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The Washington times., 1934-08-23
ALIEN EXPERTS
SEE CITY At
ITS WORST
German and Two BritonS Get
EyefuI of Logan Court;
"FrightfuI," Says One

Three foreign housing experts
today saw what few visitors to
Washington ever see-the city at
its worst.
Miss Alice J. Samuel and Sir
Raymond Unwin hail from Eng.
land. DR.. Ernest Kahn comes from
Germany.
Accompanied by John A. Ihlder,
chairman of the Washington Com.
mittee on Housing; Thomas S.
Settle, secretary of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission; Henry Wright, noted city
planner; Capt. Howard F.. Clark,
assistant District Engineer Com.
missioner, and Ernest ]. Bohn,
president of the National Asso-
citation of Housing Officials, the
visitors made a tour of inspection
through what is perhaps the most
unkempt eyesore the District
possesses, Logan Court.
Here hundreds of colored per-
sons are crowded into a compare.
lively small area, with open gar.
bage heaps facing the front Of
other houses across the narrow
alley. Miss Samuel said:
81 have seen nothing to COM
pare with the squalor. 1t is
absolutely shocking. The courts
in London and Liverpool which
we are closing are narrower
but not nearly so bad. 1t seems
to me to be very derelict.
"It is so frightfuI as I have
always been impressed by the
beauty of your city. 1 think
things should be coOrdinated
more evenly"
Sir Raymond, who has been in
Washington before, also was
shocked. He said
Il have seen some of these
places before. but not recently
and I'm sorry to see them
still here, but to get rid Of
them is a difficult job. IN
England we have our slums.
but never so many wooden
buildings. We have more strict
bylaws which would make con-
ditiOns like this impossible"
DR.. Kahn said:
I'm Germany housing cOndi-
tiOns are pretty good. We
have Slums, too, but none so
bad as this. In fact we've had
nothing like it for 30 or 40
years."
The Washington times., 1934-08-23
Card Party to Aid
Democratic Fund

Democratic women of Gathers
burg and vicinity are planning a
card party at the fire hall Sep
tember 7 to raise campaign funds.
Mrs. F. Carroll Walker has been
named chairman of the general
arrangements committee and is
being assisted by Mrs. William
Wiley Mrs. Lewis Reed, Mrs. C. E.
Crawford, Mrs. w. D. Robertson.
and Mrs. Ernest C. Gartner on
the general committee.
The Washington times., 1934-08-23
ROPER DENIES
PROFITS BAN
BY International News Service

BY International News Service
Adjustment of the profit mo-
tive from American life is not the
goal of the Administration, the
nation was assured today follow.
ing a radio address made by Sec
retary of Commerce Daniel L.
Roper.
Secretary Roper said:
"The Government and the
masses of the people themselves
resent unthinking statements or
subtle suggestions that the
profit motive in American life
has been or is to be abolished.
"NO thinking business man
desires to have the old order re-
stored. He does desire and is
entitled to have the new order
characterized by a better con-
troll against economic cata-
clysmS and by the freedom to
exercise his initiative in plan
ming for the future of his bust
ness in the light of an equitable
profit system"
The Washington times., 1934-08-23
Ken MURRAY
Says:
"GRAB BAG"
"CRAB BAG

That Canadian brewer who
was kidnapped, has been re-
leased without paying ransom
Possibly he was just Dor
rowed by mistake"
The victim told the police
that his captors kept him
bound and gagged. . L suppose
that he just sat around and
"chewed the rag" all day.
I wonder, if the fact that he
was the first man to be kid
naped in Canada, will cause
the brewer to boast that he
was the only one in cap
tivity."
In spite of Canadian sus-
picions, it is not believed that
the abductors we're Americans
...Yankee kidnapers would
know that yoN can't collect
from the British.
SO REMEMBER
Jimmy Durante says, "I'll
hold no women for Ransom
LET Ransom get his own
women"
The Washington times., 1934-08-23
Thieves Get Liquor
And Cigarettes

Fourteen cases of whisky and
40 cartons of cigarettes, valued at
1921, were stolen by thieves who
last night broke into the store of
Saul Berman in the 37OO block Of
Fourteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1934-08-23
Avery Is Named
Commerce Aide

Johnston Avery, of Morgan
ton, N. c., has been named by
C. T. Murchison, director of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce of the Department of
Commerce, as assistant to the
director.
The Washington times., 1934-08-23
MISSION MEETING

Mrs. Clarence Strader will pre-
side at the meeting of the Golden
Links Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church, Alexandria, to be
held tonight at 8 o'clock in the
Young Peoples Building on Wash
ington Street.
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

liant you n g
m a n. Y ou
k n o W, of
course, his re-
cent p a S t
with the Con-
Sumers' Ad-
visory Coun-
Gil. where he
did marvel
Gus work for
Mrs. Charles
C. RumSey
(by the way,
what has be-
come of Mary
r u m S e y p
n~J o1-n hic
The Washington times., 1934-08-23
Now
Anent Prof. Keezer
Tip For Mr.. Wallace.
These Stupid Bankers!
By Helen ESSary
An Open Letter to the Faculty
and Students of Reed Uni
verSity, Oregon

Dear People:
Soon you will be rejoicing in
q new preSident-Mr. Dexter
KeeZer. Mr.. Keezer is q bril-.
The Washington times., 1934-08-23
My day for Open Letters!


Dear Mr.. Secretary Wallace:
1 don't seem to have heard
that you have any plans for the
control of tobacco crops-or the
Sot weed, as tobacco used to be
called in the days when it was
king in Southern Maryland.
Driving along some fertile
Maryland fields recently OBJ
served that the tobacco plants
are almost as tall as I am. Their
leaves are green and shiny and
of an amazing strength. I can't
see hoW-even with the help OF
those slick ladies in the ad-
vertisements all h e native
product can go up in smoke,
P. S.-This is merely a vague
idea of mine.
When Mrs. Harold L. Ickes,
one of the most successful of the
Cabinet wives, was IN Glacier
National Park recently, the In
dian tribe there christened her
Handsome Woman.
Embarrassing communication
from friendly creditor:
Dear Helen Essary-I do
think bankers are the silliest
sort of people. I took your
check in and they firmly de-
clined to credit it to my ac-
count because it was not signed.
I patiently explained that you
were the person who should
have signed tiff you had been
that sort of a busineSslike char
acter-but they were very firm
and refused to take my word
for it.
No wonder the banks are in
such poor conditlon-no conf
dence in their customers and en-.
tirely and completely unaccom-
modating!
LOUISA S.
August observation by Miss
Agnes Knopf:
mo one seems to be doing
anything in Washington except
the pOlicemen-whO place tick
cts on every car in Washington
each day in the week. Probably
they have a reason"
1nquiring strains of "Oh-h-h-h
say can you see, by the daWn'S
ear-rly ligh-t-t" suddenly rise Gas
I write) from the neighboring
villa OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Fox.
The Albert Foxes have a big
black aggressive bull dog named
"Petunia."
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

dI1u dASO 4AAO
fine record with the Baltimore
Sun and various other papers
not overlooking his success as a
college professor.
But-there is an incident-or
shall 1 say an attitude?--ln
President Keezer's early life of
which you probably have little
knowledge. I think, dear fac
ulty and students, must tell
you the story. 1t seems indie
ative of a trend of character,
The story was told me by Mrs.
Edward L. Heating. wife OF the
Editor of Labor. Mr.. Keating
was formerly a Representative
from Colorado. The Keatings
and the Keezers lived near by IN
Colorado in the early days OF
their acquaintance.
One morning Mrs. Keating
drove over to call on Mrs.
Keezer. AS she approached
the KeeZer home she was at
tracted by a small bright object
flashing about under the trees.
In order to get better view OF
this animated color, Mrs. Keat-
ing drew up her horse and
buggy and saw a very small per-
son, about 2 years old, dressed
in a red plaid killed skirt and
blouse, and tied fast to a big
tree by a stout rope. The small
person did not pause in his
racing as Mrs. Keating stopped
in inspect. He continued to
strain at the rope and dash
around.
When Mrs. Keating reached
the house her first words were:
"Oh, Mrs. KeeZer. who is that
child tied to the big tree?"
That's little Dexter" said
Mrs. Keezer calmly. Hes afraid
of nothing on earth and runs
away whenever he has the
slightest chance. We have to
keep him tied up most of the
time"
And so we are going Fran
co.'s Villon" and wear "A Feather
in the Cap" this winter. Paris
says it's the style.
Well-it's a jaunty idea.
But a clever woman should
appear to wear "a feather in
the cap" at any season.
It's good psychology. And
very becoming.
The Washington times., 1934-08-23

When Mrs. Harold L. Ickes,
one of the most successful of the
Cabinet wives, was IN Glacier
National Park recently, the In.
dian tribe there christened her
Handsome Woman.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-22
Around And About White Bluffs

Arthur Phillips of Lind spent from
Thursday until Saturday in White
Bluffs.
Floyd Walker, who had been work.
ing on the F. E. Taylor ranch for sew
eral months, left last week for Cali
fornia.
Colburn G.. Anderson this week an
nounced that he has leased the ranch
owned by Robert Nitzsche and will
manage 1t this season.
X X
Mrs. Martha Phillips and Clarence
Blair were married last Saturday at
Kennewick They left during the week
for the wheat country.
X K X
The Woman'S club members will
hold their regular business meeting at
the Lutheran church next Wednesday
afternoon, March %.
X X X
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Barge and
daughter Evelyn drove to Yakima Sun
day From there they went to the
coast, to visit relatives at Lake Stevens
| for several days
Mr.. and Mrs E. j. O'Larey received
| word by cable this, Thursday, morn
| ing, that a son had been born to their
| daughter, Mrs. Tom Staveley, of Tun-
bridge, England
E. A. Schilling returned Wednesday
evening after spending part of the
/! week in the Mansfield and WithroW
| country. While there he visited with
! the Christy Hinderer family, who for
| merly lived in White Bluffs.
x
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Gilhuly were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Nardinger and their daughter Julia Of
| Everett, and Bob Webster of Seattle.
| Mrs. Nardinger is a sister of Mrs. j.
p Weber
Mrs. Ben Moede gave talk on pre-
School Training to members of the
| Junior Women's club at their regular
| meeting last Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Moede stressed the Importance OF good
habit formation before the child is old
enough for the public schools.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-22

IT WILL COST YOU NOTHING
for postage, stationery or time, if you
let me send in your magazine subscrip-
tions. Just pay me the regular sub
scription price and I will do the rest.
G. r. CHASE
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-22
Want Ads

FOR SALE Al Melted Gems, 81
per sack. George Wagner. 2tc15
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-22

WANTED Standard make Sewing
Machine for cash Lewis Brooks. 1tc22
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-22

FOR SALEl193l Chevrolet Coach.
Al condition Phone O92. 1tc22
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-22

MRS. CHARLES COLES will be in
White Bluffs Saturday, March "a, for
permanent waving. Call AT for ap-
pointments. 1tp22
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-22

LOST-Gasoline tank cap, lock type.
between White Bluffs and Vernita
Finder please call 346. 2tp15
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-22

WANTED = Small four-hole cook
stove, double bed, other household fur
niture. F.. e. Taylor. ltc22
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-22

WANT TO BUY-Used Refrigera-
tor. Call 402. 2tp15
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
.DETOURS IN STATE
ARE REDUCED TO 3
Hammond Bypass on Road
46 Is Eliminated.

Only eight detours are in eff
feet today on Indiana's 5000 miles
Of state highways. The addition of
short detour on Road 9, north Of
the junction with Road 46, and the
elimination of a detour on Road ii,
in Hammond, were announced to-
day by the State Highway Commits
sion.
Detours due to construction are:
Road 9-Detour one and four-tenths
miles long, north of junction Roads 8
and 46.
Road 1S-Detour over city streets in
Wabash
Road 18-Detour six miles east of Fowler
is seven miles over gravel
United States Road 20-Detour just west
of Chesetrton, account n. Y. c. R. R.
crossing. is one and four-tenths miles for
westbolund traffic, two and two-tenths
miles for eastbound traffic.
Road 44-Bridge construction in Con-
nersville. detour one-fourth mile.
Road 56-Drive slow from Paoli to eight
miles east. unfinished shoulders.
Road 58-Four-ton load limit on bridge
two and one-half miles west of Helton-
vile.
Road 62-short detour in Jacksonville
over CITY streets
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
O'NEILL APPOINTS
WOMAN AS DEPUTY
Mrs. Frata MaCCabe Named
City Clerks Aid.

Mrs. Frata MacCabe, 1859 Car
rollton-av, was appointed deputy
city clerk yesterday by Daniel
j. O'Nel Jr., City Clerk-elect. She
will take Office Jan. 1.
For the last five years Mrs. Mac
Cabe has been a deputy clerk in
the Works Board. She is also a
member of the Board of Governors
Of the Young Peoples Democratic
Club, and is on the executive COM
n1ittee Of the Eighth Precinct in the
Fourth Ward.
Mrs. MacCabe is the widow of the
late w. Harley MacCabe, and she
was the first secretary of the Young
Women's Democratic Club of In
diana.
Sheriff elect Otto Ray yesterday
appointed as deputy sheriffs Howard
Skaggs, 2214 Langley-st, who for
merly served under Sheriff Buck
Sumner, James Cross, Negro, 2706
Martindale-ave, and Ray Lanahan,
1747 w. MorriS-st.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
SAUNDERS TRIAL TO
COST COUNTY $1O15
Expense of Jury, $490, Is
LARGEST Item.

The Lebanon trial of Mrs. Neoma
Saunders, in which she was acquit-
ted of plotting the murder of her
husband, the Rev Gaylord v. Saun-
ders, will cost Marion County
$101595.
Bills aggregating that amount
have been prepared by Boone Coun-
ty authorities. Jury expenses
totaled $500. Three physicians, ap-
pointed to conduct a mental exami-
nation of the defendant, received
$25 each. Mrs. Saunders board
while she was held in the Boone
County Jail was $40.
Mrs. Saunders was released when
the trial jury found her of unsound
mind at the time the crime was
committed. The sanity commission
had held she was sane when they
examined her at the beginning of
the trial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
Z OFFICE AIDS ARE
SELECTED BY kern
StenOgrapherS, Messenger
Added to Staff.

Mayor Elect John w. Kern's office
staff was complete today following
the announcement of the appoint
mentS Of Miss Harriet NJ. Day, 821
N. Pennsylvania-st, as stenographer
and of William w. Walker, Negro,
2317 N. Capitol-av as messenger.
Miss Day has been stenographer
for the last four years in Superior
Court, Room 4, the Mayor elects
courtroom. She will succeed Miss
Barbara Eifert in the Mayors office.
Mr.. Walker worked for many years
for the Pearson Piano Co. and re-
Gently has been employed in the
County Treasurer's office. He will
succeed Chris Fisher.
Judge Kern already has announced
the appointment of Joseph B. Ty-
nan as his secretary.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
100000 TO Be
PAID TEACHERS
Board Authorizes Payment
of Sum for Delinquent
Salaries.

Payment of 100000 in delinquent
salaries due city school teachers
and employees was voted yesterday
by the Board of School Commits
sionerS.
This is the second installment on
payments due instructors for a 16-
day payless period.
Other business transacted by the
board included transfer of $243, 725
to the sinking fund, making a total
of 1896, $50 transferred this year to
retire bonded indebtedness.
A. B. Good, business director
announced the total Indebtedness
now amounts to $9,937OOO.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
STAFF IS APPOINTED
AT CITY HOSPITAL
Announcement Is Made at
Health Board Dinner.

City Hospital staff appointments
for 1885 were announced by the
Public Health Board, following a
year-end banquet at the hospital last
night.
With only a few departmental
changes, a majority of those named
are reappointees.
Dr. M. Joseph Berry, board presi-
dent, presided at the meeting and
other officials attending were DR.. L.
A. Ensminger, vice president; DR..
Herman G. Morgan, secretary; DR..
Clarke Rogers and Frank G. Laird,
members; DR.. Charles w. Myers,
hospital superintendent, and Earl G.
Wolf, business manager.
Resolutions felicitating Mayor Reg
inald H. Sullivan were adopted.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
K. OF C. TO STAGE
NEW YEARS DANCE
Annual Event to Start at 10
Monday Niqht.

The annual New Years Eve dance
of Indianapolis Council, knights Of
Columbus, in the councils build
ing will begin at 10 and continue
to 8 Tuesday morning with dinner,
dancing and an elaborate floor
show, it was announced yesterday
by the committee in charge.
Paul Bankers Orchestra will pro-
vide the music with Miss Media
Grove as featured vocalist. The
dance committee is composed Of
William j. Greener, council lecturer;
John Blackwell Jr., Arthur Irwin,
DR.. Gerald Kelly, John A. Langan,
John T. Recap, Robert B. Minta,
Edward A. Stapleton, Frank S.
Langenskamp, Frank j. McHugh,
Louis Gels, Louis Cochran, Leo N.
Hurley and Edward j. Dowd.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
U, S, TAXPAYERS
TO Be REVEALED
Treasury Opposed, Fearing
Roll VIII Be Sucker List
for Crooks.
ByUHited Press

By CHited Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The
1884 revenue act, requiring publica-
ton of individual and corporate in
comes, is to be placed in operation
March Is, 1885, it was learned today.
Treasury officials were disclosed
as frankly apprehensive swindlers
may reap a harvest from among
the 100000 names Of persons and
companies having large incomes in
1884 1t is expected to afford them
an easy check on their sucker
lists"
Agitation to keep the income lists
secret failed when Guy T. Helver-
ing. internal revenue commissioner,
ordered his collectors to begin oper-
ating under the 1884 revenue act on
the date when income tax returns
covering the present calendar year
are filed.
The new regulations require that
every person filing an income tax
return must fill out a special blank
showing the persons name, address,
total gross income, total reduction,
net income and tax payable. The
same applies to corporations.
This information must be made
public by district collectors within
a reasonable time" after the tax re-
turn is filed. Failure to file the
information carries a IS penalty.
It was believed criminals may use
the data for racketeering purposes,
including stock SwindleS and kid
napings. The list, it was claimed
will put the finger" on men with
large incomes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
FARM INCOME
GAINS DESPITE
REDUCED CROPS
Production Is Lowest in is
Years, U. S. Report
Reveals.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. ga year.
end review of 1884 in American
agriculture revealed these high
lights today:
1. The worst drought in history.
2. Farm income increased by near
ly $1,OO0,O00,O00.
3. A AZ per cent increase in prices.
4. Benefit payments Of $560,9l1 ,294
in 10 months of crop control.
The paradox which ruled that
farmers got more for less was shown
by an estimated total farm income
of $4,000 100000 compared to $5,051,-
100000 last year. Production was
the lowest in 16 years.
Prices were 140 per scent higher
than in 1882 because the AAA re-
tired 100000 acres of production
of wheat, cotton, corn and tobacco
and the drought wiped out most
SURPRISES. More than 100000
drought cattle were bought by the
AAA, killed, canned and given to
the poor.
The AAA paid its own way and
then some, the review revealed.
Treasury reports showed processing
! tax collections of S617 ,299,332 to
Dec. 81. Benefit, rental, surplus re-
moval and other cash benefits dis
tributed up to Dec. &c, rotaled $780,
Gil, 294.
For blowing up one-fourth of
their crop last year, cotton growers
got S112,739,159 The price of cot
ton doubled this year and farmers
got an additional $89,065, lao in AAA
benefit money. They also bene-
fitted to the extent of more than
S51 100000 from Government option
and pool plans.
Checks for $148, 78O .465 went to
corn-hog farmers; $18,553, 421 to to-
bacco growers; $87,877,97 to wheat
raisers participating in the 1888
control plan, and $52,610,850 to
those cooperating this year cattle
men got SOL ATS, 300 from emer-
gency sales, and sheep and goat
owners, .$6,933,925. Sugar producers
received only $55,541 but have Sat-
100000 coming to them in 1885.
The year was unique in that for
the first time compulsory" produc-
ton control laws were in effect
the Bankhead Act for cotton and
the Kerr Smith Act for tobacco.
Plans for next year contemplate
the return of about $12,000O00 ere
tired" acres to production of wheat,
cotton, corn and tobacco. Farmers
who live up to limitation contracts
will be sent about $411, 100000, divi-
dend as follows:
Cotton, $94,23O,OOO; wheat, $1O1,-
100000; corn-hogs, 165,000,000;
sugar, $47,000,OO0; tobacco (no
available estimate but probably
about SIS, 100000; and peanuts, $4,-
100000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-29
WAGE ADJUSTMENTS
AID CITY WORKERS
NRA Decisions Bring Back Pay to
10; Other Gases Pending.

Eighteen Indianapolis workers.
their cases adjusted in the last two
weeks by the Compliance Division
of the National Recovery Admin
istration, have received $1,292.52 IN
back wages.
The nine cases in which they were
involved were included in a group
of II adjusted in Indiana during
this period, in which total of 46
employees received a total OF S2,134.6s
in back wages. Announcement OF
the restitution Of the wages was
made today by Francis Wells,
executive assistant stats compliance
officer.
The sum paid these workers rep
resents the difference between what
should have been paid these work
ers under the terms Of the PreSi-
dents Unemployment Agreement,
of the Permanent Codes, and what
they actually were paid by their
employers. Tw .nty-four cases still
are on hand to be adjusted.