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The Washington times., 1933-12-22
BANK ROBBERS
GET $4,000

Washington police covered all
roads into the city today, search
ing for an automobile containing
four men, who, shortly after 9
o'clock, robbed a Baltimore bank
of $4,000.
The automobile bore a license
tag stolen from an automobile be
longing to Major William Nalle,
5000 block Tilden st. N. w. This
license was on the rear of the au-
tomobile, while the front plate
was a New York license.
The bank is the Calvert Branch
Bank, Carey and Baltimore Streets,
in the west end of Baltimore and
about three blocks from Monroe
Street, main highway to Washing
ton.
Four men entered the bank and
herded the employees into a rear
room. One shot was fired into
the counter to terrorize the en-
ployes. No one was injured.
Major Males automobile was
stolen October IL and was used
in the hold-up of a Baltimore
bakery two days later. The car
was abandoned and returned to
its owner without the license
plates, which the gang apparently
had kept. The automobile was
again found abandoned today in
the northwest section of Balti-
more.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
FIRE PENALTIES
FACE PROBE

Possibility that a committee
may be appointed to review cases
of firemen who were before the
trial board during the past year
was indicated today by Melvin C.
Hazen, president of the Board Of
District Commissioners.
Hazen said appointment of the
committee will depend largely on
the finding of the office of Cor
poration Counsel William w.
Bride, which is studying charges
made against George S. Watson,
chief engineer of the Fire Depart
ment, by Paul E. Jameson, at
torney for the City Fire Fighters
Association.
Jameson, in charges filed with
Representative Virginia E. Jenckes,
Indiana, and referred to the Com
miSSioners for investigation, &C
cused the fire chief of dominating
the trial board and causing the
imposition of excessive penalties
upon men convicted of minor
infractions of the regulations.
Hazen also is sending a letter
to Jameson asking that he make
has charges against Watson more
specific. The charges, as filed,
are too general to form a salts
factory basis ior investigation,
Hazen said.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
ALLEN STUDIES
D. c. RUM BILL =

Commissioner George E. Allen,
Corporation Counsel William w.
Bride and Assistant Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West today
continued their paragraph-by-
paragraph study of the proposed
liquor bill for the District.
The draft is expected to be
completed and in the hands of
the full Board of Commissioners
by the first of the week and will
be sent to Senator William H.
King and Representative Mary T.
Norton, chairmen of the Senate
and House District committees,
respectively, as soon as it is ap-
proved by the commissioners.
One feature of the bill will be
a provision to permit holders of
80 beer licenses to turn those
licenses in on regular liquor IL
censes after sale of high-proof
liquors is legalized here. The pro-
vision also will permit dealers to
retain such permits and get a
pro rata refund in case they do
not desire a liquor license.
Study of proposed regulations
to be set up under the liquor law
also has been begun by the Com
miSSiOnerS.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
Man, 90, JAILED
FOR FOOD BILL
"You can fool some of the

"You can fool some of the
people some of the time,".
But 50-year-old Thomas Ryan,
Of Baltimore, Md, tried it once
too often, according to testimony
submitted today before Police
Court Judge Gus A. schuldt.
John Richmond, manager of
Childs Restaurant, 1900 block of
Pennsylvania Ave. N. W., told
the court Ryan had eaten in the
restaurant two days last week
and on Monday of this week. He
would walk past the cashier say
ing he hadn't eaten a thing,
Richmond stated.
Yesterday, when he came in
the employees were all set. A
waitress took his order, watched
him eat and as he sailed past
the cashier the manager grabbed
him. Ryan produced his check
and paid it. When asked about
the other meals he had he said
1t must have been somebody else.
The manager called Traffic Po-
1iceman Richard Wiley who
locked Ryan up and charged him
with larceny by trust.
Despite identifications and tes-
timony of the waitress, cashier
and manager, Ryan denied the
charges. His record is being in
vestigated. Meanwhile he'll be
able to eat free meals in Jail.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
REPEAL RUINS
BUSINESS Of:
BONDSNEN
Several D. C. Men Arrange to
Go Back Into Liquor
Business
Bonding business isn't what It

Bonding business isn't what 1t
used to be.
A dozen bondsmen, who in the
balmy days of prohibition earned
lucrative incomes through the
medium of "springing" unwary
bootleggers at the rate Of S per
cent of the bond required, were
unanimous in this opinion today.
Closely identified with local
courts for the past IS years, these
men were mostly engaged in the
liquor business before prohibition
and took up the bonding business
in the natural course Of events.
Their old contacts became their
clients in the new racket, and
most of their bonds were in
liquor cases.
The past few months have
changed things, however, and the
bonding gentlemen no longer hold
mysterious conferences with
shifty-eyed youths behind closed
doors. Instead they sit at their
windows wondering what it is all
about. No liquor cases have been
filed in Police Court for days and
most other violators Of the law
have no funds for bonds and stay
in Jail awaiting triai.
At least three well-known bonds
men already have arranged to re.
turn to their former vocations and
others are said to be looking
longingly to January. when they
hope legal liquor will be returned
here.
There are some, however, who
say there is still future in the
bonding racket and when times
pick up generally their business
will show an upturn. They dis
avow any intention to give up the
business.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
SCHOOL CUPO[A
WORK URGED

Immediate construction of the
much-discussed cupola for the new
Taft Junior High School was
urged today as a CwA project by
the Burroughs Citizens Associa-
tion.
In a letter to Representative
Mary T. Norton, Democrat of New
Jersey, and chairman of the House
District Committee, the association
declared that in addition to i'm
proving appearance of the Struc-
ture three-quarterS Of it's cost
would be spent in wages to skilled
artisans.
So far, the letter claimed, that
class of workman has not bene-
fitted materially from work relief
projects.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22

whoa, there buddy, lemme
look at that bulge under your
coat"
Members of the police head
quarters liquor squad almost had
a chance to use this once popu'
lar challenge this Christmas,
though the yuletide is marking
the death rattle of national pro.
hibition.
It was the idea Of Major Err.
nest w. Brown. police superin-
tendent, that the liquor squad
sleuths who are now finding time
hanging heavy on their hands
should be detailed to the Christ
mas Shoplifting squad.
A Snag was struck however,
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
SUIT NEAR
I'd HEARING

Way was paved today for a
second hearing of the Park Saw
ings Bank suit early in January
with the filing in District su-
preme Court of a voluminous
memorandum on behalf of the
depositors' committee.
The memorandum, filed by E.
Hilton Jackson and William E.
Richardson, attorneys for the COM
mittee, is in the nature of final
summation of the depositors' con-
tentions.
Despite the fact that at the
first hearing of the suit, early in
November, Justice Jesse c. Ad-
kins, in the District Supreme
Court, ruled out the depositors'
claim that the Comptroller of the
Currency had 40 power to ap-
point a receiver, a major part Of
the memorandum is devoted to
this phase of the case.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
EMPLOYEES
V|CT|M|ZED BY
THIEVES
Attempt Is Made to Hush Up
Series of Robberies Extend
ina Over Several Weeks

Employees Of the Agriculture Ad-
iustment Administration have been
robbed of articles whose total value
runs into hundreds Of dollars, in
series Of thefts that have been
occurring nearly every day for sew
eral weeks in the south building OF
the Department of Agriculture.
This startling situation became
known today. in spite Of precau-
tions taken to prevent word Of the
matter reaching the Metropolitan
Police or the public.
Guard Not Informed
Not even the captain Of the
guard of the Department Of Agri'
culture has been informed Of the
robberies, it was learned, although
among the thefts committed last
night was one in which a wrist
watch valued at $50 was involved.
Low-salaried AAA workers,
alarmed at the way in which such
articles as umbrellas, jewelry, over
shoes, and other personal effects
have been disappearing from file
cases, lockers, and other places, TO-
day gave the first indication of the
matter.
Many of the thefts, they as
serted, have been occurring in the
rental and benefit" section Of
the AAA. where more than 800
temporary employees check and
audit the contracts with farmers
in various Federal crop reduction
campaigns.
File Cases Rifled
So audacious have been the
thieves that even the office of
John Payne, comptroller Of the
AAA and head Of the auditing
section, has been entered. To
day employees discovered that
file cases had been rifled, and
a fruit-cake, the personal prop
erty of Payne, stolen.
Asked about the situation, a
high official today stated that he
knew nothing of "any robberies,"
but later admitted that a Monroe
calculating machine, Government
property, had been missing"
Samuel c. Smith, captain of the
guard, asserted that he had not
been informed of the losses, al
though it was customary for
thefts to be reported to his
office Immediately.
Employees, however, declared
that the matter had been kept
quiet $50 that the department
would not receive a black eye"
Giving as their opinion the be-
lief that it was an inside job"
they stated that valuables through
out their offices could readily be
stolen because of a general Of
flee order" prohibiting the lock-
ing Of desks.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
BUREAUS CHECK
PAY ADVANCES

Contrary to custom prevailing
for several years, advances on the
salaries of Department Of Agricul-
ture employees for Christmas use
are not being sponsored by Off
Cials this year.
Only those whose cases are
meritorious, it was said, are being
given Christmas funds today and
tomorrow.
The same rule applies to the
Agricultural Adjustment Admin
istration, in which over $500 peo-
pie are employed. Both AAA and
Agriculture workers, however, will
be given holidays tomorrow in ac-
eordAnce with President Roose-
ualt's edict.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
Shoplift Squad Bars Police
Who Have That Look

when Detective Inspector Frank
S. w. Burke in picking his spe-
cial shoplifting squad, took the
attitude that a good shoplifting
detective should not look too
much like q detective.
Long time sleuthing for the
elusive quart and the purveyor
thereof has made many Of the
liquor squad sleuthS look like
SleuthS, it was said.
But few Of them are doing duty
in the department stores.
The remainder are still faced
with task Of knocking off" those
enterpriSing booticians who are so
fearfully underSelling legal liquor
merchants out in Maryland.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
'PEDDLER' SHOT
DURING FIGHT
WITH AGENT
Federal Detective Declares AC-
cused Is Leader of Big
Narcotics Ring

Harris Stein, alias Harry Alt.
man, who was shot by Federal mar.
cotic agents last night, will be in
Gallinger Hospital at least week,
physicians said today.
The arreSting agent who shot
him, Thomas Maxwell, said he
will seek arraignment of Stein on
charges of selling dope and con-
spiracy as soon as he leaves the
hospital. Maxwell said:
"He is the head of a large
dope ring, the first of the out
fit to be arrested"
Investigation into the alleged
ring began by "buy" from Stein,
and is expected to involve others.
The shooting occurred in the
entrance to the Union Station,
where Stein and Maxwell met by
appointment.
Fight Ends Quickly
Stein allegedly sold $50 grains
of heroin to the Federal agent.
When Maxwell flashed the
badge" on Stein after giving him
marked money, Stein reached for
his hip pocket, the agent said, so
he fired.
Despite the wound, Stein put
up a fight with Maxwell and
Detective Sergeants Daniel H.
Jones and Charles E. Mansfield,
narcotic squad detectives. He
didn't fight long, however, as the
three bore down on him.
According to the police, the
prisoner has been the head of q
local dope ring, running the stuff
down from New York, doing his
own peddling to a large degree
and a little through other
"junkers."
Cocaine in'Possession
He is a former Chicagoan, and
police said his real name is Harry
Altman. and that his home Is
in Detroit.
Search of Stems room in a
down town hotel failed to pro-
duce any narcotics, although a
quantity of cocaine was found on
him at the time gof his arrest,
police said.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
Navy Employees Get
2 Official HOLidavS

In accordance with the holiday
order handed down yesterday by
the President, Acting Secretary
of the Navy Henry L. Roose-
velt today ordered all Navy
and Marine Corps shore activ'
tiles cut down tomorrow and
on Saturday, December 80. He
ordered officers in charge to ex.
cuSe all employees on those days,
except those whose absence from
duty would be inconsistent with
the provisions Of the existing
laws.
Employees excused from duty
will be paid their usual COM
penSation for the day, he said.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
BANK RECEIVERS
LOST S73,667

Norman r. Hamilton, receiver
for the District National Bank,
has recovered $73,66725 from
three bonding companies to cover
the peculation of a savings teller
in that institution, he announced
today.
The money already has been
deposited to the credit of the
Comptroller of the Currency for
the benefit of depositors, and
eventually will be paid out to
them.
The amount of the defalcation
was ascertained by Lester A.
Pratt, head of the firm of Lester
A. Pratt and Company, certified
public accountants.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
Sunday School Plans
Xmas P1rtu on DeC.28

Children of Our Ladies Of
Sorrows Sunday School will hold
a Christmas party in the church
auditorium, Thursday night, De-
cember %, at 8 o'clock.
There will be a program Of en-
tertainment by the children, in
Guiding the singing Of Christmas
carols, readings and recitationS.
Candies and presents will be dis
tributed.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
Medal Is Conferred
On Gen. Williams

Brig. Gen. Dion Williams, U. S.
M. c., was awarded the Dis
tinguiShed Service Medal for SER
vices in Nicaragua by Acting Sec
retary of Navy Henry L. Roose-
welt today.
Among notableS present was
Ben H. Fuller, commandant of the
Marine Corps.
The Washington times., 1933-12-22
Reserve Officers
Will Hear WOOdrinQ

Harry H. Woodring, Assistant
Secretary Of War, will address the
Reserve Officers Association in
the county building of Bethesda,
The Washington times., 1933-12-22

Lee Wade, 16, HOO block Orren
St. N. E., may not believe in
santa Claus but today he possesses
. gift that would make any youth
happy.
It is an autographed portrait of
President Roosevelt.
Always an admirer of the PreSi-
dent, Wade did a pencil sketch
from picture of the President.
The other day he went to the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-03-31
FEATURES ON
 PROM PROGRAM;
 DANCE TONIGHT

Three features have been added Ito the program of the Junior Prom that should make the Jun iors' formal ball tonight even more entertaining than had been antici- pated.
 Miss Alice Palmer, Miss Blanche Turner and Mrs. J. c. Stapleton, whose clever singing has made them a sought after addition to many entertainments recently, will pre- sent several new numbers.
 A Dutch Dance, and solo by Ted Keaton will be other features of the dance tonight.
 Dancing will start at 9:30 o'clock in the High School gymnasium which has been transformed into a ballroom, with an effective wind mill and row upon row of tulips combining to furnish the Dutch motif for the party.
 Miss Margaret Yeakey, commer- cial teacher at the High School, and class advisor to the Junior Glass, has been very active in the preparations and arrangements for the Prom, and all members of the class feel that her efforts will contribute to the outstanding suc- cess the affair portends to be.
 The dance programs are unique, and were fashioned in an artistic by the students.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-03-31

Nome; Mrs. Luther. c. Hess, of Fairbanks; Mrs. T. c. DeVane of Ruby; Mrs. Robert s. Bragaw of Anchorage; Mrs. N. A. Walker, of Ketchikan; Mrs. Allen Shattuck, of Juneau, wives of the Territor- ial Senators; Mrs. J. H. Kehoe, of Ketchikan, and Mrs. James G.. Truitt, wife of the Attorney Gen. eral; Mrs. Wa1stein G. Smith, wife of the Territorial Treasurer, and Mrs. Frank Boyle, wife of the Territorial Auditor. Mrs. A. E. Karnes, had also expected to. be present, but has been called away and will not be in Juneau at this time.
 As Mrs. Karnes is now a local resident, however, the club hopes to have the pleasure of enter taining her at some later date.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-03-31
VOTERS PREPARE FOR ELECTION N NEXT TUESDAY
Registration Books Open Saturday and Mon-
 day Nights

With the city election only four days away, and two complete tick cts for Mayor and Councilmen to be voted upon, citizens are taking advantage of the last few day: before election to register.
 Registration has increased more than 100 during the last twenty four hours. At noon today 754 residents of Juneau eligible fo1 voting had registered at the office |of City Clerk H. R. Shepard.
 To accommodate those unable to register during the day, the City Clerks office will remain open between 7:30 and 9:30 p. m., Sat urday and Monday.
 No one has filed for member oi the school board to fill the va cancy which occurs with the ex- piration of the term of R. E. Rob ertson as member of the Board
 A City Ordinance witch would grant franchise to w. H. Bacon for use of certain city streets for the operation of an automobile bus line will be voted upon at the election Tuesday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-03-31
SENATOR L0MEN TO BE SPEAKER AT LOCAL CLUB.
Will Address Juneau Wo- mans Club at Monthly
 Meeting Tuesday

The regular monthly luncheon of the Juneau Womens Club will be held next Tuesday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock at the Coffee Shoppe. it is announced today by Club officials. This will be the gala luncheon of the club year, as it will be the occasion when wives of the Legislators and Ter ritorial officials will be honor guests of the local organization.
 A special committee consisting of Mrs. Gunnar Blomgren, Mrs. J. P. Williams, and Mrs. J. M. Clark, has been named to attend 10 the details of the luncheon, and no pains will be spared to make it an outstanding event on the clubs yearly calendar.
 Inasmuch as the number of club guests is unusually large, and a large attendance of club mem bers is expected to turn out to meet the visiting ladies, members are urged not to bring individual guests unless reservations are made for them in advance. It is pointed out that the seating ca- pacity is limited, and while ample to care for all local members, and the honor guests, will not be suf- ficient for many additional per- sons. All members are urged to make special effort to be pres ent for this occasion, and it is hoped that the clubs full mem bership will be represented.
 In keeping with it's program des- tined to inform it's members more about Alaska, the featured speak CT of the afternoon will be Sena- tor Alfred J. Loman, of Nome, who will discuss the operations of the Lomen Reindeer Corporation of Alaska, of which he is resident manager. An additional speaker will be E. M. Policy, of the Ter ritorial Child Welfare Committee, who will explain the five year child welfare program which is being carried out by the Ameri- can Legion.
 Honor guests for the luncheon will be Mrs. James Frawley, of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-03-31
PRESIDENT IS
 GUIDING BILL,
 FARM RELIEF

WASHINGTON, March 31-Pres- ident Roosevelt today took into his own hands the Administra- tions Farm Relief bill by summon ing members of the Senate Ag- ricultural Committee to a confer ence late this afternoon.
 The conference was called after the members of the committee fail- ed to agree among themselves on what to do with the bill.
 Read the ads as carefully as you read the news articles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-03-31
BEER MAY BE
 SOLD IN ARMY
 POSTS IN U. s.

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Pres- ident Roosevelt, it is said in high quarters, has decided that the sale of the new beer will be allowed at Army posts, Naval stores and can- teens in states which allow such sales.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-03-31

Promote Prosperity With PMnt- CTS Inkl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-08
Visitors Crowd Lick Memorial
in California.

San Jose, Calif-Although isolated
on the summit of Mt Hamilton at an
altitude of 4,2O9 feet and accessible by
driving q miles over circuitous
mountain highway, Lick observatory
has become one of the most alluring
trips for tourists in this section of Cal
ifornia.
More than 10000 visitors will jour-
ney to the summit of Mt. Hamilton
this year to see the costly instruments
through which astronomers nightly
peer heavenward, seeking knowledge
from the stars.
If visitors chance to climb the noun
tain on Saturday evenings, they are
privileged to gaze through the 36-inch
refractor, which magnifies the aureole
of the astral bodies.
Despite its isolated location, Lick
observatory has developed model vii
lage atop the lofty mountain. Its pop
ulation has grown during the past five
years to fifty. There is a public
school. owned by the observatory, with
a teacher provided by the state. The
observatory proper, which is main
tanned and operated by the University
of California, consists of main build
ing, containing the telescope domes,
offices, computing rooms, library of
5000 books and 5000 pamphlets; de-
tached buildings containing safe de-
post rooms and Photographic dark
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-09-08
Cook Has Fed Condemned
Murderers for ID Years

New Orleans.-Twenty-fi men who
partook of Steve Elliot's cooking never
lived to tel the tale. They were men
condemned to death at parish prison.
where Elliot was cook. He served
breakfast to condemned men for IA
years, and just recently was promoted
TO the wardership of the attorneys
room at the prison.
Elliot said good food always helped
the men who were scheduled to die.
1T bucked up their courage and made
them walk to the gallows with firmer
STEP" he said.
Asked about the most unusual break
fast for condemned man, Elliot re-
counted the following tale:
"Um, now, let's see," he said. "Yes,
there was negro who popped a hard
one on us at the last moment. We
always tried to satisfy, you know. He
wanted 'possum and 'possum he got.
We didn't know where it was to be
had, but some kind citizen sent one
to US. You should have seen that ne
gro eat!
''He went upstairs to his death with
a grin, wiping his mouth, happy that
his appetite was satisfied"
Condemned men were given more
consideration than other prisoners, Ell
liot said. .For instance, If they want
ed to eat between meals they only had
to say what they wanted. Sometimes
it was sandwich, 1apjacks, milk or
toast. Most of them liked fried chick
en- and ice cream for their last NEAL
Elliot said his wife taught him how
to cook.