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The Washington times., 1934-11-13
800 OTHERS
To KEEP
JOBS
Proviso in Law WithhoIds Pay
for Prohibition Men, Comp
troIIer McCarI Holds

Under a decision rendered to-
day by Comptroller General j. r.
McCarl, 900 persons in the Gov"
eminent service must be dis
missed while 900 others may be
retained on the pay rolls under
the Mcclellan proviso of the def
cheney appropriation bill.
The proviso sought to prevent
funds in the bill being expended
to pay the salary Of ANY person
formerly employed in. any =.
position in the Prohibition Bureau
or Alcoholic Beverage Unit, De-
partment Of Justice, who was
separated from the service of such
bureau or unit between June 10.
1890, and December 81, 1888 =. .,
unless and until such person shall
be appointed thereto as a result
of an open competitive examina"
ton. held by the Civil Service
Commission"
Ruling Is Asked
The Secretary of the Treasury
asked q decision as to whether, in
view Of the proviSo, department
funds would be available for pay.
ment of salaries to persons who
were employed in the prohibition
bureau or alcoholic beverage unit
of the department on June 10,
1888, and who remained on the
rolls of that department without
break in service until May 10,
1884, and were then transferred
in pursuance of an Executive
order to the Treasury Depart
ment.
The Comptroller General ruled
that by reason of the fact that
the bureau Of prohibition was
abolished and the employees Of
that bureau transferred to the
alcoholic beverage unit, the en-
ployes were separated from the
service at the close Of business
August 9, 1888, and are then re-
appointed on the following day or
thereafter to positions under the
successor agency. For that reason,
their service was broken" &C.
cording to the Comptroller Gen.
eral, who ruled that no funds are
available to pay their salaries
henceforth.
Other Ruling
The Treasury Secretary also
asked if funds Of his bureau were
available, in view of the proviso
to pay salaries Of persons who
were employed in the bureau Of
prohibition or in the alcoholic
beverage unit of the Department
of Justice on June 10, 1888, whose
duties were clerical and mechan.
ical in character, regardless Of
whether they were separated from
the rolls of the two agencies be-
tween June 10, 1888, and Deem
Der l, 1888.
Comptroller McCarl ruled that
such persons may be paid, since
they were not specifically men,
toned in the proviso.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Air Call Brings Boys
Life Blood Free

younger of his sons, Billy, aged
S. It was found too weak.
Over the radio went call for
aid, during the morning news
broadcast, Keeping Up With the
Times" maintained by The Wash
ington Times over Station WMAL.
The result?
More than 100 offers have been
made, most Of them for free gifts
of blood.
A Word War veteran appeared
in the city room of The Times, OBJ
tanned the address of the hospital
and hurried off to offer his blood
after refusing to reveal his name.
Offered to Pay
One woman begged to be per-
mitted to give the $25 necessary
to secure the services of a profes-
Sional donor.
Her offer was refused because
already samples Of blood had been
taken from many volunteers, and
the transfusions will be made to-
day.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, Nov.
13.-WelI you actors and
politicians can have all the
race horses and cigars and
perfume named after you. But
/ got some clippings from down
in South Carolina that was
mighty gratifying to me. Will
Rogers, an old pot hound, was
voted the best hunting dog in
the State, and he took another
prize for the finest looking
dog. So my regards to the
champion Of South Carolina.
There amt nothing better
than to ride up on . little
hill ut night, and stop and
hear 'em running, you don't
need to see 'em, you know
who is ahead, who's running
second, and third, and just
how close they are to old
man fox.
(COpyriRht, 1894, by McNaugkt
Syndicate)
See VIII Rogers I'm "JudgS PrieSts|
at the Columbia TheateEs.,
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
SHIP FLASHES
SOS CALL

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 G.N.SJ.
An S OS from the steamship Bots
rose, 10 miles south of Cape Spear,
was picked up today by the United
States liner Washington, inbound,
the Mackay Radio Service re-
ported.
Further details were not avail
able other than the message,
which said:
"Need immediate assistance,
10 miles south Of Cape Spear"
NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 13.-The
Coast Guard cutter Ponchartrain
from Norfolk is speeding to the
Merchants and Miners steamer
Juaniata, which lost her propeller
off Five Fathoms Bank, about 100
miles north of Cape Henry. The
Juaniata was caught in a strong
northwest wind and her propeller
shaft snapped. The Ponchartrain
will tow the disabled craft into
Delaware Breakwater until the
storm abates and will then tow
her back to Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
AMERICA ASKS
IMMEDIATE
ARMS CURB
Already Sounding Out Powers
for Agreement; Loses
Hope of New Treaty

by international NeWB SeFVIC0
The United States has decided
to seek Immediately an Interna'
tional agreement for control OF
the manufacture and traffic in
arms and ammunitions, Secretary
of State Hull announced today
Mr.. Hull disclosed that the
United States already has started
to sound out the governments OF
other powers with view to
ascertaining whether they will
agree to this proposal.
It originally had been intended
to include this agreement for con-
troll and manufacture of anna
ment in a general disarmament
treaty.
Has Abandoned Hope
Indicating that the United
States virtually has abandoned
hope of any new disarmament
agreement in the near future, Mr..
Hull said this Government has
come to the conclusion there is
scarcely any need Of waiting the
conclusion of a final convention
to embody in contractural form
what he described as this inn
portant phase Of the armament
problem. ~,
He added that the United
States, therefore, was hopeful
that in an agreement to control
the manufacture and traffic in
arms might be included in a
separate protocol without delay.
Recalling the interest that the
United States has taken for some
time past in concluding an inter
national convention covering the
manufacture of and the traffic in
arms, Secretary Hull said the
American delegation to the dis
armament meeting at Geneva
early this summer had made GER
tain proposals covering this sub
ject, which were approved by the
special committee set up in the
disarmament conference to con-
slider them.
Has Encouraged U. S.
That approval has encouraged
this Government to hope that it
may be possible to obtain a
separate international agreement
Immediately.
In this connection Hugh Wilson,
American minister to Switzerland,
and one of Americas delegates to
the general Disarmament Confer.
ence, has been instructed to
sound out foreign representatives
in Europe concerning the Amer
lean proposal.
He now is at London and al
ready has conferred with the
japanese representatives there con-
corning Tokyo'S attitude toward
such an agreement. He will con-
fer with the British and later is
expected to visit Paris and Rome.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
SPEED LIMITS
DEFENDED BY
Van DUZER
Traffic Chief Replies to Gar
nett's Criticism of D. C.
Regulations

District Attorney Leslie C. Gar
nett may believe that Washing.
ton speed laws are ridiculous, p"
but Traffic Director William A..
van Duzer has other notions on
the subject.
Mr.. Van Duzer today declared
the regulations against pushing
the foot too far down on the &C.
celerator are much easier to en-.
force than the rules against reck-
less driving, which include such
peccadilloS as running through a
red light and weaving in and
out of traffic.
Speed Laws Hit
His statement was in flat con-
tradiction to assertions last night
by Mr.. Garrett, speaking before
the public order committee of the
Board of Trade, in which the
District Attorney opined that
speed laws are impossible to en-
force.
In fact, Mr.. Garrett revealed
U11dU 41S 4444A4SC4A-GA4C A1OO14GU dV-
torney-has been stopped three
times for travelling a little too
fast. But he has never been con-
victed Of such an offepse, records
disclose. q
So MFR. Garnett's personal ex-
perience would tend to show that
it is difficult to enforce the speed
laws, but Mr.. Van Duzer believes
otherwise. Today the latter said:
"It is much easier to obtain
convictions under the speed
laws than under reckless driving
regulations. Cities without speed
laws have a high number Of
fatalities
CITES DEATH FIGURES
He stated that, as far as he
knows, Los Angeles has the coun-
try's worst record for traffic
deaths. It has no speed laws.
The difficulty in gaining compli-
ance with many other regulations,
he asserted, is the fact that the
question of exactly what is reck-
less driving" often must be de-
cided by q court,
The Washington times., 1934-11-13

A luncheon at the university
will be the first event of the day.
when the cardinal will receive a
golden chalice and a parchment
scroll bearing the signatures of
the church dignitaries.
Tomorrow night there will be
a conyocation at the university,
when the honorary degree OF
doctor of laws will be conferred
on the cardinal.
Attorney General Homer S.
Cummings will attend the con.
vocation, representing President
Roosevelt, and will read a letter
from the President.
COlOrfuI Program
Bishop James H. Ryan, rector
of the university, will read the
citation for the degree, and music
will be provided by the university
glee club.
A colorful academic procession
will be held before the convoca-
ton, while another procession will
include members of the diplo.
matte corps in uniforms and Gov.
eminent officials.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
us. ABANDONS
K|DNAP HUNT
ONREQUEST
Father With $1,000 Ransom
Ready Hopes to Contact
SteaIers of Girl, 6

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 Q.N.S0.
Yielding to a fathers imprisoned
plea for a free hand in dealing
with kidnapers of his 6-year-old
daughter, Department Of Justice
men today abandoned surveillance
Of the midtown hotel in which Al
fred E. Distelhurst, of Tennessee,
has been awaiting contact with
the abductors for six days.
Complete collapse Of the Federal
agents two months search for
the little girl prompted them to
accede to Mr.. Distelhurst's appeal
when he insisted their presence
was preventing the child's captors
from fulfilling an agreement to
communicate with him.
Ransom Ready
Mr.. DiStelhurst, well-to.do rep
resentative of a national publish
ing firm, Immediately instituted
new moves to reach the men who
promised his daughter would be
returned unframed upon payment
Of 5000 ransom.
The ransom money is ready in
old SIS and $40 bank notes, he an
nouneed in a newspaper state
r1ent.
Police as well as Department Of
Justice agents gave their pledge
to make no effort to intercept
messages to or from him.
Contacts Fail
The child, Dorothy Ann Distel-
hurst, vanished from her fathers
Nashville home on September 10
while en- route to school. Several
days after the child's disappear
ance Mr.. Distelhurst received q
note, asking $1,000 for her return,
and instructing him to come to
New York to contact the abduc-
tors. Mr.. Distelhurst sent a
friend, but the intermediary was
unable to communicate with the
kidnapers.
Since then Mr.. Distelhurst re-
ceived other notes demanding
ransom money. The fourth and
most recent note again instructed
him to come to New York and
register at the New Yorker where
he was to remain until the kid
napers communicated with him.
New York police were unaware
of Mr.. Distelhurst's presence here,
although they had been notified
of the kidnapping by Nashville
authorities several weeks ago.
Father Still Waits
Elkins Lewis, chief of the de-
tective division of the Nashville
police, wired authorities here
October 26 for information con-
corning the owner of a car carry
ing a certain license number.
The number was traced and the
owner was reported to be a man
living in upstate New York.
Shortly after the kidnapping
several suspects were questioned,
one of them a New Yorker, but
all were released. Mr.. DistelhurSt
declared:
II have followed instructions
implicitly and am waiting con-
tact. If further instructions are
necessary 1 can be reached
safely at the designated place.
81 am ready If they will give
me some of her clothing or
show me a specimen of her
handwriting. 1 will stay here
until / get some definite word"
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
B0RAH MAPPING
PAY ATTACK

Laying plans for a concerted
drive in Congress for restoration
of the remaining S per cent
pay cut, Senator William E.
Borah R.) of Idaho today
planned to confer Immediately
with representatives of more than
score of organizations.
The organizations will be those
most active at the last session on
behalf of Federal employees. They
include the National Federation
of Post Office Clerks, the Ameri-
can Federation of Government
Employees, Canal Zone Employees,
the Typographical Union and 10
other associations.
Under present plans, Senator
Borah intends to introduce a bill
restoring Federal salaries to their
pre-economy act level, or have it
introduced by someone on Janu-
airy 3, the opening day Of the
session. The bill would restore all
Federal salaries of employees re-
ceiving up to $4,000, as of Janu-
airy l.
The senator has already indi-
Gated he favors not only restora-
ton of the pay cut, but also an
eventual increase in the basic
wage scale, but is of the opinion
the time is not ripe for attempt
ing an horizontal increase in all
classes.
The various organizations with
which he wishes to confer will be
called upon within the next few
days to communicate with him,
he said today, and to lay the
groundwork for the attack.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Jap War Inevitable,
Says Gen. Mitchell

WINCHESTER, Va, Nov. 10
GN.SO. - Adequate preparedness
in the air and his assertion war
between United States and Japan
is inevitable was the theme of an
Armistice Day address here by
Brig. Gen. William D. Mitchell,
former chief of the Army air
forces.
Mitchell also asserted the
propheSied war with Japan will be
won or lost on the Pacific Coast
and urged the construction Of q
large service air base in Alaska,
the point Of Japan'S attack.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Receives
10000 Letters

DETROIT, Nov. 10 QN.S0D
Eight mail bags, estimated to con-
tain 10000 letters, were received
by the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin
today, in response to his plea to
his radio audience to organize into
"the National Union for Social
Justice" The radio priest said:
81 haven't had q chance to
look at them yet. However, l
have already received 700 tele-
grams from people in all walks
of life. The great majority Of
them were cOmmendatOry."
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
RULING GUSTS 900 Ex-DRY AIDES
KR SAVINGS
&,362,16O
For Year

Disbursements aggregating 81,
1862, 16O will be made by Christmas
clubs in Washington banks this
year to 55,3O7 club members, 1t
was announced today.
The average each member will
receive is about $40. The average
for Christmas clubs throughout
the country is $48 a person.
Payments will be made early in
December, probably the first week,
according to Eliot Thomson, di'
rector of advertising for the local
bankers association.
New members for the 1885 club
will be enrolled beginning Novem-
Der 80 and continuing through
January S, 1885.
The banks making Christmas
disbursements this year are: Amer
lean Security and Trust Company,
Anacostia Bank, Bank of Com
merce and Savings, Columbia Ma
tional Bank, East Washington
Savings Bank, Hamilton National
Bank, Liberty National Bank, Lin
coin National Bank, McLachlen
Banking Corporation, MunSey
Trust CompanS, National Bank Of
washington, National Savings and
Trust Company, Security Savings
and Commercial Ban.i;, Riggs Ma
tional Bank, Second National
Bank, The City Bank, Union
Trust Company, Washington i
and Trust Company.
Last years distributions In
Washington totaled $7,317,110 to
SO. ISL persons.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
-Four Aces" Lead
In Bridge Match

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 G.N.S0.
The -Four Aces" contract bridge
team held a lead Of 1920 points
over the Deal, N. j., and Phila-
delphia four today after SO hands
had been played in the 100.
board final mo !ch for the Harold
S. Vanderbilt cup. The match will
be finished this evening.
The -Four Aces" include Oswald
Jacoby, David Burnstine, Michael
T. Gottich and Richard L. Frey.
Their opponents are H. Huber,
Boscowitz and Charles A. Soren of
Philadelphia, and Charles Lock
ridge and John Rau of Deal.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
O'COnnOr Speaker
Boom Is Growing

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 0.N.SD.
Nearly $50 votes have already
been pledged to the candidacy Of
Representative John J. O'Connor.
of the Sixteenth New York con-
gressional district, for the Speak
erShip of the House, Representa-
tive Martin j. Kennedy, of the
Eighteenth New York, who is
directing the campaign for Rep
resentative O'Connor, announced
today. Representative Kennedy
said Representative O'Connor
would have the 20 Democratic
votes from New York State and
that he had pledges from Illinois,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wis
consin, Missouri, California and
other States.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Price of Gasoline
Due to Rise Today

Motorists who wish to buy 10h
or 111ac gasoline had better I'LL
their tanks today.
Major companies, giving up in
disgust their fight to force indie,
pendent dealers out of business
or accept = half-cent differential,
are pIar = 70 boost the gallon
! 4" more cents either
!aCe kOda1 Or .omorroWs
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Shipping Warned
OF Atlantic Gale

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 QNSO'
A storm warning to craft on the
Eastern Seaboard was issued at
1890 a. m. today by the Weather
Bureau.
It stated:
Delaware Breakwater to BOs-
ton, Mass. - Disturbance of
marked intensity, central over
Georgian Bay, moving rapidly
SOutheaStward. Will be attended
by strong southwest winds shift
ing to northwest tonight, prob
ably reaching gale force"
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
BLAST IN NAVY YARD

BOSTON, Nov. 10 UN.S0.
Daniel A. Dunlea, As, night watch
man, was killed and hundreds Of
persons were shaken from their
beds early today when 100 tanks
of acetylene gas in a one,Story
brick building in Charles Town
Navy Yard exploded. A fire which
followed the explosion was quickly
brought under control.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
Ford to Reopen
Assembly Plants

DETROIT, Nov. 10 GN.SO'
Assembly work will soon be re-
sumed at the Ford Motor Com
pany branch plants at st. Louis,
MO-, and Long Beach, CAL, it was
announced today. The two plants
have engaged in no assembly oper-
ations since the spring OF 1888.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
6 SAVED IN BOAT

TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 10 G.NSO.
After a narrowing 80 hours on a
storm-swept lake, a Toledo family
of four and two other youths
were taken from their disabled
22-foot cabin cruiser today by the
Coast Guard boat Corwin.
The Washington times., 1934-11-13

MEAN TEMPERATE
The Washington times., 1934-11-13
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Light rain tonight; tomorrow
fair and colder.
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NEWSPAPERMAN
INFERRED At
STAUNTON

UNION, Va, June Is.
Rites for Thomas Davis Ransom,
43, newspaperman who died Satur-
day, were held at west HILL" his
home, today. He was engaged in
research work at the Congressional
Library in washington.
Mr.. Ransom was connected with
the United States consular service
for several years, stationed in
Berne and Paris. He was employed
by the Washington Herald several
years before going to New York
where he was with the New York
World.
Mr.. Ransom was the son Of the
late Capt. Davis Ransom. He was
a graduate of washington and Lee
University and the Pulitzer School
of Journalism, Columbia Univer-
Sity.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Jay
Cronize, of Staunton; Capt. Henry
Harrison Ransom, Of Norfolk, a
brother; Beverly Harrison, Of Fred
ericksburg, an uncle; Mrs. Thomas
r. Ransom, of Richmond, his step
mother, and four half-sisters, all
of Staunton.
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DEATH CLAIMS
c. s. THOMAS,
EX-SENATOR

DENVER, Col, June 2S.-Apol-
ogizing for "this unconscionable
delay" Charles Spalding Thomas,
former United States Senator and
former governor Of Colorado, died
here yesterday after a long ILL
ness. He had cast aside the de-
sire to live three weeks ago, and
had waited calmly, cheerfully, for
the end.
He had refused food for several
weeks, saying:
"Why must I eat? We eat
to prOlOng life, and my desire
now Is to die. why should
not be consistent even now"
Born in Darien, Ca, on Deem
Der 6, 1849, the 84-year-old attor.
ney is well remembered in Con-
gress as a crusader for the cause
Of bi-metalism.
The former Senator was in the
midst Of one Of the greatest legal
battles Of his career when he was
taken i'll several months ago-he
was attempting to free his daugh-
ter, Edith, Of Federal charges Of
violation Of the anti-gold boarding
order Of President Roosevelt.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Edward Daily, 81, 31O v st. N. E.. and
Ethel Higdon. rs, rs Todd Pl N. e
Harold NJ Collision, 80. and Frances
e. Smith, 30, both Of 2714 Cathedral
Ave.
George R. Harrison. Fl, 1921 Clay st
N. E.. and Mary X. johnson. 1855
Bell Pl. N. e.
James W. Canon. 81, 1903 Montellc
ST.. and Roberta Busy. 49, l14s Fifth
st. N. E.
Joseph D. Kessler. 20. Richmond Va.
and Sara H. Carwich, 20, Danville. Va
!. Thornton T. Smith, IS, 42l5 Meade
Baileys CroSsroad. Va.
John D. Heath. 90. and Anna W
Rideout, 10. both Of Richmond. Va;
william W. Howard. IS. and Mildred
X, Wolfe. rs, both Of Baltimore, Md.
M sSwaEd 49, sots Of sprnrf hsH va n@''
Wiley Trims, rs. 1927 Florida Ave-
and Bertha Jackson, 20, Purcellville, Va
william Q. Simms rs, Baltimore. Md.
and Emily e. Saunders. %. Norfolk. Va
Ford. IS. both of Highland Springs. Va
James F. Palmer, rs, West Point. Va.
and H. Richardson, Fl, Crouch. Va.
Earl 8. Jackson, q. 1904 First st
f'5 Jose.h LocH XII ~ 81, and Julie r
Browning, "a. both of 1903 Champlain
James Hasgas, 90, 11eo Sixth St
s. w, and Mary A. Mack, %. 1902 A
st. S. e.
Winifred Jenifer, rs. 45s Stafford
Court S. w. and Ruth Henson, 20, 1917
South Capitol st.
Samuel H. Bacon, 20. and Marie C.
Wetters, IS. both Of Baltimore, Md.
Clarence Strong, 81, 11s D st. s. W
and Ester Cook. 1s. 107 D st. s. W.
Hassel D. Robinson, 81, 915 Rhode
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J. D. CASSIDY
SUCCUMBS

James O'Connell Cassidy, 81,
senior examiner for the Inter
state Commerce Commission, who
died suddenly of a heart attack
Saturday while attending a hear
ing for the commission in Jack
son, Miss, will be buried with
military honors tomorrow in Ar
lington National Cemetery.
Completion of funeral arrange
ments await the arrival Of the
body from Mississippi some time
today.
Mr.. Cassidy made his home
with his niece, Miss Dorothy
Ward, 2100 block I st. N. w.
He had been with the Interstate
Commerce Commission for the
past is years.
Born in Fernandina, Fla, Mr..
Cassidy had been connected with
the Government since 1898. He
was graduated from Newberry
College, Newberry, South Caro-
lima, and from Georgetown Law
School. He was veteran of the
Spanish-American and World
Wars.
He was a member of the
American Legion. United Vet
Grams of the Spanish-American
War and the Masonic order.
Besides Miss Ward, Mr.. Cassidy
is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
w. E. Ward and Miss Eta Cas-.
Sidy,
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RESCUER FAILS;
MAN BROWNS

Falling from a fishing boat,
Charles E. Thomas, %, Of Capitol
Heights, was drowned yesterday
near the Three Sisters Buoy off
Galesville, Md, in Chesapeake
Bay. Funeral services are to be
held tomorrow from the Groome
Methodist Church.
An attempt to save him was
made by Capt. Milton Trott, pilot
of the boat, who dived into the
water when he saw Thomas sink
ing. Unable to find the victim,
the captain called neighboring
fishing boats to aid him. The
body was then recovered. Acting
Coroner James L. Siegert issued
a certificate of accidental drown
ing.
Others in the party when the
tragedy occurred were Charles H.
Hoofring, 100 block Ridge st.
S. E.: Robert Balinger, Falls
Church, Va, and James Whetzel,
Fort Myer Heights, Va.