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The Kusko times., 1932-04-23

,-GENEVA.-The most impressive gathering of world statesmen in the history of the League of Nations will begin in Geneva tomorrow when the premiers or foreign ministers of cv- cry great power except Japan meet informally for discussion of outstand-
 ing international problems. Theresis considerable optimism concerning the outcome of the conversations. partie- ulary in regard to the possible soIu- tion of the lorg-standing Franco Itaiian deadlock ,on naval limitations.
The Kusko times., 1932-04-23

There has been considerable delay in awarding the contract for the con- ctruction of the Federal building at Fairbanks, because the lowest bidder, Wm. Macdonald & Son, of St. Louis, whose bid was for s393, 3,O00, were in doubt as to whether they wanted the contract when they learned that they had made some miscalculation on freight charges for steel material. But the MacDonalds finally decided that they would take the contract un- der their original bid and not have new bids called for, which act was under consideration by the Treasury Department Had this been done considerable delay would have result ed and possibly the plans and specif- cations changed somewhat, which is just what the people of Fairbanks do not want. Deegate Wickersham in- terested laimself in the matter, and on March 18 appeared before Supervis- ing Architect Wetmore and his asso- ates, with the result that it was de- cided to recommend te .the interde- partmental committee that hhe con- tract be immediately awarded to the Company.
The Kusko times., 1932-04-23
By ". A. 8.

WASHINGTON, March h21.-Mrs. Max Behlke, of Fairbanks, is anxious to have her sister, Miss Erna Quandt, come from Wismar, Mecklenburg, burg, Germany, to locate in Fair banks and join her in the ladies' fur nishings and dresmaking business. But there has been some trouble about securing the necessary consular visa at Hamburg, and Delegate Wick ersham has been called upon to get the matter strengthened out.
The Kusko times., 1932-04-23

SODA STRINGS, Calf. - Eight passengers of a United Air Lines plane, err route from Oakland te Reno, were brought to |" the Soda Springs Hotel late ttoday after the pilot, Harry Huking, made an cmer- gency landing about ten miles east of Cisco, Calf. Thes passengers were not injured, although the plane was badly damaged.a .a Mslkine received . slight cut on thethEao. '
The Kusko times., 1932-04-23

Two bills affecting SaAlaskA, have been passed by Cengressa4.and ap- proved by the Presidents One revises
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The Kusko times., 1932-04-23

There is a desire upon the part of some people in the Interior to take aver the leasing or management of theagricultural experiment station at Rampant. The Delegate has taken up the matter with the Secretary of Az riculture.
The Kusko times., 1932-04-23

RENO, Nev.-Jack Dempsey, for mer heavyweight champion of the world, advanced a notch .soni. the po- litical ladder today when'he was elect ed a Washoe county delegate to the Republican Statescenvehtion. A few nights ago Dempsey was chosen 8 representative .tot@he~eounty conven- tion by Mont Rose precinct of Reno.
The Kusko times., 1932-04-23

SAN FRANCISCO.-Five hundred feet of pier were torn out. three box cars dumped into the bay and navigs- ton menaced today when the Union Oil Company tanker Warwick ram med the company's Oleum wharf at Martinez. The Warwick was rammed into the wharf by wind and tide when stern lines broke, Oil company off, cials said. The tanker was. not dam aged and was able tes'.proceea<-te Portland. Oregon
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
EDUCATORS
NAMED ALIKE

A couple of John Smiths in any
organization is something that
might easily be expected, but hav-
ing a pair of Hayden Johnsons on
the Board of Education is causing
no little disturbance.
BY action Of the justices of the
Supreme Court yesterday DR..
Hayden johnson, chancellor of
National University, has been
added as a member of the school
board to succeed Daniel c.
Roper, former commissioner of
internal revenue.
This makes a couple of Hay
den JohnSonS-Dr. j. Hayden
johnson, physician, having
been on the board for several
years.
The j" in the physicians
name stands for John, but this
particular DR.. Johnson refused
to be known by another name
than j. Hayden johnson.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
HAT COSTS HIM
$500 IN FINES

Roy Carnell, 1881 L st. N. W.,
gave a policeman his hat yeSter-
day as security for 81 with which
he was to buy liquor, and today
the transaction cost him 5000 in
fines or As days when he was con-
victed before Police Court Judge
Gus A. Schuldt on three counts of
violating the liquor laws.
Second Precinct Policeman
James G. Austin said he parked
his car near Thomas Circle and
asked Carnell where he could get
a pint of gin. Carnell is said to
have replied:
"Give me a dollar and I'll
get it,"
Austin objected:
"HOw do 1 know you won't
run off with my money!"
Then, Austin said, Carnell gave
him his hat as security for the
dollar. When he returned with
the liquor Austin arrested him on
charges of sale, transportation
and possession.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
RECORDER
FEES RAISED
IN NEW BILL
Bride Acts to Meet Expenses
Following 1891 Deficit
of $42,755

Aiming to place the office
of recorder of deeds on a
self-sustaining basis,' a bill
has been drafted by Corpora
ton Counsel William w. Bride
at the request Of the District
Commissioners, which will in
crease revenues of the office
SO per cent.
The action was taken after
Recorder jefferson S. Coage re-
ported a deficit of $42,755.72 for
1881.
The new schedule for increases
in fees follows:
For filing, recording or index
ing certified copies of any instru-
ment containing 200 words or
less, ST; for each certificate under
seal, so cents, an increase of 25
cents; for searching records ex-
tending back two years or less,
81; and for recording chattels, 50,
an increase of 81,
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
PAIR
BY POLICE
Staff Photo

Police today arrested Helen
Wiles, II, of Boston, and Peter
DeParre, 16. of Elizabeth, N. j.
They were found wandering aim
lessly early today on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue near the Treasury
Building.
The boy and girl left Boston
early Wednesday morning to
hitch-hike to Nashville, Tenn,
where they planned to find work.
Immediately on their arrival in
the Southern city, they changed
their minds and hitch-hiked
north. They had arrived in
Washington shortly before they
were taken into custody.
The girl was taken to the
women's bureau, where she was
later turned over to her sister,
Mrs. Francis Nicholson, 1880 G
st. N. E., while the boy who had
been working in Boston, where
he met the girl, is being held
at the receiving home while mem
bers of the women's bureau are
trying to locate his parents.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
VIRGINIA
CLOTHES SALES
RACKET PROBED.

Police Court Judge John P.
Mcmahon will render decision
June "a in the case Of a Seventh
Street merchant who is charged
with larceny as a result of inves-
tigation of an alleged clothing
sales racket.
The merchant, A. Sloan, 733
Seventh st. N. W., is charged
with larceny of S. from a pros
pective customer. The case. was
brought on complaint of the
Better Business Bureau and other
merchants in the Seventh Street
area that several merchants were
engaging in the racket.
According to Assistant United
States Al torney Michael F.
Keogh, a merchant would accept
a deposit on a suit or other cloth
ing, instructing the purchaser to
return later for the purchase.
When the buyer returned, it is
alleged, the merchant would re-
fuse to refund the deposit or to
deliver the goods, claiming inves-
tigation had showed the GUS
toner's credit was not sound.
Evidence in the case of Sloan,
the first to be brought to trial,
was heard yesterday and the
court held the case over for fur
ther consideration before render
ing judgment.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
ASKS
WIDE PROBE
At. HEARING
Absolute Evidence of Combine
Here Alleged; ReaItor Says
Scales Are Down

An executive meeting of the
Senate District Committee will
be called by Chairman Arthur
Capper, on motion of Senator
Copeland, to determine the
steps of the group in its drive
against an alleged combine"
of real estate men to maintain
exorbitant rentals in the Capt.
tai. I
This move came late yesterday
after the committee had held an
initial hearing on the rental situ-
alton here. Near its concluson,
Oscar H. Brinkman, a former
clerk of the committee, dramatic
ally produced a large sealed en-
velope and informed the commit
tee that it contained "incontro-
vertible evidence" of a rent COM
bine here.
Charges Whitewashing
Brinkman charged the Depart
ment of Justice, recently request
ed by the District Committee to
investigate rents here, had white
washed" the situation about seven
years ago.
Senator Austin (RO, Vermont,
committee member, hotly criti-
cized Brinkman's structures upon
the Department of Justice, saying
they were entirely unjustified.
Chairman Capper today said an
executive meeting of the commit
tee probably would be held Tues
day. Senator Copeland suggested
appointment of subcommittee
to conduct wholesale investiga-
tion.
RealtOr Defends Rents
Before the end of the spirited
committee meeting, J. F. M.
Bowie, representing the Wash
ington Real Estate Board and the
H. L. Rust Company, asserted
that rents have come down in
w a hin g on, Notwithstanding
claims of numerous tenants who
have written the District Com
mittee protesting against prevail
ing scales. In some instances,
Mr.. Bowie said, rents had been
cut as much as 10 per cent in
recent months.
The District committee re-
ported out the Patterson kid
naping bill; the Sheppard meas
ure to repeal the act incorporat-
ing national trade unions; and
a routine bill authorizing the
Commissioners to sell certain
parcels of land.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
FORCED CHECKS
HOLD CLERK
FOR TRIAL
Agriculture Worker Charged
With Stealing Blanks
and Uttering Them

Charged with forging checks
stolen from the Department Of
Agriculture disbursing office,
where he was temporarily en-
ployed, John H. Clipper, 80, Of
the 400 block Ingraham Street
Northwest, was held today for
trial by United States Commits
sioner Needham G. Turnage.
It was testified that while
employed at that department
from March % to April 80, Clip
per stole 20 blank checks. 1t
was said he passed two of $400
each and two of $125 each.
1t was also said that last
August, while employed at the
District Building inspectors
office, he forged a check of that
office for $18. He was given a
suspended sentence of two years
for that offense.
Clipper was arrested last night
by secret service agents. It
could not be learned how he was
employed at the Department of
Agriculture, after being dis
missed from the building
inspectors office for forging a
check.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
RObber Takes $422
From Hotel Clerk

A bandit who yesterday held up
William H. Dunn. "a, auditor of
the Chastleton Hotel, Sixteenth
and r Streets Northwest, and es-
capped with 1922 from the cash
drawer, is still at liberty.
Police are inclined to believe
that the same man, a short time
later, ranSacked an apartment at
1877 New Hampshire Ave. N. W.,
and stole jewelry valued at more
than $1,100 from Miss Louise
Jones, Mrs. Addie Sterne and
Louise Bartlett.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
Added Attraction
AS in my review of the rs

other dav am irving here to see things with certain
perspective and not to let myself go on deals IN tne
case of the talkies the questions simple: what dd
they add? What did they take away? What have they
made for themselves? Yet the first of these questions
if it had been properly answered five years ago-wouo
have saved the talkes lot of false notion They were
from the beginning, destined to add something. But
they made the mistake of substituting instead OF adding
They gave sounds barey distinguishing in those days
m human sounds) instead of notion like little boys who
insist beating drum all over the mousse orum
is no good unless you march to 1t.
Beginning to Move
After the first rather terrible takies few fairly
good ones appeared: "The Broadway Melody" was
certainly the first one which tried to be itself and not
combination of movie and photograph, and King
Vidors "Halelujah,' while not a good talkie was
good picture with which the talk didn't interfere too
much But on the WHOLE the talkies didn't begin to
move until the gangster films captured Hollywood
Speeding u
The gangster films may have been moral deficit
q doubt it,, but they constitute bright favorable
mark for the movie producers For the producers
possibilities less than ten years after the stage
and the novel had them; for once they recog-
nized their natural material and used it well.
Little Caesar" (made from noveD and "Pubhc
Enemy" Especially made for the screen, although
originally meant for play) were good pictures and'
more important they speeded up the action of all other
kinds of picture. So that when you go to talke
you get something of what the old movie could give
you-an absorbing action
Too Smart, Perhaps
Have the talkies then, won the day? Up to point.
think they made mistake by becoming TOO SOpnSIl-
Gated for themselves Private Lives may be good
box-ofce picture; it may not. It certainly isn't the
type of thing the takies ought to do than once
year because its value is not in its plot or it's
action, but in it's dialogue, and picture ought to
depend primarily its speeches.
Society or Company
The talkies l. am afraid, have hangover from the
MOVIES a feeling that they not received in quite
the best circles. They want to prove themselves
good as the stage, that poor, unhappy theater which
suffers and many bad plays and lifts itself
by accident genius into few The pic
lures have always wanted this tribute although no one
was ever willing to sacrifice half million in profits
to win it. They always wanted to be Good Society,
when their obvious inclination and duty was to be
something much precous-Good Company.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
Police Head LQuds
CUpper We0DOn Bill

The Capper firearms bill de-
signed to keep dangerous weapons
out of the hands of those previ-
ously convicted of felony in the
District received the Endorsement
of Inspector Ogden T. Davis,
chief of the crime prevention
division of the Police Depart
ment, in a radio broadcast over
Station WRC last night.
Inspector Davis declared that
the bill, which has passed both
houses of Congress, will aid in
deterring juvenile delinquency
and would curb unscrupulous
dealers who sell weapons prom
iScuouSly.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
Better Business Men
To Choose Trustees

The annual meeting of the
Better Business Bureau is to be
held at the Raleigh Hotel next
Friday noon, Joshua Evans, jr.,
chairman of the board of direc-
tors, announced today.
Trustees will be chosen for the
coming year. The nominating
committee is composed of B. B.
Burginer, chairman; Y. E. Booker.
C. H. Pope, A. J. Sundlun and
Ben T. Webster.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
Airport WrGngLe
Near Settlement

Legislation designed to settle
the controversy over ownership of
land on which the Washington
Hoover Airport is located, has
been drafted by officials of the
airport and National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, it was
announced yesterday. The legis,
lation, as tentatively drawn, pro,
vides for the Federal Government
taking over the Washington,
Hoover Airport by lease, accord
ing to Lieut.. U. S. Grant Sd, ex-
ecutive officer of the commission.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
Christian Crusaders
To Bring 100000
Here in Trek
"AlI else has faiIed-nOw give
C4L nA~~0A

"All else has faiIed-nOw give
God a chance"
This is the slogan of the
IN Monster Prosperity Motor
cade" scheduled to leave Mil
waukee July 4 for Washington.
The Conquering Christian Cru
saders, who sent word here
some days ago that they ex-
pected to bring 10000 persons
here, now announce that the
number will be increased to
100000.
Every unemployed man and
woman in Wisconsin is urged
to meet at Red Arrow Park,
Milwaukee, for the ION to
Washington" trek. They are in
structed to bring Bibles, hymn
books and automobiles.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
CARRYING KNIFE
NETS 240 DAYS

Richard Allen, 2O2 st. S. W.,
said to have been carrying a knife
when Detective SergeantS Frank
M. Alligood and James E. Kenney
arrested him last night as he was
driving in an allegedly stolen
automobile, yesterday was SEN
fenced to 240 days in Jail by Police
Court Judge John P. Mcmahon.
The 240 days was imposed fol-
lowing conviction of Allen on a
concealed weapon charge. He was
hold for the Grand Jury on the
automobile theft charge.
Kenny and Alligood said they
saw Allen riding in a stolen car
and when they overlook him,
after a chase. Allen drew a knife,
but did not use it.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
DELAY CERTAIN
FOR D, {. BILL

Returning today from the Re.
publican national convention in
Chicago, Senator Hiram Bing-
ham (RO of Connecticut, chair
man of the joint Senate and
House Conference Committee on
the District appropriation bill.
said that a preliminary meeting
of the conferees would be held
Monday, but he expected no
action on the District budget until
the wrangle over the general econ
omy bill has been settled.
Senator Bingham expressed sur
prise that the District conference
committee had not convened dur
ing his absence, and was under
the impression that most details
had been worked out by acting
Chairman Nye and the other con-
fereeS. Bingham said:
"The District bill, in a way,
is interlOcked with the general
economy measure and 1 do not
think we can make any prog
reSS on it in conference COM
mittee until the economy bill
shall havR been voted upon. In
view of the disagreement over
that bill, / hardly expect a vote
on 1t in Senate or House before
Monday or Tuesday.
"My plan is to have a pre-
liminary meeting of the con-
fereeS on the District bill Mon
day. but unquestiOnabIy it will
be held up until we Straighten
out this economy bill tangle
which affects personnel in both
Federal and District establish
mentS."
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
RiUerdOLe Women
To Honor MaQrUdeF

The Woman's Club of River
dale, will thank w. P. Magruder,
of Hyattsville, for the gift of a
plot of land for their proposed
club house at a reception to be
given in his honor next Friday
night at the home of Mrs. Charles
A. Cary.
Mrs. H. E. Wackerman, presi.
dent today said that it had been
necessary to incorporate the club
in order to accept the gift.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
80 GiUen Diplomas
At GOnzng1 School

Diplomas we've awarded to 80
students at Gonzaga High School
last night.
The address was delivered by
DR.. Arthur A. O'Leary, s. j., of
Georgetown University, and Seso-
Stris SidarousS Pasha, Egyptian
minister, was among the disting-
uiShed guests.
A gold medal for general ex-
cellence and a scholarship to
Georgetown University were pre-
sented to WilliamJ. Shaughnessy.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
Office of Judge SnOU
In Alexandria Looted

Offices of Police Justice William
S. Snow and attorney John w.
Brookfield, jr., in the Alexandria
National Bank Building were en-
tered Wednesday night by thieves
who took papers of value only to
the two men, it was disclosed
today.
Some of the papers were found
in a nearby vacant office later.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
Opposed
For School Board

The Bloomingdale Civic Asso-
citation has passed a resolution
opposing the reappointment of
Henry F.. Gilligan--aS a member
of the Board of Education.
Mr.. Gilligan'S activity in op-
posing the erection of negro
schools in communities where
negro population predominates is
the basis of the fight,
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
Another City School
Entered, Books Taken

The series of theftS from pub
lie schools which have occurred
nightly this week were continued
last night when the Corcoran
School, 1919 Twenty-eighth St.
N. W., was entered by forcing the
rear door. The thief took books
and clothing from lockers.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
POLICE REPORT DENIED

A police report that Ralph Hill,
80, of 1902 N st. N. W., was
struck over the head with a glass
pitcher in an argument at the
Homewood apartments. 1913 Thir-
teenth st. N. w., was yesterday
characterized as erroneous by
D. E. Nichol, proprietor of the
HomeWoOd.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
German Ship Asked
To Visit Islands

Governor Paul M. Pearson, of
the Virgin Islands, yesterday in
vited a German training cruiser
to visit the islands this winter.
He made the invitation through
Ambassador Won Prittwitz.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
VALANCE ON VACATION

William R. Valance, of the
Solicitors Office, State Depart.
ment, who is president of the
Federal Bar Association, composed
OF law-trained men in the Gov
eminent service, is on a months
vacation.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
IncIement Weather
HaLtS Air Program

The Greater National Capital
Day air program at the Washing
ton-Hoover Airport, scheduled for
tomorrow, has been indefinitely
postponed on account of inclem-
ent weather.
The Washington times., 1932-06-18
True to Type
,TALKIES SUCCEEDED
AFTER STARTING
TO FAIL
Bv GILBERT SELDES-

OF the two great novelties in popular entertainment
" created in the past ten years the akes have come
off better than the radio. They started badly they
threatened merely to destroy fairly good thing (the
silent move) and to bring nothing good in it's place
The Washington times., 1932-06-18

Slowly they gathered IILLIe COllII-
dence, little intelligence, and, after
making mistakes which would have
ruined anything except the movies,
they are now in the position of being
able to give good entertainment.
They do not often do that, but at
least they can; and the occasional
good things are so good that our
tears for the silent movies begin
to be absurd. AS one who shed
them, and who still often finds the
talkies doing pictures which the
silent movies could do more effec-
lively, I acknowledge my surrender
to the new form.
The Washington times., 1932-06-14
c. ". j. OPENS
EXERCISES

Glass night exercises, beginning
with a colorful procession across
the college yard, will be held to-
night by the graduating class of
George Washington University.
With Jean Fugitt, president of
the Columbian College seniors,
presiding, the program will open
with the salutatory address deliv
cred by Kennedy watkins, an
honor student and a member of
a family which has been asso-
ciated with the university for 81
years.
The class history will be given
by Florence Marks, president of
the school of education seniors.
and Miriam Moss, president of
the fine arts seniors, will follow
with the class prophecy.
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, preSi-
dent of the university, will confer
honorary awards and prizes and
commissions in the Medical Re-
serve Corps, U. S. A. will be pre-
sented by Maj. William O. Wet
more, professor of military science
and tactics.