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The Washington times., 1934-12-28
Official Notices

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE coNTRo o L
BOARD, Washington. D. c.. December 21.
1884. Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing persons have applied for licenses UNI
Beverage Control Act. that remonstrants
are entitled to be heard before the grant,
ing of such licenses, and that hearing viii
be had on such applications for licenses
Room 221, District Building: 2592, Mary
Dobbin,- TIA Dobbin's Delicatessen, Re-
tailers B. 2O37 M St.. N. W.; 2595, Pat;
rick A. Deck, VIM. o. Shreve, v. Stuil
Holt Robt B. Consdine Jacob Chernl-
koff, TIA Kaleidoscope, Retailers c, 260I i1fU]I
AGNES K MASON, ISAAC CANS, Alec
holic Beverage Control Board.
ALCOHOLIC BEv RAGE CONTROL
= BOARD. Washington, D. C., December
following persons have applied for re.
newal of their licenses under the District
OF Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control
Act. that remonstrants are entitled to be
and that hearing will be had on such ap-
ppnllcatlons for licenses on January ~,
1888; at 10 4. M, in Room 221; District
3146 Mt. Pleasant ST.. N. W: 1902, David
Abraham, TIA Hilltop Market. Retailers
7$Is' 77$Is' Sarah Sarah Leehter, RetSlers Glass ?, ?,
Rosenblatt, TIA Newton Market, Retailers
Class B. 1440 Newton ST., N. w; 1475,
Charles H. Grimes, TIA Bucks Lunch,
Retailers Glass D. 451 X ST., N. W; 1867
Esther Kushner. TIA X & L Barbecue. Re-
tailers Glass D, 5000 Rhode Island Ave,
n. E.; 20l4, Bernard Harry Fredlander.
Retailers Glass B, SO D St., s. E.: 1929,
Walter Irving Weeks Retailers Glass D,
521 Water St. S. W; 2267, Reliable
Liquor Store, Inc, Retailers Glass A, 1921
14th St.. N. W: 1920, John Papas, Re-
tailers Glass D, 714 II ST., N. E.: 2342
Embassy Drug, Inc, Retailers Glass B,
1855 & 1858 Col. Rd., N. W.: 1889 Harry
]. Collow. Retailers Glass D. 2O1 18th St,
s. E. GEORGE w. OFFUTT, AGNES K
MASON. ISAAC CANS. Alcoholic Bever-
age Control Board.
The Washington times., 1934-12-28
TECH ELEVEN
GREATEST
IN YEARS
BY GARRETT WATERS

Eastern and Tech monopolized
the athletic horizon in the high
schools during the 1933-34 term,
The Washington times., 1934-12-28
BAER To FIGHT
IN OAKLAND

OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 28.-Max
Baer. heavyweight champion of
the world, will fight a benefit
bout here January 80, according
to Ora Forman, Oakland boxing
impreSario.
Baer'S end of the fight will be
given to Mrs. frankie Campbell,
widow of the boxer who died
following a bout with Baer in
San Francisco several years ago.
Tentative plans. call for the
The Washington times., 1934-12-28
Atlanta Asking
Probe of Draft

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 28.-Com-
missioner K. M. Lands has been
asked by the Atlanta club to probe
the drafting of Harry Kelly, Crack
ers' star pitcher, by the Toronto
International League club. It is
asserted that Kelly was selected
by the Leafs in order that he
eventually might go to the Cincin-
natl Reds, who escaped paying ST.
500 for him by having Toronto
select him for $4,000.
The Washington times., 1934-12-28
Legal Notices

J. A. BURNS. Attorney,
SOL 9th st. n. W., Washington,


SOL 9th st. n. W., Washington, D. C.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA. Holding An
Equity Court, EMMA ]. TULL, 424 First
St., s E., Plaintiff, vs.. George W. Callan
and The. Unknown Heirs at Law. Alienees
and Deyisees of George W. Callan. Defend
ants. Equity No. $780, ORDER OF
PUBLICATION. The object of this suit
is to establish of record the title of the
plaintiff by adverse possession to Lot No.
81 in Square No. 1874 Upon motion of
the plaintiff. by his attorney, it is by the
Court this goth day of December, 1884.
ORDERED, That the defendants, George
W. Callan and the unknown heirs at law,
aienees and devisees of said George W.
Callan, cause their appearance to be en-
tered herein on or before the first rule
day occurring after the expiration of forty
t40l days, exclusive of Sundays and le-
gal holidays. from the first day of publi-
cation of this order; otherwise, this cause
will be proceeded with as in case of de-
fault; provided copy of this order be
published once week for three (3) sue
cessive weeks from the date hereof in The
Washington Times and the Washington
Law Reporter, good cause having been
shown why longer publication is unneces-
sary. PEYTON GORDON. Justice (Seall
A True Copy. Test: FRANK e. CUM
NINGHAM, Clerk. by HARRY M. HULL.
ASST Clerk.
The Washington times., 1934-12-28
Special Notices

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
the Washington American League Base
Ball Club will be held at the office of the
Club. Base Ball Park. Washington. D. e..
on Wednesday. January 2. 1885, at twelve
a Board of Directors for the ensuing year,
and for such other business as may be
properly brought before said meeting.
EDWARD B. EYNON, Jr.. Secretary.
The Washington times., 1934-12-28

teams from the
two sch ool S
c arryin g off
honorS in either
basketball, foot
ball, b a S e b all
and track.
E a S t ern be-
gan the y e a r
by walking off
with the floor
C h a mpionship
following on e
of the be S t
C a m p aignS in
the history Of
the Lin C o ] n
Park inS tt tu-
The Washington times., 1934-12-28
Grid Chieftains Merely
Talk at Meeting
Bv PAT ROBINSON

NEW YORK Dec 2-Last year the professors called It de-
emphasis This year they're calling recruiting, subdizing
and proselytng But matter what they call it, they ap
parenty haven t the courage to do anything about it,
The Washington times., 1934-12-28
Official Notices

ALCOHOLIC BEvERAGE CONTROL
BOARD. Washington. d. C.. December
2S. 1884. Notice is hereby given that the
following persons have applied Tor licenses
under the District of Columbia Alcohonc
Beverage Control Act. that remOnstranis
are entitled to be heard before the grant
ing of such licenses. and that hearing vii!
be had on such applications for licenses
Room 221, District Building: 1904. Dora
Cohn. Retailers Glass c. 1ll5 14th ST..
n ": 28O5. Jack ShapiTo. IA ia Shapiro
Ave, n. w; 2606 Jacob Shapiro. 7
Jacks Eat & Drink Shoppe; Retailer Class
Ei2% 1926 GIS s. \ GE9RGE 2FSkc " GAZE 2s
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
BOARD, Washington. D. c.. December Il.
1884. Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing persons have applied for renewal Of their
licenses. under the District of Columbia
monstrants are entitled to be heard be;
fore the granting of such licenses. and
that hearing will be had dor on such 79pi 1o95
ing 494 Arthur samuel Pike; Retailers
6s5 ST. n Fl ticcs 49, RsnifsrI Psnte PaRl
relo. rgi;o TtX Ais Ais Delicatessen, Retailers B,
3o7 Pa Ave. $. F.: 976; 1ura Theodore ShIe by- =
tailers A. 1909 Conn Ave-, n: W.; 1045.
Cafe International, Inc. TIA Club Troika.
Retailers c, 1O11 Conn. Ave. N. W; 1899,
Nicholas Prodromon Jimroglou, TIA City
Lunch. Retailers c, 11o1-5th ST., y. W:
10Y Dora Laskin, TIA Laskin's Delica-
lessen, Retailers D, COL Pa. Ave. S. E.;
I1161. Irwin l. Sealfon. TIA Sealfon's Phar-
macy. Retailers A. 613O Georgia Ave, n,
w: 1906. Celia Schweitz. Retailers D, 324
4th St. S. w: 1915, John Ward Rollins,
Retailers D 1850 Water St, S. w; 1882,
James G. Moy. TIA Far East Restaurant,
Retailers D, 519-13th St. N. W.; 1918.
Charles Boutsele, TIA Exchange Lunch.
Abraham Louis Hillman, TIA Louis Hill
man. Retailers B, 319-1st St, 8. W: 1884,
Norris Sander. Retailers B, 1900 Eye St..
Deal Lunch. Retailers D, 34OO Ga. Ave,
N. W.: 25O8, Embassy Restaurant, Inc,
Retailers c. 92s-14th ST.. N W. GEORGE
W. OFFUTT AGNES K MASON. ISAAC
CANS, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-11-17
PRESIDENT INSPECTS
 BICTENNESSEEV VALLEY
 FEDERALPOWER SITES
(By The Associated Press)

NASHVILLE, Nov. IT - President Roosevelt arrived here from Knoxville visit the home of Andrew Jackson former President of the United States and lay wreath the tomb of another Tennessee President James K Pok the statehouse grounds.
 Huge Crowds held back by ropes while national guardsmen prevented any but those wearing official badges to get into the train shed, when the special arrived Ruhr with smile of boyish enthusiasm he found eager work throughout the Tennesse Valley development
 They carving into reality project which he en- vsoned two years ago, pattern abratory for future America.
 Unrestraned cheers greeted him every turn. Late yesterday at Norris Dan the President told listeners
 A of you working here and all throughout the Tenn essee Valley who working the remainder of this great program, day will be known veterans You will be known veterans of kind of war; the kind that going to improve conditions for millions and millions of our fellow citizens
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-11-17
TRANSFORMATION
 APPLICATION ARENOW ! BEING PREPARED HERE

B. D. Stewart, Territorial Mining Engineer who was assigned to work under the Federal Emergency Relief Ad mniSration Nome Committee is actively engaged in preparing details and data preparatory to the filling of application to the Public Works Administration for funds to rehabilitae the functions of the City of Nome
 At he is working details of the Federal proper ty to be used in consideration of the construction of Federal building in Nome replacing the several buildings destroyed in the fire Authorities in Washington require information and data concerning street grades geological information concerning the character of the ground se the information concerning surrounding and climate and many other details which have to be considered be- fore definite plans for construction of federal building made and approved.
 During the past two weeks Mr. Stewart has been com petng the survey of the townse of Nome that portion in the burned His work has entailed the correction in instances of lines and central starting points, not check ed since the city was first laid out.
 The streets in the burned have been widened and
 filled in, necessitang the running of new lines and the de caraon of property turned to the city for the p pose of public highways and streets Property in the burned and other places have assisted materially in making it possible for the widening and strengthening of these streets However the engineering details attached become complex when such data must be registered plat of the city.
 Almost all available maps of the City of Nome de stroyed and Mr. Stewart is completing new map of the City the scale of fifty feet to the nch which will be used henceforth the official plat
 Under application by municipality to the Public Works Administration huge amount of detailed nfora ton required to be furnished concerning all of the phases of construction types of projects their approval and also any contentious of diSapprova
 circular issued by the Federal Emergency Adminis ration of Public Works outlines the information required and under seven main heads, as folows
 General nstructions the in which the applica tiOn shall be made out
 Summarized General Information the details about the community such when organized, population etc.
 The Loan Requested includes the amount type of sec ity period of the oan and corresponding information
 lCOntinued on Page FOur)
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-11-17
Italy And, Germany
 Now In Conference
(By The Associated Press)

ROME, Nov. 16, A swing in Italian sentiment may result from the pend ing conference between Mussolini and Schuschnigg of Germany, who arrived here today from Berlin.
 Some observers believe that Muss- olini wishes to regain the balance of power in continental Europe, particularly as between France and Germany.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-11-17
Survey Taken On
 Bonus Question
(By The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, A sur vey by the Associated Press of the congressional sentiment shows that the House is overwhelmingly in fav- or of cash payment of the bonus.
 The fate of any such legislation rests with the Senate which is ev- enly divided among those who an- swered the questions put to them.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-11-17
Bulgaria Cannot
 Pay Foreign Debt
(By The Associated Press)

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 16, Bulgar- ia today decided to cancel payment on her huge foreign debt and will ask creditors to make a study of her financial position.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-11-17
Two Blows Head
 Killed Little Girl

NASHVILLE, Nov. 16, Officials here disclosed that Dorothy Ann Distelhurst met death by two blows on the head. Part of the body was destroyed by acid in an effort to prevent Identification. The funeral of the little girl took place today.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
RUSS-U. 8. PACT
IN OPERATION
By International News Service

BY International News Service
Relations between Soviet Russia
and the United States were under
normal conditions today, following
the reception of Ambassador Alex
ander TroyanovSky by President
Roosevelt at the White House.
The new emiSSary'S visit was
the first of an accredited repre-
sentative of Moscow since the
KerenSky regime, which followed
the reign Of the czars.
The Soviet envoy arrived in
Washington Sunday night, and
less than "a hours later presented
his diplomatic papers to President
Roosevelt.
The two greeted each other
with warm friendliness and brief
addresses, in which the theme of
world peace predominated as a
mutual aim.
Troyanovsky said:
'I trust, Mr.. President, that
the new era Of normal and
friendly relations between our
peoples may contribute funda-
mentally to the development Of
the widest cooperation in the
most varied fields of human en-
deavOr, but first and foremost
to the cause Of peace of the
world"
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
SCIENCE To AID.
IN NEW DEAL

Eminent scientists from all parts
of the country are to be drafted
to aid the Administration in for
mulating scientific policies and
programs, it was revealed today.
Organized last July by the PreSi-
dent, the Science Advisory Board
is being completed with the asSiS-
tance of the advisory board Of the
National Academy of Sciences and
the National Research Council.
The advisory board. which is
headed by DR.. Karl T. Compton.
president of the Massachusetts In
stutute of Technology, will con-
stitute a scientific cabinet and pass
on all government problems in the
field Of science.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
6 NOMINATIONS
RECEIVE D. K.
By International News Service

BY International News Service
Nominations Of four officials in
the Farm Credit Administration
and two in the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation were IA
vorably reported today by the
Senate Banking and Currency
Committee.
The committee postponed &C
tion on the appointment of Will
liam I. Myers, of New York, as
governor of the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration. !
Those reported favorably were:
Francis w. Peck, of Mime
sofa, to be bank commissioner;
Albert S. Goss, of Washington,
to be land bank commissioner;
George M. Brennan, of Illinois,
to be intermediate credit COM
missioner, and Sterling M. Gar
wood, of Arkansas, to be pro-
duction credit commissioner
all in the Farm Credit Admin
istration. Two directors Of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
poration, approved, were Walter
j. Cummings, of Illinois. and
Elbert G. Bennett, of Utah.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
To TEACH
j, 8. YOUTH

Plans for enlisting the youth
of the nation in a drive to bring
a return of prohibition to the
nation were discussed at an ex-
ecutive session of the Anti-Saloon
League, now meeting in its an
nual convention at the Dodge
Hotel today.
Through literature distributed
through schools and churches,
the league hopes to teach youth
the evils of liquor and induce
them to sign pledges of total
abstinance, DR.. F. Scott Mcbride
explained.
An organization to be known
as the Olympians will be formed,
with the youths working for ex-
termination of the liquor traffic.
DR.. Mcbride recommended that
o. G. Christgau be named execu-
tive secretary of this new dry
organization.
An open forum was held at the
afternoon session of the conven-
ton in Calvary Baptist Church,
with j. M. Averill, president of
the Kansas Anti-Saloon League,
presiding.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
maryland HAS
$4,000 NEEDY

Public relief rolls in Maryland
are supporting more than $4,000
persons, it has been announced
by the Federal Emergency Relief
Administration. The figure is
based on the first returns on the
Administrations unemployment
census.
An excess of females on the re-
lief rolls was pointed out by
Corrington Gill, director of re-
search and statistics for the ad-
ministration, as a unique situa-
ton in the State. There are ap-
proximately 4 per cent more than
men, he declared.
Negro families made up more
than one-third of the total num-
ber of families receiving relief in
the State, and children of gram
mar school age represented the
largest single group in the total
number of persons receiving aid.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
BIRTHDAY BALL
PLANS PUSHED

Elaborate plans were under way
today to honor President Roose-
velt at a ball to be given at the
Shoreham Hotel on January 80,
which marks his fifty-second birth
day.
The event will be for the benefit
of the Warm Springs, Ga, Found
alton for Infantile Paralysis, and
business clubs, radio, and theater
managers, women'S organizations
and fraternal groups are joining
to make the affair a success.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty Is
making a series of talks before the
Democratic Club, the Lions, the
Reciprocity Club, the Racquet
Club and the Business Mems AS
sociation this week to get coopera'
ton in stimulating interest in the
event here and in the nationwide
commemoration, planned for the
same purpose. -,
The Washington committee will
meet Thursday at 6 p. m. at head
quarters in the Transportation
Building, 1900 block of H st. N. w
Including Mrs. Dougherty, those
in charge are: Mrs. Isabelle
Greenway, vice chairman; Ray r
Baker, Robert V. Fleming, J. F. T
O'Connor, Brig. Gen. William E
Horton, DR.. Hans Kinder, Mrs
Lawrence Townsend, Mrs. John R
Williams, Mrs. Eleanor Patterson
and Mrs. William H. King.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
PLEA MADE
TOROOSEVE[T

Charging that he was beaten
into insensibility to make him con-
fess, Ralph Edward Holmes, col
ored youth sentenced to go to the
electric chair Friday for his part
in the Staying of Policeman Milo
Kennedy, has appealed to Presi-
dent Roosevelt for communication
of sentence to life imprisonment.
Kennedy was killed in free
for-all fight by a group of young
colored men near Logan Circle.
Holmes, James Joseph Jackson
and Irwin Murray are to go to the
chair this week.
In a letter written January 2
and transmitted to the White
House by the Rev. James Pinn,
colored cleric, Holmes said:
Gas the hour Of my execution
is close at hand, being pennilesS
and friendless, I feel that 1
should make this personal ap-
peal directly to you.
"I wish to aver that the part
I played in the murder of Of
ficer Milo J. Kennedy was neg
ligibIe and that at no time did
I do anything that could have
resulted in his death"
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
TAX PUBLICITY
DEMANDED
BY international News Service


Demand for publicity of income
tax returns provoked heated dis
cussion before the House Ways
and Means Committee which re-
opened tax hearings today.
Representative Patman CD OF
Texas declared that a law permit
ting inspection of tax returns on
request would save the Govern
ment millions of dollars.
When he said that j. P. Morgan,
Charles E. Mitchell and Albert
Wiggin would not have escaped
taxes if there had been publicity,
Representative Treadway RO OF
Massachusetts, said:
''When the Morgan case came
before us, our experts told us
that Mr.. Morgan was entirely
within the law. / do not say the
law was right or wrong. We
have drafted amendments which
we hope will stop the lOOphOles."
Patman reported that Congress
was three years late in discover
ing the law was wrong"
Treadway pointed out that Con
gress has given the President au
thority to make public income taS
returns.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
$4,000 ITEMS
IN TAX SALE

More than $4,000 pieces Of real
estate went on sale at the annual
delinquent tax sale which opened
today in the office of Chatham NJ.
Towers, collector of taxes.
Originally more than 10000
pieces Of real estate were adver-
tised for sale for nonpayment of
taxes, but owners of many of the
lots paid up the tax before the
date of sale.
There was little bidding, and
most of the pieces sold were bid
in by the District. owners Of the
property will have two years in
which to redeem it by paying the
costs incidental to sale and 8 per
cent penalty. If the title is bid in
By a private individual this pen
atty is increased to IL per cent.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
MINE DEFIANCE!
HURLED ANEW
ATPRES|DENT
"Biq Steel" and Other Owners
Of Captive" Pits Spur on
Fight Against Union
BY International News Services

big Steel'' and eight other
Pennsylvania companies operating
Captive" coal mines continued
their battle with the Administra'
ton today, challenging the right
of President Roosevelt to settlO
their dispute with organized labors
The operators, speaking through
Nathan L. Miller, former Governor
of New York, counsel for the U. s.
Steel Corporation, holds that the
agreement made with President
Roosevelt on october 80 "does not
compel them to make union com
tracts" as demanded by the
United Mine Workers of America.
Miller also holds the agreements
does not give the National Labor
Board authority to arbitrate the
companies refusal to make union
contracts.
Operators Adamant
The dispute hinges on whetheH
the operators should recognize
John L. Lewis and Phillip Murray.
president and vice president of the
United Mine Workers of America
respectively, as individual repre-.
sentativeS Of the miners to repre-.
sent them in collective bargain
ing" under the bituminous indus
try code, or to recognize them sS
officials of the union representing
their employees.
The operators are adamant in
their refusal to recognize Lewis
and Murray as union officials,
claiming such action would be
recognition of the union.
Contract, Main Point
r. G. Bostwick, counsel for the
Weirton Coal Company, and the
Consumers Mining Company,
said:
"The right to contract is the
main point. Nothing in our
agreement with the President,
nor in any law, requires US to
contract with the United Mine
Workers and this board has
no jurisdiction on that"
C. B. Randall of the Inland
Collieries Company. asked if he
would abide by the Presidents
Interpretation of the October 80,
agreement if the board obtained
it, replied:
'T cannot say"
It was significant that none Of
the complaining officials re.
quested the board to obtain Mr..
Roosevelt's Interpretation.
Meanwhile an insurgent group
of Pennsylvania miners, known
as the United Miners Union Of
Pennsylvania, petitioned the
board for an audience.
The Washington times., 1934-01-09
HIGH
IN |LL|TERACY

Statistics on Negro illiteracy,
made public today by the Census
Bureau, show that six of the 10
counties or parishes that stand
highest in Negro illiteracy are in
Louisiana, and that the highest in
Lafayette Parish, is 61.7 per cent.
Florida, Alabama, and South
Carolina also have counties with
high illiteracy percenta g es:
Georgia is not represented until
the second 10 counties, Tennessee
in the third 10, and Mississippi in
the fourth 10.
Three Virginia counties are
listed in the fifth counties. Pat
rick, Dinwiddie, and Sussex. OF
the entire 100 counties listed for
high illiteracy percentage, all are
in the more southerly States ex-
cept one in Tennessee and one in
Kentucky.