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The Washington times., 1933-09-21

papers and notes here and there,
pencils within arms reach, tele-
grams on the bureau and an i'm
provised table which swings on
an arm over his bed.
Keeps In Touch
There is a constant stream Of
messenger boys parading in and
out of his room bringing him
news from conferences.
When he wants a telephone call
made either his wife or secretary
makes it and brings him back the
answer but, he points out, it would
be much more convenient if tel
ephone could be in his room.
Whitehead was elated over a
visit Tuesday night from Sol
Rosenblatt, deputy administrator
for the NRA in charge of theatri-
cal activities.
Pains In Head
The actors association secre-
tary explained there was an i'm
portant question he desired to dis
cuss with Rosenblatt, and that he
told Rosenblatt he would get on
crutches and come to the NRA
headquarters to see him. The
deputy administrator, however, told
The Washington times., 1933-09-21
z WIDOWS ROW
OVER ESTATE

BALTIMORE, Sept. 21.-Two
widows of John William Hartley
are involved in a legal fight In
United States District Court here
over his insurance.
The policy originally named
Hartley's estate as beneficiary, but
later this was changed in favor Of
Mrs. Loretta Hartley, who mar
ried the deceased in New York in
September, 1926.
The other claimant was Mrs.
Lucy A. Hartley. who married Mr..
Hartley in 1888.
A purported divorce decree from
the first Mrs. Hartley was pro-
duced IN evidence yesterday, but
a search of records in Franklin
county, Ohio. failed to reveal con-
firmation of the divorce, and
Mrs. Lucy Hartley claims $4,000
of the $4,000 policy, due her, she
claims, as a result of an agree
ment made with Hartley in 1927.
The Washington times., 1933-09-21
ROCKVILLE LICENSE

A marriage license was issued
in Rockville yesterday to James
G. Cramer, %. and Grace V.
Mundis. 20. both of Lancaster, Pa.
The Washington times., 1933-09-21
U s. BOARD PROPOSED TO FIGHT DICTATORSHIP OF LABOR
Brightest Student Detests
Girls, Follows Fires

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21.-Be-
sides being a -"woman-hater,"
"fire-follower" and swimmer, Jo-
seph Wigglesworth, jr., 16, Of
Wilmington, is rated the most
scholarly among 100 high school
graduates from Is institutions
in and near this city.
Wigglesworth, along with 80
other students, has been selected
from 100 candidates for admis-
sion to the freshman TX" group,
a special class at Temple Uni
versity, which will study world
problems and their solution. He
says:
Being bright Is not what it's
cracked up to be. 1t is abso-
lutely boring.
STUDY, STUDY, STUDY
"All one does Is study, study
and study some more, but, of
course, that is what should be
The Washington times., 1933-09-21
SEWAGE BOARD
PLANS SURVEY

The ewly-appointed Sewage
Disposal Board, composed of three
nationally prominent engineers,
will begin study within a few
days, of a sewage disposal plan
to protect the Potomac River
from pollution.
The members of the board on
ferred yesterday with Major John
C. Gotwals, Engineer Comiuis-
sioner, discussing sewage prob
lens for several hours.
Those on the board are Harri-
son P. Eddy, Boston; John H.
Gregory Baltimore, and Samuel
A. Greeley, Chicago. They will
work separately at their several
offices and hold frequent con-
ferences, it was decided.
The board will be paid $40, 900
for their survey, the money hav-
ing been provided from PWA
funds.
The Washington times., 1933-09-21

done If one ever expects to
make any headway."
what subject will you spe-
cialize in after you study world
prOblems?"
Il am going to specialize in
chemistry, but that will not be
until q year from now.
Il absolutely detest girls. And
that is without exaggeration. I
have always had boy friends,
but never yet have / known q
girl whom could call my
friend.
FOLLOWS FIRES
"My fav0rite sport is SWIM
ming, and 1 may go in for
football during my second
term"
"DO you have any other fav.
0rite recreatiOn?"
"Strange as it may seem,
my favorite recreation is fol-
lowing fires. 1 get quite a kick
out of it,"
The Washington times., 1933-09-21

Worry! Worry! Worry: The soIu-
tiOn to many of your varied problems
can he found in the WANT AID SEC.
TION Of this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1933-09-21
MethOdists to Hold
Fete at ELderSbUr0

Methodist Day will be observed
at the Strawbridge Home for
Boys at Eldersburg, Md, Sep
tember %.
At 2 p. m. a program will be
presented, featuring an address
by the Rev. DR.. Albert Edward
Day, pastor of the Mt. Vernon
Place Church in Baltimore. Min
listers and members Of Methodist
congregations in nearby counties
have been invited.
The Washington times., 1933-09-21

It's a pretty tough job trying
to get certain provisions written
into industrial recovery codes
from a bed in the hospital, but
it's being done by Ralph White
head, executive secretary Of the
Actors Betterment Association.
Whitehead came to Washing
ton about 10 days ago TO con-
fer with NRA officials regard
ing the code now being drawn
up for vaudeville actors.
He sat in at several prelini-
nary hearings and took an active
part in the discussion.
Slips on Stairs
Last Wednesday he went to a
hotel to confer with a commit
tee and as he started to descend
a flight of stairs he slipped and
was painfully injured. He has
been in Emergency Hospital since.
His interest in his work was
too great. however, to let little
matter like that keep him from
actively participating in delibera-
tions.
His wife came to Washington
and Whitehead engaged secre-
tary. His hospital room now
takes on somewhat the appear
ance of a bank directors Office
The Washington times., 1933-09-21
WALKER WINS
At CR0QUET

BALTIMORE, Sept. 21.-Sam-
uel T. Walker yesterday showed
he had grounds for styling him.
self croquet champion of Penn
sylvania, Maryland and else
where" by winning the second
round match in contest here.
He defeated Mrs. c. Herbert
Clayton, of Baltimore, by a 10 to
5 score-the same margin by
which the lady mallet-wielder took
the first round from him.
The deciding match will be
played next week.
The Washington times., 1933-09-21

Whitehead to stay in bed and he
would come to see him.
Whitehead complained that his
injuries have caused him to have
severe headaches now and then,
but that aside from that he has
been able to work quite well, con-
sidering conditions.
He has not been able to sleep
because of worrying about the
proposed code. Tuesday he sat
up all night preparing notes,
letters, memoranda and other ma
terial for his secretary. He said:
Il don't care what happens.
I'm going to be at the final
hearing on that code, If have
to be carried on a bed"
The Washington times., 1933-09-21
rs Pct. C.. C. C. Quota
Reserved for Vets

Veterans may join the second
Civilian Conservation Corps en-
rollment up to Is per cent of the
total number accepted, it is an
nounced at Third Corps head
quarters. This will give Wash
ington a quota of 25, Maryland
% and Virginia 1875.
The Washington times., 1933-09-21
Takes Tire From Car,
Jailed for so DQus

Charles C. Davis, %, colored,
1900 block of Sixth st. N. W.,
today pleaded guilty to a charge
of stealing a tire from an auto
mobile belonging to Alvie C. Nor
ris, of Alexandria, Va, and was
sentenced to so Gays in jail by
Judge Ralph Given in Police
Court.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-24
CHAPTER EIGHT

A VA, tired by the previous DAYS
"A excitement. slept late. There
was no sound in the kitchen when
she awoke, which was unusual.
In thin wrap she went down.
stairs. On the library table was a
note from the maid. Sickness in
family. Can not stay this morning. ="
Annoyance by Indianapolis'
servant problem was nothing new to
Ava. so she did not let it disturb
her. AS a matter of fact. she was
perfectly capable of running the
Breen home herself if she needed
to; she had taken care of Dolly
ever since their mothers death
several years ago.
A nights sleep had made the wild
occurrences Of the previous day
seem distant and improbable. AS
she considered them. she was not at
all sure it hadn't been a dream.
What that was tangible had hap
pened? Very little, except the
explosion-and Bob's search of the
premises last night after the police
arrived.
The maid had prepared breakfast
as far as was possible, and Ava put
a couple of slices Of bread into the
toaSter and sat down on a divan
As she did so she found her eyes
wandering toward the windows. All
her uneasiness had not departed.
then; she shook her head at herself
Don't let VOur IMAGINATION RIM
away with you, Ava" she mUmured
That was only breeze in the
trees"
DUT the foliage nearest the back
- windows moved again. and a
branch scratched wrong in the way
it moved-SOmebody was there!
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CHAPTER SEVEN Continued

Several theories were outlined
during conferences that morning
that Black Hawk was a lone mad
man, who had been fortunate in
centering attention on him; that his
motive was publicity. only; that he
was a Communist; that he was in
the pay of munitions makers to pro-
mote ill-feeling between nations.
About noon Bob received a tele-
phone call from Talcott Powell. ed
itOr of The Times.
We have a personal here for in
sertion in the papers want ad COL
umns," Powell said. III read it to
you: Freedoms Torch Leads the
Way' That's all it says. No sig
nature"
Bob thanked him Perhaps you
would better not print it until I re-
lease it he asked.
Another call was waiting. It was
Ava
Some one is trying to get into
my room" she cried. Il am at
home, alone. And I Just saw a hor-
rible face at the Window
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-24

Chita wrinkled his face in disappointed thought
rested while and then obeying a new impulse
swung rapidly of in another direction. Mean
while the pin-head savages had brought their cap
tives into the village from where the drum-sounds
had corne
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-24

Once leopard sped him and gave chase.
Chita, screeching. ran for his life He found h6-
low tree and hid in it while the baffled cat went
past. Hour after hour, the monkey eluded his
enemies At last very weary he reached the ape
mans tree-hut, only to find it deserted
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-24

1t seemed incredible to Jean that Chita, the
monkey would find the spe-man and tell him of
their plight. Bur it was her onIy hope Meanwhile
the little creature raced toward the jungle Some
times he swung through the trees and again ran
swiftly across the open spaces
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-24
BY LOU WEDEMAR


EDITORS NOTE: The narrative
Black Hawk a thrilling story Of
life in Indiana, is purely fiction and
its leading characters exist only in
the authors imagination.
SYNOPSIS
When a mysterious menace confronts
central Indiana Robert Martyne, wealthy
indianapolis man-sbout- town. vho in
cidenfslly is a major OF military intel
ligence. ls assigned ~ Warrington 20
Investigate the case. There has been
Preslden, 81 the United States has been
threatened by some on VINO signs him
self the Back Hawk. and whose sign
is winged deaths head
Returning from Washington. Major
Bob Martyne has lunch with Ava Breen.
society girl whom he loves. but who Is
= George. wealthy scientist Bob and
Ava are approaching the postofice.
where ne mas been assigned an office,
ne pulidmg ana practically destroys the
me Black Hawk demands evacuation
VII destroy oil industry In the region IL
ne is not obeved He says the union
station VIII be DESTROYED next
A. tne station. q Whisperer leans from
an incoming train ana attempts 70 place
nifrine bomb on the tracks TO blow
up the train and terminal Nitrine is a
powerful explosive invented by the
Black Hawk The Whispcrer, thWarted,
and IS killed
Bob and Lieutenant Ouinstinn as
signed 70 assist him, drop the bomb in
ran creek and then go 70 the Clavpool
Qlinstinn is murdered and in the shaft
o. an Ak used 70 kill the officer. Bob
nnds a message
Black Hawk warns that he intends to
blow central Indiana of the map.
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PAGE 81
Williams
20 1855 By SrG SERVICE. NC.
BY Blosser

All through the night on the river, Jean had
heard those throbbing drums rise and fall in weird
cadence. II was early morn when the savages
beached their canoes. and the captive safar was
herded into a huge hut they saw wild dance go
ing on.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-24

HONGKONG ceded Britain of
tbs opium important
group islands
Hongkong The city of Victoria its capital.
NEXT: Are rainbows semi circles?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-28
What Does Blanket
 Code Really Mean?
Thorough Understanding Needed Says New England
 Council Head in Interview

take the place of the Presidents Agreement.
 ''It is no easy task anywhere, and least of all in a region 50 highly developed industrially as is New England, to change simultan- eously the hours and wages of hundreds of classes of workers in thousands of establishments, each confronted with conditions pecu- liar to itself. It will be done in- telligently and with justice to all concerned to the extent that there Is real understanding on the part of employers, employees and the general public, both as to the ob- jectives sought and the methods proposed. 'This means that pro- cess of education is necessary with in each community and each busi- ness establishment.
 "The New England Council cre- ated by our governors to serve New England as stimulating body and a coordinating agency, will as- sist to that end.
 While for the moment public attention Is centered upon the provisions of the Presidents Agree iHcnt ucditHS WiIH SuiViVyHIGHI HHu wages, those asked to sign can not Ignore the fact that in so doing they pledge themselves also CD not to increase prices by more than is necessary to meet actual increases in costs due to this or other phases of the recovery program, with due weight given to probable increases in sales volume; (2) to support and patronize'' establishments sign- ing the agreement; and (3) as pur- chasers to cooperate in adjusting contracts for goods bought at fixed prices before June 16 where such prices have been increased through signature of the agreement or adoption of a fair practice code. The sincere. responsible employer must and the public should - have in mind three limitations on tho freedom of transaction to which business is accustomed, as well IS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-28
Man, 6e, Plans to
 Start Practicing Law

Austin. Tex, (UP)--D. F. Welsh of Fort Worth has decided to be- gin the practice of law at the age of 68. He recently took the state bar admittance examination here along with q group of students fresh from law school.
 Walsh read law as a youth. Recently he took 1t up. again at the suggestion of g district judge. White-haired. but apparently phy- sicaliy it. he expects to show . man can start professionally late in life. His has been an inter- esting career 50 far. It includes and federal peace officer in west cow-punching and terms as state Texas during its wilder days. He helped develop the states first large salt industry and was post. master in Grand Saline for 19 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-28
BEARERS AREN
 | AMICABLE MOOD
|AM Differences Believed Settled as Result of
 Meeting
NEW ASSN FORMED

Barbers of Waterbury for the first time In many years settled their differences and gre now on the way to . more solid ofeaniza- ton as q result of action taken at |a meeting in Liberty hall last night. Representatives of the old Master Barbers' Association and the recently formed one elected a new slate of officers from both ranks after officers on both asso- citations resigned.
 The new association will meet next week to straighten out the price question and will come to an agreement on the scales. It prob- ably will be 50 cents for haircuts and 20 cents for slaves In central shops. with 70 cents for, haifcuts in shops outside central districts. The new officers are: President. Carl sandofe; vice-president, John Heating; second vice-presldent. Peter Rosato; recording secretary. Michael Toiomeo; corresponding secretary, Anthony Testa; treas. urer. Joseph Guerrera: trustees Peter .DeCicco. chairman, Phillip Teta. KAays stankevicius; sergeant at-Arnns Omer Lamy.
 The following were chosen dele gates to the state convention in New Haven on September l7th: Emil Julian, Patsy Rossi. William
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-28

of 21.2 telephones per 100. Dan-
 bury, seventh last year, advanced
 to sixth place with 20.e telephones
 per 100 people: and New Haven, second largest in number of tele- phones and population, dropped from sixth to seventh listing with 20.5 per 100.
 others of the first twenty larger
 exchanges with respect to the total number of telephones have the following telephone densities per 100 population: Wiilimantic. 1s.4: Manchester, 17.2.s Meriden, 16,s: Middletown and Naugatuck, 16.6; Torrington, 16.0; Putnam, 15.6;
 Norwich. 1854: Bridgeport, 15.0; Waterbury, 14.9; Bristol. 12.S;
 Ansonia-Derby, 11.s; New Britain. 11.7.
 The average number of tele-
 phones per 100 population for the twenty largest exchanges in the Southern New England Telephone Company system Is 17.4, so that
 Manchester most closely approM-
 mates the average telephone dem sity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-28
NortUaIk Seizes Lead M Phones
 Per Population
Takes First Place From Milford in 1883 Tabuation- Waterbury in First Twenty

Telephone density - the num- Der of telephones in a specified area in proportion to the popuia- ton in that area - furnishes a figure which has long been used io compare cities, towns and coun- tries with others in the matter of progressivenes fin telephone utili- zation and the universal basis for arriving at this figure is the mum. Der of telephones per 100 popula- 'tion.
 Often the comparisons by this method show surprising results, as is the case with telephone denslties of Southern New England Tele- phone Company exchanges at the hallway mark of 1888, for the density among the twenty larger exchanges is greatest in Norwalk. the states eighth largest city (1es0 population 36,019).
 Since telephone density figures were compared c year ago this time, Norwhik has fought its way out of triple tie for second place with Hartford and New London and has wrested the leadership : from Milford which has slipped back into fifth place for 1898. The leadership has thus passed from one of the smaller exchanges to one of the larger ones. Norwalk's telephone density at the present time is 22.0 telephones per 100 population, figure which is higher than several of the coun- try's< <cities with huge metropolitan populations. Hartford. which leads in popula- ton and in total number of tele- phones. held It's own during the year, remaining in second place with 2l.7 telephones per 100 resi- dents, while New London tena- ciously held its second place tie with the Capital, having exactly the same density.
 Stamford, sixth in population, moved from fifth to fourth posi- tion in telephones per 100 popu- lation with a figure of 21.3. Mill ford fifth fin line had a density
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-28
YMCA Notes

The Y. M. c. A. camp varsity baseball team. led by John Atwood and Joseph Corcoran, who connect ed for home runs, defeated Camp Hagen yesterday afternoon in Wa |tertown, 22 to IS. in free hitting contest which had the official scorers tired out from keeping record of the base hits.
 Tonight wrestling program will be the feature activity on the
 siv program. Among the boys will be seen on the card are
 Hyde, James Bassett, Ken- iefh Dresser. Jack Goepel, Charles Book, Robert Decker, William Moore, John Atwood and William ,v'srnock. In a novelty match the
 IT Kowboys will wrestle on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-28
ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL TRADE
 ARE REVEALED
Dun and Bradstreet Inc Give More Encouraging Report as to Markets and Business

New York, July 2s.-(UP)--
 General trade activity has re-
 yealed "a hardened immunity to any break in speculative markets" " Dun and Bradstreet, Inc, reported to-day. and the normal mid-sum- recession is "but faintly discern
 ible."
 Business has shown desire to cooperate with the administration recovery program thus bringing about increased wages.
 "1n the leading industrial in-
 dices there were fewer new peaks astablished this week." the report said, although ground previously rained was ceded but fractionally."
 The report pointed out that the
 business activity barometer of Dun and Bradstreet rose sharply to 72.3 per cent of the 192S-30 level, the highest level in two years, as compared with 60.5 per cent the with workers soon to re- ceiye more wages and with addl- tional hours of freedom in which I to spend the money, the present ace curnuIatiof of merchandise soon may need to be replaced at high CT figures" the report said re- 9arding retail trade.
 Consumers, the report said, are turning their attention to 1ewelry, radios, pianos, household furnish- ing and furniture and the bargain prices of former years largely have vanished. Through tho entire re tail system there appears bet ter tone.
 Furniture orders, wholesale, thus far are running 50 to 75 per cent greater than q year ago. Sales of package food products and canned goods are larger in volume and dollar totals.
 Tn the industrial recovery d. vision, the report noted that there had been no recession in the auto- mobile industry as "sales to the public are running substantially ahead of those of last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-28
BRoADCAsTs AT VITO

several plano selections will be played over WTIC at Hartford to- morrow afternoon at 2:46 o'clock Iby Miss Rebecca Levlnson. daueh- Iter of Mr. and Mrs. William Levin son of Hill street. She had been fheard before on the radio. Mis- ILevinson attended Crosby high Ischool and for four years was q member of tho consolidated high school orchestra. She also attended | the Yale school of Music. Miss Lev inson Is . pupil of Professor John
 Miss Levinson will offer the fol- flowing program: Nocturne. opui 34s, No 1. by Frederic Chopin; Alt
 Vien by Leopold Godowsky; and Persian March (Strauss) by Alfred 0ruenfeld.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-28

Boston, July 2S - In a state- ment commenting on the meaning of the blanket code" to New Eng land business, President Henry D. Sharpe of the New England Coun- ell today emphasized the need for real understanding on the part of employers, employees. and tha general public, both as to the ob- jectives sought and the methods proposed" This is necessary. he declared, if the changes implied in the widespread adoption of the Presidents Unemployment Agree ment are to be done 'intelligently and with justice to all concerned" ]" He declared that the New England Council would "assist to that end"
 Asserting that while puLiic at- tention is centered on the provis- ions of the agreement dealing with employment and wages, the agree ment involved additional factors which employers and the public should have in mind.
 His statement follows in full text:
 "The President of the United States Is asking of all business em- ployers in New England that they immediately institute maximum hours in the work week, adopt minimum wages, and eliminate child labor, as their contribution to a nationwide program for spreading employment and increas- ing the buying power of wage earners. This so-called "blanket code" embodied in the proposed Presidents unemployment agree ment, is anticipatory of more com prchensive codes for each type of industry to be worked out in CO., operation with the National Re- covery Administration. It should not be overlooked that every in- dustry is expected to agree upon and submit to the National Recov- cry Administration 8 code of fair com petition by September l, or earlier. Each such code approved will. for the industry concerned.