davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-27

have ended. And you'll weep and
wall and never fo'give yourself, If
you miss the outstanding values in
footwear that are being featured at
MAROTTS SHOE STORE all this
month. It's my advice that you
shop tomorrow before Thanksgiv-
ing and before the round Of parties
begins. Your feet must be trim, we'll
shod and comfortable, if you are
to enjoy the season of gaiety. What's
more, with every purchase Of SIS or
more there is included a beautiful
pair of MAROTT'S regular quality
silk hosiery. Now don't allow any
thing to prevent you from visiting
MAROTT'S tomorrow, or, last
chance, Friday. Read these direc-
tons carefully before taking
to your heels.
y
And now I do hope you'll have
care and not eat too much .
cause III be back Thursday with
more plans for your shopping
days =.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-27

For lcafe8 /. . honey blended
Nth maple syrup and rock
candy fIouored NTH CHINA
mon.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
S1,710,164 EVA
JOBS PLANNED
FOR DISTRICT
1900 Lose Work Here Today
As CWA DemobiIizeS;
Total Now $500

Projects totalling $1,710,164
have been approved by the Work
Planning Committee Of the local
Civil Works Administration to be
undertaken under the new Emerg.
ency Works program beginning
April !.
The Emergency Works program
will supersede the CWA, and will
be handled entirely as a relief
measure. Those workers remaining
on the CWA rolls will be trans
ferred Monday to the new setup,
while additional workers will be
added from emergency relief rolls.
Under the demobilization pro-
gram of the local CWA, which has
been in progress for several weeks,
1900 workers will be dismissed to-
day, cutting the CWA rolls here to
$500. Of those dropped some will
be eligible for relief, and these can
be put back on the rolls as fast
as they are certified by the emerg-
ency relief office.
Projects approved and the esti-
mated cost of each are: Sewers,
1927, 7,573; Army war College, $22,-
612: Gallinger Hospital, $127,261:
Industrial Home School, 1914;
Boiling Field, $34,154; Navy Yard,
$44,704; Naval Observatory, $500;
Naval hospital, $15,852: D. C. Ma
tional Guard, $26,244; Soldiers
Home, $69,998; Highway Depart
ment, $935,O0O, and school i'm
provements, $100,942.
Under the new setup each
worker will be given only the
amount Of work deemed necessary
to provide him with a living, and
will be permitted to work more
than "a hours a week.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
PUBLIC HEALTH.
CALLED UPON
FOR HELP
Contract Records Section Is
Seen Center of Attack;
Many Sent Home

With nearly score of employees
sent home during the past 48
hours because they had been found
to have contracted mumps, Off
cials of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration today ad.
mitted that they feared an epi-
demic Of the disease in the organi'
Zation.
Excitement reigned high in the
contract records section, where
most Of the cases have be'N re.
ported, and dozens Of worke ,; be-
sieged the AAA's first.aid room to
be examined.
Ask for Help
The United States Public Health
Service has been asked to send in
vestigators to assist AAA health
officials in tracking down the
source and curbing the disease,
H. A. Nelson, chief clerk of the De.
partment Of Agriculture, declared.
Mr.. Nelson also reported that
no cases of mumps had been
brought to the attention Of the
first aid room until yesterday.
This fact indicated that the out
break might be the beginning Of
serious epidemic, other officials
said.
Quarantine Suggested
Some went so far as to predict
that whole sections Of the AAA
might need to be quarantined. il
the situation becomes worse.
thereby crippling an important
part of the recovery program.
About 1,400 persons are em.
ployed in the contract records
section, working in three daily
shifts. Few cases of mumps came
from other sections, it was said.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
GOTWALS POST
REPORTED FOR
SOMERvELL
New District Engineer Will
Be Named Today; Now
Working for Turkey

President Roosevelt today is ex-
pected to name Major Brehon B.
Somervell, U. S. A., to succeed
Major John c. Gotwals as District
Engineer Commissioner.
The nomination will be made
sometime during the day.
Major Somervell is now making
an economic survey for the Turk
ish government. He was loaned
by the War Department in April,
1888.
Major Gotwals' term expires
July 81. He was appointed three
years ago.
Major Somervell was born in
Arkansas May 9, 1892, and was
made a second lieutenant in the
Army in 1914. During the early
days of the World War, he served
as assistant military attache to
the United States Embassy in
Paris.
He was District engineer for the
War Department from August,
1925, to July, 1880.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
QUIZ IN SCHOOL
HOMEWORK

Protests on the amount of
homework given school children
were filed with First Assistant
Superintendent of chools
Stephen E. Kramer today by a
representative of the Takoma
Park Home and School Associa-
ton.
The protest charged that be-
tween two and a half and three
hours work was being given
school children for homework
each day.
Mr.. Kramer said that schcool
officials were inquiring into the
amount of home study in the
school system and explained
that it was "real big ISSUE"
Mrs. Harriet Saunders, presi-
dent Of the District Congress of
rent-Teacher Associations, said
that the board of governors of
the association would take the
problem up at it's next meeting.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27

DR.. Leonard P White, sworn in
today as the third member of the
Civil Service Commission, de-
clared he is pledged to earnest
and sincere support of the merit
system and he considered it OF
the utmost value to the public
service.
He took the oath at II a. m. in
the rotunda of the Civil Service
Building, standing beside the desk
used by Theodore Roosevelt at
the time he was a member of the
commission. He was sworn in by
DR.. Thomas A. Griffin, division
chief of the organization.
After this ceremony had been
completed, Harry B. Mitchell,
president of the commission, ex-
tended greetings to the new mem
ber and paid a tribute to the 10y
atty of the personnel and its in
terest in preserving the merit sys-
tenn. Mrs. Lucille Foster McMil"
lin, the other member, likewise
greeted DR.. White, but objected
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
FLOWER CLUB.
PLANS SHOW

Plans are being laid by the
Takoma Park Horticultural Club
for it's annual narciSsus show,
April 18 and 10, and committee
officials say they will hold to
this date even though the flow
ers come into bloom later than
normally.
The house-plant show held
last week by the club, officially
opened the series of flower
shows to be held at different
seasons this year. The commit.
tee in charge Of the house-plant
show reports better success for
their show than was originally
expected.
Due to the bad weather it
had to be postponed at first for
several weeks, and this was the
first show Of its kind ever at
tempted by the local club.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
CHURCH R|OTER
|. HELD On BOND

William Foster, colored, IS, who
broke up the Palm Sunday serv-
ices at the East Calvary Church
when he sent bullet through
the pulpit, pleaded guilty today
to a charge of assault with q
deadly weapon when arraigned
in Police Court before Judge
Isaac r. Hit and was held for
Grand Jury action under $4,000
bond. He waived hearing.
Foster, who lives in the 600
block Acker Pl. N. E., is alleged
to have fired at his wife, Viola,
%, while she was attending
church last Sunday. The shot
went wild and struck the pulpit.
The preacher. Rev. Paul N.
Moore, heaved a vase of flowers
at the defendant and by the
time police arrived the congrega-
ton had split into factions and
the battle was on. Viola was
treated at Gallinger Hospital for
lacerations.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
P|GNY
DENIED VISA

If Gogo, the pigmy slave offered
to Mrs. Hugh Rennert, jr., Wash
ington society woman, were the
size of Primo Carnera he couldn' t
have raised any more disturbance
in official circles here.
Mrs. Rennert wants to bring
Gogo here-not as slave but as
a servant. And the State Depart
ment and Labor Department insist
that she can't do it.
They point out very firmly that
slavery was abolishedsnack in 1865
and and t. that aoI they willSnot grant a
Mrs. Rennert was very much
disturbed today over the turmoil
that followed the announcement
that she would seek to bring the
little fellow here.
Mrs. Rennert, who IS Spanish,
met her husband when he was in
Spain for the State Department
several years ago.
Even though Gogo would be
freed, Government officials point
out, there is the question of what
quota Gogo would fall under.
Gogo was purchased by Mrs.
Rennert's father, the former gov
ernor general Of Spanish Guiana.
Rooms -. some with privilege Of
eating at the family table can be
rented through the Rental Columns of
the WANT AID SECTION Of this news
paper.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
D,C.PLANSH HELP
FOR MARKET

That the District Commission
ers plan to improve the South
west Farmers Market in order
to provide space for retail sales
of produce by farmers was indi-
Gated today by an cIder for esti-
mates on the cost of work at the
market.
The Commissioners ordered the
highway department to prepare
an estimate on the cost of lay
ing concrete walks at the market
and instructed the municipal
architect to study the cost of
erecting a shed there.
Melvin c. Hazen, president of
the Board of Commissioners, and
other District officials made an
inspection of the market yester-
day after farmers had com.
planned before a congressional
committee that the market was
in a bad state Of repair.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
Calls Commissions Work Great Contribution
to Public Service; u. S. Union Chiefs
Attend Ceremonies

that he "didn't look scared
enough"
Lawson A. Meyer, head of the
fourth civil service district, which
includes Washington, also spoke
briefly.
DR.. White, in reply, said he had
for a long time been a friend of
the merit system and he felt it
has made a great contribution to
the public service of this country.
He promised to defend it as a
member of the commission.
Although funds and personnel
alike are limited in the commits
sion, he said, its work is never
theless outstanding in personnel
administration.
Among those who attended the
ceremony were Luther C. Stew
ard, president, and Miss Gertrude
M. McNally, secretary-treasurer,
of the National Federation of Fed
eral Employees, and DR.. Lewis
Merriam of the Brookings Insti-
tuition.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
Foreign Oil Taxes
Protested by Women

/ Taxes on foreign oils have
been vigorously protested against
by numerous consumer groups in
letters received by nearly every
Senator, it was reported today.
One protest, from Mrs. Harvey
w. Wiley, president Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Federation Of
Women'S Clubs, said in part:
placing revenue tax Of 5
cents per pound on imported
oils will not only force prices Of
soap, margarine and other oil
products up, but cause our
people to fOregO the use Of
many Of them"
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
ThieUes Loot Store
TUice in FiUe Weeks

Robbers early today looted the
Bell Clothing Company, 900 block
Pennsylvania Ave. N. w., for the
second time within five weeks, po.
lice were told.
Twenty suits valued at $500
were taken after the show win.
dow was smashed with brick.
In a similar robbery reported on
Washington's Birthday, suits val
ued at $400 were stolen.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
Lieut.. r. II. BrOUn
Asst iQned to Meade

Upon completion of his present
tour of foreign service in China,
First Lieut.. Rothwell H. Brown,
Infantry, has been assigned by
the War Department to the Sixty
Sixth Infantry Gight Tanks) at
Fort George G. Meade, Md.
Orders to this effect have issued
to Lieutenant Brown by the com.
manding general Of the Philip
pine Department.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
Coroner Holds COhn
Death Accidental

A certificate of accidental
death was issued today by DR.. A.
Magruder Macdonald, coroner, in
the death Of Jacob Cohn, 68. who
died yesterday in Emergency Hos.
pital where he had been since
March 21.
He suffered a broken rib and
a punctured lung in a fall at his
home in the 21O0 block Four
teenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
Big Navy Debate
At Church TOniqht

"Resolved, That the United
States Navy Be Built Immediately
to Previous Strength" will be the
question debated at 8 p. m. today
by the teams of Wilson Teachers
College of Washington and Col
gate University. The debate will be
held in the Calvary Baptist
Church, Eighth and H SITS. N. w.
The affirmative will be upheld by
the Wilson team.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
Young Democrats
Hear WeLLeS on Cuba

Sumner Welles, Assistant Secre-
tary of State, who was ambassa-
dor to Cuba during heavy rioting
there last year, will speak of
Cuban affairs before a meeting
of the District of Columbia Divi.
sion Of Young Democratic Clubs
of America Thursday.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
True To
Type
5O-Year Best Sellers
Yield s Per Cent
Good Books
By GILBERT SELDES

You may think that with
boom times and book clubs the
publishing businesses or racket
must have reached its highest
point sometime between 1920
and 1929; it is true that more
books were published per year
in that time than ever before
and, possibly, more books were
sold. But there have been no
best sellers in the million-copy
class since 1917-the last one
was Jack London'S "The Call
Of the Wild"
Mr.. Edward Weeks has just
compiled a list of the IS best
selling books published since
1875, counting not merely the
immediate sales of the books,
but totals.
Among those IS books there
are, in my opinion, possibly
three works of literature, three
permanent additions to our
small stock: '"Tom Sawyer" and
"Huckleberry Finn" by Mark
Twain, and Treasure Island"
"Of Human Bondage" is run
ner-up.
Halt a dozen other good books
are listed. The rest are best
sellers, ranging from trash to
high-claSs trash.
Whv Read Them?
I think that no one would
now bother to read so out of
the IS. For instance: 1.-THE
Crisis" "Dere Mable," "Tarzan
Of the Apes" "Freckles," Give
Little Peppers and How They
Crew."
Dozens Of others were read
by q large number of people
because they liked the books
and by a quarter of million
more people because the books
were best-sellers.
Only two translated books
rose above the half million
mark: "Quo Vadis" and Cali
Quiet on the Western Front"
Over so Of the lot were native
American works. Only one de.
tective story is listed, and it is
not by Conan Doyle and does
not bring in a great detective;
it is Mary Roberts Rinehart's
"The Circular Staircase"
Harold Bell Wright is the only
author who arrived in state five
times in succession; Zane Grey
and Gene Stratton Porter came
through three times.
One Surprise
Take out the religious books
and the war books, and you find
three works of serious interest:
Wells Outline OF History"
(good): Durante's "Story of
Philosophy (trash) and. the
great surprise of the list to
those who haven't known about
it, Edward Bellamy's Looking
Backward"
Looking Backward" was
published in 1888; 1t was re-
issued with an introduction by
Haywood Broun a few years
ago; there are Bellamy socie-
ties dedicated to keeping the
work alive.
It is the only book on the
list which has bearing on our
present crisis (for which Wells
History supplies the back
grounO and it is the only
book, also, which might have
done something to prevent the
crisis from coming if people
were really affected by what
they read-and not put to
sleep.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
Kennel Club ShOW
To Haze 1000 DOus

Preparations are being made for
the fifth anual National Capital
Kennel Club Show to be held in
the Washington Auditorium, April
Is and IA. Approximately 1000
dogs, including champions of all
kinds, will be exhibited. Promi-
nent fanciers from nearby towns
will attend the show.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
CONVENE APRIL as

Two hundred delegates from
Washington. Maryland and Vir-
gin1a are expected to attend the
annual convention of the
Women's Missionary Society of
the Baltimore Conference of the
M. E. Church, South, in Alexan-
dria, April 4 and 5.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
rs Pct. Seek On-SaLe
Permits inAIer1ndriu

Seventy-five per cent Of appli-
cations being made in Alexandria
for wine and beer licenses under
the new control act are for the
on-sale class. Granting of IL
cenSeS is expected to start next
Eveek
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
Di iStriCfLO6

daily of all action in the House and Senate
dealing SOLELY Uith the District of Columbia and all
action by the House and Senate District Committees
and Board of District Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
Senate

The Senate District Committee did not meet
Senator William H. King (D) of Utah. chairman of the
Senate District Committee anticipates that modified nlans
for the proposed municipal for the District will be sub
mtted to approved by the PWA soon (Story on this
page.)
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
Board of Commissioners

The Commissioners held three-hour board session to
conduct routine business
Plans perfected for projects to be undertaken under
the new emergency works (Story this page)
Estimates being prepared for improvements to the
Southwest Farmers Market. (story on this page)
The Commissioners disapproved paving tax refund bill.
(Story Page 2, this section)
Commissioner Allen absent brief vacation.
The Washington times., 1934-03-27
House
The House District Committee did not meet.

The House DISTRICT Committee did not meet.
Receivers handling closed local banks receiving $4,000
year, House banking subcommittee told. (Story
Page ~
Amendments to the Black barber licensing bill asked by
Washington Hardressers and Cosmetoogsts Association
The Washington times., 1934-03-27

Rooms .. some with privilege of
eating at the family table can be
rented through the Rental Columns OF
paper.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
Yolley Ball

tomorrow the ore vollcybnii squad will Invade the homo grounds of the Catherine Avenue Athletics to meet said team In a volleybaii mntch for Il si2enble bet. Tho O'Feg runners up for tho Central YMCA championship expect to encounter no opposition from the Athletics. They will show tho veterans, Mike CalO and Chief Bender. These Btai- warts will be aided by tho up and coming Steve BoroWny and tho brilliant Ted Huxteckic. Tony Rom bish and Max Mueller will round out tho squad.
 Tho Athletics have been having several intensive practice sessions under the direction of Coach Bill "BcOut Warner and tho coach claims that his squad cannot Do bcnton. Tho team will show m ox- cellent pair of HpikerB in Ernie DelItuss0 and Earl Dillon and aD Al server Baker who features n mystery ball. Hs iwli be assisted by Jim Burns, Eddie Lamontngne and Charlie M0rriascy will also show with Bill Warner's team. All roads lead in tho direction of tho Catherine Avenue Stadium where tho match is to bo held ht 7:00 ?. n. with the winners receiving half c keE of beer,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
RamOrs And Reality Gathered From This Sporting World
The Grist Of AthIstic, Contesf
Give The Boys a Break
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

At least four thousand baseball fans for the past six successive Sundays have found their way Hamilton Park each weekend to take in the triple header offered by the City Amateur League. Yet the average collection has been figured to be less than ESQ., which, you put 1t ten cent admission basis Is receipts for less than eight hundred fans of the several thousand fans who never miss game Hamilton Park it's safe to say that 90 per cent of them wouldpay dime admission to three games of baseball but because the admission is not mandatory they pass the collection boxes as though they wired with eec
 cty fatal to the touch At the present rae nothing but
 heavy financial loss faces the league at the end of the son. and after the baseball entertainment given week after week it's hardly fair At least two thousand of five thou sand fans ought to be able to throw in dime for triple header for which operating expenses about $o5 every Sunday excluding the league physicians fee for treatment and of injuries collection of less than $s0 from four thousand baseball fans is nothing Waterburys credit that of the type of fans who apparently like baseball but won't pay dime to three games of it. Give the boys a break!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
Pitchers Perfect In Dusty Games On Two Fields

Two sizzling baseball games do. cided by one run and an so shut out in which one hit was given the boys who were blanked featured Industrial league seven inning baseball play last evening on Wa. terbury and Naugatuck fields. Al Hamilton Park, Harold Graham pitched Chase team to . 2.1 win over Waterbury Clock, both teams playing acoreless ball until the sixth Inning. Paddy Qullter held tho Scovill Bluggers to Ave hits, which, combined with some nifty Htickwork by his mates, won a 4- 2 game from the foe.
 A Naugatuck, Alex Mazxarelia was tho only American BTnssle to nick Frank Icdmonds for a hit and that's all theFe wns, there wasn't any more, NauEatuck Chemical winning m so decision
 Thursday evening at g.15 o'clock the NauRautck Chemical Company team will hook up with tho Wor- den array to complete a postponed game that will clean up the first round play of the Industrial Lea. gu@ Tho contest will be played nt Recreation Field. Naugatuck. Scores:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
Tough Talk Gets Suspension For Parks Leaguer

Bob Kierstoad, president of the Public Parks league suspended blfyeF W. Rodgers Of tho A. D, C's for tho sse ef abusive Ian. kuAke during Q gafiie player at Wa. tervllle park on last bInday. The contostants were the Wilson 4, e. and the 4. D. C.'s. Tho suspcn. sion will hold indcfinitoiy. Com. piaint was filed by Umpire Ty managers thath there is . league ruling having to do with sfncklna on the benches and that any fu- ture violations will Do used as q basis of q penalty. The league will ntttmpt to operate on fnde- pondchce Day bill at Hamilton park for. tho purpose of playing postponed games.
 Sunday Schedule
 Each team furnished roster as the session. Players listed on these rosters only are eligible to pnr- ticlpnte n ail future ieague con. tests. Tie schedule for sunday was announced as follows: Fulton Park at 2 o'clock, North End Hif. lies VI Wilson A. Q, Umpire Greece, scotor Toieyj { o'clock, A. B. C'a VI Bt stanislaup, Umpire Plnoc, scorer Foley Washington park at { o'clock, Raymond Hillies vs Wa. terbufy A. O., Umpire Lamb, SCOT. e, O'Conher. Whtcrvillo park at q o'clock. c. and c VI oakland 4. c. Umpire Carroll, scorer sopln.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-27
CLOSE RACE FOR
 GOLF HONORS IN
 BAY STATE OPEN
Bob Crowley of Norfolk Leading at Third Round
 of Play

Osterviiie, Mass, june 27--(UP) With 10 golfers within nve strokes of pnce.setting Bobby Crowley of Norfolk, the race for tho Mnssa chusetts oper golf chaIn- pionship was regarded ag q wide. open Lffair ns the field started out over tho Oyster Hnrh0fp course this morning on the first of two 1S-hoie rounds which will conclude the 72.hole test.
 Crowley slipped into che lead In yosterdays ie.hole round with . sparkling, gub-paf 70, which adds cd to tho 70 he scored on the iirnt day, gave him q total of l4g, Oile stroke less than Henry llentofDp4 of Franconih, whose twOsdny total was 7gs7b--iA7.
 Roy Brondson of the homo club. who led after tho first round with Bub.par n, faitered yesterday, tallying q 77 to give him f4s for third place.
 And Bcsides---
 Jack Reid of Webster Dudley was fourth with 7b.74--14e, Hnd behind him was John Bernnrds oi Charles River with 76.74--i6O.
 Three amateurs were grouped with thrce professionals at iBt,
 This group included Jesse Gull. ford of Woodland, Fred U. Wright, Jr, of Trapeio, and WilfPed Crose- Icy of Norfolk, amateurs, and Ro- land Hancock, Unicorn, Carl Net. tlobladt, Runaway Brook, and Hnrrq Netticbiadt, pachnch0ag.
 Crowley was tho only o0fltesthht to equal or break par which is 72, in the second round, and only two succeeded on tho first round.