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The Washington times., 1932-12-05
THUGS VICTIMS
To FACE FOUR
SUSPECTS
SO Recently Robbed to View
Prisoners; More Weekend
HoIdups Reported

Four white men, arrested by
robbery squad detectives at a
rooming house in the 1400 block
\of N st. N. W., are to be viewed
at police Lineup" tonight by
holdup and robbery victims.
Ninety-three victims of recent
robberies have been requested by
police to come to headquarters.
The four men are held without
charges. They gave their names
as Julius S. Bechert, %; John
Piggy" O'Connor, 30; Nathaniel
B. Fox, %, and Angelo j. Or
manno, 81.
William T. Mann, '2300 block
Tracey Pl. N. w., said two colored
thugs appeared out Of the dark
ness last night when he went to a
garage behind his home and one
of the men, who had a gun, or
dered him to "stick 'em up"
Mann said the other man went
through his pockets, took $25, and
the pair fled down the alley.
Janitor Robbed
Charles Tokes, colored, janitor
at an apartment, 1900 block Con-
necticut Ave. N. w., said he was
parking his automobile near the
apartment house early today
when a young man approached
him and asked for a match.
Then the man struck him on
the face and a scuffle ensued.
Another man came up and Tokes
said the two overpowered him
and robbed him of $3.50.
A holdup man who robbed Rich
ard D. Boyer, taXicab driver,
1000 block Twenty-fourth st.
E., was arrested after the robbery
as he fled from the scene.
Captured in Chase
Boyer said the man hired his
cab at Fourteenth and Fairmont
Streets Northwest to go to the
1900 block New Jersey Ave. N. w.,
and near the latter place took So
from him at the point of a pistol.
Robert Butler, a Watchman,
chased the holdup man as he fled
from the cab and, overtaking him,
held him for police. He gave the
name of Clarence Brown, colored,
10, the 1900 block New Jersey
Ave. N. W., and was held at the
Second precinct for investigation.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
Mdttingly Talks
At ELks Services

Annual memorial services of the
Order of ElkS we're held last night
with Washington Lodge, No. Is,
one of the 1855 lodges in the or.
der, mourning the loss of 27 mem
bers during the past year. Judge
Robert E. Mattingly delivered the
principal address here.
Those in charge included David
J. Laporte, James C. Colliflower,
William S. Shelby, Gustave w.
Brahler, Luther M. Young, and
Past Exalted Ruler Nathan We'll.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
'Bi' Group Will MOUe
Headquarters Jan. 3

Shifting responsibility for pay
ment of it's rent to the Office of
Public Buildings and Parks, the
National George Washington Bi-
centennial Commission will move
into the Walker-J Johnson Building,
TOO block of New York Ave.
N. W., January 3.
The move, made from the
Washington Building at Fifteenth
Street and New York Avenue, will
necessitate turning over to the Bi.
centennial body 5000 square feet
of space rented from a private
firm at approximately $1,888 per
year. The annual rent for the
entire building costs the Govern.
ment $4,000.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
Newstip on Fire Fatality
Wins Times Prize

Phoned in just a few minutes
IN advance of a storm of other
calls, the tip on the discovery
OF the charred body of William
Mckinley Scott, colored janitor
OF the Alzarado Apartments, in
the dumbwaiter of the fire
wrecked house captures first
prize this week in The Wash
ington Times newstip contest.
The second award is made for
the story of the trapping of a
Canadian loon in the Rsflecting
Pool. After being rescued, the
loon was taken to the Zoo.
Other awards are made for
the following stories: The death
of Everett S. Beall, veteran en-
ploye of the War Department,
in the temporary building, Sixth
and B Streets Southwest; re.
lease of Norman T. Whitaker,
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
RADIO RULING c
REVERSED

BY vote of three to two, the
District of Columbia Courtsof Ap-
peals today reversed the decision
of the Federal Radio Commission
in granting the application of the
operators of station WJKS at
Gary, Ind, to be assigned the $50
kilocycle frequency now shared by
station WHO and WPCC, of Chi
cago.
The court described the COM
MISSIONS action in ordering the
removal of the Chicago stations
to give the Gary station their fire.
quency as IAN arbitrary and ca
pricious assertion of power"
Two of the five justices who
heard the case filed a minority de-
cision. They were Associate JUS
tices Groner and Hitz. The three
who made the reverse decision
were Chief Justice Martin and AS.
sociate Justices Robb and Van
OrSdel.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
Of ACT
SUNDER|NG
D.C.HOMES
Men and Women Petition
Economy Committee to
Kill Provision

An appeal to the Senate Econ
omy Committee to revoke the
married workers clause of the
economy act was made today by
a group of Government employees
who said that their homes and
happiness had been jeopardized
by the provision.
Men and women alike told the
committee that injusticeS of the
clause, which provides for dismis
sal of persons whose husbands OF
wives are also in the Government
service, threatens the welfare OF
their children and in many in
stances causes families to break
up to evade the law.
Cite Subterfuges
William j. O'Brien, represent
ing machinistS recently dis
charged from the Navy Yard, told
the committee that IS men with
high efficiency ratings had been
discharged because their wives
were also employed in the Gov
"a AA11lC44O 0C4 N4CCS u4AA VAA0U AACAl
with low ratings had been re-
tained to the detriment of the
service.
Mrs. Edwina Avery, of the
Government Workers Council of
the National Women's party, de.
clared that hundreds {, women
have been discharged because of
the act and that many people
have separated and taken up diff
ferent domiciles in an attempt to
avoid the act.
Firemen Also Appeal
Committee members replied
qthat itawaS a question of whether
there should be two meal tickets
in one family and none in an
other or whether the work should
be distributed among the greatest
number of employees possible"
r. A. Barton, of the City Fire
fighters Association, told the
committee of the hazards of the
work of District firemen and ap-
pealed for relief from provisions
of the economy act.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
CHIEF D. c. BILLS
To GET ACTION

Congress will be asked to act
only on those District bills that
are of the utmost Importance in
the short session of Congress
which convenes today.
Senator Arthur Capper (R0 of
Kansas, chairman of the Senate
District Committee. and Mrs.
Mary T. Norton CD of New Jer-
sey, chairman of the House Dis
trict Committee. say that contro-
versial matters would be passed
over,
The Washington times., 1932-12-05

"the Fox" in the alleged con-
spiracy to embezzle 100000 in
the Lindbergh case. under
$4,000 bond; return of Senator
Smith w. Brookhart, of Iowa,
to Washington after an attack
of pneumania; and fire in a
brush factory.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
Navy Mans WidOU
Buried in ArLin0tOn

Funeral services for Mrs. Kath-
crime S. Thesis, widow of Capt.
Emil Thesis, who died at Norfolk
Thursday, we're held in Arlington
today at 2 o'clock. She is sur
vived by a son, Lieut.. Comdr.
Paul S. Thesis, now on duty at
the Bureau of Ordnance here.
Lieut.. Stanton w. Salisbury, Navy
Yard champion, officiated at the
services.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
Receipts Demanded
When MarcherS
Purchased Gas

Gasoline station operators
along the line of march in Vir-
ginia today told how they were
asked for receipts for gasoline
purchased by the hunger march
ers. One filling station attend
ant, in handing the receipt to a
driver, was told:
This slip is just like money
in the bank. I'll get the cash
back when we arrive in Wash
ingtOn."
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
BY HENRY T. RAINEY
Democratic Leader of the House
written Expressly for International
News SerViCe)


written Expressly for International
News Service)
In the session beginning today
there are II supply bills which
must, of course, be taken care Of.
Usually in the short session of
Congress the appropriation bills
are about all there is to take care
of. However, we expect by short
ening up the Christmas vacation
and by shortening up debate to
have time for other legislation.
A resolution submitting to the
States the question of repeating
the Eighteenth Amendment will
come up today. I expect, as ma
jority leader, to call it up under
suspension of the Rules. It will
require a two-thirds vote under
suspension of the Rules. The
matter has been discussed for
many years. It was subject
widely discussed in the recent
campaign, and an extended de-
bate now seems to be unnecessary.
Dry Hearings Tomorrow
The resolution will provide that
it be submitted for ratification to
conventions and not to State legis-
latureS. The machinery of or
ganizing the conventions will be
determined by legislation to be
enacted hereafter by the Con-
gress, and the Congress hereafter
will pass upon the question as to
whether the State legislatures
shall provide the machinery for
conventions or whether the Fed
eral Government will do it.
The Ways and Means Commit
tee tomorrow will commence hear
ings on the subject of modifying
the Volstead Act so as to permit
the manufacture of beer within
the limits Of the Eighteenth
Amendment.
1t is expected the hearings will
conclude in a week or ten days
and a bill will be reported out for
submission to the Congress. 1t
will require, of course, only q
majority vote to pass this bill,
and we hope to be able to obtain
that without difficulty
$500, 100000 Revenue.
Legalizing beer means an i'm
mediate revenue return of prob
ably $300,000,000 and we certainly
need the revenue. The Govern
ment is running behind now at
the rate of $4,000 a minute. The
budget must be balanced in some
way. Legalizing beer and drastic
economies may accomplish it
without additional taxes.
The farm bureau leaders will
meet in Washington on De-
cember IL to formulate a bill for
farm relief. The bill will be
along the lines of the Rainey bill
introduced in the last session
and killed in the Senate. The
mandate of the people for farm
relief was so overwhelming in the
last election that it is hoped to
get the bill through, and we also
hope the President will sign it.
Every possible economy will be
considered by the Appropriations
Committee and under the direc-
ton of the President we hope TO
accomplish material and drastic
economies.
The above is about all the gen.
eral legislation, in addition to
the supply bills, which we can
hope to get through at this ses-
sion. If we get it all through, an
extra session will not be neces,
sary, in my judgment.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
ELKS' DEAD HONORED

Tribute to dead members was
paid by Alexandria Lodge of Elks
at the ANIMAL memorial exercises
conducte by the officers under
the direction of Exalted Ruler E.
j. Fleming last night. The me-
mortal address was read by P.
A. Kersey.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
CAR HITS FIRE PLUG

Mrs. Lee Wheelan, 119 North
Payne ST., Alexandria, was treated
at the Alexandria Hospital for
shock this morning after her car
Strack a fire, plug at Pendleton
and Columbus Streets.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
EXT RA SESSION
MAY Be AVOIDED,
YSRA|NEY
Democratic Leader Outlines
What He Hopes Congress
Can Accomplish

Upon tDhGt the lame duck SeS-
sion of the SeUenty-second Con.
greSS GccompltSheS probably de.
pendS 1Dhether there lOiI be an
extra session OF the neD Seventy
third after March 4. In the
tolloDing article, Representative
Henry T. RGiney of Illinois, the
Democratic leader of the House,
outlines tDh1t he hopes and be-
ieUeS 1UiU be accomplished.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05

poisoned arrows, to It's breast, and
of all the jokes l think l liked
the burlesque of Rotarian songs best.
1t seemed silly that grown men
should chant inane words to tunes
they hadn't written, and that Squad
9-b of the 43rd Company of Trick
Cigarette-Lighter-Salesmen Should
have song exalting themselves
over Squad ST. These songs of
glorification were often reprinted
without comment, for they supplied
their own; and Mr.. Ogden Nash
wrote a poem about Mr.. Linthicum
which was extremely funny, and an
excellent hardware store in New
York provided the name for a
song which satirized both business
and song writing in "Hammacher-
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
Capitol Lodge Plans
For Benefit Dinner

A benefit turkey dinner will be
given by Capitol Lodge, No. 8,
Order of Shepherds of Bethle-
hem, Thursday at p m. in the
Northeast Masonic Temple,
Eighth and F Streets Northeast.
Mrs. Ida Stanley is the chairman
Of the committee on arrange
mentS.
The Washington times., 1932-12-05
True to Type
RED PUDDLER'S SONS
SHOW SOVIET
ROTARIAN
BY GILBERT SELDES-

7 has happened again and am pleased The Rus
slams have gone Rotaran and the enemies of Rotary
cheering the Russians Not completely deprived of
memory by the events of the last three years, recall
the savage satires which Rotary took like so many
The Washington times., 1932-12-05

SChlemmer, we
those who sang the songs of triumph because they had
swept floors signed more orders) were not
genuine troubadours.
Up to PuddIers
In it's issue of NWember 23 the Nation prints two
pages of verses translated from the Russian Here is
a sample stanza
Who worked
Best of all?
Who shirked
Least of all?
Who promised most, and most fulfilled?
The Puddlers! The Puddlers!
It is the Pudders' Guild
NY compliments to Lydia Nadejena and James Rorty
for the ransation is thousand times better than
any Rotarian song ever heard saw in print. And
my compliments to the Russians who wrote a fine
Rotarian song. The next stanza suggests that when
the puddlers their quota and surpass all others
they get little badges in the shape Of arplanes to pin
on their blouses.
The Puddlers welcome you to Nishni Novgorod
Meetings every Tuesday at IL 80 at the Soviet Hotel
Shock in Book
In spite of the people who go about the world being
Shocked real shock is in modern times because
lives too steady and too we'll protected to
get shock from book is still. l looked
the other day. the list of best sellers throughout the
country of the twelve books ten were midish books
neutral books books which might lull you to sleep be-
cause they hadn't any ruggedness power.
Yesterday looked into book called "Habits," by
Knight Dunlap; the first chapters seemed to me tech
nical and difficult and wondered why the publishers
(Llverlght) had sent 1t to me. l began to skip. My
= eye fell two sentences: "There is, however one
thing the stammerer do. q. He can stammer!" For
reason, although have special interest in the
subject, got mental shock.
An Explosive Idea
continued to read. l went back to the parts had
skipped and forward to the discussion of habits socially
more serious than stapmering It seemed to me that
a idea launched in the world and it pleased
me to find that the author who is professor Johns
Hopkins University had surrounded his idea with warn
ings and reservations 1t is startling but it presented
with scientific conservatism.
To cure stammering by learning to stammer under
definite conditions is the method suggested by Prof Dun
lap 10 most people another will be better example,
biting ones finger nails Victims of this habit were asked
to gnaw their fngernas (rather gently at specific
times not involunarily and unconscously, but deber
atey I'm less than three weeks the biting habit was
broken in every case" (Like good scientist, Prof.
Dunlap notes that some reapses folowed.)
The Washington times., 1932-12-05

The Puddlers welcome you to Nishni
Meetings every Tuesday at 1890 at the Sow
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

The SIN art two
piece suite, sh 0 wn
above, is yours free
if you buy any of the
suites advertised here
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

Three Piece Living Room
Comfortable, attractive and a splendid value. Included
are the Diyan Bunny Chair and the Club Chair all with
full coil spring construction Covered in selected materials
and a Bedroom Suite FREE! t..
The Washington times., 1932-11-16

Your choice of any
three pieces of the
cleverly designed Bed
Room Suite pictured
above. Absolutely
free, if you buy an
other suite. -.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-17
JACK CLARK IN "MILLION
ING SEAS" AT NEW GARDEN
DOLLAR LEGS" AND "AVENG-

Paramount's million Dollar
Legs" playing at the New Garden
theater for the last three times
today strangely enough concerns
not d chorus girl. but an Olympic
runner. His are tho million dollar
legs, although studio experts agree
that the-----er----iimb Of LYDIA
Roberti, blonde femme interest OF
tho picture, aren't no bad, either.
A dozen comedians OF stellar
rank have been gathered for this
picture. Reading from loft TO right,
the list includes Jack Oakie, OF the
Infectious grin; w. q. Fields, Andy
Clyde, ben Turpin. Hank Mann,
George uarbier, Hugh Herbert and
OF course, Miss ft0berti. who ranks
In the TOP flight Of stage and screen
comedians.
The companion feature In aveng.
Ing HeaH"--a story OF heartswfeot
ard ahlp.wFnak In the romantic nts
moHphafe Of the Orient.
Also On the bill ara the usual
interesting short subjects.
Coming ienlnfr0M for two antg "
1.-THE Man ffem Yesterday WIN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-17
The Lions Club
| Bridge Party
Thursday Evening at Gym
of the Central Y

The Lions club will sponsor a
bridge party Thursday evening In
the gymnasium of the central Y.
M. G. A. Tho proceeds Of the
evenings entertainment will be
turned over to the Waterbury
Girls club.
There will be prizes for every
table. Candy, coffee and sand
wiches will be served throughout.
Private parties will be held In
homes for those who desire to stay
at home. Tickets may be obtained
from any member Of the Lions
club or at the YMCA.
Mrs Glenn d. Sweet, wife OF the
club president, Is chairlady of the
committees which have been sub
divided as follows: tickets, Mrs
George j. Baronian, Mrs Loui9
WenZel, Mrs Daniel T. harrington
Jr, Mrs Merwin Bronson, Mrs Ar
thur Lunny and Mrs Creighton +
Carpenter: prizes, Mrs George J
Baronian and Mrs F. Marion Deck
cr: tables and chairs, Mrs Layton
Rose and Mrs william r. Briggs
sandwiches, Mrs Frank H. Bailey
Mrs Edward Barrows, Mrs Edward
Becker, Mrs Raymond George, Mr.
Frank Mccoy, Mrs James Phelar
and Mrs Lyman Rich; candy, Mr.!
Eugene Beadle, Mrs William Park
or. Mrs Bernhard Wilhelm ant
Mrs Il. A. Herr: coffee, Mrs Adolpf
Raymond.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-17
BUSY WEEK FOR
JUDGE C0RMLEY
Billed to Speak in Different
Parts of the
District
AT ANSONIA

Judge Martin E. Gormley Of
Naugatuck, democratic congress-
sional candidate in the fifth district
of which Waterbury is a part, will
speak tonight at rally in An
sonia, opening q busy weeks pro-
gram Of campaigning. Judge CORN
ley has been making great strides
in the district and his program for
the week will carry him into
LIT -hfield county before 1t Is COM
pleted.
Tomorrow night Judge Gormley
; will speak in Watertown along
with Governor Wilbur l.. Cross and
Congressman Augustine Lonergan
| the candidate for United States
s.enator in opposition to the pres.
ent &. o. p. incumbent, Hiram Bine
! ham.
Wednesday night Judge Gormley
will again return to Ansonia to be
the principal speaker at a rally OF
the Fourth Ward Democratic club
On Thursday night he will address
q gathering in Thomaston.
Friday evening Judge Gormley
will speak in Morris along with
other state democratic leaders and
on Saturday night will visit Water
| bury providing the present rally
| campaigns for this locality are com
pleted. He considers the Waterbury
appearance one Of the most I'm
| portant of his entire campaign.
| To- nights gathering In Ansonia
will be under the auspices of the
democratic town committee of that
CITY,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-17
"BLEsSED EVENT. AND 1.-THE
18TH GUESTv' ON THE
STRAND PROGRAM TODAY
AND THURSDAY

BLESSED Event comes to War;
ners' strand to-day for q four
day engagement where It heads q
deluxe double feature program.
1t IL based on the last seasons
Broadway stage success Of the
same name. q fast moving, thor
oughiy entertaining mixture OF
farce, romance. satire and melo-
drama that starts off with a bang
and keeps whizzing until the last
happy closeup.
Here everybody's favoritc. Leo
Tracy In Alvin Roberts. whose
whole life In centered around his
gossip column and whose desire TO
get @ punch" paragraph makes
him forget at times every scruple
he has ever had.
II Ia 70 Mr. Tracy's credit as an
actor that he makes q character
who In not always a. admirable Q
person AZ he might be a thor.
ouKhly genuine ana sympathetic
individual, and the manner In
which he wins over tho audience
after deliberately betrayiDg n night
club performer, for the sake Of a
line for his column, In nothing
short OF marvellous.
The role Of Alvin Roberts -
practically q menoI0Hne and calls
FOR Mr. Trhey'a presence on the
screen almost every moment " the
eeution the stars work. = admir-.
able. ifs plays with = bounce ana
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-17

Claudette Colbert and Give Brook.
When q husband Is lost" to his
wife for several years has he the
right to claim her love upon his
return? That is the dramatic prob
lem which confronts Give Brook,
as the British army officer, in "The
Man From Yesterday" Brook on
war leave In Paris, meets, woes and
weds Claudette Colbert In quick
fashion. The marriage takes place
an hour and half before Brook
has to depart for the front. Later
Brook Is reported killed in action.
In the years that follow, Claudette
falls In love with a young French
doctor, but lacking official confirm
alton of Brooks death, cannot
marry him. While visiting q re-
habiltation hospital, she finds Brook
among the SCARED and broken
men. She insists on returning TO
him, but Brook refuses to accept
the sacrifice. How Brook reconcilcs
her to relinquish duty for love -
the climax Of the picture.
The companion picture Ii the
Spirit OF the West" with Hoot
Gibson. II you seek adventure, with
your thrills vibrating with human
Intrigue and uspense--don't dare
miss seeing Hoot Gibson In Tho
Spirit OF the West. Women attend
ing Tuesday can secure pyroloid
dresser ware.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-17
HARVEST FESTIVAL
| FRIDAY NOV II
Under the Auspices of the
Blassed Sacrament Holy
Name Society
in EAGLES HALL

The entertainment committee Of
the Harvest Festival planned by
the members of the Holy Name
Society of the church of the Bless
ed Sacrament for Friday evening,
November 18th, has announced
through its chairman. Edward
Doyle q number of vaudeville spe-
cialties as n feature Of the event.
Headed by Miss Lillian Mccoy and
her famous dancing team, Miss
Helen Larkin and Miss Dorothy
Sternberg the program lists many
of Waterbury's best known enter
talners. Peter Crowley, recognized
as one of New England's leading
exponents OF jig and reel dancing
McKenna Brothers and Marjorie
Glynn are also numbered among
the headliners. A one-act sketch
directed by Mr. Doyle and entitled
1.-THE Cure-All" villa also be pre-
scented. =
The festival will be held II
Eagles hall. Through the efforts o.
mem; ers of the society the even
has received considerable publicity
and hundreds of friends of the par.
ish from all parts of the city will
be in attendance on the night Of
November 18th. Twenty teams o.
five memb ers each are engaged in a
friendly but spirited contest for the
honors of selling the most ticket.
| for the affair. A report on the pro.
gress o fthe contest will be made
| tomorrow evening at meeting Of
| the society.