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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-13
SOCIETY NEWS
Dancing Party Given
BY u. G. T. Auxiliary

About 65 couples attended the dane
ing party given Saturday evening In
the Elks hall by the y. G. T. Auxiliary
for members Of the United CONNER
cial Travellers and their friends.
Valentine decorations arranged
about the hall made an effective set
ting for the party. Music was fur
nished by Archie Olsonis orchestra.
A supper was served 1t midnight
by committee Of Auxiliary members,
under the direction Of Mrs. w. Z.
Jensen, chairman Of the general
committee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-13
DEPUTIES APPROVE suRrAx

Paris, Feb. l3.-lR-Yelling and
shouting. but Surprisingly fresh after
IN all-night session. the chamber Of
deputies reconvened ct the end OF q
one.hour recess Monday and voted .
salary surtax article Of the govern.
n1ent's financial bill by so 70 2eo.
The government hopes to balance the
budget through the measure.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-13
RUNAWAY PROVES FATAL

Fargo, N. D., Feb. 13.-(P)-Injuries
received when his horses ran away In
Fargo Saturday proved fatal to Henry
]. Johnson in q Fargo hospital Sum
day. Johnson resided on q farm
four miles southwest Of here. john
son was hauling load of coal to his
farm when the mishap occurred.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-13

What - another great tire
event? 2 First Line Tires for
the list price Of l, and 2 FREE
Inner Tubes when worn.out
tires are traded in. Limited
quantity. Begins Feb. 49,
Gamble Stores.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-13
EXPLOSION Is FATAL

st. Cloud, Mimi. Feb. 13.-tR-
Suffering . crushed chest, Henry
Dryer. automobile repairman, was In
jured fatally Monday In q furnace
explosion In his body and fender shop
here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-13
HOLDER OF D. s. G. DIES

0roton, Mass. Feb. l3.-ReRev,
william ]. Farrell. IS. pastor Of thu
church Of the Sacred Heart, holder
Of the distinguished service cross and
national chaplain Of the army and
navy legion Of honor. died Sunday
night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-13
TYPHOrD.S TOLL RISES

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Chamberlain, 8. D., Feb. 13.-(P)-
Two more deaths Sunday from the
typhoid fever epidemic here brought
the number Of fatalities in the last
two months to IS. Romy somers, II,
and Lee Heneger, 81, city auditor,
died.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-13
Governor Is Host
At Informal Smoker

Cards were the pastime at IN in
formal smoker given Saturday eve.
ming by Governor and Mrs. William
LANCER at the governors mansion 70,
70 members Of the state legislature
Il was the second Of q series Of smok.
ers at which members Of the senate
and house were guests.
A buffet supper was served at II
o'clock.
Governor and Mrs. LANCER will bt
hosts at two similar informal affairs
this week for other members Of the
legislature.
y \ \
Virgil Luyben, Driscoll. . junior al
jamestown college, was elected presi-
cent Of the Medical Club at the col
lege at . recent meeting Of the club
He was graduated from Bismarck
high school with the class Of 1880.
~ 4 y
Mr.. and Mrs. M. z. Plath, 3Oe Ave-
nue. B. entertained 1T q small informal
dinner Sunday evening honoring Mr.,
PlathS uncle, Senator John Path
Davenport. and M. H. Hottie. Gardner,
representative from Cas- county and
Mrs. Holte. who is spending the weeks
end In Bismarck. Mrs. Holte will
leave for her home Tuesday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Albrecht. 7i8h
Mandan st., entertained six guests at
a dinner party Saturday evening at
their home. White candles In red
holders and other appointments to
carry out q Valentine motif were used
on the table. Bridge was played and
score prizes awarded to Mrs. H. A.
Swenson, E. H. Miller and Mrs. Harry
CUM.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-13

Honoring Mrx =. J. Dowuey. Devils
Lake. Mrs. Charles Pierce, Nandan,
entertained saturday afternoon Of =
small informal luncheon. Bridge VA
played during the afternoon. Mrs.
Downey was prSssnted with . guest
favor. l9rs. Downey also was COM
plimeuted ct Z small dinner eiven
Sunday evening By Dr.. and Mys. Ber-
rard S. Nickereon Of Mandan. She
win leave wednesday for her home
after spending the last two weeks In
Bismarck q the guest Of her sister.
Mrs. J. A. Kramer, Sl3 Eighth 81.
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The st. Alexius hospital alumni as
ISOLATION will meet at q O'Clock Tues
day evening In the nurses home 1t
the hospital.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
BALLOU CALLED
ON CARPET"

DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent of schools, was on both
sides of the congressional griddle
today.
Notice was sent today to DR..
Ballou by the District Commit
tee to appear before that body
in executive session. He was in
formed he will be asked to an
swer questions on several vital
problems.
AS an immediate consequence of
testimony before the Senate Com
mittee on Banking and Currency,
in which Ballou was charged with
blocking all attempts to feed desti-
tute school children, he has called
a conference of school officials
Monday morning to devise means
of providing midmorning lunches
to needy pupils.
He announced the meeting yes.
terday afternoon, shortly after the
charges we're made before the
Senate committee by Eleanor
Patterson, editor and publisher of
the washington Herald. She de-
clared that thousands of children
in schools go hungry, and as evi-
dence pointed to the hundreds of
lunches furnished daily by the
Volunteers of America.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
AUTO|STS AIDED.
BY TAX RULE
CARNEAL

The American Automobile AS
sociation announced today that
rulings by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue indicate that motorists
may deduct for income tax pur-
poses, from gross income, all sums
paid during the past year in
registration fees, license fees,
State property and municipal
taxes. In the District and in
Maryland and Virginia, gasoline
taxes paid may also be deducted.
Interest on money borrowed for
purchase of an automobile is de-
ductible, whether the car is used
for business or pleasure. Where
a passenger car is used for bust
ness purposes, maintenance ex-
penses, including depreciation,
may be deducted. Losses sus-
tanned by damage to a passenger
automobile is deductible, as are
also money paid by motorists in
damages to pedestrians, insurance
and finance charges on cars, un-
der certain conditions, and loss
in sale of cars used for business
purposes.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
RULING DELAYS
CIVIC CENTER

Because of a ruling by the
Treasury Department the District
Government is out $6,500,000 and
has been compelled to postpone
work on the proposed Municipal
Center, Major Daniel j. Donovan,
District auditor, told the House
Appropriations Subcommittee for
the District at hearings on the
1884 supply bill.
Donovan said the Treasury had
decreed that the District could
not sell the District Building to
the United States because the
Federal Government already has
an equity in it.
Donovan pointed out that Sc,
100000 had been appropriated
from the surplus funds for the
purchase of a site, which was
predicated on the assumption that
the District Building would be
sold to the Government.
When that deal fell through,
Donoven said, plans for construct
ing the first unit of the Mum
cipal Center at a cost of between
$5,00O,00O and $6,OO0,O0C had to
be abandoned.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
HOOVER GREETS
REFORNERS'
SESSION
Government Levy Would Help
Balance Budget, Release
Other Funds to States

Advocation of a Federal sale
tax as a means of balancing tht
budget was made today at th'
opening session of the Interstate
Legislative Assembly at tht
Shoreham Hotel.
The meeting, called by th'
American Legislators Association
to consider conflicting take!
throughout the nation, wa'
opened with an address of vel
come by President Hoover. HI
said:
"The depression has naturally
made the nation urgently con-
sciOuS of the tax burden, but
the problem is much older
than that. The abolition of
governmental functions of mu-
inequalities, townships, counties,
and States has led to haphaz-
ard development of sources of
taxation to support these func-
tiOns. The result has been a
perfect maze Of overlapping
and conflicting tax systems
with inevitable invasion by one
authority of tax areas properly
belonging to another authority.
HOPES FOR SUCCESS
eff your conference can help
to make scientific division Of
the tax sources amongst the
various governmental authOri-
ties, you will have made dis
tinct contribution to the eff
cheney as well as to the econ
Omy Of our whole governmental
system. 1 warmly hope your de-
liberatiOnS may produce fruit
full results in this most impOr-
tant field" .
A Government sales tax anc
customs imposts to provide funds
for the Federal Government
would release to the States three
sources of revenue, real estate
income and inheritance taxes
Henry F.. Long, commissioner Of
corporations and taxation o1
Massachusetts, pointed out.
These two sources of revenue
would be sufficient to balance
the Federal bulge in norma.
times, he said.
Would Assess States
In abnormal times, if these
sources proved insufficient, he
advocated a method of assess
ment on the various States tc
raise the required balance.
Establishment of Government
sales tax would release other
forms of revenue to the States
to assist them in their loca.
government, he pointed out.
Franklin S. Edmonds, former
chairman of the Pennsylvania
State Tax Commission. also ad
vocated a sales tax with a por
ton to be allocated to the States
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
NEW AIRPORT
BILL DUE
The House Public Buildings and

The House Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee today refused
to consider the redraft of an air
port bill by Representative
Thomas S. Mcmillan CD Of
South Carolina, claiming it had
no jurisdiction.
Immediately afterward Mcmillan
announced he would introduce an
entirely new airport bill in the
House during the day.
The redrafted bill presented to
the committee reSembled the one
it disapproved earlier in the week,
except that it provided for opera
ton of the air field by the Dis
trict instead Of the Federal Gov
ernment.
McMillan's new bill will also
provide for District operation and
he will request that it be referred
to the House District Committee.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
William Radcliffe
Heads CiUiC Fund

William Radcliffe today was
elected director of the National
Capital Civic Fund, it was an
nounced.
This organization, which with
drew from the Community Chest
in order that more funds might
be devoted to relief work this
year, handles the Sylvan Theater
performances July 4th and other
celebrations.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
Tourist Can Clear
Mystery of 2 Bags
You Got EN-

If they did not topple off, a
puzzled motorist somewhere in
Washington is wondering how
two bags of women's clothing
happened to be on the running
board of his car.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Carrie F.
Wood, of Providence, r. l., who
knows how it happened, is
motoring to Florida minus part
of her balmy-weather apparel.
Mrs. Wood parked her car
next to another in the 1000
block of F. Street Northwest,
and placed two travelling bags
on the running board of the
other machine temporarily -
then forgot them until the
other car was gone. She left a
mailing address in ST. Angus
tine, Fla, with police.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
CAPITAL GIVEN
S16,588,878
FOR 1884
Legislative Pay, Repair Bill
Given to House; Shows Cut
of $4,760,030

An appropriation totaling $16,-
588,878 is recommended in the
legislative establishments ap-
preparation bill submitted to the
House today.
The total is $2,123,46 Jess
than the 1888 appropriation and
is $4,760,030 less than the
Budget Bureau estimates.
Many Reductions
Some of the major subdivisions
are: Senators salaries, $864,000,
a decrease of 100000; mileage for
Senators, $38,250, curtailment
of $12,75O; salaries of Repre-
sentatives and delegates, $685.
$50, a reduction of $441, $50; mile
age for representatives and dele
gates, $131,250, a reduction of
$43,75O.
For clerical hire for Senators,
$663,850, a reduction of $60;350;
for Representatives and Dele
gates clerks, $2,416,665, a cut of
$183, 1886.
Repairs, Power Funds
Capitol building repairs, $780,
900, a cut of $4,000; for Capitol
grounds care and improvement,
100000; maintenance of Senate
Office Building, $164, 800, a reduc-
ton of $10,640; maintenance of
House Office Building, $277,950,
an increase of $27,950; Capitol
power plant. lighting of the
Capitol and the like, $312,835, a
reduction of $12,165.
Salaries, repairs and improve
ments of the Botanic Gardens,
$113,725, a reduction of $26,275;
Library of Congress. $2,O63,745, a
d ,crease of $98,4O2; Government
Printing Office, $2,462, 300, a cut
of $548,000.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
GIRL DETAINED,
ACCUSES MAN

Margaret E. Bolt, "a, of the
1900 block L st. N. W., today is
detained at the Women's Bureau
as a Government witness against
Clifton E. Reed, arrested last No
vember by Federal authorities for
alleged violation of the Mann Act.
Miss Bolt surrendered to Park
Policeman E. Stanley Moreau last
night with the request she be
taken to the Women's Bureau and
held under an investigation
charge as a Government witness.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
HOOVER PICKS z
FOR POINT

President Hoover today named
two young Washingtonians as
candidates for admission to the
West Point Military Academy.
They are Ralph Allen Jones, jr.,
of the 10 block N st. N. w., and
Selby Mckay Frank, of the 1000
block of Cathedral Ave. N. W.
Charles Thomas Clagett, of Up
per Marlboro, Md, was also ap-
pointed.
The examination is to be held
March z next.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03

tertaining. | had heard the rumor
that spectators were asking SIS or
$500 for a pair of seats for Mr..
Coward's premiere and, having been
to the theater once or twice before,
decided that no show was worth that
much money, not even the show in
the lobby. So, being invited to the
second night, l went and found that
l was right; the play isn't worth
$3.50 ticket, but it is worth what
the producer asks as the price of ad-
mission. Anything as deft and light
and trivial is worth lot at time
when most people have lost the fac
ulty, or given up the effort, to be
amusing. To Mr.. Coward it comes
as a gift. He can have two people
Sit and listen TO the rinpinp of q
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
Advertising Club
Cancels Luncheon

The Washington Advertising
Club had arranged its meeting
today as testimonial to Edmund
F.. Jewell. former general man.
ager of The Washington Times.
Since Mr.. jewell has left the city
to take over his new duties with
the Manchester Union-Leader.
MancheSte<. N. H, the club de.
cided to call off it's meeting.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
P POL|CE HUNT Z
GIRL ACCUSES
IN KIDNAPPING
Virginia Child, 13, Found Tied
To Tree; Tells of Plot
To Steal a Baby

Washington police today were
asked to look out for two men
who yesterday kidnapped 13-year-
old Caroline Musante near Fred
ericksburg, Va, tied her to a tree
and attempted to force her to as
sist them in the kidnapping Of a
3-months-old baby.
Standing out against threats of
torture and violence. the school
girl was released when her father
and brother, alarmed at her dis
appearance, called neighbors and
instituted a search which ended
when she was found bound to a
tree.
Girl Bares Plot
The kidnapers planned to steal
the baby of Mr.. and Mrs. H. P.
Porter, neighborS of the MuSante
family, according to reports made
to police by the girl!
A note, which the schoolgirl
found several days ago in her
uncle's yard adjoining the Porter
place, was addressed to THE
Gang" and signed Harry,
Leader"
1t related plans to take the in.
fant, place it in a suitcase or
box and transport it to some
safe place until the money was
collected from the parents.
Part of the note told Of
young girl who lived on the next
place and suggested that she be
abducted and made to assist in
kidnapping the baby.
Child Now Ill
One of the men who kidnapped
the girl was addressed by his
companion as Bill" the girl told
authorities. She was suffering TO-
day from exposure and shock.
During the hours that she was
tied to the tree. the men several
times threatened to shoot her un-
less she gave them information
about the Porters and assisted
them in the plot, she said
Porter was recently paid $4,000
as the result of the death of his
daughter in an automobile acci-
dent, and following payment he
received a letter stating that the
baby would be kidnapped unless he
paid over the money, police said.
The girl, a daughter of Lee
Musante, a carpenter, living six
miles north of Fredericksburg, was
standing near the highway wait
ing for a school bus yesterday
morning when the two men, stand
ing in the woods, drew revolvers
and ordered her to keep quiet and
come with them, according to her
story.
They took her about a mile,
then stopped and tied her to a
tree and started asking questions
about the Porter family, admit
ting they were planning to kid
nap the baby. and asking if she
would aid them.
Bound All Day
When she refused they left,
warning her to be quiet as they
would return Late in the after
noon they did feturn, after the
child had remained bound all day,
and continued the questioning.
They said they had been in the
neighborhood for several days
watching the Porter house, ac-
cording to the girl.
Just then group of searchers
came through the woods and the
men fled. The girl screamed for
help and was released.
Both the men were young and
tall, she said. One was dressed
in a black sweater and blue over
alls. The other had on an old
gray overcoat and gray cap pulled
down over his ewes
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
GrdysOn to Be Guest
Of CapitdL Chamber

Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chair,
man of the Roosevelt Inaugural
Committee, will be. guest of honor
at the full membership meeting
of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce at p. m. Thursday in
the Mayflower Hotel.
Frederic William Vile. news.
paper correspondent an6 radio
speaker, will be one of the speak,
ers. The entertainment program
will be in charge of Edwin Steffe,
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
HOOVER CONDOLES

President and Mrs. Hoover sent
kilograms of coincidence to the
family of F. G. Bonfils, veteran
publisher of Denver, who died sud-
uenly yesterday. They were old
personal friends and Mr.. Bonfils
was a White House guest about
nine months ago.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
BAND BEGINNERS

So many applications have been
made for places in the Mont
gomery County Band that the
leader Albert Browning is or
ganizing a beginners class.
The band was organized in 1929
at Fairland,
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
Won BICHOWSKY TALK

Chemical problems in refriger-
alton will be discussed by DR.. F..
R. Won Bichowsky, of the Naval
Research Laboratory, at the
meeting Of the Chemical Society
of Washington in the Cosmos
Club at 8:15 o. m. Thursday,
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
NORDlC VESPER HOUR

A Nordic vesper hour will be
held Sunday afternoon at the Y.
w. C. A., GA E st. N. w., as
part Of a series of lectures being
presented under auspices o. the
Nordic Club.
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
True TO Type
DEAFNESS NO BAR
TO ENJOYMENT
OF COWARD
BV GILBERT SELDES-

ON the night Noel Coward's new play, Design For
" Living" opened in New York went to see
charming comedy with music called The Gay Divorce"
in which Claire Luce dances prettiy with the master
Fred Astare and everything is lightly naughty and
The Washington times., 1933-02-03
Good Old Westerns

In the obituaries of Lewis Selznick, much made
of the change in movie style after Mr.. Selznick and
Mr.. Zukor entered the field, and careless writer's
sneered at the early days of the pictures when the
chief output was mixture of Westerns and slapstick
comedies. For these have always had a particularly
tender spot preferrng them to the elaborate and pre-
tentious films dealing with moral problems and social
incidents. Until the alkies came, the film of adven
ture meodrama or comedy always the best item
on the average program.
The Westerns see now strike pretty bad.
The producers have not kept up with the procession
and the spoken words of the Westerns show that, in
their hearts, the actors and directors still prefer the
silent picture Words are merely concession to a
get down to the real business which is riding and
shooting and saving the gal. On the other hand, the
comedies have grown up-in two directions The Silly
Symphonies and others like them one side and
the full length comedies, with their Durantes and
w. c. Fields and Marxes have won the day on the other
The Washington times., 1933-02-03

telephone bell and make it funny; few others His
great master in comedy Oscar Wilde made the subject
of eating cucumber sandwiches hilarious and Coward
nherts the Wildean type and tradition of comedy
No Emotion
The play is over-pompously pubczed; had heard for
weeks that it comedy about three people who
love each other very much and found that it moth
ing of the sort The advertisement implies that there
is emotion in the play, but couldn't find trace
of it. Except, possibly when Mr. Lunt, by far the
best of the three stars it. murmurs Miss Fontannes
ear that he very fond of her loves her very much
The rest of it has the emotion of maronette pay-and
is usually active and entertaining On the other hand,
playwright except Mr. Coward could carry off play
with such sagging, sad and tiresome drunken
he has given it; no director would let it play that
way. But Mr.. Coward is his director.
suggest that the critical, cynical sophisticated New
Workers. much stampeded by this play the
boobs whom they despise stampeded by publicity
about Greta Carlo Babe Ruth Behind me sat three
people who laughed heartily anyone ese and after
each laugh would to another, II didn't quite get
that-what did he say? and in the ntermissons would
speak of the plays brance and wit and sophistcation
They right enough but they would have had better
grounds for their opinion if they had heard the play
Tom Mix the Writer
It doesn't affect seriously to read charges that
the fancy stunts of Western movies are all studio
tricks. The movies all great illusion to me and
if cow walks up the side of the house, am thor
oughy entertained crying for fantasy and better
know that Mr.. Gable is we'll and happy in Hollywood
and ask for no persuasion that dummy substi-
tuted at the last moment to take the rap.
Yet surprised to find that in the opinion of
a former co-worker of Tom Mix, that hero of the
Westerns is asset to the movies not for his riding,
but for his writing. / write myself, and it never
occurred to that would ever become the idol OF
fifty million Americans; small boys do not pick out
my form and figure the streets, except for mockery
Yet there the argument is: Tom Mlxs success IS due
to his skill in writing his stories and to less degree
to his direction. l have not yet heard Mr. Mlxs re-
butta of this CHARGE which occurred IN lawsuit lie
had better make one