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The Washington times., 1934-07-24
BOUNDARY QUIZ
FACES TANGLE
-,

When the Virginia-District Of
columbia Boundary Line Commits
sion meets again in September the
main question before it may be
whether or not the Virginia por-
ton of the National Capital was
turned back legally to the Old Do
Ininion.
If it was not, then Alexandria
and parts of Arlington and Fair
fax counties have actually been
part of the District Of Columbia
for ninety years-since 1846, to be
exact; and the consequent legal
tangle would be without precedent
in this country.
The question is not at all a fan.
taStic one. It was raised by no
less a person than William How.
ard Taft while he was President
Of the United States, and at his
request Hannis Taylor, an attor.
ney, had introduced into the
House a bill asking the Supreme
Court of the United States to de-
termine the constitutionality of
the act of Congress of 1846, which
gave back Virginia's 80 square
miles of the District.
: 1t was with considerable diff
Guilty that Charles C. Carlin, of
Virginia, then a Representative
and chairman of a subcommittee
Of the Judiciary Committee to
which the bill asking Supreme
Court action was referred, sue
ceeded in killing the measure. Mr..
Garlin represented an Alexandria
constituency which was ardently
opposed to the idea of putting that
historic old town back into the
District of Columbia.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
MADE
IN RAIL STAFF

Changes in its executive person
mel, along with division of its op-
Grating system into three terri
tories, Eastern, Western and Gen.
tral, have been announced here
by Southern Railway Company
officials.
The personnel changes will
bring to Washington R. E. Simp-
son, who has had SO years service
with the line. He will become as
sistant to E. e. Norris, vice presi-
dent, here. He has been general
manager of the company'S office
in Cincinnati.
Headquarters for the new divi,
SionS will be at Charlotte, N. c.;
Cincinnati, and Knoxville.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24

and irritability become thing of the past!
And so we say, whenever you need new
energy, "get lift with Camel!'' You can
smoke Camels all you wish without con-
Germ over tangled nerves. For the fnera
MORE EXPENSIVE TOBACCOS in Camels
never get on Jour nerves.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
DROUGHT BALKS
USUAL FLOOD

, MEMPHIS, Tenn, July "a.
The Midwestern drought. with all
it's havoc, has saved the South
millions of dollars that are lost
nearly every year in floods.
Records of the Memphis
Weather Bureau show that the
flood stage was not reached this
year and anywhere in the lower
Mississippi Valley.
The spring floods generally
come from the sudden melting
of ice in the upper valley and
the heavy rains in the Midwest
basin. This year the ice melted
gradually, and the drought
checked the source Of floods.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
Maryland GlIdrdsn1en
PrGcticiHlg GLL7lnery

CAMP RITCHIE, Md, July "a.
Machine guns, rifles, pistols and
howitzer weapons blazed away
on all target ranges here today
as the first regiment of the
Maryland National Guard opened
it's summer gunnery drills. Capt.
L. E. McGregor, of the regular
Army, is instructor for the
GuardSmen.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
$40, 100000 FERA
i; Funds For rs States

r BY International News Service
Nearly $40, ,000, 900 today was al
located to 16 States for unemploy.
ment relief by the FERA. The
grants included:
Georgia, $1,792, ,46O: Alabama,
100000; New Hampshire, $685..
1875; North Carolina, $1,464. 1876;
South Carolina, $1,233,6 $40; Idaho,
100000 for drouth relief; West
Virginia, $726,895; Arkansas, ST.
T21 500; Iowa, $1,259, $40; Con-
xiecticut, $685., ,450: Louisiana, ST.
645,815: South Dakota, $2,422,-
985; Nebraska, $1,272,010; Okla.
homa, $1.S75,580; Massachusetts,,
100000.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24
HOSp:taI Job Held Up
Bu Lack of Funds

BALTIMORE, July 24-Lack of
funds has delayed construction OF
the proposed building for the Hos
pital for the Women Of Maryland.
In a letter to subscribers to the
fund, campaign officials pointed
out today that only $330,868 had
been raised thus far. The cam
paign, underway since 1929, is for
81 1000, 900.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24

ly, tenderly, or with growing ex-
ASPIRATION they tell you how
much worse things might be,
how lucky you still are, and re-
mind you Of how you've pulled
yourself out of far worse tail
spins in the past.
The Washington times., 1934-07-24

h o p e S and
health a n d
h a p pi ness,
but you, your
S e If, S e e m
finished. One
moment life
spreads ou t
e n dl e S S ly,
T h e n e x t,
ou' re up
a 6 a i n S t a
blank wall.
y Y o u r
friends tell
you to cheer
up, snap out
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Copyright, 1884, King Features
syndicate, Inc.)
You VIII Go On!

The most hideous thing about
trouble is the way it seems to
end everything. Not just your
Evening star., 1934-03-18

Since the price is so mod
crate you can let your fancy
run riot, and have several
pieces without feeling eXtrava-
CANT Necklaces, earrings,
bracelets, brooches and clips of
beautifully carved catalin in
plain colors or in white and
color combinations Also
carved bone and metal jewelry.
Evening star., 1934-03-18

Unusual VNanfffeS Tor the Price
Almond Lotion bottle .2Sc
Pound Cleansing Liquifying
Rose Oil Briiantine Choice .25c
Pound Jar Cold Csc
Clyeerne and Rose Water Lotion n..............25
Olive Oil Shampoo, 16ounce bottle Csc
Shampoo, bottle Csc
Bay Rum, .25c
Lilac
Antiseptc Mouth Wash, 16.ounee .........25c
Ouinine Tonic, bottle .25c
Powder, each. use
A.trnsent Mouth Wash, 16.ounce bottle .........25e
use
. M,vne.ia Tooth Pa.te e...............2t tubes 25e
Raouel Perfume 1.ounce bottle 25e
Orange blossom Frarrance of Night use
Kauns-street
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25

because of the scarcity of water
the tinder-like condition of the
roofs from the months of drv
weather and worse than all. the
prevalence of high wind. By the
time the first arrived at the spot
the whole stable was a sheet of
fire which the wind was driving II
the direction of B. B. Aallen's
stable near by and in a few min
utes it too was in a similar condi-
tion. To the first stable there was
a wagon house conected. that ex-
tended to within three or four feet
of the rear of the chapel of St.Pet-
er's Church; the limit of the sec
ond was only about sixteen feet
from the chapel of the new Pres
byterian Church, while directly in
the line of the wind and falling
flakes of fire were the residences of
George D. Collins, B. B. Allen. and
Mrs. Lydia HAZEL in the same
block and those of John A .Hoffeck-
er, John H Hoffecker and Robert
D. Hoffecker. The situation was
one not only of danger on the
rofs, but requiringo great endur-
ance and it was only by requentlv
wetting their hands and face and
having water thrown on them that
they could hold their positions
The clothes of several of them it is
said, did catch fire from the falling
Goals. The Messrs. Evans of the
Diamond State Pickling factory
the building of which stands next
to the Presbyterian Church below.
set their engine at work to pump
water for use in the suppression Of
the flames and fortunately by the
of hose. was near
enough to throw a stream on the
chapel, the nearest point Of dang
er Next to the dwellings Of
Messrs. Collins, and Allen and
Mrs HAZEL hat of John H. Hof-
fecker was in the line of greatest
risk but his son, Walter, promptly
by workmen from their
canning factory were on the aler
for every missile of danger. The
roof of this house ignited ten diff
ferent times. AS is usual when
there is no organized company, al
most every one goes to the scene
of fire rather than after the i'm
portant requisition its suppression.
the engines, but after awhile they
reached the ground, thanks to a
few thoughtful men who found
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Smyrna times., 1934-10-25

ways" during the cremony. The
children of ST Peters Orphan
Asylum were present. Interment
was made at London Park
TRANSPORTATION COM
PANY STABLE FIRE ENDANG-
ERS PART OF SMYRNA-A About
three o'clock on Saturday after
noon as Mr.. Reed, the freight
hauler, was passing in front of the
lane that led to the stable of the
Philadelphia and Smyrna Trans
portation Company on Methodist
(now Mt. Vermont street, several
boys came running out saying the
stable was on fire. He dispatched
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25

Mr.. Tucker, who was with him to
the spot while he secured his team.
The hay in the feed room was
found to be in lignt blaze and ex-
tending rapidly. Three buckets of
water at hand would have put it
out. By the time they had procur-
ed some from Mrs. Warren's, the
nearest residence, it had extended
to the loft and the whole top with
its inflammable material was
wrapt in flames. The next thing
was to save the only two remain
ing horses in the building, the 9th
ers being out at service. In the
meantime big black volumes of
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25

smoke began to ascend but could
not rise much above the house tops
because of brisk north wind scat
tered and drove the black column
and the flying cinders fercely be-
fore it. Nevertheless it was seen
by a few from different points.
There was no cry of fire as is US
ually the case, especially at night,
but the news passed through the
town as if communicating line
ran to every public place of bust
ness. The most felt it news of
awful import beause there was the
possibilities of a confagration such
as the town had never experienced
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
$4,000 s44aS IS II
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year June 90 1oss ras eaHsa
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Smyrna times., 1934-10-25
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
Of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF OCT. 22ND, 1884

Taken from our old files OF
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
Smyrna times., 1934-10-25

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college in Boston.
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GRANMER The Baltimore
American of last Wednesday give
the following account of the fun
eral of a son of a former Rector
of st. Peters Episcopal Church of
Smyrna: THE funeral of Leonard
Ingraham Grammer, a son of Rev.
Julius E. Grammer. took place yes
terday afternoon from st. Peters
P. E. Church. The entire church
was filled with the friends of DIR.
Grammer's family who testified
their sympathy with the afflicted
relatives by showing great emotion
while the funeral services were in
progress. Shortly before o'clock
the funeral cortege arrived at the
church and the remains were borne
upto the chancel by six young men
preceded by several clerymen, the
wardens, and vestry. The bell of
the church was tolled during the
ceremony. Floral offerings of
broken columns, crowns and
wreaths covered the black burial
casket. The funeral services were
conducted by Revs. DR.. Campbell
Fair, DR.. George Leeds, DR.. w. w.
Williams, and Messrs. Peregrine
Wroth, Frederick s. Hopkins, A.P.
Stryker, and w. M. Dame. Rev.
DR.. Hodges and Rev. Frederick
Gibson occupied seats in the body
OF the church. The choir rendered
the hymns, Jesus Lover of NV
Soul and IT Would Not Live A.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
REVOLT MENACE
GROWING IN CUBA
Once Bitter Enemies Unite
to Force Mendieta Out
as President.
BY the Associated Press.


HAVANA, December l5.-Several OF
Cuba's strongest anti-government po-
litical organizations speeded efforts
today for a coalition designed to force
President Carlos Mendieta and Full
gencio Batista, commander in chief OF
the army, from Office.
A combination of the A. B. c Po-
litical Society and the Autentico party
appeared likely. although hitherto
they have been bitter enemies. Lead
ers Of both groups conferred secretly.
As the negotiations proceeded rumors
of imminent revolt, which have kept
the island on edge during the week,
showed no sign of abatement.
Reports that the government plan
ned censorship of newspapers were
given strength by a meeting between
publishers of Havana papers and
Raul Cardenas, secretary of the in
terror. Most publishers were repre-
sented as preferring to close down"
rather than accept censorship.
The move was reported to be re-
suit of a raid, allegedly by govern
ment police. on the plant of the
newspaper Accion three days ago.
Accion, supporters of the A, B, c
Party, had denounced Batista and
persistently attacked the government.
A bomb explosion last night dam
aged a branch aqueduct five miles
from Havana, but the city water
supply was not affected.
Evening star., 1934-12-16
CHACO RIVALS G|RD
FOR WAR IN HEAT.
Paraguayans Plan Drive in
114.Degree Sun as League
Waits Reply.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ASUNCION, Paraguay, December
l5.-Indications increased today that
the League of Nations latest plan to
end the Chaco War would fail as Para
guayan and Bolivian troops faced each
other in sweltering heat reaching ia
degrees in some places.
A momentary lull came in major
military operations while Gen.. Jose
Estigarribia's Paraguayan troops gath
cred their forces preparing to renew
the late season drive that has carried
them to the western edges of the
Chaco and the very borders of Brazil.
It was expected Estigarribia, hope
tul an invasion of Bolivian territory
would provide the finishing blow to
the nearly three years of warfare,
would lash out again at the retreat
ing Bolivians within the next few
days.
Press Opposes Peace.
To official apathy to the League
of Nations proposal for peace by
Christmas" meanwhile, was added the
open hostility of the press.
The Government here has not yet
replied to the Leagues proposal, hav-
Ing submitted the plan to military
leaders for study, but it was clear
that political circles, optimistic over
the outcome of Estigarribias drive,
we're opposed.
Troops engaged in the northern part
of the Pilcomayo sector are in the
heart of the Chaco's most inhospitable,
waterless, hot and sandy region. No
water is to be had for so miles. and
the soil is so sandy supply trucks
are able to move but six miles an hour.
Evening star., 1934-12-16

Italy, the most stable military pow
er in Europe, is being courted by
everybody. After having been given
the chance Of juicy bone, in the
shape Of q free hand in Abyssinia,
the French government is again seri-
ously contemplating sending Foreign
Secretary Laval to Rome to ctnch a
deal with Mussolini to establish the
Franco italian relations on a more
satisfactory basis.
Yugoslavia remains the stormy
petrol of Europe and unless some
agreement can be reached between
her and Italy it will be difficult to
bring about constructive under
standing between the latter country
and France.
Even Hitler begins to be wooed by
his opponents, who hope to bring
Germany back into the fold Of the
League. Diplomats say this might
prove less difficult than it is imagined.
Germany left the League because it
demanded equality in armaments.
Now, despite the Versailles treaty, she
has all those arms which were for
hidden to her by that treaty. She
mas heavy artillery, large army and
a good military aviation. She could
come back to the League and to the
Limitation of Arms Conference, and
instead of starting the discussions
from scratch. she can say to the other
nations: I'VE have all the arms
which you refused us. Let's start
limiting now from where we are and
see how we can get along"
But IL the danger OF trouble in
Europe continues to erist it is not
due so much to the eriSttng polttt-
cal questions as to the fact that
the peoples OF Europe are CON-
PEELED to Hue Dttlin the borders
OF their countries and get only
second hand information about
their eighbors-generally a hostile
and biased point OF DteD OF them.
The economic depression and the
intense nationalism has made travel
in Europe almost impossible.
Governments issue passports to
their nationals only with great diff
Guilty. Furthermore, there are regu-
lations in almost every country on
that continent preventing citizens
from taking more than $50 or $50
with them on a trip. Thus, 1t is
impossible for an ordinary citizen to
go abroad on a pleasure trip. If by
any chance he can get away TO
neighboring country-some 20 miles
from his own-the passport and Gus
toms officers receive him with the idea
that he must be either crook, a
smuggler or a spy. He is questioned,
searched and frequently detained at
the border. The result of these diff
culties-totally unnecessary-is that
a Frenchman would rather go to
spend a week end in Hades than In
Germany, and vice versa.
Despite the pea soup fog and the
drizzly rains, London has become the
world capital for pleasure, thus taking
a place which Paris has held for over
a century.
People who live In Paris cross the
Channel for q week end if they want
to have some fun.
The British government is exploit
ing this for all it is worth. They
realize that fun means money for the
London traders, inn keepers and in
the end for his majesty's treasury.
Evening star., 1934-12-16

Thursday by the Cuban Minister to
Germany, 1t was revealed, but Ger
many has no extradition treaty with
Cuba.
The foreign Office handed the mat
ter over to the ministry of justice to
decide whether his arrest was justi-
fable.
1T Is necessary to have all the pa
pers from Cuba regarding the
charges" officials said, before we
can do anything without a treaty.
Such treaty is under discussion
but still Is unsigned"
They said judicial investigation
would necessarily be long-drawn-out
affair.
The justice ministry said, however,
1t had sent secret police to Hamburg
to shadow the former President,
against whom Cuban courts have laid
charge of murder in connection with
shyings occurring during the latter
part of Machado's turbulent regime
In Cuba.
Apparently the arrival of the police
was Machado's cue to fee the country,
1t was indicated.
The Cuban Legation here has con-
sistently denied that extradition had
been asked for Machado.
Evening star., 1934-12-16

No. defense Attorney C.
O'Conor Goolrick comforting with
witnesses at the trial of Edward c.
Bell yesterday. Left to right: C.
A. Costen, Willis c. Cahoon and
Goolrick. Costen and Cahoon are
associated with Bell in a movie
business at Suffolk, Va.
No. Edward Bell, jr., son of
the defendant, who is expected to
testify in behalf of his father.
No. 3-Dr. H. w. Decker, house
physician at the John Marshall
Hotel, Richmond, who testified yes
terday concerning the defendants
mental and physical breakdown.
No. 4-Oliver Morrison, who
testified Bell asked him to do q
little detective work" at Buckroe
Beach, Va. as to the activities of
a woman there. 1t developed later
that Mrs. Ella C. McMullen was at
the beach at the time.
No. 5-B. J. Pitts, business as
sociate of Bell in his moving pic
ture business, who testified the
defendant sought to sell for $500
stock which he had purchased
for $4,000. Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1934-12-16

viewpoint of Charles Warren, who, as
Assistant Attorney General of the
United States from August, 1914, to
April, 1917, was charged with enforc-
ing American neutrality laws and OBJ
legations and with investigating and
prosecuting all hostile activities of
belligerents in this country, so far as
the Department of Justice was con-
cerned.
Since up to the time of the war
there had been no neutrality legisla-
ton since 1888, it is felt that the
United States is today, in one respect,
in better position to cope with the
problems affecting a neutral.
1t is known that careful thought
has been given to Mr.. Warren'S sug-
gestion that the President should be
empowered, by peace-time legislation,
to enter into negotiations with rival
belligerents at the outset of a nom
American war to obtain by informal
agreement or convention the utmost
concession or the best modus vivendj
for the trade of American citizens.
Bargaining Would Be Aided.
Valuable and persuasive arguments
would be available to the President, ii
is suggested, if there should then be
on the Federal statute books legisla-
ton vesting in the President powers
to be exercised at his discretion in
any war in which the United States
shall be neutral
to obtain concessions from the bel
igerents, by agreement, it is pointed
out. he could choose any one of foul
courses:
He could decide that no right ot
neutrals exist.
He could decide that a right exists
but that it has not been violated.
He could decide that a right exists
which has been violated and which
is of sufficient Importance to lay be.
fore Congress as casys belli.
Mr.. Warren stated the case, in this
way, In an article in April issue OF
Foreign Affairs" and it has figured
In most of the discussions.
A wide range of prohibitions by
statute have been suggested to help
prevent the frictions that might lead
the United States into the war OF
other nations. Some of the prohi-
bitions suggested to be enforced by
statute in such war would:
Forbid the use of radio facilities
by any foreign ship in American ports.
Forbid the supplying of munitions
to belligerents, or at least forbid the
carrying of munitions in American
ships.
Forbid American to travel on NUM-
tions ships.
Bar armed merchantmen from
American ports.
Bar foreign ships known to have
flown the American flag to foil enemy
craft.
Bar prize crews from American
ports.
Bar commercial submarines.
Forbid airplanes of belligerent ma
tions to land or take off from Ameri-
can soil.
Require the ships of belligerents to
leave American ports upon the out
break Of non-American war.
Forbid the use of American ports as
bases for loading ships of belligerents.
Forbid belligerent nations to float
loans In the United States.
Forbid the enlisting of Americans In
foreign armies.
Forbid the mobilization" Of foreign
reservists in the United States at such
a time.