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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22
STUDENTS GIVE CAROLS
Technical Instrumental Groups to
Play on Campus.

approximately seventy-five stu
dents in the instrumental groups Of
the Arsenal Technical high school
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22
Theatrical WorId--
Rogers Does Himself
Well in Newest Movie
by WALTER ID. HICKMAN

gambling scene is really funny, as
developed by Mr.. Rogers and Eugene
Palette.
The love interest is provided by
Rochelle Hudson as Emily Skitch
and by Charles Starrett as Harvey
DENLY, a rich man in disguise but
fine chap.
The performance I am going to
remember is the one turned in by
Florence Desmond as Flo, bound for
Hollywood. Miss Desmond is known
as a fine mimic in the film colony
Her impersonation of Zasu Pitts
and Katharine Hepburn are gems.
Her recreation of the voices of Hol-
lywood stars is remarkable.
Miss Desmond will be talked about
for some time to come.
Mr. Skitch" is not Will Rogers
best movie, but it is mighty enter
tanning theater for the entire
family.
Now at the Apollo.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22
RALPH N. TREY
MAY Be NAMED
COLLEGE HEAD
Trustees of Terre Haute
Normal School Meet
Tonight.

Superintendent Ralph N. TREY of
the Bloomington public schools was
considered the likely choice for
presidency of the Terre Haute Nor
NAL school today.
Decision is to be made by trustees
of the normal schools at meeting
in the Office of Governor Paul V
McNutt tonight.
1t was reported that George c.
Cole, superintendent of public in
struction, will be made vice-preSi-
dent and business manager at the
Terre Haute school. The Governor
will then appoint Floyd I. McMur-
ray, Lebanon, as Coles successor
and he will be the Democratic can
didate for the post next year, it
was said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22
In City Theaters

Other theaters today offer: Marion
Davies and Bing Crosby in Going
Hollywood" at the Palace: Dorothea
Week in Cradle Song" at the
Circle; Spices of 1924" on the stage
and The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
on the screen, at the Lyric; Blu
reau of Missing Persons" at Keith's,
and burlesque at the Mutual and
Colonial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22
q. 1873

Music department will present =
program of Christmas carols on the
campus today. continuing a custom
Of thirteen years. Each passing
period a different group will play,
under the direction of student and
supervised by a teacher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22

Jon, making the movie a beautiful
journey for those seeing the pic
ture
To get the necessary cash, VIII
becomes a guide, a car washer and
waiter in a swanky gambling
house where he becomes lucky and
nearly breaks the bank. This one
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22

Mr.. Skitch of Flat
River, Mo, who
loses every cent
he had saved for
years during the
depression. When
his house is sold
over his h e a d,
Skitch packs his
wife, three daugh-
ters, son and the
dog in a cheap
auto and starts
out for California,
broke but happy.
NJ a n y of the
scenes were shot
on actual loca-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22

When Will Rogers biography is
written it will truthfully be said
that he never appeared in an off,
color picture or stage show.
wills latest picture, Mr.. Skitch. 4"
is no exception to the rule because
it is as clean as a hounds tooth.
once more Mr.. Rogers is Just
himself as man married TO Zasu
Pitts. Sazu is herself just as Wits
wife The story is a simple tale of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22
Dies at Sisters Funeral

Upton, Dec. 22.-Collapsing at
the grave of her sister, Mrs. Eta
Holmes, SO, died yesterday during
a heart attack. Mrs. Holmes had
been confined to her bed for some
time but had arisen to attend the
funeral of her sister, Mrs. Mamie
Bishop.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22

washington street. escaped with
minor injuries.
The car brushed Mr.. Hurst's over
coat, spun him around and he was
thrown to the pavement. The car
did not even slacken speed. Mr.
Hurst told police.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22

This sale comes Just at the
right time -. iUhen you're
thinking hOW you can please
every one and still SaUe mOneu.
Instead of kHick-knacks for
halt dozen members of the
household, you'll find it simpler
and much more UOrtH Uhi[e to
outfit your home IUith qOOd
used fUrHitWe-thOrOugHIy re-
conditioned and guaranteed bU
RhOdeS-BufOrd. Come in and
look around and yOuW
agree that for the price you
UOuld pay for cheap and
ShOddy neW furniture you can
buy WelI-mdde, quality furni-
ture that only YOU UiH knOw
has been used.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22
MOTORlST HURT WHEN
AUTO STRIKES TRUCK
Hurled Through Windshield; Cuts
on Head Inflicted.

Charles Reed, 81, of 824 South
Randolph street, was cut on the
head when he was hurled through
the windshield of his automobile
when it crashed into the rear of a
truck which had stopped for a traf-
fic signal at Sixteenth street and
Central avenue last night. Jack
Corder, 3546 Balsam avenue, driver
of the truck, was not injured.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-22
TWO WOMEN INJURED
IN CAB-TRUCk CRASH
Taxi Hits Truck and Is Knocked
Into Another Car.

Miss Ina Crute, so, and Miss Co.
rhine McMullin, IS, both of 1874
Bellefontaine street. suffered inju-
ries of the back when a taXicab in
which they we're riding collided with
a truck driven by Harry Andrews
%, of 2912 Cornell avenue, at Mar
ket street and Capitol avenue last
night.
The cab. driven by Joseph Gr0se,
27, of 821 North East street, was
knocked into the rear of car driven
by F. w. Schopenhorst, IS, of 433
East New York street.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
PROCEEDS
SLOWER THAN
LAST YEAR
Hundreds Line Up Because
They Neglected to Give
New Addresses

Hundreds of Washingtonians to-
day lined up at the returned
mail" section at the Traffic Direc-
tors office, Pennsylvania Avenue
and John Marshal Place, because
they neglected last year to notify
the office of changes in their
addresses.
Last week total of 1900 paid
81 fines on this score and this
number was augmented yesterday
by approximately 800. Others on
hand today constituted the long
est line in the building where
standing in line is usual expert
ence for Washington motorists.
10000 Blanks Returned
Traffic Director w. A. Van
Duzer estimates about 10000 tag
applications were returned because
persons to whom they were sent
have moved from their last years
addresses.
The task of distributing tags
is proceeding more slowly than
last year. At this date last year
the figure was $4,000 as COM
pared with $4,000 for the date
this month.
Mail Service Favored
Although tags are on sale over
the counter at the Traffic Build
ing, Van Duzer urged all motor
lists who had them last year and
who have not changed addresses
to transact their business with
the office by mail.
Letters for passenger cars
thus far handled include E, F
and G.
Practically all tag applications
have been mailed, Van Duzer
said, and the total registration
il the District is estimated at
more than $50. 900.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
STRONG BACKS
FIRE CHIEF

Charges brought against Fire
Chief George Watson indicate
that he is a strict disciplinarian
and a stickler for efficiency
and this is to his credit.
That was the reply of George
E. Strong, president of the Chevy
Chase Citizens Association, today
to Representative Virginia E.
Jenckes CD of Indiana, member
of the House District Committee,
who recently sent copy of
charges against the chief to all
citizens associations, asking them
to probe them and determine if
a Congressional investigation were
The charges against the chief
were filed with Mrs. Jenckes by
Paul Jameson, attorney for the
City Fire Fighters Association.
Declaring that he would like
more specific and definite charges,
Strong wrote Mrs. Jenckes:
81 personally feel that much
of the attack of this attorney
is based on the resentment
which some attorneys feel when
they lose cases before a tri-
bunal than in facts warranting
careful consideration"
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
S1,5 | 0,8 50 .49.
CHESTS TOTAL

Final figures of the Community
Chest audit committee. reported
teday by A. G. Landrus, Chest
auditor. showed a total of 112.-
963 gifts for a financial total of
$l,510,850.49.
Final audited figures show the
various units as follows:
Metropolitan unit, Joseph D.
kaufman, chairman, 1892
gifts, $2l2,97O.49; 35.4O per cent
Of quota.
Group solicitation unit, Wal
ter B. Clarkson. chairman, Al
964 gifts, $275,514,41; 1856 per
cent of quota.
Governmental unit, Lieut.. Col.
U. S. Grant, Sd. chairman, S..
438 gifts, $403,364.15; 1929 per
cent of quota.
Special gifts unit. Corcoran
Thom. chairman, 869 gifts.
$619,001.44; 95.12 per cent of
quota.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
RUNL CWA R|F 7
SEEN SETTLED

Differences between District Of
ficials and David Ruml, head of
the local Civil Works employ.
ment office, over the placing of
workers on local CWA projects
apparently had been ironed out
today.
Ruml had been accused of ar
bitrary action in refusing to as
sign to specific jobs certain per
sons who had been requested for
the work by the officials in charge.
In some cases, it was charged, he
sent men to jobs for which they
were totally unqualified.
Today, however, Commissioner
George E. Allen said Ruml had
expressed willingness to cooper
ate in every possible way with
the officials in charge Of the
work. Allen said he is satisfied
that in the future relations be.
tween local officials and Ruml
will be amicable. He expressed
admiration for the efficiency with
which Ruml's office is operating.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
RING TO STUDY
D, {, HOUSING

Expansion of the projected
sociological survey, to be made
here as part of the Civil Works
program, to include a general
study of housing and real estate
conditions was announced today
by James Ring, rent research
survey assistant to the Public
Utilities Commission.
Ring said the program here
would be made part of the ma
tion-wide real estate and hous-
ing inventory to be made by the
Department of Commerce. Much
of the information to be amaSsed
will be used in slum clearance
programs.
Officials of the Bureau of the
Census will aid in the survey in
a supervisory and advisory ca
pacity, Ring said. The work
will include a general sociologi-
cal and statistical survey of the
Capital, including housing condi-
tions, salaries, general living con-
ditions, real estate uses and other
information.
Ring has sent in &. requisition
for Alb employees. Added to
those already on the rolls of his
unit, these will make more than
500 persons who will he engaged
on the project before the end
of the week, he said.
Washington will be the first
city in the United States to be-
gin the survey for the Commerce
Department, Ring said.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
GARNER
$1,000 IN D: c.
HOLDUPS
Gas Station Manager SIugged;
Motorman, Truck Driver
Among Victims

Loot valued at nearly $1,000 was
secured by hold-up men in a series
of crimes throughout the District
last night.
Robert L. Evans, of the 1900
block Of Third st. N. w., was held
up by two colored men armed with
pistols and robbed of a diamond
ring valued at $500, a $75 watch,
and his wallet.
Leroy Croson, manager Of a
gasoline station at New Jersey and
Massachusetts Avenues Northwest,
was struck over the head with a
blackjack by a robber when he
did not move quickly enough when
ordered to throw up his hands. A
second thug took $40 from the
cash register and they escaped.
Station Stuck Up
Two other men held up Harold
Schoonmaker, manager of a ser
vice station in the 1000 block Of
M st. N. W., but they were
frightened away before they OBJ
tanned any loot.
Two robbers armed with pistols
held up a Capital Transit Com
pany street car at Fourteenth and
East Capitol Streets and took
about $50 from the conductor,
Bryan Thompson, he reported to
police.
James Howard, colored truck
driver for the Weyman Ice Cream
Company, was slugged by two
colored thugs in an alley in the
1900 block of Thirteenth Street
Northwest, and robbed of $62 of
company money. He was treated
at Freedmen's hospital for scalp
wounds.
Knife Is Pulled
Held up at the point of knife
by two colored robbers, Lewis E.
Smith, colored, of the 100 block
Twelfth st. N. w., was robbed
of $4.
Robbers looted the Federal
Warehouse storage yard at Four
and-a-Half Street and Maryland
Avenue Southwest. taking a
quantity of scrap metal, Frederick
Pratt, manager of the place, re-
ported to police.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
ADOPT LICENSE
PLAN AFTER
HEARING
Details Left to Liquor Board
Instead of Congress;
Local Option Seen

Redrafting of the Districts
proposed liquor control bill was
begun today by Commissioner
George E. Allen, Corporation
Counsel William w. Bride and
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Vernon E. West.
The bill, as redrafted, will pro-
vide for a licensing system, with
general powers to regulate
licenses, fees, etc., vested in the
Commissioners. Allen was un.
able to say whether the license
fees to be charged would be
incorporated in the bill or left to
the Commissioners or the licens.
ing board to fix.
Details Eliminated
1t is virtually certain the new
bill will eliminate most if not all,
Of the detailed provisions in.
cluded in the 94-page draft pre-
pared by Bride before the recent
public hearings held by the Com
missioners.
The concensus of opinion, as
expressed at the hearings, was
that these details should not be
a matter for Congressional action,
but should be left to the Com
missioners or liquor board.
Also believed certain to be q
feature of the new bill is some
means of local option, so that
those sections of the District
which prefer to remain dry may
do so without restricting sale in
other parts of the city.
Many Suggestions Made
Several means of accomplishing
this have been suggested. These
include a regular poll at official
polling places, a straw vote, petit
tions by the citizens of the various
sections, hearings on license ap-
plications from each section, and
a referendum.
Commenting on statement by
Senator William H. King, chair
man of the Senate District Com
mittee. opposing a local option
vote and proposing that the queS-
tion of licenses in the various
localities be settled by hearings.
Commissioner Allen said:
81 feel that the plan Sug.
gested by Senator King is merely
another means to the same end.
1 cannot see that our plan ID
superior to his"
CALLS FOR HEARINGS
Briefly, the King plan calls for
hearings on license applications.
Should these fail to satisfy the
commissioners as to the sentiment
in a given section, it would de-
velope upon the city heads t" de-
termine the feeling of that area
upon the question before granting
or refusing license.
Senator King said today either
the Commissioners or the pro-
posed liquor control board should
take full responsibility for issuing
licenses and keeping a particular
neighborhood either wet or dry.
Yesterday he voiced opposition
to the proposed referendum by
communities to determine what
sections should be wet or dry.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
BUS EXPRESSES
Up FOR STUDY

Peoples Counsel Richmond B.
Keech today forwarded to officials
of the Capital Transit Company a
suggestion to establish express
service on the Laurel and Hyatts-
vile bus line during rush hours.
Mr.. Keech said the suggestion
had been made to him by persons
who had observed conditions on
the line, and he passed it on to
the company for study. The plan
would call for making out-of-town
busses on the line express runs
during the afternoon rush. These
busses would stop inside the Dis
trict only at transfer points.
It was pointed out that this
would divert local passengers, who
are believed responsible for over
crowding on the line, to local
busses, such as the Thirty-fourth
Street and Rainier Avenue bus.
thus relieving the pressure on the
Maryland buses.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
$3.50 Thief DrdlUs
9O-Ddu Jail Vacation

Augustus Gaddis, colored, 38, OF
the 900 block Third Street N. w.
who was charged with petit lar
ceny on December 9. was sem
fenced in Police Court yesterday
by Judge Ralph Given to spend 80
days in District Jail.
William Coils, 81, manager OF
coal company. testified the de-
fendant collected $3.50 for a half
ton of coal and disappeared with
the money. He was picked up by
police Sunday in an intoxicated
condition and identified in the
lineup by Coils.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
D. c, PRICE WAR
ON MILK SEEN

Hopes that the impending price
war between Washington milk
distributors might be averted by
quick action on the part of the
Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration in holding public hear
ings on the two proposed milk
agreements for this area were
dampened today.
New policies of the AAA in ap-
proving milk pacts, it was learned,
will allow the fixing of prices to
be paid to farmers, but will not
permit any sort Of price-fixing
among distributors.
This would prevent local dis
tributors from settling their price
differences under a legally en-
forceable agreement, leaving them
to clear the matter up themselves
under their present competitive
status.
Threats of a price battle here
have been sounded as a result of
an attempt by the independent
Walker Hill Dairy to buy class 2
milk from farmers at the same
price given to the Chevy Chase
and Chestnut Farms dairies, sub
salaries of the powerful National
Dairy combine.
At a meeting of Walker Hill
Dairy officials and representatives
of the Maryland.Virginia Milk
Producers Association, it was
pointed out that the independent
concern must pay 4 cents more
per gallon for class milk, prin-
cipally used for cream, thereby
forcing it to charge a higher re-
tail price.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
Pupils March With Band From Old Quarters
in Langley to Participate in Flag Raising
and Other Ceremonies

new building following which they
were to report for lunch at the
cafeteria in the basement of the
school.
Mr.. Baker presented to the stu
dents Dolores Allen, Is, of the
5000 block Vista St. N. E., and
Harvey Major. IL. of the 5000
block Charming st. N. E., who had
raised the flag.
Baker said these two were rep
resentative of the eighth grade
for that reason they were allowed
to participate at the flag raising.
The new school can accommo-
date 600 students. There are "a
classrooms, a cafeteria and an
auditorium,
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
Singing Tree Patrons
To Get Stand Seats

Persons who listen to the
annual singing Christmas tree"
in Sherman Square may sit down,
according to plans made today
by A. Clyde Burton, assistant
superintendent of public parks.
The Presidential stand, which
is usually taken down following
the Christmas exercises will be
made available with it's chairs
from Christmas to New Years
Day. Music will issue from the
tree every night from to 10
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
J. B. Gordon to Head
Alexandria Relief

John B. Gordon was selected
chairman of the charity drive
which will be conducted in Janu.
ary by the Alexandria United
Charities Board.
A volunteer working staff un-
der the direction of DR.. Pierce
Ellis will direct headquarters OF
the board and investigate requests
for aid.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
Finley Named Head
OF Roosevelt Post

Election of officers of the
Quentin Roosevelt Post, Ameri-
can Legion, took place yesterday
at the Potomac Boat Club.
John T. Finley was elected
commander, and South Trimble,
jr., vice commander. A BAN
quet in honor of the retiring
com, ander, Charles C. Allies, will
be given some time this month.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
HARVEY MAJOR

Taft Junior High School, at
eighteenth and Perry Streets
Northeast opened today.
Starting the ceremonies with a
parade of 400 students from their
old quarters in the Langley High
School, two blocks away, the stu
dents massed in front of the flag
pole at the Taft and witnessed
the first flag raising. accompanied
by the "call to colors" which was
blown by two members of the
Langley School Band.
An assembly was held in the
auditorium of the new building at
which Harry Baker, jr., principal,
informed the students they could
go on a tour of inspection of the
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
Huge RiUer Project
Backed by Wheeler
BY International News Service

By International News Service
The proposal of Senator Norris
R) of Nebraska, to create on
the Missouri River a reclamation
project rivaling that in the Ten
nessee Valley was strongly ap-
proved today by Senator Wheeler
O.) of Montana,
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
American Hellenic
tNOcietu Will Elect

Officers will be elected at a
meeting of the American Hellenic
Educational Progressive Associa-
ton tonight in the Odd Fellows
Temple, 419 Seventh st. N. w.
A number of new members will
also be initiated.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12

ing OF repeal ana 1or tne oecls!oh
of Judge John M. Woolsey which
ended with the words: "'Ulysses'
may, therefore, be admitted into
the United States" I fear that
10 years from now few of us will
remember the date of repeal, un-
less grateful distillers and winners
and shopkeepers make national
holiday for the event, and l do not
see how they can make a racket
out of that day; to equal Mothers
Day they will have to call it Drink
ers' Day and that will not distin-
guish it from the other 364 days
of the year.
Repeal will be mentioned, l
hope, whenever it becomes neces-
sarv to change any other part of
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
Bingham Will Talk
At OptiMliStS Club

Former Senator Hiram Bing-
ham, preident of the National
Aeronautical Association, will be
the speaker at luncheon meet
ing of the Optimists Club at the
Hamilton Hotel tomorrow. He
will speak on National Aviation
Week which is now being OBJ
served throughout the country.
The Washington times., 1933-12-12
RAILWAY LOAN ASKED

The Moline railroad yesterday
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission to approve it's applica-
tion for a loan of $5O0,000 from
r. F. C. to pay interest on certain
bonds.