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The Washington times., 1933-07-19
2 Arrests in 3 Days
For Same OffenSe
Brings $15Fine

Arrested twice in three days
on disorderly conduct charges,
Roy Colvin, of Bethesda, Md,
was ordered to pay a fine Of
SIS and costs or serve Is days
in jail by Judge Donald A.
DeLashmutt in Rockville Po-
lice Court yesterday.
Montgomery County Police
Sergeant Leroy Rodgers told
Judge DeLashmutt that when
he and Policeman Thomas De-
Nell found Colvin he was us
ing the rails in the freight
yard in Bethesda for a pill
low and was drunk and used
profane language.
Colvin, according to Sergeant
Rodgers, was arrested Saturday
by Policeman James s. Nc
Auliffe, released on bond, only
to repeat the offense.
The Washington times., 1933-07-19
COUNT To FIX
WATER MAINS

Arlington county engineers
within a few days are expected
to report to the county commits
sioners regarding advisability Of
installing larger fittings in the
supply main from the Dalecarlia
reservoir, the county water supply
The water is purchased from
the District of Columbia, trans.
ported to Lyonhurst, Va, by way
of the Chain Bridge and then
placed in a reservoir there.
Several minor breaks have oc-
Cured in the supply main from
time to time and Federal engine.
ers recommended reconstruction
of portions of it. Eventually all
acqueduct will have to be built
across the river but the renewal
Of fittings will carry for several,
years, it is said.
The Washington times., 1933-07-19
K|DNAP SUSPECT
QUESTIONED

sTAUNTON, Va, July 19.-On
request Of the Department Of
Justice, Lloyd E. Dempsey will be
held here pending more complete
checking Of fingerprints and phys
ical characteristics.
Pictures and fingerprints of the
man have been sent both to WASH
ington and Atlanta, where John
K. Ottley. president of the First
National Bank, was kidnapped,
July 6. He escaped after being
held four hours.
Ottley identified photograph of
William DelinSki, former sailor
and stationery salesman, sent
from New York, as one Of kidnap-
ers. 1t was the strong resem-
blance Dempsey bears to Delinski
which caused his detention here.
Dempsey says his home is in
Omaha, Neb., and denied any con-
nection with or knowledge of the
kidnapping. He expressed wiling
ness to be taken to Atlanta.
The Washington times., 1933-07-19
PENSIONS DROP
IN COUNTY

Montgomery county paid out
$15,738 in pensions for the year
ending June 30, a decrease Of
$156 from the amount spent for
the year ending June 80, 1882,
the annual report of o. w. Roby,
supervisor of county aid, shows.
The pensions are classified as
dependent old age, mothers aid,
incurable and chronic cases and
temporary relief for distress due
to illness, unemployment or SINH
lar causes.
The county spent $19,559,60 for
the care of insane patients in
State hospitals, portions Of which
have been repaid by relatives
when able,
The Washington times., 1933-07-19
Helen Harper Heads
COLOred p. O. Clerks

Mrs. Helen s. Harper has been
elected president of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the local Fedora
tion Of Colored Postoffice Clerks.
Other officers elected include
Mrs. Martha A. Bailey. vice presi-
dent, and Mrs. Helen SayleS,
treasurer. Members include Mrs.
Mabel WeStry, Mrs. Ethel Will
liamS. Mrs. Iller Derricote, Mrs.
Addie Spriggs, Mrs. Lucinda
Webb, Mrs. Sara Stevenson, Mrs
Mrs. Hattie Alexander, Mrs. jose
phine johnson. Mrs. B. B. Hen
derSon, Mrs. Agnes Barnes and
Miss Leonie Boyd.
The Washington times., 1933-07-19
EARLY MORNING
FIGHT DRAWS
BIC CROWD
Spectator Hit by Bullet When
Shots Begin to Fly in
PooIroom FraCaS

., One man is dead and two
others are wounded following
a brawl late last night in a
poolroom in the TOO block of
Ninth st. N. w.
Homicide squad detectives said
the row was between two men
over a gambling racket.
Frank Snow, 80, Of the 900
block H st. N. W., died early to-
day in Emergency Hospital of
wounds in the left breast, left leg,
and abdomen.
Charles McAvOy Accused
Snow was shot. police said. by
Charles McAvoy. Of the 600 block
Eleventh st. N. E., who came into
the poolroom while woman and
nine men were looking on and
shouted:
"Snow. This is where you get
yours"
Then he started shooting. Both
men fell into a clinch and were
tuSSling when Policeman U. M.
Gale, who heard the shooting,
rushed in. Gale shouted to Nc.
Avoy to drop his gun. Instead,
McAvoy is alleged to have fired at
the policeman.
The shot missed and then Gale,
according to his report, tried to
shoot the pistol from McAvoy's
hand. The shot struck his right
side.
A stray bullet struck a bystand-
er, Charles Neil, 81, Of the 1900
block Twelfth st. N. w., in the
left hip.
Large Crowd Gathers
The street in front Of the pool
room was in a furore as crowd
gathered. An Emergency Hospi-
tai ambulance was called, and
Snow and McAvoy were removed
while Neil was carried to the hos
pital in taxicab.
Police said all -cAvoy'S shots
were aimed at Snow, and that
Neil had been watching a pool
game and did not even know
the cause of the disagreement
between the other two.
Detective Sergeant George Dar-
nall. head of the homicide squad,
said the affair grew out of a
dispute between racketeers.
The Washington times., 1933-07-19
c. Of c. NAMES
DIRECTORS

New directors Of the Fairfax
Chamber Of Commerce, named re.
Gently and the districts they rep
resent are:
Centerville district, James King;
Falls Church district, William j.
Cleveland; Lee district, Mrs. ]. E,
Staub; Dranesville district, Mrs.
Viola J. Money; Mount Vernon
district, Joseph w. Cox: Provi-
dence district, Wells Sherman:
town of Falls Church, Guy N.
Church; town of Fairfax, State,
Senator John w. Rust; town Of
Herndon, George Harrison; town
of Vienna, Joseph w. Berry; town
of Clifton, D. w. Buckley. Vernon
M. Lynch will be a director at
large,
The Washington times., 1933-07-19
one SLAM TWO SHOT IN NINTH STREET GAMBLING BRAWN
u. S. Workers Draft Code
For More Pay, Less Work

The forgotten men" Of the
Administrators code policy
that is to say, Federal EN-
ployes-are getting together a
code Of their own, which would
call for a 30-hour work week and
a minimum wage.
Undismayed by the fact that
the Government has given no
thought to the Federal employees
in the question Of shorter hours
and minimum wage scales, a
small group of Government
workers is attempting to get the
same consideration given to labor
under the industrial codes.
Headed by David R. Glass, vice
president of the American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees,
the group is going on with plans
for this program. Glass believes
an act of Congress will be neces-
sary to put through some of the
The Washington times., 1933-07-19
Arlington to Honor
House Candidate

Bill Medley Night" sponsored
by the Arlington County Young
Democratic Club in honor Of viii.
liam D. Medley, Democratic can.
didate for the House of Dele.
gates from Arlington county, will
be held in Ashton Heights Club.
house Monday night.
A number of musical and dance
snNcialties will be among the en-
terta1ning features. Several short
addresses are scheduled and re.
freshmentS will be served. The
public is invited.
The Washington times., 1933-07-19
VIRGINIA DOOMS
LOCAL OPTION

Enforcement of whatever regu-
latory control is adopted by the
Virginia legislature when they
meet August II to decide on pro-
hibition reform, will be retained
under State control and will not
be made a matter of local option,
it appeared certain today.
It is believed the legislature will
adopt laws that will be Statewide.
It is pointed out that if each
county, town and city were al
lowed the right to make local
ordinances there would be such
confusion that none Of the laws
could be properly enforced.
The Washington times., 1933-07-19
eforms which he is contemplat-

reforms which he IS contempIat-
ing.
The national industrial recovery
board has given no consideration
to this phase Of the situation. Ac-
cording to Gen. Hugh s. johnson,
national recovery administrator,
the question is a matter for Bud
get Bureau Director Douglas to
decide.
Douglas said he had not gone
into the matter, and explained he
knew little or nothing about it.
The Washington times., 1933-07-19
K. OF C. TO MEET

Edward Douglass White Coun-
Gil No. 2437, Knights of Colum-
bus. will hold its next meeting
Thursday at 8 p. M, at its club
house in Clarendon. At this
meetin. the new officers, chap
lain, lecturer and committees will
be announced,
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
MAY EDGE
MALL ROADS |
MORGENTHAU

Eight rows Of American elms
will be planted on both sides Of
the four roads which will cross
the Mall, if the National Capital
Park and Planning Commissions
recommendations are followed, it
was learned today.
Arnold B. Cammerer, director
of the Office Of National Parks,
Buildings and Reservations and
vice chairman Of the executive
office of the planning commits
sion, said the American elms
had been selected because they
give a Gothic arch effect and
because of their long life.
Forty-eight elms were planted
in the Mall several years ago,
and last year approval was given
for the planting of 10 more of
them. The money available under
Public Works Administration al
lotments permits of planting Of
more than double the number Of
trese already set out and ap-
proved but not yet planted.
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
j. s. PREPARES
HUGE ISSUE Of
PAY CHECKS
100000 for CWA Workers,
Due Week Hence, Will
Exceed $2O,000,000

With about 100000 checks al
ready clearing through the United
States Treasury monthly, an ad-
ditional 100000 soon will be
added for payrolls of the new Civil
Works Administration.
The first checks to men and
women under the CWA will be is
sued week from today. A total
of 100000 checks will be dis
bursed at that time.
This will more than double
the amount of work being done by
the scores of employees in the clear
ing division of the Treasury, and
it was learned today that addi-
tional help and larger quarters
will be needed to care for the in
creased pay roll.
Largest Payroll
The added 100000 checks next
Saturday will mark the largest
pay roll in the history of the
Government, it is reported. Be-
tween $20,000,000 and $4,000, 900
will be involved in the disburse-
ment, according to estimates.
The issuance Saturday will
mark the actual beginning of
President Roosevelt's plan to pro-
vide work for 1000, 900 men during
the winter, for which $40O, 0OO, 900
has been set aside by the Public
Works Administration.
Daniel w. Bell, Commissioner of
the Accounts and Deposits Di-
vision of the Treasury, under
whose supervision the clearing
staff works, said:
Little Officially
thus far we known little
officially as to how these checks
are going to be handled and
how fast they will come to us.
At the present we are handling
about 100000 checks an.
nually or about 5000, 900 month
~. There will be about 17,OOO,.
900 additional names on the
Federal pay rolls during this re-
lief work, or about 100000
monthly during the winter.
Undoubtedly we will have to
enlarge the quarters now Occu-
pied by the check clearing staff
and increase the clerks working
there. Details of our part in
the program will not be worked
out until next week."
Treasury officials indicated that
the Civil Service Commission will
provide the extra help that will
be needed.
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
Civil Works Program
NearS Completion

Harry L. Hopkins, civil works
administrator, has virtually COM
pleted his nationwide organ1za-
ton through which the civilian
works program will be conducted.
With few exceptions, the State
and local activities will be under
the same local organizations
which have handled relief activi-
ties for Hopkins all along.
Most of these were in Wash
ington for instructions and over
the weekend will be busy putting
their plans in effect. The first
order was to lose no time, on
penalty of having ALLEGATIONS of
jobs made in favor of more eff
ficient communities.
All persons on work relief, for
instance, must be transferred
quickly to the CWA. Approx
mately 100000 dependent per-
sons must be employed in civil
works projects by December /,
and the entire 100000 must be
cared for by December Is.
Meanwhile, Hopkins said, direct
relief to groups for which this
plan does not offer remedy, will
continue. There is no intention
of closing relief offices anywhere,
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
Uniform Photos
Mow Rule at
Home Loan

Disorderly photograph files in
the local office of the Home
Owners Loan Corporation will
be a thing of the past next
week, when cameras will be-
come part Of the office equip
ment.
Obliged to produce photo
graphs of their properties, home
owners applying for loans have
brought hundreds of pictures
of numerous sizes and types to
the office. An efficient filing
system was out of the ques-
ton.
So now preliminary. ap-
praiSers, who will take pictures
Of the homes of persons ap-
plying for loans. are to be fur
nished with a camera of the
same type,
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
$4,000 TRUCK
LOOT HUNTED

Washington police today hunted
for a large, six-wheel tractor
truck, which,, with it's cargo of
dresses valued at $4,000, was
stolen last night by four armed
men in uptown Baltimore.
Samuel Tetso, the driver, whose
home is in Baltimore, was en-
route to Washington from Harris
burg, Pa, with more than 900
dresses. When he reached Twenty
second Street and Homewood
Avenue, Baltimore, the armed
men stopped his truck and forced
him into sedan. Two of the
men drove off with the truck and
the others took Tetso riding, let
ting him out about two hours
later,
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
D. c. To PROVIDE
WORK To WHITE
COLLAR IDLE
Clerical Jobs With Beverage
Board and Others Found
In CWA Program

Plans for providing jobs for
the white-collar workers were
discussed at a meeting of the
District Work Planning and Job
Assignment Committee today.
More than 100 jobs were made
in codifying unlisted District rec
ords, while other clerical workers
will be placed with the beverage
board, the rent search committee
and other new District depart
mentS.
Many jobs also will be available
in handling the clerical work of
the Civil Works Administration
program.
Framing Pay Scale
AS all District clerical workers
are paid on a yearly scale, Capt.
H. C.. Whitehurst, director of
highways, was assigned to the
task of working out a pay scale
for these temporary workers, who
will be paid the same rate as
regular employees but for a 30
hour week instead of the 80
hours of the regular employees.
Commissioner Allen met with
the committee today to work out
details of the program, which
already has placed 1900 persons
at work.
Applications Pour In
In addition, 1000 more are ex-
pected to be placed on jobs next
Wednesday,, and more on Friday.
Meantime, the machinery for
creating jobs in the District is
moving with full speed ahead.
Shovels and tools began pour
ing in yesterday from Army de-
pots near this section.
More than 1000 men yesterday
damned the small offices of the
Federal Employment Agency, 40
Indiana Ave. N. w.
Harry L. Hopkins, Civil Works
Administrator, yesterday an
nounced that the District Com.
miSsioners have been designated
as the local civil works admins
tration. The task of directing the
work was given Commissioner
Allen, since the supervision of all
District welfare and relief work |
comes within his jurisdiction.
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
AIDED IN FIXING
PAYMENTS To
PRODUCERS
Cooperative Officer Admit
Lack of Study OF
Three-CIaSS Plan

Elwood H. Seal, counsel for til
Senate District Committee inva
tigating the District dairy indus
try, charged today that John Mo
Gill, jr., secretary of the Mary
land-Virginia Milk Producers AS
ISOLATION, doesn't know any.
thing" about the milk situation
here.
Seal made this charge after a
heated argument between himself
and McGill, during which the
counsel had attempted to obtain
information from the association
secretary relative to butterfat
content in milk.
Price Based on Butterfat
1t is on the butterfat content
that premiums are paid the farm
ers for their milk, and McGiE
previously had testified that he
and two other association off.
Gals fixed the price distributors
shall pay farmers.
After McGill admitted he had
made no investigation into but
terfat comparisons of this year
and last year and had made no
specific study of how the three.
class milk plan worked in Balti
more, before the plan was estab-
liShed here. Seal told the com.
mittee, when asked what he was
attempting to prove:
81 am trying to show you
(pOining to McGilD don't know
anything about this"
McGill also was asked by Jos
eph V. Morgan, counsel for the
Protective Committees of the
Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers
ASsocia ton:
DO you presume to act to
get the best price for your pro-
ducerS without knowing what
prices the distributors get for
the milk?"
McGill answered affirmatively
and Morgan then asked if Nc
Gill had made any investigation
to determine what prices the dis
tributor gets. McGill said he
had not.
At this point, Senator Pat Nc
Carran CD of Nevada, said:
81 think you have a witness
here who shows absolute lack of
knowledge of what we are talk.
ing about
Morgan then asked McGill
what the reason is for the differ
ence in price paid the farmer for
first and second grade milk. Nc.
Gill answered that that was be-
cause the distributor gets more
for class one milk.
Morgan said:
How do you know when you
just said you didn't know what
prices the distributors get?"
McGill answered that he knew
Gin a general way" what the dis
tributorS received.
The Washington times., 1933-11-18

humanity would laugh war out of ex-
istence. Humanity has not yet laughed
anything powerful out of existence;
the proposition that laughter can de-
stroy any great wrong is purely
literary one.
Nor am I pleased with the wave Of
hard-boiled sentiment which followed
the death of Texas Guinan. l am not
even overcome by her reported dying
words, that she wished to lie in state
so that for once she would give people
show without a cover charge. 1t
is a little too witty for a deathbed,
like o. Henry's "Put up the shade;
I'm afraid to go home in the dark. "
That Texas Guinan would, and prob
ably did, desire regular Broadway
funeral, I see no reason to doubt: but
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
SLUN CLEANUP
S|TESSCANNED

Anxious to speed up selection Of
definite sites for WaShington'S
three slum elimination and hous-
ing projects, the executive commit.
tee of the advisory housing com
mittee will meet Monday at the
Navy Building to study sites tenta
lively chosen.
District Commissioner Melvin c,
Hazen, new chairman of the hous-
ing committee, will preside over
the body for the first time. Other
members of the executive group
are: John C. Nolen. jr.; District
Surveyor Dent, Paul A. Hogson.
William P. Richards, Arthur B.
Heaton, John Ihlder. James Ring,
and DR.. Garnet C. Wilkinson.
Louis Justement and Hllyard r.
Robinson have been named CON-
sulting architects.
Despite efforts of a lobby to
prevent entrance of the Federal
authorities in the private housing
field, the Government will unders
take Immediately the clearance of
slums in many American cities
it was announced by Harry l.
Hopkins, Federal Relief AdminiS
traitor, in an address last night
before the Women's NATIONAL
Democratic Club here.
More persons will be placed on
the Government payroll as a re-
suit of this work than were en-
ployed during the war, Hopkins
said, pointing out that already
the number of destitute kept on
Federal "doles" has decreased
from 100000 to 100000.
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
Safe for Corn Liquor

Still dispeased and sulky, give you letter signed
simply, "North Caroina" alludes to my note the
passing Of the repeal amendment and the existence of the
two Carolinas black marks in the roll In your column
of November 81 he writes "you spoke Of the Carolinas
being excluded from the society Of decent States also
Of fanatcsm Don't you think such statements show you
to be inolerant and fanatica the most Methodist
dry? After ALL the inhabitants of Carolina have perfect
right ito make the State safe for whskey.''
That's palpabe hit the surface; fear hasty,
but thought that everyone knew the real prohibition
repeal argument which not whether want to drink but
whether shall have the right to stop you from drinking
The right Of Carolina to be dry her own, have often
hoped that in several Of the States which passed repeal
many communities would go dry. But the two Carolnas
voted to prevent New York and Illinois and Rhode Island
from drinking That is their point Of intolerance and that
intolerance Il believe) do not share
And to prove it to my Carolinan friend quote few
lines wrote three years ago when tired Of the
pusory drinking forced The religion Of Drinking,
protested els tryannica and intoleran demands Of
its votary that he shall have other god but liquor. it
bears down the drnker with unremitting
it has erected the principle of the sacredness Of the drunk
ard note that H. L. Mencken predicts the abolition
Of compulsory drinking and hope he right The difference
between the forces that the intolerance Of the dry
POLITICAL that of the wet is social and personal Both
pretty bad.
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
To RULE
ON STUDENT

Whether the University of
Maryland can compel students to
take military training will be the
subject of decision by the United
States Supreme Court Monday.
The case concerns Ennis Coale,
who with Wayne Leese, 3400 block
Mt. Pleasant st. N. w., was Sus-
pended last fall for refusing to
take the course.
Judge Joseph N. Ullman, Balti-
more Supreme Court, had signed
writ of mandamuS restraining
the university, but the Maryland
Court Of Appeals has ruled that
no encouragement should be given
to interference with the Govern
ment's efforts towards prepared
ness,
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
A Book, Today

To get the sulks note great pleasure in reading
"Ah King by Somerset Vaughan Doubleday Doran). I
do not know whether anyone living writes story bet
ter than Maugham-which is always the thing
writing better story Vaughan the professional to the
last comma he has complete control Of his plot his char
acers his settings. His people say word that is
believabe and he is smarty. Many of these
stories remind you of the first Kplng Stories of lonely
in far-off places; they not snappy
as tales but they the work of much better writer.
There is drily amusing story called 'The Vessel Of
WRATH about drunkard who failed to modest missionary
lady and resented her gratitude, but fell under her per-
sstence and there stories Of torn with love
for men, and destroying themselves for the love Of
In the end it all pretty much dust and ashes
but calm intelligence makes the best Of it. One Of the
characters says there's job he wouldn't ike-Gods at
accept the job of observing human beings calmly ympa-
theca without much illusion and without much hope
Vaughan does.
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
LOCAL BID ACCEPTED

The Interior Department today
awarded a contract for construc-
ton Of a storage building in the
departments court yard to
Charles Loffler. of the 100 block
Good Hope Rd. s. E. The con-
tractor had bid $1,172 for the
work.
The Washington times., 1933-11-18
DR.. SHOWALT TER TO SPEAK

DR.. William Joseph showalter,
chief of the research division of
the National Geographic Society,
will address the st. Thomas Mems
Club at their monthly meeting
next Monday night at the Shore
ham Hotel. In addition the Glee
Club of Georgetown University
The Washington times., 1933-11-18

The attempt to change 1.-THE flight Of angels speed thee to
thy rest into the rattle of night club clappers and the
boom of night club kettedrums is too much work.
Smooth, mot Soft"
Texas Gunan hard the surface but she not
nambypamby inside she Of sturdy fiber she
couldn't have faced the world with much with
out brag Thousands of people loved her and many
regretted her passing She of the best and best
advertised features of her time. But doubt whether
Broadway actually under PAIL and I think that the
brave, gay sob for her misapplied,
Returning to Miss Earharts proposal think one point
may be noted really works back the ancient ideals Of
chivalry supposedly forgotten in age when women
tunes and in some cases. share the pers of men, It
possible that drafted for frontne service,
might rebel against to prevent their going; and
you