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The Washington times., 1931-04-17
CHERRY PETALS
END SUNDAY

The coming Sunday will be
the last upon which the cherry
blossoms around the Tidal Basin
will be seen this spring.
Another tremendous crowd Of
motorists and pedestrians is
expected to view them. An
effort will be made to accommo-
date even more persons. who
seek to view the blossoms from
the water.
This does not mean, however,
that no cherry blossoms will be
on view after this week. When
those at the Tidal Basin go,
there is yet another magnificent
showing of double blossoms" in
East Potomac Park, near HainS
Point. This double blOssOming"
is expected about April %.
Last Sunday the swan boat that
operates in the Basin carried $50
people. Many more who had
bought tickets were disappointed
when the money was refunded
because places could not be found
for them.
There are now two outboard
motor boats in use in the Basin.
They will accommodate six per-
sons each. The boats are rented
only to persons having some
knowledge of operating them.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
BOY, 8, ESCAPES
ABDUCTION
Times Staff Photo

There's one little boy in Wash
ington who henceforth is going
to walk pretty far from the curb
and he's going to heed his
fathers advice much more faith
fully about not going into strange
automobiles.
The boy, John Shansey, 8 years
old, of 4424 Greenwich Parkway
N. W., got free ride yesterday
and a pretty bad scare when a
tall, dark haired man with a
"waxed and pointed muStache"
pulled him into the rear seat of
a blue sedan and drove off with
him, muttering "NOw I've got
YOU"
The boy put up valiant fight
and pounded his abductor on the
back until he was able to open
the door of the car.
He noted a knobbed cane on
the front seat of the car and it
scared him. Fortunately he made
his getaway before he felt its
effects.
His father and mother are en-
ployed at the Veterans Bureau.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
LGbOrite Addresses
d. C.. Optin1ist Club

Liefur Magnuson. director of
the International Labor Office
here, was the principal speaker
at a meeting of the Washington
Optimist Club, held in the Hamil,
ton Hotel yesterday.
The subject of Mr.. Magnuson's s
address was Unemployment ::
Fact and Fancy" A number of
committees for the ensuing year
were appointed by the newly
elected president, Henry Schaf,
fert.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Policeman GUrnerS
3 Medals at Shoot

Burglars, bandits and other
gentry of the underworld had
better keep away from No. 13
police precinct or they may find
that 13 is really unlucky.
For Policeman E. c. Moore
of that precinct, has just won
three more medals for shooting
in a match held at the Camp
SimmS range.
Moore is the first Washington
policeman ever to win the dis
tinguiShed expert marksman's
badge.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
IONAN SEEKING
To SPEED UP
LEGISLATION
Change in Classification of
Positions Most Important;
Dale Is Studying Program

The program of legislation
which Federal employees will seek
to have enacted at the forth
coming session of Congress is ex-
pected to take tentative form at
conferences which Senator Smith
W. Brookhart (RO Of Iowa will
hold within the next few days
with employees representatives.
Senator Brookhart returned to
Washington yesterday after a
tour Of the Panama Canal Zone.
Champion of Workers
The Iowa Senator is regarded
rs the champion of Government
employees on the floor of the
Senate. AS a member of the
Civil Service Committee he has
taken a leading part in the prepa-
ration of much of the legislation
for the benefit of the Federal
workers in recent years.
Senator Brookhart is expected
to confer within a few days with
Senator Porter H. Dale (RO of
Vermont, chairman of the CiYil
Service Committee, with a view
to preparing a tentative schedule
Of bills.
One of the most important
measures being considered is that
providing for a new system of
classification of positions.
Dale Studies Plans
Originally intended to bring the
field service into line with the
classified service in Washington,
it is now expected that the legis-
lation will have a far-reaching
effect on the service here. Prob
ably the most important provision
touching both local and field SER
vices will be that setting up a
new system of efficiency ratings.
Senator Dale, who has been in
Washington for some time, has
given preliminary study to the
proposed classification legislation.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17

dictiOn over the tide land. II
will also have an effect upon
the governments plan for
development of Identification
projects along the Virginia shore.
Dredging Started Case
The case is being argued by
Louis Titus as attorney for the
Washington Airport Incorporated
and Thomas D. Thatcher, Solici-
tor General, appearing for the
Government and for the Smoot
Sand and Gravel Corporation.
The case grew out of dredging
operations on the land in dispute
by the company.
u. S. Claims Land
The Government contends that
the boundary is the high water
mark and that it has jurisdic-
ton over the tide land. The
airport on the other hand con-
tends that it owns all the land be-
tween its property and the low
water mark. If the airpOrt's con-
tentiOn is sustained the Federal
Government will have to buy
large areas of land for its develop
ment projects which it now insists
it already owns.
The dispute goes back to the
original charter of Virginia con-
tanned in a grant given by KinG
James of England in 1909, which
included all of the Potomac and
the State of Maryland and part
of Pennsylvania.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Vice Rampant In Shadow
OF Capitol, Report

would dispense with the practice
of filming violatorS of vice laws
and subject those convicted to
indeterminate sentences in insti-
tutions so that they might be
kept in custody until rehabilitated,
Education Is Needed
Education in sex matters, under
proper leadership, also should be
widely progressed. The survey
suggests that as soon as possible
a teacher-training course might
be established in one of the uni
versities to provide proper leaders
to carry on the social hygiene
educational work.
Appropriate literature should
be made more widely available by
getting it into the public libraries
and special libraries of groups
undertaking sex education, the
survey states.
Larger appropriations for play
grounds and recreational facili-
ties are particularly urged as
means of improving social con-
ditionS.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17

The worst vice conditions in
Washington exist south of Penn
sylvania Avenue-right in the
shadow of the Capitol-according
to a survey made by the American
Social Hygiene Association, COM
pleted today.
Compared with other cities, how
ever, conditions are not bad here,
the survey states.
Conditions among cOIOred resi-
dents are by far the worst, with
the courts apparently unable to
cope with the situation, it is
pointed out.
Convictions Are Few
A study of the vice arrests in
September, 1923, as a typical
month, revealed that only IA con-
victionS were obtained out of 81
cases. Most of the other charges
were nolle pressed or small sums
we're forfeited by defendants, it
was reported.
To offset this condition, the
survey urges legislation which
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Vets Bonus Benefit
Held to Dependents

Brothers and sisters of deceased
eX-service men are not eligible to
receive adjusted compensation
under the new bonus law from the
Veterans Bureau.
This benefit, according to Col.
G.. E. Ijams, director of the bu-
reau, is payable only to the
widow, children, or dependent
children of a veteran who died
after discharge from service, but
before making application for ad-
juSted compensation.
The only instance in which
brothers or Sisters of deceased
veteran may receive adjusted COM
penSation is that in which they
are made beneficiaries under the
veterans will.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Ruth st. Denis Guest
Of Writer'S Leaque

Ruth st. Denis, internationally
famou dancer, will address the
members and guests of the Ma
tional League of Pen Women at
the Authors Breakfast at the
Willard Hotel tomorrow.
Others appearing on the pro-
gram include Charles A. Davila,
Minister of Rumania; Mrs. Rose
Gouverneur Hoes, who has charge
of the collection of pictures,
miniatures and heirlooms for the
exhibition being prepared by the
George Washington Bicentennial
Commission. and several authors,
including Frederic Arnold Kun
mer, Edward Bateman Morris,
Laurie Merrill and Mrs. Phyllis
Fergus.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
american Patriots
Name NeLU Officers

Mrs. Henry Bourne Joy, of De.
troit, Mich, was yesterday elected
national president of the Society
of Daughters of Founders and
Patriots of America. Mrs. How
ard L. Hodgekins, of Washington,
was elected vice president.
Other officers elected we're Mrs.
Henry M. Robert, of Annapolis,
recording secretary; Mrs. Thad-
deus M. Jones, of Washington,
corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Eugene H. Darrach, of Indian
apoliS, Ind, organizing secretary;
Mrs. Frank Leon Mason, of Bos-
ton, Mass. registrar: Mrs. Robert
j. Johnson, of Humboldt, Iowa,
treasurer, and Mrs. George May
nard Minor, of Waterford, Conn,
chaplain,
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
BONDS SET At
SIO,0OO; MEN
RECALLED
Philip Stumm "BreakS" and
Tells Part in Plan; Assigns
Blame for Scheme to Fisher

Arthur A. Fisher, "a, and
Philip K. Stumm, 20, alleged
District payroll robbery conspira-
tors, were arraigned in Police
Court before Judge Ralph Given
today, and held under bond of
$4,000 each for a preliminary
hearing. which was set for
April "a.
Fisher pleaded not guilty to
the charge of conspiracy to
commit a felony, while Stumm
entered a plea of guilty.
Thee continuance until April
"a, was granted upon motion of
Assistant United States Attorney
Michael Keogh to permit further
investigation of the case.
The pair we're returned to the
District Jail pending arrange
ments for giving bond.
Fisher Is Blamed
Stumm yesterday broke down
and made a full confession of his
part in the plot, laying the blame
on Fisher.
Stumm, who arrived in Wash
ington two weeks ago from Syra-
cuse, N. Y, broke and looking for
work, declared that he is willing
to take his medicine for his part
in the projected robbery.
Fisher, however, has refused to
discuss the case with detectives,
and despite long grilIing has re-
fused to admit that he is the
father of the daring plan.
Waited for 2 Years
Stumm told police that Fisher
said he had been planning the
robbery of the payroll for the
past two years and had just been
waiting for "the right man" to
help him.
The plot was revealed when
"Jack Traynor," casual &C
quaintance that Stumm brought
into the plan, notified police, and
they assigned Postal Inspector
Leo A. De Ward to work on the
case.
The inspector posed as a gang
Ster in order to get into the deal. =
District officials, alarmed by
the narrow escape, are now plan
ming drastic changes in the dis
bursting office, including the pay
ment of salaries by check instead
of currency.
Commissioners today authorized
the discharge of Fisher as
clerk in the District Auditors
office. {
Fisher was employed at a
salary of $1,740 a year. His dis
missal, made on the recommended
ton of District Auditor Daniel
j. Donovan, was effective as of
April Is.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
District Virginia 7ideland
O1unership Debate On
ALBA WILLIAMS

The question of whether land
lying between the high and low
water mark on the Virginia side
of the Potomac is in Virginia or
the District of Columbia is being
argued orally this afternoon
before the United States Su-
preme Court.
Disposition of the case is
expected to settle a long stand
ing controversy as to whether
the State of Virginia or the
Federal Government has juriS-
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
BACKS
TIMES ESSAY
CONTEST
Washington Bishop Offers His
Service to Presiding Judges;
Opening Date Is Monday

The Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, to-
day indorsed the big school chill
dren's essay contest which is
being sponsored by The Wash
ington Times in connection with
the 1881 cleanup campaign and
at the same time consented to be
one of the board of presiding
judges which will pick the best
of the more than $4,000 essays
which will be submitted.
Bishop Freeman, who is one of
the busiest men in Washington
due to the tremendous building
program under way in the Wash
ington Cathedral grounds, found
time today to talk at length
about the contest with represen-
tative of The Times and officials
of the Washington Clean-Up Cam
paign Committee, which with the
Board of Education, is co-operat-
ing in the essay contest.
Method of Judging
The Bishop expressed regret
when it was explained to him
that due to the system of judg-
ing that has been tentatively
worked out the board of presid-
ing judges would be called on to
select only the best essay out
of IL.
This is made possible due to
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The Washington times., 1931-04-17
". c. Man Is Injured
In ARM Post Crash

The condition of I. H. Kahn,
40, of Newbern, N. c., who was
injured in a collision between an
automobile and an Army supply
truck, parked near Fort Humph-
reys, Va, last night, was described
as fairly good" by attaches at
the Alexandria Hospital today.
Mr.. Kahn was injured in the
same accident which proved fatal
to Hyman Cohen, 40, also of New
bern, who died on the operating
table at the Alexandria Hospital
three hours after the wreck.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Newspaper Thefts
Brinq Fines for Z

Pleading guilty to the theft of
IL newspapers from an honor
system rack, two colored boys
were fined $40 each in Police
Court today. The boys we're John
Young. II, and Earl Ball, 18.
They were arrested near the
vernmen mt Printing office
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
Community Dancers
Offer Spring Fete

With a group of dances the
Columbia Heights Community
Center rhythm and tap dancing
class will present its annual
"Spring Festival" tomorrow at 8
p. m. at the Wilson Teachers
College, Eleventh and Harvard
Streets N. w.
More than rs girls. under the
direction of Miss Alice Louise
Hunter, will participate in the
program.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
MeikeIjOhn Warns
Of Moral Decline

America is in danger of going
on the rocks because of a de-
cline in the moral and religious
life of the nation.
This was the warning given
last night by DR.. Alexander
Meikeljohn. former president of
Amherst College, at a meeting of
the National League of Women
Voters at the Wardman Park
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1931-04-17
WRIGHT COMMISSIONED

A commission as second leuten-
ant in the Quartermaster Corps
of the Army Reserve was issued
today at the War Department to
Carroll Wright, 129 Mt. Ida Ave-,
Alexandria, Va,
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on law enforcement and observance
1t is the result of a two-year in
quiry hailed as the most extensive
and earnest effort of any nation to
ferret out the reasons why its laws
are not enforced better and OBJ
served.
AS a whole the volumes reveal
many reasons: Social resistance to
prohibitory laws, corruption, ineffi-
cient and cumbersome legal ma
chinery and improper admin4Stra-
ton.
Some reviSions in law and some
corrections in enforcement machin-
cry were recommended. What Mr..
Hoover will do about them remains
to be determined.
He has not read all the volumes
they total at least 1909, 200 words
and has not yet decided whether
they will be presented to congress
with recommendations or whether
they will remain in the files for flu
ture reference.
What the commission thinks
about prohibition has not been set
tied definitely, although that was
one of its major purposes when it
was evolved two years ago out of
compaign promises made by the
President.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-24
CAB CRUSHED,
ENGINEER DIES
Loses Life When CoIIapSing
Gravel Bin Traps Him.

Last rites will be held at 100
Tuesday afternoon in Ben Davis
Christian church for William A.
Loutt, As, of 1889 South Glenn Arm
avenue, railroad engineer, killed
when a gravel bin collapsed and
trapped him in the cab of his loco
motive Saturday night.
Failing to make a coupling the
first time, Loutt followed six sand
laden cars as they broke away from
their checks in the yards of the
American Aggregates Corporation,
400 West Raymond street.
When he succeeded in making
the coupling the weight of the cars
dragged his locomotive beneath the
gravel bin, which the cab of the
locomotive struck, causing it to COL
lapse.
E. F. Dalton, 54, of LOG North
Elder avenue, brakeman, saw the
bin falling, and leaped to safety.
James Woodall, 48, of 1921 Howard
street, also saw the danger, shouted
TO Loutt, and jumped from the cab.
Dalton was scalded. but not seri-
ously, by steam from the engine.
Surviving Mr.. Loutt are the
widow, Mrs. Rebecca B. Loutt, and
son, Ray Loutt, Is. A brother,
Jesse Loutt, is an engineer on the
Belt railroad.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Portland, Me-, who said he was her
fiance: Edward Wade of Portland
and Alice Meehan of Pittsburgh.
The party had motored here
from Portland to greet Mrs.
Churchill Mehard, mother of Mrs.
Griffith, who returned from abroad.
Mother and daughter conducted an
exclusive dress shop in Sewickley.
Mrs. Griffith's bed was only three
feet from a window overlooking a
courtway with a sill not more than
two and a half-feet from the floor
Mrs. Griffith was the daughter of
Colonel Churchill Mehard, prom
inent Pittsburgh lawyer. At one
time she was on the stage. She
married Griffith in 1925. They were
divorced last year. They had an
agreement whereby they shared Gus
tody of their 4-year-old son Billy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-24
ELKS OPEN CONVENTION
Annual Lodge Session to Last Week
at Philadelphia.

BIZ United Press
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. "a. - The
Improved Benevolent Protective
Order, Elks of the World, opened
its annual meeting here today. The
sessions will last for a week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-24
ONE CENT A DAY PAYS
UP TO 500 A MONTH

The Postal Life g. Casualty In
surance Co.. 9525 Dierks Building.
Kansas City. Mo-, is offering new
accident policy that pays up to 500
a month for "a months for diSabil-
ity and 100000 for deaths-costs
less than 1c a day-S3.50 year.
Over $4,000 already have this pro-
lection. Men, women and children.
ages 10 to 70. eligible. Send no
money. Simply send name. address,
age, beneflciary'S name and rela-
tionship and they will send this policy.
on 10 days FREE inspection. No eTSz
animation is required. This offer Is
limited. so write them today.-Ad,eer-
tiSement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-24
MURRAY WOULD
TAX POLITICIANS
TO HELP NEEDY
Urges 10 Per Cent Levy Be
Put on All Federal,
State Workers.
BY MERRELL e. COMPTON
United Press stan Correspondent

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 24.-Two
plans to relieve unemployment were
offered by Governor William H. CAL
falfa Bib Murray of Oklahoma to-
day at the opening Of the Missis-
sippi valley unemployment confer
ence which he summoned.
He proposed that:
/. State and national government
employees be taxed 10 per cent of
their salaries so funds for relief
may be increased.
2. The federal government match
states with dollar for dollar in con-
struction Of Fall weather roads," to
be built as far as possible with man
power, rather than mechanical
equipment.
Governor Murray said the relief
problem is as serious as the two he
already IS engaged in-the opening
of toll bridges and closing of oil
wells until the price reaches 81 a
barrel.
The Governor, wearing a freshly
starched cotton suit with his pock-
cts bullying with newspaper clip
pings, headed the Oklahoma dele
cation. He arrived Sunday and set
up headquarters in the city's lead
ing hotel, occupying the "Lindbergh
suite"
United States Senator Kenneth
Mcclellan, Tennessee, was chosen to
call the conference to order.
Il do not desire to dictate to this
conference" the white haired
Governor told delegates in precon-
vention meetings.
THE big thing is to decide how
shall we relieve distress this winter.
We can wait until next year to dis
cuss the tariff and other things
which may have contributed to this
condition"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-24
URGES JOB ACTION
Words Are Futile, Church
Official Asserts.

By United Press
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.-Amer-
lean industry can usher in a new
period of prosperity by demonstrat-
ing its superiority by work and
wages, not by wishes and words, "
DR.. John Mcdowell, general secre-
tary of the Presbyterian board of
national missions, declared today in
Labor day message to the 10000
churches of the denomination.
THE need of the hour in our
economic life" he said, us not more
paternalism, but fraternalism; not
more doles, but more jobs; not more
charity, but more justice; not revo-
luton, but reconstruction
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-24
THEATERS DEFY UNION
Cops Guard Chicago Movies to
BaIk Open Shop" Violence.

b. UHitcd Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Police stood
constant guard today over more
than one hundred neighborhood
theaterS whose owners declared
they had dropped all efforts to ne
gotiate with the moving picture OPP
orators union and would operate
on the "open shop" plan with men
from New York in the projecting
rooms.
Meanwhile, more than twenty of
the operators imported to run the
machines in defiance of the union,
were ordered to appear in answer
to charges they worked Saturday
night without licenses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-24
NEW COURSE OFFERED
Parent Education to Be Taught al
Indiana u. Extension.

Parent education will be stressed
in a new course to be offered this
fall at the indianapolis center OF
Indiana university by DR.. Edna n.
Fdmondson of the extension divi-
sion.
This course. sponsored by the In
diana congress of parents ana
teachers, will include series OF
lectures dealing with the mental
and emotional development OF the
child. Mrs. Edmondson, who holds
q Phi. d. degree, is the wife of DIR.
G. E. Edmondson, Indiana univer-
sity dean of men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-24
SECOND OHIO
NEWSPAPER is
BOMB TARGET
Search for Fanatics Is
Spurred by Finding of
Crude Machine.

BIZ United Press
MANSFIELD, O., Aug. 24.--Search
for fanatic or a party of fanatics,
believed responsible for bombing
the Mansfield Journal, was intensi-
fed today after an attempt to fire
the plant of the News, second eve
ming newspaper to be attacked
within period of forty-eight
hours.
The attempt to destroy the News
occurred Sunday night. Employees
of the paper discovered a crude fire
bomb when they extinguished flames
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-24
ENTER BICYCLE RACES
% Prizes offered Boys and Girls
Competing in Event Thursday

City organizations have been in
,ifed tn enter teams in the bicycle
races to be held Thursday from
a. m. to 5 p. m. at the recreational
grounds of the Tabernacle Presoy-
terrain church, Thirty fourth street
and Central avenue.
More than 100 boys and girls
have entered. The race is open to
all BOYS and girls in the city. En-
tries may be made at the church
recreational department.
twenty-five prizes, one for each
event, have been offered by mer-
chants Qualifying races will start at
and the finals will begin at 2;3U'
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-24
Wife OF Filler
LOSES LIFE IN
4-STORY FALL
Society Woman Killed
When She StumbIeS on
Low Sill.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Aug. "a. - Au-
thorities today believed Mrs. Brown
Mehard Griffith, "a, divorced wife
OF William J. Griffith Jr., socially
prominent aviator of Sewickley, Pa,
fell to her death from her room
on the fourth floor of hotel when
'she stumbled over a low window
sill.
Mrs. Griffith had gone to her
Motel after round of night clubs
and resorts, including Harlem. with
James Flavin, vaudeville actor of