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known to go several times higher. Or they grow
Concord grapes. One Ozark grape grower sold
$1,000 worth Of grapes from seven acres even In
1882, with grapes selling at IS cents a busheL
Game fowl, ducks geese, pigs, grapes, these
are some of the ways people are making living
in the Ozark Mountains-people who have had
no experience in farming.
IN the Ozarks there are no telephones-and no
fuel bills. No gay Broadway or Main Street.
keeps folks in touch with the outside world. And
ing to work for it. The Missouri and Arkansas
Ozarks have opened the way for many to reach
an independence they never dreamed Of and
these feel the depression did them good turn.
These people are making their own New Deal.
In Kansas, wheat bonuses passed to farmers
in the Governments agricultural program have
been Of great assistance to both farmers and bust
ness, have given the communities new life. The
hog surplus reduction program also is sending
new money to the farms
Depression had SOLDERING effect on Wichita
and it's immediate trade territory. Fewer and
smaller parties, less expensive purchases. But
now times are getting better despite lack of a
wheat crop and the low price of oil.
Cheaper foods are being eaten. The average
family is canning more than formerly. Green
beans, corn, pickles, tomatoes and even meat are
being put up in large quantities. The Salvation
Army has opened a cooperative cannery for
those on its charity list and is canning more than
so tons of vegetables for Winter USE Men and
women in the cannery are paid for their work
and the produce b dOnated or rRissd on the va
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By Thyra Samter Winslow
(NOted Short Story WriEer)
Copyright, 1883, b. KiaR Features s,udlsats. Inc


AS WE GO WESTWARD we find the New
~ Deal has preceded us. In some states it
d = is already in force, with plenty of food and
work-and good chance for the added luxuries
that make life worth living.
In other states, especially in those dependent
on wheat for livelihood there is still consider
able doubt as to the future. But with this doubt
there is hope, too, the hope that conditions which
are proving so good for part of the country will
work out to the advantage of the rest of the
country, too.
Most places are accepting the MIRA with en-
thusiaSm. In parts of Oklahoma, curiOusly
enough, it is being received with superstition and
fear!
THE Ozarks these days are offering a haven for
Thousands of weary and worried folks. In
tact, they are a way out for many who wanted
security and didn't know which way to turn
A small army Of $4,000 has already won VIC
tory in the Ozarks, is making a living on the
land.
The mountains of Missouri and Arkansas are
providing fresh start for these thousands who
were deprived Of employment during depression
or who lost fortunes on Wall Street or through
bank failures
These people were at the end of their re.
sources They did not come to hunt for fabulous
treasures, but as q last hope Of making decent
living. They are almost entirely white-cOllared
city people who want to be sef-supporting and
lndependent-and who want land. They want
n home where they can have peace and quiet
and where they can get HON estAad for almost
mO&hinV.
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cant lot gardens sponsored by the Army. the
Wichita Garden Club and similar groups
In Wichita and in most of Kansas there is
good. wholesome food for everyone: But ward
robes are getting threabare and there is little
money for new clothes
Professional baseball failed in Wichita when
the city lost it's Western League franchise. How.
ever amateur baseball has gained. Golf is gain
ing popularity and swimming pools attract the
crowd Wichita is asgood outdoor show town
and this year attendance at carnivals and cir
cuSeS has been good.
AN increase In oil priceS the wheat reduction
"A crop program with its resultant rise in price,
hog progran-all are easing the strain under
which Wichita and the surrounding country
have been living. Two thousand people have
been added to the payrols, with an increase of
$1.000,OOO0. and further increases due this Win
ter. made work." paid for by the city. county
and federal aid is keeping 1900 men in food
and necessities.
Crime has decreased in Wichita under Chief
o. w. Wilson, who has instituted model system
of reports and check-ups. This year Chief VIII
son was invited to Europe to compare methods,
going as guest of the Oberlaeder Fund
Things are not so pleasant in the other states
devoted to wheat growing. The Dakotas and
Minnesota are still Skeptical. Farmers and bust.
ness men in these states are inclined to feel that
the recovery program is desi gned primarily to
aid industrial centerS and are afraid that what
ever aid the farmer gets will be too long in COM
ing.
They display little enthusiasm over the direct
relief being offered by the crop reduction plans:
They have had scanty crops for five years-and
this year their crops will be less than 80 per cent
of normal.
Many of the Dakota farmers are actually in
want. In towns too small to support relief sta
tons the only available help is from farmers and
ranchers who are in want themselves.
Harvest hands who migrate annually to the
Dakota wheat fields and earn enough to keep
themselves through the Winter left the wheat
belt early this year, their pockets and their
stomachs empty. They were unable to find work
enough to carry them from threshing crew to
threshing crew.
Homes in North Dakota are being sared By
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BOYS OF THE ROAD

TODAY Miss WinslOsO, noted short story aUritec
and social surveyor, continues her analytic
Of national conditions, choosing again for her
chief theme the drama of lUhAs is happening in
the West under the NeDU Deal
With the aid of more than one hundred cor.
respondents, all reliable and highly experienced
VaeaUsPapeTnren and IUOnren, she has GssensbIed a
startling array Of facts and figures 80 vital to a"
understanding of the recovery project that the
reader sOiN find them as interesting as fiction.
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two. . few hens, perhaps .
horse and some machinery.
They work hard. They raise
enough corn to feed the live
stock. They have fresh eggs
and chickens from the start
Soon they have enough vege-
tables for use and for canning
and selling. Hens and fattened
pigs begin to pay. Other cows
are added to the milk herd.
Or perhaps they 60 in for
strawberries. In the OzarkS
the average profit on berries is
$40 ner acre and It has been
Evening star., 1933-05-11
Lingerie

Odd lot It. Lingerie dt ~ Price
Printed Silk and Rayon Undies,
were $1.00 to $l.59; Printed Voile
and Batiste Undies, were S0c
Printed Wolfe and Porto SQc
Rican Gowns. Were $l.00
-Rayon and Muslin Slips. CSc
Were 3oc and 49c. c......
SILK and RayOn
Lounging p a J a m S. @7 SQ
Were $2.95 and $3.95 ~
Kann's-Second Floor.
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Gloves
Hosiery

So Pairs Mems Novelty
Socks. Also Children's y ~
-l2 prs. Full-fash- 1C1Lo
icned Silk Hose. As Is. AS ~
-8 Pairs Ingram Hose; were 39c;
Is Pairs Chiffon and Serv- CSo
ice weights, handled, as is. ~OS
Kann's-Street Floor.
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Bed Coverings

IS Chatham Blankets, wool,
Ia plain y! color'' Were $l.95
$Z.95 ...............
Ia Comforts, rayon @2 OK
covered. Were $685.. ~
-l5 Cotton Plaid Blank IOc
cts, double-bed size. ca.
s. Plaid Blankets, 70x80 ~
IN, ca.
10 Patchwork Quilts, &1 M
double-bed size ......
Kann's-Street Floor.
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Home Fittings

III Jaspe Boudoir Chair
Covers. Were 69c .....
al Leatherette Floor
Hassocks. Were $1.00. -.
Remnants Drapery Mate
rails. Were 19c to 29c yd.
Remnants Drapery Fab
RIGS. Were 39c to soc yd.
Table lot Linen Gre
tonnes. Were soc yd...
-Chintz Spreads and
Drapes. Were $l.29, each
Odd lot U olstery
Squares. Were 39c to soc
Kann's-Third Floor
Evening star., 1933-05-11
Neckwear
FrOcks and Uniforms

30 Breakfast Coats, in print
also h-overettes. Were 20
$l.0O, now
-i2 Wool Dresses, coloTs;
misses sizes. Were $1.95 40
and S295 .............. T~'
is Printed Smocks, also pima
fore aprons and hoover 90
cites. Were soc and $1.0O. oO'
10 Smocks, of colored OF,
broedclcth. Were S1.95.. |s'
30 Uniforms, in white ~
and colors OI
10 Sheer Crepe Dresses, print
and plain colors, CD e
soiled. Were 1895. %@'o
Kann's-Second Floor.
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Trimmings

-l3 Fur Ascots, Of Lapin, (dyed
rabbit, and summer squirrel, in
nutria and beige. Were CT 90
S1.79, now ........ $A'OO
-2l Belts, chalk beads. 07.
Were s1.00 ...., OSC
Fancy Buttons. Were o.
60c to $3.50 a card. Nv
Kann's-Street Floor.
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88c
SOC
SOC
d &c
color:
l.. ( ,
I. On
Children's Wear

-Mussed Dresses; sizes S7c
3 to 6. Were $100. Wv
-"Me-do" Fine Cotton 2Oc
Underwear. Were 59c... Nv
Odd lot Cross Bar Union 76c
Suits. Were soc. .......
Green and White
Knitted Shawl. Was CD 90
S6.98 ..............
Il Green X nitted C1 90
Shawl. Was $685.. ~A
Il Green and white OOo
Knitted Shawl. Was $1.98 ~
Il White and Blue Shawl, was
s3.49; 1 Yellow Shawl &7 40
was s2.98........... ~
Il Sheet and Pillowcase
Set; embd. in blue. 6Oc
Was $1.00 .............
Lace Trimmed White SOc
Voile Dresses. Were s1.59. Nv
Second Floor.
Silverware
900 Silver Plated and 60
Glass Pieces. .............. w
-25 pieces Pewterware. CQc
Dented .................
Il Electric Clock in pier cabinet,
was S11.75, as Is; 2 Large Electric
Mantel Clocks, were CO 90
$1,000 minimum. %o'~o
8 sets Silver Plated
Ware; 26 pieces. Were @1 90
$3.50 ...............
-3 Silver Plated
Cheese and Cracker CT A0
Dishes. Were 1898. %A'OO
Il Silver Plated Per- or nA
colatOr. Was $500 ~osOO
. sets Bronze Clock
and Candlestick. Were CD 90
$O.UU
Kann's-Third Floor.
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Linens

-5 Linen Lunch Cloths. 2Sc
Were SOC, ea.. .............
- Linen Table Sets, @R or
in green. Were $8.95. ~o
4 Linen Table Sets, G7 or
blue. Were $685..
go Finger Tip Linen Sc
Towels, fringed ...........
rs Pillowcases, hand To-
embd. Were 29c, ea.....
go Turkish Bath Mats. CSc
Were 39c ...............
Kann's-Street Floor.
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Junior Misses Wear

-18 Swagger Suits,
with 1s coats. Were c.
$40 ................. %C''
-12 Dresses, soiled. CT,
Were S7.95 and $40. PA'
IS Sport Coats, of CO
tweed. Were s5.95, now @@'
Kann's-Second Floor.
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Housewares


-13 qts. Wizard Liquid SOo
Floor Wax. Were $1.OU... oOC
liz pts. Wizard Liquid 90
Wax. Were 75c .......... o/C
SO 4-Oz. bottles Wizard IN.
Polish. Were Csc. 1OC
II Porcelain Gas S210S
Range. Was $685.. %HA'1c
-39 Wizard F,OOr
Mops. Were $1.00 to IL
$500 ............. II price
Il Metal Bench Hamper. 70.
Was S1.98, as Is. ........- ~
Il Three Cornered Metal Hamp-
er, was S4.98 as is; 5 Willow
Clothes mpers. CT zc
Were 1898. .......... %A'sc
q Ideal Electric GO 40
Cookers. Were s5.98.. %G'f1
Il Ideal Electric cS o.
Cooker. Was $3.50 -. %o'1c
Il Everhot Electric e7C IN
Cooker. Was $3.50, %1N'oO
3 Metal Garden c1 90
Carts. Were 1898. :. @1'1O
wm wa1. " Vegetable &c Bins 'Sl.OO
. Star Right Electric CT or
Mixers. Were S18.75.. S|'|o
100 pcs. Triple Coated
Enameied Ware. Were 11o
$100; as Is. fC
Odd let Bread Boxes, Drain
Boards, etc. Were 20.
69c to S1.98. ~CC o|C
Aluminium Cereal Cookers.
Sauc epans,
etc. Were 75c o.. to n1 An
to S188. ~oC PA'OO
IS Hamper Stools, as is. 40.
Were s1.98 ............. f1C
Il Detroit Jewel
Gas Range. Was GOO OK
$45.45 ....... %@I'Io
RAJ Rant Table %ss Top .9o 9; Gas $34.95
= Bird Cages. We
81 sz,ss as to SIPS to $3.50
Kann's-Third Floor.
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Toilet Goods

Odds and Ends-Loti-ns, per-
fumes, lipsticks, powders, soaps,
etc. Limited quantities. IN.
Were 25c to SOC. Choice AOC
Makeup Boxes. Were 40.
$1.00. Small lot. 1<C
Kann 's-Street Floor.
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Underwear

-S Carter Rayon Combi- 1Oo
nations. Were csc. IC
3 Milanese Gowns, C1 40
soiled. Were $2.98.. %A'TI
Il Boys Knit Union Suit, size
10. Soiled. Was SOC. 5 Women's
Rayon Step-ins, soiled. o.
Were ACC. Each. h........ @OC
80 Pcs. ChiIdren's
Rayon Underwear. 1917
Were Csc. lZI2c
Kann's-Street Floor.
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Chinaware

10 six-pc. Spice Sets. SOc
Were $1.00. 0.............. Nv
3 Imported Fish Bowls, also
. China Salad Sets, @7 OQ
7-pc. Were $3.98.... %A'~o
II Dinner Set, 50-pc. @S 90
Was $9.98. ......... %c'~
. Cottage Sets, 81 @C 90
pc. Were 1898. ..... %S
10 Cottage Sets, l8-pc. &1
Were $1.49. .............. W.
10 Blue Willow Cot
tage Sets, 32-pc. Were @2 40
$4.98 ............... ~
Us Green Earthen Cas- 2Qc
seroles. Were 69c. .......
IS Five-pc. Bowl Sets. 60c
Were CSC. ..............
II Topaz 15-Pc.
Luncheon Set. Was @A. %
$7.98 ...............
-6 Rose Glass Cookie 1Qc
Jars Were CSC. .........
Kann'S-Third Floor.
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Art Goods

-Boudoir Pillows; soiled.
Were $1.00. -.
Small lot 81 a mp c d
Pieces, curtains, towels,
etc. Were SOC. .........
-l6 Bed Lights; soiled.
Were $1.49 49............. -.
-8 Handmade Pictures
and l Bridge Lamp Shade.
Models. Were $500. -.
Small lot Crochet Cotton
odd sizes and colors. Spoo
-l6 Bucilla p a ckages.
Were $1.00 to $500. .....
10 Fancy Flower Pots,
also 6 Chintz Chair Pads.
. Brass wis on
Stands. Were $l.00.....
Kann'+Fcurth Floor
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Handkerchiefs

Linen and Cotton Hand 60
kerchiefs. Embroidered. -. ~
Mems and Women's
I1sen We.s a5a a'ndker'h'sf'. handkerchief l2E2c
Mems Colored Woven Border
Handkerchiefs; Women's Large
Size Prints and Lace Edge 90
Linens. Were SOC. ...... SON
Kann's-Street Floor.
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DOnestics

-Candlewick Bedspreads. g
Double bed size. .......
80 Crinkle Spreads. {
Were 75c, ea..
100 Kann's Certified
Sheets, 63x99, and 72x99. E
Were 69c, ca. ..........
$50 Yds. u n b ! e q h e d
Muslin. Was SC, now. -.
-Rayon Bedspreads, ivory c
single bed size. Were @1
$3.95 ..............
200 Yds. Pajama Check.
Reg. 12hc, yd..
Kann'eStreet Floor.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
BLIND To OFFER
BIBLE PLAY

The Blind Troopers. composed
of blind men and women, will pre-
sent Follow Thou Me-" a Biblical
drama in four acts, at the Francis
Junior High School, Twenty-fourth
and N Streets Northwest, on Feb
ruary q.
The play will be for the purpose
of raising funds to promote the
workshop of the Capital Blind AS
sociation at 1919 Seventh st. N. w.
The shop is partially equipped
with looms and other apparatus to
be used by blind persons in earn
ing their living. Charles Churchill
is president Of the association.
The cast will include Esther Dill
lard, Florence Forest, Rosa Plum
mer, Lenora Bell, William Daughty,
Carol johnson. Florence Morgan,
George Reed, Mabel e. Robinson,
Mary Cephas, Gertrude Washing
ton, Thomas Garnet and Bernard
Groome.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
j. Of MARYLAND.
Gets BUDGET
INCREASE
Governor Asking $2,085, ,1W
For School; College Park
Unit Gets $330,000

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. Is. The
University of Maryland will re-
ceive $2,0S5, ,1O4.99 in 1884 from the
State, according to the budget Of
State operating ex- enses filed
with the legislature by Gov. Al
E:rt c. Ritchie.
The 1884 appropriation is
larger than the 1888 expenditures.
However, the university will con-
tribute 10 per cent of the appro-
priation to the State treasury.
other departments return but S
per cent.
The appropriation for the Col
lege Park unit is to remain at
$3.50, 900, which was the amount
donated for years previous. Two
thousand dollars additional is ap-
propriated for the College Park
unit to make up for deficiency in
interest usually collected by the
university. $
The governor plans to give
$164, ,537.11 to the agricultural de-
part:-1ent Of the college.
The appropriation for the uni
verify represents an increase Of
500, ,427.67, which the governor
says will be made up from pa
tents in the new University Hos
pital and increased fees in the
professional schools in Baltimore.
Actually, he says, the States ap-
preparation will be cut $116,618.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
PAY GUT ASKED
BYvOLUNTEERS

A letter from the Sandy Spring
Volunteer Fire Department say
ing that it's members were mind
full of the present tax condition
in the county, and that they
are willing to accept cut not
to exceed 20 per cent in the
amount allowed by the county
for maintenance of the depart
ment for 1888, has been received
by. the Montgomery county COM
miSSionerS.
Reduction in price Of hose and
other fire equipment makes this
possible, although the department
expects others to take similar
cuts, if cuts be necessary.
A petition has also been re-
ceived from 38 taxpayers Of the
Laytonsville district asking for
one mile of pike or more from
I LaytonSville toward Unity.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
F|REMEN
FIGHT FIRE

The "outlawed" and dissolved"
Hyattsville volunteer fire depart
ment yesterday had an opportu'
nifty to do a favor for a friend.
Fire broke out in the roof Of a
house owned by DR.. Hillary c. Will
lis, former mayor of Hyattsville
and one Of the volunteers strong
est hackers in the fight with the
mayor and common council, who
seek to oust them and instSll a
council-controlled organization in
their stead.
The house is occupied by colored
tenants and stands. near the Brent
wood town line, on Rhode Island
Avenue. The firemen, who re-
sponded on two pieces of appa-
ratus. extinguished the fire before
it had done much damage. It was
believed caused by an overheated
chimney.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
Colonel E. A. Halsey to Get
Senate Secretaryship

In 1897 a small boy came here
from Virginia to start his career
as a Senate page. After March
4 he will be named secretary Of
the upper branch of Congress.
Col. Edwin A. Halsey, the for
'mer page, was brought here by
his uncle, the late Senator John
w. Daniel, of the Old Dominion.
Senate Democrats now have
promised to give HalSey the COW
eted post of secretary when they
take control, March 4.
Salary of $4,000
His salary will be $4,000, tess
an 8 1-3 per cent pay cut. He
will have an official car, a lux
urious office and the privilege
Of using a frank. His duties re-
quire him to sign Senate docu-
ments and handle all communica-
tions to the President and the
House.
: Starting as a page, Halsey
served assistant superintendent
of the press gallery. assistant
sergeant-at-arms and secretary to
the minority.
AS SECRETARY to the minority,
Halsey has been confidential ad
wiser to many Democratic Sen
atotrs, has rounded them for roll
calls and votes and has aided
them in many other ways.
He will succeed Col. Edwin P.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
Horticulture Meet
to Hear Sen. LeLL,iS

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Jan.
25.-The annual convention Of the
West Virginia Horticulture Society
opened here today with between
400 and 500 fruit growers from
this state, Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsylvania in attendance. The
convention will continue through
Thursday.
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis Of
Illinois will be the principal
speaker at the society's annual
banquet this evening. Senator H.
D. Hatfield Of West Virginia will
also attend,
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
RGERT0l|NK
THREE TOWNS

Consolidation Of Hyattsville,
Riverdale and University Park
into one important" town is
proposed in a resolution adopted
last night by the Hyattsville
chamber of commerce.
The Hyattsville organization,
however, realizes there might
be Opposition" to the plan
and it is proposed to educate
the residents of the three towns
to the benefits of consolidation
and thus build up an overwhelm-
ing sentiment in favor of unfit
cation.
A committee of the Hyattsville
chamber will be appointed to
study the matter.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25

Thayer when he is named TO ms
new position.
Many After Post
Although the appointment Of
Halsey is assured, q strenuous
fight is expected when the time
comes to name a new sergeant.
alarms to succeed David Barry,
who holds the post under Repub-
lican rule. The position carries
the same salary as that Of secre-
tary.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh CD,
of Montana, is anxious to have
H. w. Dobell get the job. Sen
ator Royal S. Copeland, of New
York, wants his secretary,
Chesley w. Jurney, to be named
and Senator Ellison D. Smith, of
South Carolina, is sponsoring his
secretary, Charles Jackson. Demo
Gratis will decide on the ap-
pointment at a conference after
March 4.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
s7,000BEQUEST
LARGEST MADE
by SPINSTER
Wife and Daughter of Pastor,
Attorney and Servants.
To Share Estate

LEoNARDTOWN, Md, Jan.
2Ss Six beneficiaries under the
WIN Of Miss Ida Kirk, 73-year-old
spinster, Of Chaptico, killed by
q bomb planted in her automo-
bile January Z, are children, it
was learned when the document
was probated in Orphans Court,
here yesterday.
BeneficiarieS Listed
Frank wainwright, 8, son of
Mrs. Jean Wainwright, who is
the daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. Joseph Gibson, receives
$4,000. The same amount is
left to Hilda Jane Brisco, a
daughter Of States Attorney j..
II. T. Briscoe; Walter Kirk
Stirling, 5, son Of the cashier OF
the st. Marys First National
Bank; William Kirk Snouffer, z;
Frances Key, S, and Nellie Key,
6. The Key children are de-
Scendents of Francis Scott Key.
Mrs. Jean Wainwright receives
the largest single legacy, $1,000,
while her mother, Mrs. Eva Glib
son, who was riding with Miss
Kirk at the time of the fatal
blast, receives $1,000.
So Attorney Gets $4,000
Other bequests were Addison
Herbert, $4,000; Miss Virginia
Reeves, $4,000; Evelyn Mont
gornery, $4,000. States Attorney
J. n. T. Briscoe. who also was
the slain woman's attorney, was
left $1,000. The Ladies Aid
Society Of the Chaptico Church,
was left $1,000 to be spent on a
cemetery. John and Mary Shade,
colored servants of Miss Kirk,
were left $4,000 each.
Nigel Dixon, her ward, received
nothing under the will, but a
note saying that he had been
cared for during Miss Kinks life
time was attached to the docu-
nnent. Miss Kirk decided him a
large tract Of land in 1925.
Angel to Mark Grave
The will specified that all prop
erty holdings of the slain spinster
be sold, and proceeds turned over
to beneficiaries of the will. She
also stated that a life sized
monument of The Guardian
Angel" with arms outstretched,
should mark her grave.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
CIVIL MARRIAGE
BILL BEFORE
ASSEMBLY
Would Permit Officials to Unite
Couples; JobIesS Insurance
Plan Also Up

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 25.-Bills
for compulsory unemployment in
surance, recognition of civil mar.
riageS, and for a tax on chain
stores are before the General
Assembly here today.
Convening last night after Q
recess, the legislature was pre-
sented a bill by State Senator
E. Milton Altfeld Cd providing
for compulsory unemployment in
surance. The measure would
create fund, to which two per
cent of the employees wages
would be contributed by the en-
ployer and one per cent by the
employe himself, all from his
weekly earnings. When he be-
comes unemployed, the insured
employe would receive so per cent
of his wage for a period of 16
weeks.
For Easier Marriage
Sponsored by Democratic Dele
gates Emanuel Gorfine and Rich
ard M. Baker, the civil marriage
bill would provide that couples
could be married by judges, clerks
of all courts of record. and town
mayors. The proposal is before
the judiciary committee.
Under the provision for the
measure for taxing chain stores,
an additional license would be
required for every store over two
operated by the same interests.
Bill Cuts WOmen's Hours
Aonther bill introduced would
cut the legal working hours OF
women from 10 to 8 hours maxi.
mum q day.
Making ready for Congressional
action submitting the Eighteenth
Amendment to State conventions
for repeal, a resolution has been
introduced providing regulations
for the election of Maryland dele.
gates to such a convention.
The Washington times., 1933-01-25
Plan Considered
To DeLGH Tax LeUy

The Prince Georges county board
Of commissioners yesterday con-
sidered a plan under which the
signing of the county tax levy
that ordinarily would be done be-
fore the last Monday in March,
would be withheld a year.
The plan was advanced by
State Senator L. G. Sasscer, who
pointed out that it would make
available Immediately any action
toward the reduction of taxes
that the State legislature make
take.