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The Washington times., 1932-07-25

prepared in advance. To this query the waiter, !
Which may be translated "What will you have for
soup?" and the solitary reply. in country OF Great
Cooks, is that ancient favorte of all vocabularies'
Gravy soup
What's Gravy Soup?
soup existed but it is uncaldo de sustancias in my
little Spanish book it is "kosoppa in Swedish, re-
member being baffled by it in an abortve effort to
learn Russian, and weary, wayWorn wanderers nave
heard of it, but seen it, in Italy and Bohemia
Obviously lexcographers invention 1t maintains lts
place in the books the result of conspiracy the
type set up generations and would cost TOO
much to change it now. Perhaps, in the END writers
of manuals will wear down the cooks, and, having IN
vented the name will compel them to invent the thing
hope not
Little to Eat
The Swedish meal is soon finished according to the
book You ask for roast beef get fried soes and that is
all the nourishment you can have unless you count
pepper far down the list food The book also
offers penat och sparrka and pretends that they
spinach and broccoli but if sparriska is not asparagus
what is language for and whoever served both spinach
and broccoli at time? There is wine list and there
is big surprise which goes right back to the beginning
eaten the soe the question appears Wi you take some
soup?" AS marks of Identification visible you
naturally, is "nej, tack" or the hell with it.
1t is clear Chat will have to order the regular dinner
in Stockholm and Upsala and trust that the Swedish
cuisine is superior to the Swedish vocabulary The ngus
tic preparation for visitors is adequate except
the negative side and so long as you have aul line of
the joys of the palate. Il
What We Offer {,
Our welcome to foreigners is meager theirs
to Most of the little books prepared by English
and have not yet discovered wade mecum with
which Turk, or French, Prooshian could safely go
into speakeasy The guide offered to the French
presents the shortest and skimpest meal record al
though it begins noby with "brnng th)e ouan list
The blow falls enough, for the Frenchman asks for
ittp ace, apparently to commit the soecsm of putting
it into his wine Thereafter he has dozen oysters
(oisterc), iced water, pot of tea with cold (ho
milk footstool and the bill which is, however, not
correct That is the meal he may order in conversation
but if he rudey wishes merely to cry out the of
comestbles his range is virtually unlimited He have
plete of entchovis btroute, various beefs, duck
decanter, caufower lemon chop to be cut with
naife, and pannkeks with crime.
Public Notices
Our exicons for tourists in America lack, however,
rubrc which the Swedes have provided: Notices.
Here you find all those signs which battling
you pass through the streets of foreign city: No Thor
oughfare and Just Published Pull and PUSH Bedroom for
Single Gentlemen and the like It is gratifying to learn
that in civilized Stockholm you will find Var snail
och torka af fotterna and will obedenty wipe your feet
BT
The Washington times., 1932-07-25

prepared in advance. To this query the WaNer'
gather, counters with "Hvad for soppa will hi ha?
which may be translated What will you have for
soup?" and the solitary reply, in country of Great
Gravy soup"
The Washington times., 1932-10-12

have to think and struggle win way clear After
heard nothing but silly optimism Mr. Roosevets direct
hard truth was a relief but Mr.. Mills wants to go
back to pap for grown men,
The Truth
The words of Mr. Roosevelt important that.
although Mr.. Mills has already given them second
circulation they should be printed again In San Fran
cisco he said: .
"A glance at the situation today only too clearly ndi-
Gates that equality of opportunity as we have known
it, no longer exists Our industrial plant is built The
problem just is whether under existing cOndlOns
1t is not Overbui
"Our last frontier has long since been reached and
there is practically free land There is no
safetyvave in the form of Western prairie to which
can go for new start. We not able to invite immi-
grafton from Europe to share endless plenty
"a mere builder of more industrial plants, creator
of railroad systems organizer OF more corpora
tiOns, is as likely to be danger as help -
"The day of the great promoter, or the financial
titan, to whom granted anything if only he would
build or develop Our task is not discovery
exploitation of natural resources or necessarily pro-
ducing more goods It is the sOberer less drastic bust
ness of administering and plants already in
hand of seeking to reesabsh foreign markets for our
surplus production of meeting the problems of under
distributing wealth and products more equitably of
adapting existing economic organizations to the service
of the people,"
And the Illusion
Mr. Mills protests against this, not saying it is untrue
but contrasting it with Mr.. Hoover's belief in steady
development and expansion and unlimited opportunity.
Mr.. Hoovers belief in unlimited opportunity is one OF
the major of the depression which followed the
Wall Street crash for belief in what does not exist is
fatal obstacle in the way of doing what should be done
If Mr. Hoover still believes that it is good thing for
America to build thousands of factories in order to pro-
duce millions of gadgets, not of which need or
pay for, his economic philosophy is even more OF
menace than his worst enemy has believed.
Mr. Roosevelt is the side of the hardheaded econo
ists who facing facts. Most of them seriously be-
eve that some way will have to be found to persuade
mlonaires spend their money instead of investing it
in new factories which cannot sell their output. Mr..
Hoover is on the side of Mr.. Mills.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
JUDGE LEN|ENT
ONPARKER

Philip Pollioove today got a
break when he came up before
Traffic Court Judge Ralph Given
on parking charge.
Traffic Bureau Policeman ]. D.
Martin said Pollioove's car was
parked Monday, the Jewish Day
of Atonement, in a restricted zone
on Pennsylvania Avenue North
west, and he gave him a ticket
Pollioove explained he was buy
ing a pair of shoes and said lis
hours in his own store were so
long he could not get away ex,
cept on a holiday. Judge Given
said:
We'll, when any man is
driven by necessity to violate
a day as sacred as YOm Kippur
he ought to have a chance.
Take his personal bond"
The Washington times., 1932-10-12

District, are ready for picking.
All summer long. the veteran
farmer has been the recipient of
interested queries from passersby,
who have invariably turned out to
be native SouthernerS.
Mr.. Wilson said the plants ma
tured more slowly than they do
further South, but finally devel-
oped fully. He added:
Il firmly believe cotton could
be grown here prOfitabIy; that
is, if it weren't for the fact that
it doesn't seem possible to grow
it anywhere prOfitably these
days"
University of Maryland scien-
fists we're interested observers of
some cotton plants he set out on
a larger scale this year on a lot
owned by his daughter in nearby
Maryland, he said.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
ON A FURLOUGH,
He SUES.D. c,

Petition for an in junctio o n
against the District Commission
ers restraining them from keep
ing on the payrolls of the office
of the municipal architect per-
sons having lower efficiency
rating than he has was filed in
District Supreme Court today by
Rihmond B. Redington.
His petition says he is being
held on indefinite furlough al
though the municipal architect
has requested his return to ac-
tive duty.
Redington, through Attorney
Jesse B. Duke, says only one Nsr-
son in the engineering depart
ment of the office has a higher
efficiency rating than that of
90.26 which he holds. He charges
the Commissioners are discrimi-
mating against him because he
decli0ed to approve plans for a
sewer department garage which
had been drawn by members of
that department.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
JOBLESS FUNDS
NEARLY CONE

Estimating that the entire
$350,000 emergency unemploy
ment relief fund will be com
pletely exhausted before the end
of December. George S. Wilson
director of the Board of Public
Welfare, today expressed concern
over relief plans during the
winter.
Stinting to the utmost, Mr..
Wilson said that already $2O8,0 900
of the fund has been spent. The
relief comm ittee, he said, has
striven to keep in lire with the
wishes of the District Commits
sioners that the fund be expended
at not more than $4,000
a month. He declared:
with wages continually de-
cIining, $1,OOO,OOO would not be
too much for relief during a
winter such as the one we are
about to experience. / went
through the depression of 1893
as a social worker. but that was
nothing compared to what we
are now experiencing"
The $350,00O fund was intended
to last the District throughout
the winter months. At the time
it was appropriated, President
Hoover urged a 100000 fund.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
JOBS ARE GONE
# PLACED ON
FURLOUGH
Maryland Virginia Residents
Also Included in a Revised
Regulation Just Issued

Federal employees claiming
the District of Columbia, Vir-
ginia or Maryland as their
legal residence, will have no
chance whatever of getting
new Federal jobs here if fur
loughed or dropped for re-
duction of force-not for a
long time, at least.
The Civil Service Commission
today made this clear in an.
nouncing regulations for the new
unemployment list" for fur
loughed or dropped employees
Barrel From List
This list and regulations super
cede the old "furlough list" of
types of employees eligible for
transfer or reinstatement, and
residents of the District and the
two adjoining States are barred
from it.
The new regulations, and new
priority system, instituted accord
ing to President Hoover's order
of September 20. put on the
preferred list for vacancies work
ers furloughed three months or
more or about to be furloughed,
o. who have been dropped for
reduction of force within one
year.
There shall be no priority
among eligibles on this list, and
in case of a vacancy all eligibles
shall be certified, the department
executive taking his choice. The
unemployment list takes prece-
dence over the open competitive
registers.
Six Other States
About six States besides the
District of Columbia already have
more employees in the Federal
service than the law authorizes.
Considering the number of drop
ped employees to go on this new
list, none of these State residents
can expect a transfer if dropped.
Employees on this re-employ-
ment list will be eligible for
positions similar to their old ones,
also positions for which they
have passed examinations.
Names will remain on the list
one year, and employees trans
ferred on this list must serve
probationary period in their new
nOSitinnS
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
B A n
FACES B. E.F.

Erection of a memorial flag
pole at Anacostia flats by Ore
gon veteran sympathizers in
tribute to the Bonus Army's oc-
cuption of that area last spring
would prove "an embarrassment
to the Administration" and a
permit for its erection will be
refused. according to an official
of public buildings and parks.
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, direc-
tor of public buildings and parks,
already has indicated disfavor
toward the project. The use of
bronze placques and brick
foundation constitute a 'struc-
ture," he has stated, erection of
which must be authorized by
specific act of Congress.
Meantime the 122-foot flag
shaft is en- route by freighter
from Portland, Ore. It is due
to arrive October %.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
KEECH To FIGHT
FOR ZONE FARE

Peoples Counsel Richmond B.
Keech declared today he intLrded
pushing on with his plan for a
5-cent-zone street car fare, despite
the gloom resulting from con-
ference between the Public Utili-
ties Commission and officials Of
the local traction companies.
At the conference held yester-
day afternoon Mr.. Keech was in
formed that w. B. Bennett, chief
engineer of the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company, and
H. E. Heberle, assistant to the
president of the Capital Traction
Company, were studying the zone
fare plan.
He said he intended meeting
with these executives to ascer-
tain whether it is not possible to
agree on some concrete plan for
the zone fare at future confer
enCe of the traction officials and
the commission.
Mr.. Keech said it was disclosed
at the conference that in other
cities where the zone fare had
been inaugurated the decline in
both the passenger and revenue
loss of the companies had been
halted, even though substantial
gains had not resulted in all in
stances. This alone, he said,
would be worth the experiment
in the Capital.
The commission, following the
conference. issued a statement to
the effect that it held little hope
for establishment of the zone
fare here. Officials of the COM
panies agreed to further study
the nlan
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
19 ROBBER|ES
NET S1,047

Nineteen cases of housebreak-
ing occurred in the District yes
terday and early today. The
thieves took loot valued at
$1,047.
Held up at pistol point in the
hallway of his home by two
colored men last night, Alfred
Adkins, of the 700 block of P
st. N. W.. was robbed.
Phillip Chase, of the 1900 block
of Hunt Pl. N. E.. said a thief
forced an entrance to his home
last night and stole clothing
valued at $168. The automobile
of Samuel Downey, of the 400
block of Sixth st. N. W., was
looted of clothes valued at SITS
last night.
Charles Walker Pace, of the
900 block of New York Ave. N.
W., pc"ted to police that on
Monday two men robbed him Of
his taxicab and $268.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
District ''Crops" of Cotton
Now Ready for Picking

You don't have to go Way
down South in the land O. cot
ton" to grow cotton.
In fact cotton is growing no
farther south than the 100 block
of Seventeenth st. N. W., on
the front lawn of the home OF
Augustus Wilson, retired Georgia
farmer.
Three cotton plants Mr.. Will
son set out the latter part of
April to prove his contention
that cotton can be grown in the
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
FORCEMENT
HOOVER 5
SUBJECT
Speech Tonight to Be High
Spot of Bar Associations
Annual Convention

President Hoover address
at Constitution Hall tonight
on law enforcement was
eagerly anticipated by mem
bers of the American Bar AS
sociation, for the speech is
looked upon as the high spot
of the convention. Chief
Justice Hughes will preside
tonight.
Almost equally noteworthy, how
ever, will be the ceremonies in
connection with the laying of the
cornerstone of the new Supreme
Court Building toborning morn
ing, at which Chief Justice Hughes
and John w. Davis. former Demo
cratic Presidential candidate will
speak.
NOtableS To Be There
The Marques of Reading. Paul
Reynaud. former French minister
of Justice; former Secretary of
State Frank B. Kellogg and many
other persons of prominence, both
here and abroad, are taking an
active part in the annual meeting,
which will close Saturday night
with a banquet.
I'm" ortant c--nmittee reports
were made this afternoon at the
second general session of the as
sociation in the United States
Chamber of Commerce building.
Judge Marlborough Stone spoke on
the functions of the court.
The first general session of the
convention was held today in Cop
stitution Hall, where Guy A.
Thompson, president of the asso-
citation. in his annual address. as
serted that dangers greater than
have ever threatened this coun-
try before now beSet it, and that
the duty o. leadership in the crisis
falls upon the lawyers.
Danger from Within
He said, in part:
To the thoughtful and OBJ
servant is it not plainly evident
CONTINUED on Page II, Col. -
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
{ EX-POL|CEMAN
CLUBS WIFE,
ENDS LIFE
Long-Enduring Quarrels End
In Apartment Tragedy;
Woman in Hospital

Cecil f. Showalter, 45, re-
tired policeman, died shortly
before noon at Casualty Hos
pital where he was taken to-
day after he sent a bullet
crashing into his brain fol-
lowing an attack upon his
wife who is also in a critical
condition at the hospital.
Police were told that Showalter
and his wife, Annie, ~, en-
gagged in a violent quarrel in
their second-floor apartment in
the 5000 block of Brothers Pl.
S. E. early this morning.
NeighbOrS Tell of QuarreIS
Neighbors said the couple had
been quarreling at times for
many weeks and Showalter
forced his wife to quit her posi-
tion at the Bureau of Printing
and Engraving on Monday.
Mrs. Thelma Herman, who
lives on the first floor of the
house, told police she heard the
sound of blows this morning
and said Mrs. Showalter had
stumbled down the steps, bleed
ing profusely from scalp lacera-
tions. Police said her husband
attacked her with blackjack.
Mrs. ShoWalter staggered to the
front porch of the house and
neighbors called police.
Retired Two Years Ago
Showalter, apparently frightened
at his wife's condition, thrust his
32-calibre revolver into his mouth
and fired.
The bullet pierced his skull. He
was taken to Casualty where he
died more than two hours later.
ShoWalter gained notoriety
about four years ago when he was
arrested by Maryland police on
charge of intoXication. Although
the case was dismissed, he was
transferred from his assignment
as paymaster at headquarters to
the Eleventh precinct.
He retired about two years ago
because of physical disability.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
Policeman Sues
To Keep Child Here

An Injunction suit was filed in
District Supreme Court today by
Policeman Lloyd S. Graham seek
ing to restrain his wife, Bertha.
from taking their 16-month-old
daughter outside the District.
Graham declares in his pc
tition that his wife has threat
ened to move to Vienna, Va, to
live and take the little girl with
her. Police regulations prohibit
him from living outside the Dis
trict. he declares.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
HOOVER HANDS
WINNER n Ter CUP
Times Staff Photo

President Hoover today pre-,
sented the Presidents Cup to
the winner of the Presidents
Cup regatta which took place on
the Potomac on September 16
and II.
Tn winner of the trophy was
Bill Horn, who first crossed the
line with his Delphine. The win
ming boat was named after Del
phine Dodge Cromwell Baker,
who received the cup in the
name of the winner.
Commodore Edmund F.. Jewell,
general chairman of the official
board of the regatta, introduced
the winner to the President.
Other Officials included Commo-
dore E. C. Baltz, representing
tn Chesapeake and Potomac
Power Boat Association; James
A. Councillor, chairman Of the
finance committee; John Remon,
chairman of the trophy commit
tee; Robert V. Fleming, treas
urer, and Commodore ]. H.
Galliher, representing the Corin,
THAN Yacht Club.
The sixth annual event of it's
kind, the regatta was conducted
under the joint auspices of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Power
Boat Association and the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club.
The course, laid out for George
town channel, had been de-
signed by race officials with the
aid of Major Joseph D. Arthur,
District engineer.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
Man, Knocked Down
By Dog, Breaks Hip,
Dies in Hospital
RS. MARY FLING

Knocked down by a large
stray dog in Stanton Park, at
Sixth and Massachusetts, Avenue
Northeast, On September 20,
last. William Il. Fitzhugh, 79,
of 300 block Second st. N. E.
died today at Casualty Hos
pital. He suffered a broken
right hip when the dog knocked
him to the ground.
Police have been unable to
locate the owner of the dog,
which disappeared after knock
ing Mr.. Fitzhugh to the ground.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
DR.. HuUenner Calls
HdLLOUeen MeetinQ

DR.. George c. Havenner. presi
dent of the Federation of Citi-
zens Association, has called a
meeting for next Saturday night
at 8 o'colck in the board room
of the Municipal Building to dis
cuss the participation of all affili-
ated bodies in the Halloween pa
rade on October 81.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12

general theory has been that ne
would be the best of the party's
speakers, and he has, in fact, dis
tinguished himself by knowing the
name of Mr.. Hoover's probable sue
cessor whom Mr.. Hoover alludes
to vaguely as the nominee of the
Democratic party. But it is unfor-
tunate that in attacking Mr.. Roose-
welt, Mr.. Mills should have chosen
the soundest piece of reasoning and
by far the most important bit of
political philosophy as the point of
attack. Mr.. Roosevelt has had the
courage to say to men with votes
a thing which is hard and unpleas-
ant to hear, but is true; he risked
votes by telling voters that we had
a hard time ahead of us and would
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
Benefit Dance Series
Under Wan SdtUrddu

A community benef dance,
first of a series to raise funds
for needy families in Washington.
will be held in the ballroom of the
City Club building, 1900 block c
st. N. W., Saturday night.
Miss Maryanna Sharpe, 100
block C st. S. E., is chairman of
the entertainment committee.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
GLEE CLUB TO SING

The Chesapeake and Potomac
Glee Club, under the direction
of Eobert Davidson, will enter
tain the Washington Board of
Trade tonight, at its meeting in
the Willard Hotel.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
ROLL CALL DINNER

The annual roll call dinner of
the Montgomery county chapter
of the American Red Cross will
be held in the Hungerford Tavern
in Rockville October 27.
The Washington times., 1932-10-12
True to Type
OGDEN MILL S FALLS
UNDER INFLUENCE
OF POLITICS
BV GILBERT SELDES

SECRETARY OGDEN MILLS acquiring reputa
~ ton in the Treasury when the campaign hit him
and he is suffering from the persistent luck OF
politicians generally and Republicans in 1882 The
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-09

ing 4could be done now to carry out the policies of the party or the president elect. Roosevelt's policy would be one of piecemeai revision, a procedure contingent on reorganization of the tariff commission. which would then re- port to congress separately on specific commodities.
 Most of the democratic plat form and campaign promises will wait for fulfillment by the Sey- enty-third congress under Roose- velt's leadership, but one or two measures of that sort may slip in at this session along with the beer, repeal and farm relief meas ures which Roosevelt wants passed in fuifillment of pledges.
 The Veto Threat
 The party leaders are not wor- rying5 about the promise to set an example to industry to reduce the hours and days of labor by insti- tuting such reform In the govern nent service, despite the fact that unemployment is now at it's. most serious stage in the nations his- tory. Nor are they making any other conspicuous efforts to attack the unemployment problem. One reason is that unemployment leg islation is always likely to be ve- toed by Hoover. Roosevelt favors the Wagner bill for federal state employment agency system,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-09

i, but Hoover vetoed that when 1t was passed.
 Roosevelt also promised defi- nite program for unemployment relief, partly through reforesta- ton of millions of acres ito pro- E vide work for a million men," He has promised to work for a pro- gram to take care of surplus la- bor at all times" But apparently nothing can be done about that now and Roosevelt is said to be anxious to avert a special session after the Hoover administration goes out.
 Regulation. Of stock exchanges and holding companies and regu- lation of motor carriers, other railroad measures and regulation of interstate power transmission are additional things promised which we won't be hearing of un- til after March.
 Several measures passed by the democratic house in the last ses- sion and viewed with alarm by republican campaign orators ap- parently are not going to figure importantly this winter. The Go1dsborough price stabilization bill and the Steagall bill to guar antee bank deposits seem to be dead, while the -Patman cash bonus bill is not expected to give this congress much more trouble.