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The Washington times., 1931-12-30
JOB AGENT BILL
To CONGRESS

A draft of bill providing strict
er regulation of employment agen-
cies and higher penalties for vio-
lations was sent to Congress to-
day by the District Commission
ers who urged its adoption.
The bill was written by Cor
poration Counsel William w.
Bride, who said the present regu-
lations> are of doubtful constitu-
tionality.
The bill seeks to raise the
license fee from $25 to 500; raise
the penalty for violations from
$25 to $500 or 80 days in Jail;
ban the establishment of agencies
in residences, boarding and lodg-
ing houses. and require receipts
to be given applicants for posi-
tions and applicants seeking to
hire employees
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
AUTO KILLS MAN
On AVENUE
Times staff Photo

Police today were trying to
learn the identity Of a 55-year'
old man who was killed by an
automobile last night on Penn
sylvania Avenue near John Mar
shall Place Northwest.
The man was struck by an au.
tomoble driven by j. D. Nelson,
316 B St. S. e. At Emergency
Hospital he was pronounced dead,
The victim was dressed in bed.
room slippers, a blue overcoat
and gray trousers. He was about
five feet ten inches tall and
weighed about 18O pounds. His
hair was gray and he had a
black muStache.
An inquest will he held tomor.
row at the District Morgue. Mr.
Nelson was placed in the custody
Of his attorney.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
5 SON
B|LKS GUARD

Police today are searching for
a confidence man who posed as
the son of Senator Hiram John
son of California and bilked a
watchman of q new suit OF
clothes.
The watchman, Clarence E. Gil
more, lis B st. N. W., said he
was standing in front of 1907 Six,
teenth st. N. W., where he is en-
ployed, when the young man ap.
preached him and introduced
himself as Henry Johnson" son
of the Senator.
He told Gilmore he was penni-
less and going to see his father"
to get some money from him.
However, he hesitated to visit his
parents until he was better
dressed. He offered the watch
man SIS, payable when he re-
ceved the money from his father
if he would exchange clothes with
him. Gilmore agreed. Nothing
has been seen of the young man
since.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
WRITERS OFFER
To G|VEFACTS
At INQUIRY
Investigation Of Bureau Prom
iSed as Result of Case
Of Cupboard Child

Letters of protest against
alleged unjust acts of the
District Board of Public Wei
fare have been swamping the
office of Representative Frank
L. Bowman (R.) of West Vir-
ginia, since his recent an
nouncement he would demand
an investigation of the board
for alleged laxity in its con-
duct of the Edith Riley case.
The board, the letters say,
often acted unwisely and unfairly
in recommendations to local
courts for the disposition Of chill
dren.
Representative Bowman an
nounced his intention of demand
ing an inquiry when evidence was
laid before him that the board
knew of the case of the Riley
child as early as 1925 but took no
action
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
'RA|LROAD|NG
Of TAX BILLS .
SCORED
Local Trade Groups Ask For
Further Study of Mapes
Revenue Measures

Railroading" of the Mapes
tax bills through the House
and unfairness of the "piece-
meal" legislation proposed
was attacked by two local
trade groups yesterday.
The finance committee Of the
Washington Chamber Of Com
merce adopted resolutions advo-
eating retention Of the existing
60-4O plan of Federal contribution
to District expense and thorough
study of conditions before changes
in the District tax laws are ap-
proved by Congress.
At a reorganization meeting Of
the Washington Motor Vehicle
Owners Association at the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce, 200 own
ers or operators of trucks, repre-
senting IS different lines Of trade
unanimously agreed to oppose two
of the measures which directly
affect their interests. These are
the bills which provide for boost
ing the gasoline tax from 2 to 4
cents and the taxing of motor
vehicles according to weight.
The organization voted to CO.
operate with other trade and
civic bodies in opposing the
measures before Congress. John
A. Hardell was elected president;
James E. Colliflower, first vice
president; A. G. Hermann, Sec
ond vice president; w. Spencer
Brenizer, treasurer, and Jerome
Fanciulli, executive secretary.
The municipal finance commit
tee of the Washington Board of
Trade is to meet this afternoon
to study the tax situation and
to make recommendations and
a similar committee of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation is scheduled to take up
the matter tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
OFFERS 81 VOW
FOR DRIVERS

Here is a New Year resolution
for motorists suggested by Edwin
S. Mege, traffic expert of the Fed,
Grafton of Citizens Association:
II hereby resolve to yield the
right-Of-way to all persons en-
titled thereto"
The District of Columbia Traf.
fic Advisory Council has indorsed
the proposed resolution and lists
the following as common examples
of disregard of right-of-way rules;
ignoring stop lights; cutting off
cross-flow vehicles and pedeS'
trians; racing at intersection to
stall the completion of a left turn !;
driving to left of center of high
way and pulling from curb to
hazard on-coming traffic.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
DRUG OVERDOSE
KILLS WOMAN

Miss Elizabeth Aldrich, IS, Of
1712 Sixteenth st., N. W., died at
Garfield Hospital today as a re-
suit of an overdoze of medicine.
Poli-c say she left several notes
in which she wrote that she con-
templated suicide because Of i'll
health.
One of the notes, police say,
asked that a brother, John Aid
rich, of Lincoln, Neb., be notified.
Another asked that she be Gre
mated.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
NelU Stamp to Mark
OLHE11Dic Ice Games

Beginning January Is, q special
two-cent stamp will go on sale at
Lake Placid, N. Y, and elsewhere
the day following, celebrating the
International Olympic winter
games to be held at the New
York lake resort this winter.
The new stamp will be printed
in red. A ski-jurhper will be the
central figure, with a winter
mountain landscape as the back
ground,
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Theater and Club
GiUen Years Grace

The BelaSco TheaGer and Cos
mos Club, scheduled to be torn
down next summer to provide q
Treasury Department annex site,
will remain undisturbed because
of sthe Federal deficit, according
to a statement yesterday by the
Director of the Budget Bureau.
Congress will not be asked to
appropriate money for this or
any other new building work here
until after the country "gets out
of the woods" the bureau an
nounced,
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
CardOzO High Put
On Accredited List

Cardozo High School has been
placed on the accredited list Of
the Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools of the Middle
States and Maryland. r. N. Mat.
tingly, principal, was advised yes
terday.
Graduates of the school who
elect the proper subjects will be
admitted to large colleges with
out entrance examinations.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Use Local POstOffice,
Ke1SinqtOn Is Urged

H. D. Appleby heads the NOM
mating committee of the Ken
sington, Md, Chamber of Com
merce, which will submit a list
of candidates at the annual meet
ing of the organization.
Residents of the community are
urged to patronize their own post
office in resolution adopted last
night. Many now purchase their
postal supplies in Washington, it
was said.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
County Bar Groups
To Report on Court

The Arlington County Bar AS
sociation will meet this afternoon
at the Windsor Arms Tea House,
Glebe Road, to hear the reports
of two committees appointed to
investigate the act setting up q
county court.
It is understood that a COM
plete new index book will be rec
commended to improve the docket
ing of cases, while the committee
investigating the act setting up
the court has dealt largely with
keeping down the costs Of litiga-
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
'TA[K|ES' SEEN
As SCHOOL AID

The day isn't far off when the
public schools in Washington will
be as fully equipped with talking
picture apparatus as they are now
with stereoptican slides and silent
films, it was predicted today by
EfeHhen Es Kramer, first assist
ant npeft atendent of Schools, in
Gt eOanE1ert ION the speedy devel,
\ 0pflefit Of visual education.
dgication through pictures is a
vital supplement to classroom in
Hkfucki0n ~ Kramer said.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Gray Made Master
Of Masonic LOdge

8; Nelson Gray was chosen
worShipful master of Alexandria
washington Lodge of Masons at
the annual meeting to succeed E.
j. Skidmore. Other officers ad-
vnaced in line were r. M. Reeve,
junior warden; j. E. Shinn, treas
urer, for his twentieth term; G.
Page Waller, secretary, fourteenth
term, c. C. Lamond, jr., senior
deacon; C. c. Cross, junior
deacon: A. L. Lamond, senior
steward. and Dallas G.. Wiley,
junior steward.
J. Edward Shinn was appointed
chairman of the committee to
handle the annual Washington
sBirthday banquet, February %.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
TIUO Grocery Stores
Entered BIZ ThieDeS

Two Sanitary Company grocery
stores, at Eleventh and Q SITS.
N. W., and Vermont Ave-, and
S st. N. W., were entered early
today.
In the former place the safe
was tampered with but was un-
opened. Both establishments were
entered by smashing glass in the
front doors. Nothing was taken.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Don't WOrry-OldTags
Are Good Until
February I

Motorists who have not OBJ
tanned their automobile title
certificates and 1882 tags need
not worry about being arrested
for this failure during January,
Capt. B. A. Lamb, of the Traffic
Bureau, stated today. But after
February look out.
The extension from January
was granted because Of the
last-minute rush for tags and
titles, which swamped Traffic
Director William A. Van Duzer'S
office.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Census Shake-UpS
Off Until SDrin0

Wholesale dismissals which re-
duced the Census Bureau per
sonnel by TOO during December
will be discontinued until Feb
ruary or, March. according to an
announcement yesterday. About
500 more temporary employees
are scheduled to be laid off then.
Bureau officials said yesterday
completion of the work in hand
is the principal reason for the
dismissalS. Lack of appropria
tions to pay for any more work
in certain divisions and ineffi-
cheney on the part Of employees
also were contributing factors,
officials said.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Social To Be GiUen ;
Bu Child Society

Organization of mothers club
within the Christ Child Society
will be discussed tonight at a
social to be given at the settle
ment, 800 East Capitol ST., for
more than Is mothers Of chill,
dren who attend classes at the
institution.
More than 1000 toys were dis
tributed to poor children Of the
city by the Christ Child Society
this Christmas season.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
FeIU DiUOrce Cases
Fail to Win DEGREES

OF 1906 divorces cases filed in
Maryland during 1929 and de
cided as of May l, 1881, only SIS
DEGREES were denied, according to
Godfrey May, of the Institute of
Law of Johns Hopkins University
who spoke at a meeting of the
American Sociological Society at
the Willard Hotel today.
Only 1,459 of the cases were
answered, he said. and LOTT came
to hearing. In less than 200 was
there a contest at the hearings.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Boy, 5, Badly Hurt
In BicucLe Collision

A five-year-old child is in a
serious condition at Providence
Hospital today as a result of q
collision between his tricycle. and
a bicycle yesterday.
Francis Salisbury, 1918 Queen
St., was struck by a bicycle rid
den by William E. Wells, IS, OF
1916 Trinidad Ave. N. E.
The child has a conclusion of
the brain, possible fracture Of
the skull and cuts about the face.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Lynchiv1g Protested
At Racial Meeting

A protest against lynching and
mob violence featured anti
lynching mass meeting held last
night at the Pythian Temple,
Twelfth and U Streets Northwest,
under the auspices of the Scott
boro Defense Conference of Wash
ington and the League of Strug-
gle for Negro Rights.
A similar meeting win be held
tonight at the Pythian Hall, AIS
Fifty-fifth st. N. E.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Abolition of Unfair
China Treaties UrQed

Comparing China's present
crisis with that of Belgium in
1914, Judge Paul Linebarger, legal
advisor here to the Nationalist
government of China, urged abol-
ition of unequal treaties"
If certain unfair treaties now
existing were abolished, declared
Judge Linebarger, China would
be able to organize herself suf.
ficiently to resist the Japanese
invasion.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Funeral Tomorrow
For Victim of Rifle

Charles Smith, Is, 1925 Quincy
st. N. E., who accidentally shoS
himself with a forbidden rifle
Monday, will be buried tomorrow
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Schoolmates will be pallbearerS
at services at st. Anthony'S
Catholic Church, Twelfth and
Monroe Streets Northeast.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Girl, I9, Burned When
Dress Catches Fire

Marjorie Clark. colored, 10, was
badly burned today when her
dress caught fire from a heater in
her home at 1912 r st. N. w.
Quick action on the part Of a COM
pallion saved her life.
Elinore Newman wrapped an
oVercoat about her. Her condi-
tiOn is serious.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
Freeman Will Lead
Annual Meet Rite

The Rt. Rev. James E. Free.
man, Bishop of Washington, will
be celebrant of the Holy Com.
munion service at the opening Of
the annual meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Pro.
testant Episcopal Church January
S. The meeting is scheduled to
being at 10 a. m. at St. Johns
Church.
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
True 10 Type
i FRENCH POSTMARK
/ MTSLEADS; ENGLAND
/ STANDS FIRM
Nv GILBERT SELDES

NHE posmarks letters from France have recently
red advertisements for such French products and places
as the government wishes pubcze While German letters
encourage us to address letters clearly put sufficient
postage you could get letter from France without being
The Washington times., 1931-12-30

instantly invited to visit an exposition,
or try the waters at AK. or enjoy the
somewhat overpraised climate of the
Riviera. AS it now costs franc and
half to send a letter from Paris to the
United States, my correspondence has
not been heavy. so that the other day
when did receive letter I examined it
closely. The postmark was a little
smudged and all l could make out of it
was an exhortation to enjoy the new
diplomacy of France. AS this letter had
been mailed after the return of Premier
Laval. l considered the suggestion nat
ural but in doubtful taste.
Old as the Hills
The Washington times., 1931-12-30
BOAT CLUB OPEN HOUSE

The Old Dominion Boat Club
in Alexandria will hold open
house from 4 to 6 o'clock New
Years Day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
WATERBURY BOYS M IN AUTO CRASH
Triple Collision Last Night in East Litchfield on
 ThOmastOn Road
STATE POLICE NOTIFIED

A triple automobile crash, in- volvsng party of Waterbury youths, occurred tate last evening near the East Litchfield bridge on the Tor rington road. Frank Gilhooley of 528 sylvan avenue and Abraham Korkin of 25 Pearl street, this city, were cut about the legs. Other members of their party, which was returning from the Waterbury Typographical Union-St. Joseph's basketball game in Torrington, were Harry Boyce of 17 CharlevouX street, Albert Paris of East Farm street and George Rice of Naugatuck, operator of the car.
 Rice was driving toward Water bury and reached the Thomaston side of the bridge when it became involved in collision with a car driven by Michael Stance of 615 South Main street, Torrington. As Rice's machine was swung into the middle of the highway another car driven by J.. Edward Cahill of 22 Meadow street, Litchfield, crashed into it. Cahills as we'll as Stanco's machine, left the highway and struck fence.
 The accident was investigated by State Policeman James L. Parrott of the Canaan barracks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
Flags Fly In l Memory Of The l Great Liberator
schools City Hall, Banks and Library Closes-Facto- ] ries and Stores Operate-Annual' Observance Re-
 calls Famous Gettysburg Address

ss The city reflected a Sunday at
 mosphere to-day in honor of Lin- sfoln's birthday. Everything seemed s&uiet and lull of inactivity kept the streets free of both pedestrians
 &nd vehicular traffic.
 II Flags lined the streets in honor of the anniversary of the birth of the sGreat Emancipator. The banks were
 6losed. as were the schools and the
 Various courts. All sessions of the stribunals were suspended with the Exception of the police court.
 The City Hall and the Bronson li- sRrary, too, were not open for busi- ness,
 The main artery of the town was sdpen and doing business, even though only passive shopping went on. The factories hummed as usual and the business offices, too, were in action all during the day.
 In addition to being displayed on the streets, flags were also flown sfrom private homes and on public Buildings in honor of Lincoln. No matter how much one may the dedication of Gettysburg as the national cemetery on November 19, 1863, four and half months after the great battle fought at that place, which practically decided the out come of the war, will always be read with interest. It carries les son for the American people and should be memorized and pondered over by all who believe in the prin- sciples for which Meade contended at Gettysburg. Lincoln's address on that occasion was as follows: As FOurscOre and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12

on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedi- cated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
 Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a por- ton of that field as a final rest given their lives that the nation might live. It is altogether fit- ting and proper that we should do this. But, in a large sense we cannot detlicatc-we cannot cOnsccratc-we cannot hallOw- this ground. The brave mIn, liv- ing and dead, who struggled here have cOnsccrated 1t, far above our poor power to add or dctract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nObly ad- vanced. It Is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us-that from these honOrcd dead we take in- creased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devOtiOn-that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation under God, shall have a new birth of free dom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
fold and one shepherd.

fold and one shepherd.
 "We now turn our thoughts to the civil rulers of the world to re- mind them that there is no power save from God. We speak to them, exhortlng them to rule their peo- pies in all charity and justice and ask that their subjects may be as peoples, not obeying men, but God. Those who resist the legiti- mate authority do so under their own ruin.
 q speak to the rich and to the poor. To the rich that they rightly use their wealth and that they remember they are stewards one day to render an account of their possessions. To the rich God has committed the poor as the precious charge that the rich re- member then the word of God, to seek spiritual rather than tem- poral goods. @
 'T speak to the poor in the name of the Lord. Let them re- gard the poverty of Christ our Lord and Saviour not neglecting spiritual riches, not seeking out toward iniquity. We earnestly be- seech both employers and em- ployes to seek and to give only what is just. striving by every possible means to bring out useful accord.
 ''Last in mention but foremost in thought we address ourselves to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
Pope Plus Gave
 Praise to MarcOni
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 with awe and admiration.
 What has this intelligent man taken from nature? What has he drawn out of previous achievements to make of this a thing of such unique perfection? Let us then thank God for the gifts. No one should be surprised that we are proud of the supremacy for this innovation, seen for the first time in the Holy Church Of Peter, in this Holy See, of Rome and we must perforce congratulate ourselves as undoubtedly the whole world congratulates the principal author of nature and our own Mar. conf.
 "The privilege given us by this great man is not only a privilege of thls center of religious unity, of this Holy See of the church, but it is the efficacy of al that is done of inn portance in the Catholic church of St Peter. It is no longer a mere earthly and worldly thing, but it is I an ultra earthly and ultra worldly event. It is thing that belongs to God is turned to the glory of God and therefore serves to exhalt the glory of God with ever increasing benefit of the religious center, This is privilege which we continuously enjoy in all its sweetness and it re. sembles somewhat great and in. estimable recompense for any work or any sacrifice that may be made. We have heard and shared thi'
 noble sentiment. so nobly expressed by the principal author of this great | ness which draws us together ant bids us, therefore it is not only tt almighty God that we owe thanks but also to the men who have beer
 instrumental in interpreting Hi | cmnipotence.
 Our Marconi has conveyed thi
 even across the seas, he has mad, | us to feel the magnificence of Goo
 in placing at the disposal of mel such treasures of insuperable force | immeasurable in all their profoundit,
 and we thank him first with all ou]
 hearts and then all those who hay, | cooperated with him so intelligent, | and so faithfully in preparing thi perfectoin. in preparing the pleasur, and joy of so beautiful an hour al we have just passed.
 May the blessings of God accom- pany him and render his invention worthy of all the good which w, wish for all those who have done u cOod''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
'HONEY HORSEY" LOSES SUIT TO
 SUGAR DOCCIE"
Names Were Supposed to Be Terms of Endearment -Huerta Rittel Lost and COnnant Hatch Won

New York, Feb 12-(U. P.) - New York's "Honey-Horsey''-"su- gar-Doggie" $250,OO0 breach of promise suit finally has been settled, supreme Court Justice Alfred H. Townley deciding in favor of Sugar Doggie". The justice ruled that Huerta Ritteps (Honey-Horsey) re- lations with Connant Hatch (Sugar- Doggie) were improper, since the Viennese lady knew all the time that Niles, Mich, iron magnate had a wife.
 /. Miss Ritte1, who said Hatch had given her the nickname because she ate like horse, sued the million aire for breach of promise, saying they had travelled together in Vien- ma, Paris, New York, Chicago and South Bend, Ind. The two sacchar- ne-quadruped terms of endearment were used by the parties to the suit in letters introduced in court dur ing the hearing of the suit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-12
CAPT. CAMPBELL TO BE IGNORED
 : BY HIS COUNTRY
Man Who Made The Speed Record Will Probably Get a aKnighthood From Great Britain

London, Feb 12.-(UP)-Honor for Captain Malcolm Campbell. pers haps a knighthood. was expected in London to-day as preparations were made for the home coming of the man who retained the worlds speed record for Britain.
 Captain Campbell will receive an official welcome from many Bri- tish notab ble, including members of the government. when he arrives at Southampton aboard the Mauretania next Thursday. He will receive con- gratulations from King George at Buckingham Palace, probably the next day. The late Major Sir Hen- ry Segrave was lsnighted after he attained new land speed record in 1929.