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The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-21

Miss Mary Louise Speasmaker en-
tertained group Of schoolmates on
Monday evening, her honor guest be-
ing Rosemark Black who will leave
in short time for Piqua where she
and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. v.
Black, will reside.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-21
SPECIAL MEETING
OF SILVER URN LODGE

A special meeting Of Silver Urn
lodge No. 20 f. 4 A. NJ. will he held
next Tuesday evening All members
are requested to be present. VI
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-21

If Junior, who'd be a regular kid Il
he had the chance, is wearing long
curls. and velvet suit, you don't have
to be told that that's another home
where the head of the house isn't boss.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-21
Mother Daughter Banquet

The Wimodaughsis society of the
London Presbyterian church will hold
a mother-daughter banquet at the
church, Tuesday evening, May 2.
Every mother is invited and urged
to bring their daughters. If they
have none, they are asked to borrow"
one for the event.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-21
CHURCH NEWS

St. Johns Lutheran Church
Rev. +. o. Hit, supply pastor.
Sunday school 9:30 a. m.
Church service, 10:30 a. m.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-21

London Presbyterian church will hold
motherdaughter banquet at the
church, Tuesday evening, May 2.
Every mother is invited and urged
to bring their daughters. If they
have none, they are asked to borrow
one for the event.
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Attend Convention i'm Dayton
Mrs. Hugh McCord was chosen as
delegate to represent the local
K. N. A. lodge at the state conven-
tion held Tuesday and Wednesday at
the Miami Hotel in Dayton Mrs.
Glenn Hayman, Mrs. Gene Alkire,
Mrs. Earl Ballenger and Mrs. Fred
Nabergall motored to Dayton with
Mrs. McCord to attend the convention
also. Tuesday evening they were
guests at the Miami hotel and at
tended dinner given there.
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spending a week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Riser.
The Happy Hour club members were
entertained Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Ned Speasmaker, on
South Main street, Mrs. John Minter
was the assistant hostess. Guests Of
the club were Mrs. Joe Morrissey
Mrs. Raymond Rea, Miss Lucille Dunn
and Miss Nellie Riggin.
Mrs. Alma Overturf, of Cleveland, is
the guest of Mrs. Dora Tingley.
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Mrs. Grace Bryan is spending sew
eral days in Columbus the guest OF
her daughter, Mrs. Charles Amsder
and her family, and of her son, Orm-
ond Bryan and Mrs. Bryan.
Rev. and Mrs. W. w. Loveless. ot
Lancaster, were guests of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Chester Roberts, of Newport, or
Thursday and Friday Of this week
They came to attend the eighth grade
commencement held at the NJ. E
church, Newport, Thursday night. Rev
Newport, Thursday evening, Rev
Loveless' granddaughter, Phyllis Jane
Roberts being one Of the graduates.
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There will be no meeting Of the
Bridgettes club this week.
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Miss Nancy Christopher and Mis-
Barbara VanWoy of Toledo, hel
roommate at o. w. T., Delaware
spent the week end with Mrs. Fl. v
Christopher and her family. Mrs
Helen Patterson who has been stay.
ing for while with Mrs. Christie.
pher, returning to her home in Pitts
burgh Tuesday.
Earl Prugh, member of the fac
ulty of the Pennsylvania State Nor.
NAL School, Indiana, Penna., is the
guest Of his mother, Mrs. Mary
Cornwell, N. Oak st.
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The cast of London high schoo
which presented "Once There Was
Princess" in the auditorium on Tues
day evening, enjoyed an informal aft
er-the- -theatre-supper at the schoo
following the excellent performance
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Mrs. Don Valentine left Thursday
for her home in Evanston, H., after
a weeks visit here. She was accom-.
panied by her aunt, Miss Hattie d
Smith, who spent few days il
Evanston. Enroute they stopped il
Willard for an overnight stay with
relatives.
Mrs. c. d. Hines Of Van Vert il
the guest of her parents, Mr. ane
Mrs. T. H. Golden. She came to bs
with them for their twenty
wedding anniversary.
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Miss Mary Louise Speasmaker en-
tertained group Of schoolmates OF
Monday evening, her honor guest be
ing Rosemark Black who will leav,
in short time for Piqua where sh,
and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. v
Black, will reside.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-21

which was held IN the church parlors
Immediately following the ceremony.
Those from London who were pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. l..
Drury, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Drufy,
Miss Mary Drury and Mr. Wilbur
Clark.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-21
Seriously III

Seriously Iii
Mrs. Helen Tingley is seriously i'll
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Isaac Dillon, Snmmerford.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-21
London d. A. Il. Invited to Tea

Clark.
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London ID. A. X. Invited to Tea
The London Chapter of d. A. r.
received an invitation this week from
the chapter at Mt. Sterling to at
tend silver tea to be given at the
home of Mrs Arthur Dunlap, Will
Transport, Ohio. The tea will be
aeld Saturday, April 20, and each
member is to respond to the invita-
tion
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
Watson Inquiry
Urged bV Citizens

Columbia Heights Citizens AS
sociation last night passed reso-
lutions asking that an investiga-
ton be m d e regarding n e
charges against George S. Wat
son, chief of the D. C. Fire De-
partment, made by Paul E. Jam
ieson, attorney for the Fire Fight
ers Association. in order tn a
Chief Watson may be permitted
to defend his actions.
The Government will be re-
quested to provide for Federal
employees underground parking
space on the reservation at Four
teenth Street and Pennsylvania
Avenue, on the site of the old
Poll Theatre.
The Traffic Bureau will be re
quested more rigidly to enforce
regulations at street intersections
where automobile drivers fire.
quently start on the red light
paying no attention to the pedes-
trian crossing the street.
Sen. William H. King, chairman
of the Senate District Committee
addressed the meeting. He dis
cussed general problems before
his committee effecting the Dis
trict.
Judge John Walker Holcombe,
president Of the Kalorama Citi-
zens Association, also made a
brief address.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
PHA|R To. HEAD
COUNTY BOARD

ormond w. Phair, of Laurel,
yesterday was elected head Of
the Prince Georges board of
county commissioners, with the
resignation as president of Wal
ter M. Grimes. Mr.. Grimes will
remain a member of the board,
he said.
The resignation of Mr.. Grimes,
a Democrat, is caused, it is said,
by overtures being made to him
to accept a Federal position,
and with only one year left of
his term, Mr.. Grimes said that
the board should have an active
head should he decide to accept
the other position.
The election of Mr.. Phair, also
a Democrat presages an en-
phasis of welfare and social ques-
tions, coupled with the work of
the PWA and CWA in the county,
which Mr.. Phair has been study.
ing especially as commissioner.
He is an automobile dealer.
Mr.. Phair was elected to the
commissionership three years ago.
M. Hampton Magruder was re-
named counsel to the board and
James S. Heal was renamed Sec
retary of the board.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
Falls Off Wagon
Right in Path
Of Police

Taylor Green, 7O-year-old COL
ored man, couldn't wait until
today to fall off the wagon.
He drank so much high moon
yesterday he fell from a wagon
directly into the path of Traf-
fic Policeman j. E. Bracey.
Considerably peeved, the off.
Ger mounted the seat and drove
Taylor and his horse and wagon
to No. 4 precinct. Taylor was
charged with being drunk, and
the horse, being just an inno-
cent bystander, so to speak, was
given a good feed.
Arraigned before Judge Isaac
R. Hit in Police Court today,
Taylor admitted being drunk.
It was regrettable, he told the
judge, but he was drunk, so
why deny it?
Judge Hit was all set to fine
Taylor $40 or 10 days when OF.
ficer Bracey plaintively sug.
gested he take Taylor's bond.
He didn't mind feeding the
horse. one night, he said, but
he just couldn't stand 10 days
Of it. And he felt responsible
for the animal-so wouldn't
the judge? the Judge would.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
DELAYS.
POWER TRIAL

Hearing of objections by the
Potomac Electric Power Company
and the Susquehanna Transmits
sion Company against a $437 900
assessment on the power line
that transverses Prince Georges
county was postponed yesterday
until next Tuesday with the dis
covery of a clerical error If
100000.
The total assessment was pre-
viously recommended by Thomas
Baxter, supervisor of assessments,
and totaled $370,000, but Baxter
notified the board that in check
ing the accounts he had found an
error and agreed to give the
power company another week to
prepare its protest.
The power companies have ap-
pealed to the Maryland State
Tax Commission, the assessments
of other counties through which
this line runs from the Susque-
hanna River at the Pennsylvania
border.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06

report, was adopted by a vote OF
20 to 25.
Among the important points
advocated are the following:
That no alcoholic beverages
be sold in any section of the
District where residents are op-
posed to such sale.
That alcoholic beverages shall
not be sold in any form or man
ner within 400 feet of any es-
tablished school, college, univer.
sity or church in the District.
That alcoholic beverages for
consumption off the premises
to be sold only in municipal
stores between the hours of 9
am. and 9 pm.
That advertising Of alcoholic
beverages by circular, news
paper, radio, or any other
method should be prohibited.
That municipality operated off
sale stores keep a daily record
of all sales, giving names and
addresses Of purchasers and
quantities purchased.
That any control board ap-
pointed shall consist of three
persons, one Of whom must be
a woman.
Revocation Provided
That on sale licensees be per-
mitted to sell only between
noon and midnight and no
Sunday or holiday sales.
That no liquor be sold to any
person under 81 years of age,
to any habitual drunkard, luna.
tic or person suffering similar
disabilities. Penalty for viola.
tion to be revocation of license.
No tax or license fee is advo
Gated other than it be reason
able" Beer of 3.2 per cent vol
ume is not to come under the
scope of these regulations.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
Second Jury Fails
To A0ree on SL0ying

For the second time a jury IN
Montgomery County Circuit Court
has been unable to reach verdict
in the case of Donald Nolan, col
ored. slayer of Richard Adams last
December.
Nolan. whose first trial under
the murder indictment last March
resulted in a hung" jury. is
charged with shooting to death his
friend, Richard Adams. in drink
ing bout the day after Christmas
last year. In the case which ended
yesterday. the vote stood 3 to 9
for conviction on the final count
while in the last trial it was 2
to 10.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
COUN NTY'S IDLE
RUSHFOR JOBS

Announcement Of the launch
ing of CWA projects in Prince
Georges county has brought such
a rush of applicants to the Hy.
attSville office of the National
Unemployment Service that it
has been necessary to enlarge
the staff of registrars and stenog-
raphers.
Five new workers were named
to the job bureau yesterday.
Clerks have been kept busy
from early in the morning to
late in the evening signing up
the applicants for work.
Fifty more men are to be sent
to work today on the first prof.
ect at the Government farms
at BeltSyille.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06

That much-talked of road to sue
cess has been traversed again
this time by a washington woman
who overcame incredible Difficult
ties, to achieve for herself an en-
viable name in the world of art.
When fate afflicted her with a
temporary case of arthritis-when
a baby came, and when there was
extra work to be done. it had little
effect on a burning desire of Mrs.
Minnie L. Briggs to become an
etcher of renoWn.
Today she sits in the drawing
room of the American Pen Women
in the 100 block L st. N. w., and
watches scores of people gaze in
amazement at her sketches now
on exhibition there.
Critics are unanimous in their
verdict that her work is that of
an accomplished etcher.
Twenty years ago-that's when
her baby, Vernon, now an employe
in the Government. came-Mrs.
Briggs yearned to draw. Peculiar
ly, the idea did not come to her un-
til maturity. She thinks it was the
walks with the baby that first
aroused an interest in the beauties
of nature.
She found herself going home
and making what were then anna.
teurish sketches of flowers and
trees.
Gradually these drawings be-
came better and Mrs. Briggs, en-
couraged by these first efforts, re-
solved to spend more Of her time
on art.
For awhile she received a set
back in this resolve when her arm
became temporarily paralyzed by
arthritiS. But Mrs. Briggs was
determined to perfect whatever
innate ability she possessed along
the lines of art-and when she
could not use her arm she took
walks in Rock Greek Park and in
nearby parts of Maryland and
virginia.
On these walks she made men
tai notes of the various types of
flowers and trees that were pc
culiar to this section-and later
put them on copper and steel
plates with the aid of a steel pen.
-Four years ago Mrs. Briggs
realized her lifelong ambition of
being taught by professional of
note. She studied for two years
under Benson Moore, teacher of
art in the Hill Schol of Art. It
was to Moore's encouragement
that was largely due her success,
Mrs. Briggs stated today.
The real "break" of her life
came, however, when she joined
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
SUBURBS PLAN
LIQUOR SALE

Nearby Prince Georges county
Soday prepared to dispense legal
liquor.
Vacant stores in Mt. Rainier
on Rhode Island Ave. have all
been leased by persons planning
to sell the liquor by package to
District residents who will suf-
fer thirst for at least a month
more.
Other sections adjoining the
District of Columbia similarly are
making ready for the first legal
thirst since the repeal Of the
Eighteenth Amendment.
In Colmar Manor and Cottage
City business men are ready to
purchase licenses today to fill
the demand from both Maryland
and washington citizens.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
NRA OVERTIME
CONTINUES

NRA employees affiliated with
an A. F. G. E. local union to-
day asserted that overtime stal
continues there in spite of the
disposition of executives to CON
clude that it is no longer d
matter of Importance.
1t is admitted that the ex4
tremely long overtime hours for
merly required Of the NRA forca
are not in evidence, but even
though there is a two-shift stem.
ographic pool and a three-shift
mimeographing service, overtime
is the rule rather than the ex.
ception.
Boys employed in the mimeo
graph section on the 4 p. m
shift, it was said, seldom finish
work before a. M, though
they are supposed to be through
at midnight.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
IMPROVED ROAD
ADVOCATED

Permanent improvement of the
boundary separating the District
of Columbia and Maryland, was
advocated yesterday in motion
passed by the mayor and town
council of Mt. Rainier.
The plan, advanced by Council
man Roger Moser. would relieve
the abutting property owners of a
direct assessment on the proposed
improvements.
The council authorized its legis-
lative committee to confer with
members of the Rhode Island
Avenue Citizens Association and
the District Commissioners on the
plan.
Moser made the proposal to the
council that a new highway be
constructed on the boundary line,
to be known as the Washington
grand boulevard, in honor Of
George Washington, who first
laid out the dividing line between
the District of Columbia and
Maryland.
The improvements and high
way would be constructed from
Federal funds under the plan.
The town council also passed a
motion favoring the immediate
improvement of Eastern Avenue,
between Bladensburg Road and
Rhode Island Avenue. This i'm
provenent would include the con-
structjon of a new bridge over
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
tracks.
Funds for the work would like
wise be drawn from the Federal
Treasury as part of the CWA.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
SHORTER HOURS
To Be SOUGHT j
BY LABOR
New Machinery Found To Be
CounteraCting Effects Of,
Previous Cuts

Labor's chief problem as Tar as
NRA procedure is concerned, and
the basis of the criticisms of Rep
resentative William P. Connery
CD, of Massachusetts,, chairman
of the House Labor Committee,
lies in the fact that although
shorter hours have been intro.
duced in most industries, employ
ers are using more labor saving
machinery than ever, it was
learned at NRA headquarters to-
day.
Connery indicated some time
ago that he thought a general 30
hour week should be introduced in
industry. The Black 3O-hour
week bill was passed by the House
last spring, but was side e-tracked|
when the NRA was offered by the
White House as a means of iron.
ing out industrial problems.
LABOR has two major grievances,
1T was said: First, it has failed
to gain much by shortening Of
hours. because the causes of techs
nological unemployment continue:
and second, it feels that it should
have been consulted in drawing
up codes and should have a part
in enforcing them.
Mino" problems revolve about
the feud between labor interests
and three prominent NRA execu-
tlves, whom they would like ia
see ousted.
There is a general feeling among
labor men that Gen. Hugh S,
johnson. though until recently he
had little experience along tho
lines of labor management, has
adapted himself we'll to labor
psychology.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
Man Held in Theft
Fiahts ErtrQditiOn

Notice that James Costello,
alias Adolph Alvino, charged with
participating in the robbery Of a
Riverdale grocery store year ago
and the theft of $500, will fight
extradition from Upper Marlboro
to Railway, N. D., where ne is
wanted for violating a parole. was
sent to New Jersey officials yes
terday by Sheriff w. Curtis Hop
kins.
The sheriff voluntarily decided
to turn the man over to other po-
lice who want him when a search
failed to reveal a woman who i'm
plicated Costello in the robbery.
The man is now in the Upper
Marlboro Jail.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
SCHOOL SEEKS
NRA FUND

Inclusion in the CWA program
of Prince Georges county was
recommended by the Board Of
County Commissioners yesterday
for a petition that $4,000 worth
of improvements be made on the
grounds of the Baden agricul-
tural high school.
The petition was headed by w.
R. c. Connick. principal Of the
school, and Roy Baden, head Of
the Parent-Teacher Association,
and asked that the money be
spent for grubbing, grading. level
ing, trimming trees, planting on
the grounds, and painting por-
tions of the school.
The board also turned over to
Miss Charlotte Wilcox, re Ii et
head, a petition for strengthening
and widening the road from
Floral Park to Piscataway on the
Southern Maryland Pike. a dis
tance of about five miles. The
petition was signed by 81 resi-
dents. Improvement of the Redd's
Corner to Allentown School Road
and the Princess Gardens Avenue
from the Defense Highway to the
Good Luck Road was recon-
mended to the State Roads Com
mission.
The board disapproved the peti-
ton of the Riverdale council and
Mayor w. A. Carson that their
town health officer, DR.. M. j,
Keane, be given authority to
order cases of contagious illnesses
to Washington hospital without
consulting Miss Agnes Duvall, so
cial worker, with the county as.
suming all costs of the cases.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
Conference Plans
Lee HiQhVQH Work

Negotiations leading to compile
ito nof the Lee Memorial Boule-
ward through Arlington county,
Va, are being carried on today by
the Federal Bureau of Public
Roads and the Virginia Highway
Commission, it was learned at
Arlington courthouse.
Completion of the road is ex.
pected in the early part of next
year. according to Roy S. Braden,
Arlington county manager. De.
termination of a suitable route to
the Arlington Memorial Bridge is
the sole bar to completion at the
northern end, it is said.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
County Revenue Cut
By Liquor Appeals

Appeals on liquor cases to the
Circuit Court are cutting the reve-
nue. of the Prince Georges county
Police Court, according to the No
vember report filed by Thomas R.
sHenault. clerk, with the board of
county commissioners.
A total of 402 cases were heard
during the month, with $1.O13.5O
of the income of $2,229 going to
the county. Only one conviction
of an owner failing to get a Ii
cenSe for his dog was registered,
according to the report.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
WOMEN URGED
To FIND JOBS
FOR OTHERS
"Drop Club Work and Assist
Those in, Want" Relief
Chief Pleads

An appeal to women through.
out the country to "leave off their
clubs for a while" and concentrate
their efforts on helping unem-
ployed women get jobs was made
today by Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward,
director of women's work of the
Federal Emergency Relief and
Civil Works Administrations.
Mrs. woodward appealed to the
women to join in mass meetings
being held in the various States
in an effort to devise work prof.
ects for jobless women under the
Civil Works Service and Civil
Works Administration. She said:
"This is an urgent business.
Women need work. But the
women who can help must get
busy.
eve could put more women
to work under the CWA than
men if we could only get action.
If some of the women would
leave off their clubs for while
and help US find work projects
for unemployed women. we
could put it over"
Directors for women's work
under the CWA have been ap-
pointed in IS States and meet
ings have been held in some Of
these, at which work projects were
suggested and later carried out. In
other States, these meetings are
planned for the near future.
A women's director has been
appointed for the District of Co.
lumbia, but to date no specific
action for women's CWA projects
has been taken.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
S3,372 OF j. s.
FUNDS STOLEN
|SCHARGE
Miss Ludema Sayre, Formerly
IN Charge of Fairfax P. o.
To Face Trial

Embezzlement of $3,372,62 of U.
B. Government funds is charged
In an indictment returned late
yesterday by a Grand Jury against
Miss Ludema Sayre, former post
mistress of Fairfax, Va. The in
dictment, containing six counts,
was returned in the Alexandria
session before Judge Luther B.
Way.
Miss Sayre was postmistress at
Fairfax for IL years, having come
there from California. She was a
personal friend of former Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover and was a
Gchoolmate of the latter. Many
times. during the Hoover admin
istration she visited at the White
House.
The alleged Interpretations
cover the period from July /, 1882
to July /. 1888. The first speci-
fies embezzlement of $2,4O262
while the second mentions $500.
The third count charges nisap-
preparation of $195; the fourth,
$125; the fifth, $3.50, and the sixth
possession of five blank checks
not used.
When notified last summer that
her tenure of office was finished
and a successor appointed b: the
President. according to postal Of
ficials, she disappeared for sew
eral days, taking with her the
books of her office They were
later returned but she did not put
IN personal appearance to turn
over the office to her successor.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
Oldest Inhabitants
To Elect Officers

New officers will be elected by
the Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants at the annual meeting in the
old Union Engine House tonight
at 1880 p. m.
Members will make final ar
rangements for the anniversary
dinner to be held Thursday night
in the Raleigh Hotel, when Dis
trict Commissioners Melvin c..
Hazen and George E. Allen will
speak.
The Washington times., 1933-12-06
Used Car Stocks Wiped Out
By High Tobacco Prices

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 6.-Auto-
mobile dealers in Richmond are
reaping a harvest from the better
tobacco prices given the tobacco
growers of North Carolina. it has
been learned here.
1t seems that Uncle Sans ef-
forts to help the hard-pressed to-
bacco raiser by getting him a bet
ter price for his tobacco has
almost wiped out the supply of
secondhand automobiles of the
Richmond and Norfolk markets.
North Carolina automobile deal
ers have exhausted their own
supply of second hand cars and
for the last two or three weeks
have been buying them in Norfolk