davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
COMPANIES
WAIVE ALI.
RIGHT Of:
HEARING
P. U. C. Order in Effect Aug. |
For Six Months; Win
Seen for KeeCh y

A reduction of 81 per cent
on all bills rendered by the
Washington and the George
town Gas Light companies for
the next six months was Or
dered today by the Public
Utilities Commission.
Carrying a saving of be-
tween 1925, 900 and $250,O0O
to consumers, the reduced
schedules will 60 into effect
August l and will continue
through next January.
Chairman Mason M. Patrick,
of the commission, made the an
nouncement of the reduction fol-
lowing a conference with officials
of the gas companies. He said
the companies had waived their
rights to a public hearing and
had agreed not to contest the
order for the reduction.
Meter Readings Cut
Rates of the company are not
changed by the order, but the re.
duction will come through an
81a per cent slash on all meter
readings, it was explained.
Issuance of the order marked q
victory for Peoples Counsel Rich.
mond B. Keech and William NICK.
Clayton, of the Federation Of
Citizens Associations, who led a
fight for lower rates on conten-
tions that the return of the COM
panieS was excessive.
The commission has indicated
in a recent letter sent to the gas
companies that valuation of the
companies properties will be com.
pleted at the expiration of this
year and a further consideration
of rates will not be undertaken
until after next January.
Won't Waive Rights
General Patrick said that the
commission did not waive its
right to consider a further reduc-
ton in rates during the next six
months, if conditions warranted
consideration by the issuance Of
the order,
The reduction will not affect
the minimum bills of rs cents
monthly rendered by the COM
pany.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
T|LSON To QUIT
CONGRESS

Representative John @. TilSon,
of Connecticut, former floor
leader of the House and one OF
the triumvirate who ruled the
House rough shod for years when
it was controlled by Republicans,
wants to quit.
Using the extension of remarks
section in the last issue of the
Congressional Record, published
today, Tilson declared he will not
be a candidate for reelection.
He said he would resign "as
soon as it is practicable without
expense or inconvenience" to his
constituents to elect his successor.
Tfson is a veteran of II terms.
In the last Congress he was Re-
publican flood leader but was
beaten out for the same post in
the present Congress by Rep
resentative Smell of New York.
Tilson gave as his reason for
quitting the necessity of making
more money for his family.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
{. WADE BALL
SHORT HALF
MILLION
Check Manipulation, Sham
Deposits Uncovered by
State Auditor

E. Wade Ball. former treas
urer of Arlington county, is
short in his accounts 1854
405.50, according to report
issued today at the Arlington
county court house by T. Cole
man Andrews, auditor of pub
lie accounts for Virginia.
The report also declares that
Ball manipulated checks to the
extent of more than 100000 in
an effort to cover the shortage.
Andrews report said that when
Ball resigned on February 26,
last, he was accountable to the
county and the State to the
amount of $3.50, ,266 so and that of
this amount he had in cash
securities, and other funds only
| $35, ,861.59.
Had Excess Balance
Andrews report showed that in
October, 1890, a deputy reported
that Ball had cash and other
securities Sin the amount of
$3,513.38 more than the total of
the amounts for which he was ac-
countable to the county and the
commonwealth at the time"
The report continues:
Gas a matter of fact, Ball was
short at that date the sum of
$685., ,67O.05, the difference of
S392,183.43 between the excess
reported and the shortage which
existed being represented by
several items, as follows:
FAKE DEPOSITS
"Water service installation
notes, interest on loans made
from Washington district road
sinking fund, and sewer and
sidewalk notes, collected prior
to July 1, 1880, but not charged
to Ball by the former auditor;
commission on the items named
in a group which, of course, was
not credited to Ball by a for.
mer auditor; warrants not paid
by Ball until after June 80,
1880, but nevertheless credited
to Ball by the former auditor.
and differences between the ac-
count of Ball and the Common
wealth not discovered and taken
into account by the former au.
ditOr."
In addition the report cites
fictitious deposits of county jury
tickets held on hand June 80,
1880.
Ball is now free under bonds on
two indictments charging larceny
of county fundsS
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
N { n READY
To GIVE Up
GROUNDS
Conference at Treasury Will
Determine Their Right to
Occupy Government Land

Prepared to surrender con-
ditiOnally, officials of the
regular B. E. F. went into a
conference today with officials
of the Treasury Department,
who have ordered all Goxern-
ment-owned property evacu-
ated by the veterans.
At the same time police main
tain an extra detail at Police
Court while leaders of the radical
contingent of the bonus marchers
who sought unsucceSsfully yester.
day to picket the White House,
are to be arraigned.
Evacuation At Midnight
While Walter w. Waters, com
mander-in-chief of the regular
B. E. F., declined to state what
basis of compromise he would
offer, he sent men from the
encampments at Camp Marks
and Camp Bartlett to reinforce
veterans who occupy Federal
buildings.
Under the Treasury order the
buildings we're to have been
evacuated at midnight last night
A 24-hour extension, however,
granted late yesterday, puts off
the evacuation until midnight
tonight.
Herbert S. Ward, attorney for
the veterans, indicated that il
the Treasury Department did not
accept the compromise plan
Injunction proceedings would be
instituted he said;
1--WE are delivering no
ultimatum and we are not
fighting. This is simply an
economic problem. If the gov
ernment agrees to our proposal
the men will be out of all the
billets which the Treasury De-
partment has ordered evacuated
by S o'clock this afternoon"
From a humane stand point
we think there should be
shelter for women and children
who are housed in these build
ings."
Signs of Surrender
The compromise plan is the
first indication of surrender on
the part of the veterans, now in
the ninth week of their Washing
ton occupation.
Waters put into effect an order
that the veterans sit down or lie
down and make the evictors carry
them out. He also instructed the
men to go back into the build.
ings as fast as they were carried
out, If possible.
At the Treasury Department it
was stated contractors again will
be tearing down the structures
which have ~been ordered evac.
uated shortly after daylight to.
morrow. Squads Of workmen will
raZe the buildings, although no
Continued on Page 2, Col. -.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
GRONAU H D P 6
.FORMON TREAL
MRS. WILLIAMS

MONTREAL, July 26 GN.S). .
Continuing their flight to the
United States from Germany by
way of the Arctic. Capt. Wolf
gang von Gronau and his three
companions hoped off from Cart
wright, Labrador, at $50 a. m ,
Washington time, today for Mon
treal.
The airplane distance to Mon
treal from Cartwright is approx
mately 900 miles.
The village of Cartwright,
where. the aviators spent their
first night on the American con-
tinent, is only a small cluster of
houses. .
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
| .LAFONTA|NE.
QUESTIONED
ISL LAY|NG
Gambling King Arrested in
Connection With MiIsey
Henry Case

James Albert ("Jimmy'O
LaFontaine, prop rietor of
Jimmy's gambling establish
ment on Bladensburg Road,
was arrested today to be ques-
toned in connection with the
shooting of Milton Millsie"
Henry, local gambler.
Henry was shot and killed as
he parked his automobile on
Brown Street, near Sixteenth and
Oak, several months ago. Police
recently arrested Philadelphia
Charles Blum, who, police said,
was the man who fired the shot
from sawed-off shotgun, and
Harry Davis. also of Philadelphia,
who, it is alleged, drove the car
from which Blum fired.
Inspector Frank S. w. Burke,
chief of the detective department.
refused to discuss the arrest and
questioning of La Fontaine.
However, it was learned that
LaFontaine did not come to head
quarters of his own accord, but
was brought in by Detectives
John w. Wise and Dennis
Murphy.
LaFontaine was released pend
ing lengthy questioning. 1t
was said in polise circles that
Henry was formerly employed by
LaFontaine.
LaFontaine was recently re-
leased from the prison at Ellicott
City, where he had been SEN
fenced to nine months for falsi-
flying his income tax returns.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Railroad Leaders
Study Merger Plan

NEW YORK, July 26 QN.SD .
Heads of the big four eastern
railroads will meet here today to
act on the four-party consolida-
ton plan, approved. by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
The meeting will make known
the attitude of the Pennsylvania
railroad. Gen. w. w. Atterbuly,
head of the Pennsylvania, has
maintained a sphinx-like silence
since the I. c. C. ruling came out.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
IndiGnG.TG NeW
Cut Gt Rum LalU

INDIANAPOLIS, July 26 G.N.s0
For the first time since the ad-
vent of prohibition, the Indiana
State legislature today had taken
a long step toward the liberal
side of the liquor question.
The House of Representatives,
by vote of SO to 38, passed the
Weiss bill to epeal the Wright
bone dry law and legalize me-
dicinal liquor in Indiana with a
tax of so cents a pint.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
CLOakn1akers Vote
On NeU WAGE Pact

NEW YORK, July 26 QN.SO.
A referendum was held today by
the membership of the Interna-
tional Ladies' Garment Workers
Union on the question of ratify-
ing the agreement reached by the
manufacturers and the union rep
resentatives after Lieut.. Gov. Her
bert H. Lehman successfully in
tervened to avert a strike of the
$1,000 cloakmakers. 1t was eK-
pected the workers would indorSe
the new contract.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
GGngSterS ThrOU
Victim in Canal

JOLIET, July 26 G.NSO.-The
body of a gangster murder victim
was found today in the Illinois
and Michigan canal at Channa.
han. near here.
The Sman had been shot twice
behind the right ear, tied to a
concrete fence post. and then cast
into the canal. The body was
clad only in shorts, an under,
shirt, and socks.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
PGrdguGy-BOliUiG
Fighting Continues

ASUNCION, Paraguay, July 26
G.N.SO O.-Desultory fighting be-
tween Paraguayan and Bolivian
troops is still in progress in
the Chaco area, but no major
troop movements are indicated.
The Bolivians have been unable
to recapture the jungle post
known as Fortin Lopez.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Plane Bears Body
Recovered in WiLds

ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 26.
The body of Fred r.
Connell, jr., former New York
steel executive, today was being
taken to Glenridge, N. j. The
body was found in Northeastern
Labrador by a band of Indians
last June and was brought here
yesterday by Pilot Harold Crowley,
of Boston.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Dismissed Workers
To Sue for Million

GILLESPIE. Ill, July 26 Q.N.S)
Eighty-three former employees of
the Chicago and. Northwestern
Railroad announced today they
would file suit for $1,OO0,O0O dam
ages against the road for having
been laid off in December. 1929.
The workers contended their con-
tract was violated when they were
discharged.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Brazil in Mourning
For SantOS-DU7lOnt

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July
26 Q.N.S.).-President Vargas TO-
day decreed national mourning
for three days in memory of
Alberto Santos-Dumont, pioneer
of aviation who died Sunday.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
$167, 900 Claims Paid
In Clinic Disaster

CLEVELAND, July 26 G.N.SJ.
Eight lawsuits resulting from the
disaster at the Cleveland clinic
on May IS, 1929, in which 125
persons were killed, were settled
today with the payment of $751;
900 in claims. Filed by SO plain
tiffs, the suits had asked $l,500,-
The Washington times., 1932-07-26

than announced the tooth paste
company that sponsored it than
the boys commenced shooting
at him.
Borah cancelled 'em because,
| guess, he knew he wasn't
going to get 'em.
But if a man owes you some
money, and he is having hard
shedding, you don't go to him
and say, "Well, that's all right,
buddie. Here is the note; l
will just tear it up"
No, sir, that's not done.
In fact, he never asks or ex-
Dects that. He always under
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
WILL ROGERS Says:

friend Senator Borah cancelled the debts over the
radio Saturday night, and they hadn't any more
The Washington times., 1932-07-26

stands that he is to pay when he gets it. An indl-
vidual couldn't single-handed assemble that much
nerve 1t takes nations to concentrate that much.
Copyright syndicate,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
TOMORROW
Ask Response To
Christmas Seals

Nov is the time for all persons
Who have not replied to the appeal
of the Christmas seals to act", ac-
cording TO the statement given out
by A. p. Shibley, president of the
Imperial County tuberculosis as
sociation.
This will enable the society TO
Go more to better health conditions
which in turn means more lives
saved. This year the support OF
this association Is more needed
than for any other past year. APP
proXimately 1000 people in Imper-
ial county have failed to acknowl-
edge the Christmas seals sent them
at Thanksgiving. They are asked
to do SO at once, to either pay for
as many as they can afford or ac-
knowledge the letter, returning the
seals. We believe failure to act is
due in many cases to an oversight.
THE activities to be carried on
with the Christmas seals fund are
health education, chest clinics
case finding and treatment, nour-
ishment and rest program il
schools, and these activities are
made possibly only by the sale of
Christmas seals"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
Churches
Schools
JUNIOR CLUB
PLANS DANCE
FOR JANUARY

"Midwinter Frolicn is the name
for the Junior Ten Thousand clubs
first dance which is scheduled for
January IA, according to decision
made at last nights meeting of the
club held in the Ten Thousand
club house. The dance is to carry
out the winter sports idea and
promises to be q unique and de-
lightful occasion.
The club also will feature an
other social event in January in
the monthly tea to be given on
January in the club house.
Instead of conducting their own
Christmas social service work, the
Juniors decided to cooperate with
established agencies helping them
distribute their Christmas gifts and
contributing toys for needy child
rem.
Miss Lillian Holiday, program
chairman. announced that the
yearbooks are at press and will
contain dates of club activities, a
directory of club members and
other useful items of information.
Miss Masako Yukawa, talen-
ted young pianist, gave a de-
lightful program for the club,
playing the lovely "Minuet" (See-
boeck), and the charming Irish
Tune from County Derz' arranged
by Granger. AS an encore she
played the sparkling ''The Elf"
tPhilippe).
Her numbers were brilliantly eX-
ecuted and we're appreciatively re-
ceived by her audience.
Miss Yukawa was attractively
dressed in her native costume max
ing picturesque appearance.
AT the end of the evening re-
freshmentS were served by the COM
mittee: Miss Pauline Vaughn, Mrs.
Byron Thurlow and Mrs. Clarence
L. Smith.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
Society
Clubs
ANNUAL VESPER
SERVICE SUNDAY

High school Girl Reserves vii
present their annual vesper ser
vice at S O'Clock Sunday afternoon
December 18 in the high schoo
auditorium. The hour for this
service has been set at 5 O'Clock
SO that the congregations of the
churches may attend the Girl Re
serve service as well as the eve
ming church services.
The program for this year has
been very carefully planned. The
Central Union girls slee club un-
der the direction of Miss Lucille
Krause win do al the grctp sing
ing. Miss Edythe Hedrick. and
Mrs. Thelma T. Ray and art class
es have made the scenes to be
used for the tableaux. Miss Verna
McKeehan and Miss Hazel Bell
Withrow have directed the many
effective tableaux that Will be en-
acted by members OF the Girl Re-
serve club.
The public is cordially invited to
intend the service. A silver offer
ING will be taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
FIRST TEACHER
RETURNS TO JOB

In answer to the question, does
history repeat itself, Mrs. Amy
Galeener Miller says that she is a
firm believer that it does.
Seventeen years ago she organ
lied the first kindergarten in Ell
Centro and taught in the building
west of the California hotel, the
class being later moved to McKin-
ley school, Mrs. Miller has Just
been appointed to take Mrs. Brown
Kendrickk place as teacher of Nc
Kinley kindergarten.
Mrs. Miller says that one of the
most difficult problems for a SUI
perintendent of schools is that of a
Mckinley kindergarten teacher for
in the past II years no less than
Is kindergarten teachers have
married and are now swelling the
enrolment of kindergarten schools.
For the past three years Mrs.
Miller has been teaching correc-
ton of defective speech in Santa
Ana until the economy program
discontinued her department.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
BACHELORS TO
SPONSOR DANCE

Bachelor club members will be
hosts at their first social affair
since their recent organization, en-
tertaining tomorrow night with a
dance at the Barbara Worth coun-
try club.
The members are busy today dec
Grating the attractive club house
for the dance which promises to
be one Of the outstanding social
events of the weekend. Good
music has been secured and a buf-
fet supper will be served at mid
night by the womens auxiliary.
Invitations are being issued by
club members and it is anticipated
that so couples will attend
Plans for the dance were made
at last nights meeting of the club
held at the home of Victory Sturz-
ing, 6l5 Olive avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
SANS SOUCI
CLUB MEETS

Mrs. Harry Horton entertained
the members Of the Sans Souci
club last night at her home, 1893
Brighton avenue, where they en-
joyed an evening of contract bridge,
followed by supper
High score prizes were awarded
TO Mrs. J. Keyes Mitchell and Mrs.
J. B. McNeece. Decorations for
the house and for the bridge tables
carried out the Christmas motif, a
beautifully trimmed Christmas tree
occupying the center of attention.
Mrs. Vaughn ~ Thompson and
Mrs. Dozier S. Dawson were guests
Of the club, the members present
being Mesdames j. 3. McNeece,
John Tyler, Harold Tyler, Jr., P
A. Thaanum, Evalyn Boman Wes-
terfield, Charles P. Delp, F. E.
Miner, J. Keyes Mitchell. William
c. Reed and the hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
AT HIGH
SCHOOL TONIGHT

Associated Women students will
be hoStesses for the Christmas for
NAL dance to be held tonight in the
high school gym.
Elaborate preparations including
novel decoratiNns, good music, and
entertainment have been made by
the committees in charge Christ
mas trees are to be the chief dec
orations for the gym. All members
of the junior college and alumni
of the j. C. are invited to attend
this formal dance.
Many of the students who are
home from college for the vacation
intend to go to the dance. Several
parties have been planned for din
ner before the formal
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
GIRL RESERVES
WILL INITIATE

Recognition service for new mem
bers of Wilson school Girl Reser-
YES will take place at $50 O'Clock
tonight in the school. @
According to the impressive Girl
Reserve ceremony, the new mem-
berS will carry white candles and
the older members, blue, these cam
dies to be lighted by Miss Hazel
Bell Withrow, Y w. c. A secre-
tary who will form the apex of the
triangle made by the girls and
which synbolizes Y. w. c. A. or
ganiZation,
Group songs will follow after
which the members will adjourn
for pot luck dinner and games.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
FIGHT RESULTS
By United Press


At New Haven--Al Gainer, New
Haven. knocked out Joe Banovic,
Binghamton, 80; Cocoa Kid, New
Haven, outpointed Harry Axelan-
ian. Worcester, t8); Joe Oliver.
New Haven, outpointed Babe Baer,
Florida, "a.
At Omaha, Neb.-Primo Carnera,
Italy, 261, knocked out K. O..
Christner, Akron. o., 203, in a
fourth round of scheduled 10 round
hout.
At Kansas City, Mo.-Houston
Ash, Kansas City, outpointed Roy
Jacks, Kansas City, 80; Young Joe
Wolcott Des Moines, outpolnted
Jimmy Peters, Detroit, (6); Young
Leon, Kansas City knocked out
Sammy Martin, Kansas City.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16
Growing Deaf With
Head Noises?
Try This.

If you are growing hard of hear
ing, suffer from head noises, due
to catarrh or fear catarrhal deaf
ness. you should know Of the inter
nal medicine which has already
brought blessed relief to thousands
Of catarrh sufferers.
Secure from Clements Drug Store
or your druggist OF. Parmint
Double Strength Take this
home and add L pint hot water
and little sugar.
One tablespoonful four times a day
should bring quick relief from dis
tressing catarrhal head noises
clogged nostrils. difficult breathing
and dropping mucous. All threat
cned with catarrhal deafness need
simple, effective Parmfnt adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-16

In view Of the faes that Christ
mas is essentially a religious holi-
day. the program enjoyed yester-
oay by Ten Thousand club mem
! bers was particularly appropriate
to this great festival. inasmuch a
I the theme. what We Live BY"
was. that in the last analysis, il
is religion that men live by.
Mrs. H. H. Benjamin of Anaheim
was the guest speaker for the day
and with apologies to Ernest Dim
net. author of the book, What We
Live BY, for adopting his title for
her own use, gave clever talk
enliyened by flashes Of wit and
humor, on the general subject of the
ideals which enable mankind to
live despite the struggle of exist
enee and the hardships of life.
With Dimnets book as back
ground, Mrs. Benjamin discussed
the queStionnaire sent out by Will
Durant to the leading educators,
scientists, writers, philosophers,
statesmen OF the world, asking
them their goal in life, what COM
fort they found IN religion, the
source of their inspiration and
other questions Of a like ma
ture. QUESTIONABLE and answers
are found in Durant's book, "On
the Meaning of Life.
In his preface, explaining his
reason for this QUESTIONABLE, Dur
ant states that he is troubled as
to the future of the world. feeling
that the chief difficulty with civil
iation is that it is possessed of too
much knowledge, too many facts.
In this connection Mrs. Benjamin
also quoted from Glenn Franks
Thunder and Dawn" in which the
grave dangers besetting the world
are described.
In concluding her remarks Mrs.
Benjamin discussed Dimnet'S an
swer to Durant's QUESTIONABLE,
adding that it was her belief that
his book. What Men Live By,
was inspired by the QUESTIONABLE.
The book is a guide to the attain
ing of moral tranquility and seren-
ity. That belief in religion is the
fundamental by which we live was
the assertion with which she closed
her address.
Two delightful piano numbers
were presented by Masako Yukawa,
one of FL Centro's most talented
young musicians, who played for
the club, ''Minuet" tSeeboeck) and
'Irish Tune from County Derry"
arranged by Granger. Her solos
were beautifully played and en-
Enthusiastically received by club
members.
Decorations Harmonious
In keeping with the Yuletide sea-
son the club house was beautifully
decorated for the meeting. Great
baskets of silvery cypress dipped
in sparkling imitation snow made
lovely decorations for the stage,
while tall red candles and silver
wreath tied with a huge red bow,
completed the decorative effect.
Tea tables were particularly
lovely. bowls of the cypress. tall
red candles in silver holders and
tied with crimson ribbons being
used as centerpieces, while instead
of the tea cloths the tables were
covered with shimmering snow,
with tiny branches of. holly placed
at intervals The silver tea ser
vices heightened the attractive
picture.
At one side of the room was
table piled high with gaily wrapped