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The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Auto Crashes h1jure Eight;
Three Men Arrested

Eight persons were injured and
three men were arrested as a
re&llt of traffic accidents last
mig ht.
Three women, passengers in a
taxi cab, were treated at Freed
MANS Hospital for cuts and
bruises following a collision at
Vermont Avenue and @ Street
Northwest, and the drivers of
both automobiles were arrested
Those injured were Miss Fan
ME Levy, 25, of 2151 H st. N.
W.; Miss Helen Kaplan, %, of
1894 Seventh st. N. w., and Miss
Lillian Zallyam. 25, of 1928
Seventh st. N. w.
Otis Robin son. 20, of Mt
Rainier, Md, and Clifford Smith,
IS, colored, 221 Florida Ave. N. W.,
driver of the cab, were arrested
and charged with reckless driving.
John O'Connor, 6, of 124 Thir
teenth st. S. E.. was treated at
Casualty Hospital for head cuts
suffered when knocked down by
an automobile at Tennessee Ave
nue. and B Street Northeast.
Miss RoSamond Brady, 18, Of
Upper Marlboro, Md, was also
treated at Casualty Hospital fol-
cuts and bruises received when a
machine in which she was. riding
figured in an accident between a
truck and a street car at East
capitol and Second Streets.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
BYRNS LEADING
BATTLE FOR
MERGERS
Douglas Resolution Provides
Group of 5 to Make Full
Survey of Needs

The bitter fight in Congress
for consolidation of Govern
ment departments broke forth
anew today in the House with
both Democratic and Repub-
lican leaders advocating
changes to effect economy.
The Douglas resolution provld-
ing for the appointment of five
members of the House to make
a survey of duplication and un-
necessary services in Government
departments was brought up for
passage shortly after the House
convened.
Army.Navy Question
Representative Joseph w. Byrns
CD of Tennessee, chairman Of
the House Appropriations Com
mittee, discussed not only the
problem of consolidation of Fed
eral bureaus, but urged prompt
action on bills looking toward
unification of the Army and
Navy.
With Republican and Demo
cratic leaders overlooking political
prejudices to join in the move
ment for investigation of depart
ments, it appeared certain that
the bill would pass by a large
majority.
Garner Backs Action
Many members, however, are
skeptical, it is reported, as they
fear the consequences of curtail.
ing the activities of Government
bureaus wherein many of their
constituents hold positions.
Representative Bertrand H.
Smell, Republican leader, and Rep
resentative Edward W. Pou, of
North Carolina, the Democratic
chairman of the powerful Rules
Committee, both advocated the
investigation to determine what
departments might be closed, con-
Solidated or partially curtailed.
Speaker Garner said today that
every effort would be made to
secure prompt action today.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
DAMAGES
4 F STREET
STORES
Entire Block MenaCed Until
3-AIarm Signal Calls
Much Apparatus

Fire, breaking out late last
night in the basement Of a
store at $40 F st. N. W., called
out third-alarm companies and
for a time threatened the en-
tire block.
Damage was estimated at about
$2,5O0 by Fire Marshal Calvin
LAUDER. Origin of the blaze was
undetermined and LAUDER said he
will conduct an investigation.
The fire started in the base
ment of a neckwear shop at 938,
spread to the Blue Flame Valet
Shop, next door, and then into
the National Shirt Shop and the
MintZ leather goods store.
The Lincoln Memorial Museum
and the Metropolitan Theater
were in the path of the flames.
The blaze was discovered by a
cab driver, George Eddleman, of
1717 Seventeenth st. N. w., who
turned in the alarm.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Treasury Preparing
It's Machinery for
GETTING Sales Tax

Anticipating the passage Of the
manufacturers sales tax. by Con-
gress, as a partial plan for meet
ing the enormous deficit in Gov
ernment receipts. Secretary Mills
is considering establishment Of a
special unit in the Internal Rev
enue Bureau to collect this new
source of revenue.
The problem of collecting the
manufacturers sales tax is con-
siderable, involving many intricate
features.
AS yet it has not been deter
mined whether it will be neceS-
sary greatly to expand the
Internal Revenue forces to ad-
minister the law. Owing to the
increase in efficiency of tax COL
lection machinery in the last few
years, it has been possible to re-
duce the forces and do the same
work with considerably less per-
sonnet While there have been
no wholesale discharges, the
bureau has adopted the system
of not making requirements un.
less necessary.
A unit of the miscellaneous tax
division probably will be organ.
lied to collect the sales tax. The
Treasury has engaged a number
of experts and conferred with
bushes men and others in the
plan to organize the sales tax
unit. With the information avail
able it will be possible to func-
tion efficiently as soon as the
provision of the law takes effect.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
LOSES
AL|MONY CASE

The District Court of Appeals
today decided that M o.
Davis, dentist, must continue to
pay his divorced wife, Mrs. Maud
E. Davis, $500 per month for
support of herself and their
daughter Susanne.
On October 20, 1925, the Dis
trict Supreme Court awarded the
dentist a limited divorce and
custody of their son, Mark o.
Davis. jr. Mrs. Davis was
awarded custody of SuSanne, and
the husband was ordered tc pay
her $500 monthly.
In 1929, the dentist obtained
an absolute divorce in Arlington
county. The Virginia court or
dered him to pay $3.50 monthly
for the support of Susanne, but
did not order him to pay any
thing to his wife.
Subsequently, the husband
asked District Supreme Court to
modify its order that he pay $500
monthly to make it conform to
the Virginia courts ruling of $3.50.
This the District Supreme Court
refused to do, and the dentist
appealed.
The Court of Appeals today
ruled that the removal of the
dentist to Virginia could not di-
vest the District Supreme Court
of Jurisdiction, and that his pc
tition for modification of the
order of that court was rightly
denied.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
One In Hospital,
One Held In Crash

Nathan F. Norris, of Takoma
Park. Md, is in Walter Reed
Hospital suffering from injuries
received in an automobile acci-
dent on Norbeck Road near Sill
yer Spring last night when his
car collided with a car driven
by Robert G. Spurrier, lis Ritten-
house st. N. w. Norris car
crashed against a telephone pole.
Spurrier was arrested by Mont
gomery County Policeman Lawr-
ence Dixon and charged with
reckless driving. He was re.
leased on $500 bond pending ar.
raignment in Rockville police
court,
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Oldest Inhabitants
Honor Washington

Washington planned the Ma
tional Capital to be "the greatest
commercial emporium of the
country" Theodore w. Noyes,
president of the Association of
Oldest Inhabitants, said yesterday
in the annual observance of
Washington's birth.
The program was broadcast ma.
tionally by radio. Allen C. Clark,
president of the Columbia His.
torical Society, and William NICK
Clayton also spoke. The old
Northern Liberty fire bell was
rung 200 times at the opening of
the program by George Bruft
jackson.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
MILLS SEEKING
500 MILLIONS
IN SALES TAX
Base Found After Cutting Out
All Necessities Of Life;
To be Temporary

A 2 per cent general manu-
facturers' tax could be levied
against $30,OO0,0O0,00O of
American products annually,
yielding $60O,OOO,000 in reve-
nue., Secretary of the Treasury
Ogden L. Mills today told the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee.
He explained that the $3O,0OO.-
100000 tax base was arrived at
by Treasury experts after necessl-
ties of life were eliminated.
Mills recommended that any
taxes levied to meet conditions
developing from the economic
situation be merely temporary.
Drafted in Few Days
The committee prepared to
bring the tax problem to a eli.
max by the drafting of a general
plan within the next few days.
Acting Chairman Crisp CD OF
Georgia predicted the enactment
of a sales tax plan.
The committee, it was dis
closed, is considering the levying
of special excises in addition to
the sales tax to produce $780,
100000 year.
Gas Tax on List
Among the levieS to be con-
sidered in this class are the tax
on foreign oil, tax on denatured
alcohol, 1-cent-a-gallon gasoline
tax and the electricity and gas
tax.
Democratic leader Rainey said
an industrial alcohol tax would
produce $10O, 100000 q year.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
I Hurt In CrGsh,'
DriUer Fined S25

Miss Elizabeth Barr, of Win
chester, teacher at st. Agnes
School, Alexandria, was slightly
injured last night when a car in
which she was riding with C. W.
Armstrong, of Magnolia, Md,
and a car driven by George
Thomas, colored, of Alexandria,
collided at Duke and Royal
Streets. ID the Alexandria police
court this morning Thoma~ was
fined $25 and costs for reckless
driving.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Off Goes Rear Door;
Out Goes Store Cash

Thieves entered a chain store
at 1904 East Capitol street last
night and stole cash and mer-
chandise totalling $3.50.
Joseph F. Lilly, 2157 Seven
teenth st. ". E., manager of the
store, told police $50 was taken
from five different hiding places.
Other loot consisted of 80 car
tons of cigarettes, three hams
from the ice box, and other mer-
chandise. Entrance was gained
by removing the rear door.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
QU|ZZ|NG
YUDELEV|T

Harry Yudelevit. %, of 1920
Allison st. N. W., well known
police character, surrendered at
police headquarters today and is
held for investigation in connec-
ton with the shooting Thursday
night of Patrolman T. D. Bacon,
First precinct.
Yudelevit was accompanied by
his attorney, Myron Ehrlich,
when he walked into the office
of the chief of detectives and
said:
81 understand you are look
ing for me again."
Police are seeking to establish
some connection between Yude-
Levitt and John Kendrick, whom
Bacon held after he had been
painfully wounded by him. Yude-
Levitt was held for investigation.
When police arrived on the
scene they found Bacon lying on
the ground with the convict
firmly clasped in his arms. A
second man, who was with
Kendrick in the automobile
parked in the 600 block of E st.
N. W., when Bacon accoSted them
regarding a shotgun in the ma
chine, escaped.
Shortly after the affair a rent
receipt found in the pocket of the
captured convict led to the arrest
of Barbara Lee, Hendricks at
tractive wife, at the Pershing
Apartment. 3701 Sixteenth st.
N. w. The woman, it is said, only
moved into the apartment the
night before the arrest and Ken
dric,':: had never been in the apart
ment.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
WOn1Gn's "Bi" Song
Read OUer Radio

Written for the George Wash
ington Bicentennial, "Our Song
of Love for Washington" was
read over WJSV yesterday dur
ing the General Federation of
Women's Clubs regular Monday
morning hour.
The song was written by Mrs.
Mary S. Parker, of Chevy Chase,
Md, who has the distinction of
being the first woman to compose
a song to be sung at Arlington
Cemetery. The song was read
by Mrs. Helen Hunter.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Hit and Run DriUer
Fined $3.50 bu GiUen

Convicted of leaving the scene
of an accident and driving with
out a permit, Abram Lee, colored,
142 Randolph st. N. w., today
was ordered by Traffic Court
Judge Ralph Given to pay fines
totalling $3.50 or, to serve As days
in jail.
Second Precinct Policeman S.
Ostenso, testified that Lee struck
another car on Florida Avenue
Northwest yesterday, and then
leaped out. of his machine and
ran. He was overtaken a short
distance away,
The Washington times., 1932-02-23

John Maktos, %, associate at
torney at the State Department,
and Mrs. Anna Nichols, 80, of
4415 Fifteenth st. N. W., were
slightly hurt when their machine
was in collision with another car
at Sixteenth and K Streets North.
west. Maktos lives at 704 Eight
eenth st. N. w,
The Washington times., 1932-02-23

essays in high school and college,
professors working out percentages
and advertising researchers and peo-
pie with simply nothing else to do
got my name and sent me questions.
was privileged to rank modern
authors in my order of preference
name the ten greatest composers,
tell at what time of the day or night
any possible inspiration came to me,
and otherwise confess and make an
ass of myself. 1 resisted. 1t oc-
Cured to me that some day l might
change over and become a personal
columnist and all this data might be
useful. That day has not come and
the information, for better or worse
is still withheld.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
DIR. C.. E.. McALLister
Quits Illinois Place

Asserting lack of accord with
the veStry policy. the Rev. DR..
Charles Eldredge McAllister, for.
mer Hyattsville pastor. yesterday
announced his resignation as pas
tor of st. Lakes Episcopal
Church, Evanston, H.. according
to Evanston dispatches. DR.. Nc
Allister'S resignation will take ef.
feet in the spring.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
TWO Named to Take
Exam for West Point

President Hoover has appointed
Franklin Stearns Rixey, of the
Army War College as candi-
date at large for the entrance ex-
animation to West Point. Donald
G. Dockum, of the U. S. Naval
Academy Preparatory School, An
napolis, also received an appoint
ment by the President. Both will
make thL4r entrance examination
March l.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
Brookhart Cuts Down
Tree With Car on
Wav TO Senate

Senator Smith w. Brookhart.
of Iowa, preparatory to taking
part in the Bicentennial celebra-
ton, cut down a tree yesterday
at South Dakota Avenue and
Thirtieth Street northeast.
Senator Brookhart told police
he was driving his machine to
the Senate Office Building from
his home in HyattSville when in
some manner he lost control of
the car and it jumped the curb
ing and snapped off a small
tree
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
GILBERT sELDES
One Question
answering one)

Today received not questionnaire but question,
obviously sent in good faith by man who says tnat
he did not receive much schooling and has been trying
to educate himself In that process he would De
helped if gave him list of "books everyone should
read .
!. l become more and amazed at the skill with
which writers have imposed themselves the world.
everybody should hear, although photographic
ductions easily available books; no one ever
wants to know what pictures everyone should see,
although perfection in color printing makes great pic
lures accessible. And passing beyond the arts, who
ESPECIALLY among artists and authors) wants the ten
greatest chemical experiments to study? Who asks for
list Of the twenty-five most beautiful propositions in
geometry? Writers who expect every manufacturer
to paronize their work or to patronize them directly
with feowships abroad, dream OF studying the
mechanism of productions they glance at skyscrapers
Diesel engines Persians rugs, porcelains and photo
electric controls with little understanding and less
interest But they have not in two hundred years. let
the world forget that books the repository of all
culture
One or Two Books
1 cannot make up list, therefore, of books every
one should read My serious answer to the question
Of what books should read is Every few" l do
not mean there is harm in reading many books but
Ithere is greater gain in reading few books with
;derstandng do not know whether to take in and be
liable to give out richer fe should, at this point
lin the worlds career read the Essays of Montagne
sor Wells "Outline of History; know that Darwin
Sregreed to the end of his days that he had read
spoey and that many modern critics feel that poetry
fan expression of infantilism 1t is true that books
educate but not certain that the kind of education they
give is always of the best And my experience leads
TO believe that they dull the edge of mans BRAIN
can contract his interests instead of expanding hem
and may be nuisance in his apprehension of the world
i be Good Mcintyre
III take it that Mr. O. o. Mcintyre who sends column
about New York to 325 papers and some 2OOOO,OOO
ders every day, is skepcal about his profession
a8I am about writer's generally. few years ago he
wtote: The idea that coumning requires special gifts
is lone of the magnificent myths of the trade Most of
ustook it up after everything else tried was flop"
It is supposed to be McIntyrs of success that he
calls himself yap and lived at the Ritz and earns a
few thousand dollars week and likes Main Street. 1t
may be secret but is not pose his pleasure in his
success transparent and genuine his satisfaction
in Gallpois Ohio. 1t is uncorrupted by snobbery and
untouched by sophiscation, and not sure whether
tits the lack of the former of the latter which makes
certain smart people dislike him. He has, incidentally
Just collected Another Odd Book" which is published
by and sold with the Cosmopolitan Magazine.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
500 Attend Ball
Of Thirteen States

Five hundred persons last night
attended the costume Bicenten-
nial ball of the New England
State Society at the Willard Hotel.
The ball was sponsored by the or.
iginal 13 States.
The Washington times., 1932-02-23
True to Type
! WHAT BOOKS SHOULD ALL
MEN READ? VERY
FEW!
Ry GILBERT SELDES

NJ Y NAME was, for time, sucker list; sup
4N1 pose brought it on myself by replying to
a QUESTIONABLE (although l cannot remember ever
answering one) and thereafter children preparing
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-11-17
G E
mrs Fred PauIson, Correspondent

Carl Peterson transacted business
IN Reserve Monday.
Memo Harshbarger took Emil
Hueth to Plentywood to the Doctor
Tuesday evening. Mr. Hueth stayed
but returned the following day. He
had beer confined to his bed this
week Mary Harshbarger, Blanche
Glaze and Elmer Hueth accompanied
them to P1entywood.
Niels Paulsen was a caller in our
town Friday.
J.. e. Harshbarger threshed flax
for Ludwig Matheason Wednesday.
Among the Pientywood callers
from here Saturday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Paulsen and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Lon Myers. and children
and Miss Blanche Glaze.
Bert Guether, Kid Ator and Lud-
wig Matheason have been clearing
away the thistles from the grades
to make car roads last as long as
possible.
A large crowd gathered for the
hardfime dance in Coalridge Satur-
day night. Orval Chapman furnish
ing the music.
Rudolph Stephens and Orval
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-11-17

Eight of the school girls took the
train to Medicine Lake to take in
the Armistice program last Friday
Afternoon.
Peter Lund and Harry ALERT left
for the coast Friday evening.
Michael Gibbons was host to a
few friends Monday afternoo6 his
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Viggo Strandskov
and family shopped in Williston last
Saturday.
The Wakea Club held its regular
monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. Aage Jacobsen this Thursday.
The program devoted to child study
and Christmas topics.
A white elephant auction furnished
the fun for the meeting.
The G. T. Bridge club was enter
tanned at the Grover Fulkerson home
last Saturday evening" at a bridge
dinner. Guests were the husbands of
the members and Mr.. and Mrs. M
Larsen.
Dressed turkeys are going out Of
here at the rate of a ton a day, the
favorite markets being New YORK
and Philadelphia.
Lose horses rambling around town
caved in a window of the Hardware
store on Monday night.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-11-17
Park Naturalist to
Make Lecture Tour

Glacier Park, Montana-Dr. G. C.
Ruhle, Glacier National Park natur-
alist, will leave sometime near
Thanksgiving on a lecture tour of the
United States.
The trip will take Dir. Ruhle to the
Pacific Coast, the southwest and the
eastern part Of the country. He will
deliver lectures in at least five states
as twelve dates have been schedul-
ed already.
His talks will deal with the u
poses and policies of the National
Park service and with Glacier Ma
t1snal park in particular, ~stressing
the ideals of the National Park ser
vice such as outdoor education and
conservation.
Last winter Dir. Ruhle delivered
" lectures which were attended by
approximately $500 persons.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-11-17

The Plentywood schools celebrate.
Armistice Day in all grades and il
the high school. Each grade OBJ
served the day with appropriate ex
e~rcises, either in the form of a pro
gram or in Connection with their his
tory or language work. The senior
and junior high school classes attend
ed a program in he auditorium
SHORTLY after eleven O'Clock. Mr..
Roser, commander of Plentywoot
Post Mo. So of the American Legion
gave a very interesting talk on the
significance of Armistiee- Day ane
Arthur Marsh read an Armistice
Day editorial written by Helen Mad
sen, class off 1882. Patriotic songs
were sung by the entire assembly.
There will be no school on Thurs
day and Friday of next week. Thanks
giving Day comes ON the 9th this
year, and the customary day after
Thanksgiving will be a holiday.
4
Some of the high school boys, UNI
der the direction of Mr.. Daley, re-
Gently collected and burned the this
ties which have grown ON the new
ground around the new building.
This will help much in avoiding an
accumulation of snow around the
loWer-fAcor windows during the win
ter.
The senior class in American Prob
lens will debate a question that is
receiving much attention just now.
The question involves the proposed
twentieth amendment to- the Federal
constitution and the q
ner of choosing the President, as
well as the time of meeting or tax
ing office of the new congressman.
Cold weather and snow put a stop
to the A~ccer-football program ot
the junior high boys. This game, ar
excellent n for the boys, is ranked
among their activities as q major
sport. There were three teams conn
peting: the Eagles, the winners.
captained by Wellington Black; the
Hawks, captained by Griffith Col
Inns, and the Owls, captained by
Sidney Bennett.
Other seasonal activities will be
carried on in the Junior high grades.
Each activity carries a specific num-
Der Of points, the number being de-
pendent upon personal habits, skill,
ML.Ae - -
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-11-17
School SpIinters

director and other boys. Emblem
awards will be made In the spring to
these who have earned a specified
number of points in the directed ac-
tivities.
Two groups of junior high boys
have been organized for basketball
One group is composed of those
weighing under 100 pounds, the other
of boys weighing 100 pounds OF
over. Practice sessions at present
are held Tuesday and Wednesday
afser school, and Thursday evening.
Eveniny practices will be over at OF
before J o'clock.
The eighth grade Gives class has
been studying the Initiative and Ref
erendum- The class has been div
lded into three groups-the Con-
servatives, the Liberals and the Neu-
trails. Matters under consideration
refer to student government In the
classroom. Class officers are to be
elected, and a platform is to be
drawn up by the above mentioned
parties.
The seventh grade baseball game
IN arithmetic is getting more inter-
esting as it progresses. The score
is m to nothing in favor of Frank
Gustafson's team. Robert Benson is
the leader of the other side.
The seventh grade Product map
is steadily increasing in size and
development. The various products
grt.n in the different geographic
districts are now being pasted on.
In the period from loo to 1900
on Tuesdays and Thursdays. the
girls Of the seventh and eighth
grades have glee club work and a
study of homes. In the study OF
homes they are working on decora-
tions of different kinds Of houses.
rooms, etc. They are making a col
lection of pictures pertaining to
their work, and arranging them in a
notebook. Miss Chester plans 10
give a prize for the best one, when
they are completed.