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The Washington times., 1932-01-12
District Bankers
To Hear Laurence

David Lawrence, editor of the
United States Daily, will speak at
the winter meeting of the District
of Columbia Bankers Association
at the Willard Hotel, Monday
night, January 18. President C.
H. Pope announces.
Mr.. Lawrence's subject will be
"A Long Look Ahead"
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
MAMIE L. HANSEN

Mrs. Eannie L. Hansen, 81, who
died Sunday at her home, 667
Otis St. N. W., was buried today
in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Besides her husband, julius
r. Hansen. she is survived by
two children. one daughter, Mrs.
E.izabet.l Ockstandt Slocum, and
one son, Mr.. Charles w.
OcKStandt.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
Banks Are Holding
Annual MeetinqS

Washington banks and some
trust companies and savings
hanks are holding annual stock
holders meetings today. Some
will elect officers.
Few changes in directors or
officers are anticipated.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
FLAX CROP GOOD

Poland is, after Russia, the
largest producer of flax in the
world. The current crop is better
than last years, and many trans
actions have been concluded with
home and foreign buyers.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
CAR SURPLUS RISES

Class I railroads on December
% had 699,571 surplus freight cars
in good repair, according to the
American Railway Association.
This is an increase of %, 1859 cars
compared with December IA.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
ATLAS POWDER COMPANY

Directors of Atlas Powder Co.
have declared the regular quar-
terly dividend of $3.50 per share
on preferred capital stock pay
able February l, to stockholders
of record at the close Of busi-
ness January 20.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
CHARLOTTE b. S. PETTEROLF

Charlotte B. Shaw Petterolf, So,
wife of Darrell w. Petterolf. cap
tain.s Medical Corps, U. S. A.,
retired. died on Monday at her
home, 3424 Klingle Rd N. w.
Funeral services were held to-
day at the w. w. Chambers Com,
pany funeral home. Interment
in Philadelphia, Pa.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
Bids and Proposals

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
ards iae Washington. Ws6hast B. C.; until p m.
JANUARY 80. 1882, and then publicly,
iabor for Installing coz Distribution Sys-
tenn. Proposal forms. specifications and
blueprints may be obtained at the Pur'
chase Section Bureau of Standards
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
GRACE AVERY KING STEELE

Funera! rites for Grace Avery
King Steele, Al, who died Sunday
at her home, 1888 Kalorama Rd.
N. W., will be conducted tomor-
row from w. w. Chambers Com
pany. Interment will be private.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
DEATHS

Frank w. Vogler 81 years, 144O
Columbia Rd. n. w.
Helen Nelland, 73 years, Garfield
Hospital.
Helen Lawder. 70 years. s22O North
ampton ST. N. W.
Annie K Hampton. 81 years. sS2S
Wyoming Ave. N. W.
Francis A. Schatfer 81 years, 622
Winifred H. Smith. 81 years, 4S7
Pennsylvania Ave. N. W.
Catherine A keough, "a years, CAL
linger Hospital.
Edwin Russell 40 years, Bancroft
Hotel.
Leonard Marsden, As years, George
town Hospital.
Willis Cant. 81 years, Home for the
Aged and Infirm.
Jeff F. Campbell 43 years, Walter
Reed General Hospital.
Wade H. Sullivan, Al years, 1909
Twenty first st. n. w.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
Educational
Musical, Dancing, Dramatic

AVALON DANCE SCHOOL. F at 18th NV
Comp. course. $40; sing. les. So o. b.
MET. $3.50.
EXPERT instruc. In music & dancing Nat
Studios 1928 l4th N W AID 1885
FRANKLIN SCHOOL OF DANCE-Success
or failure - Which =? = Listen -
I'll tell you most successful men dance:
Why? Because college and high school
were only two phases of their EDUCATION.
Dancing is Just as necessary. Why? NO
matter what your qualifications are sue
that can use you and your service. so
since most SUCCESSFUL men DANCE.
WHY not come on down and finish your
EDUCATION. Nine lesson course, $1,000,
pract lesson, ST 90: class dancing Tuesday
nights with orchestra SOC. 404 18th st.
at Penn Ave N w.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
MRS. MARTIN WHELAN, SR.

Mrs. Martin F. Whelan, sr., a
former resident of Washington,
died yesterday in Hialeah, Fla.
She is survived by her husband
and a son, Martin F. Whelan, jr.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
BIRTHS

Harry A. and Ida Burch, twin girls.
sydney and Ella Davies, girl
Norman U. and Marjorie e. Parks,
girl.
Gerald and Catherine Stroup, girl.
Joseph and Nellie V. Fox, girl.
Wesley F. and Laura c. Harding, boy.
Richard and DeSsa Williams, girl.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
Hotels and Resorts
SEA ISLAND REACH. GA

GOLF-Every spOrt-sunshine on the
beach, luxurious accommodations ut
rates that make II cheaper to come here
than stay at home. CLOISTER HOTEL,
SEA ISLAND BEACH. GEORGIA.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
instruction Courses

EXCEPTIONAL courses short. intensive
secretarial; saves time. more money. dl'
ploms position New class now forming
BOYD SCHOOL. 1888 + St MAI. 234O.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
BANK STATEMENTS
Charter No. 105O4
Reserve District No. 5
REPORT OF CONDITION
Of tho
Franklin National Bank
RESOURCES

OF Washington in the District of Co
lumbia, at the close of business
on December 81, 1881.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
ARTHUR J. SMITH

Arthur j. Smith, 73, 2124 I St.
N. W., who died Sunday at the
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital. will be buried from St.
Paul's Catholic Church tomorrow
morning.
He is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Marguerite McKenna,
and two sons, Charles A. Smith
and Vincent A. Smith. Interment
will be in Mount Olivet Gene.
terry.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
WASHINGTON TIMES
BUSINESS OFFICE. 1917 H ST. N. W.

BUSINESS OFFICE. 1917 II ST. N. W.
RATES DELIVERED BY CARRIER IN
WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA
The Washington Times daily is deliv.
cred by carrier at 10 cents per week.
Daily Times and Sunday Herald is cents
20 cents per week; daily Times and
Herald daily and Sunday 25 cents per
week.
The Washington Herald daily and Sun.
day is delivered by carrier at 15 cents
per week; daily only 10 cents per week
and Sunday only 10 cents per week.
Orders can be sent by mail or tele-
phone District $500. Collection is made
weekly by carrier.
RATES BY MAIL
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So. 40 PER MONTH

For 2 evenings a week. or $2.4O per hall
month Ior evenings per week. Tuition
refunded II dissatisfied Courses given
as an advertising feature. II instruction
we're other than the best 1t would be
poor advertising For further information
apply IN person only (No letters, no
phone calIs.D Entire fifth floor. National
Press Bldg M S CHM & co,
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
Business Opportunities

CONFECTIONERY & Soda Fountain Store,
doing good business: sacrifice: LIN. 0749.
FOR SALE. tailor shop good location,
reasonable. Owner retiring on account
of health Call Atlantic 2261. bet D.
RETAIL BAKERY doing good business:
very reasonable Box 23S. Times.Herald.
S4.25O WILL PURCHASE
Thoroughly sound successful and enter
prising business paying safe and sure prof.
its of $500 every month. Nothing to sell.
No experience necessary. Information given
through personal interview only. Box 50.
Times Herald.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
MRS. JOHN MARTIN POYER

Mrs. John Martin Poyer died
yesterday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Leslie A. Kniskern
6440 Georgia st., Chevy Chase,
Md.
She was the widow of Com.
mander Poyer, U. S. NJ, and the
daughter of the late DR.. and Mrs
George w. Porter, of Harrisburg
Pa.
Three sisters and a daughter
Mrs. Leslie A. Kniskern, survive,
Funeral rites will be held at the
above address tomorrow, with in.
terment at Arlington National
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
81

RESOURCES
1. Loans and discounts. .$2,76O,472 81
2. Overdrafts $S,96476 Sc
cured, $SOs.45 unsecured 4.774 81
8, United States Govern
ment securities owned. 579,439 50
securities owned -. So2,146 81
6. Banking ouse $422,-
10000; furniture and fix
lures, s79 9O67.65 ...... sol, 2s7 65
Z, Real estate owned other
than banking house,. S74Ss 10
g. Reserve with Federal Re-
serve Bank.............. 24S,S4S4s
9. Cash and due from banks S57. O4
10. outside checks and other
cash NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 55,412 IA
II. Redemption fund with
u s. Treasurer and due
from U. S. treasurer. 1880 90
IA. other assets. SIS
Total ....................$5.S5s,57O $40 10
LIABILITIES
Is. Capital stock paid ms 225, 900 90
II. II. Tndivided profits-net... 2S,5SS 2S
IS. Reserves for dividends
contingencies, etc. ...... 125s6485
10. Reserves for | n er t,
taxes and ot her ex-
paid ................... 1882 ~
standing .............. 225.oOO 90
81. Due to banks including
certified Ind cashiers
checks outstanding. 49,. 275945 9S
22. Demand deposits. ....... 1,461,89S 81
2S Time deposits ........... 2,S7O.429 So
81. other liza bilities. ..,.,.... 1856 90
. Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5.35S57O 13
City of Washington
District of Columbia IS:
I, S. NJ. Thrift Cashier of the above
named bank, do solamnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief
s. NJ. THRIFT,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Sth day OF January. 1882.
(SeaD RALPH E. NORTON.
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
JOHN b. COCHRAN,
THOS P. HICKMAN,
r. E. DUVALL.
Directors.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
SHORTHAND

Also Typins. English. Spelling, DtctatioD
can enter at any poiut in the Gregg Man.
ual or any speed in dictation. Evening
classes only. Price for entire course tone
two or three subjects),
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
Beauty Culture School

LEARN beauty culture. complete, S1O0:
course $50 at So a week. Glasses form
ing now: enroll today National Beauty
School. SCI 18th st. N. W. Met. S12S.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
Financial
Licensed Loan Companies

Ladies. ask for Miss Smith at
Takoma Park Office, and Miss
Owens at Seat Pleasant Office.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12

Elk P E RI ENCED MEMS
CLOTHING SALESMAN,
ALSO Elk P E r l E need
MEMS FU F. n I S HINGS
SALESMAN. APPLY to Mr..
Cans, Saks and Co., 7th &
Pa. Ave. N w.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12

COLLECTOR with cat Tor North Carolina
territory Experienced only, commission
basis Apply Room ia 426 9th st. W
The Washington times., 1932-01-12

WE HAVE an opening for man 25 to
30 with credit department experience,
capable of meeting the public For inter-
| view nhOne LING. OOSB. before 10 a. m.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12

WELL organized Washington concern can
use five men who are well hammered and
possessing a pleasing personality Our
plan consist of presenting a well planned
proposition that the people of this city
are interested in Participation has proven
highly remunerative, in so far we have
no necessity to advertise for men in over
year. Very definite future if you
qualify. Mr.. Branham, 1921 Vermont
Ave W
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-15
Four Arrested In
Tucson kidnapping

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. Is. (U.P) =
Three men and a girl were in GUS
today today, held for questioning
in connection with the kidnapping
nine days ago of Gordon Sawyer,
banker, and the subsequent de-
mand for $4,000 ransom.
They were Billie Adkins,
21-year-old girl; her brother, Cliff
ford Adkins, 30; Joseph Baker. and
a man who would not give his
name. The Adkins father, known
only as Colonel" Adkins, still was
sought.
The three men were captured
late yesterday without a struggle
at an abandoned mine Shanty in
the Tucson mountains, 16 miles
west of here. The girl has been in
custody since the day after the
kidnapping.
Sawyer was abducted by two men
as he stepped from his automo-
bile in front o. nj, nome the night
of February 5. He was blindfolded,
cotton stuffed in his ears, and
taken to an abandoned ranch house
on the edge of town, kept in the
house all night. He was forced the
next morning to descend a ladder
to the bottom of a well in the
rear yard.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-15
RAILROAD TRAIN
IS MARO0NED BY
SNOW AVALANCHE

ALAMOSA, Colo, Feb. Is. U.P>---
A solid wall of ice, snow and rocks
20 feet high and two miles thick
held two passenger trains and a
score of passengers snowbound on
Chumbres pass today.
A roaring snowslide which
plunged down a mountain side, tax
ing rocks and trees before it,
hurtled over a gorge and onto the
tracks Friday. Another slide
blocked the trains from the rear,
trapping them high up on the pass,
10000 feet above sea level.
For three days the swirling steel
blades of giant rotary snowplows
especially designed for rugged
mountain service have hacked
away at the great snow wall.
Today they had reached a point
three and one-half miles from the
stalled trains. A mile and a half
of the distance is clear, but the
two-mile wall remained.
Working in temperatures below
zero in the rare air of the mount
ain pass, railroad men, clothed like
Arctic explorers, hoped to reach the
trains and their passengers some
time today.
Passengers on the trains, railroad
officials said, were suffering no
hardships. Food and water always
is stored on all mountain trains in
the winter months, to guard
against just such emergencies. Coal
stoves heat the coaches.
Save for single shaky telephone
line, Silverton, Colo, one of the
states most important metal min
ing centers, has been cut off from
the rest of the world since last
Monday
Over the single wire has come
the story of the great snowslides
80 to 40 feet high, that came hurt
ling down the mountainsides with
a terrifying roar, to plunge madly
over cliffs and choke canyons with
an almost impenetrable clog of ice,
snow and rocks and trees.
Giant pine trees that had with
stood the storms of a century, top
pied before the terrible forces of
the slides,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-15
M<& R1~<.
q isis. MeNausht syndisstA. Ia
GHOST SURVEYS
DO NOT CONCERN
VALLEY ACREAGE

Practically all lands under the
present canal system in Imperial
Valley were resurveyed a number
of years ago and will not be af-
fected by the recent report that
maps of large areas of western
lands were faxed and must be re-
surveyed, according to M. j. DoWd,
chief engineer of the Imperial H.
rigation district.
Some of the land charted on the
aked maps are said to lie in I'M
faxed maps are said to lie in I'M
upon which the government has de-
pended for SO years, it was revealed
by officials of the interior depart
ment.
The maps were made between
1880 and 1886 when the government
sent surveyors into the west bit
did not send surveyors to check
the work. The "ghost surveys" were
made by surveyors who retired tt
some hotel room and drew their
maps from imagination.
New surveys made recently in cer-
tain areas in the west failed to
check with the old ones and caused
an investigation.
Three of the ghost surveys al
ready have been checked and fitted
into the nations plat. The govern
ment will do everything possible to
safeguard titles to land taken up in
accordance with ghost surveys but
adjustments are declared to be IN
evitable.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-15
Burglar Enters
Local Residences

Three burglaries, all apparently
the work of one man, were under
investigation by Ell Centro police
today as Charles Rosenquest, fin
gerprint expert, visited the houses
burglarized, in search of finger
prints.
Two of the burglaries were Sat-
urday night, while the third was
last night. Each house was enter
ed by means of pass key, and the
burglar showed a particularly
which marked him aside from the
usual house breaker.
The home of H. E. Bertelson, 1885
Ell Centro street, was entered Sat-
urday night, and the house ran
sacked. The only article missing
was a small cash box containing
some papers.
Frank Parue, 750 Ell Centro street,
reported his house, Also was COM
pletely ransacked, and the only
thing missing was a 80 calibre
Smith and Wesson revolver. This
was the second burglary attempt
at Parue's house.
The home of p. A. Adams, $50
North Twelfth street, was entered
between $50 last night and l
o'clock this morning, and three
baby banks stolen. The banks con-
tanned about $12 in cash. Grocer
les worth about 81 were also stolen.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-15
OF
PROHIBITION TO
TAKE LARGE sum

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. (UPN -
Making prohibition enforcement
an exception to the general gov
ernment economy program, the
house appropriations committee to-
day reported an annual supply bill
for the justice, state, labor and
commerce departments.
Included in the justice depart
ment expenditures recommended
was a $11 1863, 500 item for the bu-
reau of prohibition, the same
amount allowed in this years
budget.
Following the precedent set by
other appropriations bills reported
this session, the house committee
slashed departmental expenditures
considerably below President
Hoover's budget recommendations
A total appropriation of $124,-
1883 for all expenses of the four
departments is carried in the bill.
This represents a decrease of more
than S5,000,000 under the budget
figure and is $14,000,000 under ex-
penditures for the current fiscal
year.
At the same time, the commit
tee made public its hearings on the
bill, which revealed that aside from
the direct S11,00O,O00 appropria-
ton for prohibition enforcement,
the justice department will spend
about so per cent of its other ap-
preparations for criminal cases in
volving enforcement of the 18th
amendment.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-15
Porter Recall
Petition Filed

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Is. W.P) =
The accusation that Mayor John C..
Porter, brought ridicule and insult
to the city of Los Angeles by his
conduct at home and abroad" was
contained in a recall petition filed
here today.
The petition bore 100,790 sigma
lures and demanded an election to
select a successor.
The document charged that under
Mayor Porter's administration the
police department had become de-
moralized; that the municipality
owned water and power department
had been placed under the control
of "its privately -owneo power trust
enemies and that other bureaus
of the city government had become
incapable of rendering proper pub
lie service"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-15
STOCK JUGGLING
MOVES RELATED
TO COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is. U.P)-
Wall Street financial interests were
charged today before the house ju-
dietary committee with depressing
and raising the value of stocks on
the New York exchange to force
legislation they desired.
Harold Arons, New York banker
and lawyer, said Wall Street had
withheld recognition" of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation
but as soon as President Hoover
announced his federal reserve lib
eralization legislation, which they
wanted, ran up stocks in a spectac-
ular rise.
Arons, who appeared in the inter-
est of legislation to regulate short
selling, told the committee "the
carefully worked out plans for your
reconstruction corporation and the
actual Inauguration of its functions
found no response in the stock
markets and there was, until the
close on last Wednesday, a decid-
edly downward trend which the
large short position on February l
gave no indication of mitigating"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-15
VALLEY PEOPLE
SN0WB0UND ON
San DIEGO ROAD

Being snowbound for several
hours was the rare experience which
number of valley residents went
through Sunday when a portion
of the highway between San Diego
and Imperial Valley was completely
covered with snow and traffic was
halted until graders could come to
the rescue.
Near Bohemia the road was COW
cred with slippery, icy snow so that
when one car skidded across the
pavement, all traffic had to stop.
The car was finally righted but
automobiles were unable to get
traction due to the slippery sur
face and had to wait until the
state highway force could clear the
road. Several cars nac 20 be pulled
out by the state trucks while others
by dint of much pushing, were fin
ally started on their way.
c. B. Collins, county superintend-
ent of schools, stated this morn
ing that several of his teachers
were turned back by the highway
force laSJ nlgnC as Ine ROAD was
so bad, and have as yet been I'M
able to reach the valley.
Approximately eight inches of
snow fell in the region between AL
pine and Boulevard and the snow
covered fields and trees made a
beautiful scene unusual in the ex-
perience of local residents. This
morning the mountains on the west
could be seen covered with snow,
proving the stories of the valleyites
who came through that snow yes
terday.
Last nights rain measured ap-
proXimately 02 of an inch, accord
ing to F. A. Baughman, valley
weather bureau representative, and
the weather probably will be unset
tied for another "a hours as re-
suit of a low pressure area over
the southwestern United States.
The barometer was rising today
after being low for several days,
denoting unsettled weather condi-
tionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-15
HINDENBERC AND
HITLER MAY BE
ELECTION RIVALS

BERLIN, Feb. Is. W.P)-Presidepo
Paul Won Hindenberg, picturesque
World war figure and popular in
the fatherland, today agreed to be-
come a candidate for reelection to
the presidency of the republic.
Th decision of the aged soldier
and statesman to run came soon
after reports that another popular
figure, Adolph Hitler, leader of the
German Fascists, had obtained
German citizenship through ap-
pointment to a teaching post and
also would be a candidate.
Press reports said Premier Klag-
ges of Brunswick had appointed
Hitler a professor in practical ped
agogics at Brunswick University, SO
that "the politician without a
country" received German citizen
ship automatically.
Hitler lost his Austrian citizen
ship and could not run for presi-
dent IN Germany unless he became
a German citizen. Recent reports
that he had acquired citizenship
through appointment to a provin-
cial gendarmerie staff were denied
by Nazi leaders.
Hindenberg issued a declaration
saying he would run for president
again because not running would
mean Sinking my duty"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-15
Mine MASSACRE
PREDICTED BY
WRITING GROUP

NEW YORK, Feb. Is. U.P) - A
massacre of miners in Bell Coun-
W. KY, was predicted today by
Edmund Wilson, novelist. and NAL
colin Cowley, editor, in ANNOUNCE
ing they plan to take part tomor-
row in picketing of the New
York offices of the Morgan, Mel
Ion and Rockefeller interests. all
OF whom own Kentucky mines"
wilson and Cowley were MEM
oers OF g delegation of ~ writer's
who were alleged to have been
forcibly elected from Kentucky last
Wednesday They had gone to
Pineville to distribute FOOD to needy
miners. Waldo Frank novelist. and
Alan Taub lawyer, were severely
beaten, they charged Two others.
Harold Nickerson. playwright. and
Doris Parks, relief worker still are
IN jail there, charged with criminal
syndicalism.
Wilson and Cowley predicted
bloodshed today when miners hold
a mass funeral procession" for
Harry Simms, 18-year -old labor or
ganizer who, they said, was shot
on sight by mine owners depu-
ties last Wednesday.
The miners plan to carry simms'
boay from BarbourWlle TO Pine
vile, land then send 1t TO New
York. IF that procession marches
through Pineville." Cowley declared
God knows what will happen. /
get Nightmares thinking about IT,