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The Washington times., 1932-03-29
DENIES FARMER.
GROUPS BACK
REDUCTION
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Letters Urging a Slash
Pour In on Congress

Advocates Of reductions in
Federal salaries are beaten,
Representative Fiorello H. La.
Guardia (R.) of New York,
pay-cut opponent, said today
He branded as false propaganda
that has recently been spread
around the Capitol corridors to
the effect that farm organiza.
tlons are supporting the salary
reduction plan.
Letters Pour In
Meanwhile, the United States
Chamber of Commerce flooded
Congressional offices with letters
demanding drastic reduction in
Federal expenditures.
The Chamber of Commerce let
ters inclose copies of a resolution
which is said to have been in
dorsed unanimously and urges
the following:
Every economy should be
put into effect. Drastic cuts in
Federal expenditures can and
must be made. Such reductions
depend upon the readiness of
every one to fOregO special in
tereSts in the matter of apprO-
priati0nS."
Representative I,aGuardia said
that he had taken the question
of farm organizations supporting
salary reductions up with four
leading organizations.
Farmers Against Cuts
Farm organizations have taken
no action on the proposition of
salary reductions and their of.
ficials are uniformly against
general salary reduction, La
Guardia said.
They adopt this attitude, he
declared, because they know what
is back of it. That is, he said:
"A move to bring about a
general nation wide lowering
of the wage scale with the
inevitable reduction of the pur-
chasing power of the country
from which the farmers would
suffer the most"
LaGuardia said the Farm
Bureau advised him that it had
not considered the proposition.
No Action Taken
The Grange, LaGuardia said,
advised him that it had taken no
official action but the chairman
Of the national executive COM
mittee wired him that wage re-
auctions would do much to bring
about general agricultural bank
ruptcy.
The Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union declared that
the farmers cannot pay their
mortgages and high taxes by
pulling other people down to
their level.
The National Cooperative Milk
Producers Association is taking
the matter up with it's executive
committee, LaGuardia learned.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
CAPTIVE FIGHTS;
HOTEL AST|R
Times Staff Photo

The lobby of the Raleigh
Hotel was thrown into a state
Of excitement today when
prisoner fought a detective.
Detective Sergt. A. D. Mans
field received information that
J. w. Chrisman, of Burke. Va,
was at the hotel and wanted on
charges in Baltimore.
Mansfield entered the lobby
and saw Chrisman sitting in a
chair. The detective placed the
man under arrest and the pair
left for the street. Passing
through the revolving doors on
Twelfth Street, Chrisman re-
sisted. Several taxi drivers went
to the aid of Mansfield and three
other policemen joined the battle.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
Alleged Assdildnt
To Face Gun Victim

Arraigned on charge of as
sault growing out of a shooting
affray March IL, Theodore R.
Turner, colored, today pleaded
not guilty before Police Court
Judge Isaac r. Hit and was held
on $1,000 bond for trial April S.
Police say Turner, during a
drunken argument at a house on
Pierce Street Northwest, shot
William Stewart, colored. The
case was continued to give Stew
art time to recover sufficiently
to appear in court.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
PrintCrQft BUILDING
Sold for S543,342

The Printcraft Building, nine
story fireproof structure, assessed
at $840,300, was sold at auction
yesterday for $543,342 to Alfred
H. Lawson, vice president and
real estate officer of the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company.
The building, located at $50 H
st. N. W., cost 100000, and it's
present assessment is based on
$650,000 for the building and
$190,30O for the site. 1t was
built in 1927.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
University Official
Voices Plea for Aid

DR.. w. j. Winston, president of
Northern University, Long Branch,
N. j., addressed the Baptist Min
isters' Conference yesterday at the
Florida Avenue Baptist Church.
The speaker made an urgent ap-
peal for the denomination to lend
aid to the university, which is a
Baptist theological school.
DR.. w. A. Taylor, pastor Of Flor
ida Avenue Church, was the cur
rent topic speaker. The Rev.
Augustus A. Lewis, president of
the conference, presided.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
Real Estate Man
Dies at Clarendon

G. H. Bussey, in charge Of the
Clarendon office of the N. E.
Ryon Real Estate Co., died this
morning at his home, 1904 Wilson
Boulevard, Clarendon. He had
worked for the firm for about
eight years.
The funeral is expected to be
held Thursday morning in Clar-
endon, unless relatives arriving
from Texas cause the plans to be
changed. His widow, Mrs. Lucy
BuSSey, and a son, James, survive.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
UPHOLDS
TAX|METER
ORDER
Zone Rates for Cabs Here
UnreasonabIy Low, Says
Justice Adkins

Zone rates for taxicabs here
are unreasonably low, discrimi-
natory and it is not possible to
fix a nOndiscriminatory zone
rate in the District of COlum-
bia, Justice Jesse C. Adkins as
serted in a decision handed
down in District Suprem e
Court at noon today, sustain
ing an order of the Public
Utilities Commission requiring
all cabs to install meters. The
decision will become effective
in 60 days.
Justice Adkins, after a lengthy
review of the evidence, decided
that the order requiring the cabs
to adopt meter rates is reason
able and must be adopted for
the following reasons:
Zone Rates Low
"ZOne rates are unreaSOnably
low. In many instances they
are below cost. The earnings
of the entire industry are in
adequate if fair wages are to
be paid the drivers.
"The zone rate is possible
only through the exploitation
of rental drivers. The rental
is paid first and the driver
compelled to work unreaSOn-
ably long hours and his earn
ings are insufficient. The only
rental driver who received the
bonus of his car was compelled
to work 13 hours a day for
nine months without a day off.
"The Owner-driverS are COM
PEELED by competition to adopt
the same system and work the
same long hours. In many
cases they are losing money.
"The long hours will serious
ly impair the efficiency of the
drivers and endanger the pub
lie. Serious accidents are like
ly to occur.
"The system increases cruis-
ing in congeSted areas, causes
drivers to refuse Improbable
haulS and causes frauds and
disputes"
Meters Use Compulsory
Justice Adkins also pointed out
that the use of meters on cabs
is compulsory in most large cities,
and that the meter rates here are
lower than in most cities of com
parable size.
The court declared that taxi
cabs are common carriers, and
that the Public Utilities Commits
sion has the right to fix the
exact rates, not merely the mini
mum rate.
In replying to the contention
of taxicab company officials that
the number of riders will fall off
if meters are required, Justice
Adkins declared that to be a pre-
diction hard to prove, and also
asserted that even if the number
of riders is decreased the in
creased fares of others likely
would more than make up for
their loss.
The rates provided in the order
are Is cents for the first two
miles and five cents for each ad-
dltlonal third of a mile. Wait
ing time is charged for at 10
cents for five minutes. No charge
is made for shorter waits, nor
are added charges permitted for
additional passengers.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
Visitor in Hospital
After Auto Accident

Eugene E. Jones, 60, of Suit
land, Md, is recovering today at
Emergency Hospital from injuries
received when knocked down by
an automobile at Eleventh Street
and New York Avenue last night.
Julian A. Evard of 1900 H st.
N. w., operator of the vehicle,
was released by police following
the accident.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
Lunch Room to Open
For Shipping Board

A new lunch room for en-
ployes of the United States Ship
ping Board will open in about
three weeks at Room, 1917 at
the Navy Department. Capt. F..
w. Hoover, general manager of
the Welfare and Recreational AS
sociation, said today.
The lunch-room project was
approved yesterday by trustees
of the association. The trustees
likewise approved installation of
small electric power boats on the
Tidal Basin for public hire.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
BrOlUne School Again
DELAYED by Floods

Delay in completion of suitable
approaches to the new Hugh M.
Browne Junior High School,
damaged by two floods within
the past two weeks, will postpone
opening of the school for another
month, it was indicated today by
school officials.
Treatment of the ground
around the building, which de.
layed opening of the school when
1t was completed more than a
month ago, will be completed by
the first of May according to
&C. Wilkinson, first assistant
superintendent of schools.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
Contract Tourney
Winners Announced

Winners of the duplicate con-
tract bridge tournament at the
Hotel Gordon last night under
the direction of Mrs. Alma Byrne
were: North and South, Mrs.
Elmer C. Goebert, Farnsborough
apartments and E. B. Martin,
Annapolis Hotel; East and West,
Miss Maizie Buie, Argonne apart
ments and I. H. York, 144O R St.
N. w.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
CHERRYDALE BANQUET

The sixteenth annual banquet
of the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire
Department will be held in Fire
mems Auditorium, Cherrydale,
Thursday night. The speakers
will include Senator Carter
Glass of Virginia, former Gov
ernor William J. Bulow, of North
Dakota. and others.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
SUES FOR WOUNDS

Charging that he was seriously
injured when shot through the
leg at the Bowie Race Track in
September, 1929, Vanderbilt Haw-
kins> yesterday filed suit for
$4,000 against Stephen Queen in
circuit court at Upper Marlboro.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
THREATS
Of KIDNAPPING
STIR POLICE
GIasSford Guards Secrecy of
Prominent Names in Hunt
for Extortionist

liz pOl1CC JOudN lultuSllleu
their efforts to apprehend the
extortionist who, during the
past nine days, has terrorized
any socially prominent
families with threats to kid
nap children unless sums
ranging from $500 to $1,000
are paid.
While admitting that several
families have been threatened
and that guards we're on duty at
a number of society homes"
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford,
superintendent of police, declined
to divulge the names.
Respecting Condolences
He said he was respecting con.
fidenceS reposed in him when
the police were called in.
He said:
There have been a number
of threatening letters received
at homes of families, whose
names have as yet not entered
into the public print. Whether
there is a dozen or more, or
less, l am not ut liberty to say.
Traps Eluded
However, wherever guards
are on duty they are making
every effort to trace every tele.
phone call received at the
home. So far, however, we
have been unable to trap the
author of the threatening mes
sageS."
Among those who have received
notes threatening the safety of
their children are: Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth, Sir and
Lady Willmott Lewis, Edward L.
Hillyer, vice president of the
Union Trust Company; Ben Lyon
and Bebe Daniels, movie stars, and
Mrs. Richard Porter Davidson,
granddaughter of Mark Hanna.
Guards, Day and Night
Guards have been on duty day
and night at the Lewis and
Davidson homes since the first
threats were received.
Mrs. Longworth refused to per.
nit the police to guard her
daughter, Paulina, but she was at
Atlantic City yesterday, and was
believed to be accompanied by
two private detectives.
Other families, whose children
have been threatened, also are
said to have left Washington
with their offspring.
Different Typewriters Used
Hopes of the police that they
would be able to link the type
written notes received by Sir
Willmott, Mrs. Longwor a, IAr.
Hillyer and Ben Lyon were
blasted yesterday when the
Bureau of Standards reported
that an analysis of the notes
showed they had been written
on different typewriters.
The extortionist attempted to
convey a third telephone threat
to Mrs. Davidson yesterday, but
hung up when the call was re-
ferred to the home of ner rela-
tives. She had been told to
leave $4,000 at the corner grocery
if she values the safety of her
daughter, Daisy, 6.
Sir Willmott Lewis today was
still awaiting the next and last"
note which the extortionlst
promised him last week. The
price demanded for the safety of
his son, Willmott Junior, was
$1,000, the same as asked in the
note to Mrs. Longworth.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
GETS HOWARD POST

DR.. Vernon A. Wilkerson, of
Kansas City, Mo-, has been ap-
pointed instructor in the Howard
University Medical School. He is
a graduate of the University of
Minnesota.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
ALUMNI TO MEET

The diversity of Michigan
Alumni will hold luncheon to-
morrow at 1890 p. m. at the
University Club.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
OLD FOLKS IN FETE

The personnel of the Stoddard
Baptist Old Folks Home will hold
a reception tomorrow from 7 to
1890 p. m. in their renovated
establishment at 324 Bryant st.
N. w.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
True to Type
OPERA AND STAGE
IN WORSE STATE
THAN BOOKS
Bv GILBERT SELDES

7 WONDER what would happen if the book publishers
L of America suddenly announced that no more books
would be issued this year. The reason l wonder is
that as write the directors of the Metropolitan Opera
are studying way out of their predcament, and the
The Washington times., 1932-03-29

TACT that grand opera IS IhTeaI-
ened' is news, editorials are written
about it, it causes a commotion. Yet
grand opera touches tiny fringe
of the public; it is not yet a per-
manent part of the culture, not to
speak of the life, of Americans. 1t
has, however, social prestige. The
publishing of books has none. And
if no more books were to appear
during the next twelve months
those who had to read would read
old books; only the authors would
be annoyed.
The Washington times., 1932-03-29
The Theater

Consider another art. The papers
carry a report of a play which
opened and progressed into its Sec
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24
Have you heard the new "OKEH" records at Sylvia's. They are won derful.

Fresh Eggs at own & Hawkins; delivered twice a week from Seward Dairy.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24
ABSENTEE VOTING

House Resolution 9889 has been introduced by Delegate Wicker sham entitled: An act to provide a method of voting for absentee electors, and to prescribe penalties for the violation thereof" The measure would be subject to amendment or repeal by the AL aSka Legislature. The bill would validate Chapter 89 of the Session Laws of Alaska
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24
CHILD DIED

Word comes to Seward that one |of the children of MT. and Mrs. C.. E. WeiSinger, at Kodiak, died early this week from tuberculosis menin- gitis and that a funeral was held Wednesday in Kodiak The child
 had been i'll for some time and WeiSinger, who is in charge of the Kodiak radio station of the U. S. Signal Corps, in addition to the doctor at Kodiak, summoned the cutter Tallapoosa and the ships doctor attended the child. Before
 going to Kodiak, the Weisingers were residents of Seward for num- Der of months.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24
WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE WITHOUT CALOMEL And You'll Jump Out of Bed Tn
 the Morning Karin to Go

IT you feed sour and sunk and the world books punk, don't swallow a lot of salts, mineral water, oil, laxative candy or chewing yum and expect them to make you suddenly sweet and buoyant and full of sunshine.
 For they can't do it. They only move tho bowels and mere movement doesn't get at the cause. The reason for your down-end-ous feeling is your liver. It should pour out two pounds of liquid bile into your bowels daily.
 If this bile is not flowing freely, your food doesn't digest It just decays in the bowels- Gas bloats up your stomach Yo1 have thick, bad taste and your breath is foul, skin often breaks out in biemishes- Ycnr head aches and you feel down and out Your whole ystem is poisoned.
 It takes those good, old CAMPERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS to get these two pounds of bile flowing freely and make you fea cup and up." They contain wonderful. harmless, gentle vegetable extracts, amazing when it comes to making the bile flow freely.
 But don't ask for liver pills. Ask for Carters Little Liver Pills. Look for the name Carters Little Liver Pills on the red label Resent . substitute. e 1881 C. A- Co
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24
so THAT'S THAT!

The Gateway's investigation con- mittee after devoting six weeks of hard toll with the view of ascer- taining the truth of the report that the noon hour siren was to be abandoned owing to the worldwide economic depression, turned in a 196-page report yesterday. Briefly the report said there was not one iota of truth in the report.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24

In the early hours of last eve ming, KFQD, Anchorage, broadcast by remote control from Fairbanks speeches of delegates to the Grand Igloo Convention, Pioneers of AL aska. It is reported the broadcast came in as clear as a bell.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24

According to the local report Wm. Abbott, who has been in the States for a number of months for spe- cial treatment, was to have under gone an operation Wednesday at Portland
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24

A mixed train arrived in Seward Wednesday evening from Anchor age, bringing a number of paSsen- gers from that city and points along the Alaska Railroad. A pas senger train will arrive tomorrow night at 630 from the North.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24

Wm Sherman, Chugach National Forest supervisor, arrived in the city Wednesday from Anchorage. MT. Sherman is at the Van Glider Hotel.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24

MT. and Mrs. Axel OStberg, from Divide, were incoming passengers on yesterdays train.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24

Local baseballers were at it again yesterday and today there are a number of stiff arms.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24

New 1882 Cross Sea Gull and Johnson Seahorse motors now on display at Brown & Hawkins.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24

MT. and Mrs. w. w.. Flynn were among last evenings arrivals from up the line.
Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-24

Try our Seattit Ice Cream Fresh on every boat at SYLVIA'S.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
little Cabinet
Honors Mrs.
Mitchell

Mrs. William Dewitt Mitchell,
wife of the Attorney General,
was the guest of honor at the
luncheon given today at the
Washington Club by the ladies
of the Little Cabinet"
Among those present were
Mrs. William r. Castle, jr.,
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr, Mrs.
Francis White, Mrs. James G.
Rogers, Mrs. Harvey H. Bundy,
Mrs. Arthur A. Ballantine, Mrs.
Seymour Lowman, Mrs. Fred
erick H. Payne, Mrs. Thomas
D. Thacher, Mrs. John Lord
OBrian, Mrs. Charles P. Sis
son, Mrs. G. Aaron Youngquist
and her guest, Mrs. Julian
Baird, of st. Paul; Mrs. Charles
B. Rugg, Mrs. Nugent Dodds,
Mrs. Arch Coleman and her
mother, Mrs. Eaton B. North
rop, of Minneapolis; Mrs. Fred
eric A. Tilton, Mrs. Ernest Lee
Jahncke, Mrs. Joseph M. Dixon,
Mrs. r. w. Dunlap, Mrs. Julius
Klein and Mrs. Walter w. HuS-
band with her guest, Mrs. Ed
ward Henning, of New York,
wife of the former Assistant
Secretary of Labor.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
Envoy Of France
Returns Tonight

The French Ambassador ana
Nine. Claudel, who have been IN
New York for several days, Will
return to the Capital this eve
ming. They will be hosts at
luncheon tomorrow at the EN-
bassy. when their guests Will
include 80 French musicians
who are members of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, which will
play here tomorrow afternoon.
Saturday evening the AmnaS-
sador and Nine. Claudel were
the guests of honor at a dinner
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre
c. Cartier, at their home in
New York, when Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis P. Garvan were among
the guests. After dinner the
Ambassador pinned the insignia
of Knight of the Legion OF
Honor on Mr.. Garvan. an honor
recently conferred by the French
government on this well-knoWn
lawyer, sportsman and former
Alien Property Custodian. The
Ambassador and Nine. Claudel
and their hosts later attended
the performance of "T2igolettO,"
given at the Metropolitan Opera
House, for the benefit Of the
French Hospital, of which Mr.
Cartier is treasurer.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
Today
For Visitor

Mrs. Arthur Mastick Hyde,
wife of the Secretary of Agrl-
culture, was the ranking guest
at q luncheon given today at
the Congressional Club by Mrs.
Roscoe C. Patterson, who enter
tanned in honor of her house
guest, Mrs. Albert L. Reeves,
of Kansas City.
Included in the company were
Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg,
Mrs. John j. Blaine, Mrs. Leo
midas C. Dyer, Mrs. John j..
Cochran, Mrs. Joe j. Manlove,
Mrs. U. S. Guyer, Mrs. Henry
F. NiedringhauS, Mrs. Thomas
A. Yon, Mrs. Edward Hayes,
Mrs. Louis Pettijohn, Mrs. Lacy.
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs.
Theodore Afford, Mrs. Elton
Marshall, Mrs. William Badgley.
Mrs. Otis Rogers, Mrs. Marion
Rhodes, Mrs. John Lyman, Mrs.
Charles Alger, Mrs. Frank Hott-
man, Miss Elizabeth Brewster,
Miss Mary McClung, Mrs. j. l..
Baitty, Mrs. Paul Bestor, Mrs.
Charles KeySer and Mrs. CleVe"
land Newton, Of st. Paul.
Miss Brewster arrived in the
Capital this morning from her
home in Kansas City to be the
guest of Senator and Mrs. Pat
terson for several days.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01

Senator Simeon D. Fess en-
tertained informally at dinner
last evening at the Carlton, the
company numbering seven.
Major and Mrs. Henry Lar
sen have issued invitations 4or
a dinner to be given this eve
ming at Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs. George Barnett enter
tanned a company of young
people at a buffet supper last
evening at her home on Rhode
Island Avenue for Miss Jane
Thorpe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Normant
entertained at dinner last eve
ming in compliment to the out
of-toWn guests who came to
Washington to attend the din
ner-dance given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Snow, jr., and Mr..
and Mrs. William T. Mann, Sat
urday evening.
X
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend will
entertain at luncheon Wed
nesday, at the MayfloWer, in
compliment to Miss Rosa Pom
selle and Mr.. Mario Basiola,
both of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, who will render the
program at the last of her con-
certs this season at the hotel.
The Washington times., 1932-02-01
Envoy Returns

The Minister of Albania, Mr..
Faik Konitza, returned last
night to his apartment at the
Mayflower. following a weeks
visit in New York.
X X
The Minister of the Neither
lands and Nine. van Royen
will entertain at dinner this
evening at the legation.
X X
The Minister of Rumania,
Mr.. Charles A. Davila. who has
been in Rumania since the late
summer. is expected to arrive
in New or; today aboard the
Bremen. AZ
The minister of Egypt, Sesos-
iris Sidarouss PaSha, will en-
tertain at dinner at the lega-
tion this evening in honor of
the British Ambassador, Sir
Ronald Lindsay.