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The Washington times., 1935-08-20

When Thomas Smith, 8 years
old, decided that Washington
needed more double-deck buses he
went to work and built one.
The front wheels came from
an old wagon, the back wheels
from another, and the body Of
the bus, both upstairs and down,
he made from old fruit boxes.
But suddenly. Thomas remem-
bered something! His dreams and
hopes fell with a bang! He was
having motor trouble. Or rather,
no motor trouble. But just as his
bright idea was breaking into its
last small bit, Thomas thought of
something else.
His problem was solved. He
would go ahead and finish his bus.
Why should he worry about a
motor, when Major Shaffer"
was around. He would let Major
Shaffer" pull the bus. Didn't
dogs do such things in Holland?
So today, Washington has an
other double-deck bus. It runs
down Taylor Street, in the 800
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
'M00NSHIN|NG'
DECLINES IN
VIRGINIA
'Revenooers' Make Life
Drab for Mountain
DistiIIers
BY GEORGE GREEN

MoonSnlnlng IN the Blue Ridge
Mountains of Virginia, in the
words of one of its natives, faint
nothin like what hit used to be. !"
Killing of DelmaS Duncan, "a
year-old mountaineer moonShiner
who resisted arrest and threat
ened a Federal officer with a gun
several weeks ago, and the inten.
sive three-day man hunt for
Thomas "Old Tom" Quesenberry,
who killed an Alexandria police.
man, has resulted in the dismant-
ling of numerous stills that were
going strong shortly before the
two fracaseS.
Combing the hills in Loudoun
county near Leesburg, Sterling
and Herndon, it was revealed that
not a still was in operation IN
this vicinity.
Commenting on the effect the
two recent raids had upon the
moonShinerS in this section, one
former moonshiner said:
JEST HAD TO CLOSE
"The revenOOers been hot on
our trail down here for some
time. We jest had to close down
since these hills been Serched SO
much lately. Why, a man don't
know when one Of them reve-
noOers is going to pop up. And
you don't know who might tell
on you these days.
"They almost got me on sew.
eral trips. The last time was
close enough for me to hear
what they were saying. 1 hadn't
been long putting my fire out,
so 1 just laid low and they
+ passed right on by my, still al
most close enough to Spat their
tObaccy juice on it,
Quizzing nearly dozen differ
ent natives in scattered parts of
the mountains in Loudoun county,
the consensus is that the recent
invasion of policemen, Federal Of
ficers and Coast Guardsmen in
the man hunt for "Old Tom"
Quesenberry has resulted in many
of the moonShiners deciding to
clay low for a spell.
A mail carrier, who has served
one of the r. F. D. routes in this
section for years also concurred
in the opinion that virtually every
one of the moonshiners had de-
clared a safety holiday" He
added:
MAIL CARRIERS BALKED
"Several years ago these ma
tiveS were rather bold about
their work. You could see them
hauling supplies, such as barrels,
sugar, corn meal, fruit jars and
other articles necessary to cp-
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The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Fish to Ride Donkey
For Lions Charity

manager of the District Lions
Club team; Arthur Smith, past
governor of the District Lions, and
Charles Hillegeist, president Of the
D. c. Lions.
While the donkeys and their
intrepid riders warm up. Roger
Sullivan'S 25-piece Alexandria
band will be on hand to supply
incidental music before, during
and after the game.
To care for more than 5000
spectators additional seats have
been provided and adequate lights
installed throughout the stands.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20

will be taken to Baltimore to join
an even greater number of for
gotten parcels forSaken at that
end. The lot will be sold, sight I'm.
seen, to the highest bidder.
Tonight, at midnight, the w.
B. & A. will be no more. Main.
tanning regular schedule right
up to the fateful hour, IL o'clock
will find the tracks devoid of
travel, and the way stations
empty of people, for the first time
since this line started q years
ago.
Effective tomorrow, there will
be but two direct means Of reach.
ing Annapolis from Washington.
One is by train and the other by
bus from the Peninsula Bus Lines
terminal at 1407 New York Ave.
N, w,
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
N.F.F.E. Pushes Fight
For Retirement hanqe

Planning to seek extension OF
classification to field employees
and a more liberal view on the re.
tirement act, delegates from the
District were making preparations
yesterday to attend the convention
of National Federation of Federal
Employees at Yellowstone Park on
Labor Day. Optional retirement
after 80 years service, at the age
of so, and to extend the retire
ment benefits to cover the survivor
of the deceased annuitant are
changes sought.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Ken Murray
Says:

The police in New York ar
rested over 500 Migrants the
other day in their efforts to
clear the buns out of the city'S
park area AT first we thought
they said Park Avenue.
Things have changed q lot
since the days when a fellow
used to take his girl through the
park and run out of gas. Now
adays he runs out Of dimes.
New York officials say that
practically all the lOafers who
were arrested had no homes. >.
Well, from the way those Con-
gressmen have been hanging
around Capitol Hill all summer,
they're apparently in the same
boat.
so REMAINDER:
Those who sleep in parks are
no longer afraid of the wolf ..
Now they have to look out for
the bulls.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
KENT LAWYER
MAY SUE

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 19.-At'
torneys for Maj. Robert c. Kent,
jr., convicted kidnaper of Mrs,
Mary Jane Hastings, wealthy hotel
owner last year, today threatened
suit against Botetourt county au'
thorities unless an automobile and
other property seized upon his ar
rest is returned to Mrs. Kent by
tomorrow.
The property belongs to Mrs.
Kent, the attorneys declared.
They said Botetourt officials have
been noncommittal to requests for
its return.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
WORKERS PUSH.
FIGHT FOR
AGENCY
ayCauses Suspicion
Officials Lacking
In Sincerity

Federal workers were beginning
to believe today that leaders Of
the Administration are giving the
proposed central transfer agency
for Government workers the run
around.
This opinion was expressed free
ly by member Of the inter-lodge
committee of the American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees,
who has campaigned for the issue
since last April.
Miss Jessica Buck, of NRA,
spokesman for the committee, said
today:
GAIL we have received so far
from every administrator or di-
rector that we have contacted
were expressions of approval or
promises to recommend the pro-
ject.
KEEP AFTER WALKER
1--WE intend to keep right aft
er Frank Walker, who said he'd
have a decision on the matter
within a few days. until we
get a definite answer-One way
or the other.'
The committee, which proposed
the agency in order to reemploy
workers discharged fro Introducing
emergency agencies, facilitate
transfers from one department to
another and afford the Govern
ment a chance to rehire expert
enced employees without taking on
untried persons via additional
political appointments, is COM
posed of workers from is Federal
units.
Delegates from the Bureau of
Standards, General Accounting
office, Commerce Department,
Labor Department, Veterans Ad.
ministration, Weather Bureau,
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, Navy Yard, Interior Depart
ment, MIRA, AAA, FERA, ReSettle-
ment Administration and Railroad
Retirement Board have worked
on the issue for almost five
months.
Order Drawn Up
After receiving favorable opin-
ions from such high officials as
Donald Richberg, former MIRA
chief; Harry B. Mitchell, Of the
Civil Service Commission; Works
Administrator Harry Hopkins,
Secretary of the Interior Ickes
and Secretary of Labor Perkins,
the committee drew up an execu-
tive order for establishment Of
the agency and presented it to
James L. O'Neill, then acting ad-
ministrator of NRA, who favored
the proposition highly.
Mr.. O'Neill presented it to the
director of the Budget, who in
turn gave it to Frank c. Walker
of the National Emergency Council
for final consideration. The
assumption was that II Mr..
Walker approved the order it
would be turned over to the Pres
ident for executive enactment,
and a decision was promised with
in ten days more than two weeks
ago.
Yesterday the interlodge group
called on the Emergency Council
chairman but found he had left
a short trip. Tomorrow they plan
to seek the decision once more,
but they are beginning to think
somebody is kidding them.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Presidential Train
Hobo S Fine Is Paid

BALTIMORE, Aug. 20 (SpeciaD
An unid tilted benefactor
walked into police court here
and paid the $11.45 fine of Lloyd
Whiteleather, %, of Canton, Ohio,
arrested last Thursday when
found on a closed Pullman step
of President RooSevelt'S special
train.
The man deposited the fine
with Magistrate Elmer H. Miller
with the explanation he had been
commissioned to make the pay.
ment.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Abner H. Ferguson
Named FLA Counse|

Administrator James A. Moffett
yesterday named Abner H. Fergu-
son, local attorney, as general
counsel for the Federal Housing
Administration. Mr.. Ferguson
succeeds Roger Whiteford who
has been serving as a dollar-a-year
man. Mr.. Whiteford recently re-
signed because of the press of pri-
vate business.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Gas Band Concert

Washington Gas Light Com
pany Employees band will give a
concert tomorrow at 8 p. m. at
Thirteenth and Emerson SITS. N. w.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Senator Glass Silent
On Leigh in Race

Senator Glass had nothing to
say" yesterday when asked what
he thought about the candidacy
of Randolph Leigh, of Fairfax
County, Va, who recently an
nounced he would oppose Senator
Glass for the Senate from Vir.
ginia. Senator Glass added:
81 do not know Mr.. Leigh"
The Washington times., 1935-08-20
Boy, 8, Builds Bus;
DOG His Motor

block, where Thomas lives.
Thomas has borrowed Major
Shaffer," a 3-year-old Great Dane,
belonging to Shirley, Marguerite
and Kenneth Shaffer, children
living on, the same street with
Thomas.
The Washington times., 1935-08-20

Our laundress says that when
she looks at the pictures in the
magazines, she can't tell whether
it's Halo-hatS or Hali-toSiS
they're talking about,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
FAY WEBB MIGHT
 DEFEAT VALLEE

New York. Feb 5.-tUP)-Fay Webb Vallee, dark-eyed fragile wife of Rudy Vallee may win her suit for more than the $100 a week stipulated by her separation agree ment with the crooner If she can prove she has been a "ddtiful wife" rather than the 'most dis loyal woman in the world"
 This crux of the litigation was quickly pointed out today by Su- preme Court Justice Salvatore A.. Cottillo as Vallee, reluctantly and at times with obvious distaste, tes- tified concerning the huge sums paid him since his udden ascent to popularity.
 Details of tremendous salaries aggregating more than $S.35O a week from various sources--fell from Rudy's compressed lips until Judge Cotillo interrupted to re- mark that the scope of his income would not effect the ultimate de- cision unless Mrs Vallee's charac- ter was upheld. For the purposes of the suit he tentatively set the crooner's income at $125.000 a year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
FEWER CRIMESBY
 YOUTH OF STATE


 Hartford, Conn, Feb 5-(U.P)- Fewer crimes have been commit ted by boys and young men since establishment of the Civilian Con- servation Corps and other govern- ment work agencies, according to the biennial report of George c. Erskine superintendent of Cheshire Reformatory. During the year end- ed December 31. 1893. his report to the governor pointed out. the re- formatory population dropped from 405 to 327 and the average daily population for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1884. was 339 compared with 410 during the corresponding period in 1883.
 Breaking and entering. theft. theft of an automobile. taking an automobile without permission and robbery with violence. were the principal causes of commitment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
WILL NOT HURRY
 INTO MATRIMONY
Seventeen-Y -Year-OId Girl Must See VermOnter
 and His Money

Pueblo, Colo, Feb 5-(UP)- Margaret Caro. IF. has just spent two weeks fin jail to avoid marry ing one man, and she isn't goinS to let Lawrence A. Ammo of Yer mont stampede her into matrimony even if he has inherited $S5,OU0 from an uncle. Almon saw Ma~- garet's picture in a newspaper in connection with her voluntary" stay in jail so she wouldn't marry 35-year-old Jose Guerra, of Flor. ence, Colo. It was a case of love at first sight and he wired from his home fin Island Pond, Vt. that he was taking the first train west to propose.
 He's expected today. Said Mar. garet: Ut all depends on what he's like; on his actions and his plans. And I've got to know he's a nice man. That's the most important thing"
 Margaret promised to marry Guerra. Then she changed her mind. To make certain she woulds mt change 1t again, she asked to be placed in the county jail. The plan worked. and she left her cell after two weeks. still footloose and fancy free, Almon has seen a pic. ture of Margaret, which Is more than Margaret has seen of Almun
 Naturally, want to see what he's like" she said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
TEA MASTERS ARE
 AT THEIR TASKS

New York, Feb. 5 - (UP) -- Seven champion palates delicately swished many gallons of tea today setting the governme ent standard of excellence for some 2,500,000.- 900 cups Americans will drink this year.
 The tasters will taste 500 import samples by the week end. Louder than ordinary oral. explosion. hurtling a liquid proJectile at a three-and- half foot tall cuspi- dor. very we'll may mean a veto for some shipper. The experts confine their tea drinking to their homes. By voluntary agreement, establish. ed by the tea industry wit h the United States Department of Az. riculture 38 years ago, an outraged palate at the annual tasting table, means 8 product banned from China, Japan, India, Java, For. nosa. Sumatra or Ceylon.
 The tasters were A. P. Irwin. Philadelphia< expert tea .taster for 50 years; Edward iBransten, San Francisco; John w. vaux. Seattle; J. H. SWarton. New York; Robert A. Lewis, Boston; Walter HAllyer. Chicago; and Charles F. 9utchin- son, chief tea examiner, New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
NEW HAVEN GIRL
 WASBOUND OVER

Chicopee, Mass, Feb 5.--(UP)-- Miss Helen D. Orzalek, 20, of New Haven, Conn, was bound over to the May grand jury in $7.500 bail today after a hearing before Dis- trict Judge John F. Kirby on charges of assault and robbery while armed in connection with the holdup of a Willimsett fruit store Friday night.
 After six witnesses had testified, Judge Kirby. twice asked the girl if she wished to testify. As she started toward the stand, she said: "I'd better not testify. There's no need for me to say anything. They said 1t all"
 An escape warrant was sworn out against Miss Orzalek as she was taken to Hampden county jail in Springfield.
 Meanwhile, authorities pressed their search for Louis Montanaro, 25. also of New Haven, who, police said, has been identified as her male confederate in the holdup.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
BY ELMER c. WALKER United Press Financial Editor

New York, Feb. 5-(U.P)- Railroad shares led the Stock Market into lower ground today. The Jones railroad average and Utility average made new lows, the former since 1888 and the lat- ter for the year. The Industrial average came within l-3rd point of It's 1895 high.
 A sizeable list made new lows since 1888. including Atchison q. 42 1.2 off 1 leg, New York Gen. tral 16 1-S eff 5-8; Southern Paci- fic 14 IA off 7.8; Illinois Central 12 1.4 off 1; and Baltimore and Ohio 10 3-4 off 1-2.
 Utilities joined the decline in the late trading after early firm ness. Consolidated Gas came with. in a fraction of its low.
 Studebaker issues made new lows with the lowly common, sell ing at a dollar a share, the most heavily traded issue on the board. high grade autom obile shares held well just under the previous close.
 Steel issues were fractions to more than a point lower with U. S. Steel Common off nearly a poina. The American Metal Market, Daily Steel Newspaper, found no de- crease for steel Ingots In its week ly Review of the Steel Industry. It forecast the weeks rate of operations at 54 per cent.
 American Can, leader of the In- dustrials on the upside yesterday, declined more than 2 points. Other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
Ln,po rtunt Banking Bills To Come Before Congress

Washington, Feb 5--- (UP)- Recommendations for importGnt changes in the nations banking structure were contained today ih the administrations 1895 banking bill before congress.
 It was introduced in the house by Henry Steagail, d., Ala, and in the senate by Duncan U. Fletcher, d., Fla, chairman of the house and senate banking and currency com tmittees respectively.
 The measure would amend and strengthen MWs governed the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance corpor. atlon. It will go to the house and senate banking and currency com mittees for consideration.
 StegAll indicated today his cofn- mittee, now at work on the Home Owners Loan corporation bill, could not hope to start considera- ton. of the banking bill until next week at the earliest.
 Important recommendation as to the FDIC were:
 l. Merger of existing temporary funds into a permanent insurance plan to become effective upon eYl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
HOTEL AND FIVE
 HOMES BURNED

Gloucester. Mass, Feb. 5-(UP) -Wind-fanned flames swept east Gloucester early today, destroying a 60-room summer hotel and five dwellings, and threatening half a hundred cottages. Loss was esti- mated at $10O.000. Police and fire- men reported the discovery of evi- dence indicating that the fire might have been set. The hotel, closed for. the season, was the good Harbor Beach Inn, whose wooden construction made 1t an easy prey to the flames. As far as was known, there was no one in the hotel or any of the five neigh Dor. ing cottages when the fire broke out.
 The fire started in the 12-roona cottage of Richard Clark, Glou. cester druggist. There was stiff on-shore wind, and the flames had enveloped the adjoining hotel be- fore discovered by Ed Fairweath- CT. fisherman. Hampered by low water pressure and near-zero weather. firemen battled for hours to prevent 0 conflagration, and aid was called from Manchester Dy-The-Sea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
GIANT NEGRO Is
 HURRIED AWAY

Clevelund, Miss. Feb. 5--(UP) -National Guard troops today es- corted James H. Coyner, giant negro under sentence 10 hang, back 10 Jackson for safs-keeping after a brief trial behind barbed wire barricades in courtroom closely guarded by soldiers.
 A jury found Coyner guilty of murdering Aurelius B. Turner and his wife after deliberating five minutes last night. Judge Walter Alcorn, Jr., immediately sentenced him to hang March 5.
 COyner went on trial yesterday morning. By night jury had been selected. The state presented its ta~e in less than three hours. No defense was offered. although two lawyers appointed by the court questioned their clients sanity.
 While the trial was in progress, a crowd of several hundred milled around the barbed wire entangle- ments the National Guard had erected around the courthouse. Soldiers with bayoneted rifles stood in the courtroom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05

actment of the bill.
 ?. Continue the maximum in. surance protection for each de. positor. in any bank at S5,00O. Ttust funds alse are insured up to $6,Q8O.
 ]. Substitution of a maximum limit of assessment of 1-12 of one per cent. of total deposits for the present obligatory stock subscrip. tion of one per cent. of total de- pohits.
 1. Authorization of non mem bers of the Federal Reserve sys- tenn to withdraw from insurance after notice to their depositors.
 5. Extension to July 1, 1896, ot the corporations right to buy assets of closed member banks.
 Changes affecting the Federal Reserve system included: l.. Consolidation of The offices of governor and chairman of the board of Federal Reserve hanks. . 2. Limitation of the term of office of reserve board executives to sfx years.
 3. Strengthen the requirements of applicant for Federal Reserve board executive positions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
WOOL MARKET

Boston, Feb. 6. - (UP) - The Wool Market Is very spotty. some lines having a fair call while others are neglected, according to today's report of the U. s. Agrf- culture department.
 The majority of the offerings are quit. A moderate amount of a graded line of 64S and finer terri tory wool runnings to good French Bombing and average strictly combing staple has recently been sold at 70-73C, secured basis. In- mediate shipment is being re- quired on ali purchases which em- phasizes the hand-to-mouth char acter of the current demand for wool.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
Railroad Shares Led
 TheDOwnwurdP Parade
Railway Average and Utility Average Made New
 LOws-GOOd Part of the List Was Low

issues to lose 1 to 2 points includ- ed Phillip Morris, McCrory Stores preferred, Radio preferred B, ana Stakeholder preferred.
 Bonds declined with stocks. Railroad securities were weakest. U. s. government issues held about steady. Wheat declined 10 new lows on the movement and then rallied to close steady to firm and so did other grains. Cotton futures firmed slightly and gains were noted in rubber and sugar futures. Silk and hides declined.
 Sales today appropriated 5G0,- 900 shares compared with 340,000 shares yesterday. Curb sales were 10000 shares compared with 84,- 900 shares yesterday.
 Dow Jones preliminary closing averages showed industrial 1O0.73 off 0.S3, railroad 32.47 off O.86, utility 1885 off 0.20.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
Insurance Stocks
 Firm In January
Weighted Average for Twenty Issues Reached New
 High of 45.lI January z5-ClOsed Month at 44.64

New York, Feb 5--Insurance stocks in the New York City mar ket edged upward moderately and again established a new high dur. iEg Jan iary. After reaching the months low of 44.40 on January twenty issues rose to the new hish
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
DIONNES WERE
 SOON ADMITTED

Detroit, Feb 5.--(UP)--Mr and Mrs Oliva Dionne. parents of the world famed quintuplets at C9i- lander, Ont. were admitted to the United States without difficulty when they arrived early to-day, Detroit immigratoin officials said.
 The couple were readily admitted as visitors.
 Having been admitted at the port of entry. Detroit. they continued on their way by train through Michigan without embarra assment. an official said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
PRESIDENT OF
 TAX COLLECTORS

Hartford. Conn. Feb 5--(UP)-- Frederick L. Phelps, Middletown, has been chosen president of the newly organized Tax Collectors as. sociation of Connecticut.
 Others elected late yesterday were: Harold T. Robinson, Nor. Wich. vice president: Sidney C..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05

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  his obligations to the international organization of peace.
 There is no change in the French policy that is, there is no question of removing from the League of Nations a problem af- fecting the family of nations which cannot be solved with the exclu- sion of someone.
 Each nation has the right and the duty to organize its own secir. ity. It will be necessary to define for each country the guuranties for security"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05

of 4b.i1 on January 25th. com pared with 1884 high of 44.e4 on November 2eth, 1e34. The close on January 3ist was stehdy at "A S7i q level still above the former high ih 1884.
 Calculated on closing bid prices, the range for January was aH folloWs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05

Cook. Milford. secretary-treasurer
 Members of the executive com mittee included Bernadotte Loomis, New Britain. Percy Mark ha m, East Hampton; Anthony A. Man. .eggia. Bolton and E. J. Begerop, Windham.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05

DI.ect canal communicable Is to be made between Bremen and Hamburg, Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05

American products met with in- creased popularity in Brazil last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05
FRANCE EXPLAINS
 THE AGREEMENT

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