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The Washington times., 1933-11-08
Daddy WEIGH 'Spoils' lrma
After Long Separation

When 5-year-old 1rma WEIGH
came to this country a month ago,
after four years of diplomatic con-
troversy over her between the
United States and Venezuela, she
weighed a mere 80 pounds.
Today, under the tender care of
her father, James E. WEIGH, who
suffered imprisonment and other
forms of punishment before he
gained custody of his daughter.
little Irma weighs 43 pounds.
Mr.. WEIGH, Shreveport NaJ oil
man, is still in Washington work.
ing on his case against the Vene-
Iuelan government, from which he
is seeking several hundred thou
sand dollars damages.
Little Irma, who was timid to
the point of refusing to look at
strangers when she arrived here
q month ago, now even talks bit
with them, having learned some
English since her arrival,
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
MRS,ROOSEVE[T.
At CHEST RALLY

Climaxing the efforts of women
leaders of the Community Chess
to center attention on the city's
welfare needs, Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt will be the principal
speaker at public mass meeting
scnduled for 4::30 p. m. tomorrow
at Constitution Hall.
A general invitation has been
extended to Washington citizens
to attend the gathering. which is
being held under the auspices of
the Women's Crusade of the
Chest, and at which Grace Moore,
opera star, will sing.
Leaders of the drive met last
night in the Hotel Mayflower.
Speeches were delivered by Rabbi
Edward Israel, of the Har Sinai
Congregation, Baltimore, and
Frank Hogan, local lawyer.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08

Policeman A. G Middlethom to-
day appeared before the police
trial board on charge that he
violated the police regulation re-
quiring members of the Metro
politan force to live in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
This order, issued May 6, 1880,
exempted officers who were then
living in nearby counties, but for
babe policemen to establish homes
outside the District from that
date on.
Middlethom was said to have
been living then in Virginia. He
moved later, but instead of NOV
ing into the District, established
residence at Meadows, Md, it
was charged.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08

Charging that her husband
would remain away from home
several nights a week without
explanation, Mrs. Patricia Win
chester Sherman, former WASH
ington debutante, today filed suit
for divorce against Thomas F.
Sherman.
The couple were married here
in 1926, leaving at once for
Berlin where Thomas was Amer
lean consul at the time. Later
the. were stationed at Sofia, Bull
garia. It .yas in these cities that
Thomas left her, according to
the suit, which was filed in San
Rafael, Cal.
While in Sofia Mrs. Thomas
became i'll, according to her suit.
Her husband refused her money
for medical attention, she
charged, and she was forced to
cable her mother for money to
go to Paris for treatment. 49,
A member of a wealthy and
socially prominent California
family Mrs. Thomas made her
debut here.
She asks alimony and the
custody of their 6-year-old son,
Thomas jr.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
MERGERS
WILL RELEASE
100000
kIin-MechaniCs Union to
Be Approved Today; Cash
To Begin Flow Monday

More than $5,OOO,OOO frozen
since last March, will begin roll
ing through local trade channels
within a few weeks as a result OF
banking developments with the
past "a hours.
Approval of a plan whereby the
Franklin National Bank, merging
into the Mechanics and Savings
Bank, will release approximately
$2,500,000 in deposits, is expected
today supplementing the 100000
in Mt. Vernon Savings Bank de-
posts, which will be released
when that bank completes its
merger plans with the Mechanics
bank.
S1,85O,OOO Borrowed
The first flush of the new cur
rency flow will begin Monday
when $1,850,000 representing 80
per cent dividend, borrowed from
the Deposit Liquidation Board by
R. C. Baldwin, receiver for the
Commercial National Bank, will
be paid out.
When the merger details in
volving the Mt. Vernon Savings
and Franklin National Bank are
completed, the Washington Me
chanics and Savings Bank, of
which Ezra Gould is president,
will become the Mechanics Frank
lin Savings Bank with q capital
of 100000 and a strong surplus.
The Franklin National Bank is
to sell 100000 worth Of stock to
complete it's part Of the merger,
half of which goes to capital of
the purchasing bank and the re-
mainder to surplus.
Deposits $6,OOO,OOO
The Mt. Vernon group is now
engaged in selling an additional
5000, 900 to be divided similarly.
The new bank will have deposits
totalling $6,000,o00.
Between IS and IS per cent Of
deposits in the Franklin bank will
be released in the merger, through
sale of assets. The remaining as
sets will be placed in hands Of
three trustees; Lindsey Rawley,
president of the Rock Creek Gin
ger Ale Company, a depoSitor;
William F. Kelly, local attorney,
also a depositor, and Henry j.
Sterzer, retired president of the
American Accessories Company, a
stakeholder.
The trustees will liquidate the
assets over a period of years with
out sacrifice.
Gould As President
| Ezra Gould will be president OF
the new bank, which will be
chartered as savings bank under
Virginia law. John B. Cochran,
president of the Franklin National,
will be chairman of the board.
Frank w. Lee, president of the
Mt. Vernon bank, will be vice
president in charge of the Mt.
Vernon branch.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
Unconscious Man
Found Beside Road

Harry Thomas, 80, address I'M
known, was found unconscious be.
side the Richmond Highway near
Gum Springs, Va, last night by
Sergt. E. ]. McDermott of the
Virginia State police. He was
taken to the Alexandria Hospital
where he told McDermott he had
attempted to jump on a moving
truck about 8 a. m, yesterday
and believed he had been knocked
unconscious. His condition is
not serious.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
dictionaries Called
For Tomb Ceremony

All American Legionnalres in
uniform will report at the am
phitheater in Arlington National
Cemetery at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning to act as guard of honor
for National Legion Commander
Hayes, and color bearers for the
flags of the allies when Presi-
dent Roosevelt places a wreath
on the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. The Armlstice Day
services will start at II o'clock,
and include addresses by Secre-
tary of War Dern and Com
mander Hayes.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
VENDETTA GANG
IS TRACED To
BALTIMORE
Police on Trail of Terrorists
Who Threw Powerful
Bomb Into Store

Terrorists who have been oper-
ating in Baltimore today were
believed by police to be respon-
sible for the attempted bombing
of the home of Joseph Puglisi,
well-to-do Italian produce
merchant, here yesterday.
Detectives assigned to the case
asserted that they have definite
information about the terrorists,
and are on their trail.
Blast Averted
Lieut.. John Fowler, police
ballistics expert, last night opened
the bomb which had been hurled
through window in the Puglisi
home in the First block H St.
N. w., and found that it con-
tanned blasting powder and gun
cotton sufficient to have wrecked
the neighborhood if it had ex-
ploded.
The explosion was averted when
Puglisi heard the bomb shatter
a window. Running downstairs
to investigate, he discovered the
fuse suffering and put it out.
Got Many Threats
For the past two months the
merchant has been receiving
extortion threats, demanding
$4,000.
Belief that it is a Baltimore
gang was strengthened by the
fact that one member came to
the Puglisi residence in car
with Maryland tags.
The Puglisi family has been
removed from their home by
police for safe keeping pending
the Investigation.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
Mrs. Walter Perry
Heads Vote Le1QUe

Mrs. Walter Perry, of Bethesda,
Md, was the newly elected presi-
dent of the Montgomery County
League of Women Voters. at a
meeting yesterday. Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor was chosen first vice
president and Mrs. Edward H,
Helmuth second vice president,
Other officers were chosen as
follows: Miss Louise Engle, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. c.. E.
Stanton, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Herman Wilson, retiring
president, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08

of their enemies and the bandlttl
probably were noted for their color
effects. Sometimes when you read the
immortal autobiography of Benvenuto
Cellini, you wonder if he could tell
the difference, when he was in
hurry, between a dagger and a palette
knife. His patrons included men who
hired gangs of cut-throats and were
always ready to put a spot of poison
in the soup.
Now the same thing has occurred
a second time in Chicago. Heavily
publicized for its murders, Chicago re-
ports that crime is waning, but some
pretty clever work is still being done
now and again; and at the same time,
the exhibition of pictures held at the
Art Institute in connection with the
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
Thieves RanS1ck
Teachers COLLeQe

Thieves last night broke into
the Wilson Teachers College,
Eleventh and Harvard Streets
Northwest, took doors off their
hinges in order to get into offices,
and stole a woman's wrist watch,
stamps, change and a Mckinley
High School class ring, Edgar c.
Higbie, principal, reported to POI
lice today,
The Washington times., 1933-11-08

Her father INDUCES her every
whim. She has shown a great in
terest in the movies and he takes
her to every movie in town.
He had her nails manicured the
other day because little Irma
asked for it.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
LAW FOR LIQUOR
PROMISED BY
CONGRESS
District Officials to offer
Four Plans Governing
Beverage Sales
BY CARROLL PEEKE

Oy NfAASASOAN \ NNAAA
The drought that started back
| in the days of the World War
is not over yet for Washington.
While the Eighteenth Amend
ment will be dead, it has been
ruled that the Volstead Act,
which supplies the amendment
with teeth, will remain in effect
here until Congress kills it..
This means that thirsty Wash
ingtonians will have to go over
to Maryland or Virginia and
bring hack a little supply.
Will Close Eyes
District officials have intimated
that they will close their eyes to
the person who brings back
bottle or so for his own con-
sumption.
But woe betide the dealer who
thinks that he will make a lot
of money out of supplying liquor
to the Districts thirsty.
Under the VolStead act he is
still violating the law, and police
and dry agents will continue
their drive against purveyorS of
spirits.
When Congress convenes in
January, liquor legislation will
be one of the first things to be
taken up.
Will Have Four Plans
Corporation Counsel William
w. Bride will have ready for con-
Sideration four plans, and it is
expected that one of these will
be adopted in short order. These
plans are:
/. The Bratt System. This
establishes a legal liquor monop-
oily under the control of a COM
mission.
2. The Ontario system. This
entails government handling of
all alcoholic beverages.
3. A liquor commission, which
would handle all problems arising
in sale and distribution.
4. A straight licensing system,
such as is now used in the sale
of 80 beer.
New Problem Appears
Meanwhile, a new problem must
be faced by District officials after
December 5. After that time beer
of higher voltage than 80 may
be legally manufactured and sold
Except in the District.
The question that must be de-
cided is if imports of beer are
10 be banned until such time as
the more potent beverage is legal
here.
Washington, Alaska, the Ha-
Waiian Islands and other Terri
/ tories come under the ruling of
Attorney General Cummings that
the Volstead Act will apply to
them until such time as it is
lifted by Congress.
The prohibition law, described
by former President Hoover as
noble in motive, far reaching in
purpose" dies almost IA years
after it was born.
Nation Had FOretaste
January Is, 1920, was the day
when John Barleycorn was for.
mally buried. But the nation
had a foretaste of prohibition.
In the interest of conservation
of grain during the war Presi-
dent Wilson signed the wartime
dry law in November, 1918.
And before that the District
had gone dry. October 81, 1917,
marked the end of legal liquor
here, when the Sheppard law.
also signed by the war President,
took effect.
Now another Democrat sits in
the White House and in a few
weeks time he will sign a new
bill which will legalize the liquor
which the Capital residents have
gone so long without.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
KIWANIS TO HEAR KING

Senator William H. King. chair
man of the Senate District Com
mittee, will be principal speaker
at the luncheon meeting tomor-
row of the Kiwanis Club at the
MayfloWer Hotel.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
TALL CEDARS TO MEET

National officers will be guests
Of honor at a ceremonial to be
held next Friday night by Capitol
Forest, No. 10, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon, at the Raleigh Hotel.
Officers for the ensuing year
will be nominated at the meet
iNg.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
GAS " | 7 NESS
CHALLENGED

Probability that William A
Roberts, counsel for the Public
Utilities Commission will cross
examine his own witness on the
value of lands owned by the
Washington and Georgetown Gas
Light companies developed today
at the hearing on the valuation
of gas company properties.
The witness is E. Catesby Row
zee, land valuation expert for the
commission.
Rowzee, under croSs-examina
ton by Stoddard M. Stevens, jr.
counsel for the gas companies
was asked if he believed land
at the west plant of the Wash
ington company would be more
valuable if used as an apartment
house site instead of a gas plant
Roberts objected and Stevens
charged him with trying to hide
from the commission facts which
the commission should have
The commission overruled Rob
ertS and RowZee answered that,
if used for other than it's present
purposes, it would be more valu.
able.
Roberts expressed surprise at
the reply and started to question
Rowzee, but Stevens would not
permit him to proceed until the
gas company completes its cross
examination.
Harold E. Doyle, expert for the
gas companies already has teSti'
fled that he raised his estimates
on the Tenth Street property of
the gas company by more than
$4,000 after he had them con-
WINGED" by Rowzee that his first
appraisal was too low.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
True to TYPE
Murder and Art Good Company in Chicago
D.. Debt Gel nee
BY GILBERT SELDE!

CHICAGO.-I wonder if anyone has worked out the
nection between murder love the fine arts whole
sale killing and collecting pictures The two things
together once 500 years ago. in Italy, when the
painters not above sinking stetto into the backs
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
COL. McMULLEN TO TALK

Col. Joseph I. McMullen, will be
principal speaker at the meeting
November II of the Montgomery
Chapter, Reserve Officers Asso-
citation, at the county building,
Bethesda.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
PIucky Belgium

Among other things put my ''must'' list by nearly
everyone the Belgian Village" I went was aston
shed. It to that "brave little Belgium and
the people who got the concession off best in the
whole exposition after the practical and the sciences
The village is replica of composite market square, city
hall, streets and shops of middle-szed Belgian
semicirce of WORKOUT steps in paving stone leads up
from the square (Which has been turned into openar
dancing pavon) and cafes and shops stand the top Of
the little h with church at the end of the VISTA There
ism barker in sight
Yet I American citizens, natives of Chicago or of
Pasadena, sitting calmly down the steps-at least
hundred a2d women-to watch the dancing. I don t
suppose they would for moment dream Of sitting down
their city hall steps watch anything earth yet
they lotered there took their stems of beer with Them
and became perfectly comfortable and Europeanzed
ten minutes The dancing native, in wooden Shoes and
very pretty but the prettest thing of all the
everyone fell under the SPELL and seemed home and had
very good time in the quetest way possible.
Better Than Fan-Dancing
On the way out went around to the back Streets An
other cafe had closed for the night for good could not
say. One man, like poet, sat gloomy doing nothing
at sidewalk table. And in the of that little square,
half dozen playing in band There WASH
thing in sight to SELL there customers The
playing for their good entertainment. It
thousand times European than the Streets of Paris
which distinguished only by, lot of excitement, the
typical posters and comforts of French Streets
bankers for strip acts.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08

century OF Progress has set an dlWOrd universal
and cosmc record as BELTS all things in Chcago) with it's
attendance figures which up to nearly $4,000 in
day. Since the Fair opened than million and half
people have paid the special collection. And, what
is impressive, everyone in Chicago urgent
for the visitor to the paintings than to the fan
dances the midway
Art Long, Life Brief
For days had been seeing people carrying about plaid
covered little book you would several dozen during
lunch at any in the Michigan Avenue and
men and seemed to cherish them precious
Mrs discovered that they catalogues of the
exhibit Hotel clerks and walters and newspaper all
put the art show at the top of their lists of indispensable
things to On the closing days. dozens of groups fol-
lowed lecturers around and listened explanations of
modern painting. Everyone excited.
had passed through the city few days earlier and
friend told that must the 225 Club where the
drinks Free because the management in
teresed in having you gamble and drinking seemed
release inhibons By the time returned to the city, the
club closed, the proprietor had committed suicide,
having been found in possession of certain stolen goods
and gang of powerful young searching the city
for such people had gambed given checks and stopped
payment. After getting their sasactons, I suppose the
young went to the Pcassos and the Van Goghs
and the picture of Whster's Mother.
The Washington times., 1933-06-27

been ludicrous. AS filmed it has
dignity, really sacred mood and
invests the black man Of God
with the reverence and respect
that go with his calling. Director
Sam Wood had trying situation
but contrived to get it on to the
screen so that it registers as not
only impressive but has a real
quality of conviction.
Although Miss Harlow may re-
sent it she is gradually being
turned into a junior Mae West.
Hold Your Man" requires her to
be a huSsy for most of the footage
although the regeneration moral
comes towards the close. Miss
Harlow uses straight left to the
jaw twice on Dorothy Burgess,
a girl who is inclined to believe
she can't take it. The wallops are
lusty and come with such ex-
plosive speed they will leave the
average audience gasping.
Anita Loos wrote the story of
"Hold Your Man." and you can
put it down as a narrative that
will hold you from the first to
the last reel. AS I saw it in the
screening room it left no doubt
that as a piece of interesting
writing, Hold Your Man" is far
superior to the last Harlow
Gable tale, "Red Dust"
The Washington times., 1933-06-27
Mother Missing

His mother wasn't there. One
of the neighbors told the boy
that she had disappeared about
a year before. The boy shrugged
his shoulders. Never having
known anything about a mother,
it made no difference to him.
But, as the cheap casket was
being lowered into the grave,
Theodore Clark clenched his
fists and raised his eyes to
heaven.
I'm gonna get some place."
he breathed. I'm gonna have
children of my own some day.
And if I ever neglect them the
way my father did me, may
God strike me dead"
Again employing the column.
lists privilege, I skip briefly over
the next period of Theodore
Clark's career. The fates were
just as kind to him at this
point as they had been unkind
in his earlier years. When he
was 80 he held responsible
position in a Wall Street broker
age house. And at the age of
So he was member of the firm.
All these years he had worked
necessarily. Pleasure had been
something that never entered
his mind. And all work and no
play had made a dull boy
plenty of jack.
But now, he felt, it was time
to call something of a halt. He
began to take short trips-to
Bermuda, to Havana, to Miami
and to enjoy a few of the re-
wards that success had brought
him. And it was on one of
these trips that he found what
he thought was his greatest re-
ward, the woman who was to
be his wife.
She was very much Of So
ciety-too much so for Theo-
The Washington times., 1933-06-27
Zane Grey Film
at Columbia

The West, the most reliable of
all motion picture backgrounds,
comes into its own again in the
typical horse-opera entitled "Sun-
set Pass" by Zane Grey, now at
the Columbia.
Two fast riding and quick shoot
ing stars play important roles.
Tom Keene is the deputy, sent to
track down the bandits. Randolph
Scott plays the robber, who was
inadvertently drawn into his life
of crime. And then there's his
sister, with whom the young
sheriff falls in love. The entire
affair becomes Strengthened out
(not without death or two) af-
ter much thrilling action shots.
Keene and Scott ride through
the plot in a whirlwind manner,
which is the way a Western opus
should be played. While the story
is only a little different than
half a dozen others, it still seems
to delight the audience (predomi-
nately juvenile). Henry Halfway
handled the megaphone on the
film, while the camera has pic
tured many beautiful scenes of
the range, and also some stirring
shots of cattle stampedes.
Kathleen Burke is the heroine
of the piece, while Harry Carey
is a very nasty villain. Noah Beery
also has an important role. Fuzzy
Knight and Vince Barnett con-
tribute the comedy.
On the supplementary bill there
is a travelogue, also about the
West; Moran and Mack comedy
and the news events.
The Washington times., 1933-06-27
When The Feature Is
Shown On The Screen

FOX-James Dunn in "The
Girl in 49," at II a. M, 1885,
4:25, 7:15 and 10 p. m. Stage
shows at 1910, 3:25, 6:15 and
9:05 p. m.
COLUMBIA-Randolph Scott
in "Sunset Pass" at 1920 a. M,
1:05, 2:50, 4:40, 6:25, $40 and
9:55 p. m.
PALACE - Marion Davies in
Peg o. My Heart" at 11:15 a. M,
1920, 1925, $50, 7:35 and 9:4Op.m.
KEITH'S - Charlie Ruggles in
MELODY Cruise" at 1925 a. M,
1870, 3:35, $40, 7:45 and 9:55 pm.
METROPOLITAN-Joan Blon.
dell in Gold Diggers of 1888" at
II a. M, 12:45, 2:20, 4:10, 5:55,
7:35 and 9:20 p. m.
EARLE-Barbara Stanwyck in
Baby Face" at Ills a. M, 1:5O,
ABS, 7:2O and 1855 p. m. Stage
shows at 1855. S:45, $50 and
9:05 p. m.
The Washington times., 1933-06-27

The woman who gets the man
that she and all the other girls
want is, in this modern age, a
good deal more popular and ad
mired than the lass who knows
swell recipes for making goose
berry preserve.
To hold your man, every glrl
will admit, is just as difficult as
getting him in the first place
Sometimes it's harder, but my
opinion is that this is the girls
fault.
How many women do we all
know, who, having taken hours
to make themselves mentally and
physically attractive for the man
they wanted, spend not minute
on the pob Of sprucing themselves
up for the man they have?
It's a Science
No woman can expect to hold a
man, regardless of any other rea'
son, if she isn't up on her toes
every minute she's with him.
But there's more to holding
your man even than that.
It's an art and a science.
Every now and then, so rarely
that their names go down in
history, a woman who seems
born with this innate knowledge
of how to hold a man exists.
Most of us spend our lives pur-
suing the tantalizing knowledge
of this fascinating art.
And don't we often lie in bed
at night and wonder why it is
that the men we're not interested
in fall in love with us as though
we wore an Egyptian charm,
while the man we really want
just whistles on his merry way?
It is because we are more aloof
to someone in whom we're not
interested? Because we don't re-
proach him for not having
phoned exactly on the dot of $3.50
as he promised? Because we're
not always free at exactly the
very hour that His Lordship feels
a yen to come accounting?
I think so. There's lot to
this aloof business. But it's not
quite so simple a game as it
sounds. Don't forget, every game
depends upon the players, and
every man and every woman is
different. You've got to study
your individual man, and men,
tally tabulate his reactions to
your different tactics.
Then you can map out your
cleverest campaign. Remember,