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Evening star., 1935-03-29
New Book by Collaborators
Three District Residents Produce Poetic
Elegy by Ralph Bradford.

the elegy and another book Of verse,
Brief Interlude," likewise by Brad
ford, have been set up and printed
by Richards. The work Of writing,
designing and issuing has all been
done among them in their free hours
after the work-day.
Experienced in Typography.
Director of art and Typography
for all the printed matter used by
the United States Chamber of Com
merce, Douglas has spent his busi-
ness lifetime Of a quarter of a GEN.
tury among type faces, books and
art. Originally New York news
paper cartoonist and magazine illus
traitor, he got q job in q publishing
house. Already endowed with an eye
for design, he saw at once q need
for topographic designing. He began
to study. The study absorbed, fasci-
mated him. He gave up drawing and,
for the 20 years since that time, has
been director Of art and typograph-
ical design for all sorts of advertising
and commercial printing. This has
ranged from letterheads, calendars
and travel bulletins to two-volume
edition. In 1893, Of the travels OF
Marco Polo" for the Limited Edi-
Evening star., 1935-03-29

The "Three Musketeers" among
Capital book makers have announced
issuance of a second volume of their
collaboration.
1t is a poetic elegy, written in men,
ory Of the mother Of Lester Douglas
one of the collaborators, and entitled
after the Passage of Winter" Ralph
Bradford is the author, Harry Rich
ards the printer, while Douglas served
as art and typographical designer
Book publishing has become hobby
with the trio.
Although this is only the second
book issued in which all three men
had a hand, there have been others
published in Washington represent
ing the efforts Of two Of them. These
volumes are already being sought as
collectors items among the biblio-
philes.
Lester Douglas, who must be &C
corded the chief credit as leader OF
this three man crusade to advance
the interests Of fine book-making In
Washington, has designed Is books
since he came here in January OF
1928. Five of these, among them
the elegy referred to, have been writ
ten by Bradford, at Douglas instiga.
ton, and two Of this latter number
Evening star., 1935-03-29

tions Club Of America. The illustra.
tions In these books, incidentally, won
an international award Of $2,500.
The collaborative efforts Of Douglas
and Bradford began back in 1929.
Douglas had not long been at his job
Of director Of art and typography, and
Bradford was comparatively new in
his position as manager Of the Com
mercial Organization Department of
the Chamber Of Commerce. The two
were returning from q convention in
the Middle West and happened to
have adjacent seats In the train.
In a conversation which developed
Douglas revealed his interest in fine
books and Bradford disclosed his lit
erary leanings. Once on common
ground, an intimacy grew. Since II
was the holiday season, the subject
Of suitable gifts came up. Douglas
suggested that they do q book to-
gether.
Christmas Story.
The result was ''The Purple Robe, II
a Christmas version of the Biblical
story Of Mary Magdalene, written by
Bradford. and, incidentally, his first
book.
This volume became the first Of q
series Of six volumes issued subse-
quently, all privately printed, de-
signed by Douglas and distributed in
a limited edition among friends of the
collaborators during the holiday sea-
son. Three Of these six Christmas
books have been written by Bradford
THE Purple Robe" THE White
Way" the story Of the Christmas
party held at the home of George
Washington in Mount Vernon on the
occasion OF his return there on the
eve Of December "a, 1871, and I'm the
Image Of Man" q portion Of q highly
Evening star., 1935-03-29
GRADUATE NURSES
TO GET DIPLOMAS
Walter Reed Hospital Exercises
to Be Held Today, Col.
Huntington in Charge.

Eight graduates of the ninth train
ing course Of the Gray Lady Service
at Walter Reed Hospital will receive
their diplomas at exercises to be held
at the hospital at $3.50 pm. today.
Col. Philip w. Huntington, assist
ant commandant, will be in charge
Of the exercises and Surg. Gen. Rob-
ert U. Patterson Of the Army will de-
liver the address.
Miss Margaret H. Lower, field di-
rector Of the American Red Cross at
the hospital. will present the class to
Brig. Gen. Albert E. TRULY, command
ant Of the medical center, who will
present diplomas to the following:
Jessica VI. Dunn, Alice M. Duvall,
Mary Lee Gallagher, Helen Galley
Martin, Louise M. OLeary, Edith D.
Montgomery, Vida e. Schrivener and
Elizabeth Wirgman.
Music for the occasion will be fur
nished by the United States Army
Band.
Evening star., 1935-03-29

original work, long novel, which he
expects to publish in It's entirety soon.
: In 1882. having heard in some
roundabout way Of Lester Douglas,
Richards sought him out. Although
he had little time OF from his work
at the Government Printing Once,
Richards became. fred with enthu-
siasm to experiment in publishing.
He soon became the protege Of Doug
las in the matter Of creative work In
type and design.
AS result of their mutual interests,
Richards bought and installed in a
building at the rear Of his home at
7104 Chestnut avenue northwest, a
small hand press and other printing
equipment.
In order to encourage Richards,
Douglas suggested that Bradford try
his hand at another book. This time
Bradford wrote brief Interlude." It
became soon a double "drst";; first to
issue from the modest Takcma Park
press Of Richards: first book of poems
by Bradford. Douglas designed the
slim volume and supervised its print
ing.
Just what these three may dc
next year in the way of making
fine books they are not quite sure.
Richards is waiting for his friends to
give him something new to work on,
since he has now completed after the
Passage Of Winter" Bradford Is anx-
ious about the publication of "In the
Image Of Man." his first long work.
II have several books In mind that
I have planned some time to do" says
Douglas. Among them, I know, will
be several Of the individual stories
OF the Bible-EcclesiaStes,' perhaps,
and the Songs Of Solomon"
Evening star., 1935-03-29
HUNT IN 0LDLAWS
FINDS BR|BE. BAN
Young Clerk Provides Basis
for indictment for
D. c. EmpIoye.

Extensive research by John B. Mes
bitt, young clerk in the District at
torney's ofiice, resulted today in the
indictment Of Alfred ]. Moss, Dis
trict employe, who almost escaped
prosecution for allegedly accepting a
bribe because the present-day statutes
contain no prohibition against this
o6ense.
Moss, an employe in the Water
Department, allegedly solicited and
accepted a SIS bribe for rebating S38
ia interest on a water assessment
of Sis levied against Romulus c.
Tlghman, Benning, D. c.
When the case was referred to the
District attorney March 8 a pre-
ltIninary survey Of District and Fed
eral statutes indicated there was no
charge which could be placed against
Moss for his alleged offense.
The District of Columbia Code
makes the giving Of a bribe an Of
fense, but does not cover the ac-
ceptance OF a bribe. An employe OF
Evening star., 1935-03-29

the United States Government, under
the Federal statutes, can be punished
for accepting q bribe, but our Court
of Appeals has held that q District
employe is not an employe Of the
United States Government.
Temporarily at a loss for q charge
to prefer against Moss under these
circumstances, prosecuting officials
turned the case over to Nesbitt with
instructions to see If he could find
anything under the common law
which would apply to the case. The
clerk spent several days in research,
and finally found an old common law
authority making it q criminal Of
fense for any one to solicit another
to commit felony. On the theory
that Moss had asked Tilghman to pay
him the bribe, the grand jury today
indicted him for the common law Of
fenSe.
Evening star., 1935-03-29
10 MEDICAL OFFICERS
OF NAVY TO GRADUATE
Pan American Union Director
General to Give Principal
Address Saturday.

Nineteen naval medical officers
who have been taking a postgraduate
course at the Naval Medical School
in conjunction with the Naval Hos
pital here will receive their diplomas
at graduation exercises Saturday ut
10 am.
DR.. Leo s. Rowe, director general
Of the Pan-American Union, will de-
liver the principal address. Rear Ad-
miral P. S. Rossiter, surgeon general
Of the Navy, will award the diplomas.
Medical officers graduating are
Lieut.. Comdrs. John NJ. Huff, James
A. Fields, David e. Horrigan, Robert
F. Sledge, James r. Terrell, Everett
B. Taylor, Vincent Hernandez and
Clifford G. Hines; Lieut.. John r.
Lynas and Lieuts. q. g. Edward S.
Lowe, Warren G. Wicand, Omar j.
Brown, Harold I. Brown, Benjamin Z.
Twitchell, Clifford D. Hamrick, George
N. Raines, Edward T. Knowles, David
c. Gaede and John A. Workman.
Evening star., 1935-03-29
POSTAL SAVINGS HIT
Nebraska Bankers Head Asks

N6UTdSkH bduKerS deAu ASKS
Withdrawal of Competition.
FRENCH LICK, Ind, March 20
R.-Discontinuance of the Postal
Savings System by the Federal Gov
eInment was recommended here yes
terday by Otto Kotouc, president of
the Nebraska Bankers Association, in
an address before bankers of the
Middle West.
The Postal Savings System has
served its purpose, Kotouc said. With
the coming Of Federal Deposit Insur-
ance there should be no further in
trusion along this competitive line by
the Government, he added.
Evening star., 1935-03-29
Police Watch Thames.

During an abnormally high tide in
the Thames recently policemen were
stationed at wall in Millbank, Eng
land, to be prepared if the water rose
over the stones as it did in 1928 TO
cause a disastrous flood.
Evening star., 1935-03-29
Plane Makes Fast Trip.

Helped by a heavy wind, an air
plane recently few 220 miles from
Croydon, England, to Amsterdam,
Holland, an an hour.
Evening star., 1935-03-29

THE average-car today is continually
l. DASHING BACK AND FORTH within
few miles of home or Office going to the
store, school, movies, club -. and making
business calls!
It's starting %. stopping warming up
time after time!
This calls for 8 kinds power in your gaso'
line POWER for quick starting, POWER
for acceleration, POWER for steady runs.
Unless these types of power are present.
and in PERFECT BALANCE-your short runs
can waste many dollars of your money!
Super.Shell is THE FIRST GASOLINE to
have these 5 different kinds of power-in in
perfect balance!
80 That's why Super.Shell cuts down your
driving costs IN THESE WAYS. .... ....-.4~
The Washington times., 1935-11-14
'CAVALCADE'
PRAISED BY
WOMEN

The Women's National Radio
Committee gives unqualified ap
proval to "The Cavalcade OF
America" in its Radio Review just
issued for this month.
In speaking of this dramatiza,
tion Of historical incidents broad
cast over Station WJSV-CBS each
Wednesday, the committee said:
when big business attempts
to blaze new trails and presents an
educational program we think 1t is
time to cheer. Don't let that ed
ucationap fool you. We recon-
mend it especially as family enter
tainment and suggest that the
children be allowed to stay up for
It,"
The National Council of Wom'
en- and the Massachusetts, Civic
League congratulate the sponsors
on such choice programs and con
tributions to radio entertainment
In cooperation with the Greater
Washington Community Chest, T,
w. Church, program manager OF
WJSV, has arranged special broad
casts, through this station, includ
ing the one from the Boys Club
last Monday, and the Children's
Country Home yesterday. Equip
.lnent will be stationed at the
Juanita K. Nye Council House
600 Sixth st. S. W., today.
Mr.. Church believes that these
word pictures of the human side
of the work of the Community
Chest will be most effective in
calling the attention of Washing
tonianS to the Community Chests
work.
Other broadcaStS will be hearc
later in the week from st. Anna's
Home, 1924 N st. N. W.; st. Jo
Seph's Home and School, Eastern
Avenue and Bunker Hill Roac
Northwest and the Salvation
Army, 426 Sixth st. N. w.
When the S. S. Washington
stearns into New York harbor to
day, NBC engineers and announc
ers will board her with short-wave
transmitting apparatus to bring
to listeners the voices of some o1
the notables aboard over Station
WHAT at 6:05 p. m. such as Gen
John j. Pershing; H. G. Wells
celebrated British novelist; former
Senator Henry j. Allen; Max Alt
glass, Metropolitan Opera tenor
and many others.
TODAY'S FEATURES
WRC-Lanny Ross, ShOwbOat,
80 p. m. Oklahoma State
twenty-eighth anniversary
The Washington times., 1935-11-14
Senator Norris Quit!
He Has Never Said So,
eryInsurgentAVers

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14.-Con-
gress has not seen the end Of
him, Senator George Norris, Ne
braska, Independent Republican.
declares.
He referred to a statement at
tributed to him by a Salt Lake
City paper last week as saying he
is not q candidate. He refuted 1t
with:
81 did not say that I would not
be a candidate for reelection. I
am on a vacation and I want a
rest. I am not discussing it."
Norris further stated that he
would make his decision on run
ming for Congress at election time
next year and no sooner. More
than thirty years in the governing
bodies apparently has not been
enough. He said he was getting
old for the work Of a Senator, but
he continued:
"A campaign would be q small
disturbance compared to the trou-
BILE my not being a candidate
would cost me. I have received
hundreds Of letters from all parts
of the United States urging me to
run next year."
The Senator was questioned
while stopping for a brief period
en- route to Canifornia to visit a
| daughter.
The Washington times., 1935-11-14
Musician Suicide

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. IA
(SpeciaD Frank Ficarra, 40, well.
known musician, ended his life by
firing a bullet through his right
temple at his home yesterday. His
family said he had been despond-
ent because Of i'll health. He was
leader of the Cavalier Hotel orches.
ira last summer,
The Washington times., 1935-11-14
Trains Halted Hour
Truck on Track

DUNKIRK, N. Y, Nov. IA
0N.S0.-Five New York Central
passenger trains, including three
East bound sections of the
Twentieth Century Limited, wepe
held up more than an hour here
yesterday when a truck stalled on
a street crossing. The driver, Philip
Grim, Chicago, is under arrest
charged with intoxication.
The Washington times., 1935-11-14
tribute to Will Rogers, 11.11:15

p. m.
WMAL-Representative Clar.
ence Hancock, 7:15.7:3O p. m.
Inaugural address by Manuel
QuezOn, Of Philippines, 7:45-S
p. m. Americas Town Meet
ing, 9:3O-1O:3O p. m.
WJSV-United States Depart
ment of Education program, g.
3:45 D. m. "To Arms for Peace"
9:3O-1O p. m. Isham Jones
orchestra, 11:3O-12 p. m.
WOL-Martha SimOnS, 9-9:15
p. m. Beautiful Music, 1O:45-
11:15 p. m. Dance music, 11:1S-
11:55 p. m.
ToMoRR0W's FEATURES
WRC-COncert Hour, SO p. m.
First Nighter, 1O-1O:3O p. m.
Heigh-HO Club orchestra, 1880
IL p. m.
WMAL-Times Radio News, g.
9:15 a. m. American Education
Week, 6:15-6:3O p. m. Beauty
Box Theater, "The Three Mus
keteers," go p. m.
WJSV-SOcOny SketchbOOk, g.
$3.50 p. m. Moon Dial, 11.11:3O
p. m. E. DOugherty'S Orchestra,
11:3O-12 p. m.
WOL-CathOlic U. Football
Rally, 7:3O-7:45 p. m. Howard
Amateurs, $3.50 p. m. Wash
ingtOn Amateurs, 0:3O-1O:3O
D. m.
The Washington times., 1935-11-14
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Evening star., 1935-12-15
CULT
PLANS TO FIGHT
Leaders Say Short Creek,
Arizona, Colony to Be
Continued.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHORT CREEK, Ariz., December
l4.-Sanhedrin cult leaders decided
tonight to carry on with their colony
here despite a prosecutors assertion
the polygamy conviction Of two MEM
bers would break up the strange order.
"I don't believe the convictions will
have any effect-other than to cement
the colony more firmly than before" "
said j. w. Musser of Salt Lake City.
He is treasurer of the Common Law
Trust which operates the colony on a
socialistic basis.
II don't think there are any people
here now who are breaking the laws"
said John Y. Barlow, the cults bishop.
He added they would continue agricul-
tural land development.
County Prosecutor E. Elmo Bollinger
asserted the convictions would 'oblit-
crate" the order, but said he could
name more than a dozen men beyond
my Jurisdiction who have two to five
wives each and many children"
Bollinger suggested a Federal in
vestigation, saying many of the plural
wives" were being supported by Gov
ernment relief
The colony leaders left behind them
in Jail at Kingman I. c. Spencer and
Price Johnson, cultists convicted of
open and notorious cohabitation"
with plural wives"
In bidding good-by to the leaders,
Spencer and johnson urged continu-
ance of the colony program. The con-
victed men are under sentence to
serve 18 months to years in prison.
IT have no fear of Imprisonment"
said johnson, who seven years ago
took a barefoot l5-year-old girl for
his plural wife"
"If have violated State laws" he
added, II have followed the laws of
God. My father went to Jail in Utah
many years ago on this same charge
and I am willing to do SO to uphold
my religion"
Il am polygamist, my father was
a polygamist, my grandfather was a
polygamist and am proud of it."
Spencer said.
The colony leaders said they be-
lieved the fight has just started. Not
until ruling of the highest court has
been obtained, Musser said, will the
polygamists acknowledge defeat.
Evening star., 1935-12-15
URGE BLUE PLAINS
AS HEALTH CAMP
Tract Of Rolling Land Near
industrial School
Suggested.

Location Of the proposed District
health camp for tubercular children
on a tract Of rolling land of high ele-
vation near the Industrial Home
School for Colored Children at Blue
Plains. D. c., has been suggested by
Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, managing direc-
tor of the tuberculosis Association.
The suggestion has been indorsed
by Elwood Street, director Of the
Board of Public Welfare, and Assist
ant Engineer Commissioner H. S.
Bishop. The land is owned by the
Federal Government, and Is under
jurisdiction Of the National Parks
Service.
Approval of the Parks Service must
be obtained before it could be used
for the health camp. The Federal
Works Progress Administration has
approved project costing $4,000 for
the operation of the camp as a work
relief program.
another project under consider
alton, it was learned yesterday, was
to place the health camp in the Chop
awomsic Greek area near Quantico,
Va. This development is under the
State Parks Division Of the National
Park Service. Three Civilian Conser-
vation Corps camps are at this site
at present. An adequate water sup
ply is available, officials said The area
is about 20 miles from Washington.
The Blue Plains program would be
located near Bald Eagle Hill. The
plan calls for four or five acres. a
central dining room and outlying
cabins, officials said.
John Nolen. jr., director Of PLAN
ming Of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, said his
organization is very sympathetic
with the project" but that no def
mite decision has yet been reached
on it. He has been working in close
contact with Capt. Bishop and Mrs.
Grant in surveying the possibilities.
When the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission assemblies
this week, it expects to hear report
from its special committee-Col.
Daniel I. Sultan, Engineer Commits
sioner, and Arno B. Cammerer. direc-
tor of the National Park Service-on
the tuberculosis health camp proposal,
with prospects for definite recon-
mendation.
Evening star., 1935-12-15
BANK ASSETS GAIN
OF BILLION SHOWN
Drop of SO Million in Loans
Reported for Four.
Month Period.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Jump of more than billion dollars
in national bank assets during the
four months ended November ! was
reported yesterday by ]. F. T. O'Con-
nor, controller Of the currency, along
with a-$63, ,000. 900 drop In their loans.
In his report of the figures as
sembled from his last call for a condi-
tion statement, O'Connor said the
banks assets aggregated $27,430,-
100000 on November /, an increase OF
81 ,369, SOS, 900 since June 30.
Loans and discounts totaled $780,
371 900, compared with $7,365, ,226 ,000
on the previous call.
There were 5409 active banks on
November l, % fewer than In June.
u. S. Investments Rise.
Investments in Government obliga-
tions, including Government guaran-
teed securities, rose $500, $50. 600 be-
tween the two calls, amounting to
$7,493 ,596 900 on November /
Balances due from correspondent
banks and bankers increased $780,
852,0 900 to a total of S7,f02, ,596, 900.
This included a reserve of $3.453,-
672, 900 with the various Federal Re-
serve banks. The cash in bank vault
dropped $1,134,000 to stand at $404,-
$4,000.
Deposits rose $l,514, ,990, 900 to total
$24, ,033, ,236, 900. This was $3,2l0,000,-
900 greater than a year ago.
The book value of National bank
capital stock was s1,776,5 ,59l 900. Its
par value was $l,782,313.0 .000 The
book value, while $32,9l2,00O down
from June 90, was still $4,078,000
above that at the first of the year
Surplus funds of 1865 1856, 900, un-
divided profits Of 1887, ,452 900, a re-
serve for contingencies of $147.282,-
900, and a preferred stock retirement
fund of s2,664o00, all had increases
in the four months.
Postal savings in National banks
dropped 20.23 per cent or s49,l35.-
900 during the four months.
The percentage Of loans and dis
counts to total deposits reported was
| 3038 per cent on November / a:
compared with 3271 on the date oi
the previous call.
The aggregate deposits on Novem-
Der l comprised amounts due to banks
subject to immediate withdrawal anc
certified and cashiers checks out
standing of $4,O36 962 900, United
States Government deposits of S438,'
100000, other demand deposits o.
$12,243, ,072 900 and time deposits ol
1914, $4,000.