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The Washington times., 1932-09-13
BOX Of CIGARS
ALSO IN LOOT
IN NORTHEAST
Capitol Brand Mattress Co.
Strong Box Was Locked
First Time in Weeks

For the first time in weeks,
employees of the Capitol Brand
Mattress Company, at Bladens-
burg Road and Twenty-fourth
Street Northeast, locked the
safe last night. Burglars broke
in, blew the safe and took about
$100 in cash and $3.50 in checks.
C. j. Stein, 300 block Seven
teenth Street Northwest. manager,
said he didn't mind losing the
checks, but deplored ruin of the
safe. He also bemoaned the loss
Of box of choice cigars taken
by the burglars.
Stein said that ordinarily moth
ing of value is stored in the safe,
and that it was used for that
purpose last night for the first
time in weeks.
The burglary was discovered
by M. B. Murnighan, of the 800
block Fifth Street Northwest, the
shop foreman, when he came to
work this morning. The burglars
entered by breaking a window.
Police said the job was done
by outside experts, and was an
exceptionally neat piece OF work.
Two Other Jobs
The same gang of yeggs is sus-
pected of having worked two
other jobs in the vicinity of the
mattress company last night.
Entering a skylight in the roof
of the Bethel & Co. wholesale
soft drink concern, in the 1900
block of New York Ave. N. E.,
burglars chose the wrong safe and
had a lot of trouble for nothing.
OF the two safes, the burglars
picked the empty one and blew it
up. They evidently we're fright
ened away while working on the
second safe, as holes had been
drilled near the combination.
Another Safe Empty
Forcing a window in the Neni
Bottling Company plant, in the
1900 block New York Ave. N. E.,
burglars again had their trouble
for nothing as the safe was
empty. The place, however, was
robbed of 500 few weeks ago
when the safe was blown up.
The Washington times., 1932-09-13
GROUP
DUE FOR TEST
Of MERITS
D. C. Body, Named to Put
Brakes on Estimates, Will
Make Accounting

Hearings beginning October
10 before the Director Of the
Budget will provide the first
test of the efficiency with
which the economy commit
tee of the District government
has carried on its tasks since
its appointment last March.
The committee has already
made report to the District
Commissioners, it was learned to-
day, but this report is not likely
to be made public. There is,
moreover, provision of the law
which prevents publication of
estimates by department heads
before they are submitted to the
Bureau of the Budget.
Estimates Pruned
Department heads were warned
months ago, however, that their
estimates for 1884 must be kept
within sharply defined limits. AS
a result, those estimates, when
submitted last month, totaled
$48,124,000, almost $10,000,000
less than the estimates for the
current year.
District appropriations for the
current fiscal year total $44,-
479,622, representing great re-
duCtions from original estimates.
The Economy Committee and the
District Commissioners have al
ready checked the 1884 estimates
carefully, and it is believed that
the Bureau of the Budget will
consider them reasonable.
Schools Big Item
There are, in 1884 estimates.
increases all along the line, as
compared with current appro.
priationS, but these are partly
due to normal growth of the
city and partly to abnormal con.
ditions necessitating greater &C.
tivity by municipal institutions
than usual. The largest item of
increase is in the school build.
ing program.
There are 20 building projects
in the school budget totaling ST.
918,920, as compared with $1,568,-
500 for 1888.
The Washington times., 1932-09-13

The only misfortune ABOUT tnls
subject was that recitations con-
sisted chiefly of bounding" We
bound Iowa and we bound Ger
many. After that we named prin-
cipal rivers, lakes, cities and noun
tains. 1t never was suggested to
us that a river had any Importance
outside of its length; or that an
ocean was vast reservoir of heat,
without which the land might be
too uncomfortable for wa m :
blooded beings like ourselves. Or
that mountains formed natural bar
riers behind which nature grew
and customs developed. Or that in
the year 6O,OO1, 1882 the Alps would
be as flat as Kansas. Little ideas
like that were not considered suit
The Washington times., 1932-09-13
Heavy Enrolment
In COUntu Schools

Enrolment in the schools OF
Alexandria and Arlington county
late yesterday showed the total
far in excess of last year. The
public schools of Alexandria en-
rolled 4,449 pupils, while Arling
ton county enrolment was set at
1859.
The largest school enrolment
in the city was at the Alexandria
High School where 592 students
were admitted. The Washington,
Lee High School was the largest
in the county, with total enrol
ment of 1873.
The Washington times., 1932-09-13
August Fines Reach
SI.7O9 in MOntQOnlerY

The Montgomery 'unty police
court during August took in
$1,709.50 in criminal case fines
and $50 in civil costs, says the re-
port of Judge Charles w. Wood
ward, as prepared by Frank I.
Davis, clerk.
Of this amount, ITO goes to the
commissioner of motor vehicles
in Baltimore, while $999.50, of
which $519.50 is costs, goes to the
Montgomery County Commission
ers. Mr.. Davis also turned over
a check for $1,012, representing
dog taxes collected during Au-
gust.
The Washington times., 1932-09-13
BURKE Staying
SUSPECTED
Times Staff Photo

Despite verdict by the Cor
oner's office that William F.
Burke, former member of the
police vice squad, died of natural
causes, a murder angle in the
case is being investigated by De
tective Sergt. Howard E. OSle.
The entire investigation is
based on Ogle's intimate knowl-
edge of Burke's friends and eme-
mics gained as the result Of his
connection with Burke while a
member of the police force.
Woman Once Friend
Ogle said that he has learned
certain suspicious circumstances
surrounding the death of Burke.
One of these circumstances, he
said, involves death threat
passed to Burke by man and a
woman. The woman in the case,
Ogle said. was at one time an
intimate friend of Burke.
Burke, whose stormy career as
a member of the police force
ended a year ago when he was
dismissed on intoxication charges,
was found dead in bed in a room
of a house in the 1900 block N
st. N. w., two weeks ago.
Houses Are Raided
Shortly after the death, Ogle
conducted a raid at the N Street
house. Five women were arrested
on charges centering around oper-
alton of a disorderly house.
An analysis of the contents of
Burke's stomach was made by
the Health Department at the
request of the Coroner's office.
Deputy Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald said today that the
analysis showed no traces of
poison or alcohol.
The Washington times., 1932-09-13
Inquest to Probe
Hit-dnd-RUn Death

An inquest will be held at the
morgue tomorrow into the death
of Arthur Moran, of the 600
block Seventh st. N. E., who was
instantly killed when struck by
a hit-and-run driver at Sixth and
c Streets northeast Sunday night.
John Aubrey Decatur, 25, of
Arlington, Va, was arrested near
the scene of the accident and is
being held pending the outcome
of the inquest.
The Washington times., 1932-09-13
COUPLE ADMITS
HOLDUPSHERE

Jack Russell Harris, %, and Vic
let Fleming, &c, both of New York.
will be given hearings today in
Police Court, charged with recent
hold-ups and robberies in the Dis
trict.
Police said the pair admit nine
H1old-ups and robberies. They were
identified by two of their victims
last night.
The man and woman told Sergt.
Frank Brass, who arrested them,
they had planned to rob a night
club at ThomaS Circle last night,
Brass declared
The Washington times., 1932-09-13
Scent Car Fare Plan
Backed bv Citizens

The proposed scent street car
fare for short hauls, recon-
mended by Peoples Counsel Rich
mond B. Keech, was approved by
the Stanton Park Citizens
Association meeting last night at
the Peabody School.
Officers nominated at the meet
ing are William E. Monroe for
president; E. j. Elwood, first
vice president; James Farmer,
second vice president; Mrs. L. H.
Brown, recording secretary: Rob-
ert Bier, financial secretary, and
Clayborne Hunter, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1932-09-13
C. OF C. TALKS TRAFFIC

The Alexandria Chamber of
Commerce last night discussed
the recent traffic survey made
by the Bureau of Public Roads
in Alexandria. The chamber also
discussed the report of it's COM
mittee on traffic and compared
the two reports.
The Washington times., 1932-09-13
BANNED
|NWAREHOUSE

Members of the Public Build
ings Commission know of no
place where the Federal Prohibi-
ton Bureau can park its seized
liquor and confiscated automo-
biles, but they are sure of one
place where they will not be
stored, and that is in the newly
completed Federal warehouse at
Eighth and C Streets Southwest.
1t was learned from an authori-
tative source today that the
recommendations before Lieut..
Col. U. S. Grant Sd, executive
officer, make no provision for the
space requested by the prohibition
bureau.
Storing liquor and confiscated
cars in the new warehouse would
not be consistent with regulations
governing use of the building by
Federal departments, it was said.
The Washington times., 1932-09-13
True to OType
NO BOUNDING IOWA
IN n. w. VAN LOOMS
GEOGRAPHY
BY GILBERT SELDES-

SWEET are the uses of geography. At least, they
~ in my school days when the geography book
was large enough to cover multitude of dime novels
and had meaningless maps and attractive pictures.
The Washington times., 1932-09-13
ROTARY HEARS DR.. MANN

DR.. William Mann, director of
the Washington Zoo, spoke at the
weekly luncheon of the Alexan-
dria Rotary Club today.
The Washington times., 1932-09-13

able for the young and
Fundamentals manner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-28
TAXING THE PUBLIC FOR POLITICS.

During the last days or enc recent session of Congress the daily cost of printing the Congressional Record averaged around s20OO Much of the final rush due to a feverish desire the part of members of Congress to get political propaganda printed at Government expense.
 About 35 pages in each issue of the Record were given to reprinting outside speeches letters to and from constituents, addresses by eminent citizens and small type tables everything from debts to the costs of Canadian bungalow siding, the latter supporting the demand for lumber tariff Most of this matter had little if any bearing on questions before Congress.
 Senators and Representatives by unanimous con- sent can have anything printed in the Record-and do SO Anything printed in that journal can be re- printed and sent out as campaign literature under the Congressional frankng privilege. Even poli- ticans not in Congress may have their speeches inserted in the Record and sent out under the frank of some friendly Senator or Representative This practice roundly condemned by several Senators when an attempt was made to insert a political speech by Secretary of War Hurley in which he attacked Democratic Nominee Gov Roosevelt They pointed out that it cost the Government $58 a page to print the Record When it is considered that one-third of that publication is devoted to matters other than the proceedings of Congress it can be seen that the taxpayers paying a fairly heavy bill account of the politicians
 Recent issues of the Record show a typical variety of material, including the opening campaign speech. of Secretary Mills at Boston, two pages at sl16; letters and statements from lumbermen con- taining four pages of small type tabular matter showing Canadian lumber prices every cut of building material; endless speeches and extensions of remarks on relief the bonus, agriculture, Philip pine Independence and numerous other topics.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-28
As They Sowed, So-!
pretation
(Bremerton Searchlight.)

Tacoma and Seattle outstanding examples in Pacific Northwest of cities whose financial credit has been impaired by municipal waste and travagance complicated by financial difficulties of disastrous experiments in municipal business under takings that have proper place in the govern mental plan.
 Seattle's near-bankrupt condition with city en- ployees being paid in uncashable warrants while Mayor Dore struggles against a recalcitrant bloc in the City Council to cut governmental costs, is so widely known to need no further comment here at this time.
 But Tacoma's situation not so thoroughly under stood outside that city, comes to head as the day of reckoning dawns.
 Last Thursday bids opened for a projected issue of $500000 of general obligation bonds, in order that the municipality might be placed on cash basis for the remainder of 1892.
 No bids received, except a tentative one for but $200000, by prearrangement with the State of Washington.
 AS of July l, Tacoma's general fund is overdrawn $3642 427424
 When city cannot find bidders for general obligation bonds it's credits is at low ebb
 When these to be feared impending explosions come in the fiscal affairs of the municipal owner ship schemes, the credit of Seattle and Tacoma the way things going now, will approach the van shing point.
 Other communities in Washington, Oregon and Idaho should take warning before they permit them selves to be led into similar difficulties,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-28
OFFERING ALASKA ASSISTANCE.

It was a coincidence that this week two men representing Chambers of Commerce of rival Wash ington State communities should visit Juneau, both on missions to find out in what ways they could help Alaska Christy Thomas, General Manager of Garland, representing the Tacoma Chamber of Com merce announced that as the main object Of their current visits to the Territory.
 The Seattle Chamber of Commerce has had an active Alaska Bureau for many years Charles D. Garfield former Alaskan has been Manager of that organization for 10 years or more and has maintained close contact with Alaskan affairs. He has devoted a great deal of time and energy to the work and members of his Bureau have given him loyal support and valuable assistance. MrA Thomas's visitation ought to result in even closer relations between Alaskan commercial organizations and his own Chamber to their mutual benefit It is a trite saying that what promises prosperity and devel- opment of Alaska adds to Seattles material wealth. It is equally true.
 Tacoma too can benefit by lending an occasional helping hand in this direction. Its Chamber ot Commerce, MT. Garland announced here, desires to organize an Alaska department if it is acceptable to Alaskans Not only will there be no local objec- tions to such a step it will be warmly welcomed The Territory values the friendship of Tacoma as highly as that of Seattle neither to the exclusion of the other Its trade relations with the former are not as extensive as with the latter, but they are of material value and deserved to be fostered by closer contacts such would be promoted by a special Chamber of Commerce department dealing solely with matters affecting Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-28

ported from Italy and Spain of different type, being small and pear-shaped, and possessing a noticeably different flavor. They commonly packed whole and frequently seasoned with bay leaves. Occasionally they packed in the un- peeled condition. Quite naturally, full red color is highly prized in canned tomatoes.
 "Other important quality factors are the amount of unbroken material, unsighty blemishes and bits of peel The presence of defects of this type is of course indication that the sorting and trimming were inadequate"
 Most canned tomato products contain a little salt.
 Tomatoes and tomato products are put up in a number of differentiated containers but the buyer can assure herself of exactly how much food she getting by reading the quantity contents state ment required by the Federal Food and Drugs Act to be printed upon the label An artificial preserva- tive is occasionally added to catsup. The presence of the preservative is also required to be declared Only harmless preservatives are allowed to be used, but buyers prejudiced against the use of any.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-28
TOMATOES AVAILABLE IN VARIETY
 OF PACKS.

Probably put up in greater quantity than any other fruit of vegetable canned tomatoes and tomato products available to buyers everywhere in a variety of qualities and packs, according to Dr. w. B. White, Chief of the Federal Food and Drug Administrations food control division.
 Even so commonplace a product as canned tomatoes is put up in several styles" says White There is so-called solid pack which is often labeled fancy solid pack tomatoes or simply fancy tomatoes, on the Pacific Coast. In their prepara- tion only carefully peeled, cored and trimmed whole tomatoes placed in the tin, often with small quantity of sugar salt The tomatoes are care fully filled in by hand and by gentle pressure suf- ficient juice is pressed out to cover the product more general procedure for the great bulk of the tomato pack is to fill the container with whole or large pieces of pealed, cored apd trimmed tomatoes together with only sufficient drained juice from the prepared product to properly fill the container
 "On the Pacific Coast the material undergoes little or no concentration. Canned tomatoes inn
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-28

You fight too hard and too often You're an easy-going guy, but you're hell on skates when you , get riled. Anu 4v. pretty tough to have to shove off without you. '
 Listen, we're swiping the speed boat, Ash:e and I. With couple of hours leeway we'll be off in the amphibian and you won't be able to catch us in the monoplane. Give us a break anyway, if you can. If you can't, we'll make a race of it.
 Slap Steve on the back for me and tell him that, as far as his conscience is concerned, he can sleep in the little house amid the pecan trees with the assurance that Ashwood won't operate again in the U. s. A. Elsewhere-who knows? Maybe we'll roll the dice againl
 Best regards. See you again sometime. Until then, happy land ings. Emory.
 'fP s. Kiss Nancy for me. If I hadn't damned away, I'd have done it myself"
 @The last part of the letter sounds interesting?" said voice from the doorway. Nancy and Jer- ry wheeled around to face Stevens. The girl passed him the letter. He read it slowly.
 How long have they been gone?" he asked very quietly
 q haven't an idea?" confessed Jerry.
 Better give them a couple of hours more then. No use in load ing the dice on 'em," Stevens said. Its Gamblers Throwl"
 Copyright, Dial Press)
 THE END
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-28

Seems to us if Germany afford to recreate la great army and rebuild strong navy such as she demands to put her on equality with the rest of the world, she can't be nearly bankrupt as has been made to appear during the past few years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-28

Stevens pushed his well-scraped plate aside with sigh Of com plete contentment.
 He grinned comfortably at Man. cy. who looked adorable in her borrowed cooks costume.
 Then ne wandered to the door of the wrecked living room and surveyed the scene of desolation. In the reaction from the battle, it had been easy to forget the splintered walls.
 Glad wasn't here last night, , he observed 'judiciously. See you later"
 There" declared Jerry, thought fully, goes a real man"
 He's had more fun the past few days" stated Ashwood, smil- ing than he's had in ten years. "
 If you1l excuse me- said Elm ory rising, I'm going to find a desk and write a letter"
 fI1l ease out and see if the boys have cleaned up properly" decided the cripple. "Want to come along, you two?" He looked at Mallory and Martin so meaningly that they started guiltily. from their chairs and followed them preci- pitately. Then, suddenly, Mallory returned.
 Here" he said to Nancy, give these to the minister Don't let him thank us.'
 Look at these" she murmered and passed them to Jerry.
 They were two checks for $25,- 900 each drawn simply to the or der of "Dr. Titherington's church. V One was signed by Mallory and the other by Martin.
 That fight last night seems to have restored Mallory to some thing like normal" observed Jer- ". If it has done as much for Hamilton, we'll have a lot to be thankful tor.'
 lIlt lIllIllSlCI iido ihAoAiy oSANN said Nancy, that if Hamilton vikes up in his right mind nobody
 to tell him about Williams and the guard. Their deaths will be explained as part of the general fight last night"
 Jerry fell silent, his thoughts wandering. In another few hours they would be on their way back to civilization. In another week, perhaps, this glorious girl would be back on Broadway, charming the hearts of audiences.
 And now, young man, you are going to help me with the dishes, she informed him, her eyes spark ling at his moody countenance.>
 Jerry carried pile of dishes into the kitchen.
 How dare you put them into the water without scraping them It's going to take me some time t. train you, but I'll do it, yet!''
 He grasped her roughly by both shoulders.
 What do you mean by that" Yle demanded.
 r You men are so awkward she pvried not meeting his eyes.
 NNow you listen," said Jerry, "lsfs this whole business hard enoth for one without your jok- ing Bout it? You know l love you, sowhy try to plague me with it? Yotknow that worship you,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-28

The resumption of operations by the Juneau Lumber Mills even for limited time is for qualification. It will ease the local unemployment situation materially.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-28
W Gamblers Throw @V bH Etrdadck !. Ada4,tA

SYNOPSIS: Jerry Cal houn's return by plane to Ash woods island, with Stevens working a machine gun, must route the gangsters attacking Ashwood's house. Jerry, Em- cry and Stevens have been op- posed by Ashwood, who kidnap- cd Nancy Wentworth, now Jerry's wife, and several men. But they help him against his rebelling gang.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-07-28
CHAPTER 37. A MYSTERIOUS LETTER

The hidden machine-guil be- came silent.
 The ground in front of the house seemed magically cleared of rum ming men. /,
 The plane dived at the tree behind which the second machine gun had been planted.
 Ashwood rose. slipped his hot automatic into his shoulder hols- ter and stretched, glancing about the room. Then the hard lines reappeared in his face as he glanc- ed toward the far end of the room. Emory, getting to his feet, saw Alfred, the faithful little stew ard, lying motionless.
 Ashwood limped across the room, looked down into the life less face for a long moment and turned away.
 Lets pass out round of grog, Ashie," suggested Emory. T think we've earned il"
Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-21
VALUE OF EXTERNALS

It is sage proverb that you may take man, array him in new su give him two dollars to rattle in his pocket, and change his entire perspective in life
 The same effect can be produced in a community, simply by improving exernas The worst adverseme mt that can be given to community is unkempness of pre- nses On the other little paint and repair regardless of the humble nature of the edce not only engenders different feeling in it's owner but mpresses the visitor a of pride on display.
 There is no denying that Seward has unkemptness, too much for city which the gateway for strangers enroute to the interior and return.
 Now is the hour for "cean-up" and "paintup" ac- tion There those yet uncaed for summers acti vties who available to perform these worthy tasks
 No better appeal could be made to visitors than pret ty flower gardens where only debris shows, we'll kept homes and business houses spck and span in spring dress of paint And all these things like the suit has sautary effect in engenderng pride and in spiration to advance.
 And while Seward is in the throes of renovation and Identification, suggest that the Alaska Railroad send carload of paint and set to work, tidyng up the dock buildings rangs and approach to steamers
 Such beauty spots Arcade Park serve to accentu- ate the unsght conditions of the remainder of the city, especially the alleys and vacant lots