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The Washington times., 1933-11-07
RECEIVER MUST.
ANSWER COURT

Robert C. Baldwin, receiver Of
the Commercial National Bank,
was given until November 20 by
Justice F. Dickinson Let's in Dis.
trict Supreme Court today to show
cause why he Shou!l not be COM
PEELED to allow Adele w. Black
we'll, Blackstone Hotel. to re.
move the contents of a safe de-
post vault which she rented at
the bank.
The petitioner, through Attor.
neys Andrew T. Smith and Lewis
H. Barnes. informed the court
she jointly rented the vault with
her sister in September, 1925,
and, when the bank closed. she
was denied permission to open
the vault. The petition also
stated her attorneys had written
Baldwin. seeking the reason for
his action, but he declined to an
swer their letters.
The Washington times., 1933-11-07
DEBUCH| TAKES
LEAVE Of HULL

Ambassador Debuchi, of Japan,
has said his farewells to Secretary
of State Hull, and will leave Wash
ington for San Francisco on No
vember "a, to sail for Japan on
November 30. Tomorrow he plans
to go to New York for two-day
conference with japanese business
men and final conferences with
consular officials.
His visit to Hull was made ear
lier than would have been the
case normally, but Hull plans to
leave for the Pan-American con-
ference at Montevideo on Novem-
Der II, and will be busy with the
Litvinoff negotiations until that
time.
The Washington times., 1933-11-07
ACE LIMIT DATA
PUT BEFORE
PRESIDENT
Secretary Perkins Report Be-
Iieved to Oppose 40-Year
Ban on Job Applicants

Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins today transmitted to Pres
ident Roosevelt her report on the
40-year ban on typist-stenographeE
examination applicants, which is
believed to contain her opposi.
ton to the action of the Civil
Service Commission.
Miss Perkins refused to divulge
the contents of the report and at
the White House, the President
said he was too busy to peruse
it now but that he would do so in
a few days.
Again RapS Limit
At her press conference today,
however, Secretary Perkins re-
iterated her former statement on
her opposition to the ban and
declared she wos opposed to it
for social and economic rea-
sons" She said:
"In times like these, the social
and economic aspects of the
problem should be carefully
considered.
"Our principal goal right
now is to increase purchasing
power in order to speed up
consumption. 1t is well known
by employers that persons over
40 are likely to have depend
ents and SO place their wages
back into circulation faster
than younger persons"
Older Clerks Praised
She continued that in her per-
sonal experience, she has had
good luck" with clerks and
stenographers appointed after
they had achieved 40 years of
age. She said:
"They proved that they have
ability and imagination and
showed a quickness to grasp
problems"
Although she would not reveal
the contents of the report, Miss
Perkins did say that she had in
cluded in the report to the Presi-
dent the three arguments for the
ban given her late yesterday by
the Civil Service Commission.
Few Qualify for Jobs
The Civic Service Commission
informed her, she said, that be-
fore making their ruling they had
consulted all personnel officers in
all branches Of the Government,
that records show that only 2 per
cent of persons taking eXamina-
tions for the contested positions
ever had qualified, and that per-
sons appointed to jobs after 40
naturally reach the retirement
age more quickly than younger ap-
pointees.
The Labor Secretary said that
her report is not final and that
before submitting another report
to the President she will go the
Civil Service Commission one bet
ter by consulting The heads of de-
partments, instead of the per-
sonnet officers as they did.
The Washington times., 1933-11-07
THREE ROBBED
BY THUGS

Two hold-ups and a purse
snatching were reported to police
last night.
Mrs. Rose zatz. proprietor of
store in the 1900 block E St. S. E.,
was held up at the point of a gun
and robbed of $40. The man fled
in an automobile.
Two colored men pinioned the
arms Of John Mann, 14O0 block
H st. N. W., at First and L Streets
Northwest, searched his pockets
and took SIS.
A colored man snatched the
purse of Miss Rose Smith, 140O
block r st. N. W., as she was en-.
tering her home.
The Washington times., 1933-11-07

a fair is what it is. A considerable
number of people are not so pleased
by this development; it lacks dignity.
The approach to the grounds is
lined with hoarse hawkers of slender,
vanished walking sticks Il wonder
why these always appear at festivals,
football games, and county fairs
you can't use them to walk with and
you don't need them to point out the
sights) after few miles Git feels
like miles) of striking buildings
erected by States and nations. you
come upop the concessions which are
a mixture of circus side-show and a
teasing kind of mild indecency. from
the outside and, as usual, disappoint-
ing in more ways than one, when you
get in. ('We decided we wouldn t let
The Washington times., 1933-11-07
Exchange Clubs Plan
Joint Meetinq NOU. Is

The Prince Georges County Elk.
change Club will hold a joint ses-
sion with the Washington Ex-
change Club in the latter'S club
rooms November Is.
Harold Harter, national secre-
tary of the organization, will be
the guest speaker.
The Washington times., 1933-11-07
Urges Movement
For COLOred Clerks

Belford '. Lawson, president Of
the New Negro Alliance of Wash
ington. last night urged colored
persons to seek to obtain colored
clerks in stores owned by white
persons, but located in colored
neighborhoods. He spoke at the
Baptist Ministers Conference Of
Washington and vicinity.
The Washington times., 1933-11-07
Roosevelt Mails
Vote to Hvde PARK

BY International News Service
President Roosevelt voted BY
mail in today's election Of Hyde
Park, N. Y. town officers, OUCH
ess county officers, and a State
assemblyman from the district in
which his Hyde Park home is los
Gated,
Evening star., 1933-03-12
SUICIDE NOTE FOUND
BESIDE DYING MAN
Fred W. Yeager, "A, Recently Is.
tranged From Wife, Is Vic.
tim of Poison.

With a note beside him stating his
intention to take his life. Fred W.
Yeager, A, of the 47oo block of Georgia
avenue, was found late yesterday In q
semi-ccnscious condition In bed on the
second floor of garage in rear Of the
1000 block Of Park road. He died an
hour later in Casualty Hospital. Deputy
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald issued
certificate of suicide.
Yeager was found by E. J. Davis, who
lives in the house in the rear of which
Yeager was found Davis told police
there was an empty poison bottle be-
side the bed.
Police said he had been estranged
from his wife who was staying at the
Park road address, nurses registry.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
BETTING CHARGES
FOLLOW TWO RAIDS
Phones and Blackboard for Al
legged Bookmaking Found in One
Place-Two Held.

Two alleged bookmaking establish
ments were raided yesterday afternoon
by the headquarters vice squad.
The raiders first entered store IN
the 1900 block of Seventh street and
found a rear room equipped with a
battery of telephones and blackboard
for posting horse race results. They
arrested David Kaplan, %, and charged
him with accepting bets. He later was
released under $4,000 bond.
The second place raided was in the
100 block OF Fourteenth street, where
Thomas Graham, 80, of the 300 block
of Twelfth street southeast, was ar
rested on charge of permitting
gaming. He was released under $500
bond.
Lieut.. George M Little's liquor squad
late yesterday seized three automobiles
containing alleged liquor, arresting four
colored men and seizing 66 quarts of
alleged liquor. Those held were David
Welsh, 1900 block Eighth street
Ch: IS Redmond, no address; William
Miles, 1400 block Eleventh street, and
Charles F. O'Neal All were charged
with possession of liquor
Evening star., 1933-03-12
CORPORATION COUNSEL
AIDE IS RECOMMENDED
Bride to Propose Elwood H. Seal
for Post Left Vacant by
Carleron's Death.

for a permanent appointment as assist
ant corporation counsel of the District,
to fill the place left vacant by the death
last week of Thomas F. Cameron, it was
announced yesterday by Corporation
Counsel w. w. Bride
Mr.. Seal has been filling the position
during the past two months under a
temporary appointment. Mr.. Cameron,
Ill since hst Summer, had been granted
years laeve Of absence. Because of
an accumulation Of work, the temporary
appointment was made.
Mr.. Bride in the next day or two Is
expected to forward to the District
Commissioner his recommendation for
the appointment.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
Crawfish Is Used
To Clear Clogged
Drain Pipe Of Mud
Rail Foreman Gives Cat
Similar Job in Long
Culvert.
BY the Associated Press.


LOUISVILLE, KY, March 1l.-Cats
and crawfish are "workin' on the reil-
road" now.
j. w. Mcintosh. bridge and building
foreman on the Eastern division Of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad, reports
that he recently discovered a drain pipe
SO tightly clogged with mud that no
flushing would clear it. He put craw-
fish in one end and closed it up.
Through the hole made by the craw-
fish in working its way to tie other
end it was easy to flush the drain with
a high pressure hose.
As for the cat: 1t was necessary to
reinforce long culvert with 12-inch
pipe, but the culvert was too small for
even boy to crawl through. Mcintosh
tied fishing line to cat, put the
animal in one end OF the culvert and
yelled "scat." The cat carried the line
through at record speed. The foreman
used the line to drag through light
rope and with it pulled through rope
heavy enough to draw the pipe through.
Evening star., 1933-03-12

released at the Navy Department, as.
serted: I'm my capacity as Secretary Of
the Navy It gives me great pleasure on
this occasion to welcome the u. s. s.
Macon into the ranks Of vessels afioat in
our Navy. I am particularly gratified
that one Of the first vessels to be chris
tened since my assuming this officc
should be an addition to the aerial de-
fenses of the Nation.
"I wish also to greet the people Of
Akron and Macon: the former for hav-
ing worked unceasingly toward the sue
cessful completion Of the ship. and the
latter for having shown great interest in
its construction and for having present.
ed 1t with the name of their city"
Evening star., 1933-03-12
HEARING ON EXTENSION
OF STREETS WEDNESDAY
d. c. Commissioners to Receive
Proposals in Board Room at
10 Am.

A public hearing on proposals for the
extension of streets now undedicated
but which are on the plans for the per-
manent highway system will be held at
10 am. Wednesday in the Board Room
OF the District Building by the District
Commissioners.
One Of the proposals affects property
owners in the area bounded by Rock
Creek Ford road, Utah and Nebraska
avenues, Oliver and Thirty second
streets.
Another concerns property owners
along Foxhall road between Reservoir
road and Whitehaven parkway. A third
proposal affects properties in the area
bounded by Kansas avenue. the Metro
politan Branch of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, New Hampshire avenue
and Lohgfellow street, and adjacent to
North Capitol street.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
OLD TIMERS SEE
BRIGHT OUTCOME
Depressions of Other Days
Licked in Spite of Alarm,
They Say.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 11.-Unprece-
dented is a word which 1rrltates many
old timers in Wall Street. particularly
as applied to the present financial Sit
uation.
Like old war veterans, they speak OF
past severe slumps, and conclude with
I'VE licked 'em," or words to that erect.
We've got to stand and fight" de-
clared a veteran banker, "just as we
did before. I guess you don't remem-
ber 1907"
They emphasized that just as past
fights have always been won, this one
will be, too.
There were expressions before the
memory of men now living, but written
records tell their stories. Perhaps the
Nations first major business collapse
began in 1780 with toboganning OF
prices after the Revolution. The rec
ords do not show how long this collapse
lasted. but prices eventually began their
climb
Repeated Depressions.
Then there was prosperity Then
there was another war. Then, in 1915,
there was another depression, accom-
panied again by collapse OF prices.
This one ended during an ill-deflned
period up to about 1880.
Wall Street was being organized on
a more important basis. Speculation in
stocks was extensive. There was a
boom, and in 1887 there was a panic.
There were bank failures by the score,
money shortages hardship, even food
riots. But the deflation ran its course,
and by 1910 another upward swing was
on the way.
In the late 4os California's gold was
discovered. 1t poured into our markets.
Speculation marched along with the
Nations expansion. But expansion
went too far and the discovery Of fraud
in the ofiices Of large railway COM
pany was the signal Of still another
panic. The story was told again. A
former great banker turned to the man
ufacture of candles. This was in 1857.
-Four years later there was the Civil
War. Afterward-as usual-war prices
collapsed and panic followed. Then
came a period of rapid industrial ex-
pansion.
Philadelphia Bank Closing.
. On the morning of September 18,
1873, the doors of Jay Cookies great
bank in Philadelphia closed. The coun-
try had marched too fast. There was
an avalanche of failures. From April,
1873, to June, 1879, prices fell about 40
per cant. This depression ended about
1880. but it was only an interlude, for
another crash came in 1884.
It ended in the late 80s. The coun-
try sailed along until 1893, when there
was another depression, bad one. 1t
ended, too In 1907 1t came again, an
nounced by speculative collapse, caused
by a number of things. It also ended.
Another war in 1914. Another sharp
collapse when the war ended. A boom
until 1929 Another depression.
ways.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
HYDRAULIC BIDS OPENED
$2,OOO,O 900 Worth Of Apparatus to
Be Bought for Hoover Dam.

DENVER, March II (P-Bids on
nearly $4,000, 900 worth of hydraulic ap-
paratus for the Hoover Dam power
rlant were opened yesterday by A. McD.
Brooks, purchasing agent for :%e dam.
A week will be required to determine
the low bidders.
Seven turbines and governors were
the chief items listed. Four firms sub
mitted bids on FIVE turbines Of $4,000
horsepower and two of $1,000 horse
power. Two bid on the governors.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
COLLECTS "INCUNABULA"
Books of Literary "Cradle Age"
Owned by Vollbehr.

LOS ANGELES CP).-The honor
Of having the largest collection Of
"incunabula," or bo:ks written during
the "c-adle age" Of the worlds itera-
ture. 4 credited to Southern California
by DR.. otto H. F. vollbehr, German
bibliophile and authority on rare books.
DR.. Vollbehr, who came to Southern
California to dispose Of 1000 books to
the Huntington Library in San Marino,
recently supplied the Library Of Con-
gress at Washington a copy Of the first
Gutenberg Bible
Evening star., 1933-03-12
Funds Tied Up, Man Jailed.

MECIA, Pa, March II LP.-Alimony
orders apparently recognize no banking
holidays Hailed before Judge John NJ
Broomall for failure to pay his wife
$500 on a court order. j. Leonard Mil
Ter said all his money was tied up in
the banks. TOO bed you didn't hoard"
saidvJudge Broomall "Becasee you're
on YOUR way to JAIL"
Evening star., 1933-03-12
MACON, SECOND GIANT AIRSEIIP,
LAUNCHED, ENDING 5.YEAR PLAN
President Halls Navy Addition Christened at Akron by
Wife of Admiral Mofett.

Ing the U. 8. S. Macon at Akron, Ohio
I congratulate you"
The Macon. sister ship to the u. s. S.
Akron, was started in December 1881. a
few weeks after the Akron was accepted
by the Navy. Designed as the largest,
fastest and safest airships af.oat, they
are nearly twice the size Of the Graf
Zeppelin and almost three times that Of
the Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
WELCOME BY SWANSON.
Secretary Expresses Gratitude Over
Addition Of Craft.

Addition Of Graft.
Yesterdays christening Of the Nays
newest dirigible, U. 8. s. Macon. at
Akron. Ohio, by Mrs. william A. Moi
fett. wife Of the rear admiral, who heads
the services Bureau Of Aeronautics,
drew from Secretary Claude A. Swanson
an expression of gratitude that one OF
the first craft launched during his brief
term Of office should be an addition to
the Nations aerial defenses.
Secretary Swanson. in a statement
Evening star., 1933-03-12
LECTURER ARRIVES
DR.. Albrecht Mendelssohn-B -Barth.
oldY to Appear at Universities

NEW YORK, March II R.-Dr.
Albrecht Mendelssohn- -Bartholdy, grand
son of the famed composer and profess
sor Of international law at the Univer-
sity of Hamberg, arrived on the liner
Deutschland yesterday to lecture at
several American universities on world
political affairs.
He will deliver a series of lectures
at the University of Colorado, the Uni
versity of Missouri and Northwestern
University at Chicago.
Evening star., 1933-03-12
Presidents Congratulation

President Roosevelt telegraphed Rear
Admiral Moffett: 1T must be source
OF qualification to you because of the
splendid and continuous record you have
made as chief Of the Bureau Of Aero
nautics since 1t was created in 1921 to
be able today to complete the Nays
five-year aviation program by christen-
Evening star., 1933-03-12
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, March 11.--Hailed by
President Rcosevelt as completing the
Nays fve-year aviation program, the
y. 8. 8. Macon, second Of the two
largest airships in the world, was chris
tened today while March snow
swirled outside.
Braving subfreezing temperatures,
several hundred Of the Nations air.
minded stood in the frigid 8la-acre
dock while a 325-piece band recruited
from Akron's high schools played
patriotic music. Upon q flag-draped
stand under the Macon's giant bow.
Mrs. w. A. Moffett, wife Of Rear Ad-
miral MotIett, chief Of the Bureau Of
Naval Aeronautics, pulled a silken red,
white and blue cord and pronounced,
Il christen thee Macon"
4S Pigeons Released.
At the signal. 4s pigeons, emblematic
Of the ships dedication to the Nation
and to her element, the air, were re-
leased. Two CT them headed for Macon,
Ca, 500 miles away in the warm
Southland, the rest for Akron nests.
At the same instant picked ground
crew released the cables and the 1856
foot length of the mammoth Macon
biilowed gently upward in the hazy
atmosphere of the air docks "sky." The
Macon was oficially "air-borne."
Immediately she was made fast again
to be made ready for the first trial
flights, tentatively set for March 80
Almost as eager to be of as the two
homing pigeons was q group of eight
Of the most beautiful girls from Macon,
Ga, who shivered throughout the cere-
monies. but decided to stay for the din
ner and ball tonight given by the
Akron Women's Chapter Of the Nation
al Aeronautic Association.
They were accompanied by c. Glen
Toole, mayor OF Macon. who presented
a silver service to the new ships cap
tain, Alger H. Dresel.
Evening star., 1933-03-12

Better coats, greater variety,
than either you or we have seen
popular price. Fur trimmings,
collars. novelty throws. mannish
ors-GREYS conspicuous-also
to 20,i 80 to 50.
Evening star., 1933-03-12

Mannish lapels, tuxedo collars,
belts and buckles; all the new sleeves.
GREY. tan, navy, green. MILDLY blue
and tweeds-Second Floor.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-23
HIGHWAY
ACROSS STATE
Super System Boston To
Washington Proposed AS
a Federal Project
15 MILES IN DELAWARE

Construction of super-high
speed highway from Boston to
Washington, which would pass
through the outskirts of Whining
ton, is being proposed by the As
sociation of Highway Officials Of
the North Atlantic States. w. W.
Mack, chief engineer of the Della
ware State Highway Department,
is a member of the organization,
and has been in conference on the
project. The section of about 10
miles through Delaware would cost
about 81 100000, officials estimate
Officers Of the association hope to
make arrangements for the con-
struction of the highway with
funds from the Federal public
works program under the NRA
The route of the highway, through
Delaware would be from the Penn
sylvania-Delaware State line at
Carpenter Station, at Naaman's
Creek, 1000 feet west of the Bati-
more and Ohio Railroad tracks. 1t
would then parallel the Baltimore
and Ohio tracks, through Brandy
wine hundred, running west of the
tracks. The super-speed highway
would then pass west of Westover
Hills, crossing the Kennett Pike
and connect with the Glasgow
Road near Bear station on to Elk
ton on the dual highway from
State Road now under construc-
ton. The proposal calls for the
improvement of U. S. Route No. 1
from Boston to Washington with
by-passes around large cities and
elimination of existing bottle
necks'', narrow bridges, grade
crossings and other traffic hazards.
The new route would be of four
lanes in width throughout and wild
er in metropolitan and congested
areas.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-23
AUTO TRUCK HIT
PICNIC PARTY
4 Dead and 20 Injured In
Chester Party Returning
From Crystal Beach
AT HOLLY OAK

Three young men and girl
were burned to death when col
lision turned picnic truck into a
blazing fire early Monday morn
ing at Holly Oak, 1-2 miles above
Wilmington. Twenty others were
injured, many being trapped in the
debris as rescuers were driven
back by the flames and a series of
explosions. The crash happened
at lis A. M. when a second truck,
carrying a load of highly infiam-
mable liquid, rammed the picnic
vehicle which had stopped at the
side of the road. 1t carried 26
persons. The boulevard became a
scene of horror as both vehicles
were blown to pieces. Explosions
could be heard five miles away
Several automobiles were tossed
from the highway and burned.
Trees were ignited and screaming
victims hurled themselves into
bitches. The blasts loosened dirt
and rocks in the embankments on
the sides of the road, and one pow
er wire pole was burned. The
picknickers were from Chester and
Marcus Hook They were return
ing from White Crystal each, near
Chesapeake City, Md. The four
dead lived in Chester. Only three
Of the injured are considered in
serious condition. The dead: Jen-
ME Chlasta, 19, of Trainer; Daniel
Mahoney, 20, 61O w. 5th street,
Chester; Henry Cummings, 27,
72O w. 5th street, Chester; Frans-
is Gaskill, 26, End and Kerlin
streets, Chester. Cummings was a
son of the late Captain John Cum
mings, former head of the Chester
police department. Knott, driver
of the truck carrying the chem
icals, told State Police he left Bal
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1933-08-23
WOODLAND BEACH ISOLATED BY
WORST TIDAL STORM IN YEARS

ings. Large limbs are falling in
the park and all the portable rides
and concessions are suffering wat
er damage and are imperiled by
the trees on the shore. Severe
damage is also being sustained by
the boats and equipment at Wood
land Beach. Manager G. H. Horn
er and his assistant, WarfieTd r.
Wood, with the help of the men
residents of the resort, are on the
alert to give aid as fast as needed
Business on the island is at a
standstill. Cottagers and sojourn-
ers venture out as they can to
watch the storm over the bay, a
sight not witnessed in a life time.
The storm killed thousands of
muskrats by destroying their
marsh houses which will mean
thousands of dollars loss to trap
pers of Taylor's Bridge, Bombay
Hook, Leipsic and marshes along
the Delaware Bay shore.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-23
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
George f. Wilson, Well Known Re-
tired Farmer of MiddIefoWn

George F. Wilson, 70, a retired
bachelor farmer of MiddletoWn,
died at his home there Monday af-
ter being incapacitated for more
than five years with partial par
alysis which set in after he was
struck by an automobile. Born
in that section a son of the late
Manlove Davis Wilson and Mary
(Frame) Wilson, he had spent his
entire life until his retirement in
farming. He was esteemed highly
by all who knew him. Surviving
are a brother, Manlove Davis Will
son, and two sisters, Miss Mollie
Wilson and Mrs. Annie w. Hearn,
all of Middletown The late Mrs.
John w. Roberts of Smyrna, was
a sister. He is also survived by
niece, Mrs w. B. Ashbrook of
Dover, who before her marriage
was Miss Mary Wilson Roberts of
Smyrna. Mr.. Wilson was a mem
Der of the Bethesda Methodist
Church of Middletown.
Funeral took place from his late
residence at 2.30 o'clock, yesterday
afternoon. Tnterment was at the
Methodist Episcopal cemetery at