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The Washington times., 1933-02-03
Suits of
Monotone
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Simple as A B C, but
there's art in the design
ing, youth in the spirit!
The sort of suit you'll be
thankful for all Spring!
Navy, tan, grey and high
shades. Sizes IA to 20.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
PIT. A. TO MEET

The Laytonsville Parent Teacher
Association will meet Monday
night, it has been announced.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03

Taffeta, rough crepe or satin blouses-
with long or puff sleeves. Plain colors
and prints. Sizes 80 to a.. Wool flan-
mel or basket weave skirts in waist
band or jumper styles. Black and
colors. Sizes 26 to 32.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
To SLOW
MILK PROBE

Death of DR.. Samuel M. Shoe
maker, chairman of the board Of
regents of the University of Mary
land, may cause a delay in the
local milk investigation.
Elwood Seal, counsel for the
Senate milk investigating com.
mittee, was planning to summon
DR.. Shoemaker as an important
witness when the probe resumes
this month.
1t was DR.. Shoemaker. Seal
said, who recommended that DR..
Clyde King be made arbitrator of
the Washington milk shed. Other
witnesses accused King of at
tempting to fix milk prices
here.
DR.. Shoemaker was a heavy
stockholder in the National Dairy
Products Corporation. which con-
trolls 60 per cent of the milk sup
ply here, Seal said.
Seal is planning on going to
Baltimore this wee kto continue
his investigation of the milk situa-
ton there.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
WARNING GIVEN
D, {. AUTO|STS

Judge Ralph Given today warned
all motorists that in the future
he would show no leniency to
those brought before him on
charges of driving while intoxi-
Gated and passing red lights.
Arraigned before him in Traf-
fic Court today, charged with
driving without a permit and driv.
mig while drunk. William H. Mel
son was sentenced to seven months
in District Jail.
Nelson, who lives in the 900
block of New York Ave. N. W., was
arrested Saturday by Policeman
R. E. Turner, of the Traffic Bu-
reau, who testified the defendant's S
permit had been revoked Febru-
ary %, when he was convicted of
driving while intoxicated. Nelson
got six months on the drunk
charge and 80 days on the re-
voked permit.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
BANK SUIT LOST
. BY DEPOS|TGf

Mandamus proceedings insti-
tuted by Mary Rasmussen, 14OO
block Orren st. N. E.. in an at,
tempt to compel George F.
Hoover, conservator of the North
cas- Savings Bank, and J. F. T.
O'Connor, Comptroller of Cur
rency, to permit her to examine
the bank books, we're dismissed
in District Supreme Court today
by Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat.
The woman declared she had
$65.24 on deposit in the bank.
Through her counsel, she contend
ed that the bank was insolvent
and she had a right TO examh ,e
the books in an effort to deter
mine how much money was due
her.
Chief Justice Wheat ruled that
the bank was now in the hands
of Comptroller O'Connor and he
was within his right IN refusing
her permission for the exan!ina-
tiOn.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
CONTRACT PLAY
On TONIGHT

Washington's first national con-
tract bridge championship tourna-
ment will be held tonight when
the finals of the District of Co
lumbia tourney begins at the Ken
nedy Warren Hotel, starting at 8
p m.
Play also is listed for Wednes-
day and Saturday nights, with
the pairs having the highest
scores qualifying to play in the
nationals at st. Louis in Decem-
ber, under the auspices of the
United States Bridge Association.
Many of Washington's strong
est teams will participate in the
finals. including Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lemon, the national auc-
ton champions; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Helwig, Capt. and Mrs.
Charles Dietz, Mark Lake and
Jack Davidson, and Comdr w. A.
Corley and Lawrence Cake.
The field will be reduced Is per
cent at the completion of play to-
night and another rs per cent
wednesday night.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
Master Sergeant William Pratt, Al, Certain
Criffmen Will Win Series; Has Fine
Record Particularly Overseas

home, but 1 must say that
during all my career in the
Army I have only missed one
breakfast, and that was in
France.
II was Mess Sergeant in the
TOulOn- TrOyon sector during
the big drive. One morning
we could not find the field
kitchen, and after several
hours search we were spat-
tered by hot grease dropping
from a tree.
Tub in the Tree
Investigation revealed a
large tub of lard perched in a
tree, the only evidence of our
late rolling kitchen.
THAT was probably one of
my most humorous expert
enceS."
On his service record arr
listed campaigns in Cuba, Panama
France and with the Army O
Occupation in Germany. A mem
ber of the famous Second Di
vision in France, he participates
in the following engagements
Toulon-Troyon sector, Aisne de
fensive, Chateau-Thierry, Aisne
Marine, Marbache sector, st
Mihiel, Blanc Mont and tn
MeuseAArgonne.
He has been attached to Head
quarters Battery and Comba
Train of the Sixteenth Fielc
Artillery at Fort Myer.
Declaring that he was going t,
make his home in California
soon, he said:
"But 1 want to stick around
long enough to watch the
Griffmen cop the serieS."
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
HEAD-ON CRASH
INJURIES SIX

Last nights rain storm caused
a number of automobile accidents
which sWelled the weekend toll
to more than a dozen injured.
Two cars crashed head-on at
Good Hope Road and the District
Line, injuring six persons. Those
injured were Miss Roberta Hen
son, %; Miss Lucille Henson, 16,
and Miss Sevina Henson, II, all
of Indian Head, Md; Martha
Cartwright, colored, 1400 block T.
St. N. E.; Emma Despert, colored,
100 block T st. N. E., and Gilbert
Green, colored, 100 block T st.
N. E.
Green was brought before
Judge Ralph Given in Traffic
Court today and pleaded not
guilty to a charge of reckless
driving. Trial on the charge was
set for October "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne G. Gar
man, $500 block BladenSburg Rd.
N. E., suffered severe decorations
last night when their car skidded
and overturned on the highway
near Fredericksburg Va.
Knocked down by an automo-
bile at Fifteenth Street and Mary
land Avenue Northeast, last night,
Robert Carroll, So, of the 4200
block Grant st. N. E., suffered a
fractured skull.
Injuries received in an auto
mobile accident on September 20
proved fatal last night to Mrs.
Eva Stearns, IS. of the 400 block
G St. S. w. Mrs. StearnS died
at Emergency Hospital.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
D. {. FIRE CHIEF
To LECTURE

Chief Stephen Porter, of the
Washington Fire Department, will
lecture tonight at the Alexandria
Fire School on the use of gas
masks and drills.
Fire Marshal C. G. Lauder will
deliver a lecture Friday night,
discussing fire prevention and
inspections.
Chief James M. Duncan, jr., OF
the Alexandria department, who
is conducting the Northern Vlr-
ginia school, has been requested
to conduct a similar school at
Bowling Green by the Virginia
League of Municipalities.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
HOPKINS DEF|ED
ON HALBERT'S 8
PAY RAISE
D. c. Heads Add Increase on
Current Check for City's
Director for Relief

Acting in direct opposition to
the expressed wish of Federal
Relief Administrator Harry Hop
kins, District officials are paying
Leroy A. Halbert, director of
emergency relief, at the rate of
$4,000 per year instead of the old
rate of $4,400, it developed today.
Halbert's first pay check since
the question arose, which he re-
ceived Saturday, carried the in
crease, District officials admitted
today. adding that the order
granting the increase had been
approved by the Commissioners
and there was nothing to do but
pay it.
Others Were Cut
The $500 per year increase to
Halbert was voted by the Board
of Public Welfare some time ago.
At the same time a number of
other incre eases, in smaller
amounts, were given other work
ers. Clerks who we're taken over
by the board from the committee
on employment, when that unit
was abolished. were cut. however.
When Hopkins learned of the
increases he declared that if they
were paid out of Federal funds
they should have been approved
first by his office.
Without such approval, he
threatened to cut off Federal re-
lief funds from the District.
Action Held Up
Hopkins called on George S.
Wilson, Director of Public We'll
fare, for a complete report on
the salary changes and Wilson
submitted some figures to the ad-
ministrator after several days.
Informed today that Halbart is
being paid at the increased rate,
c. M. Bookman, assistant to Hop
kins, said no action would be
taken on the matter by Federal
authorities until the return of
Alan Johnstone, field representa-
tive of the Federal Emergency
Relief, tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
j, 8. WAGE CUTS
|NDEFENS|BLE,
SAYSREPORT
Government Action Is Blamed
For SIashes in Industry;
Council Backs Clerks
BY DUNCAN FORSYTH

Strong support for Federal EN-
ployes is revealed in the report OF
the executive council of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, made
public today in connection with
the opening of the Federation's
convention at the Willard Hotel.
Government salary cuts, it IS as
serted. stimulated wage cutting in
private industry.
The council also voices opposi.
tion to the determination of wages
of Government workers on the
basis of cost of living. The report
says:
"This plan of determining
wages is probably the most in.
defensible action ever taken by
Congress-.
1T was imported from Den
mark, where the wages of Gov
ernment employees are based on
the cost of four prime neceSsi-
ties-clothes, light. fuel and
rent. Food there is not cOnsid-
cred in the cost of living"
FurlOugh Fought
The report points out that Presi-
dent William Green of the A. F.
of L. protested to President Roose-
velt against the three-day-a- month
furlough in the Post Office De-
partment, as a result of which
Green was told that the furloughs
would end September 30.
Federal reorganization. which
resulted in the dismissal of thou
sands of employees, is also dis
cuSsed in the council report:
Reorganization plans submit
ted to the Seventy-third Con-
gresS by the President caused
the discharge of thousands of
employees. Reductions in wages
of Government employees were
seized upon by employers in pri-
vate emplOymer to reduce the
wages of their own employees.
Higher Pay Sought
"The American Federation Of
Labor is driving ahead for the
purpose of increasing the pay Of
Government employees. During
our meeting at headquarters in
September the members of the
executive council in a body
called upon the President to
urge him to restore the salary
reduction at the earliest date
possible"
The report also points out that
the A. F. of L. favors voluntary
retirement in the Federal service
for those who have served 80
years but have not yet reached
the retirement age.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02

With the entire garrison at Fort
Myer turning out in review to
pay the highest tribute possible
to noncommissioned officer, Mas
ter Sergt. William Pratt, Al, who
has served 33 years in the United
States Army, was retired to pri-
vate life today.
It was the second similar re-
view to be staged at Fort Myer
since September l, Of which date
Master Sergt. Frank W. Smith re-
tired after 26 years of military
service. Smith was in the review
ing stand today to see his brother
officer receive the honors.
Highest Tribute
Nearly 500 members of the gar
rison, under command of Col. C.
P. George, son-in-law of former
Vice President Curtis, passed in
dismounted review before Master
Sergeant Pratt on the polo ground
at the fort.
Col. Kenyon A. Joyce. post COM
mander, in congratulating Pratt,
said:
'It is with deep regret that
I bid you gOOd-by, but it is
an honor to pay you the high
est tribute possible upon your
retirement"
Also with Pratt in the review
ing stands were three of his five
grandchildren. his wife, two
daughters and son.
Interesting Experience
Asked what was his most in
teresting experience during serv-
ice, Pratt declared:
"Of course saw more ex-
citement overseas than at
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
Alexandria Police
Arrest 321 in Sept,

The report of the activities of
the Alexandria police for Sep
tember published today by Cap
tain Arnold shows a total of 321
arrested for the month, an in
crease of 38 over August. Drunk.
enness held the lead with LOG,
prohibition arrests dropped to 7,
and traffic numbered 48. There
were 20 arrested for assault.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
LICENSES SHOW GAIN

For the first three months of
the fiscal year there has been a
20 per cent increase in hunting
licenses issued in Alexandria, &C.
cording to Elliott Hoffman, clerk
of the courts. Since July, Hoff-
man has issued 478 county, 413
State, four nonresident hunting,
and II nonresident fishing
licenses, netting $1,964.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
NRA Leader to Talk
To AdUertisinq Club

Blackwell Smith, associate
counsel of the NRA. will talk on
"Construction Phase of Code
Work." and w. Bruce Philip,
counsel of the National Associa-
ton of Retail Druggists, on the
subject "A Code for the Retail
Drug Association" before tn e
Washington Advertising Club at
a luncheon tomorrow in the
Raleigh Hotel.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02

best. And Os bert 81 wei in
London, cheerfully predicts the de-
cline of reading and is pleased, be-
cause when millions no longer know
how to read, writer's will write for the
happy few who will appreciate every
word.
Sweet" says a noble character of
Shakespeare, "are the uses of advers-
ity," and it is only a pity that we
cannot extend the happiness of Messrs.
Atkinson and Sitwell to the critics of
commerce and industry, so that we
could throw our caps in the air over
depression and say that hereafter
only the best motor cars will be made
and only few good pairs of shoes
which will be deeply appreciated by
the lucky wearers. To be sure, this
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
Man Who Shot Pair
Hunted bu Police

Alexandria police are searching
for James Lucas, colored, who is
charged by Alfred Shepherd,
colored, and Preston Nash, also
colored, with shooting them last
night after fight. Shepherd was
shot in the hip and Nash in the
shoulder, neither seriously.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
Youth Held in Theft
From Tailor Shop

Milford Harris, colored, %, and
his brother Earl, 20, of the 400
block Hammersly Ct. S. W., were
held for the Grand Jury by Judge
John P. Mcmahon in Police Court
today on charge of housebreak-
ing. The youths were charged
with breaking into the tailor shop
of Robert Geiger in the 1900
block T st. N. w. on September
81 and stealing several suits Of
clothes.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
Rockville All Girls
Man Plans TOniQht

Reta Ryon, new Rockville
leader for the All Girls, will meet
with the group in the office of
Edythe M. Turner, home demon
stration agent, in Rockville, to-
night, to discuss their program
for the coming year.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02

isn't at all unlikely unless recovery comes first Cor revo-
lution) we ght as we'll get used to it. The trouble
that the of adversely always appreciated
most by those who never enjoy them.
Down the Sewer
Both of these critics are fact adherents the
theory of progress the details of which given here
about In brief every development Gin the
mechanics of the ar) drains off the worst part of what
went before The early movie for instance took away the
cheap meodrama from the stage and the early radio has
draned Oft the duer sketches of vaudeville and the less
bright side of the comic strip Televon when it come
will take the unbearabe side of radomaking radio
quite entertaining for while.
A theater with only good plays publishing house
with only remarkable books its list would be novelties
and the critics say profitable. Shoerng producers and
publishers of guckanddirty books invited to look
elsewhere for living hundred thousand refined minds
will for all the in the world fifteen hundred
million other people will get along with the radio and the
talking picture.
Unwanted Liberty
Give Bell noted few years ago that the the
salvation of portrait painting If you wanted likeness the
camera gave 1t to (and in those days. before Stegz
gave nothing ese) That relieved the painter of the
necessity of feke and he could the truth
character IN the SUBJECTS face The moving picture certainly
liberated the stage the but the stage has not
been enthusiastic about its freedom The theaer could
be created for the few but the heater money in the
box office still So do its authors
Mr. Atkinson and Mr. swell had better be sure that the
writers and actors for the heater the poets novess who
will continue to write books will have liberal living pro-
vded for them If they could that those with
talent for the arts had rich grandfahers that the
would supply them with lot of money all would be WE'LL
Otherwise the consolation of knowing that you will have
only the best little corrupted by the fear that you may
having nothing whatever.
Another Hope
The real hope to that the movies and the
radio will make few people nsufferably richso rich
that they will be nsufferabe to themselves Then they
will return for while to the stage and to fiction doing what
they need to do in order to satisfy themselves note that
the fine English actor Charles Laughon after tremendous
success the mvoes has returned to England to play
about hundred dollars weekfor at least Sid
Howard and John Howard Lawson have abented them
selves from the felicity of Hollywood long enough to write
plays for New York And of have
make the great refusal and patrongy tell that they love
back the moment they get offer.
All in ALL am that the depression will drive
the unworthy and leave with pure and fine books and
plays The best hope for that few good books
and few good plays will succeed and that few dozen
people who get pleasure life except when they write
act paint compose will keep doing these things
And then wouldn't be too hasty to condemn those who
stop reducing going to the theaer They may be
sensible than the rest of uforenner patrons of the
of the future.
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
True to Type
Hope for Poets If All Forget
How to Read
to Read
BY GILBERT SELDES.

notice that the game of consultations being played by
some of my best friends Mr. Brooks Atkinson, in New
York, draws definite pleasure from the fact that the
movies have made unproftabe to produce many plays
and predict for the future theater devoted only to the
The Washington times., 1933-10-02
SCHOOL BOARD TO MEET

The Board of Education will
meet Wednesday at $3.50 p. m.
in the Franklin Administration
Building, Thirteenth and K
Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1933-12-09
Court Calendar

Carpenter VS.. Carpenter. Attys.,
N. A. Dobbins-V. B. Lowry.
Cadle VS.. Cadle. Attys., r. Neu'
decker-George Mcneil.
MeSeler VS.. Havey. Attys. Bal
ley & Larson-H. F. Reilly.
Murgia VS.. Garland. Attys., F,
F. Nesbit, j. L. Edgerton-T. L.
Dodson, M. F. O'Donoghue.
American Fork & Hoe Co. VS..
Coe, Commr. Attys., D. A. Gardi'
ner-T. A. Hostetler.
Darling VS.. Darling. Attys., r.
Neudecker-L. B. Arnold.
Hartig VS.. Hartig. Attys., R.
Neudecker-H. Gilligan.
Manuel VS.. Manuel. Attys., G.
Paregol-Jeffords & Dutton.
Perry VS.. Perry. Attys., e. A.
Beaubian-M. j. Colbert.
Hanon VS.. Hanon. Attys., e. c.
Dutton-D. l.. Riordan.
Stroman VS.. Stroman ct al.
Attys., P. w. Austin-N. A. Dod.
bins.
Haussman VS.. Kimmel ct al.
Attys., Douglas, Obear & Douglas !;
Mason, Fenwick & Lawrence-W.
j. Lambert, r. H. Yeatman.
Motions Court
Barker Painting Co. VS.. Brother.
hood of Painters. Attys., Sulli.
van Sheehy.
Smallwood VS.. Smallwood. Atty.
Parker.
Shannahoffski VS.. Shannahoff.
ski. Attys., Smith-McDonnell.
Fld. & Deposit Co. of Md. VS..
Hagar, jr. Attys., Douglas, Obear
& DouglaS-BuYkhart g. Quinn.
In re Bukart M. Knobel. Attys.,
Freharty-Bell.
Davis VS.. Blackey. Attys., Wag,
Shaking.
Carpenter VS.. Carpenter. Attys.,
Dobbins-Lowrey.
Home Credit Co. VS.. Mater.
Attys., Hoffman-Long.
Beale VS.. Beale. Attys., Lang
ford-Neudecker.
The following rules: Kennedy
VS.. Gilmore, Herndon VS.. Hern.
don and Smith VS.. Pope.
Criminal Court No.
Trials: Buford Findley, Micahel
Vigliucci, Max Pelts. Mildred j.
Bradford. George w. Brown
James Mcknight. Timothy Viii,
liamS, Robert Chambers.
Criminal Court No. 2
Trials: Mike Borelli. Louis Ro
lando, Arthur Biazzi, James viii
liams.
The Washington times., 1933-12-09
LIGHTS To GIVE
XMAS CHEER

Better light, better sight" the
phrase used by the lighting COM
mittee of the Electric League Of
Washington in its endeavor to
point out the number Of people
having defective vision, due to
poor lighting, is a phrase now
being applied to different field.
1t is better light for better sight
into the spirit of Christmas.
A number of business organl-
cations in different sections Of the
city already have gayly illumin'
ated their streets with festoons
of CHEEKY Christmas colored lamps,
so that the Yuletide spirit may be
brought more forcefully before the
eye of the public.
This use of light is not a new
one in Washington, but it is one
which has gained more and more
in popularity each year for the
past eight or ten Christmas sea-
sons,
The Washington times., 1933-12-09
HOME OWNERS
SLOW To PAY
MORTGAGES
Federal Aid Having Effect on
Collections, Says Building
and Loan Chief

Building and loan association
representatives here today to place
their industry under the NRA as
evidence of complete cooperation
with the recovery program indi.
Gated the dire need for the debtor
classes to understand their part in
recovery.
Harold T. Donaldson, of Lans-
ing, Mich, chairman of the NRA
code committee Of the United
States Building and Loan League,
said that borrowers with ability
to meet their obligations must be
impressed with the necessity Of
repaying their debts to restore ma
tional stability. He indicated that
movements to relieve the economi-
cally unfortunate, with which the
building and loan people are in
sympathy, were indirectly affect
ing mortgage collections from the
economically able debtors.
Hearings Open Monday
The code. which is sponsored
by the league, will be the subject
Of public hearings beginning Mon.
day before Division Administrator
Whiteside. Proponements of its
provisions who already have ar
rived besides Mr.. Donaldson in
clude Philip Lieber, of Shreveport,
La, president OF the league; I.
Friedlander, of Houston, Texas,
and LeGrand w. Pellet, of New.
burgh, N. Y, vice president, and
Morton Bodfish, of Chicago, execu-
tive vice president. Some members
of the leagues board of directors
also will be here. Mr.. Donaldson
said:
1--WE are hoping that our adop-
ton of a strict NRA code in our
own activities will call attention
to our cooperation with the re-
covery program and convince
the borrowers that fair play
with us is their part in the same
program.
Building and loan aSs0cia-
tionS have the savings of 10000.
900 humble people to protect.
Millions have borrowed from
this common fund, and it must
be impressed upon them that
where they can pay it back, &C.
cOrding to contract, their first
obligation to society is to do
so, because the continued flow
Of money into these institutions
is necessary in rebuilding the
credit structure"
Praises NRA Aims
Mr.. Donaldson praised the
phases of the NRA program which
have led to the abolition of child
labor, the establishment of shorter
working hours and minimum wage
restrictions, and the bringing
about of a spirit of cooperation
among business men.
He said:
THE building and loan pro-
gram has been peculiarly aSSO-
ciated with the working man
and the integrity of our S1,OOO,-
100000 Of assets Is resting on the
basis of his fundamental per.
SOnal honesty when he bOrrOws
money from our institutions to
pay for the home he lives in"
He pointed out that between
100000 and 100000 working
mems homes have been financed
by these associations during the
past 100 years.