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The Washington times., 1932-09-16
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The Washington times., 1932-09-16

Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
Mrs. Pratt AssaiIed
For Using Frank

NEW YORK, Sept. l6.
Democratic opponents of Mrs.
Ruth Pratt in the Seventeenth
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MRS. AUDREY JOHNSTON
ON A CHARGE of deSertion,
Mrs. Audrey Johnston of Mary
land Park, was awarded a di-
vorce from Jane F. Johnston
in circuit court at Upper Marl-
boro yesterday.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
PAPERS
GREET NIGHT
INVADERS
Detective Says Entrance Was
Made Via the Fire Escape
on Third Floor

Professional cracksmen la
bored diligently last night at
Hahn's shoe store, Seventh
and K Streets Northwest, and
blew two safes, both in an Of
flee on the second floor.
When the safes were opened,
they were full of office rec.
ords.
Bertha Blackburn, of 2142 Thir-
tieth St. N. W., discovered the
attempted robbery when she came
to work this morning. An inves-
tigation revealed that the cracks
man had not found the office
funds which were not kept in the
safes.
Detective Sergeant Larry O'Dea,
In charge of the investigation,
said the safe-crackers had entered
the building through a third-story
window, by way of a fire escape.
Three times last night the
burglar alarm at the Goldenberg
Department Store was set off.
Watchmen went through the
store but found nothing wrong.
The alarms were set off by the
conclusion of the explosions next
door.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
ROBBER FELLS
CHOIR SINGER
MRS. CONNER

An intensive search is being
made today for masked gun
man who last night struck down
Mrs. Marjorie Clark, choir singer
at the Calvary Baptist Church,
Eighth and H Streets Northwest,
and escaped, leaving the woman
unconscious.
Mrs. Clark was alone in the
choir room when the bandit
walked in and ordered her to
throw up her hands. Instead,
she screamed, and the bandit
struck her over the head with his
pistol and fled.
Other church members, at
tracted by her cries, searched i'll
vain for the intruder. -
The church is one at which
the late President Harding wor-
SHIPPED. Police believe the rob-
ber was planning to go through
the coats of members of the
choir.
Mrs. Clark told police the rob
ber was about IS years old. and
well dressed. His features were
concealed by a handkerchief over
the lower part of his face. Mrs
Clark lives at the Cavalier Hotel,
$500 Fourteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
CAPPER SEEKS
S|SK DEATH
INQUIRY
Letter to Sen. Copeland Calls
Case "CareIessIy Handled"
BY Emergency Staff

In strong letter formally
sent today to Senator Royal S.
Copeland (D.) of New York,
chairman of the subcommittee
on public health of the Senate
District Committee, Senator
Arthur Capper (R.) of Kansas,
chairman of the full commit
tee, asks an investigation of the
alleged lack of treatment ac-
corded by Emergency Hospital
to Joseph F. Sisk, Baltimore
newspaper man, who died at
Gallinger Hospital, February 4.
Senator Capper advises that
this ''is a serious matter involv-
ing a Washington hospital which
receives large allowance annu-
ally from the District budget for
the care of charity and emer-
gency cases."
"CareleSsly Handled"
AS a layman, Senator Capper
writes DR.. Copeland, he cannot
escape conclusion that this case
was very carelessly handled at
Emergency Hospital"
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
C.. Fl. Wright Shooting Wins
$40 Times Ne1Ustip Prize

Quick action reporting on the
shooting of Clarence H. Wright,
S3-year-old general store proprietor
of Fairland, Md. during a target
practice in which his son was
participating, won first prize of
$40 in the weekly Washington
Times NewStip Contest.
The tip on the discovery of
the body of Capt. Lewis A. Day,
In his quarters at Fort Meade,
Md, with a gunshot wound in
This head, was awarded the second
prize Of $40.
Fire Tip Wins $5
For information on a fire in
Hagerstown, Nd, which razed
the plant Of the Lowry Produce
Company, with a damage esti-
mated at $4,000. an alert tip
ster won the SIS third prize.
The victim of the diligence of
members of the metropolitan po,
lice force, Jerry Eluto, 4723
Eighth ST. N. W., was almost
arrested the other day for "steal-
ing" samples of his. own mer.
chandise out of his own car.
The tip on this story won the
fourth prize, of So.
Six 50 awards we're made for
the following stories: The diff
ficulty of Brig. Gen. Pelham D.
Glassford, chief of police. in
starting his motorcycle; the i'll
ness of Ngi, famous gorilla al
the Zoo: the injury to work
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
LYON PARK WIFE
IS STRANGLED
IN HOME
Husband, Hands Stained, Near
Body As Kin Discover
Mrs. Mary Little

Mrs. Mary Little, 49, of Lyon
Park, Va, was found strangled
to death in her living room yes
terday afternoon, her husband,
William, also 40, sitting beside
the body. Her sister and
brother-in-law, Harley o. But
tolph, of Washington, who ar
rived at the cottage at 5 30
p. M, were the first to find
the body. .
The husband, who has been
under treatment three months for
a nervous disorder, was sitting
in a chair a few feet away
staring blankly at the body. His
hands, according to Deputy
Sheriff Harry woodward, Of Ar
lington, were bloodStained.
Husband Dazed
Attempts of Commonwealth S
Attorney Lawrence w. Douglas to
question Little, however, we're fu-
tile as he sat rubbing his hands
together nervously, in a daze, and
repeated:
81 nave had no difficulty
with my wife,"
Late last night, however, Lit
ties Stupor cleared and he re-
called some events of the day but
could not remember anything
that occurred Immediately before
the tragedy. Authorities said
mental examination would be
held by DR. j. S. de Jarnett, State
mental specialist. ...
Retains w. C. Cloth .
Former commonwealth attorney
w. C. Cloth has been retained oy
Little.
Little was taken to the Airing
ton county Jail, where he was
given treatment by DR.. Richard
N. Sutton, his physician of
Clarendon. He will be questioned
further today by Attorney Douglas
and Sheriff Howard B. Fields.
According to Mr.. Douglas, there
were no signs Of a struggle in
the tiny living room where the
woman's body was found. William
Little. jr., their son, who lives
less than so feet away, told
police he heard no signs of a
struggle in the cottage.
Scratches on Throat
When called by Mr.. Buttolph.
he Immediately summoned DR..
Sutton and Coroner H. B. Swain,
who pronounced the woman dead.
DR.. SwNin said that she had been
dead less than a half hour. On
her throat he found deep
scratches of finger nails.
Little has been jobless and i'll
for the past three months. Prior
to that, he was a collector for
Washington furniture house.
Mrs. Little'S body was removed
to the undertaking parlor of C. j.
Ives, in Clarendon.
In addition to her husband and
son, Mrs. Little is survived by a
sister, Mrs. F. M. Beatty, of Alex
andria, and two brothers, Frank
and Justin.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
WATSON TARGET
Of GUNMAN

Police today worked on the
theory that the bullet fired early
Thursday morning into the bed
room of Stanley Bell, radio an
nouncer, at 1890 Fourteenth St.
N. W., was intended for the
house next door, 928, where Fire
Chief George S. Watson, resides.
With this in view, they were
questioning Ernest Meile, 30-year-
old hacker and former member
of the fire department, who was
arrested this morning by Police
man j. E. Bennett, of the Traf-
fic Bureau
John C. Price, shell-shocked war
veteran, taxicab driver and also
a former fireman, who was ar
rested Saturday, admitted, &C
cording to police, firing several
shots in the vicinity of the
Ball and Watson homes. He
also implicated Meile, police said.
In announcing that Price had
confessed to firing the shots. po-
lice said there was no connec-
ton between that incident and
the activities of the phantom
011nYoan"
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
Old Age Pensions
Monday Club Topic

Old age security legislation
will be the subject at tonight's
meeting of the Monday Evening
Club, in Barker Hall, Y. w. C. A.
Building, Seventeenth and K
Streets Northwest Mrs. Mary
Norton, chairman of the House
District Committee; Edward F.
McGrady, of the American Fede-
ration of Labor, and Louis A.
Lipp will speak. Mr.. Lipp will
tell how old age pensions are
administered in Massachusetts.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15

man when he was wedged be-
tween pipes at the Department
of Commerce; the participation
of 800 Coast Guardsmen in the
George Washington Bicentennial
parade IN Alexandria; the in
jury to a workman when he fell
through a transom, and the SEN
tence, at Winchester, Va, of an
18-year-old boy to die in the
electric chair.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
PACT
AWAITED
Times Staff Photo

Only four more days remain for
a "get together" of the proponents
of the Capper street car merger
bill and the group that would
amend that long pending measure.
At it's regular meeting Friday
the Senate District Committee
may ring the gong on the wrang-
ling. 1t is apparent, as hinted
by Senator William H. King,
Utah, ranking Democrat of the
committee and stanch advocate
of a unification of transportation
lines here, that the Senate COM
mittee has become 'fed up" with
the lengthy hearings.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
Defective Plumbing
Subject of Meeting

Dangers to life and death from
defective plumbing will be the
topic of a special meeting of a
committee of the American So
ciety of Sanitary Engineers and
of manufacturers of sanitary pot
terry and brass goods, to be held
February "a to 26 at the Bureau
of Standards.
The District of Columbia code
with regard to plumbing affords
ample protection, it is said, but
in other localities changes are
necessary in the public interest.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
Police Radio Aids
In Speedy CAPTURE

The value of the Washington
police radio was demonstrated
yesterday when a thief was cap
tured two minutes after he
had robbed a house in the north
west section.
The man, who gave his name
as Theodore Crutchfield, colored,
%, was found after he had fled
from the apartment Of Mrs.
Mabel Montgomery, 1700 MaSSa-
chusettS Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
Rep. Thatcher Talks
At Masonic Lodge

Representative Maurice H.
Thatcher, Kentucky, form e r
Governor of Panama, will talk on
George Washington the Mason,
before the Columbia Lodge, No. 3,
F. A. A. NJ, at their George
Washington Bi-Centennial Ami
versary Celebration on Friday.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
Wider POUer Urged
For DR.. F. w. BaLIOU

The District Commissioners have
recommended that the superin-
tendent of schools be authorized
to accept designations or applica-
tions for retirement, grant leave
of absence and to make changes
in personnel, between meetings
of the Board of Education.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
Rescue Squad Plans
Custer Supper Fete

A contribution of $25 from
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Prince
Georges County Volunteer Fire
mems Association has been re-
ceived by the rescue squad, Chief
Andrew F.. Gasch announced to-
day.
An oyster supper for the ben
eft of the squad treasury is
planned for some time in March,
Gasch said. ..
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
Couple Celebrate
so Years of Marriage

Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice F.
Costello, of 1900 Georgia Ave. N.
W., yesterday celebrated their
golden anniversary. Mr.. Costello
is engaged in the life insurance
business. Married in Philadelphia,
the couple have lived in Wash
ington for Al years.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
Taxi Man Loses Car,
S. to Armed RObber

An armed white man held up
and robbed William Lewis, of SOB
S st. N. w., of his taxicab and
SIS in cash at Eleventh and Mon
roe Streets Northwest. early yes
terday morning, he reported to
police. He said the man was well
dressed and about 80 years old.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
WOn10n's Suffrage
HOLidau Discussed

Plans to make August 26 a
national holiday in honor of the
passage of the Anthony equal
suffrage) amendment to the Con.
stitution will be considered at
the semi-annual conference of
the Susan B. Anthony Founda-
tion of Maryland, to be held in
the May Auditorium, Baltimore,
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
BGree Held on Bond
As Hit-RHn DriUer

James Baree, colored, of Dud-
ley Park, Arlington county, is be-
ing held by the Alexandria police
under $500 bond as the hit and
run driver of the car which in
iured Georgia Carter, Is, basket.
ball star, yesterday. He will be
tried Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
Trophy AWard Due
At IOUG State Meet

At the next meeting of the Iowa
State Society, to be held at the
Willard Hotel on February 27, a
trophy will be awarded to the dis
trict having the largest repreSen-
tation during the evening. The
hostesses will be Senator and Mrs.
Brookhart and Senator and Mrs.
Dickinson.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15

can lay hold of virtue in such wise that it will become
thereby vicious, if embrace it with too eager and
violent passion 1t is possible both to love virtue
much and to~be excessive in a right action"
What was good enough for Montaigne is good enough
for His words philosophy may be well said about
virtue: Practced in moderation it is agreeable and ad
vantageous but it makes uncivized and unsound
scornful of religion and laws, foe to social
intercourse foe to merely human pleasures incapable
of political function and OF giving aid to others or
to hmsef-a to be cuffed with impunity"
What was good enough for Montaigne will hope be ?S
not be good enough for Canon Chase
Take Them Apart
One of the key phrases of modern life is "he dissoca
ton of ideas invented popularzed by Remy de Gour
mont We say claw and order, and assume that there
is an eternal relation between the two that whatever is
legal is orderly. Then shocking book "Our Lawless
Police by Ernest J. Hopkins, is published to show
that the guardians of the law may be the enemies Of
order That s it associates idea from the other
One of the most rveted inerconnections is between
disarmament and pacifsm, that it is impossible to
hate war without hating ornaments Although this is
fairly idea, it needs examination But the moment
you begin to examine it feel yourself on the side OF
the warmakers the profiteers the diplomats the muir
derous ones the bloodthirsty old who sit at home
and rejoice in the slaughter of the young Carried away
by your emotions by genuine dislike OF war and by
sense of shame for being the side of the devil you
stop dissociating.
Birth Control and War
found myself shocked the other day by the opening
pages of William McDougalls "World Chaos" His gen.
era point is that our civilization is lopslded because
and economics and all the sciences OF lfe The special
point which struck in brief paragraph on birth
control:
"COnsider the knowledge methods of birth CONTROL
This knowledge, let loose upon the world rrevOcaby
may within few generations result in changes of the
composition of the worlds populations far violent
and mOmentOus than any recorded by history, than
resulting from the most devastating plaques, the most
destructive floods other catasrOphes. And the
changes of population that may well result from this
knowledge likely to be far profound and lasting
and only too likely to be far disastrous, than any
previous changes of population"
do not suppose any pacfist in the world would deny
this; it s in fact of the soundest pacifis argu-
ments that birth control might make unnec-
essary birth control is not likely proceed at an
equal rate in all sections of the world Certain nations
will remain stationary while others will continue to
grow and is quite possible that the growing nations
will be those which the hardest to convince by high
ideals andSbIe sentiments The world has far been
battleefd the habit of War has not been eradicated
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
Death of ChacOnas
POStDOneS Meetin0

PoStponement of the smoker
which was to be held tomorrow
night by the Sons of Pericles at
st. Sophia'S Hall, was made nee
essary because of the death of
Charles K. Chaconas, of 1914
Kansas Ave. N. w. He was the
father of Gus C. ChaconaS, a
brother of the society,
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued at
Rockville to Wilbur E. Burch, 81,
of Mt. Rainier, Md, and Francis
K. Smith, 20, of Hyattsville, Md,
and Paul Julius Karchnef, "a, of
Washington, and Helen Downes
Hildebrand, 81, of Dickerson, Md.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
GRANGE PROGRAM

The Germantown Grange at its
meeting tonight in the Grange
Hall at Germantown, Md, is ex-
pected to approve the program
formulated by the grange officers
of the Montgomery Howard
County Pomona Grange at a re-
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
PHONE COMPANY HOST

The Washington Society of
Engineers will be guests of the
telephone company Wednesday at
8:15 p. m. at the telephone COM
pany's offices. Members of the
society will be conducted through
the building to see the workings
of the exchange
The Washington times., 1932-02-15

my reference TO TIE TeloIIHlHS dCCNl-
ties of Canon Chase, who, if l re-
member the catalogue, favors the
clean books bill and movie censorship
and prohibition and nearly everything
else in moral tyranny. why don't
you concede," asks Mr.. Forrest, chat,
although his specific interests may be
hostile to yours, he is defending virtue
as he sees it?"
1t causes me no pain to make this
concession. refer Mr.. Forrest and
Canon Chase to an extremely wise
man, Montaigne. who, in his essay
"Of Moderation" writes: "As if our
touch were infection, we, by our ham
ding, corrupt things which in them
selves are heautiful and good. We
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
WEST END MEET

The West End Citizens Associa-
ton will meet tonight at 8
o'clock in Stockton Hall of
George Washington University
Law School.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
Home BreLU o. Tonic,
WOnl1n'S Excuse

Possession of 81 bottles of home
brew beer which she said she had
made as a tonic cost Martha
Hamilton, colored, a fine of $50
and costs in the Alexandria police
court this morning.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
True. to Type
DOES BIRTH CONTROL
INEVITABLY LEAD TO
MORE WAR;?
By GILBERT SELDES

TT is pleasant to learn that virtue does not unde
Tended even in our immoral times Mr.. John Forrest
continuing his longdstance snping at my opinion has
the kindness to say that m is not like you to at
decencY" but he thinks came perousy close to it in
The Washington times., 1932-02-15
NATIVES PLAN PARTY

The. Society of Natives will hold
a Bicentennial party Friday at
8 p. m. at the Washington Club.
Colonial costumes will be in order.
The Washington times., 1932-02-15

SIBLEY GUILD TO MEET
The Women's Guild of Sible7
Memorial Hospital will meet +
Rust Hall, adjoining the hospital,
Thursday at 10:45 a. m.
Evening star., 1932-09-21

One OF Elton Days thin, strong hands
waved her back into her chair.
She called me mister. Think of it,
waiter At my age"
Terrible, sir. Terrible" the waiter
said. gurgling.
You see?" Elton Day addressed Judy
now. You see what people will think
Of you if you 60 around saying mister
to me? Well, let that be lesson to you
You may go now, waiter
Yes, sir. Thank you, sir
judy sat back in her chair, almost
in daze.
You do-such mad things" rhe
managed at last.
Mad? You mean crazy. OF course.
I am crazy I'd have to be crazy. TO
be in a business like this I-don't
ever let me suspect that you're think
ing mister about me again. Or I'll
-Ill-come on. Please laugh.
can't go on being a fool forever
You've got to laugh
Dutifully-and also because she
wanted to-Judv giggled. then laughed,
and Elton Day laughed. too And then,
suddenly, he touched her hand lightly.
Now. We can really do a good pro-
gram he said. See here. you're 25.
You're polished cultured, wise, friendly.
I want warmth in your voice. Friends,
Romans. country-women. AS If you were
right in the room, talking to the
women who are listening. Get it?"
I'm afraid I can't do that"
You've got to. That's the whole
Evening star., 1932-09-21

she should have gone with Dick Mason.
Not one word she could really object
to. not one thing that wasn't just light
talk. and yet she felt more was coming.
Now; about these continuities," Elton
Day said suddenly in an entirely
changed voice an utterly business-l like
voice See here. Miss Allison. what s
your idea Of the character, anyhow"
Il don't know anything about her.
really. You see, just walked in and
they handed me a"
"A continuity. Script, If you like it
better"
"A continuity And read it without
being told anything about it. So
so as usual, the dumb Dummies gave
you no chance at all to get set for the
right pitch. the right speed, or any
thing. Well. we'll fix that. I'm trying
to do a new kind OF beauty program.
Miss Allison. You see, this is aimed
to sell new line Of cosmetics, called
Beauty Builder"
II never heard of them" Judy said.
Neither has anybody else. But the
whole world is going to hear about them
now-thanks to you and me and the
people who pay the bills. So you re
supposed to be a woman who's Travelled
ali over the world. seen everything,
studied nothing but style and makeup
for 20 years. You're supposed to be So
lust about. BY the way, how old are
you?"
Evening star., 1932-09-21

Idea Of the program, Look. This script
Broken lines. Even some mistakes in
grammar. Because that's the way I
want you to talk None Of this la-de-
da stuff In my programs. Get it now?"
I'll certainly try hard to get it,
Mr.. Day"
She saw his hand raised, to beckon
the waiter again.
"Elton!" she said quickly, only lit
tie angrily. Then she heard herself
laughing again.
See how train emp" he demanded.
See here-you really need this job,
don't you?"
"Of course, ! do
You don't look it, you know Nice
new dress. Cost-cost thirty-five at
Blanks. Didn't it?"
How in the world would you know?"
I'm strange man, sister A
strange man. And why shouldn't I
know"
we'll didn't think men knew
much about dresses and what they cost
and-all that"
Knowing that sort of stuff is my
business. right now. Silly isn't it?
That's what I always say"
He chuckled again.
(To Be ContinueO.
Evening star., 1932-09-21
SYNOPSIS FOR PRECEDING
INSTALLMENTE.

When Judy Allison had been in Chicago
for six months without finding work. her
father wired her that he would send no
Hfawatha, her small home town in Nebra ska.
She was downcast at her failure and what
her return would mean when she went to
the tea room in the house where she lived.
Richard Mason. chief radio announcer at
WAOA, lived at the same house. He was
seated at Judys table by Mrs. Malone. the
kindly matchmaking tea,room proprietor.
Dick asked her to pass the sugar. and in
her nervous condition the bowl slipped from
impulsively Judy showed Dick her father s
going home next day. he said she Should
not give up. Dick was impressed by tfe
quality Of her voice and her personality and
persuaded her to try next day for a talking
position on the new Beauty Builder program
at his studio. There were IS other appli-
cants. among them Iona Burdette. tall
dark, well dressed and sood lookinE; who
was over Dick told her she had been chosen.
that she, was to work three mornings a
week and the salary was $40 a week The
audition had been held early in the morn.
with him In the restaurant: where Judy
saw many radio celebrities, she met Elton
Day.
Evening star., 1932-09-21

Absence of a witness in a case in
Strabane, ireland. court, it was ex-
planned. was because he had to stay
home and undergo a treatment for
which included walking around
a well three times a day with leeches
round his head