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The Washington times., 1932-12-21
BAN
SET FOR RAIDS

Prince Georges county con-
stables will no longer participate
in police raids, it was learned
yesterday after the county COM
missioners considered the case
of a constable who, on various
occasions, accompanied salaried
policemen and swore to warrants
for their work-collecting 81 for
each warrant.
Constable Howard Slater and
Chief of Police j. j. Crowley
were called before the commits
sioners yesterday, who, it was
disclosed, had been conducting a
secret investigation. It was said
that Slater's case was not the
only one, but that his is the
only one to be acted upon at
this time. Chief Crowley was
quoted as saying that he had no
knowledge of the practice.
The case before the commits
sioners, it was learned, was one
in which "a warrants were is
sued Constable Slater was said
to have sworn to the writs, al
though several Prince Georges
county policemen were supposed
to have been on the raid. Eight
warrants, were ordered dropped
by the commissioners,
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
Speeding NelD Yorker
To Be Tried TOdGu
WEBER

Anthony L. DeRienzo, of Brook.
lyn, N. Y, will be tried today in
the Laurel police court on a
charge of exceeding so miles an
hour on the Washington Boule-
ward near Laurel.
According to Inspector William
H. Conroy and Sergt. Albert E.
Markley, of the Maryland State
Police, who made the arrest, De
Rienzo did his speeding over a
road that was slippery with slush
and hard-packed snow. He posted
$101. As collateral for his appear
ance.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
Of ACT
FAULTY. SAY
ATTORNEYS
Ry0n, SasScer, and Hall Say
No Mention Is Made of
Simple Possession

The constitutionality of the
Prince Georges county local op-
tion" prohibition act was vigor
ously attacked yesterday in Cir
cult Court at Upper Marlboro
The law prohibits the possession
OF more than IL pints of matted
beverages or one quart of hard
liquors, and has long been un
popular.
1t has brought many Police
Court convictions, and conse-
quently large revenues to the
county, however.
GLASS Legislation"
Attorneys j. Wilson Ryon, L. G.
SaSscer and Frank M. HAL, who
asSalled the validity of the act,
stressed the fact that the title of
the bill says nothing of simple pos
session Of liquor, and deals mainly
with transportation. The Mary
land Constitution stipulates that
every detail and particular of a
law must be mentioned in the
title.
The law was also attacked as
"claSsF legislation" as it does not
apply to Federal forts and reser-
vationS in the county.
Bowie Defends Act
State Senator L. G. Sasscer
attacked that section of the law
which permits any person, group
OF persons or organizations to
employ counsel to prosecute vio-
aators. Senator SaSScer pointed
out that this section, supposedly
included in the act to prevent
q wet" prosecutor from neglect
ing such cases, also was excluded
from the title of the, bill.
States Attorney Alan Bowie
and Arthur Keefer, who defended
the act, contended that the court
of appeals has always dealt liber-
ally with cases in which the
titles Of laws were attacked on
the grounds that it keeps titles
of legislative bills from being too
long. ".
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
SUE
MARYLANDU,

BALTIMORE, Dec. 21.-Sus-
pended because they refused to
take military training, Wayne H.
Lees, 3400 block Mt. Pleasant st.
N. W., Washington, and Ennis H.
Coales, Churchville, Md, have
brought mandamuS proceedings
against the president and board
tof regents of the University of
Maryland to compel their rein
statement.
An order granting the petition
to institute the proceedings, un-
less cause to the contrary be
shown by the defendants by De-
cember 80, was signed by Judge
Joseph T.. Ulman. Howard C.
.Coale, father of one of the stu
dents, appears as an individual
plaintiff on both petitions.
Lees and Coale were suspended
early in the academic year when
they refused to take the military
training, claiming religious and
conscientious obi e C tions. The
training is compulsory during the
first two years of residence. at the
school. Action of the university
officials in suspending them they
term arbitrary and an abuse of
discretion.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
P0rLey Set on Lee
Highway Completion
ROOSEVELT

State highway officials shortly
will confer with War Department
officials and Arlington County.
Manager Roy S. Braden regard
ing completion of the Lee Me-
mortal Boulevard from Station
lot in Lyon Park, Va, to the
Arlington Memorial Bridge, it
was learned today.
Recent donation of right-of-way
through property from the last
station to the edge of the mill
tary reservation has facilitated
the work on the road, State
highway officials indicated.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
R|TCH|E To GIVE
Al PAROLES

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 21.-Christ-
mas gifts in the form of paroles
will be given to Al prisoners in
State penal institutions Friday by
Governor Ritchie. The sentences
of two will be reduced and an
other will receive a pardon to
restore his citizenship.
Included in the list of paroles is
Saul Margulies, who conducted a
chemical business in Baltimore
and who is serving a sentence
for manslaughter in connection
with the distillation and sale Of
poisonous liquor which resulted in
the death of two persons and
blinded a third.
In explaining granting Of the
parole to Margulies the Governor
said that men to whom the chem
ist had sold varnish and paint re-
mover had turned States evil
dence and falsely testified that
MargulieS had sold the liquor
when, in truth, he had had moth
ing to do with its improper distil-
lation and sale. Cases against
the bootleggers, he said, were
nolle pressed,
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
Curious Spectator
Leaves Courtroom
Under Bond

Wilmer Walking, of Bryan
town, Md, went to U. S. Com
missioner j. Frank Parran's
court at Upper Marlboro out of
curiosity yesterday. He left un-
der bond.
Walking, it seems, went to
hear the case of James Gard
ner, Abraham Smallwood and
Albert SWEENEY, all of Hughes
vile, charged with manufacture
and possession of liquor after
raid on a still near Bryantown.
All were held under 81, 900 bond.
AS testimony in the case de-
veloped, Federal agents saw a
possibility of a case against
Walking. Finally, testimony
showed that Walking posted
bond for SWEENEY and told
Smallwood that he had no right
at the still. A warrant charg.
ing manufacture and possession
was then issued. He will have
a preliminary hearing next
week.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
O. E. S. BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mrs. Mary E. Wallace and Mrs
J. L. Wrenn, the oldest living char.
ter members Of the Silver Spring
Chapter of the Eastern Star, will
cut the cake at the tenth birth
day party of the chapter tonight
in the Masonic Hall. New mem
berS are to be initiated also.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
JURY.
VISITS SCENE
Of ASSAULT
Jurymen Survey Bathhouse
Where Alleged CuIpeper Incl
dent Took Place

CULPEPER, Va, Dec. 21.-Af-
ter hearing the evidence that
James A. Swan, jr., prominent
merchant, played the role of a
"Peeoing Tom" before he crashed
the door Of the bathhouse in
which Mrs. Ruth C. Crosson and
her sister, Mrs. Pearl C. May were
taking a bath, the jury trying
Mrs. CrosSon's suit for $25, 900
damages today visited the scene
in order to obtain q better per.
spective.
The plaintiffs case rested to-
day after she had testified. Mrs.
Crosson said that neither she nor
her sister knew the man, but that
he got down on his hands and,
knees and looked under the wall
OF the bathhouSe and then
mounted a gasoline engine to look
over the top.
After that, she testified, Swan
broke in the door which was
locked on the inside and grabbed
her by the wrist in an effort to
pull her out. She declared her
arm was hurt so painfully that
she tainted.
Testimony also indicated Swan
did not leave until Mrs. Lee had
donned bathrobe, dashed out
another door toward her home
threatening to get a gun and
kill him.
Swan previously had been con-
victed by a magistrates court
on charges growing out Of the
incident but this trial is the
first to which the public has
been admitted.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
Democratic Women
Plan Special RGLLH

The Arlington County Demo
cratic Women's Club will hold a
special meeting in Democratic
headquarters, Clarendon, Va, De-
cember 28, Mrs. Catharine M.
Rogers, president, announced TO-
day.
1t is expected the group will
take action on plans for par
ticipation in the coming inaugural
ceremonies, next March 4. A
special committee will be ap-
pointed to confer with those in
charge of the ceremonies and
parade.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
TAKONA GROUP
TOL|GHT TREE

James G. Yaden, head Of the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, will speak at the Commu.
nifty Christmas tree lighting oh
servance of Takoma, D. c., tomor.
row night on the Whittier Street
playground. The affair is spon-
Sored by the Takoma Citizens AS
ISOLATION.
Those to participate in the pro-
gram are the Rev. M. Elmore Tur-
ner, invocator; Miss Sybil Baker.
Fairgrounds director; Madrigal
Singers, carols. and George E.
Sullivan.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
Chevy Chase Pupils
VIII Present PLUu

Born in David's City" will be
presented by a cast of Is from
the upper grades of the Chevy
Chase Country School, as the
closing exercises before Christ
mas vacation, Thursday.
A sketch will be presented by
children of the second and third
grades, while the kindergarten
and first groups will play Christ
mas in Different Lands" DR..
Standwood Cobb is president of
the school.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
ROCKVILLE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued at
Rockville to Dewitt G. Knowles,
jr., q, of Washington, and Vir-
ginia Hefty, Is, of Chevy Chase,
Md: James Toney Hill, 81, of
Lucama, N. c., and Katheryn
Ruth Lamm, 81, of Wilson, N. c.,
and Arthur C. Stanfield, 80, and
Anna Wort, 1S, both of Wash
ington.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
KenSingtOn Fireman
: Hurt in Store Blaze

Returning from a trip to Bal
fimere, where he and his wife
rad just ordered an enlarged
Christmas stock, Samuel Sheer,
Kensington, Md, merchant, found
his store on Howard Avenue, in
ruins.
The stock and inside of the
building were destroyed by the
fire with damage of more than
5000 covered by insurance. John
Wire, KenSington volunteer fire.
man, was hurt when he fell
through the charred flooring and
suffered q fractured rib.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
Warner BROS. THEATERS

ERNn e 18th st. Below r
EANb6 st. N. w.
SCREEN-GEORGE RAFT & NANCY
CARROLL in UNDER COVER MAN.
STAGE-SYLVlA FROOS, 1.-THE Prin-
cess" in songs and other acts.
The Washington times., 1932-12-21
NO LIBRARY FINES

No fines will be charged on
books held overtime at the New
comb Club Public Library at Be-
theSda with the closing of the
library until January 4 because
Of a faulty heating plant, it has
been announced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-10

ical corps and thus. unwillingly, gained first hand knowledge of the mysteries of life. One night when a soldier pulled Wallace into his hut and asked him to look out for his wife, an expectant mother. Long before the doctor arrived. Wallace delivered the child after nasty consultation with a book on obstetrics.
 In South Africa Wallace met his inspiration and model, Rudyard Kipling.
 Wallace began to apply Kipling's advice. To fit himself for a writ er's career, he studied the dic- tionary. read histories. encyclopc- diaa and the classics. He became free lance writer, increased hls output of verse, then published his first book, '"The Mission That Failed"
 In the Boer war, Wallace was correspondent. Once he was taken prisoner by the Boers but talked his way free.
 His forethought enabled Wallace to outwit consors and scoop his fellow reporters in flashing the signing of a peace treaty between Great Britain and the Boers.
 When he returned to London he started publication of his sand ers'' and "Bones' stories, based on his African experiences. After that his pen never rested. He could turn out an 80.000-word serial in three days. He once turned out play in four days and often pro- duced 3,000-word short stories within a few hours.
 In 1928 one-fourth of all the books sold fin England were by Ed gar Wallace. Once he had six successful plays running simultan- eously in London. His books sold by the million in America.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-10

Hands off' in the question of the chairmanship of the state demo- cratic party was the policy voted upon and approved yesterday at a special meeting of the Connecticut Federation of Women's Democratic clubs in New Haven. Mrs Henry A. Hayden of this city, vice-president of the state federation and a mem- ber of the executive board of the organization, was present at the session, which was lengthy one.
 It was also voted at the meeting to strive to have the state conyen- ton in the spring elect women to at least half the offices of delegates at t-large to the national convention, which is scheduled for Chicago in June.
 That the federation will invoke the unwritten rule that 1t will en- dorse nobody for the state chair manship, was the decision reached after a lengthy discussion. Mrs Fannie Dixon Welch of Columbia, present vice-chairman of the state central committee and acting chair man of the same body, presided at yesterdays meeting. She Is pres ident of the state federation.
 The name of pr l.. G. Dolan of Manchester was the only one men, tIoned in connection with the state chairmanship. He is a candidate for the post and is understood to have the endorsement of Cover nor Wilbur L. Cross, National Com mitteeman Archibald McNeil and Labor Commissioner Joseph Tone.
 Dr Dolan did not ask the feder- alton to endorse him but it is un- derstood some of his friends in the women's organization brought the subject of endorsing him for the state chairmanship before the members of the club. However, 1t was voted that the federation should endorse nobody, man or woman, for any position and leave the question solely up to the state central committee.
 As for the vote to have at least one-haIf of the delegates-at-large be women, 1t was agreed that this hould be done by the state con- yentfon in conjunction with a wish expressed recently by Jouett
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-10
Take Over Defense
 Sector Near Firing
(Continued From Page D

and has reduced 20 n0n-c0ms to the ranks for minor in- fractions. Discipline, however is high and the men are eager to assume their important duties and perhaps see some fighting.
 The Japanese concentrated their naval forces at Woo sung and Shanghai today for a decisive drive to push the Chinese army 20 miles from the city.
 The Chinese redisposed their forces to meet the at- tack and the ominous prep arations appeared to indicate a major battle on the 2O- mae front from the Woosung forts to the city.
 Heavy aerial and artillery bombardments, with machine gun and rife firing, went on at intervals during Wednes- day, but the fighting quieted during the night in prepara- tiOn for a renewed offensive Thursday. At 11:3O D. m. Wednesday, the Chinese made two attacks on the Japanese positions in Chapel, on the border of the international settlement but were speedily repulsed. The relative posi- tions were unchanged, and things were otherwise quiet as the new day began-a Jap. anese national holiday in honor of the founding of the Japanese empire.
 Foreign defenders of the settlement were on the alert for any contingency. During the recent fighting, Japanese shells fell within 50 yards of the American position in the settlement, manned by Amer. ican volunteers.
 The Japanese air force swung in- to action today all along the fronts from Shanghai to Woosung in desperate effort to blast out the Chinese, but the tattered Chinese flag still fiuttered In the cloudy gray sky. A general offensive was feared.
 Japanese forces concentrated at the mouth of the Yantze river. They landed endorsements at Liu-Ho, behind the Chinese fort ross, under cover of a heavy aerial and naval bombardment.
 The Chinese moved large body of troops into the Kiangwan area below Shanghai in anticipation of the Woosung advance toward the city.
 The Chinese move sought to cut the Japanese line below Shanghai and separate their forces here and in the Woosung area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-10

"The Green Pack" latest of more than a score of plays and literally innumerable stories. novels and scenarios he had written.
 Wallace, most prolific author since Dumas, whose reading public ranged from kings and millionaires to newsboys, lived life as full of drama and thrills as any of his mystery books.
 Seven years ago. Wallace was a serial writer, earning $15 thou sand words. Thirty-five years ago he was an awkward, half-illiterate Cockney soldier. At ten he asso- ciated with juvenile thieves. When five days old he was an orphan destined for a state institution.
 Wallace called himself "an atom that climbed out of the thick mud which clogs the feet of the battling millions"
 He crowded into his 53 years the experiences of six men. Nothing bored him - except the business man "who thinks he knows a lot" " Wallace was born in London and was snatched almost from the gates of the workh0Ise by a poor Billingsgate fish feddler. one Free man, Dy name. TTeeIndH tWlCc fi year would imbibe to excess and do battle with the London police force.
 Edgar's foster brothers, too, had passion for fighting "bobbles". . It was in this atmosphere that Young Wallace was reared. Wallace when 10 associated with a gang of small burglars. led by a desperado of twelve. He shared in the spoils for his brainwork." He sold newspapers. worked in 8 Photographic printing plant. car ried parcels and manufactured boot heels. Then, one day. he forged his foster-parents' signature to papers and shipped as a cabin boy on a steam trawler. Seasickness decided him against a marine career. He returned to London and went into the milk business. A quarrel with a partner led him to enlist for a seven-year term as a soldier in a Kentish regiment.
 Later he transferred to the med
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-10
Writer Took Trip
 to Battlefield
(Continued from Page 1.)

NOohtAbhCO lLoul l'dke l.J while l was at the village, within the Japanese lines, neither the Jap anese or Chinese making a sound, although all were on the alert to open fire.
 The repeated Japanese naval bombardments have wrecked near ly every building in the village. They have repelled all Japanese ef- forts to bridge Woosung creek, still impassa ble.
 ] made the trip down to the Japanese front lines at Woosung in Chinese owned automobile With Chinese chauffeur. I had no trouble at any time and drove without 8 flag of any sort through the greening countryside. All along were signs of the Jap- anese preparations for q new of- fenslve, or a "real war" Just outside the settlement, I passed a temporary Japanese air plane landing field where nine bombing planes and nine scouting planes were tuning up. Japanese marines were busy dig ging entrenchments for anti-air- | craft guns.
 Fifteen minutes later, I passed Chinese farms where women in the coarse blue "coollc cloth" coats and trousers of the peasants were working in the fields. Japanese troops patrolled the road nearby. l left the car with my nonchal- ant Chinese chauffeur and strolled unhindered through the Woosung railway repair shops mile or two { u n N<,.. II. They were being used as the infan- try headquarters for hundreds of Japanese soldiers busily arranging their new billets.
 Two companies unanswered in a nearby field. Their signals corps 1 strung telephone wires from two cruisers moored off shore in the Whangpoo river 300 yards dista mt. Japanese cavlraymen were groom ing about 200 long-legged Austral- ian horses, apparently to be Lin the impending attack. Nobody paid the slightest atten- ton to us. We went everywhere and saw everything.
 Five minutes later the road was ruined by shell fire which smashed tfees on either side of the high way, blocking the car. Again I got out, the chauffeur remaining this time with his machine, but un- complaining.
 l proceeded on foot along the 1 road to Woosung creek. Several dead Chinese soldiers lay along the railway tracks. In field one blue clad Chinese farmer lay where he had fallen.
 Everything was so quiet I failed to realize that this was the actual front"
 walked jauntily along in the sunshine until stopped by rife bull lets pinging into the small, shat tered Chinese houses on each side of me. One shattered a window in a house occupied by several Jap anese soldiers. They came out on the run and advanced haltingly toward the creek.
 I followed and looked past them toward Woosung village. It ap- peared deserted until suddenly a squad of Chinese sharp shooters rushed from the cover of one of the ruined buildings toward the creek. | firing as they ran.
 was ignored by the Japanese troops. much to my amaZement. They apparently cared little what happened to me or what chances took. But I personally had seen enough and hurriedly returned to my motor car. Arousing my dosing Chinese chauffeur. returned rap idly toward Shanghai.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-10

Continued from Page 1.) yesterdays two heats were com pIete.
 Here's the order of the finish {: U. s. No 1, first; Switzerland, No 2. second: U. $. No 2. third: Rou- mania. fourth: Germany No 1. fifth: Italy No 1. sixth; Germany, No 2. seventh; Italy, No 2, eighth; Belgium, No l, ninth: Belgium. No 2. tenth; France. eleventh; Austria, twelfth. (t'irst Swiss team 9cratched.)
 Sven Utterstrom Of Sweden, worlds champion long distance ski-runner, won the 18-kilometer ski-run In the time of l hour, 23 minutes z seconds.
 Axel Vickstrom, also of Sweden, crossed the finish line in 1 hour, % leaders.
 It was later officially announced that Vickstrom had won second place. Third place went to Veli Saarinen of Finland, with time of l hour, 25 minutes. 23 seconds.
 The Placid crowd, however, was vastly more excited about the all ready completed bobsled event.
 The final and winning dash of the Stevens boys afforded an ex- hibitfon of perfect bobbing and driving. From the first curve to the last. Curtis, the brakeman, was swinging back and forth in order to increase the momentum of the flying bobIet. And Herbert. the driver, piloted the sled at exactly the height which afforded the high est possible speed and safety.
 The "U. S. A. No. was off to a flying start was head of it's pre- vious run at all the control points. As the boblet hit zig gag at tre- mendous speed, Herbert's voice