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The Washington times., 1934-12-29

Billy harrington to protect you.
1t has just been completed. Rustic
guns, rustic chains, and rustic this
and rustic that are all in place.
The only thing that is not rustic
is the dance team, Maurine and
Norva, who will show Washington
just why M-G-M starred them in
viva Villa"
In reel life they are Maurine
and Norva, but in real life they
are Mr.. and Mrs. Leo LaGizzi.
They have been married for sew
eral years. She will be % on De-
cember 18, 1885. Her favorite
cigarette is a Lucky and she does
not drink-doctor's orders.
Maurine, like his partner, is of
French-Italian descent. He tips
the Toledoes at 1873 pounds in his
shorts. Two drinks a night is his
limit. So there you have a snap
shot of one of the most sensa-
tional teams to hit here in some
time. Can hardly wait to see
them tonight.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

All Night
And speaking Of December 81,
the Cotton Club announces that
Tommy Myles will play from
around 8 o'clock in the evening
to the same time in the morn
ing. Also entertainment will go
on every two hours throughout
the night.
At this point I would like to
mention a few persons whose
promptness. efficiency and con-
geniality has been great help
to me in the past-namely the
publicity agents of the various
after-dark spots. A happy New
Year to-Ruth Barnard, the
Shoreham; Jack Varela, the
HeighHo; Osgood Roberts, the
Mayflower; Mary Harris, Club
Habana; Kay Cunningham, the
Willard; Brian Brown. the Troika
and Hangar Club; Jack Espey,
the HiHat; Clark Brandt, the
Lotus; Betty Oldfield, Casino
Russo.
/ Billy Vine, the M. C. at La
Paree this week, is truly a radio
artist. He goes on the air regu-
larly with his father, Dave, and
portrays II different characters
such as French, German, hare
lip. etc. But at the present time
Billy's biggest event is his forth
coming trip with Warner Brothers
to make shorts. And there is no
reason why he should not make
good, as he has certainly turned
a cold Washington audience into
something very warm with his
clever antics. Do not miss him.
The Countess
Many people are no doubt won
dering just why lady with a
voice as good as Countess Ida
Santelli is singing in a night club
after having attracted the cream
of New York to the Cosmopolitan
Opera House and Steinway Hall
She is now at the Lotus.
Well it is this way. The countess
chief aim in life is not to be a
great opera star but to write. And
she is here principally to get ma.
terial for a book that she is
writing entitled, MY Life" She
feels that she can get the real
inside characteristics of people
by mingling backstage and listen
ing to their conversation. So
that explains her night club &C.
tivities.
Dropped in at Club THiver
Thursday night to hear Grace Nor
gan chant away at the piano in
her own little way. The whole
room is plunged in darkness, ex-
cept for two tiny spots that are
played directly on Miss Morgan's
attractive red hair. The way she
holds her audiences is remarkable.
You could hear a pin drop while
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
WiIIard's Plans for Greeting
1885 Attract Attention

lcellence. A delicious breakta
will also be served at 3 a. m.
This year-New Year Eve will
find the Willard Hotel enjoying
celebration which outdoes all the
welcoming of former years. More
real fun is being planned for this
New Year party than was ever
planned before,
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
Old Time
At MadriIIon

A jolly week of gaieties, culmi-
mating in record New Year party,
is promised at the Madrillon.
First comes that surprising dance
team. Marguerite and Arthur, d.
rect from New York's Park Cen
tral. They do boleros. waltzes and
tangoes in the most approved
Latin-American manner, but their
1885 version of the Apache dance
is the one that makes audiences
blink with amazement. Arthur
completely outdoes Jimmy Cagney
in the art of manhandling a lady.
But little Marguerite knows how
to take it without ever showing
the suggestion of bruise. 1t must
be her residence!
Marilyn WHY'S, expert contor-
ton and acrobatic dancer, demon.
strates the near kinship between
acrobatics and dancing. Her toe
tap dance is a marvel of dexterity.
Frances Delaney. mezzo-soprano,
is booked to join Leon Brusiloff's
Brusiloffians shortly, certainly by
New Year Eve. perhaps a day or
so before. Miss Delaney will sit
with the orchestra and warble with
them.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
RESERVATIONS POURING IN
CLUBS Are Ready for Gayest
New Year Eve Celebration
In Seventeen Years
By WILLIAM r. MERRIAM

With Christmas over Washington has definitely turned
towards New Year Eve Plans practically complete in
every spot and everything points to the most gala celebration
since prohibition dropped the Capital II years ago.
According to most of the supper club reservations
ARE pouring much faster than they expected and all those
seeking diversion this memorable night urged their
benefit to do something right about securing place
ho sit
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
Indians Coming

Well. tonight is the night the
indians are coming. so everyone
run to the Pilgrims Club where
You will find a stockade, built by
Evening star., 1934-02-27
Standard OIL Of New Jersey.

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Evening star., 1934-02-27
COMMITTEE DENOUNCES
CALIFORNIA CONDITIONS
Receivership and Bankruptcy
Proceedings Under U. S.
Judges Hit in Report.

BY the Associated Press
In a preliminary report to the
Senate yesterday. a special committee
investigating receivership and bank
ruptcy proceedings under Federal
judges throughout the country de-
nounced conditions in California.
The cost of receivership is so high.
the committee reported. that for every
dollar paid general creditors, 96 cents
was paid in fees
Bankruptcy costs in three Cali
fornia cities over two-and-a- half
year period. the committee reported
exceeded by wide margin the COM
bined salaries for that period of the
President of the United States. the
Vice President. the cabinet, the Sen
ate. and all Federal judges from the
Supreme Court on down.
The costs amounted to $9,243 407 in
San Francisco Los Angeles and Oak
land. while the salaries of the exec
utive heads of the Government. the
Senate and the Judges. amounted to
only 1882 500.
Evening star., 1934-02-27

ord. Some stockholders went to court
about it.
Charles M. Schwab. explaining that
bonus, contended that Grace had been
worth many times that to the COM
pany. On July 2, 1881. however. the
company drew up a new plan, rigidly
restricting bonus payments. In 1882
Grace received $4,000 salary and no
bonus.
One complaint by stockholders Of
several concerns has been the secrecy
that surrounds large salaries. Under
the new Bethlehem plan, executives
salaries are fixed by a committee of
directors. and no member of that COM
mittee may receive a salary.
Corporation executives contend that
some professional men, notably law
yers. also receive huge incomes. A
marked disparity exists, it is acknowl-
edged, between salaries of corporation
executives and Government execu-
tives. Asked about that, most execu-
tiVes say that involves arguments
about social philosophy and that the
fact Is. under the capitalistic system,
such differences have existed.
Evening star., 1934-02-27
W. F. M'GEE'S SECRET
REVEALED IN DEATH
Bucket Shop Figure of Decade
Ago Dies in Hospital Under
Assumed Name.
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 27.-Death
divulged the secret of William F..
MCGEE. whose name made the head
lines in the heydey of the bucket
shop a decade ago
Penniless and broken. MCGEE died
in a hospital last night, under an
assumed name. 1t was not until
that he was identified as the man
who went to prison with Edward M.
Fuller back in 1927 as the result of
a fiamboyant bucket shop trial.
MCGEE. although he must have sus-
pected he was dying of atrophy of
the liver kept the secret of his
identity to the last. Police records
said he was wanted in Chicago in
marriage racket" and also in
Waukegan, III.
Friends are said to have sent an
appeal to Chicago asking his former
wife. Louise Groody, actress, for
funds to bury him.
AS a result of the trial of MCGEE
and Fuller. the Bar Association made
an attempt to discipline the pairs
attorney-the noted William j. Fall
lon-but the appellate division Of the
Supreme Court dismissed the case in
1926
After the brokerage firm of Ed
ward M. Fuller-a man who once
acknowledged that he lost 1891 900
betting with Arnold Rothstein-col-
lapsed spectacularly in 1922, the head
C the concern and MCGEE were in
dicted for bucketing customers orders
After four trials, marked by accusa
tions Of contempt and jury tamper-
ing, they went to Sing Sing Prison
for a year.
Joseph Sheridan, with whom Nc
Gee had lived recently at hotel
was held on a charge Of harboring a
criminal.
Evening star., 1934-02-27
new YORK BATTLES
.9|NCH SNOWFALL
City Appropriates $2,0OO,.
600 Additional Funds.
8 Persons Dead.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated FreSs.
NEW YORK, February 27.-The
city battled desperately today, to re-
move a nine-inch snowfall before a
driving wind could pile it into drifts
and paralyze transportation.
Eight persons were dead in the
metropolitan area as a result of the
storm. The snow last night stopped
after 36-hour continuous fall.
AS the temperature tobogganed
48 1000 men and 1900 trucks worked
to clear streets and roadways The
city appropriated $4,000. 900 additional
for snow removal. bringing the Win
ters total to $4,000 900.
Many suburban communities were
isolated and with harbor ice block
ing barge traffic the city proper faced
the most serious threat of coal
shortage since 1917.
Rail traffic Jagged. but with the
exception of the Long Island Rail-
road all scheduled trains were run
ming. The latter road, after an all
day struggle against frozen switches
and drifts as deep as 10 feet, an
nounced curtailed schedule last
evening. Many commuters spent the
night at hotels.
Air traffic. paralyzed by the storm.
started up again when an Army mail
plane took off from Newark Airport
for Cleveland.
A few high lights of the storm were:
Residents of Westchester 'mushed"
to and from railroad stations on
Snowshoes.
Not an earmuff was left at the
citys largest sporting goods store at
noon yesterday.
Mary Hooker, 7-year- old schoolgirl.
was rescued by policeman who saw
her hand, grasping red tam
O. shanter, protruding from a snow
drift.
Evening star., 1934-02-27
TWO D. c. FIRMS
LISTED IN REPORT
Salaries of Peoples Drug
and Southern Diaries Or
fiCiaIS Made Public.

Only two local concerns appeared
In the Federal Trade Commissions
salary survey sent to the Senate yes
terday. The local organizations are
Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, and South
ern Diaries. Inc.
Peoples salaries included: M. G.
Gibbs, president, So0,0 in 1928. 1929,
1880 and 1881; S45,OOO in 1882 and
at the annual rate of $4,000 as of
September |, 1888.
F.. P. Carr. vice president, received
$4,000 salary and $500 as other
compensation" in 1928: $1,000 and
s3193 in 1929: $1,000 and s4OO3
IN 1880, Sll,833 and So .967 in 1881
and Sll 400 and S2,798 in 1882, when
he was also listed as a director.
Other Salaries Listed.
T. N. Beaver, vice president and
treasurer, received $1,000 and s70O,
respectively, in 1923: $4,000 and
s2.897 in 1929, $4,000 and S3,637 in
1880. S1l.666 and s2,696 in 1881,
Sl1,400 and s2.542 in 1882. and his
salary rate as of September |, last.
was $4,000, as vice president and
director.
The company also showed J. G..
Bell, vice president and director,
at rate of s522O on September l.
and George K. Shearer, treasurer. at
SS1OO.
In 1923, w. J. Smith. a vice presi-
dent. drew So 500 as salary. and
s23026 "other compensation" for a
total of s45526.
The company reported the following
Evening star., 1934-02-27
WOMAN NOVELIST DIES

NEW YORK. February 81 (P.-
Lola Jean Simpson, novelist and for
mer magazine editor, died at the
age of SO yesterday, after a long ILL
ness.
Her best known books were Tread
MILL" fictional study of the teach
ing profession. and "Backfire." For
several years she was editor of Chill
dren, a magazine for parents.
She was born in Woodland Calf.
and graduated from the University
of California For many years she
taught in the Woodland High School
and later in the adult education de-
partment OF the university.
Evening star., 1934-02-27
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate today had hope OF
knowing shortly almost all the major
salaries paid by American business
and industry.
Spread out for study Of man.
agerial worth and ability. Senators
today had Federal Trade Commission
data that out of 900 big companies
around 300 executives were receiving
more than 100000 in 1929 in salaries
and bonuses.
The Trade Commission says that
is only the first section Of an inquiry
that soon will cover the entire major
business field.
Thumbing through the figures al
ready presented. Senators added up
that in the boom period around about
Table Of Saiar
The following table shows salari
known companies for 1929 and 1882
salary and the second figure, when
pensation:
Name of company and official.
American Machinery and Foundry Co.
r. L. Patterson. president. 1890.
American Smelling & Refining Co.
F. H. Brownell first vice presiden
American Tobacco Co.
- VIZ uil preSidept
Evening star., 1934-02-27
Children Form Dry Legion.

HYATTSVILLE Md. February q
(SpeciaH -Orga nization of a unit Of
the Loyal Temperance Legion. for
children 6 to IA years of age, has been
effected here with Emily Ballard
president: Doris Ballard. vice presi-
dent: D. Hobart Evans. jr. secretary.
and Ira White. treasurer. Edith Dun
ford. Ira White and Nanny Brock
make up the Constitution Committee
Mrs F. r. Coburn is in charge of the
as general secretary.
Evening star., 1934-02-27
Perot Received S3i.999.

Southern Diaries showed the fol-
lowing salaries:
1923, Edward s. Perot jr., presi-
dent-director, S34,999; E. N. Snow
assistant to the president. $40, 800
Herbert j. Adair, vice president ano
director, 100000: John A. M. Adair
vice president 840O
For 1929 Perot drew $4,000 sal
ary and Sl2.l20 other compensation,
for total of S47.l2O; Snow. So
800; Herbert J. Adair, 100000 salary
and Sl2,l20 other compensation, and
John A. M Adair, s8.4OO.
In 1880 PerOtS salary is shown as
sl7,o0o for six months and other
compensation as $780, ,389, for a total
OF S53,889. Herbert j. Adair. SIS
600 for six months and S36,389 "othel
compensation for a total of S5l .389
snow, $4,000 for six months: L. NJ
Ogden, assistant treasurer and con-
uoller, S8,050; John A. M. Adair
$4,000 for seven months, and Elmer
j. Mather, president and director
sl4.583 for seven months; Roman A
Brodesser, assistant to president
s2,499 for six months: Harold NJ
Cole, vice president. s8,40O: Herbert
de Pew. $4,000. The follow ing pay
rents to these directors also were
shown: Thomas H. McInnerney, $40:
A. A. Stickler, $50: c. Henderson Sup
plee, $50; Henry w Breyer. $40; Will
bur S. Scott, $50; Henry NJ Brawner
ir., $50
Company Shows Loss,
For 1880, MatherS salary was shown
a S23,000, with other compensation
Of $50; BrodeSser, s9.999: Maurice K
Feartheld, vice president. s8.212. and
EraWner. as vice president. $3.50
Payments TO directors this year in
Guided: BraWner. $50: McInnerney
$50: Scott, $50; Stickler, 500 ano
Supplee. $50.
For 1882 Mather was shown as re-
ceiving s23,333; Brodesser, s9lOO;
Eeartield. s5.312, and Cole, $1,000.
The salary rates IN effect at South
ern Diaries on September l were
Mather, s25000, and Brodesser
$10.800
This concern showed the following
net income during the several years
1928-s303 009
1929-sS36,952
193O-the company lost s23620l
193l-the loss was S64879.
1932-the loss was s330,780.
Evening star., 1934-02-27

Huge Salaries and Bonuses
In Industry Barred to Senate

/ two score men being handed pay
checks and bonuses Of 100000 or
more year.
Some Is got between 100000 and
100000; seven more got between
100000 and 100000: three between
100000 and $500, 900; two between
$500, 900 and $500 900; one, something
over a million, and another one more
than q million and half.
Generally speaking the bonuses
which created these huge awards were
eliminated by 1888, although there
were increases in a few instances.
Salaries also fell so that on a per-
centage basis many major executives
took cuts of rs per cent or more-al-
though their salaries still ranged COM
fortably around the $50.000 zone
es and Bonuses.
S of major executives of several widely
The first figure under each year is
hown. Is bonus or other special COM
Evening star., 1934-02-27
WORTH Of MAN
IS AGAIN DEBATED
Report of Trade Commits
sion Revives Social and
Economic Question.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 27.-What is
a man worth? How large should his
pay check be?
with issues of social philosophy is up
for discussion again. 1t was revived
report to the Senate yesterday show
ing that in boom times giants OF In
dustry drew yearly stipends Of $780,
900 to we'll over $500, ,O00-in one case
as much as 81 .623,753.
The various schools Of economic and
social thought are far from agreed.
For instance, corporation executives in
Wall Street will tell you that a big
business man-depending on his abil-
lty-may be worth salary that would
make a king look like a junior exec
utive
They say that a captain of industry
who can perhaps increase company's
earning power by millions is easily
worth 5000 900 or 100000. They de-
clare that a man who can save a cor
poration large sums by more efficient
management is cheap at a salary that
may be princely, but which amounts
to only a small fraction Of what he
saves in operating costs.
Another Viewpoint.
Another viewpoint. held by many
who do not like the way wealth is
distributed is that wide disparltles in
income between the few at the top
and the many at the bottom spelled
insufficient purchasing power for the
bulk Of the people and clogged the
economic machine with unbought
goods.
Some executives. defending large
emoluments. point out that while in
dividual salaries may look big. they
are usually but small part of total
pay rolls. United States Steel paid
Myron c. Taylor $4,000 in salary
and bonus in 1892. The total pay roll
to an average of about $4,000 workers
was Sl34000 900. On some 100000
shares of common stock. it is pointed
out. Taylor'E stipend amounted to
little more than 2 cents a share.
Large bonuses have not been unani-
mously cheered by stockholders. Take
the sl.623.753 payment to E. G. Grace
rs president OF Bethlehem Steel in
1929. which seems TO have set rec
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-27

with the meanders of the creek
I68 1-2 poles to a stake in Col
Inns line; thence with Collins
line east u poles to the BEGIN
MING, containing 5 acres and GS
1-2 poles.
Tract 5: All that land convey
ed by James r. Wright and wife
to b. G. Collins by deed recorded
in book 81, page SO, bounded as
follows: BEGINNING on a rock
in the Miller line as designated
in deed from d. c. Allen to Jas.
r. Wright; and running thence
with said line. south 81 poles to
rock: thence east 4 poles to a
rock; thence north Ga poles to a
rock in John Collins line; thence
west with said Collins line 40
poles to the BEGINNING.
Tract No. 6: All that land con-
veyed by J. Y. Hudson and wife
to B. C. Collins by deed recorded
in book SO, page "a, described as
follows: BEGINNING at a pine
with pointers and runs north II
1-2 degrees west with Vaughn,s
line, 81 poles to a stake, Vaughn's
corner; thence west 5 poles to a
stake; thence south go poles to a
stake, DavenpOrt's corner; thence
east % poles with Davenport
line to stake; thence south %
poles with DaVenport's line to a
stake; thence east to BEGIN
MING.
Tract 7: All that tract of land
conveyed by p. w. Vaughn and
wife to b. G. Collins by deed re-
corded in book &C. page 10Y,
bounded as follows: BEGINNING
on a pine, Frank Johnson's and
Bud Clayton's corner on the west
side of a road leading from the
Edneyville road to B. G.. Collins
farm; and running thence north
20 degrees west with said road,
20 poles 6 1-2 feet to a stake in
the middle of said road; thence
south Al degrees east s poles to
a stake; thence south "a degrees
east 6 poles to a stake; thence
south 20 degrees east 3 poles to
stake; thence south 5 de-
grees east passing an apple tree
IL poles 5 feet to a stake in
Frank Johnson's line; thence
north with Johnson's line, % IL
poles to the BEGINNING. con-
tanning IA poles, more or less.
Tract 0: All that tract Of land
conveyed by p w. Vaughn and
wife to B. G. Collins by deed re-
corded in book sc. rGge 100,
bounded as follows: BEGINNING
on a stone, Vaughn's southwest
corner ON the west side of q road
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-11-27

leading from the Edneyville road
to b. G.. Collins farm; and run
ming thence south 81 degrees east
3 poles and z feet to a stake
thence north 9 degrees cast 9 Sd
poles to white oak stump
thence north Ia degrees west s
poles 10 feet to stake in B. G.
Collins line; thence south 5 de-
grees west with Collins line in
said road, Is poles to the Be
GINNING, containing One-fourth
Of an acre, more or less.
Tract 8: All that tract of land
conveyed by Ella Vaughn to b
G. Collins by deed recorded in
book 90, page 1877, bounded as
follows: BEGINNING on a pop
lar stump at the ford of branch
in the edge of road in B. G..
Collins and p. w. Haughn's old
line; and running thence south
80 degrees east 27 poles to a
stone in edge of an old field ;
thence south 4 degrees east Fl
2-3 poles to a pine; thence south
IA degrees east 80 poles TO a
stake in r. N. Pratt's line; thence
with his line, south So degrees
west 8 1-2 poles to stake in
the road; thence with the road
as follows: North ) degrees west
I2 poles to Il stake; thence north
35 degrees west Is poles to q
stake; thence north 10 degrees
west SO IA poles to stake;
thence north 6 1-2 degrees east
IL poles to stake; thence north
10 degrees west 7 poles to g
stake; thence north 2 ID degrees
east . poles to the BEGINNING,
containing 1-2 acres.
Tract 10: All that land convey
ed by Allie Williams and husband
ard Il. V. Whitcside TO Il. G. Col
Inns by deed recorded in book
129, page So, and bounded as
follows: BEGINNING on q rock,
B. C. Collins corner in Riley
Stepp's line; and running with
said Collins line west Is poles 7
links to a rock; thence south %
polls 10 links to a rock; thence
north 80 degrees east Is poles to
poles 10 links to a rock; thence
with Stepp's line north 20 poles
and 40 links to the BEGINNING,
containing 2 acres, more or less.
All bids will be received sub
ject to rejection or confirmation
by the clerk of the superior court,
and no bid will be accepted or
reported unless its maker shall
deposit with said clerk at the
close Of the bidding a sum equal
to five per cent of the bid as a
forfeit and guaranty of cOmpll-