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The Washington times., 1933-11-23
Pavement Patter

Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward, di-
rector of women's work relief Of
the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration, appeared at the
White House the other day for
an unemployed meeting CARRIED
in the most expensive clothes,
and wearing gardenias, the only
woman present wearing flowers,
with the exception Of Mrs. Edith
Nourse Rogers, who always wears
a blossom. Allen Clarke, Of
Gainesville, who owns a fine
string of horses in Maryland,
spent the other afternoon at.
tempting to teach Cuyler Well
ing and others the essentials Of
riding on such steeds. friends
of former Senator John q.
Blaine are planning to give q
dinner party for him on the
night when repeal becomes ef.
fective, as he was the actual
author of the Twenty-first
Amendment. although he hasn't
been getting much of the credit
due him lately. Major General
Mason M. Patrick, former chaiV-
man of the Public Utilities Com"
mission, has landed in the Phil.
ippine Islands, where he will
visit his son, Lieutenant Breen
Patrick. Mrs. j. Borden Harri'
man was seen breakfaSting az
Olney Inn the other morn. e.
Hugh Thompson and Tom Moore
took quite lesson in the art Of
knocking the pill around the
fairways of Indian Springs Coli
Club the other day, from the exc
pert George Diffenbaugh. Rep
resentative Mary Norton, the
"Mayoress" of Washington by
reason of her Craftsmanship Of
the House District Committee.
comes to town from her native
New Jersey, looking verv smart
despite her recent illness. E.
The Washington times., 1933-11-23

$50 as to spite ME, I sup
pose?" Mrs. Jack Billings
voice rose in crescendo.
"Shush, Madeleine. Someone
or other will hear you"
II don't care if they do.
We've only been married four
days, and this-this beast of
a girl turns up, to make
troubled"
"She won't if you-if we
act properly. We've GOT to
get rid of her."
The bride swung round on
Rhoda. cycling her sharply.
80 YOU'RE in it too? What
have YOU got against her?"
Nothing at all. but my SYM
pathy-I mean Indignation
on your behalf, dear" said the
trouble-maker, deceitfully.
Madeleine considered this.
you are a good pal, Rhoda,"
she said grudgingly
There was brief, super
charged silence.
COnSpiring Women
Both women were thinking
rapidly.
What could they do. If only
jimmy Judson we're on their
side, they could soon get rid of
the intruder
But jimmy was INDEPENDENT
and eccentric. and if she took
a fancy to anybody she was
loyal to them.
Neither Madeleine nor Rhoda
The Washington times., 1933-11-23
Odd Love Triangle

had her real friendship, and
they were well aware of it.
It was quite in keeping with
her character to "take up" this
little nobody, this working girl
from New York.
jimmy was concentrating on
her novel this morning. For
two hours, Nollie has been TAX
ing dictation.
"And it's my belief she in
tends to put us all in," as
serted Madeleine, the bride.
I'll tell the world jimmy has
any amount of daring!"
She hoped the story of
Nollie's exit from the office,
and her own part therein,
wouldn't be dragged in.
But jimmy was influential
and popular, and at the mo-
ment it would be foolish TO
quarrel with her.
Not until one had definite
cause anyhow.
Madeleine began to speak Of
Tony. She though him ex'
tremely good-looking.
"Only it wasn't very polite
of him to go away so early last
evening"
Rhoda bit her lip, Here
was another instance of Nollie'S
attraction.
One of the house-guests,
Ted White. strolled into the
The Washington times., 1933-11-23
All In the Viewpoint

A venerable motorist in a di-
lapidated car drove down Ca
thedral Avenue the other morn
and with much clatter and rat
tie arrived at the intersection
of Conduit Road.
Without looking to right or
left he drove out into the
intersection, apparently i'm
mersed in reverie.
His musings were suddenly
interrupted by the scream of
brakes on a modern motor,
whose driver had been nego-
tiating Conduit Road at IS
miles per hour.
The elderly motorist drove
on, and turned to murmur
sadly:
''It's drivers like that that
make driving unsafe!"
The Washington times., 1933-11-23

sun-parlor where the two women
were sitting.
Ted was man,about-toWn,
a great gossip, and tentertainer.
Madeleine ordered cocktails
for the three Of them.
She needed stimulus and
stimulants, these first trying
days TO her marriage, she
asserted.
Ted White queried that. A
bride should be having enough
thrills, said he, without resort
to liquor!
well, she knew old Jack
long enough, so there's nothing
new about HIM." tactlessly
drawled Rhoda.
Madeleine was annoyed. Did
they know-as SHE knew only
too well-how long Jack had
shilly-shallied?
Uneasy Wife
She wouldn't have had him
at the altar yet if it hadn't been
for the row about this Nollie
person.
Shed forced the issue then
laid her cards flat on the table.
The marriage would be either
ION" or "off."
And in the latter event, he
would surely have to leave the
firm of Galbraith & Co.
He had wasted her time
long enough, she said. She
The Washington times., 1933-11-23
Sadder But Wiser

While on the subject of
motorists a reference to that
diminutive driver, Peanuts"
Ward, may be in order.
Peanuts" who is one Of the
towns younger lawyers, Dor
rowed the new family car the
other eve to drive to Alexandria
to play bridge at the home of
one of that towns most at
tractive girls.
Peanuts" parked near a
well-known arena where boxing
matches were in progress, and
went on to the girls home to
play bridge.
When the session ended
Ward went forth to get the
family chariot.
A careless fight fan had
tossed a cigarette through an
open window of the car, def
nitely eliminating the posi-
bility of any "back-seat driving"
for several days.
The Washington times., 1933-11-23
Around
The
pital
BY JOHN SNURE. JR.,

AS a feature Of a Board Of
Trade affair the other day,
Claude Owens, of that organiza-
ton, put in a long distance tele-
phone call for the president Of
the Honolulu Board of Trade,
and soon had that official en-
gagged in conversation.
1t was one of the coolest days
in Washington.
Claude declared:
ct is 20 degrees here. How I'd
like to be on that beach at
Waikiki right nOw!"
To which assertion came the
reply:
"Well, it's one of the hottest
days of the year out here. The
temperature is IS degrees. 1
would prefer to be at COney
ISland!"
The Washington times., 1933-11-23
Port O. Reno

Senator Patrick McCarran,
ruddy representative of the
people of Nevada, was ap-
preached by some fluttery little
woman at a meeting Of a fem
mime organization the other
day, and the latter gushed:
Senator, where are you
FROM"
Pat, who halls from Reno, 70
piled:
From Reno, the only COM
pletely land-locked town where
the tied come in and the united
90 OUT"
The Washington times., 1933-11-23
1.-The Old Order"

Three or four years ago on q
Monday morning, police officers
brought to the office of AS
tant United States Attorney
David A. Hart between 40 and
so cases for prosecution under
the liquor laws. Seizures to-
tailed hundreds of gallons Of
spirits.
Last Monday there was one
case. The evidence was a half
gallon.
Another indication of po'
. prohibitions passing!
The Washington times., 1933-11-23

We have written so much
about our animal pets-dogs,
monkeys, goats, etc.-that one
OF our members asked;
Didn't you ever own any
birds?"
OF course we did. Any child
who loves pets has a bird or two
ct some time or other. We,
when a very tiny youngster.
owned a pet crow, Donkie.
We found Donkie in the
woods with a broken wing.
Crows, as you may know, have a
habit Of killing members Of
their flock who have been in
5ured, and this fellow, it seemed
to us, was hiding to avoid the
death penalty. We took him
home, healed the wound and
made a pet of him. He was
never able to fly again and was
always very sensitive about the
dragging wing. He had a habit
OF turning his bad side (the
one with the bad wing) away
from strangers. He didn't want
them to know it was not quite
oil right.
Donkie never learned to
Valk, although we had heard
that crows could be taught to
DO just that. But ne was a
smart bird. He finally died of
old age and was buried with
much ceremony (and quite few
hidden tears) by the family in
our pet burying ground back
Of the grape arbor.
Later we had a pet pigeon,
And the first story we ever
sold was about him. He was a
pretty little thing and very
tame. We got 81 for the story
but 1t failed to console us for
the little pigeons death the
day the check arrived. A cat
killed him.
We have since owned canary
birds (and very nice pets they
are) and love birds. The lat
Ter were never very satisfac.
tory, as we couldn't tame them.
We finally gave them to the
Washington Zoo, where they
still are. At least, we think
they are there. There is a pair
Just like them in the Austria
Ian parakeet cage.
Our first canary had a very
tragic end. She had been our
only bird and we thought she
might be lonesome and bought
her a mate. She was so zeal.
Gus OF attention we paid him
that we finally had to keep
them in separate rooms, and
even then she died, we are
convinced, Of a broken heart.
She Just couldn't bear having
the other bird in the house.
We like pets. Any kind of pet.
But dogs, we think, are the most
satisfactory. And one thing you
will discover, children, after you
have had a number of dogs there
is always ONE that is YOUR
dog. You may have dozens but
that one, even long after it is
dead, will be the one you love
the best, There are never TWO
best beloved dogs in a true dog
lovers heart. Out in the dog
cemetery at Aspin Hill, Md,
there is a little tombstone to
someone's favorite dog. On the
stone is cut a little poem 1--WE
can't recall just the wording of
it,, about the faithful little
barking ghost who shall leap to
kiss my phantom hand"
We had a dog like that. We
never meant her to be our ia
vorite dog. In fact at the time
we bought her we had a Ger
man shepherd pup Che died
shortly afterwards) who, we fig
ured, was to be the DOG. But
she managed to wiggle herself
into our affections, and when
abe died 1--WE were grown up and
everything) we thought for a
while we just couldn't bear it.
She had everything that goes to
make a perfect dog, a loving
heart, sense of humor Ooh. yes,
some dogs have a sense of hui
mor) and the faithfulest of lit
&1e souls
The Washington times., 1933-11-23
Times
Adventure
Club
BEST WISHES

BEST WISHES
Birthday members today
include Charles E. Hickman,
141O N st. N. W.; George
Nicholas, 1888 Eighth st.
NV; Billy M. Whittingly,
Gil Newton Pl. N. W.; June
Carter, 932 Virginia Ave. S.W.;
Caroline Hartsell, Pomonkey,
Md, and Jeanette Andrews,
Bethesda, Md.
Many happy returns, chill.
dren!
Evening star., 1933-03-16
CAPT. ROSSITER WINS NOMINATION
SURGEON GENERAL OF NAVY
Appointment Sent TO Senate
Will Carry Rank of Rear
Admiral.
Maryland U. Graduate Has
Had Brilliant and
Varied Career.

The Senate had before it today fol
confirmation the nomination of Capt
Perceval Sherer Rossiter, Medical Corps
United States Navy, now commander
of the Naval Hospital here, to be
surgeon general of the Navy with the
rank Of rear admiral. The appoint
ment was sent to the Senate late yes
terday by President Roosevelt.
Admiral Rossiter's appointment su-
perseded the nomination Of Capt
Charles M. Oman. commanding the
naval hospital at Annapolis, sent to the
Senate last January by President Hoo
yer. Capt Oplan's nomination, which
was to have been effective January IL
was not confirmed along with many
other appointments. which were held
up by the Democratic leaders.
Graduated at Maryland University.
Admiral Rossiter, who was born No
vember 30, 1874, in West Virginia. was
graduated from the University of Mary
land Medical School in 1895 and was
appointed acting assistant surgeon in
the Navy January %, 1908. Several
months later he received his commits
sion as assistant surgeon and in June
1924 was given the rank of captain ir
the Medical Corps.
The new chief surgeon has had g
remarkably varied, as well as praise.
worthy, career in the Navy. Dur
ing the World War he was senior
medical officer Of the Naval Training
Station at San Francisco, later being
Evening star., 1933-03-16
Economy Plan
Bill Would Reduce Federal
Salary and Veterans
Cost $500, ,0OO,0O
Bv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The economy bill Is designed to:
Reduce Federal salary and veterans
costs $500, ,0o0, 900 year.
Permit Federal and military pay cuts
up to Is per cent.
Give members Of House and Senate
$500 instead of $4,000 year.
Pay the Vice President and Speaker
Si2750 instead Of $4,000.
Let President Roosevelt. II he desires,
reduce his pay from SIS 900 to $64,750
Restrict veterans disability benefits
largely to those whose ailments are at
tributable to service.
Remove the provision that certain
constitutional ills may be presumed To
have been caused by service.
Authorize a new survey OF dement's
to veterans including and since tne
Spanish American War.
Cut Civil War pensions 10 per cent
for one year.
Let the President decide whether vet
erans with non-service- connected dis
abilities shall be allowed disqualification.
Authorize the Executive to rule that
no persons with an income above any
amount he fixes shall receive pension.
Make final all decisions by the Vet
Grams Administration under presidential
regulations and bar court appeals.
Prevent emergency officers from OBJ
tanning retirement pay unless the dis
abilities causing retirement began be-
tween April 6, 1917, and November IL,
1918.
Evening star., 1933-03-16
OPERA IN BALTIMORE
FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Report Says Expenses Will Be Met
if All Checks Received
Are Cleared.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 16-The box
office reports today to the hackers OF
the appearance of the Metropolitan
Opera Co. here brought no disbearten-
ing news despite the banking holiday
and present economic conditions.
The brightest hopes of those In
charge Of the project were surpassed
when it was learned that. If all the
checks received pass through the clear
ing house, all expenses will be met.
The three-day opera season came to
a close here last night with the per-
formance of Tristan Und Isolde,
which some critics said was the finest
presentation Of Wagnerian work given
in Baltimore for many years.
Unofficial reports from the box Office
said more than 1000 attended the
three performances; Baltimore was
the only city outside of New York
which invited the Metropolitan Opera
Co. this year.
Evening star., 1933-03-16
SHOE DISTRIBUTION
! TO END SATURDAY
"0Id Woman" Gave 10000
Pairs of Shoes Free to
Unemployed.

With the approach Of Spring, the Ole
Woman who Lived in Shoe is set
ting her house in order to close a sue
cessful season Saturday after distribut-
ing almost 10000 pairs Of free shoes tc
the unemployed. The agency opened 1t.
second season last December a.
A final appeal this year was broad
cast to the public for shoes which car
be passed on to the needy without
being repaired. They will be accepted
through Saturday morning. 1t was an
nounced at 727 Seventeenth street.
Three Talks This Week.
Three radio talks are being put or
this week in behalf of the "Old
Woman" The speakers are former Rep
resentative Ruth Bryan Owen, Vernon
E. West, assistant corporation counsel
and c. Chester Caywood, Washington
attorney.
The charity was organized more than
two years ago to fill an emergency
need and probably will be discontinued
next year If there is a sufficient de-
mand for the services of the agency,
however. it will go into operation again
next Winter
F.. Regis Noel is chairman Of the
committee in charge. with Lawrence F.
Schmeckebier vice chairman. George E.
Fleming treasurer and George Emerson
secretary.
Concerns Donate Services.
Old shoes donated by the public have
been repaired free of charge by the
William Hahn Shoe Co. and many other
business concerns have donated serv-
ices, including rent for the headquar-
ters, haulage and fuel.
Half dozen volunteers have worked
through the season at the headquar-
ters fitting reconditioned shoes daily
for hundreds Of applicants and receiv-
ing only their keep" for the work.
Evening star., 1933-03-16
Star Staff Photo.

with Admiral Rodgers in the Korean
expedition and was mentioned after
ward for bravery.
The new Assistant Secretary Is ex-
pected to revive the somewhat depressed
morale Of an economic stricken Marine
Corps, for the Marines are his special
pride.
1t Is Of interest to note that the out
going administration recognized his
ability as an authority on the Marines
by appointing him, no longer than a
month ago, as a colonel in the Marine
Reserves, assigned to recruit volunteers
for the Reserve Corps.
Col. Roosevelt rose through the vari-
GUS grades Of the regular Marine serv-
ice until he was made a lieutenant
colonel In 1917. He resigned from the
service in 1920, later becoming asso-
ciated with the Radio Corporation OF
America as European manager.
Curiously enough his wife is named
Eleanor. and they have a daughter OF
that name, too.
The first Roosevelt to serve as As
sistant Secretary of the Navy was the
original Teddy. He occupied that
post while Henry Latrobe was yet a
MILDLY at Annapolis, resigning in 1895
W VI SdillZc Ills fOuSH hlQerS. IL was
after he became President that Theo-
dore Roosevelt made his most notable
contributions to naval advancement in
this country. He was a pioneer big
Navy advocate
The Roosevelt name did not appear
again on the assistant secretary's office
until 1913, when Franklin D. took over
the job. As wartime assistant secre-
tary he found himself in a post OF tre-
mendous importance. requiring atten-
tion to many Of the duties ordinarily
devolving on the Secretary of the Navy
himself.
The Roosevelt name plate remained
in place after Franklin Delanos retire
ment In 1920, for young Theodore was
appointed to succeed his cousin of oppo-
site political faith. Young Teddy re-
mained on the job until 1924.
Secretary Swanson's nomination OF
Col. Roosevelt is said to have come as
q surprise to the President who had
not been consulted.
Copyright, 1893. by North American News.
paper Alliance. 1nc.D
Evening star., 1933-03-16
ROOSEVELT SUPPORT
IS URGED TO D. A. R
President General Sends Message
to 100000 Members Through
48 State Regents.

Through the regents of the 48 States,
a message calling upon the 160 900
members of the National Society Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
to stand solidly behind the President
OF the United States and uphold every
patriotic action of the American Con-
gress" was issued today by Mrs. Russell
William Magma, president general.
The message added:
This no time for faltering. Our
country has overcome former difficult
ties. The American people have un-
f1inchingly met disaster in many guises.
Fear and panic has no place in the
American heart. As leader Of the
D. A. r. In your State, I know you
will give inspiring courage to all mem
bers of your State conference. It Is
time for confidence in our leaders, foY
sacrifice and service. Be optimistic.
Be courageous. Hold fast to faith. Re-
member, in spite Of economic condi-
tions, the coin of the realm still rings
true, with the American eagle on one
side and on the other Americas motto,
In God we trust
Evening star., 1933-03-16
Marine Corps Orders

Capt. Merwin H. Silverthorn, on COM
pletion Of the course at the Subsistence
School, Chicago, detached to duty as
adviser and instructor, oath Reserve
Marines, Chicago.
Capt. Howard N. Stent, orders from
San Diego, Calf, to Naval Reserve Of
ficers' Training Corps unit, Yale Uni
versity, revoked
First Lieut. Frank E. Sessions, de-
tached Guam, to Department Of the Pa
cific via first available Government
convenience.
First Lieut.. Walter J. Stuart. detached
Guam, to Department Of the Pacific via
first available Government conveyance
Second Lieut.. Clyde c. Roberts, de-
tached Naval Operating Base. San
Diego, to receiving ship, San Diego.
First Lieut.. Edwin J. Farrell, or
March 27, detached Marine Barracks
Quantico, Va; to Washington, D. C.
Second Lieut.. William r. Williams
detached San Diego, Calf; to Head
quarters Department Of the Pacific, Sar
Francisco, Calf.
Master Gunner Robert E. McCook
detached 1st Brigade, Haiti, to Gardt
d'Haiti.
Evening star., 1933-03-16


siderable more pressure The point of
the pencil, grasped in the dead fingers,
rested on the last letter of the message.
Wasn't leaving any doubt about his
DEATH" continued the inspector. He
relates here all the effects Of the
poison! The first part of the message
is written on the lines, clearly and dis
tinctly. Doesn't begin to run OF until
toward the end"
Fordney took hasty glance over his
friends shoulder and rushed down the
steps. Kelley next heard his voice below
the window.
What in blazes are you doing down
there?" he beloved.
Looking for another set Of ladder
impressions!"
In heavens name why? You don't
think he climbed in his room to COM
NIT suicide, do you?"
HE was murdered!" family reached
Kelley as the professor hastily rounded
the house.
WHAT HAD KELLEY OVER
LOOKED,
For Solution See Page A-12)
Evening star., 1933-03-16
TRADE BOARD GROUP
LAYS ASIDE WORRIES
Public Order Committee Holds
"Happy Get-Together" With
Police Heads as Its Guests.

The Public Order Committee Of the
Washington Board of Trade devoted
its monthly meeting to happy get
together" at Sholrs Cafe, 1919 G street
yesterday. Odeli Smith, chairman Of
the group, said business men had had
enough business worries in the last two
weeks and urged them to abandon Their
troubles for the period of the luncheon
session anyway.
Guests at the meeting included Gen
John A. Johnson, former District Com
missioner; Commissioner Herbert B
Crosby, Maj. Ernest w. Brown, police
superintendent; Inspector F. S. w
Burke of the Detective Bureau. and
Inspector B. A. Lamb of the TRAFFIC
bureau.
Claude Owen, vice president of the
Board Of Trade, in brief talk to the
members, urged whole-hearted support
of President Roosevelt in his program
to restore the country to condition
Of normalcy.
Evening star., 1933-03-16
QUAKE INQUIRY MAY
bring. PROSECUTION
Construction Engineers Are
Checking Up on Buildings,
Particularly Schools.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 16.-Court
action may follow revelations Of engi-
neers investigating the construction Of
buildings wrecked by last Friday
earthquake, District Attorney Buron
Fits said today.
Fits informed Coroner Frank Nance
representatives of the district attorney s
Office would attend next Tuesdays in
quest of quake victims, which will deal
primarily with construction of build
ings, including public schools.
Schools Hard Hit,
Public school systems Of Los Angeles
and Long Beach were among the hard
est hit groups Of buildings Fifty con-
Struction engineers are rechecking
damaged schools in Los Angeles, all of
which have been closed until Monday,
when most Of them were scheduled to
open.
the inquiry by investigating engineers
said, that action will be promptly
forthcoming"
A force Of 900 men was busy clear
ing debris and repairing slightly dam
aged schools.
teha utilization work throughout the
quake-stricken area went forward
rapidly. Representatives of banks and
insurance companies announced aid
would be given property owners in the
reconstruction program by loans on
property on which mortgages already
existed. Present mortgages have been
voluntarily extended in many cases.
Refugees Being Registered.
Registration Of families sheltered in
tents at Bixby Park and other recre-
alton centers in the area has been
started by the American Red Cross, and
this Is expected to clear up virtually all
cases OF persons reported missing.
The death toll today stood at ll6, but
the coroner's office said few additional
bodies were likely to be found when all
debris is cleared in Long Beach.