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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-06
PRUSSIAN Diet
is DISSOLvE
BY HITLERITES
Franz Won Papen Is Named
Premier by Hindenburg
Emergency EdlCt.
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press stan Correspondent

BERLIN. Feb. 6.-The Prussian
diet was dissolved today under au-
thority of a presidential decree
which permits the reich government
to take over authority in the state.
President Paul Won Hindenburg
opened the way for dissolution Of
the Prussian diet by signing an
emergency decree removing Prus-
sian Premier Otto Braun and NAM
ing Vice. Chancellor Franz Won
Papcn to replace him.
Won Papen also Is federal COM
missioner in Prussia.
The Prussian government was
ousted by Won Papen when he was
chancellor, but retained the nom
inal rights of Office and representa-
ton on The federal council A fed
cral commissioner was installed to
rule the state.
Six Slain in Fights
Braun was a member Of the Prus-
sian state council and would not
vote for dissolution Of the diet. He
was removed to make dissolution
possible.
Six deaths in political fights over
the weekend have accelerated
Chancellor Adolf Hitler's plan to
gag the press and curtail freedom of
assembly.
In an emergency decree which
was published today, the Nazi chan
ccllor, who came into Office just one
week ago, is empowered to take
drastic measures against his oppo-
nents through the curtailment OF
constitutional rights.
Mayor Is Assassinated
Week end violence included the
assassination Of the Socialist mayor
of Strassfurt, Herman hasten, who
was shot and killed by a Nazi stu
dent. The mayor vas attacked as
he was entering his home. The stu
dent is under arrest.
First reports of the toll of fight
ing listed about fifty persons in
jured in street fights and brawls
Outbreaks occurred at Breslau
Chcmitz Munich, and other cities
and towns.
Despite steady drizzle and a
cold, biting wind, Hitler the former
crown prince, members of the gov
ernment, and a crowd of 10000
stood for five hours Sunday during
scmi-military funeral services for a
Nazi and a police officer killed in
a street fight with Communists.
There were $4,000 men in uniform
at the services, brown shirt Nazis,
members of the Steel Helmets, and
police.
BE 1.nad,t fnt. that hit Of ..,Itna err,
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
SEAL To HURRY.
HIS REPORT ON
M|LKPROBE
Senators to Await Findings
Before Preparing Their
Recommendations

With hearings before the Sen
ate District Committee investi-
eating the local milk industry
concluded yesterday, Elwood Seal,
committee counsel, began today
to prepare recommendations to
be submitted to the committee
before that group writes its re-
port.
Senator william H. King CD,
of Utah, chairman of the COM
mittee, explained today that he
and Senator Pat McCarran CD,
of Nevada, the only other men,
ber of the committee who has
attended all the hearings, will
get to work on the report at the
earliest opportunity and that the
committee findings and recon-
mendations should be ready be-
fore Congress meets.
Woman Urges Price Cut
Both of these Senators have ex-
pressed the view that the testi-
mony has shown the distributors
not only have underpaid the farm
ers for the milk, but have not di-
vided their profits with the con-
sumers, sine the retail price has
not been lowered.
One of the concluding wit
nesses yesterday. Mrs. John Boyle,
chairman of the District Con-
sumerS' Council, which she said
represented 100000 consumers
here, asserted that the retail price
of milk here could be reduced
from 13 to II cents a quart and
still allow the distributors a
reasonable profit.
McInnerney Testifies
Previously Thomas N. McInner-
ney, president of National Dairy,
told the committee that certain
economies in distribution. adver-
tising, delivery and purchase Of
bottles had resulted from the ac-
QUESTION of the local subsidies Of
National Dairy,
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
COUNTY GIVES
2,790 JOBS IN
4 MONTHS
Applications for Work in
Prince Georges Have
Total 4,274

More than 2,700 unemployed in
Prince Georges county have been
put to work on civil and public
works projects in the past four
months.
The exact number placed, ao'
cording to T. j. Camfield, man.
ager of the Hyattsville office OF
the National Unemployment Ser.
vice, is 2,79O. OF this number So
are women and 2,738 men.
Up until yesterday 4,274 jobless
persons had registered for work
with the unemployment bureau.
Since the opening Of the Job
office on August % Of this year.
six persons have been added to
the staff to aid in registering and
placing the unemployed.
The offices rooms have been
enlarged to take care Of the rush.
With the county's work quota
of 1,0O1 filled, the office is now
busy placing persons on Federal
projects. The names of 1,702
persons now remain on file.
So far 1877 unemployed have
been given work on CWA prot
ects, and 973 on PWA projects,
Mr.. Camfield said.
Mr.. Camfield and one inter
viewer will go to Marlboro today
and next Tuesday to register per.
sons for employment on CWA
projects.
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
1877 Are GiUen Jobs
CLenninO In Parks

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Dec.
19.-As part of the program of
the Fredericksburg and Spotsyl-
vania Memorial Park to prepare
for opening the park to tourists
next summer, 1877 men were put
to work Monday clearing dead
growth, removing trees and i'm
proving park property.
The project is included under
Federal Civil Works rather than
Virginia State CWA quota.
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
Hazen, Judge MattingIy
To Attend Homecoming

Commissioner and Mrs. Melvin
C. Hazen, Judge and Mrs. Robert
E. Mattingly, Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent Of police; Inspec-
tor and Mrs. Albert j. Headley,
Captain and Mrs. Jerry Sullivan
and many other former residents
of Southwest Washington have ac-
cepted invitations to attend the
"Old Homecoming" meeting Of the
South Washington Citizens Associ-
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
SURE
! To FOLLOW
!. HIS LEAD
Survey Reaches White House
Tomorrow; Attitude Will Be
Based on Labor Report

Definitely asserting that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has not as yet
decided what he will recommend
regarding restoration Of the Gov
ernment employees pay cut, a
member of the House Appropria-
tions Committee today held out
the hope that the White House
position may be made known
before this week is concluded.
The Appropriations Committee
members expressed firm con-
viction that the President is
awaiting the report of the cost
of-living study, which is expected
to. be submitted to the White
House tomorrow by the Depart
ment Of Labor, before he decides
what recommendations the Ad-
ministration will make concern
ing the pay cut restoration mat
ter.
Will Follow Roosevelt
Chairman James P. Buchanan,
of~the House Appropriations Com
mittee, already has said he be-
lieves the cost-of living study
results will have a great influ-
ence on what the President will
recommend, as we'll as on what
action his committee will take.
Although a large number Of
members of Congress have openly
expressed the hope that the pay
cut will be restored in full, in
their private conversations they
indicate strongly that they will
follow whatever recommendations
come from the White House.
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
CIV. Students to Give
Xmas Play Tonight

"Holy Night" Christmas miracle
play by Gregorio Martinez Sierra,
Spanish playwright, will be given
tonight by George Washington
University students at 8:15 o'clock
in Pierce Hall. All Souls Church,
Sixteenth and Harvard Streets
Northwest.
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
COUNTY SEEKS
RULES ON SALE
Of LIQUOR
States Attorney Bowie to
p, Draft Summary Of Reg
uIationS

With Prince Georges county po-
lice still uncertain as to what en-
forcement they can exercise under
the new State liquor act, States
Attorney Alan Bowie announces
that he is preparing a summary Of
the regulations in the State act
for the use Of enforcement
agencies.
Meantime, the board of license
commissioners is to consider a set
of regulations on details not cov-
cred by the State act, such as
what constitutes restaurant and
whether liquor can be sold over
bars.
State Rules Outlined
State regulations that retailers
must know are
1. Any peace officer can en-
force the new laws.
2. No sales shall be made to
minors or persons visibly under
the influence of liquor, but beer
or light wines may be sold to a
minor accompanied by a parent
or guardian.
3. Retailers must keep records
of their purchases for inspec-
ton by the State cOmptrOller's
agents.
4. Retailers may purchase
only from licensed manufac-
turers or wholesalers.
5. No solicitor or salesman
can be employed to solicit or
ders, but orders may be taken
over the telephone and deliv-
cries made.
6. No retailer can use a sign
furnished by a wholesaler or
manufacturer that is valued at
more than IS. and no retailer
can become in d ebted to a
wholesaler or manufacturer for
other than the purchase Of
beverages.
PENALTIES HEAVY
Z. Possession Of illegal whisky
or cOunterfeiting or forging Of
stamps and certificates, or par
ticipatiOn in tax evasion, is
punishable with a fine not ex-
ceeding $4,000 and a maximum
sentence of five years or both.
8. Hours for sale are: For
ION sale" from a. m. to 2
a. M, and for "Off sale" from
a. m. to IL midnight. The
hours for sale may be changed
by the county board.
The Washington times., 1933-12-19

thousands of unemployed women
who are heads of families and
need employment "a5 badly as the
men do"
The State welfare head asserted
that she has noted a breaking
down in the morale of mothers"
because of the depression. This
condition, she said, makes for bad
environment for the children and
is increasing the burden on State
and local child welfare agencies.
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
Will Pay Teachers
EUrLu for HOLIDAYS

Prince Georges county public
school teachers will get their
checks 10 days earlier this month
so they may observe the beginning
of the Christmas holidays with
full pocketbook.
Checks totaling $46,2O0 we're
signed by Nicholas Orem, county
superintendent of schools, yester-
day, and will reach teachers to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
SUIT SEEKS BAN
ON BOND ISSUE

CULPEPER, Va, Dec. 10.
Making another effort to block
this city's plan to erect its
municipal power and light plant,
the Virginia Public Service Com
pany has made application to
the Circuit Court for an injunc-
ton to restrain the town from
issuing general obligation bonds
Of $4,000.
In filing the application, the
company charged that the recent
State legislative act empowering
municipalities to create such in
debtedness without the vote of
the people was unconstitutional
About Is local taxpayers have
also petitioned the court for a
similar injunction.
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
GETS
YULE TREE

Trustees Of the Silver Spring
Public Library will begin tonight
decoration of the library for the
Christmas holidays, according to
Mrs. Lloyd Beers.
The main feature will be .
Christmas tree, decorated with
covers from new books that have
just been purchased for the IL
brary.
The regular meeting Of the
trustees will be held January 26.
when election of four new men,
bers to the board will be held.
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
POLICE PAY UP
IN TAKOMA

Takoma Parks town council
met at the Fire Department
building at Takoma Park last
night.
A motion was made by Council
man r. G.. Sherburn that an in
crease of Is per cent in the pay
Of the sergeant of police, and a
10 per cent increase in the pay
Of privates be made Immediately.
The motion was referred to the
finance committee.
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
GROUPS HEAR D. c. HEADS
(Continued from, Page Is)

town association, the Progressive
Citizens Association of George
town, and the Progressive Busi-
ness Mems Association, informed
the members Of a recent confer
ence with District Commissioner
Melvin C. Hazen, in which he ex-
pressed the view that the i'm
provements should be continued
to Thirty-first Street and Wis
conSin Avenue.
The Washington times., 1933-12-19
Iobs for Idle Women
Big Problem Now,
Says Leader
''MoraIe of Mothers
Is Breaking Down,
She Declares
BY JULIA A. BONWIT

Need Of jobs for unemployed
women is especially acute now be-
cause of the detrimental effect Of
destitution Of women on the chill
dren of the nation, it was de-
cl red here today by Mrs, Mabel
Bassett, Oklahoma commissioner
of charities and corrections.
Declaring that little has been
done in numerous States to pro-
vide work relief for women, Mrs.
BaSsett said there are hundreds of
The Washington times., 1933-09-13
If You Have Stage Talent, Take Heed!
Contest Entries Must Be In Today
Radio Additions to Be
Given; 30 Best Will
Be Selected

Today is your last chance to
enter the contest being sponsored
by The Times. the National
Broadcasting Company and RKO
Keith's, which will result in two
persons getting the opportunity
to appear on the stage for one
week.
Today appears for the last time
the official entry blank for the
contest, which will assure an au"
dition to every person sending
it in.
Additions for Two Days
The additions will continue for
the next two days to give every
entry a chance to appear before
the judges.
From these additions a group
of 80 will be selected. Their names
will appear in The Times next
Monday.
Monday night they will appear
in a special broadcast from Sta
ton WMAL, starting at 10:15.
The radio audience will be the
judges in this contest.
They will be invited to send in
their selection Of the two win
ners, and the two polling the
largest vote will be named winners
of this contest. All votes must be
in before 6 p. m. next Wednesday.
The votes will be counted that
night and the names of the two
winners will be published in The
Times the following day.
Engagement Begins Sept. 22.
On Friday, September %. these
winners will start their weeks en-.
gagement on the stage at Keith's
with Arthur Godfrey, president Of
the WMAL Breakfast Club, as
part Of the RKO Greater Show
Season program. They will be
paid for this appearance.
The contest was started after
Godfrey had received hundreds Of
requests from persons interested
in how to get q chance to appear
on the stage or the radio.
The Washington times., 1933-09-13
Expectant Mothers Barred
AS Teachers by County

Harried by last-minute changes
in the Prince Georges county
school teaching staff, the Board of
Education, at a special meeting
yesterday, ruled that all teachers
who are expectant mothers and
do not voluntarily retire will be
suspended.
Teachers who report their ex-
pectancy will be released from
their duties for a period to be set
by the board, it was said. That
period will begin Immediately
upon becoming aware" Of her con.
dition and extend $50 long as the
child needs mothers care" accord,
lg to the regulations adopted. The
plan is similar to that now in use
in Baltimore, said Nicholas Orem,
superintendent of schools.
d. C. Wards Admitted
Thirteen wards of the District
were ordered admitted to county
schools that are not crowded,
while eight were refused because
1t was planned to place them in
overcrowded schools. The eight
will be admitted if moved into
other districts, however. according
to Miss Patricia Morse, chief of
the division Of child welfare. Dis.
The Washington times., 1933-09-13
PLANT MAY co
TOALEXANDR|A

The Alexandria Chamber Of
Commerce has adopted the
budget set up by the board Of
directors continuing the office Of
the business manager. Opposi.
tion was due to the fact that the
budget provides for withdrawing
$500 from the reserve fund of
the chamber.
A committee was appointed to
investigate the offer Of the Field.
man Company Of Baltimore to
move to Alexandria If the city
would pay the expenses Of NOV
ing the factory. It was stated
that approximately 800 workers
are employed by the plant.
It was announced that the
chambers quarters will be moved
from the present site to the new
Barrett Building at King and
Alfred Streets.
The Washington times., 1933-09-13
URGES
BYRD PLAN

Arlington county organizations
today were circulating petitions
asking an immediate special elec"
ton to allow the county to enter
the Byrd road plan. The groups
started the petition following a
mass meeting Monday night at
Arlington Court House. Already
a considerable number Of sigma
lures have been secured.
Under the provisions Of the
Byrd road plan maintenance and
supervision of the county's roads
would be transferred to the State
Highway Department. The county
would spend no money from local
revenues on streets or highways,
A saving of at least one-fifth
of the total cost in the county
budget would be affected, accord
ing to County Auditor Elmer F.
Newell. He said:
1.-THE savings under this plan
would give the county enough
revenue to pay the cost Of in
stalling a countrywide sewer sys.
tenn and provide for the needs
Of schools"
All but four counties in vir.
ginia are now operating under
provisions Of the plan.
The Washington times., 1933-09-13
BUS|NESSHE
CLOSE ANNUAL
CONFERENCE
ORGANIZATION Not to Define
Policy in NRA Matters;
"Truth" Ads Urged

Milwaukee was chosen the con-
vention city for the Affiliated
Better Business Bureaus, at the
closing session of the nineteenth
annual conference at the Shore
ham Hotel today.
The policy committee recon-
mended that the organization con-
tinue its present policies, but the
report pointed out that the bu,
reau deals in facts, and that to
define a policy regarding the Sc.
curities law or NRA matters would
be a mistake.
E. L. Greene Reports
Resolutions were to be con-
sidered later today.
Edward L. Greene, head OF the
National Better Business Bureau,
submitted his report this morn
ing, explaining that in many
cities managers of bureaus have
volunteered to act as lieutenants
in the local armies handling com
plants of the National Recovery
Act.
Among the resolutions expected
to be adopted is one urging Con
gress to enact law designed to
tighten statutes regarding falsifi'
cation in advertisements for food
and drug commodities.
Campbell Speaks
DR.. w. C. Campbell, chief of the
Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs
of the Department of Agriculture
addressed the group at the open
ing session, pointing out the
necessity of such statute.
Whether or not a resolution
concerning cooperation between
the bureaus and the Federal Trade
Commission in the enforcement
of the Federal securities act will
be adopted is not known, but re
gardless, the organization will put
much effort toward bringing
about such cooperation.
Secretary of Commerce DAME
C. Roper was the principal speaker
at the banquet held by the con
ference last night.
The Washington times., 1933-09-13

trict Board Of Public Welfare.
The Hyattsville School heads were
authorized to refuse admission to
pupils from Bladensburg and Mt
Rainier, as a cure for overcrowd'
ing there.
George F. Forbes, jr., Of Aquas-
CO, was awarded a scholarship to
the Charlotte Hall Military Acad-
emy, when the board was notified
that Dan Robinson, of Lanham,
would not be able to accept be.
cause Of sickness.
School Buses Insured
Insurance totaling from $4,000
to $4,000, covering personal in
juries and $1,000 property dam.
age, was placed on school busses
by the board, at an average cost
of $48.22.
Frances Werber, Wilson Normal
graduate. will replace Marjorie
Gwynn, resigning because of
health, at the Cottage City School;
jeanette Robinson, Salisbury Nor.
NAL, for Louise Rush, Mitchell.
vile; Erma Mitchell, Salisbury
Normal, for Katherine Curley,
Cheltenham, and Margaret E. Ad.
ans, Towson Normal, for Marga'
ret M, Guthrie, Oxon Hill.
The Washington times., 1933-09-13
TAXI K|DNAPER
GETS 10-YEAR
SENTENCE
LittIeton May Pleads Guilty in
Virginia; Companion to Be
Tried on September rs

A 19-year-old Washington youth
was in the Virginia State prison
today, under sentence Of 10 years
meted out only a few hours after
he and a companion kidnapped a
taxicab driver here and started
on a career of crime.
The youth, Littleton May, alias
Jack Harvey. alias John Miller
alias Jack Dye, 400 block Sixth
st. N. w.. pleaded guilty to
charges of kidnapping the taxi
driver and holding up filling
station near Richmond.
Denies the Robbery
His companion, Dallas Will
ford, 100 block T st. S. E. ad-
mitted taking the taxicab, but
pleaded not guilty to the robbery
and trial was set for September
26.
The two men yesterday hailed q
taxicab driven by Edward E.
Bowen, First block Randolph Pl.
N. w. and instructed him to drive
them to Alexandria.
There, the driver said, they
drew pistols and forced him to
drive them to the outskirts Of
Richmond, where they staged the
robbery and started back to
Washington.
Police Get Pair
Near Fredericksburg they threw
him from the car and drove off.
He notified authorities who broad
cast a lookout, and Alexandria
police intercepted the cab as it
passed through the city, only a
few hours after they had left
Washington.
After police questioned the men
May was taken into court, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced.
The Washington times., 1933-09-13
UNION SCORES
BREAD PRICE
INCREASE
Boost Not Justified by Higher
Wages Paid Labor, Says
Andrew Myrup

That any increase in the local
bread prices is justified by rise
in labor cost is vigorously denied
in statement issued today by
Andrew A. Myrup, secretary-treas-
urer of the Bakery and Confec.
tionery Workers Union.
Myrup, who is in Washington in
connection with the formation Of
baking industry code, declared:
eff Washington bakery own
ers claim that any increase in
the price of bread in this city
is caused by or justified by any
increase in labor cost, the state.
ment is nothing less than down.
right misrepresentation.
"NOt only has there been no
increase in labor costs, but the
industry has not complied with
the industry's blanket code re-
quirement for 44-hour opera
ton"
An effort to make an accurate
estimate of the cost of loaf Of
bread, delivered to the consumer,
Robert E. Lynch, assistant corpo-
ration counsel, yesterday called
on local baking concerns to sub
nit detailed data as to operation
and ingredient costs.
The Washington times., 1933-09-13
/, .D,C.-T0-B0STON
ROAD VETOED

The four-lane highway between
Washington and Boston, for
which public work funds are be-
ing sought, is doomed.
This was indicated at the Inte-
rior Department from a reliable
source, where it was pointed out
that work on the boulevard could
not be started for some months.
This is contrary to a strict rule of
the P. w. A. that projects to be
favorably considered must be
started at once.
Officials seem inclined to treat
the project lightly, saying:
"Oh, yes, we have received an
application for that project, but
we also have one for gigantic
highway between New York
and San Francisco"
The Washington times., 1933-09-13
MENCKEN KILLS
VOTE Of DRY

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 10.
Henry L. Mencken, pundit of the
vets, and Joshua LeVering, cham
pion dry, exchanged birthday
greetings at the polls in Balti-
more yesterday, and at the same
time killed each others vote.
In all it was a great day for
both Of the "sages." They met
at the polls, voted, reaffirmed
their opposite stands on the pro-
hibition question, expressed a
hope of the others ultimate con-
version and then retired to their
respective abodes for q quiet
birthday celebration.
Levering said:
"Mencken's only So, I hear.
why, he's merely a youngster,
and has a good many things to
learn. There is still time for
him to learn how to treat his
fellowmen, and I'm sure that
he'll come to see things in a
different light"
Mencken retorted:
$50 Mr.. Levering is SS today?
Well, / hope he lives as long as
I have, and has as good o time
and becomes as virtuouS. If all
prOhibitiOnists were as noble as
he, I'd sign the pledge. AS for
keeping it, that's o different
matter"