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The Washington times., 1933-08-22
LINK SON STATE
To Staying Of
PAIR IN AUTO
Couple in Double Killing Had
Met to Discuss Future of
Boy, Is Belief

With the acting coroner re-
fusing to issue a certificate of
death until all the facts in the
case are cleared up, police today
continued their probe of the
triangle" shooting which took
the lives of a man and a woman
yesterday.
At District Morgue the dead
couple - childhood Sweethearts
who had married in their teens
and were later divorced-lay
side by side while police un-
raveled the strange story.
The dead woman was Mrs.
Arlene Mary Smith, 80, a florist
shop clerk, of the 1400 block
Columbia Rd. N. w. The man
was Frank Stone, 80, taxicab
driver, 400 block Sixteenth
st. S. E.
Orphan, Widow
But the shooting did more than
take the lives of these two central
figures in the tragedy.
1t orphaned the son who was
born of their youthful marriage,
and it widowed the wife of Stone
who protested "that Mrs. Smith
for many years had been trying to
break up her home. -,
The tangled story as revealed
to police is that Mrs. Smith and
Stone were married IA years ago.
Two years later, after the birth Of
a son. Wesley, they were divorced.
Mrs. Smith then married Love-
lace Smith, Takoma Park grocer,
while Stone married the present
widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Stone. The
Smiths were later separated.
Problem of Son
Mrs. Elizabeth Stone charges
that Mrs. Smith kept annoying
her former husband, trying to win
him back. Two days ago, she
said, her husband told her he had
no desire to see him former wife
and expressed the wish she would
stop bothering him.
Yesterday, however, the couple
met to discuss the problem of
their son who resides with his
grandparents in Oxon Hill. Md.
Just what led up to the shooting
as they sat in Mrs. Smiths coupe
in an alley at the rear of the 1900
block Vermont Ave. N. w., will
never be known, but it is believed
they quarreled over the son.
Gun Source Mystery
But four shots rang out, and
police arrived to find the woman
dead, the man dying, an old-fash-
ioned .38-caliber revolved clutched
in his hand. He died an hour
later without regaining conscrious-
ness.
Where the gun came from is
another angle that police have
not yet cleared up. Mrs. Stone in
forming police that her husband
never owned a revolver.
Mrs. Edna Beck, roommate of
Mrs. Smith, collapsed at Emer-
gency Hospital when she saw the
body of her friend and had to be
given emergency treatment.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
CODE ADOPT Ed
BY ADVENT|STS

The General Conference of
Seventh Day Adventists has
adopted a code for the National
Recovery Administration, it was
announced YESTERDAY by J. l..
Shaw, treasurer of the organiza-
ton.
In making the announcement,
which places the executive offices
on a 40-hour work week, Mr..
Mr.. Shaw termed the MIRA "a
noble experiment" He predicted
greater success for the church un-
der the code.
At the same time it was an.
nounced that married women
working at the general conference
W receive increased pay to meet
the NRA minimums. Single
women already earn enough to
meet the codes demands.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
BRACEY'S TRIAL
DATE NEAR

Park Policeman J. E. Bracey
will face the new Park Police
trial board late this week on
charges of molesting two girl
Government clerks.
The hearing date will be set
late today, after having been
indefinitely postponed by the alb
sence of H. A. Tolson, of the
Interior Department., civilian
member of the trial board.
Bracey, whose case is the first
to be tried by the new board,
is accused Of using abusive Ian
guage to two clerks who were
on their way to work, August
8. The girls have charged Bracey
with being intoxicated and with
threatening to lock them up when
they were hesitant to answer his
questions. Bracey has denied
both charges,
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
ACiefGerk
Finds Stolen
Equipment

The NRA has located It's
1"missing" typewriters, all its
clerks are equipped with passes
and everything is serene in the
Commerce Building again.
RumorS of consistent larceny
at night of typewriters, chairs,
and even heavy desks, spread
when it leaked out B. j. Carroll,
NRA's chief clerk, was hunting
some lost machines.
Apparently confirming the
reports, building guards began
halting all employees when they
returned at night for extra work
and flatly refused them admit
tance unless they had special
passes.
Carroll cleared up the "mys-
terry" today when he found the
missing machines had been
shifted to another office. He ex-
planned passes have always been
required but that NRA ex-
panded so quickly they could
not all be issued Immediately.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
CRUSADE WAITS
NEW SUPPLY
Of INSIGNIA
Drive to Get D. c. Housewives
Under NRA Emblem Is
Smashing Success

The greater part Of Washing.
tons NRA army of 1000 women
was impatiently marking time un-
til today when Administrator
Hugh S. johnson was to see to it
that it's depleted supply of NRA
insignia and consumers cards is
replenished.
The woman had started out
with approximately 10000 cards
and stickers in their drive to can.
vass the city under the banner
of the Blue Eagle On Monday
1000 housewives had signed the
agreement while yesterday brought
the total to 10000.
NRA OfficiaIs Amazed
Lieut.. Gen. Eta Taggart, Sec
ond in command, said:
"NRA officials at the Com.
merce Department were amazed
when we told them we had dis.
posed of our allotment of cards
and stickers. They had no idea
the women of Washington
would go into this thing in
such a big way. Well, we have
and we intend to keep going
until we have finished what
we started out to do. And
that is to get every person pos
sibIe signed under President
ROOsevelt's agreement"
Miss Taggart said she hopes to
receive more insignia and cards
some time today and the next
allotment Thursday.
Women named on Mrs. Harry K.
Daugherty's hotel canvassing COM
mittee are:
Mrs. William H. King, wife of
the Senator from Utah; Mrs. Jesse
Jones, wife of the chairman of
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration: Mrs. Stanley Reed, wife
of the chairman of the Home Loan
Bank; Mrs. Edwin P. Morrow, wife
of Ex-Governor Morrow, Board of
Mediation; Mrs. Stephen Fuqua,
wife of the Military Attache at
Continued on Page 19, Col. 2.)
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
10000 WOMEN SIGN UP FOR BLUE EAGLES
DC. Inventors Device Gives Army Picture
Of Quickly Modified Ambulance Fleet
Originally He Had in
Mind Only Bed for
Motor Tourist

Visualizing use Of thousands Of
private automobiles in war time
as emergency ambulances, the
Surgeon General and a score Of
other high Army officers today
examined with interest a strange
ambulance at Twenty-first Street
and Constitution Avenue.
The vehicle, an ordinary sedan
of ancient vintage, was converted
into an ambulance by a device
invented by Henry E. Rottmer,
500 block H st. N. E.
See Wartime Use
The exterior of the car was
unchanged but inside a simple
frame work of steel suspended
longitudinally a canvas stretcher.
Slings from the top were pro-
vided for the patients arms.
Usually slow to evince interest
in inventions of civilians, Maj.
Gen. Robert U. Patterson, Sur
geon General of the Army, and
his staff appeared enthusiastic
over the device, pointing out its
use in war time would provide
the Army with a fleet of one
patient ambulances unlimited in
number.
Originally a Bed
Rottmer, who has already pat
ented several marine devices, de-
signed the stretcher first as a
bed for touring motorists. The
Army was quick to appreciate
the possibilities, and after a pre-
liminary inspection in Baltimore,
invited him to demonstrate it
here.
Other features of the car in
clude an icebox, book shelf, ward
robe, rifle rack, tool chest, and
several secret compartments.
Only the stretcher, however, in
terested General Patterson.
Among the officers examining
the "auto- ambulance" were Major
O. W. Dawson, Lieut.. Col. Taylor
E. Darby, and Lieut.. Col. B. F..
Miller.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
DoubIe-Crossing the Jordan

To the singers and admirers of negro spirtuas will
be interesting learn that the River Jordan has been
harnessed to turbines and the pyons carry electric
rent far Rehoboth The result is land boom, in
the manner of Palm Beach and Manu. the value of build
ing land in Jerusalem having multiplied, in
seventeen times in few years. Zone river to
cross" sang the old song and the river always Jor
dan even Old Man River belittled in favor
of Jordan. Now Jordan supplies electric current and
whoever would to the other side (and Heaven
get his wish little too by mistake in few high
tension wires. This is progress and all wait for is
new song for the new day in Palestine.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
MCCQrL Refuses NdUy
Men Aides on Shore

Naval officers on shore may not
indulge in the fiction that they
are serving at sea, at least, not
to the extent Of using enlisted
personnel or civilian help at
as mess attendants.
This is held in a ruling by
Comptroller General j. r. McCarl,
announced today. It applies
even though the officers con-
cerned may be attached to YES
sells and hence technically on sea
duty,
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
Bank ReOpens, Only
2 Withdraw Cash

The Prince Georges county
branch of the Eastern Shore
Trust Company opened yesterday
and received more than $1,000 in
deposits, while only two accounts
were closed. One of these ac-
counts, from the county, was for
So and the other was a District
citizen with an account Of $100.
Officials noted that the entire
system on the Eastern Shore had
an unimpaired capital structure
of $2,6O0,000, that all its sound
assets were back, and that the
system had no bills payable.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
Laurel "Gas" Men
Want Cheaper Fuel

Twenty-Five Laurel gasoline deal,
ers last night voted to campaign
for District prices at their pumps,
in an effort to cut down unfair
competition from stations a mile
nearer Washington that sell gaso-
line l cent cheaper. Many resi-
dents patronize the loWer-priced
stations because of the price diff,
ference, they agreed. The peti-
ton asks the Laurel town council
to enter the fight.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
CHURCH SONGFEST

The Young Peoples League, of
st. Johns Church, Olney, Nd,
will hold a community song fest
in the Brookville Memorial Hall
Sunday.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
RELIEF SITE NAMED

The old Banneker School, 1913
Third st. N. w., has been selected
as one of the sites for the four
branch offices of the D. c. Emer-
gency Relief Committee to be
opened here September l.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22

wilders me to such point that |
want more information or a little
proof. For instance, l read that
the head of an advertising agency
in New York knows an employer
who recently gave each of his men
$50, telling each to go out and buy
himself a necktie. Each, the story
continues, "came back with just
the necktie and $49.5O." This is
taken to show that stores are want
ing in "sales initiative" 1t means
that when each of these men
bought the necktie, no clerk said:
Something nice in garters today?"
or "We've got a special on four
inch celluloid collars" or Here's
a silk-lined dinner jacket that will
fit YOU dandy"
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
OrLednders Liberty
Held for Grand JLIry

Orleanders G.. Liberty, %, col
ored, of 300 block of D st. S. w.,
was held today for action of the
Grand Jury under $1,000 bonds,
for the theft of articles and cash
from the store of Louis Consorti,
at 200 Four-and- One-Half st. S.
W.. Tuesday night,
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
Ambassador SUUin1
Course to Be Free

Under the supervision of Jo-
seph Ransavage, Ambassador
Swimming Club coach, and Lii
liam Cannon, English swimmer, a
free course of swimming inStruc-
ton will be offered from 7 to
8:15 p. M, beginning tonight
and continuing through Saturday.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
NOtOrcucIe Skids;'
His Left Lea Hurt

Ray Hammer, 300 block Of
t. Pleasant st. N. w., received
bruised left leg yesterday when
he motorcycle he was riding
kidded into a street car at
Second and D Streets Northwest.
He was taken to his home but
was back at work today.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22

In short we have become accustomed to the de-
preston that statesmen insist on making us BUY
what we do not want. l wish could believe it, 1t
would be easier to understand than the emotions of
poor RECEIVING $50 and being told to buy nec5te:
Maybe he didn't want necktle Maybe ne never
heard of neckte worth $50 Maybe he was afraid
of losing his job if he bought anything else.
Well Spend
The whole episode puzzles me and the moral drawn
from it seems little hasty. grant you that the mo-
ment l step into store particularly clothing or
stationery store my expression becomes one OF dollsh
eagerness and any salesman sell me anything.
But in the past three months experience has been
that at grocery drug store or radio shop, am
asked to buy and ultimately persuaded to buy what
did not intend to buy.
Ireect also the notion that when people have money
they won't spend it. suspect that the first two weeks
increase in retail sales. People have debts to pay and
people have been frightened and will need little
while to any confidence in their money: But
the urge to spend-includng the great splendid urge
to be extravagant-has not been destroyed even by
Republican depression. For most of it is true that
money burns fingers And what sensation that is
Drys' SouI-Mates
heard Representative Upshaw say the other day, in
a newsreel that the Eighteenth Amendment had been
great success the proof he brought that the
people who had fought against its adoption now
fighting for it's repeal pass the logic and dig for fact
acty enthusiastic for repeal? Would please him to
racketeers with machine guns lined up beside the polls,
demanding votes against repeal? is true that the
racketeers haven't rallied to the AnSaoon League, in
person; but they are lovely sou-mates.
Further Mr. Upshaw says the drys have just begun to
fight and there l am with him. Now that prohibition
is vanishing have soft spot for it, and would consider
it fine thing for the country if thousands of little
muntes voted themselves dry after the amendment
repealed If the of community is actually against
the sale of liquor the sale should be forbidden What the
drys never learned to distinguish between their object
and the sorry method they chose to achieve it.
There must be dozens of places in America where the
climate and the temper of the people make drinking
superfuous and others in which the sale of liquor may
to No hoco ctoH
that these places must be wet although the drys have
fought against repeal if drinking would be compulsory
after next New Year Day. The vets, too, have been
little hasty and foolish Since they have demanded States
rights so long it up to them to grant the rights
to the drys-as they in position to do
A few dry States in a wet nation would be charming
variation.
The Washington times., 1933-08-22
True TO Type
Fify-DoIIar Tie No Fair Test Of Spending
BY GILBERT SELDES-

In general, what read in the papers satisfies me,
while come an item which passes belief or be-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25
THE INDUSTRIAL TURNIP

Industry is beginning to show operat-
ing profits again, after three long years of
financial drought
That will come as good news to in
vestors, workers and the general public.
But the road ahead isn't entirely strewn
with roses. There is an obstacle in the
way of dividends, jobs and progress That
obstacle is taxation.
Anyone who reads the annual reports
of the larger American corporations can
not help being impressed by their tax pay
ments various instances-such as
u+ilities--tax increases and new special
taxes, e been sufficient to more than off
set any rise in earning power. The in
vestor-Which means the individual who
productive enterprises where they work
for the benefit of the entire country-has
never been so heavily penalized for his
thrift Management has never had so
poor chance to produce results from ef-
ficiency and far-sightedness.
At the moment the country is enthu-
siastically endorsing the NRA plan for put
ting men back to work. Business has re-
sponded gratifyingly. But it must be re-
allied that the best of intentions are use
less unless one has the means with which
to carry them out Employers want to
raise wages and lower working hours
but they can't pick money from the air.
Ana the tax collector is making it increas-
ingly difficult to operate and make prof
it.
High taxes, unemployment and indus
trial torpor go hand in hand. The old say
ing that you can't get blood out of a tur-
nip was never truer than now.
In conjunction with other relief mea-
sures, why not inaugrate an actual reduc-
tion in the aggregate tax collected from
citizens and industry?
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25
PREFERENCE TO BRIDGES

Communities and other public bodies
are discovering that public works funds,
out OF the $500. 5000 allotted, are not
simply to be had for the asking It has
been decided that preference will be Civ
en- to projects which tend to create other
projects. The following stand high on
the preference list Waterworks pro-
jeCts necessary for community's health
and convenience: sewer projects of the
same character, and the building Of use
full bridges, tunnels and highways
Also considered. is the state of NUM-
cipal or county finances when the body
makes its application Those with their
finances in order vii be most favored
Private. rs well IS public, bodies may
receive self-Iiquidating loans when the pro-
jects are to be devoted to public use, such
as tunnels. dry docks. viadacts, canals.
markets and hospitals.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek tls truth and print II
without fear and without favor; neve. be
afraid to attack wong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be tae or
gan or the mOuthpiees Of any person, eliques
faction or class; always do it, utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denOunce vice and praise virtue;
commend good done BY individual or organ
Ization; tolerant Of others rights. views and
opinions; print only news that WIN elevate
and not eontaminsts the reader; never conn
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25
TODAY'S WEATHER
WEATHER FORECAST
(Till 5 B. M. Saturday,

iii p. m. 0aIufaayl
Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy with local showers and
thunderstorms tenight and Satur-
day; gentle to moderate easterly
winds.
Florida: Partly cloudy with
local showers and thunderstorms
Saturday and in extreme south
portion tonight.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
Moderate south winds over north
portion, and moderate east over
south portion; weather partly
overcast tonight and Saturday,
possibly local showers over ex-
IRENE south portion.
East Gulf: Moderate southeast
winds over south portion and
moderate south and southwest
over north portion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25
THE CASH VALUE OF SAFETY

While the most important phase of the
accident problem is obviously the unneces-
sary toll Of deaths and injuries. there is an
other phase that should not be overlooked
the economy one.
Every accident costs money. Every
accident places burden upon the average
pocketbook. And the total Of costs for
year runs into many millions. Accident
prevention, as result, pays cash divi-
dends.
In industry ii has been the inevitable
exper 4 that low accident rate lis ac-
companled by higher efficiency. When a
great many accidents occur in an industry,
the morale of workers is seriously impair
ed There is distant slowing down in
their operations. There is discomfort
that most potent of all disturbers. And
there is very likely red-ink showing at
the end of the month or quarter.
During the past decade industry has
made fine strides in safety The roster of
major businesses which operate for year
at stretch with hardly an accident of inn
portance, is constantly growing. And those
are the businesses which we know best
which are most stable, most efficient and
most profit sble.
In the future, safety can earn IT'S
grea dividends on the highways. We
complain because casualty insurance rates
so up and we overlook the fact that they
went up because accidents increased in
number and severity and the financial
drain on insurance companies grew accord
ingly. Automobile rates, like home and
industrial accident rates, are in the hands
of the public, which increases or decreas-
es the hazard on which the rate is based.
Every American should resolve to help
alleviate tragedy and at the same time fat
ten his pocketbook by being safer citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25
WEATHER CONDITIONS

The disturbance has moved
slowly northeastward with de-
creased intensity and is central
this morning over New England,
Boston, Mass, 1884 inches. 1t
has caused rain throughout New
England and westward over the
extreme eastern Lake region and
northern Michigan. Elsewhere the
weather has been generally fam,
except for a few widely scattered
local showers. 1t is somewhat
cooler this morning in portions of
the northern Plains States, upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys, and warmer in the Plateau
region; while elsewhere tempera-
ture changes have been generally
slight.
G. s. KENNEDY,
Official in Charge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25

II firm expects to retain its leader
ship in the business world Of community.
il is essential that their name be constantly
in the minds Of the people Only through
continuous advertising is this accomplished.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25
Today's
Anniversaries
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

|. 1919 Allan Pinkerton. found
er of the famous detective agency
of the name, Scotch immigrant
to Illinois where he first piled the
trade of cooper, born. Died in
Chicago. July l, 1884.
1922 Gardiner G. Hubbard,
Boston and Washington, D. c..
lawyer, pioneer organizer of the
telephone industry, promoter of
education for the deaf, founder
and first president of the National
Geographic Society, born in Bos-
ton. Died Dec. IL, 1897.
1S25Jane Lathrop Stanford,
the philanthropic wife of Cali.
fornia's noted governor and
senator, born at Albany, N. Y.
Died in HonoIulu, Feb. %, 1905.
1S33-Henry Faweett, noted
English statesman and political
economist, born. Died Nov. s..
1884.
1880 Francisy Bret Harte,
famous American poet and novel
list of Western life, born at Al
bany, N. Y. Died in England,
May S, 1902.
1850-Edga w. Nye ("Bill
Nye"). noted humorous writer
and lecturer of his day, born at
Shirley, Maine. Died near Ashe-
vile, N. G., Feb. %, 1896.
1852-Henry,R. Carter, noted
government sanitarian and as
sistant surgeon general, born in
Caroline Co., Va. Died in Wash
ington, D. c., Sept. Ia, 1926.
/ RinGw0rm-One bottle Imperial
Eczema Remedy is guaranteed
enoagh for any case. All druggists
Fare authorized to refund yonr
money if it fails.--Advt.
| New York and California led the
Six hundred rabbits invaded q
North Carolina cotton field.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25

Lost--Yesfefday somewhere be-
tween sunrise and sunset. two
golden hours, each SCI with SIXTY
diamond minutes. No reward il
offered. for they are gone fms
Horace Mann.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25

A progressive dinner party will
be given tonight by . number Of
the younger society set A course
viii be served at the homes Of
Misses Eima Lightbourn, Euphemia
Bott. Florence Criftsnden and
Mary Hubert Gwynn.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25

No one is unpatriotic if he thinks and
says that the coercive measures Of the NRA
may be its nndoing, if he conseientiously
believes so.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25

The scheduled six round bort
between Gus Reyes and Kid Ryan
Of TIRE U. s s CIevelsnd, was
called At the end Of the tifth
round when Referee O'Rrien gave
the fight 20 Reyes On . foul.
Ryan WIS continualty warned
during the progress Of the fight
against fouling Tactics
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-08-25

It was Rousseau's taunt that Demo
cracy was free only at election time.