
the public does not have to crowd all OF its
artistic pleasures into few days as though as
some one has cleverly said, the world were then
coming to an end-in this instance the werid
Of art.
In the Corcoran Gallery of Art two special
and important exhibitions opened during the
past week almost simultaneously. These are
the inaugural exhibition of the lately formed
Society OF Miniature Painters, Sculpters and
Gravers and the thirty sixth annual exhibition
OF the Washington Water Color Club The
former occupies cases in the upper atrium and
Is An intimate showing; the latter has been
assigned to- and entirely fills. the two galleries
to the right and left of the staircase.
THE Washington Water Color Club through
out its existence has earned and had m
enviabie reputation because of the high standard
to which it has upheld its yearly exhibitions
1t has made frequent changes in its officers and
governing board. but it has always been well
ofncered and we'll run and its shows have been
essentially professional.
The present exhibition is no exception to the
rule. The works set forth fresh. celerful
and thoroughly up to date, representative of
the best modern thought and pTactice-sound
frank painting, evidently produced with q desire
TO interpret beauty. Local artists are probably
IN the majority and are certainly well repre-
sented, but there is large contingent of
exhibitors from cut of town and among them
scne Of our foremost water colorists This
gives the Washington public an opportunity to
gain acquaintance with the best and it gives
the local painters chance to measure their
strength with the foremost And, after all
what Is An annual exhibition of q professional
organization for other than this and a report
OF progress?
The first impression that visitor receives ON
entering either of the rooms occupied by the
water color exhibition is pleasure BILE The pic-
lures are primarily colorful. varied in subiec
pleasing to the eye, and they are admirably
hung. In the gallery to the right of the stairs
there Is only che row, and it is most effective.
But there are those who like more pictures and
less wall space: they will be satisfied bv hhe
double row IN the gallery at the other emf OF
the hall
There are ia water colors and over GO dxv-
Evening star., 1931-12-06

, ITH at least six important exhi-
7 bitions opening simultaneously
the first week OF the month,
there is almost a surfeit of
attractions. and to attempt to
give mere than An inklinx of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-03
RUSSIA WILL NOT PERMIT FLYERS
 TO CROSS LAND
Two American AviatOrs Were to Start Trip Around WOrld-S0viets Take Crack at U. s.

New York, April 3.-fUP)-Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr; who have been planning a flight around the world in two weeks ex- pressed disappointment to-day that the Soviet government had refused them permission to fly over Russian territory. Tt now appears that we will have to add some 4,OOO miles to our course," Herndon said. This will take us over treacherous terri- tory-high mountains and barren deserts-and will add two or three days to the time. We had hoped to demonstrate that it was possible to circumnavigate the globe in than two weeks. Our experiences would add to the general knowledge of aviation and be of great value in the future" |"
 Backers of the flight recalled that the Soviet government has cooper ated willingly with flyers in the past, and suggested that recent political developments in the United States may have led to a change of atti- tude in the case of Herndon and Pangborn. They cited the fact that the labor department a few days ago refused to permit Feodor M. Zyav- kin, Amtorg official, to remain in this country and that Secretary of State Stimson recently issued orders to cancel diplomatic passports of sena- tors and congressional representa- lives travelling in Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-03
Citizens Answer The
 Proponents Of (. City
 Manager By Voting
Right After the Alleged Big BlOw-Off for the Plan, 454 Citizens Sent in Their Ballots and Only 6 of That Number Voted in Favor of City Manager

The largest registration of votes in the Democrats public contest and incidentally the greatest gain of the week by advocates of the present plan of city government was rec corded yesterday. It may be only g coincidence, but 1t is Q very signif- icant fact that within less than twenty-four hours after the propon- ents of the city manager plan of government held their packed meeting" no less than 454 citizens called or sent 10 the office of the Democrat vote in favor of the pres ent form of government and only six cast ballots for the suggested change.
 The test of public sentiment proves very conclusiyely that if an official referendum is authorized by the general assembly the electorate of Waterbury will overwhelmingly defeat any attempt to substitute an- other system of government. partic- ulariy the city manager plan. The ratio at present Is better than 80 to 1 iii favor of the present system and the contest Is only really getting un- derway.
 Hundreds of persons undoubtedly were of the opinion that the city manager plan of government was only a passing whim on the part of a small minority of citizens inclined to try anything once if the idea was described as progressive. When "wednesday evenings meeting made 1t evident that the advocates of the plan were serious and had adopted resolutions to be presented in the
 (Continued on Page 12)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-03
HUNGRY FARMERS
 GIVEN SURPRISE
 OF THEIR LIVES
One Enos B. Jones of Jer- sey City Went Among Them Handing Out Bun- dies of the Long Green

Natchez. Miss. April 3.-(UP)- Scores of destitute farmers were in possession of real money to-day for the first time in many weeks because of the beneVolence of a mysterious stranger who drove through the Mis- sissippi delta giving away .handsful of greenbacks.
 A sport roadster conveying the young man, who told Red Cross ofii- cials he was Enos B. Jones of (2594 Bouievard) Jersey City, son of 2 wealthy manufacturer, drew up in front of more than half a hundred homes in the drought area. Each time the farmer was summoned to the car and his hands stuffed with money. Before he could say any. thing the car would speed away.
 Jones, who identified his compan- ions as his brother-in-law, D. G. De vilaine of Paris, France. and Al fred c, Violet. of Westport, Conn had no, fixed destination The youthful philanthropist said he planned to spread money throughout five more Mississippi delta towns and five other stricken central states before returning home.
 "I've been bum all my life" he explained to q United Press Core spondent, ''and I feel like doing something worthwhile. Those who have money should help those who haven't, and I enjoy making a per sonal tours.to help the unfortunate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-03

Baltimore, Md, April 3-(UP)- Editor w. B. Sorrels, J., of the Pine Bluff. (Ark.) Commercial and H. l.. Mencken of the Baltimore Sun and the American Mercury seem to be on the way to a beautiful friendship. The Arkansas editor was touched by reports of an unemployed demon- station in the chamber of the Nary land house of delegates and to Mem cken he telegraphed the following:
 We note with profound regret that the conditions in Maryland are such as to precipitate riot in your capitol building. Through you Ark ansas sends It's deepest sympathy to those unfortunate persons who are suffering with hunger pains in your state.
 When Arkansas was in distress your own state. among others, was so kind as to contribute through the Red Cross, hence we feel that not to reciprocate would be ungrateful. Therefore we offer, if you think con- ditions justify 1t, shipment of our supplies of foods to be distributed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-03
IS
 MUCH TOO
 AMBI TI0US
Transferring of New Haven County Seat to That Town Is Met With Smiles New Haven City Judges May Get to Courts
fRx Democrat stan Manl

Hartford. April 3.--Efforts on the part of residents of Hamden to have their town declared the seat of New Haven county are being met with
 smiles at the Capitol. On Tuesday
 the committee on new counties and county seats will meet at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of discussing bill naming Hamden
 the county seat. Already 1t is con. ceded that the measure is doomed. At the present time the city of New Haven is the seat of New Haven
 county. Residents of Hamden claim that their town Is more centrally To- cated and should, therefore, be
 named in the place of New Haven. As far as the Waterbury legislat- ors are concerned. they are satisfied
 with the present layout and are not
 seeking any change. The efforts ap- pear to be centered among the resi-
 dents of Hamden, alone.
 Residents of Hamden claim that while the population of their town is (COntinued on Page 21)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-03
WORTHLESS SON
 IS MURDERER OF
 HIS OWN MOTHER
He Was Asked By His Father to Try and Get a Job His Answer Was to Strangle Mother

New York, April 3---A 54-year-old mother was dead today because she had asked her son, Joseph Porzelt. %, to attempt to find employment. He admitted, police said, knocking the 100-pound woman down and strangling her with a clothesline. Porxelt had been out of work for nearly year. His father, Harry 56. who has been employed steadily as chashier, awakened his son be- fore going to work, gave him $2 and said: ,,.
 Nov, Joe, really try to get s Job today"
 As soon as his father left. PorzeIt returned to his bed and did not arise until III o'clock. He ate g hearty breakfast his mother had prepared for him and departed. Hut instead of seeking work, he went to nearby speakeasy. When he had exhausted the s2 he returned home, presumably to get more money. Three hours later he stag eered into police station and told lieutenant John Sullivan: 1T killed my mother. She kept nagging me io 20 tD work and I got mad and knocked her down Thea t got 2 ciolhcslIhe tf|o fhodHt' 2 would l1i>1 teE' etf4nEIs4 'fk H't| x
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-03
SULLIVAN SANITY IS DOUBTED
Cause Of Crash That
 Killed Knute Rockne
 Has Been Cleared Up

Washington. April 3 - (UP) - Mystery surrounding the plane crash that killed Knute Rockne. Notre Dame football coach and seven others Tuesday in Kansas. has been cleared up by the commerce department with the announcement that a broken propeller was re- sponsible.
 The departments aviation experts based their investigation on reports that ice had collected on a wing of the plane. They discovered that while the safety nut which holds the propeller in place was still in posi- ton after the wreck, the hub was missing.
 It would be impossible to remove the hub without first removing the nut. they explained. unless the hub was broken. They then deduced. that. since ice had formed on the wing. it was reasonable to assume it had also formed on the hub.
 The report added that 1t is pos sible that substantial piece of ice may have broken loose from the hub and been struck by one of the pro- pellor blades. resulting in break age of the blade"
 Such breaksge would cause a stress of 50 tons. they said. suffi- eient to break a wing. Almost sim ultaneously with the snapping of the wing. it was reasoned, the hub broke. releasing the other two blades of the propellor. Late yesterday in- vestigators had been unable to find the three blades or the hub.