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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
VOTERS To HEAR
8 CANDIDATES

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, May 8.-Democratic oppon-
ents in the August primary will
be brought together for the first
time in a political rally here Fri.
day night when the three candi.
dates seeking the Democratic
nomination for Commemorative
Attorney appear at a mass meet
ing of the Rosslyn Precinct ASSo-
citation.
DR.. Victor Myers, president OF
the association, who has arranged
the program, said today that all
three candidates had accepted an
invitation to attend, and would be
given equal time to speak.
The meeting will be held at
8 o'clock in the Woodrow Wilson
School on Wilson Boulevard be-
tween Rosslyn and Arlington
Courthouse.
The candidates are Lawrence
w. Douglas, incumbent: John
Paul Jones and Emery HoSmer.
While Mr.. Jones is a new resi-
dent in the county. having moved
here a little more than q year
ago, Mr.. Hosmer has been prom
inently associated in Democratic
circles here for years and was
one Of the candidates in a large
field defeated by Mr.. Douglas in
the last election.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
GLORIA IS GIVEN
COMMUNION

NEW YORK, May 8 Q.N.s).
Little Gloria Vanderbilt, reared
in the Catholic religion Of her
mother, took her first communion
today while the Protestant Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, her aunt
and guardian, knelt devoutly with
her.
In a snowy white veil and her
communion dress Of white, the
young heiress arrived at the
chapel of the Franciscan convent
at Flower Hill, near Roslyn, L. l.,
accompanied by her governess
and the Pinkerton operatives who
serve as bodyguardS.
Mrs. Whitney followed five min
uteS later in another car.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08

NEW YORK, May 8 G.N.SO.
Count Kurt Won Haugwitz-Revent-
low, scheduled to become the next
husband of Barbara Hutton
Mdivani according to several per-
sons who ought to know, is max
ing his trip to America in deep
est secrecy, International News
Service learned today in shore
to-ship telephone call to the liner
Bremen, due to arrive tomorrow.
Officers and all members of the
ships personnel are under strict
est orders not to talk about the
handsome Danish count, who is
aboard.
May Go To Reno
The count was located aboard
the liner by a telephone call this
afternoon. But he sent back word:
Pm sorry. 1 can't talk"
The call served only to verify,
once and for all, that the count
is really aboard. According to
rumors he will confer here with
FRANKLIN L. Hutton, father of the
beautiful five-and-ten heireSs, on
the subject of matrimony.
He may. the gossips say. go on
out to Reno, where Princess
Barbara already is sporting a
huge and sparkling diamond,
though her divorce from Prince
Alexis Mdivani is still a few
days off.
After the count had declined to
come to the phone, another call
was put in to the Bremen'S
purser, Herr A. Smell.
Herr Smell was about as talka-
tive as clam.
He was polite and regretful, but
he was under orders not to talk
about Count Won Haugwitz. In
fact, he didn't know Count Won
Haugwitz-if you knew what he
meant. He had never even heard
of Count Won Haugwitz-if you
could understand his position,
surely.
Talkative Fellow
He was asked:
"IS the count sticking pretty
close to his cabin, or is he being
seen around the ship"
II haven't seen him."
"DOeS anybody else see him."
"NO-I don't know him. You
understand. I'm under orders
to say nothing"
"IS there any talk on the
boat of his engagement to Bar
bara HuttOn?"
Silence.
"IS anybody with him aside
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
NEEDY VETERAN
TAKES POISON
MORRIS FISHMAN

II have a good story for your
paper"
A gray-haired man walked into
The Times city room today and
said that to a reporter. The re-
porter replied:
"GOod. What Is the story"
Its about Morris Fishman.
He is q disabled war veteran
and his compensation was cut
off. Then he applied to the
emergency relief, and they did
not help him. So now he is
going to take poison"
HELP REFUSED
The reporter said:
"Where is Mr.. Fishman now?
Perhaps we can help him."
The man hesitated and ther
replied:
I'm Fishman, and nobody
can do anything for me. I
have made up my mind"
The reporter tried to talk him
out of the idea, saying:
"Tt's wrong to commit suicide.
And things are never so bad but
what they will be better. Let US
try to help YOU"
But Mr.. Fishman said:
''NO, I'm going home and take
poison" Co..
TAKES TABLETS
He walked into the hall to q
water cooler, took a drink, ano
swallowed two poison tablets.
A building Waterman saw him
took the bottle away from him
and took the man to George Wash
ington Hospital, next door, where
doctors said his condition is unde
ter1nined.
Just before leaving the office
Mr.. Fishman reached in his pocket
and pulled out a dog-eared license
card bearing his photograph, say
ing:
Maybe you would like to
print my picture in the paper.
Here it is"
The card was a peddler's license
issued in Atlantic City in 1881
and testified that as an exsoldiel
Mr.. Fishman was entitled to work
as a vendor at that resort city.
Mr.. Eshman lives in the 1000
block Seventh st. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS. Cal. May
S.-My old flying pardner Frank
Hawks, breezed in here from
BuenOs Aires, Argentina, in 4S
flying hours. Think of BuenOS
Aires being only two days away.
Air lines just coming in or
out Of Los Angeles alone have
flown 243 million miles, carry
ing 100000 passengers. Acct
dents to passengers have been
less than one to $4,000 that
travel.
That "Old devil" fog is tough.
Not only on airplanes, but ships,
autos, horseback or af0Ot. But
planes will be the first thing to
lick IT,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
LOCAL PROGRAM
SHUNS LARGE
PROJECTS
b. c. Head Says His Setup
Is Designed to Provide
Jobs of Type Needed

Holding that the work relief
program for the District must be
fitted to the capabilty OF the 49,
900 employable persons on relief,
District Commissioner George Z.
Allen today is preparing to sub
nit a local program conspicuous
for it's lack of large building prof.
ects. Chief emphasis in Commits.
sioner Aliens program was placed
on q large allotment for proouc-
ton projects for women.
Details of the local plan will be
submitted to Frank c. Walker,
head of the National Emergency
Council, for his approval. The
program is based on the follow
ing approximate classification Of
persons receiving relief:
"UnSkilled workers, 1000;
domestics, $500; clerical and
professional, $500 and skilled
workers, 1,O0O."
PROGRAM PLANNED
According to Commissioner AL
lens plan, the unemployed domes-
tics will be put to work at actlvi-
ties such as the manufacture OF
mattresses, canning OF food and
making of clothes.
The large body Of common
laborers would be employed on
construction of sewers, streets and
highways, and the improvement
of school grounds and play
grounds.
Under Commissioner Aliens
plan the skilled workers would be
put to work on low cost housing
projects and repairs to welfare
buildings and schools.
The projects which will be sub
mitted call for an allotment Of ap-
proximate1y SIS, 100000, this sum
being based on the proportionate
local population in relation to the
national population.
The relief proposal lists II types
Of work projects, and contains no
request for allotments for con-
struction Of large public build
ings or schools.
Expects Opposition
Commissioner Allen pointed out
that there will be a great deal
of opposition to his plan because
it excludes recommendations for
large building construction. He
stated:
"The only way we can handle
the local relief problem is to fit
our projects to the type Of UNI
employed workers which we
have on relief rolls"
The District head said he will
submit his plan in his capacity
as District relief administrator
and that the Board of Commits
sioners have not approved it. He
stated:
"If the Federal administra-
tors of the works bill approve
my plan and give me instruc-
ton to 20 ahead, / will place
$4,000 unemployed workers to
work within two or three weeks
and keep them at work for one
year."
Commissioner Allen said that if
his plan is approved the District
will not have to ask for any addi-
tional relief aid as the annual
$4,000, 900 District relief appro-
priation will be sufficient to take
care of all "unemployables" on
the local relief rolls.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
Four Accept Posts
In Army Reserve

Four WaShingtonians have &C
cepted appointments as officers in
the Army Reserve Corps, the War
Department announced today.
They are: First Lieutenants
Ralph Bailey Hanahan, of the
Garfield Memorial Hospital, and
George Francis Kane, of the 500
block H St. N. E., and Second
Lieutenants Olaf Warren Christie
pherson, of the 20 block S st.
N. W., and Frank Marvin Little,
jr., Of the TOO block Twentieth
st. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
WORKS MACHINE
SET To START
. ON Z BILLION
President Segregates Half of
Appropriation For Use on
Various Projects
international News Service

The human juggernaut the Gov
eminent set up to pull 3,500,000
men and women from the relief
rolls and place them at work on
useful projects, got its first inSpec-
ton today.
PINNED with an initial outlay Of
1000 million dollars Of the 1000
million Congress gave it to sprout
throughout the land and territor-
les to provide work for the jobleSs
and to speed recovery, the big ma
chine will start it's task shortly
soon as the application can be as
sorted, selected and finally ap-
proved by President Roosevelt and
the details pertaining to wage
scales and finances are deter
mined.
Funds AlIOcated
The President spent four hours
with the big organization that will
help him execute the greatest
peace-time project any nation has
undertaken, after which the an
nouncement was made that he
had segregated 1000 million dol
lars for the following expenditures:
Highway, roads, streets and
Embarrassing elimination, $780,
900, 900.
Rural rehabilitation and relief
in stricken agricultural areas,
and water conservation, trans
mountain water diversion and
irrigation and reclamation, $780,
10000
Rural identification. $So,o00s-
600.
Housing, $225 600, 900.
Assistance for educational,
professional and clerical persons,
$3.50, zoo, 900.
Civilian conservation corps.
$500, 600, 900.
Loans or grants, $3.50, 600. 600.
Sanitation, soil erosion, proven
ton Of stream pollution, sea coast
erosion, reforestation, foreStation,
flood control, rivers and harborS
and miscellaneous projects, SITS"
600, 900.
Committee to Meet
Since Congress specified the
amounts to be spent on the nu'
merous projects the amounts for
the foregoing work are in proper
ton to the Congressional CLASH
fications. The bill actually ap-
propriated 1880 million dollars,
but the $50 million already has
been earmarked for continuing
direct relief until the works pro-
gram gets underway.
The Presidents advisory COM
mittee will meet at the White
House each Monday and Thurs
day. starting next week. The COM
mittee includes Public Works Ad-
ministrator Ickes, Relief Admin
istrator Hopkins, Frank C. Walker,
head of the National Emergency
Council and chief of the new APP
plications and Information Board,
and the chiefs of other Federal
agencies that handle the type of
work embraced in the new pro-
gram.
Secretary Ickes brought along
digest Of the 100000, 900 worth
of projects that were left over
when the initial appropriation for
public works gave out. These pro-
jects will receive further study
before the worthy oneS-the ones
that are the most useful and can
provide the most work in the
shortest time-are selected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
World News
FRANCE

PARIS, May 8 Q.N.SO-Mar-
tial Merlin, former governor of
French Indo-China and father of
Andre Merlin, tennis star, died
today from an overdose of sleep
ing powder. Death was described
as accidental. Young Merlin be.
came seriously i'll two months ago
In a similar accident but re-
covered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
George B. Rives, 60,
Paid Last Tribute

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May
8 (SpeciaD. - Funeral services
were held here yesterday for
George Barclay Rives, so, for
many years in the diplomatic serv-
ice of the United States, from
the Church of the Holy Com
forter, Charlottesville. Father
Brochthrup officiated. Mr.. Rives,
who was first secretary Of tn e
American Embassy in Vienna and
later Charge d'Affaires in Brazil,
died Sunday at his home, Edge
wood, near Gotham.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
NOnfrat Group
OMeet at G. W. u

George Washington Univer
sity students will meet tomorrow
night in Corcoran 10 a; 7:3O in
the first move in an attempt to
form an active nonfraternity or
ganization on the campus. Sig.
natures Of one hundred and sew.
enty-five students were accepted
by the Student Council as repre-
sentative Of the new body which
will send a member to the coun-
Gil meetings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
MATE. QU|ZZED
IN DEATH
Continued from Page y

CONTINUED from Page y
have revealed any evidence of
poison.
John Keane, justice of the peace
Of Riverdale, said the husband
would be held pending the results
of the chemical analysis, but said
the information thus far was not
sufficient to make any charges
against the man.
A Hyattsville telephone opera
tor was asked, late yesterday, to
send a doctor to the Nickum resi-
dence. DR.. Keane was called and
went to the home and found
Mrs. Nickum unconscious. She
was taken to the hospital by
the Bladensburg Rescue Squad
and died at the hospital shortly
afterWard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
MAPS WAR
ON SINISTER
LAWYERS
Farley Here Gets Four-Point
Program to Improve
Legal Work

Representatives Of State bar as
sociationS today laid plans to
eliminate the shyster lawyer.
Meeting at the Mayflower
Hotel under sponsorship Of the
committee on professional ethics
and grievances of the American
Bar Association, the lawyers out
lined a four-point line Of attack
dealing with:
l. Legal educational stand
ards for admission to the bar.
2. Unauthorized practice.
3. Criminal law enforcement.
4. Elimination Of the unethi-
cal lawyer.
Bars Work Handicapped
According to Francis ]. Carney,
of Boston, chairman Of the group,
the principal obstacle met by the
committee is the fact that in the
great majority of cases the offend
ing lawyer is not member Of any
recognized bar association and
consequently the American Bar
Association can exercise no juriS-
diction. He stated:
"Out Of more than q thousand
complaints which we have re-
ceived. Investigation revealed
that only about 200 men were
subject to disciplinary action by
the American Bar Association.
"In these other cases, our
hands are tied and there Is little
we can do as far as the power
Of the Bar Association itself Is
concerned"
NEW GROUPS FAVORED
Herschell w. Arant, dean of the
Ohio State University Law School,
believes that one solution Of the
problem would be the establish
ment by legislation Of "incorpor-
ated" bar associations. These, he
explained, are bodies to which all
lawyers must belong before they
can practice. He added:
incorporated bar associations
exist in IL or Is States and
have proved great aids In the
stamping out Of unethical prac-
tees. All lawyers in these States
are members and have to pay
dues. BY this means they are
constantly subject to discipline
and regulatory measures, and
when irregularities are dis
closed, suitable action may be
taken with . minimum Of de-
lay"
DISBARMENTS FAIL
Dean Arant wants to know why
disbarment proceedings "all too
often peter out somewhere along
the line" He asked whether there
is any connection between the TALL
ure of courts to prosecute such
cases vigorously and the fact that
in these courts the justices are
often holding by virtue OF popular
election.
Other committee members who
discussed the problem were Charles
A. Beardsley, Of Oakland, Cal;
George R. Nutter, Boston; Charles
B. Meegan, Chicago; Eli F. Seebirt,
South Bend, Ind; Walter NIGEL
reath, Atlanta, Ga: Justin Miller,
Washington; Stanley B. Hauck,
Minneapolis, Mimi, and Sllas II.
Strawn, Chicago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
Barbara's New Count
Hides Aboard Bremen

from his brOther?"
How could l say if anybody
was with him when 1 didn't
even know him? I'm sorry,
I'm very sorry, but you under
stand"
AS the conversation was getting
nowhere faster and faster al
about $40 a minute, it was
terminated at this point.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
Two Boys Hunted
AS Purse Thieves

Two colored boys were being
sought today on charge Of
snatching the purse Of Mrs. Lii
liam L. Bushnell, of the 100 block
Q st. N. w. The purse was stolen
last night, while Mrs. Bushnell was
walking near her home. She said
the purse, valued at $40. contained
a $40 cigarette case, but only five
cents in cash.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
TREASURY CONDITION

Internati News Service
Treasury balance as of May g..
$1,83O,523,O22.75; Internal Rev.
enue, $13,119,936.80; customs re-
ceipts, $6,161, 672.46.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08

OF the above total, however, be-
tween 80 and IS per cent already
has been drawn under the pro-
vision allowing borrowing on ad-
juSted service certificates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
40 MILLION DUE
ON BONUS IN
DE- AREA
More Than is Million Dollars
Will Be Paid Out Here
If Bill Is Approved

Enactment of the 2,2O1 million
dollar Patman bonus bill would
give more than 40 million dollars
to veterans in the metropolitan
area Of Washington, it was esti-
mated today.
If President Roosevelt affixes
his signature to the measure,
which passed the Senate yester-
day after having previously passed
the House, or if Congress should
override a veto by the President,
more than Is million dollars will
be distributed in the District
alone, according to current calcu-
lations.
A total Of more than $1.250,000
would be distributed in the two
adjoining counties-Arlington In
Virginia and Montgomery in
Maryland.
In the other counties payments
would be as follows:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-08
To-day in
Congress
SENATE

SENATE
Met at noon to consider the
proposal to amend the iva act.
HOUSE
Met at noon to consider banking
bill.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-08-15
Wheat, Barley Scab
Due to COrnstalks

Farmers who had heavy losses
from scab in their wheat or bar
ley this year can avoid severe
damage in future by being sure
not to plant wheat or barley on
cornstalk land, unless the corn
stubble has been plowed under
deep. Carl ]. Eide, plant disease
specialist, University Farm, says
wheat scab and scabby blight of
barley are both caused by the
same fungus which causes root
rot, stalk rot and ear rot of corn.
This fungus lives over winter
mainly on corn stalks and is likely
to cause heavy damage to wheat
and barley, especially if the
weather is hot and moist after the
grain heads out.
Mr.. Eide says wheat scab affect
ed from 10 to so per cent of heads
in many fields in southern Mime
sofa this season, causing them to
turn white before ripening. Much
of this damage was incorrectly
laid to rust or heat.
Many different organisms cause
blight of barley, but the Gibberel-
la blight. caused by the wheat
scab fungus, is especially serious
because large amounts of it make
barley unfit for feeding. Besides
being careful about planting bar
ley on corn stubble, Mr.. Eide .sug-
gests that farmers in corn-grow-
ing territory try Peatland barley,
which is more resistant to scab
blight than most other varieties.
Another thing important to re-
member, says Mr.. Eide, is that
scabby barley should be treated
before being used for seed. Other
wise the stand is likely to suffer
severely from Seeding blight. New
Improved Ceresan or some similar
fungicide treatment will control
covered smut and stripe as we'll as
Seeding blight.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-08-15
Three Perish When
Farm House Burns

Three persons were burned to
death when fire destroyed the
home of G. w. Schmidt, professor
of economics at Platteville State
Teachers college, six miles south
east of Stanley, Wisconsin early
Thursday. Five others escaped.
Mrs. Schmidt, 60, her son, Frank,
80, and Florian Bruzan, %, en-
ployed on the Schmidt farm, were
trapped on the second floor and
burned to death. Mildred Micke
maid, leaped from second story
window and obtained ladder. She
set it up against a window, ena-
bling several others to escape. In
addition to Miss Micke, Professor
Schmidt, Robert Schmidt, 16, John
Schmidt, 16 and Elwood Shaw, Is,
escaped.
Professor Schmidt is a cousin of
Mrs. Charles Simondet, Mrs.
Henry Simondet and U. H. Lipp,
all of North Redwood.
Word of the tragedy was re-
ceived shortly before the funeral
of Professor Schmidt's mother,
Mrs. John Schmidt, at Mankato
Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. U. H.
Lipp and son, and Mrs. Charles
Simondet and daughters, Alice
and Viola of North Redwood and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Jackson of
Franklin attended the funeral SER
vices at Mankato.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-08-15
FIND REASON
FOR OUTBREAK
OF SIOUX IN '62

St. Peter-Enlistment of 80
white men for Civil war service
just 70 years ago Monday at yell
low Medicine was one of the prin-
cipal reasons for the Sioux Indian
outbreak of August 1862, accord
ing to Minnesota historians.
The Sioux, disgruntled and i'll
advised were impressed by the
spectacle of these men leaving the
sparsely settled territory, histor-
ians now assert, and it was this
weakening Of the defenses of the
whites which aided in bringing
about the outbreak.
August 13 the 80 men pro-
ceeded to the Lower Agency near
Redwood Falls where they were
joined by 20 more recruits. They
proceeded to Fort Ridgely where
they remained for two days and
then started for Fort Smelling I'M
der direction of Lieutenant N. K.
Culver and several members of
company B, Fifth Minnesota vol
unteers.
The massacre already had be-
gun at the agencies while these
recruits were marching from New
Ulm to St. Peter. An old govern
ment report says:
"On Monday morning, the 18th,
at about 8 o'clock, they left New
Ulm, reached st. Peter at about
4 .. m. About 6 p. m. Mr.. j. C.
Dickinson arrived from the Lower
Agency, bringing the startling
news that the Indians had broken
out. and, before he left, had COM
menced numbering the whites.
"They at once set about making
preparations to return. There
were in St. Peter some so old Har-
pers's Ferry muskets; these they
obtained, and, procuring ammuni-
ton, set about preparing car
tridges, at which many of them
worked all night, and, at sunrise
on Tuesday morning were on their
way back with heavy hearts and
dark foreboding, toward the scene
of the trouble"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1935-08-15
MAN RUNS INTO
CAR, THAT'S NEWS

When a car runs into a man
these days, it is scarcely note
worthy-but when a man runs
into a car-that's news!
Running on the sidewalk past
the Knudson Insurance agency
last Wednesday about $50 p. m.
Martin Eckfelt, employed at the
kolbet Dairy company, ran smack
into an automobile driven by Max
Swigart, which was emerging
from the alley.
Eckfelt fell straight through
the side window Of Swigart's car,
cutting his right arm so badly
that six stitches were required to
close the wound. Swigart's should
err. cut by flying glass also re-
quired several stitches.
The accident occurred during a
drizzling rain which obscured the
vision of both men.