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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09

IN SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9 a.
NSJ.-Distress messages received
from the schooner Seth Parker
in the South Seas over the Island
of Tahiti we're received here today
by Radiomarine Corporation.
The S. S. Niagara relayed a
message from H. M. S. Australia
that the British warship was SOC
miles from the schooner and
speeding to the assistance of the
stricken vessel and her master
Phillips Lord, radio and screen
star.
The following wireless message
was picked up by Radiomarine
Corporation from Skipper Lord:
"All ships and stations. Four
masted sailing schooner Seth
Parker on expedition around
the world in longitude 1896,
west latitude 1851 south, en-
cOuntering gales and heavy
seas. Course south by south
east. Believe condition dan
gerOus. Desire all ships within
500 miles contact us immedi-
ately, giving their position,
weather conditions, barometer
readings, course and destina-
ton"
At 2:20 a. M, another message
was received stating the schooner
lis taking water" but condition
is safe" Captain Lord set sal
from Portland, Me-, last Deem
Der on the round-the-world voyage
Approximate position Of the
schooner was believed 300 miles
off Tahiti. A crew of is men
are aboard.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 G.N.sO
Plight of the schooner Seth
Parker remained Extremely dan
gerous" at 1928 o'clock this morn
ing, according to wireless mes
sages from the vessel to the Ma
tional Broadcasting Compan
here.
Carey P. Sweeney, radio engi
neer aboard the schooner, radioec
last midnight of the vessels diff
ficulty and, at 8:25 a. M, con
firmed his message, which said:
condition extremely danger
JUS in very bad weather. Will
advise all frequencies, includ.
ing No. 9, for protection of YES
sci and lives. Make necessary
arrangements. Will advise de-
tails later"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
NEW AAA POST
FOR TUGWELL
international News Service


Placating of the Liberals in the
Administration was seen today in
the addition of Undersecretary of
Agriculture Rexford G. Tugwell
to the operating council of the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration.
Inclusion of Mr.. Tugwell in the
operating council of the AAA was
made known in the wake of grow
ing dissatisfaction among the
Liberals at the ousting of Jerome
N. Frank, general counsel, and sew
eral others from the three AS.
AS a member of the operating
council Mr.. Tugwell, leader of
the so-called Liberal group, will
be in closer touch with the AAA
and will be in a position to exert
greater influence over its policies.
A further move to appeaSe the
Liberals also was seen in the ap-
pointment of DR.. Calvin B.
Hoover, Liberal economist and
close friend of Mr.. TugWell, as
consumers counsel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
Bride Wants
Marriage
V0ided

The song is over, but no melody
fingers. Jane de Walden Cooke
Scarlet, 19-year-old society girl
and runaway bride, today was
preparing to put aside the young
family chauffeur to whom she
was wed on January "a.
It was learned authoritatively
today that a suit for annulment
will be filed probably early next
week, in which the bride will
charge that George Staunton Scar
lett misrepresented his family
background and financial circum-
stances when he persuaded the girl
to leave her luxurious Chevy Chase
(Md.O home with him.
All a Mistake
It was indicated that Jane con.
cluded she had made a mistake
when, travelling in Cooke family
automobile with scanty funds, she
and her husband reached the lat
ter's home in WinSton-Salem,
N. C.
Then she learned, it was said,
that Scarlet was-well, just an
other young man making his way
in the world by driving other
peoples automobiles. There was
no indication in Winston-Salem
that he and his bride could go on
living in the manner to which she
was accustomed, her confidantes
assert.
So, a few minutes after Scarlet
had been cleared Of a charge of
larceny of $4,000 worth of his
mother-in-law's jewels, he found
that Jane had disappeared, leav-
ing him a note and her wedding
ring.
Alvin wmyer, prominent
Washington attorney, admitted
Continued on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
TRANSIT CD.
TAKES FIGHT
TOCOURT
Suit to Permit Purchase
of W. R. T. Bus Line Is
Filed by Car Firm

The Capital Transit Company
today carried to the District Su-
preme Court it's fight to be al
bowed to purchase the Washing
ton Rapid Transit Company, op-
bus line.
The Public Utilities Commission
several weeks ago refused to per-
NIT the purchase at the price stlp-
ulated by the Transit Comply,
which was announced as being
approximately hal ia million dol
lars.
The bus company joined in the
appeal to the courts from the de-
cision of the commission as did
j. E. Baker, of New York, who
recently acquired the bus COM
pany stock from the estate OF the
late Harley P. Wilson.
contract Cited
The suit recited that the Capt.
tai Transit Company and Mr..
Baker entered into a contract
whereby the washington Rapid
Transit Company would be sold
to the merged street car COM
panies for $4,000.
In an effort to have the con-
tract approved, the petitioners OBJ
tanned a hearing before the Pub
lie Utilities Commission. They
based the reason for the approval
of the contract on the joint Con-
gressional resolution approving
the merging of the street Car COM
panies, which also provided the
merged companies might take
over the Washington Rapid Tran
sit Company at fair value.
Roberts Fights Plea
At the hearing before the COM
mission, Peoples Counsel William
A, Roberts obtained a dismissal of
the petitioners request on the
ground that the Congressional res
olution referring to fair value"
intended the value on the open
market and not the value to the
transit companies. He complained
that the figure quoted by the petit
TONERS was higher than the 'falr
value" in the open market.
Filed through Attorneys George
z. Hamilton, G. Thomas Dunlop,
S.R, Bowen and George P. Hoover,
the petition asked the court to
grant speedy hearing on the evil
dence of flair vaue" and to COM
pel the commission to approve the
sale.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
Will Rogers
Says:

SANTA MONICA, Cal, Feb.
Swell sir, / pick up my
papers and find that yesterday
was the twenty fifth anniver-
sary of the founding Of the
Boy Scouts.
Course l will be a day late
with my congratulations, but
it is such a wonderful thing
that you can compliment it
every day and then not be
giving it half credit. Baden
Powell, an EngIiShman, con-
ceived and carried out the
idea, what a monument to
man that is.
This year 1 think their in
ternatiOnaI convention is held
in Washington, ID. c., and you
will see the pick of the kids
of the world assembled there.
It's the only purely democratic
thing 1 know of. No accident
of birth, no pull, no nothing
but just merit and manhood.
Yours,
WILL.
Copyright, 1888. by McNaught
Syndicate. Inc.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
N.Y.Gang Roundup
Declared Success

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 Q.N.SO.
Nearly all the $50 gangsters, hood
lums and underworld characters
arrested in a 48-hour, city-wide
roundup were at liberty today, but
the police were we'll satisfied with
their efforts.
Police say they demonstrated
the need of revising the present
public enemy law which permits
conviction only if a suspect is
found in the company of known
criminals who. at the time, are
planning a crime.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
MIAMI ROBBERY
SUSPECT HELD

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 8 G.N.SO
A man who gave his name as
Charles Cali, and his address as
Miami. was held by police here
today, charged with participant.
ing in the $185,OOO jewel rob-
berry of two New Workers in the
exclusive Miami-Biltmore Hotel
two weeks ago.
Police said the man confessed
to the robbery and implicated
another man who was arrested
by New York police.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
3 Students Dead
In Motor Plunge

BEDFORD, Ind, Feb. 9 G.N.SD.
Three high school students were
dead today and fourth was Suf-
fering from shock as the result
Of an automobiles plunging over
the 50O-foot DEVILS Backbone cliff
in a fog. The dead:
Roscoe Duncan, 10; Miss Mildred
Dixon, Is; Miss Lucille Lysin-
ger, II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
]. s. CONTROL
|. Of BANKING
HELDNEAR
Reserve Governor Says Plan
Will RevoIutionize System;
Glass Opposition Seen
International News Service


Complete revolution of the Fed.
eral Reserve System was envis-
aged by Gov. M. S. Eccles today.
In statement supporting the
recent banking proposals sub
mitted to Congress, Mr.. Eccles
clearly indicated the Administra-
ton proposed to centralize COM
plete control of the Nations finan-
cial structure in Washington.
A central bank, as the term
is accepted in Europe, is not the
intention, according to Mr.. Eccles.
However, the Government plans
to place all control of banking in
a central agency. probably the
Reserve System, including banks
under jurisdiction of the Comp
troller of the Currency, the Fed
eral Deposit Insurance Corpora
ton, and the. Federal Reserve.
Time in Doubt y ---rssas.r -
Mr.. EccleS was evasive as to
when this plan would be recon-
mended to Congress. 1t was OBJ
viouS from his remarks that
action would be taken as soon as
the Administration deemed it ad-
ViSable.
Featuring the Federal Reserve
plan was the concentration in the
Reserve Board of the regulation
Of the open market polcy-that
is the control of the purchase and
sale of Government securities by
which the Government thinks that
credit conditions may be controlled.
The proposal contemplates with
drawal from the regional Federal
Reserve banks virtually all policy
control of their administration.
Glass Seen as Foe
In other words, the Reserve
banks, except as to routine opera
ton, will be administered from
Washington, plan that is not en-
tirely acceptable to Senator Glass
CD of Virginia, who sat in on
the birth of the system.
Mr.. Eccles said the proposals OF
the Administration in part were
designed to make our banking
and monetary system, which was
designed under conditions prevail
ing prior to the World War, more
responsive to our present and fu.
ture economic needs"
The present banking system, &C.
cording to Mr.. Eccles, has col.
lapsed completely and has proved
to be an element of weakness in
our economic structure that has
aggravated and prolonged the
worst phases of the depression. "
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
Full Pay Seen O. X.
Within Few DAYS

Full restoration of Government
pay on April l today appeared
likely to become reality in the
next few days, following Presi,
dent Roosevelt's announcement
he would take action" on the
deficiecy appropriation measure
shortly. The measure probably
will be signed, inasmuch as the
President doesn't want to hold
up the funds badly needed by
the communications Commission
and other Federal agencies for
which the bill also makes pro-
vision.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
2 Kings Guarded
On Riviera Visit

NICE, France, Feb. 9 G.N.S).
Kings GuStaf V of Sweden and
Christian K of Denmark, the
first ruling monarchs to enter
France since the assassination of
King Alexander of Jugoslavia
last October, arrived on the
Riviera today for a round of
tennis and bathing away from
the frigid Baltic. Special precau-
lions for their safety were taken.
They were surrounded wherever
they went by scores of plain
clothes detectives,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
Influenza Epidemic
Sweeping France

PARIS, Feb. 9 G.N.S).-An cpl
demic of influenza which is sweep
ing the country has been fatal to
40 soldiers at Amiens, it was dis
closed today.
Numerous schools were closed
in cities and towns throughout
France.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
BOY FRIEND GIVES HER
ALIB| AS HAUPTMANN
TRIAL NEARS END
BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
COURT ROOM. BENNINGTON.

By JAMES L. KILGALLEN
COURT ROOM, BENNINGTON, N. j.,
Feb. 9 q.N.S) ERNEST Miller, of Closter, N.
j., a "boy friend" of the late Violet Sharpe,
maid in the Morrow home, took the stand at
the Hauptmann trial this afternoon and gave
the jury an alibi for the girls whereabouts on
the night of March l, 1882, when the Lind
bergh baby was kidnapped.
Miss Sharpe with him and another couple that
night, Mr. Miller testified. He said they went to
peanut grill at orangeburg N. va place where you
eat and drink and Dance
MIR. Miller slim, brown haired youth who a neat
blue suit and bright red te said he Miss Shapes
company from o'clock until after II p m.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
ICkes to Address
Farley on Grazing

Secretary of the Interior-Public
Work Administrator Harold l..
Ickes will leave tonight for Den
yer to address the national graz
ing conference. Arriving Tuesday
morning he plans to return i'm
mediately thereafter to Washing
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
STATE SENATOR HELD

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 9
G.N.SO-State Senator John T.
Murphy of Kentucky, who is
wanted in Hamilton county, Ohio.
to answer to the charge of for
gerry, today surrendered to Sheriff
Louis Vogt in Kenton county, KY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
Thought
Doctor Kidnaped

BLUE ISLAND, Ill, Feb. 8
G.N.SJ-Two armed desperadoes
who believed him to be a ply
sician kidnapped Normal A. Nickel,
IS, a salesman, early today from
in front of st. Frances Hospital
here and put him out on the high
way near Monee, Is miles away,
when they discovered their mis-
take. Police believe the gunner
were planning to take him to a
wounded gangSter accomplice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Cloudy, probably occasional rain
tonight and Sunday; not much
change in temperature.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09

The Llndbergh kldnapln
occurred shortly after 9 %, d
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-03-02
Editorial
A CHALLENGE TO NEGROES

Those of our race who read the signs of the times note
with little anxiety the fundamental changes which
rapidly taking place in the economic life and indus
trial and political policies of the nation in relation to
people Competition in every field of employment Is
daily growing keener and more relentless, in conse-
quence of the prolonged depression. The New DEAR
legislation which has been enacted in interest of national
recovery, in many respects, is proving more harmful
than helpful to group The NRA Industrial Codes,
for example, instead of creating employment, bet
working conditions minimum wages for Negroes
have reacted against causing to lose the jobs
had.
In lecture delivered Detroit last Sunday Dr. w. E.
B. Dubois in closing his brilliant address, pointed out
have thousands of highly-trane capable lead
who have been educated to match their brain intel
lect with the best white intellect also that also
twelve million strong, with high average of group in
telligence and tremendous labor power and further
that people in this country total of 66
million dollars every week. Dr. Dubois declared that
for to sit up and starve and do anything
about it while possessing such rich assets is mighty stu
pid
What challenge to Negroes! Will we accept the
American slavery for centuries toling without recon-
pence and kept in poverty and ignorance many of us
nave the conviction that white America morally OBJ
gated to help us in efforts to establish firm place
Tor ourselves in the life of the nation to-day Some of our
white fellow-citizens share the opinion but mil
hons do not The days of sympathy philanthropy for
the Negro are on the The time has come when we
must rely entirely upon ourselves and stand or fall by
our own endeavor
From now on the colored citizens of this country |
gIe Tor the rights and national consideration which we
1Ic justly entitled So long and pas
whHe tne benefts of the national
sation are denied shall continue to receive only
kicks and contempt. If anything we must srug-
gle for it, demand it. work intelligently and collectively
for it. until it is obtained.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-03-02

the Peoples Hand Laundry 2313 Hastings street.
al weeks ago. she said land this is the ticket for them
1t is white laundry and the says he has sold my
sons shirts but he sold them than the law allows
He ant fair he takes laundry from lots of coored folks
like me. complained to policeman He said he can't
prove the had the shirts but here the ticket for
them Write up the front page, Mister and tell col
ored folks not to take their clothes to that laundry if
they don't want them to be sold.
BY strange coincidence, information concerning
these two laundries Hastings sreeone colored the
other white--reached almost simultaneously We
ture to say that the majority of coored Detroers do
know the existence of this splendid coored laundry
441 Hastings not many blocks distant from the white
laundry of which the old lady complaned yet group
in this city spending thousands of dollars with white
and Chinese aundries every week
We should remedy this state of affairs by making it
our business to become better acquainted with local Ne
gro business concerns and give them larger share of
our patronage. At the time, our business people
must form the habit of advertising more regularly in
wideiy-read Negro newspapers that the masses of
our people may read about their establishments from
week to week and give them larger of support
your shirts?
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-03-02
Bledsoe Candidate
r or Circuit Judge
BY James Edwards

Attorney Harold E. Bledsoe. for
mer Assistant Acknowledgement
OF Michigan. is the only colored
candidate for election as Circuit
Court Judge OF Wayne County
He is running on the Democratic
ticket.
Attorney Bledsoe was born in
Marshall. Texas. 3S years ago, re-
ceiving his primary and secondary
education at Bishop College. He
entered Howard University In 1917.
judged the U. S. Army in 1918 and
returned to Howard after his hon
orable discharge in 1919, receiving
his B. S. degree in 1922. He gradu-
ated from the Law College OF the
University OF Detroit In 1925.
Attorney Bledsoe Is married. and
resides with his brilliant wife and
two children on Cooper avenue.
He is active in local fraternal, po-
litical social and professional cir
cles, and has host of friends.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-03-02
WHO IRONS YOUR SHIRT?

The article appearing this week. under the caption
Within Our House particular inspiring and llumnnat
ing and commend it to oud readers.
When Rev. William H Peck contributor of the arti-
cebrought to office Tuesday afternoon he said he
had decided to write this particular theme because
of the remarkable skill of a young colored woman in
ironing shirts in up-to-date laundry conducted by
member of our at 4141 Hastings street.
To demonstrate the fine quality of this artists hand
work Rev Peck pointed to the white shirt he was
ing and said: This is sample her work" The shirt
was nded done to perfection. 1t flawlessly ironed
despite the fact that it had undeacha collar which
made ironing difficult yet the shirt could not have
been aundered better had it been sent to expert
Chinese white laundry establishment
Barely twenty minutes after Rev. Peck's departure
distressed old lady ushered into the office and
proceeded to tell of her troubles In one wrinkle hand
she held package, which she said evidence she
wanted to show. When the package opened it con
ticket
This is shirt just like two other shirts placed il
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-03-02
MUSIC NOTE


A very important assemblage of
and musicians will gather
at st. Stephen A. M. e. Church. at
Stanford and Cobb. Sunday. March
10. at 2:15 p. m. The purpose of
the meeting will be TO further
plans for the forthcoming annual
musical festival. The festival is
scheduled to present one thousand
singers and musicians In a man.
moth musical fete.
The promoters desire to contact
all representative musical groupe,
and to have the participate at the
meeting at st. Stephen Church.
The Buzzing Bee... Sherrard
School. and Household Art
Schools SERA music classes will
join In a monster demonstration,
at the Buzzing Bee Center. $3.50
gath street. Saturday, March 2. at
S:15 p. m. The general public is
Invited. s. A. Ratliffe will conduct
Ithe program.
Hertha Priest and Thelma Tarver-
Baldwin have been appointed assis
tant teachers to the SERA piano
classes conducted by Mrs. Bertha
Hansbury Phillips. at the Sher-
rard School, Tuesday evening.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-03-02

ness. You. possibly have never
seen the equal of Mrs. Moore In
her work.
Would you call a woman who
irons for her living an artist!
Possibly you would not, but as for
us, we have found no other word
that could better describe her.
Just let her iron one shirt for you
and see II you. do not, like the
writer. call her a master artist in
her line
Mrs. Moore Is one that lives
within our house whom we do not
know. We pass her by In our rush
TO keep up with the "well-knowns"
In Detroit. SO now let us stop at
her humble ironing board and shake
her skilful hand and greet her as
one Of the most efficient and con-
scientious workers of our group;
and also knov that she Is the
mother OF two children that she
and her husband are seeking to
educate and prepare for life.
In the past week. laundry from
Hoods place. came to you In the
De Luxe service box. When you
saw 1t. you were struck with its
beauty. When you opened 1t, there
was the same fine work from the
hand Of Mrs. Mildred Moore. Mr..
and Mrs. Hood are on their way
to the top in business. They are
meeting with well earned and de-
served success.
Mr.. Hood is member of the
Detroit Laundry Association. We
have never heard of any other
Negro belonging to this Associa-
ton. With his membership card
ne is permitted to visit all laund-
RES in the association. thus he is
shown the very latest In equipment
and service. He is quick to take
advantage of all that is new and
best in service.
He Is a young man. only thirty
three, with dreams that reach out
into great future--and he IA on
ms way to make these dreams
come true. We thought you would
possibly like to know this fine
man and his wife at his side, and
iont forget his artist. Mrs. Mildred
Moore.