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Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26

Rohmer's success is another tes-
timonial to the golden rewards for
mystery story writing. The incomes
of the late Edgar Wallace and Ar
thur Somers Roche were stupen-
dous. Mary Roberts Rinehart and
Agatha Christie, mystery creators,
are two of the most highly paid
women writer's. Dashiell Hammett
cleaned up a fortune in short Or
der. Earl Derr Biggers left size
able estate. So did Anna Katherine
Green, and e. Phillips Oppenheims
income is reputedly near a quarter
million a year. Willard Huntington
Wright, turning from scholarly es-
says to detective fiction under the
name of S. S. Van Dine, has be-
come wealthy enough to quit
Barrow Street walk-up for a Cali
fornia ranch with stables, kennels
and what not.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26

First a kidnapping, now martial law
Tacoma must be an exciting place in
which to live.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26

Wiggily and Nurse James adyen-
ture.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26

Aside from the monetary side,
the mystery makers I believe enjoy
their chore more than those who
turn out less exciting fiction. In
the throes Of their story, they seem
to be dancing constantly on the
edge of high adventure, living the
thrills of their characters. They
will go no place, eat but little and
every one I have known burns up
cigarettes chain fashion from the
opening chapter to the finale And
quite number wind up their men
tai riot with an old fashioned toot,
There's scarcely a scrivener who
has not had his fling at mystery
fiction. My one effort was during
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-26
TEN YEARS AGO
June 26. 1925

Paving on Sanoalwood Drive will
be completed tomorrow morning,
according to City Engineer knights.
Some so Boy Scouts in all parts
Of the valley are putting the last
touches to their pack rolls today
preparatory TO going to camp in
the Laguna mountains.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14
PONTIAC

Pontiac 1889 Sedan-Has been NACn
thoroughly rec itioned, UtUC
paint is like new; all good tires, and
at this price Is a real value trade.
LEO ROCCA, INC.
Direct Dodge & Plymouth Dealers
Z New York Ave. N. e, Nat. 1922
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14
Wanfed-AutOmObiles
CASH IN 5 MINUTES

II car is paid for, will give you
fun cash price. or IL not paid for,
viii pay off balance and give. you
cash difference. Decatur 1890.
SEE MR.. BARNES. 1929 14th ST.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14

Chevrolet 1880 Coupe-A fine p1AS
little business car that will O14O
pay for itself in extra business and
time saved; terms like car fare.
SMOOT MOTOR co.
3342 M st. N. w. WEST 1850
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14

Chevrolet 1920 COach-Good run @9E
ming condition; all good tires; DsO
easy monthly terms. See 1t.
HANDLEY MOTOR co.
$3.50 Ga. Ave. N. W. AID. 1850
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14
Automobiles for Sale
CLEARING SALE ON
USED CARS

USED CARS
CADILLAC, 1881 SPORT CON-
VERTIBLE COUPE, DE LUKE
SPECIAL BUILT FLEETWOOD,
NEW TIRES, 8-TUBE MOTO-
ROLA RADIO; MILEAGE LESS
THAN $4,000; PRIVAT ELY
OWNED; $675.
DODGE, 1898 6-WHEEL DE
LUKE BROUGHAM, NEW TIRES,
TRUNK, NEW PHILCO RADIO,
LOTS OF EXTRAS; MECHANI"
CALLY AND APPEARANCE LIKE
NEW; $500.
Plymouth 1882 Sport Coupe, rumble
seat, new tires. paint and mechanically
Model s41-B, $3.50. Ford 1881 Sport Cor sc
9rtPe Coupe Pstee hsS sek 1gSo
Spas. SIS5: Packard 1929 Sport 5:pass
De Luxe Sedan. $195: Buick 1929 Master
De LUXE Phaeton. perfect. $175: Chrysler
Sedan. $165: Ford 1881 Sedan. S165: La
Sale 1928 De Luxe Sport Phaeton. $145;
Hupp De Luxe Sedan. early 1880. SLAP;
Luxe Sedan, $95: Packard s 1928 Club
Sedan. 500; Chrysler "72" 4-door Sedan.
S75: Ford 1929 Coupe. new tires. $75:
pass. Sedan. sos Auburn Sport Coupe.
S65; Ford 1929 Roadster. rumble seat
new tires, $65; La, Sale 5-pass. Coupe.
S45; Buick Standard 5.pass. Sedan. $50.
Lots Of others to select from. No charge
made to look our stock over.
ROBERT HERSON AUTO
EXCHANGE, INC.
70 Florida Ave. N. E. North 6730-10405
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-14
Automobiles for Sale

CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE
Barry Pate Motor Co.. 1880 Conn; Ave-
Washington's Oldest Chevrolet Dealers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-04
Damage Award
Proves Costly
To 'Victor'

ALEXANDRIA, April SIT
was a costly verdict that John
w. Shaver, Of Alexandria, won
in corporation court in his
$4,000 damage suit for false
arrest.
For a jury which heard the
case awarded him damages Of
two cents, but he will have to
pay the court costs of the &C.
ton, which will run far beyond
that sum.
Mr.. Shaver brought the suit
against George w. Herring, a
member of the lumber firm of
Wallace and Herring, where he
was formerly employed as a
Waterman.
Mr.. Herring had him arrested
last July on a charge Of steal
ing lumber from the yard. In.
dicted by the grand jury, Mr..
Shaver was tried and found not
guilty.
He then entered the suit for
false arrest, and jury returned
the two-cent verdict late yes.
terday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-04

PARIS G.N.S).-Sinking ships
and disabled submarines unable to
rise to the surface are a thing Of
the past.
This is the claim made by a
French naval engineer who be-
lieves he has discovered a device
that will keep any ship afloat and
bring any submarine to the sur
face in a few minutes.
my discovery will revolutionize
Ship-building throug h out the
world" Julien Guillaume; the in
ventor, told newspapermen and
newSreel cameramen as he de-
monStrated his discovery in a
flooded quarry near Paris recently.
Guillaume showed them over his
ten-ton motor yacht and bade
them thoroughly inspect every
nook and Granny to make sure
there was no trickery. But he re-
fused to show small watertight
chamber where his machinery was
installed.
Then, dressed in riding breeches
and a golf jacket, Guillaume
opened the sea-cocks and entered
the water-tight compartment.
The yacht gradually sank to the
bottom of the quarry, five yards
under the surface, and settled
down.
In about five minutes there was
a slight disturbance of the water
and the spectators saw the yacht
rising horizontally. It's mast split
the surface and then the cabin.
Finally the yacht came to rest
with decks awash but with the
cabin door above the surface.
Guillaume emerged smiling and
perfectly dry.
my invention is perfectly
simple, economical, and can be
fitted to the largest liner afloat
or to the smallest motor yacht"
he stated.
"No matter how disabled a
ship is, with gaping holes in the
sides, provided my discovery is
unframed it will keep the ship
on the surface"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-04
Aid for Delinquent
81 Women Is Urged

Urgent need for an adequate
health program and rehabilitation
agency for criminal and delin-
Quent women in the District was
stresse yesterday before the
social workers institute by Capt.
Rhoda Millikin, of the Women'S
Bureau.
Miss Milikin revealed that q
study is underway to determine
the proportion Of delinquent
children who have delinquent
mothers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-04
Veterinarians Get
Test for u. S. Jobs

"A competitive examination to
qualify veterinarians for appoint
ment as second lieutenantS in
the Veterinary Corps will be held
next July 8 to Is, the War De
partment announced today.
Graduates of recognized
veterinary colleges are eligible
for the examination provided
they meet the physical standards
and will not be over 80 years old
at the time they may receive Q
commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-04
Rice Chosen Head
OF Optimist Club

Joseph E. Rice, insurance man,
was elected president Of the Wash.
ington Optimist Club at q lunch
con meeting yesterday at the
Hamilton Hotel. He succeeds J..
B. Murphy.
Plans were made for the at
tendance of SO Optimists and
their wives at the District conven.
ton tomorrow at Richmond, Va.
A feature will be the District
junior oratorical contest at which
Boiling Bell, 10, 8O2 H st. N. w.,
Langley Junior High School pu.
pill, will represent Washington.
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Claims Device Makes
Ships Unsuitable

Guillaume stated that govern.
ment experts had consistently ig-
nored his requests to them to ex-
anime his discovery. He was not
daunted, however. He remembers
how Fitch tried in vain to get the
French government interested in
the steamboat.
"No, until I have shown this
invention to the French govern
ment I cannot describe It to you
in detail" he told newspaper
men. "But it was no more diff
ficult to discover than Archi.
medeS' principle"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-04
ARTIST SISTERS
OPEN EXHIBIT
HERE TODAY
BY MARY PADGETT
Equally gifted, equally famous;
1inA vet differentl

Equally gifted, equally famous;
alike, yet different!
This is a partial description
Of Elene and Bertha de Helle'
branth, distinguished Hungarian
artists, before whom have sat
royalty and nobility. Their
brushes have produced paintings
acclaimed for excellence and
beauty.
Both artists paint separately
the same subject at the same
time.
They are in Washington to
exhibit their paintings under
sponsorship of the minister OF
Hungary, John Pelenyi. The
exhibit opened today in the Ma
tional Gallery Of Art at the Ma
tional Museum and will continue
until the end Of the month.
Sisters Are Versatile
Interviewed at the Mayflower
Hotel, the sisters were found to
be vibrating with enthusiasm and
youthful energy. Both plainly
had the same intense love Tor
their work.
The Misses de Hellebranth are
also musicians. Both play the
piano and violin.
They are linguists, students at
all times, and will be for the rest
of their lives, they aver. Both
have dark hair and dark brown
eyes.
They admit, however, that
their individual conception OF life
is as different as day and night.
It is reflected in their paintings
in the music they play, in what
they say and think.
Bertha, junior by one year, ap-
pears older. She does not hest.
tate to face reality, no matter
how ugly. Her painting portrayS
the naturalistic. with infinite
care for effect and exactitude.
Elene's Painting Abstract
Elene's painting is abstract. Hers
is the inspirational, the more
imaginative nature. She is holder
with her coloring. Elene is near
sighted, but it is something Of
which she is proud. Happily she
says:
II miss so many ugly things In
life. When I want to, I only
see the beauty Of colors and out.
line"
Says Bertha3
eff you anaIyze people you
will find so much good and
beauty that does not always
show"
And, Understandings, Elene
answers:
''You must have the shadow to
appreciate the light"
Muses. Bertha:
cart is wonderful. It Is IN.
ternatiOnal; so quiet. States.
men quarrel, people differ. But
if art is good, it is the same
everywhere"
Some of the paintings being ex-
hibited here include those Of Leo
pold III, King of the Belgians:
Nicholas Horthy, regent Of Hun
gary, and Senator William E.
Borah, each sister having painted
her portrait of each person.
Altogether there are 81 paint
ings, including one entitled "StilI-
Life In White" by Bertha, which
won the st. Stephen gold medal
last year in Budapest, and "Na-
tasha," by Elene, which was
awarded the same kind of medal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-04
BIG TREE PLANTING

PARSONS, w. Va, April 4
Especially "A huge reforestation
project, which calls for the plant
ing of a half million spruce trees
on Blackstone Mountain, between
here and Thomas, will start
April 8.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-04
SISTERS BY BIRTH
Sisters " Art

HUNGARIAN sister art
lists who work together on
the same subjects. The
young women are here to
attend the exhibition Of
their work at the National
Gallery of Art which opens
today. Times Staff Photo.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-04
PELLEY OFFERS
3-PO|NT PLAN
To SAVE ROADS

NEW YORK, April 4 GN.SD.
:. "three.point program" to meet
the railroad situation was pro-
posed today by John j. Policy,
president of the Association of
American Railways.
The program, as outlined to the
New York State Chamber of Com
merce, follows:
Withdraw the subsidies from
other forms of transportation and
regulate them on a basis COM
parable with the railroads.
Prevent the enactment of any
legislation that increases the cost
Of railroad operation.
Discontinue the coordinator law
and give the Association of Amer
lean Railroads an opportunity to
do for the rail carriers what can
be done within the industry itself.
He said:
with this three point pro-
gram effective, and with a re-
turn Of anything like normal
business conditions, the rail.
roads again will give a good &C
count of themselves from the
standpoint Of earnings and the
effect on general business
through their increased purchas.
ing power.
"The two real causes Of the
present poor showing of the
railroads are the general bust.
ness depression and the COM
petition Of other forms of
transportation which are heavily
subsidized and not effectively
regulated"
Pelley said that from 1905 to
1888, inclusive, the Federal
Government spent on inland
waterways, covering rivers and
not the Great Lakes, a total Of
$785,288,025, mot one dollar of
which is returned to the Govern.
ment."
Regarding the highway subsidy,
he said a study made by experts
showed the amount paid by Gov.
eminent for the construction and
maintenance of highways in 1892
exceeded the total of gasoline
and license fees by 1894, 6o7 900.
TRADE GROUP LUNCH
The weekly luncheon meeting Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-04
PARIS PLANS LOTTERY

PARIS, April 4 U.N.SJ-For
the first time in history, the
ministry of finance today or
ganized a national Sweepstake
ON the Grand Prix to be run
at LongchampS on June 80.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-04

TRADE GROUP LUNCH
The weekly luncheon meeting Of
the Washington Trade Association
Executives will be held today at
the Carlton Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-24
300 ASK FOR WORK BY NOON; LABOR FACTIONS CLASH
ssBack to York;
Today's highIights:

Today's highlights:
 Three hundred former em- ployees of the Alaska Juneau mine had registered up to noon today at the Employment office.
 Registrants were told to re- port for work tomorrow morn ing.
 Protection is pr o m s e d all those reporting for work tomor- row.
 Seven arrests were made on various charges following fight ing during parade of those gO- ing to register. Cases will be tried in the U. s. Commission CTS Court and not the City police court.
 Five persons taken to hospital, four with badly cut scalps, three of whom were released after being treated. Two still in hospital, apparently not ser iOusly injured.
 Al Nygren. President of the Alaska Mine Workers Union, said this afternoon that he had no statement 10 make relative to the situation this morning in that he was not conversant with it. Nygren was in court all morning at the Mel Heard trial, he said, summoned as witness, and he had only such information as he had heard during the noon recess.
 Nsard also said he was not in position to make a statement, having been in court all morn ing. Charles Crozier, member of the Union Board of Trustees, said: No statement of any kind to make"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-24
Story of Kidnapping
 No,o Told
of Justice Agent Reveals All Angles
 of Tacoma Abduction

TACOMA, Wash, June 24.-E. J. Connolly, Department of Ju stic e Agent from Chicago, who was plac- ed in charge of the Weyerhaeuser kidnap investigation, today revealed the Governments story of little Georges abduction, trunk rides" over the state and the arraignment of the Valleys in the Federal Court.
 Abduction We'll Planned
 Connolly said Harmon M. Waley and William Dainard. alias William Davis, alias William Mahan, dis cussed the Kidnapping in Salt Lake City last March without any spe- cific victim mentioned.
 The pair then came to Washing ton state, Connolly said, where the death of John P. Weyerhaeuser, Sr., pointed them toward the timber family on the theory that the fam fly would have considerable ready money following the death of it's head.
 They came to Washington shortly after the plot was formed and stayed while in Hoquiam and in Raymond, then rented an apart ment in Seattle, making several trips across the State in the mean time.
 Watch Weyerhaeuser Children
 Early in May, the plotters devot- ed considerable time to watching the movements of the Weyerhaeuser children and family.
 On May "A they seized little George on the tennis court near the Annie Wright Seminary, bun dled the boy into an automobile and took him to a pit near Issa- quah where they chained him up, Connolly said.
 Dainard, or Mahan as he has be- come known in the newspapers, re- mained on guard over the boy, while Waley went to Tacoma and mailed the ransom note, then to Seattle to purchase food and blan- kets for the boy.
 On the night of May 25, the boy was moved to another pit, twenty miles south of 1ssaquah. On May 26, George was taken to Spokane and from there to the Idaho hills, then back again to the house in Spokane which, Waley testified, his wife had rented without knowing what it was to be used for.
 Dainard went to Seattle May 28 to negotiate with the boys father. He received the ransom money May 31, midway between Seattle and Tacoma.
 Boy Released
 Dainard returned to Spokane and with the Valleys took the boy back
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-24
COMMUNICATION

The following signed communica- ton ITO the Editor" is printed for the information of all Juneau citizens, as well as those engaged in the mine controversy:
 To the Editor:
 Saturday and Sunday there was distributed about the city a mimeo- graphed sheet, which bore the title "Today's Strike News.' The sheet or bulletin was not signed, and the name of the author has not been disclosed.
 Ordinarily it is not considered good form to attempt to answer anonymous communications and it is not my purpose to enter into any controversy, or to engage in de- bate with an invisible. unnamed opponent. However, in the interest of law and order at this time 1t may not be amiss to consider some of the statements contained in the bulletin which may merit at least passing notice on account of their false and misleading character
 The author of the bulletin refers to the resolution of the City Coun- cil passed last Friday night for the purpose of maintaining order, pre- serving the peace, and protecting the lives, safety and well being of the inhabitants of the city, and he states that such action of the Council was unauthorized. unlawful and reasonable.
 The eleventh subdivision of sec- tion 2383 of the Compiled Laws of 1883, provides that the Council shall have and exercise the power to prohibit disorderly conduct, or conduct endangering the public peace. public health and public safety"
 The seventeenth subdivision oi the same section provides that The Council shall have and exercise such power by ordinance, resolution or otherwise as may be necessary to protect and preserve the lives, the health. the safety and the well be- ing of the people of the city"
 It seems clear then that the City Council is not only given the right and power to maintain peace and order and protect all of it's inhabi- tants; but it is made the duty ol the Council to do so by the blair and unambiguous language of ths statute. This statute has been thu
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-24
MORE ALASKA
 EXPENDITURES
 RECOMMENDED
House Passes Second De- hiciency Bills with
 Northland Items

WASHINGTON, June 24.- The House has passed the second de- ficiency bill which includes $58,- 0O0,O00 for public buildings outside of the District of Columbia. The bill now goes to the Senate.
 Expenditures recomm nded in- clude for Alaska the following items:
 Anchorage postoffice and customs house, $475, 900.
 Ketchikan postoffice and GUS toms house, $l00.000.
 These sums are in addition to $300 0G0 previously appropriated for Nome, Sitka and Wrangell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-24
By ANpRUE BERpING

ROME, June 24.-The menace of war between Italy and Ethiopia has profoundly influenced the political situation in Europe.
 If Italy goes ahead with the struggle, as there is every indication that she will. the present European lineup may change considerably.
 Some of the effects of the prob able conflict already felt are.
 1.-Irritation of England and France toward Italy for preparing to embark on serious African ven- ture. Weakening of the united front
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-24
TO FURNISH REPORT

WASHINGTON, June 24.--As the Senate prepared to look into food and health conditions in the Mat anuska project, aides of Harry L. Hopkins indicated he would furnish promptly a report requested by the Senate after telegrams from the Colonists were read asserting no houses nor roads were built and nearly all settlers were i'll and epi- demic was feared because of lack of medical supplies. Relief Adminis- trator Hopkins declined to com ment on the report that Eugene Carr, Rural Rehabilitation official had been sent to Palmer to take charge.
 After reading telegranns and let ters. Senator Vandenberg said "it is not a pleasant picture to con template and the least we can dc is ask for reports to determine what the facts are. Our hope is the re- quest of information will inspire added efforts to amend the diff. culties if they exist"
 Blaming most of the complaints on failure of lumber shipments tx arrive, Colonel Lawrence Westbrook head of the Rural Rehabilitation Division. said that despite the diff ficulties the settlers were still mucl better off than before.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-24
IN CHEERLEss CELL

OLYMPIA, Wash, June 24.-Sad faced and red-eyed from weeping, 19-year Mrs. Margaret Waley sat in her cheerless cell last Sat- urday night awaiting the decision today of Federal Judge Edward E. Cushman as to when she must face a jury and demand acquittal in Kidnapping on conspiring to kidnap nine -year-old George Weyerhaeuser.
 Three times in three days she sought against efforts of her hus- band, Harmon M. Waley, to admit guilt and felon's brand that Waley accepted when he pleaded guilty and received a 45-year sen tence. Each time Judge Cushman refused to accept the guilty plea and finally entered a not guilty plea for her.
 Thurston County jail officials said Saturday night that Mrs Waley would probably not be taken to Tacoma today because her pres ence is not required for assign ment of the trial date.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-24
U. s. EMBASSY
 UNDER GUARD
Bomb Thrown Into Yard in Mexico City Sew
 eral Windows Shattered

MEXICO, F. D., June 24.-Rein- forced police are guarding the United States Embassy today as the authorities investigated a bombing that shattered several windows of the building.
 The bomb was thrown from a speeding auto into the Embassy garden.
 Ambassador Daniels said the in cident was of no importance at all, Mexican officials expressed regrets