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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
WATT AND COX
To UMPIRE
PLAY-OFF
By SID KATZNELL

George Watt and Paul C"Bot'
tle') Cox will officiate the cru
cial National City Baseball Sec
ton B League first half play-oft
Sunday.
These capable umpires were as
signed by James R. Green, presi'
dent of the District Umpires' AS.
ISOLATION last night.
Griffith Blue Goals meets Dor.
"A nine in the first game on the
South Ellipse for the right to
tackle Miller Furniture for the
Rirst-half honors. The winners
meets Millers on the same dia-
mond Immediately after the con-
clusion Of the game.
May Miss Stankus
The Blue Goals, it is an
Mounced, will be without the SER
vices Of Joe Stankus, sensational
southpaw pitcher Sunday. 1t is
understood Stankus will hurl for
New Market. Va, Sunday.
Wee Willie Glascoe has three
pitchers available in Babe" Yves
ley. JudSon Kingman, lefthander,
and Walter Murphy. Murphy
halls from the West. having at
one time pitched with Omaha
in the Western League.
AL Bowers, DORA mentor, will
probably pitch Stump" Talburt
or Lefty" PETER against the
Coalmen.
"Tut'' Turner, manager of the
Millers, will pick his starting
moundSman from George Wood,
southpaw; Joe Porter and Harry
Milburn.
Opens Second Half
The second half series will get
underway in Section A of the
same loop Sunday. Schedule:
Federals vs.. st. JoSeph'S. No. A.
Gordon vs.. Murphy's Five and Ten,
East Ellipse, p. m.
Dunno Service VS.. Wash. Williams,
North EIlip"e; Ws,I p M corrr.,.
Heights, Riverdale, p. m.
The midget division of the same
circuit also lists attractive games
at II q. m. on the Sabbath day.
Card:
Schwartz Cleans vs.. Food Products,
No. 2.
Simpsons Pharmacy VS.. Wizard
LOcksmith, No. 2 Fairlawn.
Service Cleaners VS.. Jack Pry Mats,
No. :.
Clarendon vs.. Sligo. No. 5.
All games will start at II a. m.
Only one game is booked in the
Junior section. Clarendon crosses
bats with Washington Maid on
the East Ellipse at / p. m. Clar.
endon can clinch the first-half
championship by disposing of the
M9ids.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
Cumming to Speak
On Chest Program

Surgeon General Hugh S. Cum
ming of the United States Public
Health Service will be the prin-
cipal speaker in the Community
Forum program over Station
WMAL at S p. m. today. He
will speak on public health and
welfare and the importance of
health as background for the
betterment of the American peo-
pie. The program is sponsored
by the Community Chest and the
National Broadcasting Company.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28

The youthful twirler impressed
the Washington leaders with his
speed and control. He is regarded
as a bright prospect.
Scrivener for the past three
years has been the leading pitcher
in this sector.
Johnny TraverS' Alexandria
Eagles will trek to Rockville, Nd,
for q game with the Rockville A.
"A. on Sunday. The Alexandrians
hope to avenge an earlier, 81
defeat. Jack Hudson will pitch
for the locals.
Paul Travers, Alexandria boy,
and former star athlete at Vir-
,ginia Military Institute. has been
appointed as athletic director at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
EQlIipOise Top Weight
For Empire Handicap

Equipoise was placed at the
head of another list of weights
when Handicapped Walter Vos-
burgh gave out the imposts for
the Empire City Handicap. The
son of Pennant and Swinging was
assigned 1872 pounds for the mile
and a sixteenth test which will
be run on July 7 at the Yonkers
course.
Second on the list at 1913 is
Dark Secret, which defeated the
handicap champion in the Jockey
Club Gold Cup race last year.
Tick On is next with 100. The
handicaps closely follow those
made by Mr.. VoSburgh for the
Brooklyn Handicap at a mile and
an eighth on July 4 at AQueduct.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
Must Protect Rights

In Wilson VS.. Iseminger, 1875 U
S. SIS, the court, at Page 81, said
ct may be properly con-
coded that all statutes of limi-
tatiOnS must proceed on the
idea that the party has a full
opportunity afforded him to
try his rights in the courts.
A statute could not bar the
existing rights of claimants
without affording this OppOr-
tunity; if it should attempt to
do so it would not be a statute
of limitations but an unlawful
attempt to extinguiSh rights
arbitrarily, whatever might be
the purpOrt of its provisions.
1t is essential that such stat
uteS allow a reasonable time
after they take effect for the
commencement of suits on
existing causes of action. :"
In the case of Koshkonong VS.
Burton, 1G4 U. S. 668: rs Law
Ed. 1856, the Court said:
ut was, undoubtedly, within
the constitutional power of the
legislature to require, as to
existing causes of action. that
suits for their enforcement
should be barred unless
brought within period less
than that prescribed at the
time the contract was made or
the liability incurred from
which the cause of action
arose. The exertiOn of this
power is, of course, subject to
the fundamental condition that
a reasonable time, taking all
the circumstances into consid-
Grafton, be given by the new
law for the commencement of
an action before the bar takes
effect"
The objection in that case wa!
to a statute which declared tina
ANY action" (of the class speci
fled in the act) may be brought
only within one year after the &C
takes effect. In that case thu
action was not barred until one
year after the act was passed
The court held that the power
of the legislative branch to reduce
time was subject to the funda
mental condition that a reason
able time be allowed by the new
law for starting existing cause!
of action before the bar takes eff
feet. Under the provisions of thu
act of February %, 1888, no time
was granted for filing suit on &C
tons accrued prior to the passage
of the act.
In the case of Turner VS.. New
York, 1853 U. S. 90; AZ Law Ed
1872, six months was allowed
claimants to bring suit after thu
passage of the act in controversy
The court held there must be {
reasonable time allowed for exist
ing causes of action to be brough
when the time is shortened.
In Sturgis VS.. Crowninshield,
Wheat 1872, 207, 4 Law Ed. ssh
Chief Justice Marshall said:
IF in a State where six years
may be pleaded in bar to an
action of aSSumpSit, q law
should pass declaring that con-
tracts already in existence, not
barred by the statute, should be
construed to be within it, there
be little doubt Of its uncOnSti-
tutiOnality."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28

bit cramped. So he bought a
new engine for his boat and es.
tablished his base at Gibson Is.
land.
Last winter, however, he re-
turned to the local harbor and
kept his yacht here until a week
ago, when he went back to Glib.
son Island. He finds that it is
longer between week-ends since
his boat is so far away.
PromptneSs is a fetish of JUS
tlce James M. Proctor.
Probably no other jurist on
the District Supreme Court bench
has a better record for punctu-
atty in mounting the bench for
scheduled sessions of court. He
insists on counsel, witnesses, and
jurors observing the same virtue.
Yesterday, however, a lady jul.
ror, wife of one of the well-known
young attorneys Of the city, had
awaited a jury assignment all
morning without being selected.
so when lunch hour came, she
elected to go on an uptown shop
ping trip.
The store was crowded and the
change for her purchase was late
in coming, so when she reached
the street the young lady was
compelled to use a taxicab to
get to court. She was 10 min
utes late Notwithstanding, and
Justice Proctor, to her chagrin
and embarrassment, chided her
rather severely.
Commenting on her reproval
later. the young lady said:
"He certainly laid down the
law, and it was q surprise to
me-he has such q nice smile
at other times"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28

QUESTIONS. SECTION lZo5
D. C. CODE. ACT OF FEBRU-
AIRY %, 1888 III. R. 1880.
I. Ii is essential that statutes
shortening periods of Limitations
allow a reasonable time after
they take effect for the COM
meme nent of suits on existing
causes of action.
2. Words in statute ought
not to haze retrospective oPeT-
alton unless they are so clear,
strong, and imperative that no
other meaning can be annexed
to them, or unless the intention
of the legislature cannot be
otherwise Satisfied.
;. Retrospective Idws are gen
orally unjust and neither accord
With sound Liquidation nor NTH
the fundamental principles Of
social justice.
In the case of Conner VS.. Dis
trict of Columbia, At Law, No.
83916, a suit was brought for per-
sonal injuries, the District Of Col
umbia filed a demurrer to the dec
laration based upon the ground
that the plaintiff failed to comply
with the provisions of the Act OF
Congress, approved February %,
1893, and the cause now comes on
for hearing before Mr.. Justice
Bailey upon this demurrer to the
declaration.
Plaintiff in her declaration al
lcees that she suffered hec in
juries on October 20. 1882. That
at the time of her injuries the
statute of limitations within which
suit might be brought was three
years, and the statute was silent
as to notice. D. c. Code, Sec.
1865.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
0UTEN HEADS CLUB

w. A. Outen has been elected
president of the colored South
Carolina State Club here. with w.
S. johnson and Mrs. Marie Clark,
vice-presidents; John Beal and A.
E. SimonS, secretaries, and Mrs.
Mabel Butler, treasurer. They will
be installed at the first meeting OF
the club in September.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28

ants to vacate several weeks ago.
The new owners are the same
labor group which purchased the
F. H. Smith Building, now the
Bowen Building, several years ago,
and the reported price paid for
the building is $4,000.
Details relating to the transfer
were handled by Louis Gutenberg,
attorney for the vendor
The new owners were noncom.
initial regarding future plans,
other than to state that extensive
alterations will be made in the
immediate future.
The race of builders for newer
and better gadgets for new homes
to stimulate sales has now passed
the automatic stove, fancy bath
tub and concealed lighting stage,
and reached the new automatic
dishWaSher point
Several manufacturers Of the
new electric Scullery maids have
made great improvements in the
devices in the past few years
and the General Electric Com
pany is concentrating cam
paign on its product. This firms
observations furnish interesting
statistics for the thoughtful hus-
band and progressive builder.
Carl Snyder, one of the firms
research experts, sent out queS.
tionnaires to 1000 housewives
asking them to name their most
diSagreeable task. Dishwashing
was the preponderant answer to
this query.
Commenting on the result, Mr..
Snyder says:
"And little wonder, because
the average woman during the
course of her lifetime, washes
nine piles of dishes each as
high as the Empire State Build
ing. Putting it another way,
the average woman spends four
solid years of eight-hOur work
ing days at the kitchen sink"
From a hygienic viewpoint the
mechanical dishwasher is most
desirable, if life insurance COM
pany reports can be regarded as
authentic, because sterilization is
most nearly perfectly attained
with this method.
One life insurance company sew
eral years ago found that during
an influenza epidemic in a city
of more than 80 900 people, the
rate of infection was one-third
among persons who ate from ma.
chlne-WaShed dishes.
Whatever turn the new Admin
istration housing program takes,
the legitimate builder will be
served, according to statements of
Philip Lieber, president of the
United States Building and Loan
League, in Chicago, recently.
The league, composed of build.
lng-loan groups all over the coun-
try, is preparing to launch a
S'VVV AAAA4AAO4A OO44d1 4S11ulI1S pro"
gram during the next year to
place its enormous surplus in use.
full operation. Among major fac
tors which make this gigantic pro-
gram possible, Mr.. Lieber men.
tons prominently the accelerated
rate of Home Owners Loan Cor
poration bond exchanges, fully
third of which will find their way
into the associations in exchange
for mortgages in the relief class.
Since the bonds are now guar
anteed as to both principal and
interest, the associations can turn
them into cash readily and so in
crease their loanable funds by an
estimated 1000 million dollars
within the next IL months, plac.
ing the small-home building indus
try almost on a prosperity basis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
Retroactivity Denied

Considering the question the
court said:
"The bond sued upon was
given on May "a, 1904, under
the provisions of act August Is,
1894, and the claim Of the use
plaintiff arises under q subcon-
tract made before act February
"a, 1905, was passed. Unless,
therefore, the latter act had a
retroactive effect, it is clear that
the Six-mOnth limitation therein
provided did not affect this suit.
In view Of the case of U. S. Fidel.
ity & Guaranty Co. VS.. United
States, for the use of StrutherS
Wells Company, 209 U. S. 314,
20 Sup. Ct. 537, 81 L. Ed. SO4,
the court below rightly held the
act Of 1905 was not retroactive"
See also United States VS.. U. S.
Fidelity g. Guaranty Co., I'll Fed.
247; United States VS.. U. S. Fidel-
ity & Guaranty Co., 178 Fed. 721
In Schwab VS.. Doyle, 258 U. S.
500; Sc Law Ed. TAT. Congress had
passed an act providing that ANY
transfer of a material part of his
property in the nature of a final
disposition or distribution thereof,
made by the decedent within two
years prior to his death without
such a consideration, shall, unless
shown to the contrary, be deemed
to have been made in contempla.
ton of death. ..." The Bureau of
Internal Revenue assessed a tax
against the estate of Augusta
Dickel because she had created a
trust with the Detroit Trust Com
pany within said period.
The court declared that the Law
was not retroactive and said:
"The initial admOnitiOn is
that laws are not to be con.
Sidered as applying to cases
which arose before their pas
sage unless that intention has
been clearly declared. :"
The above case was cited by
Chief Justice Wheat with favor
in the matter of the naturaliza'
ton of John Sluga, 81 w. L. r.
$50.
See also United States VS.. ca.
bot, 81 w. L. R. 500.
According to Justice Storey
Const. Sec. 1898:
Retrospective laws are in.
deed generally unjust and, as
has been forcibly said, neither
accord with sound legislation
nor with the fundamental prin-
ciples of justice"
In Gilbert VS.. Alderman, 159
N. Y. 118; As L. r. A. 118, 100,
the court said:
"The right possessed by a
person of enforcing his claim
against another is property;
and if a statute of limitations,
acting upon that right, deprives
the claimant of a reasonable
time within which suit may be
brought. it violates the cOnsti-
tutiOnal provision that no per.
son shall be deprived Of prop
erty without due process Of
law"
See also Wilson VS.. Iseminger
1875 U. S. SIS; Koshkonong VS.
Burton. 104 U. S. 668; Strugis VS.
Crowninshield, 4 Wheat 1872, 207;
Upton VS.. Smith, 7 L. R. A.
IN. S. TIA, IS Ark. 1872.
After the demurrer in the in
slant case was duly argued and
submitted to the court, Mr.. Jus.
tice Jennings Bailey overruled the
same and granted the District 10
days within which to plead to
the action.
The plaintiff was represented
by John F. Hayes, Mathews and
Trimble and William j. Byrne
the District of Columbia by AS.
Sistant Corporation unset
Thomas G. Walsh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
RUTH MARTINEZ LOSES

BALTIMORE, Md, June o.
Washington's last hope in the
Maryland State Women's Tennis
Tournament has fallen by the
wayside with the defeat of Mrs.
Ruth Martinez by Cecilie Reigel,
of Philadelphia, GO, Ga.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28

For several
weeks it h a 5
been suspected
that something
concerning the
building was in
the wind a n d
the details were
confirmed yes
terday. Weaver
Brothers, W h o
had charge Of
rents in tn e
building, were
asked by Perry
West, the for.
mer owner, to
nnkifn AA 4AA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
Fishburne Military Academy at
WayneSboro, Va.

w dy4lCoHO4O1 va
The Alexandria Police and Post
nine will collide for the champion
ship in the first half of the local
commercial loop on Monday. Each
team hss won four games. Yester-
day the Post climbed into the first
position deadlocked by defeating
the Old Dominion Boat Club,
12-11.
Porky Saab, Birmingham (AlaD
boxer arrived here yesterday and
will begin training Immediately
for matches in Washington.
The Pirate Midgets and Times.
Herald mines will collide Monday
morning at 9:15 o'clock at Bag,
gets Stadium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
Joe StUnkUS Faces
N1Uy Yard Today

Joe StankuS takes the mound, TO-
day, in an attempt to assure
Agricultural Aggies of first half
honors in the Departmental
League.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
Scrivener Is Impressive
In Griff Workout

paw with the George Washington Coona and the Alexandria
Cetcs worked out with the Washington Grffmen in batting
practice Yesterday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28

. the amendatory act. In this case
the bond sued upon was executed
in 1904 prior to the passage of the
amendatory act.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
King, Murdock Bag % Trout
Off Solomon's Island
By GINO SINH

The King Murdoch Hill the preseason home Of the trout
Ddia ever hear of them?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28
D, c. LABOR UNIT
BUYS BUILDING
ON 10TH ST.
BY DICK BAKER

Premises 819 Fifteenth st. N. W..
one of those on financial row,
changed hands this week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-28

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
NOTICE - CONSTITUTIONAL
QUESTIONS SECTION 1865
D. C. CODE. ACT OF FEBRU-
AIRY %, 1888 III. r. 1880.
Evening star., 1934-01-26
YOUTH SEIZED FOR PLOT TO KILL
PRIME MINISTER OF RUMANIA

more two Balkan Kings are putting
their royal heads together. King Boris
of Bulgaria is the guest of King Carol
of Rumania at Sinaia for a few days
Of friendly deliberation.
King Boris will find the circumstances
Of his Sinaia visit impressive. King
Carols palace is in the hills about 20
minutes sleigh ride from the railway
station, which Is two hours and a half
from Bucharest Sentries guard every
foot Of the three approaches to the
palace.
The extreme precautions are taken,
not because any demonstration against
King Boris Is feared, but because all
Rumania is still jittery after the recent
assassination of Premier Ion G. Duca.
King Boris and King Carol are likely
to talk about the projected Balkan
pact. but no immediate adhesion by
Bulgaria is expected.
The pact Is not yet ready. for there
seems to have been a last-minute hitch.
Yugoslavia Is wondering If a direct
bilateral treaty with Bulgaria might
not be better. The negotiations NAV
continue for some time.
(Copyright. 1934.)
Evening star., 1934-01-26
INSULL REPORTED
CHARTERING PLANE
Abyssinia Possible Destination of
U. S. Magnate on Leav.
ing Greece.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece, January 26-Sam-
uel insult has chartered q hydroairplane
and ordered it held ready for flight
to an unknown destination, 1t was
rumored here today.
With the circulation of this uncon-
firmed report, 1t also was rumored that
his destination if such q flight were
undertaken possibly would be Abys-
sinia.
The possibility that he might attempt
to make clandestine departure before
the date of his scheduled expulsion,
January 81, had been discussed earlier
It was stated officially. however. that
insult will be permitted to remain in
Greece until his health Is satisfactory
provided he applies for a prolongation
of his police residence permit and an
Official physician certif1es that deporta-
ton would be dangerous.
THE Greek government will deport
insult February l, If he does not leave
voluntarily by January 81" said Pre-
mier Tsaldaris.
"On the other hand" he added, IF
insult requests a prolongation of his
sojourn permit on the grounds of health
and if the minister of the interiors
doctor finds his health dangerous the
Greek government will prolong the per-
nit until his health is satisfactory.
1T would not be fitting for any
country to torcibly deport any sick
man."
Evening star., 1934-01-26
ISSUE five TIMES
OVERSUBSCRIBED
Governments Billion Dollar Secur.
ity Negotiations Revealed
by Morgenthau.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Morgenthau announced to-
day the Governments billion dollar
security issue was oversubscribed nearly
five times.
The offering of $500 10000 of Treas
ury notes paying 2i2 per cent attracted
subscriptions of more than s3,415, 5,000.-
600. The s500,000,000 of y per cent
certificates received offers Of $780,
600 900.
The two issues, representing the
Governments start on a $4,000 000. 900
borrowing program, drew subscriptions
of more than S4.770000,000. or nearly
half the entire amount to be borrowed
between now and June 80, Morgenthau
said
He added that subscriptions on the
note issue up to $4,000 were allotted
in full and all other subscriptions al
lotted IA per cent. but not less than
$4,000 on any one subscription.
Similarly. $4,000 subscriptions were
allotted in full on the certificate and
all other subscriptions 38 per cent.
Further details as to subscriptions
and allotments will be announced when
final reports are received from the Fed
eral Reserve banks" Morgenthau said.
Evening star., 1934-01-26
HEARINGS LIKELY
ON LONG CHARGES
Senate Elections Committee
Considers Petitions Against
Two Louisianans.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Chairman George Of the Senate
Elections Committee said today he be-
lieved some charges brought by Louis
lana petitioners seeking the custer of
Senators Long and Overton of that
State would be investigated in hear
ings by the committee
The announcement was made after
an executive meeting of the full COM
mittee, followed by a similar session
Of subcommittee appointed by the
full committee
The subcommittee, comprising SEN
ators George, Duffy. Democrat, of Wis
consin, and Hastings, Republican, of
Delaware. was instructed to digest the
charges and decide which should be
investigated, where hearings should be
held and whether they should be held
by the full committee or a subcom-
mittee.
Full Committee Favored.
George said the subcommittee had
decided it would recommend that
charges heard be investigated before
the full committee.
The committee chairman said the
subcommittee would be ready to re-
port to the full committee early next
week. and its report would contain the
specific charges 1t would recommend
for investigation.
The fact the subcommittee consid-
cred the charges should be heard by
the full committee. indicated they con-
sidered some of the charges merited
further investigation
George said the petitions sought the
custer of both Long and Overton, the
charges against the latter being that
he had been "a beneficiary Of corrupt
election system at the time he was
elected to the Senate with the support
of Long.
The charges included fraud, bribery.
brow beating and operation of a polit-
ical machine supported by pay roll sub
scriptions."
A number of the petitions have been
filed by the Women's Committee OF
louisiana headed by Mrs. Hilda Phelps
Hammond of New Orleans. This COM
mittee announced it had retained as
counsel Gen. Samuel T. Ansell and John
G. Holland, until recently Senate
special investigator.
Ansell. who was counsel for the
special Senate committee which inveSti-
gated Overton's election at hearings
held in New Orleans, could not be
reached for a statement, nor could
Holland
The Senate recently received re-
port from the special committee. headed
by Senator Connally, Democrat, OF