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Seward daily gateway., 1932-12-16
MOST SERIOUS OF DEBT PROBLEMS ARE
 LOCAL, NOT FOREIGN

NEW YORK, Dec. 16,-America's most serious debt problems are q m c tic rather than foreign, Richard Whitney, president of the New York Stock Exchange said in his annual report to members.
 Whitney didn't mention any specific foreign debts. The report was prepared before the news of Frances default of her December 15 payment reached the United States.
 He said continuance of warfare between France and Germany with money and security markets serv- ing as the actual battlefields, now has produced a chaotic condition in European business finance which reflected elsewhere in the world.
 Whitney did not attempt to fore cast the business or financial fu- ture but did find scattered augu- ries of promise; he cited govern ment, municipal and private debts as examples of the real debt prob lem.
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FLAMES SWEPT THRU
 T0K|0 STORE: MANY
 THOT BURNED DEATH

TOXIC, Dec. 16.-A tremendous death toll is feared to have result ed from a terrible fire last night in a five-story department store build ing. Seven are known to be dead, but doubts were expressed at the time of filing the press as to the fate of approximately 800 women and children who were trapped on the upper floors and rushed to the roof of the building.
 Airplanes flew over the burning building, but were unable to discern life thru the dense clouds of smoke.
 One hundred and ten were treat ed in hospitals. A total of 1900 employees were at work and hun dreds of customers were in the large store when fire broke out and flames swept thru the structure.
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FIVE NATIONS DEFAULT OBLIGATIONS 10 J. 5. \.
 BUT SIX OTHERS PAID

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, T h e Treasury books last night recorded France, Belgium and three other European nations in default of their obligations to the United States, while opposite the names Great Britain, Italy, Czechoslova- kia, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania was written the word paid"
 With France and Belgium in the defaulting column were Poland, Hungary and Esthonia. All but the latter had been heard from of ficially and the little Baltic State had note on it's way here saying it could not pay.
 The exact amount defaulted by all was SPA, ,640,141. This was $1,- 215,000 less than the original De- cember 18th due items.
 Poland and Esthonia previously had taken advantage of funding agreement clauses to postpone for two years part of the principal owed. The amount paid was S98,- 658,91O.
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.C0LDEST WEATHER IN YEARS CONTINUES GRIP
 STATES AND CANADA

SEATTLE, Dec. 16.-King Winter continued to reign supreme over the land Thursday with indications of taking pity on Southern states, but continuing frigid grip from In- diana to the West.
 Northern California was moder- ating with rain in the offing. Frost was still prevalent in Southern Cal ifornia. Rising temperatures were reported from Nevada and Idaho, while Washington and Oregon faced rains and sleet.
 Northwest and central North America faced the coldest wealth CT in years, with the mercury rang ing from zero to 33 degrees. At Chicago it was three below, in Illi- nois nine below, 16 below in. Wis consin, 20 below at Duluth and 33 below in Manitoba.
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OPINION |s DIVIDED RETAL|ATORY MEASURES
 BY AMERICA, FRANCE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, From unofficial sources came rumors of policies the United States should pursue in re talia tion against Frances default. Some Congress- men agree that diplomatic rela- tions should be severed and all U. s. Embassies in France closed.
 Others were advocates for an al- most impossible tariff wall to keep French products out of America, while others were for elimination of French stocks and bonds from America.
 It was pointed out that of all the nations who were able to pay. France was that nation, and if it were merely an actual war debt, default would be so froWned upon but the debts are, in reality com mercial debts having been made after the war
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FRENCH MINISTER ASSIGNED ID TASK IF
 FORMATION CABINET I

PARIS, Dec. 16,-France official ly passed her $19,O0O,OOO war debt instalment due the United States Thursday and the debt column was the rock which wrecked the first attempt to form a ministry to ne- gotiate debt terms with Washing ton.
 Camille Chautemps: Minister of the Interior in the late Herriot Ministry, accepted the task of try ing to form a government but when EX-Premier Herriot declined to appear in a new Cabinet lineup, the word went around that Chau- temps would inform President Le- brun today that he is unable to consolidate a ministry.
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SMALLER COUNTRIES
 HAD RIGHT POSTPONE
 J. 5. DEBT PAYMENT

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, Upon the final settlement of the ques- tion of payment of the December Is war debt instalments by Europe hinged the question of whether or not the American people would be called upon to dig down into their pockets for the sum of $114,000,000 to meet the demand of the Nation al Treasury or whether the bene- ficaries Of United States assistance in the World War will be called upon to bear some of this burden.
 The total due yesterday was $125, ,934,000, including interest and principal. Great Britain, owing $85, ,550,O00, was the biggest debtor. Frances pawn ent amounted to S1 K261,00 The balance is owed by Belgium, CzechoSlovakia, Esthonia, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania and Poland. Most of these coun- tries have the right to postpone payment on principal for two years and Poland, EsthOnia and Latvia served notice of such postpone ment.
 22 Billions Due By 1887
 The total principal sum owed was $11, ,565, 100000. The average in terest rate is 2135 percent, and the total sum which the United States was to have received by 1887, the maturity of the debts, is $22,188,- 0C0, ,000-including both principal and interest.
 One of the main objections of foreign nations to the present debt sclzedule is that commodity prices have fallen so far that twice as much goods must be sold now to get the money as was necessary when the schedules were made.
 The debtors further hold to the United States policy that the debts were to be paid according to ca pacity to pay. That capacity, they said, has been seriously reduced by the decline in commodity prices among other things.
 The debtor governments also pointed to the difficulty of further taxing their citizens, pointing to the objections Americans have raised to taxation in the United States, and emphasizing that Euro pean taxation is even more bur denSome.
 President Hoover has stated that reduction of world armament has a bearing on the question, in that it would reduce the tax burden. U. s. Senators and representatives suggested that the debts be revised downward in proportion to arma- ment reductions
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FARMER FR0zE: DEATH
 NEAR IMPERIAL VALLEY,
 WHERE HEAT HAD RULED

BLYTHE, Calif., Dec. 16,-Henry Petty Long, a cotton farmer, froze to death in Palo Verde Valley, an off-shoot of the Imperial Valley, where heat prostrations are ordi- narily the rule for this latitude.
 Snow covered valleys damaged much cotton which was awaiting a second picking.
 The weather man of the Palo Verde irrigation district sent out the query: How in heck do you measure snow? Do you use a ruler or boil it down? More snow in the Valley is forecast.
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ARMY PILOTS KILLED;
 WERE ''FLY|NC bL|ND''

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16,-"Fly- ing blind" over San Francisco Bay in an army biplane, two pilots were killed yesterday when the plane crashed into the water 300 yards off the west shore of Angel Island
 The men were Lieut.. John J. Miller, U. s. A. Reserve pilot of 1580 Madison St., Oakland, Calif., and Lieut.. Donald Q. Armagost, 27, 8 regular Army pilot of the San Francisco Presidio.
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NEW CHANCELLOR|s
 4 MAN OF PEACE

BERLIN, Dec. 16.-Chancellor Kurt von Schleiched made his first public statement yesterday re- garding his future policies for gov ernment. He pledged himself to work with all parties to the best of his ability and said that he was not militarist but man of peace.
 Referring to disarmament he said Germany would be willing to use cardboard soldiers, wooden guns and tin tanks and cannon when other countries decided to do like wise.
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WHOLESOME HUMAN
 INTEREST, CLEAN HuM0R
 PERFORMANCE TONIGHT

Under the skilled hands of ex- pert carpenters the Liberty Thea tre stage has been transformed into New York drawing room, into which will walk the embodiment of clever playright's dream charac- terS in one of the cleverest serio- comic creations of the modern stage, play replete in wholesome human interest and clean humor.
 Tonight is the night everyone has been looking forward to when The Little Theatre Club will pre- sent ''The Outcast"
 No better balanced cast has ever been selected for the interpretation of the clever lines accorded each of the 10 actors who will handle this delightful and sophisticated con- tribution to local artistry.
 From wee Jane McM ul1e n, who imparts a wonderful natural ness to her brief role, to the staid and dignified Bishop, there is fin ish and perfection in every charac- ter.
 And here they are:
 Mrs. Hamilton. Maritime Johansen Douglas, her son and author. ......................... Leonard Hopkins Tom, her younger son...................- ..,..-,..-..,,...,, ILL. Delbert Hayes Bishop Wade, her brother.
 ---------.-----.--------. Earl Sweek Peggy, her small daughter. ,----..--,, .,...-,, Jane McMullen Janet Harden, a spinster
 ---.-..--..-..-.,,... Dorothy Hill Angela Stone, a debutante ............
 .-.-........---.-.--.-- -.-........... Ruth ProSSer Simpson, the butler Sidney Uric Norah, the housekeeper.
 ..------....-...-.,,,.,, Margaret z,ich
 Unfortunately, Barbara Chilberg, who was to portray Peggy in the cast, was taken ill yesterday with chicken-pox, and it was thought that because of the late hour for another little girl to learn the part, 1t would have to be omitted. But not so, for Jane McMullen inform ed her mother she would step into the breach, having learned Bar bara's role from watching rehear- salS.
 Little has been said about the four-piece special orchestra and all that is really necessary to say is that most delightful surprise awaits the audience. The orchestra is composed of Mrs. H. Sogn at the piano; John Hawkins, violin; .Fr. Merrill Sulzman and Harold Sogn, saXaphones.
 Special request is made that all those in attendance refrain from talking during the time the curtain is up, common fault at the mov- ieS and one which often spells the pleasure of others.
 And no one who covets refresh ing evening provided by those so anxious to please should miss be- ing present.
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STATE DEPARTMENT|S |S
 SILENT 0N DEFAULTS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, T h e chorus of denunciation over the French refusal to pay it's debts was intensified with a notice from Bel gium that her instalment of $2,- 125,000 could not be expected.
 The Polish Embassy's statement indicated that country could not pay instalmentS of $3,3O3,OO0. The State Department, however, re- mained silent, all criticism coming from Congressmen.
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MODIFICATION v0LsTEAD
 LAW |S APPROVED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, -Modi- fication of the Volstead law to per- init the manufacture and sale of beer containing 3.2 percent alcohol by weight was approved by the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.
 The provision to legalize wine was eliminated from the original Collier bill but the commi tt e agreed to consider a separate measure, probably today.
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BOTTLE PICKED UP

SEATTLE, Dec. 16,-The currents of the North Pacific brought a bot tie from the coast of Japan to Van couver Island, 4,500 miles, in two years and 10 days. The bottle be- longed to the U. s. Photographic office and gave the date, place, and where it was thrown in the ocean and was picked up on the west coast island by Charles Woolintes and sent to Washington.
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AMY MOLL!SON DUE
 RETURN LONDON TODAY

LONDON, Dec. 16-Captain Mollison, husband of Amy Johnson Mollison, queen of England's avi- atriXes, announced that his wife would arrive in London today from France, where she landed yeSter- day from Cape Town, s. A. Amy has been unable to lower her record of four days between London and Cape Town.
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WILL BLOCK PLAN
WASHINGTON. Dec. Is. -

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, -Criti- cal comments to President Hoover's plans for government regrouping arose in the House Expenditures Committee, indicating a resolution to diSapprove the changes will re- ceive strong support. The inclina- tion among Democratic leaders is to leave the business of realigning government agencies to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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QUICK EXTINCTION

WASHINGTON, Dec: 16,-Organ- ized farm groups approved quick extinction for the Hoover admins tration's Farm Board and told the House Agricultural Committee they were without direct knowledge of PreSident-Elect Roosevelt's atti- tude towards the domestic allot- ment plan which they advocate.
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THE STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Minor selling in steel issues brot to a halt the upward trend of the past few days of the market. The dull mar ket was unexplained by any news of the day.
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EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16.-A bill will be introduced in the next Leg islature to make candidates for judgeships ineligible providing they have had less than 10 years of ac- tive practice at the bar.
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HIS FIFTH ATTEMPT

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 16,-A writ of habeaS corpus was filed Thurs day by Winnie Ruth Judd's attor- ney, his fifth plan by which he hopes to save her from hanging February IT.
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AIRWAYS CONSOLIDATE

KETCHIKAN, Dec. 16,-Consoli- dation of Ketchikan Airwavs with the Alaska Southern Airways or ganization under the latter name was announced by w. V. Hickey The plan is to operate three planes to Southern points next year.
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WHAT PRICE GLORY?

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16.-Dun- can Rinaldo moving picture star, faces a 12-year term in the peniten- tiary and a fine of $5,000 or de- rtation to his country, Rumania, for falsifying his passport when he first entered the United States.
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SEATTLE IMPROVEMENT

SEATTLE, Dec. 16-A public inn provement costing $1,25O,OOO and calling for paving and construc- tion of seawall, is expected to be started next month.
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ANOTHER CONVENTION

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16, A convention of national public utili- ties officials will be called to order today
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UNEMPLOYED SOLVE PROBLEM

Down in Seattle there has devel- oped a movement calculated to have tremendous effect upon re- lieving unemployment and at the same time exercise it's influence upon the nation
 Unemployed have united in CO., operative scheme whereby labor is bartered for the necessities of life, without money changing hands, and the consumer is brot into contact with the producer.
 In this manner a vast number are receiving the vital essentials of life minus the luxuries which sap ped their funds in the fat years.
 The unemployed repair buildings for the privilege of occupancy. They truck in foodstuffs from the farms which is distributed on the cooperative basis, and all tranSac- tions are on the barter basis.
 This has awakened other regions to great possibilities Tn the way of guaranteeing food, clothing and shelter to the 13,OOO,OOO unemploy- ed in the nation.
 While the system primarily deals with the question of relieving dis tress it is more far-reaching in re- lation to how to meet the national condition which is the outgroWth of high tariff walls blocking inter national trade and commerce.
 Hence the nation finds itself re- verting to the time-honored prin- ciple of barter, where each party to the transaction secures the things he needs and money is a negligible element.
 No other movement would go farther to loosen up the hoarded money of the nation. It would con- vince those who hoard that money in itself may be dispensed with once satisfactions can be secured via some other method.
 Now if this movement fructifies in a general determination to buy only American products, starting in each community, where barter takes the place of money, it not only will solve the question of want, but emancipate the nation from dominance by the money power and in turn emancipate it from relying upon foreign markets for it's surplus.
 All of which gives the sensible man an Opportunity to guffaw at the modern 'Fixits" who have been deceiving themselves that theory and experiment are superior to those days when men were willing to win their bread by the sweat of their brow and the machine can pluck hog and hominy from the skies.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-12-16
[ J | I ] R | AL
ALASKA MAY COME INTO OWN

One of the most refreshing bits of news emanating from the States is to the effect that the outlook is bright for selecting John E. Bal laine as an assistant Secretary of the Interior.
 On MT. Ballaine, Seattle and the entire Northwest are pinning their hopes for representation in the Presidents cabinet and what would be one of the most important in fluences to be wished for.
 Of those occupying the political spotlight none have better quail fications for this position than MT. Ballaine. And none could be more acceptable to Alaska or bring greater encouragement.
 In addition to his mental attain ments Mir. Ballaine is natural empire builder. In this respect he builded a monument to his courage and zeal when he fathered and pressed to conclusion the Alaska Railroad And he is the founder of Seward
 In casting about for one quail fled to pass judgement upon pio- neer needs no better selection could be made than the choosing of this outstanding personality.
 It would be fortunate for Alaska to have such a friend and coun- sellor in the Department of the Interior and his selection would be hailed as the greatest augery to marked development of the Terri tory.
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Eugene j. Driscoll, %, and Billie E.
Lowe 20. The Rev. J. j. Dimon.
Joseph A Byrnes. 25. and Mary C..
McDade. %. The Rev. E. F. Reilly.
Benjamin a. Sanford. "a. and Mil
dred E. Gibbons 10. The Rev. A. F.
Poore.
William L. Mullikin. jr.. "a, and
Evelyn V. Myers. 21. The Rev. T. G.
Charles N. Smith, 27. and Elizabeth
Hedman, 20. The Rev. j. E. Briggs.
Amos w. Armacost. ir.. 26. and Mary
e. Lings. 81 both of Baltimore. The
Rev. j. K. Cartwright.
Harry ]. Fix. 3S. and Edith NJ.
Snitcher, %, both of Baltimore. The
Rev. H w. Tolson.
John S. wilder ir.. 27, and Elsie L.
Wine 27. The Rev. j. R. Sizoo.
Thomas A. Scott 80 and Mary e
Blue 80, both of Neuville, Pa. The
Rev. D. E. Wiseman
Thomas r. Hall 23. and Margaret E.
Robinson. Is. The Rev. I. E. Tilden.
Moses Brown II. and Emily Nor
gan. 81. The Rev. w. Westray.
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
DEATHS

Linda Grimes, 81 years, 24OS Penn
Jacob W. Hardy. II years, 1905
Georgia Ave. N. w.
Cordelia F. Boulger "A years, E22
Third st. n. Z
Elizabeth Stack. rs years, 1896 Spring
Pl. n. w.
Lillian NJ. Dick, 60 years. Emergency
Hospitsi; ardiaI w Rsvro,ds 50 vs.rs yos
Sixth st. S. w.
Magdalene Lynn, 81 years, 1869 wyo-
ming Ave. n. w.
Edward F. Dorsey, 60 years, 1908
Ingraham st. n. W.
MoIlie Tarr. 45 years. Emergency
Hospital.
Flora B. Ferguson. AZ years. sibley
Hospital.
Mary johnson, So years. 1921 Sixth
St. S. w.
Edward E. Howe. SO years. $40
Callan St ~ E
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
Births, Deaths and Marriages
Deaths

DOERR, LOUIS r. Jr.-Passed away on
Jr.. the beloved son of Louis p and Mar
Emet Elizabeth Doerr, in the tenth year
Noiice of funeral services and inter.
ment hereafter.
Knowles, OLLA-Passed away on SUN
day, February, Z, 1882. OLA hNOWLEs,
mains resting at the souihesst, t,.iN BranGh nc
o1I Eleventh Street, Southeast aud ,,,0r
ment hereafter.
Monday, February $, ,l932, az, her resi-
Gfafs ShSlL lG1 sARfa6Eow e[SS MHsv1N the BE-
loved wife of Charles, Marvin; Remains
resting AZ the S H Hines CO oriS funeral [a.t
Funeral services will be held from st.
Andrews Episcopal Church, New Hamp'
shire Avenue and stree, ,5 North,Test, on Oh
p. M. Relatives and friends are invited TO
attend. Interment in Glenwood Cemetery
McARTOR. JULIA M.-Passed away on
Monday morning February Fn:ysoSdsn g. n9S Z; e
W.. JULIA M. McARTOR, the beloved wife
of John R. McArtor
-. Funeral services will be c9nduedtesdl Tdsl on on
8 80 O'Clock a. m. from her late residence.
All Fessenden ST. N. W.. thence to St:
Ann's Church. where requiem mass will
her soul. Interment will follow in Cedar
Hill Cemetery. Services by W. W. Cham
OAKEY; THOMAS-PeParted this life on
s:i5 O'clock. THOMAS oAKEY. husband
Of Priscilla Oakley: Besides his wife. he
Ns9 to rev s aey snd we ssers
Mrs. Susie Dorsey and Mrs. Sadie Smith,
and one brother. James Oakley: one niece,
Wilhelmina Scott. Remains resting at the
w Ernest Jarvis funeral church, 1872
You Street Northwest.
Notice of funeral services and inter-
REYNOLDS. AUDLEY W.-Departed this
life on SUNDAY, February T. 1885,; at 3
% s his Iste refIfSsypSSs IS6 eth Stfoysd Sd
husband b Of np the late MsFsaret ;. ReynoIds
an and Is dsuFbteT. sufsTu Mrs, NJ M NJ V, Murphy '
Rssdsl 1ES% FePyuanS sRS i50vs
thence to St: Peters Church. ID and G
SITS. s E.. where mass, will be offered at
and friends are Invited. interment Cedar
Hill Cemetery. Service by W. w. Cham
hers Company.
sATL MARY 6H5 TSMAsIAmon = Monday {Iny
versity rTSl Hos Hospital! f. MARY ToMAsiA SAUL
beloved daughter of Thomas E. and Mary
Funeral from Ives funeral " home; ,1 $40
day February 10. at 2 p. m lnterment
WEBSTER, ARTHUR G.-Passed away on
Tuesday morning. February g, 1882
ARTHUR G. WEBSTER, the beloved hus'
band of Esther Webster. Besides his wife
he is survived by three children. one
daughter. Miss Esther Webster, and two
sons. Noel Webster and Frederick W. Web
ster.
Funeral services will be held from his
late residence. 12S Webster Street North
west on Thursday afternoon. February l 1
1882, at 2 o'clock Friends are invited
ton National Cemetery. Services by W. w
Chambers Co.
WHTTMTRE. JOHN W.-Passed away sud
denly on Sunday. February z. 1882
JOHN w wHITMIRE. at 722 Fourth St
n E.. the beloved husband of Lydia A
Whitmire. Remains resting at the W. W
Chambers Co. funeral home, Fourteenth
and Chaplin SITS. N. W;
day afternoon. February 10, 1899. at
o'clock p: M; from the the ~: ": w. ChaTHbeT' err
Interment will follow in Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
EDWIN A. FINCKEL

Funeral services for Edwin A.
Finckel, Ct, who died in Homeo-
pathic Hospital Saturday, were
conducted at his home, 800 Taylor
st. N. W., today. Interment was
private in Glenwood Cemetery.
Mr.. Finckel was a patent at
torney and also we'll known for
his activity in music circles.
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
JULIA M. McARTOR

Funeral rites for Julia M. Nc
Artor, who died yesterday a. her
residence, ALL FeSsenden st
N. W., will be held tomorrow. Mass
will be said in St. AIMS Church
at 9 a. m. 1nterment will be in
Cedar Hill Cemetery,
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
MRS, CLARA sANTELMANN

Private funeral services for Mrs,
Clara Santelmann, II, who died
Saturday at her home, A Grafton
St., Chevy Chase, Md, were con-
Quoted today. Interment was IN
Arlington Cemetery.
Mrs. Santelmann was the wife
Of Capt. William E. Santelmann,
former leader of the Marine Band
The Washington times., 1932-02-09
MISS ELIZABETH STACK

Funeral services for Miss Eliza.
beth Stack, 70, Spanish war
nurse, who died Sunday at her
residence, 1896 Spring Pl. N. W.,
were conducted this morning from
the w. w. Chambers Co. funeral
home. Burial was in Arlington
National Cemetery.