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The Washington times., 1932-07-22
HOUSE PRAISED,
CRITICIZED
FOR WORK
Floor Leaders Give Opinions
on Achievements of Body
During Stormy Term

The record of a turbulent
House which closed until De-
cember after one Of the bit
terest sessions in history was
assailed today by Representa-
tive Bertrand H. Smell (R.) of
New York, minority floor
leader, while at the same mo.
ment Representative Henry T.
Rainey (D.) of Illinois, ma
jority floor leader, praised 1t
for it's achievements.
Representative Rainey declared
no critic could point to any other
Congress in the last Is years that
had approved more beneficial leg
islation in such large quantities
as the recently adjourned one. At
the last session, Rainey said, the
House passed 200 public laws, 1853
private laws, 80 public resolutions,
26O House and Senate bills, II
House and Senate joint resolu-
tions and 1874 House resolutions.
Called Fantastic
Included in that assortment,
Rainey said, was the relief bill,
measures providing additional
capital for Federal Land Banks,
immigration legislation, economy
bills, II appropriation bills, legis-
lation to guarantee bank depos-
its, bills to provide wheat and
cotton for the needy and many
others of major nature.
Smell, however. proclaimed much
of the legislation fantastic" and
whispered that the only leader"
with definite program was the
present occupant of the White
House who has been so often crit
icized by Speaker John Garner
for his lack of program.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
SFAKE-UP HITS MEDICAL SCHOOL faculty
Administrative Leaves Scheduled in All Departments
New D. c. Tugboqt
Named in Honor
Of DR.. Tindau

In commemoratlon of DR..
William Tindall, who died last
May after SO years in the
service of the District govern
ment, the District Commits.
Sioners today ordered named
for him a new tugboat recently
bought for the District Re
formatory at Lorton, Va.
The action was taken on
recommendation of Engineer
Commissioner John C. Gotwals,
which asked that the tug be
named William Tindall, in COM
memoration of this soldier,
scientist and gentleman, who
was so intimately interviewer
with the municipality of the
District of Columbia. 1t would
also serve to commemorate a
member of that great class of
public servants who constantly
serve their city"
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
Columbia Heights
Merchants Picnic

Business was slow yesterday
afternoon in Columbia Heights.
Members of the Columbia
Heights Business Mems Associa-
ton were frolicking in their sixth
annual outing at the Sixteenth
Street Reservoir picnic grove.
The Columbia Heights baseball
team took the Washington police
team into camp by a score of
8 to 7. A Georgia Avenue team
won over one from Columbia
Heights in a tug of war, and
a horse shoe pitching match be-
tween officers of the association
and members was won by the
members.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
FACES
NEW CHARGE

Three speed charges in two
days is the record set by Charles
H. Neal, 25, of COS Longfellow St.
N. w., against whom a charge of
second offense speeding was filed
today in Traffic Court.
Yesterday Neal was fined $25
by Judge Gus A. Schuldt, after
Constable Paul Blanchard, of
Prince Georges county, testified
he had pursued him at a mile-a-
minute speed from Maryland to
a point 20 blocks inside the Dis
trict.
Last night Neal was arrested
by Traffic Policeman Raymond
v. sinclair. who charged him
WITH speeding at SO miles an
hour on Fourteenth Street North
west. He failed to appear in
court and Sinclair made applica-
ton for a warrant for him.
Neal is to appear Wednesday
in Prince Georges county on
charges brought by Blanchard, Of
speeding, reckless driving and
endangering the life of a pur-
suing officer.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
7 A X
RETURNSLA

With only nine days remaining
for filing personal tax returns,
Deputy Tax Assessor Charles A.
Russell announced today a total
of 1880 returns had been made,
which indicates that there are
still 24,500 yet to be filed.
The tax, as computed on returns
filed up to the present, Mr.. Rus
sell said, is $598,059, which in
cludes tangible property in the
amount of $195. .497 and intangible
property, $402,561. The average
tax of these returns Is $44 per re-
turn, being less than a half of the
amount last year, which averaged
$98 per return.
A warning was issued by Mr..
Russell of the assessors office in
tention to enforce ito the utmost
that provision of the law requir.
ing persons owning taxable per
sonal property to file returns for
the present year. Those persons
who have property and have not
filed a return should do so, other
wise they will be liable not only to
a 20 per cent additional valuation
penalty, but will be required to
pay l per cent a month for de-
linquency in paying the tax"
The Washington times., 1932-07-22

be hand or voice raised
against her. She has a right,
if any child ever had, to a
little spelling"
Edith, she says, it better man
aged by love. An affectionate
child, she does everything in her
power to show mama" as she
calls her grandmother, how much
she appreciates her new home.
Mama" was the title she be-
slowed on her grandmother in
the days before she was torn
away from her and given to her
father and stepmother, Harry
and Elsie Riley, now serving two
year terms at Lorton reformatory
for their mistreatment of the lit
tie girl.
Her Priced Possession
A picture of her dead mother
is one of Edith's most priced pos
sessions and occupies a place of
honor on the piano in the Anna
dale home.
Mrs. Annadale says that Edith
never mentions her father or the
dark days before she was rescued
from her cupboard prison.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
FOES
BADLY HURT

Physicians at Garfield Hospital
said today that Patrolman H. N.
Lancaster of the Tenth Precinct,
who was wounded yesterday while
he and other policemen were
shooting in an effort to halt a
negro burglar, is still in a critical
condition.
Patrolman Byron Moore, also
of the Tenth Precinct, who fell
during the chase is at Freedmans S
Hospital, suffering from a pos
Sible fractured skull. He was
slightly improved today.
Police are still looking for the
bandit who robbed the drugstore
at 1901 Georgia Ave, and who
was being chased by the police
when the two men were injured.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
Cord Company Gets
San0tOriXn1 AUard

A $33,683 contract was awarded
today by the District Commission.
ers to the H. w. Cord Company,
of this city for installation of a
sewage disposal system and a
water supply and distribution sys-
tenn at the Children's Tuberculo-
sis Sanatorium near Glendale,
Md.
The local company underbid 10
competitors for the project.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
F|REDWORKER'S 8
CHARGE lifted

An investigation has been
launched by Engineer Commits
sioner John C. Gotwals into
charges made against two Of
ficials of the District Repair
Shop by a discharged employe.
H. A. Duvall, the discharged
employe. in a series of letters
addressed to the Commissioners,
requested and was refused a hear
ing on the merits of the case,
which brought about his dis
charge. In his last letter, he
stated, that his dismissal re-
suited from charges of taking
lumber from the Kenliworth
School.
This letter also stated that one
of the shop officials has been
mlsappropriating District funds
to his own personal advantage
He offered to make an affadavit
himself, and produce other state.
mentS from shop employees in sup
port OF the accusations.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
Press
Bad Check Action

Eight Alexandria merchants
were in Police Court this morning
to press charges against A Gates,
125 South Fairfax ST., for al.
legedly obtaining money through
bad checks. Gates admitted Civ
ing two bad checks but asked
that the case be continued until
tomorrow to allow time to get in
touch with a man whom he al
legged gave him the other six
checks,
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
Heart Attack FeLLs
Man Near Memorial

Millard Cole. 81. of 532 Twen,
tieth st. N. w., a guard at the
Department of Agriculture, was
stricken with heart attack to-
day in West Potomac Park near
the Lincoln Memorial and was
removed to Emergency Hospital
where his condition was reported
to be not serious.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
EMPLOYEES COLD
To VACATIONS

The furlough may mean "a
days leave on paper, but as a
vacation it's total flop.
Despite the order that all en-
ployes of the District public
school system. except teachers,
have been informed that they
may take their furlough all at
one time, if they want to, the
idea of having to pay for it has
sort of dampened their vacation
enthusiasm.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
Boy of 7 CuriOus;
ManhOle BOomS
Him TO Hospital

Donald Waugh. 7, of 1901 B
st. N. E., dropped a lighted
match into a manhole in the
100 block of Twelfth Street
Mort h e a st, yesterday. He
wanted to find out what would
happen, and did.
And explosion blew the cap
several feet into the air and
Donald was taken to the Navy
Yard dispensary where he was
treated for burns and cuts on
his face and body. He was
knocked dwon by the force of
the explosion.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
CLERKS FORCED.
To TAKE OFF
MORE TIME
Two 30-Day "VacationS" in
Prospect to Offset Lack
of Appropriations

First announcements of ad-
miniStrative leaves, authorized
by the economy act for all Gov
ernment departments to pre-
vent deficiencies, were being
distributed today. Practically
every department and inde-
pendent establishment will!
have to use this means of keep
ing within appropriations be-
fore the end of this fiscal year.
Two thousand civilians en-
ployed at the Navy Department
and at Marine Corps head
quarters we're today instructed
they would continue work on
five-and-a-half day work week
basis.
Hits All Civilians
Ernest Lee Jahncke, assistant
Secretary of the Navy. issued the
regulations defining the Navy's
Interpretation of the Economy
act. 1t applies to all civilian en-
ployes at the Navy Department
and Marine Corps headquarters.
Employees are given a choice,
under Secretary Jahncke's ruling,
of either taking one work days
absence each fortnight, for which
deduction of 1A days pay is cur
rently deducted, or he may allow
the furlough time to accumulate
and take it at such time as iS
convenient to him and his de-
partment.
The Labor Department late to-
day indicated that its announce
ment regarding adoption of the
short week might be made before
close of the offices today, and
might not be made until next
week.
The Civil Service Commission Is
"still undecided" about using the
short week, according to Secretary
E. Claude Babcock.
Had Straight Cut
Although five departments I'm.
terror, Commerce, Labor. Justice
and State-had straight 10 per
cent cut in appropriations. four
of these indicated that the ad1
ministrative furlough might be
used.
The Department of Justice is
not contemplating this admins
trative or additional furlough for
it's employees, it was stated.
The Interior Department Is
planning an immediate admins
trative furlough for 10 or IL
field employees of the General
Land Office" but will defer any
further furloughing until neces-
Sary.
Nothing Worked Out
The Commerce, Labor and
State departments say nothing
has been worked out yet" with
indications that not until after
January l will any employees be
laid off temporarily to avoid
deficiencies.
Meanwhile, the office of Comp
troller General J. R. McCarl is
kept busy interpreting the
economy act in terms of furlough,
leave. overtime, differentiation be-
tween employees. pay cuts, etc.
The Comptroller General is
sued no decisions today save ac-
counting instructions for the
Railroad Administration but had
awaiting action an increasing
stack of inquiries from depart
mental executives regarding in
terpretations of the economy act.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
Man Stabbed in ROW,
Police Hold Woman

Daniel Matthews. colored, of
422 V st. N. w., is in a serious
condition at Freedman's Hospital
suffering from a stab wound in
flicted by Mary E. Thomas, q,
colored, at her home, 1928 Pome-
roy Ct. N. w., last night. The
woman is held pending investiga-
ton.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
alexandria Firen1en
Arrange for Parade

Final plans for the Firemen's
Convention to be held in Alex
andria, August to II. were dis |
,cussed at a meeting of the ad-
'visory committee last night. Ar
rangements have been made to
house more than 5000 visiting
firOmen and their families,
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
Adams and Pratt
To Aid Park Openinq

Secretary of the Navy Adams
and Admiral William V. Pratt
will attend ceremonies in Acadia
National Park, Maine, on July %,
when the new Cadillac Mountain
Road is dedicated. Three destroy.
ers will be stationed at Bar Har.
Dor during the ceremonies.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22

nb+ for one thing the change dslocated his digestive
apparatus and make him the slave of bcabonae of soda
If there definite goal toward which were moving
if man were intended ultimately fly through the air (ke
rapeze artist then could that standing instead
squatting running all fours step in the right
direction But it, 10000 years hence, revers to the
of quadruped then all this adventure in keeping our
hands off the ground will turn out merely expensive and
wastefu detour.
No Crushes
Starting with this doubt observed the progress of the
theater and that in it had been good y which
that intelligent people could take pleasure IN
than they used o And sweet attraction of the present
stage found the absence of the handsome untaened
whose first appearance all the young from
the high schools and colleges of the land into
Aso the absence of the sweet thing whose
affected young with similar crushes Wondering where
they had gone, l found them earning small fortunes
the air and leading players in the movies
Drained Off
Out of this circumstance deduced the Great Law which
into which the bad elements of the old swept
Or perhaps only the wornout elements For instance the
silent took dime novel and stage meo-
DRAMA both of them degeneratng at that time into rotten
The radio took the azbands which had reached
their peak and offering nothing few
tricks. When the takies in they drained off the
sentimental musical show leaving the field free for the far
more entertaining satirica musica show And long
when photography invented it took to itself the bad
work of painting the effort to reproduce exactly what the
ordinary eye could
Scum Of Europe?
In the opinion of number of people, the discovery of
America was only the opening of vast new sewer into
which poured gamblers convcs and after govern
ment had been established here, the of Europe.
(On the other hand-I said the theory won't work.
America drained away from Europe its pioneer its hardy
advenurers its strongest You take your choice
that subject) Every religion drains off the
hyserca aherents of the old and every new social theory
sweeps the unatc fringe which always has attach
itself to something somebody. l have doubt that
whppet racing in England drew its enthusiasts from
extremes, the rich who needed thrill, and the
gamblers who needed way to make money.
Bigger and Better
The gutter theory ism pessmistic 1t offers ray of
hope that inventions and discoveries will purify
and fortify whatever good Even each gutter in
another. Thus radio drained off the bad musicals
Of the alkes the taes, at the beginning hack
the worst of the silent days and drained off its refuse
understand that of the great problems Of municipal
management these days what do with garbage Sewers
exist but they defe the around cities and
lncnerato expensive and noisome Perhaps when the
cities have solved that problem philosopher will rise
to solve the parallel problem of what do intellectual
refuse and artistic Bigger and better cutters my
suggestion.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
True to Type
GUTTER THEORY
OF PROGRESS
GIVEN
BY .CBLRERT SELDES-

IF SOMEONE like Herbert Spencer Oswald Spenger
would be good enough to take up gutter theory Of
human progress would ask only small royalty and no
honor The is that has all the appearance the
surface of idea which could sell, but it probably ism
The Washington times., 1932-07-22

much good. I dlScOVered It When I was
writing something in this place, few
months ago, on the disappearance of
the matinee idol from the stage, and
since then it has worked fairly we'll
with radio and few other blessings.
But if it were really good it would
apply to politics, medicine and the
manufacture of shoes, as we'll as most
other human activities. I can't make
it fit in.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22

Home seekers who want to establish
themselves in a home of their own will
find a timely home selection in the
Real Estate for Sale Columns of the
Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1932-07-22
Is Progress Up?

Briefly, the gutter theory is based
on this: The changes which we call
progress and evolution may just as we'll
be degeneration. We cannot be sure
that it was an unmixed blessing for
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The Indianapolis times., 1932-06-25

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tires new sparel. upholstery in Al
cond.; newly reducoed; s225 terms; pri.
owner. IT. 2535
The Indianapolis times., 1932-06-25
BUSINESS SERVICE
Paperhanging and Painting

Al WORK-Paper hung l2isc roll House
painting. Rex Dec. Co. Ri. 1928
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CLEANING. SOC up. Papering ioc roll.
Paper furn. Stonebreaker. Ia. 2s16.
DR.. 5075-Mr. willis, 43O st. Paul. Paint
ing. papering. plsstering. lowest prices.
FIRST-CLASS paper hanging. IOc per roll.
BE. 01l2-R. MAIER & S1DELL.
FLOORS-Refnished &c 50. ft; painting.
paperlng, l5c roll. All wk. guar Oh 3ls3
PAINTING-Cleaning. good work. price
rlght: hour or contract. IT. 64s3 eve
PAPER cleaned, hardwood floors polished.
Paint. windows, woodwork washed. Ia.
PAPER HUNG. I0c; Il yrs. exp: good
paper. cheap. Painting. Oh. 202s
PAPERHANGING-12 roll. paper cleaning.
20c. PaIntg. For. furn. or auto. Hu. 5492.
PAPER hanging: painting and cleaning
Reas. prices w. R. HUGHES. Be. 0245-M.
PAPER HANGING-I0c and up. per roll.
guaranteed. Jones 6S Hughes. Ch. 2789
PAPERING- Cleaning, painting. Guar.
work. Prices right. Mr.. Brown. Ch. 3545
PAPERING- Paining. wall cleaning. floors
refniShed now; TAKE II MONTHS TO
PAY: work and prices guar. Ia 1247.
The Indianapolis times., 1932-06-25

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The Indianapolis times., 1932-06-25
AUTO W OLIVE
so Autos For Sale

MODEL T Ford coupe; fast head; mech.
good; bargain. ia. 0e50: dem. given.
Evening star., 1932-04-05
SPRINGTIN1E
BY ID. C. PEATTIE.

The islands of the Potomac above
Key Bridge are perhaps the finest
happy hunting grounds for those who
love rare and beautiful wild flowers that
the District Of Columbia can boast.
And there you must go to look Tor
squirrel corn, that delectable little
member OF the odd FNumitory family.
to which belong bleeding hearrt OF
our gardens, and golden corydalus.
The shape of the flower is odd, in
deed. and resembles the heart-hke
corolla of bleeding heart. but 1t is
small and dainty, and altogether a
much more refined and lovable little
rare vernal wild flower than the gaudy
coarseness of bleeding heart.
1t takes its common name, of course,
from the yellow granular tubers under
ground, which resemble grains Of
Indian corn.
I doubt if squirrels eat it. The
plant is very poisonous to live stock,
which devour 1t in the Blue Ridge
country when first turned out to
pasture, in q condition ravenous Tor
any fresh green thing.
Even more beautiful is the close
relative of squirrel corn, called Dutch
mans breecheS, and in Europe. little
boys breechees and boys-and-glrlS. In
this the corolla is not SO much heart
shaped as it is. exactly as the name
describes, Dutchmans-breec
No amount of technical language
would be more accurate.
imagine that this plant, too. is
poisonous, but it is also delightful
and enchanting, when you come upon
it in the rich. fragrant loan of the
upper Potomac banks, blooming with
pepper-root and trillium these days.
Evening star., 1932-04-05

IF ever there was an astonished boy
in all the Great World that boy was
Farmer Browns Boy when instead
Il of Shadow the Weasel it was Chat
terer the Red Squirrel who darted
out OF the box trap when he opened it.
All the way from the sugar house
among the maple trees to the rocky
ledges deep in the Green Forest he had
carried that trap that Shadow might
be given his liberty where he would do
no harm to Whitefoot the Wood Mouse
and his family living in the sugar house
lie had thought himself very smart to
think of that way of getting rid of
Shadow without hurting him. Now he
felt very foolish.
He recalled how Farmer Brown had
asked him if he WIS sure that he had
Shadow, and how positive he had been
that he did have him. Now he must go
back and confess that he had been
mistaken. He grinned ruefully at the
thought And he grinned. too, as he
listened to Chatterer the Red Squirrel.
Chatterer was what is called hopping
mad. That Is. he was so angry that he
couldn't sit still. He hoped up and
down as his tongue flew, for Chatterer
was scolding as only Chatterer can. My,
my, my, how his tongue flew! He was
name known to the Squirrel language.
and I suspect he invented some be-
sides. He had forgotten how Farmer
Browns Boy had rescued him from the
pail of sap into which he had fallen
and where he had almost drowned. He
could think of nothing but the indignitv
he had suffered by being trapped and
carried far from his home. So he fairly
screamed at Farmer Browns Boy as he
told him what he thought of him.
Farmer Browns Boy couldn't under
stand word, but he didn't need to.
Chatterer didn't need words to make
his meaning clear.
Farmer Browns Boy looked up at
Chatterer. who was in tree above him.
Il don't blame you a bit. Chatterer,"
said he. NO. sir don't blame you
bit. Still, after all, 1t is in part your
own fault. You had no business to have
gone into this trap. SO it is only partly
my fault that you are so far from home
If you will come back in the trap I'll
take you back there. That is fair
enough. isn't it?"
Or course, Chatterer didn't under
stand the invitation. and he wouldn't
have accepted it had he understood.
He simply continued to scold as Farmer
Browns Boy picked up the trap and
started back. For little way Chatterer
followed him through the treetops.
After he stopped trying to keep up his
scolding voice followed Farmer Browns
Boy AS he approached the sugar house
Farmer Brown stepped out.
We'll, Son." said he without trace
Of smile, II have saved those Mice for
you again while you have been gone.
but you mustn't forget to keep this door
closed or you will have to keep Shadow
Evening star., 1932-04-05
Everyday Psychology
Ancient Dream Suppositions.
By DIR. JESSE W. sPRowLs.

Pindar (522-443 B.C.) supposed that
during sleep the mind was not so much
weighted down by the body. 1t could.
therefore, work with more freedom
than when the body was awake. He
held that all dreams had something to
do with the future, but that only
small number of dreams came true.
Hippocrates (460-370 BCD, the
reputed father of medicine" believed
that some dreams indicated Ill health;
that others had some connection with
things divine.
Democritus (40o-375 B.C) believed
that the atmosphere was full of pictures
of the objects that were on earth.
These pictures were not exact repre-
Sentations. but rather Semblances. He
held that these visionary pictures
attacked the soul during sleep, thus
causing dreams.
Plato (427-347 B.C) supposed that
the liver was the seat of the soul.
Accordingly, he thought that dreams
were generated in that organ. He also
taught that dreams had some con-
nection with future events.
Aristotle (384-322 B.C) supposed
that pictures of the things seen during
the day remained in the eyes. During
sleep these pictures we're revived,
causing dreams.
The foregoing might be taken as a
history of the dream theories during
the 500-year period Immediately pre-
ceding the Christian era. You will
notice that the ancients made some
progress in formulating plausible
theories about the cause and signifi-
canoe of dreams.
Copyright, 1922
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