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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

lsdescendent of Canadian Friends. sand joined St. Luke's Methodist kchurch of that city at the age of .eleven. After graduating from Up- sper Iowa University at Fayettc swith B. A. and M. A. degrees, she swent to India under the Des sMoines branch of the Women's \ Foreign Missionary society of the
 Methodist Episcopal church. Her aflrst appointment was the Khand- ~wa Girls (native) school in Gen. stral Provinces, India, and the
 Christian Girls Normal school at .Jagadpur was started under her di- erection.
 In 1911 Miss Lossing married E. s6tanley Jones, also a Methodist
 missionary, and they were station- sed at Sitapur, North India, which 'scontinues to be their home. Bishop sRobinson requested Mrs Jones to
 take the school of Christian boys and gradually get them under swomen teachers, this being the first sboys' school with a staff of female einstructors. It was not a popular s1nnovation at first, but is much in
 flavor now. At present, 130 boys 1 are tutored by seven women. This ADNuOOl SOCo oIHy tO IHS 6lALI isgrade. but as they finish, the boys sare sent where Mrs Jones think .they can do the best work,-col- slege. high school, industrial school sor apprenticeship. The object is to shave each boy become a self-sup- sporting, active Christian.
 Mrs Jones keeps "open house" for all missionaries, and this gracious Christian hostess offers snot only physical comfort, but inn sparts spiritual strength and en- scouragement to all who enter her home. She possesses an abundance of that grace expressed by a word swhech is perhaps trifie over-work- .ed--"sharing."
 Mrs Jones is in charge of the
 boarding school at Sitapur for one
 hundred little Christian boys as well as the day school which is at-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
AUTO DRIVER IS
 KILLER OF BOY
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The street at the point of the accident has one way traffic and offers a clear and unobstructed view for drivers. Apparently the driver swerved from the center of the street, struck the child glanc- ing blow and sped away.
 Aroused by the drivers heart- lessness, Captain William P. Kec- gan of the detective bureau had every available man on his staff working on the case this morning. Questioning of witnesses failed to elicit any definite information, though several minor clues were picked up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

ended by both Christians and non- Christians; a member of the district board, having been nominated by the government at the request of the Indians; treasurer Of the Boy Scout district orga anization and chairman of the executive commit tee; member of the board of gov- ernors of Isabella Thoburn College for twenty-two years. serving on the executive committee; member of the North India Women's Con. ference Property committee, as well as director of the local branch of the All India Woman's Conference. which is composed entirely of Hindus and Mohammendans The foregoing covers but few of the groups in which she maintains a constant and active interest.
 Dr and Mrs Jones are the par ents of one child, a daughter. Eunice, who Is now a student at Oberlin College, in Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

so Mrs Ryan notified police. From the injured man was notorious 'Cranston resident, suspected mem- Der of a "shake-down" gang which has operated with consistent suc- cess because none of its victims dares to talk.
 Sergeant William Cooney and three policemen were despatched to the suspects Cranston home home and kept an all-night watch, but he did not appear. Tho guard was to0be maintained there and in addition all hospitals and doctors were instructed to watch for the wounded man. Providence, Cranston and state police colla- borated in the hunt.
 At Weston yesterday Motorcycle Officer Arthur Raynor chased an automobile in which 6 handcuffed man was held captive by five other men. Raynor overlook the speeding car but 1t forced him off
 the road and he opened fire, bring. ing 1t to stop. Two of the oc- lcupants stepped out with a machine gun and opened fire on Raynor. From behind tree he answered with 13 shots and claims to have wounded several of the men. Blood stains were found on the highway where they stood.
 Police immediately linked the arrival of the wounded man at Dr. Ryan's office with the Weston case. They pointed out that the gang
 chased by Raynor probably were
 kldnapers, and that the Rhode
 Island extortion gang Is the only
 one operating in this section of the country.
 | The gang has worked in Massa-
 chusetts. one of it's victims, a rum
 runner from whom $30,000 ran-
 held prisoner in a house in the l Hyde Park section of Boston. The
 men who engaged Raynor in battle were Boston bound in a car bear
 ing New York and Illinois regis.
 tratoins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
STATE CROW HUNT PLANNED

Lincoln. Neb - (UP) - Nebras- ka nimrods have been invited to parai.- etaoishrulshrdluudetaoin participate in a statewide crow shoot, sponsored by the Nebraska Isaak Walton League. Predictions have been made that the large, un- loved, black-plumed birds will fall In great numbers during the con- test which vii continue throughout 1884. Awards are to be made to the crow hunters turning in the largest number of "scalps" for the wear
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
Indian Missionary
 ME. Church Speaker
Mrs B. Stanley Jones Head of School at Sitapur to
 Appear Here Monday

Mrs F. Stanley Jones will speak at the First Methodist church. Monday evening. April 23, at 7:45. Known to India in her own right as a missionary, and to the world at large as the wife of Dr E. Stan- ley Jones, Mabel Tossing Jones was born in Dubuque, Iowa. She was q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
THREE-BoDIED LAMB IN OHIO

Norwalk, O., (UP)-A three bodied eight-legged lamb, born on the farm of Loren Griffin near here, is making townspeople who have seen 1t believe they're carry ing a hangover. Despite its null tiple bodies, the animal has only one head. The juncture of the bodies is in the center, with the other parts radiating out in the form of cart wheel.
 Canes are returning to fashion Tn taxes.
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bird can be propagated in this sec-
 ton. Ohio conservation agents found that birds released last fall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
MAY RAISE PRAIRIE CHICKENS

Marion, O., (UP)-The prairie chicken, native of the western plains, soon may be hunted as game in Ohio. This possibility was indicated by results of a test in this area which indicated the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

To prepare for a pageant in June, young men of Ayrshire, Scot land, have been asked to raise mutton chop" whiskers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20

could be located Afield, showing that the birds have found the sec ton habitable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
WOUNDED MAN IS
 CUNMAN SUSPECT

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WHENEVER you purchase flowers or plants = whether for delivery to someone hun- dreds of miles away or for your own home-you will find assured value and real satisfac- tion in dealing with the qual- ity florists who display this "Winged Mercury" emblem. It means that they are mem- bers of the Florists Telegraph
 Delivery Association. This international organization of 5000 leading florists han dies hundreds of thousands of "Aowers- -by-wire orders every year, swiftly, surely, sat- isfactorily and economically. Its members arc pledged to the highest standard of quality and integrity. Let this emblem guide you to satisfaction in all of your flower purchases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-20
CONVICT MAY BE
 THE KIDNAPER

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REPUBLICANS TO
 SEEK REELECTION

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The Washington times., 1934-06-22
D. c. BOOSTERS
SAIL TONIGHT

More than 100 Washington
merchants will leave at $50 p.
m. today on the Steamer South
land for the twenty-third annual
booster trip Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, which
this year includes visits to Nor
folk, Newport News, Hampton
Roads and Old Point Comfort,
Va, and Annapolis, Nd.
At Norfolk the merchants win
have an opportunity to see the
U. s. Fleet, and a Navy tender
will take a party to visit one Of
the battleships.
DR.. G. M. Gibbs, chairman of
the three-day outing, announced
that all arrangements have been
compelled. The merchants will
hold a golf tournament at Hamp-
ton Roads.
Invited guests include Traffic
Director William A. Van Duzer,
George W. Offutt and Isaac Cans,
members of the Liquor Control
Board; Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., sec
rotary Of the Chamber Of Com.
merce. and Robert j. Cottrell,
secretary Of the Board Of Trade.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
J. F. SELLERS
To Be BURIED

Services for James Frank Sellers,
who became a messenger boy at
the Capitol in 1899 during the
administration Of President Nc
Kinley, will be held at his home,
9 Sherman Circle N. W., tonight
at o'clock. The body will be
taken to his native town, Altoona,
Pa, for burial tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Sellers, who died yesterday
moring at Garfield Hospital from
undetermined causes after an i'll
ness Of about a week, was "a years
old.
Known to everyone at the Cap
itol, particularly on the Senate
side, Mr.. Sellers was a door,
keeper and also was in charge Of
the reception room.
After seven years of employ
ment at the Capitol, President
Mckinley caused him to be
placed on the permanent roles
of the Senate for life.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Eliza Garland Sellers; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clyde Mackenzie Cauf-
fiel, Of Johnston, Pa; two
brothers, Harry and George Sell
ers, Of Blair county, Pa, and two
sisters, Mrs. Margaret Hall and
Mrs. Annie Stonerok, both Of
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES

June Curry. 80. 1907 o st. N. W.. and
Selma Lewis, 81, 1914 Ninth st. N W.
w. Henri Gaines. SO. and Mini L.
searcy. 40. both of 1882 corcOran st.
Edward A. Smith. 81. Cathedral close.
and Clara v. Flint. 81. 171l New York
Iatimsr 3. Senior. s7. utica; N; T.
and Nola c. sanborn' -, l2s B st.
Richard s. Mccurdy. 20. 1880 R St.
N. W.. and Margaret c. Underwood e.
1907 Kerney st. n. e. ~
s. E.. and cyriIIo (. Lloyd. Is. SOs
Eleventh st. s. e.
Willie c. Embrey, IS. 400 G st: n. F..
and Ruth M. Grammar. IS. 4s7 Fifth
Gentele. IS, both of l4s s st. N. ":
Harry w. Klinger. %. BloomsburE,
P Pa; and M n NJ kinssr' S' S1O
Michael J: Down. 80. 1920 Park p;
n: W., and Margaret Meenehan. rs. 1903
Clifton st. N. W.
and Bessie E. Suit. %. sos Quincy st.
Richard ]. Carr, 20, 7oS Eighteenth
st. N. w. and Betty Brand. a. Hotel
Henry B. johnson, jr., IS, Cabin John
1925 Kanawha st. N. W.
Meredith w. Halg, ~, $50 OF. ~.
E.. and Catherine E.. VogeL H. 1877
Robert E. crump. 27. s44 Massachu-
sets Ave. N E.. and Harriet e. Meyer.
90, 141S K St. s. E.
Frederick E. Gross, IS. and Mary e.
Roney. 81. both of 1870 Seventeenth st:
Glen Holcomb, 20, 40 I St. N. W., and
Helen U. Gilliom, IS. Poolesville, Nd.
]. Martin Clore, p, 1859 H st. N. E..
and Elinor T. Clifford, 20. sos Nebraska
Ave. N. w.
Ernest A. Hurdle. 50. 71s Allison st.
N. w, and Nancy N. Hodge, ~, 1872
Lewis A. ESiing. 20, 1922 I St. N. W..
and Della E. Forest co. New Colonial
Augustus CASTOR, 80. and Emma L.
Joyner, "a, both Of 400 L St.: N: w:
and Barbara Stanford. 27H 1917 L St.
Eugene .. Daffan, "a. and Emma 1.
James, 81. both Of New Jersey Ave
citation Mcdonald. IS. .71S Georgia
Ave. N. W., and Anna Hall, 81. 1913
Sixteenth st. N. w.
Alfred B Carter, as. and Lillian r.
Lucas P. Michos, %, and Georgia P.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
BASEBALL FANS
MOURN DEATH
Of VETERAN

PHILADELPHIA, June %
Baseballdom mourned one Of its
grand old men" today. Montford
(Monte) Cross, one-time famous
shortstop for the Phillies and
Athletics, is dead.
Returning here from Washing
ton yesterday where he had at
tended the wedding Of his old
managers son, Cornelius McGilll
cuddy, jr., and Miss Susan Shep'
pard, daughter of Senator Morris
Sheppard, of Texas, Mr.. Cross
died suddenly Of a heart attack
He was SO years old.
Although in recent years the
famous ball player had worked
as a clothing salesman in one of
Philadelphia's largest stores, he
had found time to attend the
games at Shibe Park and had be.
come a colorful figure among the
fans.
During his career Mr.. Cross
played with Baltimore and with
Pittsburgh, st. Louis and the
Phillies in the National League
and in the American League stuck
to the Athletics.
AS a player on Connie Mack's
champion Athletics team in 1902
and 1905, he was rated as the
greatest Shortstop in baseball. He
retired from active play in 1905
to manage the Kansas City CMo.)
team.
After leaving the Kansas City
team he took up umpiring in in
dependent, school and college
games. He finally returned to
Philadelphia, his home, to work
as a clothing salesman.
Funeral arrangements. had not
been completed today, but it is ex
pected that many famous ball
players, or perhaps entire teams
may journey here to attend his
last rites.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
NUN MOURNED
. IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, June %.
Arrangements are being made
today for the funeral Of Sister
Mary Luis, assistant to the
mother superior of the Convent
of the Order Of the Visitation
of Holy Mary Convent.
Sister Mary Luis before she
entered the Order Of the Vista
ton of Holy Mary was Miss
Catherine Frederick.
AS mistress Of novices at the
convent and as teacher Of Ger
man she was well-known
throughout the order. She had
been a nun for about IS years.
Surviving are a brother. the
Rev. Joseph A. Frederick, Of st.
Charles College, oldest priest Of
the Baltimore Diocese, and a
sister, Miss Philomena Frederick,
who lives at the college.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
DR.. S. Taylor Young
Funeral Tomorrow

MIDDLEBURG, Va, June %
Funeral services for Dr.: S. Taylor
Young, veterinarian and horSeman,
who died here yesterday from a
heart attack, will be held tomor-
row at 8 q. m. from his late res
idence. Burial will be in oxford,
Pa.
A resident of Middieburg for the
past II years, DR.. Young was &C
tive in all sporting organizations.
He was q member Of the Middle
burg and Piedmont Hunts, and
was president Of the Loudoun
Amateur Field Trial Club. Sur
viving are his widow and two
children.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
.|CKES DEMANDS
STATES START
PWA 10 BS
AlIotments to Be Cancelled
Unless Action Is Prompt,
Administrator Warns

Warning was sounded to Mary
land, Virginia and other States
today that unless pending PWA
projects are started at once, the
allotment Of Federal funds for the
work will be rescinded.
The ultimatum was issued by
Secretary of the Interior Ickes,
PWA Administrator, who declared
there are 563 projects for which
funds have been set aside, but
which State officials "have done
nothing about"
Ten In Virginia, Four in. Maryland
In Virginia 10 projects are
threatened, and four in Maryland.
The money involved in the Vir-
Rinia and Maryland projects is ap-
proximately $500, 900, while the
total for the 563 projects is $685.
558,517.
The Secretary said of the
nearby projects:
$50 far as PWA is concerned,
these projects are all set and
ready to 90 and have been for
weeks. Bond contracts and
grant agreements have been
drawn up, sent out to the apph-
CantS, signed by them and re-
turned to Washington, and then
signed by me. The money is
available.
"All that remains Is the most i.
important thing-putting men
to work."
TWO CANCELLED ALREADY
At the same time Secretary
IckeS declared he had already re-
scinded allotments to Varina, Va,
$4,000 for school improvements,
and to Nuremberg County, Va,
$4,000 for construction Of a new
school.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
D. J. NJ j RPHY
TOBE BUR|EDAT
NJ 7. OLIVET

D. J. Murphy, veteran member
Of the Master Plumbers Associa-
ton Of Washington, will be buried
at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, following
funeral services in S. Peters Cath
Ole Church at 8 a. m. tomorrow.
Requiem mass for Mr.. Murphy,
who died suddenly at Georgetown
Hospital last night, after an oper-
alton, will be said by his son, FIR.
Edmund J. Murphy, Of the Order
Of st. Francis di Assist, New York
City.
Mr.. Murphy, 70 years old, lived
in the 5000 block Connecticut
Ave. N. w. He was born in
Fredericksburg, Va, but came to
Washington boy and has lived
here since. He entered the plumb
ing business As years ago and
was one Of the first plumbers to
be licensed in Washington, hav-
ing taken the examination for his
license May 8, 1893.
In addition to Father Murphy,
survivors are five daughters and
two sons. They are Mrs. Margaret
Lamb, Plainfield, N. j.; Mrs. Mel
lie Schladt, Dover, N. j.: Mrs. Al
berta Derby, Springfield, Mass;
Mrs. Catherine Leahy, West
Springfield, Mass: Miss Frances
Murphy, at home; D. J. Murphy,
jr., Aviation Corps, U. S. A., sta
toned at Honolulu, T. H., and
Albert Murphy, at home.
Mrs. Murphy died four years
ago.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
Mrs. Stewart
To Be Buried
Tomorrow

Mrs. Miriam Kinsey Stewart
widow Of William B. Stewart, sec
rotary to the late Senator Boies
Penrose, Of Pennsylvania, who
died at her home here yesterday,
will be buried tomorrow in Rock
Creek Cemetery. She was 70
years Of age.
Funeral services will be held at
$3.50 o'clock from the w. w
Chambers funeral home, 1400
Chaplin st. N. w.
Mrs. Stewart is survived by
five children and one grandchild
They are Miss Helen c. Stewart,
Miss Elizabeth Isabelle Stewart
and Mrs. Jennie K. Brayman, Of
Washington; Sister Theretta, OF
st. Barnabas, Chicago; Harry H,
Steward, Bethlem, Pa, and Miss
Betty R. Stewart, the latter's
daughter.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
Hotel Head Urges
Scrapping of Codes

Scrapping Of hotel codes was
advocated yesterday by Lucius
Boomer, president Of the Wal
dorf-Astoria, New York, in an ad.
dress before the twenty-sixth
annual convention Of the South.
ern Hotel Association.
About IS per cent Of hotels are
making no effort to comply with
the codes, the speaker said. He
said losses have increased $1,000,
600 between October, 1888, and
last March, basing his figures on
reports from 600 Of the nations
hotels,
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
DR.. THOMPSON
FUNERAL DUE
TOMORROW

Funeral services will be held
in New Haven, Conn. tomorrow
for DR.. Ernest LeRoi Thompson,
of that city, who died at his home
yesterday at the age Of "a.
DR.. Thompson, one Of the most
successful practitioners in the
State Of Connecticut, until his
retirement IS years ago, was the
oldest living subscriber to the
New Haven telephone directory,
the oldest in the world. It was
first issued in 1878.
When it was printed, only three
physicians would allow a tele-
phone to be installed in their
home, believing that answering
night calls would ruin their
health.
Dr.. Thompson was the young
est Of the three. Lately, he has
received many congratulatory
messages as the oldest telephone
subscriber in the world, and re-
cent issue Of The Telephone Re
view stated that he was "unqueS'
tionably the worlds Oldest tele-
phone subscriber in point Of
service"
He was also one of the oldest
subscribers to personal life in
surance, holding one Of his poll
cieS for sixty-five years.
The doctor, a graduate Of Yale,
is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Augusta D. Thompson, and a
grandniece, Sister TULANE, who is
in a convent at Fond du Lac, Wis.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
BIRTHS

Charles and Bernice Lee. boy.
Godfrey and virginia Yeaton, boy.
David and Sophia Snyder, boy.
Julian and Thsllna Trueblood, boy.
Albert and Mary Lawson. boy.
Jesse and Elrita Lyerly. girl.
Philip and Marguerite Loucks, girl
William and Virginia Croson, girl.
Louis and Mamie Smith, girl.
Charles and Kelso Phillips, boy.
James and Viola Simms. girl.
Joseph and Agnes Brooks, girl.
David and Geneva Kellery, girl.
Thomas and Pauline Haskell, girl.
Abner and Martha Williams, boy.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
MARLBORO LICENSES

Marriage licenses have been
issued at Upper Marlboro to Jack
B. Sheriff, 20, Landover, and Mary
e. Bailey, 20, HyattSville; William
A. Ryan, 81, Of the 1900 block
Brentwood Rd. N. E., and Dor
othy B. Foster, 20, Cheverly;
Joseph S. Thomas, 48, Upper MARI
boro, and Maud SturgiS, "a, Ana
costa, D. c.; James A. Pearson,
81, and Hilda I. Slater. 10, both of
Arlington, Va.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
Workman Injured
In Fall on Floor

Edward Mandler, 81, Of the 600
block of Randolph st. N. w., is
in Garfield Hospital with head
cuts suffered yesterday when he
tainted and fell on the basement
floor while working at the Pet
worth Baptist Church. Mr.. Mand-
ler's condition is not believed to
be serious.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
DR.. Isaac E.. Wolfe
Funeral Is Held

COEBURN, Va, June 22-Fu-
neral services for DR.. Isaac E.
Wolfe, 81, who died in a Richmond
hospital Wednesday, were held
here today. DIR. Wolfe, a veteran
of the World War and widely
known throughout Virginia, had
been i'll for about two weeks.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
Body of Student, rs,
Taken From RiUeT

HOPEWELL, Va, June 22.-The
body Of Douglas Martin, 16, a
high school student and the son
Of Policeman and Mrs. e. w. Mar
tin, who was drowned in a chan
mel Of the James River near here
Monday, was recovered late yes.
terday.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
Beach Gunner Dies
From Heart Attack

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, June
22-Westley Adams, so, proprie-
tor Of bathing beach here, was
drowned in Back Creek yesterday
while swimming. A physician
said death was probably caused
by a heart attack.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
DIED

Oliver N. ong. IS years. 1717 Columbia
Rd. N. w.
William wheelwrisht. 50 years, JET.
ferson Apis.
Anna L. Burch, 81 years, 1918 Kali
Drama Rd. N. w.
Richard Fletcher, So years Garfield
Hospital.
Allen Settle. So years. 2I37 Nichols
Ave. s. e.
Lula NJ. Clyburn. ~ years, 4ss AZ st.
N. W.
Martha Huntington. 30 years. Gal.
linger Hospital.
George jackson, 10 years. Emergency
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1934-06-22
Births and Marriages

Coursmbis. Is. both of 1855 Park Rd.
Robert N. Blinkhorn. 20, Ills oates
$40 e st. s. W.