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Evening star., 1934-10-14

she'd been IN Boston. But she did keep
remembering that Spencer was everything that
Tommy Was not-he wasn't Navy. he Vas
planted firmly In Boston. he had money. he
Tommy, but then. she'd never seen man that
wash and he wanted to settle down.
She WAS visiting Melissa walters. Aefissas
mother vas . notorious matchmaker. Pres
ently sally fourpi herself wearing pear.
shaped betrothal diamond ring.
Had not Spencer's ardor carried 1t on -
ven. sally realized that the gift Of the ring
might easily have been very awkward. For on
the ring finger Of her left hand she had already
been wearing . ring-Tommy Newton's acad-
emy ring.
FOR some dim and witless reason that ring
had not been on her finger since that faraway
night In San Diego when Tommy had asked
her to wear it.
Meeting again 1t the Mare Island yard.
months later. Tommy had inquired after his
ring.
aIt,s fun Of soap. but haven't worn the
gold on yet"
they laughed. She wore the ring without
further reference to, it forever afterward.
ND now, tonight, Aelissa's mother WAS
n giving dinner. Telling the world about
the pear-shaped diamond, about sallys engage
ment to Spencer.
sally said to herself, "sally varonica Mitch
e0 8tOp 01uklu8 oOOOS xukAAuy Iu1B. CioAAA
now on, you stay put. No housekeeping around
the globe. No lonely nights while the meet fs
out target shooting. No heartaches about the
price Of uniforms. Tommy Is nothing but
Junior grade lieutenant. Look ct Spencerl He's
rich and important"
She looked ct Spencer. Yet somehow she
kept thinking Of Tommy.
A telephone rang.
Melissa leaped up, but was back In . minute.
~Foe you" she said to Sally. Long dis.
tance. It's that boy you know on that destroyer.
Said he's been ordered 10 the Philippines o.
something, and just wanted 70 say good-by."
Tommy talking from Norfolki On his payi
@Excuse me, everybody. III be right back"
As she left. Spencer said possessively. Don't
be long.
She got to the phone at last.
It was going to be hard to say good-by to
Tommy. Idiotically. she remembered the date
they'd made to meet ct Newport. one Summer,
Evening star., 1934-10-14

and then her father had received orders 70
report to Warrington. Tommy wrote her . let.
Ter. asking her why IN the name Of common
sense she hadn't wired his ship. He'd waited
half the night. and worried the other halt.
Her fathers ship was in. and Il seemed only
sensible that his daughter had arrived. too.
The letter Travelled around getting to her, and
she met him again long before she got It.
When It came, It ruined what was left Of The
Summer.
"Helloi" she said into the telephone. Hello,
Tommy"
There was only q buzz on the wire.
"Heilo7 Hello? Hello?"
Had he hung up?
"Helloi Hellol" she shouted. She Wiggled
the lever until an impersonal voice demanded
the trouble.
There was . call on here from Norfolk.
get him back? Somewhere on the naval op-
Grating base"
Hours. Days. Months. Years.
At last the operators voice.
He says the caIl has been completed
Nonsense. He didn't even talk to mel"
The operator said. doubtfully. you may
have to pay for the call yourself. f."
That's all right. Just get him back On
the line right away"
Then came Tommy's voice. "what do you
want?"
~You phoned me frst what do you want7"
ordered to the Philippine"
why didn't you stay on the line and say
It. then?"
-oh She said you were busy.
Nothing important. They're just an
nouncing my engagement.
Silence. Then she said, @But that's not
news to you You knew al about Il before
I left"
More silence.
-say something" she demanded.
''The only thing to say is--if could 80
you face 10 face you wouldn't be doing this.
Youn never Be happy with civilian. sally.
You're Navy all through. You won't like stay
ing in one place forever. You'll miss-"
Sally broke In on him.
sRotl IN not miss thing except Chinese
and Filipinos and Hawaiians and Cubans and
Panamanians. IN not miss thing except
punk hotels and rotten duties In impossible
climates! I want to have homei Not just
. trunki want to see my husband every
night-not Just once In while. An my hfe
I've followed dads ships. Dads Navy man
through and through, but he doesn't have the
faintest idea how sick and tired Of II his
daughter Isl"
Spencer wanted her. He was taking her
on her own terms. Narrow. definite terms.
Money. social position. . permanent home.
security.
But she wanted Tommy. Yes she had to
stop lying to herself. She loved Tommy. II
he wanted 10 stay In the Navy shed have to
gulp and carry on. But she had to have
Tommy.
Because she wanted him she couldn't quote
terms unbendingly. She had to take him any
way. Any way she could get himl F0r there
was one completely compensating factor there.
she loved him. Simply, honestly. sne admitted
it to herself at last
@Heno hello" shouted Tommy ct the other
end
"Tm still here"
"Well-" he said uncertainty. swel-s
Tommy could only judge by what she had said
In words. He didn't know what her heart Was
doing.
II were only there" he repeated. hui
Evening star., 1934-10-14

his confidence had been shaken. Her outburse
had been too sincere for him to have many
hopes left.
suddenly. she couldn't give up her cher
ished dreams Of . future without Tight. Tho
strength Of her resolve TO belong somewhere
to say good-by to the Navy, returned 70 her.
III you were here it wouldn't make bit Of
difference. u
There was . tap on her shoulder. 6til
grasping the telephone firmly, she looked
around. It was Spencer.
"Arent you coming back to dinners
She held her hand the mouthpiece.
Cant you see I'm busy?"
"Yes, but you've been out here 80 long. This
fellow you're talking To-"
From the telephone came cries Of Hello.
therel Hellol"
Hello" she soothed wait minute"
-Scram. please" she said to Spencer. This
= important. And personal"
TIN important. too." Spencer retorted.
sAnd personal"
~Please 60 away and let me talk"
Spencer knit his blond brovs.. II wish you'd
come hack to dinner"
"I will eventually. Please CO."
"Hello!" screamed the earpiece. Hello.
Sally What's the matter?"
I'm trying to get hid Of a-pest! Hold On.
IN be right with you"
II demand" cried the Redeemed Spencer.
-that you hang up on that person imme-
diatelyi'
"And demand that you get out Of here and
mind your own business"
"ouite naturally feel that my hancee's busi-
nea concerns me-"
sally set the telephone down for just mo-
ment. She drew the pear-shaped diamond
from her finger.
sCAtchl" ass
THE telephone had caught an inkling Of what
was going on. for when she picked Il up
engaged-you're getting married To me. And,
youM be anchored sure enoughi To mel
Come on Stop stalling. get into your car.
The transport leaves Hampton Roads day after
tomorrow"
II don't like the Philippines" she said. "And
I never want to see another transport Be-
sides. you can't get passage for me this late.
can you7s And that was her undoing
Can't thought" whooped Tommy. Cant
thought You're as good Is aboard"
sort Of stone lifted on her heart. She
said, over and over, II can't, Tommy. can't"
But she knew she could.
whats the matter with you?" roared
Tommy. s0et into your car and step on IT.
III see you tomorrow. Remember, we've stin
got to pack you know. s1
"Pack?" Sally asked. "Oh, my goodness. do
have to 60 on packing all my life?" =
wen be In port lot" he comforted her.
sFhe other half Of that line." she eroaned,
"is Maybe next year wen get a shore station
He said. "If you're going to waste all this
time talking. you'd better leave your car there
and come by planet
aplane?"
Then she laughed. "I was born q navy-blue
baby, can't seem to get out Of being Q Navy
bride. Bring ON the plane. Some day you'll
be an admiral Sure we can afford the plane?"
"Sure! just stocked up on new uniforms,
and my money is practically my own."
RE sure to get passage for mel" she told
him. "0ood-by. III see you tomorrow"
She took his academy ring from the chain
On which she had been wearing It, tucked
beneath her Slip and put It definitely On hes
third finger. Then she ran to Get her tlinGA
Evening star., 1934-10-14

CHE swung into the drive that led out of
- the base gates. Her trunk was on the
back all tied securely. Her father had been
Kissed good-by. None Of his questions had been
answered. She was on her way to Boston.
Before she reached the Marine sentries she
saw, plodding along on the sidewalk, Tommy
Newton.
She had vision Of herself stepping on the
gas and passing him in swirl Of wind and
dust. But it was only vision. OF its own
accord the car slid to q halt.
''H there" she called.
Hello. Where you going?"
Boston"
Tommy looked at her. Then he said, "So!"
His jawline leaped into prominence. He
hurtled the door Of the roadster without both
ering to open it. He pumped himself into
the seat beside her and said. Go on. Wen
talk Is you drive"
"But I'm going to Boston. You can't come.s
II can ride to Norfolk and take the trolley
back, can't II"
aI rather you wouldn't"
Suddenly he leaned over her. In broad day
light, in full view Of every passing enlisted
man In the base, Lieut.. Thomas Newton took
Sally Mitchell into his arms. He Kissed her,
hungrily, and very thoroughly. Crush on her
astonished red mouth, he kissed. Then he
kissed her again.
sTherel. he said. II suppose you'd rather
wouldn't do that, tool"
She gasped. unable to reply.
He Jumped out "Good-by. Have good
time In Boston. Think Of me while you're
kissing that other guyi"
eaIiy came crashing down upon the as.
ce1erator.
She hadn't really Intended to let Spencer
Tuck rush her again, - he had the lase time
a4Ssstc 81 10
Evening star., 1934-10-14
Tn going to marry
me q civilian and let
hin, anchor me to a
cottage said Sally
-. Oh yeah?

~ HATE the Navyl" said Sally.
~ Tommy jumped like . battle-vagoa
that has just f,red broadside.
"what?"
Il hate the Navy" she repeated.
"Ioathe It. Listeni I've lived in
Cuba, San Diego, China, Newport and Ha-
waii-in just that order. Figure out the trav-
cling distance, please. Now here We ore IN
Virginia. Dads going to be retired soon. More
Navy? Not while I'm sane"
$50 you're giving me my orders?"
well don't want to follow any more
ships. Put 1t that way. I'm going to marry
= civilian and let him anchor me to . cottage.
No more travelling in the backwash Of . battle
wagon"
She had quite definitely spoiled his evening,
she could see. She put the finishing touches
ON when she announced, That's partly the
reason I'm going to Boston"
"Boston?" Things were happening awfuiy
fast around Capt. Ntchell's house on the base.
Too fast for Tommy Newton.
"Yes. Boston. You know, beans, brown bread
and Back Bay"
''what are you going to do in Boston?"
Lots Of things. Like getting married.
maybe"
married? oh. 30 that's the idea. Behind
an this siwash there's been that! Why didn't
you say you've been seeing some one else?"
II certainly haven't been seeing YOU" she
pointed out. you're not around enough"
His ship. It was true, had only recently
come back from Guantanamo. Before that
stretch of hve months there had been other
stretches, when her fathers duty was far
away from Tommy's duty. However, they'd
known each other, on and on. . long time
He had rather begun to think that Sally and
he would do something definite about It soon
And here she was, spouting this stun about
hating the Navy, about marrying into . cot
tage. about going to Boston.
Lets not quarrel" she said then, sweetay.
'tSince its our last date"
He rushed away, Of course. Is she had known
he would. She watched his broad blue hack
~ down the walk. Poor Tommy.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
SCHROM SEEKS
FIRE ENGINES
(Continued from Page ~

CONTINUED from Page ~
Commissioners, the veteran fire
fighter lists 33 pieces of apparatus
doing important work, all Of
which range in service from Is
to 20 years. There are 16 hose
wagons, the youngest of which
was built in 1921 and the Oldest
in 1915; nine engines, the youngest
built in 1917 and the oldest in
1912, and two trucks, one built
in 1918, the other in 1920.
Chief Schrom says:
"Long experience shows that
fire apparatus should not be
kept in service more than Is
years. To extend this period
means to use apparatus obsolete
in design, worn out and unre-
liable. lacking in power and
performance"
However, all that the chief asks
is two aerial hook and ladder
trucks, four combination hose
wagons and two fire engines, to
cost $4,000.
Fire department estimates in
figures do not show much of an
increase. For next year the de-
partment asks $2,437,420; the cur.
rent act carries $2,222,445.
In the estimates submitted by
George Roberts, Superintendent
of Weights and Measures, he asks
for three inspectors for gas meters
and three for electric light meters
on the ground that his depart.
ment should have Jurisdiction
over checking meters for these two
commodities" He asks $75,64O
for personnel, as contrasted to his
present figure of $40,626. The
largest repair item is $4,000 fo1
new wharf at the Fish Market
The Public Library requests
for 1885 the sum of 1851, 800, ar
increase over the current $3.50, ,584
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
BUREAUS AIDED
SALE Of GUNS

CONTINUED from Page ~
Samuel Hof, on January 81, 1882,
saying:
Except for the support Of
your department., we have for
several years carried on this
fight for foreign business entire
ly SingIehanded."
briggs often wrote Allen, his
agent, frequently in care Of the
American AmbaSSy at Angora.
Officer Is Criticized
Discussing an order to Turkey,
a letter from briggs to Allen IN
1929, said:
'Tt is upon the latest develop
ments in this material, which
are now released to us with the
purpose Of supplying guns to
Turkey, that our Government
has spent $2,OOO,OOO. This is
official and not our estimate.
/ cannot conceive Turkey throw
ing away the tremendous benefit
which would put her antiair-
craft material ahead Of any
other European country"
In another instance, correspond
ence revealed Lieut.. Comdr. James
H. Strong, of the United States
Navy, had outlined to the Coiom-
bian government a defense against
a threatened attack by Peru IN
1882.
The naval officer was on active
service then and the Unl1eo
States was at peace with both
countries.
Committee members character
lied the action as highly i'm
proper for U. s. naval officer
The defense plan was contained
in a report prepared in the Office
of the briggs Company.
Although the report virtually
recommended the use Of briggs
guns, under questioning, Drigg'
said he had paid the naval Officer
nothing.
The report was sent to the Co
lombian consular general at New
York.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
CHANGES IN NRA
STUD|t, BY
PRESIDENT
Chief Executive Waits Confer.
ence with General Johnson
Early Next Week
BY EDWARD b. LOCKETT
international News Service staff
COrrPRDOndenf

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Sept 7
0N.S0. - NRA reorganization
claimed the thoughts of President
Roosevelt today as he prepared
for a day Of callers and a restfui
weekend.
Early next week, If the schedule
agreed upon by the President and
Recovery Administrator Hugh S.
johnson before Mr.. Roosevelt left
the Capital is carried out, the
NRA chieftain will come here for
a conference.
Just what will be threshed out
in this conference was a mystery.
but it was certain that it would
concern the now long-standing
controversy between the NRA
chief and NRA counsel, Donald
R. Richberg. Long before the
President left the White House in
washington, it was made plain
that the recovery chief, although
he would remain titular head Of
the NRA, was through as an
actual head of that organization
which is the core of Mr.. Roose-
velt'S recovery program.
Call Differences Minor
At the same time it was equally
apparent that the star of Rich.
berg was rising. Just two days
before the President left, both
johnson and Richberg flatly as.
serted their differences were
minor. Yet the fact remained
that Mr.. Roosevelt when he saw
them, saw each separately.
In spite of this impending con.
ference, however, the President
did not let up in his comparatively
heavy schedule Of engagements.
Today's visitors were headed by
Calfornia's Democratic senator,
William Gibbs McAdoo. What he
intended to take up was, appar.
estly, a mystery.
In addition to Senator McAdoo,
there were others scheduled to call
at the summer White House today.
They included Percy Strauss, New
York State Senator Nelson Che
ney, Walter Donham, dean Of the
award University Business
School, and Pierre Flandin, a
French economist. The French
man was to be luncheon guest
with McAdoo.
Silent on Strike
Reports of violence and unrest
in connection with the general
strike failed to get a verbal rise
from the President today.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Carolina Mills Reopen
Under Vino of Guard

%. CHARLOTTE, N. c., Sept. Z.
u.N.SO SO.-Interpreted variously as
the calm before the storm and as
the death knell Of the textile
strike in North Carolina, quiet
settled over the State early today.
Mobilization of National Guard
units under the Governors order
continued, with approximately
1,400 troops in 16 organizations
under arms and on duty.
Approximately $500 guards.
men are available for strike duty
if needed, Adjt. Gen. R. Van B.
Metts said.
Under the protecting wing Of
the guard, workers in many
sections found courage to return
to work.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
BANK
TO PAY ONLY
80 PER CENT
FederaI-American Depositors
to Lose Half of Money;
RFC Debts Net Delay
BY EUGENE A. KELLY

The Federal-American National
Bank and Trust Company, which
now owes its depositors $4,312,-
697, eventually will pay only half
Of this amount, it was learned
from an official source in the
Treasury Department today.
This bank failed last year with
deposits aggregating $9,5S3,793
and has since paid to depositors
so per cent of that amount. De
positors were hopeful they would
receive between 80 and 95 per cent
Of the amount due them.
No Dividend Near
It was further learned from the
same official source that the bank
will be in receivership for at
least five more years and that
there is not the slightest possibil'
ity of another dividend to de-
positors for at least a year.
It was pointed out that the de-
funct institution owes the Recon
struction Finance Corporation
about $2,000,000 and that this OBJ
legation must be met before de.
positors can expect any further
relief. This means that every cent
now coming into the bank must
be laid aside for the RFC.
The bank is heavily loaded with
real estate holdings, it was
learned, and they could not be
sold on the open market for any
thing like their book value. Added
to this is the fact that many Of
the loans made by the bank have
gone "sour" and that in many
cases the borrowers have resorted
to bankruptcy, which makes it i'm
possible for the receiver to col
lect for the benefit Of the deposi-
tors.
The book value of the real
property held by the Federal
American Bank amounts to about
$2,500,000. Much of this consists
Of second trusts on buildings and
homes which have been grabbed
up by holders of the first trusts.
ContraSted with this depressing
picture is the situation at the
Chevy Chase Savings Bank, which,
owes its depositors about 1923, ,625.
Holdings Of this bank, 1t was
learned officially, consist mainly
of railroad and utility bonds.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
17-Pup Litter
Near Home of
Quintuplets

SUDBURY, Ont, Sept. 7
G.N.SO.-This section Of
Northern Ontario which pre-.
sented a surprised world with
the Dione quintuplets had a
new claim to fame today.
At a road camp near here,
about IS miles from the home
of the quintuplets, Jessie, a
half-breed collie and st. Ber-
nard dog, gave birth to a litter
of II pups which veterinarians
claim is a worlds record.
Frank Racicot, the dogs
owner, thought II pups were
too many to have around, so
II were drowned.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
BOTH SIDES COOL TOWARDS STRIKE MEDIATION BOARD
Long Troops March
On New Orleans
mated State administration loomed
as a possibility.

mated State administration loomed
as a possibility.
May Impeach Walmsley
Even more probable was the
calling Of a special session of the
legislature to impeach Mayor.
Walmsley and other city officials.
Governor Allen, summoned to
New Orleans from Baton Rouge
yesterday by the legislative COM
mittee at Senator Longs sugges-
ton, announced by radio that he
would call the legislature if neces-
Sary.
The governor gave as the rea-
son for this proposed move Ito
provide funds for enlarging of the
Home of Delinquent Girls" to
house the inhabitants of New Or
leans red-light district, one of the
major targets of Senator Longs
moral crusade against the city,
at Monroe en- route to take on
others.
Meanwhile, in swift court moves,
the city administration sought to
block what they charged were
attempts by Long forces to seize
and control next Tuesdays pri-
mary.
|. Civil Judge Michael Provisty
issued a temporary order restrain
ing the naming of extra election
commissioners and special Off
GERS by State administration con-
trolled boards of election super.
viSorS.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
3 Robbers Get
$500 Pay Roll

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Z GIN.
sD.-Three armed robbers held
up employees of the S. c. Loveland
Company, Inc, on the Delaware
River front shortly before noon
today and escaped with a $4,000
payroll, which was to nave been
paid. to about 200 stevedores. 1t
was in a black bag snatched from
the hand of Benjamin Ostroff, OF"
flee manager of the company.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
Italian Decoration
IsAWarded Thomas

EASTON. Nd, Sept. John
Charles Thomas, Metropolitan
Opera singer, received a telegram
at his home in Talbot county to-
day from Consul General A,
Ferme, of Italy, at Chicago, stat.
ing:
II have great pleasure to in.
form you that you have been
made ~avaleire of the Crown of
Italy,"
The order was conferred on
Thomas yesterday, his 54th birth
day,
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
World News
AUSTRIA

VIENNA, Sept. Z CU.SO. 49, An
American woman and her hus-
band are under arrest in Vienna,
charged with activity in the out
lawed Austrian Nazi party, it was
learned today. The woman is Mrs.
Erhardt Kammerand, the former
Miss Amelie Lukas, of st. Louis,
Her husband is the owner of the
Hotel Hammerand. He and his
wife are accused of harboring Nazi
couriers. During the recent Nazi
putsch, the Austrian government
charged, couriers from Munich
carried directions for the attack.
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
MAKERS
FACE SERIOUS
SITUATION
German Says Workers Will
Reject Arbitration Plans
Until All Mills Close

CONTINUED from, Page ~
doors and persuading nonstrikers
to stay away from their looms
and spindles.
other Strikes
The shooting down Of picketS
In South Carolina and Georgia
made q deep impression upon the
strike leaders here-so much so,
in fact, there were plain intima-
tionS that other unions will be
urged to go out in sympathy with
the textile workers, and in pro-
test against the killings. Mr..
German said:
"The situation is such that
other international unions may
call their members out in sup
port Of our strike If the attitude
Of management and public off
cials continues to be that Of
Middle Age feudal barOns."
This was plain intimation Of
. general strike.
It was under these conditions
that the Presidential board Of
three neutral mediators-Governor
John g. Winant, of New Hamp-
shire; Marion Smith, of Atlanta,
and Raymond V. Ingersoll, of
Brooklyn-met today to investi-
gate the causes of the strike and
propose methods for a peaceful
solution.
After the conference with Miss
Perkins, Chairman Winant issued
the following statement:
''The first duty of this board,
under the Presidents executive
order, is to assemble as quickly
rs possible the principal facts
bearing on the causes Of the
strike.
1--WE plan as rapidly as is
practical to meet with repre-
Sentatives Of the textile work.
ers, representatives Of the EN-.
pIoyers, code authority mem.
berS, the Cotton Textile Ma.
tional Industrial Relations
Board, and such other agencies
and individuals as may be
helpful"
The Washington times., 1934-09-07
JAPAN

TOKYO, Sept. 7 Q.N.SO.-Of.
ficially terming the Washington
Naval Treaty outworn and made
quate, Japan today formally de-
cided to abrogate it and demand
equality with the United States
and Great Britain in the matter
of naval armaments.
The thirteen members Of the
japanese cabinet gave their
formal and unanimous assent to
plans formulated in this regard
weeks ago by Premier Okada and
Navy Minister Osumi.