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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-20
HOSPITAL NOTES

Marcus Bryson, 12-year-old son of H. c. Bryson, who lost all of the fingers of his right hand as the result of the accidental dis charge of a shotgun he was carry ing on Labor Day while walking up the Basin Road, left St. Ann's Hospital today for his home.
 Sam Anderson entered St. Ann's Hospital last evening for medical care.
 6. Arnesen, marine patient, en- tered St. Ann's Hospital this morn ing for medical care.
 Jerry Godkin, small son of MT. and Mrs. Godkin, left St. Ann's Hospital today for his home, fol- lowing an emergency operation per formed several days ago.
 Mrs L. A. Johnson of Douglas, is a patient at St. Ann's Hospital for medical care. She entered the hospital today
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-20
-------->e MISS DOLLY BALDWIN HAS EMERGENCY MAJOR OPERATION AT ST. ANN'S

Miss Dolly Baldwin, daughter of MT. and Mrs Grant Baldwin, was rushed to St. Ann's Hospital last evening for an emergency appendix operation. She is getting along nicely according to Dr. w. w. Council, her physician.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-20
Mineral Production
 Increasing in B. C,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-The production of gold, silver, lead and other minerals in British Colum- bia increased 50 per cent in the first half Of 1884 as compared with the output in the corresponding period a year ago.
Evening star., 1934-04-06

The story of an attempt by g.
year-old SpinSter in destitute clrcum-
stances to obtain $1,000 by defrauding
an 83-year-old neighbor was revealed
today with the arrest OF Eula H.
Puckett, I'LL Eleventh street, on a
charge Of forgery.
Miss Puckett allegedly forged the
name of Mrs. Anna Berger, 1882
Eleventh street, in an attempt to bor-
row money on property owned by the
latter. Both women have lived in the
same neighborhood for 25 years.
Early in January Miss Puckett went
to a local title company and asked to
search the title to the property at
1882 Eleventh street, owned by Mrs.
Berger. After receiving report from
the title company, it Is charged, she
went to the City Finance Co. and
asked for q loan Of 1000, represent
ing herself as the owner Of the prop
erty.
Advanced Her 500.
Albert Blitz, manager of the finance
company. agreed to make the loan
and advanced her S10O. She al
legedly told Blitz her name was Irene
Smith. and that she owned the prop
erty in the name of Anna Berger.
She signed a note for $1,000 as
Anna Berger. but made no attempt
to copy the real Mrs. Berger's hand
writing. The application for the loan
went through and in q few days a
check for $3.50 from TIE title company
Evening star., 1934-04-06
BLOSSOM FETE
DATES TO STAND
Committee Not to Change
Time in Spite of
Weather.

The Cherry Blossom Festival will be
held on April 10, 20 and 81, and un-
der no circumstances will the dates be
changed, Claude w. Owen, president
of the Washington Board of Trade
and general chairman of the Festival
Committee announced today.
The announcement was made In
connection with a forecast Of horti-
cultural experts yesterday that the
blossoms would be open between April
II and IA If the weather from now
on is favorable After this forecast
was made there was printed report
that the dates OF the festival might
be advanced one week, but this re-
port was emphatically denied by Mr..
Owen.
The blossoms will remain out about
10 days. it was pointed out, SO that
even if they start blooming on April
II they still will be in full bloom
throughout the festival,
The committee arranging for the
reception and ball at the MayfioWer
Hotel on the night of April 2l, which
is to wind up the three-day celebra-
ton, is busy preparing 5000 invita-
tionS to members OF the diplomatic,
official and social circles of Washing
ton. The invitations will go out to-
morrow. Mrs. John Allan Daugherty
fA-jn active charge Of the task Of get
ting the invitations out. Brig. Gen.
William E Horton, U. S. A.. retired
is the chairman of the committee ar
ranging the reception and ball.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
TAX CUT EXPECTED
FROM rum SALES
Montgomery Heads Make
Report on Liquor
Profits.
By . STAN correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, April 6.-Profits
derived from operation Of the liquor
dispansary system will enable sharp
reduction In the Montgomery County
tax rate when the budget Is approved
for the fiscal year beginning July /. it
was disclosed today In q statement
made public by the Board OF County
Commissioners.
The statement accompanied an an
nouncement that the board will pro-
ceed with Its, plans to construct the
combined dNpensary. ware house and
ONCE building at Silver Spring and
that advertisement Or bids on the
structure, which is expected to cost
$88, 900. have been authorized and are
to be published shortly.
1t was revealed that on the basis
Of current returns alone the cut in
the tax rate will be at least ga cents.
Net profits Of the dispensary system,
after deducting all expenses for SAL
aries, rents and miscellaneous items,
amounted to 87,536.90 from Decem-
Der to February 20, during which
time the District of Columbia was
without q system for the legal distri-
button of liquor. This would permit
a reduction Of approximately cents
on the tax rate, the statement de-
clared.
In addition, the estimated returns
from licenses. which are not contained
in the above figure, would exceed
$4,000, enabling the board to make
a further reduction Of IL cents.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
0LD-ACE PENSION
BILL IS APPROVED
Chairman Norton Expects
Measure to Be Called
for Passage Monday.

Chairman Norton of the House
District Committee late yesterday re-
ported the old-age pension bill for
the District. which she expects to
call up for passage on Monday. Both
Speaker Rainey and House Leader
Byrns have approved the plan for de-
voting the entire day Monday to Dis
trict legislation.
Mrs. Norton emphasizes that 27
States already have enacted old-age
pension laws.
Other Bills on Slate.
Other District Bills. which Mrs.
Norton hopes to have acted on by the
House on Monday include four amend
ments to the Alcoholic Liquor Control
Act. One of these is a stamp tax TO
collect the stipulated revenue under
the original act: another one is to
grant licenses to stores which were
established in restricted residential
AREAS before the coming law was
passed; third amendment is to per-
init drug stores to fill doctors pre-
scriptiOnS with blended liquors
and wines and the fourth liquor
amendment would permit chain stores
to get licenses effective 80 days after
the passage Of the act.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission is particularly
interested in two bills one to change
the name of B street southwest to In
dependence avenue to correspond with
Constitution avenue on the north
side of the Mall. The other is to make
an exchange of property with private
owners in order to straighten out the
Whitehaven parkway boundaries in
the vicinity of the Naval Hospital.
Two Boxing Bills Pending.
Also awaiting action on Monday are
two boxing bills. providing both for
amateur and professional boxing in
the District Another bill awaiting
action is to license race track in the
District.
Also on the District calendar are
bills calling for the removal of snow
and ice from sidewalks within eight
hours after a storm. Another one
would except American University at
Cairo from a prohibition under the
diploma mill law The bills for COM
pensation insurance and for the Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Co. are also await
ing action.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
998,812 MEN EMPLOYED
ON CLASS | RAILROADS
Interstate Commerce Commission
Figures Reveal S.5S Increase
Over March, 1888.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today reported 99o 8l2 men work.
ing on class l steam railroads ON
March Is.
The figure was an increase of 8.58
per cent as compared with March,
1888, when 9l9,881 men were en-
ployed. but still is below the 1888 peak
reached last September when 1,030,2l5
persons were on the payroll.
The largest increase in March was
in the maintenance of equipment and
stores section, where 283, ,287 men were
employed, an increase of 1875 per
cent over 1888. There were 2l2,60O
persons employed in train and engine
service, an increase Of 1914 per cent
over last year.
All branches of employment showed
increase except the executive and off,
cials and staff assistants, who dropped
2.97 per cent.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
ELDERLY ,SPINSTER CONFESSES
SCHEME TO DEFRAUD NEICHBOR

was sent to Blitz, the money having
been sent to the title company by an
insurance company which is actually
making the loan.
In the meantime Miss Puckett had
disappeared. She wrote to Blitz, say
ing she had been called to Alabama
by the death of a relative and asked
him to hold the money for her.
Finally a payment became overdue
and the holder Of the note wrote to
the real Mrs. Berger. An investiga-
ton followed and the alleged fraud
was discovered.
Il Located by Letter.
Miss Puckett had moved from the
address she gave Blitz. Detective
Sergt Earl p. Hartman checked the
mail there and found letter from the
Emergency Relief Bureau. A COM
parison Of handwriting at the bureau
with the signature on the note d.
vulged the woman's real name to be
Puckett. Hartman later found her at
the Eleventh street address, where she
had, recently moved. and arrested her
last night. Miss Puckett signed full
confession. stating that she was sent
to the penitentiary at Moundsville, w
Va, in 1906 for a similar offenSe.
On March 10 she mailed a letter In
South Washington, Va, to Blitz, say
ing she intended to drown herself.
On the back of the letter, however,
she wrote: "I have just jumped on
the Highway Bridge"
Evening star., 1934-04-06
.COL0RED Citizens
+ ASK D. c. POSTS
Urge Positions in Admins.
tration of Government
Relief Work.

A delegation Of rs representing nu-
merous organizations of colored citi-
zens of the District appeared before
the Board Of Commissioners today to
urge strongly that representatives Of
the colored population Of the District
be given posts with the administration
Of the District government and par
ticularly in the management of the
emergency relief and the emergency
works program.
They ask specifically:
That colored representative be
placed on administrative committees
Of the Emergency Works Administra-
ton.
A colored assistant to be appointed
to the District Relief Administration,
and that q colored supervisor be ap-
pointed to handle the emergency
works administration to handle work
programs in sections where colored
residents predominate.
The group asked also that q colored
administrative assistant be appointed
to the job-asSignment staff that an
equal proportion OF white collar Jobs
under E. w. A. be given to colored
persons. and that consideration be
given to projects for the improve
ment OF facilities in colored communi-
ties
The delegation, headed by Campbell
c. johnson, represented the Fedora
ton Of Civic Associations, the Inter-
denominational Ministers. the Wash
ington Branch Of the National Build
ers' Association. the New Negro AL
lance. the Afro-American newspaper,
the ColOred Federation Of Parent
Teachers Associations, the Baptist
Ministers Conference. the Washing
ton Branch Of the National Associa-
ton for Advancement Of Colored
People. the Howard University Law
School, the Washington Tribune and
the Washington Bar Association.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
SHIPS GIVEN NAMES
OF TREASURY HEADS
Seven New Coast Guard Cutters
Honor Early Secretaries,
Including Hamilton.

The names of seven early Secre-
taries of the Treasury. including Alex
ander Hamilton. have been selected
as the names for the seven new Coast
Guard cutters now under construction
These new ships, which ore to be
327 feet in length. with space for
carrying one airplane. are now being
built-four at Philadelphia, two at
New York and one at Charleston
S. c.
The names of these vessels, Off
cially approved today, will be as fol-
lows:
Alexander Hamilton. who was the
first Secretary Of the Treasury. for
President George Washington, from
1889 to 1895.
George w. Campbell who was Sec
retary of the Treasury in 1914, for
President Madison.
Samuel D. Ingham, 1929 to 1881
for President Jackson.
William ]. Duane, 1888. for Presi-
dent jackson.
Roger B. Taney, 1888 to 1894, for
President Jackson.
John c. Spencer. 1S43-1S44, for
President Tyler.
George NJ. Bibb, 1844-1845, for
Presidents Tyler and Polk.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
CENSUS BUREAU
TO RELEASE 800
c. W. A. Workers to Be Dropped
From Pay Rolls This
Month.

Approximately 300 C. w A. census
workers. engaged in Washington in
completing the American business
census under an allotment Of c. w
A. funds, are to be dropped from the
pay rolls by the end of this month, II
was learned today at the Census Bu-
reau.
Director William L. Austin said the
reduction OF the force would begin
next week and extended as their work
nearS completion. He believed thai
some of the workers eventually would
find permanent jobs in the Census
those who can show actual need fol-
emergency relief will stand chance
of finding weekly employment under
the new works division set-up.
Federal Relief Administrator Harry
L. Hopkins has disclosed that the c
w. A. has not folded up entirely, since
there are some Federal projects which
will continue to be pushed until May
!. About 100000 employees are en-.
gagged on these. Then, too, he dis
closed that the c. w. A. which begar
to get out of the Federal relief picture
on March 81. has its bills to pay and
it will have to retain pay roll workers
for the remainder of this month.
With regard to the census work
Director Austin said that the can
vassing in the field had closed March
81 under the c. w. A. program OF
rehabilitation. A small number, how.
ever, have been retained to help clean
up the work. The manufacturers
census is incomplete. but he explained
that the bureau expects to finish this
task with its own civil service en-
ployeS on the job.
The Washington Office is keeping UP
with the field work, he explained, but
reports are about 80 days behind. Fol
this reason, the c. w. A. staff was not
demobilized on March 81. AS the re-
ports are cleaned up it will be neces.
sary to drop some workers each week
He said the number employed in the
Census Bureau here is about 800.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
PEP. CO. 0.D|SPUTES
CONGRESS
Labor Union Complains of
Alleged Interference
by Officials.

Two rival movements to organize
workers Of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. plants today led to labor
union complaints to members Of Con-
gress against alleged interference by
officials of the power company. and
denial OF such charges by company
officials.
The organized labor movement,
which has been making headway for
some time to set up a local unit Of
the International Brotherhood Of
Electrical Workers. held a meeting
last night at Musicians Hall and pre-
pared to fight for their rights against
what they charge is company inter-
ference
Another group. which is planning to
organize an association" will meet
tonight at the company assembly hall,
Tenth and E streets.
Complaints against the company
were registered by labor union officials
to Representative William P. Con-
rery Of Massachusetts. chairman OF
the House Labor Committee; and to
Representative Carl NJ Weideman. a
. IuGtuDCT VI ltlC I1OuSC 6tSlIlSl Sollllllll-
tee. These charges allege that the
power company is attempting to coerce
employees to join the rival "associa-
tton," and is interfering with the free
organization of those workers who de-
side to join the brotherhood of elec-
trical workers.
At the Office of Representative
Weideman, 1t was said he had promised
to look into the charges"
At Offices of the power company,
officials declared they had had Moth
ing to do with either movement to
organize workers. and would allow the
workers to join whichever movement
they desired. They denied attempts
to coerce employees, or to form any
so-called company union"
Evening star., 1934-04-06
NEWSMEN TO GET
PLACE ON BOARD
Johnson Promises Them Repre-
sentation on Group to
Settle Disputes.

Recovery Administrator Hugh S.
johnson yesterday gave an uncondi-
tional promise to officials of the
Washington Newspaper Guild that the
American Newspaper Guild will be
given representation on the News
paper Industrial Board, which is set
up in the newspaper code to settle
disputes over wages, hours and work.
ing conditions
He stated to a delegation Of guild
officials that this representation would
be arranged II 1t took q reopening Of
the entire code to accomplish it.
As now constituted, the members of
the board representing employees are
all from mechanical printing trades
unions. There Is no representative Of
editorial workers on the board.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
DESERTI0N IS CLAIMED.
IN THREE DIVORCE BILLS
Proceedings Filed in Prince
Georges Court by Two Hus-
bands and a Wife.

BY q Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, April
o.-Accusing their mates of desertion.
two husbands and wife instituted
divorce proceedings In Circuit Court
yesterday.
In addition to the desertion charge,
Richard I. Moore told the court his
wife, Henrietta F. Moore, of Washing
ton, was guilty of misconduct and
named correspondent in his petition
for an absolute divorce, filed through
Attorneys T. Van Clagett and T. Van
Clagett. jr. The Moores were mar
ried in 1918 and have no children,
according to the bill Of complaint.
Mrs. Elenor Mary Hyatt, 2800 block
Of Myrtle place northeast, Washing
ton, asked the court to award her an
absolute divorce from Fremont How
ard Hyatt of Chillum. Md, and to
give her permanent custody Of their
two children, Jeanne Elenor and
Audrey Marie.
The wife claims she was deserted
Evening star., 1934-04-06
"CHISELER" SUIT FAILS

LOS ANGELES. April 6 tP.-Marty
Martyrs suit charging the motion
picture comedian, Jack Oakie. called
him q ''chiseler" was held yesterday
to lack q suf1cient cause for court
action.
Judge Thomas P. White sustained
Oakie's demurrer to the 3l25 900
slander action brought by the dance
instructor Martyr contended Oakie,
in the presence of motion picture
people. termed him q dirty black
mailer" a "shakedown artist" and
"chiseler"
Evening star., 1934-04-06
FORGERY IS CHARGED
BYD DC. SOCIETY WOMAN
Mrs. Frances Dolmage Claims
Rural School Teacher Signed
Oil Land Deeds.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MUSKOGEE. Okla, April 6.-Forg-
cry of her name to deeds to valuable
oil lands was charged in a suit filed
yesterday by Mrs. Frances Dolmage,
Washington society woman, directed
against Clemmie Starritt, rural school
teached. and her sister.
Mrs. Dolmage alleged she had re-
peatedly refused Miss Starritt's written
suggestions that she sell the land
farm property which proved underlaid
with oil wealth. Later, she stated, she
learned the purported deeds had been
filed.
A temporary restraining order tc
prevent Miss Starritt from selling the
land was granted by Judge r. L
Williams. Mrs Dolmage's allegations
will be investigated at the next tern
Of court.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
ARCHITECT KILLS SELF
Walter Roby Wilder Of New
York Found Dead.

SUFFERN, N. Y, April R-
Walter Roby Wilder, New York archi-
tect, was found dead yesterday at his
country home. near here, with q rife
clutched in his hands. A coroner's
inquest returned verdict Of suicide.
Wilder was born in Topeka. Kans.,
SO years ago. His father, Edward
Wilder, was an official Of the Atchi-
son, Topeka g. Santa Fe Railroad.
After being graduated at Cornell Uni
versity in 1896 Wilder toured France
and Italy for two years before joining
q New York architectural firm.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
DEATH HELD SUICIDE
Coroner Says Virginia Man Took
Own Life.

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
last night issued a certificate Of sui
eide in the death OF Charles s. Way
bright, So, Of Charlottesville, Va,
found fatally shot in a bath room OF
the Atlas Hotel, COL Pennsylvania
avenue. yesterday morning. MI. Way
bright. shot through the head. died
in Emergency Hospital about two
hours after he was discovered by en-
ployes of the hotel.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
Plan Card Party.

MCLEAN. Va, April 6 Especially -
The Gavel Club is sponsoring a bene-
fit card party to be held in the
Mclean Masonic Lodge hall tomor-
row night, beginning at 8 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
in 1880. She is represented b. A.

IN IB3U. She iB Represented ~ Az
torney Thomas ]. Luckett.
A limited divorce is sought by
Henry La Vale Of Berwyn on the
ground that his wife, Beulah Emerson
La Vale, left him last October and
announced she was going to live with
her family at Potomac, Md. They
were married In April, 1892, and have
no children, according to the bill Of
complaint, filed by Attorney Henry
Griggs Robertson.
Evening star., 1934-04-06
Migrated 200 Years Ago.

This year marks the 200th anni-
versary of the migration of Lutheran
exiles from Salzburg. Austria, to Ogle-
thorpe's Georgia province.
Evening star., 1934-04-06

Miners Ask More Pay.
Coal miners of Scotland are de-
manding higher wages.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-02
MADE THEIR SOLEMN
 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

At the o'clock mass yesterday in the Church of the Nativity the following made their solemn first holy communion: Kenneth Rear ney, Dorothy Thibodeau, Patricia Gullefsen, Donald Breslin and Raymond Seeds. The angel es- corts were little Miss Merrilyn Mc- Allister and Master Robert Mo Kama. Following the services a breakfast was served the first com- municar1ts in the Parish Assembly hall, with Bishop J. R. Crimont, s. J., D. D., Rev. Wm. G. LeVas- seur, s.. J., and Mother Superior as special guests The breakfast was in charge of Mrs. George Dull, Mrs. William Franks, Mrs. J. K. McAllister and Mrs. Jack Rear ney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-02
PUPILS OF CAROLINE
 TODD GIVE. RECITAL

Playing to well filled house the pupils of Miss Caroline Todd's who appeared Friday evening in the Grade School Auditorium dis tinguished themselves for theil poise, deliberatien before the pub lie, being practically free from nervousness so frequently prev alent in pupils recitals, and g tone quality which in no sense made one conscious of it's mechan- ical production. This was evident from the two little girls, who had studied less than a year, to the advanced students.
 Miss Margaret Pearce, whose difficult selections completed tht program, played with assurance deliberation, and breadth of tone that made her interpretations perhaps the most enjoyable feature of the evenings program Hel rend>tion of Grieg's Erotic revealed an excellent grasp upon the quiet meditative type of composition The Butterfly of Lavalee on the other hand, requiring velocity lightness, as well as brilliancy ano the dashing, brilliant Polonaise o1 Chopin's demanding fire and tone volume, all which Miss Pearce con- trolled at will, showed her to be master of her instrument and vel deserving of the praise which hel audience gave her. -
 Miss Todd in her talk on musical education dwelt upon the necessity of making hands. eyes. and minc coordinate. She emphasized the fact that there were no short cuts in acquiring musical education
 Mary Tubbs .and Bonni Cald- wells playing was commendablt for the strength and roundness oi I their tone as well as their east and lack of self consciousness.
 Ruth Aliens playing showed mol only the earnest consciousness. student, but also the one who hac a good grasp on various types oi compositions.
 Charles Tubbs captivated his audience by his perfect composure musical tone quality and utter un. concern concerning his surround. ings.
 Talent and temperament were the characteristics of Helen Huns. bedt, Elspeth Douglas and Mary Ellen Spain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-02
} HALIbUTERS
 SELL, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, April 2.---Halibut ves- sels arriving here today, their catches and selling prices, follow:
 From the western banks-Fed- eral 24,000 pounds, 8% and 7ls cents a pound ep.s sah
 From the local banks--Maddock 15,000 pounds, Wireless 18,00o pounds, both 9 and 7la cents; Flu reka 10000 pounds, 8% and 7k cents; Fresno 1000 pounds, 9A and 8 cents.
 Found Dead on Boat
 Olaf Swanson, part owner anc engineer of the halibut boat Franklin, died last night while sleeping on board his vesse moored at local sliipyard.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-04-02

This closing of the review the people have right to know what ard the Mayor and the Counlmen statements that have
 AS previously announced detail financial position including disbursements printed the completion progress