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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-21
DIED

COsTRIIJ.O-In this city, May 20. 1882, Miss E. Ellen Costello. Of 327 Huntingdon avenue: Funera! Tues. day morning at S.45 o'clock to st Mlchael's church. Burial in old St Joseph's cemetery.
 HEAyIN--In this city, May 20, l93g Mrs Leah Johnson Heavin or VI Webb street. Funeral Monday morning to Sacred Heart church. WHEELER--In this city, May Fl i032, Mrs Larry Wheeler Of 280 North Main street. Funeral M0n' day morning at 8:30-o'clock to I'm. macuiAte Conception church. Bur tal In Calvary cemetery. DEsPINs--In this city; May 20, 1o3. Mrs Annlas Duval Despins of 2g9 Washington street. Funeral date and time later to St Ann's church. Burial in new St Joscph's. CARTER--In this city, May 21, 1o3g, George Henry Carter of this city. Funeral tomorrow afternoon at 3:3) o'clock to First Baptint church. Burial In Rosendale cerne- tcry (New York;.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-21
MASS NOTICE naAA Ha n .

yx yxnr.IY--A fret anniversary mass of reauIem will be celebrated Mons day morning, May 23rd at . o'clock at st Margaret's church. for the repose of the soul of the late Thomas Kelly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-21
OBITUARY

DESPINS--Mrs Annias Duva Despins. age 75 yearA died sudden. ly yesterday at her home, 22s Washington street. She was born in Canada but resided in this city for 3S years, being a devout com municant of St Ann's church. She was q member of the Danes dc Ht Anne. Mrs Desplns' pleasant dis. position endeared her to many whc will be deeply grieved to learn oi her demise. She ts survived by hve sons: Wilfred. Philip, Arthur. Emil and Napoleon; four daughters, Mrs Paul Leblanc of New Brunswick, Mrs Joseph Martin, Mrs Joseph Brodeur and Mrs Armand BlAnch. ard of this city; three brothers, Pr. nest Duvai of Flint, Mich, Philip and Alexander Duvai Of thls city; ono sister, Mrs Philip Parent oi this city. besides several grand children.
 The funeral will be held from her home. to St ,Ann's church with burial in new St Joseph's ceme. tery at q time to be announced later. Friends arc asked to omit tho sending of flowers.
 COSTELLO --- Mss B. Filler
 Costello died yesterday niorninu at her home, 327 Huntingdon ave. nue. Miss Costello h1d resided In Ithis city for the past 66 years, com. Ing here from Windsor Locks. She had wide circle of friends and acquaintances by whom she wal admired for her charitable naturs and kind disposition.
 Miss Costello is survived by nor brot therein. Jaw, James Fl. Johnson, with whom she made her home! and the following nleces, Mrs Enrl R, Hudson of Middletown, Mia Elizabeth c. Johnson of Norfolk, Miss Rose Mary Costello of Ch!. cago, and Mrs Charles M. Jarvis of Waterbury. She is also sur vived by several nephews, William E. Costello of Chicago, Frank Cos. tello of Denver, Colorado. John F Johnson of Chicago Heights, Ilii' nois, Joseph r. Johnson of Bridge port, and James H. Johnson, Jr. The funeral will take place Tues. day morning at S:45 o'clock from the home, S27 Huntingdon avenue to st Michael's church. Watervilie at 9:3O o'clock, where . solemn high mass of requiem VIII Do cele' brated. Burial will take place ir old St Joseph's cemetery.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-21
Chairman

r,hunion ct the @ o'clock mass In the immaculate Conception church On that morning and will attend
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
ESCAPE ARTIST
HELD ON BOND
Tim es Staff Photo

George Emmett Hicks, SO, local
escape artist" who has been the
bject of police hunts after vari-
Gus flights, today was held for the
Grand Jury on $4,000 bond before
Police Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt
on a housebreaking charge.
He was guarded by squad Of
bailiffs and marshals to prevent
another disappearance.
According to police, the man
was arrested September II, last,
and locked up at the Twelfth pre-
cinct. The next day he leaped
from a second floor window at the
station and escaped.
His back was injured in the
leap, and when he was recaptured
the following day he was taken
to Gallinger for treatment. Last
week at the hospital, he eluded
the guard which had been placed
over him and escaped in his pa
jamas and a coat. He was later
caught as he is said to have at
tempted to enter the apartment
of Miss Ann Robinson, 2310 Ash
mead Pl. N. w,
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
BUILDERS WANT.
PAY OUTLINED

A plea for more definite
Interpretation of the Bacon
Davis law and for giving to
contractors. when they bid on
Federal construction projects, a
uniform statement of the pre-
vailing wage scale they must pay,
was presented today to President
Hoover by Earl F. Stokes, execu-
tive secretary of the National
Association of Builders Elk
changes.
The plea set forth that Secre-
tary of Labor Doak refuses to
name the prevailing wage scale
in advance of awarding of con-
tract, that bidders estimate wages
differently. and, that the Archi-
tect'S Office of the Treasury
should prepare for all contrac-
tors alike authoritative wage
scales which would not later be
changed by any one after award
of contract.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
LOSSES FEARED.
|NEFF|C|ENCY
AND MORALE
Public Printer Says Present
Is Not Proper Time
For Pay Cuts

Wages and salaries in the
Government Printing Office
should not be reduced at this
time, George H. Carter, public
printer, said in his annual re-
port to the House today.
Any decrease in the present
rates of pay would result in a
corresponding loss to the Govern
ment by lessening the efficiency
and morale of "the most energetic
organization in the Federal SerV-
ice," Mr.. Carter said.
He pointed out that many en-
ployes of the Government Print
ing office we're war veterans
who had served their country
without any material pay and
said they should not now be
penalized by reduction of their
salaries.
Carter said the Joint Commit
tee on Printing recently adopted
his recommendation that the
committee reserve the right to
revoke any Government contracts
for paper made with mills which
have reduced wages during the
contract year. Benefits already
have been shown to a number Of
paper mill workers, Carter said.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
BARRIERS BACK
SUNDAY BILL
FOR D. {.
Copeland Measure Before Sen
ate; Religious Liberty Group
and AdventistS Oppose 1t

Many a Capital barber shop
will carry on without 1.-THE
boss" this afternoon as the
Senate District Commit t t e
stages a hearing on the Cope
land bill to close all barber
shops in the District of Co.
lumbia on Sunday.
The great majority of BARRIERS,
union and non-union, are repre-
sented as indorsing the Sunday
closing bill and SpokeSmen for
the American Federation of Labor
and the Central Labor Union were
expected to appear in support of
the haircut and shave artists
who want Ole day of rest a week.
However, limited number of
BARRIERS, including {, delegation
speaking for certain of the shops
in hotels, assert that Sunday
shops are a public convenience if
not necessity.
Heretofore, opposition to the
proposed legislation has come
also from the Rev. C. S. Long
acre, representing the Religious
liberty Association and the
Seventh Day Adventists and M.
c. Taft, of the same group. They
agree the BARRIERS should have
one day off a week, but are
against legislation which Specifi-
cally names Sunday.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
GILBERT SELDES


of Lindbergh it discovered that he was an Amerl-
can ideal because he every mothers ideal OF what
her son should be like and the Vaee fans CLUBS were
not composed of mothers-quite the contrary
In the Scandals
This wear Mr. Valee appeared in the Scandals and
even his worst enemy told him how good he was They
said he put on no side he charming he even kldded
himself Perhaps it's all true did not see the amusing
Scandals when they opened and by this time Mr. vance
may have forgotten his best qualities Good, IN the
sense that Willie Howard and Ray Bolger are in the same
show he certainly is not private opinion that ne
pretty terrible And precisely at the moment arrived
at this conclusion saw the secret of Mr. Vaees success
Because all through his stage appearances ne
me that he agreed; he knew he was terrible. AT the
mcrophone in night club ne may be dltterent ne may
have assurance and pride But the stage ne seems 10
be suffering acute and perfectly correct estimate
of his value.
Grace on the Stage
This is positive grace. Half of the people one dslkeS
terribly on the stage players who OF the second
class and are convinced by their salaries and by the a
plause of their dupes) that they first class Good
actors give off an air of confidence of mastery; bad
actors surround themselves with the assumption OF supe
riorty. The they are the more oIiensVe Is to
false glamour they appropriated they wouldn't be halt so
bad if they did not think themselves so marVeousV soou
Admirable AwfuIness
Mr. vallee is remarkably refreshing. He has stage
he is awkward in playing with other people, the
merry iibes of Willie Howard destroy his commence ne
cannot dance, he cannot unalded put over the sPeo
or the most effective songand doesn matter oecase
he knows it. He goes through the movements OF making
love or initiating Chevaer if they gave MIN eXtrene
pain he gets off the stage fast as he possibly can ne
tries to be charming with his Is the Mssus out 1ne
noratatinp smile vanishes almost before 1t appears BUT
he knows that he the stage not for his capaces
hut because he is famous crooner and ne never aSKs
the audience to think him better than he is still don't
think he is any good; but admire him. He's got sense
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
PRICE RUMORS
CONTRAD|CTED

Operators of hand laundries in
Washington, objecting to state
ments in a news story in The
Washington Times to the effect
that prices charged by them are
higher than those charged by
power laundrieS, will meet with
the Better Business Bureau Tues
day afternoon.
Material which appeared in the
news story was obtained from
Louis Rothschild. executive di-
rector of the Better Business
Bureau.
Robert Baum, president of the
Holland Hand Laundry, said to-
day:
"Our prices are not higher
than those charged by power
laundries for similar work. We
finish all wearing apparel by
hand. Flat work is finished by
the regular commercial pro-
ceSSeS, such as are used by all
power laundrieS. However, we
complete finer flat work en-
tirely by hand and do so at
reasonable prices"
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
LaGuardia Sees Move
To Slash All Wages

The fight to reduce Federal
salaries is not an attempt to bal
ance the budget, but an effort to
lower the wage scale of all Amer.
lean workers, Representative
Fiorello LaGuardia CRO of New
York declared last night.
Under the guise of attempting
to reduce Government expendi.
lures, the fight for pay cuts is be-
ing waged to set an example to
private industry so that eventual.
ly all wages will be reduced,
LaGuardia' said.
A delay in the general pay cut
discussion was occasioned yester.
day when Representative Will R.
Wood (RD, of Indiana, agreed
to postpone his attempt to OBJ
tain reduction legislation.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
rum EVIDENCE
ALL WASHED Up

Police Court Judge Gus A.
Schuldt today pondered mass of
SOAP bubble evidence presented
Yesterday in a "liquor" case which
was featured by seizure of a gal
lon of what turned out to be
soap-Suds.
The defendants, Charles Wash
ington, colored. 80; Allie Washing
ton, colored, 80, his wife, and An
drew C. Shelton were all arrested
in a raid January Is on Wash
ington's lunchroom, at 1929 Sixth
st. N. E.
Police exhibited in court jar
of liquid seized from sink in the
lunchroom, where they said they
saw Washington pour a gallon of
whisky. DR.. Albert A. Spear,
Government chemist, however,
testified he found no alcohol.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
MURDER QUEST
LEADS POLICE
To HERNDON
Prosecutor Expects Crawford
to Return; Case BungIed,
Residents Think

Authorities today began
anew an intensive search in
this section for George Craw-
ford, colored, suspected of the
brutal MiddIeburg bOOtjack
murders.
Crawford, authorities believe
killed Mrs. Spencer IlSley, promi
nent society widow, and her maid
Mrs. Nina Buckner, Of near Rock
Vile. early on the morning OF
January 13.
The search centered around
Herndon, Va, where Crawford is
alleged 70 have stopped the night
before the murders.
Believe Suspect Armed
Authorities believe Crawford
will never be taken alive. They
have information that for the past
several years he has never been
seen unless ermed with a .45-cali-
ber automatic.
This information came to the
authorities only yesterday and so
far they have not been able to
figure why a man armed with
a revolver would use a bootjack
as a death weapon.
Expected to Return
Commonwealth Attorney John
Galleher said today:
I'VE will find Crawford right
around here. After every crime
he has committed he has re-
turned to this vicinity. 1t is in
this neighbOrhOOd we must look
for him."
Residents Of Middleburg today
were of the opinion that the in
vestigation of the dual murders
had been bungled and that too
much time was lost by officials
in following up clues.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Jesse James Admits
HiqhWay Speeding

Memories of the old-time West
were recalled in Traffic Court
today when a clerk called:
"JeSSe James,"
The colored defendant who re.
sponded said he is an ambulance
driver and lives at 800 Sixth ST..
N. w. He pleaded guilty to
speeding, in his own car. yester-
day on Bladensburg Road North
east and Judge Isaac R. Hit took
his personal bond.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Traction Company
Fears Tax Increase

The proposed increase in taxes
on gasoline and motor vehicles
provided in the Mapes committee
bills will cost the Capital Traction
Company $21,S2O additional taxes,
the company estimates.
During 1881, the company
states, on it's Chevy Chase coach
line alone 1854 was paid on
gross receipts and $2.416 in gaso-
line tax, a total of 5000. But
under the proposed laws, the same
amounts would be paid on gross
receipts, $4,832 in gas tax and
1922 in weigh license tax, a total
of $l4,768.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
No Geography Today,
KeYS to Books Gone

Geography classes at the Madi-
son grade school did not func,
tion normally today as keys to
the cupboard in which the text
books are kept had been stolen
last night.
Investigation is being made by
school officials, according to Miss
Cora Pimper. principal, on the
theory that the school had been
entered after hours by some juVe-
niles. The keys to the cupboard
were the only articles missing.
Models of Greek temples, used in
the class, were ruined.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Mrs. Gait Resigns
As P1CifiSt Chief

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait last
night resigned as chairman of the
Conference on the Cause and
Cure for War, of which she was
founder. simultaneously she an
nounced formation of an execu-
tive committee to play an i'm
portant part in conference ac-
tivities. She will be a member
of this committee. The confer
ence closed after voting to make
the Geneva arms conference its
"major concern for 1882"
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
PURSE SUSPECT.
HELD To JURY
In the Scandals

Captured after a 500-yard chase
by Earl Clark, local baseball
PLAYER. with the Boston Braves,
johnson Jones, colored, 81, OF
1906 Ninth st. N. W., today was
held for the Grand Jury on $500
bond after pleading not guilty to
O charge of robbery.
Jones is accused of snatching
a purse from Mrs. Fannie Cadet,
1918 Kenyon st. N. w. Clark and
his brother, Abbie, who live at
612 jefferson st. N. W., were at
tracted by Mrs. Cadets cries and
: took up the chase, overtaking the
man after a long sprint.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
-Four Marines Get
NdDu FLuinQ Cross

Secretary of the Navy Adams
yesterday awarded the distin-
guished flying cross to four
Marine officers for bravery in an
attack on Nicaraguan bandits in
1880. They are Capt. Byron F.
Johnson, Youngstown. Ohio;
Lieut.. Charles L. Fike, Des
Moines, Iowa; Lieut.. John N.
Hart, Portsmouth, Va, and Lieut..
John S. E. Young, Ocean Grove,
N ].
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
G. w. Alumni to Hear
DIR. MUrUin Address

Eminent educators will address
a luncheon meeting of the Gen
eral Alumni Association of George
Washington University January
30 at the Mayflower Hotel.
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi-
dent of the university, will be the
principal speaker. Judge James
M. Proctor, associate justice of
the District Supreme Court, presi-
dent of the association, will pre-
side.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Golf Bags and Clubs
Left at d. C.. Course

Park police are looking today
for the owners of two golf bags,
found complete with clubs and
balls leaning against the field
house at West Potomac Park, yes
terday.
Unless the owners appear within
"a reasonable time the clubs revert
to the finder, Park Policeman w.
r. Lutes.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Police Urge Lights
In Streets at DdIUn

Dark streets in the early morn
ing hours work undue hardship
on policemen, according to the
Policemen's Association. A peti-
tion from the association ill
be delivered today to the Dis
trict Commissioners asking that
street lights be kept burning
during winter months until day
break.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
START WORK ON HIGHWAY

Work on a new two and one
half mile gravel highway from
Prince Frederick to Dare's Beach.
Md, will begin within 10 days
according to Joseph CLANCY, dis
trict engineer of the Maryland
State Roads Commission at Upper
Marlboro.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Winston Churchill
To Lecture Feb. IL

world Economic Prices" will
be the subject of Winston Church
ills lecture in Constitution Hall
under the auspices of the Com
munity Institute. February IL.
Tickets will be on sale in the
T. Arthur Smith Bureau; A.AA.
headquarters; Willard Hotel and
the Community Institute office.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Traffic Court Has
Special "JOneS DGU''

Of eight persons locked up in
the traffic dock at Police Court
today five gave their last names
as Jones. The names were Ned,
James, Charles, William and Earl
Jones. They we're charged with
offenses Of a varying degree of
seriousness.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
E.. L. Williams Gets
so DduS for Crash

Convicted of leaving after col
liding and driving after revoca-
ton of his permit, Edward Lee
Williams, colored, 1248 Twenty
second st. N. W., today was SEN
fenced to a total of so days in
Jail by Traffic Court Judge Isaac
r. Hit,
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
ROAD WORK GOES ON

Work on the Ritchie.Marlboro
Road will begin within the next
10 days, according to Joseph
CLANCY, district engineer of the
Maryland State Roads Commits
sion at Upper Marlboro. The con-
tract to construct the new road
is held by the Southern Mary
land Construction Company.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22

to those who did not like MN. AGAIN
and again they tuned in and listened
to the voice which hardly ever rises
above a monotone; they were sensible
of the quality which Mr.. Vallee him,
self calls my godsent gift of rhythm,
and they wondered at the passion
which this voice arouses. Quite aware
that he sang 81 Kiss Your Hand,
Madame" better than anyone else
sang it, they still couldn't see why It
mattered; they went to the night
clubs and hotels where he conducted
an orchestra, and watched his un-
affected and uninspiring waves of the
baton, knew that he had a good
orchestra, and remained baffled.
Finally, Mr.. Vallee became a national
L. Law al
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Alexandria Warned
OF "Reds" in Schools

The Young Pioneers" which
he described as a red" organiza.
ton, has been started IN Alex-
kandria public schools, DR.. J. T.
Ashton. member of the city school
board, warned the board last
night. It has Is members, a boy
told him, Ashton said.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
PRISONERS RETUNED

Sheriff w. Curtis Hopkins, of
Prince Georges county, Md, re-
turned from GAINESVILLE, Fla, yes
terday with two prisoners wanted
in the county for the theft Of
an automobile from Mrs. Hilda
Harrison, of HyattSville.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Shrine Election Set
For Meeting TOniqht

Almas Temple of the Washing.
ton Shrine tonight will elect Off.
GERS and four delegates to the
Imperial Council at San Fran
! cisco in July. L. P. Steuart is
permanent representative on the
council. Robert S. Regar is the
present potentate.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Boy, 3, Tries Key
Finds 1t Works;
Cons Free Him

Richard ("Sonny'D Julius, 8,
of 723 Rittenhouse St. N. W.,
found a key today and decided
to try his hand at locking
doors.
The experiment worked. He
locked himself in a bedroom.
His mother and a maid,
after trying unsuccesSfully for
for an hour to extricate the
child, called the police. who
picked the lock.
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
Gas Company Wins
Tax Assessment Cut

The Washington Gas Light
Company has been granted a re-
duction of $89,225 in it's real es-
tate assessment for 1881 by the
Montgomery county commission
prS
The Washington times., 1932-01-22
True to Type
RUDY VALLEE'S SECRET
MADE CLEAR IN A
FEW WORDS ....
-By GILBERT SELDES

THE MAN who took the megaphone away from cheer
= leaders and Joe Humphreys, the man who sings as
if he didn't know what the words meant Yales gift to
the radio Mr.. Rudy Vaee, has always been mystery
Evening star., 1932-02-07

The counselor OF the Swedish lega-
ton, Baron Beck Friis. was joined yes
terday by Baroness Beck Friis, who has
been in New York for week
Evening star., 1932-02-07

The retiring assistant military at
tache Of the Mexican embassy and
Sonora Dona Olga Won Mitzel de Lar
riva Arevalo will leave today for
their home in Mexico.
Evening star., 1932-02-07

Md. Miss Reah Abell Of Clements,
Md; Miss Jean Belk Of Sandgates,
Md; Miss Margaret Floyd of MedleyS
Neck Md; Miss Adelaid Hayden of
Washington, Miss Emily Mudd of
BryantoWn, Md; Miss Elizabeth Long
of Dynard, Md; Miss Catherine Abel
Of Compton, Md: Miss Dorothy Guy
of Clements. Md; Miss Alice Beitzell
and Miss Genevieve Bailey Of Abel,
Md; Miss Mary Gwynn Hamilton, Miss
Miriam Drury, Miss Margaruite Mat
tingly and Miss Nell Combs Of Leonard
town, Miss Augusta Lee Of Lees Crest,
Miss Helen Herbert of Dynard, Nd,
and Miss Olive Bean of MechanicsVille,
Md.
Miss Catherine Gardiner and Mr.
william Colona of Waldorf Md, were
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gardiner of Leonardtown over the last
week end.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
70 ARE HELD IN RAIDS
ON MALT COMPANIES
Dry Agents Push Charges of Con-
spiracy to Violate Prohlbi-
ton Law.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February 6,-With 10
persons in custody, special prohibition
officers today were perfecting the case
upon which they hope to convict mem
bers and employees Of two malt prod
ucts companies of conspiracy to violate
the prohibition law.
The agents said it was new tack
in prohibition enforcement and that
the cases probably will be carried
through the Supreme, Court,
The companies raided, the Pfeiffer
Products Co and the Meyers Products
Co, are accused OF supplying malt to
Illicit breWeries A score or more per-
sons who called at the plants for malt
after the raids started were held for
questioning,
A three month investigation, which
involved tapping Of telephone wires and
trailing OF delivery trucks, laid the
groundwork for the raids. Books Of
the concerns were seized
Evening star., 1932-02-07
CHALLENGE IS ISSUED
TO "WH0LE WET WORLD
Upshaw, Former Member of House
Wants to Enter Debate on
Prohibition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
William D. UpShaw, former Repre-
sentative from Georgia, issued chal-
lenge to the whole wet world" yester-
day to debate prohibition.
As good citizenship editor Of The Ma
tional Voice, a continuation Of The Cal
ifornia Voice, Upshaw recalled seven
debates with Clarence Darrow, the
lawyer, and added:
II liked it. How would enjoy again
smashing his jugs"
AS possible opponents in debate he
mentioned Mayor Cermak Of Chicago
Mayor Walker OF New York, John j
Raskob, Nicholas Murray Butler. Rep
resentative Beck of Pennsylvania and
Senator James Hamilton Lewis OF Illi-
nois.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
JAIL RULING AFFIRMED

NEW YORK, February (P).-The
appellate division OF the Supreme Court
yesterday affirmed the sentence OF
State Senator John A. Hastings to 80
days in Jail for refusing TO obey a
subpoena Of the Hofstadter Legisla-
tive Committee investigating New York.
The case will go to the Court OF
Appeals next week