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The Washington times., 1935-10-09

Mrs. Catherine Fahey has had
her fling at a professional career
in both outside" business and
under the service of the Federal
Government, and while both have
proved pleasant her preference,
she said today, rests amid the file
cases and Gathering machines Of
Uncle Sans routine.
For several years she was EN-.
ployed at secretarial work in her
home city, Grafton, West virginia,
coming with Home Owners Loan
Corporation early in 1898. With
that agency she has formed a
number of pleasant connections in
in her capa1ity as secretary to
R. D. Ledery, personel administra-
tive assistant at Hole.
Mrs. Fahey is a graduate of St.
Augustine High School, Grafton,
and pursued further business-edu-
cation on coming to Washington.
Blue-eyed, with light hair, her
principal recreational interest is
reading. although she is consider
ing membership in the Young
Democratic Club of the District.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Controlled Production
And Starving People

To the Editor Of The Times:
Say folks! What's this we hear
about the Government-controlled
AAA compelling the farmers to
grow only a certain amount OF
potatoes?
We had to fight the depression
for four or five years to get the
country back on its feet even
though the task is not fully com.
pleted.
Must we now see these poor
people starve and not pay any
attention to it? If some of these
high-salaried men who have moth
ing to worry about had to live
the life and see some of our chill
dren half-clothed and half-fed
they would see that instead of
destroying food these poor people
would not have to go hungry.
In the Western States farmers
claim they had to burn wheat
after being refused to give it to
the poor. In the South they had
to pillow under acres of cotton
that would of benefited the poor
class of people. Instead of let
ting farmers grow potatoes to
make prices reasonable for the
poor people, they might just as
vel say Let them starve."
And yet they say let the poor
realize the Government spends
millions of dollars every year pro-
viding relief agencies to care for
the poor. You often hear the re.
mark blaming the parents for
their children being dirty and
half-clothed and fed. But listen,
folks, don't blame the parents
for not having enough food to eat
when they are not supposed to
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Architectural Blunders
Cost Plenty

To the Editor of The Times:
The U. S. Government is pre-
pairing to spend several million
dollars to correct a blunder that
was made in the designing of the
Pension office building. Orig
inally intended to be surmounted
with a round dome, the plans
we're changed and the present su.
perstructure substituted. The re.
suit was aptly described as a cross
between a car stable and a barn.
In HyattSville can be seen an.
other blunder on a smaller scale.
The local U. S. post office building,
now nearing completion, was de-
signed with a central pitched roof
and wings on either side which
were to finish with parapet walls
and coping. For some reason, the
parapet walls were not built, and
the result is an unfinished look.
ing building, to remain an eyesore
for years to come, and eventually
cost considerably more to rectify
than it would if finished right
now. B. EDWARD McCANN,
Hyattsville, Md.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
ThieUeS ESCAPE

We were scheduled to resume
our march at 8 a. m. Our convoy
soldiers were thoroughly drunk
when they awakened us. At ID
o'clock we were finally all assem-
bled and the roll-call started. It
revealed that two Cossacks and
the whole group of thieves were
missing. They had taken advan.
tage of the drinking orgy to make
their getaway.
Our host, still somewhat tipsy
stood a little way off with a know
ing smile on his face. His long
discussion with Saveliev would in
dicate that he had had his hand
i'll the preparation of the escape
but he was not afraid of being &C
cused, as the convoy had partaken
of his free liquor and had thus
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
DC. BAR FIGHTS
F0R3JUDGES

Members of the District Bar
Association today girded them
selves for a Congressional battle
this winter for appointment of at
least three Washington attorneys
to the five seats on the bench Of
the United States Court of Ap-
pealS.
The campaign was inaugurated
at last nights meeting of the as
sociation in the Mayflower Hotel
after the board of directors re-
ported Attorney General Homer
S. Cummings had disregarded the
recommendations of the local
body and appointed Harold M.
Stephens, of Utah, 70 the bench.
Attorney General Cummings
was reported by Ralph Quinter,
vice president of the association,
to have said that he had ap-
pointed local attorneys to the mu.
nicipal court, but that judgeshipS
on the Court of Appeals were not
regarded as local appointments.
A resolution for a congressional
campaign was introduced by Will
liam C. Sullivan who, with Mr..
Quinter, William E. Richardson,
George C. Gertman and Walter
C. English, we're appointed to
draft a bill which would give three
of the five judgeships to attor-
neys who have practised here at
least 10 years.
BY a vote of 375 to 254 the as
sociation turned thumbs down on
the proposal to establish here a
Domestic Relations Conciliatory
Commission. Expenses involved
in administration of the commits
sion would be too great, members
of the association contended.
However, a committee was aP-
pointed to make a further study
of the question and to report their
findings at the next meeting of
the bar association.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Closely Guarded

There was nothing to be done.
The convoy chief angrily gave
orders to start. 1t was cold and
q disagreeable wind blew in our
faces. The sky was covered with
threatening clouds. The sobering
soldiers marched dismally along
side Of us and gave vent to their
anger by abusing the petty crimi-
mas. Certainly they we're not in
an enviable situation. On the third
day Of the march eight prisoners
were missing, all the money spent,
and all the food gone. They were
responsible to the camp admins
tration and would be taken to
task. How they intended to feed
themselves and the 800 prisoners
during the rest of the march was
a mystery.
AS usual, the first half of the
way was rapidly traverSed. Our
road lay through several small
villages. At the entrance of each
one of these we were met by pale
village children dressed in rags
and wearing huge felt boots dis
carded by their elders. No peas
ants were about; they had all been
mobilized for the transportation
of timber. The peasants wives
and mothers stood on their
porcheS, looked at us compassion
ately. shook their heads and threw
bread to us.
The convoy, fearing further es-
capeS, would not allow us to stop
at the villages or to drink water
from the village wells. They told
us to eat snow instead. 1--WE were
to march 35 kiometerS that day.
About midway we stopped for a
long rest. The convoy chief sug-
geSted that I, as prisoner with
penal camp experience, take en-
tire charge. assume responsibility
for Is members of the Intelligent
Sia." and arrange for their food
and lodgings. I promptly accepted
his proposal on condition that We
would not be bothered with escorts
and that we be given free choice
in the selection of our quarters.
We marched less briSkly the sec
ond half of the way. After so
kilometers I was again overcome
by the familiar feeling of fatigue,
pain in the knees and a peculiar
lightneSS. I tried to replenish
my energy by munching bits Of
bread and sugar. At 8 in the
evening we reached our village. 1t
was the last settlement in the
northern area. The next day we
were to enter the territory occu-
pied by the Komi people
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The Washington times., 1935-10-09
RudeLy Awakened

We were all sound asleep when
the bunch of drunkardS broke
into our cottage with roar and
a bang. They sat around the
table, stared at us with unseeine
eyes, and began making the roll
call.
"Where is Saveliev? Let me
see him. Where is he hiding?"
cried the convoy chief, waving
his revolver.
Saveliev was one of the six
thieves lodged at our neighbor's S
cottage. He had spent the whole
evening with our host drinking
and mysteriously discussing some
thing.
Come on! Produce Saveliev!'
continued our little convoy-chiet
poking his revolver right into our
hosts face.
please don't scare me-" calm
ly replied the latter. How on
earth can / get this Saveliev
for you? Better let us have a
drink and we'll find Saveliev
tomorrow"
With a cunning smirk he took
a bottle out of his pocket, un
corked it by a blow against his
knee, lifted it to his mouth, took
a few gulpS, Smacked his lips con
tentedly, wiped off the neck Of
the bottle with his sleeve ano
placed it on the table before our
convoy-chief.
The latter was somewhat EN-
birrassed. He had never vel
taken a drink in our presence
But the temptation was too great
No money was demanded, it was
hard to resist. The first bottle
followed by another, then a third
They drank without eating. Wher
the supply gave out, our host
took the entire drunken crowd tt
the neighbor's house. The bout
continued until morning.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
.EVICTED MAN
ASKS PAY

LURAY, Va, Oct. g. Order
will be entered in circuit court
here today by J. Everett Will,
attorney for Melanchalton Clis-
er, evicted Shenandoah Park
land owner, asking that the
amount awarded him for his
property be paid. The total is
$4,857 less expenses of court.
Cliser says he has done all he
can do about his property and
will wait for any steps the De.
partment of Justice may take.
He declared:
"CCC guards after the evic-
ton placed my wife's mat
tresses in store and slept on
them, and ate candy and 9TH
er food taken from the store.
This is known and think will
be noticed"
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Come to Village

Columns of whitish-gray smoke
were coming out of the chimneys
and Kissing high to the clear blue
sky. The cottagerS' stoves were
heated early in the morning in
order to radiate heat throughout
the day. The welcoming smoke
streams, absolute silence and a
beautiful church warmed our
hearts. Soon we hit upon the
regular road which brought us to
the village. We entered it pre-
ceded by a crowd of village boys.
In the center of the village
stood the boarded.up church. 1t
was later explained that the local
priest had been arrested and de-
ported to Siberia a year before.
Opposite the church was a we'll
built house occupied by the local
soviet. Next to it was the post
office and a little farther the CO.
operative store. At the door of
the local soviet stood several
Sleighs Of teamsterS who were
waiting for their assignments.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09

have easily reached the edge OF
the forest from where the village
lights would have been visible.
Spending winter night in the
forest is only relatively amusing,
but our early awakening was posi-.
lively hateful. Every bone in my
body ached and I wanted terribly
to sleep. We we're filled with new
energy, however, by the news that
the village was quite near and the
very thought of an early meal
made us march briskly The pro
feSsor and the flyer, refreshed by
the sleep, Joined our group again.
We soon came out of the forest
and at some distance saw the first
rays of sun fall on the steepleS Of
a large sky-blue church surround
ed by many SnoW-covered roofs.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
BOY FLAG FOE
EXPELLED

LYNN, Mass, Oct. 9 G.N.S)
A boy without a country-or, at
least. without sufficient patriotism
to pledge allegiance to his coun.
try's flag-today became a boy
without a school.
The lad is 8-year-old Carleton
B. Nichols, jr., expelled by unani.
nous vote of the local school com,
mittee because he refused to
salute the American flag as
prescribed for students by a re-
Gently enacted State law.
The boys father. and Edward
Halton James, of Concord, were
scheduled to appear in court on
charges Of disturbing a school Ses.
sion where they witnessed young
Nichols refusal to salute the flag
Meanwhile, the Massachusetts
attorney general was expected to
rule on four similar cases. -Four
school children of Saugus, where
their parents are members of a
religious sect, reported opposed
to such Salutation, have followed
the lead of the Lynn Schoolboy.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Film Dance Director
F aces Death ChdrQe

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9 G.N.S).
Busby Berkeley. noted motion
picture dance director, today was
under order to appear in court
tomorrow to enter pleas to two
Second-degree murder charges
filed against him as a result of a
spectacular three-car crash last
month which resulted in the
deaths of two women.
Berkeley, whose true name is
William Berkeley EnoS, also has
been defendant in three damage
suits. totaling $256,092, as a result
of the fatal accident. He is
accused of driving his machine
recklessly, which resulted in the
car striking two other vehicles.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Retrace Steps

There was nothing else to do.
We retraced our steps along the
same path, now well beaten, at a
Snaillike pace. Never before in
my life had I felt such utter ex'
haustion. My system was weak
ened by the long confinement in
prison and not yet able to stand
the strain of such a nocturnal
walk on an empty stomach. Some
times I felt myself losing con-
sciousnesS. Only with the great
est effort of will-power could
resist to fling myself down in the
snow.
Only one prisoner, the engineer
Chernayev, seemed in worse state
than I. Originally he had been
sentenced to five years in prison
for a train wreck on his line. He
finished his term, returned home,
and two weeks later was. again ar
rested on a charge of "wrecking'
and sentenced by the OGPU to
ten years in the penal camps. It
was difficult to understand how
he could have done so much harm
to the Socialist Republic in a fort
night.
The five years of imprisonment
had already affected his health
and then they were followed by
five months at the Shpalernaya
prison in Leningrad while he was
awaiting his second sentence. He
was in very poor condition when
sent out to the penal camps. That
very morning he had drawn my
compassion by the expression OF
hopeleSSness in his eyes and by
his gray-green complexion. He
walked like an old man, hardly
able to drag one foot after an
other, leaning on his cane and
stumbling and falling repeatedly
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
THIEVES FLEE f
FROM 0GPU
GUARDS
By GEORGE KITCHIN
Chapter XXI

We emerged into an open
stretch. The river was some
where to the right. There was
deep snow on either side of us
and our path resembled a
trench.
Two more rest periods went
by. The last was so long that
many of us fell asleep. Our
leader walked past us on his
way to the rear. He seemed
disturbed.
In another 10 minutes, as he
passed US again, he reassured
Us with: We're on the right
track, all right" So there had
been some doubt. This was a
pleasant surprise! We went on
again. Low bushes appeared,
then some lone trees, and
finally we went right into a
dark and dense forest. Muffled
cries came from the front, fol-
lowed by the familiar "sto-op," }"
and we dropped into the snow.
The leader passed us again
and this time he was cursing.
'WeI, where are we going
now? Are we headed right?
"YOu 20 to hell, all of you.
Thanks to one fools advice we
have now lost our way. We
should have borne more to the
left"
So we were lost. It was mid.
night, we had marched about so
kilometers without eating, were as
tired as dogs, and now, instead
of a rest and a meal. we had to
try to find our way in the dark
or spend the night in the forest.
Truly, an efficient system!
The chiefs were in conference.
Almost all Of us were already
asleep when two soldiers hurried
by us on their way to the head
of the column. They called out
to everybody as they passed:
"Turn back, we're marching
back"
Back. But back to where?"
we asked ourselves.
Back to the devils own den.
Wen keep fumbling about until
morning." was the consolation
we got from TSelikov who ap-
parently possessed extraordinary
endurance.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
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The Washington times., 1935-10-09
School Board Plans
Building Expansion

With enrollments in the local
public schools steadily mounting,
the Board of Education is plan
ming five-year building program
to provide additional facilities Of
the school system.
superintendent Of hoolS
Frank w. Ballou said the pro-
gram will be patterned after the
one started in 1925 and ultimately
calls for the District having dou-
BILE the present school facilities.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Man Injured As Auto
0Verturns on Mountain

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Oct. 9.
Solomon Keefer, 81 farmer Of
Indian Springs, sustained serious
injuries early today when the
automobile in which he was
riding overturned on the National
Highway at the foot of Fairview
Mountain.
Keefer was found by passing
motorist who rushed him to the
Washington County Hospital.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
MEN FORCED
TO RETRACE
THEIR STEPS

become his accompliceS. He was
quite sure Of himself and coun-
Seled the convoy contemptuously
to "try to find the wind in the
open field"
The chairman of the local So
Wet did not show up at all. He
and his associates, together with
the head Of the village militia, con-
tinued their carousal at the Soviet
hall, whence came curses, shouts
and abuse.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Lovers Lane Death
Lawyers Assigned

RICHMOND. Va, Oct. 9 (Spe-
ciaD Judge Luther B. Way, of
the United States District Court,
has appointed Gallon B. Jones
and Leith S Bremner, as local
counsel for Earl Conner Williams,
Negro, charged with the murder
of Miss Fannie Kurz and felonious
assault on her escort in Lovers
Lane" on a Federal reservation
near Fredericksburg.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
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The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Clergy Meeting

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Oct.
9 (SpeciaD Clergy and workers
of the archdeaconry of the Blue
Ridge. mission field Of the Diocese
of Virginia. are holding their an
nual conference today at Sum
mer Rest. near Greenwood.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09

egrow it. Blame the "big shots" as
I call them.
Some farmers have already de.
fled the Government to stop
them. And I hope they succeed;
for if they do maybe this country
will be better off and not have
so many half-starved and suffer.
ing people.
God put food on this earth to
ant and not to destroy.
RALEIGH S. POTORFF.
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
C0nUOy Loses Way In Frozen WiLds
PRISONER OF THE oGPU

The author describing wd he SGp and suffered from 1928
to 1882 in Soviet penal camps to 0ch ne ds sentenced on
trupedup charges of espionage citizen OF Finland IN bust
in Russia for he sent to the OGPU
northern camp DScpnaranS "truSty' CONFLICTS In
paty Communism. tew months after the author
peed 1885 these descriptions of helonedth he died
pneumonia brought By the terrible priuaons suffered
ConlmunSc GehennG
The Washington times., 1935-10-09

the Editor should erced 200 DordS They must
rer NTH his address. These u
confidential initials publication the CTer
eOnaeS Readers nued discuss subject Of interest
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
Resume March

At noon, after roll-call, we re-
Sumed our march. The next vii
lage was 20 kilometers away and
our convoy determined to get us
there the same evening without
The Washington times., 1935-10-09
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Rockville Continues To
Display Snappy Game Of
Basketball; Tits Listed

The Rockville basketball club had
a very successful weekend, with the
boys winning two out of three games
and the girls taking two out of two.
The boys and girls both are playing
exceptionally good basketball this
year, the boys winning eleven straight
before their luck changed. So far the
boys have won sixteen out Of eighteen
games. The girls have only played
nine games, but have won seven out
of the nine.
The coming weekend will be a strain
on the Rockville teams and go far to
show whether-or-not they are as good
as they appear to be. Saturday,
February 2, the boys play the Blue
Ridge Lines of Frederick County.
Sunday the girls play Cumberland A.
! C. and the boys the Warwicks A. c.
8. of Baltimore, on Tuesday the boys
play the Y. M. C. A. and the girls the
Y. w. G. A. of Hagerstown. All
games start at 500 P. M. at the high
school gym.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Gov. Harry Nice
Grants Reprieve
In Assault Case
Negro Convicted Of Charge
Against Chevy Chase Girl
Was Supposed To Hang
January rs

Alexander Jones, colored, sentenced
in the Circuit Court for Montgomery
County to hang for an assault on a
Chevy Chase girl, has been granted a
reprieve by Governor Harry W. Nice.
Jones was to have hanged, Friday,
January Is.
Gov. Nice is reported to have told
States Attorney James Pugh over the
telephone that Jones had been ex-
amined by Baltimore psychiatrist
and found mentally deranged. The
chief executive said that he was
giving Jones a 60-day reprieve during
which time the case would be
thoroughly aired. Pugh has demanded
that both he and former States At
ytorney Stedman Prescott, VINO prose
cuted the case, be informed of future
proceedings.
Judge Hammond Urner, in passing
sentence on Jones following his con-
viction said "The crime is of shock
ing and heinous nature. If there ever
was case where the extreme punish
ment should be melted out, it is now.
The facts disclose that this man was
not led into the crime but perpretrat-
ed it of his own accord"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Chester H. Gray
To Give Address
AT Farm Meeting
Sixteenth Annual Farm Bureau
Convention At Rockville
February 5

The sixteenth annual convention Of
the Montgomery County Farm Bureau
will be held in the Rockville court
house on Tuesday, February 5, begin.
ming at 10 A. M. There will be bus.
mess session in the forenoon, follow
ed by an afternoon session which will
feature an address by Chester H.
Gray, Washington representative OF
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton. Mr.. Gray will speak on "The
Farm Bureaus Influence in County,
State and National Legislation"
Other speakers will be Charles T.
Cockey, president Of the Maryland
Farm Bureau Federation; C. E. Wise,
Jr, secretary-treasurer, Maryland
Farm Bureau Federation; Mrs. Harry
T. Williams, chairman Home and
Community Committee, Maryland
Farm Bureau Federation and William
H. Johnson, secretary, Production
Credit Corporation.
The president Of the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau, Josiah w.
Jones, of olney, will preside over the
business meeting. Directors and dele
gates to the State Convention will be
named, the officers will make their re-
ports and both the County Agent and
the Home Demonstration Agent will
report on their activities for the past
year.
Mr.. Jones said yesterday that he
cannot overemphasize the Importance
Of this meeting and that he urges
every farmer and his family to be on
hand for the days program.