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The Washington times., 1934-07-30
.DC.WO1nan Beaten
In Tennis Final

Mrs. Ruth Martinez, local ten
mis- player, was home today after
losing to Miss Frances Grimes,
Morgantown, w. Va, 6-3, IS,
in the final Of the women's West
Virginia championship at White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va, yester.
day. Mrs. Martinez had her foe
So and set point in the second
set, but Miss Grimes staged a
whirlwind rally to take the set
and match,
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
Austria Invitation
Is Denied by Otto

LONDON, July 80 G.N.S0.
Count Czernin, private secretary
to Archduke Otto of Austria, in.
formed the Evening News by tele-
phone today that he had no
knowledge of the arrival at Castle
Ham, at steenockerzeel, near
Brussels, of a deputation to invite
Otto to return to Austria. The
News quoted the count as saying:
"Archduke OttO's statement a
few days ago that I certainly
will not go to Austria unless I
am definitely asked by the
Austrian people still stands"
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
40 NAz|S SEIZED ATTEMPTING TO FREE RINTELEl
Simple Rites
PMnnedhr
DressRr

HOLLYWOOD, July 80. U.N.s0
While the world mourned, friends
Of Marie Dressler, grand old
trouper," prepared today to con-
duct private funeral services for
her tomorrow in Forest Lawn
Memorial Park.
Miss DreSSler died Saturday
afternoon at the home Of friends
in Santa Barbara, loser of q long
and gallant fight against a linger.
ing illness.
Only a small group Of Miss
Dressler'S most intimate friends
from the social and professional
worlds will witness the simple
services to be conducted by the
Rev. Neal Dodd, pastor Of film
dom's famous Little Church
Around the Corner.
Including among those attend
ing the private cermony will he
men and women from the highest
and humbleSt-walkS Of life,
society leaders, film executives,
stars, mattresses, wardrobe atten-
dants, and loyal household servi-
tors.
Studios To Close
Honoring the memory of the
star who arose to her greatest
triumphS within its portals, the
Metro-G Goldwyn studios will cease
all activity during the funeral
rites. The flag was lowered to
half-staff on the studio standard.
During the services jeanette
Macdonald, Of the screen, will sing
abide With Me- Miss Dressler'S
favorite hymn. The organ music
will be by Miss Catherine Lewis,
who played "Sideline" music for
Miss DreSSler in the making Of
Silent pictures.
Closing the eulogy, the Rev.
Dodd will read Miss DreSSler'S
favorite poem.
BY Keith, it includes:
Perhaps she learned the truth
when time was young;
And comes again with heaven
g songs Of mirth:
And leaves her gods and god
desses alone
TO live with us a little while
on earth"
Servants In Party
Miss Dressler's body was brought
to Hollywood yesterday from
Santa Barbara. Accompanying it
were the servants, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Cox, who had cared for
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
WILL ROGERS
Says:

WAIMEA, Hawaii, July 29.
This is written out here on the
worlds famous Parker Ranch.
There are marvellous cattle
ranches on these islands, and
these native cowboys are plenty
faulty with those rawhide riatas.
There are $4,000 head Of high
grade HerefordS on this Parker
Ranch Of over half million
acres. The best horses I ever
saw on any ranch anywhere
nothing under seven-eighths
observation-disclosures six hundred
here just in the saddle-hOrse
string.
You fly to these various
islands in ampl1ibian plane on
q well managed and equipped
line. They are all connected
by wireless telephone. This ono
Is phOned to the Honolulu
Islands.
Copyright. 1894. by McNauEht
syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1934-07-30

McALESTER, OKLA, July 80
GN.S0-Three hundred "habit-
ual" criminals opened their fight
today against enforcement Of the
recently enacted Oklahoma eu-
genie sterilization law.
Three attorneys engaged with
funds raised by the convictS,
were to appear before the State
Board Of Affairs at the State
prison in a test case brought in
the name Of George Winkler, g.
year-old Oklahoma City convict.
The law provides for steriIza-
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
LABOR UNIONS
= HERE DRIVE
OUT REDS
Garment Workers Group First
to Be Expelled As Leaders
Promise Purging
By EUGENE A. KELLY

by EUGENE A. hEAAx
Concerted drives to purge local
labor ranks Of Communists will be
made this week by two powerful
Washington unions, it was learned
today.
The cleanup movement follows
disclosures that Communist agita'
tors are attempting daily to create
discord in local unions by melting
1aborers to strike without cause.
The RED" activity in washington
unions was revealed by Richard A
Dickson, president Of the Central
Labor Union, which has a com
bined membership Of about 10000
workers.
Conclusive proof is also in the
hands of authorities, Mr.. Dickson
said, that Communists are plot
ting to overthrow local labor lead
ers and put members Of their own
organization in control.
Dust Garment Men
The first head to fall under the
union-wielded ak is the garment
workers organization which was
expelled from the Central Labor
Union Saturday on the ground it
was a "nest Of CommuniStic hor-
nets" The garment workers num-
ber about so members in Washing
ton.
An investigation is now under
Continued on Page 4, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
Truck Crushes
D. C.. Man to Death

Falling beneath the wheels of
a truck in the 100 block M st.
N. W., William M. McGrath, 43.
was crushed to death today. He
was rushed to Casualty Hospital,
but was pronounced dead on ar
rival.
Mr.. McGrath had been on the
relief rolls and had been living
at the mems lodge at @ st. and
lexington Pl. N. E. He came to
Washington from Rockingham
County, Va, the records showed.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
w. II. Ballard, 81,
Dies in Hospital

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, July
30 U.N.SO.-W. H. Ballard, 81,
retired ice cream manufacturer
Of indianapolis, was dead at
Battle Greek Sanatarium here to-
day. He was a patient at the
sanatarium for more than 26
years. - =. IL n szaI& In
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
Defective Brakes
. Halt n. J. Busses

JERSEY CITY,, N. j., July 30.
Inspector Of the Public Utilities
Commission continued their drive
today against buses with faulty
emergency brakes. Yesterday $50
Of the pleasure-bound vehicles
carrying passengers from New
York to New Jersey sea resorts
were turned back because they
either lacked sufficient insurance
or did not have emergency brakes.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
State Store Liquor
Gets Boards O. K.

RICHMOND, Va, July 80
G.N.SO.-All brands of liquor be
ing sold in Virginia State liquor
stores are pure, the Alcoholic Bev'
erage Control Board announced
today.
The board said:
"WhiIe some brands were
found to be better than others,
all were found to be in good
quality"
The Washington times., 1934-07-30

Governor Peery
Returns to Desk

RICHMOND, Va, July 80 GIN.
S0.-Governor Peery will return
to Richmond tonight following
several weeks absence from his
office on account Of illness. He
has been convaleScing at his home
in TazeWell County.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
Vanderbilt Takes
Governors Place

PROVIDENCE, r. T., July 80
William H. Vanderbilt became
Acting Governor of Rhode Island
today when Governor Theodore
Francis Green left for Chicago,
and Lieutenant Governor Quinn
went away for his vacation. Mr.
Vanderbilt is president OF the
Rhode Island senate.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
Movie Code Pleas
To Close Aug. Is
Nv international News Service

By International News service
The time limit for receiving
objections to the proposed basis
of contribution by members Of
the motion picture industry to
the expenses Of code administers
ton has been extended from
August to August IS, Division
Administrator Sol A. Rosenblatt
announced today.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
MRS. DEAN, SO, AT REST

FEDERALSBURG, Md, July 80,
Mrs. Charlesina H. Dean, SO, one
of the oldest residents Of this
locality, who died Saturday at
her home in Williamsburg, was
buried in the Hill Crest Cemetery
here today. Final rites were held
from her home.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30
GOLDSBOROUGH FILES

Representative Alan Goldsbor'
ough CD of Maryland, today
filed his papers as candidate for
reelection. He is now serving his
seventh term in the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
The Washington times., 1934-07-30

WASHINGTON FORECAST
Local thundershowers late this afternoon or
tonight; Tuesday fair; not much change in
temperature.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
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(Full Weather Report ON Page Z.
Evening star., 1934-01-15
Tuxedo Wilton
Rugs ESPECIAL

Twelve patterns in these famous rugs are offered
at Semi Annual Selling prices. These high Grade,
seamless ruts are in interesting Oriental designs,
with backgrounds of rose, rust tan camel The
top colofs are beautifully blended
Evening star., 1934-01-15

The famous Karastan Products-Karastans. Kara
shahs. and Kara-Saruks, are offered during our
SemAnnua| Selling, at substantial reductions.
These rugs have proved to be some Of the most
outstanding American Oriental Rugs. and are
recognized as fine and exact reproductions Of
their Oriental originals
Evening star., 1934-01-15
$4,000 Worth Of Oriental Rugs
At Semi-An1ual Selling Prices


Kenan All sizes
ar
Evening star., 1934-01-15

Limited quantities of floor samp les. discontinued
patterns, and sizes which will not be made again
are included. Sizes given are approximate.
Evening star., 1934-09-09
Fairfax, Va, News
or II
Ut Interest Here

FAIRFAX, Va, September 8.-State
Senator and Mrs. John w. Rust of
Fairfax are spending the week end at
independence, Va, where Senator
Rust was called on business. They
were accompanied by Mr.. George B.
Robey, also Of Fairfax.
Young people from Fairfax and
vicinity who will leave shortly for
school and college include Miss Flea
nor Rust and Miss Nancy McCandlish,
to Sweetbrier College; Mr. John Rust,
jr., to University of Virginia; Miss
Mary Blake, to Mary Baldwin College;
Mr.. Shield McCandish and Mr..
Charles Pickett, jr, to Episcopal High
School; Miss Coda Kincheloe, to
Lynchburg College; Miss Mary Ella
Carr, to Harrisonburg College; Mr..
James Davis, to Western Maryland
College, and Miss Rebecca Rice, to
Hollins College.
Mr.. Wildman Kincheloe of Rich
mond is the guest of his uncle and
aunt, Commissioner of Revenue and
Mrs. James u. Kincheloe, in Fairfax.
Mrs. S. Y. Craig of Oakton is visit
ing her niece, Mrs. Vera Anson, in
Roanoke, who for several weeks has
been the guest of the Rev. and Mrs.
Craig.
Mrs. Elsie Davis, supervisor of ele-
mentary education for Fairfax County,
has returned from her home at Aber-
deem, Md, and will resume her duties
in the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren N. Watson
and their family are again in their
home in Fairfax after a short visit
at the home of Mr.. Watson's parents
in Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Barbour have
returned to their Fairfax home after
spending the Summer in Canada.
Evening star., 1934-09-09
Staunton News of Much
Interest In WASHINGTON

STAUNTON, Va, September g.
The Commonwealth Club, Staunton'S
young bachelor group, were hosts at
a delightful dance at College Park Inn
Monday night, their last affair on
the Summer calendar. Among the
chaperons present were Mrs. Julius L.
Witt, Mrs. E. Russell Cover, Mrs. F.
Percy 10th and Mrs. Watson B. Gooch.
Among those from out of town who
attended were Miss Marcia Gooch, of
Roanoke and Miss Lucy Robb Winston
of Culpeper, who are guests of Miss
Tae WITT at Merrifield. the WITT
home on the Valley Pike, and Miss
Helen Brannaman of Waynesboro
Mrs. L. c. Ware was hostess yester-
day afternoon in her home on East
Beverley street, entertaining the
Thomas Hughart Chapter, D. A. R.,
at their first meeting of the Fall sea-
son. The regent, Mrs. John Todd, jr.,
presided and Mrs. W. Wayt King had
charge of the program. Out-of town
guests present were Miss Frances
Evening star., 1934-09-09

sister, Miss Billie Warren of Denver.
Lieut.. Reynolds j. Burt, jr., and his
bride of three months arrived last
week end from Seattle, Wash, where
Lieut.. Burt has been stationed as dis
trict engineer Mrs. Burt was the
former Miss Verde Jefferson of Della
ware City, Del.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Heath Twichell and
Lieut.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Adcock
joined the post last week. Lieut..
Twichell will be with the 18th Engi-
neers. Lieut. Adcock, who recently
finished a postgraduate course at the
University of Iowa, is assigned to duty
as a student at the Engineer School.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Chester w. OFT,
who recently joined the post, enter
tained Lieut.. and Mrs. John R. Suth-
erland as house guests last week end.
Lieut.. Sutherland is stationed at
Langley Field. Lieut.. OFT recently re-
ceived degree from the Michigan
School of Mining and Technology for
postgraduate work
Mrs. Rufo c. Romero has joined
Lieut.. Romero after a period at Walter
Reed Hospital and brought with her
their infant daughter.
Evening star., 1934-09-09

Jones, regent of William Pitt Chapter,
in Chatham, Va. Miss Constance
Houghton. of Boston, and Miss Linda
Todd of Washington and Mrs. Wares
sister who has been her house guest
for several days.
Miss Jesse May Cover and Miss Mary
Bell spent the week in Warrenton, be-
ing members of a house party there
given by Miss Polly Buchanan for the
horse show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves w. Miller and
their daughters, Jacquline and Joan.
of Cherrydale, near Washington, were
guests for several days this week OF
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. S. Miller.
Col. and Mrs. Harry C. Jones Of
Baltimore are guests of the formers
brother. Mr.. C. <. Jones, at his apart
ment in the Woodward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hays have re-
turned to their home on East Beverley
street from weeks stay in New York.
Mrs. Heroine L. Opie, Miss Mary
Alexander Opie, Mr.. H. Lindsay Opie,
jr., and Miss Olivia Pratt, left yester-
day by motor for Chicago to attend
the exposition.
Mrs James j. Marshall, who spent
the Summer months here with her
mother Mrs. w. @. Hullihen, has gone
to Washington, where she will remain
for some time before going to Balt1-
more to spend the Winter.
Mrs. H. L. Garth, of Washington,
was a guest for several days of Mrs.
E. F. Higginson.
Miss Anna D. Young, Miss Harriet
Young, Miss Winifred Young and Mr..
Paul Brown, spent 10 days visiting in
Washington and motored to Atlantic
City for a week end.
Capt. John Newport Greene, u S. A.,
Mrs. Greene and their two children,
who visited the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry S. Green, left yes
terday for their new station at Fort
Clark, Tex.
Mrs. John B. Welch of Washington
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Earl McF.
Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Mutt, jr..
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. O'Gorman,
of Cleveland are visiting Mrs. Nuts
mother, Mrs Charles M East.
Mrs. Homer Henkel and her daugh-
ter, Betty Wilson Henkel, who occu-
pied the Stollenwerck House for sew
eral weeks, have gone to Blackstone,
Va, where they will visit before re-
turning to their home in st. Peters
burg, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Early and their
small son, Charles Edward, of Sara
toga, Fla, who have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Early, have gone to
Washington for a visit before return
ing South.
Mr.. Frank E. Holt, I'd, who attended
the Military Preparatory School in
Washington, spent the week here with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Holt.
Admiral Jesse Draper, who is on the
staff of the Governor of Kentucky,
arrived this week to join Mrs. Draper,
who is visiting Mr.. and Mrs Duncan
Curry at their home Oakdene.
Mr. and Mrs J. w. Lovegrove who
were guests of Mrs. r. S. Bailey, have
returned to their home in Washington.
Miss Maude Cover and Miss Julia
Ann Patch are guests of Miss Helen
Gravatt at Virginia Manor, the Sum-
mer home of her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
John Gravatt, jr., near Greenlee, Va.
Evening star., 1934-09-09
NEW HIGHWAY OPEN
Shenandoah Valley Pike Is Ready
for Motorists.

The new Shenandoah Valley pike
stretching from Winchester, Va, to
Staunton is completed but for few
finishing touches and is ready for
Autumn motoring, the keystone Auto
mobile Club reported today.
The highway which courses through
one of the most beautiful and historic
sections Of the East was rebuilt at a
cost of $2,500,000 The new roadway
has a width of % feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-21
New York Stocks

NEW YORK. Nov 2l. U.P, =
Declaration of the regular quart
erly dividend of S2.25 a share by
American Telephone, favorable
steel news and the best showing
in electricity output in 200 weeks
helped bring a late rally into the
stock market today. The list was
higher in the late dealings after
an early decline.
Gas and electric utilities were
aided by the power output figure
which brought some short covering
in the leading issues.
Railroad shares lost fractions to
2 points. 1t was believed the de-
cline was set off by short selling
based on outlook for drop in
car loadingS.
During the afternoon recovery
May department stores reached a
new 1884 high at 45N up "a points
while Best equaled its high at 38i2
up Is and R. H. Macy rose nearly
a point to above as Mail order
issues were higher with Spiegel,
hdy. SOCi II JIlC 4Cdl lIA Z. 4hSSlClldll
issues were strong, the preferred
making a new high at 81 up 3
points and the common rising near
ly a point. Marshall Field was up
more than a point at its high for
the day of 1885
Tobaccos were aided by the re-
port on October output of small
cigarettes. Liggett & Meyers tobac-
CO 107 up la and the B 109 up l
were at new highs for the year.
American safety razor reached
a new 1884 high at 62i2 up 2l2
points. Eastman made it's daily
high at III up a point. Columbia
Pictures certificates rose to 38 UP
Il.
Sales today approximated $4,000
shares against $4,000 shares yes
terday. Curb sales were l74,ooO
shares against 10000 shares yes
terday.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed industrial 9947 off
O.43, railroad 3494 off 042, utility
1785 up 0l7.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-21
HEADS
RENTAL GROUP

Ed Royce was elected president OF
the Rental Protective association at
the meeting held last night in the
chamber OF commerce building.
Mrs. Effie Short was chosen vice
president; Mrs. J. j. Green, sec
letary- treasurer and H. G. Miles,
sergeant al arms.
The association is still at work
On the question of securing the
amount of water for which people
are paying. this topic being discuss
ed last night.
In addition the association has
also taken up with the SERA the
question of rent to be paid by SERA
workers, local officials having
agreed TO cooperate.
A special meeting Of the aSsocia-
ton will be held the first Tuesday
in December when the list of delin
quent tenants will be available.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-21
WOMAN DIES
OF EXPOSURE

MERGED, Calf, Nov. 2l UP
Exposure to a drenching rain and
the chill of the high SierraS was
blamed today for the death of Mrs
Jennie French. 80, Of MaripoSa,
whose half-nude body was found in
small creek near her home yes
terday.
Mrs. French vas believed TO have
become lost in the mountains We'd
resday night while searching for
her husband, a gold prospector.
Her dog. which had accompanied
her, returned home the following
day. and a search for the woman
was begun Friday.
Civilian Conservation Corps work
ers. enrolled in a posse by Sheriff
John J. Castagnetto, found her
bruised. scratched body, nude TO the
waist and half submerged in Mar
iposa creek. Her clothing, it was
believed, was torn from her during
her panic stricken dash through
the brush. A small pile Of damp
sticks and burned matches found
nearby were mute evidence that she
had attempted vainly TO start a fire
to warm herself in the drenching
rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-21
SPOT AROUND
JUPITER OLD
TO OBSERVERS

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.. Nov. 81
U.P)-A red spot resembling an is
land floating about the methane-
ammonia gasses enveloping Jupiter
has been known to science for 269
years. and there is nothing strange
or different about the behavior Of
the same at this time DR.. G. c
Shcher. of the Lowell observatory
said today.
Both Drs. G. c. Slicher and his
brother, V. NJ. Slicher, declared to-
day they had not given out an in
terview or statement TO the effect
there was anything new or different
about the red spot, which he term
ed an island.
II do most of the observing Of
planets at the observatory, > Dr. G.
c. Sucher said. land IN positive
there is nothing to reports that the
island is something new in the asst
economical world.
The island is an old, old spot.
We have discovered more recently
that the atmosphere about Jupiter
is composed Of methane and am
monia gases. The viSable surface
OF the planet IS composed Of some
thing else in the nature of clouds
floating in the atmosphere. 1t is
very permanent and has not de-
veloped anything of a strange be-
havior in recent months that we
are familiar with. -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-21
BANK GROUPS
WILL MERGE
FOR MEETING

Federal insurance of existing
mortgages on old properties, as
well as insurance of MORTGAGES on
newly-constructed homes, will be
two of the topics of vital interest
to bankers to be discussed by F.
w. NARROW, federal housing ad-
ministrator of this district, before
the meeting of Group Five, Cali
fornia Bankers association, which
conveneS at the Ambassador hotel
Los Angeles, November "a. Bankers
from Southern California cities
to meet jointly with the Los An
geles bankers to consider some of
the new and much discussed fea-
lures of the Federal Housing Act
and to discuss other subjects of
interest to financial institutions in
Guiding deposit insurance and loans
to industry.
Following Marlow's address, H.
NJ. Craft, assistant manager of the
Los Angeles Branch OF the Federal
Reserve bank will lead the South
ern California bankers in dis
cuSsion of one of the livest bank
ing topics of the day-loans to in
dustry.
Leading a discussion that is de-
signed to crystalize the point of
view of local bankers regarding the
future deposit insurance, will be j.
r. Douglas, vice president, Secur-
ity-First National bank, who plans
to give "a summary of the various
proposals for working out a per-
manent form of deposit insurance.
Group Four. California Bankers
association, which includes Imper-
ial county. has decided to merge
its fall meeting with Group Five,
according to o. G. Horne, vice
president, Security First National
bank, a member of the executive
committee. Several bankers from
Imperial Valley expect to attend
the Los Angeles meeting to get
the latest details on the National
Housing Act project, which have
just been released from Washing
ton. Joe Butts, President of First
Central Bank of CaleXico. is chair
man OF Group -Four, C. B. A.
Glenn and Colusa counties have
been included in the proposed bo-
vine tuberculosis control area.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-21
Federal Agents To
Enter Weiss Case

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 81. UP
The federal government concentrat-
ed its ace investigators here today
IN a determined effort 10 solve the
kidnapping of William Weiss, reputed
racketeer.
J. Edgar Hoover personally took
charge of the investigation. II was
announced if the crime was not
solved in three days Melvin Purvi5,
head Of the famous rowing squad"
would enter the case. Fourteen jus
tice agents from Washington al
ready are on the scene.
Weiss family lost contact with
the abductors when the last ransom
note asking for $4,000 went astray
due 10 an incorrect address. Delay
in answering the letter might have
caused the kidnapers to kill Weiss,
some Investigators believed.