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The Washington times., 1935-07-17
NIFTY ELECTRIC
K|TCHENFOR
WHITE HOUSE
0Id-FaShioned Equipment
To Be Discarded in Favor
Of Modern System
BY EARL GOODWIN

The good old American custom
that cooks have of sticking their
hands in the oven to test the tenn.
perature is on its way out at the
White House.
Seems like the custom smacks
too strongly of the "horse-and.
buggy days." and unless the Su.
preme Court intervenes in favor Of
digital and manual temperature
testing, there will be a lot of high.
powered scientific gadgets in the
White House kitchen which act
something like an instrument
board on an automobile. They
are to be part of the new hotsy-
totsy electric kitchen now being
installed as a part of a $4,000
PWA White House identification
and repair project.
They've been baking cake,
bread and rolls, roasting meat by
the good old Manifested method
in ovens which did service for
Presidents as far back as Theo-
dore Roosevelt. These are gas
gas ovens; before that there were
coal stoves, hickory wood stoves
that provided roast ducks, Parker
House rolls and flaky white bread
in a day when IA courses were an
everyday affair.
The identification Of the Ma
tons Number kitchen Is but a
part of the PWA White House
project which will be completed
by Fall, after which all Presiden-
tial home meals will be electrically
cooked and the famed White
House china electrically washed.
The outward and visible signs
of all this are the long green
wooden fence now extending all
the way across the front of the
White House. Behind the fence
there is a deep excavation, with
a small army of workmen, many
off the relief rolls, carrying out
the PWA project at a cost of $685.
900.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17

About IS of every 100 visitors
to the new Post Office Depart.
ment Building at Twelfth st. and
Pennsylvania Ave. N. w. spend a
few silent minutes in rapt study
Of the great bronze. compass in
laid in the main floor of the
lobby, before walking over to the
uniformed doorman, and, with a
superior sort of smile, saying:
HAS anyone ever asked you
why that compass was set in
there upside DOWN."
And the uniformed doorman
signs and patiently points out
that:
"AbOut IS Of every 100 visi.
tors spend a few silent minutes
over that compass before walk.
ing over to me and saying ex-
actIy what you've just said. And
/ always tell 'em that about IS
out Of -"
But we stopped him there lest
we be at it yet, and the man went
into his explanation of why the
northern compass needle points
south. He said:
Contrary to popular SuppO-
sitiOn, the contractor made no
error when he laid the compass.
It is set that way to coincide
The Washington times., 1935-07-17

Whether from affection or
some other emotion, Jasper Solo
mon, no fixed address-not un-
common with Observation-Disclosures
to revisit his estranged wife.
Yes, he said to himself, it was
time he went back to the old
homestead, 14OO block B st. N. E.,
where Mrs. Lille Solomon lives.
She is IS.
Jasper, who is Al, went there
yesterday. He found the door
locked. He tried the windows.
The windows were locked.
So Jasper broke a window. He
did it with his fist. The fact
that he cut his wrist failed to
deter him. He wanted to see
his wife. He did. And she saw
him.
With a scream she leaped from
the window. He looked out. She
was impaled on the picket fence.
About this time someone
thought it time to let the police
in on the story.
Police headquarters said today
Mrs. Solomon was treated at
Casualty Hospital for "puncture
wounds"
Jasper was. treated to an inter
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
KINDER GROUP
PLAYS TONIGHT

Hans Kinder. director of the
National Symphony Orchestra,
will present a complete Wagner
ian program at tonight's concert
beginning at 8 p. m. at the Poto-
mac Watergate near the Lincoln
Memorial bridge.
This will be Mr.. Kidler's last
appearance before guest conduct
ors take the baton for the last
nine concerts. However, he will
return to conduct the last of the
six weeks series.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
j. 8. MAY STOP
RECRUITING To
AID ETHIOPIA
Justice Officials Ready to Step
In II State Department
Demands Enforcement

Whenever the State Department
recommends that a stop be put
to enlistment of Americans in the
Ethiopian Foreign Legion" the
Department of Justice will step in
to invoke the provisions of the
United States code which prohib-
it's whoever is within the terri.
tory of jurisdiction of the United
States" from "enlisting or enter
ing into the service of any for
eign prince, state, colony, district
of people for war against any
prince, etc. with whom the
United States is at peace"
Until such time the Universal
Multitechnic Association or any
other group may proceed with the
business of soliciting and enlisting
anyone of any color who wants to
trade Adds Ababa and it's mala.
rial Swamps for Washington with
its 95-degree temperatures.
Parrish Gives View
So declared Frank Parrish, as.
siStant to Joseph keenan,. chief
Of the Criminal Division Of the
Department Of Justice, today
when apprised of the activities
Of recruiting officers" who for
several weeks have been enrol.
ling men in Washington, New
York and other cities for service
in the armies of Emperor Halle
SalaSSie, I, Lion of Judah and
Prince of Abyssinia. He said:
"AlthOugh enlistment and
solicitation for enlistment in
foreign service is expressly for.
hidden by Sections FL and 70
Of the 18th title of the United
States Code annotated, we
probably will take no action
unless the State Department
requests that we do so. The
State Department is mainly
interested in such matters and
it will remain for it to make
the first move"
Calls 1t A Racket
Mr.. Parrish is skeptical Of the
entire move to date. He asserted:
Recruiting in Harlem, New
York, according to reports l
have received, has all the ear.
. marks of a racket.
what puzzles me is the in
tereSt of the cOIOred people in
the ItalO-EthiOpian develop
mentS. The reigning house Of
Ethiopia, unless I'm mistaken,
does not belong to the cOlOred
race, but rather is Semitic. This
appeal to the cOlOred people
along race lines seems to me to
be all pOppycock."
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
Negroes to View
Economic Woes

Major economic and educa-
tional problems which confront
the Negro will be the basis of a
special three-day conference to be
held here August % to "a. The
meeting is being called under the
auspices of the educational de-
partment of the grand lodge Of
colored Elks.
The committee in charge of the
session will include John c. Bruce,
DR.. Emmett j. Scott, Miss Mamie
Burroughs, j. Finley Wilson, Mrs.
Abbie johnson and Mrs. Minnie
T. Wright.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
Ken MURRAY
Says:

1t may interest those, with
marital misfOrtunes, to know
that Monte Carlo is planning
to become the Reno" of Eu.
rope. Yes, sir! Now, when
you go there, you'll not only be
able to lose your money, but
also your wife. or both.
With all those "gay divOr.
Gees" present, think what an
opportunity it will be for those
roulette players, who gamble
with marriage?. If your last
was unlucky, you can always
pick out a new number"
OF course, there's some ques.
ton as to whether combining
gambling and divorce, will
prove profitable to Monte Carlo
:. BY the time most women get
ready to leave a man, he's al
ready busted"
so REMEMBER:
Some wives are like a pair Of
skies. They're hard to shake.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
In and Out Window
Game Has It's Points

Whether from affection or%vew by the police who decided
has right to visit his
- -. wife, and let him
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
Bank Clearings
Mount in Capital

Washington bank clearings fol
the first week of this month were
$4,415,692 above the amount re.
ported for the corresponding week
last year. Clearings for the first
week of July. 1884 were $16.4O7,.
784, while for the first week of
July, 1885, they amounted to
$2O,823,476. For comparable weeks
in 1888 and 1882 clearingS we're
$12,573,685 and $17,727,781 re.
spectively.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
I'D DIVISION MEETING

Approximately 700 veterans are
expected in Washington next
June to attend the annual re-.
union of the Second Division
Association, A. E. =.
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
REVENUE NEEDS
STRESSED BY
OFFICIALS
Drop Of Nearly 3 Million Over
1888 Reported; Real Estate
Men Predict Increase

Restoration of the $1.70 per 500
realty tax rate which prevailed
here from 1928 to 1893 is being
studied by District officials in con.
sequence of a sharp decline in
revenues coupled with need of
increased funds, it was learned
today. The present tax rate is
$3.50.
Real property taxes for the year
ended June 80, 1884, they point
out, amounted to $17,523,783, reg.
istering sharp drop from the
$20,899,117 realty tax yield of
1888.
In 1882, this item amounted to
$2O,S53,852, and in the previous
year, the realty tax figure was
$20,589,7 65.
Hope For Gain
The realty tax is the chief
source of revenue for the Dis.
trict. But combined with tang.
ible, intangible. gross earnings
automobile and gasoline taxes,
the total levy on thes, primary
sources for 1884 amounted to
tWenty-four million, six hundred
and twenty-five thousand, and
seventy dollars, which also was
a sharp reduction from the
overweight million, four hun.
dred and eighty-one thousand.
eight hundred and fifty-seven dol.
lars reported from similar items
for 1888. '''
In 1882, the realty tax com.
olned with the tangible, intang.
lole, gross earnings, auto and gas
taxes totaled twentyeight million
four hundred Sixty-one thousand
i've 'undred and sixty-one dol.
larS as against a total of twenty.
nine million, one hundred and
nlnety'Slx thousand, eight hundred
ana 1ltty7seven dollars for similar
items in 1881, A-"A
zeal estate men believe +hot
soaring realty values due to higher
rentals and the premium on desir.
aole properties, together with an
expansion in building activities
Will result in substantially higher
returns for the 1885 total realty
TAX figure. Even though higher
realty returns be shown as of June
81, 1885, however, informed
opinion is not optimistic that the
increase will be sufficient to off.
set an upward tax revision in view
OF the fiVe-year record of Federal
appropriations for the upkeep of
the District of Columbia.
Federal Share Drops
In 1881 the Federal contribution
was $9,50O,034 or approximately
2O.82 per cent of total District
appropriations. This amount was
increased in 1882 to $9,50O,11l or
21.67 per cent of the total.
Since then however, Shere has
been stea'y diminution to the
$5.700,OOO or 1879 per cent. The
1885 percentak, figure is based
on the Inclusion of an expenditure
for public works which, though
made. had not been included in
the formal District budget
The Washington times., 1935-07-17
First Aid Corps
Set For Elks Meet

Fifty physicians and 1875 nurses
have been signed up for the
volunteer first-aid corps to lend
services doing the thirty-sixth
annual convention of the colored
Elks of the World here August Is.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-10
UNICOS TO GIVE
 COMEDY TONIGHT
Receipts to Be Used for Banquet for Italian High
 School Grads

The Unico Club of Waterbury will give it's annual play, Cost ri voglio. a three-act comedy this evening at 8 p. m. (DST) at the Waterbury Women's Club. The en- tire proceeds of this play will be turned over to help defray ex- renses about to be incurred in June when the Unico club will sponsor it's annual dinner dance in honor of all Italian graduates from the local high schools. colleges and universities.
 The following players will con- stitute the personnel of the play: Bepi ............P Philip Morescho Madalena Miss Mary Di Matteo Lucietta .... Miss Mary DeCicco Chechi ..........v Vincent Tolomeo Pima ...........M Miss Anna Russo Anzolo Alexander A. Guastaferri Filipo Louis DiVito
 The soloist for the evening will be Mrs Louise Rolli Fibre, A de- lightful evening of entertainment will be assured all those who pro- pose to attend.
 Joseph Fava. Louis Divito and Attorney Hugo Guastaferri are in charge of arrangements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-10
Slot Machine Magnates Mass Dollars
 And Legal Aid to War For Existence
Alter Devices Often tOK Keep
 Within Law


 we'll shown by Q machine on ex- hibit at the recent Chicago conven- ton which ssdoubles pin machine earnings, yields slot machine profits legally,.' '.pays skill awards to players of 70 per cent" but in which "8O per cent of awards are replayed and lost.s'
 ssDIGGERu IS PUZLER
 The ,'digger' machine presents another problem. This is the tall, square -windowed box inside of which is an electrically operated crane with a 'ssteam shovel" on the end of the arm. On a coin being inserted, the player may rnanipu. late 1t so as to drop the "shovel's into a nest of candy and prizes, re- ceiving whatever he is able to make 1t pick up.
 Lawmakers have been muck puzzled by this machine, as to whether skill or luck really pre- dominates. This type. now seven years old, is usually found in higher-class ''locations,'' hotel lob. bies and the like, costs around $500.
 Quality of merchandise .fished for" is gradually rising from the Scent mechanical pencils, 26. cent cameras, ornate s1 clocks and 9-cent safety razors which used to rredininate. Each state and com. munity is trying to settle the "dig- ger" problem for itself.
 Coin machines themselves are not ''gyp-proof". In the early days of the 'pin games," players lift. ed and tilted the tables. New ones all have ''level'' device which shows when the table has been tipped. SOME SKULLDUGGERY HERE
 One crowd of players was caught with an electro-nagnet, directing the ball from beneath the table. Before tables were made self-reg. istering as to scores, as the new ones all are. many shopkeeper . collaborated with players in attest ing higher scores than they really made, or saw to it that his friends got all the merchandise prizes.
 Even now, the New York sub- way system takes in every. day (to its disgust) thousands of the worthless little brass slugs that players have receiver from slot machines or s'pin tables.
 But this is the critical year for coin machines. As the drive on gambling slot machines rises to new heights, and as pin games with the automatic payout and other chance features draw closer to them, the whole future of that depression baby,'' the coin industry, is at stake.
 THE END.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-10

A craze for s.pln games''
 sweeps the country, threaten.
 ing to make them the real sena-
 tional game" and creating a mass of legal and tax problems. { More complicated forms of this
 elaboration on the old s'baga.
 tclle'' appear almost weekly.
 The machines above arc being
 presented to New York hospi-
 tals for amusement of convales.
 cent patients.
 cation'' and even from day to day, making it very hard indeed to de- termine whether gambling is going on or not. Certain 1t is that much of the appeal of the games would be lost if there were no prospect of a reward in sight; the mere "thrill' of amassing . high score Is pretty barren on . strictly amusement basis.
 The up-to-date version of the s'pin table, Is an elaborate array of Joe c -ish devices. Some pay out slugs .-;st like a jackpot" ma chine.
 The way in which the "pin game" table tends to get back on the old slot machine territroy Is
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-10

Onhand, you mlghC tnlnk 1G 1S bling machines. But 1t isn't.
 Language Is, always tricky re- gardIng gambling devices. New York's new Esquirol. bill, one of the most modern anti-slot-machine laws (which is being urged on. oth- CT cities by New Yorlss legal dee partment) prohibits any machine which provides '.anys element of chance or other outcome nnpredict- able to the player"
 HERE'S "A COMIC aCATCH"
 As a joke, and to show the dif- ficulty of putting these things into words, this story Is current in the industry: A man in New York, having gotten several wrong num- bers in, a telephone pay booth, be- came irate, and demanded that the police close the thing up because. though he had depositedsa a coin, fit was not predictable what number he would get, and there was a con- siderable. element of chance"
 But further mplication comes from the fact that within a week (sometimes immediately after a law Is passed, machines may be st to fit. For Instance, un- der a former New York law, a mint vendor was added to the standard slot machine, 30 that operators could claim that. after all, you got q roll of hints for your money, and the cherries and plums were "for amusement only"
 Further, machines were altered to "pay out" brass checks with a hole in the center, plainly marked "Of No Value."
 The latest version of these slugs reads '.This Token Has No Cash or Trade Value = Loaned for Amusement Oniy."
 LAW IS EASILY EvADED
 Now, despite such lettering, cer- tain shopkeepers will redeem these slugs for cash or merchandise. And SurtsIer, they are good to re- play the machines. So New Hork's Esquirol bill provides against ma chimes that ''entile the player to receive amy money, credit, allow ance; or thing of value, or addition al chance or right to use such ma chine or device."
 That's pretty sweeping, and some claim 1t could be used against any coin machine, even the most in- nocent vending device.
 Not even it's most eloquent sup porters have, claimed that the Jackpot" slot machine is game of skill. But the rise of the "baga. telle" type of ''pin games'' further complicates the issue. Is there any skill in pulling back plunger to send marble skittering among pins and hazards? The players who spend hours leaning over the tables think there is.
 Even so, does luck predominate, or skill and practice? Alabama and Arkansas think it's mostly luck, and have laws that any ma chine that ''may be used for gam bling'' is outlawed.
 CONFUSION IN NEW YORK
 But New York city licensed some. Il, 1000 such games at $2 each. on the ground thath they are real
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-10
YCAMP OUTLINES
 SOCIAL PROGRAMS

One of the big features at the Y camp this summer will be the social program. Boys who are early in the season consider themselves lucky and there should be a mad scramble for reservations for the period opening June 27.
 Probably the high spot fin the Fourth of July celebration which will feature the Parade of the Horribles" at 6 in the in the mirn- ing under the direction Of Frank lyn Warren.
 Immediately after breakfast the camp championships get under way and boys compete in swim
 ming. athletics, boxing as well as boating events and canoeing to es- tablish the camp championships for the records on the dinner hall walls. There, their names stay un- til q new contender defeats them. In the evening a big display of fireworks are set off on the floats in the water making a very att tractive display for the boys along the shore. There will be no visit ing on the Fourth of Judy.
 The first two weeks start of on the 27th with Q big s'friendship fire" ct the council ring. On that first night old friends are reunited and boys dig up from under the council ring the big camp treas ure chest with the messages from tents of last year. Boys in tent No G. for instance. receive 6 written message from the boys in the saimo tent the season previous.
 warren who heads the social program is a graduate of Roehes- ter uniyersity Q former E secretary and for seven years counselor at the Waterbury \ camp. Ho has specialized in the camp social work and the campers Ioas remember tue biz oyenfs in camp conducted under ''xnhnes'' se'aanse.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-10
Boston Specialist
 Convention Speaker
Dr. Nesson Conducts Clinic Here, Lectures Before
 Dentists on "Pyorrhea" Prevention Urged

gums 1t will spread by direct as- piratoin and drought he blood stream to other parts of the body. The medmical and dental profes- sions agree that diseased gums pro- duce diseases such as rheumatism, arthritis, heart and kidney trouble. The best cure iS prevention, which everyone can practice. It will prevent the extraction of millions of teeth and save people from the necessity of wearing artificial teeth.
 Dr Nesson conducted . clinic yesterday at the Masonic Temple showing the latest methods and -techniques of treating pyorrhea before members of the Connecticut Dental association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-10

games and involve skill. "Opera- tors'' rejoiced, feeling that though they had a tax to pay, their tables were at least made legal by the license.
 To their horror. just the other day, three special sessions justices fined the conductors of such ''pin game" saying that the license stipulates. that the devices shall be used for amusement only, whereas the giving of prizes for high scores made them gambling machines.
 That illustrates the confusion that goes with legal regulation. New York finger-prints all opera
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-10
oLDAIRs
s1 THE ELAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

The office whistlers all this week Are off the hot current blares, For lyrics of many years ago,
 Those tuneful and melodious airs That pleased public then as now Whether with spirited or legato theme; Yes, Naughty Marietta has them whistllng, So old it was almost dreanl-- But resurrected on the screen for you It has popped up tuneful and romantic, Picturesque with eye-filling scenery On either side of the Atlantic,- Tramping feet and marching song In typical Herbertian style, All those songs reproduced for you Have the new stuff beat mile.
 -Em. Elm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-10

Pyorrhea is curable in about 90 per cent of the cases, Dr John H. Nesson, Boston specialist on dis eases of the gums told members of the Connecticut Dental Hygienists association to-day at the second session of the 21st annual conven- tion held at the Elton. Dr Nesson described the great strides which have bene made in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
 '.In the past millions of teeth have been lost from pyorrhea be- cause the patient did not come for treatment in the early stages" he said. ''If the disease is recog- nized and diagnosed in It's early stages, cure is positive in most of the cases. The bleeding can be stopped, the flow of pus elimin- ated, and q healthy dental struc- ture can be restored.
 PrecautiOn
 "One of the unfortunate things about pyorrhea is that it is rarely accompanied by pain until it's last stages when it, may be too late to effect a cure. In it's earlier stages it may only manifest itself by bleeding gums. As the disease progresses, tartar deposits about the roots of the teeth, pus collects in the gums and the gums become swollen and later, painful. The supporting bone is absorbed and the teeth become painful and fall out or have to be extracted.
 "The best cure for pyorrhea Is precaution," the speaker continued. Regular visits to the dentist every three or four months for exam ination and prophylaxis, proper massaging daily with the tooth brush and attention to a balanced diet and good body health are es- sential to maintain a healthy mouth.
 Dental Inspection
 ssWe cannot depend on sweet smelling toothpastes or mouth washes to cure pyorrhea. Only the dentist can do thath by careful sealing and polishing of the teeth. The best mouthwash or dentifrice Is a normal salt solution.
 "Most people do not know how to properly brush their teeth and massage the gums. Many eases of pyorrhea and tooth abrasion are the direct result of improper scrub ping or brushing Of the teeth. There Is q right way to brush the teeth and the dentist or dental hygieniet should spend . sitting with Che patient to teach him this important daily function"
 pr Nesson praised the dental hyeienlsts for the splendid roles they play in helping to keep healthy so many individuals.
 f'& Conducts Clinic
 cone canont have . healthy body" he stated, "if the mouth In diaeaged. The mouth is she |gate- way fe the entire human body and if Infection is present in diseased