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The Washington times., 1935-12-12
BROKER TELLS
OF DEAL WITH
MEEHAN
international News Service

A long siege of testimony was
in prospect today as the second
days hearing opened in the SEC
charges against Michael j. Nee
han, New York stock trader.
AS the hearing opened SEC
counsel, with Raymond A. De Voc
as witness, was portraying Nee
hans activities in seeking buyer
for Bellanca Aircraft Corporation
stock. Mr.. Meehan held about
$4,000 shares.
He is charged by the SEC with
rigging the market" through
manipulations with various friends
and business associates. The
SEC is seeking to deprive him of
his 100000 seat on the New York
Stock Exchange and his seats on
the New York Curb Exchange and
the Chicago Board of Trade.
Mr.. De Voc, senior member Of
the stock exchange member firm
of De Voc, Dyke and Sperry, said
Mr.. Meehan invited him to pur.
chase his stock in Bellanca. Mr..
De Voc, wary trader, immedi-
ately placed orders to sell 5000
shares of the stock at prices rang
ing from 3ls to 4. to protect him.
self should he become interested
in the deal. he told Trial Exam
iner William Green.
After a visit to the Bellanca
factory, Mr.. De Voc testified,
G. M. Bellanca. president of the
company offered him a block
of $4,000 shares at 81 and $5,
but Mr.. Meehan "muscled in"
and bought the stock for as
high as Sc, and then offered Mr..
De Voc a half interest in the
deal"
Mr.. De Voc said he took no
part in any of the Bellanca
transactions after this.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Berlin Priests Held
On Nazi CHARGES

BERLIN, Dec. IL G.N.S0.-Two
more Catholic clergymen were ar
rested here and for the first
time it was officially announced
that Mgr. Banasch, an official Of
the Berlin biShopric. his secretary
and several Catholic priests Of
the Reich" who were arrested sew
eral weeks ago we're charged with
grave suspicion of reasonable
betrayal of state secrets"
Authorities continued investi-
cation of the case. The known
arrests now total six, the latest
arrested being the vicar generals
of PaSsau and RegenSburg.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Talent Needed

Workers at Agriculture who are
talented artists, musicians. writ
ers, actors or just plain hard
workers are sought by the Agri-
culture Recreational Association
to aid in furthering recreational
and cultural activities that have
kept the department in the van
for the past year.
At present the greatest demand
is for help in getting out the
Agriculture Exchange, mimeo-
graphed personnel paper that is
okayed by officials. Editors folk
with promoting genius, and typ
lists are requested to call A. C.
Edwards, branch PIT, or see him
at Room 3841 in the South Build
ing.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Here's One Woman
Who Knew How
To Reduce
Cost Next To Nothing
To Lose IS Pounds

If you have will Of your own and
don't listen to gossipers who tell you
there's no safe way to reduce-you can
not only get rid Of surplus fat but &C
tually enjoy better health than you have
for years by going light on fat meats.
butter, cream and sugary sweets and
taking a half teaspoonful Of Kruschen
Salts in glass of hot water every
morning for elimination of excess waste.
1t tastes fine with Juice of half a lemon
added.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Miss Frances Hays
To Be Chief Speaker

Miss Frances Hays, research
secretary of the National Congress
of Parents and Teachers, will be
the principal speaker at meeting
of the District of Columbia Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers to-
morrow at $50 a. m. in the Ma
t;onal Education Association build
ing, Sixteenth and M Streets
Northwest. The meeting is the
last of a series of instruction
classes conducted by the District
group.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
CLERK COUNCIL
ANNOUNCES
PROGRAM
BY ]. EARLE MOSER

Embracing the major desires of
the Federal employe, a Six-point
program for presentation at the
approaching congressional session
was announced today by the Ma
tional Legislative Council Of Fed
eral Employe Organizations. which
represents the entire organized
group of Government workers un-
affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and is said to
comprise a total membership OF
100000.
The program, adopted yester
day after an all-day session, is as
follows:
/. Preservation and extension of
the merit system via support OF
the Ramspeck and Logan bills.
2. Optional retirement at 60
after 80 years of service, with op-
tional acceptance of a lesser an
nuity by the employe to extend
the annuity to second person.
8. Passage of legislation by
which the Government would pay
premiums on bonds which en-
ployes are required to carry.
4. Maintenance of present first
class mail rates.
S. Extension of classification.
6. Passage of the RamSpeck sick
and annual leave bills.
The merit system issue is held
most important by John j. Bar
rett, chairman of the council and
president of the United National
Association of Post Office Clerks,
who expressed a hope that Con-
gresS will act at the forthcoming
session to remedy ailments in the
service now caused by "intolerable
SpoilS policies"
Mr.. Barrett will again head the
council for the coming year, while
Luther C. Steward, president OF
the National Federation of Fed
eral Employees, will continue as
legislative chairman. J. Ed Cooper,
president of the National Rural
Letter Carriers Association has
been named secretarytreaSurer i'll
place of w. G. Armstrong.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12

The following table shows the
names of ships, the lines Oper.
ating them, their time Of sailing
from New York, and when their
regular and supplementary mails
clcse. Time shown is Eastern
Standard time. Dates after
names Of ports indicate sched-
uled dates of arrival. ~ Indi,
Gates mails must be especially
addressed to this steamer. ~
Indicates supplementary mails
will be accepted on pier up to
10 minutes before sailing time.
TOMORROW
Transatlantic
1LsENSTEIN CBernstein), Antwerp
December 25. Pier d, Weehawken, y.
J,INo j.: mails carried on this voyage;
Latin America
ASTREA (Royal Netherlands), 1nagua
December Is, Port of France 10, etc
Pier -, Brooklyn Cnear foot Montague
SLD-Mails close ] 30 p. m; sails p. m.
Malls for Curacao Except Aruba),
Haiti, Inagua in Bahamas and Nene-
zuela Except Caripito and Ciudad Boil
VAR parcel post for Inagua.
ORlZABA CNew York and Cuba maiD,
Havana December II. Progreso Is and
Vera Cruz 10, Pier II, Z. r. (Wall ST.
i Mails close l p. m; sails 4 y. NJ
Mails for Cuba registered mail only.
Campeche and Yucatan and 'other parts
of Mexico; parcel post.
SATURDAY
CTransatIantiC)
AQUITANIA (Cunard White starr
Cherbourg and southampton December
%; pier 81, y. r. (West Fourteenth
St-1Mails close 2 a. m. (supp. mails
10 M; sails noon--Mails for Europe.
BLACK CONDOR (Black Diamond),
Rotterdam December 25, Pier h, Wee
hawken, y MAILS close $50 a. m.-
Parcel post for Netherlands.
4 LACK TERN (Black Diamond,
Antwerp December 25. Pier X. Wee.
hawken. y. J.-Mails close $50 a. m
Parcel post for Belgium. Belgian Congo
and LuXemburg.
PLAN X A HOLM (Furness. withy),
Gothenburg December 81; Pier 4, Bush
Docks, Brooklyn C5th St)-Mails close
9 a. m.-ParceI post for Lithuania.
BRITANNIC (Cunard White Starr, Gal
way and Cobb December % and Liver
pool 20 via BoSton; Pier S. n. r. West
14th St)-No mails carried on this voy
age, sails 80 a. m.
CALEDONIA tAnchor>-Londonde
and Belfast December % and Glasgow
20; pier 95. y. r West 55th St)-No
mails carried on this voyage; sails noon.
ESTRELLA 81. w. ElwelD-LIsbon
December -. Casahlanca % and Bar
celona January /; 5sth St, Broohyn-
Mails close noon; parcel post for Por-
tugal. Portuguese, West Africa and
Spain.
Europa CNorth COMMUNICATIONS
and Southampton December 20 and
Bremen 81 CSeaposO pier s6, y. II.
West 46rh St)-Mails close Z p. m.
(supp. mails accepted at Morgan annex
up to II p. M; sails midnight-Mails
for Europe Africa. West Asia Except
Alden, British India. Cape Verde Islands
and Ceylon. parcel post for Austria,
Czechoslovakia. Germany and Hungary.
LAFAYETTE (FrenCh)-Plymout and
Havre December %; Pier 81, \. r.
west 18TH St)-Mails close a. m.
Csupp. mails 10 a. M; sails noon
Mails for sFranCe.
MOTOMAR Garcia & Diaz)-Barce-
Iona January .; pier 80. \. r. fMorton
stD-Mails close . a. M; parcel post for
Spain.
REN Gtalian)-Gihraltar December
"a, Naples ~ and Genoa %; pier 50. N.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
NJ. Kesson Firm
Dividends Dropped

BALTIMORE, Dec. 12.-Stock.
holders of McKesson & Robbins,
drug manufacturers and distribu-
tors, at a special meeting here,
approved by a large majority a
recapitalization plan which will
eliminate $14 in divided arrearages
on the present preferred stock, and
place the new preferred stock, to
be issued in exchange, in a po.
&ition 10 pay dividends.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Prize Winner

A Washington woman, Mrs. Mae
S. Crawford, won second prize in
the nationwide slogan contest con,
Quoted by the National League of
Women Voters as a feature Of its
campaign on behalf of the merit
system in the Government SER
vice. Mrs. Crawford won $40 for
her slogan, Let Ability. Not Poll
tics, Be the Yardstick," but was
beaten by a Harvard University
professors wife, Mrs. Thomas
Reed Powell of Cambridge, Mass,
whose offering was, Find the
Man for the Job. Not the Job for
the Man"
Other slogans receiving honor
able mention ran, The National
S.O.S.-Stamp Out Spoils," ITO
the Victor Belongs Responsibility
for Good Government, Public
Servants, Not Party Servants. :"
Government is a Craft, Not a
Graft" Merit, Not SpoilS, for
Government Service" and Fit
ness First"
Several thousand entries to the
contest were received. the judges
being Mrs. Albert j. Beveridge,
widow of the late United States
Senator from Indiana; Miss Vir-
ginia GilderSleeve, dean of Barn
ara College; Margaret Culkin
Banner, author; Charles G. Ross,
Of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
and Ernest K Lindsey, of the
New York Herald Tribune's Wash
inston bureau.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Mrs. Heffner Accepts

Mrs. Berniece B. Heffner, at
tractive secretary of the Amer
lean Federation of Government
Employees, has accepted a place
on the national committee for or
ganized labor, headed by William
Green, of the A. F. of L., which
will aid in conducting the Birth
day Ball for President Roosevelt
on January 30, 1896, throughout
the land. The ball is for the pur-
pose of aiding the fight against
infantile paralysis.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Woman Driver Robbed

Two young men are sought TO-
day for snatching the purse Of
Bernice Minton from the seat of
her automobile as she stopped at
Twelfth Street and Florida Ave
nue. Northwest, for traffic. The
purse contained ST and a bank
book. Mrs. Minton lives at 249
Oglethorpe st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Big Time on Tan

With A. Elliott Thompson and
T. C. Hopkins handling all ar
rangements, employees of the Soil
Conservation Service of Agricul-
ture will enjoy their formal dance
tonight at the Broadmoor. En-
joyment is heightened by the fact
that many of the workers, for
merly mporary, are being
brought into Civil Service status
via noncompetitive tests.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12

in Toyland" (HerberO.
The U. S. Department Of Agri-
culture Orchestra under the direc-
ton of DR.. Walter Bauer, gave a
concert last night at the Depart
ment Auditorium which was at.
tended by a large and enthusi-
aStic audience.
DR.. Bauer has succeeded in
building up a nonprofessional or
ganization of some 10 players that
perform as no other similar or
ganization we have ever heard in
Washington. The violin and cello
section is especially noteworthy
in tone quality and technique.
The orchestra is we'll balanced
for a volunteer organization, the
only weakness lies in the strength
Of the viola section.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
Bineo Party

Directed by the men Of the
Third Order of st. Francis,
bingo party will be held tomor-
row night at $50 in the Mon
aStery Hall. Fourteenth and
Quincy Streets Northeast.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12
World Of Music
G13#FRzHez3eE#B8aE5.lH G1zezez.E##85lH

Theme From First Movement symphony No. l."
bY Shosdkovch.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12

Shoes were thrown last$ Christmas Bells Rapee
night at the dance recital Toys from Babes
Hich Audit in Toylando lHerhertl.
The Washington times., 1935-12-12

...WHIlE OTHER WHISTLES WITH CANADIAN
BASE ARE BEING HELD At the SAME PRICES
DURING DECEMBER, PENN MARYLAND PRICES
HAVE BEEN. .DRASTICALlY LOWERED N0WI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-11
GARDEN

"The Curtain Falls" the new Chesterfield picture, which opened yesterday at the Garden theater, prompts us, even at this early date in the season, to nominate Henri etta Crosman for the Motion Pic ture acedemy's annual award for the nest performance of the year. For her Sarah Crabtree, in the final alysis, must stand even above her superb characterizations in "Pilgrimage" and "The Roal Family" which have been so widely acclaimed among the wo- mems greatest screen achieve ments.
 "The Curtain Falls" is a decided ly out-of-the-ordinary story, di- rectel with rare intelligence by Charles Lamont, beautifully staged by Chestedeld, and splendidly act ed by a fine cast. But, especially, 1t is a vehicle for Miss Crosman's limitless talents, one of the fullest, nest vehicles and star has ever enjoyed. Sarah Crabtree is.a most exacting role, the longest, we are told, ever written for a woman on the stage or screen, and Miss Crosman has responded to its de- mands with the fullness of her talents. talents that have been de- veloped through her 50 years in the American theater, and talents, we might add, that have never attained such heights before. The companion feature is/"The Westener" starring Tim Mccoy: also newsreels and comedy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-11
DISTURBER HELD,
 ALLEGED INSANE


 Daniel wiskinski, 42, of 570 North Main street was held by police to-day as the result of dis turbance last night on Union and Franklin streets. Wiskinski was admitted to a hospital recently for treatment of a nervous con- dition." He had been arrested sev- eral weeks ago and was to have been been committed to an in- stitution but authorities decided the man needed hospital care.
 He was arrested by Patrolmen
 John Moynihan and John Shea who were called to the hospital when he suddenly became violent. Efforts are being made to-day to have Wiskinski committed to an institution for the care of the in- sane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-11
ELKS' COMMITTEE
 ARRANCES DINNER
Event to Be Held in Con. nectiOn With Police Ball
 Friday Evening

Announcement was made today by the committee in charge of the EIkg dinner dance to follow the policemen's ball Friday evening, that reservations for places in the hall have to be made with the steward at the Elks' club or else admittance will not be granted. The hall provides seating arrange ments for between 200 and 225.
 The hall has been attractively decorated and good orchestra SC" lected. The dancing will commence at midnight and last until q o'clock. 4 full course chicken dins ner will be served. It was reported today that many of the city officials including commissioners of the poe Hoe and fire boards are to attend the dinner at the Elks after the ball.
 Lieutenant William F. Pollard. who is acting as chairman of the Elks' committee announced that the reservations are necessary to avoid a last minute rush and re- sultant Over.crowding. Those plan ming to attend with party are urged to call the Elks' club and give the number in their party to the club steward.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-11
MONITORS ELECT
 JOHN J. KIPPHUT

John J. Kipphut was elected president of the Monitor Veterans association as former members of the old volunteer fire company ob- served the 67th anniversary of its founding at a dinner held Satur. day night at the Colonnade res- taurant. One of the original char ter members, Homer D. Bronson, was present. while there wer e guests present from several cities of the state.
 Other officers were elected as follows: William P. Loeffler, vice. president; Wade S. Manville, sec retary-treasurer: members of the executive committee: Robert Wolff, Otto Wendelback, s. l.. Klobe- dang, Walter C. Palmer and George A. Pouard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-11
New Books At The Library

New books at the Bronson li- brary.
 Mystery and western stories
 Brand Max, Seven of Diamonds; Eberhart Mignon, Cases of Susan Dare; FitZsimmons Cortland, Crim- son Ice.
 Other fiction-Bazin Rene, Mag nificent; Buck Pearl, A House Di- vided; Pirandello Luigi, The Naked Truth; Roberts Kenneth, Captain Caution; Sackville West, The Dark Island; Thorne Anthony, Delay in the Sun; Waugh, Alec, The Ball. iols' Wilder, Thornton, Heavens My Destination.
 Pertaining to education and methods of-Edgerton and Carpen- ter Elementary Algebro; Jesper- son, Otto, Essentials of Grammar; Mann, Albert Conversational French; Jones, A. J. Principals of Guidance, Columbia university Teachers college, College Lincoln school Curriculum making in an elementary school.
 Science-Andrade, E. N. An hour of Physics; Beebe, William, Half Mile Down; Black and Davis, New Practical Physics; Curtis F. D. Biology of Today; Bitmars, H. l.. Confessions of Scientist; Osborn, F. A. Physics of the Home.
 Travel and Description-Cond- life J. B. China Today; Hall, J.. N. Tale of the Shipwreck; Vil- Hers Alan, Last of the Wind Ships;
 Biography-Frank, Waldo Amer ica and Alfred Steiglitz; Kings bury. Alice, comp; Kingsbury and allied families, (genealogy); Pow ell, L. c. Robinson Jeffers, the Man and his Work.
 Miscellaneous-Cannon, Alexan- der, Invisible Influences; Eustis, Morton, Broadway Incorporated- The Theater as Business; Hud- son, M. O. The World Court, 1921- 1884; load, c. E. M., Guide to Modern Thought; Mantle, Burns, Best Plays of 19O9-1919; Ropes, J. H. Synoptic Gospels; Seabury, David, What Makes Us Seem 50 Queer? Shaw. Ruth, Finger Paint ing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-11
New Graduate School Of Banking Planned
American Bankers Association to Sponsor School for
 Bank Officers-Opens June l7-Limited to 200

New York, Feb. 11-Tlans for a new graduate school of banking for bank officers to be held under the direction of the American Bankers association and the Amer ican Institute of Banking, the educational section of the associa- tion, in cooperation with Rutgers university of New Brunswick, New Jersey, were announced here to- day. The school will open June 17 and sessions will be held at Rut- gers university in New Brunswick.
 Lewis E. Pierson, chairman of the board of the Irving Trust company of New York, will be chairman of the board of regents for the school. The other members of the board of regents will be: Walter J. Cummings, chairman of the board, Continental Illinois Na- tional Bank and Trust company, Chicago; A. P. Giannini, chairman of the board, Bank of America National Trust and Savings asso- citation, San Francisco; Harry J. Haas, vice president, The First National Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Fran cis Marion Law, president First National Bank in Houston, Texas; William McC. Martin, governor federal reserve bank, St Louis, Missouri; Lyman E. Wakefield, president First National Bank and Trust company, Minneapolis, Min- nesota; Edmund s. Wolfe, presi- dent First National Bank and Trust company of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut; R b CT c. Clothier, president of Rutgers university, New Brunswick, New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-11
High School Notes

A meeting of the Argus staff was held to-day in room PIT under the direction of Charles McCar- thy.
 The Consolidated orchestra met for rehearsal at Wilby to-day un- der the direction of Floyd Evans, instructor of vocal music.
 Although schools will be official ly closed tomorrow, the Crosby band will meet for rehearsal at 10 o'clock in the assembly hall under Mr Evans' direction.
 Regular Glee club meetings scheduled for to-day werer post poned. A rehearsal of the double octette was held under the direc- ton of Miss Alice Gibson. The Spanish club will meet on "Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in room 20S at Crosby high school. Clarence Tappin in faculty advisor for the club.
 !. 4 tour of the Post Business col lege will be made by the Occu- pations club Wednesday afternoon at o'clock under the leadership of Roy Walch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-11
OBITUARY

 5s years since they both left Ire- land.
 MT Cotter is survived by his-sec- ond wife, Mary Strain Cotter, whom he married after coming to this city; two daughters, by his first marriage, Mrs Frances Wood of Waterbury, and Mrs Louis Ca- lamar of woodstock, N. Y.; two daughters by his second marriage, Mrs John Wolfe and Mrs Michael Ouirk, both of this city; two sons by his first marriage, Albert Cot ter of Yonkers, N. Y., and George Cotter of Greenwich; a son by his second marriage, Richard Cotter of this city; three brothers, Albert of Ireland, Rev Dr James Cotter of Tronton, Ohio. and Richard of Sta ten Island, N. Y.; two sisters, Mrs Patrick Cregan of New York city and Miss Elizabeth Cotter of Ire- land; several grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
 The body was removed to the Arthur J. Lunny funeral home, 25 Central avenue, from where the funeral will take place, time and other arrangements to be an- nounced later.
 BRASCHE-Otto E. E. Brasche, age 50 years, foreman at the Wa. tertown Mfg Co, died at his home on French street, Watertown, last night.
 MT Brasche is survived by his wife, Mrs Jeruna Brasche; four sons, Rudolph, Ernest, Lawrence and Charles; a daughter, Elizabeth Brasche; two sisters. Mrs Frank Kelly and Mrs Paul Nichols, both of Waterbury.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-11
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs Mary Sincas- ter was held from the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue this morning at Il o'clock. Rev pr John N, Lewis officiating. Burial was in Pine Grove cemetery. The pallbearers were: Edward Kelly. Howard Heminway, Fred Cham pagne, James Mace, Warren Grant and Patrick Burns.
 Funeral services for Mrs Cecilia Hylander Anderson were held in the Alderson funeral home, 70 Gen. tral avenue, at, 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. Rev Carl Stenholm ofii- ciated. Burial was in Riverside cemetery.
 Funeral services for Mrs Eva Judge Fuller were held In the Ale derson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, at o'clock this afternoon and were in charge of the Bible students. Burial will be in the new Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Elzear Matteau will be held from the Belleville funeral home, ~6s East Clay street at s:S0 o'clock tomorrow morning with a high mass in St Ann's church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.