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The Washington times., 1932-02-13
CIVIL SERVICE
STAFF GAGGED

Members of Congress today
were forbidden to seek informa'
tion from employees of the Civil
Service Commission.
Under the new censorship"
order, Senators and Representa-
tives must telephone their re-
quests to one of three commits
sioners and the commissioners in
turn will instruct clerks to get
the desired information.
Immediately after members
heard of the order, threats of a
new war" on bureaucracy were
heard in Capitol halls.
Among the thousands of re-
quests passing through offices of
both Senators and Representatives
are inquiries of constituents con-
cerning the possibility of getting
Civil Service jobs and other data.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
WILSON Pupils
IN NEW HOME

Transfer of the activities of the
Wilson Teachers College, aban-
doned Wednesday following the
discovery of a structural defect,
to it's makeshift quarters at the
Columbia Junior High School,
Seventh and o Streets, North
west, was completed today.
The 800 students will report
for classes at the junior high
school building Monday. All
movable material was removed
from the abandoned building to
the new quarters, but students
will be working under crude con-
ditions, it was pointed out by
school officials.
The building, partly occupied
by students of the Abbott Voca-
tional School, has only the third
and part of the second floor to
offer to the Wilson students.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
VETERAN FACES
GRILL IN HUNT
FOR .SN|PER
John C. Price Arrested After
Police Get ''Hot Tip" on
His Drinking Habits

Police today interviewed
many witnesses in an effort
to link John G. Price, a former
District fireman and she'll
shocked war veteran, with the
activities Of the phantom
gunman" who during the past
10 days has terrorized the
Northwest section killing one
man, shooting four other per-
sons and committing num-
ber of other crimes.
Price will be grilled this after
noon. He was arrested at 4:3O
o'clock this morning on what the
police described as a hot tip"
and is being held at the Second
precinct station house.
Drives Taxicab
Police said Price is a shell
shocked war veteran and does not
know what he does at any time
when drinking. They say he
admits he was drunk early Friday
morning when several shots were
fired into the home of Stanley
Bell, radio announcer, at 1880
Fourteenth St. N. w.
Sergeant Wilson said that Price
is now a. taxicab operator. 1t
was from a taxicab the shots
were fired into the Bell home.
Price also is said to answer the
description furnished by police
of the phantom noted by wit
nesseS in his many activities.
The phontom's activities last
night, according to police, we're
devoted to the abduction of
man in the rear Of 1927 L st.
N. W., and the very suspicious
visit to a vacant apartment at
5000 Kansas Ave. N. w.
Charles B. Alsbrook and M. B.
Smith, both of the L Street ad-
dress, reported they witnessed
the abduction in an alley in the
rear of 1927 L st. N. w.
Witness Struggle
Mr.. Alsbrook and Mr.. Smith re-
ported that two men participated
in the kidnapping and that a
bitter struggle ensued before the
victim was tossed into a large,
black sedan, which disappeared
after reaching Massachusetts,
Avenue.
Inspector F.. S. w. Burke, chief
of detectives, announced that the
augmented patrols will be main
tained throughout the city to-
night.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Hoouer's Lincoln Speech
Flaws "Nation's Foes

of Indiana, speaking at the Ma
tional Republican Club dinner at
the Willard, declared Lincoln had
been maligned and traduced dur
ing the years when he fought to
save the Union, and that no
other President, save Hoover, had
been so traduced and aspersed.
Other Exercises Held
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d.
spoke in eulogy Of Lincoln over
WMAL. Without his wise and
patient leadership, he declared
the work of Washington would
have been destroyed.
Exercises at the Lincoln Memo
rial, meeting Of the Department
of the Potomac, G. A. R., at First
Congregational Church, and a
Lincoln pageant presented by the
Boy Scouts at Mckinley High
School, were other events of the
day.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
KING. .|RKED
WITH MERGER
B|CKER|NG
Utah Leader Demands a Re-
draft of Plan by the
Next, Final Hearing

The street car merger bill
seemed in such a snarl today
that there was danger of it's
being shelved at this session
unless the critics of the meas
ure compose their differences
at once and present a har-
monious front at the next
meeting of the Senate District
Committee.
When another long hearing
on the bill closed late yester-
day, Senator William H. King,
ranking Democrat, who could not
conceal his impatience, warned
about a dozen witnesses who had
argued back and forth for two
hours that. he wanted a final re-
draft of the unification pro-
posal at the next and final
meeting.
Afterward, Senator King re-
marked to newSpapermen:
81 do not know that 1 will
attend further hearings on this
bill il these people do not get
together. I'm getting rather
weary Of the lOng-drawn-Out
arguments and going over the
same old ground again and
again."
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Early Spring Brings
Park LabOrers
Back to Work

Spring is here, or at least,
almost.
That was the decision of pub
lie park officials today when
they sent out summons to so
laborers on winter furlough to
return to work next week for
annual spring park cleaning.
MildneSs of the season, plus
a desire to have flower gardens
in bloom as early as possible for
the benefit of Bicentennlal Wis
itors, were the reasons ad-
vanced by F.. T. Gartside, chief
of public parks, for beginning
cleaning and planting opera
tionS Is days earlier than usual.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Alexandria Plans
To RerOUte Buses

Captain Arnold, City Manager
Lawrence and the Alexandria
city council within the next
few weeks will decide on the re-
routing of the buses through the
city.
Under the Birrell bill, which
was passed yesterday by the
house of delegates, authority was
given the city to regulate bus
traffic on local streets, becoming
effective in June.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Three Women Hurt
When Cars Collide

Three women were injured, one
seriously, last night when cars
driven by Miss Myrtle Hayden,
623 South Lee ST., and Eugene
Dill, 201 Second st. N. E., collided
at the entrance to Potomac Yards
on the River Road between Alex
andria and Washington. Mrs.
Fred McGraw, So, suffered a frac-
tured leg and Miss Lucy Graves,
60, and Myrtle Groves, So, all of
623 South Lee ST., were badly
bruised.
In Alexandria police court this
morning Dill was fined $40 and
costs for colliding.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
IS SHORT.
S189,364.16
Times Staff Photo

With the receipt of $1,073 yes
terday the Community Chest is
now $189,364.16 short of its ST.
COL 900 goal.
The sum received at the Chest
headquarters included $3.50 re-
ported by Region 5 of the Met
ropolitan unit and new and addi-
tional gifts from individuals.
While Chest officials are en-
couraged by the tangible evidence
of interest by citizens, they are
seeking means for making up
the deficit which, they say, will
be badly needed before the year
is over,
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
DC. WOmuen's Council
To Hear SpeUrnldy1

Paul Spearman, member of the
Democratic executive council of
Mississippi, will speak on WON
ems Responsibilities in the Pres
ent Campaign" at The meeting
of the District of Columbia Wom-
ems Educational Council, at the
Hay.Adams House Monday, at
7:30 p. m. Representative Homer
C. Parker CD of Georgia will
discuss legislative opportunities of
his party.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
8 AHEARN AIDES
GET RUM FINES

Three men, arrested January
j in a liquor raid at 1886 Con-
necticut Ave. N. W., today we're
sentenced by Police Court Judgs
Ralph Given for possession OF
liquor, while the fourth, Patrick
Jeremiah Ahearn, alleged oper-
ator of the place, is to appear next
Saturday for sentence.
Harry w. Wood, 81, was or
dered to pay fine of $3.50 or
serve 80 days in Jail: Joseph H.
Hall, 81, and John C. Kelly, 81,
both colored, were ordered to pay
fines of $3.50 each or to serve 50
days each.
All three entered pleas Of
guilty several weeks ago,
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Vets Protest Cuts
In Arn1Y-NaUv Fund

Front Line Post No. 4O1, Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, has adopted
resolutions protesting against re-
duction in appropriations for
military and naval purposes, and
particularly against limiting the
work of citizens training camps
and reduction in the military
forces. The resolutions have been
sent to the House Appropriations
Committee.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
odd IrOnsides' Here
For BicentenninL

The U. S. frigate Constitution
will arrive in Washington April
IA, it was announced tentatively
at the Navy Department. The
historic vessel will remain here,
it is expected, for some months
in connection with Bicentennial
obServanceS.
The Constitution yesterday left
New Orleans for Corpus Christi,
Tex.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Pens, Desk Sets
Stolen From Store

Mrs. Ella Levy, an employe of
the R. P. Andrews Paper Co.
branch at Seventeenth and L
Streets Northwest, told police to-
day someone had stolen fountain
pens and desk sets valued at
more than $98 from the store
during shopping hours yesterday.
The loss was not discovered until
closing time last night.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Boy, II, Is Injured
In Practical Joke

Henry Taylor, II, of 904 Elev-
enth st. N. E.. is in an undeter-
mined condition today at Cas-.
ualty Hospital from head injuries
received last night when he was
the victim of a practical joke.
A large jar of water was placed
over a door in a restaurant at
North Capitol and F Streets. po.
lice say, by Richard Andrews. 2L
Of 703 Tenth st N. E., a fellow
employe. The jar fell on TaylorH4
head when he walked through tina
door.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
10000 to March
In Alexandria Fete

Beginning Monday night, the
George Washington Birthday AS
sociation will meet every night
to complete plans for the pa
rade February 20.
It is expected more than 1O,-
900 uniformed marcherS will be
in line, and 20 bands have ac-
cepted invitations to march.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Not Chemicals
The surprises

GILBERT sELDEs human beings are not yet made up
in laboratories, as they are in Mr. A1dous Huxleys @
listed the non-chemca elements which they desire as
follows:
First choice for the is clever sensitive woman
of culture "whose conversation minges genteness and
wit in gracious proportions.
Second choice is woman "fond of sports and apt
in business affairs, as well as an INDUSTRIOUS loyal
Third choice: The womanly and affectionate house
wife, practical and competent, whose heart is as de-
pendable as her cooking
Least desirable in the undergraduate eyes is the
woman "both beautiful and chic but thrifty enough to
make her clothes"
What Young Women Want
On the other hand, the young women who study
little Latin and probably less Greek, throw their first
vote to culture, good looks, money and of
humor, and three of these four terms either
defnable matters of taste Their second choice re-
peats "cuture but leaves out money and rejects good
looks the girls playing safe with 1.-The cultured gentle
man, face conversationast not particularly hand
some but at home with his books and his thoughts"
1t is only the third ballot that the athlete well pro-
portioned physically, popular with men and admired by
women enters And last among the deslred ones IS
the social on handsome at home in polite society and
good dancer.
Wise-Cracking Cooks
1t is the combination of qualities, and not their
paratve ranking that will emotional disturbances
when these young people get married The young men
seem to that there no<wity cooks and that
the quality of being chic does not combine we'll with
aptness in business affairs; the young will be
surprised to find that the athlete may nave the money
and that the man home with his books and thoughts
may not be facle in conversation, but rather good
dancer. And even Columbia undergraduates ought to
know that if woman is beautiful and chic she will not
long have to be thrifty enough to make her own clothes
What, NoSex?
Our undergraduates peculiarly intellectual, al
though one young declared "anyone who would vote
for a cultured woman is hypocrite" It s suppose,
the mark of tie intellect that of the eight categores
in which the voting divided offered the falntest
suggestion that is factor in marriage Maybe that
will be the greatest surprse-and lead to the greatest
number of divorces.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Bids for Bridge
To Cobb Isle Asked

A new bridge will be built to
Cobb Island before the summer
vacation season begins. w. w.
Malone, president of the islar4d
board of commissioners, AIT
nounced yesterday. Bids for con.
struction Of the bridge, which will
cost $4,000, were called for yes.
terday,
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Rosa JeWett Badly
Burned bu Heater

Rosa Jewett, As, of 211 A st.
S. E., was seriously burned on the
body and face when her dress be-
came ignited in her home today
from a small gas heater on the
floor.
The woman ran screaming from
the house and neighbors seized
her, threw her down and rolled
out the flames. At Casualty Hos
pital her condition is termed
serious
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
DR.: SEXTON TO BE GUEST

DR.. r. Lyman Sexton, of Wash
ington, will be the guest speaker
at the quarterly meeting of the
Prince Georges County Medical
Society, which will be held at l
o'clock today at the Lord Cal
vert Inn, College Park, Md.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Father Cox Praises
CdDitaL Police Force

Commendation of the Wash
ington police force for their work
in handling Father Cox's marchers
was contained in a letter from
the priest published today in the
official bulletin of the Police De.
partment.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
WHITSON MADE JUDGE

Edmund S. Whitson, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Whitson, $50
r st. N. E., has been appointed
municipal judge of Belle Air,
Fla. He attended local public
schools and was graduated from
Georgetown University Law
School,
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
Alexandria ELkS
!, To Ballot MOnd1u

A special meeting of Alexan.
dria Lodge of ElkS will be held
Monday night to ballot on candi-
dates for the George Washing.
ton Prosperity Glass.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
CAMP HEATING SPEEDED

Installation of the new steam.
heating plant at the East Po
tomac Park Tourist Camp may
be completed by the end OF
March. officials believe.
The Washington times., 1932-02-13
True to Type
MANY DIVORCES
PREDICTED FOR
l94O-44
-Rv GILBERT SELDES-

l. among college graduates between 1910 and 1914;
what the divorce laws will be at that time not so
sure about but separations among the wel-educated
The Washington times., 1932-02-13

will rise to a new high level. The
alleged causes will be whatever the
law allows; the real reason will be
surprise. / base this alarming pre-
diction on the results of joint sur
vey which have been published in
the Columbia Spectator and the
Barnard Bulletin. The young men of
Columbia and the young women of
Barnard have announced their speci-
fications for the ideal mate. Each,
with look at the other, gives vote
to culture, but l am not prepared to
say that the surprises of marriage
will come under this head.
Not Chemicals
Evening star., 1932-02-07
TOWN HELD AT BAY
WITH MACHINE GUN
Five Bank Bandits Flee Without
Loot at Waveland, Ind, After
Menacing Residents for Hour.

By the Associated Press
WAVELAND. Ind. February 6.-Five
bandits invaded this town early today
held its residents at bay with a ma
chine gun and rifles for an hour and
left after they failed to blast the vaults
Of the Wayeland Bank after a dozen
attempts.
Sheriff G. L. Bowers of Crawfords-
vile, seat of Montgomery County, was
summoned by the residents after they
exchanged shots with the bandits, but
his bullet-proof automobile. loaded with
deputies. riot guns and high-powered
rifles, had blowout en- route
One Of the bandits was reported shot,
but Sheriff Bowers was unable to verify
this Deputies living in the vicinity Of
Wavcland were called on the telephone
and aided residents.
The bandits left without getting any
Of the money in the vault, the sheriff S
Office said.
Posses were organized to pursue the
quintet.
Evening star., 1932-02-07

to the Capital moving pictures of the
work being carried on by the volunteers
Of the Frontier Nursing Service, was
by horseback" She had been brought
up in those mountains and could find
her way about as few "furriners" could
ever have done. She visited the homes
where babies were eXpected-Where for
over $50 years the only woman person
who helped during the time of a babys
coming was an ignorant, superstitious
granny woman" her sole qualifica-
ton the number of young uns she her.
self had raised If all went we'll, she
did what a kindly neighbor could If
all went wrong, as often happened
she said, Hit was Gods will"
Mrs. Breckenridge brought to these
poor women comfort and assistance
such as they had never known" con-
tinued Miss Carson "She advised
them on the care of their babies and
provided them oftentimes with food
and medicine"
DO you realize" she added, "that in
America We lose every year nearly
100000 babies at birth or. in the first
month of life? That we lose nearly
10000 mothers every year-more than
The Is other civilized countries which
Evening star., 1932-02-07
\. Y.M.C.A.ANNOUNCES.
NEW COMMITTEES.
Personnel of Ten Groups
Given Out by General
Secretary De CAST.

Personnel of 10 committees OF the
Washington Y. M. c. A. for the en-
suing year were announced yesterday
by Leonard w. De Cast, general Sec
retary. The committees follow:
Boys Worth E. Shouts, chair
man; Leo George, Melville Grosyenori
Maj. j. S. Hawley, Coleman Jennings,
George B. Kennedy, James R. Kirkland,
Edward D. Shaw, J. Wallace Talley and
Francis A. Woodward.
Camp Letts-Col. P. M. Anderson,
chairman; William NJ. Guthrie, A. B.
Heaton, Edward D. Shaw and Worth
E. Shouts.
House and Dormitory - John w,
Hardell chairman; Frank E. johnson,
c. T. Kingsbury, Guy w. Lane and
James E. Hunt.
Educational-Georg A. Lewis, chair
man; A. w. Defenderfer, Wayne Ken
drick. George w. Ofutt, c. w. VAIN
wright and j. Harvey Wattles.
Finance-H. L. Rust. jr, chairman;
William Montgomery, John Poole, A. H.
Lawson, DR.. George OTIS Smith and
Hugh A. Thrift.
World Service - Hugh A. Thrift,
chairman; DR. A, c. Christie, William
Hurd Hill and DR.. George Otis Smith.
Physical Departmcnt-W. c. Hanson,
| chairman; NJ. p. Candy, M. Cheseldlne,
Dr. c. E Conklin Henry Gilligan, j. B.
! Payne, Claiming S. Walker c. Ed
ward Beckett and D. H. Smith.
Religious Work-M o. Chance, vice
! chairman: Dr. George S. Duncan, Wal
! ton Il Handy Gpnrua r Harris # p
Hickman, D. r. Potter, w. r. Schmuck-
| er, Hugh A Thrift, Col. w o. Tufts,
| c. D. King and Mai. j. K. Stacey.
Service Department-Dr. E. NJ. FL
Iison, chairman; z. D. Blackstone, Dr..
Wilson Compton w. NJ. Guthrie, w. H.
Hill and F. M, NcttleShip.
Twelfth Street BranCh-A w. Dcfen-
derfer. chairman John w. Hardell and
| LloYd B Wilson.
Evening star., 1932-02-07

keep vital statistics? We have lost
more mothers in childbirth in our his
tory as a Nation than men in war"
Hopes Work Will Spread.
Realizing this terrible truth, Mrs.
Breckenridge conceived the idea OF or
ganizing the Frontier Nursing Service.
Although it is only operating in Ken
lucky she hopes to have it spread
throughout the United States, where
there are approximately 15,000000
people living the crude lives Of from
tiersmen in the AppalachianS, the
Ozarks, the Alleghanies and the Rockies
and ON isolated stretches of our great
plains and inland forests"
Mrs. Breckenridge started her work
in Kentucky" explained Miss Carson,
because she knew the people there.
From having had but one unit head
quarters, which was her mountain
home, and one nurse to help her six
years ago, she has built up the organt-
zation with 81 nurses trained In mid
Wifery. who work from nine nursing
Centers and cover about 800 square
miles, caring for approximately 10000
people"
Her headquarters in Kentucky is
Evening star., 1932-02-07

now a training school for women who
later will 20 out and nurse the Is ,000,-
600 persons living in Americas from
tier lands. Another school for train
ing nurses in midwifery was started
in New York this Winter.
"It takes strong, virile, willing young
women to do this work. They have to
travel through the toughest kind of
country, always on horseback, as that
is the only way one can travel through
that country.
Must Have Saddlebags Packed.
"They must be ready to answer the
call from sunset to sunup. They must
be always ready to ride, saddlebags
packed for emergencies, lantern filled.
Where she is going therell be no light
but the open fire, no help but her
own training and sagacity, and two
lives dependent on those"
But you have no idea" continued
Miss Carson enthusiastically, what
wonderful work those women have
done. Last year we had our 1,OO0th
maternity case since the Frontier
Nursing Service started and out of
that number we had only one death,
young mother who had severe heart
trouble The nurses have given pre-
natal and postpartum care in the
course of daily rounds. They have
cared for more than 1920 babies and
1885 older children, besides numerous
cases of sickness and accident, giving
also inoculations against typhoid,
diphtheria, influenza and smallpox
The Frontier Nursing Service is con-
serving the health and the lives Of
thousands of people of the oldest
American stock, who have been denied
the medical care available to every
immigrant in our American cities.
Requires Sacrifices.
"It requires sacrifice on the part
of these woman nurses. They look
| like Canadian mounted police as they
| travel the trails on their horses, fol-
lowed by their dogs. They are on
call night and day, Summer and Win
ter, and often have to swim their
Evening star., 1932-02-07
HOME LOAN BANK NIT

CHICAGO, February 8 R.-niram
j. Cody, president Of the Mortgage
Bankers Association of America. op-
posed the Federal home loan bank bill
pending in Congress, In an address to
the American Title Association yes
terday.
Passage of the bin would make DOS
sible the construction of 5000, 900 homes
within five years" be said. Such ab-
normal increase would bring only tenn
porary prosperity to the building and
real estate interests, result in drastic
increase in foreclosures later and event.
ually force the Government into the
mortgage business"
Cody said he approved Of the Re-
construction Finance Corporation.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
SIX PROBLEMS CITED
BY PACIFIC INSTITUTE
American Council Lauds League
for Starting Manchurian
Inquiry.
BY the Associated Press.

BY me AsSOClated Press.
NEW YORK. February 6.-The
American council of the Institute OF
Pacific Relations stated last night Sly
main problems must be solved before
permanent peace could be achieved in
the Pacific area.
They concern: Diplomatic machinery
of the Pacific, land utilization, foreign
investments in China, the status OF
aliens, tariffs, and migration.
The council, at its annual meeting
formally praised the League of Nations
for appointing a commission of in
quiry into Manchurian conditions.
A resolution passed by the council
urged that American sympathy and
interest" be given the League attempt
to find basis for permanent settle
ment
Evening star., 1932-02-07
horses during the high tides OF

horses during the high tides Of
Spring"
Already, Miss Carson said, the pio-
neer nurses have suffered tragedy
among their own. One of their most
beautiful young nurses died last Sum-
mer, having failed to notice the first
warning symptoms of appendicitis.
Mrs. Breckenridge has now organ
lied a national program which she
hopes will spread throughout the coun-
try" continued Miss Carson.
It was explained that the Frontier
Nursing Service is supported purely by
voluntary contributions, and its worth
has been 30 generally recognized that,
despite the economic depression last
year, there were between six and seven
hundred new contributors 10 the or
RaniZation.