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The Washington times., 1934-08-17

perched at the jauntiest
angle on her dark hair. She
has a dimple in her cheek
that is going to make her IA
nous.
The former Governor of
the Federal Reserve Board,
Mr.. Eugene R. Black, who
is to be liaison officer be-
tween t h e Administration
and the banks of the coun-
try, and Mrs. Black, have
closed their apartment at
the Shoreham, and gone to
their home in Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Ellen Emerson, great
granddaughter Of r a Up h
Waldo Emerson, was mar
ried in Concord, Mass,
Wednesday to Mr.. Robert NJ.
Delaney of Chicago, winner
of the 1888 Pulitzer Prize in
musical composition.
The wedding took place at
the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Emerson. Only a few
intimate friends were pres
ent.
The former commandment
of the Marine Corps and
Mrs. Ben H. Fuller, who
have been in their Virginia
home through the Summer,
have gone to Newport, where
they are visiting the latter's
brother and sister in : law,
Col. and Mrs. Edward M.
Offley.
Miss Katherine Homer,
whose enUapement was an
nounced recently to DR..
Douglas Fryer, of New York
city, has chosen Saturday,
August %, for her wedding
date.
Miss Homer is a very
talented young woman, a
pianist of great ability and
the possesor of other artistic
talents as we'll.
The ceremony will take
place at Homeland, at Boil
ton Landing, N. Y, the sum-
mer home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Homer
(Mme. Louise Homer). Her
matron of honor will be her
sister, Mrs. Robert E. War
ner, and the bridesmaids will
be another sister, Miss Joy
Homer, and Miss Joyce
Fryer, of Willimantic, Conn.,,
niece of the bridegroom.
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The Washington times., 1934-08-17
700vn Topics Eat Introduced Ne"

Registered Trade Mark Applied For)
Brigade Commander, Col. J.
F. Bright, commanding Off
Ger of the First Virginia
regiment and Mayor of
Richmond; and Major Rob-
ert B. Rose, in command of
the Light Infantry Blues en-
camped at Virginia Beach,
were hosts at the annual
dance of the Richmond Blues
at the Cavalier Beach Club
at Virginia Beach, a night
or two ago. This famous
organization, which dates
back to post Revolutionary
War days, rates as one Of
the oldest military and So
cial organizations in the
United States. It's roster is
a virtual Who's Who of IA
nous Virginians. Washing
tonians have had the oppor-
tunity to admire them at
many Inaugurals, when they
presented a grand appear
ance in their snappy uni
forms and tall chapeaux. It
has been their custom to
march in the parades as
part of the escort to the
Presidents for generations
past.
Jerry" Fitzgerald squir-
ing the very lovely Mrs. A.
M. Berry, widow of the Navy
officer Of that name, who is
a vision of loneliness, petite,
very blonde, and the posses
sor Of a complexion of the
peaches and cream variety.
She was wearing on this oc-
casion very lovely pale rose
pink crepe ensemble with
medium-sized hat with a
brim which flared very be-
comingly. A clip formed of
coral Of the exact shade Of
her dress was her only orna-
ment. They joined Ida Kite
and Adolph Merz, for a "wee
bit of cheer" during the
afternoon. Mrs. Kite was
very effectively gowned in
all-black, with just touch
of white at the neck and a
black hat which turned up at
the back and was exceeding
ly becoming.
Little Betty Simpson,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. G.
Augustus Simpson, who has
nostponed her debut for an
other year, we are told, was
in town the other day with
her tall and stately sister,
Frances, from their summer
place at Herndon, Va. Betty
was wearing the sauciest lit
tie outfit consisting of a blue
and white plaid taffeta blouse
(great big plaid, we mean,
a white linen skirt, and a lit
tie blue hat which was
The Washington times., 1934-08-17
Luncheon at Legation

The Minister of Czechoslo-
vakia and Nine. Veverka enter
tanned informally at luncheon
today at the Legation in Massa-
chusettS Avenue, in honor of
the recently appointed United
States Minister to Czechoslo-
vakia, Mr.. J. Butler Wright,
who is in the Capital for a
brief visit.
The Washington times., 1934-08-17
Cancels Engagements

The Secretary of the Legation
of the Union of South Africa,
Mr.. Eugene Kelvin Scallan, has
Cancelled his engagements be-
cause of the death of his
mother
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
Salesman BY Profession, Amateur Detective
Scores Many Success With Tactics of
Fictions Scientific School

Charles E. Farrell sells type
writer's for a living in the 1900
block New York Ave. N. w.
But his true love is helping the
washington police and agents of
the Department of Justice solve
what otherwise would be battling
criminal mysteries.
And mebbe you don't think
Charlie isn't a primo little "Sol-
ver!" Right now he is working on
a problem for the police involving
the identity of a typewriter used
by a gentleman of parts in a
Swindle racket.
Has No WhiSkers
Farrell doesn't go around with
a nickel shield, a set of false
whiskers and a pair of gumshoes.
No sir. But he does use a magni-
flying glass and a set of chemical
liquids in his detective work.
Any time the detective bureau
heavyWeightS have a problem on
their hands involving mysteri-
GUS bit of typewriting. into the
shop where Farrell is employed
slither a couple of "dicks" from
headquarters.
Farrell gets out his magnifying
glass and his chemical outfit, and
before one can murmur "Al Ca
pone," the typewriter sleuth has
furnished the city detectives with
the make of typewriter used in
the case in question. And if the
writing was done by a machine
that had ever gone through his
shop. it wouldn't be long before
the police would have the number
of the instrument.
Like Fingerprints
Farrell explained:
Like the human fingerprint,
each bit of typewriting is in
dividual. No two fingerprintS
are alike; no two typewriterS
have ever been built that will
print identically. There's al.
ways a difference"
Farrell took a piece of paper
containing a dozen typewriter
lines. With a steel rule, he
the distance between
the lines. then said:
"That could have been writ
ten only by a Remington ma
chine. There's only an infin-
itesimal difference in the space
between the lines of this speci-
men and that one. but differ
ences like that may establish
the guilt or innocence of a per-
SON.
"When I am asked to give a
technical analysis of typewrit-
ing for the police, I first of all
compare each line with a fine
measuring rule.
SPACES GIVE CLUES
"Then I note the impressions
Of type. Some are light at the
top, others dark-and SO on.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
EMILY HARRINGTON

The spaces between the letters
also give me a clue as to the
make of machine"
Farrell is a self -effacing young
fellow who thinks his contribu-
ton to the science Of crime de-
lection is infinitesimal. Mod
estly he said:
'T ar! a typewriter techni-
clan, not a detective. But 1
do get a kick out Of trying to
help anyone who has q prob
lem in typing to solve"
TWO ABLE ASSISTANTS
Farrell has two able assist
ants in his typewriter detection
work in the persons of Miss jean
nette Wolowitz and Miss Emily
E. Harrington, both of whom are
&c. Dyed in his shop. He de-
clared:
"When the police come
around with the regular list
of stolen typewriters, adding
machines and addressOgraphS,
these girls can tell almost at
a glance if the machines have
ever gone through this shop"
There is one phase of the work
that com. .oletely battles Farrell's
ingenuity. He cannot tell how
long a specimen of typewriting
has been executed. And he said:
"I'd like to know the fellow
who can"
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
|CKES REVOkES
PNA GRANTS

Strict enforcement of the 30
Iour work week required by
{ he Public Works Administra-
ion, to the extent of halting
Projects where contractors violate
his rule, was promised today
" Secretary of Interior Ickes.
ks,number of suSh penalties al
eady had been ordered.
Several applicants for public
Forks funds who inquired
whether they would receive loans
they had not observed the
hort work week, were told that
ION observance au o m a cally
Iarred them from receiving the
money.
Ickes revoked one allotment in
L.-case where the parties had
Ilfeady completed about 80 per
ent of the work, anticipating
WA funds.
Names of parties losing their al
otments were not made public al
l1ough a long list of rescinded
L1lotments aggregating $1,897, 100
vas announced. This amount will
Ne re-allocated, IckeS said.
Announcement of a truce be-
ween Ickes and Comptroller Nc
Earl, who has halted all Federal
Sousing, was followed by Ickes'
statement that he was proceeding
With several such projects and
would continue until halted again.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
THIEF 'FORGETS
To REMEMBER

Amid gales of laughter from
Police Court spectators, William
Henry Singleton, 54-year.old guard
employed at the Department Of
Agriculture, read his own confes-
sion in open court today after
pleading not guilty to charge Of
petit larceny.
Arrested Wednesday on the
complaint of Department of Agri-
culture employees, Singleton was
arraigned before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt. Special Policeman Rob-
ert Livingston testified that eye
glasses and fountain pens had
been mysteriously disappearing
for the past three weeks. A trap
was set, and Singleton is said to
have walked right into it.
He told the court he bought
more than a dozen pairs of glasses
to read with, and borrowed" a
pair belonging to Capt. Samuel
Smith for the same purpose. He
wore them over his own glasses,
he said.
At the, request of the court, he
obligingly put on Captain Smiths
glasses and guilelesly read aloud
his own confession, handed to him
by Assistant District Attorney
David A. Hart.
The judge suggested a week at
Gallinger Hospital under mental
observation might solve the
mystery.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
JOBLESS TREK
To CAPITAL
IS DUE
Work Insurance One Demand
on Congress; Demonstration
Near White House Set

Declaring plans are completed
for opening a convention Of the
National Unemployed Councils to-
morrow, Herbert Benjamin, ma
tional organizer, today was pre-
pairing accommodations for ap-
proxinately 1000 delegates.
The delegates, he said, will be-
gin arriving late today on foot, by
freight, and in automobiles from
all parts Of the country.
Insurance Demanded
His first move today was to
call upon Representative Ernest
Lundeen (F. L. of Minnesota to
confer with him on introduction
in Congress today of a bill pro
viding for unemployment insur-
ance. He said shortly before the
House convened that Lundeen
had promised to introduce the
measure.
The convention, which will last
three days, will be held at the
Masonic auditorium, Tenth and
U Streets Northwest.
AS usual. a demonstration will
be held-this time under the au-
spices of local unemployed coun-
cils and the CWA Workers
League. It is not yet known,
Benjamin said, whether conven-
tion delegates will participate.
Demonstration Set
Present plans call for the
demonstration to be given Mon
day afternoon in Lafayette Park,
opposite the White House. Ben
jamin did not know whether a
permit had been obtained.
Under the bill, for which dele
gates will seek support by calling
on members of Congress in small
groups Monday, unemployed per
sons would be given a minimum
of $40 a week and an additional
50 for each dependent. The
money would be raised by impos-
ing a surtax on incomes of more
than $4,000.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
CHANGE IN PLEA
HELPS JUDGE

Supreme Court Justice William
Hitz, who promised to appear as
a witness in Traffic Court,
was not needed today because
the defendant, John Simmons,
changed his plea of mot guilty"
to guilty" and was fined $50 by
Judge Ralph Given in Jury Court.
Simmons was charged with
reckless driving after he was
alleged to have struck an auto
mobile belonging to Howard F.
Wentworth, when the latter
stopped near a street car at
Georgia Avenue and Howard
Street Northwest. The defendant
refused to wait for a policeman,
according to testimony, and start
ed his car, throwing Wentworth,
who had leaped upon the run
ming board, to the street.
The Supreme Court Justice,
who saw the incident, offered
his services as a witness. Sim
mons paid the fine. He lives
in the 100 block of Harvard
st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
CVVA To FINISH
DEMOB|L|Z|NG
BY MAY Is
$3.50, 100000 Will Take Care
Of Relief to Next January,
Harry Hopkins Tells House

The Administration is deter
mined to demobilize the huge
army of four million CWA work
ers by May IS, but the needy Of
the nation will be cared for,
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Relief.
Administrator. told the House Ap-
preparations Committee in testi-
mony released today.
He estimated that the $950,000,-
900 sought for the Federal Relief
and Civil Works Administrations
by President Roosevelt will carry
the country through until Congress
meets next January.
See 1t Through
The future problem of relief is
still to be determined, but he init
mated that the CWA may be re-
vived if it is needed. He said:
''It seems to me that in view
of the fact that the Congress
will not be meeting until next
January, it is important there
be an adequate fund to meet
the needs of the unemployed,
whatever those needs may be;
that we have put our hand to
this business of caring for peO-
pie and we have got to see it
through"
The CWA has cost 675 million
dollars, with 400 million dollars
being provided by the Public
Works Administration, 100 million
dollars by the Relief Administra-
tion and ITS million dollars by
local communities.
Pays 62 Per Cent
In review of the Job of pro-
viding aid for the needy, Hopkins
defended the CWA against charges
of graft, assailed political inter-
ference and said the nation faces
the task Of caring for at least
three million needy people for an
indefinite time.
The Federal Government now is
paying 81 per cent of public relief
cost and has been spending at the
rate of $70,00O,O00 a week. Of the
$3.50, 100000 asked of Congress,
$3.50 100000 will be used for the
CWA and $50O,00O, 900 for direct
relief.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
NJ CARL RULING
GIVES 63 PAY

Checks totaling approximately
$500 were mailed out today to
63 persons employed under Civil
Works Administration in the Of
flee of the District surveyor.
The checks represented the SAL
aries due the SO for the past six
weeks, during which their pay
has been held up by technicali-
ties. They are employed, using
their own. automobiles to trans
port supervisors about the Dis
trict from one CWA job to
another.
Because of a provision Of the
law that CWA funds may not be
used for transportation, except
in certain cases, a disbursing Of
ficial held up the checks.
Today, however, Comptroller
General John R. McCarl ruled
that the checks should be issued.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02

Beggar Pleads
For 80 Days;
Gets But 10

Maybe it was the sight Of
snow on the ground. But what
ever the reason, Louis Hill, col
ored, wants to go to jail for 80
days.
Hill appeared before Judge
John P. Mcmahon in Police
Court today, charged with
soliciting aims. Said the judge:
"Ten days."
Returned Hill:
Listen judge, your honor,
times is mighty tough. Couldn't
you make it 80 days? Please"
Amazed, Judge Mcmahon
promised:
"The 10 days now stands.
But the next time you are
brought in I'll give the 9O."
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
D. {. RUN LAW
CHANGE ASKED

Incorporation of the law of
1891, which provides that no
liquor be sold within a mile of
Soldiers Home, into the present
District law was asked today.
In a letter to Representative
Mary T. Norton CD of New Jer-
sey, chairman of the House Dis
trict Committee, it was stated
that this law should be enacted
for the protection of inmates of
the Home as well as university
students in the neighborhood.
The letter came from the North
Capital, Brookland, M C higan
Park and Burroughs Citizens as
SociationS.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
Gen. E.. A. MiLLar
Dies in California

Death of Brig. Gen. Edward A.
Millar, at Coronado, Cal, Wednes-
day, was announced at the War
Department today.
General Millar was born in
Louisville, KY, June Is, 1860,
and served in the Philippine in
Surrection and at various stations
in 'the United States. He also
took part in the World War and
was stationed in France and Ger
many. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Fanny Millar, of
Coronado,
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
House

The House District Committee did not meet
Merchants Manufacturers Association tells Representa-
tive Mary T. Norton, chairman, House District Committee
opposes increase of gasoline tax (Story this page)
Four citizens associations ask amendment to the District
liquor law prohibiting sale of liquor within mile of Soldiers
Home. (Story this page)
Herbert Banjamn, national organizer of National Unem
poyed Councils visits Representative Ernest Lundeen to ask
introduction of unemployment insurance bill Story this
page)
Majority Floor Leader Bymes promises members of House
will have opportunity to 60 record favorng elimination
of Federal pay (Story N page ~
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
Dinner to Honor
DR.. Abrun1 Simon

Honoring DR.. Abraham Simon.
rabbi of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, and an outstanding
citizen of the District, a dinner
will be held next Wednesday
night at the Mayflower Hotel
Citizens of all faiths and creeds
will unite in paying their respects
to DR.. Simon. The Rev. DR..
Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, will preside as toast
master at the dinner.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
HIGHER GAS TAX
FOR D. {. HIT

Increase of the gasoline tax
here from 2 to 4 cents is unneces,
Sary and would work a hardship
on District residents, it was
charged today by the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association in
a letter to Representative Mary
T. Norton CD of New Jersey,
chairman of the House District
Committee.
A bill to increase the tax to the
same amount as it now paid in
Virginia was recently introduced
in the House by Representative
Howard w. Smith CD of Vir-
ginia.
Much opposition to the pro-
posed increase has been voiced.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
True To
Type
Narrow Field ofWriter
DePIored
BY GILBERT SELDES

After consulting my lawyer
and my conscience I have de-
cided to print the following
letter. My lawyer says that I
cannot sue and my conscience
says my readers probably will
not sue. The letter comes from
Richard Warren, Of Jersey
City, and my face is supposed
to be red:
81 have been reading your
column for some months now,
and with q mounting sense Of
indignation. / think the scope
Of your interests is deplOrably
narrow. What, for example, do
you know about small-bOre rifle
activities in America, today?
Did you know, for example,
that last year the United States
won every international contest
In which it engaged, knocking
The spots out of England, Ger
many, Australia and East
Africa? Now there is some
thing! Or don't you think so?
As . matter Of fact aiming,
the computation of wind drift
and elevation, the fine rela-
tiOnship of the physical and
mechanical forces in trigger
squeeze, delicate appraisals Of
the effect of temperature on
centers of impact; all such
things are in as real a sense
an art as the way a gifted polo
player, a gifted tennis prima
donna, or a gifted fencer, plies
his mallet, his racket, his rapier
-Or his adversary.
~'' ''NOw, Mr.. SeldeS, get religion,
and look over the fence of your
favOrite preserves (enduring
books, economies, the pageantry
Of Recovery, Mae West, Sch
nozzle Durante, the Silly Sym
phOnies, Art and NRA). That
is all you've thought about in
some time now, isn't it Mr..
-Seldes? Now, now. be honest!
The amateur puns on the
point Of 'bOres,' the experienced
riflemaN never does"
Bureau of Missing Ideas
Mr.. Warren Is too kind. Small
bore rifle activities are not the
only subjects have omitted re-
Gently. have begun to feel
that this column would be more
entertaining if 1 referred more
often to snails Chow to cook and
eat them. the rights and
wrongs Of letter-carriers, the
price Of ships rope (Which is
very high), the look of pride on
Women's faces when they get
into a bus or street car, tuna
fishing off Montauk Point, ash
trays Chow difficult it is to find
good ones) and a lot of other
important things. I have notes
on all of them and hope shortly
to oblige.
On the other hand, I have a
small complaint to make to Mr..
Warren. He gives me less than
enough credit. I have not ex-
planned or attacked or defended
the Tennessee Valley Authority:
the polio, decision that taxis
must not be roomy and dark,
for moral reasons, has been
pa sed without complaint; I
have not mentioned Huey Long
in eight months (who hasO and
I haven brough in a Latin
phrase, a Greek remark, in a
year. Small things, but they
are on my side.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
Truck Crash;
MOtOriSt Injured

George w. st. Clair, Alexandria,
was severely cut yesterday after
noon when his car and an auto
mobile driven by former Council
man c. c. Lamond, of Alexandria,
collided at Washington and
Pendleton Streets, Alexandria. st.
Clair was treated at the Alexan-
dria Hospital.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
TLUO Hackers Held Up
Ru Armed "F1reS'

The cab drivers continue to
pay. and pay-to the holdup men.
This time the victims we're Kelly
Ballard, of the 23O0 block Of
Eighteenth St N. w. and Cecil
Curtis, colored, of the 1400 block
of South Capitol st. The COM
bined loot of the gun-toting
flares" was $3.50.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
6 MONTHS FOR THEFT

willie Cherry and Clarence
filler, both colored, accused of
tealing d basket of groceries from
he parked automobile of B. F..
Eeyitt of Lorton, we're sentenced
( serve six months in jail. They
vere arraigned before Judge
1lIvall in the Alexandria police
court this morning.
The Washington times., 1934-02-02
Board of Commissioners

Commissioners Hazen and Gotwas met board to
transact routine business
Awaited signature of the President to the liquor appro
pration in order set control machinery in
tion (Story this page)
Commissioner Allen remained i'll at his home.
The Commissioners submitted recommendations on
number of bills relating to the District to Congress- tory
on Page 3)