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The Washington times., 1931-03-11
MAKE BELIEVE"
Life, Love and Adventures
Of a Modern Cinderella
What Has Happened So Far

Thrown upon Lou ThursOn, beau
seeks position Noticing al
companion for seminvahd Larry Mitchell reporter ana
Mary LOUIS friend to her. Mary Lou aPpneS t0r
paatal home Of Mrs LOrimer at Westm
Conn.
ad should have read male companion as the
LOrrmerS Snot
and Imprisoned while aviator, he has type OF
shell shock about to leave when Iravers enters
his and calls her DengnC anu
"fe explains Travers claims to nave
an American girl named Delight Harford obviously
her double Tavers thinks ne ms lSsns
LOrrimer begs Mary Lou to remain AZ gOOu
take the name Hartford" temporarily assume the ro
Of wife to regain his normal state OF MIN"
nd health. Finally Mary Lou consents
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
Style Bulletin

Navy COStumeS-Try a navy
coat with a bright hat and &C
essories-if you want to look
among the Smartest this spring.
X X X
New Color Combinations
There's a new idea in color. In
Paris the light coat or jacket
with the dark dress is a favorite
and different looking-cos-
tune,
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
Chapter %

Mathews lit a cigar ana
stretched himself more COM
fortably in the easy chair. He
was happiest of all when alone
with her, like this. He lived
nearby. and had reduced his
practice to a very few old pa
tients, having accumulated ana
inherited all the money he' a
bachelor of no extravagant
tastes, would ever need. He
had many leisure hours and
spent a great portion OF them
at Westwood. The remainder
at his free time was given to
his hobbies, the writing of q
book which was to be called
Autobiography of a General
Practitioner" and the raising
of prize dahlias from seeds,
the flowers of which he ex-
hibited, the bulb of which he
sold.
"It's late" Mrs. Lorrimer re-
marked again, and looked at
the tiny diamond watch upon
her wrist. wv here are
they. q"
"And who are they Mar
garet? You fuss over that BOY
far too much!"
do I? And I try so hard
not to-" she murmured. They.
are Travers and Mary LOU OF
course. -"
"some day you'll get confused
and call her that" he warned.
'No, I don't think so," she
told him. Sometimes I find
that's the only way I can re-
mind myself of the true situ-
alton by naming her-just to
you-Larry Mitchell is here for
the weekend, and Jenny
Wynne is out with the three OF
them; they are skating on VII
low Pond"
mitchell is a nice young
ster," commented Mathews.
Treated Terribly
"Yes-he's terribly smitten
with Jenny, poor boy. She
treats him outrageously-as she
treats everyone"
Presently the four came back
from the pond, cold and ruddy,
trudging up to the house, the
comfort of a hearth fire, and
tea, laughing all the way, their
boots crunching in the hard
dry snow.
The sun was now at its set
ting, red and gold, a glory OF
celestial fire. Presently the
sky would alter to that strange,
chill green of winter and the
evening star would hang like a
silver lamp above the bare
aspiring arms of the trees.
! ''Lovely." said Mary Lou
''lovely :"
Her voice broke a little. She
had always loved beauty, 1t
had an intimate message for
her, but lately, it seemed, it
broke her heart.
Larry, with whom she was
walking, looked at her quickly.
STEADY on" he murmured,
for, it seemed, no good reason.
It wasn't until he spoke that
Mary Lou RELAXED there were
sudden tears in her eyes.
She blinked them away, and
said, defensively,
''Well, it is lovely"
Jenny broke into a little run.
"Golly! I'm frozen" she
cried. drawers, you lazy lump,
I'll race you to the house!"
They're Always Friends
She darted off, slim and
straight in her skating suit OF
scarlet wool, krimmer trimmed.
Mary Lou watched her flash
along the path between the
trees and Lorrimer after her.
She remembered how she had
raced with him-one day, it
seemed very long ago, and yet
was lust before Christmas.
But since then he had kissed
her. under the pale green and
amber pearl of the mistletoe;
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WHAT DO YOU
KNOW?
Answers To Todoy's Test

Answers To TodGy'S Test
Questions On Editorial Page
/. Quartz. 2. One who prac-
tices daring gymnastic feats. 3.
Gazetteer. 4. Eight. 5. In pro-
portion. 6. In an undertone. Z.
Firkin. 8. Herod. 8. Thus, so.
10. TERRA del Fuego Islands.
II. Sparkle. IL. Fireplece. 13.
A cure-all. IA. Tear. is. Heavy.
copyright, 1881. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1931-03-11
DIET AND HEALTH
BY DR.. Logan Clendening-

ned on this subject discolored unevenly arranged
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
WALKERS AIDE
NCONTEMP

NEW YORK, Dec. % 0N.S0.
Supreme Court Justice Thomas
w. Churchill today granted
Judge Samuel Seaburys motion
declaring Russell T. Sherwood,
Mayor James j. Walkers per-
sonal book-keeper, in contempt of
the Hofstadter Committee but re-
served decision on the amount
of the, fine that would be i'm
posed.
Sherwood, badly wanted as a
witness by the committee in it's
investigation of New York city'S
municipal government, is still
missing after nearly a years
absence.
Judge Seabury, who appealed
or the contempt motion and a
fine to be levied on Sherwood un-
der the civil practice act, asked
that the maximum fine of $780,
900 be imposed. He charged that
Sherwood knew that Mayor Walk
er wanted him to remain away
from the HofStadter committees
jurisdiction and pronounced this
fact a scandal and a disgrace"
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
TROOPS FACE.
|. ICE PER|LS
on MARCH
Use White Cloth Coverings As
+ CamoufIage in Dangerous
! River Crossing
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Copyright. 1881, by International
News Serykce)

TEN TCHWANGTI, Man
churia, Dec. % (I.N.S. ).-Com-
bined Japanese forces in this
area today launched an Of
fensive toward the important
town of Panshan, midway be-
tween Newchang and Kou-
pantZe.
Panshan is 45 miles east of
Chinchow, objective of the
Japanese operations in south
ern Manchuria and main con-
centration point of Marshal
Chang Hsueh-Liang's Chinese
army.
The attack Is being directed by
Lieut., Gen Jiro Tam0n Who led
the Japanese TO victory over tfte
forces Of Gen. Ma Chan-Shan on
the Nonni River in northern Man
Churia and captured TsitSihar.
At Panshan the Japanese will
confront about 1000 Chinese regu-
larly stationed there.
Notable River Crossing
In reaching here from New
change the japanese made a river
crossing unequalled in this CORE
spondent's experience in reporting
wars. It was over the Lao River,
800 wards wide at the point.
In some places the ice was
only eight inches thick, but
nevertheless the heaviest war
equipment was rolled over it.
The river winds tortuouSly
along here, near where it empties
into the Gulf Of Liaonign. and is
filled with chunks of ice and
dangerous crevices.
SnOw-Like CamOuflage
The reflection of a yellow moon
made the ice appear like mother
of-pearl, as the Japanese troops
carefully continued their heard
Gus crossing late at night.
They wore white cloth over
their helmets and knapsacks as
q canouflags to blend with the
snowy background.
Thousands of Chinese coolies,
hundreds Of Chinese two-wheeled
carts, and hundreds Of Mongolian
ponies are being used in the
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Coughing Kills
Baby; Rescue
Squad Futile

Shirley Babbitt, three-month-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earle S. Babbitt, 2402 Second
st. N. E., died at her home
early today from whooping
cough.
The infant had been ill for
two weeks and appeared to be
recovering when seized with a
severe spell of coughing. She
was dead when the fire rescue
squad and an inferno from
Casualty Hospital. summoned
by the parents, arrived.
Shirley is believed to have
contracted the disease from
Eloise, 2, -.er sister, who has
been i'll several weeks and who
is recovering.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Slug for Slug Awaits Guy
Who Shot Doggy Leauitt

Threats to return the bullet re-
mOved from his shoulder after
the shooting affray at the Co
lonial T-House to the "guy that
gave it to me" were made by
Doggy" Leavitt at the office of
United States Commissioner Need
han c. Turnage this morning.
Commissions. Turnage had
summoned Leavitt to discuss his
removal to a Baltimore Jail. The
commissioner ordered the removal
and Leavitt was taken to the
United States marShal's office en-
route to Baltimore.
Leavitt told Commissioner
Turnage he was perfectly willing
to go to Baltimore. In fact, he
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
FLOODED,
LEVEE BREAKS

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. % q.
N.SD .-Surging flood waters of
the Tallahatchie River, held at
bay for 48 hours by heroic efforts
of 1000 workers, swept over the
levee and through the town of
Glendora today.
Tumbling through a break in
the Glendora: levee that widened
rapidly as the waters ate away
the crumbling earth, the swollen
river rushed through the business
section of the town. flooding it
to a depth of five feet.
No fatalities or injuries were
reported. Townspeople had ample
warming to remove their families
and belongings to higher ground.
A few residences were affected
by the onrush of the water, but
the greater part of the residential
section was saved by the YaZoo
and Mississippi Valley Railroad
embankment.
Convict labor and volunteers
from the townSmen were immedi-
ately rushed to the levee break
and began work to stem the flood.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
RA|NEY To SNAG
REFERENDUM

Declaring that prohibition is
not a party issue. Representative
Henry T. Rainey of Illinois, Demo.
cratic leader Of the House, today
announced that he would oppose
a prohibition referendum plank
in the Democratic national plat
form of 1882.
He will carry his opposition to
the Democratic national commit
tee, which meets here January
8, to make preliminary plans for
the 1882 convention.
The committee is expected to
receive the results of a poll con-
Quoted by Democratic National
Chairman John j. Raskob and to
debate the prohibition issue.
While willing to vote for a
referendum, Rainey declared the
prohibition issue must be decided
in Congress alone.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
PERJURED
EVIDENCE
GIVEN As
CAUSE
Judge Corrigan Directs Jury's
Verdict; Star Witness
Under Observation

NEW YORK, Dec. %
(I.N.S.). - Vincent Coll and
Frank Giordano, accused as the
Harlem "baby killers" were
acquitted today by a directed
verdict. They were charged
with the murder of 5-year-old
Michael Vengalli, who was shot
and killed while playing in the
streets last July when a gang
ster war was in progress.
The two defendants, however,
were taken back to their cells in
the Tombs-Giordano to await
transfer to Sing Sing and the
electric chair for another murder
and Coll to be taken to the Bronx
to face robbery and bail jumping
charges.
~ "Star" witness Held
Coll and Giordano smiled and
waved to friends as they departed,
for the "star" witness against
them, George Brecft, formerly
from st. Louis, did not escape
without punishment. He was.
committed to Bellevue for obser-
vation.
Brecht was the only witness
who placed The two defendants at
the scene of the shooting. Yet
the defense brought out that
Brecht was former convict and
had given perjured testimony.
This development caused the
States case to collapse.
Today Assistant District Attor-
ney Neary moved Judge Joseph
Corrigan for directed verdict
"in the interests of justice"
Didn't Leave Box
Judge Corrigan instructed the
jury to return an acquittal, which
it did without leaving the box.
Coll jumped up and shook
hands with all near him and
waved gayly to his sweetheart,
Lottie Kreisberger, sitting among
the spectators.
Later he issued a statement
thanking his lawyers and saying:
1--WE been accused of every
thing, but baby killing was too
much"
He faces a charge of jumping
$4,000 bail in the Bronx and of
participation in the $4,000 hold
up of a Sheffield Farms payroll
man.. Giordano is awaiting death
as the slayer of Joseph Mullins,
beer racketeer.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
COUZENS LOANS
CITY MILLION

DETROIT, Dec. % G.NS).-
To prevent default on the syS-
TENS final purchase bonds, United
States Senator James Couzens to,
day loaned a million dollars to
the city-owned street railways.
The Ford Motor Company was re-
ported to be considering a similar
loan.
Approximately $3.0S4,O0O will
be taken from the city's general
sinking funds to make up the
balance of the bond payments
due Friday unless additional loans
are obtained.
The Couzens' loan was revealed
shortly before noon, when bids
were opened on two-year 6 per
cent notes to be sold by the city.
Senator CouzenS was the only
bidder, but the Ford Motor Com
pany and the Bankers Trust
Company of New York were
granted an opportunity to make
additional bids Thursday as the
sinking fund is dangerously low
because of slow tax payments.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
.DAUGHERTY'S
BOOK RAPS
HOOVER
Inside Story Of Harding Held
the Real Truth of Great
American Tragedy

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. %
(I.N.S.). j. After a silence of
eight years, Harry M. Daugh-
erty, Attorney General in the
Cabinet of President Warren
G.. Harding, today announced
that he has completed a book,
"The Inside Story Of the Hard
ing Tragedy"
In his book, which will be re-
leased about January 20, the for
mer Attorney General, whose
resignation was requested by Presi-
dent Coolidge, denounces Warren
G. Harding's attackers and pre-
diets a complete vindication for
the late President, whose name
has been dragged through the mire
by money hungry wolves and
jackals."
Hoover Criticized
"By way of introduction" in
the first chapter of the book,
rauCherty takes occasion to criti-
cize "the good taste" Of PRESIDENT
Herbert Hoover's remarks at the
Harding Memorial dedication re-
Gently in Marion.
Referring to the Marion address
of the President, who spoke of
Harding as a man who was be-
trayed by few men he had
trusted and whose soul was scared
by great disillusionment, Daugh-
erty has written:
"AbOut this speech, Governor
Patterson, of Tennessee, has
expressed my feelings exactly.
The Presidents address struck
the one diScOrdant note i'm the
solemn and impressive ceremO-
nieS. 1t was wholly uncalled
for and inappropriate. 1t served
no good purpose whatever
The announcement of the
books publication also revealed
that Daugherty from an intimate
personal acquaintance Of more
than 30 years" answers the ques
tion of the real relations between
President Harding and his wife.
Touches Oil Scandals
Daugherty also challenges as
sertions that Harding was in
volved in the oil scandals or that
II had any knowledge of Albert
B. Falls acts in leasing the Tea
pot Dome and California re-
serves"
The announcement also asserts
that with t-'uthfulness and fair
ness as my objective, I have
answered queries as to who are
the Ohio gang"
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
National City Bank
Branch Threatened

TOKYO, Dec. % G.N.S0.-A
threat to blow up the Tokyo
branch of the National City
Bank. of New York, was con-
tained in letter received today
by c. F.. Thomas, the manager.
Nationalistic and patriotic ele-
ments believed behind the threat
charged the bank with buying
American dollars and draining
Japan'S gold. The letter criticized
the bank for alleged continuance
of this policy.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
800 MEN HUNT
DEAD FL|ER

ELKINS. w. Va, Dec. %
GNSJ.-Missing for more than
70 hours in the wild hills of
West Virginia, Lieut.. E. H. Bob
bitt, 24-year-old Army pilot from
Selfridge Field, Mich, today was
given up for dead by relatives
who posted a reward Of $500
for recovery of the body.
Announcement of the reward
augmented the force of 500 men
securing the hills for some trace
of the flier. Bobbitt vanished
last Friday while on a flight
from the Michigan field to Hot
Springs, Va. He reached Union
town, Pa, safely and hoped off
for ElkinS.
A slushy snow covered the val
leyS today. Two or three inches
of snow was reported in the
mountains.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28

yearned to go. The ventilation,
he said, in the Baltimore Jail
is vastly superior to that of
WaShington'S.
The alleged underworld gang
chief described the progress Of the
bullet he received in the fray,
and said:
. 81 told the doc to gimme that
bullet because / am sure going
to give it back to the guy that
gave it to me. The police don't
need to bother with him, once
get out"
He admitted he knew who had
presented him with the little lead
pellet, but only grinned and
shook his head when questioned
further.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
HeQ-bitesMake
Germs Mad:
We Suffer
BALTIMORE, Dec, % U.N,SDO

BALTIMORE, Dec. % Q.N.S)O
Germs have fleaS.
The fleas bite the germs.
This makes the germs mad,
and more dangerous to human
kind, or drugs the germs into
harmleSsneSS.
DR.. F. D'Herelle, of the Yale
School of Medicine, so told
scientists at the thirty-third an
nual meeting of the Society
of American, Psychologists to-
day.
The germs fleas are called
"phages." Researchers are now
breeding the "phageS" to learn
what makes them bite.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
GIRL USES CAS-,
SEEKING DEATH.

Found unconscious in her room
on the third floor of a rooming
house at 102 Fourth st. S. E.
this noon Mary Oden, %. was
taken to Gallinger Hospital for
treatment.
The door of the room had been
locket. according to police; and
the windows stuffed. The gas
jet was open.
The girl came to Washington
several weeks ago from Atlanta,
Ga. She is said to have been
employed in a restaurant. The
rescue squad and police were
called by Jessie Lilly, proprietor
Of the rooming house.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
AirplGne Fares Dip
Near RGiLlUGu Level

CHICAGO, Dec. % G.N.SO.
Twenty per cent cuts in airplane
passenger fares, making them ap-
proximate to railroad Pullman
fares and faster mail delivery,
were announced today by United
Air Lines. The new rates, effec-
tive January /, affect travel to 1877
cities in the East, West and South
west. The Chicago-New York trip
will cost $47.95, and the transcon.
tinental trip will cost $160.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
S1oo,ooo,00O IN C0RSETS

CHICAGO. Dec. % Q.N.S0
Women still wear corsets, even
though they call them by a diff
ferent name, according to H. P.
Kennedy, president of the Chi
cago Corset Club. Between $780,
100000 and 100000, 900 worth Of
business was done during the
past year.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Hollywood Actress
Plans O. World Hop

DENVER, Dec. % G.N.S0 A
round-the-world flight on So!
This is the latest project being
planned by Miss Edna May
Cooper, pretty film actress, CO.
holder with Miss Bobbie Trout of
the women's sustained flight rec
ord of 122 hours and so minutes.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Father Mean to Her,
DaUghter Kills Him

ABERDEEN, Miss, Dec. %
UN.S0 Her father was mean"
to her, so she went to his bedside
as he slept and killed him with a
shotgun, Martha Cooper, 19-year-
old daughter of r. j. Cooper, AZ,
found slain December 81, was al
legged to have confessed to officers
today.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
5-YeGr-OId Boy Kills
Brother With Rifle

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Dec. %.
George Warner, S, son of Luther
Warner, a trapper living in Pleas
ant Valley, near Smithsburg,
killed his three-year-old brother,
John, while handling a 22-caliber
rifle.
The bullet entered the child's
neck, causing almost instant
death. The coroner held the shoot
ing was accidental,
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Taxpayers Cheated
In Gasoline Frauds

CLEVELOND, Dec. % 0NS).
Charging that taxpayers are be-
ing cheated out of thousands OF
miles of paved roads by gasoline
bootlegging," the National Pc
troleum Institute today launched
a nationwide attack to stamp out
the "$50,000,000 year racket"
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
$4,000 in JeUeLry
Lost In Ocean Mail

LONDON Dec. % Q.N.S0.
British postal authorities today
were trying to trace a package of
jewelry valued at $4,000 sent as
registered mail aboard the liner
Europa from New York and re-
ported missing when the ship
reached Southampton.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
N. Y. Still Has Best
Checker PLdUerS

NEW YORK, Dec. % uNS).
New York today held the checker
championship. which was disputed
by Chicago. In the finals of the
New York Masters Checkers
tourney. Louis Ginsberg, New
York, defeated William F.. Ryan,
Chicago. -Four games were played
in all.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Richard Dix Faces
Court In Tax Case

LOS ANGELES, Dec. % QN.SJ.
Richard Dix, film star, is to ap-
pear in United States District
Court today to answer charges Of
having evaded payment of $780,
OPS income taxes in 1927 and
1928, when he had an income Of
S546 600
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
WOMAN, 6s, INJURED

Mrs. Marie L. Tompkins. SO, of
61O Third st. N. W., is in a
serious condition at Casualty
Hospital today from injuries re-
ceived Saturday night when
knocked down by all automobile
at Fourth and G Streets North.
west. =
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
HGirdreSSers Sue
Noah Beery and wife

LOS ANGELES, Dec. % QN.Sl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Beery, of the
screen, today were defendants in
a suit for $3.50 filed by a hair
dressing company.
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
Alfred GrGUes, Irish
Poet. Dies in London

LONDON. Dec. % UNSO.-
Alfred Percival Graves. popular
Irish poet, was dead here today
at the age of IS. Graves was
best known as the author Of the
ballad Father O'Flynn."
The Washington times., 1931-12-28
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of Decem-
ber %: $510,855, 5,059.86 expend.
itures, $4,271 ,956.11: customs re.
ceipts, $20,171 ,297.11.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
FETE
GIVEN BACKING

The Forest Hills Citizens AS
Sociation last night went on rec
ord indorsing a city-Wide Hal.
lowe'en celebration. to be held
on Constitution AveEue Such u
celebration was originally sug.
gested by DIR. George C.. Haven
ner, president Of the Federation
of Citizens Associations.
The association adopted q
resolution against building apart
ment houses on the margin of
Rock Greek Park. While the
body does not object to apart
nlent bull6ip r 'ark mar
sln near E ,nnecticut Avenue, it
is believed the apartments ST. TO
be at least $50 feet from the
Park boundaries.
The association also asked i'm
provement Of conditions near the
Alice Deal Junior High School,
requesting that several 3hacks in
that vicinity be elirnina:ad. Bet
ter transportation for students
Of the school also was asked.
Robert D. Chase, of ne United
States Daily. addressed the as
sociatio:l. His subject was The
Drama Guild of Vashington. :"
He was introduced by Mrs. John
Otto johnson, wife If The presi-
cent of the ASSOCIATION.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
MARLBORO JURY
PROBES POLICE
FEE-SPL|TT|NG
Judge Digges Hints Garages
Condoned in Holding Autos
UnduIy for Extra Charges.

Alleged collusion between GER
tain garage men in Prince
Georges county and county and
State policemen win be investi-
gated by the Grand Jury now con-
vening at Upper Marlboro. This
inquiry will be made by order of
Judge w. Mitchell Digges, who in
his charge to the jury yesterday.
declared that in many cases
wrecked /cars were towed to
garages at the order Of policemen,
stored and held for unjust fees.
There have been cases, the
Judge said, where it has been al
most certain that garage owners
have divided fees with officers in
charge of automobiles after acci-
dents.
The American Automobile AS
sociation today expressed interest
in Judge Digges' stand, and. &C.
cording to an official of the as
sociation, one of their representa-
tives will visit Upper Marlboro in
an effort to aid in the investiga-
ton. T. F. Behler, Of the auto
mobile association, declared: '
1--WE are in thorough sym
pathy with any investigation to
remove or eliminate such prac-
tices. We have had isolated
cases of such q practice in many
sections Of the State, investi-
gated the situation and RENE
died it.
It is generally known that COM
plants have been sent to the
state Commissioner of Motor We
hicles in Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1931-10-06
DR. HAVENNER
To RUN AGAIN

Dr.. George c. Havenner has
definitely tossed his hat into the
ring to run for a fourth term as
president of the Federation Of
Citizens Association. He said:
81 would rather not be a
candidate for the position, but
If the majority Of delegates
wish 1t I win fOregO my per
sOnal wishes"
He said that more than half
of the federation delegates had
urged him to run. Although no
one has taken the field to con-
test DR.. Havenner for the office,
friends Of Edwin S. Hedge,
George Sullivan and Harry Quinn
are known to be urging them to
enter the race. .-...