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Hyder weekly herald., 1932-07-23

Police Judge William Stein rauf of Topeka, Kans., arrest ed himself for parking his au- tomobile too long on a down. town street.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-07-23

A car stolen from in front of the home of Harry Lycott of Buffalo was found parked a mile away, with it's tank con taining 10 more gallons of gas oline than when it was stolen.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-07-23

A land terrapin on which Charles Noel carved his initials in 1861 has made it's second ap- pearance in Greensburgh, Pa., in the past Fl years.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-07-23

Brakefield was sleeping, stole his trousers, money, watch and other valuables.
 Police Judge William Stein rauf of Topeka, Kans., arrest ed himself for parking his au- tomobile too long on a down. town street.
 A car stolen from in front of the home of Harry Lycott of Buffalo was found parked a mile away, with it's tank con taining 10 more gallons of gas oline than when it was stolen.
 A land terrapin on which Charles Noel carved his initials in 1861 has made it's second ap- pearance in Greensburgh, Pa., in the past Fl years.
 A man who almost became a bridegroom in Minneapolis ap- peared before the license clerk with the pieces of a license and said: ''We quarreled and she tore up the license. I'd like to get my money back"
 John Mckay, a butcher of Detroit, was fined $50 for spraying rouge paint on wein- CTS to make them look more tempting.
 Elijah Conklin, seaman of Northport, L. L., rowed a 12- foot skiff 40 miles in 50 hours seeking a job, then learned he had established a record.
 Henry Hagman, Jr., of Port land, Me-, carried a tooth en- bedded in his tongue for four months before it was discov- cred and removed.
 Alfred Jones of Los Angeles, wrote a note leaving all his goods to his mother, fired three pistol shots at his head and missed every time.
 A train was stopped at Omak, Wash, by a swarm of bees which had stored wax in one of the air controls and caused all brakes on the train to set. Seclundino Soto Valdes of Havana, Cuba, plunged a knife into his breast, but instead of killing himself pierced the membrane of tumor and saved his life.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-07-23

Seclundino Soto Valdes of Havana, Cuba, plunged knife into his breast, but instead of killing himself pierced the membrane of a tumor and saved his life.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-07-23

Elijah Conklin, seaman of Northport, L. L., rowed a 12- foot skiff 40 miles in 50 hours seeking a job, then learned he had established a record.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-07-23

John Mckay, a butcher of Detroit, was fined $50 for spraying rouge paint on wein- CTS to make them look more tempting.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-07-23

Henry Hagman, Jr., of Port land, Me-, carried a tooth en- bedded in his tongue for four months before it was discov- cred and removed.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-07-23

A train was stopped at Omak, Wash, by a swarm of bees which had stored wax in one of the air controls and caused all brakes on the train to set.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-07-23

Alfred Jones of Los Angeles, wrote a note leaving all his goods to his mother, fired three pistol shots at his head and missed every time.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
WHOAEHEARTED
RESPONSES
REPORTED
Result of Last Minute Appeal
For $369,413 to Be Made
Known Tonight

Washingtonians are respond
ing wholeheartedly to the last
minute appeal of the Commu-
nifty Chest, it was announced
today by Director ElwoOd
Street.
However, if the necessary $780,
413.29 needed to meet the goal
of $2,601, 900 is not met by night
fall, when the drive is scheduled
to end, it will be extended until
the full amount is obtained, Di-
rector Street said.
, Today's luncheon meeting was
foregoNe in order that the army
of 1000 chest workers could put
in a full day in soliciting. They
will make their reports at a din
ner meeting at 1880 o'clock to-
night.
According to officials of the
Community Chest the number of
persons applying for help is rising
steadily daily, indicating the
seriousness of the unemployment
situation here and the fact that
hundreds are finding their re-
sources absolutely exhausted to
the extent that they must appeal
to the chest for aid.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03

At its first meeting this session
the police and firemen's subcom-
mittee of the Senate District Com
mite late today will discuss
measures to halt gambling in the
District; to increase the annual
leave of members of the police
and fire departments, and to
authorize special compensation to
the widows and dependents OF
law officers and firemen who die
in line of duty.
The subcommittee, Senator Rob
ert D. Carey (R.) Wyoming, chair.
man, is believed sympathetically
inclined toward all four measures.
The anti-gambling bills were
introduced by Senator Capper,
District Committee chairman,
upon urgent recommendation of
District Attorney Rover, who out
lined difficulties encountered in
checking gambling here so long as
existing laws need more teeth" p"
1t is proposed to paddock gam.
bling establishments as nuisance,
TO increase the penalties for op-
Grating a gaming place. and also
90 punish the frequenters of such
illegal hideouts.
Senator Copeland CD of New
York, is author of the measures to
extend the annual leave of police
men and firemen from 20 to 80
days.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
5000 DRIVERS
MINUS TAGS

Eight thousand Washington
motorists have not secured license
plates for their automobiles. Ap-
proximately 1900 auto owners
without garages will face arrest
for violation of traffic regulations
at s o'clock tonight.
William A. Van Duzer, director
of traffic, today showed the traf-
fic regulations have many motor
lists caught coming and going"
If they move their vehicles, they
are operating on dead tags. If
they leave them parked on the
street after 6 p. m. they have
violated the 18-hour parking
ordinance.
License plates were issued for
5000 automobiles yesterday.
Shortly after o'clock this morn
ing more than 200 persons were
standing in the driving rain be-
fore police headquarters, 462 In
diana Ave. N. w.. waiting to Sc
cure tags. The line was continu-
ally growing larger. finally becom-
ing more than half a block long.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
Bus Lines Get Hearing
On Merger Opposition

Further hearings on the pro.
posed street railway merger for
the District were scheduled for II
a. m. tJmorrow by Representative
Loring M. Black, jr., CD of New
York, chairman of the public
utilities subcommittee of the
House District Committee.
Representatives of sightseeing
bus companies and the Washing
ton, Baltimore and Annapolis Rail-
way Company have appealed to
Black asking that he hold addi-
tional hearings so that they may
present opposition to the proposed
merger OF District traction com.
panies.
The bus operators allege that
under the terms of the present bill
the merged company would be
given authority to operate scenic
busses. The Annapolis Railway
Co. bases its opposition on posi-.
BILE reduction of fare and mainte-
nance rates.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
ZON|NG CHANGE.
PROTESTED
Times Staff Photo

The proposal of the zoning
Commission to adopt an amend
ment to regulations permitting it
to change zoning in cases where
unnecessary hardships may be
worked without a public hearing
met with stern protest today at
a hearing in the District Build
ing board room.
Major D. A. Dawson, chairman
of the commission, explained that
in cases where strict application
of a regulation worked a hard
ship, the amendment would do
away with involved procedure.
The most vigorous opposition
came from Henry I. Quinn, chair
man of the Federation of Citizens
Associations zoning committee.
He stated that if the regulation
was adopted, his organization
would resort to the courts to have
it defeated. Other protests we're
filed by Manor Park, Sixteenth
Street Highlands, Rock Creek and
Takoma, D. c. Citizens associa-
tions.
Opposition to eight other pro-
posed amendments to the zoning
regulation, were registered.
For the third time in as many
years, the owners of property at
the southeast corner of Twenty
second and @ Streets Northwest,
appeared destined to be defeated
in their effort to have the prop
erty rezoned from restricted resi-
Dental area SO as to permit erec-
ton of an apartment building.
Rumores that a funeral parlor
and perhaps a crematory would
be erected on Wisconsin Avenue
following the change in Zoning
regulations resulted in resolutions
protesting the move at meetings
of the Chevy Chase. Friendship,
and Friendship Heights Citizens
Association.
A funeral chapel at this point,
the resolutions held, would lower
property values of this section
and detract from the city's en-
trance at this point.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
7 LOCAL BILLS
SUPPORTEDBY
HOUSE GROUP
Will Be Presented on First
District Day; Railway
Suit Strikes Snag

The House District Commit
tee today agreed to report
favorably on seven local meas
ures when the House holds its
next District day.
The committee agreed to report
out a bill extending the powers
of the Police Trial Board which
would permit that disciplinary
body to issue subpoenas in the
name of the District Supreme
Court and provide for punish
ment in contempt cases.
The condemnation bill, which
widens the power of the District
Commissioners in the taking of
property for public purposes, will
also be reported out.
Go Over to Monday +
Two bills already on the
calendar, one providing for the
incorporation of the local George
Washington Bicentennial Com.
mission and the other relieving
the District Commissioners of
certain ministerial duties, will be
taken up Monday, as will bills
for the improvement of Georgia
Avenue north of Princeton Place
Northwest, and the union label
bill and a measure authorizing
the tax assessor to testify in
condemnation cases.
An attempt made to have the
committee report out a bill per-
mitting the Mt. Vernon, Alexan-
dria and Washington Railway
Company to seek damages in the
District Supreme Court for the
removal of - tracks and termi-
nal in the District under the
terms of the Federal building
program met with serious opposi-
tion.
Would Make Precedent
Several members of the COM
mittee contended that it would
establish a dangerous precedent
if they authorized the company
to seek damages under an ease
ment which contained provisions
for revocation when it was
granted in 1894. The bill was
temporarily tabled.
Speaker Garner advised the COM
mittee, in a communication, that
the District would not be granted
another day in Congress after
Monday until sometime in March,
and, because of this advice, Mrs.
Mary T. Norton CD of New
Jersey, chairman of the District
Committee, urged the members to
be present Monday to support
District legislation.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
Millikan to Measure
Stratosphere With
Tiny Balloons

Sending small balloons into
the stratosphere from 10 to SO
miles above the earth. the gas
bags carrying small instruments
for measuring air pressure and
cosmic rays at varying heights,
is planned by DR.. Robert A.
Millikan, noted cosmic ray in
vestigator and physicist.
Within a four-inch cylinder,
two inches in diameter, will be
enclosed the delicate instru-
ments whose changing readings
will be continuously photo
graphed on motion picture film.
The balloons will burst at a
great height, and parachutes
will bring the instruments
down.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
A. T. |. STUDIES
CLERK UNION

Possibility that. the American
Federation of Labor will form a
new organization of Government
employees, affiliated with the A.
F. of L., as a substitute for the
National Federation of Federal
Employees, is seen today as the
Today session of the A. F. of l..
executive council meets for the
second day.
Previous hints the A. F. of L.
considered counter-organization
to rival the other, which broke
away recently, have been met
thus far by statements of Presi-
dent William Green that moth
ing would be done hastily" The
A. F.. of L. wanted to give the
Federal workers group time to
reconsider its severance, it was
explained.
However, the A. F. of L., in
an announcement today, reit-
Grated it's solicitude for Govern
ment workers and its belief that
the withdrawal of their Fedora
tion hurt the employees in gen.
eral, adding:
''The withdrawal, and the
great injury which such action
has inflicted upon the Federal
employees will be considered
most carefully and cOncretely.
The executive council will take
such action as may seem neces-
sary in connection with this
matter"
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
Citizen Group Hears
Labor Head SDenk

The appointment of District
Commissioners and all other Off
cials from the civilian population
of Washington as a means of
preventing outsiders" and mill
tary officers receiving salaries
paid by District taxpayers, was
protested last night in a resolu-
ton passed by the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor.
addressed the meeting.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
BUS LINES SNAG
STREET CAR
MERGER
Heads Satisfied"
With Proposal Till New
Suggestions Are Made

Unable to complete it's hear
ings on the street car merger
bill late yesterday, the Senate
District Committee will hold
another meeting within a few
days to consider perfecting
amendments to the measure
and hear remaining witnesses.
Ch a i rman Capper indicated
that the District Commissioners
would be called before the hear.
ings close and William NICK. Clay.
ton, J. H. Hanna, president of the
Capital Traction Company, and
others, are on the leftover witness
list.
Amendments Proposed
Mr.. Hanna informed the com.
mittee as the hearings opened yes.
terday afternoon, that his COM
pany was satisfied" with the
measure as drawn. William F..
Ham, president of the w. r. and
E. Co., expressed the same view.
However, when Richmond
Keech, peoples counsel; Mr.. Clay.
ton, Conrad Syne, attorney for
two sightseeing bus lines and
Lawrence Gassenheimer, a bus
line operator, suggested various
amendments to the bill, Mr..
Hanna changed his mind and said
he wanted to discuss the proposed
amendments at the next meeting.
Bus Lines Object.
Bus line representatives pro-
tested that the bill contained a
paragraph that would permit the
street-car companies to go into
wholesale competition with the
sightseeing busses and asserted
they had already encroached upon
that highly competitive business,
which now produces little if any
revenue.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
Marathon Dances
Banned bu District

The District Commissioners have
adopted an amendment to the
police regulations, which prohibits
marathon dances, races or con-
tests, in which an individual par
ticipates for more than II hours
in any consecutive "a hours.
The amendment was framed by
Corporation Counsel William w.
Mcbride after a number of civic
associations had filed protests
against such contests.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
SEEK PROM LOCATION

University of Maryland students
are seeking permission to hold
their Junior prom this year at
the Lord Baltimore Hotel, in
Baltimore. The matter was yes
terday placed in the hands of
the University Senate, composed
of deans and heads of university
divisions,
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
Young Pupils Give
Musical PrO0rdnl

The Beard School of Music gave
a musical and a dance last night
at Joppa Lodge Hall. The soloists
featured a number of the younger
pupils Of the school, all under IL
years of age. Among them were
Walter Spillman, John Peterson,
Charles Kasanda, Bobby Morgan,
Betty Seall, Mundell Anders and
George Flahertv. Music for the
occasion was furnished by the
Beard Dance Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03

ing in Buffalo, but know fairly
we'll what happened in London and
the rest of England on January II,
1892, because have just been read
ing from first page to last, copy
of the Daily Express, of that city.
It is Illuminating for the choice of
headline stories, for the omissions,
for what it says and fails to say
about America, and for the general
brisk tone of the paper which is
highly influenced by American
methods. l picked up the paper by
accident; did not get a big jour-
nalistic day, and if there were any
events of Notwithstanding significance,
the Daily Express was not informed:
1t is sticking to business as usual. )"
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
Davenport Resigns
District Committee

Representative Frederick M.
Davenport (RO, of New York, to-
day rendered to Speaker Garner
his resignation as a member of
the House District Committee. A
desire to give more time to his
work on the Expenditures Com
mittee was given by Davenport
as the reason for his resignation.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
Senators FAVOR Paddock
On Gambling Houses

A bill w Senator Tydings CD
of Maryland, provides that when
any member of the police or fire
departments dies from injuries or
disease incurred in line Of duty
his widow or dependents shall re-
ceive an award equal to one years
salary of the deceased victim.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
HOLD Benefit

The annual card party for the
benefit of Our Lady of Lourdes
Church, at Bethesda, will be
given at Sacred Heart Hall, at
Sixteenth st. and Park Rd. N. W.,
tomorrow evening.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
Citizens Alliance
To Gather SATURDAY.

The Federation of Citizens AS
sociations will hold it's regular
meeting Saturday night in the
board room of the District Build
ing. DR.. George c. Havenner,
president, will preside.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
knights of Columbus
Will Hear T. G.WuLsh

Thomas Gillespie Walsh, Assist
ant Corporation Counsel of the
District of Columbia, will speak
at a meeting of the Fourth De-
gree Knights of Columbus tonight
at 8 o'clock at the Mayflower
Hotel. His talk will be on THE
Juvenile Court and It's Proce-
dure."
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
LOAN GROUP TO ELECT

Election of officers will feature
the meeting of the Hebrew Free
Loan Association tomorrow night
at 8 o'clock at the Ohove Sholom
Synagogue, Fifth and I Streets
Northwest.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
BRADEN TO SPEAK

Roy S. Braden, Arlington county
manager. will be the principal
speaker at the February meeting
of the Bancroft Garden Club and
Civic League tomorrow night at
the Community Hall, Bancroft,
Ma
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
D. A. R. PLAY TONIGHT

1.-The Return of Washington" a
historical play. presented by the
D. A. R., will be given tonight at
7:15 p. M, at Memorial Cont
mental Hall,
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
MILES WILL FILED

The will of John F.. Miles, of
Springfield, Pa, filed yesterday
in Orphans Court at Rockville,
leaves all property to his widow,
Mrs. Frances j. H. Miles.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
PRE.LENTEN DANCE

The Paramount Club, of Wash
ington, will hold it's annual pre-
Lenten dance tomorrow night at
Meridian Mansions, 2400 Six
teenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
All Quiet

All Quiet
. The first thing that struck me was that you would
not necessarily know from reading that paper tnat
England Europe and the world at large were suffer-
ing from acute economic disaster. On page one
there story directly connected with the gold stand
ard; but it is treated calmly than New York
papers report the discovery of another piece OF poAtca
graft You would not necessarily know tnat Ganonl IN
though page one also has story about Gandh. The
paper has, actually two pages of real news page OF
features, and farther inside, departmental news OF
stage screen sports and finance The headline the
financial page is Improving Brazilian Coffee Position:
In much smaller type, 'the pound again improved IN
value" great race!
Melting Gold
The god-stAndard story is good Golden
eregns, when they leave the mint have face value of
pound GO shings but at the present level of the
pound the actual gold in the coins is worth so cent
more. So organization has been formed which goes
about buying up gold coins at premium mets them
down. and sells the gold to jewelers. The jewelers. save
about $3.50 per of gold when they buy it from the
METERS The entire transaction buying and selling both
is illegal
am impressed by the fact that the word racket" has
not been accepted by the English It does not occur in
this story It certainly does not on the page one
story of new system of insurance English newspapers
have been using insurance method of getting crcua-
ton for years; they wouldn't need our word for It,
T Page further, is that chocolate is going TO
and his morganatc wife in Paris, that Bishop Gore
is dead and that American girl Mia Cram COOK us
Provncetown Payers?), after marrying Greek arsto
crat is going to join the ashram or model colony OF
Gandhi taking the vow OF chastity and embracing tne
Hindu religion
America Heard From ..
World events really do not figure until we reach page
two, and there, for the first time, is big about
America Of all the headlines printed in this country
the corresponding day. none of local interest appears
in England But story which is not new is played up:
'Worlds Richest Cities Bankrupt. The cut is In the
quotation marks around the word richest Chicago and
Philadelphia are according to the story & ruined Wed Dy
facing the most serious financial crisis in its history
For American stories the word racket" is used The
only other American item is that lives were lost IN
the Mississippi floods.
Umbrellas are still coming in to England duty free and
the imports have been particularly heavy (The Express
makes play of this because it believes in protecton)
And except for story about the Lausanne conference
this exhausts the word-news of the day.
You could hardly say that the world was falling to
pieces. No doubt the London Times had longer, and
duer, articles about the world situation. The Daily
Express is popular which cuts the down to
the facts But the facts there and in all probability
the paper reflects the feelings of the average Londoner
and gives summary of his interests There signs
of short temper, but not of hysteria.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
TROLLEYS TIED UP

Street car service on North Cap.
itol Street was tied up more than
a half hour last night when a Cir
cult went out of commission.
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
.FIREMEN PLAN BANQUET

The Cherrydale, Va, Volunteer
Fire Department will meet in
the Firemen's Hall Friday night.
Plans for the annual banquet to
be held in March will be made,
The Washington times., 1932-02-03
True to Type
ENGLISH WRITERS
ABANDON GOLD
TOO SOON
Ry GILBERT SELDES

N ONE of his very few good Stories o. Henry gives
"a municipal report" Southern city and ends
with, 81 wonder what's happening in Buffalo," or
words to that purpose. do not know what is happen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12

sovereign citizen has abundantly proved
that under the primary system, precisely
as under the convention system, he wants
to be judge or Juror Of the presidential
nomination struggle rather than liti-
giant in it That is, under either system
he waits for the matter to be brought
before him by the initiative OF "the
boys"
Consider the case which exists if you
are already President, and in your first
term. You may be wildly popular. You
may be excruciatingly unpopular. In
either instance "the boys professionally
tend to think that for the sake of the
party you should be renominated. You
are. There may be some revolts here
and there among "the boys" Without
such revolts there will not be one gen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12

The three forms of government thus
proceed to operate in an intertwined
manner which cannot possibly be dis
entangled into any one explanation Of
the outcome.
If the publicity on your record and on
the popular image of your personality is
reasonably attractive and if your scouts
are numerous and enthusiastic. you be-
gin to make progress. You make progress
which may leave you in considerable
doubt as to what 1t is that you really
represent.
In some States you will get delegates
because the prominent citizens" in
spired by your scouts, have subsidized
"the boys" while the people" are wholly
Indifferent In other States your pub
licity may have aroused great popular