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The Washington times., 1935-08-07

for parking overtime.
Mayor Douglas M. Blandford, OF
Rockville, who is concerned over
the question of who. is going to try
the judge, is considering asking
the Maryland Circuit Court to ap-
point a special magistrate to han
die all cases of parking violations,
including the judges.
Pugh Of Same Mind
But States Attorney James H.
Pugh is of the same mind as
Judge Smith as to the question Of
exempting officials from charges
brought by Officer Thompson.
When Tain dge Watkins,
Gaithersburg Federal Land Bank
appraiser. came into court yester-
day, Mr.. Pugh recommended nolle
pressing a disorderly conduct
charge which Thompson refused
to withdraw. Thompson said he
charged Watkins with disorderly
conduct when the latter called
him names. The name-calling Incl
dent is alleged to have occurred
when Thompson admonished a
motorist parked illegally to move
on"
Meanwhile tickets continue to
appear on cars parked overtime,
whether they belong to Officer
Thompson's official Superiors or
to private citizens,
The Washington times., 1935-08-07
PROTEST
NEARS COURT
SHOWDOWN
Mt. Rainier Man Files
Answer to Charges
OF Citizens

MT. RAINIER, Nd, Aug. Z,
The fight on whether beer shall
be sold within the Mt. Rainier
town limits moved one step nearer
a hearing in the Prince Georges
county circuit court at Upper
Marlboro yesterday.
On behalf of the defendant in
the hearing, Carl N. Klein, Attor
ney L. Harold Sothoron filed a
demurrer to all the charges Of the
Citizens Protective Association
and Lettie Murphy that Klein has
no right to sell beer in the town
Klein is the second man to ask
for such a right but is the only
defendant in this fight.
Attorney Sothoron declared the
allegations against his client con
Stitute no basis for denying the
license. The court has asked
counsel for both sides to file briefs
of their respective stands and
then a date for hearing is to
be set.
The protective association was
formed a month ago and imme
diately instituted action against
Klein, who at that time had only
acquired an ION sale" beer license
over the protest of the town coun
Gil and church organizations.
The Washington times., 1935-08-07
Traffic Trips Judge,
But Who'll Try Him?

ROCKVILLE, Md, Aug. Z.
Who's going to try the judge?
This queS tion is disturbing
Rockville today in the light of
happenings during the last week
which have kept officials here re-
moving parking tickets from the
windshields of their automobiles
and stirred the town into a
furore as to whether police Off
Gals shall obey the parking law.
It all came about when Leslie
P. Thompson was appointed
to the police force three weeks
ago with instructions from the
town council to enforce the
towns parking restrictions with
out fear or favor"
Warrant Dismissed
But yesterday, Police Judge Har-
old C. Smith, who himself had
received a parking ticket, dis
missed two parking warrants is.
sued by Officer Thompson for G.
Lamar Kelly, member Of the town
council. and Frank H. Karn, presi-
dent Of the county board of COM
missioners.
Without fear, if not without
favor, the judge also refused for
fixture on $3.50 collateral posted
by Mr.. Kelly, declaring that so far
as he was concerned county and
town officials shouldn't be fined
The Washington times., 1935-08-07
Jimmie Gets Lobster
On 9th Birthday
FRANK PORTILLO

"Timmie the newspaper cal"
who learned to eat lobster in the
old Waldorf in New York, will
celebrate his eighth birthday with
a lobster dinner tomorrow in a
studio apartment at 1923 Connec-
ticut Ave-, where he makes his
home with Mr.. and Mrs. BaScom
N. Timmons, both well known
almost as well known as Jimmie
the cat-in official and jour-
nalistic circles.
Eight and sedate, and with the
wisdom collected in years of
travel, Jimmie no longer takes
the trouble, except on rare occa-
sions, to indulge in the antics
which made him famous in the
National Press Building, where as
a kitten he served as unofficial
mascot, and where big Tim"
holds forth as a Washington news
paper correspondent. big Tim"
formerly was preS1QenG Oh I1e Ma
tional Press Club. At one time
they wanted to run him for Con-
gress out in Texas, where he once
punched cows.
Once in awhile, on cool day,
big Tim" says, Jimmie will
play his celebrated cat polo
game, batting a shining ball
around the room, in the manner
he once did to attract big gal
leries at the Press Club Building.
He still takes auto rides, but not
so frequently as he did few
years ago when almost every tax
icab driver in Washington knew
him and had him as a passenger,
and he hasn't been on a train or
boat for several years.
Born Downtown
Jimmie was born in the Ma
tional Press Building as it neared
completion. Mrs. TimmonS found
him there, apparently about two
The Washington times., 1935-08-07
u. 5. WORKERS
PUT PLAN UP
T0WALKER
Farley Will Be Held
To-day on Status of
Proposed Agency

Organized representatives of II
Government departments and
agencies planned today to seek
a showdown" from Frank c.
Walker, chairman of the National
Emergency Council, on the or.
ganization of a transfer bureau
for discharged emergency en-
ployes.
Headed by Miss Jessica Buck,
Of MIRA, Miss Maude Miles, of
AAA, and William Drawbaugh,
Weather Bureau, the interlodge
committee of the American Fed
ration Of Government Employees
will call upon Mr.. Walker at
p. m. to learn the status of
their project, what he thinks of
the possibility of obtaining an
executive order to establish the
agency, and how long it should
take thereafter to. set it up.
Order Drawn Up
The transfer agency proposed by
the committee several months ago
to aid in finding jobs for expert
enced emergency workers who are
dropped in reducing staffs, would
be set up by an executive order
which was drawn up with the aid
of James M. O'Neill, former act
ing administrator of NRA. The
order was submitted to the PreSi-
dent, who turned it over to Bud
get Bureau, which in turn passed
it to Mr.. Walker for his considera-
ton. If he is favorable it will go
back to the President for promul.
cation.
Included in the committee this
evening will be workers from Blu
reau Of Standards, General ,Ac-,
counting Office, Commerce, Labor.
Veterans Administration, Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, Inter
state Commerce Commission,
Navy Yard, Interior, AAA, FERA,
Resettlement Administration and
a group of organized colored en-
ployes scattered throughout the
service.
Project Approved
In the opinion of spokesman for
Government personnel, particu-
larly the organizations, an emery.
ency transfer agency offers the
only adequate method for finding
continued employment for work.
ers who have proved their fitness,
at the same time giving the Gov.
eminent the advantage of retain
ing experienced employees with a
minimum of additional patronage
appointments.
National officers Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Government
Employees have approved the pro-
ject, fears of civil service adher.
ents that the project would
menace the merit system having
been dissipated.
The Washington times., 1935-08-07

weeks old, lost from his mother
and making a great fuss about it.
He was given milk from a medi'
cine dropper, and waxed healthy
and strong. So August 8, though
perhaps not his exact birthday, is
an approximate date which the
Timmons celebrate.
Within year Jimmie numbered
among his acquaintance news
paper men, authors, soldiers, art
lists, actors and statesmen. Wal
ter Huston, the actor, named him
"the dress-suit cat" because his
white feet and throat, setting off
his velvety black coat, gave him
the appearance Of always being
in formal evening dress.
Got Movie Offer
Trained to do many unusual
stunts, Jimmie once received a
movie offer. It was declined
Newspapers and magazines from
coast to coast have carried fea
lures about him.
A few years ago Jimmie gave
up his home in a miniature pull
man berth" in the TimmonS
newspaper suite and went to live
in the Timmons apartment
From a runt kitten he has grown
to be perhaps the longest and tall
est cat in Washington. Wiry, but
sturdy, he tips the scales at
around 20 pounds.
Jimmie no longer takes an
active interest in politics, and
hasn't since AL Smith was candi
date in 1928. Something in
Smiths voice seemed to charm
him, and night after night when
Smith began his speeches Jimmie
would take up a station in front
of a radio. When Governor Smith
had concluded Jimmie would get
up and leave the room.
The Washington times., 1935-08-07
! CRIME BILLS
FAV0RABLY
REPORTED
House Group Defines
Bribery, Increases
Punishment

In it's last regular meeting Of
this session of Congress, the
House District Committee today
favorably reported four bills, two
of which were drafted by the
Crime Committee to aid law en-
forcement in Washington.
One of the measures, approved
at the request of Representative
Chauncey w. Reed CD Of I'LL
nois, increases penalties for felon
les by providing that on con
viction of second felony
criminals should be sentenced to
serve the maximum term pro
vided for the offense.
The second law-enforcement
bill defines bribery and makes
the punishment from six months
to five years in Jail. There is nc
bribery statute in the District at
present.
Exchange of certain park lands
at and near Western Avenue and
West Beach drive for other lands
considered more suitable to de
yelopment of Rock Greek Park and
the District street system is pro
vided for in another of the favored
bills. It was pointed out that this
measure permits the Government
to exchange certain land it pos
SeSseS for a strip of land now
privately owned.
The fourth bill permits con
struction and maintenance of pipe
lines in the Southwest area.
The Washington times., 1935-08-07
House Passes Up
Leave Bills Again

Once more the House passed up
the two Government leave bills
yesterday. AS on three previous
occasions, the sick and annual
leave measures were denied a
House vote on a point of no quo.
rum. Chairman RamSpeck Of the
Civil Service Committee, sponsor
of the bills, said he would at
tempt to call up the bills, under
a special rule tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1935-08-07
Howard u. President
Named 10 j. ). Post

DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson, presi-
dent of Toward University, has
been appointed by President
Roosevelt to be member Of the
National Youth Adminil tration
which will spend so million dollars
during the coming year to help
the depression-stranded youth Of
the nation.
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune,
presto. ont of Bethune- Goodman
College of Florida was also FAMED
on the youth council. The two
will be the only colored members
of the administration.
The Washington times., 1935-08-07
LIKE
R|VERCRU|SE

Scores Of crippled Washington
children gazed through rain-drip-
ping windows today dreaming Of
the good time they had on the
Potomac River yesterday.
They were guests of the Dis
trict Chapter Of the Red Cross
and the Junior Chamber Of Com
MERGE.
Clowns, popcorn and ice cream
combined to give the children a
happy outing.
The Washington times., 1935-08-07

JIMMIE
FAMED newspaper cat
celebrates his eighth birth
day tomorrow. Harris Ewing
Photo. $50.
The Washington times., 1935-08-07
East Lynne Coming
To Press Club Roof

east Lynne" the story that
brought movie fame to Lillian
Gish, Richard BarthelmesS and
Mary Hay many years ago, will
open August IA on the National
Press Club Roof, under auspices
of the Presidents Cup Regatta
Association, Inc.
Members of the Willard Roof
Players, who produced "The
Drunkard" last summer so success
fully, will appear in the Gay Nine
ties melodrama.
The Washington times., 1935-08-07
Georgetown Library
Will Open October

Formal opening of the George
town Branch of the Public Ii.
brary, now under construction at
Wisconsin Ave. and r. st. N. w.,
is expected october l, it was an
nounced today by DR.. George F.
Bowerman, librarian. after con-
tractors announced they expected
to complete the structure in
August.
The Washington times., 1935-08-07
Ken Murray
Says:

In his determination to hog
the center Of the European
stage, MuSsolini even refuses to
let the League Of Nations tell
him where to get off. What
they really need over there. =.
is a Major BOweS.
II Duce boasts that If neces-
sary he would even go to war
as a private Can't you just
see BenitO biting the hind leg
off one Of those Ethiopian lions.
He has made up his mind to
get more territory, and claims
that all Ethiopia needs to make
it a paradise is good men and
water OF course, the same
thing is true of HadeS.
so REMERBER:
The pen may be mightier
than the sword. but rafting .
pen never scared anybody.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16

you'll go ahead. We'll sit upon the ground and keep our eyes wide open, too.
 Remember, steers are pretty strong. We hope that nothing will go wrong" The cowboy answered, "Oh, I'm. safe in anything l do." And then upon horse he jump- ed and cross the ground the small beast thumped. Soon from a big corral another cowbody chased a steer.
 "Go get him, cowboy" Dotty cried. The cowboy soon was by his side. The Tinymites were tense and set to give the man a cheer.
 Hey, look" yelled Scouty. There he goes. He's grabbed the steers horns. He sure knows just how to hang on good and tight. Whats he supposed to. do?" A cowboy answered, You'll soon see. He's just as clever as can be. He'll have that wild-eyed steer upon the ground before he's | through"
 Copyright. 1885, NEA Service, Inc. Dotty proves d good horse trainer in the next story.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-16

"Your clothes will dry up nice altl neat. The sun sends down a lot of heat" said Dotty to wee Windy. You won't have to wait so long.
 Besides, fresh air will help them dry, and you can don them by and by. Iris fortunate a lovely breeze is blowing good and strong"
 "Why, they are dry, now" Dun cy said, "so our wee pal can go ahead and put them on. and oust the barrel he's been wearing round"
 Wee Duncy did this very thing and gave the barrel quite d fling. It made the Tinies laugh to see it cave in, on the ground.
 Just then cowboy joined the bunch and said, 1T have happy hunch that I can entertain you in a quite unusual way.
 ''I'll bet you that nobody here has seen soul bulldog steer. That's why I'm going to show you how it's done, this very day"
 "YOu're right, we haven't" |" Scouty said. Twill please us if
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-19

WASHINGTON. July 19.-Vice-
President John N. Garner, erst-
while Cactus Jack" of the Texas
plains emerged today in a new role
that of mems fashion advisor.
Not only is Garner advising on
mems fashions but he is giving the
advice and getting it accepted by
President Roosevelt, himself, which
ought to make Garner No. l style
counsellor in the country.
Mr.. Roosevelt revealed Garner's
new position in the administration
when he appeared in a brand new
cream-colore dsummer suit, The
suit. Mr.. Roosevelt said, was made
out of some kind of goats hair
and was purchased on Garner's rec
ommendation.
They are made down in Texas,
the President said, and appear TO
be mighty cool and satisfying these
sweltering summer days.
Mr.. Roosevelt undertook little
style advising himself, just to show
that he wasn't the only admin!stra-
ton leader who knows what's what
when it comes to mems fashions.
Take a look at Macs new tie,
he whispered to newspapermen as
Marvin A. Mcintyre, the White
House secretary, entered the mid
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-19
LENIENT WITH Us

Local attorneys will probably be flab-
bergasted at the next sentence but we be
Eeye fairness compels us to make it.
We sincerely believe the American Bar
association, at its convention in Los An
geles. was most kind and charitable in
absolving the press of the nation from
cenSure in connection with publicity at
tendant upon the Hauptmann trial. while
at the same time it castigated prosecu-
ton and defense attorneys for hippo
droming" the case
While the larger news services can
only be commended for their methods in
reporting the Hauptmann trial, the same
cannot be said for many of the larger
papers having their own correspondents
at the trial. These played up to the
limit and beyond it, everything that was
sensational, morbid or Sordid, about the
most sensational trial in the history of
the country, and for that they certainly
are open to censure.
Nor should such censure be limited by
any means to the Hauptmann case Ev-
cry prominent trial in the country, and
they need not necessarily be confined to
criminal cases, is seized upon by some
newspapers as an opportunity to turn
loose a flock of sob-sisters, feature writ
ers and cameramen, to cater to the less
desirable appetites in mankind.
My only authentic personal story
is a prominent feature with some news
papers in connection with gangsters,
murderers, adulterers and particularly
with women who have achieved the dis
tinction of committing major crime.
Anyone with an ounce of sense knows
they are not written, and perhaps are
never seen until they appear in print, by
the person whose name is signed to them.
The name is all that counts. The paper
pays a price for the use of the name and
turns the job of writing over to one of its
staff with a flair for sensationalism or
maudlin sentiment as the case demands.
In the notorious Winnie Ruth Judd
case two of Los Angeles leading news
papers presented the public with an od-
oriferous squabbe as to which was car
rying the true ''only original authentic
personal story of a terrible crime,
spectacle that must have disgusted the
decent public and certainly created no
pride among newspapermen possessing
the proper respect for their calling
The bar association was lenient with
us-more so than we deserved. Perhaps
we should be more lenient in recounting
the bars shortcomings and giving more
thought and attention to our own.
If King Halle Selassie does lose his
job he might be able to get place with
the House of David.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-19
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
LONG BONE

When Uncle Wiggily, one day, was
hopping through the woods looking
for an adventure, all of sudden he
heard a growing noise coming from
behind a bush. At the s a m
time he heard a digging noise and
the sound of sand and gravel fall
ing on dried leaves.
"Oh, no." said the rabbit gentle
man to himself. that sounds like
one of the Bad Chaps digging a
hole. Perhaps it's a hole to put me
in. I had better be very careful .
Uncle Wiggily hoped along soft
ly, still listening to the growing
sounds and the noise Of sand and
gravel falling on dried leaves. Then.
all of a sudden, he looked back OF
the bush and saw Jackie Bow Wow
one of the puppy dog boys, digging
hole with his front paws. Jackie
was scattering sand and gravel on
the dried leaves. Jackie was also
growing. so it wasn't Bad Chap
making the noise and Uncle Wig
gily was very glad.
Hello. Jacket" called the rabbit
gentleman as the puppy lifted his
head out Of the hole What are
you digging. a tunnel?"
Juicy Bone
mo. sir" Jackie answered polite
". I'm digging to get out a long,
sweet. Juicy bone. There's a big
bone down in this hole and I'm
going to eat it. mean said
Jackie with a laugh, I'm going to
gnaw and eat the bone, not the
hole"
"That,s what I thought" said
uncle Wiggily, also laughing. Il
didn't imagine you were going to
eat the hole. The only holes that
are good to eat are the holes in
swiss cheese. They're finel'
"Yes. they are" said Jackie as
he began digging again. Soon he
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-19

along came Peetie Bow Wow, who
was Jackies brother.
Where did you get my long
bone?n growled Peetie.
your bone?" growled Jackie, i'm
politely What do you mean, your
bone?"
Peetie Buried 1t
I buried that bone in a hole, 3"
groWled Peetie, pointing a paw at
the place where Jackie had dug.
I was coming to get it and now I
find you are ahead Of me. Give
me my bone!" He got hold of one
end Of it in his teeth and tried to
pull it away from his brother.
Get away! Stop it! Let go!
This is my bone, howled Jackie.
No, it's lnine! I hid it," howled
Peetie.
The TWO doggie brothers pulled
ana pulled, one on each end of the
long bone until, all of sudden,
their teeth slipped off and they
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-19
GIRL 8 SLAYER
SENT TOPR|SON

DETROIT. July 10. U.R)-Merton
Ward Goodrich, confessed slayer of
11-year-old Lillian Gallaher, plead
ed guilty at his trial for murder
today and was Immediately sem
fenced to life imprisonment at Mar
quette prison.
The brief trial of the 27-year-old
former trap drummer terminated
dramatically when Harry G. Han
ley, defense counsel, stepped before
Harry S. Sweeney, recorders judge,
with his client at his side, and an
nouneed:
THE defendant has failed to es-
tablish our plea of temporary in
sanity or emotional disturbance"
Judge Sweeney gazed at the pale
defendant.
DO you wish to make a plea Of
guilty?' he asked.
"Yes," Goodrich replied in a low
voice
Sentence was passed Immediate
",
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-19

both fell backwards, heads over
tails
See how silly you are!" said
Uncle Wiggily. why should you
quarrel and fight over bone? 1t
is long enough to divide. Couldn't
each of you take half and still have
enough?"
II guess so" said Peetie, a
little ashamed of himself.
I'd be satisfied with half" said
Jackie. Half bone is better than
| none. I'm sorry Peetie." The 9TH
er puppy said the same thing.
Come with me" said Uncle Wig
gily, picking up the long bone. He
took it and the puppy dogs to his
bungalow. With a saw Mr.. Long
ears cut the bone in two parts, Civ
ing each little dog one. Then ev-
erything was fine and dandy And
if the apple pie will give the piece
Of cheese a ride around the block,
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily's burrS.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-19
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
POTS AND hETTLES

Except that It is tragic it would be
amusing TO read of the plans being made
by the larger European nations to up
hold the determination of Italy to get
Ethlopla's territory by hook or by crook.
The League of Nations council is to
convene within the next few weeks, at
which time the Italy-Ethiopia crisis will
be considered. It is expected that at
that time some nation will call the at
tention Of the league to the fact that
slavery exists in Ethiopia, although ma
tions belonging to the league are sup
posed TO have abolished slavery Be-
cause Of this violation of the league
rules, Ethiopia will be dropped from the
league and therefore any appeal by that
nation to the league to prevent war will
be of little or no avail.
Apparently slavery does exist in ETH
opia, and the leagues covenant is there
by being violated. Certainly nobody. in
this day and age, is going to defend slav-
cry and we are not going to be so foolish
as to defend It
What does strike US as ludicrOus is
the attitude of the larger nations in hold
ing up Ethiopia as a horrible example
because it is not living up to its word,
for at the same time. those nations criti-
ClZlIlS anu COIluelIIulIg CJulOpld lOI lLlo
have all broken treaties designed to pre-
vent war and uphold arbitration as
means for settling disputes The Locar-
no pact, the Kellog-Briand treaty and
others adopted since the World war have
been ruthlessly and willfully broken, yet
the former kaiser was termed a beast
and everything else because he referred
to the Belgian treaty as a mere scrap
of paper
If war does come between Ethiopia
and Italy it will come with the open or
well understood approval of the larger
European nations; England France in
particular.
Penalizing Ethiopia for maintaining
slavery, while at the same time their own
pledged words are ignored, is merely
repetition of the story wherein the pot
calls the kettle black.
The nations are "ganging up on Eth
iopia, which has as much chance of
avoiding war, or having its entire terri
tory gobbled up, as Joe Louis has of be-
coming world s champion. Both are due
to be framed