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The Washington times., 1935-11-02


Preceded by the glamour Of her
reputation as the "first intellec-
tual lady of the South" it has
been well received but not alway
as vigorously acclaimed as the
volumes which gained her the
soubriquet.
It is a story of the folk Of the
Virginia Valley. 1t concerns a
rather curious family. John Fin
castle is so unbending he forfeits
a comfortable living as a brilliant
clergyman to the far less material
rewards of an obscure philosopher.
Grandmother cards wool and
picks up sticks until she can't
stoop any longer. Mother chat.
terS on until she cannot move.
And Ada sticks her chin UP and
loses the romance Of her life.
The depressing efforts Of the
continual inner battles play a
strong symphonic overtone to the
outward struggle with poverty.
Spiritual strength is forced to
hew its own reward in a niggardly
fashion from a not unbelievably
unresponsive world.
The wealth of detail is of course
enormous and Shuttled back and
forth are more mature patterns
Of earlier Glasgow themes.
In all it is the story of a family
a segment of a state and a back,
drop for the passing of time.
("Vetn of Iron," by Ellen GldI
gow,. published. by. Brace. ana
CompGny)
The Washington times., 1935-11-02
Marries, Tells

We have at hand the widely
discussed confessions of former
Lieut.. Comdr. William Turpin
Comerford, the genial COB who
married IA different women and
lived to boast about it.
He writes in the expected style,
terse, telegraphic, with scarcely a
pause between shotgun weddings,
recollections of a purely amorous
nature and tales of mutiny on
the high seas.
Young Willie began where Cas-.
anova left off. He wanted to get
around and he did. What Cellini
forgot young Willie thought of.
my First Fourteen Wives" in
which a former Navy officer tells
all. Alliance Press.
The Washington times., 1935-11-02

, Harvard University and studied
the history Of the arts. Later he
entered the school of architecture
and in 1925 he received the
Bowers Prize, was given a John
Harvard scholarship. Some time
later he returned to Chicago and
studied at the Chicago Art Insti-
tute, after which he and his wife
went to Paris.
Shortly after his arrival there,
the young artist became ac-
quainted with Samuel Chamber
lain, the American etcher.
His work progressed so rapidly
that it wasn't long before Marcel
Guiot, one Of the leading author
tiles on etchings in France, gave
him the honor of inviting him to
hold one-man exhibition at his
galleries.
During his stay in France, the
landscapes in and around Paris
and in the south of France have
interested him so much that
most of his work has been in
spired by them. However, he has
returned to America several times
and turned out quite a few etch-
ings Of the West, New York and
Canada.
When Mr.. Wright gave an ex-
hibition in Paris some time ago,
the eminent French critic Camille
Mauclair said of him:
Masters Craft
zone Of the greatest joys and
the Surest compensation for the
art critic, whose task is harder
and more ungrateful than one
imagines, is to discover real
artist. Reputation is so painful,
while admiration is so pleasant.
This pleasure I owe to Mr.. Red
mond Stephens Wright.
I'VE know only too well that in
the artistic disorder of these times
not a little talent has become
sterilized because of the persua-
sion that tradition is harmful,
that museums must be eschewed,
that instinct and temperament
are absolutely sufficient, and that
originality must come first. This
is an age when all of life and art
are almost totally ignored.
'Mr. Wright has happily pla-
Gated these SophismS. He likes
methodical work and knows if one
is born an artist, nothing is pos
sible without learning ones craft.
No one ever ceases learning and
no one ever has a profound or
noble-enough idea of the fine title
artist that today firSt-comers and
dabblers bestow on themselves.
The Arts Club of Washington
announces a double exhibition of
the works of Robert Lawson and
Stanley Woodward, beginning NO
vember 10 and continuing through
November 20.
Mr.. Lawson's etchings will be
exhibited, and the water colors Of
Mr.. Woodward's will be shown at
the same time.
The Washington times., 1935-11-02

This is the second Of a
series of articles in which
Carl L. Bemies, music editor
Of The Washington Times,
traces the development Of the
superb symphony orchestra
as we know 1t today.
TOday'S article Is concerned
primarily with the violin.
Range, purposes and posi-
bilitieS Of other instruments
will be discussed in subse-
quent articles.
This series will be Of In
eStimable value to music
lovers, both those already con-
ditiOned to an appreciation Of
symphonic music and those
who wish to be.
The Washington times., 1935-11-02

Mr.. Wright executes his work
with the utmost simplicity. There
IS no great profusion of elaborate
lines to carry out his thought. All
he needs is a simple line here and
there and he has produced a great
piece of work.
The etchings, shown to Wash
ington critics at a private view,
are beautiful. The artist calls on
a great variety of themes for his
drawings and executes each one
so that it is hard to say this or
that one is the better. They are
all fine.
All Excellent
Fifty-one etchings will go on eX-
hibition, to be shown from Mon
day to December / in the Division
of Graphic Arts Of the SmithSo
nian Building.
There is no part Of his work
that Mr.. Wright does in a medi-
ocre way. His figures of men and
women are as splendidly done as
the masts of his ships, or the re-
Election of a bird on the water, or
a cathedral spire.
His human figures are full Of
action. Each line in their bodies
is an expression of an idea, an
emotion.
Mr.. Wright, born in Chicago
is only 80 years old. He went to
The Washington times., 1935-11-02
New Book
OF Verse

"Sled Against the Door" her
aids another volume of collective
verse. This one comes from Ger
trude C. L. Whitney who uses the
striking title as the pattern in a
long. narrative poem. This piece
best demonstrates her distinctive
talent although there is a wide
variety of shorter and more con-
ventional poems in the chosen
group.
If you like poetic musings in a
strictly modern vein, "Sled
Against the Door" will give you
an interesting evening.
("Sled Against the Door" q
book OF UerSe by Gertrude C. l..
Whitney,
The Washington times., 1935-11-02
COMPARISON OF VIOLA AND VIOLIN
Artists and Critics Praise
Wri6ht Etchi176s
RE5TN

An exhibition of etchngs to Washington Monday
which the Smithsonian Institution is not only pleased but
proud to show.
etchngs are the work of R. Stephens Wright young
man who already has inspired much praise among artists
critics throughout the world that despite his youth
he is acclaimed one of tke best
The Washington times., 1935-11-02
Book Notes

"I Live in Virginia." by
Julian Meade, is a personal
account of the life Of a young
Virginian. It is replete with
vignettes Of memorable people,
including an interesting one Of
James Branch Csbell.
The Washington times., 1935-11-02
VIOLIN THE FIRST SYMPHONIC INSTRUMENT DEVELOPED
Composers, Leaders Seek
balance" Between
Various Sections
Rv CARL L. BEMIES

From the time when the orchestra called fracas to
present when any nosmang device from the blast Of
factory whistle the industrious hum Of vacuum cleaner may
be introduced new effects have been constantly worked out
The Washington times., 1935-11-02

FRANK GITTLESON
CONCERT MASTER Of
the National Symphony Or
chestra, a post always taken
by the first violinist of every
orchestra. The violin is con-
sidered the queen" Of the
ensemble because Of it's range,
flexibility and variety Of ex-
preston. International News
Photos by Washington Times.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
CASES
CONTINUED IN
POLICE COURT

James McBryor, Herman john
son and T. L. Reed, arrested here
on Sunday in connection with the
strike disturbance, appeared before
Judge Nuffer in police court this
morning. Their cases were contin-
ued until tomorrow morning for
further action.
McBryor, charged with battery
had been arrested at the Wahl shed,
at 2:45 O'Clock Sunday afternoon;
Johnson is held for investigation of
having disturbed the peace near the
Garin shed about 3 O'Clock Sun
day afternoon and Reed is charged
with disturbing the peace at the
Wahl shed.
George Robles was given a SEN
tence Of 30 days in the city Jail on
drunkenness charge. He had been
arrested yesterday morning and was
allowed to go to his home to appear
in court this morning. Last night
he was again arrested on a drunk
enness charge, the police report
states.
II. G. Burns drew a sentence of
$40 or five days in Jail on a charge
of drunkenness and disturbing the
peace; a 10 day suspended sentence
was given Howard Culp, charged
with vagrancy while Albert Pastro-
ma was given 20 days in the city
Jail on a charge of drunkenness
and disturbing the peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
Mrs. Hauptnann's
DetectiUe Held

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. W,D
Charged with acting as private
detective without license, Harry
Weisensee, 81. also known as Harry
Whitney. who acted as an investi-
gator for Mrs. Bruno Hauptmann,
was under arrest today.
Whitney blamed his arrest on
James Fawcett. Brooklyn attorney.
who was superseded as counsel for
Hauptmann by Edward j. Reilly
Fawcett at one time sought
court order TO compel Whitney 70
turn over a 5000 mortgage which
Mrs. Hauptmann reputedly had
given the investigator At that
time Fawcett sought 10 collect
$4,000 allegedly owned him by the
Hauptmanns.
Whitney was barred last N0vem-
ber from visiting Hauptmann In
his cell at Pennington.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
TRAFFIC COPS
. FROM OUTSIDE
SORE AT SUN

The visiting traffic cops" are be-
ginning to kick. There isn't any
threat of mutiny in the ranks but
there are rumblings and some of
them are talking of taking the
matter up with Frank Oswalt.
Imperial Valleys best friend is
the pet peeve of these gentle gi-
ants" from up the state. In other
words the sun has their goats.
Placed on duty in the industrial Sec
ton, to keep undesired traffic QUO
of there, the cops are finding 1t
plenty warm in the middle of the
day.
One big husky over ON the Orange
street crossing grlmbled this noon
because there is no fishing around
these here parts. Yesterday MORN
ing, early, this same fellow (or a
guy who looks like him) was rub
bing his hands together kicking
about the cold.
Informed of the distress and dis
satisfaction among troops, Captain
Oswalt said the best he can offer
them is to stick Bill TactSett up in
some conspicuous place during the
hot part of the day so that the city
will be shaded. -...1.
Incidentally, with all these traf-
fic cops here, motor1st hasn't a
chance of busting traffic rule.
Something ought to be done about
that, too.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
JUDGE MAY
COMMENT ON
LAMSON CASE

SAN JOSE. Calf, Feb. 10. WR)-
Superior Judge Robert r. Syer, who
once sentenced David LamSon to
hang, today was advised by Attor-
ney General U. S. Webb that he
legally may comment on evidence
and voice his own opinion as to
the defendant IS guilt or innocence
in delivering instructions to jurors
of Lamson IS second trial.
Webb IS ruling was set forth in an
informal opinion received here as
Lamson IS retrial on charges of
numbering his wife. Allene Thorpe
Lamson, entered It's second day
with seven men and five women
tentatively seated in the jury box.
Webb said the fact that Judge
Syer presided at Lamson's first
trial, in which the defendant was
convicted, would not affect the jur-
lists status under a new state law
permitting trial judge authority
to instruct the jury on evidence.
The new law was not in effect
when Judge Syer instructed the first
trial jury in the law involved, then
sentenced Lamson to hang on San
Quentin IS gallows a few hours lat
er.
Meantime, selection of the jury
from a venire comrpised mostly of
Santa Clara county orchardists and
housewives proceeded slowly. From
IeoOtf Of questioning nv both de-
fense and prosecution, observers
predicted a jury will not be seated
until the first of next week.
Questioning of prospective jurors
left no doubt that the state will
attempt to obtain a second death
penalty for Lamson, who is charged
with beating to death his wife in
their Stanford university cottage on
Memorial day, 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
Enbezzier Suspect
Loses His Beard

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. U.P) -
John S. Schnepp, the 68-year-old
former mayor of Springfield, ILL.,,
who is held here as suspected en-
bezzler, was man without beard
today.
To give former residents of
Springfield an opportunity to iden-
tify him more easily neat gray
vandyke beard and side whiskers
we're trimmed down to close CROP
ped mustache.
Missing from Springfield for
more than three years Schnepp
faces extradition on charges he en-
bezzled $4,000 from an estate for
which he was conservator. He was
arrested while hawking newspapers
on the streets here and claimed he
had lost his memory.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
SENATE Gets
NEW TYPE Of
BONUS BILL
Tydings Offers Plan Which He
Asserts Will Not Boost Cost
To Nation

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. W.D -
Sen. Millard Tydings, (Dem) Mary
land, today introduced a bill calling
for the payment of the So, 100000 900
soldier bonus bill in United States
bonds.
The measure, attempting COM
promise between the administration
and bonus leaders, would not in
crease governmental obligations in
the long run, it was said.
The bill provides for issuance of
negotiable coupon bonds bearing
three per cent interest which would
be exchanged for the outstanding
adjusted service certificates now
scheduled to be paid in 1945.
Tydings said he had not consult
ed administration leaders on his
proposal, but asserted:
Il can see no reason why the gov
ernment should object to this plan.
1t does not increase the nations
debt and, if adopted, would settle
once and for all the bonus question"
Tydings plan would operate in
this way:
A veteran holding a 1000 adjust
ed service certificate would be CIV
en- the privilege of exchanging 1t
for government bond. This bond
would have face value of SITS.
The veteran would receive at once
$15.75 in cash and If the bond was
held until 1945, when the certifi-
Gates mature, the holder would re-
ceive $209.25 in accrued interest.
The cash payment, the interest and
the face value of the bond thus
would give the veteran $1,000 in
I945.
In the case of q veteran holding
$1,000 adjusted certificate who has
borrowed $500 thereon and owes SIS
interest, the government would pay
off the $575 debt and issue the
holder bond of 1925 face value.
This veteran would receive $12.25
in cash and at maturity $87.75 in
interest.
The plan would permit needy vet
Grams to sell their bonds at face
value plus interest. In such an event
they would not receive the full ma
turity value specified on the certifi-
cate which they would surrender.
Tydings said the bonds would be
issued only to those veterans making
application and nothing in the plan
is compulsory. A provision of his
bill provides, however, that no fur
ther loans shall be made on the
adjusted certificates.
Tydings made public these fig
ures bearing on the bonus issue:
4,051 ,065 veterans are eligible for
adjusted service certificates.
3,723,633 certificates have been is
sued.
The maturity value of the certifi-
Gates is $3,676, ,191, ,304.
Certificates III force and outstand- |
ing now total 3,528,500.
The value TO these certificates is |
SO, ,481 ,914,998.
3,015,614 veterans have borrowed |
against certificates.
Liens against the certificates to-
tai $l,707, 1896, 8,516.23.
About $1,000 of the borrowers |
have not borrowed the full so per |
cent authorized by law.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
MELLON QUIZ
OPENS TODAY

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10. W.P)-
Andrew w. Mellon today won his
first skirmiSh with the federal gov
ernment which charges he under
paid his 1881 income taxes by s3,-
100000.
The board of tax appeals order
ed subpoenas for records of two of
his banks quashed. The subpoenas,
the board decided, were "improp-
erly issued and too broad"
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 10. W.H -
The intricacies of Andrew w. Mel
Ions financial transactions and
widespread holdings were to be
barred here today for government
scrutiny in an effort to prove the
government has no claim against
his 1881 income.
TruckloadS of records were ready
to be hauled to the special session
before the board of tax appeals,
which is hearing the governments
suit for 100000 against the for
mer secretary of the treasury. That
amount. Attorney General Homer
S. Cummings says is due from 1891.
Melon insists that the government
owes him a refund of $139,045 for
that year.
Frank J. Hogan, prominent
Washington attorney, spent most
of yesterday outlining how the Mel
Ion family "unselfishly built the
very foundations of Pittsburgh, and
Mr. Mellon himself was ever ready
to answer the call of his country in
time of need" Such man. Hogan
declared, could scarcely be sus-
pected to conceal deliberately true
facts from that government which
he loves and has served SO WELL"
Government authorities, headed
by Robert II. Jackson and r. r.
Shearer outlined reasons for their
huge CAIN. They said many of
Melons stock sales we're mot sales
in substance" but transfer of hold
ings within his own family In or
der to evade the taxes" --
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
Relief Loafers'
In Valley Hit
By NeuO Ruling

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. W.P)
-Lazybones who would rather loaf
ON relief than to work if they had
a job are "out" as far as the SERA
is concerned, Administrator Frank
Y. Mclaughlin announced today.
He said ON orders from Harry A.
Hopkins, federal relief administra-
tor, direct and work relief would
be discontinued to able-bodied per-
sons who decline offers of indus
trial or agricultural labor at sub
sistence wages.
The order will not apply to strik-
ers, except where official federal
mediation or arbitration boards
rule against the strike.
Mclaughlin said the order in
California was particularly direct
ed against some relief workers in
Imperial Valley who have refused
to work in the lettuce fields while
they could get money from the
government.
He stated that where relief work.
ers can get at least as much money
in private employment as they can
get on the public rolls, they must
go to work.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
Marketing And
Credit Topics
For Discussion

Marketing and credit problems
were considered Monday by groups
of flax, grapefruit, pea and tomato
growers of Imperial county. Meet
ing with the local men were F. r.
Wilcox, marketing specialist of the
University of California, Mr.. Hud-
son of the Farm Credit Adninistra-
ton of Washington, M. l.. Allen,
general manager of the National
Fruit and Vegetable Exchange and
Edison Abel, secretary of the Cali
fornia Prorate commission.
The discussions covered a wide
range of subjects and sought to
point the way to a producer con-
trolled system of credit and mar
keting that will yield a margin of
profit to the grower. Facts pre-
sented brought out the variety of
state and national credit and mar
keting services available and gave
information as to how growers may
make use of these services.
The flax and grapefruit confer
ences were held during the day in
FL Centre. The pea and tomato
group met in the evening at the
city hall in Calipatria. The confer
ences were arranged by the exten-
sion service and the Imperial Coun-
ty Farm Bureau. The attendance
and the questions asked indicated
that an increasing number of I'M
perial county farmers realize they
must take an active part in distri-
button and marketing problems if
sound and profitable program is to
be built.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
SUPERVISORS
OPPOSE STATE
ROAD PROGRAM

State Senator Ben Hulse appeared
before the county board of super
visors late yesterday afternoon and
discussed with them terms of sey-
eral measures now before the state
legislature.
Following Hulse's appearance the
county board adopted two resolu-
tions. One opposed any law which
has as its purpose the transferring
to the state from the several coun-
ties the right to assess a personal
property tax agains trucks, trailers
and automobiles. The other opposed
a proposed program which would
give the state control of all county
roads.
Copies of these resolutions were
ordered transferred to Senator
Hulse and Assemblyman Walker
with recommendations that these
two county representatives in Sac
ramento work toward the defeat of
the propositions complained of in
the resolutions.
The board transacted other buSi-
ness of a routine nature at its reg
ular meeting yesterday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
NEW DEAL 8
PROGRAM To
De SPEEDED
Decision On Gold Clause Cases
Clears Way For Action On
Major Legislation
BY ii. o. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Freed
of the nervous tension which exist
ed while the gold clause cases were
pending, administration leaders
planned today to speed up action on
three major new deal' legislative
projects in congress.
They were:
l. The $4,880, 100000 work-relief
bill now before the senate.
2. The economic security program,
upon which house and senate COM
mitteeS will conclude hearings this
week.
3. NRA legislation, upon which
presidential message was expected
tomorrow
This activity will be augmented by
the rush of proposed legislation
from other quarters. Much of this
had been held up until the supreme
court acted. New proposals include:
l. A work-relief bill amendment
by Sen. Elmer Thomas Dem0 Ok
lahoma, requiring wider use of sill
yer bullion and silver certificates.
Thomas estimated immediate effect
Of his amendment would be to ex-
pand currency by $685. 100000.
2. A bill by Sen. Burton K. Wheel
er Dem) Montana, to tax large
corporations.
3. A soldiers bonus bill by Sen.
Millard Tydings, (Dem) Maryland,
which may develop some admins
tration support, Tydings declines to
reveal details of the bill before in
PRODUCTION.
4. A drive by Sen. Edward P. Co.'S
tigan, Rep) Colorado, and Sen.
Robert M. LaFollette, CProg) Wis
consin, for a greatly enlarged public
works program.
| 5. The labor disputes bill of Sen.
!! Robert F. Wagner, (Dem) New
York, expected to be ready for in
PRODUCTION Thursday.
Administration measures which
are not ranked as must legisla-
ton, but which have been started
through congress, include the new
banking bill, an HOLC appropria-
ton, transportation and holding
company regulation.
The combination of administra-
ton measure and bills originating at
the capitol indicate a lengthy ses-
sion of congress.
Sen. Pat McCarran, Dem0 Ne
vada, has completed new prevail
ing wage amendment for the work.
relief bill providing the wage rates
"need not be uniform throughout
the United States but shall not be
less than the prevailing rates of
wages paid for work of a similar ma
ture in the place where the work is
located. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
Accused Gangster
Will Be Watched

ST. PAUL, Feb. 10. U.P)-Armed
with sub-machine guns and tear
gas bombs and under orders to
shoot to kill, federal and county
prepared today to
thwart any attempt to liberate Ar
thur CDoc) Barker.
Orders were issued that Barker
and six others with him awaiting
trial in connection with the Edward
CT. Bremen kidnapping are to be shot,
if a Jail delivery is attempted.
rather than let them escape.
The orders were issued as addi-
tional guards were placed around
the jail in fear that three men be-
lieved to be among prisoners who
escaped from the Oklahoma state
reformatory Sunday were heading
toward the "Twin Cities"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-19
Boy Wins Action
Against Father

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 10. UPl -
Irving Boens, 10, today was prepar-
ing to enter a law school after his
wealthy father. Harry Bennett. was
ordered by superior court judge
to pay for his education.
The youth filed suit against his
father to compel him to pay for his
schooling. charging he was unable
to pay otherwise.
The boys sister, Mrs. Clara Rowe,
testified yesterday that he had been
given very little money by their ia
ther The father changed his name
to Bennett years ago.
Bennett said he did not feel the
boy was fit for legal career and
desired him to go into business.