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The Washington times., 1933-12-27
.C.L|QU0R BILL
FACES DELAYS
|NCONGRESS
Leaders of District Commit
tees Disagree on Measure,
Now Ready for Action

With the District liquor bill en-
route to Congress-, delay in
passage of a measure for regula.
ton of liquor sale in Washing
ton appeared inevitable today.
At the District Building, as
Melvin C. Hazen, president of the
Board of District Commissioiers
prepared his letter of transmittal
it was expected that the bill
would be in the hands Of CON
gressional District leaders some
time today.
The bill will be forwarded to
Senator William H. King CD OF
Utah, chairman Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, and Representa-
tive Mary T. Norton CD of New
Jersey, chairman of the House
District Committee.
Congress Split on Bill
Disagreement of members of the
Senate and House committees is
the stumbling block that threat
ems delay in passage of a regula'
tory measure for the District.
Mrs. Norton has indicated her
intention of submitting the Com
missioners' bill, with practically
no change, to the House on Jan
uary 4, Speaker Henry T. Rainey
having assured her that he will
make the bill a special order OF
business on that day. the second
day Congress IS in session.
Private Sale Proposed
The Commissioners plan pro
vides for a private distribution
plan, which only one member OF
the House committee thus far has
protested. Representative Wright
Patman (DO, of. Texas, has an
nounced he will fight this plan
and seek to place the sale in the
hands of Government operated
dispensaries.
On the other hand, several
members of the Senate group have
declared themselves in favor OF
the dispensary plan in preference
w GA4C PAAVoOC ockAC oJOCCAAs
Mrs. Norton is planning nc
hearings on the measure, but will
hold an executive session of her
committee on the opening day OF
Congress. Senator King has stated
that hearings will be held on the
bill, but just how long the hear
ings will last and when the bill
will be brought up for action in
the Senate have yet to be deter
mined.
local Option" Adopted
The commissioners bill would
set up an Alcoholic Beverage Con-
troll Board, which would pass on
all applications for licenses and
revocations. Rulings of the board
could be appealed to the Commits
sioners, who would have final
power.
A provision is also made for
local option" whereby property
owners in residential districts
would be permitted voice on
whether they want liquor sold in
their neighborhoods. Under this
scheme, if owners Of 81 per cent
of the property within a given
radius of the place for which
liquor license is asked signed a
petition protesting the license, it
would be refused.
The Washington times., 1933-12-27
D. {. WILL SEEK
SCHOOL SITE

Congress will be asked to
appropriate money to purchase
additional land needed as a site
for the proposed jefferson Junior
High School in the vicinity Of
Seventh and H Streets South
west, it was predicted today.
A move to obtain the land was
started yesterday by John M.
Schaffer. president of the South
west washington Citizens Asso-
citation, who called on the Com
missioners to urge speeding up
of the project.
Part of the necessary land now
is owned by the District but
purchase of the additional lots
has been held up by inability of
the District and property owners
to agree on a price. An appro-
priation of $250,OO0 now is avail
able to start work on the school
when the land is purchased.
The Washington times., 1933-12-27

Repeal of prohibition will bring
about a decrease of insanity in
the United States.
This declaration was made to,
day by DR.. Bernard Glueck, OF
the New York Psychoanalytic So
ciety, renowned psychiatrist, who
is attending the sessions of the
American Psychoanalytic Associ-
alton at the Shoreham Hotel.
- On the Increase
A great majority of mental
disorders are caused today, DR..
Glueck said, because life at pres
ent is more complicated than ever
before. Hard times growing out
of the depression intensity this
complication and affect the hu'
man system.
Incidentally, there is more in
sanity today than ever before,
according to the psychiatrist, who
said:
"The rate of increase of men,
tai disorders is far greater than
the increase in population. More
beds are needed for mentally Ill
than all other illnesses COM
bined."
Many Alcohol Cases
DR.. Glueck, speaking of repeal
of prohibition, added:
'Tt is natural for human be-
ings to resent restraint of all
sorts and when they are sub
jected to excessive restraint,
The Washington times., 1933-12-27
Z D. c. OFFICES
TOBE MERGED

Work of the offices of the
municipal architect and the direc.
tor of construction will be com
bined under present plans Of the
District Commissioners.
The Commissioners will not ap-
point anyone to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation of Har'
old w. Baker. director Of construc-
ton, who is to become city man
ager of Rochester, N. Y. Instead
they will fill the post of munich
pal architect, vacant since the
death of the former architect, AL.
bert L. Harris, last February.
Bakers post was created in the
reorganization of the District gov,
ernment two years ago.
The Washington times., 1933-12-27
2 RObber Suspects
Held in $4,000 Bond

Bonds amounting to $4,000
each were set by Judge Ralph
Given in Police Court today when
Thomas Klinik, 33, white. and
Ellsworth jefferson, colored, "a,
were arraigned on a robbery
charge.
The two men were accused Of
holding up Archie Bell, of the 600
block of Otis Pl. N. w., Friday,
at the point Of a revolver. They
had been drinking with him in an
alley at Bladen's Court Northwest.
Bell told the court. Each pleaded
not guilty.
Klinik lives in the 300 block Of
Sixth st. N. w., and jefferson in
the first block of Bladen's ct.
The Washington times., 1933-12-27
THEFT CHARGES
HOLD Z MEN

Pleading not guilty to a charge
of housebreaking on December %,
Gilbert Acton, "a, and Francis
Beall, %, both held for jury action
after a preliminary hearing today
before Police Court Judge Ralph
Given. Acton was held under $500
bond and Beall under $1,000.
Policeman w. Sonnett, of No. 4
precinct, testified he spied Beall
walking down the street early
Friday morning with an electric
clock under his arm.
He questioned the man and
traced the ownership of the clock
to T. Frederick, Of the TOO block
North Carolina Ave. S. E. Fred
erick testified the clock was taken
while he slept.
The Washington times., 1933-12-27
KING WILL PUSH
CENTERPLANS

Whether or not Senator King,
chairman of the Senate District
Committee, will seek to have re-
called the Districts application
for funds from the Public Works
Administration for the proposed
municipal center and q Substi-
tute plan enacted was expected
today to be made known soon.
The Senator has been awaiting
the return to work of Secretary
of the Interior Ickes, who has
been recuperating from injuries
suffered in a recent fall, before
making a final plea for the
municipal center funds from the
PWA.
Senator King has asserted that
if it is definitely determined
that the PWA will not approve
the application he will seek to
have the plans for the structure
replaced by those for a less pre-
tentious building which could be
erected with District money.
The Washington times., 1933-12-27
Grand Jury to Get
Burglary Charges

Ten cases, mostly involving
housebreaking and robbery, are
before the special grand jury
called in Alexandria Corporation
Court tomorrow. Composing the
jury are r. Samuel Luckett,
George E. Garrett, r. M. Colvin,
John D. Normoyle and Joseph H.
Newell.
The Washington times., 1933-12-27
from the founder, or
A Pipe of Wine

A Pipe Of Wine
Furthermore the is ready to lay down for you
pipe of sherry equivalent to Sc dozen boes for you to
pick up whenever is readyor for you to leave
will your children The house laid down several pipes to
celebrate notable days. and these wines
for sale at lovely high prices Food wine investment
like good art
The admirable thing about these catalogues is their
pete absence of hurry they amable and SLOW And
iquor-seing, like Hquormakng, in America IS still quick
and nasty. confess slight emotion because since
peal, to celebrate special occasion, invested in single
expensive bottle of champagne of weknown brand buy
ing through decent established storeand the champagne
below the standard Of CALIFORNIA; bootleg champagne
corked and carbonated in own home The revelations
about rye do not touch personally, not
thusiast for that liquor but they indicate lack of feeling
for liquor which is ignoble.
Great Walters
Another unpeasantness In Julian Streets book wine
Iiust published by Knopf) you are warned not to
trust waiter, in making your selection. l Mr.
Street is right and, like famous American statesman l
tremble for my country when think that God just For
experience with walters of the most pleasant
memories have, ranging from Georges at the Medics
Grill (who Communist, he said, and saved out
ceptionay fine wines for his friends to NJ Henocq whom
I met at the Castle Harbour in Bermuda and who was
scheduled to the Park Lane under the excellent
Theodore, Like all the great wine walters, NJ Henocq
would not permit you to buy expensive wine if wasn't
the right wine for your meal Like all of them he knew
thing mellowed by his association with good liquor.
Racket or Ritual
It was much expect that liquor which had been
racket for about Is years would overnight become ritual
in America; aren ruasts about pleasures in any
So many orders given, in the weeks before
repeal that began to be afraid of drinking lest do
something wrong. The rules unnecessarily mutped
did not need the fine points right away and the unda
mentals simple bottles their sdes red wine at
temperature white wines chilled ice in wine Be-
yond that drink what you like, but learn to like what is
good Drink frequently but not much at time And
the old song had it, keep away from bootleg BOOZE
French Business
hate racketeering in wine because every process
nected with wine highly personal But know that when
business n rackeeerng is round the there
is sort of international racket going connection
with the French tariff. Last met French i'm
porter of American fruit who fighting bitterly to make
the Chamber Of Deputies understand that France could
have great with America if the French
persisted in ignoring the habits of mind of Amercai c
He thought it would pay France to her debtor
at least to avoid reputation England avoids it. Judging
by the he is still fighting and the French still think
they get happy champagne that will forget
about tariffs. am full Of doubts-and not full of cham
pagne.
The Washington times., 1933-12-27

II you have a room. house, apartment
or automobile to sell or rent ad-
vertise It. Use the WANT AID SEC
TION Of this newspaper to reach our
great reader audience. Phone District
$3.50. Ask for ad-taker.
The Washington times., 1933-12-27

duties. If you are like me, you will
make some absurd guesses at the cur
rent value of % shillings wish you
were in England, and finally decide to
order through a regular importer or
retailer at home. 1t would be nice to
say that you have just received
case direct from Messrs. Stupton and
Stupton, wine dealers to their Ma
jesties, but it would also be too much
trouble.
Nevertheless, these foreign cata-
logues are interesting and even i'm
portant they make good reading One
which I received few days ago gave
the family-tree of the heads of the
house, dating back about 200 years,
and indicating that the managing di-
rector was always in direct descent
The Washington times., 1933-12-27
ARGO LODGE TO ELECT

Argo Lodge, B'nai Birth, will
elect officers at its meeting to-
night in the Jewish Community
Center.
The Washington times., 1933-12-27
True to Type
Liquor Rackets Deny Spirit Of Spirits
Rv cIIRERT SELDES
By GILBERT SELDES

dozens of catalogues of liquor which will be very confusing
because the prices if they oop prices will be in shil
ings and will include shipping insurance, and import
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04
NEW YORK DEBT
is NOW TRIPLE
Since the War the Per Capita
Indebtedness Has Soar
ed Greatly
HUGE BONDED DEBT

New York.-American cities pay
out IL per cent of their income as
interest on bonded Indebtedness,
Because of growing tax delinuuen-
cles throughout the country, these
liked charges are making it very
olfncult for many cities TO balance
their budgets, Carl II. Berets, head
of a New York investment house.
pointed out in an interview. Since
the war, the per capita Indebtedness
OF American cities has tripled, said
MIR. Berets, who, during the past
year, has made an exhaustive study
of the influence of municipal debts
upon real estate.
I'm some cities over 20 per cent
of the budget is required for inter-
est on the bonded Indebtedness; in
comparatively few cities does this
charge run less than 10 per cent.
When amortization charges are add
ed for retirement of bonds, we find
that as high as one-third of the
income of a city may be needed to
meet debt charges. These debts
were contracted for the most part
during the boom period, and in many
II not most cases, are considerably
out of line with present economic
conditions, when reduced incomes
are calling for substantial lowering
of taxes.
In New York and other large cit
les where large office and hotel
buildings have been constructed,
taxes have not declined in keeping
with the lower price level of COM
modities, with the result that the
operators Of these buildings find
themselves paying taxes which may
be double what they should be un-
der the changed economic situation.
These high taxes, with their roots
in the fixed debts of the cities, have
been one of the chief causes of
trouble for the holders of mortgage
bonds"
Pointing out that the debt situa-
tion Of American cities has been
further complicated by the fact that
most Of the bond issues were for
short terms. necessitating frequent
refunding, Mr. Berets urges longer
term financing for permanent mu-
nicipal improvements. 1t is unwise,
he said, to issue short-term bonds
for an improvement which will be
used for thirty years.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04
Total Ages of London
Family Thousand Years

London.-That he has the biggest
family in London is the claim of
Frederick Henden. Henden has had
p children, 10 of whom are still liv-
ing, 81 grandchildren Gas far as he
can remember), and 10 great-grand-
children.
Himself one of twins, Henden had
% brothers and sisters, and as far
back as the family history can be
traced the Hendens have always
had large families. His children
are carrying on the tradition, for
one daughter has Is children and
another u.
Next year the total ages of the
family will reach 1000 years, and
Henden, who will be seventy-three,
has only had one ambition-to give
party and invite all his family, so
that they could all be together. The
Hendens have the distinction of be-
ing the biggest family mentioned in
the London Roll of Honor, for At
sons and grandsons are mentioned
as having fought in the World war.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04

he must also look out for vehicles
making turns. Sidewalks and
cross-walks are provided for pc
destrians, whereas the remainder
of the street surface is provided
primarily for the movement of
vehicles. Many accidents have
resulted because pedestrians have
stopped on the street to talk or
look around. The practice of
standing in the street to beg rides
of motorists has resulted in many
serious accidens. THE safe walk
er says out of the street when
ever he can, only entering it when
he is able to cross in safe man
ner. On roads and highways
where no sidewalk exists, the safe
walker keeps off the paved por-
ton of the road whenever posi-
BILE. He also walks on the left
side of the road so that he may
see approaching traffic in time to
take proper care Of himself. If an
individual walks on the right side
of the road, he may be Overtaken
by vehicles which he cannot see
approaching. When near a curve
or obstruction, the safe walker Is
careful to prevent stepping into
the path of an on coming car. 1t
frequently is impossible for mo-
torists to distinguish a pedestrian
on a dark highway particularly if
the person is wearing dark cloth
es. The safe walker, therefore, is
especially careful when walking
on roads after dark. He keeps to
the left, carries a lighted light
and is constantly on the look out
for approaching vehicles.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04

Tookl" Terry settled back on his
heels and pointed his remarks with
his trowel. "We aren't either of
ne having rent. To be sure, I'm
living in my wife's house, but what
of it? She likes to have me. And
we're going to grow enough stuff
70 make us fat this summer, and
what little money I've got goes a
darn sight further here than it did
in New York and-oh, Bee, aren't
we happy ]!
/ And that ended it, for the time.
OF course, they were happy. AS she
listened to the cracking fire later
on. Bee admitted to herself, with
ont reservations, that she was
| happy.
''Terry," she said, the present
crowding out the past. lets get
ND early tomorrow and transplant
the lettuce. And then take our
lunch and go picnicking over at
the lake"
Next evening when they came
back. tired and happy and hungry,
from their day at the lake, Terry
stopped to get the mail out of their
box by the roadside, while Bee hur-
ried ahead to open the house and
start the fire for supper. Under
the front door was an envelope. She
stopped to pick 1t up. 1t was ad-
dressed to her. Penciled on its face
was a note from the postmaster
of the nearby town. II stopped by
special with this" he wrote 1T
had a special delivery stamp on.
Sorry you were out"
She walked resolutely to the
kitchen, lighted the fire Terry had
laid before they went away, filed
the kettle with fresh water, put
it on the stove, and then took off
her hat before she opened the let
ter. "Old job waiting at old sal
ary," she read. eve are reopening
your department and cannot carry
on without you. Advise immedi-
ately. Would like you back by the
sixth"
The sixth. Bees heart sank. It
was the fourth now. But, of course
she'd 60. Shed have to go. She
spread a yellow linen cloth on a
table before the living room hearth
and mechanically laid out the old
blue china that had been her grand
mothers. She poured a saucer Of
milk for the Persian cat. OF course
she'd go back. Lovely old china
dear little house; but Of course
she'd 60. She got pencil and pa
per to write her acceptance. Shed
telephone a telegram. Sorry" she
wrote. while still saying to herself:
"Of course I'll gO-Tve got TO-"
Cannot return. Have better job.
Thank you for offer"
When Terry came in, Bee was
humming. She had pulled a blue
apron over her pink dress. She
stood before the fire, cooking bacon
and stirring cocoa and poaching
eggs and making toast as If her
life depended on getting them all
done to a turn.
"Oh, Terry" she called out.
Telephone that message on the
table to the telegraph office. will
you? And supperll be ready in a
secOnd-as soon as I fix the salad"
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04
Cat Deserts Own Kittens
to Nurse Coyote PUPS

Gateway, Ore.-A Persian cat
owned by Willard P. Hershey be-
came so enamored with four tiny
coyote pups that she forsook her
own kittens to nurse them. The
pups were found In a field near here.
She purrs contentedly while the
youngsters feed themselves, and
leaves her kittens to be brought up
on cows milk.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04

list of banks slated for reorgani-
zation by U. S. Treasury Depart
ment, according to news dispatch
es from Washington. Among the
banks to be reorganized in Mary
land in preparation for reopening
are: Centreville National; Third
National, Chestertown, Citizens
National, Pocomoke City and Ce-
Gil National, Port Deposit.
The members of the EpWorth
League, of Bethesda Church, Mid
dletown, held the election of Of
f1cers which resulted as follows:
First vice-presidents, Mrs. NJ. E.
Wheatley and Miss Mary Melvin;
Ernest Truitt, Jr., second vice
president; Emma Husfelt, third
vice-president; Louise Hufnal,
fourth vice-president; James Ty-
Ter, secretary; Gertrude Wheatley,
treasurer; Anne Wallis, rainy day
secretary; Elizabeth Swain, chair
man of refreshment committee;
Irene Moore, publicity chairman;
Mary Money, pianist.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04
Indian Civil Service

Britain's Indian civil service
which, aided by some 10000 British
troops and 10000 Sepoys lurking
in the background. rules some $780,
OOO.OOO Indians, never contains more
than 1000 Englishmen.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04
STATE SAFETY
COUNCIL NEWS

Continued From Page Three)
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as hazardous to cross an intersec-
ton against a signal than in obed-
ience of it. When walker at
tempts to move against a red
light, he is taking an unnecessary
chance as the approaching motor
ist expects to find his path clear.
When he crosses on green light,
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04

blISIDTABLE
| !, While Away Time
y. y ! Evening Lamp
|naarg,s " Work is Done
|rsrlSG READING
|ssrrBH JOB
1 uone Bennett

\ Hope Bennett
oDrcE rose leisurely
fSiGD iaan chair as his tele
y '.ac us'' LET her ring ne
IN Isl. the hurryi" o..+rIce
~ he heard BeaIPhge n11o,s
\ = TOice in the shaky "Hei-
IT, yIridly to life. .,m
~ Uss" he said brlskly'
\ If is great to ostod hear you
r. I owe this unexpected
served ss / pleasure'"" ",,n,+ he
Ia Rpatrlce, uOH / "
IL ..,. Inst
| To what oross.
|up' said Beatrice, cross, u.s.
h its pretty awful I've
EOb.' .rnna-
Esr GIRL" he said sympa+ 4
that's good news, I
4 10 inger too long wlln
I'M. Join the majority,
is, .,na and have a good
you W0ulun ! ~ ~
II Beatriee's voice. 4
II what to do"
|said Terry. Marry me"
II and Bee were married.
[,a ! fOOthold away in the
Il small farmhouse ana
! very good land which she
[ited from her grandmoth-
| Terry had a Small-very
II pretty sure-income Of
tned sort.
Ire married one morning.
Iled that day to Bees lit
l And they spent their
n painting and cleaning
Eing and arranging. And
| month they we're living
ITay from the world as if
| never known the clatter
|Or Of New York.
HIN a month their family
h alarmingly. Whenever
IDTe to the nearest town
Il back some sort Of pet.
content and happiness
ElSent. Sometimes Bee la
Ter lost life. Not that she
Rppy now. She was hap
/ she couldn't feel that 1t
te-Eell, quite right, to
B a good time and worry
about the future. And all
|mals-they only made a
BE to break when she went
ber old life.
\ Is right" Terry reaS-
/ as they knelt beside each
inning out the radish bed.
righ'est thing there is.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04
SOME NEWS PICTURES OF THE WEEK

FOOTBALL CAPTAINS
Believe In Bicycling
Maybe this explains the
success Of the TroIans,
great football team C.
the University OF Sou
thern California. l. to
r.: Jesse Hill, captain
national champion Iro
Jan II In '28; Ford Pal
mer, captain '22 team:
Morley Drury, captair
In '27; jeff Cravath,
captain in '26; ano
Nate Barrager, captain
In ,29.
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04

Announcement has been made
of the marriage of Miss Lorene M.
Hartley, of the Washington Col
lege faculty, Chestertown, Md, to
DR.. Joseph A. Tuta, of Youngs-
town, Ohio, at present assistant in
pathology at Cook County Hos
pital, Chicago, on June "a. The
bride returned to her duties at the
college at the beginning of the
fall term, while the bridegroom
has resumed his duties at the
hospital.
One Delaware bank, the First
National at Milton, and four in
nearby Maryland are among the
Smyrna times., 1933-10-04
brief ITEMS OF
THE PENINSULA
Brief News Items of People
We Know i'm and Around
Larger Peninsula Towns
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Fire Prevention Week will be
observed in Middletown from Oc-
tober 9th to 18th. The local COM
pany is offering prizes to the six
tn, seventh and eighth grades of
the Middletown School, for the
pupil writing the best essay on
"F7ire Prevention" The winners
will receive, first prize, $5; second,
So and third, So.