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The Washington times., 1934-01-22
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PhiIadeIphia's Poe,
Carbo's Sweden,
and Letters
BY GILBERT SELDES

It never occurred to me
that Philadelphia would be cele-
.brating an anniversary for Ed
gar Allan Poe. Partly this is
due to my own ignorance. In
the monumental biography OF
Poe, written by Hervey Allen
(long before he wrote the
equally monumental Anthony
Adversely, Baltimore and Ford
ham loom a little larger in
Poe's life than Philadelphia.
Yet it appears that in Poe's
time that city was one Of the
literary capitals of America,
and in it Poe wrote some of
his most celebrated works. An
other reason why the celebra-
ton surprises me is that I
seldom associate national heroes
with local habitationS.
There was a group of Amer
lean writer's SO distinctly Bos-
tonian and so influential in
the critical magazines that it
nearly ruined literature else
where in America. Poe was
not, however, even peculiarly a
Southerner in his major work.
According to a considerable
number of Frenchmen and Ger
mans he wasn't even peculiarly
American.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
SALE Of STOCK
IN BANK D. K.

With thousands of depositors'
waivers already received, officials
of the Franklin National Bank
today began the second phase Of
the reorganization of the bank-a
campaign to sell 100000 worth
of stock in the new bank which
will merge with the Mt. Vernon
Savings Mechanics Savings banks.
Treasury officials placed the
stamp of approval on the stock
selling campaign today and be-
fore evening forms of subscrip-
tions are expected to be in the
mails. Of the 100000 issue of
stock, the Franklin bank is ex-
pected to raise $4,000 among its
own shareholders.
Under the reorganization plan,
the stock in the old Franklin Ma
tional Bank is nonasesSable ex-
cept theoretically to guarantee a
comparatively small loan from
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
BOY
HELD IN THEFT

An elevator boy in the Earle
Building, believed by police to be
responsible for a number of petty
thefts from offices there recently,
today was held in $4,000 bail for
Grand Jury action on two charges
Of housebreaking.
The boy-William Van Kleet,
19, of the 400 block Third St.
N. E.-waived a preliminary hear
ing before Judge Ralph Given in
Police Court, pleading not guilty.
Van Kleet is specifically &C
cused of stealing bonds valued at
$118.34 belonging to John s..
Barker, and some personal be-
longings of A. F. Gallagher. He
was arrested by Patrolman
Michael Dowd, No. precinct.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
BARRIERS WAN 7.
RIGID TESTS

Backed by the BARRIERS Union,
Local 239, Representative Loring
M. Black (DD, of New York, mem.
ber of the House District Commit
tee, today introduced a bill pro-
viding stricter regulation of Dis
trict BARRIERS.
Under his bill, a board of three
barber examiners would be Gre
ated who would issue licenses to
all qualified BARRIERS only after
ascertaining if they have good
moral character and are free Of
communicable disease.
Forty States already have SIM
liar license laws, Black said, and
its adoption would safeguard the
public. 1t would also prevent bar
bers who have failed to pass ex-
animation as to health and ability
in other States from migrating to
the District and practising their
profession here.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
COMPENSATION
UNIT MOVES

Part of the Employees Compen-
sation Commission is moving to-
day from it's quarters in the old
Land Office building, at Seventh
and F Streets Northwest, to the
fourth floor of the Ouray build
ing, at Eighth nd G Streets,
Northwest.
The commission shares the Land
Office building with the Tariff
Commission, and quarters have
been cramped. Consequently, it
was decided to shift the unit of
the Commission which has charge
of workmen'S compensation in the
District of Columbia to the new
offices.
This unit, it is understood, func-
tions more or less Independently
of the other functions of the COM
mission, and can best be moved.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
P POSTAL CHIEF.
DUE To BARE
PARTYSTAND
"Big Jim" Expected Back in
Capital Today Following
Trip to New York

Action of the Democratic ma
tional committee in connection
with the suggested resignation Of
John F. Costello. District ma
tional committeeman. is expected
to be revealed today.
Postmaster General James A.
Farley, chairman of the COM
mittee, was said by several au-
thoritative sources to be ready
to comment on what action the
committee will propose IN the
general house-cleaning now
under way for the national COM
mittees of both major parties.
Farley Due to Speak
Although big JIM" whose
own position is under fire, would
not comment last week on Co.'S
tello's status in the party shake
up, it is thought he will have
something to say today when he
returns from New York city.
Costello is being urged by local
party leaders to resign his post
as national committee man be-
cause of the agitation over men,
bers of the committee practicing
law in washington. The District
committee man has been practic'
ing here since 1908.
Under terms of the Vandenburg
resolution before the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee, no member Of
any national political committee
would be permitted to practice law
before any Government depart
ment in washington.
Ready to Quit
Farley himself is understood to
be ready to resign his post as
chairman of the committee as
soon as President Roosevelt finds
a man to succeed him.
Under terms Of the Vandenburg
resolution, the position of Mrs.
Nellie Tayloe Ross, vice. chairman
of the committee, also is placed
in jeopardy. The resolution would
bar members of the committee
from posts in the Treasury De-
partment. Mrs. Ross, as director
of the mint, holds an important
post in that department.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
TIP ON LAYOFFS
BY CWA WINS

Information on complaints that
nonunion men on CWA jobs in
the District were being laid off
to give preference to union work
ers captured first prize last week
in The Washington Times newstip
contest.
The second prize was awarded
for a tip on the order at the
Washington Navy Yard instruct
ing guards to search all trucks
and passenger cars going through
the yard gates. It was rumored
that the order was issued be-
cause valuable papers were miss
ing.
Other awards were made for
the following tips: The stumble
of Mrs. c. H. Laughlin, of the
500 block of East Capitol Street,
which sent her crashing through
a plate glass window in a down.
town store; fire on the Potomac
railroad bridge; suicide of Harry
Shacklett, A, in his farmhouse
near Quantico, Va; and purchase
of the Culpeper gold mine by a
Pittsburgh mining company.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
incorporation
ASKED IN BILL

Representative Bryon B. Har-
Ian (DO of Ohio, a member of
the House District Committee, to
day introduced a bill in the House
which would incorporate the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
of the District of Columbia.
Under the bill, the present
managers would continue as a
board of directors until the next
annual meeting after passage of
the act.
It would allow the company to
invest all money received by it in
such manner as the directors
deemed best and to hold and sell
real estate necessary to it's busi-
ness.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Firemen to Draft
NeW Insurance Bill

The executive committee of the
Alexandria Firemen's Association
will meet tonight to draft an
other insurance bill to take the
place of the one which was de-
clared unconstitutional by the
State Supreme Court.
The bill was provided for the
protection of the volunteer fire
men through an assessment on
insurance companies.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Darby Wins
First Poster Prize

First prize in the Bal Boheme
poster contest has been awarded
to Miss Vaughn Darby, 1888 Kal-
Drama Rd. N. w., the Arts Club
announced yesterday.
Other prize winners included
Miriam Moss, 3405 Prospect Ave.
N. w., second; Lillian Male, 1920
Tilden st. N. w., third, and
Phoebe Hyatt, Paula Richards
and Loren S. Murray, honorable
mention.
The posters announce the an.
nual Bal Boheme in the Willard
Hotel, February 13.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Peace Group TO Hear
Er-COngressnldn

Members of the Chevy Chase
Society for Fostering Interna-
tional Peace will hear an address
tomorrow night by Miss Jeanette
Rankin. former Representative
from Montana, at the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church. The
society was organized as the out
growth of the recent Council on
the Cause and Cure Of War held
here.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Hurt in Frac0S,
Brother, Pal Jailed

Andrew Samuels, colored, 1913 N.
Pitt ST., Alexandria, is in the
Hospital suffering from
injuries received last night dur
ing a fight when he was struck
on the head with a horse shoe.
Three stitches were taken in the
cut. Alexandria police are hold
ing Wilford Willis and his brother,
Willie Willis on charges of assault.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
BILL ASKS JUMP
IN D, {, GAS TAX

Gasoline taxes in the District
would be boosted from 2 to 4
cents a gallon under terms of a
bill introduced in the House to-
day by Representative Howard
w. Smith CD of Virginia. The
bill provides that proceeds of the
tax be paid into the Treasury
entirely to the credit of the Dis
trict.
The bill also requires a license
from all importers of motor
fuel with a fee of IS per year.
It also forbids special assessments
for paving roadways and laying
curbs and cutters as provided by
the act of February 20, 1881.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
The War Is On

A woman in Elmhurst, ILL.,,
Is annoyed with me for say
ing that the recent arguments
against nudism have not been
moral ones but artistic:
"What do you want to do
about this?" she writes, "just
write a few words about it as
you did? Or are you going to
help us, by us 1 mean the
homes people who are decent
enough to abhOr such deeds?
"AS for your saying the moral
side of these degenerateS is no
longer being considered that is
not true, we do not and never
have wanted our children to
see these corrupted misguided
imbecileS, but we have been
too busy minding our own
business like decent people
should do.
"But I for one have had this
Haunted before my eyes in
magazines, newspapers, books
and etc. for the last time. I
shall be glad to take up this
war and carry on to the club
women who 1 am acquainted
with"
"Why do you, who has every
thing needed at your demand
not put this question squarely
to the people, and see what will
happen. For yourself you can
rest assured that we do con-
slider the moral side of these
peoples action very much, so
watch and see. When good
people start a war they usually
win"
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Community Chest
To Elect Trustees

The Community Chest will
elect a Board of Trustees repre-
senting the Chest and the con-
tributors to the Chest in equal
numbers at the annual meeting
Of the Chest at 8:15, tonight, in
the Willard Hotel. The North
east Boys Club band will provide
music.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
PAN-HELLENIC LUNCH

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will
be the principal speaker at the
third annual Hellenic lunch
con to be held at lis p. m. Sat
urday at the Mayflower Hotel.
The George washington University
Glee Clubs will offer a program of
songs during the luncheon.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22

Little 1O-year-old Betty Bliss
wanted the honor of being the
first member of the Washington
Warm Springs Foundation Club.
And she wanted her dog Cocoa to
have the distinction Of being Sec
ond on the list.
Today she and Cocoa were
given that honor.
Although there have been scores
of requests from Washingtonians
to be the first to enlist in the
club, little Betty. who is the
daughter of Col. and Mrs. E. Cor
ing Bliss, presented herself at
headquarters of the Presidents
Birthday Ball committee long
before membership cards were
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Syrian Princess
Speaks Tomorrow

Princess Nour Homada, leader
in the political, educational and
social development of the women
of her native Syria and other Ori-
entail countries, will speak in the
Capitol tomorrow when she lays a
wreath before the statues Of
American woman suffrage leaders.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
Rep. Smith to Speak
To Young Democrats

Alexandria's Young Democratic
Club will meet tonight at 7:45
in the George Mason Hotel to be
addressed by Representative How
ard w. Smith on behalf of the
Presidents Birthday Ball On
January 80.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22

printed and, accordingly, she was
selected for the first member.
According to DR.. George c.
Havenner, chairman of the club,
more than $4,000 membership
cards have been distributed. They
will be available at Is cents or
more in all banks, drug stores,
Western Union offices, and lead
ing department stores.
The club is organized to supple
ment funds from the ball and
other entertainments on the Presi-
dents birthday, January 80, which
will be used to endow the Warm
Springs Foundation for 1nfantile
Paralysis. II is hoped that two
million dollars will be received.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
O'CONNELL TO BE GUEST

Ambrose O'Connell. executive
assistant to Postmaster General
James A. Farley, will be the guest
of honor at a meeting of the Iowa
State Society Of Washington to-
night at $50 o'clock in the Will
lard Hotel.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
CITIZENS MEET MONDAY

The regular monthly business
meeting Of the Georgetown Citi
zenS Association will be held Mon
day at 8 p. m. in st. Johns Par
ish Hall, Potomac and o Streets
Northwest.
The Washington times., 1934-01-22
"e To Fate of Costello Seen Awaiting Farley Return
District Log

Commissioners still deadlocked
on Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board personnel page u.
District day in House but
House District Committee Of
fered no legislation.
Bill to increase gasoline tax
in District from two to four
cents introduced by Representa-
tive Howard w. Smith DO
Virginia. Gocal Page0
Representative Mary T. Nor
ton CD New Jersey, chairman
of the House District Commit
tee, told American University
Park Citizens Association favorS
passage old-age pension law.
House commenced considera'
tion of Navy appropriation bill
providing same salary provi-
sionS for Navy Department EN-.
ployes as in independent Of
fices supply bill.
Indications today pointed to-
ward increased pay for Govern
ment workers when the Senate
subcommittee again postponed
consideration of the independent
offices supply bill (page y.
Bill introduced in House for
stricter regulation of BARRIERS.
Nocal page0
Evening star., 1934-11-23
PRODUCE EXCHANGE

NEW YORK November % LP.-Produce
Exchange list:
Evening star., 1934-11-23
CONSUMER BUYING
STILL INCREASING
Improved Business Senti-
ment and Reduction of
Stocks Reported.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 23.-The
vigorous expansion in consumer buy
ing, says the Dun & Bradstreet weekly
trade review, has proceeded un-
checked, land now has gained sufi-
cient momentum to render it immune
to the vagaries of the weather"
Improved business sentiment, ac-
cording to the summary, is reflected
in the greater volume Of advance COM
mitments. particularly in the con-
sumner goods industries, and in the
revival of plans long held in allegiance
for general industrial expansion.
Inventories Lowered.
"As the reduction of stocks has
been so rapid during the past six
weeks" asserted the review. 'inven-
tories have been lowered to such an
extent that many retailers have aban-
doned their plans for holding post
Thanksgiving promotions, as the small
supplies of seasonal goods remaining
can be sold without the aid Of any
special markdownS.
The industrial advancement Of the
last few weeks is being extended as
preparations for expansion proceed.
due to the efforts being made to allay
apprehension with respect to prices
and labor.
Indices Reaching Upward.
MANY of the industrial indices are
reaching more boldly upward, while
the others are displaying a greater
degree of stability.
Buying of Christmas merchandise
is proceeding with considerable vigor
in most sections, and in some of the
large stores toy and gift departments
were opened this week, instead of
waiting until after Thanksgiving"
Evening star., 1934-11-23
DOLLAR QUOTATIONS

LONDON. November % OP.-The
United States dollar gained a cent
to the pound today, closing at
4.90 3-l6 to the pound as compared
with yesterdays final figure of
4.99 7-16. The opening was at 1895.
The French franc closed at 1915 to
the pound as compared to yesterdays
close of 1882.
The price of bar gold advanced 2
pence to 139 shillings pence
($34.79) a fine ounce and an amount
valued at f20,900 (s104,369, ,375) were
purchased.
PARIS, November % CP.-Three
per cent rentes, IA francs IS CEN
times; AZ per cent rentes, $3.50.
Exchange on London, 1913. The
dollar was quoted at l5.1712.
Evening star., 1934-11-23

Nor Ill sc pf. zoos 5412 81 81
Puget Sound
P& Lit IS pf... 120s IA 1884 ii
Puget Sound
Lts6 pf... 20s sss sSs sss
Pure Oil Of HOS 36IA 36l2 365s
Pyrene Mfg Co.. = 3I= 3 3lz
Evening star., 1934-11-23
TRADING IS QUIET
IN CURB MARKET
Few Price Changes hre
Limited to Minor
Fractions.
BY G. A. PHILLIPS,

Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, November 23.-The
Curb market drifted quietly today,
maintaining fairly even keel.
Price changes were limited to minor
fractions in most of the more active
shares during the morning. Among
lightly traded issues which usually
show wide changes between transac-
tions, Bell Telephone of Canada and
Fajardo Sugar gained a few points,
and Seeman Bros. and Great Atlantic
& Pacific gained a point or more.
Safety Car Heating lost more than
a point.
Utilities such as Electric Bond &
Share and American Gas g. Electric
were about steady, as were mining
shares. Wright Hargreaves, however,
dipped fractionally, Swift & Co., was
firm, while Sherwin- Williams reacted
a fraction.
Distiliers Corp. -Seagrams, Swift In
ternational, Pittsburgh Plate Glass,
American Cyanamid B and several
others were barely changed from yes
terday's final prices.
Evening star., 1934-11-23
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
'y the Associated Pres

BY the ASS0clateu PreSs.
The position Of the Treasury November
FL was:
Receipts $50 2.256.479 so; expenditures,
1921, 739, ,269.37; balance, S1,601 .643,-
61g.5S; customs receipts for the month,
Receipts for the fiscal year fsince July
u, S1.4I1 1.107.72S.11; expenditures. ST.
75S,957.512.99 Including S1,423.S5S,-
440.2S of emergency expenditures); eX-
cess of expenditures. S1,347. .S49,1S4 .SS;
gold assets. Ss,076.167,134.7S.
Evening star., 1934-11-23
NAVAL STORES.

SAVANNAH. November 23 LP.-Turpen-
tine dull. As asked: no sales; receipts, 254;
shipments. l44l stock, lS,507. Rosin
dull no sales; receipts. $50: shipments.
13.0s7: stock. 13O.O33. Quote: B. 400;
2. 495; E Al. 40; and Wt: g AS: H; ww ]
and q. SIS.
Evening star., 1934-11-23

Yukon Gold. ..... II II Il
Dlvideno rstes 10 collars oa:sc on last
extra tPlus - in stock Payable In
cash or stock PAYABLE In stock Plus
Sc, in stock Plus 81 In stock Pay
able in script ! rlus Sc. in stock Paid
this year-no regular rate m Accumulated
stock Paid last year no regular rate
Companies reported In receivership
Evening star., 1934-11-23
INVESTMENT TRUSTS

NEW YORK. November % UP.-New
York Security Dealers Assoc lation:
Quotations as OF noon)
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-10-18
New Zealanders Have
Longest Life Expectancy

New Zealanders have a longer life
expectancy than the people Of any
other country In the world, accord
ing to statistieians Of a prominent
life insurance company.
The average male infant born In
New Zealand can expect to live to
the age of sixty-five, while the aver
age female infant can look forward
to living within six weeks Of sixty
eight years, says a statistical bulletin
of the life insurance company.
The corresponding figures for
white babies of the United States
are 1891 for boys and 62.83 for girls
An exceedingly low mortality for
New Zealand babies during the first
year is reported In the bulletin. II
is only 1886 per 1000 for males and
25.48 for females. The correspond
ing figures for the United States II
1890 were 60.S6 and 1921.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-10-18

R00ST
BY
Zane Grey
=
Copyright.-WNU Service
SYNOPSIS
SYNOPSIS
0pyright.-wNU Service

Jim Wall, young ~cowpuncher from
Wyoming, seeks a new field In Utah.
He meets Hank Hays, who tells him he
IL working for an Englishman, Her
rick, who has located a big ranch In
the mountains. Hays and others are
plotting to steal their employers cat
tie and money. With Hays and TIVE
othAr rustlers, Jim Wall goes to Her
Hcks ranch. Hays unfolds his plan for
getting possession OF Herrick's IL. 900
head OF live stock. He and his lieut.
enants ride away to drive of the first
bunch OF cattle. H~eesemAn, Hays rival
among the cattle rustlers. tells Wall
that Hays was once his (Heeseman's)
partner and double-crossed aim. Jim
Is sent to meet Miss Herrick. Hays be-
trays unusual interest In the girls
coming. The rustlers begin driving cat
tie from the ranch. Wall finds him
self falling in love with Helen, and
he fears Hays has designs ON the girl.
Jim coaches her in riding western
style. and finally kisses her. She Is
angry and dismisses him. but relents
and asks him not to leave the ranch.
Hays men return from the drive, hav-
ing sold the cattle and brought back
the money. A quick getaway Is impera-
tive. Hays tells his men to go on
ahead. that he will join them at q
certain canyon. He comes, with Helen
Herrick-a captive.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-10-18
Psychologist Declares
Flapper's Dizzy Days Over

Farewell to the fapper. Her dizzy
days are over. Comely she was, and
full of pen-Rnt she knew little or
nothing about brakes, and she has
skidded out of sight, according to DR..
Ernest l.. Talbert, psychologist at the
University of Cincinnati. In fact, the
little miss Is so far outmoded that
one might almost expect a return Of
the staid days when the McGuffey
readers were the standard literature
of the family, says the Literary Di-
gest.
Doctor Talbert based his studies on
the character of magazines over the
years since the flapper walked on the
stage and took her last cue. "Sev-
eral recent studies Of American life
from 1890 on show startling changes"
he reported to q discussion group at
Cincinnati. "A statistical investiga-
tion of articles printed in periodicals
reveals a ~preoccupation with the
changing conditions surrounding the
family, with divorce, birth control,
and sex morals. Approval Of more
modern habits show an upward curve
from 1922 to 1929.
"Since then ome a drop. A more
conservative tone appears. The reign
of the 1apper is over. Periodicals Of
wide circulation are more conven-
tional and severe in their professed
code than the intellectual organs and
women's magazines"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-10-18
49,
Why the Sudden
Change to Liquid
LaxatiVes

Doctors have always recognized the
value of the laxative whose dose can
be measured, and whose action can
be thus regulated to suit individual
need.
The public, too, is fast returning
to the use of liquid laxatives. People
have learned that a properly pre-
pared liquid laxative brings a more
natural movement without any dis
comfort at the time, or after.
The dose Of a liquid laxative can
be varied to suit the needs of the
individual. The action can thus be
regulated. 1t forms no habit: you
need not take a double dose" a day
or two later. Nor will a mild liquid
laxative i~rritate the kidneys.
The wrong catharfic may often do
more harm than good.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a
prescription, and is perfectly safe.
Its laxative action is based on SIENNA
"a natural laxative. The bowels will
not become dependent on this form
of help. DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
is obtainable at all druggists.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1934-10-18

Hawaii, lying in mid-ocean just
within the tropics, has a warm climate
throughout the year, though high
temperatures are prohibited by the
northeast trade winds. which blow for
about nine months OF the year. The
NEAR annual temperature is 71.5 de-
grees. The extremes are 81 degrees
and 80 degrees.