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The Washington times., 1934-08-22
Death Threats Drive
Girl From LuraY

Ithe home where she was staying.
She narrowly escaped injury.
She said today she was leaving
because she did not want to
bring injury to her employers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas RosSer. aged
couple living on the outskirts OF
the city. She said:
Il am not afraid, but don't
want to see the old folks hurt.
I've been bounded to death
ever since I've been in Page
county,"
Police revealed that Miss Smith
has received two letters threaten
ing her life if she did not leave
town. Both were found near
the Rosser home, where she
acted as nurse to the couple.
Police have advanced the theory
that an unwanted Suitor of the
girl is responsible for the out
RACES, but Miss Smith has been
unable to give them any clues.
An automobile seen leaving the
road near the Rosser home
shortly before the explosion is
also being traced by authorities.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
Ht[er's EnvOy
HitsNon-Avan
Niece OfKdnt

LONDON. Aug. % G.N.SD.
Because the beautiful Fraulein
Kant, grandniece of Emanuel
Kant. brightest star in the con-
Stellation of German philoso-
pliers, is partly Jewish, AmbaS-
Sador Won Hoesch, Germany's
representative at the Court of
st. James, today declined an in
Vitation to attend the judging
of 18 beauties at Hastings for
the title, Miss Europe"
Ambassador Won Hoesch
wrote:
"Miss Germany is not of
pure Aryan blood and Reichs-
leader Hitler's regime is strongly
antagOnistic to the whole pro-
ceedings."
Soviet Ambassador Maiskv
also declined to attend because
Miss Russia" is a White Rus
sian living in exile and there
fore mo true member of the
U. S. S. R."
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
z GIRLS CROSS
j. s. ON S4.94

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Aug.
% 0NSD.-They may have
spent $4.94, but they covered $500
miles without walking more than
a mile.
That was the story told police
here today by two girls hitch-hik-
ers from Los Angeles. One Of
the girls, Wilhelmina Carr, 20,
daughter of Henry Carr, Los An
geles, was released when her
grandfather, J. w. Spriegel, for
warded her bus fare to that
city.
The other girl, Dolores Faith
Winger, Is, daughter of Mrs.
Eunice Winger, of Ingleside, Los
Angeles suburb, was held in a
detention home pending the re-
ceipt of transportation money.
The two said they left their
homes August 9. with S.. They
had 6 cents left when they ar
rived here.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
BY JULIA A. BONWIT

Six political ladies, who made
good at the polls in 1882, today
are back in their home States
all the way from Massachusetts,
to California-trying to work
their way through" the Novem-
Der elections.
All six of these ladies served
with more or less distinction in
the Seventy-third Congress and
are now seeking to m axe the
House office Building their busi-
ness address for the next two
years.
All Due To Come Back
OF the sextet. three already
have been nominated by their
parties and the other three are
certain of the nominations.
In fact, there seems little doubt
that all six of the members of
the feminine bloc" will be re-
elected to the Seventy-fourth
Congress in the November elec-
tionS.
Dem ocratic Representatives
Marty T. Norton of New Jersey,
as chairman Of the House District
Committee, the first woman mem
ber of Congress ever made a COM
mittee cha i r m n; Kathryn
O'Loughlin of Kansas and Vir-
ginia E. JenckeS of Indiana all
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
LABATT K|DNAP
GANG TRA|LED

TORONTO, Aug. % G.N.S).
Identity of "Three-fingered Abe. !"
whose bizarre pseudonym was
signed to the note demanding
$15O,0O0 ransom for return of
John S. Labatt, wealthy London
(Ontario) brewer, has been known
to Ontario police for several days,
the Toronto Star said it learned
from official sources"
Abe" the newspaper added, is
resident of London, who is
we'll known here and his arrest
is expected within few hours.
It was learned that the services
of a graphologist were used to
determine the identity of the
writer of the ransom note.
The Star also declared it had
learned police are proceeding in
the hunt for Mr.. Labatt'S kid
naperS on the theory that the
gang has split up and scattered
to various points in Ontario and
Michigan.
From the same source, it was
said, police were stated to have
a line on every one Of the kidnap
gang"
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
DOUG AND MARY.
DINE TOGETHER

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. % GN.SD.
Douglas Fairbanks today plunged
into the routine of movie studio
work following his return from
Europe and his first meeting in
IA months with his eStranged
wife, Mary Pickford.
Miss Pickford did not meet Fair
banks at the train but shortly
after he arrived at the residence
of his late brother. John Fair
banks. the athletic film hero tele-
phoned "America's Sweetheart" at
Pickfair.
They went for an automobile
ride together yesterday afternoon
and dined together last night at
the home of Allen Boone, a mu-
tual friend.
Whether a possible reconcilla-
ton was discussed remained Sc
cret. Miss Pickford's divorce suit
has been filed in Los Angeles
court.
Joseph M. Schenck, president of
United Artists Studio, has called
a meeting this week of the owners,
consisting of himself, Fairbanks,
Miss Pickford, Charlie Chaplin
and Samuel GoldWyn.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
POLITICS EASES
|NMARYLAND

BALTIMORE, Aug. 22.-Skir-
misheS between minor job-seekers
were creating small disturbances
in the Maryland political scene
today. but activity among the
candidates for important State
and national positions was limited.
One development was the eStab-
1ishment here of headquarters for
the "Conley-for-governor" cam
paign. Daniel S. Sillivan, head of
the organization in Baltimore, pre-
sided at meeting in the Southern
Hotel and told voters that the
election Of DR.. George H. Conley,
of Frederick, seeker of the G. o. P.
gubernatorial nomination, would
mean the cleaning out of poll
ticians and a change for the
better.
One new political aspirant ar
rived on the scene. He is Henry
Vigt, local attorney, who filed as
Republican candidate for State
senator from the third legisla-
tive district.
Other activities were principally
confined to the endorsement of
this or that candidate by various
political clubs throughout the
State.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
M|NNEAP OILS
FREE Of STRIKE

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. %
U.N.SO.-After five weeks of
strife that saw martial law es-
tabliShed here, the Minneapolis
truckers strike came to an end
today with the strikers returning
to their jobs.
Settlement was reached last
night when the drivers union
rank and file accepted the peace
plan drafted by P. A. Donoghue,
a representative of the National
Labor Relations Board.
Previously the settlement plan
had received the sanction of rep
resentatives of the 166 trucking
firms involved in the strike.
Under terms of the settlement
all employees on the payrolls July
16. when the strike was called,
have their jobs restored today.
Union truck drivers were
granted an hourly wage of so
cents while helpers, platform men
and inside workers received a
wage scale of 40 cents an hour.
When apprised of the settle
ment Gov. Floyd B. Olson or
dered that martial law be su-
Spended today at 7 a. m. and the
National Guard demobilized.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
Scented Soap Has
Army "Perfumed''

BALTIMORE, Aug. 2.-Strap-
ping. rough and ready members of
the Third Corp Area, men who
have seen Army service under the
most trying of conditions, exuded a
fragrant odor today. not unlike
that coming from milady's
boudoir.
Somehow, no one knows just by
what means, cakes of scented soap
found their way into the camp.
1t was probably a joke, but the
more asSertive members of the
camp did not think so and there
was an investigation under way
today to find out the jokester
who could make army men effete.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
Washington Shaft
Restored by CCC

Restoration of what is said to be
the first monument erected to
George Washington is among the
projects being carried out by the
Civilian Conservation Corps in
Maryland.
Built of rock placed together
without the use of mortar, the
monument is located on South
Mountain, near Boonsboro, Md,
and was erected in 1927 by Isaac
C. Lutz. The monument is 81
feet in circumference at it's base
and appears to have been 40 feet
high, with a staircase leading to
it's top.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22

LURAY. Va, Aug. 22.-Hounded
by threats of death if she did
not leave town, Miss Mae Smith,
%, left here today in search of
another home. Last seen, she
was walking along the highway
toward New Market.
Miss Smith has been the target
of two terrific dynamite bomb
blasts here within the past week.
The last, which shook the entire
community at 2::30 o'clock yes
terday morning, badly damaged
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
Six Congresswomen
"Mending Fences"

have been nominated in the pri-
marieS.
The others awaiting selection
in the primaries are Representa-
tive Isabella Greenway, Democrat
and sole member of Congress
from Arizona, and two Republi-
cans, jovial Mrs. Florence Kahn
of California and Mrs. Edith
NourSe Rogers of Massachusetts.
The Washington times., 1934-08-22
REGATTA SEATS

Tickets for seats along the
waterfront during the Presidents
Cup Regatta, September 20, 81, %
and %, are now on sale at the
A. A. A. offices in the Mills Build
ing.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-20
PREPARE FOR CONGRESS

Congressmen-elect special congressional committees, members of the administration staff and special officials and experts in the swarm ing in Washington preparatory to the coming session of congress.
 Plans that vital to every state and territory and to every citizen are being formulated and will be launched when the senate and the house convene January 3.
 The time to make representations from various sections is brief.
 Delegate Dirnond on leaving Alaska in September was anxious get back to Washington to sit in congreSsion al committees which shaping important measures for the session He knows full well the significance o the work to be done before assemblies The decisions arrived before the proposed reach the senate and the house of vast importance
 Alaska should not go to sleep these matters and should get her recommendations to the delegate the friendly western states congressional members and all III positions of influence.
 Anchorage common with other parts of the territory has certain she wants to properly handled in congress- Unless she keeps her recommendations to the fore she will be Worsted Many interests and many sections seeking consideration and only those eternay vant will succeed Those localities who go to sleep will fail from lack of proper and persistent presentation of their case.
 Anchorage must not give up her fight for public build ing the necessary funds for her Maanuska and other road projects for full consideration in the selection ot army and navy aviation bases for new landing fields and - provemens of od for better apane mail services dir ec of Anchorage against roundabout routes other centerS for weather stations and more and better rado-teegraph and radophone stations for transmits sion of the weather and other repors for better geological survey service for proper mining aids and department of mines; for proper fishing laws and regulations.
 Some of these desired reforms may be within the pro- vince of the territorial legislation It also meets the first ot the year.
 Deducng the holidays at the end of this monh there is little time spare Millions at stake for the terri tory and big sum in the balance for Anchorage
 Everyone who lives here and thrives when the com- unty should get busy right noWand not sleep on the big opportunity Anchorage Times.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-20

The who be better but is particularly de- srabe that in position to educate the fo the popu ation of America and those in position do for AL aska should come.
 It will be wise for Aaskans to go formally about the business of getting influential Americans here who have the public ea who in the limelight to whom the public accustomed to listen and for whose word they have respect.
 President Roosevelt announced that before he quits his high position he will visit Alaska There nothing he could do which would be greater incentive to the develop ent of this greater American possession and wealth pro- ducer than here There trip which his weared and much worked cabinet officers could make to greater profit to the nation than to to Alaska They will learn that Alaska is largely dominant mint for America They return to the state mbued with enthusiasm and apprecatve of the fact that Alaska practically nap ped reservoir of wealth
 And they will learn how tap that reservoir-how to cooperate for the development of an empire.
 Another class of men who should to Alaska are the writers for current publications Take in particular such renowned writers Arthur Brisbane Will Rogers and Floyd Gibbons Why is it that they have travelled hun dreds of times America following beaten tracks strumng their harps and singing the praises of lands long occupied and lying old beaten routes of travel between the Atlantic and Pacific? Occasionally it is admitted one of them goes abroad Will Rogers did few months ago, tours the world.
 Why should they not get out of the beaten path and come up the top of the wordge eyefu and eartu of what Uncle Sam has here his greatest and most flung territorial possession and destined by it's keystone position between the Occdent and the Orient be the busy raf center connecting those great divisions of the earth?
 Each distinguished visitor to this land will have fresh material with which deal when he returns he will go back nvgorated mentally well physically He will have al fund of knowledge and experiences that will enrich him for lfe-time-memores that always will be joy and lore that will furnish him with end of absorbing themes with which to edfy and educate his fellow Americans and help build this great Empire of the North and make it mat erial buWark of the nation.
 Aaskans by all means should get back of the movement and urge Americans especially her distinguished sons and daughters, to "come up and some time-and the sooner the better-Anchorage Times.
 
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COME UP AND SEE US

Woeul ignorance that exists in the AS states of the union regarding the true conditions in Alaska of the most common laments of Alaskans
 Anen this fact it pretnen that Aaskans formulate an invitation the people of the states to come and us some time"
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
20,000PROTES7
RADIO CENSOR

Charging local and national
broadcasting companies with cen
soring programs at the behest OF
certain religious interests" Pc
tition bearing approximately TO-
900 signatures, was received to-
day by Representative Mary T.
Norton CD, of New Jersey, chair
man Of the House District Com
mittee.
The petition was sent to Mrs.
Norton by Don E. Vanice, of the
1900 block of Kenyon st. N. w.,
who declared that certain inter-
ests. including religious organiza-
tions, are employing threats, CO.
ercion and boycott methods" to
compel radio stations to broad
cast only programs approved by
them.
Vanice further charged at
tempts are being made to influ-
ence the Federal Radio Commis-
sion as to the type of broadcast
it approves and said the radio
should be accorded the same right
of free speech as the press.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
D, {. C.ESTATETAX
LAW IS URGED

Introduction of a bill calling
for an estate tax law for the
District, which would impose a
tax equal to 30 per cent of the
Federal estate tax, was requested
today by the Petworth Citizens
Association.
In a letter to Representative
Mary T. Norton (DO of New
Jersey. chairman of the House
District Committee, Morris
Kraisel. corresponding secretary
for the association, said:
Taxation of real estate and
other tangible property has
worked undue hardship ON
many home owners here"
His group. he said, favors ex-
emption of taxes on the first
$1,000, providing the total evalu-
alton is more than $4,000.
The association also favors in.
creasing the lump sum appro-
priated annually by Congress to
cover the Governments obliga-
tion to the District.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
|NSURANCEF|RN
LOSESPERM|T 7

Suspension of tile license of Our
Home Life Insurance Company, a
Florida corporation, was an
nounced today by Herbert L. Da-
Wis. superintendent of insurance.
Announcing his action to the
company, Davis said:
"The superintendent finds
that your company is inSOlvent,
and it is, therefore, brought
within the purview Of section
648 of the insurance laws Of the
District Of Columbia"
Under local insurance laws the
company will have so days within
which to attain solvency. Should
it fail to do so within that time,
the law requires revocation Of the
license. In the meantime it is ex-
pected a hearing will be held in
District Supreme Court on an
action by a group of policyholderS
to force the company into receiv-
erShip.
Suspension of the license fol-
lows a hearing a week ago before
Davis at which it was brought
out that the company's securities
were allegedly insufficient.
In addition to the District, the
company operates in Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware and Florida.
It is said to have outstanding
policies totalling some $10,000,-
600, of which close to $1,500,000
are held by District residents.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
SPUND CLEARED
Of TRAFFIC
HOMICIDE
Grand Jury Releases Grocer;
Elevator Operator Held
For Office Larceny

Jacob B. Spund, well-known
grocer, was exonerated by the
District Grand Jury today Of q
charge of homicide growing out
of the traffic fatality Of Vir.
ginia Pflieger, %, Of the 5000
block Rodman st. N. w.
The woman was injured fatally
when struck by an automobile
operated by Spund near her
home on December 20. He had
been held following a coroner's
inquest.
Held in Office Theft
Housebreaking and larceny was
charged against William K. Van
Kleek, 400 block Third st. N. E.,
in connection with a series OF
office theftS at the Earle Build
ing. He was specifically accused
of taking $1,000 in securities
from the office of John S.
Barker. VanKleek was formerly
employed as an elevator operator
at the building and, police said
entered. the offices with a pass
key.
Criminal assault upon a white
girl and three charges of house
breaking and larceny were made
against Melville Green, colored,
1400 block New Jersey Ave. N. w.
The alleged assault occurred
when Green broke into an apart
ment in the 3100 block Mt,
Pleasant st. N. w., and attacked
Zaida K. Funk. The theft ac-
cusations deal with repute d
apartment house robberieS in the
Northwest section.
Ignores Shovel "Sale"
Charge of grand larceny against
w. Everett Rogers in connection
with the "sale" of a steam shovel
to j. Alvery Long, of Hagerstown,
was ignored. Long complained he
paid Rogers $40 for the shovel and
when he attempted to move it
found it belonged to Cafritz Con-
struction Company. Rogers said
the $40 had been paid him as
commission for selling boiler.
Colanell Stephen, colored, was
charged with first-degree murder
in connection with the death Of
William Hunter, also colored, No
vember 5. Hunter was beaten to
death, according to the charge.
William M. Mcdonald was ac-
cused of embezzlement in connec-
ton with a $210 stock transaction,
which was alleged to be fraudu-
lent.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
AIRPORT SCRAP
NEAR CLIMAX

Warned Of a battle between
Washington Airport officials and
the Eastern Air Transport Com
pany over the latter's operating
lease in the event Congress sets
up another commercial airport
here, members of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee today
planned to visit nine proposed
sites to climax four hearings,
the last of which proved to be
stormy.
S. j. Solomon, manager of the
Washington airport and vice presi-
dent of the National Airport Cor
poration, revealed his company
will have to resort to drastic
measures if Congress buys any
other than the present airport.
There will be only three courses
to follow, he said, require long
term leases of air lines now using
his field, sell it, or operate pas
Senger service to New York in
competition with the larger lines.
His firm, he said, is ready to
take any one of those steps.
Capt. Thomas B. Doe, president
Of Eastern Air Transport, who
has portested to the committee
several times his firm is being
overcharged for use of the local
airport, wants to see Congress
buy and operate that one instead
of building another.
He will, nevertheless, accom-
pany the Congressman today when
they examine other possible sites.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
DROP
IN GAS WAR

Gasoline price war in the Dis
trict flared again today with the
announcement that independent
dealers of third grade gasoline
reduced their prices one-half
cent.
Nineteen of the independent
dealers met last night and
formed the Association of Gaso-
line Retailers Of Washington,
electing Joseph Amato as presi-
dent.
The association is determined
to continue its war with the chain
dealers Of gasoline and today
dropped its price from 1875 cents
to 13 cents. The price of third
grade gasoline sold by the chain
distributors remains at 13 cents.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
st. John Knights
Plan High Mass

High mass will be celebrated by
the knights of st. John and ladies
auxiliary at 1890 o'clock Sunday
in st. AuguStine's Catholic Church.
Rev. William Leroy Lane will be
the celebrant. He also will preach
a sermon.
A public reception will be held
in honor of Father Lane at S p. m.
in the auditorium on Fifteenth
Street, between r and S SITS.
N. w. Speakers will be Edgar L.
Kenny, Eugene Clark, president
of Miners Teachers College, and
Charlotte Tuckette, district preSi-
dent of the ladies' auxiliary.
The Washington times., 1934-01-24
VENDORS
HIT PROFIT GUT

Youthful newspaper vendors
aired their complaints to the Sen
ate District Committee today
when Morris Thurston, 15-year-
old junior high school pupil, arose
to ask more consideration from
the District Commissioners.
Young ThurSton complained
that by recent ordinance news
boys are prohibited from selling
magazines along with their
papers. He stated that this cut
their profits considerably.
Senator William H. King CD
of Utah, chairman of the COM
mittee, informed the youthful
complainant that he would take
it up with the Commissioners.