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Evening star., 1932-04-08
MRS. BIDDLE REPORTED
Reaches White Horse on Way Out
of Alaska.

SEATTLE, Wash. April CP.-A
special dispatch to the Times yesterday
from White Horse, Y. T., said Mrs.
Edward Biddle, Philadelphia society
woman on her way to the States
after several months in Alaska, ar
rived there from Fairbanks yesterday In
a plane piloted by Joe Barrows.
Mrs. Biddle will 60 by train from
there to Skagway and then board a
steamship for Vancouver, British Co
fumbia
Evening star., 1932-04-08
POLICE TRAP MISSES
MURDER SUSPECT
Indianapolis Police Seize Five in
Effort to Capture Man Wanted
in Columbus Killing.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 8-Police
sprsng trap here last night in hopes
of catching H. z. (Bud) Corbin of Co
Evening star., 1932-04-08
ANCIENTS WORKED
FIVE DAYS A WEEK
Hittite Expedition Unearths Evi.
dence of System Used 1000
Years Ago.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO April S.-The "fve-day
week" of which so much is heard in
this modern age. was used 1000 years
La gaceta., 1932-04-05
SENIOR ~SUSCRIPTOR

LIE rogamos no pague a ninguno de los
oartidores de este %peri6dico 81 nc lie entire
ga un recibo.
Haganos este favor y al mismo tempo
evitese molestias.
ST tiene alguna dificultad con su repair
tidor, 0 no lie l~.levan su reri6dico a tempo,
dedique dos minutes a ~llamarnos por los te-
l6fonos Y-3792 91953 y lie atenderemos
sin perdida de tempo.
Lea La Gafta y reeomifndele a sus a.
mig6s que la lean.
La gaceta., 1932-04-05

FL Dr.. r. l.. Allen, presidente
del comitG de asuntos publicos
de la Association de Ministries
de Tampa, manifesto aver en-
una reunion celebradya por esa
sociedad, que eli iefe de policia
lie ha prometido cerrar las 40
casas de juego que aparecen en-
un informe entregado por el ST..
George Robb, candidate a She
riff.
Sc lc ha pedido al comit6 de
ministries que conference con
ell jefe Logan despu6s que Robb
nresente los nombres y lugares
donde estan las casas de iueRo,
Mr.. Allen dii0 que el iefe de
policia 10 nabia recibido muy
cortesmente, prOmetiendole su
La gaceta., 1932-04-05

vecinoS de Tampa,
Acto secuido hicieron donati.
vos de $4,000 las companies
Penninsular Telephone Comp,
any, Portland Cement Comp.
any. Regensberg & Sons. First
National Bank. Exchange Ma
tional Bank, Cuesta Y Rey Y
Compania; donativos de 5000
ell sheriff Joughin. James T
Swan V Tampa Tribune; dc
$4,000 Lions Fertilizer Comp
any, Dodd Motor Company
Tampa Drug, Lykes Brothers
Y Jose EscalaEte, y donativos
de 5000 White Star Laundry
+ H. G. Culbreath, y de $500
'igby Electric Company, Ray
;, Cralie, y Towne Steam Lauu
Try.
FL S.. Cuesta destac6 ell hecho
en- que 81 los patronos llevan eI
plan a sus empeados y Sc 10 re
comiendan, sera facil ayudar a
la poblaci0n menesterosa, aun
que 81 no aconseia Sc utilize la
fuerza en- perjuicio de nadie.
La gaceta., 1932-04-05

NO Sc 81 en- este rio habra peg n
horia.
-Nunca he dido hablar de csc PEI.
La gaceta., 1932-04-05

tos de la costura levantados. ere
yendo que ell pitcher podria asi
dominar meior la bola y tener
mayor control, pero los que tai
calcularon Sc han equivocad".
La nueva pelota parece ser su-
eta por ell aire y por 10 tanto
desvia las curvas, disminuyen
DO la efectividad de estas. No
las curvas como debie-
ran r0mper y los muchach0s Sc
divierten bateando''.
La gaceta., 1932-04-05

Para ell dia % de abril, sena
o aver ell iueZ Ptteway, de la
'orte de 10 criminal, la vista de
Il causa contra Sam Plescia.
ruien eI dia primero, de febre-
20 tratara de cometer I'm delito
'e robo en- compania de Dutch
Gonzalez y Henry Men6ndez.
La Corte de 10 criminal resell
vera mas de $50 casos entire los
meseS de abriI y mayo, de acuer-
do con los planes del iuez.
Para abril l8 Sc ha senalado
II vista de la causa contra II.
Rice, acusado de asalto con in
tenci6n de asesinar al policia
n. N. Wright, delito cometido
en- West Tampa, en- ell pasado
mes de agOSto.
Seran juzgados ell dia 6 de
mayo, bajo la acusaci6n de en-
trar a robar en- dos estableci-
mientos de esta ciudad, los i6-
venes Erncsto Guerra, Oscar
Gonzalez y Jesus ArgtielIes.
La gaceta., 1932-04-05
Notas de Base Ball

Gabby Street, director de los
"cardenales' ha resuelto que
Flint Rhen vaya a la Inca de
fuego ell dia II de abril, fecha
en- que sera inaugurada la tenn
porada de baseball.
Ademas, Street ha selecciona-
do ell siguiente orden al bate:
Adams, Watkins o Blades, Be-
ttomley, Frish, Collins, Martin.
Wilson, Colbert y Rhen.
Los "atl6ticos vencieron aver
en- Fi!adelfia a los "Phillies" con
La gaceta., 1932-04-05

los que emplean mayor numero
de hcmbres en- Tampa V suS
contornos.
FL Sr. Angel l.. Cuesta, Jr.,
.hizo saber que $4,000 eran ne
cesarios para costear los gas
tos del conseio de alivio a los
sin trabajo, hasta que Sc solici-
tie la cooperation de todos los
La gaceta., 1932-04-05

Dazzy Vance, el famoso pit
cher, declare aver en- New York
que la nueva pelota, con su cos
tura levantada, perjudica la la
Dor de los pitchers de curvas
que son los mas, Y en- cambio ia
vorece a los de bola rapida. que
son los menos.
"Se hizo la pelota con los pun
La gaceta., 1932-04-05

anotaci6n de 8 por 4. Connie
Mack utilize a los pitchers Wal
berg y Mahaffey y la direction
de los "nacionales" recurri6 a
McCurdy, Grabowski Y Nichols,
Bishop bate6 I'm cuadranguIar,
en- la cuarta entrada, con jim
my Dykes en- las bases, Y Foxx
dispar6 otro, en- ell septimo.
La gaceta., 1932-04-05
't''I'7%,'hH ~
INTrnTo 'OA'

Dos dias quedan a los ciuda-
danos de Tampa para visitar la
fragata Constitution, que Sc ha-
la anclada en- el muelle de Ia
esquina de las GALES Is Y TwigI
FL comandante CULVER, que
manda la fragata, desea hacer-
10 saber para que ell iueves no
Sc presente ALI ell phblico, pues
Sc ha resuelto no admitir visi-
tas el dia de la partida.
La Constitution podra ser vi
Sitada hoy y manana entire las
10 a. m. y las 5 de la tarde.
La gaceta., 1932-04-05

Sc verified aver I'm mitin con
Vocado por ell alcatde Chancey,
y los ciudadanos presentes a.
ccrdaron un plan por medic de-
cual toda persona que Sc encuen
ire trabajando, debera contri-
BUR con no menos del uno por
ciento de su formal o sueldo.
En- esta forma Sc leVantarfa
un fondo de 5 a 7 mil pesos Sc
manales. cantidad suficiante pa
ra ayudar a las 10000 perso-
lr2S Que no tienen trabaio y las
10000 que dependen de elIos.
Asistieron a la reunion mas
de 200 ciudadanos, incluyendo a
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
JOB FAKE NETS
S75 FINE

A charge that she sent an ap-
plicant for a job to place where
there was no job led to Mrs. Meta
Waters, of the Waters Hotel
Agency, of the 500 block of Ninth
st. N. w., being sentenced today
to pay a $75 fine or serve 80
days in Jail.
Mrs. Waters was convicted be-
fore Police Court Judge Gus A.
Schuldt of violating regulations
governing employment agencies
following a complaint by Della
Wickert, of the 900 block of K
st. N. w.
Miss Wickert claimed she paid
$3.50 at the agency to get job
as a waitress and was sent to a
barbecue stand in the 4400 block
of Connecticut Ave. N. w. She
said she was told at the stand
there was no position, and Mrs.
Waters had been so informed
some time before. The girl
claimed she went back to the
agency and was unable to gain
admittance.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Chester Gray, who prosecuted the
case. said investigation of several
other employment agencies is
now pending and may result IN
other arrests.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
c. G.O.P.EXPENDS
TWO MILLIONS
FOR HOOVER
Treasurer J. R. Mutt Reports
Only $1,934 on Hand
for Last Six Days

The Republican national
committee spent $1,960,290 in
the national campaign up to
November 2, j. R. Mutt, treas
urer, reported to the clerk Of
the House Of Representatives
today in his final prediction
statement.
This compares with expendi-
lures of. $1,261,412 by the Demo
cratic national committee during
the same campaign period, as
shown in that committees re-
port Of yesterday.
During the campaign period
contributions of the Republicans
amounted to $1,96O, 200. Miscel-
laneous receipts combined to give
the committee a balance of 81, 1884
on November 2, with which to
face the last six days of the
battle. During the same period
total receipts of the Democratic
national committee were $1,427,.
118. -.
The largest contribution during
the period October 27-November
2 was $4,000 from the Republi-
can ways and means committee
for Pennsylvania.
John D. Rockefeller, jr., of
New York, gave $4,000 and his
wife $500. A contribution of
$1l, 900 was received from R. r.
M. Carpenter, of Montchanin,
Dela.; $4,000 from W. B. Beck
man, of Lebanon, KY, and $4,000
from Silas Strawn, Chicago.
Contributions of $1,000 we're
received from: Secretary of Com
merce R6Yb Chapin ana FSolfci-
tor General Thomas d. Thatcher.
Large sums were collected by
the Republican national commit
tee as agent for State commit
tees Mutt reported. Among the
larger sums returned to commit
tees in the last few days include:
New York. $4,000; Ohio, $33, 900;
Illinois, $4,000, and Missouri,
$12, 800.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
GIVEN
MISS DUBOIS

Miss Elizabeth Dubois, daugh.
ter of the late Senator Fred
Dubois of Idaho, today paid $12
in fines on four charges of park
ing her automobile in restricted
areas.
Miss Dubois was convicted in
Traffic Court Wednesday on IL
parking charges dating from May,
1881. onward, and Judge Ralph
Given reserved decision on the
penalties. She told Judge Given
she had never put up collateral
because of financial difficulties
and that she was then out of enl.
ployment.
Eleven policemen testified they
had tried to find Miss Dubois TO
serve warrants. --..
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
KIDNAPPING
GYPSY BAND

Police of all States along the
Atlantic Seaboard are on the look.
out today for a gang of "Mexi-
can gypsies" who kidnapped
Princess Ann, 20, daughter of
King John Stevens, and 3-month-
old baby near here yesterday.
The gang, in a car bearing
Missouri tags, swooped down on
King Johns gypsy camp on the
Columbia PisS near the Washing
ton Airport, and made off with
Princess Ann and her baby, Rosie.
before King Johns followers could
resist.
Princess Ann had $500 with
her. She is also known as Mrs.
Miller Stevens.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
WORKERS
HEAR LEADERS

Every person who has an in
come or a job, however small,
will have to help if thousands of
the needy are taken care of this
year, Chairman Newbold Noyes de-
clared last night at meeting of
Community Chest organizations at
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. NoyeS said many are ap-
plying for aid for the first time
in their lives.
Other talks were given by E. C.
Graham, president of the Com
munity Chest; Joshua Evans, jr.,
chairman of the budget commit
tee; H. S. Fitz, of the advance
guard; Joseph D. kaufman, of the
publicity unit, and Director El-
wood Street.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
4. KILLED.
BY TRAIN

Margaret Mae Faulkner, 4, Of
Hume Spring, Va, was killed
and her 2-year-old brother was
snatched from death late yester-
day when a Washington and Old
Dominion electric train bore down
on them at Hume Spring station.
An unknown bystander jumped
into the path of the car to rescue
the boy but the little girl could
not be saved. The motorman. C.
o. Croson, said he saw the chill
dren but could not stop in time.
The little girls legs were am
putated in a vain effort to save
her life. It is believed the chill
dren walked onto the track from
nearby woods.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
WHITE HOUSE.
BANS COFFIN
ON TRUCK
Left Off Ballot, Virginian
Uses Novel Plea, But Fails
to Run Police GantIet

A Norfolk delegation bring
ing a resolution to the White
House atop a black coffin was
refused sdmittance to the
grounds of the Executive
Mansion today.
The group, representing a re-
cent mass meeting Of "non.par-
tisans" in the Virginia seaport,
created no disturbance, and soon
left the city to return to Nor
folk.
Plea Asks Marines
The resolution demanded the
stationing of two marines at each
of Virginia's voting booths next
Tuesday to "try to preserve the
sanctity of the ballot and the
will of the people" and COM
planned that officials of the
State were planning an illegal
congressional election"
The latter stand was taken on
the grouds that the name of w.
B. Shafer, jr., had been left off
the congressional ballot.
Bonus Appeal Made
Shafer brought the coffin,
mounted on a truck, to the
Capital.
Another demand in the resolu-
tion was for special session of
Congress to pay the soldiers
bonus.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
GRANTED
To VOTERS
Times Staff Photo

All Government Departments
here will permit their employees
living in nearby Virginia and
Maryland to take time off for
voting next Tuesday, a survey
among them disclosed today. Only
one department - Agriculture
and one independent office-the
General Accounting Office-will
charge the time up to legislative
furlough.
The rest will make no deduction
from salary or hours.
DR.. w. w. Stockberger, person
mel director Of the Department of
Agriculture, did not explain why
his department. thus penalized en-
ployeS who take time off to 60 to
nearby homes to vote.
The Civil Service Commission
will have its employees who take
time off to vote, work overtime
later to make up.
The Treasury Department en-
ployes may take off two hours to
go home to vote without penalty.
War Department employees may
come in at II or leave at 2::30 if
they want to vote.
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion workers may come in one
hour late or leave one hour early.
Interior employees may take up to
a half day. Justice, Labor, Post
office, Navy, State and others say
employees may take a reasonable"
time off without charge.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05

1900 block Fourth st. N. E.,
was robbed in the store OF $44.5O
yesterday by an armed colored
man.
George Snyder, a Baltimore
salesman. said someone took
clothing valued at $135 from his
parked automobile at Seventh
and I Streets Northwest, yester-
day.
John w. Cline, 200 block C
st. S. E., reported that someone
entered his home last night and,
after ransacking the rooms, left
with clothing valued at $500.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
SPLASH.
FROM MOLD
INJURIES 10
Death of One Starts Inquiry
BY Coroner After Navy
Board Takes Action

Two Investigations were
under way today to determine
the cause of the accident in
the gun factory of the Wash
ington Navy Yard yesterday
which claimed one life and
caused injury to nine other
men.
Joseph Clark, 81, molder. of
the 500 block of Seward So. S.
E., died early today at Providence
Hospital from burns suffered in
the accident.
Navy Probe On
Acting Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald has ordered an in
vestigation to determine whether
an inquest will be necessary. No
decision in this connection, how
ever, is expected to be made until
a naval board of 1quiry COM
pletes its probe, which was begun
yesterday Immediately after the
accident under orders 0f Rear
Admiral He r. V. Butler.
Only one of the other victims
remained in the hospital today.
He is w. H. Smith, 81, moIder, of
the 100 block of B st. S. E.
Out OF Hospital
Harry G. Hill, molder, of the
$500 block of Veazey st. N. w,
and Herbert Murray, molder, OF
the 1700 block of B St. S. h.,
who were severely burned, were
released from the hospital last
night and went to their homes.
The other six men who were
injured returned to work within
two hours after the accident.
The ten men were burned
when molten steel splashed over
them while they were making a
gun slide. casting. Accumulation
of gas in the mold is believed 10
have been responsible for the
bareback. ."
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Workman Injured
By Falling Nail Keq

Louis Marlow. As, Of saltwater,
Mimi, is in a serious condition
at Emergency Hospital suffering
from a fractured skull. He was
employed at the new Department
of Justice Building under con-
Struction at Tent. Street and
Constitution Avenue Northwest,
and was struck yesterday by a
heavy keg of nails which fell two
floors, when a line broke while
the keg was bein0 raised to the
fourth floor.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Burglars Loot 81 Places;
2 Holdups Irk Police

The number of burglaries in
the District yesterday and last
might totaled 81. There were two
holdups and robberies by armed
thugs.
Kenneth B. Gentry, a taxicab
driver. 400 block Third St. S. W.,
reported two colored men en-
gagged him at North Capitol and
L Streets and robbed him of
$3.50 when they reached Second
and F Streets Northwest.
Virgil Atwood. manager Of a
Sanitary Grocery store in the
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Witnesses NOLU Must
Pau OlUn EXPENSES

Out of town witnesses brought
here and forced to rem Tin
throughout lengthy trials now
must pay their own expenses
during their stay, the government
revealed today.
Heretofore, these witnesses have
been allowed mot more than $5
per day" for subsistence. Un-
der the economy" ruling, they
will be allowed only mileage and
witness fees. The witness fees
have been reduced fr~+n 50 to
$1.50 per day. The pay of jurors,
formerly 81 per day, has also
beben cut. It is now So.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Contract to Raise
SIGnken BGr0e Let

A contract for raising and sal
vaging sunken cement barge
lying close to the course of Wash
ington-Norfolk boats near York
Spit Light, was awarded today
to the General Lighterage Com.
pany of Portland. Me-, for $4,000
by Gen. Lytle Brown, chief of
Army engineers.
The barge, long a menace to
lower Potomac navigation, sank
during a severe storm last spring.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Num- ShOW Gets
AUnrd of Florists

The certificate of merit of the
Washington Florists Club yester-
day was awarded to the annual
Department of Agriculture chrys-
anthemum show by Charles j..
Burton, president. j. Wise
ByrneS, in charge of the display,
received the award. Attendance
records are expected to be broken
by this years show.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
High Court UphOLds
Taxi CrILiSin0 Ban

The regulation of the Board
of Commissioners and the Public
Utilities Commission against
taxicabs cruising on F. and G
Streets and the congested por-
ton of Seventh Street North
west, is valid and will remain in
force, Justice F. Dickinson Let's
has decided in District Supreme
Court
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Refrigerator Fumes
ROUt so From Beds

Fifty persons were forced to
flee an apartment house in the
1900 block of Tenth Street North
west last night when they were
awakened by acid fumes which
spread through the building after
an automatic refrigerator burst
in the apartment of C. E. Hitch
field.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
Press Club to Hold
Election Omen House

The National Press Club Will
hold open house for members and
their families on election night.
Leased wires to State capitals
and important voting centers will
bring the results of the balloting.
George Benson of the Mime
apolis Journal will be master of
ceremonies.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
PROHIBITION DISCUSSION

"The Present Status of the Pro-
hibition Question and the Prob
able Outcome" will be presented
at 3 o'clock tomorrow before the
forum of the Secular League at
1105 Sixteenth st. by Rufus s..
LuSk,
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
SCHOLARSHIP DANCE

Proceeds from the November
dance, to be held tonight at the
Continental Hotel under the
auspices of the Curley Club, will
60 to the organizations scholar
ship fund. William j. Boyd is
chairman of the dance COM
mittee.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05

Of wild Initiation because the Govern
ment had arranged for all the in
flation we need. But l was in a
fools paradise, it seems, and moth
ing can console me except the cir
cumstance that the danger happens
every four years and hasn't hap
pened yet. y In few days Mr.. Mark
Sullivan's new volume of "Our
Times" will be out, and in it you
will find what occurred in 1912,
when another Roosevelt was running
for the presidency and the accusa-
tions of rascality were high, wide
and free. Not to mention the dan
ger to the Republic.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
D. c. Held Fortunate
In Having Chest
Organization
MISS MARY F. KING
Buyer of Misses Dresses,
Garfinckel'S

May the excellent work of
the Community Chest con-
tinue!
Washington people are for
tunate in having an organiza-
ton. both philanthropic and
efficient. I trust that this
years campaign will be very
succeSSful-so much so that
no man, woman, or child need
be hungry or cold this winter.
The Washington times., 1932-11-05
True to Type
Is AMERICA AFIRE
OR SOMEONE'S
PANTS?
BY GILBERT SELDES

DO not easily but this political campaign has
i covering 1t hadn't occurred to that Franklin
d. Roosevelt should be called "Red Frank and really
cared for the Soviet form of government and in pod
ding way, understood that longer in danger
The Washington times., 1932-11-03
RING CARNIVAL
CARD IS FULL

The completed card for the
free boxing carnival to be held
tomorrow night at the Washing
ton Auditorium under the au-
spices of the central Democratic
committee was announced today
by John F. Costello, national
committeeman.
At the same time Mr. Costello
announced that almost all of the
guest tickets had been distributed
but that the few remaining
could be obtained without charge
by calling at Democratic head
quarters, 1920 G st. N. w.
Is Bouts On Gard
Nine amateur, four professional
and two special feature bouts are
on the card. The amateur
matches will bring together the
outstanding non-professional box
ers of Baltimore and Washing
ton. All of the amateur bouts
are inter-city competition.
In the professional bouts, in
terest centers in the match be.
tween Bob Goodwin and Jay
Owens. Goodwin, with national
reputation, is confident of trim.
ming Owens, but the latter's work
outs here have impressed local
SportSmen.
HeavyweightS Clash
The heaviest bout in the anna
teur class will bring together Joe
Marfield, of Baltimore, and Lee
Crandall, a local boy. Another
fast bout among the amateurs will
be that in the 110-pound class in
which Sonny Jasme, local favor
ite, will box Jerry Gordon, of Bal
timore. The card:
AMATEUR BOUTS
1OO-Pounc Class-Charles Keefer, Bal
timore A. c., VS.. AL Ditnaman, Noel
11O-Pound .class-Jerry Gordon, Mar
tins A. c.. VS.. Sonny Jasme, Knights
of Columbus.
11s-Pound c1ass-Bobb Halfpenny, Y.
NJ. c. A., VS.. Nay Palmer. American
Legion.
126-Pound Class-scotty Smith, Mar
tins A. c., VS.. Johnny Ryon, American
Legion.
135-Pound Class-Albert Parks, Mar
tins A. c., VS.. Lou Jamison, Bruen
A. c.; Nanny Wibble, Y. NJ. C. A., VS..
Stanford Carrier, American Legion.
l47-Pound Class-George Wilson, Mar
tins A. c., VS.. Herb VermilIion, Rruen
A. C..
16O-Pound Class-Bipp Hodges Mar
tins A. c. VS.. Jack Baxter. American
Legion.
175-Pound Class-Joe Marfield, Mar
tins A. c. VS.. Lee Crandall, American
Legion.