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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-19
Miss Ruth Chambers

Lecturer and Demonstration
Miss Ruth Chambers, Director of Foods Parade, is
nationally known lecturer, demonstration and expert
in home economics. Miss Chambers is much
than authority in modern methods of cookery. She
has, in addition, the knack of imparting her wide
knowledge in a novel and thoroughly interesting way
that make her demonstrations highly entertaining as
wen profitable
Evening star., 1934-06-12

Book trough End Table,
23a inches high; top topen).
I2x23H inches. A beautiful
table in solid walnut, hand
rubbed finish. Very smart, $3.95
5-COffee Table in the grace
full Duncan Phyfe style-19
inches high, with a 15x24-
inch top. Solid walnut,
hand-rubbed finish 80. S3.95
Evening star., 1934-06-12
w:
. Sturdily constructed!
i :ys.: S:s

3-Half Moon End Table with
gracefully turned legs-very
fine in appearance and well
made throughout. Height, "a
inches. Solid walnut. E. 1896
e-Triple Shelf End Table
with a 12x24-inch top and
24-in. height. One Of our
fastest selling and most pop
ular solid walnut models.
Sale special ...........S3.95
Evening star., 1934-06-12
S : .95 !2:5,,,

1-Butterf1y Table - grace
fully proportioned and sturdily
built. Open top, 20x26;
height, 2112 in. Hand-rubbed
walnut finish on walnut, S3.95
4-End Table with shelf and
book trough. Very attractive
for chair side or davenport
ends-12x23-inch top, 24-inch
height. Special. 1895
FIFTH FLOOR-FURNITURE
Evening star., 1934-06-12
5, 9, 1OOz.
Crystal
glasses

Thin crystal glasses at
a "break-all you want
price! Perfect quality
in three useful sizes.
Every household needs a
supply OF this type glass.
SIXTH FLOOR
Mail and Phone Orders
District 1875
Evening star., 1934-06-12

Here is a buy, Mister, that you can't
afford to pass up if it is your job to NOV
the lawn smooth running, doesn't break
your back and just look at that low
price!
Evening star., 1934-09-13
WOMAN ZIONISTS
OHEAR FIRSTLADY
10th Convention Of Hadassah tt
Be Held Here October "A,
15 and 16.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Is
scheduled to speak at one Of the ses-
sions Of the twentieth annual conven-
ton Of Hadassah. the Woman's Zion
ist organization Of America, to be held
October "A. is and 16 at wardman
Park Hotel.
More than $500 delegates and
guests are expected to attend, Mrs.
Alexander Lamport, chairman Of the
Convention Committee, announced.
The dangers confronting world
Jewry in Fascist and near-Fascist
countries with the resulting intensifi-
cation of action on the part of Jews
for self-preservation, and the problems
that have arisen in Palestine due
In part to the unprecedented immigra-
ton last year, viii be discussed In
addresses and reports throughout the
three-day sessions.
The laying of the corner stone of
the Rothschild- -Hadassah University
Hospital In Jerusalem Is being planned
to coincide with q convention session.
and cabled messages from the Scene
Of the ceremonies and from the con-
yention will be exchanged.
A feature of the convention Will be
large exhibit depicting the curative
and preventive medical work of
Hadassah in Palestine and its cultural
activities in America.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
FREE SCHOOL LUNCH
URGED NEXT MONDAY
Proposal to Be Considered Tomor-
row by Street and Inter.
ested Persons.

A proposal that the free lunch pro-
gram for needy school children be
started next Monday instead of Octo-
Der !, as now scheduled, viii be con-
sidered at q conference tomorrow
between Elwood Street. director of
public welfare, and other interested
persons.
The suggestion has been advanced
BY Mrs John Boyle, jr.. head Of the
Washington Consumers Council, who
believes the program should be re-
sllmed Monday, since funds are avail
able.
Others who win attend the meeting
are Miss Alice Hills director of emer-
gency relief; Mrs. Katherine Ansley,
supervisor Of the free lunch program,
and Robert Haycock. assistant super
intendent Of schools.
Street said It had been planned to
skart the program again on October l
in order to give school teachers time
to determine what school children
should be certified as needing the free
lpnches. Supplies for the program
hnve been ordered for October ], he
aid.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
MORE AT GALLINGER
HOSPITAL THIS YEAR
3, 1872 Patients Admitted in July
and August-Gain of
SIS Shown.

Gallinger Municipal Hospital is car
ing for more patients this year than
last, 1t is shown in q report to Elwood
Street, director Of public welfare, from
DR.. Edgar A. Bocock, hospital superin-
tendent.
During July and August, 1892
patients were admitted to the hospital,
gain Of 875 over, the total for the
corresponding two months Of last year,
DR.. Bocock said
Patients this year are staying longer
ut the hospital than was the case last
year. The average length Of treat
ment is 10 days. as compared with 8
last August.
During the past month 172 babies
were born at the hospital, exactly the
same number as in July, and one more
than In August Of last year. .-.,s ;.
Deaths numbered 2o6 last month, as
compared with all In August . year
ago. Pulmonary tuberculosis was re-
corded as the cause Of Il Of the deaths.
Evening star., 1934-09-13

spent $3,soo.0oo for full-time and
$3oo. 900 for part-ttme workers. 49,
T1le log places AZ amusement had
$50 employees and the total pay rolls
were $I.o56, 600 Ffull time and 5000
part time.
The classification of service estab-
lishments included places performing
personal services for the public, such
as barber shops, beauty parlors, shoe
shine parlors, hand laundries and
similar. businesses. It included busi-
ness services, such as credit and col
lection agencies, carriage and trucking
establishments, and mechanical repair
services. such as automobile top and
body repair shops, electrical repair
shops, watch, clock and jewelry shops.
It does not include doctors, lawyers,
dentists or others performing. profess
sional services.
In the amusement classification
were included billiard and pool par
lors, bowling alleys; legitimate, motion
picture and vaudeville theaters, amuse-
ment parks, dance halls, shooting gall
leries and skating rinks.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
HOLD-UP SUSPECT
KILLED IN CHASE
Auto Wreck CIimaxes Try
of CoIored Men to
EIude Officer.

One colored hold-up suspect vaa
dead today and an0ther In serious
condition In 0allinger Hospital after
the automobile in which they were
riding overturned down an embapk-
ment last night at Harvard street and
Adams Mil road while being pursued
by Motor Cycle Policeman E. Grissett
Of the TRAFFIC Bureau. The machine
was one which had been reported
stoien Tuesday.
The dead colored man was identified
as Jesse Hess, 36, Of the 1900 block
Of Marion street, and the one injured
as Rufus Harris. 20, Of the 1900 block
Of Seventh street. Hess died at Emer-
gency Hospital shortly before 2 am.
Harris was treated at Emergency Hos
pital and later removed to Gallinger.
Find Gun ON Suspect.
Policeman Grissett had chased the
two men through the Northwest sec
ton on lookout broadcast for col
ored bandits travelling In an automo-
bile. Both of the men were wanted
as suspects In two store hold-ups
The policeman reported he found q
.38-caliber revolver on Hess. Harris il
under treatment for numerous cut;
and shock.
Shortly before the chase began Abe
Cohen had been held up In hts store
In the 800 block Of Twentieth street
northeast, by two colored men and
robbed Of 81. Likewise, Joseph Berger
was held up in the grocery store al
1881 First street southwest by two
colored men, who robbed the cash
register Of SIS. ~
Among other robberies Thomas b
Farrell, clerk in grocery In the 1000
block Of Sixth street, reported being
robbed Of so cents by lone colored
bandit. Farrell told police he grap-
Piled with the bandit and took his
gun, but the colored man escaped.
Hold Alleged Attacker.
Oliver Fairfax, colored, of the 10o
block of Florida avenue, was reported
knocked down by four colored men
who were said to have tried to rob
him, but were prevented by the time
ly arrival Of Policemen p. J. O'Sulu-
van and w. H. Carter of No. 2 police
station. who placed one Of the men
under arrest, the other three escap.
ing. The man arrested was identified
as Daniel j. Witsell, 40, of the first
block Of P street, who was held fol
investigation. ~
The offices OF the General Outdoor
Advertising Co., 301 East Capitol
street, were reported entered through
the furnace room, by thieves who then
broken open two safes and obtained
$15l.95 from them. Crowbars and
other tools already in the building
were used to open the safes, accord
ing TO police.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
MERCHANTS TO SEEK
INCREASED LIGHTING
Hold Curtailed Operation Is Con
ducive of Accidents and
Robberies.

Holding that the present curtailed
operation Of the Districts lighting
system is conducive to accidents and
robberies, the Board Of Governors, OF
the Merchants and Manufactured
Association voted yesterday to seek =
SUFFICIENT appropriation in the next
revenue bin TO permit resumption of
use Of all street lights.
The appropriation for lighting tn
city was decreased at the last session
Of Congress. The association wants
the District Commissioners to recon-
mend restoration Of the fund.
The association also voiced tlne
opinion that more adequate docking
and harbor facilities should be- pro-
vided and that the water front should
be given q more attractive appearance
It was pointed out that Washington
would attract many more pleasu1e
boats as well as commercial craft IL
better facilities, such as docks, anchor
age and q larger harbor. were mad
available. III
An investigation as to the adequacs
Of the Washington police force WIN
be made before the association tak&
any position regarding an increase Al
the force. the board decided. 1t callea
attention to the fact, however, TIT
although the population has increas1d
during the past five years, the number
of patrolmen has been cut because Of
decreased appropriations.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Hotel Receipts Of $l2,696, 900
Reported for District IN 1888
Amusement Houses Took in SIS, ,5O7, 900
and Service Shops $l3,Oo3,OOO,
Census Reveals.

Seventy-seven Washington hotels
took IL receipts Of $12,6s6, 900, 106
placer Of alnuseruents here had sre-
ceipts Of $500, 900 and 2,fs7 service
establishments did business of t1s.-
o93,000 in 1888. according to the
census of American business. made
public today.
The tabulation, completed early III
the year, was announced by William
L. Austin, director of the Census
Bureau. who explained that it covers
81 business classifications in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, whose total receipts
amounted to $3l,296.000.
The census also says that together
the establishments had an average of
8,754 full-time employees who earned
$8,432, 900. In addition, $4l3,000 was
spent to pay part-time workers.
The n hotels had the largest num-
Der Of employees. 4,16o, but the COM
bined 2,187 service establishments had
larger pay, roll. The hotels pay roll
amounted to. 50, 3,3S6, 900 for full-time
workers and $56,000 for part-time EN-
ployes. The service establishments
Evening star., 1934-09-13

the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church and the second was with equal
ardor opposed by banking institutions
on Fifteenth street.
Members From Church.
Members of the congregation of the
church who appeared to protest In
cluded Chairman Frank r. McNinch
of the Federal Power Commission; /;
Commissioner Claude Porter, Inter-
state Commerce Commission, and Col.
Walter Collins Clephane-
Organized Government workers also
presented an interesting contrast in
their demands The American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees
wanted all trolley lines abolished
within five years In favor of busses.
while the National Federation Of Fed
eral Employees wanted q T.shaped
subway system. with an east-west sub
way in the Triangle area connected
with q north-South line at Fourteenth
or Seventh streets. ''s
Another subway proposal came from
the Public Utilities Committee Of the
Petworth Citizens Association. This
suggested q high speed transportation
system, either subway or elevated,
from Petworth downtown.
South Washington Citizens Asso-
citation and the Potomac Fruit Dis
tributors' Association sent spokesmen
to ask that the South Washington bus
line, now terminating In the vicinity
OF the Bureau of Engraving. be con-
tinued up Twelfth street at least to
the central downtown section, or per-
haps as far as Chevy Chase. Likewise
they asked that the Fourth street bus
line. from the Army War College, con-
tinue north at least to New York ave-
nue., instead Of only to Constitution
avenue as at present.
The Midcity Citizens Association
through A. J. Driscoll, asked that uc
tracks be built either In Thirteenth
street or Fifteenth street, and thai
the Mount Pleasant cars be brough,
| downtown BY way Of Seventeenth
street to Pennsylvania avenue.
The parade Of witnesses, which
started ct 10 an, kept up without In.
terruptions until 9 pm. ...-s.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
OPEN DRINK MIXING
DEBATE TOMORROW
Hearing Will Start Before Dis.
trict Commissioners and
Be Broadcast.

The proposal that mixing Of drinks
be permitted at open service bars will
be debated at 10:30 am. tomorrow at
q public hearing before the District
Commissioners. The session will be
held in the board room of the District
Building.
The Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Alliance has urged abandonment Of
the present regulation which requires
that mixing of drinks be done out
Of the sight Of customers.
The proceedings win be broadcast
over Columbia network, which an
nounces the hearings as a Trial of
the l0,00o-Mile Olive" One of the
objects to the. present rule Is that
some dealers are using olives re-
peatedly in mixing Martini cocktails.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
MRS. RENA HElNE, 65,
KILLS SELF WITH GAS

Mrs. Rena Heine, IS, committed
suicide with gas late yesterday in the
kitchen of her home In the $500
block Of Twenty-eighth street.
She. was found unconscious by her
daughter. Charlotte, who summoned
aid. After an attempt by the fire
rescue squad to revive her, Mrs Heine
was pronounced dead by doctor from
Emergency Hospital. The coroner
issued q certificate Of suicide.
Paper and towels had been used
to seal the windows and door to the
kitchen, police said. Mrs. Heine was
said to have been IN III health.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
Monument Gable
Repair Prevents
Use of Elevator
Visitors to Top of Shaft
Must Yak; Bids
Are limited.

The elevator in the Washington
Monument will be closed TO visitors
for the next week or 10 days pending
necessary repairs.
An inspection yesterday disclosed
one Of the hoisting cables to be lin
dangerous condition and the elevator
immediately was taken out Of service.
Visitors win be admitted to the
monument as usual. but II they want
to go to the top they win have to
walk.
The National Park Service an
nounced that local dealers are being
requested to submit bids for replace
ment of the elevator cable. These
bids will be opened tomorrow. After
awarding Of the contract. It was said
ave or six days Of continuous work
will be required to restore the elevator
to service.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
new TRAFFIC FATALITY
MARK IN D. c. LOOMING
Nine Deaths in September in
Spite Of Campaign to Make
City Safe.

With nine trafic deaths already re-
ported for this month, there is a pos
dbility that Q new high record for
trafic deaths In one month may be
reached
This comes In the face of the trafnc
safety campaign through which tra1ilc
oficials had hoped to lower the
traf1c mortality rate In the District.
The all-time high record for q
month was established in May, 1882,
when Is deaths occurred. Is was
equaled in October, 1898.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
MISS FRANCES SIMPSON
TO WED b. C. MUSICIAN
License Issued in New York for
Granddaughter Of Late Justice


A marriage license was issued in
New York yesterday to Miss Frances
Darlington Simpson, %, daughter Of
DR.. c. Augustus Simpson, 2230 Mas
sachusetts avenue, and James Eugene
Power. 24-year-old member Of the
Mayfower Hotel Orchestra. Power
lives at 40l5 New Hampshire avenue.
A. special dispatch to The Star
stated that the wedding was an
nounced for the Little Church Around
the Corner. Miss Simpson broke an
engagement with Alfred s. wilkins.
nephew of John H. wilkins. coffee
merchant, several weeks ago by
mutual consent.
Miss Simpson, . granddaughter Of
the late Justice Darlington Of the
District Supreme Court, was debu-
tante last year.
Details Of the wedding plans could
not be learned from the family Of
either party today. =
Evening star., 1934-09-13
=
CHARACTER WORK
PAR[EYS TO END
18 Councillors Meet To-day
With Miss Backus of
Public Schools.

! The last Of ) sersss Of conferences
preparatory to the opening Of the
public schools Monday. between ths
Is councillors who viii direct the char
acter education experiment In the Dis
trict schools this year and Miss Bertie
Backus, assistant superintendent OF
schools In charge Of the project, was
held this morning at the Franklin Ad-
ministration Building.
The specific problems TO be faced
were discussed and ways of meeting
them planned. At previous confer
ences this week, the educators had been
concerned with the more general as
poets Of the subject.
VIII Work Out Plans.
Tomorrow the councillors will gc
to the various schools to which they
are assigned and work out arrange
ments for smooth functioning Of the
experiment in each institution. Teach
ers and principals viii cooperate
with them.
At the first conference Of this weeks
his or her background, training and
past experience in character educa-
ton work.
Tuesday, they considered the prop
er objective for character education
finally arriving at the objective set
up by the Commission Of Character
Education of the National Education
Associations department Of superin-
tendents In its tenth-year book, ex-
pressed as follows: The good act 4
one which creates as many and as
worthy satisfactions as possible for as
many people as possible over as long
. period Of time as possible"
The ways in which character In a
child Is formed was discussed at yes
terday's meeting.
Work Not Substitute.
Throughout the entire course of
preparation, which began during the
middle OF the Summer, Miss Backus
has emphasized that the specialized
character education work will not take
the place Of what Is being done in
that direction in the homes, the COM
munity or the class rooms, but will
merely supplement and attempt to i'm
prove present efforts.
The meeting Of the Board Of Educa-
ton, scheduled for yesterday after
noon. was postponed because Of failure
to obtain q quorum. The meeting had
been deferred from. the previous week
Tor the same reason. Since the next
regular meeting comes next Wednes-
day. the session planned for yesterday
probably will be Cancelled.
Evening star., 1934-09-13
GOVERNOR LEADS
MONTGOMERY Fl
Republican Outcome Doubt.
fuI-vote PIeases Lead
ers by Size.
BY JACK ALLEN,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, September 13-
While scattered returns left Repub-
hcan leaders In doubt over the out
come of the q. o. p. primary In
Montgomery County yesterday. Demo-
with enthusiasm complete returns
which gave Gov. Albert G. Ritchie q
majority Of nearly Q to l and George
L. Radcliffe q slightly larger margin
In the Democratic gubernatorial and
Senatorial contests.
Incomplete unoficiai returns In the
Republican primary filtering In slowly
from the polling places placed Phillips
Lee 0oldsborough, O. Wilbur Miller,
Frederick w. Zihlnan and Frederic p.
Adkins ahead for the party nomina-
tions for Governor, Senator, Repre-
sentative and controller, respectively.
with zihlman enjoying the largest
lead Of the four.
Richie Totals 6,S32.
Gov. Ritchie was given 6,8s2 votes
against 3,79l for DR.. Charles Henry
Conley In complete unpfdcial returns
In the gubernAtoriAf race. and Rad
cliffe, apparently benefiting somewhat
by his close alliance with the national
administration, displayed even greater
strength by polling 6,972 votes to 3.o0a
for william Mines Maloy.
Leaders Of the Democratic organ
ization who supported the candidacy
Of Ritchie and Radcliffe were over
joyed at the backing received by thei1
two candidates, for the size Of the
vote, despite rain and lack Of county
contests, which combined to deter the
interest of the electorate, exceeded
expectations.
Returns available from 81 Of the 81
polling places gave Goldsborough 1,235
votes against 1,05l for Harry w. Nice
in the contest for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination. with the
third candidate, II. Webster Smith
drawing only 50.
Miller In Front.
Miller was out In front In the sena-
torial contest, with unofficial returns
from 10 polling places giving him 26a
votes against 203 for John Philip Hill
and 149 for Joseph Irwin France
Zihlman topped william A. Gunter BY
538 votes to Ito and Adkins led w
Newton jackson by 363 to 100.
Checkers for the Republican lead
ers failed to compile the second choice
votes received on each candidate's
ballot and made only complete returns
on the second choice votes received
by each candidate. =.
Four precincts or districts In thu
northern reaches of Montgomery. ad.
joining Frederick County, the home
Of Or. Conley, gave the Frederick ply.
sician q majority over Ritchie. bu,
only two Of the same polling places
reported majorities for Maloy, Con-
leys' running mate.
Conley scored over Ritchie by 81:
votes to 189 in the second precinct ol
Gaithersburg district, by 203 to l65 ir
Barnesville district, 202 to 1876 in Lay.
louisville district and by 279 to ITS ir
Poolesville district.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
SLOAN ASKS END
To 'MEDDLING'

BOSTON, April ~ UsJ.
Praising President Roosevelt for
rebuilding the nations confidence,
Alfred P. Sloan, jr, de-
scribed complete economic recov.
cry as Irresistible" and called
for an early end to Government
interference in business.
Speaking before the Boston
Chamber Of Commerce, the preSi-
dent Of General Motors praised
the principle of collective bargain
ing, which he described as a
great step forward" in American
industrial relations.
At the same time he vigorously
attacked enlistment Of labor by
outside unions, encouraged, he
said, by indefinite" terms of the
national recovery act. He warned
that with the passing Of the
emergency, business will fight
Tor its rights"
Mr.. Sloan attacked the Admins
tration's policy Of curtailing pro-
duction as "fallacious" and criti-
cized the effort in washington to
achieve social reform and busi-
ness recovery simultaneously.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
HOH.enaGlters Plan
TercentendrV Tour

Members Of the Homemakers
Clubs Of Prince Georges County
will Join in the commemoration Of
the Maryland Tercentenary with q
pilgrimage to st. MRrys City on
May 3. The affair viii mark the
end of the years work for the
clubs.
The tour Of st. Marys county
win be made by bus, visits being
made at Charlotte Han. Cool
Springs, Mattaponi. and st. Mary's
City. Students Of st. Mary's Fe-
male Academy and the Oxon Hill
Maryland history class will pro-
vide special programs for the
members. Each Homemaker Club
has a committee arranging the
participation of the club.
The Washington times., 1934-04-27
B. & o. Asks RetriaL
In S5O.OOO Suit

HAGERSTOWN. Md, April 81.
Attorney General William P. Lane,
jr., and Joseph D. MiSh, attorneys
for the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company, have filed a mo-
ton for q new trial in the $50, 600
damage suit Of William H. King,
Of Keedysville, it was learned
tod&y.
A Jury awarded Mr.. King
$10.454 Tuesday on his suit of al
legged breach Of contract. In the
suit Mr.. King claimed an official
Of the company promised him a
lifetime job when he lost his arm
in an accident in 1909. He was
discharged December, 1881.
The Washington times., 1934-03-17
Laconic Funster Plays Shrewd
Banker Who Swaps Horses
In His Spare Moments
By ANDREW R. KELLEY

Shrewd Will Rogers who has the faculty of looking as
+houph he might purchase the Washington Monument for
the right price whereas he has razorkeen mind fits mis-
ambng acting talents the role of David Harum New
England horse traderbanker and makes Edward Noyes
Wescott's story fine motion picture