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The Washington times., 1934-01-13
ROPER To FIRE
AIR EXPERTS
BY International News Service


Secretary of Commerce Roper's
reorganization of the Bureau of
Aeronautics means dismissal for
most of the associate experts who
helped to promote the nations
airways, but who have no political
recommendations.
Unless President Roosevelt or
Congress halts his move, Roper,
next Saturday, will furlough in.
definitely nearly all of the asso-
ciate airways engineers, assistant
engineers, radio engineers, and
civil and junior engineers stationed
at the six district offices-Chi-
cago, Fort Worth, Atlanta, Salt
Lake City, Oakland, CAL, and
Newark, N. j.
Most of these men were selected
for their ability and not for their
political affiliation. Their district
offices have been reorganized,
with assistant superintendents,
understood to have had political
e m m n dations, placed in
charge.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
CHRISTINE KEMPTON

said Sikken today, determinedly.
"We've started a new maga-
zine which we call the Centaur.
The first copy will come off
the press in a few days. The
works of deserving Washington
writer's will be printed in this
publication. Let the bourgeois
publishers laugh that off"
OutgrOwth of Meetings
The Sonateers is an outgrowth
of informal weekly meetings OF
a group of young writer's who
for several months have gathered
on Wednesday evenings at the
homes Of members or friends
At each meeting, an origina,
sonnet is read by a member ano
criticized in the frank but un
Sparing manner of youth.
Many of the Sonateers are
only II or 18 years old. The
editors of the Centaur are Diana
Kearny Powell, Henrietta Ran
dolph Writ and John Dillon
The associate editors are Benja
min Musser, Frederic j. Haskin
jr., Gertrude Power, Roland
Lyon, Mrs. w. w. Smith, Everett
Stevens, Mrs. Minnie Briggs and
Theodore Tiller, I'd.
The magazine is printed on a
hand-press by Christine Kemp
ton, 17-year-Old editor of the
Central High School Review.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13

but my chauffeur is my chauf-
feur, see?
Fay: Would you get in a taxi
and come to the park? We could
ride around in the park.
Leon: Oh, that sounds kind
of mysterious.
Fay: 1 want to see you SO
badly, it sounds nice, doesn't
it?
Leon: Yes. all right.
"HUG PILLOW FOR ME"
The next conversation Vallee
contended his wife had with Leon
was dated March 81, as follows:
Leon: You are speaking
rather low.
Fay: No, there is no one here
at all. / am all by myself in
bed.
Leon: That's swell, hug the
pillow for me, dear.
Fay: Will I? Do you mind
me calling you up?
Leon: VI course not.
Fay: I wish you were here.
I wonder what the boy friend is
thinking. AS long as they don't
know, it's all right?
TLOVE YOU, RUDY"
Sandwiched in between the tell
tales of Mrs. Vallee and Leon is 8
conversation recorded in the same
way. with the principals Rudy
Vale and his wife. His affidavit
states it occurred on last March
20, as follow.
Fay-I called to tell you l love
you.
Rudy-Really?
Fay-Ah, ha.
Rudy-HOW much?
Fay-Oh, about $4,000 million
million billion billion trilliOn
trilliOn times around the world
and all the other planets.
Rudy-MOre than anyone else
in the world?
Fay-MOre than anyone else
or anything else. I really mean
it and I'll show you. Now, how
much do you love me?
Rudy-Twice what you say.
Fay-That'S lie-yOu couldn't
do it. It's impossible.
VALLEE'S COMPLAINT
Vallee'S complaint said:
plaintiff carried on her af.
fair with Leon right under my
very roof with a shocking cal
lOusnesS. It is needless to 60
into details as to how and why
I became suspicious.
"By q very simple device at
tached to q telephone extension,
and without the necessity Of
what is known as wire tapping,
photographic records were
made of plaintiffs telephone
conversations.
The complaint continued:
Plaintiff did not hesitate to
accept an invitation from Leon:
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Worker Asks $4,000
For CaUe-in InjurY

Suit for $4,000 damages for
personal injuries suffered in a
cave-in was filed by Francis T.
Mccain, of the 1000 block of F
st. N. w.. today in District Su-
preme Court against Isaac Duna-
yer, of the 5000 block of Park
Pl. N. w.
Mccain, through Attorneys
William R. Lichtenberg and
David G.. Bress, stated he was
employed by the defendant last
November 10 on a construction
project in the 1900 block of Cen,
tral Ave N. E., when he was in
jured in an earth cavein. He
complained that he was not given
q safe place to work.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
NeW COLOred Gym
Nearing COMPLETION

With the gymnasium at Terrell
Junior High School nearing com.
pletion, colored boys of the Dis
trict of Columbia will soon have a
new play center.
The club will be for boys be-
tween the ages of 10 and II, and
the project is the idea of Miss
Valerie Chase, principal of the
school, who has the cooperation
of Garnet C. Wilkinson, assistant
superintendent of schools, and
others interested in the activities
of boys.
The staff will include j. M.
Montgomery, printing; L. o. Tai
bert, woodwork: o. F.. Madden,
electricity; T. E. Batson, drawing;
j. L. Drew, w. N. Ridley and w.
B. Stimson, athletic and social
activities,
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Sandy Spring Bank
Picks 1884 Officers

At the annual meeting of
stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank of Sandy Spring,
directors were elected as fol-
lows: Miss Mary E. Gilpin, Allan
Farquhar, Calvin Bready, Frank
j. Downey, Josiah w. Jones,
Frederick L. Thomas, T. Lamar
Jackson, DR.. Jacob w. Bird. Rich
ard H. Lansdale, William E. Tai
bott and Francis Miller. Fred
erick L. Thomas was reelected
president; Frank DoWney, vice
president: Josiah w. Jones,
chairman; Francis Miller, cashier,
and Miss Sallie Brooke, assist
ant cashier. The usual semi
annual dividend of 6 per cent
was declared.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
MERCHANTS HIT
VIRGINIA SALES
TAX PLAN
Favor General Levy But Fear
Loss of Trade to Untaxed
Outside Stores

Imposition of a State sales tax
will be fought by merchants OF
northern Virginia, it was revealed
today. However, a majority OF
them believe IN a general sales tax
instead of the Federal income tax.
Civic leaders and trade execu-
tives of northern Virginia plan cir.
culation of petitions asking the
Virginia legislature to curb grow
ing demand for State sales tax.
They point out imposition of the
tax would greatly affect their bus
iness and compel them to compete
with tax exempt stores in Wash.
ington.
The State sales tax has been
proposed as a means of tax relief
for Virginia and will be introduced
in the pending session of the leg
islature. It would be substituted
for the present real estate tax.
The northern Virginia mer.
chants are fighting the sales tax
for only one reason-they believe
it will mean a serious loss of buSi-
ness to them-and point out the
situation now present among gaso-
line dealers, many of whom would
have to go out of business if they
were forced to absorb the COM
plete gasoline tax now inflicted.
A general sales tax, they say,
would not affect them for it would
be collected at the source and all
merchants in all States would be
bearing the same tax.
1t is expected the petitions will
be circulated in a few days.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Thrift Shop Charity
Requests Donations

Washington society women
conducting the Thrift Shop in
the 1000 block of E st. N. W.,
would like a few more lamp
shades, shoes and ship models to
sell, Mrs. William A. Graham,
manager, announces.
The money raised from the sale
goes to numerous children's chari-
ties in the form of milk. medicine
and mittenS. Any saleable contri-
button will be welcomed, Mrs.
Graham said. When necessary,
the shop will call for articles, if
the donators will telephone Met
ropolitan 1926.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
OWNERS
HELD LIABLE
BY BOWIE
Admission of Intent to Sell
Untaxed Stock Declared
Basis for Action

Admission from the possessor
that he intends to sell the un-
taxed liquor in his possession is
sufficient to complete case under
the new Maryland liquor law, in
the opinion of Alan Bowie, States
attorney. 1t is mo- necessary for
the policeman to make a buy to
establish the fact, it was said.
Further elucidation of the new
procedure necessitated under the
law was made in the Upper Marl-
boro Police Court yesterday with
the nolle pressing of three liquor
cases. A number of cases were
treated similarly in Hyattsvil!e Poe.
lice Court two days ago.
Follows State Attitude
The opinion is in line with the
advisory opinion given out by the
Maryland attorney general.
The attorney general wrote in
his opinion:
"It was also realized that
many persons would still have
in their possession supplies Of
alcoholic beverages which have
been acquired before the passage
Of the act, and any effort to
impose and enforce a tax upon
these beverages would necessar.
lily involve a multitude of diff.
cultieS, such as searches of pri-
vate homes, seizures, and the
like.
Seeks Public Support
"In keeping with the desire
to enact a law that would COM
mand public. support, be readily
enforceable, and avoid the null
titude of annOyances and eva
SionS which characterized the
unsuccessful effort to enforce
the VOlStead law, no provision
was recommended or inserted to-
prohibit the mere possession by
an unlicensed person, of alcO-
hOlic beverages upon which the
tax has not been paid"
A retailer may not have untaxed
liquor in his possession, however,
according to specific provision
of the law.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Retail Clerks Plan
Membership DriUe

Retail Clerks International
Protective Association, Local 262,
affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, held its monthly
meeting at Pythian Temple to
map out a plan for new members
and campaign against unorgan-
lied establishments.
The following new officers were
installed: Norman w. Barbour,
president; Nathan Silverberg, Will
liam R. Neal, vice presidents; E.
C. Warner, recording secretary;
DR.. S. D. Pearlman, treasurer:
Joseph Solomon, guide; L. Rud-
den, guardian; j. D. Morrison,
business representative.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
(COntinued from Page y

sealed when it was first filed, was
the crooner's sworn declaration
that the California Sunshine
Grip telephoned him during q
nationwide radio broadcast to tell
him she "loved him about $4,000
million, million, billion trillion"
times but few moments later
telephoned Leon and carried on
an intimate conversation with the
dancer.
The telephone conversations,
which Vallee claimed were fire.
quent and sizzling, were recorded
by a simple telephonic device"
attached to an extension phone in
the swank Central Park apart.
ment, Vallee's affidavit said, and
q phonograph recorded them for
Vallee-and possibly a divorce
jury.
Just Out Of Shower
Rudy says this is what the
phonograph told him:
March %, 1889
Fay: I just got out Of the
ShO~ !.
Leon: That doesn't do me
any good.
Fay: Haven't you any friends
or anything who live in .
place a little way out OF
town?
Leon: Yes, we can so away
up to 189th Street.
Fay: Who lives up on 1SSth
Street?
Leon: Jack lives up there.
Fay: Oh, he does, maybe we
can go there tomorrow.
Hello, Darling"
Another conversation listed in
the affidavit as having occurred
between Leon and Mrs. Vallee on
March % Of last year, was quoted
as follows:
Fay: Hello, darling.
Leon: Listen. do you recOg-
nize this?
CThe affidavit states there was
a pause. From the context of the
appended dialogue, it appears a
record was being played, which,
evidently, the photograph and
phonograph did not recordO
Fay: 1 do, no more. no less.
That sounds like Mr.. Vallee'S
program.
Leon: 1t is.
Fay: Listen, what are you do
ing tonight?
Leon: Right now. I'm in my
pajamas rehearSing like mad.
Fay: Will you be through by
10 o'clock?
Leon: Yes, why?
Fay: Rudy is leaving at 10
o'clock for Philadelphia and
told him I would see him off.
Leon: All right.
Fay: Listen, we have to be
careful, Garfield mean there
ere q lot Of spies watching us,
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
POLLARD PEERY AT ODDS OVER VIRGINIA SCHOOL BUDGET
Clock atPiWOw
Pulls Out Lock
Of His Hair

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Jan. 13.
william Brewbaker made the
mistake Of parking his alarm
clock under his pillow and sleep
ing too soundly.
When the alarm went off at
5:45 a. m, Brewbaker felt a
stinging tug at his hair, and
awoke to find that it had been
caught in the mechanism on the
back of the clock.
Unable to release himself from
the clock until a lock of hair
had been removed by a neigh
Dor, Brewbaker later hurried to
a barber shop for a haircut.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
NEW GOVERNOR
NOT PLEASED
W|THPLANS
Responsibility for Present
Situation Is One Point on
Which They Disagree
By JOHN E. TAYLOR

Dy JOklN Z. N AON
Washington Times staff Correspondent
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 13.-Dif-
ferences of opinion between John
Garland Pollard, outgoing Gov
ernor, and George c. Peery, new
Chief Executive, over the school
budget as submitted to the gen.
eral assembly Wednesday, have
arisen, it was declared, by we'll
informed persons here today.
Governor Pollard has recon-
mended that half of the 80 per
cent cut in school funds be main
tanned during he next two years,
giving the schools $11 1,844,000 for
the biennium ending June 80.
1895.
Peery Has Kept Silent
Peery has maintained silence as
to his policies upon taking office
next Wednesday, but from sources
close to the new administration it
is learned he is not pleased with
his predecessors recommends
tions in full. He has said, how
ever, that I'VE must do something
for the schools"
One point on which they are
reported to have differed is over
responsibility for the present
school situation in the State.
Pollard has blamed many of the
school difficulties on the failure
of municipalities and counties to
do their share in supporting
schools. He cited instances where
counties had not put up one cent
toward teachers pay and had
drawn State funds for the pur-
pose, giving the teachers less than
the county drew.
Wants Cut Eliminated
Disagreeing on the responsible.
ity point, Peery is said to be
ready to recommend that the en-
tire cut in school funds be elm
mated and that the school re-
ceive at least $16,100,000, the
amount of the 1932-1933 appro-
priationS.
Pollard pointed out in his mes
sage that during his adminiStra-
ton, school appropriations had
been about $2,500,000 greater.
than during any other four-year
period. He declared it was a de-
crease in local appropriations and
not in State funds, along with
use of the equalization fund, that
brought about the reduction in
the amount available for educa-
ton.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
Mrs. GreenStreet
To Head O.E.S. Unit

New officers were elected last
night when the Grand Chapter
of the Order of the Eastern Star
of the District met at the Will
lard Hotel.
It was the second day Of the
annual sessions of the organiza-
ton. Mrs. Mamie L. Greenstreet
was elected grand matron; Mrs.
Helen L. BraSheras, associate
grand matron; Walter L. Fowler,
associate grand patron; Mrs. Rose
A. Young, grand secretary, and
Mrs. Lille Mckenzie, grand
treasurer.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
LINCOLN CIVIC MEET

The Lincoln Park Citizens As
sociation will meet Monday at 8
p. m. in Bryan School, B Street
between Thirteenth and Four
teenth Streets Northwest.
The Washington times., 1934-01-13
DON'T NEGLECT COLDS

DUB soothing, warming Muster
n ole we'll into your chest and
almost instantly you feel
easier. Repeat the Musterole-rub
once an hour for fre hours. What
gratifying relief!
Musterole is NOT just salve. It's
a "cOunter irritGnt" containing
good old-fashioned cold remedies
oil of mustard, menthol, camphor
and other valuable ingredients.
That's why it gets such fine results
ease in 5 minutes, and relief in 5
hours, as a rule. 1t penetrates, stlmu-
lates, warns and soothes the con-
gested parts, drawing out the pain
and infection. Used by millions for
rs years. Recommended by many
doctors and nurses. All druggists.
In three strengths: Regular Strength,
Children's (mild), and Extra Strong.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
Document SmuggledO ut
of Germany Before
June 80 Purge

city purposes Saturday and Sunday
we're bad days.
This throws light on fact which
very forcibly struck observers in
Berlin on the night Of the fire. 1t
was that although the fire broke
out at approximately nine o'clock on
the evening Of Monday, by 2 am.
on Tuesday morning-fve hours
later-special editions Of newspapers
we're already on the streets with
two and three column articles by
Goebbels on the criminal act of
the Communists"
Journalists who saw that we're
keenly interested by this feat Of
Goebbels.
Hardly less remarkable than the
confession itself is the story of how
this document, signed by Karl
Ernst's own hand, has now come
to light.
It represents an effort by Ernst
to protect himself against Goering
and Goebbels. On June 8 he wrote
this document and smuggled it out
Of the country. 1t is possible that
he left other copies in other places,
too.
His idea-comr11on enough among
gangsters-was that If threatened he
would inform his enemies Of the
existence Of this confession, which
would automatically come to light
in the event of something hap
pening" to him.
AS 1t turned out, the protection
was not heavy enough.
On June 30 of this year, Karl
Ernst was seized by Goering's men,
taken to the barracks at LIGHTER
filde outside Berlin, and there shot
without trial
Among those who we're murdered
by the Hitler Goering- Goebbels COM
bination on June 30, were;
. Fielder.
Mohrenschild.
Heines.
Helldorf.
Now, too late for them, Ernst'S
confession has come, to light.
According to the Journal" the
document has come from Sweden.
1t is possible, however, that this is
one Of the copies left by Ernst in
Germany and nov sent out by his
friends as result of the seething
fernlent at the moment going on
among the Storm Guards and the
Storm Troopers, an unrest which
is generally believed the prelude TO
new June 30.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25
Letters Exchanged on
United Front Between
CP and SIP in Pamphlet

In its answer to the letter of the
National Executive Committee of
the Socialist Party (September
meeting) postponing consideration
Of its united front proposals, the
Communist Party declared:
THE whole aim Of the Com
munist Party is to achieve the
greatest possible working class
unity in the struggle against the
capitalist attacks, against rising
fasciSm and war preparations in
this country. This is our funda-
mental strategy, that is our larger
plan Of. action We believe that
every increase in working class
unity favors the development of
class conscious proletariat, able to
defend itself and prevent fascism.
We are confident of what will be
the verdict Of the workers on
larger questions of program once
they get into action in struggle
for their immediate demands.
Every proposal towards achieving
united action of the workers can
in this sense be called 'maneuv-
ers,' but not in the false, narrow
sense implying trickery, which
you impute to us, but In the sense
of a serious, proletarian strategy
directed against the common
enemy. capitalism. worked out by
agreement between the two par
ties. We make no maneuvers to
perpetuate divisions among the
working class. Our goal is to over
come the existing split in the
working class"
This letter of the Communist
Party to the Socialist Party, to-
gether with the letter of the S. P
to which it is reply, is printed in
full in a new pamphlet just pub
hshed by the Central Committee of
the Communist Party. 1.-THE Advance
of the United Front" The PAM
phlet contains other correspondence
between the two parties on the ques-
ton of united action, as we'll as
statements of the c. P. and the
Communist International on this
question since March, 1888. The
pamphlet includes a peculiarly writ
ten analytical introduction by Alex
Bittelman reviewing the recent de-
velopments in the struggle for the
united front.
This pamphlet should be distrib-
uted in many thousands through
out all working class organizations,
especially Socialist Party locals and
branches and A. F. of L. unions
The price is 5 cents a copy. Order
from Workers Library Publishers,
P. o. Box 14S, Sta. D, New York
City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-25

If the actor had really visualized
tn character in proper time per-
spective and had not separated the
lleroics of Quixote from the social
milieu in which he lived, he would
have made him a militant rather
than mailman. Exactly as is done
in the Soviet Union where Shakes
peare and other literary masters are
given completely modern revalua-
tons, at the expense of the text,
never the spirit of the author. The
producers in this instance were at
fault in not being fully conscious
of the social implications of either
the seventeenth or the twentieth
centuries.
THERE are reasons, however, for
the blindness of director and
actor. Don Quixote' was the last
film made by Pabst before he came
to America to work for Warner
Bros. Before then he had produced
"Dreigoschen Opera" and "Kamer-
adschaft," two important films.
Don Quixote" represents the period
when Pabst was debating whether
to go to the Soviet Union or to
America. He chose to come to
America. The result was miser-
able pot-boiler called "A Modern
Hero" starring Richard Barthel-
mess. Similar undecisiveness and
hesitations betray the history of
Chaliapin.
But as a performer, Chaliapin is
about the best there is. With a
lesser figure, the film would have
been altogether meaningless. Chali-
apin easily and magniflcently car
ries the whole weight of the pro-
duction on his shoulders. Sancho
Panza the "lowly materialist" is pre-
sented as a typical British buffoon
as distant from the original as
Chaliapin is to the real Quixote.
1t is really unfortunate that the
episodes of the windmill, the spear
ing of the sheep, the freeing of the
prisoners, the burning of the books
and the incidents at court are de-
prived of all significance by the
insufficient social sense of the pro-
ducers. Many splendid opportunities
were wasted that would have clearly
revealed the vast class distinctions
between the people of Quixote and
the landlords. Instead of this we
are given excellsnt melodrama plus
fine and moving performance by
great actor and singer (Chaliapin's
voice is heard several times during
the picturel. and hope that Pabst
will recover himself in time and
go on where he left off in "Kamer-
adschaft' and -Dreigoschen Opera