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The Washington times., 1933-10-10

In Washington's smart young
very young) set, Miss Irma
Welch, aged S, over whom a dlplo-
matte battle has waged for four
years, is quite the belle.
Just returned to her fathers
native country from Venezuela,
where she has been kept virtually
a captive for four years, little
Irma is now being sought out for
parties.
Party Next Saturday
Two boys, John Holman, IL,
and his brother, Knox, 7, have
been wanting to "throw" a party
for the young lady ever since it
first became evident that her
father, James E. Welch, Louis
lana oil man, would be able to
bring the child to America.
For weeks they have been manu-
featuring little paper hats, buying
prizes and inviting all the children
in the neighborhood to their
party, the date of which is now
set for Saturday afternoon at
their home in the $500 block
Davenport st. N. w.
Their father, L. 0. Holman, is a
friend of Mr.. Welch and, of course,
"Papieto" WEIGH is also invited to
the party. -.
Little Irma, whose entire life has
been lived in Venezuela, can't
speak a word of English, SO she
calls her daddy by the endearlng
Spanish term, "Papieto."
Today, Little Irma, who has
been seeing the town with her
father, is quite taken up with a
wooden Mickey Mouse" which she
selected from a whole array OF
toys in a big toy store.
SHES at Photograph
A much-photographed young
lady since her arrival in this
country on Saturday, little 1rma
is very bashful when it comes to
posing for the camera men. She
refuses to raise her eyes, and no
amount of cajoling will help the
situation along.
Welch revealed that he is pre-
pairing to file suit against the
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
BREAKDOWN
Of SYSTEM
CHARGED
One-fourth of Teachers Idle,
Pay Too Low, A. F. of l.
Convention Says
BY International News Service

Economic conditions have
caused the breakdown Of the
American public school sys-
tenn and made hundreds OF
thousands of children "prey to
destructive influences" the
committee on education re-
ported today to the American
Federation Of Labor conven-
tion.
The report declared Is per cent
Of teachers were unemployed and
salaries were cut in the last two
years as much as so per cent, with
consequent undermining 4 social
and educational influences. 80 esG.ss.--
Friends of education, labor and
the Federal Government were
called upon to recognize the emer-
gency before it is too late"
Convention Asks Action
The convention adopted a reso-
luton for "protection of educa-
ton from kindergarten through
university"
The federation recorded its sup
port of the following:
Truly professional standards
in and for the classroom.
Small classes, taught by
trained teachers.
An enriched curriculum.
Opportunities for growth and
cultural advantages for adult
workers.
An equitable wage for all
teachers.
Security of tenure for all edu-
cational workers.
Decent working conditions for
teachers.
Right to establishe teachers
unions affiliated with the A. F.
of l..
Provision for old-age pensions
for teachers.
Presidents Aid Sought
The executive council of the
federation was authorized in an
other resolution passed to visit
President Roosevelt to appeal to
him to help save the public
schools through which the nation
is Threatened with grave disas'
ter"
Other proposals adopted in,
cluded the use of Federal funds
for training teachers, an educa-
tional program for civilian camps,
and approval of the glorious
(Continued on Page 2, Col. g.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
UNLOADING
Of RAIL
SHARES
Barred
President of Securities Corp.
Tells of Losses Incurred
in Market Crash
By International News Service

United States and Interna-
tional Securities Corporation, a
Dillon, Read & Company invest
ment trust, lost $26, ,562, 400 Of
the public S money through the
shrinkage of stock values from
1929 to 1882, Ernest Bell Tracy,
it's president, admitted today
at the Senate market inquiry.
OF this loss, Tracy said, SILL
1852 came from the shrinkage
in value of stocks in the Rock
Island and Frisco railroads.
Both roads now are in the hands
of receivers,
81 Account Closed i'm Panic
frAcy previously testified these
two railroad stocks were pur.
chased through joint trading
account with Dillon, Read & Co.
The account was conducted in
1929, being .osed in November
during a second panic on the
New York Stock Exchange.
A month after the market
crash Dillon. Read & Co. unloaded
it's purchases of the rail stocks on
the U. S. and Foreign Securities
Company. Dillon, Read & Co.
took a loss of $328,800 in doing
this, but the investment trust lost
millions.
Dillon, Read UnlOaded
Tracy admitted the private
bankers had turned 1900 shares
of Rock Island railroad stock over
to the U. S. and Foreign Securi-
ties Corporation in November.
1929. The joint trading account
purchased 27,40O shares of Rock
Island, among other stocks.
The United States and Interna-
tional Securities Corporation held
it's half of the 27,4O0 shares but
Dillon, Read & Co. unloaded its
half on the other investment trust,
the United States and Foreign Sc"
curities Corporation.
Senator Couzens asked:
"The trading was all covered
up, wasn't it?"
Tracy replied:
"Yes, and that's the usual
practice"
Couzens said tartly:
That's just what we are try
ing to find out. We want to
find out the usual practices be-
cause we want to break them
up"
Calls for Books
Pecora called for the books Of
the United States and Foreign
Securities Corporation. He found
no entry in the corporations
minute book on November II, 1929,
the date of the transfer of the
railroad stocks. Tracy said the
records disclosed the purchase Of
the stocks.
'But why isn't there an
entry here that the board Of
directors approved this pur-
chaser"
Tracy said:
"We were agreed on buying
railroad securities. We decided
(Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
SIGNS
THREE-yEAR
CONTRACT
Gritf Manager 27 Years Old
Tomorrow; Salary Believed
to Be 5000 Annually

Joe Cronin, who led the
Washington club to a pennant
during the baseball season just
ended, signed a contract today
to manage the Griffmen for
three more years.
No figures we're announced, but
it is believed the young pilots
salary will be around $4,000 a
year.
Everybody Happy
Both Cronin and Clark Grit
fifth, president of the club, seemed
mighty pleased after their con-
ference and told the newspaper
men that they hoped TO bring.
another" winner to washington
next year and the two seasons
to follow.
Neither would comment on pro
spective changes for the 1884 sea-
son. Griffith, however, admitted
that there might be several trades
at the baseball meeting in Decem-
ber.
Asked for a statement, Cronin
told neWspapermen that he was
very happy and satisfied with the
terms, and it was his aim to keep
the Washington club a winner as
long as he was the manager. He
said:
81 can't say at this early time
just what our changes, if any,
may be. You know we won
pennant with the team we had
this year, and we've got to go
mighty slow before pulling off
any sudden deals"
Contract Is Compliment
The contract for three years is
a surprise as Mr.. Griffith has
seldom signed his managers for
more than one year at time.
Walter Johnson was the last man
ager to have a three-year contract.
It was in the seasons of 1929-3O-31.
Prior to that only Bucky Harris
was given a three-year contract.
That was for 1926-27-28.
Cronin plans to leave for his
San Francisco home tomorrow,
arriving in time to appear in an
exhibition game for orphans of
the Golden Gate city. Before de-
parting Cronin will celebrate his
twenty-Seventh birthday tomor-
row.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
Stars Thrill Europe
In Spectacular Display

LONDON, Oct. 10 Q.N.SO.-The
most spectacular and largest dis
play of natures pyrotechnics in
SO years was seen throughout Eu-
rope last night and early today as
hundreds of thousands of shooting
stars flashed across the western
skies.
The rain of stars was believed
to have emanated from the Gia-
cobinis comet, which astronomers
said was due to reappear this
year.
City folk of many nations
crowded to roof tops to witness
the spectacle, generally seen once
in a lifetime. Inhabitants of less
enlightened districts, like the ma
tive quarter of Tangier and iSo-
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
FIVE DR|F TING
TWO DAYS
RESCUED
Greek Freighter Sinks 600
Miles Off Cape Lookout,
Fl Are Missing

BOSTON, Oct. 10 Q.N.S.)
Adrift in a lifeboat for two
days, five of the crew of the
ill-fated Greek freight steam
ship Annoula were snatched
from the sea off North Caro-
lima by the Italian freighter
Montello, revealing a tragedy
of the Atlantic in which q
men were recorded as missing
according to radio advices to.
day.
A message from the Montello
bound for Philadelphia, said that
the Annoula, bound from Newport
News, va. for La Plata, Argen-
tina. Witha cargo Of coal, sank or
October while 500 miles east OF
Cape Lookout, North Carolina.
Apparently all the rs officers
and men of the crew took to life
boats.
Five Are Rescued
In the blackness of night, after
they had drifted for two days, the
five known survivors were sighted
by the Montello. Those rescued
were the captain, George Couvie
los; the boatswain, Vassill Papas;
the cook, Panaghis Diacatos, ano
two sailors, Isidore Cheras ano
Johannes Makosien.
The first message, intercepted
by commercial radio station at
Rockland, Me. and relayed to the
Boston headquarters of the Coast
Guard, read:
"Coast Guard, Boston: Greek
steamer AnnouIa sank Saturday,
October 7, 1880 a. M, 3O-4O
north, 66-4O west. Please ask
ships to keep good lookout for
FL persons missing. Master, S.
s. MonteIIO."
Another message gave only the
names of the survivors.
Sinking Mystery
No indication was given as to
what caused the sinking Of the
Annoula.
The fate the missing 81 was
unknown. 1t was hoped, however
that they had been successful in
launching life boats and would be
picked up by other vessels.
The Annoula was a steamship
of 1853 gross tons.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 G.N.SO
Coast Guard officials today sought
to contact the italian steamship
Montello and other ships on the
transatlantic lanes in an effort to
determine the fate of 81 persons
reported missing after the Greek
steamer Annoula was reported
sunk about 500 or 600 miles east
of Chesapeake Bay.
Sinking of the Annoula on
Saturday was reported by the
Montello in message to the
coast guard radio service, inter
cepted by a commercial radio sta
ton at Rockland, Me.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
Mrs. PinchOt Gets
Ban Upon Speech

VANDERGRIFT, Pa. Oct. 10
GN.S).-Rapid-fire developments
followed the action of Burgess
S. S. Baldridge, of Apollo, today
in issuing a proclamation ban
ming a scheduled mass meeting of
steel workers in the municipal
hall tomorrow night with Mrs.
Cornelia Bryce Pinchot, wife of
the Pennsylvania governor, fea-
tured as the chief speaker. Or
ganizers of the meeting promptly
moved to combat efforts to clamp
a quietus on the gathering by
shifting the meeting place to a
privately owned amusement park
near this city.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10

elopement several weeks ago and
went into court to have the mar
riage annulled, the judge was
skeptical.
He didn't believe there was such
a thing as a kissless bride, and he
said so.
Judge Convinced
So the brides attorney pre-
sented the testimony of DR.. Helen
D. O'Brien, Mount Vernon IN. "
physician, which caused the judge
to sever the bonds of matrimony.
The elopement took place when
the brides mother, Mrs. Amy Bat
tersby, Westchester IN. " society
leader, came here to visit her
daughter.
On the way back to school, Miss
Battersby and young Harris S
slipped out to Rockville, were
married, and then the kissless
bride returned to her school books.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
BGchdrach Demands
JerSeu Coast Fund

BY International News Service
Protection of the New Jersey
coast from erosion is a Federal
duty, Representative Bacharach
(RD of New Jersey today told a
technical board of the public
works administration, reconsider
ing New Jerseys application for a
$4,000, 900 program designed to
protect the entire New Jersey
coast.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10

lated Portuguese villages, flocked
to their places of worship, praying
and singing hymns, fearful their
day of doom had come.
The display was witnessed il
the Irish Free State, Germany,
France, Spain, Greece, Portugal,
Belgium and northern Africa, &C
cording to telegraph reports.
French scientists at the Meudon
observatory declared there seemed
to be no radiant point and the
display could be as easily observed
at the zenith as on the horizon.
In Belgium between 60 and 10
falling stars were counted per
minute over a two-hour period.
German observatories counted 200
showers in Is minutes.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
Welch Girl Becomes Belle,
Guest at Party Saturday

Venezuelan government, asking
$1,000 day for the time that the
child was kept from him. At that
rate, the total damages would be
ST, 1,460,O00.
William c. Grace, attorney for
Welch, also stated that the state
ments of Pedro Macaya, minister
of Venezuela, that there was no
diplomatic correspondence in the
case are decidedly untrue"
The Washington times., 1933-10-10

kiss me, my honey, kiss
me. -"
That was popular song some
years ago, but apparently Joel
Smith Harris never heard it. At
least he didn't follow the in
structions of the song.
For a court in White Plains,
N. Y, has ruled that Mrs. Eliza
beth Battersby Harris, 81, who
eloped from the exclusive Chevy
Chase School, is kissless bride
and annuled her marriage.
Rockville ElOpement
The couple eloped to Rockville
some six months ago and were
married. But so strict are the
rules of the school that the only
time they were ever alone was
just once when they went to
the movies.
When, the bride revealed the
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
American in Mexico
Is Slain by Indians

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 10 GN.sD.
William Helmer Lane, an Amerl-
can, and two Mexicans today were
reported to have been killed Satur-
day near Palo Alto in the state of
Nayarit by a group of Indians.
The killings were attributed to a
political quarrel. A detachment
of soldiers has been sent to cap
ture the Indians.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
Graf Makes Ready
For Trip to Chicago

FRIED ERICHSHAFEN, Ger
many, Oct. 10 GN.SO.-The Ger
man passenger dirigible Graf
Zeppelin returned today from
Pernambuco, Brazil, after a rec
ord breaking flight of II hours.
Mechanics Immediately began
overhauling the giant ship for
its flight, beginning Saturday, to
Rio de Janeiro and then to Chi
cago to visit the Worlds Fair.
Passengers on the Chicago flight
will include two Americans, Mrs.
Erla Parker, of Rocky River, Ohio,
and Commander j. L. Kenworthy,
U. S, N,
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
FRENCH SEIZE
3 AS SPIES

METZ, France. Oct. 10 G.N.SD .
A sensational syp plot came to
light today with the arrest of
Sophie Drozdt, known as "La
Belle" and two French soldiers,
accused of mapping French forti-
fications along the Rhine.
She was apprehended while
motoring toward the German
frontier with sample of Frances
latest Machine gun and incriminat-
ing maps.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
Reichstag Fire Trial
Resumed in Berlin

BERLIN, Oct. 10 G.NSO.-With
the scene shifted here from Leip-
zig, the trial of Marinus Van Der
Lubbe, Dutch radical, and four
Communists on charges Of set
ting fire which gutted the
Reichstag Building, was resumed
in uneventful fashion today. Van
Der Lubbe alphabetically reiterated
his previous confessions, insisting
he set the blaze single-handed.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
Daylight Reveals
Night Time Killing

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 G.N.S0.
Daylight barred a nocturnal
Staying in a lovers lane today
with the finding of the body of
an unidentified woman. a blonde
about 35. The woman apparently
had been strangled in the nursery
grounds of Benne Brothers in
Brooklyn.
The Washington times., 1933-10-10
Dollar Declines
4 Little in London

LONDON, oct. 10 Q.N.SO.
The American dollar declined still
further on the London exchange
today, opening at $4.70 to the
pound sterling after closing yes
terday at $4.6912. Stocks opened
steady, with internationals good,
Kaffirs and German bonds steady,
and British funds quietly main
tanned.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-02-02
Notice To Creditors

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Subscriber of Montgomery
County, has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery
County, in Maryland, Letters Testa-
mentary on the Personal Estate of
Sarah c. Bottlemay, late of Mont
gomery County, deceased. All per-
sons having Claims against the de-
ceased, are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with vouchers thereof, leg
ally authenticated to the subscriber
on or before the 18th day Of July
next; they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of said
Estate. All persons indebted to said
Estate are requested to make imme-
date payment.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of January, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
thirty three.
WALTER F. REINHART,
1856 Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Executor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-02-02
Home Demonstration Office News

Every person who plans to have a
vegetable garden this year will be in
terested to hear Mr.. w. R. Ballard
discuss vegetable garden problems on
February 10 at the Home Demonstra-
ton Agents office. Mr.. Ballard is the
State Horticulturist at the University
of Maryland and he can give vege-
table growers sound information on
how to secure the best results from
their vegetable gardens.
One-half to three-fourths of an acre
planted in vegetable garden will sup
ply a family of five with adequate
amount of fresh and stored vegetables,
as well as supply to can. The De-
partment of Agriculture has prepar-
ed very interesting bit of data in
regard to the quantity of food needed
annually by individuals for an ada
quate diet at moderate cost.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-02-02

you check over and see whether or not
you are planting your garden to the
best advantage. He will give lists of
reliable varieties of the different types
of vegetables that can be grown in the
county and pointers on planting these
varieties.
The Home Demonstration Agent an
nounces that on February 13 Miss
Margaret McPheeters will give the
third demonstration on standardizing
food products to group of interested
women, in the Rockville firehouse. The
meeting will be called at 1870 P. M.
The topic for the afternoon will be
the Making of Pastry and Quick
Breads. The public is invited to this
meeting, particularly those women
who are interested in standardizing
their products to sell.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-02-02
Mrs. H. L. Dupuis Wins
Spelling Bee Contest Of
Gaithersburg Woman's Club

Featuring the last regular meeting
of the Gaithersburg Woman's Club
held at the home of Mrs. 2. M. Cooke,
Summit Avenue, was an old fashioned
Spelling Bee conducted by Mrs. Bates
Etchison with Mrs. Fred McGraw and
Mrs. John d. Wade as opposing
captains, the successful contestant for
the prize being Mrs. H. L. Dupuis Of
Gaithersburg.
In keeping with the helping hand
spirit, which characterizes the club
over 200 surgical dressings were COM
pleted by the members, during the
business session, presided over by the
president, Mrs. John s. Larcombe, Jr.
of Oakmont, who also in well chosen
words, presented the spelling bee prize
The surgical dressings will be turned
over to the Montgomery County Gen
eral Hospital, Sandy Spring.
Mrs. Frank B. Severance will act as
hostess at the next regular meeting
Of the club with Miss Willie Greene
Day as the announced guest speaker
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-02-02
SURVEYORS NOTICE

By virtue of Special Warrant
issued out of the Land Office OF
Maryland on the 18th day of JAM
uary 1888, to Demarest Lloyd, for
about one acre of vacant land, being
an island in the Potomac River,
bounded on the North by the Po-
tomac River; on the East by the
Potomac River and about 1900 yards
Northwesterly from the Mouth OF
Muddy Branch; on the South by the
channel between said island and
Dams Island and on the west by the
channel between said island and
Cady Island. l hereby give notice
to all parties having any Claim on
said Island that l will be on said
island on Monday, the Goth day ot
February, 1888, and proceed to sur
vey the same.
C. J. MADDOX,
Surveyor for Montgomery County
Maryland. 294s
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-02-02
SURVEYORS NOTICE

BY virtue of Special Warrant
issued out of the Land Office OF
Maryland on the 18th day of jan
uary, 1888, to Demarest Lloyd, for
about one acre of vacant land, being
an island in the Potomac River,
bounded on the North by the Po-
tomac River, on the East by the
Potomac River, and about TOO yards
S 10 degrees E. from Lock No. %
on the C. & o. Canal; on the South
by the Channel between said Island
and Darby's Island, and on the West
by the Channel and Darby's Island
hereby give notice to all parties
having any Claim on said island that
I will be on said island on Monday,
the goth day of February, 1888, and
proceed to survey the same.
C. J. MADDOX,
Surveyor for Montgomery County,
Maryland. 1880
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-02-02
Rev. Thomas d. Windiate Is
New Dean of EpiscOpaIians

Rev. Thomas Delong Windiate, rec
tor of the Christ Episcopal Church at
Kensington, will become dean of the
Northern Convocation of the Episco-
pal Diocese of Washington on Febru-
airy Is, succeeding Rev. William R.
Moody, rector at Woodside Episcopal
Church, it has been announced.
Rev. Mr.. Moody will automatically
surrender the leadership of the convo-
cation, which embraces the Episcopal
Churches of Montgomery and Prince
George Counties, to Rev. Mr.. Windiate
the vice dean, when he leaves Wood
side on that date to accept his new
charge at St. Mary's Church, in Wash
ington, D. C. N
Rev. Mr.. Windiate, who will cele-
brate his seventeenth anniversary as
rector of Christ Church on June /
played an active part in the forma-
ton of the convocation six years ago
and has held number of offices in the
bi-countt group, as well as serving as
a member of the executive council OF
the Diocese of Washington for five
years.
A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Northern Convocatior
will be held to elect vice dean short
ly after Rev. Mr.. Windiate takes over
his new duties.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-02-02
SURVEYORS NOTICE

By virtue of a Special Warrant
issued out of the Land Office of
Maryland on the 18th day of jan
uary, 1888, to Demarest Lloyd for
about one acre of vacant land, being
an island in the Potomac River;
bounded on the North by the Potomac
River; on the East by the narrow
channel between said island and the
Maryland shore and a short distance
below the boat landing opposite Lock
No. % on the C. G. o. Canal; on the
South by the Potomac River; and
on the West by the Potomac River.
/ hereby give notice to all parties
having any Claim on said island that
/ will be on the island on Monday,
the goth day of February, 1888, and
proceed 10 survey the same.
C. J. MADDOX,
Surveyor for Montgomery County,
Maryland. 294s
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-02-02
Notice To Creditors

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Subscribers of Montgomery
County, have obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery
County, in Maryland, Letters of Ad-
ministration C. t. a. on the Personal
Estate of Bette Wootton, late of
Montgomery County, deceased. All
persons having Claims against the
deceased, are hereby warned to ex-
hibit the same, with vouchers thereof,
legally authenticated to the sub
scriber on or before the 18th day
of July, next; they may otherwise
by law be excluded from all benefit
of said Estate. All persons indebted
to said Estate are requested to
make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of January in the year of our
Lord, one Thousand nine hundred
and thirty-three.
NORMAN WOOTTON,
Silver Spring, Md.
ROLAND WOOTTON,
Poolesville, Md.
1854 Administrators eta.