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The Washington times., 1932-07-09
GAS HEAD ASKS
TANK DELAY

Marcy sperry, the new presi-
dent of the Washington Gas
Light Company. today called upon
the Public Utilities Commission in
an effort to delay enforcement of
a commission order by which the
company must have a 5,00O,00
cubic foot gas holder completed
by January l.
The official promised that a
plan would be submitted by the
company's engineers to the COM
mission within a week, showing
that there would be no need for
a gas storage plant during the
coming year and that gas service
would be in no way impaired.
The commission ordered the
tank built by January /, but did
not designate a location. A pub
lie hearing to determine a loca-
tion for the plant brought half a
dozen sites under consideration
and stirred the wrath of residents
in all sections where it was pro-
posed to erect the storage tank.
Efforts are still being made by
the company and the commission
to select site.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09

records Of the Democratic can.
didates as compared with the
labor records Of the Republican
candidates.
"We do not propose to re-
main idly by any longer and
see the responsibility for the
tragic conditions we are now
facing be placed upon the door.
step Of some person or group
of persons not responsible for
it. Either the present Admins
tratiOn has turned its back to
the seriousness of present day
conditions or its entire lack Of
knowledge as to how to stop
this prolonged depression, that
has cost thu working men and
women Of this country so much,
is responsible.
"Our wage scales have been
and are still being reduced.
Millions of our people have no
employment. Our standards Of
living are seriously impaired.
All of this has come about
under Republican rule. We
must recover the standards we
enjoyed under Democratic rule
IL years ago. Our only means
of accJ ,pIishing this is to
restore the Democratic party to
office"
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
Only 100000.

O,SOO,OOO
wish that Sir Arthur Keith and all the other scien
lists who are so sure that war part of Natures pan
and the embattled cergymen who equally that
war is part of the Divine Plan, would consider the
Swedes. It is quite true that by failing to conquer
Russia and Poland they lost territory; let say
Finland because they were defeated in war-and de-
feat is of the uncomfortable fatalities which
you have to count (uness you Amerlcan) II you
take up the sword. They did not lose Norway through
a They gained the friendship of their nearest
neighbor by dissolvng the rksome bonds which held
them together Their population is about six million
and they seem not to be ashamed of it.
But Fit
War, according to the best authorities kills off the
Sweden they all survivors and only their physi-
cal appearance but their vital statistics indicate that
they have managed pretty we'll without the continual
bloodetting of the rest of Europe: The
tall as Frederick grenadiers perhaps because the
Swedish grenaders got the exquisite opportunity
of being killed off. Their climate which compels
them to be hardy and gives them endless opportunity
for winter sports, has certainly helped them to be
healthy but they have had stamina enough to bear
their winters and to enjoy them because they have
stayed home and gone skiing instead of marching into
Germany or France to get shot.
Not Feverish
Of they have the defects of peaceable people
we'll the advantages There is singular lack of
nervousness in the atmosphere not only in the country
side, but in their capital They sow-taking easy
going animated and cheerful but on the verge
of nervous breakdowns. They do not seem distracted
museum for lack of patronage. They gave dynamite
to the world and let the world blow itself up, while
they used the proceeds for a peace prize 1t
never to have occurred to them that they would be better
off if they shattered their and their limbs and
developed the elegant vices and unstable governments
and vast debts of other nations.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
CAB COMPANIES
TRY To DODGE
P. j. {. RULE
Consider Two Ways to Rent
TaxiS to Drivers and
Keep Outside Order

The city's rent-a-car COM
panies are contemplating minor
changes in their business sys-
tenn in order to get around the
latest movement of the Public
Utilities Commission to put
them out Of business.
Under the present system, the
cabs are rented out to drivers
for e. daily fee of slightly more
than $4. At the conclusion OF
a year the vehicle then becomes
the property of the driver.
FrOwned on System
The commission. has frowned
upon this system since it con-
Quoted a hearing into the taxi
situation last fall. 1t included
a prohibition order against the
system after the hearing.
Under the new license law,
the commission obtained fur
ther weapon against the system
and decided not to grant a
license to anyone except the
owner or the owners agent of
a taxicab.
Consider Two Ways
It was learned today that the
companies are considering two
ways of getting about this latest
move of the commission.
The most favorable method is
to execute a conditional bill of
sale in the driver, thereby giving
him sufficient time for legal
title to the machine.
Another way, which has been
adopted by rent-a-cab companies
in Baltimore. is to have the
drivers turn in a minimum
amount to the companies each
day as part of their earnings.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
NEW POWER TAX
MAY Be BORNE
BY PEPCO
Utilities Head Says Intent
of Bill Is to Relieve
the Consumer

The Public Utilities Com
mission today made known its
intention of having the Po-
tomac Electric Power Com
pany and not the electric con-
sumers bear the additional 3
per cent tax recently imposed
upon the company by Con-
greSs.
Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick,
chairman of the commission, re-
vealed that the commissions in
tent had been communicated to
officials of the company. He
said the officials had not taken
a stand either way on the pro-
posal.
Formal Order withheld
While a suit on the sliding
scale of rates ordered by the COM
mission is pending in the District
Supreme Court, General Patrick
said the commission deemed it
inadvisable at the present time
to issue an order to press the
body'S intent upon the company.
He said:
81 followed this tax item
very closely through Congress
and I do nc" believe it was the
intent of Congress to have con.
SUmers bear the additional tax.
The commission will continue
to work on the problem until
some means is devised where
by the company will assume
the tax"
Tax Added to Bills
He further stated that the 3
per cent tax is being added by
the company to the bills of con-
sumers at the present time. At
the company's headquarters it
was said that it was impossible
to read all meters on June 81,
when the tax became effective,
and that the tax was to be
added on a proportionate basis
for bill of the month.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
SPEEDY ACTION
ON KING BILL
EXPECTED
Survey, Similar to Rent Quiz,
Believed Likely to Affect
All Local Diaries

Congressional investigation
of an alleged price combine
among Washington milk deal
ers will be considered today at
a special meeting of the Sem
ate District Committee.
The meeting was called by Sena.
tor Arthur Capper (R) of Kansas.
chairman of the committee, to
take up the resolution introduced
by Senator William H. King CD
of Utah. which calls for an in
vestigation of the dairymen.
Immediate Probe Expected
Should the committee report
favorably on the resolution, it is
expected that the Senate will
Immediately pass it so that the
inquiry can be begun as soon as
possible.
The Senate has already ordered
an investigation of rent prices in
the District and the two investi-
cations probably will be conducted
simultaneously during the sum.
mer recess of Congress.
Lower Prices Seen
Launching of milk investiga.
ton, it is said, would vitally
affect all dairymen and pro-
ducers in the vicinity of Wash
ington who supply the District,
with the probable eventual out
come that prices would be low.
cred and better sanitation
assured.
The threat of the rent investi.
CATION is already forcing some
real estate men to scale their
prices down, and it is expected
that once the Senate starts its
inquiry there will be a material
drop in District rentals.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09

FACE CURB

After hearing complaints by
business organizations again t
street and sidewalk hucksterS, the
District Commissioners yesterday
ordered Vernon E. West; acting
corporation counsel. to draft a set
of regulations to curb the prac-
tice.
The complaints were made by
the Georgia Avenue Business
Mems Association. and the Retail
Grocers Protective Association.
The principal one was that the
license fee charged the hucksters
is too small in comparison with
the cost of operating a grocery
establishment.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
TAXI VIC 7 | NJ s
IDENTIFY BOY

Four taxicab drivers today
identified a 15-year-old boy as
the blond bandit" who has re-
Gently perpetrated a number of
hold-ups in the Chevy Chase Sec
tion.
John Hendrix Doran, jr., of
1O1 Taylor ST., Chevy Chase. Md,
is said to have admitted robbing
the four men as well as con-
Tossing two other taxicab hold
ups, staging the daring robberies
with no weapon other than a
toy pistol.
Doran was captured last night
by Lloyd jenkins. IS, Of 801 A
st. S. E.. who said Doran or
dered him to put up his hands
in the 5000 bloc kof Grant Road.
The boy, he said, had hired the
cab at Fourteenth and G Streets
Northwest.
When Doran thrust a hard in
strument against his neck, Jen.
kins said, he grappled with the
boy. Eighth Precinct police,
called by residents nearby, found
the pair still scuffling.
Doran is being held at the
Receiving Home for Children
while police are checking up on
his activities.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
Bic SUM ASKED
Of MOTOR|ST

Damages above $4,000 were
asked in six suits filed in Dis
trict Supreme Court today against
Daniel j. Murphy, 3013 Thirty.
second st. N. W., by two girls and
a boy claiming injuries in an
automobile accident at Greater
Capitol Heights, Md, in June.
1881, and their parents.
Those suing and who were in
Murphy'S care whe nit left the
road and was wrecked, are
Frances Woolley, II, of 3401
Prospect Ave; Lillian Gilbreth,
II, of Montclair. N. j., and Will
liam H. Pace, jr., of 1907 Con-
necticut Avenue.
Miss Gilbreth asks $4,000 and
Miss Woolley $4,000. Young Pace
asks $4,000 damages and his
father, $500 for expenses in
Cured as the result of his in
juries. For expenses incurred as
the result of Miss Gilbreth's in.
juries, $500 is asked and in the
case of Miss Wooley, $500.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09

Senate D. c. Committee Studies Plea For Milk Probe
Fading Gas Brought
Speed, Judge Adds
Fine of SIS

The novel plea he was speed
ing in order to reach a filling
station before his supply Of gas
oline gave out today failed to
gain leniency for Vincent r.
Foremen. colored, 1856 Twelfth
Pl. S. E., when he was ar
raigned before Traffic Court
Judge Gus A. Schuldt on
charge of second offense speed.
Foreman was arrested last
night on Seventh Street North
west. by Policeman T. v. An.
drick, who said he paced him
several blocks at a high rate
of speed. Foreman said his
gasoline was low and he
wanted to get as close as pos
Sible to a filling station before
it ran out" Judge Schultz
fined him SIS.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
D. g. Labor Chiefs to Aid
Democratic Campaign

Enlisting the aid of local labor
leaders, the Democratic central
committee of the District has DE-
gun it's active campaign to as
sure the election of Gov. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt and Speaker
John N. Garner as President and
Vice President of the United
States.
Headquarters have been estab-
lished on the second floor of
the City Club, 1920 G St N. w.
These will be in charge of John
F. Costello, national committee
man, and John B. Colpoys. chair
man of the District committee.
r. A. Dickson, president Of
the Central Labor Union. is chair
man of the Labor Roosevelt-Gar.
ner Clubs. In a letter which he
sent to keymen in a number Of
local organizations today, Dick
son said:
"It is our intention to famil-
iarize the organized workers
of Washington with the labor
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
4 Youths Are Held
For LOOtinu Store

Charged with housebreaking,
four colored yeuths were held for
the Grand Jury under $500
bond each by Judge Isaac r.
Hit in Police Court today.
The boys. Albert williams, Rob
ert williams, Richard Washing.
ton and Melvin Fields, were &C
cused of entering the store of
Harry Mormon, 1925 Seventh st.
N. w, and stealing seven suits.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
CONVICT FLEES,
RECAPTURED

Zaccheus White, colored, 81. un.
der sentence of so years for muir
der, who escaped from Lorton Re.
formatory Hospital by jumping
from a window last Sunday, was
recaptured at Clifton Station. Va,
early today, according to reports
Exhausted by his flight through
the woods and underbrush White,
it is said. appeared at the farm
home of a man named Dixon,
near Clifton Station.
Guards of the penitentiary are
reported en- route to the farm
home. but officials of the inStitu.
tion stated early today that they
had no information of the mans
Tecapture.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
Stolen Car Charge
Holds MiSSOuri1n

Therman Wagnon, of Kansas
City, is being held by the Alex
andria police for Philadelphia
authorities on a stolen-car charge.
Wagnon was arrested last night
on complaint of Roland Payne,
who charged that he had OBJ,
tanned 10 gallons of gas at Payne'S
filling station and driven off
while Payne went into his build
ing to get oil. Payne chased him
from South Washington to Alex
andria.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
CHEVY CHASE LEADER

The Rev. Calvert e. Buck,
superintendent of the Episcopal
Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
will conduct the services tomor-
row at the All Saints Episcopal
Church, Chevy Chase. All Saints,
with other Chevy Chase churches,
will hold union service on the
lawn during the evening.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
EASTERN STAR RITES

Columbia Chapter. Order of the
Eastern Star. will join with
Lebanon Chapter at services at
Temple Heights tomorrow after
noon at 4 o'clock, announces Miss
Elva Howard, worthy matron.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
Taxi Fare Jailed
For DrUlUinQ Knife

Harry Williams, colored. ar
raigned before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt this morning for attack
ing Jack Sheskin, a taxi driver,
with a knife, was sentenced to
six months in jail.
Sheskin said williams hailed
his cab early last night and di-
rected him to drive to All F st.
N. w. En- route. Williams drew
his knife. Williams refused to
testify.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
WRITER'S TO MEET

The Writers Rendezvous will
meet Wednesday at 8 p. m. at the
Sally Sothern auditorium, of
Southern Diaries, First and M
Streets Northeast. The occasion
will be Veterans Night, and many
members of the B. E. F. are ex-
pected to attend.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
OUTINGS FEATURE CAMP

Sunday outings are a feature
at Camp Reeder, the camp of
the Boys Club of Washington.
The camp truck leaves the club
at $50 a. m. AmusementS include
swimming, canoeing, baseball,
horseshoe pitching and various
other sports.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
PHONE HEARING JULY 1a

Date for resumption of the pub
lie hearing into rates, tolls and
charges of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company was
tentatively set by the Public Utili-
ties Commission today for next
Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09

the Swedes chose from among
Napoleon's marshals, one Berna-
dotte, to be their king, and
promptly decided that international
warfare was a sport for other
countries, not for them. They had
had their fill of wars before; they
had been the protectors of the
faith for thirty years of battle; at
one moment their king was be-
sieged in Constantinople and at
various other times they threat
ened to dominate the Baltic, own
all of Russia and Poland, and make
the northern kingdoms the greatest
single power in Europe. All that
went with the establishment of the
policy of avoiding war.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
Tablet Will Honor
Dead FOreiQn Aides

A bronze tablet to commemor.
ate members of the State Depart,
ment's foreign field service who
died in active service since 1880
will be hung in the State. War
and Navy Building in the near
future.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
Thief SnGtches SOS
From Thenteru0er

William Henderson, colored, of
the Soldiers Home. told police
today an unidentified colored
man had snatched $65 from his
hand as he stood in front of
theater at 220 Four-and One Half
st. S. W., last night.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
LICENSED TO WE'D

Marriage licenses we're issued
at Rockville to Harold CHASER,
26, of Washington, and Faye Co
hen. %, of Harvey, ILL.,, and Her
man F. Won Bernewitz, jr., %, of
Washington, and Marie r. Mason.
81. of Baltimore, Md.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
EVANGELIST TO TALK

The Rev. r. F. Hairston. of Co
lumbuS, Ohio, will preach tomor-
row at evangelistic services Of
the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church,
being held in the Pythian Temple.
Twelfth and U Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
SWIM MEET TONIGHT

The Distritc of Columbia col
ored championship swimming
meet will be held tonight at 3
o'clock tonight at 8 o'clock at the
Francis Junior High School pool.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
HOME SCHOOL SERVICE

Services at the Industrial Home
for Boys tomorrow evening will
be conducted by the young
people of the Chevy Chase
Baptist Church, led by Frank
Hoadley.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
CARD PARTY PLANNED

The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Capitol Heights Volunteer Fire
Department will give a card
party in the new fire home
Thursday night at $50 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
True to Type
CENTURY OF PEACE
LEAVES SWEDEN
CONTENTED
BV GILBERT SE1-DES-

TT IS over hundred and twenty years since the
Swedish nation has enjoyed the pleasures and bene-
fits of a good war-or any kind of war, for that
matter Toward the end of the Napoleonic struggle
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
Summer Festival
PrOqran1 Is Slated

The first of the 1882 summer
festival programs will be held at
8:l5 o'clock tonight at the Sylvan
Theater on the Monument
Grounds.
The program, postponed from
Wednesday night because of
inclement weather, will include
a joint concert by the Lisa
Gardiner Dancers and the United
States Army Band.
The Washington times., 1932-07-09
GUILD PICNIC JULY 13

st. Peters Guild and Sunday
school of Poolesville. Md. will
hold a picnic at Monocacy Park
the afternoon of July 13.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-31
ASSERT NJ 'AD00
READY TO RUN
ON WET PLANK

SACRAMENTO, May 81. UR)-
Convinced that William Gibbs Nc
Edoo. possible candidate for Unit
ed States senator On the Demo-
cratic ticket, has reversed his prev
ious bone dry attitude ON the
prohibition question, wet Demo-
cratic leaders in Sacramento today
went ahead with preparations for a
McAdoo dinner the latter part Of
this week.
DR.. 7 T. Malaby of Pasadena,
friend Of MeAdoo and chairman Of
the state Democratic central COM
mittee, told George Vice, local
Democratic leader, over the tele-
phone Saturday, that "AIcAdoo was
ready to accept a wet plank, if
voted hy the national convention" ,
Vice reported.
The word was quickly passed
around to Democratic leaders in
northern California, who wer6 pre-
pared 10 accept McAdoo in view Of
this promise.
Although The former secretary of
treasury denied IN Los Angeles that
he had made up his mind. he ad-
mitted he wanted to get the views
Of upstate Democrats on the plat
form t0 be adopted at Chicago"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-31
SHOTS FIRED AS
CERMAN POLICE
LISPERSE NALI

BERLIN, May 81. UE - Shots
were fired in the vicinity Of the
United States embassy today when
police dispersed q demonstration of
national Socialists ,Nazis) in Unter
Den Linden.
The demonstration was made
mere impressive by crowds in the
vicinity gathered to watch the
guard parading to President Paul
Won Hndenbur8's palace for the
dedication of a memorial to the
dead in the Jutland naval battle of
the World war.
Large scale Nazi demonstrations
started when Paul Goebbels, one
Of Adolph Hitler's chief aides, un-
eXEeCtedly appeared in front of the
Frussian ministry of interior. where
he stood in an automobile and har-
anoUed the crowd. The naval guard
parading TO Hindenbmg's palace for
The Jutiand dedication simuI.an-
eously attracted thousands Of cur
iouS.
Police encountered resistance in
dispensing the crowds and scatter
ed fighting occurred. The dem
onstcators shouted the Fascist slo-
gans OF Germany Awake and
Hail Hitler"
Several were arrested.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-31
ASSERTS C. .O.P. TO
BE LIBERAL ON PROHIBITION

platform is going to be liberal, F."
Smell said. mo matter what you
hear you can believe that-and it
will be satisfactory
But I want it clear that I did
not mention tins TO the President" "
Smell added as he left the White
House. I never have mentioned
prohibition to Mr.. Hoover, now or
at any other time.
Saell said ms conference with
the President was "on a number
OF tnings including the revenue bill
and balancing the budget" lie re-
fused TO amplIty this or his ideas
ON how liberal the prohibition plank
wound be.
The task Of shaping the Repub-
lican platform tor the Chicago con-
vention is being undertaken by
James r Garfield Of Cleveland,
former secretary Of interior and
son Of President Garfield. Gar
field acting as chairman Of the
resolutions committee after it had
been decided not to have a senator
IN that position, is understood to
have discussed the platform a.
length with NJ. Hoover.
Meanwhile, dry leaders Of the
prohibition board OF strategy" met
in the capital to devise a campaign
to prevent inclusion of wet plank5
in the party platforms
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-31
Mrs. Cheney Stays
Tn English Match

SAUNTON Eng. May 81. U.P)-
Mrs. Le0Ha Prassler Cheney of
Hollywood. Calf, became the only
American hope in the British Wom-
ems golc Championship when to-
days second and third round of
play saw elimination Of Miss Vir-
2inia Van Vie of Chicago, and Mrs.
Glonna Collett Ware of Philadel-
phia.
Ms. Cheney won over Miss Jean
Hamilton of cambridge, 4 and 8, in
The second round. and moved into
the round of eight by defeating
Miss Doris Park, British star, one
up.
Miss Van VIE lost in the second
round to Miss Susie Tolhurst, Aus
gralian champion, one down in 10
holes.
MIS-. Ware won in the second
round over Mrs. John ChaIlen Of
trloenWH1 5 and =, but was ousted
in the third round by Miss Enid
wilson, the defending champion, 3
and ..
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-31
CONGRESS ASKED
TO Give FUNDS
FOR BONUS ARMY

WASHINGTON, May 81. U.P)
Federal funds were sought today
to provide for the regiment Of des-
titUte, bonus-seeking war veterans
who have laid siege to congress.
Senator Costigan DEM Colo
rado, introduced a bill calling for
immediate appropriation of SIS 900
to feed and house the veterans. a
senate committee will consider the
measure tomorrow.
Costigan acted after Pelham D.
Glassford, superintendent of police.
reiterated a warning that he would
have to ask the bonus army of oc-
cupation to leave the city as soon
as funds for its support are ex-
hausted.
Only two-day food supply, do
mated by business men, was on
hand for the COL veterans quartered
in temporary barracks-a garage
ard an abandoned store. Some
money was promised by the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars and two
benefit shows have been arranged.
But JAe59 prospective lundS would
be comparatively small, and the
veterans seemed determined to re-
main some time.
We Will devote our entire time
to obtaining favorable veterans
legislation and we Will be here
until we see chat there are results
from cur work promised w. w
Waters, cf Oregon, commander Of
the bonus army.
After a days delay, the police
chief obtained rolling kitchens and
he'd sacks from the war depart
ment. Sunday night the 800 vet
Grams who arrived from Oregon
had to sleep on bare floors. The
also may furnish pup
tents for a bonus camp" which
Glassford plans to establish #
many more veterans come here.