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The Washington times., 1933-01-12
BOXING ARGUED
BEFORE BOARD

With legal and congressional
opinion upholding the sport and
a former cowboy opposing it,
the Board Of Education must
decide whether it will permit
intercollegiate boxing in the
sacred halls of a school building.
The controversial subject was
brought up for debate yesterday
before the school body, accom-
panied by letters Of approval
from several members Of Con-
gress, including Representative
Mary T. Norton of New Jersey,
chairman of the House District
Committee.
And then the board heard Dean
John r. Fitzpatrick, of Columbia
University, explain why the re-
quest Of his university to use Nc
Kinley gymnasium should be
granted.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
w. A. Roberts, sided with him
showing boxing gloves in evil
dence, and an appeal against box
ing was made by Grover w.
Ayres, former cowboy, and by DR..
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
of schools. The matter was then
referred to committee again for
further consideration.
other persons were heard who
disapproved the sport and letters
from opposing factions also were
presented.
The Washington times., 1933-01-12
MEEM ELECT Ed
BANK HEAD

A. F. Meem, acting president of
the First National Bank Of
Gaithersburg, Nd, since the
death of Clarence H. Hoskinson
in February, 1882, has been
elected president. \
Mr.. Meem, who was born in
Georgetown where members of
his family first resided nearly
two centuries ago, moved to Mont
gomery County while small boy.
He was one of the organizers
of the bank in 1891 and has been
a director and member of the ex-
amining board ever since. For
many years he was vice president.
The Washington times., 1933-01-12
Vets Ask Policemen
Be EXEMPT in Pay Cut

The council Of administration,
Department No. /, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, has asked that po-
lice and firemen Of the District
be exempt from provisions Of the
economy act, urging such q pro-
vision be inserted in the District
appropriation act.
The veterans declared that Dis
trict taxpayers contribute nearly
80 per cent of the pay Of police
and firemen and the saving under
the economy act is "a very small
matter in connection with bal
ancing of the Federal budget"
The Washington times., 1933-01-12
Chesapeake Canal
ReD0irS ADDrOUed

An allotment of 100000 for dixie
repairs, rectification of canal
banks and fencing of the Govern
ment right of way in the Chesa'
peake and Delaware Canal in
Delaware and Maryland, was to-
day approved by the War Depart
ment.
Commercial traffic in the canal
for the calendar year 1881 amount
ed to 990,940 tons, valued at $780,
&c., ,956. In addition, 90 1877 pas
Sengers were carried.
The Washington times., 1933-01-12
Picard Will Lecture
Before Geographic

How does the earth look from
10 miles up?
Prof. Auguste Picard, famous
scientist Of the University of
Brussels, will answer that CUES
ton tomorrow night before the
National Geographic Society at
the Washington Auditorium.
The lecture will be Prof. Pic
cards first public appearance in
this country. The professor, the
first living man to penetrate the
stratoSphere, will illustrate his
talk with photographs made from
the upper atmoSphere.
The Washington times., 1933-01-12
FREED OF CHARGE

Judge Donald A. DeLashmutt
in Rockville Police Court yester-
day dismissed a charge of man.
slaughter against John T. Lynch,
of Cabin John Park, Md, who
accidentally killed Charles E.
Stephens, also of Cabin John
Park, when he ran into him with
his automobile on a foggy night
in December.
The Washington times., 1933-01-12
George Washington
Wins HOnOrS A0Gin

George Washington, Of 1882 Fiji
teenth st. N. W., was appointed
chairman Of the George Wash.
ington Birthday Celebration Com
mittee at meeting Of the George
Washington Club held last night.
Officers elected last night in
cluded Richard Mitchell, presi.
dent; Ridgley Emory, vice preSi-
dent, and Charles jacobson, sec.
retary.
The Washington times., 1933-01-12
WEATHER DETAILS

District Of Columbia, fair and colder
with lowest temperature about 25 de-
grees tonight: Friday increasing cloudi-
ness with slowly rising temperature;
rain Friday night: gentle to moderate
shifting winds, becoming easterly Fri
day.
Maryland, fair and colder tonight:
Friday increasing cloudlness with slowly
rising Temperatures: rain in east nor.
tion Friday night and rain or snow
in west portion beginning Friday after
noon or night.
Virginia. fair and colder tonight:
Friday increasing cloudiness with slowly
rising temperature: rain Friday night
and possibly in west portion Friday
afternoon.
Local, Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 D. m. $500. ss a. m. as
9 p. m. ..... IS a. m. ..,. 3s
Midnight 80. 81 Noon az
Departure from Normal
Accumulated excess of temperature
since January /. 1888. 81
Excsss OF temperature since January
Accumulated deficiency Of nrsc,pita.
ton since January /. 1898, so.
deficiency of precipitation since jan
uary /, 1888, SO.
Tide Tables
Today-High tides, $3.50 a. m. and
S;f2 D. M; low tides, 1904 a. m. and
TOmorrow-High tides. 500 a m.
ana s:22 p. M; low tides. s:43 q. m.
The Washington times., 1933-01-12
Tha San and MnOn

The sun anu M0UM
The sun rises today 1877 .. m. and
sets S:07 .. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 1871 .. m.
and sets sos D. m.
The moon rises today 5:57 p. m. and
sets s:13 q. m.
The moon rises tomorrow 1904 p. m.
and sets SEAS a. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
EDITOR OF Newark
: News Writes About
London Conference
There Was "Muddle Headed Blundering' in the
|. American Delegation But United States Cause
Didn't Lose Anything-Emope Learned That the
u. S. Will Not Play Santa Claus Any More

price raising program, and they
may have great admiration for his
courage and resourcefulness, but
that doesn't alter the fact that
they're going out to get every bit
of trade away from us they can,
and they're going to engineer their
trade laws to curtail our own busi-
ness as much as possible. They
are particularly aggrieved because
some of their dominions are stand
ing with us on this economic lad
der.
"As for France perhaps I'd
better not make any comment.
They feel that we have swindled
them because Of the sudden change
in our national attitude - our milk
of kindness has turned sour. I was
in Paris too long. I stayed four
days and half"
Sinnott pointed to the decks of
the Manhattan, swarming with
men, women and children.
"See those families?" he asked.
They're Americans coming
home. That's one thing the situa-
ton has created, a general exodus
from Europe of Americans of
wealth or comfortable meaps. The
depressed dollar is driving them
this boat was so damned, and so
back, and that's a good thing. Why.
Is every other homecoming boat.
that I had to sleep In an inside
room over the boilers, and that's
no place for a Newark man. You
can't engage a good stateroom two
month sin advance"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
Will Voluntarily
Raise Their Wages
CONTINUED from Page ~

hour.
"To the earnings of all piece
workers there will be added 2.6
cents for every hour Of work they
perform.
"Fractional rates will be adjust
ed proportionately for each quarter
hour period worked.
"This will take effect beginning
6 q. m. Sunday, July 16th.'
Rodney Chase, assistant secre-
tary and advertising manager Of
the Chase companies, Inc, stated:
eat the Chase Metal Works and
the Chase Rolling Mills plants
starting Friday, July 14th, the nor
NAL hiring rate for mill labor viii
be 35 cents an hour. Advances
will be made In the other hourly
rates.
"starting Monday. July II, adj
vances will be made in the wages
Of the employees paid by the
week.
"At the waterbury Manufacture
ing company plant and the Grand
street offices advances of a similar
character will be made"
The increases In the Scovill and
American Brass company plants
represent an average jump OF
about 10 per cent. The increase
at the Chase plant represents O
jump Of between 8 and 10 per cent
in the various classes Of labor EN-.
ployed or an average for the whole
concern of about Z and one-halt
per cent.
The brass manufacturing CON.
Germs Of the country have not vel
| submitted their code to the presi-
dent in conjunction with the fed
eral Industrial recovery act but the
voluntary increase Is granted bo'
cause of the increasing cost Of liv.
ing. The action on the part OIL
! the factoriea-is the first cooperative
act in the new DEAF drive fol
Waterbury workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
Police Powers
of the Govt.
(Continued from Page 1.)

Purvis said the warfare on syn
dictated crime would be the most
wide-sweeping attack ever launch
ed.
Purvis was informed, as was the
United Press, that 100000 was paid
for Factors release. He pointed
out that this Is the largest amount
exacted by abductors In the Kid
naping wave that has swept the
country in the past two years.
"These outrageous kidnapings
must be stopped" Purvis said.
1.-THE federal government 10 equip
ped to do 1t. We will run down
and smash these gangs and put an
end to the fear each wealthy man
has for his own life and the lives
Of his loved ones"
Purvis connected two of the
VESTS most notorious men, Charles
Pretty Boy" Floyd and Verne
Sankey, with the Factor KIDNAPPING:
Sankey has already been identified
in connection with the abductions
of Haskell Bohn and William
les Boettsher II, of Denver, the
OLLlcT hluHdpihSD VI AnuJVi AhAPOAs =
which prompted Purvis' statement
were of Factors son, Jerome, 10.
in April, and of August Luer, II,
seized Monday night at his home
In Alton. ILL.,, and still held.
Purvis said he had obtained q
promise from Factor that he would
give full cooperation to the cam
paign. He planned a lengthy con-
ference with Factor this morning
and was to be given all letters.
notes and other material which
might be valuable as evidence.
While Factor was captive his
Family and associates refused CO.
operation with authorities, fearing
he would be harmed. A similar
situation has existed In other alb
auctions. hampering officials ef.
forts to run down the criminals.
Purvis did not wish to make pub
lie the details OF his campaign, but
promised Determined. unyieidine
pursuit until there criminals are
captured"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
Italian Planes
Are Off Again
(continued from Page H.

tCOUtIHucu lEVHL 00O 80
and the Gulf Of st Lawrence.
From Cartwright to 6hediac, 500
miles. the course lay down the
labrador coast, over Belle Isle
straits between the mainland and
Newfoundland, and across the Gulf
Of 81 Lawrence to sheltered Shediac
harbor. on the Northumberland
strait that separates New Bruns-
wick from Prince Edward Island.
Thence to Chicago but two
stages remained--Shediac to Nom
treal, 500 miles, and Montreal to
Chicago, 1000.
There were reports that IL the
weather was ideal the flyers might
continue on at once from Shesliac
to Montreal.
Baibo's plane, marked with q
single black star, arrived at 1850
| D. m. (EDT) yesterday, having
completed $3.50 miles of the
Orbetello, italy Chicago flight BY
way Of Amsterdam, Londonderry,
| ireland, and Reykjavik. It was
$3.50 p. m. before the last plane was
moored.
'"The flight was trying and for
several hours hazardous--through
dense fog when the visibility was
so bad that we could not see 100
yards on either side at times"
Balbo said. my anxiety during
these hours was indescribable. real
izing as did the danger of col
iision IL a plane swerved In the
slightest from the plotted course or
broke the line Of formation, to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
BY SIDNEY Il. WHIPPLE
limited Press Staff COrrcsDOndcnt

limited Press Staff COfrcspOndcnt)
z New York, July 10 - (UP) =
Americas delegation to the World
Economic Conference came out
with the national pants and shirt
intact, but only after an unim-
pressive display of "muddle-headed
laundering" Arthur J. Sinnott. edi-
tor of the Newark News said today
upon his return from London. :.
"The conference was ill-advised.
itntimely, and poorly managed"
he declared, land the delegates
played at cross purposes from the
moment they landed In England
until they came away and yet
the net result is that the United
States didn't lose anything"
There may, in fact. be one good
result from It," he addedns THE
nations over there may have dis
severed the fact that the United
States isn't going to play Santa
Claus any more"
Sinnott, who returned on the
Manhattan with the party of Pro-
lessor Raymond Moley. of the
Roosevelt brain trust, watched
events in London from early In
5une.
lover there It was easy to see
1shy the tenor of the conference
changed from day to day." he said.
.rhe reports Of new-found pros
perity in America that poured In
Is us by cable and wireless altered
the whole situation. Actually,
they made the conference useless
thing. What good was there In
trying to find a solution for q
! probiem that, according to the
stories from the United States, was
already being solved by the new
Industrial set up and the rise In
prices back home?
.s"And IL the reports we received
from day to day are all true, he
added, "then a miracle has been
accomplished.
In sinnott's opinion. there was
only one thing for the conference
70 da shut up shop Tor Y
while and see how the Roosevelt
program works out" -,
II the present upward treno
Continues. he believes, there Will DC
no use for q further conference.
eat II IL fails, and we have
Another collapse and further In
fernational troubles next fall. they
can try something else call an
other conference"
Sinnott found IAN exceeding
dislike of America" both IN
France and I'm England.
But that is natural" he ex'
Dlained. "They thought We were
coming over with lot of good
ddings for them that we were
aoing to play Santa Claus sons
more. When they discovered that
this was to be q mutual. cooper.
aflve effort. and that they would
have to contribute 70 1t. they were
disappointed--and vengefui"
He believes that everybody -
Including the British - talki
hlrough the community hat wher
He speaks Of cooperating with
America"
THE British may be sold on tbs
Idea OF parallcling Rooseveit''
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
ENJOYED SHORT
RIDE IN THEIR
So AUTOMOBILE
Then a Policeman Stopped
the Wreck and I 0 ok
Chances of Driving
Bows to Station

stratford, Conn, July 1S-CUP)
Three Bridgeport youths be-
lieved they had bought a pretty
good automobile for SO until a
stratford policeman heard them
coming a block away. The officer
stepped into the road and raised
his hand in signal to stop. the
dilapidated machine shuddere9
like q miniature earthquake ana
clattered to a halt.
"Where'd you get that thingT
demanded the officer.
william Motasky, IL, the driver
raised his voice above the din: :.
cts ours, officer, we bought II
for 49," he Hammered. ),
"Well, you got stuck $2.1b,
came back the minion of the law.
"Where's your license 2"
william was dumb. Likewise
his brother Anthony, 10, and John
Kalman, II, who occupied tine
back seat. With an extra passen-
ger the machine rumbled on to
police headquarters where An.
thony and John were charged
with permitting minor to. oper-
ate a car and allowing an unregis-
tered car on the highway. William
was turned over to juvenile au-
thorities. The car went to a junk
heap
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
Progress Already Made

: They will operate much as the
Z German Graf Zeppelin Is already
Operating between Friedrichshafen
@arid Pernambuco and Rio. Care
Afui studies of Atlantic and Pacific
weather for many years nave al
fready been made, courses charted,
Terminals planned, technical prob
Items attacked, by these companies.
The building and operating OF
fsuch ships under the American nag
now apparently waits only legisla-
stion needed to make the shipping
Jaws on liability, mail contracts,
sdockage and similar elements apply
TO airships on approximately the
Same terms as they now apply to
ocean shipping. Such legislation Is
pending. but was squeezed out In
the hectic session OF congress just
CLOSED.
Evidence of faith in this future
-air merchant marine Is shown IN
the class of young Nechnicians be-
Ing trained here in the ways of a
ship in the air. The company can
mot wait for orders for new ships.
1T must train men now. For the
straining of competent air officers
to man these great ships Is the
work Of years. No matter how we'll
built an airship may be, 1t must
fail unless operated by men who
mot only know all about 1t but who
have a long background of flying
and an intimate knowledge of that
great ocean that covers both land
sand seattle air.
1t is precisely this background
that many potential American air
Officers lack. Should a fleet Of such
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
Jake the Barber
Returned Home
CONTINUED from Page -

The dapper brokers' face was
black with a matted growth Of
beard. His features were haggard
and weary. His eyes were blood
shot and he constantly shielded
them from the light. explaining no
had been blindfolded ever since
his abduction July l, from a north
west side roadhouse.
His steady nerves. cool even
when he traded millions of dol
lars In LaSalle street brokerage
dealing, were shattered and
jumpy. He was repeatedly threat
ened with death by machine guns,
one at his breast and another at
his back, he said, and on other oc-
casions the kidnapers threatened
to cut off his ears with scissors
which they snapped close to his
head.
night in La Grange, suburb Is
miles west of Chicago.
When asked II any money was
paid for his freedom, Factor NUT
tered mo ransom"
A ransom of 100000 was paid,
the United Press understood from
O. reliable source. The original de-
mand was for $4,000. but
when first negotiations collapsed,
the amount was increased.
During his captivity. Factor said.
he was held at what he believed
was q farmhouse, q drive of about
an hour and q half from La
Grange.
I'm sure 1t was a farmhouse
because could hear rOost ers
Growing and noises of cows and
other livestock" Factor said.
Shortly after o o'clock last night
he was taken from the house and
placed in a car. At a busy inter-
section in La Grange he was
pushed from the automobile, still
blindfolded. The kidnapers gave
him directions to the La Grange
police station, two blocks distant,
and sped away.
Factor tore the bandage from
his eyes and staggered to the side
walk. Scarcely able to walk, he
attracted the attention Of two po-
licemen. They took him to head
quarters and notified his family
He declined food but asked for O
drink of whiskey, but police were
unable to provide it.
When he arrived in Chicago, he
was met by his wife and his son
Jerome, 10. who was victim oil
kidnapers less than three months
ago.
"They treated me terribly" he
said. 'They abused me constantly
/ have scarcely eaten q bite in five
days They brought me some food
but IL was terrible and nauseating
The bed they gave me was full Of
bugs and 1 couldn't sleep. 1 rested
only when 1 fell asleep from ex.
haustion.
at first they demaned 100000
ransom. l told them couldn'i
pay that much. They didn't make
any more demands after that.
"a few days ago they said thu
ransom had been cut to $4,000
and asked me to name a friend Il
put on the spot for the money.
told them I couldn't do 1t.
Factor said his huge sapphire
diamond studded ring was removed
from his finger last Sunday. i
was sent by mail to the family al
q token.
Captain Dan Gilbert of the de-
tective squad said he would go u
La Grange today. mobilize 20t
peace and county officers and
search the area surrounding Ii
Grange to find the hideeut. Gilber
believed the Roger Touhy gang o.
the northwest side, chief rivals o.
the Capone mob, was responsible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
FATAL ACCIDENT
TO AVOID DOG

Boston, July 13.-UP)-swerv-
ing abruptly to avoid a dog, George
e. Wellington, IS, ran his automo-
bile against a railroad bridge up
right in the Back Bay early to-
day, killing a companion and in
juring himself perhaps fatally.
The dead man was James Rus
sell, 80, of the Back Bay. yelling
ton, proprietor of Back Bay bat
terry station. was taken to a hospi-
tai where his name was placed on
the danger list.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
LINDBERGHS TO
DELAY FLIGHT

st Johns, Md, July 15.-(UP)-
Bad weather prevented Col Charles
A. Lindbergh and his wife from
their route-charting tour
of the northIand today.
A southeast wind near gale
force, with fog and rain prevailed
along the southern section of New
The Lindberghs PLAN
ned to start for Cartwright, Labra-
dor. as soon as the weather cleared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13

Chicago - (UP) - A hunt Tor
a brother who has not been heard
from for almost half n century was
reopened here with the arrival of
his sister, Caroline Benzing OF
Washington, ID. G.
Miss Bending, who 10 80 years
old. last heard from her brother
while she was living In France ~
1889. At that time she received
q letter written BY him In Topeka.
Cana.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
which the planes had been ordered
to adhere strictly.

"Fog was continuous for 500
miles. After Cape Farewell, Green
land, we met westerly wind and
the fog lifted with gratifying sud
denness. It was like coming from
darkness to sunlight. 1t was a
pleasing surprise to find fine
weather along the Labrador coast.
where we had feared we might en-
counter zero weather and icebergs.
1.-THE whole personnel is in the
best of condition and in high
spirits. We are proud because our
flight is an achievement In which
our beloved Italy can take pride.
This is the greatest transatlantic
undertaking attempted---an adven-
ture which we feel reflects credit
upon our country's aerial achieve
ment. We are not Boosting, nor
taking credit prematurely for Anal
accomplishment. Mishaps may oc-
cur at any time. Immunity from
that, no precaution can assure. But
we are .gratified that we have
traversed, safely and without mis-
hap, the most perilous lap of our
long journey westward"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13

technical school graduates. There
are Massachusetts Tech, Purdue,
Carnegie Tech, Yale-Sheffield,
Georgia, N. Y. u, Ohio State and
Colorado men among them. Their
training, which has already been
going on for periods Of year to
three years, is eminently practical.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
ZOO ELEPHANT Is
SUBJECT TO NIGHTMARES

Scranton. Pa--(UP)-Queenie.
an elephant purchased by school
children for n zoo here some years
ago, is subject to Nightmares.
A policeman making his rounds
at "a. m. discovered that when he
found Queenie, her chain broken.
doing a dance. She had gone on
n rampage and smashed In a door
before being subdued.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13

John Fl. Goss, vice-president and
general superintendent OF the
Scovill Manufacturing company.
and Clifford Hollister, vice-presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer of
the American Brass Co stated rs
follows:
$50 that our employees may bet
ter meet the increased cost of
living that is taking place, the
arrangements announce an In
crease in wage rates Of those on
the hourly basis by 2.6 cents per
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
DRIVER HAD NARROW
ESCAPE.

Hood River, Ore. (UP)--A. j..
Demonez, hauling 100 boxes of
dynamite, crashed his truck into
a bank with such force that IL
boxes were brust open and many
sticks of dynamite snapped in two.
But it did not explode, and demo-
nee wac uninjured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
GoOdycar.Zcppelin,

They have a regular schedule OF
lectures. assigned study, Oxamina-
tions. But these are sandwiched IN
between periods of shirt-sleeve and
dungaree work in factory and
shops of the Zeppelin corporation.
They work on actual fabrication OF
ships. They learn to handle the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13

nown as me Bonaparte" be-
cause she was the favorite waitress
of Napoleon III when the Emperor
took the waters at vichy, Nine ST.
mono Barnier, a ninety-fve.year-
old cafe proprietor, has died In
Moulins, France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13

air merchantmen be ordered built
next year. operators would have to
turn either to the navy or to Ger
many for competent pilots with
necessary experience.
These aid Merchant Marine
cadets" are picked men, young,
ambitious, well-educated, nearly all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13

Con-. Kan. (UP)-with all the
autos and airplanes. some thief
still has use for n saddle which he
stole from Charles Garvin. The
horse accessory" there IL being
sought.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-13
May Take Two To
Ten Years To
Perfect Idea

rprwOR's NOTE: This 10 the
fs1f az two stories ON Americas
future snfcrchant Marine Of the
Air.