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Evening star., 1934-01-09
Publicist's Wife Dies.

LONDON, January 9 P).-Mrs.
Henry de We're Stacpoole, wife of the
writer and publicist, died last night in
her Isle of Wight home They were
married in London in 1918. Mrs. STAG
poole was the author of several works
including Monte Carlo" and The
Battle of Flowers"
Evening star., 1934-01-09
MANS SKULL FRACTURED
WHILE HE OPERATES SAW
Chantilly Merchant Is Struck on
Head by Pulley-Condition
Is Critical.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HERNDON. Va. January 9.-Struck
on the head yesterday by a wood saw
pulley. w. C. Woodruff, a., well known
Chantilly merchant, was in Georgetown
Hospital today in a critical condition
his skull fractured.
Mr.. Woodruff was operating the saw
in the rear of his store when he
approached too close to the pulley. He
was knocked unconscious from the ter
rife blow. Neighbors took him to the
Washington hospital
about II years ago from Southwest
Virginia. He is married and has no
children.
Evening star., 1934-01-09
CIVITANS TO BANQUET
Washington Club Will Entertain
Richmond Group Tonight.

Washington Civilians will entertain
Richmond Civilians tonight at a ban
quet in the Hamilton Hotel, with
Thomas ]. Crowell, president of the
local club. acting as POSTMASTER
New officers of the Richmond club
will be inducted tonight. The installa-
ton will be in charge Of DR.. Maurice
L. Townsend, international president
of the clubs.
George H Markward is chairman of
a special committee which will initiate
several new members into the Wash
ington club.
Evening star., 1934-01-09
Thief Is WARNED
Cautioned That Auto He Stole Is
Bad Luck.

Beware of the consequences" is the
warning issued by police to the person
who stole the automobile of Jack
Mike, 1921 G street southeast.
For Mikes car has been stolen be-
fore and while in the hands of thieves
became involved in two hit-and- run
accidents. Two persons are in jail as
the result
Evening star., 1934-01-09
Auxiliary Meets Tonight.

ARLINGTON, Va, January (Spe-
ciaD The January meeting of the La
dies Auxiliary of the Arlington Volun-
teer Fire Department will be held to-
night at the home of Mrs. ]. T. Wal
lace on Glebe road, instead of at the
home Of Mrs. Cook. as previously an
nounced.
Evening star., 1934-01-09
HAYES RITES TODAY
Employe of Pepco Will Be Buried

IN CongreSsl0naI cemetery.
Funeral services for Charles w
Hayes, SO, were to be held this after
noon at his home. 44l9 Ord street
northeast. Burial will follow in Con-
greSSional Cemetery.
Mr. Hayes. an employe of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. for 80 years,
died Saturday, after an illness of about
two months
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Daisy B. Hayes: three daughters. five
sisters three brothers and his father,
all of this city.
Evening star., 1934-01-09
Sales Tax to Be Discussed.

LEEWAY Va, January 9 (SpeciaD.-
The proposed State sales tax will be one
of the several important matters to be
discussed at meeting of the Leeway
Citizens Association, to be held tonight
at o'clock in the Robert E. Lee School
here
Evening star., 1934-01-09
% Mems Suits Stolen.

Breaking into the University Shop,
mems suits valued at $3.50, 1t was re-
ported to police today by Louis Rosen.
thai, proprietor.
Evening star., 1934-01-09
WASHINGTON RITES TODAY
Funeral Services for World-Re-
noWned Mineralogist.

Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon for Henry Stephens
Washington. 81, mineralogist OF world
renown. who died here Sunday at his
home, 1928 M street. DR.. Washington
was we'll known in foreign countries
where he had spent many years study
ing rock formations
He was a son of the late Eleanor
Stephens and George Washington of
Newark, N. j. Burial will be private
The services will be held at st. Agnes
Episcopal Church.
Evening star., 1934-01-09
GarA nf ThankH.

JONES. HATTIE NJ The family of the late
HATTIE NJ. JONES wishes to thank their
many friends for the kindness and beau
tiful floral tributes
MRS IRENE ]. MILLINER. .
Evening star., 1934-01-09
SUFFERS LEG FRACTURE
Mrs. Mary Dorsey, 72, Was
Struck by Automobile.

Struck by AutomoblIe.
Mrs. Mary Dorsey. 70, of lis Rhode
Island avenue northeast, suffered a
fractured leg yesterday when knocked
down by an automobile at Twelfth and
H streets northeast.
Robert S. Boswell. 735 New Jersey
avenue, driver of the automobile. took
Mrs Dorsey to Garfield Hospital, where
her condition was reported undeter-
mined.
Evening star., 1934-01-09
Record Temperatures

Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, IS per cent. at 10 m. today.
Lowest, so per cent, at noon yester-
day.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
GeOdetic Suryey)
Evening star., 1934-01-09
FOREIGN

Moon. Greenwlch time. todayD
Horta tFayap Azores So Part cloudy
Evening star., 1934-01-09
Report for Last "a Hours.
Record for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 81, at noon yesterday. Year
ago, 43.
Lowest, 40, at am. today. Year
ago. 81.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
IREGISTRO EN- UNA CASA
DE ARROYO NARANJ0

Habana, julio 14.-Una casa
de Arroyo Naranjo fue regis
trada aver por ell teniente del
ejercito Candida Fernandez, a
quien acompanaban soldados y
policias.
Varios subterraneos Sc des-
cubrieron en- esa casa y ell in
,quilino, un empleado del gobier
no, asegura que en- ellos guar
armas en- epoca del ma
chadato.
Una iniciales que alderman la
entrada de la casa, Abe, son
Jas del dueno; pero al mismo
tempo son las de la sociedad
ABC, a la que pertenece csc
yecino.
En- un registro anterior la
fuerza publica no pudo descu-
brir los subterraneos.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
Sentida manife$tdcj6n

Sentida manifeStdci6n
de duel0
En- la tarde de aver Sc veri-
fic6 ell sepelio del apreciable j6-
ven Felix Quesada.
Hablar de sus grandes m6ri-
tos es innecesario para los que
tuvieron la oportunidad de ira
tarle, Hijo ejemplar, amigo
estimadisimo.
Entire las ofrendas florales
an2tamos estas: De los EmpIea
dos de La Ben6fica; DR.. Gavi-
lla; A Cuco, Souvenir Social
Club; los esposos Pasalodos; A
Felix Quesada, La Comisi6n de
La Benefica.
Reiteramos a su descons0la-
da madre, la Sra. Rafaela Que
sada, su hermana Manuela Y
demas famiEares nuestra sis-
cera pena.
En- ell Cementerio de Jackson
Heights descansan los restos
de un hmbre TODD bondad y ca
rino.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
NOMB2ADO PRESIDENTE
DE LA COMPANIA PENN
SULAR &
Ell SR, SANDERS

Para sustituir al Sr. R. w.
Parsons, de New York, la com
pania de vapores Peninsular &
Occidental, que hace Wales en-
tire este puerto y la Habana, eli
gi6 aver presidente al Sr. Paul
j. Sanders, que venfa desempe-
nando ell puesto de vicepresiden
tie y administrator general.
Eli nuevo Presidente ingres6
- esa empresa hace 81 amos, en-
Jacksonville, como IN modesto
empleado.
Mr.. Sanders es muy aprecia-
do en- esta poblaci6n, donde
cuenta con viejos y fieles ami
gOs.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
Function Homemade


Magnifico ell programa que
Sc ha confeccionado para la fun
cion homemade al meritfsimo di-
rector artfstico y actor Ramon
Fernandez (Panoyo) en- ell tea
tro del Centre Asturiano ell dfa
% de este mes.
Ocupara Ell palco esc6nico la
gran obra titulada "Trata de
Blancas''. En- ell extenso mime
no de variedades tomaran parte
Velia Martinez, hermanas Pr
vidal, Jerry Lopez, Carmita Els
perante, Mary Leon y otros.
En- ell reparto de la obra fl
guran las a~plaudidas actrices
Carmen y Pillar Ramirez que
por sus meritos ~artisticos tan
to en- la localidad como en- otros
pafses Sc han consagrado en- ell
tablado.
SECURE informando, sobre
esta function que sera I'm exito.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
SU ANUNCIO
NO SIRVE.......!

81 no obtiene la debida
circulation entire personas
de solvencia economical
comprobada y de poder
adquisitivo estable y du-
radero.
La Gaceta" circula en-
tire los concentrates e in
dustriaies de hakia espa-
nola y entire los elementos
sociales de la colonia, en-
porcentaje tan alto que re
sulta olivia la compare
cion con cuaiquiera otro
organo de publicidad en-
nuestro idioma.
Por ESQ "La Gaceta" re-
sulta ell vehiculo mas lido
neo para sus propagandas
comerciales.
HAGA listed
UNA PRUEBA
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
Sc INVERTIRAN $780, 900
EN- LA BAHIA DE TAMPA

Telegramas remitidos aver
por ell senador Trammell y ell
representante J. Harding Pet :
terson, informan que la PWA
invertira $4,000 en- obras ne
cesarias a la bahia de Tampa.
No obstante, csc dinero no es
suficiente para completar los
p~royectos iniciados y asi Sc lie
comunicara al senador Y al re-
presentante.
H. C, Culbreath, presidente
del comit6 de puerto de la Ca
mara de Concrete, estima que
la cantidad imprescindible pa
ra finalizar las obras fluctua
entire $1,000 900 y 81, 100000.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
SENALADA A
FIANZA DE MIL PESOS

Ell juez de paz Leo Walters,
del distrito de Sulphur Springs,
flo aver fianza de mil pesos a
Tony Fernandez, conocido por
t"Macho,' a quien Sc aeusa de ha
Der agredido, retorci6ndole ell
brazo izluierdo, a la Sra. w. A.
Coins, frente al coIegio electo-
raj No. IS en- las pasadas cleo
clones.
Fernandez decline ell juicio
.preiiminar que ese juez lie ORE
ciera.
La Sra. Coins fu6 asistida
por TN m6dico de la dislocaci6n
del hombro del brazo iz~quierdo,
producida por Ia rudeza de su
agresor.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
I'll halle de dnoche

Ell bale de dnoche
Muy animado result6 ell bale
del Club Amapola ,en los salo-
mes de la Orden Caballero de Ia
Luz.
Las orquestas Half Moon"
V ell Sexteto "Floridano' fue-
ron muy aplaudidas.
Entire las asistentes anota-
mos a las senoritas: Elvira
Cuartero, Carmen y Zenaida
Garcia, Zenaida Fernandez, En-
riqueta Romero, Georgina Pa
lacio, Carmen Cubero, Catalina
Iglesias, Maria Luisa Perez, A
delaida MonterO, Elisa Perez,
Maria Leiro, Irma Perez, Perla
Perez, Mary Pullara, Virginia
Lemus, Dora Vela, Elena Oil
va, Emma Torres y Maria Lui-
sa Lopez; las senoras Gloria
Perez, Tomasa Garcia, Fran
cisca Romero, Doralia Rami-
rez, Della Richard, Maria We
lasco, Teresa Gomez, Elisa Lei
70, A. R. Perez, Ignacia, Ofelia,
v Evelia Perez, Elena Coma
lez Y Carmen Lorenzo.
Ell pr6ximo viernes sera ell
bale a beneficio del sexteto Flo
ridano, para ell que ha sido in
vitado la numerosa concurren-
ella de anoche.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
MADRE DE DIEZ CRIA
TURAS ACUSADA DE A
SESINATO

Key West, Julio 14.-Por or
den del juez de paz Rogelio Co
mez Sc detuvo aver a la Sra.
Harry Jones, madre de diez
criaturas, a la que Sc acusa de
.haber asesinado al pescador Wi
ly Gibson, de 55 amos, delito CO.
metido en- Cayo Largo.
La viuda de Gibson, una jo-
ven de Is amos, present6 cargos
contra la Sra. Jones, aunque es
ia fue puesta en- libertad por
TN jurado investigator.
Tn juicio preliminar Sc lie
concedera ell lunes.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
Midsummer FrOHc Dance

Midsummer FrOlic Dance
Els ell nombre del bale que
los alegres muchachos de la
Secci6n de Recreo del Centre
Espanol ofreceran esa noche en-
Ell edificio social de West Tam
pa.
Mucho entusiaSmo Sc nota
para esta fiesta, que sera un
exitO complete para sus orga-
nizadores.
La orquesta Homer Mercer
esta encargada del programa
bailable.
Los caballeros pagaran Acc
Y las damas 20. De 8 de la no.
che a 2 de la madrugada.
Me comprometo a la reseha.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
TOMARA ACCION Ell VATI-
CANO EN- Ell ASESINATO
DE KLAUSENER

Berlin, julio 14.-Periste ell
,rumor de que ell Vaticano Sc
prepare a tomar acci6n con res
,pecto a la muerte del DR.. Erich
Klausener, jefe de la Acci6n
iCat6lica.
Inf6rmase que ell cardinal
Pacelli, secretario de estado del
Papado, autor de los arreglos
con ell gobierno de Hitler, per
dera su puesto.
Las dltimas noticias de Gu
dad Vaticano indican que Pace
Iii sera enviado a Buenos All
'es como delegado de Su Santi-
lad.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
DADOS DE ALTA POR FAL,
IA DE RECURSOS

Habana, Julio 14.-El DR..
Aballi visit6 aver al DR.. Fresno
informandole que han sido da-
dos de alta, por falta de recur-
sos para a~tenderlos, varios nj
nos que recibian asistencia me-
dica en- ell Hospital Mercedes.
Teme Aballi que algunos de
esos ninos puedan fallecer 81 Sc
les desatiende.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
CREDITO PARA r

Habana, Julio 14.-Visitan :
do aver ell palacio presidential,
FL DR.. Alvarez, subsecretario
de gobernaci6n, dijo que pedi-
ria un cr6dito de $4,000 para
}tender a los 400 indigentes re
cluidos en- Tiscornia.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
PROYECTOS DEL. SECRETA.
RIO DE

Habana, Julio 14.-Manifes
to aver Ell ~ingeniero Sr, Rionda,
s~cretario de agricultural, que
p%ropondra al gobierno esta-
blezca una estaci6n para la in
dustria tabacalera, en- Pinar
del Rio; uno para la industrial
camera, en- Matanzas; otra pa
IA experimentation animal, en-
CamagUey, y una de recria, en-
Sagua la Grande.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
Sc PIDE A MORELI QUE RE.
TIRE LA RENUNCIA

Habana, Julio 14.-Los es-
tudiantes piden al DR.. Jose No
reu, delegado suyo ante ell Con
sejo Universitario, que retire
la renuncia presentada.
Opinaron que Morell debe
modificar su actitud Y retirar
su renuncia, los leaders estu-
diantiles Leovigildo de Alva-
re, Botet y Aureliano Sanchez
Arrange.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
CIRCULAR DEL JEFE DE
POLICIA

Habana, julio 14.-Contra Ell
ha publicado una circu-
lar ell jefe de poIicia, Teniente
coronel Pedraza.
Ell Sr. Pedraza ordena a los
capitanes persigan a los indi-
viduos que apuntan bOlita, cha
rada y loterfa en- los cafes de la
poblaci6n.
"Estoy dispuesto-dice en- la
circular-a sanear la Habana y
a demostrar que no somos un
pueblo que vive del uego,"
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
MAS HUESOS EN- UN CON
VENTO

Habana, julio 14.-Nuevas
excavaciones hechas en- ell Con-
vento de San Francisco sirvie-
ron para que las autoridades en-
contraran los huesos de un hom
bre y un nino.
En- csc exconvento Sc encuen
ira actualmente situada la Sc
cretaria de comunicaciones.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
Sc DARA TRABAJO A 500
DE LOS Antiques OBRE-
RIOS

Habana, Julio 14.-La conf
sion de inteligencia nombrada
para solucionar las dificulta-
DIES en- ell puerto, acord6 aver
que Sc incluya en- la lista de
trabajo a 500 de los antiques
obreros.
Di6 la noticia ell DR.. Porto
carrero, en- una vista que hizo
a la secretaria de trabajo.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
TlITSWORTH SIGUE AC-
TUANDO DE JEFF DE
POLICIA

Cumpliendo 6rdenes del alcal
de, ell abogado R. G. Ellsworth
sigue actuando de jefe de po-
licfa.
La nomination ser4 mandada
otra vez a 10 ediles, ell martes
ipr6ximo.
Contra la confirmation del
,nombramiento votaron ell vier-
mes los concejales Pacheco, Ro-
seminal, Nuccio y Hudgings.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
N DE LA. SOCIEDAD
"LA CONCORDlA"

Ell venidero lunes, en- ell Cen
tro Asturiano, celebrara junta
general la antigua sociedad "La
lConcordia".
Ruega ell secretario, Sr, M, ].
Ei1nchez, que todos los socios
c0ncurran.
Asuntos de interes deman-
dan la atenci6n del cuerpo So
cial.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14

CumpIeaH0S
Cumple hoy I'm ano mas de
vida la Srta. Sara Perez, resi-
dente en- ell ndmero 1919 de la
avenida %.
Con tai motive sus padres,
los esposos Manuel y Anita Pc
rez, lie daran un party.
Felicidades.
Cesar RiUero.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
NUEVO SECRETARIO
DE TRABAJC.

Habana, Julio 14.-Dicese
que sera nombrado secretario
de trabajo Ell DR., Carlos NJ. Pie
dra, magistrate de la Audien-
cia y presidente de la GAIA de
jubilaciones de los funciona-
rios de la carrera judicial.
Piedra presta ahora sus ser
vicios en- ell Tribunal de Sancio
mes.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
ACUSADOS DE ROBAR
n DE


8
Los detectives del municipio
arrestaron en- la noche del jue-
YES a Byron Leon, residente en-
la casa No. 808 de la Gale Oak,
V a Silverio Garcia, del 2115 de
la Gale Taliaferro, a los que Sc
acusa de tener en- su poder dos
pneumaticos robados a Ramon
Barrial, dueno del cafe Palm
Leaf.
Intervinieron en- este servi =
clio los agentes Stephens, Nc
Bride y Deninson.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
PIDIERON DATOS EN-
LA HACIENDA

Habana, Julio 14.-Dos anne
ricanos, miembros de la Socie-
dad de Politica Extranjera, vi
sitaron aver la secretaria de
hacienda, pidiendo datos al DR..
Landa.
Esteencarg6 al DR.. Miguel
Perez la preparation de los da
tos y ell extender cortesias a
los peticionarios.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14

Hocia NeW Yorh
Para la Metr6poli parti6 Ell
conocido actor Sr. Manuel Apa-
ricio, persona que goza de gran
DIES simpatias en- esta localidad,
donde por muchos amos ha
desplegado sus actividades.
Muchos triunfos lie deseamos
al estimado amigo y exceIente
artista.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
TORRIENTE NOMBRO A UN
PARIENTE SUYO

Habana, julio 14.-El secre-
tario de estado, DR.. Torriente,
assemble aver a I'm pariente SUI
20, de consul de tercera clase a
se2retario de legaci6n.
Assemble tambien en- la ca
rrera diplomatica al Sr. Amman
do Montero y Palacios.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14

Ell detective Dunn solicit6
una orden de arresto contra ell
negro Carl Smith, en- cuyo po-
der Sc encontraron ropas Y ac-
cesorios de autom6vil robados
al ciudadano N. S. Reedson, We
elmo de la Gale de Morgan.
La gaceta., 1934-07-14
GOMEZ VISITO LA ALCAL-
Ola

Habana, Julio 14.-El alcal-
de, DR.. Miguel Mariana Gomez
hizo aver una vista a su despa-
cho, fernando algunoS docu-
mentos.
Esto Sc interpreta como que
seguira colaborando en- el go :
bierno de Mendieta.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-28
Yard Goods Priced to

Exceptional values in splendid weight fabrics
for coats, suits and dresses; plain colors, smar
plaids, attractive checks; crepes and Other
weaves; some wool, others with cotton anC
rayon. 81 inches wide
The Washington times., 1934-10-20
BIRDS ON DRUNK

PALMER, Mass, GN.s).-This
time Of year, when the frost Is on
the pumpkin, the silo juice on
farms in this section attainS q 20.
tency that makes for strange be-
havior in the animal kingdom. A
partridge tried to crash through
the window Of a farmers house
after partaking Of the sirupy Juice
around the silo pits, while another
pumped down on Q truck drivers
head.
The Washington times., 1934-10-20
ROMANCE AT "a

POM EROY, Ohio Q.N.SJ.
When Clark DeWolf, 81, sought a
marriage license, he was refused
on the ground he had no visible
means of support. He returned
brandiShing an old age pension
certificate just received from the
State. Mr.. DeWolf got his license,
and his 51-year-old sweetheart be
came q bride. The pension is $40
q month. .
The Washington times., 1934-10-20
Names of Contest WinnersWiII
Be Announced Monday

600 letters. AS every single
one Of these had to be read,
you can imagine what q job
it was and you can under"
stand why the date for an
nouncing the winners had to
be extended.
Ad Carter says he Is de-
lighted with the answer he re-
ceived. The majority Of the
letters show hard work and
thought on the part Of the
writer's.
Be sure to get The Wash
ington Times next Monday to
see If your letter won a prize.
The Washington times., 1934-10-20
Hey. kids

hey, KIuS-
The announcement Of the
winners in Ad Carriers great
"JuSt Kids" letter.writing con-
test, what I Would Do With
$780," is finally ready. Next
Monday The Washington Times
will print the list of the lucky
kids who wrote the prize letters.
The delay in the announce.
ments was due to the fact
that Ad Carter was absolutely
Swamped with letters from kids
from every State in the entire
country.
Ad received more than $780,
The Washington times., 1934-10-20

While the boys were thus engaged, Captain De
Cana went out alone with handaxe map, and
a notebook. He found jungle growth so thick that
he had to chop his way wherever he went. The
heat prevented long working hours.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
Flying Not a Woman's Job,
Saws German Aviatrix

NEW YORK, Feb. o U.N.sJ .
High flying is'a mans preroga-
tive, and not q woman's job, in
spite of the Amelia EarhartS and
Ruth Nicholses and Elinor Smiths
and Antoine StraSsmanS.
SO said Antoine Strassman, f.
nous German aviatrix, today.
She didn't mention her sister.
pilots by name when she pre-.
'dicted that the flying future for
females was black. She Just said:
"Flying is getting more and
more commercial and women
are not made physically for
that sort Of work. They won't
be looked upon as suitable
pilots for those big commercial
planes any more than they are
wanted to run locomotives, be
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
ChicagOGn Named
To Civil Service Job

President Roosevelt has nom
mated DR.. Leonrad D. White, Of
the University of Chicago. for the
third place on the Civil Service
Commission, formerly held by the
late George r. Wales. The job
has to go to a Republican, mas
much as both members Of the
commission are Democrats. DR..
Whites appointment is generally
attributed to Secretary of the In.
terror IckeS.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09

captains Of steamships or run
huge interstate Buses"
Fraulein Strassman was not at
all upset about it. She Is salts
fled, after seven years expert
ence, to fly as Q woman flies
for sport and recreation. She
has filed papers for American
citizenship.
The pretty little brunette has
flown solo over South America,
and was the only woman aboard
the DO-X on its return hop to
Europe in 1892.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
Alleged Hotel Thief
Held for Grand Jury

Charged with stealing $42 from
q room In . downtown hotel,
George PaySon, "a, was held to
the Grand Jury under $500 bond
today following q hearing before
Judge John P. Mcmahon in Po-
lice Court.
Payson was arrested in q hotel
near Union Station several days
after the robbery and was identi-
fled in q police line up Is the
alleged thief.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09
SING WAY
To CHAIR IN
.. ALABAMA

KHBY PRISON, MONT
GOMERY, Ala, Feb. 8 N.N.S.).
ooh, yes, I'm g'wine up, g'wine
up, g'wine all de way Lord, I'm
g'wine up, g'wine up to see de
heabenly Lam. -"
Chanting their way into eter.
nifty, five cotton-field colored men
who forsook the simple ways Of
the southern rural folk and slew
ruthlessly in outbursts Of jungle
madness, went TO their death in
Kilby Prisons electric chair early
today.
They Die Like Men
They died like men, in o fervor
Of religious zeal and without muir.
INJURED complaint on their lips as
swift Alabama Justice exacted the
toll Of q life for a life in . mass
execution unparalleled in modern
times.
The first Of the condemned men
walked into the tiny execution
cubicle at 11:05 a. m. Forty-Seven
minutes later, their lives Snuffed
out by recurrent 2,500-volt charges
of man-made lightning in almost
exact 10-minute intervals, the five
lay dead in neatly stacked, newly
made rough pine coffins in the
corridor outside.
Two, whose crimes were most
brutal, said they were innocent In
1ast-minute statements as the
black mask dropped, but there was
no bitterness or hint Of recrim-
ination in their voices. The others
died murmuring farewells to the
men the law had decreed should
take their lives.
Atmosphere Is Electric
The executions came in an at
mosphere electric with drama. For
20 hours the mournful ululationS
Of Negro spirituals had throbbed
from the 12-cell block in death
row" as the doomed men, their
faces lifted in religious exultation.
moaned their death chant.
CeaSeleSs, in melodic waves that
rose and fell, that crept through
thick walls Of concrete and steel
to make the prison population, at
work in nearby fields, restive, taut,
the mournful requiem continued.
Then, at midnight, q sudden
hush. And into the bright glare OF
light, one after another, they filed
to their death.
The Washington times., 1934-02-09

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