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Montana oil and mining journal., 1934-08-18

she always took pretty good care Of
herself. Fresh negligees or crisp morn
ing dresses for breakfast. None Of this
lolling about in half soiIed things, the
way the deserted wife Of the stories
spent her time.
She tried now to look better than
she had been looking, but, there wasn't
much she could do. She took little
more care OF her face. She got new
permanent wave, though the odd one
wasn't quite out. She bought some new
clothes at shops Just little smarter
than she could afford. George rather
raised his eyebrows when he saw the
bills. These were days for economy, not
extravaganza Roberta admitted that
he was right, but didn't be think her
new things looked well2 he hadn't mo-
ttceds he said.
SO dressing UP for your husband
wasn't the way TO win him back. O,
wen, she had the clothes, looked nice
in them. That was something.
She was little too fat. She knew
that. TradiEi0nally, every one loves a
fat man, but overweight women we're
MT 80 popular. Lois had q lovely fig-l
me.
Roberta began to diet. Every morn
ing she hoped on the scales in the
bathroom. She was losingl There was
no doubt shout that
II was Flora Ellis and then Lucille |
Davis, Of course, who first noticed that |
Roberta was thinner And their re-
marks weren't at al the reaction she
had planned.
MY, but you're looking thinl" Flora
said Are you feeling well7 Is every
thing all right2"
Everything Is fire, Roberta answer
ed. why shouldn't 1t be2.
20. no reason. Only your face looks
30 thin and tired and all"
Lucille was even more brutal.
You certainly are going OF" she
said You've got lines at the corners
1f your mouth that make you look for
ty. You ought to rest more. Cot any
hing on your mindSs
@Only my diet" said Roberta. and
r'm about to lose that"
Montana oil and mining journal., 1934-08-18
OBTUSE TRIANGLE y TAra 5 wir.IoY

She decided not 10 diet. Her new
clothes were beginning TO feel too loose
and George hadn't noticed the Lost
weight. anyhow.
That was the trouble George didn't
notice. And she did 50 want him 20
pay some attention 20 her. he never
gave her compliments any more
Maybe that was itl After All she did
mt give him compliments the way she
used TO. Flatter himl OF consel That
was the way 10 treat q mani Lois fl@t~
tered him.
Roberta knew that Lois fIattered men
almost tgastinctively, looking up at them
from under her lashes
I1at night George telephoned taak
Montana oil and mining journal., 1934-08-18

PNAaAszks6 IS Heaeial ArranReMeu& with The
ssseAsr Tribzns-zssw York News Syndicate. Tns
COPYRIGHT: 1884: By Thyra s. Winslow
ns Two PARTS PART TWO
She was tortured almost beyond en-
dguance. pacszuing him with Lois What
did they talk about7 Did IAos sit cl01s
10 him IN restaurants the way she us
ualLy sat close TO men and look no into
his eyes and agree with him with little
quick mods Of appRoyal7 OF course she
didi OF course they had al sorts Of
little, funny secrets. little trick words.
The SORT Of secrets she and George
had had one time. Did they make fun
Of her? Laugh &c her because she Was
stupid and dull2 Did they think she
knew anything about them? What did
ehey think she knewa
In little groups at parties when LOIS
was one Of the gay, restless women Ro-
berta could notice only what she always
noticed. Occasionally, though, sane-
thing was said and, watching Lois and
George. without letting on that she was
watching. she saw their eyes meet and
saw them smile q little over something
she didn't know about. The pain Of l
that was bad but she could stand it. 4
II was sort Of exciting pain. It was
when she was alone ct q time when
previously George would have been with
her, that the hurt wasn't so easy 10
bear
What did other women do Ia those
nice prettily solved stories9 There were
women who had '1et themselves go.1
They came to realize" and dressed I'D
FOR their husbands She had read 50
many stories where the poor, plain
wife took sort Of beauty course and
vas transformed into an amazing
creature who Overcame the other wo-
nan and won back her husband.
But Roberta hadn't "let herself go"
She was no beauty. She knew that. But
Montana oil and mining journal., 1934-08-18

For a while. rather pitif1liy enough
she tried imaginary engagements, hur-
rying In 10 dinner Just a little late. on
an evening when bridge or guests
meant that George would be &C home.
she made vague and mysterious apoio-
gies. George looked &C her curiuusly--
and didn't ask any questions. He seem-
60 only vaguely interested and slightly
annoyed. That wouldn't dol
She looked around. There wasn't q
single unattached old type bog friend
any place around. She couldn't try 70
vamp one Of the husband8 OF the wo-
men she knew. That did seem mean
and pointless. The women were her
friends-and the husbands were pretty
Montana oil and mining journal., 1934-08-18

FNAalszssa ~ Speeial Axransemeu& with TINS
C0pgrlght: 1884: By Thyra s. Winslow
The Washington times., 1934-10-31
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Evening star., 1934-08-03
MONUMENT WORK
ABOUT TO BEGIN
Roads Barricaded and
Fence Is Being Erected
on Knoll.

After many delays, the "face" of
the washington Monument Is about
to be lifted" and the layman can
see evidences of activity.
The National Capital Parks today
barricadsd all roads to the Monument
so as to give workmen the right OF
way. A fence is being erected at the
top Of the knoll on which the Monu-
ment stands.
Three carloads Of steel scaffolding
reached Washington yesterday and
Monday morning workmen Of Alex
ander HOWE, Inc. of Cleveland, viii
begin to encircle the shaft with steel
Oficials of the National Park Serv-
ice, Interior Department, today made
it clear that the Washington Monu-
ment will be open TO visitors during
the progress of the renovation. A
covered paSsageway will be constructed
from the east fence to the entrance.
From now until the end of the year,
officials pointed out, no parking will
be permitted around the Washington
Monument, SO that visitors will have
= walk some distance.
The scaffolding erection, the clean
ing of the stones which have become
marred by the weather and the in
suring Of waterproofing Of the shaft
was made possible by 100000 Public
Works Administration ALLEGATION made
last September.
Evening star., 1934-08-03
BUSINESS OF 1888
BOOSTS CAPITAL
TO ATH PLACE
$140, 36e, 900 Total of
Wholesale Houses 46.20o
Less Than in 1929.
DECREASE FOR NATION
AT LARGE is $500
Employment OFF Only 26.5, but
Pay Rolls Showed 45.3 Decrease,
Census Bureau Reveals.

Doing a total business of s140,-
369, 900 in 1898, wholesale houses in
the District Of Columbia moved from
thirty rank m 1929 to thirty
fourth among the States in volume in
1898, it was revealed today by the
Census Bureau.
Total sales for 1888, however, were
46.2 per cent less than in 1929, when
the first survey of its kind was made
in the United States.
For the country as q whole the
decrease was $50 per cent. Employ
ment, however, was OF only 26.5 per
cent, but pay rolls were ass per cent
less. The number of establishments
dropped So per cent.
Detailed figures for the District, as
announced by william L. Austin, d.
rector, showed the number Of estab-
lishments dropped from 496 in 1929
to 49, last year. Total net sales
dropped from $26l ,083,000 to sl40,-
36e 900.
The average number Of full time
employees in washington wholesale
houses last year was 5,918 and they
earned S6,ol3,0UU. FAEt-IlIuc cIu-
ployes averaged ITO and their payroll
totaled $91 900.
For the country as a whole total
net sales dropped from s6s,056, ,604, 900
to $50, ,482, ,271 900. The District ac-
counted for only .46 per cent Of this
total last year.
New York retained its rank as first
with 25.79 per cent Of the total. Illi-
nois remained second with 9.o9 per
cent, but California replaced Pennsyl-
vania in third place, selling 7.45 per
cent of the total against 6.94 per cent
for the Keystone State.
Maryland moved up one place from
twenty-second to- twenty-first, with
1.2l per cent of the total, and Virginia
moved from twenty-fourth to twenty
second, with 109 per cent.
Ranking lower than the District
we're Rhode Island, Arkansas, Maine
North Dakota, Utah, South Dakota
Arizona, Idaho. Delaware, Montana,
Vermont, New Hampshire, New Mex
leo, Wyoming and Nevada, In the or
der named. -
Evening star., 1934-08-03
Benefit BALL GAME
SET FOR TOMORROW
Arlington Volunteer Firemen to
Meet Police to Aid Build
ing Fund.
= s.sn corresnondsnt ot rhe Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The star.
ARLINGTON, Va, August 3.-Final
preparations for the annual base ball
game between the Arlington volunteer
firemen and the Arlington County
police, to be played on Arlington
Field at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
were completed here yesterday. Pro-
ceeds win go into the building fund
fer the enlargement of the Arlington
County Fire House.
Several county officials viii be seen
in the lineup Of both teams, and
others are expected to lend their sup
port to the annual game. A large
crowd witnessed the first annual game
staged last year.
The starting lineup as announced
today is as follows:
Firemen-C z. Scheffel, catcher;
Charles Shoots, pitcher; Chief Al
Scheffel, first base; w. w. Wheelock.
second base; Dave Watson, shortstop;
Harvey Hatch, third base; Joe Doyle,
left field: Rufus 1,rice. center field,
and Leroy Chaney. right field.
Police-Jack Conway, shortstop;
Lawrence w. Douglas, third base:
Raymond Crack, pitcher; Harry
woodward, first base: Bill Brown,
center field; Lewis Elliott, right field;
Joe Marcy, left field; Ray Cobean.
second base, and John Burke, catcher.
Evening star., 1934-08-03
STAGE BOXING SHOW
TO HELP ASSEMBLY
Sale of 10000 Tickets Will Pay
for Police Chief Con-
vention.

Some 10000 tickets for the boxing
show to be staged at Griffith Stadium
Labor day to raise funds to defray ex-
penses of the International Associa-
ton of Chiefs of Police Convention
here in September, were distributed
today for sale by police.
The tickets we're given to the vari-
GUS precinct commanders at a meet
ing in the office of Mai. Ernest w.
Brown. Sale of the tickets by police
win not begin until August is. Tickets
already are on sale at hotels, the ball
park and various business houses.
Marty Gallagher and Tony Gallento
viii be featured In the main bout.
General admission tickets are selling
at 81, box seats at $1.65 and ring
side seats at $2.20.
Evening star., 1934-08-03
DISMISSAL is ASKED
FOR TWO POLICEMEN
Trial Board Finds Thompson and
Warner Guilty of Taking
$40 Bribe.

Dismissal Of Policemen David r.
Thompson and Ralph S. Warner,
both of the fourth precinct. was rec
commended yesterday by the Police
Trial Board, which found them guilty
of accepting $40 bribe for returning
a seized automobile and liquor to q
motorist.
The specification on which they
were found guilty also charged them
with leaving their precinct territory
to make the seizure and failure to
make any report of it.
The car and liquor were taken, it
is charged, from Charles Beal, col
ored. first block of NJ street southeast,
on July Is. The two officers, after
transferring the liquor to the police
scout car. took possession of the dis
tributor head Of the automobile, it
weS charged They later returned the
automobile part to Bean. after hav-
ing left the car with him, and also
gave him back the liquor, it was said.
Bean, it was alleged. placed $40 on
the seat of the police car between
the two officers,
Evening star., 1934-08-03
Alley Clearance Plan Ciren
By Settle and Canon Stokes
Report Containing Definite Proposal
for Administering Act Is Submitted
Today to the White House.

sonnet. It Ia understood. VIII be made
up Of the various local and Federal
agencies directly or indirectly inter
ested IN alley clearance.
The act creating the authority
makes It possible 10 use $500 900 OF
the unexpended balance Of the old
wartime Housing Administration In
the District Of Columbia. This money
will serve as a revolving fund and
viii serve the purpose Of launching
the enterprise, but additional appro-
priations will be necessary to carry
out the plan on the broad scope on
which 1t was originally designed.
Hopes for Model.
President Roosevelt. who Is per-
sonally interested in the project. Is
hopeful 1t viii serve as model for
the rest of the country.
The other members Of the Presi-
dents Committee are Melvin G. Ha-
zen, representing the District Com
missioners; Horace w. Peasley repre-
senting the Public Works Administra-
ton, and John Ihlder, who. with
Canon Stokes, represents the Wash
tngton Committee on Housing.
Evening star., 1934-08-03
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
BY BIBLE SCHOOL GROUP
Charles Z. Huffman Will Head
Marksville District As
sociation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
STANLEY, Va. August 3.-Charles
l.. Huffman, local merchant, was
elected president of the Marksville
District Bible School Association at
its annual meeting at Bethlehem
Christian Church yesterday. Other
officers elected were c. z. Petefish.
Marksville, vice president, and r. L.
Tayler, Alma, secretary and treasurer.
The business session was taken up
with a discussion on getting adults
into church. A report made by a
committee representing the nine
churches in the conference showed
over 800 church members TO 1000
non-church members. and 9l3 en-
rolled in Bible classes to over 900 not
enrolled. Every church win be asked
to ask adults to attend the churches
of their conference, the conference
being INSTRUMENTATION.
Those addressing the conference
were Rev. Floyd Blosser of Luray,
Rev z. L. Sheaffer of Shenandoah,
Rev. Paul Shultz Of Luray, Rev. H. E.
Wakeman, county president, and J.
z. Tucker of Stanley.
Evening star., 1934-08-03
WASHOUTS DISRUPT
BRANCH TRAIN LINES
Chestertown and Centerville Serv.
ice Postponed After Heavy
Rains.

CHESTERTOWN, Md, August s.
A. Z. Culver, Pennsylvania Railroad
Co. agent here, was informed today
that severe washouts on the line be-
tween Wilmington and Middletown,
Del, will cause indefinite postpone
ment of train service on the Ches-
tertown and Centreville branch lines.
The trains are now at the Massey
junction and will probably return to
their respective terminals to await
orders.
Torrential rains early today caused
heavy damage on the Delmar Virginia
Division. No trains are running north
OF Clayton. A dozen telephone poles
were swept down late yesterday by
a high wind In Queen Anne County,
across the Chester River from here,
and phone service is suspended In
that area
Evening star., 1934-08-03
SPOTTERS REPORT
LARGEST NUMBER
More Than so Complaints
Reserved Today by the
Traffic Bureau.

The largest number of complaints
yet received poured into the Traffic
Bureau this morning as Police Chief
Ernest w. Browns Secret Commit
tee of 100 Traffic Observers warmed
to the task of "spotttng" the city's
eccentric drivers.
More than half hundred license
numbers were sent in by members Of
the committee yesterday. arriving In
this mornings mail. In addition, a
self-appointed observer noticed that
no less than 16 motorists ignored a
stop" sign at Wisconsin avenue and
r street during the rush hour yester-
day afternoon.
Four Truck Drivers Reported.
Four truck drivers were reported
after they double parked their vehi-
cles despite the fact they could have
pulled into the curb at convenient
spaces nearby. A like number Of taxi
cab drivers were complained against
by members Of the committee for
reckless driving and speeding.
The amateur observer who saw so
rcuch law violation at Wisconsin ave-
nut and r street signed himself "Re-
porter No. 49," He sent in the
license numbers of four additional
motorists who broke trafac regula-
tions in other sections
Up to the present writing the
Voice Of Safety" automobile, which
started cruising the city Wednesday
with loudspeaker warning to aim
less motorists and carefree pedes-
trians, had saved the washington
public approximately SITS a day.
This, at any rate, was how the Po-
lice Department accounted for the
fact that motorists during the last
two days deposited something less
than $500 collateral in comparison
with the $3.50 which they usually
plank down daily as penalty for
traffic offenses.
Impression Made on Court.
The safety crusade also made its
impression on Police Court records.
Judge Gus A. Schuldt announced one
Of the lghtest days Of recent months
in Traffic Court yesterday. At least
200 cases is an average day, but only
l44 erring motorists were hailed be-
fore that tribunal yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Police Departments
vocal automobile continued to cruise
downtown Washington today, pointing
loud-speaker remarks at jaywalkers.
double -parkers, speeders and others
operating automobiles outside the traf-
fic regulations.
The safety campaign seems to be
working, the Police Department says
hopefully. Sergt. Walter H. Thomas,
assistant director of the campaign.
was In an optimistic mood and even
ventured the prediction that WASH
ington motorists are becoming safety
conscious"
Evening star., 1934-08-03
EMPLOYEES STUDY
PAY DAY CHANGES
Executive Council of Local
z to Discuss "Stagger-
ing" Tonight.

Organized Government employees
VIII study the proposal of the Board
Of Trade that pay days be stag
gered"
The Executive Council Of Local 2,
the principal departmental unit Of
the National Federation of Federal
Employees, meets tonight and win take
up the matter. according to Joseph
s. stansfield, the president. Z. Claude
Babcock, president Of the American
Federation Of Government Employees.
said he would lay 1t before the con-
stituent lodges Of that organization.
Opposition Anticipated.
In the absence of any information
from members of my organization. it
is my opinion that there would be
great objection to the Federal Gov
ernment staggering its pay days, :"
Stansield said. He added that the
real payday issue is that Federal
employees cannot get their checks
cashed without difficulty"
In this connection Stansfield pointed
out that the extension of payment by
check instead Of cash is opposed by
the federation unless the Government
provides facilities at the departments
for cashing those checks"
Babcock said: Apparently no spe-
cial effort has been made as yet to find
out what Government workers think
of this proposal. To my mind-and,
I think, to the minds of some $4,000
residents OF Washington-this repre-
sents about the most important aspect
of the case. 1t may be that the pro-
poSal will be advantageous and it
may be that 1t viii not. but do not
look with favor on any plan TO ex-
pertinent on Government employees
without regard to their wishes in the
matter"
Robert v. Fleming, president of the
Board of Trade, is planning to ap-
point committee to 60 into the idea,
which was projected as means Of
spreading over the month the volume
of business now centered around the
LIST and 18th of each month.
Evening star., 1934-08-03

A definite plan for administering
the alley clearance act was brought
70 the white House today by two mem
bers Of the committee named by FreSi-
dent Roosevelt TO make a study Of
the subject and offer recommends
tons.
The report wag presented 10 Marvin
II. Mcintyre. ore Of the Presidents
secretaries, by Canon Anson Phelps
Stokes and T. B. Settle Of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Not Made Public.
Mcintyre said the report would not
be made public in advance Of the
Presidents return. II Is understood,
however. the report contains pro-
posa1 to revise the nature OF the adj
ninistering body and also a recon-
mendation as 10 the practical means OF
procedure for clearance of undesirable
dwellings and other buildings In the
alleys of the city.
The permanent body 10 administer
the act Is TO be known as the Alley
Clearance Authority, and It's per-
Evening star., 1934-08-03
SENTENCE UPHELD
In CODE VIOLATION
Auto Salesman Remanded to
Prison After Habeas Corpus
Is Dismissed.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 3.--Suprene
Court Justice William Harman Black
today dismissed habeaS corpus writ
obtained by Gordon S. Harris, auto
mobile dealer, and remanded him to
Tombs Prison for three months.
Harris, who lives in Ridgewood,
N. J., and maintains Offices in Man.
haitian, was given the prison sentence
in Special Sessions Court last We'd
nesday on his conviction for allegedly
violating the motor vehicle retail
code. He was convicted on a charge
Of selling an automobile at $50 less
than list cost.
The court held that the State act,
under which Harris was prosecuted,
provided for Imprisonment of viola
tors who did not pay fines. Harris
was fined $500, which he did not pay.
Counsel for Harris. the first person
convicted in New York for violation
of the Schackno act, contended it did
not provide for Jail sentences.
Evening star., 1934-08-03
WINDOW SMASHED,
$500 JEWELRY TAKEN
T Street Store Robbed at Early
Hour-other Thefts Reported
to Police.

Thieves smashed the show window
Of the Selinger jewelry store, sl6 +
street, between 5 and 6 am. today
and escaped with watches. rings and
other jewelry with total value Of ap-
proxtmately 5000.
Several other rooberies, in which
thieves obtained loot with total
value OF S27s.s5, also were reported
TO police.
Policemen i. AZ. Frayne and F. S.
Marshall. second prtsinct fired sew
erai shots at group Of eolored men
whom they surprised in the act of
stripping an automobile near First
and N streets last night. but the men
fled, apparently uninjured.
Evening star., 1934-08-03
lob COMMITTEE
MAPS PROGRAM
ON LARGE SCALE
Employees to Be Asked to
Give Capital Applicants
Preference.
LOCAL PURCHASING
ALSO TO BE SOUGHT
Would Hasten Process of Issuing
Building Permits-Education
Drive in Fall.

The Executive Committee set up by
Commissioner George Z. Allen to
conduct q job-finding and job-making
campaign this Fall met today and
mapped out an ambitious program
for itself
Among other things the committee
decided TO ask all employers to pledge
themselves to employ Washingtonians
IN preference to persons from other
States and to seek to obtain employ
ment for at least o certain percentage
Of washington residents on all Fed
eral and District construction jobs.
The committee plans TO urge persons
to buy In Washington wherever pos
sible, to seek to hasten the process
of issuing building permits and to
make a survey Of the city to deter
mine the number Of houses in which
jobs can be found for domestic serv-
ants.
Education FAN Plan.
The committee plans an educa-
tional campaign In the Fall somewhat
similar to the campaign conducted by
the Community Chest in its annual
drive for funds. The employment
center viii be asked to cooperate by
keeping up-to-the-minute records Of
the number of skilled workmen and
professional men available for en-
ployment together with statements Of
their qualifications Efforts will also
be made to start some kind OF an
educational program to train un-
skilled workmen for jobs requiring
skill.
Officers Elected.
Officers elected by the committee
are Tom Groom of the District Bank
ers' Association, chairman, and El-
wood. Street. director Of public well
fare, secretary. Other members are Z:
John Locher of the Building Trades
Council, George w. Beasley Of the
Federation of Civic Associations. Syl-
van King of the Merchants and Man
ufacturers' Association and Robert j.
Cottrell of the Washington Board of
Trade.
Mr.. Groom announced that as a
direct result Of Commissioner Aliens
appeal for more jobs. the Bank of
Commerce and Savings intends to put
on q new roof with cost of $4,000,
the work all to go to washington men.
Evening star., 1934-08-03
''WE SORT" INDIAN HELD
AFTER FATAL SHOOTING

Eddie Taylor, "a. colored, of Po-
monkey. Md, was shot and fatally
wounded early today in row at a
filing station at Masons Spring, Nd.
John Melvin Harvey. 80. member
Maryland Indians. surrendered to
of the We Sort" Tribe Of Southern
Sheriff Robert Cooksey Of Charles
County a short time later and is being
held without charge for hearing before
Magistrate r. H. Lee Reich today.
Taylor, after receiving treatment at
the Naval Dispensary at Indian Head,
Md. was taken to Providence Hos
pital. where he was pronounced dead
Harvey is proprietor Of the station
at which the shooting occurred.